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By Lacey Menkin
Once you catch a travel bug it becomes hard to stay put in one place with the monotony of daily life dragging you down and the allure of new adventures pulling you toward distant destinations. I for one am easily persuaded by the latter and for this reason, two weeks ago, I said "peace out Orlando" and booked a ticket to France to visit my friend and fellow OAK rider, Kevin Calvez.
After a few days of sightseeing in Paris and a day of riding the cable in Toulouse, we made our way down to Montpellier, where Kevin was judging the wakeboard rail jam at the 2009 FISE Action Sports Festival. After traversing France and spending several days in a few of it's major cities, it seems to me that France's greatest resource for the wake community is it's plethora of ideal winching spots and locales for rail set-ups and system 2.0s. Elaborate fountains surrounded by epic architecture can be found around every corner. What's more, each town seems to have a river running right through downtown, as is the case here in Montpellier. For the FISE, there are venues stretching the le ngth of the river where the wakeboard, BMX, skateboard and even Inline Skate competitions are taking place.
Just between the wakeboard set up and the remainder of the festival, there happened to be a dam with a 5 to 6 foot gap down to the rest of the river. Coincidentally wakeskater Josh Kirby was here driving the System 2.0 for the competition. So at the end of the quarter finals, we decided to use our free time to winch the gap.
Winching a gap has never been so effortless. Kirby and I were blown away by the ease with which we were able to get set-up. We encountered none of the usual obstacles one would encounter trying to winch in the crowded downtown area of a major U.S. city in broad daylight. Kirby and I watched in amazement as our french hosts pulled our van around cement pylons and onto the sidewalk right up to the exact location where the winch was to be secured to a street light. As Kevin walked down to the river with his board, two security guards approached him and I could tell by looking at Kirby's facial expression that he was thinking the same thing I was: "game over." But unlike most roid-raging, power-tripping security guards that one encounters in the States, these guys just smiled a greeting and cocked their heads in curiosity as if to say, "you guys are nuts."
The gap was tons of fun and the high bank of the river allowed for a unique set-up where the winch wasn't pulling us downward. The only sketchy aspect was the fact that the water on landing was only 2-3 feet at its deepest and full of rocks. As soon as Kirby first ollied the gap, spectators began to gather. The crowd grew until it was large enough we had to take some barriers from the festival and set them up to keep people back out of the way of the rope. It was as though our audience assumed we were just another part of the festival's entertainment, applauding every time a trick was landed. I think the general public could afford to learn something from these French. If only we received such a warm welcome at every spot we winched, the world would be a better place for wakeskaters everywhere.


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How Getting Lost Was The Best Detour To Harmonious Living.
My first two or so years of living in Costa Rica, I was really lost.
I've been getting better at admitting that, but I surely didn't announce that in big bold letters at the time. There's a few reasons for that.
One, I didn't fully understand that I was actually lost (hindsight is 20/20).
Two, since I wasn't totally off my path of harmonious living, it was somewhat difficult for me to see and acknowledge that things weren't as I had imagined they would be.
It's not like I was using drugs or not honoring my commitments to work or really doing any major harm to body, mind or spirit. I was just making some choices, both in my personal and professional life, that weren't really wholeheartedly supporting me in living a happy, healthy and harmonious life.
Looking back, I was, in fact, living like I did when I was 16. It was like spring break all the time. 24/7. I'm totally okay with admitting that as a teen, much of my time was spent in the land of the lost. And it was fun. Lots of fun. Like a combination of Alice in Wonderland meets Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
Here I was again, hanging out on the beach at 10 a.m., drinking a cold beer and soaking up the tropical sunshine. Except I wasn't 16. I was 38. And in my world (which could look very different from your world, and that's okay) that just wasn't acceptable.
In my world of living a truly meaningful and fulfilling life, I'm not on a beach at 10 a.m. drinking a beer. Not every day at least! But because I hadn't gone completely off the deep end and joined in with my compadres with their drug use and alcohol abuse, I just didn't quite see that I had fallen off the path.
That I was indeed lost. That my life was not in balance. That life had gone a bit awry.
Eventually though, after many a beer, a cigarette here and there, and days spent lounging around listening to town gossip and doing, well, nothing really, I did begin to realize that while I wanted a fun and happy life, this was not what I had originally envisioned. And while I believe that our visions and dreams can change, that nothing is permanent, I began to realize that something just felt off.
Over time, I knew this lifestyle wasn't the life for me. That I had taken a not-so-great detour on my path of harmonious living.
Had I never gotten lost, I may never have truly found what is most important to me. I've always known that I wanted to live a happy, healthy and harmonious life, but now I have a much more profound and clear meaning of what that means and what it takes.
I know myself better now. I know what's right for me in the core of who I am, and I'm better able to make choices based on that deep knowledge.
While I have some very fond memories of hanging out on my ocean view porch, drinking (somewhat cold from the mini-fridge's freezer) vodka all day, having interesting conversations with my Australian neighbor, I also know that can't be a daily practice for me.
I will still, at times, find myself jumping down a rabbit hole like Alice in Wonderland. But no longer am I on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. Life, like the tide, ebbs and flows. I have learned how to find the rainbow and to celebrate my wild spirit without sacrificing my sanity or being reckless.
I believe that every day needs to have meaning. That every day we're given 1,440 minutes, of which a third are probably spent sleeping (which, by the way, is an absolute necessity for living a happy, healthy and harmonious life). The other ⅔, I want them to be filled with purpose.
Fun can definitely be added in. Fun in making a compassionate meal for friends. Fun in taking a day to get outside, breathe in the fresh air and soak up the tropical sunshine, and even fun in having a beer or a glass or two of wine. But it's about balance. And for me, fortunately, I love the work I do, so there is a fun (but still mindful and healthy) element in my every day.
Have you ever felt lost on the path of life? How do you balance living a fun and happy life while also being healthy and creating harmony?
Chrissy Gruninger mentors people on how to live their one beautiful life, wherever they may be. Her latest book, Lost and Found in the Land of Mañana, explores her life in Costa Rica and both the challenges of working and living abroad as well as the beautiful life we can create from those experiences. She loves her rainforest beach shack in Costa Rica, the sunshine and the rain, and passionately believes that through intentional actions we create more happiness, health and harmony in the world. Her goal: to empower others to thrive in an imperfect world. You could connect with Chrissy via her website, Facebook, or Instagram, and listen to her podcasts here.
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Apple blog 9to5Mac has found a photo of what could be the iPhone 5 being used in the wild.
Snapped in San Francisco, the blurry photo was sent in by a tipster, who spotted someone they reckoned was probably an Apple employee hunched over the mysterious device. The tipster says the person using the phone was covering the Apple logo on the back, seemingly to hide the icon.
It's an almost hilariously small amount to go on, but nevertheless let's break out the magnifying glass and strain our eyeballs -- it's time to analyse.
The first thing we noticed is that the phone looks slim. We'd warrant it's thinner than the iPhone 4, and the black casing seems to rule out the iPod touch.
Leaked case schematics suggest the next iPhone will feature a curved back, as opposed to the iPhone 4's straight glass rear, so this image could corroborate those leaks. That said, those schematics indicated the camera flash would sit to the side of the lens, but, in this photo, it looks like the flash is positioned just underneath.
Could it be an iPhone 3GS? Possibly one in a case? Perhaps, but this phone does look a smidgen thinner than the 3GS to our eyes, so we're not convinced about that.
The volume buttons and mute switch are intriguing also. It's hard to see whether they're two separate buttons, as on the iPhone 4, or set on a rocker switch, as with previous versions of the iPhone.
Unfortunately, there are no snaps of the front of the phone, which would probably have sealed the deal -- the iPhone 5 is tipped to have a much wider display, and possibly a bigger home button too.
We know Apple tests its products in the field, although we'd have thought that, after last year's iPhone 4 leak fiasco, Jobs and co would now be extremely careful about allowing prototype devices to be seen in the wild.
The last iPhone 4 was tested in a decoy case to hide its true identity, but, as 9to5Mac notes, this could have been the reason nobody noticed the iPhone 4's catastrophic antenna issues, so it's possible Apple now field tests its devices without cases.
CNET UK team verdict
What does our team of hardened tech hacks think? We've seen our fair share of spy shots, blurry-cam photos and clever fakes in the past, and the feeling in the team is that the photo is too blurry to draw any firm conclusions.
"It could be anything. He could have bought it in China. He could have stuck a shiny Apple sticker on the back," said Nick Hide.
"On the one hand, it seems unlikely that a company with Apple's obsessive dedication to secrecy would let the iPhone 5 out of the building. Then again, Apple has to test it in the field somehow. Ah, screw it -- I'm saying it's real. It's such a terrible shot it could be anything at all anyway," mused editor Jason Jenkins
Andy Hoyle is "willing to believe", while video maestro Drew Stearne said: "Even if it is an iPhone 5 in the wild, it'll be a prototype and there's no guarantee of it being a final model."
And mobile guru Flora Graham? The woman who was born with built-in Bluetooth and who can operate a touchscreen using only her mind? Thus she quoth: "I'm always cynical about leaks but there's something about the way the rumours are coalescing in the same direction that makes this seem plausible. I want to believe!"
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The CHICAGO and the BALTIMORE will both be gunning for a victory on 10/15/2017 at 1:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup.
CHICAGO vs BALTIMORE
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 15, 2017
Where: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
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PREDICTION: Ravens 24, Bears 17
Oddsmakers currently have the BALTIMORE listed as -6 point favorites versus the CHICAGO, while the game's total is sitting at 39.5.
The matchup between the Chicago Bears and Baltimore Ravens features a pair of quarterbacks on opposite sides of their career.
Chicago rookie Mitchell Trubisky is looking to take the next step in his development with his second consecutive start. Meanwhile, 10-year veteran Joe Flacco has regained his confidence after some shaky performances for Baltimore.
The quarterbacks will offer a contrast of styles when they meet Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium.
After missing all of training camp with an injured back, the strong-armed Flacco finally had some success throwing the ball downfield Week 5 against Oakland. The 30-17 victory propelled Baltimore (3-2) into a first-place tie with Pittsburgh in the AFC North.
1. Bears LB Willie Young (triceps) was placed on injured reserve on Tuesday.
2. Baltimore RB Terrance West (calf) sat out practice this week and is doubtful.
3. Chicago LB Danny Trevathan will return after serving a one-game suspension for a hit on Green Bay WR Davante Adams.
Trubisky, the second overall pick in the 2017 draft, was uneven in his first start, going 12 for 25 for 128 yards with a touchdown and costly interception in a 20-17 loss to Minnesota. Chicago coach John Fox has expressed confidence in Trubisky and believes he can make further strides against Baltimore, especially with his mobility.
"He's got what it takes," Fox said. "There's no doubt in my mind. For a first game, I go back to watching guys like Joe Montana in his first game. I've seen a few of them. I'm not making comparisons at this point, but he will do nothing but get better."
It's just the sixth regular-season meeting between the teams with the Bears (1-4) leading the series, 3-2. The teams have not played since Nov. 17, 2013, when host Chicago escaped with a 23-20 overtime victory in a game that was delayed nearly two hours because of a tornado warning.
The Bears are ranked sixth in the NFL in total defense, but suffered a blow when linebacker Willie Young was placed on injured reserve with a triceps injury. However, fellow linebacker Danny Trevathan returned to practice this week after serving his one-game suspension.
Chicago has lost its past 10 games on the road.
Baltimore, has also been hampered by injuries, especially on the offensive line. The Ravens have a league-high 16 players on injured reserve.
Matt Skura became the latest player to be ruled out when he suffered a sprained MCL against the Raiders. As a result, the Ravens will be forced to start a different player at right guard for the third time this season. Baltimore already lost another right tackle and Pro Bowler Marshal Yanda (ankle) and left guard Alex Lewis (shoulder) to season-ending injuries.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh is confident the team can overcome those setbacks.
"It just doesn't matter. It is not something we think about," Harbaugh said about the injuries. "It is not something we quantify. We don't waste any energy thinking about that. You just go and get ready for the next game."
Flacco struggled in both of team's two losses. He was also sacked six times over the recent two-game losing streak.
The offensive line did a much better job protecting against the Raiders and he responded with his best game of the season. Flacco finished with modest numbers, completing 19 of 26 passes for 222 yards.
However, he had two long completions to receiver Mike Wallace for 52 and 54 yards that set up scores. Flacco finished with a QB rating of 98.6 and did not endure a sack. He also did not throw an interception for the first time in 10 straight games.
The Ravens will look to test the Bears, who are ranked 12th against the pass. Flacco is looking for the momentum to continue this week, especially at home.
"I definitely think it's going to carry over," Flacco said. "We're working hard in there. Guys are definitely ready to go and want to be involved and make a splash. We're working hard to do that. I think it's going to carry over."
Chicago does not want to get into a shootout with Baltimore, especially with Trubisky still finding his footing. The Ravens are ranked second in the league with nine interceptions behind Jacksonville (10). Trubisky is ready for the challenge.
"You can't be scared," Trubisky said. "You've got to think every time the ball is in your hand that it's going to be a completion, my guys are going to come down with it."
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Centro was going to happen... well, go ahead and put those doubts to bed. Palm's website is now showing the pink (or light red, if you will) miniature Garnet device for Sprint in all its glory, sporting the same $99.99 asking price as its alternatively-hued cousins. It's apparently available (or will be available shortly) in a Sprint store near you, so if the whole mail order thing isn't your cup of tea, head on over there and have a gander.
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Happy 2014!
I hope you had a fun (but safe) time celebrating the end of one year and beginning of another with your family, friends or cats. I know technically Jan. 1 is just another date on the calendar, but for me, there's something so rewarding and motivating about looking at the first page of a brand new calendar and imagining what possibilities are waiting ahead.
I also have four new calendars (two monthly desk calendars -- one for my work office and one for my home office -- a daily calendar for keeping track of my blog and guest appearances, not to mention the Warwick Men's Rowing Team Calendar, which was a Christmas gift that will keep giving year-long), which makes that even more exciting.
Even though I seldom manage to keep them 100 percent, I also like making New Year's Resolutions. I'm a goal-oriented gal, and this is like a whole holiday dedicated to setting goals. For me, goals are important.
In life, we're all on a quest to be the best version of ourselves. It's a never-ending journey, and setting goals gives you a map to follow along the way.
In the spirit of the season, here's a list of my resolutions for the new year.
- Devote five minutes daily to using my journal. I recently picked up Building the Best You: A Two-Year Discovery Journal, and I'm hoping to follow this journal to help me pause for a few minutes every day to consider where I'm at in my life. If I end up tossing it aside after a few weeks, I won't feel too badly, because I got a deal on it. I also planned to do a Joy Jar last year, and I actually have one to use this year -- so this isn't just nagging reflection!
- Be smarter with money. I need to use the cash flow spreadsheet my sister set-up for me to better manage my finances. While I'm not destitute, I could be handling my finances better so I can build-up my savings, pay off debt faster, etc.
- Add more physical fitness to my routine. Try for 30 minutes of cardio three times a week. Do 20 minutes of Pilates on the off days.
- Dine in more, eat out less. Follow the meal plans I make, which means spending less money eating out and throwing out spoiled food. Plus – healthier living.
- Manage time better. Carve out uninterrupted writing time every day. Aim for one to two hours on weekdays and three hours on weekends. I bought Scrivener yesterday for a steal thanks to my National Novel Writing Month winner's coupon. So that should be fun.
- Release new titles. Publish two new novels and one or two shorts this year. Complete two novels for 2015 publication.
- Stay in touch. Make a better effort to reach out to old friends by sending more frequent text messages, emails, letters and cards.
- Keep my new apartment cleaner. It'll make living more comfortable for the cats and I, plus I won't be embarrassed to invite people over.
- Travel more for pleasure. Find a way to make a long weekend/semi-extended trip once a quarter. Do more day-trips on the weekends during summer.
- Live and love my life. Even though I have lots of serious goals in place to be more grown-up and responsible, find more time to enjoy my life and the people in it. That doesn't mean spending more time at bars, but making legit memories.
Are any of you making resolutions? Do you have any you'd like to share?
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Heating Services in Bainbridge Island: 4 Signs You Need AC Repairs
There is nothing more frustrating than having an AC unit malfunction during the summer time and especially if you did not see it coming. To ensure that your equipment serves you appropriately consistently, you need to ensure that it is maintained in top condition. Maintaining an air conditioning unit ensures that it functions efficiently. You should start by learning how the equipment works so that you can know when to call in a technician in Heating Services Bainbridge Island, to fix any problem that may arise.
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Water leaks
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Transportation management software gives Mississippi's Coast Transit Authority an edge in re-plotting routes to accommodate riders that moved inland after Hurricane Katrina.
Faced with an inland migration of its ridership after Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi's Coast Transit Authority (CTA) turned to technology to reconnect with patrons — and has been reaping the rewards of the upgrade ever since.
The transportation provider has seen a 65 percent drop in customer complaints, a 25 percent reduction of empty vehicles on the road and significant cost savings by moving to automated scheduling, routing and dispatching software for its door-to-door transport services for the elderly and disabled and bus routes after the area was devastated in 2005.
The CTA provides public transportation for three coastal counties and previously handled bus scheduling using Excel spreadsheets, which while an old-school method, worked well enough prior to Katrina. But with the mass exodus from the coast, the transit authority found its passenger pick up points as far as two miles apart in some instances. The distance caused a number of logistical and operational challenges, such as too many busses on the road and late arrivals.
"Not only was the population displaced and we're trying to re-establish our service, the local governments lost their property and sales tax base, so we knew we were looking at financial challenges," said Kevin Coggin, executive director of the CTA.
While computerized fleet management and scheduling systems aren't new, the edge the CTA gained in deploying various programs from RouteMatch Software has revitalized the agency in the wake of coastal Mississippi's recovery and brought in additional riders.
The CTA provides urban route-based public bus services, but primarily uses the routing and scheduling technology for paratransit services, which provides on-demand transportation for disabled and senior citizens.
Once the Mississippi coastal areas were up and running to the point where regular CTA services resumed, the displacement of regular riders generated some immediate problems. According to Coggin, the CTA had to deny a lot of trip requests that it normally would have accepted, mostly because scheduling was still being done by hand.
In addition, prior to the scheduling and management technology being implemented, complaints from citizens started to escalate. Coggin recalled that while CTA pick-up services normally work on a one-hour window schedule, people were getting picked up in two or three hours, prompting riders to voice their displeasure with political representatives and the media, leading to a bigger emphasis on improving via technology.
Prior to Katrina, the CTA had been discussing moving to an automated transportation management system. But after the disaster, RouteMatch offered its base system to the transportation provider to help get its routes in order, and the transit authority stuck with the program ever since.
Coggin said the CTA looked at a lot of different types of software prior to RouteMatch, but felt the software struck the right balance between usefulness and complexity.
"From a holistic standpoint, it fit our need for the type of business we do," he added.
Going paperless with its scheduling and fleet management also helped make the CTA a more vital cog in the affairs of Mississippi's Harrison County emergency management agency.
Following Katrina, the demand for the CTA's services rose, as did the recognition of the value that public transportation provides in the area. With the routing software in place, the CTA now has the ability and responsibility to manage emergency transportation needs and has a designated seat at the county's emergency operations center.
Coggin explained that in the event of a hurricane or other disaster, the CTA is tasked with providing transportation to all people in Harrison County that are in harm's way that want a ride to a local shelter. A year-round registration process was instituted where people can register their address and contact information with the CTA.
Jay Curtis, the CTA's operations director, maintains a database of that information so the transit authority is prepared in case of another disaster. This way routes can be preplanned and the CTA knows ahead of time the resources it needs to commit to emergency transportation.
Coggin said the CTA is also planning to use RouteMatch's "call-out" module in the future, which will allow the authority to send electronic messages to all people in the database — a proactive approach to making sure residents schedule their rides to shelters.
So what's the catch on the technology? Coggin expressed his overall satisfaction with what the software provides, but admitted that some fine-tuning was in order during the initial stages of rolling out the system. He said there is a major investment of time and resources at the beginning in getting all the information uploaded to the program and setting it up.
"You have to feed a lot of data into it and there are parameters you have to set, so it takes a full commitment from the user to recognize the full value and efficiency," Coggin said. "That is what CTA wasn't able to do up front. I would like it to be more user-friendly going forward in so far as being able to tweak it and programming the trips."
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The consultant at the centre of a major health scare is being paid an award of almost £56,000 a year on top of his salary in recognition of his work.
It is the latest revelation in a crisis that has shaken public confidence in the NHS — with questions being asked over why bosses at the Belfast Health & Social Care Trust did not act more quickly when concerns were raised over the work of one of its top dentists.
It has now emerged Professor Philip Lamey, a consultant in oral medicine at the Royal Victoria Hospital, has been receiving a clinical excellence award of at least £55,924 every year since 2001.
And the money was still paid to him even though the Belfast Trust referred him to the General Dental and General Medical councils over concerns over his fitness to practise at the end of 2009.
More shocking details over the possible late diagnoses of cancer patients treated by Professor Lamey have emerged as Health Minister Michael McGimpsey says he was kept in the dark over the scandal.
It has emerged up to 15 people being treated by Professor Lamey could have had a late cancer diagnosis.
Four of them have since died, although the Belfast Trust has said it may be impossible to ever tell whether the delays contributed to the deaths.
While the issue first came to light at the end of 2009, Michael McGimpsey has told the Assembly he was only told the full extent of the situation last Monday and has announced an urgent independent investigation.
Mr McGimpsey appeared in front of his Assembly colleagues yesterday to provide clarification on the matter, but questions continue to be asked as it has emerged:
Mr McGimpsey said there has been a "breakdown in communication in the health and social care service and in my department".
He continued: "I therefore will be initiating an urgent independent inquiry into these matters.
"I expect this inquiry will be rigorous and independent. It will examine the quality of care to patients, the circumstances surrounding this issue and the subsequent handling.
"The communication of information on such an important matter is something which will be a key focus in my upcoming review of this issue.
"This will include an investigation of all actions taken by my department, the trust and the board."
Mr McGimpsey said he was planning to address his Stormont colleagues on the matter after learning the full extent of the issues but the trust was forced to issue the recall late on Friday afternoon after details were leaked to the media.
Letters were hand-delivered by courier to all patients deemed to need a check-up on Saturday morning.
Mr McGimpsey said experts who have reviewed patient files have said it is not necessary to see any patients treated by Professor Lamey before 2009.
Why was professor receiving an excellence award of £56,000 a year even though he is not allowed to see patients unsupervised?
Why was he allowed to continue teaching students for a year after concerns over his work were raised?
Why was the Health Minister kept in dark|and only told of the full situation one week ago?
Why did Belfast Health & Social Care Trust not act more quickly when concerns were raised?
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Today, in the Columbia Daily Tribune:
Legislator files bills prohibiting gender neutral housing, unisex public bathrooms
By Ashley Jost
Monday, March 23, 2015 at 2:00 pm
….Rep. Jeff Pogue, R-Salem, said in a statement that he filed legislation prohibiting the creation of gender-neutral housing options by "any entity" that receives state money to protect "social norms." Pogue also submitted a bill last week that would prohibit any state-funded bathroom from being unisex unless it is single-occupancy.
"I'm wanting to protect the social norms of our state, the same social norms that have operated in our state since the organization of Missouri in 1820," Pogue said in an email. "These Missourian cultural rules, the status quo, are nearly 200 years old, and have operated well throughout our state."
Pogue said in a statement that if the state "were to change a social norm of this magnitude," the General Assembly or voters should make the decision, through a bill or a ballot measure. The result should apply statewide, he said….
Uh, were there his and hers outhouses in Missouri in 1821? Just asking.
A comment via Twitter:
Sean Nicholson @ssnich
'social norms' that have been updated in MO since 1820: – we don't own other humans now – people who aren't white men get to vote #moleg
2:49 PM – 23 Mar 2015
HB 1136: legislative interior design (March 9, 2015)
HB 1338: the water closet caucus (March 13, 2015)


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Touching Spirit Bear: The Novel Study (Spirit Bear #1)
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- Within Cole Matthews lie anger, rage and hate. Cole has been stealing and fighting for years. This time he caught Alex Driscal in the, parking lot and smashed his head against the sidewalk. Now, Alex may have permanent brain damage'and Cole is in the Biggest trouble of his life.Cole is offered Circle Justice: a system based on Native American traditions that attempts to provide healing for the criminal offender, the victim and the, community. With prison as his only alternative, Cole plays along. He says he wants to repent, but in his heart Cole blames his alcoholic mom his, abusive dad, wimpy Alex -- everyone but himself -- for his situation.Cole receives a one-year banishment to a remote Alaskan island. There, he is mauled by Mysterious white bear of Native American legend. Hideously injured, Cole waits for his death His thoughts shift from from Anger to humility. To survive, he must stop blaming others and take responsibility for his life. Rescuers arrive to save Cole's but it is the attack of the Spirit Bear that may save his soul. Ben Mikaelsen paints a vivid picture of a juvenile offender, examining the roots without absolving solving him of responsibility for his actions, and questioning a society in which angry people make victims of their peers and communities. Touching Spirit Bear is a poignant testimonial to the power of a pain that can destroy, or lead to healing
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Have you ever wondered who in the world makes the fastest and slowest cars?
We keep out tabs on the acceleration times and quarter mile data for all the makes on the automotive landscape. We have an extensive index of 0 to 60 times data for over 50 cars manufacturers. Our database is not a static thing though. We keep on updating the numbers and are adding 0-60 times stats for new cars as soon as they hit the market.
Speaking of the mass market cars, only slightly more than a dozen makers succeeded in producing vehicles that are capable of doing 0-60 mph in under 3.0 seconds. Should you feel like interested to know more about these cars, check out the top performers from Porsche, Tesla, Dodge, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bugatti, McLaren, Audi, Nissan, Acura, Caterham, BMW, Mercedes, and Chevrolet. Navigating throughout the catalog is pretty straightforward. Detect the make of interest in the list below and click it to jump to the page with all is models.
The accuracy of 0-60 data
Acceleration stats are coming directly from the car manufacturers. Additionally, we analyze the real-life test-drive results from alternative sources. This is done for your convenience as you might want to compare official results against the independent zero to sixty tests that are conducted by reputable automotive experts.
Measuring acceleration from zero to 60 is an exact science. The final number is the average calculation of two drags in opposite directions (to exclude the wind factor) conducted in an enclosed environment by the professional racing pilots.
Crossing the finish line a few milliseconds faster promises a better market positioning so manufacturers try to negate lots of variables that might lead to distorting the accuracy of the data. Apart from the human factor (drivers have different reactions), other liabilities appeal to the amount of fuel in the tank, engine temperature, engine specs, road surface, weather conditions like temperature, wind, and pressure.
Fastest 0-60 cars
The fastest performance cars of the present day reach 0-60 checkpoint in under 2 seconds developing the above-normal g-force for this time frame. So, in reality, possible 0-60 limitations are not about time, actually but relate to safety issues of the driver (or a pilot we would say). It is always bound to the maximum G-force load a human body can survive.
Having conducted numerous experiments with extreme acceleration, Air Force officer John Stapp successfully withstood 30G. Do a bit of math and you will see that 30g translate into 0.09 seconds, a time stamp for the safest performance car ever to be made.
By "safest" we mean racing without broken ribs, cracked dental fillings or any similar inconveniences which we believe the expensive car buyers might find frustrating. So speaking about a fastest possible 0-60 dash a human can survive we would stick to around 2-3 seconds. Anything lower will make you feel uncomfortable and impose a high risk of damaging your body. This is the territory of the Formula 1 pilots, actually.


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29 Jan Project Management Trends in 2019
Based on the 2018 experience of our customers and backed up by research, I am predicting six trends in 2019 for project portfolio management teams.
#1 Simplification
While standardization used to be the focus of enterprise project management, the trend is towards simplifying project management – to empower 'micro teams' in delivery and to enable speed. In 2018, the majority of technology projects were run using an agile methodology, and most organizations are now running a hybrid mix of methods, including agile. Given the broad mix of project types in the enterprise and the levels of uncertainty with new technology – think about piloting artificial intelligence versus constructing a new building– running a mix of methodologies makes sense to meet the demands of a diverse portfolio.
Within this category is the trend towards 'strategy execution.' The concept is that in the future, what used to be known as 'project portfolio management' will be replaced by a more encompassing and dynamic framework that covers projects, products, operations, assets, releases, transformation initiatives, business strategies, etc. – everything significant that requires strategy and execution. In this new state, there will be less rigor around things like task lists, and more focus on investment levels predicted business outcomes and strategic roadmaps.
#2 Consolidating PMOs
Gartner estimates that 50% of large organizations will consolidate their Business and IT PMOs into EPMOs by 2021. This transition is logical, given the way that digitizing business lines blurs the distinction between business and IT. If transforming projects and operations is happening across the organization, then an EPMO (Enterprise Project Management Office) can be an excellent way to pool human resources and create lines of communication: there are often 'accidental' project managers in lines of business that don't identify as traditional project managers but who excel at executing change. They also benefit from a profound understanding of the business and the customer.
Although the move to EPMO may at first sound like creating a larger administrative process, in practice, it can mean the opposite. It may be used as a strategy for doing more with less and is best set up as federated rather than a heavily centralized organization. It is part of a broader trend in creating more visibility of related work streams across the enterprise and empowering teams that do the work. The smartest move to make if moving to an EPMO model is to have this function most closely aligned with the people setting strategy in the organization – so that the EPMO can help clarify strategy, advise on the implications for the portfolio, and drive how strategies need to be defined for successful execution. For this reason, the office may be renamed in line with its focus (e.g., contains 'Strategy' or 'Product' in its title).
#3 Scaling the Agile Mindset
While some enterprises will continue trying a mix of traditional and progressive methods for projects, a growing number will want to start scaling their use of agile. Techniques such as the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) will be introduced at the C level, not just as the Enterprise's view of project management, but as a way of managing everyday activity as well. This has implications for how strategic planning and budgeting is run, with the positive outcome being a more dynamic approach to managing priorities and investments. The same trends allow technology departments to reorganize around products/services or value streams, instead of projects. The benefits of regularly demonstrating tangible progress, dynamic prioritization, and visibility of budgets and resources will help offset executive concerns.
#4 Work Management and PMO Technology
The trend of work management and supporting technologies is part of the simplification trend. Instead of having single PMO systems that encompass project management, the work tools of the future take into account the tools and methodologies that helps project teams and organizations work best. The workplace of the future is about the user-friendly integration of different work tools, including areas such as project management, product lifecycle management, and service management.
The shift is from tools for the experienced project manager to tools for the accidental project manager involved in the execution of transformation projects. The new PMO technology will also create a more visual experience for executives and provide interfaces for the team members responsible for designing business strategies. The ability to look across different systems, map language, and surface helpful data will be highly valued.
#5 New Skills
While project and portfolio management is being replaced by strategy and execution, the future practitioner of managing transformation will be less dependent on methodology rigor and more dependent on soft skills. The successful PMO manager will have the ability to look at the change activity happening across the organization – then proactively reach out and offer help. This help will need to be flexible and focused on removing barriers to speed. The fact that many new business and technology projects have uncertain outcomes means that a variety of dynamic approaches will be needed. The successful practitioner will have a growth mindset to experiment with new methods. Successful PMOs will extend this skill to better coaching and training of executive sponsors of work, who will need help to be effective. In terms of hard skills for a project manager, paramount will be knowing the organization's customers and the ability to map different technology solutions to various business problems.
#6 Evolution of Program Management
The largest, strategic initiatives in the enterprise will follow the same course as smaller projects and lean towards more dynamic methods. Program management will evolve to the art and science of empowering teams to be creative and move quickly, balanced with strong leadership and communications to keep work streams aligned with the mission. Agile methods plus excellent data and analytics will be essential to create safety guardrails around program activity and the consumption of resources. The best initiatives will embed advanced change management and adoption techniques from the beginning – rather than treat OCM as an afterthought. Aligning teams and stakeholders around purpose will be essential to digital projects that have a broad impact.
Get together with your PMO leaders and collaborate on the trends above. The results will help drive the changes necessary to deliver PMO value to your organization. If you are interested in learning more about the PMO advisory services, PM training, or are interested in a PPM assessment, please contact Wicresoft here.


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The meerkat, or suricate, is a warm-blooded animal belonging to the same scientific family as the mongoose. Meerkats live in underground burrows which consist of entrance holes, tunnels and sleeping chambers. Meerkats are social animals that live in colonies of 20-40 members. Meerkats are often seen sitting erect on their hind legs, with a few of the meerkats acting as sentries for the group. Diurnal animals, meerkats are omnivores that eat a wide variety of foods, such as fruits and grasses as well as animals like lizards, scorpions, snakes, insects and rodents. Female meerkats have a gestation period of 11 weeks and have between one and five young in their litter. Normally, only the alpha pair will reproduce and may even kill young that are not their own.
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Kendra Miller-Appleyard
(Co-Owner, Instructor, Choreographer)
A talented choreographer and instructor, Kendra offers experience and expertise in ballet, modern, jazz, lyrical, and tap. After studying dance since the age of three, she decided to dedicate her life to the art of dance. Kendra earned her Bachelor of Science in Arts Management with a Dance Concentration from Shenandoah University. She now uses her degree, abilities, and rapport with the students to steer them down the road to success.
In her three decades as a dancer, Kendra has studied with several famous choreographers and companies, including Gus Giordano, Frank Hatchett, Rennie Harris, and the Parson's Dance Company. She has also performed in front of local and international audiences in Taiwan, North Carolina, Florida, West Virginia, Virginia and Washington, DC.
Kendra Miller-Appleyard and Greta Gane are both Berkeley County natives who have taught dance in the school system and in private studios. With over 20 combined years of instructional dance experience, they want to share their talents and skills, giving back to their home town doing what they enjoy most. The company's three basic goals are: Work Hard, Love what you do, and Dance like there is no tomorrow. This is what they hope to bring to your children.
Dance promotes fitness, builds self-esteem, encourages social development, teaches discipline, builds focus, creates good posture, and is fun!!
Dance brings a variety of talents together through teamwork, discipline, and inspiration of the fine arts.
Greta Gane
(Co-Owner, Instructor, Choreographer)
Greta is a 2007 graduate of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, holding a Bachelor of Fine Arts. While at Uarts, she received extensive training in ballet, modern, jazz, tap and choreography. Greta also studied at the Koresh Dance School and participated at the Goose Route Festival, to further her education. She has worked with choreographers such as Rennie Harris, Brian Sanders (former member of MOMIX) and Jennifer Johnson (Graham Company). Greta has been instructing and choreographing in VA and WV for a decade, working with private studios, public schools, dance teams and Miss WV contestants . Her work has also won several choreography awards from dance competitions along the east coast. She is super excited to be back in her home town sharing her love of dance.
Lindsay DeGraw
(Yoga Instructor)
Lindsay DeGraw is a wife and mother to 5 beautiful children, and has been practicing yoga since 2003. Residing in Martinsburg WV, she received her RYT-200 certification in 2017 at Jala Yoga Studio in Shepherdstown, WV. The practice of yoga has served Lindsay through many different seasons of her life, and she is honored and excited to be able to share this amazing practice with others. She is passionate about helping people understand the integrity of poses, as well as the many benefits these poses and Pranayama (breath work) have to offer in health, well-being, and state of mind. She believes that the practice of yoga is a beautiful discipline that will meet you exactly where you are in life. She believes that anybody can practice yoga and that the benefits of it are for everyone!
Rachel Frye
(Instructor, Choreographer)
Rachel Frye is a graduate of West Virginia University with a degree in Speech Pathology & Audiology and minor in Dance. Rachel has studied dance for over 18 years, training in ballet, jazz, hip-hop, modern, tap, contemporary, and pointe. Rachel was also able to attend and receive training from classes at Broadway Dance in New York City. As a student at West Virginia University, Rachel has choreographed and performed in the university's annual production, Dance Now. She also has performed at the West Virginia Dance Festival and was an active member of the WVU Student Dance Association. While attending college, Rachel taught at WVU's Summer Dance Intensive under the instruction of Yoav Kaddar and General McArthur Hambrick. She also has taught as a permanent teacher and substitute teacher at various dance studios in the Morgantown area.
"When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way." -Wayne Dyer-
Beth Jessee
(Office Manager, Assistant Acro Instructor)
Beth is a 2017 graduate of Mussleman High School. She is currently attending Shepherd University pursuing a degree in Elementary Education and is a member of the Shepherd University Dance Team. Beth has been dancing for over 16 years. She has studied ballet, jazz, tap, modern, lyrical, pointe, contemporary and hip hop. Beth attended Berkeley Center for Dance and is now back helping in our store and with dance classes.


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The GQ surgery is open. This week's medical mystery: have i got the flu? And if so, what are flu symptoms and what should i do?
**Dear GQ Doc, I thought I just had a simple cold but having read all the news about the aussie flu, how do I know it's not that? If it is, what should I be doing? Michael, via email **
This question has been echoed from the lips of countless patients walking into my clinic this week. In part, I've put this down to the media-generated "flu whirlwind" that's kicked up the dust of worry in all our minds. And it's understandable, after all, the flu can make us bloody unwell and, for some, lead to complications such as secondary bacterial pneumonias or worsen pre-existing heart and lung conditions, which in some cases can prove fatal. Public Health England's weekly national influenza report does little to ease our concerns as reported flu cases continue to rise this week (598 new confirmed flu hospitalisations) and GP flu-related consultations on the rise from last week alone. While this can be alarming and precipitant, to you, asking this very question, what I want to do here is share the candid reality that the large majority of us we will be OK.
For even if you do have the flu, how we treat it is pretty much the same as if you just had the common cold. And colds very rarely kill the average person, either.
But before we talk about the flu symptoms, let's back-pedal ever so slightly and talk about the flu's (as in "influenza") bigger picture. It's a virus that comes about every year in waves and in multiple strains. Concomitantly every year, public health teams and other virology specialists calculate what flu strains we will likely be exposed to in the 12 months ahead. From this extrapolation, they develop a flu vaccine which normally protects against three or four of the commonest strains.
Now, the idea is that by infecting us with an altered and inactive dose of that virus (note: you cannot "catch the flu" from the flu vaccine), our bodies will mount immune responses that will help prevent us from being infected with it in the future. That's vaccination in a nutshell.
Naturally, life is not that simple and these strains evolve and new ones emerge (such as the notoriously vicious Aussie flu and H3N2 currently doing the rounds), which we will then not be vaccinated against. So, if you're reading this and lamenting that your flu jab has failed you, it didn't. It's far more likely that you just got another strain. Or perhaps you just have a cold.
Now, I make that last comment not to be facetious, but because in an effort to confuse us all, your common cold and flu share a melting pot of near-identical symptoms, including fever, cough, runny nose, exhaustion, sore throat, poor sleep, reduced appetite and aching body. In the case of the flu, these arise due to a huge rise in pro-inflammatory cytokines that come from the flu-infected cells and inflammatory tissue damage that then follow. Interestingly, we don't see this activity with the common cold virus, the rhinovirus.
Not only pathologically distinct, there are thankfully also subtle clues that help flag that you may have a flu infection rather than a simple cold.
Answer: these flu symptoms will help you with self-diagnosing flu.
1. Speed of onsetIt hits you very rapidly within a few days of being infected.
2. Severity of symptomsFever, fatigue and muscle ache dominate and are much worse than a cold.
3. Visiting your GPIf you can get to your GP, it's unlikely to be the flu as you're often bedridden.
4. ResolutionUsually lasts less than a week, while a cold lingers for two to three weeks.
So for argument's sake, let's say that this is the flu. How do we treat it? Easy: just the same as how you would treat a cold – rest, fluids, simple pain relief, the tender loving care of, well, anyone, and a good box set to binge on. Antibiotics have no role in the treatment of viral infections (they treat bacteria) and besides, the World Health Organisation has now labelled antibiotic resistance as "one of the biggest threats to global health" and that "we are heading for a post-antibiotic era, in which common infections and minor injuries can once again kill". Which is why I won't be giving you any.
Of course, it is true that there are anti-viral medicines such as Tamiflu (containing oseltamivir phosphate), but these aren't for everyone. In fact, as I mentioned right at the beginning, the majority of us will not require this degree of treatment. Instead, this is reserved for those more at risk, including people 65 years or older, people with cardiac (heart), respiratory (breathing), renal (kidney) or liver diseases, and the immunocompromised (eg on a cancer treatment). If you are one of these people and think you have the flu, then do contact your GP immediately for advice.
So, while the flu, if caught, can rain down a week of misery, for the majority of us, we will re-appear unscathed. There is, however, something that we can all do to help, and that is to come together with some Bear Grylls-style teamwork and cut down its spread. After all, it's seriously bloody infectious and spreads like wildfire, with every cough and sneeze lying dormant on hands for up to 24 hours. And we all know an elderly friend or relative; they are the ones at real risk. So help them, and just like the adverts say, with every sneeze, please catch it. Bin it. Kill it. Get well soon.
Dr Nick Knight is a GP registrar with a special interest in sports, exercise and lifestyle medicine. Follow him on Twitter @DrNickKnight and Instagram DoctorNickKnight.


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Oh my fucking god, what an episode! I will try to tease out a little crack, but it's going to be difficult to make quota this week.
We open on Ryoma and Kintarou chatting up Tokugawa and Oni. "I'm not into kids," Oni says. Tokugawa looks hot.
You know, one week we aren't going to get a gratuitous shot of Tokugawa looking hot and then we are all going to cry.
Anyhow, Ryoma gives Tokugawa his best bedroom eyes. Oni senses his own date with Tokugawa is about to go off the rails so he turns his attention to Kintarou, whom I'm assuming is his illegitimate son. Or possibly grandson. Tokugawa is silently hot some more. (Ryoma clearly has a type.) "Ten minutes," he says.
"So, twice, then," Ryoma says.
Meanwhile, Atobe is being non-silently hot as he prepares to play Hiyoshi. Just to make sure we really get what this is all about, the camera slowly pans up his body. (This really happens.) We are grateful.
Ohtori wonders if they should start up the Hyoutei cheer but Shishido tells him to save his breath for later when he's really going to need it.
Meanwhile meanwhile, Kaidoh psyches himself up to play against Tezuka. They are both being silently hot, which is lovely to watch but probably explains why I haven't actually written any fic about them yet.
Inui says something that seems to make no sense, probably because he now realizes that the chance of his two main boyfriends cutting out the middleman and hooking up with each other is 99%. (The 1% is if one of them is injured during the match and is physically incapable of sexual activity.)
I think Inui must hate Shin Tenipuri.
Kaidoh is so darling! He is going to learn everything he can from Tezuka. But Tezuka tells him with a look that there is much he plans to learn from Kaidoh as well...
Hiyoshi, on the other hand, plans to win. Oh, honey.
Tezuka starts right off with the supernatural shenanigans, going into that glowy state that's The Pinnacle of Hard Work or some such. "Kaidoh," he says. "Give me everything you've got and make me cry." (He really says this. Except the part about crying.)
Kaidoh is a little shocked since he didn't realize Tezuka was going to be the uke here but he's determined to rise to the occasion.
The matches start. Oshitari remarks that you could cut the sexual tension with a knife.
Hiyoshi takes the first point and seems quite pleased with himself. On the other court, Tezuka actually yells as he hits the ball!!! He's all fired up! Or just badly written!
Momo notes that Kaidoh is playing defensively. I guess that's part of trying to learn from the match. But Tezuka is just pounding him. (He's still the uke, though.) Soon it's 6-0. (Remember, they're playing to 7 points, like a tie-break.)
Atobe and Hiyoshi, though, are at 6-6. Since Inui is still rather shocked and heartbroken and Tezuka is on the court, Fuji takes over the job of Restating the Obvious and telling us what a contrast the two matches are.
During the changeover, Tezuka and Atobe pause to reassure each other that despite any affairs they might be having with their kohai, they will always be first on each other's booty call speed-dial.
Also, they trash talk about whose kohai will win Nationals next year. "Hiyoshi is more beautiful," Atobe says. "But Kaidoh is more squishable," Tezuka retorts. Momoshiro agrees with Tezuka. So do I.
We get some flashbacks to ickle Hiyoshi and ickle Atobe, which we pretty much saw before in that OVA. They are sweet and wee. ♥
Tezuka is still working Kaidoh over and Kaidoh is actually wearing down. Momo gets all hot and bothered over Kaidoh even though they just had sex in the bathroom after Momo's match with Oni. (Which might be one reason Kaidoh is having trouble with his stamina now...)
They are on the last point but Tezuka is using the Zone to pull even balls that should be out back in so he can prolong the rally. (Like that time with Federer and Djokovic at the 2009 US Open.) Even when Kaidoh just stands there, Tezuka hits the ball so it bounces off Kaidoh's racquet.
Atobe and Hiyoshi are at 39 all! Hiyoshi is also being toyed with!
Fuji tells Momo that Tezuka is trying to tell Kaidoh something. And that something is "do me." And Momo will just have to suck it up. Maybe later in Fuji's room.
Kaidoh finally flips out with a "Tezuka teme!!!!" (♥) He gets his, hmm, probably eighth or ninth wind by now and starts playing a much more offensive game. Momo tries to figure out how to trigger that himself later.
Hiyoshi, too, has clued in to what's going on and actually sits down on the court to clear his mind. Apparently, he's too hot-headed while Kaidoh is not hot-headed enough.
Atobe finishes Hiyoshi off with a hametsu e no rondo and a golden glow. And suddenly everyone can hear the cheer "Hyoutei! Hyoutei!" even though nobody is cheering it. Clearly, Atobe had his own sound system installed and instructed Kabaji to play the recording at the dramatic moment. Or maybe that's just his supernatural power. (Or the coaches are fucking with them over the intercom.)
After the match, Atobe smacks Hiyoshi's ass with his racquet which is a hell of a lot cuter than I ever expected Atobe to be. Bless!
On the other court, Kaidoh has unleashed his hidden power. Momo and Fuji have unleashed their not-so-hidden lust. Inui is not pictured. Probably because he's now crying in the bathroom, hoping that Yanagi, at least, will still fool around with him.
I can't remember exactly where in the episode this cap of Kaidoh looking hot was from, but here seems like a good place to put it.
Okay, now we get a flashback that I have most assuredly NOT seen before or I would already be sitting on a mountain of Tezuka/Kaidoh fic.
Tezuka makes Kaidoh run extra laps! (I swear, I almost thought we were going to get a bit of a Guo Guang/Hai Tang moment there!) Tezuka makes Kaidoh work out harder! They are playing a match and Tezuka is yelling at Kaidoh to do better! Kaidoh is running laps around the track and Tezuka is watching him!!!
Kaidoh hits an amazing smash in the current match and Tezuka rewards him with a zero-shiki, ending the match. Kaidoh falls to his knees and laughs because he knows that Daddy loves him.
More flashbacks to Tezuka lecturing Kaidoh in tactics! They are SMILING AT EACH OTHER. TEZUKA AND KAIDOH. SMILING. (These two together remind me a lot of Kurita and Komosubi and the Language of Strong Men in ES21.)
Then Kaidoh finishing his laps. And the bottle of water Tezuka left for him. ♥♥♥
Back in the present, they clasp hands. I tear up. (This really happens.)
Too soon, we're back to Kin-chan and Oni and their crazy tennis. Whatever. Tokugawa and Ryoma are also going at it. Ryoma makes Tokugawa gasp!
And I'm spent. Time for a TezuKai mini challenge, I think! Like where we all decide to write some short TezuKai fics. Who's in?
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California woman feeds 600K homeless people with a single app
After being confronted with an ongoing issue of homelessness in San Francisco, Komal Ahmad knew she had to do something about the situation.
Three years ago the young entrepreneur underwent a life-changing experience. After being approached by a homeless man near University of California Berkeley begging for food, Komal decided to take him out to lunch. What she didn't expect was to hear his incredible journey: the young man was having difficulty getting back on his feet after returning from combat in Iraq.
Since that moment, the then-college student decided she needed to come up with a solution to help people, like the veteran she met, who were in dire need of basic necessities.
Komal began an initiative within her college to start donating excess food from dining halls to shelters. The idea was so successful, it expanded to 140 other colleges and universities in just under three years.
Before she knew it, Komal became the CEO of Feeding Forward, the not-for-profit service that doesn't let excess food go to waste. The app she created allows companies and event planners to donate their surplus food to those in needs, all through the convenience of their phone. From there, drivers take the food to the areas and people who need it the most.
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The company has managed to feed almost 600,000 homeless people in San Francisco alone.
Hopefully soon, Komal will see her good deeds moving far beyond the West Coast, with Feed Forward helping thousands of struggling Americans all over the nation.
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One of the number one questions I get from people is, 'How did you get this job?' I believe there are three major elements that got me this job. #1 – Tenacity. #2 – Experience. #3 – Fate. So for all of you who I have spoken to over the past few weeks or even years ago, here is the timeline of my life as it correlates to my career:
- College: I was super active and involved in my chapter. I was president of my chapter and on Panhellenic. Panhellenic worked with Phired Up when I was there and when I went to conferences like AFLV, I attended every Phired Up session I could. I met Jessica, my CEO at a young age and I was always impressed with her knowledge, way of thinking and mostly her drive to improve the college experience of students.
- Consultant: Because I was so active and involved in college, I had the chance to be a consultant for Kappa Delta. This is to me the most important key to my success. The experience I had traveling from campus to campus working with chapters who had ALL KINDS of different skillsets gave me a priceless perspective. Also, during this year I attended Kappa Delta's Leadership Conference where Jessica spoke again. I sat through another one of her sessions. I had the chance to start two brand new chapters of Kappa Delta this year, one at Georgia College and the other at Sacred Heart University. This is where the story gets tricky. When I was at Sacred Heart, the Greek advisor asked me to contact a few fraternities who would be an asset to campus to ask them to consider coming to Sacred Heart. Well as you would know, Woody Woodcock was the Expansion Director at Pi Kappa Phi at the time and was in the middle of transitioning to Phired Up Producitons. One can never forget a name like Woody Woodcock. I reached out to him and they began a chapter at Sacred Heart.
- Graduate School: During my application process for graduate school, I had NO INTENTION of going into Higher Education. I actually began studying Environmental Policy and Public Affairs… HAHAHA! None of you saw that one coming. My program was canceled after my first semester because the professor who led the track was cherry picked by Georgetown. So I was back to finding a new program. I selected Nonprofit Management because I figured it would be a transferable skillset. Step of Fate – Alpha Tau Omega was starting a chapter at the University of Missouri and meeting with student leaders and Graduate Assistants to get ideas of where they would find quality applicants. This group of men were being coached by Woody Woodcock.
- The Application Process: I applied for this job twice. I did not even receive an interview the first time. I remember calling Jessica over the winter repeatedly to make sure she received all of my application materials, and to make sure she remembered me. When I saw Woody on Mizzou's campus I had already been declined the first time. I told him that… it was embarrassing, and humbling, and it felt a little bit like fate was flaunting it in my face. As fate would have it, they opened up the application process again, I cried. I might have even cried in my video out of desperation.
- The end result: I did not feel cool enough to get a job with Phired Up. When I got the offer I was honored, terrified, humbled and mostly curious how I could have gotten my dream job but be turned down for all of the secretarial jobs I applied for at local nonprofits. What I learned is that you might be on a track hurtling towards an amazing destination. The worst part of the journey is the darkest moments before you emerge from the tunnel.
My advice to you, is do what you love. If you love something never let it go. It can become your life. If it wakes you up inside or makes you want to forgo sleep, then there is a way to make it your life's work. I don't work. I do my life's work every day… the kind of work I want to leave my fingerprints all over. I do what I was created for. I did not have any other option the way I see it.


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Michigan Legal Information
In 2008, Michigan voters passed the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA), which allows qualifying patients or their designated caregivers to cultivate up to 12 cannabis plants and possess up to 2.5 ounces of usable cannabis. Patients certified by their doctor and registered with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) are not subject to arrest or prosecution and are protected from civil penalty or disciplinary action by a business or occupational or professional licensing board or bureau. Although dispensaries were not expressly permitted by state law, several local jurisdictions allowed them to provide access to patients.
In 2012, the legislature approved 4 bills which amend certain provisions of the MMMA, dealing with registration requirements, bona fide physician-patient relationship definition, and where one must store their medical cannabis while transporting it. The portions of the 2009 MMMA that were not effected by 2012 remain in place.
In September 2016, the governor signed 3 bills to improve the medical cannabis program. HB 4210 went into effect immediately clarify that medical cannabis patients may possess cannabis extracts and infused products. HB 4209 or the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act creates a program to license and regulate the cultivation, processing, transport and distribution of medical cannabis. The new Medical Marihuana Licensing Board along with LARA have until September 2017 to create the rules for the program and begin issuing licenses. HB 4827 or the Marihuana Tracking Act authorizes a state-wide seed to sale program.
In This Section
Michigan Landmark Legal Rulings
Michigan Landmark Legal Rulings
Michigan Medical Cannabis Laws & Regulations
In 2008, Michigan voters passed the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act through the state's initiative process. The Act is very comprehensive.
Becoming a Patient in Michigan
In Michigan, a patient with a debilitating disease whose doctor recommends marijuana may use medical marijuana with the proper state-issued ID. A patient may elect to have a primary caregiver assist them in growing and using marijuana.
Recommending Cannabis in Michigan
Medical professionals recommending medical cannabis must be licensed a Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery fully licensed by the state of Michigan.
Facing state or federal charges?
Every state has varying laws and regulations for caregivers, cultivators and medical cannabis providers. This section includes an overview of state requirements and links to necessary forms and applications.


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ALL THE WAY FROM SCOTLAND, comes the infamous BrewDog Brewery to the small city of Canal Winchester, Ohio, which sits just outside of Columbus. And guess who lives close by? Yes you guessed it, ME! So one sunny day in April, my husband and I ventured up the highway for drinks, food and fun.
BrewDog sits off a high traffic, noisy road, but you'd never know it's within the city limits as you drive back the lane. Your eyes immediately notice the massive building sitting on 42 acres, which is around 100,000 square foot and houses 100 barrels of brew. Sprawling across the front of the building are the words BrewDog Taproom & Brewery, while the side of the building displays a humongous shark mural. On the same side as the mural is a patio with seating for humans as well as four pawed friends. Yes that's right, dogs are welcome – we saw a few running around outside that day! There's a pond by the patio as well as a bike path. Garage style doors open up off the patio, leading into the bar and restaurant area.
If you choose to enter through the front door, you enter into a rather large sized room filled with shirts, growlers etc. for your purchasing pleasure, followed by the waiting area. In the waiting area there's another mural of Earth, pinpointing all the BrewDog locations. Thankfully we didn't have to spend much time in the waiting area as I purposely waited to visit until the crowd died down a bit from the initial opening when the wait time was over an hour, for weeks, or so I heard
The restaurant and bar area is spacious and open, quite industrial looking. We sat in a booth by the bar and had a nice view of the outdoors. We ordered a flight and several small plates, and while we waited I explored the venue. Towards the back are arcade games, pinball machines (a Metallica Pinball machine, might I add) plus table shuffleboard. The games are backed up against a giant glass wall, looking into the brewery. I headed back to my table to find my flight and appetizers had arrived.
On Draft:
On draft were six BrewDog beers and several guest taps of local choices. My flight consisted of the famous Punk IPA, Dead Pony Club session pale ale, Elvis Juice (another delicious, very citrusy IPA), and my favorite of the night: 5AM Saint. Described as the Holy Grail of red ales, it's brewed with red berries, cinder toffee, pine & orange.
The Food:
The menu offers appetizers, cheese plates, burgers, pizzas and dinner entrees. We ordered four of the small plates to split.
Scotch Egg – soft egg, pork sausage, cider cured bacon, bread crumbs, fire charred chilies, capers, mustard…….We loved it so much we ordered seconds.
Kingpin Carnitas Tacos – pork shoulder, onion, cilantro, lime and avocado cream.
Hop Fries – Fries with toasted hops, chipotle sauce topping with habanero dip. I didn't really notice the toasted hops, but the combination of the two sauces made the fries a hit.
Haggis Spring Rolls – A Scottish favorite with an Asian twist, served with apricot chutney. If you don't know what Haggis is, let me inform you: it's a savory pudding containing sheep's pluck. Sheep's pluck is the heart, liver and lungs, minced with onion, oatmeal and spices. The Haggis is then stuffed in a spring roll. I ate one spring roll but could not handle the other. No fault of the chefs, I just wasn't sure I would like Haggis, but was willing to give it a try. When in Rome? Or in this case Central Ohio.
Bottom line, next time you're in Central Ohio, take time out to visit BrewDog. It's well worth the trip.
COMING SOON – The DogHouse.
A craft beer hotel and sour beer facility being built right next door! Highlights include: Punk IPA on tap in the hotel room, beer spa treatments, and craft beer themed menus.
" The people of Ohio have absolutely bowled us over with their enthusiasm, passion for beer and warm welcome! Their reaction has been incredible, it's awesome to know we've made the right choice with where to lay the foundations for our American home, and we'll be throwing one helluva party to thank the locals for their support!" – James Watt – BrewDog Captain


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Giambrone's Italian Deli and Coffee Bar first opened its doors to the public in October 2013, since then we have firmly established a little corner of Italy in the heart of Hertford. As a friendly, family run business we pride ourselves on going that extra mile to make your visit the best it can possibly be.
We are open daily, seven days a week, serving only the finest coffee along with a great selection of breakfast and lunch offerings including traditional home cooked dishes, amazing Italian pastries and our infamous deli boards that will leave your taste buds sizzling. As well as providing the ultimate culinary experience, we also stock a vast range of only the finest Italian groceries available to take away – including a delicious array of cured meats and cheeses, pastas, biscuits plus much more.
Currently rated the number one restaurant in Hertford on Tripadvisor – our customers are what make us – just look at what they're saying about us… "Family run eatery with 5 star rating" "Great place to buy Italian products" "Best food in Hertford" "Excellent food and service" But don't just take their word for it – pop in and see for yourself!
We've tried to create a unique experience of what it's like to eat in the one Italian restaurant – where the owners know you by your first name, nothing is ever too much and the food is simply just delicious! With the traditional rustic ambience, smell of home cooked Italian dishes bursting with authentic ingredients, coffee machine frothing constantly and staff working hard to ensure our customers have the most amazing experience – at Giambrone's we want to ensure you have a first class visit leaving you with the desire to return and learn more about just what we have to offer.


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Surely You Jest, Medical Pot Firm Tells New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE (CN) — Represented by the speaker of the State House, a medical marijuana company claims the New Mexico State Fair Commission so strictly limited what it may offer at an educational booth that it would be barred from showing a picture of a shovel, a cookie or a cardboard box.
New Mexico Top Organics – Ultra Health, which paid the $50 application fee to operate an educational booth at this year's State Fair, says the State Fair Commission's rules are unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination, prior restraint, and denial of equal protection.
Top Organics is a nonprofit, licensed by New Mexico's Department of Health "to grow, distribute, and sell medical cannabis products to patients enrolled in the Department's Medical Cannabis Program," it says in its May 31 federal lawsuit.
Nonetheless, it says, it was barred from bringing not only "any type of drug paraphernalia that could be used to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the human body any type of cannabis or other controlled substance," but from "displaying any image of the above restricted items in any way to include banners, flyers, clothing or any other medium."
Under those terms, Ultra Health points out, it could not bring a drawing or photo of a pot plant, or of a shovel, or of a cookie, or of a cardboard box, which might be used to store medical marijuana.
For fear of violating these vague and unconstitutional restrictions, Ultra Health decided not to set up a booth at the State Fair this year, but to sue instead.
Lead defendant Larry Kennedy is chairman of the New Mexico State Fair Commission. Defendant Dan Mourning is general manager of Expo New Mexico, a state agency; and Raina Bingham is director of the Concessions Department for Expo New Mexico. All are sued in their official capacities.
Last year Ultra Health ran an informational booth at the State Fair at which it displayed "Dorothy," a 3-week-old female marijuana plant — but not for long. The state police evicted Dorothy from the fair on Day One.
Ultra Health wants the commission's rules enjoined as violations of the First and 14th Amendments, plus damages and attorney's fees.
It is represented by Kristina Caffrey and Brian Egolf with Egolf + Ferlic + Harwood of Albuquerque. Brian Egolf is also speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives.


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In a year that's already seen droughts in Texas, floods in Montana, and heat waves across much of the eastern part of the country, you might think US residents have already had their share of weather-related disasters in 2011. Yet now it looks like densely populated cities on the east coast could face one of the year's most dangerous weather events yet.
Hurricane Irene, a major tropical storm, has glanced off the North Carolina coast and is predicted to hit New York and other states further north over the course of the next few days. If it pummels highly populated areas, like New York City, it could cause unprecedented amounts of property damage, and perhaps the loss of hundreds of lives.
But Hurricane Irene is more than a potential catastrophe looming in the immediate future. Like this year's floods, droughts, and heat waves, it is also a sample of the kind of extreme weather that is growing more common as a result of climate change.
For years, scientists have warned that global warming and associated regional changes in climate will produce more severe storms—including hurricanes. Sure enough, the last several years have seen more than their share of tropical storm activity in the Western Atlantic Ocean. This trend hasn't registered fully in the public consciousness, because in any particular year stronger tropical storms don't necessarily translate into more damage from hurricanes.
The destructiveness of the hurricane season depends on where storms land, which varies randomly from year to year. When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, the danger posed by hurricanes seared itself into the national consciousness. On the other hand, last year saw relatively little damage in the US from hurricanes. Though an unusually large number of storms grew out of the Western Atlantic, by pure luck none hit a US population center.
None of this changes the fact that the number of intense storms has increased dramatically since the middle of last century. As this has happened, it has become more likely in any given year that a major storm will hit a population center. That could be what's about to happen this year, as Hurricane Irene prepares to slam North Carolina and states further north.
Hurricanes have always occurred up and down the east coast of the US, but storms the size of Hurricane Irene are rare in northern latitudes. The last major hurricane to collide with land as far north as New York was the "Great Storm of 1938," which hit Long Island and flooded parts of New York City. Since then the odd Category Two hurricane has made it that far up the coast, but for the most part these storms have steered clear of dense populations.
Hurricane Irene might be about to break that trend. And while it will probably be smaller than the Great Hurricane of 1938 by the time it reaches Long Island, it has potential to cause far more damage. That's because Long Island is a much more populated place than it was in 1938, with low-lying areas highly vulnerable to flooding.
If the worst-case scenario occurs, and Hurricane Irene floods New York City, it will be impossible to put the blame solely on climate change. However conditions like warmer-than-average waters in the Atlantic, and a 4% increase in atmospheric water vapor due to rising temperatures, have likely helped the storm grow stronger than it would have otherwise. These conditions, the result of climate change caused by human activity, can be expected to lead to worse storms in the future.
It might be comforting to say that Hurricane Irene can't be blamed on global warming with certainty—just as it would be nice to dismiss droughts, floods, and heat waves as chance events. But the truth is a changing climate has produced a world where extreme weather of all types is becoming more common. Hurricane Irene may be just a preview of things to come.
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Key ResponsibilitiesResponsible for strategic leadership in all areas of emergency programming and strengthen the global program's overall capacity to be prepared and respond to emergencies in accordance with accepted principles and practices.+ Work collaboratively with Country Emergency Coordinators to actively contribute to the Assessment, Program Design and Planning+ Actively maintain surveillance of program requirements in support of country and local Emergency Response team requests+ Establish and maintain constructive working relationships with other Emergency Coordinators, Global Environmental Health and Safety, Global Security, and local emergency managers in support of country and program requirements.+ Ensure that administrative support functions are established and maintained in accordance with Global Emergency Response administrative policies and procedures.Skills/Experience+ Minimum 2-3 years' work experience in in emergency response, emergency management, military, or public safety (Required).+ High school diploma (Required) and BA/BS in Emergency Management, Business Resiliency Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) or related field. (Preferred).Strong program management and execution skills (Required)+ Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Required)+ 1st aid and CPR required. Paramedic or Emergency Medical Technician Basic (EMT-B) (Preferred)+ Excellent written, verbal, presentation and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to write technical documents.+ Adaptable, innovative and detail oriented.+ Discipline to solve complex problems, with the ability to resolve issues and drive solutions that create win-win situations+ Ability to navigate complex organizations+ Demonstrated training and presentation experience (Required).+ Candidates must have authorization to work in the USA (Required).+ Experience in business travel and demonstrated cross cultural communication skills (Preferred).+ Successfully complete physical examination as specified by Applied Materials prior to any offer (Required).+ Incident Command System (ICS) course 100 and 200 required and on the job ICS experience (Preferred).+ Knowledge of Federal and State safety and environmental-related regulations (Preferred).+ Familiarity with Hazardous materials response Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) "levels of protection" (required). California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI) Hazmat Technician or Fire Department Firefighter I (Preferred).+ Experience in semiconductor manufacturing environment or equivalent high hazard environment (Preferred).+ Background and training in chemistry, toxic gas systems and wastewater, also familiarity with chemical hazard classes for common gases and liquids (Preferred).+ Experience conducting formal inspections, e.g., hazardous materials or safety equipment (Preferred)#LIQualificationsEducation:Bachelor's DegreeSkillsCertifications:Languages:Years of Experience:2 - 4 YearsWork Experience:Additional InformationTravel:Yes, 25% of the TimeRelocation Eligible:NoApplied Materials is committed to diversity in its workforce including Equal Employment Opportunity for Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.Applied Materials is the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Our expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale enables customers to transform possibilities into reality. At Applied Materials, our innovations make possible the technology shaping the future.
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Instruct classes in Musical Theatre as assigned.
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Instruct classes as assigned. Participate in general faculty functions related to the educational program and in-service activities. Assignments may include day, evening, and/or weekend courses.
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The successful candidate must meet one of the following criteria:
1. Master's or MFA degree or higher in drama/theatre arts/performance from an accredited college or university; OR
2. Bachelor's or BFA degree in drama/theatre arts/performance AND a Master's degree in comparative literature, English, communication studies, speech, literature, or humanities from an accredited college or university; OR
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