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Switchback by Drew VanDyke and David VanDyke
Okay, so I received this book for an honest review, and boy am I going to be honest. Now, let me first say that I was surprised that this book was written by two beings of the male gender. The reason being that the characters, well at least the three main woman characters, are so perfectly written out that I was amazed at their personalities. WELL DONE, MEN!
Now on to the story.
It was entertaining from the very beginning. You find that the main MAIN character, the character we most focus on, was shot in the butt. Yes. Let me repeat one more time...shot in the butt. How did that exactly happen? Well, let's just say that a hunter might have mistaken her for a wolf? Okay, so they may have not mistaken her as one so much as she IS one. That's right. Wolf-girl in the hizz-ouse.
There is also a lurv interest in this book, between the main character and her high school on-again-off-again boyfriend. However, it is somewhat hard to become involved with someone when you are A) haunted by a terrible event from your past, brought to life by the fact that you have moved back to your hometown involuntarily, and 2) you're a werewolf!
Yeah, the whole wolf thing tends to complicate matters.
Also, it doesn't help when someone is threatening you at every turn. With the usual items, of course. Threatening letters, the occasional animal heart in a box...WHAT?
I guess if you want to delve into the madness that is my review, you will have to read this book. It is a wonderful read that made me laugh, gasp in surprise, and turn pages like crazy in order to find out what happened next.
So, go ahead, find out what it's like for yourself. But I'm warning you, you will not be able to put it down once you start.


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Fostering volunteerism
Laguna's Gary Bittner has been honored with a Spirit of Volunteerism award for his work with the Foster Care Auxiliary of Orange County.
Bittner is an auxiliary board member who recently initiated relationships with hotels to donate their lost-and-found items to the group, which provides services to foster parents, according to the group's Facebook page.
He also works to get the group named as beneficiary for fundraising activities, such as golf tournaments and donation boxes.
Bittner will be recognized during the Spirit of Volunteerism Award Luncheon on April 9 at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim.
New faces at United Methodist
Brian Pearcy and Phil Theodorou recently joined the staff of Laguna Beach United Methodist Church. Pearcy, a resident of Dana Point, is director of children and youth ministries. Theodorou, who lives in San Clemente, is director of music.
Theodorou assumes the role of music director following Jeff Foster, who along with his wife and accompanist, Pennie, served the Laguna Beach church for 47 years. Theodorou has a long list of musical accomplishments, including graduate degrees in conducting and music education from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Oklahoma.
He was visiting associate professor of music and director of choral activities at Boise State University, where he also received one of his two doctorates. The California native taught choir, advanced placement music theory and music appreciation at Capistrano Unified School District for 10 years. He now teaches similar classes at Redondo Union High School.
Theodorou has led choir tours throughout the U.S. and Europe and has directed state, local and regional high school and middle school honor choirs.
Pearcy has been active in youth activities since he was a youth himself. Before moving to California 12 years ago, he completed a year in Americorp. He has been employed by the YMCA of Orange County for almost six years and serves as child care director at Wood Canyon Elementary School in Aliso Viejo.
Getting a high-tech boost
Parent-based nonprofit SchoolPower netted more than $225,000 for Laguna Beach schools at its 29th annual dinner dance March 1.
More than 300 guests attended the event at Montage Laguna Beach. A portion of the money raised will go to Xtremely iNteractive, a program selected by the Laguna Beach Unified School District. The group requested iPads, Apple TV boxes and Google Chromebooks with the goal of creating high-tech interactive classrooms, according to a news release.
More than $140,000 was raised for Xtremely iNteractive with a boost from Holly and David Wilson, who in addition to other contributions to the event gave $37,880 to buy the Apple TV boxes and large-screen monitors, according to the release.
A video shown during the event explained some of the benefits of the interactive technology.
"When we are able to use technology, it is some of the highest engagement we have with our students," El Morro teacher Greg Togawa said. "They're focused. They're motivated. They want to learn."
Also during the event, Top of the World Elementary School's Principal Ron LaMotte, who will retire at the end of the school year, was honored with a video and a standing ovation, according to the release.
Collecting for the hungry
The Laguna Beach Girl Scouts are seeking food drive donations. Supporters can donate non-perishable food items through April 4.
Collection boxes are outside the Girl Scout House at 190 High Drive and inside the Susi Q Senior Center, 380 Third Street.
Donations of canned meats or vegetables, boxed food, bags of rice or noodles and plastic jars of peanut butter are appreciated. Glass containers are not allowed.
AROUND TOWN is a column about people and events Laguna Beach compiled by city editor Alicia Lopez. Please submit information about your fundraiser, charity event or a person deserving attention to firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com.

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The Senate voted on Thursday to attach a proposal to a spending bill that could restore the size of loans the government buys or insures to a maximum mortgage amount of $729,750 in many markets.
The higher conforming loan limits expired at the end of September, reverting to a maximum amount of $625,500, despite mass calls from the industry that doing so could potentially weaken the housing market, particularly in high-priced areas.
The lower loan limits are making it more difficult for "middle class home buyers to get credit when credit is tight," says Robert Menendez, D-N.J., who introduced the bill amendment. "Getting our housing market moving again is one of the most important tasks facing the country."
The Senate voted 60-38 on the spending bill. It's expected to go before the House later this year.
The National Association of REALTORS®, along with several other housing groups, have been urging Congress to renew a two-year extension that would maintain the GSE maximum loan limit at $729,750.
Source: "Senate Backs Plan to Help Americans Buy Homes," Reuters (Oct. 21, 2011)
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For those of you who have ever worked in the food industry (as I have all my working life) you'll know The Grocer, which for over 150 years has been our industry's 'bible'. Cleverly it arrives in the post (yes the post!) every Saturday morning to be read over your Cornflakes. It was a great honour for me that I was their Guest Editor last week. I got to chair the editorial meeting, help shape the magazine and be right in the heart of discussions on the hot issues of the week.
I realised in so doing that, like every industry, we have a number major issues that if addressed, could help us create a better world. I know from my research on companies that are heartful, caring and focus on people and planet, that this approach is better business and creates more long-term shareholder value than a focus on short-term profits.
Writing the leader on the Sustainable Developments Goals at the UN, I could quickly see two things that our industry could resolve – food waste and sugar.
Right now between 30% and 40% of all food produced in the UK is wasted, with a large percentage of that being at stores and in the home. At the end of every day, food that is about to pass its sell by or best before date is dumped. As such food magically doesn't go off at midnight, perfectly edible food is chucked away. One supermarket chain made the headlines last year for pouring bleach over this food in their bins to stop homeless people rummaging for something to eat! How crazy is this?
Yet within a couple of miles of pretty much every supermarket in this country there are people who don't have enough food to eat. At Thornton's Budgens, after years of getting local charities to pick up our 'surplus' food (we don't call it waste anymore) and then them having issues with a lack of volunteers or transport, we agreed with Centrepoint (a local charity for the homeless) that we would deliver our surplus to them every day provided they agreed to take everything that was edible. It's not a big cost for us and it means we now never have to through away edible food. Every supermarket in the country could easily do this and start tomorrow.
In fact, from next week we will all be obliged to charge 5p for every carrier bag we give away and donate it to local charities – so why not use this money to distribute your food surplus? Most supermarkets hide behind the so common 'health and safety' excuse to do nothing; yet there is always a way forward if there is the will to do it. I am so incensed by the lack of action, yesterday I wrote 16 letters, to the CEO's of all the leading food retailers. Lets see if any take up the challenge.
Sugar is a more complex, yet even more pressing issue. We have a huge obesity issue in this country, driven by many things including what we eat. While many food companies hide behind phrases like the need for 'a balanced diet' and 'personal choice', how about we own that we are part of the problem and set out to do something about it.
When I started off my working life at Mars 30 years ago, we had a mainframe computer that we all used before we got our first PC's (yes I am that old). Today, my iPhone has more computing power than that mainframe had – what extraordinary innovation. Look at what Airbnb are doing for the travel business (utilising under used resources instead of building more new hotel rooms) and what Tesla are doing with battery technology (allowing renewal energy to be much better harnessed). Surely, it is not beyond the collective brains of the food industry to innovate our way out of this?
Can I ask you to consider your industry and ask what are your 'no-brainers' for a better world and do something about it? For me, that's what running a business with a heart is all about. And, as I keep repeating, it IS good business and will help ensure your company has a long-term thriving future.


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Montessori classrooms provide a prepared environment where children are free to respond to their natural drive to work and learn. The children's inherent love of learning is encouraged by giving them opportunities to engage in spontaneous, meaningful activities under the guidance of a trained adult. Through their work, the children develop concentration, motivation, persistence, and discipline. Within this framework of order, the children progress at their own pace and rhythm, according to their individual capabilities, during the crucial years of development.
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Users will see a drop in their follower counts this week as the company clamps down on "problematic" accounts including those that have been hijacked to spread abuse, misinformation and propaganda.
Starting on Wednesday, Twitter will remove all locked accounts from people's follower numbers. Most people will see a change of "four followers or fewer" but accounts with larger followings will experience a "more significant drop", the company said.
Twitter locks accounts when it detects "sudden changes in account behaviour" – for example, if the account tweets a large volume of unsolicited replies or mentions; if the account posts misleading links; or if a large number of other accounts block the account in question. Accounts can also be locked if the platform finds that someone's login credentials have been leaked elsewhere, for example through a data breach at another service.
In both cases, Twitter contacts the owners of the account and asks them to validate the account and reset their password. If the owner doesn't comply, the account remains locked.
"In most cases, these accounts were created by real people, but we cannot confirm that the original person who opened the account still has control and access to it," said Vijaya Gadde, from Twitter's trust and safety team, in a blogpost.
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How does it do that? I know that grounding stabilizes voltages to ground in a normally operating system, but when the wires cross things still go boom.2)In case of Mv to LV accidental contact, grounding on LV side limits ground potential rise.
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7200 volts applied to 10 ohm GES carries 720 amps.
Voltage "zones" around the electrode are much larger with 120 volts applied then with 7200 volts applied.
Few years ago a local rural POCO had an underground 34.5 kVA that had a failure. They repaired it, for whatever reason their splice method failed when they energized it. It sent a surge down a nearby wire fence, arced across to telephone pedestal(s) near fence. There was damages in many buildings within a couple miles or so - all coming into facilities via telephone lines. Ground rod wasn't going to stop that, AFAIK most the telephone pedestals do ordinarily have a ground rod connected to them. I believe there was a couple grass fires associated with that incident as well.
I live for today, I'm just a day behind.
kwired: I also bet it happened in rural area; not in densely populated urban area where multigrounded neutral ground resistance is very low.
That nanosecond of GPR is far less damaging if the entire residence assumes 1,000,000 voltsSo it is perfectly possible for an AC or signal wire to have 5 kV or more between its two ends, for the short time that the lightning current lasts.
VS. 1,000,000 volts on one end, 500,000 volts on the other, which is FAR more damaging.
One can even read this theory into past code cycles. Remember when we didn't bond gas lines? The gas guys would have conniptions....then it evolved to 'within 6' , along with a flashover rationale. , these days we either bond the gas lines or fail inspections.
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The final work day of 2012 saw us focusing on a practical BIM project in the office and I'm pleased to say that the construction of the chocolate crispy house was a complete success. All members of the team collaborated well on the project, particularly on the demolition phase, which followed almost immediately on the heels of final construction and client handover!
Now, 2012 is well and truly behind us and 2013 is already busy. Many people have decided to make the most of the early part of the year to refresh and enhance their Vectorworks skills — we trained 20 people last week alone on a mixture of small group, 1:1 and company bespoke courses. This time of year is always the busiest for training, so if you are thinking about training, take a look at our current schedule, call us or email me to talk through your requirements.
However, as we move into 2013, BIM is still centre stage and not just with practising architects. My diary over the next few weeks sees a number of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) sessions with architect practices on "BIM — Your Next Step". In addition, I am visiting two universities where students are also eager to understand the nature of the design world awaiting them when they graduate.
Last week also saw a Landscape Institute CPD day in London, where we found ourselves meeting over 200 appreciative Landscape Architects and talking about the best of breed capabilities offered by Vectorworks Landmark. The evening session brought BIM into focus once more and gave some meaning to BIM in the context of Landscape Design. Yet again, the key message that we talk about was endorsed by the Landscape Institute, that moving to BIM is about people and processes, supported by technology. With Open BIM, Landscape Architects can choose best of breed design capability, secure in the knowledge that collaboration and communication are not compromised. We've put together a brochure that explains more about BIM for Landscape Architects, which you can download here.
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"And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also." - 2 Timothy 2:2
Raising up others to enable them to do what the Lord has called them to do. Entrusting faithful men with the work of the Lord.
This more and more feels like a calling. I want to teach at a seminary, but I more and more think preparing people to lead big churches is the wrong way to go. Are there seminaries teaching people to plant movements instead of mega-churches? I want in.
This is the verse often quoted by church planting movements. They follow this as a model of expansion instead of leaning more and more heavily on the vision of a single church leader. Please someone help me understand why so many people disagree with that...


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Deep South Pioneer Museum
Ogema, Saskatchewan
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The Deep South Pioneer Museum (DSPM) is one of the largest community owned museums in western Canada, boasting hundreds of thousands of artifacts and 31 buildings. Its grounds encompass ten acres of space.
The collection is mostly comprised of artifacts related to the pioneer past in southern Saskatchewan – from delicate china tea cups to giant threshing machines. The DSPM also hosts a small display of archaeological and geological artifacts found in the area which speak of the pre-settlement past. There is always something new to be discovered at the DSPM.
Historic Buildings
The DSPM is home to a unique collection of historic buildings, creating a pioneer village on the museum grounds. Many of the buildings were moved to the DSPM from Ogema and from surrounding towns in the R.M. of Key West No. 70 which are no longer functioning. These buildings have a new life at the DSPM, all the while preserving memories of ghost towns like Dahinda and Edgeworth.
The buildings represent an almost complete picture of what many prairie towns looked like in the early twentieth century, demonstrating how thriving these communities once were, and how everyone's needs could be met in their own town without having to drive far distances for many services and amenities, as has become the reality in most of rural Saskatchewan in the 21st century.
Each of the buildings is furnished with genuine pioneer artifacts, many of which are original to the buildings themselves, allowing a further glimpse into a past way of life.
Many of the buildings have false fronts, sometimes referred to in Saskatchewan as "boomtown" fronts or façades. The addition of several feet of lumber to extend the top and/or side of a building's façade was a purely aesthetic feature, since it served no practical purpose and added significant cost to the building. It was done to promote a sense of prosperity on Main Streets in new towns, to create the impression of a much more substantial building.
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The DSPM boasts an impressive collection of pioneer artifacts, perhaps numbered over a million if every last silver spoon and glass bottle were to be counted. These artifacts, kept by previous generations out of necessity or nostalgia, have a permanent home at the DSPM where they are carefully preserved and displayed. Younger generations learn how things were produced in the "olden days" – how did farm families make butter? What did telephones look like before cellular devices and wireless handhelds? Older generations reminisce about a time when life was simpler and much of what a family needed was produced right at home. Some of the uses of these objects have been lost to time, but often
museum visitors will reveal the long-lost secrets of artifacts. In this way, the DSPM's collection is imbued with vitality. The past lives on through the stories of its artifacts.
Antique Tractors & Machinery
It was tractors and farm machinery that provided the engine that got the DSPM going. The founding members of the museum were farmers, and their desire was to save old, unused machinery from rusting away in junk piles, their previous importance to the running of the family farm all but forgotten. Museum members worked hard to not only seek out machinery, but to lovingly restore them to their original glory, some of them back to working order. If parts were obsolete, new ones were handmade. Today the DSPM is home to more than 150 pieces of vintage farm machinery, a testimony to how the land was worked in days gone by. These machines provide a timeline of the evolution of farming in
Saskatchewan – from horse drawn sulky ploughs, to threshing machines powered by steam engines, to diesel-powered tractors.
Pre-settlement Artifacts
The history of the Deep South region is relatively new – just over a century of settlement. Though the people who call this place home have deep roots here, they were not the first to live under these vast prairie skies. Preceding European settlement, there is thousands of years of human habitation on the plains, and before that, millions of years of geological and paleontological eras. This past, lost to history, emerges from the soil in the form of stone artifacts. The DSPM has a small collection of these treasures. Hammerheads speak of a past when First Nations lived from what the Earth provided them, following the vast herds of bison and spinning their stories beneath the endless sky. Before them, the glaciers created the landscape now so dearly beloved to those who dwell here, and there are tantalizing clues of this time in the form of omar rocks.


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You might get lost if you decided to walk from Cemoro Lawang as it is too dark, already happened with our past clients and they missed the sunrise, make sure of the direction (jeep is recommended). Use a mask not only for the Sulphur smell on the crater but because you will walk a long distance through sea sand smelling a mixture of dust and a horse's turd. We recomend you for seeing the savanna also. It is located at the backside of Mount Bromo and it was one of the major things you can do for Bromo Tour by a jeep
Blue fire & Ijen Crater Tour : The Ijen volcano complex is a group of stratovolcanoes in the Banyuwangi Regency of East Java, Indonesia. Since National Geographic mentioned the electric-blue flame of Ijen, tourist numbers increased. The phenomenon has occurred for a long time, but beforehand there was no midnight hiking.
Ijen crater blue fire tour is one of the favorit's trips and challenging adventure activities that can be an option to add a beautiful impression at holiday time and adventure trip in Banyuwangi or Bondowoso, East Java - Indonesia. Climb to the crater of Ijen is very different from climbing in other areas. Here, the tourists will see blue fire, blue acid lake and miners carrying sulfur from the crater of Ijen brought to the processing site that has a considerable distance.
Start for tour by driving our jeep to reach parking area on the slope of Ijen Crater (Mount Ijen) and during on the way to reach this place, you could enjoy very beautiful scenery and then after you do trekking for about 1,5 - 2 hours, you will be on the top of Ijen Crater. From this place you will see the spectacular's view of blue fire and afterward, you will see also the sunrise and green lake of acid in Ijen Crater
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Poll: Egyptian Public's Views Toward United States Are Much Improved
Understandably, there's been a lot of concern about what sort of regime might replace Hosni Mubarak's in Egypt, if a new one replaces it at all.
How friendly might a new regime be toward the United States, for instance? No one certainly can predict that.
What does appear to be the case, however, is that Egyptian popular opinion toward the United States has substantially improved over the course of the past 2 to 3 years, to the point that a new leader would probably not gain any points by expressing anti-American sentiment.
The BBC World Service conducts an annual survey in 28 countries, in which it asks participants how they feel about each of the others. The BBC has interviewed Egyptians as part of its survey since 2007.
Egyptian sentiment toward the United States has improved dramatically since the survey began. In 2007, just 11 percent of Egyptians said they viewed the United States as having a "mostly positive" influence, versus 59 percent who said it had a "mostly negative" influence. The numbers were even worse the next year: 16 percent positive, but 73 percent negative.
The election of President Obama created a major change in opinion, however. In 2009, positive opinions about the United States rose to 40 percent against 48 percent negative. And last year — the first survey conducted after Mr. Obama's well-received June 2009 speech in Cairo — positive opinions became the plurality, at 45 percent, against 29 percent negative views.
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And here's a little evening treat, thanks to Pro President Obama Blog:
San Jose Mercury News Letters to the Editor
Jan. 31 Readers' letters
This Republican favors Obama
This Republican is up to here with all the negative comments that bombard us from most Republicans and some Democrats against the current administration and the work it is doing. Thank goodness we have President Baracj Obama in the White House, someone who will fight for our country. The "loyal opposition" either just sits back and says no, or tries to strategize to get Obama defeated — no talk or effort to improve the country or have any plan to get us out of the bind he inherited. Reminds me of children who, when they are sick, don't like the medicine designed to make them well. We were so lucky in 2008.
I want and wait for a Republican with Obama's stature, savvy and political will. Our country needs a system of strong, responsible two-party leadership. But, until this happens, we are in the best hands possible.
Robert Rutherford,
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Wrongful Convictions Of Physicians By Department Of Health (NYSDOH) Linked To Patient Mortality
The Department of Health and Social Care is chargeable for operating the Island's National Health Service by means of providing a Mental Health Service; acute care at Noble's Hospital and off-Island referrals to specialist centres of excellence in the North West of England; and care locally setting such as GP providers, community nursing and well being centres. Looking on the frequency of falls and care breakdowns among the many service users in a given interval, the estimated determine would offer a relative forecast for the variety of incidents that might result in hospital admissions in future, costs to local main belief and cost of care packages to social services. The first physique which may very well be known as a department of presidency was the Ministry of Health, created in 1919 through the Ministry of Health Act, consolidating beneath a single authority the medical and public well being functions of … Read More


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Los Angeles, October 23 (IANS) Actress Angelina Jolie's children are helping her rethink how she handles herself in court during the divorce proceedings.
The actress has also decided to back off with the "aggressive divorce tactics" against Pitt for the sake of their children.
Jolie, 41, has consistently affirmed that her six children are her biggest priority since she announced her split from Pitt, 52.
"After looking bad in the court of public opinion, Angelina is backing off her aggressive divorce tactics," hollywoodlife.com quoted a source as saying.
"She wanted to expose the truth about Brad being not as sweet and innocent as his fans think but she didn't anticipate such a backlash from close friends and family. Angelina's trusted advisors have pleaded with her to be more gentle in handling the separation and divorce," the report said.
"Those close to her have also convinced Angie that if she continues to go hard after Brad, the biggest losers will be the people she cares most about, their kids. Her main goal has always been protecting her children," added the source.
Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt on September 19 citing irreconcilable differences while seeking physical custody of six children.


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Controversial comedy the Life of Brian is finally about to appear on the big screen in Bournemouth, thanks to local councillors agreeing to overturn a ban on the film being shown in the town.
Local censors at the tail end of the 1970s gave the film an X rating after the furore kicked off, meaning it was not screened in your usual family cinemas. This granted it video nasty status in the town, although presumably it was on sale in the Woolworths VHS and DVD sections for a couple of decades, making it somewhat bizarre that it was still banned from being shown in cinemas.
Those looking forward to seeing Brian on a big screen while surrounded by annoying idiots eating crisps and tweeting about it will soon be able to do so, thanks to its distributor celebrating the ban's overturning by bringing it to the big screen.
And there's a heartwarming tale to it all, too. The real-life messiah of the film is one Adrian Cox, a local train driver who petitioned the council to have the film reclassified so he could watch it with his friends to celebrate his birthday. He's hired a cinema and everything, since it's now acceptable to laugh at religion. [Telegraph]


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The talk will feature a conversation about visual culture, history, and sexuality studies between an eminent film studies scholar, Linda Williams, and a pioneering community activist and writer (and UCSC alum), Susie Bright. Between them, Williams and Bright represent a generation of thought and activism in the popular and scholarly study of sexuality, obscenity in art, and feminism. In January 2013, Bright gave a "Sexual State of the Union" lecture at Cornell University on the occasion of the donation of her personal archives to Cornell's special collections. Williams, Professor of Film & Media and Rhetoric at University of California, Berkeley, has spent much of her career thinking about the place of pornography and erotic visual culture in academic film study and mass culture. This dialogue takes this year's Arts Division Lecture Series' theme, "Engaging the Mind," as an invitation to consider the place of sexuality and sexuality studies in the arts, and to explore the relationship between art-making, art-viewing, and identity.
Linda Williams (UC Berkeley)
Linda Williams is Professor of Film & Media and Rhetoric at University of California, Berkeley. Williams's first book, Figures of Desire (1981), was a study of the cinematic surrealist avant-garde. Much of her research has since centered on popular American genres and modes of moving pictures, particularly those that make a strong appeal to the bodies of viewers. In 1989 she published Hard Core: Power, Pleasure, and the "Frenzy of the Visible," a feminist study of hard-core pornography that has been widely translated and issued in a new edition (1999). In 2001 Williams published Playing the Race Card: Melodramas of Black and White from Uncle Tom to O. J. Simpson, a book about melodrama and American racial melodramas. More recently, she has published Screening Sex (2008). She has recently completed a book about The Wire.
Susie Bright (Independent Scholar, Author, and Publisher)Susie Bright is a best-selling author and the country's preeminent feminist sex writer. She was the founding editor of On Our Backs, a woman-run feminist magazine of erotica and activism. A UCSC graduate, Susie Bright is one of the world's most respected voices on sexual politics, as well as an award-winning writer who has edited and published hundreds of the finest writers and journalists working in American literature and progressive activism today.
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Dr John Radcliffe (c. 1652 – 1 November 1714) BA MA(Oxf) MP was an English physician, academic and politician. A number of landmark buildings in Oxford, including the Radcliffe Camera (in Radcliffe Square), the Radcliffe Infirmary, and the Radcliffe Observatory were named after him. The John Radcliffe Hospital, a large tertiary hospital in Headington was also named after him.
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"Hello my crafty friends!
My name is Tricia and I am from Sunny Southern California, mother of one beautiful daughter Breanna Nichole (6) and a brand new fury friend, Brownie. I have been creating for about 17 years and have enjoyed every moment of it. I began scrapbooking right when there weren't too many "safe" products out there to use. Since my attendance to a Scrapbook Expo it went all down hill from there! I usually reference that as my "coming out party!" Most of my projects and layouts you will see will be of my daughter as she IS the subject and focus of my life! I have met so many cool people through the world of crafting in which I am so lucky to have many of them as my friends!
I'm usually kept busy doing layouts, canvas pieces, Project Life, Art Journaling and my favorite…. Mini Books! Whatever it is I am creating I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE using embelIies! You will almost always find some BLING, Washi Tape, Paint, and most likely some doodling. =) I
Besides crafting, I love spending time with my family, friends, traveling, reading, dancing and working out. I am usually never still and always involved in something.
I am super excited to be a part of such an awesome design team here for Scrap Our Stash!
All the designers are extremely talented and I am sure you will find inspiration every time you visit!
I am totally looking forward to another term and I hope you are too!
Stay tuned to see some cool stuff!
See you around!"
Blog: Natsuko's Little Craft Room
Blog: For the Love of Paper
"My name is Sherri Caramico, I live in Northern New Jersey. I have been married to my high school sweetheart for 32 years, and am the mother of 2 adult sons, and 2 young Portuguese Water Dogs. All of them are my favorite subjects! We love to travel and Disney Cruising and Disney Parks are our favorite way to vacation. I love meeting people, and enjoy photographing our journeys. I started scrapping late in my children's lives, ( about 10 years ago,) and I know I will never get "caught up." I'm okay with that, as I like to scrap what I "feel like" scrapping, and love lots of layers, textures and "stuff" on my pages.
I work full time in the corporate world and Scrapbooking helps me to relax from a busy day, and get creative. It has helped me to meet so many people that I now call my true friends. I teach classes at my Local Scrapbook Store and I enjoy inspiring others to think outside the box and encourage them just try a new technique or product. I believe there is no right or wrong, no good or bad - everyone has their own personal "art" inside them."
SPECIAL MENTION: Selected for a Heart Healthy Video for Cheerios.com about my "Passion for Scrapbooking" you can view it on You Tube "Precious Memories – Sherri" and see some of my work. (If you click on CHEERIOS tag on my blog, you can find out how this came about) It was filmed at Scrap-a-Doodle Doo too!
Here is the link to the video from 2010."
"Hi everyone, I'm Natsuko from Japan. I've been scrapping for 7 years now, and I'm still deeply in love:) Most of my layouts include my loved ones especially my daughter who is now in 5th grade. Scrapbooking not only makes me happy but it's also very therapeutic.That's why I join workshops and events especially for moms. I love looking at other people's layouts too, by reading their blog or imagining what kind of story is hidden there. I love both colorful and shabby chic style. I don't want to limit myself so I'm not hesitant to try new techniques or style. I love travelling, taking pictures and meeting new people from all over the world (especially scrappers !!) It's such an honour to be a member of this team and I'm so excited !!
Thank you xxx"
Thank you xxx"
"Hi there. My name is Rachelle.I am a mother to 2 grown sons and grandmother to 2 beautiful grandchildren.
I was a 6th grade teacher for 7 years. As a result of failing health I am wheelchair bound and keeping busy is still my goal. Scrapbook is the best and rewarding therapy.
I started scrapbooking in 2008 when I viewed a friends work. My passion quickly turned into addiction for this type of artistry and I never looked back. I am very passionate about this interest. It's not just about creating albums but it is a work of art. I truly love the art of design in all aspects of life, Thus, here I am today enjoying my passion as therapy and inspiration for others. Each day is filled with being inspired, creating, providing inspiration through my work and treasuring the memories. I define my style using one word it would be Shabby Chic." I love beautifully embellished projects with lots and lots of detail. My love of flowers is reflected on most of my projects. I always have the urge to add a flower here or there.
Although this is my true style, I easily adapt my style depending on the type of project.
I love using a variety of techniques, elegant and fun elements. My style has been described as detailed, beautiful, and multifaceted. My greatest strength is attention to detail. I like to take the viewer on a visual journey of my inspirational designs.
Blog: Scrapat helt enkelt"
"My name is Åsa Johansson and I´m from Sweden. I´m 39 years old or I rather say young. I live here with my hubby and our three kids (one boy and twin girls) and a dog. I work as a teacher since 16 years.
My big hobby, or maybe I may say addiction, is scrapbooking and cardmaking. I started out in 2007 when I was pregnant with our twin girls. But I see 2012 as my real beginning. That is when I started my blog and had a little more time to scrap because the life with twins was crazy in the first years...
I like to join different challenges and I´m a team member in some Design Teams. I think I developed by that.
I don´t know if I can describe my style. In cardmaking it is CAS for sure but my layouts varies. But I often use white cs as a background, many layers and bright colors. I got a Silhouette Cameo some months ago and I love to cut out things to add to my layouts.
I´m so proud to be a part of the design team here at Scrap Our Stash. I hope I can give you some inspiration during the months.
Please visit my blog if you want to see more from me.
Blog: Scrap Joy
"Hello! My name is Carmen, I was born in Brazil and live in Panama with my husband Alfredo. We have a married son who lives in Massachusetts with his wife and a newborn baby Elliot, our first grandchild. I have been scrapbooking for about 9 years, and I'm completely addict to it. About my style I can say that it's mostly clean, graphic and bright but I also love to try new techniques, love challenges and sketches! I also love to knit, cook and bake, crosshatching and appliqué. I find Pinterest an endless inspirations source!"
"Hello! My name is Carmen, I was born in Brazil and live in Panama with my husband Alfredo. We have a married son who lives in Massachusetts with his wife and a newborn baby Elliot, our first grandchild. I have been scrapbooking for about 9 years, and I'm completely addict to it. About my style I can say that it's mostly clean, graphic and bright but I also love to try new techniques, love challenges and sketches! I also love to knit, cook and bake, crosshatching and appliqué. I find Pinterest an endless inspirations source!"
Blog: ArtScrapz
"Hi everyone I'm Michelle and I'm from the shaky South Island in New Zealand!
I live in Christchurch (which had a major earthquake in 2011 that we're all still slowly recovering from), with my husband of 31 years, 2 teenage daughters that I love but drive me batty sometimes, and 2 psychotic cats. My poor hubby is outnumbered 5 to 1 as even the cats are girls!
I've been scrapping for around 15 years although it's just in the last couple of years that I've discovered what a huge online community there is for scrappers. I can spend hours "window" shopping online, checking out techniques on YouTube, finding things I like on Pinterest, reading blogs and updating my own blog. I love competing in online challenges as they always give a "push" to get those photos on to layouts and then into albums.
I'm also on the design team for my local scrapbook store The Paper Teapot.
I am super pumped to be on the Scrap Our Stash design team and I hope that I can inspire you to create, create, create!"
Blog: Created From Within
"Hey everyone. My name is Michelle Mattie and I live on our family farm in a small community on the east coast of Canada. I work full time as a veterinary technician and have a daughter, who is the focus of most of my layouts. I started scrapbooking in 2003 after being invited to a home party and haven't looked back!! I love challenges and use sketches on pretty much all my pages. Some signatures are machine stitching, handmade flowers and inks, in one form or another. I'm not sure how to describe my style. Sometimes it can be clean and simple, and other times it can get pretty messy . I love texture and dimension on my layouts. When I'm not scrapping, I love to putter outside, play volleyball, read or work on wool applique. I am super excited to be on the Scrap Our Stash team, and can't wait to share my first reveal with you!!"
Hi! I'm Angela, I go by Ange (Anj) around the web. I'm super excited to be designing with Scrap Our Stash for the upcoming term! I've always loved their challenges and can't wait to share my creations with all of you.
I live in Southern Idaho and have been scrapping for..... ever. lol I have 4 totally awesome kiddos; 2 girls and 2 boys ranging in ages from college all the way down to 2nd grade. So I have all kinds of different photos to scrap and share. Besides scrapping I love to play softball and volleyball. I also love hiking (nothing serious, just fun family hikes), reading and taking photos.
My favorite challenge is one that includes a sketch! So I can't wait to get started.


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83. Many Fish in the Ocean
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Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if you don't remember the word. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
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slow fish. The big fish eat
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Abandonned Project
These are just a couple of images I did for a Beer commercial pitch that was abandonned by the company a couple weeks ago. I guess it's OK to put it on here now.
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Hailing from Hamburg, Germany, Sebastian Doering's solo project Lovebirds is returning to Sydney, playing SPICE Ashore at Cafe Del Mar on January 1st. Having previously played at The Spice Cellar in 2013, SPICE Afloat New Years Day in 2014, and Queen's birthday long weekend at S.A.S.H. in June this year, Doering will once again bring forth his flawless blend of groovy, nostalgic house for another unforgettable day of classic house music.
Tickets available from Reckless Republic and Resident Advisor
Here are 5 more reasons to fall in love with Lovebirds:
1. His website is kind of adorable. Here, his musical style is described as "like a blast from the past with house steroids packing serious production muscle. Listening to Lovebirds is like taking a trip back to the 70's and 80's – but riding in a gleaming futuristic spaceship."
2. Lovebirds is also playing this years Beyond The Valley. Situated in Gippsland Parklands in Lardner, Victoria is this year's annual camping festival, Beyond The Valley. Doering will be playing along the likes of Finnebassen, Oscar Key Sung, Seth Troxler, Jamie xx and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs.
3. He has remixed Jamiroquai as Knee Deep. Together with partner Torsten Freese, Doering formed a partnership called Knee Deep in 1998, which went on to remix three Jamiroquai tracks, 'Feels So Good', 'Main Vein', and 'Love Foolosophy'. In 2003, the duo founded their own Kneedeep Recordings, producing up and coming acts, DJ Jorj and Pound Boys.
4. Doering sites Michael Jackson, Moodymann and Toro y Moi, as some of his influences. Along with Bon Iver, J Dilla, Quincy Jones and Prince.
5. He released this classic, feel-good track of 2011, "Want You In My Soul". With it's insanely catchy lyrics, uplifting melody and blossoming synths, this killer 8-minute summer track rapidly won the hearts and souls of house lovers worldwide. Check it out, below:


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I first bumped into Lucy Cameron at CrimeFest in 2016 and we immediately hit it off – Lucy is one of those people who is so full of energy and enthusiasm, she fills a room with it, and is an absolute delight to chat with!
I was chuffed to bits when she published her first crime thriller earlier this year, Night is Watching, and it's been garnering some great reviews. With a second novel in the series underway, I thought I'd grab Lucy for a quick catch-up before she disappears back into the writing cave…
What attracted you to writing in the crime/thriller genre? What do you love about the genre that keeps you going back for more?
There is so much variety within the crime/thriller genre that it keeps me coming back as a reader. The twists that writers come up with always keep me guessing, and so many characters leap off the page.
I am attracted to writing crime partly because there are so many authors out there I aspire to be able to tell stories like. I love the challenge of writing in the genre as the bar is set so high. If one person reads my book and spends time thinking about the characters afterwards I have achieved what I set out to do, create escapism into another world.
Your debut novel, Night is Watching, has been wowing readers since its launch in April by Caffeine Nights. With a nod to the horror and supernatural genres, as well as crime fiction, Night is Watching introduces us to DS Rhys Morgan and isn't for the faint-hearted. How did you manage to draw all those genre elements together in this story?
For years, I was told cross-genre books don't sell and I would never get one published. I spent a long time trying to make the book a straight thriller but it just didn't work.
During this time, I was fortunate to chat to James Oswald at a Crime Writing Festival and he told me to just go for it. So I did. I wrote the story I wanted to tell, one that I hope sits between psychological and supernatural as that really interests me. As to how I drew all the elements together, a little bit of accident but mainly a lot of hard work and re-drafting. I do have to say the horror element is purely accidental as I am scared of everything – although it's something I would like to develop further – if I dare.
Does your background as a playwright dictate how you structure your plotlines prior to starting to write a new book, or do you prefer to see how the story develops along the way?
I don't think so, although ideas and story development have been helped by working on ideas in both genres.
With Night Is Watching I was stuck between 20,000-40,000 words for ages. I ultimately did an outline of the whole book to enable me to finish it. With the second Rhys Morgan book, I have a pretty clear idea of the story line so there has been less outlining involved.
I would highly recommend Alexandra Sokoloff's book 'Stealing Hollywood: Screenwriting Tricks for Authors' to anyone who struggles with plotting as I use it and it's fantastic.
(Note from Rachel: you can read my own thoughts about Alexandra's book here – and yes, it is fantastic!)
What does your writing space look like? Do you have any pre-writing rituals to get you "in the zone"?
I have recently moved house so my writing space is a small office upstairs. I made it a priority to get that space workable (there is a lot of DIY to be done throughout) As with all writing spaces it will grow as I use it. My pre-writing ritual is generally shouting at myself to get off the internet.
I usually work in silence but I stage managed a classical concert last night so may try writing to classical music although I'm not sure that counts as a ritual... yet.
How do you structure a typical day to ensure you avoid distractions and hit your word count targets, especially when you have to do so much travelling to promote your books?
I have been terrible at structuring my days around work and moving and Night Is Watching promotion. It's so easy to let all the old excuses take over – my main one being I haven't got time. When you work a 'day job' it is easy for writing, or lack of, to become frustrating and overwhelming.
Since the start of August I have been trying to get two hours writing done after work Monday through to Friday. I have a really bad habit of setting my own targets too high – such as 'this week I will write ten thousand words (and work, and do DIY and see family etc) – and then feeling disappointed when I don't hit the target. I think as writers working around jobs and family we are also made to feel guilty about taking writing time so I have also started to be strict (selfish isn't the right word here) about taking my writing time and saying no to other commitments.
We all occasionally hit a brick wall with our creative endeavours – what do you do to overcome any stumbling blocks?
Lee Child said there's no such thing as writer's block, that writing is a job so sit down 9-5 and do it. If you worked any other job that's what you would have to do.
I think this is partly true. Quite often I use 'writer's block' as a procrastination tool: 'Oh I have no inspiration, I better watch Jeremy Kyle and eat snacks instead'. In these situations, I make myself go and try.
Sometimes after a few hundred words it starts to flow, others it doesn't, and if it really doesn't there's no point sitting for hours to write ten awful words. To answer the question I kick my own butt. But I also am starting to recognise when to be kind and give myself a break.
What have you got planned for the next 12 months?
I am currently working on a second Rhys Morgan/Kier Finnegan book with the working title of The Devil Within. I am also developing a new series of books which will focus more on the psychological as opposed to supernatural. Oh, and I'm also planning a light-hearted crime-comedy to keep my spirits up.
Can you come back in twelve months and see how I've got on?
Certainly can, Lucy! Thanks for being on the blog today.
Here's where you can find out more about Lucy and her books:
Night is Watching on Amazon
Finally, if you live in the area, Lucy will be doing a book signing in Carlisle Waterstones on 16 September 2017 at 1pm, so pop it in your diary and go along to say "hi!"


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American Airlines Increases Service to Latin America
Fort Worth, TX (All News Wire) American Airlines today announced changes to its spring and summer schedule that will expand the airline's presence in Brazil. Beginning in December, American's route between Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) and Sao Paulo (GRU) will operate with the new state-of-the-art Boeing 777-300ER, making Brazil the first market for the new aircraft. Further emphasizing American's commitment to Latin America, the airline will increase its service between DFW and Sao Paulo beginning in June.
In 2010, American announced plans to order the Boeing 777-300ER, demonstrating a continuation of the airline's efforts to enhance its fleet and become more fuel efficient. American is the first U.S. airline to order and take delivery of the 777-300ER. The new aircraft is designed to enhance the customer experience and includes fully lie-flat First and Business Class seats, plus seating plans that will allow American to offer a premium product in the Main Cabin and Wi-Fi capability to keep customers connected while traveling internationally.
American will also increase the total number of weekly flights between DFW and Sao Paulo from seven times per week to 12 times per week beginning June 14. Also on June 14, flights from Miami to Brasilia (BSB) and to Belo Horizonte (CNF) will increase from five and three times per week, respectively, to daily.
In addition to the increased service between DFW and Sao Paulo, American will launch new service that connects its Miami hub to Manaus, Brazil beginning in June.
"We recognize the opportunity of the Latin American market. Our increased network announcements, along with the deployment of the 777-300ER, emphasizes American's dedication to the region," said Virasb Vahidi, American's Chief Commercial Officer. "We are devoted to our global network strategy and plan to continue capitalizing on international opportunities like those announced today to strengthen our network and provide great customer service."
Manaus will be the seventh destination served by American in Brazil. American currently offers more routes between the two countries than any other airline. The flight will be operated on Boeing 737-800 aircraft with 160 seats, including 16 Business Class seats and 144 seats in the Main Cabin. The 737-800 interior offers several unique features, including larger overhead bins that hold more bags than standard overhead bins. The aircraft also includes additional features such as sculpted sidewalls providing customers a feeling of spaciousness, updated window reveals making the windows appear larger and brighter, and longer-lasting LED lighting to enhance the customer experience. The route is currently scheduled four times per week, and customers can book travel beginning Jan. 29. Yesterday, American filed with the U.S. Department of Transportation for authority to begin daily service in this market.
From the United States, American offers more flights to more destinations in Latin America than any other carrier.
About American Airlines
American Airlines, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection® carrier serve 260 airports in more than 50 countries and territories with, on average, more than 3,300 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 900 aircraft. American's award-winning website, AA.com®, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld® alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members and members-elect serve more than 900 destinations with more than 10,000 daily flights to 149 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com, and AAdvantage are trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. AMR Corporation common stock trades under the symbol "AAMRQ" on the OTCQB marketplace, operated by OTC Markets Group.
AMR Corporation, and certain of its United States-based subsidiaries, including American Airlines, Inc. and AMR Eagle Holding Corporation, filed voluntary petitions on Nov. 29 for Chapter 11 reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. More information about the Chapter 11 filing is available on the Internet at http://aa.com/restructuring.


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The City of Perth Amboy's Office on Aging has been selected to host the Middlesex County Travel Independence Program (MCTIP), a new county-funded travel training initiative. MCTIP teaches seniors and persons with disabilities how to travel on the county shuttle bus system and on NJ Transit buses and trains. The first class is set for May 14.
Participants will learn how to use public transportation to safely travel within the county, and other locations in New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia. This is an excellent opportunity to see how easy it can be to use public transportation for travel to stores, restaurants, medical appointments, and visits to family and friends. It's convenient, reliable and less expensive than travel by car.
The first session meets for two classes held on Thursday, May 14 and 21. After attending both classes, participants will take two trips to their preferred destination with the travel instructor. The classes and trips are free.
Contact Dianne Roman at 732-826-1690, ext. 4326 to sign-up for MCTIP.


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I cannot believe that COTY is almost upon us once again- there are only a few shows left, so I'm sure that many of you are starting to get anxious about whether you will qualify or not. Please do not allow anxiousness to become unpleasant – all exhibitors would love to qualify but there are limited "places" to fill, so even if your cat doesn't make it- be excited and happy for the owners whose cats do qualify.
Rand Cat Club will be hosting this year's COTY which is being generously sponsored by Royal Canin.
The World Cat Congress was held in Miami, Florida, USA in March and the SACC Treasurer, Jan van Rooyen, attended as SACC Delegate. The report from this congress will appear in the next newsletter.
SACC will once again be in charge of the Cat Hall at WODAC this year. Please contact the SACC Office if you are able to help in any way at WODAC- this is a busy weekend for Jan and his Show Team and all assistance will be welcomed with open arms. Unfortunately shows don't get put together by themselves-
they take a lot of hard work, time and effort by a few dedicated people; perhaps everyone should remember this when "the undercurrent grumbling" begins at shows or on social network sites.
Good Luck for COTY.


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"I often ask the question "what for?". I try to find and to implement the adequate solution for the real scope, even if this contradicts the initial expectations of the client."
She is a psychology graduate and likes to work in and with organizations, because this is the best way to learn about people. She has an eight year career in the human resources field (out of which four in consultancy), and besides her experience in the field, the transactional analysis training has played a big role in her professional growth.
"My role is to help clients identify what they really wish to achieve, to clarify their scope for which they want to implement a certain project or a consultancy project, to find and to implement the adequate solution for the real scope, even if this contradicts the initial expectations of the client. I also want to challenge the clients to put the HR activities and daily behaviours into the company's broader perspective with regard to the vision and values that they want to achieve."
She believes that one of the characteristics of the AIMS culture is the way in which the team members always look for solutions to make things better, with each new project. And the fact that people and values come before profit is an approach that has built a responsible and honest team.
For many consultants, the obvious step in their career is to work in the client's team. For Gabriela it was exactly the opposite: she used to work with the AIMS team from the client's perspective. She discovered a professional standard which made her want to join the team. To the reasons that made her stay, she adds "that certain normality that I read about in leadership books".


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Chivas USA will play Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles from Mexico's First Division as part of their pre-season schedule on Wednesday, February 22, at 8:00 pm, in San Diego, CA, at University of San Diego's Torero Stadium for the San Diego Clasico title
This will be the first time the Goats face off against their neighbors from south of the border; for Xolos, whom currently hold the Clasico title after beating the Galaxy last year in a penalty shoot-out, this will be the second time they face an MLS team. Tijuana recently defeated the Red and White's sister club, Chivas Rayadas de Guadalajara 2-0 at Omnilife stadium during their league's third week.
In years past the San Diego Clasico has featured Club America and England's Portsmouth. The game will take place at Torero stadium on the campus of the University of San Diego. Tickets for the match are available by clicking on the following link (CHIVAS USA vs. XOLOS) and by visiting www.tickets.com, or by calling (619) 260-7550. Ticket prices are $25, $35, and $45 for this year's Clasico at Torero Stadium.


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Friday, April 28, 2006
The Phantom Frog and Other Ways to Traumatize Your Children
We are having gloriously sunny days and yesterday were out on the deck doing our "dirt work." (Also known as testing our soil, which Peregrine found extremely exciting as it involved dirt, water, little vials and colored capsules.) We mixed our concoctions and left them to do their thing for 10 minutes. I picked up Poppy and walked across the yard to see how our newly planted blueberries were faring. All of a sudden I felt something clinging to my backside. In a split second I thought it must have been on the chair I'd been sitting on and crawled onto me. I reached around to brush it off and felt cool, living skin. What followed was that incredibly girly reaction of jumping, shrieking, a batting mercilessly at the "thing", all with my 1-year old daughter in my arm. Of course Poppy started crying and then I realized, to my horror, that the cause of all this mayhem was only her sweet little foot wrapped around my body!
I felt pretty lame, to say the least.
And then this morning I ventured to WalMart with the simple task of needing to replenish the diaper and pull-up supply around here. I reached the aisle only to find that they were all out of "boy" pull-ups in the cheap brand that we normally buy. No problem, right? So I reached for the "girl" package. I'm not threatened by my 3 1/2 year old boy wearing pull-ups that have a pink stripe on them. I mean, they're under his pajamas after all, and he's not old enough to care. But you know what? I couldn't do it. I just couldn't bear the thought of seeing my boy in a pink pull-up. So I paid the extra $2 for the name brand "boy" ones. They're for my boy, after all.
What would you have done?
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Blue on girls is one thing--yeah, I don't think I could of done pink on boys. It seems in a weird way to make them less male... sort of like how I feel when I see men holding hands in India--weird!ReplyDelete
i laughed so hard about the not a frog. i got tears in my eyes. rebeca, you are great! you got my husband to like mushroom soup! about the boy pull up thing. i could do it, but scott would freak, so i always go with what he'd want or else don't tell him.ReplyDelete
That was sooo funny! I read the "frog" thing to Tyler cause I was laughing so hard he had to know what it was about!ReplyDelete
About the pink on boys...I would've done the same thing!
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ACME Wealth is an imaginary Australian independent advisory firm we created to help showcase some of the material we offer to our Asset Consulting clients. Whilst we always build a service to cater to your unique needs and objectives we've found there are some things that are requested over and over again. Rather than show you a sample of the material that we have produced for actual clients we use 'ACME Wealth' to represent a sample brand which is of course replaced with your company logo and colours. For those of you curious and born in the right era, the name ACME Wealth was inspired by the fictional Disney company from the Road Runner cartoons!
This video is a sample Quarterly Portfolio and Market Update, filmed in our Sydney studio. It is intended to be both informative and educational, helping to keep clients and advisors up to date about market conditions and portfolio performance, as well as providing a counterbalance to the sensationalist media reporting that most will be regularly exposed to. If you would like one of your advisers to feature in these videos, we would be happy to accomodate.
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At the commencement of your investment service we will put together for you a set of introductory videos, explaining the objectives and structure of each of your portfolio models. These may be sent to your clients as part of the on-boarding process, to give them a brief overview of the model that they will be invested in. This video is designed to be accompanied by the more detailed "How we manage your investments" video, shown below.
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This is a longer video, that provides a more detailed introduction to your portfolio service. The overall objective of this video is to answer a client's questions about the portfolio service before they ask it. Particular focus is placed on the direct share portfolio, as this is an area that many clients may have had limited exposure to in the past. This video will be tailored to your particular business, and the investment solution that we implement for you.
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2018 Full Line Product Catalog
Water Submerged Regulators - Safety Bulletin
Excela-Flo Domestic Regulators
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Bulk Storage Plants - Application Guide
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For over 42 years Marshall Excelsior Company has been a progressive manufacturer of top quality and competitively priced LPG & NH3 equipment that is leading the industry in innovation and low emission products. We offer a full range of products that support the LPG & NH3 Bulk Plant, Transport, Delivery/Dispensing, and Domestic applications. As our product line continues to grow, we are striving to improve product functionality while taking the industry standards to a higher level of quality and performance without adding excessive cost. While following along this path, our engineering staff exercises a heavy reliance on the input from our customers throughout any new product design phase. It has been through these theories and approaches that we have been able to carve out our niche in an industry where safety and performance must work hand-in-hand. Our goal is to create the safest equipment solutions for everyday operations while allowing the largest amount of product to be transferred, dispensed, or otherwise used, resulting in an overall savings to the customer.
In addition to our company philosophy for new product development, you will find our approach to daily operations equally unique. In a time where materials, fuels, and other manufacturing costs are on the rise, we have not only remained competitive, but one of the industry leaders in on-time deliveries and short lead-times. The reason is simple; we not only manufacture our products effectively, but carry one of the most extensive on-hand inventories available in the industry. This allows our distributors to react quickly without having an excessive amount of stock on hand.
Put this together with our proactive, responsive sales and customer service staff and you have a winning combination.
As one of the industry leaders in responsiveness it is essential for our organization to be able to react in a rapid fashion, hence our fully integrated manufacturing and purchasing process. Our capabilities in manufacturing range from high volume to custom made product. Both of which are supported by our wide variety of manufacturing equipment, highly skilled personnel, and dedicated purchasing staff. Combine these attributes with our top notch ISO9001 quality system and you have a combination that easily rivals that of our nearest competition.
Over the course of time Marshall Excelsior Company has become a name that our customers can rely on not only for high quality products and services, but as a partner in building their business. Together, with our commitment to the industries served and our eagerness to improve and expand our product-line our customers routinely find the opportunity to promote our organization. It is through this personal touch that our family owned and operated business has become the organization that it is today. We are confident that as our company continues to develop and mature in our industries, Marshall Excelsior Company will become a brand of choice.


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By Derek Irvine
Recognize This! – Research points to the importance of a caring and purpose-driven culture, leadership support, and values-aligned recognition in creating a human workplace.
Globoforce's WorkHuman Research Institute recently released a report on The ROI of Recognition in Building a Human Workplace. Below I outline several key findings from that report, and describe the steps that organizational leaders can take to create more human workplaces. In short, social recognition, along with support from leadership, can help create caring and purpose-driven cultures that in turn help employees to be both happier and more productive at work. Here's how:
Put the Right Culture in Place
Our research suggests there are two attributes at the core of what it means to create a more human workplace. The biggest differentiators, between companies that are human-focused and those that are not, include a culture that is:
- Caring – when employees believe their leaders are creating a human workplace, they're almost three times more likely to feel their company cares about them as a person (89% compared to 31%).
- Meaning and purpose – when employees believe their leaders are creating a human workplace, 90% feel their company provides meaning and purpose, compared to 64%.
A human workplace emphasizes the mutually reinforcing nature of these two attributes when combined into a unified culture. Employees not only feel psychologically safe to contribute their best selves, but are more likely to reciprocate the positive support they receive from the organization. When they also experience a sense of purpose and meaningfulness in their work, they are able to unleash that much more of their potential and productivity.
There are a couple of practices that organizations can implement to ensure that a unified culture is transmitted across the entire organization, amplifying the contributions of all employees.
Have Leaders Carry the Banner
As the data above illustrate, organizational leaders serve as important signals of the attention and importance being given to these ideas. When employees perceive that leaders care about and actively try to create a more human workplace, they are more likely to recommend the organization to friends or colleagues (93%), love their jobs (83%), and be motivated to work hard for the organization and co-workers (91%).
Recognize for Core Values (Appreciate + Give Purpose)
Another key practice is recognition that is tied to values. While tactical recognition programs (in 50% of human-centered companies) can begin to contribute to a culture of appreciation and caring, only a values-based, social recognition program can emphasize the dual importance of a caring culture alongside values-driven purpose (in 80% of human-centered companies).
Our research shows that when employees are recognized, they feel appreciated (92%), prouder of their work (86%), and more engaged (83%). Furthermore, they report that recognition makes them work harder (79%) and be more productive (78%). These outcomes tightly align employees to the caring and purpose-driven aspects of a human-centered culture described above.
Create Happier Employees
When leadership and recognition support the creation a more human workplace, our research has found that employees are happier. Employees that are engaged in the organization's purpose and values, and feel that the organization cares about them, tend to be happier at work (97% and 96%, respectively, compared to 65% and 79%). Employees that feel their leaders care about a human-centered culture are also much happier (96%) than when they perceived their leaders as less caring (82%).
What other practices do you think contribute to building a more human workplace?
To learn more about these findings and how you can work towards creating a more human workplace, register for a webinar that Sharlyn Lauby and I will be giving on April 14th!