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Dr. Misha Pless is a neuro-ophthalmologist currently working on neuro-ophthalmology, multiple sclerosis and general neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital. In addition, Dr. Pless is an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. He was formally an Associate Professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Pless was a Woodruff Scholar at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, where he received his MD. He completed a medical internship at the Massachusetts General Hospital and a neurology residency at the Harvard-Longwood Neurology Training Program of Boston. He subsequently joined Dr. Simmons Lessell in specialty training in neuro-ophthalmology at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston. Before joining the University of Pittsburgh, he served as full-time faculty at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston. Dr. Pless is certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners and is a board-certified member of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.


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Enter ClashMusic's competition to win a copy of the 'Chess Moves - Chess Remixed' album, which sees many of Chess Records' Blues classsics 'retrofitted' by Keith LeBlanc.
Chess Records was formed by brothers Leonard and Phil Chess in Chicago in 1950 to put out Blues, R'n'B and early Rock'n'roll. The label quickly became an institution, handling artists such as Muddy Wolf, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker and later, Buddy Guy.
'Chess Moves' is an album featuring many of the label's seminal tracks 'retrofitted' by Keith LeBlanc of Tackhead and Sugar Hill Records fame. His Tackhead colleagues Doug Wimbush and Skip McDonald also feature, updating and enhancing those classic, genre defining songs.
To win a copy of the 'Chess Moves' album, answer the folowing question.
Chess Records was founded in which city?
Clash recently talked to Chess Records' Marshall Chess, son of label co-founder Leonard Chess, you can read the transcript of the chat here.

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Throughout the entire NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Corey Crawford has been phenomenal. He has really been great all season long. I have written a few stories defending Corey Crawford this season because despite his stellar numbers people want to criticize and doubt the Blackhawks net minder.
Crawford has a record of 14-7 this postseason with a save percentage of .931 and a goals against average of 1.86. That's one hell of a stat line. That's including Wednesday night's 5 goal "shitty" performance. But I keep hearing from Blackhawks fans and media members that Crawford has a weak glove. Allow me to argue via video highlights.
This one is from the regular season. Crawford bails out his defense as he has done many times this season with an incredible glove save.
This beauty came from Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. If you will remember Crawford basically won that game for the Hawks. But it's cool. Keep calling for Emery because of one 5 goal game.
Another from the regular season and yet another time Crawford bails out his teammates.
I could literally find 100 more glove save highlights from the 2013 season. My point being, that every goaltender has a bad game and if it comes in a game that the Blackhawks win than even better.
The thing that drives me crazy most of all about this sudden hate for Crawford is that Tuukka Rask let up more goals on the other end of the ice and I have heard NOTHING about it. Both goaltenders have played huge roles in getting their teams to the Stanley Cup Final. They are entitled to a bad game, it happens, this is hockey.
I am not saying that Corey Crawford has the most spectacular glove in the NHL. I am simply pointing out that shit happens from the time the puck leaves a shooters stick to the time its gets to the goalie. There are so many factors to take into consideration. Was the puck deflected? Was the goalie screened? Was the puck knuckling? The goalies job is the hardest on the ice. Let's not make it harder by throwing undeserved criticism towards our net minder.
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SIZE: Small, Medium, Large, 1X, 2X, 3X Finished Chest 40 (44, 48, 53, 56, 60) in. (101.5 (112, 122, 134.5, 142, 152.5) cm)
Finished Length 24 1/2 (25 1/2, 26, 27, 27 1/2, 28 1/2) in. (62 (65, 66, 68.5, 70, 72.5) cm)
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None of my friends that I hunt with would hold back if it was me and neither would I if the role was reversed. But that is just the way we are with each other.
I would totally grill my friends about it. It happened to me this year I shot a huge bodied 3x3 blacktail and after the recoil I saw a really nice 4x4 jump up and crest the hill in the clearcut I was in. It kind of bugged me but I never had a shot at him so I didn't let it get to me... but I still think, what if?
None of my friends that I hunt with would hold back if it was me and neither would I if the role was reversed. But that is just the way we are with each other.
I would get a picture of it. Then while we are cleaning up that good buck, we can celebrate and look forward to coming back together after the big one.
Let the guy have his moment. All the time a guy spends dreaming about what he will take and all the time spent reliving it are half the fun of hunting. Why spoil it? There are plenty of other things to rib him about, I'm sure.
i see it as a learning experience for the other hunter, no matter how novice of a hunter he may be we all need reminded sometimes to take the time and look around more. if the bigger buck was close to the shooter and he didn't see it even after the shot then that's to bad for the hunter. a few years ago I hit a spot known for its heavy heads and it was the last day I had to hunt, I hunted hard and found a small 4x4 and whacked em. as soon as I shot him 3 much larger bucks stood up and were gone. I instinctively started throwing another shell in the chamber wishing I hadn't rushed the moment. the hunter should still embrace the moment even more so after learning there was a larger one near by, its more fuel for the fire next tag.
depends how close you are. i'd welcome the raggin if it was me, but i think if it was a less experienced buddy i'd let him/her have the moment.


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Still feelin' good…my appetite has increased so it's been a bit weird eating more food, however I am enjoying eating more food
I don't have a belly pic this week (that's next week) but I finally have photos of the "sheep" items that I bought a couple of weeks ago
This was the first item I bought. The decorative sheep for the nursery
This second sheep item I bought is plush and will hopefully be a toy when he or she is a wee bit older since it'll quite possibly be bigger than the baby when they're born
Also a co-worker of mine from our Montreal office, sent this to me last week with our inter-office mail.
It's my first "gift" per se….I was so excited and I absolutely LOVE it! She made it herself.
This photo was taken on my phone at work
Next week I'll be having my first ultrasound so I'll fill you in on how that goes then
Today's Quote
"The capacity for uplift is part of what makes us essentially, euphorically human"
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The leading actors of each new YA series that gets made into a movie are often the new heartthrobs, and now that Divergent comes out tomorrow it's possible that Shailene Woodley and Theo James could be next.
Shailene and Theo attended SiriusXM's Entertainment Weekly Radio Special recently with the rest of the Divergent cast. Now that the promoting is done and the movie is basically here, I'm sure Shailene and Theo are about to earn a special place in celebrity-lovers hearts.
Theo, 29-years-old, got his start on Downton Abbey, and despite he newfound fame he doesn't believe that it will all come easy to him after this. "I do feel more confident now. But with acting especially, you climb one ladder and you see there are thousands more. There is a long way to go, yet."
Maybe, but it seemed to work out for stars like Liam Hemsworth, so there may be hope for you yet, Theo.
Shailene doesn't seem to be phased by it all either. "My current reality is waking up in the morning, maybe with one hour less sleep than I'm used to, but that's not really that big of a difference. Making a bomb-ass coffee drink. And then having conversations with people all day."
Shailene has been compared to Jennifer Lawrence, probably because they have similar body types and both got their starts in indie films before starring in Dystopian movies. To me Shailene seems a little more earthy and artsy, especially after hearing about her preferred beauty routines.
Either way, I think both of these stars are on their way. They definitely won't be going away anytime soon, and I'm glad, especially in Theo's case. He'll always be a heartthrob in my eyes.


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Codezero Embedded Hypervisor Toolkit v0.4 Now Available
Codezero developers of a baremetal multitasking executive capable of virtualizing Android and Linux on multicore ARM processors announced the released it's latest version, 0.4 of the embedded hypervisor toolkit of the same name.
The 0.4 release contains a prebuilt hypervisor toolkit for userspace application development as well as a project for creating user space applications. In addition it also contains a Versatile Express/quad core Cortex-A9 QEMU emulation environment, Insight/GDB debugger along with full documentation for software development and an installer for easier installation of tools.
More information on this release can be found on the Codezero website.
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Linksys Says Yes to Open Source Firmware
Home routers will give room for custom firmware but still comply with FCC rules
OwnCloud Founder Resigns
Frank Karlitschek will continue to lead the open source ownCloud project
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS released
"Xenial Xerus" comes with a new packages format and several improvements for the enterprise.
MS Visual Studio Code Editor is Available for Linux
Linux users can now download and install the Windows code editor
Open Container Initiative announces Image Format Project
New initiative will address security and interoperability concerns around container technology.
Red Hat Lures Developers with Free RHEL and Container Development Kits
Developers can use RHEL as a development platform without a subscription fee.
Microsoft Brings the Linux Command Line to Windows
Windows users will soon have native access to the Bash shell.
Internet Research Group Proposes Better Email Standard
Improvements to SMTP will provide better guarantee of confidentiality
New Nvidia Driver Offers Wayland Support
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Award-winning content agency August Media has acquired the UK business of ID Media, previously part of a German-based group. ID Media brings with it a great pedigree and clients including Renault UK, News International, Deutsche Bank, World Wildlife Fund and Artichoke.
Already an established digital agency, ID Media brings with it capabilities that will complement the existing content-driven approach of August Media.
John brown on the other hand has bolstered its team with Michelle de Young returning to the successful content agency as Client Services Director. Michelle will be responsible for marketing as well as business growth in the UK working with existing and new clients. She fills the role left vacant since Alex Silcox left the UK to run John Brown's new Hong Kong office. Michelle worked for John Brown 14 years ago.
Setting the benchmark for creative excellence in communications, the International Festival of Creativity - Cannes Lions - will reward creativity in branded content & entertainment, defined as the creation of, or natural integration into, original content by a brand. The purpose of branded content and entertainment is to deliver marketing messages by engaging consumers via relevant content platforms rather than traditional advertising methods. Entries should demonstrate how consumer insight successfully integrated into original content drives audience engagement and creates synergy across paid, owned and earned media. Read more about the prerequisite of entries into this new category here.
A date for your diary next; PPA's Production and Environment Awards are now open for entry. The awards are dedicated to upholding and celebrating excellence in magazine production and environmental best practice. There are 10 awards available to enter, covering a range of categories for publishers and suppliers within the production area of the industry, and four environmental categories. To find out more about the event, and to begin your online entries go to www.theproductionawards.co.uk.
A couple of interesting findings over on news content marketing agency Brafton's blog this week. According to a report from The Heart Link Women's Network, women represent a substantial portion of global e-commerce spending, accounting for 85% of consumer purchase decisions. This implies that businesses that target female shoppers can improve their overall web presence and conversions by refocusing their web marketing strategies. However, the study suggests that targeting women with content marketing campaigns has proven difficult for some, with businesses often guilty of over generalizations that can turn off some shoppers.
Brafton could also report that content marketing campaigns including blogs can be especially useful for consumer electronics companies targeting women. A report from BlogHer - a guide to the hottest news and trends among women in social media - found that 69% of adult females in the US rely on blogs when they research smartphones, computers, tablets and other consumer electronics. Further the study found that social media marketing is also effective, with 53% saying they turn to Facebook, Twitter or another social network for information about potential purchases. Another interesting discovery is that women apparently are more sensitive to the gender of bloggers and are more likely to respond to content written by other women similar to them.
As the marketing landscape has been transformed by new technology, with platforms such as mobile devices and social media, B2B marketers can interact in completely different ways with users who are always connected and increasingly engaged. However, marketers face obstacles this year as well, brought on by a still sluggish economy and global challenges. Key trends are mobile explosion, paid/owned/earned is the new media model, the part of B2B marketing budgets earmarked to content marketing is expected to increase in the coming year, and social integration.
A survey by Screen Digest has found that the majority of Brits are reluctant to pay for mobile apps up front, but are on the other hand happy to make purchases from within the app.
At least 96 per cent of apps downloaded during 2011 were free, while in-app purchases accounted for 39 per cent of the market. This is set to rise to 64 per cent of the total app revenue market by 2015, reaching £3.7 billion. Jack Kent, senior analyst of mobile media at Screen Digest and author of the report, said: "In 2012, it will become increasingly difficult for app stores and developers to justify charging an upfront fee for their products when faced with competition from a plethora of free content.
Dan Zarrella, award-winning social media scientist at HubSpot has revealed the best time to post content online to gain attention more easily. His new report indicates that businesses see different levels of engagement in the web marketing campaigns based on which day the content is posted, shared or sent. In terms of Facebook engagement, Like activity spiked to 40% engagement rates on Saturdays, when users spend more time interacting with the social media website. The lowest day was Thursday. Social media marketing with Twitter was much different with weekdays being the busiest in terms of engagements. Fridays were the most active with content averaging an 18% retweet rate. Both email marketing and content marketing saw the most engagement during weekends. Blog post engagement and email content both seem to shine on weekends, with click through rates being higher on Saturdays and Sundays.
Finally, following the huge success of YouTube, companies have found that own-branded TV channels are a great way to boost consumer engagement, reach new audiences and convert website visits into purchases. Brands are also finding that dedicated online TV channels can provide them with test beds for what can be incorporated into other marketing activity. Read the full story on Marketingweek.co.uk.


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Appeal for school to open in the evening (From This Is Wiltshire)
Appeal for school to open in the evening
5:30am Thursday 27th February 2014 in By Elizabeth Mackley
COUN Derique Montaut is asking schools to open up their facilities after hours for community use.
On Monday the councillor for Liden, Eldene & Park South submitted a written question to cabinet member for children's services, Fionuala Foley.
He asked whether schools, such as Oaktree Nursery and Primary School in Priory Road, should be opened up to help tackle community issues including youth-related crimes.
He said: "I put a simple request to the cabinet members that schools like Oaktree Primary School should open up their facilities for community use and events and I outlined the youth-related problems we have around Cavendish Square, including obesity.
"I believe this would be helpful to the Parks South area in tackling obesity, reducing anti-social behaviour and it would stop young people congregating around the Cavendish Square shopping precinct intimidating vulnerable people like the elderly.
"Her reply was she agreed with me and she said she would put her officers on to it to ask about the school's provision before and after school and to what extent the school could make further use of its facilities.
"She also said that any responsibility for the use of school premises resides with the governing body."
In the past, Derique asked council officers to look into whether schools, including Oaktree, under council control, could open up in the evenings for use by the community.
This would let people make make the most of the resources available in an effort to tackle youth crime and provide an alternative place for youngsters to meet other than Cavendish Square.
He said: "There are a number of issues of particular concern in the Park South area which could be dealt with by opening up the school after hours.
"It will help counter obesity because they will be able to play basketball or other activities and it will mean that young people don't congregate in Cavendish Square and help to stop anti-social behaviour."
But Derique was disappointed with the initial response from Oaktree, after they indicated the difficulties with opening up facilities to the wider community.
He said: "I have asked officers in the past to ask Oaktree if they would open up their facilities after hours and their response was to say that the use would cause a depreciation in value of their facilities and they asked for a cost of £25 per hour.
"I was disappointed that a community school that operates with taxpayers' money raised these particular problems.
"But even if there is a cost this does not take away from the fact that we should be using our existing facilities for community use."
Sue Rees, headteacher art Oaktree Nursery and Primary School, said that while it was important that schools support their local communities, it should not have a detrimental impact on their pupils.
She said: "While we always endeavour to work well with our community and try to support local initiatives when we can, it is important that we ensure that the facilities of the school are not compromised for the pupils in our care."
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10:11am Thu 27 Feb 14
p.bradbury services says...
Schools have no extra funds to pay staff and privet security for this at all.
Swindon council found some how £22000 for a park next to the school, This WILL be Destroyed in its first 8 weeks as most os the older kids will not and do not respect what the working tax payer gives them for free,
They have lots to do as it is, go for walks in the woods ply in the parks we have lots of BIG ones hear that was new play foot ball rounders etc.
But don't try and take what cash the school's have NOT got you are now silly to try this one.
Out services donate lost of time and items for this school and kids (not all) have smashed it up pulled it out etc and the school is CLOSED when this is done Due to this amount of vandalism school have hade to find lots of funds for 24hr CCTV.
So if this silly brain wave is set out where is the extra pay for staff and privet security for this to come from and the extra cash for the repairs.
2:56pm Thu 27 Feb 14
trolley dolley says...
The idea is a good one but it is not going to ever go down well with the school governing body.
They would like to see the facilities shut and locked down after the school day is over and not exposed to the risk of vandalism.
3:13pm Thu 27 Feb 14
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favour...they passionately care and love India!!"
Big B, who landed at the Bhopal's Raja Bhoj International Airport here yesterday, also praised the new Bhopal Airport saying that "it resembles a space craft."
"The new airport at Bhopal...a spanking new facility, which resembles a space craft, is a revelation for me. When I first came to the city in 1973 soon after marriage to Jaya, the place was just a vacant isolated cottage like airport, and an airfield that could only take small range propeller aircraft. and now..." he wrote.
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A Message from the President of MUSC
|Dr. Ray Greenberg
MUSC President
Dear Friends of the Darby Children's Research Institute,
At teaching hospitals such as the Medical University, there is a term called "bench to bedside" that refers to the act of taking we learn in research labs and applying it in a way that enhances patient care.
History has shown that the best way to optimize patient care is to move the "bench" as close as possible to the "bedside." That is, to give our patients more proximal and timely access to the most innovative treatment options known to medicine. That is why we are now seeking to build the Darby Children's Research Institute. The vision of former MUSC Pediatrics Chairman Charles Darby, M.D., this seven-story structure will house top biomedical scientists and the latest research technologies.
The Palmetto State has shown great support for this project. The university is grateful for the leadership of businesses such as Nucor Steel and Blue Cross Blue Shield and the commitment of citizens such as Linda Gadson and Dave Kreber. With their help and that of hundreds of others, the Institute has raised almost $12.3 million.
There is still work to be done. To give South Carolina's children access to the most advanced treatment and mark our state as an international center for pediatric research, organizations and individuals must contribute the remaining $3.7 million needed to complete this center.
Consistently recognized as one of the top children's hospitals in the country, the Medical University is already an established leader in children's health. We have deemed the Darby Children's Research Institute a top priority, knowing it will further strengthen clinical care and treatment options available right here in South Carolina - moving our bench even closer to our bedside.
So much has been accomplished already on behalf of South Carolina's children. With your help, our community can do even more.
Raymond Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D.
President, Medical University of South Carolina


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Partners (Number 1, 2008)
Partners (Number 1, 2008)Fellowship Program Builds Lasting Legacy in New Orleans
Successful affordable housing ventures are most often the work of seasoned community development professionals who can deftly change hats as needed to see these complex undertakings to completion.
Community development practitioners come from a variety of backgrounds: they may be community activists, planners, architects, bankers or public administrators. Because few professional certifications exist in this industry, the majority of new professionals entering the field must learn their jobs through trial-and-error, networking, workshops and sheer will. One school of thought is that good developers only come into being after many years of experience, numerous mistakes and at least one soul-crushing failure. Is the "school of hard knocks" the only way to create a seasoned developer? Or is it possible to cultivate those skills in a supportive learning environment?
Building a better developer
Richard Baron, co-founder, chairman and CEO of McCormack Baron Salazar, the nation's leading for-profit developer of mixed-income urban neighborhoods, believes the skills to carry out affordable housing developments can be taught. Baron's accomplishments are impressive. He has developed more than 100 projects in 25 cities, comprising more than 12,000 housing units and close to 1 million square feet of commercial space, representing more than $1.5 billion in investment. Along the way he helped transform neighborhoods, schools and individual lives. However, when he looked for the next generation of large-scale urban housing developers, he didn't find them. So, in the spirit of a true visionary, he made it his mission to create them.
In 1997 Baron set out to find others who shared his concerns and his commitment to excellence in community development. Out of that commitment, with the help of an initial $2.4 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Center for Urban Redevelopment Excellence (CUREx) was born at the University of Pennsylvania.
The goal of CUREx is to support the next generation of urban developers by placing talented individuals in a fellowship program. Fellows are assigned to two-year project management jobs at host redevelopment organizations throughout the nation. Prior to beginning their fellowship jobs, participants receive intensive, cross-disciplinary training at the University of Pennsylvania. Their field experience is reinforced by training sessions and site visits at locations across the country during the two-year term of the fellowship. After graduating from the program these professionals continue to network with each other and act as mentors for their junior classmates.
CUREx goes to work in New Orleans
In late 2005, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the Rockefeller Foundation was considering how it could best make a lasting impact on the city of New Orleans. Even before the storm, "lack of capacity" was often cited as a reason the city had made slow progress addressing its blight and affordable housing challenges. So the Foundation approached CUREx Executive Director Valerie Piper about the possibility of bringing the fellowship program to New Orleans. A generous grant from The Rockefeller Foundation made it possible to launch the new program, which is an adaptation of the Center's national model. The fellowship program will build long-term capacity for urban redevelopment in the New Orleans region.
In spring of 2006 Piper asked Senior Community Development Manager Nancy Montoya at the New Orleans branch of the Atlanta Fed to help mold the program to meet the city's needs. She was charged with providing insight into the New Orleans perspective, introducing the fellows to key development professionals in the city, and providing guidance and support along the way. As a result, 22 dedicated fellows from across the country are now enthusiastically and productively involved in various aspects of housing development in the city's most prominent housing organizations.
Egbert Perry, President and CEO of The Integral Group LLC, is an Atlanta-based developer who has received numerous awards for excellence in affordable housing redevelopment, including the Urban Land Institute's 2000 Smart Growth Award and the 2002 New Face of America's Public Housing Award from the Congress for the New Urbanism. Perry, an Atlanta Fed board member, vouches for the CUREx program:
"The CUREx Program brings together individuals who feel 'called' to enter the community development and affordable housing arenas with the network of practitioners and other professionals with many years of on-the-ground experience. Consequently, the cohorts capitalize on the hard-earned knowledge of these practitioners—a knowledge that is not taught in conventional classrooms," he states.
He notes that unlike conventional real estate programs in academic business schools, this program offers a unique opportunity for individuals who are economically and socially focused on community development to pursue their interest "with both a passion and a purpose."
Perry believes that working in the area of community development in New Orleans provides these young professionals with a unique opportunity to innovate, like artists beginning with a blank canvas.
"Utilizing the principles of comprehensive community development from the outset presents a rare opportunity to 'do it right',"Perry states. "It is my belief that their final work product will reflect an impact on the development landscape that will be felt for a very long time, and in very fundamental ways."
Rigorous training creates strong bonds
Fellows are often placed with the most progressive for-profit developers in the country, including McCormack Baron Salazar. Many are on the front lines of some of the most controversial public housing redevelopments in recent times; some are working fiercely through the legal system to pilot-test cases around the powers of eminent domain. Others are involved in "bricks and mortar"project management and working to build human capital.
All of the fellows are juggling demanding full-time jobs while completing requirements for the intensive training program. Coursework features rigorous hands-on training from nationally recognized experts and industry leaders such as Donald R. Hinkle-Brown of The Reinvestment Fund; Paul Brophy and Mary Reilly of Brophy and Reilly LLC; and Sandra Moore, president of Urban Strategies. Despite a tight agenda, they find time to understand and explore some of the city's treasures: over meals, music and culture the participants have bonded through the New Orleans experience to pool their knowledge and provide mutual support. Together they are thinking through how they can create a lasting legacy for the city and transform systems that are dysfunctional or outdated.
|"Both the developers who support the program and the fellows who participate in the rebuilding efforts express deep commitment to revitalizing New Orleans in particular."
Sara Meadows Tolleson, a Fellow with Gulf Coast Housing Partnership, had this to say about the value of the training:"The CUREx curriculum was incredibly timely and relevant to my work as a first-time project manager at GCHP. I found myself applying knowledge and skills on the job that I had literally just learned in class the day or week before. The 'real-time' value of the coursework and the practical expertise that our seasoned lecturers infused into the curriculum are what made the fellowship so valuable to me professionally."
As the training is completed Tolleson's project leader, Paul Cressy, recognizes the importance and impact of work in the classroom. Cressy concurs with Tolleson that applicability is the key: "The success I can identify is the ability of Sara to translate the curriculum into her day-to-day responsibilities and the positive impact it has in the office. The evolution and strength that Sara has brought to her projects is a testament to the objective set by the fellowship curriculum."
Leaving an enduring legacy
Both the developers who support the program and the fellows who participate in the rebuilding efforts express deep commitment to revitalizing New Orleans in particular. "We have an opportunity (I would say a responsibility) to focus on the uplift of people at the core of our community-building efforts in New Orleans. This certainly requires that we implement solutions that address and link education reform, mixed-income housing development, economic development and human transformation," says Perry of Integral Group.
Sara Meadow Tolleson's more personal reflection on her participation is often echoed by other fellows: "On top of it all, Rockefeller and Penn gave me and my 'fellow fellows' the honor of participating in New Orleans' recovery and rejuvenation. I don't know one of us that does not have a deep, deep sense of both gratitude and indebtedness for the privilege of being in this city here and now, learning and doing this work."
Nancy Montoya, the program's local director-in-kind, praises the hard work of the participating fellows. "Not in my 17-plus years of experience in community development have I participated in such exhaustive and intensive practitioners' training. But the fellows, new to the field, demonstrated their commitment by never failing to exercise their minds, talents and passions in the coursework, sharing and supporting each other, all while actively being engaged in rebuilding a new New Orleans. Their commitment to our field is inspiring—every major city in the United States should be invested in this quality program. Years after they've started their work they'll be able to point to healthy, vibrant, diverse communities and know that they've left their own legacy behind in one of America's most treasured cities."
This article was written by Nancy Montoya, senior regional community development manager in the Atlanta Fed's New Orleans branch.


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I took my first ride on light rail this month and I'm more convinced than ever that light rail should be extended to Vancouver. Everyone in Clark County should try out light rail sometime. It's a smooth ride and only makes a few stops between Delta Park and downtown Portland.
Vancouver is part of the Portland metropolitan area. Vancouver will grow as Portland grows. But, Vancouver has something to offer that Portland doesn't have — its history. Vancouver is the oldest, continuously occupied non-native settlement in the Pacific Northwest. We can capitalize on that by developing the historic reserve to the fullest and then promoting light rail as a way for Portlanders to visit the reserve. The historic reserve needs visitors to succeed and light rail is one way to bring visitors to Vancouver.
If we have the vision, we can develop the reserve, fill empty storefronts downtown with history-related businesses, and tie the historic reserve, the Academy, the history of Mother Joseph, the Clark County Historical Museum, and light rail with a transportation link provided by C-Tran or the historic reserve.
The economy may be depressed now, but we need to look forward to see what may be possible if we lay the groundwork while we have the chance.
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Ocean swimming prohibited at Jones Beach
Swimming is prohibited in the Atlantic Ocean today, Aug. 28, at Jones Beach State Park and several other South Shore beaches because of rip currents caused by Hurricane Cristobal.
The storm, a Category 1 hurricane, is well off the coast of the United States and headed northeast. However, it is still affecting beaches all along the East Coast.
The West Bathhouse pool at Jones Beach remains open for swimming.
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Tom Hardy has defined his career by playing very distinct and willfully hard-as-nails men. His breakthrough came in portraying a sociopathic prison inmate in "Bronson," then came a flamboyant dream criminal in "Inception," a taciturn bootlegger in "Lawless," an intractable UFC pugilist in "Warrior," a dogmatic terrorist in "The Dark Knight Rises" and he's about to play the iconic wasteland traveler that Mel Gibson made famous in "Mad Max: Fury Road" next year.
But before that, this week he hits theaters as Ivan Locke in "Locke." Directed and written by Steven Knight (the screenwriter behind David Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises"), "Locke" is about an ordinary man in largely ordinary circumstances. Ivan Locke is a man in crisis, but it's not extraordinary like you see in most movies. And so "Locke" shouldn't work for several reasons.
For one, Tom Hardy is the only character on screen and he's stuck in a car for 90 minutes trying to manage and micromanage the various crises of his soon-to-be crumbling life. If it sounds like a stunt or a gimmick, well, it only is on the surface. And if it sounds boring or painful, it's not. Hardy is such a commanding performer, that for 90 minutes you are literally transfixed and riveted with Locke (read our review here). Co-starring Olivia Colman, Ruth Wilson, Andrew Scott, Ben Daniels and Tom Holland – but only as disembodied voices on the phone – like "127 Hours," "All Is Lost" or "Castaway," Knight's latest drama is a one man show (see our recent feature on this genre too). No doubt an experiment, a huge risk and a film that could have ended up as folly, "Locke" is a mesmerizing portrait of a man, his need for control, while his life collapses around him and the choices he makes to attempt to survive it all.
"Locke" opens in limited release this weekend via A24 Films, and we sat down with Knight and Hardy earlier this week to discuss this bold and formalistic gamble.
On so many levels this movie shouldn't work. It almost reads like it's uncinematic on the surface, but it's the exact opposite, really. How did you come up with such a difficult challenge for yourself? Did you even think of it as such?
Steven Knight: I'd just come off making a much more conventional film ["Hummingbird" with Jason Statham] and wondered is there, you know going right back to basics of what's the job. The job is to get in the room, turn off the lights and have them look at a screen for 90 minutes. Is there another way of doing that? At the same time I'd seen the test footage that we'd shot with digital cameras from a moving vehicle on a motor way, which we'd done to test the cameras' sensitivity. I thought it just looked hypnotic and thought, well, is it possible to make that move and energy into a theater? Put an actor in there and shoot a play?
So that was the basic idea. I wanted to do something about an ordinary man, who isn't Jason Bourne or James Bond. He's a very ordinary man and he's made a mistake. Just to watch in that real time journey, watch someone's life go from that to that. From everything to nothing and what would cause that. So, naively hoping that Tom would do it – I think he's the best actor we've got, and if you're going to be up there for 90 minutes it's got to be somebody good. So we were meeting about something else and mentioned the idea and told him we would write the script and then we shot it.
Tom Hardy: It's not often you get to make a student film, but when you're not a student. Do you know? And you've got the full assets of a professional world. Because you know we're going to do something which is ultimately massively experimental, you don't really get the freedom to do things like that since you probably were a student, but with the assets of having x amount of years in the professional environment to play with. So it's a proper bit of fun but with everybody knowing what they were doing and doing something out of their comfort zone.
Knight: And we kept getting the best people to say yes as well, which is really weird. But they're actors in the U.K. that are as good as it gets. The crew were great, the DP was fantastic.
Hardy: It was like a shotgun wedding.
Knight: It's a quick burst, shot in one week, bang, and everybody puts everything into it.
Hardy: One week, what can we do with a week? It's pretty cool, right? Did we set out to make a movie? No, it's like we set out to test ourselves and our limitations and embrace and celebrate those limitations and create a structure and do an experiment. And I think we stepped up into taking on a new responsibility as well. It all comes down to the script and vision and team and then getting on with it, ticking the boxes.
So, for me it was really exciting, really invigorating in a world of industry whereby boxes are ticked because they're formulaic and that's what works. Then you have art-house films, independent, struggling to get made. Theater and the screen and stage plays, there's a world out there to play with, if you just take it by the hands, take the opportunity and go look, we've got the opportunity to make something off the sum of those parts, and then go for it really.


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A. Report on Sustainability Issues.
Chair Hart introduced Mr. Jim Walker (director, sustainability) who is the inaugural director of the Office of Sustainability. Mr. Walker began his presentation by encouraging faculty members to visit the campus portal for sustainability.1 He brought to Council members' attention that the sustainability office has money from different sources to promote course development with sustainability content, particularly with flagged courses. Faculty members who either create a new flag course or modify an existing one with sustainability content may be eligible for a $1600 or $6000 award. Mr. Walker added that his office has a working partnership with the Center for Teaching and Learning and a community of faculty to look at outcomes related to the sustainability courses. Through this partnership, he is hoping that they will be able to pioneer studies that look at what students actually learn after completing a sustainability content course and how one would evaluate that. He said "There's an amazing lack of that across the country." The Office of Sustainability also has a partnership with the School of Undergraduate Studies (UGS) where they are putting together a spring lecture series, similar to the first one in offered in 2012 with Jamie Pennebaker and John Daly.
Mr. Walker directed faculty members to the Sustainability Directory on the sustainability portal, which he said has proven to be an amazing resource for grant seekers since it lists all sustainability courses, faculty, staff, and research centers involved in sustainability work. It also includes various definitions and dimensions of sustainability.
Mr. Walker then mentioned that his office does a lot of work in energy and conservation, and that they have a series of energy conversations where, for example, energy resource staff explain why the thermostats for buildings and classroom are set the way they are. He said they view the campus as a "living laboratory with students," and that they "are always looking for opportunities to draw UT's physical presence into the classroom."
Mr. Walker then introduced Professor Steven Moore (architecture) who spoke about a new proposal for a Bachelor of Arts in Sustainability Studies degree program. Professor Moore explained that if such a new degree program is approved it would be of interest to students who are disproportionately affected by changing environmental conditions such as climate change, economic collapse, and environmental degradation. He said that such a new degree would give these students "a way to deal with a very uncertain future." He also added that the proposed degree program would be directed at increasing the four-year graduation rate, stating that based upon their data some 30 percent of entering freshmen self-identify with doing something for the environment and/or for social change, and that the proposed degree program would do a great deal in both areas.
Professor Moore indicated that the proposed program would begin with three gateway courses, and in the first two years, foundation, theories, and context courses, which would be balanced on both sides of environmental / earth sciences, and the humanities / social sciences. The second two years of study would be based on experiential learning with thematic concentrations in five different areas. At the end of the sequence there would be capstone and experiential learning courses that would ground the student's knowledge and test them in a real world context. The five thematic concentrations would include two degrees in geography, two from the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and one from the School of Architecture.
Professor Moore outlined the proposed timeframe for approving the degree program saying that it would require approval by the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, the Committee on Undergraduate Degree Programs Review, the Faculty Council, UT System, and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. He projected that final approval would be granted by spring of 2016 and that the first courses of the degree plan would be taught in fall 2016. For Council members who want to learn more about the proposed degree plan, he encouraged then to read the executive summary, which is included in Appendix B.
Professor Linda E. Reichl (physics) asked about the possible career paths students might take following graduation with this degree. Professor Moore said that one-quarter to one-third of the students would pursue a graduate degree in some specialization, possibly in design, policy, or economics. The largest number would go into private industry and some would go into government. He pointed out that there is a new emerging job description often called sustainability manager; as an example he cited the chief sustainability officer for the City of Austin. He said the graduates of the proposed program would have gained enough science, natural science, and social science knowledge, and would have the sense to put that knowledge together to design a s proposal for changing conditions in the future—not doing analysis from the past. He said the graduates of the proposed program would have gained enough science, natural science, and social science knowledge, and would have the sense to put that knowledge together to design s proposal for changing conditions in the future—not doing analysis from the past. He concluded his presentation by saying this kind of job is spreading rapidly, and "frankly, we're behind the eight ball in terms of creating a program that satisfies the need."
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The Virginia Lawyers Weekly had a blog and article posted recently regarding plaintiff's bar advocating new imaging tests to prove brain injuries. The article quoted John D. McGavin, Esquire on behalf of the defense who advised that these tests should still be challenged and questioned. He was quoted as follows:
"Defense lawyers caution the new tests don't close the door on disputes in brain injury claims. For one thing, said John D. McGavin of Fairfax, the science is new and may still be subject to challenge in court. "I'm not sure it's yet reached the stage of being fully peer-reviewed," he said.
One concern, McGavin said, is false positives. He noted that earlier imaging advances, such as MRIs and CT scans, turned up evidence that many people without symptoms nonetheless had findings consistent with spinal problems. He said it's important to develop baselines for normally functioning brains and valid means for comparison to studies of similar resolution."
The bottom line for the defense — such new imaging studies need to be challenged and questioned and verified as scientifically reliable and peer reviewed.
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Lisa Rinna Is Joining The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills! (UPDATE)
UPDATE (7/15/2014): We hope you're ready for this news, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills fans, because it looks like Lisa Rinna will be joining the cast after all! Multiple sources are confirming the news to E! News, though Bravo has yet to make the big announcement.
If you've got whiplash from the "will she, won't she" back-and-forth of Lisa's casting, you're not alone. Initial reports (in the original story below) quoted Lisa's involvement as being only one episode, though the former Melrose Place star has said in the past that she wasn't too keen on joining the cast.
Back in May 2013, Lisa — who is married to Harry Hamlin — told E! News that "basically that was never gonna happen" when asked about her potentially joining the series. Sounds like homegirl had a change of heart, huh?
Original Story: We know the producers of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills have been searching around for some new ladies for the show — old favorites like Camille Grammer and Adrienne Maloof have already signed on as recurring stars, but the show obviously needs a new element. Joyce Giraud and Carlton Gebbia weren't enough, the show needed someone someone truly fabulous. And, if the rumor mill is correct (and we hope it is), that fabulous person may be Lisa Rinna.
The former Dancing With the Stars competitor made an appearance at Kyle Richards' Annual White Party, which was filmed for Season 5 of RHOBH, according to an insider. "Lisa has been to many of Kyle's parties before, but she's never been on camera," the insider told RumorFix, "this time she was on camera just like the rest of the Housewives." Since she was at the big shindig, Lisa will at least appear in one episode.
All our favorite Housewives made it to the party: Lisa Vanderpump, Brandi Glanville, Kyle Richards, Kim Richards, and Yolanda Foster. Yolanda's ex Mohamed Hadid also made an appearance at the party — last we heard of him, he was on a double date with his girlfriend, Shiva, and the Gebbias. We wonder if Yolanda had any choice words for him at the party. All we know for sure is that we can't wait to see it!
Do you want to see Lisa Rinna on RHOBH? Do you think someone else would be better? Sound off in the comments!
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I see JL DP & MM all posted there fastest times at the end of the day where as VR posted his about lunchtime.
Thats a good sign for VR as he didn't go chasing times at the end of the day. All about setup at the moment
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Miami Dolphins: 25 Reasons the Trifecta failed (top 5)
Football nomad Bill Parcells came into South Florida with a reputation for quickly turning around franchises.
When Wayne Huizenga stole Parcells from the Atlanta Falcons, handed him a vice president of football operations position for a 1-15 team, the Tuna promised to build a foundation that would set the Miami Dolphins up to not just win now, but in the foreseeable future.
Nearly four years since taking over the Dolphins are 25-29, which includes a 0-6 record this season. The Dolphins are one of three winless teams in the NFL, and it can be argued the franchise is in worse shape than when the Trifecta of power – Parcells, General Manager Jeff Ireland and head coach Tony Sparano – inherited it.
How did we get here?
Here is a fact-based case on why Parcells and company failed, evidence against the ponzi scheme that was run on this once proud franchise.
I call it The Kraken because of the destruction it has created. You can call it the 25 Reasons the Bill Parcells era failed.
1. Building off Bill Parcells' outdated bigger is better blueprint. The Dolphins put too much emphasis, resources and energy into linemen, and have little to show for it. This offseason's push for speed was too little, too late.
2. Not providing real competition for Chad Henne in '11 despite pledging to do so. The Dolphins avoided investing a draft pick on a QB, and then added Matt Moore, a journeyman. Moore's the start because of Henne's season-ending injury and there's been a revolving door of backups.
3. Drafting Jake Long over Matt Ryan with the top pick in the '08 draft.While Long is a three-time Pro Bowler, passing on a possible elite QB set the franchise back years. This wouldn't be up for debate if a respectable passer had been developed or found during post Chad Pennington era.
4. The team's use of second-round draft picks has been disappointing. The '09 selection of West Virginia QB Pat White, who lasted all of one season, was a historical draft bust. The Dolphins also prematurely cut Redskins starter John Beck to make room for White.
5. Mediocre talent evaluation on free agent additions like Ernest Wilford and Gibril Wilson. Many were colossal disasters in their short tenures, especially when factoring in the money thrown away on guarantees, and signing or roster bonuses.
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Toussaint Dubois was a fictional character on the SOAPnet prime-time soap opera General Hospital: Night Shift, and then appeared on the parent show General Hospital. Toussaint was portrayed by actor/singer Billy Dee Williams from 2007-2009.
He appeared as the janitor in the first season and he was the singer that Patrick (or Jason?) kept on hearing in the hallways of GH. After sometime, he becomes an orderly and starts a relationship with Epiphany Johnson.


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Christmas Day may seem far away, but we're getting an early look at one of our presents now. David O. Russell's "American Hustle" -- his hotly-anticipated follow-up to "Silver Linings Playbook" -- has its first trailer, and while it's (thankfully) light on plot, there's plenty of goodies within.
The nearly two-minute spot starts with Bradley Cooper and Christian Bale discussing a piece of art that may or may not be a forgery and whether or not its authenticity matters. Viewers may need to watch the clip twice to grasp any sort of plot considering, a) there isn't much to be had, and b) the style of this 70s-set caper film is overwhelming. We've all seen pictures of Cooper's perm and Bale's comb over, but the preview also features a few different looks from a stunning Jennifer Lawrence -- including a wild up-do paired with a revealing fur coat -- and our first good look at Jeremy Renner sporting an unkempt mane of brown hair. Sadly, there's no Robert De Niro or Louis C.K. to be seen, but Russell & Co. had to hold something back for Trailer #2.
Style is what's on display here, and there's plenty of it. We're bound to hear more about the film's story before its wide release on Christmas Day (limited on December 13), but for now take a couple minutes to enjoy the mise en scene in Russell's Led Zeppelin-scored trailer.


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i was in love was when he kissed me….
when you love someone there are so many moments
woven together to create the texture of your lives…
the first glance…the first smile…and oh the first kiss…we met one night many years ago….when did i realize my life would never be quite the same?? it's hard to say for sure…there were so many moments that tugged at my heart….the moment i knew i had met someone special, was when he called me the morning after we met for the first time….the moment i knew i was in big trouble, was right after he kissed me for the first time….and so it went…moment after moment of our lives…and the moments full of love are the one's that i cherish….they change of course with the tone & tenure of our life together…it used to be waiting for the phone to ring & romance…now its bath time for three babies & scrambled eggs in the morning….i still love to hear his voice on the other end of the phone….i love the moment just after our children are all asleep in their beds & we are for a split second falling in love for the first time all over again….then there's the moment just before we fall alseep, hand in hand….and then morning gently comes all over again….so what it is the sweetest moment of all?? i think the moment i knew for sure that he was the one, was the first night i cooked dinner for him….he kissed my cheek & said "mmmm, that smells good"….it felt like home…he felt like home….now, i don't cook every night but when i do i still love the way he looks at me….we are….home….and the best part is that our family dinners are illuminated by the chandelier we stood under when we exchanged vows at our wedding….
so what was the moment you knew??
did he look at you a special way?? was it your first date?? first kiss??
every moment you have together is a memory in the making….
your home is truly one of the most special places on earth….
i highly recommend family dinners…whether you are newly weds,
sitting at a table for two or a full house…sit together…
share a laugh…break bread…
and create another moment….
and here's a little something from WILLIAMS SONOMA to get you started
WILLIAMS SONOMA is offering a $200 gift certificate to a lucky KISS THE GROOM follower
So, how do you enter to win the $200 Williams-Sonoma gift certificate?
1st visit Williams-Sonoma.com to create your registry….
2nd….leave a comment here (on kiss the groom) to let me know that
you created your registry & tell me "the moment you knew"….
if you already have a registry, don't worry! you're eligible too.
simply go to your registry, add at least one new item and leave a
comment here that includes the new item you added….
(if you want to receive an extra entry, include a link to your public registry in your comment)
wishing you lots of luck & kisses….xoxo
a little more sweetness...
Sep 15-2010 , 07:50AM
...was when we lay side by side all morning in a sunny tent looking up at the trees and reading the New Yorker.
I'm thrilled about my new WS registry!
Sep 15-2010 , 08:34AM
W-S is where i go to fantasize and drool over all things kitchen related.
So of course i already have a registry, and i'm not wasting any time on dropping a comment :)
1st i added a the sous-vide immersion circulator, which once you've used one you NEVER want to go back.
2nd was a beautiful red pasta machine, because it makes me smile.
And "the moment I knew" she was sitting across the table after taking home-made lasagna out of the oven. With a shy smile, and the wonderful aroma i knew there was no where else i wanted to be that night.
Sep 15-2010 , 08:40AM
I'm already registered at Williams Sonoma (who wouldn't be?)! I added a few new things, but I'm really excited about the Le Creuset Teakettle- it's so pretty!
I knew my fiance was the one the first time we spent time alone together. He took me to the movies as a present (it was around the holidays and we were still just friends) and we spent the entire movie talking (quietly!) to each other. Then on the ride home we drove through the first snowfall of the season. We were almost back to my place, when the conversation paused for a minute and he turned to me and asked when I was breaking up with my boyfriend (now ex, obviously). I broke it off the next day and I've been with my fiance ever since! :)
My exciting registry is here: http://www.williams-sonoma.com/registry/2611639/registry-list.html
Sep 15-2010 , 08:58AM
The moment I knew was when we stayed up all night talking-just talking-even though we were both exhausted. We just didn't want the night to end.
I added several things to my registry (http://www.williams-sonoma.com/registry/2613497/registry-list.html) today, including Le Creuset Round Dutch Oven, 5 1/2-Qt., Red. (http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products_g/1213081/?registryId=2613497&fromrgl=1)
And slicers for mangoes and peaches.
Sep 15-2010 , 09:02AM
Registry link: http://www.williams-sonoma.com/registry/2494787/registry-list.html
Item added: Peugeot u'Select Daman Acrylic Salt & Pepper Mills
The moment I knew: it was when i made breakfast for him one morning...it was a SUPER rich cream cheese French toast marinated overnight recipe...and he (and i) ate every last bite.
Sep 15-2010 , 09:39AM
I knew he was the one when I was scared to kiss him for the first time because I was so ... hopeful.
I knew I wanted to marry him when I walked across a crowded room and in front of everyone he told me I was ravishing... and couldn't take his eyes off me the rest of the evening.
My registry only has one item... because I want it so very badly. :)
Sep 15-2010 , 09:44AM
I love, love the pics on this post. I want my life to look like this!!!
The moment I knew....
...was on our first date when he cooked for me! I LOVE to cook and as my friends will all tell you, I'm always the one in the kitchen. So, when he was cooking for me and was so cute and nervous about it, I melted. We had an amazing dinner that night and two years later are still cooking together and sharing amazing meals every night!
This is my williams-sonoma registry and I'm crossing my fingers for the chance to win!! I added the KitchenAid Stand Mixer Pasta Roller Attachment!!
Sep 15-2010 , 10:12AM
<3 when he visits me at work just to steal a kiss.....and it's never just one
Sep 15-2010 , 10:20AM
Just as you describe, the first moment I fell in love seems to magically replay itself over and over again, even now in the doldrums, after years together, and a beautiful and spirited two year old boy has joined us. I will never forget the moment that my love came to pick me up for our first date. I knew from that moment that I was not only in love, but it was a different love. A "cant live without each other" love.
I remember opening the door and all at once, everything about him filled all of my senses ; I saw an amazingly handsome, dark-haired man with warm green eyes in a dark collared shirt,smile. I felt him gently grab my hand and my heart stopped in the moment between the touch and when his lips ever so gently kissed the top of my palm. As he leaned in, the intoxicating smell that defines each individual, first hit my nose. Then I heard him say, with just a bit of nerves in his voice, "you look beautiful".
I will never forget how his entire being in that moment so deeply ingrained in my mind forever. I still get a bit of butterflies when my love holds my hand and I breathe in - that smell, that touch, that voice that are only his - and I savor the moment and remember back to that day I first knew I loved him.
I cant wait to marry this amazing man and hope that as I stand on the alter, that I remember to close my eyes and breathe, just for a moment, allowing that moment, too, to become ingrained in my mind and soul forever.
Sep 15-2010 , 10:38AM
Just added All-Clad Stainless Steel Measuring Cups and Spoons to our registry!
The moment I knew was when I realized there was noone else I'd rather be with on a lazy weekend afternoon.
Sep 15-2010 , 11:00AM
I am already married and have no WS registry but I wanted to comment anyways. I loved reading that sweet paragraph about you and your husband. It was beautiful. My husband and I were high school sweethearts and I knew he was the one when I couldn't imagine living my life with anyone besides him. We didn't date for the 5 years after high school but I remember always comparing all of my boyfriends to him.
Sep 15-2010 , 11:17AM
A week after hurricane Wilma with no electricity one small bar opened by candlelight and generators to fill the streets with music. It had been a week cooped up without power or water and the streets buzzed with energy as power trucks drive by and people cheered. I saw him walk by and stared. Then saw him again. Thats when my best friend grabbed my shoulders and turned me straight at him. In a sea of people we stared at each other, I almost knew then...
Once the 9 pm curfew kicked in and people began to leave he asked me to come to another party. After our first kiss, which quickly led to the second I knew I was done. I was consumed. The next day we spoke on the phone and hearing his voice I knew it was different. That day was our first date and I knew. I knew it was fast and perfect and I didn't tell a soul. It was the best secret I have ever kept. We have been together since that night we meet. Now five years later and married it is no longer a secret and oh so wonderful.
Sep 15-2010 , 11:44AM
Hi there! I just added an item to our registry - its the easy pineapple slicer! The moment I first knew was very simple, but spoke volumes about my fiance's character. We knew each other from classes, but the first time we hung out socially, I invited him to a big event that I had planned at school. He called when he was on his way over, and sought me out right away. We spent that whole evening together, talking, dancing, and talking with my friends. At the end of the night, as the event was clearing out, I had to run upstairs to my dorm room to get a check to pay a vendor. He walked me to the entryway door, and waited at the base of the stairs for me to come back down. That confirmed my suspicions - that this was a wonderful man!
Thanks for the chance to win - we'd love to shop Williams Sonoma!
Sep 15-2010 , 12:34PM
Forgot to mention I added the pasta attachment to my registry. Thanks!
Sep 15-2010 , 12:36PM
I just added the large double handled soup bowls, they look amazing!
The moment I knew was after staying up and talking all night.
Sep 15-2010 , 12:40PM
I was so in love with love that I forgot to say that I added the stainless steel smoker box to our registry to enhance my sweeties favorite past time - grilling and eating. :)
Sep 15-2010 , 05:30PM
I love Williams Sonoma. I could spend hours looking at all of their amazing cooking supplies and cookbooks.
I am really excited about the Duraclear pina colada glasses on my registry.
The "moment I knew" was when we met. It was New Years Eve 2006, and we met at 11 pm. We stayed up all night talking, and I just had a feeling that he was the one. Sure enough, we brought in the New Year together, and by the next New Year, we were husband and wife.
Sep 15-2010 , 08:43PM
Aww, I absolutely love this!
The moment I knew was when we were apart for a month after graduation. We had been together for about a year, and I had just moved to a new town. He was in Europe, traveling with friends. I was unsure how often we would speak or what would happen to us. He texted and called at least once a day, and I found myself falling more in love with him, if that was possible. By the time he was about to come home, we were talking even more, and once he made it back to the States, it was smooth sailing from there. That month was when it became apparent to me that he was the one.
I added the Le Creuset Round Dutch Oven, 7 1/4-Qt. in Cassis to my registry... so happy W-S is carrying this deep purple color now!
And our registry is here: http://www.williams-sonoma.com/registry/2519480/registry-list.html
Sep 15-2010 , 10:55PM
Hello. I just wanted to drop in and tell you that I love your work. I am an aspiring photographer and trying to develop my own style. Anyways, you are such an inspiration and you have the most adorable kids :)
Sep 16-2010 , 01:11AM
I am a big fan of Williams Sonoma, but living in Alaska I am only able to shop online. My hubby of soon to be one year is supporting my dream of opening my own Bakery, so I'm definetly in love with all of the lovely bakeware featured on the website.
I knew my husband was the one when we were sitting on the sofa watching "Some Like it Hot" together, it we had only been seeing each other for a couple of months at the time, and it just felt so real I knew that this is what i wanted to be doing with him years from now. We were enjoying an old black and white film together on a Friday night, cuddled up on the sofa together. There was no where else I wanted to be, but there in his arms.
You can find our registry here:
Sep 16-2010 , 07:28AM
First of all, THANK YOU for this wonderful giveaway... my wife and I are very appreciative...
My wife would've certainly written a novel if she were to answer 'the moment' question...however I want to dedicate this to her as our two year anniversary is coming up soon. It might not be a novel but my moment was when I first saw her, heard her speak, her gentle mannerisms. I just knew that I needed to get to know her... .... hearing her say yes was the best thing that ever happened to me!
Sep 16-2010 , 02:20PM
This post is beautiful, I love the photos. Thank you so much for this amazing giveaway also!! The moment I knew he was the one, was when just hearing him say my name cause my heart to skip a beat. Your name sounds different when it comes from the lips of your love :)
I would LOVE to win this, I created a registry, and if I win this gift card is going toward getting me a KitchenAid Stand mixer, yay! I've wanted one for so long.
Here is my registry:
Sep 16-2010 , 07:16PM
We've been together since we were 14 years old, but it wasn't until we both moved off to College that we realized that we were meant to be together. We couldn't stand living apart and within 3 months had moved in together. Here we are, 8 years later and planning a wedding!
I would love to win this and just created our registry. We are going to start adding items together this week!!
Here is our registry thus far:
Sep 17-2010 , 09:02AM
I already have a registry which can be viewed here:
And I added the
* Le Creuset Teakettle, Dune
To my registry, so that my hunny and I can drink tea every night together and talk about our day and our future days together.
I knew the moment I met him. My eyes locked his deep green eyes and time stood still. My insides shook, I was scared to admit what had just happened but two days later when I ran into him again I immediately sat down and introduced myself. He, on the other hand, knew I was the one after we lost our two year old kitten from a sudden illness. We were the only ones who understood how we felt and knew that we wanted to share that union for the rest of our lives.
Sep 17-2010 , 10:46AM
I was already registered at Williams-Sonoma. http://www.williams-sonoma.com/registry/2440046/registry-list.html
It's my fiance's favorite store. I just added the Adjustable Burger Press, because we love to grill and sit outside for dinner.
I knew he was the one the first morning we moved in together. He leaves for work about 30 minutes before me. When I went to the kitchen, I saw a cute note, my coffee cup, freshly brewed coffee and a pastry set out for me to start my day. He is so thoughtful and loves to show how much he loves me.
Sep 17-2010 , 12:44PM
The moment I knew I was in love, after a month or so of negation, was when he was going to Ireland to study... In that moment I realized I was going to miss him so much, I was already missing him immediately after we waved goodbye the day he was leaving, that I couldn't negate it any more...
Then I struggled against this feeling, despite I knew I couldn't win because I thought he was such a great person, so good, so perfect, that he would never date someone like me... Silly me, blind me, when 4 months after he had returned and we said what we felt for each other, he told me that he was in love with me even before the day I realized I loved him... I thought that couldn't be possible, but there he was opening his heart to me and telling me he had loved me for longer than I thought... n_n
We still don't have a registry because we are not planning to get married yet, but I know one day we will. He is all I need, all I ever wanted, and we will last forever. That I know now, and hope this feeling will never change, ever.
You're blog is so awesome, thanks for sharing with us all these candid moments from all those lovely couples. Thanks.
Greetings from Barcelona
Sep 17-2010 , 01:38PM
This is going to sound crazy...but I "knew" when he called me by my nickname. It's a fairly common nickname but it's sort of "boyish" and only people who know me very well, or who like me very much, tend to use it. Yet interestingly, they typically do so uninvited. It just sort of seems to naturally happen.
In the case of my husband, I was already falling for him, so when he used my nickname, I just melted...that was it! <3
Sep 17-2010 , 06:21PM
What a lovely idea!
I knew he was the one... when my fiance (then early boyfriend) stood on the steps of my brownstone with a 6 feet bouquet of birthday flowers. He couldn't quite understand why all the florists in NYC gave him a confused look when he asked for magnolias. Until finally one of the florists agreed to special order them from South Carolina, and he he picked them up a few days later.
Little did he know my favorite flower - the magnolia (a delicate, fragrant flower that sweetly reminds me of home) grows on long silvery branches... basically a tree.
The poor guy had to lug the too tall bouquet through the Lower East Side, onto the subway, and walk it to my apartment. I loved him at hello, but I loved him more then.
Sep 17-2010 , 09:26PM
Do you know when you have been talking to someone for hours, have gone through plates of sushi, and are still talking without any awkward pauses that you have something special. From our first date I knew this was a relationship that would be the one. I just had that feeling. I love that everyday I get to come home to him.
Sep 17-2010 , 09:27PM
oh and I added the french bread pans! love them!
Sep 19-2010 , 09:46AM
just added an item to my WS registry, thanks for an awesome giveaway!!
i knew he was the one... the first time i saw him laugh! i totally fell for him.
Sep 19-2010 , 08:18PM
The moment I knew....we were just lying down together in silence. I was about to say I love you for the first time, but I stopped myself. We had only been dating 3 weeks and I did not want to scare him away. Then he told me..I love you. It was as if we fell in love with eachother at the exact same moment.
Sep 20-2010 , 09:09AM
I registered at Williams Sonoma! Yay! Cupcake pans, a crepe maker, and a coffee maker!
And ah...I knew on our second date when we shared coffee and talked about the most beautiful places we'd ever been..and he asked me to go with him some day. Since I met him, he has been the only one I've ever wanted to be with.
Sep 20-2010 , 11:00AM
I was already registered, but I just added the pie crust shield at my future sister-in-law's recommendation. I knew my fiance was the one the night before the first birthday I spent with him. It was the night that he first told me he loved me, so there were good feelings all around, I guess. We spent a good portion of the evening on a couch we pulled out on the balcony, curled up under a blanket, watching the New Mexico sky.
Sep 20-2010 , 12:19PM
I am already registered with WS (of course!) but I added the Le Creuset Red Fondue Pot to make some delicious fondue to enjoy in the upcoming "cooler" months. This is a fabulous giveaway!
Here is the link to our registry...
Sep 20-2010 , 06:37PM
Alright- the item I added is http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products_r/oxo-nonstick-pizza-wheel/?pkey=cspecialized-kitchen-tools%7Cctlsptpiz (Not having one of those is quite annoying).
I knew he was meant to be mine when my mom said that she'd never seen anyone look at me the way he does. Can't beat that kind of sweetness.
Our registry is: https://secure.williams-sonoma.com/registry/2609321/manage-registry-list.html?cm_type=gnav
Sep 20-2010 , 11:22PM
I was set up with my fiance...and the moment I walked into the room and tripped over my own feet and he didn't laugh, I knew :)
Already was registered with Williams-Sonoma, but added a set of stemware! http://www.williams-sonoma.com/registry/2619767/registry-list.html
Sep 21-2010 , 11:56AM
I added the Olive Wood Salt Keeper to our registry: http://www.williams-sonoma.com/registry/2381895/registry-list.html
The moment I knew was when we met in person and it was like all the lights got turned on in a dark baseball stadium. Kaboom!
Sep 28-2010 , 01:15PM
The moment I knew..... We started dating in college and had only been dating for about 2 months when spring break rolled around. Neither of us had plans and were just going to stay in town. Even though he only lived a few miles away from me he ended up staying at my place the entire week of spring break. We stayed up late talking about anything and everything and were always finding something new to do in our small town that we had never done before. We never got bored or ran out of things to talk about and I developed so many more feelings for him in that short week and I knew he was the one.
Just started my registry: http://www.williams-sonoma.com/registry/2627191/registry-list.html
Sep 28-2010 , 02:35PM
hi elizabeth :)
i am all registered.
i knew before my husband knew. and he knew before i knew he knew!
i have literally loved my husband since i was 16. it was then that i told God i wanted to marry him. it was on a group trip he helped lead to mexico working with orphaned children. his interaction with these little ones was so precious...he exemplified such a strength in his leadership and the way he carried children on his shoulders endlessly. yet, there was such a tenderness about him in his servant's heart and kinds words. as i said, i was only 16 and he was 21...which seemed like ages apart to a silly, teenage girl...
but i knew.
and four years later, he told me he knew too... that he had known for awhile.
one year after he told me he knew, we became one. i am ever blessed.
Sep 28-2010 , 02:37PM
there is the link :)


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Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom are rumored to have hit a rough spot in their relationship. But if there's anything that can ease the tension for the Keeping Up With The Kardashians couple, it's a new puppy!
Kim may currently be the pregnant Kardashian, but her sister has beat her to the punch by welcoming a new baby into the family! Of course, we're not talking human babies here — Khloe recently became the proud owner of an adorable little boxer. The reality star shared the exciting news on Instagram the other day, including a photo of the pooch with the following caption: "Look what Lammy got us! Our baby boxer."
No word yet as to whether Khloe and Lamar have chosen a name, but we're sure to see more information (and hopefully, more adorable puppy pictures!) on Khloe's Twitter page in the next few days. And maybe the new pooch will make it into a future episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians!
A new puppy is only one of several sweet gestures Lamar has recently carried out. The athlete and reality star recently sent his wife romantic roses before taking her on a PDA-packed date to Scarpetta in Beverly Hills. An insider told Us Weekly that during this hot date, Khloe and Lamar were "being very obvious and affectionate with one another, not caring that guests were watching."
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Farewell PartiesNagoya, Spring 2012
Over the past couple weeks, I have attended a countless number of farewell parties, each one different from the last and memorable in its own way. For example, during the last week of classes, we had a farewell party with everyone in IJ400 (intermediate level Japanese) as well as all the teachers. We played games, such as one where you had to pick up beans as quickly as possible using chopsticks. My team won (it might have helped that we had two of the Japanese teachers on our team)! Then, some of the students performed for the class, the most memorable being an aikido presentation where the teachers were also brought on stage and taught fighting techniques. The students also pitched in and bought a small cake for the teachers as a token of our appreciation. To finish off the party, we sat in a circle and each person gave a short speech about their best memories in Japan, what they would be doing after returning home, etc. To tell you the truth, I almost cried during those speeches and I'm pretty sure some of the teachers almost did as well. Another one of the farewell parties was one organized specifically by IES Abroad. Although it began as just another meeting about reverse culture shock and what to expect after returning home, they also organized a farewell lunch at a nice restaurant. I finally got to try eating raw horse (although not all the IES students were as excited about that as I was)! It was a great way to end the IES program, the same way it all began: a nice lunch with a 飲み放題 (all you can drink), students getting only slightly tipsy and everyone having a great time. Once again though, when it was over and we took our last group picture, Masae, one of the two IES coordinators, was tearing up. Farewell parties are always so bittersweet. My dance circle also organized a farewell party for the study abroad students. Completely different from the other two, we ate pizza and snacks while sitting on the floor of our club room. Then, we played rock-paper-scissors and the losers (I was one of them) had their faces painted by other club members. The Japanese club members also wrote a note for each one of us study abroad students on a big card with a picture of the club members on it. Quite a sweet memory to bring home with me. This experience has been far too great and it has gone by far too quickly. No matter how many farewell parties I go to though, I am still not ready to say farewell. So for now, I guess I'll just say "また," the Japanese word for "again" or in this case rather "see you later."[gallery link="file"]
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Shona Thorburn scored 27 points Sunday, but her Utes fell to New Mexico by a tally of 70-63.
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SALT LAKE CITY -- The University of New Mexico women's basketball team grabbed sole possession of first place in the Mountain West Conference Sunday afternoon at the Huntsman Center. The Lobos defeated the University of Utah by a tally of 70-63, dropping the Utes into second place in the league with five games remaining.
Field-goal shooting was the difference in the contest. New Mexico (19-3, 8-1 MWC) was red-hot from inside and outside the three-point arc. The Lobos shot 48.7 percent for the contest, including a 55.0-percent mark in the first half. New Mexico hit four-of-six (.667) from three-point range in the first half and finished nine-of-15 (.600) for the game. Meanwhile, Utah (18-6, 7-2) struggled shooting the ball. The Utes finished with a field-goal percentage of .333 and shot just 32.0 percent from behind the arc.
After trailing 30-28 at intermission, Utah pulled within one point, 32-31, on a Shona Thorburn three-pointer just 1:33 into the second half. But that's as close as the Utes would get. New Mexico was nursing a two-point advantage, 40-38, five minutes into the second half. The Lobos then went on a 16-2 over the next six minutes to take control of the contest.
In the first two minutes of the New Mexico spurt, Utah turned the ball over twice. The Lobos had pushed their lead to eight points, 46-38, before Utah even got another shot off. An Abbie Letz three-pointer gave New Mexico a double-digit advantage, 49-38. Letz hit another trey after a Utah bucket to push her team's lead to 12 points. By the time Jana Francis scored on a layup with 9:07 to play, New Mexico had a 16-point, 56-40 lead, its largest of the game.
Utah still trailed by 16 with 3:19 remaining. But the Utes would not quit. Thorburn tallied a traditional three-point play with 3:02 left. Thorburn's third three-pointer of the game trimmed Utah's deficit to single digits, 67-58, with just more than one minute remaining. The Utes pulled within seven points twice down the stretch, but it just wasn't enough.
Four Lobos scored in double figures, with Katie Montgomery scoring a team-high 18 points, including four three-pointers. Dionne Marsh and Letz each added 13, while Lindsey Arndt tallied 10.
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