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I'm very excited to announce the Grand Opening of the Club Tattoo in San Francisco at the world famous Pier 39 on Oct 2nd! Come check out the most beautiful and state of the art tattoo studio in northern CA.
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That´s super cool :-)
I have been talking to Mr Dowdell at the Arizona studio and he was at least as excited as you!
Made me wish even more that I lived in California... but someday, though.
He has given me some ideas and pointers regarding a cover-up, I wanna have made, since I, at one point, were kinda lost and empty of ideas. Sometimes it helps to get a second opinion.
I hope ALL Club Tattooes will flourish even bigger <3 I like the inside of the studioes aswell, very NICE!! <3
Удачи Чез)))) когда нибудь я в твоём тату салоне сделаю себе 3 татушки))) Чез а какая твоя любимая тату???
We tried to get my uncle into doing tattoos, but it too hard to get him into it. he really good at things like that. he is the one that painted my wall.
amazing right. but anyways some of my friends say he looks like mike. i do not think so(most of my family does not think so too). he loves you guys and is not into your music like i am.
I've been mulling about my next tattoo and kinda hooked on idea to get the LP logo cos highly doubt the hubby would let me get the full Linkin Park tatt you got. Best of luck with the new opening...peace be with all.
HA! I live and work in SF so I will be sure to drop by when I have my tattoo idea ready!!!
Good luck on the new store. Have you considered coming to Chicago? Would love to support you here in the Midwest.
oh, really?! It's a pitty I can't arrive, 'cause I live in Czech republic :'(
Good luck!!!!


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Fish identification can be tricky.
There are some varieties of fish that look a lot like, others that are rarely season and there are even season appearance variations.
The Sabine area in particular tends to produce catches that baffle anglers on a yearly basis.
Take for example the strange silverfish fish with the orange bellies that have been caught over the last 8-10 years in the Sabine River and in drainage canals in Port Arthur.
They look a lot like perch but they are pacu, a South American fish that are cousins in the piranha. Local catches are attributable to aquarium releases and apparently, there have been enough for the fish to breed. It has been a few years since I had to identify one but there could still be some lurking out there.
Someone sent me a photo of a fish they thought might be in the infamous Asian snakehead.
It turned out to be the common grinnel (bowfin, choupique) in the breeding phase when the male displays neon green coloration.
Occasionally tarpon will show up around the Sabine Jetties and in Sabine Lake itself. I saw one in Old Rove destroying a school of mullet one hot August day in 1996 and we did a story somewhere around 2001 of an angler who caught a six-footer on the Louisiana side of the Sabine Jetties.
Sabine Lake used to be a widely renowned tarpon fishery with tournaments taking place in Port Arthur but for some reason the "silver kings" as they are known ditched us and now rarely enter our inland waters.
Mangrove snapper however started showing up here about a decade ago and are caught every summer.
These hard-fighting fish also known as "gray snapper" show up everywhere from the jetties to Bessie Heights Marsh.
A few years back I caught a small rock hind at the end of the Texas side of the Sabine Jetties while fishing for speckled trout. Rock hinds are a member of the grouper family and are red with black dots all over their body.
Although not a truly unusual catch, many anglers are surprised to catch big jack crevalle in Sabine Lake. And some of those anglers have never seen this fish, which are caught more frequently in the surf and at the jetties.
Every couple of years someone will call and tell me they caught a "yellowfin tuna" in Sabine Lake and I have to break it to them that is not a tuna, but a jack. They have similar coloration and are roughly the same shape.
Luckily, for the anglers most of them either released the fish or called me before they at it.
Yellowfin is one of the tastiest fish in the world and jack is one of the oiliest and nastiest.
If you catch any unusual fish, please send photos to firstname.lastname@example.com . We might run them in the next issue of Real Outdoors of Southeast Texas.
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When David Cutcliffe first came to Duke in December 2007, one of his first major moves was securing the commitment of Sean Renfree, a PARADE All-American quarterback from Arizona. The next year, Renfree was joined in Durham by Conner Vernon, a wide receiver out of Miami. Both were sold on the idea of turning around a long-struggling program.
Over the next four years, the two had the sometimes thankless task of leading the Duke offense. Both experienced back-to-back 3-9 seasons in 2009 and 2010 that were marked by games that slipped away late. This year, though, in their final college season, Renfree and Vernon captained one of the most prolific offenses in Duke history, and, more important, led Duke to its first bowl berth since 1994.
The duo has already left their mark in Duke football history. Renfree is one of four Duke quarterbacks to throw for more than 9,000 yards and holds the school record for completion percentage (.643), and Vernon is the most productive receiver in school and ACC history, setting records for career catches (273) and receiving yards (3,630) this season. Both will play their last game in a Duke uniform Thursday against Cincinnati in the Belk Bowl.
They discussed their journey in a recent interview with The News & Observer.
Q: How is it to still be playing football for Duke at this time of year?
Sean Renfree: Its exciting. Usually at this time Im at home looking for something to do. Im glad to still be on the team and playing and give us an opportunity to go win. Obviously, bowl games are exciting, lots of fun stuff to do, so Im glad to be here.
Conner Vernon: Im in the same boat. Like he said, Id either be at home right now doing nothing or figuring out what Im going to do next in life. So being able to still be here, still able to be a kid and not having to grow up is definitely fun and exciting.
Did it get annoying earlier in the season when people kept asking you about trying to go to a bowl?
Renfree: To me, it was just exciting that people around here were getting excited about football and our potential and thinking that we were getting good enough to go to a bowl. But I mean, obviously, football players are focused one game at a time. To be looking that far ahead is kind of pointless. Overall, it was exciting that people thought we had that potential.
Vernon: We knew what kind of potential we had. I didnt really get involved with what they were saying either. It was always the same thing over and over again. It was more focusing on what we could control. Theyre going to say what they want to say. We were just thinking one game at a time and not looking, going, OK, if we win this game and this game and this game, were good, and then weve got to surprise a team we shouldnt beat. To go to a bowl, you just have to take it one game at a time.
Was there one victory where you got more excited and thought this year really could be different?
Renfree: Besides the Carolina one? To me, it was the Wake (Forest) game. We always played them tough and then freaking found a way to lose at the end of the game. We kept it even there and then found a way late to win. That kind of propelled us and put us at a good position at that point in the season to make a push for a bowl and have a good season.
Vernon: Id probably say the FIU game, the first game. With the way we played, and, at the time, FIU was coming into the season receiving votes in the polls. They were a real good team last year. It came down to the fourth quarter last year against that team, and we knew what kind of challenge that was coming in. After that beating we handed to them, it just showed the potential of that team in all phases of the game. If you really look at it, that score could have been worse than it was. They scored 12 points with six minutes left in the game.
Now that were a few months removed from it, the Carolina win is almost bigger than it was at the time, because that was the sixth and last win. What stands out from that game?
Renfree: Obviously that last play when we scored, but I think we came out and played well as a unit. Its hard to think of one play that really stands out to me, but we did well on third down, throwing and catching it, we ran the ball effectively. That last drive kind of just caps it all.
Vernon: Obviously that last drive speaks for itself. Just overall, even in that game, too, you can say shoulda, coulda, woulda all day long, but if you think about it, we dominated that game all game long. We were in the red zone four times (technically one drive ended on the 25) and had to kick four field goals. If we score two out of those four times, Carolina isnt even in the game. And if we score all four of those times, its a blowout. And then how we won in the fashion we won, it was just great.
Now that you guys are going to a bowl, do you think you would have felt unfulfilled leaving Duke without that experience?
Renfree: In my opinion, yeah. Everybody wants to play in a bowl and leave on a high note and play at a high level.
Vernon: Thats why you play college football. Not only to go to a bowl game, but to compete for championships. Not going to a bowl would have been disappointing. I wouldnt have dwelled on it. I would have been upset, but what Sean and I accomplished at Duke was, I think, a lot more than people expected. I could have left knowing that we made this program, this senior class made this program, better than when we started. I would have left happy about that. But knowing that we are the first senior class to go to a bowl game since 1994 and have the opportunity to be the first class to win one since 1961, that could have a lot more impact.
You mentioned that Duke hasnt won a bowl game since 1961, against Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl. How important is it to end that streak?
Renfree: Pretty big. (laughs). Its pretty prolific, considering how long its been.
Vernon: Its something that hadnt been done in a long time, 50-plus years. To leave that mark, to be that senior class, youre making history. Thats definitely a goal we have during this whole bowl preparation, we definitely keep that in the back of our head. To make a memory like that would obviously be something youre not going to forget.
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- On private beach
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- Free Wi-Fi
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- Number of restaurants - 5
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- Free wired high-speed Internet
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Meeru Island Resort has a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Room service during limited hours is available.
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Entertainment includes a night time program of Maldives culture and history presentation, a marine preservation slide show, Bodu Beru cultural dance show, DJ disco, divers' video, movies, crab races, live band, table tennis tournament, a lending library where you can take or donate a book and more! Plus a nature trail, and garden tours.
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A private beach and a golf course are featured at the hotel. An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness facility and tennis courts. The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Basketball on site
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Fishing on site
- Golf driving range on site
- Miniature golf on site
- Golf lessons on site
- Kayaking on site
- Playground on site
- Rowing or canoeing on site
- Sailing on site
- Scuba diving on site
- Snorkeling on site
- Tennis on site
- Volleyball on site
- Windsurfing on site
- Beach volleyball on site
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- Hot stone massage
- Swedish massage
- Thai massage
- Reflexology
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- Number of treatment rooms 11
- Couples treatment rooms
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Ayurvedic treatments
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
Meeru Island Resort & Spa Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 1 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Guests must arrange transfers (surcharge) from Male International Airport to the property, which is 55 minutes away via speedboat. To guarantee transfers, guests must contact the property with their flight details at least 72 hours before their expected arrival. Please contact the hotel office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
The speedboat schedule is limited so guests planning to arrive after midnight are advised to book an overnight stay in Male or Hulhumale until services resume the next day.
Guests must pay the speedboat fee at checkout.
- Check-out
Check-out time is noon
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: Visa, American Express, JCB International, MasterCard
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Fees
- Unless otherwise indicated, the charges below are not included in the overall room price. If not included in the overall room price, they will be charged by the property at check-in or check-out. Charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book. This property told us they will charge you for the following:
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Christmas Eve (24 December) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 100
- Christmas Eve (24 December) Gala Dinner per child: USD 50 (from 2 to 14 years old)
- New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 100
- New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per child: USD 50 (from 2 to 14 years old)
- Boat transfer per adult: USD 225 (roundtrip)
- Transfer service fee per child: USD 115 (roundtrip), (from 2 to 14 years old)
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 8 per night
- Additional Details
Guests must transfer via boat to the property. Guests must contact the property at least 72 hours before travel, using the contact information on the confirmation received after booking. This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
Awards & Affiliations
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- A Green / Sustainable Property - Second Party CertifiedThis property participates in Travellife Gold, a second-party certification program. Second-party certification measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy. An assessment of a company's sustainable tourism practices has been performed at this property by an assessor or auditor that is not independent of the second-party certification program.


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By Kathy Gibbons
TRAVERSE CITY — The Soul Hole will close Saturday night.
Meanwhile, one of the chefs involved in the Soul Hole's early days who'd moved to another, now-closed restaurant at Grand Traverse Commons is on to another venture in Elk Rapids.
Soul Hole owner Matt Hunter said the eatery's inability to procure a liquor license prompted his decision to call it a day.
"We've been waiting nine months," he said. "We were approved by the DDA, we got our application in in March, and it's still apparently nowhere close.
"I think we've just come to the conclusion that even though we've got an outstanding staff and great restaurant and great reputation, it's kind of an unsustainable formula without a liquor license. I hate to say it, but I'm drawing a line in the sand."
Hunter purchased the building at 408 S. Union and opened the restaurant in April 2010. About half of the Soul Hole's 13 employees are full-time.
"They're all very, very good employees and I am going to hope they get picked up elsewhere," he said.
Ralph Humes, one of the chefs who helped start the Soul Hole, had moved on to start his own restaurant, Mana, in the Mercato at Grand Traverse Commons in early 2011. For the moment, that restaurant is closed as Humes has become a partner and working chef at Sweet Mama's in Elk Rapids. Located at 145 Ames, Sweet Mama's has been open about two months, and offers lunch and dinner with seating for around 40.
"I'm basically fixing the food that I've always fixed," Humes said. "I guess, for lack of a better word ... eclectic ethnic."
Humes said he'd hoped to continue involvement with both Mana and Sweet Mama's, but it was too much.
"Presently my hands are full with (Sweet Mama's)," he said.
As for the Mercato restaurant, Grand Traverse Commons' developer Ray Minervini Jr. said it will probably reopen in early January with a new chef and name.
"It's an area restaurant operator (who) is intending to create a reboot — that was the phrase he was using — with a new name and new items," Minervini said.
Final details are still being discussed, he added. Neither he nor Humes would disclose the identity of the new proprietor.


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A permanent memorial for Victor Post
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We are family members of St. Albert photographer, the late Victor Post, and would like to formally thank the Heritage Museum for organizing and showing this collection of his life's work. We understand that it has been a daunting, time-consuming task and we are grateful to the museum directors and staff for persevering and creating a photographic legacy for the citizens of St. Albert, Alberta and Canada.
Victor was a long time resident of St. Albert, and was dedicated to his craft of photography. He strove to be creative and innovative whether taking pictures for clients, competitions or his own enjoyment.
We are excited to view the collection and will be encouraging all our friends to do so as well. In keeping with Victor's heritage as a St. Albert resident, supporter and businessman, we are asking the mayor and council to consider an official name site for Victor Post, be it a park, street, or public space.
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Mike Burke
Cumberland Times-News
CUMBERLAND — Eight area teams prominently involved in two state playoff pictures are in action this weekend with nine games kicking off the weekend tonight, followed by one on Saturday night.
At Greenway Avenue Stadium, Fort Hill (3-2), the No. 3 team in the Maryland 1A West Region, will play host to Central, Pa. (4-1) at 7 p.m. Undefeated Frankfort (5-0), No. 4 in West Virginia Class AA, will visit Fairmont Senior (2-3) at 7:30 p.m., while Keyser (4-1), No. 5 in West Virginia Class AA, will be at Berkeley Springs (0-6) for a 7:30 p.m. start.
In 7 o'clock games, undefeated Bishop Walsh (5-0) will be out to extend its winning streak to seven when it visits St. Mary's Ryken (2-3) in Leonardtown. Chestnut Ridge (2-3) is at Mountain Ridge (0-5) and Northern (1-4) hosts Hancock (1-4) in its Homecoming game.
At 7:15 p.m., Southern (1-4) hosts Petersburg (4-1), No. 8 in West Virginia Class AA, in the Rams' Homecoming game, while at 7:30 p.m., Buckhannon-Upshur (1-5) is at Hampshire (3-2) and East Hardy (5-0) at Tucker County (6-0).
Hampshire is rated No. 19 in West Virginia Class AAA, with the top 16 teams advancing to the postseason, while Tucker County is rated No. 1 in Class A and East Hardy No. 6.
Saturday, 7 p.m., at Greenway, Allegany (4-1), No. 2 in the Maryland West Region, will play host to MATHS (0-4-1).
• Central of Martinsburg, Pa., has won two in a row with wins over Penns Valley, 42-7, and Bald Eagle, 34-0, while Fort Hill is looking to put together its first two-game winning streak this season, coming off a 54-8 win over Carrick last Friday at the stadium.
Senior halfback Zac Elbin scored three touchdowns for the Sentinels, rushing for 123 yards on 12 carries, all in the first half. Junior back Dekarai Darr returned from a broken ankle to rush for 117 yards and a touchdown on five carries, while quarterback Hunter Squires and split end Travis Bush hooked up for a pair of touchdowns.
This will be the first meeting between the schools.
• Bishop Walsh won its sixth game in a row by thumping Notre Dame of Clarksburg, 58-14. The Spartans continue to get big games from quarterback Terrell McGraw, who last week had his hand in five touchdowns and 245 yards of offense.
McGraw rushed for a pair of touchdowns, one covering 54 yards, returned an interception 20 yards for one and hit Liam Rhodes for 60 and 38 yards to pass for two more. Billy Conroy, Quincy Redmon and Raquan Weedon scored as well.
St. Mary's Ryken is coming off a 38-24 win over Bishop Ireton, Va.
Bishop Walsh won last year's game, 26-21.
• The Frankfort Falcons made it 5-0 and six in a row overall with their 56-8 win at Mountain Ridge. Sophomore quarterback Gage Shaffer threw four touchdowns passes, finishing 8 for 11 for 228 yards.
Cole Smith was the recipient of two of Shaffer's TD passes, covering 42 and 27 yards. Thane Cutter took a slant 56 yards for a score and Chris Faidley scored on a 35-yard pass. Brady Watson opened the game with a 75-yard kickoff return for touchdown.
The Polar Bears have wins over North Marion and Preston, but have lost two in a row since, falling last week to University of Morgantown.
The schools haven't met since 2001 when Frankfort won, 21-6.
• Garrett Crites scored what proved to be the game-winning touchdown with 8:16 left in the third quarter on an 11-yard run as Keyser held off Hampshire, 12-7, last Friday night.
The Golden Tornado rushed for just under 200 yards while holding the Trojans to 40 yards on 28 carries. Danny Fife led the ground game with 58 yards on 17 carries and Quentin Peck rushed for 55 yards on 11 carries. Austin Ravenscroft scored the first touchdown of the night on a one-yard run 1:18 before the half.
Keyser beat the Indians last year, 44-10, and leads the series that dates back to 1959, 14-4.
• The Mountain Ridge Miners dropped their sixth in a row, dating back to last season's playoffs, falling to Frankfort, 56-8.
Mountain Ridge's touchdowns came on a one-yard run by Logan Jefferies that capped an 80-yard, 11-play drive in the fourth quarter. Michael Strietbeck ran for the conversion. Jefferies led the ground game with 52 yards on 11 carries.
Chestnut Ridge broke a two-game losing streak with a 34-7 win at Philipsburg-Osceola. The Lions' other win was over Carrick, 35-12.
• Jeremy Bender broke a 47-yard touchdown run with 9:36 left to put the Northern Huskies in the win column for the first time this season, with a 14-6 victory over Clear Spring. Bender was the game's leading rusher with 126 yards on 15 carries. Tommy Durst, who scored the first Northern touchdown in the third quarter, ran for 70 yards on 15 carries.
Hancock fell last week to Sidwell Friends after gaining its first win the previous week over Carson Long Military.
The teams did not play last year.
• Petersburg has four wins in a row with its 15-13 win at Philip Barbour and is rated No. 8 in West Virginia Class AA.
Southern fell at undefeated Tucker County, 44-13, last week after getting its first win at Berkeley Springs.
• The Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers lost last week to Lewis County and have lost two in a row since beating North Marion, 40-20.
Hampshire fell to Keyser 12-7, playing without running back Denard Hartwell. Hampshire's defense was up for the task, but Keyser's was more so, as the Trojans rushed for just 40 yards on 28 carries to finish with 125 yards total.
Quarterback Calab Landis scored the Hampshire touchdown on a 15-yard run as the third quarter ended to get the Trojans within five. He completed 11 of 17 passes for 93 yards.
Mike Burke is sports editor of the Cumberland Times-News. Write to him at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Women's Soccer Ties FIU in Double-Overtime Thriller
MIAMI, Fla. – The Florida Gulf Coast University Women's Soccer team (0-2-1) and FIU (1-1-1) tied 0-0 in double-overtime on Sunday night at the FIU Soccer Complex.
"We created some really good scoring opportunities," said FGCU head coach Jim Blankenship. "We created a lot more chances than we did in our two previous games. I was very pleased with the way we played defensively, we kept them at bay but offensively we weren't able to capitalize."
In the tenth minute, sophomore goalkeeper Stephanie Powers (Seffner, Fla.) denied FIU's Deana Rossi's shot to keep the Golden Panthers from getting on the board early.
The Eagles created a great scoring opportunity in the 13th minute. Senior midfielder Amber McCall (Fort Myers, Fla.) took the shot for the Eagles but FIU goalkeeper Kaitlyn Savage came up with the save.
Amber McCall would get another shot off in the 19th minute, but the shot sailed just wide.
At the half, the Golden Panthers held the advantage in shots 5-2, and both goalkeepers recorded one save apiece.
Just three minutes in the second half, Olivia Elias (Coral Springs, Fla.) fired a great shot but once again FIU goalkeeper Savage came up with a big stop.
The Eagles would create four more great scoring opportunities; the last opportunity came with just three minutes remaining in the second half. Sophomore Branna McCall (Fort Myers, Fla.) got off her first shot on the night but FIU's Savage was there to make the save. Savage recorded a save on all five of the Eagles scoring opportunities in the second half.
In the first overtime, FIU took the only shot just three minutes in but Powers was there to make the save to record her fifth save of the night.
In the second overtime, the Eagles almost came away with their first win of the 2009 season. Savage tipped Lindsay Haw's (Palm City, Fla.) shot, but Amber McCall was near the goal line to take a shot of her own. McCall's shot sailed high over the net and the game ended in the tie.
"Both goalkeepers had an outstanding game," said Blankenship."FIU came up with some big saves to keep us out of the net, and Powers made some great saves to keep us in the game."
In the match, the Eagles put up nine shots, seven on goal, and earned six corners. Powers went the distance, playing 110 minutes and recorded five saves. The Golden Panthers finished with 12 shots, five on goal, and earned four corner kicks. Savage also played all 110 minutes, and recorded seven saves.
Next up, the Eagles return home to host the Embassy Suits Kick-Off Classic on Sept. 4-6 at the FGCU Soccer Complex. The Tournament features Army, Stetson and Tennessee-Martin. The Eagles will face Tennessee-Martin on Friday night at 7:00 p.m.
Embassy Suites Kick-Off Classic
Friday, Sept. 4, 4:30 p.m. Stetson vs Army
Friday, Sept. 4, 7:00 p.m. Tennessee-Martin vs FGCU
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By Phyllis Zorn, Staff Writer
Enid News and Eagle
ENID, Okla. —
At Dillingham Memorial Garden south of St. Mary's Regional Medical Center, George Ann Ford quietly came up behind a monarch butterfly and dropped a net over him.
She held the closed end of the net up until he fluttered upward, then slid the open end to the side to catch him in the fold. Ford carefully carried him to a concrete garden border and set down the net, then tickled his feet to get him to let go of the fabric before she reached inside and grasped him by his wings.
Holding him carefully, she removed a tag from a sheet and placed it on the mitten-shaped cell on the underside of his hindwing. That done, she released him to continue feeding in the garden and winging his way south toward Mexico.
"They are the only butterfly that migrates 2,000 miles," Ford said.
The retired teacher has been part of Monarch Watch, a project to track the butterflies on their annual migration, since 1993. Each year, she tags the butterflies at areas around Enid and releases them. If a dead butterfly is located by someone who notices the tag, they are asked to report its finding to the Monarch Watch program.
Some days, Ford takes students along with her as a science learning activity. On Tuesday, she worked with a group of Lincoln Academy middle school students.
She documents the butterflies she and the students tag.
"Yesterday, they were mostly male, and today, they are alternating," Ford said of the butterflies she was tagging on Wednesday.
Ford compares monarchs to the canaries miners once carried into the mines. As the environment becomes harsher on monarchs, so it becomes harsher on all of us.
"Their population has gone down 30 percent," Ford said.
Ford has helped with Monarch Watch since 1993. Monarch Watch, an educational outreach of the University of Kansas, was launched in 1992.
"This program produces real data that relate to a serious conservation issue," the Monarch Watch website reads. "Monarch Watch gets children of all ages involved in science. Our website provides a wealth of information on the biology and conservation of monarch butterflies, and many children use it as a resource for science fair projects or reports. Additionally, we encourage children to showcase their research or school projects on our website, and we involve them in real science with the tagging program."
For information on Monarch Watch, as well as the butterflies the program monitors, go to monarch watch.org.


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There are so many things wrong with Nelson Benton's column from Dec. 28 that I'm not sure where to begin. His fantastic musings about a "cabal" that continues to make life difficult for Mayor Kim Driscoll — and the alleged "obstructionist tactics" of Steve Pinto certainly merit a response.
Perhaps Mr. Benton, not being from Salem, is unfamiliar with the city charter approved by Salem's voters. The charter establishes a Plan B city government, as defined by Massachusetts law, with the executive and legislative branches (the mayor and the council respectively) as separate and equal branches of government.
In a Plan B city government, the city council serves an important role in evaluating and either approving or denying the mayor's proposals. As a city councilor, Mr. Pinto performed his duties by looking at each proposal and considering it on its merits, rather than simply either rubber-stamping it or blindly vetoing it. Like most city councilors, he voted for most of Mayor Driscoll's proposals, believing that each was in the best interests of the residents he served. On some occasions, he voted "no," as was his duty if he felt he could not support an initiative because it was not in the city's best interests. This was hardly "obstructionist" or creating "unnecessary discord" — this was doing the job he was elected to do.
Mr. Benton, besides unnecessarily criticizing Mr. Pinto, also did a disservice to those individuals he chose to support for the vacant seat. By criticizing Mr. Pinto for not blindly supporting each and every mayoral suggestion, Mr. Benton creates an unfair implication that Darek Barcikowski (who chose to not put his name up for consideration) or Lucy Corchado would be an automatic vote in favor of Mayor Driscoll's initiatives. Mr. Benton's support for their candidacies was unfortunate, as Mr. Barcikowski is an intelligent young businessman who merits strong consideration from voters if he decides to run in November and Ms. Corchado ably served her constituents when she was on the council. Both seem to have too much integrity to seek to obtain a council seat by publicly attacking Mr. Pinto as Mr. Benton has chosen to do, ostensibly on their behalf.
The 10 councilors who will vote on the vacancy on Jan. 3 are going to choose the individual they feel can ably serve with them for the year left in Councilor Lovely's term. It is my hope that none will be swayed by the irrelevant opinions of a retired newspaperman in Arizona and instead will vote for the most qualified candidate.
James R. Willis Jr.


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The smallest peanut crop in decades may affect peanut butter prices.
Georgia produces about 1 million tons of peanuts, that's about half of the country's total harvest. But extreme heat and drought, combined with insects and disease have plagued this year's production. Agriculture experts estimate this year's harvest to top 700,000 tons.
Many farmers are also planting more corn and cotton crops since those commodities fetch higher prices.
The loss is expected to hit consumers' pockets at the grocery store. The makers of Jif peanut butter have said they expect to raise prices by 30-percent because of higher peanut costs.


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---- — For the first time since 1996, the Baseball Writers Association of America elected no one to the National Baseball Hall of Fame — raising concern in Cooperstown over how the lack of a major drawing card at the annual Hall of Fame weekend will impact the local economy.
Cooperstown Village Mayor Jeff Katz said he believes local merchants have become nimble enough to avoid a major hit to their bottom line if large crowds fail to turn out for the Hall of Fame event in July.
"It's true that a great induction is an extra kicker for the summer season," said Katz. "But I hear from the merchants that it's no longer a make-or-break weekend for them."
He added: "It will be a different type of induction, for sure, but I don't see it as catastrophic from the retail angle."
He said he expects that Hall of Fame executives will seek to stimulate attendance for Hall of Fame weekend by recruiting some of baseball's living legends to Cooperstown.
In what was widely seen as a repudiation of baseball's steroid-stained era, such former heroes of the diamond as Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds all failed to muster the votes needed for enshrinement in Cooperstown. In seven years of being eligible, Mark McGwire, who holds the 10th slot in the list of all-time home run hitters, had his lowest vote total yet from the writers.
"There was no one rooting harder for an elected than we were," a disappointed Jeff Idelson, the president of the Hall of Fame, said. "We will be looking now for ways to enhance the weekend in ways we normally wouldn't. We will look for other ways to stimulate the economy." He said he was not ready to discuss the specifics.
For the first time, Bonds and Clemens were eligible for Hall of Fame induction even though their careers ended while they were under suspicion for gaining an edge through the use of performance enhancing drugs. However, each received well short of the 75 percent needed to be catapulted into the Hall of Fame. Though Clemens won the coveted Cy Young pitching award seven times, he had just 37.6 percent of the writers backing him. Bonds did even worse, getting 36.2 percent of the vote.
Vincent Russo, owner of Mickey's Place on Main Street in Cooperstown, said many merchants no longer depend on a huge throng for Hall of Fame weekend to make their season. He said that changed after the annual game between major leaguers stopped being part of the weekend several years ago.
"Now you have a day and a half dedicated to autograph signing and a day dedicated to the induction," he said. "The business model in Cooperstown is different now. We're not as dependent on Hall of Fame weekend as we once were because it is just not that big of an event as it once was. We have many days during the summer where we do revenues that exceed the revenues that we do on those days."
Clemens, who has vehemently denied the use of steroids, reacted to coming up short on the vote by sending a message through his Twitter account: "After what has been written and said over the last few years I'm not overly surprised. Thanks to all the teams I've worked with and to fans and friends for all the fantastic letters, voice mails and texts of support over the last few years. To those who did take the time to look at the facts … we very much appreciate it."
The close that any former player under consideration came to winning induction was Houston Astros second baseman Craig Biggio, who finished with 68 percent of the vote.
The outcome prompted one baseball beat writer, Anthony Witrado, to opine on the Sporting News website that the voting process is badly flawed.
"Some voters are retired from the business of sports journalism," Witrado wrote. "Others have no other outlet to express themselves beyond a blog, a vehicle that the BBWAA has said is unworthy of inclusion. Other voters go decades without even working in sports but still are considered qualified to vote. They are grandfathered in and don't pay any attention to what is happening in the game until December when the Hall of Fame ballot is due."
The only inductees for the cermonies held in Cooperstown on July 28 will be three men who died more than 70 years ago: Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, umpire Hank O'Day and barehanded catcher Deacon White. They were chosen last month by the 16-member panel considering individuals from the era before integration in 1947.
"It is a dark day," said Jose Canseco, the former AL MVP who was among the first players to admit using steroids. "I think the players should organize some type of lawsuit against major league baseball or the writers. It's ridiculous. Most of these players really have no evidence against them. They've never tested positive or they've cleared themselves like Roger Clemens."
It was the eighth time the BBWAA failed to elect any players. There were four fewer votes than last year and five members submitted blank ballots.
"With 53 percent you can get to the White House, but you can't get to Cooperstown," BBWAA secretary-treasurer Jack O'Connell said. "It's the 75 percent that makes it difficult."
There have been calls for the voting to be taken away from the writers and be given to a more diverse electorate that would include players and broadcasters. The Hall says it is content with the process, which began in 1936.
"It takes time for history to sort itself out, and I'm not surprised we had a shutout today," Idelson said.
Bonds, baseball's only seven-time Most Valuable Player, hit 762 home runs, including a record 73 in 2001. He was indicted on charges he lied to a grand jury in 2003 when he denied using performance-enhancing drugs but a jury two years ago failed to reach a verdict on three counts he made false statements and convicted him on one obstruction of justice count, finding he gave an evasive answer.
"It is unimaginable that the best player to ever play the game would not be a unanimous first-ballot selection," said Jeff Borris of the Beverly Hills Sports Council, Bonds' longtime agent.
Clemens was acquitted last year on one count of obstruction of Congress, three counts of making false statements to Congress and two counts of perjury, all stemming from his denials of drug use.
Sosa, eighth with 609 home runs, was among those who tested positive in MLB's 2003 anonymous survey, The New York Times reported in 2009. He told a congressional committee in 2005 that he never took illegal performance-enhancing drugs.


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May 20, 2014
Oaklawn's Finish Line Theater Series will celebrate its sixth season with its most star-studded lineup to date highlighted by the legendary Kenny Rogers. The popular series kicks off Thursday, June 19 with Air Supply and will also feature performances by the soulful Aaron Neville and Southern rockers 38 Special. Tickets for each concert will be $30 or $40 depending on the seat location. Read More
April 30, 2014
Hot Springs, Ark. (Wednesday, April 30, 2014) – Oaklawn is using its 2nd annual Smokelawn BBQ Championship event in the Infield Saturday to help raise money for tornado relief efforts and will donate all proceeds from the People's Choice Award to the cause. In addition, Coco Beverage, a sponsor of Smokelawn, is matching all donations up to $1,000. Read More
April 24, 2014
For the second straight year, Oaklawn is combining the region's best BBQ competition with the Kentucky Derby simulcast at its Smokelawn event in the Infield Saturday, May 3. Gates will open for the free event at 10 a.m. and it will continue through the simulcast of the Kentucky Derby from Churchill Downs. Read More
April 24, 2014
Not only will the 2nd annual Smokelawn event in Oaklawn's infield May 3 feature the region's best BBQ competition, but it will also showcase six of the region's best musical talent. Trey and Dave will kick things off at 11 a.m. and the John Calvin Brewer Band will close out the lineup starting at 4:30 p.m. They will play right up to time for the Kentucky Derby simulcast from Churchill Downs at approximately 5:30 p.m. Gates will open for this free event at 10 a.m. Read More
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HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, April 12, 2014) – Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' Danza came in as the lesser heralded stablemate, but is leaving Oaklawn as the 78th winner of the $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) and with a ticket to the Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs after earning 100 points. The winner, sent off as the second highest odds on the board by the crowd of 63,186, returned $84.60, $28.40 and $11 at odds of 40-1. Read More


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March 8, 2005
Colorado's Elizabeth Hoffman resigns as president as athletics and other scandals mount.
March 7, 2005
Members of the College Republicans group at Santa Rosa Junior College had had enough. They were fed up, they said, with talking among themselves about various professors who, by expressing unvarnished liberal views as fact, made the students feel uncomfortable expressing their opposing views in class.
March 7, 2005
A foundation created by Western Kentucky University to manage its dormitories does not have the university's immunity from lawsuits, a Kentucky appeals court ruled Friday. The ruling sends a lawsuit against the foundation back to a lower court for additional hearings, and the ruling could complicate the arrangements some public colleges have set up with foundations or related entities to manage some of their operations.
March 7, 2005
Chapel Hill faculty members protest plans to let a conservative foundation support a new program in Western civilization.
March 7, 2005
A community college district abandons a program in Spain, citing terror and cost concerns. One trustee blames Spain's withdrawal of troops in Iraq.
March 4, 2005
Rumors about "hunts" for illegal immigrants lead to protests at the University of Texas.
March 4, 2005
Much of traditional academe doesn't know what to make of for-profit higher education. Is it to be emulated or feared? Gary A. Berg, dean of extended education at California State University Channel Islands, studied the sector -- and received extensive access to University of Phoenix administrators and faculty members. The result is Lessons From the Edge: For-Profit and Nontraditional Higher Education in America, recently published as part of the American Council on Education/Praeger Series on Higher Education.
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By DAVID CLAYBOURN
Herald-Banner Staff
Homecoming traditionally brings out the best in the Greenville Lions.
The homecoming Lions are hoping that magic works again tonight in a District 13-4A football contest against undefeated Lucas Lovejoy.
The pre-game festivities, including the crowning of the homecoming queen, starts at 7 at T.A. "Cotton" Ford Stadium. The opening kickoff is at 7:30.
Greenville has won 12 of its last 19 homecoming games. In a couple of seasons during that stretch the Lions' only victory was on homecoming and some of the wins were over state-ranked and undefeated teams.
Greenville lost its homecoming game last year but by only a 35-27 margin to Royse City after leading 27-21 in the third quarter.
A victory tonight would be the Lions' first of the season and would snap a 24-game losing streak. It would also put them back into the District 13-4A race.
The 0-4 Lions dropped their district opener, 21-10 at Royse City last week after the Bulldogs turned Greenville back on a fourth-and one run at the Bulldog 44 with 2:32 remaining when Royse City was leading only 14-10.
Greenville coach Marvin Sedberry said the Lions got a questionable spot by the officials on that run by Chance Hamilton and on the one before it, a 1-yard gain by running back Jamar Clark on third and two. After those two spots, the Lions were flagged three times for unsportsmanlike conduct on Royse City's next drive, which helped set up Samuell Rushing's 8-yard clinching touchdown with 1:20 remaining.
Royse City finished with a narrow 252-247 advantage in total yardage as Lion quarterback Marquist Davis accounted for 156 yards of total offense, completing 13 of 19 passes for 87 yards and rushing for 69 yards on 13 carries.
Sedberry said Davis and the Lions are showing improvement in each game.
Lucas Lovejoy team hasn't skipped a beat since moving up from Class 3A, where the Leopards went 8-4 last season and reached the regional semifinals. The 4-0 Leopards have beaten Frisco Heritage 53-14, Forney 38-16, Frisco 35-24 and Wylie 47-21 in last week's district opener.
"They're a good football team," said Sedberry. "Very good offensively. Very balanced. They can run it and throw it. Two good backs."
Sedberry said the Leopard have a couple of good linebackers on defense and the secondary is solid.
"They're maybe the best football team we've played this year," he said.
Lovejoy quarterback Bowman Sells has passed for 603 yards and six touchdowns, completing 37 of 63 attempts with three interceptions.
Nicholaas LaSane leads the Leopard rushers with 348 yards and one touchdown on 34 carries and Dan Sefcik has run for 252 yards and three scores on 19 rushes. Sefcik also leads the Leopard receivers with 13 catches for 210 yards.
Davis leads Greenville's rushers with 215 yards and one score on 41 carries and is 21-of-38 for 131 yards passing.
Michael Hernandez tops the Greenville receivers with seven catches for 49 yards and Neftali Vargas has five receptions for 21 yards.


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A group of motorcycle enthusiasts who focus on disaster relief plan to hold a motorcycle ride through Joplin on the second anniversary of the May 22, 2011, tornado.
"It's kind of a personal thing, but we want everyone to have the chance to ride through Joplin and remember everyone we lost," said Daniel Fluharty, a member of the group.
The group, which is called the F5 Riders, focuses on disaster response. It was started in the aftermath of the 2011 tornado by Fluharty and two others, all of whom had been directly affected by the storm.
Fluharty lost his house and survived the tornado from inside the Pizza Hut restaurant at 20th Street and Range Line Road, which took a direct hit. Several customers and employees were killed, including 27-year-old manager Christopher Lucas, who was trying to hold the door of the restaurant's walk-in freezer shut with a cord.
Lucas' heroism in saving those who had sought shelter inside the freezer played a large role in the development of the F5 Riders, Fluharty said.
"Without him, I personally wouldn't be here," he said.
Fluharty said they were also inspired by the volunteers who poured into Joplin after the tornado to help with cleanup and other recovery efforts.
"The reason we started doing it is because we were helped to begin with," he said. "It's how we are — we help people. We don't make a living off of it; it's just what we do to help, to pitch in for the community."
Since the Joplin tornado, the riders have also assisted in relief and recovery efforts of other nearby disasters.
When an EF-2 tornado hit the Branson area on Feb. 29, 2012, leaving a trail of damage particularly in rural areas, the riders were contacted by a family in Kimberling City that needed help, Fluharty said. They borrowed some equipment from a local home construction store and helped the family clean up its property, he said.
"We want to be poised so that if anything happens, a house fire, another tornado — we want to be the people who come in and help you out, or at least direct you to the people who can help you out more," he said.
The group also plans to eventually participate in fundraising efforts for other disasters, but is waiting until it is formally registered as a nonprofit organization, Fluharty said.
To commemorate the anniversary of the 2011 tornado and honor its 161 victims, the group will lead a motorcycle ride through the disaster area and other parts of Joplin, he said. All are invited to participate.
"This is for people who do want to remember," he said.
Ride to Remember
The F5 Riders will hold the second annual "Ride to Remember" at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Riders should meet at Parkview Animal Hospital, 2508 S. Maiden Lane; the ride will follow the conclusion of memorial activities at Cunningham Park.


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"I make every effort to provide my students with the best quality education possible through the use of engaged learning, hands-on activities, and group projects. I strive to help students understand how the information presented in my courses relates to the larger body of knowledge they are accumulating during their college career."
Dr. Kjellmark has taught at Florida Southern College for 16 years, specializing in courses in Botany and Environmental Science. He has a strong interest in plants and natural areas. His research interests include Holocent paleoecology, fire ecology, and human impacts on the environment.
General Botany; Plant Physiology; Plant Taxonomy; Medical Botany; Environmental Issues; Disasters, Civilization, and the Environment; Tropical Ecology; Environmental Investigations and Insights; Ecology Research
Ph. D., Plant Ecology and Paleoecology, Duke University
M. S., Plant Ecology, Miami University
B. S., Botany, DePauw University
Outstanding Advisor, Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society, Southeastern District I - 2010
Ben and Janice Wade Outstanding Teacher of the Year - 2008
Phi Sigma Biological Honor Society, Miami University - 1985
Magna Cum Laude, DePauw University - 1984
Phi Beta Kappa, DePauw University - 1984
Condit Science Award, DePauw University - 1984
Snyder, J., Chiantello J., Kjellmark E. W., Baumgardner, K., (2007). Key to the Pollen Flora of the Bahamas, Gerace Research Center, San Salvador, Bahamas.
Kjellmark E. W., (2005). Vegetation History of Lake Hollingsworth: Past Landscapes and Present Restoration. In: Lake Hollingsworth: Studies and Reflections on a Florida Landmark. History Press, Charleston, SC.
Kjellmark, E. W., McMillan, P. D., Peet, R. K., (1998). Longleaf pine vegetation of the South Carolina and Georgia Coastal Plain: A preliminary classification. Final report, USDA Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station.


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Call to care for one another drives USF's Dr. Matt Hicks
The call of Christ to serve in meaningful ways drives everything Dr. Matt Hicks, a 1987 USF biology and chemistry graduate and Fort Wayne Orthopedics surgeon, does.
His faith leads the university's sports physician to a broad view of service—from helping USF athletes and patients recover from injuries to treating post-earthquake victims in Haiti.
A four-year USF basketball player, he developed strong friendships and graduated well prepared for his next step to Indiana University Medical School.
"I enjoyed the small teacher-to-student ratio, and the professors were very engaged in helping me to be successful," he said. "I had a really good relationship with a group of players, and we won more games than had been typical. Under Coach Holstein, I, along with a fellow graduate, was honored to be inducted into the Hall of Fame."
A mentor guided him professionally. "I had a high school friend whose father was an orthopedic surgeon," he said. "I job shadowed him and decided to pursue orthopedics as a career. He helped me through letters of recommendation, professional knowledge, and guidance during training. Orthopedics is a wonderful way to help young athletes return to their sport, improve the minor injuries of weekend athletes, and care for older athletes."
His USF history led to a professional relationship that now brings him to his alma mater routinely to care for student-athletes. "The trainers, coaches and I are in constant contact during the week regarding the condition of team members," he said. "We work hard with student-athletes to help them recover from injuries in a timely fashion."
He and his wife, USF grad and cheerleader Lisa (Berry), are also big fans, taking in events with their children and watching the games and athletes closely.
That vigilance once took him to the skies to help out an athlete.
"During the national basketball championship week two years ago, I was watching the game via streaming Internet, and DeJovan Sawyer-Davis sprained his ankle," he said. "I thought he had a trigger point and maybe I could inject the point of tenderness to let him play in the championship game against Walsh. I called the athletic director, Mark Pope, to see what we could do. He found a plane, and we flew to the game. We were able to take away DeJovan's pain so he could run. He played, and we won the game."
Keeping his skills in his own backyard just isn't in his play book. Two years ago when a massive earthquake hit Haiti, he traveled with a medical mission group to tend to the wounded.
"We spent every day working in a hospital in Port-au-Prince," he said two days before departing for another trip in February. "I've been looking for an opportunity to go back, so I'm returning with Jesus in Haiti Ministries. During the trip, we plan to review the progress made in several of the orphanages as well as the school Jesus in Haiti Ministries supports, and develop an agenda for the coming year."
A member of Blackhawk Ministries in Fort Wayne, his work is a natural extension of his—and USF's—beliefs. "It's a way to express our faith in action and be involved in the care of others," he said. "USF has also been very active in service, and that's what Christ instructs us to do—give back in ways that are meaningful."
He loves giving back to USF.
"I really enjoy being able to take care of my alma mater's student-athletes," he said. "It's not often you can interact with students of the school you attended, encourage them in their studies and sports, and help them reach for their dreams without getting discouraged during injuries."
It's a lasting relationship. "The coaches know I have a personal commitment as a USF student-athlete myself. I'm on two USF boards and integrally involved with the university. I'm caring for the athletes to get them back on track as soon as possible, because I enjoyed my time here so much and can give back to them," he said.
"I have traveled to five championship games with USF, and I think only Sister Elise has been to more."
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Four Winds Interactive
Creative Director
Position Title: Creative Director
Location: Denver, CO (Headquarters)
FLSA Status: Full time, exempt
As a Creative Director, you will be the main idea person, engaging with our largest customers to help them explore what is possible, and pitching our world-class creative content services across industries and geographies. Your vision will drive the output of our creative services team. Your superior innovative thinking will guide all aspects of the creative process from sales to production.
You will have inherent interest in all things creative and digital, be aware of advances in the arena, with a portfolio to prove it. You will have experience building a creative business, including close partnership with Sales as well as Operations. You will be unusually comfortable speaking in front of stakeholders at all levels. With hands-on responsibility for leading the creative product – directing all work which passes through the creative department, you'll be a big idea person who can lead and motivate.
In this most important role, you will be responsible for ensuring that our solutions captivate the imagination of our clients and their customers, that creative energy and innovation are fostered across the creative department, that the high quality of our work remains foremost, and that the team develops under your leadership.
We're looking for someone with an agency background who can lead big initiatives, as well work with clients' senior teams to brainstorm, lead, develop, critique and sign-off all creative work across multiple platforms and channels.
All applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Experience pitching, managing and growing large accounts
• Industry-leading conceptual thinker who can lead and navigate creative development with visual problem solving, communication, and narrative development
• Mastery of all forms of media including interactive design, digital content, illustration, motion, print and graphic design
• Likely a designer by trade and background, with a strong portfolio that demonstrates a range of brand building, digital savvy, and relationship marketing executions
• Served as a Creative Director, Managing Director and / or Executive Creative Director at a digital agency or brand agency
• Can lead, motivate, inspire and grow a team of creative professionals
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead the development and delivery of creative solutions that build customer brands and strengthen customer engagement
• Drive the collaborative efforts of the entire creative team across functions
• Partner with department leaders to ensure creative standards are realized for all customer products
• Evolve and develop the creative business with new offerings and capabilities
• Responsible for awareness and communication of creative successes both internally and externally. Primary responsibility for creating, building and maintaining company creative reputation
• Heavily engaged in and lead creative development for new business presentations
• Create the optimum structure to provide effective, efficient development of creative product
• Provide evaluation, mentorship, counsel and direct reports. Determines assignments, promotions, incentives applicable to creative team members
• Monitor overall quality of creative department's output and provides direction and leadership
• Constantly work to improve communications and processes necessary for optimum creative output
Related Experience:
• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Graphic Arts, Design, or Communications
• Minimum 10-15 years creative management experience, strong credentials in art direction, and a positive track record in the development of successful, market-moving creative ideas. Strong strategic instincts
• Excellent communication, mentoring, presentation, and leadership skills
• Background in graphic fundamentals, print and digital design, brand development, and a superior understanding of marketing and advertising principals
Desired Characteristics:
Below is a summary taken from Felix Unger's Article, "What Makes a Good Creative Director?" retrieved from http://designtaxi.com. The characteristics outlined below are desired for the role of creative director at Four Winds Interactive:
• The creative director is the last line of defense – when no one else in the department knows or understands where to take the job – or how to tackle a problem – the creative director does it, and it's usually annoyingly terrific.
• The creative director gives specific feedback - their direction will be considered, constructive, smart and intelligible. After meeting with the creative director, the creative staff should have very specific direction on where to take the work.
• The creative director is well-versed in all crafts. Great CDs have been copywriters, art directors, designers, and illustrators. But what matters is that although they are experts in one discipline, they understand all the crafts. They'll know how to guide copywriters even if they can't write a coherent sentence themselves.
• The creative director is a selfless creative. They let the team flex their own creative muscles.
• The creative director knows the latest trends.
• The creative director will hire great creatives.
• The creative director is well read.
• The creative director produces work – they are not only department managers, agency politicians, slick salesmen, budget planners, strategists, therapists, red tape cutters, but they do the work too.
• The creative director knows every creative brief intimately.
• The creative director has a broad range of experience.
• The creative director is a shepherd – they will not only keep the creatives in line, but will also keep the wolves from bringing them and their work down.
• The creative director can sell or present anything, and do it well.
• The creative director has the authority and confidence to make some big decisions, and should also take some firm stands against feedback that will either ruin the creative or demoralize the department.
• The creative director knows how to motivate.
• The creative director wants honest opinions, not nodding dogs.
• Finally, the creative director improves the work.
Application Submission Instructions:
Please submit your application at: http://www.fourwindsinteractive.com/careers/
Four Winds Interactive is an Equal Opportunity Employer


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Came out great, Joe! Love it!
hey joe – this has the feeling of an old-timey movie where they created the look of night but shot during the day.
All your full-moon pictures are causing me to look out the window at night ….
Thanks, fellas! The tonal adjustments on this image were a bit tricky. I've looked at this web version on a few monitors, and of course none of them look the same. Before printing I'm going to do some more work to enhance the star trails to have a clear indicator of night. Keep looking out that window – tonight's the full moon!
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Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And, the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics: You are all stardust. You couldn't be here if stars hadn't exploded, because the elements - the carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, iron, all the things that matter for evolution and for life - weren't created at the beginning of time. They were created in the nuclear furnaces of stars, and the only way for them to get into your body is if those stars were kind enough to explode. So, forget Jesus. The stars died so that you could be here today.
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Camping on Trillium Lake in Oregon. June 2014.
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Good Bugs For Your Home: The Insects You Should Avoid Killing (PHOTOS)
No one wants their home to be filled with creepy crawlies, but before you follow your instincts and kill the spider that's moving closer to your foot, ponder this: that same spider might be your home's best friend.
There are many bugs who -- unbeknownst to us -- can keep our homes clear of other pests. They can also keep your garden looking fresh.
We scoured the Internet and tracked down eight tiny, but helpful creatures that you should avoid killing if you spot them in or near your home. Learn more at: This Old House and Washington's Local Hazardous Waste Management Program.Can you put the pesticides down and learn to co-exist peacefully with the creatures in this slideshow? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
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- Bumble Bee
- Centipedes And Millipedes
- Praying Mantis
- Ground Beetle
- Predatory Mite
- Mason Bee