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Already some financing trends are emerging as 2011 begins. Entrepreneurs have been learning since the credit market tightened that funding does not necessarily have to come from large banks. In fact, several non-bank sources of funding are gaining in popularity. Let's examine five of them:
1. Credit Unions
The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) found that the cooperative financial institutions or (credit unions) are among the most active for offering small loans. Credit unions provided business loans of more than $33 billion in 2009 — a huge increase from the $12 billion in 2004.
Biz2Credit research shows that credit unions and other non-bank lenders, including community development organizations, are the lenders that are actually providing capital to small businesses at the moment. Why?
- Credit unions are local in nature, are more connected with the small businesses in their areas, and do manual underwriting. (Whereas the bigger banks are more automated and less flexible with regards to credit scores.)
- Community-based lenders understand issues related to low personal and business credit scores and are usually less rigid in their funding parameters.
- Smaller lenders' decision-making is quicker, and they are often more willing to provide more money as a business grows.
- Many times, credit unions can give better lending rates than the bigger banks.
2. Micro lending
Micro lenders help people start small business ventures by offering small loans usually below $10,000 and sometimes much less than that. The popularity of micro-lending has spread to the U.S. entrepreneurs looked to start business ventures with less than $50,000 business loan (to reduce their debt risk and to have a better chance of securing capital). ACCION, a member of the Biz2Credit lending platform, is the largest organization providing micro financing to small businesses. The organization gives loans starting at $500 and averaging more than $5,000. The Association for Enterprise Opportunity's searchable database is a good means to research on micro lending programs across the U.S.
3. Bootstrapping
"Bootstrapping" means to make use of one money-making venture in order to fund another. For this purpose, one may tap on personal savings, ask friends and relatives for money, and provoke vendors to start supply for delayed payment terms. While it may work in the beginning for start-ups, it is not a solid long-term financing option.
4. Crowdfunding or Crowdsourcing
Crowdfunding or crowdsourcing has been popularized by the website Kickstarter.com. Crowdsourcing means a group of people working to fund a project through a cluster of small donations. Kick starter launched the idea by providing financial help to struggling artists. In return for their financial support, donors receive get goods or services and/or equity stakes and interest payments. This idea is becoming popular in business ventures, but it is not advisable for companies that need larger amounts of money to get started. Because it is social networking-based, it may also be difficult to raise capital for businesses that are not appealing to younger donors. For instance, a trucking company, which is certainly an industry that is not flashy, may have difficulties in securing funding. (I will be detailing the pros and cons of Crowdsourcing in an upcoming column.).
5. Funding for Environmentally Conscious Entrepreneurs
Investors' Circle is an organization that seeks find for funding and businesses that address social and/or environmental issues. It seeks to get at-least one million American to invest 1% of their assets in local food systems by the next decade. The goal is to help entrepreneurs engaging in local food and agriculture to find the seed funding. Investors who support the movement are encouraged to support ventures that will bring profits to the community, create jobs, and foster the local food chain.
Supporting small business growth remains a priority for America's economic leaders, as was evidenced by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech entitled "Overcoming Obstacles to Small Business Lending" at FDIC Forum yesterday in Arlington, VA. The event brought together experts such as Chairman Bernanke, FDIC Chairman Sheila C. Bair, Thomas D. Bell, Jr., Chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, incoming Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee Spencer Bachus, and Karen Mills, administrator of the Small Business Administration. The forum featured discussions by government and private sector leaders about the issues that are constraining the availability of credit to small businesses.
Rohit Arora, an expert on small business lending, is co-founder and CEO of Biz2Credit (www.biz2credit.com), which connects small business owners with 150+ lenders and service providers via its safe online platform. KPMG ranked Biz2Credit among the top 100 emerging companies in 2008.
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A Peeler and a Repealer (John Gully; Daniel O'Connell)
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A Peeler and a Repealer (John Gully; Daniel O'Connell)
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Calgary, AB - It was freezing outside but there was no shortage of fire inside Calgary's Chinese Cultural Centre last night in Alberta, Canada where Teofista Boxing staged a double-header featuring some of Canada's fastest rising talent.
In the main event, Steve 'The Dragon' Claggett (11-0-1, 6 KOs) battered previously unbeaten Mexican Jose Julio Mendoza (7-1, 3 KOs) to capture prestigious WBC light welterweight Youth Intercontinental Title. Claggett started out very quickly and boxed well as he took the fight to Mendoza with his pressuring style. The Calgary native scored two knockdowns in Round 2, one from a right cross and the other from a left hook. A gallant Mendoza beat the count but was sent down again in the third by a debilitating left to the liver. The Mexican showed a lot of courage in getting to his feet but the referee waived the bout off at the 2:54 mark of Round 3.
In the co-main event big punching Canadian middleweight and super middleweight champion Adam 'A-Bomb' Trupish (8-0, 5 KOs) scored a spectacular second round knockout of Montana's Matt Palmer (2-3) that electrified the local crowd. Trupish looked poised and polished as he picked his shots early, scoring two knockdowns in each of the opening two rounds. As time was running out in the second, Trupish connected with a blistering uppercut that lifted Palmer off his feet. It was another exciting KO win for the former Canadian Olympian who now looks poised to fight for the NABA junior welterweight title in March.
On the undercard, heavyweight Ken 'One Tough Indian' Frank (4-1-1, 2 KOs) rebounded from his late 2010 loss to Tye Fields with a clear and concise seven round unanimous decision victory over Edmonton's Sheldon 'Prime Time' Hinton. The big men exchanged knockdowns early in the bout but it was Frank's busier work rate that carried the way on route to a points victory by scores of 68-64 (x2) and 67-65.
Red Deer, Alberta's Jarred 'J-Rod' KilKenny (3-0, 2 KOs) made quick work of Winnipeg's Chad Thrun (0-3) in preliminary action, dropping him several times in the opening stanza with right hooks to the body on route to a first round TKO win.
In the opening bout of the evening, former Alberta amateur standout Brad Soanes was impressive in winning his pro debut when he stopped a rugged Max Gagne at the bell to end Round 1 with a well placed body shot.
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MANGALORE: Scouts and Guides is an excellent movement that can play a key role in moulding students into responsible citizens, H.V. Parshwanath, Deputy Commissioner, has said.
Speaking after handing over "Tritiya Sopan" certificates to Scouts and Guides at a function here on Sunday, Dr. Parshwanath said the movement founded by Baden Powell 92 years ago had grown to be an international organisation of repute.
The district wing of the movement with 29,000 students from various schools was active.
As part of the platinum jubilee celebrations of the movement in the district, a special building for Scouts and Guides was being built at Pilikula.
The building work taken up at a cost of nearly Rs. 70 lakh was equipped to meet all training needs and would be completed soon, he said.
I.V. Kairanna, District Working President and Chief Commissioner, said the Scouts and Guides movement aimed at inculcating patriotism and discipline in children and making them good leaders.
There are five levels of certification in Scouts and Guides - "Pratam Sopan", "Dwitiya Sopan", "Tritiya Sopan", "Rajya Puraskar" and "Rashtrapati Puraskar".
In all, 318 Scouts and Guides from the region were honoured with "Tritiya Sopan" certificates this year, while 330 Cubs and Bulbuls were given "Tritiya Charan", and "Suvarna Pankh" certificates, respectively.
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Why Game of Thrones is the most pirated TV show in the world April 14, 2014 at 12:00 pm
While hard and fast figures are tough to come by, it appears that the Game of Thrones season four premiere will become the most pirated TV episode of all time, racking up around one million downloads within 12 hours of the US airing, and a few million more in the days following. People pirate TV shows, movies, games, and music for a variety of reasons, but it mostly boils down to just two core reasons: Money, and ease of use. With these two factors in mind, let's take a look at why people pirate Game of Thrones.
How Dropbox knows you're a dirty pirate, and why you shouldn't use cloud storage to share copyrighted files March 31, 2014 at 2:07 pm
Over the weekend, it emerged that Dropbox has the ability to stop you from publicly or privately sharing copyrighted content — in other words, Dropbox has a system in place that prevents piracy. At first, this sounds rather sensible, but when you think about it some more, your assent slowly turns to outrage as you realize that Dropbox must be scanning all of your files, and working with copyright holders, to put a stop to your dirty pirating ways.
Flappy Bird's removal from the app store: A case for piracy February 11, 2014 at 6:43 am
Flappy Bird. Over the last few weeks, this almost insultingly simple Helicopter clone with Mario-like graphics has experienced one of the craziest roller coaster rides in the history of gaming. When the game peaked at the start of February, it was being downloaded millions of times per day, and accruing the developer, Dong Nguyen, hundreds of thousands of dollars in advertising revenue. Yesterday, though, saying it had ruined his life, Nguyen removed Flappy Bird from the iOS and Android app stores. Does that make it OK to pirate the game, or not?
The PS4 takes the 'pure gaming machine' thing way too far November 15, 2013 at 5:19 pm
The PlayStation 4, which is released today, is an odd proposition. On the one hand, it only costs $400 — but on the other, you really don't get a whole lot for your money. The launch games for the PS4 are a mixed bag and really not strong enough to justify the $400 price tag. What really irks me, however, is that Sony went so far with the "pure gaming machine" thing that it removed some very useful, non-gaming features, such as local and LAN media playback. With the PS4, you basically have the choice of playing games, downloading content from PSN, or streaming content from Netflix or Hulu — and that's it.
3D printing startup wants to create a Netflix for real life things August 28, 2013 at 8:30 am
What if you could access a repository of officially licensed 3D objects ready for printing at home? It could be the next step in 3D printing.
Pirate Bay launches its own web browser to skirt internet censorship August 13, 2013 at 2:38 pm
As the internet grows older, more countries are putting restrictions on certain activities. Some areas of the world are completely censorship pieces of the web. In an effort to combat this, the Pirate Bay has launched the Pirate Browser, a custom web browser that aims to skirt internet censorship.
Comcast proposes six strikes alternative to convert pirates into paying customers August 6, 2013 at 9:00 am
Instead of mildly threatening letters and throttled speeds, Comcast would like to offer legal download links to suspected pirates.
Hollywood and Silicon Valley face off on movie piracy June 21, 2013 at 9:03 am
A year after the SOPA and PIPA melt-down, Hollywood and Silicon Valley are still at odds over how best to address the issue of piracy. Heavyweights from both sides faced off to discuss possible market-based and legal solutions.
Bring out the GIMP: Adobe Photoshop and Creative Suite to become subscription-only May 8, 2013 at 1:51 pm
Adobe has announced that Creative Suite 6 will be the end of the line for its boxed, standalone versions of Photoshop, Illustrator, Affect Effects, and their fellow digital editing brethren. In the place of Creative Suite 7, Adobe will instead release Creative Cloud (CC), which is exactly what it sounds like: To use Photoshop CC, or indeed any of the new Creative Cloud tools, you must sign up for a monthly subscription.
Chinese app store offers pirated iOS apps without the need to jailbreak April 19, 2013 at 1:10 pm
Every iOS owner is faced with an important, life-altering decision: to jailbreak their device or not. If you're not a fan of spending a ton of cumulative money on relatively inexpensive app purchases, you might want to turn to piracy; however, you can't get pirated apps without jailbreaking your device and relinquishing any of Apple's official features. Thanks to a Chinese piracy site, though, you can now obtain pirated apps on your device without needing to jailbreak.


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The EU economy is projected to stagnate in 2012, while the euro area is set to enter into a mild recession. Modest growth is predicted to return in the second half of the year.
The latest interim forecast of the European Commission, presented on 23 February, points to a stagnation of the EU economy and to a mild recession in the euro area. However, modest growth is predicted to return in the second half of the year.
Overall, in 2012 GDP is forecast to remain unchanged in the EU and to contract by 0.3% in the euro area. While 17 EU countries are expected to see growth, others are being held back by ongoing market uncertainty, concerns about the public debt crisis, and lower demand for exports. GDP growth is therefore expected to be stagnant in one country and negative in nine.
On the back of high energy prices and indirect-tax increases, inflation remains higher than expected. For 2012 as a whole, the inflation rate is now projected at 2.3% for the EU and 2.1% for the euro area.
Domestic and global demand prospects
The economic outlook is conditioned by a less-supportive global economy, with the ongoing weakening of global demand weighing on net European exports. EU business and consumer confidence are still at low levels, although a recent slight improvement has been noted as the financial sector has shown signs of stabilisation.
Also, in the light of subdued demand, credit conditions are not expected to constrain investment and consumption over the forecast horizon. Overall, a gradual return of confidence and a recovery of investment and consumption are expected in the second half of 2012.
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We must not mourn. 'We must celebrate Zohra Sehgal's life which she lived on her own terms. She was an institution and a towering personality of theatre' said senior actor Shabana Azmi who rendered, 'My Mother Shaukat Kaifi was her junior at Prithvi Theatres and was greatly inspired by her. I did a play with her in 2003 by Roysten Able. She would reach rehearsals on the dot. She never showed any fuss. She was a thorough professional who knew all her lines and would keep everyone in splits with her near-ribald jokes.' Amzi also saluted Sehgal and said, 'My thoughts are with her daughter Kiran.'
She wasn't the only one to mourn the loss of the 102-year-old doyenne of theatre. Amitabh Bachchan, who she played a mother to in the 2007 movie Cheeni Kum, her last outing on the silver screen called her 'An immensely loveable co-star," in his tweet on Sehgal.
Born in 1912, her graceful dance and stage presence led her to join the late legend Uday Shankar's dance troupe in 1935. She travelled the world with the troupe a decade before joining Prithviraj Kapoor's theatre group for a princely salary of Rs 400 per month.
Apart from theatre she also acted in films. Her recent films include Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Dil Se (1998) and Saawariya (2007).
Other theatre veterans expressed profound sorrow at the passing away of Sehgal, who they called, 'One of the brightest stars of theatre.' Senior TV, film and theatre actor Sarita Joshi said, 'This is a big blow. She has and will always remain a inspiration.' Om Katare of Yatri group lamented Sehgal's passing away. 'I have watched her perform at a festival in Prithvi theatre. She a truly amazing actor.'


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Dr. Frank Bizousky, board member, said that everything at the site dates back to the 1960s.
"I think this is kind of an embarrassment; there are many people who accompany the visiting team to our games and see the condition it is in," Bizousky said, adding that he's hearing about fund balances and capital improvement funds and asked if some of that money should be invested in the stadium.
PUNXSUTAWNEY — Since many people will be putting up their Christmas trees this week, it's time to start thinking about ornaments.
If you are a collector of ornaments and you want to purchase a special one this year, you might want to check out the Punxsutawney Area Chamber of Commerce.
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The Punxsutawney Area School Board held its reorganization meeting on Tuesday.
Pictured here is the new board (front, from left): Rachel Spack, student board member; Jack White, board member; Robert Pascuzzo, board president; Francis J. Molinaro, board vice president; Ed McGinnis, board member; (back) Dr. Keith Wolfe, district superintendent; Penny Pifer, board member; Susan H. Robertson, board secretary and district business manager; Melissa Snyder, James Baun, James Scarantine and Dr. Frank Bizousky, board members; and David L. Young, board solicitor.
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BERKELEY – Zsofi Susanyi won a pair of titles and California added a third on Sunday as the Cal Nike Invitational came to a close at the Hellman Tennis Complex and Channing Tennis Courts. A junior ranked fourth in the nation, Susanyi repeated as the tournament's top singles player when she beat senior teammate and fifth-ranked Anett Schutting, 6-1, 6-1, in the top-flight final for the second straight year.
"I feel really happy," Susanyi said of winning the singles title, "because I didn't start off really well in the beginning, and I worked my way through it. I thought I played really well at the end."
"It speaks to their consistency," Cal head coach Amanda Augustus said of Schutting and Susanyi repeating as singles finalists. "Zsofi's settling back in and got some good play over the summer at home. From where I sit today, I'm pleased with what I saw."
On Sunday morning, Susanyi and sophomore Klara Fabikova – the ITA's 25th-ranked team and the Blue Doubles flight's No. 2 seed – beat top-seeded and 11th-ranked Schutting and Lynn Chi in the Blue final, 8-6. Cal captured its third championship when senior Alice Duranteau and junior Cecilia Estlander held off Armstrong Atlantic State's Marlen Hacke/Olga Kalodzitsa, 8-6, in the Gold Doubles final.
"We're trying to teach our doubles teams to be able to make adjustments during the match, depending on how it's going," Augustus said. "It was good, because I saw both teams make a couple different adjustments, so it shows that they're really thinking out there."
Susanyi, the top seed, got to the final after beating Chi, a sophomore seeded seventh and ranked 44th in singles, 6-4, 6-4, in the Blue semifinals. Schutting, ranked fifth and seeded second, triumphed over Santa Clara's fourth-seeded and 20th-ranked Katie Le, 6-0, 6-3, in her semi.
Of playing against fellow Bears, Susanyi said, "When I'm playing my teammates, they are my teammates, but when it's an individual tournament, I kind of have to close it out and focus on what I'm doing on the court."
In Sunday morning's Gold Singles semis, Duranteau saw a familiar face – Armstrong Atlantic State's Hacke – and beat her again, 7-6(5), 6-1, to move on to face Hacke's teammate, Barbara Krtickova, in the final. The latter Pirate got past the eighth-seeded Estlander, 6-3, 6-3, in the semis.
In the Gold final, Krtickova beat a Bear for the second consecutive match, as Duranteau fell, 6-0, 6-1.
Armstrong Atlantic State won the NCAA Division 2 championship last season and showed its worth in Berkeley, as it put multiple Pirates in Sunday finals and semifinals.
"The tournament was great," Augustus said. "We had a couple new teams and new players, and it was good to mix it up. It was a really strong draw this year. Competition in all three flights (Blue, Gold and White) was definitely high. I was pretty happy with it."
"I'm proud of that we've done this weekend," Augustus added of the Bears. "It's definitely a good start to the season. We've only been training for a few weeks, so it's good to see them putting into their match play some of the things we've been working on."
Cal returns to action when Susanyi, Schutting, Fabikova and Chi play in the Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships this week in Los Angeles.
"I feel really confident," Susanyi said. "I can build on the base that I just built this weekend and carry that into the All-American."


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PRESCOTT - Waitsburg-Prescott improved its District 9 2B soccer record to 3-0 with a 12-1 victory over Dayton here Tuesday.
Francisco Gonzalez scored five goals in W-P's victory, and Lino Diaz had two scores.
Jesse Albarran, Ernesto Valdoninos, Kevin Ortego, Luis Torres and Aldair Escalante each put a ball in the net for W-P.
"We got up early and got subs in the game," W-P assistant coach Jay Potts said. "Francisco had a great game. He's a senior leader for us. He stayed in the game in the second half because of his leadership. He scored four of his goals in the first half, and he did nothing but pass in the second half. That was good to see."
Dayton's goal came in the 78th minute, when the Bulldogs got around the W-P defense and put the ball into the net.
"That wasn't going to get stopped by anybody," Potts said of Dayton's goal.
W-P now 10-1-2 overall and 3-0 in league, heads to Riverside Christian at 1 p.m. Saturday, and finishes up the regular season Monday at Walla Walla Valley Academy. The postseason begins Nov. 2, with a game yet-to-be-determined at Prescott.
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Collaborative storytelling w/Vines
Posted by karen on May 20, 2014 in Uncategorized
(This post is a bit of a departure from what normally appears here, so bear with me.)
Over lunch today, Brad and I were talking about the potential of Vines (or other similar tools?) to be used in distributed collaborative storytelling.
One idea would be that a group could outline a story and then each person could make a Vine for their portion. (The plot points would have to be quite granular since Vines are only 6 seconds long. :) This could be done via a Google spreadsheet with people signing up and later posting links for their segments.
The resulting story could then be displayed on a web page as a series of embedded Vines (or they could be compiled into one combined movie). If the group was big enough, multiple people could develop out different versions of each segment, and end viewers could choose their own adventure. Perhaps different plot point versions could even be developed.
Brad suggested this be tried with a well known story like something from Shakespeare. I was thinking of it more for original stories (well, as original as any story is).
One question I had was how you'd maintain character continuity with different people contributing. Brad suggested props, e.g. "the guy with the baseball hat is always the doctor." Or you could go by color, e.g. "the guy in the red shirt is always Joe." I guess you could also use name tags or some other device.
I'm wondering if anyone's done anything like this before and if so, whether there are any examples, tools, or suggestions.
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By Alan Levine (@cogdog) on May 20, 2014 at 4:10 pm
Well, you can use anything to tell a story; Vine, an old tennis shoe. It's all about the context and the prompt. The thing to ask about Vine, besides its short bite portion of a story, how does its looping motion lend itself to a story moment?
My thought is that the repeated evenness of the media ( a 6 second looping video) would get a bit monotonous in a longer string, not much to give a change of pace. If it were mine, I might think of a possible range of media one might use for a segment of a story, and thus maybe string them together more like a rebus — an image, a short sound clip, a vine?
If its free form, and just building on the end, well you get stuff w/o much shape. A scene or segment of an existing story might give it more structure, or something that was written and chunked in advance.
Or try this, segment a story into different chunks, and give people the option to do each chunk in a different format. Spin the wheel, and randomly sequence them? Or allow story creators to pick one from a bank?
By Alan Levine (@cogdog) on May 20, 2014 at 6:19 pm
(Choking on something in my throat). Sigh,
On the desire for "easy"
By brad on May 21, 2014 at 10:48 am
To be clear,
1) The vines are not to loop. They are six seconds pieces of video that are to be stiched together to make a movie.
2) Easy, in the sense that anyone can contribute one or more six seconds pieces of video.
I imagine each piece (6 seconds (or less)) is scripted with or without a speaking part — could be "wind in a tree at night" or dialog or whatever the director wants.
(I imagine the director to be the one writing the script/shot by shot.
I also imagine that there will be competition among pieces. For piece n, there could n possible choices. Editing is just picking the pieces. Hit a button and watch the result.
By Alan Levine (@cogdog) on May 21, 2014 at 11:58 am
@karen I'd like to think the internet is big enough for both and everything in between.
@brad I get it. I'm a fan.
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Happy birthday, may babies!
I haven't posted in eons, but it's hard to believe that DD will be a year old in four days! She isn't walking yet and honestly I'm not prepared for that! Currently she enjoys pushing her clothes basket all over the house and she'll do this for quite some time. We had a playdate yesterday and the mother was surprised at DD's energy level - she asked me when I had time to do things around the house, haha! I laughed and said I don't and that's why my house looks the way it does. I suspected she was high energy, but I thought maybe it just seemed that way because I'm so tired. She loves to cruise around, but seems very cautious when it comes to letting go and standing alone. She is still bfing quite a bit, but loves food and is a great eater.
We just finished up a 6 week stretch of DD crawling and flailing around in her sleep. DH sleeps through most of it, but not me. I started transitioning her to the crib for nap times and in the mean time she's stopped moving around so much in her sleep.
Still no PP period and I'm terrified of it's return. I held onto a few precious norco after my delivery just in case it gets bad. I won't be able to drive if I have to take it, but I'd rather not be in excruciating pain.
Anyhow, that's my update. Many thoughts and prayers to you Jynx!
Happy Birthday and Birth Day anniversary babies and ladies!
She turned 1 almost 2 weeks ago. This year flew! We quit nursing 2 months ago. Pregnancy dried me up..the big 20 week ultra sound will be the first week of June. Geesh I cant imagine Dodi a BIG sister.
She keeps me running.
How is everyone?
Can you update us fb boycotters on Jynx?
I am doing okay, though we're on a cancellation list for surgery. Meaning they could call today for surgery tomorrow. If not, we're in on the 31st. I got to see Patrick turn 1 yesterday, YAY! and met my 1 year goal of breastfeeding. Now we'll just wait and see what comes next. We know that I will need radiation after the surgery, but not sure yet on chemo. The tumor has invaded the parasagittal sinus (the major blood vessel in your brain.) which means they can't remove that portion of the tumor. So they'll remove what they can, and zap the rest.
Jen, hugs to you and many prayers. How are you feeling about all of this? How is your husband dealing too?
Casmer, LHM - I missed your updates before.
LHM - great job on the pre preg weight goal. I am 20 pounds over my pre preg weight. :( I ballooned up again during the postpartum period. I don't know what happened but I now have an obese womans butt. It sticks out really far. I just looked behind me and 'whoomp there it is'. I'm lying next to dh in bed and I am wondering why my butt is up against his body when I'm way over here. It sucks. :(
So I've totally been excercising and hoping that I can start medi fast sooner rather than later. Its something like $400 for a month (faint) but I'm saving up for it. Just to get 50 pounds off would do me well. I am now 90 pounds more than what I was when I met DH, and the worst part is I've kicked cigarettes, soda, processed food (90% of it) to the curb and we eat nearly vegetarian and even rarer red meat...Why am I here?
Oh..I'm sorry..This was about YOU. LOL
Good job on the weight loss. And thank you for updating cause its been forever since you have.
Casmer -Dodi is totally high energy also. I think I should start transitioning her to some place besides our bed. I am grumpy and extremely emotional after not feeling like I got a wink of sleep last night with her every 20 minutes waking and fussing. Must be teeth...
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In 2011, Spike (also known as Spice) was living in a squalid basement. Tied to a wall with a short leash, he had no access to food or water. He was severely emaciated, weighing only 32 pounds when the ASPCA rescued him. Over the next two years, staff at the ASPCA nursed him to health and brought his weight up to 54 pounds. But despite his sweet, loving temperament, Spike just couldn't find a home. We worried he might never get adopted. Then, on Christmas Eve, we got the greatest gift of all.
Joe and Lou, two brothers from New Jersey, first learned about Spike on Facebook. They had been looking for a dog for a while when someone shared Spike's photo on their timeline. "I figured the right dog would come along eventually, and he did," said Lou. The very next day, December 24, they went to the ASPCA Adoption Center and adopted Spike.
Many ASPCA staff said goodbye to the precious pit bull with tears of joy—no one more so than Animal Care Technician Trevor Simms. Trevor worked with Spike daily during his time at the ASPCA. Despite the bittersweet goodbye, Trevor couldn't have asked for a better holiday miracle.
"Finally," was all he could manage to say.
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What was done with the previous owner? I pray that justice was served.
Thank you, for the rescue and the adoption. So glad Spike has a home, finally.
Beautiful story. I love everyone who loves animals! :-) I really don't understand people who hurt them. Best of everything to Joe & Lou, and Spike! Good boy! :-)
Keep up the fantastic work you do. You are all canine angels..and other species angels as well!
Wonderful for such an abused and needy animal to finally find love. We need stronger penalties and more careful policing of animal owners. In upstate NY (ROOT) we have just been following the story of a "breeder" who had more than 40 dogs-shepherds and shitzus-living outdoors without adequate housing or care. He has been allowed to keep 17 puppies and will be allowed to have the rest back once he 'builds shelters' for them. Doesn't anyone else think this is outrageous?
My first love is cats, however, I love dogs also and am horrified over how some of these dogs are found. I sometimes wish I had a huge farm where I could bring them all and give them love and of course food. God never intended for these precious animals to be treated in such a manner. As a child I forced my parents to adopt a stray dog that looked malnurished and this was in the 50's recently I rescued a kitten that had been abused and still have her. I agree, the owners of previous owners of these pets need severe punishment on them and like jeff, I won't emphasize on the type of punishment!
I am almost afraid to open your links for fear of seeing an abused animal. These stories upset me so much that I always cry after reading. But then, comes the joyous part, which saves the day. Spike just looks so content and healthy now. God bless the new parents and the ASPCA. Glad to see my couple of cents every day helps.
Having taken 3 rescue. dogs over the years I can tell you you can see the love in their eyes every single day. Beautiful story and god bless ASPCA
God bless both of these gentlemen and ASPCA for rescuing this beautiful animal. He looks so happy now. What happens to the horrible uncaring, unfeeling people who are responsible for doing these unbelievable acts to these poor animals. Do most of them get procecuted ? I hope they all rot in hell !! Good for you Joe and Lou for getting this now lucky dog !!!


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Sopa Seca De Tortilla
|6 inch corn tortillas
|Frying oil
|2 Cup (32 tbs)
|Vegetable oil
|1 Tablespoon
|Chopped onion
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|1 Clove (5 gm), minced
|Chopped green bell pepper
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Canned whole tomatoes
|16 Ounce (1 Can)
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Dried leaf oregano
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Diced cooked chicken
|2 Cup (32 tbs)
|Shredded monterey jack cheese
|8 Ounce (2 Cups)
|Chicken broth/Canned regular-strength chicken broth
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|Dairy sour cream
|1⁄3 Cup (5.33 tbs)
|Cilantro sprigs/Parsley sprigs
Cut tortillas in 2" x 1/2" strips.
Pour oil 1/2 inch deep in a heavy skillet.
Heat oil to 350F (175C) or until a tortilla strip added to oil turns brown in 60 seconds.
Add tortilla strips.
Fry until lightly browned but not crisp.
Drain on paper towels.
In another skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil.
Add onion, garlic and green pepper.
Saute until onion is tender.
Drain tomatoes, reserving liquid.
Dice tomatoes.
Add tomatoes, reserved liquid, salt and oregano to onion mixture.
Stir well.
Preheat oven to 375F (190C).
Arrange 1/3 of tortilla strips on the bottom of a 2-quart casserole.
Spoon about 1/3 tomato mixture over tortillas.
Sprinkle 1/3 of chicken and cheese over the top.
Repeat layering 2 more times.
Bring broth to a boil.
Pour around edges of casserole.
Cover casserole and bake 15 minutes.
Uncover and bake 15 minutes longer.
Top with sour cream and sprigs of cilantro or parsley.


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Ok-so I lost 120 pounds...what is going on with me wanting to eat all the time now??? I had a couple of weeks where I ate out and pigged out some and now all I do is think about food. I have actual hunger pangs when I know I shouldn't be hungry and am having to suffer through them knowing I have already eaten my calories for that meal. I mean I had gotten to where food was just food for once in my life but I am suddenly finding myself thining about it all the time again...wanting something sweet,,,somthing fattening,,,,or something HUGE, GOOEY,DECADENT,totally off my plan!! I have my willpower in place and am stronger than these cravings but I still can not figure out what is going on...and man these hunger pangs are a bummer. Maybe I stretched out my stomach by pigging out last week and it thinks it needs to pig out all the time now. Whatever is going on I REFUSE to let it beat me......I am back on plan and I will not gain back the weight that I worked so hard to lose.
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Hi Sarah! I am not sure if you are the type of person who can treat yourself to a little bit, but maybe if you satisfy the craving with a small amount of chocolate or whatever you are craving it will suffice? Or perhaps AbigailSing is correct and you are under spiritual attack. If you feel you may be under spiritual attack - this will sound counterintuitive - but maybe you should fast and pray.
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First, I think it's just great that you've lost 120 pounds. That's absolutely wonderful.
For me, I go through cycles of wanting more food. Sometimes it due to stress and sometimes I have no rhyme or reason.
I think you've got the right attitude. You're aware of what you need to do and you're doing it!
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Hey Sarah, I know exactly how you feel my friend. I have lost over 100 pounds several times in my life and the same thing happened to me and it is scary. We work too hard to get the weight off, and the fact is many of us gain it all back. The only thing that finally made sense to me to explain why I feel so starved & hungry almost constantly was Dr. Oz's book, "You On A Diet". If you do not have this book, it is worth the money to buy it and read it. Chapter 2, "The Science of Appetite" is where he explains what is happening in our body to cause us to feel like we just have to eat something. Here is a little excerpt from his book. "Food Fight" In your hypothalamus, you have hunger and satiety chemicals. The hormone Leptin goes to the satiety center to make you feel full and satisfied, while the signal from the hormone ghrelin makes you want to eat, gorge, and slobber over your every feast. He goes into a lot of detail to explain how this works in our body. And, how we can eat healthy and prevent gaining the weight back. It is a great book, worth every penny in my opinion! He discussed this on his talk show too, and said after weight loss, the ghrelins can cause you to have extreme hunger. For me, I have found if I get back into eating foods with high refined carbohydrates in them, (like sugar and white flour), I start really having terrible cravings. It is like I am in food hell! I hope this makes sense to you, there is a lot of good information in this book and I read and reread it often. Over the years I have bought just about every "diet" book, but this is my favorite! Hugs, Nancy
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There is also the spiritual aspect, Sarah. You know this, but by way of reminder... We live in a world that tempts our fleshly delight and this world has a real demonic influence that picks at our weak spots. When we win a victory like you have entered into, the enemy of our soul watches for one crack to open up in our armor. That week of self-indulgence was not a bad thing, but it can be just the crack to give that enemy hope that he can ensnare us again. So yes, our body's mechanisms kick in to cause us to crave, and all these things about sugar's effect on our body is truth that we must realize, but we must also realize that our enemy picks at that spot, intensifying our focus on those cravings until we give in. So stay the course, fight the good fight of faith, and never forget that there is an underworldly component to our cravings. I pray freedom, in Jesus name! You belong to our Lord, and the enemy must flee. (Psalm 37 *1-11)
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Great mindset Sarah. I have those days too when I think about food too much. I try to get myself busy doing something else so that I won't think about it. It works most of the time. I think it's going to be a life long battle for us. I know it is for me. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Hugs, Shirley
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I know it is difficult but stick with the plan. I notice that when I pig out for a few days, it sets me off course. then I crave sweets (my weekness) It takes time but getting back on track is the thing to do, After a few days of "no sweets" stops those terrible cravings. Good luck, you can do this!
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Are you over-tired? Stressed? You're needing something somewhere! At any rate, this will pass, and with your plan in place, you'll emerge the winner! Congratulations on all you've achieved!
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Great attitude, Sarah. I hear you loud and clear. For me, it's certain types of food that seem to trigger those types of feelings. When I walk away from them often enough, they eventually go away. It's a fight to the end, tho'. Stay strong, my friend.
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You have a winning attitude Sarah. I think if you stick to your plan you will get past this time.
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I hear you Sarah. I have gone off last week too and am having problems this week. I know this will pass but I understand the frustration after we worked so hard. We will not let this beat us.
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I stuff myself with carrots, celery, green pepper strips, radishes, raw cauliflower when I get those urges. It seems to help but may make you seem heavier for a few days 'til your body adjusts. It must be hard with a family to stay on track!
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I agree with Ravensong (well said). Been reading about neurotransmitters, and it is something to consider. Your tummy is talking to your brain, and I'm glad your brain is winning out. Keep up neuro support with good food. You just might need extra right now.
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You have the right mind set. Jump back on and keep going. I have had a rough few days myself. We all do. Keep busy and focus on you and not the food. Easier said than done. Just remember tomorrow is another day. Look at the positive as to where you were, what you have done, pat yourself on the back and move past it. you will be just fine. You are only human like the rest of us on this journey.
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Sarah....I could be wrong but IMO sweet stuff can trigger something in our brain which causes us to crave that stuff...and badly too, as you are finding out.
The same applies to savoury too I believe.
I have to admit that I've cut all sweet stuff out of my healthy eating plan and don't crave it at all. Personally, I don't want to gain any of those poundies back again!!
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I really think that your body is telling you it needs something...probably not food...but is there something going on in your life that feels out of control, stressful, upsetting? Are you struggling with accepting your "new" body? Quite often our minds are hungering for some kind of emotional nourishment that we misunderstand as hunger for food/alcohol/shopping/sex/etc. I know you can get through this! You have come a long way!!
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Good for you! Just writing it down that you are struggling is the first step. Then you can take control of the eating, or at least that works for me. You have done so well! You can get back where you want to be food wise in no time. This weight loss journey is one crazy ride after another, all you have to do is stay on it!
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Don't give up! This too will pass. I went through the same thing - gnawing in my stomach and growling and I hadn't even pigged out yet. Things are better now but maintaining is just as hard for me as losing was. I feel so much better now I refuse to give in.
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The Gujarat development model seems to be attracting not only the people of its own state, but has been the symbol of hope for the entire country. The 2002 Gujarat Riots a dark memory in the hearts of many, for which Narendra Modi is often associated with, seems to have not affected the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Narendra Modi is no more the 'Butcher of Gujarat' as said by Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee. He is in fact, the clear winner of the hearts of almost every citizen of Gujarat that has seen the remarkable development over the last few years under his chief ministership.


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The first dismissal was filed last September for Renee Conn, special education instructional aide.Ned Pillersdorf, attorney for the students, said, "I felt bad for filing the lawsuit against them (Blackburn and Fanning) after I found out that they acted heroically in trying to find out what was wrong with the children."The amended complaint now lists the Floyd County Board of Education, principal and vice principal, three members of May Valley's staff and at least two unspecified school employees, along with Marty Mullins, who is alleged to have abused and neglected the children.The lawsuit pinpoints Mullins, claiming that he subjected the seven Behavioral Disorder Unit students named in the lawsuit to mental and physical abuse on numerous occasions between January to mid-September 2003.The students ranged in age from 5 to 11 years old during the time of the alleged abuse, according to records from the Cabinet for Families and Children.According to the amended lawsuit filed Monday, the lawsuit comes as an "action against a school system, its officials and employees, resulting from pervasive mental and physical abuse of disabled students and harassment and discrimination of disabled students, based on their disabilities, who were placed in an Emotional/Behavior Disorder classroom at the May Valley Elementary School in Floyd County. The plaintiffs allege that school officials were aware of and were deliberately indifferent to, a brutal and humiliating campaign of mental and physical abuse inflicted upon the disabled students by their instructional aide, Marty Mullins. Plaintiffs also claim that as a result of the school system and school officials' discriminatory policies and practices, that after the Defendants received reports of aide Mullins abusing the children and even after they witnessed aide Mullins abuse the children, they refused to take steps to remedy mental and physical abuse and discrimination against the children by the perpetrator, aide Mullins. The Plaintiffs claim that the Defendants conspired to conceal the abuse of the children from the parents."The lawsuit claims that Mullins began a long series of abuse by calling one 11-year-old student names such as "long haired b***h," "long-haired girl" and "faggot" during school in January of last year. This allegedly led to Mullins pushing the student to the floor and then sitting on top of him, pressing his weight on him, putting his arm on the back of his neck and applying force to his neck, according to statements obtained for the suit. The student also stated that, "Mr. Mullins has made many threats to cut my f***ing head off." The student reported the alleged abuse to his teachers, including special education teacher Mattie Donta. Donta did not respond to the complaint and Mullins denied the abuse, the lawsuit says.On at least six occasions either one of the children or the child and his mother went to the principal and/or vice principal to report abuse. According to the suit, principal Carole Combs allegedly refused to investigate, saying that Mullins was "like a big teddy bear" and contended that he "loves kids".Finally Combs and assistant principal Tonya Williams allegedly told the student's mother they were "tired" of the complaints and that they did not believe the reports. The children all stated that they had witnessed or experienced Mullins, allegedly at one time or another, shove, push, kick, punch, pinch, twist their arms behind their backs, twist their wrists, use pressure points to bring them to their knees, slam them against walls, sit on them or lock them in the bathroom as punishment. The lawsuit claims that on Aug. 30, Behavior Disorder Unit teacher Justin Ambergy "ordered" the student who allegedly suffered the most abuse to go into the EBD classroom bathroom with Mullins as punishment for yelling out the answer to questions before being called on. The student began crying at the thought of going into the bathroom with Mullins, the lawsuit claims, because he had been subjected to abuse in the room several times before, but was told he had "misbehaved" and "it would be worse" if he did not go into the bathroom with Mullins.The abuse was again reported to Combs and again she refused to respond, the lawsuit says. In mid-September 2003, the 11-year-old student's mother took pictures of the bruises and red marks left on her son's body, and on Sept. 13, the Cabinet for Families and Children initiated an investigation into the claims.Reports from social worker Malvedine Allen, which were taken from interviews of three of the students and instructional aide Rene Conn, were that the claims of abuse and neglect were "substantiated", according to the lawsuit.Allen wrote in her report, "Mullins ... twisted children's arms, bruising and pushing them", adding that "Mullins is verbally abusive and curses them" and that he picked "one student against another to fight". The social services report documents that Conn personally witnessed the abuse as did "three other teachers and several aides - yet the abuse continued." Allen also reported that the abuse spanned portions of 2001, as well.One of the parents recently interviewed questioned why Mullins had not had charges brought against him.Allen interviewed Mullins on Nov. 19, 2002, and reported the instructional aide said the staff at the school "did not like him and that the children were constantly whispering behind his back and saying that they were going to make up lies to get him into trouble." Allen reported that Mullins also said he was a "good, moral, Christian person" and that he "would never abuse any child," as well as pointing to his prior experience as a prison guard, saying that he "knew how to restrain these children properly."During a second interview on Nov. 21, Allen wrote that she told Mullins the reports of abuse had been confirmed by the children and Conn. He denied any wrongdoing, according to Allen, and stated that he felt Conn was "too easy on the children".The lawsuit claims, "At all times relevant to this complaint, defendant aide Mullins continually harassed, threatened, intimidated, mentally abused, physically abused and discriminated against the plaintiffs based on the plaintiffs' disabilities."Along with the dismissal that was filed Monday, another document was also filed which included a report by Ruth Blackburn recommending the dismissal of Marty Mullins. According to the lawsuit, "the plaintiffs learned during the discovery process when the defendants submitted their untimely pretrial disclosures on July 12, 2004, that a series of documents referred to either as 'log journals' or 'incident reports' were prepared by the defendant Mullins."Documentation was written by Mullins on the daily activities and incidents that occurred in the classroom from April 2002 until December 2002, in which Mullins stated on several occasions that he used "basket restraint techniques" for several minutes on the students and also "restraint techniques," but did not elaborate as to what exactly those were or how they were done. The plaintiffs assert that the disclosure and dissemination of such documents would have led responsible Board of Education employees to discover and prevent the continuing harm that was occurring to the children.


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Balsamic Glazed Chicken Sandwich with Roasted Red Peppers and Goat Cheese
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- 3 teaspoon(s) oil
- 3 can(s) Chicken Breasts
- 9 tablespoon(s) balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoon(s) soy sauce
- 6 ciabatta rolls
- 3 Roasted red pepper
- 12 Basil Leaves
- 1 1/2 ounce(s) Goat cheese
- Directions:
- 1. Heat the oil in a pan.
- 2. Add the chicken breast and cook for about 6 minutes on each side.
- 3. Remove the chicken and set aside.
- 4. Add the balsamic vinegar and soy sauce and deglaze the pan.
- 5. Add the chicken and simmer until the sauce reduces turning the chicken occasionally to coat.
- 6. Place the chicken on the bottom slice of bread/bun and pour the remaining glaze onto it. Add the roasted red pepper, basil leaves and goats cheese.
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90 percent of plastics conversion of GCC is concentrated in Saudi Arabia, spread across five industrial parks, making the conversion industry a vital part of the region's development strategy. Elaborating on ways to enable downstream industries through dedicated parks, Eng. Ali F. Al Fuhid, Investment Specialist from Royal Commission of Jubail and Yanbu, will present a keynote address at the 2nd Kingdom & Polymers & Plastics Forum. He will talk about the opportunities and governments support to facilitate growth in conversion industry.
Addressing current developments in converting industry, Slim Zeghal, CEO at Altea Packaging will expand on latest innovations that will incite growth in the industry. Slim will also explain the market size, challenges, solutions and potential for growth in the
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