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It's taken me a while to wrap my head around my MCM experience. But, I think it's blogging time.
The 38th MCM was my first marathon. I was elated to get in, despite Active's registration failure. Months of training followed -- long runs on Saturday before work, or Sunday if I had the day off, sweat, gallons of Gatorade, in 80+ degree heat and humidity so thick you could spoon it out of the air (love running in Florida in the summer!).
During the time I was training, a large family change occurred -- we became foster parents to a lovely little girl who's now 20 months old. My DW and I have fallen in love with her, and vice-versa, so once her mother's parental rights are terminated, we'll be adopting her. This means that to travel out of state with her, we had to get a court order. Good times, my friends, good times.
Anyhow, to the race... It's Sunday, October 20, a week to race day, we're packing, my DD is napping, and we decide that it's a good time to take a nap as well. I wake up... and feel like crap. Uh-oh. Check my temperature, it's 102. Not good. My DD wakes up crying, inconsolable, and hot as well. It's a family trip to the walkin clinic! Turns out I've got bronchitis, she's got an ear infection. Off to the pharmacy we go, and antibiotics and industrial-strength cough syrup (with codeine!) are obtained.
Mon, DW goes to work, DD goes to daycare, I do more packing. Still feel like crud, but hey, I've got drugs for it!
Tues, we fly to DCA, and meet with my DW's college room-mate, who's hosting us in Lorton (just south of DC, about 10-15 minutes from the Franconia-Springfield Metro stop), hang with her and her hubby, obtain some baby stuff for my DD (turns out it's cheaper to buy an inexpensive stroller and pack-n-play than to rent them!), and rest from the trip. I still feel like crud, but I also was just crammed into a metal tube that's too small for me to fit into comfortably.
Wed... DD wakes up screaming, coughing, and vomiting mucus. Time for an ER visit (shoutout: Inova Lorton has a great ER. If you're ever in the area, and need emergency medical attention, seriously, they're freaking amazing.). Not only does she have an ear infection, she's got RSV, a respiratory virus! Now, we get to navigate the system that is Florida Medicaid. See, since her ER visit was an emergency, that's covered. So are any drugs administered to her at the ER. However, the script that we got for her for an albuterol vaporizer is not classified as an emergency, since it could be filled at a local Walgreens. So we tried everything -- they can't send the script to our Walgreens pharmacy in Florida (the script was VA-specific, and so it couldn't be filled by a FL pharmacy), our doctor wouldn't transcribe the script and send it to Walgreens in FL (yeah... time to find a new pediatrician). So we were out-of-pocket for the nebulizer and medicine (although our foster care social worker got the foster care system to reimburse us, at least). Back to our friends' house, and some cheap Chinese delivery. I still feel like crud, but it's been a nasty, stressful day.
Thu, DD is feeling much better, as is DW, so we go to DC to do some sightseeing. Our friend drops us off at the Metro, we ride to the Smithsonian station, see the sights (WWII Memorial, Vietnam wall, Lincoln Memorial, Korean memorial), and go to some museums. DD loves the American History museum (she was oddly fascinated with Julia Child's kitchen, and the display about American wine. I suppose that means we like to cook and drink too much...), and she really loves the Natural History museum. Like, shouting "More, more!" when she sees the skeletons of the animals, pointing and giggling at the dinosaur skeletons and the taxidermied animals. We take the train back to our friend, and go out for good ramen. We also stop at Target so I can buy a running jacket, as the forecast is like 40 for race morning, and that's just too cold for a Floridian. I still feel like crud, but there was a lot of walking around in cold weather, and I'm not used to that.
Fri, our friend has the day off from work, so we take her into DC with us. We go to the Sackler and Freer galleries (my favorite Smithsonian museums, as they're kind of hidden and therefore aren't as crowded. Near-Eastern and Asian art, if you're interested, along with a lot of Whistler's pieces). DD is fascinated by the sculptures. More so than any 20-month-old has any business being. We honestly figured we'd have to devise ways to keep her occupied, but she wanted to stay and look at her favorites. Cool kid! DW and our friend go off to the Holocaust museum, while DD and I go to the expo to pick up my packet and meet with a high-school friend of mine who's doing the 10k. DD sleeps through the expo. My friend and I chat, reminisce, look at the expo, make plans to have dinner the night before the race and carpool to the event, and part ways; I go back to the Smithsonian, and DD and I explore the Hirshhorn museum of modern art. DD isn't quite as enthralled until we get into an installation with experimental jazz and postmodern art on the walls. She begins giggling, clapping her hands, and dancing with the music. My wife texts me, we meet by the Metro stop, and go back to Lorton for pasta at our friend's favorite Italian restaurant. I feel like crud, but hey, I walked alot today, and through a lot of crowds!
Sat, DW and DD go with our friend to a farm to pick apples and pet goats and sheep. Our friend's hubby and I go to the NRA range in Fairfax to go target shooting (not a big gun fan, but putting holes in faraway pieces of paper is really fun, and if someone else is springing for range time and ammo? I'm in.). We also walk through the firearms museum (interesting, if not as well-curated as I'd like), and he drops me off at the Metro so I can go back to the expo to buy a book from Mark Remy, and then hustle over to the runner's conference so I can listen to Jeff Galloway, and buy a book. I hike back toward the Metro, have a falaffel and a Gatorade, and ride back to meet our friends, for lots of pasta with my friend who's doing the 10k. I feel like crud, but that's just psychsomatic, right? Pre-race nerves?
The Race
Sunday. Race day. I wake up at like 3 AM, make my normal pre-race meal (instant oatmeal and a bananna), check Facebook, and carpool with my friend to the race. We wish each other luck, and it's race time.
The logistics of this race were amazing. There had to be 25+ UPS trucks for baggage dropoff (I was bib 18381, in truck 19. There were something like 30,000 runners.). I was trying to meet with some friends from the Loop by truck 1 for a photo, but 10 minutes past the appointed time, either I missed them or vice-versa, so I hiked to the start line. Now, since I still felt like crud, I gave myself permission to throw all goals out the window save one. Finish. That's it. I wanted the damn medal around my neck, and that's the only thing I was worrying about.d
The first 10k went by fine; I felt a little stiff due to the cold weather, and the crowd was keeping me a little slower than I'd like (I wanted to be in the 9:15-9:30 range, more like 10 minute miles at this point). During the second 10k, after we went out-and began to go -back down the Rock Creek parkway, I happened to look left... and Jeff Galloway was running. I was feeling less-than-good at this point, so I asked... "Hey, Jeff! Mind if I run with you? What ratio are you doing?"
"20/20. Sure, run with us -- three of my friends who ran the first MCM are with me!"
And that's how I began to spend 8 miles with a legend. We chatted about all sorts of stuff -- Ryan Hall's injury (Jeff thinks he needs a coach to hold him back from working out too aggressively), run/walking and it's position in racing (for slower age groupers like me, it's a good thing; I'll be trying a 4:00/0:30 ratio for my next half), how the MCM has changed over 37 years, raising kids, how nice the volunteers and spectators were, what Pre was like ("Hard partier, hard runner, a heck of a guy to spend time with.")...
Around Mile 15, I began to really feel bad. I couldn't catch my breath (uh-oh), so I bid Jeff and company adieu, as I didn't want to slow them down. During this time, I ran/walked with a unique plan -- if I saw a Marine on the side of the course where I was, I'd run to them, high-five them, and then walk shortly thereafter. This worked until Mile 17 or so, when the wheels came off.
During this time, I had an experience that I'll never forget. One of the handcart racers, whom I recognized from the first 10-15k, was struggling up a hill. I saw the look in his eyes... they were saying, "what the hell am I doing?! This sucks!"
So I did something that might be presumptuous, but that I offer blanket permission for anyone to do to me if they see that in my eyes. "Soldier, mind if I run with you?"
"I'm a Marine."
"Sorry. Marine, mind if I run with you for a bit? You look like you could use a pacer."
"What's your name, Marine?"
"OK, Dan, this hill is the last one until Mile 20 or so. Next 4 miles are flat. Get up this hill, and go kick some civilian ass, you hear me?"
"Yes SIR!" (Yes, he barked back like I was a DS. Kind of made me proud.)
"Keep it up, Marine, you're almost... almost... there! Go, Dan! GOgogogo!"
And with that, Dan raced off. I hollered for him, "Cyclist on the right! Move to your left!"
During Mile 17, I was dragging. But... I looked at my watch; if I walked the whole rest of the race at a 17:30 pace, I'd beat the bridge and make it to the finish. I still couldn't breathe, and really felt like crap at this point. Then I saw my DW, DD, and my friend who ran the 10k wearing her medal. That perked me up, I got hugs and kisses, and asked if my friend had her inhaler on her (she's got exercise-induced asthma. Odd that she became a D-I swimmer in the miler and is a pretty good triathlete now), but alas, she didn't.
The next 8 miles were a painful slog. I beat the bridge, and almost burst into tears with joy. My Garmin ran out of battery power. I almost quit multiple times -- in fact, on the bridge, I stopped, sat on the divider between the lane we were in and the closed HOV lane, and coughed so hard I had to lay down. A Marine came over, and asked "Sir, are you OK?"
"Marine, I'm not OK. I'm pretty ****ing far from OK. But I'm finishing this race if it's on my hands and knees."
"Sir, do you need medical attention right now?"
"Probably, Marine, but I'm not taking any. I promise, I'll go to the med tent at the finish line. If I fall over and stop moving, you've got permission to take me off-course to Medical, but other than that, I'm moving forward, not sideways."
And with that I got up and hobbled off.
When the Mile 26 banner was visible, my heart lifted. Almost finished! I walked past it... and saw the Iwo Jima hill.
We ran up a hill like that in cross country in high school. It was a defining point on our school's course. We also had to run it for hill repeats if we were acting stupid or slacking. It is that kind of hill that suck is made of.
However... I would run the hill. I. Will. Run. This. Hill. I. Will. Run. This. Hill. I. Will. Run. This. Hill! I! WILL! RUN! THIS! HILL!
And I realized I was screaming "I! WIll! Run! This! Hill!" repeatedly while running the hill. The Marines on the sidelines looked... confused. The other runners kind of gave me a little space. I think I looked a little like a crazy person at that point. Heck, I was a crazy person at that point.
But I ran the damn hill.
I heard them announce my name near the finish line. I crossed the line, and looked for the folks in "Medical" shirts. Found a couple of them -- two female Navy Corpsman, I believe (I know they were female. Not so good at reading uniforms, though). "Sir, are you OK?"
"No. I've been having trouble breathing since mile 15 or so. Get me to my medal, and then the medical tent."
So they lifted/carried/supported me to a very nice Marine Lieutenant who gave me a medal and a salute. I tried to salute in return (hopefully it wasn't too sloppy), and got carried/lifted/supported to Medical, where two very nice doctors fed me broth, took a blood sample, checked my oxygen levels, and declared that I had been hyperventilating, which raised my blood pH, which locked CO2 into my blood, which made me hyperventilate more. Basically all they needed to do was keep me talking, and breathing deeply but slowly, and I was good to go.
Met up with my family (my DW was a bit worried, but proud that I finished) and our friend's hubby -- our friend was home sick. Headed to Rossalyn to the finish festival, grabbed my Tyvek finisher's jacket and food box, we found a place to sit and I ate a little, and get on the subway home.
And that was my first marathon. A sea of suck, especially from about Mile 15 on. But... I finished upright and moving forward. I ran the damn hill. I earned my medal. And I was changed for the experience.
We flew home the next day -- I was sore, as was to be expected. I went back to my doctor, he did more testing, and it turns out my bronchitis was still with me. More powerful antibiotics were obtained, and I had to take a blood test.
Turns out I had developed anemia during training. A combination of running in the heat (unavoidable unless I ran with a treadmill), which caused my system to make more plasma but not more red cells, and the sheer pounding on the pavement that crushes red cells and capillaries in our feet, along with not eating much high-iron food (I didn't completely eschew red meat on the tail end of my training, but I ate a lot more chicken and pasta), and my iron levels were, in his words, "quite low."
So I've been taking a month off, taking iron supplements, and eating a lot of ribeye ("honey, it's the doctor's orders!"). And now, it's time to begin the next training cycle, for the Naples Half Marathon in January, and the Paradise Coast Marathon in February.
And, a bullet list of "what have I learned from this..."
- Running with bronchitis sucks, massively. Next time, be a bit more emphatic with the doctor, as I think that a more aggressive course of treatment might have sped up the process. The normal thought of "throw a Z-pack and some cough syrup at it" wasn't forceful enough.
- Jeff Galloway is a really, genuinely nice guy. Even if you don't like walk-run-walkers, if you get the time to see him talk, do so. And... perhaps you might convert.
- Mark Remy is also a really, genuinely nice guy. He knows me from Facebook (I stole an idea from him regarding the bedtime routine we use for DD, and posted about it, which he read. Once I mentioned that, he was like, "Oh, you're TYLER! Nice to meet you!")
- Race expos suck with a stroller. Or, at least, big race expos suck when you're driving a stroller. But it did get me through the entry line faster!
- Anything can, and will, happen in a marathon cycle. Just roll with it. Otherwise, you'll go crazy.
- At the end of a marathon, shouting "I! Will! Run! This! Hill!" is oddly cathartic. It might, however, be confusing if there is no hill at the end of the course.
- If your first marathon time sucks... it just means your PR is really, really easy to beat.
- Medical staff take the words "I'm having trouble breathing," rather seriously. Use with caution.
- The MCM is a unique, magical experience. Experienced runners I talked to before and after the race told me that, if it's your first, expect that no other marathon will measure up, unless it's Boston, NYC, or Chicago.


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TexasOutlaw wrote:
For casual rounds, I don't really worry about the score anyway.
sleepy wrote:I sleepy, do hereby commit to use the Comet as my main midrange disc for a period of no less than one (1) year; commencing 11/24/09 and ending (if I so choose) on 11/24/10.
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if a hole can be reached (yielding a 35' or less putt) within 2 controlled and gimmick free 330' perfect drives, it is a par 3 or lower. so say, a 650-700' wide open hole would be a par 3. a 900' hole in the wide open would be a par 4.
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Jimmy Wedel should be every full-service ag retailer's dream prospect. At 4,000 acres, he's big. He's diversified, growing everything from dry beans, soybeans, alfalfa and cotton to corn, wheat and peanuts. He's good at what he does, with soybean yield averages as high as 82 bushels and corn making 220 bushels with sufficient water.
The Texas panhandle farmer is also active on various influential committees and boards, including the Texas Corn Producers Board and the board of directors for the Corn Producers Association of Texas and formerly served on the Research and Business Development Action Team for the National Corn Growers Association.
Instead of prospect, the organic farming Wedel is every ag retailer's nightmare. "I started switching to organic more than 20 years ago," he said. "We're now about 95 percent organic. Beyond the seed I buy, feedlot manure and compost is about the only off-farm input."
Wedel relies on his soil's fertility and the arid conditions in which he farms for his crop protection. He also is resigned to the fact that when pests do hit, there is little he can do about it. It's a risk he is willing to take and one that has had an impact on other producers.
"When I started to go organic, I was using state Extension entomologists to set up an IPM program on my conventional acres," recalled Wedel. "They would scout my organic acres just to see what was happening in absence of pesticides being sprayed. They realized the cotton could withstand higher thresholds than they expected without significant damage. That caused them to hold off spraying longer on conventional acres."
When Wedel's longtime friends and neighboring farmers and ranchers (his is a third-generation farm) give him grief about being organic, he has a simple response. "Why don't you grow for a market that wants to buy your stuff?" he asked.
In the 20 years since Wedel began his conversion, the organic market has gone from $1 billion in 1990 to $26.2 billion in 2010, approximately 4 percent of all food and beverage sales. The on-going recession had little impact, with sales up 7.7 percent from 2009 to 2010 and more than half being sold through conventional retailers, such as the reputedly largest organic marketer, Walmart.
Acres have increased, too. Certified organic cropland increased on average 15 percent per year from 2002 to 2008. Total organic crop acres in 2008 reached 2.6 million acres with another 2.1 million in organic certified pasture. Although California claimed nearly a sixth of all crop land, other large organic farming states included Wisconsin, North Dakota, Minnesota and Montana.
Luckily for ag retailers, not all organic farmers are like Wedel. Like their conventional counterparts, most are in the market for crop inputs and services. The difficulty for farmers can be finding them. While providing inputs and services to this small, but growing market is a fraction of Wilbur-Ellis' overall business, it is one the organization takes seriously. They carry more than 70 products certified for organic use. Although most are plant nutrient related, the company also carries pesticides labeled for organic use.
According to Dick Barrett, director, branded product, Wilbur-Ellis looks at organic producers much as it does any specialty market. That's especially true of those transitioning to organic.
"They are no different from someone starting to grow a new crop," he said. "We believe that anytime you participate in a new or different segment of agriculture, whether organic or not, you learn something. Our objective is to be a good listener and constantly learn so you are able to help your customer in their business."
Barrett reports the company's organic business is growing at a similar rate to its conventional business. It is careful growth designed for long-term customer and consumer confidence. "We don't sell anything to the producer that we haven't tested or developed a confidence in the supplier's testing," he said. "If we aren't confident in a product, we don't recommend it. If the customer wants to take a chance on a product we can't recommend, we don't participate in the business."
Orvin Bontrager, a Servi-Tech, Inc. crop consultant, takes a similar view with a longtime organic client. While Bontrager has more than earned his stripes as a consultant in conventional agriculture, he admitted to having perhaps learned more from his organic producer than having taught him. One reason is the tendency of organic producers to try things recommended to them by other producers. In part, this is due to the limited number of commercial inputs available. It is also likely due to organic producers being risk takers in the first place. Bontrager noted that some products provide a return and some don't.
"You definitely have to recognize that for true hardcore organic farmers, it is more philosophy than science," said Bontrager. "However, the things they are doing can coordinate with conventional agriculture. If you see both sides of the issue, there is more common ground than most would admit."
Bontrager works with his client on his use of compost, directing where it is needed. He'll also recommend products, an example being Entrust Naturalyte, an Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) listed, Dow AgroSciences insecticide.
"I probably know more about the product than the local Dow rep," said Bontrager. "It's a good product for growing corn organically and works effectively if put on properly. You have to be scouting and be on top of problems as most organic products don't have residual."
Bontrager's duties extend to working with custom applicators applying products such as Entrust Naturalyte. "It took a year or two to get a local aerial applicator to work with my grower," said Bontrager. "It required flushing his tank thoroughly to make sure it wasn't contaminated by other chemicals. The pilot was nervous about applying to organic fields and wanted me involved as a third party."
One of the biggest problems for Bontrager and his client is accessing products. Although the local ag retailer can order products like Entrust Naturalyte, the limited market doesn't justify keeping it in stock. That may change as more and more biological products are introduced, assuming these largely "natural" products are registered with OMRI and other organic product certifying groups. Product availability also may change as the market grows and retailers and consultants see new opportunities.
Servicing organic business does offer its own challenges due to product certification. All products must meet USDA's National Organic Program (NOP) standards and be certified by organizations such as OMRI and Washington State Department of Agriculture Organic Program (WSDA), two entities who review and validate products for compliance with the NOP rules. The California Department of Food and Agriculture introduced its own organic review program for fertilizers earlier this year.
"Our challenge is to make sure we are not recommending a product that isn't certified, and certifications do change," said Barrett. "While the burden of knowing about certification falls on the producer, as a trusted advisor, you want to be an aware resource. It is a challenge to be on top of it, especially when it is not a significant part of a sales representative's business."
"In every area, there are some organic producers, and there is potential to work with them," said Bontrager. "I wouldn't want it to be my main source of income, but it is an interesting part of the stream. It lets me visit more intelligently with folks at meetings, whether other consultants, ag dealers, or those not involved with production agriculture. If a segment of the public is willing to pay the higher price for organic food, then we will produce it. I am convinced we can learn from each other. Producing organic food is no different from any other specialty crop."


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- PIO Number: 13-6-21a (13-5-4) BSO Case Numbers: PB13-02-5494, PB13-03-1450,
- Date: February, March & April, 2013
- Time: overnight
- Place of Occurrence: Pompano Beach
- Jurisdiction: Pompano Beach
- multiple
- Subhanna Beyah, female, 6/4/88
- Johnnina Miller, female, 1/17/88
- Keshia Clark, female, 27, 6/23/86 (ARRESTED)
- Ryan Elkins, female, 11/24/89
Description of Incident:
One of the four foxy female thieves wanted by the Broward Sheriff's Office for grand theft turned herself in Thursday to the Miami-Dade Police Department after extensive media coverage of the case. Keshia Clark, 27, was one of four suspects detectives believe routinely go home with men they meet at upscale bars, drug them and steal their property.
BSO detectives are working with colleagues from agencies including the Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood and Miami-Beach police departments, who have all had similar reports from men that they were drugged and that their money, jewelry, guns or other pricey items were taken when they were unconscious. The investigations are ongoing, and detectives believe there are other suspects, and possibly other victims.
One of the thieves, 25-year-old Subhanna Beyah, identified herself as Crystal to at least one victim. The man ran into her at an upscale Fort Lauderdale restaurant on a Saturday night in March. They chatted and went to his Pompano Beach house where she made him a vodka cocktail. The next thing he remembers, he was waking up the following afternoon. Crystal was gone, along with about $6,000 in cash and four high-end watches that he kept in a case in his bedroom. The watches - two Rolexes, one Cartier and one Paniere - are valued at $80,000 - $100,000. BSO Detective John McMahon worked with the victim to create a composite sketch of Crystal. Beyah has an extensive criminal history.
Anyone with information about these crimes should contact BSO Det. Ron Cusumano at (954) 786-4200 or report information anonymously at (954) 493-TIPS (8477) or online at www.browardcrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers of Broward County will pay up to $1,000 for an anonymous tip that leads to an arrest.
- INVESTIGATORS: Det. Cusumano, Sgt. Heitmann, Pompano Beach CI
- THIS REPORT BY: Dani Moschella/ PIO June 28, 2013 1500
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Artist Session
HOW TO: ARTIST SESSION's "Fresh Top" Hair and Nails
One of the most talked about looks from the Spring 2013 ARTIST SESSION is the Fresh Top finish shown on page 103 of Modern's June 2013 issue. So many questions: how did she do that? which is her hair? what's going on with the sides? what's the deal with the nails?
Franchiska Bryant, Master Stylist and Director of the Jose Luis Salon of Austin, Texas, decided to go "hip hop" for this, her first ARTIST SESSION. "Model Shannon was a great inspiration for me," she says. "Hip hop is coming back, but with a modern twist. I've seen it on the runways and on the streets of Austin. It's so fresh and clean."
For the nails, Celebrity nail artist Maisie Dunbar embraced the hip hop theme. "It's a throw back to the 80's and 90's," she says. "I chose colors that were fun and to go with the fashion and the rings." Dunbar mixed up the look with multiple shades from Zoya, China Glaze and Essie.
These videos (each just over one minute) offer a break down of the hair and nails, and the last video actually shows HOW Bryant got the very FLAT Fresh Top.


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Dr. Lamine Diallo
Associate Professor; Leadership Program; Program Coordinator; Founding member of Tshepo: Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa
Contact InformationEmail: email@example.com
Phone: 519.756.8228 ext.5723
Other Phone: 519.635.9229
Fax: 519.756.3716
Office Location: SC Johson - SCJ 305
Academic Background
- Ph.D., Sociology, Université du Québec à Montréal.
- M.A., Masters in Management and Development of Co-operatives, University of Sherbrooke (Quebec).
- B.A. Law, Major in International Relations, Université de Reims, Reims (France).
- Certificate, Race Relations, National Coalition Building Institute, Washington, D.C.
Languages Spoken:
- English
- French
Research Interest:
My research interests include the role and impact of governance and leadership in the African continent. Recent research include emerging leadership academic programs with a focus on curricular design.
· Shizha, E. & Diallo, L., (Eds), Africa in the Age of Globalisation: Perceptions, Misperceptions and Realities, Ashgate (England), 2015.
Chapters in Books/Journals:
· Shizha, E. and Diallo, L., Introduction, in Africa in the Age of Globalisation, Shizha, E and Diallo, L. (eds), Ashgate (England), 2015, pp. 1-13
· Diallo, L., Democracy and Governance in Africa: Lessons from Senegal, in in Africa in the Age of Globalisation, Shizha, E and Diallo, L. (eds), Ashgate (England), 2015, pp. 49-64
· Diallo, L., and Lafreniere, G., An Exploration of the Inextricable Link between Leadership and Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Conceptual and Historical Perspectives, in Edward Shizha and Ali A. Abdi, Routledge, Taylor and Francis, Rewriting Development Discourses: Critical Propositions (New York), 2013
· Gerhardt, K. and L. Diallo, Exploration of Leadership Undergraduate Curricula: A Practical and Critical Review International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2012
· McLaren, P., McGowan, R., Gerhardt, K., Diallo, L., and Saeed, A., Business without the Math: Competing Discourses and the Struggle to Develop an Undergraduate Leadership Program Journal of Leadership Educators, 2012)
· Diallo, L., and Izarali, R., Why Canada Needs a Focused Policy Towards Africa in the 21st Century, Africa Review. 2(2), 2010
· Lafreniere, G., and Diallo, L., In the Interest of Working with Survivors of War, Torture and Organized Violence: Lessons from a University/Community Research Collaboration in South-Western Ontario, Canadian Issues: Immigrant Mental Health. 2010
· Diallo, L. et Lafreniere, G., Comment intervenir auprès des survivants de guerre, torture et violence organisée: compte-rendu dun projet de recherche entre lUniversité Wilfrid Laurier et le Centre de santé communautaire de Hamilton et Niagara, Reflets, Revue Ontaroise dintervention Sociale. 2007
· Lafreniere, G, Diallo, L, and Dubie, D., Building Alliances Between Community and the Academy, in K. Leeno (ed) Engaging Equity: Perspectives on Anti-Racist Education (Calgary: Detselig Publishers, 2005) pp 163-179
· Bélanger, J. M. and Diallo, L., Empowering Communities: Community Administration of a Government Project in Delaney, Roger, Keith Browlee and Margaret Sellick (Editors), Social Work With Rural and Northern Communities (Centre for Northern Studies, Lakehead University, 1999) pp 81-104
Additional InformationFounding member: Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa


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I'm having quite the struggle with my own mind lately, with a situation at work.
I'd really welcome your input, from a Buddhist belief stand point.
To cut a long long story short, for the last few months I have been covering a more senior role at work as well as doing my own job. So I have been doing two jobs.
I had in the past been unfairly treated by this manager who had discounted me from being promoted into the job in the first place. However when asked to help I felt she'd seen her error, so practiced some patience and forgiveness and went to her aid when she really, really needed me.
I was happy to help for an agreed set of time, it has saved my company considerable money and time and it has saved other colleagues some stress.
It has of course been hard work for me. I have coped ok though, I just do my best each day with a smile on my face. I was promised that they may give me a bonus at the beginning of this process too, so some recognition.
I have not been given the bonus. they have asked me to continue this cover until January though, but they expect this for nothing and have no promise of any knd of extra pay for me or promotion e.t.c.
I am not driven by money, but this upsets me.
I am upset that I have been given no respect, that my efforts aren't reciprocated. We are a team. My company is very, very profitable and paying a bonus or just offering some simple flowers to me is no problem.
I calmly let them know that it was not acceptable team work - for me to do as we agreed, but for them not to reciprocate as agreed too.
They in turn offered me a very low payment which was still not a firm promise and I felt was begrudgingly offered.
I have done an excellent job, without complaint until now.
My other colleagues are also now deeply upset at my treatment. This touches me, I feel very loved by them!
They advise me to stop doing this secondment, as it is optional, because management are not grateful.
I agree on a selfish level. But I feel as though I'm somehow being 'big headed', like I should show more Patience and less ego.
On the other hand, I feel that my kindness and understanding should not be abused. That I should remove myself from the negative situation and concetrate on fulfilling my contracted job.
I could do with some impartial advice on how to handle this.
I welcome your input very much. Thank you for reading.


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MIS798 - Project Management
Unit details
|2014 unit information
|Enrolment modes:
|Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online)
Trimester 3: Cloud (online)
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1 x 3 hour seminar per week (Please note: In week 5 & 6, the session will also include a laboratory component).
You will need to access substantial learning resources and experiences in CloudDeakin (Deakin's online learning environment). Compliance with the Standards in computing, connectivity and student capability are a condition on your enrolment.
Project Management is undoubtedly one of the most important skills in management as modern organisations shift from traditional management to project based management. This unit examines project management in the exciting, dynamic, innovative, virtual, information enabled, and knowledge intensive organisational environment. Consequently, this unit emphasises skills as well as techniques that can be derived from traditional project management and explores innovations relevant for the successful management of projects. It also investigates the task of managing project knowledge which is regarded as a central skill for managing future projects. The project management methodology taught in this unit is based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK). Topics covered in this unit include: overviews of project management; the virtual context; planning processes; project communication; human and social aspects of project management; procurement tools; techniques and enabling technologies.
Assessment 1 (Group of up to four) - Assignment (including individual reflection of 10%) - 5000 words 50%
Assessment 2 - Take home test 50%
Hurdle requirement: achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the test.
From Trimester 3 2014:
Assessment 1 (Group of up to four students) - Assignment (including individual reflection of 10%) - 5000 words - 50%
Examination 2 hours - 50%
Hurdle requirement: achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the examination.
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* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
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Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Presents THE BEAUTY OF BALLET, 3/17
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College's 2012-2013 season continues with The Beauty of Ballet, a free lecture demonstration presented by the School of American Ballet, on Sunday, March 17 at 2pm. This event is free and no tickets will be distributed.
The 45-minute, family friendly presentation will illustrate how students develop into accomplished classical ballet dancers, alternating examples of advanced classroom training exercises with the performance of excerpts from notable ballets. School of American Ballet faculty member Katrina Killian (a former New York City Ballet soloist) and advanced students from SAB will be featured in the enchanting and informative introduction to the art of classical ballet.
How do ballerinas dance on their toes? How do dancers spin and turn without getting dizzy? How do male dancers jump so high? Those questions and more will be answered during the demonstration, and favorite moments from ballets such as The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, and Swan Lake will be performed to live music. The Beauty of Ballet is recommended for ages 4 through adult.
The Beauty of Ballet
Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 2pm
FREE event recommended for ages four and up.
No tickets issued.
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts
Walt Whitman Theatre at Brooklyn College
2/5 trains to Brooklyn College/Flatbush Avenue
On-site paid parking available
Websites: SAB.org; BrooklynCenterOnline.org
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/BrooklynCenterforthePerformingArts
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My buddies & I are getting a hall pass for a surf trip for our 30th birthdays. We've been eyeing Nicaragua hard (we've done Costa few times; I'm still open to it, but they want something new). Two goofy, two normal, so places like El Salvador where there are only rights is probably not the best option.
Our goals are:
1. Cheap (I know I can do Nica for near $1000 for a week; could go a bit above that, but don't want to go up to $2000)
2. Quality uncrowded waves. We aren't pros, but want some long lines and a variety of set ups.
3. A day's flight. We've got a week and want to use every minute surfing and not waste time traveling.
Also, do you all think scheduling boat trips are worthwhile? My planning counterpart loves spending $$$$ and thinks it's necessary, while I figure a good surf destination shouldn't require it...


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General News of Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Source: Daily Graphic
The names of about 20,000 voters found to have engaged in multiple registration during the biometric voters registration have been expunged from the national voters register, which will be used for the December 7 general election.
The Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, speaking to graphic.com.gh in Accra Wednesday, said the names of the people had been cleared from the voters roll.
"It is estimated that close to 20,000 people were involved in that fraudulent act," he said.
A Ghana News Agency (GNA) report on quoted the EC's Deputy Chairman (Operations), Mr Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, as saying, "To avoid any ambiguity on election day, a special list has been compiled for those who engaged in multiple registration to serve as evidence of their fraudulent electoral act which is criminal."
Meanwhile, the EC has fixed December 4 for special voting by those who will be on duty on election day, Friday, December 7.
Constitutional Instrument (CI) 75 (21) stipulates: "A voter may apply to the returning officer of the constituency in which the voter is registered to be entered as a special voter if, as a result of election duties, the voter will not be able to be present at the polling station where the voter is registered on the day of election.
"An application for special voting shall be made not later than 42 days before the polling day in the constituency of the applicant, except in the case of an applicant who is a returning officer."
Those expected to cast the early vote include members of the Ghana Armed Forces, the Ghana Police Service, the Ghana Prisons Service, the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, the Ghana National Fire Service, EC officials and staff of essential services.
Special polling stations have been mapped out by the EC for the exercise and voting starts at 7 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m.
According to the GNA report, Mr Safo Kantanka was speaking at a public dialogue dubbed: "EC dialogue with parliamentary candidates" organised by the commission, in collaboration with the UK Department for International Development (DFID), for candidates in the Ablekuma, Ayawaso and Okaikoi sub-metros.
CI 75 mandates the returning officer to ensure that the ballot boxes are sealed with the seals of the EC, as well as candidates who wish to add their seals.
The boxes will be transported to safe places for storage and opened only after the main election on Friday, December 7.
The returning officer is also mandated to arrange for the ballot boxes to be opened at the time of the counting of votes cast on polling day and the ballot papers "shall be counted in the same manner as those contained in the ballot boxes used on the polling day".
Seven political parties and an independent candidate are contesting the Presidency, while about 1,331 parliamentary candidates are contesting the 275 seats in Parliament.
The presidential candidates for the political parties and the order in which they will appear on the ballot paper are: President John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP); Dr Michael Abu Sakara Foster, the Convention People's Party (CPP), and Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom of the Progressive People's Party (PPP).
The rest are Mr Hassan Ayariga, the People's National Convention (PNC); Mr Akwasi Addai (Odike), the United Front Party (UFP); Dr Henry Lartey, the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), and the independent candidate, Mr Jacob Osei Yeboah.
Since 1992, Ghana has had uninterrupted democratic practice, conducting five globally acclaimed successful elections.
According to the EC, the positions would be the same for parliamentary candidates, with independent candidates coming after candidates of the political parties in alphabetical order.
Constituency statistics obtained by the GNA indicate that 111 parliamentary candidates are contesting the 26 seats in the Western Region; 106 contesting the 23 seats in the Central Region; 204 the 34 seats in the Greater Accra Region; 125 the 26 seats in the Volta Region and 152 the 33 seats in the Eastern Region.
Two hundred and nine parliamentary candidates are contesting the 47 seats in Ashanti; 128 the 29 seats in Brong-Ahafo; 154 the 31 seats in Northern; 63 the 15 seats in Upper East and 59 the 11 seats in the Upper West Region.
The statistics indicate that only the NDC and the NPP are contesting in all the 275 constituencies, with the PPP contesting 211, the National Democratic Party, 155, the CPP, 145 and the PNC, 94.
Others are the Democratic People's Party, 16; the United Freedom Party, seven; the Independent People's Party, five; the GCPP, two; the United Renaissance Party, four;the New Vision Party, four; the Ghana Freedom Party, three, and the Yes People's Party, one.
One hundred and twenty individuals are contesting as independent parliamentary candidates.
The statistics indicate that eight are contesting in the Western Region; six in Central; 21 in Greater Accra; 16 in Volta; 17 in Eastern; 18 in Ashanti; 10 in Brong Ahafo, 18 in Northern; two in Upper East and four in Upper West.


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Peter Jesse
Peter is the Leadership Gifts Officer for the Institute and was named to that position in January 2013. He works with the President, senior leadership and faculty on expanding the Institute's fund raising efforts nationwide and abroad by engaging prospective major donors in the life of the Institute.
Peter has broad experience in the development field, with 24 years of service. He was formerly with Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he served for three years as Director of International Development, traveling extensively throughout Asia. Prior to that, he worked for Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, where he served for 10 years as Associate Director of International Development for Major & Leadership Gifts, and where he also traveled extensively throughout Europe, logging nearly 100 trips abroad at both institutions. Before his time at Duke, he served for 11 years as Director of Annual Giving at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Peter holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Master's Degree from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. He has native fluency in German and has lived abroad for 17 years.
A daughter, Ellie, is a graduate of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, who currently lives and works in marketing for a biotech startup in Dallas, Texas, and a son, Sam, is a 2007 graduate of Middlebury College, who lives in San Francisco and works as a product marketing manager for Google in Mountain View CA.


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Not sure what the incentive to register and write reviews on this site is really? If buying a camera you use www.dpreview.com and there are other more specific sites pertinent to games, fitness equipment etc etc....
The site looks like it is an offshoot of www.orange.co.uk particularly use of the word 'talk' in that text format?
There is nothing that i have seen in here that separates this from other collective review sites and on one (which i forget specifically) you get paid a nominal amount each time your review is read and rated...which leads me too....
A rate the review function (as per Amazon) would be good with radio buttons between 1-10....also a list facility (akin to amazon again i'm afraid) where punters can list top 10 gadgets linking to reviews. Also is their an editor function - a report the review facility would be good if the review is just abusive or uses bad language etc..
To make the site work it feels like there needs to be a point to make me want to spend time writing a review? An attached auction site selling gadgets that are reviewed or shopping links would make it more valuable as a resource....
Cheers for the feedback Marcus.
The big difference we are aiming to have here is that the reviews are written by the members for the members.
Also, i am not aware of many sites that have a "collective" of all gadgets, a lot just focus on one product or product type.
The rate sytem (as per Amazon) is already there, feel free to rate the current reviews :)
as this is still beta version we are looking to add a number of facilities, and feedback like yours is invaluable as to what we will have on this website in the future.
keep the feedback coming :)
cheers, Donato.
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3.2. Directional control with photo-switchable DNA system
The duplex-forming activities of DNA can be photomodulated by incorporation of an azobenzene unit[1]. The duplex is dissociated on isomerizing the trans-azobenzene to the cis form by irradiation with UV light. The duplex is formed again when the cis-azobenzene is converted to the transazobenzene by irradiation with visible light.
We inserted this function into a bead-body and add the photo-switching function to the body.In brief, so that we can detached the engines by irradiation with UV light, we attached a part of engines to the body with DNA duplex incorporating azobenzene unit.
- We measured DNA absorbance and ascertain the duplex-forming and duplex-dissociation activities of photoresponsive DNA sequence S and S*. As the ordered regions of stacked base pairs in the DNA duplex are dissociated, the UV absorbance increases. This difference in absorbance between the duplex and single strand state is the result of nearest neighbor base pair interactions. In other words, when the DNA is in the duplex state, interactions between base pairs decrease the UV absorbance relative to single strands. When the DNA is in the single strand state the interactions are much weaker,due to the decreased proximity, and the UV absorbance is higher than the duplex state. About this time, we analyze the rerationship between the time of dissociation photo-switcable DNA and the strength of the UV light.
- Reference
- [1]Xingguo Liang,Hidenori Nishioka, Nobutaka Takenaka, and Hiroyuki Asanuma,;ChemBioChem 9, 702 – 705(2008)
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These materials provided by user:Delijim and transfered here fro their original location in Family:John Walker and Mary Anderson (1)
Descendants of John Walker Generation No. 1
1. JOHN1 WALKER was born Abt. 1740 in Ireland or Washington County, Virginia, [1]and died Abt. 18 Feb 1796 in Meadow Hill, Greene County, Tennessee. He married MARY ANDERSON. She was born WFT Est. 1733-1740 in Washington County, Virginia, and died 28 Jan 1803 in Greene County, Tennessee.
Notes for JOHN WALKER:
WARNING! For many years, some researchers believed that this John Walker was John WalkerIV, of the Wigdon, Scotland, Walker line, but this has been apparently disproven by y-dna research. See Confusion:Identity of Meadow Creek John Walker for additional details.
IN the name of God Amen, I John Walker, Senr. of Greene County and State of Tennessee being disordered in body but not in mind d make my last will and testament, item, my beloved wife Mary Walker should have the negro wench and her child Phebe, on horse, jack, saddle and bridle and one bed and furniture and what she thinks she needs. And likewise it is my will that whoever of my childrens hands the young wench Phebe shall into, that she should be free and twenty five years of age and to keep hedre and pay for her work and not to let her run through the country.
Item, it is my will that my sons John, Thomas, Anderson and Daniel Walker and Michal Bellew, my son in law, should have equal part of all my movables.
Item, it is my wil that my negro man Charles should choose which of my sons he will have for his master and whatever he is appraised to, for his master to pay all of the rest their part of praisment. Land divided between my sons Anderson and Daniel Walker.
My son Daniel Walker and Charles Kilgore should be my Executors of this my last will and testament. I revoke and disclaim and disannul all other wills. This is my last will. To witness where of I have hereto set my hand and seal this Eighteenth Day of February, 1796. John Walker (his mark).
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of James Brown, Senr. Jurat, John Walker Jurat and Joseph Walker Jurat.
Children of JOHN WALKER and MARY ANDERSON are:
Notes for ANDERSON WALKER: from Chancery Court Minutes, 1783-1796, Burgnell.
Greene County, State of Franklin (now Tennessee) Minutes to May Session 1785.
Anderson Walker & bound to his Excellency John Sevier, Esqr. and to his successors in Office in the Sum of five hundred pound to be void on condition that there be no Just cause or lawful impedement to obstruit the marriage of Anderson Walker to Lettia Wilson. Given under their hands & seals the 25th day of June, 1785.
Test: dan Kenede, C.C.
Anderson Walker (Seal)
Notes for WILLIAM ANDERSON WALKER: Subj: William Anderson Walker Date: 06/21/2000 8:55:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time From: DGreen1013 To: Delijim
I am very interested in your John Walker family, especially William Anderson 'Walker, 6th child of John Walker and Mary Anderson. He married Catherine Rankin in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. It is my understanding that William was captured by Wyandot Indians from Virginia and was taken to the Wyandot settlement in Ohio. He eventually married Catharine Rankin who was 1/2 Wyandot. Now, what I really need to know is who their descendants were. I have a William Walker in Ohio (no date or location) who married Ida May Huff on August 11, 1884 in Deleware, Ohio. This family has lived in this part of Ohio for as far back as we can go and still do at the present time. I am pretty sure that my William is a descendant of your William and I really am eager to make the connection. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If we make a connection, I have one line of William and Ida May's descendants up until the present and will be glad to share. Thank you so much for your time. Doris
In May of 1778 a group of people were traveling from David Cowan's Fort (upper Castlewood) to Moore's Fort in lower Castlewood, a distance of about 2 miles. They were attacked by Indians and Samuel Walker, son of John and Ann Houston Walker, was killed, and Ann Walker Cowan, widow of Samuel Cowan, and her nephew, William Walker, were carried away as prisoners. Ann remained a prisoner for about 7 years and her nephew, William Walker, never returned. For details of how they were captured, we go again to Mrs. Samuel Scott who lived on the Clinch from 1722 to 1783, and who was again present when this event occurred. She states:
One year while we lived on the Clinch we did not fort, and did not need a fort. Cowan's Fort was about 2 miles from Moore's Fort. We went to it (Cowan's) one year, but it was too weak; only seven or eight families. The Indians attacked it. Miss Walker -- then the widow Cowan -- was taken, going from it to Moore's. Her and her sister's son, William Walker, were taken. Her brother Samuel Walker that went with her was killed, and the other man was shot at, but escaped and got into the fort.
To learn more about the capture of Ann Walker Cowan and her nephew, William Walker, we will relate the story handed down by William Walker, Jr., son of the captive.
William Walker, who was captured by the Indians, was born around 1770 and would have been about 8 years old when captured. William Walker, the captive, after growing up among the northern Indians, married Katherine Rankin, the daughter of John Rankin of Tyrone, Ireland, and his wife, Mary Montour.
William Walker and his uncle, Samuel, were in a field plowing corn, young William riding the horse and his uncle holding the plow. When coming out at the end of a row, and in the act of turning they were fired upon by Indians from behind the fence, wounding Samuel in both arms. The boy sprang from the horse and both fled, but he was captured before getting out of the field and his Uncle Samuel was overtaken and killed. The Indians then retreated and after traveling 4 or 5 miles, halted in a thick wood and a reconnoitering party returned to the invaded spot. In the afternoon the reconnoitering party returned laden with plunder and accompanied by another party of Delawares which the prisoners had not seen before, and with them as a prisoner, was his aunt, Ann Walker Cowan. Mrs. Cowan had been captured, as Mrs. Scott details, while traveling between Cowan's and Moore's Forts by the second party of Delaware Indians. While being the same group, the Indians had split into two separate raiding parties.
Then commenced the march toward Ohio, which was attended by many, many privations, hardship and hunger. The captives were looking backward and hoping and praying for a rescue party of whites, but none came. After crossing the Ohio River all hope of rescue vanished and, to add to their grief, the Indians again separated into two parties, each taking their own prisoners. Young William Walker never saw his aunt again.
COWANS AND ALLIED FAMILIES WHO SETTLED THE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA FRONTIER; by Emory L. Hamilton INDIAN RAIDS AND MASSACRES OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA; by Luther F. Addington and Emory L. Hamilton Acknowledgement: Samuel Cowan history and research shared by Effie Cowan Jenkins. Acknowledgement: Ann Walker Cowan and William Walker history and research shared by Jerry Penley.


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What sets the Burton Token Case apart from other kit or pouch options is a triangular shape that simplifies sorting through a plethora of loose items. Easily packable and secured with an external zipper, this essential item holder is the ideal way to store supplies, random tools or travel essentials. Seven unique colorways help prevent you from grabbing someone else's stuff at the hostel, condo or art studio.
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Board of Supervisors Sets Agenda for a Sustainable Future
July 1, 2009
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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors moved forward on several fronts at a retreat on Monday and Tuesday, June 29-30. The two-day meeting, at the Frying Pan Farm Park Visitors Center, Herndon, was an opportunity for the board to consider its priorities and set a course of action for a sustainable future.
During the retreat, chaired by Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova, the board received a financial forecast for Fiscal Year 2011 with a projected deficit of $316 million, which will prolong fiscal challenges another year. "Getting the county back on its fiscal feet is my number one priority," said Bulova. "We continue to be challenged by the most serious economic breakdown that most of us have experienced in our lifetimes." Bulova noted that the last board retreat was five years ago.
Recalling the months of Community Dialogues, Lines of Business Reviews and Town Meetings as the board prepared for FY 2010, Bulova added, "Last year's budget was a challenge and we're not out of the woods. This retreat is a time for us to review priorities and spend time on some major issues. We need to work together and continue to engage our residents to emerge successfully from this downturn."
The board agreed to move ahead on several issues, with further discussion planned for upcoming board committee meetings:
- Various strategies for addressing the fiscal challenge of FY 2011 are being considered, including reorganizational opportunities, diversification of revenue, staffing, evaluating management structures within county agencies, carefully tracking stimulus applications and funding and reviewing fuel and utility requirements. The effective community engagement process conducted last year will continue this fall as the community again will be invited to work with elected officials and county staff to address the continuing revenue shortfall. Budget forums are expected to begin this September for the public and employees to participate in this process.
- Recognizing that opportunities should be available to all who live or work in Fairfax County to purchase or rent safe, decent, affordable housing within their means, the board will work toward the development of alternative strategies to address current affordable housing needs. A tiered approach may include a direct rental subsidy to assist persons with low to extremely low income, partnering with nonprofits and targeting resources toward housing projects already in the pipeline.
- Acknowledging that the current area plan review process no longer serves the county well, other models will be studied to provide better urban design, public outreach and technical analysis.
- The board will engage in a review and public discussion to consider taking over the secondary roadway system in the county, currently a responsibility of the Virginia Department of Transportation.
For more information, contact the Office of Public Affairs at 703-324-3187, TTY 711.
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
703-324-3189, TTY 711, Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
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Champagne cupcakes
As I mentioned in the Strawberry cupcake post, I made 6 dozen cupcakes for a cousin's graduation party. I wanted to try the champagne cupcakes since they seemed fitting for the celebratory occasion.
The cake was deliciously moist and had a great texture. The frosting did as well. I couldn't really taste a strong champagne flavor but hubby said he really could. They were definitely a hit.
Champagne Cupcakes – from Crazy about Cupcakes
2/3 cup butter, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
3/4 cup champagne
6 large egg whites, at room temperature
Preheat oven to 350. Insert liners into a medium cupcake pan.
In a large bowl cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3-5 minutes.
In a separate medium bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
Blend the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture alternately with champagne.
In a large clean bowl, beat the egg whites on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold one-third of the egg whites into the batter until blended, then fold in the remaining egg whites until well blended.
Fill the cupcakes liners 3/4 full. Baker for ~20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cupcake comes out clean. Cool in pan.
Once completely cooled, brush 1 Tbsp of champagne onto the tops of the cupcakes.
Champagne Frosting – from Crazy about Cupcakes
3/4 cup vegetable shortening
12 Tbsp (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
3 Tbsp champagne
4 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
In a large bowl beat the shortening and butter until combined. Add the champagne. Slowly add the confectioners sugar and beat until smooth.
5 Responses to "Champagne cupcakes"
A friend of mine made champagne cupcakes for my cupcake swap a few months ago and they were fabulous! These looks great – not sure if it was the same recipe as my friends, but it has to be good if champagne is involved!
These would be great for a New Year's Eve party!
I really love the idea of champagne cupcakes-it's so gourmet. 🙂
Did you drink champagne with them?
Of course we drank champagne with them! Someone suggested making strawberry champagne ones. Maybe next time!
How fancy! I love trying new cupcake flavors…can't wait to try these!


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While at Washington College, Jeanne majored in Psychology and minored in sociology. She was a member of the Varsity Women's Rowing team, an active member of the Alpha Chi Omega, Beta Pi Chapter sorority, and was a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa and Order of Omega honor societies. Since graduating from Washington College in 2007 with a B.A. in Psychology, Jeanne received her M.A./Ed.S. degree in School Psychology from Tufts University in Medford, MA. Jeanne is currently employed as a School Psychologist in the North Penn School District in Lansdale, PA. Jeanne is also the membership chair of the Pi Pi Alumni chapter of Alpha Chi Omega in the Philadelphia area and is rowing at the Whitemarsh Boat Club in Conshohocken, PA. Jeanne currently lives in Ambler, PA with her husband, Travis McCormack (G'05).
Some of Jeanne's favorite WC memories were on the pristine Chester river at dusk with the crew team, and late nights in Minta Martin with her sorority sisters.
Employer: North Penn School District
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Phenylketonuria and Hyperphenylalaninemia Nutrition Study
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The mainstay of PKU treatment is a low-phenylalanine diet (i.e restriction of natural protein), and supplementation with a protein substitute (a mixture of amino acids free from phenylalanine, also containing micronutrients and vitamins) and special low-protein foods, to meet the patient's energy requirements. When diet and treatment is relaxed after childhood, adult and adolescent patients with phenylketonuria are at risk for malnutrition, depending on the compliance with treatment and the intake of amino acid supplements.
In this study, nutrition status of patients with PKU and hyperphenylalaninemia is systematically assessed under ongoing current treatment, in relation to Phe-tolerance, compliance with treatment, and psychosocial issues.
Study participants do not undergo any specific therapeutic or diagnostic intervention.
|Phenylketonuria (PKU) and Hyperphenylalaninemia
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
|Official Title:
|Nutrition Status of Adult and Adolescent Patients With Classical Phenylketonuria (PKU) and Hyperphenylalaninemia
- Macronutrient and micronutrient intake, calculated from a nutrition protocol (four consecutive days) [ Time Frame: assessed during 4 consecutive days max. within 1 month after a regular consultation in the outpatient clinic ]
Assessed nutrients:
Macronutrients: protein, fat, carbohydrates in g/kg/d
Daily phenylalanine and tyrosine intake Micronutrients and minerals: Calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, selenium
Vitamins: D, B12, B6, C, folic acid
- Phenylalanine level (umol/l) [ Time Frame: assessed at the end of the four-day nutrition protocol (see primary outcome) ]this outcome measure is not study-specific and is collected as part of established routine care (self-measurement by patient)
- Plasma amino acid profile [ Time Frame: determined at a routine visit at the outpatient clinic, on average 1x per year ]this outcome measure is not study-specific and is collected as part of established routine care.
- Concentrations of micronutrients, minerals and vitamins [ Time Frame: determined at a routine visit at the outpatient clinic, on average 1x per year ]
assessed parameters: Ferritin, zinc, selenium, vitamin D, vitamin B12, folic acid.
These outcome measures are not study-specific and are collected as part of established routine care
- body weight (kg) [ Time Frame: determined at a routine visit at the outpatient clinic, on average once every 6 - 12 months ]assessed as part of routine clinical care
|Study Start Date:
|June 2013
|Study Completion Date:
|July 2015
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|16 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion criteria:
- PKU (Phenylketonuria) or hyperphenylalaninemia
- male or female, minimum age 16y
- signed informed consent
Exclusion criteria:
- patient who can not comply with the study protocol (e.g. unable to fill in questionnaires by themselves or a representative)
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01879995
|University Hospital Zurich, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition
|Zurich, ZH, Switzerland, 8091
|University Children's Hospital
|Zurich, Switzerland, CH-8032
|Principal Investigator:
|Michel Hochuli, MD PhD
|University Hospital Zurich, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition
|Responsible Party:
|University of Zurich
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01879995 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
KEK-ZH-Nr. 2013-0120
|Study First Received:
|June 4, 2013
|Last Updated:
|February 5, 2016
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn
Brain Diseases, Metabolic
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Metabolic Diseases
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Despite decades working in the music industry, Allan Soberman is still searching for his voice.
The 62-year-old musician has released the followup to his first album of prayer songs, which he called Searching for my Voice. The sequel is called The Quest Continues.
In the album, Soberman, whose years in the music industry included playing with the support act for a Billy Joel concert at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens, takes tunes usually heard in synagogue and blends them with Beach Boy-esque harmonies.
The music takes audiences to where they last heard the melodies – most likely a synagogue, he says. This built-in familiarity is what draws much of the audience to the music.
"I've got them already," he says, "so I can put my craziness into part of it."
This "craziness" refers to what he calls the strangeness of the choir sounds. "Someone looking for a cantorial CD might be surprised," he says.
However, the music isn't just for religious – or even secular – Jews. Soberman says even people who don't recognize the sounds will enjoy it, and may feel a sense of spirituality simply because of the language of the songs, all of which are sung in Hebrew or Yiddish.
"I hope they would appreciate the musicality, the arrangements, the sounds," he says. "It's pretty hip stylistically but it still has those melodies."
The tunes and words are especially familiar to Soberman, whose father, Morris, was a cantor at Beth Tzedec Congregation for more than 35 years.
Soberman got the idea for the album back in 1999, shortly after his father died. He found recordings of his father performing wedding receptions and singing bar mitzvah portions, which students would use to learn their portions. He took these recordings, cleaned them up, and released them in 2001 on an album called A Dedication.
"That's what started me on this road," he says.
The next album, Searching for my Voice, blended the cantorial songs with Soberman's own harmonic and folk style for the first time.
"I was treading on unknown waters," he said of that release. "What was I doing with Shalom Alechem?"
This album was much easier, he said, now that he has the experience and confidence.
However, life threw him more challenges during the recording of this album. Before the album was finished, Soberman's mother died, and even six months later, he says he's still "crawling out of the debris" of his mother's passing.
Nevertheless, the fact that he could incorporate so much of his own music – specifically the pop harmonies – into his father's music means he was able to find a little bit of closure with his family, he says.
"I'm the last one standing, so there's a lot of catharsis going on here," he says, speaking to The CJN from a telephone in his childhood basement.
Although it's only 12 years that Soberman has released these albums, he has been involved in the music industry for much longer. He spent decades playing mainly bass guitar on tour with big artists such as Grammy Award-winning Dan Hill and Ben Mink.
One of his favourite memories, he says, is performing shows with Billy Crystal at The Bitter End, a famous club in New York City. He says Crystal opened for his band one week, and they swapped spots for a second week.
"By the end of the two weeks, I knew his routine backwards," Soberman says.
Another notable moment for him was when Beach Boy Bruce Johnston expressed interest in getting involved with the publishing of Soberman's music.
"Nothing really ever came of it, but that was a big thrill for me to get phone calls from a guy who actually sang on God Only Knows. That was a big deal for me," he said.
His love for the Beach Boys is what inspired the harmonies that fill his new album. He recorded it alone, layering his voice to create a choral effect. Although it works well for an album, he says, it leads to challenges in performing the music.
The goal, he says, is to perform the music with a full choir, but he hasn't figured out the logistics of organizing it. Specifically, it's hard to find a choir before the show is booked, but he can't book a show without a choir.
"I can do the musical end, but how do you put the business end?" he says. In the meantime, he could perform with a small group – perhaps three or four people – but it wouldn't reflect the sound he imagines in his mind.
Ideally, the performance would take place as part of a larger event or festival, he says. Regardless, he would like to bring it to the Jewish community to share the music that has become so meaningful to him.
"It's my connection to going to shul with my father," he says. "It's me incorporating what I am into it."
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David Dodd II, the West Shore developer responsible for the defunct Capitol View Commerce Center in Harrisburg, will be sentenced Oct. 31 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Judge Sylvia Rambo will preside over the 10 a.m. sentencing hearing in Courtroom 3 of the federal courthouse in Harrisburg, according to court documents.
Dodd pleaded guilty in November to federal fraud charges in connection with the unfinished $28 million project.
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Dodd was promised more than $17 million in local, state and federal money to build the facility. He spent more than $8 million in public money before the project soured, according to financial records.


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MADRID, 21 October 2013 – LI Yong, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), today visited the office of José Manuel Soria López, Spain's Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism, and attended key meetings with María de Coriseo González-Izquierdo, the CEO of the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX) and with representatives of two Spanish energy institutions, the Spanish Energy Club and the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE).
José Manuel Soria López received the Director General for a private meeting, which was followed by a meeting between senior officials of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, headed by the Minister, and the UNIDO delegation, headed by the Director General.
LI Yong explained his new vision for UNIDO, based on the concept of inclusive and sustainable industrial development, and his intention to expand UNIDO's partnerships with other development organizations and the private sector. He also stressed his intention to enhance UNIDO's cooperation with Spain, including Spanish development institutions and the private sector, and briefed the Minister on the meetings he had had during the course of the day with the Spanish Energy Club, IDAE and ICEX, as well as one with Spain's Development Finance Company (COFIDES).
Minister Lopez noted that the impact of the financial crisis had underlined the importance of industry for the maintenance of economic stability and resilience, in developed as well as in developing countries, and expressed his full support for the Director General's new vision. The possibility of Spain supporting the inclusion of a clear mandate for industrial development in the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) framework was also raised, and it was agreed that Spain and UNIDO would explore all avenues to strengthen their cooperation. The UNIDO delegation also expressed its appreciation to the Government of Spain for having delegated José-Miguel Cortés as Counsellor at Spain's Office of Economic and Commercial Affairs in Vienna.
During the breakfast meeting, hosted by Arcadio Gutiérrez Zapico, Director General of the SPC, LI Yong explained his new vision of inclusive and sustainable industrial development and emphasized the need for strengthening strategic partnerships between UNIDO and Spanish energy companies. He encouraged them to act as technology providers, give expert advice and help in building the capacities of national institutions and experts in developing countries. They were joined in the meeting by over 16 large and medium energy companies working in the field of power generation, renewable energy and energy efficiency in Spain.
The SPC's Zapico expressed strong interest on the part of Spanish energy companies in getting more closely involved in the technical cooperation projects implemented by UNIDO. There was agreement on a proposal to arrange a visit of select Spanish energy companies to the UNIDO headquarters in Vienna for detailed discussions in the first quarter of 2014.
At another meeting, held at the office of the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDEA), Marisa Olano, the Institute's Director of International Relations, and her colleagues made a brief presentation of their work in the field of industrial energy efficiency and renewable energy, and provided an overview of financing of energy projects.
The UNIDO Director General commended the excellent work being done by IDAE, and explained his vision of inclusive and sustainable industrial development where energy and resource efficiency will play a very important role in developing countries. It was agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding between UNIDO and IDAE to strengthen the partnership between the two organizations.


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Inspiration: The more things change
I was born on my father's 35th birthday. Later this month I will turn 35 and my dad will turn 70.
My wife and I are also expecting our fourth child this month. The baby isn't due for a few more weeks, but I'm kind of expecting that he or she may decide to arrive early and join my dad and me on our birthday celebration. It would be pretty remarkable to have three generations of Borlands sharing the same birthday, each separated by 35 years.
I'm kind of hoping this happens, but I'm pretty sure my wife desires a few more weeks of sleeping at night before the baby comes!
My wife and I have been thinking a lot about our new baby, but I've also been thinking about my dad. It's really strange to picture my father being my age. Thirty-five years ago, he was a married, working father, anticipating the birth of a new child. I've always thought of my dad as a man who is established, as a mature and wise adult, as a hard worker, and as an experienced husband and father.
It's strange to think of him as a younger man, having young children, facing the stresses and challenges of work, marriage, faith and family life.
I've been wondering what his life was like before I knew him. I bet he faced some of the same pressures and uncertainties that I face. I'm sure that it wasn't always easy for him, and I imagine that it was during his younger years that he gained the maturity and wisdom that I have seen in him later in his life.
While much has rapidly changed in our culture over the past 35 years, there are many things that remain the same from generation to generation.
In every generation people struggle to earn a living, maintain their marriages, raise their children and find purpose in their lives.
Ecclesiastes is a great book of wisdom in the Scripture that reminds us of those universal human struggles and our common desire to find meaning in our lives. It's a book that tells us that despite how much our societies change, there are many things that remain the same.
There really is "nothing new under the sun" (Ecc. 1:9). And while this book was written more than 2,500 years ago, it remains completely relevant for our day; a day in which so many people continue to "chase after the wind" (Ecc. 1:14).
In his search for wisdom, the writer of Ecclesiastes discovered many truths. He addresses topics like the value of wisdom, the frustrations of work, the fleeting nature of wealth and youth, the struggles of oppression and the inevitability of death. In all of his searching for meaning, he comes to one final conclusion about what really matters: "Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man" (Ecc. 12:13).
There are some things that will always remain true. We were created to find our purpose in God, and this truth remains always relevant. It was true in the ancient world. It was true for my father when he was a young man, and it remains true for us today, no matter how much else changes.