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Pitfalls of Publications: On the Sensitive Issue of Plagiarism
(from the IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 85-87, December 2012)
By Ludo Visser, Tamás Haidegger, and Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos
"Plagiarism is the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own." —New Oxford American Dictionary
"Plagiarism means to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own. To use (another's production) without crediting the source." —Merriam–Webster Dictionary
IEEE defines plagiarism as "the use of someone else's prior ideas, processes, results, or words without explicitly acknowledging the original author and source" [1].
At first, this may appear to give a concise definition of plagiarism and a clear understanding why it is wrong; however, in practice, plagiarism is one of the most complex ethical issues scientists and engineers face in connection with publishing and publications. Despite some obvious cases, boundaries between referencing, quoting, adopting, and copying are not so clear. Some recent scandals (e.g., the case of the editor-at-large of Time and CNN host Fareed Zakaria, the resignation of the German defense minister, the Hungarian president, or the Indonesian professor with a degree from Flinders University) have made clear that plagiarism is a serious issue. In fact, due to digital technology (i.e., easy access and "copy and paste" ability), plagiarism is becoming an increasingly large problem for publishers that require delicate handling [2]. Recent conference surveys show an average of a dozen cases per robotics conference, and numerous cases have been initiated against authors for academic misconduct.
According to IEEE, "plagiarism in any form is unacceptable and is considered a serious breach of professional conduct, with potentially severe ethical and legal consequences" [1]. Consequently, IEEE started to impose severe punishment upon those who commit deliberate acts of plagiarism, including titles being revoked and authors being banned from publishing. In addition, publishers are struggling to deal with the malpractice of self-plagiarism, which concerns the somewhat vague concept of copying one's own work. While this is a topic of ongoing debate, self-plagiarism is an issue for publishers because it affects copyrights and the quality of their publications.
The peer-review process is the first line of defense against plagiarism and it is therefore important to raise awareness among students and professionals, in academia and industry. Reviewers might come across cases of plagiarism while reading through manuscripts, reports, or proposals, so it is important that they know how to recognize such cases and how to deal with them.
Within the Student Reviewer Program (SRP) [3], we exert an effort to train young researchers in the "art of reviewing," and introduce them to the reviewing process in a controlled and supervised way. Within this context, it is important that the spotlight is also directed onto delicate issues within the reviewing community. Therefore, in this article, we discuss some key issues regarding plagiarism and self-plagiarism and give insights into the approach that is taken within IEEE. Furthermore, we provide some useful tools and techniques to identify cases of plagiarism. Hopefully, this will lead to a better understanding and higher awareness of the practice, particularly among reviewers.
Plagiarism In and Out
In the broadest sense of the definition, plagiarism is copying someone else's work. However, there are many intricate details involved.
First of all, copying a work can be done in many ways. The most obvious is to literally copy (parts of) a manuscript and submit them as one's own. However, in most cases, it is by far not that obvious. Instead of literally copying text, words and phrases may be translated from another language, altered to reflect the individual's writing style, or embedded into the author's own work. Furthermore, on a more abstract level, ideas and concepts may also be plagiarized. Analogous to patent infringement, this can include taking intellectual material and wrongfully presenting it as one's own, either an idea as a whole or in parts, or building forth on someone else's work without proper referencing or licensing.
Definitions get even more fuzzy when we take a look at the concept of self-plagiarism. In short, self-plagiarism means that a person publishes a work or an idea that has already been published in the past but claims it as new. This can also include improper quoting and referencing of previous works. The ethical boundary is undefined, since it is not uncommon to reuse (paraphrase) parts of a previous publication to a new one.
Legally speaking, we have to distinguish two cases:
1) an author signs of the copyright of the entire work to the publisher when a manuscript is accepted for publication
2) the copyright stays with the author.
In the first case, reusing parts of the work for a new publication can be unlawful if the new article is submitted to a different publisher, but exploring in depth (and trying to exploit) the differences between copyright agreements is not within the scope of this article. In the second case, reusing (parts of) the work would be a discussion of ethics and professionalism. The entire field is just determining its standards and best practices along these lines.
Ethically speaking, self-plagiarism is often encountered within the process of "evolutionary publishing." This is an Accepted (although sometimes contested) practice of publication where the initial results are submitted to a workshop, then extended to a full conference paper that may become a journal article or a book chapter. This approach of building on previous publications is clearly a source of possible unethical cases of self-plagiarism.
Self-plagiarism is the subject of continuous discussion at all levels of the research community, with many arguing that self-plagiarism is a contradiction in terms, since you cannot really steal from yourself. Conferences typically require an author to explicitly state that the material being submitted is new, the author's own work, and has not been published before. Whether or not one acknowledges that self-plagiarism is unethical or being prohibited by copyright agreements, reuse of large portions of previous works negatively affects the quality and contributing value of publications, and, eventually, entire conferences in particular.
Understanding (Self-) Plagiarism
To entirely understand the issue of (self-)plagiarism, possible motivations should be identified. Researchers and scientists (in most countries) are evaluated on the basis of the number of their publications, which has evolved into an important metric for assessing scientific merit. A consequence of this is publishing more and more for the sake of quantity, where quality takes second place.
Sometimes, this results in cases of blatant copies of the works of others, with the only aim to obtain high impact publications or finishing a dissertation (e.g., Pal Schmidt, the Hungarian ex-president, even copied factual mistakes into his doctoral thesis). This pressure may lead to sloppiness, when relevant works are not always cited properly or altogether overlooked. Further lays the practice of incremental publishing, when results are reported in subsequent events and periodicals. While this is not unethical per se, the tendency to (over-) publish even the smallest results obviously leads to large overlaps between incremental papers, which might fall into the category of self-plagiarism. Also, since these incremental works are typically submitted to lower ranked journals and conferences where the peer review procedure is less rigorous, there is a smaller chance that they are caught and prevented from (re-) publication.
It is clear that the competitiveness in present day research is a leading cause of plagiarism. Although it does not justify it, it can make it understandable why it happens. Since the scientific world is likely not to change anytime soon in terms of funding principles and competition, it is important to realize that plagiarism is indeed an issue which will become a bigger issue as scientific competition grows, and that we need to learn how to deal with it.
In this process, the role of the scientific advisor/mentor is critical. Showing students what is acceptable is important, and examples of plagiarism could help in explaining the limits. However, many times advisors are surprised to find out the extent of plagiarism in their advisees' work, thus it is too late to address the problem at that stage.
Dealing with Cases of Plagiarism
The next step is to identify plagiarism, and the peer-review process is the most important tool for that. Unfortunately, there is no fail-safe way to identify plagiarism, but looking at the definitions already suggests where to start.
Sometimes it is quite obvious. If parts of a text are directly copied into a manuscript, the writing style (or even the font) may not match the style of the rest of the paper. This is probably the best indicator that something might be fishy. There is a substantial set of specialized software tools that can help in finding the original documents that contain the suspicious text. The IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) started to screen papers in 2011. The software tools were first used in conferences and eventually deployed to the transactions. For example, at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), the iThenticate software [4] is used to filter out possible cases of plagiarism. The software generates a report that highlights the overlaps between a given paper and other sources (including both the public domain of the Internet and reference databases) from which the text has been taken. Further, it provides an overlap score, which may be compared to a threshold. Although the software often gets confused by prior technical reports or common references, it is effective in general, and its cost for a conference like IEEE ICRA is only in the order of a couple of hundred dollars.
However, as outlined above, many abusers edit the text to more closely match their own writing style, and text recognition software will likely fail in such cases. It may still happen that a reviewer recognizes his or her own work being paraphrased. However, more often it comes down to their expertise in the research field to recognize plagiarism.
The situation is very similar for figures. Authors tend to believe that any figure or illustration found on the Internet may be freely used in publications. In reality, most of those images and charts are copyrighted, despite that fact that they are widely used and reprinted without proper referencing. Journals often require an individual confirmation of copyright for every figure in an article. Depending on the publisher's contract, authors may be able to acquire an official permission for reprinting their own materials; however, the charges for copyrighted figures can rise very high (depending on the target audience of the reprint, the number of copies, and the affiliation of the author). The best advice for authors is to invest effort in identifying the copyright owner of a figure, and, even in the case where images are downloaded from the Internet, ask for a written permission from the source and insert appropriate credits in the caption. If a reviewer is having concerns about the originality of a figure in a manuscript, Google's image finder provides an easy way to search the Internet for similar figures (just drag and drop the image into the query text box).
Spotting the Copycats
There is no definite checklist that can be used for recognizing plagiarism, but good indicators are as follows:
- lack of references and citations, or the over-representation of the author's own publications in the reference list
- outdated references, suggesting that no recent research/literature review was done
- figures that do not match with other figures in style, or are of very low quality
- unusual, bold statements about the generic status of the field and its future
- sudden changes in the writing style between consecutive paragraphs.
Once a reviewer suspects a case of plagiarism, the most important thing is to report their concerns to the liaison editors, providing references to the original works as proof. Then, the liaison editors will take a proper action. IEEE guidelines provide a protocol for how to deal with plagiarism [5]; in particular, the following should be considered:
- amount of text being plagiarized (ranging from a single sentence to a full paper)
- proper use of quotation marks
- appropriateness credit notices
- properness of paraphrased text.
The guidelines identify five levels of plagiarism, according to severity.
- Level 1 pertains to the uncredited verbatim copying of a full paper, or the verbatim copying of a major portion (>50%), or verbatim copying within more than one paper by the same author(s).
- Level 2 pertains to the uncredited verbatim copying of a large portion (between 20% and 50%) or verbatim copying within more than one paper by the same author(s).
- Level 3 pertains to the uncredited verbatim copying of individual elements (paragraph(s), sentence(s), illustration(s), etc.) resulting in a signi?cant portion (<20%) within a paper.
- Level 4 pertains to uncredited or improper paraphrasing of pages or paragraphs.
- Level 5 pertains to the credited verbatim copying of a major portion of a paper without clear delineation (e.g., quotes or indents). [6]
The measures taken by IEEE against the author(s) depend on the severity level, and therefore it is very important that proof is provided enabling fair judgment of the case.
Within publications of IEEE RAS, several cases have been discovered, and at every event a handful of very serious cases have been encountered. An ethics committee has been set up within RAS to facilitate the evaluation of these cases. The committee makes a recommendation to the vice-president for conference activities (a position currently held by Prof. Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos), who then presents the cases to the IEEE headquarters. Numerous authors have been banned from publishing in IEEE because of plagiarism issues, and the pressure is mounting to increase the sanctions. This clearly illustrates the severity and actuality of the issue. Furthermore, it is absolutely necessary to raise awareness and educate (prospective) authors on this issue.
A second part of the discussion pertains to penalizing authors who have plagiarized work. A common problem is how to assess the responsibility of the various authors. In some cases, the advisor blames the student authors, and finding the key individual responsible for the plagiarism is almost impossible. Assuming that the responsible authors can be identified, an open question still remains in how they should be penalized.
The SRP is committed to educating young researchers on these topics and battling the problem. We believe that this article contributes to raise awareness on the issue of plagiarism, and that is can start new discussions among researchers and scientists.
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[2] R. A. Volz, "The scoop on plagiarism," Robot. Autom. Mag., vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 4–5, 2007.
[3] T. Haidegger and L. Visser, (2012). Student Reviewer Program (SRP) [Online]. Available: http://sites.ieee.org/ras-srp/
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[5] IEEE Publications, Identifying Plagiarism(2012) [Online]. Available: http://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/rights/ID_ Plagiarism.html
[6] IEEE Publications, A Plagiarism FAQ. (2012)[Online]. Available: htp://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/rights/plagiarism_FAQ.html
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Do you really know what you're looking for when you interview someone for a job? Let me suggest to you; it's not about their knowledge, experience, or their intelligence; it's about their talent to do the job.
Let me ask you another question; how do you like your coffee? I don't know if you're a fan of the 'bean', but I'm very partial to Starbuck's Tall Americano with 'no room for milk'. I've been hyped up on it all over the world and it always tastes the same, which is great!
Outlets like Starbucks are successful because they provide a consistent experience across the board. We all know where we could purchase a cheaper cup of coffee, but the Starbucks experience draws us in. I also have to say, that the coffee serving process is usually excellent; happy, smiley people and fast service.
The other day, I experienced 'Mr Grumpy' coffee person. He was slapping down coffees at the end of the counter and grunting out their contents. I asked him which coffee was mine (I'm not scared) and he growled his response. I had to ask him again, before politely pointing out the error of his ways (I told you I'm not scared).
This guy shouldn't be there, and I don't necessarily blame him for his poor customer service. I really don't believe he should be in a customer facing job, and no amount of training will help. My question is – 'Where is the person who put him in the job?'
If you're a business owner or a manager then I'm sure you've interviewed people to join your team. Are you absolutely sure you know what you're looking for when you interview someone? Let me give you an example of what I mean:
I've just read a job advertisement for a Sales Manager for a soft drinks business. It says – 'We are looking for someone with excellent relationship building skills, vision drive and energy. They will be results driven and be able to demonstrate leadership and highly developed inter-personal and management skills.'
Now that's all fairly standard stuff and what I'd expect to see in a job advertisement. But if I was trying to find someone for that job, what I'd really be looking for is - 'someone to increase sales of soft drinks.' Now I'm not saying you put that in the advertisement, but let's face it; that's the outcome you really want. It's great to have all the qualities listed above, but at the end of the day, can this Sales Manager bring in the business?
Back to the coffee shop; if it was your business and you needed to employ someone to join the team, what qualities would you look for in a job candidate? You might say – 'Someone with a bit of experience in a coffee shop, someone who looks clean and tidy, and who's a nice pleasant person.'
All of this is great, but what I'd look for is – 'Someone who would make the customers want to buy some more coffee or food; who'd make the customer want to come back, and who'd probably recommend my coffee shop to other people.'
Now you may think that the characteristics you described above would bring the results I'm looking for, and you may be right. However; when you're preparing to interview someone, be absolutely clear in your mind what outcomes you need from this person. It's not about their experience or their intelligence; it's about their talent to do the job.
It doesn't matter what kind of business you're in, talent is what you're looking for. It could be
I've seen lots of sales people who had great relationship building skills, vision, drive and energy, as described in the job advertisement, but they couldn't bring in the sales because they didn't have the talent.
Picking people for your team is one of the most important jobs you will ever do. Use every bit of information you can get your hands on; read the CV, and study any psychometric test that's been done. However, be as good an interviewer as you can be – good questions – good listening – good watching.
Article by Alan Fairweather, International Speaker and the author of, 'How to be a Motivational Manager, 'How to Manage Difficult People' and 'How to Make Sales When You Don't like Selling'. Visit: www.themotivationdoctor.com, for more information.


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When I stumble around on Etsy, I always look to the seller's shop name first. It's akin to judging a book by its cover, I know, but if the name doesn't strike me, I move on.
A name like Mama Runs With Scissors is like Smucker's, it has to be good. And Jennifer, said crazy running mama, doesn't disappoint.
She's taken the leg warmer craze and gone kick-ass with skulls, unicorns and ninja power for her Kool Kid Legs, and thrown in some twirly handmade tutus and sassy skirts. Mama Runs has taken the traditional (what's sweeter than a skirt?) and thrown it out the window with her prison stripes skirts with a sweetheart applique and the layers of tutu tulle with a giant belt.
And before you moms of boys think you should pass this one by, her Kool Kid Legs do the impossible and actually STAY UP, so you can slip a pirate pair up his arms to turn his favorite t-shirt into winter wear.
She's found just the right mix of funk, great quality and decent prices (a tutu and Kool Kid Legs set is just $27, while a onesie and set of legs is $18).
Mama Runs with Scissors is giving one Inside Out winner a Valentine's Day skirt (any size from 3 months to 9/10) and a pair of Kool Kid Legs of your choice. Want to win? Check out the site, and come back to tell me in comments what you think rocks about Mama Runs . . . Get extra entries by grabbing my badge and/or blogging about this contest and all (remember to leave the link in comments as well).
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Extra cute!! Do I have to say anything pithy? because I am fresh out of pithy. I will say I just started sewing gain and stuff like this really inspires me!
Where have I been? I love the leg warmers on the arms and could hers be any cuter! Sign me up. Thanks
Oh my gosh- her stuff rocks! Her bright colors and funky prints totally fit in with my unpink theory- even the pink stuff!! I hearted her shop.
omg…. i love these!!! I must get some for my girls
those are so cute! and my sis would LOVE the tutu!!
i love the DESIGN YOUR OWN PIRATE TUTU- my dd would love it!
I loved all the Kool Kid legs. Thanks.
I love the sweetheart onesie! These clothes are so email@example.com
So cute! I love the stuff on that site!
awesome bright colors and fun prints. too cute!!1elkesten at yahoo dot com
These are adorable. I really like the KOOL KID LEGS–CHASE THE GREY DAYS AWAY with JUICY FRUIT RAINBOWS–THIS PAIR WITH RED. Thank email@example.com
Her colors and patterns are so unusual and vibrant! I love so many of the items in her shop!katiekarr at gmail dot com
She has so many different styles to choose from. I like them all! Thanks for the chance!
What a selection! I love the PINK ARGYLE HEARTS on BLACK! And the fact that they stay up — that sounds great! Thanks for the giveaway!mybabyappleseed(at)yahoo(dot)ca
i love the ladybug love onesie!
Roo would love the pinky the skull skirt and ninja legwarmers… yes, she's a girl of many contrasts.
I love the bright colors, skulls, and striped leg warmers. Everything is so cute! Thanks for the great giveaway!
omg, they're all so vibrant! I love the unique designs!!!
She has such cute leg warmers(or arms…which is how I love them). I have seen a lot of these around, but she has so many cool designs that I havent seen that would really match a lot of stuff like the monkey face ones..go great with my daughter bobby jack stuff…or the bikes, or pirates for the boys…I really love the boys.
I have your badge.
The site is so cool – I love all the bright colors and crazy color combinations – really neat!
What a neat site! I've seen the warmers before, but never thought of putting them on arms to make a t-shirt good for winter!becky at harts dot name
How funky! I agree with everyone else…leg warmers on the arms is genius! thanks for the giveaway..email@example.com
So cute! Our first baby (a little girl) is due in 8 weeks and I LOVE the shop. I would love a cute little skirt for her.
I love that she uses unique patterns that aren't so "baby"
I'm so tired of cutesy baby things and these are perfect for my daughter's personality!
I have your badge on my blog.
Super cute! Loving the B&W jail stripes with B&W skull skirt. Not your average kid. Our Jillian would love them too.
Her stuff is awesome! I love that she does custom orders too!
I love anything with sock monkey prints and Mama doesn't disappoint!
I'm having so much fun making friends and blog-hopping again this year.Thanks for such a generous giveaway! I hope I'm chosen as the lucky winner!!!a
This is such a fun shop! Loads of whimisical and creative pieces!I love firstname.lastname@example.com
KOOL KID LEGS–CHASE THE GREY DAYS AWAY with JUICY FRUIT RAINBOWS–THIS PAIR WITH RED are really funky.
Cute! I love your site and especially love your photos!
I love her stuff! It's so funky fun!! =)firstname.lastname@example.com
I have your firstname.lastname@example.com
I love the black and white pirate style! I stumbled across her site before and love this stuff, such great prices!
I just love the Kool Aid Legs Heart and Skulls. That is so cute! Thank you!
I love her store! I like the funky and not so cutesty choices for girls. I love the YAR MATEY PIRATEY STRIPES legwarmers. firstname.lastname@example.com
I love how Mama Runs displays her goodies on the clothesline! I wish I had 10% of her creative talent. The pink argyle hearts on black leggings? To die for. Why aren't they in MY size?Great giveaway. Thanks!
I love all her stuff. My girls are really into the skull and cross bones and they loved everything that she had. Thanks for the great giveaway!
I love the DESIGN YOUR OWN PIRATE TUTU and KOOL KID LEGS COMBO.
I love the selection of tutus she offers! There is a pink that is so deep & bold, its beautiful!
wow please enter me in for this i think very thing over there is so cute and i just like every thing realy i do when it comes to shoping i have a heard time makeing up mu mind as to what to get i can spend hr's in a store just trying to pick some thing out that i want un less i well have a list any how please enter me infor this its to cute thanks
I like the Wild Thing- Pink Camo- Kid Legs. My daughter would think they were so cool.
Here funky styles rock! I have a few of her items favorited already! I am dying for the ninja leg warmers, but my hubby has me on a spending freeze until he is employed, lol.
I love her funky style. I absolutely love all of the striped leg warmers, and I love that they can be used for arm warmers as well!millkara [at] gmail.com
OMG I love everything! The tutu & leg set is awesome!mcginnisfamily5(at)yahoo(dot)com
These are fantastic. DH loves the ninja power ones. Can we get them in "daddy and me" sets ya think?Jenny
These are the coolest leg warmers I've seen. There's something for everyone, no matter your taste. Thanks for the chance to win!
HELLO!thank you jeanne for the awesome write up! i am so excited you wanted to share my creations on your fabulous blog.good luck everybody!!
Those kids look like they are having so much fun.I love our designs,especially those Peace and Love Leg Warmers.I am always looking for some way to extend my kids wardrobe and these would make them so popular with their buddies !Thanks for the chance to win ! email@example.com
pirate tutus!!!! omg. i wanted all of the ones pictured and then some. my little girls fat baby legs would look so sweet in just about everything she's got there. and the prices are not bad either.
Those are so pretty cool prints and colors! I love it!Thanks for an opportunity to win this!ellybean (at) connected2christ.com http://www.connected2christ.com/theblog
I am absolutely head over heels for her leggins and onesie/tutu sets! I love the kitty cat kid-legs and the fact that they can be worn on the arms as well! Too cool. Thanks for a great giveaway…Jennionething (at) beautifulheritage (dot) com
I love that she does custom orders for any of her items. That's really cool.
I adore all of the cute skull patterns!
Everything is so cute. I love the leg warmers itty bitty monkey love. Cute, pink and with monkeys.Thanks for sharingRene
oh it's ALL so cute!! I especially love the LADYBUG LOVE–4 PIECE COORDINATING SET
love these- these are pure adorable
I like how she offers many different colors and patterns.
Her site is very eclectic and unique! I adore the Pirate Tutus and Kool Kid Legging worn with them.Please enter me in your drawing.Many thanks, Cindijchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com
these are so cute and edgy at the same time! perfect for my little rockstar baby!
So how well do these fit adults? Seriously…anyone tried? I love turning tees into winter shirts idea.
So cool! I love the Skullarina!tornem(at)yahoo.com
I think the Halloween outfits rock! Just the right bit of edge and cute all mixed together!
Really cute!
What a great shop!! Her name is adorable, and her baby leg warmers are super cool. So many more great fabrics than the baby legs we have.Thankstaraveggiemcveggie at gmail dot com
love teh sets witht eh kool kid legs and tutu! very firstname.lastname@example.com
I love that the leg warmers can be worn on the arms. Very cool!Thanks for hosting such a great giveaway!
Very unique. I think the Halloween designs and tutu skirts are very cute.
The design your own pirate tutu rocks!
Love the tutus with the email@example.com
All very cute stuff. I like the ladybug love 4pc set. It would look so cute on my daughter. Thanks for the giveaway!kamlchap(at)gmail(dot)com
Love the silly monkeys
these are a must have sign me firstname.lastname@example.com
I love the variety of patterns! And that they are affordabe!
The colors and patterns are fab. I like how they can wear them on their arms! Thanks for the chance.scrappylori at gmail dot com
I love the sweetheart onesie!! Adorable stuff!
I love the matching combos! Thanks for the giveaway.
I really like all the different patterns, very unique!
I love this: PINKY THE SKULL–with HEARTS and ROSES SKIRT but I love how she has items in sets; that's awesome!Thanks for the giveaway!Robincokelush at gmail
Everything rocks! I especially like the b&w pirate legs!
I love the leg warmers I bookmarked it
I think my girl is way too girly to appreciate any of those – she's all about skirts but prefers to have bare legs. But my little guys could sure use some of these! I especially like the winking pirates.
Love the tutus! I think it rocks that she has things that match her leg warmers, and the price of the leg warmers is great. Thanks for the chance to win! :)adashofsassitude(at)gmail.com
Her patterns are awesome!Great giveaway! Count me in.bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com
I love all the skulls! My 3 year old daughter is very into pirates!
I love these. I have actually seen her Etsy shop before, and LOVE it. I use them on my son's arms when he is in the hospital so he doesn't pick at his IV sites, and we use them on his legs to go with his cloth diapers. My daughter loves wearing them on her arms, and legs too. I need to buy some, but will totally cross my fingers and toes that I win some as well. I hate being poor.
I like the pink with black polka dots- great for my little one who only wears dresses- but won't wear tights ! I did not even think about putting them on the arms- how perfect for the darn Dora shirt she wears overtop of the dresses- isn't being 2 great?
I love the fact that her stuff is edgy and fun. Hard to find in kid's clothes. Thanks for a super giveaway!jjdragonfly [at] gmail [dot] com
I also really adore the star skirts and the star leg warmers, the stars on black are too cute
I love the ladybug skirt and the valentine skirt with the black and white polka dot baby legs. Too cute! cookiecutter72 at hotmail dot com
I love the Skull Applique Onesie!sp
I love all the neat designs! =) I would love to win this! Thanks for the giveaway!
They are cool and not so cutsie!I like the skullerina skirt.It's perfect for the temperment of my bratty little girls!!LilithSilvermane(at)gmail(dot)com
Wow, I love her Esty shop. It is so colorful and fun and those tutu's Rock!Thanks for a chance to win,Christina
I love that one pair is only $8 and the more you buy the cheaper per pair! I also love that this is a local (Portland) Mama… I'm all about supporting local business!
I love that they have BOY styles that are obviously 'boy', not kinda boy. My son always wants to wear baby legs like his sisters but they just aren't 'boy' enough. These are great!!
My daughter would love the DESIGN YOUR OWN PIRATE TUTU and KOOL KID LEGS COMBO!!!
I think she rocks becausee she wants to make sure you ar more then happy with what you buy…firstname.lastname@example.com
Loved the KOOL KID LEGS–THICK GREY STRIPE with BIG SKULLS. Everything is at a great price too.
I love "mama"! I'm a customer and love ALL her stuff! My little daughter LOVES her legwarmers!
I love her Etsy shop. I have been looking through it recently, trying to pick something for my daugther (the challenge is finding only one, rather than the whole store)
Wow, she sold out of her stuff!! Nice things, like the email@example.com
i love that you can turn a summer shirt into a winter shirt so easily. all together i love your explanation of "mama runs with scissor"… just all around fun! thanks
Cute stuff! I love the appliqued onesie & legging combo! Thanks for the giveaway!
Great store! Love the designs, they are so cute. I think my fave is the pink argyle hearts on blackThanks for the chance!
I have your button on my sidebar!
What a cool idea that you can wear them on the arms too, I love it! I especially like her ARGYLE STARS–BLUES on BLACK ones
I love that shop! The DESIGN YOUR OWN PIRATE TUTU and KOOL KID LEGS COMBO is super cute!
I love the variety of things they have available, the rainbow and black/pink w/hearts legwarmers are so cute-I would love to get some for my daughter!micaela6955 at msn dot com
The bike legs are great.
The Kool Kid Legs are definitely cool! Brittany would love them!jenius47(at)hotmail(dot)com
Adorable!! And the tutu's are super cute! Thanks for the great giveaway!janine at lovegiveaways.com
So cute! I love the bright crazy patterns.
She's very Punky and I Love that! My daughter is a little punk and probably always will be! Thankse-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
I absolutly adore the hot pink apliqued onsie and kool kid legs set! The colors are amazing!
I love all the skirt and kool kid leg combos!
The sweetheart onsie and the design your own pirate tutu are awesome. This shop rulz. Thanks, email@example.com
She rocks because boys can wear them too! I love the fun bike print – my son would love that he can still wear his fav t-shirts from the summer in the winter! Thanks for an awesome giveaway!
The Pirate Tutus & the sweetheart onesies are my faves….great ideas!Sign me firstname.lastname@example.com
My son would love the NINJA POWER firstname.lastname@example.com
I put your button on my email@example.com
I like the Silly Monkeys leg warmers.
BE MY VALENTINE–STRIPED SKIRT with HEART APPLIQUE–SKIRT and LEG WARMER COMBO–this is adorable. I really love it.
I love the KOOL KID LEGS–THICK GREY STRIPE with BIG SKULLS. These would look so cute on my youngest.
I have never seen so many awesome babylegs. My kids hate pink frillies, but skulls and peace signs–now that's different! Wow!allmycrazycats AT aol.com
I like how these leggings are so different, not like all the other "cutesy" ones that are available everywhere else!HobartsMama AT aol.com
What a great shop! mama runs with scissors has a wonderful variety of designs!
I love her punky designs! I also love that shows kids wearing them on their arms which I have not seen before! The sparrows on blue stripes is my favorite!kayceewilliams at gmail dot com
PINKY THE SKULL–with HEARTS and ROSES SKIRT–SIZES 3MOS TO 9YRS AVAILABLE–PLUS YOUR CHOICE OF ANY LEG WARMERS IN MY SHOP is my favorite! Love the punky style she has going!mommyhoodisthankless{AT}gmail.com
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This shop is GREAT! I love the rainbow leggings and all the stuff with skulls!


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For my husband, Hunter, and I, this ornament represents our firstborn son, who passed away as an infant in July 2008. Even though we only spent a few days with him, he was an angel and one of the best blessings I could ever ask for. Every year, we place this ornament and others in remembrance of him on our tree. Just because he's not physically here with us, I know his presence is with us everyday.
— Audrey CoulonTravel mementos
Most of my Christmas ornaments are special to me because they were handmade or collected as remembrances of my travels. The train car was purchased in 1987, when my son and I went to New Orleans following his junior year in high school. We traveled by Amtrak and found crossing Lake Pontchartrain to be quite an adventure.
The "snowcouple" was crocheted by my dear friend and neighbor, Barbara Goodman of Heflin, in the early 1980s.
The set of six ornaments combines two of my favorite crafts — cross-stitch and quilt designs. After making a set for myself many years ago, I have crafted many sets as gifts for friends and family. Mine are in traditional red and green, but these are beautiful in many color combinations.
Decorating my tree each Christmas season is a heartwarming experience for me as I recall the people and travels represented by the ornaments.
— Patsy Body, OxfordA Girl Scout memory
This is a handkerchief angel made by my wife, Tessa, when she was in Girl Scouts in 1994. When she brought it home, it was placed at the top and front of the tree. Since then, it has maintained residence on the family tree.
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This angel ornament is my favorite because it has such a special story behind it. When my daddy passed away 13 years ago, my mother took his old handkerchiefs and made each of her children and grandchildren an angel. She wrote us a little note telling us how he always carried a handkerchief to wipe away sweat from his face as he worked outside in the heat. Or, maybe he would use it to wipe away a tear when he was happy or sad. My daddy loved his family very much so I'm sure there were many tears shed throughout his life.
Each year I place this angel ornament in the center of our Christmas tree and it makes me feel so warm inside. My daddy's memory is alive in my heart every day, especially at Christmas when I look at the angel. Our tree wouldn't be complete without it.
The love that my mother put into making these special angels will always be a blessing to me. We're very fortunate to have her because she is definitely the heart of our family. Thank you, Mama, for my "Angel of Love."
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Rita Bennett is not sure how long she's had this angel ornament. It was handmade by her friend, Lanell Phillips, many years ago. The face, wings and hands are all embroidered. It has been hanging it on her tree for many years.


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JRF is proud to announce that it will launch the TEL Post B'nai Mitzvah Program in the fall of 2009. Tel is the Hebrew word for an archeological hill, and JRF is using the word as an acronym for Teens: Experience and Learning. JRF seeks to create a true tel experience for our teens based on the opportunity to dig through first-hand "life-centered" experiences and sift out new, meaningful educational gleanings that are personally relevant to their lives.
The TEL program was created in response to the need expressed by Reconstructionist Education Directors for effective post b'nai mitzvah programming.
All JRF congregations and havurot are welcome to participate if they can put together a "team" of youth willing to try out the program. The first year will be geared towards eighth and ninth graders, with subsequent grades added in each successive year until the TEL program includes eighth through twelfth graders. As with most teen programs, developing a critical mass will be key to making this program work in each community. We encourage JRF congregations that are close to one another to explore combining youth to help develop critical masses. We hope congregations who cannot get "teams" of youth to participate in the TEL program will encourage students in 8th through 12th grades to take advantage of the No'ar Hadash kallot, which are more suitable for individual participation.
This program is framed and anchored by two kallot (retreats) at Camp JRF. The first will take place October 16-18, 2009 and the second May 14-16, 2010. They will be similar to the successful No'ar Hadash kallot, and suitable for those who have and have not participated in them. Eighth and ninth graders across the continent will stay connected to one another throughout the year with a TEL Facebook page.
In between the kallot, eight two-hour havayot (experiential learning opportunities) will be held in each community. These will be based on the effective havaya model of Camp JRF. If you wish to supplement the eight havayot with more frequent programming (such as bi-weekly or even weekly gatherings), JRF will be interested in how your community is doing that and will connect you to other congregations and havurot with the same intention.
Each community will also need to hire a madrih/a (educator/counselor) to attend the kallot and teach the havayot. JRF will provide support in identifying madrihim wherever possible and will provide ongoing training and support to these people throughout the year.
The curriculum of the TEL Program is based on the Values of Spiritual Peoplehood, one of the key approaches to Reconstructionist education and the basis of the Camp JRF curriculum. Although we are capitalizing on lessons and successes of Camp JRF, this program will be equally comfortable for campers and non-campers alike. Each year will have a theme. The first year's theme will be Tikkun Olam (Social Justice/Repair of the world).
The havayot will generally be structured according to the following arc: two sessions actively learning about the topic or value in greater depth, two preparing for activities related to that value that the youth design (on their own or from a menu created by the curriculum writer, the madrih/a and the education director), two sessions devoted to doing the activity or action, one planning how to share their experience with their larger community and the final session creatively communicating their experiences to their community.
At the spring kallah, the participants will be reunited with old friends in person and will share the learning they did over the course of the year. They will then be able to deepen their social relationships and learning together with another layer of culminating experiences and activities.
Congregations interested in participating in the program should contact Rabbi Erin Hirsh, JRF Director of Education at email@example.com or 215-885-5601, ext. 16.
The JRF is grateful to the Schocken Foundation for making this program possible and would welcome further financial support. If you or someone you know is interested in more information about supporting the TEL program, please contact Rabbi Erin Hirsh, JRF Director of Education at firstname.lastname@example.com or 215-885-5601, ext. 16.


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Updated at 5 a.m.
Firefighters from Mentor Fire Department and about 10 other area departments fought a house fire at 4774 Orchard Road in the Mentor Headlands neighborhood for more than 15 hours.
Authorities believe the fire was accidental and started with food that was left on the stove, Battalion Chief Kevin Edmond said.
The woman who lives in the home is safe, Mentor Fire Public Information Officer Nathan Peters said.
She had left their house earlier today and when she returned Tuesday afternoon, she found it on fire, Peters said. She evacuated the house safely and called the fire department for help.
A cat that lives in the home was not found Tuesday.
The Mentor Fire Department received the call at about 2:25 p.m. Tuesday. They arrived soon thereafter and already saw flames coming out of three of the windows, Edmond said.
Firefighters entered the home and tried to fight the blaze from the inside, but the high winds outside and the amount of clutter inside the house made it dangerous, Edmond said.
The firefighters decided to evacuate, concerned that the fire might trap them inside.
Consequently, firefighters went to an external attack -- spraying the house with water from the outside, Edmond said.
At 4 p.m., Edmond guessed that firefighters would be fighting the blaze for the next six to eight hours. However, even those estimates have been exceeded.
Fire Departments from Willoughby, Wickliffe, Eastlake, Mentor-on-the-Lake, Concord Township, Kirtland, Grand River, Fairport Harbor, Painesville and Painesville Township helped -- either by sending firefighters to Orchard Road or having them cover Mentor fire stations while the Mentor firefighters are at the fire.
The firefighters at the Orchard Road fire took turns so no one got exhausted or hurt, Edmond added.
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Thank you for this story on Mexico. The residents of these towns have been forced from their homes, farms and villages by heavily armed outlaws of the drug cartels. The government of Mexico cannot or will not protect its citizens, but it can and does refuse them the right to legally own firearms to protect their lives and property.
The Democratic Party enjoys making a joke of the phrase: When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. I do not believe these poor farmers and villagers in Mexico find anything amusing about that very true statement.
The article vaguely alluded to vigilante efforts being considered to bring relief to these people. One can easily predict the outcome of machete-armed farmers battling AK-47 armed drug cartel criminals.
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Our house has recently become a way station for lizards. You know, the small Anole type lizards you see scurrying around outside? Well now we have them in our house. What is more, these little green travelers are here by invitation. You see, my daughter loves catching them, but keeping them healthy and alive can be challenging. In the past, we have allowed her to catch them and keep them overnight in her little lizard habitat, but in the morning she would have to release them. I could always tell it was a little bitter-sweet for her to let them go, but it was best.
Watching her let a lizard go one night, I asked myself how I could make this bitter-sweet moment into something more. That night I sat and talked with my daughter about lizards, and just started asking questions. As she talked, it became evident that what she knew about lizards was very little, but that she wanted to know more was also evident. So, I went to my office in the house and sat at my computer. Reflecting back on my conversation I drew up a list of questions, or things we would like to know about lizards, and put them with blanks next to the questions. In effect, we came up with a "Catch & Release Report" that she could now perform whenever she caught a lizard.
With the first catch, we went through the process of measuring its length, measuring it on a gram scale, taking pictures of it, noting the time of day and outside temperature, and other factual data. There was also a couple of places just for observation and even a page where there was a blank outline of a lizard so she could color and put in details about the lizard she noted on her own.
My daughter is suddenly very excited about lizards. Before, she caught them because they were a novelty, and now that she is asking questions, her mind has opened up and she is seeing lizards in ways she had never seen them before. She is able to make comparisons in size, color, temperament, and physical details. She is learning. Why? Because she is asking.
This may not sound like such a big deal, but it is an important lesson for everyone in all walks of life, and in the Christian life as well. There is no end of learning until you stop asking questions. If you want to learn how to improve your relationship with your spouse, stop having all the answers and start asking questions. If you want to learn how to improve communication between you and a coworker or your own child, start by asking questions. It is such a small, little word, but has so much power when applied.
When you pray, stop for a moment and ask yourself: am I praying for what I want because I think I have the answers to my own problems? What if you stopped having the answers? What if you simply opened your heart and prayed along the lines of asking God for His answers to your problems? How would that change how you relate to God? How would that affect the way you live your life? Ask.


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Richard Hunt, sculptor, is internationally renowned for his modernistic work with blow torch, hammer and metal found in private and public collections including museums in Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Buffalo, Milwaukee and Israel. His work has included his comments on social and political issues.
Richard Hunt was born September 12, 1935 in South Chicago. With his mother an artist, he showed interest in the arts from a young age and was able to attend the Junior School of the Art Institute and the Art Institute of Chicago. While in working occasionally with his father in a barbershop during his youth, he was exposed to social issues and business.
His career began in 1955 while still a student when he began to exhibit his sculpture in as many places as he could think of including art fairs, small galleries, and local art centers. His experimenting with materials and sculpting techniques brought the attention from the modern art community. His sculptures were exhibited in numerous shows, including the 1962 Seattle World's Fair where he was the youngest artist to exhibit.
In 1967, he was commissioned to do a piece his studio could not accommodate, so he worked in a metal fabrication shop with others. He said of this experience, "Outside of the studio, the sculptor's internal dialogue gives way to the dialogue that a sculpture sets up with the environment the sculpture is created for." He considers this piece, Play, the beginning of his career as a public sculptor.
He has more public sculptures than any other artist in the United States. Signature pieces include Jacob's Ladder and Flintock Fantasy. President Lyndon Johnson appointed him as one of the first artists to serve on the governing board of the National Endowment for the Arts. He also served on the Smithsonian Institute board. Among the numerous honors is a lifetime achievement award from the International Sculpture Center presented in 2009.
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Go on, try it! The sort of abstract 10-string guitar on Google's main search page today is an innovative tribute to musical pioneer Les Paul, who was born June 9, 1915 (he died August 12, 2009). Google built their playable doodle to bring attention to Paul's achievements, which include developing the solid-body electric guitar, improving multitrack recording, and experimenting with tape delay. In short, if you enjoy the sounds of an electric guitar and recorded music, you owe a debt to Les.
The 10-toned virtual guitar is nearly ready for some Kelly Clarkson action (the large third string from the top will get you started), but it's missing a few key notes to get the whole song together. It's possible to press the black "compose" button to record up to 30 seconds of strumming, so if anyone figures it out, please share your url! Here's some Les Paul doodle in action:
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One Greene County school is taking aim at a new activity.
Ruckersville Elementary is trading jump ropes and basketballs for bows and arrows.
"Archery so far has been pretty fun," fifth-grader Caleb Sims said.
Monday marked the second day the fifth-grade students at the school took part in an archery class, which has just been added to the physical education curriculum.
"Archery was a great opportunity for us," physical education teacher Brett Maynard said. "It's something anybody could do at any walk of their life."
So Maynard wanted to bring archery into his students' lives.
"When we come here, we know that we're going to do archery, and we're all fired up and excited," fifth-grader Joseph Flynn said.
"At the very beginning, it's difficult for a lot of them," Maynard said. "And they can see themselves improve in a very quick way."
Maynard has been trained to be a basic archery instructor through the National Archery in the Schools Program. NASP provided Ruckersville Elementary with the equipment, and Maynard has been teaching students the ins and outs.
At the end of the day, Maynard said it's not just about the archery skills the kids are learning in the classroom. It's about the discipline they're able to carry on in life.
"Just learning that structure and repetition can go a long way for our students," Maynard said. "Doing that throughout the lives, because being able to structure yourself and repeat something goes a long way."
Plus, in the same vane, the kids are having fun and welcome a new challenge.
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Sometimes the best answer an adviser can give in response to their client's question is that they don't know.
Investors often ask advisers about their thoughts on future returns or stock market trends. If they invest and the market declines in value, how long will it take to recover the loss?
The question is understandable because many investors prefer to purchase safe bonds or treasury bills, but with low interest rates the return is not likely to be very appealing.
Many will purchase equities but worry about the risk of market declines. If they think they might lose because of a stock market decline, it is understandable they will want to anticipate how long it will take for the market to recover.
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The worst decline in Canada started with the great stock market crash of 1929 and lasted four years.
The U.S. S&P 500 was down 83 per cent from August 1929 to June 1932. It took 13 years to recover.
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