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"I nominated Carmen for this Award because she's dedicated her life to working with youth in prisons and detention centers, advocating for policy change, and creating coalitions to build collective power to transform the system," says Erika Stallworth, NJJN board member.
Honored as a "Gutsy Advocate for Youth"
(Washington, DC) Carmen Perez, executive director of The Gathering for Justice (shown at right), is being recognized this month for her tenacious work on behalf of young people in trouble with the law.
Ms. Perez is one of the leaders in juvenile justice reform in the country. She takes a holistic approach to reform work, working at the grassroots level as well as at the level of state and federal policy. Last year, she led a 250-mile, nine-day march from New York City to Washington, DC to deliver The Justice Package to Congress -- three criminal justice reform bills that included the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA), the End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA), and the Stop the Militarization of Policing Act. One hundred people participated, stopping in key cities along the route.
Perez is the fifth recipient of the Beth Arnovits Gutsy Advocate for Youth Award, which is given annually by the National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN) to an individual who advocates for youth justice and juvenile justice reform and embodies "the tenacity, vision, fearlessness and wisdom of Beth Arnovits," one of NJJN's founders. The award will be given July 26, 2016, at an annual gathering of youth justice advocates from across the country. This year the conference is hosted in Memphis, TN by NJJN'sYouth Justice Leadership Institute, of which Ms. Perez is an alumni fellow.
"Carmen was a natural choice for the Gutsy Youth for Advocate award," said Sarah Bryer, who directs the National Juvenile Justice Network. "In addition to her work at The Gathering for Justice, Carmen also founded Justice League NYC, a grassroots organizing task force that held a three-day conference on juvenile justice in New York and used high-profile media tactics to pressure city and state officials (including the Mayor of New York City and the Governor of New York) to meet on justice reform issues -- all while gaining attention and growing momentum for the justice reform movement."
Ms. Perez uses a multi-pronged approach to advocate for reform. First, she provides direct services to youth in detention using art, culture, film, and critical thinking as tools for transformation; second, she testifies and advocates for policy and legislative reforms such as Raise the Age NY and the reauthorization of the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA), and third, she coordinates rallies, vigils and protests to bring awareness to issues impacting youth in the system. One recent vigil was centered on the death of Kalief Browder, the young man held for three years in horrifically abusive conditions on Riker's Island while awaiting trial for the alleged theft of a backpack – charges that were eventually dropped.
"I nominated Carmen for this award because she's dedicated her life to working with youth in prisons and detention centers, advocating for policy change, and creating coalitions to build collective power to transform the system," says Erika Stallworth, a founding member of the Children's Policy and Law Initiative of Indiana, an NJJN board member, and an alumni fellow of NJJN's Youth Justice Leadership Institute. "To make change, she works in the community and connects with policymakers. By serving as a bridge between grassroots organizations and policy institutions, she's fought to replace harmful practices and policies in the juvenile justice system and with policies and laws that support youth and families. There is no doubt that Carmen is 'gutsy.' She embodies all of the attributes befitting this honor and is a wonderful role model for other advocates."
The award will be given July 26, 2016, at an annual gathering of youth justice advocates from across the country. This year, the conference is hosted in Memphis, TN by NJJN's Youth Justice Leadership Institute.
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The National Juvenile Justice Network is composed of coalitions, organizations and alumni of the Youth Justice Leadership Institute across 42 states and the District of Columbia, all of whom advocate for a fairer justice system for children and teens. For more information, visit www.njjn.org.

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St. Mary's City, Md. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland women's tennis team dropped their last match of the fall season on Sunday afternoon. St. Mary's (0-3) suffered an 8-1 setback to the Stevenson University Mustangs (1-1).
St. Mary's 1, Stevenson 8
How It Happened
- Stevenson swept all three doubles to stake a 3-0 lead heading into singles action.
- The Mustangs went on to build a 6-0 lead before junior captain Claire Bodine (Smithsburg, Md./Smithsburg) came away with St. Mary's lone point at No. 1 singles. Bodine beat Jenna Skove, 6-4, 6-4 for her second straight win.
- First-year Marianne Hershey (Keedysville, Md./North Hagerstown) was in the No. 2 slot for the Seahawks, winning six games but ultimately losing 1-6, 5-7 to Kirstyn Davidson.
- Sophomore Alden Grosh (Hagerstown, Md./Smithsburg) battled at No. 3 singles, taking eight games from Megan Waskiewicz before falling 5-7, 3-6.
Up Next for the Seahawks
- Feb. 23 vs. Roanoke – Somerset Tennis Complex – TBA
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Shortlisted for the Whitbread, nominated for the Booker: another fabulous ride through London's recent history—here, the last four decades—that manages to be as sprawling as a Victorian social novel and as vigorous as an 18th-century picaresque.
Author of more than 70 novels (including the SF trilogy begun with Blood, 1995), Moorcock here picks up where he left off—artistically, not literally—with Mother London (1989). The story concerns three lives. Narrator Dennis Dover, son of the last Londoner hanged for murder, started out as a documentary photographer and ended up a sleazy paparazzo—and now, in newly sensitive, post-Di England—is unemployed. From this miserable perch, he takes a long, bitter, nostalgic, backwards look. Then there's Rosie, Dennis's cousin, whom Dennis dearly loves and who also, like Dennis, managed to pull herself out of working-class Brookgate. But most importantly, there's John Barbican Begg, who has evolved, through genius and ruthless avarice, into a media magnate, one of the world's wealthiest men. As these three move through the pop-riddled '60s, through the years of drugs, assassinations, and social upheavals and on to Thatcherite England and the present day, Moorcock fills the tale with real characters and situations, made-up characters and situations, and those somewhere in between. Americans at times may feel they could use a concordance—presumably the Brits could figure it out for themselves when it was published in England last year—but you soon give up caring. Moorcock's storytelling is just too powerful in a novel more than likely to invite comparisons to Tom Wolfe's The Bonfire of the Vanities. Certainly Moorcock strikes his big themes: sojourns to Africa and the Balkans echo with imperialism (both cultural and corporate) while contemporary London loses its soul to American-style consumerism. Yet at the same time King of the City is far more idiosyncratic than Wolfe's book—and more successful because of it—with a strongly autobiographic feel. Dennis, Rosie, and John Begg never illustrate the fable, as Moorcock calls it, but it emerges completely through them.
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The city of Cottbus
The name Cottbus originates from the Wend language. The settlement's name is based either on "kopsebus", that is, "at the river crossing", or on the Slav personal name of "Chotibud". Even today, the bilingual street signs indicate that Cottbus, with its Sorbian-Wendish minority, is the largest bilingual city in Germany.
Romantic street cafés are invitingly assembled against a background of magnificent town houses and Baroque pedimented façades, all towered over by the dominant steeple of the Oberkirche. Small alleyways and modern arcades provide varied opportunities for a leisurely stroll. Resplendent with its array of colourful plants, the large sun dial indicates the friendly hours. Some of the city's moments of glory are owed to athletic achievements: directly opposite, in front of the town hall, the "Weg des Ruhms" or Path of Glory with almost 50 plaques commemorating Olympic medals won by Cottbus athletes clearly illustrates the ambition and performance capability of the people of Cottbus. Even so, this largest Lusatian city has retained its small town charm and today is friendlier and more beautiful in appearance than ever before. This includes also the newly renovated Großes Haus (main auditorium) of the State Theatre on Schillerplatz. We Cottbus citizens are proud of our city being home not only to the only multi-genre repertory theatre in Brandenburg, but featuring also the most beautiful Art Nouveau theatre in Europe.
In the southern part of the city, linked to the centre by green parks alongside the River Spree, the well-staged scenery of the Hermann von Pückler-Muskau landscape park opens up entirely new vistas. In the nineteenth century, this eccentric prince, a garden designer and man of letters, translated his views of the world into emotionally touching park landscapes, the central landmark of which is the lake pyramid containing the prince's mausoleum.
Modern Cottbus ...
... breathes the air of a small university city with some 8,000 students and embraces its proximity to Eastern Europe as regards both economy and culture. Each year, in early November, the FilmFestival Cottbus bears witness to this eastward orientation with its presentation of Eastern European film-making. In summer, the cheerful and cheeky PolkaBEATS festival presents another eastward glance. The many regional and certified long-distance cycle paths criss-crossing the surrounding region are contemporary traffic arteries welcoming the thriving tourism. The bicycle-friendly landscape is as flat as a board and the discoveries are surprisingly diverse: gigantic conveyor bridges in the still active open-cast mines of the region, rising water levels in the artificial lakes of the post-mining landscape, lakes for swimming and reactivated vineyards and, last but not least, the overall Spreewald region with its traditional charm and romantic waterways.
The Cottbus people's enthusiasm for sports is most audibly expressed in their love for their local football club, the FC Energie Cottbus: the team's battle for promotion and against relegation always challenges all emotions.


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In the summer before I came to Thacher, I read over every pegasus-emblazoned brochure I could get my hands on in anticipation. There were snippets about dorm life, pictures of sports teams, and, most exciting to me, articles about the importance of the horse program. Every freshman was assigned a horse to take care of for the year, both by feeding and cleaning it, and by riding. They supposedly picked our horses for us based on our personalities. The article rounded out with a quotation from the founder of the school: "Something about the outside of a horse is good for the inside of a child."
The day the horse assignments came out, I bounced up and down in my desk through all my classes, itching for them to end so I could meet the animal with my name on it, my best friend for the next year, my horse. Her name was Fancy. When I finally got to the barns and went to my stall, I was confused to see that it was empty, but a horse instructor called over her shoulder to me as she tightened her cinch, "She's tied over there, Erin, up the hill."
There, above me, a white horse paced from side to side, her head bowed, pivoting around the post to which she was tied. Her flexing muscles gleamed with her sweat in the sun, and her mane blew in the light breeze. For all I knew, she could have had wings. I walked slowly to her, tentatively offering the apple I had chosen from the fruit stand and polished on my shirt for her. She huffed and stalled as I approached, head raised, eyes fixed on the apple. "Hey, Fancy," I murmured to her, and cautiously put my hand on her neck. She gently bent her head and shuffled the apple under her lips, then, sure of herself, took a big juicy chomp out of it. She bobbed her head up and down, as if in affirmation of my choice of apple. Her lips brushed my palm as she chewed, and I was startled by how coarse they were compared to her smooth flank. A few seconds later she had finished the apple, and I gently slid my hand over her soft nose. I scratched just above her nostrils with both hands, and she closed her eyes and bent her head to me. Resting my forehead between her eyes, I matched the rhythm of my breath to hers. Her every breath deposited light steam on my palms. We stayed like that until her breath began to drip down my wrists.
I learned quickly that I liked Fancy much better off of her than on. During lessons at the field, she constantly tugged at her reins in an effort to get to the gate, and if someone was leaving and opened it, she practically bolted for it. The first few times, it was all I could do was to hold clutch onto my reins. Mr. Swan would shout at me, "Double her around!" or "Make a wall she can't get past!" and I would do my best to comply. If nothing else, the riding program taught me to decipher and interpret meaning within seconds from the back of a speeding horse.
But the problem got worse. No matter how nice I was to her on the ground, no matter the promises of carrots I futilely made to her, my inexperienced legs could not be the walls I was supposed to contain her with. Her spirit writhed under me, twisting and shifting and searching for escape. She was a herd-oriented horse, and any minute she wasn't following the herd was a panicked one.
One day she got so anxious to go home that she tried to buck me off. I'd learned what 'double her around!' meant by then, so I forcefully pulled her head to my left knee, immobilizing her vertical movement. She paced in circles, shaking her head, eager to get out of the position I had put her in. "Well done!" Mr. Swan called to me. I was in control for the first time that week, and it felt triumphantly powerful. I had tamed her magnificent wings. Confident that I could keep Fancy in check, I eased her out of the bend and let her walk forward. But then, taking advantage of the freedom I had awarded her, she bucked again, flashing her eyes back at me to get off. Before I could react, she sent me flying to the ground. The next day Fancy was re-assigned to a sophomore, and I was given a replacement horse. I considered going to Fancy's stall occasionally, but I was too mad at her for bucking me off, or maybe too disappointed in myself for not being able to hold on.
Months later, as I walked down the hill after feeding my new horse, I saw Fancy tied to a post by herself. Her coat seemed darker and her belly bulged lower than I'd remembered. She didn't pace around her post as she usually did, just stood with her head hung low. I went to her and whispered her name. She blinked in response. As I got closer, I noticed her nostrils were stained dark around the edges. I scratched just above them as I had before, rested my forehead between her eyes, and matched my breathing to hers. The steam accumulated hot and fast, and though it dripped down to my elbows, I stayed with her. Something was not right. I couldn't see her wings now.
Later the next day, Fancy died of colic. Mr. Swan had done his best to keep her alive, but sometimes it's inevitable. Maybe her new rider had worked her too hard and given her hay before she'd cooled down, twisting her intestines into knots. Maybe her spirit had gotten so worked up it choked her from the inside out.
I think I'd known that our embrace the previous day was a farewell. Did she remember me? Did she know that we were saying goodbye? I imagined her freed from her body and the legs that walled her in, finally stretching her wings.


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Its a good week in pop and its only Tuesday..! Madonna has premiered the music video for her new track Turn Up The Radio which is the third single to be released from her album MDNA. The video directed by Tom Munro was shot in Italy whilst the singer is on world tour there and see's the singer taking a ride through the streets of italy with a flock of sexy men.
Things that are interesting about the clip...
Madonna carrying her own suitcase.
The lack of security for the singer as she gets in the car.
Madonna creates her own man wagon.
How good her boobs look.
No one wears seatbelts
We want to meet the car driver. Yum..!
Check it out below and if you haven't got your copy yet of MDNA, do yourself a favour, just get it on iTunes. It's one of her better albums..!


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Saturday, February 03, 2007
Who do I miss? A lot of people...in fact I'm begining to miss home again. I thought I was doing fine and that Lethbridge was starting to feel better but today just brought back my longing for something back home. No perticular even happened just after being out for a few hours and coming back to this house just settled in my heart my tug for something else. But I'm just not sure what I'm longing for. Right now I certianly don't plane on going back for awhile...but I guess I miss the comfort of having familar people around...my comfort zone I suppose. I hate feeling like the second person...the fallower not the leader...and though I don't have to lead a pack I'm just saying I hate being over looked just as the second wheel where ever I go. In anycase I'm just missing home right now. Tommorow will be better.
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Top Restaurants in Seoul
Restaurants Seoul – What's a vacation without excellent food, delicious cocktails or fine wine in a good restaurant? Such evenings create memories. WorldTop7 offers a selection of the best restaurants in Seoul. And because we know how different tastes are we cover all of the different restaurant styles!
Whether a sushi restaurant in Seoul, an American steakhouse, an Italian restaurant, a Thai eatery or exotic Cajun cuisine – the lovers of culinary delights come fully at their expense and find lots of insider tips. Our restaurant tips in Seoul are by locals (which should know where it tastes best!), celebrities, globetrotter and business people. And if you've eaten in one of these restaurants in Seoul where cuisine, service and atmosphere was unbeatable and you want to tell everybody – that's what WorldTop7 stands for! Restaurants in Seoul with the x-factor!
The demands in terms of restaurant style are naturally very varied and WorldTop7 is happy to assist. Whether it is a small, cozy bistro in Seoul with delicious and authentic food for surprisingly little money or a completely styled Michelin-star restaurant in Seoul where movie stars and models have diner – here you find everything from inexpensive to expensive, from grunge to classy, from traditional to macro kitchen!
But not only for your vacation, also for your business lunch or business dinner in Seoul you can find exactly the right place to eat. Thus, business become pleasure in no time!
Cham Sut Gol
Style: Best Korean Beef In Seoul
In a city where "galbi" (beef short rib) barbecue restaurants span multiple levels, it's difficult to decide which one is the best; but once you've tasted the "galbi" at this place, this may fast be one of your favorites (though it's not much in the atmosphere department); just like most other Korean places, they bring you the raw meat to cook on your table top grill, but here they provide real sutbul (wood charcoal) – a real treat as it adds a smoky flavor; one of the signature dishes is the "galbitang" (stewed beef ribs), but you'd better arrive early because they only make 40 orders of it per day; their "naengmyeon" (cold buckwheat noodles) and "dolsot bibimbap" (stone pot mixed rice) are also excellent; alternatives in the Gangnam-gu area:
After the Rain for high end Thai or Bamboo House (+82 2 566 0870, www.bamboohouse.or.kr) for top notch Korean business dining
Address: 19 2nd floor, Mugyo-dong, Jung-gu 140-749, Seoul, South Korea
Area: Finance Centre
Phone: +82 2 2269 5834
Price: Mains KRW 20'000.- to KRW 40'000.-
Style: Chic Korean Restaurant
Former Russian embassy; fusion Korean cuisine; six private rooms; good for business and family dine-outs.
If you prefer it more simple try the famous Shin Jung"noodle place (+82 02 776 1464)
Address: 3, Jeong-dong, Seoul, South Korea
Area: Jung-Gu
Phone: +82 2 765 2068
Website: http://www.dalgaebi.com
Price: Mains KRW 40'000.-
Style: Most Popular Indian Restaurant in Seoul
The Ganga Indian restaurant in the Seoul Finance Center (City Hall area) has some of the tastiest and best quality Indian food in town: There are two sister restaurants in Gangnam-gu as well: One is near the Hyundai dept store and another one in the Star Tower; in total there are 6 Ganga places in Seoul; the décor is eye-catching.
The charming branch of Ganga at the Seoul finance centre is medium sized and quite upscale; the main dining room has deep blue color washed walls and the space is furnished with wooden screens, tables and chairs which are typically Indian.
The menu varies: Appetizers include samosa, chicken samosa, onion bhaji, Masala pappad; tit-bits include vegetable raita and sweet raita. Alternative at the Finance Center: "Nananxiang Steamed Bun"; must for dumplings in Seoul – there are other things on the menu, but you definitely have to go for the dumplings! This famous 100-year-old dumpling restaurant has two branches in Seoul, the other is in Myeongdong.
Address: 889-13, Deachi-dong, Seoul, South Korea
Area: Finance Centre
Phone: +82 2 3468 4670
Website: http://www.ganga.co.kr
Price: Mains KRW 30'000.-
Sanchon Restaurant
Style: Vegetarian Korean Temple Cuisine
Enjoy divine temple food like Buddhist monks – situated in a magical setting!
Using only the freshest of vegetables, Sanchon (meaning "mountain village") prepares mouth-watering vegetarian dishes; take off your shoes, sit down on a cushion on the floor and be prepared to choose from up to 20 set menus; the wooden interior serves to enhance the experience. Tuck into such delicious dishes as "wild sesame and rice porridge", "tofu made with pure sea water" and "seven mountain-vegetable kimchi"
Address: 14 Gwanhun-dong, Seoul, South Korea
Area: Insa-Dong
Phone: +82 2 735 0312
Website: http://www.sanchon.com
Price: Mains KRW 30'000.-
Tani Next Door
Style: Rooftop with French and Japanese Fare
Tani is a very well known Japanese restaurant in Seoul; it is situated in the heart of the city; Tani Next Door has a "Japanese Zen meets African tribal feel"; there are stone accents, big round twisted wood lampshades and the spaces are separated by intricate wood-carved screens; the ceilings are very high and there are two enormous trees growing inside the main dining area!
The attractive outdoor terrace makes the place an even more special place to dine; the restaurant offers some of the most exotic and delicious multicultural and traditional food you can imagine; so try the specialties and delight your senses like no other dining experience you have had before; starting from salad, rice and noodles, Hors D'oeuvre, sushi rolls, Tani style Don, a la carte sushi, Kushiage, Kushiyaki, lunch course, dinner course, lunch special, Sashimi, soup, desserts, champagne and you have it all here; for a great French-Italian lunch try Do Ga Hun in Samcheong-Dong;
A growing trend in Seoul is to dine at Seoul's best galleries like the Do Ha Gun (+82 2 3210 2100) which is set in the Hyundai Gallery in the Jong-no district; the name of the restaurant means "very beautiful house," and indeed it is; set inside (and in the backyard of) the hanok behind the Hyundai Gallery; although the exterior may be traditional, the food is anything but; there are Western-style dishes, such as the wonderful king-crab salad with grapefruit and avocado, or the beef tenderloin with a demi-glaze.
Address: 9/F Avenue L , 130, Namdaemun-ro 2ga, Seoul, South Korea
Area: Jung-Gu
Phone: +82 2 2118 6100
Website: http://www.taninextdoor.com/
Price: Mains: KRW 33'000.- to KRW 50'000.-
Style: Celebrity Watching In Top-Lounge
Do you like local-celebrity-watching ins Seoul? Then you have to go to the "Gangnam's Cheungdam-dong area"; one of the hot spots is called Tribeca where celebrities mingle with magazine editors and famous fashion designers like Andre Kim; noodle bar and barfood available.
Other places are Cafe Mazia, Bloom Cafe, Bar Hugh and Zen Hideaway which are all loved by fashionistas and Korean actresses such as Lee Mi-Yeon.
Address: 89-6 Cheongdam-dong, Seoul, South Korea
Area: Gangnam-Gu
Phone: +82 2 3448 4555
Price: Mains KRW 10'000.-
Yamamoto Sushi
Style: Japanese Sushi Restaurant
Yamamoto Sadao's small sushi place is a bit dated but for real sushi fans this is the place to go; super uber-fresh fish with a personal touch.


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Painting in oils since 2003 with initial tuition from Mercedes Smith (M.A), I have dabbled in water colours, charcoal, and inspired by Glynn Macey, explored mixed media. I am part of The Marazion Art and Phoenix Art clubs in South West Cornwall.
Taking subject inspiration from my local surroundings and with my strong sense of colour, I aim to create atmospheric paintings. I enjoy listening to music whilst painting mainly in oils and a palette knife. My paintings are displayed in our B&B and I have sold many to our guests upon request. My new Vision Gallery will have a selected few paintings of which 50% will be given to charity. I will be exhibiting my work along with fellow Artists in Marazion Church Hall during the summer. Please contact me for further details


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Studies and Articles Published in Peer Reviewed Journals
Short- and Long-Term Outcomes of Children with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I Treated with Exercise Therapy – Published in The Clinical Journal of Pain, 1999. To view on Pubmed click here.
Outcomes of children with complex regional pain syndrome after intensive inpatient rehabilitation – Published in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2012
A day-hospital approach to treatment of pediatric complex regional pain syndrome: initial functional outcomes – Published in the Clinical Journal of Pain, 2012
The Treatment of Juvenile Fibromyalgia with an Intensive Physical and Psychosocial Program – Published in The Journal of Pediatrics, 2015 To view on Pubmed click here.
Relationship between sleep and pain in adolescents with juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome – Published in Sleep, 2013
Please don't hurt me!: a plea against invasive procedures in children and adolescents with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) – Originally published in German
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia AMPS Program
Laurel's Story – Localized Amplified Pain
The Idiopathic Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes in Children – 2002
The Burning Truth, By W. Weckstein
Power through Pain, By E. Elster
Hospitals that offer this treatment program for children with amplified pain
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Much like Queen Latifah's character, Cleo, April is also about to SET IT OFF...with this interview! Director Tina Mabry (Mississippi Damned, Insecure, Dear White People, Queen Sugar) is on this week's episode to discuss the 1996 bank heist classic. Tina goes in depth on her history with the film and how much Queen Latifah's character meant to her growing up. She also discusses her directing techniques for getting through emotional scenes, growing up in the south, and why her cinematographer refused a helicopter shot on her debut feature Mississippi Damned.
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2 Yale seniors say they developed supplement to prevent hangovers
Yale seniors believe they developed a cure for the hangover
NEW HAVEN >> When Yale University seniors Liam McClintock and Margaret Morse embarked on finding a cure to stave off a hangover, what they really sought was a new tool for their toolbox.
They wanted a supplement that would let them be social — maybe toss a couple back with friends on Temple Street — without completely crippling their ability to work the next morning. McClintock is a history major with an interest in business, while Morse is a molecular, cellular and developmental biology major.
"I like to be social, but I also like to get up early and work," McClintock said. "The idea was to create a hangover supplement."
The two began their quest for a cure by ordering various supplements and seeing what worked and what didn't. They eventually developed their own formula, testing it themselves before getting friends to try its potency.
"Their feedback was really encouraging," McClintock said. "We would have people we didn't even know asking us…if they could try the product."
The supplement now has a name, SunUp, and a pharmaceutical company's backing to help manufacture the product. McClintock, who requested the company's name be withheld due to liability concerns, said it could take the manufacturer about 5 to 8 weeks to produce their product.
The two paid an initial down payment out-of-pocket to begin the supplement's manufacturing. They launched an Indiegogo crowd-sourcing funding page last month to raise money to produce a minimum production run of SunUp.
"A lot of other products you usually take after drinking," Morse said. "That wound has already happened; you're just sticking a Band-Aid….a lot of other products only address two or so of the main causes, while ours addresses all four."
The supplement works by addressing four root hangover causes, which include acetaldehyde building, vitamin and electrolyte loss, glutamine rebound and immunological disturbances. This is according to a detailed, self-published research paper authored by McClintock. The paper also discusses the possibility that a hangover cure may encourage more alcohol consumption, which they argue is unlikely based on studies.
State Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services spokeswoman Diana Lejardi said she couldn't comment directly on the supplement, but added that it's important not to "encourage binge drinking."
"The negative consequences help prevent the behavior," Lejardi said. "By reducing these negative consequences, it could encourage binge drinking."
The supplement helps avoid a hangover by working while and after a person is done drinking, the two creators said. It combines 15 ingredients (listed in the products Indiegogo page and including vitamins, Mung bean powder, and substances from broccoli and green tea extract) that Morse said research suggests increase alcohol clearance in the body. The supplement improves the liver's ability to break down alcohol's by-products while also providing ingredients replenishing the body's nutrients.
A person would need to take the product about an hour before drinking by pouring the supplement in about 8 to 12 ounces of water. The co-founders said this technique puts their product ahead of other similar products, most of which people take after they drink and while already suffering from hangover effects.
While the supplement addresses post-intoxication effects, McClintock said it does not affect the intoxication feeling itself.
Another way the two believe their product is different from others is theirs is based on extensive research. They developed the product with help from Yale professors. The two hand-selected what ingredients to include in the supplement based on the research they read, they said.
The two co-founders are interested in online, direct-to-consumer sales, but are also interested in talking to local liquor shops or groceries about selling their product on their shelves.
McClintock, a member of the university's Division I squash team, credited the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute with helping foster their project. They've also received help from Yale alumni, including one who helped file a provisional patent for the product pro-bono.
"The Yale community has been really supportive," McClintock said. "I think none of this would have been possible without the support from Yale and the support of Yale alumni."
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I was reading this article in Scientific American about Living in a Quantum World
and started to think, you know if I was computer programmer creating a simulation as large as a universe I would definitely take some shortcuts. Why not have particles run in a probability cloud, it's too expensive to know exactly where they are all the time. I'd just do the calculations when something needed to be worked out, like when it was observed. Okay, now you're looking at this I'll work out the mass, I'll tell you the velocity. What about entanglement? Well that would just be a sneaky way of saving memory, I'd share pointers to particles that are pretty much the same. Does this mean we're living inside of a simulation? Does it really matter? It does seem that the universe does lazy load though; God is my kind of programmer.
Philosophical Thought - Does Quantum Mechanics Mean the Universe Lazy Loads?
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I was reading this article in Scientific American about Living in a Quantum World
Arc Paths in SVG
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Creating SVG arc paths is not a trivial exercise. To help me understand each component better I have created this arc drawing tool so you can easily experiment and see how all the parameters affect the arc in real-time. Just use the slides (or enter text if you haven't got an html5 compatible browser, if you do you should see sliders).
The corresponding path string for the svg generated path.


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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Events, Events, Events
I spent this morning at John Jay College at an event put together by David Kennedy's Center on Crime Prevention and Control. Tracey Meares and Andrew Papachristos gave a talk about and the importance of legitimacy in controlling crime. We don't always foreground this vocabulary when we talk about our work, but I think our projects all speak to this idea: that if we hope to create safe, law-abiding communities, criminal justice system players need to be viewed as legitimate and rightful actors. A focus on procedural justice is hard-wired into what we do, particularly at our community-based projects.
Speaking of events, here are a few upcoming gatherings that the Center for Court Innovation is involved in:
October 12th at New York Law School: A panel entitled "Combating Domestic Violence Through the Courts: Addressing the Gaps Within the Legal System" that features Robyn Mazur from the Center and Hon. John Leventhal who used to preside at the Brooklyn Domestic Violence Court.
October 15 at John Jay College: Do Reentry Courts Reduce Recidivism? -- a panel that looks at our Harlem Reentry Court, sponsored by the Prisoner Reentry Institute.
November 4-5 in Washington DC: American Bar Association conference on sentencing and reentry that we are co-sponsoring.
Posted by Center for Court Innovation at 10:59 AM
Friday, September 24, 2010
Norval Morris Project
I'm just back in New York following a whirlwind trip to Maryland to speak about Trial and Error at a gathering of the Norval Morris Project. An initiative of the National Institute of Corrections, the project honors the memory of Norval Morris, "the most influential criminologist of his time" according to Michael Tonry. The project has gathered two dozen leading scholars and correctional officials (for example, the heads of corrections in Oklahoma, Michigan, Massachusetts) to discuss two ambitious goals: reducing the prison population by half over the next eight years and transforming the correctional workforce. As is almost always the case, I felt like I got more out of the event than I gave. I look forward to seeing how the group transforms their lofty goals into action.
Posted by Center for Court Innovation at 5:27 PM
Labels: Corrections, Failure
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Ensuring Petty Crimes Don't Lead to Big Ones
A New York Times story on our Staten Island Youth Court.
Posted by Center for Court Innovation at 10:17 PM
Labels: Staten Island, Youth Court
Thursday, September 16, 2010
A Great Night for Midtown
Yesterday night the Midtown Community Court held a special event to honor the graduates of its on-site job training program, Times Square Ink. A packed house -- I can't remember the last time the courtroom was so crowded -- heard Manhattan DA Cy Vance talk about the importance of the justice system giving formerly-incarcerated individuals a second chance and watched a preview of "Being August," a short film made by John Jay College that profiled one of Midtown's graduates. As is almost always the case, the highlight of the evening for me was the speech by one of Midtown's graduates who has overcome enormous odds to change his life and become a productive member of society.
Last night had a special resonance for me. I haven't been around for the Midtown Community Court's entire history, but I've certainly experienced most of the ups and downs -- I recently celebrated my 16th year working at the Center for Court Innovation. Last night felt like it achieved a difficult balance, simultaneously honoring the past and celebrating the present. In his remarks, John Jay President Jeremy Travis talked about the origins of the project and traced Midtown's impact on the administration of justice not just in New York but across the country. On hand were a number of important figures from the early days of Midtown -- people like Jeff Hobbs, Eric Lee, Greg Steinberg, Julius Lang, Judy Harris Kluger, Eileen Koretz and others.
As nice as it was to see Midtown's history honored, the bulk of the event looked forward, not back. New partners were honored. New staff members had prominent speaking roles. Midtown is no longer a scrappy little experiment. It is no longer under constant attack from skeptics and critics. It has a history and a significant reputation now. But the animating spirit of the project still burns bright. It is still a place of energy and creativity. This is nothing to take for granted. One of the key lessons I learned during the writing of Trial and Error in Criminal Justice Reform is how easy it is for even the best innovations to collapse over time as political winds shift and leaders move on to other posts. Midtown's longevity and continued vitality is something to marvel at and be proud of.
PS, While I'm on the topic of community court, here's a link to a column in the Baltimore Sun from yesterday calling for a community court in Baltimore.
Posted by Center for Court Innovation at 8:52 AM
Labels: Community Court, Midtown Community Court
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Justice Reinvestment
My colleague Brett recently emailed me a link to information about Justice Reinvestment, an effort to help states get smarter about reducing both crime and correctional spending. It made me realize, to my great shame, that I have never blogged about this project, which comes out of my buddy Mike Thompson's shop at the Council of State Governments' Justice Center. I think the best place to start, for those who are interested, is this webpage, which includes presentations by several of my criminal justice heroes.
Posted by Center for Court Innovation at 11:09 AM
Labels: Crime, People That I Admire
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Criminal Justice and the Lindsay Years
I spent this evening at the Museum of the City of New York, which is hosting an exhibition on former New York City Mayor John Lindsay. (The exhibit, which closes October 3rd, is a must-see for any one who is interested in the history of urban politics.) I was drawn uptown by a special program devoted to criminal justice during the Lindsay administration. After a brief introduction by John Jay President Jeremy Travis, NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly offered a snapshot of how things have changed on the streets since the end of the Lindsay years in 1973. Suffice to say that things are a lot better by almost any statistical measure. (Along with the usual stats documenting the decline in homicides, robberies and other index crimes came one that I don't remember hearing before: in '73, New York police officers apparently discharged their guns more than 1,000 times. In the last year, that number was less than 300 -- a staggering decline in the use of force.) Then came a panel of criminal justice heavyweights from the Lindsay years, including my friend Herb Sturz. Guided by questions from the moderator, Sam Roberts of the New York Times, the panelists detailed many of the innovations -- and battles -- of the Lindsay years, including efforts to create a civilian complaint review board, improve prison conditions, devote more resources to crime prevention, enhance race relations, introduce new technology, and extend the police presence on the streets. This is not an inconsiderable record of accomplishment, to be sure. Still, the panel never quite addressed Roberts' most provocative question, which was: given the benefit of hindsight, what should Lindsay have done differently to reduce crime in the '60s and early '70s -- an era when New York's reputation for lawlessness and disorder was cemented in the public mind? While I didn't get the answer tonight, I'm hoping that the book from the exhibition -- America's Mayor -- provides some clues.
Posted by Center for Court Innovation at 10:27 PM
Community Court Events
The fall schedule feels extraordinarily busy here at the Center for Court Innovation. For example, tomorrow the Midtown Community Court is hosting an event to honor the graduates of its job training program. The speakers will include Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance and John Jay College President Jeremy Travis. Keeping with the community justice theme, another event that I'm looking forward to happens in Dallas, Texas in the middle of October: a gathering of community courts from across the country and around the world that we are helping to convene. For more info, click here.
Posted by Center for Court Innovation at 1:52 PM
Friday, September 3, 2010
Kaye on Youth Court
Former New York State Chief Judge Judith Kaye has an op-ed in today's Albany Times Union extolling the virtues of youth court. The Center is mentioned towards the end.
Posted by Center for Court Innovation at 12:00 PM
Labels: Judith Kaye, Youth Court
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Two Press Clips
A New York Times piece on Caroline Giuliani and other celebrities assigned to community service mentions a number of Center for Court Innovation projects, including NYC Community Cleanup and Bronx Community Solutions.
A Huffington Post article on commercial sex trafficking cites research that we conducted a few years back.
Posted by Center for Court Innovation at 10:14 AM
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This is Mayor Rahm Emanuel's big weekend to remind the folks back home in Washington that he's still a national player.
On Saturday night, the mayor will be in Des Moines to give the keynote speech at the Iowa Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner. Emanuel will officially be there as a proxy for President Obama, who needs to win the swing state of Iowa in 2012.
Here's a short list of past keynote speakers:
2000: Joe Biden
2002: John Kerry, John Edwards, Howard Dean
2003: Kerry, Edwards, Dean, Dennis Kucinich, Carol Moseley Braun, Dick Gephardt
2004: Al Franken
2005: Tom Daschle
2008: Al Gore
Except for Al Franken, everyone on that list has run for president at one time or another. And Franken is only a first-term senator, so give him time.
Then, on Monday, the mayor will be profiled on NBC's "Rock Center," where he'll deny to a nationwide audience that he wants to be the first Jewish president, or anything other than mayor of Chicago. Ever.
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The first in-depth profile of former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel in his new role as Mayor of Chicago. The famously-foul-mouthed political operative is making big changes in the "city of big shoulders" and making big news as he takes on Chicago's municipal unions and the city's problems. But the reputed political tough guy is also showing surprisingly sensitive side.
Does this mean Rahm will cry on camera when he recounts the time a banker promised him a $10,000 donation, then broke his heart by never writing the check? Tune in to find out.
Buy this book! Ward Room blogger Edward McClelland's book, Young Mr. Obama: Chicago and the Making of a Black President , is available Amazon. Young Mr. Obama includes reporting on President Obama's earliest days in the Windy City, covering how a presumptuous young man transformed himself into presidential material. Buy it now!


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Wrestleview's own Jason Namako passed this along.
The Ring of Honor Newswire for September 27th
– We hope everyone is enjoying the new ROH website and features. We are still working out a few kinks and the site should improve as each day goes by with more content and features. If you are not already a Ringside Member then I suggest you sign up today. As a "Ringside Member" you can receive access to our exclusive video library including complete ROH DVD's, classic matches, and "Best Of" compilations. Be the first to view the weekly ROH TV show online without ads starting every Monday morning and also get access to previous shows. Other benefits include 15% Off all merchandise orders including sale items, exclusive discounts on iPPV's, access to exclusive interviews/web chats with Ring of Honor wrestlers, and the opportunity to buy tickets for many events before they go on sale to the public. Membership pricing is available monthly, quarterly, or annually (which includes a free ROH logo shirt during the introductory period). For those who still want to see the weekly ROH show without becoming a Ringside Member you can register as a GA Member which will allow you to see the show on Thursday.
– The latest exclusive content for "Ringside Members" includes the first Ring of Honor Wrestling TV show from this past weekend which featured an ROH World Title match with Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team defending against former champions, The Kings of Wrestling. Also in the exclusive content: a podcast interview with recently returned former World Champion Nigel McGuinness, complete live events including Supercard of Honor II, Man Up, & Driven, an exclusive internet version of the Best of The American Wolves, several classic must-see matches from 2002 including Low Ki vs. Samoa Joe, Paul London vs. Michael Shane (Street Fight), and Eddie Guerrero & The Amazing Red vs. The SAT. But that's not all, "Ringside Members" also have access to the history making CM Punk-Samoa Joe Trilogy as well as matches from the top Japanese stars that have invaded ROH, a collection of Steel Cage Matches, and several bouts featuring the Women of Honor. For complete details on the Membership options, click here.
– Are you a band that is looking to promote yourself? ROH is looking for bands interested in having their music played at live ROH events, TV, and DVD releases. This is your chance to have your music appear on the hottest wrestling product today. Music that is used must follow the common copyright laws and if you give us your song to use we will give you on screen credit. Your song will not be sold or distributed for any sorts of funds. We are looking to help out any bands that want to make a break and we're open to any form of music. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
– As seen during the debut broadcast of "Ring of Honor Wrestling" on SBG affiliates nationwide, former ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness has made his return to ROH! The record-holding champion surprised everyone when Kevin Kelly introduced him as his broadcast partner at the start of the television program, and Nigel will now join Kevin every Saturday for our ROH on SBG broadcasts. There is NOW an exclusive podcast with Nigel McGuinness that was just posted for Ringside Members You can follow Nigel on Twitter @McGuinnessNigel. Welcome back Nigel!!
– Announced earlier today 3 matches have been set for this Saturday night in Louisville, KY as part of our latest TV Tapings! Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin will battle Cedric Alexander & Caprice Coleman, The Young Bucks go at it with The Bravados, and ROH World TV Champion Jay Lethal will defend his title against "The Prodigy" Mike Bennett! Don't miss out as Ring of Honor hits The Davis Arena with the best professional wrestling on the planet!
– Also announced earlier today, Ring of Honor will host another Training/Try Out Seminar over the course of two days in November. On the 12th & 13th, interested wrestlers will get the opportunity to show what they've got in front of ROH management & wrestlers such as ROH World Tag Champion Charlie Haas, ROH Executive Producer Jim Cornette, Delirious, and more! For all the details check here!
– Mike Mondo has officially signed for the next set of television tapings on THIS Saturday night, October 1st, 2011 when ROH returns to the Davis Arena in Louisville, KY! Extra security will also be on hand this Saturday and it is suggested that anybody who sees suspicious behavior should contact security or ROH staff. Tickets are going fast and we expect a sellout so get you tickets here in the ROH Store!
– In big news, we can now confirm that Davey Richards will defend his ROH World Championship at "Glory by Honor X" in Chicago Ridge, IL on November 19th. ROH officials will release the first list of talent very soon for this historic night.
– The latest update on the injuries sustained in Ladder War 3 to the All Night Express and the Briscoe Brothers is positive. All four men are able to compete this Saturday in Louisville and while the ANX are excited to receive an upcoming championship match at "Glory by Honor X" the Briscoe Brothers are as crazy as ever. "We will always hate you ANX." Said Jay Briscoe. "Two things will never change, our hate for ANX and our need for that ROH gold. We have been dominant since day one in this b***h and s**t ain't changing cause we lost that Ladder War."
– Ring of Honor is known for its unbelievable tag team division and we take pride in showcasing tag wrestling to its fullest. Haas and Benjamin currently hold the ultimate tag team prize in ROH but with ANX, Future Shock, the Briscoe Brothers, the House of Truth, Young Bucks, etc. on the roster who knows who will hold the gold in the upcoming months. Right now is one of the most competitive times for the tag team division in the history of ROH. Who do you think is the best tag team in ROH history? Check out this blog for a breakdown compiled by ROHWrestling.com.
– ROH and the Manhattan Center have agreed and are pleased to announce that Final Battle has been moved to Friday, December 23rd, and will now take place in the larger Hammerstein Ballroom. Additionally, all future Ring of Honor events at the Manhattan Center will take place in the more spacious Hammerstein Ballroom. If you have already purchased tickets please read the here to see if you need to exchange your current tickets.
– If you missed ROH's "Death Before Dishonor IX" iPPV you can still watch it on GoFightLive! The iPPV contain two classic ROH matches and a stellar card from top to bottom. This event will be talked about for a long time.
– At this time we expect the ROH Online Store to be down from Wednesday-Friday as we prepare to integrate a new and improved shopping experience. Our goal at this point is to have the new Store online on October 1st. Those with accounts in the current ROH store will need to create a new account to make a purchase in the new Store. Those who have registered as a Ringside or GA member will be able to use that account information once the new Store is running this weekend.


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yaImpute (1.0-19)
yaImpute: An R Package for k-NN Imputation.
Performs nearest neighbor-based imputation using one or more alternative approaches to processing multivariate data. These include methods based on canonical correlation analysis, canonical correspondence analysis, and a multivariate adaptation of the random forest classification and regression techniques of Leo Breiman and Adele Cutler. Additional methods are also offered. The package includes functions for comparing the results from running alternative techniques, detecting imputation targets that are notably distant from reference observations, detecting and correcting for bias, and mapping results.
Nicholas L. Crookston
Author(s): Nicholas L. Crookston and Andrew O. Finley (Sunil Arya and David Mount for ANN)
License: GPL (>= 2)
Uses: fastICA, gam, randomForest, vegan
Reverse depends: intrinsicDimension, nnDiag
Reverse suggests: LICORS
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From our home page online banking login box, click Enroll Now, select Personal Online Banking, read the CNB Online Banking Agreement and click the "I Agree" button. Complete the First time log in application page and submit.
I'm having problems with my account, who should I call?
Call County National Bank at 888-322-1088 between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm Monday-Friday (until 5 on Friday) and 8:00am-noon Saturday, and we will work with you to provide a solution. You may also contact us here.
What are the computer requirements for online banking?
Personal Online Banking minimum browser requirements (compatible with MFA):
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 - 32 bit -All editions
- Apple Safari 4.0
- Firefox 3.5 or higher
- Google Chrome 9.0 or higher
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 or higher
- Opera 10.0 or higher
Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
- Firefox: 3.5 or higher
- Safari: 5.0 and higher
- Camino: 1.5.3 and higher
- Opera: 10.00 and higher
- Google Chrome 9.0 and higher
Business Online Banking minimum browser requirements (compatible with MFA):
Certified Operating System: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Certified Web Browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 (32-bit) – 11.0(32-bit) only
Supported Operating System: Windows Vista, MAC OS 10.7, MAC OS 10.8, MAC OS 10.9
Supported Web Browsers: Apple Safari 6+ Mac OS Only • Firefox 4.0 or higher • Google Chrome 12.0 on Mac • Google Chrome 9.0 or higher, Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 (64-bit) – 11.0(64-bit)
Ach Editor access minimum browser requirements:
ACH Editor Software
ACH Editor software is used for processing payroll and payment ACH files; ACH Editor is qualified for use with Microsoft Internet Explorer on Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 operating system with Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 (32-bit) – 11.0(32-bit) only and Microsoft.NET Framework 1.1 or 2.
Google Chrome and Firefox are not qualified for ACH Editor use
- ACH Editor is only qualified for use with Microsoft Internet Explorer on Windows PC's. However, you can use the "IE Tabs" plug-in for Firefox to replicate an IE session. IE Tab plug-in for Firefox info: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ie-tab/
- Google Chrome is not qualified for ACH Editor
How do I sign up for business Online banking?
Click here, our Treasury Management Officer will contact you to discuss business online banking.
Does it cost anything to enroll in business online banking?
Depending on the needs of your business there may be a small monthly fee. Please call us at 888-322-1088 to discuss.
Can I download my information?
Of course! While you're logged on to your County National Bank account, you can export your financial data pre-formatted for Quicken™, Quick Books™, and Microsoft Money™, and Excel.
What should I do if I notice a discrepancy?
In the event of an error, contact your local office immediately, and we will begin steps to investigate the situation. Contact us at 888-322-1088 or e-mail us.
Regular, non-encrypted Internet e-mail may not be secure. If you communicate with us by clicking the e-mail button, you will be generating a non-encrypted Internet e-mail message. For security reasons, we recommend that you use such e-mail only for generating inquiries that do not involve sensitive or confidential information. If you are uncertain about the security of e-mail or the confidentiality of any message, you can contact us by phone toll-free at 888-322-1088, by mail at County National Bank, P.O. Box 283, Hillsdale, MI 49242-9900, or by visiting your nearest County National Bank office.
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What a view! Maintained to a "T" & decorated beautifully, this gorgeous home has incredible views of the golf course, pond, & fountain from every rear facing window as well as patio and two decks. Gracious living room and large dining room are the focal points of the first floor. Home features huge loft that can easily be made into 4th bedroom. The bathrooms are recently updated. The master suite is bathed in bright sunlight and boasts a wonderful private deck. Two cozy fireplaces: a gas log in living room and a gas log heatilator type in family room ! The large basement is currently set up with family room, dining or game area, and kitchenette. Flooring is Saltillo Mexican tiles; two sets of French doors open to the patio. The kitchenette is set up with sink, bar-size fridge, & gas line for addition of a stove. A full bath complements this great entertainment/living space. Desirable Bartlett on The Greens provides snow removal and lawn care for $75 per month.
Pond/Lake, Curbs/Gutters, Street Lights, Street Paved
Garage Door Opener(s), Transmitter(s)
Vaulted/Cathedral Ceilings, 1st Floor Bedroom, 1st Floor Laundry, Walk-In Closet(s)
Oven/Range, Microwave, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Refrigerator-Bar, Washer, Dryer, Disposal, Range Hood
Gas Logs, Gas Starter, Heatilator Type System
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The data relating to real estate for sale on this website comes in part from the Broker Reciprocity program of Midwest Real Estate Data LLC. Real Estate listings held by brokerage firms other than RE/MAX Synergy are marked with the Broker Reciprocity logo or the Broker Reciprocity thumbnail logo (a little black house) and detailed information about them includes the names of the listing brokers. Some properties which appear for sale on this website may subsequently have sold and may no longer be available. The information being provided is for consumers' personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Many homes contain recording devices, and buyers should be aware they may be recorded during a showing.
Listing information last updated on November 20th, 2019 at 2:36pm CST.


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While dogs may be our best friends, some dogs can become aggressive and bite someone. A dog bite falls under the law in the personal injury category. Each state has various laws regarding the liability of the dog's owner. Following are things you should do if you are bitten by a dog.
Dogs one of them is Pomeranian Picture Collection3 that bite can do it for a number of reasons. Perhaps the dog has always had an aggressive nature and perceives you as an unwanted stranger. Historically, there are certain breeds that have been known to harbor aggression. The Pit Bull breed is a common example.
The dog's breed is only one factor and doesn't always mean the dog will be aggressive and prone to biting. You might encounter a dog that has been healthy in the past and free from offensive behavior. However, now the dog has suffered from a health illness such as rabies. Rabies can cause dogs to become disoriented and lash out by biting people. A classic sign of rabies is drooling and foaming of the mouth.
If you are bitten it is imperative that you have your bite checked out at the hospital as soon as possible. Dogs can be a host to several bacterial and viral infections that you can contract such as ring worm. Make sure however, that you remember the type of breed to help a doctor assess the extent of the wound. Write down the contact information of the dog's owner should you need to file a lawsuit.
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Escapes: Black History Film Series goes on historical quest
This year's Black History Film Series, hosted at the San Francisco Public Library, is featuring narrative films and documentaries in honor of Black History Month.
The free program promises to delve deep into U.S. black history, pushing beyond the best-known stories to explore the experiences of people in Africa and the diaspora.
The series' independent film titles continues Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 27-28, with "778 Bullets," "African Independence" and "White Script, Black Superman," among other titles, in the library's Koret Auditorium.
For more information, visit sfbff.org/wordpress/?p=3214.
Gourmet Fest
What: Enjoy a four-day celebration of gourmet cuisine and wine during Carmel-by-the-Sea's annual Gourmet Fest. Events include several high-end dinners prepared by the region's top chefs, cooking demonstrations, a wild mushroom hunt and winery tours.
When: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27; 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28
Where: Participating locations throughout Carmel-by-the-Sea
Cost: Prices vary based on event
Information: gourmetfestcarmel.com
Elephant Seal Exploratory Tour
What: Spend a morning learning about and observing the Central Coast's elephant seals with Friends of the Elephant Seal of San Luis Obispo County. The Elephant Seal Exploratory Tour includes a presentation and tour by Friends of the Elephant Seal's most experienced guides.
When: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 27
Where: 250 San Simeon Ave.
Cost: Free
Information: highway1discoveryroute.com/san-simeon-events/?pno=3
Pints & Paddle Cruise
What: For a relaxing evening of drinks and live music in the outdoors, take a cruise on Lake Tahoe. Every Wednesday evening, the M.S. Dixie II will depart from Zephyr Cove Resort Marina for a cruise featuring music by local duo Ike & Martin.
When: 5:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24
Where: 760 U.S. Highway 50
Cost: $20 advance, $25 at door; children 11 and younger enter free
Information: zephyrcove.com/plan/specials-and-packages.aspx
Fairy Tales & Fantasy Ballet
What: Brigham Young University's Theatre Ballet will present "Fairy Tales & Fantasy," a ballet medley of some of the most beloved childhood stories. The show will feature specially choreographed scenes from fairy tales including "Cinderella," "Snow White" and "Paquita."
When: 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27
Where: 1000 I St.
Cost: Tickets range from $15 to $25
Information: tickets.galloarts.org/single/EventDetail.aspx?p=5308
Russian Festival
What: Celebrate the traditions of old Russia during the annual Russian Festival, hosted by the Russian Center of San Francisco. The festival will include traditional dance, art, food and vodka tastings.
When: 5 to 12:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 26; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27; 11 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28
Where: 2460 Sutter St.
Cost: $12 general admission; children 12 and younger enter free
Information: russiancentersf.com/festival


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Demise of vCloud Director means turbulence for some adoptees
VMware's plan to break apart vCloud Director could make for a painful divorce, depending on how integral the product is to a company's environment.
While announcing vCloud Director 5.5 at VMworld 2013, VMware also made public its plans for the product -- or lack thereof.
VMware told conference attendees that sometime after the 5.5 release, vCloud Director (vCD) will shift to being a service provider tool and will no longer be available to end customers. This statement by VMware offered no details on the timeline other than that it would occur over the "next few release cycles." What is known is that current functionality of vCloud Director will be moved into either vCenter Server or vCloud Automation Center (vCAC), the latter of which is quickly becoming the centerpiece of VMware's cloud strategy.
VMware introduced vCD in 2010 to provide an additional layer of abstraction on top of vSphere for building multi-tenant cloud systems. While service providers implemented vCloud Director fairly quickly, the adoption within VMware's user base was very slow due to the additional complexity it presented to a platform most customers felt was already running efficiently. Therefore, future development of vCD will be completely focused on service provider functionality.
In 2012, VMware acquired DynamicOps, which provided a competing cloud management platform that could build not only on top of vSphere, but other hypervisor products, including Microsoft Hyper-V and Amazon AWS. DynamicOps was released as vCAC. While vCAC manages multiple hypervisor technologies, it also provided a more mature end-user interface and policy-driven management architecture than vCD.
With the vCD changes, VMware is planning to simplify the deployment of private cloud within an enterprise infrastructure. By migrating the most important vCD functionality to enterprise customers looking to implement private cloud into vCenter Server, it reduces the need for an additional layer of software to deliver a functional cloud platform. If more advanced functionality is needed, like a more robust self-service interface designed for multi-tenancy, then vCAC will be available as part of the vCloud Suite.
How they'll discontinue vCD
The first step in the elimination of vCD is the removal of vCD as a standalone product. From now on, it will only be available as a feature of the vCloud Suite. For users who have already purchased vCloud Director as a standalone product, VMware will convert their licenses to the vCloud Suite using a fair value conversion program. All customers of the vCloud Suite will now have access to vCAC in every edition of the suite after upgrading to version 5.5.
Customers with vCD already deployed or in the process of being deployed should continue to use vCD, and should consider upgrading to version 5.5. Once they have upgraded, vCAC should be introduced into the solution as the primary interface and integration point of the vCloud deployment. By doing this, users will already be prepared for the removal of vCD from the environment. VMware expects to provide migration tools to assist with the migration off vCD, though no details are currently available on these tools.
Prior to moving from vCD, customers will need to adjust any integrations they made directly with vCD. This could be as costly as rewriting in-house developed applications or as simple as waiting for a supported release of a third-party application. VMware has announced the vCD APIs will be maintained but have not specified the state in which they will be delivered.
If a customer hasn't already deployed vCD, VMware recommends they only implement vCD if the use cases cannot be delivered by vCAC. Examples of where vCD will be required include multi-tenancy and advanced networking provisioning, particularly at the vApp level. Otherwise, VMware says that vCAC should be able to provide the base functionality for deploying an enterprise cloud.
In the long view, VMware seems to be making a good move towards simplification of its cloud software stack. How painful this transition will be for the company's most advanced customers will be dependent on the migration strategy they will offer. As long-time VMware users will know, these transitions aren't always smooth.


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I've spent nearly the entire weekend cleaning my apartment and watching old movies. [Currently watching Ben-Hur. What a weirdo.] Anyways, since this is a four hour movie, I decided that I should probably do something awesome with my nails. I've done zig-zag stuff before, but I've never really tried more than 2 colors. I was GOING to attempt 4, but decided I should attempt 3 first.
|Base coat: Essie - Turquoise & Caicos
I taped off various sections, alternating colors and direction. I think it came out pretty well!
|Blue: Pure Ice - Strapless, Grey: Anise - Dangerous Lover
I need to figure out how to stop trapping tiny bubbles. Ah well. One day!


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Now that I have abandoned all pretense at keeping up with modern gamign I can happily write about the old games I am actually playing :) Finished both Call of Juarez and FEAR this week.
Both games are based on strong complex storylines that leave the player guessing right up to the end. CoJ's story in particular was clearly scripted in advance and could easily form the script of a movie in my opinion. FEAR's story is a little more confused but nevertheless engrossing.
Slow motion (bullet time) features strongly in the combat of both games but the impact is different. CoJ's quick draw mechanic is a bit annoying to use (you need to holster both guns and then draw to activate it) but is very powerful giving pistols the accuracy of a sniper rifle in slow motion. It feels almost like an "I win button" allowing you to pop three or four enemies with head-shots in a single activation. FEAR's fast reflexes mode seems more balanced, mainly because the enemies are stronger with better AI. It certainly gives you a big advantage one on one but it won't keep you alive if you charge into a room full of bad guys. To be fair I played CoJ on normal setting and FEAR on hard (because I had played it before) so perhaps the combat in CoJ is more challenging at higher difficulty settings.
I think that FEAR is the better game overall because the combat is very good while CoJ's combat is somewhat lacklustre. CoJ does do some very clever things though. You alternately play as two different characters a gun toting bible quoting cleric and a half breed boy who he is chasing. The boy must rely on stealth to get through many levels which should have been great but sadly turns out to be tedious for the most part. The boy does feature in one glorious level though where he must perform tasks for a wise old indian. These include climbing a cliff face (superb views) and hunting rabbits with a bow and arrow (hilarious).


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As Faeria continually evolves and artwork gets updated, I get the pleasure of revealing art I've done for the project. Today I share with you: Mirror Phantasm!
Its great to work on a project I also enjoy playing. I generally describe is as a Magic the Gathering and Settlers of Catan lovechild. Its great.
Mirror Phantasm was released with this week's Faeria Friday, with some kind words about the artists on the team. Thanks Abrakam 💙
You can check out the game in Steam Early Access.
If you enjoy this illustration, stop by my Faeria page to see other pieces I've created for the world of Faeria.


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Puggle baby boom boosts hopes for endangered echidnas
The impossible became the possible with the birth of four baby echidnas over the past two months at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary on the Gold Coast.
The four new echidna babies (called puggles) join two that were born last year as part of the echidna study program jointly run by The University of Queensland (UQ) and Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.
The births have confirmed the echidna breeding program as a world-leader and could help save the monotreme's critically endangered cousins.
Reproductive biologist with UQ's School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Dr Steve Johnston, says echidnas have been notoriously difficult to breed in captivity.
"It was only a few years ago that it was thought to be almost impossible to breed echidnas in captivity and most births were somewhat accidental and unplanned," Dr Johnston said.
"We had two puggles born last year and this year all five of the females have mated and four have produced puggles so far – we are still waiting for one more.
Less than 20 echidnas had previously been bred in captivity in Australia until Currumbin's four puggles were born this year.
Having bred this notoriously difficult-to-breed species two years in a row, Dr Johnston believes the centre now has a sustainable captive breeding program.
While Australian native short-beaked echidnas, like those born at Currumbin, are relatively common in Australia, time is running out for their cousins, the endangered long-beaked echidnas found only in Papua New Guinea.
The aim of the Currumbin echidna research program is to learn to breed and perfect all aspects of husbandry of the short-beaked echidna and better understand its physiology and behaviour.
When this is done, it will hopefully lead to a future breeding program for its critically endangered cousins to try and help save the species.
UQ PhD student, Andrea Wallage, is hoping to solve some of the echidna's mysteries with her research on their reproduction.
She is collecting data in conjunction with the dedicated Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary keepers, Lindy Thomas and Lauren Clark, on the reproductive cycle of the males and baseline information on feed frequencies and weight.
"Although echidnas are common in Australia and are found from the highest mountains to the middle of the desert, they are very shy and there are still many unsolved mysteries about their life-cycle," Ms Wallage said.
"For example, we don't know how to tell what gender they are until they are a few years old without expensive DNA testing, we don't know when they become sexually mature and we know very little about their reproductive cycles.
"It was thought that the females only have one puggle every three years, but we have now had a female produce a puggle two years in a row.
"We also discovered that the females can go through multiple ovulation cycles each season – one of our females showed signs of mating activity three times this season."
Video cameras have been installed in the echidna enclosures to monitor this very shy species 24-hours per day to learn more about them and their breeding behaviour.
Director of Sales and Marketing at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Mr Greg Daven said "it is very exciting the success that this breeding program has had over the last two years in particular."
"The team here at the Sanctuary and UQ has worked very hard to unlock some of the mysteries surrounding the echidna's breeding habits and we are now looking forward to being able to display these cute puggles so we can better educate the public on the plight of their cousin the endangered long beak echidnas," Mr Daven said.
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This weekend, I'm buying a brand spanking new Moleskine. It's going to be a good one. I have lots of good words stored up to be written. Only the best words will make it in; no shopping lists or scribbled phone numbers. This notebook will be for the most epic stuff 2009 spits out of me.
What are you doing this weekend? Hope it's a good one!
PS - The winner of the Kiehl's giveaway was Ageless Beauty Always (selected at random by a co-worker, oblivious to what he was doing). Thanks to all for entering and for all your kind words of support and thanks to Kiehl's for the lovely prize! And thanks to Alex for choosing the winner :)
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Joyful Faces Rug - Rectangle (10' 9" x 13' 2")
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The Joy Carpets Joyful Faces Rug exposes kids to the idea of a diverse society. Colorful faces represent different skin tones and cheerful expressions create a fun atmosphere. This durable nylon rug is treated to resist stains and fading. The polypropylene backing holds it firmly in place, and heavy cut pile makes it sturdy. Antibacterial protection helps prevent bacteria and allergens from spreading. Meets Class One fire safety requirements, is Green Label Plus certified by CRI's indoor air quality program and is backed by a lifetime limited wear warranty. Available in three color schemes.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Sylvia Dean from Happy Place I bought this a month ago and it really brightens my room and my students love to work on it- when it's time to ready I always say let's go to my happy place and they know it's the rug with all the smiling children. Love it!!!
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Work is underway to clean and repair the fuselage of the Albatros.
During the course of the last nine decades, a significant amount of grease, dust and general grime has built up inside the fuselage of the Albatros, particularly in the engine bay.
Following removal of the engine previously installed in the aircraft, the interior of the fuselage was cleaned. After the dust, dirt, grease and a layer of shellac applied during a previous restoration was removed, the pale green interior of the engine bay was exposed. Identical pale green paint is also present elsewhere on many of the metal components inside the aircraft, including the control movements and the gun mount tube.
During previous restorations, attempts were made to repair handling damage in a number of areas of the plywood fuselage. Replacement repairs which are less invasive and which give greater support to the original structure are being installed in many areas Deteriorated infill material such as wood putty is being removed, as is the discoloured varnish on much of the outer surface of the fuselage.


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I'm very excited to announce that beginning in 2015 we will be booking and making artistic bridal videos for brides that want to be featured in their own short bridal film. This is a great opportunity to capture your style and bridal beauty in moving pictures, you can choose any style, location and mood for the film, we will collaborate together to get you exactly what you want, whether you want something happy and playful or something more serene, sexy and fashion styled.
We can provide you with location ideas, the script, stylist and the hair and make-up for the shoot. Don't be nervous about being in a short film, we will make it very fun and relaxed, and we will easily guide you to get exactly the film that you desire.
Let's get started, this is going to be epic!


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Atlanta is home to amazing food trucks and food trailers. The city has grown it's mobile food scene substantially in the past few years. Insurance My Food Truck is designed for new or established mobile food vendors. We have been assisting mobile food vendors in Atlanta for over three years and continue to provide immediate, 24/7 service and understand your concerns. Atlanta food trucks and mobile food vendors can rely on the experience of our team.
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