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Prompted by Kelli Marshal, I decided to write a quick post in response to my viewing of Tom Hooper's film adaptation of Les Miserables. Kelli wrote her own review of the film here. She didn't like it much and makes some keen observations about the camera work and the singing in particular. In addition, my twitter pal Noel also wrote about his response to the film. While I didn't feel quite as bludgeoned by the film's attempt for me to have ALL THE FEELS as he did, I didn't much care for it overall. But, I'm getting ahead of myself.
I was a Les Mis newbie. My experience with it comes mostly from this:
I read up on the plot on wikipedia before going in so as not to be confused. Going in blind and not as a fan, I didn't have much in the way of expectations about the film, except that as a musical it should appeal to me at an emotional level through songs. And boy, did they try to get to me at an emotional level. This film wanted me to cry so hard. And you need to understand this about me, I'm a crier. I cry at the drop of a hat. I brought in tissues special to prepare for all the crying I knew I was going to do. To be fair, there were moments when I was moved and had to dab away a small sniffle, "Castle in a Cloud" and the death of Gavroche mostly.
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The film tried too hard and I could see the contrivance. As both Kelli and Noel discuss, the relentless facial contorting, gnashing of teeth and tearing of hair, and the dirt, and the black heads, and the close-ups (OMG the endless close-ups) ultimately feel forced, and all appear done in an attempt to make it feel SO REAL!!! I think this is where the relentless emphasis on their live singing during production comes from. It's as though they're trying to say, "this film isn't like those inauthentic overdone musicals from days of yore where people lip synced while shooting. NO! These actors are singing AND acting at the same time! Be amazed at this new level of authenticity!" But in a musical, I want to be moved through the music, through song and the voice, not by Anne Hathaway's well placed tears and bad skin. I want to be swept up and away. It's gotta be BIG. Noel puts it this way,
When you have something like Les Misérables, which is the double whammy of big melodrama and big musical, sometimes you just need it to wash over you to really "work," to surrender to the out-sized emotions
The moments that were the most compelling for me were the big choral numbers and when little Gavroche and the charismatic Enjolras were on the screen. The film should have been big. Musicals are about excess. Excess of feeling, of drama, of expression, of sound and movement. To not take advantage of the sheer bigness of the cinema, and not go big or go home, misses the point of what makes musicals appealing (for me). Most of the people I went to the cinema with, did enjoy the film, so maybe I am just being too critical.
Setting aside the issue of the music and whatnot, as a newbie, I also found the core of the story troubling. Basically, it boils down to something like, sure, you can fight for basic human dignity, and maybe sometimes a poor soul whose looking for redemption might be able to save a Cosette and bring her out of the street into the bosom of the bourgeois, but mostly, life sucks and you're probably going to die before you're 20 from a gunshot wound or consumption, but hey it's OK because god loves you and when you die you get to be with him. Um, hellooooo? WHAT?
So I leave you with two clips, both I enjoy tremendously. I know that Baz can be a bit contentious and not everyone likes it, but I adore Moulin Rogue! and the first clip is from that. It has it's own issues (holy quick cut editing batman!) but it works for me. The second clip is from the Hindi film Lagaan. Even without subtitles it should be pretty easy to make out that the white lady has fallen in love with the Indian lad and the Indian lady is jealous. They dance through the scenario. What I like so much about this clip is the playful interactions between the two leads and how the group dancing is integrated into the story. Plus it just looks amazing – all those swirling saris. Quick note about Hindi films too. The actors are never the singers. Filmi singers have their own fan followings and people will often see a film based on who the singers are and not the actors.


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Last night, Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall was filled with the spirit of Louis Vuitton for the annual Lincoln Center Corporate Fund Gala, which hosted the Maison and Nicolas Ghesquière. In addition to honoring the Artistic Director with the Women's Leadership Award, the event consisted of a one-night exhibition of his designs, spanning fashion collections to architectural installations.
Co-chaired by Steven R. Swartz, President and CEO of Hearst, Glenda Bailey, Editor-in-Chief of Harper's BAZAAR, Christina Baker, Fiona and Stan Drukenmiller and Miroslava Duma, the non-profit Corporate Fund Gala raises necessary, unrestricted corporate financial support for Lincoln Center's ten resident art organizations.
Among the evening's highlights was a unique concert curated by Woodkid featuring the New York Philharmonic with a special performance from Catherine Deneuve who recited a spoken word dedication to art. When the moment came for Ghesquière to accept the award, Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany were there to bestow the honor upon him.
The gala's host committee was represented by Delphine Arnault and Michael Burke, as well as ongoing friends of the Maison such as Michelle Williams, Nicole Kidman, Riley Keough, Ruth Negga, Xavier Dolan, Justin Theroux, Jaden Smith, Cindy Sherman, Noomi Rapace, Léa Seydoux, Hidetoshi Nakata, Laura Harrier, and Sophie Turner. Hearst Magazine's Chief Content Officer Joanna Coles, Lincoln Center Chair Katherine Farley and Lincoln Center President Debora L. Spar were also among the guests.
Louis Vuitton is the latest honoree among a distinguished list that includes Carolina Herrera, Karl Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney, Maria Grazia Churi and Pierpaolo Piccioli representing Valentino. Over the past four years, the event has raised $5.5 million which helps ensure that the Lincoln Center will remain as a beacon of outstanding artistic output.

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A postscript to yesterday's review of The Higher Power of Lucky: Next week (Feb. 25-March 3) is Freedom to Read Week in Canada, which "encourages Canadians to reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom." And because big books tend to appear simultaneously in the U.S. and north of the border, we may assume that the 2007 Newbery winner is there or on the way. Don't you wonder if any Canadian librarians will dare to speak out against Susan Patron's novel during Freedom to Read Week?
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TSU battled in the men's contest, but dropped to 0-5 this season. The women's loss also put the Tigers at 0-5. WKU's men improved to 5-6, while the women moved to 8-4.
In men's doubles action, the No. 1 tandem of Lawrence Washington/Shaun Ingram fell 8-4 to Craig Kirchgessner/Lance Freeman. In the second doubles slot, Kaleb Ball/Brody Freeman topped William Simmons/Jared Asher 8-1.
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Simmons fell 6-2 and 7-6 (7-4 tiebreaker) to Andrew Fish. Asher fell in straight sets to Kirchgessner (6-0, 6-0). Witzgall won in the five spot (6-0, 6-0) over James Shelton. TSU forfeited the No. 6 point.
In the women's contest, WKU swept the doubles set as Monta Reinfelde/Madeline Phillips won 8-3 over Lauren and London Thomas in the top spot. Alex Crofford/Carolina Barboza defeated Melynda Simmons/Kryston Mason, 8-3. In the third spot, WKU's Katrina Vucina/Morgan Freeman knocked off Shardel Suber/Khadijah Williams (8-1).
Tennessee State's Simmons dropped the No. 1 point (7-5, 6-1) to Reinfielde. Barboza won 6-3, 6-2 over London Thomas in the No. 2 slot. Lauren Thomas fell 6-0, 6-1 to Crofford.
In the four spot, Vucina defeated Mason (6-0, 6-2) and Phillips swept Suber (6-0, 6-0). In the No. 6 spot, Freeman defeated Williams (6-0, 6-0).
Tennessee State remains home on Saturday. The men host Tennessee Tech at 11am, while the women take on Southeast Missouri at 10am. TSU's ladies take on UT Martin on Sunday afternoon at 2pm.


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This is going to be a short blog post being thankful that no terrible injuries happened to the Texans players today. No news is good news.
When rapper Paul Wall showing up to your training camp is The Big News, that is a good day at camp. If you are prepping your tailgates, and need to get your soundtrack together, here's my old blog post of various Houston Texans songs that folks have put together: "Your Houston Texans mixtape (updated x2)."
Brief Notes: Tons of fans at camp today. I am certain that if the facilities for the Texans were larger, they would have even more people show up. Spoke to a number of fans who had to try all sorts of things to get into camp today.
Wide Receiver: Lots of good work for the Texans wide receivers today. Lestar Jean had his best day in a while. I know that there is a lot of concern about the wide receiver position, and I'm sure there will be some learning situations, but I'm interested to see these guys in action.
That being said, good to hear in his interview on NFL Network that Andre Johnson plans on being back to practicing on Monday. He was running on the far field under trainer supervision full speed and says he feels good.
Kicking: No field kicking show today, but Shayne Graham handled all the kickoffs for practice today. Trindon Holliday had some nice returns.
Defensive Linemen: With the injury to JJ Watt, the Texans were already thin on the defensive line. Coach Gary Kubiak noted:
We had a hard morning because we had eight defensive linemen, then (NT) Earl (Mitchell) missed some of practice. Lonnie (NT Hebron Fangupo) had to leave—had a death in his family and had to leave practice early. So we had to just practice. We worked with two groups today. We battled through. I liked our practice; I thought offensively we practiced good throughout practice, defensively we finished practice awesome in the two minute drill, one every time. So we're just battling through till tomorrow, then we'll give them a break tomorrow afternoon and Sunday, then start to play."
Next week will be in some ways easier for the team in practice because they will be trying to structure the week like a regular game week.
How excited are you for seeing football next week (!), even if it is the preseason?
Various Articles of Interest to Texans Fans:
2011 Pressure Plays, Offense, Football Outsiders. In sum, Matt Schaub receives a lot of "hurries" but he's at the top of the league in performing in that pressure. Given the pass rushers the Texans are facing this year, this is a little unnerving. Schaub is very brave in the pocket but doesn't always get the ref protection calls that some other QBs get.
Texans: Kevin Walter is not a second-rate No. 2 receiver, USA Today. Interesting article. I've heard the Texans be described as a "run first offense," and I don't think that is accurate. They are striving for balance, and the perfect Texans game is using the pass a bunch in the first half to get a big lead, play great defense, crush teams in the second half with the run and make them lose their will to compete.
But certainly, as the article notes, there are many targets for this offense, and it is hard for players not named Andre Johnson and Arian Foster to get those targets. The Texans certainly ran the ball more than in previous years and this is due to much better defensive play preventing shoot out games and the injuries to Matt Schaub and Andre Johnson which tended to increase the tendency to run, throw the ball safely, shortly to RB, TE.
2011 Age-adjusted team rosters, Football Prospective. Doesn't just look at age of the roster but how old were the contributors on the team? What is interesting to me is the defense. Texans had the second youngest defense in the league, and will likely have one of the youngest for its contributors next year too. Out of Wade Phillips' times as defensive coordinator, I believe this year and last year's Texans teams are his youngest that he's coached.
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North Lake College Art Professor Brett Dyer's office is filled with art. Mona Lisa smiles down from a corner perch, original canvases cover the walls and on the floor sits a sculpture made from painted-over recycled materials, including a globe and a plastic water bottle.
Dyer's life wasn't always so artistic. He grew up in a family that didn't care for art, and as a child he rarely encountered it. Now, though, Brett Dyer specializes in painting—and in teaching. As a professor, and as the 2015-16 NLC President's Scholar, Dyer focuses his attention on students like his younger self, who are still discovering that they can express themselves through creativity.
Dyer's upbringing is a world apart from his career today. His childhood farm, outside the east Texas town of Hallsville, had "no cable, no internet. I think the nearest store was 45 minutes away." The only art he ever saw hanging on a wall was at his doctor's office.
"I didn't even know people were still artists," Dyer reflects. "I thought it was a thing people did a long time ago." A high school art class helped Dyer discover what he'd been missing, and a field trip to the Dallas Museum of Art was a "big awakening" as Dyer began to carve out a new identity.
Dyer wanted to go to college, but his family was opposed. As he remembers it, "My parents told me, 'College is for people that think they're better than everybody else. You're not goin'.'"
He applied anyway, but small scholarship offers left him "discouraged." Dyer's savings couldn't finance a college education either: "I think I had a cow and what was in my bedroom." Finally, his art teacher suggested he apply to a nearby community college which offered full scholarships for art students. Soon, against the odds, Brett Dyer was a college student.
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Remembering supportive mentors, like his first high school and college art teachers, Dyer aspires to give the same personal attention to his students. For example, he explains, "I like to be in the classroom at least 30 minutes early." That way, he can write out instructions on the board and organize the materials students will use to create their works.
When he lectures, Dyer tries to open minds, not change them, and doesn't impose his own beliefs. "I don't want to tell my students what I like and what I don't like." Instead, he wants to help students find their own preferred styles.
Dyer's own artwork includes encaustic painting, a medium that uses beeswax. These paintings are smaller, and the material is more fragile, but encaustic painting "felt innate" when Dyer first tried it. "I think the first time I played with it I made like eight paintings in one day."
His paintings often come from interactions with friends, family, and strangers. "My work's always about something emotional or personal," he explains, which is why many of the paintings include silhouettes or abstract human figures. He avoids specific portraits because that way his subject "could be anybody." Just like he proves that anybody can discover that they're destined to be an artist.


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How To Find Your Own Bodybuilding 'Map' And 'Route'
February 26, 2010 by Shaun
Filed under The Fitness Bug
Most people that are already into bodybuilding are probably already fighting fit. But depending on your age, previous/current injuries and other things, you may want to ensure that you are ready to take up a weightlifting program, let alone taking things to the next level the stayfitbug.com way. You can do this by,
1. Taking a PARQ (Pre Activity Readiness Questionnaire) – These questionnaires are designed to understand if there is any risk involved for the individual in question to take up an intense fitness program. Here's an example of one PARQ
2. A lifestyle questionnaire – These can help determine what level of workout you should go for.
3. Determining your goals
The easiest way to write your goals down is by asking yourself 4 questions in this order.
- Overall Goal(s)
- Break down these goals into shorter achievable goals. Say 1-3 months.
- The purpose of each goal
- Look deeper into it… do these goals you now have seem impractical in anyway. If so how can you make them more practical?
Find Your Routine And Then Follow 'These' Articles
It's simple… follow the rules of bodybuilding and you will get to where you need to be. Eat well, supplement well, workout with intensity and results will come. You will feel the burn, the pain, and the agony. If you keep at it, you will prevail.
However, there will likely come a day when you simply wont be happy with how your body looks. In fact you probably never will be. You will always look at someone else's body and want what they have.
Yes, I have taught you to know better than to compare with others, but lets face it… It's going to happen anyway. Especially when you catch your girlfriend eyeing up some muscle bound model type on a hot summers day. But hey, at least the jealousy will push you to work harder. Never the less, it is at this point when Shaun of stayfitbug.com will come to the rescue and show you ways to keep those muscles active. It is these exercises that you will use to find your own map. What tweaks work and which don't? Here you will pick those posts that either unveil an innovative exercise or workout routine such as,
Hard Gainer Weightlifting Workout Routine
Shock Body Exercise Variations
How To Build A Sandbag For Your Weightlifting Routine
And use them to take your muscles to the next level… in your own way.
Understand Your Genetics
Unfortunately you cannot change the genes that you have been blessed or cursed with. Whether you have a big butt, high calves with skinny ankles, a long neck, small wrists or whatever… you are lumped with it for life. But the quicker you understand that, the quicker you can figure out what you can do in your workouts so that everything you do works to your advantage.
If you have small wrists like I do, then you will have focus on grip work and building your forearm muscles more (compound exercises can fix this too). If you have a long neck, then focus on neck exercises and building up your traps. Then make sure to build yourself a tailor made wardrobe so that your hard work is always on display when you are in public. You might not be a show off all of the time. But I bet you would like to show off that one part of your body that you have always been insecure about… right?
Once you have understood this, then it is up to you put more focus on the areas of your body where your genetics have decided to curse you.
Watch How Your Body Responds To Certain Scenarios
This is a key thing that you need to do. You can read everything that I tell you here and a lot of it may work. There will be times when you do something 'right' in your workout, different to what you have done previously, and that is when you will have found out what works for you! When that does happen, make sure you write it down. If it begins to work again then you know you can use that method over and over again. You will now have learned how to ride your own bodybuilding bike… just know that you will have to change the gears every now and again so that your muscles always have something new to talk about.
Now, this probably won't happen often… well, it just might. But when it doesn't, you will be faced with bodybuilding failure. You will either face a plateau or worse… lose muscle mass. I have personally experienced the pain of losing muscle mass, at a time when I was working out the hardest. I just couldn't figure it out. Looking back now, it was probably a combination of things.
- Not having enough rest days
- Working the same muscle group to much
- Not taking my glutamine supplement
- Or just not eating the right food before my workout
Since then I haven't really faced any traumas as I did then. I've managed to find ways to prevent that from happening. I guess you could say that I have begun to find my own map. But it's not to say that the same thing can't happen again.
The devil really is in the detail here. Just make sure you keep your eye on the ball. Watch how your body responds to everything you do. And when the good things happen, write it down… and celebrate a little.
Create And Follow Your Own Trial And Error
In the last couple of posts, you will have learned the about the importance of
- Writing things down
(If you don't yet use a journal, here is a simple one that you can use)
And here's another simple one, which you can just download.
However, I personally think I can design a better one. If I do, you will know about it.
- Following up what you did with what you had planned
- Understanding why you didn't follow through with the whole plan
- Drafting a new plan to fix and improve
- Keeping a journal of that
- Tracking and analyze the results
- Using that data that as a base of progression
This is a much better way than following the leader for a few reasons
- You have different genetics – Your bodies will respond different to different things
- You may have slightly different goals
- You don't know their 'real' lifestyle (What they eat, how they eat, how much they sleep etc.)
There are many factors in ones lifestyle that could affect the way one looks and performs in the gym.
But something that is beneficial is if you find a leader in the gym that openly states what works for them, but also recognizes what may work for you, using the same info. I might even be a contender to be your virtual gym partner. Time will be the decider of what happens with that. 🙂
The last thing you want to make sure you do is HAVE FUN!
I've already covered a few ways in which you can do this, both when working out and not.
Forget About The Gym! Play Rockband and Guitar Hero For Fitness
Help! I Can Barely Lift My Own Body Weight, How Do I Start?
Working Out is Boring! Lets Just Dance (part 1)
But there's no point doing any of this if you aren't going to have some fun along the way. (Don't worry; I will always be on the quest to find new ways to have fun with bodybuilding)
Once you follow this map in this order, you'll be able to see where all of the loopholes exist in your workout routine.
See you in the comments.
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BouMatic appoint new Technical Director
BouMatic Names Günter Korthauer Director, Technical Services, Europe and Asia.
BouMatic®, dairy equipment and chemical manufacturer with global headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin, named Günter Korthauer Director of Technical Services today. "We listened to our Dealers and Dairy Farmers and created this new position to provide the highest quality technical support to our customers." stated BouMatic President, Robert Luna.
Mr. Korthauer joined BouMatic in April, 2013, as the Dairy Solutions Manager responsible for Europe. He focused on developing standard layout templates and tools to support the BouMatic Sales Force in planning, selling and installing Systems and Upgrades. Mr. Korthauer brings 30 years' experience working in the milking equipment business during which time he has gained the highest level of respect from his customers and colleagues.
In his previous company, Mr. Korthauer was responsible for large projects as the Technical Manager. His extensive experience includes developing technical specifications, guiding an installation team and commissioning the completed installation to the customer. Mr. Korthauer grew up on a dairy farm and holds a degree from a high school renowned for its program for top professional metal and electrical processing technicians. He is a highly qualified electrical technician and refrigeration master.
In his new role, Mr. Korthauer reports directly to Lee Teng Hsu, Vice President, Global Customer Experience and is responsible for the operational excellence of the regional Technical Services Team in Europe and Asia. "Adding someone of Günter Korthauer's caliber to direct Technical Services in Europe and Asia demonstrates BouMatic's significant commitment to our customers. In his new position, Günter will be the key leader for technical solutions. Excellence and expediency in technical installations is critical to BouMatic's total focus on the cow and its commitment to milking her gently, quickly and completely." announced Lee Teng Hsu.
Mr. Korthauer is charged with leading dealer technical support, ensuring delivery of quality technical solutions to field issues, managing large dairy projects worldwide, and leading installation efforts at BouMatic.


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charles latham: safe / unsafe
I'm honoured to announce the opening of an exhibition of Charles Latham's recent photographic work, for which I was curator, at Landmark Arts in Lubbock, TX, as part of "Serial Experiments in Artist-Curated Micro Exhibitions", organized by my friend and colleague Jason Derouin. Below is the curatorial statement for the exhibition:
Charles Latham: safe / unsafe
Curatorial Statement
Matt Sparling, February 2014
A friend once admitted to owning a mass collection of footage of marching bands on VHS tapes. Charles Latham would seem to collect nylon sportswear and restraining devices.
The reverence with which both collections were displayed, a particular order, a neatness, a location of purpose and inscrutable significance, suggests at rituals defined by two intentions; here the objects are held aloft, revered, enshrined, displayed with pride and admiration. They are also there placed to control, to contain and symbolically restrain something that, for the collector, exists as both ordinary and volatile at the same time, a thing so precariously linked to their identity that it simultaneously defines, keeps safe, and violently threatens their fundamental sense of self.
It is here that this border of the abject is demarcated, where the fetish object holds singular, unique power over its possessor and possessed.
Latham's work would seem to seek to mediate this borderline for us, presenting these nylon windbreakers, vinyl records and restraining devices as neutral, displayed, arranged, collected, but also activated, worn, engaged, given life and identity and a sinister sense of hazard.
The ambiguous safety of these objects and their potential volatile nature is further complicated by the artist's inclusion of self-portrait and self-history, a personal narrative that both renders vulnerable the artist himself, and attempts to pry at a sympathetic wound in his audience.
Latham therein sits enthroned, crowned with bull horns, garbed in royal emerald, flanked by the jewels and restraints of his station, surrounded by his court of sexually-charged anonymity, beings whose identity is obliterated by the very clothing and trappings that define them.
We, as viewers, find ourselves invited guests, invasive voyeurs, and sympathetic victims.
Far from lacking a sense of humour, it is this laughing apocalypse of sorts that renders these works and their objects seemingly inert, safe, and undoubtedly that much more dangerous.
The exhibition runs from Feb 10th to Feb 23rd, 2014. More information is available here: http://www.depts.ttu.edu/ART/SOA/nav/landmark/exhibitsschedule/micro_exhibits/micro_exhibits.php
If you are anywhere near Texas during that period I encourage you to check out the exhibition, as well as the other shows int he series, Latham's new work is as remarkable and challenging as it is beautiful and disturbing.
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Summer is a season to celebrate the family and Play Golf America encourages everyone to hit the course during Family Golf Month for a healthy and affordable way to spend quality time together. Family Golf Month promotes golf as a fun, family recreation by providing structured, yet casual, opportunities for families to learn the game. Throughout the month of July, PGA and LPGA Professionals at participating facilities nationwide offer reduced or no cost activities for golfers of all ages and skill levels. To find programs in your area, visit PlayGolfAmerica.com.
"Summer is a great time to get involved in the game of golf, because there are so many programs that focus on the benefits that golf has for everyone -- from kids to grandparents," said PGA of America President Allen Wronowski. "With so many Family Golf Month events during July and throughout the summer, the game is more accessible and affordable than ever."
Nearly 2,100 facilities are registered to host Family Golf Month events, including Family Golf Clinics and Play Days, Kids Play Free, Bring Your Kids to the Range, Take Your Daughter to the Course Week (July 4-10) and special junior rates, as well as a variety of other events and activities which can be found at PlayGolfAmerica.com. In addition, many facilities offer affordable programs -- some even complimentary -- for the entire family. Family Golf Month events are also being hosted on military golf courses as part of The PGA of America's long-standing relationship with and support of the United States military.
"Golf provides children with life lessons of discipline, honesty, camaraderie, sportsmanship and etiquette, and families can really capitalize on these benefits during Family Golf Month," added Wronowski. "Kids today are spending more time in front of computers and televisions, but Family Golf Month activities provide a great reason to get them out in the fresh air spending uninterrupted time with family."
For more information on Play Golf America and any of the family or junior golf programs, consumers can visit PlayGolfAmerica.com. The site allows users to find and register at participating facilities in their area by searching their city or zip code.


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The iPad has quickly become a a pain in the neck for Apple's competitors. Now the popular tablet computer is also becoming a pain in the neck for its users -- literally.
A new study published by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health found that tablet users who hold the device on or near their lap are putting more strain on their neck muscles than someone who uses a normal desktop comptuer.
The study said the findings wasn't unique to just Apple's iPad but it applied to other tablet computers as well.
"If you think about your position when you are hunched over looking down, your head is hanging out over space, so you are using your neck muscles to support the weight," Jack Dennerlein, the director of the Harvard Occupational Biomechanics Laboratory, and lead author of the paper, told The Los Angeles Times.
Ironically, notorious Apple competitor Microsoft funded the study.
The study also found that your average tablet computer user tends to move around and shift more than desktop computer users.
The authors of the study recommended investing in a good case for the iPad that can prop it up on a table, which they said is the best position for the user's neck.
Apple sold 15.43 million iPads in the last three months of 2011 and its continued growth this year is expected to make Apple that largest computer-seller in the country.


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Integrated Pest
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This course is approved for 1.5 CEUs in the following categories:
Maximum CEUs earned: 3
Course Description
Integrated Pest Management. Integrated pest management, or "IPM" for short, is an environmentally sound approach to controlling a pest population through common sense methods. Each control method will be addressed and defined in this presentation. IPM is a strategy focusing on the long-term prevention of pests or their damage through the use of multiple techniques.
Basics of Sampling for Plant Pathogens. Pathogens are often the root cause of plant failure. Implementing an effective strategy using chemicals to target an identified pathogen is an essential element of agricultural stewardship. This course teaches the basics of sampling, and the different tools and techniques needed to accurately identify crop pathogens.
Insect Identification. Insects are a major part of our daily lives. Whether we realize it or not, there are millions of insects around us at all times. This presentation is a brief overview of basic identification of insects that we commonly come in contact with. At the end of this presentation, I hope that you have a better understanding of how to identify insects that you might encounter in work or in your day-to-day activities.
Pesticide Calibration. Calibration ensures that your equipment delivers the correct amount of pesticide uniformly across your field or target area and if done incorrectly or not at all has major consequences. It can mean the difference between control or failure of a pesticide. This course ensures you will be able to accurately calibrate using many types of application methods: broadcast application, banded application, multiple nozzles per row, and in-furrow applications.
After completing this course in its entirety, participants will be able to:
- Monitor and control pests through cultural, biological, mechanical, chemical, genetic, and host plant resistance methods.
- Describe resistance, how it develops, and integrative ways it can be managed.
- Identify the characteristic differences between arthropods and insects, and the stages of metamorphosis.
- Describe the different of calibration types and why it is so important to calibrate before pesticide application occurs.
- Become familiar with specific details and mathematical instructions on how to perform broadcast applications, banded applications, multiple nozzles per row, and in-furrow applications.
Chapter 1 – Integrated Pest Management
- Cultural Control
- Mechanical Control
- Chemical Control
- Genetic Control
- Host Plant Resistance
- Resistance Management
- Structured Refuge
Chapter 2 – Basics of Sampling for Plant Pathogens
- Why bother to sample for plant pathogens?
- Keys to Sampling
- Sample Collection Tools
Sampling Scenarios
- Turf
- Leaves
- Fruit
- Wilt
- Woody Plants
Chapter 3 – Insect Identification
- Odonata (Dragonfly and Damselfly)
- Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)
- Isoptera (Termites)
- Hemiptera (True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids)
- Coleoptera (Beetles)
- Hymenoptera (Wasps, Bees, Ants)
- Lepidoptera (Butterflies)
- Diptera (Flies, Mosquitoes, Midges)
Chapter 4 – Pesticide Calibration
- When to Calibrate?
- Calibration Terminology
- Broadcast Sprayer Application
- Banded Application
- Multiple Nozzles per Row Application
- In-Furrow Application
Final Assessment
Course instructors will be available by email or telephone between 9am and 5pm Eastern Standard Time. They will assist you with questions regarding course content.
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I can feel New York Times editorials killing brain cells when I read them. Times editorials should come accompanied by a warning that they may be hazardous to your health. To paraphrase Shakespeare's Falstaff, they are not only stupid, they are the cause of stupidity in others. Our friend Bill Otis writes to draw attention to a striking example:
Occasionally you take the wood to the New York Times for its errors. My friend Kent Scheidegger, blogging on Crime & Consequences, just put up a deconstruction of a NYT editorial that criticized the courts' refusal to stop the execution of an allegedly mentally disabled multiple killer.
Kent's piece is the most thorough and devastating indictment of an editorial in a mainstream paper I have ever read, and I'm 67 years old. It exposes the truly breathtaking dishonesty of the editorial in a fashion that leaves nothing to the Times's credibility, such of it as there was anyway.
A paper capable of this degree of dishonesty anywhere in its pages should, by all rights, be out of business. I think Kent's piece may be something you would want to consider putting up on PL.
Kent's post is "Editorial errors" and we agree with Bill that you will find it of interest.


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When the Kool-Aid Man next hurtles through some unsuspecting homeowner's wall, he'll look snazzier, more up-to-date, more "lifelike," according to parent company Kraft Foods Group Inc.
Which means that Kool-Aid Man -- a giant, anthropomorphic, red liquid-filled pitcher that's been around since 1954 -- will be "technologically advanced [and] CGI-generated" instead of the costumed character he once was, according to Kraft.
The mascot for the drink mix brand is undergoing "a serious makeover with a brand-new modern look and distinctive voice" for an advertising campaign plugging the company's liquid mix.
The product allows customers to add drops of sugar-free juice mix to water to create customized beverage blends.
Acting as a spokesman, digital or not, requires the Kool-Aid Man to say more than just his longtime "Oh Yeah!" tagline, which is usually expressed as he bursts through random walls on his way to mix a drink for fans.
Quiz: How well do you remember 2012?
The updated character will have an expanded vocabulary and a developed personality, according to Kraft. His evolution is designed to make him more appealing to moms, the company said.
He'll have his own Facebook page. Advertisements will feature him "trying to decide which of his 22 flavor 'outfits' to wear, working out at the gym, buying flowers and interacting with neighbors" and more.
Chances are that the Kool-Aid Man won't be shown making awkward appearances a la "Family Guy," the animated comedy show in which he's often shown materializing at inopportune times.
Kool-Aid was launched in the 1920s and is owned by Kraft, which also parents the Oscar Mayer and Jell-O brands.
Starbucks to cut list price for packaged coffee
California adds BPA plastics chemical to warnings list
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Cut! He cried when Kaye bounced
Virginia Film Festival director Richard Herskowitz was traumatized by film at age four. His mother took him to see a Danny Kaye movie called Merry Andrew at Radio City Music Hall. When Kaye bounced on a trampoline, "It terrified me, and I started crying," recalls Herskowitz. "I had to be taken out and never have seen the whole thing."
Has his whole career been an attempt to expunge old demons? More likely it was other movies that made less terrifying impressions on him, particularly those he saw as a teen at the Cornell Cinema Film Society while his family was spending summers in Ithaca, New York. "I saw the Marx Brothers, Ingmar Bergman..." he says. "I became hooked."
And in one of life's interesting twists, as an adult, Herskowitz returned to become director of the Cornell Cinema for 12 years before he took over the Virginia festival in 1994.
Herskowitz clearly grooves on being able to bring great movies to Charlottesville. The downside of his job? Fundraising. "I devote two-thirds of my energy to making this a break-even, survivable organization," he laments.
Gearing up for his ninth festival here, Herskowitz extols the genre closest to his heart– experimental film– in this year's Wet-themed program because water is so "inherently cinematic."
The phone rings continuously at his Culbreth office, but Herskowitz takes it in stride. "After October, no one will call," he says.
Age: 48
What brought you here? The opportunity to program the Virginia Film Festival. The best thing about moving here is that my wife [Jill Hartz] found an even better job than mine. She directs the UVA Art Museum.
What's worst about living here? There aren't enough alternative, noncommercial films screened.
Favorite hangout? Mudhouse
Most overrated virtue: Being virtuous
People would be surprised to know...: I have a greater passion for music than for movies. I buy and download a lot of new music.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I'd be more productive in the morning instead of late at night.
What accomplishment are you proudest of? My film programs, particularly the Robert Flaherty film seminar I programmed in 1987, and the "Cool" and "U.S. and Them" programs here in Charlottesville.
What do people find most annoying about you? I'm a workaholic.
Whom do you admire? Ken Jacobs, the experimental filmmaker, was my mentor in college and shaped my thinking more than anyone else.
Favorite book? Ursula LeGuin's The Dispossessed
What subject causes you to rant? Virginians' phobias about taxation. Public services are being wiped out in Virginia because of politicians pandering to voters' selfishness.
What thrills you about life in the 21st century? The Internet. I love the immediate access to information, the opportunity to stay in touch with developments in the film and art worlds everywhere while living here.
What creeps you out about life in the 21st century? I live too much of my life on the Internet.
What do you drive? A used Ford Escort.
What's in your car CD player right now? Anne Watts and Boister. They're accompanying a Buster Keaton film at the Festival. They sound a little like Laurie Anderson with finer, jazzier, and funnier musicianship.
What's your next journey? I recently got back from the Toronto Film Festival, and I can't even think about traveling until the festival here is over.
Most trouble you've ever gotten in? A couple of antiwar demonstrations where I got arrested. The trouble was with my parents.
What do you regret? That I couldn't convince Warner Brothers to let us show Singin' in the Rain during the Festival because it's the 50th anniversary and they're saving it for bigger cities.
Favorite comfort food? Pizza
What's always in your refrigerator? Shelves
Must-see TV? Curb Your Enthusiasm and other HBO series. I wish cable TV here would offer the Sundance Channel, Independent Film Channel, and MTV2.
Favorite cartoon? A computer-animated cartoon called "Reboot."
Describe a perfect day. I learn that private and corporate contributions are pouring in, and so I can focus my attention on just choosing great movies.
Walter Mitty fantasy? Making a movie that's a hit at other festivals. I reject Sundance and give Virginia the premiere.
Who'd play you in the movie? I'm afraid they'd have to ask Stan Winston to construct me.
Most embarrassing moment? Introducing Paul Wagner's Windhorse as Out of Ireland. But most of the audience thought I was being intentionally funny.
Best advice you ever got? Why go to law school when you clearly love the arts? That was from a successful lawyer who saved me from making that mistake just before I graduated from college.
Favorite bumper sticker? The public access TV bumper sticker: "Don't watch TV, make it."
Movie can you always watch, no matter how many times you've seen it? Andy Warhol's Chelsea Girls


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Then the Americans blazed a trail overland, and discovering the richness of the mines, the agricultural land, and the forests, eventually annexed the land from Mexico. Since then, California has been synonymous with clement weather, sublime natural beauty, and richly varied ecosystems. From sandy beaches on the Pacific Coast to the glaciers of the Sierra Nevadas, California's public lands encompass forests of giant redwoods, sequoias, and Joshua trees, vast expanses of exotic desert, fertile valley wetlands, and all sorts of fascinating transition zones.
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MU Political Science Students Hosts Missouri Senatorial Debate
COLUMBIA - State senate candidates faced off on the University of Missouri campus on Tuesday night.
Student from the political science club prepared questions for the candidates to shed light on their opposing views. The auditorium was filled with more than 70 audience members of all ages. The candidates highlighted their views on specific topics including taxes, education, construction and term limits.
When it came to cigarette tax, the candidates agreed on the importance of an increase from 17 percent, but for different reasons.
Representative Still said she has pushed the increase of sales tax to generate more revenue for the University and that Schaefer is behind on this initiative.
But Senator Schaefer said he fears the revenue from the proposed cigarette tax increase will keep the legislature from looking for the revenue to pay for education.
"I supported the cigarette tax before the polling came in and several years before he did I was writing about this in the Columbia Tribune so welcome to the party on that, I'm glad you're with us," said Still.
"The fight that we are going to have is, whenever you get a dedicated funding source for something like that used to get general revenue legislators, governors, they simply back out of the corresponding amount in general revenue," said Schaefer.
One political science students asked each candidate on their stance on the repairs for Interstate 70 after MoDot estimated it would take 4 billion dollars to completely renew the highway.
"Right now it is about 4 billion dollars to look at re-doing I-70 across the state, which absolutely needs to be done. I-70 in terms of weight and pavement is far exceeding what it was designed for but if we take MoDots money and don't find another revenue system and we just do I-70, literally for five years we will spend all of MoDots money on one project to the detriment of all the other highway projects and bridges across the state," said Schaefer.
"I would support bonding as a part of the solution," said Still. "Now is the time to borrow money, the interest rates are cheap and construction industries are hungry, I believe pouring concrete is a very good way to stimulate the economy and get people working...I don't necessarily believe that toll roads are the answer but this is going to take some conversation."
The debate got a little heated when a crowd member asked about a lack of participation from Schaefer about certain controversial issues.
"Whenever there was a tough vote, it seemed like you disappeared and I was wondering if you could speak to that because if you were my representative you would vote every time," said a public member.
Schaefer responded that his only reason for missing votes was because of conflicting duties as Director of Appropriations and mentioned that his opponent Representative Still had missed more votes than him.
Still said the only reason she missed votes was because she was in the hospital because of an allergic reaction.
Both candidates assured the audience that they would be the best person for the job and wished all attendees happy voting.


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from R.C. Sproul Jun 26, 2010 Category: R.C. SproulThere is a strange dichotomy in the language of the contemporary church. Much is said and written about the important function of discipling new Christians, while at the same time the function of church discipline has almost vanished. Today, discipline is a word used to refer to the instruction and nurture of the believer. It does not usually carry the connotation of ecclesiastical censure or punishment. Keep Reading
Being Clothed in His Righteousness
from R.C. Sproul Jun 13, 2010 Category: R.C. SproulThe church is our mother, but it is Christ's bride. In this role, we are the objects of Christ's affection. We, corporately, are His beloved. Stained and wrinkled, in ourselves we are anything but holy. When we say that the church is holy or refer to her as "holy mother church," we do so with the knowledge that her holiness is not intrinsic but derived and dependent upon the One who sanctifies her and covers her with the cloak of His righteousness. Keep Reading
Accepting Nurturing from the Church
from R.C. Sproul Jun 12, 2010 Category: R.C. Sproul"Holy mother church"—historians are not certain who first said it. The statement has been attributed by some to Cyprian, by others to Augustine. The assertion has survived since the early centuries of Christian history—"Who does not have the church as his mother does not have God as his Father." From its earliest days, the church was given the appellation "mother." Keep Reading
Meet R.C. Sproul
from Karisa Schlehr Jun 08, 2010 Category: R.C. SproulOur friends at Desiring God have posted a profile of Dr. Sproul. Click here to read and also learn more about their national conference in October. Keep Reading
Entering into Your Priesthood
from R.C. Sproul Jun 06, 2010 Category: R.C. SproulIn the sixteenth century, Martin Luther formulated the concept of the priesthood of all believers. Contrary to widespread misconceptions of this doctrine, Luther did not mean to reduce the supernatural concern of personal redemption to a core or essence of social concern. Keep Reading
Finding Your Identity
from R.C. Sproul Jun 05, 2010 Category: R.C. SproulSeveral images are used in the Bible to describe the church: the body of Christ, the elect, the house of God, the saints. One of the most meaningful expressions the Bible uses is "the people of God," the laos theon. Keep Reading
Facing a Crisis of History
from R.C. Sproul May 30, 2010 Category: R.C. SproulIn Luke 12:49–57, Jesus told His disciples that He had not come to bring peace, but division. He told them that He was bringing a baptism of fire to the earth, warning the crowd to flee the wrath to come. This was the great moment of crisis in history. It was a time of urgency that swept the earth with the appearance of Jesus. Jesus' coming to this planet in the fullness of time was a time of division, judgment, and separation. Keep Reading
Giving Meaning to Life
from R.C. Sproul May 29, 2010 Category: R.C. SproulThe broad question that the writer of Ecclesiastes seeks to answer is, "Is there any meaning to the time that I spend in this world?" We put on a man's tombstone that he was born on a certain date and that he died on a certain date. Between these two poles of time we live our lives. The basic question is, "Does my life have meaning?" Keep Reading
Looking through the Mirror
from R.C. Sproul May 23, 2010 Category: R.C. SproulWhen Paul declared the mysterious and breathtaking promise that "all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose" (Rom. 8: 28), he was musing in teleology. He was dealing with the realm of the remote rather than the proximate. This suggests that the proximate must be judged in light of the remote. Keep Reading
The Spirit of Revival (Part 6)
from R.C. Sproul May 21, 2010 Category: R.C. SproulThe Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God by Jonathan Edwards is one of the great classics of revival literature. A key figure of the Great Awakening, Edwards wrote this important discourse in 1741 just after the revival had reached its peak. In 2000, R.C. Sproul wrote an Introduction to a version of this classic work that had been edited and modernized by Archie Parrish. This Introduction effectively compares Edwards's nineteenth century to our society and explains the importance of Edwards' treatise. In this sixth and final part Dr. Sproul summarizes Edwards' specific points of application. Keep Reading


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Hello all.I live and raise bees in Yemen. Its a wonderful climate for beekeeping - its pretty much summer all year long and there is surprisingly a lot of vegetation for a desert. We have a lot less downtime than areas that have an actual winter so a little more work and a slightly larger yield are the end results.The reason that I am writing is that I am not overly experienced and I need help with a lingering problem from my beginning. When I started keeping here in Yemen the only option that was readily available was the Yemen-style box. Its basically I rectangle that about 3 feet long and 1 foot high with a door on the front and back. The most you can do with the boxes is watch them for when the bees swarm which they will because there is no way to control the population, add space, etc. You can hardly find the queen cells without a major disruption to the bees. There are of course no frames. The bees just build to the box so you can rarely see past the next to last comb.Currently I have about 8 of these boxes in addition to modern style boxes. I would like to eliminate the Yemeni boxes completely. I am reticent to just open the door and start shaking bees into a modern box - I can see several possible downsides to this aside from a few thousand highly annoyed bees.If anyone has experience with this style box or anything remotely similar and has a method for migrating from them it would be appreciated greatly.
I'm very imrpessed and thankful for the information that you all replied with. We started moving away from the bazooka boxes with success. I think we started listening to the locals and that slowed our migration down a bit. a large number of Yemenis have knowledge of bees and rasising them - most people seem to either have a hive or two or have close relative who does. One person in our area has about 50-100 of the Yemeni style boxes. He is of the opinion that the modern style boxes are harder to manage but we intend to change his mind.We still have a few of the old boxes and I'm glad as I want to try the migration method mentioned by "abeeco". Also the Kenyan Top bar Hive mentioned by "Grandma_DOG" needs to be looked into.We are not so much worried about the cost of materials as you can put together a Langstroth hive for under $80 (which is still a lot more than $30). However the comb is a very important considereration and I'll try to find the site that was mentioned but could not yet be linked.


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1. according to the different characteristics of load at work, helical springs can be divided into three types: compression, tension and torsion.
2. according to the structural characteristics, it can be divided into two categories: cylindrical helical spring and variable diameter helical spring.
3. according to its shape characteristics, it can be divided into conical, scroll, concave and convex shapes.
4. in production and use, the spiral spring can also be divided into two types: large spiral spring and small spiral spring according to the forming method and the diameter of the material. The former is usually hot forming, and the latter is cold forming.
5. other classifications
The type of spiral spring is more, and can be divided according to the external type.
Ordinary cylindrical helical spring;
Variable diameter helical spring.
According to the direction of the spiral line, it can be divided into:
Left-handed spring;
A right-handed spring.
The variable diameter helical springs are divided into conical helical springs, spiral coil springs, and concave helical springs.
Cylindrical helical springs are simple in structure, easy to manufacture and widely used. Its characteristic line is straight line, it can be used as compression spring, stretching spring and torsion spring. When the load is large and the radial size is limited, two different diameter compression springs can be used together to form a combined spring.


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LMAO, that's great. You said pot and I went directly to the border patrol went. I don't know how I could have backpeddled myself out of that situation.Sterling Snow wrote:Yay, first post!
Okay, it's time for The Pot Story:
So the youth group leader at my church, Jody, went to Mexico a few years ago for a mission trip (she was a teen at the time). A few days into it the adults decided they would cross the border back into the US to go shopping and get lunch. They told the kids whatever you do, don't mess around at the border, just get through. So while they were in this little town in Texas Jody found this adorable little flower pot. She bought it and put it in a plastic sack. When they were crossing the border, one of the officials asked her what was in the sack. She replied, "Oh, it's just a little pot." The guy looked at her strangely, and she was like, "Oh, crap, he probably thinks I'm a drug smuggler now." He let her through, though.
I'll be back soon, I have a million funny stories
As for my own story ... I don't know how funny it is, but it was definitely a moment that I chuckle about now. I began hanging out with this guy I had always been "work friends" with. Well, fast forward 3 years and our life circumstances found us with me broken up from my ex and his spouse passing away. (Sad I know, complicated too) So, we were hanging out at his house watching a movie and I can't remember how it all got started. I think it was we were watching this scene in a movie where this guy shows up on this woman's doorstep and one thing leads to another and they have sex. Well, I noticed her bra and panties didn't match and made the comment that she hadn't been expecting male company.
And he says, "Why do you say that?"
"Because her undies don't match. She was just kicking it around the house. If she had been expecting him the blue bra wouldn't have been mismatched with black undies. She'd probably have shaved her legs."
By now he's paused the movie and we start having a serious discussion about this. A conversation that leads into women having pixie haircuts and the length we enjoy women's hair. And then came around to facial hair. I remarked about how I wasn't all too fond of the overly hairy beard.
And he says, "Yeah, I don't particularly like my girlfriends to have hairy faces."
Not thinking, because we weren't dating, I said, as I touched my upper lip, "Are you saying I have a hairy face?"
He looks at me, one eyebrow kind of cocked and this crooked grin on his face. "Are you saying you're my girlfriend?"
I panicked, because we're just buddies and this is the first time we've hung out by ourselves. So, I let the only thing that came to mind slip out, "Uh, no." Then I began to stare intently at the paused movie, while I blushed (I swear) from the top of my head to the tip of my toes.
He chuckled and then pressed play.
I rolled my eyes at myself and wanted to slap a hand to my forehead. I was so embarrassed that I even said that, thinking, "God, I hope he doesn't I think we're dating."
Of course, things changed later. And there is another funny story, but this post is super long as it is. lol I'll save it for later...


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As a lawsuit against a local McDonald's franchise gains national attention, federal authorities are investigating the company's practice of forcing employees to be paid only by debit cards that come with an assortment of fees.
Meanwhile, lawyers for the franchise owners say the lawsuit's contention that employees incur fees on all transactions is wrong and there are several ways workers could access their money for free.
West Pittston-based attorney Michael Cefalo recently filed the class action lawsuit in Luzerne County Court on behalf of Natalie Gunshannon, a Dallas Township woman who quit her job at the McDonald's in Shavertown after the company issued her a debit card as pay and refused to pay her by check or direct deposit.
Days after the suit was filed and garnered national media attention, Cefalo said an investigator with the U.S. Department of Labor called his law office.
"They called me and told me the U.S. Attorney has shown a particular interest in the facts of this case," Cefalo said. "They were looking to see if there are any violations of federal statutes."
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania asked the Department of Labor to "look into it to determine if federal action is appropriate," Heidi Havens, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office, said.
"At this point, it is too soon to tell what specific action, if any, there would be," Havens said.
Lenore Uddyback-Fortson, a Department of Labor spokeswoman, said the department was aware of the McDonald's case, but could not confirm or deny if there is an active investigation.
"The agency has seen more of the use of debit cards to pay employees within the past several years as it is growing in practice," Uddyback-Fortson said. "As long as the fees do not cause wages to drop below $7.25 per hour, the federal minimum wage, the practice does not violate the Fair Labor Standards Act."
Gunshannon, 27, believes she was paid $7.45 per hour, but wasn't sure because she said the rate was not on a pay stub she received.
The J.P. Morgan Chase payroll cards issued to local McDonald's employees carry fees for nearly every type of transaction, according to the lawsuit, including a $1.50 charge for ATM withdrawals, $5 for over-the-counter cash withdrawals, $1 to check the balance, 75 cents per online bill payment and $10 per month if the card is left inactive for more than three months.
What the lawsuit fails to mention is that there are options to obtain money from and use the card for free, said attorney Matthew Hank, a Philadelphia attorney who represents the defendants, Albert and Carol Mueller of Clark Summit.
"Any belief that we force our employees to use debit cards that require fees is incorrect. If those debit cards are used properly, there are no fees," Hank said. "It's possible to use the debit card to withdraw your wages and pay no fee."
State law, according to the lawsuit, requires wages be paid in "lawful money" or with a check. The definition of "lawful money" is unclear, but the state Department of Labor and Industry and state banking regulators have endorsed payroll cards as a legal form of wage payment, according to the American Payroll Association, an industry trade group.
Cefalo's lawsuit contends employees are entitled to a choice.
A spokesman for J.P. Morgan Chase, which issues debit cards to the local McDonald's and other employers around the country, said a majority of their clients offer employees a choice.
"We provide payroll cards as an option for clients to pay their employees. But we don't manage their payroll programs," said spokesman Michael Fusco. "Most clients offer other channels to be paid, either direct deposit of pay by check."
Fusco noted J.P. Morgan Chase and employers negotiate a variety of ways employees could obtain their money for free while using the card. One way is free withdrawals from any VISA member bank, he said.
"There are some fees if you choose to use those options, but there are also free options," Fusco said.
Hank said the Muellers, who own 15 other McDonald's franchises in Northeastern Pennsylvania, have a good reputation in the community and haven't done anything wrong.
"Mr. and Mrs. Mueller have been good citizens of the community for decades," Hank said. "They are committed to abiding by all laws government employment and payment of wages."
The Muellers released another statement last week as the controversy continued to reverberate nationwide.
"Rest assured, we take allegations like these and matters regarding our employees, seriously. As owners of this long standing family-run business, we currently operate several McDonald's restaurants in Northeastern Pennsylvania. For decades, our family has proudly supported and contributed to communities where we do business, and will continue to do so," the statement said. "We strive to comply with all laws related to employment and pay and work hard to provide a positive work experience for all our employees. We have many employees who have been with us a long time and are proud to work with our organization. Beyond that, it would be inappropriate to further comment. However, we strongly caution people from jumping to conclusions without all the facts."
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Nobody posts in Kris' forum so I'll start a thread.
Who is your favorite NC character and why?
I like Patricia because she thinks of porn and men the same way many men think of porn and women. This is an unusal characteristic and I find that it makes a highly interesting character that Kris should develope further.


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NOAA: Warm winter in West, but East? Who knows
Federal meteorologists are forecasting a milder and drier winter for much of the western United States, but say they are stumped about what will happen in the East.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Thursday predicted a warm winter for west of the Mississippi River with a cooler patch for Hawaii and the Florida peninsula.
Officials forecast a drier than normal winter for a region from the Pacific Northwest to Nevada, as well as Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and northern Missouri. Much of the southeast should be wetter than normal.
The climate prediction center's Mike Halpert (HAL'-purt) says this forecast has meteorologists somewhat stumped, especially the East, because an El Nino weather oscillation didn't form as predicted. It began brewing months ago and suddenly stopped. Meteorologists hadn't seen that happen before.
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Well, we told you they were back in acquisition mode. Stanley Works announced just now an agreement to acquire Sonitrol for $275 million, at the same time they announced an agreement to sell off CST/berger laser leveling and measuring business, based in West Lafayette, Indiana, to Robert Bosch Tool Corporation for $205 million. Busy, busy. Here's the official press release (it's long and dense): STANLEY WORKS ANNOUNCES SALE OF CST/BERGER FOR $205 MILLION AND ACQUISITION OF SONITROL CORPORATION FOR $275 MILLION (sorry, many press releases shout and I was too lazy to retype it) Also Plans To Prune Several Small, Non-strategic Product Lines During The Remainder Of 2008 New Britain, CT, June 11, 2008: The Stanley Works (NYSE: SWK) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its CST/berger laser leveling and measuring business, based in West Lafayette, IN, to Robert Bosch Tool Corporation for $205 million. This operation had 2007 revenues of $80 million (excluding certain European sales of approximately $10 million), primarily in North American construction-related markets. The transaction, which has been approved by the Boards of Directors of Stanley and Bosch, is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions, and is expected to close during the next several months at which time the company expects to realize a pre-tax book gain totaling $138 million. Net after-tax cash proceeds from the sale are expected to approximate $155 million. We've heard in the past Stanley is looking to get away from revenue stemming from product sales and emphasize recurring revenue. In a separate transaction, the company also announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase 100% of the shares of Sonitrol Corporation from an ownership group comprised of Carlyle Venture Partners, Wachovia Capital Partners and Spire Capital Partners as well as selected members of Sonitrol management for $275 million cash (approximately 10x EBITDA). Sonitrol, headquartered in Berwyn, PA, provides security monitoring services, access control and fire detection systems to commercial customers in North America via two monitoring centers and a national multi-channel distribution network. Sonitrol, the 8th largest electronic security company in the U.S., brings a strong brand, unparalleled capabilities in audio-verified monitoring and a substantial national account base to Stanley's Convergent Security Solutions platform. Sonitrol, with revenue totaling approximately $110 million will report into Stanley's Convergent Security Solutions business which had 2007 revenues approaching $600 million. The Boards of Directors of Stanley and Sonitrol have approved the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions. The acquisition is expected to close during the third quarter of 2008. Have to admit I just read that Sonitrol was for sale on Jeff Kessler's blog, which is now a must-read, considering his in-depth knowledge of the industry and now being released from Lehman Brothers' lawyers' shackles. However, you'll notice I had this here news posted first... John F. Lundgren, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented: "These two transactions are important steps toward advancing our growth strategy and repositioning the company to be less dependent on construction and DIY markets. We continue to be strongly committed to shifting the company's portfolio into higher-growth, higher-return areas such as electronic security. The addition of Sonitrol, with its iconic brand and strong franchisee and direct sales network, expands the scale of our existing North American monitoring operation, increases our recurring revenue and adds breadth and depth to our electronic security product offering.†Exit of Several Small, Non-Strategic Product Lines In addition to the two transactions announced today, the company is developing plans to exit several small, non-strategic product lines during the remainder of the year with associated revenues of approximately $60 million. Assuming that these exits are accomplished through discontinuation or sale at various times throughout the year, their results will be reclassified to discontinued operations for the current and all prior periods in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as events transpire. Details of these exits will be communicated as necessary after plans are finalized and/or transactions occur. ...boring stuff... John F. Lundgren, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, continued: "The portfolio transformation which we embarked upon several years ago is a key element of our overall strategy and includes both acquisitions and the occasional disposition of businesses or product lines that are inconsistent with our intended direction. As the portfolio reshaping has progressed, the company has become stronger and more capable of delivering sustainable earnings and cash flow growth. Today's announcement reinforces our firm conviction to continue with this strategy. Challenging economic periods like these often present opportunities. Our acquisition pipeline is robust and our ability to create value by allocating capital to acquisitive growth and/or share repurchase is strong. We continue to operate the company within the boundaries of our upper-tier credit ratings, a strategy which has served us well over the years and will continue to do so. " Additional Information About Sonitrol Sonitrol, a market leading independent U.S. commercial security company, had 2007 revenues of approximately $110 million. Sonitrol is well positioned for growth given its integrated suite of security solutions, its established brand and respected reputation and its national multi-channel distribution network. Sonitrol, an industry leader in apprehension rates, maintains one of the lowest false dispatch rates in the market, and is a leader in verified audio monitoring services. Recurring monthly revenues ("RMRâ€Â) from commercial monitoring activities represents an important element of Sonitrol's annual revenues; additional revenues are generated from security system and equipment installation, repair services, proprietary equipment sales and royalty fees generated from Sonitrol's franchisees. A one-time installation fee (including the cost of equipment) is billed at the commencement of customer security contracts. Additionally, monthly monitoring fees are charged over the life of contracts, for which a typical initial length is five years, and service fees are generated from repairs that are not covered by warranty. Yeah, I think Sonitrol does pretty well and did pretty well for its investors. Getting $275 million for $110 million in annual revenue isn't that far away from Stanley paying $545 million for the $200 million HSM brought (both deals are in the 2.5-2.75x annual revenue, 10-12xEBITDA, 50-60x RMR areas, with Sonitrol a touch lower than HSM in all of those categories). I'm guessing Sonitrol are similarly doing about 50 percent of their revenue in recurring and that their gross margin is somewhere around 30 percent, maybe higher. I'll get some more on what's happening with the brand, whether HSM is going to keep the residential accounts, and what's up with the franchises soon. I'm going on a little vacation starting tomorrow, though, so it might take a bit.
Stanley to buy Sonitrol
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Today I present the first of a number of posts for this Civil War series of my ancestors in the U.S. Census data where some of the young men later served in the Civil War. The Lowery family is a great one to start, because they had at least three young men serve in the Union army. Actually, two of the three have been featured in prior Tombstone Tuesday postings, with their gravestones showing they led long lives after their service. The 1850 U. S. Census image is from ancestry.com, and the following is copied from their transcriptions:
Frederick Lowery Age: 61 Estimated birth year: abt 1789 Birth Place: Virginia Color: White Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Harrison, Henry, Indiana
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Frederick Lowery 61, Ann Lowery 38, Henry Lowery 19, Isaac Lowery 16, Walter Lowery 14*, Ann E Lowery 13, Francis M Lowery 5**, Philander Lowery 2**, Catharine M Lowery 0, John Conner 31, Harriet Conner 22, Lucinda E Conner 10
* Walter Lowery, 14: (1835-1914) Private/Sergeant, Co. I, 69th Indiana Infantry Volunteers
**Francis M. Lowery, 5: (1844-19320 Private, Co. I, 69th Indiana Infantry Volunteers. Frances and his wife, Harriet DRAPER, had two children.
***Philander Lowery, 2: (1847-1914) Private/Sergeant, Co F, 57th Indiana Infantry)
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
Civil War Service - The Three Lowery sons
Posted by Dr. Bill (William L.) Smith at 5:50 AM
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