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* Brazil accounts for 1 pct of Israeli firm's assets
* Also sees buying opportunities in Europe
* Focus in U.S. is on developing existing assets
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TEL AVIV, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Gazit-Globe, Israel's largest real estate investment company, may triple the scale of its presence in Brazil after declines in the country's currency and capital markets created buying opportunities, the company's president said.
The company owns five shopping centres in Brazil, most of them located in the densely-populated Sao Paulo state.
But Gazit-Globe has only just begun to penetrate the country, which accounts for about 1 percent of its 76.9 billion shekels ($21.96 billion) in assets under management. President Roni Soffer said that proportion could easily double or triple.
"It doesn't make sense to build companies that will be just $200-$300 million. We are looking at $1 billion total gross asset in markets we operate. I want to get to critical mass," he said in an interview.
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Previously, Ann was a Senior Director at St. Jude Medical, where she managed Global Market Intelligence, consolidating multiple market research and analysis teams into one consistent practice and launching a Competitive and Market Intelligence program to leverage existing intelligence infrastructures and facilitate information sharing. She spent five years as Director of Strategy & Business Development for the Structural Heart business of Medtronic, leading strategic planning, market analysis, competitive intelligence, and white space analyses. Her responsibilities also included producing and hosting a series of Executive Forums to improve employee understanding and engagement across the business, as well as coaching cross-functional leadership development programs and mentoring MBA hires in Medtronic's Leadership Development Rotation Program (LDRP).
Ann's initial foray into life sciences and healthcare services was as an equity investment analyst for Twin Cities based mutual fund and insurance companies. She contributed to top quartile returns for over 10 years, marketed to clients, prospects, and consultants, and became known for being a quick study who asked good (and difficult) questions of both analysts and management teams.
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Is Madrid your next academic stop? Well you need to check this cool house in the Canillejas neighbourhood. The residential area has several advantages that will improve the quality of your stay. Starting with the wide Quinta de Torre Arias park that will give you the possibility to go for some relaxing walks when needed, or the several restaurants and coffee shops that are going to surround you and will offer you the possibility to taste a new gastronomy and when the need the reach key points in town the Torre Arias metro station will take you there within minutes.
This house has three bedrooms, an airy kitchen equipped with the necessary appliances for a nice cooking experience and lastly a modern bathroom. An awesome plus is that the property features a cool outdoor area where you can relax with a book or simply sit down enjoying Madrid fresh air. So, in short, a homely and well-located place within reach of everything you need. What's not to love right? Go for it!
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Advantages of Fish Oil: Does it Help Aging Skin?
It's guest post time! One supplement I take a lot of is fish oil. Not just any old fish oil will do. You must choose a high quality supplement your body can actually use. Another thing to consider is the amount you need may be different than what someone else needs. A good tool to determine how much fish oil you should take is Bio Meridian Analysis. This is a non-invasive test which measures the energies in your meridians and can determine which vitamins and supplements you are lacking in. Read this insightful article to discover the truth about fish oil and if it really can help with aging skin.
Fish Oil and Aging Skin: The Real Truth
by Leah Seward
One widely held misconception with regard to wrinkles is the notion that fish oil, whether consumed from fatty fish or from supplements, without a doubt benefits wrinkles. Many sources will talk about the great wrinkle-reducing effects of fish oil which is rich in omega-3 fatty acids that are essential for body function. However, there really is not a whole lot of clinical evidence out there to validate these statements. As a result, it is important to take these suggestions with a grain of salt – eating a lot of oily fish or supplementing your diet with fish oil capsules likely will not make your wrinkles magically disappear.
Advantages of Fish Oil: Decreases UV Damage
A study discussed by the Journal of Lipid Research indicated that fish oil supplements may be helpful in protecting against the UV damage that causes wrinkles and may therefore lead to a slightly reduced appearance of wrinkles. Moreover, according to a report on the website for the University of Maryland Medical Center, in a small clinical study involving 13 people with a skin disorder called photo dermatitis (sun sensitivity), fish oil supplementation seemed to help in decreasing the patients' sensitivity to UV rays. But this was only a slight effect. The University of Maryland Medical Center notes that sunscreens protect the skin much better than do fish oils. So if you want to avoid wrinkles caused by sun damage, opt for daily application of a suitable sunscreen instead.
Fish Oil Advantages: Anti-Inflammatory
But don't go throwing away your fish oil capsules just yet. Despite the fact that science has not stated with certainty that fish oils demonstrate rejuvenating effects on the skin, it has been proven that fish oil aids body condition and function in many other ways. Fish oil's main health benefit for the skin may be that it can calm skin inflammation. Livestrong.com claims that fish oil has been known to relieve symptoms of psoriasis, acne, eczema, and rosacea. It also may be helpful in eliminating or reducing dry and flaky skin. Don't forget to leave your comment below…didn't your mother tell you it was rude not to comment?
More Benefits of Fish Oil
The other proven health benefits of fish oils include decreasing cholesterol, aiding in inflammation, and reducing joint pain associated with arthritis. It is also good for heart health and the immune system. Here is some more information on the composition and benefits of fish oil and Omega-3 fatty acids from the Mayo Clinic.
Overall, the results of scientific research involving the skin benefits of fish oils, when ingested orally, is inconclusive. And that's the real truth.
So when you are looking for new treatments or anti-wrinkle products to include in your skincare regimen, remember that fish oils may be beneficial for your skin (and the rest of your body) by providing essential omega-3 fatty acids. However, maintain realistic expectations regarding the effects that fish oils may have in terms of skin rejuvenation. If you have additional questions about whether fish oil supplements will work for you, be sure to consult your physician or dermatologist. He or she can provide advice tailored specifically to your needs and can help you choose the right skincare regimen for you.
About the author: Leah currently works as a Biomedical Engineer for Isis Biopolymer, a pioneer in skin rejuvenation technology. Isis Biopolymer recently released the Biobliss patchTM, a noninvasive transdermal patch that reduces the appearances of wrinkles and fine lines in just one hour. Leah conducts research for Isis Biopolymer and helped develop the Biobliss patchTM. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Human Biology from Brown University, graduating magna cum laude and with honors. Leah then went on to receive her Master of Science degree in Biology (Artificial Organs, Biomaterials, and Cellular Technology) from Brown University in 2010. In her spare time, Leah enjoys rooting for her favorite sports teams, the Patriots, Celtics, and Red Sox, and spending time with her family and friends.
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You Ought to Have a Look is a feature from the Center for the Study of Science posted by Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. ("Chip") Knappenberger. While this section will feature all of the areas of interest that we are emphasizing, the prominence of the climate issue is driving a tremendous amount of web traffic. Here we post a few of the best in recent days, along with our color commentary.
With Earth Day and the grand signing ceremony for the Paris Climate Agreement just around the corner, we thought it apt to highlight some relevant stories from around the web, particularly those critical of the central climate control enterprise.
Recall that we have pointed out the Paris Climate Agreement represents little more than a business-as-usual approach that has been spun to suggest that it represents a collective, international effort in response to a climate change "concern." Increasing opportunities for riding your bike (etc.) now have been rebranded as efforts to save the world. Right.
We've shown that the U.S. pledge under the Paris "Don't Call It a Treaty" Agreement, while a bit more aggressive than many, turns out to basically be impossible. Putting our name on such pledge seems a bit disingenuous, to put it mildly.
On top of all this comes a new economic analysis from the Heritage Foundation that basically shows that the U.S. intension under the Agreement would be mucho bad news. Here are the Key Points from the report "Consequences of Paris Protocol: Devastating Economic Costs, Essentially Zero Environmental Benefits":


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Losing a job is one of life's most stressful experiences. As more and more companies get "lean and mean," you may find yourself laid off, but you will survive.
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Leave your place of work immediately. Even if you saw it coming, you are likely to be too upset to answer co-workers' questions. You can come back for your coffee mug.
Discuss your situation with your spouse and other family members who will be affected. Will your partner have to work overtime for a while? Can your college student get a part-time job to contribute to tuition costs?
Review your financial situation. You may have set aside what seemed like a reasonable amount for a "rainy day," but if your unemployment goes beyond a month or two, you may need to make some lifestyle adjustments.
Request a meeting with your company's HR representative. Find out if you're entitled to severance pay, unused vacation or personal days and how to continue your benefits and roll over your 401K. Find out how vested you are in the company's pension plan, if applicable.
Take advantage of any outplacement services your employer offers. Many companies now provide career assessment and counseling as well as use of company facilities such as personal computers, copiers and fax machines to aid in your job search.
File for unemployment compensation if you qualify. This may be a blow to your pride, but you and your family are entitled to such benefits, and meeting basic needs must come before pride.
Tips & Warnings
- Get references in writing from your former supervisor, co-workers and the company personnel representative. Be sure the last includes a statement that the reason for your termination was a workforce reduction.
- Don't delay in handling the necessary paperwork to continue your benefits and roll over your retirement plan monies. There are strict, often short, time periods for doing these things; you snooze, you lose.
- Losing a job, even through no fault of your own, can be devastating. If your feelings of anger, sadness or helplessness persist beyond a few weeks, consider getting short-term therapy for depression.
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"Obesity and hunger have become two sides of the same coin in many economically depressed areas, and I'm proud that through Lose For Good, Weight Watchers, its members and its partners can have a positive impact reversing this troubling situation," said David Kirchhoff, President and CEO Weight Watchers International, Inc.There are many ways to get involved and spread the message of Lose For Good:
- Visit the Lose For Good website: www.weightwatchers.com/loseforgood
- Success Walls: Online subscribers and Community users will be encouraged to build "Success Walls" constructed of collected food that represent their weight loss. They can then donate the food on or around October 23 (Donation Day) via an official Weight Watchers Meetup at a food bank or food drive by visiting www.meetup.com/weightwatchers.
- Lose For Good Tab on the Weight Watchers Facebook page: Visit www.facebook.com/weightwatchers for updated information and videos
- Action Tuesdays: On six Tuesdays during the campaign, Weight Watchers eTools subscribers and Weight Watchers Online subscribers will be invited to participate in specific tasks, and for each task, Weight Watchers will donate $1 to Share Our Strength and Action Against Hunger (up to $5,000 per Tuesday as part of the larger corporate donation)
- Lose-A-Palooza: A one-day social media event taking place on September 14th that will help further spread the Lose For Good message. Weight Watchers will donate $1 to Share Our Strength and Action Against Hunger for every accepted mention or acknowledgment of "Lose For Good" made on September 14th through blogs, Twitter, Facebook and check-ins via foursquare (up to $60,000 as part of the larger corporate donation)
- Member Local Food Drives: Select Weight Watchers meeting locations will be holding local food drives throughout the duration of the campaign where members can donate food that will be given to local food banks


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The Graduate School provides limited funding to support travel for student presentations and performances at professional conferences. The research or project presented must be conducted by a degree-seeking graduate student or students under the mentorship of Winthrop University faculty. Attendance at a conference by two or more students to make a single presentation of research or performance will be treated as one application. A travel award will be divided equally among group members participating in the presentation or performance.
In order to apply for travel support, the student must be enrolled as a degree-seeking graduate student at Winthrop University at the time of the conference. The student must make a presentation or perform at the conference.
The maximum travel award is 80% of the total costs or $400. If a presentation or performance is being made by a group of students, the travel award will be divided among the group. Guidelines for processing payments against the award will be included in the award notification letter.
November 15 (for Fall)April 15 (for Spring)June 15 (for Summer)Note: You may submit your application any time prior to the application deadline.
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*In order to receive funding, you must abide by all laws and regulations that govern research with humans, vertebrate animals, and biohazardous materials. You and your faculty mentor are responsible for obtaining authorization from the appropriate university committees. See the SPAR website for policy guidelines and review forms.
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Why It's Time for Big Law to 'Adapt or Die'By
For all the predictions of economic recovery in the U.S. in 2014, large law firms will continue to face challenges in the new year, according to legal search consultants at Major, Lindsey & Africa. "Our message in our last advisory was clear: BigLaw, it is time to adapt or die," a report they released on Thursday concludes. "We think this same message is equally true as we head into 2014. Only more so."
That message has been hanging over the leaders of large law firms for years now, and the issues covered by the report—as those to confront sooner, rather than later—shouldn't come as a surprise: declining demand for legal services, continuing demand by clients for alternatives to the traditional billable hour fee arrangement, greater competition from smaller firms and other types of legal service providers, and growing numbers of firm mergers and dissolutions.
There were no law firm failures on the order of a Dewey & LeBoeuf or a Howrey in 2013, but industry watchers say they are unavoidable. Too many large law firms chase not enough business with too many unproductive partners and associates. Efforts to save or boost struggling law firms have, in part, driven up the number of law firm mergers over the past year, a record-setter for tie-ups. Eighty-seven mergers were announced in 2013 for firms of all sizes, with nine in December, according to data from law firm consultants at Altman Weil.
That's hardly a positive development, according to Major, Lindsey's assessment. Often a merger makes little sense:
In our view, the combination of two firms, both of which are struggling to survive, will yield little synergy. Furthermore, while some of these combinations are being classified as mergers, the reality is that in many cases the firms being acquired stand little chance of surviving absent being acquired, so one has to wonder what the benefit will be to the acquiring firm. Nonetheless, we believe this merger mania will continue unabated into the New Year.
Ward Bower, a principal with Altman Weil, also predicts that the pace of law firm mergers in 2013 will continue this year. But, he says, the push for mergers will come largely from the resurgent economy and the work that will follow—more corporate mergers requiring larger law firms with more offices. Law firms thus have a chance to strengthen by adding to practice areas or bolstering weak ones and they can access new markets and clients through a merger.
A further tricky area for law firm leaders: cutting equity partners who aren't bringing in enough business. Little movement has transpired on this front over the past two years. "Ultimately," Major, Lindsey reports, "most firms will have no choice. In order to remain competitive, they will need to address this issue. Similarly, many firms are now re-thinking their capital structure, and are either asking their partners (including non-equity partners) to contribute more capital in order to reduce borrowing costs, or even doing away with the two-tier structure altogether."
The key to a firm's long-term success will depend on strong and flexible leaders whose strategy reflects the realities of the legal market and a will to change the status quo. Leaders must "query whether the traditional leadership models and strategies have run their course, or, at the very least, whether firm chairs and managing partners should continue to practice while attempting to oversee such a vast business enterprise," the Major, Lindsey report says.
Steven Harper, an author covering legal business and a former partner at law firm Kirkland & Ellis, expects little change soon. "Clients will continue demanding fundamental change in the way outside firms deliver legal services, but most large law firms will ignore those pleas," he says. "Eventually, short-sighted leadership will take its toll on many firms as long term values—including institutional stability—suffer. Unfortunately, far too many law firm leaders regard the future as someone else's problem."
Are the messages hitting hard enough? The answer will determine whether, at any given firm, change will come deliberately or accidentally. But one thing is certain: Thanks to advances in technology and increasing client demands and pressures, change at America's largest law firms is inevitable.


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How the heck do I get movement??
My hair is....stiff. Always dry-looking even though I completely pamper it. It never has swing to it, especially when I straighten it. What do I do? :(
what kind of pampering have you given your hair. My hair is stiff when it was damaged. I thought i was doing all the right things, but i was just making it worse. make sure your hair is moisturized just not overly moisturized. get products that help define the curls. i like kccc, and i have tried quidad climate control with great results, but it has some cones in them, so i cut it out of my routine.
Just keep working at it, you'll get it. Good luck!
How often are you straightening your hair? You've said you think you're doing "all the right things". That may be, but if you're routinely straightening it, that could be why your hair is seemingly damaged.
maybe you need to do a herbal rinse. i love doing this! my next "thing" im going to try is stinging nettle rinse, its meant to help with shine and softness, help with growth and scalp problems....... i think im going to pick a few handfuls and boil it in water for 10 mins let it to cool then strain it out and use it after my shower, ill let it dry in my hair for a bit.
i havent tried this yet, but its on the top of my list for next week :)
My hair is definitely damaged right now from all the colorings, and I straighten about twice a month, if that. However I can remember that even when I was younger, my hair still didn't really swing. It may have been due to the fact that it's so thick, or maybe it's because my hair is so protein sensitive? No idea.
Fmas - I haven't heard of an herbal rinse, but I should look into it! I wouldn't even know where to start though..
Is your hair very fine? I have a friend who has fine low density hair and she has this same issue. Her hair just doesn't have enough weight to swing even though it is long. If your hair is fine and not very dense maybe you could try products that give your hair some weight.
My hair is fine, low density and around chin length--no problem getting it to swing. I agree with thelio, it's probably the products or the health of your hair.
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Food and Wine Festivals in Griffith
From the Taste Riverina Food Festival to unWINEd, there are plenty of events in Griffith that are food and wine centric. La Festa showcases the local food scene and is one of the region's biggest festivals. Or check out the Festa delle Salsicce (Festival of the Sausage), a convivial community long lunch celebrating the end of the salami making season.


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Editor's note: this story originally appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune Oct. 2, 2003.
Jay Lee, former mayor of Virgin, will serve no jail time for his guilty pleas to two misdemeanors involving misuse of city funds. In a hearing Wednesday heavily attended by residents of the southwestern Utah town, 5th District Judge James Shumate sentenced Lee to concurrent terms of one year in jail,
then stayed the sentence and ordered him to serve 36 months probation.
Lee originally had been charged with second-degree felony misuse of public funds and a misdemeanor count of witness tampering. In an Aug. 28 plea agreement, Deputy Washington County Attorney Paul Christensen reduced the charges to class A misdemeanor attempted misuse of public funds and attempted witness tampering. Lee pleaded no contest to the first count and guilty to the second. He had resigned as mayor the day before.


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Word of the Day, December 20, 2013
" Whisper it now, or shout it out. However it comes out, He hears your cry, out of nowhere He will come, you got to believe it. He will rescue you. Just call out to the Way, The Truth, The Light. When you don't know what to say, Just say Jesus."
Isaiah 26:1-4
1 In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
2 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.
3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
4 Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
Can you hear the song of the of God's people, the Jews and Gentiles singing the song of praise unto the LORD? This is a picture of the saved and redeemed in the millennial kingdom. God's church will be the walls of protection around His people. This is a song inciting their confidence in God. These songs are songs of victory, security in the LORD, and salvation promised from God.
These gates will be open for the whole body of Christ, the Jews and the Gentiles. We have access to Christ as members of His kingdom. We are to lean on God for total security and confidence today and in the New Jerusalem.
The next verse I sent to my wife and children while in Canaan when they were having a hard time. In our state that we are in now or as written for Israel at the time, we are promised perfect peace. We need to trust in the LORD and keep our mind on Him and not us or what is around us, and we will have perfect peace that we can't even comprehend. God is our divine keeper, our only source of perfect peace and the only one we can truly trust.
Trust in the LORD for ever. No matter what is going on in our lives, in all the good times and the bad times. God is our rock, the rock of ages and our strength. I can't say it any better or a different way so I'll use the word of the LORD to finish. "For in the LORD Jehovah, is Everlasting Strength."
Well it is CHRISTmas time in a few days, please remember the reason for the season, Jesus Christ our LORD and Saviour. If possible, try to get to a Christmas show, play, choir or musical at a good Bible church with your family and hear the CHRISTmas story again all over.
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By Alice Baghdjian
LONDON (Reuters) - Robert Rauschenberg's fabrics in electric blues and rich reds pop from the sterile walls of the Gagosian Gallery in London in a show of one of the American artist's lesser-known collections which curators hope will lure a new generation to his work.
"Jammers", named after the Windjammer merchant sailing ships, conjures the exotic with vibrant textiles draped, looped and layered across walls and around rattan poles.
The creation of the works marked a change in style from Rauschenberg's best known collection "Combines", built with detritus from the streets of New York, and followed the late artist's trip to India in 1975 when he spent time with a family of textile dyers.
"Bob (Rauschenberg) said the combination of the poverty and the squalor in India combined with the absolute flamboyance of the colors was something that was a revelation to him," David White, senior curator of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, told Reuters this week.
"Amid the poverty there would be one of the lowest castes, poor people, with a sari of bright, bright pink and he said that gave him the permission to deal with just the fabrics and celebrate the gloriousness of them," White said.
This combination is reflected in Rauschenberg's palette of opulent fabrics and the austerity of the poles, string and tin cans that form each individual "jammer", White said.
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'The young Sabres are still trying to establish their identity and it's difficult to say whether the club will take a step forward or back in 2009-10. Buffalo needs to improve in the scoring department and that could be difficult considering the Sabres are relying on largely the same players as it did last year. Still, a playoff appearance is certainly within reach, especially if the Sabres are able to keep Vanek and Miller healthy for the entire season.'
Archives for September 2009
2009-10 Buffalo Sabres Preview
Sabres' Tallinder fighting for his job
'Tallinder is making $3.25 million this year in the final year of his contract, and that's probably what prevented a trade. Among Buffalo defensemen, only Craig Rivet ($3.5 million) makes more.'
Forward Ennis among 14 Sabres demoted to minors
'Ennis' demotion to AHL Portland was announced Tuesday, a week after the forward signed a three-year contract. He was drafted 26th overall in 2008.'
Sabres release two; send 14 to Portland
'Portland starts its training camp Friday and has its first exhibition game Saturday night against Lowell. The Sabres, meanwhile, host the Toronto Maple Leafs Wednesday night at 7 in HSBC Arena.'
Sabres assign 14 players to Portland
'The moves leave the Sabres with 33 players remaining in camp: 19 forwards, 11 defensemen and three goaltenders.'
Lalime sharp in Sabres' win
'Next for the Sabres (2-1) will be a Wednesday night game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at HSBC Arena.'
Tuesday's Washington Coverage
Stars Cannot Push Capitals to a Victory (Washington Post)
Capitals' stars shaky in first preseason action (Washington Times)
Postgame Notebook: Sabres 2, Capitals 1 (WashingtonCaps.com)
Photo gallery (WashingtonCaps.com)
Buffalo 2, Washington 1
'Patrick Kaleta's second-period goal and 19 saves from Patrick Lalime lifted Buffalo over Washington, 2-1, in preseason action.'
Sabres score two goals 11 seconds apart, beat Caps
'Drew Stafford and Patrick Kaleta scored 11 seconds apart to lift the Buffalo Sabres to a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Monday night in a preseason game.'
Sabres' McCormick working on skill set
'"I've never really been told that before, but I knew that was something I had to work on this summer," McCormick said after a recent practice in HSBC Arena. "That really helps my game when I get on the forecheck and backcheck, and that's something I really want to bring to the team."'
Miller preserves Sabres' victory
'"You want to start as early as you can to come together as a team," Miller said. "We're going to have to be a team that gets through these tight games and finds ways to battle through and not get frustrated. I think [Saturday night] was an example of just wanting to accomplish something out there."'
Sabres say they're more accountable now
'"Leaving the season, we talked about having the right kind of attitude in the locker room," Miller said. "That was something we addressed, and we're hoping it does come together where these guys are here for all the right reasons."'
Sunday's Detroit Coverage
Wings drop exhibition game (Detroit Free Press)
Howard calm after deflections (Detroit Free Press)
Photo gallery (Detroit Free Press)
Jury is still out on Red Wings backup goalie Jimmy Howard (Detroit News)
Jimmy Howard beaten on two deflected shots in Red Wings' preseason loss to Sabres (Booth Newspapers)
Jeremy Williams, Kris Newbury competing for roster spot with Red Wings (Booth Newspapers)
Photo gallery (DetroitRedwings.com)
Roy, Vanek lift Sabres to 3-1 win over Red Wings
'Paul Gaustad added an empty-net goal and Ryan Miller stopped 42 shots for Buffalo.'
Buffalo 3, Detroit 1
'Thomas Vanek scored the eventual game-winner midway through the final period, as the Sabres scored three times in the third to top the Red Wings, 3-1, in preseason action.'


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Charlie Sheen 20/20 Interview Spoof Video: Mind-Numbingly Inane
If you needed more evidence that Charlie Sheen is losing (or has already lost) it, then check out the video below. In it, Charlie Sheen creates a spoof of his now internet-famous 20/20 interview, which spawned a laundry list of highly quotable and utterly idiotic phrases – check out the best Charlie Sheen quotes right here.
Although a massive amount of parodies and Charlie Sheen spoofs have already been produced (though the seemingly psychotic actor needs no spoofing), Sheen decided to make his own, in which he attempts to top his own over-the-top outrageousness. The results, as you might imagine, are embarrassing and mind-numbing, which is de rigueur for Charlie Sheen fare. The Charlie Sheen 20/20 interview spoof video, called Charlie Sheen: The Unedited Version, is the lamest Sheen-centric contribution to popular culture yet, and is literally painful to watch. At some point, Sheen should probably stop attempting to cash in on his "look at how crazy I am" act, but we'll see if that ever happens.
Let us know what you think of the Charlie Sheen 20/20 interview spoof video in the comments. Die-hard Sheen fans can watch Two and a Half Men online right here, and find dates and tickets for the Charlie Sheen: My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is not an Option show right here.
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After running through Seneca Wallace, Scott Tolzien, and Matt Flynn as starting quarterbacks in place of the injured Aaron Rodgers and zero wins to show for it, the Packers are in a freefall and just waiting for Rodgers to return from his fractured left collarbone. If Rodgers' own timetable is correct, they won't have to wait another game. Rodgers told ESPN's Bob Holtzman on Thursday that he "thinks" he will be completely healthy before Green Bay's Dec. 8 matchup against the Falcons.
The Packers have gone 0-4-1 since Rodgers got hurt and have fallen a game and a half back of the first-place Lions in the NFC North.
Fantasy Analysis:
Wallace got hurt. Tolzien was pretty bad. And Flynn was simply awful. The Packers have nowhere else to turn ... unless Brett ... no, it's OK. I won't go there. Rodgers would obviously elevate the fantasy value of every Packer in this offense. He can't return soon enough. Fantasy owners and the Packers need him for a late-season charge.


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August 11, 2010
Bauer Rejects Committee Requests (click here)
August 5, 11
Committee Members Request to Meet with Bauer (click here)
July 31, 2010 - Commissioner Bauer Terminates Speed Table Committee and Solution Process
Based on Ed Call Enhance Team Close Out letter, Bauer shuts down the Community/County solution process developed to address the speed table issue.
Bauer refuses to speak with committee members who wish to continue working with Kitsap County staff on behalf of the Hansville area community.
Bauer Termination Letter (click here)
July 26, 2010 - Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting
Meeting minutes (click here)
July 20, 2010 - Ten Committee Members Quit
Enhance Team Close Out Letter (click here)
Close Out Report (click here)
July 15, 2010 - Sheriff Boyer Meeting
- Discussed increased police enforcement as an alternative to speed tables
- Additional solution options addressed
Meeting minutes (click here)
July 12, 2010 - Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting
Meeting Minutes (click here)
June 21, 2010 - Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting
- Commissioner Bauer approves Work Plan
- Bauer wants to review proposals for community outreach
- Group will continue work with County traffic engineers
Meeting Minutes (click here)
Commissioner Email Approval (click here)
Work Plan /subcommittees (click here)
Sheriff Boyer's Office Responses to Questions (click here)
June 7, 2010 - Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting
- Questions for Sheriff Boyer compiled. Meeting to be arranged
- Work Plan agreed to by committee
Meeting minutes (click here)
Questions for Sheriff Boyer (click here)
Work Plan (click here)
May 12, 2010 - Commissioner Must Approve Work Plan to Continue
- Commissioner Bauer emails notes from May 4 meeting
- Commissioner Bauer must approve Work Plan before committee continues work
Bauer Email 5/4/10 (click here)
May 10, 2010 - Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting
First Committee of the Whole Meeting
- Met to begin further research on solutions
- Disagreement, confusion about process & outcomes
Meeting Minutes (click here)
May 4, 2010 - Committees Merge into One
- Committee-of-the-Whole established - combination of Remove and Enhance Speed Tables teams
- Presentataion & discussion of each teams'solution proposals (below)
- Looked for common ground in proposals
Meeting minutes (click here)
Remove Speed Tables Proposal (click here)
Enhance Speed Tables Proposal (click here)
November 2, 2009
The November 2, 2009 meeting occurred at the Hansville Store from 7:00 - 9:00 PM with seven representatives from the Remove the Speed Tables and Enhance the Speed Tables Teams. Handouts of the county's guidelines and each team's presentation, "Speed Table Removal, A Practical Approach to Speed Control" and " Speed Table Enhancement, A Greater Hansville Area Sub-committee," were distributed.
Remove ST Chair Steps Down
The chairperson for the Remove the Speed Tables Team announced he's stepping down from the position due to ongoing health problems. After undergoing numerous medical procedures in the past six months he does not want his situation to add any delays in getting the promised recommendations to the community. His support is fully with his team and he will participate as a member as his condition permits. The members of the Remove the Speed Tables Team attending the meeting agreed to carry on as a team as it was felt that a single leader is not necessary.
Community Concerns
The purpose of the meeting was to clarify and verify the five areas of concern as defined during the facilitator portion of the process. In other words, the community interests which required resolution. The five areas of concern, as it now stands are as follows:
1. Design and Engineering - standardized speed table design and installation
2. Traffic Distribution - requires clarification
3. Acceptance - community support of solution(s)
4. Respect - community respects each other and each other's concerns
5. Safety - road safety - personal, elderly, children, animal's
1. Engineering Law - meet county code road design standards
2. Equity - solution(s) equitable for all residents and motorists
3. Personal Responsibility –
- parents responsible for children
- pet owners responsible for pet safety - keep dogs on leash/fenced
- trim brush for better sight distance
- purchase two-way mailbox
4. Fair Process & Community Support
- clear communication and entire affected community votes
5. Liability - who takes responsibility for personal property damage, delayed emergency response times due to speed tables?
The only category not explicitly self-explanatory in the written presentations is item #2 Traffic Distribution under the Enhance Team's concerns.
The issue regarding speed tables and emergency response capabilities was discussed. These impacts still need to be addressed.
Process Continues
This meeting successfully re-energized the process. The two teams are still in step #3 of the county delineated process. Those in attendance expressed their desire to see the process through to the end.
Next Steps
The next step is to meet and complete step #3 where both teams will gather as the Committee-of-the-Whole and present their presentations. It was recommended each team choose a spokesperson and prepare a PowerPoint presentation. At this point, while it would be a deviation from the process, it was also proposed to invite the Board of Commissioners to attend the meeting of the Committee-of-the-Whole, thereby allowing both teams to provide clarifications and answer inquiries.
Other issues discussed for follow-up at the next meeting:
How to accomplish steps #4 and #5:
The two teams discussed the issues surrounding step 4 and acknowledged there will probably be more than one option put forth before the community.
Committee-of-the-Whole melds the recommendations of the working committees into a proposal for consideration by the larger Hansville community.
1.The proposal may include more than one option.
2.The option(s) offered should meet all of the community interests agreed to during the May 21 and May 27 meetings.
The issue surrounding step 5 is Hansville doesn't have a facility large enough to fit the entire community so thought must be given as to how to present the options and collect votes.
Committee-of-the-Whole publicizes, presents and secures broad community support and endorsement of the option(s) regarding speed tables.
How to update the community as to where the teams are in the process:
There was discussion about publishing both teams' presentations on-line and providing hard copies for those residents that don't use the Internet.
Two attendees volunteered to check the availability of the Community Center and the Driftwood Key Club for the Committee-of-the-Whole meeting.
Printable Minutes
October 23, 2009
Members are gearing up to move forward. Discussed current status and next steps. The group wishes to invite the Enhance ST group to meet with the Remove ST group to clarify the groups' concerns established in the intial stages of the solution process. According to the county guidelines, solution options must address both group's five categories of concern.
An email invitation was sent to the Enhance Team to meet together, clarify concerns, and discuss moving forward.
A meeting was set for Nov. 2 . 7pm.
May 11, 2009
The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the next step in the solution process.
Steps can be viewed here
Members expressed frustration for the stall in the process by Commissioner Bauer stepping in to review and direct committee work. The process was established as a citizen process.
The Remove Speed Tables committee feels the Committee-of-the-Whole, when working together, will review and assess the work to date and adjust strategies as needed.
A member discovered a roadside speed monitor in Poulsbo that flashes vehicle speeds and when speeds are too high, flashes Slow Down. It was proposed we include these signs in our recommendations for alternative solutions to the tables. Other members of the committee have witnessed these signs in Seattle and other locations. All agreed on the addition.
Our group is ready to meet with the Enhance Speed Tables group (as a Committee-of-the-Whole) to work together on solution options to present to the entire community.
Feb. 18, 2009
Guests: Jeff Shea and Jon Brand, Kitsap County Traffic Engineers
Jeff and Jon answered questions and discussed alternative speed mitigation techniques with the group.
They noted that different speed table areas could be approached differently. There need not be a blanket solution for all tables.
Solution alternatives could be phased over time costwise.
It was learned that the Kitsap County Public Works Local Traffic Safety Program (LTSP) which provides policies for traffic calming only applies to residential roads.
Discussion of resident complaints over "road rage" occuring in reaction to tables -
Fake (applied) potholes for speed control?
Effective, but only in the short term.
Hansville Log - No More Speed Table Articles
The Greater Hansville Log will no longer be publishing articles to inform Hansville residents about the the Speed Table Work Group process working toward solutions in this issue. Although the Log printed information and updates in the past, the decision to stop was made by community center president, Fred Nelson, speaking on behalf of the Greater Hansville Community Center Board.
Mr. Nelson cited the Hansville Log editorial policy and told members of the Speed Table Work Groups that "The GHCC [community center] is a social non-profit organization, and our newsletter, The Greater Hansville Log, is published to inform the residents of the GHA of community sponsored social events and activities and it's not meant to become a roundtable forum for discussion of any controversial political issues."
The Community Center will not run any additional stories in the Log until the solution process is complete and the Kitsap County Commisssioners have made a decision.
Feb. 14, 2009
Emergency Reponse Times Presentation
Retired Los Angeles Fire Chief and 40 year fire service veteran, Hugh Tucker, informed the group about the realities of fire and medical emergency responses in our area and expressed his concern over response time delay due to speed tables on our main emergency routes.
Medical Response
Most residents do not know that in medical emergencies - the two firefighters at our local Hansville Fire Station can provide Basic Life Support (BLS). Paramedics, who administer Advanced Life Support (ALS), must come from the Kingston Fire Station on Miller Bay Road. If Kingston paramedics are responding elsewhere, paramedics must come from an even further distance.
Fire and Rescue Response
Many residents are also not aware that by Washington law "Safety Standards for Firefighters" "WAC 296-305-05001" (10-a) & (11), firefighters must not enter a burning building for fire rescue without a back-up team, which in Hansville's case must come from Kingston or further, again depending on availability.
Delayed Emergency Response Time
Mr. Tucker, speaking from first-hand experience, has grave concerns about "added minutes of delay in emergency response times due to speed tables on our ONLY thoroughfares available to emergency responders." He states, "If anyone thinks a couple of minutes don't really make any difference, please ask the family of a fire fatality victim or a surviving victim of 3rd degree burns."
Work Group Requests that Commissioner Bauer Travel Tables
Dear Mr. Bauer,
The ongoing efforts to solve the problems surrounding the speed tables in Hansville and Cliffside illustrate the dedication and willingness of many volunteers to work towards the resolution of a difficult chapter in the history of this community. Because you are a member of this community, as well as the county commissioner who tasked the citizens of the area to find solutions to these problems, we make the following request of you:
During the month of February we request that you make a detour each time you leave your home to drive over the speed tables in downtown Hansville. Because you live such a short distance from the 1st speed table on Hansville Road you will not need to drive far to go over each bump and make the loop at Sherlind Rd. to head back through town and be on your way. An alternative would be for you to drive through Hansville and continue out of town via Hood Canal Drive and Cliffside. This would give you the added benefit of experiencing both sets of speed tables.
We would like you to commit to driving over the speed tables as a requirement of leaving Hansville for the period of one month. This is an important commitment for you to make so you can have the same experience that many of those who oppose the speed tables have. The daily requirement of traveling over the speed tables is a source of great frustration for many residents of the area. The fact that they have no alternative route or choice is a daily reminder of their anger over this issue. Traveling this route will allow you to experience first hand citizens concerns about wear and tear on vehicles, as well as the physical discomfort for those with medical or physical problems.
By making the commitment to drive over the speed tables each time you leave the community you will replicate the experience that thousands of area motorists have every day. After a month of driving over the speed tables each time you leave your home you will have a better understanding of why people are so angry about what has been done to the arterial routes in their community. This experience will help you to better understand the viewpoint of the large number of citizens who want the speed tables removed.
Please let us know if you plan to honor our request. We look forward to your response.
Remove the Speed Tables Work Group
Commissioner Bauer Agrees To Travel Tables
Thank you for your email. I am happy to accommodate this suggestion. In fact, I began Monday detouring from my home to traverse the first two speed tables in downtown Hansville before turning around and going to my destination. This means four speed tables which is the most anyone else has to cover. I am also doing that when I return home which is more than you requested. I am happy to do this because I believe it shows the community that I am willing to share the experience of dealing with the speed tables. I will do this for the month of February.
While I agree that this will provide me with first-hand experience of daily use of the speed tables, it does not change the charge to the two existing committees, i.e., propose revisions or alternatives to the speed tables that meet the interests of the other side in this issue. I am looking forward to a meeting of the two committees to share the results of your work. I have received recent assurances that your committee is working on proposed alternatives and am eager to see them.
Thanks again for your suggestion.
Jan. 28, 2009
Emergency Response presentation by retired LA Fire Chief, Hugh Tucker.
Meeting Minutes (click here)
January 2009 Hansville Log Article
REMOVE SPEED TABLES WORK GROUP UPDATE by Brad Luton
This citizen work group has been researching solutions to address community concerns surrounding the installation of speed tables in Hansville.
Some community concerns from both sides of the issue are:
- Delayed fire and medical emergency response time
- Vehicle damage due to speed tables
- Non-speeding drivers unable to traverse speed tables at posted speed limit
- No alternative routes for avoidance of speed tables for non-speeding drivers
- Excessive speeding
- Pedestrian, animal, and wildlife safety
- Population increase
The Remove Speed Tables Work Group has been researching:
- Speed table removal
- Alternatives to speed tables
- Fire and medical emergency response protocol and impedance by roadway obstacles
- Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner – Impacts on homeowner insurance rates due to delayed emergency response time
More detailed information chronicling the Speed Table Work Group process can be viewed at www.hansvillespeedtables.com.
Dec. 17, 2008
- County policies - Local Traffic Safety Program (LTSP)
- County traffic speed data
- Presentation methods
- Publishing news articles to county
- Online information sharing
- Follow-up with County Roads Manager, Jeff Shea re: information requests
Dec. 6, 2008
- County policies for application of speed humps
- Additional alternative solutions to slow speeding
- Book "Traffic" by Tom Vanderbilt details observations and solutions
- Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner - Increase in Homeowner Insurance rates due to delayed ERT (emergency response time)
- Kitsap County data from 2006/2007 shows decreased speeds in Hansville with police enforcement and education
- Meeting with other work groups to formulate recommendations to present to community
Dec. 3, 2008
Update provided by Gerry Porter.
Commissioner Steve Bauer convened a meeting of the three working group chairs - Brad Luton, Ed Call, and Gerry Porter - on Wednesday, December 3rd in his office for a progress report. Gerry had distributed the final report of the Cross-Connector Road Study Committee prior to the December 3rd meeting. Brad Luton summarized a draft report from the Remove the Tables Committee, as did Ed Call on behalf of the Improving/Enhancing the Tables Committee. As no recommendations were agreed upon to be proposed to the Committee-of-the-Whole, the Remove the Tables Committee and the Improving/Enhancing the Tables Committee were encouraged to continue their research; the Cross-Connector Road Study Committee has completed its work (at least for the immediate future). The next meeting of the respective committee chairpersons with Commissioner Bauer and Anne Blair is tentatively planned for early 2009.
Nov. 24, 2008
Hansville Cross-Connector Road Committee Final Report (click here)
Nov. 10, 2008
Committee members reviewed their Presentation and are preparing to meet with the other Work Groups to share their recommendations and to determine the best method for reaching out to the broad community.
The Committee Chair reported that Jeff Shea, Kitsap County Roads Manager, is in the process of collecting County data, documentation, cost estimates, and more in response to committee requests.
To date, NKFD Fire Chief, Dan Smith, has been nonresponsive in coordinating a demonstration NKFD test run to provide data to determine actual delay time in fire and medical emergency response on the route over the speed tables from the Hansville Fire Department on Twin Spits Rd. to a point south of the Hansville Cemetery.
Fire Chief, Dan Smith, has also refused to provide NKFD comparison data for Fire and Rescue response time prior to installation of speed tables and after installation of speed tables.
Commissioner Bauer and Anne Blair have requested to meet with the Chairs of the three Speed Table Work Groups on December 3, 2008 in Port Orchard.
Sept. 30, 2008
Agenda (click here)
Article in October Log (click here)
Meeting overview will be posted when provided by committee chairperson.
Sept. 23, 2008
Agenda (click here)
Meeting Notes (click here)
Sept. 15, 2008
Committee continued to work on development of Power Point presentation. Discussion took place on a demonstration by the Fire Department of actual response time to emergencies occuring south of the speed tables on Hansville Road.
Jeff Shea agreed, through Anne Blair, to provide additional traffic data, including speeds, for other collector/distributor roads in Kitsap County.
Hugh Tucker and Brad Luton will make arragements with Jeff Shea for the Fire Department demonstration.
Sept. 2, 2008
AGENDA (click here)
MEETING OVERVIEW (click here)
August 26, 2008
MISSION/PURPOSE (click here)
AGENDA (click here)
MEETING OVERVIEW (click here)
Next Cross-Connector Road Meeting
Tuesday, September 30 at 1:00pm
Greater Hansville Community Center
The public is invited to attend.
August 4, 2008
Continued discussion on topics from July 21 meeting.
Draft PowerPoint presentation presented.
July 21, 2008
Initial views and potential focus points discussed
PETITIONS - skewed beneficiaries:
AGAINST = 650 signatures
FOR = 80 signatures
Consider compromise solutions
Speed tables on Bridgeview acceptable
Follow-up on Hugh Tucker's Emergency Response letter to commissioners
Impact on emergency services
Research traffic studies and analyses
Prepare PowerPoint presentation
July 7, 2008
AGENDA (click here)
This group gathered for an organizational meeting on July 7 at the Greater Hansville Community Center. There were six in attendance out of intial roster of 11. It was a good discussion. Two documents were distributed for study : (1) Cross Connector Road - Questions and Answers" dated February 20, 1997, and (2) "The Cross Connector Road" by Bob Amos (click here).
Informational Article in August Log (click here)
Next Cross-Connector Road meeting
Tuesday, August 26 1:00p.m.
Greater Hansville Community Center
Interested community members are invited to attend.
June 30, 2008
Anne Blair, Commissioner Steve Bauer's District Manager, has provided County-defined guidelines for the citizen Work Group process.
The three committees will work to agree on one or two options that address community concerns regarding the speed tables in the near-term (5-10 years). Broad community support for the option(s) will need to be secured before presentation to the Board of County Commissioners for their consideration/decision.
* WORK PROCESS COUNTY GUIDELINES (click here)
Official County staff contact:
Jeff Shea, Public Works Roads Manager
County resource person:
Anne Blair
June 24 - Cross-Connector Road?
Citizens are contacting Anne Blair, Commissioner Steve Bauer's District Manager and facilitator for the Work Groups, about a Work Group being formed for the idea of a Cross-Connector Road from Shorewoods to Weaver Pass (360th St. & Hansville Rd.) .
Some feel the Cross-Connector Road proposal, a long-term (10-15 year) project, does not belong in this current short-term solution process.
It has been suggested that the Cross-Connector Road belongs in the Greater Hansville Area Community Plan - a process currently underway for long-range planning in the Hansville area.
June 11, 2008 Meeting
Interested community members convened to participate in a process to form Work Groups that will work toward a solution for the controversial Speed Table issue in Hansville. Anne Blair, District Manager for Commissioner Steve Bauer, facilitated the meeting. At her direction, the group clarified and condensed the
May 27, 2008 Meeting
Participants from the two groups formed at the May 21 meeting convened to review each group's 5 main categories of concern(Click Here) regarding the Speed Tables. The intent by Anne Blair and facilitators was to compare concerns from the two groups, delineate common concerns among all, and move forward toward determining "work" toward solutions.
No common ground between the two groups could be found.
Group members then brainstormed a list of possible options or solutions to the Speed Table issue.
Click here to see list of options.
This meeting ends Molly Gordon and Hidde Van Duym's roles as facilitators working with the community. Anne Blair, Commissioner Steve Bauer's District Manager will facilitate follow-up Work Group meetings.
May 21, 2008 Meeting
Anne Blair, Steve Bauer's District Manger introduced professional outside facilitators Molly Gordon and Hidde Van Duym. Participants were divided into two groups - Group A -those in favor of and Group B -those not in favor of the Speed Tables. Each facilitator worked with one group. Three index cards were distributed to individuals in each group and members were instructed to write 3 ways in which the Speed Tables impacted their lives and values. Cards were then distributed into a variety of categories and each group worked to ultimately determine their 5 main categories of concern.
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Dean's Welcome Reception - Class of 2014
Columbia Engineering
Thursday, September 26, 2013 from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM (EDT)
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San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
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Event Details
Mary C. Boyce, Dean of Engineering and Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professor, invites Engineering seniors to attend this special event with board members of the Columbia Engineering Alumni Association (CEAA) and Columbia Engineering Young Alumni (CEYA). Each senior will receive a special a gift from the Engineering School to signify the transition from student to alumnus in May 2014.
Light hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be served, and the event will include a toast to a successful senior year.
Recommended attire is business attire.
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Thursday, September 26, 2013 from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM (EDT)
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This week we are so excited to welcome Georgia and Ilana from Grace Boutique! Each day this week these super stylish local ladies will be sharing some of their unique fashion looks, providing us with great ideas and inspiration as we head into winter. Today Georgia and Ilana give us a run down on their current top picks – aren't they gorgeous?! – Jenny x
Georgia Danos (left) and Ilana Moses of Grace Boutique. Photo – Lucy Feagins
We are the owners of GRACE, a boutique nestled in Hawksburn Village. We scour the world for unique brands offering beautiful, quality clothing that will add value to our customer's wardrobes. We delight in the fun of putting looks together, especially as the season changes and offers the perfect opportunity to re-assess our wardrobe! This week we'll share some of our favourite new season essentials, and look at easy ways to transition into winter. And this doesn't mean throwing out your whole closet, but rather discovering those few key pieces that excite you and revitalise your look! We hope you have as much fun reading our posts this week as we have had in creating them for you!
*ps. I should note, some but not all of what you see on the Guest Blog this week is available from Grace Boutique… as a general rule the clothes are all available at Grace, but some of the accessories are sourced from elsewhere… – Lucy
Georgia's picks – Circus & Co's bright floral print shirtdress, APC yellow suede pouch – we love a pop of colour!, tan platform sandals by Marni and jade bangle (known to have healing powers!)
Ilana's picks – Rag & Bone 'Iris' crochet sweater, Equipment 'Starry Night' Signature shirt – loving the stars!, OPI nail lacquer in Mermaids Tears for a hint of mint, tan heel boots by Gianvito Rossi and Epice are the master of beautiful scarves – here, a floral wool version.


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Octavio Dotel, Kansas City Royals: 38 (6)
Joel Zumaya, Detroit Tigers: 21 (3)
Taylor Tankersley, Florida Marlins: 18 (1)
Jonathan Broxton, Los Angeles Dodgers: 11 (1)
Kerry Wood, Chicago Cubs: 9 (1)
Brendan Donnelly, Boston Red Sox: 8 (1)
Salomon Torres, Pittsburgh Pirates: 4
Brian Wilson, San Francisco Giants: 3
Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants: 2
Matt Lindstrom, Florida Marlins: 1
Akinori Otsuka, Texas Rangers: 1
Eric Gagne, Texas Rangers: 1
Given the small sample size and high leverage situations they perform in, it's no surprise that relievers can be the flakiest players on the team. While some teams are lucky enough to have a reliever they can rely on to rack up the lion's share of saves, many jobs are up for grabs. Fantasy players, take note - three pitchers stand out above all the others as candidates to come out of nowhere and notch 30 saves.
It's easy to see why Dotel tops the list. Teammates Joel Peralta and David Riske have their uses, but nobody in Kansas City's pen matches his upside. Despite sitting out the majority of 2006 recovering from Tommy John surgery, and showing very little in a late audition for the Yankees' playoff roster, the closer's job is his to lose. Given that the Royals are paying him closer money, you can forgive them for being optimistic that he will be one of the lucky TJ survivors that come back stronger in year two.
The Royals even gave Dotel a vote of confidence with the trades of Ambiorix Burgos and Andy Sisco, who were the only relievers on last year's squad with legitimate closer upside. If this truly is the year that Alex Gordon and Billy Butler make their major league debuts, the Royals should even have a few more save opportunities than they are used to.
The Detroit Tigers' bullpen is not nearly as shallow as the Royals. Todd Jones is the nominal closer heading into the season, but he turns 39-years old in April and struck out less than four batters per 9 innings last year. Joel Zumaya, on the other hand, may only be 22-years old, but his electric fastball vaulted him to star status in his rookie season. It's hard to imagine anyone watch Zumaya set-up Jones and come away with the impression that Jones is still the better pitcher. Jim Leyland will stay loyal to his veterans to a point, but, in the ultra-competitive AL Central, mistakes like this can cost you a playoff berth.
The Florida Marlins have a plethora of talented arms, but most of them are vying for slots in the starting rotation. Among the bullpen arms, Taylor Tankersley has the inside track for the closer's job. He has all the goods - good command of a low-90's fastball, no major platoon splits, and a demonstrated ability to miss bats at the highest level. There is a bias against using lefties in the closer's role, but the Marlins know that Tankersley could emerge as the next B.J. Ryan.
All Scout.com MLB publishers contributed as the panel of voters. First place was awarded five points, second place awarded three and third place received one.


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Marlboro Month: Mozart
Having trouble staying cool with the recent weather? Me too. So let's just leave that to the musicians from the Marlboro Music Festival - they have no trouble keeping their cool under most any conditions. This morning's Marlboro Month pick features the Mozart Flute Quartet in C with soloists including flutist Joshua Smith.
|Fanfare, Interlude, and Finale
|Composer: Gwyneth Walker
|Ensemble: Hoboken Chamber Orchestra
|Conductor: Gary M. Schneider
|CD/Album: "Colors of the Land"
|Record co./Cat #: Walker 3
|Note: (Live performance, 3/22/84, Hoboken, NJ)
|O Clap Your Hands Together
|Composer: Orlando Gibbons
|Conductor: John Rutter
|Soloists: The Cambridge Singers
|CD/Album: "Faire is the Heaven: Music of the English Church"
|Record co./Cat #: Collegium 107
|Note: (setting of Psalm 47)
|Three Pieces
|Composer: Francis Poulenc
|Soloists: Pascal Roge, piano
|CD/Album: "Poulenc: Piano Music"
|Record co./Cat #: London 417438
|Composer: Jean Sibelius
|Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra
|Conductor: Claus Peter Flor
|CD/Album: "Smetana, Liszt, Sibelius, Glinka, Tchaikovsky"
|Record co./Cat #: RCA 60119
|The Marriage of Figaro, K492: Sull'aria...che soave zefiretto
|Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
|Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic
|Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt
|Soloists: Dorothea Roschmann, soprano ; Anna Netrebko, soprano
|CD/Album: "Mozart: Le Nozze de Figaro"
|Record co./Cat #: Deutsche Grammophon 4776558
|Note: (Act III-the "letter scene" duet with the Countess and Susanna: "On the breeze...what a gentle zephyr..." - from the complete opera recording)
|Fred Child Conversation with Soovin Kim
|Flute Quartet #3 in C, K 285b
|Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
|Ensemble: Marlboro Music Festival
|Soloists: Joshua Smith, flute ; Soovin Kim, violin ; Jonathan Chu, viola ; Priscilla Lee, cello
|CD/Album: "Marlboro Music Festival on 7/19/2008"
|Record co./Cat #: Marlboro 2008-07-19
|Note: (Recorded at the Marlboro Music Festival, 7/19/2008)
|Suite Miniature
|Composer: Cesar Cui
|Ensemble: Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
|Conductor: Kenneth Schermerhorn
|CD/Album: "CUI: Suite Concertante Op. 25"
|Record co./Cat #: Marco Polo 8.220308


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Gods, not ETs?
Ancient Aliens on The History Channel had a new show, 7/22/16, ravaging Darwin's Theory of Evolution, which is okay with me. The show was entitled The Prototypes and recounted the many diverse species of mankind that don't follow the Darwinian path of evolution.
One of the problems, for me, is the dopey characters – excluding my pal Nick Redfern – who narrate portions of each show: Childress, Wilcocks, Noory, et al. and the certitude that aliens are responsible for life on Earth and all that mankind has attained, somehow.
The primary problem is that AA theorists assume the ridiculous idea that aliens from afar have spent (and are spending) lots of time here [Earth] to abduct humans now and spent much of our historical time readapting human DNA or accelerating technical advances.
You know my views on alien intrusions: the Earth is such a forlorn, backwater in our galaxy and even more so the Universe itself that any advanced alien species allotting such inordinate time reconnoitering this planet and involving itself in its machinations would have to be insane, not advanced.
So, for me, one can rule out alien incursions via UFOs or anything else to explain odd occurrences in man's evolutionary trek.
But then we are left with few other explanations for the bizarre artifacts and happenings that show up when one scrutinizes events and sightings of weird things in the sky and on the ground, as recounted by records and reports over the years and even today.
So, the AA scenario remains a viable but loony proposition.
Then we have the religious scenarios: God created all hat exists and has impacted human kind with His or Her psychopathic behavior. (God is nuts, as The Gnostics have it.)
But even then why would God, like ancient astronauts, spend so much time on this flawed domain?
Here's one possibility:
The Church of the Latter Day Saints, Mormons, believe that men evolve as gods (the "exaltation") and such men have control over portions of the Universe, and the god who supervises our part of the Universe has made it what it is:
"Latter-Day Saints do not believe that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are the only three gods there are. Rather, they believe in (though do not worship) a "plurality" of gods, gods without number, each one ruling his own creation. Thus, the three separate gods who rule our universe are finite in power—they sustain and govern only a tiny portion of all that exists.
"The other gods have either preceded or followed the Heavenly Father who organized our world. In fact, men living today on this planet will one day become gods of their own universes. As such, they will mate with heavenly wives, beget spirit children, populate new worlds, and receive the worship and obedience we are now expected to give to our particular, current God."
This is just as palpable, maybe more so, that the AA theory or the God explanations of religious cults.
(Or we are in a "matrix" controlled by a madman or insane group of entities that could be assigned the sobriquet God.)
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Left off the squad were players from MLS semifinalists Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles and Real Salt Lake, as well as Edgar Castillo and Jose Francisco Torres, whose Mexican league teams UNL (Tigres) and Pachuca, respectively, face each other with a playoff spot for Tigres possibly pending on the outcome. Castillo recently became eligible to play for the USA when his application to switch countries for the purposes of FIFA eligibility to the USA from Mexico was formally approved by FIFA.
Ricardo Clark, Stuart Holden and Brian Ching (all Houston) and Galaxy forward Landon Donovan will meet in the Western Conference final on Friday. Additions to the U.S. roster for the Denmark game to be played next Wednesday in Aarhus could include players whose teams are eliminated in the conference finals.
Nine defenders have been summoned, with Columbus teammates Frankie Hedjuk and Chad Marshall, recently named MLS Defender of the Year for the second consecutive season, among the group. Onyewu suffered a torn patellar tendon in his left knee during the Hexagonal finale against Costa Rica last month and won't be back in action for a few months at the earliest. Jay DeMerit of English club Watford is recovering from eye surgery.
FC Dallas striker Jeff Cunningham, who led MLS in scoring this season with 17 goals, hasn't played for the USA since 2005. Marcus Hahnemann, without a U.S. appearance since 2007, is one of three European-based goalies named in the absence of starter Tim Howard. Brad Guzan of Aston Villa and former D.C. United keeper Troy Perkins (Valerenga) are the other two.
Johnson last played for the USA in September last year as a second-half substitute against Trinidad & Tobago. He scored five goals in his first three national-team appearances in late 2004, but last netted a year and a half ago against Barbados. He's one of several candidates in contention to replace Davies on the World Cup roster as the Sochaux forward recovers from serious injuries suffered in a car accident last month. Rapids forward Conor Casey, second to Cunningham in MLS with 16 goals, is recalled after scoring twice in the historic 3-2 U.S. win over Honduras in San Pedro Sula Oct. 12 that clinched qualification for the 2010 World Cup.
The only uncapped player is Cunningham's FC Dallas teammate Dax McCarty, one of six midfielders chosen. Clint Dempsey, who has scored in his last three English Premier League games for Fulham, is in the squad, along with Michael Bradley of German club Borussia Moenchengladbach, Benny Feilhaber of AGF Aarhus, and Sacha Kljestan of Chivas USA. Kljestan played for the USA earlier this year at the Confederations Cup but was left off the roster for the Gold Cup and didn't play in subsequent Hexagonal matches.
Both U.S. opponents have qualified for the 2010 World Cup and could be grouped with the Americans in that competition if they are placed in a pot of non-seeded European teams as FIFA has often done for past World Cup draws.
The USA has never played Slovakia, which joined FIFA in 1993 after the former nation of Czechoslovakia divided into two countries. At the 2006 World Cup, the Americans lost to Czech Republic, 3-0, in the first round.
GOALKEEPERS: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Marcus Hahnemann (Wolverhampton), Troy Perkins (Valerenga)
DEFENDERS: Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards), Clarence Goodson (IK Start), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew), Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew), Heath Pearce (FC Dallas), Jonathan Spector (West Ham)
MIDFIELDERS: Michael Bradley (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Clint Dempsey (Fulham), Benny Feilhaber (AGF Aarhus), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA), Dax McCarty (FC Dallas), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew)
FORWARDS: Jozy Altidore (Hull City), Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids), Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas), Eddie Johnson (Fulham)