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Michael Lebowitz is Founder and CEO of Big Spaceship, the globally-recognized innovation agency that creates connected experiences, products and services. Since launching Big Spaceship in 2000, he has defined the strategy and vision for Big Spaceship, while working closely with the agency's clients, including Absolut, BMW, Chobani, Crayola, Fiji Water, Finish Line, Google, Mondelez, HP, ONE, Unilever, UNREAL and YouTube. At Big Spaceship, Michael has assembled "a crack team of digital inventors," according to Fast Company's "Most Innovative Companies" list, and has led the company to be named among the Advertising Age and Crain's New York Business Best Places to WorkRead More
Amy Choyne has 15+ years marketing executive leadership and global marketing experience. She currently holds the title of SVP/CMO Kenneth Cole Productions where she oversees all marketing, advertising, visual display, social media; cause marketing, public relations, customer insights and data analysis. Prior to that Ms Choyne served as Global Executive Director of Marketing for Anthropologie, a division of URBN Inc., from 2010 to 2102. Ms. Choyne also served as Vice President of Marketing at Barneys New York from 2006 to 2010. An expert in consumer brand management and brand-building across all channels, Amy has also held senior marketing positions withinRead More
Jeff builds brand identities for a wide range of clients, interweaving digital and traditional advertising in thought-provoking, cross-platform campaigns. He has been named on Adweek's Creative All-Star team, and his work has garnered a number of photography and graphic design awards.
TALK NYC's Retweet & Win Contest Win two tickets to Cirque du Soleil's TOTEM at Citi Field, simply by retweeting! On April 10, 2013, Gilles Ste-Croix, Artistic Guide for Cirque du Soleil, will speak at TALK NYC's ENGAGE: The NYC Digital Storytelling Conference. That's why we're giving away two tickets to Cirque du Soleil's TOTEM, now playing at Citi Field. How to enter: 1) Follow @TALKNYC on Twitter for your chance to win two free tickets to Cirque du Soleil's TOTEM at Citi Field. 2) Retweet @TALKNYC's contest message between Thursday, April 4 and Wednesday, April 10: Can't wait to hear what Gilles Ste-Croix saysRead More
Dan Porter is the GM of Zynga New York (ZNGA). Before he sold his company to Zynga, he was CEO of OMGPOP, the creator of Draw Something, the fastest growing mobile app in the history of mobile. The game hit 1 million users in 9 days and 50 million users in 50 days. Prior to OMGPOP, Dan was the SVP Corporate Development for Richard Branson and The Virgin Group in North America where he led investments and sat on a number of Boards of Virgin Companies. Dan was also President of TicketWeb, the first online ticketing company, which he soldRead More
Doug Ray was appointed President of Carat Global in December 2012, in addition to retaining his existing position as President of Carat North America. In his new expanded role, Doug drives brand leadership, product and client development at Carat, on a global basis. Under Doug's strategic guidance, Carat continues to push the boundaries of how media can be delivered to create great brand and business value, delivering its vision to redefine the value of media in a convergent marketplace. Possessing a keen understanding of the new role that bought, owned and earned media play in a convergent world, Doug collaborates with his teamsRead More
Brian Morrissey is the editor-in-chief of Digiday, a vertical media company that covers the digital media and marketing industry. Prior to joining Digiday in 2011, Morrissey was digital editor at Adweek for six years. During that time, he led the publication's coverage of digital media and marketing, frequently speaking at industry conferences in the United States and Europe. He has nearly a decade of experience in the industry, writing previously for DM News, ClickZ and Silicon Alley Reporter.
When Gilles Ste-Croix first told his parents he wanted to go into show business they said "Anything but that!" Ste-Croix grew up in rural Quebec, but he was determined not to stay there. He became a hippie and a nomad, living in communes and making the obligatory '60s pilgrimage to the West Coast where he lived in communes and audited some drama classes. Ste-Croix did try to conform, even working in an architect's office for a while, but he knew in his heart that he wasn't cut out for a conventional business career. At the same time, his search for aRead More
Just two years ago, conventional wisdom held that online videos should not last longer than three minutes because viewers have the attention span of a LOL cat. Fast forward to this fall, and 30% of total video viewing time on tablet devices are spent on content that's over an hour long, according to a new report from Ooyala, a Silicon Valley company that provides the technical plumbing to power more than 200 million video streams a month on behalf of clients that include Miramax, ESPN, Rolling Stone Magazine and Bloomberg. Though it counts only views of its clients' videos, the Ooyala reportRead More


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5 Quick and Delicious Lunches Under 400 Calories
5 Quick, Yummy Lunches Under 400 Calories
- Lentils with poached egg plus a cup of cantaloupe - Cook lentils the night before; they last well in the fridge. Then poach an egg in the office microwave to go with them. I also love to buy a melon on Sunday and cut it up for snacking and lunches throughout the week. Calorie breakdown: • 240 in 1 cup cooked lentils • 80 in 1 poached egg (see how to make a poached egg in the microwave) • 60 in 1 cup cantaloupe • Total: 380 calories
- Brown rice with shredded chicken - Brown rice is another great make-ahead starch for lunch. It's nutty and delicious, and it pairs beautifully with leftover chicken. I like to drizzle just a bit of sesame oil over the rice for extra flavor. Calorie breakdown: • 165 in 3/4 cup cooked brown rice (see how to cook brown rice) • 110 1 chicken thigh (about 52g) • 40 in 1 teaspoon sesame oil • 70 in 1 nectarine • Total: 385 calories
- Black beans with lime & avocado plus a banana - The quickest lunch, and vegan too! Just mix a few fresh things together with black beans, and take to work in Tupperware along with an avocado and a banana. Calorie breakdown: • 135 in 3/4 cup black beans with lime (get recipe here) • 150 in 1/2 medium avocado • 105 in medium banana • Total: 390 calories
- Whole wheat tortilla wrap with tuna-cabbage salad plus cherry tomatoes - A quick and easy wrap sandwich with a crisp filling of tuna and cabbage. Take advantage of the cherry tomatoes in the markets right now — so yummy! Calorie breakdown: • 120 in the whole wheat tortilla • 240 in 1 cup tuna-cabbage salad (get recipe here) • 30 in the tomatoes • Total: 390 calories
- Baked sweet potato with yogurt and bacon plus a nectarine - Roast a few sweet potatoes, top with bacon crumbles (yes, bacon!) and then warm up in the microwave at work. Yogurt makes a great complement as well. Calorie breakdown: • 170 in 1-2 sweet potatoes (200g) • 90 in 3 slices bacon, crumbled • 20 in 2 tablespoons whole-milk yogurt • 70 in 1 nectarine • Total: 350 calories

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Earl P. Burke, MBA, Hinds County School District, Mississippi
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Our workshops and seminars explore a variety of critical school business management issues, and many offer the opportunity to earn Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits. All workshops and seminars offer the opportunity to earn SFO contact hours.
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Workshops and seminars are aligned with ASBO International's School Business Management Professional Standards and Code of Ethics.
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Workshop 1: Making Facilities Data Work for Education
Two-Hour: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Content Area: School Facilities Management
The facilities department at the Grand Erie District School Board developed a comprehensive data warehouse of facilities information, intuitively designed to be interconnected and easily accessible to board staff of all levels. Learn how the ability to effectively capture, maintain, use, and report on the vast array of facilities-related data in one complete interconnected database of applications and systems ensures that important decisions can be made quickly. Key decision makers are able to make tactical operational decisions and demonstrate due diligence by mitigating risk through safe workplace compliance and policy.
The ability to effectively capture, maintain, utilize, and report on the vast array of facilities-related data in one complete interconnected database of applications and systems eliminates the requirements for multiple sources of data or missing information. Access to vital facilities data is instantaneous and complete, ensuring that important decisions can be made quickly.
The Grand Erie District School Board manages over 4 million square feet of educational space, comprising more than 75 schools in Ontario, Canada.
Learning Objectives:
1. Illustrate the importance of capturing, maintaining, and reporting on all elements of facility data to make decisions.
2. Describe the role and importance of the tools, building systems, software applications, and business policies required to ensure the database warehouse remains effective.
3. Outline the opportunities for facility managers to use facilities information to mitigate risk, manage safe workplace policy, and demonstrate due diligence within the organization.
Tom Oldham, Manager, Grand Erie District School Board, Ontario, Canada
Workshop 2: Narrowing the Access Gap with the Digital Equity Toolkit
Two-Hour: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Content Area: Information Technology
Field of Study: Computer Science
Is your school working to provide Internet access to students at home and throughout the community? The Digital Equity Agenda Leadership Initiative at CoSN, the Consortium for School Networking, recently released a toolkit to provide school leaders and their communities with the information necessary to support students and families in achieving equity with out-of-school learning. At our session, hear more about this free resource and how to access it. The Digital Equity Toolkit offers historic contextual background and describes the "homework gap." It guides school leaders through four steps they can take to mobilize and get underway with this issue, and presents six approaches to spark innovation in pursuing digital equity within their communities. Join innovative leaders in schools nationwide as they partner with business and community groups to narrow the access gap. The Digital Equity Toolkit can help you get underway with case studies, survey templates, and more!
Learning Objectives:
1. Explain key issues driving the connectivity imperative.
2. Describe current high-leverage activities and efforts to narrow the Homework Gap.
3. Identify which resources in the CoSN Digital Toolkit may be of greatest assistance to your school or district.
4. Identify three action steps for moving the digital equity movement forward.
Jayne James, Project Director, CoSN, Washington, D.C.
Workshop 3: Security and Emergency Preparedness—Active Shooter
Two-Hour: 10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Content Area: Risk Management
Shots fired on school grounds! Stakeholder concern over potential active shooter incidents on school campuses has reached a fevered pitch. What factors are driving this fear? Is it warranted? How pervasive are these incidents? And what's the best way for schools to respond if it does happen to them? The standard lockdown response is now being challenged by solutions such as "Run, Hide, Fight." Some options require significant financial investment and/or professional development time. Others may not be best suited for learning environments, especially those that involve young children. What approach is right for your school? What kind of liability issues might be raised? Learn about the most current practices and how your district can be prepared.
Learning Objectives:
1. Explain strategies to promote the use of collaboration and consensus in the decision-making process.
2. Outline the value of procedural instruction and drills from a preparedness standpoint.
3. Describe the most current strategies and resources for security preparedness.
Paul Timm, Owner, Reta Security, Lamont, IL
Brian Moore, Supervisor of Public Safety, Red Clay CSD, Wilmington, DE
Workshop 4: Making Cent$: Restructuring a Food Service Program in a Collective Bargaining Environment
Two-Hour: 10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Content Area: School Food and Nutrition Management
Field of Study: Production
This dynamic workshop will highlight the innovative strategies one district implemented to attain fiscal sustainability. Participants will learn about strategies to move their programs' bottom line from red to black through a centralized approach, whether their employees are part of a collective bargaining agreement or not.
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify the essential aspects of a food service program assessment.
2. Identify necessary qualifications of a highly effective food service director.
3. Assess the financial health of the district's food services program using industry benchmarks.
Michael Friscia, School Business Administrator, Walpole Public Schools, Walpole, MA
Workshop 5: Presenting School Finance in the 21st Century
Two-Hour: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Content Area: Leadership Development
School finance is not the most exciting topic to your community stakeholders, but being able to engage your audience with the financial information you present can help determine your success as a school business official. Participants will learn about three kinds of web-based presentation tools that will transform their average PowerPoint into an engaging presentation that their audience will not sleep through: Prezi, Emaze, and Kahoot. Participants will learn how they can collaborate with their audience and receive instant feedback on their presentation.
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify several kinds of presentation software and how they can be used to engage an audience.
2. Describe how to access/build engaging presentations.
3. Explain how to gain instant feedback from your audience.
Jeff Dornbusch, Treasurer, Port Clinton City Schools, Port Clinton, OH
Workshop 6: Technology, the Law, and Schools: Emerging Issues
Two-Hour: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Content Area: Legal Aspects
This interactive session is designed to provide school business officials with a basic working knowledge of emerging issues involving technology, the law, and education. More specifically, this session examines emerging controversies involving both students and school staff over such issues as social networking sites (whether such commercial sites as Facebook or personal blogs), sexting, and acceptable use policies for district-owned and operated computer systems. The session includes a review of relevant litigation along with practical considerations for developing sound policies that ensure the appropriate use of technology while assisting school business officials as they work with other educational leaders to avoid being sued over misuse of technology in educational settings.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the rights of students with regard to the use of technology.
2. Discuss the rights of school staff with regard to the use of technology.
3. Explain how to develop policies that can help avoid legal controversies over the use of technology with regard to students and staff.
Charlie Russo, Panzer Chair of Education, Adjunct Law Professor, University of Dayton, OH
Workshop 7: Seven Tips for Effective Next-Generation Fiscal Leadership
Two-Hour: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Content Area: Management Techniques
Field of Study: Personal Development
Stagnant or declining revenues, unfunded mandates, and higher achievement standards require business officials to explore new, cutting-edge alternatives. Communicating a clear and effective fiscal message to stakeholders poses some challenges, but it can be done. Gain seven insightful tips to energize, re-energize, or overhaul the way you think about the fiscal leadership in your district. Learn innovative tips and practices for unconventional approaches to balancing the budget, alternative methods to deliver educational and support services, and strategies for overcoming obstacles to board-superintendent relations.
Learning Objectives:
1. Outline current fiscal challenges.
2. Explain how to drive fiscal change by challenging the status quo.
3. Describe strategies for shaping the district's fiscal culture.
Earl Burke, CFO, Business Services, Hinds County SD, Raymond, MS
Workshop 08: Arizona School Tour
Four-Hour: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Content Area: School Facilities Management
A unique high school that opened its doors just this fall, the Phoenix Coding Academy is the district's newest specialty small school, focusing on computer coding and technological skills. Developed by tech-savvy educators and industry experts and housed in a brand-new high-tech facility (the district's first LEED-certified building), the school's inquiry-based instructional model values student curiosity, collaboration, critical thinking, innovation, engagement, and relevance. During the school tour, you'll have the unique opportunity to witness live demonstrations by the school's first students.
Phoenix Coding Academy
Workshop 9: Strategic Planning in Light of the Affordable Care Act
Four-Hour: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Content Area: Human Resources and Labor Relations
Field of Study: Personnel/HR
Rather than focusing on compliance issues, this Affordable Care Act (ACA) presentation will explore business strategies districts are using to manage the ACA. Participants will have ample time to ask questions, such as how to credit hours appropriately for employees who have breaks in service or how to code specific situations on the 1095-C forms. This interactive and engaging conversation will focus on the topics that are most important to the participants.
Learning Objectives:
1. Explain practical strategies to make ACA work for your district.
2. Demonstrate how to use ACA tracking and reporting software to gather data and manage eligibility.
3. Explain what challenges school districts face as they continue to navigate ACA.
Susan Relland, CEO, American Fidelity Administrative Services, LLC, Oklahoma City, OK
Che Yi, Senior Health & Welfare Consultant, American Fidelity Administrative Services, LLC, Oklahoma City, OK
Workshop 10: Making School Finance Fun
Four-Hour: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Content Area: Leadership Development
Field of Study: Personal Development
Get a first-hand experience with the Financing Our Future community engagement and professional development tool that garnered Scot Ecker a 2013 Pinnacle Award and learn how to adapt the tool to your own district. SBOs from several districts will serve as facilitators within this small-group discussion framework and then collectively share their valuable community rollout experiences. Create a "school finance" learning experience for all education stakeholders that takes them through a game-board like experience identifying where school funds come from, how funds are spent, why it is important to have a well-financed district, and how stakeholders can support their districts. Several state ASBO affiliates are working to adopt this methodology and create a library of resources for their members.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe how the "Financing our Future" community engagement tool can engage stakeholders from your own community.
2. Explain how to facilitate utilization of this tool and others of the same format and small-group methodology.
3. Describe an effective community engagement meeting format that can be replicated in a variety of districts and communities.
Dan Romano, CEO, Edventures in Learning, Toledo, OH
Scott Gooding, Executive Director, Columbus City Schools, Columbus, OH
Ryan Stechschulte, Treasurer, Toledo City School District, Toledo, OH
Kim Laugherty, Director of Membership Services, Ohio ASBO, Columbus, OH
Workshop 11: The Missing Link to Controlling Costs
Four-hour: 1:00p.m. – 5:00p.m.
Content Area: Human Resources and Labor Relations
Personnel costs account for most of a school district's budget. Learn some strategies for controlling personnel costs, including personnel audits, career ladders, minimal competencies, accountability, position control, and HR software selection.
Learning Objectives:
1. Explain how to complete a personnel audit.
2. Explain how to develop career ladders and minimal competencies for non-instructional staff.
3. Outline policies, procedures, and emerging trends in aligning personnel resources for effective learning and accountability.
Craig Schilling, Associate Professor, Department of Leadership, Concordia University, Portland, OR
Workshop 12: Strengthening Internal Controls, Improving Efficiency, and Reducing Fraud Risk of Student Activity Funds
Four-hour: 1:00p.m. – 5:00p.m.
Content Area: Accounting, Auditing, and Budgeting
Field of Study: Auditing
Student activity funds are integral to the operations of schools. However, the convenience of these organizations can come with many risks due to decentralized operations, large numbers of transactions, and numerous parties handling money. This session presents strategies that school business officials have used to improve accounting practices and reporting, strengthen internal controls, and document procedures. In addition, the session will cover audit and control techniques to reduce the risk of fraud.
Learning Objectives:
1. Outline best practices for internal controls and accountability.
2. Explain how to implement stronger internal controls over internal accounts and document the procedures.
3. Describe how to design procedures to help reduce the risk of fraud.
Bert Nuehring, Partner, Crowe Horwath, Oak Brook, IL
Mary Ann Brown, Finance Manager, Crystal Lake Elementary District 47, Crystal Lake, IL
Phil Saurman, Shareholder Government Services, Hungerford Nichols, Grand Rapids, MI
Christine Torres, Partner, Crowe Horwath, Villa Park, IL
Jennifer Shields, Partner, Heinfeld, Meech & Co., P.C., Phoenix, AZ
Seminars are brought to you at no charge with the support of ASBO International.
Seminar 13: Skills Refresher for ASBO's SFO® Certification Exam
Full-day: 8:00a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Content Area: Accounting, Auditing, and Budgeting
Field of Study: Personal Development
ASBO International's Certified Administrator of School Finance and Operations® (SFO®) serves school business professionals responsible for school finance and operations. The program includes eligibility criteria, a code of conduct, an exam, and a recertification requirement. The certification exam consists of two parts: part one focuses on information that is necessary at the time of job entry and part two covers competencies school business professionals learn on the job. This full-day workshop is designed for those who will be eligible to take the SFO exam and plan to do so within the next year. A faculty of specialists, including instructors who have earned the SFO certification, will provide a basic review of each of the job competencies identified by the Certification Commission's job task analysis and recommend strategies and resources to help prepare for the examination.
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify the eligibility criteria, application steps, and recertification requirements for ASBO International's certification program
2. Outline the content areas and tasks under each area for Parts 1 and 2 of the certification examination
3. Describe effective strategies and study resources available for a skills review of the job competencies identified by ASBO International's Certification Commission
Ann Williams, Assistant Superintendent of Business/Chief School Business Official, Crete, IL
Brian Moore, Supervisor of Public Safety, Red Clay CSD, Wilmington, DE
Matthew Malinowski, Business Manager/Board Secretary, Upper Moreland Township SD, Willow Grove, PA
James Westrum, Executive Director, Finance and Business, Wayzata Public Schools, Wayzata, MN
Marvin Dereef, Executive Director of Budget Services, Fulton County Schools, Atlanta, GA
Seminar 14: How to Prepare a Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
Four-hour 8:00a.m. – 12:00p.m.
Content Area: School Finance
Field of Study: Finance
This workshop prepares participants to create a Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) and describes the differences between a regular financial report and one that is considered "comprehensive." In addition, participants will learn about the process of submitting an application to ASBO International's Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting (COE).
Learning Objectives:
1. Evaluate and communicate a school district's financial position
2. Compare the characteristics of a regular financial report with those of a comprehensive financial report
3. Outline the steps for submitting a COE application
ASBO International's COE Advisory Committee
Seminar 15: How to Create an Award-Winning Budget
Four-hour 1:00p.m. – 5:00p.m.
Content Area: School Finance
Field of Study: Finance
The most scrutinized and utilized financial report in school district financial reporting is the annual budget. Therefore, communicating budget information is critical. This workshop, based on the Meritorious Budget Award (MBA) criteria, will show participants how to develop a budget that meets today's most rigorous demands using guidelines created specifically for school entities.
Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss how best to communicate to constituents and school board members through the budget document, the budget process, and funding.
2. Identify best budgeting practices and recognize them in the budget document
3. Describe how to organize budget information to provide in-depth data about education programs and their funding stream
ASBO International's MBA Advisory Committee
The Annual Meeting & Expo provides the opportunity to earn up to 8 CPE credits and SFO contact hours for Friday's workshops and seminars.
Earn up to 16 CPE credits for the entire Annual Meeting & Expo in Personal Development, Finance, Auditing, Computer Science, Accounting (Governmental), Administrative Practice, Production, Personnel/HR, Business Law, and Accounting fields of study.
To receive CPE credit for Annual Meeting & Expo workshops, seminars, discussion groups, or deep digs, attendees must scan their badge to verify attendance and complete the online session evaluation. Online evaluations are available immediately following Friday's workshops and seminars. Attendees will have the option to print their certificate after completing the online evaluation. All sessions are a basic program level and require no program prerequisites or advance preparation.
Earn up to 16 SFO recertification contact hours Friday through Monday. To receive SFO contact hours for Annual Meeting & Expo workshops, seminars, discussion groups, or deep digs, attendees must complete the Contact Hours Record and enter recertification hours in their online account.
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ASBO International will offer CPE credits for select workshops, seminars, discussion groups, and deep dig sessions at the Annual Meeting & Expo. All sessions use the group live instructional delivery method.
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This year Kansas has green fields, kissed by the sun. There are blue skies with white clouds high above. There are even valleys where rivers run. Heck, there's even water standing in terrace channels.
The announcement that the Conservation Awards Program will again be held in this county was received today by Alicia Boor, Barton County Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Agent, who has been asked to serve as chairman of a committee to select candidates for awards.
Eric B. Banks, Kansas State Conservationist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced that $3.8 million in conservation funding has been allocated in Kansas to help landowners protect and restore key farmlands, grasslands, and wetlands. This announcement follows Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack's statement that $328 million is being invested nationally for this USDA initiative.
As this is being written, weather forecasters have backed off the heavy rains they predicted from the remnants of the hurricane that affected Mexico this past week. Corn harvest is starting to ramp up in the area; soybeans are turning color and dropping leaves; grain sorghum development is all over the map; and some early planted wheat has emerged. There really isn't much new locally to comment on, so let's take a look at some other news.
It takes a lot of work to get the glowing Ferris Wheel spinning, just like it takes work setting up the Ye Old Mill, grooming competition livestock, making the thousands of funnel cakes and cheese curds and keeping the fairgrounds a clean environment for families to enjoy. But most people don't think about the behind the scenes work it takes to get the competitions and booths off the ground in order to make the fair a success.
Youth from across the state have entered 1,733 head of animals for the 82nd annual Kansas Junior Livestock Show (KJLS). A total of 760 4-H and FFA members from 90 counties will show 126 market steers, 308 breeding heifers, 332 market hogs, 131 breeding gilts, 275 market lambs, 220 breeding ewes, 236 meat goats and 105 commercial doe kids. The competition will take place September 19-22 at the Kansas Pavilions in Wichita
This week will be an important event in Pawnee County. The Alfalfa field Day. As Alfalfa is an important crop produced in Barton County, and insurance coverage is lacking, I would like to share a piece by Jenni Carr, Harper County Agriculture and Natural Resource agent that will give you more information regarding the event. The field day and listening session will be held on Sept. 17th. All Barton County producers may find the field day and listening session beneficial to their production.
Talk to farmers, stockmen and ranchers – most will tell you how much they love their cows. Problem is this humble and in most cases easy-going beast rarely receives the praise associated with the noble show horse or one of the so-called smartest creatures, the squealing pig.
The past week saw parts of the area receive several significant rains. Rains after this last Tuesday don't appear in the calculations of the weekly Drought Monitor Update. The last update indicates that except for sliver of southern Barton County, from Barton County north the area is rated as Abnormally Dry. Directly south conditions are considered in Moderate Drought. This is a big positive step compared too several weeks ago. As always this is a general rating and individual areas may be wetter or drier. And the recent rains not included in this report have left areas north of ...
September is already here, and the first day of autumn is almost upon us. There are still many chores that can be done to help your landscape prepare for the winter to come. I found a few pieces of advice from K-State Research and Extension's horticulture expert on what you can be doing right now to help your cool season grasses stay healthy now, and give them a boost for next spring.
If the EPA's proposed rule to redefine waters of the United States becomes law, farming and ranching as we know it today may end.
The State Fair is in high gear and today is Sept. 7. A strong cold front moved through this past Friday and parts of the area have received fairly significant amounts of precipitation over the last week. Much of the immediate area was listed under the Moderate Drought category last Thursday but parts of eastern Barton, Rice, and Ellsworth Counties are a bit better and rated as Moderately Dry. Some producers question this since they are dealing with fields too wet for equipment while other missed out on the rains. It's almost time to plant the 2015 winter wheat ...
I receive many calls during the year about tree health, so I tend to write about trees more than any other subject. Right now, many of the trees in the county are looking a little stressed. There are several different issues that your tree may be trying to handle right now, so to help your tree; finding out what is wrong is the first step to helping it stay healthy.
Some people have the mistaken idea that farmers and ranchers are harming our environment. You hear it everywhere: at the coffee shop, church, public forums, traveling, even in the grocery.
A team of Kansas State University librarians has received its second Project Ceres contract to digitize more than 70 years of Kansas agricultural history.
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Without a doubt, livestock producers take care of their livestock. They continue to upgrade facilities, use the best animal feed and doctor their cattle, swine ...
High Tunnels have increased in popularity in the last several years in Barton County. The ability to have an increased growing season for vegetables is ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced Nov. 18, as the first cut-off date to apply for fiscal year ...
So far we have focused on water in plants and water in the soil. Now let's focus on water in the atmosphere, crop water ...
Last week's column focused on water in plants. This week features water in the soil. As always, this is simply a brief overview that ...
I love to eat. And like millions of fellow Americans there's nothing better than the food grown and produced on this nation's farms ...
The Sugarcane aphid is still moving through Barton County, and many people have questions about when or if to treat for the insect before the ...
The Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University is making it easier for producers and veterinarians to manage pregnancy diagnosis information with a new mobile ...
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For the Kofta:
In a mixing bowl combine the grated paneer, potatoes, khoya, ginger garlic paste, salt, turmeric powder, red chili powder, fresh coriander, ground cumin and coriander seeds, mustard oil and raisins.
Mix well together and knead into a dough.
Make koftas (round bite sized balls) of the dough, dust with flour.
Keep in the fridge for fifteen minutes to let the koftas firm up.
For the Gravy:
Heat the refined oil in a pan.
Add in the cinnamon sticks, green cardamom, brown cardamom, cloves, bay leaves and cumin. Let it crackle.
Then add the onions, salt, ginger garlic paste, ginger garlic paste, red chili powder and ground coriander seeds. Cook till the onions brown.
Add in the tomato puree and fresh milk into the gravy. Stir and let cook on a gentle simmer.
Into the pan, add hung curd and sugar to balance the acidity.
Cover and let it cook for 10 - 15 mins.
In a different pan, shallow fry the koftas in refined oil.
Add the shallow fried kofta into the gravy mixture. Let simmer for 5-6 mins.
Garnish the gravy with fresh coriander and a squeeze of lime, Serve hot!
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One of the most talked about new features in Keynote '09 is the slide transition called Magic Move where you can set Keynote to animate motion between slides with hardly any effort. Let me demonstrate how this works. I am going to go over here to this first slide. Notice here this is the slide we use when we're branching off and to talk about different parts of the motorcycle and we're coming up on the part where we're talking about brakes. So this is the opening slide for this part of the presentation. I am just going to walk you through it here a little bit. In the next slide we'll talk a little about the technical part of the brakes and after that we'll talk about how there are different brakes and then finally we'll go back to our slide where we'll move on to the next subject.
So one really good way to maintain continuity for your audience is to give them a sense where they're at in the presentation. There is nothing like a photograph to help them keep themselves around it and help you keep their attention where you want it to be. So what I want to do is I want to have this brake image follow these different slides until we come back and move on to the next subject and Magic Move helps me do that. That's real simple to do. First of all I'm going to click in here onto this slide and I'm going to select out this photograph. Now this particular slide is set up that these photographs are auto master. So I'm going to double-click on that image and we get this dialog that asks us if we want to edit the master, and we do. So I'll click on there. And that brings up the master slide for that particular slide and I'm going to select the photograph and do Ctrl+Click+Copy. I'll move this shelf back up and now I'll go back to editing Slide number 2 and simply do a Ctrl+Click+Paste and there is my image.
I am going to take that over now and I want the image to end up over here. I want it to be a little bit smaller. I'm going to hold down the Command key while hovering over this corner and give it a little bit of rotation as I click and hold, like so. I'm going to go into my Inspector and I'm going to give it a Picture Frame stroke. That's about right. Now let me go back to Slide 1, back to my Inspector, my Slide Inspector, under Transitions. I want to make sure I have Magic Move selected. What Magic Move will do is it will take any object that's common to both slides and animate the difference between those objects automatically. Let me just demonstrate that.
I have Slide 1 selected. I'll press Play. That slide builds in. I'm going go hit the advance key. Notice that just by telling on Slide 2 that I wanted my picture up there in that corner rotated with a little bit of a border, Magic Move took care of all the rest. Everything else, every other difference between Slide 1 and Slide 2 came in as it dissolved. But it's a nice, really effective, fast way to create an animation. It's remarkably easy. So now on Slide 3 we're still talking about brakes. So I want to keep this element going. So I'll copy this again, go on to Slide 3, Ctrl+Click+Paste and when this slide comes in I want this image to be over here. It may be now a little bit bigger. I'll rotate it around, slightly more and drop it like so.
I'll make sure on Slide 2 that I have Magic Move selected as my transition, which I do. On Slide 3 we want to go back then to Slide 4 so that we can tell our audience we're coming from brakes and we're about to go in to Electronics and Innovation. Now as it turns out, because Slide 1 and Slide 4 are using a common master, Keynote is maintaining a relationship. It understands that this photograph is the same across all of these four now. So the Magic Move connection will still be there. So let's start from the top and I'll show you how it all works.
So Slide 1 builds in, hit the advance key and animated to Slide 2, hit the advance key again and animated to Slide 3 and hit advance again, it brings you back to 4 and then the built for Electronics and Innovation built-in automatically. So you can see with just a few steps Magic Move makes animating objects so easy, you might find that you'll be using it a lot when you're thinking about telling your story and keep in mind there is no rule that says you have to convey an idea just on one slide. So think about how you can take advantage of Magic Move slide transitions between multiple slides.
- Exploring the user interface and the media browser
- Inserting graphics, photos, and animated effects for eye-catching results
- Using the Presenter Display to help in the final presentation
- Adding audio with the Narration function
- Applying 2D and 3D transitions, including the new Magic Move
- Linking charts with Numbers '09
- Using the Keynote Remote iPhone application to present a slideshow
- Collaborating on iWork.com


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Conservation Status
Currently, many bovid species enjoy sufficient numbers to ensure their survival for years to come. The ICUN red list of threatened species considers 67 of the 143 species listed as "least concern." This is in part due to the protection of large tracts of land that help offset the detrimental effects of habitat loss. For instance, wildebeest and gazelles in the African Serengeti were fewer than 500,000 during the 1960's, but had grown to more than a million by the 1990's. Parks like Serengeti National Park provide ecotourism opportunities and serve as a significant source of income to local economies. As a result, ecotourism enhances the monetary value of wildlife in these countries. In some areas, however, bovids continue to be over exploited for meat and habitat loss due to overgrazing by domestic species, farming, and logging is a significant threat to the persistence of many species. Bovids with limited range and unique habitat requirements are even more at risk. As of 2009, four species of bovid have gone extinct in the wild: aurochs, Queen of Sheebas gazelle, Saudi gazelle, and bluebuck. Scimitar-horned oryx is extinct in the wild and now lives only in zoos. Eight others species are "critically endangered". Saola antelope and bighorn sheep are listed as "endangered". Another 21 species are listed as vulnerable and 16 species are considered "near threatened". CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, lists 71 species under appendix 1 and 1 species under appendix 2.
Bovids are an important food sources for a number of different carnivores. As bovid populations decline, so too will those animals that depend on them. For example, the decline of cheetahs is often attributed habitat loss. However, cheetahs primarily prey upon small to medium sized bovids, specifically gazelle. According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2 species of gazelle are extinct, while 10 more are listed as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered. In north Africa, as preferred prey species have declined, more and more cheetahs are turning to livestock for prey. Consequently, these cheetahs are then killed as pests. As a result, one of the major directives for cheetah conservation is restoration of wild prey species, most of which are small to medium-sized bovids.


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New Campus - September 2015
An exciting brand new facility for the community of Consett opened in September 2015. The new joint Consett Academy and Consett Leisure Centre is a fantastic and innovative building to inspire the whole community into active living and learning.
£44 million has been invested in this major regeneration project and the state of the art features and shared facilities have made a great new community resource.
Consett Academy has provided a new home for up to 1700 students. The new Campus offers students modern and state of the art facilities and access to a range of shared use leisure facilities. This project has not only benefited young people in the town but also the wider community and the local economy.
Consett Academy Principal Kevin Reynolds added: "This is an exciting project which has given all local children state-of-the-art learning facilities, but it is so much more than a new building – it is a forward-thinking statement of a new vision for education in our area."
Consett Academy main sponsors Principal, Mr John Widdowson, added that "the opening of the new Academy and Leisure Centre is a tribute to the hard work of the sponsors, staff and students at the Academy and the local authority. It has given the young people of Consett the best educational opportunities available and provides exciting leisure facilities for the community.
The new Consett Leisure Centre has replaced the existing Belle Vue Leisure Centre and Swim Centre. It has two swimming pools with floating floors so the depth of the pools can be changed and there's also an interactive 'slide and splash' water feature. There are new studio spaces, a state-of-the-art fitness suite plus three amazing squash courts with collapsible walls so the area can become an additional studio and learning space.
The facility also offers a full range of indoor sports and outside the centre there is a full rugby and football artificial turf pitch plus a number of floodlit multi-use games areas for netball, football, basketball and the like.
As well as the amazing new Leisure Centre and Academy, the project has relocated Consett Athletic Football Club to a new ground which includes outstanding new facilities and community changing rooms for grass pitches. Consett Rugby Club has also received a substantial investment package to improve their changing pavilion, social amenities and grass pitches.
Gold Bolt Ceremony - Marks Academy Celebrations
A ceremonial golden bolt has been fitted into place to celebrate a landmark in the development of Consett Academy's new building.
The special ceremony was held with work well underway on the development as part of a £43m investment at Durham County Council's Belle Vue site, which also includes a new leisure centre and swimming pools.
Student Adam Davison put the golden bolt into place after winning a school competition, ably assisted by Principal Kevin Reynolds.
The ceremonial bolt marks the completion of the steel structure for the building - it is the last bolt to be inserted and is sprayed gold so it is visible even when the whole project has been completed.
Durham County Council awarded the building contract for the project to Inspired Spaces Durham, whose contractor Carillion has construction workers currently on site.
When finished, the new development promises to provide unrivalled educational facilities as well as improved opportunities for young people.
Cllr Ossie Johnson, Cabinet member for children and young people's services at Durham County Council, said: "It is fantastic to be able to celebrate the brilliant new facilities on offer at the academy, which will benefit young people in Consett for years to come."
The construction of the new academy is also providing a major boost to the local economy with contracts worth more than £5.7m handed out to companies in County Durham, creating jobs and apprenticeship opportunities and benefitting the existing workforce.
The project is also providing economic benefits for the wider region as the building's frame has been made using 1,000 tonnes of raw steel, which was manufactured in the Tees Valley and fabricated in Sunderland.
John Reed, head of Technical Services at Durham County Council, said: "We are pleased to be working with Carillion to deliver this exciting development of Consett Academy.
"This is a project which will not only benefit young people in the town but also the wider community and the local economy."
Consett Academy Principal Kevin Reynolds added: "This is an exciting project which will give all local children state-of-the-art learning facilities, but it is so much more than a new building – it is a forward-thinking statement of a new vision for education in our area."
The leisure centre is expected to open next summer, while students are due to start lessons in their new building from September 2015.
Building work has finally started on our new build. Students and staff were invited to join Durham County Council's Cabinet Member for Children's Services, Councillor Ossie Johnsn, Pat Glass MP and members of the sponsor organisations. Prior to this ceremony (and throughout the build process) we have commissioned a company to aerial photographs. You can see them on our Website Image Gallery/New Campus Folder. Regular updates will be posted.
We are delighted to confirm that work on state-of-the-art educational and leisure facilities in Consett will go ahead following the approval of detailed plans by Durham County Council. Councillors had already given the development outline planning permission in 2010 and members of Durham County Council's County Planning Committee approved the detailed proposals on 5 March 2013.
The new academy and leisure centre – which together form part of a £43m investment in the town – will be built on the Belle Vue site, with construction expected to start later this year. The academy will bring unrivalled educational facilities on a single campus, offering students the chance to fulfil their potential and bringing learning opportunities to the wider community.
Our new Academy campus build, is a visionary project to build an iconic, flexible, learning environment and a thriving heart to the local community.
Based on the three key concepts of inspiration, creativity and innovation, an environment will be created that allows each student to excel, whether in academic endeavours, work-centred learning, sport or the arts.
We will shape contemporary learning areas, supported by modern learning technologies. Your child will enjoy 21st Century facilities and an IT rich environment. We will use a range of digital technologies, offer bespoke science laboratories/studios, technical areas and a cutting edge design and research area to enhance the curriculum experience for all our students.
The new campus will reflect our Academy's ambition to be the leading provider of education in the area, with a bold design to encompass a wide and modern curriculum. High quality facilities will promote the best quality learning experience. We will create a campus that reflects the highest possible aspirations for all our learners. The campus will be built using the latest technology and materials, to ensure that your child is in the best possible environment in which to learn and to enjoy Academy life.
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On Friday, June 12th, the Fratellis rocked Webster Hall in New York City. This was the second time I had seen them perform in New York. For those of you who do not know this band, they are a sottish rock band, with driving anthems, and very catch tunes.
The opening act went by a very peculiar name, "Airborne Toxic Waste." They put on quite the show, with a mix of great vocals, scorching guitar parts, and a rhythm section that included both a violin and a piano. There show went on for about 45 minutes, and ended in a large ovation. Interestingly eneough this band ran out of CD's to sell by the end (clearly they were well received in New York).
The Fratellis took the stage opening with a song from their newest studio album, "Here we Stand." This was followed by a very robotic mix of Old, New, Old, New, bringing back some of their most popular songs from the first album.
The crowd was extremely into the show and sang along to many of the more popular, and even the less popular songs. There was almost no moshing, or crowd surfing, but there was a lot of dancing. They closed the show with "Baby Fratellis," a very popular B-Side from the first record, "Costello Music."
There were two very interesting things about this show. One that annoyed me somewhat and the other that was just really cool. We'll start with the annoying. I could not understand why the Fratellis would play at Webster Hall. Don't get me wrong, I love Webster and the intimate atmosphere was really cool, but after selling out Roseland Ballroom last year, which holds upwards of 3,500 people, why downsize to Wesbter which hold a maximum of 2,000. The point here is that the Fratellis continue to "blow up" in America, they need to be smarter about the venues they choose to play. This show sold out very quickly, and I just wish more people could of seen this rockin show.
Now to the cool and interesting. Of most interest were the demographic of people standing around me. I have seen a lot of concerts in my day. I have seen everything from Fall out Boy and Avril Lavign, to Bouncing Souls and the Loved Ones (hard punk). This concert had the most diverse group I had seen in a recent concert. Surrounding me were people with Indian, Asian, American and African backgrounds. It is cool and awesome that this type of music, Happy Rock, is how I will label it, brings together so many different types of people.
This band is deffinetly one that I would recomend downloading, buying, going to see and supporting. Tell all of your friends about it.
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Firearm carry-ons on rise
WASHINGTON -- Transportation Security Administration officers don't carry guns, but airline passengers do.
Nearly every day, and sometimes multiple times a day, TSA officers find all manner of guns on passengers or in their carry bags, pocketbooks and briefcases as they try to pass through screening in the U.S.
In the first six months of this year, Transportation Security Administration screeners found 894 guns, a 30 percent increase over the same period in 2012. The TSA set a record in May for the most guns seized in one week -- 65 in all, 45 of them loaded and 15 with bullets in the chamber and ready to be fired. That was 30 percent more than the previous record of 50 guns, set just two weeks earlier.
In 2012, the TSA found 1,549 firearms on passengers attempting to go through screening, up 17 percent from the year before. The number of guns found by TSA at checkpoints has more than doubled in the past eight years. There were 660 firearms found in 2005, the year TSA began keeping data on the incidents.
Passengers are prohibited from carrying any type of gun on board a plane.


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Natalie Portman tops Forbes' list of most cost-effective movie stars
And a "Black Swan" shall lead them: Natalie Portman tops Forbes magazine's list of "best actors for the buck" - Hollywood stars who bring in much more than they get paid.
The list, posted Wednesday on Forbes' website, uses data Forbes gathered on actors' paydays to calculate how much the stars' last three movies earned at the box office per dollar of pay. »Read Full Article
Musicians stage tribute to America's first professional composer
Even if you haven't heard of Stephen Foster, you've heard his music. "Oh! Susanna" and "Camptown Races" are among the first songs a child hears and learns. Unforgettable melodies, and their place in the public domain, ensure that they have endured, in schools, in toys, in movies and commercials, 160-plus years after Foster wrote them.
Foster is thought to have been the country's first professional composer, and his songs were immensely popular during his lifetime. But the music publishing market soured during the Civil War, and Foster died Jan. 13, 1864, at 37, struggling with a fever and a head injury in his final days, with just 38 cents in his pocket. »Read Full Article
Singles Scorecard: Reviews of new tracks from Destiny's Child, New Kids on the Block and the Lonely Island
Former Lovelies singer, Mueller, charts own path with 'Liv Sings Love Songs'
The night after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Liv Mueller couldn't sleep.
"I started thinking about the reality of what that scene must have looked like before and after innocent kids were shot and killed. And here I am in the comfort of my own home, and families are dealing with tragedy," the Milwaukee musician said. "A melody popped into my head, and I went downstairs and recorded a song and posted it on Facebook." »Read Full Article
Watch: Clarke and Barrett on CNN's 'Piers Morgan'
Milwaukee's Mayor Tom Barrett and Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke argued about gun violence before a national audience on CNN's Piers Morgan's show Tuesday night.
Morgan joined the debate by challenging Clarke's "rhetoric." »Read Full Blog Post(5)
On Tap Today: It's cold again and there's stuff to do
It's nearly the end of the first month of this brand new year. We're pretty sure that means you can't wish someone "Happy New Year" or fiddle with those resolutions after tomorrow. In any case, it's a good time to offer good wishes and look over those annual goals one last time (if you haven't blown them already).
One of our goals is to be a great source for what's going on. And so let's look at what's on the agenda today. »Read Full Blog Post(2)


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Hong Kong's best will be arrayed in force on Sunday at Sha Tin as they begin their campaigns towards the internationals in December, and John Moore says his big-race bridesmaid Irian can cause a surprise in the Oriental Watch Sha Tin Trophy.
The imposing figure of the Tony Millard-trained Ambitious Dragon, two-times Horse Of the Year, stands atop a Sha Tin Trophy field that also includes the winners of last season's Champions Mile, Hong Kong Cup, Derby and Champions & Chater Cup.
Ambitious Dragon is the likely favourite, and as such, will be out to turn over more than two decades of history. No outright favourite has won the race since 1990, with upset victors all the way up to Packing Winner's 160-1 shock three years ago.
Moore has sorted out jockeys for his six runners in this weekend's race and nominated Brett Prebble's mount Irian as the one who could cause the upset this year.
"They are all well but I'd say Irian is going to run a whopper," Moore said yesterday. "Xtension might just need this run, having in mind we want him to peak on international day, and the same is true of Zaidan. Military Attack has a light weight and he could be a knockout for that reason, but he isn't trained up yet."
Moore is basing his expectations of Irian on having found a cure for the gelding "speedy cutting", a term that refers to a horse's hooves making contact with his other feet or legs during his running action.
"We've got Irian's shoeing right again so that he doesn't speedy cut himself and he has been very impressive in his work," Moore said. "I know 2,000 metres probably is his best distance, but Irian has been effective from a mile up so I think he'll run a great race."
The Group Three Premier Bowl for the sprinters has not exactly been a picnic for punters: Cheerful Fortune was the last outright favourite to win that, nine years ago, and John Size stunned horseplayers last year with Rich Unicorn's 64-1 win.
Moore will have four runners there, too, after switching Majestic Falcon from the Class Two event, where he would have been a reserve runner. He will join stablemate Captain Sweet, Leading City and Able Speed.


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Poker Profile: Matt SavageSeptember 9, 2009 - 3:53am
LA's Commerce Casino and its new tournament director Matt Savage might not have connected if Savage's Plan A had worked.
His thinking fizzled, so he looked around for a Plan B and what do you know, there it was. It's a long story but the 40-year-old Savage cuts to the chase with this explanation: He was 14 when he started working as a porter in a 60-lane Southern California bowling alley. His goal then was to become a professional bowler. It would have been fun. Years later he still carries a 210 average.
But ...
"There was not a lot of money in bowling."
Player Profile: Eric DracheJuly 15, 2009 - 3:53am
Forget about finding Eric Drache's name in the World Series of Poker record books. It's not there but his fingerprints are all over this biggest of all gambling events because of the 14 years he served as its director from 1973 to 1987.
Poker Profile: Normandie Casino & Jan HolubowiczMay 13, 2009 - 3:53am
There came a time about eight years ago when Jan Holubowicz-he's now the Normandie Casino's tournament director-took a long look at the poker business and could feel a tug of attraction.
Poker was the way to go.
The First Ladies of Team CherokeeFebruary 12, 2009 - 4:53am
Like many poker rooms across the US, Cherokee Casino Resort is no stranger to the women of poker. Just as women take main event seats in poker tournaments across the globe, a handful of local ladies have made their names known at Cherokee Casino.
Kim Benzel, Debbie Inman and Deborah Hale are the first female members of Team Cherokee, an elite group of poker players who are quickly climbing the poker ranks on a local and national level.
Interview with Tokwiro COO Paul Leggett, Part 3December 18, 2008 - 4:53am
The final installment of this three-part column highlights more of my interview with Paul Leggett, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Tokwiro Enterprises, the company that owns Absolute Poker and UltimateBet. As this article goes to print, there has been a decision rendered by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission with regard to the UB cheating scandal that will be addressed in the next issue.
Interview with Tokwiro COO Paul Leggett, Part 1October 23, 2008 - 3:53am
It started with the Absolute Poker super-user scandal, and continues with the UltimateBet cheating scandal. There are many similarities between these two cases that involve two online poker sites, but the one overriding tie that binds is their joint ownership. Tokwiro Enterprises ENRG is a Canadian company that was established to purchase the two companies and bring them together under one roof.
Player Profile: Joseph WalshSeptember 16, 2008 - 3:53am
Joseph Walsh drove up to Las Vegas the last few days of the World Series of Poker to spend some quality time with old friends... the world of gambling and its rhythm of compelling vibes. They have filled much of his life.
Oh yes, he also had a new book to hype. It's called Gambler on the Loose. All in all, he had a good excuse to leave his Southern California home in favor of a room at the Bellagio and his kind of crowd for a few days.
And if things went as he imagined they would-and they did-there would be time for poker in the Bellagio's card room.
Remembering BonoAugust 27, 2008 - 3:53am
It was with great sadness that I learned of John Bonetti's passing after a long and courageous battle with prostate cancer. John's sometimes gruff demeanor turned into one of extreme kindness and generosity after he knew you for awhile.
WSOP Event #2 Gold Bracelet Winner Grant HinkleJune 4, 2008 - 3:53am
The winner of the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em event is Grant Hinkle. He is 27-years-old and turns 28 on June 7th (in just a few days). He was born in Topeka, KS. Hinkle works as a businessman who specializes in high tech marketing. He now lives with his wife in Kansas City, MO.
Hinkle was joined by several friends who flew to Las Vegas the night before to watch him play on Day Four. He was also joined by his mother and brother, who sat in the audience on he front row.
Hinkle graduated from the University of Kansas with a business degree.
WSOP Gold Bracelet Winner for Event #1 Nenad MedicJune 2, 2008 - 3:53am
The winner of the $10,000 buy-in "Pot-Limit Hold'em World Championship" tournament at the 2008 World Series of Poker is Nenad Medic. His hometown is Niagara Falls, Ontario (Canada) - where he has lived for the past twenty years. Medic is 25 years old. He is a professional poker player and is single.
Medic recently bought a second home in Las Vegas. He owns a luxury condo at a high-rise property which includes at least two dozen other top poker pros as residents.


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Jib specific bindings?
I am looking for some low profile durable jib specific bindings for my rome artifact rocker wide.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated! :thumbsup:
God forbid a search.
union contact
flux rk
flux Rl
Any soft bindings
yeah, it continues.
thanks ill look into those.
Salomon Holograms!
those look sick
Yeah holograms or the district would be great I love my holograms but if all you want is just jib nothing else get the district.
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Investors in Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. saw new options begin trading this week, for the August 19th expiration.
Commencement of the Carcinoid Syndrome Impact Survey
PDUFA Target Action Date of November 30, 2016
Here's a technical look at how to trade seven stocks rising on unusual volume.
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Trade-Ideas LLC identified Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (LXRX) as a weak on high relative volume candidate
Oral Presentation to Take Place on March 11th
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Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which measures momentum on a scale of zero to 100.
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UFC PPV buys in 2012 vs. previous 5 years (with numbers)
This is all per Dave Meltzer:
2007: 10 shows, 4,660,000 buys, average of 466,000
2008: 13 shows, 6,885,000 buys, average of 530,000
2009: 13 shows, 7,755,000 buys, average of 595,000
2010: 15 shows, 8,970,000 buys, average of 598,000
2011: 15 shows, 5,950,000 buys, average of 397,000
2012: 13 shows, 6,025,000 buys, average of 463,000
2009 & 2010 were killer years obviously. 2009 had UFC 100 and then 2010 had two Lesnar title fights and the Rashad/Rampage fight. 2012 was better than 2011 but on total buys (two less shows) and average.
I wonder how many people stream the PPVs... I'll bet it's more than twice as many that actually purchase it. The PPV model is such a stupid idea in this day and age. :confused03:
That's pretty crazy considering both 147 and 150 were the least bought PPV's in some time.
Also how many Fox, FX and Fuel cards this year ? thats a lot of free fights cards. Shows that 2012 wasnt as bad as the media has made it out to be.
However I think you are correct with the media over hyping the fall of PPV #s. The # went up and down based on opposition(other sports) at the time and who was on the card. Big dogs still pulled in the numbers and overall people continued to tune in.
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Four guys from the city realize they are getting on in years and decide to go on a cross country road trip on their motorcycles. Hilarity Ensues. Movie stars John Travolta as Woody, Martin Lawrence as Bobby, Tim Allen as Doug, and William H. Macy as Dudley. The film also stars Ray Liotta, Stephen Tobolowsky, and Marisa Tomei.
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- No Indoor Voice: Jack
- Product Placement: Dudley gets a Mac Apple logo tattooed onto his arm. He is very proud of the tattoo's invulnerability to copyright.
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- Took a Level in Badass: All four of them.
- Wannabe Diss: First, by the villainous biker gang towards the Wild Hogs, because they're a bunch of middle-aged guys who just do this for fun instead of terrorizing people. Then, by the villains' hero to the villains, because four middle-aged guys who bike for the sake of biking are standing up to a whole horde of guys in their prime.


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