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Annie Boulanger brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 178 Designs von 28 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
My World Kitchen
My World Kitchen will be offering various themed e-cookbooks that are currently in the development stage. Think culinary tourism.
Each e-book will comprised of not only recipes, but also background information on the destination theme. Per example, our first product will be about a family feast at the sugar shack in Quebec. The reader will find recipes but also pertinent information about maple syrup and the maple shack activity & tradition in Quebec, Canada. Another product would be about the full breakfast enjoyed on special occasions in Ireland. How about a family meal enjoyed in Shanghai?
As you can see, it's more than just recipes: it's about the culture and traditions with tips on how to make them simply & at home, as well as getting spouse and kids interested in something new.
We will offer many different products using various themes or look: the first one is called "Maplelicious" and you can see the theme of it on http://www.myworldkitchen.com for the time being.
This contest is for the main company logo, My World Kitchen, which will be the umbrella over all those products (Maplelicious being one of them).
Target Audience:
Armchair traveler foodies;
Stay-at-home mothers bored with their same-old dinners;
Beginner cooks in need of dinner inspiration;
Curious about ethnic food but scared by its perceived complexity.
I hope the company name brings a few words and ideas to mind and you can use these as inspiration for the logo:
Culinary Tourism
New food ideas
Easy to prepare
Simple ingredients, simple techniques
From my kitchen to yours
Simple, without dainty detailing. Comfortable. Not ethnically boxed-in.
It should be professional, without being too corporate. Not girly, not frilly. Not cartoonish. Please do not use any "people" characters or little funny cartoon element.
Although I like the "vintage kitchen" or "scrapbooking" look, this business will be strictly online and encompass a blog, Facebook and Twitter accounts, and therefore wouldn't want potential clients to associate us with an old-fashioned look.
I do not have a preferred font but typically find serif fonts too serious, too static for our logo. But please feel free to prove me wrong! Be careful not to use a whimsical font.
I saw many logos I liked in the Logo Store; they were mostly showing a globe and/or cutlery. Eventhough I liked them tremendously, none were close to being perfect.
I took the liberty to invite to participle in the contest, designers of logos I liked in the Logo Store section. But please rest assured the contest is open to all.
I will comment on each submission to guide you towards the right path, to the best of my ability. I will also comment publicly as I find it may also provide guidance to other designers; please let me know if you prefer to keep comments on your designs private.
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
I will ask of the winning submission to also create a matching favicon 16X16.
**Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo as I tend to use many in my individual projects.
Please feel free to ask any questions to help you create a fabulous logo!
Finden Sie heraus, wie ein Designwettbewerb funktioniert, oder lernen Sie mehr über unsere Logo-Design-Angebote.


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Let's go!
Gather your materials, including downloading and printing the template for the slippers. The template is made to fit size ladies size 7-9.5 (US). You'll find it HERE.
20" of non-slip material, the stuff I found is made by Jiffy. It was available off a bolt at my local fabric store.
20" by 20" of white terry cloth, I found a great deal on this by the yard at fabric.com
cotton batting (I prefer warm & natural)
26" grosgrain ribbon or equivalent length zippers
matching thread
fat quarter of coordinating cotton print
AND the secret ingredient...thick foam, like from a yoga mat. I think you could also use a favorite premade insole, too.Nice to have, but not required, basting spray.
Step One. Cut out your pattern pieces.
From the large size template, you'll cut your non slip and terry pieces. Just flip over for right and left.
From the smaller size template, you'll cut your cotton batting and yoga mat pieces.
Step Two. Assemble your slipper.
First, sew the ribbon or zipper to the slipper.
Next, sew the fabric strip to the terry, right sides together. Be sure the first piece of fabric has a finished edge, or is turned under.
Insert the foam pad.
Finally, sew the slipper closed.
Repeat for the other slipper. It should be a mirror image of the first.
A couple tips or hints if you wish to use the zipper for a toe hold:
Project complete. Be sure to tune in tomorrow for the companion tutorial!
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Financial Aid Services
Enrollment Requirements:
- Students are awarded assuming they plan to attend school full-time. Therefore, you
must tell us if you plan to attend as a part-time student.
- You are NOT required to attend school full-time. Most financial aid awards are adjusted for part-time
- Full-time: 12 or more required credits (receive 100% of awarded grant funds)
- ¾ time: 9 – 11 required credits (receive 75% of awarded grant funds)
- ½ time: 6 – 8 required credits (receive 50% of awarded grant funds)
- Less than ½ time: 1 – 5 required credits (receive 25% of awarded grant funds)
- Loans, workstudy, and tuition waivers require a minimum of six credits each quarter, and the Washington State Need Grant program requires a minimum of three credits.
- Outside funding agencies may have different enrollment requirements. Check with your agency before you decide to attend school part-time.
- You are NOT required to attend school full-time. Most financial aid awards are adjusted for part-time enrollment.
- Complete and submit an Information Change Form if you want to attend school part-time. Loans and workstudy awards are not reduced if you choose to attend school part-time.
- Our federal census date is the fifth day of each quarter. We cannot adjust the Pell grant, after the fifth day of the quarter – NO EXCEPTIONS!
- We usually disburse funds just prior to the start of the quarter. If you reduce your enrollment status prior to the fifth day of the quarter, return any disbursement of funds you received so we can adjust your grants and recalculate your eligibility.
- You are required to complete the number of credits you are funded for. If your class
is canceled, you drop a class before census, or if you fail to attend a late start
class, even for extenuating circumstances, you must take one of the following steps:
- Register for another required class, or
- Repay a portion of your financial aid if the missing class results in a lower enrollment level. For example: If you registered for 12 credits and a two credit class is canceled, you must repay the difference between funding at full time and funding at 3/4 time.
- If your class is cancelled or you do not attend a class, you may also owe a repayment of funds. If you add a class after the census day, you will have to pay for that class out of your own pocket.


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Liberty News
Miss USA, Miss Teen USA contestants visit Snowflex
Several Miss USA and Miss Teen USA contestants enjoyed skiing, snowboarding and tubing at Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre on Sunday.
The 11 contestants spent several hours trying out the slopes and relaxing in the Barrick-Falwell Lodge after attending a weekend retreat at The Master's Inn in Altavista, Va., which was sponsored by StandOut Productions.
"It's such a great thing to do," Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Altman, president of StandOut Productions, said of Snowflex. "It's a beautiful lodge and it's very comfortable. It's just a great environment. I don't know of anywhere else that you can go to do something like this, with the Snowflex. Everybody that we've ever brought here has had a blast, whether they're relaxing or out on the slope."
The weekend's activities were meant to encourage team-building and included a ropes course, horseback riding and skating, Altman said. Snowflex was the contestants' final activity before returning to their home states.
"It's really cool, I've never seen this kind of stuff before so it's really interesting," said Miss Idaho USA Erza Haljiti, the first contestant to try the slope.
Some contestants had no previous experience with skiing and snowboarding, but several quickly got used to the synthetic Snowflex material.
"I found myself treating it exactly like normal snow," said Miss Oregon USA Anna Prosser, who lives in Portland, Ore., near Mount Hood. "I love to ski. At home we don't have anything quite like this, but we do have one slope that goes year-round. Usually the snow year-round isn't as good, so if I had something like this it would be awesome."


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Welcome to SoulCollage®
WHAT Brought You Here?
Or, you found SoulCollage® in a web search and now you want to know more about this rapidly growing international SoulCollage® community?
Or, you are a professional who may use SoulCollage® with clients?
You're intrigued and now want to know how to get started with SoulCollage®?
This home page will show you how to find out what you want to know.
SoulCollage® App
at Apple App Store
Store cards!
Share cards!
Do readings!
Find out more HERE
WHY Do SoulCollage®?
Originated by Seena Frost, SoulCollage® is a process for accessing your intuition and creating an incredible deck of cards with deep personal meaning that will help you with life's questions and transitions.
"Invitation to SoulCollage®"
Enjoy this 6-minute video by Seena B. Frost, Founder of SoulCollage®, where she talks especially to those who have never heard of SoulCollage®. She shows you how easy and fun it is to make a card and talks about discovering your inner wisdom.
HOW to SoulCollage®?
Do you have a big pile of images you have saved in the closet or under the bed that you have been waiting to figure out what to do with? Following the simple SoulCollage® directions, your hands move fragments of cut-out magazine pictures around, fitting them together in a surprising new way and gluing them down on a card. Cards containing the images you select -- or the images that select you -- come straight through your Soul, bypassing the mind.
WHO Can SoulCollage®? Everyone!
This is a multi-leveled, creative process which anyone can do. All you need is a good pair of scissors, pre-cut mat board cards, and images you can cut out from magazines, greeting cards, personal photos, postcards, catalogues, and calendars. You can do this work individually, but it is also wonderful to have other people with whom to share the process. The cards are fun to take to a friend's house, to work with in therapy or support groups, or to keep on your coffee table.
A SoulCollage® Deck is the Story of You.
"It is a tangible way to know yourself in your diversity and depth, and also to show yourself to others. Showing your deck of SoulCollage® cards to another person can be a profound experience. In like-spirited groups, you can share cards and work with them in many sacred ways. You can consult them intuitively and discover wisdom within yourself which will amaze you. Besides all this, creating them is just plain fun! You will love your deck -- a multi-card Mirror of your Self and your Soul -- whether it consists of three cards or a hundred."
~ Seena B. Frost
Getting Started with SoulCollage®:
#1. SoulCollage® is a process which begins as simple creative fun, but which suddenly may surprise and awaken you! Learn how to access your intuition and create an incredible deck of cards with deep personal meaning that will help you with life's questions. Click here to read our FAQ. Learn more at About SoulCollage®.
#2. Interested in experiencing SoulCollage® in a group? Search "Find a Facilitator" and visit our "Workshops" section for events offered by Seena Frost and trained Facilitators across the country and internationally.
#3. Considering becoming a SoulCollage® Facilitator? You can learn more about the SoulCollage® Facilitator Training and see our current SoulCollage® Facilitator Training schedule here.
#4. Ready to begin making your own unique deck of collaged cards? Visit the SoulCollage® SHOP for Seena Frost's SoulCollage® book and CD series, audio products, card packs, even a pine box to decorate and use to store your cards. At the SoulCollage® Logo Store, you'll find a variety of colorful clothing, mugs, and totes ready to be individually customized.
Train as a SoulCollage® Facilitator
Learn how to facilitate the SoulCollage® process with individuals and groups and deepen your own understanding and practice. SoulCollage® brings healing and guidance to individuals, groups and communities. Facilitators are sharing and teaching this unique process in many ways with diverse populations and in a wide range of environments.
SoulCollage® has proven to be a valuable therapeutic tool when used by therapists and professionals as a part of their practice. CLICK HERE for more information about how the Training can enable you to add this powerful therapeutic process to your practice.
Here are some contexts and applications in which SoulCollage® has been used already: Addictions & Substance Abuse Treatment, Anger Management, Adolescents at Risk, Blessing Rituals, Career Counseling, Children's Groups (divorce, etc.), Coaching, Community Development, Conflict Resolution, Couple Therapy, Creative Problem-Solving, Diversity and Cross-Cultural Issues, Dream Work, Eating Disorders, Family Therapy, Creative Fun, Feng Shui Consulting, Grief and Loss (e.g., Hospice, Job Loss), Health-Related Issues (Chronic Pain, Cancer, etc.), Psychotherapy, Senior Centers, Spiritual Direction/Pastoral Counseling.
Who Attends the SoulCollage® Facilitator Training?
1. Non-artists longing to have a satisfying creative experience appreciate that there is no wrong or right way in SoulCollage®; the process is simple, fun and profound. Anyone able to manage scissors and glue can create beautiful cards and enjoy sharing them with others. Enthusiasm for SoulCollage® is the best prerequisite for the Training. Many artists enjoy SoulCollage® too.
2. Professionals: therapists, art therapists, counselors, nurses and other helping professionals find a creative way to work with their clients that goes beyond words and concepts, one that provides direct experiential access to intuition, insight, and transformation. (24 CEs may be available with advance notice through your SoulCollage® Trainer for MFTs, LCSWs, LPCs, Nurses, and Psychologists in most USA states and some Canadian provinces. CLICK HERE for more information about how the Training can enable you to add this powerful therapeutic tool to your practice.
3. Healers and people seeking to heal see in SoulCollage® a gentle yet deep self-care method that reveals their inner guidance by exploring and "stepping into" images and by using their cards to do SoulCollage® readings. Finish reading here.
If you want to see how people experience and use SoulCollage® in their personal and professional lives WATCH THIS VIDEO of interviews of therapists, coaches, educators and more talking about how they got involved in SoulCollage® and how they work with it.
Two Book Awards for SoulCollage® Evolving
Finalist in ForeWord Review's 2010 Book of the Year Awards in the category: Body, Mind & Spirit!
Silver Medal Winner in 2011 Nautilus Book Awards in the category Personal Growth/Self-Help/Psychology
SoulCollage® Evolving gives you everything you need to contact your intuition and create an incredible deck of cards — one with deep personal meaning that will help you answer life's questions.
This book explains the easy steps for making and consulting the cards.
How you can easily make and consult your own SoulCollage® cards
How you can work with the language of symbols, dreams, and archetypes
How you can let inner wisdom bubble up to answer your deepest questions
How you can create and nurture community with SoulCollage®
Get ideas of how to use SoulCollage® in groups of all kinds
SoulCollage® and the Paradigm Shift:
2011 Community Oracle
This two-minute video trailer introduces the stunning one-hour video that follows. "SoulCollage® and the Paradigm Shift" in full takes viewers through a moving process, starting with an introduction to the essence of SoulCollage® and ending with the Community Oracle ceremony in which 100 Facilitators consulted their cards on the exact 10th anniversary of 9/11, asking the question, "How we can individually and collectively assist a new paradigm approach to community?" The answers, coming from a deep communal place, are heart-opening and enlightening. The video was exquisitely produced by SoulCollage® Trainer Sue Gelber. It is illustrated by some 300 SoulCollage® cards loaned to the project by many SoulCollage® Facilitators for this collective exhibition of the transformational power of SoulCollage® to change your world.
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Many ingredients go into making a community a place where people are proud to live and work, so is there a danger of eroding local government's ability to place-shape effectively as a result of a series of policy decisions and funding cuts?
Previous governments' strategies for neighbourhood renewal seem a distant memory, alongside the levels of accessible funding that went alongside them. Whilst criticism existed of approaches being overly centralist, 'funding with strings attached', local government remains at the mercy of central government policy decisions and delivering budget cuts is the only thing in which it seems to have more freedom.
It's the infrastructure and facilities, it's the look and the feel, it's the local environment and how safe and secure the area is. At a time when we are trying to attract people to our localities and communities, are we cutting back on the very things that make places habitable, those very highly visible and publically recognised neighbourhood services?
We know that local authority expenditure in the UK will be 30% less by 2020, than it was in 2010, we also know that in England local government finance will have moved to a much more local financing model by that point. Under current Government plans most councils will be almost fully dependant on a mixture of council tax and business rates revenue, alongside a small amount of other grants and income generated through commercial activity.


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Brittany Gutermuth majored in environmental studies in college and has spent years working as a science and nature educator. "It's important for people to understand their place in this world, in order to take care of resources and the world around them," she says. "The younger you start, the easier it is to teach them that their role is integral, and they can cause great harm or help."
When Gutermuth became a parent last year, she says, "it just intensified my mission." As the mom of a toddler, "I have a vested interest personally. … It's always my goal for her to be at ease in nature and to be a steward— that's the most important thing."
But when Gutermuth searched for programs or parent groups that focused on those values, she said, she came up short. While the Valley is home to many nature-based kids' programs, they tend to be for older children. So earlier this year, Gutermuth, a Mass Audubon volunteer, began offering monthly nature walks for the littlest budding naturalists at the organization's Arcadia Sanctuary in Easthampton.
The "First Child in the Woods" program is geared to families with babies, toddlers and preschoolers (although older siblings are welcomed, too). Once a month, Gutermuth leads families on hour-long walks around the Arcadia grounds. While some of the kids ride on backpacks, Gutermuth sticks to trails that are friendly to strollers and tenderfoot walkers.
Along the way, they stop to observe birds and animals and plants. For the youngest participants, Gutermuth says, a "sensory hike" is always a hit. "They can all smell, and appreciate pointy things and fuzzy things."
Young children's innate curiosity about the world make them ideal students of nature. "That's the absolutely wonderful thing about this age group: they want to learn everything they possibly can," Gutermuth says. "Whatever you're excited about, the kids pick up on. I love turning over logs and seeing what little tiny things are underneath. They see that and get really excited, too, and start shrieking when they see the centipedes running around."
"First Child in the Woods" takes its name from Richard Louv's popular 2005 book, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder. In it, Louv described our society's increasingly distant relationship with nature and warned of the grave consequences that distance posed.
"Our society is teaching young people to avoid direct experience in nature. … Our institutions, urban/suburban design, and cultural attitudes unconsciously associate nature with doom—while disassociating the outdoors from joy and solitude," Louv wrote. "[A]s the young spend less and less of their lives in natural surroundings, their senses narrow, physiologically and psychologically, and this reduces the richness of human experience." Research links our children's increasingly sedentary, housebound and screen-focused lifestyles with problems including obesity, attention disorders and depression; Louv and others also argue that it makes them less likely to grow up with an interest in protecting natural resources.
In her class, Gutermuth tries to impart basic lessons about caring for the natural world, lessons as simple as reminding families not to pick plants as they walk the trails, or to turn a log back over once they've investigated the hidden life beneath it, so as not to disturb any creatures' homes.
And it's not just the kids who benefit from the class; parents sometimes tell Gutermuth that they want to learn more about nature so they'll feel more comfortable exploring on their own with their children. "I love that people are coming to my class, but the most important thing is for them to get outside with their kids," she says. "And it can happen anywhere. There's wildlife on a city street. A spider web can be a nature learning experience."
The "First Child in the Woods" program is held at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, 127 Combs Rd. in Easthampton, and costs $5 per adult for Mass Audubon members and $7 per adult for non members; all children get in free. Upcoming walks are scheduled for Oct. 19, Nov. 16 and Dec. 14, all at 10 a.m. For more information, go to www.massaudubon.org/arcadia or call (413) 584-3009 or (800) 710-4550.


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The Village in the Jungle
Edwin Mellen Press, 2004 - Literary Criticism - 273 pages
Sidelined by Leonard Woolf's involvement in politics after he left the Civil Service, overshadowed by Virginia Woolf's continuous and brilliant achievement as a novelist, The Village in the Jungle (1913) fell from notice in Britain until, by the time its author died in 1969, it was almost forgotten. In Sri Lanka and southeast Asia, however, scholars recognize this classic novel as part of a distinguished literary line extending from Kipling through Conrad and Forster, to Paul Scott and Ruth Jhabvala. The value to scholarship of Professor Yasmine Gooneratne's edition is enhanced by perceptive comparisons, now made for the first time, of the novel's various editions with Woolf's original manuscript. Highlighting substantial amendments made by the author prior to publication, she shows in detailed notes how they reflect his passion for accuracy, his wish to maintain objectivity while writing of another culture, and his humane sympathy for the people among whom he had worked for seven years as a civil servant in Sri Lanka. explained, Sinhala words glossed, the novel's themes related to the politics of colonialism, and the entire work brought within the ambit of the 21st century.
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Amazon announced today that it sold more than 4 million Kindles in December, with the 13-week-old Android tablet Kindle Fire being its No. 1 bestseller.
The problem with Amazon's press releases is that there are few facts or statistics behind it, and the company so secretive, that readers will have to trust Amazon to tell them the truth or look on the vague numbers with some skepticism. (However, Forrester Research analyst Sarah Rotman Epps did project 5 million sold by the end of 2011.)
"We are grateful to our customers worldwide for making this the best holiday ever for Kindle," said Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com founder and CEO. "And in a huge milestone for independent publishing, we'd also like to congratulate Darcie Chan, the author of 'The Mill River Recluse,' and Chris Culver, the author of 'The Abbey,' for writing two of the best-selling Kindle books of the year."
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News from around the country and around the globe
The $199 Kindle Fire has been viewed as an antidote to the $499 iPad, an Android tablet that's cheap and effective. The reception to the Android tablet has been so positive that some analysts say it will have an effect on Apple's iPad sales -- dropping about 1.5 million in projections for the end of 2011. So if Amazon were to have any item selling millions, it would likely be the Kindle Fire.
The Kindle and Kindle Touch have been around a while, but the Kindle Fire was something new and attractive to budget-conscious Christmas shoppers.


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Gothenburg is the second largest city in Sweden. Situated on the southwest coast of Sweden. Gothenburg offers everything you would expect to find in a large city: cultural events, historic sights, shopping and amusement. Its newly-completed Opera House is an outstanding architectural and acoustic creation.
Gothenburg has an oceanic climate according to Köppen climate classification. Despite its high northern latitude, temperatures are quite mild throughout the year and much warmer than places in similar latitude, or even somewhat further south, mainly because of the moderating influence of the warm Gulf Stream.
Gothenburg is a popular destination for tourists on the Swedish west-coast, and offers a number of cultural and architectural highlights.
Things to See & Do
• Skansen Kronan fort
• Haga district
• Fish Market
• Liseberg amusement park
• Gothenberg Botanical Gardens.


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Last week I shared with you "Cool House, Fat Wallet: How to Run the A/C Full-Blast Without Paying For It," a fantastic — and somewhat sobering — infographic from the folks over at group solar purchasing company, One Block off the Grid. In that post, I mentioned a previous infographic from 1BOG that details how much land would be required for a typical family of four to become completely self-sufficient (read: happily well-fed) for an entire year.
Here's a look at that infographic, titled "How Big a Backyard Do you Need to Live Off of the Land." As you can see below, you'd need a heck of a lot of backyard space — about 89,050 square feet (or about 2 acres) — if your clan plans on eating fruits, grains, and veggies, dairy (via goats) meat (via pigs), eggs, and wheat-based foods (the number drops to about 1.5 acres if you cut wheat out of the equation and opt to purchase flour from a local grocery store). The infographic also shows that to live off the grid, power-wise, the typical American home consuming 11,040 kWh of electricity per year would require 375-square-feet of rooftop space to install 25 solar panels that receive a full seven hours of sunlight per day.
Interesting stuff. My question to those of you out there producing a significant amount of edibles in your own backyards: How much space do you require to feed your family (or just yourself) in a self-sufficient manner without the benefit of living on a full-blown farm? What things, due to space constraints, are outsourced? What things do you find yourself never buying at a grocery store? Two acres is a whole lot of land — backyard farming is often so romanticized that one often forgets the amount of raw space required to keep it up beyond "hobby" status — so I'm curious as to how you make it work ... tell me all about it in the comments section.
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The Financial Planning Association announced Thursday that its board of directors has elected Edward W. Gjertsen II, CFP, as its 2014 president-elect.
Gjertsen's term as president-elect will begin on Jan. 1, 2014, succeeding incoming FPA 2014 President Janet Stanzak, CFP.
Gjertsen has held FPA leadership positions both locally and nationally, including a three-year term on FPA's Board of Directors beginning in 2010. In 2007 he was president of FPA's Illinois chapter, which awarded him the 2008 Heart of Financial Planning Distinguished Service Award. Additionally, he is a co-founder of the FPA Diversity Committee and was the committee chairman in 2010.
He has been a member of FPA since 1996.
"FPA continues to thrive and prosper as the largest membership organization of CFP practitioners in the country," Gjertsen said in a statement. "There are tremendous opportunities ahead for our members in their support of the practice and profession of financial planning. Through our expansive nationwide network of chapters, national conferences and technology platforms, FPA is the one connection to professional growth, business success, advocacy and community for likeminded CFP practitioners."
Gjertsen is vice president of Mack Investment Securities in Glenview, Ill. He has been a financial planner for more than 20 years and specializes in retirement planning, portfolio management and estate planning.
Gjertsen holds a Bachelor of Science in economics from Illinois State University.


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Velocity Sails necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 213 diseños de 71 diseñadores freelance.
A new company that will specialize in selling performance yacht racing sails on an online store.
We are targeting sailors all over the world. To this day there is not a website that allows you to select a sail for your performance sailboat and order it online.
Our competition are the following Sailmakers.
North Sails
Quantum Sails
Evolution Sails
Hyde sails
If you search for sailboat photos, you will see small logo stickers on the corners of each sail. That is where this logo will go.
Our online competitiors are
We are looking for a logo to be seen on the web storefront, but also on each sail.
I love the dayglow colors of sailcloths, like the bright Fl Green as seen on this color card http://www.sailmakerssupply.com/...…_large.jpg
I would also like to have the feel of movement through air or, air moving past the logo, to to design
I would also like the deign to be flixible in the way that youi could just use the VS abbreviation On the Sail sticker or the full name
i have attached our four main competitors logos as files .
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


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A married couple went to the hospital for baby delivery. Upon their arrival, the doctor said the hospital was testing an amazing new high-tech machines that move the mother's labor pain to the baby's father. He asked if they wanted to try it.
Both said they were very in favor of it.
Doctors set the pain transfer to 10 percent for starters, explaining that even 10 percent was probably more pain than the father had ever experienced before. But as the labor progressed, the husband felt fine and asked the doctor to go ahead and kick it up a notch.
The doctor then adjusted the machine to 20 percent pain transfer.
Husband was still feeling fine. The Doctor then check the blood pressure of husband and amazed at how well he is doing.
At this point they decided to try for 50 percent. The husband continued to feel well. Since the transfer of disease is obviously helping the wife considerably, the husband encouraged the doctor to transfer aLL the pain to him.
Wife delivered a healthy baby with virtually no pain, and the husband had experienced none. She and her husband were ecstatic, and he left the hospital within a few hours.
When they got home they found the mailman dead on the porch: mellow:


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The colon, or large intestine, is a digestive organ located in the abdomen. The large intestine begins at the end of the small intestine and extends through the rectum and anus.
A colostomy is done when the lower large intestine, rectum, or anus is unable to function normally or needs rest from normal functions. Intestinal obstruction with associated inflammation, as in diverticulitis, is a common indication for colostomy.
A colostomy creates an opening on the abdomen (stoma) for the drainage of stool (feces) from the large intestine (colon). Colostomies are usually performed after the diseased colon has been removed.
Colostomies may be temporary or permanent. While the patient is deep asleep and pain-free (general anesthesia), an incision is made in the abdomen. The diseased colon is removed.
The proximal end of the healthy colon is then brought out to the skin of the abdominal wall, where it is sutured in place. An adhesive drainage bag (stoma appliance) is placed around the opening. The abdominal incision is then closed.
In more than 90% of the cases, the surgery is successful. The patient may experience considerable pain after surgery as the anus tightens and relaxes. Medications to relieve pain may be used. To avoid straining, stool softeners will be used. Avoid any straining during bowel movement or urination. Soaking in a warm bath can bring additional comfort. Depending on the disease process being treated, colostomies can be "taken down" and the colon reconnected in a second operation within weeks to months after the first operation.
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HOUSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday issued a last-minute order to delay the January 1 implementation of stricter federal limits on pollution from coal-fired plants, providing a temporary win for utilities worried about the cost of implementation.
In a blow to environmental groups, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted a request to stay the Environmental Protection Agency's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, pending further court review.
The EPA finalized the rule in July, setting much stricter limits on sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions from power plants in 27 states to protect the health of residents in states downwind from the emissions.
"The EPA firmly believes that when the court does weigh the merits of the rule it will ultimately be upheld," the agency said in a statement after the court's decision.
Power generators said the January 1 implementation date was too soon to allow the design and installation of pollution control equipment to meet the rule, forcing a number of units to shut or to run only part of the time.
Texas challenged the EPA rule because the state was included in the final version without having an opportunity to provide input on its impact in Texas. State regulators who met later with EPA officials said the agency used faulty assumptions about the state's power grid.
The court's stay decision "is a prudent one that now gives the court time to review the regulation and its burdensome effects on Texas," state Attorney General Greg Abbott said in a statement on Friday.
The state's largest power producer, Dallas-based Luminant, said the court stay "recognizes the irreparable harm it would cause to our company and others," according to a statement.
Luminant had planned to suspend operations at two coal-fired units in North Texas January 1.
Now, Luminant plans to continue operating the two Monticello units while "closely evaluating business and operational decisions given that this stay does not invalidate the rule, but delays a decision on its implementation until a final court ruling is issued," the company said in a release.
The Cross-State rule is among several EPA initiatives which have divided the power industry between companies, such as Exelon and NextEra that produce power from less polluting sources like nuclear and natural gas, and others, like American Electric Power Co and Southern Co that rely on coal to generate electricity.
"The underlying rule was the subject of hasty process, poor technical support, unequal application, and substantial threat to jobs, power bills and reliability," said Scott Segal, director of the Electric Reliability Coordinating Council.
"Stays are granted when there is a strong chance of success on the merits and when parties can be injured without preliminary relief," Segal said on Friday.
Proponents of stricter rules say the industry can adapt and they maintain that the costs of implementing the rules will be offset by savings from reduced healthcare expenses.
"The pollution reductions at stake are some of the single most important clean air protections for children, families and communities across the eastern half of the United States," said Vickie Patton, general counsel for Environmental Defense Fund.
The EPA estimated that the Cross State rule will save up to 34,000 lives, prevent 15,000 heart attacks and prevent 400,000 asthma attacks each year, providing $120 billion to $280 billion in annual health benefits for the nation.
Other states challenging the Cross State rule were Louisiana, Kansas, Nebraska, Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio and Wisconsin.
(Writing by Patrick Temple-West; Reporting by Eileen O'Grady in Houston and Timothy Gardner in Washington; Editing by Russell Blinch and Bob Burgdorfer)
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|System: X360, PS3, PC, PS2, PSP
|Review Rating Legend
|Dev: EA Canada
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: Electronic Arts
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: May 19, 2008
|2.5 - 2.9 = Average
|5.0 = The Best
|Players: 1
|3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
|ESRB Rating: Everyone
|3.5 - 3.9 = Good
by Pete Richards
With a World Cup only every four years, soccer fans that just can't wait to pit their national heroes against their rivals in a good game of football may be excited about this release. While the need for a new soccer title on the PSP may seem a bit unnecessary for EA (considering the recent releases of their 2006 World Cup and FIFA titles), it could be assumed that EA is trying to battle Konami and their Pro Evolution series for the PSP soccer market. Whether you are a fan of either the EA or Konami take on soccer, you pretty much know what to expect with UEFA Euro 2008. Moreover, with UEFA only offering subtle differences from its more popular FIFA counterpart, there may be little need to run out and purchase this title.
The game opens with scenes of actual UEFA footage to get you in the spirit and help capture the live soccer broadcast feel. You then jump to the menu screens where, if you want to play a quick game, you have the option of facing off with two of the 53 countries to choose from. From there, you can go to Match Options, where you have the ability to customize your game by changing all the available game balls, stadiums, weather conditions, and other unlockable goodies.
European Campaign mode is where you will unlock most of said objects, as you choose a nation to represent on a full European tour. You will take your team on the road to go head to head with other countries in various mini-games and challenges. It's a pretty cool twist, offering a variety of match ups that don't require too much time to continue progressing through the tour. The challenges you'll face will depend on whether you choose Team Challenge or the more individual Be A Pro.
Team matches that require you to simply beat your opponent will come with challenges such as playing a two-minute game and starting in the hole by two points. After winning, you are rewarded certain bonuses for things such as not missing penalty shots. Be A Pro assigns you a star player for various mini-games such as shootouts and will give you a list of objectives to gain more reward points. Captain Your Country mode puts one athlete's career in your hands, as you play as your favorite star or created character in a matches to eventually become team captain. It definitely works well for those who like to create their own likeness and become part of the game, as you begin with low stat points and work your way up the ladder to superstardom. Penalty Shoot-Out is just as its name suggests. The UEFA Euro 2008 mode allows you to recreate the entire tournament, and the game has other basics such as Practice Mode as well.


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Hannover 96 0-2 Vfl Bochum (04:11:06)
Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Arminia Bielefeld (05:11:06)
Heracles Almelo 0-3 Ajax (06:11:06)
This is the sort of agenda we love - three games in three days in two different countries. It was to involve a lot of travelling (we don't mind that), lots of drinking (that's ok as well) and three games of football (oh go on then).
The European Football Weekends crowd varies in number from two to eight. For this particular weekend we were down to just two; Big Deaks and I. However, I had arranged to meet up with some Borussia Dortmund ultras on Saturday and some Heracles Alemelo ultras on the Sunday and these were to become our drinking buddies for the weekend.
We flew into Cologne early on Friday morning and then jumped on the train to Hannover which took just over two hours. Hannover is actually quite a nice City so we had a look around before easing ourselves into the obligatory pre-match drinking session. Save for one establishment which was full of the 'Stone Island brigade' all the pubs were very welcoming and served up beer to die for. In that one pub we downed a swift beer, doffed our caps, smiled and then left.
Hannover 96 play in the AWD Arena which was re-developed for the 2006 World Cup Finals in which it staged five matches. Crowds for home games can fluctuate wildly and for this game against Vfl Bochum the ground was only just over half full and tickets were obviously very easy to get hold of.
The actual match was pretty poor and Hannover went down 0-2. Bochum brought about 2,000 away fans and they were having a great time so we tried to get into their section but without success. Afterwards we pitched up in a couple more pubs in town and staggered back to our hotel in the early hours.
The next day was to prove one of the all time EFW classics of all time. Thanks in no small measure to our friends at The Unity - who are the ultra group that follow Borussia Dortmund. We got the train from Hannover to Dortmund (1hr 40mins), checked into our hotel before meeting Ivi and friends from The Unity who were to take us under their wing for the day.
They took us to their pre-match pub where naturally we drank a few too many beers and chatted with the group and handed over an Albion pennant which still hangs proudly in the pub to this day. To be honest it was such a good pre-match that it was a bit of a chore to leave the pub. The pull of an 80,000+ crowd and the thought of standing on the biggest terrace in Europe was just enough to convince us to down our beers and leave for the ground.
After a hearty rendition of 'You'll Never Walk Alone' the game got underway. Often you'll find on these trips that the actual 90 minutes of football prove to be the most boring bit of the day that was the case here. Arminia Bielefeld took the lead, made a few negative subs and tried to hold on for the win. They were undone in the last minute though as Dortmund were awarded a penalty in front of the biggest terrace in Europe (did I mention that!?) and converted it to earn a draw.
Luckily for Deaks and I, The Unity were holding one of their infamous parties that night and we'd been invited. They hold parties to fund their terrace displays which have to be seen to be believed. The Unity are one of the best ultra groups around and having survived one (just) I can confirm they organise one of the best parties around. Needless to say it was a great night - ladies and gentlemen - The Unity - Cheers!
It took an enormous effort to get out of bed the next day. Ahead of us was a 2.5 hour train journey to Almelo in Holland for the 'Battle of the Greek' (both teams obviously have Greek history) between Heracles Almelo v Ajax. It's alright getting up after 3 hours sleep when you're 21 but when you're 34 it's the hardest game in the world.
We picked up our tickets at the ground and headed off to the pub to meet up with the Almelo ultras who I'd arranged to meet in the week leading up to the match. There is only one pub near the ground and it was rammed full of what looked from the outside to be a bunch of loons. We were so hungover and devoid of caring about our health that we took a deep breath and went in anyway. Before entering I did a quick take over my left shoulder to see if Danny Dyer was behind me with his film crew as it looked 'a bit naughty'.
Within a nano-second of walking through the door they tapped Big Deaks on the shoulder. Game over for us!? Not a bit of it - Are you guys from Brighton!? Erm...yes we squeaked - then come over here we have a beer waiting for you. Phew! We were in and tensions were immediately eased when our beers arrived in a huge watering can - strange but true.
After a couple of enjoyable hours swapping 'tales on the terraces' it was time to head to the match. As we exited the pub 'the lads' all got on their bikes and rode with us to the ground! I've seen some funny sites in my time but beers in watering cans and ultras staggering out of a pub, riding their bikes to the ground!? - I've not laughed as much since the opening credits to Terry & June where a dodgy garden chair left Terry with a glass of orange juice on his lap.
We had tickets for the seats but not for the first time on our travels the ultras were having none of that. A quick nod and a wink with the gate man and before we could say 'health and safety' we were standing on the terrace behind the goal helping the lads with a terrace display.
Heracles Almelo play on an artificial pitch and Ajax hate it. It didn't stop them winning at a relative canter (3-0) even though they were down to 10 men after 54 minutes. Almelo huffed and indeed even puffed but Ajax produced a few inspired minutes of 'total football' and the rest of the game petered out into large periods of 'anti football'.
It took Big Deaks and I about a week to recover from this weekend but it really was worth it. That trip took place in 2006 and even today we are on very friendly terms with members of The Unity at Dortmund who we often try and hook up with each time we are in Germany - broust!


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Great to see Gone Astray coming along so well. I try to view it twice a day; once from school and once from home, and of course, I vote every time too. Votevotevote! Climb that ladder!
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"Didi aapki skin bahaut dull ho gayi hai. Aap paani zyada piya karo." (sister, your skin is looking very dull, you should drink more water. I wouldn't have imagined that an ordinary interaction with a midwife would take the turn that it did.
"Mujhe toh bahaut pyaas lagi hai, lekin main paani nahi peeti. Poora din idhar se udhar massage ke liye jaati hoon. Bathroom aa gaya toh kahan jaoongi?" (I get thirsty a lot but I don't drink much water. All day long I visit different homes for my massage appointments. Where will I go to relieve myself if need be?)
On further enquiry, I found out that even though she visits over 8 houses a day, nobody lets her use their washroom. She reminisces about the day she had to urgently use the washroom and the woman she was massaging told her to go to the back alley of her house.
This happened in capital city of India, a booming economy. One can only imagine the bleak conditions in small towns and cities.
In first part of a 2-part write-up, I am going to talk about the civic amenities (or lack thereof) provided to the citizens of the country. Stay tuned for my next part on class/caste discrimination with focus on women.
According to the reports of 10 out of 12 zones by Municipal Corporation of Delhi, there are 3,712 public toilets for men and only 269 for women. And yet we spot more men defiling the nooks and crannies and even roadsides in the city than women (who travel long routes to find isolated areas to answer nature's call).
Who can blame these men? Even the existing public toilets in the country are poorly located and in such bad state that one must be extremely shy of public nudity to think of using one. The health of a civic society is strongly dependent on its sanitary condition which is directly linked to public toilets. Over 15 million urban households in the country do not have toilets.
Devinder Sehrawat of Delhi Gramin Samaj states, "while the Corporations may rattle out any number of figures, they do not reflect the reality of rural areas on the ground. Out of the total 1,483 sq.km area of Delhi, over 500 sq.km with a population of over 30 lakh and covering 360 villages is thus bereft of such facilities." In South Delhi Municipal Corporation, there are about 500 toilets but most of them are concentrated in commercial areas. Entire rural belt of Delhi stretching from Badarpur border in South-East to Narela in the north does not have even a single public toilet.
Sanitation facilities for women in other states are equally bad; Sanitation is a matter of health and dignity for women. Existence of public and personal toilets affect women's ability to work, their mobility and their safety. Even Mahatma Gandhi said that sanitation is more important than independence.
Inadequate sanitation facilities render women in both urban and rural areas vulnerable to sexual violence who then have to squat in open areas, inviting sexual assault, harassment and murders. Lack of toilets as well as low maintenance of those existing create health hazards for women. In many instances, it also leads to larger number of girl drop-out rate in schools.
- Lack of access to toilets causes girls aged 12 to 18 to miss around five days of school per month, or around 50 school days per year, according to the 2011 Annual Status of Education Report released by minister of human resource development.
- A national survey conducted by AC Nielsen and NGO Plan India in 2012 found that 23% girls drop out of school after reaching puberty.
- In Bihar, 872 cases of rape were reported till November 2012. "Roughly 40% to 45% of the incidents took place with the women when they went out of their homes to defecate in the open," states Arwind Pandey, Bihar police's IG for weaker sections.
- An RTI filed in July 2012 revealed that the BMC has not set up a single separate toilet for women in Mumbai, while there are 2,849 toilets for men.
- A 2012 study on drinking water and sanitation by the WHO and UNICEF reveals that 626 million people in India do not have a closed toilet. It's the world's highest number, far ahead of Indonesia, which ranks second at just 63 million.
For a clearer picture, refer to this table from Baseline Survey 2012: All India Abstract Report:
However, lately there is an increased awareness for need for better water, health and sanitation facilities in the country. Many initiatives, programmes and policies have been launched to ensure more urban and rural households install personal toilets for benefit of both men and women.
A PIL was filed by advocate Ashok Aggarwal highlighting the shortage of toilets for women in Delhi. The High Court has sought the presence of member secretary of the Central Pollution Control Board on August 6 and has even asked NDMC and Delhi Cantonment Board to file status report. [http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-16/delhi/39309334_1_public-toilets-status-report-division-bench]
Four years ago, the Haryana government started its 'No Toilet, No Bride' campaign, painting walls across the state with the slogan: "I won't allow my daughter to marry into a home without toilets." In just one year (2011), 330 gram panchayats have been turned into 'nirmal gram' or clean villages. [http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-slogan-boosts-sanitation-in-haryana/article3364896.ece]
The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has earmarked Rs 3 crore for setting up new public toilets to make Pune 'open-defecation free'. [http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pcmc-to-upgrade-public-toilet-facility/1082365/]
35 NGOs in Mumbai launched The "Right to Pee" campaign in 2012 to collect as many signatures as possible to demand better public bathroom facilities for women and then present their case to the city's civic authority, 50 percent of which is made up of women. Supriya from CORO, an organization under Right to Pee says, "we have surveyed 129 toilet blocks , did signature campaigns on 16 railway stations , organized workshops , met experts to understand the issue in depth, and submitted 50,000 signatures and analytic survey report to BMC." She also reiterates about their experience in dealing with the authorities at BMC who claim that they have to charge women for using public toilets since they are not sure if women actually use the toilets for 'urination or something else'. Their campaign is actively working to improve situation of women. [http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/weird-wide-web/right-to-pee-campaign-launches-women-restrooms-india]
One remarkable success story in recent times is that of a strong-willed woman in Odisha whose efforts resulted in 98% toilet coverage in a small village of Sagada in Puri. [http://www.indiasanitationportal.org/16817]
It must be a priority of the government and civic authorities to provide for better sanitary conditions to the people. Public toilets are as important as road, transport and communication infrastructure for growth and development of a State.
We could learn a lot from linfen, a Chinese city which only till a few years back was stated as one of the worst places in the world to live in. The local government began a 'Toilet Revolution' back in 2008 and built 200 public toilets in and around the city, increasing living condition, health and sanitation of its people. So much so that Linfen was awarded with UN-Habitat's International Best Practice Award for the Asia and Pacific region.
Adequate sanitation is vital for social development as it boosts good health resulting in lower drop-out rates in girls studying in schools. Therefore it is a good investment as for 'every 10% increase in female literacy, a country's economy can grow by 0.3 percent. Educated girls are more likely to raise healthy, well-nourished, educated children, to protect themselves from exploitation and AIDS and to develop skills to contribute to their societies.' – UNICEF
More toilets, coupled with better policing can control incidents of crime against women, specially in rural areas. We should start urging civic authorities in our areas to construct more easily accessible public toilets for both men and women for a cleaner, healthier and happier environment.


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PAT CAPUTO: Preseason poll example of too much respect for Michigan Wolverines - and not enough for Michigan State Spartans
Two things about college football get an incredible amount of attention, but often ultimately mean little when all is said and done, and football seasons have been completed.
One is national signing day. The other is preseason polls.
So that should be understood what this could all mean when the cold winds of November and early December hit, and the major issues of the college football season have been decided, especially here in Big Ten Country, and in this state, where "game on" between Michigan and Michigan State has never had more meaning.
But how can Michigan possibly be ranked five full spots ahead of Michigan State in the first of the major football polls, the USA Today Coaches Poll, which was released on Thursday?
Michigan is ranked No. 8 and MSU is 13th.
That is laughable.
It's a classic case of Michigan getting too much respect after one year under head coach Brady Hoke, albeit a very good one, and the Spartans not getting their due for they have accomplished under Mark Dantonio the last four seasons, especially the past two.
It's not like the cupboard is bare in either program. Both teams lost their share of very good players, but if anything MSU had more top ones to begin with.
There always seems to be these memory lapses. About how Michigan State hasn't only beaten the Wolverinesthe last four years, they've clocked 'em. Other than one overtime game, the games haven't even been close.
It is forgotten how it was Michigan State, not the Wolverines, who won the Legend Division title and played in the first-ever Big Ten championship game in 2011 - despite a decidedly more difficult conference slate (Ohio State and Nebraska on the road, Wisconsin rather than cupcake Illinois from the other division).
How defense wins championships, and that the Spartans' defense ranks among the very best in the nation, led by Michigan's own personal 6-7, 280-pound nightmare, William Gholston.
Andrew Maxwell is replacing Kirk Cousins at quarterback for MSU The only reason he hasn't played more is he has been behind the QB on the depth chart who has beaten Michigan the last three years. Maxwell was every bit as highly regarded as the Wolverines' Denard Robinson coming out of high school. If he doesn't work out, which is unlikely, his backup, Connor Cook, is a capable player.
This isn't meant to diminish Hoke, Robinson or what the Wolverines accomplished last season, or what they have done on the recruiting front, which is impressive.
But the Wolverines haven't earned the status they are getting compared to Michigan State coming into this season.
The Wolverines were a "surprise" team last season. Nobody thought they would go 11-2. Nobody has given credit to Robinson more than I have, but Michigan State has totally controlled him.
Michigan's defense made a marked improved last season, largely because of the play of Mike Martin and Ryan Van Bergen up front. They have departed.
Michigan doesn't have Nebraska and Ohio State at home this season like 2011. Michigan State does.
I do feel Michigan has the potential to win a national title within the next four years. I do feel Michigan is capable of beating the Spartans this season, and proving last year wasn't just a "surprise," but a trend by playing in the Big Ten title game.
But the probability of Michigan State beating Michigan is at least equal. Same with the Spartans moving into national championship contention this year. The Spartans have winning pedigree under Dantonio.
It's like recruiting day. Michigan always wins in the preseason polls.
But until the Wolverines do it on the field, actually beat Michigan State, and/or finish ahead of the Spartans in the conference standings, Michigan is living in the past.
A past that fades more into the rearview mirror each passing year.
Pat Caputo is a senior sports reporter and a columnist for The Oakland Press. Contact him email@example.com and read his blog at theoaklandpress.com. You can follow him on Twitter @patcaputo98


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I'll have An ISO C++ (New Standard Compliant) Compiler with my SPARC T4, Please!
It was touch and go there for a moment. I have to admit that when Oracle took over Sun Microsystems. I had fear in my heart for the future of the SPARC processor. I know, Oracle early on made all kinds of commitments to SPARC, and to Solaris, and to Java, and to the customers, blah, blah, blah.
We all know how it goes when Company X takes over Company Y. There is a honeymoon period of about 18 months (maybe 24 months), and then KA-POW!
But Oracle's announcement of a new five year plan for the SPARC T-Series processors has brought me new hope. It's no secret that, at Ctest Labs, that we are in large part powered by SPARC processors. We find the SPARC support for parallel processing and multithreading right on target. As far as we are concerned, the original SPARC T1 eight-core/four-hardware-threads-per-core is a thing of beauty, and every kid should have one. But the fact that Oracle is beefing up the SPARC T4, which is an eight-core system slated to ship in the first half of 2012, and they are now designing the new 16-core SPARC T5 processors simply puts a spring in my step.
Oracle's Five Year Plan for the SPARC T-Series is really promising. But now that those fears have been put to rest, I wonder whether Oracle will update the Sun C++ compilers to support the new C++ Standard? Hmmm...Now that the new C++ Standard has more support for parallelism and threading, it would be totally awesome if we had a nice new shiny Oracle/Sun C++ compiler to help us exercise the new SPARC T4.
By the way, has anybody out there implemented the new support for parallelism and threading found in the new C++ Standard? Maybe Oracle could be one of the leaders!


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The B.C. government released a draft species-at-risk plan Tuesday that was immediately dismissed by environmentalists as an empty pre-election gesture that offers little for conservation.
The draft plan emphasizes that any efforts to save species at risk must "take into consideration social and economic interests."
The plan also says efforts to save species must be prioritized and that scientific information supporting those decisions "must be made readily available."
The province notes that the recovery of species at risk is the responsibility of all levels of governments, First Nations, landowners, resource users, and communities.
The plan also recognizes the need to assess cumulative effects of multiple activities on the landscape as a way to minimize fragmentation of habitat, and stresses the importance of tracking changes in the status of species and reporting those to the public.
Gwen Barlee of the Wilderness Committee said the draft plan "comes off as a glossy PR piece" lacking in specifics on funding, enforcement, or a clear plan for recovery.
She noted that the province is allowing only a month for public comment on a five-year plan.
"This will do nothing to slow the demise of species at risk," she said, noting B.C. and Alberta are the only two provinces in Canada without endangered species legislation. "It's disappointing, a visually dazzling document that is hollow at its centre."
Environment Minister Terry Lake said in a statement the draft plan provides a vision for a balanced, collaborative, and coherent approach to species-at-risk management.
The draft can be viewed at env.gov.bc.ca/atrisk/5_yr_plan. The deadline for comments is April 12.
The draft plan results from the work of a Species at Risk Task Force report released in 2011.


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EVERY DAY we are revealing the exciting new team of bloggers lined up for this website, www.anglersmail.co.uk
Very soon (from Monday, July 30) we'll be having live blogs, one a day, covering the whole spectrum for modern coarse angling.
Here, Angler's Mail gives a warm welcome here to the ACE crew, and in particular their media man Matt Rand, who will be part of our CARP BLOG team.
Read on, and check back for more bloggers' introductions, in their own words…
FORMED in August 2007 by Max Cottis, ACE (Advanced Carp Equipment) started as a company with one thing in mind, to deliver innovative carp fishing tackle to the end user that would take the hassle out of their fishing.
With over 45-years of carp fishing experience behind him, Max has already taken ACE to the next level and the range of tackle has already began to grow at an accelerated rate, with many more new products also in the pipeline.
From state of the art bite alarms, through to innovative terminal tackle items such as the acclaimed pop-up pegs and kickers range, the ACE product stable now delivers just what it set out to do, provide tackle that does just what is says on the tin.
With some of the greatest carp anglers in the country already on board, including arguably the country's finest – Terry Hearn – ACE looks set to go from strength to strength.
ACE sponsor the Mail's prestigious Carp Cup, with weekly and monthly tackle prizes, plus the main annual jackpot, recently presented winner Rob Marsh (see the new Angler's Mail issue, cover-dated July 31).
Within the monthly blogs you will hear what the ACE team have been up to and exactly what they have been putting on the bank. As well as this, tips on how to use this exciting range of tackle will also be in abundance, making sure that you, the angler, gets the most out of your products.
As well as step-by-step instructional pieces, we will also endeavor to provide short video clips, further more explaining the products that will help you put more fish on the bank.
Also, be sure to keep your eyes peeled for any new product releases; there are some extremely exciting ones in the pipeline that you just won't want to miss!
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text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - Dhab, why were you up so early? Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Archive : Sep99 - Dec00 View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "Dhab, why were you up so early?" jasonNmemberMember #Joined: 12 Jan 2000Posts: 842Location: Sydney Australia Posted: Sat Oct 23, 1999 5:04 am Hey Dhab, I noticed when you updated recently in the comments that it was 3:04am. What's with that? Just thought it was unusual to be updating a site at that time of the day. I was up at that time when I went to your site and saw the new update, but I live in Australia, so it wasn't that time over here. (sorry if it's confusing) Back to top AffectedmemberMember #Joined: 22 Oct 1999Posts: 1854Location: Helsinki, Finland Posted: Sat Oct 23, 1999 9:59 am Hey, are you saying there's something odd about that? I went to sleep around that time last night (OK, that was because I was at an industrial/goth party, but that doesn't matter), and I often go to sleep around 4 am.. What, you mean you don't do that? Back to top jasonNmemberMember #Joined: 12 Jan 2000Posts: 842Location: Sydney Australia Posted: Sat Oct 23, 1999 5:19 pm Hey affected. I have gone to sleep that late. But just weird to be updating a site at that time. I try not to goto sleep too late though because I get into a routine and i feel like crap. I call it a 'rut'. That's where you wear your pyjamas all day, eat, sleep and go online and your physical health has hit an all time low.... I hate ruts, but they're so easy to fall into.. Back to top DhabihAdministratorMember #Joined: 13 Sep 1999Posts: 532Location: Kirkland, WA, U.S.A. Posted: Sat Oct 23, 1999 11:29 pm My sleep schedule gets shifted back and forth, one week i sleep around 3-4 and get up at noon, and other weeks i sleep around 1 and wake up at 9. Im trying to stick to the latter. I hate waking up so late. Back to top AffectedmemberMember #Joined: 22 Oct 1999Posts: 1854Location: Helsinki, Finland Posted: Sun Oct 24, 1999 2:43 am Well, you see, the trick is to stay up 'ti 4 or so, and then get up at 11-12 am. Then you just grab some breakfast real fast, and go out or whatever. Back to top MrPastryjunior memberMember #Joined: 26 Oct 1999Posts: 2 Posted: Tue Oct 26, 1999 4:37 pm Thats nothing... during the summer I would go to bed at 5:00 AM and wake up at 4 p.m I am 0n3 3xtr3m3 d00d. Back to top OpticalmemberMember #Joined: 26 Oct 1999Posts: 331Location: Edmonton, Alberta , Canada Posted: Tue Oct 26, 1999 4:41 pm you are luddy. Back to top MongoosememberMember #Joined: 22 Oct 1999Posts: 363Location: North Posted: Tue Oct 26, 1999 4:51 pm I think all artists, or people who consider themselves to be <g>, have bizarre patterns of some sort. Whether it be sleeping patterns, eating patterns, or social patterns, we all tend to have some pretty strange idiosynchrosies that lend to our creativity. That's just my uneducated, partially distorted and inept opinion Pay no attention to me. Mongoose Back to top NocturnalmemberMember #Joined: 24 Oct 1999Posts: 97 Posted: Wed Oct 27, 1999 12:27 am pay no attention to this post.. it's 4 a.m. i'm bored and i'm tired of seeing (junior member) next to my name.. hehe Back to top NocturnalmemberMember #Joined: 24 Oct 1999Posts: 97 Posted: Wed Oct 27, 1999 12:28 am "12 or so more to go =) " Back to top ShrimpishGuestMember # Posted: Wed Oct 27, 1999 12:39 am Hey, MONGOOSE, That's pretty deep, man, and it's true! I have a chronic sleeping and eating disorder. I go to bed at 4:00-5:00 or even 6:00AM and I wake up at 1:30 just in time to get ready for work. And I eat once a day. At 4:45PM. Now tell me that's not psycho s*it. I don't think it's helping my artistic abilities in any way, though... Ah, well. Back to top M.A.C.Kjunior memberMember #Joined: 22 Oct 1999Posts: 33Location: England Posted: Wed Oct 27, 1999 12:28 pm GASP............ thats like erm.. way past my bed time........ Actually lets faace it... i still enjoy getting to bed nice and earlly. Snuggling down with Mr dibbles and a hot water bottle and then I......................... <looks around...oh pants i said that out loud???> Just to clear that... Mr dibbles is a fictional Teddy bear... not the green grocer from down the street.. M.A.C.K Back to top MrPastryjunior memberMember #Joined: 26 Oct 1999Posts: 2 Posted: Wed Oct 27, 1999 4:09 pm No Logan, you are luddy. DO that five seven skin.. Btw, Logan is Optical. Hes doing a mod with me and he hasn't done anything as our texture artist. 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Andrus sets Rangers' Opening Day record
ARLINGTON -- Elvis Andrus was in Monday's Opening Day lineup at shortstop for the sixth straight season. That's a new Rangers record for shortstops. Toby Harrah had five straight Opening Day starts at shortstop from 1972-76, and Michael Young did so from 2004-08.
Alex Rios started in right field for the Rangers against the Phillies on Monday. Nelson Cruz, who is now with the Orioles, had started five straight Opening Days in right field for the Rangers. The last player to start in right field for the Rangers prior to Cruz was Marlon Byrd in 2009. Byrd started in right field for the Phillies on Monday.
Tanner Scheppers was the fifth different Opening Day starter for the Rangers in the five years since Kevin Millwood started four straight from 2006-09. Since Millwood, the Rangers have started Scott Feldman, C.J. Wilson, Colby Lewis, Matt Harrison and now Scheppers on Opening Day.
Scheppers is the first pitcher in Major League history with at least 100 career relief appearances to make his first big league start on Opening Day.
J.P. Arencibia started at catcher for Geovany Soto on Monday, but it was his fourth straight start on Opening Day. He had three straight Opening Day starts for the Blue Jays, with three home runs. Third baseman Adrian Beltre made his fourth-consecutive Opening Day start, and 13th overall including his time with the Dodgers, Mariners and Red Sox.


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As you may already know, Facebook's organic Page reach (the number of unique people who saw your post in News Feed or on your Page) has been on a continuous decline for most Facebook Page owners for a while now. Facebook has confirmed in a recent post that due to the competition for each News Feed story, Page owners will most likely be reaching a smaller number of fans.
"Because the content in News Feed is always changing, and we're seeing more people sharing more content, Pages will likely see changes in distribution. For many Pages, this includes a decline in organic reach." Facebook December 5, 2013
I've also already discussed the fact that Facebook is now a pay-to-play platform in a previous article and questioned if you should dump your Facebook Page in 2014. Although this shouldn't be a surprise, Facebook Page owners are very unhappy and annoyed with the fact that they now have to pay to reach their fans on Facebook.
As well, the idea of leveling the playing field to compete with their larger competitors seems to be slowly fading for many of them. The majority of small businesses simply don't have the budget or resources!
Here's a fantastic video created by Veritasium which reflects the views and frustrations of many Facebook Page owners.
The Problem With Facebook
The Experts
With Page reach plummeting, many Page owners are looking for advice to figure out how to best handle the situation. Here's what Marketers and Industry Experts are saying about Facebook's ongoing decreasing organic Page reach and their advice for business owners and marketers.
Mark Schaefer
Marketing consultant at Schaefer Marketing Solutions, Author, business writer, university lecturer, innovator and all-around great guy. Find him at businessesGROW.com and on Twitter @markwschaefer
What He Says:
The Facebook squeeze is a predictable result of too much content aiming for too little consumer attention. As one Facebook exec stated, the average user has 1,500 possible bits of content in their daily stream and it is growing fast.
I think the latest decline in reach is probably just the beginning. The options seem limited — pluck down the money Facebook requires for sponsored posts, somehow scale your efforts to try to break through organically, or find new ways to reach your customers that doesn't involve Facebook.
Jon Loomer
Always providing his own analytic research, Jon Loomer offers Advanced Facebook marketing and advertising strategies for advanced Facebook marketers. Find him at jonloomer.com and on Facebook at Jon Loomer Digital
What He Says:
We're focusing on the wrong metric. Reach is an inexact measurement, and Facebook can and has changed the way they measure it. In fact, there were even six months last year when it was under reported (and everyone freaked out, not knowing everything was fine the whole time).
A good example of this is that Facebook has been under reporting Organic Reach for the past few months when posts are promoted. Users can and will be reached organically and with an ad. In the past, Facebook would have measured that as one Organic Reach and one Paid Reach. Now, the only credit is going to Paid.
Is engagement down? Are website traffic referrals down? Are sales down? I couldn't tell you if this is the case because virtually NO ONE is mentioning these things. These are the things that matter, yet we are obsessed with this one metric.
This one metric, by the way, that isn't available to us on other social networks. No one cares what their Reach is on Twitter (you can bet it's awful) or Google+ (yikes!).
You should continue to share high quality content that helps your target audience. You will continue to reach those who engage most with you.
But if you want to reach more people, share more often. And, of course, don't be afraid to advertise.
Andrea Vahl
Social Media Consultant, Speaker and Strategist. Co-author of the book Facebook Marketing All-in-One for Dummies . Also known as, Grandma Mary – Social Media Edutainer. Find her at andreavahl.com and on Twitter @AndreaVahl
What She Says:
Facebook's announcement of the decrease in organic reach for page owners has a lot of people very frustrated (myself included). But I don't think that this means we should all close our Facebook Pages right now.
What we need to focus on is getting people to sign up for our e-mail lists with creative promotions. Then we also will need to spend some money on Facebook ads each month (it doesn't have to be a lot). And we also need to keep watching what is working on our pages to get that engagement and reach.
Facebook is still the place to be with 1.2 Billion people on it. Take a look at some of my other recommendations in my post: 5 Things You Can Do in Response to the Decrease in Facebook's Organic Reach (but note that text posts may not work quite as well with one of their recent changes).
Shelly Kramer
Shelly Kramer is the Founder and Chief Imagination Officer of V3 Integrated Marketing. She describes herself as a marketing/digital strategist, geek, tech lover, idea generator, gadget addict, WWF-loving, wordsmith-y kinda gal. Totally down to earth and smart business woman, you can find her www.v3im.com and on Twitter @ShellyKramer
What She Says:
I think that we marketers have been smoking the Facebook crack for a long time and if we didn't see this coming, it's our own fault. Facebook is a business. They're a publicly traded company and their mission is to make money and a return on investment for their shareholders. Their job isn't to provide a free platform for businesses to use to attract customers and sell more stuff to more people.
The adage that if "it's free you're the product" has never been more applicable than it is in regard to this discussion. Facebook needed users to make its platform valuable. Marketers flocked there, businesses flocked there because people – the people we want to reach are there.
For us to expect to leverage a platform to grow our businesses – no matter what they are – and to not have to pay to reach those prospective customers is ludicrous. So instead of complaining about lack of reach, brands, marketers and even small business owners need to get smarter about marketing. They need to understand that if they want access to Facebook's user base, they'll likely have to pay for it by buying Facebook Ads (which, in some cases are highly effective).
They'll also have to be smart enough to develop a marketing strategy that doesn't involve putting all their eggs in the Facebook basket. They need to focus on integrated marketing campaigns and on building their own databases and using Facebook (and other social media channels) to help them grow their own customer lists so that they can market directly to their customers outside of a platform owned by someone else. It's not rocket science, it's smart marketing.
And this isn't some revelation — it's always been dangerous to rely on a "free" platform over which you have no control. So when people are all up in arms about this, I'm really not sure why. Unless it was just that they were so consumed by the Facebook crack that they just weren't considering the inevitable road ahead.
Does this impact small businesses who want to use social media to reach their customers? Absolutely. Do they, too, need to be smarter when it comes to the investment of marketing dollars and being strategic about how they interact with current customers and attract prospective customers? Absolutely.
Is it actually smarter for small businesses to understand the power of the Web in general, focus on having a well-developed business website, using smart SEO and combining their efforts in that regard with strategic social media marketing? You guessed it — absolutely!
Robert Caruso
Founder and CEO of BundlePost, Robert is a long time technology, sales and marketing executive, a father of 2 and passionate about tech and social media. You can find him on BundlePost.com and on Twitter @fondalo
What He Says:
There are two groups that will be hit hardest due to Facebook's pay to play changes. They are the average user and the SMB (small/medium sized business). Users on one hand just simply want to see the content from pages they have already liked and businesses want to reach the users they have already invested heavily to acquire. Both are hurt by what Facebook is doing. Here's the problem… The business model that Facebook is deploying with pages will not work long-term and more importantly it isn't sustainable.
If average businesses and marketers can't obtain real results using social media marketing without the advertising spend, then social media marketing has become something else and the entire house of cards is in jeopardy, including the business of teaching about Facebook.
Based on what everyone already knows about this issue there are only three things that the social media marketer can do.
1) Do some minimal testing of boosted Facebook posts where it makes sense. If the result of increased traffic and ultimately real revenue occurs, then repeat it and scale it up. If the results do not justify the cost, cease immediately.
2) Adjust your posting and content types to maximize your reach based on what Facebook has already said they are doing and going to do further.
3) Finally, you have to get effective on the other social platforms where your audience spends time in the highest concentrations. Do a deep review of your strategy and execution on these other social networks and invest substantially more time where your reach is not being controlled and you're not required to spend money to communicate with the audience you build.
Scott Stratten
Scott Stratten is the President of Un-Marketing. He is an expert in Viral, Social, and Authentic Marketing. He also has written three best-selling business books. You can find him at unmarketing.com and on Twitter @unmarketing
What He Says:
Always entertaining and honest, Scott Stratten made his opinion very clear in this video. He thinks that businesses have built their houses on rented land and it's time brands start paying Facebook. He also suggests that if businesses are unhappy or unwilling to pay, they should simply go somewhere else where they can build their "own house" and stop depending on Facebook.
Brands: Stop Complaining About Facebook
In a recent interview on the Social Media Marketing Podcast, Mari Smith and Jay Baer discussed along with Michael Stelzner the issue of Facebook's declining Reach and offered some advice for Page owners.
You can find Michael Stelzner's full interview here Facebook Marketing Declines: How Business Should React
Here's some of what they had to say:
Mari Smith
Mari Smith is a social media strategist and widely recognized as one of the top Facebook marketing expert in the world. She is the author of The New Relationship Marketing and coauthor of Facebook Marketing: An Hour A Day. You can find her at marismith.com and on her Facebook Page Mari Smith
What She Says:
Mari admits that people are very frustrated with Facebook's reduced reach. Some business owners are even saying "the heck with it" and are abandoning their Page and turning to their Personal Profiles instead. She thinks this is somewhat of an uninformed decision. According to her, there are a many benefits in using a Page versus a Personal Profile such as the use of apps and analytics. One other great reason to have a Page she says is that it's completely indexed. So for SEO purpose alone, it's worth it.
Mari also suggests that you should use Facebook ads even if it's just $5 per day. But if you don't have a budget, there are still things you can do. Use your Personal Profile in conjunction with your Page and turn on the Followers option on your Profile (given the fact that Facebook favors post from Personal Profile). As well, using Facebook Groups can be a great addition and beneficial for community building.
Finally, have a solid business plan and use Social Media as an amplifier.
Mari's message: You can't put all your eggs in Facebook's basket. 2014 has to be the year of diversification and integration.
Jay Baer
Jay Baer is a digital marketing strategist, speaker, and author and founder of Convince & Convert. You can find him on convinceandconvert.com and on Twitter @JayBaer
What He Says:
Jay acknowledges that Facebook is not working as well as it once did for marketers. Facebook is now a public company who needs to generate tones of advertising dollars.
He says in his interview that they've predicted this for years and this is the oldest business playbooks in history which is; "let's let you get in something free i.e. free exposure to your fans on Facebook and then let's make it not free once you're hooked on it."
According to him, Facebook has certainly set this up so that businesses now need to pay for some of the exposure that was formally free.
He thinks that this is a Natural evolution; it's becoming more about the media and less about the Social. It's going to be about dollars, not just about being interesting, spicy or fun and Social Media is turning into an advertising platform.
Jay says that paid social will be a requirement for almost all businesses and you'll definitely have to pay for social to reach its maximum effectiveness.
He believes that some brands are too Facebook centric and have built houses on rented land. Jay says that he wouldn't be surprised if 2014 was the year Google Plus became a thing because people are looking for alternatives.
But Jay confesses that even professionals don't know the secret code. He thinks that you can still be effective on Facebook for free but it's becoming increasingly difficult. It shouldn't be a surprise for businesses, what else truly valuable in marketing is free?
Jay suggests playing the algorithm game to make sure your posts get the maximum organic reach. It takes time and practice but it's not hard. Jay stresses the importance of needing to "own" some assets.
He also recommends being smart integrated marketers and understand what amongst all the different marketing tactics at your disposal works best for your business; it might or not be Facebook.
Michael Stelzner
Michael Stelzner is the founder of Social Media Examiner the world's largest online social media magazine. You can find him at socialmediaexaminer.com and on Twitter @mike_stelzner
What He Says:
Michael showed great concern for small business owners and brands using Facebook to market their business. But he thinks that if you're putting all your eggs in twitter or Facebook you'll be in serious trouble. He believes that businesses need to allocate a percentage of their budget to assets that they call their own.
The Final Message
There are 1.19 billion monthly active users on Facebook, so it would seem like it would be the logical place for marketers to spend their time. But for frustrated business owners who have already put in a lot of time and energy on Facebook marketing or want to get in at this point but are working with a limited marketing budget, they will now have to face this new reality; Facebook marketing is much harder, you'll now have to be very resourceful and expect to pay to reach your audience.
It's also reasonable to think that we might be seeing this happening more with time as other social networks are also looking for a way to monetize their platform.
The most important message from the Experts: Don't put all your eggs in Facebook's basket, diversify and make sure that you don't build your business on rented land; you need to "own" your main digital real estate.
Have you experienced a decline in Page Reach? How are you dealing with it?


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USC running back Stafon Johnson, reportedly spitting up blood, had emergency surgery after he apparently lost control of a 275-lbs weight when the bar slipped and landed on his throat.
He is "critical but stable" and is still in surgery at California Hospital Medical Center outside of downtown Los Angeles, a hospital spokesperson told the Los Angeles Times.That surgery lasted more than seven hours, starting at around 2 p.m. and going into the evening.
His vocal cords were reconstructed and his larnyx was realigned. He was communicating through writing and hand signals, and is being fed through a tube in his stomach, according to the Los Angeles Daily News.
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"This is a very, very rare injury," said Dr. Gudata Hinika. "These are the types of injuries that happen with people who did not wear a seatbelt. From weightlifting, it's very rare. The reconstruction he had is really wonderful. We're pleased.
"Had that been any one of us, we would not have survived. His neck was so muscular, so solid, it helped him. Also, he was able to calm down and do what he needed to do. His physical condition contributed toward his outcome."
An assistant strength and conditioning coach was acting as a spotter but was not able to stop the accident at the school Monday morning, according to the Times.
"It hit him with a lot of force, and it hurt him," coach Pete Carroll told The Associated Press after the Trojans' brief practice Monday night. "No broken bones as far as I understand, but he's got some damage in there somewhere, and they're working it out, trying to figure out what it is."
According to reports from those close to the team, Johnson's injury was not life threatening. While early reports said Johnson's football career was over, doctors said he will make a full recovery. However, he will not return to the field for USC this season, they added.
"There were a bunch of guys in the weight room with him because it was a normal workout," Carroll said. "A bunch of them jumped in right off the bat and one of our stength coaches was right there doing the drill with him. So he was cared for immediately. But it was scary."
Johnson has been USC's pound-it-out back, and has 157 yards on 32 carries (4.9 per carry) this season and leads the running back corps for the Trojans with five touchdowns, including the game winner against Ohio State. He had 705 yards and nine touchdowns last season. On an offense that has been inconsistent and not getting it done this season, Johnson has been one of the few consistent bright spots (something few Trojan fans expected after a tough freshman year for Johnson in 2006).
Johnson is a senior at USC who came out of Dorsey High. At Dorsey he set the L.A. City career high school rushing record with 5,777 yards and 58 touchdowns. His father, Stan Johnson, was a long-time assistant track coach at the school.
"I've seen players have the bar slip and fall onto their chest, but never in my 25 years of coaching have I heard of someone dropping a bar on their throat," USC's strength and condition coach, Chris Carlisle, told the Times.


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Last week I was presented with a fantastic award – it made my week. Fayinagirl at Gluten-free Vegan nominated me for this award. I was so honored to receive this award and now I get to pass along the fun! 🙂
Here are the rules:
This award is bestowed upon blogs that are exceedingly charming.
These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends.
They are not interested in self-aggrandizement.
Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated.
Please give more attention to these writers.
Deliver this award to six bloggers who must choose six more and include this cleverly written text into the body of their award.
I will pass this award to some of my bloggy friends that I find exceedingly charming…
Erin at Gluten-free Fitness. Erin is not only super friendly & supportive, but sends me the most amazing recipes to try! I am honored to know Erin & call her my friend.
Heidi at Adventures of a Gluten-Free Mom. I had the pleasure of meeting Heidi last month when she was in town. Heidi is such a sweetheart & is fun to be around. She has some killer recipes, too! Make sure to check out her blog. You can see my post about our meeting here.
Val at Chicago Marathon Val. Val is so friendly & encouraging and always willing to give you advice if you need it. Val just ran a marathon last month & I loved following her journey to the finish line. She also has some great recipes on her blog.
Diane at The Whole Gang. Diane has some great recipes & has always been very helpful & outgoing. I love her Friday Foodie posts and look forward to participating every week. What a great place to find a wealth of great recipes.
Shirley at Gluten-free Easily. Shirley has a great blog layout & her recipes & pictures look so appetizing. I haven't "known" Shirley for long, but can't wait to get to know her better. I have got to make her Pumpkin Pie Squares and soon!
Allison at Green Dog Wine. Allison lives life to the fullest & I truly enjoy living life vicariously through her. She is from Ohio (like me) and I hope that we can meet some day soon. Allison also happens to be a fellow lover of Frank's Red Hot. Frank's lovers unite!
Thank you all for the wonderful blogs! I truly enjoy reading them all. Blog on!
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