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As coordinator of the annual Museums at Night festival I'm fascinated by unusual aspects of our heritage, and particularly in the ways that museums bring their collections to life.
When the Heritage Open Days team asked me to pick my Top Ten museum events from the veritable smorgasbord on offer, it was a real challenge - so here are 14 unusual highlights you might enjoy discovering over the 2013 Heritage Open Days weekend.
The magnificently named Tumblydown Farm in Redruth is home to the Moseley Vintage Toys, Trains and Mines Museum, with exhibits ranging from a full-size road locomotive in steam to Meccano models and narrow-gauge mine train rides, as well as horses and ponies outside. It also mentions homemade cakes…
Essex Police Museum invites curious visitors to try on uniforms (always good fun), become a detective, get fingerprinted and make a police horse from craft materials.
Calling budding Nancy Drews, Famous Fives and Secret Sevens – this is a chance to go up the Mysterious Stairs! The striking 17th century Oak House Museum in West Bromwich never usually allows visitors to head up to the top floor – what will you find?
At the Museum of Farnham, a Georgian building on a site continuously occupied since the 12th century, they're taking a leaf out of William Cobbett's book 'Cottage Economy'. Learn about bee-keeping, basket-weaving and mead-making, construct a bird-feeder and get messy building with wattle and daub.
Blandford Fashion Museum is based in a beautiful Dorset Townhouse, built by unusually-named brothers in 1760. Discover the history of dress patterns and parties through time, from an Edwardian tea party to a 30s children's party and a fabulous 50s cocktail party.
Coventry Watch Museum, based in 19th century cottages, has numerous watches on show: the clue is in their name. They also hold fascinating artefacts from World War II (including an air raid shelter), and invite visitors to take a test of dexterity, try their hand at the tombola, and – oh yes - take part in paranormal investigations.
This is your last chance to see behind the scenes of Oxford's former GPO building before its redevelopment. Visit the Bodleian Print Workshop at the Story Museum and print a special keepsake on one of their antique presses.
Dorich House Museum is a glamorous 1930s Art Deco house sure to delight lovers of art and architecture: it's filled with Dora Gordine's sculptures and Richard Hare's collection of Russian art.
The Belford and District Hidden History Museum will be appreciated by everyone who enjoyed Lark Rise to Candleford. Hear tales of the Mail Coach, visiting suffragettes, the role of the local Manor, the coming of the railway and the tragic death by lightning of Virtue Moffatt.
If you've been watching social history drama The Mill, the Framework Knitters Museum interprets the poor living and working conditions which gave rise to the Luddite revolt. But it's not all tragic: see a framework knitting machine in action, discover lacemaking and make a souvenir to take home on a circular knitting machine.
If you're interested in women's history, Bedford's Panacea Museum holds artefacts from the life of English prophetess and cult founder Joanna Southcott, including her Box of Sealed Writings, as well as information about the fascinating Panacea Society and healing ministry founded by women following her teachings.
The Pinchbeck Engine Land Drainage Museum, housed in an 1833 steam-powered pumping station, might seem unlikely. However, it explains the history of drainage in this area from Roman times to the present day – without which this part of Lincolnshire would have been uninhabitable!
The Victorian technology on show at Fakenham Museum of Gas and Local History is held in the unusual location of the only complete town gasworks in England and Wales. Their event promises "domestic nostalgia with a range of domestic appliances powered by gas".
Another engineering highlight is the Morse Collection at the Wind Energy Museum. No flatulence jokes here: discover the Heath Robinson-style ingenuity behind the working windpumps and scoopwheels that shaped the Norfolk landscape.
The next Museums at Night festival of after-hours excitement in UK arts and heritage venues runs from Thursday 15 – Saturday 17 May 2014. Rosie Clarke edits the Museums at Night behind-the-scenes blog and can also be found on Twitter as @MuseumsAtNight
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Both men and women of different ages are usually keen on knowing how to increase height naturally. The need to know how to grow taller naturally may stem from the fact that they may feel that more height may give them an advantage in their career, in sports or even help them attract the opposite sex a lot more easily. The three aspects that you should follow in order to know how to increase your height naturally are proper diet and nutrition, adequate sleep, and rest and proper exercise. The first step towards knowing how to increase height naturally even after the natural growth cycle of the individual has come to an end is to focus on ones nutrition and dietary intake. The right nutrition in the form of a balanced diet is essential not only to grow taller naturally but also to maintain overall good health.
One's diet should always be abundant in fruits and vegetables that are rich in the various minerals and vitamins required by the body as well as plenty of water. Another key to knowing how to grow taller naturally is to ensure high levels of fitness which includes plenty of exercising and stretching as well as other limbering techniques that will help the body in becoming taller. One should also pay attention to the amount of sleep and rest they are getting while they are trying to follow a regimen to grow taller naturally. This is because while one is exercising and stretching to work the tendons and the muscles in order to gain height naturally, there are small tiny tears that tend to form in the muscular tissue and these will heal with an adequate amount of rest and sleep so as to become more pliable and stronger thereby promoting the increase in height. Exercising is an essential part of knowing how to increase height naturally as it not only stretches ones muscles but also stimulates the human growth hormone which is a substance that is produced and secreted by the pituitary gland that is a gland in the brain. The human growth hormone is essentially a protein that consists of amino acids which are the 191 building blocks. The human growth hormone can be naturally stimulated via natural stimuli such as exercise, correct sleeping patter and also ones diet.
In order to increase ones height naturally, one should try and minimize the intake of carbohydrate rich foods. This is because carbohydrate rich foods tend to result in hyperglycaemia which tends to have an adverse effect on the human growth hormone and switches of fits secretion. Similarly one should also control the intake of fatty foods as they too are known to minimize the secretion of the human growth hormone. Exercise also plays a crucial role in helping one to increase their height naturally as exercising results in an increase in the levels of nerve activity, nitric oxide, and adrenaline which are known to stimulate the human growth hormone thereby promoting increase in height. Sleep is also essential as research has shown that 95% of human growth tends to occur while one is sleeping.
Even though our height, one of our major characteristics, is predominantly determined by our genes, there are a few things that can be done quite easily that will help you to increase your height further. You can start by making sure that you receive adequate sleep, as this is very important. Follow this with a diet that is high in protein and moderate in carbohydrates. Proteins help in developing our muscles - they are after all the ones that help to build, maintain and replace the tissues in our body. On an average, an adult needs to consume around 60 to 70 grams of proteins every day. Foods like egg-whites, fish, poultry, low-fat cottage cheese, yogurts, spinach, cheese, milk, beans, lentils and nuts are a good source of proteins. Carbohydrates provide the body with the required energy to work effectively. To increase your height, apart from a healthy diet, you will need to perform a variety of exercises. For this, you will require ample amount of energy. This you will get from foods rich in carbohydrates, such as, brown rice, oatmeal, potatoes, peas, fruits, vegetables, pasta, and so on. Do not forget to drink lots of fluids in the form of water and juices.
Exercises such as swimming, cycling, skipping, and doing pull-ups have proved to be highly effective in increasing height. Swimming works the whole body by stretching all the muscle groups and improves your cardiovascular system. A swim of at least 20 minutes everyday will work wonders. Avoid eating anything two hours prior to swimming, however drinking juices will not be a problem. Immediately after the swim make sure you eat some carbohydrates so that you can replenish your energy.
Cycling helps extend your leg muscles and takes care of other health problems like heart diseases, blood pressure, diabetes, and even cancer. Cycling also helps increase your overall stamina. Skipping rope, which is a high-impact exercise, is another excellent way of increasing your height. Skipping helps strengthen the bones. Skip for a minute and then march on the stop of a few seconds. Continue to do this for 30 minutes every day. Make sure you skip in one place and not try any variations to avoid any unwanted injury. Lastly, try pull-ups. Pull-up bars are easy to fix - you can fix one on any of the doorways of your home. A set of six pull-ups, six times a day will prove to be a good start. You can increase the frequency depending on your comfort level.
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American Idol's music director, Rickey Minor, took a select group of youth artists under his wing recently to spend a day in the life of the professional world of AI live in Hollywood at the band's official rehearsal set. The youth musicians arrived early morning entering through the main lot of the studio's security gates where they were escorted to the AI rehearsal space for a day of hands on saturation and insight into the daily activities of the business of producing the popular Fox talent show, American Idol.
The group of aspiring youth musical talent received the experience of a lifetime as they were brought into AI's production world complete with a business of music intensive as well as individual mentorship sessions with the all star members of American Idol's musical band. The day topped off with a group mentorship session where they sat in the round to hear about the business of music presented by Minor on the studio lot.Minor shared about his view on what it takes to be a successful musician in today's entertainment market along with excerpts about his own experiences working with some of the top stars in the music industry including Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Miley Cyrus, and Beyoncé.
The AI studio visit was offered by Minor to encourage these particular youth musicians as a result of their academic achievements as recent scholarship recipients of the Roderick D. Jones Foundation.


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STARKVILLE, Miss. – Five fall tournaments, eleven road tilts and 13 home matches at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre highlight the 2014-15 Mississippi State women's tennis campaign, announced Thursday.
MSU will begin their 41st season of play by traveling to the Mizzou Invite in Kansas City on Sept. 19-21. From there, the Bulldogs will follow up with a trip to Pacific Palasades, Calif., for the Riviera All-American Invite and then to Tucson, Ariz., for the Arizona Invite. The Bulldogs will round out the fall with the ITA Regional Championship and the Roberta Alison Invite, both in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
The Bulldogs will kick off the spring season on Sunday, Jan. 18, with a doubleheader against Alabama State and Jackson State at the Pitts Tennis Centre. The early part of the spring schedule will also include a trip to Hanover, N.H., for the Ivy League Kickoff Weekend, hosted by the Dartmouth Big Green. The Bulldogs will open against Cornell and will close out the weekend against either Brown or Dartmouth.
Following the Ivy League Kickoff, MSU will return home to face UAB, before facing Winthrop and East Tennessee State on the road. The Bulldogs will then round out most of their non-conference schedule with three matches at home against Samford, Middle Tennessee and Alcorn State.
Conference play will begin on the weekend of Feb. 27, as the Bulldogs travel to Vanderbilt and Kentucky. MSU will then return home for their longest homestand of the season, hosting five straight matches, capped off by a doubleheader on Mar. 15 against Alabama and non-conference foe Alabama A&M.
MSU's other home conference matches include Missouri, Arkansas, Auburn, Texas A&M and LSU. SEC away opponents for State are South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia and in-state rival Ole Miss.
The 2015 SEC Championships will take place in Columbia, S.C., on April 15-19.
The 2015 NCAA First and Second Rounds will take place on May 8-10, followed by the 2015 NCAA Championships (Team and Individual) from May 14-25 in Waco, Texas.
The 2014-15 campaign will mark the sixth season under head coach Daryl Greenan. Greenan enters the year with 36 wins, and is fourth on MSU's all-time career wins list, just behind Libba Birmingham, who attained 39 total wins in her stint from 1978-80.
"We have a young team this year so I am excited to see how we compete in the fall," said Greenan. "We will learn a lot about our level in our first event in Kansas City in a few weeks. In the meantime, I have been impressed with how the girls have been working so far."
The Bulldogs are coming off a 2013-14 season where they captured nine wins, highlighted by an upset over 42nd-ranked Tennessee on March 9. The Bulldogs return three players from last season's campaign, including All-SEC junior and ITA Southern Region Player to Watch Georgiana Patrasc, who finished the season ranked 60th nationally, but peaked at a career high of 56th. Also returning for the Bulldogs is senior Naomi Tran and sophomore Timea Guibe.
MSU will also welcome four new faces to the team, including Martina Frantova, who redshirted as a freshman last season. The Bulldogs' new signing class includes Jennifer Brown, Louise Ronaldson and Alex Corder.
For more information on Mississippi State women's tennis and updates, fans can follow the Bulldogs on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at HailStateWT.


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Mid 2008, Huisman was awarded a contract by a subsidiary of Noble Drilling Corp for the new drill ship HuisDrill 10000 with options for an additional three. The drilling equipment is based on the drilling mast and pipe storage in carousels as currently under construction for the Frontier/Shell "Bully" <link to Bully page>. The vessel will be self-propelled with DP-3 classification. By fully integrating the designs of the equipment and vessel, its displacement is only 54,000mt with operational capabilities equal to units with a displacement of 100,000mt. It is suitable for both Marine Drilling Riser (MDR) and Pressure Riser Drilling (PRD) in unrestricted waters including ice-infested waters.
We are responsible for the design and build of the drilling equipment but also for the concept design of the vessel. Our concept design allows a highly optimized integration of drilling equipment and vessel from the start of the design process, resulting in a more compact drilling vessel and lower building and operational costs.
The selection of our compact box type drilling tower instead of a conventional derrick allows for a significantly smaller sized vessel compared to other deepwater drill ships of similar capacity. The drilling capabilities however match the new generation large drill ships with a max water depth capability of 10,000ft, 2400 kips static hook load capacity at both the fore and aft side of the mast and 43,000ft pipe storage capacity. In addition, it offers improved operational efficiency as a result of the different equipment layout.
Besides the derrick, also the vessel design is unconventional. The engine room is placed forward, underneath the accommodation, freeing the entire aft ship for drilling equipment or tubular storage. All risers and most of the drilling tubulars are stored below deck, aft of the drilling mast. The holds are covered by hatches. This leaves a large "free" deck area of 4,200m2 (45,000ft2) which can be used for non permanent equipment. The various deck load is a generous 20,000t.
The low drill floor - max 5m above main deck - is generated by the absence of a substructure below the drilling mast. This reduces sideways motions at the drill floor and considerably lowers the centre of gravity of the drilling equipment. This is made possible by lowering the BOP through a large hatch aft of the drill mast before skidding it to the well centre, forward of the mast. The top section of the mast can be removed to allow passage through the Panama and Suez Canals as well as below the Bosporus bridge.
Huisman will supply the drilling mast with active heave compensated draw works inside, all pipe racking and pipe handling gear, riser handling cranes and the riser tensioning system. We will also supply the driller's cabin and we are responsible for all system integration including 3rd party equipment. Due to the combination of simple robust designs and the incorporation of redundancy at multiple levels, the system will maximize safety for the crew and minimize equipment downtime.
The equipment will be constructed, installed and commissioned at our Dutch facility in 2011. The vessel will be built by Korean shipyard STX in a newly built location in Dalian, China.


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Rick Scott is a candidate for governor. He is nothing more than carpetbagger .
And how, might you ask, do I tie *that* back to the Dolphins? His running mate is the mother of Dolphins reserve Nolan Carroll.
I have no respect for the man and urge everyone to vote against him.
One key point from me: His education "plan" is to expand the school voucher program, which was already deemed unconstitutional.
You can read more about him by visiting these links:
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Our spiritual leadership is here to serve you on your journey of awakening. Please feel free to contact us, we look forward to serving you.
Rev. Frankie Timmers
Reverend Frankie Timmers was born in The Netherlands and raised in the Catholic faith.Educated in The Netherlands, France and the United States, she is proficient in Dutch, German, French and English. Intending to be a veterinarian, she never dreamed someday she would be a minister. In 1982 while in the United States, on an extended stay as a tourist, she was introduced to Religious Science and began the study of the Science of Mind®. In 1987 she became a Religious Science minister and serves as the Spiritual Director of Center for Spiritual Living Morristown.
Rev. Frankie is a dynamic speaker and teacher of metaphysics, a counselor, organizer of church activities, and she conducts weekly lunch hour meditation sessions open to the public. She has been a guest on panels, radio/television shows, and facilitated workshops for the Rotary, Kiwanis, Alcoholics Anonymous, Women's Centers, Senior Citizen Centers, prisons, and Morris County Community College. She presently serves on the Morris County Area Clergy Council. Besides her service to the Center and community, her interests are in yoga, bicycling, holistic health, the environment, flute, and her cat Joop.
Her travels have taken her all over the world.Her most recent trips have been to Turkey, where she traveled with a group of Sufis. Meeting Sufi sheiks and visiting ancient Sufi sites. Her most delicious experience was honoring Jellaludin Rumi, the 13th century Sufi poet at his tomb in Konya, Turkey. She has also traveled to South Africa three times, each for a one-month visit. She has had the privilege of serving Ela Gandhi at her International Centre on Non-Violence in Durban, Ela Gandhi is the grand daughter of Mahatma Gandhi.
Rev. Frankie is very alive and feels tuned into Spirit in a way that is contagious. Her ministry is all about celebrating who we REALLY are, which is Spirit in expression. She takes the Science of Mind® teaching and principles very seriously and herself very lightly.
Rev. Janice Billera
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Rev. Janice Billera is passionate about life and the transformative power of Spirit.Always interested in personal growth, she was guided to practical spirituality and the metaphysical teachings of New Thought 15 years ago. Her inner journey of self discovery and deep commitment to the path of sacred union with God led her to Religious Science and our Morristown Center in 1999. She began her SOM studies in earnest and become a Licensed Practitioner in 2002 and later a Licensed Minister, installed as a Staff Minister at CSLM in 2006. Rev. Janice expanded her outreach ministry by becoming the Spiritual Leader at Unity of Sussex County where she integrates the Science of Mind and New Thought teachings into a powerful Ministry of Truth.
Her education and previous business background was centered in the legal field, where she worked as a Legal Administrator for 25 years.Her management, leadership, and administrative skills continue to serve our Center in valuable ways.
Her spiritual journey has afforded her numerous opportunities to travel in North and South America,studying with many teachers of varied traditions, as well as speaking and leading transformative classes and workshops.She is known as an inspiring teacher, a dynamic speaker, and a leader who deeply touches her audiences with her humor and profound insights.
Rev. Janice shares love, laughter and the joy of living with her daughter, Michele, and her life partner, Rev. Rich.
Rev John Hannes
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Rev. John Hannes combines a technical background with the mystical in his ministry, his classes, counseling and leadership at the Center. He trained as a physicist, engineer and business leader. Working with customers in Silicon Valley he helped engineers measure and understand their new high tech software and hardware designs. Moving to New Jersey he served as General Manager at an electronics design firm with responsibility for developing new products and growing revenue and profits through creating, building, marketing and distributing products in the US, Asia and Europe.
John came to New Thought in 1998 after a spring awakening while recovering from a heart opening medical procedure. Relating deeply to nature and the red tipped sprig of the Oak branch he experienced a transformation in thinking that led him to spiritual study, inspiration and balance. He has served as a Board of Trustee leader and facilitator at Morristown and has led the Teen and Youth programs. He is active in the Men's community at the Center and co-leads a group there.
Rev. John leads adult classes of learning and exploration where students gain deeper insights of themselves and an understanding of Science of Mind®. principles. His speaking style blends the poetic, the mystical and the practical through metaphor and exploration of life's questions. His spiritual idol is Ralph Waldo Emerson and he enjoys reading books from other historic spiritual authors.
In June of 2009 he formed Essential Business Nature, a group of Strategic Development Consultants that help companies and non profits define their strategy and then develop and execute their business plans. EBN is designed to help organizations demonstrate their true 'genius' as they move to growth through change with ease and grace.
A husband and father of three sons, John enjoys hiking, photography, poetry, sailing and all great adventures.


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RADNOR, Pa. (November 1, 2006) — Francine Clement, a junior sociology major at Cabrini College, recently received a $1,000 Commonwealth Good Citizen Scholarship from the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania.
Clement received the award for her extraordinary service and extracurricular activities at Cabrini.
Clement was executive director of Cabrini's Up 'til Dawn program, which is part of a nationwide collegiate organization that raises money for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
She also traveled to West Virginia during Cabrini's Spring Break Search Program to help rebuild a house for a family whose home had been damaged, assisted in Cabrini's Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund and Hunger and Homelessness Campaign, tutored in a Cabrini-Norristown partnership classroom, and was active in Cabrini's Campus Ministry.
Clement plans on continuing to be involved in service projects at Cabrini.
"I think it is important for students to be involved with their campus," said Clement. "I not only meet new people, but have new experiences that I can take with me."
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November 6, 1993 — Las Vegas
The sporting press went crazy when Evander's second fight against Riddick Bowe was set up. Since beating Evander in their first match, they said, Bowe had gotten bigger, faster and stronger, and Evander wasn't just going to get whupped, he was going to get killed.
They were wrong. Evander beat Bowe and was the world champion again, only the third time in history anyone had ever gotten the heavyweight title back after losing it. Unfortunately, not too many people were talking about what an historic fight it had been, because they were too busy talking about something else that had happened.
It was during the seventh round. Evander had been dominating the fight since the opening bell and now had Riddick against the ropes. When a weird sound came from high overhead and people started looking up in the air, Evander shoved Riddick away and looked up just in time to see something floating down into the ring: a motorized hang glider. After the chute snagged on the massive rigging holding the overhead lights, a bunch of people in the crowd dragged him down and started beating him, and kept it up until a squad of security guys rescued him. His name was James Miller and he'd forever after be known as "Fan Man."
The fight was stopped, and it took more than twenty minutes to get it going again. Evander was annoyed because all the momentum had been on his side and Riddick now had a chance to get rested up. But when they finally got the go-ahead to resume, Evander fell back into the groove pretty quickly. Riddick made him go all twelve rounds but Evander got the decision and had his world title back.
He would lose it again — and almost lose his life — when he fought Michael Moorer five months later.
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or systems), technology, security, and human capital (this last one is currently missing from the Federal Enterprise Architecture).
In EA planning, we develop the current architecture--where we are today in terms of business and technology resources, the target--where we want to be in the future through business process improvement and technology enablement, and the transition plan--how do we get from where we are today to where we want to be in the future.
More mature EA's provide business, data, and systems models, and identify gaps, redundancies, inefficiencies, and opportunities in the business and IT and recommend business process improvement, reengineering, and new technologies to improve organizational performance.
2. Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) or IT governance -- manages the IT investment decision processes of selecting, controlling, and evaluating new or major changes to the IT portfolio ( i.e. to put those plans to work and make them pay-off). CPIC can ensure that IT investments maximize return on investment, minimize or mitigate risk and provide for strategic alignment to the business.
CPIC also helps make IT investments technically compliant by ensuring that desirable IT behaviors are followed, such as information sharing and quality, interoperability, component reuse, standardization, simplification, cost-efficiency, and of course security.
3. Project Management Office (PMO) -- oversees the effective execution on the IT projects. These projects derive from the EA technical roadmap and transition strategy and from IT investment decisions coming out of the governance board(s) in CPIC. Project management is how we manage all facets of a project to include scope, schedule, cost, quality, project resources, integration, communications, and more, from the initiation of a project through its closeout. Project managers typically develop the work breakdown structures, project schedules, and monitor and manage progress to these.
4. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) or IT service management -- for managing service and support to our customer with "one call does it all". As opposed to customer management within IT operations which is focused on helpdesk, availability, break-fix, and support issues, CRM in support of the CIO is focused on serving as IT liaisons to the business responsible for overall customer satisfaction, generating and managing customer requirements, supporting business case development, and handling internal business complaints, issues, and coordinating problem resolution with IT operations.
5. IT Security (ITS) -- how we conduct IT security policy and planning. This function encompasses how we plan, assess, and enforce IT security, and not the actual implementation of IT Security, which is an operational IT function. This functional area includes preparing certifications and accreditations, risk assessments, security plans, vulnerability testing, security awareness training, and security policies. IT security ensures the confidentiality, availability, integrity, and privacy of the organizations information.
6. Business Performance Management (BPM) -- how we measure and drive performance, so we know whether we are hitting the EA target or not. BPM involves identifying performance measures, capturing, analyzing and reporting on metrics, and providing the CIO with IT executive dashboard views to inform which programs and projects that are on track, challenged and in jeopardy of failure.
Typically BPM provides for a drill-down capability, so high-level "red-yellow-green" program/project indicators and milestones can be decomposed into lower levels of detail for trends, analysis and making course corrections. BPM should provide a feedback mechanism for how the IT function is performing and drive continuous process and performance improvement in the CIO organization.
Together these six areas make up a holistic and synergistic set of support functions constitute a fully capable Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) in the center.
In creating a strong OCIO, the CIO Support Services Framework wisely separates the policy, planning and oversight functions from the IT operations. This is beneficial in two main ways: First, this enables the CIO to strategically and proactively direct IT operations, rather than being in perpetual firefighting and reactive mode. Second, the separation of duties -- strategy from operations -- creates a healthier organizational dynamic and interplay in IT, where the fox is not left guarding the chicken coop.
Part 2 of this article will explore IT best practice frameworks and implementation of the CIO Support Services Framework.


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When you think of disruption, the most common place to turn your gaze is technology stocks. Talk about cloud computing or consumer gadgets always includes a caveat about how it's hard to know what's around the corner, and that an upstart today might be eating your lunch as a dominant player tomorrow.
But the retail space is not without disruption, either.
And considering the mammoth amount of money that goes into U.S. retail sales — which tally almost $380 billion each month — investors probably should pay more attention to the prospect of hungry, innovative retailers that could be taking the market by storm.
Click to Enlarge Consider the explosion of Walmart (WMT), which went from under $5 billion in annual revenue to over $45 billion across the 1980s by upending the department store model and clawing market share from old guard retailers Sears (SHLD) and JCPenney (JCP). This chart, courtesy of The Atlantic, tells the tale pretty darn well.
Then came Amazon.com (AMZN), which took the world by storm in the past 10 years and is trying to evolve from "The Earth's Biggest Bookstore" to the Earth's biggest store — period. AMZN's 2001 revenues totaled $3 billion, and last year it did more than $61 billion.
You might say Walmart is untouchable, or that perhaps its only real competition is an equally dominant Amazon. But the marketplace is always changing, and technology and taste could very well usher in a new era of retail giants to challenge one or both.
Crazy, I know. But here are a few long shots worth considering if you buy that line of thinking:
Groupon: While Groupon (GRPN) has struggled with its "daily deals" model amid backlash from merchants as well as tough competition from RetailMeNot (SALE) and Google (GOOG) with its Google Offers couponing, there has been increasing success for GRPN with its Groupon Goods service. In a nutshell, the company is selling direct instead of simply offering you a discount on a service — and might build out Amazon-like warehouses to support this model. It's a 21st century twist on direct mail marketing and infomercials, and could be an interesting segment to watch.
Blue Nile: At first, many people doubted the potential of e-commerce because of security and privacy concerns. But now it's simply taken for granted that buying online is safe. So why not sell extremely high-end, luxury goods via the Internet — including a $10,000 engagement ring? That's the idea Blue Nile (NILE) is building its business on, and the company continues to grow its top line steadily as a result. Luxury retail remains one of the few segments that hasn't been overly cannibalized by online sales, thanks to both the high level of customer service and the need to ensure you're not getting scammed with low-end or fake merchandise … but a decade from now, a model like Blue Nile's could be the norm and not just an outlier.
Etsy: While I scoff at my wife's interest in this website full of kitchy, overpriced knick-knacks, it's crucial to understand the role of Etsy and other sites like it in the e-commerce space. Yes, Amazon and eBay (EBAY) have scale and a mainline to merchants around the world … but what about individual artisans or small businesses that aren't plugged in to this big retail engine? What if they just want to sell a small amount of product to a limited but loyal customer base? As retail becomes more and more specialized, companies like Etsy might be a powerful way for shoppers to connect with smaller players instead of settling for what they find on a mega marketplace.
Related Reading
- How Walmart disrupted department store retail. (The Atlantic)
- Groupon earnings driven by Goods biz. (The Slant)
- FWIW, Etsy did $700 million in sales last year. (Tech Crunch)
- Blue Nile keeps seeing growth in online jewelry sales. (National Jeweler)
Jeff Reeves is the editor of InvestorPlace.com and the author of The Frugal Investor's Guide to Finding Great Stocks. Write him at firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him on Twitter via @JeffReevesIP. As of this writing, he did not own a position in any of the stocks named here.


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Full-time: And it's all over at ANZ Stadium. Thanks for joining us for our live blog. Souths were much too classy and in all honesty, they could have put 50 points on the Raiders tonight. They still have plenty of room for improvement and look a good thing to make their first finals appearance since 2007 come September. The Raiders weren't helped by having Josh Dugan and Blake Ferguson suspended for drinking offences. Their defence, particularly on the edges, was exposed time and again by the likes of Inglis. Souths 36 - Raiders 18
77th min: The Raiders earn a repeat set but Croker knocks it on.
73rd min: TRY! The Raiders regather a short kick-off and at the end of the set Reece Robinson breezes through some soft defence to score. Can someone call full-time please? Croker converts. Souths 36 - Raiders 18.
70th min: TRY! Inglis just brushes past Croker again for his second try tonight. Luke sprays the conversion attempt wide. Souths 36 - Raiders 12.
67th min: Cattledog! Raiders skipper David Shillington shoulder charged Luke Burgess off the ball (although he thought he was going to get it). Luke's brother Sam didn't like it and after a bit of push and shove, Souths get the penalty.
62nd min: And after a terrible set of six, Souths spill the pill and the Raiders will touch the ball for the second time since the 1994 grand final.
60th min: Souths bombed about 12 tries there (it actually looked like Adam Reynolds had the ball on the line but he was told to play it) but Joe Picker knocks on a poor GI grubber at the end of the set and there will be more pressure here for the Raiders.
56th min: TRY! It's like some nerdy kid is playing Playstation rugby league against the computer on the easy level. Big GI holds a pass up perfectly on the last before sending Dave Taylor over for another Souths try. Luke converts and it's Souths 32 - Raiders 12. Luke is kicking because Adam Reynolds has an ankle injury for Souths.
54th min: Whatever Michael Maguire said at half-time is working. Souths make easy metres and on the back of a good kick, they trap Dimitri Pelo in-goal to earn another dropout.
52nd min: TRY! We've gone back to the first half here! Souths are doing it too easy at the moment and Dylan Farrell strolls around to score under the posts. Luke converts. Souths 26 - Raiders 12.
49th min: TRY! The video ref has gotten another one right! Where was this bloke on Wednesday night? That was purely a poor read in defence from TLL and Shaun Fensom from a lovely second-man play from Souths. Issac Luke converts and it's Souths 20 - Raiders 12.
49th min: The Raiders fail to find touch from a penalty before big Dave Taylor strides down the right touchline before earning a penalty himself. We're going to the video ref now for a try to Ben Lowe.
47th min: But after a penalty, Dave Taylor passes the ball to his mates in row four. It's all gone a bit haywire here at ANZ. Both teams are playing like they are two points down inside the final minute.
45th min: What is this? Bizarro World? In short - McCrone puts in a rubbish kick, Souths make a 60m break before McCrone somehow gets the ball back, he sends Joel Thompson on a 30m run down the right touchline and he is taken into touch! Take a breath Rabbits Warren!
43rd min: Oooooohhh Croker was close to a hat-trick there but Souths got a favourable bounce before being trapped in-goal.
Second-half: We're under way again here in the second 40.
40th min: TRY! Can you believe it? The Raiders have not been in this game but soft Souths defence out wide sees Joel Thompson stroll over in the right corner. That's the Souths defence of old, they didn't look interested there. Croker hooks the conversion again but at half-time it's Souths 14 - Raiders 12.
38th min: And on the back of a penalty, the Raiders trap Inglis in-goal. Can they even things up here just before the break?
36th min: But John Sutton spills it to let the Raiders off the hook.
35th min: The Raiders are trapped in-goal and Souths will have another dropout.
29th min: Hold the phone, the video refs have gotten one right! TRY! Nathan Merritt made a meal of cleaning up Sam Williams's grubber to the in-goal. Croker snuck around the outside and got a hand on it and all of a sudden the Green Machine is back in business. Croker's had a Crocker with the conversion though, missing it from an easy angle again. Souths 14 - Raiders 8.
29th min: We're going to the video ref for a possible Raiders try to Jarrod Croker!
23rd min: TRY! That was a better sight of Edrick Lee! A beautiful Robinson ball sent the debutant winger on a flying run down the left touchline. Lee turns the ball back inside and Croker does well to handle it under pressure to score in the left corner for Canberra. Croker sprays the conversion and it's Souths 14 - Raiders 4.
22nd min: He is human! Inglis knocks on and the Raiders touch the ball for the first time since the 1994 grand final.
21st min: Souths bust the Raiders easily again and finish the set off by trapping Pelo in goal. They are going in for the kill from this line dropout.
18th min: TRY! Stop the fight! Lovely inside-outside balls there allows big GI to split the defence from 40m out. He stepped inside Reece Robinson easily to score under the posts. Reynolds converts from in front and it could get very, very ugly here. Souths 14 - Raiders 0.
16th min: TRY! And big Dave Taylor embarrasses Jarrod Croker and Sam Williams out wide to stroll over in the right corner. Croker might be able to score a try but his defence at times is very suspect. Reynolds misses the conversion from out wide. Souths 8 - Raiders 0.
15th min: And in a big surprise, the Raiders are getting hammered in the penalty count with another soft penalty on the tryline.
14th min: Oh dear. Reece Robinson has turned into Braith Anasta there. That kick-off nearly ends up back in Canberra and Souths will have a penalty on halfway.
12th min: TRY! Justin Hunt goes over in the left corner for Souths after Inglis delivers a great ball at the end of a sweeping backline movement to the left. And as Warren Smith would say: "The Rabbitohs will play from in front tonight." Adam Reynolds just pulls the conversion from the touchline. Souths 4 - Raiders 0.
10th min: Game of the year so far. A big bust from Tom Learoyd-Lahrs gives the Raiders great field position, but Josh McCrone spills the pill on the last tackle under no pressure. Another penalty now for Souths.
8th min: The Rabbitohs get a penalty on the fourth tackle but great defence early in the next set from the Raiders forces Dave Taylor into an error.
6th min: Edrick Lee's first touch in the NRL is a bad one. He knocked on a pass that was well behind him to give Souths the ball 40m out.
5th min: But a nothing kick from Williams at the end of the set is easily diffused by Souths.
3rd min: Promising first set from the Raiders, but Sam Williams spills a bomb at the end of the set. And the Bunnies turn the ball straight back over. Early chance for the Raiders.
1st min: Even though Inglis was named in the centres, he's taken his regular spot at fullback for the Bunnies.
Kick-off: We're under way here at ANZ Stadium.
Team news: In an early blow for the Raiders, Jack Wighton has been ruled out with a toe injury. Dimitri Pelo, who came to the club from French rugby union over the off-season, will make his NRL debut in Wighton's place. Greg Inglis has been named at centre on Souths' official team sheet, with Nathan Merritt at fullback. Matt King is out. Dave Taylor comes into the starting line-up
Preamble: Raiders stars Blake Ferguson and Josh Dugan will be watching from the sidelines tonight after being slapped with a one-match ban for boozing it up in breach of club policy. For that alone, many will be writing off the Raiders. The Rabbitohs, however, are hoping last week's extra-time win can propel them into finals contention.


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Part 13. Payroll Services - Table of Contents
A replacement paycheck is issued in the event that a paper paycheck has been lost or destroyed, or has become stale dated because it has not been cashed within 13 months of the issue date. An employee is required to contact Payroll Services Customer Service section and complete a Duplicate Check Request form to place a stop payment on the original paycheck. The employee must also certify on the Duplicate Check Request form that he or she will not attempt to cash the original paycheck should it be found at a later time. Replacement checks cannot be issued by direct deposit. The Duplicate Check Request form also requires the employee to choose whether to pick up the replacement paycheck at Payroll Services or have the check mailed to a current address. If the employee chooses to pick up the replacement paycheck, Payroll Services will send an e-mail to the employee when the check is available for pickup.
Note: Although payroll checks may indicate a set number of days before becoming "void," the checks are generally honored by financial institutions until they become stale dated.


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What is the biggest mistake people make who are trying to lose weight?
1. "All or None" Mindset
Many people in life (not just weight loss endeavors) adopt and hold true to the mindset of PERFECTIONISM or "All or None". This mindset shows itself in numerous ways, but most often, it rears its ugly head during conflict.
Many clients I have had are OK as long as everything is going well. Their choices are sound, their thinking is pure and their mood is good. However, as soon as one area of life causes stress this creates a spiral of negative thinking and their mindset goes from "I am in control" to "This isn't working, I quit!". The stress could be a work conflict or poor food choice or a missed exercise session.
This "All or None" mindset makes it increasingly difficult to attain and maintain success because the thought process relies on Perfection.
A better plan is to understand that negative situations happen to everyone and will happen to you on occasion. Learn to handle stress with proper perspective and gain the ability to understand that every choice counts towards achieving your goal or delaying it.
2. Failing to Plan
A second pitfall I often see is that many people do not plan their meals and workouts. Many people wait for motivation to strike before they act. This is the exact opposite of what needs to be done to gain success.
You must schedule your workouts as a "non-negotiable priority" and attend these important appointments with yourself.
You must plan and schedule your meals in advance. If you wait until you get hungry to think about what you are going to eat you increase your risk of making poor food choices and eating items that are not in your plan. This may lead to a loss of control (see "All or None").
3. Lacking Consistency
Often, individuals begin a plan when they become distressed about their health, appearance and/or fitness levels. They make multiple drastic changes at once in an all-out effort to achieve as much as possible as quickly as possible. Generally, repeating mistakes from their recent past.
When you attempt to accomplish too much at once in addition to the busy schedule you may already have you can become overwhelmed and may cease a few of the more important acts of attaining your goal.
Consistency is accomplished by placing priority on the actions that are most vital for your desired outcome and continuing these actions. You cannot get to your goals with a "tomorrow" attitude.
Getting help to overcome these common obstacles is simple and easy.
Give us a call or send us an email.
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The Medical Center 10K Classic was just 63 days away as of Friday. A press conference laid out the schedule of the day's events near WKU's campus on October 19. If a 10K sounds like too much, the event offers other options such as a 1.5 mile walk and a 5K race. No matter which you choose, it's all part of creating a healthier lifestyle in the community.
"We feel like if you can become physically active that's going to help with obesity. If we can control obesity we can control a number of health issues. It's a big event for Bowling Green and The Medical Center feels that if aligns very well with our mission." said Race Director, Doris Thomas.
The day also includes the Children's Classic race for younger runners. Officials with the event say there is still plenty of time to train and if you'd like some tips on how to prepare, you can click on the link below.


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Peyton Manning had his post season physical on Monday morning, and the Denver Post reported that Manning has been cleared to continue his career.
Peyton Manning was contractually obligated to have the end of the year neck exam in case any damage was done. Fortunately, for Manning and the Broncos, all signs were clear after the exam.
Although he had a few bruises from the season, Manning stayed relatively healthy in his record setting campaign. The Broncos have only one more feat to hurdle, and that's winning the Super Bowl.
According to Sportsline.com, the Broncos could have voided the $20 million he's due in 2014, if Manning was shown to have a neck injury. Instead, the Denver Broncos could be on their way to another great season.
Peyton Manning was the NFL MVP in 2013, and broke multiple season passing records. He passed for 55 touchdowns and only 10 interceptions during the regular season. In his two years with the Broncos, Manning has connected for 92 touchdowns.
Both of those seasons were more productive than his previous six seasons in Indianapolis. That's why it's hard to expect a drop off in 2014 now that we know he's healthy.
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After a long week at work, nothing sounds better than sippin' on a fine glass of wine, right? It's finally time to chill out and relax. Get ready to raise your glass, America! According to an All She Cooks article published on May 8, a delightful holiday is hours away and Americans are in the mood to celebrate! May 9, 2014, is National Moscato Day!
This "spirited" holiday celebrates the delightfully intoxicating wine, Moscato. Years ago, Earnest and Julio Gallo had a dream to have their own winery. So they borrowed $5,000 from a family member and read everything they could get their hands on about how to make wine, and the rest, as they say, is history. The Gallo Family Vineyards (GFV) have been a family-owned business in operation for more than 80 years. They created National Moscato Day in 2012 and folks have been celebrating the occasion ever since!
Available in a wide variety of price points, Moscato is a popular wine in America and around the world. The light-bodied, aromatic wine goes perfectly with a variety of tasty desserts, fruit , salads and of course, by the glass. Available in a variety of flavors including red, white and pink, Moscato should be nicely chilled before serving.
National Moscato Day Twitter Party and Virtual Toast
And once again, social media will play a role in this year's wine event with the Gallo Family Vineyards Twitter Party. Just "stop" by on May 9, 2014, for a chance to win $500 in prizes. And be sure to raise your glass during the virtual live toast at 7:00 p.m. ET. Use hashtag #MoscatoDay and @GalloFamily when posting.
So go ahead – pop the cork and take a nice long sip with your co-workers, significant other or BFFs. Happy National Moscato Day! And be sure to check out these amazing Moscato recipes. And as always, please drink responsibly.


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Sept. 21, 2013
"You know I think this team has responded to whatever negative circumstance they have had to face. We didn't play very well on offense in the first game but played better in the second game. We played pretty well on defense in the first game, but not very well in the second game. We played a little better tonight. We get in a game, and we're behind 14-0. We go on during the next three quarters on a 42-7 run, so we get the game to 42-21. We get complacent again, and next thing you know it's 49-42, so we might be able to go dictate with our intensity, sense of urgency, preparation, and everything we have to do to be more dominant and more consistent in a game. I don't think we did that tonight, and that was our goal going into the game.
"You have to give Colorado State a lot of credit. Their players played hard and [Coach McElwain] did a great job in terms of having his guys prepared. They did a lot of screens and jump stuff that we hadn't really prepared for.
"We had a bunch of new guys playing in the secondary. Offensively, we couldn't run the ball with any consistency or effectiveness. Even though we did a pretty good job passing, it had to be four or five times that we moved the ball down the field and got just outside the red zone, and we had something happen like throw an interception, miss a field goal, make a field goal, get sacked. Just too many negative plays, and I think most of the time people have a real sense of urgency and they have a lot of mental energy. They need to have the willingness to prepare and do the things they need to do so that they can play with consistency and bring it to the game. That's what we're looking for. We have not done that with consistency this year, and I don't think we did it tonight so we're going to keep working on it.
"We obviously have a difficult game coming up next week, and we need to get it right. We didn't do a very good job on third down. We couldn't run the ball, couldn't finish a lot of drives, and consequently, they stayed in the game, and we could never put them away. They had an opportunity to play a lot of players, but for us we didn't have the opportunity to do that, even though we did get to play quite a few.
"We had at least half-dozen guys out of the game tonight. I told you on Wednesday that [Anthony] Steen would play in the game. He practiced Wednesday and Thursday. He had a headache today during pregame, and we just felt like we weren't going to take a chance on playing him. [Amari] Cooper's toe was bothering him, so we just said we're not going to push and we're not going to take a chance. Nick Perry hurt his shoulder in practice. Jarrick Williams got poked in the eye in the last game. It actually bled and he lost his vision. He was not cleared to play or practice, and he will be re-examined on Monday. You knew Deion Belue and Kevin Norwood were out.
"We played about five guys at cornerback and just kind of rotated them in there with the idea of we're going to see if somebody can play the position with any kind of consistency, do their assignment, and do their job. That's an area we need to get better at. It would sure be helpful if we can get Deion [Belue] back.
"It was a win and you have to give the other team a lot of credit. Their players played with a lot of heart, but I'm not satisfied with where we are as a team. We need to continue to focus on improvement and do a lot better job as a football team if we're going to be kind of team we are capable of being."
On the receivers stepping up in tonight's game:
"We all practice the same amount, so we were able to step in and contribute to the team when our name is called."
On Colorado State:
"I give a lot of credit to those players. They came out to try and win the game, and that's what you're supposed to do."
On making corrections after this game:
"They're going to start Sunday and Monday. I have confidence in our guys. We have players who have been in this situation before. We have players that have enough experience to know what to do. We just have to make sure all the guys buy in."
On adjusting to Colorado State's offense:
"They were throwing sideline-to-sideline. Some of the younger guys aren't used to adjusting and getting the calls right. This gives them a lot of experience, so hopefully they'll build off this momentum."
"I am really proud of how hard our guys played. I thought our defense particularly came out and wouldn't take no for an answer. Our offense, for the most part, took care of the ball, which is what we thought we had to do. When we did turn the ball over, they would get a big play. AJ (McCarron) would make a great throw and they would jump on it at the end. I think from a playing standpoint, we wanted to keep the ball out of their hands as much as we could. From a time-of-possession standpoint, we wanted to shorten the game a little bit. Alabama is a great football team. I can't tell you how proud I am of our guys. We gave a cheap touchdown in special teams. We talked about that earlier this week and the factors that can't happen. They would get a cheap one late.
"The University of Alabama is an unbelievable place. The outpouring for me personally from so many people meant so much to myself and my family. Alabama is a class place. At the same time, I am very proud of my team."
"We'll look on film, because it wasn't only Alabama. Our guys stood toe-to-toe. We didn't take advantage on offense like I thought we should. What did we learn? We learned that a loss hurts. We have to come back from this and prepare for UTEP."
"We challenged our guys to come in here and go toe-to-toe. I think the guys on the other sideline have earned some respect for Colorado State Rams and how hard we played the game. It's disappointing."
"I had to catch myself a little bit. Those guys meant a lot to me. I loved them and I'm just so proud of them. Guys like Kenny (Bell), AJ (McCarron), Christion (Jones), and on and on - they were a big part of my life. I owe a lot to them, and I'm proud to be able to say I was their coach at one time."
"We have to correct it. We try to prepare them for what kind of opponent they're facing. Until you get out there and see the speed and size of the opponent, it is an eye-opener."
On having an opportunity to come in and play Alabama:
"It's always good to come in as an underdog and be able to prove the people that doubt us wrong. We weren't able to do that tonight so that's why it probably hurts a little bit more right now."
On losing the fumble:
"It hurts, but as a defense we have to come out and just play and not worry about what happened the play before that."
On growing up as a team:
"We grew up a lot today. We had an opportunity to compete with the best team in the country, and compare ourselves to them. We wanted to showcase our talent, and I feel like this will help our season a lot. People will know that we are capable of playing good defense and we can move the ball offensively. We just need to manage the penalties and small mistakes out there and we will be a great team."
On the fumble then Alabama scoring:
"That was hard and I kind of let the team down with that one. I was just trying to make a play. I have to be more secure with the ball and take care of it. I think that hurt us. In situations like that, the offensive coordinator on the other team is going to come out immediately and try to take a shot. They did, and it was a back breaker."
On the mood of the team:
"We were ready to go in the fourth quarter; our emotions were through the roof. By that time we realized we were playing with the number one team in the country and we realized that we can play with them. I don't think the score at the end of the game shows how close it really was, because I felt like it was a lot closer. We were ready to go on that drive and we just had some personnel issues and I just tried to make a play."
On what was said to the team at halftime:
"We came in and coach Mac (Jim McElwain) talked to us and said we can play with these guys. Obviously we came out that first half, and maybe some guys had the jitters, but for the most part after those first couple of series that we could play with these guys. There was nothing to be afraid of. We know that they are a good time and we want to give them their respect. Coach Mac's biggest thing was to make us realize that we were playing with the number one team in the country."


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Actress Maitely Weismann isn't afraid to take-on sex, tweens and food with her latest TV and film roles.
Maitely hits the small screen in the all-new season of Showtime's hottest series "Masters of Sex," beginning in the fourth episode. She can also be seen in what will be one of the last episodes of the tween favorite "Sam & Cat." And, she hits the big screen putting her nose to work in the indie rom-com "Chasing Taste," which she also produces.
Fans will recognize Maitely from her role in HBO's period-drama "Mildred Pierce," and online web shows "Mother's Eve Secret Garden of Sensual Sisterhood," "Parker & Maggie," and "Downsized." She also gave a haunting voice to the role of Ali Kemp on Identification Discovery's "Stolen Voices."
We recently caught up with Maitely Weismann to find out about her upcoming projects and more.
Tell us about your role in the second season of Showtime's mega-hit "Masters of Sex."
MAITELY: I'm playing an oncology nurse named Mariel who endearingly steals food from patients and makes fun of them for being so skinny, in the nicest possible way of course. Lizzy Kaplan's character offers her a solution to all of her problems which appears to be quite successful in a later episode. I keep my clothes on in each of the episodes but I did drop ten pounds for the last one.
Any interesting stories behind the scenes…and did you blush from all the sex talk on-set?
MAITELY: Surprisingly, there's very little sex talk on set! I couldn't keep my mind clean of it, but everyone else was as professional as can be. In fact, it felt so safe & homey there that it was so hard to leave at the end of the day. I really got a sense that everyone on this set was family. Better yet, I felt included in the family each day.
Michael Sheen was friendly and open in the makeup trailer each day. Lizzy went out of her way to show guest actors, especially those with just one line, that she appreciated their work that day. Producers, writers, camera operators, you name it, introduced themselves and often had something positive & warm to say. The directors were so giving. Being a part of that consistent kind of collaboration makes for a special experience.
What was it like taking a step back into the 1950's? Did you get a crazy hairstyle to go with the time period?
MAITELY: This is probably my favorite era for the clothes, the hair, the makeup. The stylists and makeup artists are incredible on this show. They made me look amazing. My hair was rolled and curled to perfection, with a cute short pin-curl look and my lips were effortlessly painted into a perfect cupid's bow. I could never replicate this look on my own at home.
You'll also be appearing in an episode of "Sam & Cat". What can you share with us about that role?
MAITELY: I'm in episode 36 when Cat goes with Dice to a hair modeling event. I play the stage mother to his most fierce competitor. It's actually very funny and I can't wait to see what they keep in the episode. At one point the director gave me an added opportunity to improv a big vocal reaction to a pivotal moment in the episode. After he called cut, booming laughter erupted from the rest of the cast, the crew and everyone all the way back in video village. I hope that improv makes the cut. We shall see!
With so much controversy surrounding this show…did you feel any of the tension on the set?
MAITELY: It's hard to say. I mainly worked with Ariana and Cameron's characters so I didn't get a big picture view of the politics on this show. Also, as a guest on set for only about a week, there's little opportunity to get too invested in the subtle cues that can be so hard to read on professionals. On a multi-cam, we're constantly on our feet with very little downtime so there's a lot of focus on getting the rehearsals in and the scene shot so we can move on to the next rehearsal, the next scene. The crew was incredibly efficient and graceful. The director, Russ Reinsel, seemed to practice gratitude abundantly. Their combined commitment to running a smooth set overcame all obstacles.
And, you're also starring in the indie rom-com "Chasing Taste." Tell us about this film and your role.
MAITELY: I'm so proud of this film. It's a family friendly romantic comedy about a failed novelist who gets hired as a food critic only to lose his senses of taste & smell in a freak accident shortly after reaching acclaim and meeting the girl of his dreams. To stay on the top of his dreams and to keep the girl, he works with a pair of super smellers & tasters to fake his food reviews until it all comes crashing down on him in the worst and wackiest way possible. I play his tightly wound & often disgruntled sister, AKA the super "smeller." We have lots of fun in this film. It's set in New York and the food porn is glorious. Oh, and I'm one of the 3 producers on the film too.
Since you're also a producer on the project, what was the biggest challenge along the way? What was the biggest surprise?
MAITELY: Well, we made this film on a shoestring so the biggest challenge was pulling together many of the resources for free or close to free. A few of the scenes are set in a hospital. Thank goodness a friend of mine had access to a small private surgical center in Queens that we could borrow for a day. It was a very long day. Also, most of the apartment scenes were shot in my own apartment. We basically took over my home for a couple months. My husband wasn't too happy about that. Lack of sleep was another challenge. Everyone was working for no upfront compensation, or close to nothing, so we were working regular jobs and then spending 10 hours on set. It was ambitious! I personally was also running the craft services, so my non-set hours were spent prepping and planning food for the next day's meals in addition to the many producer duties I split with my fellow producers. The biggest surprise? I don't think I realized it would take 4 years to finish, and that I'd get to know so many wonderful, unique and supportive people along the way. Every single person credited on this film contributed their blood, sweat and tears to the process. That's a pretty awesome thing to look back on. I hope that we'll be a huge success so we can honor our Chasing Taste family in a big way.
Got anything else in the works?
MAITELY: Oh yes! I'm a glutton for punishment. I never stop. I have two projects in my lap right now. The first of which is a comedic indie TV pilot called WEIGHT about a woman who comes home from a weight loss reality show a changed woman, nearly 300 pounds lighter than her former self. Her family, friends, neighbors and coworkers react oddly to her new image. Two-time Emmy Award winning Martha Byrne is our leading lady. I play the woman who runs the weight loss reality show, and I'm also a producer on the project. It's a series created by WGA award nominee Daryn Strauss, directed by veteran executive producer & director Frederick King Keller and also produced by Emmy Award winning producer Anne Clements. The 2nd bit of news is that I just signed on to head the production division for a bi-coastal talent management company, Aspire Talent Management. I'm so excited about this collaboration and the incredible talent they have on tap already. I feel like it'll bring all of my professional multi-hyphenate endeavors together under one roof. I do like to consolidate where I can.
And lastly, how can your fans keep up with your busy career?
MAITELY: I'm totally addicted to Facebook and Twitter.
www.Facebook.com/Maitely and @Maitely
I try to keep my website pretty up to date also - www.maitely.com
And I have a newsletter form on the site for any really big news.
I'd love to connect and converse!
Thanks, Maitely…and as long as you don't stop, we'll keep watching!


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Release Date: 2011-06-24
Genre: Drama,
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Determined to give his estranged teenage son a better future, Carlos Riquelme, an illegal immigrant, buys a used truck and gardening equipment to start a business. However, when the truck is stolen, he and his son work together to recover it, reconnecting for the first time in years.
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Charlie Edward Jones
Position: WR
Height: 5-8 Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: December 1, 1972 in Hanford, CA
High School: Lemoore
College: Fresno St. (school history) (Jones college stats)
Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 4th round (114th overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 13 (6326th overall since 1950)
Other SR Links: College Football at Sports-Reference.com


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Just hide it an lock your car. People are not supposed to be breaking into your vehicle and stealing your stuff. You are not to blame for their bad behavior or criminal activities. Nor are you their parents or their accomplice.
This is a discussion on Leaving my carry in the Car during the work day within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I work for an employer who does not allow weapons in their buildings. I can however leave it in my car on a daily basis, ...
I work for an employer who does not allow weapons in their buildings. I can however leave it in my car on a daily basis, in an underground parking garage.
My question is, is the glovebox enough or should I be investing in an in car safe? Secondly, if the gun was stolen out of my locked car, am I liable for that?
I am fairly confident the answer to question #2 is no I am not liable. If I am I am not sure what I will do.
Just hide it an lock your car. People are not supposed to be breaking into your vehicle and stealing your stuff. You are not to blame for their bad behavior or criminal activities. Nor are you their parents or their accomplice.
I am consistently on record and will continue to be on record as opposing concealed carry.
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I would at the minimum buy a Center of Mass safe for your car. It's around $30 and will keep most smash and grab thieves from stealing your gun. You may not be responsible for a criminal's actions, but I would try to do everything possible to keep the gun out of their hands.
It would be tragic if your gun was used in a crime.
I think putting it in my trunk would be a serious problem as there would be way to many chances to blow my cover. Center console in a safe or bolted somehow under the seat would be way more comfortable for me and concealable.
+ 1 on the bolt down safe. I had one in my truck for a while before I ended up having to sell it and its a great thing to have when you have no choice BUT to go unarmed.
Hesitation kills faster than a bullet.
If your head is up your *$$ you are unaware of danger. You are in the perfect position to kiss it goodbye.
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The Center of Mass safe includes a cable that you can loop around your car's seat frame.
It's also available at Cabela's.
Cabela's -- Secure-It Handgun Storage Safes
(2) I would not bet my life's savings that you would not be liable if the gun is stolen, especially if it was in an area no more secure than the glove box; it all depends upon your particular state's statutes on such matters.
An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. - Robert A. Heinlein
Whether I'm liable or not, my guns cost money. Why shouldn't I spent 25 bucks to protect my investment? I have a lock box cabled to my seat
This safe bolted to the truck body cost about $40.00
ALWAYS carry! - NEVER tell!
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I like the safe set up THUMPER.
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i am an instructor and i advise my class if they leave a firearm in the car take a cable lock wrap it around a seat anchor then at least run it through the trigger guard.. it is the least you can do to keep your possesions yours and not have to file a police report..by the way will your insurance cover that stolen gun?????


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Classic play has fun with family drama
Published: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 11:36 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 11:36 a.m.
"Things do get tangled up. For all of us," says a character in Paul Osborn's play "Morning's at Seven," a comedic family drama with the focus squarely on the funny.
What: "Morning's at Seven," by Paul Osborn. Presented by Big Dawg Productions.
When: 8 p.m. March 28-30 and April 4-6, 3 p.m. March 31 and April 7
Where: Cape Fear Playhouse, 613 Castle St., Wilmington
Tickets: $20, $15 on Thursdays
Details: 367-5237 or www.BigDawgProductions.org.
Do they ever. But thanks to Osborn's deft, insightful script, which dates back to the 1930s, and a well-cast group of actors assembled by director Norman Aronovic, a D.C. theater vet making his local debut, things never get too heavy even as they explore 40-year secrets and family dynamics that are at once too close and inherently distant.
The play is set during a time when families lived literally right on top of each other, and Donald Gardiner's basic but effective set – the back porches of two houses side by side – communicates that. But while the play's setting may be quaint, its characters and their relationships aren't too different from people you might know today.
At the show's core are four sisters. Cora (Chris Brown) lives with her affable husband, Theodore (Craig Myers), and her spinster sister Aaronetta (Deb Bowen), who's been with them for decades. Next door is Ida (Nancy Klase), her emotionally unstable husband Carl (Skip Maloney) and their pampered 40-year-old son, Homer (Dave Tomczyk). Down the street lives Esty (Suzanne Nystrom), who has to sneak over to visit her family when her controlling husband, David (David Silverthorn), is out of the house.
These people are all up in each other's business, so when Homer announces plans to bring home his fiancee of 12 years, Myrtle, who no one's ever met, it's a huge deal. The play revolves around this new potential family member as everyone works themselves up about it.
David Tomczyk plays Homer as borderline autistic, a choice that totally works, and he inhabits the role so fully that you can see the wheels turning in his character's head even when he doesn't have any lines. In fact, all of the actors have their moments – Myers is rock-solid as the easygoing Thor, who has a big problem; Maloney brings a manic energy to Carl, whose regular "spells" are a constant source of consternation to himself and others; and Lori Winner brings a chirpy earnestness to Myrtle – and they work together well in what is a true ensemble piece.
There are line stumbles here and there, and, in general, the characters could appear to be more emotionally invested, but director Aronovic clearly has a grasp on this material and gets a lot out of his cast.
Also, it's nice to see a play with older actors – the youngest character is 39 – that addresses the lives of people of a certain age. Too often, the performers on stage locally are all in their 20s. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but seeing a play like "Morning's at Seven" reminds me of the depth of human experience, that older doesn't necessarily mean wiser and that growing older physically doesn't mean withering away emotionally.
It's a timeless play, and a production well-worth checking out.
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Please explain Julia Gillard
- From: News Corp Australia Network
- March 07, 2013
SEE what happens when you drop your politics to the lowest common denominator.
Julia Gillard's botched attempt at populism this week with her jobs-for-Aussies-first pledge brought Pauline Hanson back out of the woodwork, firstly to claim vindication, and now to muse on a return to politics.
When Hanson muses on something, such as fleeing Australia for ever to live in the UK, it doesn't always pan out, so her promise (threat) to return to public life should be taken with a grain of salt.
But such is her political logic, this week Hanson has both praised Gillard for finally seeing the light on foreign workers, and now insisted she will run again because of the lack of "representation" of Australians in public life.
Gillard is fighting fires on every conceivable front. Her 457 visa pronouncements this week were a blatant attempt to appeal to the cliched idea of "the western Sydney voter".
It's unlikely to have much political upside, but the downside for Gillard is with Hanson on her side she loses ground in all directions.
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Waiting of Australia Posted at 2:57 PM March 07, 2013
Ms Hanson and Geert Wilders have valid points .....
The Realist of Sydney Posted at 2:41 PM March 07, 2013
To all those who love Abbott and Hanson, you do realise that it was Abbott who was responsible for Hanson being sent to jail dont you ? What a commundrum for you. Voting for your favourite redneck or the pathological opportunistic liar who destroyed her. Good luck deciding
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Charles Lloyd: Forest Flower
Forest Flower
Charles Lloyd (tenor sax)
Forest Flower (WEA/Warner 25117)
Charles Lloyd (tenor sax), Keith Jarrett (piano), Cecil McBee (bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums).
Composed by Charles Lloyd.
Recorded: Monterey, CA, September 8, 1966
Rating: 95/100 (learn more)
In the late 1960s Charles Lloyd was a legitimate jazz star, and for a time, his star shined the brightest. His quartet's music, daring and complex yet unpretentious and accessible, was adored by jazz and rock fans alike. "Forest Flower" was Lloyd's initial key to success in the United States. Even in its most experimental sections, the piece remains invitingly warm. Lloyd's shimmering arpeggios cover the entire range of his horn, yet his playing remains lithe and light. Jarrett contributes an ingeniously constructed solo, fleet- fingered and lyrical. The communication between him and DeJohnette is telepathic, hinting at what would come years down the road.
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Headline: Senate Syria resolution would limit Obama to 90 days
To Read: The University of Chicago's William G. Howell believes that Obama's decision to go to congress on Syria was entirely political-
Obama's decision does not usher in a new era of presidential power, nor does it permanently remake the way we as a nation go to war. It reflects a temporary political calculation -- and in my view, the right one -- of a president in a particularly tough spot. Faced with a larger war he doesn't want, an immediate crisis with few good options, and yet a moral responsibility to act, he is justifiably expanding the circle of decision-makers. But don't count on it to remain open for especially long.
Quote: "Instances of Russian citizens' detention in various countries of the world at the request of US law-enforcement bodies, with the aim of their extradition and prosecution in the US, are becoming more frequent", the Russian government continues to taunt the US as the tension between the two countries continues.
Number: 3000, at least 3000 people have been killed by US drone strikes over the past decade.
Headline: Peace talks with Israel going nowhere, says Abbas' top aide
To Read: Jeffrey Goldberg discusses the dilemma Netanyahu faces when it comes to endorsing Obama's Syrian move-
Netanyahu and his aides aren't interested in feeding the narrative, advanced by such conspiracy theorists as John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt and Mel Gibson that Israel is behind all of America's wars.
But here comes the exquisite dilemma: Obama, who has had a difficult relationship with Netanyahu, needs Netanyahu's friends on the Hill, and at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, to help advance the message that an American intervention in Syria would also represent a reminder to Iran that the president enforces his red lines.
Quote: "[The renewed Israeli Palestinian negotiations] are not dealing with the evacuation of [West Bank] settlements", Israel's Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, talking to settlers.
Number: 63, the percentage of respondents to a ma'ariv poll who voted for Yair Lapid as the most disappointing politician this year.
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Headline: Putin demands 'convincing' Syria evidence
To Read: Former Nixon, Ford and Reagan aide, Aram Bakshian, writes about Turkey's Erdogan as 'the Anti-Ataturk'-
He has also denounced raki, an anise-based liquor similar to the Greek ouzo—Turkey's alcoholic beverage of choice for centuries—declaring ayran, a drink made from diluted yogurt, the new national beverage. He has even declared war on white bread, his personal preference being the brown variety. On the brighter side, unlike the unhinged Latin American dictator in Woody Allen's comedy classic Bananas, he has yet to order everyone to wear their underpants over rather than under their trousers.
Quote: ""Neither ourselves nor the people of Turkey expected the stance of the Turkish government, which shouldn't have reacted based on the perspective of one faction. We hope for better relations with Turkey, but we do not accept interference in our internal affairs…We are strategically reviewing our foreign relations to differentiate between our real friends and those who should not be classified in that category anymore", Egypt's interim President, Adly Mnsour, in his first televised interview since being put in power.
Number: 49, the number of people killed in a deadly series of bombings in Baghdad.
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Headline: Jewish organizations in US support Syria strike
To Read: Nachum Klafter tries to explain a Jewish New Year's tradition created in order to "confuse Satan"-
This rather obscure reason for not sounding the shofar in synagogue on the day preceding Rosh HaShana ("in order to confuse Satan") is well known among observant Jews, and it has led many scholars to raise numerous questions and objections. Are we really to understand this rationale as a literal belief that Satan, the angel assigned to prosecute against the Jewish People, will become confused because there is no shofar blown in synagogue on the morning of Rosh HaShana? Why does Satan fall for this simple "trick" every year? Has he not learned from our behavior every year for so many centuries? Why does neglecting to sound the shofar cause him to forget which day is Rosh HaShana? Can he not look up the date of Rosh HaShana on a calendar, as we do every year? Perhaps a more serious question is the following: If Rosh HaShana is designated as the day when the Almighty judges the entire world, does it make any sense that this little "trick" would really cause G-d to change his verdict based on Satan's absence at the trial?
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Practical metaphysics is when you discover there is present all around you the Intelligence of the Universe, the Universal Mind, the Mind of God or Cosmic Consciousness. This power you then come to know is also inside of you.
To make direct contact with this Cosmic Force you must go deep within yourself and still your mind. To make this mystical experience practical it must be applied to improve your life and the lives of those around you.
Petition the Universal Mind of God for what you want. Ask for it in an expecting way knowing that the details are not important but the emotion behind your request is everything.
There are many people who can talk for hours about metaphysics and yet are sick, broke and unhappy. The real mystic has learned to demonstrate this power in their life and in the lives of those close to them.