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Kicking fear out of my life
Thursday, June 14, 2012
I have been in a pretty pathetic cycle lately: feel bad about my weight/body, eat crap, anxiety about eating crap, feel bad about my body, eat crap. Repeat. For 30+ years.
See the cute girl in my profile pic on here? She is hiding out. There is not much glow to my skin or eyes. I no longer entertain any thoughts of my potential attractiveness and a 'come hither' to the camera is far out of my range. In fact at my Zumba master class last week (2 hours of sweaty fun!) the super-hot instructor who was dancin' up on me threw me so off. I mean, why would a man be dancing with me EVER!? (cue 8th grade dances). I told him I couldn't see the instructor and he boogied off.
One of the greatest fears I've had ever since starting Spark is to be completely honest and authentic on this journey. When I was not doing well, I simply went away. I didn't blog, didnt log in, and didn't have to look at myself for what was truly going on. I've shared my fitness calendar publicly since day 1. I am PROUD of my fitness minutes. I have kicked a lot of butt and sweated lots of minutes. In the last year, I've run, been injured, learned to shake my booty and punch out a bag. The support and kudos yall provide about my fitness is the BEST.
Sharing my food journal, now that is one I'm not quite so honest about. For one, there is the binging and purging to consider. Since this has always been a source of shame, embarassment and fear in my life, I sure don't want anyone else to know what I'm purging. And since binging has also been a source of shame, embarassment and fear, I don't want anyone to know what that looks like either.
Well, recently I was asked to be a food-journal buddy. Gulp. In response to my 'asking for help' blog, someone asked ME for help. And helping others is one of the great joys in my life. So I am thrilled to do it. But making my food journal public scares the crap out of me.
Which is exactly why I'm doing it. To hold myself accountable by knowing that others will witness (virtually at least) my pasta binge, will cheer on my positive choices, and brainstorm how to ride the line of moderation (see: housewarming party 6/16, featuring beer, brats and cupcakes). Others will know how much I blow my calorie allowance, and how hard I try to stay within it. My fruit smoothies may become legend, or maybe correction. And although the fear and anxiety and shame are strong right now, I know that just like with my fitness log, sharing my food log will eventually be the best thing for me. By shining a light on my food log, I hope to bring more light into my light, and blind out the fear.
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Good for you for moving ahead even if you are scared!
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I, too, admire your honesty and the challenge you accepted for yourself as an act of tough love! It is great you didn't disappear but came out with your true feelings! I, too, tend to disappear if I am not being perfect! What the he'll is that? I have to be perfect to be acceptable!? I think so! I have stayed with SP, but it takes courage to be honest!
Glad you are here! Let me know if I can help!
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You have had some wonderful insights. I would say, you should be PROUD to share your struggles. For yourself, it will help you keep perspective. For others, they will relate to you and know they are not alone, and in turn will be able to look deeper within themselves. Shame and embarrassment can transform into life-changing lessons, at least that is what I have experienced.
Having a tracker buddy is the best idea ever. One of my SparkPals and I have been tracker buddies for a few months and it has helped immensely. We don't judge what one another is eating or get on each other for how much we're eating--the point is simply to track honestly.
I love the honesty in this blog, and it took courage to write about these feelings.
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Cheers to food journals, honesty and kicking fear out our lives!!
Let's get it DONE!
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Wow! You have more guts than me. Both my fitness and nutrition trackers are set to private. I have learned to be vulnerable in many, many ways since starting spark but in those two areas, I am not ready yet!
You are such a bright, beautiful, warm and loving person Angie! Meeting you has made a difference in my life and it was you that got me to a gym again. Look where I am now since that first time I met you at Anytime Fitness.
Now, love yourself as much as you love and want to help other people. You are worth it my friend. You are the real deal!
And I'll be here to encourage you and pat you on the back!
Let's rock this together!
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Success is never giving up. You are a success!
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now hopefully since brand is off the market - this will open up more potential trades for Zach
now hopefully since brand is off the market - this will open up more potential trades for Zach
doubt he will accept, Brand is going back to LA I think
interesting, heck.... I don't know, thats a lot of money he might accept. I would!
that's about $20mil more than what the clips could offer!!!
lol - who in their right mind turns down $20mil?????
warriors could sign and trade Baron Davis for Brand haha
^^^^ got that dam right. That's a **** load of money. I don't even know where he's going. I get a vibe that it could go either way.
As Rob Parker said on 1st and 10 on ESPN Baron Davis felt that chasing a dream is gone now and he just wanted the money rather then the possibility of years for a ring. Brand has to make a hard choice...he can either take the money with GS and be on a team with good young talent but in a sort of rebuilding era like Davis did with the Clips or stay with the Clips for a small contract and try to play as best he can with Davis and see if they can be a decent team that might get hot during the season and surprise some people. I always said that a great big man and a great point are the best of any combination..so that would be good for the clips if their gonna spend all there money do it on davis and brand together.
there goes the craw and zach 4 harrington trade. ges we gotta find new ways to get rid of them


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Feb. 8, 2007
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PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) - Ivory Clark had bad memories of Washington State's overtime loss to Stanford last month.
Clark wanted to ensure Thursday night's game didn't come down to another last-second shot. He had 11 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks to help No. 14 Washington State beat No. 25 Stanford 58-45 and stay in second place in the Pac-10 conference.
He also held Lawrence Hill, Stanford's leading scorer, scoreless with 10 missed field goals. Hill came in averaging 16 points.
"I wanted to take it upon myself to put the clamps down on those guys," Clark, the Cougars' lone senior, said. "I still had memories of Goods hitting that shot, and I didn't want to come close to it."
The Cougars didn't. They held Stanford to just eight points during a 19-minute stretch over the first and second halves to take control. They held the Cardinal to 28 percent shooting, blocked a team record 12 shots, and added 7 steals.
The 45 points were a season low for Stanford, which came in averaging 72 and had won six of its past seven Pac-10 games to move into third place.
"They were flat better than us in all aspects," Stanford coach Trent Johnson said. "There was no question about it."
Washington State (20-4, 9-3) reached 20 wins for the first time since the 1993-94 season.
"To get 20 wins, that's noteworthy," said first-year coach Tony Bennett. "We are in a good spot in the Pac-10."
Indeed, players were asked if it was too early to dream about the first Pac-10 title in the program's history, especially for a team that was forecast to finish last.
"I think about it every night," Clark said. "It's a very realistic goal for us."
Derrick Low and Kyle Weaver each scored 12 points for the Cougars, and Robbie Cowgill added 10.
Stanford (15-7, 7-4) was led by Brook Lopez's 13 points. Goods, who had 30 in last month's 71-68 overtime win, was held to 11 this time.
The Cardinal were doomed by a prolonged drought, scoring just 8 points over the final 8:40 of the first half and the first 10 1/2 minutes of the second half.
"We were lazy," said Stanford's Fred Washington. "We stopped doing what we had done to get where we are. We took a step back tonight, a gigantic step back."
After leading 22-20 at halftime, Washington State jumped to a 30-21 lead as Stanford missed its first seven shots of the second half and did not make a field goal in the first 7 minutes.
Goods' 3-pointer with 9:17 left cut Washington State's lead to 33-27, and was only the Cardinal's second basket in 12 shots in the half.
The pace picked up after that, and Daven Harmeling's 3-pointer and Cowgill's putback built a 39-29 lead for the Cougars with 5:52 left.
The Cardinal could not cut into that lead.
In the first, Stanford jumped to a 16-8 lead, but then was held scoreless for nearly seven minutes. Clark's 3-point play capped a 7-0 run that brought the Cougars within 16-15.
Washington's free throw made it 17-15, but Clark's layup tied it at 17 with 4 minutes left. Weaver made a basket and Low a 3-pointer for a 22-17 WSU lead that completed a 14-1 run.
Landry Fields' 3-pointer for Stanford cut Washington State's halftime lead to 22-20, and was their only field goal in the final 11:20 of the first.
Washington State shot 39 percent in the game. The Cougars allow only 58 points per game to lead the Pac-10.
Washington State reached 20 wins for the first time since the 1993-94 team went 20-11.
Weaver, who like the rest of the Cougars enjoyed just 12 wins and 11 wins the past two seasons, took a moment to reflect on the 20th win.
"Just hearing that, 20 wins," he said. "It's a good feeling for us. Tonight was a good win, we took another step forward.


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Parliament considers adopting privacy principles
Parliament is considering adopting a set of privacy principles to help protect MPs and journalists.
Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff told Parliament's privileges committee on Thursday that adopting the principles would help ensure there are no future disclosures of private information.
The committee is holding hearings into the release of the phone and email records of United Future leader Peter Dunne and Fairfax reporter Andrea Vance to the inquiry investigating the leak of the report on the Government Communications Security Bureau.
MPs on the committee are now trying to decide what rules need to be put in place to stop it happening again.
Mrs Shroff says the adopting the principles in the Privacy Act could help.
"I'm not suggesting that the Privacy Act should apply as such - that's been well established that Parliament needs to operate within its own sphere - but clearly, it might be useful for the Privacy Act principles to be used as some sort of a guide within the Parliamentary precinct when difficulties occur over the use of information."
Mrs Shroff says it is possible that such principles could be adopted as part of Parliament's Standing Orders.
Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia says the Speaker should be responsible for deciding whether information should be released.
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The Context of Comfort
By MortazaviBlog on Apr 18, 2007
A Way of Sitting: Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Ghandi
In an earlier blog entry, I argued that the primary purpose of end-use technology was to close certain kinds of temporospatial gaps.
(By "use," I mean an every-day, every-person "end use," not some "end use" which is internal to technology production itself.)
In the commentary that followed, Madhan Kumar Balasubramanian
noted that some technology was simply to provide comfort regardless of
any temporospatial conditions. I noted that comfort was subjective and
would have supplanted Madhan's "comfort" exception by noting that there were tools that
were simply for play, say the soccer ball, and yet they served, at least in
some sense, to fill a temporospatial gap of a certain kind. For example,
play introduces a different experience of time as it passes. My argument in my earlier entry then becomes the relative contribution to the "filling" of spatial vs. temporal gaps made by a particular end-use technology -- for all such technology fill these gaps.
To demonstrate how we can find significant subjectivity mixed in any set of "comfort" criteria, I only gave examples that were somewhat marginal but I could remember that I had read something about the subjectivity of comfort in Galen Cranz' The Chair: Rethinking Culture, Body, and Design. (Consider listening to the NPR interview with Cranz about her book.)
Cranz notes how comfort only finds meaning in a specific context.
When chairs were derived from the classical orders of architecture, the unyielding, vertical back was retained. Some judge that this strategy produced uncomfortable furniture. However, for the purpose of maintaining alertness, unprightness has proved the most comfortable position over time. For the kinds of social and political functions staged in such rooms, altertness was undoubtedly appropriate and desired, and this chair style supported that purpose.
Otherwise, it may often be much more comfortable to lay down, walk, run or even swim than to sit upright.
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Meanwhile across the country in the lonesome and desolate Wayne Manor, Bruce waits nervously as the gorgeous princess of the Amazons arrives for their first date.
In the JLA Watchtower Superman intorduces the new members of the team to world leaders and reporters alike.
The DEO and ATF have mobilized outside Shepherd's compound now with guns drawn just waiting for an excuse to pull the trigger. Flash shows up almost by accident and tries to be the voice of reason in a mad situation. Sheperd agrees to speak with the scarlette speedster. Flash signals for back up from the rest of the JLA and they soon arrive on the Earth to lend a hand. Shepherd and his wife explain that their operation is legal and they pay taxes and teach a state required curriculum to all of their super powered children. They don't wish to let humans into the school because they've started to cause a disease spread through the school's children.
Meanwhile in the lare of a firey villian Jonn Jonz seeks the help of Scorch in his quest ot overcome his weakness: His uncontrollable attraction to fire.
In the Batcave Bruce receives his standard stitching up from a long night of crime fighting as Diana looks on. It turns out they never got to have their date, Bruce chickened out and instead rushed out to patrol the streets and bring down some second rate criminal that Robin or Batgirl could have handled. Diana says she understands and she'd like a second shot at dinner and hopes next time he won't stand her up.
Back at the compound things have only gotten worse. A jumpy DEO agent has set of a fire fight that is putting the lives of children in danger. The JLA mobilize and try to keep both the agents and the students from fighting. The last thing they need is an all out war. Superman is taking care of the students, Flash and Major Disaster are taking care of the soldiers, and Faith is going to deal with the copters...but something goes horribly wrong and Faith's purple energy explodes p into the sky uprooting the compound and everything around it...
To Be Continued...
Story - 3: I enjoyed the story quite a bit we covered a lot of ground in an otherwise small issue. Although the premise behind the action was interesting and fun I especially enjoyed the short scenes between Bruce and Diana. A lot of times we'll see Batman portrayed as just this dark brooding man with no real personality. By putting him in a position here where he's not sure of his feelings and maybe a little scared of them, we get a unique view of a larger then life hero.
While I liked the action and the idea behind the story Kelly's pacing is a little off here. He keeps cutting back and forth to scenes that are already in play. Sometimes this works sometimes it doesn't. For example all of the Batman stuff works great when we walk into the middle of it, but its confusing when we just jump right into a fire fight and a character we've never met before has been shot.
Also, and this is a kind of cheap shot on my part and I apologize in advance, but all the metahumans at the compound are kind of bland. There's a real sense of been there/done that with this characters. I only mention it because just two months ago in Action Comics, Kelly came up with a number of really cool and creepy super humans in the first part of his harvest story. I think this issue could have benefited from that same level of creepiness.
Pacing aside it was a good issue with some intriguing elements that I can't wait to see resolved.
Art - 5: Duncan is a great artist. I feel bad cause a lot of people categorize his work under this broad "manga" label and it's clearly much more then that. He has a real great technique that looks almost like modern Ditko work. Like if Ditko was drawing Spiderman today then this is how it would look. He has a great rendering of all the JLAers and he does a good job bringing real life elements into the fray. I especially enjoy his Superman, Jon Stewart and Martian Manhunter. I just read recently in Wizard that Duncan would be doing a few fill in issues over this summer and that's just fine by me. Although I love Mahnke's work too there's always room for a little variety especially when it's of this high caliber.
Cover Art - 4: It's a great metaphorical representation of what's going on in the book and it has a background. What more could I ask for? Oh it's drawn well too. Doesn't that just beat all?
January 2003
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Thank you everyone for signing, it's great that there are already so many signatures on this petition! If everyone could continue to share, repost, reblog and retweet this petition so that it reaches as many people as possible to get the result it needs, then that would be fantastic! On behalf of all the captive orca's, thank you for all the support guys and girls! :-)
Blackfish has highlighted the problems of captive Orca's at Seaworld, but there are a total of 45 captive orca's in the world. All subjected to unfair daily performances and unnatural living conditions. This has got to stop!
"There are few recorded cases of wild orcas threatening humans; none have been known to be fatal."
"There have been attacks on humans by captive killer whales, with some of them being fatal."
Actually there have been 5 wild documented orca attacks since 1910 and over 40 documented of captive orcas.
Looking at the living conditions of all of these marine attractions, none of them come even close to what these animals would experience out in the wild. Which obviously leads to their distress and their ever increasing rise in the number of attacks on humans.
How can we as human beings still be so cruel and exploit these animals for financial gain? It is time this cruel practice came to an end. It's time to STOP catching these animals from the wild. time to STOP breeding them just for more performances and more money, it's time to RELEASE these animals in to safe pens where they can live out the rest of their lives in peace.
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We are all familiar with "Better Homes and Gardens," and "Good Housekeeping" magazines. And most everyone has seen those TV shows about hoarders.
Between the two where do you think your house might fall? Would it be stickler for clean and shiny; or unfit for habitation?
Psychologists say that a lot can be told about a person by the way they keep their homes, dress, and prioritize things in their lives.
There are those who might need help from the health department to rid their homes of pestilence, and then there is the OCD bunch. Ever hear of them? They clean continuously and over and over and cannot stand one single thing to be out of place; while the other group is so cluttered you can hardly find a place... to sit.
If a stranger were to come to your home right now for the first time what would be his impression? Would he encounter a welcome mat at the front door, and as soon as he steps inside would he have a warm and inviting feeling about being there? Would he be glad he came? Or would he encounter coolness, and the impression that he was intruding? Would he be made to feel at home or get the cold shoulder and feel out of place?
Would he be surprised at what he sees in that it does not reflect what you say about yourself on the outside? There is an old adage which says "Cleanliness is next to Godliness." Where does that saying come from? No, not your mother! She just used that to make you take a bath or cleanup your room.
A lot of people think this is in the Bible – well sorta but not really. The saying, "Cleanliness is next to godliness" actually comes from the writings of Phineas ben Yair, a rabbi whose writings can be found in the Talmud written this way:
"The doctrines of religion are resolved into carefulness; carefulness into vigorousness; vigorousness into abstemiousness into cleanliness; cleanliness into godliness." As you can see, in the quote, 'cleanliness' is literally next to 'godliness."
While some say it comes from this ancient Hebrew writing it is also attributed to Francis Bacon who said, "Cleanness of body is ever deemed to proceed from a due reverence to God."
Centuries later John Wesley said. "Slovenliness (laziness) is no part of religion. Cleanliness is indeed next to Godliness."
Other than how clean or unclean your home maybe – what else would a stranger encounter when he first enters your door. Most often the tale-a-tale odor will alert him that pets lurk about or something was cooking on the stove or cooking someone's brain.
There are many things a stranger could learn immediately about our homes, but let's go a little deeper and ask what if it was a Christian home?
Would there be religious objects all about perhaps a crucifix, an artist rendering of Jesus, or perhaps a Bible on the coffee table?
Could you tell immediately which sports teams the family supported? Would he be impressed with our memorabilia of rock stars, movie stars, or other celebrities? Would he be impressed by the things we collect? Would he be amazed at how we spend our money in each payday?
Would you expect the home of a Christian to be any different than one that is not? Both would probably have family photos on the tables or walls; both more than likely than not would have various gadgets and devices for entertainment; but what kind of entertainment?
Would you expect to see books by Billy Graham, Charles Stanley, Joel Osteen and other Christian authors only on their book shelves? Would you be shocked to see books, movies, and CD's that glorified violence, murder, rape, and all sorts of debauchery?
There is another old saying, "As a man thinketh, so he is?" Well, that one is in the Bible and found Proverbs 23: 7(KJV)
"For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee."
There is another verse or two about that as well. Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
On this imaginary trip by this stranger what else would he likely find underneath your roof; or underneath your bed or in you other secret hiding places? Or on your computer? Or in your heart?
What is this stranger was Jesus?
By the same token, if Jesus were to reside in your heart; what would He find there? He says. "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and He with me."
On any given day or night, if you peeked through the peephole in your front door and saw Jesus standing there, would you let Him? Would you throw open the door immediately or would you tell Him to wait until you got rid of some things lying around first? What if you took too long and He didn't wait – and He was not there when you finally got around to opening the door?
Jesus also has a door, and He will not strive with people forever. "Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to." Luke 13:24
"Seek ye the Lord while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near." Isaiah 55:6
In the book of Matthew we find Jesus addressing true and false disciples when He says, "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." Matthew 7:21
A couple of times a year it is tradition to do either spring or fall cleaning in our homes. These are times we throw out things that are not longer needed, clean every nook and corner to make sure there is no dirt and grime left behind.
We can stand back and enjoy a nice clean, organized home for a little while; until the junk begins to accumulate again, and the dirt gets grimier every day – so it is with the housekeeping of our hearts.
There is a difference in cleaning house and keeping house. Keeping house regularly means we never have to deep clean our house. Keeping an open heart to Christ, and His teachings mean we never have to undergo the process of "deep cleaning." That can sometimes be painful.
In the thirteenth chapter of Luke, Jesus talks about seeking the right door. He warns of waiting too late to open the door to our hearts.
The Narrow Door
"Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem. Someone asked him, "Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?"
He said to them, "Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Sir, open the door for us.'
"But he will answer, 'I don't know you or where you come from.'
"Then you will say, 'We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.'
"But he will reply, 'I don't know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!"
Today is the acceptable day of the Lord. Choose you this day who you will serve. To know more check out "The Four Spiritual Laws."
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Just the opposite according to a Fox News analyst, Gordon Chang. Gordon Chang is known for his extreme reaching when it comes to stories about China, North Korea, and now Russia. His reporting is the source for hyperbole that Fox News enjoys.
The facts in the Russian story are undeniable.
- Russia took the Crimea from the Ukraine with little or resistance
- Russia has supplied ethnic Russian rebels with weapons, supplies, and training
- Russia is likely to have augmented Ukraine rebels with military advisors and assistance
- Russians have crossed the border into the Ukraine on multiple occasions
- Russian leader Vladimir Putin has made threatening comments toward the Ukraine and the European Union on multiple occasions
The Americans and Europeans have levied sanctions against Russian, but have used a soft glove treatment because Europeans are trade-dependent, especially with fuel.
One big question is why should the Ukraine withdraw forces from the Ukraine? It is their sovereign right to defend their own territory. It is nuts that Russians asked them to negotiate away that right.
Reading between the lines in Russia's words and actions, Gordon Chang believes that the Russians have implied that they are considering using nuclear weapons in an offensive manner. That threat pretty well ignites the Cold War once again.
How the U.S. and European allies respond to Russia, and how much progress Russia makes by using aggression is watched by North Korea, China, and Iran too. Everyone wants to know how the free world collective, as it is called in this column, will confront aggression from rogue nations.
At the present time, America is about ready to put troops on the ground in Iraq and Syria to eradicate the Islamic State. We are at a tipping point once again.
"Putin calls on rebels to 'stop advancing' as Ukraine, Russia in agreement on steps needed for cease-fire
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is calling on rebels in eastern Ukraine to "stop advancing," hours after Ukraine announced that steps have been agreed upon with Russia for a future cease-fire in the region.
Putin, speaking in the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator, said he came up with a 7-point peace plan on the plane trip there in which Kiev must withdraw its troops and stop its artillery strikes.
"The warring parties should immediately coordinate and do the following things together," Putin said in televised comments. "The first thing is for the armed forces and insurgents of the south-east of Ukraine to stop active advancing in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
"Second is for the Ukrainian military to withdraw their troops at a safe distance that will make artillery and other strikes on populated areas impossible," he added.
Putin also urged an unconditional exchange of prisoners and said he expected a final agreement between Kiev and the rebels to be reached Friday at peace talks in Minsk, Belarus.
The remarks came after the office of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko released a statement saying that "mutual understanding was reached regarding the steps that will contribute to the establishment of peace."


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Women's Tennis Wins Twice At League Championships, Looks For Seventh Consecutive Title On Sunday
April 27, 2003
Indianapolis, Ind. - Same ol', same ol' for the UIC women's tennis team on Saturday at the Horizon League Championships.
UIC blanked Cleveland State (4-0) and UW-Green Bay (5-0) as the top-seeded Flames now play #2 Butler in the championships match on Sunday for the fifth consecutive year at 10:00 a.m.
UIC will also be searching for its seventh-straight league title, which would tie Notre Dame for consecutive league championships.
Versus Cleveland State, the Flames quickly took the doubles point, as Nicole Derouin and Corey Steven teamed in the top spot to beat Aundrey Shade and Paulina Reyes, 8-2. Ayca Gumuscu and Molly Smith beat Amanda Cerny and Katie Shears, 8-0 at No.2 doubles.
In singles action Gumuscu defeated Reyes at No.2 singles, 6-0, 6-0, while Zvjezdana Malesevic beat Cerny, 6-0, 6-0, at No.4 singles.
Smith rounded out the match with a win over Shears at No.5
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO/AP) -- -- A gas line has been ruptured on the Western Kentucky University campus in Bowling Green prompting the evacuation of residence halls and a parking structure.
The Daily News reported that crews from Atmos Energy were installing a sidewalk Friday morning when they hit a major gas line.
Bowling Green Fire Department and Western Kentucky University Police blocked traffic from entering campus at University Boulevard. Multiple other buildings, including nearby residence halls and a parking structure were evacuated.
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Parts of the WKU campus had to be evacuated earlier this morning.
Around 8 AM, crews were called on campus to inspect reports of a possible gas leak. The area was blocked off near the corner of College Heights Boulevard and Avenue of Champions. Crews inspected five buildings on campus, but found no threat.
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James Dennett: Aussie Drum Nerd
Meet the Aussie Drum Nerd, James Dennett.
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Meet Jamie Mauck, a New Blood artist who plays in the Chicago progressive hardcore band, Carnivores At Grace.
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Kenny Howard Has Chops To Spare
Meet Youtube sensation, Kenny Howard, a drummer who plays funky covers with spot on reflexes, and good, old fashioned, natural talent.
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Meet Jamie Scoles, drummer for the all-female Asian pop band, Nylon Pink.
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Business (BUS) Courses
Descriptions of courses offered in the College of Business
BUS 1123 Business Communication
Three hours
Development of professional communication skills, both written and oral, in business. Includes mechanics, techniques, and psychological principles of effective business communications with emphasis on contemporary communication technologies. Offered in online format. Prerequisite: EGL 1013.
BUS 2113 Financial Spreadsheet Applications
Three hours
Practice in using spreadsheets for accounting and financial applications. Emphasizes creating schedules, financial modeling, generating macros, and producing reports. Offered in online format. Prerequisite: ATG 2173.
BUS 2153 Financial Mathematics
Three hours
A study of mathematical tools and models used for time-value of money calculations. Topics include simple interest, compound interest, annuities, debt extinction, and bond pricing. Offered in online format. Prerequisite: MTH 1113 or consent of instructor.
BUS 2193 Business Statistics
Three hours
A study of statistical theory as it applies in business settings. Topics include probability, distributions, descriptive statistics, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression and correlation, non-parametric methods, ANOVA, and statistical quality control. Offered in online format. Prerequisite: MTH 1113 or consent of instructor.
BUS 3063 Investments
Three hours
A survey course that analyzes, measures, and values: debt, equity, other investment instruments and their derivatives; while exploring the theories, strategies, accounting recognition, tax implications, and risk factors associated with investment activity. Offered in online format. Prerequisites: ATG 2173 and BUS 4173.
BUS 3153 Applied Business Ethics
Three hours
An integrated set of activities designed to raise student awareness of real-life business moral dilemmas while gaining practical experience in the implementation and operation of business ethics programs and departments. Students write business cases, draft corporate codes of conduct, and study cases and laws related to corporate governance. Students interact with business ethics professionals and The Soderquist Center. Offered in online format.
BUS 4143 Business Law
Three hours
Basic legal principles that govern modern business transactions. Topics include contracts, real and personal property, agencies, employment, business formation, and Uniform Commercial Code. Offered in online format.
BUS 4173 Business Finance
Three hours
Study of decision-making techniques involving working capital management, capital budgeting, long-term financing, and dividend policy. Offered in online format. Prerequisites: ATG 2183, BUS 2153, and ECN 2123.
BUS 4283 Intermediate Corporate Finance
Three hours
Builds on finance theory, methods, and applications of corporate finance with emphasis on the development of problem solving skills for the business manager including risk management and analyzing the international financial environment. Offered in online format. Prerequisites: ATG 2183 or 1163, BUS 2153, and 4173.
BUS 4293 Organizational Behavior
Three hours
The study of individual and group processes in work situations. Topics include historical development, the human relations movement, individual behavior, learning, motivation, decision making, group behavior, and organizational development. Offered in online format.
BUS 4993 Strategic Management
Three hours
An integrative study of business strategy and policy involving the creation and presentation of a formal business plan. This is a capstone course to be taken after student has completed 80 hours of course work. Offered in online format.


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Feb. 14, 2013
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BERKELEY, Calif. - Jordan Adams scored 15 points and Shabazz Muhammad added 13 points and 11 rebounds as UCLA dropped a 76-63 decision at California before 9,854 in Haas Pavilion on Thursday night.
The Bruins (18-7, 8-4 Pac-12) trailed by a 47-22 margin at halftime.
California (15-9, 7-5 Pac-12) was led by 18 points and 13 rebounds from David Kravish. Richard Solomon scored 17 points for the Golden Bears, who also received double-digit scoring efforts on Thursday from Allen Crabbe (16 points) and Justin Cobbs (12 points). Crabbed scored 15 of his 16 points in the first half.
The host Golden Bears led by as many as 28 points in the first half, pushing their advantage to 47-19 with 50 seconds to play before halftime. California had sustained a large early lead by using a 15-0 scoring run midway through the first half.
Leading 20-13, California held UCLA scoreless over the game's next 5:56 and opened its margin to 22 points (35-13) before a jump shot from Travis Wear ended the Golden Bears' large scoring run.
Crabbe's 3-point basket with 6:37 to play before halftime had put California ahead of UCLA, 35-13.
California shot at a 58.8 percent clip in the first half, limiting UCLA to a 30.3 field goal percentage before halftime. The Golden Bears also won the rebounding battle by a 41-33 margin and blocked seven shots.
UCLA opened the second half on a 14-4 scoring run, reducing California's lead to 15 points - at 51-36 - with 15:50 to play. The Golden Bears responded with nine consecutive points to regain a 24-point cushion.
UCLA had defeated California, 79-65, in Los Angeles on Jan. 3. Thursday night's game marked the final regular-season meeting between the two Pac-12 programs.
The Bruins have six regular-season contests left on their schedule, including four games on the road.
UCLA returns to action at Stanford on Saturday afternoon. Game time is 1 p.m. UCLA's contest at Maples Pavilion will be nationally televised on ESPN2.


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TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 25, 2016 — Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) plans to revise the terms of use for company-hosted consumer Web services and establish partnerships with nongovernment organizations in efforts to curb online terrorist activities, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Friday it will work to eliminate terrorism-related content online and at …Read More »
Sutherland Exec: Shared Intell, Tech Investments to Support US Nat'l Security After Brussels Attacks
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 1, 2016 — Sutherland Global Services' vice president for government relations and marketing has said vigilance, intelligence sharing and technology investments can help the U.S. government protect what he calls "soft" targets, Executive Gov reported Thursday. Chuck Brooks wrote in a guest piece published Monday on Federal …Read More »
SAIC, Booz Allen See Potential Federal Spending Increase on Defense; Tony Moraco Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, December 9, 2015 — Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC), Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) and other defense companies could see an increase in business as the federal government works to counter terrorist threats, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The Washington Business Journal reported Friday SAIC CEO Tony Moraco and Booz Allen …Read More »
ATK, Raytheon Among Primes for Proposed $210M Singapore Missile Sale
Singapore's government has asked to purchase up to $210 million in air-to-air missiles and associated equipment for a proposed foreign military sales transaction. ATK (NYSE: ATK), Honeywell (HON), ITT (NYSE: ITT) and Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) are the prime contractors for the sale, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday. The …Read More »
SAIC Helping Navy Run Anti-Terrorism Program Software
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAI) has won a potential $74,398,851 contract to help the U.S. Navy maintain software and equipment for anti-terrorism program systems. The company will receive an initial $3,655,433 increment at the time of award and a second $17,551,889. increment in April, the Defense Department said Tuesday. SAIC …Read More »
QinetiQ Names DHS Vet Richard Burke Strategic Programs Head; John Sutton Comments
QinetiQ North America has appointed eight-year Department of Homeland Security veteran Richard Burke director of strategic programs in the mission and information solutions business unit. The company said Burke will be responsible for aligning the company's portfolio in the cyber intelligence, agile software development, big data and mobility with homeland …Read More »
ManTech to Help DoD Anti-Terror Office Manage R&D Programs; Terry Ryan Comments
ManTech International (NASDAQ: MANT) has won a potential $33.5 million contract to help a Defense Department program office manage counterterrorism projects, the company said Friday. The cost-plus-fixed fee contract with the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office has one base year and two one-year options. ManTech said the CTTSO oversees a national …Read More »
SAIC Wins Global Harvest Counterintell Program Extension
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAI) will continue to run a U.S. Air Force program for collecting intelligence on terrorist targets and financing, Defense News reports. The company won a month-by-month, sole-source extension for the program, run by the Air Force's ISR agency (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) and supporting the …Read More »
ABA, ROA Sponsoring DC Counterterrorism Law Forum June 4
The American Bar Association and a Reserve Officers Association forum are co-sponsoring a roundtable discussion on counterterrorism law June 4 in Washington. Judge Alexander P. White will moderate "The Law of Counterterrorism" at the ROA's headquarters, located at One Constitution Avenue in Northeast Washington, the ABA announced. White serves as …Read More »
Harris Wins $38M Award for Counter-Narcotics Communications, Equipment
Harris Corp.'s (NYSE: HRS) RF communications division has won a $37,974,251 U.S. Army firm-fixed-price contract to provide tactical communication services and equipment for counter-narcotics operations. Work has an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2015. The U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command, Huntsville, Ala., is the contracting activity.Read More »


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Vendors » Simba Technologies
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How Successful Companies are using tools like Excel, Tableau, and QlikView to Analyze Data in their Proprietary Systems
Many organizations have built proprietary in-house systems for things like marketing, accounting or sales tracking. One challenge with these systems is that a lot of valuable data gets locked inside. See how successful companies are unlocking that data and analyzing it with products like Excel, Tableau and QlikView.
News In Brief
As a journalist covering big data, I'm often asked who is winning the Hadoop wars. While the answer might vary from month-to-month, there's at least one vendor who appears to clearly be winning: ODBC Connectivity vendor Simba Technologies.
This Just In
Simba Technologies Inc., the industry's expert for Big Data connectivity, announced today that Databricks has licensed Simba's ODBC Driver as its standards-based connectivity solution for Shark, the SQL front-end for Apache Spark, the next generation Big Data processing engine. Founded by the creators of Apache Spark and Shark, Databricks is developing cutting-edge systems to enable enterprises to discover deeper insights, faster.
Zettaset, the leader in secure Big Data management, today announced a strategic technology partnership with Simba Technologies, the recognized leader in standards-based data access and analytics solutions for both relational and multi-dimensional data sources. The partnership will streamline interoperability between Hadoop and analytics applications, as well as provide enterprise-class security for organizations deploying a combined Hadoop + Analytics ecosystem.
Simba Technologies Inc. – the industry's choice for standards-based relational and multi-dimensional data connectivity on in-memory, cloud and Big Data – and Alteryx, Inc., the leader in data blending and advanced analytics, announced today they have extended their partnership to provide analytics on any Big Data source. Alteryx will use Simba's suite of Big Data drivers to connect to any source including Cassandra, Google BigQuery, HBase, Hive, Impala, MongoDB, and SAP BW. Simba's drivers are built on the ODBC 3.52 specification to deliver extreme performance, provide broad compatibility and ensure full functionality for users analyzing and reporting on Big Data.


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2014 All-America honorable mention (Javelin)
2013 All-America honorable mention (Javelin)
2015: Had his season cut short by an injury after competing in the first two meets of the outdoor season … threw the javelin 214-feet, 2-inches at the Pepsi Team Invitational to take fourth in his last meet on April 11 … also threw 208-2 at the Baldy Castillo Invite.
2014: Qualified for his second straight NCAA Championships in the javelin, but struggled at the national meet, finishing 20th overall with a best of 205-1, his shortest mark of the season ... earned All-America honorable mention for the second year in a row with the NCAA finish ... made the national finals with an eighth-place finish at the NCAA West Prelims in Fayetteville, jumping from 13th to eighth on his sixth and final attempt with a throw of 219-3 ... placed fourth at the Pac-12 Championships, throwing 221-10 ... the runner-up to teammate Quinn Hale at the UW-WSU Dual, tossing a best of 225-9 ... opened the season with a throw of 225-10 at the Trojan Invitational, finishing second behind Hale ... named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team.
2013: Earned All-America honorable mention in his first year on campus, as he was one of three Husky javelin throwers to advance to the NCAA final site at Oregon … lined up a huge throw at the NCAA West Prelims, going 227-11, becoming the only thrower out of the first flight of to finish in the top-12 out of the field of 48 athletes … his 227-11 toss was 11th overall at West Prelims to advance to Eugene, where he finished 22nd overall with a mark of 202-5 … aside from the big throw at Prelims, his best toss was his season-opener, a throw of 208-1 at the Trojan Invitational … threw 202-4 at the Pac-12 Championships to finish 11th … was the fourth of a Husky top-four javelin sweep at the UW-WSU Dual, throwing 206-4 … seventh at the Pepsi Team Invite with a mark of 205-8.
High School and Personal: Born in Lubbock, Texas ... parents are Roberta and Rod Fuller ... has one older sister, Kila ... one of the state's top javelin throwers, placing third at the Washington 4A state championships as a senior with a toss of 191-feet ... broke the 200-foot barrier for the first time at the Greater Spokane League meet, tossing 203-10 to win, also a school record ... as a junior, took seventh at the state meet, throwing the javelin 184-8, a season's best ... has also high jumped, clearing a best of 6-2 ... also lettered three years in football and two years in basketball ... helped Ferris to a state championship in 2010 in football and GSL title in 2011 ... graduated with a 3.75 GPA.
Major Meets
2013 Pac-12 - 11th, Javelin
2013 NCAA Prelims - 11th, Javelin
2013 NCAA Outdoors - 22nd, Javelin (All-America honorable mention)
2013 USA Junior Champs - 5th, Javelin
2014 Pac-12 - 4th, Javelin
2014 NCAA Prelims - 8th, Javelin
2014 NCAA Outdoors - 20th, Javelin (All-America honorable mention)
Outdoor Bests
Academic Honors
2014 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2014 Pac-12 All-Academic 2nd Team


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5 brands that "get" social media
As we battle a global recession, corporations are looking for new ways to sell their products and engage their consumers. Many have turned to the Internet, with Social Media in particular, to market their goods. Let's take a look at 5 companies that have done a phenomenal job of taking advantage of social media platforms.
#1) Blendtec Blends it on YouTube.
Who doesn't know about the "Will It Blend" series on YouTube? Created by George Write, the marketing director of Blendtec, the campaign was low cost and instantly became a hit. In the video, Tom Dickson the CEO of Blendtec, attempts to blend objects in their blender. This simple idea led to a "five-fold increase in sales".
Blendtec leveraged YouTube's subscriber base and tried something fun and original. The campaign was a success and continues to entertain and sell.
Lesson: Social media marketing doesn't always need to cost a lot of money. Creating funny, original video and leveraging an already large user base can be used to increase sales.
#2) Burger King and the Sacrifice Facebook Application
Recently, Burger King has really been pushing the envelope with their marketing. They first started with whoppervirgins.com, then entered the social space with the "sacrifice ten friends" facebook application. The campaign quickly went viral and was adopted by over 20,000 users, sacrificing 200,000 friends for free whoppers.
Sadly, the application was shut down as quickly as it started by Facebook, citing privacy concerns. Regardless, the application was beautifully built and the idea was perfect. Burger King built in the ability to share it, the incentive to use it, and added just enough humor to make the campaign a hit.
Lesson: Successful and viral campaigns don't just test out social media, they jump in it. Pushing the envelope can create the buzz that makes your campaign memorable.
#3) Starbucks Asks for Your Advice
Social media isn't only about using existing websites, but sometimes creating your own. To get a better handle on consumer feedback, Starbucks did just that with "My Starbucks Idea."
The site allows users to submit suggestions to be voted on by Starbucks consumers, and the most popular suggestions are highlighted and reviewed. Starbucks then took it a step further and added an "Ideas in Action" blog that gives updates to users on the status of changes suggested.
By empowering their exceptionally web savvy consumer, Starbucks strengthens their campaign to add a personal touch to coffee.
Lesson: Thinking of ways to build your company are great, but directly asking your consumers what they want, is better. Acting on that information and doing it publicly is key to the success of this campaign.
Starbucks has also embraced Twitter, you can see their stream at @Starbucks.
#4) Sun Microsystem and the CEO Blog
Want your blog to really make a splash? You could learn a lot from Sun Microsystem's CEO blog. Jonathan Schwartz's blog received about 400,000 hits a month (in 2006).
It's not the number of hits that make his blog a social media success, but the openness on it. Positive and negative comments are allowed, and even the most inane are approved. Transparency from the highest position in a company trickles down and increases trust from consumers.
Lesson: Social media is a culture of transparency and honesty that must be embraced, leading by example is one of the best ways to introduce it to a company. Few things are better than a CEO that blogs or uses twitter.
Sun Microsystems also has a network of blogs, friends on Facebook, friends on Twitter, and their own Twitter account as well.
#5) IBM with Lots of Blogs
When IBM decided they wanted to start using blogs, they didn't just create one blog, they created an entire network. IBM created a way and allowed their employees to write about their experiences, what they're working on, or any other topic of choice.
IBM capitalizes on the intelligence of their employees to give consumers insight into what happens behind the scenes. By giving the industry experts they've hired a voice, IBM is able to highlight the people behind their products. Users get to see how IBM operates, and are given a direct connection with IBM employees.
Lesson: Having a CEO that blogs is great, but increase the number of blogs and you increase the number of connections. Leveraging your employees to write about what they love conveys the corporate dedication to the industry.
You can also find IBM on Twitter giving updates on events from their calendar.
HT: Mashable


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Archive for 'Youth'
Seattle Human Services Department announces $225K in available funding to support homeless youth
Seattle, WA – Today, the Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) announced $224,131 in available funding to support homeless youth the with case management and drop-in center services to youth and young adults. This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is open to community-based, non-profit agencies that are currently providing services for homeless youth and young adults. HSD […][More]
Posted: September 21st, 2015 under Human Interests, Youth.
HSD opens summer youth employment applications
Seattle, WA – Today, the Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) announced that the application process for the 2015 Summer Youth Internship Program is now underway. The summer internship program is open to youth and young adults, ages 14-24 who live in Seattle. "Working together with business leaders, community partners and the City, we will be […][More]
Posted: March 2nd, 2015 under Human Interests, Youth, Youth Violence.
Tags: youth jobs; syep
Help spread the word: FREE summer meals for kids
Summer is finally here! This is an especially busy time at HSD with programs ramping up for summer; as we all know, the need for human services programs is not related to the seasons of the year and summer presents our community with many unique challenges! During the school year, thousands of Seattle Public Schools […][More]
Posted: June 13th, 2014 under Family Support, Human Interests, Youth.
Sen. Murray proposes summer food benefits for low-income kids
Nearly half of public school students in Washington state receive free or reduced-price breakfasts and lunches at school – about half a million children. But when school's out for summer, it can be a struggle for low-income families to make their food budgets stretch. Now U.S. Sen. Patty Murray is sponsoring a bill to give […][More]
Posted: June 1st, 2014 under Family Support, Human Interests, Youth.
YouthCare awarded $250K for employment training
The Seattle Human Services Department announced on March 24, 2014 the award of $250,000 to YouthCare for its Youth Build education and employment training services. YouthCare was awarded the funding in a competitive "Letter of Intent" funding process. Youth Build will provide education and employment training services to low-income black/African American, Latino, Native American and […][More]
Posted: March 25th, 2014 under Homeless Services, Human Interests, Youth.
Tags: homeless youth, Youth Build, YouthCare
Youth can connect with employers, educators at resource fair
Young people ages 15 to 22 are invited to attend the annual Youth Employment, Education and Career Fair on Feb. 19th, 1-4 p.m. at Goodwill Seattle, 700 Dearborn Pl. S, Seattle 98144. Sponsored by Human Services Department's Seattle Youth Employment Program in partnership with King County, WorkSource Seattle-King County and Seattle Goodwill, the fair features, […][More]
Posted: February 10th, 2014 under Human Interests, Youth.
Tags: Seattle Youth Employment Program, SYEP, youth employment
January edition of Life Lines newsletter
Check out the January edition of HSD's Life Lines newsletter![More]
Posted: January 16th, 2014 under City News, Homeless Services, Human Interests, Seniors, Youth.
Tags: Life Lines, newsletter
'Farm to Table' nominated for award
The Farm to Table partnership has been nominated for an annual Sustainability Leadership Awards from Sustainable Seattle. The program is being recognized for efforts to raise the bar for sustainability, with a nomination in the Resource Impact category. Award winners will be announced on January 31, 2014 during a celebration at the Museum of History […][More]
Posted: October 24th, 2013 under Human Interests, Seniors, Youth.
Tags: Farm to Table, fresh produce, Sustainability
Funding award for youth violence prevention
The Seattle Human Services Department has awarded the 4C Coalition $75,000 as part of the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative (SYVPI) Group Mentoring Request for Qualifications (RFQ) funding process. The 4C Coalition will provide group mentoring services at the three SYVPI network sites (southwest, southeast and central Seattle). SYVPI group mentoring will support youth at-risk […][More]
Posted: October 23rd, 2013 under Human Interests, Youth, Youth Violence.
Tags: 4C Coalition, Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative, SYVPI
Free meals for kids this summer!
On Friday, June 21st, Mayor McGinn kicked off Seattle's Summer Food Service Program, which offers FREE breakfasts, lunches and snacks to kids age 1 to 18 at approximately 100 community sites. During the school year, thousands of children receive free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch through Seattle Public Schools. When school lets out, many of […][More]
Posted: June 24th, 2013 under Human Interests, Youth.
Tags: Summer food, summer food service program, summer sack lunch