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Shoe Fit and Bike Fit services are designed to provide you with expert analysis and recommendations to help you select the equipment that best fits your body and exercise style. These services are available at the Sheltering Arms PT Works/West End Center.
When you consider the forces being absorbed by your body as you run, you'll realize that your running shoes are the most important piece of running equipment you can buy. So, be sure that shoe really fits! Our physical therapy team can help with a Shoe Fit.
Who should have a running shoe assessment? Anyone who plans to spend time running for recreation, fitness or training for a race can benefit from a Shoe Fit. A properly fitting shoe will provide comfort and the correct balance of support and cushioning to make running more enjoyable and reduce your injury potential.
"Oh, I just buy what's on sale." Do you feel lucky? Well, luck is what it amounts to if you select your running shoes this way. We recommend that you make a visit to a reputable running store and talk to a knowledgeable staff member who can answer your questions. Running shoes come in three categories: neutral shoes for the efficient runner, stability shoes for the slight pronator and motion control shoes for the severe pronator. But how do you know which one to choose? That depends on whether you have a high or low arch, if you are an early or late pronator, and if you have a forefoot varus or tibia varum. Do you have any asymmetries?
Does it sound complicated? It is. That's why you need a Shoe Fit.
What can we do for you? As medical professionals, we'll begin with a detailed interview and medical history. Reporting all of your past injuries of your feet, ankles, knees, hips and lower back is very important. Sometimes these minor or major injuries will lead to a compensation pattern and can be the root cause of several problems. This detail will lead us in the right direction in terms of the proper shoe fit for you.
Examination: We'll run you through a full musculoskeletal and functional mobility stability assessment. Your current mobility, strength and stability will affect your comfort and efficiency while you run. We will carefully assess your foot and ankle biomechanics. Much of this assessment will occur while you're standing or walking barefoot, so we can visualize your unique biomechanics.
Video motion analysis: Walking and running are complex activities. That's why we videotape your walking/running and analyze your biomechanics frame by frame. This way we can review your unique style and make shoe recommendations for your specific needs.
What you take home: We will give you a shoe recommendation form that can be taken to the running store of your choice. Finally, we'll make recommendations of which corrective exercises are needed to keep you healthy and happy while training. You may have a flexibility problem or a strength and stability problem that could be cleaned up with a few simple exercises, which you could do at home or at the gym.
Cycling is a repetitive sport, with the average cyclist completing approximately 5,000 leg rotations per hour. Due to the repetition of the sport, many injuries can sneak up on you over time and may even end your cycling career. When your body is positioned just right, you can maximize performance on the bike and prevent injuries. A Bike Fit can help you achieve this positioning.
Who should have the Bike Fit? Anyone who spends any time on a bike can benefit from Bike Fit. Whether you're a recreational cyclist or a serious athlete, it's important to be positioned properly on your bike. Through proper positioning, you can cycle more efficiently and reduce your risk of injury to the knee, lower back or neck. No one cyclist's body is like another, so your bike needs to fit your body specifically.
What is a Bike Fit? A good, reputable bike shop can fit you with the correct bicycle style and size for your needs, but they are not experts on the human body and how it moves. Some people will measure your knee angle while you sit on your stationary bike or make calculations based on a formula from a magazine and call that a "bike fit." That is a static fit. That's not what we consider riding a bike.
How is our Bike Fit different? We are medical professionals, so we'll begin with a detailed interview and medical history. Reporting all of your past on or off bike injuries is important. Sometimes a small injury can lead to a compensation and be the root cause of several problems. Proper assessment and treatment of leg length discrepancies, patella femoral disease, forefoot varus, neck and back pain can affect your performance.
Examination: We'll run through a full musculoskeletal and functional mobility and stability assessment. Your current mobility, strength and stability will affect your comfort and efficiency. How you move off the bike determines how you move on the bike. Bike fit formulas out of a book or magazine cannot assess you in this way.
Your Bike: Next, we'll set you up on your bike. We use your actual bike, not a sizing device. We do not sell bikes. Our goal is to fit your current bike to you, not you to a virtual bike.
Video Motion Analysis for a Dynamic Fit: Your position on a bike is dynamic and changes with effort. More technique flaws will show up when you are working hard pedaling against resistance than pedaling easy or not at all, as with static fit. We will analyze your position frame by frame and pinpoint your technique flaws. Research has proven that critical angles of the spine, pelvis and lower body joints make a considerable difference in economy. The goal is to get you within certain specific norms to make you as efficient and comfortable as possible when you are riding hard.
The Fit: After all the data has been collected and analyzed, we will then begin fitting your bike to you. We'll help you adjust your bike to get you in the best position possible based on your current mobility, strength and motion analysis information. Sometimes a small adjustment can make a huge difference in comfort. It may require adjusting the saddle height and fore-aft position, stem height and/or cleats, or adding a shim. We may even recommend an orthotic or modification of your current cycling shoe insert to improve your biomechanics. We'll do our best with what you bring in, but sometimes different length stems or handle bars help, and we can make recommendations on these for you.
Finally, we will guide you with corrective exercises and essential drills to progress your fit even further.
How do I prepare for a Bike Fit? Please make sure your bike is clean and in good working condition. If your bike is not functioning properly, it can be difficult to do a good bike fit. Bring or wear your cycling clothing. Before you come, make sure you can remove your cleats from your shoes. If your cleat screws are stripped, we can't adjust your cleat position, which will probably be a significant part of your fit.
Should I have a Bike Fit before I get a new bike? No. First visit a reputable bike shop to purchase a well-fitting bicycle. Our Bike Fit is not meant to help you select specific bike frame size, geometry, etc.
How long will the Bike Fit take? You should allow an hour to an hour and a half. A follow-up may be recommended.


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Ryan O'Reilly arbitration with Colorado Avalanche: Here's what it means
It's always on my days off…
I was enjoying (well, before I got sick later that night anyway from a mystery fever/flu) a Father's Day off Sunday up in Estes Park when I made the mistake of checking my Twitter feed. There, Bob McKenzie Tweeted that the Avalanche had filed for arbitration against Ryan O'Reilly, which is rare for a team to do. That set off much of Avalanche Nation to clutching the pearls big-time, worried that it was the resumption of ugliness and the imminent exit of The Factor from the Avs. (Hey Bob, you wrote a book about being a hockey dad, take Father's Day off too, would ya?)
I should be sleeping off this nightmare flu, but I can't let you down any further, dear reader, so here's my quick review of what happened and my take on how it will proceed from here. But first off: don't freak out. I'm going to do this in question and answer form, I just decided. It's probably easier and clearer to understand.

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Thinking of You | Love Blooms Here!
"Although miles keep us apart, just thinking of you brings love and happiness to my heart."
This decorated cookie set is the perfect way to remind someone just how very much you love them! The set will come exactly as pictured: half heart decorated cookies and half "Thinking of You" plaque cookies.
Please Note: During checkout you will be able to choose the day you want your order to be shipped. This allows you to order early and opt for a less expensive shipping method.
All orders have a minimum 7 working day (excluding weekends) production window which starts upon receipt of full payment.
During checkout you will be able to choose a date and time for pick up.
If a date is blacked out we are either closed or our bakery has reached production capacity for that day.
Our Pick Up hours are:
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How much do your decorated cookies cost?
Pricing for our cookies varies depending on the order. Our start-to-finish custom decorated cookies start at $5 per cookie and includes individual wrapping in heat-sealed cellophane bags. The prices for our standard occasional and holiday sets do vary.
Where are you located?
Our address is 4517 Lead Mine Road, Suite B, Raleigh, NC 27612. We are located in the garden level below Crabtree Chiropractic Center – when you arrive, drive down the parking lot and curve left around the side of the building into the side parking lot. You will see the awning over the door and our logo on the separate entrance.
How many cookies can I order?
Our standard occasional and holiday sets can be purchased by the half-dozen. For our custom designed cookies, two dozen is the minimum order, and you are welcome to order additional cookies by the half dozen or full dozen after the minimum order.
How many different cookie shapes can I choose for my custom designed cookie order?
You may choose up to two different designs per one dozen custom cookies ordered. For example, the minimum order of two dozen custom designed cookies would allow you to choose up to four different designs for your cookie set.
How do your cookies come packaged?
All of our cookies include individual bagging at no extra cost! We use heat-sealed cellophane bags with a small logo sticker placed on the back of the bag. The bags do not include a ribbon or tie closure, and it offers a clean and streamlined look for the cookies. If you prefer for yours to not be wrapped, please let us know in the comments box at checkout. To ensure freshness and safety in transit, all shipped cookies are individually wrapped.
What sizes do you offer for your chocolate chip cookie cakes, and how much do they cost?
We offer two different sizes of our cookie cakes: 14" for $45 and 16" for $60. The cookie cakes are made with premium Ghirardelli chocolate and weigh about 5 and 7 pounds each, respectively, so they are not your typical cookie cake! They can serve quite a few people depending on how they are cut/served. The price includes two colors of buttercream icing and a simple message.
Can you deliver the cookies?
At this time, we do not offer delivery service. However, you may pick up your cookie order from our bakery location, or we can ship a cookie package anywhere in the United States!
How do you ship your cookies?
We ship our cookies via UPS Ground. They typically arrive in 1 to 4 days from the shipping date depending on the shipping zone (please contact us to get specific shipping times depending on location). We package the cookies with extra care in order for them to avoid breaking while in transit. We cannot be held responsible for broken cookies once they have left our hands, nor can we be held responsible if a package is shipped out on time but arrives late or is lost en route.
Do you have cookies that I can stop in and buy on the spot?
At this time, we are not a retail bakery location, so we do not have cookies ready made for walk-in customers. Each cookie we make is for a custom order that has been previously placed.
Can I place an order for the same day I need cookies?
Unfortunately, no – we need at least one week for a cookie order due to the time it takes to process an order (this includes the baking, decorating, drying time, and packaging). We recommend placing your order as soon as you can to ensure that our calendar is not booked! If you need to place an emergency order (less than one week from date needed) of a cookie cake or order of sea salt chocolate chip cookies, please email us at email@example.com and we will do our best to help you if we can accomodate the order.
Can you create a cookie that looks exactly like my logo?
It depends! We can take a look at a logo or image to see if it's possible to replicate by hand or if an edible image is the best way to go. Some logos are just too intricate to replicate with icing by hand, but our edible printed images taste just as delicious and give an exact result. We can even print photographs on a cookie if that is your heart's desire. Either way, we will do our best to come up with the perfect design that will meet your needs.
Can you guarantee a specific color match for the icing?
We cannot guarantee specific color matches for icing colors. When we are sent a desired color for cookies, we will do our very best to make it as close to that color as possible. Keep in mind that sometimes colors will vary in appearance depending on different computer screens, so what looks like a certain color on one screen may look like a totally different shade on our screen when we review it. However, we will attempt to get the shade or color as close as possible to what you have communicated with us.
If I don't eat all the cookies, can they be frozen?
Yes! Our cookies can be frozen for up to 6 months, and we encourage customers to store the cookies in freezer containers to ensure freshness. To keep the cookie design looking its best, we also recommend placing a sheet of wax paper between each layer of cookies (if not individually wrapped).
What if I need different parts of my order on different dates?
No problem! If you need parts of your order on different dates, please place separate orders for each part based on the date you need them picked-up or delivered.


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Here you will find images of birds, butterflies, dragonflies, etc. taken in their natural settings.
Many birds are pictured in various poses and actions to help you identify and enjoy them.
Click on Store Front to view a list of books and guides for birding and butterflying.
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Equestrian Club Supplies
KelatoVIT Optima is a premium vitamin and mineral supplement for horses to supplement a forage based diet. It has been specifically formulated by a leading Australian equine nutritionist to meet the dietary needs of horses with access to a pasture or hay based diet. Only the finest ingredients have been used in the formulation of KelatoVIT Optima to ensure that we adhere to our strict production quality requirements. This also ensures that you recieve only the highest quality product.
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American and Canadian citizens must have a passport that is valid for at least 6 months beyond the intended return date in order to enter and depart the country. Tourists must also provide proof of return or onward travel. Each traveler is responsible for ensuring that his/her passport is up to date. Citizens of other nationalities should check with respective authorities before departure.
Please ensure that the name on your passport matches all travel documents we have issued. If this is not the case, please contact us immediately.
Please make a photocopy of your passport's identification page and keep it separate from your original. It's also a good idea to leave a digital copy with someone at home. This may speed up the replacement process should you lose your passport.
U.S. and Canadian citizens may enter for up to 90 days for tourist or business purposes without a visa. Citizens from other countries may require a valid visa. These requirements change often and therefore it is best that you check with the Embassy of Romania for the most up-to-date visa information.
Cancelation and Medical Insurance is highly recommended as it can safeguard against in-country medical emergencies, lost or delayed baggage and emergency cancelation or interruption of your trip. Please ensure your policy will provide you with upfront medical coverage so that you are not responsible for a hefty medical bill. Insurance can be purchased through us.
We recommend consulting the World Health Organization and your physician to help you make decisions about the right vaccinations for your travels." Here is the link to the WHO's vaccination recommendation info: http://apps.who.int/tools/geoserver/www/ith/index.html
If there are any medical items that are essential to your health, such as prescription drugs or corrective eye wear, bring duplicates and divide them between your checked bags and hand luggage. While non-prescription drugs such as aspirin are generally available, it is difficult to replace prescription items.
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Romania experiences varying conditions depending on not only what time of year you visit, but also what part of the country you visit. Summers are warm and dry, while winters can be quite cold. In the mountains temperatures are much colder than the rest of the country. The average annual temperature for the south is 11°C, the north is 7°C, and just 2°C in the mountains. In the summer highs can reach up to 40 while in the winter it can be as cold as -35°C.
For up-to-date forecasts, check weather.com.
Electricity in Romania is supplied at 220 to 230 volts. Sockets are designed to accept two round prongs. Some sockets will take the plugs with large prongs only; others will take the ones with small prongs. A multi-adaptor with different plug configurations can be very useful. We advise not to bring a hair dryer as it could blow a fuse.
Phone: Roaming charges vary between carriers, but tend to be quite costly. Consult your phone provider prior to departure to discuss overseas rates and international package options. It is also possible to purchase a SIM card locally to avoid international charges when calling numbers within Romania. (You should check to see that your cell phone is SIM card compatible).
Internet: Internet cafés and wireless access is available in most urban areas, airports and hotels.
Remember to pack sufficient memory cards, zoom lens, a spare camera battery and charger, and dust-resistant case.
The currency in Romania is the Romanian Leu. Generally speaking, we advise bringing around 100 USD per day, per person, for spending money. Be sure to bring lots of small bills for porters, wait staff and housekeeping (not obligatory and based on your satisfaction). Romanian paper money comes in different colors and denominations (1, 5, 10, 50, 100, and 500 lei notes). There are also coins: 1, 5, 10, and 50 bani pieces.
Romanian currency can only be purchased within the country's national borders. We suggest getting money from a bank machine in-country which is much cheaper than an exchange service at the airport or in tourist areas. Your bank card may work, but Visa or MasterCard are more widely accepted. You will need a 4-digit PIN to be able to use your cards in Europe.
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Calling North America: Dial 001 and your 10 digit number
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A permissive, scalable HTML parser.
html-parser is intended as a permissive HTML parser for people who prefer the scalable interface described in Oleg Kiselyov's SSAX parser, as well as providing simple convenience utilities. It correctly handles all invalid HTML, inserting "virtual" starting and closing tags as needed to maintain the proper tree structure needed for the foldts down/up logic. A major goal of this parser is bug-for-bug compatibility with the way common web browsers parse HTML.
Main interface
- make-html-parser #!rest keysprocedure
Returns a procedure of two arguments, an initial seed and an optional input port, which parses the HTML document from the port with the callbacks specified in the plist KEYS (using normal, quoted symbols, for portability and to avoid making this a macro). The following callbacks are recognized:
START: TAG ATTRS SEED VIRTUAL? fdown in foldts, called when a start-tag is encountered. TAG: tag name ATTRS: tag attributes as a alist SEED: current seed value VIRTUAL?: #t iff this start tag was inserted to fix the HTML tree
END: TAG ATTRS PARENT-SEED SEED VIRTUAL? fup in foldts, called when an end-tag is encountered. TAG: tag name ATTRS: tag attributes of the corresponding start tag PARENT-SEED: parent seed value (i.e. seed passed to the start tag) SEED: current seed value VIRTUAL?: #t iff this end tag was inserted to fix the HTML tree
TEXT: TEXT SEED fhere in foldts, called when any text is encountered. May be called multiple times between a start and end tag, so you need to string-append yourself if desired. TEXT: entity-decoded text SEED: current seed value
COMMENT: TEXT SEED fhere on comment data
DECL: NAME ATTRS SEED fhere on declaration data PROCESS: LIST SEED fhere on process-instruction data
In addition, entity-mappings may be overriden with the ENTITIES: keyword.
Convenience functions
- html->sxml #!optional portprocedure
Returns the SXML representation of the document from PORT, using the default parsing options.
- html-strip #!optional portprocedure
Returns a string representation of the document from PORT with all tags removed. No whitespace reduction or other rendering is done.
This is the definition of the html->sxml convenience function included in the egg:
(define html->sxml (let ((parse (make-html-parser 'start: (lambda (tag attrs seed virtual?) '()) 'end: (lambda (tag attrs parent-seed seed virtual?) `((,tag ,@(if (pair? attrs) `((@ ,@attrs) ,@(reverse seed)) (reverse seed))) ,@parent-seed)) 'decl: (lambda (tag attrs seed) `((*DECL* ,tag ,@attrs) ,@seed)) 'process: (lambda (attrs seed) `((*PI* ,@attrs) ,@seed)) 'comment: (lambda (text seed) `((*COMMENT* ,text) ,@seed)) 'text: (lambda (text seed) (cons text seed)) ))) (lambda o (reverse (apply parse '() o)))))
The parser for html-strip could be defined as:
(make-html-parser 'start: (lambda (tag attrs seed virtual?) seed) 'end: (lambda (tag attrs parent-seed seed virtual?) seed) 'text: (lambda (text seed) (display text)))
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Schafer aims to make the most of starts
BOSTON -- The Brewers' Logan Schafer didn't expect to start the Red Sox's home opener in right field, but he can expect to see a lot more turf time if Ryan Braun continues having trouble with his meddlesome right thumb.
"I don't really need to be told where I'm playing," Schafer said. "As long as I'm playing, I'm happy."
Braun was limited to designated-hitter duties because of his nagging thumb injury, so it was Schafer who roamed Fenway Park's spacious right field on Friday. It was Schafer's second straight start after manning left field at Miller Park against the Braves on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old former third-round Draft pick is only backup outfielder on the 25-man roster. His spot was assured in Spring Training, but Schafer sealed it by batting .379 with a .471 on-base percentage in 71 Cactus League plate appearances.
In 371 Major League plate appearances over the past four seasons, Schafer is a .220 hitter.
He was excited about the opportunity to play his first game at Fenway Park.
"I haven't been here, but if you're a baseball fan, you kind of know the dimensions of Fenway," Schafer said. "It will be really cool. It will be fun, them getting their rings and everything, and then hopefully letting them know with a 'W' today that that was last year."


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There was no new episode of "Top Chef" last night. This was a good thing, because I needed a week off to process a handful of things that occurred on the last episode, such as:
A) Why is Robin still there?
B) Why didn't any of the chefs make Natalie Portman a pasta dish? Are they even aware that dishes that use pasta, rice, and other filling starches still count as vegetarian?
C) No, seriously: WHY IS ROBIN STILL THERE? SHE SUCKS.
There have been many baffling things about this recent "Top Chef" season, but one thing is certain: This is easily one of the best seasons the show has ever had. The quality of shows like "Top Chef" and "Project Runway" is directly tied to the ability of the cast they bring in for any given season. "Runway" is currently suffering because its cast is lousy, but that could easily turn around with a new crew next season.
Conversely, "Top Chef" is thriving, with perhaps its strongest collection of chefs yet. Robin aside, we're left with a much better group of chefs than we had last season, when Hosea beat the very evil and bald Stefan in one of the great injustices in the history of televised cooking. So, in preparation for home stretch, it's time to handicap the final six and figure out who's going to come out on top. Well okay, Kevin's going to win. But let's do it anyway, just for the hell of it.
Robin – 1,000,000/1: I'm convinced that the judges spared Robin last week simply for the sake of drama. It's the same trick they pulled when they picked Hosea over the far more consistent and adventurous Stefan, and it annoys me to no end. I don't watch "Top Chef" to see Robin argue with the other chefs. It's not good television to keep her around merely because she's irritable. What I like about "Top Chef" and "Runway" is that, in theory, the competition is serious and strictly merit-based: the exact opposite of every other reality show. The personalities on both shows aren't anywhere near as compelling as the creative product they're forced to produce every week. And Robin consistently puts out dishes that are boring. Her most praised dish of the season was an apple crisp. YOU could make that. I don't watch "Top Chef" to see someone make an apple crisp. I watch "Top Chef" to see someone make a deconstructed eggs benedict cooked sous vide, wrapped in applewood smoked bacon, and topped with a rosemary branch trimmed in the shape of a stallion. Robin can't do that.
Also, everyone feels bad for Robin because the rest of the cast hates her. Well, YOU don't have to live with her. You only have to spend 40 minutes with her every week. You try living with that lady for 24 hours a day. She's so irritating, the other contestants are willing to overlook her cancer survival tale. That's right. She's more annoying than cancer. You gotta work hard to be more annoying than cancer.
Jennifer – 300/1: Up until a couple weeks ago, I considered four chefs an unquestioned lock for the final four: Jennifer, Kevin, and the Voltaggio brothers. Jennifer also has the background training with seafood master Eric Ripert. She was clearly one of the best chefs on the show. Since then, she has choked unlike any reality contestant I've ever seen. She's completely fallen apart, the first chef to ever contract a case of Steve Blass disease.
And not only has Jennifer choked, but she's become an insufferable downer. She mopes. She sulks. She resigns herself to defeat. GET IT TOGETHER, WOMAN. I don't want your tears causing my trout almondine sauce to break.
Eli – 200/1: Eli is exactly where he should be: close to the finals, but with little to no chance of actually reaching them. His skill level isn't close to Kevin or the Volts. But he does seem like a jolly fellow. Bully to him. He's gone within three weeks.
Brian Voltaggio – 10/1: The good Volt brother. Pretty much everyone is waiting for Brian to snap and begin pummeling the living hell out of his brother. When you finally decide to lose it, Brian, I suggest you use the meat tenderizer. It has a pleasing heft, a no slip grip, and a textured surface that ensures your little brat of a brother is maimed evenly.
Michael Voltaggio – 5/1: The only chef who could possibly beat Kevin. I could see Mike winning it all if the judges decide to again choose a winner strictly for the surprise of it, and not for achievement. But that isn't to say Mike isn't worthy of the honor, certainly far more than Hosea was last year. He's both adventurous and artistic. And then there's his personality. Most viewers can't stand him. But it's Michael's naked ambition and his bossiness that makes him someone that will succeed in the restaurant world. Ever met a chef? They're jackasses. Look at some of the big names they've brought in this season. That Charlie Palmer guy was clearly a bastard. Michael would fit in with those gents perfectly. The backwards hat is a nice touch.
Kevin – 1/4: Your cuddly, bearded winner. He's like the Santa Claus of pork. Also, I think he's won about 98% of the challenges. Complain about his simplicity all you like Michael. Mushrooms still taste better than banana polenta any day of the week.
Handicapping Your "Top Chef" Final Six
The cast's dysfunction made this season a winner
There was no new episode of "Top Chef" last night. This was a good thing, because I needed a week off to process a handful of things that occurred on the last episode, such as:


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Houston got the better of Dallas once again to claim El Capitán, symbolic of the top MLS team in Texas, by clinching the regular season series with a 2-0-1 lead. Defender Craig Waibel scored the game's only goal with a 37th-minute header from a Dwayne De Rosario corner kick, and the Dynamo posted their first shutout since June 24 for the win.
FC Dallas (12-6-3) vs. Houston Dynamo (9-5-8)
August 12, 2006 -- Robertson Stadium, Houston TX
Scoring Summary:
HOU -- Craig Waibel 2 (Dwayne De Rosario 5) 37
FC Dallas -- Dario Sala, Chris Gbandi (Abe Thompson 84), Drew Moor, Bobby Rhine, Greg Vanney, Richard Mulrooney, Ronnie O'Brien, Marcelo Saragosa (Arturo Alvarez 83), Simo Valakri (Carlos Ruiz 64), Kenny Cooper, Ramon Nunez.
Substitutes Not Used: Ray Burse, Clarence Goodson, Aaron Pitchkolan, David Wagenfuhr.
Houston Dynamo -- Pat Onstad, Wade Barrett, Ryan Cochrane, Eddie Robinson, Craig Waibel, Ricardo Clark, Brad Davis (Stuart Holden 89), Dwayne De Rosario, Brian Mullan, Brian Ching (Adrian Serioux 84), Alejandro Moreno.
Substitutes Not Used: Zach Wells, Ronald Cerritos, Kevin Goldthwaite, Kelly Gray, Chris Wondolowski.
Misconduct Summary:
FCD -- Bobby Rhine (caution; Tackle from Behind) 40
FCD -- Ronnie O'Brien (caution; Dissent) 45
HOU -- Eddie Robinson (caution; Tackle from Behind) 58
HOU -- Ryan Cochrane (caution; Dissent) 77
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
Referee's Assistants: Chris Strickland; Paul Scott
4th official: Oscar Ortiz
Attendance: 10,964
Weather: Partly Cloudy-and-93 degrees
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Fairfield Medical Center offers an accredited, comprehensive cancer care program in which board-certified medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, highly trained surgeons and other cancer care team members work together to provide a tailored treatment plan for each patient. Fairfield Medical Center's cancer care program offers various cancer treatment types to patients, including chemotherapy, radiation and surgery.
Accredited by the American College of Surgeon's Commission on Cancer, the cancer care program is designed to simplify the cancer treatment process for patients. Dedicated oncology nurse navigators are available to provide compassionate coordination of all aspects of cancer care to ease the journey for patients and their families.
Fairfield Medical Center's cancer care program maintains accreditation by setting high standards of competency. The cancer committee, a multidisciplinary team, meets weekly at a Cancer Care Conference where physicians discuss and plan best treatment options for each patient.
Pertinent to successful current and future patient treatment is the Cancer Registry. Established in 1986, the Cancer Registry collects demographic information, cancer identification, treatment and follow-up data on each eligible cancer patient at Fairfield Medical Center. This data contributes to treatment, planning, staging and continuity of patient care. To date, more than 8,000 patients are included in the Cancer Registry database.
Fairfield Medical Center knows how important it is for patients of the cancer care program to feel comfortable and secure in their decision to receive treatment at Fairfield Medical Center's cancer care department. Compassionate staff, state-of-the-art medical equipment, high-quality assurance standards, advanced technology, unparalleled care and education are components of Fairfield Medical Center's cancer care program.
Having a comprehensive cancer care program means that each cancer patient receives specialized care and has necessary resources readily available to them. Fairfield Medical Center also has the Cancer Resource Center, which offers support, educational classes and retail items specifically for cancer patients.
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Refined Internet necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 179 diseños de 43 diseñadores freelance.
Refined Internet
Refined Internet is a team of enthusiastic web design professionals dedicated to meeting our client's business goals. Our passion for the projects we work on and the people we work with sets us apart from the competition and our experience and expertise enables us to create websites at the cutting edge of Internet technology that not only inspire visitors, but are effective in meeting our clients aims.
In a broader and less formal sense the new logo is part of a relaunch of the business that has so far been used as a freelance brand for myself. Work has been successful over recent years and has brought my decision to build the company into a small agency over 2011 and hence wanting to start with a strong re-brand to go forward with. In terms of personality the business is placed between those businesses operating in the freelance and city centre agency worlds. Whilst the brand is to be as professional as a city centre agency we also want to keep a focus on the personal touch and attention to detail that is often associated with freelancers.
Our main audience will be small to medium sized businesses with a long term plan to grow the online portions of their business. They've a modern approach to the Internet and want to be at the forefront of new developments with a proactive agency who can keep them at the bleeding edge of website technology. They aren't interested in city slicker account manager types and welcome a more informal relationship with the people they work with, we want to be those people.
We're looking for a logo and brand that oozes quality and keeps with our creative, modern approach to business. We don't have particularly strict requirements with the brand being new, we're happy to consider any designs that meet the overall aims, but we'll be sure to give good feedback to submitted designs.
We've attached two examples of our current logo and our current (incomplete) website is located at http://www.refinedinternet.co.uk which gives a general feel of the current branding. At present our logo is fairly un-recognisable and doesn't really reflect the direction we want to take the brand, we're looking for something different. In terms of colours, we're generally happy with the black, grey, white and baby blue mix – however we're still more than happy to consider other colours.
Once we've got a brand and logo we're happy with we're very likely to be looking to get our wider document needs developed as well, so there's the potential of further work for the winning designer should they be interested in taking the rest of our branding needs forward.
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REVIEW:: Raj Kahn - Melodic.net AUG 2010
Australian rock band Sender (formerly known as Zenyth) released a self titled EP in 2004 which I did a review of back then and then I heard nothing more about the band until now a full length album is available for purchase to my surprise.
The music goes in the same vein as Shihad Grinspoon and Birds of Tokyo classy rock from down under so to speak and I really love the singer Bohdan Dower´s voice. He lifts the songs with his emotional vocal performance just listen to Suffocate or Sleepwalker and get carried away by some amazing singing. Another great song is the single Cover up this album sound better than the EP so thumbs up to Sender.
A real nice album indeed. 3.5/5


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By Paul Costello, VCRD Executive Director
Vermonters have always known that our working landscape is our greatest asset. It drives our economy, brings tourists from away, and sustains the wonderful environment where we live, work and play. Vermont consistently ranks first in healthy eating, overall health, and access to local food. The Working Lands Enterprise initiative recognizes, celebrates, and leverages our working landscape to continue to strengthen our economy, sustain our environment, and keep our state beautiful.
This year was an important one for the Working Lands Enterprise initiative. Governor Shumlin's budget included a proposal, which was affirmed by the legislature, to make permanent the two state positions supporting the work of the Working Lands Enterprise Board, and also to continue to fund the initiative at the $1.5 million level, making this the base level of funding for the program going forward.
During the first year of the initiative, the WLEB awarded just under $1 million to 36 recipients, leveraging an additional $1.4 million for the projects that were funded., and creating approximately 45 new jobs in Vermont. So far, in its second year of funding, 19 grants have been awarded, with several more to be announced this summer. These grants have supported projects from building a new goat meat industry to marketing custom made Vermont furniture. In all cases, the projects keep our working landscape healthy, dynamic, and affordable for our entrepreneurs who want to keep Vermont strong.
Another initiative that is leveraging the power of Vermont's working landscape is the Vermont Higher Education Food System Consortium. This partnership of Vermont's colleges and university is a commitment to prioritizing agriculture, food systems, and Vermont's working landscape as key areas of development. Today under this initiative the higher education institutions in Vermont are designing new ways to collaborate, share resources and expand a plethora of elective opportunities for place-based food systems education where "Vermont is our classroom." The goal of this effort is to make Vermont the epicenter of community-based food systems education in this country.
As we continue to navigate the 21st century economy, investing in our roots and from our values will continue to strengthen Vermont's economy and allow our state to thrive. We need to continue to invest in the local jobs and local resources that only a working landscape can provide. Our Vermont brand will only grow more valuable as we increase our investment across the state and across economic and educational sectors in our working landscape and the people who do the work that ensures that our Green Mountains and verdant valleys are not just pictures in our history books, but rather our everyday reality, and our long term future.
Paul has been the Executive Director of the Vermont Council on Rural Development since 2000. Paul is a UVM alumni and holds a PhD in intellectual history from McGill University. In addition to his work at VCRD, Paul is a member of the Housing Vermont Board of Directors and President Emeritus of the national Partners for Rural America organization.


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There is nothing better than the yummy smell of hamburgers and hotdogs sizzling out of a grill on a hot summer afternoon. If summer is fast approaching and are not fully prepared for an amazing culinary experience, then it's time you upgraded the grill you have.
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Season Of Disbelief Ends
An Amtrak charter train brought the Phillies back after Wednesday's loss which ended a season of disbelief.
**Cliff is one of only three pitchers in major league baseball history (since 1900) to strike out 200 or more and issue 30 or fewer walks. He finished with 28 walks, 207 strikeouts. Other two: Roy Halladay, 30-219 in 2010 and Cy Young, 29-200 in 1904 and 30-210 in 1905.
**Yet, Cliff finished 6-9 as the offense scored 76 total runs during his 211 innings. That's 2.5 per start.
**Offense produced 683 runs, fewest since 668 in 1997.
**Ruf drove in all five Phillies runs in the final series. Last RBI other than Ruf: SF by Domonic in 8th inning on Sunday in Miami.
**To qualify for a batting title, 502 plate appearances are required. Only J-Roll had enough plate appearances to qualify.
**J-Roll and Chooch share the club RBI lead with 68, fewest for a leader since Von Hayes (73) in 1990.
**8th inning was a sink hole for Phillies pitchers. In 162 8th innings, they issued 80 walks (matching the Cubs) and allowed an NL-high 24 home runs.
**When Brummett relieved in the 9th inning in the finale he became the 8th to make his major league debut with the Phillies during the season, the most since 16 in 1996. Brummett was 12 years old then.
**Starting eight for the season finale contained only two players who were with the club on opening day, Chooch and Pierre. Ruiz was the only one in the starting lineup back on April 1, no foolin'. Four of the eight from that game didn't finish the season with the Phillies (Polly, Shane, Hunter and Galvis).
**2013 season starts in Atlanta on April 1, no foolin'.
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time for the phillies to play " moneyball ", do we really need a 180 million payroll ? other than the pitchers, who is worth that much ? the core players are older and tired the 2012 season clearly showed that they expected things to go their way rather than work towards that end, day in , day out. we need to off-load, howard, utley, rollins, wigginton, nix, bastardo, and a few others. we aren't the yankees, the fans won't support a losing team ( as 2nd 1/2 ticket sales showed ) the minors with the phils are loaded with talent, it's their time now and it's clearly time for " out with the old, and in with the new "


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When: February 22nd & February 23rd 2013
What: Debbie Durkin's Eco Oscars in Honor of the 85th Academy Awards Nominees
Where: Private Estate in Beverly Hills
From gift suites to special events during the busy week celebrating the 85th Academy Awards, this one was one of a kind. Debbie Durkin and staff made sure every detailed was exposed the right way. Starting with a James Bond theme, California's perfect weather, glamorous estate in Beverly Hills, top of the line products and everything that made this wonderful afternoon one that felt like a special family reunion. The Jamaican Tourist Board brought a tropical twist for guests to taste their beautiful island flavors from far away. Coley's Cuisine served authentic jamaican lunch for guests along with fresh cocktails named after Hollywood stars like "Charlie Sheen". The Tennessee Spirits Company brought their signature brands: Jailers Premium Tennessee Whiskey, Breakout 8 Year Old American Rye Whiskey and the Forbidden Secret Dark Mocha American Cream. It was fun just to go to the bar and experience a celebrity through cocktails. I had a "Charlie Sheen" (a delicious train wreck!).
Lifeway Foods presented the best way to stay healthy while having a delicious desert with no regrets: frozen yogurt! I loved it! This is why these healthy sweets companies are successfully introduced to Hollywood. They were giving away pints of Kefir and smoothies to go. Lifeway Foods has been the top producer of probiotic foods, allowing this delicious products to become part of our fabulous healthy lifestyle.
I could tell how important this afternoon was for many of the guests, especially to all the companies trying to get their high end products to celebrities and Oscar Nominees like: Alan Arkin, Arianne Sutner, Chris Butler, Chrisette Hudlin, Dario Marinelli, Jacqueline Durran, Joanna Johnston, Katie Spencer, Lucy Alibar, Malik Bendjelloul, Pes, Reginald Hudlin, Roman Coppola, Sam Fell, Sarah Greenwood, Seamus McGarvey, Shawn Christensen, Talani Diggs, Travis Knight, Adam Gaynor, Adrienne Maloff, Alice Amter, Arianne Zucker, Barbara Woods, Bret Lockett, Carly Rose Sonenclar, Carolyn Hennesy, Carrie Keagan, Chef Bernie Guzman, Chelsea Autumn, Chin Han, Chris Harrison, Crystal Hunt, Crystal Reed, Daniel Dreifuss, David Costabile, Dean Geyer, Erin Murphy, GG, Jared Kusnitz, Jeanine Mason, Jeremiah Bitsui, Judd Nelson, Judi Shekoni, Kaya Jones, Khandi Alexander, Kelly Hu, Maria Conchita Alonso, Mark Bridges, Matt Nolan, Neal McDonough, Quinton Aaron, Richard Middleton, Raphael Sbarge, Richard Portnow, Sally Kirkland, Shar Jackson, Sophia Milos, Tahj Mowry, Tia Carrere, and many more A listers.
One of my favorite booths was the protein bar table! Clif and Luna Bars were overflowing out of my tote! With such an exciting week, I needed to make sure there was always healthy snacks in my car. Along with great gifts and healthy tips for a Hollywood lifestyle. Behind a great event, there's always great music performances. The relaxing mood was set by dedicated young talent from WE ROCK GREEN MICS, an eco-performance collective With Our Words Inc..This movement creates a safe and conscious stage for musicians interested in becoming powerful voices who make a difference in their community through their passion.
Debbie Durkin and her staff made us feel like royalties. We had escorts holding on to our heavy totes full of the best products in the market. Sponsors like: Michael Greene & Co., HUGRZ, John Paul Pet Grooming Packs, Luna Bars, Michael Foster, Minky Couture, Morgan Brand Management with Vitaphenol, Kaia's Juicy Bamboo, O.P.I. Skyfall James Bond 007 Nail Polish Lacquer Collections, Shaklee, Stephanie G Beverly Hills Cosmetics, L'ARGANIUM, Five Pawns and Beat Liver Tumors were honored to be part of this wonderful event.
Durkin Entertainment www.durkinentertainmentgroup.com
Ps; make a difference today and get involved with eco friendly activities.
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Spring 2020 classes have resumed online.Please visit
dcccd.edu/coronavirus for additional information and to
learn how to prepare for online classes.
Service Learning students differ from traditional volunteers. They are challenged with connecting their service in the community with a particular learning objective in the classroom. Service Learning is not volunteering. Service learning is a reflective educational experience in which students earn academic credit by participating in meaningful service activities. Service learning experiences are designed to connect students' coursework to their roles as citizens.
Service learning is a transformational learning experience that:
Service learning fosters a sense of caring for others and a commitment to social responsibility. There are six essential elements that differentiate Service Learning from traditional volunteerism.


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Become a Zoo Guardian!
Given to the people of San Joaquin
County by local philanthropist Mr. William G. Micke, the Micke Grove
Zoo has been inspiring visitors since 1957. Over the decades, Micke
Grove Zoo has become a leading resource in science education, a
partner in worldwide animal conservation efforts, and a premier
destination for families in the San Joaquin Valley and beyond.
By becoming a Micke Grove Zoo Guardian, you demonstrate your on-going commitment to making Micke Grove Zoo the best little zoo in America, a vision Mr. Micke held when he gave Micke Grove Zoo to you and your loved ones to enjoy for generations to come.
Micke Grove Zoo Guardians are donors whose annual contributions
to the Micke Grove Zoological Society are at least $1,000 per year.
Zoo Guardians are community-minded philanthropists that invest in
the Micke Grove Zoo because they recognize it is an important
resource for the families of the San Joaquin Valley and its
surrounding communities.
Guardians also provide the core support that permits the Micke Grove Zoo to deliver the highest quality animal care, unique and engaging educational opportunities, and to take a leadership role in the stewardship of nature.
Guardians experience exclusive benefits available only to the Zoo's closest supporters, including all of the advantages of the Zoo Friends membership as well as many VIP privileges. Guardians are also recognized for their generosity in the Zoo's Annual Report.
|Guardian Levels and Benefits
|Annual Donation
Keeper's Circle
- Zoo Friends Membership (2 adults, 3 children under 18, and 2 additional guests)
- Subscription to quarterly "Creature Feature"
- VIP Tour for up to 8 guests
- Invitations to exhibit openings and special previews
- Recognition in zoo publications and reports
- VIP stylized membership card
- 10 guest passes
|$1,000 per year
Curator's Circle
- All of the above, plus:
- Photograph of new animal autographed by Zoo Keeper
- Participation in private animal painting session (restrictions apply)
- Invitations to field trips and workshops
|$2,500 per year
Director's Circle
- All of the above, plus:
- Luncheon with senior zoo staff
- Participation in a zoo mobile program
- Photo taken with zoo animal (restrictions apply)
|$5,000 per year
President's Circle
- All of the above, plus:
- Private zoo mobile program for a school or senior facility of your choice
- Additional 20 guest passes
|$10,000 per year
Legacy Leaders
- All of the above, plus:
- Plaque recognition on donor wall
- Private rental of zoo for up to 40 guests (restrictions apply)
|$25,000 per year
Zoo Guardian membership donations and contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Membership is issued to a single household and is non-transferable and non-refundable.


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I also get the following errors in the trace which are disconcerting but I don't think it's causing the problem:
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This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Nancy, Chelsea , Crystal and Wendy Dunn! Thanks for entering.
I can't believe I am opening this post with a picture of my bare feet. You see, I have had serious foot confidence issues for most of my life. When I was in 3rd grade, I was at my Grandma's when a large, very heavy clay pot fell off a window sill and landed on my left foot. My big toe was smashed pretty badly and it wasn't a pretty sight.
I don't remember anyone every commenting on my feet, but as a kid I was very self conscious of them. Not only did I have the smashed toe thing going on, I also had big feet for a girl. In addition to that, I came from a family of not pretty feet. It was just a fact I had to deal with.
For my entire childhood, after the clay pot incident, I never, ever wore any type of shoe that would show my toes. If I had to go barefoot, like at the pool or something, I would make sure to cover my feet with a towel or jump in the pool really fast. More often than not, I was wearing out socks all the time because I'd wear socks without shoes outside in the yard, around our house, etc.
Luckily, in college, I discovered the joy of a professional pedicure. Oh, you can bet I was a self conscious mess during the first several pedicures… making excuses and what not for how ugly I felt my feet were. But, I never felt so pretty in my life than I did after my first pedicures. I discovered the joy of open toed sandals and walking barefoot in the sand. I enjoyed laying out and not getting a sock tan line. I enjoyed a lovely thing called foot confidence! (OK – I just made that up but I bet there is such a thing as foot confidence).
With four kids, a budget, and busy schedules, making it to the spa to get a pedicure doesn't happen nearly as often as I'd like. That's why, when I discovered Sandal Essence I knew I wanted to share this foot magic with you all! Sandal Essence isn't for ugly toes, but it is for dry, cracked, flip flop ruined heels. Exactly the kind of heels you do NOT want sticking out of your sandals this summer. I've been using Sandal Essence for a few weeks now and can tell you it is the best product I've tried for keeping my heels moisturized. I absolutely love it. I apply a small amount once a day and it has kept my feet in tip top shape in between pedicures.
I'm happy to let you know my friends at Sandal Essence have offered to give 3 lucky Dine & Dish readers a container of Sandal Essence! You want pretty feet this summer, right? Well, this is the product to help you with that!
Giveaway Details:
To enter the giveaway, simply leave a comment on this post letting me know where you plan on showing off your gorgeous feet this summer! For up to three additional entries do any or all of the following:
- Become a fan of Sandal Essence on Facebook. Leave a separate comment on this post letting me know you've done this.
- Tweet the following: "I want to keep my feet beautiful this summer by winning the Sandal Essence #Giveaway on @DineandDish http://bit.ly/IwmstM " Leave a separate comment on this post letting me know you've done this.
- Share a picture on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Flickr, wherever… of your feet! Tag the picture with @dineanddish and #SandalEssence Leave a comment with the photo link on this post letting me know you've done this.
The three (3) winners will be chosen via random.org and notified via valid email address. All comments must be received by midnight, CST on Tuesday, April 17th when the giveaway will close.
As a fan of Sandal Essence, I was sent product for my use. They are graciously providing the giveaway items to the winners. All opinions expressed are my own.


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Happy Fall!
This is really more of a dessert idea than baking. It took be less than 10 minutes to make a couple dozen of these babies. I don't know about you, but Fall is by far my favorite season. I look forward to it all year and am a little sad when it ends so quickly. To welcome Fall I decided I would make these little cuties. I have seen them all over the internet for years and did not even bother to read how they were made. I just rant to the store and picked up some Nutter Butter Bites and some Hershey Kisses.
Nutter Butter and Hershey Kiss Acorns
adapted from Taste of Home
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
48 Hershey Kisses
48 Nutter Butter Bites
In a microwave, melt 1/4 cup chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Spread the flat side of each kiss with a small amount of melted chocolate; immediately attach each to a cookie.
Cut a small hole in the corner of a plastic bag. Fill with remaining melted chocolate. Pipe a dot onto each acorn and top with chocolate chip. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets; refrigerate until set. Store in an airtight container.


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As the newest member of the HomeAway Software™ marketing team, Carmela joins us with many, many years of vacation rental industry experience, making her ideally suited for her new role as our Marketing Product Manager.
Carmela started her VR industry career at First Resort™ Software as their second Support Representative. She progressed through the ranks to become the Support Department Manager and then Vice President and Chief Operating Officer until 2004. From there, she moved on to ResortQuest to become Director of Operations, and then VP of Information Technology. Most recently, she served VR companies across the country as a business development consultant. Through it all, Carmela has driven quality customer service, matched technology to client needs and discovered efficiencies while doing so.
Carmela grew up loving football in Arkansas (Go Razorbacks!), moved to Colorado in 1988 (Go Broncos and Buffaloes!) and recently relocated to Austin. She has a daughter who is a college senior, two dogs, a cat, and everyone gets along great! Her hobbies include a love for tennis (because of the cute outfits), golf, hiking, all winter sports, entertaining, fresh local food, wine and flowers. Says Carmela, "Flowers just make me happy!"
"I am passionate about the vacation rental industry mainly because of the people who are in it—you have to be a 'people person,' you have to be creative, you have to be smart and you have to be passionate about delivering great customer service. Also, I know my successes are because of the individuals with whom I have worked. They are very talented (very lucky here too!) and I believe a team is much stronger than an individual."
As Product Marketing Manager, Carmela will help identify and prioritize feature requirements on HomeAway's® software platforms and help us communicate the great things we do on behalf of our clients. She is amazingly bright, caring and fun, and we are thrilled to have her aboard with HomeAway Software. When you get a chance to meet her, perhaps at the RezFest® conference this year, you will find yourself putting her on your short list of super smart people who also happen to be very, very nice.
Welcome aboard Carmela!


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Following the great success of the Great Exhibition in 1851, Prince Albert had ambitions to create one of the most successful cultural quarters in the world, where visitors could access education in history, culture, art, music and science in free museums and institutions. As the visionary of these buildings, Prince Albert's name was memorialised not only at the Royal Albert Hall, but to describe the cultural area of museums and educational institutions in South Kensington. The name Albertopolis was born.
This stunning Albertopolis block print designed by The City Works is exclusive to the Royal Albert Hall.
Product Details:
- 65mm x 90 mm
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Gerard wows at the Chasing Mavericks premiere held on October 18 at The Grove in Los Angeles, CA. View gallery…
Have you seen Chasing Mavericks? Rate the film and submit your review here.
Watch new clips and TV spots below!!!
New TV Spot – REBEL
Conveyor Belt
The Mag 3
Jay Surfing
Night Swim
Kitchen Cabinet
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The North Carolina Writers' Network offers an ongoing critiquing and editing service for its members. Through this program, Network writers have the opportunity to open a dialogue about their work with established writers and editors of varying backgrounds and areas of expertise.
"It was unbelievably helpful . . . I was totally impressed, and it was well worth the price. You have a very satisfied member."
—NCWN member Reid Wilson
All manuscripts must have a minimum of 5 pages.
Administrative Fee:
First 5 – 50 pages:
Each page thereafter:
$30 per manuscript
$3 per page
$2 per page
For example, the critique of a 100-page manuscript will cost $280:
$3 per page x 50 = $150
$2 per page x 50 = $100
Administrative Fee = $30
All prose manuscripts should be double-spaced, single-sided, with 1-inch margins and in 12-point, Times New Roman font.
Poetry must be single-spaced, with a limit of only one poem per page, with 1-inch margins and in 12-point, Times New Roman font.
Stage plays and screenplays must be submitted in proper format. Guidelines for stage plays and screenplays can be found here (courtesy of Story Sense) and here (courtesy of Writers Store).
Please number your pages.
Manuscripts should NOT be bound when submitted.
Please indicate your first preference plus two back-ups for a critiquer (see list below). Otherwise, we will select an appropriate critiquer based on availability.
To submit your work to the Network's Critiquing & Editing Service, please send a single envelope or package with the following:
- Your manuscript, properly formatted
- A summary, synopsis, or table of contents for the critiquer's reference (do not include this page when calculating the fee)
- Payment by check or money order, made payable to the North Carolina Writers' Network
- A self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage for your manuscript
Please mail to:
NCWN Critiquing Service
P.O. Box 21591
Winston-Salem, NC 27120
The critiquer will return the critiqued manuscript to you directly, using the SASE you provided.
The Network's roster of critiquers is selected in accordance with the highest standards of excellence, including publication requirements and extensive mentoring and editing experience.
Karen M. Alley -- nonfiction, fiction
Alley has worked in the publishing industry for almost twenty years in various roles. After graduating from Davidson College, her career began with a job as a production assistant at a book production company that produced books for HarperCollins. Since then she has served as editor of Carolina Gardener Magazine and the business-to-business publication, the IGA Grocergram. Today she is using those publishing and editing skills gained in working in the book and magazine publishing fields in her work as a freelance writer and editor. Her articles have been published in O'Henry magazine, Charlotte Parent magazine, and various business publications. Her editing interests include nonfiction, specifically gardening, parenting, and business topics, as well as romance and literary fiction.
"I count myself fortunate to be an NCWN member, and doubly fortunate to have had Karen Alley edit and critique my first manuscript. Karen's skillful and comprehensive edit, along with her strategic, cogent, and challenging but instructive criticism enabled me to say what I wanted to say—well beyond the writing in my original draft. She is a true writing coach contributing positively to every detail of composition. Karen speaks volumes to the value of NCWN membership, and I could not have asked for more."
—NCWN Member Joe Mann-Stadt
Ellyn Bache -- line editing, fiction
Bache is the author of nine novels, including Safe Passage, which was made into a movie starring Susan Sarandon; three short-story collections, including one that received the Willa Cather Fiction Prize; and dozens of short stories that appeared in literary and commercial magazines. As one of the founders of the small press, Banks Channel Books, she edited the guidebook What Locals Know about Wilmington and its Beaches and later judged and edited the winners of the Carolina Novel Award. She is past fiction editor of the literary magazines Antietam Review and Emrys Journal, and has taught fiction classes for NCWN, Emrys, and OLLI at Furman. Visit her at www.ellynbache.com.
Rebecca Bossen -- plays, screenplays
is a North Carolina-based playwright, actor, and voice and dialect coach. Her writing credits include Delilah Lee, Blue Straggler, Iced Coffee Five Cubes, The Deepest Dark, Shards of Light, and 27. Her work has been developed and performed at venues across the country, including the Source Festival, Inkwell Theatre, Chicago Dramatists, Courier 12 Collective, Burning Coal Theatre, Seed Art Share, and Sonorous Road Theatre. She is the recipient an Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Grant for Scriptworks and an Ella Fountain Pratt Emerging Artists Grant. Delilah Lee was named an O'Neill National Playwrights Conference finalist. She is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild of America, Inc. www.rebeccabossen.com.
Gregg Cusick -- flash fiction, short fiction, longer fiction
Gregg Cusick holds a Master's in English/Creative Writing from NCSU, where he also taught English Composition and Literature. His story collection, My Father Moves Through Time Like a Dirigible, was published by Livingston Press in 2014, and his stories have appeared in over two dozen journals and won numerous awards, including The Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition and The Florida Review Editor's Prize. He has been a freelance editor with Carolina Academic Press and for the past nine years a judge for the Raleigh Fine Arts Society student fiction contests. Additionally, he has been a literacy tutor for the past thirteen years. Gregg believes strongly that every piece of writing is important, valuable, and also improvable. His aim is to help writers tap the heart of their fiction/memoir, and to help make each piece the best possible, truest to the writer's vision.
Golda Fried -- fiction, screenplays
Fried has taught creative writing and English composition at Guilford Technical Community College for more than ten years. She is the author of one collection of short stories, Darkness Then a Blown Kiss, and one coming-of-age novel, Nellcott is My Darling, which she recently adapted into a screenplay with a co-writer. Nellcott is My Darling was nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award in her native Canada. She has a BA in Film and Communications from McGill and a Masters in Creative Writing from Concordia University. Website: www.goldafried.com.
Eric Glawe -- screenplays
Eric Glawe is a graduate of the UCLA's Department of Theater, Film, and Television with his MFA in Screenwriting. During his time at UCLA, Eric was able to learn from great screen and television writers such as Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, The Bad Batch), Jill Goldsmith (NYPD Blue, Ally McBeal, Law and Order and Boston Legal), Charles Holland (JAG, The Quad, Black Lightning), Linda Voorhees (Lion King II: Simba's Pride), Lew Hunter (Fallen Angel, Otherworld), and recently retired department chair Richard Walter. In addition, Eric was chosen to work with Francis Ford Coppola, assisting on his project, Distant Vision. He learned from producing great Joe Roth (The Sixth Sense, Maleficent, Alice in Wonderland) and was an intern at Warner Bros. with Berlanti Productions (Arrow, Flash, Riverdale, Love, Simon). His produced projects include an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet titled Romeo and Julio, a short film screened at UCLA and TV Pilot Salem High which is being submitted to producers along with Eric's screenplay on the life of Disney artist Mary Blair entitled Small World. Eric teaches Screenwriting and Film Studies at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC, and is represented by William Pettit Agency out of Atlanta.
Kathy Goodkin -- poetry
Kathy Goodkin is the author of poetry collections Crybaby Bridge, winner of the Moon City Poetry Award (Moon City Press, forthcoming), and Sleep Paralysis (dancing girl press, 2017). She also serves as an editor for Gazing Grain Press. Her poems and criticism appear widely in journals such as Field, Denver Quarterly, Cream City Review, Redivider, The Volta, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from George Mason University, where she served as Editor-In-Chief for the literary magazine Phoebe: A Journal of Literature and Art. In 2011, she was the recipient of the Academy of American Poets Joseph A. Lohman III Poetry Prize. She has taught creative writing, literature, and composition in a wide range of community and academic settings, including universities, community colleges, and maximum security prisons. Her editing experience includes literary and scholarly journals and presses. Find her online at www.kathygoodkin.com.
Linda Hobson -- fiction, nonfiction
Hobson, the author of a book on novelist Walker Percy and editor of a second, has a Ph.D in English from the University of Alabama and is a graduate of both Denison and Duke. She is at present an editor and book reviewer. Hobson has edited many published works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry as well as taught writing to adults and to secondary- and university-level students. Her literary interests are American fiction and nonfiction and English/British literature.
"I've never been edited as thoroughly and with as much consideration as Linda (Hobson) showed toward my story. Her micro edits were precise, and her macro edits found things inside the story that even I didn't realize were there. She wrote all over every page—an incredible amount of work for what turned out to be a very reasonable fee....I found her edits and critique to be spot-on: demanding more from me as a writer, while also engaging with the story so completely that I felt like she was really invested in its eventual success. That's the very definition of a great editor, isn't it?"
—Anonymous NCWN member
"In searching for the right person to critique and edit my manuscript, I studied what was written about each of the persons NCWN has listed. The Anonymous NCWN member's excellent and concise description of how Linda Hobson edited that member's work was the reason Dr. Hobson was my first choice. Well, now I can verify that member's description and add to it. Considering all my efforts in studying how to write my novel, I consider Dr. Hobson's editing as the best of any course, class, or book, and certainly the most encouraging. And, yes is the answer to the member's question, 'That's the very definition of a great editor, isn't it?' By the way, my book is on the market."
—Darryl DuBose, NCWN member and author of Passion, Shadows, and Time
Virginia Holman -- narrative nonfiction, memoir, fiction
Author, essayist, magazine writer, and writing instructor Virginia Holman has more than twenty-five years of experience as a teaching writer. Her memoir of her mother's untreated schizophrenia, Rescuing Patty Hearst, was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Authors Selection, and received the Outstanding Literature Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness. She's served as the Kenan Visiting Writer at UNC-Chapel Hill, the writer-in-residence at Duke University Medical Center, and taught workshops in creative nonfiction for more than a decade in the MFA and BFA writing program at UNC-Wilmington. She's published essays and articles in DoubleTake Magazine, Redbook, Prevention, Self, O Magazine, More, The Washington Post, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and elsewhere. Her work has been reprinted in Pushcart Prize series, broadcast on This American Life, and she's received fellowships and awards from the North Carolina Arts Council and The Carter Center. She has written a monthly column for Salt Magazine in Wilmington since 2013. "Please note: I don't do deep line editing or copy-editing. I am encouraging, direct, and I can pinpoint where long-form stories aren't functioning at full capacity. I work with my authors to come up with individualized recommendations and strategies to help them refocus and proceed."
Susan Stafford Kelly -- line editing, fiction, personal essay
Susan Stafford Kelly attended UNC-CH, holds a Master of Fine Arts from Warren Wilson College, and has taught creative writing at Salem College, UNCG, and for NCWN. Her novel, How Close We Come, won the Carolina Novel Award, was reissued nationally by Warner Books, was an Alternate Selection in Book-of-the-Month Club, and was published in Russian and German. Warner Books published her second novel, Even Now. Pegasus Books published her successive novels The Last of Something, Now You Know, and By Accident, which was awarded the Sir Walter Raleigh Award. Susan is a frequent contributor to Our State magazine, as well as O. Henry, Pine Straw, and Southbound magazines.
Stephen Kirk -- fiction, nonfiction
Stephen Kirk edited over 200 books in a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction categories during his tenure at John F. Blair, Publisher, including multiple winners of prizes including the Sir Walter Raleigh Award, the Foreword Reviews Book of the Year, the Independent Publisher Book (IPPY) Award, the Benjamin Franklin Award, the Storytelling World Award, the National Outdoor Book Award, and the Parents' Choice Award. He is the author of Voices from the Outer Banks, Scribblers: Stalking the Authors of Appalachia, and First in Flight: The Wright Brothers in North Carolina and has been reprinted in the Best American Short Stories series.
Steven Manchester -- line editing, fiction
Manchester is the published author of twelve books including The Unexpected Storm - The Gulf War Legacy, Jacob Evans, A Father's Love, Warp II and At The Stroke of Midnight, as well as several books under the pseudonym, Steven Herberts. He is an accomplished speaker and currently teaches the popular workshops, "Publish: See Your Work In Print and Writing Fiction That Sells" for UMASS - Dartmouth, Southcoast Learning Network in Massachusetts, as well as the Learning Connection of Rhode Island. As a professional editor, he provides line-by-line editing for spelling, punctuation, grammar, and sentence structure, as well as critical commentary on plot, character development, scene setting, and dialogue. As a well-published author, Manchester understands the polish needed to approach potential agents and publishers and will review cover letters and synopses. He has also written The Author's Toolbox, assisting other writers in their quest to be published. See: www.stevenmanchester.com.
"I have been working on my novel for quite some time and really wondered if I was on the right track. Therefore, I decided it would be most helpful to send a few pages just to see what someone thought about it. I must say, I am really glad I did, as Mr. Manchester's words greatly inspired me to continue on."
—NCWN member Jennifer Bower
Ruth Moose -- fiction, poetry
Moose has published stories in The Atlantic, Alaska Quarterly Review, North American Review, and other places. She taught creative writing at UNC-Chapel Hill for fifteen years. After she retired, she published two novels, Doing It at the Dixie Dew and Wedding Bell Blues, which won the Malice Domestic prize from St. Martin's Press. She has also published six books of poetry, including The Librarian and Other Poems. She is the author of the short-story collection Going to Graceland. She lives in Pittsboro.
Elizabeth Oliver -- flash fiction, short fiction, nonfiction, line editing
Oliver is the founding managing editor of The Rambler, a national literary magazine. She has extensive experience critiquing and editing across genres, from flash fiction to long memoir pieces. She is passionate about the preservation of personal voice in stories and has worked with writers with a variety of experience, from beginners to accomplished authors. Oliver holds a BA in journalism and an MFA in creative writing; her work has appeared in various publications and the flash fiction anthology Long Story Short (UNC Press).
Alice Osborn -- speculative fiction, fiction, memoir, poetry
Osborn's past educational and work experience is unusually varied, and it now feeds her work as a book editor and singer/songwriter on acoustic guitar. In the past twelve years, Alice has taught writing workshops to thousands of aspiring fiction, poetry, and memoir authors of nearly all ages from nine to ninety both around the corner and across continents. Heroes without Capes is her most recent collection of poetry, and Old Derelicts is her most recent CD featuring crowd-pleasing favorite originals. Previous poetry collections are After the Steaming Stops and Unfinished Projects. A former editor for Wake Living magazine, Alice is also the editor of the anthologies Tattoos and Creatures of Habitat, both from Main Street Rag. A NC Writers' Network, NC Poetry Society, and NC Songwriters Co-op board member and a Pushcart Prize nominee, her work has appeared in The News & Observer in Raleigh, The Broad River Review, The Pedestal Magazine, Soundings Review, and in numerous journals and anthologies. She's currently working on a weird western novel and a full-length CD collection of historic folk originals. She also plays Celtic fiddle and bluegrass banjo. Alice lives in Raleigh with her husband, two children, and four birds. Visit Alice's website at www.aliceosborn.com and check out her music at www.reverbnation.com/aliceosborn.
A.D. Reed -- nonfiction, fiction
A.D. Reed (www.myowneditor.com) has been a professional writer and editor for more than thirty years, in journalism, commercial writing, and book editing and publishing, best known as the author of Reed's Homophones: A Comprehensive Book of Sound-alike Words, now in its fourth edition. Prior to returning to NC in 1993, he worked as a writer, copywriter, and marketing executive with NBC Television in New York while moonlighting as a freelance editor for ArtNews & Antiques World Books. He began editing full-time in the 1990s. He has edited Asheville's monthly Urban News (www.theurbannews.com) since its founding in 2005, previously wrote a regular column for The Asheville Citizen-Times, and edited its monthly neighborhood edition, West Asheville News. His editing work includes two nonfiction volumes by Prof. Mallory McDuff of Warren Wilson College, and the Revolutionary War study Swords in Their Hands: George Washington and the Newburgh Conspiracy, by Dave Richards, scheduled to be added to the curriculum at West Point in 2020. He also edited and published the acclaimed novel Trang Sen by Sarah-Ann Smith; RF Wilson's Rick Ryder Mystery series; two memoirs by Robin Russell Gaiser, Musical Morphine and Open for Lunch; several books of children's literature; and five collections of poetry. He is the founder and owner of Pisgah Press in Asheville and its poetry imprint, ArsPoetica.
Dawn Reno Langley -- line editing, fiction, nonfiction
Dawn Reno Langley is a Fulbright scholar (Pakistan) with an MFA in Fiction from Vermont College, and a Ph.D in Interdisciplinary Studies from The Union Institute and University. She began her career in journalism, writing and editing for such magazines and newspapers as Vermont Woman, USAir Magazine, Better Homes and Gardens, and dozens more. She has managed, edited, or written for literary journals such as howl!, The Hyco Review, The Green Mountains Review, The Oklahoma Review, Burrow Press, the Provo Canyon Review, and many others. Her published books include children's books, YA novels, nonfiction books on art and antiques, and novels, including her most recent, a National Book Award nominee titled The Mourning Parade. Finally, she has taught writing at many levels, from Montessori grammar school kids to graduate level university, and in several countries. Reno Langley offers developmental editing on literary and academic texts, as well as line editing on most other written works.
Amy Rogers --fiction and nonfiction
Amy Rogers was a founder and the Publisher of Novello Festival Press, the award-winning independent press that put more than 300 writers into print since its founding in 2000. Rogers' books include Hungry for Home: Stories of Food from Across the Carolinas and Red Pepper Fudge and Blue Ribbon Biscuits. Her work was included in Cornbread Nation 1: The Best of Southern Food Writing. Rogers is a frequent food and culture commentator for NPR station WFAE. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including the design magazine American Bungalow, the literary magazine the Oxford American, and the Charlotte Observer. She has been Writer in Residence at the Wildacres Center and a program presenter at dozens of events, festivals, arts centers, schools, and other venues.
"Amy Rogers framed the feedback in a way that left me inspired to improve my novel. She provided excellent overall critiques and within the manuscript highlighted specific things I'd done well and need to do more often as well as repeated errors that I need to be aware of. I'm very pleased with the cost and quality of editing though the NC Writer's Network. Thank you all for providing this service."
—NCWN member Heather Brewer
Debra Simon -- line editing, nonfiction, fiction
Debra Simon, editor and publisher of Carolina Woman magazine, has worked with hundreds of novelists, playwrights, essayists, and journalists to polish their writing. While interning at The Wall Street Journal, Simon researched and wrote daily articles as well as three front-page stories. She served as a New York-based reporter for Reuters, a copy editor for the Hartford Courant, and an assistant business editor for the Miami Herald. Following her move to North Carolina, Simon struck out on her own, creating Lean Times, a regional wellness magazine. Later, during a year-long backpacking trip around the world, she developed the idea for Carolina Woman. Launched in 1993, the magazine has a readership of 100,000. One of its most popular features is the annual writing contest. As a freelancer, Simon has contributed to publications ranging from Businessweek and Advertising Age to Seventeen magazine.
Robert Wallace -- fiction, nonfiction, line editing
Wallace has received an Emerging Artist grant from the Durham Arts Council, a Writer's Fellowship from the NC Arts Council, and has been a Blumenthal reader. He has had fiction and nonfiction published in various journals and newspapers, including the Bryant Literary Review, Wellspring, Aethlon, the O.Henry Festival Stories, and the Raleigh News & Observer. His work has also been in several anthologies, including Racing Home: New Short Stories by Award Winning North Carolina Writers. Wallace's first novel was published in 2007. A Hold On Time was published by Paper Journey Press.
Tamra Wilson -- fiction, nonfiction
Wilson is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and earned her MFA at Stonecoast. She has been a fellow at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, a Blumenthal reader, and the recipient of two artist project grants funded by the N.C. Arts Council. She is co-editor of Idol Talk: Women Writers on the Teenage Infatuations that Changed Their Lives (McFarland). All but two of twenty-one stories in her collection Dining with Robert Redford were previously published in such journals as The MacGuffin, Emrys Journal, Epiphany, and North Carolina Literary Review. She has written three first-place entries in the Charlotte Writers Club Children's Story Contest and won the Jesse Stuart Prize for Young Adult Fiction in 2009. She is a Road Scholar for the N.C. Humanities Council with special interest in Southern fiction and child narrators.


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OT Publishing necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 257 diseños de 53 diseñadores freelance.
The current adult related site, http://www.PornClubCard.com (do not click if offended by sites of an adult nature) is due to be re-branded as "Porn Rewards" and the first stage in this is a new logo.
Porn Rewards is a reward scheme for people who join adult sites. It works similar to Supermarket Reward Cards, where for a person who joins adult sites, if they join the site they want via Porn Rewards, they will earn PR Points, and once they have enough PR Points they can spend their points on free access to another adult site of their choice.
We will be running a separate contest for the site re-design, but initially we need a new logo before the re-design.
Anyone over the age of 18 who joins adult membership sites.
The logo needs to simply say "Porn Rewards" and does not need to use any images of an adult nature to illustrate the logo. The logo does not need a cartoon style mascot designed either.
The tag line of the site will be "Join Adult Sites and earn Rewards". The logo does not need to include this tag line, however, would be nice that in advertising the new logo could be used with the tag line as well if required.
We have no preference at present on colours, although we will want the new site to be on a white background. We do like sites like 99designs.com and also http://www.spotify.com, so it is possible that the new logo can site on another colour background other than white, as in the spotify logo.
On occasions there may be a need to use the logo in black and white or block colour so this needs to be considered as well.
We particularly want a crisp, clean modern look to the new logo.
The logo will need to be scalable in size, and readable as small as 100 pixels wide.
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No problem. Not sure what kind of veggie you are so it might be a bit extreme to the vegan side.
Was gonna post this in the food forum, but since you're probably the only vegetarian on here: http://theveganstoner.blogspot.com/
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The All-Time Greatest Action Stars
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Who are the all-time greatest action stars? This list includes some of the biggest names in movie history, and each actor or actress listed here is fully capable of kicking butt and taking names in any movie they're in. Action stars are a special breed. They combine great acting ability with physicality that brings an action film to life. Be sure to vote for your favorite action stars and vote down any you don't like. Also, feel free to add any great action movie stars who are missing from the list.
What makes an action star the best? It's someone who commands the screen with feats of strength and prowess - not to mention the uncanny ability to miraculously survive even in the face of impossible odds. Many people listed here are top action movie stars who starred in some of the greatest action movies of all time. Some are newcomers, having landed major roles in recent films, including the best action movies of 2012, for example.
Not all of the all-time greatest action stars are men, no no. Some of the sexiest women in action movies are included here. Among them: Sigourney Weaver, aka Ripley in Alien. She definitely qualifies. Angelina Jolie and Milla Jovovich are other good examples.
Enjoy voting for the best action stars, and remember: You can, and should, add any famous Hollywood action actors who deserve a spot but aren't already listed here!


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The issue of California's competitiveness is a complicated one, and so modesty is called for in proposals to make it work better.
Here's mine.
Now, let me start by bowing to reality. The California governing system is broken -- so making big changes in how we compete is nearly impossible, despite a number of good ideas that have been offered in this area.
Local, state and national politics
No one wants to fix it. And it puts us at a disadvantage in taking action to capitalize on California's strengths. So what to do?
That's right -- export our dysfunction elsewhere.
Convince other states to adopt California-style governance systems. Inflexible ballot initiatives. Budget systems full of rules to protect certain spending programs and limit taxes. Uncompetitive elections for representatives who must speak for too many voters.
The good news is that there's already plenty of interest in following California's bad lead on governance. Washington state is considering a ballot initiative to require a two-thirds vote to raise taxes. Conservatives in Minnesota want the same thing.
So let's capitalize on this by sending California's leading initiative sponsors -- the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn., the California Teachers Assn., various rich people and interests -- on a tour of America. Let them talk up the glories of what they've done. Heck, the state government, even though it's low on cash, should fund the tour. It would be worth it.
You shouldn't have any trouble getting them to go and defend their work outside of California. They already do it in California all the time.
Let anti-tax conservatives tell people about how wonderful it is to constrict terrible state legislators with limits on revenue. Let spending lobbies talk about the vital protection offered by formulas and mandates.
And let our rich, would-be reformers explain how no constitution is ever long enough -- it can be good to add thosuands of words to it.
Governor Brown, a fan of constitutional amendments, should go along, to emphasize that unwinding any of this is a waste of time, and to tell people not to worry about complexity, since with experienced leadership, anything can be governed.
If these folks succeed, other states would become as dysfunctional as California. And our natural advantages -- in our people, in our weather, in innovation -- would count for more.
Sure, it's not a panacea.
But it's a modest start.
Lead Prop Zero blogger Joe Mathews is California editor at Zocalo Public Square, a fellow at Arizona State University's Center for Social Cohesion, and co-author of California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It (University of California, 2010).
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An arrest warrant has been issued for Suge Knight, tmz.com reports.
A judge is seeking Knight's arrest because he did not show up for court. Knight did not show up for court the last time he was due to appear, either, tmz.com says. The judge set his bail at $26,000.
In September, the former Death Row Records owner was arrested when he was pulled over for driving without license plates and it was discovered that he had an outstanding warrant for failing to appear in court regarding another case.
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