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Mexico calls 2012 attack on U.S. Embassy vehicle a 'crass error'
A 2012 incident in which Mexican federal police raked an armored U.S. Embassy vehicle with gunfire was the result of a "crass error" in judgment by the officers but was not an ambush ordered by organized crime, the nation's top security czar said Wednesday.
In the Aug. 24, 2012, incident, federal police attacked a U.S. Embassy vehicle, riddling it with at least 152 rounds of assault weapons fire in what U.S. diplomats later termed an "ambush."
The attack occurred along a mountain road southwest of the capital.
Speaking with foreign reporters, National Security Commissioner Monte Alejandro Rubido said the jailing of 14 former federal police following the incident was proof that Mexico did not sweep the shooting under the rug.
Rubido said the federal police in unmarked cars were patrolling an area near the hamlet of Tres Marias, where they had broken up a kidnapping ring a day earlier.
"Suddenly they saw a vehicle with characteristics unusual for that region. They ordered it to stop. They were not in uniform because they were conducting an investigation," Rubido said.
"When the driver of the vehicle saw that armed people were ordering him to halt, he fled. But in a crass error, a crass error, the police began to shoot at the vehicle assuming that criminals were inside," Rubido said.
The gray Toyota SUV had visible front and rear diplomatic license plates, and the attack occurred in daylight.
Inside were two U.S. officials, identified in U.S. and Mexican media reports as CIA employees, and a Mexican naval officer. All three men were injured in the attack. A separate unit of federal police arrived to defend the victims. The two Americans were hastily evacuated from Mexico.
Rubido acknowledged that suspicions arose that the federal police unit was working for organized crime active in mountainous Morelos state, known for drug trafficking and kidnapping groups.
"A deep investigation was conducted into why the police acted this way," Rubido said, and "the overwhelming conclusion" was that the federal police were not linked to any organized crime group.
Since the police used what Rubido termed as "excessive force," the men are now in jail awaiting trial on that charge. None have yet been convicted, he said.
"There are 14 police in prison, so you can see that there is no type of tolerance for this," Rubido said.
A U.S. Embassy spokesman offered no immediate response to Rubido's remarks on the 2012 incident.
Since 2008, U.S.-Mexican cooperation on anti-narcotics matters has soared, and multiple U.S. agencies help fight crime here under the Merida Initiative, an unprecedented partnership in which the U.S. Congress has appropriated $2.1 billion.
Some of the money goes to programs that vet federal police for honesty through periodic polygraph exams and probes into their character.
The government of President Enrique Pena Nieto has chalked up numerous victories against crime gangs since taking power in late 2012, including the Feb. 22 capture of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, head of the Sinaloa Cartel and widely considered one of the world's biggest drug lords.

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American missing men and women in Mexico
If you believe one of these people is your relative, please read this information for help:
Buscapersonas David Nostas is a Facebook page that post missing people in Mexico. He has been doing this for a very long time and is a well-known and respected man. He has many followers and you may try to post a photo of your missing loved one there, if you think they may be in Mexico. On David's Facebook page, many of their posts are of people whom are believed to be American that are lost or purposely in Mexico for many reasons. Many of MPofA readers see the posts and send them to me to be added here as they believe they may be missing American's that are lost in Mexico. So, know that some of the photos I have posted here are from the posts on that Facebook page and others were given to me directly by someone who emailed me. If they come from David's page I do not have much information than what was forwarded to me.
Since this post was written, many have tried to contact those that have originally posted the photos. Some respond, but most do not, leaving a frustration situation for those trying to figure out if this is their loved one or not.
Your best bet is to contact the US Embassy unless otherwise stated on the photo. Please go to this link to get started.
You may also try contacting ColibriCenter for help. Half-way down the page is English if you cannot read the Spanish.
You may try posting on the Facebook page BUSCANDO DESAPARECIDOS EN LA FRONTERA, to see if anyone recognizes the photo.
And, as mentioned above posting on David Nostras page.
Scroll down to see the photos and read the stories of homeless people in Mexico that are believed to be from the US or Canada. These stories are running in reverse chronological order.
If you recognized the person, or believe they may be a match to a missing person, please forward this story to them. Also, included in this post is a few stories and photos of missing people who were know to be going to Mexico before they disappeared, and are still missing.
2019 – We have a couple that may be missing in Mexico. They would have entered Mexico from Laredo.
Chad Peters and Tammy Arthur have been missing since around October 2018. The authorities stated that a video shows them entering Mexico several times with their vehicle full of their "stuff". They were driving a 2018 Honda Accord. A phone call came from Temapache, but there is no confirmation that it was them that called. Tammy is 4'11" and 90 pounds with brown hair and eyes and Chad is 5'10" tall, 150 pounds with shaved head and green eyes. If you have seen them, please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com or Davidnostas and have him contact me. Thank you.
Check out this story about a man missing in Mexico since 2017
List Begins
Sept. 27, 2018 – We have a new woman to add to the list:
Do you Recognize this Homeless American man in Mexico
June 11, 2017 – This morning I received this below post from several people. It is posted in Spanish, but has been translated. It reads:
#Davidnostas Mexican friends let's help this young man, it takes months lost and apparently has amnesia
Description: 1.85 ft tall, fair complexion, Colorado by the sun, eyes between green and blue, medium build, dark blond hair broad tickets.
Message sent by: Mariel Perez
Hello good evening, I'd like to ask your support to publish the image of this person since months ago is lost. Last night I saw him personally and caused more impact on me, I don't have the resources, nor the means to help him but I have faith that this page can help you. I can tell that he is a person doesn't remember anything as if he had lost his memory in an accident, he speaks English and some Spanish, is expressed as a person under investigation. Wear a sign that says car accident, this young man lives of charity and roam the city and usually found in the vicinity of a hospital named Carlos Canseco in Mexican Army, he has seen from #tuxpan, #Veracruz #Altamira, #Tampico and limits of #cdmadero #tamaulipas. I've been trying to get the municipality authorities support me but no reply. In advance thank you Don David for his great work.
UPDATE 6/7/17 – "IF ANY BODY IS LOOKING FOR A MISSING PERSON.. or A MISSING RELATIVE. THERE IS A LADY IN RIO BRAVO TAMAULIPAS. HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OFF HER. SHE IS WHITE DOESN'T KNOW SPANISH.. PLEASE IF U HAVE A HEART SHARE THIS.. SOMEONE IS MISSING A LOVE ONE.. PLEASE HELP ME SHARE THIS..THANK U SO MUCH Posted by: https://www.facebook.com/corazonsito123 PLEASE NOTE: This woman below is the same woman that was photographed in Dec. 2016. We dubbed her Nuevo Laredo Jane Doe. Go about mid down on this page to see the other photo of her. She has a cat cage and several cats with her.
Here's a better close up photo of her:
UPDATE 4/3/17 – MPofA received this photo. "This man was seen today (April 2nd 2017) in Reynosa México. He doesn't remember his name or where he's from. Hope someone recognizes him."
UPDATE 3/3/17 – Jhonatan Sanchez posted on Facebook about this American man in Zihuatanejo in the state of Guerrero, also said he is originally from Dallas, TX goes by the name of Anthony, he said he went to Guerrero on vacation, had an accident and his family thinks he's dead.
UPDATE 2/26/17 – "He sleeps and roams the historical center of xalapa veracruz, non aggressive is very quiet he has blue eyes, please share."
Many are wondering if the above man is Robert Fisher (below) from Scottsdale, Arizona wanted by the FBI for killing his wife and two children in 2001.
UPDATE 7/19/17 – IDENTIFIED Jessica Jane DOE – It has been brought to my attention that Jessica Jane Doe has been identified. With the help from the America Red Cross in Mexico, she was identified and was from South Carolina, not NC. She has been united with her family. Her true identity was not disclosed.
UPDATE 2/23/17 – This is a new photo of a woman that was found in Mexico. Do you know who she is?
A rough translation of the below text reads: She says her name is Jessica from North Carolina. I do not understand as she only speaks English. She was beaten. She is disoriented and is at the Red Cross in Juarez." I am also hearing Nuevo Leon Mexico. If anyone knows the right city let me know.
UPDATE 2/9/17 – We have a new person to add to the list. He is near a border town in mexico around the Rio Grande Valley area in South Texas. He is believed to be lost homeless in Valle Hermoso, Tamaulipas, Mexico, they say he only speaks english which seems to be American. If you think you recognize him, let me know.
I received the above photo on 3/22/17. I believe it is the same man in the photo above. "Seen in Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas.
UPDATE 1/17/17 – Below is another man who is homeless in Mexico. This is the same man that was seen sitting in front of the bar in Tijuana (picture below with the pink wall.) After receiving this photo below, he has been ruled out as being missing John Terry, by his family.
UPDATE 12/24/16 – We have a new man on this post that appears to be American lost in Mexico. He was seen in Tijuana.
"We have been seeing this American man who is no older than 25 he is in rough shape he needs to go back to America he needs help. Today his eyes were both purple and blue. He is going to end up dead on the streets here if he doesn't go home.I asked him his name he replied his name was John.Here is the best photo we could get of him."
Please note that I know a front photo of him is imperative to make a match so I am waiting for one from the person that sent this photo. They now know he goes by the name of John. (Received photo above and John Terry has been ruled out by his family.)
Please note this woman is believed to be the same woman under the 6/7/17/ post above. UPDATE 12/16/16 – I have received a photo of a woman who looks homeless and is believed to be American. She is Nuevo Laredo which is a city located in the Municipality of Nuevo Laredo in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It's right by the banks of the Rio Grande, across from the United States city of Laredo, Texas.
A message was translated and it read: Translate : Gorda Melendez wrote, "The other day she went to my work, No one can help her because she only speak English, She have a AT&T line (American) She wants to make a call , she can used it because she didn't pay she used my phone she spoke with a Man asking why he didn't pay for the phone I think he ask her how she's been she only repeat yes , yes , yes and said that she was waiting for the transfer . That was it, she thank me and she left. She have a temper."
Another message posted said: Gabriel Quintero Mtz wrote, "I work in a gym I'm a trainer she paid for a week, she came back in a month, they didn't let her paid for another week because of the way she looks. The thing that got my attention was that she run in the treadmill for 20 min , like a professional runner, then I was like it's weird that a "homeless " workout like that , she only speak English, she did a good workout , she didn't bother anyone."
Although there is not a full frontal photo, I am hoping that I will get one in the next few days.
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Over this year, I have been getting photos of men that are believed to be American stranded in Mexico, and I have attempted to try to match photos of known men that have gone to Mexico and are now missing.
Noel Shankle, 28, has been missing since February 2012. He was last seen in Carrollton, Texas and last heard from by his daughter.
"He has a 4-year-old and calls her every night to say goodnight," Nelly Shankle, Noel's mother told the Valley Central.
The family knows he rented a car from Hertz in Harlingen and drove into Mexico to get dental work done. A trip he has taken in the past. The 2011 silver Nissan Altima he rented was not turned back into the rental car company. The family does not know if he is still in Mexico or not, but there is a good possibility.
There is also James Robert Stacy. He was last seen driving between Ciudad Victoria and Matamoros Mexico on January 25, 2014.
As there seems to be more and more photos of men in Mexico that the photo takers believe may be from the US and are homeless.
One such person is in this photo above. The post reads, "This guy is in Taumalipas México. He DOES NOT speak Spanish."
There is also this man (photo above) This man has since passed away in Oct. 2016. – "An American White Male in Mexico and don't know his name or anything. He weighs now only about 90 to 100 lbs, this man needs help. Some people purchased him some food, but they are trying to get him identified. Apparently, if he don't know his name, may have been due to trauma of some sort, they nicknamed him Henry, he can't remember anything and to speak only English is a dead giveaway. This man don't belong over there and someone has to help get him to a hospital for DNA."
He was thought to be Carl Wiegand (Photo below), but after multiple attempts to contact the family, I never got a response from them. On Dec. 15, 2016, someone spotted the post about Carl and knew Carl's father and forwarded the information to him. I was able to speak with Carl's father and subsequently get more photos from Shelia Bradley. After looking at the photos Carl's father has ruled out the man as being Carl. Sadly, during the research into whether the man pictured above was actually Carl or not it was found that the man was killed by a car while he was standing in the street in Nov. 2016. Thank you Shelia Bradley for all your help on this case and getting more photos and finding out what happened to the man.
Carl Jonathan Wiegand from Texas was last heard from on March 9 near Falcon Dam. He was in Monterrey visiting family. He was going to cross back into the U.S. at Falcon Dam but then was redirected to cross at the Roma crossing. Carl was expect to appear at a funeral for an uncle but he never showed up nor had he been in touch with any family members.
There is also this man (photo below) "Someone to be looking for, this guy walks in Guasave Sinaloa, in the center is the spends more x the market, speaks only English and apparently suffers from their mental faculties, let us help you to get back with his family." Guasave Sinaloa is located in the north-western part of Mexico
Could this man be Jonathan Barmaki who disappeared from Jacumba in San Diego County next to the border fence and his car was found abandoned with his dog, Sandy deceased inside? It was later determined the dog died from natural causes.
Here is a photo of Jonathan. Is he the man in the above picture?
And here is another man in this video that was found on the streets of Nuevo Laredo.
As more photos come to me, I will add them to this post. Hopefully, with them all on one page, it can be shared to family's that believe their missing loved one is in Mexico, and a match can be made.
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Apple's $3.2 billion interest in Beats is driven, at least in part, by its desire to bring Jimmy Iovine into the company.
Iovine is the cofounder of Beats. He previously cofounded Interscope Records. Before all that, he produced music, including "Born to Run," Bruce Springsteen's greatest record and one of the best albums in history.
In addition to Iovine, Apple will get Dr. Dre and Ian Rogers, who runs Beats Music. Dre is a successful hip-hop producer. Rogers is a 40-year-old punk-rocking skater.
None of those people is an immediately obvious fit for the world's most valuable technology company.
But then again, neither is Angela Ahrendts, the former CEO of Burberry, who now leads Apple's retail operations. And neither is Paul Deneve, the former CEO of French fashion house, Yves St. Laurent, but he's now at Apple on special projects, reporting to Apple CEO Tim Cook. Apple also hired Nike's design director, Ben Shaffer.
In one of Steve Jobs' final keynotes, he said that what makes Apple special is that it sits at the intersection of technology and liberal arts.
"It's in Apple's DNA that technology alone is not enough," said Jobs. "It's technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities that yields us the result that makes our heart sing. And nowhere is that more true than in these post-PC devices."
Jobs was a once-in-lifetime talent who could successfully imbue technology with human touches. Now that he's gone, Cook is staffing up on people with a creative background to build the next generation of Apple's products.
In December, John Maeda explained what makes Apple special in a book review at The Wall Street Journal. He said, "Traditionally, design is treated like marketing — a superficial way to make a product seem more desirable," but at Apple, "the designers, in fact, were the ones creating the requirements for the technologists to achieve."
Apple has plenty of technologically talented people. But to thrive in the next 20 years, it needs to make sure it doesn't let those people completely take over. It needs the liberal-arts people like Iovine, Deneve, and Ahrendts to tell the technologists how to make their products appeal to normal human beings.
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Kerala is one of India's most special states. Founded quite recently, in 1956, today Kerala is extremely popular with tourists from around the world.
It's so popular in fact that National Geographic Traveler magazine has named it one of the "ten paradises of the world." High praise indeed! This is a relatively new designation – as recently as the 1980's, travellers hadn't even heard of Kerala. It used to be well off the beaten track for travellers in India.
What's the attraction to Kerala? Well, there are countless reasons. First and foremost is its natural beauty, located on the lush and tropi.jpgcal Malabar Coast. It's home to nearly 10,000 square kilometres of forest, and 1/4 of India's plant species. It's considered the global ayurveda capi.jpgtal, a popular form of traditional medicine. The state also has the highest literacy rate in all of India and one of India's highest standards of living.
Kerala is also well-known for its ecotourism initiatives, and its unique cultural traditions. Some popular attractions include the hill stations of Munnar (photo), Nelliampathi, and Ponmudi. There are numerous national parks and wildlife sanctuaries to explore, including Periyar and Eravikulam. Heritage sites in the region include the Mattancherry Palace, and the Padmanabhapuram Palace. Shoppers should be sure to hit the cities of Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram, and take in the traditional theatre and musical performances.
A good friend of mine from Canada is originally from Kerala. He returns to visit his family there, perhaps once every one or two years. Whenever he describes Kerala to me, he always uses the word 'special.' Some places we travel truly are special. Most who have been, seem to agree that Kerala is one of those special places.
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Everythingfalling by Gregory Euclide
Via @arrestedmotion, "miniature ecological worlds as grounded in reality as they are abstraction. These elaborately constructed microcosms provide a birds-eye perspective of the harmony and interconnectedness inherent within our natural systems, even if those connections are remixed in playful, gravity defying interpretations." More at Gregory Euclide.


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By Tim Williams, Ignition Consulting Group
When you shop for a car, you're looking for an "outcome", not a set of components that comprise an automobile. Imagine visiting your dream car's website and finding in place of a compelling description of the car and its main benefits, an exhaustive list of features. Or worse, a list of the components that make up the car – the hood, trunk, wheels, doors, motor, suspension, drive train, cooling system, lighting system, gauges, sensors, ignition system, starting system, switches (you get the idea).
A pretty ineffective way to sell a car, right? Remarkably, this is how the majority of agencies attempt to sell their own brand. Instead of selling the "end" of what they do, they sell the "means." Instead of the benefit, they sell the features.
Do a validation check
Incredulous? Go online and pick five agencies at random. It's very likely that four of the five will, either on their home page or one click away, feature a list of the "components" of their firm, as in:
"The Maple Group offers a complete range of creative services including marketing strategy, branding, graphic design, copywriting, media management, public relations, social media, mobile marketing, online advertising, search engine optimization, and web design." (Quoted from a real agency; name changed to protect the innocent.)
If you sell components, you're in the component business. Jeep doesn't sell ball bearings and steering columns; they sell the ability to scale rugged mountains.
Not interesting, and certainly not differentiating
Besides being a fundamental marketing mistake (remember "Sell the sizzle instead of the steak?") listing your "components" or services does absolutely nothing to differentiate your firm from others.
Here's a useful internal exercise to determine if what you put on a list of services is really worth listing. Precede the name of the service with "Unlike other agencies," as in:
Unlike other agencies ...
we're full service
we're integrated
we have a wide range of experience
And to list things like "copywriting" or "graphic design" is kind of like saying you also have electricity and running water. Aren't things like writing and design assumed to be part of what an advertising agency does? Don't waste your prospects' time talking about the things that are the price of entry in our business.
Making a strategic commitment
So why do agencies persist in this kind of marketing? In my opinion, it really boils down to lack of imagination about their own brand, coupled with a lack of effort. Listing the "features" of a business is easy (which is why most inexperienced marketers default to this approach). Carefully considering the end benefit of what you do is difficult – for two reasons:
First, because understanding and defining your core competency requires a lot of creative thought.
Second, because it requires you to make what business strategist Michael Raynor calls a "strategic commitment."
Years of research by Raynor, Ignition and others shows that firms that avoid making strategic commitments may survive but they do not prosper.
Do you want to just survive or do you want to prosper? Optimal success comes from understanding the ultimate benefit of what you do, articulating it in a compelling way, and being willing to commit to it as a business strategy.
If you're an advertising agency that's good at what you do, you're most certainly not in the components business. You're in the transformation business. And it's the best job in the entire business world.


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The Central Valley Community Foundation (CVCF) is currently working in partnership with The James Irvine Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation. By partnering with these funders we have been able to make significant progress on some of the most complex issues facing our region.
Current Initiatives:
CVCF and The James Irvine Foundation
CVCF is the fiscal agent and a driving force behind Cradle to Career Fresno County.
The project is supported by a grant from The James Irvine Foundation.
The James Irvine Foundation is a private, nonprofit grant-making foundation dedicated to expanding opportunity for the people of California to participate in a vibrant, successful, and inclusive society. The Foundation's grant-making focuses on expanding economic and political opportunity for families and young adults who are working but struggling with poverty. Since 1937 the Foundation has provided over $1.5 billion in grants to more than 3,600 nonprofit organizations throughout California. With about $2 billion in assets, the Foundation made grants of $74 million in 2015 for the people of California.
CVCF and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
CVCF began our partnership with The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation in 2007. Hewlett's trust and investment in us has helped us develop expertise in teen pregnancy prevention (TPP), become a thought partner and strengthened our role as a community leader in the region. CVCF was awarded multi-year grants in 2007, 2010, and 2013. A supplemental grant was awarded in 2015. Read more…
CVCF and S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
In spring 2015, CVCF began examining the impacts of the drought on San Joaquin Valley non-profit organizations that have been at the forefront of helping struggling individuals, families, and communities. The report, Beyond Almonds and Blonde Lawns, ends with conclusions and recommendations for how foundations and other investors can best assist CBOs to improve their impact and better serve vulnerable populations in the Valley.
The invitation to partner with The S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation through the Community Foundation Water Cohort provides an opportunity to build upon the key recommendations of the 2016 report. The project will further the exploration of solutions to alleviate drought conditions in the Central Valley in the following ways: deepening our understanding of the challenges and opportunities for Community Benefit Organizations (CBOs)/Nonprofits, address immediate capacity needs to support ongoing work in the drought and facilitate opportunities to share the Central Valley story with the rest of California through an arts and marketing platform.


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After School Hours
There are a number of afternoon activities open to the boarders before they return to the Boarding House.
After School Hours
Boarders have a number of options at end of the school day. To aid in their organization and academic development, all boys will complete two hours of supervised prep from Sunday to Thursday. They have a few choices on when they complete this prep so that they can fit it around their after school sports training. When they don't have co-curricular responsibilities, the boys can elect to go to straight to prep in the library for two hours, or they can go to the gym or pool for an hour, followed by an hour of prep before dinner and another hour after dinner- this is termed 'split prep'.
When not at prep, the boys usually return back to the boarding house for down time between 6:30 and 8:30 PM.
On Thursdays the boys traditionally participate in 'games night' after an hour of prep. They can always stay in the library if they have additional work to complete. On Thursdays we also hold our house meetings to finalise weekend leave, announcements and notices. They boys often wish to make a speech or host the occasional trivia quiz.
Back at the house the boys have a range of leisure options from table tennis, tennis, basketball, a variety of computer game consoles, Foxtel, Apple TV, cards, chess and music hall or they can simply relax in the comfort of their own space.
Our routines are designed to help the boarders get the most out of the opportunities offered at Newington. We provide a number of options for the boys after school to give them variety and freedom of choice and to help them feel comfortable and at home.
Academic development is our primary focus in boarding. Our routines and structures exist to provide the boys with the academic support they need in the long and short term. Our system supports the boys to plan assessments and manage several tasks at a time and helps them to overcome challenges in their latest units of work.
Our boarding staff are experienced academic tutors across a variety of fields. Each staff member is available at least two evenings a week to provide support as required. In addition, boarders have access to 'Study Hall' in the library from 3:30 – 5:00 PM.
Private tutoring can also be arranged according to the process below:
- Any person wishing to come into the Boarding House to do tutoring needs to complete a 'Working with Children' check. The necessary forms are available here.
- Tutors must be met and signed in at arrival by the Master-On-Duty.
- Organising tutors, including arrangements for payment, is the responsibility of the boarder and his family.
Learning to Drive
The Boarding House is partnered with NRMA who understand the difficulties faced by boarders who need to learn to drive. Because of this, they are offering a package deal including driving lessons and safe driving education sessions.
All boarders are expected to participate in the College's Sports program as required.
All boarders are expected to participate in the College's Sports program as required. This includes attending before/after school training sessions and involvement in weekend fixtures.
Most boys train two afternoons per week from 3:30 PM – 5:15 PM and compete in organised fixtures on Saturdays, with optional on-site training sessions from 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM.
These training sessions are held at College facilities or external venues. Newington College bus services run to and from most offsite venues.
On Saturdays, students are encouraged to support 'local' games that are taking place, particularly where other boarders are involved. We encourage the boys to support each other in their goals and achievements.


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Hallmark Holiday Abundance Gravy Boat with Underplate by SakuraSakura
This beautiful gravy boat with underplate was made by Sakura for Hallmark. The pattern name is Holiday Abundance and features a white background with a green pattern and gold accents. The gravy boat measures approximately 8" long by 3-1/2" wide by 3-1/2" tall and the underplate measures 8-1/8" long by 5-7/8" across. The gravy boat and underplate are in very good condition and are free from chips, cracks and crazing..


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seriously, my little fella does this almost everyday.
i'll pull the diaper back up and 2 seconds later i turn around and it's
back like this. i don't know what the deal is. maybe it's a
sign to come - do we a have a future plumber on our hands?
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It's back to business for Carolina Panthers LB Luke Kuechly
Carolina Panthers middle linebacker Luke Kuechly knocked out a final paper on Walt Disney's business strategies in May to finish his business marketing degree at Boston College.
The diploma is at his parents' house in Cincinnati, hopefully displayed more prominently than the Defensive Player of the Year Award he kept stashed in its box two years ago.
"It's all in Latin, so I don't even know if it says I graduated," Kuechly joked Thursday. "My mom's got it. She was all excited. So we're done with that."
Excited was a good way to describe Kuechly's mood Thursday as he talked to reporters.
He'd arrived at Wofford a day early, so he didn't have to make the drive from Charlotte on Thursday morning. It was like the first day of school only better, without classes to attend.
"Everyone's pulling up, everyone's unpacking," Kuechly said. "I saw a lot of guys this week at the stadium, but you get to see the rest of them. Everybody will all be here."
Kuechly likes his privacy and doesn't often get into the particulars of his personal life.
Probably just as well, unless you're interested in reading about box jumps and the intricacies of the Atlanta Falcons' combination blocks.
Kuechly's offseason routine looks a lot like his in-season regimen: He stayed in Charlotte and camped out at Bank of America Stadium, leaving only when they kicked him out for international soccer friendlies.
He worked out over the summer with a group of townies that included tight end Greg Olsen, linebackers Thomas Davis and A.J. Klein and defensive tackles Dwan Edwards and Kawann Short.
Did they do anything to change up their workouts?
"Not really," Kuechly said. "Nothing crazy."
Crazy to Kuechly does not have the same meaning as it might to other 24-year-olds who are soon to be millionaires 30 times over.
He hunts, he fishes. When he's feeling especially adventurous, he orders Thai takeout.
One thing he doesn't do: Obsess over the negotiations on his contract extension.
"It's one of those things, it's going to happen when it happens," he said. "For right now, I know I've got a (dorm) room. I know hopefully I've got a locker down there. And that's all I really need right now."
Just as they did last year with quarterback Cam Newton, the Panthers have picked up Kuechly's fifth-year option. He's set to make $2.1 million this year and would make a guaranteed $11.1 million in 2016 if he plays under the option.
But the Panthers hope to get an extension done before then for a player who has gone to two Pro Bowls, twice led the league in tackles and has won Defensive Rookie and Defensive Player of the Year awards.
General manager Dave Gettleman has said he won't negotiate with any player during the season. So if the Panthers don't reach an agreement with Kuechly in the next six weeks, the deal likely won't get done until next offseason
But Gettleman doesn't feel as if he's working under any deadline pressure.
"I've said this to you before we got Cam done, before we got (Davis) done. Deals get done when they're supposed to get done. They really do," Gettleman said. "You may look at me like I've got brain damage, but that's really the truth. It's the way it works."
After taking over in 2013, Gettleman's first order of business was getting the Panthers' salary cap in order. Since then, he has weeded out several members of the team's old core – most notably Jon Beason, Steve Smith and DeAngelo Williams – and begun locking up the new core.
During the past two offseasons, Gettleman has given lucrative extensions to Newton, Olsen, Davis and kicker Graham Gano, and re-signed defensive end Mario Addison, safety Colin Jones, tight end Ed Dickson and offensive tackle Nate Chandler to multiyear deals.
Olsen said management has taken care of players who have performed well on the field and represented the franchise well off it.
"To have a core group of guys that try to do that day in and day out and then see them get rewarded, I think the message is clear," Olsen said. "If you come here and you play well and you do things the right way within the building and outside the building, there's going to be opportunities to be rewarded."
Kuechly and cornerback Josh Norman are next up. Both would seem to fit Olsen's description of players the front office has rewarded, although the two have different interests off the field.
Norman skydived during the offseason. Kuechly did not.
But he did finish his degree, wrapping up his coursework three years after he left Boston College to enter the draft.
Leaving school early proved to be a smart business decision, much like many of those made by Walt Disney, the subject of Kuechly's final paper.
"It was (on) the strategy of Disney World and stuff like that, so it wasn't super dry," Kuechly said. "It was actually pretty interesting."
Joseph Person: 704-358-5123, @josephperson


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Wednesday, October 11, 2006
fun w spreadsheets
It took me forevah but I finally finished entering all my yarn into a spreadsheet. I have far too much yarn to be wasting time on spreadsheets instead of knitting but I'm glad I did it. Maybe knowing how much yarn I actually have will help keep my spending in check at Rhinebeck. Emphasis on the maybe. The entire time I was working on it I had Skullcrusher Mountain stuck in my head. Go listen! It's like Barenaked Ladies meets The Venture Brothers.
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What were you planning to knit after that??? Wait maybe I do not wnt to know :)
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This event is not hosted by the Kerrytown District Association, but businesses within the District are participating.
With over 1,800 registrations and 400 walk-ins it's safe to say that A2 Tech Trek 2016 was a great success. Join us for A2 Tech Trek 2016: A fun-filled event, hosted by Ann Arbor SPARK, where several Ann Arbor technology companies and incubators showcased their latest innovations. Each company creates a unique experience that reflects their culture and demonstrates their product or service so that students can be inspired to become future entrepreneurs, jobseekers could find opportunities and others in the community of Ann Arbor can witness the businesses that are driving the economy forward and having an impact on the prosperity in the Ann Arbor region.
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Ianreynolds needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 151 designs submitted by 31 freelance designers.
RCS is a Green/Environmentally friendly cleaning company.
The emphasis should be on a logo. I prefer the logo and the 'RCS' to be seperate and not incorporated into each other.
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So as Week 4 of Winter Quarter begins, several note-worthy things have happened since my last post.
Bee Dance:
Last Thursday, Professor Drobny (who teaches MHR 841 – Business Sustainability) invited the inventor of Bee Dance to speak to our class. The session was devoted to biomimcry, which is the use of nature as a design model. Bee Dance was created recently, and uses the theory of bees' "waggle dance" to develop the business strategy and actions. The presentation was very intense, and it was very neat to hear about how the company actually received a grant for its' use of biomimcry in the business. Check out the website for more information!
Make vs. Buy:
One of the many unique things available to Fisher students is the Center for Operational Excellence. This group held a 2 hour Supply Chain Forum last Friday. Over 25 supply chain experts from local companies joined several Fisher students in listening to Dr. John Gray (an OSU professor) explain global sourcing decisions, using a case study on Scott's. The presentation was VERY useful; Dr. Gray gave several decision matrices, and went through a very detailed decision process for: in-house vs. outsourcing vs. off-shoring. He also explained the basics of Monte Carlo simulations, which can seem intimidating, but can really aid in decision-making.
Marketing Project:
Our core Marketing class has a large project component: choosing a product and creating a detailed marketing portfolio for it. My team, (Team W.A.M.) chose the Honda Fit! This past Saturday our team split into two groups and visited two Honda dealerships to learn more about the Fit, and do test drives. We learned the aspects of the Fit that salespeople focused on, and also learned more about the demographics of the target customers. The only downside to the trip is that since I was the one who did the test drive, I am also the one getting lots of voice-mails from the salesperson!
One crazy weekend:
Although I'm one a tight budget like most other graduate students, I decided to go to ICFA "New Beginnings" Friday night – 15 live cage fights, fully sanctioned by UFC and televised from Screamin' Willie's on the east side of Columbus. I rationalized the cost: $30/15 fights = $2/fight OR $30/3 hours = $10/hour… Not too bad for such an unusual event!
The other fun thing I did this weekend was to go to a "Zombie" party. I got to work on my networking skills – I met about 10 really interesting people. In respect for the theme of the party, I brought some Zombie cocktails, which are made as follows:
- 1 oz clear/light run
- 1 oz dark rum
- 1/2 oz creme de almond
- 1/2 oz triple sec
- 1 oz sweet and sour mix
- 1 oz orange juice
- drizzle with 1/2 oz of Bacardi 151, pouring it over the back of a spoon
Warning: Although these are very delicious, they are also very potent!


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I hope everyone had a great summer and enjoyed some much needed time off. Now that we are all back in town (At least, those of us who have school-age kids.), we would like to invite you to join us for Back to Church Sunday. It doesn't matter if you have not been to church is a several weeks, all summer or a few years, we would love to see you at Graystone Church.
I will be sharing our vision and plans for the new year. And for those of you who would like to get connected, we will have multiple opportunities. Also, EVERYONE will receive a FREE gift. If you've been thinking about coming back to church, this would be a great time to start. We hope to see you this Sunday at Graystone Church!
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Overseas owners of suitably-equipped BMW and MINI models can now stream the Stitcher SmartRadio service directly to their car.
Like Honda's recent US-market tie-up with Aha Radio, Stitcher SmartRadio streams digital radio stations across the internet to your phone, and then into your car stereo.
BMW and MINI owners can preset their streaming radio stations on their iPhone, and also receive recommendations via the SmartStation feature.
"Our app concept allows our customers to download the same services to their car that they use on their smartphone – simply by downloading the free app," Dimitri Meu-laping Feyou, Product Manager at the BMW Group AppCenter said.
The app can be downloaded for free from the App Store, and can be used worldwide in BMW models equipped with the Apps option and MINI cars with the MINI Connected option.
The Apps option bridges the functionality between the app and the phone, allowing the driver to make selections via the iDrive controller.
Don't expect to see Stitcher in Australia anytime soon, as BMW is unable to offer the Apps and Connected Drive features in Australia due to local laws.
Speaking with TMR today, BMW Australia's Scott Croaker confirmed that, for now at least, the systems remain off limits for the Australian market.
"Stitcher relies on the BMW Apps feature, which is not slated for Australia due to the driver distraction laws. We'll continue to look at the application of these features in the future."
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Now (00:20 08-06-2015) ,
Hi! Yash.. That's me. I've written before but going official for the first time this serious, maybe watching The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (My Fav Movie) – Amazing Movie! Watch It.
Planning to make this blog something like matt cutts's , I am no clever bird but sure want to find out what am I capable of , So yes! I design, I photograph, I dance, I pretty much do everything! and you know jack of all cards and king of none! Right in my face!
Well. I guess i can be honest, the way I like to be. I recently lost things that meant everything to me, learning slowly as I go step by step to become AWESOME !
Signing off for the day, Dad just came in asking me to sleep It's late!
Lot to tell. Lot to share. Lot to learn.
Thanks for reading peeps!
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By the end of the week the three day rolling average will give a clearer picture of the impact of the debates on the shape of the campaign, if any impact at all. The ballot box trends remain stable night over night with the Tories at 39.9%, the Grits at 30.4%, the NDP at 16.3%, the BQ at 9.1% and the Greens at 3.8% nationally.
Support for the Bloc Quebecois has increased over the past two nights and is now at 38.6% support in Quebec, followed by the Conservatives at 23.1%, the NDP at 17.9% and the Liberals at 16.0%. Liberal support in Quebec has dropped for three days in succession. The Conservatives and Liberals are still tied in Ontario and Atlantic Canada while the Conservatives lead in the Prairies and BC.
Policy still tops the list as the key factor in the vote decision of Canadians at 52.7%.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
The Morning Nanos
Posted by James Curran at 7:07 AM
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- ck said...
Well, now that the debate has come and gone and none of them managed to have Teflon Steve lose his composure, throw him off his script or slip big time last night; none scored that crucial knock out punch; are we prepared to make any predictions?
None of them really had any gaffes, but that isn't enough.
- Apr 13, 2011, 7:19:00 AM
- James Curran said...
Yes. I predict Gilles will kick the shit out of SH in the French debate and SH will be crying underneath that shit eating grin.
- Apr 13, 2011, 7:21:00 AM
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What is Chicago Comic Con? It is a large multi-day Comic/Science Fiction/pop-culture convention held at the Donald E. Stephens convention center in Rosemont, Illinois. It consists of an extremely large dealers room, a vast number of artists showing and selling their work, a large number of famous people, various scheduled events, and a lot more. This year I felt that they stepped things up to another level with a nice … Continue reading
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Our youngest daughter, Abbey, and her boyfriend invited us to dinner at their favorite restaurant where they served a unique condiment with their burgers. Ryan encouraged me to taste it. I knew I would be making a sweet Tomato Jam recipe and was excited to also make a savory version.
Bacon Tomato Jam
1/4 lb smoked bacon,
1/2 small onion, finely chopped
1 lb. vine ripened tomatoes, finely chopped
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (more or less to suit your taste)
1/8 tsp allspice
juice of 1 lime
Partially cook bacon in pan; add onions and continue cooking until onions are softened and bacon crisp. Drain any fat from pan. (I tilted the pan and blotted with a napkin) Add tomatoes, sugars, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, allspice and lime juice.
Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until very thick and all liquid is absorbed, about 45-60 minutes.
Serve as a condiment for burgers or grilled cheese
Yield: I got three small canning jars, about 1 cup total. Keep refrigerated and use within a few days. Freeze extra for longer storage.
I like to serve warm by microwaving for a few seconds before spreading on bun but you can serve cold or at room temp.
If you are looking for a sweet Tomato Jam that is yummy for spreading on biscuits, crackers or toast try Grandmom Gaskill's Tomato Jam
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1, the industry outlook
A new round of science and technology and industrial revolutions are sprouting around the world, and countries in the world have adopted additive manufacturing as a new growth point for future industrial development and promoted the accelerated integration of additive manufacturing technologies and information network technologies, new material technologies, and new design concepts. The global manufacturing and consumption model has begun to reshape, and 3D printing will usher in huge opportunities for development. Currently, 3D industry maintains rapid development with an average annual growth rate of over 30%.
2, cooperation conditions
Recognizing the company's corporate culture, we are willing to work with the company to expand the market, actively promote the company's product sales, have passion, have the desire to grow together with the company and establish long-term cooperation, and achieve win-win cooperation.
3, cooperation process
1. Ask the relevant salesman for the "Application Form for Innocent Agent's Intent" and fill in the relevant company information.
2. After the two parties communicate, determine the cooperation method and relevant policy clauses
3. Sign the cooperation agreement.
4, issue authorization qualifications
Fill in the "Application Form of Innocent Agent's Intention" → Confirm cooperation policy through communication → Sign the contract → Issue authorization qualification


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Origins Skincare
This past Saturday, I wandered into Origins for the first time! I have a friend (whose bomb ass blog you can find here), who sings only the highest of praises for Origins and their skincare! My boyfriend and I happened to be at the mall, when the Origins store caught my eye. I had only intended to browse, but, there were so many skincare solutions around me (and my current skincare isn't cutting it!), that I got caught up in the moment, and bought some stuff!
I've been having major issues with my skin lately, namely dryness, and clogged pores. As a result, my skin is uneven and dull-looking! I've been moisturizing my face at night with Jojoba oil (which does actually help to unclog pores!), but I needed something that was more deep-conditioning, plus oil-free to wear under my makeup. I also wanted to check out an exfoliator, and this is what I ended up with:
Never a Dull Moment caught my eye because of it's beautiful orange color inside of the clear tube. Not being familiar at all with different products within the Origins range, I kind of just went on impulse with this purchase. The woman helping us loved this product, and that reassured me that I was making a good choice.
I cannot tell you all how amazing this stuff really is! It's very gentle on the exfoliation side (but still gives a good scrub!), but where this differs from a normal exfoliator, is that it contains fruit enzymes which help to eat away dead, dull layers of skin clogging up your pores. This product was that first thing I tried on Saturday when I got home! After cleansing my face with my normal cleanser, I massaged this into my skin (and at the recommendation of some reviewers online), I left it on my skin like a mask for about a minute, then washed it off.
You guys. My skin was gah-low-ing!!
I'm so serious, this winter did an absolute number on my skin, leaving it dull and lifeless, this stuff, reversed weeks worth of build up, calmed down some of my breakouts, and made my skin look vibrant and alive!
I also picked up Ginzing Energy Boosting Moisturizer (Which apparently hasn't been released yet! Our attendant (helper?), Laurie had to have her manager approve the sale of this item for me, because it's not technically for sale yet! Whaaaat!) She had been sampling it for some time now, and as soon as I mentioned combination skin, she immediately brought this moisturizer out to me, and could not stop raving about it! I have been using this moisturizer since Saturday (I went home and washed my face immediately!), and I have to say, it's been working really well so far.
It is oil-free, has a lovely, energizing citrus scent, and totally nourishes my skin! It even has a slight matte finish, that would make for the perfect base for makeup (I layer SPF 55 on top of this, so I never use it alone as a base)!
Lastly, there was some type of promotion going on where if you buy two full-sized products, you receive a deluxe sample of Modern Friction for free. I tried this product out on Sunday morning, and I was really impressed after one use. My skin was smooth, bright, and and glowy! I will use up my sample before I make up my mind as to the Holy Grail status of this exfoliator, but, I'm going to go out on a limb and say, this might be the one.
I'm still testing all of these out before I give them my final stamp of approval, but I'm loving what I'm seeing so far. There are noticeable differences in my skin from just two days worth of use, and if that's not amazing, I don't know what is.
I go back to Origins this Saturday for my free facial, and wallet-permitting, I might walk away with another product or two or three. I'm looking for a gentle cleanser next, and maybe a clarifying/detox mask!
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By the time most of us are getting up each morning, Joe Young has already finished a workout. After having what he called "a kind of medium rookie year," where he felt that he was just "ok," the 24-year-old has raised his commitment and workout level.
How much so?
For the last seven weeks or so, he has gotten up at 4:30 a.m. to complete his first workout of the day. Today included.
"I just took my working output to another level," Young explained. "I'm lifting twice a day. I'm getting three workouts on the court a day. Mostly, I'm getting up at 4:30 a.m. every morning for about a month and a half and just working. Just working because I'm trying to get to that next level and be one of the best point guards in the NBA."
It's a routine that Young continued even when across the world in China.
He returned from Shanghai and Fuzhou this week. Young was with seven other Nike players who were invited by Yao Ming's Charity Foundation. They played a charity basketball game in Fuzhou on Monday — Young scored 14 points in 28 minutes — after spending the first day in Shanghai coaching kids at Nike's Rise Academy.
Holick Lee, who is in China and covers the team over on ChinaPacers.com, conducted a phone interview with Young. He was nice enough to share that conversation with us.
"The trip to China is amazing," Young said. "Really just learning the different foods out here. It's different, but at the same time you have to learn."
Working with Yao and his foundation is extra special for Young, who grew up in Houston.
"When I heard that Yao was inviting certain Nike players to come out here to support his charity foundation it was just an honor because I'm from Houston. When Yao Ming first entered the NBA, I was there to watch him play his first couple of games, and I got an autograph from him."
The Pacers' 2015 second-round pick (43) played in half of the games in his rookie season and averaged 3.8 points, 1.6 assists, and 1.2 rebounds per game. His offense is there; we all saw that. Therefore, his primary focus in the offseason was challenging opponents and being physical with them defensively.
"I think my offense is amazing," Young said, not lacking any confidence. "I don't think it can get any better by just working. I got to add different things. My goal is to add a different offensive threat. I know I can score and that's not my main focus.
"My main focus is to really get into my guy on the defensive end and put that physicality in him and make him go different ways and not just let him go where he wants to go. That's why I've really been working on my physicality and how close I am and how I am going to approach a seven-year vet when he is attacking me. It's just learning my angles, and that's part of the experience and the stuff I had learned this year from most of the vets."
Joe Young (Pacers) working on his between legs hesitation pull up. #HandDownManDown #NBA #Offseason @JoeyBuckets3 pic.twitter.com/lpi2yUvjVD
— Coach Koran Godwin (@CoachGodwin) August 31, 2016
Young got off to a great start in Summer League by scoring 22 points in a Game 1 win by 27 points. But in that game, he landed hard on his back and he wasn't the same. After four games in Orlando, Young went back to the University of Oregon, where he played from 2013-15, and got in rehab for "a good two weeks" with his former trainers.
[VIDEOS: Popeye Jones, Joe Young, Georges Niang after Game 1]
Now, it's back to work with the Pacers. You could hear it in Young's voice, he's itching for the 2016-17 season to get started. His rookie year is behind him and now, sporting his true number, he's amped to see what this team can do.
Young wore no. 1 his rookie season because George Hill had no. 3. But once the Pacers traded Hill for Jeff Teague in late June, "I had to take the number," he said.
"I wore no. 3 because that's the area that I'm from and that's the area that made my name now. It's Third War Texas. That's where my high school originating and wearing no. 3 just reminds me of where I'm from."
The theme to his rookie season was gaining experience and confirming that he can play in the NBA. He says taking notes from the veteran players who have been in the league for quite a while also helped.
"That was my motive — to really go in there and see what these vets are doing, and seeing what's good and what's not good. I took a lot of positives and brought [them] to this summer."
As it currently stands, Young is the third-string point guard behind Teague and newcomer Aaron Brooks. Based on their listed heights, Young has two inches on Brooks, who has been in the league since 2007.
Young explained how he built a relationship with now head coach Nate McMillan over the last year. Prior to each game, each assistant coach is assigned to a select number of players. Well, Young had McMillan.
"He got me all 82 games and he had me out there for an hour. The first thing he would say to me every time I got out there was, 'What's up, rook? You know the opportunity is on the line. You can't stop just because you aren't playing right now; you just got to keep working.'
"After that whole year, when he got (promoted to head coach), he called me the first day and said, 'See what I told you young fella. It works fast.' We built a pretty high relationship this whole season. It's pretty positive."
With the exception of his trip to China, Young has been working out daily at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. And what has been really encouraging to the guard is that the gym has been full.
"The Pacers are doing a great job. The organization … they're really about their players. It's the first time they said they had everybody down there. Every player that's on the roster is down there working out. I feel like the organization this year is going to make a good push and a good run."
[Newest Pacer Alex Poythress: 'All I wanted was an opportunity']
The Pacers open camp on Tuesday, Sept. 27. And the season-opener, at home against Dallas, is just 55 days away.
Lee also shared photos from Young's trip with VigilantSports.com. They can be seen in the gallery below:
Here's Young working early in the morning:
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ElektraVetro is one of the amazing kitchen products from Ernestomeda, came up with concept; elegant and metropolitan with minimalist lines. ElektraVetro is designed to combines the charm of frosted glass and the silky smoothness of gloss and matt glass with the benefits of an exceptionally thick structure. As well as the stylistic clarity of the straight-line composition, this model introduces a new concept of circularity, where ElektraVetro is transformed into a genuine amphitheatre by the curved line of the work-top and tall cabinets, which deliver exceptional ease of movement as well as the pure pleasure of their fine design.[Ernestomeda]
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At-A-Site Theater presents a Summer Project Celebrating Birthdays of Dead Writers: EB White, July 11
July 11, 2014
EB White (1899-1985)
Time: 1:30pm to 5:00pm
Location: Manhattan
Near the Carousel in Central Park Map Link
Passersby are invited to chose from selections of EB White's children's books or his essays. The selection will then be read aloud to them.
(The Reader may occasionally need to move to an alternative site because of weather or other onsite circumstances)
More information about EB White can be found here at Wikipedia or at the Scholastic Books website.


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I am proud and excited to introduce you to Plenty, the next generation of Healthy Happy Human BEings. Together with Jeff Shuck and our team of rock stars, we are connecting, inspiring and supporting idealists like you to create massive positive change in a peer-to-peer world. The H3BE conversation on health, happiness and wellbeing will continue at www.plentyconsulting.com. There you will find a community of idealists, content, resources and tools on leadership, strategy, marketing, and fundraising to help you bring your dreams to life. We invite you to subscribe to our community of dreamers and change-makers at http://www.plentyconsulting.com/news.
One of the most exciting manifestations of merging our joint visions is the opening of HeartSpace, a retreat center in Park City, Utah. HeartSpace is where idealists come to connect, gather, revitalize, create, and most of all, dream big. It's a perfect setting to find the inspiration and engagement you need to set yourself on the path to achieving your goals. Click here to learn more about our leadership, strategy, idealist and wellbeing retreats.
Thank you to each and every one of you who has engaged, supported and contributed to the H3BE Community. Your interest and passion in creating health, happiness and wellbeing for all matters and has made a huge difference in the lives of others. I invite you to stay connected to the next evolution of H3BE and join our community at Plenty.
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Among the many things to do in order to prepare for the perfect Christmas, having the right nail style is certainly among the most important. On one hand, it could be an excuse to spend some time with your friends during the holidays. For instance, you could organize a "Christmas nails party" and invite whoever you want. On the other hand, choosing the right nail style could quickly become a fundamental step when you think about how to dress for Christmas day. Think about it: your family will be there, maybe your friends too, how do you want to look? Do you want something sober and elegant? Or maybe something funny and playful? You can experiment with different materials and colours. Have fun!
If you choose a french manicure, you can change the usual colours using gold, silver, red or green instead. Metallic nail polish is quite perfect for Christmas nails and it allows you to easily create funny combinations. You will look perfectly elegant and classy, but if you want something different you can also play with the colours and draw little Christmas trees on your nails. Glitters, crystals, black and gold… the rules to follow are not many, besides elegance and brightness, which are certainly two of the most important features of the season.
You can choose something classic but surprising. For instance, get inspired by the patterns of the traditional symbols of the season, such as gift boxes, snowmen, snowflakes, holly leaves, etc. And what about Santa Claus himself? Use different materials, choose a 3D style and you'll surprise the entire family with your astonishing Christmas nails.
You can also use the so-called bubble nail art, it'll help you drawing the patterns you have selected. Stiletto nails are quite fine too, if you choose the right shapes and colours. As a matter of fact, you can really push some boundaries here and choose something innovative, creating new styles and modifying different models in order to create your personalised Christmas nails.
Even if you have short nails, you can always find the right style for Christmas. For instance have you ever thought about using velvet powder? As long as you choose the right colours (for Christmas you should really focus on red, silver, gold, blue or green) you will have elegant nails with an original, unexpected touch. You can also combine the velvet powder with golden glitters. The result will be brilliant and it will attract the attention of the people around you, graciously. The good thing about Christmas, is that everyone is in the perfect mood, everyone is happy and willing to play. Think about it as if it was Halloween, only brighter and less creepy (of course!). Choose your dress carefully, combine it with the right colours and you'll be ready to go!


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Voting ends tomorrow (Friday) at 5pm EST. Cast your vote by logging in to AnthroGateway, click on the "My Information" page, and then click on the "Vote Now!" button.
This month we are taking a look at the candidates.
Today's feature are the candidates for undesignated seat #6 of the Committee on World Anthropologies. Committee member objectives are to identify significant issues that are shared among anthropologists from different nations, to develop clear objectives for drawing US and international anthropologists together in ways that benefit anthropology globally, and to engage a diversity of international voices and perspectives and involve both academic and applied anthropologists in this endeavor.
Click here to learn more about the Committee on World Anthropologies.
Florence Babb
I share the Committee on World Anthropologies' commitment to developing broad international alliances, particularly in the global South. I am active in the AAA, recently serving on the Executive Board and as Section Assembly Convenor, Chair of the Association Operations Committee, member of the Committee on Minority Issues in Anthropology, President of the Association for Feminist Anthropology, and board member for SLACA and AFA. As a life member of the interdisciplinary Latin American Studies Association, I have been Chair of the Sexualities Section and a member of the Gender Section board. I participate in international conferences including the Americanist congress and IUAES as well as regional meetings abroad, and find these to be among my most gratifying experiences. Moreover, I have considerable collaborative experience with my southern colleagues in Latin America, publish often in Spanish, and travel to meetings on three continents. My long-term research emphasizes gender, race, indigeneity, and nation as critical elements in understanding culture and power globally, and I would bring this perspective to my work on the CWA. I would be honored to work with the committee to productively decenter US anthropology and help build what are called to our south "otros saberes," or other knowledges.
Monica Smith
In many world regions, archaeology is front-page news. Local constituents ranging from educators and architects to farmers, developers, and business owners all engage in public dialogues about tangible heritage. Knowledge about the past can be an excellent entrée into wide-ranging discussions about identity-formation, the development of social status and privilege, access to formal institutions of learning and culture (including museums as well as schools), and environmental impacts. Over the past twenty years, I have worked on international collaborative excavation and survey projects in Europe, North Africa and South Asia; the contacts that I have sustained in the course of these projects have enabled me to listen to and engage with local perceptions of the value of archaeological research and heritage preservation. Our colleagues around the world have much to offer to the AAA's mission of anthropological awareness, with a freshness of approach grounded in both local experience and global realities. Given the Association's many publication and presentation opportunities, the AAA can and should be the leading forum for all fields of anthropology, and it would be a pleasure to serve on the committee whose explicit goal is to serve as a liaison between the AAA and other international anthropological organizations.
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522 University
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Built in 1972, Le 522 University is located on one of Toronto's most prestigious avenues. The prestige of the tenants and the quality of the building make it a distinctive address.
Type of property:
Office building
Type of mandate:
Leasable area:
210,000 sq. ft.
Mandate duration:
Since 2007
Address: 522 University Ave.
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KELOWNA, BC – After completion of the largest women's selection camp ever and the first one held at the new home of Canada Women's volleyball in the Richmond Olympic Oval, Aidan Lea current middle for the UBC Okanagan Heat women's volleyball team been selected as one of the 24 athletes that will compete this summer for Team Canada.
The 6'6″ middle Aidan, in the Arts program at UBC Okanagan, finished her first season with the Heat after transferring from the University of Colorado last spring.
This is the second straight year the Heat have placed a member of their squad on the national team and the first time that the student athlete will return from competing and training with the national team and compete again for UBCO.
Brianna Beamish made the National Team last summer (2016) after completing her fifth and final season of competition for UBC Okanagan. Beamish will join Lea on the team this summer as Beamish made the team once again after a very successful year playing volleyball in Austria for a VC Tirol, Innsbruck.
Former Kelowna Owl and a product of the Junior Heat Club Program Aidan Lea is the third athlete to hit the elite status at UBC Okanagan to suit up for their country on the highest level, in their sport. Along with Beamish, Lea will join fellow Kelowna Secondary product, Marisa Field, on the national team. Field played volleyball at the Kelowna campus for the Lakers in 2004/05 and 2005/06 – all three have been coached extensively by five-time national coach (2x in CIS / USPORTS and 3x in CCAA) of the year and UBC Okanagan Heat head coach Steve Manuel.
Lea had an outstanding first year with UBC Okanagan leading the Heat back to the Canada West Final Four for the fourth straight time more than capably filling the gap left by Beamish and two Canada West (CW) All-Star middle in Katy Klomps and Katie Wuttunee. She led Canada West in hitting percentage (.350), the highest hitting percentage in the Heat's history, and the 15th-best percentage in Canada West history. Her efforts in the CW Quarter-finals against Calgary led to the Heat's unbelievable comeback on the road against the Dinos with back-to-back tremendous performances in the second and third games. Had a career high 19 kills in game two to help force a game three, and once again played exceptionally well as she finished with 16 kills on .393 hitting to help the team advance to the Final Four
Playing in every match this season she finished the year with 183 kills and 74 total blocks, also named a Finalist as the Outstanding Athlete of the Year at UBC Okanagan.
Lea, Beamish and the rest of Team Canada will play and train all summer in Richmond, BC at the Olympic Oval with some feature events over the course of the next few months.
One of the highlights of the season will be FIVB World Grand Prix – one of the premier international tournaments for women's volleyball. It will take place at the Richmond Oval, in Richmond, BC from July 21 to July 23. The city will host six matches among four teams in Group 2 – Canada, Germany, Peru and Czech Republic.
The team will also compete in a Pan Am Cup in Peru this June and the NORCECA Continental Championship (Trinidad) in October. The team will also train/play in Anaheim with the U.S. women's team from June 12-14


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Dropping a Little Magic/
I can hardly believe it, but last week I finished The Magician. As for my monthly goals, I didn't quite hit 60k, but I tend to expand with revision, then aggressively cull. The Faithful, for instance, started at 67k, dropped to 54k, and, over the last several revisions, worked its way up to 85k. At one point, the novel was split into two but that's a different story. One that I'm pretty sure I've gone into in the past. If not, just let me know and I'll regale you with a tale.
On The Faithful front, I talked around it on my last post, but I received a rejection on my last full that was out. There were some choice quotes, one of which was "as I read I found myself thinking 'so what?'" Obviously this stung, just a little. The agent did follow it with encouraging words, but one thing distinctly missing: how far she read.
I immediately responded, thanking her for the critique and asking her the burning question. Thankfully, she got back to me in a few days and told me it was about 10% (once again that number), which would sit around 8 to 10 chapters in (out of 95). She hit on a couple questions I had, but she did make sure to mention that "the writing itself was strong and interesting." It all came down to a detached reading experience.
So, in my quest for the ever elusive Beta Readers, I've got one editor reading the book (only for content), two authors reading as much as they can, another author reading the first twenty pages, as well as three friends with the complete manuscript. Hopefully out of all these people I'll get some decent feedback. While my critique group was instrumental in getting the manuscript to where it's at now, they also know way too much about the story itself. What I need is more of a fresh perspective on how it plays out, whether it works in the form that it's in or if I need to add a lot more to the individual characters.
One thing that has marked my writing in the last several years is that I prefer characters that are more subdued, less willing to indulge in artificial information. In other words, if my character has no respect for you, he will not spare you a second thought. If you check out my first page, you'll see this in practice. Unfortunately, the feedback I've got from most people (who don't realize what I'm going for) is that they want to know what he thinks of the character. Maybe I've gone too sparse. It is a distinct possibility.
I do have one author I'm waiting to hear from. We briefly discussed doing a novel swap, but I'm waiting on editing one of my novels until I figure out if this is going to happen. I've got two that I can hard edit while letting the Magician simmer. But I'd hate to start one and then have someone else's work postponed (or, worse, lose the groove on my own).
Over the next few days, I'll get a page up for the Magician. I might even spend some time and rework my novel pages so that they're more like the base Novels tab, so people can just directly to the Excerpt and read the opening pages. So, in other words, a lot of small things to do with a swiftly approaching tiny person looming over everything I do.
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Select a product and a country for a global business venture. I have decided to market bbq grils to China. I also recommend that the organization is a company that produces Barbeque Grills called "Sizzler". Our product is called the "Sizzler-08" and we are trying to break into the Chinese market. Producing our own in the US is not worth it any longer, so we instead are looking at opening a plant in China where we can manufacture for both the US (cheaper labour), but mostly to break into the Chinese market.
My section is to prepare a financial overview for this global venture. I must include a chart that represents the general budget for this global venture. Also, explain how this company will deal with foreign exchange risks for this global operation using a minimum of 600 words.© BrainMass Inc. brainmass.com October 9, 2019, 9:45 pm ad1c9bdddf
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//Hereby we have to develop a global business plan for a company. In this part of query, we will prepare a financial overview for this venture. The financial overview will cover several points such as budget, foreign exchange risks, transaction exposures, etc. I am providing you an overview about preparing a financial overview. //
Global Venture: Financial Overview
This paper is related to a global business venture. The venture consists of marketing the product of our company; I.e. "Sizzler - 08" to China. Our Company has to market barbeque grills to China. Below is a financial overview of the venture which depicts a general budget. It is also explained below about the ways in which the company can deal with the risk of foreign exchange that will arise during the course of this global venture.
A budget is defined as a comprehensive and coordinated plan, expressed in financial terms, for the operations and resources of an enterprise for some specified period to time in the future. The overall budget is known as the master budget. It includes the components like estimated sales budget, production budget, purchase budget, direct labor budget, manufacture expenses budget, administrative and selling expenses budget and all the financial data which is essential to make budget for the future course of action. The financial overview of the global venture is shown below:
General Budget (see the file)
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From People's Voice
On November 21, the Harper government displayed undying love for Hitler fascism in the United Nations, in full collaboration with Ukraine and international imperialism's bulwark of reaction, the United States.
According to a UN news release (Nov. 21/14), "A draft text on combating glorification of Nazism, neo‑Nazism and other practices was… approved by a record vote of 115 in favour, 3 against (Canada, Ukraine, United States), with 55 abstentions."
The vote continues international imperialism's policy of appeasing fascism in Ukraine, which bans holidays celebrating the defeat of fascism, allows the lawless destruction of memorials to Soviet soldiers who died fighting the Nazis, and celebrates the founding of Ukrainian fascist groups who murdered Jews, communists and anti‑fascists.
European countries comprised 41 of the 55 abstaining countries. Lithuania explained the EU's decision to abstain, saying fascism has nothing to do with racism, an outright deception. In fact, Lithuania has an active neo‑Nazi movement, much like Ukraine. Too afraid of pubic opinion to show their fascist stripes, these countries are allied with the U.S. and Canada in their ideological support for fascism.
The vote is a major step of North American imperialism publicly to embrace fascism as an acceptable ideology in its foreign policy ambitions. The vote tramples on the very reason for drafting the UN Charter itself, the defeat of fascism.
It continues the policy of propping‑up of Ukraine as an Eastern outpost of NATO imperialism, for use as a springboard of aggression against Russia and China. War would be the natural continuation of this policy by violent means.
Russia is imperialism's new target and perhaps the most dangerous front of aggression, motivated by rivalries among capitalist countries. Imperialism's most reactionary circles also view war as tool of class struggle against resistance to global capitalism.
Such a war against Russia would be the final argument of a capitalist system lurching into deeper crisis. Fascism and imperialism's policy of appeasement, which caused the last world war, must not be allowed to take root again.
Such a war today would have a profoundly harmful impact on democratic rights and the conditions of the class struggle in Canada, similar to the other inter‑imperialist wars of the last century. For example, the First World War ended in the banning of democratic, progressive and socialist groups and parties, all of whom were opposed to Canada's participation.
Democratic and progressive groups in Manitoba who oppose a new war against Russia need to raise the demand for the return of Canada's warplanes, soldiers and ships from Eastern Europe and the Black Sea, and for Canada's departure from the NATO military alliance.
It should be noted that author Trevor Harrison details Harper's neo-Nazi and white supremacist connections through the Northern Foundation
When Stephen Harper was a member of the ultra-right-wing Northern Foundation in 1989, Mr. Harrison documents that this was a group that had numerous Neo-Nazi skinheads as organizers, as well as a leadership that included a well-known white supremacist and anti-feminist crusader as a prominent leader that sought to take over the mass-media to enable the fulfillment of a right wing agenda. The Northern Foundation, with the support of corporate allies was able to get Mr. Harper elected in the first place by indeed, taking over the mass-media in Canada… (Source)
Harper was previously the leader of the National Citizen's Coalition, a right-wing organization founded to oppose universal healthcare in Canada.


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- Game: Sleeping Dogs
- Release Date: August 14, 2012
- Publisher: Square Enix
- Developer: United Front Games
- Genre: Action-Adventure, Open World
- Platform(s): Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC
Sleeping Dogs' main character is a man names Wei Shen, a Chinese-American police officer in the undercover division of his department. The game begins with Shen being part of a drug bust that went bad causing him to run from the police only to be caught and brought to jail. Once in jail, Shen makes contact with an old friend of his, Jackie Ma, who happens to be a part of the Sun On Yee – the most powerful Triad gang in the city. Ma offers Shen a place in the gang upon his release, and soon Shen is brought into a room for questioning. While in the interrogation room Shen tells his supervision officer, Thomas Pendrew, that he now has a connection to the Sun On Yee gang and is set free to explore this opportunity. Shen must keep his true identity away from the police and the Triad now as he struggles with the hardships involved with such a task. If the police find out who he is then his cover will be blown, but if the Sun On Yee find out that he is an undercover cop they will kill him. Wei Shen must fight himself as well as both the police and the gangs of this intensely intriguing game of cat and mouse.
Sleeping Dogs gives the player an open world environment to explore and play through. The city of Hong Kong is a veritable playground of shops, clubs, gangs, cars, and kung fu. Players will have free reign of the world from the get go, allowing them to either begins with the missions allotted to them or simply drive around and explore what the city has to offer in the way of challenges and fun extras. The combat style featured in the game is hand-to-hand, allowing players to get up close and personal with their enemies. Much like a fighting game, certain moves are mapped to specific buttons on the controller or keyboard and players must pay attention to the environment to counter incoming attacks as well as engage in combat. Eventually the player will have the ability to use guns and other weapons in combat, but most combat opportunities involve the hand-to-hand style, which is done very well and keeps the player on their toes.
Completing challenges and missions will gain the player XP points in either the triad, police, or face categories. Triad points are earned in combat and through triad based missions, police points are earned through a lack in violence and destruction of the city and through police based missions. Face is something completely separate and can be earned at any time. Face ranks are basically like reputation ranks, the more you do to keep your reputation up the more points will be gained. Helping citizens in need around the town as well as performing unique actions will boost your face ranks. These ranks are used to buy cars, clothes, and more – if the players face is not at a high enough rank they will be barred from purchasing certain things until they rank up. Face is also used in combat, performing enough combat actions that result in little to no harm done to the player boosts a face meter. Once that meter is full the player will enter a face mode in which strikes do more damage and health regenerates for a short period of time.
Players can drive around the environment in a plethora of vehicles ranging from fun sports cars, to racing motorcycles, to practical transportation buses. Any car can be stolen from any NPC in the game and used for as long as the player would like. Players can also buy cars to keep in the parking garages scattered throughout the city, allowing them to choose their car at practically any time in the game. As more money is earned, better cars can be purchased and every car salesman in the city has a different selection to choose from.
Graphically, this game is very well done. Textures and environments load instantly making the open world look and feel very smooth and fresh. Load times for the game in general are relatively fast considering how much is loaded at one time. Environments are dynamic, everywhere in the city feels different and unique. This gives the player the feeling of being a very large city of new places and destinations as opposed to recycled environments upon overused area clichés. Driving to a location is a flawless transition from area to area, there are no lagging frames or texture loading issues to be found when speeding around the city.
The game features a playlist of various music by various artists through the radio stations, every basic music style is covered giving players a decent variety to choose from based on what they like as individuals. The downside is that there is only a handful of songs per station so players may end up listening to the same songs over and over again. Other sound effects are standard and done as well as any other game. Voice acting is one of the highlights of this game, without feeling forced or cheesy characters convey their feelings flawlessly making them more memorable than your average extra. For a game with quite an awful lot of characters, Sleeping Dogs features a very talented voice acting cast.
Scoring Breakdown:
- Story/Plot: 8.5
- Gameplay: 9
- Visuals/Presentation: 9
- Length: 15-25 hours
- Replayablity: Moderate
- Entertainment Value: High
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Kids get to meet the artists and discuss their work up close during the Art-Car-A-Van.
Friday, April 12th - Art-Car-A-Van
Be on the lookout Friday morning as art cars will be heading to schools in Hamilton County. Our goals is to reach at least sixteen of the thirty-five elementary schools that do not have an art program. We are delighted to have the support of the Community Foundation to help us provide this important service that empowers kids to believe in their ideas, learn new approaches to art, and respect cultural differences.
Register your school today.
Canines get to ride shotgun in Nancy William's Art Car, "Nippy Thelma".
Saturday Morning, April 13th -
Tailgate Party by the Choo-Choo
Art cars will line up on West 14th and Market across from the Chattanooga Choo-Choo for free family fun. See the art cars up close, meet the artists, and vote for your favorite school entry! All schools will receive awards, but only one can walk away with the Golden Gnome Award and $500 prize courtesy of Rock City.
Art car artist, Wendy Tippens, waves to the crowd on Main Street.
Saturday Noon, April 13th -
The Parade Begins!
Art cars are best viewed in action! Come on out and cheer for your favorite school entry or artist as they head down Main Street, over Rossville Boulevard, and loop through Jefferson Heights.
The art cars will line back up on Main after the parade.
Saturday 7pm-10pm, April 13th - The Art Car Ball, Miller Plaza -
Dance the night away to Ashley & the X's, enjoy fabulous food, and of course, art cars that shine! This event is free to attend, but bring your appetite. A portion of the proceeds from Art 120 partner restaurants benefit our educational outreach programs.
Melanie Harris' Tiki car at night.
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