As the number of stranded vehicles increased, the district administration diverted these from Bucho towards Nathana and other villages.Around 2,000 ex-servicemen from across the state participated in the protest.On seeing the large number of protesters, Army officials closed all gates leading to the cantonment.
Carrying placards and wearing black badges, ex-servicemen raised slogans against the Modi government and its Finance and Defence Ministers for not implementing the scheme. At 10 am, a large number of ex-servicemen gathered outside the cantonment police station.Some protesters held a march from the Sub-Area gate to the Corps HQ gate. As the gate was closed, these protesters had to sit in Chetak Park.
Seeing the situation had become tense, SP City Desraj and Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Damanjit Singh Mann reached the spot and requested the protesters to clear the highway, but the ex-servicemen stayed put for more than two hours.Then, the SDM talked with Army officials and took a few protesters, who were sitting at Chetak Park, to Army officials. Only when the protesters handed over the memorandum to them was the protest called off.
He warned that veterans would not rest until the government implemented OROP and that the protest would be intensified in the coming days.
Vehicle movement was brought to a standstill on the Bathinda-Chandigarh national highway for about over two hours this morning when ex-servicemen resorted to a blockade outside the cantonment area over the delay in the implementation of One Rank, One Pension (OROP).
The ex-servicemen gathered on the road at 10am, blocking traffic on both sides of the road. The protest was lifted only at 1 am after they submitted a memorandum to Army officials. Commuters had to face hardships due to the protest.
Long queues of vehicles was witnessed on both sides of the highway. Unable to move ahead or backwards, trucks, cars, buses, two-wheelers and other vehicles found themselves stuck on the road. Commuters carrying their luggage on foot blamed the district administration and the police for not making alternate arrangements.
Poilce and district administration officials present at the spot expressed their helplessness in removing controlling the agitators. Some of the commuters entered into heated arguments with the agitators for harassing them by blocking the road. Gurjot Kaur, a resident of Bucho, said today that she had to join the office in the city as it was her first day in the office, but she was struck in the traffic jam due to the protest.
She said the district administration had announced that all protests must be held at the Transport Nagar located on the outskirts of the city, but both district and the police administration failed miserably in restricting the protesters from holding demonstrations in the city and causing inconvenience to the public.
Harish Garg said he walked two kilometers with my son to reach the Bibiwala road. There are many passengers who were still sitting in buses. He said the administration should divert the traffic fast so that they did not struck in the jam.
Sandeep Singh, a resident of Barnala, said he had some work in court and had to reach there at 11am, but due to the jam he was not able to reach the court on time.
He claimed that protesters should think of the public before blocking the roads and harassing them. Their demands were genuine but what would happen by blocking the road. Cantonment police station, SHO, Harpreet Singh, said they had diverted the traffic from Bucho and through Gobidnpura village, but police were not aware that they would block the road as they had plan to take out a protest march and submit a memorandum.
BATHINDA: Pressing for immediate implementation of 'one rank one pension' (OROP) scheme, hundreds of ex-servicemen on Wednesday blocked the busy Bathinda- Chandigarh highway.
A police official arguing with an ex-serviceman during a protest in Bathinda on Wednesday. The police have booked over 150 protesters. Ex-servicemen from across the state, under the banner of Indian Ex-Services League (IESL), had gathered in the city to submit a memorandum to authorities at Bathinda cantonment in support of their demands. However, a group of angry veterans decided to lay siege to the highway and sat on dharna in front of the Cantt police station blocking both lanes, resulting in traffic chaos.
The blockade began around 10 am and continued till 1 pm with protesters shouting slogan against the central government. The road in front of the Chetak park was also blocked, as a result the traffic had to be diverted from Bhucho, on the outskirts of the city. Six protesters, including Bhinder Singh, Ramji Das and Sukhdev Singh, all from Sangrur, Baldev Singh from Tarn Taran and Kartar Singh, Baldev Raj Joshi, both from Bathinda, were booked under Indian Penal Code sections 283 (danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation) and 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant Cases were also registered against nearly 150 unidentified protesters.
As the police were not expecting such a protest by the veterans, it hadn't deployed much force in the area. The local administration had a tough time persuading the protesters to remove the blockade. Sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Damanjit Singh Mann said the ex-servicemen had initially planned to submit a memorandum. However, a section of protesters later sat on a dharna, disrupting traffic.
A delegation of ex-servicemen, led by Brigadier Inder Mohan Singh (retired), submitted a memorandum to a representative of the core commander at Bathinda cantonment. He said veterans have decided to stage protests outside military stations over OROP. Similar protests would be held at other cantonments in the state, he said.Mohan Singh said the association has urged former Punjab chief minister and Congress deputy leader in the Lok Sabha, Captain Amarinder Singh to be a part of protests in the coming days. "Earlier, we had planned to stage a protest at Amritsar with Amarinder Singh on July 22. But we were told that he might not be available on that day. So, we have yet to finalise a date," he said.
High drama was witnessed outside the Bathinda Cantt police station as scuffle broke out between ex-servicemen and residents. Later, some protesters also raised slogans against the Punjab and Chandigarh IESL president, blaming him for mismanagement.
Ex-servicemen taking out a protest march in Bathinda on Wednesday.


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McColgin added that his client remains "under tremendous pain" and is continuing treatment for the injury. He added that McCloud's wife was due to give birth in January, so it made sense for him to remain out of prison while the case is pending.
McCloud told a judge that he was last employed in November in Williamstown, but his employment history was "sporadic, at best." He said he needs to work to support his wife and 12-year-old child.
Among the conditions ordered by Magistrate Judge Conroy were that McCloud appear in court when ordered, refrain from committing new crimes, maintain or actively seek employment, stay in Vermont unless otherwise approved, avoid contacting people identified as witnesses in the case, and avoid using drugs unless prescribed. He also has been ordered to submit proof of any current or future prescriptions to the federal Probation Office.
Feds file accusations against Northfield blast suspect
In a video filmed from his hospital bed at the University of Vermont Medical Center in the days after the explosion and posted to YouTube, McCloud apologized for his actions. He said he had received the explosives from a family friend and had not realized their power until it was too late. He also said he had given several of the 11 or 12 explosives to friends but kept the biggest ones for himself.
"Nobody was doing this on purpose, and to me, it was just fun," McCloud said in the video. "I paid a big price for it. I'm sorry for anyone else I might have hurt."
McCloud's next court appearance is scheduled to be a probable cause hearing in January unless an indictment is handed up sooner. If an indictment is returned, McCloud would be asked to enter a plea to the federal charge or charges.
If convicted of the current accusations, McCloud faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, plus fines of up to $250,000.
Feds take over Northfield bomb investigation
Contact Elizabeth Murray at 651-4835 or emurray@freepressmedia.com. Follow her on Twitter at www.twitter.com/LizMurraySMC.

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Contemporary methods for assessing information security risks have adopted mainly technical views on information and technology assets. Organizational dynamics of information management and knowledge sharing have gained less attention. This article outlines a new, genre-based, approach to information security risk assessment in order to orientate toward organization- and knowledge-centric identification and analysis of security risks. In order to operationalize the genre-based approach, we suggest the use of a genre-based analytical method for identifying organizational communication patterns through which organizational knowledge is shared. The genre-based method is then complemented with tasks and techniques from a textbook risk assessment method (OCTAVE Allegro). We discuss the initial experiences of three experienced information security professionals who tested the method. The article concludes with implications of the genre-based approach to analyzing information and knowledge security risks for future research and practice.
More than a decade ago, Dhillon and Backhouse (2000) highlighted the importance of understanding and protecting information assets instead of merely focusing on physical and technical assets in the field of information security. Indeed, many if not most current risk assessment methods base their analysis on the concept of "information assets" (Jones & Ashenden, 2005). However, a few researchers have criticized current risk assessment methods by illustrating some deficiencies in the asset identification task. Methods may define what an information asset is, but they seem to assume that the risk analyst will then simply know the organization's information assets without further assistance for identification (Campbell & Stamp, 2004).
Moreover, most risk analysis methods are regarded as providing a simple technical view on information (data) and technological assets, ignoring the dynamic environment of knowledge work and people as knowledgeable entities of the organization (Shedden, Smith, & Ahmad, 2010; Spears, 2006). For example, a recent case study (Shedden, Scheepers, Smith, & Ahmad, 2011) suggests that a relatively well-known risk analysis method (OCTAVE-S) fails to address knowledge security issues related to informal and non-technical organizational processes.
We started to address this knowledge gap with the assumption that knowledge security may be at risk in situations where knowledge is shared between people and organizations. Knowledge sharing may concern both tacit and explicit knowledge, and it involves the knowledge creation modes of externalization, socialization, combination, and internalization (Nonaka, 1994). All of these modes of knowledge creation and sharing require communication between people, either directly through human-to-human knowledge networks or through externalized information repositories (Alavi & Leidner, 2001; Nonaka, 1994).
Hence, we looked at theories and concepts which would help us to conceptualize organizational communication patterns as a basis for mapping security risks related to knowledge sharing. Among such theories, the genre theory of organizational communication (Yates & Orlikowski, 1992) provided us with a well-established conceptual basis, as well as established analytical means, with regard to both human-to-human communication such as meetings (Antunes & Costa, 2003; Orlikowski & Yates, 1994) and documented information (Karjalainen, Päivärinta, Tyrväinen, & Rajala, 2000). Hence, we employed an already-established Genre-Based Method (GBM) (Päivärinta, Halttunen, & Tyrväinen, 2001) to identify and analyze organizational knowledge-sharing communications.
We then combined GBM with a lightweight risk assessment method, OCTAVE Allegro (OA) (Caralli, Stevens, Young, & Wilson, 2007) to relate risk assessment to the genre-based model of organizational knowledge. With the objective of evaluating the resulting hybrid method (GBM-OA), we introduced it as part of an online master's course on knowledge security. Three experienced information security professionals, who were asked to try out the method and make a security risk analysis in their own organizations, attended the course. Their feedback on the method in practice provided us with insight and ideas for improvement. Here we report on the hybrid method of GBM-OA and its initial evaluation in the aforementioned setting.
We will first present the theoretical background and introduce the GBM-OA method. This is followed by the reflections of the three professionals who tested it in their companies. We discuss the contributions and implications of the genre-based approach in security risk assessment. Finally, we indicate limitations and ideas for further research.


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CFP: Women and the Politics of Water (5/31/06; journal issue)
Tuesday, February 7, 2006 - 6:17pm
Nandita Ghosh
Call for Submissions:
We invite critical and creative submissions from a global cross-section of
women writers on the politics of water for a forthcoming special issue of
International Feminist Journal of Politics (IFjP), published by
Routledge/Taylor and Francis. Dr. Nandita Ghosh and Paola Corso will serve as
guest editors for this special issue of IFjP. "The Politics of Water: A
Confluence of Women's Voices" will combine testimonial accounts, critical
essays, short fiction, and poetry on the physical nature of women's struggle
over water as a resource and material reality.
CFP: Fusion Cultures: Memory, Migration, [Re]mediation, Mobility (UK) (3/31/06; 12/9/06)
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Fusion Cultures:
'Memory, Migration, [Re]mediation, Mobility'
A One-Day Multi-Disciplinary Conference
Inaugural Conference of ASRG
The Asian Research Group at Buckinghamshire Chilterns
University College in Collaboration with the Greenwich
University, London
'Rather than a manufactured clash of civilizations, we
need to concentrate on the slow working together of cultures
that overlap, borrow from each other, and live together in
far more interesting ways that any abridged or inauthentic
mode of understanding can allow.' (Edward Said, 2004)
Keynote Speaker:
CFP: Film and History: Women's Studies Area (8/15/06; Film & History, 11/8/06-11/12/06)
Patricia Tyrer
2006 Film & History Conference
Women & The Documentary Tradition
Dolce Conference Center * Dallas, TX
Call for Papers: Women & The Documentary Tradition
CFP: Medieval and Early Modern African Literature Panel (3/1/06; ASA, 11/16/06-11/19/06)
Wendy Belcher
Medieval and Early Modern African Literature
Abstracts are invited for a proposed panel at the African Studies
Association Annual Conference in San Francisco, California, November 16-19,
CFP: Shakespeare after 9/11 (3/10/06; MLA '06 & 5/31/06; journal issue)
Douglas Brooks
Shakespeare after 9/11:
MLA Special Session and Journal Issue
In conjunction with the theme of a future issue of the Shakespeare
Yearbook, "Shakespeare after 9/11" (Theme Editor, Matthew Biberman),
the journal will sponsor a special session at the upcoming Annual
Meeting of the MLA (Philadelphia, December 27-30, 2006).
UPDATE: Re-mapping the American South (UK) (3/1/06; 9/8/06-9/10/06)
A Two-Day Conference, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK, 8-1=
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Proposals for 20-minute presentations or panels of three to four presente=
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place at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK, 8-10 Septem=
ber, 2006.
CFP: Beckett and the Thirties (France) (4/30/06; 10/20/06-10/21/06)
Beckett and the Thirties
October 20, 21, 2006
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CFP: American Exceptionalism (3/31/06; CAAS, 10/19/06-10/22/06)
ss8_at_post.queensu.ca
The Canadian Association of American Studies (CAAS) will be holding its
2006 conference in Kingston, Ontario, October 19-22. The theme will be
"American exceptionalism." De Toqueville's post-revolutionary definition
of America's special status among nations in fact characterizes American
rhetoric—in history, religion, politics, literature--from its colonial
beginnings to the present. It is implicit in the Puritans' "city on a
hill," O'Sullivan's "manifest destiny" and, most recently, President
Bush's identification of America as "a force for good in the world."
Proposals for papers and panels (max. 250 words) that deal with the
rhetoric of American exceptionalism past and present from any disciplinary
CFP: Marxism and Disability (3/1/06; MLA '06)
Anna Mollow
Call for Proposals for MLA 06, Division of Disability Studies Session:
CFP: Contemporary Irish Fiction (3/1/06; MMLA, 11/9/06-11/12/06)
Gavin Keulks
Contemporary Irish Fiction Panel
48th Annual Midwest Modern Language Association Convention
Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois
CFP: Unmasquing Prince Henry (3/1/06; Sixteenth C. Studies, 10/26/06-10/29/06)
Gregory McNamara
"Unmasquing Prince Henry"
UPDATE: Editing, Publishing, and Translation (grad) (2/28/06; 4/7/06-4/8/06)
Maggie Gover
Announcement of Keynote Speaker
Submission Deadline Extension
Keynote Speaker: Professor James Kincaid
James Kincaid is Aerol Arnold Professor of English, University of Southern California. His recent works include Annoying the Victorians (1995), Erotic Innocence: The
Culture of Child Molesting (1998), and A history of the African-American people (proposed) by Strom Thurmond : a novel (as told to Percival Everett & James Kincaid)


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For a leading US institution, EnSys developed detailed research, gathering information from public sources and industry contacts, to provide a detailed examination of the then current Cushing congestion, its causes and potential outcome. (This became the genesis of the EnSys North America Logistics Service.) In parallel for the same client EnSys delivered an updated perspective, via WORLD model cases, on the Canadian Oil Sands situation and outlook through 2020.


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Municipal Buildings: The Politics: Building trust is a big part of it
(from Maine Townsman, March 1998)
By Jo Josephson
There are not one, not two, not three, but twelve articles on the town warrant this month in Clifton pertaining to a proposed municipal building.
One article asks if the town office should be included in the new building; another asks if the town library should be included; another asks if space should be included in it to hold town meeting; another if space should be included to rent out for private parties; several address the use of reserve monies for its construction; and last but not least, one seeks authority to begin construction.
It would be an understatement to say this town of 600 is not putting all of its eggs in one basket as it did in previous years. It would be an understatement to say that the folks in Clifton are being given a choice.
"We have tried everything; this is a last ditch effort," says Town Manager Cindy Grant, referring to two previous votes on the building. Clifton voters had rejected a $150,000 low interest loan from the Farmers Home Administration to replace the building that currently houses the town office and library, a building which has no plumbing and no room to hold meetings.
"Our main objective this year is to find out what the voters want in the building, as there appears to be no consensus in the town," explains Grant, when asked why there were so many articles. Grant says people agree that the town needs a town office but they can't seem to agree what else the building should contain.
Paula Kelso, a veteran member of Clifton's building committee, notes that when a combined town office/community building complex was presented to the voters the first go-round, they told us they "didn't know what was going on" and voted it down 2-1. "We were stunned," says Kelso.
She speculates that the negative vote had more to do with trust than anything else. It didn't help that the then town manager was viewed as doing a less than perfect job; it didn't help that one of the selectmen's family owned a local lumber mill. And it didn't help that we waited until our committee was finished with its work before we invited the public in, says Kelso.
"We should have had people attending our planning meetings all along instead of asking them to attend public hearings when we were finished with our work," she says. "We should have made it clear that we were meeting every Thursday and that they were welcome to attend any and all meetings," says Kelso. "But then again, there was no meeting space in town with plumbing," she reminds herself.
Welcome to the wild and woolly world of municipal building projects. Be it a town office, a community center, a fire station, a police station, or a complex, housing all or some of the above, they are often not a quick and easy item to sell to the voters. Nor should they be. Not only do you have to have the need, the money, no outstanding debts, an informed public, and the right timing; even then, you may not succeed because of the politics woven through it all.
PERCEPTIONS & MISPERCEPTIONS
Citizen perceptions of the need for the particular project, as well as their perceptions of government in general be they valid or not, be they based in fact, fiction, or myth have a lot to do with whether a proposed building project will fly or not, say many of those interviewed for this article. They often determine whether you have a ready-made constituency that will support you or whether you will have to come up with some creative approaches in your sell.
Scarborough (pop. 14,800)
Need isn't always the determining factor in getting the green light from the community for a proposed building project, says Scarborough Town Manager Carl Betterley. A lot depends on whether there is a ready-made constituency for the project. Schools have one, so do the fire department, the police, and the library, says Betterley.
Having managed Scarborough for the past 20 years, Betterley has come to the conclusion that there is no such constituency for the town office. "Although the town office provides valuable services, it's also where you pay property taxes and it's where you are told what you can and cannot do with your property," says Betterley. As such, garnering support for a badly needed new town office to replace one that was too small and without handicapped accessibility, failed the first go round several years ago in Scarborough, albeit narrowly.
But that is not to say it was never built. It was, but by a vote of the town council, not the public, due to being in the right place at the right time for an infusion of state monies that did away with the need to go to a public referendum.
Kennebunkport (pop. 3,348)
It took four tries and six years to gain approval for the purchase of an old church to house the Kennebunkport town office. And that was only after a police station, when jettisoned from the original municipal complex, won voter support and was built as a separate entity.
Kennebunkport Town Manager Jane Duncan attributes some of the past failures to gain voter approval for a new town office, in part, to the fact that local government hasn't been very popular during the past ten years. She says it began in the late 80's when mandates were demanding dump closure and shoreland zoning. With those mandates came the fear that government was growing too big, says Duncan. It's no wonder that in a town noted for the independence of its residents and a high rate of volunteerism a big central place for government was viewed by some as "non-essential".
Focus groups and surveys at the outset and public hearings before the vote are often not enough. Keeping the citizenry informed and engaged throughout the entire process may be necessary. But one thing is certain, say all contacted for this article, you have got to assure the public that you have exhausted all possible options, that you have left no stone unturned in reaching the option(s) you place before them.
Wells (pop. 7,728)
Unlike Clifton, the Town of Wells had involved the community at the outset, conducting a town-wide survey to pinpoint the needs of the seniors and youth in the community and the lack of facilities. It had also conducted focus groups at the outset to learn what the community wanted in the proposed facility a swimming pool. But the vote on a $3 million community center/town hall complex was a resounding "no" by a margin of 2-1, says Town Manager Jonathan Carter.
As Carter sees it, the defeat was, in part, due to the fact that the town didn't stay in close touch with the citizens during the four years that it took to bring the project to a vote. Especially when you consider that one of the project's major selling points, the swimming pool, was deleted early on in the planning of the project. "We didn't keep taking the pulse of the community to see if they were still with us," admits Carter, noting that in a rush to referendum, there was little time to do so.
It also didn't help that the town had lost the unique media contact it had with its citizens when the local newspaper that was including a special news section devoted to town news was sold and the new owners ended the arrangement with the town. It didn't help that the town had yet to start up cable coverage of its board meetings.
"People need to see how you reached your conclusions; they want to see comparisons, be it the cost of renovating an existing or building a new building," says Kennebunkport's Duncan. "There are 3,200 independent minded people in this town and they want to be sure that we have done everything possible to evaluate the situation and that the choice they are being offered is the most cost-effective one," says Duncan.
As such, having finally received voter approval to purchase a church to house the town office and fire department, the Kennebunkport Board of Selectmen is now evaluating the cost of not one, not two, but three options. They are now calculating what will it cost them to: (1) renovate the church, (2) tear down the church and build anew on the centrally located lot, or (3) renovate the existing town office.
As Duncan sees it, to sell an idea and process, you have to show that you have exhausted every option, before you say, "This is the one." As such, before the next vote, the plan is to lay out all three options in a spreadsheet, says Duncan.
Duncan is also considering some role playing in preparation for the next vote. "We've been addressing this issue for so long, it's hard for some of us to see the forest through the trees, so it will be important for us to look at the information we prepare and see what might be missing in order to avoid charges that "we are trying to hide something," she says.
Never underestimate the power of timing. Some times are better than others; some times are worse than others. Things can come together fortuitously and they can readily fall apart through no fault of your own. But if at first you don't succeed "try, try, again" appears to be the mantra of those who eventually do succeed.
Scarborough was definitely in the right place at the right time in 1992 when the State's Jobs Bond Issue passed making $28 million available to communities for infrastructure capital improvements, especially those who were able to leverage other funds for the project. Only those who had a project on the back burner were able to take advantage of the short notice. Scarborough's recent and narrowly defeated plan to build a new town hall was a natural applicant for the grant. It had already been permitted and was ready to start construction.
Wells (pop.7,728)
If Scarborough was in the right place at the right time, Wells was not. Not only had its plans for its community building changed (the swimming pool was dropped to save money), the whole market had changed dramatically during the four years it took to bring the project to final vote.
Where it did not have competition at the outset, it did in the end. Not only from a proposed new school but also from a proposed youth center. Suffice to say, each had its own constituency. As Carter puts it, "The time lag had brought up other needs."
Waterford (pop. 1,433)
The town wasn't ready for it in 1989; however, it was in 1995, says John Tucker referring to the fire station/town garage/town office complex that was voted down the first go-round. Tucker should know, he chaired the building committee that held more than 100 meetings before the second, successful vote in 1995. At that time, voters gave the town the authority to raise a sum not to exceed $400,000 toward the total cost of the $595,000 building complex.
Tucker says by 1995 a lot of things had fallen into place. The town's three separate fire stations had been consolidated into one department under one chief, who got the ball rolling again. The town had saved $76,000 for a new fire station, setting aside money each year. And last but not least, after applying unsuccessfully two times for a Community Development Block Grant, it succeeded in landing a $250,000 grant.
Sidney (pop. 2,881)
It helped, says Administrative Assistant Gloria Ripley, that we could show that our town had the highest growth rate in the area since 1990 (4.4 percent) when we went to voters and asked for a 2,400 square foot addition to our 10-year-old 900 square foot office. It also helped that we could show we were not getting the town deeper into debt.
The state had just reimbursed the town $82,000 for its sand-salt shed and the town had just made its last payment on the landfill closure and the transfer station. "There was light at the end of the tunnel," says Ripley, adding that "if the project had tied us into a lot of debt, the project would not have flown."
Cumberland (pop. 6,124)
Back in 1986, when its old two-story town office had been deemed too expensive to renovate to comply with federal ADA requirements, Cumberland moved its town offices into an old one-story school building, which had been turned back to the town. However, by 1996 the old school building itself was in need of major repairs, if not a major renovation. Some estimated it would cost $1.2 million.
It was fortuitous that the school district was also facing a building project. The SAD had outgrown its portable classrooms but was reluctant to build a new school. As such, it was a win-win situation, says Cumberland Town Manager Robert Benson. The school district decided that if we moved out of the building, it could meet its needs by building an addition to the old school. This freed us up to build ourselves a new building that slightly exceeded what it would have cost us to renovate the school to meet our needs, says Benson. The two projects used the same architect.
NEUTRALITY
If you are going to market your project with informational brochures, stay neutral, especially if there is opposition to the project, advises Wells Town Manager Jonathan Carter, even if the monies to print and mail the brochure come from a private source.
If you don't take a neutral position (just the facts), you could set yourself up by giving opponents to the project an opportunity to question your spending taxpayer dollars to advocate for only one side of the issue, says Carter, speaking from experience.
The fact that an informational brochure on the town office/community center complex called for a "YES" vote and sported both the town logo and the town's bulk mailing permit caused considerable confusion in Wells. Even though the name of the "sponsor" that provided $2,500 to print and mail the brochure was included in the brochure, Carter says that were he to do it again, he would have the brochure remain neutral no matter who paid for it.
Some Political Advice
Need isn't always the determining factor
Include the community from the outset
Cultivate a constituency for the project
Keep taking the community's pulse throughout the process
Do your homework; exhaust all options
Pay attention to timing
Anticipate the questions; role play if you must
Stay neutral when marketing the project


More than ten million people were exposed to drive-by download risks in February.
Research from Barracuda Labs into the world's top 25,000 websites discovered that one popular site will serve malicious content every day, statistically. Its report found that the top-ranked domains served malicious content on all but six days in February, while the top-ranked domains that served malicious content were from 18 different countries.
More than half (54 per cent) of the sites were more than five years old, while 43 per cent were between one to five years old.


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Cartoon Network's Mighty Magiswords Offers New, Sharp Edge In Animated Fun
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"We Bare Bears" Premieres Today on Cartoon Network
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Cartoon Network's newest animated series premieres July 27 (and airs weekdays at 6:30pm ET/ 5:30pm CT), and my kids can Bear-ly contain their excitement. We Bare Bears, is about a trio of Bay-area bears: Ice Bear, Panda and Grizzly who — despite their obvious difference of breed — are brothers. The series is a charming, pop-culture laden series that I really enjoyed. It's cute for kids, but awesome for adults because while the bears are sweet and good, they're also pretty self- and socially aware. Ice Bear (voiced by Demetri Martin) is a bear of few words who refers to […]
Here's a look at the new Powerpuff Girls
June 9, 2015 Jeff Pfeiffer Comments Off on Here's a look at the new Powerpuff Girls
Cartoon Network just released a first look at character artwork featuring Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup from the all-new series The Powerpuff Girls, a reimagined version of the favorite '90s series, which was created by Craig McCracken and won two Emmy Awards. The new Powerpuff Girls is slated for a 2016 global launch, and is executive produced by Nick Jennings (Adventure Time) and Bob Boyle, creator of Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! Providing the voices in the series will be Amanda Leighton as Blossom, Kristen Li as Bubbles and Natalie Palamides as Buttercup (all pictured below). Tom Kenny will be reprising his role from the original series as […]
Catch The Music of Pokemon At The Symphony!
April 6, 2015 Kellie Freeze Comments Off on Catch The Music of Pokemon At The Symphony!
If you grew up watching Pokemon cartoons on Cartoon Network or enjoyed playing the computer or card games that were perhaps the best Japanese monster import since Godzilla, there's a new Poke-phenomenon guaranteed to cater to your grown-up tastes. Now you can experience Pokemon at…the symphony! The beloved midi-files of the 16-bit video game and the tunes from the CN show are getting a lift into elegant and dramatic scores played by the world's finest symphonies. After performing the work to sold out audiences in Washington, D.C. and Pittsburgh, the producers have turned Pokemon: Symphonic Evolutions into a tour that will […]
Adventure Time miniseries, Powerpuff Girls reboot among Cartoon Network's upfront slate
February 19, 2015 Jeff Pfeiffer Comments Off on Adventure Time miniseries, Powerpuff Girls reboot among Cartoon Network's upfront slate
Cartoon Network released its programming slate for the 2015-16 upfront season, and among the highlights are an Adventure Time miniseries and a reboot of The Powerpuff Girls. In the special Adventure Time miniseries, Finn and Jake face a new threat to Ooo when Princess Bubblegum's experiment unleashes ghosts from Marceline's past. There was no indication yet when this will air. The Powerpuff Girls is slated for a 2016 launch, and is a reboot of one of Cartoon Network's most enduring series, which debuted in 1998, centering on "three sugar-coated superheroes — Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup — whose mission in life alternates between going to school, fighting crime, winning […]
Winners of Cartoon Network's Fourth Annual Hall of Game Awards
February 17, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer Comments Off on Winners of Cartoon Network's Fourth Annual Hall of Game Awards
This past Saturday, Cartoon Network held its annual Hall of Game event — the fourth one — in a ceremony recorded for airing Monday, Feb. 17, at 7pm ET/PT on the network. NFL quarterbacks Colin Kaepernick (San Francisco 49ers) and Cam Newton (Carolina Panthers) co-hosted the awards, for which more than 100 million online votes were gathered and counted to determine the best in various sports categories (list of winners as announced by Cartoon Network is below). Highlights of the evening included the Seattle Seahawks' Richard Sherman presenting the 2013 SI Kids Sportskid of the Year award to 14-year-old Jack […]
"Beware the Batman" offers new take on the Dark Knight
July 10, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer Comments Off on "Beware the Batman" offers new take on the Dark Knight
With a popular, long-running character such as Batman, it's always possible to reinvent and reinterpret him in various ways — from a campy crusader to a grim protector; from a straight-up hero to a conflicted, nuanced avenger; and everything in between. Several of these variations seem to have been combined in the new animated series Beware the Batman, premiering July 13 on Cartoon Network as part of its Saturday morning "DC Nation" block. Given its time slot and apparent aim toward a more youthful audience, Beware the Batman does not get overly bleak and scary, at least from what I've […]
7 Questions With...
"7 Questions" With … Ashley Eckstein of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars"
October 14, 2012 Channel Guide Staff 1
Many actors can consider themselves part of the Star Wars universe, but it's doubtful many enjoy it as much as Ashley Eckstein. The Star Wars: The Clone Wars actress, who is in her fifth season giving voice to Anakin Skywalker's feisty Padawan Ahsoka Tano, says she's a lifelong fan of George Lucas' seminal space saga, and her job on the Cartoon Network series is one she considers a privilege and a great responsibility. She's parlayed her relationship with Lucasfilm into a clothing company aimed specifically at the underserved female sci fi fan. Her Universe has licenses for Star Wars, Star […]
Ashley Eckstein talks "Clone Wars," Ahsoka's journey to fan acceptance
October 6, 2012 Channel Guide Staff 1
The rough journey Ahsoka Tano has taken as a Padawan learner may pale in comparison to the road she's traveled to fan acceptance. "I know that a lot of people did not like her in the movie and then in Season 1," says Ashley Eckstein, who has given voice to the Star Wars: The Clone Wars character since her first appearance in the 2008 feature film, and in now five seasons on Cartoon Network. "She was very snippy, she was very sassy, kind of a know-it-all. But I think now she's comfortable in her own skin. She's learned so much from Anakin, […]
Cartoon Network brings "Black Dynamite" animated series to Adult Swim
July 17, 2012 Matthew Grimm Comments Off on Cartoon Network brings "Black Dynamite" animated series to Adult Swim
Cartoon Network's late-night Adult Swim block goes into lulls where it seems to bide its time between cool new 'toons, over-hyped one-season wonders and new seasons of its stately franchises (still waiting on Season 5 of One of the Best Things on TV, The Venture Brothers), often filling the gap with live-action Dadaist crap by some guy who knows the Tim & Eric Awesome Show yayhoos. I'm not sure what category Black Dynamite, the animated adaptation of Scott Sanders, Michael Jai White and Byron Minns' over-the-top 2009 blaxploitation-spoofing feature film, will fit into just yet — other than it is […]


Take the rubber mallet and a sheet of paper. Ask a student to take the mallet and hit you on the head while you protect yourself with the sheet of paper. (ACTUALLY, STOP THEM AFTER THEY SHOW SURPRISE AND BEFORE THEY HIT YOU!) It would, obviously be harmful. Next have them hit you on the head with the heavy aluminum plate.


One major change was the addition of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. With this addition, Rowan has become only the second university in the nation to have schools offering both M.D. and D.O. medical degrees.
New Brunswick, NJ, July 2, 2014 — Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey will host the influential TTS Global Initiative's North American Summit on July 21-22 at Rutgers' Busch Campus in Piscataway, NJ.


Are you cognizant of construction engineering? How crucial does it play in the construction of the diverse architectural structures? If you want to learn more about the importance of construction engineering, then you are advised to continue perusing this article.
Construction engineering is very important as you cannot construction the diverse architectural structures, like bridges, buildings, schools, airports, dams and railways, without it. It also plays crucial role in the design of these structures as well as its actual execution. Aside from these things, they also play very important role in choosing the appropriate materials for use in the construction as well as planning the diverse construction stages. For these reasons, investors, contractors and property owners need to get the services of reputable construction engineer and construction engineering service providers should they have the intent of building any kinds of architectural structures. For those investors and property owners who want to own a beautiful, energy efficient, durable as well as building code compliant real estate properties, then it is vital for them to obtain the services of reputable, legit, licensed and dependable construction engineers.
If you want to become proficient in construction engineering, then it is a must that you enroll in construction engineering and management course from reputable engineering school. Well, becoming a reputable construction engineer is not that easy because aside from learning and becoming proficient with the diverse theories, they also have to work in actual construction sites and apply these theories in actuality. They are also given the opportunity to work as construction managers.
Aside from the things mentioned above, students also have the opportunity to learn other things like engineering mechanics, project costing, engineering design as well as construction management.
Given the intricacy and the complexity of the tasks of construction engineers, construction engineers are among those highest paid in society. For these reasons, you can find rising numbers of men and women who have the dreams and the desires of becoming construction engineers. In case you are among the men and women who have the intent of building your own house, company or other kinds of real estate properties, then you are advised to hire the service of reputable construction engineering service providers. When hiring one, you can adhere to the tips showcased underneath.
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#PillowTalk: 7 Things You'll Get If You Looooove Sleeping!
If you're asked to define love in one word and you say "sleep". If your devotion to the art of sleeping is never ending. If you're often invited for sleepovers because you're not fussy about where you sleep…then here is a list of things you will definitely relate to!
That's right. Sleep is constantly on your mind. Whether you're working, running or just lying down - your unwavering thoughts are always with sleep.
The morning alarm doesn't stand a chance against your will to sleep!
3. You work hard for your well-earned sleep!
You might love sleeping more than anything else in the world, but you also cannot stand being called lazy! So you work hard and give a hundred percent to everything you do. Even on your period days, you don't let anything stop you. And with Sofy Overnight sanitary napkins with wider hip guards, you get uninterrupted sleep after a hard day's work!
You may be a skilled driver, but you are strictly forbidden from driving on overnight journeys...for obvious reasons! And you don't mind it one bit. You love sleeping in the back seat without any disturbance.
It would take a very large siren to wake you up in the middle of the night! You fall prey to face painting and embarrassing pictures a lot of the time, but you don't really care.
Whether you've had a super lazy day or the most productive day ever, bedtime is something you're always looking forward to! The idea of getting seven to eight hours of wondrous sleep at night keeps you motivated throughout the day! GIFs: giphy This is a sponsored post for Sofy.


Serena shoulder bag has crafted from luxury snake skin (Elaphe Radiata) with pastel cow leather trims. The spacious interior is roomy enough to your day-to-night essentials. Stow away small valuables in the internal zipped pocket.


Here is an affordable educational opportunity to get some CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) & Land Use training next weekend, April 16th, 2016! The Sacramento Valley Section of the American Planning Association is pleased to announce a Planning Commission Training Workshop, which includes CEQA and Land Use topics and is open to the public within the Sacramento Valley!
ECOS is in serious need of volunteers with knowledge in these areas. Don't miss this opportunity to increase your own valuable environmental expertise, and feel free to share this invitation with your networks!
Posted in ECOS Updates and tagged 2016, Air Quality, CEQA, Community, Development, Environmental Justice, General Plan, Habitat Preservation, Healthy Communities, Land Use, Public Health, sacramento, Sacramento County, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Transportation, Urban Design.


World Voyage - Is a World Cruise Right For You?
When we booked our first World Voyage in 2012, I honestly believed that we would be sailing with many other 'first-timers' going around the world. Mentioned elsewhere on this site, we were amazed to learn that in fact WE were the minority; that the ms Amsterdam & her circumnavigation itinerary served as the winter home for most of the people aboard. One gentleman in particular, now a good friend (Eddie) has been on 22 consecutive World Voyages – same ship, & generally the same cabin. He and his wife, Leah, are wonderful people, and call New York their home when not sailing the seven seas.
My thought process is simply this. Imagine being able to board a single cruise ship and set off for the four corners of the globe, without having to contend with the hassles of airport security, connecting flights, layovers, and other inconveniences. As fun as traveling is, it can also be very stressful. By going on a World Cruise, you shed all of that stress. Many folks would like to go on at least one full-fledged world travel adventure in their lives, and a 'round-the-world' cruise is an excellent way to do so. With cruises that circumnavigate the globe, you can enjoy the best of both worlds – all of the amenities, services and features that make cruising so popular, and the ability to see and experience a huge number of different places.
Please bear in mind as you read forward here – I'm not an expert by any means. But I AM a good listener, take lots of notes, learn quickly, and have had conversation with dozens of folks. I'm anxious to share with you!
As I mentioned, last year we were World Cruise virgins, but we quickly discovered these cruisers fall into two groups: those who fill their days moaning about anything and everything, and those who are fed up with the nitpickers. It's a bit like meeting the neighbors for the first time. During our first cruise, these 'old hands' had a ready stash of stories to tell - what they thought of the food, the service, who said what to whom and on which world cruise, and how "they" (being Holland America) rip you off for "this or that." Naturally, both "this and that" changed depending on who you talked to and how many cocktails had been consumed.
In addition to established complaints and stories, the world cruisers had also established a daily routine - breakfast, time to rest, read, play cards, a lecture, lunch, time for another rest and read, then back to the cabin to get ready for pre-dinner drinks and the evening meal. Wives, I noticed, also made time for the laundry room, which was the best place to pick up on the gossip - and of course, on-board shopping. Although we had free laundry service, I frequently visited the washer & dryer to do underwear & other fill-in cleaning – I'm an early riser (typically by 4am) and I often needed something to do with my time while Cheryl and other 'normal' people slept. We both stayed away from on-board shopping unless they were offering 75% off, which they typically did. Who wants to pay full-price for a Holland America Alaska shirt when you're touring the deserts of Egypt or Namibia?
Seriously, if you have the time, cruising all the way around the globe is the ultimate travel experience. Most passengers who do this are regular cruisers, and because of the time element (ranging from 90 to 120 days) they tend to be retired. However, families with tots and teens do make an appearance; on the world cruise last year, we had a 10-year old girl who had a private tutor, and this year we had an 8-year old boy. There was also one family with two teenage girls.
Potential downsides – if you don't like sea days, you might get claustrophobic because there are several long stretches of days at sea. If you love the simple pleasure of watching a ship sail out of port, or the lingering sunset on a day at sea, you'll probably not succumb to the "yet another port" syndrome and take pleasure from the simpler, but often most satisfying aspects of shipboard life.
Oh…and the big one. Do you like people? Believe me, a world cruise can test people's patience, and after several months together, tempers occasionally flare. You'll be fine if you have a naturally optimistic and happy demeanor and like the company of a variety of people. Again, I'll stress the word patience. There are sometimes lines for food, drinks, tours, entertainment, even laundry. Call it age, wisdom, or experience, but many senior citizens have perfected their strategy for cutting in line and unfortunately, far too often. They have this 'thing' about being first. It may have something to do with entitlement, which is really nothing more than a selfish mindset. To the extreme, we've seen some folks (who are otherwise healthy) show up for shore excursions in wheelchairs & scooters so they will be given preferential treatment disembarking or claiming a front seat on the tour bus – seriously! You then see those same people the next day shooting baskets or jogging around the decks – amazing! Their thought process is simply this: If I'm first off the ship for a tour, I get the best seat on the bus…I'm first off the bus…I'm the first one to see the landmark or destination…I'm first in line when it's lunch or feeding time…and I'm the first one to get in line to re-board the ship when we return. You see this happen all the time. We've witnessed shouting matches as well as physical shoving & pushing. This past year, a fist-fight broke out on one of the tour busses as one man attempted to bolt to the front FIRST without allowing other people seated in front of him to get up and exit…as you would normally do. All manners and common courtesy seem to go out the window.
One incident in particular, was both hilarious yet sad. Here's the setting. Most all shore excursion participants meet in the large general theater several minutes before their tour is scheduled to depart. There may be several hundred folks in the theater representing several different tours. As people enter the theater, they're continually reminded to take a seat, not to block doorways, etc., for safety reasons, yada-yada- yada. Well…you see people trying to hide behind columns, around corners, and ANY location nearest the exit door so they can be the FIRST one off once the announcement is made! People actually move the furniture around in the theater, aiming their chairs in the direction of the exit – their bodies practically in crouched position, like a cat getting ready to pounce on a mouse. The Shore Excursion Manager is always located at the back of the theater and as he receives confirmation on his walkie-talkie that the buses are ready to depart for a particular activity, he'll make an announcement over the PA system that… "tour number 7 may now proceed to the gangway after getting your identification stickers here at the back of the room." OMG…you'd think a fire erupted! Dozens of people leap to their feet with elbows in prime combat position…crushing their way to the back of the theater! One middle-aged gal was obviously traveling with her mother – she was in her mid-80's at the least, and barely able to navigate, even with crutches. When their tour was announced, the daughter grabbed her mother's crutches in one hand, and with her other hand, literally dragged her to the extent that her ankles were scraping across the carpet – it looked like one of those zany, animated cartoons! Unbelievable!
Oh…& mention the word food - you see people who normally limp along in anguish suddenly strap a motor to their backside – don't get in their way – feeding time!!
Segments: You don't have to book an entire world cruise, but can opt, instead, for a segment, ranging from two weeks to a month or more. These are a great way to sample the world cruise experience if you are strapped for time and cash, and also a good way to test out the experience before committing to the full circumnavigation if you are a bit uncertain. You can embark in or depart from a nearby homeport, such as San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Ft. Lauderdale. Some fly to Sydney or Hong Kong and catch the back-end of the trip. The drawback for 'part-world' cruisers comes when you have to fly, if only one way, because open-jaw travel can be pricey, and packing becomes more of a challenge due to airline weight limitations and baggage fees. As I mention elsewhere on our website, Holland America has a wonderful luggage program with Federal Express where you can have your bags shipped directly from your home to the ship, and back home again after the voyage. This is a godsend! Can you imagine trying to wrestle with seven to ten suitcases in a cab, at the airport, or at the pier? For Holland America suite occupants, this service is all-inclusive, while other passengers are charged a fee per bag. Even so, it's well worth the spend.
Grand Voyages: Since we started traveling the world two years ago, we've learned that many cruise lines offer lavish, lengthy voyages of 70 nights or more that may or may not be called World Cruises. Holland America calls them Grand Voyages. They may start in the U.S. and end in Europe or the U.K., or stay focused on a particular continent or hemisphere. Those not marketed as Grand World Voyages may lack some of the old-world grandeur, perks and excitement, but these epic voyages still carry the same advice. Although we've sailed on many cruise lines and until our first World Voyage on Holland America, our trips ranged between 7 – 21 days. We don't have experience with any World Voyages other than Holland America; therefore, I cannot draw an accurate comparison. Having said that, suffice it to say we're very satisfied Holland America customers and have no desire to experiment with competitors. We've heard from other well-traveled passengers that Holland America is probably middle-of-the-road in terms of price, programs, & accommodations – that works just fine for us! It's not so much the on-board, daily programs that interest us – we manage to entertain ourselves regardless. And actually, Holland America provides a variety of different activities each day – early morning exercise classes, tennis, ping-pong, bridge instruction, computer classes, interesting lectures on upcoming destinations, various craft workshops, wine tasting, ship tours, and the list goes on. The accommodations are very important to some folks, but not us. You spend very little time in your stateroom to begin with, so for average people like us, spending $250K on a penthouse suite is overkill! You can spend as little as $60K for a nice stateroom with adequate storage & good ocean views, with an average price of $110K for a mini-suite with balcony.
Boomerangs: One recent spin on world cruises is the "boomerang," which combines two ships in one trip. For instance, you might sail the ms Amsterdam from Ft. Lauderdale to Sydney and then board the ms Rotterdam to sail back to Ft. Lauderdale. Sometimes the two ships are in port together, so you transfer on the same day; other times, the cruise line will, in many cases, put you up for a few days until your second ship arrives. This can be a great way to see a city you've always wanted to visit in more depth. Nearly everyone we've talked with doing boomerang world cruises use two ships from the same line, but if you're truly adventurous in travel planning, you could do segments on two different lines, though you would then be responsible for making arrangements in port between the sailings. We try to keep things as simple as possible. Boomeranging helps offset the dreaded world cruise tedium by bringing in fresh new faces and scenery for the second half of your trip. However, while cruise lines will help with the transfer of luggage from one ship to the other, having to pack and unpack again would take some of the convenience out of the trip.
Off-Season Sailings: If you just can't get away during the traditional world cruise start date in January, I've learned that a few cruise lines have started to move world cruise dates to reach new clients. Princess is a prime example – they offer a world cruise that starts from Australia in May. I wish we would have known about this because living in Phoenix, our most brutal temperatures are from May – September. As I write this in late June, our high a few days ago was a blistering 119!
Size Matters: Think carefully about how big of a ship you want. Until recently, there wasn't a wide variety in sizes of ships doing full world cruises. Today, you can choose anything from smaller, ultra-luxury ships like Seabourn, Silversea, to giants like Cunard's Queen Mary 2. Keep in mind however, large cruise ships aren't allowed in places like Antarctica because of pollution, and that's one of the most beautiful destinations on earth. On the other hand, smaller ships also are more prone to the whims of the ocean, so they may not be the best if you are prone to seasickness. With a smaller ship come fewer passengers and hence, the more time you spend with the same group of people. (After 4 or 5 months, you may be desperate to meet someone new!) Also, due to the nature of their size, smaller ships offer less variety in facilities, restaurants and entertainment but again, it's the destinations that are important for us. A larger ship can offer more options, but again, it's more limited in its ports. Also, check where the ship will dock; while smaller vessels can pull up close to a city, larger ones often have to seek out industrial ports farther away. This makes independent exploration more difficult and expensive. If you find yourself taking tours in each port because the ship isn't able to dock in the center of town, you'll quickly end up spending a small fortune. Finally, bigger ships have a greater number of passengers not doing the full trip. You'll have plenty of new people onboard, but the feeling that the ship is truly "yours" is somewhat diminished if 2,000 people come and go every few weeks.
Check for Sea Days: When choosing your cruise, look carefully at the dates on the schedule. Cruise lines don't always list sea days, so it might look as if you have a myriad of exotic ports, one after the other, when actually there's a week at sea in between them. Our experience has been approximately 55 sea days, 55 port days.
Think About Ports: Check the ports of call carefully; it would be a shame to head off around the world and visit places you already know. On the other hand, a few repeat visits are great for discovering some new little gems.
Make the Most of Longer Stays: Having a few overnights or extended port calls helps to break up the shipboard routine. You'll know the city better, won't feel as rushed and can actually do what you came on the ship to do: relax and travel. We've had overnight stays in Lima, Rio, Buenos Aires, Tahiti, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, Perth, Auckland, Bombay, & Cape Town – so be sure to see if there are a good number of longer calls on your intended world cruise schedule. Another benefit of a world cruise is the ability to disembark the ship for in-depth, multinight shore excursions, either during an overnight call or by rejoining the ship in its next port. You might be able to visit the rarely visited Himalayan mountain country of Bhutan or reach Macchu Pichu. As you've read, we did a 2-day African safari this year – we got off the ship in Richard's Bay, and rejoined in Durbin. While these trips aren't cheap, they can add a lot to your experience and give a nice break from shipboard routine. Look closely when comparing cruises to see what overland excursions are available.
See How Long You're In Port: Make sure stays aren't too short. Cruise lines today are looking for ways to save on fuel, and having the ship at sea longer (thereby allowing a slower cruising speed) adds up to big savings. As a consequence, an hour or two is frequently being nipped from several port calls. If your ship always leaves at 4 or 5 p.m., is that really enough time to see everything? Fortunately, we've never had that issue with Holland America, but financial pressures change constantly so just be aware.
Look for Perks: Check what perks you get for doing the full world cruise. Many lines will offer complimentary business-class airfare or private car services to pick you up from your home. I've mentioned the Fed-X luggage service several times offered by Holland America – it's awesome! Special events, like a grand evening ashore, including dinner with the company CEO, are common. Look for exclusive events, such as having access to the Sistine Chapel or a camp-side dinner in the Namibian desert. In our case, it was a camp-side lunch, but absolutely breathtaking.
How to Pick a Cabin: A lot depends on your budget for this one, but even if you are going to be at sea for several months, spending $250K for a suite just because you can doesn't justify the investment. There's plenty of room in most all cabins for cloths, and empty suitcases can either be conveniently stored under the bed, or removed from your stateroom completely and warehoused in the bowls of the ship. Remember, MOST of your time will be spent in public areas or on land-based tours.
The usual rules apply if you are able to pick your specific cabin. The lower rooms in the center of the ship are the most stable if the sea turns nasty, and odds are it will at some point over four months. If you can't bear being near the water line, choose a cabin higher up but still in the center of the ship. Conversely, cabins at the front and back take the brunt of the movement in a heavy swell, but those at the rear often have wonderful views over the ship's wake (and sometimes get bigger balconies) - check out the small print in the brochures if that appeals to you. Cabins near elevators can be noisy as people return to bed late at night. Staterooms at the back are handy for the self-service buffet on the top deck and the restaurants on the lower decks, which are invariably at the aft end of most ships, not just Holland America.
One other tip: Make sure you know the person you're traveling with well. Often, solo travelers might choose someone they're friendly with but not particularly familiar with. Four months is a long time!
What to Pack: You know how hard it is to decide what to take for a two-week vacation? Then pity the world cruiser, who has to pack for several months away, making sure to have something for warm, cold and wet weather, not to mention all those formal nights. Check out our "Pre-Cruise Preparation" pages for both 2012 & 2013. We made some mistakes during 2012, but learned a lot enabling a much better organized sailing in 2013. A little planning will pay dividends. Your cruise line can tell you how many formal, semi-formal and smart-casual nights there will be, so start by selecting outfits for them, remembering that accessories are a wonderful way of giving clothes you have worn once a new lease on life. We had 19 formal nights in 2013 and for us, that's a bit much. Typically, we'd dress for alternate formal nights, so approximately ten. For dinner, we would either order complimentary room service or eat in the Lido restaurant, which is always casual. It's also a good idea to match the itinerary against weather charts for the time of year you'll be visiting. For example, in January, Europe could be chilly, the Caribbean will likely be pleasantly warm but not hot and tropical countries like Malaysia might be steaming but also in the midst of a rainy season - so a light raincoat or umbrella might come in handy. It goes without saying the Antarctic will always be cold! If you live near a world-cruise departure port, such as Los Angeles, Fort Lauderdale or Southampton, you can pack as much as you want because you won't have to fly. But tempting as it might be to take the kitchen sink, remember you can always replenish your wardrobe as you sail around the world, especially in Asia, where you can pick up some real bargains. We found our best deals in Vietnam. Remember also that all ships offer laundry service, and many have do-it-yourself washing facilities. In 2013, Holland America charged $2 for a loaded washer, and the dryer was free - a pretty good deal actually. So ask if your ship does or does not, as this can help you save a fortune in laundry fees. Also, depending on your "loyalty status" with each cruise line, once you reach certain levels your laundry & dry cleaning services are free. We took full advantage of Holland America's free services, with the exception of socks, underwear, and other small items. I did that myself in the wee hours of the morning – and during those times I also met some of the most colorful characters and scooped-up on all the latest gossip! Remember, if you're just on a segment of a world cruise, with flights to or from the ship (or both ways) you'll need to pack more carefully to stay inside your airline's weight limits. Plus, you may want to travel light so there's room to bring a few exotic souvenirs back home.
Navigating the Nitpickers - Social Life Onboard: We quickly learned that world cruises take on a different rhythm and character with so many passengers onboard for an extended period of time. This is both a blessing and a curse, and actually, tackling social life on a world cruise is entertainment all to itself! Dedicated lounges, concierges or events for those making the full cruise make meeting fellow travelers particularly easy. Also, world cruises are full of loyal repeaters, sometimes booking the same ship and as I mentioned, even the same cabin year after year. Even before the ship sails, there are circles of friends reuniting after nine months apart. Our Christmas card list nearly doubled after our first world cruise, and this year will be no different. Facebook, Twitter, email…we all stay in touch! We've been very fortunate in meeting some truly wonderful human beings the past two sailings, and will see many of them again in 2015.
Beware, though, there can be too much of a good thing. Cliques invariably form. Full world cruisers often stick together and playfully, and sometimes not quite so playfully, look down upon those on for just a segment as "interlopers." Or, newfound friends turn sour after a few months onboard. It isn't uncommon to see minor slights turn into disagreements or outright unpleasantness. And, while a world cruise seems exciting and stimulating, 'world-weariness' inevitably settles in, passengers become a bit more disgruntled, and complaining becomes a well-practiced art form. At times, it can get quite vocal! The irony is that, as the end of the world cruise starts approaching, rifts are healed and friendships reform. All the unhappiness, shortcomings and eccentricities are forgotten by the time the ship reaches the pier, and those who were complaining the most are often the first to book again. The longer people stay on, the more at-home and comfortable they feel, and sometimes they carry that a bit too far. Walking around the Lido restaurant in robes and slippers is not appropriate, even after two months onboard, though we frequently saw it!
As I become aware of other information appropriate for this section, I'll be sure to post it as appropriate so please check back.


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Family Media/Books
10 Lesser-Known Gems From Classic Children's Authors and Illustrators
Your kids will love these underrated reads
By Patty Lindley
My family marked the ten-year anniversary of the passing of my mother-in-law last month. She was a brilliant, down-to-earth and fun-loving human being, and one of the greatest gifts she imparted to her children and grandchildren was a love of languages (she was conversant in an over-achieving five herself, including de rigueur Catholic schoolgirl Latin) and reading.
She raised seven children of her own (first child born in 1949, last born in 1964 — yes, this abiding mother was pregnant and/or nursing for 15-plus years straight), a bookish brood, in Kalamazoo, Mich., and after she died, her surviving sons and daughters had the sorrowful, but I expect ultimately joyful, task of divvying up the many picture books accumulated in their home over the decades-long span of their childhood. I am so grateful for the treasured titles my Matt, her youngest son, brought back to our family in Seattle; these precious stories anchor our legacy family bookshelf and encouraged our own two children to love reading and reveling in the cleverness of language and the beauty of brilliant illustration.
Here are just a few of these cherished books — note that many of them are perhaps lesser-known works by famous children's book authors and illustrators you will already know and love. (And, you can thank me now for not including details about the sometimes gruesome but morally instructive volumes Sixty Saints for Girls and Sixty Saints for Boys in the 10-pack bargain; please, find other ways to teach your kids that they won't always be popular by doing the right thing. Death by lion seems so extreme, even by today's standards.)
Katy No-Pocket
Story by Emmy Payne, pictures by H.A. Rey (of "Curious George" fame)
Katy Kangaroo has a big problem and it is breaking her big heart! She has no pocket in which to tote her little boy Freddie. Talk about a crushing inferiority complex! A mother kangaroo with no pocket? I can't even begin to suggest a correspondingly crippling parenting fail for 2019. (It's early yet, though.) After quizzing other animal parents about how they carry their young, to no practical avail, Katy appeals to the wise, if crotchety, owl (owls and "old codgers" were crotchety in 1973) for counsel, and he sends her off to the big city, where she meets a kind man who helps solve her problem.
By Robert McCloskey, of "Make Way for Ducklings" and "Blueberries for Sal" (Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk!) repute
Young Lentil of Alton, Ohio has a pretty happy life, with one exception — he wants to sing, but he can't, no matter how hard he tries. (One might suggest being named after a legume isn't an ideal setup for a contented childhood, but I digress...) The poor lad can't even manage a proper pucker to whistle! The musically parched Lentil saves up his pennies (the year is 1940, friends) to buy himself a harmonica, and applies himself to becoming an expert player. When the small town's irredeemably bitter grouch, Old Sneep (an epic codger), tries to derail a hero's homecoming celebration, Lentil and his harmonica save the day.
Bennett Cerf's Book of Laughs
By Bennett Cerf, drawings by Carl Rose
Our hero Marvin is a bit of a miscreant, be warned. The book is a daisy-chain compilation of non-linear setups for bad puns and situational humor à la Marvin. It's not really funny, but the book is surprisingly droll to young children. Ex: Marvin's teacher asks him where we find elephants, and Marvin quips: "We do not have to find elephants. They are so big, they never get lost." (You kind of need to see the pictures.) Dumb, but our kids cuh-racked up every time we read it. I think the appeal must be the delight that comes from decoding the humor in playful language. And, yes, every kid loves a butthead, and Marvin is a total butthead.
The Summerfolk
Story and illustrations by Doris Burn
Here's something I didn't know all the years I read this meticulously and preciously illustrated book to my kids (gee, thanks, Wikipedia!): Doris Burn is a Northwest treasure; born in Portland and raised in Anacortes, she lived out her adult life on Waldron Island in the San Juans. This charming book details the attitude-altering adventure of a local "island" boy named Willy and a "summerfolk" ("Thick as sand fleas and twice as pesky...") — that is, a city kid, named Fedderly, who is visiting the island for summer vacation. Their bridge to mutual appreciation builds over an action-packed day featuring a flotilla of boats, an impromptu brunch served on a mat of woven reeds, a sing-a-long about chortling muskrats and snorkeling turtles, a visit to a deep-woods canopy replete with trapezes, tree houses, climbing vines, swings and bouncing nets, and plenty of yodeling and whooping. Then there's a stubbed toe. And "The Story of the Purple Glob." And, finally, a "lupper" (the meal between lunch and supper, naturally) of deviled eggs and pickled pigs' feet. I won't bother to make an ultra-bright editorial comment with respect to any underlying message about overcoming social class prejudices. What I adore about this book is that it reminds me of the totally free-range childhood I experienced growing up in Colorado (though thankfully BB-gun free, because that would make me a bad mother).
We Were Tired of Living in a House
Story by Liesel Moak Skorpen, pictures by Doris Burn (here she is again!)
What kid hasn't considered decamping from home, at least once? Parents, a roof overhead and other comforts of domesticity are entirely overrated, non? The four siblings in this story (and their cat and dog) decide they have had enough of their parents' two-bit discipline and pack up their belongings, leaving home to seek refuge in various ultimately unsuitable and inclement environs — a tree, a pond, a cave (spoiler alert: bears!), the sea, before returning home. I can only say that the illustrations are amazing and worth the price of admission alone.
Giant John
Story and pictures by Arnold Lobel (of "Frog and Toad" fame)
Scene: Enchanted forest. Protagonist: A gentle giant named John, who likes getting jiggy to the magic dancing music of neighboring fairies. Hero's struggle: He and his mother, Mrs. Giant, are poor (with only two potato chips left to eat in the cupboard — this detail was so keenly observed by my kids! Two potato chips?!), so he seeks a day job at a nearby castle serving a king, queen, princess and dog. He does laundry! He manages climate control! He cleans and dusts! He plays horsey with the dog and princess! Happy ending: The story concludes on a cheery note with a delicious and restorative meal of baked beans for all. Job well done, John! A good reminder that there is one thing we can all agree on: baked beans.
Sam and the Firefly
By P.D. Eastman, protégé and colleague of Dr. Seuss
Nocturnal creatures are the Maytag repairmen of the night watch. Sam, a clearly principled owl on his typical lonely-boy late shift literally bumps into Gus, a totally uncoachable firefly. Gus delights in capering about with his neon bum, writing words in the night sky (he's a surprisingly good speller for a beetle). Gus' showing off is all fun and games until he causes a car smash-up at an intersection, an air traffic control disaster and a hot dog stand sign rewrite that is Just. A. Bridge. Too far! An instructive lesson in how to deal with a trouble-making, but ultimately lovable, friend.
Mister Dog: The Dog Who Belonged to Himself
By Margaret Wise Brown ("Goodnight Moon," "The Runaway Bunny"), illustrated by Garth Williams (famed "Illustrator of the Century" of such indelible classics as "Charlotte's Web," "The Little House on the Prairie" and "Bedtime for Frances")
I include this title only because Matt insists I do — it is weird. This sweetly illustrated book introduces your child to a funny dog with a funny name, Crispin's Crispian: He smokes a corncob pipe and lives by himself in a tidy little bachelor house. The chief plotline of the story is that he encourages a boy to come live with him in his house. Um, … that's not appropriate, is it? While I remain very confused by this, count on your children to laugh uproariously when they see a darling little rabbit steal and smoke Mister Dog's pipe.
The Important Book
By Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard
The great Margaret Wise Brown more than restores her PC cred with "The Important Book," a gorgeously illustrated poetical work about the essence of everyday things. Fundamentally philosophical in nature — can't think of a better word than that to describe it — this book asks kids to consider what is important about a spoon (you eat with it, of course), a daisy (it is white), the rain (it is wet), the grass, the snow, an apple, the wind (it blows!), the sky, a shoe (you won't guess unless you're a child). And themselves. As it turns out:
The important thing about you is
that you are you.
It is true that you were a baby,
and you grew,
and now you are a child,
and you will grow,
into a man,
or into a woman.
But the important thing about you
Margaret, girl, drop that mic.
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phidippus audax male vs female
Be the first to share what you think! no comments yet. If the female approaches too rapidly, the male will jump away. living in landscapes dominated by human agriculture. While ADW staff and contributors provide references to books and websites that we believe are reputable, we cannot necessarily endorse the contents of references beyond our control. Probably because this one is a male. The cephalothorax is high, heavy, and convex. Disclaimer: Ruffing also makes other creatures like cats, bugs, and rabbits. forest biomes are dominated by trees, otherwise forest biomes can vary widely in amount of precipitation and seasonality. young are relatively well-developed when born. 1996. (Knopf, 1980; Preston-Mafham and Preston-Mafham, 1996). The male lifts certain legs and shows off his colored spots. Bold jumping spiders may bite humans in self-defense if grabbed or pressed. Second, is this one? 1978. As an amateur photographer and zoologist, I'm chronicling the fauna of my backyard from a creationist perspective. [1] The chelicerae (mouthparts) are a bright, metallic green or blue. Very nice. This ensures that if a leap fails, there is a safety line that will catch the spider before it falls. Savannas are grasslands with scattered individual trees that do not form a closed canopy. Three colors is not commonly noticed, but I've seen males of P. regius that were green-blue-violet from top to bottom. on February 15, 2009. Physical Description and Identification Adults. alani says hi! All the reproductive organs are located in the abdomen in both males and females. uses smells or other chemicals to communicate, animals which must use heat acquired from the environment and behavioral adaptations to regulate body temperature. Phidippus audax - Females (note the white palps) Phidippus audax - Males Phidippus audax - Juveniles P. audax can be confused with males of P. regius. 2004. The large spot may be orange in juveniles, and there is some variation in spot patterns within the species, though spots are always white, yellow, or orange. A grassland with scattered trees or scattered clumps of trees, a type of community intermediate between grassland and forest. Comstock, J. Moderator. Yellow, green, and purple. Very common in the eastern U.S., introduced into California where it has become established in southern California (rare) and the Central Valley (sporadically abundant). Second, is this one? There is a species-specific courting display, which includes movement of the forelegs, palps and chelicerae. Jackman, J. December 13, 2018 3:33 pm. plus-circle Add Review. active during the day, 2. lasting for one day. It then sneaks up on its victim and pounces on it. "Phidippus audax: Aggression Unmasked" (On-line). See what's new with book lending at the Internet Archive, Uploaded by It is commonly referred to as the daring jumping spider, or bold jumping spider. He was sitting directly on the plywood beneath the siding and was pretty slow at first which made the capture easy, but my question for all of you jumper pros is, what sex is it? Adult males range from 4–15 millimeters in body length, with an average of 8 mm. An animal that eats mainly insects or spiders. These spiders use their keen eyesight to locate prey,then they spring upon the prey and bite it, releasing venom. If you can catch the specimen, this is a surefire way of sexing it: An adult female has an epigynum on the ventral side between the spiracles (lungs). Pic of one of my females... the colors you see on her chelicerae are always present. gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate), A Field Guide to Spiders & Scorpions of Texas, The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects & Spiders, http://www.uark.edu/ua/arthmuse/boldjump.html, http://dermatology.cdlib.org/DOJvol3num2/centerfold/phidippus.html, http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v16_n1/JoA_v16_p95.pdf, http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pi/pdf/6(4)-665.pdf. Spiders in Ecological Webs. They also occur in agricultural habitat, especially old fields, and are frequently found in backyards and gardens. Anderson, J. F. 1990. The species also occurs on the island of Cuba, and has been introduced to the Hawaiian Islands as well. at http://www.uark.edu/ua/arthmuse/boldjump.html. Is there really a niche for these? A Field Guide to Spiders & Scorpions of Texas. The act or condition of passing winter in a torpid or resting state, typically involving the abandonment of homoiothermy in mammals. A local reaction might occur, such as an erythematous papule or a small urticarial wheal. Phidippus audax commonly has a pair of longitudinal white lines on the venter of the abdomen. This matches the condition which always occurs in P. regius, but which only occasionally occurs in P. audax. Help us improve the site by taking our survey. and across multiple seasons (or other periods hospitable to reproduction). Which is hard for the common non-bug-enthusiast to understand, as they generally see jumpers as one of the more terrifying types. Phidippus audax varies widely in size and coloration. I see a variety of jumpers around these areas. Adult males of P. regius average 12 mm in length (range 6 to 18 mm). See also Tropical savanna and grassland biome. Females possess ovaries, oviducts, a uterus, a vagina, and one or more spermathecae (pouches for the reception and storage of seminal fluid). The male begins his display by holding the carapace very high, shifting the abdomen to one side, and raising the first pair of legs. reproduction in which eggs are released by the female; development of offspring occurs outside the mother's body. They also have tactile and chemical senses. You must log in or register to reply here. Description. View entire discussion ( 0 comments) More posts from the jumpingspiders community. May be maintained by periodic fire. New York: Cambridge University Press. George Hammond (author), Animal Diversity Web. Of course, I... © 2012 Jess Foster. These spiders are hairy; cephalothorax and abdomen are black with little, white hairs. The forward-facing anterior median (AM) eyes are the largest of all the eyes. Adult females range from 4–18 millimeters in body length, with an average of 11 mm. "Arthropod Museum Notes #33, Bold Jumping Spider" living in residential areas on the outskirts of large cities or towns. I have trouble with the male/female on some jumping spiders like audux, which is what this spider is if not regius (male if regius). "Phidippus audax" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. A terrestrial biome. Pacific Insects, 6: 665-687. Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up. Reproductive periods of Phidippus speces (Araneae, Salticidae) in South Carolina. Be the first one to, Behavior of male and female Phidippus audax (Araneae: Salticidae), Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). Spiders Of The Hawaiian Islands: Catalog and Bibliography. The spider belongs to the genus Phidippus, a group of jumping spiders easily identified both by their relatively large size and their iridescent chelicerae. 2004. This video depicts facing (turning), grooming, mating, and feeding behavior of adult male and female Phidippus audax jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Greenville County, South Carolina, USA. Bold jumping spiders actively hunt during the daytime, but not at night. I was wondering if Michigan has P. regius? Like other jumping spiders, due to their large, forward-facing eyes, they have very good stereoscopic vision. 18: 73-78. Last year I found one that was entirely white with black spots, and I regularly find large P. audax. Search in feature Color is not a particularly useful method of identifying Phidippus, particularly for chelicerae, as minute differences in the physical structure will affect the light wavelengths that we see. I had a female P. audax a few years ago that had green chelicerae, so color of the chelicerae has nothing to do with the sex. Jumping spiders are carnivorous predators. Adult females range from 4–18 millimeters in body length, with an average of 11 mm. Jumping spiders have much better vision than other spiders and are alert for prey and predators. The powerful hind legs are responsible for propelling the spider into a leap. Jumping Spider - Phidippus audax - Springfield, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA April 23, 2008. This looks like a phidippus audax, which have similar body shapes as spiders in the Eresus family do. Dubuque: Wm. if you have an audax female, go for it. living in the Nearctic biogeographic province, the northern part of the New World. This video depicts facing (turning), grooming, mating, and feeding behavior of adult male and female Phidippus audax jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Greenville County, South Carolina, USA. Arthropods 11: 1-156. referring to animal species that have been transported to and established populations in regions outside of their natural range, usually through human action. Revision of the jumping spiders of the genus Phidippus (Araneae: Salticidae). This doesn't mean there aren't individual instances where color and pattern aren't useful for species identification, it just means that you have to be careful not to make assumptions if something doesn't match the norm. (Barnes, 2004; Jackman, 1997; Vest, 1999). (Huntley, 1997). This species is common in southern Canada, throughout the United States and parts of northern Mexico, plus Cuba, and has been introduced to Hawaii and the Nicobar Islands. J. Arachnol. Egg sac Barnes, J. In vertebrates eyes, the lens is moved to adjust the focus, but in jumping spider eyes the lens is fixed and the retina moves. In subadults, white abdominal spots can be orangish in color. that region of the Earth between 23.5 degrees North and 60 degrees North (between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle) and between 23.5 degrees South and 60 degrees South (between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle). Females measure from 8 to 15 mm in length, and males are between 6 and 13 mm. Animals with bilateral symmetry have dorsal and ventral sides, as well as anterior and posterior ends. islands that are not part of continental shelf areas, they are not, and have never been, connected to a continental land mass, most typically these are volcanic islands. This spider is quite common and abundant. And I'm right in my assumption that it's an audax, correct? Referring to an animal that lives in trees; tree-climbing. I'm with Tyro on this one, i don't think it's. So I was at work today ripping aluminum siding off a house in about 35 degree weather when I happened to stumble upon this little guy. Bold Jumper - Phidippus audax The most commonly encountered Phidippus.
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How to land news coverage when you have nothing to pitch
How to land news coverage when you have nothing to pitch It's a common problem in the weeks around Labor Day, the weeks leading up to Christmas—and again in January. It's the dead zone—when your organization probably isn't releasing much in the way of real news. And if your company or client isn't launching new products or new initiatives, then you're in a dead zone, no matter what time of year it is. "It's like squeezing blood from a turnip,' says Deborah Radman, managing director of Stanton Communications in New York, about planning a pitch campaign around nonexistent news. So how do you get news coverage when you don't have anything to pitch? PR professionals offer up their strategies for generating news when there doesn't seem to be any.
Build no-news blocks into the calendar: You'll manage the dead zones better if you plan for them, says Peter Baron, principal of Carabiner Communications in Atlanta. "We build that into the plan to cover the times when there won't be hard news.' This way, you know the slow period is coming, and you can do some advance planning to keep the buzz going.


Every week, @TomBlargh will look at some of the awful merch that someone expects you to buy. Up this week: FOAM FINGER SPECIAL.
There's no item of wrestling merchandise that's rendered so immediately useless once you leave the arena quite like a foam finger. Think about it; while you might not be waving your Joseph Park rally towel once you leave a show, it can still become a serviceable face towel or dish cloth when you get home. DX glow sticks come close to being as worthless, but at least they might come in handy if you've got plans to go to a rave later that evening.
A foam finger though? Well, short of being used by Miley Cyrus for entirely unseemly purposes (OH SNAP, TOPICAL REFERENCE), there's really not much you can do with it unless you're actually at the show.
However, that gives foam fingers a certain pointless purity that I admire as a professional merchologist, so I think it's worth looking back at some of the best (but mostly worst) foam fingers in wrestling history. LET'S GET STARTED.
This entry was posted in More Things!, The Merch Table and tagged foam fingers, Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold, The Merch Table, TNA, WWE on September 18, 2013 by Tom B.