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March 29, 2016 in Bags and Cases (E)
[prMac.com] Minneapolis, Minnesota - Great things now come in smaller packages! Pad & Quill is proud to announce the release of their newest wood and leather cases for the iPad Pro 9.7 and iPhone SE.
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All Pad & Quill cases are handmade with the highest quality natural materials as well as pride and extreme attention to detail by leather craftsman and artisans with generations of experience. Who makes our cases is as important to us as what they are made from.
Pad & Quill is a family owned and run company located in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Minnesota. They are focused on celebrating nature and artisans by bringing the best of old world craftsmanship to newest and hottest devices of the 21st century. Their current lineup includes cases for iPhones, iPads, Macbooks, as well as Apple Watch accessories and leather laptop bags and backpacks. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2016 Pad & Quill. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, OSX, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.


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Screenshots are great to share information with others in the form of pictures. All you have to do is be on the screen of which you want to take the screenshot. Then follow the methods below to take screenshot. Fortunately, the process to do it is also easy.
- Command + Shift + 3
To take screenshot of entire screen, press Command + Shift + 3. Once it is done, a picture file will automatically appear on the desktop. Open it to see the information on the screen.
- Command + Shift + 4
It is possible that you can take picture of not the entire screen, but just part of the screen. Press Command + Shift + 4. Once done, a cross-hair window will appear on the screen. Click and drag the portion of the screen which you need to take screenshot. The picture will be automatically saved on the desktop.
- Command + Shift + 4 + Spacebar
This method works the same as the above methods except this is used to take a screenshot of a particular window.
- Command + Control + Shift + 3
This method is also used to take screenshot of an open window. The difference is that the picture is not saved automatically inside the Mac. But the screenshot is copied at first to Clipboard. You need to paste or use Command + V to paste the captured image on an image editor or Word document.
Take screenshot of a Mac with Touch Bar
If your Mac comes with a Touch Bar, use the following method.
- Press Shift + Command
The screenshot will be saved as a PNG file on the desktop.

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The Imperial Galactic Bank commonly referred to as the Imperial Bank or Galactic Bank was a financial system encompassing much of the known galaxy.
The system was used by most sentient beings within the galaxy, specifically within the territory of the Galactic Empire, during the years of the New Order and, later, the Galactic Civil War. Its gargantuan headquarters was located on Coruscant and teemed with stormtroopers serving as security. After escaping from Ylesia, Han Solo attempted to withdraw funds from the Bank that he had stashed there while on Corellia, having "earned" them by pawning off treasures stolen from Teroenza, the High Priest of that world. Unfortunately for Solo, the withdrawal was denied due to a freeze placed on the account by CorSec Inspector Hal Horn.[1] Lando Calrissian had an account in it.[2]
- The Paradise Snare
- Graveyard of Alderaan
- "Graveyard of Alderaan"—Classic Adventures: Volume Two
- "Rebel Enslaved!"—Star Wars Gamemaster Kit (As "Imperial Bank")
- "Rebel Enslaved!"—Classic Campaigns (As "Imperial Bank") (Reprint)
- Shadows of the Empire novel (Mentioned only)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (As "Imperial Bank of Coruscant")


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- Peter Doshi
A US drug company seems to have influenced the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) draft policy on access to clinical trial data, which academics have claimed keeps too much information hidden.
Documents obtained by The BMJ under a freedom of information request showed a significant overlap between what the US drug giant AbbVie had agreed with the EMA could be released about its drug adalimumab (marketed as Humira) and the agency's draft policy on providing public access to drug company data.
In 2012 the EMA announced a new, "proactive" transparency policy that would give full public access to clinical trial data about drugs authorised for marketing in the European Union from January 2014.1 But draft policy documents on how the system will work have been criticised for being overly restrictive. For example, the "view on screen only" policy will prohibit saving, downloading, or transferring data, limiting how the data can be analysed.2
Beate Wieseler, head of drug assessment at the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) and a vocal proponent of transparency, noted a "striking" similarity between the EMA's redaction principles and particular elements that AbbVie and the EMA had agreed to redact in the adalimumab clinical study reports (CSRs).
CSRs are detailed reports of drug trials that companies submit to regulators as part of a marketing application. Since November 2010 the EMA has been releasing these documents in response to requests. By late 2012 it had released nearly two million pages of documents, 29% of which were released fully unredacted.
But in 2013 AbbVie took out an injunction to prevent the EMA releasing documents on adalimumab to a competitor. After more than a year of legal wrangling the lawsuits were withdrawn3—which, The BMJ has learnt, came after a series of negotiations between the EMA and AbbVie. During these consultations the EMA agreed a set of redactions in the adalimumab CSRs proposed by AbbVie, which were more extensive than the agency was originally willing to accept.
In a press release in April 2014 the EMA said that the resulting clinical study reports contained "very limited redactions." But documents obtained by The BMJ have shown the extent of the redactions, which included the determination of trial sample size, exploratory efficacy subgroup analysis, and exploratory secondary endpoint results.
Wieseler said that "redaction of exploratory endpoints and analyses is a problem because these study results are often important for decision making outside regulatory agencies." As had occurred with the released adalimumab CSRs, the EMA's draft "redaction principles" document stated that safety and efficacy variables from exploratory analyses "may have to be redacted."
"The similarity is striking," said Wieseler, who challenged the notion that the proposed redactions constituted commercially confidential information. The EMA's redaction "approach contradicts EMA's own policy in other areas," she wrote in a letter to The BMJ.4
Noting the quality of life as a prime example, she said, "We found that health related quality of life is often investigated as an exploratory endpoint. These data are very relevant for our benefit assessment; therefore, presentation of these study results should not be at the discretion of the study sponsors." Wieseler and her colleagues recently studied 101 trials with CSRs and found that outcomes such as quality of life were often reported only in CSRs, not in journal publications.5
When asked about the purported similarities between its policy document and what it had agreed with AbbVie, the EMA said that "any observations concerning similarity are a direct result of having a single standard for what is considered CCI [commercially confidential information] regardless of access route." But Trudo Lemmens, a professor of law at the University of Toronto, said that the EMA "seems to have returned very much to the former approach of giving companies a lot of leeway in deciding what they consider to be confidential."
In 2012 Guido Rasi, executive director of the EMA, had said, "We are not here to decide if we publish clinical trial data, but how." However, in their letter to The BMJ Wieseler and her colleagues wrote, "One and a half years later, the 'if' is at stake."
The EMA rejected this characterisation. "The agency maintains that the vast majority of data within the CSR is not CCI and will be accessible to the public upon decision. The small remainder which may be CCI is open to a justification and review process which the agency controls," a spokesperson said.
The BMJ asked AbbVie why it considered the redactions to its documents on adalimumab necessary and whether they undermined researchers' ability to analyse the data. Dirk van Eeden, senior director of public affairs at AbbVie, responded, "AbbVie and the EMA agreed that a significant portion of data would be disclosed while protecting the information that is commercially sensitive. This allowed the EMA to revise its decision regarding AbbVie's study reports."
Cite this as: BMJ 2014;348:g3852
- Competing interests: The BMJ has campaigned for more transparency at EMA, notably for oseltamivir data, and I am a member of the Cochrane review group that analysed these data. I also personally know Beate Wieseler and Trudo Lemmens and recently coauthored a blog with Trudo Lemmens on this topic.


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What I love about being a real estate broker is the time freedom and flexibility it gives me. Even though I'm not in CDO, I can still talk to clients and work on deals. I was first able to talk to Sir Jess when I was back home in Iligan City for the Holidays. It was December 30 and we were busy preparing for the new year when Sir Jess called to inquire about a listing I had in Vista Verde. He wanted check out the lot then but since I was still in Iligan, we agreed to meet instead on January 3.
It was my first site tour for 2018. I had been in Iligan since Dec 23 and I was itching to get back to work. I really enjoy my work as a real estate broker and so as much as I loved the holiday break, I was excited to get back into the swing on things.
I showed Sir Jess the lot and he liked it immediately. His son was actually the buyer but he would be helping out with the payment. I walked him through the sales process, explained the taxes and that was when he decided to put in an offer for the lot. He reached an agreement with the seller and the deal was closed.
Alex is a great advisor, open minded, quick to entertain and make suggestions, a diligent worker and very patient with us.
– Jess
Now his son, who is only in his 20's, is a proud lot owner in Vista Verde Village. I'm happy to have been able to help them acquire this lot at a good deal. The best reward in being a real estate broker is the happiness of the client with his or her purchase.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
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On May 4, ISIS released the ninth edition of its online magazine, Rumiyah, which featured an article on detaining people during an attack—stating the purpose is "not to hold large numbers of the [disbelievers] hostage in order to negotiate demands…the objective is to create as much carnage and terror as possible." The article also praises the attacks at the Bataclan theater in Paris and the Pulse nightclub in Orlando as examples for sympathizers to emulate.
- The magazine suggests busy, public, and enclosed locations—including nightclubs, movie theaters, malls, and concert halls—as ideal targets. It states followers should use hostages to delay law enforcement entry, while maximizing publicity and fear. Finally, operatives are to notify authorities that they are "a soldier of the Islamic State" and should expect to be killed during the incident.
- In November 2015, three gunmen stormed the Bataclan theater during a concert, killing 89 and holding approximately 10 captives for over two hours. In June 2016, Omar Mateen attacked a busy nightclub, killing 49 and holding around 30 people hostage for three hours. During the standoff, he called law enforcement, describing himself as an Islamic soldier and pledging allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
An NJOHSP discussion with hostage negotiators and law enforcement personnel in New Jersey revealed the importance of integrated training among law enforcement, fire, and emergency services, as well as timely reporting from those initially on scene and established active shooter protocols.
- Hostage response teams require detailed situational awareness to develop the appropriate response plans and rely on first responders for accurate and timely information. Additionally, patrol officers at the scene should be prepared—in accordance with agency policies—to confront perpetrators or cordon off the site.
- NJOHSP provides active shooter resources and Incident Command System training (ICS-300) in order to better prepare for terror-related attacks. Additional classes and resources can be found on the NJOHSP training calendar.
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Today is day three back on track and I'm down 2.8lbs as of this morning. I know it's mostly water weight and that's ok, it's always encouraging to see it come off no matter what or why the reason.
Monday morning I power walked 7km, Tuesday I ran 5km and this morning I power walked another 7km. Let me tell you, I was very surprised to be able to run 5km after not running for the last two months. I think once you've done it, it's much easier to go back rather than completely starting from scratch. I was red faced, hot and sweaty (it's hot summery weather here this week) when I got home but I felt awesome. It took me a long time to figure out my breathing and pace when I first started running but now that I know how to run I no longer feel like I'm dying...it just feels like a workout.
I'm generally a treadmill runner which is easier than running outdoors, but this run was outdoors and it was so nice. There is a lot more to distract your mind from your workout when the scenery is constantly changing, plus with the leaves starting to change colour as autumn gets closer it's really beautiful.
I've been changing my eating habits back to good ones too....a little less clam chowder and a little more grilled chicken and veggies.
I've also started taking a liver cleansing supplement again as well as a probiotic if I feel like I need it, and I've gotten a lot of sleep the last two nights...9 hours on Monday and 8 hours last night. I had serious sleep debt going on and it was starting to tell. My body is already thanking me profusely for these changes.
How is everyone else doing in the getting fit and healthy department? Anyone have some great new running tunes for me?


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Date-coded serial numbers are typically found stamped on the back or top of the headstock, and "Made in USA" is stamped next to the number starting in June 1967. The next digit = last digit of the year (1966 to 1972: 6,7,8,9,0,1,2).The remaining digits = number of individual instrument, probably.For example, 27136 should be February (2), 1967 (7) and the 136th instrument made that month. (i.e., 1974 would be 4) Last 3 digits = number of the instrument.A hyphenated number was embossed on the back of headstock. For example, 3-8094 would be March (3), 1978 (8) and the 94th guitar made that month. The next three digits are the model number, without the 6 at the beginning.Subsequent research has unearthed quite a few inaccuracies in Scott's numbers, so any serial number guides cribbing from Scott are also incorrect.The Gretsch-GEAR database exists to get it right: to document the actual serial numbers, to determine once and for all what was built and when, and to harness the collective knowledge of thousands of Gretsch fans to put the pieces together.If you'd like to learn more about Gretsch serial numbers, we highly recommend Ed Ball's "Gretsch 6120: The History of a Legendary Guitar." Ball is one of the key researchers who have determined the actual dates, years and features Gretsch serial numbers correspond to.
Each of them can be used to accurately pinpoint the age of a guitar, if you have the correct information.
Unfortunately, correct information can be very difficult to come by.
Most online guides (and quite a few print guides) are based on Jay Scott's groundbreaking book "Gretsch: the guitars of the Fred Gretsch Company," which is a fine book, but is nearly two decades old.
Serial numbers have six numbers, with a three digit suffix. The final numbers are the sequential order of the model made during the lifespan of the model (not that year).
For example, 946119-976 would be a June 1994 Tennessee Rose, the 976th made.


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I've Got 99 Questions - Can You Answer One?
Yesterday, I sent an email to my lovely tribe of people about something I've been struggling with lately. I feel like I've needed your help over the past few weeks, although it's taken me the last few days to realise it. Today, I want to talk to you about it.
Unlike the usual content you see on this blog, this post won't teach you a new skill. It won't be a tutorial and it won't have anything to do with social media or digital marketing. But it will be honest.
A Branch of Holly has lost its spark. It's lost its meaning and purpose. This online space isn't the way it used to be. Instead of staying true to itself, it's moved along with everyone else.
Over the past few months, I've been putting so much pressure on myself to turn my blog into a business. It's the only thing that's been on my mind. I haven't been creating content for my blog, I've been creating it for my business. It's made me lose all enjoyment for it. I've been creating this content because I have to, not because I want to. I've purposefully limited my time to myself or with my family, purely because I've always felt the need to do something to push myself forward.
But the truth is, I lost my why along the way. I lost the real reason for why I started ABOH in the first place.
When I started this blog, I had a really clear idea of how it was going to look and feel. More than anything, I wanted it to be a place of inspiration. This idea has grown and altered along the way, but the purpose has stayed the same. But for the past couple of months, I've not been happy with this space. I've not been happy with the direction it's been going in and I've not been happy with my attitude towards it.
Can I be honest with you?
I'm tired of it. I'm tired of going to my Bloglovin' feed and reading about how to do this or that. I'm tired of everyone posting about the same topics. I'm tired of reading posts that aren't personal - they're just business.
I feel as if 90% of what I read is telling me how to be more successful at A, B or C. Email lists, social media, making your own business - everyone is posting their own opinion of what works. And this has affected me. I've been more focused on building numbers, money and popularity rather than blogging for enjoyment.
On one hand, it's great that people build their own businesses and blog about it. There's nothing wrong with that. There are a lot of blogs I read that are like this. I love them and I'll continue to read them.
But it's the realness and authenticity that I love more. I don't feel like you can get that by posting about email lists or social media. What worked for one person doesn't mean it's going to work for everyone else.
Lately, I've taken in so much advice that it's affected me, my vision and ABOH. I'm tired of having to try new things because someone says they work. I'm tired of people posting about strategies, rather than just why they love something. I want this to be a home of inspiration, not a how-to machine.
I'm tired of the side hustle. I'm tired of coming home from a full day of work and knowing I can't enjoy my evening because I've 'got' to blog about social media, SEO or some other form of digital marketing. I'm doing it because I've got to, not because I want to. Whereas if I was spending my evening blogging to inspire people, or editing photos from my weekend that are beautiful, that would be much more enjoyable.
I miss the personal side of my blog. I miss writing posts from the heart. I miss writing about experiences that all 20-something's go through. I miss being an inspiration.
I miss being able to fill my weekends with fun, because I'm working on my blog. If my blog included personal posts, I'd be able to fill my weekends no problem. Fill your life, fill your blog.
I miss reading a magazine in the evening when I sit down for the night. It's got to the point where I'm a year behind on my Elle subscription - I'm currently reading Elle from July 2014.
So I want to bring more freedom to ABOH. I want to show more of me. I want to do things to inspire people and write about them. I want to be more creative and share this creative lifestyle with you. I know if I include more content like this I won't have a narrow niche anymore, but I don't care. Is that honestly what it's about? A niche? Please tell me it isn't. It's about having fun, documenting life and making the most of this blogging journey.
I know I'm rambling but I hope you're still with me. I still need to figure all this out. But I want ABOH to get back to its roots. So my question to you is this:
What do you think?
My plan is not to change ABOH dramatically - I still want to publish about social media, blogging and productivity - but I don't think I want it to be my business. I want to include more of my personality and more inspiration for you, rather than just another thing to try or add to your to do list. Ideas that just come to me in a flash. Ideas that are real. I want to be more creative and connect with you on a deeper level. Not just by telling you how to do something.
I still plan to monetise but in a different way - probably along the career route, by offering CV and covering letter reviews, and interview workshops.
But ultimately, I want to get back to my why.
So what do you think?
And if I could give you any piece of advice it would always be this - don't follow. Be true to you and your why. Nothing is more authentic than that.


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When you're dating someone, it counts for a lot what he/she is like as a person and how compatible you are together. But the proof of the pudding also lies in the tasting – and as far as a relationship goes, that qualifies as the physical and intimate side. Kissing is often the first step in physical intimacy. And when a couple is in love – and in lust – it's not long before that hesitant first kiss and tentative meeting of lips progresses to a full-blown French kiss.
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French kissing, like any art, takes a fair amount of practice and experience to become a master (or mistress) of the game. But before venturing further on learning the hows of French kissing, a few basics:
Hygiene is important
Fresh breath
While not everyone can be lucky enough to have the pearly whites which are often shown in toothpaste commercials, you can at least make use of the products advertised! Before brushing up on your kissing techniques, you'd do well to brush your teeth and make sure your breath is fresh. Eating things with strong odor like onions or garlic, is strictly off limits. Always keep mints or a stick of chewing gum on hand for some last minute damage control.
Smell good
Observe basic hygiene, like having a shower, if possible, immediately prior to your date, so that you are clean and fresh. Spraying a really good deodorant or using an aftershave might help but there's no substitute for a good bath. The fresher you look, the more irresistible you will seem to your date.
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Groom yourself well
You don't have to spend a whole lot of money on fancy clothes but try and dress in something that adds to, rather than detracts from, your overall appeal. The more attractive you appear (you don't have to be blessed with natural good looks, you have to simply know how to make the most of what you have been blessed with), the more inclined your date will be, to get up close and personal!
For the ladies
Don't overdo it as far as lipstick goes. Use a shade that flatters your lips and makes them look infinitely kissable. Lip-gloss also adds a nice flavor as long as it's not too sticky. If you wear too much lipstick or too dark a shade, it will end up all over your partner's face and unless he doesn't mind looking like Bobo the Clown, that's not a good option.
Set the mood
Unless you and your partner are both into public displays of affection or exhibitionism, kisses – especially first ones, should ideally be in private. If there is some mood music it will probably enhance the feelings and emotions.
Comfort is the key
Make sure there is a comfortable place or seating arrangement to lounge around and relax.
Ease up
Don't be tense or overly anxious about how the kiss will go or the kind of impression you will make. If it helps, your partner is probably also equally nervous, so at least one of you being calm would really help.
Leading up to it
Before actually getting into French kissing techniques, it is important to set the stage. Gradually ease your partner into the mood. Exchange loving looks, caress him with your eyes, cast lingering looks at his lips and move into a more intimate position. Touch your partner's hair, graze his cheek with your fingers, caress the nape of his neck or rub his earlobe between your fingertips.
As you start moving closer, watch out for the following…
If you're sitting next to each other on a couch or settee, turn towards each other. Urge your partner closer with gentle pressure but don't be forceful or insistent. If she shows the slightest sign of resistance, back off. Learn to differentiate though, if she's toying with you or teasing you by refusing to come closer or is outright refusing.
Get your cue from the word – French kiss.
The French are subtle lovers and take things at a leisurely pace. It should be unhurried, not rushed and while passions might be difficult to rein in, try and enjoy the kiss and savor the moment, instead of figuring out your next move.
Try and angle yourself so that if your partner's face is tilted in one direction, tilt your's in the complementary opposite direction.
In your eagerness to kiss her, don't get right into the act. You could lovingly cradle her face in your hands and look deeply into her eyes as a prelude to your French kiss.
As you move in for the kill, oops kiss, you could close your eyes. It creates a sense of you really immersing yourself into the kiss and savoring the unique pleasure it brings to your senses. It can also be slightly unnerving if one partner accidentally opens his eyes to find the other staring at him and trying to read his expression. If both keep their eyes closed, it enables more uninhibited enjoyment of the kiss.
French kissing techniques
In effecting the French kiss, there are two main weapons at your disposal, namely:
The lips
As you move closer together and your lips meet, enjoy the sensation of paying 'lip service' – literally! You could place tiny kisses starting from the corner of her mouth, until your lips are flush against her's. You could pull back ever so slightly to comment on how great her lips feel against your's or continue to just savor the delight of how pliant and warm her mouth feels.
Now try deepening the kiss. Open your mouth slightly and tease her lips apart with your lips. If she shows signs of withdrawing, go back to closed mouth kissing. But if she gives every appearance of enjoying it, keep flirting with her lips, moving them in a slow, circular rhythm over her's. Catch her lower lip teasingly between your lips or lightly, very lightly, give it a mock nip by lightly holding it with your teeth.
But of course, the main part of French kissing is yet to make its presence felt.
The tongues
Learning how to French kiss isn't complete until you make optimum use of your tongues. You can tentatively start by tracing the outline of his lips with your tongue or gently inserting your tongue in her mouth. If she doesn't meet you halfway, try coaxing her tongue to come play with your's. Once you succeed in doing this, entwine her tongue with your's.
You can alternatively lick it gently, explore the inside of her mouth or very, very gently suck on it. Be careful and avoid biting his/her lips or tongue. If your partner still shows every sign of enjoying the kiss and craving more, start alternating lips with tongue and start flicking tongues against each other lightly but frequently and going back to the lips, then back again to tongues, which acts as a simulation of the sexual act itself.


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When I started this fellowship, there was no telling where it would lead me. It was hard to see what God may have had planned for me but I knew it was time for a leap of faith I had to take. In just 3 days, I had my interview, got accepted, signed my contract and packed up everything I owned. I was moving into a new house with new roommates and the promise of a new job within a community of folks who were as passionate about social change as I was.
Before coming into this program, I had a passion for helping others overcome homelessness, understanding domestic violence, aiding in the triumph over addiction, and disrupting the cycle of repeat offense. After my two week training, I learned that my site placement would actually be two different churches with a shared vision of "Asset Mapping." Honestly, I had no idea what asset mapping was about to begin with and I was skeptical about whether happiness and passion would evade me this year. Still, I went forward.
Turns out that asset mapping wasn't some foreign concept. Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) was developed by John L. McKnight and John P. Kretzmann, who co-authored the book, "Building Communities from the Inside Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing A Community's Assets", after 30 years of research on the concept. I learned that asset mapping is designed to promote connections or relationships between individuals, between individuals and organizations, and between organizations within a community. Though I could see the goodness in implementing this concept, what did all this mean for me, a stranger to this city of Fall River? Where would I start, who would I talk to, what exactly did this role mean to me?
A few months later, these same unanswered questions continued to linger and I grew more tired of my role. I began to think about who I was before I joined Life Together and what previously motivated me: helping others overcome homelessness, understanding domestic violence, aiding in the triumph over addiction, and disrupting the cycle of repeat offense. I realized that I had lost sight of my own passions, or at least they were put on the backburner of my mind and heart, in order to fulfill the needs of the program. Once I recognized the disconnect, I could no longer will myself happy to do the work. Then, I heard my supervisor say something that was extremely enlightening considering what I was going through: "Sometimes you have to let your needs be known without having the expectation that they will be met." Suddenly, I felt so relieved. Though nothing had changed, with that thought alone, I felt an emotional weight being lifted immediately. I knew it was time to start thinking about what I wanted from this program and that it was okay to think about myself.
Shortly after experiencing this epiphany, I called all my supervisors and had a meeting. I found the courage to tell them about what I had been experiencing on my plight of Asset Mapping and how I felt out of sorts with it. I told them what my passions were before joining the program: helping others overcome homelessness, understanding domestic violence, aiding in the triumph over addiction, and disrupting the cycle of repeat offense, and how I'd hoped the job would somehow align but it didn't. Finally, I expressed my need. I told them I wanted to take my true passions off the backburner and asked if there was a way to still be able to fulfill my commitment to the program while doing so. Was there a place where my desires and the purpose of Asset Mapping could meet? To my surprise, my supervisors were excited to hear and even began to name the gifts they'd seen in me, that perhaps weren't being utilized to their full potential. They were enthusiastic and mindful about making sure to take action. And once again, the feeling of knowing it was time to take a leap of faith settled within me.
My name is Sharley Paul. As a Life Together Fellow, I have joined the South Coast Mission Hub on their mission of Asset Mapping; building connections within the community of Fall River and filling the gap between individual, organization and community. I visit homeless shelters, domestic violence programs, rehab clinics, and the court justice system to fulfill both the Asset Mapping vision and continue my plight in helping others overcome homelessness, understanding domestic violence, aiding in the triumph over addiction, and disrupting the cycle of repeat offense.
Wonders can happen when you take the journey of finding out just who you are and what you came to this beautiful earth to do. Magic ignites when you follow your heart in every circumstance. Integrity is built when you find the courage to speak your truth. Peace is had when you "let your needs be known without having the expectation of them being met." It's a very uncomfortable place to be, indeed, but taking a leap of faith is perhaps the only way to uncover the greatness within you.


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Mozelle Nalan
- Written by Woodinville Weekly Staff
Leap Year Day 1992, in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, Ken and Natasha Nalan (Natalie Clark) were blessed with an adorable baby girl, Mozelle. Mozelle became extremely ill and doctors did not expect her to survive an emergency surgery at 36 hours old. God blessed Mozelle's family and they enjoyed her bright blue eyes and shining spirit for 19 years, 4 months and 17 days. We are striving to thank God for the precious years we had her instead of those we lost.
Mozelle spent her childhood years in Skagway, Alaska. Many happy times were spent with her dog, Shelley. During summer she would hike to and camp at Upper Lake with Judy Selmer and even hiked the Chilkoot Trail. She had planned to hike the Pacific Crest Trail as an adult.
Mozelle got her musical ability from her grandpa, Glen Clark who taught strings in the Northshore elementary schools and orchestra at Canyon Park Jr. High for over 20 years.
She could write and sing wonderful songs. She loved skiing, swimming, rock climbing, zip lines but most of all playing with her siblings. She attended horse camp at Heart-Bar Ranch, first as a camper then as a counselor.
Her Baha'I faith was important to her.
Mozelle was honored to attend NCCI in London, Ontario, and enjoyed her teachers and friends. She happily immersed herself in dance, music and theater.
Mozelle then moved with her mother and siblings to the Bothell/Woodinville area to be closer to the medical care she needed.
During her treatments she would take time to visit teenage cancer patients during their chemo.
Her love of horses led her to volunteer at Little Bit Therapeutic riding stable. This allowed her to meld her love of horses, children and service to others. She had hoped to make this her career.
Sadly that desire to serve others was cut short when she was murdered while volunteering in Anchorage.
Please honor Mozelle's life of service by doing a good deed on Leap Year Day and sign up on her facebook page: Mozelle Nalan Memorial Leap Into Service.
A memorial celebration of life has been held.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to your favorite charity or Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center as Mozelle spent many happy hours volunteering there and had planned to make that her career. Their address is 19802 N.E. 148th Street, Woodinville, WA 98077, phone (425) 882-1554or littlebit.org.
Mozelle may have only lived 19 years, but she touched many lives.
She is survived by her parents Ken and Natasha Nalan (Natalie Clark); beloved siblings, Erik, Aurora and Layli; grandparents, Glen and Mozelle Clark; aunt, Sharna Clark (Donovan) and her family and extended family.


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I was wondering whether there exists - officially or unofficially - a range of private OIDs which can be used internally (privately) in an organization, and is not allowed for schema distribution; something like private network IP address ranges (10.0.0.0/8, etc.)
The existence of such private OIDs would allow organizations to avoid registering their own OID branch, since the "private" OID range would guarrantee that these OIDs can be used internally by the organization safely and would not be included in a new schema distribution; thus, conflicts can be excluded.
I don't see how this avoids conflicts.IANA gives away enterprise-IDs for free. There's no reason why not to register one.
Any organization which would be using such a "private OID range", should not be allowed to make the associated LDAP attributes publicly available (not even searchable) in its Directory interations.
Maybe you should try to provide a good definition on what is "publicly available" and I will tear it to pieces. ;-}
Did you ever participate in a company merger where both companies are using the private network IP address ranges (10.0.0.0/8)?
Secondarily, the above would also serve as an "example" range of OIDs which could be used for communication of schema drafts.
You can safely define your own example OID branch for whatever you need it.
I haven't come across something like this until now.
And that's good! Ciao, Michael.


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Fresh off the first defense of her King of the Cage Junior Flyweight title, Brenda Gonzales (4-0) joined us to talk about her second round technical knockout victory over Elsie Zwicker (6-5) at KOTC's final event of the year "Battlegrounds" at the Ute Mountain Casino in Towaoc, Colorado. Saturday's victory is the second for Gonzales in as many months. From ...Read More »
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The first food gift I ever made was a batch of brownies for our neighbor's anniversary. I felt very grown up since this was the first time I was unsupervised in the kitchen. After the brownies cooled, I cut them into squares and dusted them with a liberal amount of powdered sugar. After wrapping them in foil, I finished off the delicious gift with yarn I found in my mom's sewing supplies and walked them proudly next door.
I will never forget the smile on our neighbor's face when I delivered fresh from the oven brownies. This was my first experience of how gifts of food are always appreciated and well received.
Presentation is an important part of food gifting. With a little extra effort, your homemade treats can turn into an extra special gift. In my family, it is not the holidays unless Aunt Cassie's chocolate cookie truffles are on the dessert table. My nephews especially enjoy these rich chocolaty treats. Since they are a family tradition, I am always looking for new ways to gift them each season.
Enter the Homemade for the Holidays collection. The Holiday Parchment Sheets will be perfect to line my platter. After the truffles have set, I will nest them in my favorite white mini baking cups.
To personalize these truffles and finish off the presentation, I am using one of my new favorite items – Gift Tag Royal Icing Decorations. With the included food-safe marker, it is a snap to personalize food gifts.
The Homemade for the Holidays Tree Treat Box will be making an appearance as part of my holiday table scape. They are a great food gifting item since not only can they be used as part of your holiday décor, these festive treat boxes are easily filled with cookies or candy for your guests to take home.
For last minute party invites, I keep a couple Homemade for the Holiday Loaf Gift Kits on hand. If I don't have time to whip up delicious Confetti Pound Cake, this kit is perfect for dressing up store bought dessert breads to give as hostess gifts.


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The jury is still out on whether WWE pro-wrestling superstar CM Punk's transition to fighting in mixed martial arts for the UFC will be a success, but judging from the initial impressions of his new training partners at the Roufusport gym in Millwaukee the new recruit has settled in well and is giving it everything he's got.
"CM Punk is awesome," No.3 ranked welterweight contender Tyron Woodley told the 'Inside MMA' show on AXS TV. "He's in there 3 days a week, an hour early to every practice. He's a student of the sport. A lot of people were giving him a lot of crap, but after hanging out with him for 3 weeks I told him, 'Anybody got a problem with CM Punk, you've got a problem with me'.
He's bridging the gap the best way he knows how. For anybody who has been out of martial arts and not in the arena for that long, he's doing exactly what he should do to make up that gap.
He's doing private lessons, 12 to 14 of them a week. He's in there working, and when he gets his fight announced, I can help him as much as I can to get ready for it."
Even outspoken ONE FC welterweight champion Ben Askren has been praising CM Punk's work ethic so far.
"He's been awesome, he's been great," Askren told MMAjunkie at the World MMA Awards 2015 recently. "Comes in, works hard every single day.
"I think he understands the task at hand," Askren continued. "When someone decides to come into the UFC and they don't have a combat sports background, you're kind of thinking, does he really understand what he's getting into?" Askren told MMAjunkie. "But I think he gets it. I think he's taking it very seriously."
"I don't see why he can't compete," Askren added later.
It's still early days for Punk, aka Phil Brooks, though and it could well be late into the year before he is ready to undertake his first ever MMA bout under the bright lights of the UFC's Octagon.


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Name: Robb Hardy
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 235 lbs
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Alignment: Heel
Pic Base: Shane Helms
Entrance Theme: "Alive and Kicking" By Nonpoint
Entrance Description: The lights darken, and all of a sudden an green pyro shoots out, and green laser lights are being shining everywhere. "Alive and Kicking" By Nonpoint then hits and out walks Robb Hardy. The majority of the fans begin to boo while parts of the crowd cheers Robb on. Robb then walks down the rampway and then slides into the ring. Robb then climbs up top the turnbuckle, and crosses his arms. Robb then jumps down and backs into a corner and leans against it, waiting for the match to begin.
Gimmick Description (Doesn't need to be long. Just something so I have an idea what your character is):
Real Wrestler(s) Your Character Wrestles Like: RVD, Matt Hardy, Jericho
1.Lion Tamer
2. 450 Splash
3. Snap Suplex
4. Multiple Suplex
5.German Suplex
6. Multiple German Suplex
7. Spinning Wheel Kick
8. Rolling Thunder
9. Crescent Kick
10. Sit-Down Jaw Breaker
11. sleeper hold
12. Monkey Flip (To a standing or cornered opponent)
13. Shooting Star Press while standing on the ground
14. Backhand Spring Elbow (Opponent leaning back on turnbuckle)
15. Hurricanranna
16. Tornado DDT
17. Sharpshooter
Signature Move(s):
1. Jaded (Superkick)
2. Hardy Drop (Inverted DDT)
Finishing Move(s):
1. LA Splash (Frog Splash)
2. Pump the Breaks (STO Backbreaker followed by a Faceplant)
Bio/Brief History: Robb grew up in Los Angeles California, taking care of his two brothers Will Hardy and Nick Hardy while their mother was away at work during the day. Growing up in the lower class areas of Los Angeles, Robb had to be very protective of Nick and Will and he had to get them out of truble on many occasions. While growing up, Robb had the dream to become a wrestler and he started off his career in 2001 in UWA. In UWA, Robb won the Galaxy and Television Champions once on separate occasions. Near the end of Robb's stay, a man named Wes Michaels challenged Robb in a Hell In A Cell match with both men putting their careers on the line. Wes Michaels ended up defeating Robb Hardy, ending his run as a superstar and beginning his first and only attempt at being a manager. UWA eventually closed and Robb joined EPW on October 13th, 2002. Robb wasn't welcomed in the beginning because he was young and cocky. By November, people started to warm up the Robb and he became well liked by the roster and fans a-like. Robb, who was married to Cassandra, came home to find out that Cassandra had been murdered. Later on Robb found out it was Red Wolf, and Robb got his revenge by beating Red Wolf. In mid December of 2002. Eventually Robb found out that Cassandra was forced to fake her own death because of her father's work in the CIA and that is how Red Wolf got away with it, because it was a government cover up. Later on during Robb's tenure in EPW, h won the American Title from Drummond Base, and then beat his enemy and ex-best friend who trained him, JJ Jarone, at EPW's December PPV called X-Mas in a buried alive match. Later on, JJ Jarone and Robb reconciled their differences and they both joined up with the Darkriders, a group that already possessed Dan Cichon, Lexy, and Dwight Maverick. JJ Jarone soon retired and handed his tag title to Robb Hardy. Robb Hardy then lost his American Title, to his friend Dwight Maverick. A week later, Robb won the High-Velocity Championship. Robb held the Tag Team titles with Lexy for two months before losing them to Sypon and Drummond Base. Robb then went on to lose his High-Velocity Championship to Smooth Criminal and it was considered a huge upset. Robb then earned a world championship shot at the PPV Insurance. The Main event was Robb Hardy Vs. JJ Jarone for the EPW World Championship and Robb ended up coming out on top, marking his first reign as the World Champion.. Eventually EPW would close and Robb would try his hand out in CHZ, NGW, HCW and RXW where he eventually became a two time Cruiserweight champion. Robb achieved most of his success in EPW but he also had a great deal of success in XWF when he arrived there in 2003. Robb became Tag Champion two times, one of those reigns with his long time friend TJ Codair. Robb also won the XXX Championship in XWF which was their version of the hardcore championship. Eventually Robb and XWF management did not see eye to eye so he then headed back over to CHZ for two months, winning all of his matches which included a victory over another long time friend, THG. After a two month absence in the XWF, Robb made his return and in his first match back he beat Dante Locks for the Genesis Championship in a Russian Chain match. Robb then squared off against TJ Codair in a fans bring the weapons match. Robb was then pitted against five other opponents in a Game-Time elimination match and he came out the victor. XWF eventually closed and had a going away show where Robb retained the Genesis Championship and was its last ever champion. Robb also met Jade, the sister of Chris Night, in XWF and they eloped after dating for several years. Robb then had a few more stints in the CHZ, even teaming with Chris Night at one point. When Inferno Wrestling opened, Robb decided to try his hand as the head referee of the company while Jade and Chris Night became wrestlers there. A man named Skylar Riggs had a match with Jade in August of 2013 and he tore her apart, busting her open and breaking her jaw. This caused Robb to challenge Riggs to a match himself. Robb put up a valiant effort but sadly, fell to the same fate that Jade fell too. Jade ended up having a case of stockholme syndrome and she ran to be with Skylar Riggs, betraying both Robb and Chris is the process and Skylar injured Chris Night as well. Chris and Robb ended up getting into a heated argument over all of this in front of Robb's house, causing the police to be called on them. A week later, Robb checked himself into a mental facility because of this downward spiral. Chris ended up defeating Skylar Riggs, causing him to disappear from Inferno and seperate himself from Jade as well. Jade also disappeared up until she came to see Robb at the mental facility he was staying at. Jade told Robb to stay away from Chris and that she loved him before signing his release papers and leaving him alone again. Robb tried to stay away from his brother-in-law Chris and Chris' fiancee Kelly Fury for some time but he couldn't resist and had to go see them. Robb has been trying to cope with the whole situation and now figures the best way to deal with all of this is to get back in the squared circle and do what he does best... Wrestle. Robb has already competed in PWX in an over the top battle royal that had over ten people in it and Robb was one of the final 3 participants left. Now he wants to try his hand in a match in PWP.
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Bar fueled with 32 crickets.
Nutritional content 100 g
Energy 488 kcal
Fat 26.3 g
of which saturates 9.7 g
Carbohydrates 44.6 g
of which sugars 29.4 g
Fiber 6.5 g
Protein 15.0 g
Salt 0.35 g
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Dates, roasted milled crickets (Acheta Domesticus)(10%), almonds, cashew nuts, cocoa powder, coconut oil, salt. People with shellfish allergy may be allergic to crickets. May contain traces of milk, gluten and soy.
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Energy 402 kcal
Fat 18 g
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of which sugars 4.3 g
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Salt 3.1 g
Iron 5.5 mg
Zink 2.2 mg
Magnesium 174 mg
Calcium 84 mg
Vitamin b12 2.5 mg
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We're pleased to finally be able to share this exciting news with the flow arts community! On June 1, two of the biggest names in smart hoops will become one as the SpinFX Phoenix hoop joins the Hyperion family. Since 2012, the Phoenix has been the smart hoop of choice for performers seeking perfect balance, long battery life, and zero LED gap in a highly customizable hoop. The Hyperion has pushed the envelope of technical sophistication in smart hoops since 2014 with features like customizable motion-reactive patterns and WiFi networking in a lightweight, removable battery design.
Hoopers can now have the best of both worlds. The new Phoenix will be upgraded with Hyperion electronics, giving you all of the Hyperion's software features – and more than eight times as many patterns as previous Phoenix models – in a beautifully balanced and gapless hoop. Hoopers who want the lightest 3/4″ hoop around and the ability to hoop till they drop without ever stopping to recharge can still choose the removable battery Hyperion.
The Hyperion team will be taking over service and support, including warranty repairs, for existing Phoenix hoops by July 1. The Phoenix gurus at SpinFX will be working closely with us to help ensure a smooth transition, and we're located just a few hours up the California coast from SpinFX's location so your hoop shipping times should be unaffected by the move.
It's going to be a very busy time for all of us, but I'm very excited about the possibilities. I'd also like to thank all of YOU, the hoopers who make this all possible – we wouldn't be able to do what we do without your support.
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EV is proud to sponsor (and host) the next PechaKucha night 'Verge' on September 28th. Join us and get your juices flowing.
East Village is a neighbourhood where things happen fast, so EV feels right at home sponsoring this season's PechaKucha events, where presenters have a mere 20 seconds to explain each of 20 slides. And since East Village is a neighbourhood on the edge of awesomeness, the theme suits us to a tee. "Verge" will be held September 28 at 7 p.m. in East Village, with entertainment beginning on RiverWalk behind the historic Simmons Building at 6 p.m., and the main event at the Golden Age Club at 7 pm.
It's free and there's insight and enlightenment at every turn. Bring your appetite for great street food, since Calgary's food trucks are coming, and come early – some 25 geniuses of parkour will be lighting up RiverWalk with their incredible moves starting at about 6 pm. Think of it as dinner and a show before the show.
PechaKucha events always rally a wide range of thinkers on a given theme, and Verge is no exception. Here's the list of people who will offer their perspective on the 28th:
• Jasmine Antonick, Startup Manager, Beakerhead
• Ellen Close, Associate Artistic Producer, Downstage
• Dr. Paul Fedak, Cardiac Surgeon
• Ralph Giannone, Architect, Giannone Petricone Associates
• Wendy Peters, Community Manager, Yelp Calgary
• Tristan Surtees and Charles Blanc, Watershed+ Lead Artists
• Matthew Talbot-Turner, Editor, Breathe Parkour Magazine
• George Webber, Photographer
The PechaKucha event is being held on the verge of another first for Calgary – on the morning of September 29th, the city's first annual Arts Champions Congress begins at cultural venues around the city. The keynote for the day of round-table conversations will be given by Ben Cameron, program director for the arts at the Doris Duke Foundation, a $13 million granting program. Cameron is an outspoken and inspiring arts advocate, and listening to him at the Jack Singer Concert Hall sounds like a perfect way to start a stimulating day after your stimulating PechaKucha evening.
Find out more about the Arts Champions Congress at http://congress.calgaryartsdevelopment.com/
To reserve your free PechaKucha tickets, go to http://www.calgaryculture.com/verge


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This is what a Geoprobe 6620 looks like stripped down to its component parts. Our fitters have recently commenced a complete overhaul and upgrade of "R1" our Geoprobe track mounted drilling rig.Read More
Quick walk-around of our high volume chemical injection unit
Numac has over 10 years experience in chemical injection for the purpose of in-situ chemical oxidation/reduction (ISCO/R). This system seen in this video is the result of 10 years of deveopment and continual improvement of the process.Read More
Geotechnical Rig Update - MCT450P
This highly capable truck mounted geotechnical rig was commissioned in late January 2018. It's immediately proving a big hit with our clients combining great mobility and speed of operation.Read More
Introducing the MiHPT -
The new probe detects volatile contaminants with the MIP, measures soil electrical conductivity with a standard (MIP) dipole array, and measures HPT injection pressure using the same down-hole transducer as the Geoprobe® stand-alone HPT system.Read More
Sonic mineral exploration for Nickel Laterite
Numac recently completed a mineral exploration drilling program with a sonic rig in unconsolidated formations for Nickel Laterite.Read More
Killer New Ride!
Our new Volvo FH13 540 Prime Mover looking smart in the her new skin. With the large distances we move rigs each year it is certainly nice to know that have reliable, safe and comfortable equipment making these long road-trips comfortable fro the drill crews.Read More
Sydney Harbour Overwater Sonic Drilling
One of the highlights of 2017 was being involved in the Sydney Metro Geotechnical investigation in Sydney Harbour. Numac was presented with an opportunity to use one of our Sonic drill rigs from a overwater in close proximity to the Harbour Bridge.
Click here to see the video.Read More
Industry recognition of Numacs Safety, Quality and Environment Management Systems
Numac are very proud to be awarded 3rd party accreditation from Best Practice Certification for our Safety (AS/NZS 4801), Quality (ISO 9001) and Environmental (ISO14001)Read More
Cleanup 2017 Keynote: Laser Induced Fluorescence
As Australia's leading provider of High Resolution Site Characterisation (HRSC), Numac welcomes back David Heicher from Dakota Technologies for his keynote presentation at Cleanup 2017:Read More
Finders River alluvium - SP16 ground water Sampling - Northern Queensland
".....look for a cost-effective method for characterising shallow groundwater resources in remote Northern Australia"Read More
Installation of municipal Supply Bore Network
Numac Drilling Services Australia was awarded a public tender by Hunter Water to manage and undertake the drilling and installation of 15 municipal water production bores within the existing use regional aquifer.Read More
Using tracers to Investigate aquifer recharge. A wide a range of tools wre employed to gather data including monitoring wells, the Hydraulic Profiling Tool (HPT), Geoprobe push tube soil sampling and the SP16 groundwater sampler in this investigation.Read More
Early 2016 saw 2 Geoprobe machines running double shift for a large scale environmental assessment. The investigation included a large Membrane Interface Probe (MIP) investigation which we believe was a first for Singapore.Read More
Sonic is the new black
Sonic Drilling is taking off in Australia and is quickly becoming the preferred tool in both Environmental and Geotechnical site investigations. After a couple of years of use this is the lowdown on where we see the value.Read More
Hydraulic Profiling Tool (HPT) added to the HRSC arsenal
The HPT provides a continuous hydrostratigraphic log of the subsurface that provides relative hydraulic conductivity of the formation. Soil lithology is also mapped along the vertical profile of the subsurface. Identify pathways and calculate permeability and static water levels in real time...Read More
Numac Introduces Ultra Violet Optical Screening Tool to australia (UVOST)
Run on a Geoprobe drilling rig, the UVOST systems makes for a much more productive day in the field. Real time delineation LNAPL plumes can be conducted with speed and with complete confidence. There is a greatly reduced requirement for soil sampling, laboratory analysisand groundwater wells.Read More


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In the last two days I have been able to hear almost 20 of our 60 students give 15 minute talks on their final year thesis' and I have been literally floored by the presentations. Needless to say I was only able to utilise basic understanding of the concepts covered to understand the content, but some of the students were so utterly gifted at explaining engineering background, method and results that even the Arts student kinda got it. The time, talent and theorising that I have been able to witness in the last two days is still making me feel like I walked with giants when I lunched with the students on Friday.
My Honours is, well, let's put it this way – in my English tute I made a less than flattering comment about the translation of Sir Launfal that we were studying and the tute fell so silent that there was ACTUALLY the sound of a cricket. The translation was our tutor's, and while I flushed to the roots of my hair when I realised I had missed this important piece of information, I did not feel obliged to apologise nor retract my comment. In other words, it is brilliant! I am no longer an awestruck undergraduate and I can stand by my opinions even in the kind face of one of the foremost scholars in the field, who has always been a supportive tutor and mentor. Intellectual backbone ahoy!
Watching America watching the Bush Administration is another intellectual exercise altogether. I barely read the Australian newspapers now, especially since most of the best articles end up having a by-line from a northern hemisphere reporter and newspaper. It is Norm Jensen at onegoodmove and zeFrank at The Show that provide me with my multimedia survey of US politics and I can't tear my eyes from them and the news they report because I want to KNOW when the most powerful democratic hegemony in the world really starts to subvert it's own political system.
I have collated three different strands of the last months in US politics below.
First of all I have Keith Olbermann, host of MSNBC's Countdown, and his special comments on the Bush Administration. Like his hero Edward R Murrow (whom I have written about here), Olbermann is prepared to say what others are afraid to.
Secondly, for the purposes of illumination of one of Olbermann's Special Comments, I have included the footage of Clinton's Fox interview.
Each video is about ten minutes long, and I have the transcripts of the Special Comments and Clinton's interview if you were interested in reading instead of watching the commentary, but I recommend watching the footage to get the feel of the delivery.
And finally I have some footage of one of my newly discovered commentators, Reza Aslan. These are all YouTube videos.
And so, without further ado – a little slice of the world of those left at home in the War on Terror …
Feeling morally, intellectually confused?
August 30 2006: On Tuesday, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said administration critics suffered from "moral or intellectual confusion." "Countdown" host Keith Olbermann responds.
Special Comment August 30 2006
Special comment on Bush's speech
September 5 2006: In this special comment on President Bush's speech, "Countdown" host Keith Olbermann says Bush will regret following in the footsteps of Donald Rumsfeld in comparing war critics to Nazis.
Special Comment September 5 2006
Olbermann: This hole in the ground
September 11 2006: "Countdown" host Keith Olbermann offers a special comment about 9/11 five years after the terrorist attack.
Special Comment September 11 2006
Bush owes us an apology
September 18 2006: "Countdown" host Keith Olbermann offers a special comment on President Bush's Rose Garden news conference on Friday.
Special Comment September 18 2006
Olbermann: Clinton spoke the truth
September 25 2006: "Countdown" host Keith Olbermann comments on Bill Clinton's interview with Fox News, and calls for an end to President Bush's "free pass."
Special Comment September 25 2006
Clinton's Fox interview
September 24 2006
Special comment on lying
October 5 2006: Keith Olbermann addresses the difference between enemies and critics in a special comment.
Special Comment October 5 2006
Reza Aslan on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
April 21 2005
Reza Aslan on The Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert
April 17 2006
Reza Aslan on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
August 21 2006
And finally and blissfully, the entire episode of Real Time with Bill Maher on September 22 2006 with Reza and Bradley Whitford, who portrays Josh Lyman on The West Wing – my favourite member of the virtual Bartlett Administration.
Bill, Brad and Reza September 22 2006


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Yes, STORYSTORM is coming in January 2019. Registration will begin after Christmas. Subscribe to this blog (button in left column) to receive all the posts via email…or visit taralazar.com (the blog) daily.
What is Storystorm? It's a month-long story brainstorming event.
Tired of watching novelists have all the fun in November with NaNoWriMo, I created Picture Book Idea Month (PiBoIdMo) as a 30-day challenge for picture book writers. PiBoIdMo began in 2009 and was held annually every November.
But In 2017, PiBoIdMo was moved to January and the name changed to Storystorm to reflect a broader scope. Any writer eager to brainstorm ideas can now participate—professionals, amateurs, teachers and students.
The Storystorm challenge is to create 30 story ideas in 30 days. You don't have to write a manuscript (but you can if the mood strikes). You don't need potential best-seller ideas.
You might think of a clever title. Or a name for a character. Or just a silly thing like "purple polka-dot pony." The object is to heighten your idea-generating senses. Ideas may build upon other ideas. Your list of potential stories will grow stronger as the days pass. Eventually, you will have a list of ideas to flesh out into concepts and premises in the coming year.
On this blog, daily posts by authors, illustrators, editors and other publishing professionals will help inspire you. By the end of the month, you'll have a fat file of ideas to spark new stories.
Storystorm registration begins every year in late December and continues into the first week of January. On January 31, participants who completed the challenge are asked to take the Storystorm Winner's Pledge stating they ended the month with 30 or more ideas. (It's on the honor system. Participants do not have to post their ideas. In fact, I urge them not to!)
Writers who register and complete the challenge will be eligible for prizes:
- Feedback from literary agents and editors
- Original art by kidlit illustrators
- Critiques from published authors and editors
- Signed books
- Bookish jewelry
- Other cool writerly stuff
Storystorm is free and will continue to remain free for all who participate.
I only ask in return that you support my books in any way you can—purchase them, review them, and/or ask your library to carry them. My books make it possible for me to keep this event running.
Thank you,
Tara Lazar
Funny Author Lady
PiBoIdMo 2015 Posts
(Alphabetical list of guest bloggers coming soon.)
PiBoIdMo 2014 Guest Bloggers
(Click name to read their guest post.)
Caitlin B. Alexander
Jennifer Arena
Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
Ruth McNally Barshaw
Kelly Bingham
Karen Henry Clark
Floyd Cooper
Deborah Freedman
Josh Funk
Henry Herz
Molly Idle
Barbara Krasner
Mylisa Larsen
Tara Lazar
Kelly Light
Pat Zietlow Miller
Diana Murray
Trinka Hakes Noble
Ammi-Joan Paquette
Dev Petty
Aaron Reynolds
Mira Reisberg
Marsha Riti
Tammi Sauer
Corey Rosen Schwartz
Liz Garton Scanlon
Vesper Stamper
Sandra Tayler
Shelley Moore Thomas
Deborah Underwood
Kristi Valiant
Emma Virján
PiBoIdMo 2013 Guest Bloggers
(Click name to read their guest post.)
Mike Allegra
Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
Steve Barr
Artie Bennett
Marcie Colleen
Katie Davis
Drew Daywalt
Dianne de Las Casas
Betsy Devany
Ame Dyckman
Julie Falatko
Michael Garland
Maria Gianferrari
Dorina Lazo Gilmore
Melissa Guion
Julie Hedlund
Leeza Hernandez
Lenore & Daniel Jennewein
Laurie Keller
Bitsy Kemper
Kami Kinard
Renee Kurilla
Tara Lazar
Adam Lehrhaupt
Kelly Light
Wendy Martin
Stacy McAnulty
Todd McQueen
Pat Miller
Pat Zietlow Miller
Zachariah Ohora
Anne Marie Pace
Greg Pizzoli
Tammi Sauer
Paul Schmid
Corey Rosen Schwartz
Ryan Sias
Annette Simon
Elizabeth Rose Stanton
Joni Sussman
Kristi Valiant
Kayleen West
Jane Yolen
…with thanks to Joyce Wan for designing the 2013 PiBoIdMo logo.
PiBoIdMo 2012 Guest Bloggers
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Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
Peter Brown
James Burks
Dianne de Las Casas
Kelly DiPucchio
Amy Dixon
Kate Dopirak
Ame Dyckman
Donna W. Earhardt
Marcus Ewert
Deborah Freedman
Tiffany Strelitz Haber
Peter Harren
Charise Mericle Harper
Julie Hedlund
Leeza Hernandez
Carter Higgins
Ward Jenkins
Mike Jung
Ella Kennen
Diane Kredensor
Emma Ledbetter, Assistant Editor, Atheneum
Kelly Light
Deb Lund
Tracy Marchini
Wendy Martin
Diana Murray
Laura Murray
Debbie Ridpath Ohi
Carol Rasco, CEO of RIF
Aaron Reynolds
Laura Sassi
Liz Garton Scanlon
Corey Rosen Schwartz
Kayla Skogh
Tammi Sauer
Mr. Schu, School Librarian & Kidlit Book Blogger
Melissa Sweet
Will Terry
Audrey Vernick
Robert Weinstock
Tamson Weston, Editor & Consultant
Timothy Young
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Delays in anti-fatigue rules criticized
Lawmakers are demanding Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood fulfill a promise he made last year after an airline crash in Buffalo, N.Y., that killed 50 people to write new rules aimed at preventing pilot fatigue.
The top Democratic and Republican members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and its aviation subcommittee sent LaHood a letter on Wednesday asking why new rules haven't been proposed and urging quick action.
Administration officials said last summer they would propose new rules before the end of 2009. That deadline has been repeatedly pushed back. A proposal is now anticipated in September.
Lawmakers said rules on how many hours airlines can require pilots to work haven't been overhauled in 60 years.
-- Associated Press
Michael Bolden
| June 10, 2010; 3:23 PM ET
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