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You Can't Script It: 4 Reasons To Watch The MLB Playoffs This October
The leaves are falling, and it's definitely football season! But the hype of watching grown men pummel each other shouldn't force us to miss what this season is all about: baseball playoffs.
Baseball has gotten a reputation for being boring and slow-paced, but it's still America's pastime.
As the MLB playoffs loom closer, now is the time to set aside all your reservations about the sport and just enjoy it. Why?
It's slated to be a phenomenal October. Here are the four reasons why:
1. Curses, curses, curses.
If your team hasn't won the World Series in a decade, people would probably describe your team as cursed. No offense to any other team, but you cannot be any more cursed than the Chicago Cubs.
The Cubs haven't won a World Series since 1908. Lifting this curse would probably mean the city of Chicago would go down in flames. But hey, at least Steve Bartman could finally come out of hiding.
The Mets haven't been to the Series since their heartbreaking defeat at the hands of New York's Evil Empire.
Since then, they've always been considered "the other team in New York." But this year, winning would give them back the Big Apple.
The Blue Jays haven't won their division since 1993, which is also their last World Series appearance and title. They've spent years in the basement of the AL East, only to slowly climb up the ranks to become one of the most dominant teams this season.
The Royals also have a name to make for themselves, as they fell just short of a World Series title last season.
Several teams in the playoffs have been subpar for years and are now getting their shot in October. And there is no doubt they'll make it worth their while.
2. Young guns are ready to go.
This season, no shortage of youth will be on display in the playoffs.
Toronto has an impressive outfielder in Kevin Pillar, who has already made amazing plays throughout the season, despite being a second option in centerfield.
Catcher Salvador Perez has been an All-Star and key everyday player for the Royals. The Cubs have youth on their side, with starting pitcher Jake Arrieta, shortstop Starlin Castro and the ever-popular third base phenom, Kris Bryant.
The point is every squad in the playoffs has a crop of young players who have done big things this year. So why won't they do even more in the postseason?
They've shown they can handle the pressure of the big leagues, so their time in the spotlight has arrived. These young stars certainly have the ability to make things happen on the big stage.
3. Look for the stars.
Not only are the young studs impressive, but the MLB playoffs have star power everyone will be talking about.
Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion have been topics of conversation throughout the 2015 season. Andrew McCutchen is a long-time favorite of baseball fans all around.
David Wright, Carl Crawford, Prince Fielder and more have been in the spotlight for years.
The unique thing about this postseason is every playoff team has players known around the league. These teams have the veteran stars, and they are ready to use these players to propel them to victory and popularity.
4. They are the best of the best.
At this point, it's no longer teams overmatching others. These teams are the best of the best through 162 long and grueling games. They've been able to outlast the entire season to make it to this month.
Normally, you see a team or two with several weaknesses that don't even belong in the same company as these playoff teams. This year, you won't find that.
Each team has won its division fair and square, not because of being in a terrible division. The competition is here, and it's as real as it can get. These teams know they're facing the best of the best, and they're bringing their A-game to own October.
Baseball is boring? You clearly haven't been watching this season.
This October, things are going to get crazy, and you'll want to be there for the entire wild ride.


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You know, plenty of people want to change the world. Most of us won't ever be given the chance to. But what if one day a small, white, bunny like creature appeared and told you that you could make a wish, and because of your great potential you could wish for almost anything you wanted and it would come true?
Would you end up like the Rat from Juni Taisen who simply wishes to forget everything that has happened so that he could find some peace? Or would you manage to find a wish worth changing everything for?
This is the question Madoka is confronted with early on in Madoka Magica and it isn't really surprising that it takes her the full series to finally come to a resolution. Madoka is living an ordinary life. She is an ordinary girl. This wasn't a case of her being reborn in human form or born into a family of magician or anything along those lines. Madoka is painfully ordinary and she is well aware of the fact.
That said, her family interactions are adorable. She has a career driven mother who still tries to find time to bond with her daughter and to support her through the awkward transition into adulthood sharing small pearls of wisdom while preparing for a day of work/school. The father prepares meals and takes care of the younger brother and again provides that quiet background support within the story. Madoka's home life is well established and her family feels warm and caring, though also busy with their own concerns. I would have liked to have seen more of hose Madoka's choices impacted upon her family but realistically in the episode count they had they did a great job with this.
Madoka also has well established friendships with Sayaka Miki and Hitomi. These three are very well grounded and while Hitomi gets sidelined a little from the main action, serving more as a catalyst for Sayaka's disintegrating mental state, early on it is fun spending time with these characters as they head to school and the like.
So from this very ordinary beginning, Madoka is asked to consider making a wish that might very well change the world. It isn't that she doesn't want to become a magical girl. It is clear early on she is interested as even the prospect of it has her daydreaming and drawing potential costume designs while at school. She also jumps at the chance to observe Mami in action so that she knows more about what a magical girl is.
The problem Madoka faces is she doesn't want to waste her one and only wish and yet she doesn't want anything badly enough to wish for it. Her life is settled and happy. Good family and friends. It makes sense that while she has things she'd like, none of them seem like something that are worth using such a wish for.
Of course, this is where things get ugly, because being a magical girl isn't all it is cracked up to be and as Madoka witnesses the tragedies of the other magical girls and ultimately the threat to her family and friends from a witch that is really too powerful to be fought, Madoka finally does find her wish.
For a character who is fairly unassuming and comes from such an ordinary background, Madoka really does think this one through and while there are consequences and implications she couldn't possibly have imagined, her wish really did change the world.
Madoka is a great character. She truly transforms in response to the circumstances around her and ultimately manages to figure out what it is she wants and uses her one and only wish to ensure it happens. Watching the journey as she tries to figure out what is really worth wishing for is truly a rewarding experience and one I absolutely loved.
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- Yato – Noragami
- Takeo Gouda – My Love Story
- Zen Wisteria – Snow White With The Red Hair
- Yamato Kurosawa – Say I Love You
- Sebastian Michaelis – Black Butler
- Madoka – Madoka Magica
- Rimuru Tempest – That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
- Yuki Soleil – The Price of Smiles
- Emma – The Promised Neverland
- Subaru – My Roommate is a Cat
- Xianming Lin – Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
- Haruhi Fujioka – Ouran High School Host Club
- Hestia – Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon
- Haruitsuki Abeno – The Morose Mononokean
- Reiko – Natsume Yuujinchou
- Angelo Lagusa – 91 Days
- Jean Otus – ACCA
- Saitou Kazuki – Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
- Liliruca Arde – Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon
- Diamond – Land of the Lustrous
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Pride of Cubs Nursery Launch Phone Free Zone
By ClubApril-29-2019
Navan O'Mahonys have recently initiated a Phone Free Zone for their Pride of Cubs Nursery every Saturday morning where parents are asked to put their phones away and watch their child play and learn new skills.
It has been very well received across social media and news sites and we look forward to making a success of it.
"The decision was taken after trainers noticed that parents were constantly looking at their phones instead of watching and encouraging their child to develop and share in the whole excitement of improving their skills
The nursery teaches girls and boys from four to six years of age camoige, hurling and football and sometimes kids just want to look up after catching a ball or using a hurl to see their parents cheering them on.
Sometimes parents miss this memory because they are looking at a phone and this can lead to a disappointed child. At this age, it's all about catching a ball, kicking a ball and running with it or holding a hurl and we have to cheer them on.
The club decided that if we get parents used to not using their phones now and encouraging their children to learn new skills then it will progress through the age groups.
Navan O'Mahony's want to bring back the mentality that we are a family club and get everyone involved.
In today's society, people are constantly on their phones in restaurants, bars and everywhere public and the sidelines is no different. We want to change this.
Navan O'Mahony's was founded long before phones and we want to remind parents of the essence of the community club and get them to live in the moment with their children."


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Every once in a while I get comments from posts many years in the past that are usually spam marketing promotions. I usually delete the spam comments when my notifications alert me they have arrived. However on 2/15/15 I received a comment from a person identifying himself as tarek smith (probably a pseudonym) to the March 10, 2011 post entitled "What Might Happen to Libya's Weapons Cache?" on my NCCR blog.
In looking back at the 2011 post I realized that the thoughts were a precursor to the eventual Benghazi slaughter of Ambassador Christopher Stevens, State Information Officer Sean Smith, and Navy Seals Glen Doherty and Tyrone S. Woods.
As the title suggests the relatively short post based on a STRATFOR analysis involved wondering what happened to Muammar Gaddafi's weapons cache after the various Libyan rebel militias managed enough unity to defeat and execute old the Muslim dictator/supporter of anti-Israel/anti-American terrorism. Keep in mind this is before the Benghazigate suspicions that Obama was illegally sending that weapons cache to Syrian rebels fighting Bashar Assad. If that is indeed what happened to the weapons cache it is likely that much of those weapons fell into the hands of al Qaeda supported Jabhat al-Nusra (JN – 12/2014 PDF) or ISIS terrorists as well (See Also HERE).
Tareq's comment is translated by Google Translate from Arabic text. Go to the NCCR comment with the date-link below to view that Arabic text. Google Translate's translation is in rather broken English. If one has a better translation feel free to post it in the comment section. Some of the words Google couldn't figure out are in transliterated English text.
The reason the comment piqued my interest, after I took the time to try to decipher it, is that Tarek seems to be calling on all good Muslim bros to unite against the Radical Islamists inserting politics as much as the Islamic religion. Or if my guess is incorrect Tarek may be calling the government the West seems to be supporting a treasonous entity and to support the Islamists.
From the links I looked at below, it seems the West is supporting the government located in Tobruk while the more radical Islamic militias are supporting a government established in Tripoli.
If you have read my past posts you probably realize I am what Leftists and Muslim apologists would label an Islamophobe. The reason for that is I am just down right against anything Islamic. Islam is Islam rather it is radical or the so-called moderate. Both so-called camps view the Quran as absolute truth and place a lot of stock in the Hadith and Sira which are not quite as absolute as a the Quran but many Muslims to one degree or the other find quite authoritative.
Due to this Muslim love for their Islamic revered writings (NOT holy to me) Islam is an evil religion vis-à-vis Christianity or Judaism for that matter. The Quran specifically denigrates the Divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ, rejects the Crucifixion, rejects the essential Resurrection that Christians believe can restore humanity to God Almighty and reject Christian mainstay orthodoxy such as the Trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit are ONE God expressed in three persons. The Quran twists and fabricates the Holy Scripture of the Old Testament (Jewish Tanakh and thus the first five books of Moses Christians call the Pentateuch and Jews call the Torah) AND the New Testament. This Quran twisting and fabricating eliminates Islam as part of the Abrahamic religions (as far as I'm concerned) and only leaves Judeo-Christianity. If that makes me an Islamophobe I embrace the term. I just don't embrace the literal meaning of the term which would go something like an unnatural fear of Islam. I don't have an unnatural fear, rather I have a theological loathing of Islam. Even as much as I loathe Islam I work very hard to take a 'What Would Jesus Do?' (WWJD) mentality toward that theopolitical ideology. Most of the time I am successful with WWJD but admittedly there are moments that the loathing steps over the line. God have mercy on me.
tareq smith Comment
Links that may help you decipher the broken English of Google Translation:
o Post-revolutionary Politics in Libya: Inside the General National Congress (PDF) – © 2013 The Atlantic Council of the United States
o The Road to Tripoli – Qantara.de 5/18/11
o National Conference for the Libyan Opposition – Wikipedia page was last modified on 7 November 2014, at 02:55
o Libya parliament withdrew from UN talks to sideline Muslim Brotherhood: official – Asharq Al-Awsat 2/24/15
o Libya profile – BBC 1/19/15 last updated 06:57 ET
Appeal to Libya rebels honorable particularly followers of the National Conference and the Islamists all year in Libya.
Dear brothers in Libya – rebels nationalists and Islamists in Libya united, united, united for the sake of Libya before it is too late. The enemies of Libya on the doors and start laying the fingers of the Arab betrayal of eastern Libya and customers from inside Libya and guest resort also is not clean is Daafairse- if Daash [Blog Editor: or Daesh – pejorative name for ISIS, ISIL, IS (Islamic State)] Libya accepted work Under the leadership of the rebels in Libya.
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Otherwise should be classified as an enemy of Libya and its people, whatever the gloss image and logo is, an enemy of Libya must Dhardhm outside the border and rehabilitation of Taban seducer of their people Alliba0erjoa guidance and reconciled to Msthakaha.


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This is one store. Or rather it is one big store with some little offsprings (mainly in Airports). It would not be my store of choice but in the last financial year it has achieved a turnover of £2 billion. More importantly, it has increased its operating profit from £178 million to £253 million. A staggering achievement for a retailer, at the top end of the market in a tough climate, weak pound, Brexit gloom, and much of what it sells you can buy elsewhere for less. Furthermore, this its seventh continuous year of growth (coincidentally the same length of time it has not been in the hands of Fayed).
'Why ?', you ask. I don't know', I answer. Apparently nigh on 100,000 visit the shop on an average day. Not all buy. A lot come to look, some buy something small often to get a Harrods bag, but a significant number are prepared to part with large lumps of hard earned (or not so hard earned) cash. Just to boast they shop in Harrods?
It is not really just one shop. Albeit, it is the largest department Store in Europe, at 90,000 sqm of retail selling space.There are the siblings, a Harrods Bank, Aviation service and a successful online operation. Ironically Harrods moto is ….
Omnia Omnibus Ubique, which is Latin for "all things for all people"
If you visit the store you may see why this contains an element of truth. Of course, it is unique in the U.K. as a retail operation as it is also a tourist destination. Walking through Harrods, you will brush past Sheikhs, Oligarchs and window cleaners.
Yet there are, if you look hard enough, some reasoned commercial rational behind their success. No doubt the change of ownership from the infamous Egyptian to a Qatari sovereign fund helped. He sold , or so he claimed, because the Company pension fund trust refused his demand for his huge dividend requirements. I suspect not having got his place in the House of Lords (Lord of Fulham or Kensington,who knows?) had an influence.
It knows what is, it understands it's heritage and does not try to cut corners in continuing its development and reinforcing the brand. In the last year alone it has spent approximately £55 million on refurbishments, and it is not stopping there. The company values are British, luxury, service, innovation, and sensation. Whilst finding the service bit , somewhat haphazard at times , it probably hits the spot with the rest .
Despite the doubts about service, a lot of effort and resources have been invested into staff and management training with an emphasis on employee engagement and involvement.
And..so what? Well done Harrods ! I think there are fundamentals that could be applied to most retailers, and businesses in general . Understanding and having confidence in your business .Investing in the business and staff, innovating (a word that keeps cropping up) and allowing the business to develop without loosing its identity. I find it difficult to quantify exactly what I mean because it sounds a bit 'airy fairy'. It is probably easier to illustrate by highlighting the failed high street retailers , that tried to change and did not make the investment, too little and too late .
Woolworths …..lost their way, and forgot their heritage. A value for money store that failed whilst discounters (value for money stores) flourished. Everybody cried, but nobody visited the stores.
MFI ……the first with flat pack furniture,but failed to invest and innovate (shucks that word again) crucified by Scandinavian innovators with flat pack.
BHS……..similar story.
And even Blockbuster……..should have come to the conclusion that heritage was the watching of films not the rental of videos . They should have had every opportunity to be a Netflix .
Have a look at the following link and draw your own conclusions…
Perhaps it would mean more if we said
If it glitters …it is not always gold…


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We found 1 episode of Jupiter Extras with the tag "humanist celebrant".
Brunch with Brent: Catherine Kretzschmar
December 24th, 2019 | 48 mins 9 secs
bassoon, brunch with brent, catherine kretzschmar, coding, community, extras, home automation, humanist, humanist celebrant, interview podcast, jupiter broadcasting, logic puzzle, music, teacher
Brent sits down with Catherine Kretzschmar, professional music teacher, coding bootcamp enlistee, and humanist celebrant, for an in-person connective chat on the relationship between music and coding, the quality-of-life implications of ever-evolving home automation, an intro to humanist celebrancy, and more.
Catherine is a good friend of the Jupiter Broadcasting family and wife of Alex Kretzschmar, co-host of Self-Hosted.


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Somerset Pediatric Group was recently recognized by the National Committee of Quality Assurance as the highest level of Patient-Centered Medical Home.
The program's standards emphasize enhanced care through patient-clinician partnership.
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Many thanks to my dear friend Margaret for sharing this article with me. (The image is from the article.) Sadly, skin bleaching/skin lightening/skin whitening is something that is common all over the world (yes, even Asia). Photographer Anne Ackermann has a series that looks at women and skin bleaching in Uganda. The article points out that there is an idealized type of dark skin – one that is caramel colored. It is this idealized shade that these women aspire to have when they get bleaching treatments. This logic is a new twist on an old idea: that lighter is better. The words are just different now. Instead of expressing desired whiteness, many people (mostly women) express a desired lightness. In my research, I illustrate that many point to this distinction to avoid accusations of racism and self-hatred. Though the words are different, at the heart of it all, it means the same thing. Wanting to be a lighter shade of you is the new (yet still old) colorism.
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As I sat by a window to watch a drama of a festival being played on the streets of Mumbai, my heart reached out to unlock the prison of the human mind with the key of repentance. In spite of the Supreme Court order stating that the human pyramids for the Dahi Handi must not exceed twenty feet and children under eighteen should not participate in their formation and mandals must procure safety gear for their govindas, some handi revellers flouted the said order and continued to celebrate the festival in their own fashion. Pyramids did reach above twenty feet, children below eighteen did participate and basic safety gears were shunned. So, I looked up at the sky and wondered that if all was hell down on this earth, could it be that the heavens were empty. And then a smile rose to my face when I heard a whisper assuring me that to recognize an error and correct its direction was the only way to bring the lost to the light of truth.
Janmastami, the festival celebrating the birth of Krishna, whose main objective on the planet is believed to have been to get rid of all kinds of evil, has I feel lost its focus and become a festival to be celebrated by a majority of dangerous fun seekers.
Though Krishna took birth as master centuries ago, his reincarnation appears to be happening every day. Every character in the story of this spiritual king symbolizes different aspects of our human body. It is said that his mother Devaki, symbolizes the body and his father Vasudev, the life-force of the Holy Spirit. And so it is understood that when the life-force of the Holy Spirit enters the body, it turns life into Joy and full of Love.
However, it isn't as easy as it appears. Devaki's brother, Kamsa who symbolizes ego is always the biggest adversary of Joy and Love.
Krishna is often referred to as the 'Butter-Thief'. Now what I understand from here is that though milk is the essence of nourishment of knowledge, it is only when this knowledge is churned to become light like curd, sans the ego, that it can help man to cross the oceans of strife without getting drowned. When Vasudeva carries Krishna over his head to cross the ocean, it could be for us to understand that our head which is the storage center of the ego has to be kept under the weight of Love for a smooth journey in the storms of life.
The irony of today's man is that he is unable to conquer his ego and instead allows his greed to rule him; transforming the beautiful message of this celebration of the birth of Joy, which could bring waves of happiness to touch our hearts, into a Tsunami of destruction and pain; disgustingly transforming it into one of injuries.
"He is the Holy Spirit, the Spirit who leads into all truth. The world at large cannot receive him, for it isn't looking for him and doesn't recognize him." John 14:17
When the pyramid of the human body suffers a spiritual fall, the security of his heart behind the rib cage gets shattered due to cracked ribs, his broken limbs fail to lead him in the right direction and his fractured skull exposes his otherwise sheltered mind to the evils of the world.
What is interesting is that such accidents can easily be avoided, but the charm of the spiritual understanding of the festival gets covered up by commercialisation, politicisation and hooliganism which have made it into a big time event in the city of Mumbai. The prizes scaling up to eleven lakhs and above are obviously political offers to many pyramids of vote banks.
It is not difficult to observe this festival symbolizing great spiritual wisdom, sprayed with communal colours. Inevitably there are clashes between rival mandals which lend an appearance of an uncouth sport rather than a celebration of the glory of the Spirit.
However, when some minds like those of the courts of law and order try to save those who have been exposed to the degrading drop of their original beauty and purpose of life, the egoistic politics snub the righteous courts of disrespecting the religious sentiments of people and blame them of interfering in traditions because according to them all have knowledge of the essential matter and a little action packed fun would surely not cause any harm.
Some fractured bodies which then fail to understand right from wrong, get dangerously exposed to the lotteries of the senses. Soon greed of the ego successfully overshadows the need of the Spirit.
If only we could understand that the two buildings from which the rope is tied to hold the butter pot are the two paths of life; the path of righteousness and the path of evil, what a saving grace it would be to our intelligence. How simple it would be for man to easily walk straight towards righteousness leaving the evil behind! Instead how wastefully he climbs the pyramid of his greedy ego and falls to everlasting death. As the first century philosopher Lucius Seneca would say, "...we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully".


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Middle Georgia State University selects Underwood to serve as the Dean of the School of Health Sciences
Middle Georgia State University has selected Tara L. Underwood, DHA, to serve as the Dean of Health Sciences after a national search. Dr. Underwood brings more than 20 years of leadership experience, both in academia and in the business fields to the administrative position.
An Associate Professor of Health Science, Dr. Underwood is also Chair of the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Exercise Science at Columbus State University in Georgia. She has held leadership roles throughout her 14 years at the university, including Graduate Director of Health Professions and Health Sciences Coordinator.
In addition to her work at Columbus State, Dr. Underwood has been a Faculty Evaluator and Presentation Consultant for the American Council on Education in Washington, D.C. since 2012 and an Adjunct Professor with Mercer University's Department of Community Medicine/College of Health Professions, Department of Public Health in Georgia since 2010. Her career also has included service with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Georgia, Hampton Health Department and Tidewater Community College in Virginia, Japan Enhanced Network Systems in Tokyo, and the Building Towards Wellness Coalition in Georgia.
After graduating cum laude with a bachelor of science degree in Community Health Education from Morris Brown College in Georgia in 1993, she received her master of science degree in Community Health from Old Dominion University in Virginia. She earned her Doctor of Health Administration from Central Michigan University in 2008.


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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A decision declaring the winner of a boxing match in which the judges and referee are not unanimous in their opinions.
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- noun an outcome in several full-contact combat sports where two of the three judges score for the same fighter as the winner, while the third judge scores for the other fighter.
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- noun a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous
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The SBE19 Graz conference is part of a major international series of conferences that focuses on sustainable buildings and construction. The series was launched by the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) and the International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment (iiSBE) more than ten years ago, and these partners were subsequently joined by the Sustainable Building and Climate Initiative (SBCI) of UN Environment, the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) and the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GABC).
The series, now on a three-year cycle, has become recognized as the world's preeminent conference series in this important field. The series consists of a first year of planning, followed by a series of regional conferences in the second year, and culminating in a global event during the third year. In 2019, SBE19 Graz will be one of the regional conferences, while the global conference World Sustainable Built Environment Conference (WSBE2020) will be held in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2020.
The thematic umbrella of the WSBE2020 will be the United Nations SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (UN SDGs). SBE19 Graz will be organized in thematic line with this conference. In addition, a focus should be put on approaches for implementation of sustainable developments. Graz University of Technology is going to host this conference in co-operation with University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna and for the first time internationally with Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and ETH Zürich.
SBE19 Graz does not only promote a sustainable built environment, but also strives for sustainability during the conference itself.
We take care to organize the conference with as low environmental impacts as possible. For some aspects, we need your help!
The conference venue is easily accessible by public transport. You can take the tram directly from the train station or the city center to the venue. Side events like the welcome evening and the conference dinner are located directly in the city center with excellent public transport connections. We encourage you to use the public transport Graz has to offer.
Also, consider travelling to Graz by train instead of plane to save CO2-emissions.
We have reserved rooms in several hotels in Graz, which are all connected to public transportation. You can also find accommodation close enough to the conference venue to walk. We also offer rooms in student guesthouses, one of which (the OeAD-Guesthouse Moserhofgasse) is built as a passive house.
The food we offer at the conference is not only delicious, but also sourced mainly regionally - and it's fully vegetarian!
We try to reduce the amounts of paper. The full conference proceedings will not be printed, but will be available electronically. We charge a small fee for the book of abstracts to make sure we do not print more than we need.
For an overview of SBE19 Graz, please see our short presentation:
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I saw this the other day and it transported me back to our evening at The Sharon. Maybe it was magical because of the music or maybe it was magical because I was sharing it with someone who feels the music as deeply as I. With the world outside the doors spinning, the storm raging we sat in the velvet seats like a caterpillar in its cocoon of peace and bliss. My heart wasn't beating in rhythm exactly in time with the players but it did feel like it was beating as one with yours. And all we had to offer the offering was open minds and open ears. That was enough. For what is the striking of the keys and the bowing of the string with no one to hear? It is those on the stage and those in the seats that bring the soaring strains to life.
This is the result when we turn the music on and the world off. Something we do all too infrequently. Each of us has the music inside of us. A song we hum in our head, a tune we whistle with our eyebrows, a rhythm we tap inside our shoe that give us joy. Why is it that if we experience such contentment, such well being we are reluctant to share what gives us true happiness?
It is fear. Although there is nothing to fear.
Flip the switch. The world will still be there when you're ready to return.


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Velvet Scrunchie Set Of 5 Earth Tones
- Each scrunchie measures 3 inches by 3 inches and is constructed of sturdy polyester velvet.
- Scrunchies are both useful and functional; great for keeping hair in place during games, shopping, school, work, and anywhere else.
- Spot clean only, lay flat to dry.
- Classic designs with various color options make perfect gifts for holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, and more.
- Fun, fashionable and affordable women's accessories that leave a smile on your face.


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- Red Wine, White Wine
- Chardonnay, Monastrell, Montepulciano, Syrah
- Biodynamic, Organic
- Medium Bodied
About the Winery
Azienda Agricola Jasci
Located on the hills that rise 250 meters above sea level from the Adriatic Sea just above the seaside resort town of Vasto in Abruzzo, here the Jasci family has been growing grapes and producing wine for three generations. Starting In the early 1960s, Pasquale and Maria turned the focus of their farm to producing estate wines.
In 1980, their son Giuseppe decided to convert the farm to organic, becoming one of the first ten wineries in all of Italy to be certified. Today led by grandson Donatello Jasci and his wife Piera, the family is the second largest single grower in all of the region. Donatello's approach in the cellar is consistent with his farming: clean and simple. The wines see little or no oak and have a purity of flavor that is rare at the price. In addition to his duties at the winery, Donatello Jasci has served as President of the local Organic Growers' Consortium.
Casa Los Frailes
Casa Los Frailes is located in the valley called "land of Alforins", south west inland province of Valencia, with average altitude of 650-700 meters above sea level. The valley is located between two mountains range, on the east the Mediterranean Sea (50km) and on the west the main "plateau" of La Mancha. Casa Los Frailes ("Cals Frares" in old valencian local language) takes their name from the Jesuit Friars that used to live in the Estate over two centuries (XVII to XVIII). The Casa Los Frailes estate now belongs to the Velázquez family and has for over 250 years, today the 13th generation runs the winery.
Frontrunners in organic agriculture and biodynamics, the estate consists of 162 hectare with vineyards, Mediterranean forest, almond and olive trees and a unique terroir. The main variety was (and still is) the Monastrell, cultivated in bush vines. "As inheritors of such legacy, we believe our wines should be part and transmit the history of our estate, as this history is obviously unique. In today's interconnected world, wines are more and more uniform, but we are committed to elaborate authentic and different wines, loyal to our personality and our history."
Pearce Predhomme
Pearce Predhomme is a collaboration of like-minded individuals from around the globe. Founded with a mission to build and import wines from our favourite appellations while offering an unequaled value/quality ratio for the sommeliers & wine buyers in Ontario. This is a project between Toronto Sommelier and entrepreneur Will Predhomme and Ontario wine importer Nicholas Pearce they have partnered with Radford Dale in South Africa and NorthWest Wine Co in Oregon to create these special cuvées.


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Mapping out the Mental Health startup ecosystem (Medium):
"Today, 1 in 5 people have a diagnosable mental illness, and 1 in 20 people have difficulty leading their everyday life due to mental illness. However before even talking about the prevalence of the issue?…one must realize how ineffective the current infrastructure is. Here are some of the most mind-blowing findings:
- Misdiagnosis: 60% of Americans go undiagnosed and therefore never seek mental health treatment. In the UK, nearly half of adults believe that, in their lifetime, they have had a diagnosable mental health problem, yet only a third have received a diagnosis
- Inadequate drug prescription: In the US, 80% of psychotropic drugs are prescribed by primary care physicians (PCPs) rather than psychiatrists. In the UK, 75% of GPs have prescribed medication even though they felt psychological therapies would be more effective.
- Shortage of therapists: There is a 26% appointment rate in the US, with 25 days on average to book an appointment. It is estimated that 75% of people with mental health problems in England may not get access to the treatment they need.
- Cost: Mental health costs the US $201bn and the UK £105bn every year, this excludes loss of productivity in the workplace and comorbidities. A session with a psychotherapist costs $80-$120 on average, 45% of untreated individuals cites cost as a barrier, and serious mental illness is more prevalent among adults who are uninsured and those who are poor.
- Workplace discrimination: Today, almost two out of three people who have received hospital treatment for a mental health condition say they have experienced discrimination at work or when trying to get employment.
The prevalence of mental health is ultimately very well documented but the bottom line is this: for an issue of this size, the infrastructure to solve it is simply too inefficient."
–> Keep reading Mapping out the Mental Health startup ecosystem by investor and entrepreneur Edouard Gaussen.
News in Context:
- Mindstrong Health identifies digital biomarkers of cognitive function using smartphone data
- Five reasons the future of brain enhancement is digital, pervasive and (hopefully) bright
- The FDA creates new Digital Health unit to reimagine regulatory paths in the age of scalable, AI-enhanced innovation
- Neurotechnology can improve our lives…if we first address these Privacy and Informed Consent issues
- Learn more and discuss at the 2019 SharpBrains Virtual Summit: The Future of Brain Health (February 26–28th)
- Presentation by Dr. Tom Insel, President and Co-Founder of Mindstrong Health, at the 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit (December 5–7th):


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Gene Mann
Obituaries November 28, 2018 Mundwiler Funeral Home 0
Guy "Gene" Mann, age 90, of Milbank, SD, died November 28, 2018 at the Milbank Avera Hospital, Milbank, SD.
Services for Gene are scheduled for Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Living Word Lutheran Church, Milbank, SD. Rev. Kent Groethe is officiating. Judy Sprung will be the organist and Jacob Ebsen will be the soloist. Visitation will be at Mundwiler Funeral Home on Monday, December 3, 2018 from 5-7PM and continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will take place in the Milbank City Cemetery.
The son of Guy and Lola (Messerole) Mann, Gene was born on February 2, 1928, in his family home in Raymond, South Dakota. He attended Logan Country Consolidated School where he graduated from high school in 1946. He then served in the US Army Air Corp for three years.
On January 8, 1950, Gene was united in marriage with Cleo Anderson. Gene and Cleo were blessed with four children: Janeen, Randy, Steven and Jeff.
For four years after their marriage, Gene farmed on the family farm near Clark, SD before moving to Watertown where he first worked for the Hubbard Motor Company. He then worked for Fleet Wholesale in Watertown, and in 1956, was transferred to Milbank to manage their new store. Gene later purchased the Firestone store in Milbank and operated that until his first retirement. He then worked part-time selling monuments for Rausch Brothers and part-time at Twin Valley Tire before retiring again at the age of 87.
Gene was very active in community service. He served 10 years on the Milbank City Council and 23 years as a Grant County Commissioner. Upon his retirement from the Grant County Commission, Governor Daugaard declared December 16, 2014, as Gene Mann Day in the State of South Dakota, honoring him for his 33 years of combined civic service. Gene was also very active in his younger years on various boards and councils in his church.
Gene is survived by his wife of nearly 69 years, Cleo; as well as his daughter, Janeen Ingber (Gary); sons: Randy (Peg) and Steven (Kim); and daughter-in-law, Sheryl Mann. He is also survived by his nine grandchildren: Travis Ingber (Cheryl), Jessica McIntosh (Greg), Brad Mann (Allison), Daniel Mann (Kim), Ashley Fliflet (Justin Riveland), Alex Mann, Aubree Mann, Noah Mann, and Marissa Webb (Derek); as well as, eleven great-grandchildren. Gene also is survived by his two brothers: Jim and Jerry, as well as, many extended family members.
Gene was preceded in death by his parents and his son, Jeff.
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As the founder and owner of Leontine Linens, Jane Scott Hodges (Jane Scott) is credited with reviving the art of couture linens for everyday use. She has set herself apart from her contemporaries in the design community with her custom linens that are at once beautiful and practical for today's reality of muddy paw prints and spilled cocktails.
Leontine Linens, celebrating its 20th Anniversary, can be found in the most beautiful, private homes across the country and abroad, from historic estates to modern penthouses. Jane Scott collaborates with the most preeminent interior designers and architects for projects of every scale. Her linens have been featured in shelter magazines worldwide, including House Beautiful, Elle Decor, Traditional Home, Town & Country, Architectural Digest and Southern Living to name a few.
In the Spring of 2014 Jane Scott published her first book with Rizzoli; Linens: For Every Room & Occasion. Linens offers both visual inspiration and practical information, and is the ultimate guide to living and entertaining with fine linens.
Jane Scott is a passionate philanthropist, and supports many organizations, including:
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"Jane Scott Hodges has spent the past two decades studying, collecting and innovating her luxurious line. The result is the ultimate bible on the subject and the title says it all. Sharing practical advice on how to live and entertain with fine linens, the book covers the art and process as well as insights on use and care."
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The Eleanor Beard studio was founded in 1921, by its namesake in the small town of Hardinsburg, Kentucky. The Studio developed into the premier provider of couture linens for bed, bath, table and person, catering to those who appreciate the handmade and hard-to-find techniques used by the studio. Leontine's founder Jane Scott Hodges, much like Eleanor Beard, celebrates the notion of sustaining a truly American art form and making it part of discriminating homes across the world. In 2002, Jane Scott Hodges became the proud owner of Eleanor Beard Studio.
Every piece of linen tells a story. And every stitch sewn is done out of passion, out of a love for an art that was once fading.
Founded in New Orleans in 1996 by Jane Scott Hodges, Leontine Linens is preserving and reinventing this classic art form, infusing it with a modern twist. This is what Leontine creates. Modern, handcrafted linens that will one-day hold your stories, all of them.
Offering both visual inspiration and practical information, Jane Scott Hodges' Linens: For Every Room and Occasion is the ultimate guide to living and entertaining with fine textiles. Whether your style is classic or modern, casual or formal, crisply pressed or nonchalantly rumpled, linens are uniquely adaptable to the way you live and decorate and the surest way to put a memorable stamp on your home.


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H90.3 is a billable/particular ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate Health Analyst a diagnosis for reimbursement functions.
Have your listening to examined. Consider common listening to exams if you happen to work in a noisy atmosphere. Regular testing of your hearing can present early detection of hearing loss. Knowing you have lost some hearing means you're ready to take steps to forestall additional listening to loss. Cremers CW, Admiraal RJ, Huygen PL et al. Progressive hearing loss, hypoplasia of the cochlea and widened vestibular aqueducts are very common options in Pendred's syndrome.
Mitochondrial Inheritance: Mitochondrias, small powerhouses within each cell, also contain their very own DNA. Interestingly, the sperm doesn't have any mitochondria, and consequently, only the mitochondria in the egg from the mother could be handed from one technology to the following. This leads to an interesting inheritance sample the place only affected moms Health Facilities (and never affected fathers as their sperms wouldn't have mitochondria) can cross on a disease from one generation to the following. Sensitivity to aminoglycoside antibiotics might be inherited by way of a defect in mitochondrial DNA and is the commonest cause of deafness in China!
Foreign our bodies within the external auditory canal can also cause unilateral conductive hearing loss. These international bodies can be removed by irrigation or with a curette. If the item isn't impacted or hygrostatic, heat water irrigation most likely must be tried first. If this approach is just not effective, the foreign body could be eliminated with an instrument if the patient is cooperative. If the patient is uncooperative, elimination in an working room may be obligatory.
This affected person developed an acute onset of dizziness, nausea, and vomiting a couple of months in the past and was seen within the Emergency Room and was identified as having inside-ear viral involvement. This happened in May. Since then, she has been suffering from occasional imbalance and dizzy spells, notably when she bends down and will get up. She takes drugs for management of hypertension.
The process features a myringotomy, myringoplasty, mastoidectomy, ossiculoplasty, fenestration, middle ear prostheses. Complications can occur throughout or after surgical procedure. Conductive hearing loss may be seen in persons resulting from bone particles and different mastoid contents that enter the ear. Federal- and state-funded early intervention services from delivery to age three. When there is an associated price concerned, private speech remedy services could also be more inexpensive. Rinne test , which assessments air conduction vs. bone conduction is positive, as a result of each bone and air conduction are decreased equally. Sataloff J, Sataloff ST and Vassallo LA (1980) Hearing Loss. 2nd Edition. JB Lippincott Co:Philadelphia.
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C+G's Wedding at The Bath Club
I can't tell you enough how much we absolutely LOVED Cara and Gabe's wedding at The Bath Club in Miami. It was the first time we both experienced a full Jewish wedding that included all of the traditional ceremonies and it was amazing! There was just so much emotion and love expressed by everyone that attended that we couldn't help but feel incredibly honored and excited to be part of it. From the first time we met Cara (and her mom) we knew this was a wedding we wanted to be a part of. Cara and Gabe have such a sweet love for each other and Cara's excitement is infectious! Cara and Gabe, we couldn't be happier for you, and we are incredibly thankful that you allowed us to photograph your amazing wedding!
Here were some of the Party Booth pictures from the night. We just had so much fun with it. Thanks Pat Ryan for helping us out. Check it…
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Home maintenance is important both for your safety and comfort but also to protect the investment you've made. Skimping on these costs may lead to the depreciation of your home's value. Proactive maintenance is essential—without it, your home could lose 10% of its value.
Budgeting for Home Maintenance
Many people don't know how to budget for home maintenance. One popular rule of thumb says that one percent of the purchase price of your home should be set aside each year for ongoing maintenance. For example, if your home cost $200,000, you should budget $2,000 per year for maintenance. It just means that on average, over a span of a long time period (10 years or more), you'll spend around $2,000 annually, according to this rule of thumb. Some years you'll spend far more like when you have to replace the roof and some years you'll spend far less.
Home Warranty Options
If it is the first year of home ownership for you, you may want to consider a home warranty like one from American Home Shield. A few hundred dollars for a warranty at closing could save you thousands if something breaks. It will also give you time to rebuild your savings.
Outside Your Home:
- Repair or replace damaged window screens
- Wash outside of windows
- Clear dead plants / shrubs from house
- Clean gutters Clean debris out of window wells Clean cobwebs from porch and entry light fixtures
- Aerate lawn
- Plant annuals and perennials
- "Summer-ize" and put away snow blower, shovels and sleds
Inside Your Home:
- Inspect and change furnace filters, if needed
- Test carbon monoxide and smoke detectors
- Clean garbage disposal
- Check water softener to see if salt is needed
- Clean inside of bathroom cabinets and drawers
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Imagine you're trapped inside a burning building and the heat from the engulfing fire is almost killing you. But, you've an opportunity to save just one person. Who will it be? If you answered your 85 year old next door neighbor, it's official, you're a saint. You'll forever be praised for your martyrdom. Well, the rest of us common folks will jump the hell out of the building to save our asses that are on fire.
That's just how much we really love ourselves. I'm not talking about the kind of narcissistic selfie love that a few of us seem to exhibit while making duck, fish and other shapes with our faces while in the bathroom or in the car. Now, that's just bizarre.
Jokes apart, have you ever caught yourself off-guard by your own kindness towards others? That surprising way in which you're so respectful and patient towards complete strangers on the street. And then you come home and get into extreme self judgment mode and turn on the inner monologue rant of how you'll never meet your own expectations about yourself. How does it feel when you can't feel your arms hug you and extend themselves to pat you on the back for living through one more day of working yourself to extinction?
Strategies to self acceptance:
Here are a few tips to give yourself assurances and stop chasing the perfect version of your life that doesn't really exist.
Be that child: Have you noticed how kids are? For the most part, they're not seeking meaning out of life, they're just seeking acceptance. They want their existence to be validated because they fear being invisible to others, especially their loved ones. Fear not of disappointment or failure but the lack of positive impact you're capable of making through your warmth and strength.
Practice self compassion: Get to a place of unconditional positive regard for yourself and your abilities. Life is a trail in error. Be happy and content with yourself on how much you're trying to make it happen. Of course, not to the point that you've gotten passive about your dreams and goals and settle for mediocre.
Turn on the light: Double down on your strengths and ignore your weaknesses. Turn on the lights for yourself as you walk the unknown path ahead of you. Strangle that persistent voice in your head that says you're lost. No one person is good at a 100 different things unless you're one of those comic super heroes on TV.
Invite fear openly: Find your way through everything. When you've doubts and anxieties, work with them, so you can find out what's holding you back. Fear is a great propeller. Allow yourself to be chased by it. OK, now don't run off a cliff and tell me your risk was worth taking.
Lower your standards: Your ideal life is quite different than what's possible with so many unpredictable parameters in your real life. So, you didn't read a book and tuck the kids into bed tonight or were not able to pack lunch that morning. Cut your losses and move on. Make tomorrow a better day! Try this. Lower your expectations every time you're going somewhere or doing something for the first time. You're guaranteed to have a golden time.
Cut those thoughts: If you catch yourself lingering on some negative emotions about yourself – the way you look or your past, reliving those moments when you said the wrong thing or did the wrong thing, STOP. Now, rephrase that context and see them as stepping stones for some well earned wisdom and find yourself still alive and well.
Set yourself free: Kindness energizes us when we are in its company. Compassion reduces stress. Self compassion gives us a sense of freedom. Educate your heart by feeding it positive emotions. The amount of kindness is far greater than the amount of violence the world faces. It just doesn't make it into the news always.
Clean the clutter: Take stock of things and people in your life. Are there people in your life who're threatening your self worth in a toxic way? Time to start an "Ignore list" and put their names on it. Don't bring in too many things and thoughts into your life, bring a big shears to cut shit out.
Don't blend in: If you blend in, you're like a wheel of an 18 wheeler. If you come off, eh, the truck will move for a few hundred miles if it has to. So be your own vehicle. Be indispensable. Realize the competitive advantage of being different. Share your own unique gifts and enhance the quality of yours and the ones around you. We love the people we love because they are themselves – their own selves.
Give yourself permission: Grab pockets of joy, even if they're small and fleeting. You've earned them. Find meaning in what you do. You're doing epic shit. OK, OK, you suck. But, you don't suck everywhere, in every aspect of your life, do you? Well if you said yes, you my friend, have a problem which is beyond the scope of this blog.
Know yourself truly: Become self aware to find yourself. Of course, sometimes you can become so self aware that you become your biggest critic, because you're also aware of your weaknesses along with your strengths. The point is don't tweak yourself to suit the expectation of the crowd you're around. Authentic is a rare breed. Join it.
Explore nature: Find yourself in nature. The five elements, earth, fire, water, air and space, don't seem to tell each other that in their own power, they stand alone, and are not really dependent on one another. They simply exist with unconditional trust, freedom and generosity in this shared space. They teach us to reserve our judgments, perceptions, and just be accepting and content. They remind us to we're blessed to someday disintegrate and become one with them.
Be your own Thought Police: Here are the series of thoughts you can use to mitigate the emotional aftermath of a terrible situation. What happened? What was the expected outcome? What actually ended up happening? What is the collateral? What is to gain from this unwanted outcome? How can we prevent this from happening again? Time to move on.
Meditate, meditate, OMG meditate: Looking inward and knowing yourself is spirituality. When you're meditating, you'll often get lost in thoughts. Don't judge and admonish yourself but just get back to breathing, feeling your breath flow in and out of your stomach. Meditation helps catch yourself when you're in your default thinking mode and quiets down your thoughts. That's why its called meditation practice not meditation perfection.
We all carry baggages of "what-ifs" and "what-else's" with us, but give ourselves unlimited freedom to judge ourselves. Will you stop and call the stranger on the street all the names you call yourself? Then, why do we think we can do that to the person in the mirror?? Instead of rescuing yourself from the burning building when you're surely going to die, why not spend time with yourself in self compassion while living each day? Hate is inherently filled with turmoil and brutality. And self hate is filled with far more destruction. We don't want to be associated with those kind of emotions, do we?
For those of you living in extremely difficult situations, trying to run small businesses, being single parents and doing the best you can for your children and those who constantly keep judging themselves that they're not good enough, read along.
Are you living in an abstract world of self loathing? I challenge you to put your fear and disgust of yourself on paper. Is there anything solid that's wrong with you? Can you pin point the thing that's making it impossible to give yourself a little bit of credit for making it? Are these something you can't and are not working on each and every day to improve? Then, what's the issue? How do you expect to fill others if your cup is not full?
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Dougherty: Could Packers GM Ted Thompson spring an October trade?
Imagine a world in which Ted Thompson turns radical and signs four free agents in the offseason.
No need to imagine. Thompson did it last spring when he brought in Martellus Bennett, Lance Kendricks, Jahri Evans and Davon House. He then picked up Ahmad Brooks during training camp.
Now imagine a world in which Thompson makes a big in-season trade to improve his Green Bay Packers' chances for winning the Super Bowl.
That one really takes imagination, because it's the kind of short-term move that Thompson steadfastly has avoided in his previous 12 years as general manager. But it's something he needs to look at long and hard, because his Packers are bona fide championship contenders who nevertheless could use a pass rusher or cornerback to help their quest for a 14th NFL title.
"He's shown he's willing to change a little bit in free agency," a high-ranking front-office executive in the NFL said. "Who knows? Maybe he'll change a little bit this (season)."
We'll start by saying that in theory this all sounds great, but the truth is that aside from quarterback the two most difficult positions to acquire a quality player are outside rusher and cornerback. Teams just aren't unloading guys at those premium positions.
So good luck, Ted.
Yet, I can't help but think that Ron Wolf, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, would find a way to acquire a pass rusher or cornerback by the NFL's Oct. 31 trade deadline if he still were Packers GM.
Because these Packers have a real chance to get to and win the title. They're 4-1 despite a spate of costly short-term injuries, especially on the offensive line. They have a premier quarterback playing at the top of his game. And it looks like they just found a running back (Aaron Jones) who can help protect Aaron Rodgers by forcing defenses to honor the run.
But the Packers also rank No. 18 in defensive passer rating and No. 20 in points allowed. They're fine going against the Andy Daltons and Mike Glennons of the world, but as we saw in Week 2 at Atlanta, it's a different story with the Matt Ryans. And to win the Super Bowl, you're going to have to beat a Matt Ryan or two.
The best chance of doing that is with sacks and pressure. And the Packers (tied for No. 19 in sacks) need more of both.
Maybe Vince Biegel (fourth-round pick) and Montravius Adams (third-rounder) will provide coordinator Dom Capers a little more rush by December and January. But Biegel (PUP, broken foot) hasn't played football since last season at Wisconsin, and Adams has been a healthy scratch the last two games. So that's not something to count on.
So will Thompson make a move?
History says a resounding no. But considering his new approach to free agency last spring, you never know.
"I'd turn every stone upside down to see if I could get what I needed," the aforementioned executive said when asked what he'd do if he were Thompson.
As for a pass rusher who might be had, that's where the hard work begins. I asked a scout with another team if there were any who might be available, and as an exercise he took a few minutes to look through rosters and salary-cap hits. He found no obvious candidates.
The player I picked in a cursory look around the league was Jamie Collins Sr., a linebacker for the Cleveland Browns who was a jack-of-all-trades defender for New England. Collins, 27, had 9½ sacks in 27 games for the Patriots in 2014 and '15. And winless Cleveland might be open to a deal because the Browns are in the mode of acquiring young (draft picks) for old.
But the scout nixed that. Collins isn't a rusher. His value would be as an inside linebacker in the Packers' 3-4 scheme.
That doesn't mean there aren't other possibilities. The closer we get to the Oct. 31 trade deadline, the more teams might be willing to deal as their playoff chances diminish. Or maybe there's a young, unproven guy out there worth giving a shot.
"Go raid somebody's practice squad," the scout said. "You can't stay status quo."
As for trade ammo, Thompson has some. Not on the roster, but in the draft.
Lance Zierlein of NFL Network projects the Packers will receive four compensatory picks because of their net losses in free agency: a third, a fifth and two sevenths.
That's a big haul.
You might remember that back in 2010 Thompson tried to deal for running back Marshawn Lynch but backed out after the bidding went from a fourth-rounder to a third. Seattle got him at that price, and it turned into a franchise-changing move.
Those compensatory picks make it a lot easier for Thompson to pull the trigger on that kind of deal, especially now that compensatory picks are in trade play as well.
Thompson is right when he says this isn't fantasy football. It also takes two to do a deal. So nobody's saying this is easy.
But the GM owes it to his team to change his M.O. and look far and wide. There's a Super Bowl out there for the taking, and he has the draft picks to make a move.


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Amusing to see the immediate reactions demanding crucifixion for Burrows but Krejci cross checks a prone guy in the head who went straight to the locker room and we'll just ignore that? Save it. If Boston wants to thug it out, so be it, but don't reach for the halo either.
The teams aren't doing much justice (Vancouver especially) for their goalies who are brilliant so far. Luongo may need to pull them to the W tonight, all the more amazing considering Hammer is gone. We'll see. It's going to take a hell of a third period.
Twenty minutes to go. No excuses. Who wants to be the hero?
Coconuts? GO!


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Supercharging Sustainer Retention - Part Two!
This is the second article in the series of work completed at the PFFA July 2019 Work Group. This time, 10 tips from Non-Profit organisations working in face to face fundraising in the USA.
This is a great summary of every day experience from active fundraising programs. Read the article here.
Supercharging Sustainer Retention - F2F in the USA
The PFFA July 2019 Work Group produced some great best practice tips for maximising retention of sustainers (that's regular donors if you're outside the US. Part one of a two part article here. It's a really helpful resource. If you are using F2F in the USA or thinking about starting - joining the PFFA is a no-brainer!
Joining the Dots - Can Innovation Fix F2F in Australia?
An article here published in Fundraising and Philanthropy Magazine in August 2019. The last five years have seen radical change in Australian F2F fundraising - there are signs of innovation - will this have the positive impact needed?
Why do charities make poor outsourcing decisions...?
Something here from myself and Peter Hills-Jones, CEO of the PFRA. Outsourcing is critical to Australian charity fundraising, but is often poorly executed. We've aimed to identify some causes, the consequent risks and some practical strategies to avoid these.
Senate Inquiry Submission - August 2018
As a sector we've now had our chance to put forward our case for fixing fundraising regulation to make it fit for purpose.
Read my contribution to the Inquiry here.
Face to Face Fundraising - Full Speed Ahead
Please excuse the tortured analogies - here is an explanation of why you can't run a face to face fundraising program just by keeping your foot on the accelerator - you need a steering wheel as well.
Read here about why attrition measurement is critical!
Fundraising Regulation Goes To Canberra (June 2018)
A new Senate Select Committee will finally be asking whether Australian fundraising regulations are fit for purpose (hint - they're not). A few thoughts here
The changing world of face to face fundraising
Fundraising & Philanthropy Magazine #73 (April 2018-May 2018)
The market for F2F is as volatile as ever - how should charities and agencies be adapting? An article from Fundraising and Philanthropy you can read here.


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Ten Poems About Dinosaurs and Their Relatives – Illustrated
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A hatchling born in a footprint –
How did the sauropod place the egg,
from such a height ? ~ we do not know.
A hatchling fed –
their heads not that different, but their bodies so disparate in scale;
the hatchling cannot walk the length of its mother in one go.
How did such a bulk not crush her brood? ~ we do not know.
Bigger and bigger the hatchling grows –
Many seasons protected in the center of the herd –
Predators can prey while their size permits –
How many survive their first ten years? ~ we do not know.
Reaching maturity, 10, 30, 40 years?
Migrations to nesting grounds, layer on eggshell layer; millennia,
and now to breed, broken bones by default – really, how when that big? ~ we do not know.
Very old now, 120, 130, 150 – Alone at her own pace, the hatchling has done well –
Nothing will touch her until she falls; only on last breath scavengers fell to.
From the bones, now rock, we know.
(Deinonychus antirrhopus)
My claws are fight –
They chirp in the air –
Held on a fine trigger.
I have feathers, but cannot fly –
They help me steer at speed,
Or shade my head when fishing,
Or show off to the girls, bright red.
Near the end of a hunt,
I roll on my back, under the prey.
A fury of kicks deguts, in a spray –
Warm food hits the soil.
Binocular sight –
Allows me focus on a magnolia flower –
It falls apart at my breath.
Crests produce a wave,
of sound, a boom,
that carries far across the forest.
Always in a herd.
Young and old centre ~
Big males front, rear and flanks.
Hoots first from the juves,
at the smell of the Dark Ones; we are still being stalked.
But they stay away, today.
At water's edge, we grind our weeds on batteries of teeth,
ducks pass by, our kin,
our 'bills' of a different Order.
There are many of us now,
There have been millions of us before,
We'll go on forever…
Nothing flies higher than me,
but I land to fight, breed and feed.
Walking on wings.
The longest little finger,
forms the forward edge,
which folds nicely, by my flank.
Taking off is fun,
we fling ourselves full at the sky ~
for as long as age allows.
Once up, I might fly for days ~
Covering ground, guided by
fine filaments, that feel for thermals.
Great clouds, of light dust ~
Far below, the herds are moving.
They look so small, from this height.
In heavy armour,
in this heat, by the waterhole,
I sit, under attack.
Noise about me,
Claws clipping, to no effect,
One of them has just lost a tooth.
I grow tired, of this nonsense,
A swing of my tail, buckles one of them,
Excruciating pain, limping, gangrene, death for him, in time.
The others get the message,
I am not worth it.
Anyway, I'm thirsty, and getting cranky.
So I go mad,
And now they know they have really f*cked up.
And so run away while the getting is good.
I slake my thirst,
In relative security,
My armour feels so light.
Locked horns,
looking for the hoist,
a weaker ball and socket
joint in the neck ~
shoulders shudder
with the violence,
the shaking and wrestling ~
blood is spattered,
on our crests
and stings the eye.
A hiatus ~ a breath caught.
Engage again,
Dig in, no quarter ~
this takes up the day,
back and forth,
an equal match…
A left leg slips,
a slight weakness,
and now The Move:
nose horn,
under the jaw.
The days lengthen,
In the morning, I align
My plates, full with blood,
to take in the Sun.
Side on to the light,
The heat circulates into me,
and my two brains go to work:
Food -food – food, is all we want.
The heat rises now.
I look huge side on, but from the front I'm slim.
So I face into the Sun, and the zephyrs carry away the heat I don't need.
The blood in my plates, cooled midday.
Should anything get between my two brains
and our food – food – food,
It gets the spikes.
If my bright red plates are not warning enough.
Dusk approaches,
I get the last rays, broadside,
Filling up for the night.
Today's food gurgles away, Sun fueled furnace.
(Tyrannosaurus rex)
My little winged attendants,
are clearing me of leeches, and gum grubs.
I sit patiently, while they reach,
where my small arms cannot.
Tired of all this attention,
I arise, using these small hands as levers,
a flick of my massive head, allows gravity to restore,
my true countenance.
I survey all before me,
deciding a course, by smell and by sight,
I amble forward,
Waiting in the woods,
Some prey is passing,
I burst forward, and bring one down,
by colossal force; it dies, mainly from shock.
Satiated, I might recline for a few suns,
Tiny spiders, falling from the trees, tickle me.
I'm by a hard rock, languid, and listening to the evensong of my kin;
but I have a short temper: I am Rex, no songs for me: hear me roar.
By a bank, corals,
bryozoans, fish ~ all know –
that I have just fed.
I'm Leviathan,
buoyed by warm waters ~ little
'scapes these teeth, this head.
I will swim the length
and breadth of this shallow sea,
before I am dead.
When I leave this realm,
I might be preserved ~ by chance;
Asleep, in a bed.
(Buteo buteo, Common Buzzard)
She governs this world –
I don't think of words, or Her –
as I hover ~
at the edge of brilliance –
in constant symmetry.
In the green –
something moves, my time to dive –
stable in space,
a graceful descent;
It has no chance.
Feathers cover me –
Triple function: warmth, flight, display.
But my claws betray my past –
and those eyes, black as the old gods.
Rejoice! We never left.
[Inspired by 'The Dinosaurs', Stout, Service & Preiss, 1981].
Words © Duncan Cleary 2011.
Pictures © Duncan Cleary 2012. Indian Ink on handmade Latvian paper, photographed in natural light with iPhone 4.


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Arizona Raw Honey, Pine Wildflower
Wildflower honey is simply divine and is harvested in Pine, AZ, a gorgeous area located on the Mogollon Rim. This wild buckwheat variety is a true favorite! Wildflower honey has a softer, milder flavor and is excellent for general every day use.
Wild Herb's pure raw honey is sourced from 'The Honeyman', who started his career in 1970 with beekeeping as a hobby. With all of the excess honey his bees were producing, he started a little stand in May of 1974 at the Prescott Farmer's Market. Today, The Honeyman works with a number of different beekeepers in Arizona to help provide a wide variety of raw honey. We here at Wild Herb Soap, use all of these honey types in our soap and lotion.
If any of the honey 'crystallizes', all you need do is slowly melt it by placing on an electric skillet or other flat heated surface top at a low temperature. Once melted, it should not re-crystallize. Honey does NOT spoil; it is about the only product on earth that does not go bad. Pure honey also does not hold any germs......germs cannot survive in honey!
Upon moving from Phoenix to Heber-Overgaard, Arizona, we searched out a local honey source and decided upon The Honeyman brand because the flavors were robust and the quality superior to that of any honey we've used over the years. This honey does not crystallize and is bought in small batches to maintain freshness. Local customers that frequent our brick and mortar store have come to love this honey as much as we do! We've now decided to offer this scrumptious honey to you, our valued online customers.
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A few weeks ago on December 23rd, much of Ukraine experienced a massive power outage, of which the culprit was unknown at the time.
Now, it appears as though the power outage could have been the result of destructive malware called BlackEnergy, according to a team from security researchers iSIGHT.
Specifically, the researchers say BlackEnergy can be used to "plant a KillDisk component onto the targeted computers that would render them unbootable," which they believe was utilized to attack three regional power authorities in Ukraine.
The power outage that occurred was extensive, eventually leading to approximately half of the households in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine without electricity.
In this particular instance, the iSIGHT security researchers believe the malware files were sent as email attachments within Microsoft Office, with the email addresses disguised as national parliament addresses.
When a recipient runs one of the malicious macros included in the email, BlackEnergy is installed on the individual's computer, thus providing a gateway for remote access to attackers or simply leading to KillDisk malware being installed immediately.
"After having successfully infiltrated a critical system with either of these trojans, an attacker would, again theoretically, be perfectly capable of shutting it down," write the researchers in a blog post. " We can assume with a fairly high amount of certainty that the described toolset was used to cause the power outage in the Ivano-Frankivsk region."