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I co moderated the Mental Health And Social Media #MHSM Twitter chat with Valerie Casselton @Valcasselton the executive editor of the Vancouver Sun newspaper last Tuesday November 23rd. The topic was how to effectively respond to media stories on mental health. I'm @petequily on Twitter
The Mental Health And Social Media #MHSM chat happens every Tuesday from 6pm to 7pm PST and was started byAmy Kiel @Abeeliever on twitter who blogs at Una Vita Bella. I'd encourage people on twitter to check out the #mhsm chats, I find them very useful.
You can check it out by searching for the #mhsm hashtag on twitter
I enjoyed it though it was quite busy trying to keep up with 360+ tweets in an hour. Thanks to Valerie Casselton for helping out with the chat from the perspective of a newspaper editor and for the Vancouver Sun digital life reporter @gillanshaw who blogs at Digital Life for helping to arrange it.
Here are some of the tweets (not all, and missing the retweets) I've captured from the chat. It's in reverse order going from last tweet to first tweet.
petequily: Nice to see #mhsm Mental Health & Social Media chat trending in #Vancouver http://trendsmap.com/local/ca/vancouver #mentalhealth
EatsShootsEdits: social media also needs to understand that Journalism has certain rules that must be used to tell a story. #mhsm
bluefinch604: @petequily Could send out a tweet stating that they wish to write about X mental health condition. Ppl may be brave & come forward. #mhsm
EatsShootsEdits: @petequily Reporters and editors can do google searches for bloggers in the area. thy can use twitter as a research tool as well #mhsm
walkforwarriors: RT @PTSDConference: an effective way to respond to stories is to offer expert input based on experience/facts #mhsm
valcasselton: @EatsShootsEdits #mhsm Great! Always looking. Reporters, editors are part of your community and really care about these issues.
EatsShootsEdits: @KristinaJarvis trad media looks down at social media and social media thinks trad media is outdated. little crossover #mhsm
HealthWorksBC: INDEED! RT @CreativeFusion: Mental health commiss showed some of greatest stigma w/in health care system itself. http://bit.ly/g0JPtH
valcasselton: @petequily #mhsm. All stories have reporters' contact info at the end. e-mail them. Send a tweet. Call them. Call the newsroom, an editor…
bluefinch604: @EatsShootsEdits One would need to be brave, to come forward with their story. Some won't take the risk. #mhsm
HealthWorksBC: TY.Got to go & hope a few will join our hlthcare SM Canada chat this Thur #hcsmca 6pm Pacific1hr/3topics incl person centred health sm #mhsm
bluefinch604: @EatsShootsEdits I wish TV would rely less on sensationalism and I hope print keeps informing. #mhsm
EatsShootsEdits: I feel if traditional media looks into the MH social media scene they just might find some good stories. #mhsm
KristinaJarvis: @stephintoronto Negativity is understandable – it can be frustrating to deal with & try to get pos. attn. #mhsm
SuperADDMom: #mhsm print media stating symptoms of #adhd for example that describe mainly boys at 7 yo, does nothing to educate public.
petequily: @stephintoronto no #stigma on high blood pressure many can diagnose & treat it. I get emails daily asking where #adhd diagnosis in bc #mhsm
dnmiyoshi: @stephintoronto Maybe not, but ur friends with high b.p. would probably think nothing of taking their medication right in front of u #mhsm
SuperADDMom: #mhsm articles still use old info when researching, females r UNDER dxed for #adhd and even #autism, considered a boy's issue. not the case
about 1 hour ago via web · Reply · View Tweet
HealthWorksBC: as a MH leader w MH my emplyr of 18 yr was less supportive than expected. Healthcare does a poor job of taking good care of it's "own" #mhsm
valcasselton: @stephintoronto #mhsm. Identify media, editors & reporters who do stories on MH that you like. Then contact them with your stories. Connect.
EatsShootsEdits: @KristinaJarvis TV like the sensationalism, the shock and fear value, print likes to educate, inform #mhsm
stephintoronto: cont to tell my story verbally,in print through blog,twitter,writing,at Group sessions,using it to help myself and others w MH issues #mhsm
CreativeFusion: @mrchriswagner Important to have editorial meetings w/ top staff w/ trusted members of mental health community to effect change. #mhsm
KristinaJarvis: I once had a boss threaten me with a pink slip, then later said it was to get me out of my "funk" #mhsm
SuperADDMom: #mhsm the local Ontario newspaper articles don't help with the #adhd stigma
petequily: The BC adult ADHD clinic at childrens had year waitlist. asked govt for $ govt shut it down. still closed http://bit.ly/37dqmy #mhsm
SuperADDMom: #mhsm ppl in my life know about it, and i tell those i meet new in my community as I strive to become known artist, ppl are so unaware
KristinaJarvis: The point I am trying to make, esp. to journos, is that the upper level needs understanding and it starts with staff #mhsm
SuperADDMom: #mhsm I'm very vocal about #adhd, #autism, neurological mental health issues on twitter, facebook, blog, and in my life, i OWN my ADHD.
HealthWorksBC: many of us have person. exp w MH self incl, dare i say we're preaching to the choir. How about who's not here & should be 4 future? #mhsm
mrchriswagner: I think we all have an oppty 2 take something negative & make it a positive, make it abt hope & make the media get it #mhsm
petequily: @EatsShootsEdits that happens w/ #ADHD too can take many months to see someone who knows ADHD UBC med schools stds get 1 hour on ADHD #mhsm
CreativeFusion: @KristinaJarvis Knew someone who used to smash furniture in psych hospital ER just so he would get help. He committed suicide. #mhsm
mrchriswagner: @CreativeFusion I think the bottom ranks of the media are mostly on side, it's the subeditors and chiefs that need 'training' #mhsm
EatsShootsEdits: @KristinaJarvis I am a Journo with multiple Mental Illnesses #mhsm
petequily: @PTSDConference yes I did that on the Vancouver YMCA #ADHD #stigma ad by blogging & tweeting it + offline see http://bit.ly/hZs1ZZ #mhsm
EatsShootsEdits: @petequily Pete you are right, education is key and for us to find ways to get media to educate "With" us. #mhsm
KristinaJarvis: In #ab we've had suicidal people get no help at ER, one killed himself at ER. Where was the story about the desperation of his act? #mhsm
ReachOutinUSA: @CreativeFusion Exactly. The angle is key, relating to the patients perspective is most easily facilitated by bottom-up media IMO #mhsm
EatsShootsEdits: I have fallen thru the cracks of BCs MH system. Why should a Bipolar 1 person have to wait 6 to 12 months to find a P-Doc #mhsm
stephintoronto: i think that again we r back to the basics of these chats. the need for education,de-stigmatization,awareness&understanding #mhsm
petequily: To deal w/ #ADHD catch 22 I've been doing a series of blog posts what would it take you to go public with ADHD? http://bit.ly/fpZenW #mhsm
SuperADDMom: #mhsm if we can't get medical society to deal with MH without stigma, can we expect media to?
petequily: @HealthWorksBC and to make it worse people w/ #ADHD have 3-5 times higher rates of eating disorders #mhsm
mrchriswagner: @EatsShootsEdits agreed, you never hear 'cancer patient escapes hospital' or 'man with broken leg escapes hospital' do you #mhsm
@HealthWorksBC: Stigma x 10: a male w eating disorder. men seeking help & admitting a problem is a huge step but much society is not there yet. #mhsm
CreativeFusion: @petequily Magazines often cover these issues better & some papers, but has to be right reporter w/ right intent & angle. #mhsm
HealthWorksBC: IDEALLY MH discussion should be occurring as part of daily conversation everywhere, kitchen table, w friends & not be a media topic #mhsm
stephintoronto: Press calls agencies for quotes,info. They need to know that you are open. #mhsm
SuperADDMom: #mhsm i find as a mom with "cyclothymia" & ADHD on my medical record, my CHILDREN'S mental health is not addressed because I'm the advocate
valcasselton: #mhsm If it's new, if it has human interest, if someone is willing to be interviewed, we've got a story. Need all three.
mrchriswagner: @petequily stigma is everyone's problem, keeps us all in the dark, but stigma and bigotry sells papers unfortunately #mhsm
EatsShootsEdits: because you never hear, "Driver in accident texted seemed to be a idiot" #mhsm
EatsShootsEdits: also reporters need to stop throwing in "Possibly Mentally Ill" or "Subject seemed Psychotic" this adds to MH stigma #mhsm
stephintoronto: i know that many of us would stand up & speak up for the cause, so where do I sign up is part of the challenge? #mhsm
CreativeFusion: @ReachOutinUSA True…have had great success interviewing people for CAMH CrossCurrents. But they know it will be dealt w/sensitively. #mhsm
petequily: @CreativeFusion but people w/ #ADHD rarely complain to media / govt b/c stigma is so strong. Catch 22 #mhsm
mrchriswagner: @EatsShootsEdits You are correct, also #mh doesn't make good pictures, which is what TV needs, so often #mh gets zero coverage #mhsm
ReachOutinUSA: @CreativeFusion this is true, re consumers (h8 that word) but if u can find some spokespeople, you need to be careful and nurturing #mhsm
KristinaJarvis: #mhsm better in-depth stories about the effects of mental illness, better explanation of what mental illness does to people.
HealthWorksBC: Stigma x 10: a male w eating disorder. men seeking help & admitting a problem is a huge step but much society is not there yet. #mhsm
petequily: @CreativeFusion Absolutely. One of the biggest problems with #ADHD is the stigma. Media & govt often doesn't take ADHD seriously #mhsm
mrchriswagner: @CreativeFusion It's not bad here, sometimes tho, the guidelines scare the media out of reporting on #mh and #suicide #mhsm
EatsShootsEdits: @valcasselton TV news treats MH far more like a side show than print. TV is about the fear, sensationalism #mhsm
mrchriswagner: @CreativeFusion this is true, re consumers (h8 that word) but if you can find some spokespeople, you need to be careful and nurturing #mhsm
stephintoronto: Maybe we need to assign a mental illness to each month and just bombard them with stories? hee hee #ADHDAugust? #DepressionDeccember? #mhsm
valcasselton: @EatsShootsEdits One a month?! Vancouver Sun had 26 stories on MH in the past month. #mhsm
mrchriswagner: #mhsm, often tho, the issue comes when a sensational story, like the Oz twin #suicide in the US, happens, and the rules go out the window
stephintoronto: @EatsShootsEdits think maybe the spectrum of "mental health" is so large that it is even hard to have these talks sometimes #mhsm
EatsShootsEdits: I agree it is hard to get people to speak openly in a public forum about their mental illness #mhsm
mrchriswagner: #mhsm Hey everyone, sorry for the delay in jumping in, in Oz, we have guidelines for the media, courts, police etc http://bit.ly/9ACQWT
EatsShootsEdits: one of the issues I faced as a producer was take depression, the spectrum is so wide it was hard to focus a story #mhsm
HealthWorksBC: RT @stephintoronto: i think recog obj of the reporter & the need for a story as well as the obj of sensitivity&truthfulness #mhsm
CreativeFusion: @Colleen_Young @EatsShootsEdits Often reporters want to talk to people with mh issues; hard to find due to stigma. #mhsm
petequily: @BCMentalHealth I think the #ItGetsBetter campaign is brilliant. Would like to see something like that on #ADHD #mhsm
HealthWorksBC: Goals/Risks: knowledge of facts/range, uniqueness, & impact of story on others, need to reduce stigma vs adding to stigma #mhsm
stephintoronto: i think recognizing the obj of the reporter & the need for a story as well as the obj of sensitivity&truthfulness about #Mentalhealth #mhsm
valcasselton: @petequily Counterproductive? Not timely. Not relevant. Issues that are so specific they don't speak to a broad number of people. #mhsm
EatsShootsEdits: reporters need to understand that patients get very little voice in the public conversation about MH and MH care. #mhsm
BCMentalHealth: Do you think the media is taking the right steps with regard to the #ItGetsBetter campaign? #mhsm
PTSDConference: if u find a story or blog post u believe is counter productive or wrong, respond w/ ur own post & link to other info #mhsm
stephintoronto: i think counter productivity arrises from anger to the story, where the real sentiment might have been sadness/hurt not vocalized well #mhsm
EatsShootsEdits: question, what can we do to better help the media tell our story? #mhsm
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petequily: @KristinaJarvis what things do you think reporters & editors could do to get more non surface stories on #mentalhealth ? #mhsm
EatsShootsEdits: @BCMentalHealth links for help, moderated chat, possible web counseling via skype for people not comfortable leaving the house #mhsm
BCMentalHealth: if you were to build an online support group for people with mental illness what things would you like to see it have? #mhsm
petequily: @valcasselton what are some ways that people have tried to respond to media on #mentalhealth isssue that don't work/counterproductive? #mhsm
HealthWorksBC: My TIPS: get the facts right, treat w dignity, not generalize, HELP others find resources by listing at least 1 in each story #mhsm
PTSDConference: another effective way to respond to stories is to build your own story via social media #mhsm
stephintoronto: it is like any health issue.if there isn't a crisis or a specific month/week dedicated to the cause it won't make the pages #mhsm
PTSDConference: an effective way to respond to stories is to offer expert input based on experience/facts #mhsm
petequily: RT @valcasselton: #mhsm Lots of ways to respond to media re. mental health stories. Letters to editor, calls to reporters & editors, ideas for follow stories.
EatsShootsEdits: i feel print media should have one MH story a month in the health & lifestyle section #mhsm
KristinaJarvis: #mhsm As a reporter with mental illness, I still feel we in media don't really scratch the surface of coverage.
petequily: Web-savvy Mounties save suicidal man at UBC http://bit.ly/eeLI7g #mhsm via @gillianshaw
EatsShootsEdits: @valcasselton i agree, but we must as editors be open to relationships in the MH community #mhsm
HealthWorksBC: i've asked rprters 2 de-sensationalize stories to be more sensitive & walk in shoes of those they are writing about.they did x3 so far #mhsm
stephintoronto: i have responded to issues/articles in the paper that i feel don't properly represent #bipolar #depression.try to bring a real voice #mhsm
valcasselton: #mhsm Lots of ways to respond to media re. mental health stories. Letters to editor, calls to reporters & editors, ideas for follow stories.
EatsShootsEdits: editor and was interviewed myself to stop using MH fear as a news leader #mhsm
PTSDConference: certainly there've been tons of stories on #PTSD lately. hav leveraged them several times to forge relationships #mhsm
EatsShootsEdits: I responded to a story whereas a reporter was using scary people with MH to sensationalize a story. I responded with a letter to the #mhsm
HealthWorksBC: as a former ldr of mental health MOST of my experiences w reporters concerning awaren. of MH were sensitive when goals/risks undrstood #mhsm
petequily: Also what are some examples where you've responded to media story on #mental health & had a bad result or no result? possible causes? #mhsm
EatsShootsEdits: There should be stronger relationships between news editors and the MH community in order to bring honest relevant issues public #mhsm
HealthWorksBC: when sharing facts & exper about males w eating disorders. fact chking w reporters, person w illness & time helped #mhsm #hcsmca #mhsm
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stephintoronto: it's a tough topic. i have used media stories to open the conversation with family and friends about #mentalhealth #mhsm
EatsShootsEdits: I know from working in TV news , different than print. MH stories are usually linked to tragic events & not organic MH stories #mhsm
petequily: What are some examples where you've responded to a media story on #mental health and had a good result? What were causes? #mhsm
petequily: we won't be doing ?1 ?2 etc just general ? and comments focusing on effective AND non effective ways to respond to media MH stories #mhsm
petequily: @ValCasselton won't be able to respond to specific media stories but will do her best respond to your ?s #mhsm
petequily: @ValCasselton graciously offered to help out with her perspective at the last minute #mhsm
petequily: I'll be co moderating the #mhsm chat with Vancouver Sun Executive Editor @ValCasselton who's on deadline so will be in & out of chat
petequily: Welcome to #mhsm ! tonights topic how to effectively respond to media stories on #mentalhealth vs just vent
BCMentalHealth: Looking forward to the Mental Health & Social Media chat #mhsm about to start
petequily: #ADHD Is Essentially Invisible To Those Who Don't Have It, Need A Major PR Campaign To Take Away The Stigma http://bit.ly/eAkPmW #mhsm


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Linda Sarna, of the University of California Los Angeles, and colleagues analyzed data from the Nurses' Health Study and looked at smoking patterns among nurses over a period of 27 years.
Whereas in the 1976 Nurses' Health Study, 33.2 percent of nurses were current smokers, by the 1989 study the proportion had dropped to 13.5 percent and declined again by 2002/2003 to 8.4 percent, the study showed. Of all nurses who had ever smoked at this time, 79 percent had already quit, the data revealed. The results are significant because nurses' smoking behavior affects the likelihood that they will offer smoking cessation interventions to patients, as well as affecting their own health.
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Crystal Lake Automotive is a mechanical and collision repair facility that opened in 1986 and now occupies 25,000 square feet. The company employs 26 full-time workers including several family members.
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Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending Foo Camp at O'Reilly's California campus. It was an exciting trip. I met a lot of people I already knew, and many more that I didn't.
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I'm going to try to recall important facts and figures (people) the best I can. There were two sessions I ran at Foo. The first was "Web Services War Stories." I had folks from Google, eBay, PayPal, del.icio.us, and Amazon at my disposal and I was curious about how they felt about web services. Generally, the session ran like an AA meeting for people having to deal with SOAP.
By-and-large, everyone agreed that while SOAP is a huge pain to deal
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There also appear to be hard issues in the areas of security,
authentication being at the top of the list. Finally, much to my dismay,
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On the way back to the airport I gave Meng and James Duncan a ride into San Francisco. We stopped for a wonderful dinner and some relaxing conversation. It was the highlight of the trip, to sit and relax, and converse with interesting folks. Now that I think of it, that was the large part of Foo Camp.
After Dinner I left these folks and got on a plane for Pittsburgh.
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Now here comes the interesting part. I was in the process of securing plane tickets to head off to YAPC-EU in Belfast, which I expected would come through for a flight on Tuesday. It was Monday at this point. When I finally got home I got the details of my flight. I was leaving in three hours.
So, after an extended layover in Pittsburgh I made my way to the
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and we were once again together and flying to London. Neither of us
expected that.
In Belfast it was known that I was coming without much expendable income. Marty and Karen gave me a room in their lovely house, and an air mattress, so I had shelter. The many kind YAPC attendees helped me through the week with food and drink, sometimes too much of either. But it turned out just fine.
I didn't go to any talks, except for the ones I was either giving or organizing. I accepted my fate of assimilation into the organizational staff. I helped get the wireless network running, I carried things, and I organized a couple of "free form" sessions titled "Essential CPAN Modules" and "Life Hacks."
An interesting bit on the Life Hacks was that I tried to organize a live webcast of James Duncan talking about some utilities he'd written to make his life easier. This almost worked. Every solution we tried required too much bandwidth because, well, the folks in the audience were likely upgrading their Debian installs while listening. We resolved to an audio cast and me controlling an editor. It worked well enough, but we'll go for something better at a later time. I've got some ideas.
Saturday was a very fun day. Marty, Tony, Karen and I toured the north east coast of Ireland. It's amazingly beautiful. We could see Scotland across the Irish Sea, which means the weather was in our favor. At one point we were rained on pretty good, but that just created more beauty, a double rainbow over the sea.
Back Home
So now I'm back home. In three weeks I'm off to Venice to board the Geek Cruise, a trio of Perl, MySQL, and Linux. I'm looking forward to that trip as well.
Maybe I'll even get back into the habit of writing in this Journal. Speaking of random details, how do you like the autumn colors?
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Question: In what markets do you see the U.S. life insurance business growing in the next two years?
"I see three growth markets. The first is estate planning. There has been a recent resurgence in the use of life insurance to cover estate taxes. This is happening in states that have very low exemption amounts in comparison to the $5 million-plus exemption amount in the federal estate tax. For instance, in New Jersey, the estate tax starts at $675,000. In addition, there is no portability in New Jersey even though there is portability in the federal estate tax law. When people learn about this, that helps sell life insurance. The second growth market is use of life insurance as an asset class. I started doing this last year, and it has helped sell survivorship polices. We use whole life insurance to replace some of the bonds in the client's portfolio, to lower the interest rate risk. The third area is using life insurance to create tax-free supplemental retirement income for people in the highest tax brackets who must now pay increased taxes due to the new Medicare surcharge. We use variable universal life or whole life (depending on client risk tolerance) insurance to provide these clients with a source of supplemental tax-free income. In all three cases, the clients do not know about the solutions until we teach them. Once they learn, the referrals to our firm are easier to get."
—Mark D. Olson, CFP, MSFS, Horizon Wealth Strategies, Edison, N.J.
"It's the senior market, absolutely. For instance, I am using life insurance for income replacement and pension maximization. People never outgrow the need for life insurance. My average client is age 60 to 62, and we make life insurance part of the estate plan. The key is to get to the clients before they decide how they will set up their pension. Those who don't know about other options might commit to a plan that will pay the spouse half of the retiree's pension if the retiree dies first. They have to pay extra for that. I point out how using permanent life insurance to maximize the income will provide many more advantages. For instance, they can take the money they would otherwise pay for the spousal pension amount and use it to buy a life policy with the spouse as beneficiary. Then, if the insured (pensioner) dies first, the policy benefit goes to the spouse tax free; because of that, they typically won't have to spend as much money for the same amount of spousal income. There are other benefits too. The catch is, the person needs to be able to qualify for the life insurance. After we look at the pros and cons, clients often decide to do the pension maximization. In the last 1.5 to two years, for example, my pension maximization business has grown 15 percent. Last year alone, my life production was up 30 percent, and pension maximization was a good part of it. I think this trend will continue."
—Terry Armstrong, FIC, LUTCF, Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial, Pensacola, Fla.
"The companies will adapt their products to be versatile. For instance, life policies can address disability, long-term care and critical illness protection through riders. The market potential for this has never been greater, because people are seeing that life insurance with riders for long-term care and critical illness can help the family and insured deal with devastating circumstances and re-engage with life — while the insured is still alive. Clients are anxious to buy solutions to life's hazards, and they are buying the riders. In my practice, 90 percent of the permanent insurance I sell includes these riders, and my percent of permanent insurance to term insurance sales is up 10 times from about five years ago. The industry is not yet offering disability riders, but insureds can use the long-term care riders in such a way as to meet the disability need. It won't pay for all the things a disability policy will cover, but the point is, the person could qualify for benefits in some disability-related situations."
—Steven M. Daniel, CLU, ChFC, Daniel Financial Services, Butte, Mont.


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Medium and heavy truck sales were down nearly 10 percent in March over the same period a year ago, according to WardsAuto.
Dealers moved 49,206 units in classes 3-8 pounds during the month, down slightly from the 51,734 sold the year before, but higher than the 42,331 units sold in February.
Class 8 sales slid 21.5 percent compared to the same month last year, moving 13,101 units compared to 17,308 in 2012.
While Daimler's Western Star posted a 63 percent increase, it was on small volumes. Volvo Truck suffered the biggest plunge in heavy-truck sales in March, down 45.9 percent, due to the 60.5 percent falloff in its namesake brand.
Class 7 sales tumbled 24.1 percent, with UD Trucks and International each recording declines of about 60 percent, WardsAuto reported. Hino enjoyed the best growth in the month, up 56.4 percent, but on just 175 units. PACCAR sales jumped 14.6 percent.
Through March, sales of medium- and heavy-duty trucks were running 9.3 percent behind like-2012, with 75,423 units vs. 83,181.
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Gary Campbell, governor of Rotary District 5960, urged Elk River Rotary Club members to tell prospective members how Rotary International is three countries away from eliminating polio in the world.
Campbell said Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan are targets of Polio Plus, which is trying to rid the world of the disease.
A partner is the Bill and Malinda Gates Foundation that has pledged to double a $35 million per year Rotary contribution to Polio Plus for the next five years.
This Rotary project has the capability of touching every human life on the planet, Campbell said.
He said that a child can be vaccinated for life for 60 cents. When the project began 25 years ago, 325,000 people were paralyzed, mostly children. Last year, 250 were paralyzed in three countries.
The Minnesota Lynx professional basketball team will be promoting the End Polio Now campaign at its Sept. 14 game with the Chicago Sky when it will donate a portion of the ticket proceeds to fight the disease.
Campbell, who is a member of the Anoka Rotary Club, is planning to visit all 68 clubs in his district.
The theme for the International Rotary this year is "Engage Rotary. Change Lives."
He urged the Elk River Rotarians to get involved in bettering the community and praised the club's Strive program that works with Elk River high school students to enable them to graduate on time.
Campbell challenged Elk River Rotarians to find new members and discover what they are passionate about and get them involved in solving the community's problems.


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beep(1) not working on ThinkPad X230
beep(1), that formerly trusty little program that beeps the pc speaker, isn't working on my ThinkPad X230.
The modules "pcspkr" and "snd_pcsp" are blacklisted by default in Linux Mint Mate Maya. I un-blacklisted both, rebooted even, and still no joy.
Is this a hardware rather than a Linux Mint issue? GRUB beeps at boot time.
I heard there is a simpler way to do it in the command-line but I couldn't remember so, as far as i know... there is another way to beep. You will need a C compiler (gcc), /usr/include/stdio.h and nano. (These are already in Mint 13).
We are going to use the Bell escape code technique, Follow these steps:
1. Open up terminal.
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#include <stdio.h>
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gcc test.c
5. Type this in terminal:
I added this step:
chmod +x a.out
#include <stdio.h>
This is interesting... I un-blacklisted pcspkr and got this when I tried to load it:
thinx ~ # modprobe pcspkr
If not beep(1), what is the "normal" way to make a sound from within a script running as root?
cvlc at least works as a normal user, notwithstanding that it takes ctrl-c to get the prompt back; but it refuses to run as root.
paplay doesn't work (as expected at least) at all.
tarver ~/Audio/Sounds $ paplay b-tone.mp3
Let me confirm this: Did GRUB really beep the internal Speaker?
I wish I knew. Something beeps long before the OS is loaded.
Hey, dude. I know what beeped before the OS... It's your BIOS! BIOS = Basic Input Output System.
It runs everytime you boot. Most computers have BIOS. The beeps from BIOS mean something too! :)
If it beeps weirdly then it means your computer has a problem, etc.
If it beeps like what you hear everyday, your computer is OK.
Also, On some modern laptops. The Internal PC Speaker isn't installed. So, You just can't get it to beep because there is no speaker... :D
The official X230 manual talks about the usual IBM/Lenovo beep codes that go back more than half way to the dawn of computing. What I don't know is if there is a separate tiny little buzzer tucked away somewhere, or if BIOS has a way of activating the same speakers that an OS later uses for routine sound. Either way, both BIOS at POST (power on self test) time and GRUB at boot time evidently have some way of activating something that vibrates and makes a sound.
What I am trying to figure out is what to call in a script running as root in a Linux environment, that does something similar. Specifically -- since beep(1) appears not to be supported -- I am broadening my question to ask, what would be the usual way to get root to send an audible signal in Linux Mint Mate 13 Maya? Getting such a script to su to a non-root user to run a complex media codec just strikes me as weirdly over-complicated. Is there a simple "normal" way to do this?
I guess you have to learn lots and lots of science about sound, sound, etc. And also learn how to impliment that in to a computer.
Frankly, I would prefer if "beep" just beeped.
I think the beep command asked something in the computer to translate it to vibrations. Maybe the 'something' doesn't like taking orders.
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Great review! <3 The one I got was tad lighter than my skin tone.ReplyDelete
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Spring pollen causing problems for allergy sufferers
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Allergists say it's too early to know what kind of allergy season it will be but the pollen count is high right now.
She loves the spring but Joyce Welitschinsky has been eyeing all the flowers and trees in her yard with suspicion ever since she started sneezing.
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"I don't remember having allergies except for the past few years but we live in the country and there is a lot of pollen," said Welitschinsky.
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Allergies are unpredictable. For many people they can come and go or stick around for years. Doctors say you can be unaffected by one type of pollen for years and then have terrible symptoms later on.
"We get patients who come in, had an increase in allergy symptoms, it may be the first time in years," said Dr. Lindsey Petrie from Allergy and Asthma Associates.
Allergists say it's too early to know what kind of allergy season it will be but the pollen count is high right now.
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Concerned about being able to continue education
I am currently a student at Dade Medical College in Miami Florida, not to be confused with Miami Dade College. Dade Medical is a small private startup ASN-RN nursing program. One of those that pretty much takes anyone that can pass the TEAS. I did my prerequisites at a four year University but because I didnt take college serious until my thirties my passed haunted me and I was unable to get into an established RN program at a university. I checked the schools status on the DOH website and it says approved. My concern is will I be able to go on to a four year university for a BSN? My goal is Nurse anesthesia however I want to make sure I am not wasting my time in this school, which is not very good to begin with. I pretty much teach myself everything.
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LAKELAND — The pantry and refrigerator were full of juice, pasta, snacks and canned food — plenty to fill the bellies of the two adults and five children who lived in the house on Sunshine Drive.
But not enough for the baby.
Only 2 ounces of formula were found Monday in the home where paramedics pronounced an emaciated 5-month-old girl dead. She weighed just 6 pounds.
Chauntasia Gardner starved to death in a house with more beer than infant formula, investigators said, and the Polk County Sheriff's Office blames the parents. Tivasha E. Logan, 25, and her boyfriend, Chauncey Gardner, 27, were charged with first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse.
"It is mind-boggling," Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. "I've done this job my entire adult life, and I've seen a lot of violence against children and babies, but I can't ever remember seeing one starve to death. This child was tortured for days on end until she finally died from starvation."
This wasn't a famine-plagued region. There was no water shortage or crop failure. This was Lakeland.
The family lived a mile from the nearest grocery store and in walking distance of two churches. Logan had Medicaid and received Social Security Income and food stamps. She also participated in the county's Women, Infants & Children program, which provides some formula.
Investigators even found a $674 Social Security check that Logan received on Nov. 1 specifically for the infant.
Still, Logan watered down the formula at a 3-1 ratio, not 1-1 as the label instructed, the arrest report states. She told deputies that she never read the label; she said Gardner told her 3-1 was correct.
"It's absolutely appalling," Polk County Commissioner Ed Smith said. "It's unbelievable that anybody would starve a child to death. Your own flesh and blood; it's just unbelievable."
Paramedics went to the house at 2710 Sunshine Drive N in response to a call about a child who was not breathing. When deputies arrived, she was laying on the floor, her ribs and spine visible, her eyes sunken and her skin loose and wrinkled.
Judd said the parents were in denial and couldn't see what they had done wrong. They haven't offered an explanation, he said.
Logan and Gardner never took Chauntasia to the doctor, the arrest report said. The baby was born prematurely on May 11 but released on July 29 at a healthy weight of 7 pounds and 8 ounces.
Three months later, she didn't weigh even that much.
When told the baby's weight, a Tampa pediatrician gasped.
"Oh, my God, 6 pounds?" said Dr. Christina Paulson. "Six pounds would be way, way, way below the third percentile," she said as she looked at a chart. "It's not even on the curve. … If that baby came into the office, we'd have sent them to the hospital."
The average weight for a 5-month-old is about 14 pounds, she said.
Logan told detectives that she tried several times to get an appointment with a doctor but couldn't because none would accept her Medicaid.
However, her mother, Vonda Stewart, told investigators that she confronted Logan two weeks ago and urged her to take the baby to the doctor because of weight loss. Logan told her mom that she had gone to a doctor and that Chauntasia weighed 8 pounds.
When a detective confronted Logan with that statement, she said she had lied to get her mother off her back, Judd said. She then admitted she had noticed her baby losing a lot of weight about two weeks ago, but feared she would get in trouble if she took her to the hospital, the arrest report states. She thought the staff would notify the Department of Children and Families.
Paulson said doctors are required to report suspected abuse and neglect, but DCF spokeswoman Carrie Hoeppner said the department doesn't immediately remove children in every circumstance. First, it tries to provide support.
"Your child's medical needs, their safety, always comes first," she said. "If there's any way we can support a family and not remove the child, we will."
The infant never made it to the Tuesday doctor's appointment that Logan told detectives she had made.
Hoeppner said that Logan and Gardner have been investigated four times in the past, between 2000 and 2007. Sometimes there were indicators of inadequate supervision, and other times there weren't, Hoeppner said, but there was never enough to warrant removing the children from the home.
For now, the five children are with a relative, and the DCF is working to keep them together, she said.
Three of the children — ages 4, 3 and 2 — belong to both Gardner and Logan, and Logan's two additional children — ages 10 and 6 — also lived with them. Gardner told deputies that he has fathered 10 children.
Gardner and Logan have each previously been convicted of several crimes. Gardner's convictions include possession of cocaine and driving under the influence, and Logan's include driving under the influence and resisting arrest.
They were held without bail.
Times researcher John Martin contributed to this report. Jessica Vander Velde can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or (813) 661-2443.


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In an incredible finish, Bethlehem (PA) Ronald Cruz, who appeared to be losing on points after nine hard rounds, finally broke down Alberto Morales, of Miami, with two knockdowns early in round 10, the second one for the full 10-count. Thgough most ringsiders had Cruz trailing, he actually led 86-85 on two scorecards and was down 86-85 on the third. Cruz goes to 19-2, 14 K0s; Morales falls to 11-3-2, 8 K0s.
Hot junior lightweight prospect Jason Sosa, of Camden, NJ, used a lethal left hook to the body to knock out Tyrone Luckey, of Middletown, NJ, in the second round.
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Alberto Morales 148 vs. Ronald Cruz 148.1
Jason Sosa 129.2 vs. Tyrone Luckey 130.2
Joey Dawejko 238.5 vs. Kevin Franklin 248
Juan Serrano 138.6 vs. Jerome Rodriguez 141
Billy Marks 297 vs. Dan Pasciolla 234
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Bruce Springsteen Performs New Music on Fallon [VIDEO]
It's Bruce Springsteen week on 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' and last night Bruce and the E Street Band kicked off the week with some new music. Springsteen's new album 'Wrecking Ball' hits store March 6th. The boss will be back on with Jimmy Fallon on Friday. Check out his performances from last night.


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How Far In Advance Can I Make Fondant Figures?
Decorating By kathy090407 Updated 26 Aug 2010 , 12:32pm by poohsmomma
I am making a farm cake for my son's 3rd birthday. this will be my first time making figures out of fondant/gumpaste and I would like to get a head start on them. I just don't know how far in advance I can make them, and how to store them until the big day.
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You can make them a couple of weeks or more ahead of time. If you add some gumpaste or Tylose, they will set up a little faster. Just store them in cool, dry, dark place, like in a cabinet or pantry.


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Wines That Travel Well
By Jim Clarke
Published: December 7, 2004
New Yorkers who want to pick up a bottle of Pillar Rock Cabernet Sauvignon for Christmas dinner should keep an eye out for last-minute flights to California. They can't get the highly rated Pillar Rock at home, and state law prohibits the winery from shipping it to them. But the United States Supreme Court today is hearing a trio of cases -- two from Michigan and one from New York -- that could change that, making many high-quality wines available nationwide and opening up new markets for small wineries.
At issue in these cases are state laws that permit in-state wineries to ship directly to consumers, while barring out-of-state producers from doing so. So a Manhattanite can have W?er Estate on Long Island send a case of wine, but not Ken Wright Cellars in Oregon. This puts two constitutional provisions in conflict: the Commerce Clause, which allows Congress to regulate interstate commerce, and the 21st Amendment, which ended Prohibition and gave individual states the right to regulate the sale of alcohol -- a right they took to heart.
Until 1986, most wineries that wanted to sell their wines in other states had to use wholesalers, which distributed their bottles to retailers. But that year, California instituted a reciprocity policy that allowed direct shipment of wine from states that would allow shipment of California's wines. Twelve states have adopted similar laws, while the rest forbid or limit, to varying degrees, the shipping of wine to consumers. Now with the Internet fueling direct sales, the issue has taken on new urgency.
Wholesalers and other opponents of interstate shipping argue that Internet sales will make it too easy for teenagers to get their hands on alcohol; underage connoisseurs, the argument seems to be, prefer out-of-state wines, not the local plonk. Nonetheless, there has not been any documented increase in underage wine consumption in states that already permit out-of-state shipments.
The wholesalers, however, do have a point: many states require alcohol deliveries to be signed for by someone over 21. But enforcement seems to be spotty. In Massachusetts, the attorney general recently had college students order wine and liquor from seven retailers, and none had to prove they were of drinking age (although some were required to check a box saying that they were over 21).
Obviously, though, the problem is not with wineries (in this case, the senders were retailers, including one in Massachusetts), but with delivery companies that fail to follow the rules. Should this be justification for states to bar direct wine sales?
Interestingly, there is another area where determining an Internet user's age has been at issue: pornography. But even though it is practically impossible for providers of Internet pornography to verify the age of their customers, in 1997 the Supreme Court struck down the 1996 Communications Decency Act, which tried to limit underage access to Internet pornography. According to the court, a law that has the effect of restricting speech ''is unacceptable if less restrictive alternatives would be at least as effective in achieving the legitimate purposes the statute was enacted to serve.'' Similarly, laws requiring recipients of alcohol deliveries to be at least 21 are a less restrictive alternative to forbidding all shipments of alcohol.
In any case, waving the red flag of teenage drinking masks the wholesalers' real concern: protecting their hold on the market. Post-Prohibition, most states put the producer-wholesaler-retailer system in place to prevent vertical monopolies and racketeering. This worked at the time, and marketing directly to consumers would have been prohibitively inefficient for most wineries anyway. Under this system, the wholesaler takes on the responsibility of marketing and distributing the wines in a selected part of the country, and for many large producers this is still the most efficient means for getting their bottles into stores.
In recent years, however, this effort to prevent monopolies has helped in some ways to promote them. The number of wholesalers has dropped to about 300 today from several thousand a few decades ago. Because of the costs of storing and promoting a wine, wholesalers are reluctant to handle small producers. Consequently, 30 companies distribute more than 90 percent of the wines on the market in the United States. Shunned by wholesalers, more and more small and midsize producers are taking to the Internet.
Will permitting direct shipments from producers make wholesalers obsolete? It seems unlikely; the economies of scale that made the system efficient in the past will still exist, as they do in California. A winery with substantial production will continue to use a wholesaler, whether the law requires it or not.
It is only with unusual, small-production wines (which are generally on the expensive side) that direct shipment makes economic sense for both the winemaker and the consumer. The cost of delivery is the same for a $10 table wine and a $100 bottle of California Cult Cabernet -- a fact likely to discourage teenagers looking for cheap and easy drinking, but no impediment to aficionados who collect rare wines.
There is another concern for the states: lost tax revenue. Wine is subject to an excise tax that averages about 13 cents per bottle nationally. But according to the National Association of American Wineries, even under the most optimistic projections the lost tax revenue would amount to only about $1.6 million. States worried about this loss could simply do with wine what some states are doing for catalog or Internet sales: put in place permit requirements or tax-remittance laws.
According to the association, 70 percent of the country's wineries produce fewer than 10,000 cases a year. These small wineries need every opportunity to reach their customers. Direct Internet sales have been beneficial to producers and consumers in other fields, and it's time the same thing happened in the wine industry. Contrary to what the wholesalers say, we needn't worry about finding empty bottles of Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 behind the bleachers at the high school stadium.
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He was wearing an Alabama baseball cap and a mask.
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How to translate the array-s in php and how to setup them in lang file
Have a read of the documentation on http://doc.silverstripe.org/i18n. That should have all you need to know!
"Enum('_t('Objekt.KORTER');, _t('Objekt.MAJA');, _t('Objekt.ARIPIND');, _t('Objekt.SUVILA');, _t('Objekt.RIDAELAMU');, _t('Objekt.PAARISMAJA');, _t('Objekt.MAATYKK');')"
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is it even possible to make translateable the enum and then the searchable field title
You can't have translations in Enums (as that would make the enum pretty useless). You have to pick a single language from the enum. If you want to translate the labels you can use if ($x = "Foo") .. $label = _t('FOO', 'Foo'); to translate it. Note you also can't use variables inside a _t() as that too would make things not work.
made it easier way used:
for search so i was able to made search template myself with costum code no need for securityID
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Glad not to live in a world of dreary Pakeha oneness
Though Mr Prosser has got it in the neck from his colleagues in Parliament, I suspect a large number of New Zealanders support his comments. Don't believe me? Tune into talkback some time.
Salaam! Greetings from multicultural Newtown.
It's such an ethnically diverse suburb, Newtown would horrify NZ First MP Richard Prosser, whom I suspect would view it as a Kiwi version of "Wogistan".
But I love being able to wander down the road to buy sumac, zatar and couscous from the Syrian and Turkish stores. Nothing like a Moroccan tagine when one tires of pasta with basil pesto.
A grey winter's day in Newtown will often be brightened by Somali women trooping past, on their way to the council flats, dressed in amazingly bright and gaudy creations, with beautifully dressed children in tow.
And ethnic diversity can be fun. When the first kebab shop opened in Newtown years ago, well before the hipsters moved in to nearby cafes like Monterey, I was somewhat surprised when the elderly Turkish man asked me if I wanted "anus" on my falafel. Some lengthy negotiations followed until I realised "anus" was his way of pronouncing 'onions'.
Relations deteriorated a week later when the same man screamed "pig" at my wife as she went to pay for our kebabs. I asked the Muslim what the hell he was up to, but he was unrepentant.
"Pig", he repeated again, "you want plesstic pig for your kebab?" Crisis averted, and the delicious kebabs, with extra hummus and anus, were put into their "plesstic pig" and we left happy.
Yet according to Mr Prosser, this sort of multiculturalism should be discouraged.
Thankfully, the list MP from Waimakariri has been roundly condemned by Parliament and the media for his ridiculous fatwah against young Muslim men travelling on aircraft.
Mr Prosser's condemnation of the entire Muslim world as "misogynist troglodytes" living in the "stone age" was also pretty rich.
Which particular Muslims was Mr Prosser talking about? Perhaps Orhan Pamuk, the brilliant Turkish writer and Nobel Prize winner? Or maybe the many Muslim authors of the ghazal, an ancient middle-Eastern form of rhyming poetry, often written in Urdu, later copied by Westerners who were so taken with its beauty.
Or perhaps Mr Prosser was talking about the people who invented the Hindu-Arabic number system which replaced the inferior Roman numerals. And "algebra" happens to be an Arab word - though I suspect Mr Prosser already knows that as he daily solves quadric roots and other complicated equations which go with the difficult job of being a NZ First List MP.
Though Mr Prosser has got it in the neck from his colleagues in Parliament, I suspect a large number of New Zealanders support his comments. Don't believe me? Tune into talkback some time.
David Shearer and John Key were thankfully vociferous in their condemnation, but what do we make of the ridiculously paranoid "homeland" security legislation which was passed by a Labour government soon after the 9/11 attacks?
And what about Mr Key's enthusiasm for our futile involvement in Afghanistan, where New Zealand troops daily battle the infidel? People who pray in glass mosques shouldn't throw stones.
Though I love living in a multicultural community, there are challenges.
A few years ago I witnessed a fracas outside my house between a Christian Assyrian youth from Iraq and a Muslim Somali. Things got heavy, especially when a scaffolding pipe was produced, so I rushed outside with two burly mates and squeakily impressed upon the youths the value of living in a tolerant society. A Camp Dave settlement was reluctantly reached and things eventually calmed down.
Relations have since improved, and today I observe Muslim Somali and Christian Assyrian kids playing soccer against each other, although it amuses me that even if numbers are uneven the kids always stick to their ethnically based teams.
But give me Newtown's multiculturalism any day over the dreary, Waimakariri, Pakeha Christian oneness that Mr Prosser seems to crave. Meanwhile, next time the Kilbirnie mosque invites me to its open day, instead of putting the brochure in the rubbish with all the other religious material, perhaps I'll pay a visit.
Though this atheist has no interest in converting to Islam, it might be nice to show them that not all overweight, middle-aged, Pakeha blokes think the same way.
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For sheer Dap-ness, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings' throne may have been usurped by Michelle and Barack – the first couple are no doubt the new king and queen of Dap. But anyone who saw Barack on Ellen knows his dancing genes came from the Kansas side. Meanwhile, Dap-Kings' front woman Sharon Jones, is all soul, all funk and live at the Warfield tomorrow night.
Dubbed "The Queen of Funk," the retro stylings of her neo-funk band are definitely something to shout about. They've been credited with spearheadaing the neo-funk revival - a movement to recapture the spirit of 60s and 70s funk and soul. And to achieve this, the band uses traditional analogue recording equipment and only instruments that would have been available up until the mid-seventies.
Jones grew up in Augusta, Georgia -- James Brown' hometown -- singing in church and imitating the Godfather of Soul. She worked for a spell as a prison guard on Riker's Island, which gives her some serious street cred as an authentic soul singer.
Jones and the Dap-Kings have been fairy unheralded up till now – they contributed significantly to Amy Winehouse's album Back to Black (2006). In fact, six of the album's eleven tracks featured band members and the hits "Rehab" and "You Know I'm No Good", extensively featuring the Dap-Kings. The Dap-Kings then became the backing band used on Amy Winehouse's first U.S. tour.
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From: Big Bear Lake
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Opposite the west branch of El Capitan Drive there's a trail which heads into the woods, over some fallen trees, to hit the big trail running parallel to Cathedral Rocks, go left here then immediately right up a fainter trail, this will take you nicely up The Spires Gully. Cairns mark the way higher up in the talus.
If you're parked in the Cathedral Rocks pullout; take the trail from the pullout, this hits the big trail running parallel to Cathedral Rocks, go left here then after a short hike pass a left branch (the one mentioned above) and go right up the same fainter trail mentioned above.
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|The approach description for Upper and Lower Spires is kinda confusing. In case it's not clear, Lower Cathedral Spire is approached by going left around the spires and Upper Cathedral Spire is approached by going right and up the "Spires Gully", which is the same approach for Braille Book and Upper Cathedral Rock.


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CAP21 Writers Residency Open for Submissions for Musicals in Development
Applications are now being accepted for the January 2013 installment of the tri-annual CAP21 Writers Residency.
The CAP21 Writers Residency is offered by CAP21 as an opportunity for a concentrated time and place to be artistically productive in a focused atmosphere while remaining in NYC. It will take place for a 1-2 week period (Jan 7th - 18th) depending on the needs of the writers. During the length of the residency, selected writing teams are provided a beautiful studio space at CAP21 in New York City, complete with a piano and wireless internet, between the hours of 10am and 6pm, Monday through Friday.
One goal of the residency is for the writers to refine their new musical and move it forward to production. Other goals include beginning work on a new project, as well as working on multiple projects. In addition, the writers are able to network with each other, in the interest of forging new relationships and collaborations. Furthermore, CAP21's Artistic Director will meet with each team and discuss the goals of the project. "CAP21 takes great pride in offering this residency, in the heart of New York City, and in supporting writers to create a fresh new canon of musicals," says Eliza Ventura, Artistic Director of CAP21.
Participants for The CAP21 Writers Residency in August 2012 were recently selected and include Sam Salmond, Yoonmi Lee, Joshua H. Cohen, Dan Marshall, Becca Anderson, Julian Blackmore, Mike Pettry, Claire Karpen, Eli Bolin, Michael Perlman, Rebekah Melocik, and Jacob Yandura.
Representative new musicals developed by writing teams during The CAP21 Writers Residency that have moved into production include: Southern Comfort (Dan Collins, Julianne Wick Davis, winners of the GLADD Media Award, Jonathan Larson Award for Southern Comfort, Produced at CAP21), It Shoulda Been You (Barbara Anselmi, Brian Hargrove, The George Street Playhouse, The Village Theatre), Cloaked (Danny Larsen, Michelle Elliott, winners of the Jonathan Larson Award, The Kleban Award for Ms. Elliott, for Cloaked, Produced at CAP21), Fat Camp (Tim Drucker, Randy Blair, Matthew roi Berger, Off-Broadway at ATA), The Trouble with Doug (Will Aronson, Daniel Maté, winner of the Jonathan Larson Award for The Trouble With Doug, Produced by CAP21),The Daughters (Shaina Taub, Produced by CAP21), Pregnancy Pact (Gordon Leary, Julia Meinwald, Weston Playhouse).
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Images of CATWOMAN in a Strip Club from the Animated Short
Warner Bros. Animation has released four new images of Catwoman from the 15-minute Catwoman animated short film that will be included with the upcoming Batman: Year One animated film.
The short stars Eliza Dushku, and the story "finds Catwoman posing as an "entertainer" in a strip club to get close to black market diamond smuggler Rough Cut – who doesn't take kindly to Catwoman's interference in his business, leading to an all-out battle through the streets of Gotham City."
Catwoman working at a strip club eh? I can easily see fanboys getting behind that concept. Check out the images and tell us what you think!?
Here's the full press release:
Featuring Eliza Dushku as Selina Kyle/Catwoman and Kevin Conroy as Batman, the film will premiere at the DC Universe Animated panel on Friday, October 14 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. in the Con's IGN Theater.
The panel includes animation legend Bruce Timm, nine-time Emmy Award-winning dialogue director Andrea Romano and Conroy himself. The panelists will discuss the Catwoman short, the upcoming release of Batman: Year One, and next spring's release of Justice League: Doom.
The world premiere of the Justice League: Doom trailer is another New York Comic Con exclusive to be unveiled during the panel.
The short, written by Paul Dini, finds Catwoman posing as an "entertainer" in a strip club to get close to black market diamond smuggler Rough Cut – who doesn't take kindly to Catwoman's interference in his business, leading to an all-out battle through the streets of Gotham City.
"When Alan Burnett and I first started discussing the idea of a Catwoman short, we both agreed that we wanted to make the story and the settings as adult as we could," Dini explains. "The world of burlesque has returned in a big way to the contemporary consciousness, and that proved to be a very natural setting for this Catwoman story. At the time I wrote the initial screenplay, I didn't know the short would be paired up with Batman: Year One, but the steamy setting that Selina inhabits in that book also proved to be ideal for the short."
For the short, Dini created the character Rough Cut, a villain whose smuggling interests beyond diamonds catches Catwoman's attention.
"I liked the idea of a villain who was obsessed with diamonds, but as this story takes place in the down and dirty side of Gotham, I felt the bad guy couldn't be too glamorous," Dini says. "I came up with the name Rough Cut both to describe the man and the kinds of crude, unfinished diamonds he pedals. There's always a market for industrial diamonds, but lately Rough Cut has been feeling the economic pinch, so he's smuggling more precious cargo. That's what brings Catwoman into the picture."
Dushku was very happy to return to her Batman: Year One role, having already taken equity in the part of Catwoman/Selina Kyle. Dushku has definitely found a clear understanding of her character's emotional make-up.
"A lot of people are familiar with the characters I've played – these strong and vicious women who are, very deep down inside, really wounded women with an entirely unexpected side, so there's nothing black and white about them," Dushku says. "I think people identify with the characters I play because even though they do terrible things, there's a humanity there. They've got lots of layers. They're not just good or evil. Selina is a prostitute, and she's abrasive and in your face, but she also has this maternal, protective, loyal quality to her. Her relationship with Holly is a perfect example – it shows a side you might not expect."


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The Reserve Bank of Australia has cut its official interest rate to 3 per cent, in an attempt to increase consumer spending and boost business confidence.
Board members lowered the overnight cash rate by 25 basis points from 3.25 per cent. The cut was expected by most economists and financial markets.
Australian Retailers Association executive director Russell Zimmerman, agrees with the decision and is calling on banks to pass on the cut in full.
"[C]onsumers need all the cash available to them for the festive season and retailers are relying on this to make the most of Christmas trade," Zimmerman says.
All of the big four banks have held back at least part of the 1.5 per cent in rate cuts that the RBA has delivered in the past 12 months.
To the surprise of many market onlookers, the Australian dollar rose after the decision. RBA governor
Economists and financial markets expect the Reserve Bank to deliver another 25 basis point cut in the first quarter of next year.
Speaking before the decision, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu partner Mark Allsop said a rate cut may give businesses hope there will be a positive shift in sentiment from February onwards next year. He describes the confidence among businesses he works with at the moment as "patchy".
"There is optimism for stronger times ahead but one thing I've noticed is businesses have become accustomed to managing through uncertain times," he says. Allsop works with businesses that generate at least $50 million to $100 million in annual revenue.
UBS economist Scott Haslem says banks are likely to pass on the cuts but not in full. In a note issued before the RBA announcement, he explains that because global funding costs haven't gone up and deposit rates have drifted down, banks are likely to pass on some of the cut but would most likely be "clipping the ticket along the way".