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text: The term "risk-free" is often used to describe treasury bonds issued by the US government. Yet in recent years Congress has repeatedly hesitated to raise the legal limit on the amount that the federal government is allowed to borrow, sparking panicked legislative deal-making to keep the government from defaulting on some of its debt. After one of these episodes, in 2011, Standard & Poor's even lowered its credit rating for the US government. After this political buffoonery, should you still consider treasury bonds to be riskless? The answer is that from an investors' perspective, treasury bonds were never risk-free.

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81. "A Stash from the Past," Roseanne (1993)
Welcome to the "100 Best Sitcom Episodes of All Time," a countdown for winter 2012. Each episode will get a separate blog post, counting backward toward No. 1. A list of the programs revealed so far is here and an introduction to the project is here.
This post is late and short, and unfortunately it's not because I found a bag of pot in my closet and decided to relive my early 20s. (If I had, this might be one 3,000-word paragraph.) I just had too many errands that couldn't be put off and too much other work, plus I made the unwise decision to watch an episode of 30 Rock that lasted an hour but felt as long as back-to-back M*A*S*H finales.
But most of you know this episode, and it's not the last entry in the Top 100 countdown that features characters who are high, drunk, or heavily medicated, so we'll get to talk more about that sitcom tradition.
Dan: Were we really ever stupid enough to enjoy this?
Roseanne: Yes, we were, Dan. But that was a very different time. There was a war going on. Everything was a lot more fun.
Roseanne is referring to Vietnam, but there's always a war of some kind going on, we're always looking for temporary escapes, and we always suffer pangs of regret when we find them. It's true of drinking and drugs, but it can also be true of neglecting other duties to spend all your time at the gym.
Dan's "we'll never, ever do this again" is an echo of George Costanza's "I am never doing that again" in Seinfeld's "The Contest" a year before this episode, and we all know how that turned out. So enjoy this episode. Despite whatever ABC claimed when it first aired, it's not really a buzzkill.


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Parkes Shire
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Parkes Shire Council strives to be a leader in sustainability by developing initiatives and implementing measures into our operations that aim to reduce our carbon footprint and impact on the environment. We look forward to collaborating with other regional and metropolitan councils as part of the Cities Power Partnership, to share resources and ideas about how we can accelerate emission reduction. We hope to learn from high achieving towns in the areas of renewable energy, efficiency, transport and advocacy, and share our successes from a regional perspective
Partnership action pledges
Our power partners are committed to switching to non-polluting energy and reducing emissions in their communities.
Install renewable energy (solar PV and battery storage) on council buildings for example childcare facilities, libraries, street lighting, recreation centres, sporting grounds and council offices.
Power council operations by renewables, directly (with solar PV or wind), or by purchasing Greenpower (from electricity retailers). Set targets to increase the level of renewable power for council operations over time.
Encourage local businesses and residents to take up solar PV, battery storage and solar hot water heating. This can be done through providing incentives (such as solar bulk buy schemes or flexible payment options) or streamlining approval processes (such as removing planning and heritage barriers to solar PV).
Public lighting can use a large proportion of a city's energy budget – roll out energy efficient lighting (particularly street lighting) across the municipality.
Providing for adequate cycle lanes (both space and connectivity) in road design and supporting cyclists through providing parking, and end-of-ride facilities (covered, secure bike storage, showers, bicycle maintenance and incentives).
Parkes Shire
What council has achieved in the past in energy efficiency, renewable energy or broader sustainability
Parkes Shire Council undertakes a number of projects and initiatives that aim to reduce our impact on the environment and improve local parks, gardens and reserves for the community to enjoy.
In 2011, Parkes Shire Council developed a Distributed Energy Plan to mitigate both potential climate change impacts and significant rises in power costs for Council.
In this early phase of the plan Council installed over 200 Kws of PV (Solar) across its assets, immediately making significant impacts on power consumption and energy costs for Council. There was significant community interest in this project and as a result in 2013 Council coordinated the Parkes Shire Solar Communities program that led to in excess of 300 households installing rooftop solar at highly competitive prices. This saw the Parkes Shire area at the time becoming one of the highest per capita adopters of roof top solar in the state.
More recently, Council has installed 300 Kws of solar panels at its new Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) site and 100 Kws at the new Water Treatment Plant (WTP) site. Between the two systems it is expected to produce 324 MWh per year in the first year. This number equates to roughly 60 houses usage over the year, based on the average household usage. When the STP's Advanced Water Recycling Facility expansion is complete it is expected to produce a further 288 MWh per year for the first year.
What council hopes to achieve in the future in energy efficiency, renewable energy or broader sustainability
Parkes Shire Council is now looking at battery storage for these major projects sites and its wider adoption across its assets. Battery storage technology is an exciting development and is now a cost effective option with regard to enhancing the use of renewable energy.
Council is also working in partnership with the contractor, John Holland, to achieve a sustainability rating for both the water and sewage treatment plant projects through the Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia (ISCA). The ISCA rating scheme offers a voluntary sustainability performance evaluation of the planning, design, construction and operation of all infrastructure asset classes. To date, only two water treatment facilities and one sewage treatment plant have been certified under the scheme. Our projects have been registered to pursue Infrastructure Sustainability As Built and Operation ratings. The projects will be tracked collaboratively throughout construction and commissioning and the costs of pursuing the rating will be shared between Council and the contractor. Accordingly a joint sustainability policy and a joint sustainability management plan have been developed for the combined projects.
Why council joined the Cities Power Partnership
Parkes Shire Council welcomes any opportunity to take the next steps towards a sustainable future.
By joining the CPP, Parkes Shire Council hopes to collaborate with other organisations and councils for the primary purpose of building a greener, more efficient and sustainable Australia.
We look forward to learning from leaders in the renewable energy area and share our clean energy successes.


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The Confederate battle flag may have lost its place at the South Carolina State House grounds, but the fight to keep it flying appears far from over.
From Florida to Maryland and across the Deep South, the debate around what the banner represents – a discussion fired by a racially charged massacre in Charleston in June – has divided Americans: Some see the flag as a vital part of the country's history, while others have decried the symbol as a relic of the Civil War and the South's racist past.
The split is especially stark in Mississippi, the heart of the Deep South and whose state flag is the only one that incorporates the "rebel X" Confederate insignia – Georgia changed it's flag to eliminate the Southern Cross in 2001. In a telling snapshot, the city of Hattiesburg, located in the southern part of the state, has removed all state flags from city buildings. Less than three miles away, the town of Petal has done the exact opposite and voted to fly the state flag at all of its city buildings.
The divide is reflected in Mississippi's government as well. The state's Republican governor, Phil Bryant, has refused to call a special legislative session to address the issue, resisting calls to do so from leading state officials, Reuters reported.
Yet shortly after the South Carolina shooting, Philip Gunn, the Republican speaker of the state House, called for the Confederate emblem's removal from the state flag, as the Monitor previously reported.
"We must always remember our past, but that does not mean we must let it define us," Speaker Gunn said in a statement. "As a Christian, I believe our state's flag has become a point of offense that needs to be removed. We need to begin having conversations about changing Mississippi's flag."
Republican national committeeman Henry Barbour, who is from Mississippi, voiced his agreement.
"How can we keep things the same?" he tweeted after Gunn issued his statement. "The flag didn't cause Charleston, but it represents hatred to many, especially our black brothers and sisters."
Advocates of the flag in Mississippi point to the state's 2001 referendum, when residents overwhelmingly voted to keep the current state flag's design, and argue that symbols don't cause people to do evil things.
"The flag was no more the 'source' of horrible acts against mankind than a gun is the 'source' of someone's death," Mississippi state Sen. Melanie Sojourner wrote on her Facebook page. "The 'source' is the hatred and evil that resides in the hearts of some who live and have lived among us.... Simply placing the blame on something that some see as a symbol only perpetuates the problem."
Elsewhere, the debate rages on. In South Carolina, legislators spent 13 hours discussing what to do about the flag before finally deciding early Thursday to remove it from the capitol grounds, where it had flown for half a century. Alabama and other municipalities have taken similar steps following the June 17 massacre.
But the flag's supporters continue to push back. In Ocala, Fla., an eight-mile convoy of pickups, motorcycles, and cars wound through the town Sunday in a show of support for the banner that locals dubbed the "Florida Southern Pride Ride." Police estimated that more than 1,500 vehicles and 4,500 people, insisting the flag is an honorable symbol of regional pride and a mark of respect for Southern soldiers who died in the American Civil War, were present for the march.
"A backlash is beginning," Ben Jones, a spokesman for the Sons of Confederate Veterans, which represents 30,000 descendants of Confederate soldiers, told Reuters. "We are putting flags out. Everyone time one is taken down, we put five or six of them up."
This report contains material from Reuters.


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Wrestling at West
Joseph Potts, Reporter
February 11, 2019
As the winter sports season is getting closer to a conclusion, the wrestling team will be competing to qualify for state in their next tournament. Currently they are getting themselves ready to be in their best shape to end a successful season. As of Feb. 11, Travis Hodges came in second place in the dis...
West hosts MAC wrestling meet
Hannah Andrews, Reporter
January 29, 2018
The Mississippi Athletic Conference (MAC) wrestling meet was hosted at West on Sat. Jan. 27. The teams that participated were Davenport North, Davenport Central, Davenport Assumption, Davenport West, Muscatine, Clinton, Burlington, North Scott, Bettendorf, and Pleasant Valley.
Wrestling team hosts senior night for West
Naomi Walker, Reporter
January 23, 2018
On Thursday, Jan. 18, a senior night was held in the West gym to recognize the seniors on the wrestling team for all of their hard work and dedication. The seniors honored are listed below: Michael Blocker CJ Busch Tyler Conger Spencer Fillman Derrick Olcott Jacen Petersen Wyatte...


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We have been engaged with the team at Jolocom for over one year now, and they continue to impress us with their creativity and expertise in the self-sovereign plus blockchain world.
Our group needed much guidance as we entered this new domain, and Joachim and the team were excellent partners then as now."
John Calian
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As a partner company of the EU Horizon 2020 project, Jolocom provided decentralized identity for the AGILE IoT gateway.
We are a technical partner in the Blockchain on the Move project supported by the City of Antwerp, Digipolis, the Regional Government of Flanders, and V-ICT-OR
Working together on projects using identity data stored in BigchainDB for use in Ethereum smart contracts.
Developing a proof of concept for verification of verifiable credentials within a decentralized infrastructure
Collaborating on research exploring how SSI can best impact existing Web 2.0 and emerging Web 3.0 services, with a focus on IoT and modular, decentralized architectures.
Research project on decentralized identity systems based on a personal server approach utilizing WebID and Ethereum.
Building a fully decentralized open mobility system for seamless mobility as a service
We collaborate on building decentralized identity protocols that can be used by humans and for machines.
Created a proof of concept for managing identity on embedded IoT devices.
Community activity
We are all about building open communities and working together to tackle common challenges. In addition to our regular outreach and participation at events, we are especially active in certain organizations focused on blockchain, digital identity, and the intersection of science, technology, and society.
Wendy Hanamura
Decentralized Web Summit & Internet Archive
Decentralized Web Summit & Internet Archive
Brewster Kahle and I first met the leaders of Jolocom in 2015, when they brought the first DWeb conference to San Francisco. It was very early days, but they have been pioneers and evangelists leading the way toward a decentralized future. Over four years of collaboration, I have come to know the remarkable team at Jolocom well. I've found them to be motivated by the highest values: openness, creativity, and making sure the decentralized web is a place where all are welcome. Jolocom has shown leadership in every sense of the word. I feel very, very lucky to work with them."
Helped build the coworking space into a meeting hub for decentralized tech and the sharing community. It also served as the first home of Jolocom.
Helping develop the blockchain community in Berlin.
Our team has actively contributed to several position papers and working groups on identity and privacy. Joachim is currently serving on its board.
Joachim and Kai frequently engage with representatives from across different industries to connect the corporate world and startups on the topic of blockchain.
Joachim acted as a technical advisor for the global network of hubs advocating for blockchain and the decentralized web.
Member and contributor to the identity working group since 2015.
As part of our commitment to open standards we cooperate with other foundation members on interoperability of decentralized identity.
Supporting a global network of local community hubs seeking to building a better Web — a Decentralized Web.
Having shared a coworking space with ETH DEV for over two years, we organized a number of events for the Berlin blockchain community.
Moving topics, code, and projects downfield and helping co-create new experiences around the decentralized web. Started at Agora Collective in 2014.
Co-founding member. Promoting trust in blockchain technology among public authorities and citizens.
Co-organizing the Decentralized Web Summit in San Francisco since 2016.
Supporting IPDB's research on sustainable governance structures for public, permissionless networks
Since 2013 Joachim has helped to bring blockchain and decentralization to the global sharing economy community.
Provides the legal framework that enables us to run a for-profit, for-purpose company you can trust.
Helping address issues relating to secure identity as member of the central regional network of and for companies, universities, and research institutions
Jolocom contributed to the Solid stack on GitHub. Eugeniu and Tim Berners Lee contributed to a workshop from MasterCard to build an identity solution for refugees.
Advancing the establishment of open standards for Decentralized Identifiers as a World Wide Web Consortium member organization.
Helping steer a paradigm shift in how we do identity is not a simple feat. We receive support from a variety of organizations & institutions that provide crucial guidance as we continue to develop as a business and pioneer in the digital identity industry.
Received a three-year grant as a partner of AGILE, a Horizon 2020 initiative.
Received subsidy for team development.
Received three separate grants for prototype design and research.


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Mt Agung Levelled up to Danger - Sep 22, 2017Resource:Sutopo Purwo NugrohoHead of Information Data Centre and Public Relations BNPBThe raise of Volcanic activity caused by the increment of earthquakes made the status of Mt. Agung in Karangasem, Bali was levelled up from Alert (Level 3) to Danger (Level 4) by PVMBG Badan Geologi. This is the Highest level of Volcano status as of 22/9/2017 at 20.30 Wita.Recommendation by PVMBG:Nobody nor activities are allowed include hiking and camping within radius of 9 km from the peak of Mt. Agung and extended areas to the North, North east, South east and South-South west at 12 km.The Danger Status has already been reported by Head of PVMBG to Head of BNPB, BPBD Provinsi Bali and BPBD regencies around Mt. Agung for anticipation action.The extended of steril area will cause more refugees.BNPB and BPBD will take anticipatory actions related with possible eruption and refugees management based of the Danger Status of Mt. Agung. Head of BNPB has been in Bali for coordination actions with Governor of Bali and related Head of Regencies. National Commando Post to be activated for assistancies to local government.Logistic aid and equipment are being driven to refugee points. Coordination meeting among Ministries, institution and other parties is to be taken place. BNPB and BPBD are placing Radius Signages at strategic areas for public awareness of safe and danger areas.All communities are advised to remain calm and avoid misleading issues. MT. Agung IS NOT errupted at present. Monitoring is being instensified.


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Who Am I/Who Are You?
I've been a participant floating through several pockets of reality over the past few days: these virtual worlds with their own existential belief systems, inter-relationa
l dynamics, vernacular & strange nuances of 'normal'.
Some I resonate with and others so foreign I feel almost operating in silo: from family, to industry, to friends old & new; touching on the past; creating of future; each of the moment and in every one, who am I?
What are the implicit perceptions, expectations & notions about who I am and where I fit into the mix. What are my stories, and what belong to others, and in between the truth.
A reminder of how easy it can be to lose your way without a strong sense of self, how easy to be seduced by other's ideas, ideals & projections, how human the need to be validated.
Is it any wonder the incidence of clients coming to see me, asking the question – "Who am I?"
As humanity awakens with unprecedented acceleration, I take this as an amazing step towards a positive foundation for our future. With more and more people refusing to remain as a pinball in the game of life, reactive to circumstance and environments; the more choosing to truly know themselves & awaken to their personal power as affecters of positive change in their own worlds.
Remember you are ALWAYS creating and influencing the universe around you. Cultivate the reality you wish to see simply by refusing to be a pinball. Chose to be what you wish for our future & shine your light in the places that need it the most. For you are the sun and central source of your universe – and the direction we are heading IS entirely up to YOU.
Wishing love, truth & freedom to all


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This new PvP mode adds a bit more competition to the already competitive AL PvP Scene. Improve your rank to climb the leaderboards and face tougher and tougher opponents in both Standard and Honor PvP.
- Ranked PvP and Ranked Honor PvP require max level.
- Ranked Honor PvP requires wearing a full set of honor gear, and only honor pets are allowed.
How to Play
Queue for Ranked PvP or Ranked Honor PvP by opening the PvP menu from the world map.
Matches are 3v3, with one player of each class on each team. Your team and opponents will be assigned by the system, based on your current ranking. This may take a while or even not be possible based on availability of other players around your ranking, so be patient!
When you queue, a clock indicator shows over your mana/xp bars. You can tap this to open the queue state window.
When a match is found, a sound and cutscene will play. If you are in a zone, the queue state window will appear, and a ready timer starts.
You have 90 seconds to mark yourself ready to play. For Ranked Honor PvP, you must be wearing your honor gear to mark yourself ready.
If you do not mark yourself ready in time, you are removed from the queue, and the other players return to the front of the queue. Once everyone readies, you are sent to your match, and can start immediately. Ranked PvP follows standard 3v3 Deathmatch rules, so you'll want to work together as a team to play both offense and defense against your opponents.
Please Note:
- If your team leaves the match before it is over, it is considered a loss.
- If the other team leaves, but you stay, the staying team wins.
- If both teams stay, standard deathmatch rules apply.
When the match ends, rank changes are applied based on winners, losers, and difference in team ranks. You must play several matches to be eligible for the leaderboards. Your rank will decay over time if you do not play frequently enough.
There are separate leaderboards for both Ranked PvP (Standard) and Ranked Honor PvP. At the end of a season, seasonal banners will be granted to the overall top 10 and badges for class top 50 which last for the duration of the next season. PvP seasons match the overall Arcane Legends season and refresh quarterly (every 3 months).
Feedback and Suggestions
As always, we're thrilled to hear your ideas and suggestions for Ranked Pvp! Join us in the Official Feedback Thread and let us know what you think.


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The last couple of weeks I have spent a lot of time working on Stripe. Designing an interactive product means overcoming many technical hurdles: getting the electronic components to work together, writing software, tweaking the mechanical design. All this hard … Continued
RGB LED strips: an overview
An addressable RGB LED strip is like a one pixel high color screen. You can do awesome things with them: crazy lighting effects, information displays and even low resolution video. There are many different types of RGB LED strips on … Continued
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Best of
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It turns out there is such a thing as too much beer. Last night's growler will go flat; you'll pour half of it down the drain, then your empty brown jug will sit along with the rest of your Northeast collection on a shelf full of dusty, musty containers in the basement. Enter the Crowler, a 750-ml can that's appearing in taprooms across the state. At roughly two pints, it's half the size of a growler and the perfect amount of beer. Also, it doesn't require cleaning or a deposit, it's conveniently portable, and the oversized silver cans feel awesome in hand. It's plenty big, but also practical.


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Currently, Prime Video Channels are only available to watch and stream from within your home country.
The selection of titles included in Channels subscriptions are not available while traveling outside of your home country. Due to geographical restrictions, while traveling internationally you won't see this content, or have the ability to sign-up to new Channel subscriptions.
If you have a compatible device, you are able to download titles before you travel in order to watch offline anywhere in the world.
Note: Residents of the European Union, while traveling within the European Union, are able to sign-up for and have access to the same range of Prime Video Channels and titles that are available when streaming from their country of residence.


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Serving The Plymouth Arts Community since 1969
Of course we have classes, exhibits, workshops and summer camps, but the PCAC also provides the
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The PCAC offers complimentary portfolio reviews by appointment.
Our degreed art instruction staff can also offer guidance in post secondary portfolio development in the areas of painting, drawing, graphic design, photography and ceramics/3-D media.
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We can provide knowledgeable, qualified judges for your art shows and competitions. Rates vary depending on expertise and feedback requirements. Call for more information.
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Lay ministry -- Society of Friends
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
George H. Burr Collected Papers on the Quaker Separation
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-313
Overview The Burr Collection includes manuscripts which document the Hicksite position during the Separation of 1827/28 in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and the trial over the Crosswicks School Fund. It is directly related to the Southard Papers/RG5/312, which contain a more complete description of the controversy. It also includes Burr's manuscript on the History of the Society of Friends which he compiled for Southard as background in preparing his case representing the Hicksite position.
Dates: 1822 - 1836
Quaker Disciplines
Identifier: SFHL-MSS-005
Overview The Society of Friends or Quakers (the terms are synonymous) was founded in the middle of the seventeenth century in England by George Fox and others. The Friends Historical Library has collected Quaker disciplines since its founding in 1871. FHL is also the official repository for the records of seven American yearly meetings.
Dates: 1689-2009


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I've had to make some decisions about the online future of JLP Designs - and I've decided that I will no longer provide items for sale direct from this website. I've had a lot of issues with my web provider and it's just easier to move everything over to Etsy - I will still offer custom orders (of course) and I can send paypal invoices for those who don't have an etsy account or who do not wish to purchase through Etsy.
I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause - it's just better for inventory control to have an online platform that will perform as it should!!
That said, I'll be moving over 150 items from www.jlpdesigns.ca to www.etsy.com/shop/jlpdesigns
Please be patient! And as always, if there's anything you're looking for, please e-mail me and I'll get back to you within a few hours!
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It might have been the friendliest rally to ever come to the Mall — especially three days before the election. Puppets and toddlers danced. Grown-ups in furry costumes sang. A girl dressed as Cookie Monster handed out Chips Ahoy to passersby. There was even a puppet-themed wedding.
The Million Puppet March — a political rally against Mitt Romney's debate remarks about Big Bird and cutting funding to public television — may not have actually been a million puppets strong, but furry monsters came from far and near in a post-Halloween parade of support for PBS on Saturday.
The march to the Capitol set off from Lincoln Park shortly after 11 a.m., with the participants singing the "Sesame Street" theme song, and the Muppets' "Mahna Mahna." They were asked to keep to the sidewalk, but the hundreds of marchers soon spilled into the street, requiring a police escort. They chanted:
"Power to the puppets! We can save the Muppets!"
"Whose street? Sesame Street!"
"What do we want? Cookies! When do we want them? Now!"
"EL-MO! We won't go!"
"I am the way I am — I'm an artist — because of 'Sesame Street' and PBS," said Michael Montgomery, who came up from Orlando with puppet Eddie. "To even think that that could go away is sad, and I want to raise my support for it in any way that I can."
"I used to work for Sesame Street, and not only did it change my life as a kid, it changed my life as an adult," said Michael Schupbach, who came in from New York City with his puppet Malcolm. "I can speak for the people who work there, everyone there knows how important their job is, they know they're reaching 17 million kids every day."
Malcolm described himself as a distant cousin of Oscar the Grouch. "We're friends on Facebook," the furry green puppet said. "I believe we've endorsed each other on LinkedIn."
Schupbach also brought an "Oven Mitt Romney" puppet — a green oven mitt with stern-looking eyes. "It's not a political rally, so he's staying quiet."
"More than you can say for the real one," quipped Montgomery.
"We've been telling everybody: This isn't a march, it's a support group," said Montgomery, or maybe his puppet, Eddie — both of their mouths were moving. "Look at this — it's all the same weirdos."
Nearby, Ronny Wasserstrom of Playdate Puppets in New York was showing off his papier-mache Humpty Dumpty marionette to a group of children.
"He never listens to me!" said Wasserstrom to a little boy dressed as Elmo. "You know who he listens to? Kids."
The kids helped Wasserstrom help his Humpty Dumpty puppet balance an egg on the puppet's head.
"Does that look balanced? As balanced as the budget," he said. "How are we gonna help this budget out? How about we fire Big Bird? No."
Of Humpty Dumpty, he said, "we're putting him back together again, we're hoping to put the country back together again. PBS is our past but we also want it to be our future. I think we support PBS not only as a leg up on the future, but an egg up on the future."
The rally was founded by Michael Bellavia, a Los Angeles animation executive, and Chris Mecham, an Idaho student, who came up with the same idea separately, and joined forces after meeting online. The event was unaffiliated with PBS.
"I've never been political. I didn't intend for this," Mecham said. "I just feel passionately about this one thing. It's taken on a life of its own."
Democrats have been criticized for focusing on Romney's remarks about Big Bird, saying it's a distraction from more serious issues in the election. Mecham agrees — and he says that's what the rally (which was supposed to be nonpartisan but skewed liberal) is all about.
"There are issues that are really are important, and public broadcasting shouldn't be among them. It shouldn't even be on the table. I can't believe that anyone would even question value of it," he said. It's about "saying it shouldn't be a partisan issue, so go pay attention to the things that are important. . . . Lighten up and have fun for a minute. It's been an intense political season."
As Mecham stood on the sidewalk of North Capitol Street, taking video of the marchers as they passed, he estimated a crowd of more than 600 people — way more than the 300 they had anticipated in their permit.
"I'm overwhelmed with joy, I'm so happy," Mecham said. "Ooh look, Sweetums, my favorite!"
Mecham also hadn't anticipated that his rally would become the setting for a wedding. Charlie Anderson and Lisa, who declined to give her last name, met on Match.com five years ago and came from North Kingstown, R.I., to get married in Lincoln Park before the rally. The groom dressed as Big Bird in a yellow tuxedo. The bride, in a green gown, dressed as Kermit.
"We're not young. We were looking for something a little different. We heard about this, and my wife said, let's get married there," Anderson said. "She's got this wonderful wacky side, that's why I love her."
Other fans and puppeteers, from Vermont's professional Bread and Puppet Theater to amateur PBS enthusiasts with sock puppets, came from afar — even braving transportation obstacles caused by the hurricane. James Britt escaped Superstorm Sandy-drenched Long Island with his wife, Gwendolynn Massie, and kids, Antonette, 9, and Michael, 7.
"It's an interesting freedom-of-speech lesson for them," he said. The family carried professional-looking puppets that Britt said were created for a children's show he tried to launch, called "Channel Z," about an alien invasion. Michael's puppet worked at SETI, the institute that researches extraterrestrial life, while Antonette's character, Commander Pan, was a frozen space monkey. Britt and his wife operated Agent X and Agent Y, two "Men in Black"-style agents who had to investigate the alien invasion.
"We're going to need a copy of this transcript," Agent X said to this reporter, after she finished interviewing the family.
Dana Cook brought her daughter, Emma, from Wilmington, N.C., for the rally, along with their puppets: Frederick, a sheepdog, and a penguin named Lucy. "I just made that up," said Emma, who agreed that her mom was probably the coolest ever for letting her miss school Friday to travel to D.C. to play with puppets.
"It's the perfect protest to teach my daughter about protests," said Dana, who is a fan of NPR. "There wouldn't be angry people — there would be puppets."
When the march stopped in front of the Capitol, Mecham and Bellavia led the crowd in a pep rally for PBS and other public broadcasting, including NPR. They played original songs that had been sent to them by fans, including an electronic love song to "Fresh Air" host Terry Gross, by Casual Young Italians. Sample lyrics: "Terry, you're a breath of 'Fresh Air.' "
While Baltimore's Beale Street Puppets put on a children's show on the stage, other puppeteers took the chance to create a show to the tune of Beale Street's music. A crowd gathered around Scott Land, who made his toddler-size Mitt Romney and Barack Obama marionettes dance.
Children were encouraged to come up to the stage to share their favorite "Sesame Street" characters with the crowd.
"My name is Marina and my favorite character is Animal, because he reminds me of myself," said a girl, to cheers from the crowd. "And my mom has an addiction to 'Masterpiece Theater.' "
Another girl spoke up for Animal. A shy boy said he liked Elmo. Then, a young boy named Lucian took the microphone.
Who is his favorite PBS character? "Yoda."


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Woman says Practitioner Held Hand Over Her Mouth as He Forced Abortion
by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
June 4, 2010
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Flint, MI (LifeNews.com) – A Michigan woman who says she was victimized by a forced abortion is speaking out more about her ordeal and offering a more graphic, detailed explanation. She says she had a hand forced over her mouth as she was held down and an abortion done on her as she tried to hold her legs together.
Caitlin Bruce is 20 and she has filed a lawsuit against abortion practitioner Alberto Hodari, who has a long history of killing and injuring patients and also faces other forced abortion accusations.
Bruce had the abortion in April 2008 at Hodari's Feminine Health Care Clinic in Flint, Michigan. But she told ABC News she changed her mind at the very last second but was pinned down and had her mouth closed as she tried to protest.
A high school dropout trying to make a life for herself, Bruce is the classic case of a minority girl impregnated by a much-older boyfriend – and her father persuaded her to have the abortion.
"I was really confused, asking everybody else what I should do. Everybody told me, 'You were too young,'" she told ABC. "What I really wanted to hear was, 'We'll help you out.'"
On the table for the abortion, Bruce felt the first instrument go inside her and she asked Hodari to stop, but he and his assistants held her down.
"He had a real tight grip over my mouth, but I was screaming … and trying to pull my legs together," she said.
She said Hodari appeared to give up and told her she could go home and as soon as she relaxed, Bruce tells ABC News Hodari completed the abortion.


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"Impressive grip levels and great stability under braking"
GTC Motorcycle and I were offered a day's testing at Snetterton Circuit in Norfolk to assess Michelin's latest sport tyre range, the Michelin Power Cup Evo. I was really excited as Michelin as a manufacturer have not fared too well against the likes of Pirelli and Dunlop in the last few years mainly due to being ousted out of racing competition in the UK what with Pirelli taking over the BSB Championship. Yes they have won World Endurance Championships but we have not had the chance to see Michelin fight it out against the other big manufacturers here in Blighty..
Well I can tell you that Michelin are definitely back!
Michelins compounded track rubber has been a little confusing in the past with three different compounds A,B and C this is ok if you have a big race truck and stack of tyres just waiting for you and your technicians to fit but like most of us we do not have that choice ( I used to but not anymore ). What I am saying is whether you are a Track day ace smoking around on your pride and joy or a Club/ National racer these could be the kiddies!
How many people have slid their bike up the tarmac thinking - was that the right compound I chose?? Would I have crashed if I chose the A instead of the B ?? Now that's a worry of the past as you have one choice and its all down to Michelins new ACT technology, ACT stands for Adaptive Casing Technology this changes the state of the tyre's rigidity depending on the riders lean angle. It allows riders to run a lower tyre pressure in the rear tyre compared to most other manufacturer's tyres, this gives you a consistent wide contact patch on the side of the tyre at full lean but also allows excellent straight line stability when you are howling down those long straights at full speed.
I tested my classic Yamaha OWO1 Superbike and a later GSXR on the Power Cup Evo tyres on the day, my OW has around 150-160hp with flat side carbs, I can tell you it has very violent power characteristics compared to the later superbikes, ok it has less horsepower but the torque and the way it evolves as you apply power through your right wrist is sometimes quite nasty due to the accelerator pumps in the Mikuni Carbs, an exciting nasty though!! This in turn can upset the way the rear tyre behaves as you exit the turns as it deforms the rear much more than later progressive powered bikes and their up to date fuel injection/traction control systems do. So if the tyre is good then it will show up on the bike that I know so well, I was immediately impressed how the quickly the tyre worked and how soon I was able to start to scratch around the 300 Circuit but what I really felt was the tyres soaking up each and every bump on the Circuit, the chattering feeling that I have been blighted with from the rear of my OW had gone! Grip levels were impressive with lots of feel, the tyre profiles felt just about perfect and breaking stability great. The GSXR fared well too with lots of grip at full lean and excellent feedback properties..
I am testing the old girl and the Power Cup Evo's at Rockingham in a couple of days with Michael Neeves MCN's chief road/race tester, I will update a full report on the GTC site very soon
All the best Terry.


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Startup Helps You Scope Out The Scene By Putting Cameras In Bars
The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.
Name: SceneTap
Quick Pitch: SceneTap tells you how crowded a bar is and what its gender ratio is in real time.
Genius Idea: Relying on cameras instead of a checkin service to collect anonymous real-time data about a bar.
Whether you're looking for a bar where conversation is possible or the loudest, most crowded bar in the city, it's hard to tell where to find it. SceneTap wants to simplify this process by incorporating a live count of how many people are in a bar, the range of their ages, and their gender ratio into an iPhone app.
Instead of relying on a checkin service that might give clues as to how crowded a bar is, what SceneTap CEO Cole Harper has in mind is an accurate tally of patrons — whether or not they use a particular service. He says about 50 bars have already agreed to install cameras at their doors that can identify the gender and approximate age of patrons as they enter.
When the cameras go live sometime next month, SceneTap users will be able to get a glimpse of what the current scene at those bars is like based on that data. They'll also be able to chat with the bar and other SceneTap users (i.e. "Are there any tables available?"), see specials and purchase Groupon-like deals using the apps.
Harper hopes bars will pay to participate in exchange for detailed analytic information about their customer bases and a social, location-based marketing tool.
But there are two obvious and somewhat opposing risks in opting in: that the technology will creep people out and that it won't be accurate enough to attract consumers.
"It's less intrusive than scanning IDs," Harper says about the former concern. "No personal data is obtained and nothing is recorded."
The technology only notes a person's gender and approximate age, he says. Some display advertising already uses a similar technology to record impressions, and you could argue that more data is collected about you during a Google search.
In order to understand what kind of person is entering a bar, SceneTap's technology matches a person's image with a database of faces to determine relative age. If the person matches a photo of someone in the database who is 27, for instance, that's the age the camera will assign him or her.
To what degree of accuracy this method can label people — is a 23-year-old's face shape much different than a 37-year-old's face shape? — is something we'll be able to test when the service actually goes live. For now, it's just an interesting idea to consider as you start planning your Friday night.
Would you find a service like this useful for making plans? Are you bothered by the idea of a camera tallying your anonymous entrance to a bar? Let us know in the comments below.
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The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark, a startup program that gives you three-year access to the latest Microsoft development tools, as well as connecting you to a nationwide network of investors and incubators. There are no upfront costs, so if your business is privately owned, less than three years old, and generates less than U.S.$1 million in annual revenue, you can sign up today.


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The Third Circuit Court has ruled in favor of a Pennsylvania school district in a lawsuit brought by the family of a student who was assaulted on a school campus. The assault occurred in the 2012-2013 school year at Chester High School, which is within the boundaries of the defendant in the lawsuit, Chester Upland School District.
The victim was Alphonzo Green, a high school freshman at the time of the assault. Chester High had abolished the issuance of student identification cards, and was not requiring visitors to register at the office or wear a pass. A trespasser entered the campus on a day that is referred to as "National Fight Day" with the apparent object of assaulting several students. Green was one of these.
Green's father, Alphonzo King, filed a lawsuit against the school district, citing their lax security policies as having caused the attack on his son. According to the complaint, Green's civil rights had been violated and the district had fostered a dangerous condition when it did away with the ID card requirements. Thus, the complaint argued, Green's due process was violated.
A district court decided in favor of the defendant, but King chose to appeal to a higher court. The three judge panel sided with the lower court, finding that the claim did not meet four criteria that would have proven the school district's liability. Mainly, the judges relied upon whether or not the district's decision not to provide student identification cards was an affirmative act that created a situation that was dangerous for the plaintiff. They concluded that the omission of ID cards did not constitute an affirmative act.
Moreover, the judges felt that the plaintiff couldn't demonstrate how the physical assault was a "fairly direct" consequence of the school's refusal to issue ID cards. The plaintiff could only succeed with this claim if he proved that the lack of student ID cards somehow provided the impetus for the physical assault. Arguing that the attack was the result of "random criminal conduct," the judges decided that the district bore no liability in the incident.


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My first memory of fundraising is filling our Trocaire box for my primary school, much like everybody else. The following year we were asked to do a readathon for The MS Society. The school taught us all about MS and I remember feeling so bad for anyone suffering with it. I decided I'd do my best for them. My dyslexia had yet to be diagnosed, but reading a book was still like asking me to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. I decided I'd read magazines instead. The school said no to this idea, and I agreed to read the books. I never read a single book, lied and said I did and raised loads of money for The MS Society!
When I was 10 they asked us to take home a SVP charity box. It was made out of heavy duty navy blue plastic with a slit in the top for coins and it reminded me of a chalice! The teacher told us about the work of the SVP and I was very impressed. Helping people I felt were less well off than I was very motivating. All I'd to do was fill the box, no more reading. Communication came naturally to me and I walked the length of my road knocking on doors that I'd never knocked on before. I was adamant I'd go back to school with the box full to the brim. Sure, I wasn't great academically but I knew I was brilliant at this! By the time I'd finished I was a long way from home in the cold and dark, but I'd achieved my goal.
When I was 13 I did a sponsored cycle from Edenmore to Balbriggan with my pal Stephanie in aid of Beaumont Hospital. After what seemed like hours and with no training at all we finally arrived. We were wrecked and I remember saying 'there is no way I'm cycling back!'. The medical unit had to bring us and our bikes home! I'm still mortified when I think about it now. However, we were the youngest on the trip, we raised plenty of money and had great craic.
I continued to do various fundraising events, truth was I enjoyed it and felt it worthwhile. When I was 21, I worked for Cara Computers. The managing director, Paddy McNamara, announced that Trocaire had asked him to get a representative from the company to travel to Brazil for a sponsored walk. Everyone laughed and said 'no way!'. I said 'I'll do it Paddy', everyone laughed again and said 'yeah right'. However, these people didn't know me! I was told I'd need to raise £3.5k to go, plus my own spending money. I'd also have to use my own annual leave. The gauntlet was laid down and I picked it up. I rang every supplier I dealt with and it was the quickest £3.5k I'd ever made. After just one week I had all I needed down to my walking boots, sponsored by the engineering department. I was overwhelmed by how kind, generous and supportive everyone was.
Next stop Brazil with 30 people I'd never met before. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. It changed who I was and how I viewed the world. Being in the jungle, meeting tribes, swimming in Rio Negro, seeing animal and plant life I could never have imagined. The smells, the heat, the food – it was just out of this world. However, even more powerful was the night we met the street kids our fundraising had helped off the streets and into school. They ran across the hotel lobby like we were long lost family. Almost knocking us over with their hugs and kisses. I'd never before experienced anything like the love and gratitude they showed us. I was completely overwhelmed by this.
The high was short lived, the very next day Pope John Paul II was visiting Rio for the very first time. The night we met the street kids that were saved and going to school, the ones that were left on the streets (and there were hundreds of them) were brought up to the mountains and shot dead so the streets could be 'kept clean' for the Popes arrival. Every time I think of this I burst into floods of tears. It was one of the most difficult experiences of my life. Even the journalists who wrote about it were murdered. In that moment and the weeks following, I felt like my efforts were futile and questioned why was I even bothering to try and make a difference in anyone's life. I felt utterly defeated and wanted to give up. I stopped fundraising for a long time after that. I still supported and contributed to charities that were important to me. I went to table quizzes etc. but I wasn't proactive for many years. I feel differently now. 'Whoever Saves a Life Saves the Entire World'. I keep that to the forefront of my mind otherwise I would go completely crazy and never help anyone ever again.
I got busy making a career for myself, I travelled more, fell in love, got married, had a baby and moved to Duleek aged 29 with a ten-month-old baby. Day two of living in Duleek I took a stroll down to the village to look for the Parent and Toddler Group. I knocked on the priest's door, he says 'there is none'. How was I supposed to meet other Mams, socialise, get to know other local people? I was annoyed about this for the entire day. Being a Dublin native I was used to having facilities on my doorstep. I'd not fully appreciated how lucky I was. In my naivety the reality of all of this was like being punched in the stomach. I felt very isolated and alone. I decided that night I could whinge and moan about it, or I could do something about it.
The following day I started researching how to set up a Parent and Toddler group. I wanted to have the best Parent and Toddler group in the country. There is a lot of red tape involved, I worked hard and fundraised till I ended up with enough money to buy all of the equipment I wanted and much more. In my mind, this was a facility mainly for the parents and secondly for the kids. I knew that there had to be other parents behind closed doors who felt isolated with their children same as I did.
Duleek is a commuter town and had grown exponentially in the previous 5 years during the housing boom, there were so many new people living there. The locals knew each other but we didn't! It took 18 months to get it off the ground. The launch date was the 5th of September 2007. At that time I was 9 months pregnant with my second child, admittedly my timing wasn't great. My due date was our wedding anniversary, the 23rd of August so I figured I'd be ok, the 23rd came and went and no baby arrived. The hospital said they would let me go two weeks over my due date but this was not going to suit the launch of the toddler group!
Thinking this child was never going to come, on August 27th in total panic mode I went into the Rotunda Hospital and explained my situation. They thought I was crazy, and tried to send me home. I told them NO! I'd made a commitment to my community and wanted to have this baby TODAY. So I could be back to myself before the launch date. I'd invited the whole town, the Parish Priest, the Public Health Nurse and the local media and I couldn't let them all down. So, they broke their policy and induced my labour! Charley Ann Byrne was born at 23.55 on the 27th of August. Fast forward to the 5th of September, the launch happened, the hall was full, everyone had a fantastic time, friends were made, and a community came together. Eventually I no longer needed to use the service myself as my daughter started school, we elected a committee and the community are still running it. 10 years later it is one of the most successful Parent and Toddler groups in the country and still draws big numbers every week. I am very proud of the group to this day.
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In 2012 I met a girl who like myself had lost a lot of friends and family to cancer. We were both very eager to fundraise for the Irish Cancer Society and decided to join forces. We met with the Irish Cancer society to discuss options and they told us they were rolling out a new campaign called 'Get the Girls'. We thought this was great and I immediately recalled a conversation I'd had with a friend of mine who was receiving treatment at the time. We'd talked about us girls getting together with our glad rags on, dripping in diamonds, hiring a limo and having a great night out somewhere fabulous. We'd been making plans for when she got better. Unfortunately she never got better and passed away shortly after our conversation. Remembering this I blurted out 'Why don't we call it Pink & Bling" and with that Pink & Bling was born.
Thus began 5 months of full time planning with our venue The Black Bull. We had big ideas and no matter what mad hare-brained schemes we came up with (there were quite a few!) the lovely JP in the Black Bull always said 'Yes, I can't see why not'. So, red carpet, velvet ropes, candles, tanned topless waiters, champagne, goodie bags, DJ, Bands, the list was endless. I have to say it was a sight to behold and better still we pulled that night off with sponsorship from so many places that we actually ended up with zero financial expenses so 100 % of the money raised went directly to the charity.
When we handed over the cheque to The Irish Cancer Society they were in shock. It was unheard of to pull off a red carpet event like that with no financial outlay. We made a rule that we would not do business with anyone who was looking for financial payment. We paid them by advertising their business with all of our clients through social media. We were so professional everyone thought we were a PR firm. Little did they know we were just two people who wanted to make a difference. Losing people to cancer pushed my 'lack of control' button hard, so this event was something I could control and a platform where we could remember our loved ones and raise money for charity at the same time.
We pushed this event hard in the media and social media. The demand for tickets was phenomenal and we sold out in minutes, we even had a waiting list! It was a night filled with celebration and gratitude. There were cancer survivors, people in treatment, people facing treatment, people just finished treatment, people who were there representing their loved ones who had passed, people who loved someone who had or has cancer – from all walks of life. Listening to all of their stories was a humbling experience.
The night before the event I said I would never do it again as I was so exhausted I didn't even know what my husband and kids looked like, naturally that didn't last long. The day after the event we started planning for the following year! We knew the task was so big we needed to put a committee together. Louth Cancer Fundraising Group was formed. Pink & Bling 2013 was even more amazing than the first one. We had a bigger team, bigger venue (The Black Bull made a marquee extension to cope with the demand). Unsurprisingly we sold out again – that year we gave our donations to The Gary Kelly Centre, Drogheda.
One event per year wasn't enough so we announced we would put a Mini Marathon team together as a 'little event' in June. By then we had a huge local following on our Facebook page. We announced one cold February night in 2013 that that we were starting a running group to train for the mini marathon, raise funds and hopefully get fit with the help of A&S Fitness who had offered to train us. These two guys are amazing and their attention to detail is second to none. The first night 72 women showed up at The Black Bull!!!!!! We didn't know what to do as we never expected such a big turnout. We trained twice a week till the end of May. Needless to say, 72 + women running down the busy Dublin road was a sight to behold! We were famous! People clapped and cheered when they saw us coming. Restaurants let us use their bathrooms if we needed to. We chatted with each other, shared stories, encouraged and supported each other. It was a truly magical time. We hired coaches to get us all up to Dublin and ended up on the front page of The Herald.
While planning Pink & Bling 2013 my friend approached me to say she was doing a combined fundraiser with our children's school and her Irish Dancing school called 'Jigs to Jives'. When it's for the kids I will do anything! While planning the Pink & Bling I trained with my husband for a dance competition. I loved every moment of it, had the best craic, met the nicest people, I was keeping fit and blowing off a bit of steam but as well as that I was getting to spend quality time with my husband Neil. Being on stage was nerve-wracking but I knew why I was doing it and my WHY was far greater than my fear.
By November 2013 I truly was exhausted and I wanted to spend time with the family. It wasn't an easy decision but I had to prioritise myself for a while so I stepped down from the Louth Cancer Fundraising Committee. I took my children out for lunch that week as a treat and to spend some quality time with them. The following conversation occurred :
Jamie: 'Mam I have been thinking. Now that you are retired I would like to do some charity work myself. My school told us all about the charity Laura Lynn and I would really like to help them. I think I should do a kids' disco and donate all the money to them'
Charley: 'I will help you Jamie'
Me: 'What!!!!?????'
My heart sank because I knew I would have to help them to some degree, I was mentally and physically exhausted at this time. I told Jamie & Charley that I wouldn't be making any phone calls on their behalf, they'd to do all of this themselves and in fairness they did. They put a committee together of a few of their friends. They held meetings in each other's houses. It was too cute. They secured the venue and got sponsorship etc. They were proper little diamonds every one of them. My heart exploded with pride at them both being so loving and conscientious. Well, they didn't lick it off a stone, they had seen me do various things all their lives so it was the environment they were reared in.
And so, the baton was handed over….
After prosecco, zumba, interviews with LMFM, much laughter and removal of clothing into our robes ( Nicola changing behind her roller banners was hilarious!) we made our way to the buses. The location is top secret and even the bus drivers have no idea till we set off. So much fun on the bus and we arrived at our beach at last the time was getting closer and closer. Nerves were rising but we were all together and supporting each other.
We made our way down to the beach and placed our intentions on the wishing tree and said a prayer for a beloved friend who was battling the illness. The atmosphere on the beach was electric and the nervous tension seemed to evolve into excitement. A photographer came to take our group's photo but said no way with robes on so that was it we whipped them off. The photo was taken along with a huge cheer from the crowd. However, the biggest cheer of the day was for our Sue when she stood proudly with her Dubs hat on and her Mayo flag flying in the wind, what a legend she is. Now it didn't seem so scary we had already done it, next step was into the sea. All of a sudden a primal roar went up and ladies disrobed and ran…so we followed suit…our now party of six. We held hands and ran naked into the Irish Sea. Our little pocket rocket of the group,who is the smallest in stature,but with the biggest courage dragged us further out than we imagined we would go. Plunging down into the freezing water surrounded by laughter, shouting, crying, shrieking. We felt absolutely euphoric!!!
Back to the beach and dressed again we were all so happy and extremely proud of ourselves. Such an empowering and liberating feeling if you haven't done it, DO IT!!!
We will be back again if you would like to join our Positive Mindset Group for this years event please get in touch xxx
A chance meeting in a shopping centre in Drogheda between Janice and the team from NECRET (North East Cancer Research & Education Trust) led to an I AM POSITIVE MINDSET group taking part in the 2017 Dip in the Nip.
Strolling through the centre, Janice noticed a stand for the event, feeling brave after her recent parachute jump in aid of Crumlin Children's Hospital she ventured over thinking about a new challenge. She spoke with Mary a beautiful kind lady who is a veteran of the event having dipped many times. She told Janice her brave story of how she had overcome cancer and was now thriving. The very charming Ciaran from NECRET chatted to Janice also and she told him in return of the great work we do here at I AM POSITIVE MINDSET. On the way home Janice phoned Nicola, and that was it – she was in with no hesitation and the Positive Mindset Dip in the Nipper group was born! Two soon became five as three of our Online Private Positive Mindset Family Group signed up. We set to work to raise as much as we could for this amazing charity.
On the morning of September 17th we met at the Westcourt Hotel in Drogheda. What a welcome, prosecco on arrival, smiles all around, fun and lots and lots of women! Janice went to register our group and in the queue met gorgeous Sue Masterson who was alone and travelled halfway up the country to be there. She wore a Dublin hat and bore a Mayo flag, she explained she was doing it in honour of her mother who had sadly passed. Also, having a parent from each of the counties she had loyalties to both on this the All Ireland Final day. She told Janice she was at the event because of "that lady over there", pointing at who else but Nicola. "Amazing" exclaimed Janice, "we were meant to meet, I work with Nicola, you won't be alone today. Join our group we would love to have you with us". Sue came over and was warmly greeted with big hugs. She told Nicola of how after watching her video recently,she had signed up to Dip in the Nip and purchased a ticket to the workshop in the Gibson immediately.


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I've had it with CPAP headgear
By The Dreamer on Mar 9, 2013 | In Sleep Apnea | Send feedback »
Pretty much ever since I started CPAP, I've had a problem with pressure sores on the back of my head (could be in part due to a problem with seborrheic dermatitis or something affecting the same region....I did have a massive cyct that was just below hairline removed the summer before OSA dx. Yet another procedure where I was given a local, but ended up completely out and waking was difficult...)
But, virtually every mask on the market insists on using the same spot as a contact point. Some masks are more tolerant though on the strap not being placed there.
Pretty much there is only one mask on the market that solves this headgear issue. The CPAP Pro from http://www.nomask.com.
The problem is that its a pricey mask and it never came up with my DME...though it could just be that its not from one of the big vendors that they carry a selection of and I don't know if I could get them to get it for me or not. And, insurance would pay 100%, so it would've made sense to get it....except for the DME's rigid 6 month rule, and I had gotten a new backup FFM last winter to use a few times. While my nasal pillow mask is pushing 1 year....I did in fact order a replacement -- as referenced in "I did something amazing this morning".
While doing that post, I had researched CPAP PRO some more, and signed up for their email list....where the next day they sent me a limited time offer to get one for $119. But, since I had just gotten the new Bravo II, and I was waiting for late March to inquire if DME would....
Meanwhile, I got an email on February 28th, announcing that "Headgear has just Become a Think in the Past".... Introducing the TAP PAP Nasal Pillow Mask! CPAP.com has it for $129, including shipping and return insurance. And, it comes with all size pillows. While CPAP PRO comes with 'standard' size pillows which they say fits 99%. But, past experience usually puts me in the 1%.... have to call them to get smaller or larger, should that be necessary.
So, in my mind I had a plan that I would wait until the next Discover cycle to order the TAP PAP and next DME visit to see about the CPAP PRO...and see which works. Thinking the one I get from DME, I'm going to keep whether it works or not.....'cause before TAP PAP, the plan was to make it work no matter what.
But, then yesterday I noticed that I had gotten an email the day before titled "CPAP PRO $99 Sale"....I thought about seeing if still worked....or waiting to next week, when I might stop at DME after getting my bi-weekly shot. Though a few days ago the sore on my head got really bad that I need to sleep in a different position and mask doesn't stay put in that position and... and...


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Steven Soderbergh and Scott Frank Reunite for Netflix Limited Series 'Godless'
Steven Soderbergh continues to build his TV catalog. The multiphyphenate has set his next project at Netflix, reuniting with Out of Sight screenwriter Scott Frank.
Billed as a limited series, a rare move amid the streamer's aggressive push into original programming, Godless is being executive produced by Soderbergh, Frank and Casey Silver. There aren't many details on the project, and no casting has been set, but it's described as a Western set in 1884.
Frank, who most recently spearheaded FX's ill-fated Hoke pilot, is writing and directing the project. It will be distributed in one-hour episodes and film in Santa Fe, N.M. The long list of Frank-penned screenplays includes Minority Report, The Wolverine, Marley and Me and Out of Sight.
The latter, which starred Jennifer Lopez and George Clooney, was something of a breakout for director Soderbergh. He adds Godless to a growing slate of series, which includes Amazon's Red Oaks, Cinemax's The Knick and upcoming Starz serial The Girlfriend Experience.
It's a bit of a new move for Netflix. Aside from the recently announced Gilmore Girls revival, the streamer has not been pushing much into limited projects — favoring open-ended series with multiple seasons.
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On the 19th of November 2010-Albany Museum(Anthropology dept)went to attend Ithongo exhibition opening hosted by Sterkstroom Museum.The invite came as part of the colaboration made by DSRAC- Queenstown District office led by Mr Zuko Baninzi.
The exhibition focus was to redefine Diviners/Amagqirha's status in our new democratic dispensation to be respected and acknowledged consultants who like their western counterparts should practice their job in daylight.Previously these traditional consultants were somewhat ignored or defined as whitch doctors,something that highlights part of their job not necesarily focussing most on that.Yet that also affected their status in the communities they serve and to the people they offer service to.In other words they were looked down upon their calling and practice.Something that our current Government has revised inorder to give them space to practice even in state hospitals once they prove to be doing what they claim.
So we went there to support our collegues in promoting Divinity at a higher level.As well as their effort to strike balance since they also have loaned our Anthropological banners to be used for the exhibition.During the opening credit was given to Mr Mpho Molapisi who is the the initiator of the project and through which we later extended to know more about the diviners training process prior their declaration as fully fledged traditional consultants.
Coming to the programme,it was well publicised and supported by the community of Sterkstroom and surroundings.Not to mention the backing they have received from the Provincial dept of Sports,Recreation ,Arts and Culture under Museums and Heritage section.When it comes to the attendence the local municipality was represented,The Police sector,Local schools,Church community,Museum board ,Amagqirha/Diviners as well as other invited guests.We were fortunate to share the platform with the Museum and Heritage directorate to further market Albany Museum as champions of Outreach and educational programmes.We had a chance to open the minds of people about the vital role that our living cultural heritage does in our daily lives and so forth and also to install pride and dignity towards practioners themselves to support and work with museums.They must know that it is their place to visit and share their knowledge to those in need and for future referencing.Indeed this a very successful event.
Here are some of the photos taken on that day as follows:
24 November 2010
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Maybe, just maybe, it's dummy-proof this season.
The American League MVP, I mean.
Every year, the voters look for a reason to not vote for Alex Rodriguez.
In 1996, Rodriguez was the best player in the American League, but finished second (behind Juan Gonzalez) because voters are obsessed with RBI men on first-place teams.
In 1998, Rodriguez was the second-best player in the American League (behind Albert Belle), but finished second (behind Juan Gonzalez) because voters are obsessed with RBI men on first-place teams.
In 2000, Rodriguez was as good as anybody in the American League, but finished third (behind Jason Giambi and Frank Thomas) because voters are obsessed with RBI men on first-place teams.
And in 2001 and 2002? Same thing as 2000. Alex Rodriguez was not clearly the best player in the American League in either season, but was as good as anybody, and lost out in the MVP balloting to the players on the first-place teams.
Fair enough. I understand that the voters give a bit of extra credit to the players on the first-place teams, and anyway there's only been one season -- 1996 -- when Rodriguez obviously got jobbed. Sure, it's a bit odd that the American League's best player over the last seven seasons hasn't managed to snare the American League's biggest honor, but sometimes that's just the way it works out. Even Barry Bonds once went seven seasons between MVPs, and Willie Mays once went 10 seasons between.
So going seven seasons, or more, without winning isn't a stain on Alex Rodriguez's reputation. Win or lose, he's still the best player in the league.
All that said, shouldn't this be the year?
Purely in terms of production per plate appearance -- as measured by Clay Davenport's Equivalent Average over at Baseball Prospectus -- Rodriguez is not head and shoulders above the field. Manny Ramirez is at the top, just ahead of Nick Johnson and Carlos Delgado, with Rodriguez in a group, just below, that includes Jason Giambi, Melvin Mora, and Trot Nixon.
But you can throw out Johnson, Mora, and Nixon because of their playing time, or rather their lack thereof.
Plate App.
Rodriguez 665
Nixon 501
Johnson 355
Mora 413
I wouldn't have bothered with this information, except I actually had a note last week from a wild-eyed Red Sox fan, urging me to consider Trot Nixon as the American League's MVP. Uh, no. Nixon's been great this season, but to even be considered he'd need more production, but qualitatively and quantitatively.
Ramirez, Johnson, and Delgado are worthy candidates, and we'll get back to them in a minute ...
In the meantime, there are others to consider; namely, players whose production might not match that of the big sluggers, but who do swing potent sticks and contribute with the glove, too. This group consists of second baseman Bret Boone, third baseman Bill Mueller, catcher Jorge Posada, and shortstop Nomar Garciaparra. What's more, all four of these guys do play on first- or second-place teams, so they pass the Meaningful Test.
The problem for them, though, is that they don't pass the Rodriguez Test. One way to compare players is to look at their Runs Above Replacement Position; that is, how many runs do they produce, compared to an average player at their position.
Rodriguez 72
B. Boone 55
Mueller 54
Posada 54
Garciaparra 52
Look, I understand why my friends in the scribing game prefer to vote for players on contending teams, and I'm not going to bother arguing with them any more. But how much extra credit do they get? Rodriguez blows Boone, Mueller, and Garciaparra away, (and those guys all play for second-place teams anyway). He's also got a big lead on Posada (let's not eliminate him from the competition just yet, though).
That brings us back to Ramirez, Delgado, and Giambi, who have been the best hitters in the league this season.
Ramirez: Very little defensive value, not going to get any extra credit for his leadership.
Delgado: Very little defensive value, plays for a third-place club.
Giambi: Very little defensive value (including many games as DH), and suffering through a poor (for him) second half.
Looking at Runs Above Replacement Position again ...
Rodriguez 72
M. Ramirez 65
C. Delgado 60
Ja. Giambi 56
Rodriguez is slightly ahead of the left fielder with the questionable attitude, slightly more ahead of the first baseman on the third-place team, and even more ahead of the first-place first baseman who spends nearly half his time on the bench when his teammates are on the field.
Granted, aside from comparing players' hitting stats to those of others at their position, we haven't discussed defense, which of course does count ... but Alex Rodriguez is a Gold Glove shortstop. Now, I don't think he really is the best in the American League, but 1) he is good, and 2) does anybody really want to argue that Bret Boone's or Nomar Garciaparra's defensive contributions can make up the vast difference between their offensive contributions and Rodriguez's?
If they let me vote, here's how I'd rank the top five MVP candidates:
1. Alex Rodriguez
2. Jorge Posada
3. Bret Boone
4. Carlos Delgado
5. Jason Giambi
... with Ramirez and Garciaparra fighting over the sixth slot. And why Posada? Because he's a catcher, and because catchers, who don't play every day, have an inherent disadvantage when we're counting things. I look around the majors and I see only one other catcher (Javy Lopez) who's doing what Posada's doing, and that makes me believe that Posada's a mighty valuable player. Just not as valuable as Alex Rodriguez.
Will Rodriguez win? Yeah, I think he will. Last year, Rodriguez finished second to Miguel Tejada. It was a distant second, but nobody this season has made a splash like Tejada did in the second half last season. There simply isn't any obvious non-Rodriguez candidate this season, so he'll probably sneak through and finally win one.
Senior writer Rob Neyer writes four columns per week during the baseball season. His new book, "Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Lineups," has just been published by Fireside. For more information about the book, visit Rob's Web site.


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Stocks Rally on Strong Manufacturing Report
The ISM's August manufacturing survey shows strength in the factory sector, giving an added boost to a stock market that was already starting September off with a rally. Also, markets ignored a weaker reading on the jobs market from ADP. Kathleen Madigan, Joe Bel Bruno and Paul Vigna discuss.
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Take a literal leap of faith with Jon, a ten year survivor of multiple myeloma (a chronic blood cancer) as he reminisces on accepting life's challenges and recognizing its rewards while he and his daughter try out tandem skydiving in Ft. Dodge, Iowa. Jon's goal is to encourage survivors to connect their remaining abilities with activities that are both rewarding and fruitful. We need to avoid letting our diagnosis define us -- we can't let our brokenness absolve us from action or be a pardon from purpose. As a survivor, YOU may be freefalling EVERY day... find a way to tandem! There are thousands of local clubs and statewide associations that can help you and your family find peace and purpose. Let them HELP!
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This weekend I developed an addiction – of making these circles in Photoshop CS2.
These are prepared from a collection of colorful photographs with a very quick technique that I found here (using polar co-ordinates). From bright pics to these eye-catching pieces of abstract art in a jiffy!
It's a whole new genre of very addictive post-processing! I'm still suffering the hangover… 😉
And here is one more… I'm spinning around!
And I had to add another one..
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In a world that sometimes seems to be completely youth-oriented, there's a lot to be said for reaching the age of 50. They used to say that Life Begins at 40. If that's true, it only gets better after 50. Is today your 50th birthday? Here's how to celebrate your 50th birthday in style!
Take the day off from work--unless you love your job. If you can't (or don't want to) take the day off, make sure that the office busybody knows your birthday is coming up far enough in advance to spread the word. That will ensure at least one birthday card and may even get you treated to lunch.
Give your family advance notice that you will not be doing a lick of work on your birthday and strongly suggest that they come up with a plan to deal with this fact. If you have to, create a chore chart just for the day that includes designating the person responsible for bringing you breakfast in bed and the person responsible for cleaning the disaster they make in the kitchen while preparing dinner.
Embrace your new status! Join the Red Hat Society and qualify for member perks and member savings. Put on a red and purple hat and take yourself out dancing to celebrate reaching a new stage in your life.
Try something you've never tried but always wanted to do. Fifty opens up the door to the second half of your life. Go on, plunge through it with something daring - you don't have to jump out of an airplane, though that's perfectly acceptable. Try something small--pick blue for your manicure instead of that lady-like pink. If someone questions your choice, just laugh at them. You're fifty. You earned your idiosyncrasies.
Exercise your new authority as a matriarch. Order off the menu at your favorite restaurant. You won't believe how good it feels to order exactly what you want cooked how you want it--and have the waitress deliver it even if it's not on the menu. Your orders have weight now! Just remember to use your newfound authority wisely.
Take a chance. Even if you've never done it before, go on and buy a lottery ticket, then spend an hour figuring out how you'll spend the money when you win. Dream big, sister. You've got the rest of your life to make the dreams come true.
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Inbound Marketing
Find out what it's like working on TMP's most social team
The Inbound team is growing fast, providing strategy and execution for dozens of Fortune 1000 companies. While we focus on content and social media for recruiting, the rules and skills are the same as any other industry. So if you are smart, curious, hardworking and a little strange, you'll fit right in.
What is Inbound Marketing?
Inbound Marketing is the intersection of content marketing and social media marketing. At TMP, we focus exclusively on building content for the recruitment world. That is, we help tell brand and employee stories to give a more authentic perspective about what it's like to work at a company, and engage people on social media.
Who works on the team?
We have about 17 people in people here in the Chicago office working with our Fortune 1000 clients. No one started on this team with any recruiting or recruitment marketing experience. Many didn't even start with much content or social marketing experience. They came in, eager to learn, and have found success.
We've built a team that is collaborative and helpful, and that wasn't by accident. There's very little need to compete amongst each other, and that has eliminated the kind of back-stabbing and gossiping you might find in other agencies. The team even gives an internal award every quarter to the person or persons who have made the biggest impact on the department.
What's the work like?
The team itself is in transition from a start-up within a large agency, to establishing processes and tools in the face of steady growth. While we still like to try new things and experimenting alongside our clients, we are building a professional (but never boring) department.
On any given day, you might be writing articles about your client's awesome employee wellness program, developing a two-week social media calendar, scheduling or promoting social media posts, talking strategy with account teams or the client, or reading about the latest trends in social media.
In fact, on any given day, you might do all those things.
What else should I know?
We're a fun group. At the last office party, we filled a conference room with balloons to make a ball pit. Then the boss made everyone balloon hats before we played flip-cup with the other department. If there's an opportunity for team bonding, we're there. We've taken part in a 1990s-themed party and a 1960s one.
Roughly every quarter, we get out of the office and focus on larger problems within the team. Everyone participates, because the team is driven by all of us. Not to get too kumbaya, but there aren't many other places where you'll get this much access and input.
From this team, people have moved on to become digital strategist, account directors and brand consultants.
We're motivated by a set of six rules and inspired by our phenomenal office view:
Hear what team members are saying about their Inbound experience on Glassdoor:
On the content marketing team, everyone's ideas are heard and the environment is one of mutual respect and trust. If you're smart enough to recognize the tremendous talents of each team member, you will learn a ton.
These are smart folks, no doubt. If you're looking for not only agency experience, but an opportunity to really "own" your work, this is the team for you. The casual, flexible work environment doesn't hurt either.
The overall team environment and culture is outstanding. The whole Inbound team actually cares about people as individuals and wants to know each other on a personal basis, not just inside the office walls.
All that's left for you to do is introduce yourself; we'd love to meet you!
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — On Veterans Day, Americans across the nation are honoring the sacrifices and service of the nation's armed forces with parades, wreath-laying ceremonies and other events.
In New York City, the nation's largest Veterans Day parade, renamed America's Parade, stepped off at Fifth Avenue and 26th Street shortly after 11 a.m.
EXTRA: What's Open On Veterans Day | Cafes, Shops & Salons Offering Military Discounts | PHOTOS: Veterans Day Parade
This year's grand marshal was Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, the U.S. military's first female four-star general. Dunwoody retired last year after a 37-year Army career.Comments


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Perfumes can benefit the person that carries it (and the persons around). It affects more than our nostrils and is much more powerful than we probably think. Read more about benefits of using perfumes.
There are thousands and thousands perfumes in the world today and to help the general consumer to choose a perfume a few methods of perfume classification and description are invented.