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UPDATE: Will Fain is no longer the pizzaiolo here at Portobello. Instead, he can now be found slinging pies at Pizza Depokos at the N. Killingsworth & Greeley cart pod.
Let's get this out of the way right now: I like meat. Strike that, I love meat. Beef, lamb, pork, chicken, platypus, whatever. They are all my tasty, tasty friends, and I try to make new acquaintances as often as possible. Conversely, I tend to treat vegan food as an infectious disease that will inflict upon my esophagus a flesh-eating virus so gnarly it will spread throughout my entire nervous system and leave me a twitching mess on the floor. It's unfair, but then, so is life.
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Engineering Students' Middle School Outreach Featured on NY1
POSTED ON: February 25, 2014
NY1, Time Warner Cable's New York news channel, has aired a spot featuring the middle school outreach program at The Albert Nerken School of Engineering. As part of what has been an annual event since 2010, students from the Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School (MELS) in Queens, NY visit the labs in the Albert Nerken School of Engineering in January. The outreach initiative is led by members of the Formula SAE Team (Cooper's racecar club) and Cooper Union's chapter of Pi Tau Sigma (the Mechanical Engineering Honor Society). Cooper students return the visit, heading out to Jamaica, Queens every March.
The spot was produced as part of It Ain't Rocket Science, a series dedicated to exploring issues of STEM education. Steven Lee, a mechanical engineering senior, is interviewed on camera. "We are passionate about what we do, and we never really had these experiences when we were in middle school," Lee says. "So we hope to be able to instill some of that passion within them. Hopefully they will be able to pursue careers and majors later on that relate to STEM."

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EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Kampe's Visit Films has added Michael Polish's Big Sur, M Blash's The Wait and dance documentary Flex is Kings to its Croisette line-up.
Big Sur [pictured] debuted at Sundance earlier this year and charts three sojourns by Beat writer Jack Kerouac to a cabin in the Californian beauty spot owned by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
Jean-Marc Barr stars in the drama alongside Kate Bosworth, Josh Lucas and Anthony Edwards.
The Wait premiered recently at SXSW and stars Chloé Sevigny and Jena Malone as sisters contemplating their late mother's possible resurrection following a mysterious phone call.
Documentary Flex Is Kings, fresh from its world premiere at Tribeca, follows a group of fearless young 'flex' dancers from the streets of Brooklyn who strive to make something of themselves by competing in awe-inspiring 'battles' of acrobatic DIY dance.
Kampe will also continue sales on Shane Carruth's Sundance entry Upstream Color, which stars Carruth and Amy Seimetz in a romance set against the backdrop of a sinister plot to create a single organism.
New York-based Visit Films' slate includes A Teacher, Halley, It Felt Like Love and Il Futuro.


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'"We are always surprised at the number of kids who play hockey in Buffalo and yet the real lack proportionately of Division I scholarships and NHL players," Sabres managing partner Larry Quinn said. "What we've been consciously trying to do here with the Sabres is develop a program from the grass roots, which (youth hockey manager) Pat Fisher has been running for some years now, to start to correct some of that. This is one step."'
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Hello lovely ladies! Here today to share my project for our monthly hop with the Prima blog.
I decided to go on a Easter kick, mixed media style! I had honey create me this metal basket ( he's always SO HELPFUL! <3 HIM ). The eggs are little Styrofoam ones from my work (Michaels) , and I treated each one differently. I used TONS of chalk edgers. The colors are so amazing! I even did a crackle paint technique using them (tutorial coming soon). Ingvild's junkyard findings line were perfect for the industrial Easter look I wanted. Hope you all like! Make sure to check out the Prima blog to see all the amazing works from my teammies! Wow! That's all I can say!
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This is a nice framed print depicting two waterfowl or ducks by noted artist, author and photographer Brian K. Wheeler, dated 1981. The wooden frame is lightly distressed adding interest to this piece. It measures 10 1/4" by 12 1/4".
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This is a very nice print of a pair of waterfowl by noted artist, author and photographer Brian K. Wheeler. The frame is bumped around a bit which adds to the vintage look of the piece. It measures about 10 1/4" high and 12 1/4" wide.
Norcrest Brown Teddy Bear #BA633, excellent condition. About 3 1/2" tall.
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Cute ceramic blue bird. Unknown maker. Gold and yellow on the wings with big black lashed eyes. Gold on the beak. For hanging on your wall. About 5 x 6 inches.
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A really cute white fawn figurine, trimmed with gold, marked Japan on the bottom. Stands about 4 inches tall and in great condition.
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Opus Payments is an eCommerce Payment Service Provider that facilitates the processing of purchase transactions effected over the internet.
Such transactions involve the cardholder who makes the purchase, the merchant who sells the goods and the banks that verify the customer 's available balance and authorizes the sale.
Opus Payments acts as a Partner to merchants and banks so s to complete the sale process. We facilitate the technical interfaces as well as the cash flow. Opus Payments is a global brand working with multiple merchants and banks that are located in a range of countries.
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Opus Payments uses a significant amount of technology and this aspect also contributes to our competitive strength. We have strong experience in risk management related to the card industry. Our team comprises of professionals with strong experience in the technology, banking and card payment area.
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Daily Slice: Bridgeport BrewPub, Portland, Oregon
A different slice profiled each day.
Daily Slice gives a quick snapshot each weekday of a different slice or pie that the folks at the Serious Eats empire have enjoyed lately.
The northwest corner of Portland's Pearl District is a bit on the culturally barren side, favoring pizza chains over your more artisan options. Until recently, I had no idea that the cavernous beer hall (where I've caught a buzz or two) was also crafting high-end personal pizzas.
Bridgeport's pies are named after local bridges, and "the burnside" (12", $12.50), with its Northwestern flair, held a lot of appeal on a winter's day. Smoked onions, local wild mushrooms, and Parmesan sat atop a base of mozzarella with roasted garlic oil. Fresh parsley and thyme added some green to the otherwise earthy pie. It was those vibrant herbs, coupled with the intense BBQ-like smoke from the onions and deeply charred bits of the crust, that defined this pie.
While an overall success, this pizza suffered in the cheese department. Despite the Parmesan boost, it fell flat—lacking both in salt and the flavor necessary to balancing out the pie's overall harmony. Doing away with the cheese and going the focaccia route (with a more liberal use of the pungent garlic-kissed oil) could have delivered something bordering perfection.
As I touched on above, the crust provided an ample dose of flavorful char, while maintaining a chewy interior. Outwardly, it appeared overdone,but the crust's core stayed soft. Bridgeport offered a top-shelf pie for a top-shelf price, which will find me keeping an eye out for potential happy hour or late night discount options. Regardless, it's a hidden gem in the Portland pizza scene that is surely worthy of a visit.
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Given the obvious importance of pitcher health to the fortunes of this team, it's worth the time to take a look at the shoulder injuries that have plagued Johnny Cueto. When I first gave thought to Cueto's adoption of a Luis Tiant type coil, I thought it was more of an overnight change. Something he picked up and incorporated prior to the 2012 season. However, if we look at Cueto's position at the apex of the leg kick since he first arrived in the league, it's clear that that's not the case. It was actually a gradual evolution.
Here's a look at Cueto pitching in his first MLB season on August 8, 2008:
As you can see, his leg kick at apex is pretty conventional (and, the quality of the video from 2008 is poor!). He brings his leg up past parallel and has minimal coil. There's very little leg wrap at apex.
Here's Cueto during his second MLB season, pitching in a game on May 24, 2009:
His leg kick in his second season is substantially the same as it was in his first year. Again, he's up past parallel with minimal body coil. And, there's still minimal leg wrap at apex. Note that there is little differential between the line of the hips and the line of the shoulders, both run basically on a line from 2b-to-homeplate.
Here's Johnny in his third season, pitching in a game on August 27, 2010:
Now, you can start to see more body coil at apex. His third year in the majors has brought some mechanical changes, as he has started wrapping his leg at apex. His knee is no longer pointed at third base, but is pointed more towards the third baseman or maybe even the shortstop.
The benefit of the leg wrap is that it creates a differential in the rotation of the hips and the rotation of the shoulders. This differential creates tension in the spine that can increase the force generated by the windup. That differential was not present in his 2008 and 2009 mechanics. So, this version of his mechanics is arguably more efficient, as it potentially generates more force with the body. Force that does not then have to be generated by the arm.
Here he is during his fourth season, pitching on June 9, 2011:
You can, again, see the difference, as he has again changed his mechanics to incorporate even more body coil. His leg is wrapped even farther, pointing almost at second base instead of at the third baseman/shortstop. Despite the increased hip rotation, the differential between the rotation of the shoulders and hips has likely decreased because of the increased rotation of the shoulders. In short, his 2011 set of pitching mechanics is arguably somewhat less efficient than his 2010 mechanics, reducing the potential force generated by the body and, consequently, increasing the force that has to be generated by the pitching arm.
Here's Johnny during his fifth season, working in a game on June 6, 2012:
Finally, in his fifth season, Cueto evolved into his current version. His body coil is now massive. Not only does he have substantial wrapping of the leg, with his knee pointing at second base, but he also uses significantly more shoulder rotation. In 2011, he used a significant degree of leg wrap, but the shoulders stayed in a more traditional position. In 2012, he started rotating his shoulders so far that he showed his back to the hitter. Maybe he wanted to remind the hitters exactly who they were facing. Or, maybe he thought there were benefits to be reaped in deception and gathering his momentum before driving to the plate. Whatever the reason, the transformation was complete.
My initial impression of these pitching mechanics was that they would be very hard on his right knee. The rotating of the hips and upper body against the planted, stationary right leg seemed likely to create significant stress on the right knee. That concern never materialized, but the shoulder problems certainly did.
Finally, here's Johnny during his sixth season, pitching on May 31, 2013:
The mechanics here are essentially the same as the 2012 version.
The interesting thing is that, in one respect, Johnny is right back to where he started: minimal differential between his hip and shoulder rotation. Early in his career, he had limited differential because the line of both his hips and shoulders at apex ran from 2b to homeplate. Now, he has limited differential because the line of both his hips and shoulders at apex runs from 1b to 3b. In one respect, he's gone from "inefficient" (2008 & 2009) to "efficient" (2010 & 2011) and right back to "inefficient" (2012 & 2013).
The only tension created by his current body coil is against the right knee. However, that doesn't provide the same kinetic chain benefits as mechanics that create tension in the spine through a substantial differential, both at apex and after the stride, between hip rotation and shoulder rotation. The latter reduces stress on the arm because it permits a delayed shoulder rotation that results in the pitching arm being pulled through the delivery by the force travelling up through the hip rotation to the spine to the shoulder rotation.
The real problem with using a twisting motion that coils up against the right knee, as Cueto does, is that it precludes the effective operation of the kinetic chain by forcing the hips and shoulders to move in tandem. If they move in tandem, then they have to uncoil at exactly the same time, making it very difficult to delay the shoulder rotation and thus necessitating that a greater percentage of the force imparted to the baseball be generated by the pitching arm. That could be a reason for the increased arm injuries.
In hindsight, it's obvious that Cueto's body coil wasn't an overnight change, but rather a gradual evolution. His first two seasons (2008 & 2009) involved minimal body coil. He started incorporating more coil in 2010. It got even more severe in 2011 before reaching its current form in 2012 and 2013.
Now that we can see the gradual evolution, the question is whether the Luis Tiant move has resulted in increased performance benefits and/or heightened injury risk. Thanks to the injury history on the brilliant Baseball Prospectus player cards, we can review his specific injury problems.
As anyone who watched the playoffs last year knows, shoulder and back strains are the main problem, so here's a history of his shoulder/back woes:
- 8/16/2009 -- Right shoulder inflammation, missed 15 days.
- 3/22/2011 -- Right shoulder inflammation, missed 47 days.
- 9/15/2011 -- Right shoulder strain, latissimus dorsi, missed 14 days.
- 10/7/2012 -- Right abdomen strain, oblique, missed 5 days.
- 4/14/2013 -- Right shoulder strain, latissimus dorsi, missed 36 days.
- 6/1/2013 -- Right shoulder strain, latissimus dorsi, missed 15 days.
- 6/29/2013 -- Right shoulder strain, latissimus dorsi, missed an as yet to be determined number of games.
Given that he started incorporating more body coil in 2010, which started getting more severe starting in 2011, it's not inconceivable that his shoulder strains are related to his twisting body coil. The increasing frequency of his shoulder strains certainly seemed to correspond with the increasing severity of his twisting body coil. Causation? Or, merely correlation? Unfortunately, it's impossible to know for sure.
If the injury problems continue, then the Reds have no choice but to make some kind of changes. So, it's worth considering whether his changing mechanics have resulted in improved performance. Here's a look at his peripheral stats over the years:
His performance level throughout his career has been fairly consistent, though it does improve a tick over time. But, is that a result of changing mechanics? Or, just gaining more and more experience at the MLB level?
The biggest area of improvement in his peripherals is the ground ball rate. That seems more likely to be the result of a shift in pitch mix, focusing more on the 2-seamer down in the zone than the 4-seamer up in the zone, than any mechanical change.
At this point, it's difficult to conclude that the twisting body coil is directly tied to his success. My biggest concern would be if the twisting action creates better movement on his pitches. Even so, if the shoulder/back injuries require it, he should be able to alter his mechanics and still maintain a high performance level.
Cueto is an experienced Major League starting pitcher and there's no reason he can't continue to evolve in his pitching mechanics, incorporating a bigger differential between the rotation of the hips and the rotation of the shoulders, to reduce his injury risk. A return to the pitching mechanics of 2010 would likely do the trick. As it stands, his current pitching mechanics undercut the effectiveness of the kinetic chain, requiring his arm to work harder to generate the force for the pitch.
At some point, the Reds season may again come to rest on the right shoulder of Johnny Cueto. Let's hope it proves up to the task. If not, it'll be time for mechanical changes.


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Dr. Thomas Maridada, II joined us at our annual Day of Common Learning to deliver the keynote address, "Transforming Your Youth – Transforming Our Nation: Partnering In Service to Invest In the Lives of Our Nation's Youth." His address served as the touchstone for the day's events, lectures, and seminars as we explored this year's theme, "Helping Youth Flourish: Partnering With Families, Public Institutions, and Private Organizations to Develop the Talents, Strengths, and Potential of Youth."
Dr. Maridada is the Children's Defense Fund's Director of National Education Policy, Practice and Strategic Initiatives. Prior to joining CDF, Dr. Maridada served as superintendent of several urban school districts in Michigan, where he was named "Michigan Superintendent of the Year" by the National Association of School Administrators. He has acted as a "school turn-around specialist" for some of the most challenging schools and districts in the country.
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Pearls! Pumps! Stockings! Suit! Business lady hair! Katie Fitch is getting dressed to meet the Queen — or a soon-to-be bride. Thanks to the Hubris Monster created by the wedding industry, it is impossible to tell the two apart anymore. She smiles sweetly at herself in the mirror, convinced that she is as grown-up on the inside as she looks on the outside.
(At the climax of this episode, Naomi calls the whole thing a "f–king pantomime," which she doesn't mean in the strict theatrical sense, but it's really the theme of the episode — for Naomi and Emily, for Effy, for the Fitch family, and especially for Katie — and Katie's wardrobe tells a whole story on its own. Watch as she goes from costume to costume: getting her grown-up dreams shattered in pearls and pumps, getting her social dreams crushed in fishnets and a black satin corset, until finally she's just naked and searching for the way back home.)
Katie pops downstairs to tell her boyfriend she'll meet up with him later, and they share such a significant look that any other mother in Britain would be like, "Later? What do you mean later? Are you pregnant?"
But the Fitches are too busy screeching about who forgot to put ink in the money-printing machine and crushing the actual life out of James to pick up and/or care anything about a possible grandchild. In the car Katie asks if things are OK with her mum and dad, and her mum's like, "Of course, Katiekins!" And then she scowls out the window and plans how she's going to bludgeon Rob to death with his HyperFitch.
You know who else are monsters, besides brides-to-be? Mothers of brides-to-be — especially ones with money. As evidence, I present to you this Beast and her daughter named Brandy:
She wants a gaggle of geese and a flock of doves and an OK! cover and the London Symphony Orchestra and an ice sculpture of Brandy's vagina and a Hogwarts-trained owl to, like, fly the wedding rings down the aisle and lift the veil from Brady's face and, just, whatever. I hate this woman. I hate her to infinity.
Jenna does too, but she can't say it because of her family's brokeassness, and also it's her own damn fault for opening a wedding business. You start a catering service for vampires, you don't complain when you feel fangs on your neck.


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KATHLEEN CONNORS RYAN v. FREEHOLD REGIONAL
DCR Docket No. EN12WE-46074-E
OAL Docket No. CRT 6101-03
Complainant Kathleen Connors Ryan alleged
that the Freehold Regional High School
District (Respondent) refused to hire
her because of her gender and in reprisal
for asserting her rights under the New
Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD)
and the New Jersey Family Leave Act (FLA).
Following an administrative hearing, the
administrative law judge (ALJ) concluded
that Respondent was motivated by gender
discrimination and reprisal for Complainant's
prior FLA claim in rejecting Complainant
for hire. The ALJ Awarded Complainant
backpay, and compensation for pain and
humiliation. The ALJ also ordered Respondent
to hire Complainant for the next available
similarly situated position, and to continue
backpay until hire.
order dated November 10, 2005, the Director
adopted the ALJ's conclusion that
Respondent refused to hire Complainant
in reprisal for her prior FLA claim, but
found insufficient evidence in the record
to support the ALJ's conclusion
that Respondent was also motivated by
gender discrimination. The Director imposed
a statutory penalty and awarded Complainant
pain and humiliation damages, but reduced
the ALJ's recommended award. The
Director then requested supplemental information
from the parties to calculate the backpay
award and counsel fees. After receiving
stipulations from the parties regarding
the amount of backpay and counsel fees,
the Director issued a supplemental order
awarding Complainant $25,000 in pain and
humiliation damages, $305,025.28 in backpay,
and awarding $25,717.5 in counsel fees.
PALMIERI v. FEDEX EXPRESS, INC.
DCR Docket No. EA19JB-49392-E
OAL Docket No. CRT 2821-04
Complainant Vincent Palmieri filed a verified
complaint with the New Jersey Division
on Civil Rights (Division) alleging that
FedEx Express, Inc. (Respondent), terminated
his employment in reprisal for his prior
verbal and written complaints alleging
that Respondent discriminated against
him based on his sex. After an administrative
hearing, the Honorable Bruce Gorman, Administrative
Law Judge (ALJ), issued an initial decision
dismissing the complaint. The ALJ concluded
that Complainant failed to present sufficient
evidence of a causal connection between
Complainant's internal sex discrimination
complaint and Respondent's decision
to issue its third warning letter to him
and terminate his employment.
After considering the parties' exceptions
and replies, the Director adopted the
ALJ's recommended dismissal of the
complaint, but modified the analysis.
The Director noted that Complainant argued
that Respondent subjected him to reprisal
for two separate actions: an internal
written complaint alleging sex discrimination,
and an earlier verbal claim of sex discrimination.
The Director concluded that Complainant
presented sufficient evidence to meet
a threshold showing for a prima facie
case of reprisal for both the verbal and
written complaints, but concluded that
Complainant failed to show that Respondent's
non-discriminatory reasons for taking
disciplinary action against him were untrue,
or were pretext for unlawful reprisal.
HIDALGO v. CAMDEN CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
Director adopted the ALJ's recommended
dismissal of Complainant's disability
discrimination claims, concluding that
Complainant was not treated less favorably
than others because of perceived disability/obesity,
and that Respondent reasonably arrived
at the conclusion that Complainant's
shoulder injury precluded job performance.
M. MESA v. HUDSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S
Complainant, a retired Hudson County Sheriff's
Officer, filed a verified complaint with
the Division alleging that Respondent
unlawfully subjected him to reprisal in
violation of the Law Against Discrimination.
Respondent filed an answer denying any
violation of the LAD. Following an investigation,
the Director of the Division on Civil
Rights issued a finding of probable cause
crediting Complainant's allegation
that he was treated differently as a result
of his filing a prior discrimination complaint
in 1973; specifically, that he was not
issued a replacement retired officer's
identification card after his original
card had been either lost or stolen. Following
an administrative hearing, the administrative
law judge (ALJ) issued an initial decision
dismissing the complaint. The ALJ concluded
that the testimony provided at the hearings
did not indicate any intention to deprive
Complainant of any right or otherwise
take reprisals against him, and that other
similarly situated retirees had not received
more favorable treatment.
Director adopted the ALJ's dismissal
of the complaint, with some modifications.
The Director concluded that the ALJ erred
in finding that the Sheriff was unaware
of Complainant's prior discrimination
complaint. Notwithstanding, the Director
also found that Complainant failed to
establish a prima facie case of unlawful
reprisal, as the adverse action was not
sufficiently severe or pervasive enough
to alter Complainant's employment
in a material manner, and that there was
insufficient causal connection between
the protected activity and the adverse
action due to a lack of temporal proximity.
Finally, the Director concluded that even
if Complainant had established a prima
facie case, Respondent articulated legitimate,
non-discriminatory reasons for the adverse
action that Complainant was unable to
establish as pretextual. For these reasons,
the Director adopted the ALJ's initial
WILLIAMS v. STATE SHUTTLE/TOP TEN LEASING,
WILLIAMS v. STATE SHUTTLE/TOP TEN LEASING,
DCR Dkt. No. EV09HB-43181-E
OAL Dkt. No. CRT 06188-04
This case involved a complainant who claimed
he was denied reinstatement to his position
as a bus driver because he had contracted
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
Mr. Williams was hired by the respondent
to drive buses and limousines, but after
three months of satisfactory performance,
he became ill and took a leave of absence
for what was first diagnosed as hepatitis
or mononucleosis. One year later, Mr.
Williams produced a doctor's note
that advised the respondent that he could
return to his job driving buses on a part
time basis, four to five times a week.
Nevertheless, he was never called back.
Mr. Williams died some six months later,
and his wife Lottie substituted as the
complainant. The Administrative Law Judge
(ALJ) who heard the case concluded that,
although the complainant demonstrated
that Mr. Williams had contracted AIDS,
and that therefore he was protected by
the LAD, the complainant did not prove
Mr. Williams was denied employment because
of his disability. Instead, the ALJ credited
the respondent's explanation that
Mr. Williams was not rehired because he
failed to follow the respondent's
procedure for getting bus driver assignments
by calling in to the office to inquire
about available jobs. Therefore, the ALJ
dismissed the complaint.
The Director reversed the ALJ's
dismissal and concluded that the respondent
failed to recall Mr. Williams because
of his serious illness. The Director first
found that Mr. Williams had a covered
disability that was known to the respondent.
Even though there was some dispute about
whether the respondent specifically knew
Mr. Williams had AIDS (and there was substantial
evidence that it did), the Director concluded
that the respondent certainly knew that
Mr. Williams had a serious illness covered
by the LAD. Furthermore, the Director
concluded that Mr. Williams' failure
to call in to the respondent's office
was not the true reason he was not reinstated.
The record established that Mr. Williams
had presented his medical clearance to
return to work, and had twice visited
the respondent's facility to ask
why he had not received bus driving assignments.
He was never given an assignment or told
why he had not been called back. Moreover,
the evidence was clear that there was
a shortage of bus drivers and the respondent
was always looking for experienced drivers.
Based on the entire record, the Director
concluded that Mr. Williams was denied
reinstatement because of his disability
in violation of the LAD, and he awarded
the complainant over $12,000 in back pay
and emotional distress. The entire Director's
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|Paddle to the back side - a classic hazing strategy
Campo S, Poulos G, & Sipple JW (2005). Prevalence and profiling: hazing among college students and points of intervention. American journal of health behavior, 29 (2), 137-49 PMID: 15698981
|Paddle to the back side - a classic hazing strategy
I personally don't find anything wrong with hazing. I joined the military and went into the infantry. Nobody is hazed as much as a new paratrooper. I came out fine but i do understand where some people are coming from when it comes to hazing. Some people don't have the metal toughness to with stand ha-zings stressful times. To someone who lets stress get to them easily they might start developing a weaker immune system, stop eating, stop interacting socially with others because the stress is to much for a person to bear.
Hazing is one of those things that will never go away. It will be around forever. So instead of trying to ban this action why dont we try to regulate it with what is thought of as ok to do..
Anonymous - I think we are in agreement that initiation rituals are something that may never go away since they seem to serve an important purpose in groups (creating cohesiveness amongst group members, increasing loyalty and liking for the group). I agree that its important to look into ways to regulate these practices and effectively make initiation rituals safe for groups.
In terms of your belief that there is nothing wrong with hazing since you went through it and came out fine - you hit on another important reason behind hazing - people who have gone through hazing endorse it is because they didn't get hurt, its the "it didn't happen to me" counterpart to "it can't happen to me." Some people may be better fit to withstand hazing than others, but certain hazing rituals (being beaten or forced to drink alcohol) have led to serious injury and death, and I don't think withstanding those types of hazing experiences is just a matter of "mental toughness."
Thanks for reading!
Did you guys not read the article? Because that's what was written.Delete
Seems that the people who are willing to endure or conduct hazing have such a deep seated fear that they will be outsiders, alone, and not accepted in the group, that they prefer abuse to aloneness. Seems like they are all like abused spouses who want to be married more than they want to be safe...Delete
exactly right...they are actually the more compliant and needy of the group...those who refuse the hazing and walk away from the group are actually the more right thinking and capable people and the people who would actually end up serving that group..or any group they become a part of better than those needy enough to stayDelete
This is going to be a can of worms but am going to do it anyway....
I attended North Georgia Military College and witnessed the most extreme hazing I have ever even heard of during that time. The examples cited in your article do not even come close to what I know individuals did to others to allow them the privilege of joining their fraternities.
At North Georgia at that time there were only 3 fraternities, as well as the 'elite' ROTC organization known as the Scabbard & Blade. I was not asked to join the S&B so do not have any firsthand experience with their rituals, but did have 2 acquaintances who were initiated, and both broke their words to talk about the initiation only to say it was much worse than the fraternities' hazing rituals known as "puke parties", so that speaks for itself.
To join either of two of the fraternities, Sigma Theta or REX, pledges were required to attend the "puke parties" every night during pledge week, where they were subjected to the most degrading situations any of them had imagined to date. It gets nasty here, so be warned.
During these gatherings the pledges were usually naked or in underwear, and were often fed mixed alcoholic concoctions limited by only the imaginations of the most perverted frat members. Vomiting continually was normal, thus the name. Pledges were forced to eat the most disgusting things imaginable, including but not limited to hotdogs that had been carried in another pledges rectum while duck walking an obstacle course. Enough examples.
Pledges were beaten and defiled in ways later (or before) mimicked probably at prison camps and detention centers. Your article cites relevant reasons people allow such truly debasing actions to be taken against them, but it barely addresses the true reasons people will find it not just acceptable, but enjoyable, to inflict such degrading humiliating behavior on others. Herein lies the issue. As in experiments where 'normal' people will anonymously deliver more and more powerful shocks to subjects for various reasons, people will inflict more and more pain, humiliation and most any horror on other human beings when left to their own ethical and moral foundations. Perhaps it speaks more to our moral center than outside factors - I am no expert.
Situations such as that at North Georgia College & University, as it is now known, need to be investigated before someone dies there. I guess if the individuals joining such fraternities (and sororities, certainly) are willing to trade their self-respect for membership into an organization that celebrates such abuse, they have found their home. On the other hand, do we require the acceptance of absolutely any behavior toward us to gain admission and therefore convince ourselves of worthiness? The end would seem to justify the appearance of the means to some. Perhaps not to those who are truly accepting of who they are.
You have to have something fundamentally wrong with you to allow this. Normal, functional people would never let anyone abuse them this way. These people come from dysfunctional homes, aren't very smart, and don't have a lot of self worth. Notice how you never find noble prize winners or anyone really successful who was in this type of organization.ReplyDelete
Another important point about the Milgram experiments I described in response to DThompson's comment is that people grossly underestimate their own and others' behaviors during these types of situations. When asked to imagine themselves in that situation, people estimate that many fewer participants will deliver high level shocks than actually do.
I think something similar occurs with hazing - its easy when you're on the outside to say "I'd never do that," when you imagine letting yourself get hazed. But when you finally get to the moment of hazing there are a lot of things going on that can lead the person who "would never do that" to do just that. You are isolated from the outside world, being forced by an authority figure, knowing it will be over soon, not wanting to appear weak in front of other people, wanting to join the group, thinking others made it through so it can't be that bad.
How you think you might act in that moment, and how you actually would act, may be two very different things indeed.
Also, I am not at all sure that noble prize winners or other successful people haven't been part of these types of groups. Do you have any evidence of that? Because I would, in fact, have made an opposite assumption - that many successful people were in fact in societies and groups that involve hazing. Whether its a collegiate athletic team, the military or a secret society, I tend to think many of these types of groups generate very successful people (but this is also just an assumption on my part since I don't know which groups actually haze).
Thanks for reading!
Sounds like hazing easily degenerates into bullying, and it's all about humiliation. The funny thing is that those who are hazed are willing participants. It's the ultimate form of self betrayal. Why would any one allow such outrageous assaults on the self? Amie's post sheds some light. I believe it's mostly to do with one's low self esteem. Individuals who have little esteem , or respect for the self, are vulnerable to being manipulated. Individuals whose authority is outside of the self naturally gravitate toward a group with perceived influence, and are willing to demonstrate "loyalty" in a show of surrender/absurd obedience in order to "belong". Since initiation rites are usually kept secret, I can imagine a novice finding out at the last minute the awful requirements, and feel "trapped". If they still have their wits about them, they'll consider saying no. But, that comes at the expense of their "investments", and the fear of shaming for "chickening out" of a hazing. So , they'll stay in order to avoid the humiliation of "defeat". "It's not that bad," they'll tell themselves. But, in order to "win", the initiates might have to suffer through unspeakable acts of humiliation, for which they'll want to keep silent for fear of being found out that they have been so humiliated. Really, what a twisted mind trip! Victims of hazing must feel so ashamed that they won't want to utter a word about the experience, therefore the secrecy. The entire group bonds via shame. Hazing exacts allegiance through a kind of emotional blackmail.
What to do about it? I believe the most effective antidote is awareness. Turn the light on to what feels dark and scary. The more information available to the public, the less potent the sense of shame. In the process, regulate hazing practice with safety in mind.
Thanks for the illumination!
Great points! Awareness may be one of the keys to regulating hazing, but I don't think simply telling the public about what goes on during hazing is enough - people have done that for years and hazing continues.
I think that a new approach would be to make the members within groups aware of the psychological influences that lead them to extreme hazing. The way to combat hazing is going to be to change the people in power (the current group members), and get them to put rules in place that prevent initiation rituals from getting out of control.
Thanks for the comments!
Amie: First I love your article and think you hit on very good points! And loved that your ending was asking for input, showing you not only did not think you got it ALL but that you are open minded. The main thing I do is teach my son how to spot these signs but Mainly options to do some thing. He does have the advantage of having a Dad who dealt with that "group" mentality in spades. So I'm able to know of what I speak. I was 13 when I got locked away into a h*ll hole program called Straight Inc. in Cincinnati OH ( plenty of info on web to get more info). It was a supposed drug rehab to "help" kids but because it used very dangerous tactics to start with and since it was staffed by Only rehab graduates and NO lic. Professionals things got bad quick. Torture is something few can understand, unfortunately I am not one. But I do use that to prepare my son to those pitfalls and that doing what is right is normally the Hardest option, but one that he will be glad he did. Don't fool yourself in buying into that "if u quit your week" BS! It's the one who stands up to the Majority who is truly brave and strong!!!!ReplyDelete
Thanks David! I definitely think that there are many forces at work that lead to hazing, both internal and external. I'm sorry to hear you had to go through an experience like that yourself, but am glad you are using it to teach the next generation how to protect themselves against "group" mentality.
I really like this article. I will say that I have heard of hazing, and the effects, but only in movies and people's experiences. After reading most of these comments though, I can see that it's actually as bad as people say.
I do not think hazing is okay, at least to the extreme people take it. And yeah, it probably won't stop just like anything in the world, but we should definintly raise awareness! Like anonymous said up there! I think its another one of those problems that are underrated.
To the one farther up saying some people can't take the stress, I acutally agree with you there. Obviously, everyone is different. Depending on how you were raised, environment, etc. will influence how you handle such horrible rituals. People cope with stress in different ways, and that comes into play when hazing happens.
I personally don't like the idea of it. I see nothing wrong with a little initiation, but beating people? puking parties? Naa, I don't see why it would be worth all of that trouble. To conform? To be "part of the group?"
Hell , no.
Thanks for your comment Becky. I definitely think that hazing and and initiation rites occur on a spectrum from fairly harmless to extremely dangerous. That's where I think the slippery slope comes in, and it can become difficult to draw the line between what is okay and what is not. Somehow a night of drinking turns into a puking party over the years. I hope that by making people aware of the psychology at play, they can recognize these things as they are happening, and make different choices.
Nicely written article, Amie! Alas, I don't think that hazing can effectively be eradicated, ever. I agree it's a type of initiation ritual gone wrong; humans have formed group and societies for a very long time, and having a sense of belonging to the greater part makes for a more solid group. This article also pretty enlightening for me who had never fitted in through the weirder initialization rituals I had to go through during school (I avoid almost all activities whose function people fail to explain to me and I perceived as irrational). I think it would be interesting to do a research to see whether people who placed certain values as important to them seem to accept initialization rituals more readily than people with a different set of values.
The best way to counterbalance hazing, in my opinion and experience, would be to shine a light on it. If we can keep initiation rituals under the public eye and opinion. It would certainly be more accountable and noticeable than a hush-hush, secret society sort of affair, and definitely also vulnerable to ridicule when it swings into the absurd.
I think people should also be made aware of the implicit psychological manipulation that comes with an initialization ritual that isn't specified until the last minute. Apart from the perception of 'sunk cost' already mentioned above, human beings do have a desire for self-consistency. For people to force themselves to walk away from an initiation rite already halfway in, it may trigger feelings that they are 'backing off on their words', or think that they are 'someone who could not hold a commitment' type of person. I think that if people are made aware of this before they engage in any efforts to join a group, they would be more aware of the event when it is happening and could actually think about it instead of being subtly manipulated to a preferred position of automatic continuation and acceptance of the rituals that are slowly turning increasingly bizarre.
I don't think I'll pass a judgement on hazing though. Considering the different personalities, preference and tolerance levels that people have. As long as people actually consent beforehand and not coerced into it, they could choose their own ordeal. What I'd rather have is for groups to be upfront about what they require of their new recruits, and if they have the necessary means of taking care of unfavourable possibilities that could still arise (as in, do they have a doctor on hand if they decide to drag everyone binge drinking? Can they assure that no one is getting permanent harm?).
Personally, I disagree with hazing. But since I can't see a way to eradicate it altogether, why not control it and make it safer for everyone involved?
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Good article and great topic, another reason for hazing and initiation rites is possibly to make the person ''work'' to gain entry to a group so that they may have greater appreciation for it once they are granted access. After all, people value things more if they work for it otherwise if a person can walk in and out of a group they would lose interest and respect for it fairly quickly. But by having to put the work in the prolonged acceptance this gives the group a kind of ''scarce commodity'' aura to it, similar to having to wait longer than you normally would for a film release but because of the wait and anticipation you value it more. I believe innately this is what the groups recruiters thinking is also.
I see I have found this pretty late...I was at North Georgia College, as it was then known, and dated one of the inductees. They lost their charter when a new Commandant heard about the hazing and went out and caught them. I think it was suspended for several years. Years later I heard it was actually more of an honor society than a hazing society after restoration.ReplyDelete


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We begin with numbers that have no remainder, such as 256 divided by 2. We start by taking out small groups of 2, perhaps 10 groups of two. 10 groups of 2 would be 20, so we subtract 20. Then we can take another 10 groups out. After we do this a few times, the kids make the connection they can take bigger groups out and save themselves a few steps. Instead of taking 10 groups of 2 out 5 times, they can just take 100 groups of 2 out from the get-go. Then we continue to take out groups until we can no longer take any more. I have two examples here, and I've tried to color-code them so they make sense.


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The Fever, without three players because of injuries, dominated in the paint en route to their third straight win at the AT&T Center.
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Steel is by far the most important industrial material in the world - and in Europe as much as anywhere else. It is omnipresent in everyday life and it is impossible to make an exhaustive list of everything that uses steel. Even if a product is not made of steel, the machine it is produced on most probably is.
The potential of steel as a material is far from being exhausted. The European steel industry has a globally leading position in research and development. The sector is closely integrated with the European manufacturing industry as well as European universities and research institutes in developing new steel solutions for future challenges. This integration is essential for the rapid and successful modernization of European mobility, energy supply or infrastructure. Here is a selection of main steel applications:
Steel's role in construction can be spectacular and highly visible, such as in the Eiffel Tower, or rather inconspicuous like when it is embedded in concrete or masonry to reinforce the structure. Whatever its role as a building material, steel is always essential. The European construction industry, a sector which is vital to the European economy and employs more than 43 million people, relies heavily on domestic steel supplies. Construction consumes about 34 per cent of the steel produced in Europe.
Steel performs manifold functions within a building: panels and steel sandwich elements for example are used to build roofs, walls and facades. Beams and reinforcement bars made of steel are indispensable for the structural framework. Steel is used for the stairs, escalators and elevators that make a building accessible.
Steel plays a very prominent aesthetic role, too. Architects rely on the material especially when lightness, transparency and elegance are called for. The Burj al Arab in Dubai (W.S. Atkins & Partners), The Shard in London with its shell of glass and steel (Renzo Piano) or the Beijing National stadium (Herzog & de Meuron) are only a few examples of landmark buildings that show how renowned architects use steel for its appeal and versatility.
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Emily Johnson of Fayette has worked with dogs for years, so it was a natural choice for her to decide to make a career out of it. She opened her dog grooming salon, Adorable Dog Salon, last month.
"I love it," she said. "I'll do this forever."
Johnson has several years experience working with dogs and she completed a 750-hour course at a grooming school in Defiance. She also has about a year and a half of experience at a kennel.
She bought an empty building shell and had it delivered to her property at 301 W. Industrial Parkway (County Road S) just outside of Fayette. The building was custom designed to fit her needs, with laundry facilities, an elevated bathtub, a cage area for pet owners that want their dog kept separately from others, and a fenced-in area outside the back door.
She handles clipping, bathing, nails and care for ears and glands.
"I use all-natural products that have never caused a reaction," she said.
From a three-pound poodle to a 100-pound Newfoundland, Johnson says she can handle it all.
She can be reached by calling 419/388-6955.


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After a long day at work, what could be more perfect than a sunset sail on Lake Michigan filled with newfound friends, learning, loads of laughs, and even potential lovers!? For singles adventure group, Social One, this is just a typical daily outing. I got to head along for the ride (or shall I say, sail!) one Wednesday in early July to experience what Social One (formerly called High Life) is all about, and boy was I in for a treat! Arriving at Dusable Harbor just South of Navy Pier, I was welcomed by gracious Social One coordinator, Laura, who acquainted all the members with each other with cheer and charisma. I must say, the care and attention Social One gives to its members is incredibly impressive! Laura then introduced the group to the welcoming captains and sailors at 3rd Coast Cruising, and we each split up into 3 groups and headed out for a 2.5 hour sailing lesson.
Just as my group was about to leave the dock to begin sailing, sure enough one of the members on our yacht, John, found a dollop of bird poop on his head. This moment set the stage for what the evening would be like: fun, silly, and spontaneous. We began the lesson by learning how to raise and lower the sails by maneuvering the line, wench, and cleat. The captain wanted to ingrain this in our heads so much that he even made us do it with our eyes closed and behind our backs. The person who performed this task fast enough without error got a coupon to use at 3rd Coast Cruising! Such challenges were a mainstay of the evening that kept us engaged and always on our toes. Throughout the lesson, each of us also got to be at the helm (wheel) to steer the yacht, and we also learned how to use the compass to figure out the direction of the wind. Throughout the lesson, Captain Jim taught us sailing vocabulary and routinely quizzed us on these new vocab words. My favorite words to learn were the doghouse (the below deck space for relaxing/sleeping/drinking), the bloodgeun (the part of the boom that you DON'T want to hit you), and the winch (which I couldn't help but mispronounce; I don't think any more explanation is required). Anita, one of the Social One members on my boat, had mini fear attacks every time the yacht got out of balance and leaned to its side, to the point where it almost seemed as though the boat would flip over. At this, all the Social One members and crew members not only comforted Anita, but laughed along with her at the adventurousness of the evening.
Overall, the lesson was informative and comprehensive, though what stood out about it was that it was incredibly fun! The Social One members I met were sophisticated, friendly, and outgoing. Social One clearly knows how to connect with the right companies when planning their events. 3rd Coast Cruising offered an exhilarating sailing experience, and the captain of my sail, Captain Jim was goofy, approachable, and knowledgeable about all things sail-related. He and his sidekick veteran (and very attractive) sailors told plenty of jokes along the way, making the process of meeting new people less intimidating and the process of learning to sail less daunting. With the help of Social One staffer, Laura, who made sure her members were comfortable and happy through and through, the overall experience was wonderful.
And to add just a bit more icing to the already delicious cake, the sunset and views of the skyline were jaw-dropping. We could not have gone out on a more perfect evening. Clear blue skies progressed to a blue-purple-orange-yellow sunset sky, which then became a night under the stars with the city of Chicago lighting up in the distance. The lively music coming off Navy Pier provided on-deck entertainment as did the dazzling firework spectacle that topped off the day. During the entirety of this evening, I couldn't appreciate more the wonderful awesomeness that is Chicago.
Now back to the situation at hand, that of finding a compatible mate…
Social One's idea is that optimal mate-matching occurs through shared interest and hobbies. It makes the process of dating more natural and human, by getting people together to do the things that they love. Founded in 1996 by Mary Vallone who had moved to Chicago from Wisconsin looking to find quality friends and dates, Social One now has additional offices in Los Angeles and Costa Mesa, California, as well as in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Personally, as a current user of online dating sites running the gamut from OkCupid to JDate, among others, I was really impressed by Social One's innovative approach to singles matching. With online dating, it can be incredibly time consuming to have to go through countless profiles and pictures of individuals, correspond for weeks through email or by phone, only to meet in person and, often times, not feel the connection. Social One seems to make the whole process of meeting people more effective and valuable, in a way that better utilizes one's precious time. Social One allows its members to pick an event that interests them, choosing from a comprehensive calendar featuring over 50 events per month, ranging from skiing to baseball games, pub crawls to ice cream tastings, and even trips abroad to places like Africa and Thailand. Social One members are thus not only meeting people and socializing but are also doing what they love. Moreover, because Social One has approximately 2000 members in Chicago (and 300 in LA and many more in Indianapolis), there are opportunities to meet a plethora of individuals. Each event brings in both new and old faces, so that members can continue getting to know those they may have met previously, while meeting new people along the way. I would compare Social One more to Meetup.com, due to the face-to-face interaction involved in both groups. Social One, however, is more personal due to the availability and friendliness of the staff, and a bit easier to maneuver since it doesn't require one to join countless groups and receive a plethora of emails. Every event members want to join in can be chosen on the calendar through one easy click.
It should be noted that this group is made up of primarily adults and professionals in their mid 30's who have a bit of money and a bit of time to enjoy their life and stay active. Being in my early 20's, I was by far the youngest attendee of the event, and by many years. This was not so surprising to me due to the fees involved in both being a member and participating in the plethora of activities. I only wish more groups like this existed for recent college graduates like myself!
So what do the members themselves have to say about Social One?
One of the sailors in my lesson, a new member to Social One named Pat (who hails all the way from Northwest Indiana!), informed me that she joined because she found there were so many things she wanted to do but had a hard time finding people to do them with. With most of her friends married, she wanted to start being more involved, having fun, and simply "enjoying life." When I asked her what she thought of her
first event as a member, she happily stated, "I really enjoyed this!"
Dev Chakrabarty, who has been a member for nearly three and a half years, didn't join the site for dating, unlike some of the other members. He joined it to meet people and find friends to do events with, though he has also dated a couple of people through Social One. His favorite activities with the group have included driving a helicopter, skydiving, hang-gliding, and canoeing. "Most of these are expensive to book on my own, plus planning with friends is hard," Dev informed me. With Social One, he can leave work at 5, and at 6, find himself sailing on the lake under the warm summer sky, surrounded by single people who share in his interests.
Anita Lester, a member who joined only two weeks ago, has already attended 4 events and has already met a couple people men she is interested in. When I asked whether she'd suggest it to others, she stated surprisingly, "Oh, I've already recommended it to 3 of my friends…they're all just really jealous [of me]!"
John seems to have said it just right when he stated, Social One "stacks the deck in your favor…you meet the kind of people you want to meet." From the boat deck to the Social One deck, I must say, I had one unforgettable evening with Social One Adventures!
To learn more about Social One adventures, visit their website at https://www.socialone.com/ or call 800-600-FUNN (3866)


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Texas Governor Rick Perry directs a comment toward Senator Wendy Davis (D-TX), who delivered an 11-hour filibuster over a Texas anti-abortion bill.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry said on Thursday that the Democratic state lawmaker who halted a restrictive abortion law "hasn't learned from her own example" after having been born into adversity and becoming a teenage mother before going on to success as a Harvard law grad and legislator.
Texas lawmaker Wendy Davis said she feels great after defying expectations and filibustering for 11 hours to block a bill that would have closed the doors of 37 of the state's 42 abortion clinics. In the process, she inspired a social media movement, becoming the top Twitter event worldwide. NBC's Chris Jansing reports.
Speaking at the National Right to Life Convention in Dallas, Perry accused Wendy Davis, a Texas Democrat who on Tuesday spoke for 11 hours to filibuster a bill that critics said would have virtually done away with abortions in the state, of "hijacking the democratic process."
Perry, who has called for a second special session of the state legislature to pass the measure, told those gathered that it was lawmakers' duty to prevent abortions, regardless of the conditions into which a child may be born.
"Even the woman who filibustered in the Senate the other day was born into difficult circumstances," Perry said. "It's just unfortunate that she hasn't learned from her own example that every life must be given a chance to realize its full potential and that every life matters."
Perry, a one-time contender for the GOP presidential nod, cited Davis' list of accomplishments, including graduating from Harvard Law School and becoming a state senator in Texas.
Democrats have championed Davis' efforts, which required her to stand and speak for hours without ever leaning or using the bathroom.
"Rick Perry's remarks are incredibly condescending and insulting to women," Planned Parenthood said in a statement. "This is exactly why the vast majority of Texans believe that politicians shouldn't be involved in a woman's personal health care decisions."
Along with banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, the measure would have required all clinics to be graded as surgical centers, with all doctors required to have admitting privileges at hospitals. Many of the state's clinics would likely fail to meet the new standards.
But on Thursday, Perry called the filibuster "mob tactics" that prevented the passage of a bill supported by the residents of Texas.
Perry vowed to pass the legislation setting strict new limits on abortions in the state during the special legislative session slated to begin July 1.


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Sulli2008 brauchte ein neues Anderes Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 18 Designs von 3 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Couplet is an iphone/ipad app that gives users the chance to experience high quality premarital education at their fingertips. The application is fun, but also educational and insightful.
-Engaged couples or people seriously considering marriage.
-Primarily women (but design needs to not turn men off)
I need 3 page mockups designed for my iPhone/iPad app.
What I like/want:
-Less is more
-Simple (minimalistic) & sophisticated (shouldn't feel like a game)
-Use the color red in subtle ways (but not too much) along with other colors
1. Topics Page (landing page):
At the top of page: Topics
The following topics listed in a circular pattern:
In the middle of these topics (a smaller circle – but still big enough to touch without hitting anything else), I want the word: Random.
Directions on the page: Touch a topic to explore questions with your partner
2. Communication Page:
At the top of page: Communication
I want a question (using fake text) to appear in a nice, big font as if it is from a very stylish (but simple) deck of cards.
Forward and backward buttons
3. Weekly Exercises Page:
At the top of page: Weekly Exercises
The following topics listed (with > buttons in nice color):
Topic 1 (34 characters long)
Topic 2 (21 characters long)
Topic 3 (14 characters long)
Topic 4 (38 characters long)
Topic 5 (22 characters long)
-All 3 pages in Photoshop or Illustrator
-Background image of Topics (landing) page in a separate file in the following sizes:
640x960 (high resolution)


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Sunday, July 1, 2012, was the first day of the month, it is time to perform the most basic function in ensuring you, your family and loved ones are protected by a working smoke alarm and carbon monoxide (co) detector.
On the first day of every month the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department will remind you to test your smoke alarm and co detector to ensure they are working. Tragedy struck the County in April and we, the Fire/EMS Department and you, need to do our part in keeping safety first.
Push the "test" button on the front cover of your wall/ceiling mounted smoke alarm or co detector.
An audible warning tone should be heard loud and clear throughout the area it is located.
• If your smoke alarm or co detector does not emit a sound when tested:
1. Provide a fresh battery to the device and re-test.
2. Still no audible warning?? Replace the device with a new one immediately.
When testing your smoke alarm, it's a good time to gather your family and allow them to hear the audible warning signal. Let them know what to do in the event they hear the warning, discuss two ways out of every room and designate a safe meeting place outside in the event of a fire or other emergency.
If you have any questions about fire safety, escape planning, carbon monoxide detectors or smoke alarms contact our Safety First program at 301-864-SAFE (7233).


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This 73-acre park is an excellent location for small group gatherings. The gazebo/courtyard is nestled in the woods and landscaped with shrubs and flowering plants overlooking the lake with its water spray in the center. At the other end of the lake is the 500+ year old yellow poplar tree, a focal point of the park. The paved walking trails extend throughout the park and are a wonderful place to exercise or just stroll around to enjoy the nature of the park.
2½ Acre Fishing Lake (no swimming or boating)


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Barry A. Vittor & Associates, Inc. is an independent environmental research and consulting firm specializing in applied biological and environmental sciences with offices in Mobile, Alabama. The company, founded in 1977 by Dr. Barry A. Vittor, provides a wide spectrum of environmental services, including assessments of coastal, marine, and freshwater ecosystems, terrestrial surveys, cultural resource surveys, wetland impact analyses and mitigation, permit coordination, and NEPA documentation.
Vittor & Associates staff has worked on more than 3,000 projects for a diverse list of clients, including Federal, state, and local governments, oil, gas and pipeline industries, transportation industries, public utilities, chemical industries, engineering companies, and academia. Vittor & Associates emphasis on reliable data collection/analysis, rapid response time, and efficient use of company resources has led to the establishment of productive, long-term relationships with both government and private sector clients.


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Inmates moved to make room for demonstrators
Paul Joseph Watson
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Police in Tampa have cleared inmates out of the Orient Road Jail in preparation for "a mass amount" of arrests of protesters at next week's Republican National Convention.
"In an unprecedented move, Hillsborough County jail officials announced one facility is completely cleared and essentially reconstructed just for the Republican National Convention," reports ABC Action News.
Metal detectors, temporary court rooms, and medical facilities with doctors present have all been set up in readiness for an influx of detainees.
"We'll take their fingerprints and photographs. We'll also collect property," said Colonel Jim Previtera. "There are three scenarios, inmates will either get bonded out, go before a judge who will be stationed at Falkenberg Road Jail with a video feed into Orient Road Jail, or they'll be released."
The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI have released a bulletin warning of the threat posed by violent anarchists who may use explosives devices to cause havoc during the event.
However, as we have vehemently documented, the black bloc anarchist groups have been infiltrated for years and are often used by authorities as a smokescreen to provocateur violence as an excuse to crack down on peaceful protesters.
As Infowars highlights, "Anarchist agent provocateurs were used at the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, at the London G20 and the Montreal G20, at the Olympics in 2010 in Vancouver, and at the North American Union summit inMontebello, Quebec, in 2007."
As we reported earlier this week, since the RNC has been designated a "national security event," it will become a showcase for the police state. The convention area will be surrounded by a network of "pre-crime" surveillance cameras that use behavior recognition software to spot suspicious activity.
Instead of being removed after the event finishes, the cameras will remain in place and more will be added to keep tabs on the general public.
As we reported back in July, garbage collectors in Tampa have also been trained to spot terrorists and other suspicious activity on their routes as part of a program dubbed 'Waste Watch'.
Hurricane forecasters have warned that tropical storm Isaac could strike Tampa and lead to the convention being postponed or cancelled. The Republican National Committee has announced that it has no plans at present to cancel the event.
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a regular fill-in host for The Alex Jones Show and Infowars Nightly News.
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