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pucktronix.golgi.apparatusby surgesg
pucktronix.golgi.apparatus is a cellular automata-based music sequencer application, with OSC output.
The interface is divided into two parts – the "world" on the left, and the control panel on the right.
You can interact with the "world" in two ways, toggled by the checkbox on the bottom of the control panel – labeled "Toggle Block / Cell Draw Mode"
While the box is unchecked, clicking in the "world" will toggle grid cells – a cell can be either "active" or "dead".
If the box is checked, clicking and dragging the mouse will draw a colored block over the "world" – up to 8 blocks can be added / edited with the "Block Number" buttons below the checkbox. There are also 8 Block Presets, which can save and switch between Block layouts.
You can adjust the world size using the slider / number-box labeled "World Size" – this will erase any modifications to the world and reinitialize the simulation.
To run the sequencer, click the checkbox in the upper left corner of the control panel. The rate of evolution (in ms) can be adjusted using the number box to the right of this checkbox. The evolution rule (a simple algorithm which determines the change from one generation of the simulation to the next) can be modified with the pull-down menu labeled "Rule".
The sequencer can also be synced to an external MIDI clock.
As the sequencer runs, eight floating-point numbers between 0.0 and 1.0 are broadcast (using OSC) on the localhost (255.255.255.255) and through port 9999. The eight values correspond to the eight blocks which can be drawn over the grid. Each value corresponds to the proportion of cells under a given block which are "active". This address / port string is configurable.
Each OSC message address can be modified by editing the text in the corresponding box. (To the far left of the Out 1, Out 2, etc. text) Press "Return" after entering text to confirm. You an also select USB- Octomod-style OSC output formatting.
Finally, in the center of the control panel, are two controls for allowing a variable amount of randomness into the "world". These controls determine the likelihood of any given cell randomly switching state at a given time.


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Greetings from the Ridge. Mindy will be entering her junior year in high school this week. She's been our little neighbor girl since the day she was born and we've sort of considered her ours. Our sweetheart was raised by good parents and nurtured in a loving a community. In fact, the only thing that completely let her down in her education was her education.
I can remember watching the young Mindy play in the yard between our houses. Oh, that girl had imagination! I'd be washing dishes and hear her tiny voice shouting out, "The pirates are coming! Get ready men!" I'd dash to the window to see no one but Mindy, out there alone, but commanding an entire fleet of the U.S. Navy. "Avast, ye rats!" she'd shout as she brandished her maple branch stick in the air and single-handedly defeat Blackbeard and his bloodthirsty crew. My old legs would dash onto the porch and cheer each victory as Captain Mindy would turn to me and take a swaggering bow, then jump onto my porch to sing "Yankee Doodle" at the top of her youthful lungs. One July night when she was about to enter fifth grade, she staged an entire opera for the neighborhood, complete with her own script, original music, and a startlingly creative backdrop she'd painted herself courtesy of the bed sheet from our spare room. It was glorious. Our little neighbor had a resourcefulness that not only enriched her own life, but kept the whole neighborhood young. It's too bad that her school didn't put any value on imagination. She couldn't wait to enter school. I recall sitting on the porch with Mindy and her mother on her first day of preschool. "It's gonna be so cool, Freida! I'm gonna learn to draw real good! And tonight I'll show you how!" When Mindy was in sixth grade her school found that a full-time art teacher was too much of an expense. Shrinking enrollment combined with increasing state mandates and the emphasis on subjects that could be tested were a deathblow to most of her grade school's arts programs. Music was cut to one day a week then once every two weeks when the school needed to hire a social studies teacher who could also coach volleyball. Funding for arts education has been cut as much as 75% in some states. School after school has kept only enough music to play the National Anthem at football games, and what lack of funding hasn't devastated, the increasingly tight scheduling has all but destroyed. All this in spite of the fact that according to the National Association of State Boards of Education: • Students who study the arts are four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement and have three times better school attendance. • Those countries that beat us in their test scores…Japan, Hungary, the Netherlands…all make music and art education mandatory. • Researchers find that learning in music and theatre increases achievement in math and reading. • When troubled Chicago schools formed an Arts Partnership, they began to close the gap in high and low-income students' academic achievement. • A multitude of studies have shown that participation in the arts greatly decreases the dropout rate among high-risk students. It was always Mindy's dream to perform on the high school stage, a platform now only used for basketball scorekeepers. She'd wanted to play clarinet in the band, but that would mean she'd have to drop several college-prep courses. When she played on the sidewalk outside my front door she'd pretend she was singing with the choir, who are now a handful of kids looking to fill an hour. Mindy's grown a bit wiser over the years, but I can remember a day in her seventh-grade year when she told me she had to memorize the U.S. Presidents. She asked me if I remembered them all personally. I told her that I could at least recall them from Eisenhower to the present. She showed me a quote in her social studies book from President Kennedy. "I look forward to an America which will reward achievement in the arts as reward achievement in business or statecraft." "What's he talking about?" she asked."History," I said. You ever in Coonridge, stop by. We may not answer the door but you'll enjoy the trip.


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Following the success of the inaugural Med AppJam last year, the second annual Med AppJam kicked off on November 8, 2013 with 23 teams comprised of over 130 students from the School of Medicine (SOM) and the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences (ICS) partnered in interprofessional development teams. The teams collaborated for two weeks to produce mobile iOS apps focused on the competition's patient education/experience theme. The success of the Med AppJam comes from the unique opportunity for medical students and computer science students to mutually contribute their content expertise to improve the healthcare landscape while expanding their technology literacy and savvy.
The Med AppJam concluded on November 22, 2013 with an Awards Ceremony where the teams presented their apps to a team of judges from industry and academia: Jordan Jones from sponsor Visible Health, Mat Estrada from sponsor Local Splash, Dr. Warren Wiechmann, Dr. Jill Endres and Dr. Julie Youm representing SOM and Nithin Jilla, ICS alumnus. ICS Student Council organizers Audrey Auyang and David Curtis opened the Awards Ceremony with supporting statements from ICS Dean Hal Stern and SOM Senior Associate Dean Oswald Steward after which the winning teams were announced:
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A diabetes logging app with a simplistic interface to motivate users to engage with their disease
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SOM: Megan Oakes, MS3; Katharina Laus, MS3
3rd Place ($250 prize): My Five(+)
An app that allows storage of vital health information, e.g., age, allergies, medications, contacts, to help paramedics and first responders provide personalized care in an emergency
ICS: Derek Hsieh, Erick Kusnadi, Evan Burke, Govind Rai, Michelle Lim, Frank Lin, Kayla Elias
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From Jan. 27 through Feb. 1, 2013, I participated in an executive education program titled "Shaping Healthcare Delivery Policy" at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in Boston, Mass. In more than 54 hours of case studies, presentations and dialogue, we examined creative approaches to solving complex healthcare problems, including ways of fulfilling the Institute of Healthcare Improvement's Triple Aim: improving care, improving health and decreasing cost.
While Kent Keith has not said such to me, it seems obvious that at the root of The Paradoxical Commandments are the virtues of personal passion, trust and hope. It seems that the leadership required for the transformation of healthcare will embrace those commandments and will exhibit the Personal Mastery describe by Peter Senge.
(Author's Note: Following a hospital survey, several questions were raised about how physicians and nurses share their work. The survey team was alarmed that some physicians were allowing registered nurses with associate degrees (two-year diplomas) to complete patient evaluations.
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Hurricanes 2005: UMCOR Helps 120,000 in Continuing Effort
By Susan J. Meister*
NEW YORK, NY, August 18, 2008—In the three years since the devastating hurricane season of 2005, nearly 120,000 families and individuals have received United Methodist assistance for long-term recovery on the US Gulf Coast. A report issued today by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), "Sustaining Survivors' Long-Term Recovery," summarizes the United Methodist response through June 30, 2008.
"Outstanding stewardship and excellent case management by our partners have supported our continuing presence from Texas to Florida," explained Sam Dixon, UMCOR chief executive. "The generosity of donors and selfless work from volunteers from around the world have made it possible for us to make an exceptional effort in helping survivors across the Gulf to rebuild their homes and lives."
The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active in recorded history, spawning 28 storms, 15 of which became hurricanes, including Katrina. While recovery is continuing, rebuilding from the unprecedented wind and water damage will take years to complete.
Good Stewardship Stretches Resources for Multi-Year Effort
The summary reports that UMCOR has disbursed just over 80 percent of the funds donated to the Hurricanes 2005 appeal. The total giving, just over $66 million, was the highest ever for an UMCOR Advance. "We expect that our good stewardship will allow our partners to continue work for at least another two years," Dixon continued.
UMCOR partners in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama-West Florida, and Florida have established effective organizations to identify and work with survivors, recruit and host volunteer teams, and manage rebuilding efforts. The UMCOR case management approach, recognized as 'best practice' in the disaster response community, has been used to help families write their own recovery plan and access resources to help with rebuilding and recovery.
"Our case managers have become experts in working with families and leveraging resources for them," said Tom Hazelwood, UMCOR executive for domestic disaster response. "By using multiple funding sources from faith-based groups and government grants, case managers put packages together to repair and rebuild homes, with the help of committed volunteers."
Volunteers the Life-Blood of the Recovery Effort
Volunteers continue to travel to the Gulf Coast in unprecedented numbers. The UMCOR report documents that well over 125,000 persons from around the world have assisted with United Methodist-related rebuilding efforts. Partner conferences report that many churches have sent repeat teams in the three year period, and have committed to continuing mission trips for years to come.
As of June 30, 2008, nearly 32,000 homes have been rebuilt or repaired through United Methodist efforts. USA Today, a national publication, reported in 2007 that UMCOR home improvement efforts outpaced any other agency working in the region and that United Methodists represented the third largest contingent of volunteers. The pace of rebuilding continued in 2008.
Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu from Louisiana is among those officials who recognize the key role of the church during the hurricane recovery efforts. "Faith-based organizations have taken a leading role in rebuilding and revitalizing New Orleans and the Gulf Coast," Landrieu wrote. "We are grateful for all faith communities who gave—and continue to give—of their time, money, and effort to help us rebuild our home and our spirit." The UMCOR report includes completed and ongoing work.
The three year report details the disbursement of funds and lists quantitative results of assistance to UMCOR partners. Ongoing work is documented for Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Work has been completed in Alabama-West Florida and Florida Conference and other United Methodist institutions and partners. The summary includes a reference to the completed work of Katrina Aid Today (www.katrinaaidtoday.org), a national case management consortium of nine national agencies overseen by UMCOR, which touched another 68,000 plus families and individuals across the nation.
"The United Methodists did it right," said Dale Kimball, station manager at the Southeast Louisiana Disaster Recovery Station. "We have the structure and organization and the generosity of our church and volunteers. The United Methodists are the leaders in the recovery."
Full details of the report are available on-line.
*Meister is a Domestic Disaster Response Correspondent for UMCOR


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Put a tow in the water: Battleship USS Iowa leaves for LA Saturday
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After weather-related (or perhaps, rematch-related) issues postponed the push-off from San Francisco Bay last week, the retired Battleship USS Iowa is finally set to complete its journey to the Port of Los Angeles.
Headed south to meet its new destiny as an interactive naval museum, the USS Iowa is scheduled to depart the Port of Richmond at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 26, and begin a four-day tow down the coast, provided the weather cooperates.
A decades-long member of the "mothball fleet," the powerful ship is expected to pass under the Golden Gate Bridge between 2-3 p.m. on Saturday as it makes its way out of the Bay area.
Those with an obstructed view or limited shore access, from, say, living anywhere else in the world that isn't the California coast, can still track the ship's movements, however.
You stalled my Battleship! Weather delays U.S.S. Iowa's trip to Los Angeles
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The journey of 345 nautical miles begins with one tow.
For the retired Battleship U.S.S. Iowa, however, that tugboat-towed journey has been delayed since last weekend because of rough seas off the coast of California.
A decade-long member of the "mothball fleet," the famous battleship is preparing to make its way from San Francisco Bay to the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, where the Pacific Battleship Center will continue vessel restoration, and turn it into an interactive naval museum permanently based at Berth 87.
Meanwhile, keeping the boat at bay is a costly situation, says the non profit center's president, Robert Kent.
Kent told KPCC's Ashley Bailey, "It's about $10,000 dollars a day, so we're really anxious to get underway as soon as we can." At almost three football fields long, it'll take about four days of tugging for the Iowa to make the voyage south.
'Mothball fleet' battleship becoming naval museum in SoCal
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The battleship USS Iowa is pushed stern first by tugboats on Suisun Bay Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, in Benicia, Calif. After resting in the Suisun Bay Reserve "mothball fleet" for a decade, the famous battleship is taking the first leg of its journey to southern California, where the Pacific Battleship Center intends to transform the vessel into an interactive museum permanently based at Berth 87 in Los Angeles. The Iowa will be towed to Richmond, Calif., on Friday for significant refurbishment until at least the end of the year and possibly through the first part of 2012 before the move south.
The U.S.S. Iowa was last actively engaged in conflict in the late 1980s, helping escort reflagged Kuwaiti oil tankers from the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran-Iraq war.
Some 25 years later, following years of being mothballed, the 887-foot long ship that once carried President Franklin Roosevelt to a World War II summit is coming to life once again as it is being prepared for what is likely its final voyage.
At the Port of Richmond, the 58,000-ton battlewagon is undergoing a $4 million restoration before being towed May 20 through the Golden Gate, then several hundred miles south to the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro. There it is to be transformed into an interactive naval museum.


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Preliminary results of the Michigan State Police Precision Driving Unit Patrol Evaluations
From September 17 to 20, the Michigan State Police Vehicle Evaluations put each new patrol vehicle model through its paces. Leading the team again was Lt. Keith Wilson whose tests pushed the vehicles' engineering to the limit and buried every needle so officers know what to expect from their vehicle if ever deemed necessary..
Tests included acceleration, top speed, brake and dynamics. As in previous years acceleration, top speed and brake testing were conducted at the Chrysler Proving Grounds in Chelsea. Motorcycle brake testing was conducted at the Precision Driving Unit at the Michigan State Police Training Academy in Lansing, Mich. This year brought a twist in the dynamic high speed handling: both vehicle and motorcycle tests were conducted at the Grattan Raceway in Grattan, Mich.
Participating vehicles included four Dodge Chargers in two different axel ratios, two Chevrolet Caprices, a Chevrolet Impala with a new engine, the Chevrolet Tahoe and Ford's full Police Interceptor line-up of sedans and utilities. Evaluated motorcycles included the BMW R 1200, Kawasaki Concours 14, the Harley-Davidson Electra Glide and Road King and, new at this year's event, the Victory Commander I and Vision.
Also new was the NIJ-funded look at aftermarket tires. This involved five different vehicle platforms in a whopping 17 different tire combinations. Brands included Cooper, Firestone, Goodyear, Nitto, Nokeen and Porelli.
Tires were put through a rigorous method of a set of five dry asphalt 60 mph to 0 mph stops, five on a wet skid pad at 35 mph to 0 mph then five more 40 mph to 0 mph stops on wet asphalt braking in a turn. Afterward the test team conducted a 300-foot radius steady-state turn and what Wilson calls "a wear sequence."
He explains: "We'd run 50 hot laps around our one-mile road course counter clockwise, 50 laps clockwise and then repeated the tests (dry, wet skid and wet-brake in turn) … then we were able to compare how a new tire performed against a worn tire."
Once available these tire test results should be found through the Justice Technology Information Network website, www.justnet.org. [UPDATE: Editor's Note: "2011 Police Vehicle Tire Evaluation" are available online.]
The following results are preliminary. For official results please visit the Michigan State Police website at www.michigan.gov/msp, keyword: "Police Vehicle Evaluation."
Top Performers
Best Motrocycle Lap Average with 1:40.19 minutes
Top Speed for Motorcycles at 131 mph
Harley-Davidson Electra Glide (FLHTP):
Shortest Braking Distance at 139 feet
Kawasaki Concours 14 ABS:
Quickest Motorcycle Acceleration to BOTH 60 mph and 100 mph (4.02 seconds, 8.29 seconds respectivly)
Chevrolet Tahoe 5.3L:
The same highest Top Speed for SUVs reaching 139 mph
Chevrolet's Caprice 6L:
Shortest Braking Distance at 125.8 feet
Highest Sedan Top Speed at 154 mph
Ford Utility 3.7L FWD:
SUVs Shortest Braking Distance at 128.4 feet
Ford Utility 3.7L AWD:
Best SUV Lap Average - 1:40.3 minutes
Best Acceleration to 60 mph and 100 mph in 7.75 seconds and 19.94 seconds (respectivly)
Dodge Charger 5.7L:
Quickest Sedan Lap Average at 1:34.39 minutes
Quickest Sedan Acceleration with the 3.06 axel ratio with 5.83 seconds to 60 mph and 13.65 seconds to 100 mph
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I hope the voice acting is good this time as it was the only negative point of Mastermind the first time around. This all sounds promising, anyway.
I really hope the voices sound better this time.
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Oh, goodie. Glad they're trying to keep the Japanese music. I only hope they kept Misty's Mastermind VA, she was spot-on.
Does it even matter? Misty hasn't even shown up in another episode yet for that VA to reprise her role in. She might only get one episode right as AG is about to end.Originally Posted by Jo-Jo
Hmm. Let's hope they've grown into their roles.
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I'm surprised they decided to redub Mastermind, considering how much Lawrence Neves praised it in his pokemon.com article thing.......
Anyway though, I guess I'll give Mastermind another shot, since they're putting it on the 8th movie DVD. And I'm definitely gonna buy that. ^^
Although, I still think no one could do a better Ash than Veronica. But, if they say the VAs have improved, then this redub of Mastermind should definitely be better than the original airing of it.
Of course, I'll have to wait till the DVD comes out to see just how close the VAs are to the original VAs.
I am hoping they've improved greatly, but if they're still 'imitating' the original VAs, they can only do so much.
I have to say, i'm thoroughly surprised that PUSA redubbed the special. Though considering we knew they were rushing it the first time, I guess it should have been expected even without the fan wailing over it.
Loving the confirmation of the music staying. :D The music is one of the reasons I watch the raws in the first place and i'm damn glad to see it finally being kept in the dub.
I'd have liked confirmation over edits etc but I guess that's just something that we'll have to wait for till the series begins.
Oh yeah, I forgot about that, Doctor Oak...... ^^o
The confirmation that they will be keeping the original music is awesome!!
I love the original music!!!!
And I know that 4Kids had kept some music in the dub, but they never did keep all of it for some reason.
Anyway, that is great news. And I'm sure Dogasu will be very happy to hear it. XD
I too am really happy to hear that they'll be trying their best to keep as much of the original music as possible :D I'm also actually somewhat excited about hearing the new VAs in the redubbed Mastermind special and season 9, I'm interested to see how much they've improved and how well the new Ash VA can do that role :3
Wow, so many changes and new things coming out this year :o
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Wow. Just wow. PUSA is looking VERY promising...
...BUT, they didn't say anything about the video format of the movie! PUSA, if you're reading this, keep the original video format of the movie too!... please?
An option to watch the movies in Japanese with English subtitles would be beyond awesome too, that's something we should have had all along with all the movies.
PUSA is looking extremely promising, I'm intrigued to see how this all plays out.
The movie - which was done by 4Kids - was shown later in the day and it was in full screen with a panning effect.Originally Posted by BigCN401
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- I don't get that part. All of the dubs was done in full screen with panning anyway.... It was in full-screen, with panning. WPM says this helped to reduce important things cut out much better than previous Pokemon movies. ...
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On a late Sunday afternoon behind some houses near Southwest Trafficway in midtown, a mission as organized as a military exercise is about to go down.
CONTROVERSY | Humane or horrendous?
Aiding feral cats: Humane or horrendous? (poll)
In a growing movement, animal advocates lure feral cats to be neutered and set free again.
January 21
By TIM ENGLE
The Kansas City Star
A dozen live game traps? Check. Neatly folded sheets? Check. Cans of mackerel? Check: smelly but essential.
Clipboards contain Google map printouts of the neighborhood. Earlier, someone distributed door hangers urging residents to keep their pet cats inside.
From a nearby backyard a dog on a chain barks incessantly, adding an air of tension to what is already a semi-clandestine operation.
I dont know if its exactly legal, one of the half-dozen volunteers will say a few moments later as he deposits a trap under a tree in an unkempt lot.
His efforts, and the efforts of others in neighborhoods across the city and around the nation, might not be a war exactly, but it can feel that way. And its all about cats. Feral cats.
TNR is the name of the mission, and it describes the objective: Trap. Neuter. Return (aka release).
Traps are set near a known colony of feral cats. The caught cats get taken to a clinic to be neutered or spayed and vaccinated (against rabies, at a minimum). Each cats left ear is tipped a straight-across snip to indicate that its a feral fixed feline.
Then, within a couple of days or so, the cats are returned to the wild where they were caught (which might be a spot no wilder than an alley). Theyre baaaaack, maybe to the chagrin of neighbors whose complaints may have prompted TNR in the first place. But now, at least, the cats that were caught wont be breeding.
Many animal welfare groups have wholeheartedly embraced TNR, saying its the only effective way to keep down the numbers of feral and stray cats. But the practice has detractors, too. One anti-TNR website prominently displays a photo of a cat with a chipmunk in its mouth as if only feral cats are interested in stalking such game.
That day in midtown, where 15-20 ferals and strays were thought to be living in a one-block area, the colonys caregiver in TNR-speak, a person who feeds and cares for them did not want to be identified for fear the city would come after her. In Kansas City, after all, a household can legally have no more than four dogs and cats.
When did it become a crime to help one of Gods creatures? she asks.
She got evicted from her last place for feeding strays. A neighbor across the street, she adds, was trapping cats and letting them loose in Loose Park.
Suddenly a racket breaks out a few feet away. We got one! somebody calls out.
Its the boy, the caregiver reports after getting a look at the yellow cat inside the wire box.
Its OK, sweetie, a woman says softly to the trapped tom as she covers the box with one of the old sheets. Its OK, baby. She carries the trap to the caregivers driveway.
The sheet-draped cage rocks from side to side, then is still.
Good hearts
The trap-neuter-return movement really started booming about a decade ago, says Michelle Rivera, executive director of Spay & Neuter Kansas City, which provides low-cost veterinary services. Its universal now.
TNR made news late last year when Annette Betancourt of Liberty ended up in court after the city accused her of harboring more cats than were legal. At the jury trial which resulted in a conviction and $200 fine 30 animal advocates, many of them TNR practitioners, turned out to support her.
Betancourt, who lives near a wooded area, had been caring for a colony of cats. Since 2008 she had caught 40-plus cats around her neighborhood and gotten them fixed. But a neighbor complaint led to the citys involvement and, ultimately, the trial.
The ruling against Betancourt was devastating to people who work on behalf of feral cats, says Gail Longstaff, vice president of Great Plains SPCA in Merriam.
Chelli Tillman, who has assisted with TNR in her midtown neighborhood, says she had nightmares after Betancourts trial. She expresses a sentiment popular among the TNR crowd: Betancourt, trying to do good, was rewarded by getting in trouble.
Which is not exactly, as you might expect, the viewpoint of the city of Liberty.
People like Betancourt who care for animals have good hearts on them, acknowledges Capt. Andy Hedrick of the Liberty Police Department, who oversees the animal control unit.
But we have to address the bigger concern by residents of the neighborhood, he says. I understand why people want to feed animals, but it doesnt mean we dont have a responsibility to address the concerns of the neighbors.
Liberty has two animal control officers, and they are not out there seeking to trap feral cats, Hedrick says. A lot of our enforcement actions are complaint-driven. When we receive complaints, thats where we devote resources.
Thats an understandable position. Cities have to respond to taxpayers, says Rivera with Spay & Neuter KC.
And make no mistake: A colony of feral cats can make life miserable for the humans next door or down the block. Particularly if those feral cats are mating, and producing offspring, year-round.
Yowling tomcats brawling over a pussycat in the middle of the night. Males spraying to mark their territory, which might happen to be your front porch. You can smell that 100 feet away sometimes, Rivera says.
Cats leaving dirty paw prints all over your just-washed car. Or using a flowerbed or sandbox as a toilet.
(Time out for definitions: A colony might include cats that were born in the wild or lost or abandoned pets. Feral cats havent been around people and typically arent adoptable. Strays are more social and probably once belonged to someone. Ferals and strays are often lumped together as free-roaming cats.)
Pro and con
Proponents have heard the arguments from the other side of the TNR fence. Heres some of whats said about trap-neuter-return, and how supporters counter those claims:
• Great! The nuisance cats have been neutered. But theyre still around, so theyre still a problem.
TNR doesnt address all of the concerns with feral cats, says Hedrick with the city of Liberty. The nuisance behaviors are still there.
TNR advocates say, however, that once the felines in a colony are spayed or neutered, they change their bad-cat ways. The midnight catfights and the spraying, for instance. The cats wont roam nearly as much. And fixed cats tend to hide more.
After theyve been spayed, free-roaming cats become much more good citizens, Longstaff says, because theyre not doing the behaviors that upset people. And if the cats dont conduct themselves properly, Great Plains, which claims to operate the largest TNR program in the area, has strategies to rein them in.
• The cats just need to be relocated isnt there a nice barn out in the country somewhere?
Yes, and organizations like Great Plains do try to find those barn homes, a win-win, especially when theres a rodent problem. The cats in Betancourts colony in Liberty will be divided between a barn in Holt, Mo., and one near the Iowa border.
But theres much more demand for barns than there is supply.
Also, herding cats somewhere else might not solve a neighborhoods problem, says Melody Kelso, executive director of Pet Connection, a no-kill group. If you take all the cats out of an area, more cats just move in.
An average feral colony is 10-15 cats, Longstaff says, but one not TNR-managed and therefore overflowing with kittens could grow much larger. Females can bear their first litters at 6 months old or younger, and they can produce as many as three litters a year.
• The feral cats are a menace to people, including those who try to catch them.
Veterinarian Lawrence Kovac, owner of Northland Mobile Veterinary Clinic, says two of his human clients were bitten last year by feral cats, and one had to undergo rabies shots.
Kovac worries about disease control among the feral cats that will never be caught, worries about children, especially, being bitten by sick feral cats.
(Longstaff says research shows that the incidence of disease in feral cats is about the same as in owned cats.)
But Kovac is sympathetic to the plight of the cats, and he knows that people who feed them have the best of intentions.
Veterinarian Vern Otte of State Line Animal Hospital in Leawood supports TNR, but with one caveat: Humans shouldnt be feeding the feral cats, he says.
Otte asserts that a given area will supply enough wild animals, mice and rabbits and so on, for a certain number of wild cats to live. And once it reaches that level, thats it.
When people feed a cat colony, now theres enough food for 10 more cats to come into the area. If you dont feed them, they maintain the level of food supply and know how much space they can have. And if theres not enough food there, they move on to somewhere else. If you feed them, you mess all of it up.
TNR opponents maintain that as long as humans are feeding a cat colony, therell always be feral cats around.
And when people hear about a managed colony, Libertys Hedrick says, they start dumping unwanted cats there. Their thinking is I wont turn in the animal to the animal shelter; Ill let it go where I know this feral population is taken care of. Which doesnt really address the problem.
• Feral cats are a menace to birds.
The American Bird Conservancy has called for the humane removal of all free-roaming cats beginning with areas important to wildlife. The conservancy strongly opposes managed free-roaming cat colonies.
Oh, and it doesnt want you to let your house cat out, either, unless Tiger is closely supervised.
The group says that free-roaming cats are efficient predators estimated to kill hundreds of millions of native birds and countless small mammals, reptiles and amphibians each year.
Some TNR supporters, as you might guess, dispute those numbers. Longstaff contends that free-roaming cats will go after whatever is easiest, typically bugs and small rodents.
As an article in the January e-newsletter of Maddies Fund, a no-kill charity, puts it: Studies have come to varying and sometimes contradictory conclusions regarding the impact of cats on native species. However, there can be little doubt that free-roaming cats, owned or not, can have a negative impact on native species in some cases.
The Cadillac of colonies
Some free-roaming cats have it better than others. The managed cat hideaway in Independence known as Jazz Colony, in a patch of woods near a strip center, is the Cadillac of colonies, says Judy Spearman.
She and her husband, Vance, who live nearby, are among a handful of volunteers who feed the Jazz cats twice a day. Theres not a skinny cat here, I can tell you that, Vance says.
Head up a path into the trees and you quickly encounter not just cats but clusters of kitty condos, some made of plastic storage bins lined with straw and covered with plastic sheeting. Here and there are bales of straw, as well as water bowls. Down the path a ways: a couple of dog houses.
As Judy approaches, she pets a sleek black cat that has hopped atop a bale of straw. She removes a big plastic bowl from a tote bag and stirs the fishy combination of dry and wet cat food. She serves it up on plastic plates.
Yes, these animals are feral, but most of them appear friendly, although they do tend to keep their distance from strangers. They look like ordinary cats: No baring of fangs or ominous yowling.
And no kittens here, either, since at least three years ago. This colony had about 100 cats a decade ago. Current population: 25-30.
And every cat has a name, like Tillie and Frankie and Lippy, bestowed by the woman who is Jazz Colonys primary caregiver.
As Great Plains SPCA volunteers, the Spearmans have also been active in TNR. Last year, as part of a TNR effort targeting the 64050 ZIP code, a big chunk of Independence, the retired couple trapped and released 160 ferals and strays there (and another 200 elsewhere).
The two-year projects goal is to fix 2,400 feral cats; Independence already thinks it has seen a drop in cats coming into the shelter. The initiative is funded by a $100,000 grant from PetSmart Charities.
Which raises another point: TNR costs money. Typically, animal organizations let people borrow traps. As for the spaying, Great Plains charges a discounted rate of $15 per feral cat (soon to rise to $20), which somebody has to pay.
It might be cheaper to euthanize a cat (theres debate about the actual cost of that, including staff time), but for TNR supporters theres no question which is the more humane option. And TNR, they point out, relies on volunteers, not taxpayer dollars.
Cats win, humans win
Among animal activists, city animal control departments are sometimes viewed as the enemy. Really, a major goal of TNR is to keep animal control from trapping cats, hauling them to a shelter and killing them.
Kansas Citys head of animal control, Patrick Egberuare, sounds tentative on the subject of trap-neuter-return, although the city is experimenting with it.
We asked Egberuare if TNR is illegal in Kansas City.
You know, how do I answer this, we have issues as far as totally supporting the program, says Egberuare, manager of the Animal Health and Public Safety Division.
But the city has partnered with Great Plains SPCA to try to get a handle on feral cats, he says. When the city receives a complaint, Longstaff and Great Plains investigate it and try to work with feral colony caregivers and neighbors.
Kansas City, like many communities, does not have a leash law for cats. Generally, KC animal control is not in the business of picking up cats, although injured and sick animals are exceptions.
Across the entire metropolitan area, Longstaff estimates there are 250,000 free-roaming cats. (Since 2004, Great Plains and predecessor organization No More Homeless Pets KC has fixed about 21,000 of them, just the tip of the iceberg.)
But as far as legalities, we tend to look at (TNR) as a tool to address the cat overpopulation, Egberuare says. We dont say its illegal to do that.
The city could, of course, catch nuisance cats and take them to the shelter. But thats risky business, Egberuare says: Somebody will say, Well, they killed my cat. All of a sudden the cat has an owner and a name.
At any rate, Kansas City does not have the resources or the room to start trapping every alleged feral cat, Egberuare says.
Its more likely, as was the case in Liberty, that a do-gooder gets busted for feeding a bunch of cats, because in the eyes of the law, feeding cats amounts to owning them.
All over the city, hundreds of people may well be feeding feral and stray cats, but they usually dont advertise it. Its said that a woman in Independence has been feeding cats in a park there for 18 years by cover of night.
Most people dont start out feeding 30 cats, Judy Spearman says. When you see em starving, what are you going to do? They have no choice.
As for TNR, the point we stress is that its not about cats winning at the expense of everyone else, Longstaff at Great Plains SPCA says. Once the cats are no longer breeding, they should calm down. The neighborhood should calm down.
But would these wild cats be better off dead?
Hard to believe, maybe, but that argument is sometimes made by cat lovers, Longstaff says: Only living in my house could that cat be happy.
The feral cats, however, are living and surviving in a family group, she says. They play, they eat, they sleep.
No, theyre not curling up in a humans lap or snoozing at the foot of a warm bed.
As a society, Longstaff says, were not able to provide that for all cats.
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WESTLAKE, Ohio — Browns owner Jimmy Haslam addressed the crowd at the Northeast Ohio chapter of the National Football Foundation's annual scholar-athlete dinner on Tuesday night.
He addressed the media, too, but he didn't take questions because of the ongoing FBI investigation into Haslam's company, Pilot/Flying J. The comments were Haslam's first in Cleveland since the FBI and IRS used warrants to enter Pilot/Flying J headquarters in Knoxville, Tenn., on April 15.
"I apologize to the city of Cleveland, Northeastern Ohio and all Browns fans because the last thing we ever wanted to do as a new owner was detract from football and the Browns and just what a great football area this is," Haslam said. "So, I apologize for that. We feel badly about it and we're very comfortable we'll work through this situation. I did want to say that publicly."
Haslam said he did not address the situation while in Berea for the draft two weeks ago because he did not want to detract from the Browns and the draft.
He expressed regret to all potentially affected by any illegal activity that may have occurred and vowed to repay — with interest — any amount that was unlawfully kept. Haslam expressed confidence in his own people and re-outlined the steps the company has vowed to take to clean things up.
"I've been out calling on trucking companies, first of all apologizing and second of all asking for a second chance," Haslam said. "Because like I said, this is not how we act, not how we treat people and we're going to begin to rebuild our reputation. We understand it will take a long time to do, but hey, we're big boys. We've been in business 54 years and I hope we're in business another 54 years, candidly."
As for the business of the Browns, he addressed that, too — and again without taking questions. He seemed sensitive to criticism of the Browns draft but excited by what he's hearing from those in the building.
While addressing the crowd he called new Browns coach Rob Chudzinski "one of the bright young minds in pro football" and said he likes the attacking style that both coordinators, Norv Turner and Ray Horton, plan to employ.
"I went to practice the other day," Haslam said, "and we're not throwing 3-yard dinks."
Decide for yourself whether that was a shot at ex-head coach Pat Shurmur or not.
Here's what else Haslam said about the Browns and their football business:
--"I think we'll have a better football team this year, as I've said on several occasions. We're going to do this the right way. It's not going to happen overnight. You don't go from winning 14 games in three years to winning 14 games in one year. But we will have a better team this year and we'll be better in 2014. I think Joe (Banner) articulated it very well after the draft. There's no throwing this year away. I think it's very important we have a good team. We've put together a really coaching staff. The intensity in the building, several players have remarked to me that the intensity in the weight room and on the practice field is definitely amped up and the result of that will be a better football team."
--"I'm very excited about the guys we picked up. . . . We'll have everybody here (for rookie minicamp) Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I'm real excited about our schedule as I remarked in there. I think we have a great home schedule opening up with the Dolphins at home and having a Thursday night national TV game which I don't think has happened in Cleveland since '09. It will be great for our fans."
--"I had the privilege of sitting in the draft room Thursday night, Friday night and all day Saturday. There were periods where it's really boring but there are periods where it's really interesting. I had the opportunity to watch Ray (Farmer) and Mike (Lombardi) and Rob and Joe (Banner) interact, and I know there have been some comments that maybe it's not great teamwork but I've never seen four people work together in a positive manner better than those guys did. It was great to see it. And it wasn't all agreement. There was a lot of disagreement, a lot of conversation going back and forth. I'm very excited about the draft we had. I think people forget we got Davone Bess, who I think is a hell of a player and the kind of player that makes a big difference — the kind of guy who knows how to get first downs on third down."
--"I think we had a good offseason, and if you look at the teams that have been good in the NFL for the past few years you're talking about the Giants, the Ravens, the 49ers, the Steelers, etc., all of them begin with those guys up front on defense. I think that was already a pretty good part of our team, and I think when you add in Paul Kruger, you add in Desmond Bryant, you add in Quentin Groves, and then our No. 1 draft pick who you're going to love in KeKe Mingo, who's not only a great player but a great guy. I think we've got some real studs up front."


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Anne Skutnik, GTA, Educational Psychology and Counseling Creating an Online Community of Learners: Reimaging Educational Psychology 401 as an Online Class
Educational Psychology 401 is a core course required of students
pursuing teaching licensure in Tennessee. A significant portion of the
students who take the evening and summer course sections are full time
teachers who often travel great distances to attend class, which is an
additional burden that often results in in a lack of engagement and an
inability to complete assignments. As a result, we have seen low exam
scores and difficulties with their final class artifact. We believe that
creating an online version of 401, to be offered in the evenings and
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removing the element of distance and allowing them to connect to our
learning community from home.
This would increase the completion of course assignments as
well as course engagement. A distance education course would also
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Say hello to Hollywood's next female superstar. Jennifer Lawrence, coming off of her Academy Award-nominated performance in last year's indie darling Winter's Bone, has added yet another big get to her hot streak: She's just landed the lead role in The Hunger Games, a franchise-in-the-making based on the hugely popular book series from author Suzanne Collins. Not bad for a girl first known as the daughter on The Bill Engvall Show. We didn't watch it, either.
The 20-year-old Lawrence beat out an ever-growing list of hopefuls for the part of Katniss, a young girl living in a futuristic world who signs up for a game of publicized and deadly survival. The books are basically Japan's cult favorite 2000 flick Battle Royale for a much younger and more accessible audience. Along with Lawrence, other young actresses who tried to win the role included Saorise Ronan, Emily Browning (next seen in Sucker Punch), Chloe Moretz (Hit Girl in Kick-Ass), and True Grit's Hailee Steinfeld.
The Hunger Games is slated for a March 23, 2012 release, with Gary Ross (Seabiscuit) on board to direct. As for Lawrence, the blonde beauty has X-Men: First Class on deck (June 3, to be exact), in which she'll be seen as a young Mystique. Get used to her, folks. We're guessing that won't be a problem, though; just look at her. And she can act? Cot damn.
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We've all been "improved" by photographers. Remember Jamie Lee in MORE? And Kate in GQ? Then there is Jessica Alba's recent calendar shoot. Also, apparently, Kelly Clarkson. And now, on…okay, a muuuuuch less dramatic scale…there is my new author photo.
When I was setting up the appointment for the shoot, I told the photographer's assistant that I just wanted to look like me. He asked if I required a makeup artist. No. Not my style. I sent him to my blog, I showed him recent photos of me that I liked. The day of the shoot, I spent over an hour with the photographer. And said again – I just want to look like me. As he shot me, we talked a little bit about women being photographed. How we all have our insecurities. How I'd come to accept mine and don't want to turn down life opportunities because I think I should be thinner or prettier. At the end of the shoot, he said that he could work magic with Photoshop, and if I wanted to look like I'd been going to the gym every day for four months, he could do that. I said no. I said I wanted to look like me. I said that a large part of my audience is made up of teen girls and I didn't want to perpetuate that whole "I'm not okay" thing.
He sent me my proofs, and I found about ten pictures I loved, but had to narrow it down so I chose two. A couple of days later I got an email that my final images were ready and I could come pick up the CD. Yay! Got home, popped it in my computer. The headshot looked…different. But maybe I'd remembered it wrong? I checked the proof. I looked at the final image again. I looked at them side-by-side thinking, oh no he didn't. Not after I said, specifically, not to. I thought maybe I was crazy and seeing things, so I emailed him and asked, "Did you do something to my face? One side of my face doesn't look as full as it does in the proof."
He asked if he'd "gone too far."
My interior, screamy, high-pitched reply: "YES you went too far! Especially after I said to go nowhere!" My actual reply was much calmer, but very direct. I said I thought I'd been pretty clear about the importance of looking like myself and why I didn't want to be altered in that way.
He apologized and said he didn't mean to offend, and got me the images I wanted. In further communication I said I wasn't offended. That this was about listening to a customer, not about some crazy easily offended woman losing her shit. (Not my exact words.) And also, apology accepted, which it totally is. I think the thinner=always better lie is so deeply ingrained in our culture that most people don't even think about it, and it is quite possible that something that is hammered home every single day trumps a one-hour conversation in one's memory. After all that I hadn't even looked at the full body shots side-by-side, raw vs. retouched. When I did I saw my waist and arm smaller, just barely.
Now, I'm a normal vain person. It's not like I want every chin hair and wrinkle broadcast to the world in HD. But there is a big difference between smoothing out a few lines or blemishes and resculpting my face and body. It's like the difference between makeup and plastic surgery. And I am just really tired of and sad about my friends and random women and girls being so unhappy with themselves because they don't look like women they see in magazines, who are uber-retouched, limbs lengthened, flesh carved away, etc. And tired of men thinking that's how women look. (BTW, I saw a bumper sticker today that said: "Men age like wine. Women age like milk." EFF YOU VERY MUCH.)
There is a reason I made my video blogging debut unwashed, unmadeup, and dressed in pj's. I wanted to vlog a couple of years ago, but thought I was not camera friendly. I'm over that, and just needed to prove it to myself.
What is an image anyway? There were 99 other less flattering pictures – if I love myself so damn much exactly as I am why not use one of those? I have untagged many a Facebook photo of myself I didn't like…is that the same? I do prefer the retouched full body shot—not because of the changes to my body, but the way my face is better lit up. Am I hypocrite if I use it somewhere? I think the issue here is that the photographer at some point decided or assumed, consciously or unconsciously, that he knew better than me what I should look like, or would want to look like, and that's just a reflection of a cultural viewpoint that I object to.
Look, I'm not some serene person who is above all that. I suck in my stomach as much as the next gal and am always checking to see if my smaller jeans fit. It's only in the last year or two I've even begun to think in terms of unconditional acceptance in tandem with good health. I am as conflicted and inconsistent as anyone. But for me, Photoshop thinnification crosses a line that I don't want to cross.
And now, for your enjoyment, the original photos vs. the retouched ones. I know it's not like day and night or anything. I'm probably the only one who would even notice, and maybe after seeing these you'll think I got all indignant over nothing. But—and I know this isn't something women are typically encouraged to say or believe—I LIKE MY FACE. I like the cheek that got shaved away, I missed it and wanted it back. Because it's me.
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Neighborhoods: Northeastern, Miramar, Northeastern San Diego
California Miramar University offers a quality education, with a great tuition rate. CMU specializes in Business Management and Leadership Degree's, which allows the staff, faculty and students to really focus on these "in demand" fields in the workplace. With courses like Conflict Resolution, Entrepreneurship, Negotiation, Change Management, and several leadership courses; I feel as though I'm ready to handle just about anything that comes my way in the workforce.
Sure, I could study at Harvard, Yale, Purdue,or SDSU, and walk away with a mountain of debt but why would I? CMU offers a quality education at an affordable price, was ranked in the top ten business schools by the San Diego Business Journal and sure gets my vote!...
California Miramar University is by far one of the best online business schools around. I wasn't sure initially if I wanted to study online, but I have never regretted my decision. They have a very thorough course structure and have all the online tools and materials to help us succeed as students.
I get help whenever I need it, which is very important when you're studying online, and overall the ENTIRE MBA program is costing me less than $12,000. (By the way, when I was first told that that was the total tuition cost I emailed students just to make sure because I couldn't believe it.)
And just because it's affordable doesn't mean that they skimp on resources and teaching quality. My professors were great and I really enjoyed the online modules because I could study when I wanted to, and when I knew I would be most effective/be able to learn the most. Overall great program and I highly recommend it to others looking for online MBA programs.
Getting a high-flying career with an accredited online MBA – I've been hearing about it a lot and have been thinking about enrolling in a part time MBA program. I don't have the capacity to quit my job because of financial and friend/family reasons, but one of my cousins graduated from California Miramar University and has only sung its praises. She actually has an incredible job now that she all but attributes to her CalMU degree and ceaselessly encourages me to apply there.
I am still looking at different online MBA programs, but after a lot of research California Miramar University is definitely the frontrunner. They are an accredited MBA program, which is essential for sure, but they also have a roster of world class professors teaching their classes and have a high rate of graduates becoming very 'valued' employees. (And by valued I mean VALUED.)
I will be applying in the next couple weeks and really hope I get into CalMU. I know it will be an amazing experience!
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After a few years in the "real" world I decided last year to apply for an MBA. I had to keep my job because of financial and family obligations, so I knew I had to go for an online MBA or one of the online management degrees. After a lot of research I landed on one of the top online MBA programs in San Diego, California Miramar University. They have rolling admissions so I was able to apply in the middle of the semester… really gave me peace of mind to know that I could apply whenever and still get admitted.
I just started my second semester at California Miramar University and seriously couldn't be happier. The online aspect lets me study at my own pace and keep my job. So not only is their tuition very affordable, but I can also keep my job for both helping with tuition and valuable work experience, huge after completing my MBA degree. The staff is amazing – they all have practical real world experience and know exactly how to attack every situation and/or problem. I was a little suspicious of online MBA programs at first, but the majority of employers value them the same as tradiitonal MBA degrees so long as they are accredited MBA degrees from a reputable school, which California Miramar University fits perfectly. I am so happy and fortunate I found this school and can't wait to see what lies ahead.
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The man, who is 52 years old according to police, was found lying near Baseline Road and Mohawk Drive, police say. He was in a parking garage in the Vistoso condominiums.
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With Recession and Unemployment Raging, Obama Plans To Eliminate Verbs From Speech
D.C. (AP) As America faces increasing job losses and rising financial
insecurity, President-elect Barack Obama has proposed the elimination
of verbs in American speech as a belt-tightening measure.
"In an age of big American financial crisis, paper expensive. Verbs -- unnecessary," Obama said. "Predicates needless."
proposed measure would eliminate predicates and all words denoting
actions or states of being until the American economy was well on its
way to recovery.
"Americans strong," said Obama. "Even without
verbs. In the future, less verbal waste. And so more buildings, more
food, more money. Hooray!"
House Democrats were fuming about the measure, which they said was proposed without their knowledge.
"No verbs? How no verbs?" asked Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "Communication limited now. Too difficult, speech."
said he expects the cessation of verbs, a major component in syntax,
will save the government millions of dollars in paper and also help
Americans increase productivity by spending fewer minutes per person on
unnecessary verbiage.
"A travesty, this," said former Nixon
administration speechwriter and self-described "language maven" William
Safire. "The end of knowledge. The end of reason. Devastating. Utterly
Americans said that they would have trouble
adapting to the challenges of a verbless society, and that Obama's
proposed changes would likely have them soon stooping over and
muttering in some kind of strange simian Neanderthal-speak.
"No verbs too hard," said law professor Felix Diaz. "Language and communication difficult."
"No verbs? Not too hard," said Lila Montgomery, a customer greeter at Wal-Mart. "Toothpaste? Aisle 3. Videotapes? Aisle 10."
"Speech rugged, even when no verbs," said linguist Noam Chomsky. "Grammar universal, innate."
are words that vary according to many factors, including tense, voice,
mood and aspect. Obama was unsure whether the moratorium on speech
would extend to gerunds, infinitives and supines, verbs which can
sometimes act like nouns.
"Maybe yes, maybe no! A conundrum!" Then he shrugged.
"America no money," continued Obama. "Thus, America no verbs. Not until America money again."
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PayPal or NOT to PayPal?
Overall, I would choose to get more Amazon Gift Cards in the Swag Store, then sell them in Ebay, than to get fewer PayPal credits when redeeming them directly. I think that by going the extra mile of selling these gift cards, one would be able to save a lot more money in the long run.
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I didn't realize we could sell Amazon Gift Cards in Ebay. I just checked it out, and I was surprised at the number of cards being sold and bidded over there.
Thanks for the great tip! Best one I have read so far! Keep it up.
hmm.. I will have to check ebay and see which works out for me.. thanks for the possible opportunity to save.
I prefer going for the PayPal… and not because I'm lazy! When I was shopping Amazon for a digital camera, my plan was to buy Amazon GC's until I had enough saved. The minue I bought the GC, the camera's price went up! I signed out and the price went back down. They knew I had a GC and jacked up the price accordingly. Pretty shoddy business and makes an Amazon GC kinda pointless.
I prefer Paypal over Amazon, reason being is because if you were to sell your Amazon giftcards on Ebay, you have to realize that Ebay does have seller fees, which recently increased, and on top of that I highly doubt anyone would purchase a $5 or $10 Amazon GC for the price that they are worth, you would have to list them at lower costs anyway. So to me, I believe it's way more worth it to just go ahead and go with Paypal (and this is coming from someone who has sold many giftcards in the past and is a seller on Ebay). However, those days that I would like to purchase something on Amazon,com, then of course I would go for an Amazon GC. Just my opinion.
I always wanted to take a Paypal instead of amazon but 1st the SB are way to high got, and then not sure if paypal is taking a fee for that…
then even if i want to sell it on ebay, i'm sure that people would not buy it full price so i will loose on this GC..so not really worth it….:)
Thank you for the explanation…:)
I think PayPal is a good way of getting money.. but seriously.. it cost WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY (46546415646x) much.. -.- I rather just get what i want from amazon.. save about 250 swagbucks and get my prize ALOT faster.. so i say PayPal SUCKS on swagbucks. Everywhere else its really cheap to cash out (not going to mention websites names)
I agree with you, Tricky. Since they said they are going to have PayPal on sale for even less than 700 Swagbucks next week, I'm eager to see if it will be as low or lower than 450 Swagbucks.
i agree paypal is a little hi but as i see it amazon is only amazon and paypal is anywhere mastercard is accepted so i would chose paypal over amazon 1st then amazon when i wanted something i can buy there
I HATE paypal especially since eBay bought them out. Both ebay and paypal fees are so high many sellers, like me, have had to stop selling because all the money was going to fees. I would take 1 amazon card over 2 paypal cards just for the principle!
I love the Amazon GC's. If I get Paypal, I just end up using it to pay fees on a program or buy coupons off eBay or another site – in other words, use it for everyday/money saving/household type things. But with Amazon GC's I can save them up and actually use them to buy something I just want, without having to feel guilty (my doing, not my husbands). I do not miss the money I did not put in Paypal and I do enjoy the benfits of the Amazon GC's
Can I redeem my swagbucks to purchase gift cards to give as teachers gifts or are they only virtual (digital) codes?
- Great question!
Majority of the gift cards in the Prizes section of SwagBucks are generally virtual giftcards. There are however "physical" giftcards available such as the StarBucks and iTunes gift card.
When purchasing gift cards, make sure you read it's entire description as it would indicate if it will be virtually sent, or by snailmail. =)
Hope that answers your questions Sara.. Thanks for dropping by.
problem with selling on ebay is all the fees ebay and paypal charges. They both take combined about 20% of what you make!
i live in canada, and only Amazon.ca is available to me, so i just get paypal GCs, cause the amazon.ca website doesn't have anything but books really..
I prefer paypal. I use paypal as much as possible doing my online paying surveys.
I would have to say that it sounds like Paypal quite high. I am fairly new to Swagbucks, but I am sure alot would agree that our TIME is worth quite a bit.
I think the paypal option is too high. I always get Amazon cards, then just save all of them until I get a good amount for Christmas shopping at the end of the year!
yes i would spend swagbucks for a paypal card because it is money and americans like money
I won't buy Paypal gift-cards as long as they cost significantly more than Amazon gift-cards! I have sold things on Amazon in the past, but have rarely bought from them. However, I have recently found that they have some pretty awesome deals. Therefore, I prefer the Amazon gift-cards, which are the one of the most economical ways to spend your swagbucks right now. In fact, my wish list is much bigger than my gift-card balance at the moment. But little by little I will win the SB to purchase the things we are wishing for!
I would rather just use Amazon cards to get stuff I want/need on there.