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Last year, folks were saying that if a tobacco quota buyout was going to happen it would have to happen then. Last year turned into 2004 and the stakes became higher.

It seems the tobacco buyout issue is playing a role in the race for the U.S. Senate to replace John Edwards of North Carolina.

Richard Burr, a Republican U.S. representative from North Carolina is facing Erskine Bowles, a Democrat who was Chief of Staff in the Clinton Administration. The tobacco buyout issue has been a prominent feature of talks leading up to the election later this year.

In the House and Senate, bills have been introduced that would link Food and Drug Administration authority over tobacco products. Some have said that the FDA authority would be necessary in order to pass a tobacco buyout bill. It's been an area of heated debate among cigarette manufacturers. Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds have been at odds over the FDA issue.

In the U.S. Senate, Sens. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) and Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) introduced legislation that would give FDA authority to regulate cigarettes and other tobacco products. In the House, U.S. Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) and Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) introduced companion legislation that would give FDA authority over cigarettes and tobacco products.

In the House, tobacco-state legislators included tobacco reform legislation in an update version of a bill introduced by Reps. Bill Jenkins (R-Tenn.) and Mike McIntrye (D-N.C.) and co-sponsored by a group of 40 members of Congress. The reform package provides growers and quota holders with $9.6 billion in compensation over five years. It would also end the depression-ear program and introduce free market reforms.

It's still the hope of growers and quota owners alike that Congress will pass a buyout. They're running out of quota.

Elsewhere in the political realm, a story of opposition to the Navy's plan to build an outlying land field on 30,000 acres in eastern North Carolina is notable for its success.

Farmers and residents joined with groups such as the Sierra Club and the Audubon Society to fight the proposed $186.5 million project, which would provide the Navy with a military landing field about halfway between Cherry Point, N.C., and southeast Virginia. The opponents of the project cite its proximity to the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge and claimed that the Navy failed to take a hard look at the environmental impacts of the proposal.

Earlier this year, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the Navy from directly or indirectly taking any further action to build the proposed land field in North Carolina.

In addition, North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley's office and the Navy agreed to form a 17- member group to study the proposal.

There are a number of issues at play, including a state whose economy relies heavily on its military bases.


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It is simple in design and has been around several centuries, but refinements made to gravity flow irrigation by researchers at Clemson University may help small acreage U.S. farmers and will be a crop saver, if not a life saver for Afghan farmers.

A 16-foot tower and a 400 gallon water tank, adorned with a South Carolina Watermelon Board flag, and a four-foot tower with a smaller tank were used to apply water to a field of watermelons at the Edisto Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Blackville, S.C.

That researchers at the Clemson research facility would be conducting irrigation studies isn’t so unusual. That they began the study and built the irrigation tower to help train a team of National Guardsmen on their way to Afghanistan makes the project a bit unique.

Modern drip irrigation systems used to irrigate vegetable crops in the U.S. require a source of electricity to drive the pumps that move the irrigation water. In Afghanistan, rural electricity isn’t available.

The Clemson researchers had to develop an irrigation system that could be used without electricity, so they developed a gravity flow system that was first used by Central American Indians well over a thousand years ago.

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August 28, 2016

Rocket landing experiment on tap after SpaceX cargo launch

An aerial view of SpaceX's rocket landing barge, named the Marmac 300 and unofficially christened the "Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship." Credit: SpaceX
An aerial view of SpaceX’s rocket landing barge, named the Marmac 300 and unofficially christened the “Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship.” Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX hopes to take a giant leap forward in rocket technology a few minutes after Friday’s scheduled launch of a Falcon 9 booster taking up 2.5 tons of critical supplies and experiments to the International Space Station.

Burning leftover liquid fuel in its propellant tanks, the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage will fly back to Earth after finishing a nearly three-minute burn to send SpaceX’s Dragon commercial cargo craft toward the space station. The descent of the first stage will occur just as the Falcon 9’s single-engine upper stage puts the Dragon supply ship into orbit on course for a resupply run to the six-person space station crew.

Friday’s launch is scheduled for 1:22 p.m. EST (1822 GMT), roughly the moment the International Space Station’s orbital track passes over Cape Canaveral.

The 14-story rocket booster will plunge back through the atmosphere at hypersonic speed, firing a subset of its nine Merlin 1D engines three times to a controlled vertical landing on a barge positioned about 200 miles northeast of the Falcon 9’s launch pad at Cape Canaveral.

Other rockets are designed to be expendable and are destroyed during their fall back to Earth.

Nothing like it has ever been tried before. Rocket engineers from several companies — including SpaceX’s rocket team — have flown vertical takeoff and landing testbeds on short hops, and the space shuttle’s solid rocket boosters parachuted to Earth for retrieval by ships in the Atlantic Ocean.

SpaceX has also flown Falcon 9 boosters to two successful soft water landings in the Atlantic after space launches in April and July.

What SpaceX is trying on Friday’s launch is more dicey, and company officials are circumspect when talking about probability of pulling off the feat on the first attempt.

“Returning anything from space is a challenge, but returning a Falcon 9 first stage for a precision landing presents a number of additional hurdles,” SpaceX said in a post on its website Tuesday. “At 14 stories tall and traveling upwards of 1300 m/s (2,900 mph), stabilizing the Falcon 9 first stage for reentry is like trying to balance a rubber broomstick on your hand in the middle of a wind storm.”

“It’s probably not more than a 50 percent chance or less of landing it on the platform for the first time,” said Elon Musk, SpaceX’s CEO and chief technology officer, in remarks at a colloquium held in October at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

In the long run, Musk says reusing rockets is vital to expanding access to space. He likes SpaceX’s chances of achieving an intact landing of a rocket within the next year.

“There are at least a dozen launches that will occur over the next 12 months, and I think it’s quite likely — probably 80 to 90 percent likely — that one of those flights we’ll be able to land and refly,” Musk said. “So I think we’re quite close.”

After attempts to recover Falcon rockets by parachute failed, SpaceX turned to a propulsive landing concept in which the booster’s first stage engines would refire several times in flight to guide the rocket to controlled touchdown.

SpaceX engineers have fine-tuned the descent system’s design over the last year.

The first try to land a Falcon 9 rocket stage after a September 2013 launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California succumbed to a high roll rate that starved its engines of fuel due to centrifugal forces. Engineers added more powerful nitrogen cold gas thrusters to stabilize the rocket’s roll during descent during the next attempt in April, which accomplished a gentle splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean before it crashed on its side and disintegrated.

The next full-up landing test in July — after a launch with six Orbcomm communications satellites — had a similar result.

SpaceX eventually eyes flying its rocket boosters back to their launch sites to permit rapid reuse, but the company indicated in mid-2014 it might try landing a rocket on an ocean-going barge by the end of the year.

In August, SpaceX filed challenges to a patent granted to Blue Origin, a space industry competitor owned by founder Jeff Bezos, describing a concept to land a rocket tail first on an ocean vessel after launching from a shore-based facility.

SpaceX cited previous design work involving sea-based rocket landing pads before Blue Origin applied for the patent in 2009.

“The ‘rocket science’ claimed in the ‘321 patent was, at best, ‘old hat’ by 2009,” SpaceX attorneys wrote in one of the patent challenge petitions.

While SpaceX is on the verge of attempting a barge landing, Blue Origin has not disclosed any near-term plans to demonstrate the concept. The first flight of Blue Origin’s orbital launch vehicle is years away.

The patent dispute is still unresolved, but SpaceX is pressing ahead with the planned precision landing at sea.

A diagram of rocket recovery at sea from Blue Origin's patent filing. SpaceX is challenging the patent. Credit: Blue Origin
A diagram of rocket recovery at sea from Blue Origin’s patent filing. SpaceX is challenging the patent. Credit: Blue Origin

Four carbon fiber and aluminum honeycomb landing legs are mounted at the base of the 12-foot-diameter Falcon 9 first stage. They will deploy to a span of about 70 feet moments before touchdown.

“To help stabilize the stage and to reduce its speed, SpaceX relights the engines for a series of three burns,” SpaceX wrote on its website. “The first burn — the boostback burn — adjusts the impact point of the vehicle and is followed by the supersonic retro propulsion burn that, along with the drag of the atmosphere, slows the vehicle’s speed from 1300 m/s (2,900 mph) to about 250 m/s (559 mph). The final burn is the landing burn, during which the legs deploy and the vehicle’s speed is further reduced to around 2 m/s (4.5 mph).”

The SpaceX landing pad — dubbed the autonomous spaceport drone ship — is officially named the Marmac 300. It is registered under the ownership of Metairie, La.-based McDonough Marine Service and carries ballast water tanks and repurposed underwater thrusters to hold position in the Atlantic Ocean.

The cargo barge was prepared for its rocket landing mission at a Louisiana shipyard, then it moved to a staging point in Jacksonville, Fla.

Photos of the vessel docked at the Port of Jacksonville showed technicians preparing the barge for departure to the Falcon 9 rocket’s landing point. Nearby vessels, presumed to be a tug and command ship, also showed signs of rocket-related activity such as the presence of high-tech space communications gear.

See photos of the Marmac 300 and support vessels before they departed Jacksonville.

According to data from the maritime tracking website, the Marmac 300’s tug and its likely control ship went to sea from Jacksonville on Tuesday.

McDonough Marine Service’s website says the Marmac 300 is 300 feet long and 100 feet wide — the size of a football field. Musk tweeted last month the Falcon 9 landing barge has extendable wings to expand the width to 170 feet.

“While that may sound huge at first, to a Falcon 9 first stage coming from space, it seems very small,” SpaceX wrote on its website. “The legspan of the Falcon 9 first stage is about 70 feet and while the ship is equipped with powerful thrusters to help it stay in place, it is not actually anchored, so finding the bullseye becomes particularly tricky. During previous attempts, we could only expect a landing accuracy of within 10 km (6 miles). For this attempt, we’re targeting a landing accuracy of within 10 meters (32 feet).”

The Marmac 300 is emblazoned with a SpaceX logo in the center of a bullseye painted on a black deck.

For Friday’s launch and landing experiment, SpaceX engineers added fins near the top of the Falcon 9’s first stage to add stability as the rocket falls back to Earth. The hypersonic grid fins are arranged in an “X-wing” configuration around the circumference of the launcher and remain stowed during liftoff before popping open on reentry.

Hypersonic grid fins were added to the Falcon 9 rocket to stabilize the first stage booster during descent. They will be stowed during launch and will deploy during re-entry. Credit: SpaceX
Hypersonic grid fins were added to the Falcon 9 rocket to stabilize the first stage booster during descent. They will be stowed during launch and will deploy during re-entry. Credit: SpaceX

“Each fin moves independently for roll, pitch and yaw, and combined with the engine gimbaling, will allow for precision landing — first on the autonomous spaceport drone ship, and eventually on land,” SpaceX said in its online update Tuesday.

“Before we boost back to the launch site, and try to land there, we need to show that we can land with precision over and over again,” Musk said in October. “Otherwise, something bad could happen if it doesn’t boost back to where we intended.”

If SpaceX returns the rocket to Earth intact, engineers will examine the booster’s structure, propellant tanks and engines to determine what work is needed to refurbish the first stage and fly it again.

Musk has said SpaceX’s goal is the “rapid and complete” reusability of the Falcon 9’s booster stage. He said the rocket’s upper section, which enters orbit with each mission’s payload, may continue to be a throwaway component of the launcher until a new generation of rockets start flying.

But SpaceX’s quest to demonstrate a reusable booster will be restricted to a fraction of the company’s launches in the next few years. SpaceX officials say some of their flights, such as Falcon 9 launches with heavy commercial communications satellites and military missions, will not have enough leftover fuel to devote to a guided descent of the rocket.

When the company’s Falcon Heavy rocket starts flying — a maiden launch is planned as soon as late next year — more launches will have fuel to spare to get rocket stages back on the ground.

A launch is often one of the most expensive parts of a space mission for human crews, commercial and military satellites, and scientific probes. Saving the rocket booster and launching it repeatedly could dramatically cut the cost of spaceflight, according to SpaceX.

“The reason why there’s low demand for spaceflight is because it’s ridiculously expensive, and so at some point someone has to say, ‘We’re going to make something that’s much more affordable and then see what applications develop.’ That’s what has to happen,” Musk said.

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Declutter Your Home in 30 Days

By: , – Erin Whitehead, Health & Fitness Writer
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Clutter can get out of control in a hurry. Odds and ends get stashed in a junk drawer to remain for eternity. Mud rooms become places where muddy shoes land and never leave. Nightstands breed glasses of water and hand lotion and books. And bookshelves, well, they become catchalls for way more than novels.

So you want to declutter and maybe donate a few things to charity or gear up for a garage sale, but where on earth do you start? The thought of decluttering the entire house is understandably overwhelming. But we've got a process to help you break this massive task into manageable pieces: a 30-day plan to less clutter.

Depending on the severity of your personal clutter, some tasks may be best suited for longer weekend projects or divided into smaller tasks (such as a garage clean-up). But some are smaller and easy to fit into any day. No matter how long it takes you, each item on the list will have you one step closer to a cleaner house and a lighter outlook on life.

Day 1: Medicine Cabinet
Toss expired medications, hotel shampoos that you'll never use, and throw out lotions you've had since 1990. While you're at it, give the mirror a quick wipe, too.

Day 2: Shower
Get rid of the extras and empties in your shower. Invest in a shower caddy to keep everything organized and in one spot.

Day 3: Makeup Drawer/Bag
Go through your makeup bag or drawer and reassess some of the items. Hot pink eye shadow you haven't touched since 1980? Toss! Lipstick that doesn't smell quite right anymore? You know what to do. If you haven't used it in a year, it's time to trash it.

Day 4: Linen Closet
Over time those neatly stacked towels start to shift and folded sheets somehow end up on the floor. And why is your kiddo's baseball bat in there, anyway? Take stock of what's in the linen closet, straighten what you want and consider donating items you haven't used in more than a year to charity.

Day 5: Nightstand
Nightstands collect books, water bottles and electronics along with gobs of dust. Clear it off, wipe it down and leave only the bare minimum.

Day 6: Dresser
Dressers can hide a lot in their drawers. Open every drawer, refold messy clothes and match every sock. Start a donate pile of any clothes you no longer need and a toss pile of holey shirts and socks you can part with.

Day 7: Master Closet
Add to those donate and toss piles by going through your closet. Follow your gut: You know what you're regularly wearing and what haven't worn in ages. Try not to let sentimentality get in the way of decluttering!

Day 8:  Entryway/Mudroom
Check the entrances to your house for out-of-place clutter. Kids kick off shoes and drop bags; adults leave keys and mail. Come up with a system for stuff that should be there (like hanging hooks or a coat rack or shoe cubbies) and instill habits to keep the space clear otherwise.

Day 9: Coat Closet
Coat closets often become hiding places for more than just winter jackets. See what's been hiding in its depths that belongs somewhere else and what you can pull out to toss.

Day 10: Kitchen Drawers
Why so many crumbs, kitchen drawers? And why is this burned spatula still hanging around? And why are there still baby spoons in the silverware drawer when your youngest child is in kindergarten? Toss or donate! Then organize so the things you use the most are the most easily accessible.

Day 11: Kitchen Cabinets
When you're quickly cleaning up after dinner it can be easy to throw pots and pans and bowls into cabinets willy-nilly, so take time to straighten cabinets and organize items if their placement isn't working for you. Infrequently used items can go in a pantry or other storage spot to free up more space for items you do use all the time. Those storage containers without lids and those lids without matching containers? Now's the time to toss the lids. Use the containers themselves as storage caddies for small items in drawers or cabinets throughout the house.

Day 12: Pantry
Give your pantry an organizational once-over. Organize canned goods by type, check expiration dates and get rid of foods you'll never eat (like that trendy food you tried and hated). Unexpired and shelf stable foods can be donated to your local food pantry.

Day 13: Spice Rack
I recently went through my spice rack and was appalled that some of my spices were purchased more than four years ago. If you've got spices that could be in kindergarten, you're probably not using them very frequently in your favorite recipes, so it's likely safe to toss them. Plus, fresh spices will taste better anyway!

Day 14: Refrigerator and Freezer
Many people try to give their fridge a look once a week or so to toss any leftovers that are moldy, but you likely don't think about condiments and other fridge staples. Check all the bottles and jars and toss any that are expired or that you just never use (like that hot sauce you tried and decided you hated).

Day 15: Junk Drawer
Junk drawers by their very nature are designed to hold junk and odds and ends that don't really belong anywhere else. But give it a look to see if there's any obvious trash, and see if there's anything you could move to another spot. You just might find that set of keys you thought you'd lost forever.

Day 16: Under-Sink Storage
If you've got pedestal sinks throughout the house, you get off easily on this chore. But if you've got under-sink storage, like under the kitchen sink, look under there to see what's been hiding and what needs to go.

Living Room

Day 17: Mantel
A fireplace is lovely--except when it's covered in clutter and junk. It takes away from the beauty of a roaring fire! So if your mantel is a storage place for DVDs or books or mail and other items that don't belong, try to find a spot for the unnecessary items to clear it off.

Day 18: Bookshelves
Bookshelves are great for storing and displaying books, art, accent décor, family pictures and more. But they can be a problem when they start to be holding places for extra clutter that makes them look less attractive. Give your bookshelves a glance to see if there's anything that doesn't belong. Then rearrange the items so it looks deliberate, not haphazard.

Day 19: Storage Furniture
Go through that console table in the living room, the armoire in the guest bedroom and the trunk sitting in the corner of the basement. See if you really need its contents—and if you even need the actual furniture itself!

Home Office

Day 20: Office Desk
Workspaces can be hard to keep clutter-free. When you're at your desk, you're working or paying bills rather than focusing on keeping it clean. So do a sweep of the surfaces in the office and asses what you can keep and what you can toss.

Day 21: Filing Cabinets
Filing cabinets can get filled in a hurry, so go through yours to see what you can shred or recycle. You probably don't need that phone bill from 2005.

Day 22: Mail
Junk mail, bills and magazines pile up faster than dust bunnies. Clear your mail storage area and come up with a system for discarding junk immediately and storing bills that need your attention where they won't get overlooked. For instance, keep a small recycling bin just inside the front door so junk can go straight from the mailbox into the bin.

Kids' Rooms

Day 23: Kids' Closets
Kids outgrow clothes at the speed of light and stain and tear the rest. Go through the closets to figure out what's wearable, what fits and what can be donated or discarded.

Day 24: Kids' Toy Bins
It's all too easy to accumulate a lot of toys, but kids also lose interest and outgrow toys fairly quickly, too. Have your kids help you go through toys and sports equipment to figure out what they're still using and what can be discarded, donated or handed down to a friend's little ones.

Other Spaces

Day 25: Laundry Room
The most likely clutter offender in my laundry room? A shirt that's "dry clean only" that has been laying there unlaundered for eons. If that's the situation in your house, label and hang a reusable bag for dry cleaning and get the clutter off the floor. Other laundry offenders include coins and receipts that fall out of pockets and end up on the dryer. Clear it out!

Day 26: Porch
Porches can get cluttered quickly with gardening equipment that never got put in the shed and shoes that got left outside because they were muddy. Take stock of the porch and put items in their proper spots.

Day 27: Hobby Room
Have a space or work room for hobbies or home improvement items? See what you can pitch or donate and what you can better organize.

Day 28: Basement
Now that you've gone through your house and properly stored things in their rightful places or gotten rid of them, check out your actual storage spots. If you've had boxes of books packed away for years, chances are that you don't need them (and won't miss them). Can you rearrange anything to make more space? Can you sell or donate anything you don't need? Is it time to rent a dumpster and really clear things out?

Day 29: Garage
The garage can be quite a chore, so leave it for the weekend and a day when it's beautiful outside. Get rid of what you don't need, pump up flat bicycle tires and get that lawnmower ready for spring!

Day 30: Car
When you're finished with the garage, don't forget about your car. Get rid of the obvious trash (empty water bottles, wrappers, etc.) but also check the glove box for expired insurance cards you can toss and snacks that melted last summer.

Your Bonus Project

You know that area in your house or life that needs to be organized. If it didn't make this list, your final project is to organize that space, whether it's the attic, a loft space, an offsite storage unit or bin full of your childhood stuff.

Breaking down a massive job into smaller more manageable steps can make a task like decluttering your entire life seem slightly more manageable. In just 30 days, you'll have a noticeably less cluttered house, and maybe you'll even find a few things you thought had disappeared forever! Plus, you might make a few bucks at a garage sale or feel really good about donating some quality items that you no longer need.

About the Author
Erin Whitehead is a health and fitness enthusiast who co-founded the popular website and co-wrote The Fit Bottomed Girls Anti-Diet book (available May 2014). Now busier than ever with two kids, she writes about healthy pregnancy and parenting at

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  • 25
    My house is such a wreck that several of these will take me more than one day. But I love having the list. It's going to help me know where to begin and to stay on target. Thank you! - 1/2/2015   2:54:32 PM
  • 24
    This is one that i'm definitely printing and starting - going to set it up ass a daily goal as well - very excited about this. - 10/4/2014   8:30:30 PM
  • 23
    I love how it increases in difficulty as you go. You start out in the smallest area of your house and then each day you tackle something larger and larger. What a great approach! Especially for someone like me who doesn't know where to start. - 5/24/2014   6:23:19 AM
  • 22
    This seems at just the right time Spring cleaning! - 4/7/2014   8:24:41 PM
    Thanks for sharing. - 4/7/2014   2:04:27 AM
  • 20
    All great ideas, but it sure would take more than one day for many of them!
    - 4/6/2014   11:30:20 PM
  • 19
    These are great motivators! I'm moving soon and some of these are things that I can do to prepare. I'm going to save this article and go through this once or twice a year. - 4/6/2014   5:07:45 PM
  • 18
    Some of these jobs could take a week at my house so I think I will be busy for longer than 30 days. I put Laundry room on my calendar for every day or a week and by closet shelves will require a long time too. I put them down for everyday for a week. My bathroom drawer I can probably do in an hour. Thanks for the ideas and once I have it on my calendar I can check it of when I get each spot organized, clean and put back or pitched! - 4/6/2014   4:12:29 PM
  • 17
    Don't burn yourself out. Give 15 minutes every day to decluttering, using this guide.You can come back next month to spend another 15 minutes, and it does get a little easier to let go of 'just in case' as you see the progress. It was from Spark that I first learned about ,improved my life!
    - 4/6/2014   3:35:45 PM
  • 16
    Thanks for outlining this de-clutter challenge - will modify and give it a go!! (Am also confused by the references to shopping and going to another site... I didn't experience either!) - 4/6/2014   3:20:02 PM
  • 15
    OMG I had may laugh for the day the one about the baby spoons still in the drawer but the youngest is 5. My youngest is 37 and I have 2 baby spoons in my drawer. Why I know I just cleaned out my kitchen drawers yesterday and guess what those spoons went right back into the drawer. I hopes for grandkids!!!!!! - 4/6/2014   10:10:45 AM
    I wish their were "like" buttons on posted comments. Their is a lot of great comments here I like! (What Facebook or YouTube has) - 4/6/2014   9:49:48 AM
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    For some of these areas, you need the whole day - at least if there needs to be reorganization and trips to donate, throw away and get new storage. I don't know many people who have a full 30 some days with nothing but decluttering to do, so I think I will keep to giving one area of attention during those times when I can dedicate the time, and work around the house...spice rack doesn't need full day... but some cabinets... - 4/5/2014   12:40:13 PM
    Please remember that it is unwise and unsafe to throw away old medications. Curious toddlers and animals can find them, and once in the landfill they find their way into soil and eventually our drinking water. Many pharmacies and hospitals have drop off sites for outdated medications. You can also call your county health department and ask for a drop off location. - 4/5/2014   12:39:27 PM
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    GREAT tips! - 4/5/2014   12:28:30 PM
  • 10
    I love these day to day steps and am making a 30 day plan for my home, time to get clutter free! - 4/5/2014   11:00:42 AM
  • 9
    I like the basic structure of the article (all the areas and guidance) but I think the timeline is pretty aggressive. Even just keeping it to de-cluttering and not necessarily cleaning or rearranging is still going to take a while--and if I just took everything out of the closet I'm not about to just fling it back in!

    I think I'll use it but allow a week for some of the tasks (garage, kitchen cabinets, etc.)

    I've used the book 'Organizing from the Inside Out' as a planning guide and it is really is helpful for creating a space that's relatively easy to maintain once the decluttering and organizing is done. - 4/5/2014   10:58:35 AM
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    I'm not sure what article everyone else here has read, but I just read the article on decluttering, and there was nothing about going to another site to read the rest of the article, or having to go shopping, or putting your sheets in sets in pillow cases (I don't have enough to warrant doing that). I think it's a great article with great suggestions! - 4/5/2014   9:31:41 AM
    First - go shopping??????? I was disappointed that this "article" was essentially a shopping list. For instance - bedding: put the sheets in the pillow case. Fold the sheets and then put them in the pillow case. That way they can still be stacked. If clutter is an issue, you do not have room for baskets each containing ONE sheet set.
    - 3/22/2014   2:21:48 PM
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TThe demolition was followed by acts of violence by angry Muslims, which led to the use of force by the police against the rioting Muslims. As it always happens during and after communal riots, members of the Muslim community accused the police -- particularly in Mumbai -- of excessive use of force against the Muslims and of failing to protect them. The acts of violence by the Muslims in protest against the demolition were expected. The police were not taken by surprise.

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Startup PR: Tips for Getting Started

By: Gini Dietrich | July 1, 2013 |

Screen Shot 2013-06-30 at 3.19.14 PMMy friend John Corrigan is one of those guys who can sell anything to anyone. He’s so likable, everyone wants to be around him. He has no qualms introducing himself to a celebrity with their entourage hanging around, or to the recent immigrant who is working hard to gain her citizenship and make a living for her family.

Because of his innate ability to make people feel special from the moment he meets them, he is continually asked by startups to join their organizations to help them through that initial phase of getting launched.

Most recently, he decided his time is best spent by helping several organizations for a few hours each week…and, because he’s now a consultant, he’s faced with a new dilemma.

When is it Time to Begin Startup PR?

One of the big mistakes we often see startups make is to start the PR too late. Most call around a month before they launch.

This is too late.

If you want a PR program to work, I mean really work, ideally you’ll give the firm (or your internal person) a good six months to prepare. If you don’t have that kind of time, three months can work, but it’s not ideal.

Anything less than three months means you’re running around like a madperson, trying to get as much done as you can, and oftentimes the launch will not strategically coincide with the PR launch.

You want the business and PR launches to happen at the same time.

If you have enough time, it will be perceived you’re an overnight success because you will be everywhere all at once. If you don’t have enough time, the PR will begin to trickle in slowly and it won’t be as effective.

Startup PR: Tips for Getting Started

But having enough time is only the first step. Following are 10 other things you should consider as you interview for, and hire, your PR firm.

  1. Your executive team isn’t enough. Many startups have a great executive team who have done amazing things for other organizations. Unless your team is made up of Sean Parker or Andrew Mason or Elon Musk, no one will care. Well, that’s not entirely true. People will care and it might get your foot in the door, but it won’t be enough to get you the stories you need.
  2. You have to have a great product. You’d think this goes without saying, but you’d be surprised how many organizations have “me-too” products. Late in 2010, a friend called me wanting our help because he was building a Groupon-like company. He saw the success they’d had and wanted it, too. The company didn’t make it past an initial website and a few merchants. It’s best to create a new category, like Groupon did, but if you can’t, have a point of excellence the others can’t achieve.
  3. Get media trained. You know your product and your company and your team better than anyone. But that doesn’t mean you’re the right person to tell the story…unless you’ve been media trained. It will cost some money, but it’s worth the investment because it will not only make you a better speaker, you’ll know how to tell your story in a focused way that allows the media to use (and reuse) your pithy soundbites.
  4. Don’t launch until you’re really, really ready. This one is going to be hard to hear: If you think you’re launching in August and your website hasn’t begun to be built, you’d not launching in August. Most PR firms that do startup work will know when you’re close to ready. You should trust them if they say it’s not quite there. They don’t want you to fail…and they don’t want to go to their relationships if you’re not ready. Using the August example, you should have hired your PR firm in February. If you are, in the middle of June, now looking at a barebones site and you haven’t done alpha or beta tests, you’re not launching in August. Use your PR firm to help you plan for the unexpected.
  5. Use social media. This should be a no-brainer in 2013, but sometimes common sense isn’t all that common. In today’s digital age, if you aren’t using the tools your targeted media are using, it’s harder to gain their attention. You also should be using it for branding and for customer service, but that’s a different story for a different day. Use social media to connect with – and build relationships with – your top 10 or 20 journalists.
  6. Don’t forget about bloggers. When a PR firm is working with you, they should also recommend a strong blogger outreach program. If they’re focused solely on the traditional media, keep interviewing firms. Bloggers will help you create that groundswell while traditional media helps you with a top-down approach. You need both.
  7. Know the middle influencers. Sure, you want to get in TechCrunch and GigaOm and the Huffington Post. So does everyone else. Yes, they’ll be very effective for you, but also think about the bloggers and media in the middle. It’s been said the real influencers are those who have 100 readers and all 100 buy when they say buy than those who have 10,000 readers and only 100 buy when they say so. Who would you rather approach?
  8. Make sure everything is integrated. Once the stories begin to roll in, what will you do with them? That’s just the beginning. How will you continue to build relationships with those who produced stories for you? How will you present them on your website? Will you use in email marketing? How will your sales team use them in meetings? Is the product side reading the comments to understand how to improve? Everything you do must be integrated into the rest of the organization. Geoff Livingston and I talk about this in Marketing in the Round. If you don’t know how to integrate, read this book.
  9. You  have to participate. Many, many, many executives think they hire a PR firm and that’s the end of that. It’s not limited to just startups; established organizations do this, too. Unfortunately, no one wants to hear from the PR firm. They want to hear from you. If you think you’ve hired the firm and your job is done, you’re going to have a rude awakening. Be prepared to spend an hour a day on PR and marketing.
  10. Measure results, not stories or traffic. It’s so easy to get wrapped up in big increases to traffic and large numbers of Facebook fans and Twitter followers. These are the wrong things to “measure.” What is it you’re trying to achieve? Is it free trial users? Is it paid users? If the PR firm talks in terms of media impressions and increased Facebook fans or YouTube viewers, keep interviewing. If they can’t talk about how their efforts will get you customers, you’ll feel like you’re wasting your money three months in.

Of course, this is just the beginning to PR for startups. There are many other things to consider, such as staying focused on one feature of your product until after you launch, making strategic hires (including your PR firm), and really understanding how what you’re building is different than everyone else.

Give yourself enough time and follow these tips and you’ll find success right around the corner.

A version of this first appeared in my weekly AllBusiness column.

P.S. We’re going to try something for the next three months. So I can focus on some longer form content and test some of the ideas outlined in Increase Blog Traffic with These 12 Ideas, I am scaling back by three blog posts per week. I’ll be here Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings. Wednesday morning, Gin and Topics, and The Three Things will be written by our team. We’ll report back in October!

About Gini Dietrich

Gini Dietrich is the founder and CEO of Arment Dietrich, an integrated marketing communications firm. She is the author of Spin Sucks, co-author of Marketing in the Round, and co-host of Inside PR. She also is the lead blogger at Spin Sucks and is the founder of Spin Sucks Pro.

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36 responses to “Startup PR: Tips for Getting Started”

  1. lauraclick says:

    Great tips, Gini! And, many of them apply to non-startups too.
    Also, very interested in your experiment about frequency on the blog. I’m digging more in-depth blog posts, myself. I think it’s good for Google and good for readers. I’m definitely putting more into each post these days. Happy experimenting!

    • ginidietrich says:

      lauraclick I don’t think I’ll do more in-depth blog posts. Rather, longer content in terms of eBooks and the like, podcasts, and videos. We’ll see. The 90 day experiment begins today!

      • giesencreative says:

        ginidietrich lauraclick Looking forward to seeing what the experiment brings! I’m trying to increase the different types of online media I pay attention to, myself. I only really read blog posts, and that’s a bit of a problem for a content specialist…

  2. lizreusswig says:

    Really, really good info for startups – and fortunately, for those who’ve launched unawares, many of these tips still apply!
    Best on the “experiement” and know we’ll be in good hands with the AD Team! Can’t wait to see what you create! 🙂

  3. belllindsay says:

    “Don’t launch before you’re ready” – Amen to that.

  4. giesencreative says:

    Great tips for startups – and a lot to learn by other companies, too. I know a few people who will find this article helpful!

  5. biggreenpen says:

    I can almost see the initial meeting between the potential PR provider and the startup, given this outline. It would not be an easy dog and pony show but it could certainly lead to a very effective relationship. The other thing that I think is implied in these steps but may not be overtly said is …. how strong is the startup’s long-term plan? They may have a whiz bang product now but what do they want people to think a year from now and what do they want to be making? And I suppose in an industry like mine (non profit, insurance) — what are their goals? who/how do they want to be serving? what do they want people, potential users as well as potential stakeholders (who may have a say in whether or not to fund the non profit) to think? Great thoughts and I am excited to see the experiment that came out of the “12 ideas” taking shape!

    • ginidietrich says:

      biggreenpen OMG! You want startups to think beyond launch?? Are you insane?! 🙂 I recently had a conversation with a prospect and asked some questions about potential pitfalls I see with their product. They told me they’re not concerned about it because they expect to sell before then. Um…what if you don’t??

  6. sydcon_mktg says:

    Thanks for this!! I find it very helpful, and as you know we are not a startup!! I plan to spend sometime going thru this list again!

  7. MichaelBowers says:

    Start-ups need to get out of the “Build” mindset and into a “Business” mindset soon rather than later. Your post speaks to well to this. I always tell people not to get into a hurry to get started. They need to plan and prep to have a successful launch. I recently had a person come to me who wanted to launch in 20 days that had not started their marketing, PR and outreach. They were completely shocked when I told them they should have started their marketing, PR and outreach months earlier. I did slow them down a little but they are trying to play catch up on the marketing while starting a business. That is a lot of pressure.

    • ginidietrich says:

      MichaelBowers Unfortunately, that’s very, very common. Even this new company – AirPR – that matches PR pros with startups says they only need three to four weeks. That just isn’t enough time.

      • JoeCardillo says:

        ginidietrich MichaelBowers Can I ask, Gini, if you are able to provide info – what exactly are they promising for 3-4 weeks lead time? (if you already answered feel free to direct me there)

  8. That is just solid advice for anyone who is launching a new product.

  9. susancellura says:

    This is not only good and strong advice for start-ups, but also for companies who are building their brand, changing it, or working to build their reputation within an industry. Cheers!

  10. KateNolan says:

    Hmm… Scaling back to focus on long form content or the Tour? Curious timing… 😉
    Excellent list, though we’re not a startup, I think numbers eight and ten are key for my company. We’ve recently started producing short educational videos about our industry and everyone loves to hear compliments and how many comments we get. I have to burst their bubble this week (our third release) and let them know there’s more to all this than comments. Oh, and after the initial excitement from customers, those compliments won’t be so easy to get!

    • ginidietrich says:

      KateNolan Bahahahaah! You found me out! LOL!
      It doesn’t sound like you have an easy job ahead of you. It’s never fun to burst someone’s bubble, but I like the way you think!

  11. JoeCardillo says:

    Good stuff Gini. #2 & 7 speak to me, although the whole list is important.
    The idea has to be great. Everything comes from that. On influencers, it’s amazing how much time PR & marketing pros spend on the big names, when there are dozens of 1k-4k twitter audience people who work for various media publications, websites etc… who are interacting regularly with just about anyone who wants to have a conversation with them.

    • ginidietrich says:

      JoeCardillo I always ask clients, “Would you rather target someone with 100,000 followers and have them sell only to one percent of them or someone with 1,000 followers and have them sell 100 percent of them?” The person with the 1,000 followers has much more influence yet (to your point) are largely ignored.

      • JoeCardillo says:

        ginidietrich JoeCardillo I’m sure you don’t put it this way, but it’s kind of a litmus test isn’t it?
        If they answer 100k you pretty much know what you’re dealing with..

  12. 3HatsComm says:

    Agreeing with the crowd, this applies to more than just a start-up or as I often see, a new very small business. In which case #1 is irrelevant except to the 12 people you know and #2 is only the beginning. You and biggreenpen got into it a bit; many start-ups only want the buzz to get the VC to then get more buzz to then sell out asap, sometimes even before IPO, so they can leave whomever they suckered into holding the logo bag of nothing but buzz. Ahem.
    So – good product/service, well priced, strategically developed to be of value and/or critical use to target audience – that’s #2. The good website – and WORD! does your PR team need to be included on that. Then service and support, integrate, train, prepare, think beyond quick sales. Big part of #4: Soft Launch. Test. Test again. How often do brands lose round 1 because they ran off their target customers and ruined their reputation right out of the gate in the rush for quick cash. Make sure you can deliver on the promises you’re making, so you can earn that splashy publicity and social buzz you seek. FWIW.

    • 3HatsComm biggreenpen I agree maybe use the term ‘Start Up PR Campaign’ meaning no matter the business if you want to have a R campaign be successful you have to give them 6 months.
      When I first changed to advertising from B2B sales I was trying to sell a service to the Movie Industry. They plan the media for the big movies 6 months in advance.

      • 3HatsComm says:

        Howie Goldfarb At least 6 months out, esp. for anything you want to cultivate groundswell, WoM. And that’s time to work the plan; developing the plan, based on overall strategy, that’s even more time. And yes, the reality we’re often having to teach SMBs.

  13. NUMBER 2! Most important!
    Flipside the PR Agency or Pro must tell the client about reality. One client whom I interviewed 6 PR people and we tried 3 only 1 was honest about how long for results. The other 5 were like 3 months BAM BAM BAM you are all over. And then were let go after not living up to their hype.

    • JoeCardillo says:

      Howie Goldfarb I second that….good things happen when everyone lives in reality. If not, the best that can happen is the ensuing fire doesn’t burn the entire house (business) down.

  14. Emmabr4nd says:

    Great article! I work for a PR recruitment agency so it’s great to know what experience companies require and are going to be looking for when hiring PR staff for a launch. Good stuff!

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Some of DeMint’s admirers quickly portrayed this move as a brilliant way to expand his campaign to remake the Republican Party. But it’s more likely that moving from the Senate to the world of think tank fund-raising (where he’ll probably excel) and policy (where his experience is thinner) will reduce his public profile, and close a chapter in the history of conservatism in the process.

It seems few people have twigged to the fact that quitting the Senate and moving to Heritage enables DeMint to widen his contacts in movement conservatism, glad-hand the big money people, and, perhaps most importantly, avoid potentially politically-damaging votes in the Senate.

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There was an ESPN graphic last night comparing Michigan's offense through the Wolverines' first two games to Michigan's offense last year, which is somewhat instructive but also somewhat ludicrous to anyone who's been paying attention: Even before we knew Tate Forcier was arriving in nearly-finished form, there wasn't really any comparison between last year's totally inexperienced horror show with two untenable quarterbacks and one returning starter and this year's lineup, with eight returning starters. Of course it's dramatically improved, because it couldn't possibly be worse.

Watching the Wolverines Saturday -- especially on Forcier's 31-yard, fourth-down touchdown run early in the fourth quarter -- I thought the more apt yardstick for the new-look UM attack was the successful segment of Rodriguez's resumé:

Lest we forget, those Mountaineer offenses were dynamic, big-play attacks that won two Big East titles, averaged between 32 and 40 points per game and finished three straight seasons in the top ten, which puts into context just what a breakout Rodriguez's new, still-young bunch had Saturday: Save the first interception of Forcier's career, the effort against the Irish was pretty much the systemic ideal in action. Brandon Minor established the spread running game between the tackles, and both quarterbacks established themselves as threats with their legs. Consistency is always the question -- we don't know what's going to happen the rest of the way -- but after two extremely impressive games, there's no question this group is capable of hitting those heights, and may now even be expected to operate in that stratosphere, which was not supposed to happen this year.

To be clear, the offense at Michigan is not a direct transposition the offense at West Virginia: Forcier attempted 33 passes Saturday, eight more than White ever attempted under Rodriguez, which gives the Wolverines more versatility than those Mountaineers had with their extreme reliance on the read option and a very safe, screen-heavy passing game; Forcier doesn't have a big arm, but he can get the ball past the sticks on a consistent basis, which made all the difference on UM's game-winning touchdown drive. On the other hand -- despite long touchdown runs so far by Robinson and Forcier in their first two appearances -- Michigan may lack the perennial home run threats that made WVU so lethal.

But the broader point is that the fundamental question of Rodriguez's Michigan tenure from the second he was hired -- can he incorporate his offense here, with a seemingly incompatible culture and talent base? -- has been definitively answered: Obviously, yes, it can. Now comes the next round round: Can it be sustained?

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Ex-Flyers Jeff Carter and Mike Richards have been reunited on the West Coast

Jeff Carter never wanted to leave Philadelphia. He was shocked last June when the Flyers shipped him to the Columbus Blue Jackets, while sending his buddy Mike Richards to the Los Angeles Kings the very same day.

He had a right to be upset. He and Richards had made long-term commitments to the only NHL team they had ever known, dreaming of raising Cups together in the City of Brotherly Love (in more ways than one), only to have the Flyers split them up and send them on their separate ways before their no-trade clauses kicked in.

But there is no going back to Philly. There never was. And this is the next best thing, the best second (or third) chance he could possibly ask for. He is being reunited with Richards, now that the Kings have acquired him from Columbus for defenseman Jack Johnson and a first-round draft pick, pending physicals.

He is going to a team that might as well be Philly West, for all its Flyers connections. He is going to a team with talent that desperately needs his scoring touch, to a place where he can win and be a major contributor. He is going to a group of people who know him well and think he's worth the risk – despite all the gossip about the way he and Richards used to party, despite the way he sulked into Columbus, despite the $58 million contract that stretches to 2022.

In short, he can't screw this up. He can't slip back into bad habits with his buddy. He has to move on the way he didn't in Columbus, and he has to mature into the man and the player he can be.

"I do think that given our culture with TMZ and things, I think this stuff can get a little exaggerated," said Kings general manager Dean Lombardi. "But that said, I do think that athletes and professionals all go through a phase, just like we did in college, and you've got to grow up and learn from it."

Lombardi recognizes this is a risk. Actually, he called it a "huge risk" simply because he's trusting a player "is going to be committed to being the best he can be despite financial security."

But he has been looking for scoring help for a long time, and he decided to take a risk on Richards when he acquired him last summer – despite the same gossip about the partying, despite a similar contract. Richards is on a $69 million deal that stretches to 2020.

Lombardi was a pro scout with the Flyers when Carter and Richards rose through the Flyers' system and broke into the NHL together. His assistant GM is former Flyers goaltender Ron Hextall. One of his assistant coaches is a former Flyers head coach, John Stevens. He has added other former Flyers players in the past.

Even after he added Richards, Lombardi felt he still needed another top-six forward. He recruited the top unrestricted free agent on the market, Brad Richards, but lost out to the New York Rangers. He figured the Kings would rank somewhere around 15th in the NHL offensively, maybe 20th. He never figured they would be 30th – dead last.

But that's where they were when he fired coach Terry Murray (another former Flyers coach) in December, and that's where they have stayed under new coach Darryl Sutter. Their secondary scoring has broken down. Their top-end scoring hasn't come close to making up for it. The main reason the Kings were eighth in the Western Conference entering Thursday night's action was the stellar play of goaltender Jonathan Quick.

"This kind of snowballed on us," Lombardi said. "Having talked to so many hockey people about this, it's almost psychological now. … It's just been beating us up mentally. I think that's part of it and they're going to have to fight their way through."

Lombardi had to do something, and the best two players available were in Columbus – Carter and Rick Nash. He said Jackets GM Scott Howson never told him whether he was on Nash's list of teams for which he might waive his no-movement clause, and asked if Nash ever was realistic, given the high asking price, he brushed it off.

"Gee, I don’t know," he said. "We're more than satisfied with Jeff."

He said the Carter talks heated up about a week ago. Since last Wednesday, the Kings have gone 0-3-1 – scoring only one goal in each of those regulation losses.

He could afford to give up Johnson because the Kings don't give up many goals and are deep on the blue line. Talented prospect Slava Voynov is already on his way up from the minors.

The first-round pick? The risk? Well, if it all works out, he's getting a 27-year-old who has scored as many as 46 goals and whose salary-cap hit of $5.272 million is reasonable for that production level.

"So that's your tradeoff," Lombardi said.

Carter and Richards both have dealt with injuries and down seasons since leaving Philly. Carter has 15 goals in 39 games. Richards has 14 in 53. But they went to the Stanley Cup final together as recently as 2010. It's not like a team can't win with them, for all that has been said about them.

Lombardi gave what he called a "speech on human nature." He said he thought some of the whispers, rumors and reports about Carter and Richards' off-ice exploits "really got blown out of proportion." He asked the journalists on a conference call if anyone had taken pictures of them when they went out on Friday and Saturday nights in college.

"Having even done the research before we got Mike Richards, I'm going, 'Oh, well,' " Lombardi said. "I mean, how many of us are in position to throw stones? We just never were celebrity enough where people wanted to take pictures of us."

Of course, most of us are not celebrities. Many of us had plenty of fun in college and pictures would never have been a problem. We aren't on $58 million contracts, either.

As one NHL executive told me recently, the Flyers aren't stupid. They're a smart, successful franchise that does things for a reason. When they trade two cornerstone pieces in one day – even if they are clearing salary-cap space for free-agent goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov, even if they have a young stud at center in Claude Giroux – it raises a red flag.

And the way Carter handled the trade – disappearing for days afterward, needing Jackets officials to come visit him, being less than enthusiastic in his new home – turned off people in Columbus and beyond, for good reason.

But Lombardi has a point.

"Just because they're great athletes doesn't mean all of a sudden they're not human beings, and I think we have to recognize that particularly in this day and age when we give them so much so early," he said. "There's a growth process here that doesn't start as soon as you give a kid $50 million. It actually hurts that process, and you're just hoping these are good people that are brought up the right way.

"Just like all of us when we were at that stage of our lives, we weren't exactly all choir boys. So I think some of it is exaggerated. I think knowing these kids as people, deep down, I think they are your classic Canadian boys who dream of winning the Stanley Cup, and that will never leave them. Get some stuff out of your system. You'll get back on track."

It's time for Carter to get back on track – for the man who believed in him, for the team that traded for him, for the company that is investing in him and, if that's not enough, for himself.


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I was with friends over the weekend and a number of them told me they’re really enjoying this season of Hard Knocks. I’ve been pretty open about how boring I think it’s been. One of us has to be wrong. Is it me?

If history is any indication- No, it’s not me.  Maybe Week 4 will be better. Probably not.

– We open in a coach’s meeting, where they are ripping #93. Who is #93? I guess we’ll find out after the opening credits, when #93 will be cut. Editor’s Note: Nope, we didn’t.

-Special teams coach Keith Armstrong is displeased with his unit. He is using a lot of foul language while watching game tape. Also he is a man because he tells it to your face. I know this, because he told me to my face. He also tells someone else they’re not good enough to be an asshole. That’s just a funny line. I bet some of the guys in this meeting would laugh if they weren’t scared for their lives.  Holy crap. That was like 5 straight minutes of uninterrupted screaming.

-Prince Shembo is a Falcons rookie, shown speaking to defensive coordinator Mike Nolan. He also happens to be the former Notre Dame player who allegedly sexually assaulted a female student. That female student later committed suicide, apparently because she felt the school was siding with the player over her.  So, I’m hoping Prince Shembo gets cut. Also, It would have been nice if Hard Knocks has not acknowledged Shembo’s past.

-Another part of the Hard Knocks conversation I had over the weekend- They should have focused exclusively on Bryan Cox and Mike Tice. Those two coaches have more personality than the rest of the entire organization.

-And then there’s Mike Smith, who has the personality of wallpaper – Beige wallpaper.

-I’ve said all season that this is arguably the dumbest group of dummies ever assembled. So, of course one of the backup quarterbacks in Jeff Mathews, a rookie from CORNELL!  But, he’s still a member of the Falcons. So, he can throw hard but he can’t figure out how to call plays. HE’S AN IVY LEAGUER! WHY CAN’T HE LEARN?

-Kicker Matt Bryant stares at a fish tank for fun

-KROY! He and his golddigger wife now command my attention for a few minutes. I am displeased.

-Osi Umenyora loves cookies. He doesn’t know about lemon oreos. That probably means he doesn’t know about the root beer float Oreos either. They are very good. They don’t taste like oreos, necessarily, but they are tasty nonetheless.

-Its a pretty good indication of how boring this season has been that we spend a lot of time literally watching rain. A major storm blows through and knocks out the power in the practice bubble.

-Matt Ryan poses for the cover of SI. I’m guessing it’s the NFL preview issue. I hope I get another regional cover.

-Joe Hawley gets into fights on the field, but does pottery on his off days. Wow. He’s so deep.

-Devonta Freeman goes for a pedicure but doesn’t know what the woman means when she asks if he wants a color.  He’s making all the academic advisors at FSU very proud.

-Roddy White screams after a touchdown is scored in the preseason game against Tennessee. And he screams in a very high pitched lady voice.

-I am surfing the internet, because I am bored by this episode. Then I looked up and, SURPRISE, the Falcons are in another fucking fight.

-Matt Ryan seems like a nice guy. He makes three kids days by taking a selfie with them.

-Coach Smith and Thomas Dimitroff sit in a creepy trailer and make roster decisions. Once training camp is over, this trailer will go back to being a meth lab.

-It’s time for guys to get cut. Luckily, none of the players getting cut are anyone we have heard of before now. So, I’m not sad. Just a few less dummies for me to keep track of.

-Jeff Mathews gets his own segment. I guess because he’s a QB and an Ivy Leaguer. But, he says nothing worthwhile in the meeting.

-Only 1 week left of this season. Hopefully, I won’t be bored to  tears.

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Vernon Bryant - Staff Photographer The Stars have finally come together to get the season started, but it's been a long time since we've seen this group compete, and Dallas has added significant pieces to its 2013 roster. Here's a chance to get familiar with 10 key players for the 2013 Stars.
Brad Loper - Staff Photographer Left wing Jamie Benn: After a brief contract spat, Benn will be a Star for a long time. With three seasons with the team under his belt, Benn has 70 goals and 90 assists with a career-best 26 goals and 37 assists last year.
LM Otero - AP Right wing Jaromir Jagr: The 40-year-old veteran was the biggest name the Stars landed in free agency and has 665 goals in his lengthy NHL career. During the lockout, he played for the team he owns in his native Czech Republic. He had 19 goals last season for the Flyers and has a Stanley Cup title and Olympic gold medal on his resume.
G.J. McCarthy - Staff Photographer Center Derek Roy: A key acquisition in the summer trade with the Sabres where he played for eight seasons, Roy is coming off a 2011-2012 season in which he scored 17 goals and racked up 54 penalty minutes in 80 games.
Vernon Bryant - Staff Photographer Left wing Ray Whitney: Whitney's first season was 1991-92 and he's been with the Sharks, Oilers, Panthers, Blue Jackets, Red Wings and Hurricanes and Coyotes. The 40 year-old won a Stanley Cup title in Carolina and scored 8 goals on the Phoenix power play last season, an area in which the Stars need to improve.
Vernon Bryant - Staff Photographer Right wing Loui Eriksson: Eriksson's six seasons have all been with the Stars. He played in all 82 games last season for the third time in the last four seasons and scored 26 goals and 45 assists in 2011-12.
G.J. McCarthy - Staff Photographer Goalie Kari Lehtonen: In three seasons with the Stars after five in Atlanta, Lehtonen has seven shutouts, with four of them coming last season. Lehtonen won 32 games and had a 2.33 goals against average in 2011-2012.
G.J. McCarthy - Staff Photographer Left wing Brenden Morrow: In his 13th season with the Stars, the captain is coming off a 2011-2012 season in which he scored 11 goals and 26 points in 57 games. He remains a link to Dallas' Cup past, competing in the 1999-00 season when the Stars reached the Cup Finals against the Devils.
G.J. McCarthy - Staff Photographer Defenseman Alex Goligoski: A key acquisition in a trade with Pittsburgh two seasons ago, Goligoski scored 9 goals and had 21 assists and 16 penalty minutes in his second year in Dallas. With the success of James Neal, who was traded for Goligoski, the expectations for him will always be high.
G.J. McCarthy - Staff Photographer Defenseman Trevor Daley: Daley's entire eight-season career has been in Dallas, where he has moved up gradually into a key role on the blue line. Daley scored four goals with two game-winning goals and had 21 assists in 79 games last season.
Louis DeLuca - Staff Photographer Dallas Stars' Stephane Robidas (3) is pictured during the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. the Dallas Stars NHL hockey game at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Wednesday, February 29, 2012. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News)
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The list below, although not an all-inclusive policy or a step-by-step procedure, will prevent many potential problems related to departmental deposits:

  • Checks, bankcard information, and cash received by your department should be submitted to the Finance Office within 24-48 hours. Deposits must be hand delivered in person to the A.A. in Finance. While the deposit is in your department, ensure that it is securely locked up.
  • In order to be PCI compliant, you may not keep any part of a bank card number. This includes electronically or on paper. Keep records of the cardholder's contact information, though, in case questions arise.
  • Count and verify your deposit before you bring it up to the Finance Office. It should be counted in the presence of another employee in your office, and the total should be recorded on the transmittal of funds form.
  • Departments are responsible for keeping their own records of who has paid them. The Finance Office keeps no record of individual payments submitted for deposit other than what departments write directly onto the transmittal of funds form. Before submitting a transmittal, make sure your department records the details of the individual payments.
  • For any transmittal form that lists several account codes, please ensure that your department keeps records of how each check/bankcard was allocated in that deposit.
  • Roll your coins, face your bills the same way, and band your bills as follows. If you do not band your bills, the Finance office may request you return to your office to do so before bringing your transmittal. Paper rolls may be acquired from US Bank or the Finance Office.
    Coin/Bill Quantity Value
    Penny 50 $.50
    Nickel 40 $2
    Dime 50 $5
    Quarter 40 $10
    $1 25 $25
    $5 20 $100
    $10 20 $200
    $20 25 $500
  • Don't walk by yourself if you're carrying large amounts of cash.
  • Carry your deposit in a closed bag, box, or envelope.
  • Bring your deposits up before 2pm, especially on Fridays and before holidays.
  • Ensure all funds are deposited by the last day of the month so it can be recorded in the month it was received. At the fiscal year end, all monies must be deposited before June 30th.
  • Send up both sides of the transmittal with the deposit (including the one labeled "copy".) We'll send back the copy with the deliverer.
  • Don't send deposits through campus mail or leave them in inboxes or anywhere else unattended. They should be handed directly to a Finance Office employee, preferably the administrative assistant. (We are signing ALL transmittals with "received by" initials.) Your transmittal must be initialed by a Finance Office employee.
  • Don't attach deposits to AP forms. They should be brought up separately with a transmittal. When the Finance administrative assistant processes the deposit, she'll send back a Banner receipt through the mail. That Banner receipt should then be attached to the AP form (if applicable) and sent to the payments lead.

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Means "Everythings going well for me". Came from the Simpsons character MilHouse when something particulary swell happened to him.
I just found 10 bucks, everything's coming up Milhouse!
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A celebratory phrase used following one, or a series of, positive, though generally insignificant event(s).

Its origin can be attributed to Milhouse, a character of television show The Simpsons, who coined the phrase in jubilation after realising the success of his flood pants to keep his cuffs bone dry.
"I left work 10 minutes early today, and I found $2 in the passenger seat of my car! Everything's coming up Milhouse!"
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When a dude stretches his scrotum tightly to one testicle and displays it. He could put it right next to a sleeping person's face, for instance. You could also just tightly wrap it to two testicles.
Dude, get your rat brain out of my face.
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When a man squeezes his balls so that the scrotum bunches up slightly and takes on the appearance, shape, and texture of brains.
Carl pulled his balls out and showed everyone his rat brains.
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When wearing shorts you pull out one nut to show a suprised victim, thus ratbrain.
"Hey man wanna see a ratbrain?"
"Huh, a what...oh ewwww!!!"
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the facial expression made famous by pornstars. in which they show there teeth while sucking in air in an attempt to look hot.
o man, this girl was jerking me off yesterday and she did The Shatner
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The Shatners, also known as Shatner Syndrome, is a term used to describe when actors fall from stardom to obscurity, alcoholism, and at times insanity. The term references William Shatner and his post-Star Trek career.
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Re: Changing the name

This page is part of the web mail archives of SRFI 26 from before July 7th, 2015. The new archives for SRFI 26 contain all messages, not just those from before July 7th, 2015.

>>>>> "felix" == felixundduni  <felix> writes:

felix> I agree.
felix> (After all, what's so "unintuive" about `section'? After all
felix> this is *exactly* what SRFI-26 does. Using terminology that is
felix> already in common use (Haskell) is the obvious solution, IMHO)
>> I think, when you're arguing about intuition, you need to show why
>> something is intuitive, not why something is not unintuitive.  Many
>> Scheme programmers aren't Haskell programmers or ML programmers first.
>> When I tell students I'm teaching ML or Haskell "this is called
>> operator section," there's always row after row of blank faces.  They
>> don't find this intuitive at all.  I completely fail to see why it
>> should be "obvious."

felix> I don't understand that example you give. Once a term has been coined
felix> it might as well be used. Would your students find `named let' intuitive?

They actually do.  I don't see why a term coined somewhere else needs
to be used *here*.

felix> No offense, Mr. Egner, but this is ridiculous.

I'm Mr. Sperber, actually.  (Even though some people might find
"Mr. Egner" more intuitive :-) )

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    I will pray for your son that when school starts this mean child will not do this to your son again. I get so upset when I hear of this, I have 3 children and they range in ages from 13 to 10 and then the little one 3. My daughter who is 13 would never tolerate it, when we moved 3 years ago she had a few girls who were bothering her at her new school and I told her not to put up with it cuz I knew it would continue if she let them, so she started to talk back to them and luckily it never had to go any further!! My 10 year old would be the sweet one who would take anything and I try to tell him not to let other kids who are not nice to push him around, he is little for his age so I worry. I think he is getting a backbone though. I do not tell the kids that is ok to fight but I do tell them that if a kids hit them that I give permission to hit back. My husband doesn't really agree with this but I think in today's world kids have to stick up for themsleves, if telling the teacher doesn't work then what else can you do?? Parents of bullies are to blame, I feel like they are ok with there kids being like that and ignore it also. Bottom line I can't stand bullies and I would be freaking out if I was you...

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  My daughter is 13 and doesn't ask she knows that she is far off from me letting her out for that. To be a teen in this day of age is something I am glad I am not. You are her mom and you need to follow your heart, do you think that she is ready and mature enough? You need to first ask yourself that and do you have an open relashionship with her that you can talk about sex and all that comes along with that? It's a big decision and I wish you luck!!
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Early slate toughened Washington

No head coach wants to begin a season with a losing streak, yet that's exactly where Philip Wasson's Washington School Generals found themselves after 2010's first three games.
Matchups against Jackson Prep, River Oaks (La.) Academy, and Pillow Academy had resulted in an 0-3 start for the defending Mississippi Association of Independent Schools Class AAA-II champions, a stretch of play that could have proven to be destructive on the psyche of a young team.
Conversely, it lit a fire.
Wasson's Generals enter Friday night's game at Starkville Academy on a three-game winning streak, due much in part to his club's rough-and-tumble early-season slate.
"We had an inexperienced team and played those three hard opponents up top," said Wasson. "That really took us to where we're at right now. We're starting to click on offense and the defense is playing a little better too."
Pacing the Generals' offense is the steady hand of senior quarterback Eric Brozovich. Brozovich passed for over 1,500 yards last season, and is doing plenty of things well in this year's campaign, setting the example for Wasson's young team.
"He's won a state championship here and has been starting for three years," Wasson said of his signal caller. "He's just a very talented quarterback with a lot of game knowledge."
In fact, Wasson says the widespread respect of Brozovich's arm has actually spurned Washington's recent surge. Not because Brozovich is throwing for tons of yards, but because opponent's fear of the senior's passing game has opened up the Generals' rushing attack.
"Everybody respects (Brozovich's) arm so our running game has stepped up," said Wasson. "We've ran the ball somewhere around about 160 yards a week rushing the last three games."
While Washington's runners have stepped up in recent weeks, Wasson indicates that the result of this Friday's game may ultimately come down to how well his Generals can contain the Volunteers' own rushing system.
"They do the option well," said Wasson of SA. "All phases of that triple-option look really good. It's going to be tough. Here we are, haven't seen that type of play all year, and now we have just a week to prepare for it. We prepared for it starting (Monday) and we had guys hitting the quarterback that are supposed to hit the fullback. All the defenders want to do somebody else's job and it's real tough to stay disciplined. It's tougher (to defend) than anybody could ever think."
Washington and SA kick off Friday at 7 p.m.

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Cari Wolfe talks about looking at art 2010.03.24

Written by David Green. Posted in Feature Stories

With every work of art, there’s the visible and there’s also the invisible.puryear.ladder.jpg

Cari Wolfe, a curator and educator with Michigan State University’s Kresge Art Museum, challenged her audience last week at Morenci’s Stair Public Library to  go beyond the obvious and look for the invisible.

“You can’t have the visible without the invisible,” she said. “Think about what you’re visibly seeing but also what you can’t see.”

With the visible, Wolfe spoke about the struggle to set aside existing knowledge.

“Tell me what you see, not what you know,” she said. “It’s very difficult with art.”

She used Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother, 1936” photograph as an example. The iconic photo shows a mother and her three children, suggesting the despair experienced from continuous poverty.

Don’t think about your preconceived notions of the Great Depression when studying the photo, Wolfe said.

“Sit with it, relax with it, spend some time with it,” she said. “Art isn’t doing anything; you have to do the work. When you think you’ve looked enough, look again.”

Wolfe spoke of the need to search information about the work to uncover the invisible. What’s the background of the artist? What was the intent of the artist? Was there a patron involved? What was the culture in which the piece was made? Is there a theme?

“These are all things that are invisible at first when you look at a piece of art,” she said. “To make the invisible visible, I think you really need all of these things together to be able to truly read a work of art.

“It’s fine to walk by it and look at it and find the color beautiful and then you walk on by. But to fully appreciate it, you need all of it. It puts another perspective on it.”

Wolfe explained the background of several Picturing America reproductions and she asked audience members for their ideas.

Wolfe sees the Picturing America as a powerful program for understanding American culture.

Many of the 40 reproductions of American art are on display at Morenci’s Stair Public Library and many other libraries and schools across the country.

Although Wolfe is a promoter and educator with the Picturing America program, she’s quick to point out a shortcoming.

“Go to the museum,” she urged. “See the texture of the painting. See how the paint was applied. See the depth of the photo.”

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