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It is often easy to ignore the news when something bad does not happen. The Washington Post reported last week that hundreds of pounds of plutonium, enough for dozens of nuclear weapons, lay buried for years in Kazakhstan at the Semipalatinsk test site after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. After prodding by scientists, the United States, Russia and Kazakhstan entombed the plutonium in concrete so it could not be seized by scavengers, terrorists or states with malevolent intent. Good work and the end of the story, right?
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Nuclear security dangers are still out there. President Obamas call in 2009 to secure all vulnerable nuclear material around the world in four years galvanized prime ministers and presidents, and action followed.
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We live in Havasu and were dropping son at airport next morning. Daughter also just turned 21. We wanted to show her Vegas but not break the bank. Price was too high for what we got. Bathroom was dirty noone wanted to use shower bad. Questionable people in next room. Wont do it again
See above. Needed to be cleaner and didnt really feel safe and I am a big dude.
At first requested late checkout. The decided shortly after to stay another night. Was charged $30 for late checkout plus the cost of the room for the night.
The location was awesome for what we needed, so that was cool. It was quiet and clean enough. We just needed a quick place to crash after an event so it worked out pretty well.
We were just crashing after an event and then getting the road. We brought our bags in and changed when we got there, right when I walked in it hit me like a wall! I don't know what they use to clean!!! It's gross. We were traveling from my sisters and I had done laundry so all our clothes were clean, I had to do all the laundry when we got home because our bags were in that room for 12 hours! The beds were like sleeping on a slab of concrete, too.
Location Room cleanliness - reeks of cigarette Linens & beddings not fresh Overall, not as presented online.
located couple of miles off strip and backside of pyramid.
i called on phone to tell them i will be late by few hours but to my surprise they told me they can not find my booking it in their system. They dont accept booking.com confirmation number to verify my room reservation and willing to help on phone. i was lucky, I drove down to the location and got the details retrieved from booking.com website. what if i was late and no vacancy, i might be screwed? you get what you pay for.
location, easy access to freeway and the strip close to food outlet...
sorry only had wi-fi for and hour and the maint guy said the box was down...
Price only.
Crime riddled hotel. Scary for people with children.
Mold in room. Door locks weren't secure
Price was good and location was great. Front desk staff was excellent.
Room was dirty.Carpets were nasty. One of the beds were broken. Door handle kept falling off.
Soaps are old and dry. Crumbles in your hand when used and rough on skin. I should have brought my own.
We didn't like anything. If there will be a minus in rating with stars, this one should have minus 5. They have a towel policy that does not allow you to "stain" the towels. That means if you put make up on them, or tooth paste or "BLOOD", yes, blood, you will have to pay for them. Who puts blood on towels? Ahh yea, the woman hitter beside our room.
The pictures in the website are a complete lie. We arrived, and the couch that is in the entrance is completely broken. The doors in our rooms had a "card key" that was substituted for a lock that didn't close properly. If you would like to be the principal character of csi Las Vegas, you should stay there because either you get smashed by your boyfriend (our room neighbor), sit in front of a drug dealer car(our other room neighbor) or get killed during the night with no window protection or properly closing doors. We were there only for 30 min and they didn't wanted to give our money back, because "there was nothing wrong with the rooms"…… reallyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!! Incredibly bad!!!!!!
quiet 5 min from luxor gun range next door served as just a place to sleep and get ready to go to vegas.
Stained carpet Door looked like it was kicked in many times Blankets/ furniture were dingy and old.
The location very close to the expressway the 15,!
The whole place is very shady because it's off the beaten trail there's a lot of people standing around that I'm not staying in the hotel so it seems kind of dangerous if I was from out-of-town from a small place that would not be my choice especially with my wife and kids it would scare me
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Only a dead bolt to lock the door. The electronic locks didn't work. Mattress were covered in plastic. Made for a loud night, and uncomfortable sleep.
Blood on the tub. Door could not be properly secured and property has not returned money for not staying after arrival. Unsavory men hoarding around and family had to leave immediately for fear of safety.
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No light in the shower; not fixed for the 2 nights we were there. Room was smelly. Aircon was noisy.
The room was not clean. The light did not work and the smell of smoke was very strong. The wifi connection worked just at the reception.
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SAN BRUNO, Calif., March 26, 2014—Devicescape today announced Chief Marketing Officer David Nowicki will speak at the Informa Wi-Fi & Small Cells North America conference, April 2-3 in New York City, where he will lead a discussion titled "Virtualized Carrier Wi-Fi Boosts Customer Experience" on April 3 at 11:45 a.m. EDT. Topics that will be covered include enabling the operator to lead the smartphone experience, understanding the world's largest Wi-Fi service platform of over 20 million hotspots, and the ROI of Always Best Connected. Operators will leave with an understanding of how they can leverage a vast complementary Wi-Fi network to improve subscriber satisfaction.
The Informa Wi-Fi & Small Cells North America conference brings together professionals from both the small cell industry and the Wi-Fi industry, as the two technologies become increasingly converged. As a greater number of companies enter the market with competitive prices and unique service offerings, telecom operators are compelled to provide the best possible user experience by connecting subscribers to the highest quality network at any given time. The ubiquitous nature of amenity Wi-Fi presents an opportunity for operators to make this a reality.
Devicescape curates and automates the world's amenity Wi-Fi for telecom operators through the Devicescape Service Platform, offering a suite of Access, Engagement, and Insight Services to provide subscribers with an Always Best Connected user experience. While managing more than two billion monthly consumer Wi-Fi connections for telecom operators around the world, including Virgin Media, Cricket Wireless (AT&T), MetroPCS (T-Mobile) and U.S. Cellular, Devicescape monitors more than 315 million hotspots globally and recently announced that its Curated Virtual Network of high quality hotspots has reached 20 million, on track to grow to 100 million by the end of 2017.
The Informa Wi-Fi & Small Cells North America conference will be held at the Convene Midtown West in New York City, April 2-3, 2014. For more information on the conference or to register, visit http://northamerica.smallcellsevent.com. For more information on Devicescape, visit www.devicescape.com or follow Devicescape on Twitter at .
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The 30 Harshest Filmmaker-on-Filmmaker Insults in History
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B~ Coffee & HH 20 cal
L~ Turkey & Spinach 110 cal
D~ Grilled Tilapia w/ Asparagus & Shrooms 150
Total Cals 280
I'm here :hiya: Hi Sunday :)
Was busy all day yesterday teaching a course, but had a lovely UD dinner. Ready to go today:
B: iced tea, hb egg, vitamins
L: maybe a turkey pepperette?
D: I have ground turkey to use up-- probably turkey patty, salad.
Shooting for 500-600, b/c realistically, I'm still PMS and that means hungry days, but U and D.
Lots of tea and water.
B: as planned
L: had sauerkraut and some pico de gallo (costco find-- 6$ for a big huge jar of fresh, not the cooked salsa kind. 20 cal for 4T)
D: had a 6oz turkey burger (400), 1/2 a flatout flatbread (45cal), 1 wedge of cheese (23 cal), and some roasted red pepper (I count that as 0).
I plan on having some raspberries with walden farms 0 calorie marshmellow dip-- I like them together :)
total--(this fits between my 25 and 30% DD numbers)
634 cal
16.5 g carb
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Less Heat More Light On Comcast Building Hearings
By John Hubbuch
I must admit that I haven't been to, nor plan to attend any of the Oak Park Plan Commission's hearings on the proposal to convert the abandoned Comcast Building to low-income housing. I go to bed around 8PM so evening meetings don't work for me. In addition, I don't live in the neighborhood, and I don't feel that strongly one way or another about low-income housing. But I am interested in how people, and in particular the enlightened citizens of Oak Park, resolve their differences when there are strong feelings on both sides of an issue.
Now I get it that democracy requires an opportunity for all sides to blow of steam in the hopes that their voice will be heard. So the Plan Commission holds a bunch of meetings and everybody's blood pressure spikes for a couple of hours. Partisans are seldom very objective, and their evidence is often slanted and biased.
I previously noted that I don't have a dog in this fight so my heart and mind are pure. With that in mind, may I suggest that the Plan Commision gather this information if not for itself then for everyone that would like to be a little more informed on the issue.
First, get a commercial real estate man like Anthony Shaker or David King to advise what's the likely future for this property if it isn't converted to low-income housing? Will it sit empty for 10 years? What other buyers might find it attractive? Hooters? Sorry. Just kidding.
Then let's get the Township Assessor Ali ElSaffar over and tell about projected real estate values and taxes and all the other stuff assessor's talk about. And then maybe the directors of a couple of low-income projects in the Chicago area who can tell us about their experiences on eligibility, stability, crime, whatever. A sight visit could perhaps be arranged.
Finally, I'm sure we could get some professor from one of the many universities in the third largest city in America who's an expert on the subject to opine. He could tells us what he has learned after spending his whole lifetime studying the subject.
The more independent information and expert opinion we get the better. I suspect the Commission is probably doing this anyway, but I just wanted to be sure.
One final thing. Yesterday I was surprised that Regis Philbin retired. I thought he was dead.
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Posted: January 24th, 2011 7:12 AM
Plan Com. must Demand This. It is role of them to evaluate. Look, John has said, the planners of this project have been at this for 3 YEARS - and have lined this up. The Deck is stacked - so the Commission needs to ASK for the FACTS - Assessor, DK group etc. The Plan group need to ask - WHY is this needed - show how and why? Also, what OTHER projects could go there to Develop that area. Oh - The Village Staff - FAGETABOUT it! They want this project there. The FiX is in.
john murtagh from oak park
Posted: January 23rd, 2011 6:16 PM
I think you are on the mark re Plan Com's role --collect facts and issue recommendations. The three years in the making project gets a two month review. Neither the proposal nor staff review contained the objectivity expected from govt agencies(OPHA & staff). There was no analysis. Need for senior and mixed housing were not considered. Effective govt has a high level of community, communication, due diligence, and accountability. All are lacking on this project. So the residents must brawl
OP Mom
Posted: January 23rd, 2011 3:53 PM
Mr. Hubbach, I like the things you are suggesting and would hope that someone involved in this..maybe the village...would do what you're suggesting. I believe the opposition is doing their homework and providing important thoughtstarters. Still though, because they are the opposition, the supporters will continue to throw accusations of NIMBY or prejudice their way.
John Hubbuch from Oak Park
Posted: January 22nd, 2011 6:09 PM
I guess I am confused as to just what the Plan Commission is supposed to be doing? I thought inter alia it was to gather facts and issue a recommendation on whether the Village should grant zoning variances. I could be wrong. I sure hope something intelligible and significant comes out of all this sound and fury.
john murtagh from oak park
Posted: January 22nd, 2011 3:26 PM
Don't blame the Plan Com is their review process. It's good. Don't suggest that the Plan commission do research and reach out to subject experts. The Plan Commission is a group of volunteers who have full time jobs. They also do not a budget for research, experts, etc. All of the suggestions made point to the village staff. It is their responsibility to vet objectively all proposals. Their job is not to poll the community leaders on which way to go and issue boilerplate.
Posted: January 22nd, 2011 1:52 PM
Oy. Why would anyone convert anything? Didn't the Big Meltdown of '08 create a whole new inventory of foreclosed housing stock out there? Let these folks put some sweat equity to improve what we're already stuck with.
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Archive for April 2011
April in the South is peak tornado season. Yesterday, killer storms swept through Alabama killing dozens, destroying lives and wiping out entire communities.
It's mid-April. The big forsythia I planted in my back yard is finally blooming. Jonquils have pushed up through the chilly soil.
Spring comes quietly to the Northwest. In other parts of the country it is the prettiest time of the year, but there is a darker side to the season.
Killer storms.
If you've ever spent a spring or summer in the central and southern states, the region known as the Tornado Belt, you've probably experienced the dramatic clash of cold air sweeping down from the north and warm, moist air rising up from the Gulf of Mexico.
You've been in tornado country.
I grew up in the South and the first thing one learns about tornadoes is that they aren't a single sensory experience. They overwhelm, assaulting from every direction.
First, you can see bad weather coming. The sky lowers. Dark clouds build overhead and everything takes on a greenish cast. The breeze disappears and the tallest trees are still. Even the birds fall silent.
Flickering television screens show anxious forecasters pointing to ominous radar images and tracing the path of the storm.
You can feel the storm before it arrives. The air hangs over you, heavy and oppressive. The humidity is smothering.
Tornados have a strange perfume. They are scented with ozone, a trace of flowering shrubs and other odors trapped in the wind. Tornadoes smell like the basement, the bathroom or the closet. Wherever you've run for shelter.
A tornado has a voice. The sound begins with the sudden, piercing wail of sirens that send a warning across town. It's a terrifying, nerve-shattering sound, loud enough to wake you; to get your attention and make you look up from your desk at work; to be heard over the car radio or the television in the den. Loud enough to make you move. Fast.
Twisters bring the sound of rain lashing against the roof; wind whipping through the leaves, stripping them from the branches. They bring the sharp stinging sound of pine needles striking like javelins. The thudding of your pulse as you gather up the children, snatching blankets and teddy bears and sippy cups of juice to see you through the wait.
They are a whirlwind of crashing, banging and shattering sounds.
Survivors always say that the tornado, when it arrives, sounds like a freight train passing overheard.
Tornados taste like fear.
The thing about tornadoes is that, like so many of the things that scare us the most, they are random. They strike, skip, strike and skip again. There's no way to predict where they will land or who will be in harm's way.
And when they swarm, you can't fight them. You can only hide and hope for the best.
It's easy to find fault with the place where you live. And Spokane is no exception. Everyone has his or her own list of what would make this a better place to be.
But we should be grateful for at least one thing. Springtime in this part of the country may be slow to arrive, but it is relatively meek when it gets here. We don't have to search the sky with anxious eyes, or listen for the sound of danger. We can go to sleep at night without worrying that the roof will blow away and trees will be uprooted.
Sure, storms come. And then they pass. At best, the grass is a little greener. At worst the creek is a little higher.
But our homes, the places that shelter us, are still standing.
And when the sun comes up, we're still here.
This essay was adapted from an earlier column. Cheryl-Anne Millsap's essays can be heard on Spokane Public Radio and on public radio stations across the country. She is the author of "Home Planet: A Life in Four Seasons" and can be reached at email@example.com
They stood on the corner downtown, a loose, silent group of young men. Most not more than boys, really. Each had a bag or duffle at their feet.
I realized they were new recruits on their way to boot camp. To basic training. On their way to an adventure, on their way to the fast-track to maturity. On their way to a place and a future they couldn't imagine. Gone, as the old folk song goes, for a soldier.
The group paid no attention to me as I walked past. Most were lost in their own thoughts, staring down at their shoes, or at their fingernails. I wondered if they were still under the spell of tearful goodbyes; hugs from crying wives, mothers or girlfriends, awkward handshakes from fathers whose voices were gruff with unshed tears.
It was all I could do to walk on by. I have a son just about their age. I worry about him all the time. When he's traveling, I call, leaving nagging texts on his phone.
"Where are you?" I write, or "You need to call me now."
When he's in town, I cluck and flutter around him like a hen, asking questions and giving advice that is politely taken, but quickly tossed away.
Those boys weren't mine, but I could barely contain the urge to do the same for them.
"Take care of yourself," I wanted to say. "Be careful. Pay attention to what's going on around you. Call your mother."
I wanted to send them off with a blessing.
What would they think, I wondered, if a woman – a woman old enough to be their mother - ran up to each one and, taking their head in her hands, kissed each cheek and told them she loved them? Because at that moment I did love them all. They would remember me I'm sure. From time to time they would talk about the crazy woman who kissed them the day they left. They would laugh about it, but they would never forget.
I didn't stop. My feet kept walking. They kept their eyes trained at the far edge of the horizon.
And we each kept our thoughts to ourselves.
Cheryl-Anne Millsap writes for The Spokesman-Review. Her essays can be heard on Spokane Public Radio and on public radio stations across the country. She is the author of "Home Planet: A Life in Four Seasons" and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com
Walking down the streets of Nashville, it's not uncommon to see a star; an artist stepping out of a studio or having a beer at a downtown watering hole. You might see them in the grocery store or jogging through the neighborhood. Nashville is that kind of town. Most are famous for the songs they've sung, but the thing most people forget is that most of those songs were hammered out by other people. Men and women who put happiness, hard work and heartbreak down on paper, one note, one chord, one word at a time.
Tin Pan South is the songwriter's time to shine.
Once a year Nashville fills the Honkytonks, the cafes, the dives and auditoriums with the talent behind the talent. Songwriters, not necessarily the names and faces you associate with well-known songs, gather to perform. It's fun to watch and interesting to occasionally spot a famous face, a famous fan of the relatively unknown man or woman on the stage, standing in the crowd. They are there, like the rest of us, to see the masters at work.
On my last night in Nashville, I sat in the crowd at Puckett's, just up the hill from the old Ryman Auditorium. On the stage, four musicians, the featured songwriters of the evening - Regie Hamm, Karen Staley, Billy Kirsch and Wil Nance, and laughed and joked and sang. Regie Hamm was the spokesman for the group.
Each took a turn playing and singing a song they'd written. But what made it so interesting were the stories they shared, the stories behind the songs. It's funny what can happen to a song, like any offspring, when it leaves home. Ballads become rock and roll. Hard rock tunes turn mellow, intimate.
"As a writer, I say my piece and then let it go," Hamm told me later. "I've had to learn how to allow the song to live on its own, without me. I can't know how people will react to it or how the message will be received."
That can't be easy.
At the end of the evening Hamm, having saved his best work for last, began to talk. He had a song, and a story, he wanted to share.
"This is a cruel business," he said. "It can kill you."
"One minute you're riding high and the next you're as low as you can get."
He should know. He's been there.
In 2003, with an album climbing the charts, he and his wife traveled to China to adopt a baby girl. They were gone less than a month but when they returned their world was already beginning to spin out of control. His song was pulled, tour dates were cancelled and the big money never showed up. Hamm went from being the next big thing to just another artist trying to get a gig.
But the biggest blow was the discovery that their daughter had a rare genetic disorder. Angelman Syndrome. They lost their home and faced a landslide of medical bills.
Hamm grieved for what was lost and what would never be.
Hamm's wife asked him to write a song - something she'd never done before - for the American Idol songwriting contest. At first, Hamm wasn't interested. She persisted and finally, a week before the deadline, more excited about the furniture store jingle he'd been hired to compose, a jingle that would bring in a guaranteed $500, Hamm sat down to write. He wrote what he thought would win, words about happy endings and fairy tales come true. And then he stopped.
"I realized I didn't believe any of it," he said.
So, he started over and wrote what he'd learned. Life isn't fair but it's all we've got. And, even when it hurts, life is worth celebrating.
He paid the $10 entry fee and sent it along with the song.
There were 40,000 entries but Hamm's song won.The song was "This is the Time of My Life."
Idol winner David Cook recorded it. It spent 16 weeks on the top of the charts. Oprah blessed it. The song was played at the closing ceremony at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, a particularly bittersweet moment for Hamm.
"We'd said we would return for the Olympics, with our daughter," he said. "That was before."
For Hamm it was a second chance.
"Sometimes, you get surprised and someone takes your song to a new level with an amazing performance," Hamm said. "That is always a blessing and is often the rush that keep you writing another day."
I left the show that evening and walked back to my hotel - a nobody in a city of somebodies - wondering how many people have listened to Hamm's song, connected with it on some level, hummed along, tapping the steering wheel with their fingers as it played. People like me who had no idea what led to its creation but felt the power of peace and acceptance in every word. I walked on, filled with gratitude for people like Regie Hamm. People who are willing to live out loud and put it all down on paper - the good and the bad and the sheer, blind, hope that keeps us going.
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I didn't pay much attention to the first shoe. It's not unusual to see a lone shoe on the road, although I almost always wonder who dropped it and left it behind.
The second shoe, the mate to the one I'd just passed, did get my attention. They were expensive-looking men's leather shoes, lace-ups, and the one that had landed upside down showed a good sole, no holes or worn spots.
Who loses both shoes in the road?" I wondered.
But it was the pants that slowed me down. Not more than 100 feet down the road, a well-traveled arterial through an upscale residential neighborhood, a street lined by stately homes and old trees, a pair of men's trousers, a nice wool gabardine by the look of them, were thrown across the center line.
Pants, shoes and then, yep, you guessed it, a little farther down the block, a shirt. A man's light blue cotton dress shirt. By this time I was almost afraid to look ahead, afraid I would see some guy, stripped down to his boxers, splayed on the pavement like a scene from CSI.
Fortunately, I didn't find him. But there was a belt. A nice black leather belt with a shiny brass buckle.
I drove the rest of the way bemused. There had to be a story there somewhere.
Was this what was left of a stockbroker who'd decided enough was enough and had switched off his computer, pushed away from his desk and peeled out of the parking lot, stripping off his work uniform like a snake moves out of his skin? Did he walk into the house wearing only his underwear and carrying a brief case and say, "Guess what, Honey? I quit," to his startled wife?
Or, perhaps it was something a little sexier. Had he been driving with a beautiful babe by his side urging him on as he peeled off his clothes, waving them once out the top of the convertible and then letting them fly as he sped away? If so, the pants and the belt impressed me. I mean, that would be hard to, well, pull off.
I suppose the clothing could have been put there by an angry girlfriend, a trail of spiteful crumbs left by a woman who felt a little better with each garment she threw away. Relationship roadkill.
I finally settled on another scenario. Not as romantic, but probably a little more realistic.
I pictured a car, maybe a minivan, driven by a man who left the office and stopped by the gym for a quick workout before picking up his toddler from day care. While he drove home, distracted, still connected to the office by a Bluetooth umbilicus, the curious child fished around in his gym bag, pulling out one thing after another and then deliberately pushing each out the window, delighting in the way the objects simply disappeared as the car moved on. I imagined his reaction when he opened the door and leaned over to unbuckle the grinning child.
The next morning everything was gone. The street was clothing-free. But somebody, somewhere, must have had some explaining to do.
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Think back to a soul-sucking work day in an environment that didn't value the individual and corporate creative process, or at least give you the freedom to explore a new way of doing things. Most of us experience that at one time or another in our professional lives: The internship that asks only that you show up and do as you are told. The mid-level management morass that never rewards - and occasionally punishes - innovation. The checklist performance review.
While plenty of us still struggle to find a method for interacting, performing and thriving in the workplace, others are studying the art of creativity with the masters: Disney.
Since its opening in 1986, the Disney Institute has provided tutorials for business leaders who are seeking to change - from the inside out - the way they deal with both employees and consumers.
I'd heard about the Disney Institute but had no real idea of what exactly it is the Institute does. I assumed the programing fell somewhere between basketry classes and trust-building ropes courses, with a little imagineering thrown into the mix. I mean, I get Disney. I just didn't get how the fantasy translated into the boardroom and more importantly, the cubicle down the hall from the boardroom.
So, during a family trip to Disney World last September, I asked for more information. I met and was able to spend some time with Disney Institute facilitator Jack Santiago. When I asked Santiago, the first DI facilitator to present in Spanish, what the basic, consumable, byproduct of the institute is, he waived an arm.
"Look around," he said. "We're in the most creative place in the world. A creative place that runs and grows on a system of best practices. That's what you get to take home with you."
I asked Santiago for an example of a business that had made significant systemic changes after attending the institute. He pointed to the Disney Institute's work with the healthcare industry.
"Think of the basic operation of a large hospital or medical center," he said. "They are there to serve people, to treat people, but it's easy for that mission to get lost in the bureaucracy or day-to-day business of running the place."
By adapting Walt Disney's business beliefs and passion for creating a positive experience for all "cast members" (employees) hospitals were able to change the way they interacted with "guests" (patients and other visitors.)
" The idea is to take our best practices and use them to improve an organization," Santiago told me. "We specialize in leadership, service, people management, brand loyalty and creativity training."
It made sense, but I asked Santiago for another example. I wanted to talk to someone in a field that it would be hard to imagine benefitting from Disneyisms. That's how I was introduced to Tom Broussard.
Broussard, a gregarious, motorcycle-riding, guitar-playing texan is fifth-generation mortician in Beaumont, Texas. He is also a Disney Institute apostle after attending a short presentation at an association annual meeting at DisneyWorld in 2000.
"I sat there and it was like a lightbulb came on," he told me during a long phone conversation. "They talked about personalization, making a real connection to others. Well, what we do is intimately personal."
Broussard came away convinced the skills and techniques taught by Disney Institute facilitators could make a difference in the way he and the other funeral service workers in his network interacted with and served clients. He realized that some of the techniques used by Disney enterprises would help him create an experience for those who'd come to say goodbye to a friend or family member that would deepen their bond with the deceased.
"There's a move in our industry to celebrate the lives of the deceased. You see slideshows and things like that. But I realized that if we reached out to the people who attended services and helped them create a memorial or a keepsake, we would give them a deeper sense of connection," Broussard says. "It didn't have to mean big changes in the way we do things, just more effective changes."
Broussard admits he has the right kind of personality to respond to the Disney Institute message.
"Some of us expect to find some kind of creative reward or experience in everything we do," he says. "We look for it. We expect it. We seek it. And we're compelled to share that, to take that message to others."
In other words, he wasn't hard to sell on the concept. Others, he admits, might not be so comfortable with the idea of personalizing, and in some ways "informalizing" the unique constraints of the funeral service industry.
"I think the main thing he Institute gives us - as an industry - are the tools to bring back new concepts and ideas," he says "They give us the skills to be creative and to make changes in a way that makes people comfortable. It's ingenious."
There are the expected contemporary leadership and corporate lessons in Disney Institute programs but Broussard says the first time he met with DI facilitators, the creative process was reduced to an elementary level.
"They had everyone at the table pass out crayons. 'Now smell the crayon' they told us. There was an immediate reaction. That smell is unique. You get a whiff of it and you're a kid again," Broussard says. "It really opened my eyes. I took notes with the crayons. I highlighted with crayon. It was one small way of doing things but I could sense the change immediately."
Broussard's enthusiasm is palpable when he talks about his experience.
"They talk about structure, but about creative structure," he says. "Like the way you draw the circles when you draw Mickey Mouse. Creative but with structure."
The Disney Institute is coming to Spokane. Facilitators will be presenting a one-day program geared for local healthcare professionals.
Where:The Lincoln Center
When: April 12,
Details: For more information on registering for the Disney Institute program hosted by the Human Capital Academy in Spokane call (877) 544-2384, ext. 1.
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What's red, fruity, and perfect for Valentine's Day? Why, cherries of course! Strawberries may get most of the recipe love this time of year, but we're diversifying our repertoire and filling up our Valentine dance card with some super sweet cherry stand-outs!
Slightly nutty, slightly fruity... Ann Klyza's Cherry Chews are always perfectly sweet. The flavors of pecans, cherries and almonds float atop a buttery crust akin to a scrumptious oatmeal cookie.
"This recipe is from my Aunt Isabelle Matchett," says Ann of her family's favorite cookie bars. "I have made this recipe every year for the past 25 years for my family. You'll love it!!"
Be sure to top off your batch of Cherry Chews with Ann's cherry-almond icing in the most darling shade of pink. As pretty as it is tasty, Cupid himself will be knocking down your door to get his sweet fix!
A bit more labor-intensive - but well worth the effort - is Jamie Beecham'sJamie Beecham's fantastic Cherry Smashed Cake. The recipe is filled with the flavors of "smashed" chocolate-covered cherries and iced with an Amaretto-infused cherry whipped cream!
"I got the idea by wanting to make something like chocolate covered cherries," smiles Jamie. "My daughter and her work friends are always asking for something good to eat from my kitchen or calling for a cake. Knowing I was going to her hometown, I decided to get this cake made. I hope you all will like it as much as my husband did."
Indeed, this recipe has been spreading love all across the country. Folks from all corners have been writing in to let us know how much they've enjoyed it. In fact, my own cousin is even using the recipe as inspiration for her daughter's wedding cake! Yep, it's that good.
For all the purists out there, sometimes there's just nothing better than a real, honest to goodness chocolate covered cherry in its natural form. Well, thanks to Jennifer McConnell we've got a fabulous recipe for a homemade version of the candy.
"These are really wonderful!" exclaims Just A Pinch's Gail Herbest, who pinned a Blue Ribbon on the recipe. "I [even] bought another large jar of cherries today so that I can make them again soon. I doubt there will still be any left 3-6 days from now to see them form more liquid in the center, but even with the smooth cream (which has a wonderful flavor) they are still very juicy and rich."
Imagine the reaction you'll get when instead of pre-packaged candy you present your sweetie with a bundle of homemade, TLC-filled, chocolate covered cherries! The love that goes into them is evident with every bite.
This season is undeniably about love in all its forms. What better way to honor your loved ones than by making them a treat with your own hands? Homemade is not only delicious, but it's meaningful. Whether you're feeling like standard strawberries or looking to stir things up with a cheery shot of cherry, I encourage you to spread the love through the food you make. Feed your friends, feed your family... feed your soul.
jamie Beecham jamie4cakes - Feb 5, 2013
Thank you so much Janet for the wonderful review of cherries for Valentines Day and especially the way you wrote about my Cherry Smashed Cake.
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Ive really enjoyed your cake Jamie....have made it twice!!! :)
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Thank you Faye makes me so very proud to be featured here today.
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The Cherry Smashed Cake looks so good. I wish I had a piece to try it right now. Also, I like the Chocolate Covered Cherries recipe. I want to try that too. Thank you both for sharing. Please look up my recipes for Bells Barbeque and Meatloaf. They are so good too.
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WTG Jamie Cakes for being spotlighted in Janets Notebook! You deserve it!!! xoxo


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Anyways my problem is I installed Dragon age on my i3 computer. 4gb ram and has an Intel HD 3000 video card or something like that. When I start a new game ,the game crashes.I tried changing my settings. Turning off V-sync , turning down the graphics and even reinstalling. Nothing worked. I then picked the option to change to directx 9. Then the game works. No crashes nothing.
But the odd thing is I have old computer, that has an intel duo core 2 cpu and an intel series 4 family chipset. And on that laptop , the setting is kept on Directx 11 and it works. No crashes or nothing. But on my new laptop , it doesn't support Directx 11 for some reason.
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Your old laptop while having an older CPU might have a newer graphics adapter which supports DirectX11. The Intel HD 3000 supports up to DirectX 10.1 and has some partial support for DirectX11 which it doesn't advertise. DirectX support depends on system graphics.
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Oh okay. Thanks. Was wondering why an old laptop could handle Directx11 while a laptop from 2011 could't. Anyways thank you. I guess I'll just use Directx 9
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Did you download the hi-resolution texture pack for Dragon Age 2? Because that's the only way the game runs DX11 mode.
Anyway with your laptop, and the HD3000 (which is actually DX10.1), it'll choke your system. Personally if you're going to play DA2 on your laptop, I'd forgo (forget about) installing the texture pack. It's not going to do you good anyway, and your system doesn't support it.
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