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Scribble Artist Interview with Xavi Carbonell!
Scribble Town (ST): Stories come alive in your imagination when you look at the paintings of Xavi Carbonell, an artist from Spain. Let's meet Xavi and learn how he creates these beautiful story builders!
Xavi Carbonell (XC): Hi my name is Xavi Carbonell, I am 42 years old, live in Alcoi, Spain with my wife and two daughters. I am a full time artist. have exhibited in various countries in Europe, Africa and the United States and my work is in many international collections. I am often described as an Abstract Expressionist, and infantile painter. Infantile is a genre not well known in the US, but it means my work reminds the viewer of a child's work, but remember making something look simple is usually the most complicated task!
ST: Where are you and what are you up to these days?
XC: I am currently in New York City, painting and preparing for an art fair with my gallerist later this summer.
ST: That's exciting! Your days are spent with filling canvases with color. Sounds like a wonderful summer, but I'm sure it's quite a lot of work too. When did you start painting?
XC: I started painting when I was 20 and was inspired after seeing works by the Spanish Artist, Antonio Saura in a museum exhibition. At that moment I realized I wanted to paint and create my own path.
ST: It's pretty remarkable how those unforeseen moments in life realize the paths we take. Similar to you stumbling upon Antonio Saura, is there a way that you run into inspiration? Where do you find your spirit to create?
XC: I am most inspired to create in NYC, the city has such a powerful energy. The process of creativity is difficult to describe, but I find it's often a result of new experiences, travel, meeting new people, but at the same time when I am in front of a blank canvas it just guides me.
ST: Since your paintings are so narrative for me- I start to hear a soundtrack that goes along with the picture. Do you ever listen to music when you paint?
XC: There was a period when I exclusively listened to classical music, then it was Jazz, and lately I don't listen to much music while painting.
ST: Your paintings are so vibrant and strong from your choice of shapes and colors that I make up my own story when I see them. My imagination just takes off! Is there a story you are building in your head as you paint? Is that why you title your pieces Untitled- as to keep the mystery and openness available for all viewers?
XC: Yes, there's a story in my head and that's exactly why all my pieces are untitled. If I use a title, the viewer is pre-conditioned to see something. I prefer the viewer to create their own story, as I think that's more fun and I want each person to see what they want to see in my work.
ST: It'd be interesting if you had a book next to your paintings and you could have the viewer write down the story that comes to mind when they see your paintings. You'll get loads of different responses! That leads me to other mediums- what are some other forms of art you practice? Do you ever mix other mediums with your oil pastels?
XC: I have worked in the performance genre, and I love to cook which is a creative outlet. My concept of mixed media is based on oils but I also include, magic markers, chalk, colored pencils, oil sticks and charcoal.
ST: Painter Joel Garten mentioned to me that you had once said your work is influenced by childrens art. I am interested to know more about his comment.
XC: I am very inspired by the imagination of children and how they execute the concept on paper. I am always fascinated by how you can have a conversation with a child on paper with out actually using words. The innocence of children is the most exciting as adults unfortunately rarely preserve that quality. It's something most of us sadly just lose along the way.
Kids, never lose your innocence. Adults, if you feel like you have lost it, try hard to find it in yourself as it's the best part of each of us.
ST: With that said let's try Xavi's drawing exercise.
XC: One exercise is to draw with your eyes closed. For instance draw a landscape from memory, but remember to keep your eyes closed! You'll be amazed with what you can create.
ST: Scribblers, send in your drawings to firstname.lastname@example.com and we can post them on the Scribble Blog. Thanks Xavi for sharing so much with us! To see more of Xavi's work you can go to http://www.artangler.com/Carbonell.html.


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I'll start out by noting that Florida State came into this game overconfident. Both the coaches and the players were cocky coming in and this has been a humbling experience for the team.
A lot of credit needs to go to Oklahoma. Back in July, I wrote that Oklahoma might very well be the best team in the country. I'm not sure they are the best but that looks like a very good or elite team. Further, the matchup was absolutely awful stylistically for Florida State to play in its second game with the new defense.
I was not impressed with the defensive ends, but they weren't the worst group in the world. I would argue that Bjoern Werner needs to start over Markus White, but he is fairly raw and would likely make many freshman mistakes. White is a very average college end (and that evaluation is kind). Brandon Jenkins held up against a very talented tackle in Donald Stephenson and played runs to his side at an acceptable level given the quality of the competition. Oklahoma did an excellent job to get the ball out quickly in its screen game. Don't look for pass rush against those little short throws. Even the double-move TD to go up 14-7 took just under 3 seconds. Fisher said only 7 true dropback plays faced. Oklahoma also did 5 or 6 rollouts which are designed to avoid pressure and ran more play-action as the game wore on.
The tackles played the run pretty well. Everett Dawkins impressed me a few times going against OU's guard Stephen Good. McDaniel did get too high a few times and was blasted. He needs to become more consistent on a down-to-down basis. They did get pressure on two or three of the seven actual drop-backs OU ran. I give credit to Anthony McCloud (AMP # 92) as well for holding the point of attack and stringing out some of those zone runs. FSU will do a much better job against the run this year.
I was disappointed with the linebackers group as a whole. It might be time to consider this group merely average. Mister Alexander was blocked by a receiver at least twice. That cannot happen and he must improve or sit in favor of Christian Jones. Though the freshman Jones also had errors and failed to get off blocks. Nigel Bradham was very average and didn't make any standout plays. His lack of depth on his drop and no jam on OU's 4th touchdown was a joke. Bradham played as if he had a cramp on that play. FSU fans need to hope his talent wasn't wasted by two years of Chuck Amato. On the upside, however, it seems very unlikely he will leave early for the draft based on his early-season performance. Kendal Smith has made major improvements against the run but is still awkward in pass coverage.
Inside, I'll break down the defensive backs and other issues.
The defensive backs played poorly almost to a man. The main culprit was obviously Greg Reid, who shyed away from contact unless he was hitting a receiver who wasn't looking. Reid also really struggled to get off blocks. While he showed a lot of improvement in the Spring, he really reverted to his bad habits of old. That's a bad sign and it might take a bit to correct. If he cannot become more fundamentally sound he might need to move to nickel corner on a more permanent basis. Greg also did a poor job playing the ball on the long touchdown pass. That touchdown pass should not occur. FSU had 7 players to cover 4 and Reid had the guy squeezed tight against the sideline, but he for whatever reason he got turned around and didn't make a play on the ball. A corner with his size and lack of physicality must play the ball better. Xavier Rhodes showed why Fisher speaks highly of his talent, but also had some plays that remind everyone that the red-shirt freshman is playing in only his second career game. Parks and Jenije didn't make any plays and were often late into the action. Parks also didn't do much of a job fighting off blocks when he had the flat responsibility. FSU fans were hoping that Jenije could be average while Nick Moody fights back from his groin injury, but so far Jenije has been below average at best. Granted, he is playing a new position and is a backup playing because of injury. Moody should play more this week and if he can get in a week of healthy practice I expect him to overtake Jenije.
This was a defense that was clearly flustered with the no huddle. As I said in the preview, this was an awful matchup for this defense. OU did a masterful job with formation and motion, knowing that FSU's new defense would not have the experience to adjust to it all. FSU's zone defenders are clearly not reading as they drop. They are "spot dropping" and not reading patterns or the QB's steps. This shows me just how raw they really are. An elite team like Oklahoma that faces a great zone defense in practice was licking its chops at the prospects of playing a raw defense like FSU's. Oklahoma did a great job of using subtle motion to gain a numerical or positional advantage on some plays. Bob knew about how much Mark could install and he knew what would give a new defense problems.
Coach Fisher said it yesterday, but pressure will reveal bad habits. This group clearly still has many bad habits. Oklahoma's guys do not have those bad habits, probably because they have been coached in the system for multiple years not to make those mistakes. There were plays in which a corner was playing with inside leverage when he needed to play with outside. There were plays in which a corner actually played a man look when the defense was clearly a zone call. There were linebackers who didn't even bother to get guys out of the seam! I have to think the pressure and tempo of the game caused a decent bit of this because the defense didn't do this in the Spring game or the game against Samford. Playing the correct technique and aligning correctly is something that FSU fans should expect almost immediately. Playing that technique well is something that will take longer.
The alignment stuff needs to be fixed immediately. Some mistakes can be tolerated, but not lining up correctly on a disturbing number of plays is the type of error that must not be permitted. FSU doesn't play any other legitimate no-huddle teams from here on out (though Miami has worked on it some, per reports), and the Noles had better hope the alignment problems were due to the incredible pace (90 plays!) at which OU operates. Here are two examples during which the defense was not even close to being aligned correctly.
In the second image capture, FSU is very lucky Jones was in such a hurry to snap the ball on the run play that he missed the opportunity to check it to a quick flare for an easy touchdown. Other examples were more subtle.
FSU could have easily shaved 25% off the scoreboard and the yardage total if it was sound in its alignment. Not beating yourself is a key to winning football and FSU made it too easy for the Sooners to pick up easy yards over and over again.
There is also the matter of trust, understanding, and experience. It didn't appear that the defenders trusted each other in the zone. As Nick Saban constantly yells "do your job!" The defensive backs must concentrate on doing their own task and not worrying about the responsibilities of the other players. Switching from a man scheme, we worried about this concept and wrote about the growing pains that FSU was going to experience in the piece "FSU Fans Must Be Patient With The 'Noles' New Zone Defense"
Another observation consistent with the notion that these guys are still very much learning the defense and not yet playing within it is the slow reaction times exhibited by FSU's fast-twitch athletes. There were several plays during which the OU receiver caught the ball before the corner even took a step in his direction. That's a comfort, familiarity, and recognition issue. The solution is continued reps, continued film work, and time.
For all of the defensive backs except arguably Rhodes and Joyner, the tackling needs some serious work. FSU does tackle in practice, it just doesn't tackle when it goes 1-on-1s because it lacks depth and cannot afford to get anyone hurt. FSU tackles in drills and against the scout team. That's the way almost every team in the country does it (including Alabama). FSU is working on tackling more this week, as it should.
The coaches clearly do not trust the safeties on this team. The players commented that the number of screens surprised them. I bet FSU's coaches would have been shocked if told that OU would throw 20+ screens, but if you had told them that Greg Reid would forget how to tackle and nobody would fight off a receiver's block, they would have said "why did OU throw anything else?" The gameplan was clearly to take away the run and the deep ball (hide the safeties), and make Oklahoma execute the short stuff. FSU's DBs really played the short stuff poorly and the coaches need to fix that quickly.
I did hear that there is more teaching going on this season as to the mistakes being made. Stoops is really focusing on the details and alignment issues, as he should. No more of the "just play better, try harder" refrain so often heard from last year's group. As I wrote in the season prediction piece:
Anything between 7-5 and 9-3 is really pretty predictable. But we think an 8-4 record (6-2 in conference) and a trip to Charlotte for the ACC Championship is the most likely scenario. The real key to the season isn't measured in wins and losses or a division championship, it's in playing better football and showing improvement on a down-to-down basis. That's much more important than wins and losses.
The future for this program is really bright. In a way, I wish I could fast-forward to 2011 when we can really see the fruits of this new staff's labor. But part of enjoying the successes is having been there for the growing pains. This is Christian Ponder's final year. Coach Fisher's first year. For most FSU fans, this will be the first time in their adult lives that FSU has a new coach. Let's enjoy the process. FSU will blow a few teams out this year and will itself get blown out in at least one game. It will win a close game and it will lose a close game. It's all part of the growing process. FSU simply needs to survive 2010. Just survive.
I stand by that. FSU now must learn and grow from its mistakes.
I should give credit to Oklahoma. That's a very good team. Its receivers were excellent at blocking. Credit Jones for making some nice throws, though it probably seemed like practice for him since the defense was so raw. Kid was highly touted for a reason.
Remember, "competency before proficiency." The defensive coaches on staff have all been successful before and are recruiting top-rated talent. They are working long hours and there's not any reason to believe it won't eventually come together. Additionally, the unit is staying healthy, which is huge.
Kickoff return blocking was poor. OU controlled field position pretty well.

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UMaine Cooperative Extension specialist and School of Economics Professor Jim McConnon was interviewed for a Portland Press Herald article about bond ratings for the state of Maine. McConnon said Maine must consider the guidance and rationale provided by the rating agencies because that could signal what happens in the future, but the rating itself is what matters most to investors.
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New York City School Construction Authority's Madhu Luther Honored by ASSE as One of 100 Women Making a Difference in Safety
DES PLAINES, IL (November 16, 2011) – The American
Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Common
Interest Group has honored Madhu Luther of the New York City School
Construction Authority (NYC SCA) for making a difference in the safety, health
and environmental (SH&E) field as part of the WISE '100 Women Making a
Difference in Safety' project. Women from around the world and throughout
history have been honored for their dedication to protecting people, property
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A member of ASSE's New
York City Chapter, Luther joined NYC SCA in 2000 as a safety officer, and
worked her way up the ranks to become Deputy Director of Safety in 2007.
During her tenure, many
improvements to the agency's safety program have been implemented including; spearheading
an effort to create an internal training academy offering OSHA classes in
partnership with the University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey which
is the OSHA Region II Training Center, mandatory
ten hour OSHA training for all NYC SCA personnel who go on construction sites,
an upgrade of the agency's safety manual to include more safety protocols particularly
relating to crane safety and requiring 48 hour notice when any welding or
burning work will be done on any school property.
Luther's priority has
always been to keep the children of New York City safe from construction
hazards and to protect workers, which has proven to be a large undertaking. The
NYC SCA has been working on an initiative to add 116,500 new seats to New York
City schools by 2016. The agency opened 26 new school locations during the
2010-2011 school year.
"It's a very humbling
experience," Luther said of her inclusion in WISE '100 Women Making a
Difference in Safety'. She gives a great deal of credit to the support she
receives from her colleagues at NYC SCA, in particular Safety Director Michael
Slevin whose visionary leadership has been a personal inspiration to excel.
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people to back you up 200 percent," she added.
Luther earned a Bachelor
of Science degree in electrical engineering from the New York Institute of
Technology, and her Masters in occupational safety and health engineering from
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As he does every morning, 67-year-old Americo Caggiano drove to Allentown's Spanish-American War Memorial yesterday morning and hoisted the American flag up the pole at 28th and Tilghman streets.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
A square for May
This is the first lacy square for the Block-A-Month afghan. I found it a bit weird; I wanted to SSK when the pattern wanted me to K2tog.
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness month which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease.
One Jersey City woman, Emily Helck chose to document her battle with breast cancer for an entire year posting a video of the life cycle of her chemotherapy treatments to show exactly what a cancer patient endures.
Helck was only 28 years-old when diagnosed with breast cancer and she also had to get a double mastectomy. She describes her passion behind the video. "It was important for me to have a visual record of what that experience was. My memory of that time is very hazy and very weird…I wanted to have a really true accurate record of what it was to go through it." She said.
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According the New Jersey Department of Health, 1,3000 women die annually from breast cancer and often many don't associate breast cancer with people under 40. This story just proves why it's so important for people of all ages to get checked regularly.
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Routes Sorted
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There are two routes that have the same start as Candyland. Stonewalled, 5.10c, goes straight up, and the awesome Lisenby Crack (he never gave it a name), 5.11+, steps right and parallels Stonewalled. They both end up at the same anchor.
Find your way to the start of Candyland, but instead of diagonaling up and left, go straight up the obvious crack leading to a small roof. Rap 90 feet off a fixed anchor to get back to the base.
Standard rack from 00 TCU to #3 Camalot. Nuts are nice, too.


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Motormouth Tries Touring Cars! – with Leo Nulty.
May 16, 2014 by Leo Nulty
Not a bad weekend- taking the flag in the Motorsport.ie Integra. Image from Cregornews.com
I pretty much retired from racing at the end of 2011. It wasn't a conscious decision, just something that kind of happened. I had become more involved with Mondello and once Motorsport.ie took off, I did not have as much free time as I had enjoyed previously. Before I knew it, two years had elapsed and with my commitments to Mondello.tv, it was... [Read more...]
VIDEO- 1994 Formula Vee Final from Mondello Park
March 23, 2014 by Leo Nulty
All started out quite well.....
I remember this one like it was yesterday- greasy qualifying conditions put me on pole for the big one, the televised race, ahead of all the fancied runners. All went wrong for me mid race, can't remember what went wrong- hard to believe it's 20 years ago this year! The end of the race is a classic though as Owens and O'Reilly go at... [Read more...]
Nulty to swap microphone and laptop for overalls and helmet for Bishopcourt ITCC debut!
March 19, 2014 by Dave Mint
The ex Race 2 Race Integra which Nulty will drive at the LMC meeting at Bishopscourt in May. Image from Con Connolly.
Mondello Commentator Leo Nulty will return to the track when the ITCC visits the ultra fast Bishopscourt circuit in Northern Ireland on May 10/11. Nulty is a former saloon car racer having won races in Ritmos, Unos and Puntos before moving to Historics in his famous fibreglass Imp. For his first foray into the ITCC, he will drive the ex Race2Race... [Read more...]
1000mph Bloodhound SSC to star at AXA RIAC Classic Car Show in Dublin!
February 12, 2014 by Leo Nulty
Bloodhound SSC has been designed to push the World Land Speed Record to over 1,000mph!
The organisers of the RIAC National Classic Car Show, supported by AXA Insurance, announced today that the Irish public will, for the first time ever, get to see the amazing Bloodhound SSC before it begins its attempt to become the World's fastest car. Bloodhound supersonic car is a unique rocket and jet powered vehicle designed to achieve 1,050mph.... [Read more...]
Mondello announces E Fox Engineers partnership for 2014
December 6, 2013 by Mondello Park
The newly branded E.Fox Engineering Bridge at Mondello Park today.
Mondello Park today announced their latest commercial partnership, with E Fox Engineers Ltd. taking title sponsorship of the bridge at the venue for 2014. The Bridge has been completely revamped in the company's blue and red colours and branded Beta Britool, Facom and Jefferson- all brands supplied by the Baldonnel based firm. E. Fox Engineers Ltd... [Read more...]
Mondello.TV finishes first year with International Broadcast
November 13, 2013 by Fergus Brennan
Patch Tyre Equipment enjoyed Mondello.tv coverage in 2013 and will continue to do so in 2014!
At the end of a very successful first year for Mondello.TV, the live streaming channel owned and run by Mondello Park, broadcast from the UK for the first time during October and is now looking forward to a bigger and better 2014. Mondello.TV began broadcasting in early 2013 and has streamed live footage from all Car Race meetings at the Kildare venue... [Read more...]
Motormouth's Mutterings- with Leo Nulty
August 17, 2013 by Leo Nulty
Erik Holstein and Murray Motorsport have already wrapped up the 2013 ITCC series!
It is almost the time of year where the radio stations start playing those depressing "Back to School" ads. They depressed me as a kid for obvious reasons and nowadays they just remind me that we are well into the second half of the motor racing season. Most of the titles are still up for grabs as I type this, the exception being the ITCC-... [Read more...]
"Mondello 45″ meeting to celebrate Irish Circuit's Birthday!
May 3, 2013 by Leo Nulty
Mondello's International Track now stretches to 3.5kms
Almost exactly 45 years ago to the day, Mondello Park opened as Ireland's first permanent race circuit. The original layout grew within a year to the extended 2km National Circuit. In 1985, the circuit was purchased by Martin Birrane and has gradually evolved into the venue we have today. To celebrate this, the June 8/9 meeting will run as the "Mondello... [Read more...]
Motormouth's Mutterings!
April 20, 2013 by Leo Nulty
Live stream ~ Mondello.TV ~ Leo Nulty goes to Interview the drivers after the Fiesta race in Mondello © Michael Chester 087 8072295 firstname.lastname@example.com
Well it has been hectic this last few weeks as the season finally kicked off. I always think that March is such a slow month waiting for the first race meeting of the season. I, along with a good selection of the Mondello regulars, pointed her North for the first meeting of the season at the end of last month. With Vees, Sheanes, Ginetta Juniors all... [Read more...]
2013 Patch Tyre Equipment Fiesta Series Launched!
February 24, 2013 by Leo Nulty
The new Mondello- run budget series was launched at a colourful event in Naas on Friday!
The first ever Patch Tyre Equipment Fiesta Championship got under way this week with a busy opening test day on Wednesday and the Championships' official launch at the Naas Court Hotel on Friday night. The new series is already proving popular, with a number of new drivers on track for the test day and many more prospective competitors present... [Read more...]


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Burnley households' £4,400 bill in wall row (From Burnley and Pendle Citizen)
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1:10pm Monday 3rd February 2014 in News
RESIDENTS in a Burnley street have been asked to find more than £4,400 each as part of a long-running row over a retaining wall.
Lancashire County Council wants to impose the levy on households in Chestnut Rise, off Springfield Road, to settle a £141,714 repair bill.
Now the angry residents are planning a campaign to take over the management company responsible for the wall's upkeep.
The borough council's environment director, Jo Turton, said in a report that repairs to the 'unsafe' wall were carried out in December 2008 by the authority, more than three years after a notice had been served on Chestnut Rise Management Company Ltd. But despite several invoices being raised with the Essex-based firm, the county council said no cash had been received to cover the debt.
Highways and transport cabinet member Coun John Fillis has now approved a proposal for the 32 homes to make repayments over a 20-year period.
Mrs Turton added: "Residents who are paying towards the expenses of the wall seek not to have their charge levied on their particular property.
"They seem to be unaware that the management company was not passing monies to the county council."
The county council has insisted that it needs to impose the charge to protect its own interests, after repeated efforts to seek recompense from the management company proved to be fruitless.
But engineer Darren Gent, who moved out of the street in 2010, has taken up the fight on residents' behalf.
He is hoping to take over ownership of the management company and fight the county council's decision.
He said: "I certainly won't be paying. In any case, the council only fixed a 10 metre stretch of the wall.
"The other 90 per cent is falling apart. I'm going down to my lawyer today because the woman in charge of the management company is ignoring all of our calls.
"I will fight this all the way."
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Slick, smooth, and scintillating tends to be the sort of sex many people long for. Yet the use of lube in making that happen is often stigmatized. Unaware of the plethora of benefits lube stands to offer their passion pursuits, lovers are largely misinformed by popular misconceptions about this sexual enhancement. A number don't realize that using lube sets the stage for some of the best sex around, allowing for more effective stimulation, inviting more orgasms, and enabling lovers to last for the long-haul.
So what are some of the fallacies preventing them from reaching sexual ecstasy as it's never been known before? Astroglide tackles some of the major ones below...
Misconception: Using lube means one of us isn't sexually excited.
Making lubricant a part of your sexual repertoire does not mean, by any means, that you or your partner isn't turned on enough, or that you're having trouble working each other into a sexual frenzy. In cases where there is a lack of natural lubricant, this should not be taken as an indicator of one's arousal level.
For women, in particular, occasional vaginal dryness - those times when she doesn't produce enough lubrication - is a natural, normal occurrence throughout her life cycle. Such can happen for a number of reasons, like the use of medications (e.g., antihistamines), breastfeeding, menopause, where she's at in her menstrual cycle, alcohol consumption, or emotional factors.
Regardless of if it's needed or not, as many users will tell you, incorporating lube into sex play simply makes for better sex, increasing pleasure, decreasing any pain and discomfort, and making penetration all the more delicious.
Misconception: Lube ruins the mood.
Yes, lube takes a few seconds to apply, but instead of seeing this as a "time out," see this part of foreplay as titillation. You're building the excitement. You're being a bit of a tease. You're making your lover putty in your hands. You're setting the stage for something mindblowing.
Make no doubt about it, taking the time to use lubes allows lovers to take their time in enjoying the sex they're having overall. Instead of rushing to the end of the show, they can relish their performance. In many cases, the lube used allows for a grander finale when it does "come."
Men and women both produce their own natural lubrication. Yet, for a number of reasons, it's often not enough for comfortable sex or for long-lasting lovemaking, e.g., Tantric sex sessions. While a woman's vaginal opening secretes wetness, her vulva, including her crown jewel, the clitoris, does not self-lubricate.


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As described comrehensively in Elkhonon Goldberg's book The Wisdom Paradox, extensive scientific studies with MRI scans like the photo above have established that when people are feeling a sense of well-being, their left pre-frontal lobe is activated. When they are feeling depressed, by contrast, the right pre-frontal lobe shows more energy.
SAD, which is Seasonal Affective Disorder, along with other depression state from minor to major, all show this characteristic brain pattern of energy distribution.
When one of the independent therapy professionals who works in my office suite, energy therapist Dale Peterson, read about this research he decided to explore it's potential therapeutic use. Applying energy therapy techniques that take just a few minutes to accomplish, Dale tried switching energy from the right to the left pre-frontal lobe of his depressed clients to see if that would help them to return to a more positive emotional state. It did!


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Smoothwall support used to be very quick and very knowledgable. More recently support response has been much slower than it used to be, once you speak to someone they know the product well. You'll find a couple of threads on the forums regarding this, with responses from Smoothwall regarding this.
Over the time I have had lightspeed I have rung support a few times both to ask questions / test the knowledgeability of them as well as check response times. They have been very good.
That isn't me trying to talk down Smoothwall by the way, it's a well known issue currently which I'm sure they are trying to address.


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Sitting gracefully on Osborne Street is found the architectural pearl of historic St. Marys, Georgia. The home takes its name Orange Hall from the b extensive hedges and the large sour orange grove at the rear of the house.b This is a showcase of antebellum life in the Greek Revival style, with massive fluted columns below classic, yet simple, Doric capitals and triangular pediment. Its spacious rooms and wide hallways, and its gardenb s tree hedges all contribute to a simple frontier elegance. The architecture is, too, labeled a Doric prostyle temple. Its main floor is above the ground-level floor, the latter used primarily for food preparation, servant areas, and storage.


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At Proenza Schouler, "More About An Attitude Than Anything Else"-------
For its Fall campaign, Proenza Schouler called up one of its favorites from the ranks. "We wanted to focus this season's campaign on the Proenza Schouler girl," Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez said. "It was more about an attitude than anything else." Few girls bring the PS attitude better than Canada-to-Bushwick transplant Meghan Collison, who's been a mainstay of the duo's runway shows. (She closed Fall's.) Alasdair McLellan shot the new images, styled by Proenza Schouler runway stylist Marie Chaix. They'll appear in select Fall fashion issues, including Love's (out now), and debut this week on ProenzaSchouler.com.
Proenza Schouler Launches Its First Campaign-------
Judging from the number of Proenza pieces you see around town, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez don't need much help goosing sales. So you can just think of their first-ever ad campaign as an art project as much as a nudge in the direction of commerce. Dan Jackson shot the series of models-of-the-moment Ann and Kirby Kenny and Tati Cotliar in the Fall '10 collection, styled by longtime PS collaborator Marie Chaix. You may be seeing them soon in Self Service, Pop, Purple, and more, but in the meantime, you can catch them all here, and a behind-the-scenes video by Greg Mitnick on their Web site. Continue Reading "Proenza Schouler Launches Its First Campaign" »


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|Mrs. Carlene Carr to celebrate her 100th birthday, November 9
Mrs. Carlene Carr of the Roanoke area will be celebrating her 100th birthday on November 9, 2012.
Her family will be having a celebration from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, November 11 in the basement of the Roanoke Christian Church. No gifts please.


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SOHH Whatcha Think: Lil Wayne's High Schoolers In X-Rated Music Video, NFL Hired Lingerie Football League Refs, Game Robs 50 Cent?
Wednesday, Sep 26, 2012 12:16PM
We-wind Wednesday. So it's a made-up word, some things just aren't right, like Lil Wayne getting a bunch of high school kids for an x-rated video? Uh-oh. If hot and sexy is what we're talking about, then the NFL knew what they were doing by hiring referees from the Lingerie Football League? Score? And what better way for Game to show his ex-boss some love than by stealing his Street King truck? All this coming up in SOHH Whatcha Think.
[Editor's Note: The views expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect those of SOHH]
1. Luv Dem Strippers
Things are really going down around Lil Wayne's neck of the woods. A day after his witty deposition tapes leaked online, now there's more bad press headed his way with reports of him getting some high school students in an x-rated video. Media Take Out has the inside:
September 26, 2012: The ish is about to hit the fan in Miami. MediaTakeOut.com learned that the new video for BANDS A MAKE HER DANCE - a skrip club anthem made by Juicy J, Lil Wayn, and 2 Chainz, has a HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND in it. Here's how the Miami Herald is reporting it: The video for Bandz A Make Her Dance, released Sunday, features Northwestern High School six drummers -- in their signature royal blue and gold uniforms, white headdress and MNW insignia -- in the background as the three rappers take turns spitting verses about the particulars of pole dancing. "It's just outrageous to think you have an individual take advantage of a school and students for a video,'' said Northwestern Principal Wallace Aristide. "They're playing their instruments and thinking it's something innocent, wearing our uniforms, only later to find out they edited the video with racy content," Aristide said. (Media Take Out)
Hide your kids, hide your wife? This is a bit tasteless even for Lil Wayne. Students getting exposed to naked women? But then at the same time, is it anything that haven't already seen on their iPhone, iPad, MacBooks? #SOHHWhatchaThink?
2. Hail Marries
Not everyone is a football fan but in some way or another, you've gotten buzzed about the controversy going down in the NFL. If you're watching the news, there's a segment on it, if you're watching ESPN, there's a whole 30 minutes dedicated to it and if you're a Green Bay Packers fan, well, you get the drift. Bossip has a pretty big shocker for anyone that's ever taken the NFL seriously in the past:
If these shady azz referees weren't even competent enough to officiate in the "Lingerie Football League," how in the FAWK did the NFL believe these clowns could handle the pros?? [After the controversial finish to Monday night's game between the Packers and the Seahawks, the seat the replacement referees - and NFL Commissioner Rodger Goodell - currently occupy went from hot to scalding. Making matters even worse is this statement , posted to the official Facebook and Twitter account of the Lingerie Football League by LFL Commissioner Mitchell Mortaza, claiming that officiating crews currently working in the NFL were fired by the all-girl football league due to incompetence. It reads: Because of the LFL's perception it is that much more critical for us to hire officiating crews that are competent, not only for the credibility of our game but to keep our athletes safer. Due to several on-field incompetent officiating we chose to part ways with with a couple crews which apparently are now officiating in the NFL. We have a lot of respect for our officials but we felt the officiating was not in line with our expectations. We have not made public comment to date because we felt it was not our place to do so. However in light of tonight's event, we felt it was only fair that NFL fans knew the truth as to who are officiating these games.] (Bossip)
Something about the idea of a referee that's used to judging half-dressed women get all sweaty and still look cute doesn't sit well for most people. Think twice before betting on another Monday Night Football game in the near future. #SOHHWhatchaThink?
3. I Love My Boss
Although Game and 50 Cent aren't the best pals anymore, they seem to have an undying connection to one another. No matter how many times we think the "beef" is over and done with, something happens that maks us all remember that dreadful G-UNOT campaign. All Hip Hop Rumors has the latest on Game's antics:
The Game is one big contradiction, isn't he? Not even one month after he announced that he had been baptized and that his next album, Jesus Piece, was going to be a Christian album, the rapper is back to his old bullying ways. Today, the West Coast emcee saw an opportunity to cause some mischief in the life of his nemesis 50 Cent and took it. The rapper spotted a truck branded with 50 Cent's energy drink, SK, and hijacked the drinks. Check out the photo he instagram'ed. (All Hip Hop Rumors)
Will there ever be an end to this silliness? Or maybe the bigger question that we don't want to ask is, would we ever want it to end? Honestly. #SOHHWhatchaThink?
That about wraps it up for today. This is SOHH On The Spot giving you the morning buzz from your favorite gossip sites.
[Editor's Note: The views expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect those of SOHH]


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I read the Survival Rates for Stage 4 Malignant Melanoma and had a question. My friend has stage 4 melanoma that started as a spot on his back and spread to his lymph nodes, and then to his liver and stomach.
He is undergoing chemo and I believe interferon inpatient. He is 37 and very healthy otherwise. Why would the doctors want him to undergo all that chemo if he only has a few more months to live, considering that the cancer has spread to organs already? Thanks for your response. I really appreciate any info you have.
One thing you need to remember about statistics, is that they're generalizations. A lot of things can influence malignant melanoma survival. We know that some things tend to improve malignant melanoma survival rates, like a tumor diameter less than two centimeters or a tumor thickness less than two millimeters. There are other less-scientific things that help too, like a positive attitude and a strong support system. I would expect the fact that your friend is young and otherwise healthy would help, too.
So, please don't count him out simply because of statistics. We all tend to look at the numbers when given a diagnosis because we see numbers as facts. It's human nature to, when faced with the uncertainty of cancer, learn as much as we can about it and try to figure out how it's going to play out. But, it's impossible to predict, which is one of the reasons having cancer is such a humbling, distilling experience. For everyone involved.
Your friend has probably discussed his individual prognosis with his doctors. Oncologists tend to be pretty direct with their patients - to tell them up front Here's what we're up against. It's an important factor in choosing a treatment regimen. My advice is to ask your friend. Chances are he's thought a lot about balancing his chances for survival with his quality of life. Since he has chosen to receive treatment, there must be a reason.
Please remember that I am not a medical professional. I offer my input as a neighbor, a friend, sitting at the kitchen table talking about what's on your mind and trying to help if I can. This is not medical advice. Please don't consider it medical advice or pass it on to others as medical advice. Thanks.
- Barth, A. and Wanek, L.A. "Prognostic Factors in 1,521 Melanoma Patients with Distant Metastases." Journal of the American College of Surgeons 181.3 (Sep. 1995): 193-201. PubMed. 21 Jun. 2006 [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=7670677&dopt=Abstract].
- Blecker, D. and Abraham, S. "Melanoma in the Gastrointestinal Tract." The American Journal of Gastroenterology 94.12 (Dec. 1999) 3427-3433. PubMed. 21 Jun. 2006 [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10606298&dopt=Abstract].


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Port Richmond closed an impressive regular season with a 55-32 PSAL home victory over Petrides on Thursday.
The Raiders, who were led by Kelly Nola's 25 points, finished with an 8-6 mark and a fourth-place spot in the Island PSAL race. PR was 16-8 overall.
"This team has come a long way," said John Sce, who is in his fourth season with Port Richmond. "They've earned a berth in the playoffs and they're looking forward to playing in them."
Following a close opening quarter in which the Raiders led 19-18, PR clamped down defensively and owned a 27-19 halftime advantage.
"Victoria Colletti and Oluwadamil Oyefeso did a good job on the boards and we executed much better in the second half," added Sce.
Melanie Palmieri's 15 headed Petrides, which ended with a 1-13 PSAL record.


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A Four million dollar renovation at Albany's J. C. Penney is complete and the store will celebrate this weekend.
After a six month renovation, the 75,000 square foot store is much more open and bright. It has more spacious fitting rooms and a Sephora make up center.
They hired 12 more associates and plan to hire 75 more for the holiday shopping period.
J. C. Penney has had a store in Albany since 1925. The manager says the retail giant believes in South Georgia's economic future.
"It's been a commitment in this community for a very long time. And so this is just the latest commitment that Penney's is making to say to Southwest Georgia, we are here for the long haul," said JC Penney manager Joseph Iles.
J. C. Penney in Albany will cut the ribbon on the renovation Friday morning and will have sales and give-aways throughout the weekend.
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Welcome to The JK Tae Kwon Do Website
Grandmaster Jin Ki Lim ---> (Click Here for Credentials)
JK Tae Kwon Do first opened in Burbank, April 1992, by Grand Master Jin Ki Lim, a certified 8th Degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and a black belt in Hapkido and Kigumdo. Grand Master Lim holds a political role of Vice President in California Tae Kwon Do United (CTU). Since his successful establishment of JK Tae Kwon Do in Burbank, California, he has expanded and has opened four more studios: in Bakersfield, Reseda, Glendale, in Southern California, and one in Acapulco, Mexico. The Korean Art of self-defense has hundreds of years of rich and influential culture and tradition. Grand Master Jin Ki Lim prides himself in its tradition and its techniques, and has devoted his life to its development.


text: The Buffalo Bills have the 10th pick in the draft. Many fans wanna see either a Defensive stud picked at 10 while some would rather have a top Offensive Lineman.....Some may wanna see a top WR at 10, well Yes, I have made a poll and wanna know based on my choices....What u faithful Bills fans want.....Oh and By the way......Congrats Mario.....You are the Beast of the AFC East......and one more thing....would it be a great nickname for the Defense to be called Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)? Please make a choice and also comment on this Fanpost and/or what u think should be done with the 10th pick.....even leave a comment on the Nickname and what ur favorite might be!!


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Directions to the Gratz Fairgrounds
The Gratz Fairgrounds is located in PA, mid-way between Harrisburg, Sunbury and Pottsville.
From Harrisburg (approx. 35 miles) - take Route 22/322 W. to Route 225 N. to Route 25 E.
From Sunbury (approx. 35 miles) - take Route 147 S. to Route 225 S. to Route 25 E.
From Pottsville (approx. 35 miles) - take Route 209 S. to Route 25 W.
From Interstate 81 (approx. 20 miles) - take exit 112 (Hegins) to Route 25 W.
The Fairgrounds is located on the east end of Gratz along Route 25.
Map of the Fairgrounds
All patrons to the festival will enter East St., next to Kissinger's Restaurant, and be directed to an appropriate parking area. Any person with special needs will be able to park near Gate #4 or #5, depending on space availability.


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Must. Resist. Scorpions...
The Boys in Blue have had a lot hit them lately, both literally and figuratively. Their last trip out east went poorly, and since then they've had a pretty tough road with the officiating, cheap shots, and they're own bodies trying to kill the team. It's going to be an emotional game, for sure, as the Blues have to put that all behind them. Ride out that storm, and we'll be fine. Show us what you're made of, boy(e)s !!
REO Speedwagon/ Ridin' The Stom Out
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is your pre-party. Come, congregate and get ready to party. Remember it's an early start tonight. We'll have your GDT up early as well.)


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The food carts are coming.
Foodies rejoice. Tickets are now on sale for Willamette Week's 2011 Eat Mobile Food Cart Festival to be held on April 23rd. A mere $15 gives you access to 40 food carts featuring diverse cuisines and styles. Now in it's fourth year, Eat Mobile promises to be bigger and better than ever, and will showcase Portland's enormous and diverse community of gourmands operating out of mobile carts.
Proceeds from the event will support Mercy Corps Northwest and our business development programs. Your admission will be an investment in what we do best: supporting local entrepreneurs. Just like the ones that will be serving up delicious treats for you at the festival. So mark your calendars and get ready for a righteous feast.
What Willamette Week has to say about Eat Mobile:
"With more than 400 food carts selling their tasty goods within our city limits, Portland has become a destination for mobile eats. In July, Portland was named the No. 1 street food city in the world by CNN Travel, and according to Gourmet.com, the Pacific Northwest is "doing for street food today what it did for coffee in the 1990s."
With an annual attendance of over 2,000, Eat Mobile showcases the food, music and people that make Portland's food scene so special. Part food festival, part cart competition, Eat Mobile allows attendees to sample from 40 of Willamette Week's favorite food carts as vendors compete for the coveted Carty Award."
The Lineup
- 808 Grinds
- Artigiano
- Aybla Grill
- Brown Chicken Brown Cow
- The Baowry
- Bora Bora
- Crème de la Crème
- The Dump Truck
- Eat This!
- El Gallo Taqueria
- Emame's Ethiopian Cuisine
- Eurodish
- EuroTrash Food Cart
- Fifty Licks Ice Cream
- FlavourSpot
- Fon-due-it
- Garden State
- Happy Grillmore
- The Kettle Kitchen
- Kim Jong Grillin'
- KOi Fusion
- Leroy's Familiar Vittles
- Nuevo Mexico
- Oregon Ice Works
- Over the Top Wild Game Burgers
- Philippine Cuisine Food Cart
- Pizza Contadino
- Pyro Pizza
- Robb's Really Good Food
- The Rolling Stoves Gimme Sandwich
- Sawasdee Thai
- Shut Up and Eat
- Slice Brick Oven Pizza
- SomTum Gai Yang
- Tábor
- Wet Hot Beef
- Whiffies
- Yogio
- Vietnamese Banh Mi Sandwiches Food Cart
MCNW Client Kir Jensen & The Sugar Cube in the Portland Biz Journal
From The Portland Business Journal, by Andy Giegerich
Portland's latest sensation in nonprofit small business lending has captured the attention and affections of some heavy-hitting business names.
In just 18 months, the Albina Opportunities Corp., working with such other groups as Mercy Corps [Northwest] and the Small Business Administration, has issued 15 loans ranging from $10,000 to $150,000. Its future loans will allow borrowers to collect up to $200,000.
The group, a nonprofit business development organization that provides smaller business entrepreneurs access to capital, averages about $83,000 per loan.
Read more: Albina Opportunities makes a splash | Portland Business Journal
Meet Charlene, Waffle Whiz at The Gaufre Gourmet
In 2005, I made a five year plan to own my own catering company. I graduated from culinary school in 2007. In 2008 a major incident of domestic violence left me a single mother of three boys. The struggling economy in 2009 led to the loss of my job as a catering chef. My five year plan seemed to come to a halt. I began to look at the food cart movement in Portland as an option to follow my dream in spite of my circumstances. After a good year of recipe development and market research, The Gaufre Gourmet was born!
Greatest Challenges: My greatest challenge is balancing work, family and school. Any startup business requires a lot of time, this proves for difficulty in daily scheduling. It is a great challenge to make sure everyone is in the right place at the right time.
Greatest Reward: My biggest reward is the reaction I get when people try a waffle! Their eyebrows rise in a surprised excitement after they take a bite and then all I hear is mmmmmm! It is priceless.
New Video: Seeding Food Carts
Directed by Matthew Winthrop
Produced and Edited by New Sky Productions
More and more, individuals in Portland are looking to food carts as an inexpensive alternative to starting up a restaurant. Even with the lower start-up costs, however, food cart owners often need help getting the capital to start up. Mercy Corps Northwest is dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs like these. We believe in supporting our local food industry, our local business owners, and in finding creative approaches to business and employment in a recession.
Business Spotlight: The Gaufre Gourmet
Name: Charlene Wesler
Business: The Gaufre Gourmet
Involved In: IDA Program, Foundations Class
What inspired you to get started with your business? I love food! The last eight years I have worked as a catering chef. A major event of domestic violence in 2008 left me a single mom of three kids. In early 2009 I lost my job. Finding another job in this economy proved difficult so I took the opportunity to enroll at PSU to finish my degree in business. It seemed like this was the time to follow my dream of owning my own business. This is the time and place for food carts, people love them! The potential was there for me to support my family while doing what I love, so most of this year I have spent perfecting my liege waffle recipe and developing the idea of a food cart as a way to create an income with a business that fit with my life and priorities. I hope to be a success story for other women in my position. A portion of my profits will be donated to a local domestic violence charity.
What stage are you at in the process?
My business plan is complete and I am in the process of completing the cart. Opening day will be late September or early October.
What's been a recent success for you?
My most recent success has been acquiring a loan for the remaining startup costs.
What are you working on improving?
I am working on getting my name out there and educating people on the deliciousness of the leige style waffle!
What are you looking forward to?
I am looking forward to seeing peoples smiling faces when they take a bite of these awesome waffles!
How can folks contact you about your work?
I can be reached at gaufregourmet [at] hotmail [dot] com
Willamette Week's Eat Mobile 2010
30 food carts, 1300 tickets, and so much delicious food. Thank you to Willamette Week for all their work planning, organizing, and running such a huge event. If you didn't get a chance to make it out to this year's event, they have an extensive rundown on their page with all the photos and reviews you could ask for. They even found a Craigslist Eat Mobile Missed Connection… aawww.
We also really liked PDXploration's photos from the evening. We've got some of our own on Flickr… you can check out some of the intrepid Mercy Corps Northwest staff and our lovely booth. We loved getting to talk to Portland food cart lovers about the small business development work we do in Portland, and explain that mysterious connection between Willamette Week's food cart festival and Mercy Corps Northwest. In case your hands were too full with beignets and poutine to grab one of our brochures, here's the rundown:
What does Mercy Corps Northwest have to do with Portland's food cart revolution?
In the current economy, food carts are an appealing alternative to hungry customers who want creative, high-quality dishes without paying restaurant prices. But what about the owners of these carts? How are they surviving the nation's economic downturn?
More and more, individuals in Portland are looking to food carts as an inexpensive alternative to starting up a restaurant. Even with the lower start-up costs, however, food cart owners often need help getting the capital to start up. Mercy Corps Northwest is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs like these. We have worked with many food carts in the Portland metropolis, including three of the food carts featured at this year's Eat Mobile festival: Tabor, Mono Malo, and SoupCycle. We believe, like you, in supporting our local food industry, our local business owners, and in finding creative approaches to business and employment in a recession.
A huge thank you to Willamette Week for organizing and sponsoring Eat Mobile, all the volunteers for helping to run it, and you for joining us today to support your fellow Oregonians and gourmands!
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Eat Mobile 2010 is officially sold out! It's happening this Saturday, April 24th, from 5:30-9:30pm, and we are so excited!
We've got a whole bunch of eager and amazing volunteers who'll be going from 1pm for set-up until 11:30pm for clean up, and doing everything in between from checking wristbands to busing tables.
We'll also have SOLV at the event working with volunteers to help make sure the event stays clean and green by cleaning up litter afterward. And Mercy Corps Northwest will be tabling all that evening to tell you all about our programs and the work we do with food carts so you should come by to grab a brochure and chat (and bring us some samples!)
In other food cart news, Jennifer Lynch, who took our Foundations business planning program in January, just opened up her smoothie food cart on SW 3rd & Washington today! The Portland Smoothie Company serves all natural fruit smoothies and fresh juices using local and organic ingredients. Yum!
Volunteers Needed for Eat Mobile 2010!
Willamette Week's annual Eat Mobile food cart event is coming up on Saturday April 24th, and all proceeds will be going towards the work we do at Mercy Corps Northwest. We've supported many food carts over the years with funding and small business training, including three who will be taking part in the event (Tabor, SoupCycle and Mono Malo). We're looking for volunteers to help staff the event, which will feature over 30 food carts and live music. If you're interested, please email Anu at email@example.com.
When: Saturday April 24th from 5:30-9:30pm. Volunteer shifts take place throughout the day from 10am for set up until 11:30pm for clean up.
Volunteers needed for:
LOAD-IN CREW (3 hours shifts from 10am-1pm and from 1pm-4pm)
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ID CHECKERS/WRISTBAND HANDLERS (FOR 21+ VOLUNTEERS) (2 hour shifts between 4-10pm)
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ALCOHOL MONITORS (FOR 21+ VOLUNTEERS) (2 hour shifts between 4-10pm)
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There will be an orientation session for volunteers (dates TBA) and all volunteers receive a badge to attend the festival for free.
Please let me (Anu, firstname.lastname@example.com)know a task and/or time that interests you, and I'll get you signed up. More information about the festival can be found on Willamette Week's site: http://blogs.wweek.com/eatmobile/.
It's official.. EAT MOBILE 2010
Eat Mobile 2010 is happening April 24th, from 5:30-8:30pm. The folks at Willamette Week have picked out their favorite food carts, and now they've got 30 of 'em lined up for the event. Included among them are Mercy Corps Northwest clients Mono Malo, Tabor, and Soup Cycle.
100% of the proceeds go to Mercy Corps Northwest and our work providing funding and support for Portland's small business owners.
The event cost $7 in advance and $10 day of, with tickets on sale online at http://wweek.com/store/
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Willamette Week presents the third annual EAT MOBILE, Portland's food cart festival. This year the festival is doubling in size, allowing you to sample 30 of Portland's finest carts, but they need your help. Which carts should be included?
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INDIANAPOLIS – Earlier this year, Indiana lawmakers passed major sentencing reform legislation that rewrote the felony portion of the state's criminal code, but left unanswered questions about its fiscal impact on local communities and the state prison system.
Now, two independent, state-funded studies are underway to provide more information to lawmakers as they move ahead with an ambitious effort to divert more low-level offenders out of the state's Department of Correction and into community-based programs.
One study, being done by the Georgia-based Applied Research Services, is looking at whether the state's new felony sentencing structure will reverse the historical trend of a rising prison population, or, as some fear, escalate it dramatically.
The other study underway, done by Indiana University criminal-justice researcher Roger Jarjoura, is looking at the fractured system of local treatment programs aimed at reducing recidivism to determine their costs and benefits.
The studies are being done at the request of the legislature's Criminal Law and Sentencing Policy Study Committee. Its members have spent nearly four years reviewing and revising the state's criminal code, which was last overhauled in 1977.
"We knew this was a big task, and we've gotten a lot of work done so far," said State Rep. Greg Steuerwald, a Republican from Avon and former committee chairman. "I don't think we realized the enormity of it, though."
During the 2013 session, the General Assembly passed a 450-page bill, House Enrolled Act 1006, that rewrites the felony portion of the state's criminal code. Authors of the bill, including Steuerwald, set out with several goals in mind: They wanted to reserve prison for the most serious offenders, ensure proportional penalties for different crimes, create like sentences for like crimes, and increase the certainty on the length of prison sentences.


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A university spokeswoman says Schwartz was initially placed on administrative leave after his arrest, but he resigned late last month.
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Ethanol plant owner settles with contractor; Hopewell lawsuit still pending
HOPEWELL - While Hopewell's lawsuit against the owner of the Appomattox Bio Energy Plant over a $5 million letter of credit is still pending and the city has not yet collected taxes from the plant, the company has completed an agreement with the former prime contractor over a claim of $25.6 million.
In February, arbitrators ruled that Appomattox Bio Energy LLC - the mother company of Osage - shall pay Agra Industries the sum of $4.1 million for construction services. The company shall also pay a 6 percent annual interest on any unpaid balance from February until paid. The Progress-Index was not able to confirm last week if Osage has fulfilled payment obligations, but there is not indication of further legal procedures.
"I'm surprised at this. Why did Agra get their money and we don't get our money?" Hopewell Vice Mayor Wayne Walton said on Friday. "We really have to step up to the platter and look into this."
Walton, however, is not worried that there may be no money left in the pot when Hopewell settles their claim with Osage. "These people got tons of money if they can afford to keep a $200 million plant closed," Walton said. "But why did Agra get paid and we have to wait?"
Agra, a Wisconsin-based corporation, was Osage's prime contractor for design and construction of the ethanol plant. The contract was signed Aug. 18, 2008, for "a 65 MGY Barley fuel ethanol production facility project located at 100 S. Main St. in Hopewell."
Agra performed engineering, procurement and construction services and furnished labor, materials and equipment for the construction - but was not allowed to complete its work when on July 17, 2009, Osage terminated the contract with Agra "for the owner's convenience and without cause."
In the notice for termination of contract, Osage instructed Agra "to prepare a final application for payment consisting of all amounts incurred by Agra on the project up to the date of termination."
According to court records, Agra submitted an application for payment as instructed by Osage, but Osage refused to make any further payments.
The contract between both parties states that any dispute not solved within 10 days of a mediation must be submitted to final and binding arbitration to avoid a more costly litigation. The Arbitration Panel, which convened in Richmond, consisted of William E. Franczek, Larry D. Harris and Richard Smith.
First arbitration hearings began on Nov. 21. The panel issued a final arbitration award on Feb. 6, finding that Osage owed Agra $5.1 million on its claims. "At no time ABE objected to the arbitration proceedings or raised any claim that there are grounds to vacate or modify the award," the panel wrote.
The panel also included a counterclaim amount to Osage over $1 million. After offsetting the counterclaim amount, the panel ruled that Osage "shall pay Agra the sum of $4.1 million on or 45 days after the date of this final award."
The panel also ruled that if the award is not paid within that time, "the award shall bear interest from the date of the final award at the statutory judgment rate in Virginia until paid."
Court records show that as of March 30, the award had not been paid. A spokesman for Agra declined to comment this week, citing confidentiality as part of the arbitration agreement. "I cannot discuss payments or any other details relating to this case," the spokesman said.
Yet a payment is likely, because Agra has not pursued further legal action since the arbitration order was issued.
City Attorney Thomas Lacheney said on Thursday that he had no knowledge of the status of the arbitration. But Lacheney said that the city's own lawsuit against Osage is still pending. "There are really no new developments at this point," he said.
Lacheney said that litigation could take years and that the city's best bet would be to find a buyer for the Appomattox Bio Energy Plant. "Things are quite nebulous and don't look very promising," Lacheney said. "It looks like this will be in court for a very long time," he said in a City Council meeting earlier this year.
Despite being completed in 2010, the plant never opened for production of ethanol, an ingredient in gasoline. In May last year, Osage announced that the company, along with its downtown ethanol plant, was for sale. The company's failure was a major blow for Hopewell's finances, as the city had considered the $150 million ethanol plant a new source of income with an expected total of $2.19 million in tax revenue every year.
With none of that tax revenue flowing, the city could have recouped some of the potential losses by cashing in a $5 million letter of credit. According to the contract with Osage, the city could have withdrawn $1 million to make up for a loss of tax revenue if the plant did not begin producing ethanol for commercial sales within three years after the commencement date - which was Sept. 30, 2011.
In the 2008, development contract between the city and Osage, the company acknowledges "the importance to the city of recouping the guaranteed tax payment as consideration for the city's previous investment in the property."
But Osage never posted that letter of credit, leaving the city without such security. After a final deadline on Oct. 31, 2011, Lacheney took steps to sue Osage. But to this date, Osage has not posted the money.
Walton said that he doesn't understand why Agra was able to settle their claim before the city when they started legal procedures against after the city. "Maybe Agra had a tighter contract with Osage, but I don't know," he said.
In the meantime, the city's treasurer has sent letters to Osage to collect the current real estate and machinery and tools taxes. "To my knowledge, they have not responded," Lacheney said. City Treasurer Terri Batton could not be reached on Friday.
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A Friendly Place to Lay Your Head
By Tim Leffel
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When my wife and I spent two weeks in Holland toward the end of our first around-the-world trip, we only spent one night in a hostel. The rest of the time we stayed with Dutch people, seeing their country the way they see
it, learning a lot about their schools, their routines, and their culture.
Now that we are more grounded, with a house to call our own, we have moved to the other side. Through homestay programs, we have hosted travelers from Brazil, Canada, Korea, Australia, and Scotland.
After traveling for weeks or months on end, it is easy to feel like you have entered a parallel universe. In this other dimension most of the locals you meet are either guides, touts, merchants, or hustlers. When you manage
to strike up a conversation with someone from the host country on a train or bus, you will likely go separate ways at the end. As a result, it is sometimes hard to dig deep and find out what people are really like where you are, to find out how
they think, what they value, or what frames an average day.
With a hosting or homestay program, you can get a glimpse of how the non-traveler lives. You can hop off the "gringo trail" or "farang trail" and gain an experience that goes beyond hanging out with
other travelers in guesthouses and cafes. In expensive countries, this option can save you quite a few dollars as well, with the kindness of strangers helping you extend your travels a few days or weeks longer.
These services go by many names and the differences are outlined below. What they have in common is some kind of registration and membership database, a method to request a homestay, and a feedback system to keep everyone
honest and accountable. You can sign up as either a guest or a host, with the understanding that guests will become hosts someday when they have a place of their own to share. If you are going to be in Berlin in mid-September, for example, you
would check the host database for that area, find what looks like a good or interesting match, then request the date or dates you would like to stay. The host will then reply with a yea or nay. If it's the latter, you repeat the process.
Sometimes you'll strike out, but often you will end up staying with a person, couple, or family and see a whole different side of the city or country. Sometimes the host will be too busy to spend any time with you
and you'll be on your own for fun and transportation. Other times the host may pick you up from the station or airport and take you to some local in-the-know spots not in any guidebook.
Naturally, you'll get a much better response when you ask someone for a place to stay in an area that's at least a bit off the beaten track. Hosts in Amsterdam, Paris, and New York get deluged with more requests
than they can handle. Hosts in small towns rarely hear from anyone. (I live in the popular tourist city of Nashville, Tennessee so I'm kind of in the middle: I average about one request a month.)
These are the key programs and how they work. With all of them, most of the hosts are former long-term travelers themselves, so there's a lot of instant camraderie. Some kind of database generally allows feedback,
eBay-style, so travelers who don't show up or are inconsiderate will soon be flagged. At the end of this article you will find some keys to keeping this from happening.
Servas (www.servas.org) is the oldest and most serious homestay program. When my wife and I joined this program back in the early 1990s, we had to apply
weeks ahead, drive 30 miles for a personal interview, and order listings books for each country. Now the lists are online in a secured area for members, but this is the only thing that has gotten easier. This is a high-minded organization more
interested in cultural understanding and sharing than in providing travelers with a free place to crash for the night. You are, in essence, joining a clubby organization with high standards and will pay dues ranging from $25 for students to $85 for individuals.
Hospitality Club (www.hospitalityclub.org), based in Europe, has info available in a lot of languages and is a well-run organization with a truly
global network. Free, and at last count over 328,0000 members in over 200 countries.
The Couchsurfing Project (www.couchsurfing.org) is similar to the other free services but tends to attract a younger, more party-hearty crowd with over 7 million members!
Women Welcome Women (www.WomenWelcomeWomen.org.uk) obviously caters to women, while Lesbian and Gay Hospitality Exchange International (www.lghei.org)
services a community with over 500 listings.
Here are some tips that will make things go smoothly while you take advantage of this opportunity:
Pay attention to the listings. Find an appropriate host rather than just sending out shotgun requests. Many hosts have
a maximum stay period of two nights; others are open to longer stays. Families are often looking for someone who is not an all-night partier knocking on the door in the wee hours; others are young singles who will love to take you out clubbing.
Do something nice for your hosts. Most hosts are working stiffs who aren't looking for any kind of monetary compensation,
but it's a welcome gesture to bring a small gift (flowers or edibles are always good) or to do something helpful around the house. Offer to do the dishes or watch the kids for an hour, especially if you're staying more than a couple
of nights. If you have a specific skill, such as carpentry or computer tune-ups, offer to help out with that—it may even result in some paid work.
Give plenty of notice. Hosts have families, jobs, responsibilities, and social schedules. Respect this by providing plenty
of advance notice and staying in touch if things change. Remember that they are doing you a big favor; don't abuse the good will.
When in doubt, get a room. Too often I get requests from 20-year-old kids who are driving from two hours away to go to
a concert. They want to arrive late at night and leave the next morning to go home. For me—a host with a wife and young child—this is not an appropriate use of the system. It's okay to impose on your friends this way, but
it's not okay for a complete stranger. A motel room will cost less than the concert tickets did: pay up and get an appropriate place to crash.
Show up. This seems obvious, but the biggest complaint among hosts is not about rude guests, but ones who just never appear.
The host has cleaned up, made schedule changes, and stocked the fridge. Then the person who has requested a stay either changes plans without telling anyone or just stops staying in touch. If you work out a stay, be there when you said you
TIM LEFFEL, is the author of The World's Cheapest Destinations. He is also editor
of PerceptiveTravel.com, featuring narratives from some of the best wandering authors on the planet.