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A slumped-over plush teddy bear caught Mike Raicht's eye one night as he was putting his son in his crib. The bear eventually became the inspiration for "The Stuff of Legend," the second volume of which has been published this summer after the first was compiled into a graphic novel and made the New York Times best sellers list.
"It was just an old-fashioned teddy bear that a friend of mine had given Austin when he was born," said Raicht, who lives in Marcellus. "It was too big to really put into his crib with him, so we placed it above his crib on a shelf.
"Whenever I saw it, the way he was slumped always made me feel like he was watching over Austin while he slept. Not anything groundbreaking, but it made me want to write something for Austin to read someday that dealt with toys and how they watch over us and play with us."
The first issue of the second volume, called "The Jungle" was published by Th3rd World on July 14 and is available in three local comic-book stores. The second issue will be published Sept. 29.
The first volume of "The Stuff of Legend," which premiered as part of 2009 Free Comic Book Day, has been collected into graphic novel form by Villard, an imprint of Random House, and debuted in May at No. 2 on the New York Times best sellers list in the Paperback Graphic Books category, edging ahead of "The Watchmen" and "The Walking Dead."
"I hadn't really thought it was something that could happen with a small project like ours," said Raicht, 35. "I told Austin, who is 4, and he wasn't really impressed. He was more concerned with collecting sticks in the backyard. It kind of puts it in perspective.
"I showed (my wife) Nancy the list when she got home from teaching. She was a little more excited. We ended up celebrating with pizza and wings."
"The Stuff of Legend" begins with a Rockwellian moment: A boy safely insulated from the world by the toys in his room. It's 1944, and there might be wars being waged on other continents, but on this night, his wooden duck, his jack-in-the-box and the rest of his playthings are his only concerns.
But there is no happily ever after in this story that is equal parts storybook and comic book. The Boogeyman pulls the boy into the dark recesses of the closet. His loyal toys come to life and set out into The Dark to rescue him, and thus begins an epic adventure in the "Alice in Wonderland" tradition.
The second volume, Raicht says, will explore "more of The Dark and its citizens. We find out what happened to the boy's stuffed animal toys as well as a bit of the history of The Dark and The Boogeyman's place there. We also get to know a few of the villains. Most importantly we get to spend more time with our heroes: Max, Percy, Jester, Princess, Quackers, Harmony and Scout. They are the real stars of our book, and each of them gets a moment to shine in this volume."
Raicht, co-writer Brian Smith and artist Charles Paul Wilson III have achieved the impossible says Th3rd World co-publisher Mike DeVito: They've created a comic that kids, and their parents, can enjoy.
DeVito says the book is perfect for the "Harry Potter crowd" because "working with Mike, you feel like each of his characters are living, breathing people, with rich and colorful back stories. It's not often that you find someone as passionate as Mike when it comes to his writing, who takes such care in crafting those little moments that help to shape unforgettable characters."
Raicht got his first break in comics as an intern in the editorial offices of Marvel while studying for his master's degree in creative writing/fiction at Long Island University. The internship turned into a full-time job for about five years, where he and Smith oversaw Marvel's various X-Men books.
When it came time to start a family, the Raichts moved back to Marcellus, back to a home that has been in his family for three generations.
Raicht may have left Marvel, but he didn't leave comics. He's had dozens of stories published during the last several years. Most recently, he had a story in a Superman anthology and a story about Batman nemesis Killer Croc for DC. His two-year run on the horror comic "Army of Darkness" from Dynamite recently came to a close.
Besides launching volume 2 of "The Stuff of Legend" in July, Raicht and Smith are starting their four-part series about Nemo for Boom! called "Losing Dory."
The first issue of his three-part werewolf series for Th3rd World called "The Pack" is scheduled to be released in November.
The life of a stay-at-home comic-book writer/dad has no discernable beginning or end. One moment, he'll be in a mock light-saber fight with Austin in the backyard, the next he's making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, the next he's reading a comic for ''research'' before dashing into his home office to jot down a thought before it slips away.
"Unlike the normal 9-to-5 job, Michael is always working," Nancy Raicht said. "The creative wheels are always spinning in his mind. For example, we will be traveling in the car, and out of the blue he'll ask me to get out a pen and paper to write down ideas that he has. There have been times when he'll wake up in the middle of the night to start or finish up a story."
Raicht says "The Stuff of Legend" is scheduled to end after a third volume, which will probably be published next year.
"It's easily my favorite book I've ever worked on," Raicht said. "It's something we are building together page by page and issue by issue. At the end of the day, though, I love all of my jobs. I get to write about superheroes and the supernatural. How do you beat that? But to have something that you helped create break out and do well is extremely satisfying.
"I'm not sure if it's the best thing I've ever worked on, but it makes me pretty happy to know so many people are on board to see how it all turns out."


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Never Miss a Game: Google Calendar Adds Sports Schedules
Here's a great new idea from Google: sports schedules for pro and college sports teams, integrated into Google Calendar.
The feature was rolled out yesterday, and allows users to browse for their favorite teams (including international soccer and rugby clubs) in a variety of sports and see their schedules alongside other meetings, tasks, and reminders. If you'd like to activate a calendar, you should see a "New: Sports Calendars" link on the top right of Google Calendar that you'll want to follow. From there, once you've found your team, click "subscribe" and that team's games are automatically added as events in their respective date and time.
Along with the sports update, there's now also a birthday calendar, which will "add all of your contacts' birthdays to Google Calendar. Data is pulled from your Gmail contacts and your friends' Google profiles." Frankly though, I'm a bit more preoccupied with Maryland's game against Cal this Saturday :)


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Dear Mr. Cleland:
In its meeting of 15 March, the Commission of Fine Arts reviewed the concept design for the United States monument at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea. The Commission commended the simple power of the design and approved the concept with the following recommendations.
The Commission members cited the appropriateness of the design for its setting and the quiet, peaceful quality that would be conveyed by the proposed dark granite. However, they observed that some details of the design may suggest the character of a sign. They therefore recommended eliminating the recessed treatment of the base, instead bringing the stone directly to the ground to emphasize its solemnity and weight; they agreed that additional details, such as the configuration of the border, could be further refined as the design is developed in consultation with the Commission staff.
The Commission looks forward to review of the final design for this monument. As always, the staff is available to assist you with the next submission.
/s/Thomas E. Luebke, FAIA
The Honorable Max Cleland, Secretary
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Trends come and go, that's fashion – but there are a few that you could call timeless – animal print being one of them! This statement is backed up as animal print headlined the Autumn/Winter 2018 runway collections in New York recently, with Tom Ford, Victoria Beckham, Diane Von Furstenberg and Carolina Heerea featuring the print on their catwalks.
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However, no matter how much you love a leopard print, you must remember that less is more. So if you want to wear a bit of print, without going down the Kat Slater route, it is possible to wear animal design in a chic, understated, way. A splash of this look can transform an outfit. Check out these best-selling items at Little Mole Boutique.
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For example, if a company has long-term debt of $3,000 and shareholder's equity of $12,000, then the debt/equity ratio would be 3000 divided by 12000 = 0.25.
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Use debt/equity ratio in a sentence
" I wanted to know what the company's debt/equity ratio was because it was important for our well being in the company. "
" After reviewing their debt/equity ratio they were able to see that they had too much debt and therefore had too little leverage with the banks. "
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Bathing Beauty: Bryn Kenny of Dior
For a beauty enthusiast, a career in the beauty industry is a dream come true. Free beauty products, access to A-list makeup artists and the first to play with new beauty discoveries, is all part of the job. As the current public relations director for Dior Beauty (swoon!), Bryn Kenny is living the dream. Prior to the highly coveted Dior gig, Bryn was a beauty writer for W Magazine (another swoon-worthy job). Besides being an infinite trove of beauty wisdom (she offers up some sage beauty tips in her interview below), Bryn is also a stylish girl-about-town (you'll frequently find her photos on such sites as New York Social Diary and Guest of a Guest). With her beach-chic good looks and her comprehensive beauty knowledge, Bryn embodies the best of both worlds: beauty and brains.
Here, Bryn divulges on the secret to "eyes that pop," an alternate use for perfume, and the trick to applying moisturizer post makeup:
What are your top 5, can't-live-without products?
1. Bright lipstick. There's something very bold—and yet classic—about a colorful lip. Makes me feel French.
2. Dior Addict Lip Glow – Pretty much the opposite of bright lipstick; It's a natural balm with a bit of color that adjusts to your skin's chemistry. It creates this perfect flushed pink—like you've just been kissed.
3. Hand Wash by Molton Brown – Does that count as a beauty product? It's like fragrance for your hands, so I'm going to say yes.
4. Dior Capture Totale Resurfacing Peel – Exfoliate, exfoliate, exfoliate! I use this product probably more often than I should.
5. Essie nail polish in Fifth Avenue – It's the perfect happy red and perks up my somewhat dour black and grey wardrobe.
What is your all-time favorite product?
That's impossible to answer (ha!) but if I must, Diorissimo Eau de Parfum. I love the fact that it's been around forever and is absolutely timeless. It's this very simple, fresh blend of Lily of the Valley. I even spray it on my sheets.
What product do you buy in bulk?
This is an easy one: . They say it's addictive and I'm okay with that. Every time I'm in Duane Reade I buy one because I'm always losing it. I find little pots of Carmex in my couch cushions like loose change.
Favorite hair product?
Sigh, hairspray. I'll pretty much use any kind, drugstore, salon, whatever, but I love . I have baby fine hair and hairspray adds a bit of body and texture. Also, Oscar Blandi Pronto Dry Shampoo, the powder kind. It's a godsend when I'm going from day to night, which is often.
You moisturize your face with…
I'm more of a beauty skeptic than a beauty junkie, but I've always been fascinated by skincare. Either way, it takes a lot to convince me to use a product at all, let alone religiously, and I'm addicted to Dior Capture Totale One Essential. It's a serum that boosts the efficacy of basically any skin product you use. Alicia Keys' makeup artist Ashunta Sheriff taught me an amazing trick with One Essential: after you're finished with your makeup, rub a little on your palms and pat your face—it creates this really natural, healthy glow. I also use Dior L'Or de Vie La Crème and L'Extrait day and night. I have dry skin and it works miracles.
Favorite body product?
Pretty much anything Fresh makes. My new favorite is the Seaberry Body Cream—it just smells really good and is super moisturizing without being greasy. Plus, Fresh products are so pretty to look at. They have such a nice aesthetic.
Favorite beauty secret you've picked up along the way?
Lining the upper inner lid with black liner… I think a Shu Uemura artist taught me this back when I was a beauty writer at W Magazine. It makes your eyes pop but no one is quite sure why.
Beauty icon you admire?
Ooh, there are a few. I grew up emulating strong-willed women like Madonna, Stevie Nicks, Debbie Harry and Kate Moss. Love a rebellious blonde. I guess I've always been drawn to beauty that's a bit dark, rough-around-the-edges and complicated.Smudged liner, a crooked nose, a little rock 'n' roll.


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"The Vain Prince" by Andrew J. Peters from Myth and Magic: Queer Fairy Tales from Bold Strokes Books, 2014. Edited by Radclyffe and Stacia Seaman.
Adalbert is a spoiled brat of a prince. No, it's worse than that. He's been so over-indulged and isolated that he's developed no capacity for empathy and no need for companionship. It's no surprise, then, that when it comes time for him to choose a mate from the kingdom's eligible candidates, he'll not only have none of it, he's downright insulting—even cruel—to his suitors. He must be taught a lesson, and that's precisely what happens.


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Bangalore, Mar 9 (ANI): Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President N Srinivasan described former Indian skipper Rahul Dravid, who bid adieu to a 16-year long glorious sports career today, to be one of the finest cricketers India has produced.
"I have mixed feelings. We have been privileged to see one of the finest cricketers India has produced. Not only has he been a great player, he has been a great role model. The kind of person who cannot be matched," Srinivasan told a press conference at the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) here.
"He is actually irreplaceable. None of us want to see such players go away; we like to think they are permanent. It is not easy to step away when you are still playing well. It is a sad day for me personally," he added.
Lauding Dravid's remarkable contribution to the game of cricket, Srinivasan said: "There is hardly anything for him to achieve...Thank you Rahul, thank you for what you have given to Indian cricket. We wish you very well. The BCCI is honoured that you have been part of the Indian team."
Meanwhile, former India captain and KSCA President Anil Kumble, who was also present on the occasion, said it was his honour to have played alongside Dravid.
"Let me take this opportunity to congratulate Rahul. I am really fortunate to play along side you. I have enjoyed every moment I have played with you. It has been an honour," said Kumble.
"You have been a constant friend and colleague I depended on for advice. You are an inspiration and a role model. You are among Karnataka's finest cricketing sons," he added.
Kumble further said Dravid was passionate about the game and committed to Indian cricket.
"Every moment I have played with him, he has been quiet, unassuming and completely consumed by his enthusiasm and passion for the game. His career saw over 10,000 runs in ODIs, over 13,000 runs in Tests and a very unique record of over 400 catches in international cricket, a fantastic record indeed," said Kumble.
"His reassuring presence at the crease or on the field allowed every other batsmen rare opportunities," he added.
Kumble further expressed his desire to see Dravid joining the KSCA as an administrator.
"You are the perfect ambassador for cricket and an ideal team man. We shared wonderful moments together on the field and have had our share of worries as well. In all of it, you have been a constant friend and colleague that I depended on for advice," said Kumble.
"We expect you to be wearing an administrative coat in the KSCA. At the KSCA, we plan to celebrate your career in a fitting way," he added.
Dravid, 39, nicknamed "The Wall", is the second highest run getter in Test history with 13,288 runs, behind only batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, who has 15,470 runs.
The elegant right-hander scored 36 Test centuries with a highest of 270 and ended up with an average of 52.31.
He took 210 catches, a record in Test history in 164 Tests.
Dravid captained the side from December 2005 to August 2007.
Dravid retired from the limited overs format of the game last year after India's disastrous tour of England. (ANI)
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - March 7, 2016) - In a new United Nations report released today, Canada is criticized harshly for its ongoing housing and homelessness crisis. Some of the problems identified by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights include: absence of a national housing strategy; insufficient funding for housing; inadequate housing subsidy within the social assistance benefit; shortage of social housing units; increased evictions related to rental arrears; increased numbers of homeless and lack of homelessness prevention; shortage of emergency shelters; laws that penalize people for being homeless; lack of adequate housing for people with psycho-social and intellectual disabilities; and the poor housing conditions of Canada's indigenous peoples.
After the Supreme Court ruled that homeless Canadians could not present their evidence in court, a group of affordable housing advocates took their concerns to the UN. The UN Committee reviewed Canada in February on its compliance as a signatory to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, a legally binding international treaty that outlines specific human rights obligations, including the right to an adequate standard of living.
"A committee of international human rights experts was able to see what the Canadian government and their political representatives refuse to see - that we are failing to protect a large and vulnerable portion of our population from violations of their fundamental right to housing," commented Legal Director at the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario, Kenneth Hale, who was part of the NGO delegation that met with the Committee in Geneva last month.
Recommendations in the UN report include: implement a rights-based national housing strategy; increase federal and provincial resources for housing; increase availability of social housing and adequate emergency shelters across the country; intensify efforts to address indigenous peoples' housing crisis; and integrate a disability perspective in all housing plans and policies. The report also sharply criticizes the barriers to disadvantaged groups accessing legal rights through the courts, and recommends that Canada broaden its interpretation of section 7, 12 and 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to include economic, social and cultural rights.
"Canada's international reputation has taken an embarrassing nosedive over the past decade. All eyes are on Canada now to see if the new Liberal government will show that it is indeed serious about real change by complying with its international human rights obligations," said Helen Luu of the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario and Right to Housing Coalition.
The UN Committee's concluding observations can be accessed at http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CESCR/Shared%20Documents/CAN/E_C-12_CAN_CO_6_23228_E.pdf.
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President Barack Obama's $3.9 trillion budget for fiscal 2015 includes new taxes on wealthy Americans and businesses, as well as places curbs on retirement savings contributions while also providing some proposals for helping students and parents pay for college.
While Obama's plan would include automatic enrollment in IRAs for workers as well as several provisions to help students and families pay for college tuition, industry officials are bristling over the proposals to limit the up-front tax benefits for many 401(k) and IRA savers, as well as placing a cap on the amount Americans can accumulate through the combination of defined benefit and defined contribution plans as well as IRAs.
In a speech from Powell Elementary School in Washington, Obama said that his budget is a "roadmap for creating jobs with good wages and expanding opportunity for all Americans," while also investing in the nation's "economic priorities in a smart way that is fully paid for by making smart spending cuts and closing tax loopholes that right now only benefit the well-off and the well-connected."
Right now, Obama said, "our tax system provides benefits to wealthy individuals who save, even after they've amassed multimillion-dollar retirement accounts. By closing that loophole, we can help create jobs and grow our economy, and expand opportunity without adding a dime to the deficit."
Obama's budget again proposes a limit on the value of all tax deductions, defined contribution exclusions and IRA deductions to 28% of income, and also proposes to cap the overall amount that could be held in tax-deferred accounts at $3.4 million.
Mike McNamee of the Investment Company Institute notes in a Tuesday blog that limiting tax deferrals to 28% "for the highest three income brackets (33%, 35%, and 39.6%) would substantially change the tax treatment of retirement contributions and undermine retirement security by reducing incentives for businesses to provide retirement plans."
Brian Graff, executive director of the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries, says Obama's proposal includes "the same wrong-headed attacks on employer-sponsored retirement plans as last year."
Said Graff: "The double tax on contributions to 401(k) plans and the misguided $3 million cap on the value of retirement benefits do not close any loopholes or curb any abuse. They punish small-business owners who sponsor retirement plans for themselves and their employees. It is disappointing that an administration that claims to be concerned about giving more American workers access to retirement savings would discourage small-business owners from maintaining the 401(k) plans they have now."
Under the budget proposal, workers earning more than $250,000 would have to pay tax on contributions in the year the contributions are made, and then pay tax at the full rate when contributions are distributed at retirement, Graff said. "This amounts to a penalty for saving through a 401(k) plan. Who could blame a small-business owner for thinking that if the government is going to penalize them for saving in a retirement plan, maybe they should not have that plan?"
Obama also said that his budget "gives millions more workers the opportunity to take advantage of the tax credit," paying for this "by closing loopholes like the ones that let wealthy individuals classify themselves as a small business to avoid paying their fair share of taxes."
The budget would also eliminate a provision used by hedge funds and private-equity firms to treat income from managed investments, known as carried interest, as capital gains, as opposed to ordinary income.
Obama said during his Tuesday comments that at a time when the nation's "deficits have been cut in half," his budget plan "allows us to meet our obligations to future generations without leaving them a mountain of debt," and "adheres to the spending levels that both parties in both houses of Congress already agreed to." But Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee, chided Obama's plan for being "a full month late," and a recycled version of "the same old spending surges, tax hikes and budgetary smoke and mirrors that have repeatedly failed to right the nation's economic ship."
Said Hatch: "Instead of embracing fiscal responsibility, this budget increases government spending by $791 billion over the next 10 years. Instead of tackling the nation's sky-high debt, which has already exploded by a whopping $6.8 trillion under this White House, this budget slaps on an additional $8.3 trillion over the next decade and fails to include any substantial reforms to the greatest drivers of our debt — Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security."
Indeed, political strategist Greg Valliere of Potomac Research opined Tuesday that because "the White House needs to keep Democrats motivated for the fall election," the budget will not mention entitlement reform.
Obama's budget did, however, abandon the idea of a "chained" consumer price index that would slightly reduce Social Security cost of living adjustments (COLAs). As Valliere notes, "Congress earlier this year caved in on a modest COLA reduction for military retirees — confirming that no one in this city dares to touch the issue, even though it will demand attention later this decade."


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Does this house have the best Christmas lights in Camden?
PUBLISHED: 07:00 12 December 2016
The search is on for the homes that are lighting up our area with the best festive displays
Our reporters have spotted their first house bringing a festive glow in Highgate.
The house, decked out in bright illuminations, is on the Holly Lodge Estate.
Can you rival this or is there a house you have passed that is tastefully twinkling or garishly glowing with a display that has grabbed your attention?
The Ham&High is searching for the best lit up homes in our area for Christmas 2016.
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If you downloaded the Midnight Club: LA add-on content that appeared on the Xbox Live Marketplace last night, Microsoft urges you to delete it as soon as possible, lest you risk unspecified "problems."
"The Marketplace team has mentioned to me that a batch of Midnight Club: LA
content went up accidentally on Xbox LIVE Marketplace this morning. It has since been removed, but you may have had the chance to download it while it was up there," writes Xbox EMEA community manager Graeme Boyd on his official blog.
"If you did and if it's sitting on your hard drive you should delete it -- reason being that it was being tested when it was mistakenly put live and therefore it may not work properly, the Achievements won't register and could cause you problems with your Midnight Club: LA game saves."
There's currently no word on when the DLC will reappear on the Xbox Live Marketplace.
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Rolling Green G.C. is a par 71 course (35-36) that will be played at 6,259 yards. The course was designed by William Flynn and opened in 1926.
With last years champion Hannah O'Sullivan not in the field, the 2015 field will be headlined by among others runner-up Sierra Brooks, who lost to O'Sullivan 3&2 in the finals. Brooks was a member of this years Curtis Cup and also played in the U.S Women's Open in July. During the 2015 season, Brooks won the South Atlantic Women's Amateur and Women's Southern Amateur. Brooks is set to begin her freshman year at Wake Forest in a few weeks.
Some of other players to watch throughout the week include:
Tiffany Chan-A senior at USC, Chan won the 2016 Hong Kong Ladies Open for her second professional win as an amateur, her first came in 2015 at the TLPGA Future Open. Chan, from Hong Kong, China will be off to Rio to represent her country in the Olympics following what she hopes is a long run in the U.S. Women's Amateur.
Hye-Jin-Choi -Maybe the player with most momentum, Choi is coming into play this week fresh off a win at the Canadian Women's Amateur. Choi also recently reached the semifinals at the U.S. Girls Junior and finished as the low amateur at the U.S. Women's Open.
Katelyn Dambaugh -The rising South Carolina senior is looking to keep a very successful season going. Dambaugh captured the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional title and also has two runner-up finishes in marquee events; the SEC Championship and the North & South Women's Amateur.
Casey Danielson-Part of the 2015 Stanford NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship winning team, Danielson is playing her seventh consecutive U.S Women's Amateur. Her best run came in 2011 when she reached the quarterfinals.
Virginia Elena Carta -This past spring Elena Carta got her Duke career off to a fantastic start as she won the 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship. It was a record setting performance that saw Elena Carta finish 16-under-par 272 and eight-strokes ahead of the field. The banner freshman season resulted in the earning of first team All-American honors.
Mariel Galdiano -Three times Galdiano has played in the U.S. Women's Open, 2011, 2013 and 2015, with her best finish coming in 2015 when she finished tied for 42nd. Galdiano captured the 2015 Canadian Amateur and she will be heading to UCLA in the fall for her freshman season.
Bailey Tardy-Last year Tardy made it to the Round of 16 at the U.S. Women's Amateur and she has continued her success in USGA events this year, qualifying for her second U.S Women's Open (previously 2014 as well). Tardy, now a sophomore at Georgia, won her first collegiate event in just her fourth start and she was also a co-medalist in the NCAA Regionals during her successful freshman season. In 2015 Tardy was victorious at the North & South Women's Amateur.
Monica Vaughn -You knew that big things were on the horizon after Vaughn won the 2010 Oregon Women's Amateur as a 15-year-old, becoming the youngest champion in tournament history. Since then, the now Arizona State senior has continued to impress; winning two collegiate events while also finishing fifth in the 2015 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship which helped her earn first team All-American honors.
Bethany Wu-A semifinalist in the U.S. Women's Amateur a year ago, Wu will be looking to go just a little bit further this year. Wu has won the 2016 Women's Trans National Championship already this summer while also competing in the Curtis Cup. Wu is a sophomore at UCLA.
Play will begin Monday morning with the first group teeing off at 7:15 a.m. EST. For a complete look at the starting times click here.
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Information and discussion on all aspects of British photographic history
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Does anyone have information about British photographer Vernon Heath (1819–1895), and specifically about the photographs he made of members of the diplomatic mission from Japan who visited London in 1862? I have information (but no confirmation) that the date these photographs were made was June 11, 1862, and that Christie's sold a lot of Heath's Japan photographs in 1998. I do not know where those photographs ended up, or whether Heath made mention of photographing the Japanese in his 1892…Continue
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The first large-scale retrospective on Shimooka Renjo opens in Tokyo at the Metropolitan Museum of Photography on 4 March until 6 May 2014. Shimooka Renjo (1823-1914) was a pioneer of photography in Japan who worked mostly in Yokohama, yet until recent years few photographs have been positively attributed to him and little information on his…Continue
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Dawn of Japanese Photography: Hokkaido and Tohoku will open at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography on March 5. This is the third in a series of shows on early photography in Japan, this time with a focus on the northern districts of Hokkaido and Tohoku.
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Mercer, a global consulting leader in advancing health, wealth and career, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE: MMC), appoints Campbell McCulloch to the newly created senior leadership role of Head of Fund Implementation, Delegated Solutions Pacific, the first of three new senior leadership positions, as Deputy CIO retires.
Mercer Pacific's Chief Investment Officer, Kylie Willment said the newly created role of Head of Fund Implementation, Delegated Solutions is the first appointment of three new senior leadership roles and follows the retirement of Deputy CIO, Phil Graham.
"A significant focus has been getting the right structure in place to support and strengthen the Pacific Portfolio Management team," said Ms Willment. "While it's with mixed emotions that we say goodbye to Phil, the appointment of Campbell is a fantastic win for Mercer."
In addition to Campbell's appointment, Mercer will be looking to add two additional senior roles in the portfolio management team, Head of Investment Strategy and Head of Portfolio Management.
Campbell McCulloch
Mr McCulloch joins Mercer from the Future Fund Management Agency where he has held the role of Head of Investment Operations for the past eleven years. Prior to the Future Fund, Campbell spent eleven years at Vanguard Investments in a range of portfolio management and operations roles.
"Campbell's outstanding leadership skills and proven track record will enable Mercer to efficiently implement our investment decisions, further cementing our ability to maximise the outcomes for our investors and clients," said Ms Willment.
In this newly created role, Mr McCulloch will be responsible for leading the implementation of investment decisions for the Mercer Pacific Funds and will be a core part of the senior leadership of the Mercer Pacific Portfolio Management team.
Phil Graham
As Mercer welcomes the first of the three new leaders, Mercer also announces the retirement of Deputy CIO, Phil Graham.
Having been a part of the investment industry for 20 years, eleven years of which have been at Mercer, Phil has played a pivotal role in advancing and reshaping the industry. He has also been a strong contributor to the professional standards of the industry through his 15 years involvement with the CFA Institute.
Since joining Mercer in 2007, and in his current role as Deputy CIO for Delegated Solutions in the Pacific, Phil has made an incredible contribution to the success of the Mercer Funds. On behalf of Mercer, Ms Willment thanked Mr Graham for his dedication and commitment.
"Phil is highly respected by colleagues and peers and will be greatly missed. We are extremely proud of all that he has achieved in his time at Mercer and wish him well," said Ms Willment.
About Mercer
Mercer delivers advice and technology-driven solutions that help organisations meet the health, wealth and career needs of a changing workforce. Across the Pacific, organisations look to Mercer for global insights, thought leadership and product innovation to help transform and grow their businesses.
Mercer's more than 23,000 employees are based in 44 countries and the firm operates in over 130 countries. Mercer is a wholly owned subsidiary ofMarsh & McLennan Companies(NYSE: MMC), the leading global professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. With more than 65,000 colleagues and annual revenue over $14 billion, through its market-leading companies includingMarsh, Guy CarpenterandOliver Wyman, Marsh & McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. For more information, visitwww.mercer.com.au.


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State Comptroller Susana Mendoza's Chicago mayoral campaign reported receiving $165,000 in contributions Monday, including a $100,000 check from an owner of a controversial, clout-heavy scrap yard, state campaign finance records show.
That contribution — the single largest to her campaign so far — came from Howard Labkon, who is a co-owner of General Iron Industries. For decades, General Iron has operated a Lincoln Park scrap yard that feeds flattened cars, twisted rebar and used appliances into giant shredders that compact the waste.
The scrap yard has served as a North Side source of controversy in recent years. In November 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered General Iron's owners to conduct detailed air pollution testing after the federal government twice previously cracked down on the facility for pollution.
North Side Ald. Brian Hopkins, whose 2nd Ward includes the scrap yard, has sought to revoke the facility's special waiver that allows it to operate extended daily hours of 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., a move that was rebuffed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration. And General Iron's announcement in July that the scrap shredder would relocate from Lincoln Park to the East Side has drawn backlash from the alderman and activists there who have fought pollution from industrial businesses in the area.
Shortly after disclosing the contribution Monday, Mendoza's campaign quickly moved to distance the campaign from the scrap yard. Campaign spokeswoman Rebecca Evans said a campaign worker erroneously listed Labkon as General Iron's president when reporting the contribution to state election officials. Instead, Evans said, he serves as president of a company called Rose Worldwide. She did not respond to a question on how Mendoza came to receive the contribution from Labkon, who in 2010 and 2011 gave a total of $10,000 to her campaign for city clerk.
Labkon could not be reached for comment. He has an ownership stake in General Iron but has had a contentious relationship with members of the family that run the company, court records show.
Last year, he sued fellow family members in Cook County Circuit Court over a potential sale of General Iron. Labkon accused brother Adam Labkon and parents Marilyn and Mark Labkon of turning down a $100 million offer for the scrap yard. The other family members countered by suing Howard, accusing him of undermining the business by working with competitors.
On Monday, a spokesman who represents the wing of the family that runs the company confirmed Howard Labkon maintains an ownership stake, and noted that he voluntarily dismissed his lawsuit earlier this year.
"Howard has an adversarial relationship with other members of the Labkon family, who manage General Iron," said Randall Samborn, the company's representative who is a former chief spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago. "Howard's contribution (to Mendoza) was not requested or authorized by the company or other members of the Labkon family."
Mendoza won re-election to her first full term as comptroller last month and announced a run for mayor eight days later. The $165,000 she reported Monday brings the total she has raised to $670,000 — the bulk of that including $500,000 she transferred over from her comptroller campaign fund.
That total trails the amounts raised so far by two other top candidates who also entered the race after Emanuel's surprise announcement in September that he would drop his bid for a third term. Former U.S. Commerce Secretary Bill Daley has raised $2.7 million and 2011 mayoral candidate and City Hall veteran Gery Chico has raised a little more than $1 million. Mendoza, however, has raised more than the $596,000 reported so far by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who also entered the Feb. 26 race for mayor after Emanuel dropped out.
Two candidates who have been in the race longer have raised slightly more than Mendoza. Former Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy has reported raising $895,000 while former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot has tallied $832,000 in contributions, records show.
Also on Monday, Mendoza reported a $25,000 donation from Joseph A. Power Jr., a partner with the Chicago personal injury law firm Power Rogers & Smith. She reported $10,000 from John D. Cooney, a partner with the personal injury law firm Cooney & Conway, and $10,000 from Kathy Byrne, who is a a co-chair of Mendoza's campaign and the daughter of the late Jane Byrne, the only woman to serve as Chicago's mayor. Byrne is an attorney at Cooney & Conway, where she has focused on asbestos litigation.
General Iron's North Side scrap yard is bordered on three sides by property that has been acquired for the planned mixed-use development dubbed Lincoln Yards. It used to be surrounded by steel mills, leather tanneries and other industries that dominated the area but have moved on as it's become increasingly residential.
The facility is under investigation by the EPA for the third time since the late 1990s. The EPA required General Iron to conduct detailed air pollution testing in May after researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago found alarming levels of lung-damaging particulate matter downwind from the scrap shredder, the Chicago Tribune previously reported.
Over a seven-year period, the Labkon family has spread more than $500,000 in political contributions to Emanuel, aldermanic candidates and other local politicians, the Tribune reported last year. Howard Labkon contributed $100,000 to Emanuel's campaign while four other family members contributed $5,000 each.
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The Labkons also have hired a dozen City Hall lobbyists, including John Borovicka, Emanuel's onetime congressional district director, Victor Reyes, who was a political operative under former Mayor Richard M. Daley, and John R. Daley, the son of Cook County Commissioner John Daley and the nephew of the former mayor and mayoral candidate Bill Daley.
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text: 29.04.13 Symetrix expands DSP with xControl AUTHOR: Inavate AUDIO Symetrix has released SymNet xControl, an external control expander for use with the SymNet Edge and Radius family of DSP products for conferencing and paging. XControl provides an additional 16 inputs, 16 outputs and 2 RS-232 ports for installations where Edge and Radius's eight onboard control inputs and eight logic outputs require expansion.For serial communications with third party projectors, camera controls, routers, and lighting either of xControl's two RS-232 ports may be configured to receive or transmit commands. Power over Ethernet (PoE) means xControl may be mounted outside of a rack room and connected to the system with a single CAT5/6 cable via a PoE network switch. XControl can be rack or surface mounted and occupies a 1U space. SymNet Composer open architecture software provides set-up and management of xControl. AUDIO


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The content of this report will be updated with the latest scenarios based on the global COVID-19 Pandemic
"Global GNSS chip market to exhibit significant growth between 2016 and 2022"
The GNSS chip market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.9% between 2016 and 2022 to reach USD 5.22 billion by 2022. The key driving factors for the growth of the GNSS chip market include the growing need for wearable electronics; rising demand for real-time analysis in surveying, navigation, mapping, and other positioning applications; and high penetration of electronic devices, wearables, and connecting devices. However, high initial investments are restraining the growth of the GNSS chip market.
"Smartphone to dominate the GNSS chip market during the forecast period"
Smartphones held the largest size of the GNSS chip market in 2015. GNSS chips in smartphones are used for applications such as location-based services (LBS), online games, and mobile geographic information systems (GISs), among others. Smartphones are expected to hold the largest size of the GNSS chip market during the forecast period due to the increasing demand in developing countries and the need for real-time information pertaining to the exact location of vehicles, individuals, and other assets.
"Automotive vertical to hold a major share of the GNSS chip market during the forecast period"
The market for the automotive vertical is expected to grow at a high rate between 2016 and 2022. GNSS chips are being used in the automotive sector in applications such as connected cars and in-vehicle systems. Vehicle-detection and surveillance technologies are continuously being upgraded for enhanced speed monitoring, traffic counting, and vehicle classification. Connected cars are equipped with devices that enable Internet access using GNSS chips and allow them to communicate with other cars on the road and infrastructure?including traffic stop signals, satellites, cloud-based services, and road-side antennas, among others.
"APAC to be the fastest-growing market for GNSS chip during the forecast period"
APAC is expected to be the fastest-growing market for GNSS chip during the forecast period. The major consumer electronics manufacturers in APAC are focused toward launching new and innovative products that require real-time data for tracking and recording particular locations using various devices such as smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, and so on. Therefore, the ongoing technological advancements in the consumer electronics sector and the growing popularity of wearable devices in APAC are fueling the growth of the GNSS chip market in this region.
The break-up of the profiles of primary participants for the report has been given below:
- By Company Type: Tier 1 – 45%, Tier 2 – 30%, and Tier 3 – 25%
- By Designation: C–Level Executives – 63% and Directors– 37%
- By Region: North America - 33%, Europe – 23%, APAC – 32%, and RoW – 12%
The key players operating in the GNSS chip market include Qualcomm Incorporated (U.S.), STMicroelectronics N.V. (Switzerland), Intel Corporation (U.S.), Mediatek Inc. (Taiwan), U-Blox Holdings AG (Switzerland), Broadcom Corporation (U.S.), Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan), Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (U.S.), Quectel Wireless Solutions Co., Ltd. (China), and Navika Electronics (India).
Research Coverage:
The research report on the global GNSS chip market covers the market on the basis of device, application, vertical, and geography. The market, on the basis of devices, has been segmented into smartphones, personal navigation devices (PNDs), tablets, in-vehicle systems (IVSs), and others. On the basis of verticals, the GNSS chip market has been classified into consumer electronics, construction, agriculture, automotive, military and defense, and marine. Further, the GNSS chip market, on the basis of application, has been segmented into navigation, mapping, surveying, telematics, and others. The report covers four major geographical regions, namely, North America, Europe, APAC, and RoW.
Key Benefits of Buying the Report:
- Illustrative segmentation, analysis, and forecast for the market based on device, application, vertical, and geography have been conducted to give an overall view of the GNSS chip market.
- The Porter's five forces framework has been utilized, along with the value chain analysis, to provide an in-depth insight into the GNSS chip market.
- The major drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges for the flexible battery market have been detailed in this report.
- The report includes a detailed competitive landscape, along with key players, in-depth analysis, and revenue of the key players.


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Serving Others Worldwide is promoting a program called Alone No More and planning to take a group of volunteers to Kursk, Russia in September 2009 to help 8 different orphanages.
There are more than 1 million orphans and homeless children in Russia. Statistics show that if these children are not helped that only 1 out of 10 orphans becomes a functional member of society!
If you have a burden for making a difference in young lives, this is a great cause to give to. The Bible defines true religion, "pure and undefiled in the sight of God, to look after widows and orphans in their time of need." With Serving Others Worldwide's - Alone No More programs we are truly looking after these orphans in their "time of need" and can make possible for them the hope of a stronger future.
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"Walt Disney bought some orange groves in the middle of Florida and built a tourist town on them. No magic there of any kind. I think there might be something real in the original Disneyland. There may be some power there, although twisted, and hard to access."
-Mr. Wednesday in American Gods by Neil Gaiman


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We're out of the woods for the time being on the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, but for vulnerable children and families, plenty of threats remain on the horizon.
Unraveling the safety net, as these cuts promise to do, will put more children at risk of entries into foster care and, for those who do enter care, undermine efforts to support them at school, at home, and in our communities. Based on our analysis of the most recent budget blueprint, the following are just some of the proposed cuts and their potential impact on California children in foster care:
The Budget Blueprint proposes reducing the Department of Education by $9 billion, eliminating many programs that aim to support low-income and vulnerable children in school. For example, the Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants, which provides low-income and minority students with greater access to effective teachers as well as funding for programs to allow students access to quality after school programs, would be completely eliminated. Due to family instability, placement changes, and trauma, children in foster care tend to fall behind in school and have the worst educational outcomes of any group of students in the state. Thus, they are directly affected by reductions in programs that seek to improve the educational experience for vulnerable students.
Funding for subsidized housing and supportive services is also at stake, threatening the post-emancipation safety net on which many former foster youth rely. Nationally, 40% of homeless youth report a history of foster care. The proposal slashes the Department of Housing and Urban Development's budget by $6.2 billion. Specifically, it eliminates the Community Development Block Grant, a program that provides annual grants to cities and counties in order to develop viable communities and adequate housing. These cuts are an assault on the great strides made in Los Angeles in recent months to combat the pervasive homeless problem, with voters approving $1.2 billion in bonds and an additional .25 percent sales tax increase to fund homeless services and subsidies. If Trump's proposed HUD cuts were to go through, these gains at the local level may no longer supplement current funding of homeless programs and services, but, instead, supplant the void left by the federal budget. Without increasing the supply of supportive housing programs, foster youth face a cliff at the point that their eligibility for foster care benefits ends. The federal government should be bolstering state efforts to combat homelessness, which ultimately directly benefits former foster youth, not hampering those efforts and putting our youth further behind.
Unspecified Cuts to Health and Human Services Funding
The blueprint proposes reducing the Department of Health and Human Services budget by $15.1 billion, or a whopping 17.9%. Details on where the cuts will come from are scarce in the blueprint released, but past Republican proposals suggest these cuts are likely to come from the severe curtailment of entitlement programs. Recently, Republicans have proposed block granting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP benefits), which many foster youth between the ages of 18 and 21 rely on to be able to purchase food every month. After exiting foster care, SNAP benefits are among the only entitlements that a former foster youth can count on receiving.
Republicans have also, in the past, proposed the elimination the Social Security Block Grant, which provides flexible funding for states to use for a variety of social services programs. Nationwide, SSBG represents 10% of the federal funding stream for child welfare services. The loss of these funds would likely result in curtailment of many of the state-only investments California has made in its child welfare system to increase capacity to recruit, retain and support families.
Legal Aid
Beyond undercutting the ability of vulnerable young people to receive critical education, housing, nutrition, and other services, the blueprint also proposes cuts that will make it harder for low-income citizens to turn to legal aid lawyers to navigate complicated bureaucracies to access the support they need. The budget blueprint proposes the elimination of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), the largest funder and the centerpiece of civil legal aid for our country's underserved populations.
As President Trump dutifully notes in his proposal, the budget exemplifies the federal government's priorities, and, it is clear these priorities do not include protecting vulnerable children and families. Robust mental health care, substance abuse treatment, and other efforts to stabilize vulnerable families can, in some cases, prevent a child from entering the system at all. When a child must enter the child welfare system for their own safety and well-being, we want to be sure those children and their foster care givers are supported in providing for all of the child's needs so that they can recover and thrive. Even Republican lawmakers pay lip service to this goal. Yet when we review the current budget proposal, it's clear that the budget strategy reflects the longstanding trickle-down approach to cutting social welfare programs that has been proven to lead to more entries into foster care and more trauma and suffering for children once they are in the system.
This approach is at odds with California's priorities. In recent years, California has made sweeping changes to its child welfare laws, increasing the rates received by caregivers and providing additional support for youth transitioning out of foster care. We have one of the most progressive approaches to foster care in the country, and our state and local leaders have committed to a strategy of continuous improvement that takes seriously the history of grim outcomes for youth who enter foster care and the lessons learned about how to do better by our kids. But the current climate in Washington directly threatens the progress that has been achieved in California. The cuts described above would create a magnitude of loss of federal funding from which we cannot recover using local resources alone. For this reason, everyone in California who is committed to the well-being of vulnerable children must be tireless in our efforts to shed light on the consequences of the federal budget for our foster care system and related social safety nets.
Only Congress has the ability to pass the budget and the blueprint is a long way from a done deal. But we have the opportunity to bring to light inadequate policies and half-baked measures that don't take into account the preventable consequences for vulnerable young people. Resistance to the current budget blueprint is the next battle before us and children in foster care and those at risk of entering the child welfare system are counting on us to stand together and make their voices and needs heard.


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Here's more about the body, this time about the body when it's ailing: One of our honorary kids called me from school once to see if I could bring him to the pediatric practice that oversaw his care. He said he had a rash that was just tormenting him and the school nurse was stumped.
"She had no idea what it was," he told me when I picked him up at 2:30. "She said, 'Well, this one on your neck could be a bug bite, and this place on your arm could be heat rash, and this on your foot could be irritation from your shoes. I thought how likely is it that it's three separate things?'"
When he first phoned me I had asked him to call the pediatrician's office to see if they could fit us in. But oops he didn't do that, as he told me while we were pulling into the parking lot of the medical building. Thus did we present ourselves, all unexpected, at the receptionist's desk.
"Can I help you?" she greeted us pleasantly.
"I have this rash," said the teen, holding his arms out for inspection. She glanced over at me.
"And … you have an appointment?"
"No, actually," I stammered. "We just thought it might be as easy to make the appointment in person as over the phone."
She looked at the two of us, one blooming in pustules and the other feebly smiling. She looked down at her book.
'I can fit you in at 6:45," she said.
It was 3:15.
I didn't know what to say to that. Could the boy miss practice? Miss dinner? I wasn't sure I could really make that call. And the boy himself went totally mute.
"So … you'll come back?" she asked, but still we just looked at her, buffaloed.
"Okay, well how about this? How about I write you in for 6:45 and you can also wait here now, in case something opens up in the next 40 minutes. Do you want to take that chance?"
We nodded gratefully. And sure enough, in 10 minutes' time, his name was called and seven minutes after that he had been diagnosed with a fine case of poison ivy and sent on his way with the name of the magical relief-bringing cream.
I think of all this now because I've recently been speaking with an RN friend who was advising me how to help someone in my family get an appointment with her own doctor sooner rather than later.
"Tell him to be very pleasant when he calls but also to say he needs to be seen. Then, if he goes in there, he should be even more pleasant and wait patiently until someone can speak with him."
Amazing huh? So maybe you really can just show up and stand there with your foolish smile in hopes that they'll work you in. But if they do – IF THEY DO – it won't be because you were just that nervy but because they were just that nice. And I wouldn't try this very often either.


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Chauffeur Bob's Obsessive Compulsive Disorder to create that ultimate shine for his girls, Lola, Lulu and lily, has taken a turn for the worse… since the arrival a week ago of some extremely expensive, specialist motor trade wax, he has spent hours applying layer upon layer. Even prior to this, a wedding industry professional publicly described their paintwork as 'formidable' so you can only begin to imagine how they look now!
Chauffeur Bob took this picture yesterday afternoon after preparing Lily for Lisa and Ryan's wedding today at Tregenna Castle, St Ives.
You'll need to look twice at the picture as the view of Lily's sibling Lulu is actually her reflection in Lily's paintwork.
Lulu's reflection in the 'glass-like' sheen of Lily!
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If you've been following my blog for a while, you know that I've had a few foot issues the past 2 years. I have been working towards taking better care of my feet and during the summer this is even more important. Not only do I ramp up my training in the summer and put extra pressure on my feet, I also like to wear sandals that show off my feet.
I am sharing a few tips that help me keep my feet looking & feeling better all summer long.
1. Ditch the flip flops! Yes they are cute and easy to throw on but I've learned that wearing basic rubber flip flops are the worst for my feet. They have zero arch support and apparently cause numerous foot problems. I pretty much live in sneakers or Birkenstocks (which have a ton of support).
2. Stretch- I need to remember to stretch my feet before and after runs. It's so easy for me to forget to do this but it really helps. My new favorite stretch toy is this Foot Log. It feels so good! I keep it under the table and roll on it while I type away on the computer. I often roll my foot on a frozen water bottle afterwards.
3. Moisturize- I use Aquaphor on my feet before bed. Applying a thick layer under my socks moisturizes my feet overnight and I wake up with much softer heels.
4. Pamper- I do enjoy a regular pedicure and it really helps to take care of the toe nails. In between, I often use this at home Foot Spa after long runs or bike rides. I put a little Epsom salt in and soak for about 15 minutes. Aaah!
5. Protect- Wear high quality socks while running and exercising. I preferred socks for working out are Balega's. Super cushioned and have some added arch support. Bonus they have great colors.
I received a basket of these Kushyfoot products to try out recently. I love the toe less Yoga Socks! I am one of those people who slips on the yoga mat without socks and these have little grippers on the bottom. Plus I really don't like to walk around barefoot at the yoga studio. They would also be great to wear to get a pedicure too.
I love heels but sadly they really just kill my feet. Sometimes you have to wear them for a party or a meeting. I was given a pair of these "flats on the go" that I can throw in my bag and switch with heels in seconds. I think they would be great for traveling too. I like to take my shoes off on a plane and socks don't feel like enough protection. Lots of cute patterns too.
Here's to happy summer feet!
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NEW YORK (Forex News Now) – The Swiss franc surged against the dollar on Tuesday, reaching a 7-week high, after the Swiss National Bank said the country's industry was upbeat for the coming months, despite Europe's debt crisis.
In U.S. afternoon currency trading, USD/CHF sank to 1.0923, its lowest since May 4. The currency pair later climbed slightly to settle at 1.0936, down 0.8% percent on the day.
Switzerland's central bank made the comments earlier in its quarterly bulletin. The SNB noted that, "Industry representatives are looking to the immediate future with confidence."
"Expectations for the next few months point to positive turnover growth."
Given the current forex analysis, USD/CHF is likely to touch immediate support around the open of April 28, 1.0884, and encounter resistance around Thursday's high, 1.1067.
In other FX news, a final revision by the U.S. Commerce Department on Friday showed that the U.S. economy, grew 2.7% in the first quarter, falling short of market expectations.
The weekend's forex news and quotes at US Forex brokers is likely to be dominated by the G8 and G20 leaders summits in Canada, during which the euro zone sovereign debt crisis and China's recent currency move will almost certainly be discussed.


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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Ryan Moore, despite an opening-hole bogey, fired a 9-under-par 63 Thursday in grabbing the first-round lead at the PGA Tour's CIMB Classic in Malaysia.
Moore twice had three-birdie runs and moved in front when he made a 25-foot birdie putt at the 16th hole. He then placed his approach within inches of the hole at 18 for another birdie. His round included birdies at all four of the par 3s at the West Course of the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club.
Keegan Bradley finished at 7-under 65 and is in second place while Sergio Garcia is third at 6-under. Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Chris Kirk, Rory Sabbatini, Chris Stroud and Boo Weekley are tied for fourth at 5-under 67.
Moore started slowly with a bogey at the par-4 first hole and a pair of pars but ran off three straight birdies over Nos. 4-6 and closed the front side with birdies at 8 and 9.
He moved to 5-under with a 2 at the par-3 11th before closing with a flourish with four birdies in the final five holes. That included a run of birdies at 14-16 and his 4 at the par-5 18th.
Bradley's round was bogey-free and including five birdies over Nos. 2-7. Garcia had three birdies on each side of his round.


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Below are the news stories that may not have made the headlines today but are worth reading!
Gamers never die…..
Just like the Games of Our Lives…
►Street Fighter V
►Rocket League
►Tom Clancy's The Division
►Star Ocean 5
►Uncharted 4
/// Street Fighter V | Karin Introduction Trailer!
We can confirm that Alex will be the first DLC character and he will be available in March! #StreetFighterV #RiseUp
— Street Fighter (@StreetFighter) February 9, 2016
Additionally, the final version of #StreetFighterV (on PS4) will be compatible with PS3 controllers.
— Street Fighter (@StreetFighter) February 9, 2016
/// Rocket League is Coming to Xbox One on February 17!
Xbox One owners will also be the proud owners of two exclusive vehicles — The "Armadillo" from Gears of War and the Warthog variant from Halo, dubbed the "HogSticker" – in addition to several Xbox-exclusive Garage items like Fizzie and the Overcharge Rocket Trail from Sunset Overdrive. | Source
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/// Overwatch Update!
/// Tom Clancy's The Division | Enemy Factions Trailer!
/// Amazon Releases New Free Game Engine Based on CryEngine!
/// Star Ocean 5 | Emmerson Character Introduction Trailer!
/// Laura Bailey Responds to Uncharted 4 Casting Controversy!
Asked about the casting decision on Twitter, Bailey sent out a lengthy response:
I think more than anything, I just want to clear up how the casting happened. I went in person to audition for the role of Nadine. The character breakdown I received had no picture or physical description at all. The reason for the being, there was no character design yet. Nadine was described as a strong willed, intelligent, powerful woman with a south african dialect. So I trained with my dialect coach multiple times before the audition. I obsessed over the scenes in my head. I went and auditioned alongside several other actresses of several different ethnicities. I was incredible nervous.
Adding that she was thrilled to be cast as an amazing female character, and that she's an enormous Naughty Dog fan, Bailey continued:
It wasn't until we had rehearsed and arrived for our first day of filming that I saw the concept art for Nadine. One of the very talented artists at Naughty Dog had come up with a beautiful design for her, and it happened to look… very different than me. And that was difficult. Not because it changed anything about my performance. Nadine was the same woman. She had the same background, the same personality, the same strength. But suddenly, because she had a different skin color than I did, there was a chance some would deem my portrayal unacceptable.
But at that point, what's worse? Choose that beautiful design the artist created knowing there could be backlash because they had already cast a non-black actress? Or change the design entirely out of fear and lose the opportunity to have a strong character of color in the game? I guess I don't know if there's a right answer to that. All I can say is, I think she's one of the most badass people I've ever had the honor to play and I'm so proud to have worked on Uncharted 4.
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Donning the Drake suit just ONE LAST TIME. #Uncharted4 pic.twitter.com/g5FOzzUJko
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H.R.2835 - Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2013113th Congress (2013-2014)
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Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2013 - Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs).


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Our accidental colour coordination, my good camera & lens, an extra set of hands, and a park on the way to lunch meant that we could get a few quick family photos with my camera.
A huge thank you to my bestie for allowing us to invade (literally) her home for 5 nights, kick her out of her master bedroom to allow our brood to sleep, and for taking these photos – we love you and miss you.
Get ready for a few more blog posts over the next week as I share our family vacation, and stay tuned for why family vacations with a toddler and a five month old suck.


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Justin Gaines case: Man charged with concealing death | News
WALTON COUNTY, Ga. -- Walton County authorities have charged a 57-year-old man with concealing a death in the case of a Gwinnett County teen missing for nearly eight years.
Justin Gaines disappeared in November 2007 after a night out at Wild Bill's nightclub in Duluth, Ga. He was 18.
Over the years, authorities have received several tips, but none have panned out. A recent search of three wells in Walton County turned up nothing. In that case, Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway said that an inmate allegedly lied to authorities and misled them. Conway did indicate that authorities knew who was behind the disappearance.
Conway said he did receive additional tips from others during that time -- tips that pointed to a possible accomplice in Gaines' disappearance.
On Sept. 3, a warrant was sent out for the arrest of Martin Wilkie. He was charged with concealing the death of another in the case of Gaines, according to the Walton County Sheriff's Office. Investigators with the Walton County Sheriff's Office and Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office said they received numerous tips that Wilkes knew about the disappearance of Gaines.
According to the arrest warrant, Dustin Dylan Glass told authorities that he and Wilkie "actively participated in the assault" of Gaines, "which ultimately led to [Gaines] being shot to death."
Glass' mother stated that she assisted Wilkie in transported Gaines' body "in a black metal toolbox" to High Shoals in Walton County.
Wilke turned himself into authorities and posted $10,000 bond. He is now out on bond, while investigators continue to try to prove who else may have been involved, and to try to find Justin Gaines.
Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter says Gwinnett Police already looked at Wilkie, interviewing him twice, as well as several others. And, for reasons Porter would not discuss, Gwinnett County declined to arrest Wilkie, but now, Walton County has arrested him. The case remains very much open and active.
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Paying it forward with Plato's Closet
Name: Tony and Julie Finical
Franchise: Plato's Closet
Location: Louisiana (Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Metairie, Monroe and Mandeville
Husband and wife team Tony and Julie Finical are the owners of several Plato's Closet stores throughout Louisiana. Plato's Closet is a clothing franchise which buys and sells lightly used, fashionable clothing and accessories appealing to the teen and young adult demographic. With over 460 stores and more opening each month, Plato's closet is the fastest-growing retail franchise in North America.
Tony and Julie opened their first Plato's Closet store in 2003 after owning a sign and graphics franchise for several years. It was through a field rep for the sign franchise that they were first made aware of Plato's Closet. Julie says they immediately wanted to learn more about the franchise.
"Two weeks before our daughter was 15, I'd taken out bags of her clothes. I was mad that there was no place for them to go. And when [the field rep] spoke about it, I think within 6 months we went directly to discovery days and opened that store in Baton Rouge."
Although Julie was initially more involved with the store than her husband, it didn't take long for Tony to realise its potential. The couple loved the brand so much that they eventually opened several new Plato's Closet locations before going on to open Style Encore and Once Upon a Child stores, other brands under the Winmark Corporation umbrella.
Tony says, "It's kind of funny – from Once Upon a Child to Plato's Closet to Style Encore, I like to tell people that we have a customer now from cradle to grave."
In addition to the variety that owning stores for various age ranges provides, Tony and Julie also value the framework and support that the franchisor provides.
Tony says, "I've never had a second thought about Winmark. That's why we are part of a franchise. The beautiful thing is that these people, they talk to over 1000 franchisees, and then all that knowledge that they're able to accumulate and be able to disperse to me, that's invaluable."
Tony adds that working with Plato's Closet and Winmark has provided him with the kind of success that he has long sought.
"Everyone has different reasons why they get in business for themselves. My reasons never were to make as much money as possible - my reasons were that I wanted to be able to have freedom. Because at the end of the day, what's the definition of success? Is it having money in your bank account or is it having a family that really loves you?"
The couple have found their experience with Plato's Closet so rewarding that they want to enable other people to enjoy the success with the brand that they have had. As part of their plans to continue growing their business, they have brought on a partner to share their franchising journey with.
"In our first franchise that's the way we got started. At 23, we were the working partner, and we're able to day to give that opportunity to someone else," Julie explains.
Tony adds: "Really, that's success, right there. You're paying it forward. Other people are getting blessed."


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In this episode, Brendan discusses gaming situations like travel, solo play, and asynchronous that he uses to amplify and expand his board game time. What tricks do you use?
Show Notes:
- Board Game Arena (my username: wombat929 – hit me up for a game!)
- Boitajeux (my username: wombat929 – hit me up for a game!)
- Through the Ages
- Friday, Onirim, Hostage Negotiator
- Castellion
- Betrayal Legacy
For which unusual gaming situations have you found workarounds? Drop by boardgamegeek guild #3269 and let us know!
Listen to the episode below, or download the audio file: 071: Unusual Gaming Situations (mp3)
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Games Apps
Chess Endgame Trainer for iPhone
Chess is a fun game to pick up and try to master. You will need to work on your opening, middle game, and endgame to see improvements in your performances. Chess Endgame Trainer can help with the last part. It has over 60000 endgames that you can take advantage of to master the art of finishing not-so-straightforward endgames.
The app has a simple interface. It comes with puzzles that you can solve to practice your skills. You can jump to a specific endgame or go through your games one by one. This is a universal app.
Similar apps
- Total Chess Endgames for iPhone
- Chess Tactics Pro for iPhone
- Chess Problems for iPhone
- Chess Openings Explorer Pro for iPhone
- Chess Problems


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LONDON (Reuters) - Many international banks and financial services firms based in Britain will decide in the first quarter of next year whether to move operations away from Britain ahead of Brexit, a senior official at Britain's finance ministry said on Wednesday.
Katharine Braddick, the ministry's director general for financial services, said banks using Britain to serve clients in the European Union were showing the most urgency in considering relocation plans.
"Those plans, if you like, harden, become more firm, at the point at which they start to alter contractual paperwork. For most of the firms that we talk to that will fall at some point in the first quarter of next year," Braddick told lawmakers.
Reporting by David Milliken and Andy Bruce; Writing by William Schomberg; editing by John Stonestreet
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