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Disagreeing with Bill Watterson, illustrated in the style of Bill Watterson
A few days ago, a comic drawn in the style of Calvin and Hobbes went around online. The text was an old quote from Bill Watterson about how to live a fulfilling life.
Watterson's thoughts could be read as being slightly critical of those who spend their lives buckled down working for the man. So in critical response, David Willis of ShortPacked did his own comic also (somewhat) in the style of Calvin and Hobbes…
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ssssstrick says:
This annoys me. Watterson's message was put to a comic he didn't draw, so it was easy to lose it. But if you read it and ignore the story in the visual, the quote is solid.
Do what makes you happy. Be the person you want to be. Corporate ladders and large companies aren't for everyone, and that's okay. Find the career that makes you happy, and if you've found a way to stay home with your kids, good for you! He doesn't condemn "traditional" jobs, he encourages the reader to "invent your own life's meaning" and ignore the background noise of others telling you what to do.
That message is worth reading, even if the cartoon it's paired with makes a specific statement. This guy, above, just sounds like a whiny butthead. And Watterson never said "don't make money." People stay home, own their own freelancing businesses, and all the while they pay the bills (sometimes even better than a corporate gig will pay). So just go away, "some jerk in his thirties," you missed the point and look a fool.
sawilhelm says:
Pritesh Desai says:
Rightly said. He has completely missed Bill Batterson's point.
Andrew says:
Wow. Someone may have missed Watterson's point. At least they responded with an appropriate amount of sarcasm and good will.
Or, to criticize in kind, this fellow's comic sounded more like this: http://i.imgur.com/mSvuZqG.png
Steven says:
The main difference between the 2 comics is that the first one was clever and well thought out…the second one is subtle like a baseball bat to the head. I think the point of Bill Watterson's words was either missed or ignored by the author of the second comic. I work as a musician and have never made much money, but I've never regretted it. If you're looking for a regular paycheck, perhaps the arts is not the way to go.
Agreed says:
I agree, by bundling Watterson with other 'sellouts' the author totally missed the point of Watterson's quote, which was reflected in his life. Not only did he live at home doing what he loved (C&H) he also REFUSED to 'sell out' and allow his characters to be marketed in any other form than his comics.
Simon says:
I think it misrepresents Watterson to read his thoughts as being "critical of those who spend their lives buckled down working for the man," especially the workers who have to do so for survival or necessity. Perhaps such a reading is part of a propensity to see things in terms of the individual.
If anything, Watterson was being very sympathetic to the workers who feel buckled down by an economy and a culture that creates such unfree and alienating working conditions. His thoughts were given sympathetically, after all, to graduating students entering the workforce, and the cartoon adaptation is most sympathetic to its worker protagonist. To think Watterson is critiquing workers says more about how the reader/respondent ("Some Jerk In His Thirties") thinks than about who, or more precisely *what,* Watterson is actually critiquing.
It's quite clear the antagonist isn't even just a boss or "the man," but literally: "a *culture* that relentlessly promotes avarice and excess as the good life." That's a *social* problem, not an individual one. Thus, it's not the responsibility of one oppressed individual worker to just pick themselves up from their bootstraps and liberate themselves by their own individual free will. Watterson's work has never been about that. Rather, it's the responsibility of social groups—from the little family in the cartoon up to and including the whole of society—to create the conditions of freedom in a different culture that supports the pursuit of a good life where meaning and happiness can be found in relationships and simpler things.
How do we create those conditions together? That's the question the cartoon begs but doesn't answer. Workers can either fight with each other because they think only individuals can come up with the answers, in which case there will be few answers, if any, that actually work. Hence the frustration in "Some Jerk's" response to Watterson that basically says we're all trapped so we might as well just accept things as they are. Or, we can work together to come up with social and political answers that help create conditions of freedom, meaning, and happiness.
The latter isn't as impossible as "Some Jerk" might think. If we think a little more socially, there are plenty of good answers. As a society, Germany just decided they're going to provide tuition-free post-secondary education, and that means a lot of people who can't otherwise afford to go to university can now go. They might find a bit more meaning and happiness in the experience and even the work that follows. The United States has cooperative work enterprises popping up all the time. With more social and political support given to such cooperative enterprises, more people will be able to work in environments where they are not only paid well, but have a say over their own work so that it's a little more meaningful and fulfilling. The dreams of a society become a little more possible if we think a little more socially, as so many American treasures have taught us, from Watterson to MLK….
Donnie says:
Wow, what a sad little man he must be. Someone seems to be jealous of Calvin and Hobbes.
Chelsi says:
LOL I laughed and laughed at this. He may have misrepresented Watterson, but the humor still stands. I have friends who actually think like this "caricature" of Watterson, who believe that people who actually earn money, have a savings account, and live responsibly are sell-outs. I need to show this to them.
Mary says:
I was annoyed at the original comic too.
Quietus says:
You guys are all dumb. The second comic is making fun of the first one for being pretentious and cutesy as hell. As great as Calvin and Hobbes is, so many people who profess to love it are annoying in their adoration of the comic. They're usually '90s Nostalgia kids types.
Dr. Cat says:
Holy strawman, random bitter artist man. Look up "straw man argument" in the dictionary. Srsly.

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About Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
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Jay C. Nadel
ENGLEWOOD, NJ, March 11, 2011 –
Five years into his tenure as chairman of the Board of Trustees of Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Jay C. Nadel has learned much about the institution that has become an important focus of his life.
"Everything we require to succeed is right in front of us," Jay said. "Opportunities, solutions, whatever we need and, most important, people with ability and energy who care. The family that is Englewood Hospital – medical and nursing staff, administration, volunteers, donors, community friends – makes it work. That is one of the things I have learned as chairman, and I am particularly proud to be part of it."
The rewards of being chairman, a position both demanding and time-consuming, have been great. "The Medical Center is a non-profit organization that belongs to the community, and our job, our only job, is to provide quality healthcare that meets the highest expectations," he said. "It's terrific to know that the community is behind us 100 percent, and an honor to lead the board at such a great time in Englewood's history."
Jay is known at the hospital, as well as in the community and business world, for his business acumen and remarkable abilities in bringing people together to attain success across all areas. His leadership has been instrumental in the Medical Center's opening of the region's premier emergency department facility and its increased patient satisfaction and patient care quality. He has made significant contributions to strengthening the culture of philanthropy that has been critical to supporting the Medical Center's continued growth, most recently toiling tirelessly as part of the $30 million capital campaign to build The Kaplen Pavilion.
For his exceptional dedication to the community in ensuring the present and future of quality healthcare at the Medical Center, Jay will be honored at its 2011 Black Tie Gala on Saturday, April 30 at Pier Sixty in New York City. That evening, he will receive the Touchstone Award, the highest tribute bestowed for distinguished service to the Medical Center and the community it serves. Proceeds from the Gala, which is a signature event of Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Foundation, will benefit programs and services at the Medical Center.
Jay C. Nadel has been chairman of the Board of Trustees of Englewood Hospital and Medical Center as well as the Englewood Healthcare System since September of 2006. During that time, the Medical Center established itself as a leader in providing state-of-the- art, compassionate care in a humanistic setting. "Jay has shown remarkable dedication in his duties as the chairman of our board," said Englewood's president and CEO Douglas A. Duchak. "His vision and focus in numerous areas have been key to the recent successes of the Medical Center and its promising future. We applaud his service and inspiring, dynamic leadership."
A strong desire to make a difference in the community, an extraordinary ability to focus and an amazing capacity for hard work are the formula for Jay's remarkable success at fulfilling his duties. "If you apply yourself and stay focused you can accomplish anything," he said. After a successful career working in the financial services industry, he could have retired at the age of 46. But kicking back and relaxing were not options for this high-energy executive.
"Jay has done, and continues to do, a tremendous job for Englewood Hospital and Medical Center," said Richard J. Kurtz, chairman of the Foundation. "He puts enormous effort and countless hours into his work here, bringing not only incomparable energy and business skill, but also vision, confidence and open-mindedness to new ideas. He's built an exemplary board and fired up fundraising. Perhaps most importantly, he's raised the profile of the hospital in the community. Jay is an extraordinary ambassador for Englewood Hospital and Medical Center."
"Offering quality care is what makes a hospital a success, and if we don't do that, we are not serving the needs of the community," said Dr. Aryeh Shander, immediate past president of the Medical Staff and a fellow board member. "Jay is to be commended for the personal attention and leadership he gives to our commitment to excellence in patient care. He has been instrumental in bringing the board together with administration, staff and physicians to achieve our mutual goals of quality and excellence in the care we provide." Advancing the cause of a healthcare organization can be difficult, but Jay has succeeded in winning the respect of the hospital's physicians said Dr. Shander, an internationally respected physician who has dedicated much of his distinguished career to the Medical Center. "Jay's commitment to quality care shines through brilliantly. That's something our doctors have recognized and deeply appreciate."
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|Topic: F-15 Or F-18 Flyover In Chicago On 10/29
Username: csturdiv
Posted 2012-10-29 15:23:53 and read 5056 times.
Yesterday, 10/29, at the Chicago Bears-Carolina Panthers NFL game there was a flyover of either 2 F-15s or 2 F-18s. Unfortunately I missed it as we were not in our seats yet and saw them briefly through the concourse openings at Soldier Field. Anybody know which they were, F-15 or F-18 and from where? I asked co-workers who watched the game on TV and they said that the anthem and flyover was not televised. Later in the game the pilots were introduced on the field, but there was too much noise and I was also talking to my brother at the time, so I missed the announcement.
|Topic: RE: F-15 Or F-18 Flyover In Chicago On 10/29
Username: KPDX
Posted 2012-10-29 20:14:14 and read 4969 times.
They were US Navy F/A-18C Hornets. Not sure of the unit, though.
|Topic: RE: F-15 Or F-18 Flyover In Chicago On 10/29
Username: csturdiv
Posted 2012-10-30 05:36:01 and read 4889 times.
Thanks. Love watching the fighter jets and they are a rare treat in Chicago, except for when the President is in town and a GA pilot strays to where he/she shouldn't be.
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We think Jonathan Zawada has a pretty good thing going on. He seems calm and at ease having recently relocated from Sydney to Los Angeles. And while he is no newcomer to the world of design, he is eager to see what he can shake up in the more established art world over there. He chooses to remain blissfully unaware of trends and prefers to focus on his artwork, spending most days painting at his studio. And I guess you're doing something right if your apartment gets featured on the Selby!
I spoke to him on the phone while he was at his new place in L.A about why art is more fun than design, about selling paintings to Elton John and about how you sometimes need to forget about what's going on around you to really do something different.
He doesn't read magazines anymore (especially not blogs). Doesn't have a facebook or twitter account, although he did recently take on Instagram. And while not being willing to give up social media myself just yet; living a slightly more disconnected existence would surely lead to a more productive, ultimately stress-free and dare I say it, real lifestyle. Go out and smell the roses. Or in Jonathan's case, go and lock yourself in a studio and paint for 8 hours.
Karl Henkell: So is L.A really an urban wasteland?
Jonathan Zawada: It's pretty shit *laughs*. I guess it depends where you live. I'm doing a commission for a guy that lives in a gated community in Beverly Hills and it's ridiculous. Like topiary parks of elephants and giraffes for the kids. It's out of control. It's like Disneyland.
KH: Have you met any celebrities?
JZ: I met Pharell which was funny. Last week I went to this party for Damien Hirst. All these amazing artists were there as well as Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson. I walked past Agyness Deyn and I was double taking because I thought she was a friend. Annie, my wife, saw Ted Danson in traffic, as well as Charlize Theron jogging. It's pretty ridiculous.
KH: I bumped into Stifler's Mom at a bar in Hollywood when I was in L.A. She was actually pretty true to her on-screen persona hanging off this 20-year-old dude who was apparently runner-up to American Idol that year…
JZ: So good. The best one we saw was Funkhouser from Curb Your Enthusiasm and Arrested Development. He has this gravel-ly, stiff voice. That was probably the most exciting one.
KH: What's your gallery like in L.A?
JZ: My gallery here in L.A (Prism) is just this big, legitimate art gallery that sells big oil paintings and stuff. I feel like I've been slowly transitioning away from the more commercial, product-y, fashion stuff. It's taken a while to switch into the headspace of doing these massive oil paintings that take a really long time to do.
KH: Did your show at Prism draw a celebrity crowd?
JZ: Well the gallery's in West Hollywood and Elton John actually bought a painting from my first show. He patted me on the head and I had this weird little conversation with him about moving here and stuff…
KH: Do you find it bizarre that your work might be hanging above an ivory piano in his house somewhere?
JZ: Yeah totally. It's really weird. All the work from that show got flung far and wide. Sporadically, the gallery sends me a photo of where it's been installed in a house in New York, or above someone's bed in London. It's all over the place.
KH: Do you want to hold onto them?
JZ: Umm, no. I mean when I'm doing a work I'll be thinking, "I don't want to give this away". But then once it's done I'm fine with it. The process is more what I'm tied to than the finished product.
KH: Let's talk about the t-shirt prints you did for S2A. Classic grey lead stuff…
JZ: Yeah, I did one that was a stone head, which was done digitally, or at least digitally distorted and then drawn from that image. The other one was a bouquet of flowers, which were drawn from lots of references of flowers, figuring out a vague composition and then going ahead and drawing it. I love doing that stuff; for me it's the medium that comes most naturally.
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KH: With greylead drawings, is it essentially the amount of time you put in that determines the outcome?
JZ: Yeah totally. I spent the last week doing some for an upcoming show and I noticed that they were much finer than anything I'd done before. I think through painting I've become calmer and more patient with it. It's really tempting to draw things in bigger bits and get quick results but that never works for me!
KH: Do you find the process or the end product more satisfying?
JZ: I find the process frustrating because I never leave myself enough time for it to be really relaxing; but at the same time I enjoy it, which is weird. With paintings, I've realised it's frustrating and painful to do things that are really laborious, but at the same time sitting there being frustrated prompts me to think of something else to do. It's a weird catch-22 situation. I wish I was doing something else, but I'm also quite happy doing it.
KH: Do you still do record covers?
JZ: Yeah sporadically. I've got relationships with a few artists like The Presets and then there's a couple of bands here in L.A that i've been working with.
KH: What made you shift more toward the art world?
JZ: My graphic design work got to a stage that I didn't predict or even pursue. I was doing things like record covers and t-shirt prints where it wasn't so much design anymore, but rather people wanting you to come up with ideas. Which is great. But I really like working with people and coming up with new things every time. So if I was going to be doing my own drawings, I felt I may as well be doing art.
KH: I guess that's where the distinction between being a graphic designer and an artist becomes blurry…
JZ: Exactly. So it seemed like a good time to do a show. It was a show I'd been wanting to do for a really long time of like big, odd, oil paintings of these weird landscapes ('Over Time'). You can't really sell that sort of stuff in Australia, there's no market for it.
'A Comparison of Light Absorbtion or Why Our Planet is Green'
KH: What's it been like moving over to L.A?
JZ: It's been good. It's funny, it would've been really different if I was like 24; but instead I'm 30, married and have a cat. I had a pretty routine, homely life going on in Sydney so it was a bit of an ordeal to pack up everything and move over here.
Jonathan's current studio
KH: What's your studio like?
JZ: I've been painting every day in the basement of the gallery. I lock myself away for 8 or so hours a day and paint. L.A is a crazy place. I couldn't have afforded to do what I'm doing in Sydney. Rents are way too high. Like the paintings I did for the show now, I had to rent a single car garage with one power point and no lights at the end of my street. Pretty much the worst conditions for painting!
Jonathan at work
KH: What do you miss most from home?
JZ: We had an amazing sofa. It's this giant black thing that was incredibly soft. It was like a huge glove that cradled you to sleep.
KH: What do you listen to while you paint?
JZ: I listen to a lot of Science podcasts. There's one on ABC (Australian) radio national called 'The Science Show', which I love.
KH: Isn't that a bit distracting to listen to?
JZ: It's good I think. I mean I listen to music as well, but I used to do a lot of work building websites and things and I could do that listening to music. But painting really only uses 50% of your brain, so if I don't have something else to concentrate on I get frustrated.
KH: What bands are you into at the moment?
JZ: Recently I've been getting into a band called The Psychic Paramount. Then this other group called Shabazz Palaces. There's composer I'm into called Simeon ten Holt who does modernist classical composition with syncopated rythyms. It's really bizarre. Its essentially programmed, so that each musicians part can be started and stopped at any time. Sort of like a program rather than a piece of music.
KH: What artists influence your work?
JZ: There's a bunch of artists I love like Koons, Ed Ruscha and this amazing Japanese artist called Minoro Namata. A lot of my new landscape work is weirdly connected to this video game called Red Dead Redemption. None of the work looks like it, but it's in there somewhere. Otherwise, a good thing about being in L.A is just being free of old influences. I don't have any of my books with me and I haven't really been looking at the Internet much. So i'm completely free of that, which is nice.
KH: Is there more of an art community in L.A than in Sydney?
JZ: Yeah definitely. There's a proper art establishment and also a younger art scene. People here can afford to live and be artists. People are just genuinely doing what they want to do, rather than wishing they were somewhere else.
KH: What do you still want to do in work-life?
JZ: Ideally I'd like to continue painting and focusing more on the art side of things. I still enjoy doing design work but I realised a few years ago that you have a time-limit in the design world as it's inherently focused on youth and youth product. At some point, I'm no longer young and that runs out. Unless you make the decision to start your own studio and really commit to it, you can't really survive forever.
KH: So there's a burnout factor?
JZ: I guess you just become irrelevant, which is totally understandable. I thought I'd rather cut it off and try something else with more longevity in it. Something I feel like I can do until I'm 70 or 80 years old.
KH: Do you think graphic design is more trend based than art?
JZ: Yeah, which is a shame. That's why I stopped doing t-shirt prints. The only one's I did were those for S2A and a few others. I got really worried at the idea that my pencil drawings would maybe be popular for a few years and then they would go out of favour because the trend passes and then I'm fucked basically *laughs*, where I could've had a career. Instead you're left as this little blip of a trend. Being tied to product and fashion, it's inherently going to have a time limit attached to it. Just how music becomes representative of a time.
KH: Do you look back at stuff you've done in that way?
JZ: I probably block a lot of it out. I mean I feel like I've probably changed and learnt more about design so what I do is of a higher quality now. Things like the first Presets cover, which I know is something lots of people really love, feels incredibly dated to me. You get to the point where when you're too aware of trends then it becomes your doom. For a long time I was completely unaware of it and then maybe in recent years figured it out a lot more. When the illusions gone, the appeal is gone and it's no longer interesting. And you become incapable of thinking for yourself and coming up with your own ideas because your brain's preoccupied with the trends that are happening and how what you're doing fits in with that. It's good being away from it all.
KH: So what's the answer?
JZ: I guess its just to focus on having a nice life, eating good food, not stressing and worrying about things too much. When I do design work now I have complete freedom of headspace to interpret a brief purely for the problems that are in it, not for any other thing I want to add to it. Not because I've seen something I liked that I really wish I had done and gone off to try and mimic it. I guess that's how things become trends anyway. You wished you'd done something, so you do something like it, which just reinforces the trend…
KH: I liked how you put up your inspiration/references for each project on your old website. Not everyone would do that. I guess it's good not to be too protective of your sources…
JZ: Yeah totally. You're kinda doomed if you're trying to keep them a secret. Someone will figure it out eventually and then you're screwed. What's your point of difference then? For some reason the rest of the world seems quite alright with it, but graphic designers seem to think that they don't do it. That it's really wrong. And it's not, it's just normal. I found that by being really honest with references, it forces me to only use them once. You can't go back a second time and are forced to find new things.
KH: What are you reading at the moment?
JZ: One's called 'Science is Culture'. It's a series of conversations with artists like David Byrne talking to different scientists, which is really interesting. There's a journal I subscribe to that used to be called 'Dot Dot Dot', which is now called 'Dexter Sinister'. And I just got given a book by Steven Hawking called 'The Grand Design'. A broad summary of the universe as he likes to do. I find all that stuff really comforting to read about because it's so far removed. I really enjoy reading about science for that reason. From years of working in fashion and music; these things are real, you know?
KH: Are there any mags you like?
JZ: No, I've stopped reading them altogether. I get really anxious reading magazines. I get really stressed out about it and feel like I'm not doing enough.
KH: I guess you wouldn't be checking blogs then…
JZ: They'd stress me out even more. They're like magazines on crack!
KH: To thank them for their time, we like to offer our guest interviewees a present from our collection. What piece from the collection would you like?
JZ: I bloody love the Motorpsycho jacket!
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What is a Portfolio?
An organized booklet or folder that contains documentation that supports your education and professional credentials.
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A local Bishop will accompany three other American priests to Rome Thursday to try and resolve the differences the Vatican has with the churches sex abuse policy.
Rockford Bishop Thomas Doran says that the church must overcome the conflict their zero tolerance policy has with the American judicial system before the Vatican will ever approve a policy. This is a task the bishop says they will give their best attempt to resolve.
Rockford Bishop Thomas Doran was notified earlier today that he will join three other American priests on a commission to try and resolve the churches zero tolerance policy that was rejected by the Vatican last week.
"I think we need to take into account everybody's position in this, the victims and the accused, said Bishop Thomas Doran, Head of the Rockford Diocese.
Bishop Doran was chosen for this position he believes because he worked in Rome on the Vatican's highest court for eight years. He will have to resolve a conflict with the American judicial system most Americans don't see a conflict with.
"I think they should be held accountable like everybody else is. I don't see why they should be looked at any differently, said one Rockford man.
"I don't think it should be different. Maybe like the military where they have their own laws, but still accountable to ours
One of the biggest hurdles the Bishop says the commission will have to overcome is the churches relatively subtle approach to alleged abuse compared to the American civil laws rush to judgment.
"People (Priests) that are guilty of these crimes, can they be retained in the ministries, can they be retained in this priesthood? These are questions that are viewed differently by civil law and canon law. This is the conflict we must resolve.
Now no timetable has been set to present a new revised sexual abuse policy to the Vatican, but the Bishop Dorn hopes that progress can be made before mid-November when a Conference of Catholic Bishops are scheduled to meet in Washington.


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Steubenville needs new city manager
May 15, 2013
STEUBENVILLE — City Manager Cathy Davison submitted her resignation Tuesday, ending five days of public speculation about her job security. City Law Director S....
The city should look into what the going rate for a city manager is and what is reasonable cost to pay to have this job done in a city of 30000. What happens if you have a CM leaves or can no longer perform the job. It is the council duty to have a plan on how to approach the lost. The plan should not be just to up the wages to maintain jobs at any level.
The child should not be able to demand a bigger allowance or they are moving out.
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The city manager is like the CFO of a company. Their job is to watch the spending, justify the spending and keep the budget balanced with in the income of the city and city jobs are done right.
The mayor and council are in charge of making sure the citizen have enough police, fire, and roads and repairs and don't go wild with spending of unnecessary items. Somewhere the jobs got mixed up and some think they are designers of city and think money is no object in building sport complex and other wasteful project. Just like the citizen live within their budgets the business sector are the ones that should step up to pay for the frills since they work with a profit off of the citizens and government and do not or should not expand the taxes for frills.
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who could actually come in and do this job? steubenville has been in a state of decay for 30 years and someone's supposed to fix it.ditch digger would be an easier job.somebody try and manage steubenville.a job i don't think many people want.it seems that the managers from cleveland and chicago are running this town.too much clean-up work needs done.
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stupidville population is 18,500 peeps. The poverty rate is 27.5%, ouch!
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What results? Uh, maybe run the thugs out of town. Get the drug problem under control. Get the budget under control so the don't have to close any more fire stations. Make sure the football players don't rape any more children. etc. etc.
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$90,000 to run Stupidville, population 15,000?
Herron IS underpaid!
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What results? Government legally confiscates the citizen's money and is non-profit; it ain't no dammmnnnn for-profit business.
Strategic plans? Vision? Why is government mired down in all the same bullshiat the private sector proudly displays as if the citizen or customer really gives a shiat?
People simply want others to do their dammnnn job.
When the citizen calls city hall they expect to talk to a real live person on the other end who knows how to get something done.
When they go in to a store, all they want is to find a product (that they are looking for), at an honest price.
All this hi-powered leadership/management 'jargon' is nothing but a bunch of bullshiat!
Whatever happenened to good old-fashioned customer service and hard work?
No plan is a good plan!
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Maybe the city is finally starting cancer treatment. Chief of Police next??? Until the city removes those who fail to get results nothing will change.
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Jan. 11, 2003
Junior Mike Monserez scored a career-high 24 points to help lead Butler to a 76-68 victory over visiting Detroit in a Horizon League game at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Saturday (Jan. 11) afternoon. The win was Butler's third in a row and lifted the Bulldogs to 13-1 overall and 3-0 in league play, while Detroit fell to 6-7 and 1-3 in the conference.
Monserez, who had scored just 13 points in Butler's two previous games, scored 12 points in each half to compile his career-best total. His previous career scoring high was 17 points against Birmingham Southern last year, and he had not scored more than 15 points in a game this season. The 6-6 forward hit eight of nine shots from the floor, including three of four from three-point range, and added five of six from the charity stripe.
"I was getting good open looks today, and my teammates were doing a great job of getting the ball to me," said Monserez after the game.
The Bulldogs needed every point Monserez could muster to hold of a hot-shooting Detroit squad. The Titans shot 57% for the game, including 63% in the second half. Detroit missed nine shots in the first half and 11 in the second half, and the Titans converted several of those misses off of rebounds.
Butler scored the first six points of the game on three-point field goals by Monserez and senior Lewis Curry. But the Titans battled back and took several leads in the first half. Detroit's final lead of the game came at 19-17 with 6:29 remaining in the first period, before consecutive baskets by seniors Darnell Archey and Joel Cornette put the Bulldogs in front for good.
The Bulldogs built an eight-point lead at halftime, 33-25, and then played even with Detroit in the second half.
Archey, who didn't shoot a free throw in Butler's win over Loyola, was fouled three times in the second half, and he converted all six free throws. His national record streak for free throws made now stands at 82 in a row. The Bulldogs hit 24 of 28 free throws as a team.
Monserez, who also led the Bulldogs in rebounding with seven, was one of four Butler players to score in double-figures. Cornette added 15 points, while Archey had 14. Senior Brandon Miller closed out with 10.
Willie Green led Detroit with 23 points, while Terrell Riggs and Jimmy Twyman each added 12.
The Bulldogs will try to keep their league record perfect when they travel to Wright State for a 7 p.m. contest on Thursday, Jan. 16. The Raiders were one of four league teams to beat Butler in the regular season last year.


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As settlers gear to celebrate end of 10-month long West Bank construction suspension, defense minister is expected to tell cabinet prolonging settlement freeze may be the only way to save peace process. Peace Now plan protest rally, warn freeze's end will seal fate of peace talks
Attila Somfalvi
Published: 09.26.10, 07:26 / Israel News
Attila Somfalvi
The settlers may be counting down the minutes to the end of the settlement freeze, but Defense Minister Ehud Barak,
who returned from New York overnight, is expected to implore Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and
the cabinet to prolong it.
No solution has been devised at this time and according to the sources, "Sunday is critical" to the future of the peace process. Attorney Yitzhak Molcho, head of the Israeli negotiation team, has remained in the United States and will continue meeting with US and PA officials in an attempt to reach a solution.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas,
meanwhile, has requested that Arab foreign minister convene in Egypt to
discuss the peace talks. Abbas is expected to meet with European officials in France, next.
Even if the government decides against Barak's recommendation, the settlers' planned actions – according to a senior minister – are unlikely to have any real impact: "They may hold a few ceremonies, but Abbas can handle photos of a couple of bulldozers. That has no real significance.
"No real construction will begin Sunday. This is all just bells and whistles, with no real affect on the future. The question is what will happen when the Construction and Housing Ministry will ask the Defense Ministry to approve bids for the area… In any case, if we will see any real construction in the next few days, then that would be a sign to Abbas, that the settlement freeze has really ended."
Currently, there are 2,000 housing units which have been approved for construction in the West Bank. Nevertheless, is it believed that any de facto construction will take place on a much smaller scale, as some of the permits – given prior to the decision on the settlement freeze – may be up for review.
Still, Jerusalem sources said that the true catalyst to any final breakdown in the peace talks would be construction in east Jerusalem.
"Netanyahu will be the one asked to approve any construction in east Jerusalem, not Barak," said a political source. "If he decides to continue the current policy of denying bids, that would mean that the freeze has been extended. East Jerusalem is the clincher here."
Several ceremonies are expected to be held by settlers throughout the West Bank Sunday, marking the end of the 10-month settlement freeze.
The ceremonies are expected to be led by the heads of the Yesha Council, rightist Knesset members and the heads of local West Bank councils.
"Ten months of an absolutely redundant freeze are ending today," Yesha Council Chairman Danny Dayan said. "We're getting back to normal. Building a Jewish home (here) will no longer be illegal, as that miserable freeze order made it.
"Today also give the Israeli government a chance to prove it can follow through in its word, both to its citizens and the world, to bolster Israel and return to Zionist action."
Sources in the settlement movement said that construction will be resumed gradually, since the sensitive political situation was not lost on them: "We are aware of the pressure the prime minister in under. It is up to us to support him and the government, so they can keep their word, not just about ending the freeze, but also about truly resuming construction," a source said.
Meanwhile, left-wing movement Peace Now is planning what it is calling "an emergency rally" outside Netanyahu's home.
"Resuming West Bank construction goes against any political logic and may very well spell the end of our chance to strike peace with the Palestinians," said Peace Now Director Yariv Oppenheimer.
"Pictures of bulldozers on the ground will only serve Hamas and will cripple Israel's international standing. Anyone familiar with the true situation knows that even know, the two-state solution is virtually impossible to realize."
Yair Altman and Ali Waked contributed to this report


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November 22, 2012
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Tonight's question, greetings, and banter here. (More)
Do you remember this uplifting moment of national pride?
Today on Campus
Morning Feature – Thank You for … a Year!
Midday Matinee – triciawyse with Happee Fangsgibbin Pooties
That was as stirring as the gravy, and as moving as the Craisins…. 😉
Is anyone else full?
I may not eat again for a … okay, for an hour or two….
I don't remember the video and will watch it later. I had a most excellent Thanksgiving and would hate to miss present company. 🙂
Hope everyone had a nice holiday!
Thanks for a new treat. Went for a long walk after Dinner. The Christmas decorations were up. I'll take a light tour some evening. The only time we have ridden the Campus shuttle.
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When exercise and a change in diet don't help your constipation, your body may need a little extra help to get the job done. Cascara sagrada is an herbal remedy that used to be a common ingredient in some over-the-counter laxatives.
The bark comes from a tree called the California buckthorn, which grows on the Pacific coast of the United States and parts of South America. Historically, it was used by Native Americans to treat a host of issues, including:
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Cascara sagrada is a stimulant laxative. It works by causing muscle contractions in the intestines, which moves stool through the bowels. The bark contains chemicals called anthraquinones that give it its color and its laxative effect. These chemicals react with bacteria in the intestines to stimulate the bowels.
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Cascara sagrada was an ingredient used in several over-the-counter laxatives in the United States for many years. But manufacturers can misrepresent the ingredient. In 2002, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ruled that cascara sagrada, along with some other types of over-the-counter stimulant laxative ingredients, is not a safe and effective treatment.
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Because of the potential side effects, pregnant women and children 12 and under should avoid laxatives unless prescribed by a doctor.
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- intestinal blockages
- stomach pains with unknown cause
- kidney disease
- appendicitis
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It's generally recommended that you only use stimulant laxatives occasionally and as a last resort after diet, exercise, and other treatments fail. Talk to your doctor before using cascara sagrada. They can rule out other health issues and tell you if it's a safe treatment option for your situation.


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Pros: Fun, decent graphics. Seems you can't really die. Good ole Prince of Persia action/adventure/puzzles.
Cons: Character graphics are a bit cartoonish. Getting the "Light Seeds" after completing each area feels a bit too time consuming.
Other Thoughts: I think this is a decent game. Hesitant to give 5 eggs since I found the previous titles (Sands of Time, Warrior Within, The Two Thrones) a bit more enjoyable, but this one is still fun. I typically buy PC games when they are $10 are less and certainly recommend this one to anyone that likes the Prince of Persia play style. It's different from the others (from what I remember, been a few years) but still enjoyable in its own way. I have finished about 30% of the game so far.
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Pros: i havent played through the entire game but so far its pretty fun. the only prince of persia game i've ever played before this was the original on nintendo. the fighting system and movement is very reminiscient of the original. also, the graphics are very nice (and demanding).
Cons: the game does not support my saitek p2600 controller. it seems to ONLY support Xbox-PC controllers as indicated on its option screen. this is one of those rare games on PC that actually feel better with controller than keyboard/mouse.
Other Thoughts: the graphics remind me of streetfighter4... my geforce 8600GT runs the game in medium settings... i bought it for $6.48 shipped!
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Pros: Beautiful world. Interesting jumping puzzles. Not too hard. You can develop the motor skills necessary for game completion fairly quickly.
Cons: The conversation between the hero and the princess can be a little long and annoying. The ending is sorta suck.
Other Thoughts: At the current price, it is a no brainer. I paid two bucks more for it, it is still was not a bad deal. I am giving this 5 stars because it offers great value for the price. I would probably have given it 3 stars if I had to pay the release price for it.
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Ok game but may not be worth your time
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Pros: -Cheap price on Newegg
Cons: -Laughable dialog
Other Thoughts: While I did have fun it isn't much of a game. At this low price you may as well get it though.
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Worth the admission price
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Pros: No install key, and DVD is not needed in drive to play.
Cons: Script doesn't fit with the environment the game is supposed to be set in.
Other Thoughts: Somewhat repetitive, only basic interaction with one character.
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Worth the low price of $5.99
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Pros: The game had beautiful graphics and easy-to-learn gameplay. There was enough levels to keep me busy for a good while.
Cons: While the vast open areas and epic scenery were nice. The absence of other characters besides the woman that followed me made the game feel lonely. While the gameplay was easy to learn, it was even easier to win because it's impossible to die - that kind of takes away some of the feeling of being challenged by the game.
Other Thoughts: Like the title of my review says, at $5.99 it was worth the price of admission. I wouldn't pay more than $10 for it though.
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Okay but not as good as others
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Pros: Graphics were pretty good and sliding down walls was fun.
Cons: Game got really repetitive not much of a variety of enemies, puzzles, or acrobatics. The ending was also terrible felt like it was supposed to have multiple endings but they stick you with one bad one.
Other Thoughts: If you havent played the previous Trilogy buy it instead its a 100 times better and the whole sets only a few bucks more then this piece of junk.
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Pros: Good price. Game play ok. I haven't played the Prince since the first installment many many years ago. Found this one to be playable. It takes a bit more coordination than I thought you'd need. As for the hook or reason to be, I played it few hours when I got it, but didn't make me start it again afterwards.
Cons: No cons, really
Other Thoughts: Great graphics. A bit tricky to handle if you're not patient to read the on screen instructions... duh.
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Excellent Game
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Pros: Excellent graphics, good storyline and very resourceful guide (doesn't come with the game)
Cons: Why is it T rated - I haven't seen anything so far and my 8 and 6 year old daughters love to watch me playing.
Other Thoughts: Thinking that it would take a lot of processing power, I installed it on my workstation - Q6600, 2GB RAM, and Nvidia 9800 with 1 GB. I run it on full resolution (1920x1200) and only the graphics card becomes little hot (70C) - no significant load on processor, and that too only one core!
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Great Game
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Pros: Fun Game. Best Pop game there is.
Cons: Not the best port in the world and there isn't any patches for the graphical and performance issues.
Other Thoughts: E8400 @ 3.6
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Meagan Good Reveals Dirty Secrets Of 'Deception'
Actress Meagan Good plays an undercover agent thrown back into a world of dirty money and even dirtier secrets in the new drama "Deception". Her character Joanna Locasto is a police officer and a housekeeper's daughter, who was raised in the wealthy household of her mother's employers, the Bowers. 17 years after she sets off on her own, the family's eldest daughter is killed and Joanna is asked by the FBI to go back to the home undercover to investigate the death. "Her gut says someone in the family is involved and she just doesn't know who because it's so hard to believe this family that raised her could have something to do with it," Meagan reveals.
"The show takes so many crazy twists and turns, it's not just about the murder," she tells us. "As the show goes on, they will see the rabbit hole is so deep, I open a script and I'm like whoa."
And she says it's the show's many layers that set this sexy mystery apart from the rest. "What one or two three shows might be about... This show has five or six different things wrapped into one," she explains. "I think that's what makes it really, really different."
"Deception" premieres tonight at 10 p.m. on Global! Watch Meagan share more details in the video below.


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text: Home Culture 'RHOA' in South Africa: A Cotton-Picking Shame Real Housewives of Atlanta has officially gone too far. By: Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. Posted: Feb. 4 2012 3:17 PM 0 The "ladies" of RHOA go on a safari in South Africa. (RHOA) I thought long and hard about writing this post because frankly, I was so embarrassed by the last episode of Real Housewives of Atlanta I saw that I didn't want anyone to know that I had actually watched the show. Clearly I'm not a fan and literally stumbled across an episode while channel surfing. Why did I stop on Bravo, a cable network previously known for high-quality programming that has been run into the ground under the leadership of programming superstar Andy Cohen? If ever there was a textbook case of a cable network trading quality for audience share and advertising revenue, this is it. On this particular episode of RHOA, self-proclaimed Southern "belle" and etiquette expert Phaedra Parks was planning a trip for her cohorts to South Africa. Anyone who knows anything about me knows that I am interested in anything related to the Diaspora -- so much so that I stopped to watch an episode of RHOA. But knowing what I know about the show, I knew that these crazy women going to South Africa couldn't be anything but disastrous.Imagine my lack of surprise hearing Parks talk about a continent as if it were a country and making broad and outdated stereotypes, stating that when you think of Africa, you think of grass skirts and drums. Really? Her lack of knowledge and sophistication about African culture was trumped only by her lack of decorum, along with Sheree Whitfield's, at the APEX Museum. Can you say "sheer and utter buffoonery"? These two supposedly grown women were actually making fun of an exhibit on the transatlantic slave trade, a move that was not only in poor taste but also maddening. Parks and Whitfield had the bad manners to continue their baffling behavior in front of the director of the museum and during the part of the exhibit on the Middle Passage. I could not believe the high level of callousness and immaturity and low level of consciousness and seriousness on display by these women. This show is broadcast around the world, and it is unconscionable that they could not pull themselves together to learn something about their heritage, our relationship to Africa and why this trip would be beneficial to this group of women, besides being a tourist destination. If you thought their behavior might improve, then the actual first episode of their trip to Cape Town, South Africa, would prove you wrong. The extended screaming match between the women over an invitation to a dinner party, where an apparent attempt to broker peace devolved into animal-like shrieking and mass confusion, must have given South Africans a distorted view of black American female behavior and relationships. Did I mention that this first episode of their trip to South Africa was the highest-rated episode of the season and the second-highest-rated episode in the history of all Real Housewives franchises?How sad is it that two mothers are such cultural and historical lightweights that they couldn't stand still for a few moments to learn why the continent is referred to as the motherland? The unwillingness to develop an interest in South Africa that is not superficial -- particularly given the strong historical links between the Jim Crow U.S. South and apartheid South Africa -- is embarrassing. The fact that Cohen and network executives at Bravo continue to promote this show, which represents the worst of black people and Atlanta, is deplorable. The civil rights history and legacy of Atlanta is incredible. The fact that this city was once termed the "black mecca" because of the cultural and intellectual capital that middle-class, upwardly mobile and well-educated blacks brought to the area has been invisible on this highly rated show.I know what you're thinking: Why do I watch? I actually don't watch the show -- especially last season's drama with Kim Zolciak, Nene Leakes and "Sweetie." I stumbled across this season's broadcast and in the future will keep it moving, because I will not be watching any programming on the Bravo network in the near future. I can't take any more denigrating images of black women being circulated around the world and lining the pockets of network executives. Besides, they don't need me -- they've got 3.9 million people watching. Further, to allow women to exemplify intellectual, emotional and spiritual deficiencies that influence how I am perceived as a black American woman in the real world is no longer an option. Their "reality" show is affecting the reality of black women who have to live out here in the real world and deal with the effects of their shenanigans on our everyday lives. That is a cotton-picking shame, pun intended. Instead, I'll be watching the Africa Channel, where "Africa comes alive" and little girls masquerading as grown women don't exist. Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., is editor-at-large for The Root. Follow her on Twitter. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., is founder and editor-in-chief of the Burton Wire. A media scholar and critic who is an expert on the intersection of race, class, gender and sexuality with film, television and new media, Burton is associate professor of communication and media studies at Goucher College in Baltimore. 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Special Drupa Coverage — Bindery Plays A Crucial Role
Horizon International showed the small-format AF-406A, a six-buckle, suction-fed folder with pile feed.
Duplo unveiled several new products under its "Realize the Potential of Print" banner. (Photo by renetillmann.com/ Messe Duesseldorf)
Muller Martini was one of several exhibitors that hosted press conferences for journalists from all over the world. (Photo by renetillmann.com/ Messe Duesseldorf)
THOUGH SEVERAL of the press conferences and "big news" at Drupa centered around digital printing, innovations in bindery and finishing were no less prevalent. In fact, many of them sprang from the very digital printing trends that overshadowed them.
As digital printing speeds have increased, bindery equipment has also gotten faster, with vastly improved automation and simplified touchscreen controls to make them even easier to set up. JDF compatibility is becoming more common in bindery equipment, allowing devices to be preset using production data.
Demands for higher-quality printed products have led bindery vendors to improve their paper-handling techniques. Folds look better on the latest equipment, machines can more easily detect and spit out problem pieces, and vendors are offering more value-added options in laminating, coating and foiling.
Across Drupa's many halls, printing and finishing equipment were almost inextricable, as all the major digital printing vendors had in-line finishing equipment on their devices, showcasing their interoperability. There were also a host of JDF-compliant systems on the latest bindery equipment for all types of applications. Interactive, icon-based touchscreen interfaces are almost ubiquitous. The ability to archive jobs for future use is becoming more common, and many systems also incorporate training videos and presentations.
Finishing vendors used Drupa to show off faster production speeds; GBC, in fact, set a Guinness World Record for the fastest lamination speed; its 8500HS Cyclone laminated 102.2 square meters of paper in 40.53 seconds. Heidelberg, manroland, Komori and Ryobi showcased enhancements in cold foiling. Elsewhere, new coating capabilities offered customers more ways to add value and differentiate their printed pieces. (One UV coater on display at Drupa made big news when its exhaust system caught fire, shooting flames into the air before it was brought under control.)
Drupa was also an opportunity for bindery vendors to reach new markets. Baum was at Drupa for the first time hoping to find new overseas dealers for its American-made products. Spiel Associates reported few Americans, but many Europeans checking out its Coilmaster Jr. and other products.


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Just saw the pictures in the paper from the southeastern states, and from one who knows snow, you have my sympathies!
At least here we're geared up for cold and snow, even though sometimes we hate it, but I can imagine how it snarls things up for you guys once the novelty wears off.
Hope everything clears up soon for you soon!
I bet now you're wearing socks while riding!


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The UNIX 98 Product Standard Brand is the foundation for Open Group UNIX 98 Branding. The UNIX 98 Product Standard Brand builds upon the UNIX 95 Profile brand but now requires proven conformance to the C Language MSE, Large File Summit, Threads Product Standards and optionally to the Real Time Product Standard.
The UNIX 98 Server Product Standard Brand is a superset of the Open Group UNIX 98 Base Product Standard. The UNIX 98 Server Product Standard Brand adds interoperability services to the UNIX 98 Product Standard to support Internet and intranet services. This includes support of network computer devices and the presence of a mandatory Java execution environment.
The UNIX 98 Workstation Product Standard Brand is a superset of the Open Group UNIX 98 Base Product Standard. The UNIX 98 Workstation Product Standard Brand adds Common Desktop Environment requirements to the UNIX 98 Brand. The UNIX 98 Workstation Product Standard provides a common graphical user interface environment for use on systems supporting the X Window System.
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Network File System provides an application program acting as a client in a client/server configuration with transparent access to files held on the remote server. Conforming products must also be able to act as the server and provide the necessary remote file system support.
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How does the IUCN Lao PDR Country Office fit into the IUCN global structure?
IUCN Lao PDR falls under the IUCN Lower Mekong Country Group (CG1) of the Asia Regional Programme. The IUCN Asia Regional Office is one of 10 regional offices worldwide, supporting members in 19 countries in the region and the operations of 10 country programmes in Lao PDR, Cambodia, Viet Nam, Thailand, Pakistan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and China. The IUCN Asia Regional Office is headed by a Regional Director and guided by an Asia Regional Directorate consisting of IUCN representatives from countries across the region. In 2006, new management units named Country Groups (CG) were formed to support country programmes. These units, led by a Country Group Head, help facilitate synergies between country programmes, assist with programme development, donor and external relations, provide greater flexibility in the use of financial and human resources and are the legal representatives of IUCN within the country. The Asia Ecosystems and Livelihoods Groups (ELGs), formed in 2003, bring expertise in ecosystems and livelihoods issues, these being addressed in a comprehensive and holistic manner across country programmes. These two technical groups are based in Bangkok and Colombo and composed of the eight regional thematic programmes , biodiversity and species conservation, environmental economics, environmental law, forests, marine and coastal resources, mountains, protected areas and water and wetlands.
Additional support and expertise is provided by IUCN Headquarters in Gland, Switzerland and by IUCN's global network of six specialist commissions, including Species Survival Commission (SSC); World Commission on Protected Areas; Commission on Environmental Law (CEL); Commission on Education and Communication (CEC); Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) and Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM).
IUCN Lao PDR draws on the technical and institutional resources from its global network in order to provide the most complete and extensive services to its members and partners.
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Komen North Jersey Affiliate has identified the following funding priority areas/groups:
1. Rural Counties (Warren and Sussex)
2. African Americans/Blacks
3. Hispanics/Latinas
1. Breast Cancer Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Assistance (defined as one or more of the following) screening, diagnosis, treatment support/assistance and navigation. Navigation is defined as a medical professional with access to patient records.
75% of the affiliate grant funds will be allocated to these grants.
Any patient that receives a screening or diagnostic test paid for by Komen Grant Funds must meet the New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services ("NJDHSS") guidelines for either Cancer Education and Early Detection (NJCEED) or Charity Care Assistance as they may be in effect from time to time.
(Please see screening/treatment support RFA for specific financial guidelines and reimbursements)
2. Education (defined as one or more of the following) education and survivorship programs. Included in this grant could be a patient advocate defined as a lay person that does not have access to patient records, but does have permission from the patient and doctor to accompany them on any/all appointments.
25% of the affiliate grant funds will be allocated to these grants
3. Applicants must be located in or provide service in one of our nine counties:
Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren.


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IS the celebration of Christmas these days too commercialized to the extent that its essence is already lost?
Commercialism generally refers to the focus on or prioritization of material things and the profiting of individuals or organizations from it.
My concern about the "opinion" of some that Christmas is now too commercialized is the measure of what "too commercialized" is.
I believe that there is nothing wrong with the use of material things for Christmas. Christmas is the season of love, hope, and sharing. If "Christmas commercialism" means selling and buying material things without the reason of concretizing the spirits of love, hope and sharing, there will be no such thing as too much or too little commercialism—at any level or extent, commercialism will indeed negate the true essence of the season.
Focusing on or prioritizing the giving of gifts or spending of money for Christmas parties should not diminish the real essence of Christmas but strengthen it.
When the monetary values of gifts and foods do not really matter because we value more the thoughts and gestures of giving, sharing and fellowship, there should be no issue how much we spend to celebrate Christmas.
Perhaps, the more important Christmas celebration "issue" than commercialism is the extent or reach of the love, hope and joy that we give or share.
Do we limit our Christmas celebration to the members of our family, our relatives and friends?
During this time when millions of our fellow Filipinos are still struggling to rise from the devastation of the MNLF Zamboanga siege, the Bohol earthquake and the series of typhoons top billed by Yolanda, we are all invited to extend the reach of our Christmas celebration to include the victims-survivors of these man-made and natural disasters.
As the Child Jesus is the real reason for celebrating Christmas, we are invited to present Him birthday gifts through the most economically challenged persons in our society. As the birth of Jesus means love, joy, hope and sharing, we, as Christians, can make Jesus' birthday celebration truly meaningful for Him when we extend the love, joy, hope and sharing beyond our comfort circle of family, relatives and friends.
The essence of Christmas is not lost through commercialism. It is lost when we do not include the celebrator, particularly through the poor people in our society who most need to feel His love, joy and hope.
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> Ah...I see. Would you mind posting your current nested-loop solution
> as a starting point?
> Thanks,
> Dave
Not at all...here it is. Note that this is a scaled down version, which will basically generate each combination via parm_list. This version will just display the pair combinations (using put_text). You will notice that I need to comment out the outer loop to prevent generating individual parameters. That is one of the issues with the nested for-loop solution. Within the loop, I also run a function against each combination generated (normally resides where I've added the comment "Run function against parm list here"). My goal is to create a function to return combination values to replace parm_list values currently generated by the for-loop.
CREATE OR REPLACE procedure run_combo is
parm_count pls_integer := 0;
parm_list varchar2(500);
Type parmArrayType is table of varchar2(100)
index by pls_integer;
parm_array parmArrayType;
cursor ptx_cur is
select parm
from parm_table_xref
order by parm;
ptx_rec ptx_cur%rowtype;
open ptx_cur;
fetch ptx_cur into ptx_rec; exit when (ptx_cur%notfound); parm_count := parm_count + 1; parm_array(parm_count) := ptx_rec.parm; end loop;
close ptx_cur;
for i in 1..parm_count loop
for j in i+1..parm_count loop -- parameter pairs parm_list:= parm_array(i)||', '||parm_array(j); put_text(parm_list); -- Run function against parm list here -- end loop; -- j loop
end loop; -- i loop
end run_combo;
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