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About Battlecry by T. Jackson King:
Jacob Renselaer arrives in the Kepler 22 system, carrying a wasp ambassador as a sign of humanity's hope for an end to its first interstellar war. But that hope crumbles as Jacob, his girlfriend Daisy, ambassador Hunter One and Marine chief O'Connor watch unknown aliens drop thermos-nukes on the wasp colony world, killing wasp larvae and adults. These new aliens pursue Jacob's ships and a fleeing wasp ship. To Jacob's horror, the new aliens attack with mobile balls of antimatter! Facing sure death, Jacob retreats to the Kepler 63 wasp colony world where Hunter One demands that he and his fleet defend a colony with 23 million wasps. Where does his duty lie? Must he fight and risk lives and ships to protect their former enemies? Or will help arrive from his father the admiral, or from other wasps? When the shark-seal aliens arrive at Kepler 63, battles happen that threaten the lives of all three peoples—human, wasp and amphibian. Can Jacob and his friends win a fight where they are badly outnumbered? Or will a fight to defend wasp civilians end in the destruction of the Battlestar Lepanto and all of Jacob's hopes for a future with Daisy? All that is certain is that the amphibian aliens are relentless, their mobile antimatter balls are something no ship can escape and communication is impossible with creatures who talk with skin color patterns! This is a 91,000 word SciFi novel of combat in space between the amphibian Pod aliens and Humans allied with the Swarm, a wasp-like species. New battles happen in the Kepler 22 star system, a place with known exo-planets and site of a wasp colony. The story is told from six point of view characters. Those POVs are Jacob, his girlfriend Daisy, Hunter One the wasp ambassador, Richard the Marine, Rebecca the captain of the cruiser Chesapeake, and Pod Leader, the leader of amphibian aliens who have nuke-bombed wasp civilians in order to claim their world for a place to raise the young of his own species. The conflict begins when Jacob and Hunter One discover the killing of wasp colonists on a world of Kepler 22. Jacob's fleet barely fights off an attack in which the Pod uses mobile antimatter balls. The fighting continues at Kepler 63, home to 23 million wasp colonists. Jacob faces a terrible choice–must the four ships under his command fight to defend wasp colonists, or should they flee and thereby abandon any chance for ending humanity's war with the wasps? The decisions made by Jacob, Pod Leader and other members of Jacob's fleet will determine the future of three species.
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T. Jackson King (Tom) is an Amazon bestselling science fiction author whose popular series include the Vigilante, Assassin, Escape, Aliens, Brother, and Retread Shop series. Opening novels for each of these series are STAR VIGILANTE, STELLAR ASSASSIN, ESCAPE FROM ALIENS, EARTH VS. ALIENS, LITTLE BROTHER'S WORLD and FIRST CONTACT. He is a lifelong reader of SciFi stories and his favorite authors have included Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke and Andre Norton. Outside of SciFi he has enjoyed the novels of Rudyard Kipling, Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe and Arthur Conan Doyle. He has degrees in Archaeology and Journalism.
Tom began writing SF novels at age 38, when he discovered he had read all the Human-Alien first contact or encounter novels in his local library. So he decided to write his own, thanks to an overactive, very visual imagination. Those early years produced FIRST CONTACT and RETREAD SHOP. When the New York City publishing houses ignored his later novels because they had no Hollywood tie-in, he went to several small presses, then began self-publishing as an Indy author in 2011.
Several of his novels have hit Amazon super-bestseller status in Space Opera. They were STELLAR ASSASSIN, EARTH VS. ALIENS and most recently BATTLESTAR, the first novel in his StarFight series. He loves that readers in Britain, Canada and Australia are some of his most loyal readers!
Before becoming a bestselling author, Tom worked as a federal archaeologist and newspaper journalist. Those jobs paid the bills for his three kids and wife Leslee.
However, college years spent in Paris and in Tokyo led Tom into antiwar activism, hanging out with some Japanese hippies and learning how often governments lie to their citizens. The latter lesson led him and a college buddy to publish the Shinjuku Sutra English language underground tabloid in Japan in 1967. That was followed by helping shut down the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1968 and a bus trip to Washington D.C. for the Second March on Washington where thousands demanded an end to the Vietnam War.
Temporary sanity returned when Tom worked in a radiocarbon lab at UC Riverside and earned an MA degree in Archaeology from UCLA. His interests in ancient history, ancient cultures and journalism got him several government agency jobs that led him to roam the raw landscape of the Western United States.
A funny thing happened on the way to normality. When RETREAD SHOP was published by Warner Books in 1988, he discovered he could not stop writing. It was off to the writing races and Tom's many voyages of imaginative discovery have led to 25 published novels, a book of poetry, and a conviction that when Humans reach the stars, we will find them crowded with space-going Aliens. We will be the New Kids On The Block! This theme appears in much of Tom's short fiction and novel writing.
Tom lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA and hangs with a group of smart and tolerant Westerners. Divorce taught him to smile a lot and to work at being a Nice Guy. Which earned him the love of his wife Sue. Still, he is pretty weird. Has been since fourth grade when he began reading SciFi. Since then, he and Authority have rarely been in agreement.
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"Financial freedom" is one of those buzz phrases that you hear business experts and motivational speakers use a lot. It's also a phrase that means different things to different people, so it's hard to really nail down a hard definition. Everyone can basically agree that being financially free means that you've gained enough wealth that you can have the lifestyle you want to live without actively working. That seems pretty simple, but it gets kind of tricky when we have to define what that lifestyle is. That's when it becomes clear that some people's ideas of financial success and financial freedom are different than others.
For example, some people might not think they're financially free unless they can charter a jet around the world any time they want. Other people might think they're financially free if they can just live a simple life for the rest of their days without worrying about expenses. Those are kind of extreme examples, and Christina and I, like most people, are somewhere in between the two.
So what does financial freedom look like to your typical house flipper? Here are a few ways that flipping houses can help you achieve financial success and a few examples of what that kind of success and freedom looks like once you've gotten there.
No More Day Jobs…Ever
First of all, depending on your goals for your real estate investing business, you can make a good living flipping one house at a time, or you can flip multiple properties at the same time and make even more money while growing your business. Whichever route you take, when you choose to fix and flip houses, you're choosing a lucrative industry that's sustainable and a lot of fun.
The more you learn about the industry and the more experience you gain in it, the better you'll be able to pick out great deals and pass on duds. In other words, the longer you're in this business, the more successful you'll be, and the less likely you'll be to need to go back to your old day job.
Creating Passive Income Streams
As you make deals and get great profits on your flips, you might be tempted to sock that money away for the future. The thing is, though, you can put it to much better use if you invest it again. As you build your reputation in the industry, you can not only continue to invest your money in your own flip properties, but you can also invest in other flippers' properties.
Then, if you want to, you can transition away from flipping your own properties entirely and move to making your money as a private lender or investing partner. This can really set you up well for retirement, even if you want to retire at 35 or 45 instead of 55 or 65. Then, you won't just be living on the money you've saved but on passive income that's still rolling in.
Your Business Can Run Itself
Finally, if you decide to grow your business and delegate tasks like finding leads, making deals, and doing rehabs to your employees and contractors, then you can sit back and let your house flipping business run itself.
Nothing says financial freedom quite like setting your business up in a sustainable way so that you don't have to micromanage every single thing. Most days house flipping doesn't seem like work, but sometimes you're going to want to be able to get away. If you set yourself up right, with the financial success you build in the real estate business, you can do that almost any time you like.


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Rooms, services The guests of Baidu International Hotel - Laizhou Weifang may stay in 253 nicely furnished, comfortable rooms in Weifang. The hotel is offering you freshly prepared fine local meals in its restaurant every day. You may also enjoy refreshing wellness services at the hotel, the hairdresser's parlour and indoor pool will also be available to you. Car rental service can also help you discover all important attractions nearby. The local gym will provide a great opportunity to do sports and exercises. The local café or the bar will provide an ideal location for personal meetings and nice evening chats. In the safe your valuables may be the safely secured. Wireless Internet connection (WiFi) is available at the hotel, enabling portable devices and smartphones to go online. The exact scope of services offered by Baidu International Hotel - Laizhou Weifang (including those for an extra fee) is available on the information sheet below.
Payment For the reservation you may need to provide advance payment by credit card or credit card guarantee, depending on the exact date, room and price.
Arrival, opening hours The personnel of the hotel can speak with you in Chinese - China and English languages.
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Application Procedure and Timeline
Housing at Cal Poly Pomona is offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. Prospective residents are encouraged to submit their Student Housing License Agreement (contract), as soon as it becomes available online. All contract submissions are date and time stamped.
The demand for housing has been increasing and there is a possibility that demand will exceed spaces available. It is recommended that students submit contracts even if they are unsure of their attendance or intended residency. Cancellations are accepted up to thirty days prior to the beginning of the quarter in which they are contracted. A waiting list will be maintained throughout the year. For further information, please contact the Housing Office at (909) 869-3307 or by e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
When to Apply
1st Quarter That Housing is Desired
Application Period
Contract Period
April to September (current year)
Academic Year
November to December (prior year)
Winter and Spring Quarters
November (prior year) to
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April –June (same year)
Summer Quarter(June to Aug)
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- Newly admitted undergraduate students to Cal Poly Pomona (Freshmen and transfer) will be notified of the upcoming housing contract period for the next academic year.
- Look out for the first day of contracting!You may check the website for any announcements regarding the first day of contracting.
- None
- The first day for contracting for the summer quarter and next academic year begins in early to mid April. Check the UHS website and for e-mail updates if you previously requested updates. All submitted License Agreements (contracts) are reviewed for completion and for space availability on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Current students are given the opportunity to re-contract for the summer quarter and next academic year (Room Selection).
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June to August
- Students that have been offered a space will receive their room assignments packet in the mail at least three weeks before the beginning of the quarter (usually in mid-August).
- Students will be contacted by telephone and e-mail if UHS is unable to honor their request for housing. Those who do not get a space will be added to the waitlist in the order the completed contract was received.
- UHS will have a table with staff during check-out from the orientation program that takes place throughout the month of July. Those who have applied for housing are asked to check-out with our staff. We will be available for any general questions. We will not be able to tell if an applicant received a space during the orientation period.
- First time freshmen who received a space have the opportunity to sign up for Welcome Week.
- Students may request to cancel their License Agreement by providing written notification at least thirty days in advance from of their move in date.
- Fall quarter usually begins the third week of September.
- Welcome Week for freshmen (optional) begins the Sunday before the first day of classes.
- Upperclass residents and freshmen who chose not to participate in Welcome Week move in the day before the first day of classes.


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Complete your bedroom decor with this cool, space-saving Pineridge Bunk Bed. It flaunts a dark walnut finish and a hardwood solids and wood veneers construction lending class and sturdiness.
It saves space by letting you store your little one's blankets, toys, books etc in the built-in drawers. Also, the bunk bed offers two beds within the space of one bed. The front access steps lead you easily to the upper loft.The guard rails surrounding the top bunk bed make it safe to use. 14-piece slats on the top and bottom of the bed provides extra support while resting.


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NYPD: Prospect Park suspect linked to Crown Heights attack
NEW YORK (FOX 5 NY) - The man who allegedly stabbed two men running at roughly the same time and not far from each other in Prospect Park late Wednesday night also allegedly stabbed a Hasidic Jewish man in Brooklyn in February, police said.
The NYPD arrested Keny Rochelin, 26, and charged him with attempted murder as a hate crime, aggravated harassment as a hate crime, and criminal possession of a weapon in the February 10 attack in Crown Heights.
Police believe Rochelin tried to rob a man who was running near Lincoln Road and East Drive at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. A struggle ensued, and the runner was stabbed in the hand, police said.
A few minutes later, Rochelin stabbed another runner in the stomach and took his wallet near Parkside Avenue and Ocean Avenue, police said.
Both runners were hospitalized and are expected to recover.
Police said that Rochelin lives in a shelter in Manhattan and has a sister who lives in Crown Heights near the site of the February attack.


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PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A FOUR DAY WEEK. Programs will run on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Programs will be flexible, so students who have to miss Monday due to 4th of July travel can still join in on Wednesday.
Outdoor Survival Pros (10-15)
This is a follow up to last year's popular Outdoor Survival program. Students will embark on advanced explorations in the Middlesex Fells as well as the Harold Parker State Forrest in Andover. They will learn how to navigate in nature, where to find food and water, how to stay cool on hot days and warm on cold days. They'll learn to read animal tracks and understand animal behavior, and gain an understanding of the complex life around us in both the animal and the plant kingdoms. This is a full day program so students will spend hours in nature, moving around and exploring. They will need a light backpack suitable for walking, a lunch and two snacks, appropriate clothing (long pants, hiking shoes or sneakers, a hat or cap, bug spray, etc.) Instructor: Mark Weinzierl, Acera Afterschool Teacher. $600
AM PROGRAMS (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
AM: Podcast Theater (6-9)
Do you love Audiobooks? Do you like playing with your voice, and with sounds? Are you listening to, or telling stories all the time? Acera core classroom teacher and trained voice over artist Katie Semine has you covered: Join her for this week of podcast theater, where you can pick from a number of fun scripts to learn how to make them come to life with your voice! Learn how to use your voice for audio storytelling, how to make your own tools for sound effects, and edit all you have captured in a program called Folio. If you love stories but are shy about reading out loud, this workshop will help you find your voice. If you are a born actor, this workshop will help you understand, modulate and train your voice. (Note: students must be able to read.) Instructor: Katie Semine, Acera Intermediate Elementary Teacher $275
AM: Woodshop: Make a Longbow (10-15)
In this exciting program, you will create and take home your own wooden longbow! Since wood is not an engineered material and has inconsistencies, great care is taken in selecting high quality hardwood lumber as the raw material for the bow staves. After cutting your bow staves to rough shape with the band saw, you will spend much of your time shaping wood with traditional woodworking tools. You will then be able to gradually flex the bow through a process called tillering, and then you can string and test the bow. There is always the risk of the bow breaking, so students are encouraged to follow an ambitious schedule that allows time at the end for making another bow if necessary. All skill levels are welcome. Instructor: Josh Briggs, Acera Engineering Teacher and Woodshop Manager $325 This program is now FULL. Check on registration form to be waitlisted.
PM PROGRAMS (12 to 4 p.m.)
PM: Woodshop: Design an Outdoor Game (10-15)
Summer is the time for outdoor games, and what better way to spend the week than designing and building your own! Students are provided a materials kit from which they can build their game. They will brainstorm ideas, discuss the design, develop a design plan and cut list, and then start building. Design/drafting, carpentry and general construction instruction will be provided along the way. All students will use a variety of hand tools. Certain power tools such as band saw, compound miter saw and table saw may be used after students demonstrate safe and competent use of hand tools. Beginner to advanced woodworkers are welcome. Students may work in teams or individually. Come to the class with ideas! Instructor: Josh Briggs, Acera Engineering Teacher and Woodshop Manager. $325
PM: MakerArt: Watercolor Challenges (7-10)
Description to follow. Instructor: Chris Woodard, Acera Art Teacher. $275


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Robert Morgan, Ph.D.
(806) 834-7117
Robert D. Morgan completed his Ph.D. in counseling psychology at Oklahoma State University and a postdoctoral fellowship in forensic psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the Missouri Department of Mental Health. He is currently the John G. Skelton, Jr. Regents Endowed Professor in Psychology and Director of the Institute for Forensic Science at Texas Tech University. Dr. Morgan's research and scholarly activities include treatment and assessment of justice involved persons with mental illness, forensic mental health assessment, and professional development and training issues. His research has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute of Justice. He has authored or co-authored over 75 articles, chapters and books. He has provided forensic mental health services (e.g., over 900 forensic mental health evaluations) at the request of courts, defense, and prosecution, and consults with state and private correctional agencies to inform practice.
Kathy Sperry, Ph.D.
Professor of Practice in Forensic Science
Internship Coordinator
Advisor, Undergraduate minor in Forensic Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences
(806) 834-4309
Dr. Sperry is an Assistant Professor of Practice in Forensic Science and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Pathology at Texas Tech University Health Science Center. She received her Ph.D. in Psychology from Texas Tech University, in 1993, and her postdoctoral training was in the Department of Psychiatry at Texas Tech University Health Science Center. Her research interests include stalking on college campuses, and the analysis of the causes and consequences of wrongful convictions and their impact on policy decisions. Dr. Sperry has considerable correctional experience, working with a variety of offender populations, including sex offenders, severe personality disordered offenders, pedophiles, and severely mental ill offenders. She has also authored a number of journal articles and book chapter and has directed numerous federally-funded projects for law enforcement training and forensic science education. She is an Associate member of the American Academy of Forensic Science and is a Certified Forensic Consultant.
Megan A. Thoen, Ph.D.
Interim Graduate Program Director
Director of Forensic Mental Health Services
(806) 834-1687
Dr. Thoen's CV| Dr. Thoen's Research Page
Megan A. Thoen completed her Ph.D. in counseling psychology at Texas Tech University. She was a post-doctoral fellow and mental health manager at the Lubbock County Detention Center for almost a year before beginning at the Institute for Forensic Science as a post-doctoral research associate. She is a licensed psychologist and completes court-ordered forensic mental health assessments for the Institute. As the Director of Forensic Mental Health Services, she also manages administrative duties for all forensic mental health services provided by the Institute, and supervises several doctoral practicum students from the Texas Tech University – Department of Psychological Sciences seeking training in forensic mental health assessment. Her research and scholarly activities includes studying disenfranchised groups (e.g., minority races and cultures, severely mentally ill) and their treatment within the criminal justice system (including case proceedings and case outcomes), the mental health and wellness of law enforcement members (e.g., police officers, correctional officers), and the management and care for the incarcerated mentally ill (particularly pre-trial incarceration). She has co-authored several peer reviewed publications and has presented at numerous national and international conferences.
Paola A. Prada, Ph.D
Research Assistant Professor
(806) 834-0983
Dr. Prada's CV | Dr. Prada's Research Page
Dr. Paola A. Prada received her Ph.D. in Chemistry with a forensic science concentration from Florida International University in 2010. She was awarded the 2010 Intelligence Community (IC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship funded by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Her postdoctoral studies have united interdisciplinary areas such as chemistry, animal behavior and national security to address issues critical to effective intelligence and defense capabilities. She has worked extensively on developing instrumental methods for human odor identification for criminal investigations. She has also worked with canine scent detection in the context of optimizing odor collection techniques for scent training purposes. Her research interests include the evaluation of human odor volatiles as a forensic discriminatory tool as well as the testing of target odor analytes from various specimens of forensic importance for optimal performance of biological detector systems (i.e. canines). She has worked with both national and international police/government agencies to help develop better instrumental and training techniques in various areas of odor detection. She is the author or co-author of numerous journal publications, book chapters, and one book dedicated entirely on human scent evidence. She has presented her research at various national and international forums. She is a member of the American Chemical Society and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
Priscilla Reid, M.S.
Training Coordinator
(806) 834-4617
Priscilla Reid completed a bachelor's in Criminal Justice and a Master's in Forensic Science at National University in San Diego Ca. She is a retired Reserve Sergeant with the San Diego County Sheriff department's Underwater Search and Recovery Unit. Her primary function was the training coordinator, unit administrative sergeant and primary scribe at all crime scene searches. Additionally, she is a retired U S Navy Commander. Her primary duties were as a Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) agent. She was recalled to active duty twice and deployed to Japan onboard USS Kitty Hawk CV63 in support of Operation Desert Storm and spent a year deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Noble Eagle / Enduring Freedom. She was the Special Security Officer for the Southwest region, responsible for the six most southwestern states. During her 38 years of civil service she has written several instruction manuals and directives, has briefed the most senior level military officers and equivalent civilian counterparts.
Mark Hendley, B.S.
Administrative Business Assistant
(806) 834-7318
Mark Hendley comes to Lubbock from New Mexico where he attended Eastern New Mexico University. He earned his Bachelors of Science degree in Criminal Justice and History and spent several years working in the mental health field before coming to Texas Tech. He is currently the business manager for the Department of Psychological Sciences in addition to his position at the Institute.
Julie Gollihugh
Office Assistant
(806) 834-5983
Julie Gollihugh was born and raised in Brownfield Texas. She brings with her over 25 years of administrative and clerical customer service experience to the Institute. She enjoys all Texas Tech sports as well as cooking and spending time with her family.
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Aiden has been in clinic twice a week for the past two weeks checking counts, administering chemo and receiving blood/platelet transfusions. It has been emotionally exhausting. Our apologies for delayed updates, it's been difficult to put it into words lately. The closer we get to the transplant date, the more anxiety we have.
Our last update mentioned an unexpected trip to clinic (10/16) because of red spots we noticed on Aiden's shoulders. Come to find out, his platelets had dropped to nothing again. The red spots are Petechiae which is bleeding in the skin from extremely low platelets, so he received another transfusion. Because they were so low, it was likely he would need the same when we went back on Thursday for his chemo treatment and appointment to see the oncologist.
That Thursday we went in for another round of treatment. One of the chemos administered that day is common to produce adverse reactions. This always makes us nervous, but it all went well. We were surprised, platelets were UP! It was good to see his body hold on to them. Although all other counts were dropping, it was a good sign he was maintaining platelets. Unfortunately, hemoglobin counts were too low so he needed a blood transfusion.
The weekend was full of Skype dates with loved ones. Because his counts were the lowest they have ever been, no visitors and no Ashlynn. Skyping has helped fill the void and he is really enjoying seeing everyone.
Last Monday we called the "hotline". Unfortunately his face and shoulders were covered in red spots, this time much more than the previous week. They brought him in that afternoon and we were shocked to learn he had no platelets again. It's a roller coaster of emotions, nothing is predictable. So, another platelet transfusion which would hopefully be enough until his scheduled visit on Thursday.
Thursday was a great trip to clinic. Aiden received his FINAL chemo treatment for Hypodiploid Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. Everything going forward is preparation for his bone marrow transplant. After transplant, no more chemo! We learned his counts are creeping in the positive direction. Nothing dramatic, but it was positive news to know he was making the turn. He didn't need any blood products which was the first in weeks. It was the quickest trip to clinic we've ever experienced, two hours in and out the door. It happened so fast, Aiden wasn't done with his Mac and Cheese, which he wanted to stay and finish.
Friday, Ashlynn moved back home! She made an honest effort to stay focused, but these are unexplainable circumstances. She was struggling at school being away from everything. She will go back to UTC next fall when this is all behind us. We struggled with what was best, but completely understand her need to be with Aiden right now. They have always been so close and being so far away had to be difficult for her. We know it was difficult for us.
This weekend he has been experiencing sensitivity to touch again and feeling a bit queasy at times. That said, he's still full of energy and lots of smiles.
Next week we will make 3 trips to clinic! Tuesday he will go in to have his port accessed for his early morning procedure on Wednesday. They will do a special test on his heart to check and see if there is any damage from the chemo. They will also look at a 24 hour urine capture to analyze the function of his kidneys. Chemo is hard on many of the main organs and they need to know where they are starting before transplant. Because we will spend all day at clinic Wednesday, we will be having a Halloween Party Tuesday for the four of us. On Thursday he will go to clinic to check counts and see his oncologist. After, he will have another bone marrow biopsy to ensure he is still in remission before transplant. They will also administer another round of chemo in his spine.
We appreciate your commitment to keep Aiden and our family in your hearts and prayers. We need you now more than ever!
For now, please keep praying!
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Rooms, services Guests looking for accommodation in Yaliciftlik are welcome to book 21 nicely furnished rooms at Ipek Palace Boutique Hotel Ciftlik. In case you'd like to have a meal or a drink on the spot, you will be provided freshly prepared dishes in the restaurant every day. Parking possibility is available nearby for guests arriving by car. You may also rent a car or join an organized city tour to discover all must-sees of the area. The fans of actively spent leisure time may take the bike rental, water ski, volleyball, diving and surfing opportunities nearby. The local bar will provide an ideal location for personal meetings and nice evening chats. You may secure your valuables in the safe. Wireless Internet connection (WiFi) is available at the hotel, ensuring that you can stay up-to-date during your holiday. The exact list of services available at Ipek Palace Boutique Hotel Ciftlik (including those for an extra fee) and the exact list of equipment in a room can be found on the information sheet below.
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Wicom and Middle East Network Solutions partner to distribute contact center solutions
Wicom Communications, a European provider of IP contact center and enterprise communications software, and Middle East Network Solutions (MNS), a provider of wireless applications and unified communication solutions, has announced a partnership.
According to the agreement, MNS will distribute and support Wicom Contact Center solution in the Middle East market. MNS's offering includes sector-specific contact center solutions, e-commerce implementations, unified communication solutions, mobile banking empowerments and a variety of tailored wireless solutions for service providers. With innovative solutions supporting open networks and platforms, MNS has gained a strong position in Egypt and the Middle East region.
Wicom Contact Center solution is based on Wicom Communications Server Suite, an open all-IP communications server architecture for unified queuing, prioritizing, and routing for all contacts. The suite includes the functionalities of a traditional PBX telephony system and offers a clear migration path to centrally managed and administrated all-IP business communications.
MNS provides a line of scalable, turnkey mobile solutions. MNS's portfolio includes a variety of e-commerce, mobile banking and Unified Communication solutions, as well as numerous tailored wireless solutions for service providers in Egypt and the Middle East. The company partners with a number of technology vendors, including Microsoft and Fenstrae. — (menareport.com)
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MONTE CARLO - Inter will learn their 2009/10 UEFA Champions League opponents early this evening when the group stage draw takes place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monte Carlo.
The 32 teams through to the draw have been placed in four pots according to their UEFA coefficient ranking. Inter are in Pot 2. One team from each pot will be drawn into the eight groups (A-H), but no team can be drawn against another team from the same country.
Wolfsburg, Rubin Kazan, AZ Alkmaar, Standard Liège, Unirea Urziceni, Debreceni, Apoel Nicosia and Zürich will all be making their debuts in the competition this season.
The group stage matches will be played on 15/16 September, 29/30 September, 20/21 October, 3/4 November, 24/25 November and 8/9 December. As in past seasons, the first two teams in each group will qualify for the last 16 draw on 18 December. The third-placed teams will qualify for the Europa League last 32.
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Barcelona, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, AC Milan, Arsenal, Sevilla, Bayern Munich
Pot 2
Lyon, Inter, Real Madrid, CSKA Moscow, Porto, AZ Alkmaar, Juventus, Rangers
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Olympiakos, Marseille, Dynamo Kiev, Stuttgart, Fiorentina, Atletico Madrid, Bordeaux, Besiktas
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Unique Wedgwood vase: Birmingham's Jubilee gift to Pope
Pope John Paul II will be presented with a unique Wedgwood Jasper 40 vase, made in Stoke-on-Trent, to mark the 25th anniversary of his Pontificate this Thursday. The presentation will be made by the Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Birmingham, and the Right Reverend Philip Pargeter, Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, during a special ceremony in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican during the next two weeks. The specially commissioned Wedgwood vase is a gift from the Archdiocese of Birmingham to mark the Silver Jubilee of Pope John Paul II, the Polish Pope who was elected on 16 October 1978. All the cardinals of the Catholic Church have been invited to Rome for four days of celebrations to mark this historic event. It is only the fourth time since Saint Peter that a Pope has celebrated a Silver Jubilee. The Wedgwood vase was handed over to Archbishop Nichols and Bishop Pargeter during a factory-floor ceremony at Wedgwood, Barlaston, on Tuesday 23 September. The vase, based on the historic 40 Shape - so called because the design featured as entry number 40 in the first Josiah Wedgwood's original 18th century First Shapes Book. The exquisite pale blue and white vase features in bas-relief the Papal Coat of Arms and an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus. A certificate will accompany the vase, inscribed with the names of the seven Wedgwood Barlaston craftsmen and women who took more than six weeks to create the masterpiece. Archbishop Nichols and Bishop Pargeter showed the vase to the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor, John Alden, and the Lady Mayoress, Councillor Deirdre Alden, during a special visit to the Lord Mayor's Parlour last Friday. The Lord Mayor gave Archbishop Nichols a letter of greetings to Pope John Paul II on behalf of the citizens of Birmingham. The Lord Mayor writes: "It is a privilege to be able to send you greetings on behalf of the Citizens of Birmingham on this wonderful celebration of your Silver Jubilee. It is a magnificent achievement and I trust you have fond memories of the people you have met, the places you have visited and all that you have achieved. "The position you hold is most illustrious and over the years you have carried that responsibility out with care, compassion and dignity." The Archbishop promised that he would give the letter to the Pope together with the vase.


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A Dallas County jury has sentenced an illegal immigrant from El Salvador to 50-years in prison for an unspeakable crime.
According to prosecutors 54-year old Mauricio Hernandez, a former Irving ISD custodian, sexually abused his teen stepdaughter, got her pregnant, then gave her pills forcing her to deliver a baby in a soccer park portable toilet in April 2013.
Police said the then 13-year-old victim went to the hospital due to bleeding. Once there, she made an outcry statement about a sexual assault, being pregnant and giving birth to a baby.
On Friday, Hernandez pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault of a child and an additional charge of capital murder for leaving the baby to die. Hernandez let the jury decide the sentence.


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1Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego
1Graduate Institute of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University
1Division of Pediatrics, U.T. MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, U.T. MD Anderson Cancer Center
1Centre Régional de Recherche en Cancérologie et Immunologie Nantes/Angers, INSERM 1232, LabEx IGO, Université de Nantes, 2CHU Nantes
1Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Goethe University Hospital Frankfurt, 2Project Group for Translational Medicine & Pharmacology, Fraunhofer IME
1UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, VIB, 2Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University (UGent)
1Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, 3Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University, 4Department of Molecular Obstetrics and Genetics, Wayne State University, 5Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 6Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine
1Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 2Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, 3Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 4Department of Biomedical Research, National Jewish Health
1Immunity, Microenvironment, Virus, Cancer Research Center in Lyon
1Deptartment of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2Division of Inflammation Biology, LaJolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology
1Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, 2Boston Children's Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology, Harvard Medical School, 3Humanitas Clinical and Research Center
1Stony Brook Children's Hospital, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 2Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 3Department of Molecular Genetics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 4Department of Microbiology, State University of New York at Stony Brook
1Division of Respirology, Departments of Medicine and Immunology, Toronto Lung Transplant Program, Multiorgan Transplant Program, Toronto General Research Institute, University of Toronto and University Health Network, 2Latner Thoracic Surgery Laboratories, Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, 3National Institutes of Health Research, Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Translational Immunology Laboratory, NDORMS, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, 4Transplantation Research Immunology Group, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford
1Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, 2Hematology Service, University Hospital, Geneva
1Division of Infectious Diseases, New York State Department of Health
1Division of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Innsbruck
1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Western University
1Molecular Immunology Unit, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 2Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 3Institut d'Immunologie Médicale, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 4Flow Cytometry Core Facility, Université Libre de Bruxelles
1Department of Rheumatology, Laboratory for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, Ghent University Hospital, 2VIB Inflammation Research Center, Ghent University
1Duke Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program, Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University, 2Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 3Department of Pathology, Duke University
1Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
1Cellular and Molecular Biology, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spanish National Biotechnology Centre (CNB-CSIC), 2Hospital de Santa Cristina, Healthcare Research Institute Princesa Hospital (IIS-Princesa)
1Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, 2Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, 3Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 4Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 5Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
1Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 2School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, Research Centre for Reproductive Health, the Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, 3Department of Immunology & Microbiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS
1Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, 2Division of Pediatrics, Research Unit 907, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, University of Edinburgh, 2Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research
1School of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Nanyang Technological University
1Laboratory of Mitochondrial Biology and Metabolism, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, 2Laboratory of Immunogenetics, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 3Laboratory of Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
1Research Group Immune Regulation, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 2Research Group Infection Immunology, Institute of Medical Microbiology, Otto-von-Guericke University, 3Department of Experimental Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
1Department of Immunotherapeutics (Medinet), University of Tokyo Hospital, 2MEDINET Co., Ltd
1Research Center Growth and Signaling, INSERM U845, Institut Cochin, 2Unit for Biology of Lymphocyte Populations, Immunology Department, Institut Pasteur and CIMI, Unity of Treg Biology and Therapy, University of Pierre & Marie Curie, 3Unit for Lymphopoiesis, Immunology Department, INSERM U668, University Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Cellule Pasteur, Institut Pasteur
1Laboratory for Tumor and Transplantation Immunology, Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne
1Blood Systems Research Institute, 2Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
1Department of Biological Sciences, Hunter College and Graduate Center, City University of New York, 2Sunnybrook Research Institute, Department of Immunology, University of Toronto
1Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Long School of Medicine at San Antonio, 2Xiangya School of Medicine, Cental South University, 3Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute, University of Texas Long School of Medicine at San Antonio
1UCLA Immunogenetics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
1Department of Neurology, University of Münster, 2Germany and Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF) Münster, 3Institute of Physiology I - Neuropathophysiology I, University of Münster
1Institut Cochin, Inserm U1016-CNRS UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, 2Department of Pathology, Paris Centre University Hospitals, Université Paris Descartes, 3INSERM U1138, Cancer and Immune Escape, Cordeliers Research Center, University Pierre and Marie Curie, 4Department of Thoracic Surgery, Paris Centre University Hospitals, University Paris Descartes
1Laboratory of Emerging Viruses, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology
1Program in Translational Biology and Molecular Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 2Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Baylor College of Medicine, 3Department of Immunology and Pathology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 4Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, 5Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, 6Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, 7Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, 8Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
1Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2Laboratory for Infectious Disease Research, University of Missouri-Columbia
1Institut pour la Recherche sur le Cancer de Lille (IRCL), INSERM, UMR-S-1172, Centre de Recherche Jean-Pierre Aubert (JPARC), 2Université de Lille
1Department of Internal Medicine, MUMC, 2CARIM, MUMC, 3Department of Immunology and Biochemistry, Biomedical Research Institute, Hasselt University, 4Department of Pathology, MUMC
1Department of Medical Sciences, Human Genetics Foundation (HuGeF), University of Turin
1Laboratory of Physiological Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Takasaki University of Health and Welfare
1Department of Microbiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Université de Montréal, 2Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Université de Montréal, 3Molecular Biology Program, Université de Montréal
1Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, 2Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, 3Divison of Neurosurgery, University Health Network, 4Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Health Network
1Department of Flow and Image Cytometry, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, 2Flow Cytometry & Cell Sorting Resource Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, 3SciGro, Inc., 4Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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• Maria Striar (Producing Artistic Director, Founder) Maria helped found Clubbed Thumb in 1996, and has been on its staff since. Up until 2004 she directed and performed in many of the company's shows. She still performs upon occasion with other downtown companies. Maria conceived and edited 2007's Funny, Strange, Provocative: Seven Plays from Clubbed Thumb. She received her B.A. from Brown University and her M.F.A. from the University of California, San Diego.
• Sarah McLellan (Managing Director) Sarah served as Assistant Administrative Director of the Juilliard Drama Division, Senior Associate at the development consultant firm A. D. Hamingson & Associates, and Artistic and Management Programs Associate at Theatre Communications Group. She spent four years coordinating the Apprentice and Workshop programs at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, and was a participant in the Juilliard Professional Intern Program. She has a BA from Sarah Lawrence College, where she focused on theater production and administration.
• Michael Bulger (Associate Artistic Director) Since moving to New York in 2011 Michael has worked for St. Ann's Warehouse, The Public Thater, The Cherry Lane Theatre and others. Prior to that he worked for Center Theatre Group, and Brimmer Street Theatre Company in Los Angeles. He teaches Creative Producing at Playwrights Horizons Theater School / NYU where he is also a consulting producer on mainstage productions. He received his B.A. from Emerson College and a Masters in arts administration from Columbia University.
• Caroline Gart (Producing Fellow) has produced at New York Stage and Film, Vassar's Powerhouse Theater, The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, PS 122's COIL Festival, Abrons Arts Center, and The Public Theater. Recent projects include Harry & the Thief (The Habitat), Good Men Wanted (Arena Stage's Kogod Cradle Series/Dixon Place), Toilet Fire (Abrons Arts Center, TONY Critics' Pick), Songbird: A Tennessee Fiction (59E59, NYT Critics' Pick), Summertime Rewrite (The Habitat), A Star Has Burnt My Eye (The Brick), Andrew Schneider's YOUARENOWHERE (PS 122's Coil Festival, 2015 Obie Award Winner), New Territory: Short Works In Progress (The Habitat). She is also creative producer of The Habitat Theater Company. // thehabitattheater.com.
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• Jill Goodson Bishop was born and raised in Manhattan. She is a resident of Manhattan and Santa Barbara, where she is one of the founding supporters of The Santa Barbara Dance Theatre, a sustaining trustee of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and a former board member of The Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum. She is actively involved with the students at The Music Academy of the West each summer providing a cellist with a named full tuition fellowship. For fifteen years she worked as a volunteer senior peer counselor at Santa Barbara's Center for Successful Aging. When she and her husband, John, are in the city they see at least one play a day.
• John C. Bishop, Jr. (Vice-Chair) was born and raised in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, a western suburb of Denver. He is a resident of Manhattan and Santa Barbara where he is a private investor. He served on the Board of Trustees of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art from 2001-2008, chairing and serving on several committees during his tenure. He returned to the board in 2010 and is currently the Vice Chair. He is a past board member of the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, serving as president from 1992-94. He is a founding supporter of the Santa Barbara Dance Theatre based at U.C.S.B. Each summer he enjoys being a Compeer at the Music Academy of the West.
• Erin Courtney is a playwright living in Brooklyn. She teaches in the MFA playwriting program at Brooklyn College and is a co-founder of Brooklyn Writers Space. Ms. Courtney's plays have been produced or developed by 13P ( A MAP OF VIRTUE) Clubbed Thumb (HONEY DROP, ALICE THE MAGNET, DEMON BABY, PRICKED, SUMMER PLAY, DOWNWINDERS), New York Stage and Film (QUIVER AND TWITCH), The Public Theater (DEMON BABY), The Flea (THE GREAT RECESSION,MOTHER'S COUCH), The Actors Theater of Louisville (OWLS), The Vineyard (QUIVER &TWITCH, ALICE THE MAGNET), and Soho Rep (BLACK CAT LOST). She has collaborated with Elizabeth Swados on the opera KASPAR HAUSER and is starting a new collaboration with her on the life of Isabelle Eberhardt. She has been a resident at the MacDowell colony, a recipient of a NYSCA grant and two MAP Fund grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. DEMON BABY is published in two anthologies; New Downtown Now, edited by Mac Wellman and Young Jean Lee and published by University of Minnesota Press, and Funny, Strange, Provocative: Seven Plays by Clubbed Thumb edited by Maria Striar and Erin Detrick and published by Playscripts, Inc. She is an affiliated artist with Clubbed Thumb and a member of the Obie award winning playwright collective -13P. MFA, Brooklyn College, 2003.BA, Brown University, 1990.
• Fred Dassori is Head of US Principal Rates Electronic Trading at Credit Suisse and Chief Executive Officer and President of Wake USA LLC, a joint venture between Credit Suisse and Tower Research Capital LLC. Fred joined Credit Suisse in 2004 in equity research and has held various roles in investment banking strategy, corporate development, and fixed income eCommerce. He has represented Credit Suisse in a range of external investments and industry initiatives. From 1999-2002, Fred led product development at Internet Learning Corp., an e-learning start-up in San Francisco and Singapore. Prior to that, Fred worked in motion picture production and development, based in Los Angeles. He received his B.A. from Yale University, an M.Phil. from the University of Cambridge, and an M.B.A. from Columbia University.
• Jason Ferguson is an award-winning writer, producer and creative director. He is currently a freelance creative director and writer, after full-time positions at R/GA (Ad Age 2015 Agency of the Year) and Big Spaceship (Ad Age 2015 A-List Agencies to Watch). Recent clients include Google, Samsung, SNL and Verizon. Jason was formerly a theatre producer and manager. His off-West End premiere of the musical Ragtime won the Offie Award and was a Time Out Best of 2011. Jason has worked on over a hundred productions ranging from West End and Broadway musicals to immersive theater in hidden tunnels beneath London's Waterloo Station.
• Nina Hellman is an Obie Award-winning actress, living in Brooklyn. She has worked extensively in theatre, film, and television, and has a BFA in Theatre from NYU's Experimental Theatre Wing, where she studied in New York and Paris, France. Nina has served on the board of The Maple Street School, a cooperative pre-school in Prospect Lefferts Gardens Brooklyn as Co-Chair of The Classroom Support Committee. Nina is an affiliated artist of Clubbed Thumb. She performed in her first Clubbed Thumb production in1998. She is also an Associate Artist of The Civilians and Les Freres Courbusier.
• Arne Jokela (Treasurer) co-founded Clubbed Thumb with Meg MacCary, Maria Striar, and Jay Worthington in 1996. A native of San Diego, he attended Princeton University and the University of California at Berkeley. He has been the Chief Technology Officer of New York tech companies Charitybuzz, TuneCore, and Fotolog, and has held editorial and technical management positions at American Express Publishing, AOL, and Learn Technologies/Voyager Interactive.
• Pam MacKinnon (Chair) is an Obie Award winning freelance director based in New York City. She is a director of new American plays and a frequent interpreter of the plays of Edward Albee. Favorite recent productions include Bruce Norris' Clybourne Park (Playwrights Horizons), Rachel Axler's Smudge (Women's Project), Bruce Norris' The Unmentionables (Woolly Mammoth), Itamar Moses' The Four of Us (MTC and Old Globe), Erin Courtney's Alice the Magnet (Clubbed Thumb) as well as Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance (Arena Stage), Peter and Jerry (Second Stage) and Occupant (Signature). She is a Clubbed Thumb Affiliated Artist and a Drama League alumna.
• Kyle Sarausky was born and raised in Laconia, New Hampshire, a small city located in the heart of New Hampshire in an area known as the Lakes Region. Growing up, he acted in a number of local plays and developed a passion for the arts. He is currently a resident of Manhattan where he is an advisor for mergers and acquisitions across many industries. He spent several years at both Accenture and Ernst & Young in a variety of management consulting roles before focusing on the Private Equity industry. In his spare time, he consults for start-up companies in their initial phases of formation and growth. Kyle is a graduate of Seton Hall University and holds a B.A. in Business Management and Entrepreneurial Studies.
• Josh Silverman is an entrepreneurial executive who has built and run some of the world's most loved global consumer technology companies, at every stage from founder, to hyper-growth to massively scaled. He has successfully led companies across a range of industries, including Media, Marketplaces, Communications and Financial Services; based in both the US and Europe. Josh is most widely recognized for his success leading inflection points for Skype and American Express, as well as his earlier roles as Co-Founder/CEO of Evite, GM of European Classifieds at eBay, and CEO of Shopping.com.
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Among the special features of the new "challenger baseball field" are bases and a pitcher's mound that are marked on the surface but not raised, to make it easier and safer for players, including people in wheelchairs, Councilwoman Rebecca Alesia said in a news release.
The field has a shock-absorbing synthetic turf and wider gate openings to accommodate wheelchairs.
The field will be the town's second challenger field. The first one, in Massapequa, has been open a few years.
Little League created its challenger division for boys and girls with physical and mental disabilities in 1989. Teams are put together according to abilities, rather than ages, and can include up to 20 players, according to the Little League website. There are a number of variations from typical baseball games, including that every player has an opportunity to bat.
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Our coaching relationship will offer you space to hear your own voice. To think out loud. To listen for your own knowing, and to live and write from that place.
Maybe you've always wanted to be a writer, but only your cat and your best friend from second grade actually know this about you. Perhaps you have a manuscript you've been working on for what feels like ever, and you're ready to step things up by inviting in a second pair of eyes and some accountability. Or you have an idea and you just want to know if it's as crazy as you think.
Over the course of our time working together, your tolerance for fear and self-doubt will diminish as curiosity and possibility start to take up more room in your consciousness and your actions. You will explore for yourself how your values affect your decisions — both in your writing and in your life. The walls between the various parts of you will come down in favor of wholeness.
You may find yourself taking more risks. The thing is, I don't know what you need. But I do believe in your inherent ability to grow beyond whatever limitations you've placed on yourself. The past is not our concern so much as right now.
"You got right to the issue in my writing and my life. Thank you! Still digesting all of it!" ~ Laura Scappaticci
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I used to be a closet writer. (In all fairness, I was also a closet smoker. And a closet lesbian. But I digress.)
I've worked with hundreds of people — men and women alike, ranging in age from college-aged students to folks who promised themselves they'd finally take their writing seriously when they retired. And if there is one common denominator regardless of class, race, age, gender, religion, and vocation, it has been this:
You want to feel more fully like yourself in relationship to life. To have the outside and inside match.
Write and Live in a Way that is SO YOU
Let me tell a short story.
I'll always remember my very first workshop with the Coaches Training Institute. We met in a dingy conference room in a small hotel in Warwick, Rhode Island. I was 28 years old, and nervous as all get out. I'd learned about coaching from having worked with a coach. At the time, I was the director of the Jewish student group at the University of Vermont. I'd been married for just over one year and wanted babies. And I had a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing that felt like it meant exactly nothing when it came to my life. Few people knew I was a writer, and I'd begun to doubt it myself, since I didn't, in fact, really write anything. I also thought I wanted to be a rabbi.
In other words: I had a deep sense of who I was on the inside, and pretty much no idea how to translate that in outward, concrete ways. I also struggled with depression. I felt like I'd never figure it out.
At the first weekend training, we were given a simple instruction on the first day: On a blank name tag, we were to write something that represented what we wanted to feel more of in the world, rather than our actual name. One guy wrote, "Naked skydiver." Someone else wrote, "National Geographic photographer." I couldn't for the life of me think of anything. The only thing in the world, other than a poet, I wanted to be more of was… myself.
I wrote "So Me" on a name tag and wore it the whole damn weekend. And you know what? It felt really good. It felt really good to introduce myself with the intention of being nothing but myself and to connect with strangers who, in the safety of our human connection, quickly came to share their deepest longings, truest truths, and most undeniable (if neglected) dreams .
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Our coaching sessions will help you use your words, your voice, and bring more of your whole self to the page — literally and figuratively.
How does it work?
- The first step is simple — as well as optional: Send me a note using the form at the bottom of this page. Tell me a little about you. I'll respond and we will set up a time for a 15-minute chat, to give you an opportunity to ask me your questions and decide if working with me is a good fit.
- Schedule a two-hour Discovery Session. I'll email you a questionnaire and values inventory that will encourage you to dig deep into your self-knowledge. Our call will be creative, intuitive, fun, and productive in ways neither of us can predict!
- During this time, we'll explore and discuss your creative goals and perceived barriers, and follow where the conversation leads us. This is an opportunity to slow down and really address your writing life and/or creative life in general, what you want, and how to move in that direction. I also have over a decade of experience as a career counselor, and work with clients around questions of professional goals, challenges, and transitions.
- We will leave time at the end of our Discovery Call to map our next steps.
- Prefer to work together on an a la carte basis? That's fine, too.
"Private consults with Jena are like having tea with your Higher Self: The one who knows. The one who has your back. The one who believes in you. And the one who keeps track of your goals." ~ Emily Cox Sinagra
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After our Discovery Session, we'll meet either every week or every other week for three months. Many clients have found that three months of coaching ushers more momentum and insight into their lives than years of therapy. We are focused on what DOES work and what you DO want, rather than on stories of the past or unhealed wounds.
We can also meet on an a la carte basis anytime.
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