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Developing self-confidence can seem like a long journey, especially for those who do not have experience facing a situation that demands it. Individuals with major differences in self-esteem and confidence have experienced different levels of success with work performance, relationship management, and motivation.
Research has shown that individuals with high self-confidence align their goals around growth and improvement. In contrast, those with low self-esteem place their focus on avoiding problems or making mistakes.
Almost everyone can improve their self-confidence, even the ones who are already off to a great start in developing it. Improving your confidence can help you feel more confident in your work and relationships – you will also have a more positive outlook on your life. When your peers and friends see the new you, they will regard you more highly.
One of the keys to building self-confidence is to simply be happy with where you are and where you are heading in your life. If you have a positive assessment of your self and the direction your life is heading, building self-confidence can be as simple as unlocking a door.
Finding your self-confidence involves having the same essentials that is required for constructing a building. You need a base, foundation, and support structure. The process may take weeks, months, or even years. It involves breaking years of bad habits and re-writing your self-belief. You will essentially transform the way you think.
The following strategies provided below will help you re-create yourself and place you on the path towards developing your self confidence.
Confidence grows when you become more mindful and aware of your feelings. What you give to the world comes back to you, and this is a concept that is highly relevant to self-esteem. The more positive you feel about your actions, the more open you will be about how you interact with the world.
Having negative thoughts can weigh you down. It is difficult to eliminate these thoughts from your head, especially if they stem from recent events. You should remember to give yourself space and time to re-analyze your situation. There is no need to be harsh on yourself when you wouldn't be harsh on your fellow peers or friends in the same situation.
Once you recognize what is negatively affecting you, you can be better able to adapt to, prevent, and manage them. Controlling negative thoughts and emotions can be a big first step towards developing self-confidence. While understanding your positive features and attributes can be difficult, it will become more natural over time. Before you recognize the values you are proud to have, you should make sure you have a plan in place to combat negativity, because it will arise time and time again.
Confidence is not just a behavior - it's an emotion you're experiencing. It means you are happy and satisfied with your life in emotional, physical, and mental terms. Everyone is different, so you must find your own way to be comfortable and happy with where your life is.
Everyone has a different state of mind about their life and that fact should be appreciated. No one should have a reason not to feel happy and comfortable with who they are and what they represent. Positive self-perception means having a smart and strong attitude. It is not a predetermined image or identity that you should live up to. This concept encompasses the mental, physical, and emotional feelings you have about yourself. Feeling at peace with your body and mind can help make self-confidence development more natural. Additionally, maintaining positive energy will help you throughout your social and personal life.
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Once you have developed a more positive and peaceful state of mind, replace your negative thoughts with more uplifting ideas. You do not have to focus on eliminating your negative traits, but instead mitigate them by emphasizing the ones you look highly upon.
Reminding your own values with positive statements will foster confidence in your mind. Saying them out loud and repeating them will prevent those self-criticizing thoughts. If you begin to feel critical of yourself or apathetic, stop and remind yourself what you have accomplished so far and the great things you still have yet to do. Looking at things from a "glass half-full" point of view will significantly change the way you look at yourself, and self-confidence will be attainable.
Everyone has strengths, or qualities they shouldn't be ashamed of. Your qualities distinguish yourself and make you feel more confident. You can create a list of things you like or value about yourself. Your friends and family can also add more to the list, which may surprise you.
Those within your social circle or family can recognize great qualities you have that you may have not noticed. These are worth celebrating and being proud of. Do not deny what others see in you - give yourself the proper recognition in order to make your confidence blossom.
If you run into a self-criticizing or unpleasant thought, record it and imagine it as a clump of paper. Every time that thought comes up, throw that paper into the waste bin. This way, you are throwing away your negative feelings as if they were garbage.
Overcoming anxiety and confidence issues can be achieved by simply approaching the problem head on. Whether you are doing a class presentation or jumping off an airplane, simply jumping off or stepping up to the podium can bring out a confidence that you never thought you had. The unknown is more intimidating than the actual experience. Once you bring yourself out there, you will find that every obstacle is not as menacing as you thought.
Achieving a goal or overcoming an obstacle starts by establishing small objectives. Confidence can build when you make a check on a list. Getting things done always feels good, no matter how small the task is.
One final thing to think about is that what distinguishes people also makes them unique and special. You can only be you, not whoever you try to emulate. Focus on being the best potential person you can be and you will begin to see the world through more confident eyes.


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Unemployment Insurance: Ohio
Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.
Author: Patricia A. Morley, Research and Writing Associates
- Unemployment insurance is a nationwide program created to provide partial wage replacement to unemployed workers while they conduct an active search for work. Unemployment insurance is a joint federal-state program based on federal law and executed through state law. See Ohio Unemployment Insurance.
- Employers finance unemployment insurance with state and federal tax contributions. The Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) was created to finance all administrative expenses of the federal/state unemployment insurance system and the federal costs involved in providing benefits. The Ohio unemployment tax is used only for the payment of regular benefits to qualified unemployed workers. See Ohio Unemployment Insurance.
- Ohio unemployment insurance is provided under the Ohio Unemployment Compensation Law and is administered by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. See Ohio Unemployment Insurance.
- Unemployment benefits will generally last for up to 26 weeks. See Benefits.
- Claimants must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible for unemployment benefits. See Eligibility.
- Ohio employers must maintain certain records related to unemployment compensation. See Recordkeeping.
- Ohio offers SharedWork Ohio, a voluntary program to help employers retain a group of employees who would otherwise have been laid off. See SharedWork Ohio.


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Here are the fandom pictures I had just laying about. (I snagged all of these via LJ or twitter, but didn't record where they came from. No offense meant for not giving credit.)
SO ADORABLE, come on! I love the pure joy on Jared's face whenever he's with Thomas. Also, WOAH. So high!!
Tyler Posey's back. *makes whining noises* He is just so gorgeous.
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He's acknowledged as one of the greatest directors in film history, and now he's back with a wild new movie. Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now) has always been a bold filmmaker. His latest film proves once again that he's not afraid to take chances: Twixt is a 3D movie, with a twist.
Oscar-winning filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola made the 1972 classic, The Godfather.
Val Kilmer (Top Gun, Batman Forever, The Doors) plays Hall Baltimore, a down-on-his-luck horror novelist, who specializes in books about witches. Baltimore is touring the West Coast on a self-managed low-budget book tour. When he stops in the small Northern California town of Swann Valley, he realizes he's wandered into a twilight zone that's populated by odd happenings, menacing Goth teenagers and other strange characters. He becomes haunted by the ghost of a young girl (played by Elle Fanning, from Super 8).
The ghost of V haunts Hall Baltimore.
Dynamic Cinema
Coppola previewed Twixt at Comic-Con 2011, where he gave out Edgar Allan Poe Masks (with 3D glasses inserted in the eyes) to convention attendees. The preview was one of the highlights of Comic-Con.
Coppola teased the film as a "dynamic cinematic experience." Basically, his vision is that depending on where and when you see the film, the version of the story you see could be completely different than someone else's. It's an interesting take, but one made possible with technological advances, "How dare anyone think all (cinema) has got up its sleeve is 3D. Of course we're going to see wonderful innovations," Coppola remarked.
The director went on to demonstrate how scenes might be "remixed," as Coppola created a couple of different versions of the trailer. The crowd watched as Coppola used an iPad to edit on the fly. Basically what he envisions – to some extent – is what the final film presentation might offer.
The trailer for Twixt is remixed for the audience at Comic-Con.
Poe Show
Cranking the weird meter to eleven is a surprise "cameo" by no less than the godfather of horror, Edgar Allan Poe. Poe died young and mysteriously in 1849, but only after defining American horror with stories and poems like "The Raven" (which dealt with insanity), "The Cask of Amontillado" (where a character is buried alive) and "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket" (which includes cannibalism among its many horrors). Given the overwhelming weirdness of Swann Valley, Poe, it seems, finds himself right at home.
Strange encounters are the hallmark of Twixt, including this one with long-dead, horror icon Edgar Allan Poe.
Twixt had its world premiere Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival, and the famous director talked about the movie's origins during a Q&A session with festival attendees. Coppola got the idea while visiting Istanbul and after a night of drinking a potent Turkish liquor. The film's concept came to him in a dream. Upon waking the next morning, Coppola immediately preserved his thoughts by using his iPhone to capture the idea.
Because of his legacy, anticipation greets every new Coppola film. And even though he's made horror films before (most notably, 1992's Bram Stoker's Dracula), this is Francis Ford Coppola's first film to use 3D. (However, the 3D effect is only used in two scenes, and the film signals the audience members about when to put on their 3D glasses.) No release date has been set for Twixt just yet; Coppola is still shopping the movie around and trying to find a distributor.
Coppola, Kilmer and…Edgar Allan Poe (played by Ben Chaplin) on the set of Twixt.
In the Final Cut
It's no surprise Coppola used an iPhone and iPad to preview his latest creation at Comic-Con. In addition to making some of the cinema's most important and beloved movies, Francis Ford Coppola has always been a technical innovator. Like many of today's most celebrated filmmakers, Coppola has been using Final Cut Pro to edit movies for years. Twixt showcases the director's vision in a way that pushes the cinematic experience to new heights, and we can't wait to see the results.
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Colorado's Jorge De La Rosa Puts on Clinic, Rockies Doctoring Small NL West LeadSeptember 17, 2009
There are Rockies fans everywhere with purple faces, and it has nothing to do with face paint and team spirit. It has everything to do with them not breathing for a full half inning. Eight innings of excitement for Rockies fans were followed by one inning of hair pulling, heart racing gut wrenching baseball that ended up in the Rockies favor–barely. The Rockies held on for a 4-3 victory over the Giants, giving them a more comfortable 3-1/2 game lead in the NL Wild Card race.
For eight innings Jorge De La Rosa put on an absolute clinic. In his eight innings the lefty gave up just three hits, he walked two, and struck out nine. His biggest inning came in the sixth when De La Rosa gave up a four pitch walk to Nate Schierholtz before giving up a bloop base hit on an 0-2 pitch to pinch hitter Rich Aurilia. Both runners advanced a base after a wild pitch, putting two Giants in scoring position with no one out and the top of the San Francisco lineup ready to step to the plate.
Three months ago, De La Rosa would have collapsed. The only thing unpredictable about the result would be how the Giants would deliver, it seemed as if De La Rosa could find a new way to blow up every single game.
That Jorge De La Rosa, however, is nowhere to be found.
The hard-throwing lefty was able to strike out Andres Torres, then past batting champion Freddy Sanchez, and with two outs after eight pitches, he was able to strike out the most potent member of the Giants lineup in Pablo Sandoval. It was the biggest moment of De La Rosa's career, and the biggest example of how far De La Rosa has come in just a few short months.
The ninth is when it got really interesting. With the Rockies up 4-0 Jim Tracy elected to go to interim closer Franklin Morales. Morales gave up three straight hits and a run before Tracy had seen enough. With runners on first and second base and no one out Rafael Betancourt stepped onto the mound in the toughest save situation in his career.
The Rockies were looking for a double play to get them closer to the win. That is exactly what happened when Juan Uribe hit a tailor-made ground ball to Troy Tulowitzki. Tulo rushed the ball to second baseman Clint Barmes who watched the ball hit his glove and trickle into the outfield. Just as the Rockies breathed a sigh of relief, the defense made it even more stressful.
With the tying run at third base, and still no one out, Betancourt did a masterful job.
He got Edgar Renteria, who had hit a grand slam off of him last time in San Francisco, to hit a lazy pop fly to Barmes at second base. Then he got Aaron Rowand to ground out to Todd Helton, allowing the third run of the inning to score. With the tying run in scoring position, Betancourt dug deep and got Schierholz to strike out on a 2-2 pitch, allowing the Rockies, along with the state of Colorado to let out quite possibly the largest sigh of relief in the Rockies 17 year history. As ugly as the ninth inning was for the Rockies, the win gives them a commanding three-and-a-half game lead in the Wild Card race with just 15 more games on the schedule.
The game will be remembered for the last inning, as it should be. However, ask any member of the Rockies organization why this team won the ball game and there will be no answer besides Jorge De La Rosa.
His value to this team cannot be understated. In April he found himself in danger of losing his spot in the rotation after starting the year 0-6. With the win on Wednesday night he finds himself with a 15-9 record. He is tied with Jason Marquis for the most wins on the ball club after not recording his first win until June.
The lefty has figured out what was holding his career back after three organizations gave up on him, despite his ace-like repertoire. His lack of success had nothing to do with him not being able to throw a good slider, or throw a fastball for a strike, but rather his problem was in his lack of confidence.
When bad luck seemed to strike De La Rosa, instead of battling through it and finding a way to minimize the damage, he would get down on himself. His body language would turn to a mope and those watching him on the mound could tell that he was wondering whether he was good enough to be pitching at that level.
After working hard, and even sitting down with the team councilor on a regular basis, De La Rosa has been able to forget everything that happened in the past and focus on what he can do at that exact moment. It has turned his career around, and on a must-win game in San Francisco, gave the Rockies a little more breathing room in their hunt for the playoffs.


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Previous Ministry
I have been involved in children's ministry for as long as I can remember. Little did I know that this experience would be training that I would one day use on the mission field. After my freshman year of high school, I was able to travel to Mexico on a church mission trip. This was my first chance to use my Spanish and my first real taste of Latin Culture. It was love at first sight. In High School I began working in Awana's Sparks program, teaching Kindergarten, First, and Second graders, to memorize God's Word. My senior year of high school, I was able to travel to northern Perú with my Spanish teacher. This was a wonderful opportunity to use Spanish and experience culture in South America. In 1999 I applied to Awana's Missionary In Training Program. I was accepted and went with them to Dominica in 2000.
From 2000-2003 I was able to serve as a Floorleader (similar to an R.A.) at Pensacola Christian College. I continued serving in Awana through college. In the summer of 2001 I was blessed to be able to intern with our children's pastor at Antioch Bible Baptist Church. During the summer of 2002 and 2003 God provided for me to live in Cusco, Perú, assisting the Tuttles with their ministry, while practicing Spanish and learning the culture. It was in Perú where God confirmed "This is the place." With this leading, I began actively seeking career missions in Perú. Upon graduating I sought counsel from my pastor and parents about what to do next. I was asked to teach Kindergarten at Pensacola Christian Academy in 2003. I taught kindergarten for 3 years, finishing my master's degree in the two summers in between. I was appointed as a career missionary with Baptist Mid-Missions on July 27, 2006. My home Church, Antioch Bible Baptist Church commissioned me as one of their missionaries on August 20, 2006.
To read about some of my practical ministry opportunities click here.
Right Now
I am now a member of the Cusco Area of Baptist Mid-Missions in Urubamba, Perú. I work with the following missionaries: Pat and Wendy Campbell, Ken and Sharon Loveall, Bruce and Debbi Maddux, Samuel and Beth Rojas, and Tim and Barb Whatley. I am busily involved in the following ministries: church planting assistant at New Life Baptist Church in Urubamaba (Children's Choir, Directing Awana Clubs (see Oansa), Coordinating the seminary students serving in our church, overseer of the seminary guest house/guest services; Counselor/advisor for single female seminary students, and Junior Class; and a little bit of everything else. I am slowly picking up more and more Quechua, looking toward future ministry in wherever God might lead.
Planned Ministry
I continue to work toward learning more Quechua. There is much need among our Quechua students that are right here at the seminary. Also, most of our travels take us into Quechua Communities. Summer Camps bring pastors wives who only speak Quechua as well. I want to be able to minister clearly to my sisters in Christ and those who are not part of the family yet.


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Top Ten Reasons East Jerusalem Does Not Belong to Jewish-Israelis
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The Muslims conquered Jerusalem in 638 and ruled it until 1099 when the Crusaders conquered it. The Crusaders killed or expelled Jews and Muslims from the city. The Muslims under Saladin took it back in 1187 CE and allowed Jews to return, and Muslims ruled it until the end of World War I, or altogether for about 1192 years.
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Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the American Israel Public Affairs Council on Monday that "Jerusalem is not a settlement." He continued that the historical connection between the Jewish people and the land of Israel cannot be denied. He added that neither could the historical connection between the Jewish people and Jerusalem. He insisted, "The Jewish people were building Jerusalem 3,000 years ago and the Jewish people are building Jerusalem today." He said, "Jerusalem is not a settlement. It is our capital." He told his applauding audience of 7500 that he was simply following the policies of all Israeli governments since the 1967 conquest of Jerusalem in the Six Day War.
Netanyahu mixed together Romantic-nationalist cliches with a series of historically false assertions. But even more important was everything he left out of the history, and his citation of his warped and inaccurate history instead of considering laws, rights or common human decency toward others not of his ethnic group.
So here are the reasons that Netanyahu is profoundly wrong, and East Jerusalem does not belong to him.
1. In international law, East Jerusalem is occupied territory, as are the parts of the West Bank that Israel unilaterally annexed to its district of Jerusalem. The Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 and the Hague Regulations of 1907 forbid occupying powers to alter the lifeways of civilians who are occupied, and forbid the settling of people from the occupiers' country in the occupied territory. Israel's expulsion of Palestinians from their homes in East Jerusalem, its usurpation of Palestinian property there, and its settling of Israelis on Palestinian land are all gross violations of international law. Israeli claims that they are not occupying Palestinians because the Palestinians have no state are cruel and tautological. Israeli claims that they are building on empty territory are laughable. My back yard is empty, but that does not give Netanyahu the right to put up an apartment complex on it.
2. Israeli governments have not in fact been united or consistent about what to do with East Jerusalem and the West Bank, contrary to what Netanyahu says. The Galili Plan for settlements in the West Bank was adopted only in 1973. Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin gave undertakings as part of the Oslo Peace Process to withdraw from Palestinian territory and grant Palestinians a state, promises for which he was assassinated by the Israeli far right (elements of which are now supporting Netanyahu's government). As late as 2000, then Prime Minister Ehud Barak claims that he gave oral assurances that Palestinians could have almost all of the West Bank and could have some arrangement by which East Jerusalem could be its capital. Netanyahu tried to give the impression that far rightwing Likud policy on East Jerusalem and the West Bank has been shared by all previous Israeli governments, but this is simply not true.
3. Romantic nationalism imagines a "people" as eternal and as having an eternal connection with a specific piece of land. This way of thinking is fantastic and mythological. Peoples are formed and change and sometimes cease to be, though they might have descendants who abandoned that religion or ethnicity or language. Human beings have moved all around and are not directly tied to any territory in an exclusive way, since many groups have lived on most pieces of land. Jerusalem was not founded by Jews, i.e. adherents of the Jewish religion. It was founded between 3000 BCE and 2600 BCE by a West Semitic people or possibly the Canaanites, the common ancestors of Palestinians, Lebanese, many Syrians and Jordanians, and many Jews. But when it was founded Jews did not exist.
4. Jerusalem was founded in honor of the ancient god Shalem. It does not mean City of Peace but rather 'built-up place of Shalem."
5. The "Jewish people" were not building Jerusalem 3000 years ago, i.e. 1000 BCE. First of all, it is not clear when exactly Judaism as a religion centered on the worship of the one God took firm form. It appears to have been a late development since no evidence of worship of anything but ordinary Canaanite deities has been found in archeological sites through 1000 BCE. There was no invasion of geographical Palestine from Egypt by former slaves in the 1200s BCE. The pyramids had been built much earlier and had not used slave labor. The chronicle of the events of the reign of Ramses II on the wall in Luxor does not know about any major slave revolts or flights by same into the Sinai peninsula. Egyptian sources never heard of Moses or the 12 plagues & etc. Jews and Judaism emerged from a certain social class of Canaanites over a period of centuries inside Palestine.
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Show Feedback, John Barbours World April 22, 2015
That was the most fascinating show I've heard from you so far (that I can still remember) and I am amazed by your still intact memories of the unbelievable life you've lived!!!! I listened to it going to sleep last night and will e-mail it to all people I know while listening to it again today and I know my family members will be interested so you may help me with them since they will find it hard to ignore my "conspiracy theories" when they hear it all from you also ~ who was such a close friend of Frank Sinatra and all those other famous peoples !!!! I've been talking about the JFK, RFK and MLK hits since 1973 and they try to ignore me but never argue about it, refute or investigate these things because it is not in their politically correct social circles. It will be interesting if your radio show finally opens up their minds now that they are so old in the tooth as I am getting and you were there and done all that !!!! I had no idea you knew Robert Kaiser and I'm sure I had his book 35 years ago but have lost most of my research from moving so many times through out the years and people not knowing the value and throwing away what they considered my "hoarding" !!!! That story about losing friendship with Sinatra is particularly intriguing since if you had stayed close to him imagine the insights you could have learned about the JFK hit (as well as others) from him in his later years !!!! When you complete your book you should have a best seller like Kitty Kelly if we still have anything left of a free media and decent pr assistants !!! I still have a few minutes of Sinatra's daughter singing on the Mall here in DC at the annual July 4th "RollingThunder" biker gathering if you want me to send that to you (from a few years ago). And is that interview you did with Jim Garrison still up on youtube? I wish you lived in DC since my friends at the Sara McClendon National press Club gatherings and the DC911truth.org folks would love to have you attend those meetings sometimes !!! That interview you wanted to do with Sinatra should be done with YOU and I wish I had the where with all to arrange just that. Maybe that is a goal I should work on. Carry on and don't golf too much today Facebook friend and political activist icon from the 60's still kicking and raising hell !!!! Carry on !!!!!
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Contact lenses require frequent cleaning and the specific products recommended for your lenses by your eye care professional need to be used. Any dirt and buildup left on the contact will impair your vision and also may cause irritation to the eye(s). Furthermore, take note that some lenses also require rubbing the lens to clean them and others merely need to be rinsed. Moreover, make sure that you rinse the contacts after you have cleaned them with a small amount of solution to remove any buildup prior to placing them in your contact lens case. Of course, if you have specific questions about your vision, eye care, contact lenses, or caring for contact lenses, it is always best to see your eye care professional. For further information or to book an appointment please call any of our three Rochester, NY Cornerstone Eye Associates locations in Gates (585-328-0153), Brighton (585-244-2200) or Irondeqouit (585-266-7880).Cornerstone Eye Associates - your VISION for LIFE


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Professor John Banzhaf of George Washington University Law School returned to Breitbart News Daily on Tuesday to repeat and intensify his warning about the vulnerability of our election system, in light of a Department of Homeland Security report that hackers have attempted to breach the computerized voting systems in more than 20 states.
"I think we should be very worried," he told SiriusXM host Alex Marlow:
This is something you and I discussed more than a month ago, and even more recently, just the headlines this morning – the Homeland Security Secretary is urging states to get help. People in Pennsylvania have been alerted to possible attacks. There's a report of a secret meeting between the FBI and the voting officials in Florida. So this is serious enough we ought to start doing something about it.
I've outlined why there's at least five major factors which we're worried about, the so-called "perfect storm," but I think maybe we should be talking also about what we can do about it because time is running out.
There aren't too many things we can do. Some of the things we can do, we might want to do if we had more time, like getting some of them off the Internet, or making sure that the voting machines have an audit trail, or eliminating voting over the Internet – these are things we can't do in the remaining weeks. There are only a few things we can do.
Marlow noted that the initial estimate of 12 state election systems assaulted by hackers was swiftly revised up to 23, which Banzhaf said was a sign that Homeland Security is taking the threat seriously, along with other cyber-warfare threats to "critical infrastructure," like electric power grids and water systems:
For example, we've been told that hackers might be able to take over nuclear power plants. They might be able to disable our entire financial system. They might be able to take over our electric grid. They might be able to shut down all of our aviation.
Nobody can say that it's a five percent probability, or even a one percent probability, but given how serious it is, we have to pay attention.
Bear in mind, again, you don't necessarily have to change the outcome of the election. All you've got to do is create some kind of reasonable doubt about the validity of our presidential election. All you have to do is have one or two voting irregularities, particularly in close states like Ohio, for example. All you'd need is for a screen to pop up and say, "You've been hacked by blah blah blah blah."
People could be worried, particularly if the losing candidate gets up and says, "Yeah, the election was stolen." If the American people lose confidence in our presidential election, we have a major constitutional crisis – which could be worse than grounding our airplanes for a day or screwing up our financial system for a day.
Banzhaf cited a 2012 article that noted President Obama's re-election campaign had "recruited a legion of lawyers to be on standby for this year's election, as legal disputes surrounding the voting process escalate." The article said that "thousands of attorneys" had agreed to provide "massive legal support that appears to be unrivaled by Republicans or precedent."
"What I'm suggesting, what I'm thinking is likely to happen, is that each of the major parties, in addition to having lawyers standing by in case there are legal disputes, should possibly have their own volunteer cyber SWAT teams, or cyber-warriors, or whatever you want on standby," he said of the current election contest.
"I mean, if you get a report of a possible irregularity in a voting machine, or a possible tampering with the election process, that's not the time to get on the phone and start calling around to professors who teach computers," Banzhaf warned:
You want to have people standing by. When you get a report of an irregularity, they should be ready to swoop in, to check for it, to preserve the digital evidence, to make sure it isn't tampered with.
If their software has to be updated, for example, you want to have two people standing by: one for the Republicans, one for the Democrats, to make sure that they are legitimately uploading good software, not putting in some backdoor-type stuff.
I think there ought to be, in addition to lawyers and election-watchers, there ought to be people who have skills in computers to be able to come in and take appropriate steps if irregularities are suspected or detected. I think it would be a very good idea for the federal government, with or without the states, to come out with some protocols and guidelines in terms of malware and firewall protection, and so on and so forth.
Banzhaf said he had recently seen an article entitled "How to Hack an Election Machine," which discussed techniques such as "digital ballot stuffing," and suggested that "if hackers are able to influence the data that is being pushed to the media, or on social media, through the election machines, they can potentially influence those still to vote, and thus the election, because voters tend to follow the poll leader."
"You don't even have to hack any election machine at all. If you got into the machines or the devices or the network that feeds the information to major networks, the mainstream media so-called, and you show X is running far ahead of Y," he explained, "that could influence the election right there," adding, "So there's lots of ways it could happen."
Breitbart News Daily airs on SiriusXM Patriot 125 weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Eastern.


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McGwire 3: The Advisor
In The New York Times, my friend Rich Sandomir has an extraordinary piece on the arranging of the Costas/McGwire interview, and the rest of yesterday's 'limited hang-out,' as a component of the Mark McGwire Contrition Tour.
It Disgusts Me
When I think of Lou Gehrig, I see him in a hotel room somewhere in the summer of 1938. It is the middle of the night, nearly silent, sweltering in Cleveland or St. Louis or Washington. If there is any air conditioning it is feeble and no match for humidity sitting like a giant sweater on the city.


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So crunchy and fresh, I couldn't resist creating a slaw. This recipe is simple and delicious! I served it with dinner as a side with white fish and mashed potatoes, but it's also a great dish to bring to a BBQ or picnic – just double the recipe for more servings! (Serves 2.)
- 1 cup radish, sliced thin
- 1/2 cup fennel, sliced thin (reserve some of the fine greens to chop and garnish)
- 2 tablespoons light mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
- salt and pepper optional, to taste
Prep: I whisked the wet ingredients together in a bowl first, then added the radish and fennel. Mix well and serve chilled.
Also, while experimenting with radishes, I enjoyed a snack of radish slices on toast with mashed avocado. The buttery avo went nicely with the peppery radish with a hint of salt & pepper. Give it a try!
Special thanks to DiLiso's Fine Foods for providing me with more tasty radishes than I could ever grow for recipe testing and general snacking!
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|Now that Fall is in full swing, the time has come to shop for this seasons hottest items. A sample sale really couldn't come at a better time, more importantly though, an Elizabeth Showers sample sale. With statement jewelry as a must have, now is the time to stock up on Showers' one of a kind designs. Offering up everything from bracelets, necklaces earrings and rings from her 18kt gold designs, the current Hope Star collection and her famous beaded vintage pieces.
With Showers' designs available at 75% off of original pricing. You're sure to find and item to suit your budget and leave you with the satisfaction of a great style steal. Grab your most stylish co-worker and forfeit your lunch break for an hour of shopping and even champagne (but shhh…don't tell the boss!)
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The Root Causes of Food Insecurity
- CRS' Approach to Food Security (video, 7:23), by David Leege, CRS Director of University Engagement and Research for Overseas Operations.This video provides a concise introduction to CRS' integrated approach to food security and the USAID definition of food security (mainly, food availability, access, and utilization).
- The World Food Program: Learn More About Hunger site provides brief, substantive introductions to thier mission of Zero Hunger and other key themes. What causes hunger? 10 Hunger Facts for 2018. Also view the 2017 Hunger Map - English version, French version, or Spanish version.
- In 2005 Food for Peace (FFP) launched a food security strategy which introduced an expanded food security conceptual framework. It relates the availability, access, and utilization of food "as fundamental components of food security while also examining the factors that increase country, community, household, and individual vulnerability to food insecurity. By reducing these risks and enhancing human capacities on an individual level, livelihood capacity at the household level will be increased, and at the community level, food insecurity will be reduced and resilience will be increased." See page 21 of A User's Guide to Integral Human Development. Authors: Geoff Henrich, David Leege and Carrie Miller. Publisher: Catholic Relief Services. 2008. Original Source: USAID Food for Peace 2005.
Case Studies
- In Burkina Faso: Program FASO: An Innovative Approach to Building Sustainable Household Resilience Through Integrated Health, Agriculture, and Capacity Strengthening, by CRS, 4 pages. available here. To draw out elements related to women's agency, see also West African Resilience: How women are key to long-term stability in the Sahel, The Catholic Sun, January 2013
- Facts on Hunger and Poverty in the United States and Facts on International Hunger and Poverty, Bread for the World (2 pages).
- CRS joins in praise for Global Food Security Act, Press Release July 6, 2016. Accessing the link will also direct readers to letters written by (1) CRS and 44 other aid organizations and (2) United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and CRS and testimony to members of Congress CRS President by Carolyn Woo
Food Security – A right or a privilege?
- Talking Points on Securing the Human Right to Food Within and Across Borders, by Barrett Brenton and Ellen Messer, a Policy Report for the Holy See at the United Nations (A/HRC/22/50), prepared in conjunction with the UN Human Rights Council, August 2013
- Where Will We Find Enough Food for 9 Billion? By Jonathan Foley, National Geographic, 2014


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Chelsea are closing in on the signing of Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, according to the Mirror.
As per the Mirror, Antonio Conte is desperate to find a solution to his striker woes, having missed out on top target Romelu Lukaku to Manchester United.
The Italian's pursuit of a new centre-forward does not appear to be getting any easier, as the Mirror report that Chelsea are also finding it difficult to secure the services of Real Madrid hitman Alvaro Morata.
There is a third name in the equation, however – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The Mirror believe that the Gabonese international is determined to leave Dortmund this summer, with the Bundesliga heavyweights said to be resigned to losing him.
Chelsea appear to be looking to exploit the situation, with the tabloid reporting that the Premier League champions are confident that Aubameyang will be a Chelsea player come the end of the summer transfer window.


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I recently acquainted myself with the Canare cables by Roz Works. Very sturdy, braided, OFC and has that nice solid weight to it. 15 cm in length but you can have them shorter or longer depending on your requirements. I wanted it 15 cm for my portable set-up. Anyhow, they look the part – an audiophile DIY outlook but professionally handmade no doubt. Kudos to Alex from Roz Works Solutions.
Okay, there are two models here, the BOS4 – which is thinner and rather flexible. Then there is the BOS5; the thicker counterpart and a lot stronger and weightier one. Both these are well shielded and grounded with silver solder. So by first impression they look very durable and mean (especially the BOS5) – and I am confident they are.
Anyway, the interesting part was, BOS4 & BOS5 produced (or transferred) two distinct sound signals from my audio source to my portable amp/DAC. BOS4 offered tight low ended frequencies. In other words, the bass was robust and controlled with that visceral rumble in a way. Nonetheless, it was the clear signal transition that truly stood out for BOS4.
On the other hand the BOS5 provided crispier mids and highs. My ATH-M50 really thrived with the BOS5. I always placed fair emphasis on percussion (snares) and rhythm section reproductions to my music set up; and in that regard, the BOS5 did a very good job accentuating these sounds over my ATH-M50 (via iBasso D2 Boa+). I plugged the same to the NAD3020 Hybrid amplifier and the sound was even more vivid and precise. Yes, this was obvious since the NAD3020 is in a different league compared to my much much smaller iBasso D2 Boa+. But the fact was, the other subtle or not-so-subtle distinction was because of the BOS5 cable in my opinion.


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"HAVE YOU SEEN THE LIGHT?" I heard the question over and over during a recent trip to Los Angeles. This being a city with a long and storied history of cults, the query was disconcerting at first, but I soon realized that there was nothing metaphysical about it. It was, instead, a literal reference to the most talked-about quality of the building I had come to visit: the new Broad museum, designed by the New York–based studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R), which opened downtown on September 20 amid widespread praise for the sublime luminosity of its interior spaces.
Daylight has always been considered the ideal means of illumination for both the studio and the gallery, but in recent years, increasingly fierce global competition among museums has spurred a seemingly endless cycle of renovation, expansion, and construction in which carefully calibrated natural light has emerged as
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Five Minneapolis-area school districts have approved a plan to develop an unusual public-education facility in a giant new shopping mall.
The school districts last month individually approved an agreement for jointly operating the proposed school at the Mall of America, a 4.2-million-square-foot shopping center under construction in Bloomington, a Twin Cities suburb. (See Education Week, Oct. 9, 1991 .)
The education facility would eventually offer services from preschool through adult education for the mall's estimated 10,000 employees.
"We have set up a governance plan," said Sue Hankner, the consultant to the districts that have formed the Metropolitan Learning Alliance. The participating districts are Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington, Richfield, and St. Louis Park.
The facility is scheduled to offer its first services by the time the mall is scheduled to open, in August 1992.
Delmis Donta, the former superintendent of the Boyd County public schools in eastern Kentucky, has been fined $250 after being convicted of a misdemeanor official-misconduct charge for signing a false class-size report.
But the veteran educator, who failed to appear at his trial, has maintained his innocence and his lawyer has said that Mr. Donta will appeal the judgment.
A district court judge also ordered Mr. Donta to pay court costs, which were estimated at $2,850 for the three times jurors were called to court but sent home when the former superintendent asked for postponements due to medical reasons.
Mr. Donta resigned as head of the district on the eve of a state school-board hearing aimed at ousting him from office. (See Education Week, Oct. 2, 1991 .)
Mr. Donta still has a challenge before the Kentucky Court of Appeals, seeking to dismiss the charges, which were based on school law that had been declared unconstitutional. The state supreme court abolished the state's school statutes in a school-finance case. The action led lawmakers to adopt the state's landmark 1990 school-reform law.
Another Kentucky superintendent charged with mismanagement and targeted by state officials under the school-reform law has attempted to sidestep the ouster by resigning his post.
One day later, however, Robert Shepherd was rehired by the same district as its technology coordinator.
Mr. Shepherd and the five members of the Harlan County School Board face charges brought by state Education Commissioner Thomas C. Boysen aimed at removing them from office. Saying the charges had destroyed his credibility, Mr. Shepherd resigned his post, which paid $70,807, on Nov. 13. The next day, he was appointed to the technology post, which pays $54,000. The district's acting superintendent bypassed two other applicants in offering Mr. Shepherd the job. (See Education Week, Nov. 20, 1991 .)
In the post, Mr. Shepherd, a former science teacher, will lead a committee that will draft a five-year technology plan and will consult with technology suppliers, orient teachers, and study other districts' efforts. He told reporters that while he has no specific training in education technology, he has a "general working knowledge" of computers.
The other two applicants are high-school computer instructors in the district.
Officials said Mr. Shepherd's contract provided for his return to his previous job as an assistant superintendent in the eastern Kentucky district. The former superintendent needs three more years of service before he qualifies for benefits under the state's retirement plan.
The Mobile, Ala. school district has received a $4-million bailout package that officials hope will allow the schools to remain open through the end of the school year.
The Mobile County Commission and City Council have approved a financial package that will help the district meet an estimated $600,000-per- month shortfall caused by an across-the-board, $145-million cut in the state's education budget ordered by Gov. Guy Hunt. (See Education Week, Oct. 16, 1991 .)
The county commissioners pledged $2.05 million, while the city council authorized a $2.1-million payment. The county funds include $1.5 million previously earmarked for school capital improvements and funds cut from a paramedic program. The city has yet to determine where it will make cuts to fund its share of the bailout, officials said.
The county also asked the district to publish a semiannual finance report and to install a new computer system.
Gene Tysowsky, a district spokesman, said the funds, coupled with the recent sale of some unused land for $3 million, should ensure a completed school year, barring further state cuts or natural disasters.
The families of 14 students killed in a school-bus crash in Mission, Tex., in 1989 have filed suit charging that the district was remiss in not buying buses with emergency exits and by failing to train students and drivers in emergency evacuation procedures.
A total of 21 senior and junior high students were killed in the crash on Sept. 21, 1989, when a soft-drink delivery truck smashed into the bus and sent it plunging into a ravine.
It was one of the worst school-bus accidents in U.S. history. (See Education Week, Sept. 27, 1989.)
The driver of the truck still awaits trial on 21 counts of involuntary manslaughter.
The parents received millions of dollars in an out-of-court settlement with the Valley Coca-Cola Bottling Company, the driver's employer. (See [email protected] Week, March 7, 1990.)
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Gamescom 2013: These Stellar Indie Titles are Coming to the PS4 and PS Vita
Sony has revealed a slew of lovely indie titles that will be hitting bot the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation Vita in the future. These include Team Meat's anticipated port The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. Dennaton Games' controversial sequel Hotline Miami 2 was also confirmed to appear on those platforms, as well Cellar Door Games' hit Rogue Legacy. These games will also be available for the PC via Steam and it's excellent to see the support Sony is providing talented indie developers.
Other indie highlights revealed for the PS4 and Vita include Tequila Works' charming platformer Rime and a dark title called Helldivers. I'm personally quite pumped about The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth.
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While only in her early 30s, two-time GRAMMY® nominee Shemekia Copeland is already a force to be reckoned with in the blues. She's opened for the Rolling Stones, headlined at the Chicago Blues Festival and numerous festivals around the world, scored critics choice awards on both sides of the Atlantic (The New York Times and The Times of London), shared the stage with such luminaries as Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Mick Jagger, and Eric Clapton, and has even performed at the White House for President and Mrs. Obama. Heir to the rich tradition of soul-drenched divas like Ruth Brown, Etta James and Koko Taylor, the singer was presented with Taylor's crown by her daughter, Cookie, on June 12, 2011 at the Chicago Blues Festival and given the honor of the new "Queen of the Blues" by official proclamation of the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois.
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Micah 4:4
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for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.
When I read this verse, I thought that I had already written about it. But as I reviewed my previous writings, I discovered the verse I had already written about was this one from 1 Kings 4:25.
And Judah and Israel lived in safety, from Dan even to Beersheba, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, all the days of Solomon.
I referenced this verse from 1 Kings in my post, "Every Man Under His Vine", and in that post I referenced another post which was titled, "Candy Cried". The thought in these posts and verses, is of an individual having a place in life to live as an individual, a place to sow and reap the fruits of their labor. Continue reading


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While Fox and CBS are showing some big-time college basketball and NFL games, ABC has countered with some lame golf event that pits PGA Tour players against LPGA players and Champions Tour players.
And not only is it completely devoid of entertainment value, it's also a month old. The event took place in November. The Champions Tour guys win behind a 2-under-par 68 that Craig Stadler will shoot tomorrow. There. I just ruined it for you. Ha.
This is what happens when Fox can't stop with the damn jingle bells. I end up watching Lorena Ochoa, Christie Kerr (To be honest, I'm just looking for an excuse to post that picture) and Craig Stadler play a month-old meaningless golf event. God, I hate you, Fox.
If we're going to be subjected to male vs. female sporting events, does it have to be golf? Does it have to be figure skating? How about some NBA vs. WNBA action? Say, Ray Allen and Danny Fortson against Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson for basketball supremacy of Seattle? Just as meaningless, but twice as enteraining.


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a) 30 g of flakes of milk;
b) one of toast bread with baked tomatoes, one tablespoon
cottage cheese;
c) banana sandwich: two slices of bread made from wheat flour, slices of one
banana, a teaspoon of honey, one tablespoon of yogurt or soft
g) of toast bread with margarine slathered one boiled egg,
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Dinners (one of the options):
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filling: 50 g of cold chicken (without skin), one teaspoon of pickled
pickles; 25g grated Edam cheese, one tablespoon of low-calorie
mayonnaise, 75 g of cottage cheese, chopped green onion and cucumber;
b) 200 g potatoes, boiled in their jackets, a large portion of mixed salad,
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c) 75 g of spaghetti with sauce from canned tomatoes and 75 g of shrimp or
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nastrogal g lean ham, mixed with a cup of yogurt and spices;
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I would like to send a big shout out to all who helped with Angel Tree this year!! Through no fault of their own, many children go without Christmas gifts. Angel Tree allows us to be the hands of feet of Jesus, as we buy and deliver gifts to children of incarcerated parents. As always, First UMC went above and beyond to help this ministry. Forty children from 18 families received gifts in the Kearney and Grand Island areas.
Thank you from the bottom of Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all who participated in Angel Tree—those who purchased gifts, and those who delivered them. Special thanks to the W3 Bible Study Ladies, Sharron Altmaier and the women of the Prayer Shawl group for the nice scarves and hats, Lori O'Brien for arranging with Trinity UMC in Grand Island to deliver gifts in their city, and last but not least - my family. This process starts in October at my house- thank you for helping with whatever I need.


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Massage therapy has gained a lot of mileage over the past few decades and as a result the number of massage therapists has dramatically increased. In fact, many institutions have come up with massage therapy courses to keep in pace with increasing demand. What entails massage therapy? What are the educational requirements needed? What are the mental and physical demands? What are the pros and cons? These are just but a few of the questions people ask before enrolling into massage therapy courses. In order to be fully aware of what to expect in the job, the following considerations will serve as good guidelines.
Education requirements
Just like doctors, lawyers and teachers, this profession is only for those who are willing to sacrifice resources and time in education. Those intending to undertake massage therapy courses must be ready for a learning process which can last as long as their careers. This is because massage therapy is quite dynamic, something new is coming up every day. Thus, to remain relevant in the job, you have to constantly go back to class. Additionally, an expansion to your set of skills will open you up to better and bigger opportunities.
Mental and physical requirements
The first thing you need to know is that massage therapy is a preventative health care. It involves making people feel better. By applying their incredible skills and set of tools, massage therapists unwind bound-up muscles, relieve pain, reduce stress and simply make people feel better. Massage therapy involves many hours of physical rigor. One requires physical and mental stamina to survive in the profession. These physical demands therefore require one to develop a healthy lifestyle.
Behavior and professionalism
Unlike the medical healthcare profession, massage therapy is unique in that it is founded on the principles of spiritual and mental health. Consumers therefore expect mental, physical and spiritual wellness after massage. As a competent therapist you need to stay positive and cheerful with your clients. In order to succeed in this field you must remain stable, mentally tough and have good demeanor.
Pros and cons
The most attractive aspect about massage therapy is income. Salaries in the industry have been trending upwards due to increasing demand for the services. This profession offers a lot of flexibility in terms of working hours, choice of locations and independence. It can give you an opportunity for a second income earner. Workplaces with a traditional setting are considered the best and attract many people. Pay rates tend to be higher in such places. With such a facility you have security for your job. The biggest disadvantage in the profession is that it can take you a lifetime to acquire a license if you never went into practice immediately after graduating. If you are really interested in the profession you should start practicing immediately you finish your studies.
If you enroll into a massage therapy course with these points in mind you will certainly be focused in your studies. Many people have stayed in the profession for years because they developed the right mindset and never compromised on professionalism.


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Tilting the BalanceeBook - 2002
No one could stop them -- not Stalin, not Togo, not Churchill, not Roosevelt ... The invaders had cut the United States virtually in half at the Mississippi, vaporized Washington, D.C., devastated much of Europe, and held large parts of the Soviet Union under their thumb. But humanity would not give up so easily. The new world allies were ruthless at finding their foe's weaknesses and exploiting them. Whether delivering supplies in tiny biplanes to partisans across the vast steppes of Russia, working furiously to understand the enemy's captured radar in England, or battling house to house on the streets of Chicago, humankind would never give up. Yet no one could say when the hellish inferno of death would stop being a war of conquest and turn into a war of survival -- the very survival of the planet ...
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rRichardPaul Feb 10, 2011
Tilting the Balance ---- Book 2 ---- by Harry Turtledove c - 1996 ---- Sci-Fi/Humor ---- Those lizards checked out earth when Knights where the throwing spears, lancing each other and shooting arrows. By the time the invading Lizards returned with the fleet of spaceships World War II was in full swing. It also is true that those little lizards become addicted to a spice named "Ginger" and become useless. Then of course there is the A-Bomb: Added to/in with all the dysfunctional stoned lizards whom can no longer follow a command. A fun and very funny read. Enjoy! RichardPaul
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Close to 1,000 community volunteers, including 80 members of the Portland Timbers staff, coaches and players came together for Stand Together Week last week, donating over 1,400 hours of service to the Portland community. Stand Together Week is the first of its kind, not only in Portland, but nationwide.
The City of Portland declared October 8-14 Stand Together Week as "a call to action by the City, the Portland Timbers, and our community partners to inspire people to give back through community service," and what a call to action it was.
If you break down the 1,400 hours' worth of donated time, that's thirty-five 40-hour work weeks or, to put it another way, nearly nine months' worth of work.
The Timbers worked with Hands On Greater Portland to organize the weeklong event with over 35 local non-profit organizations. Hands On Greater Portland, an organization that supports volunteerism and works to ensure that everyone has the chance to make a difference in their community.
"I think this is a really unique opportunity for the Timbers and the sponsors of the event to really step up and let the community know that they value service and giving back," said Lydia Cox, program director for Hands On Greater Portland. "The Portland Timbers are really going out of the box to try to lift up service and make it a part of their players, employees and all of their fans."
Patty Goffe, a member of the Portland Timbers Community Fund Advisory Board, volunteered with AC Portland at Parklane Elementary School on behalf of adidas. "It's really exciting when I think there's a lot of people in the community that want to get out and volunteer and maybe don't know exactly how, so when an organization as visible and as well-loved as the Timbers can bring people together and offer these opportunities, I think it's really great," she said.
Timbers goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts worked with Big Brothers Big Sisters Northwest and spoke about the bond between the team the community.
"It's important to show that we're not just athletes but also positive, productive members of the community," he said. "They show us ongoing support and with events like these we're able to show them the same support that they show us. It matters to have these events in the community to show that we have more to offer [to our community] than just what we do on the field."
Tonia Kovtunovich, associate director of development at Portland YouthBuilders (PYB), works with young men and women between the ages of 17 and 24 who have dropped out of high school. PYB is an accredited high school that helps their students earn diplomas. At PYB students are taught the importance of service and learn skills that are transferable for higher education or the work force.
"Having others come and volunteer beside them is huge for them. The fact that other people are paying attention to them and that they're getting positive reinforcement from the community is huge," added Kovtunovich.
Though Stand Together Week was an ambitious endeavor, it also speaks volumes about not only the Timbers, sponsors and individual volunteers, but the Portland community as a whole, says Hands On's Cox.
"Portland is number two in the nation as far as volunteerism, behind Minneapolis/St. Paul. I think being second in the nation for the amount of service that our community gives back says a lot about our values," she said. "I think that the support we see for Stand Together Week shows that Portlanders want to give back and have fun. Stand Together Week is all about bringing people together around a common value of having a positive impact on the community."
Stand Together Week has far reaching impact across Portland
Close to 1,000 community volunteers, including 80 members of the Portland Timbers staff, coaches and players came together for Stand Together Week last week, donating over 1,400 hours of service to the Portland community. Stand Together Week is the first of its kind, not only in Portland, but nationwide.


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Devialet Raises $19 Million With Prominent Entrepreneurs
Nov 12, 2012, 06:00 ET
PARIS, November 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Devialet is the inventor of a revolutionary audio technology for sound reproduction at a previously unknown level of fidelity. Devialet D-Premier, the first product created by the company, is the most lauded audio system in the history of the industry. Its performance immediately apparent, its emotional power, its clean design make this French-made product the new reference sound.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121112/573839 )
Founded in 2007 and based in Paris, the company has developed with the active support of 80 business angels.
As of 8 November 2012, Devialet has reached a new milestone by fundraising $19 million.
Thanks to this fundraising drive, $15 million are provided by a consortium of investors bringing together investment structures from Bernard Arnault, Jacques-Antoine Granjon, Xavier Niel and Marc Simoncini. They were convinced of the unique approach of Devialet and wished to encourage the growth of a company at the forefront of innovation in its industry.
The new investors stated: "We were attracted by the excellence of the D-Premier and the vision of the Devialet founders. Our goal is to provide expertise and experience that will help accelerate the development of the company into a major player in the music industry."
The balance of the capital increase derives from existing investors.
These funds are intended for the international expansion of the D-Premier and the development of new, very high-performance technologies in acoustics and electronics. The company has already begun to reinforce its teams of engineers and designers to prepare the launch of new products.
Devialet has been recognized on numerous occasions and the company has recently received the "Enterprise of the Future Ile de France 2012" award by Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year program, Les Echos and L'Express. This award comes after the EISA (European Imaging and Sound Association) Award 2011, Best of Innovation Award 2012 CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas and two dozen other international awards. The Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris also chose Devialet to provide sound reinforcement for the French Touch exhibition devoted to electronic music (107 rue de Rivoli, Paris 75001, October 10, 2012 - March 31, 2013).
About Devialet
Founded in late 2007 in Paris by Pierre-Emmanuel Calmel (technical), Emmanuel Nardin (design), Quentin Sannié (strategy and marketing), Manuel de la Fuente (commercial) and Mathias Moronvalle (technical), Devialet revolutionized the audio world with its ADH ®(Analog Digital Hybrid) technology, designed for the digital era and to exploit all the benefits of digital music. This innovation came to life in 2010 with the creation of a first device, called D-Premier, which incorporated five patented technologies. This complete and integrated high-definition audio system, combining power and exceptional design, delivered sound reproduction at a level of fidelity never before achieved (Live & Lossless ® Sound). Praised by the media, professionals and music lovers worldwide, Devialet proved itself to be a major player in the sector. This French company with an international dimension (90% of sales to export) is now represented in more than 130 stores in over 35 countries. Devialet won the program PM'UP Region Ile de France as well as member of OSEO Excellence. Pierre-Emmanuel Calmel is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Quentin Sannié is CEO, Emmanuel Nardin is Administrator and Design Director, Manuel de La Fuente is Commercial Director.
Learn more: www.devialet.com
PR Agency - @FHCOM - Frédéric Henry, +33-1-55-34-24-24, www.fhcom.net
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Hi everyone and happy easter!
I'm back! Yes, I'm back! For good this time, because this is home…
I have a lot to share with you that I'm totally bristling with excitement right now as I type out this post. I've been working behind the scene on a lot of projects, some of which are mine, some of which aren't (ghostwriting and stuff).
However, I'm making a commitment to start blogging actively again. So you're going to be getting a lot of my posts weekly going forward. I admit there's another reason for this besides the fact that I want to reconnect with you and that is I'm going to need your help in the coming weeks and months. Here's why.
I landed a publishing deal a couple of months ago. YAY!!
It's for a YA Fantasy Adventure. I'll be telling you all about this publishing deal in the following posts. But it's huge, it's exciting, and I'm so glad to be taking this next big step as an author. I'm now going to be traditionally published, which means aside from being on all online retail store, you can expect to see my books in the bookstores!
I may be revisiting some of my self-published works now and then, while I work with my publisher on getting this new book ready for prime time.
I'm also working on another exciting new story, which is definitely getting the whole 'traditional publisher' treatment, haha! I'm totally stoked about this new book! It's huge folks, I tell you. I'm going to be doing all sorts of reveals about this new story I'm working on with time.
See why I'll need your help? To get the word out.
There's a lot of fun happening here. A lot of great stories and wonderful experiences in these books. I'm sharing them with you, hoping that you would share them with others. Share the posts. Tell someone about these books. Encourage them to like and follow my blog.
I'm also active on social media: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The more the merrier, and we like it merrier, don't we? :).
Well, there you have it! These are just a few of the things that have been happening with me. I'm glad I have you all caught up with me. I would love to know what's been happening with you, your dreams and all. Let me know in the comment section below!


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The new political landscape and what it means for housing
Brexit and the changes in Westminster and Whitehall herald a new and uncertain chapter in British politics. Whatever the sector's response, understanding the political environment and what lies ahead has never been more important. We caught up with Paul Hackett, director of the Smith Institute, who will explore what Brexit means for our sector in an executive briefing at our London office on 3 November.
What do you think Brexit means for housing?
Brexit means Brexit – that's about as far as we seem to have got. I think at the moment the only thing we really know is that it means uncertainty. The long-term impact is something even our government doesn't really know. We are entering Donald Rumsfeld's' 'unknown unknowns'!
It would be nice to know that everything will be alright, but we just don't at the moment. All we know is that we have voted to leave the European Union.
The impact on supply and demand for housing in the different housing markets will in large part be determined by the macro-economic fall-out, not least the effect on growth and inflation. A rise in interest rates is certainly a game changer.
What impact do you think this has had on housing organisations?
I think the uncertainty in itself is damaging. It makes planning for the future all the more difficult when there are enough challenges in the housing landscape as it is. It's not as if we were in a boom period before Brexit; housing executives are already facing difficult decisions and I think Brexit has made making those decisions even more difficult.
It brings to mind an image of a cartoon of someone with a cloud following them around and I think that's how a lot of providers feel at the moment. Until there's clarity life will be difficult and it looks like it could be some time before we get that.
What do you think providers are most worried about?
There were already plenty of things to worry about. Policy wise there's right to buy, the rent reduction, the LHA cap, pay to stay, and more. And, of course, we're still going through a period of welfare austerity and tight lending.
I think what Brexit has done is add further concern into that mix. So, for example, if you are an organisation which employs a lot of overseas workers it's likely you are going to be concerned about the long-term impact of Brexit on your workforce. Housing boards will also be keeping a careful eye on what's happening to incomes and unemployment.
Then there are concerns about the long-term impact on the construction industry and threats to community cohesion. I also think there's a general feeling of caution because of this uncertainty - a feeling that anything which requires significant investment could be a risk when the long-term economic impact of Brexit is yet to be revealed.
Is it all doom and gloom?
Of course it isn't. One thing that hasn't changed is that we all just want to get on with it and that's what people are doing. Many of the economic and demographic drivers are the same as they were before, although if immigration does fall, that will translate into lower population growth in high housing demand areas.
The great work housing organisations do to meet those challenges will continue. The difference is that those challenges have become even more difficult.


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Race Face's flagship carbon DH rated handlebar just got wider. With the push to 820mm the new Sixc 35 handlebar gives unprecedented control at high speed, just what you need for UCI DH races, high speed park laps, or that next challenging AM adventure. Featuring Race Face's tried and true sweep design to get you in the attack position on the bike and uses their UD carbon wrap that gives the Sixc 35 strength you can believe in at a mind numbing 235g. Save weight and gain control? You just lost an excuse… - Manufactured from UD Carbon with matte clearcoat - Carbon optimized flex for improved small bump compliance - Gold Standard of DH is now wider and stronger - 820mm width for maximum control
All Mountain / XC The Cutlass bar crosses categories from XC to Enduro with a 31.8mm diameter and width of 780mm. 220g of premium quality unidirectional carbon fiber ensures that this bar is about reliable strength and durability with a responsive feel. It features a 25mm rise for aggressive rider position tuned with a 5° upsweep, 8° bend orientation. The geometry of this bar now matches our OSX perfectly.
Occupying a class all its own, our Winston Handlebar is a performance carbon mustache bar loaded with versatility and flare. Featuring a 25mm rise and 73-degree backsweep, it offers compatibility with road, mountain, and bar-end controls. Pretty enough to punch up commuter rigs and sport touring bikes alike, it's built tough to handle everything from rough, off-road conditions to long rides in the country. Comfortable in both the drop and riser positions, the unique and multi-functional Winston is sure to inspire upgrades and eye-catching custom builds. - Compatible with road, mountain, and bar-end controls - Tested to ASTM 3 - 90mm clamping area to fit Salsa Anything Cradle - Can be ridden in up or down position - Unidirectional carbon fiber construction - Weight: 250g
The Next R handlebar features 800mm of premium unidirectional carbon with the shred-ready positioning of Race Face's SixC bars. DH strength and Enduro weight for when you really need to lean into it. - Manufactured from UD Carbon with matte clearcoat - Carbon optimized flex for improved small bump compliance - 35mm bar diameter for incredible strength/weight ratio
- Intended for Cross Country and Trail use - 1/4 Risers have a 2deg upsweep - Unidirectional carbon fiber with reinforced stem anti-crush zone - Bar Clamp Diameter: 31.8 mm - Bar Rise: 5 mm - Bend: 8 deg - Weight: 175 g
$169.99 - $196.99
- Intended use: XC and Trail - Proven design and durability of the Race Face Next SL bar with increased stiffness and lighter weight of the 35mm platform - Manufactured from UD Carbon with matte clearcoat - Requires 35mm bar clamp diameter stem - 8 degree rearward sweep, 5 degree upward sweep
The No.9 35.0 Mountain Carbon Handlebar is designed and built for the most extreme trail and all-mountain riding. The oversized stem clamp adds to front-end stiffness for precise input, while the carbon construction provides vibration damping in a lightweight and durable package. - Unidirectional carbon fiber construction - 35mm stem clamp - 8 degrees of backsweep with 5 degrees of upsweep - Trimmable ends, made easy with graphic markings - Rated to ASTM Condition 4 for extreme off-road riding
The industry's first all-in-one premium youth components upgrade kit, which is ergonomically optimized to enhance performance and ultimate control. - Includes Slater 90 pedals, Slater 650 bar, Slater Jr. grips, and a Fly Jr. saddle - Includes light plastic 22.2 to 19mm shims, located inside the packaging with the instruction manual - Age: Youth - Rail Material: Steel - Clamp Style: Standard Rails - Material: Synthetic - Length: 235mm - Width: 122mm - Weight: 270g
Mountain bike terrain is bigger and burlier than ever, so why shouldn't your components be? Our Guide 35.0 Carbon handlebar increases front-end strength and stiffness for more precise handling inputs. The carbon fiber construction keeps weight to a minimum and soaks up trail chatter. Pair these carbon mountain bike handlebars with our Guide Trail 35.0 Stem and carve, drop, pump, and jump your way down the mountain with confidence. - Bar Clamp Diameter: 35.0mm - Color: Carbon - Width: 760/800mm - Rise: 10/20/40mm - Back Sweep (deg): 8 degree - Upsweep: 5 degree - Material: Carbon
Ideal for dialing in fit on bikes with tall front ends, the 2x Flat bar can be mounted with positive or negative 5mm rise to achieve the ideal riding position. Constructed of HMF UD carbon, the 2x Flat bar is perfect for race-worthy weight savings on any XC rig. - Carbon monocoque construction - Rise: +/- 5mm - Width: 710mm - Not bar end compatible - Matte UD finish - 183g
Whatever your adventure, Salsa's Salt Flat Handlebars are lightweight, comfortable, and durable. Whether you are racing, riding laps at your local track, or exploring new trail for the first time, grab hold and let'r rip! - Signature 11° back sweep, 6° up sweep, zero rise - 800mm and 750mm width options - Graduated ends for easy trimming - 31.8mm clamp diameter with 100mm width for use with Salsa Anything Cradle and aerobars - Weight: 189g - Note: Salt Flat bars are not compatible with bar ends
Stiff. Precise. Wide. Camo. The genius of good design manifests itself nicely in camo. Demure. Yet bold. For our latest CoLab, we tapped into the brain trust that is Troy Lee Designs. We handled the intel on the bar specs with our famous Descendant geometry, built from input from our best riders, and Troy handled the finishing touches. His dream: hi-tech camo. Fit to be seen. Specifications: - Clamp Diameter: 31.8mm - Width: 800mm - Material (HB): Aluminum - Rise (HB): 25mm - Application (HB): Freeride/Downhill - Type (bar): Riser - Backsweep (degrees): 9 - Upsweep (degree): 5
Race Face Atlas riser handlebar with an anodized, shot-peened finish. - Aonodized, shot-peened finish - Cold-drawn and butted proprietary AirAlloy aluminum tubing - 4 degree upsweep
Wider than Turbine but still sporting the agressive sweep design putting you in the perfect riding position, these bars come in a variety of rises to allow you to fine tune your cockpit and dial in your setup. Tried and tested 7075 aluminum gives you the confidence for agressive all-mountain riding and 35mm technology for fantastic overall weight/strength ratio. Your six inch travel bike will thank you. - Manufactured from cold drawn, 7075 Aluminium - 35 optimized triple butted design - Turned up to Rally control with 800mm width - Rise sizes to for every build and preference 10/20/35mm - Stealth black on black decals to match every frame color
The Cheater Bar is built from triple butted 4130 CroMoly steel and is tough enough to handle all of the abuse you will inflict upon it on the trail. Surly made two versions: a clear coated raw steel version and a black ED coated version. Both are CroMoly steel. - Material: Cromoly steel - Clamp diameter: 31.8mm - Width: 780mm - Rise: 0mm - Sweep Angle: 11 degrees - Color: Clear Coat Silver and E.D. coated Black - Weight: 400g
Your favorite bars just got bigger, wider, and lighter, Go figure? The magic of 35—believe the hype! Increasing the bar diameter to 35mm allowed Race Face to shave material from the bar resulting in a dramatic reduction in overall weight while retaining the proven stiffness, strength and performance Race Face bars are known for. The ATLAS 35 bar also expands to an 800mm width (Can be trimmed down to 750mm) for hyperspeed control, can you handle it? - Proven design and durability of the Race Face Atlas bar, with increased stiffness and reduced weight of the 35mm bar platform - Requires 35mm bar clamp diameter stem - Full 800mm width that can be trimmed down to a minimum 750mm - 8 degree rearward sweep, 5 degree upward sweep
You say you want a wide, stiff, strong, championship-winning design? Here you go. The new Descendant DH bar borrows from a rich championship-winning heritage, and adapts it to today's aggressive courses and riders. Descendant DH bars are the command center of cornering control. - Material: Al-7050 - Width: 800mm - Backsweep: 9-degrees - Rise: 25mm - Upsweep: 5-degrees - Colors: Black
The Terminal Bar blends cruiser-style comfort with off-road touring performance. Able to run with a 40mm drop or rise, its swept-back design makes it great for long rides on rough, technical terrain. - 22.2mm diameter grip area; good to go for MTB shifters, brake levers, and grips - 34 degree backsweep with a 40mm + / - rise
TruVativ's burly Holzfeller Riserbar is made from butted 7050 aluminum to take gravity-fueled abuse like a champ. This 730mm-wide bar gives you awesome leverage to muscle your rig and the rise gives you an upright position for greater control in nasty rock gardens as well as increased confidence on steep descents.
Whatever your adventure, Rustler handlebars are tough, durable, and comfortable. Whether you are out exploring a new trail or devouring your favorite descent, they'll help keep you in control and ready for the terrain ahead. - Lightweight and strong 7050-T6 series aluminum alloy construction - Signature 11° back sweep, 6° up sweep, 20mm rise - 800mm and 750mm width options - Graduated lines for easy trimming - 31.8mm clamp diameter with 93mm width for use with Salsa Anything Cradle and aerobars - Weight: 330g - Note: Rustler bars are not compatible with bar ends
A slightly modified profile gives the RaceFace Aeffect R handlebar the extra boost you're looking for at high speeds. Built for tearing down your favorite trail...fast. Generous 780mm width to give you the stance and control you need. This is a no-nonsense, set-and-forget bar that is equally at home on your trail bike as it is on an enduro machine. Take your bike to the Rally level without breaking the bank. - Shot-peened to increase fatigue resistance - 35mm bar diameter allows for additional material to be shaved from the handlebar, while retaining stiffness, strength and performance - Manufactured from cold drawn, seamless aluminum - Upsweep: 5° - Backsweep: 9°
Do you love to ride your mountain bike? Love boosting big airs, punishing the trails and your gear? You just want parts that can take a beating and won't let you down — the Chester 35 bar is made for you. These bars will last long after your bones, bruises and scrapes heal up and you're ready to tackle that gap jump that has had your number. - Manufactured from cold drawn, seamless 6061 Aluminum - Shot peened for increased fatigue life - 35 optimized triple butted design
The Race Face Aeffect handlebar is a budget-friendly alloy bar intended for XC and Trail use — the most affordable option for riders looking for a 35mm handlebar. - Shot-peened to increase fatigue resistance - 35mm bar diameter allows for additional material to be shaved from the handlebar, while retaining stiffness, strength and performance - Manufactured from cold drawn, seamless aluminum - Upsweep: 5° - Backsweep: 8°
Race Face's Chester bar is made of tough 6061 alloy with the perfect width, sweep and rise to be at home on both your DH and hardtail rigs. These bars will last long after your bones, bruises and scrapes heal up and you're ready to tackle that gap jump that has had your number. Features - Manufactured from cold drawn, seamless 6061 Alloy. - Butted for an optimal strength to weight ratio. - Wider construction & re-designed taper offers - 740mm wide - 9° rearward, 6° upward
An adventure bar from Ritchey. Extra wide with subtle rise and sweep, these bars are perfect for handling dodgy terrain while packing a week's worth of supplies. - 6061 alloy - Bar Clamp Diameter: 31.8mm - Width: 800mm - Rise: 30mm - Back Sweep: 27 degrees - Upsweep: 27 - Weight: 355g
TruVativ's Stylo T30 Riserbar will have you taking on climbs and descents like a champ. This butted aluminum bar is 700mm wide, to give you enough leverage to muscle your rig without weighing you down. And, the multiple rise options let you choose the perfect upright position for greater control in technical sections.
The Specialized Alloy Mini Rise Handlebar is ideal for XC and All Mountain riding. - Width: 750mm, 780mm
Specialized Alloy Mini Rise Handlebars area wide handlebar made of premium alloy with a minimal 10mm of rise. - High-strength 7000-series premium aluminum alloy - Rise: 10mm - Width: 750mm and 780mm - Clamp diameter: 31.8mm
Whatever your adventure, Rustler handlebars are tough, durable, and comfortable. Whether you are out exploring a new trail or devouring your favorite descent, they'll help keep you in control and ready for the terrain ahead. - Lightweight and strong 6061-T6 aluminum alloy construction - Signature 11° back sweep, 6° up sweep, 20mm rise - 800mm and 750mm width options - Graduated lines for easy trimming - 31.8mm clamp diameter with 93mm width for use with Salsa Anything Cradle and aerobars - Weight: 374g - Note: Rustler bars are not compatible with bar ends
Origin-8's Pro Urban Riser Handlebar is a wonderful city companion. It's crafted from lightweight, durable 6061-T6 aluminum and delivers a heads-up 50mm rise that's great for keeping an eye on your surroundings. At a skinny 560mm wide, you'll have no trouble picking your way through town. And, it comes in a variety of colors to make sure your ride is the sharpest on the block.
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