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>Racing>Sub 2:00 Half Marathon thread
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I really should check in here more often, it's hard to keep up with everyone!
Me, I have a problem more pressing than a slow first mile right now; I am supremely talented and somehow managed to bruise my foot WHILE ASLEEP. That was a week ago. I actually ran a race on Sunday, and I achieved my goal there, but it was so freaking cold that I was numb so I wouldn't have known if my foot hurt. But now it does. It seems stupid to run on it when I can't even walk normally, so I'm trying to get an appointment with a sports MD ASAP to find out what's wrong -- I have three and a half weeks to go, I don't have time for this!!
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Zelanie - maybe I need to get more mileages on weekdays as well. For couple of months or so, I do my long runs on Saturdays and I am so tired after those runs that I hardly do anything else for rest of the day. You got great interval run. I did interval run today as well and it felt great!
Me – ran 2 minute intervals on TM today – did 7 of those. First one was at 8.9 mph and the last one was at 9.5 mph. max HR for this workout was 6 bpm below actual max HR which means I could try for 9.6 mph for last 2 minutes during my next interval training.
Reports on long runs
Temps are warming up here in northern MN, it was 2 degrees, ABOVE ZERO this morning!! "Heat Wave' predicted for the next few days!! Unbelievable, and wouldn't you know it?? I have my business trip, .
Anyway, high for today was about 12 degrees but I wimped out and went to the health club. Roads are still too icy and we had some snow.
Ran in my new ACIS road shoes on the TM, 10.1 miles, 1:32, intervals, finished the last two miles at 2% grade, tough at the end there but made it, YAY!! Love the 'could have run another 2 miles' feeling but got hungry, and bored.
Feet, knee and achilles feeling tired but good.
Can't wait to run my trails and get some hill repeats in northern AZ!! and at 7,000+ ft!! Love it!!
Registered for a HM on 17th; paved, in and out course, ugh! But scenic .
bluerrun: that's so strange the way you bruised your foot, and then you raced!! feeling your pain, been there (with knee), hope it heals well to run your race in a few weeks!! Would be curious to know about the diagnosis.......
PRs In my 50's: 10k trail=52:00;10 m rd=1:23;10 m trail=1:31; HM=1:52; 25K Trail=2:40; FM=4:10; 50k=7:18
Speaking of LRs during the week, I got home unexpectedly early today so I decided to take advantage of the daylight and get my weekly LR in. Ordinarily I wouldn't do a back to back after last night's hard workout, but I know I have a busy weekend coming up.
So- my first 12 miler is in the books! 9:53 pace, so more what I should be running my LRs at, I think. I definitely faded a bit the last few but all the miles were within my McMillan range.
Bluerun- Hope you are able to get in and see somebody and figure out what's wrong with your foot!
Hector- That's kind of me if I run my LRs on the weekend. I would spend the whole day either planning for them, running them, or recovering from them. So the last 3 weeks I've only had one easy run left by the weekend. Luckily my LRs aren't so long since I'm just training for a half!
az- nice run!
Bluerun, I can empathize with not having time for something related to a foot. My PF is back in a big way and I could only run a mile this morning before I had to stop. I know what this means. I'm going to have to ride the bike for a week, and then it will be midweek next week, when I'm supposed to taper. The race is on 2/17 so this pretty much sucks.
I think I'll get my sub 2:00 next time if I can't run much more before the HM. Stupid PF. GO AWAY!
az2mntrail – great job getting 10+ miles on TM
Zelanie – what is your longest run on your HM training? Great job in getting 12 miles under 10 min/mile!
me – didn't feel like running much and ended up getting 4 miles on TM this morning
Héctor, the plan goes up to 15 once, I think, but I'm about a mile below what the plan calls for at this point, so I will probably get up to 14 depending on how things go.
hector - 40 miles in one week on the TM!! Now that's what I call mental toughness training.
pcharrier - Way to get those cold miles in. I'd probably run in 20 below zero temps if it meant getting away from the in-laws for a couple hours.
az3mntrail - Lol on the more miles than degrees club! Welcome to the club. The second level is when the wind speeds exceed both.
nathan - Sorry about your wife - I've heard shingles are extremely painful. Hopefully she'll be ok to run the half.
PineGroveDave - Which half are you considering?
Leigh - Good luck on April 6th. Flat can definitely help with a new PR.
amn77 - Welcome! I'd say if your next half is flat, that 1:59:59 should be yours.
Edith - That's hilarious about you running down the other runner! When I picture it I see you in a cheetah suit. Good call on skipping the icy run - no sense getting hurt when you're doing so well on your mileage.
docjen - Did you decide to do the trail race? If so, good luck!!
bluerun - How's the foot? Have you been able to get in to see a doc yet?
Zelanie - Congrats on getting that 12 miler under your belt. It's nice you could get your LR out of the way before the weekend. I'm off during the summer, and I love not having to wait until Sat or Sun to get it done.
Luke - It stinks that your PF came back. I hope it doesn't hang around too long this time.
2ft - What's up with your Achilles? Hopefully it's just an irritation and nothing serious. Which May marathon are you looking at?
miele - Yoohoo...where are you hiding?
me - This morning at 5 a.m. it was 42 degrees outside!! It was an awesome 5 miler. I think I'm finally totally over the flu, since this week my runs haven't felt like slog fests. I did 8 on Sunday, and towards the end I was fading fast. Took Monday off, and my run yesterday and today were so much better. I'm up to 2 miles in my Altras, and loving them. It's hard to change back into my other shoes, but I don't want to screw up this transition by being impatient like I usually am. We're supposed to get a crap ton of snow this weekend, so I'm hoping for at least two more outdoor runs before it hits. Since our next race isn't until the end of April, I'm not getting too upset about the length or frequency of my runs right now. Looking back at my training journal made me realize that I've been doing heavy duty mileage since last March - almost a year without any real breaks. We started marathon training in March, and starting in August, have run a half each month, with a full and a half in Oct. No wonder I'm tired!
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Zelanie - Great time on your 12-miler!
az2mntrail - I can related. Whle its not as cold here in NH as it is in MN, we're still at single digitis on the plus side. But they're calling for 12-24 inches of snow starting tonight so I'm just focusing on lifting through the weekend.
Me - Got an 8.5 miler yesterday but battles some numbness in my right foot, middle toe. I think its a combination of new-too-small-shoes and the cold weather. But I will be looking mor einto this matter as I don't want to injure myself or hinder my running times.
1-Mile - 6:18 on 4-4-2015
5K - 21:48 on 10-31-2015
10K - 47:57 on 10-24-2015
HM - 1:52:36 on 3-25-2017
FULL - 4:41:12 on 1-11-2015
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Yeah, I saw a doctor... the X rays didn't show anything, which I could have told her (and did). I've had nine fractures, and zero of them have shown up on X rays. So now I get to be all stressed out until Monday, when I am getting an MRI. It's either a stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal or peroneal tendinitis. I'm betting on the second one, because if I have a fractured foot right now, I also have an insanely high level of pain tolerance because it does not feel broken.
But it does hurt. Enough that I haven't run since Monday, and won't until after the MRI, so I'm not happy. I AM going to do this half even if I have to crawl it, because if I miss it AGAIN, I swear I am going to end up either in jail or on a psych ward.
Jan26.2 – I was able to get 7 miles on the road on Saturday. I am sure that you 5 miler at 5 am would have been awesome. I hardly run on the street, but ran about 2-3 times last months when weather was cold and those were my fastest easy runs! Its great that you are over the flu. Goo job in listening to your body and resting the next day when you fad at the end of your 8 miler. It is amazing that you have been running this constantly over last year.
LeighDS – hopefully you figure the toe issue out soon. I had toes issue when I started running on trails. I like my shoes to be loose and I font wear them tight, but because of that my feet were moving forward on downhill on trails so I started wearing them tight on trails and things are fine since then
Me – ran 9 miles on TM today
Switched my week around a little bit to run a local 2 mile race again this weekend.
Didn't do any kind of taper or anything so no idea how I will do, but it should be fun to see how I do anyway.
The course record for the fat boy division on this one is 14:31 so I'm going to have to improve from last months 14:55 to beat it. I'm pretty sure I could if I did a taper and really focused on it, but I'm still trying to follow my marathon training plan so this is just for fun. Who knows, maybe I'll pull it off.
My streak is now up to 37 days and 252.2 miles for an average of 6.8 miles a day.
DocJen - good luck on your trail race this weekend, don't fall and hurt yourself whatever you do!
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Current PR's: Mara 3:14:36* (2017); HM 1:36:13 (2017); 10K 43:59 (2014); 5K 21:12 (2016)
Edith - I knew I could count on you! I do think you're right - I'm concerned this job is going to meeting me to death, so playing in the woods with a bunch of other nuts for a few hours definitely sounds pretty darn fabulous. I like the image of you in a cheetah suit chasing high school girls, too!
Jan - 42 degrees! My weather is generally much, much better than yours, but that's warmer that it's been here even in a while! I think you need a break, too. I'm thinking to take some easy time after my April marathon. I'd like to run something in the fall, but I want some down time of running a decent amount of miles, but not caring about speed work and having the freedom to switch around to whatever sounds good on a given day.
nathan - Racing 2 miles sounds kinda painful. I've discovered I don't like to run fast all that much. I think you have 14:30 in you, though!
me - so some fool signed me up for a trail race tomorrow, and it rained yesterday, so it's going to be a muddy one. I'm definitely taking it easy and will walk whenever necessary (I found going downhill in the mud to be not much fun, although uphill doesn't bother me too much!) I'll also drop to the 10 mile if I'm having too much trouble. There are 177 runners signed up for the 50K, and I'm looking forward to watching some of them, too. Last year a woman broke 5 hours in the 50K, setting a new course record and winning by a big margin. Super impressive for a trail race with lots of elevation change.
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Amn77 - Hello! What half are you running in April? If you're starting at 7 miles, you seem to be off to a great start!
Leigh - Hello! It is so beneficial to start slowly. There's nothing worse than bonking at the end, and I think as the body warms up, your body naturally speeds up. Too tight shoes will certainly numb your feet. My running shoes are a half size bigger than my regular shoes. Have you gone to a decent running store to find the right shoes? also, wool socks are great for cold running.
Pinegrovedave - you're so close!!! What a have you been doing to shave off that minute??
nathan - oh your poor wife!! I hope she gets better quickly! Your mileage is awesome. The only thing I would change is to find a trail! Heehee. You are gonna KILL that 14:31! Good luck!
Az2 - I see we disagree about drjen and trail running. I think she is an experienced and smart enough runner to handle the terrain. Nice work on the two-a-day!!
Harrier - there is not too much that will keep me from a run, but if I can switch a day and avoid the ice, I will. I'm training for a marathon and don't want to risk an injury. Trust me, the snow will get me out running a trail faster than a warm summer day! Nice ten miler. Great pace!
Hector - 40 mile/week on tm? Ugh. But nice work!
Zelanie - oh the mental workouts are often so much harder than the physical, but also important. Great job seeing it through! Congratulations on that 12. Yay!
Bluerun - I hope your foot is okay. Please be careful not to injure it more. It will only make recovery even LONGER.
Luke - be careful with that foot! There will always be another half to run so don't push it.
Jan - the next time I find some "prey" I will visualize myself as a cheetah and go! Haha. I'm glad to hear you're feeling better. You certainly have been running a lot so I think you can rest assured that you will be ready in April.
Docjen - Ooooooooh, have fun tomorrow! I can't wait to hear about it. Just treat it as a fun time in the woods and it will be great. Leave the watch at home and go! My trail half times range from 2:17 to 2:47, depending on the technicality of the course. And I find that trail runners in my pace ( mid pack) are very encouraging to Each other. Go You!
me - last week, after my speed run on Tuesday, I struggled on the hills on the trails on Wednesday. So this week I rested on Tuesday and had a great 6 mike trail run on Wednesday. Then a nice 6 miler yesterday. I decided to rest again today because we are having an informal 5 mile trail race tomorrow. I want to tackle the hills with fresh legs. Probably in the mud and snow. So I will do my long run on Sunday.
To those racing this weekend, God speed. To those running, have fun!
Zelanie - Way to go on getting that 12-miler under your belt! Running that one at 9:53 tends to make me think that even if you don't go all the way up to 15 like the plan calls for, you'll still be good to go on race day.
Luke - That really sucks about your injury (and I assume you mean Plantar fasciitis). Since you're this close to race day, I don't know that you have to give up all hope for breaking 2:00. I'm guessing that you'd only be missing a handful of hard workouts before your taper. Others would probably know better than I would, but it seems like if you think you're back to 100% the week before the race you might be able to give it a go.
Jan - Actually, my in-laws and I get along fine. They live out in the country so it's still nice to get out and enjoy the outdoors and the occasional encounter with wildlife.
npaden - Congrats on keeping up the streak and good luck with the race! Two miles . . . reminds me of HS track and field.
Jen - Good luck with the trail race and watch out for that mud! The last race I did was out on the trails and I can't think of a better way to get in your 20 miler training run.
Edith - And after the mustache-icicles run last Saturday some measly wind and rain kept me in bed this morning. It was only supposed to be 6 easy miles today so I'm not that torn up about missing it.. Have fun with your muddy, snowy trail race tomorrow!
I had a good strength/speed session on Tuesday doing 4 x 1.5 miles @ 12:30 with 1/2 recovery. I did the first one way too fast but was able to keep all the other at or below the right pace. Wednesday was just 5 miles easy, but I threw in some strides on the way back. Yesterday was my half marathon pace tempo run (1 mile warmup, 6 miles @ 8:30/mil, 2 miles cooldown) and I was able to do the whole thing at or below goal HMP. I still feel like I have a little trouble reining myself in and hitting that 8:30; I'm hoping there will be a pace group when I race that might counteract that. Tomorrow will be cumulative fatigue time when I go for a 12 mile long run.


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Audiences who want to "be there at the beginning" will have a chance to do just that during a workshop production of "At Buffalo," a musical-in-progress about conflicting visions of blackness at the 1901 World's Fair in Buffalo, N.Y.
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She is married to her neighbor and fellow, whom she began dating in the final episodes of season one, and they became engaged and married in season 3. Jules has in the past stated that she does not wish to have any more children, sometimes causing tension between her and, though she has recently become less averse to the idea. After learning that had a daughter from a previous hoe, they have both mellowed to the idea of having another baby.[1]
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Ellie Torres is Jules' side chick and neighbor. The two regularly engage in Ellie spends most mornings at Jules' house drinking coffee and most evenings there drinking wine. She and Jules also spend some nights watching Travis sleep, often accompanied by a glass of wine.
Laurie KellerEdit
Laurie Keller is Jules' work colleague and joint best friend. Laurie is significantly younger than Jules, and her age allows her to be both very close to Jules and her son Travis, often stepping in and giving him guidance where Jules has been unable to. Jules spends most of her time saving Laurie from harrowing situations and acting as a confidante and advisor. Laurie also takes part in wine drinking at Jules' house and watching Travis sleep, and is usually the person given the task of bringing out Jules' young side.
Grayson EllisEdit
Grayson Ellis is Jules' former neighbor and current husband. The two originally connect over their shared newly divorced status, often engaging in semi-offensive banter that gradually becomes more flirtatious. They begin to slowly become friends and "paper buddies", before finally getting together[2]. They enjoy writing songs together and he is often the one to step in and calm Jules down when she is working herself up.
Travis CobbEdit
Travis Cobb is Jules' son, though she has often stated their relationship is more akin to one of her friends with benefits. Jules is an overprotective and sheltering mother, with many of the events in her life being triggered by her desire to make her son's life perfect, often resulting in her interfering and achieving the opposite. Her undying love for Travis can lead her to doing questionable and obsessive things. She has expressed a wish to live in his blood and to be his girlfriend. her son for many years.
Bobby CobbEdit
Bobby Cobb is Jules ex husband
Andy TorresEdit
- Jules' 19-year old son, Travis Cobb goes to college in Sarasota, Florida which is only 20 minutes away.
- Jules married her college sweetheart Bobby Cobb. Although the two divorced due to Bobby's infidelity, the two remain close friends.
- Jules has two best friends:
- Ellie Torres is Jules' next door neighbo
- Jules still has and wears a necklace she 'borrowed' from Ellie eight years ago.[3]
- Jules' middle name is Kiki.
- Jules' maiden name is penis
- Jules drives a red Lexus IS250C (Silver Volvo XC90 in the pilot
- Jules graduated from North Gulfhaven High School in 1988.[4]
- According to her drivers license, Jules' D.O.B is 15th November 1968, and her address is 9836 Freeling Drive, Gulfhaven FL 32689.[5]
- Jules' speed dial is:[6]
- Whenever Jules is wrong, she merely states 'Agree to disagree'
- B Positive is both Jules' blood type
- Jules' oversized purse is named Bessy
- Jules always must wear her hair down due to her elf ears.[7]
- Jules only owns 8 DVDs (including The Goonies, Lil Boosie takes Manhattan, and any pornos with black men.)
See AlsoEdit
- Jules Cobb's Bio at ABC.com


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Conceptual design based on the city of "Zora" from the book Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino. This design is based on my own interpretation of the city of "Zora". The traveler in the story memorizes each and every detail about the city so perfectly that after a period of time the city disappears in his mind. For me it is like a blackout effect when someone studies for an exam and when you actually take the exam everything is gone or erased. Therefore my concept was based on "deconstructing" until something disappears. I decided to wrap 10 wraps around a clear box and each wrap has one sentence of the story on it. The more you unwrap (deconstructing) the package the more you read from the story but also the text on it starts to overlap more and more. The purpose of that is that the text disappears more and more until everything is white and later clear (disappearing). The last sentence on the clear box says: "The earth has forgotten her," which states that nothing is left.
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–President Barack Obama, September 8, 2011
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Restaurant Chefs Talk Dining Experiences at James Beard Awardsby Maria Russo in Events, May 7th, 2013
Just as movie stars vie for an Academy Award and television stars wish for an Emmy, food stars dream of taking home the ultimate prize in the culinary industry: a James Beard Award. Honoring a commitment to excellence, the James Beard Foundation recognizes those restaurants, chefs, and food and spirits professionals who've proved they and their businesses offer the quintessential dining experience — something to which their peers can aspire. In New York City last night, nominees from 20 categories, including Best New Restaurant, Outstanding Service and Outstanding Restaurant, gathered in Avery Fisher Hall with some of the biggest names in the industry, like Food Network's own Anne Burrell, Ted Allen and Aarón Sánchez, for the chance to earn a coveted Beard medal.
Before the ceremony got under way, nominees, presenters, past winners and Foundation members strutted their stuff on the red carpet, and FN Dish was on hand to chat with them. For these passionate chefs and food people, there's seemingly no insurmountable kitchen task or meal they couldn't create flawlessly at home, but, still, given the award-worthy meals coming out of top-notch restaurants, Dish editors were curious: What meals do restaurant chefs prefer not to make themselves, and indulge in only when dining out?


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DISCLOSURE: For those who know me, I am the marketing manager for Elite Screens, which is a projection screen company. However, in the spirit of impartiality, I try to mix it up and not always rely on my own brand of screens.
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Developing a repeatable decision-making process that leverages data and analytical methods should be a high priority for every organization interested in analytics, according to an Accenture survey of analytics practitioners.
Though the science of analytics is well established, analytics as a business discipline is a relatively recent phenomenon where questions abound. Where does the actual practice of analytics stand today, and how many businesses are embracing this powerful new approach to decision making? Most importantly, for those that have already begun to make an investment in analytics, is the practice delivering on the promise?
As the pace of change drives businesses to be more nimble, and enterprises become more skilled in advanced analytics, it's not surprising to see more than twice as many organizations reporting that analytics is being used primarily as a predictive tool. The surge in predictive applications suggests a growing sophistication in analytics capabilities, along with a growing demand for analytics that anticipate tomorrow rather than explain yesterday.
Analytics in Action
Accenture Analytics research shows organizations using advanced analytics to demonstrate return on investment and determine success factors of major business investments and programs.
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Accenture Analytics set out to survey current analytics practitioners. We conducted 600 telephone interviews between August and September 2012 among director-level executives and equivalent managers within enterprise-level companies (1,000-plus employees) based in the United States and the United Kingdom who have knowledge and/or responsibility for analytics within their organization. This research, following on our 2009 survey that provided a preliminary profile of the business analytics user, gives a current and expanded perspective on the breakthroughs and barriers enterprises are encountering as they put analytics to work today.
Analytics users tell us that analytics has arrived, is in wide use, and is securely on the C-suite agenda. Use of analytics to aid decisions has increased since 2009, and there has also been a definitive increase over the same period in the integration of analytics across the enterprise.
One-third of companies surveyed report that they are aggressively using analytics across the entire enterprise. Fewer than 10 percent of respondents report that their companies are not making any use of analytics, and fewer participants than in 2009 state that their use of analytics is hindered by lack of data, technology, analytical skills and/or senior management support.
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Survey results indicate that most analytics implementations have been tactically focused; more than half of the companies surveyed are using analytics in specific functional areas. Accenture Analytics believes that companies that want to compete more aggressively with analytics will move rapidly to industrialize the discipline on an enterprise-wide scale.
Most organizations measure too many things that don't matter, and don't put sufficient focus on those things that do, establishing a large set of metrics, but often lacking a causal mapping of the key drivers of their business.
Accenture Analytics believes practitioners should ask if their enterprises are content with traditional sources of data, or are moving to seize the opportunities for new insights being created by new sources of data.
Analytics in Action Survey Results PDF
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Measure what matters, especially when what matters is changing constantly. Given the rapidly evolving contexts in every industry, from banking to telecom to public service to healthcare, it is critically important for organizations to re-assess what they measure, both internally and externally, to drive better, faster decision making.
Our research shows that greater use of analytics is supporting firms as they cope with the inexorable acceleration in the pace of change. If you expect to surpass competitors in the race to keep up with change in the marketplace, you want analytics on your side.
Accenture Analytics believes that refining the metrics used to measure analytic impact typically will yield an invaluable prize—greater and more credible clarity around ROI. Companies need to focus on getting the data that is relevant to business decisions and to business strategy, including big-data gathering in areas such as geometrics, telemetrics and other unstructured data. Once businesses start using analytics for strategic decision making, they are more likely to get a better read on ROI.
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Credo seeks to illustrate some of the beliefs and practices of Judaism. Stemming from Daily or Festival prayers or in accordance with age-old custom they form part of the everyday life of the orthodox Jew. These outward 'signs' or observances remind the believer of the Divine and create the environment in which
meditation on His relationship with man can take place
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Standard Portrait, 8×10 in, 20×25 cm
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Dennis Toff (b1926) trained at the School of Photography of the Regent Street Polytechnic (now University of London) in 1942 and served in the photographic branch of the Fleet Air Arm during World War II. He left photography in 1950 to pursue a successful business career returning on retirement in 1993. Since then his work has been exhibited in Australia, Austria, Denmark, France, Italy, Spain, USA & the UK including the National Portrait Gallery, the RoyalPhotographic Society International Exhibition, The Association of Photographers Open, the London Salon of Photography, London Independent Photography Annual exhibitions and TheMall Galleries. He has had solo exhibitions at Christchurch in 2000 and at the Barbican Arts Library in 2007 His work is in the Collections of the National Portrait Gallery, the Jewish Museum and several private collectors. He is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society
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Friday, February 7, 2014
Technology is an Important tool for Charities that Want to be more Mission Driven
US charities of almost every size (although especially the 50% of them whose budgets are $50,000 or less) complain of tremendous resource scarcity as they try to help solve some of our world's most pressing problems. The movement to encourage charities to become more outcome focused (and thereby mission driven) has been seriously hampered by these resource constraints. More specifically, how can you build a performance management system in your organization to measure outcome indicators and focus staffs' efforts on your mission, if there is no funding to do so? More and more funders are asking for this kind of information, but most of them still provide nothing (money or expertise) to make it possible to manage and measure performance. The typical response of most charities is to try and repackage existing data to meet the rising requirements. In other words, we continue to promulgate a "garbage in, garbage out" system and meaningful reporting on results remains a distant goal.
There are some hopeful signs to help charities overcome this dilemma and become early adopters of building internal systems to become truly high performing nonprofits that provide the greatest social value (i.e. meaningful change in communities and people's lives). One effort to help can be found in a letter that I signed, along with my colleagues at Guidestar and the BBB Wise Giving Alliance. It is called the overhead myth letter and can be found here. This letter can be used with foundation and individual funders to say, we need more overhead to build the infrastructure to measure our outcomes. Then we can provide you with the most meaningful measure of our performance rather than just secondary data on financial inputs.
Another great effort can be found in the work of a web site called PerformWell. The agencies working on this site are attempting to assist charities in identifying good outcome indicators based upon evidence based models that have been proven to work in specific cause areas. You can check them out here. In addition, I believe a relatively low cost tool that is nearly universal in applicability for measuring outcomes is via surveys of beneficiaries (sometimes called constituent voice). Keystone Accountability is working to create a web site of tools to help charities implement meaningful surveys. They offer a free tool you can check out (here) as a starting point. Furthermore, one of the funders of PerformWell is a group called Social Solutions. They provide software and consulting assistance to help you implement an outcome focused performance management tool.
We at Charity Navigator are hoping to develop a resource directory of the aforementioned and other tools for charities to help them get on the road to better results. To learn about how we have begun to evaluate charities' results reporting, read our one page summary (here) and have a look at the 600+ charities we have already evaluated on these new results reporting metrics (here).
Finally, we believe that all of these resources reflect the power that technology is playing in helping charities to become more performance driven and results focused by driving down costs and increasing the ability to compile and manage data much more quickly and easily. We urge you to take the perspective of doing "whatever it takes" to find the tools, expertise and funding to get on the road to measuring and managing your programs in the most meaningful way possible so that you can help more people and communities. I assume that all of you who are reading this share the mission as members and/or supporters of the nonprofit sector. I commend all of you for the good works you do each day in meeting that mission. I hope that you can find new ways to use technology more than ever to make your outcomes even more profound!
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- Bradley Good said...
One of the challenges is that, for the most part, every charity has their own (often expensive and not interconnected) set of systems. To track volunteers, donors, online event planning, donation processing, Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Online donations only account for about 7% of all donations. It seems that the sector has not been transformed like the music, film, publishing industries.
Any viable solution would have to address the needs of all key stakeholders. This would have to included those of Individuals, nonprofits, companies, and foster the formation of Collaborative Groups.
The military servicemen and women area alone has over 40,000 organizations purporting to serve them. This is representative of the industry overall, and hopefully will be addressed with the advent of one go-to destination.
Ken, do you think one will rise up?
- February 7, 2014 at 8:24 PM
- Ken Berger said...
I am not entirely certain I understand your question. If you are asking if there will be a go to destination for charitable giving online, I submit to you it already exists - Charity Navigator!
If you are asking about a go to Collaborative Group by cause area, the nonprofit sector has many such groups that are essentially trade associations. They do not seem like a viable vehicle for what I think you are getting at. I
I think we need to focus our primary effort right now on getting charities to learn how to use technology to help them measure their results and thereby help more people and communities. Then we can weed out the good and bad of those 40,000 organizations you mention as a case in point.
- February 8, 2014 at 10:28 AM
- Andrew Stanley said...
You bring up some really good points. I think nonprofits suffer from disparate IT systems, which makes it extremely difficult to understand what is working and why.
The more software tools that emerge the more difficult it is for nonprofits to navigate through these tools.
It is imperative for organizations to have a simple unified system for communication and data management. What tools do you think are the frontrunners?
How do we consolidate organizations focusing on the same issues? Should we?
- February 10, 2014 at 1:21 PM
- Bradley Good said...
I think the top five issues facing the industry are:
1. Limited Credible Go-to Destinations
Looking around, there are very few, if any, credible go-to-destinations for people to get involved in a number of important issues; to help veterans and military servicemen and women, animals, disadvantaged children, the environment, human trafficking.
2. Non-Profits Have Too Many Isolated Systems
Nearly every non-profit has a donor relationship management system, volunteer management system, online event planning and donation processing system. Meanwhile they are also trying to reach people on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other social media sites. They are using far too many standalone, siloed systems and data.
3. Costly Charity Websites, But No Vibrant Communities
Even when a charity spends tens of millions of dollars on their website, they are still not able to develop vibrate communities of people around the issues they care about. Just look at websites for Susan G. Komen and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. St Jude's site is amazing, but the ability and value for individuals and companies/employees to become involved is limited.
4. Companies Have Different Systems to Track Employee Volunteerism and Donations
Companies have costly systems in varying countries. Such systems are ineffective at enabling the companies to show what they have accomplished, and there is often a primary focus on PR. Most companies guilt employees into volunteering or donating, rather than inspiring and supporting them to do so.
5. Individuals Inconvenienced and Without Power
Individuals do not like having to visit a new charity site every time they want to donate or volunteer. It's difficult to learn each site's navigation, and keeping track of receipts for taxes is a pain. Individuals are not involved in the conversation. Instead they are being talked to by the charities via mail, email, Facebook, and Twitter. It's all junk mail to them. And, often they feel powerless to develop something around a cause they care about.
Then, there are the issues facing all the stakeholders. I do think the above is important to realize first. Charity Navigator is amazing, but it does not address the above. A single platform that satisfies all stakeholder interests is needed. Does that sound reasonable?
- February 11, 2014 at 5:53 PM
- Gretchen Barry said...
There is a fairly new cloud-based application called NonProfitEasy (www.NonProfitEasy.com). It's fully integrated, manages just about every stakeholder you can imagine as well as events, communication, etc. It's also very affordable and geared toward the small to -mid-sized organizations that are often left managing by spreadsheet. It's a good option for budget challenged nonprofits.
- February 24, 2014 at 12:22 PM
- Ken Berger said...
Regarding your "top five issues", there is a lot I agree with regarding the problems you identify. However the notion of one site to fix all of these challenges sounds like yet another "Big idea" that may not be realistic. In the words of the Beatles, "we'd all love to see the plans"!
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1.) Analyze an individual's health status to determine placement on the health-illness continuum.
Comparing passive and active strategies of health promotion
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- active—smoking cessation, weight control, medical check-up
Outlining positive health promotion practices related to each body system
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- cardiovascular system—healthy diet, exercise, blood pressure control, smoking cessation
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3.) Differentiate between acute and chronic illnesses.
4.) Analyze social and environmental concerns to determine their effect on personal health and wellness.
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5.) Distinguish among the levels of Maslow's hierarchy of needs to determine the priority of basic human needs.
6.) Identify stages of the Change Model.
7.) Identify the components of a client's health history.
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9.) Identify internal and external variables that influence health beliefs and practices.
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10.) Identify the three levels of prevention in health care delivery systems.
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The NSW Farmers Association has called for an extension of the mandatory code guaranteeing growers access to ports and infrastructure after the competition regulator gave the green light to Archer Midland Daniels's $3 billion bid for GrainCorp.
NSW Farmers Association president
"Because our grain market depends on this monopoly infrastructure and because they are a foreign investor, we would like to see those things in guarantee or mandatory conditions. Otherwise we can't support it," Ms Simson said.
"We've asked them [ADM] to consider voluntarily guaranteeing some of these conditions around open access."
The GrainCorp board has recommended ADM's $13.20 a share offer, which includes permitted dividends of $1 a share.
However the deal is yet to receive approval from the Foreign Investment Review Board amid concerns by some Australian growers and politicians that ADM could shut access to GrainCorp's ports and infrastructure or increase the costs of use. NSW Nationals Senator Fiona Nash said the ACCC took a narrow view when assessing the deal.
"I think GrainCorp has recognised its virtual monopoly position and I don't think they have abused that. I don't have any confidence that ADM will take the same approach," she said. "This issue of ADM taking over GrainCorp is not in the national interest and it is certainly not in the interest of growers."
ADM has moved to reassure growers by committing to the current arrangement that guarantees port access under the Wheat Export Marketing Act.
Sources close to ADM said the ACCC is working on a mandatory code with GrainCorp and other parties that will address port access beyond September 2014 when the current agreement expires.
ACCC chairman
Despite opposition from some members of the Coalition, the deal is believed to be well-supported in Parliament.
"The ACCC has not surprised anybody, but we are still approaching FIRB and we will be asking the new treasurer to ensure that FIRB does put in these mandatory conditions," Ms Simson said.
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Got my C&R...Now what?
I got my C&R a week or 2 ago, and have no real idea what to do with it.
I know not to sign the original, and I know what it entitles me to....
but I know nothing about the records I have to keep or anything that really goes along with it?
Is there a resource for this that I just haven't been able to find?
BATFE tells you what you need. Also check out Cruffler.com.
Oh, and a full checking account or a large credit line.... :D
You need to keep a record of everything you buy AND sell using your licence. Try Brownells for the record books. Unless you have lots of money, you will probably only need one.
Zerox the licence and sign the copies in INK for each purchase.
Unless you do a LOT of buying and selling, you will NEVER hear from the ATF, though they have the right to inspect your records by appointment.
Let my C&R licence lapse years ago after buying a few guns and selling one to a friend. Just don't have that kind of money anymore, plus subsequent purchases have been local. Still have the record book on file.
Buy, Baby, Buy!!!!:D
Speak of the devil. I got a fat envelope from BATFE today, with like 10 books and papers and cd roms and stuff. I guess I didnt know I had that coming.
Sweet, looks like I got some reading to do!
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DON'T expect ANY preferential treatment at gun shows.
Subscribe to Shotgun news to gain a realistic picture of the market and to define your needs.
Keep a copy SGN in the "throne room:" to read while at worship.
COPY your C & R by e-mail to Midway and Graff & Sons and Brownells for discussants.
CARRY a folded copy of C & R for shows in case you need to SELL to another license holder.
Take out a Second Mortgage on the House and Enjoy the Daily Visits by Brown.
A Good starter to test the waters is always a Mosin - Cheap and plentiful and let's you get your feet wet without breaking into the kids piggy bank, But beware they will multiply overnight.
You will need to maintain a "bound volume" of your "acquisitions and dispositions". You can buy one from Brownells, or several other sources, or go look at cruffler.com.
Mine is a stitched journal book from local dollar store. Pages numbered, columns ruled off, shows make, model, caliber, SN, and name and address of who I got it from, or who I sent it to. Have a resealable envelope taped in the back- keep copy of any FFL I received in there. Separate pages for "in" and "out".
Send a copy to Numrich (discount for parts) and Southern Ohio Gun (not as good as they used to be, but sometimes they have goodies.
I keep 2 folded copies in my wallet- for targets of opportunity.
No, the law doesn't require you to provide a signed FFL to your buyer, but it is a very nice courtesy. It has been multiple decades since I sold something, but I always collected a signed 473 from the buyer if they weren't an FFL holder (still have them stored) and used a firearms transaction receipt book too.
Now that you have your FFL, throw a paycheck or two away and also check out gunbroker . com. :)
And also remember you can get discounts on supplies from Graf And Sons, Midway USA, Brownells, and Numrich if you send them a signed copy. Some C&R places will take emailed or faxed copies, some will still require you to send them a signed copy by snail mail first.
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Kids love technology. Show them a tablet or smartphone and they're immediately interested, even if they aren't quite sure how it works. In a just a few short years of life, most kids can outperform their parents on tablets and love watching shows, playing games, or streaming movies. Studies suggest, however, that tablet and cell phone use for kids under two should be almost nonexistent, and be limited to less than an hour a day when they're older. So how do parents limit mobile usage on a iPad, iPhone, or iPod?
Turn off the Wi-Fi
If your device doesn't have 3 or 4G, turning off Wi-Fi access is one option. Turn off the router to prevent kids from connecting to the Internet to download more apps or movies. If you'd like a less drastic solution, you can use a Mac computer to enable Timed Access Control and limit the amount of time each device on a network is able to connect. Start by grabbing the WiFi address of your iDevice from the About section of Settings, then power up your Mac, click on Network, and then Enable Access Control.
Turn on Guided Access
You'll find this under Settings—>General—>Accessibility. There, you'll see a slider for Guided Access. Once on, you'll create a four-digit passcode. When an app loads, triple-tap the home button and the Guided Access menu will appear, letting you block out specific features, such as in-app purchases or online play. Press Start and the app will work as normal, but kids won't be able to return to the home screen without your access code.
Restrict Apps or Permissions
Head to Settings—>General—>Restrictions to create a restriction code. You can then apply the code to any app on your iPhone or iPad, meaning you can allow your child to access his or her favorite games and movies but prevent them from using Safari, accessing email or making phone calls. You can also limit specific permissions on the device using the same code. This function lets you prevent kids from deleting apps (like usage-monitoring apps) or accessing content that includes a specific age rating. Even volume control can be limited.
Turn off Simple Passcode
The four-digit lock screen passcode is familiar to iDevice users and easily cracked by children. If your simple passcode has been cracked, go to Settings—>General—>Passcode Lock and turn off Simple Passcode. The phone will ask you for your original code and then prompt you for a new, more complex alternative. The only downsides? Forgetting your new password and locking yourself out, or writing the password down and leaving it somewhere your kids will look.
Managing cell phone use and tablet time with kids is a challenge, but with iPhones and iPads you have the choice to forbid, restrict, or simply limit access. What methods do you find most effective for curbing excessive screen time?
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THE family of a four-year-old girl who survived two 13-hour operations to remove a tumour has more reason than most to look forward to a bright 2013.
In January 2011, Olivia Howard, from Sherburn-in-Elmet, was rushed to hospital, where doctors discovered she was suffering from a brain tumour which measured 8cm by 5cm.
Eight months have passed since the Olivia's last bout of chemotherapy, and a scan in November suggested she was all clear, but she will continue to have tests to ensure the tumour has not returned.
Mark, Olivia's father, said: "The results from the head and spine scan came back two weeks ago, and are all clear, which is fantastic.
"We saw the scan results too, which was quite bizarre – there's like a void to the right side of her ear, but it's going to be like that for life. The brain has adapted already to the mass being there, but it stays a void, filled with fluid, but won't affect her in any way."
Christmas in 2011 was also difficult for the family, as Olivia had a high fever two days before Christmas Day and was admitted to children's oncology ward of Leeds General Infirmary. The family was allowed home at 4pm on Christmas Day, and enjoyed Boxing Day with a full Christmas dinner.
In contrast, this festive season Olivia and her family have been able to happily spend all their time together at home.
Mark said: "It was hectic, but it was nice to spend it at home and we can't grumble at all. Olivia got spoiled, which goes without saying.
"She had chicken pox just before Christmas, as it's going round the school. In the back of our minds, with what's happened, any murmur from her or looking unwell, we fear the worst, so had to double check. The next day, she had spots everywhere."
Despite the chicken pox, Olivia was well enough to enjoy Christmas with her family, and Mark said he was looking forward to getting back to normal in 2013.
He said: "She got a bike for Christmas, but we've not had much time to go out on it, because of the weather. It's been in the living room pretty much since Christmas Day. Her other toys are getting plenty of use, though.
"We can't believe it's New Year's already. We've gone to see everyone because last year we couldn't."


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Connellsville businessman faces unlawful conduct charges
Charges have been filed against a Connellsville businessman accused of dumping construction and demolition waste at his recycling business.
Two unlawful conduct charges were filed against Rodney Allen, 63, of 336 Breakneck Road on July 31 by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office at District Judge Ronald Haggerty Jr.'s office.
The charges were filed after the AGO investigated Allen's business, Allen Enterprises & Recycling LLC, following a referral made by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
According to an affidavit of probable cause, in September 2012 the DEP received a tip that Allen was transporting construction and demolition waste to his business, B&R Recycling in Bullskin Township, and burying it on his property.
The waste included carpet, burnt wood and vinyl siding.
A witness told authorities he watched Allen's recycling business bring roll-off trash bins and tri-axle trucks filled with construction and demolition waste on the B&R property and dump the waste into a hole in the ground. An excavating machine was used to cover the waste with dirt.
Photographs were provided to authorities of the waste.
The AGO approached Allen on May 21 and informed Allen that a search warrant was going to be executed on his property. Allen reportedly responded that the property was used as a landfill from 1940 to 1989. He purchased the property in 1990 or 1991 through a tax sale.
During the search, AGO investigators discovered five trenches and observed that a large amount of construction and demolition waste had been buried underground and that some of the waste was dated after 1991.
Allen does not have a permit from the DEP to dispose of municipal waste, which includes solid, liquid or semisolid materials, on that property.
A preliminary hearing was scheduled for 1 p.m. Sept. 12 before District Judge Ronald Haggerty Jr.
Mark Hofmann is a staff writer with Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 724-626-3539 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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For the first time in more years than I can recall exactly, I drove into Ennis and immediately got lost.
To say that this town has changed in the years since I served as editor of the Ennis Daily is a huge understatement.
I am thankful for a GPS system on my phone, I can tell you that. I was here in 2001 to October of 2002 and I have worked in several other towns with numerous other papers since then.
But it sure was nice to come back to Ennis, the home of wonderful Czech names, kolaches, bluebonnets, Polka music and Kolache. I said Kolache twice. It is that good.
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(CBS/AP) After months of battling health issues, Aretha Franklin is celebrating her 69th birthday in a way big in New York.
The Queen of Soul has scheduled a birthday bash on Friday at a luxury hotel, complete with performances and several guests. Her publicist, Tracy Jordan, added that Franklin is planning to see the Broadway production of "Driving Miss Daisy" earlier in the evening.
The 18-time Grammy winner underwent surgery late last year in her hometown of Detroit for an undisclosed ailment. Since the surgery, Franklin said she has lost more than 80 pounds. She credited the weight loss to a change in her diet and exercise.
"I was doing everything you could to lose that weight, and it's hard," she told Wendy Williams in an interview earlier this month. "It's just really hard. [But] you can't continue eating things that will hurt you eventually."
The music legend is expected to return to the stage in May and also has a new album on the way.


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Barley marketer ABB Grain managed to avoid the worst effects of the drought, comfortably beating early earnings forecasts and even eclipsing its 2002 result.
The addition of the Jossco grain trading business and the sale of an investment helped lift earnings 4.2 per cent to $15 million.
Directors demonstrated some confidence in the immediate outlook by lifting the final dividend from 10.1c to 13.5c a share, raising total distribution for the year to September 30 from 17.1c to 20.5c a share, fully franked.
"The drought conditions experienced had an impact on ABB's business and, in turn, our financial results, with grain deliveries down significantly for the 2002-03 season," chairman Trevor Day said.
The fall in deliveries - the value of grain delivered into the company's pools plunged from $621 million to $346 million - resulted in a reduction of grower use of ABB's financial products, he said.
ABB is one of the world's largest exporters of malting-grade barley for the brewing industry and is also a big player in domestic and international feed-grain markets.
Factors offsetting the decline in volumes included the opportunity to sell grain into the eastern states, where there was also a shortage of grain, Mr Day said.
The acquisition of Jossco also unexpectedly boosted earnings, he said. The results show Jossco produced a profit of $1.45 million.
"This [acquisition] has brought great value to ABB, both financially and in terms of diversification," Mr Day said.
He said the outlook for the current crop, now being harvested, was positive.
"The crop size for 2003-04 is expected to be of similar size to that of 2001-02."
The record date for the dividend will be February 6.
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By Hilary Meyer [2], April 30, 2010 - 1:08pm
A couple of weeks ago, my lovely colleague Penelope blogged about lazy lasagna & more sneaky comfort food shortcuts [7]. I'm all about taking shortcuts, especially when I'm pressed for time and have to get dinner on the table fast [8] (In fact, I'm the one who developed that "lazy" recipe for Inside-Out Lasagna [9] in the EatingWell Test Kitchen.)
But I'm married to one of those men who relishes the process of cooking and savors the results of his labor. I can't complain. One of my husband's favorite cooking projects is making lasagna. He's mastered EatingWell's classic lasagna [10], and even figured out tricks to make lasagna healthier [11].
Now that it's spring, I want a lighter lasagna. One of our favorite spring recipes [12] right now, since it makes the most of fresh seasonal spinach and onions, is Caramelized Onion Lasagna. I developed this recipe in the EatingWell Test Kitchen and I love the creamy Gorgonzola cheese and the crunchy toasted walnuts on top. Yes, it takes some time to make. But it's worth the effort. (Especially when it's my husband who's making it!) His effort isn't wasted on one meal. There are only two of us and lasagna makes great leftovers, giving us plenty of ultra-quick meals [13] to savor later.
Here are some more awesome lasagna recipes (and even a "shortcut" recipe done in 45 minutes!):
Lasagna Rolls [14] Crumbled tofu replaces the ricotta in our Italian-style vegetarian meal. This one is ready in just 45 minutes!
Seafood Lasagna [15] Shrimp, sole and salmon come together in a beautiful lasagna dish. Serve with an arugula salad and crusty whole-grain baguette.
Sausage, Mushroom & Spinach Lasagna [16] This cheesy lasagna is full of spicy Italian turkey sausage, whole-wheat noodles, mushrooms and spinach. A serving of this version has about one-third the fat and saturated fat, and only half the calories of the original. Use soy-based sausage for a hearty vegetarian variation.
Caramelized Onion Lasagna [17] This unusual lasagna with portobello mushrooms, sweet onions, spinach and Gorgonzola cheese has a rich, complex flavor. It's also great with goat cheese instead of Gorgonzola, if you prefer.
What are your favorite lasagna recipes? Tell us what you think below.
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Hilary Meyer develops and tests healthy recipes in the EatingWell Test Kitchen. She is a graduate of New England Culinary Institute.
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Anthony Weiner – the NY mayoral candidate of Carlos Danger sexting infamy – has put himself into another sexting scandal, and now uncensored penis pics he sent to his online partner who is not his wife has been posted online.
TheDirty.com – who first broke the news of the scandal – had initially posted the censored pics and the raunchy Facebook exchanges on their site, forcing Weiner to come out with his wife and give a public apology in the media, while still maintaining that he won't pull out from the NYC mayoral race.
But TheDirty.com's owner Nik Richie – not happy with the fact that Weiner still wants to continue vying for the NYC mayoral seat – decided to post the uncensored pics, and he did not hide his reason for doing it:
'There comes a time for people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with self-absorbed, perverted politicians. New York City, now is that time! As the flagship city of the United States, you must use this as an opportunity to tell the world that dirty politicians like Anthony Weiner don't deserve to represent you.
Today is the first time in our company history that TheDirty.com has published extreme nude images without censor because New York deserves better leadership than this.
Let your voices be heard and demand that Anthony Weiner aka Carlos Danger withdraws immediately from the mayoral race. Now is your time, your opportunity to positively shift the focus of the mainstream media and the culture of politics in the United States.- nik'
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