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The Forum for Rural Innovation invites participants to join them at the Bloomery Plantation Distillery for a Twilight Tour and Dinner as a follow-up to the successful Forum for Rural Innovation - The Twilight Tour is October 8, starting at 5 p.m. with a detailed tour of the property, along with a discussion on their production practices and marketing strategies, followed by appetizers at 6 p.m. and a program and dinner at 6:30 p.m.
There will be plenty of time to ask questions and learn more about the success of the business. There will also be an opportunity for producers and consumers to network.
The cost of the program and dinner is $35 and an RSVP is required with payment. Please go to www.loudounfarms.org for more information or call 703-777-0426. RSVPs are required by October 1 to participate in the Twilight Tour and Dinner on October 8.
September is 'shroom month
A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. The most popular cultivated mushroom is the white button mushroom Agaricus bisporus. The word mushroom is most often applied to those fungi that have a stem, a cap and gills or pores on the underside of the cap. The white button mushroom represents approximately 90 percent of mushrooms consumed in the United States. Portabella mushrooms are another popular variety of mushroom along with some specialty mushroom varieties including shiitake, maiitake, enoki, oyster, beech and blue trumpet.
Today, mushrooms are commercially grown in almost every state. According to the National Agricultural Statistic Service, Pennsylvania leads states in mushroom production with 62 percent and California is second with 13 percent of U.S. production.
The value of the Agaricus mushroom crop was estimated at $1.05 billion dollars with 105 growers.
Ancient Egyptians believed mushrooms were the plant of immortality, according to the hieroglyphics of 4,600 years ago. The delicious flavor of mushrooms intrigued the pharaohs so much that they decreed mushrooms were food for royalty and that no commoner could touch them. In various other civilizations throughout the world, including Russia, China, Greece, Mexico and Latin America, mushroom rituals were practiced. Many believed that mushrooms had properties that could produce super-human strength, help find lost objects and lead the soul to the gods.
France was the leader in the formal cultivation of mushrooms. Some accounts say that Louis XIV was the first mushroom grower. Around this time mushrooms were grown in special caves near Paris set aside for this unique form of agriculture.
From France, the gardeners of England found mushrooms a very easy crop to grow. Mushroom cultivation gained popularity in England with more experimentation with spawn and publicity in journals and magazines.
In the 19th century, mushroom production made its way across the Atlantic to the United States. However, growers in the U.S. had to depend on spawn imported from England which, by the time it reached the U.S., was of poor quality.
The first producer of pure culture virgin spawn was the American Spawn Company of St. Paul Minnesota, headed by Louis F. Lambert, a French mycologist.


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text: Seattle readers Seattle users drive library e-book collections over New York's By Erin Hennessey • Apr 17, 2012 Erin Hennessey / KPLU Seattle has always been a city that likes to read. But if the Seattle Public Library's growing e-book collection and its high usage is any indication, even more people are reading more books. And, we're also outpacing New York. The Seattle Public Library now has just over 100,000 digitized books compared to the New York Public Library which has about 88,000.


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Trade Protection and Bureaucratic Corruption: An Empirical Investigation
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We examine whether protectionist trade policies lead to increased bureaucratic corruption. Using multiple measures of corruption and trade policies, we find strong evidence that corruption is significantly higher in countries with protectionist trade policies. These results are robust to endogeneity concerns. Next, a panel-data-based GMM methodology is used to estimate a dynamic model of corruption. This estimator controls for country-specific effects, potential endogeneity of trade policy, and existence of measurement errors afflicting the corruption data. The paper strengthens the case for trade liberalization and argues that trade reforms may lead to improvements in governance.
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I'm not gonna be long because I'm feeling cruddy with a cold/sinus infection, ugghhh!!! However, I wanted to share what I've been doing this week. I finally got the buttons/buttonholes on the vest and closed it up. This is the vest that I started here:
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The vest came out great and he really loved it. Now, he wants me to make him another vest with a matching set of pants that he wants me to remake from a pair he owns....I DON"T SEW FOR MEN....at least not until now. I only made clothes for my husband and two boys.....stay tuned...until then, here's the front and back of the vest:
Next up is something that I have not done for a long while, I'm talking years...that's sew for my husband. He wanted a yellow tie for church tomorrow. so, I said, let's go to the fabric store and get the fabric, I'll make you one. You would have thought he was a kid in a candy store.
Joann's close at 8pm. we left the house at 7pm. I came home, threw the fabric in the dryer, pressed it, cut the tie out and put it together by 10pm. He was so happy!!!
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Besides sewing for the men folk, I was able to get in a top for myself before work on Thursday. It was very quick...and it was one of those fabrics that I held for years because I didn't want to make it wrong. So, I took the advice of some of my sewing pals and just did it! And, I LOVE IT!! I even made a matching infinity scarf to go with it.
Ugh, once Iocate my pictures, I'll share them. But, I used McCall's 6571.....
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text: US$2.45 billion acquisition of Quintana Maritime Limited by Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd 20 March 2008 Contacts Dimitri Sofianopoulos Athens, Piraeus International law firm Norton Rose LLP advised Quintana Maritime Limited (Quintana) on its acquisition by Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. (Excel) for a combination of cash and stock. This represents the conclusion of Quintana's review of strategic alternatives for further enhancing shareholder value and follows on from the process conducted by Quintana's Board of Directors to solicit and negotiate proposals for the sale of Quintana.If Excel's average closing price during the 15 trading pay period ending before the effective date of the merger is above US$45.00 per share, the number of Excel shares will be adjusted so that the total value delivery per Quintana share including cash is US$31.38. In all cases, the value of the Excel Class A common stock to be delivered per Quintana share shall be reduced by the amount of any dividends paid by Quintana in 2008 up to the closing of the merger. The total transaction value will be approximately US$2.45 billion (based on Excel's closing price of US$33.00), including assumed net debt and other costs. In addition, Quintana will nominate three directors, Hans Mende, Corbin Robertson III and Paul Cornell, who will serve on Excel's Board of Directors. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of financing, approval of Quintana's stockholders and receipt of regulatory approvals.The merger creates one of the largest publicly traded dry bulk companies measured by deadweight tons having one of the youngest fleets. The combined company has a fleet of 47 vessels totalling 3.7 million deadweight tons growing in early 2010 when the size of the fleet of the merged entity is expected to increase to 55 vessels totalling 5.2 million deadweight tons after the addition of 8 Capesize vessels.Stamatis Molaris, the Chief Executive Officer of Quintana and of the merged entity, commented on the transaction:"I am excited to have the opportunity to lead this new company and participate in the further consolidation of our industry. This is a transformational transaction and I am also grateful to Norton Rose LLP for assisting Quintana to bring it to a successful completion through their hard work, dedication and unparalleled knowledge of the shipping transportation industry. Once again it shows that in such kind of transactions it pays off for management to instruct high quality international lawyers with in-depth knowledge of the shipping industry."The Norton Rose LLP team, which advised Quintana in conjunction with Morgan, Lewis & Bochius LLP, was led by Dimitri Sofianopoulos, and assisted by Kyriakos Spoullos, Theocharis Almpanidis and Ureshnie Papanastasiou. Specialist shipping litigation advice was provided by partner Marie Kelly who was assisted by Elisavet Papoutsi.Citigroup Inc. provided financial advice to Quintana.For further information please contact:Dimitris Sofianopoulos, International Manager Partner - GreeceChristina Nomikou, public relations Tweet [+Open all]


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If anyone has a right to sing the blues, it's Billy Joe Shaver. In the past couple of years, the songwriter's songwriter has lost his wife and his mother to cancer, and a son, gifted guitarist Eddy, to a drug overdose. The miracle of Freedom's Child is that Shaver, while acknowledging the dark side of life, finds a reason to believe. Produced by the estimable R. S. Field, and backed by a top-notch band well versed in hard country and roots rock, Shaver employs his weathered voice and novelist's eye for detail to have some fun even as he offers some pointed observations on the way of the world. On "That's Why the Man In Black Sings the Blues," Shaver not only cops Johnny Cash's familiar sound (and links the verses with an instrumental quote from "I Still Miss Someone") but also mimics Cash's voice as he catalogues a litany of societal ills that explain the raison d'etre of the Man in Black, which is Shaver's way of pointing out how little has changed since Cash did the same in "The Man in Black" in 1971. That's followed immediately by its philosophical opposite, "Good Ol' U.S.A.," in which Shaver lauds the freedoms our citizens cherish, but in a song animated by a frolicsome western swing arrangement, Shaver sounds less jingoistic than just happy to be here. "That's What She Said Last Night" is a wild, rocking, Joe Ely-like romp inspired by the reality of the morning after. Drinkin' songs don't get any better than the honky tonk tearjerker, "Drinkin' Back," and breakup songs don't get any bluer than the eerie "Wild Cow Crazy." Shaver's gift for the left-field observation that upends the narrative, transforming the quotidian into revelation, is on ample display here, making Freedom's Child a rich experience, as much for its humanity as for its stirring music. David McGee
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Maricopa County authorities are trying to determine if a Goodyear police detective who's behind bars, accused of having sex with a minor, can still testify in cases he investigated.
Jose Roman Jr., 52, was arrested on July 1 and faces 12 felony counts, including sexual conduct with a minor and molestation. All charges handed up on July 9 by a Maricopa County Superior Court grand jury stem from accusations by a woman who said she was 12 when the abuse started. The woman is now 22.
Roman resigned Thursday from the Goodyear Police Department, Police Chief Jerry Geier said in an e-mail.
Roman's arrest puts the Maricopa County Attorney's Office in a difficult position because the agency is responsible for prosecuting him for the felonies. But at the same time, he could be a key witness in cases he investigated as a detective, such as the murder trial of Eugene Maraventano, said Jerry Cobb, a spokesman for the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.
Maraventano, 64, is accused of stabbing his wife and son, Bryan, to death out of fear he may have given his wife HIV from prostitutes he used to frequent and concern about what would become of his son. Police said he acknowledged the crimes.
"It's too early to tell what impact this will have on future cases,'' Cobb said.
If Roman is determined to have been untruthful during the child-molestation investigation that led to his arrest, he could be placed on the Brady List, a database of officers who have questionable integrity because of their behavior and should be not be called as witnesses.
Cobb said pretrial hearings would likely determine if Roman could be called as a witness and whether his testimony could be challenged in court by a defense attorney based upon his arrest on the sex charges.
"Anything that would arise out of this case that would speak to his credibility could affect his ability to testify," Cobb said.
Geier said other detectives were assigned to Roman's cases and he's unaware of any investigations that were harmed by this.
Roman's accuser reported the alleged abuse to police on May 9, the day after she said she had an argument with him in front of family members and he admitted the molestation, according to Maricopa County Sheriff's Office documents. The Arizona Republic does not name sex-crime victims.
Authorities said Roman eventually admitted the allegations to his wife during two recorded conversations on June 27. In those conversations, police said he "provided details of the offense that only an active participant would know."
Chris Hegstrom, a Maricopa County Sheriff's Office spokesman, said detectives from his agency investigated the Roman case because some of the alleged abuse occurred in Tonopah, which falls under the Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction.
Roman was placed in segregated custody at a Maricopa County jail, where he is awaiting a pretrial conference scheduled for Sept. 4, Hegstrom said.
Geier said Roman was initially placed on paid administrative leave when the allegations surfaced in May, which is a standard procedure, but he was placed on unpaid leave after he was arrested July 1. The Goodyear Police Department is conducting an administrative investigation but was unable to comment further until it's completed, Geier said.
Republic reporter D.S. Woodfill contributed to this report.


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Employees at B2B companies know that LinkedIn is the B2B network. It can meet a host of individual and business objectives such as increasing awareness, enhancing SEO, driving website traffic, dripping on prospects and lead generation.
In 2004, when I was running digital marketing for a financial services company, one of my project managers told me he had joined LinkedIn. I asked him what it was. His answer? It's kind of a digital rolodex that connects people. I didn't really get it at the time but since I was the guy in charge, and supposed to be leading the digital efforts, how could I not join?
Well, a decade later, I am a believer. LinkedIn is more like a rolodex on steroids and then some.
I've used it for all of the things mentioned above, but today I'll focus on a couple of my favorite tips which helped me become one of LinkedIn's top 1% most viewed profiles and will help you to supercharge your personal brand.
Start Them Up With Your Summary
Your summary is the first piece of content your profile visitors will see. It's where you can clearly differentiate yourself from others in your field. What you do in your profession are table stakes. For example, a financial advisor will typically help clients save for retirement, or create financial plans to increase wealth. If every advisor in town does the same thing, how does one rise above the rest? That's where the summary comes in.
Think of your summary as the place to tell your story. Not in a static resume kind of way, as that's what the rest of your profile is for, but in a more dynamic and engaging manner. Start by considering simple questions beyond who you are and what you do. What do you stand for? What have you done that's cool, fun or different? How can you showcase your personality? And why would someone care? Consider what you write as the value proposition of your personal brand. Your value prop separates you from everyone else, so use that to pique your profile visitor's interest and generate immediate interest in you.
Before you finalize it, consider your keywords. That's right. Not unlike your website, consider the keywords you want people to find you with – not only via LinkedIn searches, but web searches. Search engines pay attention to LinkedIn profiles and using them as indicators of relevance so choose those keywords carefully and you'll enhance both your search engine optimization (SEO) and your awareness generation efforts.
Stay Top of Mind with Status Updates
Businesspeople are starting to use the status update feature but there is plenty of room for more. In fact, LinkedIn is allowing people like you and me the opportunity to blog on LinkedIn as another form of status updates.
Status updates appear on the home page of your connections and group members. They can be shared, liked and commented on which will expand your reach even further. Your updates will get noticed if you post enough relevant and engaging content.
To be successful, begin with a content strategy. Decide what you want to post based on your value proposition and what you want to be known for. You can post original content, share other content, curate content – there are a lot of ways to do it, just choose what's best for you.
I'm a content curator. I research content every day to source content that my network and prospects will find interesting. I schedule my posts a day in advance using HootSuite, and post every two hours starting at 7:00 am. I chose this schedule based on research I did about when my prospects are online and engaging with content. Though I may not get as many views and shares as Jeff Weiner or Richard Branson, I know my content is seen, as I'll have people stop me in the supermarket asking to chat about something I shared.
Increase awareness, stay relevant, and support your brand with status updates.
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NILES - A Champion family will be teaching others how to prepare for disasters in memory of their mother, Diana Reedy, at the NEO Preparedness Day being held today at the Eastwood Mall.
"She just poured hours and hours into helping out. It was really her heart to help people," daughter Davina Holbrook said.
The event which is being put on by the American Red Cross and Dominion East Ohio will teach participants the importance of being ready in the event of an unforseeable disaster.
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., participants will be given the opportunity to test their knowledge on safety and disaster preparation. A five-minute test and follow-up test will be given by a trained volunteer - most likely a member of Reedy's family. Her husband, best friend, children and grandchildren will be manning the event in shifts.
Participants who take both tests will receive a "safety backpack" filled with supplies such as an emergency blanket, a first-aid kit and a face mask.
Holbrook said she was looking for a way to honor her mother's memory by volunteering for the Red Cross - an organization for which Reedy frequently volunteered. Reedy helped bring food to those in Leavittsburg affected by flooding and spent two weeks in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina..
"She didn't ever bat an eye," Holbrook said of her mother's eagerness to help.
This coming July will mark five years since Reedy died from toxic megacolon, a complication of the large intestine, after having an allergic reaction to medicine from a surgery six months prior.
"Rather than mourn her death, we celebrate her life," Holbrook said.
When she called Karen Conklin, executive director of the Mahoning Valley Red Cross, looking for a way to get involved, Conklin suggested helping with the day-long event.
"What a great way to honor her memory by working for the Red Cross and making sure other families are safe," Conklin said.


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"Flannery O'Connor: Critical Intersections"
Flannery O'Connor Society, South Central Modern Language Association
Convention, November 6-8, 2008
San Antonio, Texas
Flannery O'Connor's stories, novels, essays, letters, and interviews reveal a writer concerned with her relationship to the South, to regional identity, and to racial politics. In light of the theme of "Borders" for the 2008 conference of the South Central Modern Language Association, the Flannery O'Connor Society seeks proposals for papers that consider O'Connor's work as intersecting with a variety of critical disciplines, including (but not limited to) new southern studies, cultural studies, hemispheric American studies, and studies of critical race theory.
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The present comparative study of throat and milk streptococci was undertaken with the object of establishing a method for distinguishing between organisms isolated from these two sources. Much confusion has existed as to the relationships within this genus. The introduction of the biometric study of the streptococci according to their reaction in various carbohydrate mediums by Gordon (1904-1905) and the subsequent extension of the study by Houston (1905-1906) seemed to give a method of solving this obscure problem. The English results have been obtained by the use of litmus added to the mediums and the reactions recorded as positive or negative according to the color of the litmus, without titration. If the mediums were not neutral at the start, it is obvious that they must have classified many organisms as fermentors which have only very slight fermentative properties and really belong to the non-fermenting group. Winslow has pointed out that
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David Gerald Ware, 55, of Buckhannon, died Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown.
He was born Nov. 24, 1956, at Buckhannon, a son of the late Robert G. "Bob" and Wanda Mae Sturm Ware.
On June 24, 1977, he married Jacqueline Coonts, who survives.
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Also surviving is one son, Anthony Gerald Ware of Morgantown; one sister, Connie Marple and husband, Mark, of Hackers Creek; one brother, Doug White and wife, Linda; and a large extended family and numerous friends.
Mr. Ware was a bus driver for Upshur County Board of Education. He was a lifetime member of the North American Hunting Club, West Virginia Bowhunters Association and the National Rifle. He was a coal miner from 1975-1983. David was an avid hunter and motorcyclist. He enjoyed motorcycle rallies for charities. He had a lifelong love of woodworking.
At the request of the family, please dress casually at the funeral. Friends will be received Friday, Sept. 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home. A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home with the Rev. Donald Butcher officiating.
A private family burial will follow.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.polingstclair.com. Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.


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The Writers Network of South Florida Needs You!
During the last 18 months, WNSF has more than doubled in membership, launched a section for playwrights (and actors), continued its free meetings through the summer and added a young adult novel category to its annual writing contest.
This past year, we added a new writing contest for short plays and staged a public reading of the winner. We plan to sponsor more "how to" meetings on such subjects as writing for children, getting published, essay writing, promoting your writing, and other popular topics.
We need a few members who are motivated to participate as Members of our Board or as Committee Volunteers or student interns to ensure that our progress continues unabated through 2013 and beyond. For more information, please call 561-702-6138 .
The Writers' Network of South Florida serves Miami Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Monroe, Martin, Collier and Lee counties.


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Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said Monday there was no change in the "out indefinitely" status of defensemen Andrej Meszaros and Kimmo Timonen.
Meszaros, however, was spotted at the team's practice facility in Voorhees.
Claude Giroux missed practice with what Holmgren called a "maintenance day," though that is supposedly the same reason Timonen and Meszaros missed practice Saturday. Giroux was slashed on the wrist Sunday by Washington's Jason Chimera.
James van Riemsdyk will undergo surgery Tuesday to repair a broken bone in his left foot, suffered in Thursday's win over the New York Islanders. Orthopedic surgeon Steven Raikin will insert a plate in his foot to help healing and strengthen the area.


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Scott was found dead inside her Manhattan apartment Monday morning, the New York Post reports. She was 49.
"We confirm the tragic death of L'Wren Scott," her publicist says in a statement. "At this devastating time for Ms. Scott's family and friends, we request that their privacy be respected. There will be no further public statement for the time-being."
"A 49-year-old female was found unconscious and non-responsive by police at 10:05 a.m.," says a spokesperson for the NYPD. "EMS responded and found her deceased. An investigation is ongoing and a medical examiner will determine cause of death."
The longtime girlfriend of rocker Mick Jagger, Scott dressed A-list stars like Nicole Kidman, Sarah Jessica Parker and Olivia Wilde in her gowns.
Raised in Utah as Luann Bambrough, she reinvented herself as a model in Paris and later became a stylist to the stars in the '90s, according to a 2009 Daily Beast interview.
Jagger has been touring in Asia and is scheduled to begin touring in Australia. A spokesman said he is completely shocked and devastated by the news.
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Dear Heloise: My friends took a trip to South America. They stayed at several different resorts and visited many parks and other interesting places.
Once they returned back home, they found that their phones had been "stolen." Not the actual phones, but their account!
Someone was able to make changes to the account, adding international features that added large charges onto their bill.
They also found that their credit-card number had been stolen and used to make large purchases. Since they had stayed at several different resorts, it was impossible to determine where or when their information was stolen.
So, I would caution any travelers to be careful when traveling, because there are thieves out there just waiting to steal your information or identity. — Ruth in Texas
Yikes! It makes one never want to leave home! It's important to let your cellphone and credit-card companies know that you will be traveling, especially if you're going out of the country. — Heloise
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Intersections upset by water main break
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Crews were called to fix a broken water main that blocked several intersections in Daytona Beach early Thursday.
Officials were forced to close Bay Street from Beach Street to Palmetto Avenue.
A portion of Beach Street, from Bay to International Speedway Boulevard, was also blocked off.
The break happened sometime before 6 a.m.
Water was cut to the Department of Children and Families office on Palmetto. Crews hope water will be restored there by 4 p.m.
Portions of the roads will be closed until Friday morning, according to officials.
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GLASSBORO — The board of education is soliciting cost-cutting ideas from its employees.
"We want to watch our pennies because that means we can put the money into more important things that will help our students succeed," Superintendent of Schools Mark Silverstein said.
Silverstein is asking all district employees to submit ideas through an online suggestion box, posted on the school district's web page at www.glassboroschools.us.
"We are asking our employees to focus on ways to improve or eliminate recurring activities or expenditures made on a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly basis. Even the smallest changes in a recurring process can result in huge cost savings," said Silverstein.
More information is available by contacting Silverstein at (856) 652-2700, ext. 76110.


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MOSCOW, Russia -- For decades, the Russian Orthodox Church was persecuted under the Soviet Union's Communist Party.
Since the early 1990s, the church has grown in size and influence as its relationship with the Russian government has improved significantly.
However, that cozy relationship worries the country's evangelicals.
Threats Against Evangelicals
For eight years, Yuri Sipko ran one of the largest Baptist organizations in Russia. Now, 20 years after the fall of Communism, he worries about the growing threats against the country's evangelical movement.
"The collapse of Communism was supposed to usher in an era of greater religious freedom, but I'm concerned we are moving in the wrong direction," Sipko said.
What makes the Russian evangelicals very concerned is an emerging relationship between the Russian government and the Russian Orthodox Church.
"For example, the government recently introduced religious classes based on the principals of the Orthodox Church in public schools," Sipko said.
"Then late last year, the Russian president announced an initiative to appoint Orthodox chaplains to all army units," he said. "Our constitution clearly states no religion can be the state religion."
Russia Church-State Relations
Russia watchers credit two men, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev, for elevating the church's prominence. The state media has also played a key role, often showing the leaders attending church services.
Sergey Ryakhovski knows both men well. As head of Russia's Pentecostal Union, he meets regularly with top government and Orthodox Church leaders.
Ryakhovski worries that the Orthodox Church's influence is coming at the expense of religious freedom, especially for minority groups such as Christians, Jews, Muslims, and Buddhists.
"There are so many laws and by-laws that regulate religious life in Russia," Ryakhovski said. "For example, evangelical Christians just can't go out and buy a church building or buy a piece of land to build a church."
"Plus, criticizing or challenging the Orthodox Church is not a task for all," he added.
Orthodox Church Revival
The Russian Orthodox Church on the other hand has had it easy in recent times after decades of state persecution.
Church buildings that were destroyed during the Soviet era have been rebuilt with Russian taxpayer money. In the past 20 years, the government has spent hundreds of millions of dollars restoring some 23,000 churches.
Most Russians say they belong to the Orthodox Church. Yet CBN News found mixed reactions on the streets of Moscow to the growing bond between church and state.
"I belong to the church and I'm happy to see our leaders embrace the institution," one Moscow resident said.
"But we just need to look to the Islamic countries in the Middle East to see the potential dangers of such a strong relationship between religion and state," another resident warned.
Roman Lunkin, a human rights advocate based in Moscow, said the head of the Orthodox Church is on a mission to expand its powers and influence.
"Patriarch Kirill, the new head of the Russian Orthodox Church, is attempting to turn the church into a more missionary-oriented religion and to depart from the old image of orthodoxy as a museum religion that is old and out of date," said Lunkin, who runs the Slavic Center for Law & Justice.
Orthodox vs. Evangelicals
The Orthodox Church's biggest competitors are the evangelical, charismatic congregations, which are experiencing tremendous growth.
"So many Russians are leaving the Orthodox Church and joining the charismatic churches and they don't like it," Ryakhovski said.
Ryakhovski gave CBN News a document produced by a leading Russian research group and backed by the Orthodox Church. The paper was titled, "Ways to weaken the potential of neo-Pentecostal sects and to help their victims."
"These new charismatic and Pentecostal churches are viewed as cults and something to be suspicious of," Lunkin said.
Once a persecuted minority, evangelical Christians in Russia and the surrounding countries that once made up the former Soviet Union, are now exerting more influence in society by displaying what it means to be a true follower of Jesus Christ.
"People are looking for meaning, they are looking for authentic lifestyles, authentic relationships," Sipko told CBN News. "And so in the midst of all the economic and social changes, we have the opportunity to demonstrate what a personal relationship with Jesus is like."
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KALAMAZOO, MI — Western Michigan University will hold its
first public sessions on the redesign of East Hall Oct. 1, the university announced Friday.
The university's birthplace is slated to
be renovated and turned into the Western Michigan University Alumni Center, with work beginning in Spring 2014.
Kalamazoo-based architectural firm TowerPinkster is leading the redesign.
"The sessions are solely to focus on obtaining public input about the features that will make the new facility a resource for both the campus and community," WMU said in a press release.
Demolition of the other three buildings on East Campus began in August, with the razing of the Speech and Hearing Building. The demolition of West Hall is expected to be complete by the end of September. Phase 2 of the demolition -- which includes North Hall, the university's original library, and whatever portion of East Hall's wings are not included in the redesign -- is expected to begin in October.
"Completed in 1905, East Hall was a gift from the Kalamazoo community and built at the top of Prospect Hill, which overlooks downtown Kalamazoo," WMU said. "Although wings were added to the building in later years, the focus for the renovation will be on the original building -- the 34,000-square-foot core that is visually notable for its cupola and columned portico visible from much of the city."
The community sessions are planned for 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. in the Little Theatre on WMU's East Campus at the corner of Oakland Drive and Oliver Lane. Parking is available in a lot adjacent to the Little Theatre and across Oakland Drive and adjacent to Walwood Hall in WMU Parking Lot No. 1.
Additional sessions will be held during the midway point and at the end of the design process. Final plans are expected to be ready for presentation in late February or early March, WMU said. Actual renovation of East Hall is expected to begin in spring 2014.
Since 1990, part of East Hall has been home to the WMU Archives and Regional History Collections. Earlier in August, the Archives began moving to their new home, the $7.8 million Zhang Legacy Collections Center, which is located near the corner of Oakland Dr. and Howard St. The Zhang is expected to open during the second half of October.
The Oct. 1 sessions will feature design professionals from TowerPinkster and will include an overview of the project that will explore the range of features other schools use in successful alumni centers.
Additional topics to be covered include:
• Building and design parameters to retain East Hall's historic identity
• Core design elements that will be conserved, such as the columned portico, cupola and central stairway
• Different approaches to determining entry points and flow from parking and pedestrian areas into the building
• The necessity of accommodating for modern building utility, accessibility and service features
• Possible garden, plaza and green space configurations for the hilltop that impact the Alumni Center's flexibility and range of uses
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'Volunteers key to reach HIV treatment to poor communities'
12 July 2004
Bangkok: Volunteers play a critical role in reaching out to grassroots communities to provide millions of poor people with antiretroviral treatment (ART) for HIV/AIDS, said the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on the eve of the 15th International AIDS Conference being held in Bangkok this week.
Antiretroviral therapy has altered the nature of HIV disease, transforming an almost uniformly fatal illness into a chronic but apparently stable condition, according to the University of California San Francisco's Center for HIV Information.
One of the conference's main task is to help the World Health Organization (WHO) reach the objectives of its "3 by 5 Initiatives" -- to provide ART to three million people living with HIV/AIDS in developing countries by the end of 2005. Currently, there are over six million people in poor countries living with HIV/AIDS, but only 400,000 have access to retroviral drugs.
"Our unique contribution to '3 by 5' is community mobilization and our unparalleled access to households," said IFRC VicePresident Dr Mamdouh Gabr. "Our volunteer base is increasingly regarded as an essential component of the broad public health system that increases awareness, enables people to come forward for testing and receive ongoing care."
The conference with the theme "Access for All" aims to advance the global response for HIV/AIDS. The theme urges all sectors of society to have access to "all resources developed after 20 years of living with HIV/AIDS". For those infected with the virus, it means access to "education, information and medication" and calls on people who have "access to policies" to lend support and care.
The conference, being attended by 17,000 delegates from 160 countries, is organized by the International AIDS Society (IAS) and the Thai Ministry of Public Health, with the UNAIDS and international community networks, namely, the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS, International Council of AIDS Service Organizations, the Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS, and TNCA, a conglomerate of AIDS organizations in Thailand.
Photo shows United Nations Volunteers' (UNV) programme organizing HIV/AIDS awareness campaign in Botswana.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- The season has reached tournament time, the Big Ten has taken over Indianapolis and the Michigan is set to hit the floor as the conference's No. 1 seed. I have the bags under my eyes as evidence of all the above.
That's the extent of this week's small talk. On to the questions ...
QUESTION: Leading into the Big Ten tourny and Ncaa bracket do you believe Spike Albrecht will get an increased role (min per game) due to his success from last year and consistently playing well under pressure? -- Roger
ANSWER: I might have leaned toward "yes" only a week ago after Albrecht played 21 and 24 minutes in Michigan's wins over Minnesota and Purdue, but I'd lean more toward saying his minutes are entirely based on matchups. Albrecht played 15 minutes apiece in U-M's last two games of the regular season.
I think oftentimes there isn't a set plan to increase or decrease Albrecht's minutes prior to a game. It appears more that Beilein operate within the flow of the game and leans more heavily on the sophomore point guard when Walton struggles or Albrecht proves to be more effective. As far as I can tell, Albrecht will see more time in certain games and less in others but the plan entering most games remains a 25/15 split between Walton and him.
Q: In your opinion why does this team always start the game slow. Getting behind in they tourney by 10 to 12 points will be a death sentence. -- Seemorebutts
A: I've argued that it stems from a lack of defense from the opening tip, but some have disagreed. My thinking is that when Michigan has turned games around following slow starts, the turnaround has stemmed from ramped up defensive play leading to easier offensive buckets. When I asked Beilein this directly, he said that that could be an explanation, but suggested that slow starts can't be blamed on one area exclusively.
Q: If you think Michigan has been playing well as a TEAM this season - why do you think so? What is it about this group of young men and the coaching staff that has pulled them together and seen them operate so effectively? -- smashmouthisback
A: One thing I've noticed as the year has progressed is how rarely I think, "That's a bad shot," during Michigan offensive possessions. And in an end-around way, I think that sums up much of Michigan's success this season. Players pass up bad shots for better shots and pass up good shots for great shots. It's an unselfishness that impressively resonates through the roster.
Much of it, I think, stems from having two upperclassmen who are utterly selfless in Jordan Morgan and Jon Horford. If the two oldest, most experienced player without egos, that can trickle down. The other reason is Michigan's perceived stars, Nik Stauskas and Glenn Robinson III, have said and done the right thing all season long. Whether they've played their best game or their worse, they've worn consistent public faces -- always talking team-first.
Q: Any chance McGary would be ready for the NCAA dance? -- Charley's schtick
A: Last week McGary said he began running in his rehabilitation process. Playing in the NCAA tournament and running are two very different things. Thus, no, I don't believe so.
Q: Michigan wins the conference by three games. Why is MSU and Wisconsin being picked to win the Big Ten Tourney over Michigan? How can Seth Greenberg on ESPN say MSU potentially is the best team in the Big Ten? It makes me angry and I am just a fan. It must make Michigan's players extremely angry. Thanks. -- Basketball is King
A: Seth Greenberg can say that because he's a paid analyst who can say whatever he wants. Also, he's far from the only one who still believes Michigan State is the most talented team in the Big Ten. Look at the ACC. Is Virginia the most talented team in that conference? The eye test says it's probably Duke or North Carolina, but Virginia has used its pieces most effectively and consistently. The result: Virginia is the ACC regular-season champion.
Regarding how the players feel about, Nik Stauskas addressed this specifically on Thursday and said U-M uses it as motivation.
Q: How open are UM practices for bball? Are you allowed to watch it all? I know football they shut it down like its Fort Knox. -- Thisguy73
A: Asking how open Michigan basketball practices are is like asking how closed the local Blockbuster video store is.
Very much so.
Q: Does Michigan need to make it to the Big Ten tournament finals to secure a #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament? -- Devilishly Blue
A: I still contend Michigan can lose in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament and still snag a two seed. Very few people agree with me, though, which tell me that I'm either very smart or very stupid.
Judging by my college transcript and my academic career as a whole, the former doesn't ring true. I'm sticking to my guns, regardless.
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I'd like to ask visual designers with a considerable experience working with wireframes to share their thoughts on their process and methods of designing based on wireframes.
I have prepared 5 questions in the form of survey here: http://goo.gl/myLhv
The original story behind the survey is here: http://theoxygenated.posterous.com/108073640
Thank you in advance for your help, your participation is appreciated!
This is great! I responded to your survey, though I think my workflow is pretty atypical. I'm not trying to detrail from your survey - I wonder if it might help your issue outlined in the behind story. I am quite curious how many UI designers wireframe instead of the UX designer. Anybody think this works better?
To clarify a bit, I am a UI designer / front-end developer. But I am the one who makes the wireframes (and the visual comps that follow). The UX folks might put together a spec or simply discuss with me what elements are need, limitations, etc. This process kinda of developed, it was definitely not planned, but I'm curious if it works for others — or how many folks are working this way.
And for the record, i'm not saying this is the way to go — i really don't know at this point :).
Hi Marina,
I am currently very busy - but I am sure I will have time responding your survey - And I'm sure that quite a lot of us are interested in your survey.
I can't count the number of wireframes (sketches, clickable, lo-fi and hi-fi) I have drawn. No matter whether you use to draw fast-scribbled sketches on napkins, notebook paper, detailed ink drawing with stencils on graph paper, lineart or greybox drawings or highly detailed illustrations with software or web applications you have to take into account what is your project, who are your team-members and stakeholders, who is your addressee and what is his experience and knowhow, what is your aim, what is the phase and character of your project .
I think this article might be interesting for one or two: http://ux4dotcom.blogspot.com/2010/01/why-and-why-not-wireframing.html


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March 28, 2014
Jose Mendez, a freshman on the Gopher men's golf team, earned medalist honors at the Duck Invite in Creswell, Ore., earlier this week. Mendez shot a three-under-par 213 over three days, tying him for first in the field.
The following is an excerpt from a feature piece titled "Far From Typical" which profiles Mendez's unique journey from Costa Rica to Minnesota and his incredible golf career to-date.
Be sure to check out the entire piece, as well as other great articles about outstanding Gopher student-athletes and teams, in the April 2014 issue of Ski-U-Mah, which be available in print at Gopher Athletics venues and online at GopherSports.com next week.
Mendez would like to be a part of building the sport of golf back home in Costa Rica.
"I love to help people. I love to help young kids. When I went home in the winter, some friends were like 'Can you help me with this?' and I said 'I would love to help you' because I want to help my country to be recognized for golf. It's not big (right now) but when I won the Callaway in July, I think that was huge to make kids more interested in golf."
Costa Rica doesn't have a strong history of golf on the world stage. Mendez became the first Costa Rican to ever win the Callaway World Junior Golf Championships. There has never been a PGA Tour golfer from Costa Rica. Mendez wants to change that.
"I hope to go professional. I hope to play on the PGA Tour," said Mendez.
Mendez's talent and accomplishments to this point certainly fit the resume of a future professional. He has skills that translate to the pro game and his head coach points out that some of those skills draw the attention of his peers.
"He has soft hands and he's a great ball-striker. You see it around the greens," noted Carlson. "Even our seniors are watching him."
Senior Jon Trasamar, the team's captain, agrees that Mendez brings abilities beyond most freshmen.
"He ups the level of competitiveness on the team," said Trasamar. "He's 18 years old and he's shooting good scores and he's hitting great shots. He brought it right away. From the first tournaments of the year he was bringing his game. We all knew he was a great player but he's showing as time goes on that he really is a great player."
As he was with his friends last winter in Costa Rica, Mendez is happy to share his approach with his teammates in Minnesota.
"He cares about the other players," said Carlson. "He's got such a big personality. He doesn't just hang out with freshmen, which is what you see sometimes. He's drawn everyone in."
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|KEITH RATZLAFF is a native Nebraskan and a graduate of Indian University's MFA program. He teaches literature and writing at Central College in Pella, Iowa. He won the 1996 Anhinga Prize for Poetry for Man Under a Pear Tree. His poems have appeared in Poetry Northwest (which awarded him its 1996 Theodore Roethke Award), Georgia Review, New England Review, and Threepenny Review. He is the author of two chapbooks: Out Here (State Street Press, 1984), and New Winter Light (Nightshade Press, 1994). A full-length collection, Across the Known World, was published by Loess Hills Press in 1997. He is also the author, with Ardyth Bradley and Brenda Hillman, of Three Winter Poems (Abbatoir Editions).


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We first started making our Snax crackers in the 1950s. They were first developed by Nick Cody, an English immigrant to America, who retired to New Zealand. He used his expertise with American cookies and crackers to introduce lots of exciting new biscuits and crackers to NZ.
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As a registered name MallowPuffs was first introduced in 1986, but we have records of a Chocolate Mallow biscuit as far back as 1939. That means this delicious biscuit was in production for nearly five decades before the 1980s.
Why are Wine biscuits called 'Wine' biscuits?
There are two interesting stories behind this name and both go back over 100 years. The flour used to bake the Wine biscuits was packed for transportation purposes into old wine barrels. Also, the original Griffin's family bought Wine biscuits from Europe, where it was customary actually to serve them with wine.
What do the 1.75kg Sampler biscuits have inside?
Each sampler packet comes with: Swiss Crème (3), Krispies (7), ToffeePops (3), Chocolate Thins (7), Cameo Crémes (3), Butter Shortbread (3), Cookie Bear Chocolate Chippies (5), Dark Chocolate Wheaten (6) and Cookie Bear PartyTime Wafers (3).
How does Griffin's check the food is safe?
Our full "Quality from Start to Finish" process is something that we have developed over more than 140 years to ensure perfection today. We are proud of the processes we have in place that ensure our products are not only safe to eat, but a delight to indulge in.
How can we find out the fat content in each biscuit and cracker?
Each of our products has different levels of fat content. To find out the fat content for each product please see our products.
What kind of fats do you use in your products and how do we know which are "good" fats?
There are three kinds of fats that we use in our products: Palmolein; Hi Oleic; and Canola. Palmolein is 100% palm oil with antioxidants added to maintain shelf life and to ensure freshness of our biscuits and crackers.
What kind of packaging does Griffin's use?
Several different kinds of packaging are used by Griffin's to make sure that you receive the freshest products to enjoy. Environmentally friendly and recyclable packaging, where possible, is also used.


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MyHeritage.com Unveils New Blogs
It's a new week, and a new improvement over at MyHeritage.com. As you'll no doubt have noticed already, we've given our blog a redesign. We constantly try to improve the service, so we created a new layout to make the blog easier to read on the page, and with new features to make it more accessible.
To begin with, we've opened blogs in additional languages. We're now posting not only in English but in French, German, Spanish, Polish, and Portuguese (links are at the top of the page). There are huge genealogy communities in all of these regions, but they often receive less attention and coverage than those in the English-speaking world. We want to help change that, and reach out to those communities in their local language. And it is some of the people who joined us from Verwandt (OSN) who are now coordinating some of the local versions of those blogs, posting relevant news for the culture and context of the regions they have experience in and helping to translate the main company news.
You'll also notice a direct link to our Genealogy Blog. This blog is separate from our more general updates, and offers a platform for more advanced genealogists to learn about new and updated resources for family history. It is written and managed by expert genealogist Schelly Talalay Dardashti. For those of you who've been researching family history for some time - and even for newcomers looking for more information - the Genealogy Blog is recommended.
We've added some new sharing options beneath each entry too, so you can share a post on almost any format you can think of. We've also added plug-ins for our Facebook and Twitter feeds in the right-hand column, allowing you to find out what's happening with MyHeritage on either of those platforms at the click of a button.
And what else? Well beyond the new functions, the new look should hopefully make the blog much easier on the eye. We've got Shmulik on our team to thank for the graphics, as well as Wordpress for providing us with such a handy new platform.
Do let us know what you think about the new look! Is it a positive change or is there room for improvement? Drop us a comment in the box below, and you could be the first person - ever - to post on this new format. Since this is the first entry here, we're also giving away a free premium subscription to one commenter at random, so if you've got any feedback it could land you with a prize!
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What is hoped to be the future of corporate reporting is now available for public review and comment.
On Tuesday, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) published the latest draft of its next generation of reporting guidelines (G4).
GRI is a non-profit organization that promotes economic, environmental, and social sustainability. Its sustainability reporting framework is used around the world to measure and report economic, environmental, social, and governance performance.
The guidelines offer standard disclosures and guidance for the preparation of sustainability reports by organizations, regardless of their size, sector, or location. A sustainability report based on the GRI Reporting Guidelines is intended to provide a clear representation of the economic, environmental, and social performance and impacts of an organization, including both its positive and negative contributions.
A second public comment period is now underway for organizations and individuals to share their views and help shape the structure and content of G4. Proposed updates focus on anti-corruption, biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions, and occupational health and safety. Reporting principles include stakeholder inclusiveness, sustainability context, materiality, and completeness.
"We are at a point now where companies and other organizations have to be transparent about their economic, environmental, and social performance: customers, suppliers, investors , governments, and other stakeholders expect it," Nelmara Arbex, deputy chief executive for GRI, said in a statement.
G4 is proposing a number of changes to governance and remuneration disclosures to strengthen the link between governance and sustainability performance. The proposals include new disclosures on the ratio of executive compensation to median compensation, the ratio of executive compensation to lowest compensation and the ratio of executive compensation increase to median compensation.
New and amended disclosures on the supply chain are also included, including procurement practice, screening and assessment, and remediation.
The new material crafted by working groups is available online for public comment. Individuals and organizations can provide feedback by answering questions about the material and providing editorial suggestions and comments.
Participants are encouraged to use the GRI Consultation Platform, a secure Website established for the process. As a secondary method, hard-copy and e-mail submissions are also accepted. All feedback must be received by Sept. 24.
E-mail submissions can be sent to: email@example.com.
Postal submissions can be sent to: G4 Second Public Comment Period, GRI Secretariat, Postbus 10039, 1001 EA Amsterdam, The Netherlands.


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1712 Curtis Avenue
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- 6 ba
- 4,269 sq ft
- 0.17 Acres
DOM: 0 Days
Posted by Dave Fratello on Thursday, May 7th, 2009 at 4:58am.
That's serious money for a beautiful new house near downtown, but it will send a little shudder through similarly priced listings that aren't new.
This sale calls to mind 200 19th, also a new Cape Cod that hit the market in early 2008 and sold in March of that year for $5.6m. (See "High/Low Prices for 2008.")
The 7th St. listing was obviously priced with 19th as a reference point, but came down 12% from that year-ago price.
This one was an as-is short sale, originally asking $1.799m starting last August, making one deal near $1.6m that failed and closing late in April for $1.530m.
Can you beat $422/PSF for a very decent Tree Section home?
Here at MBC, we're obligated to close a loop we began in February with "2 Years and $1.3m Later..." by pointing out that this closed sale price is down nearly 50% from the $2.8m start price from Dec. 2006.
Yes, there was a fairly obvious problem with that start way-back-when...
Now (sold): $1.189m.
Then (start, May 2007): $1.785m.
Drop: -$596k (-33%).
This listing was apparently shooting for records. The little Craftsman-inspired remodel (3br/2ba, 1450 sq. ft.) was constantly available from May 2007 till March of this year, about 650 DOM.
Lesson I: One way to maximize your DOM is to shockingly overprice your property.
Lesson II: It's also a great way to chase the market down and get less. (Rumors of offers in the $1.5m being rejected early on.)
Incredibly, 1829 Poinsettia was the subject of MBC's very first pricing poll – in January 2008. Even then, the listing was 7 months old.
As our results story shows, the home's price at the time at $1.575m was viewed with contempt by most voters. The most bearish 33% called for a closed price of less than $1.250m.
Uh-oh, they were right.
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EducAid's "TTTL (Training Teachers in Terrific Locations) 2015" kicked off in Davao City last March 25, when EducAid Managing Partner Jelson Estrella Capilos participated in ABS-CBN's outreach project for the educators of Cotabato and Maguindanao held at the Davao office of the network giant. Apart from donating Knowledge Channel learning packages (TV, laptop with educational materials, and other resources), ABS-CBN provided a training on how to teach effectively.
Mr. Capilos shared with the participants the "5 Secrets of Speaking Success." Citing notable speakers like Bro. Bo Sanchez and Francis Kong, he encouraged the participants to use the strategies very well (use of humor and anecdotes, appropriate visual aids, memorable sound bites) in the classroom, so that their students will learn effectively, and beyond, as they build their reputation and brand as educators and public speakers for a better financial standing.
The training taught not only the educators on how to further develop their teaching styles; it also made Mr. Capilos realize that there's still much work to be done to improve the advocacy. At one point when he was explaining the importance of the internet in one's personal development by availing of the free resources, the educators told him that their places were so remote that there was no internet connection. Mr. Capilos then committed to send them free copies of the upcoming book "5 Secrets of Speaking Success" along with other self-help and personal development books.
EducAid is enjoining everyone to be part of this advocacy (WITHOUT DONATING) of providing free resource materials for educators in far-flung areas with no access to the internet. Contact Hyacinth Bibit-Capilos at +63917484-7964 to learn how.
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Today's affirmation is Breathe Deeply – something I need to do a lot of, all the time.
This one is for the women in my life - my friends, the stay-at-home moms, the working moms, my family:
Breathe Deeply for Lowering Expectations
Breathe Deeply for giving ourselves a break
Breathe Deeply for stopping the negative track in our heads
Every time I walk in my living room, I see a blender I was given for Christmas. All of the other presents have been moved out and put in their correct (thrown in a closet) places. My blender sits, unopened, in the corner of the room.
EVERY time I walk by that blender, this is what goes through my head:
"I am so disorganized for not opening up that blender and putting it away (or using it to make a healthy, delicious smoothie for my kids). I am so lazy that I can't even be motivated enough to move the effing blender out of the room. The rest of my house is also a mess so eventually, there will be a pile of all kinds of stuff in this room. First comes the blender, then some unused kid toy, party favors (don't we all love those), unending papers from school, half eaten lunch in the lunch box, unread magazines & catalogs, etc. until this mound reaches the ceiling. Then, I'll be featured on Oprah for becoming a hoarder. A sad hoarder who just couldn't get off her a$$ and move her blender."
So, of course this sounds crazy (but you all know I'm crazy by now, right?!), but this is a negative self-talk track I play in my head about various things day after day after unrealistic day. I can never get everything done, so what is to be done?
My first suggestion is to Lower Our Perfectionist
Wacked Expectations. Let things go – say "oh well!". Lowering expectations means less beating ourselves up when we don't meet unrealistic goals.
Next, give ourselves a break and focus on what positive things we did do that day. What a great job I did playing Memory game with my kids! What a great job I did cleaning up poop (kid & dog) today! What a great job I did breathing deeply while taking a yoga class for MYSELF.
Third, stop the negative track in our heads (easier said than done). Talk to a friend, or read a blog (like mine, not Martha Stewart's) about real moms living real lives. They will help you feel not alone and focus on what you are doing great.
Wanted to leave you with this excerpt from Salon's The Mommy Mystique by Amy Reiter:
The "new momism" is an extremely romantic and demanding myth of the perfect mother in which the standards for success are so high that no woman can achieve them. People then say, "Well, what about June Cleaver? What about the '50s, isn't this the same?" And if it was the same, that would be bad enough. Who wants to go back to 1956? But it's actually worse. I mean, June Cleaver was not expected to drill the Beaver with algebra flashcards when he was 6 months old. June Cleaver was not expected to drive 10 hours round trip to a soccer match. June Cleaver wasn't expected to home-school and, by the way, look sexy the whole time doing it. So even June Cleaver couldn't meet these standards today, which are absolutely through the roof. So it's actually different from the '50s: It's more intense.
I mean, seriously, if you are gonna go buy cookies to bring to a school function instead of making them from scratch, are people going to complain? I actually did have someone complain about that once. I have no words for this.
Ohm. Breathe. Deeply.


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The Big One
You might not know it and Michael Moore might not know it, but the chubby Wolverine is a flaming Marxist.
To put it into proper terminology, Moore runs around the country claiming that capitalism's "carrot and stick" approach is all stick and no carrot, that the stick is about ten feet long, and that it's being rammed up the proletariat's ass as if capitalism were an epileptic with a jack-hammer. It then follows that Moore has titled his film "The Big One" because penis metaphors and working-class exploitation go together like Linda Tripp and warthog jokes. The large phallic microphone Moore holds on the cover of his film's press notes serves as the dead giveaway.
Phil Knight, whom Moore interviews at film's end, may likely be the "biggest one," employing 12-year-old Indonesian girls in his Nike shoe factories. He tries to bond with Moore at the end of the film and ends up sticking a goodly number of his shoes right in his kisser. In the end, however, he only proves that intelligence is not an important requirement for rich, successful CEOs.
As for Moore and his mission to empower the working class, it all seems a bit suspicious given that he's raking in loads of money from his various endeavors and that this film was made while promoting his bestselling book, "Downsize This!" At least if all his Marxist aspirations don't work out, Moore will have the cash from all his residuals to dry his tears.
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Learn new quilting techniques, make new friends and create a sampler quilt! Laura Nownes demonstrates 10 fabulous blocks and numerous techniques in this FREE class.
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Hey Laurie! I LOVE how you've added the sashing on your grid. I can see more and more your finished quilt coming together. I'm going to use that on my grid. I can see it as a good way to try out different sashing fabrics. Clever girl!!
Jean, not sure I am even going to use this layout (Laura said she would have an alternate choice at the end) but I wanted to see what this will look like with the sashing. I am liking it, might have to do something a little different when we get to the basket and applique. That block seems like it needs something:)
Like minds :D I'd like to explore different layouts too and I'm not so sure about that basket. Will most likely do the block but it may end up in another project!
Looking good!
Also love the black sashing-- really makes the blocks pop!


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How to Evaluate Other People's Deep Philosophical Insights
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The last line is so true.
I don't know about the backyard seat thing. What would Mother Nature say?
It works both ways: You can also "go" to the "bathroom" without "going to the bathroom."
I'm pretty sure that's what most of the women in a given pack are doing, in fact...
I think the only possible relevant comment is: "You gotta be s**tting me"?
My philosophy: When in doubt, squirt it out... Or, a queef bed is best left unsaid.
"You're saying the bathroom is in your head."
I laughed so hard.
'Psychology': the 'P' is silent, as in 'Hedge'.
Lmfao this one was brilliant.
Third panel, "Well I can't disagree with that" actually made me LOL! I NEVER LOL!!! Well played, sir.
Mother nature would recognize that the backyard is now my property by the law of peeing on things. Though it'd be in stiff competition with many neighborhood dogs.
Guffaws! I certainly got a load of that.
I have strongly considered installing a lock on my seat to make sure it stays up at all times.
If you never take a leak outside then you might as well live in an apartment.
Isn't the yelling about seats when guys leave them DOWN? I can't see any downside of leaving the backyard's seat UP, except that it could be rather chilly to sit on. Of course up or down, if your aim is really bad there'll be yelling about the backyard's floor needing to be mopped.
Brilliance, dear sir... sheer brilliance!
"If I only talked when people want to hear it, I'd never talk at all!" is pretty profound right there. You know what you should do, Scott? Pretend to want to listen to him all the time.
We have two 'grand-dogs,' a Yorkie and a Scottie. When we have both here, the Yorkie will hike to mark his territory. The Scottie will stand over him, and mark both the territory and Yorkie.
What does a man do standing up, a woman do sitting down, and a dog do on three legs.
Shake hands.
This is a really good one. I like how every panel has a punchline.
Actual conversation with my neighbor:
"Your dog keeps coming over to my house and using the bathroom!"
"Well, don't let him in the house."
"No, he's using the bathroom in my yard!"
"You have a bathroom in your yard? Did the town give you a permit for that?"
*slams phone down*
We keep the dog inside now. The neighbor still doesn't speak to me.
Leave the seat up... leave the sit down... HOW ABOUT EVERYBODY CLOSE THE #$%^ LID?!?
My kids were watching Phineas and Ferb this morning and Phineas uttered that "deep philosophical insight."
Good one Scott, especially panel three.
And remember, as men, the world is our urinal.
Okay, until the last panel, I thought he was referring to going in his pants.
I once read a version of the Bible that translated 1 Samuel 24:3
(And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet...)
And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to go to the bathroom.
That translation cracked me up. They had some well furnished caves in those days.