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Symposium: Cross-National Variation in Work Outcomes amongst Older Adults: The Generations of Talent Study
18 November 2011—On November 21, Researchers from the Sloan Center will present a series of papers based on the Generations of Talent Study (GOT) at the Gerontological Society of America's 64th Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston (Nov 18-22). The Sloan Center on Aging & Work (SCAW) at Boston College collaborated with 7 multinational companies operating in 11 different countries around the world (Brazil, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Botswana, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States) to conduct the Generations of Talent Study (GOT). This study collected data from over 11,000 employees on several dimensions of quality of employment as experienced by today's multigenerational workforces. The papers presented in this symposium are based on the data collected for this study.
The first presentation in this symposium provides an overview of the study aims, design, and methods. The second through fourth presentations focus on analytical papers based on the GOT data. The primary aim of these papers is to explore cross-national variation in work outcomes—specifically job satisfaction, work engagement, and work embracement—among older adults. Findings reveal interesting differences and similarities within and across employee, organizational and national contexts.
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Title: The Generations of Talent Study: Study Design and Methods
Presenters: Rene Carapinha (presenter), Natasha Sarkisian, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes
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Title: Variations across Worksites in Relationships with Job Satisfaction for Multi-National Organizations
Presenters: Elyssa Besen (presenter), Christina Matz-Costa, and Rucha Bhate
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Title: Critical Job Resources to Promote Work Engagement among Older Employees
Presenters: Jungui Lee (presenter) and Rene Carapinha
Presentation # 4:
Title: The Embracement of Work in Older Adulthood: The Impact of Jobs, Organizations, and Cultural Contexts
Presenters: Christina Matz-Costa (presenter), Stephen Sweet, and Marcie Pitt-Castouphes


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TLC Shade Rihanna for Being 'Naked'by Maggie Malach | PopCrush
Fashion fans might have been wowed by the sheer, shimmering dress Rihanna wore to accept her Fashion Icon Award at the 2014 CFDA awards on Monday (June 2), but two of her fellow musicians were not. In a recent interview, TLC's Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas slammed RiRi for showing so much skin.
According to EntertainmentWise, the two singers shaded Rihanna's provocative clothing choices to Australian news outlet Channel 7 Sunrise.
"Every time I see you, you don't have to be naked," T-Boz said. (Quotes via EntertainmentWise.) "It's easy to sell sex."
The singer reportedly acknowledged the backlash she and Chili get from speaking out, adding, "It's hard for us to say anything because any time we do, they say, 'Oh TLC must be jealous', but I call a spade a spade."
Rihanna is known for making bold fashion choices, posing topless for British GQ and Vogue Brazil, and sharing scantily clad pics of herself on her Instagram.
Chili reportedly agreed with her bandmate, saying, "We became the biggest girl selling group of all time with our clothes on and that says a lot. We could go around too with booby cakes [breasts] out all day long."
Rihanna posted a cryptic message to her Twitter in what appears to be a response to TLC's shading. It looks like she's not about to let the critics get her down!
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As they age, baby boomers are relying on exercise to keep them healthy and active. What's your club doing to sell to this population?
The baby boom generation is marching past middle age, and they're causing a major shift in U.S. demographics. For the first time in the history of the developed world, the older population will soon outnumber the younger population. And by 2020, the number of people in their 40s, 50s and 60s will triple.
Are you making an effort to garner this growing market?
You should, because unlike earlier generations, the baby boomers don't plan to age gracefully; they plan to fight it every step of the way. "They are en masse shaking their fists at old age," says Phil Bonomo, director of strategic marketing at Health Development Corp. in Wakefield, Mass., which operates seven clubs in the greater Boston area. "They refuse to be typecast as old people because they are very, very young at heart. They recognize where they are in life and want to make the most of their senior years. They want to enjoy their grandchildren, their friends and the activities that they now have the time to do."
Unlike younger adults who work out to prepare for athletic events or to improve their looks, older adults tend to use exercise to improve their quality of life and combat the effects of aging. They've discovered that weight training and cardiovascular exercise can help them make up for a lifetime of inactivity - a lifestyle that may have left them unable to walk up stairs, make the rounds at the mall or even twist off a jar lid. "Members will say, 'I walked up the steps for the first time in 10 years without thinking about it,' " says Dottie Drake, owner of Fitness First for Women and Seniors in Rio Grande, N.J. "They're now able to get down on the floor and play with their grandchildren. A good fitness program is like the fountain of youth for these people. They're acting like they're young kids again."
Strength training can help slow or halt the process of osteoporosis, while cardio exercise increases endurance - and the ability of older adults to remain independent. Regular exercise imparts social and psychological benefits as well. "Older adults who are living alone and perhaps have more time on their hands than they're used to can be subject to certain forms of depression," says Bonomo. "Coming to the club, working out and getting invigorated can help to combat that."
All signs point to an opportunity for fitness clubs to grow along with the older adult market. Older adults want to slow the effects of aging, and they're realizing that exercise is the way to go. Now it's up to you to develop a marketing plan to get this demographic into your club - and fitness programs to keep them there.
The first step is letting the target market know that you exist, and print and radio advertising are the most direct means of doing so. Advertisements for older adults need to convey the benefits of your club in an age-appropriate style. "We had a more upscale marketing campaign," says Mike Inabinett, general manager of the Raleigh, N.C.-based Highwoods Wellness Center. "We didn't go with the generic health club advertising, which is geared toward a 20- to 30-year-old age group. We stress benefits like staying independent, keeping your activity level going so you don't have to give things up and preventing osteoporosis."
Life-stage marketing is also successful. Is your target audience retiring? Are their children getting married? Do they have grandchildren? Use these connections to help your audience relate to the benefits of your facility. For example, an ad can convey how exercise will give older adults the stamina to play with their grandchildren or be more active during their retirement years.
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The style of a print ad should be user-friendly for older adults. Large type, bold headlines and a judicious amount of white space improve readability. If you use photos, be sure to depict members of your target audience - and not to intimidate them with photos of teenage hard bodies. "In a lot of our marketing materials we have the type of folks we're looking to attract," says Inabinett. "We have folks in their 40s, 50s and 60s."
Just as important as what to put in the ads is where to place them; after all, your target audience isn't likely to be listening to the morning shock jock or reading the local alternative paper. "We've been in some publications geared toward the over-fifty market, such as Fifty Plus magazine," says Inabinett. Bonomo buys spots on radio programs that appeal to his audience. "We do a lot of radio advertising, and we advertise on some stations that tend to skew a little older in their listenership," he says.
Ads can be an important part of your marketing mix. However, it takes more than a slick advertising campaign to get older adults into your facility. The ads may plant the seed of interest, but programs designed to educate about the benefits of exercise will turn prospects into members.
Longfellow Sports Club in Natick, Mass., offers a strength training study - a free eight-week program for older adults. "They come twice a week to a group class that's no greater than 12 people, with one to two instructors," explains Sharyn Rod-man, director of HealthMasters, the club's senior program. "This is a great marketing tool because 75 percent of the people who participate in the free program join our club afterward. They join because they get to know a lot of the staff members, and in addition to that we give them a free two months in the facility to use the club and encourage them to take part in other senior classes."
Longfellow Sports Club also holds open houses where older adults can learn about the program. A panel of members who participate in various classes in the HealthMasters program answers questions for potential members. "I give a mini-introduction about my background, then tell them what each class is all about," explains Rodman. "I then have the panel tell their stories and answer questions about how they feel, what kinds of results they have gotten, why they keep coming. There's a lot of peer marketing that goes on. It helps the potential members because hearing it from someone closer to their age makes them think, 'If they can do it, I can do it.' "
Two years ago, in an effort to expand its senior program, The Racquet Club of Concord brought a senior director on board and held a health fair for older adults. "We gave them free blood pressure checks, free cholesterol checks and massages. We also brought in people to talk about what The Racquet Club had to offer: life insurance plans, health insurance plans and so on," says Barbara Unger, the club's fitness director.
The Racquet Club of Concord's educational program was a success: The senior program, now dubbed Fit Over 55, more than doubled in size, from 24 members to 57. The program now boasts more than 70 members and continues to educate them. "We have educational programs every month on topics such as keeping your back and neck healthy, how to protect your knees and more," says Unger.
These programs get people talking. That's good. You've probably heard the marketing maxim that an unsatisfied customer will complain about your company to 10 other people. Well, the opposite is also true: Positive word of mouth is a great marketing tool. Asking for referrals after educational sessions or offering free guest passes goes a long way toward spreading the word about your facility. Another good group to turn to for word-of-mouth marketing is the professionals who see older adults every day: physicians. Because The Racquet Club of Concord requires members to get permission from their physicians to join the program, area doctors are familiar with the club and refer patients there.
Advertising, education and word of mouth will bring older adults into your club. The next concern is getting them to stay. They won't if your equipment intimidates them.
When it comes to strength-training machines, seniors prefer equipment that is low-impact, user-friendly, simple, quiet and easy to adjust with small weight increments. The equipment should include placards with diagrams and easy-to-read text that explain correct usage. Users with a variety of functional abilities should have no trouble getting on and off the equipment. The same goes for cardiovascular machines. In addition, cardio equipment should include preprogrammed workouts and an easy-to-read display with large buttons.
Work Out, Hang Out
The right equipment will get seniors working out, but older adults expect more from a club than exercise. They want to be with people. Therefore, an inviting social atmosphere is also essential to retention. "Many of our older adult members come to the club to meet and gather with friends," says Bonomo. "They have social groups that get together outside the club. The clubs become a staging ground for a lot of these social activities." Many clubs offer lunch groups, coffee socials and more.
The setting of the fitness facility is another important consideration. While a hard, bright look and the sound of barbells slamming to the floor may attract younger members, older adults prefer a warm, pleasant atmosphere. Inabinett has worked hard to create just the right setting for older adults. "We've got a larger than normal lobby area so when members walk in, they get more of a relaxing feeling - they don't feel they're going to get hit hard with something," he says. "The color scheme promotes that - it has a lot of energy but with more warm earth colors. We kept the design very open so there's natural light; you can see the outside. Our look says that this is not your typical hardcore, thong-wearing health club."
Drake relies on three simple rules to ensure that her club is pleasing to older adults: "No jocks, no thongs and no loud music."
You should also make sure that the program's name pleases older adults. Club owners debate whether words such as "senior" are insulting to potential members. "You don't want the name of your program to be age-specific," insists Rodman. "For example, you don't want to use the words 'silver' or 'senior.' We don't call our memberships 'senior memberships,' we call them 'HealthMasters memberships.' "
Bonomo disagrees: "When we call our program Senior Select, that's a very deliberate title because we want seniors to identify themselves - to say, 'I am a senior, and therefore I select to participate in this program.' Being senior is not a negative. It's not a disease. It's simply a demographic title that's been given to a certain segment of the population. Restaurants give senior discounts, you pay a senior fare on the bus. Senior has become very much a kind of across-the-board brand for the 50-plus demographic. We're not creating something new here - we're simply going along with the way seniors are communicated to, and it seems to work."
Program for Ability
As with names, exercise programs should be geared toward the special needs of older adults - but without stereotyping members as "over the hill." "Other clubs' senior programs are built around water aerobics, but we don't funnel people into some preconceived idea of what they have to do because they're over 50," says Ina-binett. "We don't tell people that if they're over 50, we're going to put them in water. Instead, we offer classes that people of any fitness level can go into. We allow people of different levels to participate in the same group exercise program, but we vary the intensities for those individuals. Whether they're 25 or 85, members feel there's something for them everywhere they go."
The final, but most important, component of a senior program is the staff. Older adults like to get to know the staff members, so it's key that they be personable. And because many older members will need more personalized service, staff members should be certified. "What the members want is constant assistance," says Drake. "Every member is trained for an hour and a half by a staff member, and the staff is always there to help them." The fact that Drake is a registered nurse as well as a certified personal trainer makes older members comfortable in her club.
In the next 10 years, we'll see an 8 percent drop in the 30- to 34-year-old population and a 17 percent drop in the 35- to 39-year-old population - age groups that until now have been the staple market of the fitness industry. But by serving the baby boom market, you can watch your business boom as well.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio's attorney general is telling more than 600 Internet cafes to file new affidavits with his office by next month.
Attorney General Mike DeWine sent letters Wednesday informing the facilities of a newly signed law that establishes the registration requirements. It took effect Tuesday with Gov. John Kasich's (KAY'-siks) signature.
The law also extends the state's current moratorium on the opening of new sweepstakes gambling operations until June 2014. At the storefront operations, patrons buy cards for phone and Internet time with chances to play computer games that operate like slot machines with cash prizes.
DeWine is giving cafe operators until June 27 to submit the new affidavits.
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iffo wrote:I have not seen manfred for a long time, I know he was quite old, I wonder if he is still alive.
Ahmed Baghat is gone too
Manfred was very ill too - he asked me if he could get his brother to pass on to me his details if something happened, so I could relay it here, but I have heard nothing, and I assume his brother isn't thinking a web forum is that important.
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Movie Review: The Rite (2011) March 16, 2011Posted by pacejmiller in Movie Reviews, Paranormal, Reviews.
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I am a huge fan of horror films, and few intrigue me more than those with 'possession' and 'exorcism' angles. So of course I was eager to see The Rite, which was apparently aiming to be this generation's The Exorcist. It stars Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins and newcomer Colin O'Donoghue (great screen presence), and tells the story of the young son of a mortuary owner (O'Donoghue) who almost drops out of seminary school and is instead whisked to Rome to participate in 'exorcism' class, and ends up learning from an unorthodox expert (Hopkins).
I didn't have to see the film to know that critics were probably going to savage it — few horror films these days, especially those dealing with the supernatural, are likely to pass through unscathed. However, I thought the previews looked pretty promising, so I was kind of hoping for the best but expecting the worst.
I'll get straight to the point. The Rite started off extremely well, almost too well for its own good. It was atmospheric, intriguing, chilling and rather eye-opening. It also asked some interesting questions about religion, faith and psychiatric illness, without coming off feeling contrived. There were some fantastically effective scenes and sequences that made me recoil in horror. It's supposedly 'inspired' by true events, though I'll let you draw your own conclusions about that.
However, at some point, around halfway through the film, The Rite takes a massive wrong turn. I can almost pinpoint the exact scene where things start going downhill. The point of view begins to switch awkwardly all over the place, and all subtlely flies out the window. Instead of keeping you guessing, everything is spelled out and shoved down your throat, and genuine chills are replaced by cheap scares and special effects. What began as potentially a new classic spiralled into just another uninspiring supernatural horror flick.
Nevertheless, I enjoyed the first half.
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Many people contributed to my first legislative proposal that won the unanimous support of the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee recently. The bill's sponsor, Rep. Mike Shaw, worked closely with me throughout the process and did a superb job of leading the discussion at the work session.
The public hearing testimony of Bob Meyers of the Maine Snowmobile Association, who spoke in favor of the section of the bill calling for updating of the agency's MOSES online licensing and registration system, was helpful.
The IFW Committee's legal analyst Amy Winston did a superb job of presenting the issues at the work session.
And the work of DIF&W's Deputy Director Andrea Erskine and Licensing Director Bill Swan was absolutely critical to the success of the bill.
While I'm handing out praise, I can't leave out the IFW Committee's clerk, Diane Steward, who has been a great help to me throughout the session and who keeps the committee organized and functioning smoothly.
Of course, the interest, good questions, and support of the members of the IFW Committee were very much appreciated.
So, what's in the bill? A lot!
Section one begins the process of extending lifetime hunting and fishing licenses to all adults. Right now children and seniors can purchase these licenses which are very popular. Given the tremendous success of this concept, I proposed extending it to all sportsmen. Bill Swan suggested that the first step should be an actuarial study by an independent qualified person, to assure that the new adult lifetime license is priced right. The committee amended the bill, directing DIF&W to arrange for the study that will also reexamine the current fee structure for lifetime licenses to assure they are still appropriate.
Section two proposed allowing the transfer of any-deer permits to any other hunters. Right now we can transfer them to youth and seniors. The committee responded to Bill Swan's concerns about the proposal by allowing residents to transfer their permits to residents, and nonresidents to nonresidents.
The committee also decided to remove the designation "alien" that appears throughout all of the hunting and fishing laws and to designate those who live outside of the country as "nonresidents." This was a special concern of Rep. Ellie Espling, who tried to do this last session. Now, only those who don't live on our planet will be called aliens.
Sections three and four were merged. Section three required the department to organize a task force to figure out how to reduce the complexity of licenses, permits, and registrations now administered by the agency. The committee is working on another of my proposals that would eliminate all hunting licenses and permits in favor of a single hunting license that offers all hunting opportunities. If that bill is enacted, we won't need this task force. The committee directed DIF&W to consider ways to reduce the number of licenses, permits, and registrations, as it tackled the directive in section four that calls for a plan and budget to update the agency's MOSES online system.
"It's all doable," Swan told the committee. "It comes down to money and time. We don't spend much (now)" he noted. After asking for more guidance from the committee on what he should focus on, he was told to focus on the customer interface of MOSES. The committee's House Chair, Mike Shaw, told a somewhat amusing story in his testimony on the bill about a frustrating experience he'd had while trying to buy a license online. The committee clearly wants MOSES to be more customer-friendly, and Swan said he'd work with InformME, the business that is responsible for the MOSES system, to recreate recommendations for the committee's consideration.
The final section of this bill was designed to encourage DIF&W, and Deputy Commissioner Erskine in particular, to achieve some of the things she told SAM's Pickering Commission two years ago were needed. Andrea's support for this, at the work session, was the key to getting it into the bill.
Specifically, Andrea will be creating a plan to simplify and streamline the eligibility requirements for and issuance of complimentary licenses, the laws governing license revocations, and the laws governing hunting including age restrictions, equipment restrictions, and supervisory requirements. Specifically, the plan must extend the supervisory requirements for apprentice hunters to junior hunters and make supervisory requirements for hunting consistent with those that apply to trapping. Essentially, all of this is designed to make these laws consistent over all uses and users.
All of the studies and reports called for in this bill are due back to the committee by December 31, 2013, at which time the committee will have the authority to create a bill to act on the findings and recommendations.
After a very fruitful discussion and exceptional work on the bill, the IFW Committee voted unanimously to send the bill to the full legislature with an "ought-to-pass" recommendation.


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- I used to work at Stumptown.
- I used to work at a Corporate Venture Fund.
- I'm a serial entrepreneur who has started multiple (externally funded) companies (two of which were sold to other companies).
- I am not writing this based on any sort of "insider information" on the deal. My relationship with TSG is purely second hand, and while I'm still a friend of many folks at Stumptown (including Duane) and a fan of the company and its coffee I'm neither involved with the company nor involved in the deal in any way. In fact, my guess is Duane and the Stumptown family are going to probably wish I'd not said anything.
- This is purely my opinion based on the points listed above under Perspective. In other words - I'm writing this as pure speculation (like everything else written in this thread -- and for that matter in the various press pieces covering this deal to date).
For me, there are two key things about this deal.
First - this is a huge validation for the high-end sector of the speciality coffee market. The fact that a fund like TSG is making a bet on Stumptown at this time says that they see significant potential for growth in the whole sector. This sector has long been ignored not just in the investment world (of course) but in the larger coffee world as well (the "less than 2% of the market" comment has been made a million times). For the other companies that have also been building the space, and for consumers of high-end coffees, this is great news. Sadly - as far as I know this has not be covered in the press. Given that it should be the main story, that makes me both sad and frustrated.
Second - that being said, there is one group of people out there who should be very nervous about this deal. And no... it's not Stumptown customers or Stumptown employees. It's competitors of Stumptown. In looking at the stated and rumored goals (open more retail locations in NYC, open business in Chicago, open business in SF) you can model this out to mean that (if successful) Stumptown will be at least doubling the volume of green coffee they are buying within 24 months. Where is that coffee going to come from? From other high-end roasters. And who will they be selling the roasted coffee to? That's right - customers of other roasters. And who will be working in these new roasteries and new retail locations? Yeah... you get the idea. Combining Stumptown's brand, relationships and expertise with a whole big stack of new capital... yeah, if I were running a competitor I'd be nervous.
Now... after talking to folks and reading all the crazy shit that's been out there - there are a couple things that I feel like I need to comment on. Again... these are just my opinions. But... well... I think I'm probably more right than most people.
- the idea that Duane is going to "cash out" and leave in a year or two is something that only someone who doesn't know him could ever come up with. The man has no hobbies. His entire life is coffee and Stumptown. He truly loves what he does - and he loves Stumptown. In the time I worked at Stumptown he never took a vacation longer than a 3 day weekend that I can remember. There is absolutely no way that he would (or perhaps could) do something else (and that includes not working). As a result, I feel like we can absolutely assume that his motivation was something other than "cashing out" -- which fundamentally changes the structure and tenor of the deal (given that it changes the motivation).
- everything I hear says that Stumptown was doing better financially than it ever had before. In other words, financial hardship (another common motivator for capitalization deals like this) was not the driver.
- given this, I have to assume that the motivation was in fact capitalization for growth and opportunity. This makes sense to me. Duane used to always say he wanted to bring great coffee to everyone in the world who loved things that taste good.
- now, while it's entirely possible that TSG was talking to other roasters in order to pursue a roll-up strategy, it's perhaps more likely that this was simply a pricing and competition exercise for TSG. I know it sounds sleazy but many serious investors do it. I've done it. Yeah... it causes bad feelings if the companies that are not the investment target take things personally and feel like they were either used or jilted in the process. That's life. That's business.
- as noted at the start, my relationship with TSG is purely second hand (I have friends who know them, who are at companies that have worked with them or co-invested, etc). That said, once I heard about the deal I asked around and came back with 100% positive responses. And - just to be clear - in the PE world that is not common. In fact, an associate I know at one of the most highly regarded early stage VC funds said that TSG was his dream gig. And the reputation that Alex Panos had amongst these folks was equally impressive.
- so... Very good investment firm puts money into thriving growing private company because that company wants to grow rapidly in an expanding new market. Pretty damn common, yeah? And I think we can at this point say that the usual rules, metrics and models of a deal like that probably also apply to this particular deal, okay?
To be frank, I'm kind of shocked that Stumptown was able to scale as it did without investment. As far as I know, they were the largest high-end speciality coffee company that didn't have outside investment. I'm guessing that this exact success was one of the main reasons TSG was so attracted to them.
Of course, the deal is also a validation of Stumptown. And that is an important point. No good investors are going to put money into a company based on its success and then destroy what has made it successful.
- Stumptown has kicked ass to date
It has done so with no external capitalization (straight bootstrapping)
The entire market sector is primed to grow over the next 5-7 years
Stumptown is best positioned to take advantage of that
Let's accelerate Stumptown's growth to take advantage of these circumstances.
This will result in Stumptown being the dominant player in a newly expanded market sector at the end of this time period.
To do this, let's use external capital (investment) in order to massively expand Stumptown's geographic footprint.
At least... that's my perspective and (unfounded and speculative) opinion.
Oh... also... I used to write for the NYTimes.
I believe strongly in journalistic ethics.
Suffice it to say that there are people who have been involved in the coverage of this "story" who should not only be ashamed but should not ever be considered in any way "journalists" of any sort.


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When we opened our Gralpharaphics (name altered to protect the sensibilities of the franchise) shop in 1998, one of the thoughts that passed fleetingly through Poor Richard's feeble brain was that this was an industry that was "WalMart-proof." Printing is just too technical and complex, he thought. They'd never want to get in this business. Wrong!
Last week, WalMart and PNI Digital Media of Canada announced a partnership that will feature printed products and ad specialties for small business as part of WalMart's Online Photo Centre. The new product features will be rolled out in Canada only . . .for now. See the GraphicArts Online Press Release.
Being of a curious nature, Poor Richard had to check out the site. At first, I was slightly encouraged. The site is template driven, much like VistaPrint and the other online megaprinters. Business cards are prominently featured with a special offer at $49.99 for 500. This is no great deal, especially after you add shipping, lead times and PITA factor. Then I dug into the details, checking the other items listed. Uh oh . . . WalMart's rolling back prices, again. Get your printing here for cheap. Factor in the Canadian exchange rate ($1.10 Canadian to $1 US) and it's really ridiculous.
Poor Richard has railed against WalMart before (see Why We Need Small Business Part 1 and Part 2). The company has a ruthless history when it comes to small business, driving out local businesses with low prices to gain dominance in every market they enter. Worse yet, WalMart has become part of the American ethos . . . we're so addicted to the perception of cheap that Joe Consumer is overjoyed when the opening of a new Super WalMart is announced for his community. Poor Richard thinks that it's tantamount to issuing an invitation to the Visigoths to vacation in Rome or encouraging the high school rake to have his way with your teenage daughter. But perhaps I'm indulging in hyperbole.
I feel very secure that those who shop for printing at WalMart will get the value that they pay for and that they deserve. I am very curious as to how the mega retailer will implement solutions at their customer service counters to the problems that are so peculiar to printing. Will Joe Consumer, who ordered blue printing and received purple, really be able to get satisfaction from Louise with her bouffant hairdo and cat's eye glasses? And will he be willing to wait in line for 30 minutes before he finds out that she's colorblind?
It's inevitable, and it is unfortunate that small businesses, especially the new ones that are forming in this poor economy, will gravitate toward WalMart's print services. It may not occur to many of them to look for another small business that might actually become a valuable partner. They may or may not learn the value of relationships in their community, but it is equally inevitable that they will come to resent the mega businesses like WalMart that sap the potential from every market they enter.
Thanks to whoever created the evil Walmart greeter. It's floating around all over the web and I love it.


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Your Neighbor: Donald Dymes has seen plenty in 60 years of volunteer firefighting
MUNNSVILLE >> Donald Dymes has seen both triumph and tragedy in his nearly 60 years with the Munnsville Volunteer Fire Department.
One of the closest calls in those six decades was March 29, 1962, when the firefighters found their truck stuck in mud while the deadly flames of a grass fire closed in around them.
Dymes recalled it was a hot and dry day, and there were scattered grass fires around Madison County keeping area firefighters busy. They were called to a fire on Streeter Road in the village, and found a relatively routine grass fire had suddenly been accelerated by the explosion of several shacks where gasoline was stored in open wash tubs.
They maneuvered their 1955 FWD/American Fire Apparatus engine down a dirt road to get closer to the blaze, now also nearing a home, and drove over a hump in the road before stopping to fight the fire. Their valiant efforts failed, however, as that gasoline-driven blaze continued to grow to an overwhelming size. The fire was coming closer and closer to their truck, so they decided to back it up the road out of the path of the flames.
Unfortunately, their side of that hump was slick clay, causing the truck's tires to slip -- trapping them on the fire side. The firefighters quickly reassessed the situation, and decided to drive straight ahead down the road to an open area beyond the fire. The ground ahead looked solid, Dymes recalled, and they were quickly running out of options as the flames were dangerously near.
They drove the truck forward, but suddenly sank in the mud to the frame. They tried to free the truck from the quagmire, only to find it wouldn't budge. Finally, for the safety of the firefighters, they had to abandon it and seek safety themselves.
"That was a bad day," he said. "We ended up losing the shacks, the house, and our truck."
By coincidence, they already had another truck on order that was delivered soon afterwards. They salvaged the chassis of the burned-out engine and used that for its own replacement. The cost was paid for through the insurance and sales of parts that survived the blaze, Dymes said, so the village didn't take a major financial hit in that near disaster. Most importantly, no firefighters lost their lives.
The price of a new fire truck back in those days was around $11,000.
Dymes moved to Munnsville in 1950, and said he was soon hearing inspiring stories about the local fire department from his mailman Burl Love. He joined in 1954, and now at 82 years old continues to serve the department.
"I'm still an active member, I just don't do the interior firefighting anymore," Dymes explained. He now concentrates on straightening the kinks out the water hoses and refilling the air tanks, and tries to give the younger department members the benefit of his years of experience. Sometimes, he thinks he can be a little over-enthusiastic about that advice -- or at least perceived that way.
"I think sometimes they think I'm hollering at them, but I'm just trying to jog their memories," he said of his encouragement to the younger firefighters.
Dymes recalled that in his early days with the department, training was a lot different than today. Back then, there were three basic firefighter courses, with the first two running 18 hours each in six nights of three hour sessions, and the third a total of nine hours with three nights of three hour sessions.
Today, the basic firefighter level one training alone is more than 80 hours, plus numerous specialized training areas available to firefighters who want to explore specific techniques and topics.
Dymes is also very involved in firefighter training not only in Munnsville but also on the national level. He has worked with the Instructors Conference held annually in Indianapolis since 1993, sharing his experiences with firefighters from all over the country.
After nearly six decades, Dymes said the fire department has become an irreplaceable part of his life and he has no plans to ever retire.
"It's just always been there for me," Dymes explained. "I got in there and got totally involved, not only locally but nationally. I can't imagine not being on the fire department."
The Munnsville Volunteer Fire Department hosts their annual Father's Day Chicken Barbecue today in the firemen's hall at the firehouse at 5210 S. Main St. (Route 46) at noon until 2 p.m. or sold out. The menu features a half chicken, macaroni salad, baked beans, salt potatoes, rolls and butter, ice cream, coffee, lemonade and tea.
Admission is $8.50 for adults and $5 for children ages 5-12; kids under five eat free with the purchase of an adult dinner. Halves only are also available for $5 and takeouts are available. Proceeds will benefit the Munnsville Volunteer Fire Company.
The 100th anniversary celebration will be July 12-14 behind the fire station, featuring rides and games by Ontario Amusements, firemen's pushball, an antique tractor show, deejays, a car show, live music from the Custom Taylor Band on July 13, and fireworks on July 14. Watch this paper for more details as they are announced.


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Nicki Minaj Gives Drake a Sexy Lap Dance in 'Anaconda' Teaser Photosby Mandi Salerno | PopCrush
It looks like Drake had the time of his life on the set of Nicki Minaj's new video for her booty-bumpin' single 'Anaconda.'
The rapper's bootylicious tune is all about big buns, hun, so it's no surprise that the music video would follow suit! In the teaser photos she posted on Instagram today, the 31-year-old rocked skin-tight black leggings with sheer sides and string cutouts from her hips to her ankles. Her curvy bod looked amazing, as always, and she made sure Drake knew it.
Not that there was any way he couldn't, considering the 'Pills N Potions' star was rubbing all up on her fellow singer for the shoot. Drake was sat in a metal chair as Nicki gave him what looks like one hell of a lap dance!
Drake clearly enjoyed it, based on the captions of the Insta photos he posted. "Ayyyyyyyye @nickiminaj way way wayyyyyy up. Def the best invite to a video shoot EVER," he wrote, followed by a dirty joke about his own, er, anaconda.
He posted another snapshot of Nicki grinding on his lap with the caption: "I was probably thanking the higher ups for that very moment."
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OCEAN CITY – Interest rates are going up — probably not within
this year, maybe not even in the next. But at some point in the upcoming 24
months, says Larry Washington, Managing Director and Head of Merrill Lynch
Home LoansTM, the rates for home mortgages and other loans will
likely start to rise from their current historic lows. "It's
inevitable," according to Washington.
For anyone who owns or is in the market for real estate, this combination
of record low rates and all-but-certain hikes on the horizon may create a rare
opportunity to optimize borrowing costs and, ultimately, the value of
investments. "We believe that this a great time to take advantage of the
current rates and prepare for the higher rates to come," Washington says.
Earlier this year, it looked as if higher rates might already be at hand.
The Federal Reserve Board increased its overnight funds rate, one of the key
benchmarks that helps determine the rates for U.S. loans. More (and more
substantial) Fed hikes were expected to follow, but then the Greek debt crisis
hit, and signs emerged that the U.S. economic recovery might be slowing.
Investors' flight to safety pushed down the yields for U.S. Treasuries, another
key rate driver, particularly for fixed-rate mortgages.
Still, Larry Washington is encouraging borrowers to use this added time to
analyze their mortgage financing and make sure it's as well positioned as it
could be. He says the strategies break down into two basic categories:
"defensive" maneuvers designed to limit the impact of the eventual
hikes, and "offensive" moves that may allow you to squeeze even more
value out of the rates being offered now. Here are some approaches to both
Depending on their type of mortgage, existing mortgage holders may want to
take advantage of the current low-rate environment to reduce their current
monthly payments — or to guard against the potential payment shock
that could result from a rate increase.
People with adjustable-rate mortgages, or ARMs, have other factors to
weigh. If they have an ARM — in which the rate is adjusted
periodically (usually once a year), based on the prevailing funds rate or
another major index—their best option might be simply to do nothing. Rates for
one-year ARMs are now about a full percentage point lower than for typical
fixed-rate mortgages.
But some borrowers have another type of ARM, known as a term
adjustable-rate mortgage. This mortgage has a low fixed rate for an initial
period (generally 2 to 10 years), then converts to an adjustable rate tied to
one of the benchmark rates plus a premium for the remaining term of the loan.
The combination of that reset plus the effect of eventual rate increases should
give term ARM holders concern, says Washington. "Anyone whose term is
resetting over the next three years may want to consider using this opportunity
to refinance at a fixed rate now," he said.
There is also the interest-only mortgage. Depending on the rate at which
the interest-only mortgage was set, homeowners who carry these loans may
consider rolling it over into another interest-only loan at today's lower
rates. But there's not a lot of time left for homeowners to make this move.
Monthly payments for interest-only mortgages consist solely of a fixed-rate
interest for a set period (usually 10 years), during which the principal
remains constant. When the period ends, homeowners must pay both principal and
interest until the loan is retired. For many homeowners, the end of the interest-only
period can mean a sharp, and unsustainable, uptick in the monthly payment. For
others, though, interest-only mortgages can be an effective tool for
controlling cash flow and asset allocation. "Clients who already have a
lot of available equity in their home like the ability to control when they pay
down their principal," Washington explains. "If they get a bonus and
decide to pay down their principal by $25,000, in a fixed-rate mortgage all
that does is shorten the term. But in an interest-only, that reduction in
principal immediately shows up the next month in a lower mortgage
Freddie Mac, one of the two federally sponsored corporations that supply
liquidity for the country's mortgage market, has announced that, beginning in
September, it will no longer purchase interest-only loans. Its counterpart,
Fannie Mae, will still buy the loans, but with new restrictions. The upshot,
says Washington, is that "these loans are going to become a lot harder to
get. So if you were thinking of refinancing before your interest-only period
ends, you have only a very short window before the availability tightens."
There's also another way that Larry Washington has been encouraging clients
to leverage today's rates. For anyone contemplating a second or retirement
home, now could be a very good time to buy. "We're not necessarily calling
a bottom to home prices," says Washington. Prices could still slide lower,
particularly in parts of the country with a large "shadow
foreclosure" inventory of homes. "But prices are low now," he
says, "and interest rates are really
low. And that can be a very powerful combination."
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Advisor. She can be reached at 410-213-8520.)


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Looking for (living) relatives of Francis "Frank" Eugene Murphy, born 06/29/1917 in Brooklyn.
I need to prove my father was indeed American by showing he spent at least 10 years in the US after the age of 14, in order to become naturalized as a US citizen, the US Embassy in Bern, Switzerland says. I live in Basel Switzerland, born here 03/25/1950 to my father and my Swiss mother Rosemarie Herberich during my father's stay in Germany under the US Army (bookeeper acountant (auditing)).
Apart from that I am interested in genealogy of both my lines, Murphy and Herberich. Any hints are greatly appreciated.
My father was married to Isabel Frances Chapman in the US and had a son there, Paul Eugene, born 01/23/1942: a half-brother of mine!
Paul had 6 children from 3 wives: Carrie, Maureen, Eileen, Raygen, Collen and Erin. I'd like to contact them (e-mail), mainly for confirmation/ information pertaining to the above goal of obtaining proof.
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The Angel Academy is on YouTube. Watch the videos!
Join mæstro Michael John Angel as he guides you through the Fundamental Programme and listen to comments of in house students and faculty members.
NEW! The Angel Academy of Art now offers month-long intensive courses in landscape painting and portrait painting.
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The Angel Academy of Art, recently moved to new premises in one of Florence's beloved neighborhoods close to the city centre. With the idea to invest in the long-term future of the Academy they have consolidated their two previous campuses into one vast new studio space.
The exciting new state-of-the-art school was meticulously designed to meet the particular specifications for study of the old master's techniques. The abundance of both natural and controlled lighting is balanced by deep olive coloured walls that accentuate skin tones. The temperature-controlled clean-air environment provides optimum comfort during working hours and an elegant exhibition gallery weaves around the studios displaying the remarkable works of students past and present. It's a great location with lots of shops, bars, etc.
Florence is one of the most beautiful Renaissance cities in Europe; it is inspiring, intimate and safe. The cost of living is on par with most other small cities, and the open-air food markets are a wonderful excuse to keep to your budget. It is also easy to travel around the city and its environs, as the public transportation system is excellent and affordable.
Classes are in session Monday through Friday, leaving the weekends free for students to complete home assignments and to visit the local galleries, the majority of which are located in the historical centre of town and are easily accessible on foot.
Optional evening classes and related study:
Each evening during the week, students have additional opportunities to study. Twice each week, students of all levels can work from the live model. Students who have progressed past the initial projects may also participate in a twice-weekly portraiture workshop. All students are invited to attend the lecture series on art history and techniques.
The Angel Academy also supplies students with letters of introduction to visit and copy the original old master drawings in the Gabinetto dei Disegni in the world famous Uffizi Gallery.
AAA Alumnus Cesar Santos revisits and speaks with Senior Instructor Jered Woznicki about the program
2017 AAA's Triennial
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View the photos from the event.
HRH and the Duchess of Cornwall >>
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See the episode featuring the Angel Academy of Art.
The Students and Instructors >>
Meet the students and instructors of the Academy in this Youtube video.
Tour the Angel Academy of Art, Florence, with mæstro
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A little excerpt from the Museum Secrets DVD series on the Academy.
The Angel Academy of Art invites you to the 2014 Student Exhibition: June 6-8, 2014.
The Angel Academy of Art celebrated its relocation with an Open House.
View the fascinating three-part series on The Academic Process now on Youtube! Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
May 13-30, 2010
View the photographs and scenes from the Angel Academy of Art exhibition at the Villa Bardini, Florence, celebrating the centenary of the birth of mæstro Peitro Annigoni.
ARC Chairman speaks at the Angel Academy of Art >>
For the Angel Academy of Art's student exhibit, Fred Ross delivered one of his most passionate and galvanizing talks ever made on the return of standards for our art.
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Paladin Buff Assignments, the ultimate headache
Enough about me, back to being a full time paladin. One of the tasks I've passed onto others is my ultimate control over Pally Power. Now, blessing/aura assignments are not as crazy as they were back in the day (7 buffs omfg, I needed a list of who would be at the raid at least an hour beforehand to start working on assignments) and my guild has so many paladins (totally my doing) that it's rarely complicated. But, being the control freak that I am, I wanted to make sure that all our pallies had something they could reference if they had to set buffs and weren't too sure where to start. And, since you'd be surprised at how many people have paladin questions that they don't dare to ask, I'm posting an generalized version here.
Before I get started, I want to mention that you will need to be group leader (in a 5 man) or raid assist (note, "main assist" and "raid assist" are two different things) to be able to modify other people's buffs in Pally Power. Now on with the show.
Who wants what:
1- Most classes will want kings as their priority buffs except:
Rogues: Might
Prot paladins: Sanc, for the most part
Some DKs : Might
2- Then might/wis as needed.
Druids: Ferals needs might, all the others use wis.
Shamans: Enhancement (melee) uses might, all others, wis.
Hunters: Usually might before wis, but each one has their own preference
If you're not sure, just ask someone what buff they want.
3- Sanc reduces damage taken by 3% so it can be useful as a third or fourth blessing for anyone when there's a lot of raid damage.
Prot paladins: Sanc helps our mana regen and has the stam and strength bonus of kings so we can use this as our priority buff. The only stat we're missing here is the agility. Kings can be used over sanc in fights where the damage is enough to keep us at full mana.
All other tanks: I would prioritize kings, then might and use sanc third, unless they specifically want/need the 3% damage reduction.
Who assigns what:
Kings: Anyone can do kings, so I assign it last, or to someone who may have to change specs during the raid.
Sanc: Only a prot pally can do sanc.
Might: Ret pallies and some Holy pallys have improved might. If no pally in the raid has improved might, you can skip it if you have a warrior in the raid with improved battle shout.
Wisdom: Most Holy pallies will have improved wisdom. If no pally in the raid has improved wisdom, you can skip it if you have a shaman in the raid with improved mana stream totem.
Overlap with other classes:
Warriors with improved battle shout can do the equivalent of improved might.
Shamans with improved mana stream totem can do the equivalent of improved wisdom.
Ret pally does retribution aura
Prot pally does devotion aura (I have improved devotion aura in holy spec as well, as may other holy pallies)
Holy pally does concentration aura.
If there's no one left to do a needed elemental resistance aura, I'll either assign it to the person doing concentration or to someone who won't forget.
Other tips
– As much as possible, try to assign one buff type per paladin. It makes managing things much easier.
– Try to avoid assigning 10 minute buffs to anyone other than yourself. Sometimes it's worth missing a buff or having the wrong one just to cut down on explaining time and reminders. This won't work if you're in a min/maxing guild, but a min/maxing player wouldn't be studying paladin basics on my blog anyway. The only classes who might ever require 10 min buffs are druids, shamans and paladins.
– If you have more paladins than buffs, you can split kings between 2 pallies which makes everyone feel included and saves on reagents.
– On newer versions of pally power, you can see who has improved buffs/auras by the +2/3/7 next to their buff icons on the far left side. It's not always accurate, though, so when it doubt, ask.
– Anytime someone complains of a lack of buff while you're corpse running or drinking, replace their buff with old spice. (courtesy of Kaleb – who doesn't play a paladin, but who supports our cause)
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 103 diseños de 21 diseñadores freelance.
Cloud Intelligence
We are new company that has been formed by a group of experienced technologists looking to maximise the community aspects that Cloud Computing offers customers.
We have two main focus areas. The first is connecting small to medium sized enterprises to Cloud Platforms for application services providing a valued added service layer through localisation. This will be extended over time to larger enterprises, corporates and software development companies, to host and utilise through application creation the cloud computing platform. For this element of our business our focus is on the Australian market only.
The second is the creation of our own suite of "applications with intelligence hosted in the cloud". This element may be marketed worldwide.
Roles: Company business owners, General Managers, Technology Influencer's, Decision Makers, IT budget owners, IT Directors, CIO's.
Cloud Intelligence is looking to convey through the design of its company logo that we are firstly a technology company that is experienced and knowledgeable. Secondly, that we know the confusing paradigm of cloud computing and can demystify it for you (the customer) – making the connection to get real business benefit. Thirdly, we are about building a partnered relationship with all our customers – consider the localisation component of our approach.
This logo will be our identity to the market and therefore needs to include:
The name – Cloud Intelligence
Captures the elements of our objectives
Work both as colour and black and white
No colour restrictions – be creative
Needs to work on multiple media types – on-screen, video, web sites especially mobile browsers, business cards, presentations
Needs to be recognisable when resized very large and small
Definition of Cloud Computing - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing or http://www.salesforce.com/cloudcomputing/
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It's been an exciting eight days here in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil working at the U.S. Center, at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, also known as Rio+20. Since the center opened its doors on Friday, June 15, the space has been buzzing with activity with visits from high level delegates, academics, scientists, youth and more and served as a dynamic, interactive place where people around the world, both in-house and online, could gather and exchange ideas. The center's 40 programs attracted over 68,000 people virtually and many of the events were standing room only.
Let's take a moment to review three of the most notable programs:
Have you ever tried speed geeking? Well I did for the first time at one of our Demo Alley event, which featured 14 application developers, who were each stationed at their own table. They each had three minutes to provide an overview of their products to a small group of enthusiastic participants, followed by two minutes of questions and answers, before participants would move on to the next station. As I circulated around the room, I spoke with a representative from NASA who discussed how satellite technology is being used to collect data about the planet; two Brazilian students who developed a waste management game to educate people about problems in their city; and a representative from Ushahidi, an open source project which allows users to crowd source crisis information sent in via mobile phone. This incredible program is just one example of how connection technology is being used in support of sustainable development.
One of the core messages at Rio+20 has been social inclusion -- giving key stakeholders the opportunity to participate in the negotiation process and have a say in the future they want. The White House Council on the Environment (CEQ) hosted an amazing event that brought together youth around the world. Participants were split into small break out groups and had a productive and dynamic discussion about ways youth can think globally and act locally to overcome major sustainability challenges.
I also witnessed history in the making when EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Brazilian Secretary for the Ministry of Urban Affairs for the Environment, Pedro Wilson announced the launch of the U.S.-Brazil Joint Initiative on Urban Sustainability (JIUS). This innovative partnership will help identify and overcome key barriers to investment and deployment of clean energy infrastructure. Lisa Jackson noted that, "This partnership provides the potential to do great things for our environment, our economy and our community."
The core lessons that we can take away from the line-up of programs that took place at Rio+20 include:
- Sustainable development is the responsibility of governments, civil society and the private sector and can be achieved through collaborative partnerships;
- It is important to incorporate stakeholder groups, such as women and youth in the innovating, negotiating and implementation processes;
- And as Secretary Clinton boldly stated, "The only viable future is a sustainable future."
Are you curious about other Rio+20 events? Check out daily recap videos!
A special thanks to those who read and commented on my previous blog posting. If you had the opportunity to attend an event like Rio+20, what issue would you be interested in educating others about?
Gerald in the U.S.A. writes:
keys for social change engine,
Joel O. in the U.S.A. writes:
We need to keep the bridge to Humanity Sacred .We must keep our eyes open to Science Advance and keep our Nation's Values upheld with integrity .Nanotechnology
Ian in Florida writes:
I would highlight the "Third Industrial Revolution," the fact that it is distributed & non-hierarchical; it is being pursued as such in Europe, but even the US technology companies involved are looking at distributed versions in Europe & top-heavy hierarchical versions of the technology for the US. This will put the US at a disadvantage similar to championing a dial-up BBS in the age of the fiber-optic internet. We should bring this debate forward in the public consciousness. Thanks.
Dinesco in Romania writes:
Anyone having more than 1 mil $ should be forced to graduate in Sustainable Development or have the bank accounts blocked :)
W.W. writes:
it is so wrong that it is not even left - the only future possible is to cancel the past that created this present and reality
William S. in Connecticut writes:
Thank you for making the event available via webcast. I have difficulty walking/travelling due to my losing my hearing and balance in my ear. This technology makes me feel connected to the world. I would like to continue exploring the potential of this medium of online public Diplomacy or eDiplomacy and cultural exchange in your future events.


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Dayton announces he is cancer-free, encourages screenings
ST. PAUL - Gov. Mark Dayton had a bit of good health news to share and he used the opportunity to encourage his fellow Minnesotans to look after themselves.
Dayton announced that he is currently cancer free during a news conference Monday, Dec. 4. As he made the announcement, he proclaimed this to be Cancer Screen Week and encouraged others to be screened for early signs of cancer.
"I'm a believer," Dayton said, as he described how a visit to his doctor led to an early diagnosis for prostate cancer. "I know from experience that early detection is absolutely crucial. It's the difference between life and death."
Dayton had surgery on his prostate in March at Mayo Clinic, about six weeks after the diagnosis. His prostate was removed and doctors were confident that the cancer had not spread outside his prostate.
Laura Wilson, a physician at Apple Valley Medical Center, said that up to one-third of cancer deaths could be prevented if an early detection is made.
Moorhead High grad advances to top 10 for Oscar consideration
LOS ANGELES - A young Moorhead, Minn., animator is one step closer to winning an Academy Award.
According to The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Devon Manney's film "Cradle" has reached the top 10 for Best Animated Short Film now up for consideration at the 90th Annual Academy Awards.
Manney, a 2013 graduate of Moorhead High School, produced the film as a senior at the University of Southern California this spring. He was one of only 17 students - among 1,587 who entered - to win a Student Academy Award for the film which tells the story of a young veteran and his struggle to move forward after losing both arms in Iraq.
As a Student Academy Award winner, "Cradle" was automatically put up for consideration for Best Animated Short Film along with 62 other films. Manney said in September it was possible it could win but wasn't likely because it's being judged against films from big names and studios. Pixar Studios' "Piper" won the award last year.
"More than anything, it's just one more opportunity for people to look at it and see if it connects with them," he said.
Minnesota adds text-to-911 service statewide
ST. PAUL - Minnesotans can now text emergencies to 911 for help.
The Text-to-911 system network provides an alternative to calling during an emergency when it's unsafe to speak, or for those with hearing loss.
The state's Department of Public Safety unveiled details of the new service Tuesday, Dec. 5.
"Imagine having to hide from an intruder in your bedroom closet or witnessing a domestic violence situation. Text-to- 911 is a lifeline for people who would put themselves in harm's way if they called 911," said Jackie Mines, director for the DPS's Emergency Communication Networks. "Speaking with a dispatcher is still the fastest way to receive help, so call if you can, text if you can't."
Previously, deaf Minnesotans have gone without a direct way to communicate with 911 centers, and an estimated 20 percent of residents suffer some form of hearing loss, according to a DPS news release.
In emergencies in which calling isn't an option, people should enter 911 in the "to" field and text the exact address and type of emergency in the message before pressing send.
Users should use simple words and promptly answer questions and follow instructions, the DPS said. Further, uses should not include abbreviations, emojis, pictures or slang in messages.
The service, funded by 911 fees, is available statewide.
Duluth gift shop removes anti-immigrant T-shirt
DULUTH, Minn.-A Duluth lakeside gift shop I Love Duluth has stopped selling a T-shirt targeting immigrants after a photo of the shirt was widely shared online, prompting a backlash.
In all capital letters on a crudely drawn silhouette of the country, the shirt reads "F--- off we're full."
An employee said on Tuesday the shirt had been taken down in response to criticism.
The owner of the store, Simon Shaked, could not be reached Tuesday. In 2009 Shaked said: "We are here to stay in business, not to offend anybody." That was after the store was called out for selling shirts mocking Native Americans.
Two skaters rescued from island on northern Minn. lake
CHISHOLM, Minn. - Two juvenile skaters were safely rescued by emergency services personnel after being stranded Saturday evening on an island on Longyear Lake in Chisholm.
Chisholm Fire Department and the Chisholm Police Department (CPD) were dispatched to the scene at around 5 p.m. Saturday, when a passerby heard the two skaters calling for help, according to Fire Chief Bob Brown.
Firefighters suited up in Mustang water rescue gear and guided the two to safety.
Brown said the juveniles had been skating for several hours and became frightened when it turned dark outside. They had heard a "cracking noise" and fled to the island for safety, according to the CPD report.
The fire department does water rescue at least once per year, noted Brown while adding the department personnel had completed such a training in recent weeks.
When asked about the ice conditions on Longyear Lake on Monday, Brown said he felt the ice is still "questionable."
More than 400 crashes reported in Minn. during Monday storm
ST. PAUL-The Minnesota State Patrol reported more than 500 spinouts/vehicles-off-the-road and more than 400 crashes statewide during Monday's storm.
Three dozen of the crashes involved injuries, and one was fatal.
Alfred Orlando Urke, 87, of Murdock, Minn., was killed shortly before 1 p.m. Monday in Benson when a pickup truck collided with the SUV he was riding in. Road conditions at the time were wet, according to the State Patrol.
The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport saw 2.1 inches of snow arrive with the storm. Northern Minnesota saw larger amounts; as much as 11 inches was recorded near Lake of the Woods.
Along with looking like winter, it also felt like it Tuesday - the daytime high temperature across the region were in the teens and 20s, according to the National Weather Service.
The cold weather continues through Saturday, with highs in the teens and low to mid 20s.
Sunday is expected to see somewhat warmer temperatures, with highs expected in the 30s.


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Review: Sleazy 'Piranha 3DD' is sub-par sequel
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Although a sequel to 2010's "Piranha 3D" seems entirely superfluous, don't tell that to the target demo of gorehounds and softcore-deprived teens (if they still exist) who may still take some notice. Regardless, the sub-par franchise installment "Piranha 3DD" will quickly sink beneath the waves to find a suitable resting place in video, where it will surely tempt younger viewers to outwit the R-rated restrictions.
After a brief newsreel recap of the bloody events depicted in "Piranha 3D," the follow-up introduces marine biology graduate student Maddy (Danielle Panabaker), returning home for the summer to find her skeezy step-dad Chet (David Koechner) reopening the formerly wholesome water park run by her deceased mother. Now known as "Big Wet," it's a destination better suited to grown-ups that's staffed with buxom lifeguards and former strippers.
Complete with an "Adults Only" swimming pool full of mostly naked women, Chet's relying on the overt sleaze factor and the piranha massacre at now-defunct Lake Victoria, site of "Piranha 3D," to drive summer business into his park. He's not leaving anything to chance however, hiring washed-up lifeguard celebrity David Hasselhoff (cheerfully spoofing himself) to open the park, sign autographs and pose for photos.
The reappearance of the killer fish in picturesque Cross Lake -- appropriately located near "Merkin," Ariz. -- sends Maddy in search of reclusive scientist Carl Goodman (Christopher Lloyd), with her hunky ex-boyfriend Kyle (Chris Zylka) and totally crushed-out co-worker Barry (Matt Bush) in tow. The kindly, if clearly depraved, researcher hypothesizes that the prehistoric fish may be migrating from deep in a network of underwater lakes and rivers to emerge in the vicinity of the water park.
That tipoff is enough to send Maddy on an investigation that uncovers Chet's scheme to avoid paying utility fees by extracting water from a subterranean aquifer, along with a whole hoard of hungry fish. By now, it's too late to stop the piranhas from invading the water park to wreak predictable havoc, despite the heroic interventions of Maddy, Henry and even Hasselhoff.
There was a time -- back in the prehistory of the latter 20th century -- when this type of Roger Corman-inspired, R-rated Z-movie served as a rite of passage for testosterone-toxified teens, before moving on to the greener pastures of university campuses and frat houses. With today's prevalence of online porn, amateur strippers and celebrity sex tapes, the target market is constantly shrinking, although the adequately handled 3D format, killer CGI fish and gore effects are still nominal selling points, however familiar by now.
As sequels go, "Piranha 3DD" has barely enough heft to squeeze out 83 minutes of ho-hum entertainment, although it faithfully delivers plenty of menacing fish and bouncing boobs, as amply advertised. Following up the Feast horror series, director John Gulager plays it mostly by the numbers and with an established template to work with, surprises aren't anticipated anyway, although tipping the follow-up is obviously required.
With most of the running time devoted to setting up and over-explaining the premise, mayhem gets short shrift. Performances are perfunctory overall, with even the slightly inspired cameos by Lloyd and Ving Rhames -- returning as a local sheriff equipped with shotguns on his prosthetic legs -- barely raising the temperature above tepid, although Hasselhoff seems eerily inspired in his willingness to ridicule his own image.
Clearly these ravenous fish have nothing on battleships, men in black and sword-wielding princesses, but for the devoted, there are obviously no substitutes.
"Piranha 3DD," a Dimension Films release, is rated R for sequences of strong bloody horror violence and gore, graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use. Running time: 83 minutes.
Motion Picture Association of America rating definitions:
G -- General audiences. All ages admitted.
PG -- Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.
PG-13 -- Special parental guidance strongly suggested for children under 13. Some material may be inappropriate for young children.
R -- Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
NC-17 -- No one under 17 admitted.


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A copy of the extracts made by M. de Praun fell by some chance into the hands of Count de Veltheim, under whose direction they were published at Strasburg, in 1789, with no other alterations than the correction of the obsolete and vicious orthography of the Princess.
In 1789 a work was published at Dantzick, in Germany, entitled, Confessions of the Princess Elizabeth-Charlotte of Orleans, extracted from her letters addressed, between the years 1702 and 1722, to her former governess, Madame de Harling, and her husband. The editor asserts that this correspondence amounted to nearly four hundred letters. A


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In combative testimony, a Muslic cleric on trial on charges he provided financial support to the Pakistani Taliban insisted Wednesday that he repeatedly lied about harboring extremist views to obtain $1 million from a man who turned out to be an FBI informant.
Hafiz Khan, the 77-year-old imam at a Miami mosque, said he was deceptive only because the man he knew as Mahmood Siddiqui promised him money he could use to help the poor and victims of war and natural disasters in Pakistan's Swat Valley. What Khan didn't know at the time was that their discussions were being recorded by the FBI.
Still, Khan insisted his motives were pure in praising Taliban violence on the recordings.
"In front of God, I did the right thing. In front of my tribe, I did the right thing," Khan testified in Pashto through an interpreter. "It was all lies, and it was all because of the money."
Khan spent a second day on the witness stand in his own defense on charges of funneling at least $50,000 to the Pakistani Taliban beginning in 2008. He previously testified that money he sent overseas was for the poor, for his extended family and for a religious school, or madrassa, he owns in the Swat Valley. He insisted he has never supported the Taliban.
The imam repeatedly clashed during cross-examination with Assistant U.S. Attorney John Shipley, who pressed Khan on whether the FBI recordings represented his true beliefs on terrorism. Among other things, the recordings have Khan praising the attempted bombing in 2010 in New York's Times Square and hoping that Americans would die trying to capture former al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.
In taped conversations with the informant Siddiqui, Khan answered, "There are many times I am agreeing with him, but that does not mean that I mean it. I didn't want to harm anyone."
Shipley, however, pointed out that Khan made similar comments in telephone conversations with friends and family members that were also intercepted by the FBI. Among them, the prosecutor said, was that it was justifiable to kill Pakistani police and government officials because they had supposedly committed killings and atrocities themselves.
"What you are suggesting is exactly what the Taliban and al-Qaida have suggested for years. And we heard it in this courtroom," Shipley said.
Khan frequently attacked Shipley's questions, calling them repetitive, and going off on lengthy, rambling speeches that didn't provide answers. At one point, the imam suggested Shipley was mentally imbalanced.
"I kindly suggest to you that you go to a hospital," Khan said, adding that the cross-examination was a waste of time.
"I'll let the jury make that determination, Mr. Khan," the prosecutor said.
During a break with jurors out of the courtroom, U.S. District Judge Robert Scola told Khan he should tone it down.
"You are never going to convince Mr. Shipley to change his mind about you. The only chance you have is to convince the jury to believe you," the judge said.
Khan, who has been jailed since his May 2011 arrest, faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted on each of four terrorism support-related counts. Two of his sons who were also arrested have had their charges dismissed, one by the prosecution and one by Scola for lack of evidence.
Khan is likely the final defense witness in a trial that began in early January. Several others had planned to testify via video link from Pakistan, but the transmission was cut off in the middle of the second witness. No explanation has been given as to what happened.
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My Youtube cricket channels, thousands of gold old videos
I'll happily turn down the volume and listen to the ABC radio commentary, even if there is a time lag between the radio commentary and the TV picture.
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Rich, to his credit, actually got in some half decent quips tonight.
Maybe there's life in the old fossil.
He'd be so easy to smother with a pillow in his sleep.
- Winner of the 2011 and 2012 CricketWeb AFL tipping competition
- Winner of the 2011, 2012 and 2013 CricketWeb NRL tipping competition
Not a strong start to the season from the commentary team. The same stories, the same pointless discussion (did I seriously listen to two minutes of Mark Taylor discuss his sons HSC exploits?), and the same complete lack of knowledge of the players within the game.
It frustrates me how someone can make a profession as a commentator and appear to have little to no knowledge of some of the players. You could tell this Australian summer is the first time many of the commentators have seen Randiv bowl, and I get the feeling when Tharanga was batting that this was the first time anyone had seen him bat since last time the Sri Lankan's were in Australia. Terrible stuff.
Sign me up for this thread... Single reason I don't even watch games in Australia these days. Highlights make it so much easier on the ears.. AT least u have an idea of what will be shouted out there..
We miss you, Fardin. :(. RIP.
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