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BAB: Vikings Destroy Northern State
Apr 22nd, 2010 @ 10:22 am | Author: By Ryan Cunningham NewsDakota.com
Vikings Destroy Northern State
By Ryan Cunningham NewsDakota.com
April 22
Valley City--Too many Viking baseball scores this season have looked like football scores, and against Valley City State's best interests.
So, it is nice to see one work out in the Vikings' favor.
Down 7-1 after four, the Vikings pounded out 27 runs over the final five innings to wreck the Northern State Wolves 28-10 Wednesday in Aberdeen, SD.
Twelve Viking runners scored in the fifth alone, and eight more came across in the seventh. Meanwhile, Viking relievers stemmed the tide of the first three innings, holding the Wolves to just three hits over the final four innings.
Every Viking starting hitter had a multiple-hit day, led by Michael Danielson (Fr., New London, MN, right), who was 4-5 with three runs and two RBI. Colin Waldner (Fr., Altona, MB) finished 4-7 with three runs and seven driven in.
Surprisingly, the Vikings hit just one home run, as Waldner put a 1-0 pitch over the center-field fench in the eight to bring in three. The Vikings hit nine doubles, with Danielson and Waldner each hitting a two-bagger.
The Vikings have now won three straight, and are 7-28 overall. and face Minot State this Saturday in Minot and this Sunday in Valley City for a four-game Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC) series.

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Kurt A. Kendall, founder and president of 7-20-4 Cigars, has abandoned the copyright-infringement court battle with Iconic Leaf Cigars, LLC. According to Vice President of Sales/Marketing Rick Ardito, "7-20-4 Cigars has built its reputation and sales by prevailing in the marketplace with unique and very extraordinary cigars. We choose to continue doing what we do best there, rather than in a courtroom."
The controversy concerned Kendall's latest (2011) boutique "Spider," which was offered on a limited basis. Spider's initial success prompted full production in 2013.
The original Spider brand dates back to the 1930s, when it was born in the Somersworth, New Hampshire cigar factory of Charles N. Hurd. The line faded into history until Kendall resurrected it. His penchant is bringing archaic New England brands back to life, and all his lines reflect this theme.
Unfortunately and unknowingly, although the line was dead, the competitor filed a suit for copyright infringement ("causing confusion in the market"), based on the similarity of the two companies' spider images. 7-20-4's management team has decided an arduous and expensive court fight wasn't worth it.
A court ruling has given Kendall time to clear the Spider inventory, starting at press time. "We see this excellent brand becoming a collector's item," states Ardito. "It features a super-cured, high-primed Jalapa wrapper. The presentation adds considerable value to Spider ... a luxurious piano-finish humidor, with a hand-etched Spider on its glass top. Those who know the quality and performance of 7-20-4's offerings will recognize Spider's extraordinary value." Spider is available in 5-3/4" x 52 only, at an MSRP of $220 per box of 20 cigars.
Photo caption: Spider, 7-20-4 Cigar's latest boutique cigar, is being closed out over the next few months, following Kurt A. Kendall's vacating a copyright lawsuit (file name: Spider.jpg)
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Everybody likes lists which break down extremely complex questions and information into easily digestible and arbitrary chunks. And we've sort of been inspired by the PC Gamer Top 100 games list to make our own list of the Best Video Games Ever. Continue reading
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The MMGaming Awards – 2016
2015 was a big year in video games. Several massive releases each of which several were genuinely incredible. Well, rather than sating us, we were only provided with a hunger, nay a NEED, for more… Unfortunately though it seems that the gaming industry's recovery period is at least a year because 2016 was mostly, let's face it, pretty disappointing.
I guess it's only fitting that the games of 2016 would be a bit subpar given how shitty everything else was this year. I mean seriously… This is legit a meme now… 2016 was ACTUALLY cursed? What the heck? Continue reading
The MMGaming Awards – 2015
Can you feel the anticipation in the air? The excitement? That general tension and jostling for position and prestige which comes along with the Annual MMGaming Awards. Arguably the most prestigious award scheme in existence (because nobody else quite gets it right half the time). As before this post is liable to be a bit late but I personally have always thought it makes more sense to actually post it after the year is over, to give everyone a fair chance. Also, admittedly last year we did not provide an Awards post (and we received several angry letters from EA who thought they had it in the bag for Dragon Age: Inquisition) but this was actually primarily due to my own reluctance to write an awards post for a year in which I had played practically none of the big releases. At the time this was due to my lack of a machine which could play any of the newest games, however, now with a new gaming rig AND a PS4 I suddenly find myself in a position where I can once again start to know what I am talking about.
So while 2014 was a bust, let us speak of it no further and immediately dive into the MMGaming Awards for 2015!
Doom 4 Leaked Art and Rumours
Once again it seems that there were recently rumours that ID Software had cancelled Doom 4. This was coupled with the leaking of, I understand hundreds, of concept art, pictures and graphics all supposedly of Doom 4. Now you might have already heard about either one of these (the leak or the rumours) and wonder why we haven't covered it yet. Well the reason is quite simple, I just wanted to make sure that I didn't waste my own time (and yours) with MORE speculation.
And I was in the right, on both counts bizarrely. Doesn't happen often.
Doom 4… Cancelled…?
Cancelled already? But I was so excited! I heard about the idea of Doom 4 and my mind was suddenly set ablaze with the possibilities! However it has now been cancelled! God.. I can't believe it… I only played Doom 3 about 2 years ago and so while, obviously, the graphics didn't stand up versus current graphics I saw the potential and I bet had I got it when it came out it would've scared the fuck out of me (especially as I was about 8…) so I was totally ready to get my fear on. SEB! Hang on… you aren't being fully honest here…
Retrospectacles: FPS Games (a.k.a. Is that a pistol in your pocket or are you just playing with a joystick?)
I'm going to take a shot in the dark here (yeah, look forward to more terrible puns) and guess that the vast majority reading this article have at some point in their lives played something out of the "Unreal Call of Halo 1942: Pacific Crysis" bandwagon. Not surprising really when the FPS genre is probably the most sure-fire (told you) profitable area of the industry right now with an endless stream of remarkably similar games trying to slice out their own little market share from the humongous money filled pie. I wonder how it was baked…


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20 Inspiring Corners of Home
Hello everyone, how are you today? First of all, Happy Friday to you! Do you have plans for the weekend? I have a few project deadlines so I'll be working straight through until Monday but I enjoy what I'm up to so it's all good. Work doesn't feel like work to me, it's part of my life, so I "work" most weekends but it is more like living and breathing, not hard labor. I feel fortunate because my life wasn't always like this, work once felt VERY MUCH like work to me - and it went on like that for nearly 10 years but fortunately I pulled the plug and said, "Enough!". You must relate on some level to being fed up with something, you have to walk away and do something else. So! Onto the first post for today. I thought that to inspire and motivate you to work on some projects of your own this weekend that I'd share 20 beautiful photos that show corners of various homes that you may be able to use as a jumping off point to begin a project of your own. Please click on all of the links below to visit the various sources and to enjoy even more inspiration.
1| Martha Stewart Weddings - I never tire of plates on walls and MS Weddings always has the best way to show the latest china patterns | 2 Design Shimmer - Skulls as jewelry hooks, oh yes! This is one of many beautiful photos found on this delightful blog.| 3 yvetteinufio - Her photos are always so pretty, I like the angle in which she photographed this chair but even more, how pretty to simply stack some throws and call that "decorating" -- even if for a few days, this is a pretty look that you could do in a bedroom or kid's room. | 4 Debee Campos - This lady is a freelance graphic designer and artist and her photos never fail to inspire me.
Remember, you don't have to decorate an entire room, you can update a corner, bake some cupcakes and set your table extra special, style a bunch of fresh flowers and photograph them for your blog... You can turn what inspires you into a project of any size really -- it comes down to how much energy, time and money you have in the end, doesn't it?
I find that you can re-purpose so much in the home by moving things from one room to another, searching your attic or basement for what you may have packed away for future use, even ask your children to get involved by making something for you to display in another part of the home. Just have fun and let yourself go - it's your home, do what makes YOU happy. I've been collecting these images below for a few weeks, I hope that you like them.
5 Martha Stewart Weddings - A wedding magazine in the states that most of us are addicted to, but not just for the newly engaged because it it is packed with inspiration that you can apply to home decorating projects, too. | 6 Martha Stewart Weddings - I like the colors in this photo of wedding rings + bands, I find it a gorgeous palette but also a pretty way to arrange things and shoot them from above. Could be a nice idea for a product shot you're working on, perhaps? | 7 This Neck of the Woods, a lovely etsy shop based in Germany. | 8 Hollister Hovey - A very cool blog with lots of moody, dark colors and vintage finds. Lovely.
I love the idea of painting a wall with chalkboard paint and then installing a floating shelf, or two, on the wall as shown above with those gorgeous old cameras. Tracing the outline of the objects on the shelf, you can make a fun + quirky display that would be a real conversation piece in your home. Tea tins as flower holders are always a hit, just make sure you place a small glass inside and put the water and flowers in the glass, then inside of the tea tin as tins do not hold water and your tablecloth will be soaked within minutes!
9 Brigitte magazine - A German fashion magazine that has lovely interiors featured too. Oh and decor8 is mentioned in their current issue, yay! | 10 Remodelaholic - A fantastic blog with plenty of interiors eye candy | 11 Andreas Krufczik - A Berlin-based photographer who shoots interiors | 12 Remodelaholic - Again, a fab blog you'll want to check out, especially if you love French Country charm.
I love the idea of using felted flowers, silk flowers, flowers made out of fabric... And pinning them to a lampshade for a bit of a zing. It's simple and very pretty. I also think that putting an empty frame on your wall with images (perhaps old photos or art) in and around it can make a real statement. It's a fabulous decorating idea and would be a lot of fun to do.
13 Emma Cassi - A stylist and jewelry designer that I have a mild obsession with. | 14 Stella Nicolaisen A stylist whom I adore. | 15 Holly Becker - Well, that's me and this photo shows the top of a cabinet in my living room with some of my favorite things. | 16 Holly Becker - Yes me again, this time showing the top of my dresser and the quirky way I arrange my jewelry because if it's not out on display, I forget what I own and don't wear it!
I'm a very casual decorator. I'm a bit quirky, eclectic, romantic, and I mix old and new and have done so since I was a kid. I think many of us love to collect things and eventually, these collections pile up and then one is faced with the challenge of displaying collections in interesting ways so that a room doesn't look like a junk shop. In these photos, the bottom two are in my own home, you can see how casual decorating isn't fussy or perfect but it does appear as though some thought went into it. It's a careful balance to get this right but I find that practice and allowing your sense to guide you, you can create a lovely nook in your home that is authentically you.
17 Tartelette A truly beautiful cooking blog you must see. | 18 Skona Hem - A Swedish interiors magazine that you can also enjoy online. |19 Unknown source (if you know who took this photo and or styled it please tell me so I may update with a link) | 20 Tartelette
I think everyone secretly wants to do wild things to their staircase, though we often don't because it's a terrifying thought to spend the time and money on a staircase reno only to find that you hate it once it's finished! What to do? I suggest photographing your staircase in natural light and then use Photoshop or ask a graphic designer friend, to draft up some "samples" of your ideas in action. Another decorating idea that is fun to do is to simply style the top of a cabinet. Stand back and access your work. Photograph it and look at your cabinet on the computer, often photos reveal things that we need to edit about our work. Go back and rework the cabinet again until it feels right.
I also believe, strongly in fact, that simple pleasures -- like baking or even if you don't bake, hitting a bakery and bringing lovely things home to enjoy with your family creates a good mood in the home. Everyone loves to eat! And if you take the time to set the table and use your best plates and napkins, you may even want to photograph your treats and put the photos on your blog so you can save your inspiring moments and share them with your readers to motivate them to share time around the table with their family, too.
Do you spot anything that you are instantly connecting to? Why? What about it speaks to you? What can you try at home?
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THEY are known as Israel's Underground Kids. Pale-faced despite the searing heat outside, they eat, sleep and play in bomb shelters.
I sat with a group of them yesterday as the sirens wailed and at least eight Hizbollah Katyusha rockets crashed into the town.
For a month, thousands of children have been living deep beneath the earth's surface because their houses are more than a minute from safety.
And those 60 seconds can be the difference between life and death. I'm in Ma'alot-Tarshiha, a pretty town of 23,000 souls surrounded by olive groves and vineyards.
It is only six miles from the Lebanese border. If you're caught in the open when the sirens go off you've got about 10 seconds to find a doorway, the hallway of an apartment block or a ditch.
So far in this conflict some 101 Israeli civilians and soldiers have died and 545 have been wounded. More than 450 rockets have landed at Ma'alot since the war started a month ago and they have killed or injured around 200 people. Most of the hurt is done by the ball-bearings packed into the warheads.
Only 7,000 of the town's residents remain in their homes, most of them poorer families who cannot afford hotel rooms in Tel Aviv or the Red Sea resort of Eilat and who have no relatives in the south of the country where they can stay.
Many of them are olim - Jewish immigrants from Russia and the former Eastern Bloc countries - and Israeli Arabs. "We agree with what Israel is doing," says Fatiah, an Israeli Arab busy feeding her three children. "We have been on the front line for six years since Israel pulled out of southern Lebanon in 2000. Hizbollah has just got stronger and stronger.
"I just want my children to live in peace, not to spend every day hiding below the ground.
"If Hizbollah isn't destroyed now, then that is what is going to happen to us, day in and day out, for the next generation?"
In Acre, an ancient port city, 65 rockets have killed seven people in the past three weeks and more than 200 have been injured.
BY Israeli standards it's an odd, frontier-like town. Some 30 per cent of its 52,000 populace is Israeli Arab with a similar number of recent immigrants.
Ari, from Russia, plays table tennis with his friends in a shelter deep below the ground in Borochov Street as the all-too familiar sound of rockets thud overhead. The teenager and his friends live in the shelter now. He says: "I know when the rockets are coming close. You can smell them.
"There is a football pitch close by which I would love to play on, but when we started a game once, we played for five minutes before the siren went off. We don't bother now.
"At least down here you are safe - and I am getting very good at table tennis."
Ari has no friends in the rest of Israel so there is nowhere else for him to go. The town council organises daily coach trips out of the city to the seaside, to Tel Aviv, an hour's drive away for about 200 people. "It just gives some sort of respite from living every day in the shelters," says the deputy mayor.
"But although we get complaints from people about the living conditions, they all want this war to go on until it is finished. It is the price we must pay for a lasting peace."
In Ma'alot minister of infrastructure Benyamin Eliezer is doing the rounds, making sure food supplies are getting through and electricity and roads are all in working order.
He's a former defence minister and stands by a street map of Ma'alot which shows the number of rocket strikes on the town.
"In the past we had many people in this country who did not agree with the way we handled the Palestinians. Perhaps they were right", he says. "But this time the whole nation is behind us.
"Hizbollah is a snake that wants to bite us. When we left Lebanon we allowed the terrorists to move in and build up their arsenal of weapons.
THIS was a mistake and we are paying for it. We will force Hizbollah back then we must have a strong UN force in southern Lebanon to keep the terrorists out."
Down in Tel Aviv, Israelis are opening their homes to people from the north. Laundrettes advertise free laundry for refugees. Some restaurants offer half-price meals if you show your identity card. Carl Walters, a guide from city hall, is showing me around the city, an ugly mish-mash of concrete buildings whose only saving grace is the stunning beach of white sand and the warm Mediterranean Sea.
Carl's father was an Austrian Jew, the only member of his family to survive the Holocaust. His mother was Romanian, saved from the gas chambers because King Carl of Romania had a Jewish mistress who hid as many Jews as possible from the Nazis. That's how Carl got his name.
We sit in a baker's shop in the old part of town - Tel Aviv was built in the early 1900s - and Carl, a reservist officer in the Israeli Defence Force, tells me about the current war. "Some people are idiots. Why do they always use Israel as their focus of anger," he says.
"Hizbollah? We will cream them. Then we will look at Iran, who are supplying the rockets, and Syria, where they are being unloaded at Damascus. All Israelis are behind this war, no matter how much we suffer."
I mention the plight of Palestinians in Gaza and the wall being built between Israel and the West Bank.
Carl sips his coffee and smiles. "You will find the one thing about Israelis is we are always right. Or at least, we believe we are."


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In Chinua Achebe's seminal Things Fall Apart, the protagonist Okonkwo, obsessed with the necessity to always prove his manhood, kills a young man from another village who had been raised in his home. He had reluctantly followed the advice of an oracle and ignored that of a village elder.
As Okonkwo strikes the death blow, Ikemefuna, who saw Okonkwo as a father, begs for his life but to no avail. Following that heinous act everything starts to go wrong in Okonkwo's life. During a gun salute at a funeral service for the same village elder Okonkwo's gun explodes and kills an innocent boy. Okonkwo and his family are exiled for seven years.
On his return Okonkwo finds that his village has been taken over by white colonisers. His previous way of life is no more. He later kills a white messenger sent by the new dispensation to stop a meeting of his native people. Okonkwo gets no assistance from those around him and when the authorities visit to arrest him they find that he has killed himself. It is an inglorious death because Igbos simply do not commit suicide. His demise started with the unnecessary taking of a life and a deviation from tradition.
There are traditions in Barbados which we have cherished for many moons. There are practices and norms that have made Barbadians easily recognizable across the globe. Barbadian children traditionally went to church unfailingly every Sunday. Indeed, Sunday school on mornings was followed by more religious teaching at night.
Religious knowledge was taught in schools. There was no descent into academic babble about "rights to worship" and "rights not to worship" or discourse on the prudence of teaching one religion in preference to another in our schools. Church and religious instruction were part of the Barbadian way.
The passage of a child or teenager through a neighbourhood had to be accompanied with a polite acknowledgement if an adult was encountered. It was taboo for children to show disrespect for an elder on the basis that their kin was at loggerheads with that adult.
Respect for teachers and the authority that parents and guardians instinctively placed in them were such that a child dared not complain at home when legitimate punishment was meted out at school. Such a complaint invariably meant further parental punishment, often within the precincts of the school.
Homes were fortresses where parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles ruled with a loving but iron fist. Profanities were uttered in the presence of adults to one's detriment. Indeed, simply to whistle in a home was met with a frown and the admonishment that such acts should be reserved for manhood or womanhood.
Those children who would seek to bring coins, toys, books, pens or pencils not bought or brought into the home by an adult had to give proper account for them. Household chores were not done by request; they were accepted as part of breathing.
And Bajans worked. Teachers taught. Policemen policed. Cleaners cleaned. Farmers farmed. Builders built.
Of course, Barbadians of an age past did not live in a utopia. There was crime, there was hardship and there were occurrences that indicated human imperfections.
But just as Okonkwo's world fell apart after his failure to take wise advice and ignore good traditions, the bottom of the bucket in which much of what Barbadians hold dear seems to have disappeared. We have progressed backwards. We have now improved worse.
Now adults – some unfortunately with children of their own – stand in the precincts of the law courts and cheer accused murderers. Parents, who never saw the necessity to send their offspring to church in keeping with the modern way, curse the system as their sons with blood on their hands and mush for brains smile proudly all the way to prison.
We live in a Barbados where sick leave matches and sometimes outstrips productivity; marshals no longer serve summonses; magistrates and judges function at a rate to occasion widespread ridicule; political and labour agitation has replaced teaching; manners no longer maketh man or woman; and it is politically incorrect to stand one's ground on the ideal that a wholesome union should be between opposite genders. And on it goes.
We carry out studies and compile statistics to state the obvious. So there were 50 murders last year with 20 guns involved. So what? How does that knowledge stop the 51st murder? How does that statistic prevent the 21st gun from reaching the hands of some smiling fool who can hardly put two legible sentences on a piece of paper? But, he can expertly carve some meaningless teardrop tattoo under his eye.
Where is the blueprint that states that societal progress automatically means the concomitant decline in long established Barbadian standards? Where is the dictum that states that because technology brought the nations of the world into our villages that it necessitated the abandonment of things Barbadian?
Whether we be the descendants of the Igbo, Fulani, Mandingo, Ashanti, or other, we were long snatched from across the seas and implanted with the unique identity of a Barbadian. But we have abandoned much of that and now present and embrace an identity, that, if we are not wary, will simply lead to things falling further apart.


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It was a simple request. Revolution and Beer and Q4 radio in Chicago simply wanted clarification from candidates in Illinois' 5th congressional district about the upcoming vote on the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement, or TPP. The Obama administration, in a political slight of hand decided against putting the issue to a vote in congress before the mid-term elections in November. Democrats have also avoided any public debate on the issue. That should give voters pause.
The delay, presumably, is to protect democrat candidates facing challenges in their home districts. But critical issues cannot be left to political expediency and competition between the two major political parties. There are just too many important issues facing the nation that cannot be left to the folly of party politics. But democrats and republicans alike seem to be hiding details of the TPP, which still remain secret, despite a number of leaks, from the American people.
One of those contentious races is in the 5th Illinois district. Entrenched democrat incumbent Mike Quigley is facing a renewed challenge from Nancy Wade, a Green Party candidate focusing on reforms. The 5th district is reflective of the political mood in the nation. While constituents run the gamut from Left to Right, the district regularly skews strongly to the Left and progressive side in elections, due to a strongly middle class sentiment imbued by a strong sense of patriotism. Republicans have not fared well in the district, which runs from the near north side of the city west to the suburbs, including Elmhurst and Oakbrook. In the last election the Republican Party only fielded a token candidate.
There are indications that the democrats hold on the district, which was once represented by Rahm Emanuel, may be slipping as well. The reason is a perception that the party has taken its constituents for granted. TPP is a critical case in point. Quigley, who helped stoke tensions in Ukraine over oil and gas concerns, appears to be dutifully supporting policies to the detriment of Ukraine, and a sizable Ukrainian constituency in the 5th, in a backdoor scheme by the administration to sneak passage of the XL Keystone pipeline. That vote has also been delayed until the November elections.
Simply, the questions reflected discussions we had on our radio show, with voters and with activists, such as, does Representative Quigley opposed to in favor of the TPP? What reasons would he have, given the amount of information concerning to his constituents on this issue? Given the amount of time it has been in the public discourse, what is his reason for not holding a position on TPP? In that case, when would he expect to communicate a position to his constituents? What are Rep. Quigley's positions or position regarding fast track on the vote? Does he have a personal position on any specific aspect or issue regarding fast track or TPP? What are his thoughts, concerns with how TPP might affect positively or negatively other regional or global trade agreements? Are there concerns regarding the agreement for oversight, loss of jobs, economic impact, US sovereignty issues or trade imbalances that might be created? What steps, positions and actions is the Congressman prepared take to satisfy genuine concerns over those issues by his constituents?
It has been nearly 3 months and not a word from Quigley's office. The only conclusion that can be drawn is that he follows the party line, rather than the interests and wishes of his constituents. That might explain why district offices are located in the city, well out of reach of all of his suburban constituents, and why the congressman is nearly impossible to reach in person. That seems to be going around in Washington these days, on both sides of the aisle, and it has cost some notable politician's their jobs. That is called voting, by the way, a handy little tool for replacing politicians who show a greater interest in their party than in their constituents.
Voters, you have choices. No one and no party should take you for granted. That indicates arrogance, and sets them up to believe that they know better than you. They do not, and when they refuse to respond about serious and critical issues to our nation and our families, it is an indication they have exhausted their usefulness.
WC Turck is an author, artist, playwright and talk radio host in Chicago. He has been called the most dangerous voice on the Left. He is currently working on a new book "Shoot Down: An unflinching look at the events leading up to the shooting down of Malaysia Air Flight 17." His first novel, "Broken" was recommended by NAMI for its treatment of PTSD. In 2006 he published "Everything for Love," a memoir of his experiences during the siege of Sarajevo. He wrote and produced two critically acclaimed plays, "Occupy my Heart" and "The People's Republic of Edward Snowden." He works with the homeless and foreclosure victims in Chicago. He partners in a weekly radio show dedicated to issues, society and politics with cohost, activist and artist Brian Murray For more information, past shows, videos and articles, visit www.revolutioandbeer.com


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- Posted in Legal, Clinical & Regulatory | January 15, 2014 | Comments (0)
- Tags: medical device, corrective, FDA
- By: BONEZONE
FDA recently announced details of a new pilot program that will allow medical device companies to voluntarily identify and correct regulatory violations rather than undergo FDA inspection. The Voluntary Compliance Improvement Program (VCIP) was launched in an effort to apply innovative strategies that promote medical device quality.
FDA will identify eligible participants through its 2014 inspection work plan and ultimately choose three to five applicants. Manufacturers with violations that raise imminent public health concerns are barred from participating.
The program's proposed benefits include the manufacturers' ability to self-identify and correct deficiencies instead of undergoing an inspection that could result in regulatory action. Facilities will not be subject to routine surveillance inspection while the program is underway, as well as two years after successful completion of the program. Another proposed benefit is that FDA will expedite review of export certificate requests and prioritize device and pre-amendment determination requests.
FDA has outlined the VCIP's phases along with other participation requirements. An obvious risk is that if a manufacturer does not meet the guidelines, it can be removed from the pilot and undergo inspection, possibly leading to regulatory action.
What potential risks could arise? How else can manufacturers potentially benefit?
If selected, will you participate in the pilot?


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1404 Spruce Drive, Golden , BCMLS®#: 2429214
Listing Overview
- Property Value$489,000
- Property Address1404 Spruce Drive, Golden , BC, V0A 1H6 , Canada
- TypeSingle Family Residential
- BasementFinished
- Year Built1978
- Taxes$3,508.71 (2017)
- Living Area3,036 sq.ft.
- Lot Size Area0.31 acres
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2 full & 1 half
Selkirk Heights
1404 Spruce Drive, Golden , BC, V0A 1H6 , Canada
Welcome to 1404 Spruce Drive! If you're looking for a move-in ready home, that comes with all the finishing touches, then look no further! You'll love the feel of the main level's open kitchen/living/dining layout. It's both welcoming and cozy. The kitchen's been tastefully updated, and you'll really enjoy the island, where you can sip on a morning coffee and socialize during morning breakfasts! With access to the sundeck off the dining room, grilling on warm summer nights will be both convenient and enjoyable. The back yard has underwater irrigation that feeds producing apple trees and a plum tree; this autumn, you'll have fresh apples and plumbs to snack on! Other upgrades include hardwood floors, bathrooms, and asphalt shingles. There's room to accommodate RV parking in the front yard! Book your viewing with your Realtor®
Listing Provided By
RE/MAX of Golden
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Archive for March, 2017
Watch Chapter Three of the Volkswagen Atlas Origins Series!Friday, March 24th, 2017
2018 Volkswagen Atlas Test Drive Video
The 2018 Volkswagen Atlas arrives at Volkswagen dealerships later this spring—and the automotive industry couldn't be more excited. The Atlas is expected to be a top competitor in the three-row SUV segment, taking on established models like the Toyota Highlander, Honda Pilot, and Mazda CX-9. To tease the Atlas' upcoming release date, Volkswagen created the third chapter of the Atlas Origins series. Watch the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas test drive video below.
Volkswagen I.D. Buzz Concept makes World Debut at Geneva Auto ShowFriday, March 10th, 2017
Volkswagen I.D. Buzz World Debut Geneva Auto Show
The Volkswagen I.D. Buzz made its world debut at the Geneva Auto Show earlier this week. The I.D. Buzz is a recreation of the classic Volkswagen Mircobus—first produced in 1950. The new I.D. Buzz marks the beginning of an electric era for Volkswagen by showing just how multifaceted electric mobility can be with maximum space utilization with all-wheel drive, electric motors at the front and rear axles, a fully autonomous driving mode, and a new generation of display elements and controls. Check out the Volkswagen I.D. Buzz World Debut below.
Save big on a 2017 Jetta or 2017 Passat at Findlay Volkswagen!Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
Volkswagen 3 and Easy Event Findlay Volkswagen
We've got spring fever here at Findlay Volkswagen thanks to Volkswagen's 3 and Easy sales event. The event runs through the month of March, and offers drivers the chance to save big on new 2017 Jetta and 2017 Passat models. Continue reading for more information about the Volkswagen 3 and Easy event at Findlay Volkswagen.
Volkswagen to unveil new luxury sports sedan at Geneva Auto ShowThursday, March 2nd, 2017
2018 Volkswagen Arteon World Debut
Volkswagen will debut a brand new model at the Geneva Auto Show next week—the 2018 Arteon. The Arteon will be the replacement for the CC—a luxury sports coupe first introduced to the market in 2008—and will be positioned above the Passat in terms of performance, features, and pricing. Continue reading for more about the 2018 Volkswagen Arteon World Debut.


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Berkeley Square Solicitors have been instructed in one of the most complex computer crime investigations ever conducted by the NCA. Our client is alleged to have realised over £2.6 million from a fake invoice fraud, the modus operandi for which it is alleged involved the dispatch of millions of internet fishing emails from which details of the email accounts of a number of UK companies were hacked.
The case is expected to go to trial in 2017.
Daniel Godden, partner of Berkeley Square solicitors and Roger Sahota are the lawyers conducting the case. Richard Furlong of Carmelite Chambers has been instructed.


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Posted by Unknown / 9/14/2012 / 1 Comment / cards , creating keepsakes , tutorial
Creating a Fiber Paste Card with Mou Saha
Hi everyone, Mou Saha here from CreatingKeepsakes magazine. Let's talk about Fiber Paste today.
If you are wondering what Fiber Paste is, it is a texture paste that looks like handmade paper, has the consistency of cake frosting, can be applied with a palette knife or with your fingers, dries fast, and takes colors well.
If you follow the CK editor's blog, you might have read my post about Fiber paste. In that post I mentioned that I'll use the left over textured block in another project. So, here it is with a slight recap from the original post.
I laid a favorite stencil on a thick cardstock and applied fiber paste in small quantities using a palette knife. I removed the stencil and cleaned it off immediately.
The paste dried pretty fast.
I cut out a block from the textured paper where my photo went and saved that block for a future card.
I colored the cut out block with pink Twinkling H2O.
Next, I started building my card, one layer at a time, as shown below.
And here's my finished card using fiber paste.
Hope you enjoyed and would try fiber paste in your art!
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It's December 6th and that means PlayStation 3 users can finally jump into the first expansion to Battlefield 3. Titled Back to Karkand, the Battelfield 3 DLC is more than a simple map pack adding remakes of some of the series' fan-favorite locations, but it's adding new vehicles, weapons and other fun behind-the-scenes stuff.
PS3 users have access to Back to Karkand a full week before PC and Xbox 360 players due to an EA decision to (secretly) drop the Battlefield 1943 exclusive for PS3 buyers, a decision which caused quite a stir of controversy, including a class-action lawsuit againts them for making a false promise to users at E3. The one-week early access was offered as a substitute initially, until EA came around and eventually gave into giving PS3 owners of Battlefield 3 the opportunity to download 1943 as well.
The new battlefields players will be able to wreak destruction across Strike at Karkand, Wake Island, Gulf of Oman and Sharqi Peninsula. While we got an intimate look at Gulf of Oman last week - and the new sweet vehicles it adds - today's trailer focuses on Wake Island, using PS3 gameplay.
Along with the maps and vehicles, Back to Karkand also adds quite a few new weapons along with the appropriate in-game awards.
- Five new dog tags.
- Five new achievements/trophies.
- Three new vehicles (DPV, BTR-90, F-35B STOVL jet fighter).
- 10 iconic Battlefield weapons.
- A new persistence system where players complete assignments to earn their rewards.
For more details, check out the official Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand fact sheet - click to enlarge:
The Battlefield 3 Back to Karkand expansion releases sometime in December for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. It's free to those who pre-orders and $14.99 for those who did not. Also, enjoy:
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Pho Orchid
3117 Houma Blvd
(504) 457-4188
Why Pho Orchid?
I stumbled on it by accident. It's tucked away, but that's the unique thing about it: There's something here in Metairie! I come at least three times a week to get my fix.
What do you usually order?
I often get the noodle soup. It has green onions and whatever choice of meat I want in it. The other thing I like to get is bún with noodles, lettuce, cucumbers, carrots, and again, whatever choice of meat. Bún is served with a fish sauce, but the sauce does not have a strong fishy taste.
Local musicians seem fond of cuisine that's not so local.
A good friend of mine from Brazil said to me that music is like cooking. Playing jazz or improvising is like cooking a dish. If you put too much of a good spice in it, that spice will overpower the dish. But, when you've really made a dish well, everything blends together. Nothing stands out. When you start digging in the taste, you'll taste the different things. Music is the same. Seeking out good food that is prepared well is part of musicianship, I think.


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Target is known for its unconventional marketing campaigns, including one starring a giant Missoni-wearing puppet, another that turned its billboards into tote bags as well as a light and dance extravaganza that took place within the windows of a chic New York hotel. This fall the brand is going Hollywood with a celebrity-driven branded content film that also happens to be shoppable.
Starting today, the Minneapolis-based retailer began rolling out "Falling For You," a three-part romantic comedy starring Kristen Bell, Zach Abel and Nia Long. The plotline revolves around a pair of Target team members, played by Bell and Abel, who are competing to create the retailer's next huge Fall marketing campaign event.
The film was created out of Minneapolis-based agency Space150 and directed by Phil Abraham, known for his work directing Mad Men and The Sopranos. It will feature 110 goods across the retailer's home, beauty and fashion categories, and viewers will be able to flag and share the items as they appear in the film, and later, purchase them directly from Target's online store.
The first episode debuted today at Target.com/fallingforyou and future installments will roll out on October 4 and 9, all culminating in a live event on October 10 in New York City that will be streamed online and will also be shoppable by viewers nationwide.
A Campaign about a Campaign
According to Target SVP-Marketing Shawn Gensch, the 2012 Falling For campaign took inspiration, story-wise, and strategically, from its 2010 Kaleidoscopic Spectacular, a multiplatform campaign out of Mother New York and Olson that turned the windows of New York's Standard Hotel into the stage for a dazzling light and dance show. The experience became a national event through a live online broadcast.
"That was really pivotal in that we made the live experience go virtual," said Mr. Gensch. "You didn't have to be in New York at the Standard to experience it." Also, "There's so much story that goes into the creation of these events to differentiate Target and to break through that we said, 'Why not create a prequel, if you will, to build out the storyline in a playful way, get some momentum going up to the event and then allow the event to come to life the way we normally would, and make it virtual.'"
"We gave the agency a brief saying that we wanted to find a way to tell the back story to the amazing experiences and events that Target creates," said Mr. Gensch. Space150, Target and director Phil Abraham collaborated closely to create the proper narrative for the film. "Billy [Jurewicz, CEO/CCO Space150] had the idea for the characters in a romantic comedy and we had to figure out the three distinct chapters of the story, keep you wanting to be invested week after week," said Mr. Abraham, whose commercial projects are produced by Recommended Media.
From Dark to Light
Mr. Abraham's oeuvre skews toward sophisticated, darker themes--a far cry from the campaign's rom-com theme--but he says the collaborative potential of the project was a draw. "It wasn't just a normal commercial project," he said. "It was a fifteen-minute film and in many ways, it's closer to doing dramatic television than a thirty-second spot." But rather than signing on after the idea was fully formed, he came into the project very early on. "What I really enjoyed about it is that they had me working from the conception stage." To help craft the story, he also brought in his Mad Men colleague, writer Semi Chellas. The pair had worked together on the show's "The Other Woman" (in which character Joan agreed to spend a night with a client to win SCDP the Jaguar account) , for which both earned Emmy nominations.
This is the sort of branded content project that could run the risk of feeling clunky and forced, but the first episode happens to be quite fun, thanks in large part to Ms. Bell's effortless clutzy-but-lovable performance. "I was a champion of Kristen early on and really saw her in this role," Mr. Abraham said. "She has such a natural presence on screen that even if things might sound wooden, with some, they wouldn't with her." Moreover, characterization and dialogue were key. "It was a mandate from all of us that the people should feel relatable and real," said Mr. Abraham. "If people are spouting stilted dialogue, it's just going to feel ridiculous."
The shoppability factor--what Mr. Gensch finds one of the most exciting aspects of the push, is also fairly unobtrusive, with Target items scrolling in a separate window to the right as the film continues uninterrupted. It may not read as innovative as other interactive films that integrate the shoppability directly into the film, like recent efforts from ASOS and Only, but the format makes for a more natural viewing experience.
Mr. Gensch says that the branded content campaign is just one channel of Target's comprehensive fall campaign, which also includes a gorgeous, stylish spot created out of Partners & Spade and directed by Patrick Daughters that takes a more artsy approach to showcasing the retailer's wares.
As to whether the e-commerce aspect will continue to be part of its future marketing efforts, Mr. Gensch said, "We're really excited to be adding this to our experiences we've created as a marketer, but there is no flight path to continue to build out branded content in this way," he said. " One of the exciting things about the Target brand is that we're continually surprising and delighting guests with the stories we're telling, so we're really just following what guests tell us they want and what's relevant to them today."


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Winfield, Baker comb Ghana for baseball talent
NEW YORK - Dave Winfield thinks Ghana could produce quality baseball players.
"We know they've got some talent. We know they kicked America's behind in soccer," the Hall of Famer said Thursday before flying to Africa for a goodwill tour.
Former Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants manager Dusty Baker, Major League Baseball vice president Bob Watson and former major leaguers Reggie Smith and Al Jackson also are making the trip along with New York Mets manager Omar Minaya.
"All you have to do is see the last World Cup and see how great athletes those guys were from Ghana," Minaya said, thinking back to the Black Stars' 2-1 victory last June that eliminated the United States in the first round. "You look at those athletes and you say, 'Why can't they play baseball given the opportunity?' "
Based on last year's opening-day rosters and disabled lists, 27.4 percent of the 813 players in the major leagues were born outside the 50 states. The Dominican Republic had the most of those with 85, followed by Venezuela (43), Puerto Rico (33), Canada and Mexico (14 apiece), Japan (nine), Cuba (six), South Korea (five), Panama (four), Taiwan (three), Australia and Colombia (two each) and Aruba, Curacao and Nicaragua (one apiece).
In the minors, 2,964 of 6,568 players were born outside the 50 states (45.1 percent).
Baker was especially happy to make the trip. He said his mother, F. Christine Baker, was given a trip to Ghana by his family as a present 37 years ago after she graduated from night school.
"If I was still managing, I probably wouldn't be going. It's too close to spring training," said Baker, let go by the Cubs after last season.
Past efforts by Major League Baseball in Africa included sending professional and amateur coaches to Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, South Africa, Uganda, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the commissioner's office said. The sport also has donated equipment to groups in those nations over the past decade.
MLB also gave equipment for the 2003 All-Africa games, invited players from Nigeria, Uganda and South Africa to attend its academy in Tirrenia, Pisa, and sent a coach in residence to South Africa.
Armas gets $3 million this year, and the deal includes a $5 million mutual option for 2008 with a $500,000 buyout. His 2008 salary can increase depending on his performance this year.
The Pirates expect to begin the season with four left-handed starters, and have spent much of the offseason looking for a right-hander to compete for the No. 5 spot with right-hander Shawn Chacon.
The 28-year-old Armas was 9-12 with a 5.03 ERA in 30 starts with the Washington Nationals last season. He made his major league debut with Montreal in 1999 and has a 48-60 record and a 4.45 ERA in 151 career starts.
He'd never been traded. He went from a team near his Kentucky hometown to one on the East Coast. He went from a club contending for a playoff berth to one heading for a third consecutive last-place finish.
Now he's ready to make his home in the nation's capital. Kearns agreed Thursday to a three-year contract that guarantees the outfielder $17.5 million and adds a long-term piece to Washington's rebuilding effort.
"I don't think there's going to be a better place to be very soon," Kearns said. "I feel comfortable here, and I feel good about where it's going."
Matheny's announcement Thursday that he is hanging up his catching gear after 13 major league seasons came as no surprise. He didn't play again for the San Francisco Giants after May 31 following a series of foul tips he took in the mask - and doctors warned him that he was more susceptible to even further damage if he received another blow.
"This is not a shoulder, a knee or an elbow," Matheny said on a conference call. "We're talking about the brain. ... I didn't expect this. I don't think anybody did."
In early December, Matheny underwent another extensive battery of tests at the Sports Concussion Program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to determine if his symptoms had subsided. They had not.
He said that on Dec. 28 he tried to exercise and after his heart rate had been elevated he experienced the same troublesome symptoms for a day and a half, such as fatigue, memory problems and a tough time focusing and seeing straight.
The 36-year-old Matheny played his last full season in 2005, his first year with San Francisco, and earned his fourth NL Gold Glove award. He owns a .239 career batting average with 67 home runs and 443 RBIs in 1,305 games for Milwaukee (1994-98), Toronto (1999), St. Louis (2000-04) and the Giants (2005-06).
Matheny is known as a fierce competitor who often was the first to show up at the stadium during spring training, sometimes at 6 a.m. He will miss his relationship with pitchers the most.
"As my catcher and as a person he just meant so much to me," said Giants pitcher Matt Morris, who also threw to Matheny in St. Louis. "On the field he taught me how to be a professional. Off the field he taught me to be a man and a respectful person. He's going to be sorely missed by everybody.
"Unfortunately through his head trauma and concussions, it's just ending a little abruptly to him. He was a guy so hard-nosed and he wanted to play every day, so for it to end this way is unfortunate. After the blows to the head, he wasn't the same. We want the old Mike Matheny back, baseball player or not."
Now, Matheny will spend more time at home with his wife and their five children.
"It's been a fun ride," he said. "The finality of it just kind of hit today as I was signing the papers. I have been blessed beyond what I could have imagined. For me it's all been kind of a fantasy ride the whole time."
When the Giants acquired Bengie Molina during the winter meetings in December, general manager Brian Sabean said he had spoken to Matheny.
Matheny told Sabean he understood the team had to move forward with its plans for next year, with or without him.
Sabean said at the time that it made him "sick to my stomach" to replace Matheny, but San Francisco did get a front-line catcher in Molina.
"I think it's safe to say while we knew this day was going to come, you're never really prepared for the finality of it all," Sabean said Thursday. "We wish him the best. We're going to sorely miss him as an individual and as a baseball player."
Athletes sustain an estimated 300,000 concussions nationwide each year, according to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's concussion program. Most recover fully, but experts believe a person who suffers a concussion is more prone to one in the future.
The concussion center in Pittsburgh developed a computerized test called "ImPACT" that puts the brain to work and derives data about points of trauma - measuring attention, memory, processing speed and reaction time.
Matheny hopes his case shows that concussions happen in baseball, too, and such testing could be beneficial.
"I think all of baseball is going to learn from it," Sabean said.
Matheny plans to take it easy and has promised his family he will give himself time to heal. Doctors have told him it could still be six or nine months until he's fully recovered.
"I know Little League is probably going to be my arena right now," he said.


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There is a phrase in the news business called "burying the lead." This happens when a key element to a story is not placed in the headline or even in the first paragraph of the story. Instead, it is somewhere down in the story's body. This can be done for several reasons. Sometimes, an editor just won't see the value in it. Other times, particularly in the case of press releases, the details might be so odd that the people sending it would prefer not to call attention to it.
For example, if I were to tell you that a man was arrested for public intoxication, you probably would just assume some guy got a little wasted at a bar. If, way down in the story, it mentioned he was arrested outside his daughter's sweet sixteen party after he got dressed up as a baby and drank a fifth of tequila out of a baby's bottle while crying, "Baby want mommy to wipe his widdle bottom," you might think to yourself, "Someone buried the lead."
On Wednesday, such a release happened across my e-mail inbox.
Houston police are awaiting autopsy results in the death of a woman on a passenger plane at 3700 North Terminal Road about 6 a.m. today (Jan. 2).
The victim, 25, was pronounced dead shortly after landing. Her identity and cause of death are pending notification to family members and autopsy results from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
Sounds like someone made it to Houston and suffered a terrible illness or accident and wound up dead. It's terrible. It even sounds like, given the address, perhaps it was a private plane. Well, read on...
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About eight hours into a commercial flight from São Paulo, Brazil, to Dallas/Forth Worth, the woman went into medical distress. Members of the flight crew, aided by a physican who happened to be on board, began performing emergency medical procedures as the plane was diverted to Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Shortly after landing, the woman was pronounced dead.
There are no apparent signs of trauma nor any indication of foul play.
Let's start over. A woman flying from Brazil to Dallas went into medical distress that was so severe, the plane had to land in Houston at 3700 North Terminal Road, better known as George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
That is SLIGHTLY different from a woman dying after getting off a plane at some unknown address. Certainly, police and other officials didn't want to cause a ruckus at an airport, but I'm not sure how saying a woman became sick and died on a plane is necessarily going to cause people to fly into a panic, but what do I know.
No word on what happened or the cause of her death, but at least we now know the official address of the airport.


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Sam M. Goldfarb Sr, was one of about a half-dozen businessmen to form the San Antonio Golf Association, SAGA, now Golf San Antonio, in 1938 with the main purpose of bringing back the then defunct Texas Open. He was was longtime president of the San Antonio Golf Association in the 1940's and 50's when the Texas Open was played at Brackenridge Park Golf Course in San Antonio, Texas.
He helped by bringing Bob Hope and Bing Crosby as special guests in the early 1940's.
Sam was involved with pro golf, amateur golf and junior golf here for more than 50 years, leading to his induction into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame in 2012.
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Dr Muck's Blog 6th Dec 2009
You should always feel comfortable enough with your partner for her to find you face down on the living room floor at 5am.
Preferably still breathing. I've ordered a defibrillator and an iron lung machine off ineedoneofthosebad.com and they should be here in time for the weekend. Whether they are here in time for me is a different story though…
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Something I miss very much from London are the monthly sober Morning Gloryville raves at Oval Space in East London. Never have I ever felt so free to be me and so completely accepted while exploring the edges of my comfort zone and expressing myself through movement. Never have I ever experienced a community so supportive and encouraging of self love and kindness to one another. I miss those mornings so much.
I learned so much from those 6:30am starts, dancing my heart out all before heading off to work. I opened my mind and my heart to a whole world where people are so kind and FULL of LOVE. I learned how much a positive movement can bring change and observed first hand the ripple effect that positively impacts every energy being around you. I learned that I'm not alone in my thoughts about the sadness in the world. I learned that change starts at home, with me. Most importantly I learned that LOVE starts at home, LOVE starts within me.
I've had a turbulent history when it comes to self love. Only recently have I become aware of how fragile and low my self esteem has been throughout my life for as long as I can remember. There have been external influences at times which have boosted my confidence but as I have learned, these external influences are short lived and cannot be relied upon when it comes to nurturing a healthy self esteem.
The reality is; without self love there can not be any other kind of love.
Maybe it's something I have always known in the back of my mind, or perhaps I've read it or heard it around the place but it never truly sunk in. I've had the knowledge and almost feared putting it into practice. I would find myself in situations where everyone is free to be who they are and yet find myself so limited, scared, afraid of embarrassing myself, worried about what other people would think. The result of this thinking crippled me with extreme social anxiety, something that I'm still working on and managing today.
It almost sounds crazy to me now to admit how finally at the age of 29 I found the Morning Gloryville community and found this perfect balance of my inner and outer self. It set in motion something within me that wanted to nurture that balanced state. I realised that I needed to develop my self love to raise my vibration and surround myself with others on that same frequency. The sign of achieving this comes from the feeling of connectedness within a community.
I realised I had actually been working towards having this kind of community around me for the last three years and it had finally become a reality in those moments of sweaty, heart filled, smiley dancing at 7am on a Wednesday in a big open space filled with coffee, green smoothies, glitter, unicorns, face painting and the most loving and kind people I had met outside of my friends.
A place in my heart opened up, reached out and grabbed my hand and said "You are love".
I wanted to share the details here of The Gloryville Effect;
'The Gloryville Effect' is our way of taking positive action when the world needs it the most. It's about taking matters that deeply hurt us into our own hands. It's about inspiring grassroots movements and every-day people to lead the way. We are raising funds to help us visit refugee camps, divided communities and poverty-stricken areas FOR FREE. We will spread smiles, cuddles, play, moments of joy, transformation and hope. #thegloryvilleeffect
This exciting and challenging new mission will take Morning Gloryville and our healing experiences to orphanages, refugee camps and poverty stricken communities around the world.
In association with reputable and experienced charities like Peace Direct and Love Support Unite who already have a lot of experience on the ground, so we approach the charitable element of our work in a sensitive and helpful ways.
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New York REC First to Help 1,000 Providers Meet Meaningful Use
As the federal health IT regional extension centers work furiously with providers across the country to implement health IT systems, the New York REC is leading the pack in fulfilling the ultimate mission of all RECs—helping providers to "meaningfully use" health IT and gain federal incentives.
The New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) Regional Extension Center has become the first in the nation to certify over 1,000 provider clients for the meaningful use EHR incentive program, according to a NYeC press release.
A total of 62 RECs were developed by Department of Health and Human Services to aid physician practices and rural and critical access hospitals in the selection, implementation, and best practice use of EHR systems and other health IT. The milestone for NYeC indicates that over 1,000 NYeC clients have successfully implemented health IT systems and met the quality measures established in the meaningful use EHR incentive program—which offers Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement payments to providers who use certified EHR systems to meet critical measures. Several measures center on providing patients with electronic copies of their medical records.
"It's a great feeling to have helped so many providers achieve real results from using electronic medical records, which is what the term 'Meaningful Use' is all about," said Paul Wilder, director of the NYeC REC, in a press release. "The business partnerships we've developed with the local organizations around the state, including many Regional Health Information Organizations, have been an important part of our success as a REC.
"New York State has made some pioneering investments in health IT and we've been able to build upon that."
The accomplishment comes as the 62 regional extension centers work to become self-sustainable entities separate from federal funding that is set to expire in 2013.
The REC program was created with funding from the 2009 HITECH Act. As of April 2012, more than 140,000 healthcare providers had enrolled in REC programs nationwide, with more than 77,000 having installed an EHR, and nearly 11,500 providers demonstrating "meaningful use" of EHR technology as part of the government's EHR Incentive Program, according to an Association of Regional Centers for Health Information Technology (ARCH-IT) press release.
The RECs recently organized into the national ARCH-IT association, which will advocate for the RECs with the intent of promoting activity in the health IT environment as well as creating enduring and sustainable REC organizations that "promote and facilitate the integration of operational efficiency, clinical efficacy and revenue maximizations in clinical practices through the adoption and use of health IT," according the ARCH-IT press release.


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A Specialty Bakery & Cafe on Martha's Vineyard with a Brazilian flair.
Located in the heart of Vineyard Haven on Martha's Vineyard, Sweet Bites is a family owned small batch bakery where everything is made fresh and with a whole lot of love. Specializing in weddings and events, we hope you will consider letting us be a part of your future celebrations.
We also have free WIFI and lots of outlet power to charge up your laptop or phone for your next coffee business meeting!


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Pewter is a rugged, rustic metal with a dull silver finish flecked with black. It can be found in everything from beer mugs to candlesticks. One of the great things about pewter finishes is the matt sheen, which requires no polishing. When preparing to apply faux finishes, choose items that you are reasonably certain you do not want in their current condition, because the process is difficult to reverse. Metal, wood and smooth plastics make ideal surfaces for this finish, which will be applied in two parts.
Sand or rough up the surface lightly with 220-grit sandpaper or ultra-fine steel wool, so the paint will adhere properly.
Set the item to be finished on a plastic tarp, or mask off around it with plastic and masking tape if it is permanently attached, such as a light fixture might be. Remove screws or similar pieces, as well as glass and other non-paintable surfaces, or cover them with masking tape.
Apply a coat of spray primer to the entire area to be faux-finished. Hold the can 8 to 10 inches from the surface and move it in stroking motions, keeping the can moving, releasing the trigger at the end of each stroke. Allow the primer to dry for 30 minutes.
Spray on a coat of flat black enamel using the same spray technique. Be sure to cover all of the primer so that none of it shows through the black. Allow the black coat to dry until it is completely dry to the touch.
Apply a coat of silver spray enamel. The cheaper paint gives a more convincing matt finish. Avoid paints that are advertised as chrome repair or have very high-gloss finishes; what you need is the right look. Apply the silver sparingly so that some of the black shows through in a few places to give dark grey shadows. Work to prevent runs and drips by spraying in short bursts.
Dust the silver with a few very light strokes of black to give the feeling of the porous surface. Hold the can farther back and work in very short, stationary bursts. This will speckle the silver and add depth to the finish. Don't worry if you go too far; more silver can be added. Once you have the look you are happy with, stop.
Apply a coat of matt clear enamel spray finish over the silver to seal the finish.
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- "Decorative Paint and Faux Finishes": Jeanne Huber; Sunset Books, 2006
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I certainly wasn't expecting to find European-style castles and other luxurious things in Ohio's Hocking Hills, nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
Yes, they have some of the more expected things, like biker bars, ATV riding and nature hikes. But for the area to have not one, but two European nobility-style destinations, is kind of mind-blowing. The Hocking Hills are an hour's drive southeast of Columbus.
Glenlaurel is a Scottish-style country inn manor located in Rockbridge, Ohio. Their beautiful property and topography resembles the aristocracy-owned hunting lodges of Scotland. Accommodations options include suites, "crofts" (a Scottish word for smaller homes) and cottages. The cottages, with hot tubs and gas fireplaces, were built in a circle, yet at careful angles so that their vistas are completely private. You can feel free to let it all hang out, as it were.
High-level executives and other members of society have met "neighbors" in the center of the circle, complete with grills and picnic benches, and subsequently vacation there at the same date each year. The cottages have created their own little Scottish village society in a very real way.
The inn has Scottish links golf, a spa and beautifully groomed walking trails. They also have a fine dining restaurant in the main manor house, serving delicacies like juicy stuffed pheasant and garden-fresh vegetable soups. Scottish touches abound, like water served in cold pewter Celtic vessels, Scottish poetry read at dinner and bagpipe music playing. There's a fun-loving Scottish pub downstairs.
If a royal, medieval British experience fires your imagination, you have to check out Ravenswood Castle and Medieval Villages. Dine or sip tea in the great hall, complete with heraldry-bedecked hearth. Stay in rooms fit for any palace in the castle. Much of the furniture was purchased from some of Europe's finest homes.
The basement bedroom – the Duke's Dungeon – caters to more exotic tastes: the bed is a (stretch) rack built for two. It's even more exotic if you think about the logistics... after all, how do you get both people situated and stretched, hand-and-feet, on the rack? You need a third person to be there.
Surrounding the castle are private little village cottages. For a funky, yet modestly priced option, they also have gypsy wagons to stay in, just like days of yore.
To really feel like royalty, get a private bird's eye view of the castle and surrounding region in a four-seater plane ride. Whether you fly for 20 minutes or more, veteran pilot has over 40 years' flying experience. With Hocking Hills Scenic Air Tours, you'll see the natural beauty of the Ohio River area.
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- Ohio's best-kept secret: state park lodges — Oct. 6, 2013
- Helsingborg, Sweden — Dec. 17, 2012
- Columbus, Ohio: The New Foodie Mecca — Aug. 25, 2011
- Joshua Tree National Park, A B&B Experience — Aug. 3, 2009


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Daily Archives: 31 Aug 2016
The 2017 Dungan Lecture at the University of Tennessee
Thursday at 5.30 pm at Cox Auditorium
David L. Dungan Memorial Lecture
• Professor Dale Martin, Yale University
"Sexual(Im)morality in Early Christianity"
A Conversation You'll Never Overhear At Your Local Walmart
The following will never be something you overhear at Walmart for reasons that are obvious to everyone:
- 10 year old girl1: Mommy, I have cheerleader2 practice tonight at 6.
- Mom: You can't make it tonight honey, we have something else to do.
- 10 year old: What's more important than cheer???
- Mom: Midweek Prayer service at Church.
- 10 year old: Oh mom, that's right. I forgot. I can't wait to be with my Church friends. We have a lot more fun than we do at cheer practice.
- Mom: Your daddy and I love our Bible Study group. Comeon honey, we need to get home and get ready.
- 10 year old: Let's get dinner from Taco Bell!
- Mom: Let's!
1 Substitute any age child you wish and either sex
2 Substitute any sport or activity
Twitter Misprisions: Or, How Journalists Should Stop Pretending to Be Historians
Don't you hate it when modern American journalists take an attitude of superiority towards ancient cultures and peoples and accuse them of 'strangeness' only because they neither live in ancient times nor understand ancient cultures but instead want to superimpose modern views onto ancient peoples?
I do.
There wouldn't have been anyone in ancient Israel that would have seen their attitudes towards sexual matters as 'strange'. They would, though, see as strange the flood of pornography, beastiality, pedophilia, homosexuality, and various other sexual behaviors and deviancies presently lapping at our culture's shores.
Here's an idea: hows about not impugning the long dead with anachronistic evaluations. How about we try that for a while, journalists.
The Bee Stings The 'But Jesus Never Said Anything About That' Mob
Want to know what I'm incredibly tired of? Christians speaking out against felony home invasion. I'll never understand why self-described "followers of Christ" feel so comfortable rallying around a topic that Jesus never even mentioned.
Can you name one single time Jesus specifically addressed this issue? No, you can't.
If you disagree with me, then by all means, point in your Bible to the verse where Jesus explicitly says, "Do not engage in either first, second, or third degree home invasion."
Please, show me the verse where Jesus says, "Do not forcefully enter the house of another with the intent to commit a felony, larceny, or assault once inside."
Or just save yourself the time, because those verses are nowhere to be found.
Jesus said a lot of things, but He obviously saw felony home invasion as a non-issue. But that certainly doesn't stop millions and millions of hypocritical Christians from cutting-and-pasting other things He said in order to form a haphazard theology, based on their own personal prejudices and fears, that discriminates against career home invaders and seeks to deprive them of rights essential to their being.
Shame on you!
You call yourselves followers of Jesus, but you speak out against home invaders? Jesus never said ANYTHING about felony home invasion!
But guess what? Here are a few things Jesus really DID say:
- "Bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you." –Luke 6:28
- "From one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either." –Luke 6:29
- "From one who takes away your goods do not demand them back." –Luke 6:30
Extremely inconvenient verses for anti-home-invaders, wouldn't you say? These words imply that, if anything, Jesus was in favor of felony home invasion.
For those Christians who are still stuck on this issue, here's another thing Jesus said: "Judge not."
If you claim to be a Christian yet you judge home invaders, you need to take a long, hard look in your Bible—and then a long, hard look in the mirror.


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MyPlate is a new generation icon with the intent to prompt consumers to think about building a healthy plate at meal times and to seek more information to help them do that by going to ChooseMyPlate.gov. The new MyPlate icon emphasizes the fruit, vegetable, grains, protein foods, and dairy groups. Later in 2011, MiPlato was launched as the Spanish-language version of MyPlate.
ChooseMyPlate.gov provides practical information to individuals, health professionals, nutrition educators, and the food industry to help consumers build healthier diets with resources and tools for dietary assessment, nutrition education, and other user-friendly nutrition information. As Americans are experiencing epidemic rates of overweight and obesity, the online resources and tools can empower people to make healthier food choices for themselves, their families, and their children.
MyPlate, MiPlato, and ChooseMyPlate.gov were developed by and are maintained by the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy & Promotion (CNPP).


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Excel Namespace Classes for Extending the Office Object Model in VSTO
In VSTO, the Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel namespace contains classes that are relevant to the Microsoft Office Excel application. Here are the class names, along with short descriptions:
Workbook: This class represents the Workbook object from the Excel object model.
Worksheet: Worksheet class extends the functionality of the Worksheet class from the Excel object model, exposes events, and acts as a container for controls.
ChartSheet: This class represents an Excel worksheet that contains only a chart.
Chart: Chart control represents a chart object and exposes events.
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It's kind of a wonderful book.
In fact, it's probably the best Disney book I've ever read.
What makes "It's Kind of a Cute Story" so great isn't just because it's about a legendary Imagineer whose work includes some of the most beloved Disneyland attractions ever built – The Haunted Mansion, 'it's a small world,' The Enchanted Tiki Room. It's because it's told by Rolly Crump himself – he's hilarious, oddball, and filled to the brim with cute little stories. It's as if Rolly is sitting across from you in a comfy chair with a glass of wine, recounting everything from the posters he made advertising marijuana (yep) to his peculiar fascination with mobiles to the mischievous pranks Disney animators played on each other. I literally laughed out loud several times while reading this book.
Did you know that Rolly designed the fanciful Tower of the Four Winds? Did you know he hated it and didn't want it to come back to Disneyland after the New York World's Fair? Instead it was cut up and thrown into the ocean (!). Rolly is forthright with his opinions and isn't afraid to tell it like it is. And I love that.
For me, the book is most interesting when it reveals some of the creative differences between artists and the push-and-shove of egos within WED, Walt's small team of designers for Disneyland. For example, Roger Broggie apparently didn't like Rolly and Yale Gracey very much and he refused to help them build effects for the Haunted Mansion. When Rolly designed some portraits for the "stretch room" of the Haunted Mansion, Marc Davis came to look at them and said they were no good and that he would redo them. And there was quite a rift between Rolly and Dick Irvine – they didn't see eye to eye on anything! It's fascinating to see the passion these artists had and the lengths they went to defend their designs and ideas.
The book explores Rolly's incredibly colorful life – growing up, becoming a Disney animator, and working on many memorable theme park projects, including: the delightfully kooky Museum of the Weird, the Tomorrowland redesign of 1967 (including the Tomorrowland Terrace stage and the wonderful flower beds at the entrance to the land), his time as Supervising Art Director of Disneyland (where he saw to everything from the chain links in the queues, to trees which are still in the park today, to the lighting in many park areas including 'small world' and Tomorrowland, to theming the popcorn carts and trash cans to their respective lands), some dark rides for Walt Disney World (including the greatly missed Mr. Toad's Wild Ride), ideas for EPCOT (including a master plan with a very different World Showcase and design for the Wonders of Life and The Land pavilion – which John Hench pretty much all hated), Knott's Bear-y Tales, and more.
There are lesser-known projects here too. I had no idea that Rolly designed what basically amounts to an alternate version of the Enchanted Tiki Room for the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, complete with animatronic birds. Nor did I know he helped design an Omnimover-type ride that took riders to the bottom of the ocean for a project called Ocean Center.
The book is filled with great photos and examples of Rolly's work in color and black & white. Unfortunately in my copy there is a small glitch with the image of 'small world' on page 81. But other than that, the book is a joy to look at as well as to read.
What I most enjoyed from this book is Rolly's working relationship with Walt and how things got done. There was no guest research or test marketing. If Walt thought something was a good idea, he just went ahead and did it. "Well, build the goddamn thing then!" he says to Rolly, regarding the 'small world' facade.
There's also some really great little nuggets of wisdom from Rolly about working and life in general. One of them is: believe in the people that work for you and turn them loose, because you'll end up with a much better product. Another: accept life as it's handed to you and just enjoy it, and have a sense of humor.
One more thing – I was amused to learn that one of Walt's favorite sayings was "Oh, for Christ's sake!" for anything that irritated him. (Just wait 'till you read the cute little story about the Christmas present Rolly made for Walt involving the the word "Shit" – his favorite cuss word.) There are a million other little stories and they're all so fun.
Do yourself a favor, fellow readers – GET THIS BOOK. I highly recommend it to Disney fans or anyone who appreciates the art and design that goes into theme parks. Many thanks to Jeff Heimbuch for all his hard work putting the book together – it was well worth it!
You can purchase a paperback copy of "It's Kind of a Cute Story" on Amazon for $20.70 (17% off! Eligible for free shipping!) or the Kindle Edition for $4.99. If you're in the SoCal area, there are a few chances coming in a few weeks to meet Rolly Crump and get your copy signed. Visit the official book site for details.
(Note: My review is unbiased; I purchased this book myself and I have no personal or working connection with the authors or publishers.)