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Gustavo Valdespino, President and Chief Executive Officer
Gustavo Valdespino was appointed President and CEO in September 2009. Mr. Valdespino is a seasoned leader with more than 25 years of hospital management experience. Prior to joining Valley Presbyterian Hospital, he served as Senior Vice President of Operations for Tenet Health Corporation's Southern California region. He also served as President and CEO of St. Vincent Medical Center and as CEO of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Orange County. .
Mr. Valdespino has received the "Up and Comer" award from Modern Health Magazine, the National Medical Enterprises "Circle of Excellence" award, the Tenet Healthcare Corporation "Circle of Excellence" award, and the "Leading Hispanic Executive" award from Hispanic Business Magazine.
Mr. Valdespino holds a bachelor's degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, a master's degree in public health from the University of California, Los Angeles, and completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.
Lori Cardle, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Lori Cardle was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in November 2012. She joined Valley Presbyterian Hospital in April 2011 as Assistant Chief Financial Officer and was promoted to Vice President of Finance in November 2011. Previously, Ms. Cardle worked at Alvarado Hospital in San Diego, where she served as Vice President of Revenue Cycle and Health Information Management and as Treasurer. She also has served as Chief Financial Officer at St. Vincent Medical Center and Brotman Medical Center.
As Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Cardle oversees Valley Presbyterian Hospital's financial management and directs information technology needs.
Ms. Cardle was awarded the "Women Who Mean Business" leadership team award in 2007 by the San Diego Business Journal.
Ms. Cardle holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from California State University, Fullerton, and an MBA from Pepperdine University.
Jean Rico, Senior Vice President of Quality
Jean Rico was appointed Senior Vice President of Quality in February 2010. Ms. Rico brings more than 30 years of health care experience in quality improvement to Valley Presbyterian Hospital. Previously, Ms. Rico served as Vice President of Quality for St. Vincent Medical Center and as the Regional Quality Director for Tenet Healthcare, where she supervised quality and case management for 19 hospitals across California, Nevada, and Nebraska.
As Senior Vice President of Quality, Ms. Rico leads Valley Presbyterian Hospital's efforts for continuous quality improvement. She is responsible for risk management, regulatory and accreditation requirements, quality improvement, case management, social services, patient satisfaction and compliance.
Pegi Matsuda, Senior Vice President, Community and Market Development
Pegi Matsuda was appointed Senior Vice President of Community and Market Development in June 2012. Previously, Ms. Matsuda served as Publisher and President of the San Fernando Valley Business Journal for 13 years. She has also spent 20 years working in Southern California corporations including GTE Telephone Operations and Sempra Energy.
As Senior Vice President of Community and Market Development, Ms. Matsuda is responsible for community programming and outreach, marketing, advertising, employee volunteer programs, development, media relations and internal communications.
Ms. Matsuda has received numerous awards, including recognition from the San Fernando Valley Bar Association, VICA, Haven Hills, and MEND. She was also honored in 2008 by the state of California as "Woman of the Year" by the 42nd Assembly District.
Ms. Matsuda received a Bachelor of Science degree in human relations and organizational behavior from the University of San Francisco and a Master of Arts degree in organizational leadership from Woodbury University.
Gayathri S. Jith, Senior Vice President of Strategy & Operations
Gayathri S. Jith was appointed Senior Vice President of Strategy and Operations in November 2012. She joined Valley Presbyterian Hospital in March 2010 as the Vice President of Operations. Previously, Ms. Jith served as the Administrative Director for anesthesiology, critical care medicine, and imaging services for Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Ms. Jith also served as Director of patient access and revenue cycle, business development, and physician services for St. Vincent Medical Center.
As Senior Vice President of Strategy and Operations, Ms. Jith guides Valley Presbyterian Hospital's health care reform efforts and oversees clinical, ancillary and support services.
Ms. Jith received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, San Diego, and a Master of Public Health degree in healthcare management from the University of California, Los Angeles. She is also a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Lori Burnell, Senior Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer
Lori Burnell was appointed Senior Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer in March 2014. Ms. Burnell most recently served as Vice President & Chief Nurse and Operations Executive at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego. She has held several clinical leadership positions at Scripps Mercy Hospital, Pomerado Hospital in Poway, Calif., and Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo.
As Senior Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer, she leads an expert team of more than 700 nurses and staff to expand Valley Presbyterian Hospital's patient care and professional development capacity. She also oversees all rehabilitation services.
Ms. Burnell received a doctorate of philosophy in nursing from the University of San Diego, a master of science degree in nursing from California State University, Long Beach, and a bachelor of science degree in nursing from California State University, Fullerton.
Jonathan Wu, Vice President of Human Resources
Jonathan Wu was appointed Vice President of Human Resources in April 2013. Previously, he served as the Director of Human Resources at City of Hope in Duarte, Calif. Mr. Wu also held several roles at Methodist Hospital of Southern California in Arcadia, including Director of Human Resources and Occupational Health.
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Mr. Wu received a Bachelor of Science degree in management and human resources and an MBA from California Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Jeff Allport, Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Jeffrey Allport was appointed Vice President and Chief Information Officer in September 2013. Previously, Mr. Allport worked as an independent information technology consultant through JLA Insights, the health care information technology company he owns and operates. He also has served as Vice President of IT Solutions Delivery at St. Joseph Health Systems in Orange County, Senior Manager of E-Health Initiatives at Healthcare Industry Group of Perot Systems, and CIO of St. John Medical Center in Jackson, Wyoming.
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Mr. Allport received a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of Science degree in biological science from Stanford University.
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|breath taking! So beautiful! I'm in awe.
What is that weeping tree in the picture with the tulips? It just made my wish list.
lol your whole yard made my wish list :)
- Posted by kathi_mdgd 9 S.Ca (My Page) on Mon, Oct 31, 11 at 15:32
|Love it,your yard is beautiful.I love everything about it!!TFS
|Thank you all for your nice comments.The tree in the pictures with tulip it is Weeping Larch.
|I love your lush mix of hostas. What are those gorgeous shrubs/small trees with white flowers by the tree with a face and the japanese maple?
|Here are more pictures with my garden, enjoy them!
Here is a link that might be useful: Garden!
|Did you prune the blue spruce in the ring of boxwood, or does it grow that way? Everything is lovely and peaceful!
|No, it grow like that,thank you for your nice comments.
|Gorgeous! Everything looks so graceful. :-)
- Posted by sweetannie4u midOK_z6b/7a (My Page) on Wed, Nov 2, 11 at 1:57
|Beyond gorgeous! Absolutely breathtaking.
Love the Tree Face. ;)
- Posted by schoolhouse z5/ohio (My Page) on Wed, Nov 2, 11 at 10:04
|I remember this garden, the round boxwood bed with the tree - I love it.
- Posted by kathi_mdgd 9 S.Ca (My Page) on Wed, Nov 2, 11 at 15:26
|Very beautiful,you have done a wonderful job.Love all your plants and flowers.TFS
|Can I live in your gazebo? I'll pay rent! I'll even help weed! Such beauty. Nice job!
What is the large tree to the right in the 2nd photo? I can't tell if it's white or if that's just a play with the light.
|Thanks for the tour of your garden; very pretty and I love how you have created many rooms that people can sit and enjoy the beauty you have created for yourself. Love the covered sitting area/at the bottom of the stairs but I'd hate to have to climb those stairs to get into the main part of the house. Is there an entrance on the lower level of the house that I missed seeing?
|It is incredible! So beautiful, like a well tended park. If you don't mind me asking, how many years did it take to get it like that and do you have help? What an accomplishment.
- Posted by calamity_j z7bc (My Page) on Fri, Nov 4, 11 at 10:49
|Beautiful...a lot of things I could add to my wish list...especially that gazebo!heh heh! Love the boxwood circle too! I keep going back and looking at the pics cuz I see more things! Like the candelabra!
- Posted by organic_kitten 7 (My Page) on Sat, Nov 5, 11 at 18:50
|Your garden is very beautiful indeed! You have carefully chosen a variety of interest points and it makes a gorgeous whole.
- Posted by hosenemesis SoCal Sunset 19 USDA (My Page) on Sat, Nov 12, 11 at 22:22
|Lovely. Thanks for the tour.
- Posted by gottagarden z5 western NY (My Page) on Sun, Nov 13, 11 at 6:11
|So nice and lush, especially to look at this time of year. I could have sworn I posted here before, and am just looking at your photos again. Love your water feature, it is so well done and natural looking. I'll bet your gardens even look nice in the winter.
|Oh my, I love garden tours and yours did not disappoint. My kind of garden; a manicured wild garden. Your attention to detail is wonderful. Love the puppies in the basket just ready to jump out and romp through the gardens and pond. Love it.
- Posted by sweetannie4u midOK_z6b/7a (My Page) on Sun, Nov 13, 11 at 13:56
|I had to come back for another look myself!
I love all the photos, but looking again, I fell in love with photo #8, with the settee, the hanging birdhouse and Japanese Maple in the foreground, &etc. Did you lay on the ground to take that one? Awesome photography!
- Posted by schoolhouse z5/ohio (My Page) on Mon, Nov 14, 11 at 11:16
|Oh my. Photos #11 and #12 - especially beautiful. Right up my alley. Thanks for sharing.
- Posted by sweetannie4u midOK_z6b/7a (My Page) on Mon, Nov 14, 11 at 15:27
|I especially love #4, #6, #7, #12 and #14!
Love the white Anemones (?), and adore your Arch in #1. That is so wicked!
What a VIEW! Lucky you. What beautiful country!
Your house is fabulous!
|Absolutely amazing! Did you do all of that yourselves? Did you start with a blank canvas and design all of it? You should be a professional garden designer. Oh you probably are. lol
Everything is so beautiful. with just the right amount of whimsy so it doesn't look like a park, but a well cared for, loved home. I'm still in awe! Great job!
:) Laura
|Exquisite! Totally delightful, peaceful and inspiring!
Here is a link that might be useful: Music of the Spheres Wind Chimes
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|Wow, what a beautiful bit of paradise you have created. It is so peaceful.
|Andreea, you live in a paradise! Thank you for sharing - love to look at gorgeous lush gardens in a middle of winter.
Merry Christmas!
- Posted by chickadee_42us 8a Tx (My Page) on Thu, Dec 29, 11 at 9:09
|Lush is the right adjective along with serene! Nice job. I see lots of work too keeping the hedge lines clean, congratulations.
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Which American Groups Back the War?
by Steve Sailer
UPI, March 20, 2003
March 20, 2003 (UPI) -- Now that war has started, support by the American public for an invasion of Iraq can be expected to rise among all groups. But what segments of the public have been the strongest and most consistently supportive of a pre-emptive attack?
Just as Democrats and liberals were more hawkish in support of President Bill Clinton's attack on Serbian-led Yugoslavia in 1999, the core of President George W. Bush's support on Iraq are Republicans and conservatives who voted for him in 2000.
Pollsters have found, of course, that the level of backing war gets depends on the wording of the question. For many months, around 60 percent of the public has favored some kind of ground action, but that number falls if the pollster asks if America should fight even without a coalition. Surveys never quite agree, but there's consensus on which demographic groups are most hawkish and which are most dovish.
Overall, those sectors of the public that supported Bush in 2000 have been most eager for war today. White evangelical Protestants and rural citizens, for example, are big Bush advocates today, as they were in 2000.
Men are more hawkish than women, although the gender gap is not terribly large, except in California, where according to a March L.A. Times Poll, it's running at a substantial 29 points. (Overall, doves are strongest in the West.)
According to a Pew poll, women tend to worry more about what could go wrong: casualties, terrorist attacks, and the like. Not surprisingly, women have been more concerned about winning international approval than men are, who tend to be more comfortable with a go-it-alone approach.
Differences today are somewhat more restrained than during that highly divisive 2000 election. War has strong support among Republicans, but not quite as much as the GOP nominee commanded in 2000. Likewise, Democrats mostly oppose an invasion, but not as much as they opposed Bush back then. Blacks are mostly anti-war, but not by anything close to the ten to one ratio they were anti-Bush.
The differences between now and 2000 are more interesting. Age didn't play much of a role in the presidential election, with each cohort fairly evenly split. Today, the young are more gung-ho than the old. Perhaps this reflects their different experiences with the United States at war. The "greatest generation" endured the long and painful struggles during World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. The optimism of the young may stem from their memories of quick, almost painless victories in Kosovo, Desert Storm, and Panama.
Latinos gave Bush only about 35 percent of their vote in 2000, but they may be more favorably disposed toward his war. Unfortunately, the polls disagree. Surveys by Gallup and Pew found Hispanics as warlike as whites, but another sample by Pew and an LA Times Poll of Californians found them less fired up. Accurately polling Latinos can be difficult due to language and cultural differences.
When given a chance to send a message on Iraq by voting for Republican senatorial candidates in last fall's election, Hispanics mostly passed it up. According to James G. Gimpel, a professor of government at the University of Maryland, Hispanic turnout was light and Latinos voted two to one for Democrats for the Senate.
Another group that Republicans would like to win over are Jews. Unlike Hispanics, they tend to take a deep interest in Middle Eastern affairs. In 2000, Bush earned only 19 percent of their ballots, reflecting a Jewish commitment to the Democratic Party stretching back generations. Jews makes up only about 2 percent of the population and 4 percent of the voters, but a larger fraction of senators (11 of 100) and representatives (26 of 435). Only three of these 37 Jewish members of Congress are Republicans.
The GOP has been hoping that the administration's hard line in the Middle East would finally attract Jewish support.
A poll by the American Jewish Committee at the beginning of January found that 59 percent of Jews supported an Iraq attack -- about the same level as other polls found for the population at large. Jewish support for this particular Bush policy, though, didn't seem to do the GOP much good with Jews in last November's election. The AJC survey's respondents still voted 61-22 for Democrats for Congress. Exit poll data suggests similar results: Republicans did better than the miserable results of 2000, but hardly what they were hoping.
The problem may lie in Jewish aversion to the conservative Protestants who make up much of the base of the GOP. Although Christian fundamentalists have been avid supporters of Israel, in the AJC survey, 39 percent of the Jews polled said that "most" or "many" members of the "Religious Right" were anti-Semitic. In contrast, only 20 percent of Jewish respondents labeled as anti-Semitic "most" or "many" blacks.
In terms of education level, in 2000 there was "U" shaped support for Al Gore, with the Democrat doing best among high school dropouts and people with postgraduate educations. Today, though, there is a steady gradient, with the least support for the war among the best educated and the most among the least schooled.
One reason for this was suggested by the Pew analysts: "In the U.S., college graduates are much more supportive of maintaining close ties with Western Europe compared with those with no more than a high school education (77 percent vs. 55 percent)."
It can be difficult to determine exactly how much Americans know or care about the specifics of the Iraq issue. In the last Pew survey, a reassuring 62 percent claimed they "followed very closely" the debate over the Iraq war, which was nine points higher than the second most closely followed issue: 53 percent were very interested in high gasoline prices.
The core of Bush's support appears to be those who believe that Saddam Hussein was involved with the World Trade Center atrocity. In the recent CBS/New York Times survey, 45 percent agreed that Hussein was "personally involved in the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks" and only 40 percent disagreed.
A February Pew Foundation poll found an even greater 57-27 split in favor of the idea that "Saddam helped 9-11 attacks." Two thirds of those supporting the war thought he was involved.
A Knight-Ridder poll asked, "How many of the Sept. 11 hijackers were Iraqi citizens?" Only 17 percent gave the right answer: none.
Apparently, no poll has yet tried to find out what percentage of Americans can tell Iraq from Iran. "Do you support war on Iraq in part as revenge for the Ayatollah Khomeini taking our embassy hostage in Tehran in 1979?" might be an illuminating question to ask.
Steve Sailer (www.iSteve.com) is a columnist for VDARE.com and the film critic for The American Conservative.
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Naomi and Liev, Kermit and Piggy.
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Plus, Adam Levine defends his celebrity scent.
A roundup of fascinating and totally unnecessary information about last night.
This way for some of the best red carpet reporting we've seen since Joan Rivers.
Also, former Vogue editor Filipa Fino on her new online magazine.
And not just any old pig either.
Including Andrej Pejic, Miss Piggy, Kathy Griffin, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Aaron Hicklin, and more.
Plus, fashion photographers Inez & Vinoodh are working on a fragrance.
"You can call me a diva — just don't call me a ham."
She'd make the ceremony's best dressed list, too.
It's classic and feminine, just like its namesake.
For one, she says things like, "Style is about expressing your inner self ... and, most importantly, spending someone else's money."
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Rated 3.5 / 5 stars
Such Shameless Self Promotion....
But hey all is valid in love and war. And what are video games if not either/or both.
Yet the self parodying felt like it felt short.
The animation was nice and fluid and the voice and music well matched, as usual. Heck It was even nice to hear your 'natural ' voice (so to speak).
Yet as much as making fun of it all as it was, it almost felt like reaching out and grasping your finger a few inches off the edge of the cliff before missing.
Yet i may be wrong. Kudos to the talent; a little 'Uh?' to the point and/or intention. But perhaps there was not any but to stick it to the industry for sucking lately.
Rated 4 / 5 stars
Didn't get alot of the jokes, but funny ending.
This video felt kinda obscure in a sense that most of the jokes/references in the flash I didn't understnad. Perhaps it's just because I'm really outdated in the current state of the videogame industry, so whatever. And there wasn't much of an ending or punchline at the end besides the fart joke, which luckily thanks to my immaturity, I found funny.
Rated 2 / 5 stars
I was dissappointed.
The animation and sound were flawless as have become standard of you, but there was not one funny joke in the entire movie. The parts that weren't self serving praise were almost painful to watch. Occasionally I saw where a joke almost could have been successful, but none hit the mark for me.
You make a ton of awesome flash, but this was not one of them.
Rated 5 / 5 stars
i found your flash to be very good. i think the inclusion of these games will stimulate the videogame market. Some of these games might just become milestones in a new era of videogames. bravo.
Rated 5 / 5 stars
Birth of a franchise!
Loved the movie, well done!
Can't wait for your follow-up 'Open Letter to Game Devs II: Resurrection' and the special release of 'OLtGD- Unrated Edition'! BTW, how's the prequel coming along, 'Open Letter Zero: Rise of the Game Devs'?
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In brainless 'Bullet to the Head,' Sly Stallone and Walter Hill rev up like it's 1985
BY RICHARD ROEPER SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST February 1, 2013 4:46PM
This film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Christian Slater, left, and Sylvester Stallone in a scene from "Bullet to the Head." (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Frank Masi)
Jimmy Sylvester Stallone
Kwon Sung Kang
Marcus Christian Slater
Morel Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Keegan Jason Momoa
Louis Jon Seda
Lisa Sarah Shahi
Warner Bros. presents a film directed by Walter Hill. Written by Alessandro Camon, based on the graphic novel "Du Plomb Dans la Tete." Running time: 92 minutes. Rated R (for strong violence, bloody images, language, some nudity and brief drug use). Opening Friday at local theaters.
Updated: March 2, 2013 6:37AM
Pop quiz!
From "Broken City" to the gone-too-soon Starz series "Boss" to a hundred other movies and TV shows before that, we know the villain is utterly corrupted and beyond redemption when he reveals his master plan to be:
A. Poisoning the water supply.
B. Starting World War III so he can sell nuclear weapons to both sides.
C. Kidnapping all the children and just the particularly cute small animals in town.
D. Buying up housing projects so he can tear down the buildings, evacuate the good people and build condos and/or a shopping mall.
The correct answer, of course: D!
That's the end game for the evil Robert Nkomo Morel (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), a deposed African thug now walking stiffly and literally carrying a big stick in "Bullet to the Head," an occasionally entertaining, often incomprehensible and ultimately quite average 1980s-homage mismatched buddy action pic. Morel is engineering a vast takeover of a plot of land in New Orleans so he can demolish the low-income housing and put up … condominiums! With high-end fixtures and marble bathroom floors! Mwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Geez. You couldn't get even one of the Avengers to don the costume and fly over to the Crescent City to put a stop to that mundane brand of evil?
Directed by the veteran Walter Hill ("48 HRS") and filled with cheesy stop-motion zooms; rapid-cut fight scenes with insanely loud sound effects for every bone-cracking punch; racially insensitive one-liners; window-dressing female characters, and wall-to-wall carnage, this is the kind of brainless action movie Sylvester Stallone would have starred in circa 1985. That it stars a Stallone who's closer to 70 than 60 is just … weird.
Stallone plays lifelong criminal James Bonomo, who goes by the unfortunate nickname of Jimmy Bobo. That makes him sound more like a Howard Stern Wack Packer or a 1950s TV clown than a mercenary gun-for-hire who's so efficient, he should be working for the CIA or some Russian billionaire instead of kicking around the bowels of New Orleans, apparently barely scraping out a living.
Of course "Bullet to the Head," based on the graphic novel "Du Plomb Dans la Tete" and adapted by Alessandro Camon, works in some running jokes about Jimmy being a dinosaur. He doesn't really understand how the whole Google thing works, and there's a lot of "not bad for an old man" quipping from sidekicks and/or adversaries every time Jimmy comes out on top in a confrontation.
But this isn't Clint Eastwood playing some aging gunfighter clearly past his prime or a growling next-door neighbor in his 80s. Stallone/Jimmy is still freakishly muscled, the veins bulging from his arms and often-shirtless torso as if he's some Steroid Era slugger for the Oakland A's.
As Jimmy gets into one bloody brawl and deadly shootout after another, coming out on top every time of course, it's just a given that he's stronger, quicker, deadlier and a better shot than all these punks less than half his age. Why? Because he's Sly Stallone! He's narrating the movie! He's not going anywhere.
After Jimmy and his partner Louis (Jon Seda) take down a mark who turns out to be a corrupt cop turned New Orleans thug, all hell breaks loose in the Big Easy. The strait-laced Det. Taylor Kwon (Sung Kang, best known in America for a few "Fast and Furious" movies) arrives from D.C. and finds himself paired up with Jimmy in a mutually beneficial pursuit of justice, even as he keeps reminding Jimmy he's eventually going to take down Jimmy as well. That's probably because Jimmy keeps on killing the bad guys before Kwon can arrest them and read them their Miranda rights.
"Bullet to the Head" happily indulges in many action-pic cliches, including the amateur surgeon who expertly removes slugs from the whiskey-anesthetized shooting victim. (The slugs always make the same "plinking" noise when deposited into a metal tray that the non-surgeon apparently keeps on hand just in case.) And if you think this movie is going to avoid an extended confrontation in an abandoned warehouse, your expectations are way too high for a movie titled "Bullet to the Head."
To its credit, the film does take one overly familiar tableau and has great fun with it, thanks in large part to Christian Slater's performance as a wealthy drunken patsy who quickly realizes the folly of keeping quiet when there's a Stallone with a pair of pliers hovering over you. It's a hilarious scene.
The beautiful Sarah Shahi does what she can as Jimmy's tattoo artist daughter. Jason Momoa from "Game of Thrones" is a suitably bad-ass villain who looks like he could crush the much smaller and older Stallone — but then we wouldn't have much of a movie, would we?
But Kang is overmatched keeping up with even a Stallone who's as old as a Rolling Stone. The classic buddy action pics of the 1980s worked because Danny Glover and Nick Nolte possessed the onscreen straight-man heft to withstand the acting pyrotechnics of Mel Gibson and Eddie Murphy, respectively. Here, we barely notice the little cop tagging along with Stallone.
It takes two to tango, or even "Tango & Cash."


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Why did you want to come here?
Japan and the Japanese culture always attracted me and made
me want to keep learning and exploring them. Coming from a
place with such a different mentality made me even more curious.
I knew that I would go to Japan, but I did not know I would
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One day I went to Iwama just to watch a Keiko on a Thursday
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conflicts. At the time I was studying about different views
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share and help the Aikido in my country grow since it really
is a way to show people another view and way to deal with
situations that automatically lead us to disharmonious situations,
and with an Aikido view we can make those situations much
more harmonious. I hope to see it grow and to share it with
more people in this country. The endless things that Aikido
is teaching me everyday make me have a constant will to study
and learn more and that makes it a way of life that is always
in movement and growth.3. How was your impression of Uchideshi
life here?
The life as an uchi deshi is something that is so full and
fulfilling and gives an amazing opportunity to develop our
self. The amount of things that can be learned from the Senseis
of the dojo is endless. And, living in the dojo gives the
opportunity to learn from them every day. The members of the
dojo are all one very connected family and the relations between
the uchi deshis become very strong. It is so enriching to
learn about people that come from such different places with
different views of life, and learn how we are all the same
despite all the differences. I am so thankful for the chance
I got to be part of this amazing family in the dojo. The uchideshi
life style is not easy and there are many mental and physical
hardships. But, whoever does decide to live it has a strong
will to learn, and to develop in the way of Aikido. When you
can share with the others and grow with them makes it such
an enriching experience.
The everyday routine is more or less the same every day from
before the sun rises to after it sets. But because in the
life of Aikido there is a constant study and endless things
to learn, every day is so different and exciting. The farming
that the uchi deshis do in order to grow the vegetables and
the simple lifestyle shows how much it is possible to harmonize
with what nature offers and create with it what we need.
The uchi deshi experience opens us to learn from what is around
Due to constant work in the daily routine, the experience
forces us to rebuild, re-examine, and polish what we have
till that moment and to do it every day. The two years in
Iwama made me grow more awareness to my inner self and to
my surroundings.
Since the beginning of my Aikido practice, I was interested in the life story of its founder which led me to Iwama and Ibaraki Dojo. When I discovered that the dojo still had the tradition of accepting uchideshi, just like in the O'Sensei's time, I decided to strive myself in order to achieve this experience someday. My desire of being an uchideshi grew up together with my Aikido's development, but as military, I was not allowed to stay away from my country for a long period of time. After many years, my dream of being uchideshi at Ibaraki Dojo came true. I got a special license which allowed me to stay in Iwama as uchideshi for 6 months. My first contact with the dojo was through Inagaki Sensei, who gave me all the support I needed to travel. I was aware it wouldn't be easy to live in another country, with a different cultural background, far from my family and having to carry out all obligations of an uchideshi, but I also knew it would be a great opportunity to strengthen my body, mind and spirit. I went to Iwama with the purpose of doing the best I could. I clearly remember my arrival in Iwama and the first time I saw the Aikijinja. My eyes filled with tears and I could feel the energy emanating from the shrine. The uchideshi were always kind and concerned for me. They welcomed me and gave me all the instructions in order to adapt me to the dojo's routine as quickly as possible. Gradually, I got in touch with the dojo's sensei and deshi who I had the pleasure of living. Time passed by and I realized I was feeling myself as part of the group and these people had become so beloved to me as if they were my family. The uchideshi's life is simple but intense. It requires discipline, humbleness and dedication. It has the power to touch our hearts. We practice three times a day, seven days a week, which allow us to improve our techniques and strengthen our kokyu ryoku. During the rest of the time, uchideshi dedicate themselves to take care of the dojo's whole area. Raking the front of the shrine, cleaning the inside of the dojo and the Aikijinja, taking care of the garden, mowing the lawn, pruning the trees, taking care of O'Sensei's house, preparing the dojo for classes, welcoming new students, accompanying the sensei and being always ready to help in whatever is necessary are some of the routine tasks of an uchideshi. These activities develop a feeling of love for the dojo and make you feel at home. To me, help preserving the Ibaraki dojo was very rewarding. I arrived in Japan two months after the earthquake that struck the country and let the dojo deeply damaged and because of that, I had the opportunity of assist in its restoration and reopening. Being uchideshi also provided me the opportunity of attending seminars, demonstrations, religious ceremonies and get-togethers. When my time was up and I had to return home, I was very sad to have to leave the dojo. By the time of my return, it was organized a farewell party by the sensei and deshi, where I received many honors and I could notice how I was loved by everybody. It made me very proud and I felt sure of having done the best I could. I left Iwama with the feeling of coming back again. I don't have enough words to thank all these people for everything they did for me. With aikinokokoro, domo arigatogozaimashita.


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"Great White Fleet" World Cruise, 1907-1909
Cartoon from a contemporary newspaper, concerning the fleet's departure from Hampton Roads, Virginia, on 16 December 1907.
President Theodore Roosevelt (at left, with top hat), "Uncle Sam" and "Miss Columbia" are shown waving good-bye as the sixteen Atlantic Fleet battleships steam away.
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GRAYMAN Satu (sah'-too) Folder
Precision machined from CPM S30V steel [3], Titanium and G10. Designed and built tank tough, 100% made in the USA. 10 oz. The handle is Titanium on one side and Textured G10 over Titanium on the other side. Comes in Black or Green G10. (DLC Coated Satus have Carbon Fiber over Titanium on one side.)
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When you see this well appointed unit you'll appreciate the prime location. Breckenridge 40 foot park model with sunroom has wood laminate flooring, full size appliances and bath, There's lot's of room for the family with 2 bunk rooms featuring 4 bunks and a master bedroom that includes triple sliding closet doors and lots of storage. Propane furnace and AC. Some furniture, new tent and storage units will stay. Pro-rated annual lease $5,000 plus lodging tax and electric. Cable tv, water, sewer, trash and access to the resort amenities and activities included in lease.
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Touching the Hem: Jesus and the Prayer Shawl
We must use as a point of initiation for any New Testament exegesis the fact that Jesus was an observant Jew and that everything he said and did was directed toward his Jewish contemporaries. He himself declared, "I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
The God whom he addressed as Father was YHWH, the God of Israel; the Bible that he used was the Tanakh, the Hebrew Scriptures; the soil which he traversed was Israel, the land of the Jews; and the people who were his family, friends, associates, and even his detractors were Jews.
In order to understand the record, therefore, we must look at it through Jewish eyes, or at least we must discard our Greco-Roman and Euro-American eyeglasses and don Hebrew lenses. And, we must be sure that our lenses are positioned in the proper direction so that we are reading out of Scripture what is actually there (exegesis) rather than reading ourselves, our cultures, our philosophies, and our traditions into the record of Scripture (eisegesis).
When we engage ourselves in a search to discover what the authors said– and not what our presuppositions want them to say–we find a gold mine of enriching truth that transforms our lives into the image of God's dear Son.
Every event reported by the evangelists in the Gospels takes on new meaning, because we see the living Jesus not as some extraterrestrial cosmic Christ but as the Son of man, the Jew
Jesus living out among his Jewish brethren the paradigm of what it is to be fully human. The Memra (Logos in Greek), God's eternally preexistent Word, emptied himself of inherent equality with the Father in the kenosis of becoming very man. When we see what the essence of God was when he made himself flesh and tabernacled among us, we understand much more about him in his absolute deity.
We discover that Jesus truly put a face on the Father by manifesting himself as the "radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being."
A knowledge of the Hebrew foundations of Christian faith is vital for all believers in Jesus as Messiah and Lord.
By understanding the ancient system of praise, worship, and service through which Jesus and the apostles expressed their devotion to God, we comprehend the motivations for their actions and the basis for their teachings.
Christian faith acquires a new depth and meaning when it is understood in the light of the Hebrew matrix from which it emerged. Jesus and the apostles are placed in the context of their Jewish brethren and their religion, Judaism, so that the acts of Jesus and the apostles recorded in the Christian Scriptures from Matthew to Revelation maintain continuity with the acts of God recorded in the Hebrew Scriptures from Genesis to Malachi. Faith in Jesus is then elevated and expanded, given new depth and meaning, not diminished or subsumed into Judaism.
The living Messiah is truly seen to be the one who elevated the faith of his heavenly Father and of his fathers according to the flesh by fulfilling it, reforming it, and restoring it to its inherent ideal.
The above is from the Forward of the excellent book by Dr. John Garr Touching the Hem: Jesus and the Prayer Shawl
Touching the Hem: Jesus and the Prayer Shawl
"If I can but touch the Hem of his Garment . . ." These words of desperation formed an axis of faith which brought a miracle into the life of a dying woman when she reached out and accessed the power resident in Jesus the Messiah. But, it was also a key to healing and deliverance for many others who came in faith because "all who touched the hem of his garment" were healed.
What was this material object which caused faith to rise in the hearts of citizens of first-century Israel?
This book gives a comprehensive study of the long and interesting Jewish tallit tradition, which required that the four-cornered garment commonly worn in Bible days have tzitzit (fringes) appended to each corner as a means of calling both the wearer and the observer to remember all the Word of God (commandments). You will simply be amazed at the extent of this tradition and its continuing impact upon the Jewish people to this day in the form of the "prayer shawl" that they wear at specific times of devotion and interaction with the Divine Presence. Don't miss The Hem of His Garment!
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Table of Contents:
- A Healing Touch
- The Hem of the Garment
- A Mark of Remembrance
- A Ribband of Blue
- Tzitzit and Tekhelet
- A Symbol of Authority
- The Mantle Passes
- A Prayer Closet
- A Blessing Covering
- Talitha Cumi
- Your People, My People
- God Is With You
- Under His WingsHealing Wings
- A Rich Tradition
- Epilogue: Living Emblems
About the Author: Dr. John Garr
Dr. Garr's teaching ministry is unique in that it combines excellency in scholarship with intense spirituality and personal integrity. An Academician with a pastor's heart, Dr. Garr explains great theological truths in terms all Christians can understand and incorporate in their lives. He challenges and inspires believers to pursue a biblically sound faith rooted in the Hebraic heritage of Jesus and the apostles.
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End of Support for the Sindice.com search engine: history, lessons learned, and legacy (Guest Post)
[Editor's Note: Since 2007, Sindice.com has served as a specialized search engine allowing Semantic Web practitioners and researchers to locate structured data on the Web. At the peak of its activity, Sindice.com had an index of over 700M pages and processed 20M pages per day. In a post last week, the founding team announced the end of support for Sindice.com to concentrate on delivering the technology developed for the engine to enterprise users. This week, SemanticWeb.com is proud to host a guest post by the founding team explaining the history, the challanges and the future of this technology.]
The word "Sindice" has been around for quite some time in research and practice on the "Semantic Web" or "lets see how we can turn the web into a database".
Since 2007, Sindice.com has served as a specialized search engine that would do a crazy thing: throw away the text and just concentrate on the "markup" of the web pages. Sindice would provide an advanced API to query RDF, RDFa, Microformats and Microdata found on web sites, together with a number of other services. Sindice turned useful, we guess, as approximately 1100 scientific works in the last few years refer to it in a way or another.
Last week, we the founding team announced the end of our support of the original Sindice.com semantic search engine to concentrate on the technology that came from it.
With the launch in 2012 of Schema.org, Google and others have effectively embraced the vision of the "Semantic Web." With the RDFa standard, and now even more with JSON-LD, richer markup is becoming more and more popular on websites. While there might not be public web data "search APIs", large collections of crawled data (pages and RDF) exist today which are made available on cloud computing platforms for easy analysis with your favorite big data paradigm.
Even more interestingly, the technology of Sindice.com has been made available in several projects maintained either as open source (see below) or commercially supported by the Sindice.com team now transitioned in the Sindice LTD company, AKA SindiceTech.
It has been quite a journey for us, and given there is no single summary anywhere we thought we'd take this occasion to write and share it.
This is both for "historical" reasons and as a way to glimpse at future directions of this field and these technologies.


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The goal for the remodeling contractor, BOWA, was two-fold: rework […]]]> 2 Allison http://www.bowa.com/?p=7110 2014-01-15T15:12:16Z 2014-01-15T15:12:16Z Planning for multigenerational living has been on the rise in recent years. With life expectancies increasing and early baby boomers entering their golden years, this trend is expected to continue. As with any remodeling project, there are a number of factors to consider when planning a renovation for a growing household. A Space of Their […]]]> 1 Allison http://www.bowa.com/?p=7102 2014-01-14T21:47:46Z 2014-01-14T21:47:46Z The owners of this lovely home in Great Falls, VA wished to renovate their dated kitchen. After an initial design consultation, it became evident to BOWA, design build contractor, that brightening the space was also a priority. The plan for the project included a remodeled kitchen and a fireplace facelift. The kitchen transformation included numerous […]]]> 2 Allison http://www.bowa.com/?p=7393 2014-07-09T17:20:28Z 2014-01-14T13:52:43Z Featured in: The Connection Newspapers Excerpt: "Joshua E. Baker, founder and cochairman of BOWA Builders, Inc. names two condominium projects as his company's best. "As some of our clients are moving in closer to the city and sizing down, they're looking to bring with them the luxury and residential feel of their single family homes," […]]]> 0 Allison http://www.bowa.com/?p=7093 2014-01-07T15:51:39Z 2014-01-06T20:44:32Z BOWA, the design build team, developed plans for a two-story structure, positioned at the end of the driveway in an otherwise "wasted" space, to achieve the homeowner's goals of enhancing their outdoor living area and to create additional storage for their existing pool and flagstone patio. Built with structural pre-cast concrete panels, a painted brick […]]]> 0 Allison http://www.bowa.com/?p=7529 2014-07-09T17:19:37Z 2014-01-03T16:49:28Z Featured in: Washington Blade Excerpt: "Condominium living, particularly in urban areas, largely was a preference of Gen Xers who sought to be at the heart of city life with its conveniences and distinct culture. However, of late, empty nesters uninterested in maintaining large homes have been living the suburbs to dwell in urban neighborhoods…" For […]]]> 0 Allison http://www.bowa.com/?p=7065 2013-12-20T16:22:59Z 2013-12-20T15:44:10Z This breathtaking Leesburg estate located in Loudoun County, VA is a classic example of Georgian architecture; however, the 1988 home lacked many of the comforts and conveniences the family desired for their current lifestyle. The homeowners called on BOWA, the design build contractor, to create their vision of a perfect country chic kitchen space. Beautiful soapstone […]]]> 0 Allison http://www.bowa.com/?p=7032 2013-12-03T22:23:49Z 2013-12-03T22:23:49Z On the upper level of this Arlington, VA home, BOWA, the design build contractor, eliminated a small office/bedroom at the back of the house and created a substantial space for a beautifully appointed master suite. Upon entering the bedroom one notices the unique angles of the ceiling that were carefully designed to blend seamlessly with the […]]]> 0 Allison http://www.bowa.com/?p=7018 2013-11-26T21:11:46Z 2013-11-26T14:28:35Z The homeowners of this Potomac, MD residence were seeking a comfortable, spacious and accessible area that was well suited both for their family's enjoyment and for entertaining large groups as they frequently do for charitable and school functions. This indoor pool and great room addition was the fourth time these long-time clients called on the BOWA team, […]]]> 0 Allison http://www.bowa.com/?p=7006 2013-11-19T19:56:34Z 2013-11-19T19:08:04Z This Vienna, Virginia family hired BOWA to help them create a second-story addition and whole-house renovation. Their home went from a low slung, dated ranch to a tall, interesting two-story home with great curb appeal. The results are magnificent. Share this:]]> 0 Allison http://www.bowa.com/?p=6973 2013-11-08T13:29:58Z 2013-11-07T20:00:21Z The owner of this Middleburg, VA home reached out to BOWA, the design build contractor, to renovate the dark, outdated kitchen. The beautiful vaulted ceiling featured in this stunning kitchen remodel was made possible by a second-floor, pop-top addition. The new white cabinetry with contrasting countertops and stainless steel appliances really brighten up the space and create the cleaner, more contemporary […]]]> 0 Allison http://www.bowa.com/?p=6967 2013-11-06T14:20:16Z 2013-11-06T14:20:16Z Whether you're searching for a plumber to fix a leaky pipe or doing a complete kitchen remodel, finding and hiring the best professionals for the job can be a challenge. We've all heard enough horror stories of what happens when someone hires an unethical or unqualified contractor, so it's perfectly natural to be wary. But […]]]> 0 Allison http://www.bowa.com/?p=6948 2013-10-29T20:08:26Z 2013-10-29T19:56:13Z This Chevy Chase, MD condominium kitchen renovation focused on capturing as much usable space as possible within the existing footprint. Reconfiguring cabinetry and appliances, removing an awkward coffer and selecting white Christiana cabinetry make the space feel larger. The custom range hood was fabricated on site and the stainless steel appliances complement the white cabinetry […]]]> 0 Kathy http://www.bowa.com http://www.bowa.com/?p=6890 2013-10-23T16:45:26Z 2013-10-23T16:19:15Z Featured in: Washington Post Excerpt: You might expect Josh Baker, founder, co-chairman and owner of BOWA, a custom design/build remodeling firm, to constantly tinker with his own home. But Josh and his wife, Jill, always knew they wanted to stay in their home for their entire lives, so their plan allowed for lifestyle changes right […]]]> 0 Allison http://www.bowa.com/?p=6882 2013-10-22T21:35:09Z 2013-10-22T21:35:09Z Having lived in the house for years, the McLean, Virginia homeowners contacted BOWA for their assistance in, among other things, renovating their small, dated kitchen. They wanted to expand and completely renovate the space so it would be more suitable for their family's needs, as well as the owner's love of entertaining. The result […]]]> 0 Allison http://www.bowa.com/?p=6869 2014-09-12T19:42:52Z 2013-10-14T14:15:08Z Lead Article Excerpt: Today's Homeowners are extremely educated about what they want in a home. Travel, home shows, the internet and a greater focus on creating a comfortable environment, have led homeowners to be very particular about what renovations they do and how they go about them. The BOWA design build process is perfect for […]]]> 0


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