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We exist to serve everyone with loving care and a welcome that reflects the values of our Parish. We are a 'not for profit' social enterprise run by the church for everyone who enters our building. The shop offers fantastic second hand goods and clothing for sale at reasonable prices, with even the odd 'sale' along the way. The cafe promotes a healthy and nutritious menu, which changes daily and offers a great range of home-cooked food and cakes that can be enjoyed by all ages. We aim to support our local economy and reduce our food miles through using local suppliers- our bread is supplied by Hofmann's, our meat is supplied by Richmond's, our teas and coffees are all Fair Trade including our speciality coffees provided by Gia and our fresh flowers are supplied by Paradise Bouquets.
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Count Me In Too and the Brighton and Sussex Sexualities Network (BSSN) are co-hosting the Transforming Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Lives conference on 15th September 2010 at the Jury's Inn Hotel, Brighton.
With academics researching sexualities often criticised for their irrelevance, and researchers of all stripes being asked to prove the 'impact' of their work (a key factor in the forthcoming Research Excellence Framework), this conference offers a timely intervention, bringing academics, activists, service providers and members of LGBT communities together to jointly ask and seek answers to the central question: 'What is it that transforms LGBT lives'?
Working across disciplines and contexts, the conference aims to explore key issues in gender and sexual liberation such as how theory and research can effect social change, what methodologies enable genuine partnership work with LGBT communities and service providers, and the (changing) nature of local and national politics in the 'equalities' era. Crucially, the conference will address issues of identity, assimilation, exclusion and normativity within the LGBT collective, highlighting ways in which LGBT communities as well as equality-focused services might respond to the critiques of queer, bi and trans theories and activists.
The Transforming LGBT Lives conference will provide an excellent opportunity to engage with a diverse range of speakers and delegates from both within and external to the Academy.
The conference schedule includes different perspectives on theory, policies, practices, activism and research and key speakers include:
- Caroline Lucas – Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion
- Emma Reed - Head of Sexual Orientation and Transgender Policy, Government Equalities Office
- Dr Surya Monro - LGBT Equality in Local Government project, University of Huddersfield
- Dr Richard Ward – University of Manchester
You can also sign up to the Transforming LGBT Lives Facebook group – a good way to network and discuss before the conference itself.
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As stated in the Call for Participation, the organising team is keen to provide an accessible platform for disseminating academic research to a wide range of audiences and practitioners. Guidelines on presentation formats will be sent to accepted speakers. Inclusive methods of presentation that engage a diverse range of audiences for effective impact are particularly welcome. We really want the Transforming LGBT lives conference to be a friendly and inclusive space and on this page you'll be able learn more about how we are helping to make this a reality.

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Lafayette Developer Glenn Stewart Found Guilty Over Mardi Gras Knockout
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL) -- The man accused of getting into a tussle with a woman shortly before the start of the 2012 Independent Mardi Gras parade has been found guilty of misdemeanor assault.
Glenn Stewart had been arrested Feb. 21, 2012, after he punched Erin Fitzgerald in the face, knocking her out cold. Fitzgerald is the step-daughter of Cherry Fisher May, an owner of the Ind. newspaper.
Fitzgerald allegedly tried to remove several banners on Stewart's float that referenced May's 2010 drunk driving arrest. The float also depicted May drunkenly driving the float.
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In addition to CWCB resources, there is also regional funding that is leveraged for locally sponsored programs. Shortages in the Colorado River Basin and low levels at Lake Powell and Lake Meade led to meetings among the seven states along the Colorado River. The result was several agreements among the states to work collaboratively to resolve issues. One of those agreements was to pursue wintertime cloud seeding in the Upper Basin States of Colorado, Wyoming and Utah. Colorado's agreement is between the CWCB and the Southern Nevada Water Authority, Central Arizona Water Conservation District and the California Six Agency Committee. Every year, agreements can be signed that provide funding to extend the length of time of operations, provide new equipment and conduct studies and evaluations.
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The seven resources below can help you understand how doctors think, boost communication with your medical provider (or find a new one), and keep up with regular appointments. (Tip: Book your provider's first appointment of the day. You'll be less likely to spend precious time in a packed waiting room as delays pile up.)
Wherever you go for your medical care, there's something for you in this resource round-up.
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Tips and Tools for Keeping Up With Medical Appointments: Whether you're new to HIV treatment or have decades of experience, keeping up with medical visits is a vital part of taking care of yourself. Here's how to make it easier.
Better Patient-Provider Relationships Linked with Fewer Missed Appointments: Recent research agrees with many people's personal experience: Keeping up with medical visits is easier when you feel heard and respected by your provider.
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Just Cause 2's multiplayer mod has been released to the public. You can download the free community creation through Steam right now.
This mod allows multiple players to join up in the previously single-player-only open-world game. It's not just a two-player co-op or 10-player deathmatch experience. You can have hundreds of players wreaking havoc on the same server. Players can compete in deathmatches, races and destruction derbies. They can also battle for territory.
The Just Cause 2 multiplayer mod's been in development since 2010, the year that Just Cause 2 arrived in stores. It's taken a lot of time and energy to turn the sandbox action game into a massively multiplayer experience. There's still a ways to go, too.
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They said that they've made many stability and performance improvements since then. Still, you're playing 0.1.0 of the mod. Keep your expectations in check when you download it.
The only thing you'll need in order to play the mod is a copy of Just Cause 2. The system requirements for multiplayer are virtually identical to the base game:
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Dramatically reshaping Pennsylvania's web of municipal governments and school districts is difficult because of entrenched interests that oppose changing the system, but rising costs might force the issue, state Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa said Thursday.
"The time has come for the conversation to become more real," Mr. Costa said during a meeting with a representative of The Times-Tribune editorial board. "Our resources are going to be more and more limited."
Mr. Costa, D-43, Allegheny, was joined at the meeting by Sen. Vincent Hughes, D-7, Philadelphia, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Sen. John Blake, D-22, Archbald. All three oversaw a Senate Democratic Policy Committee meeting earlier in the day focused on Medicaid expansion.
Mr. Costa pointed out that Gov. Ed Rendell proposed consolidating the number of school districts from 500 to 100 in one budget, but never followed up. Mr. Costa brought up one Democratic senator's idea to consolidate school administration at local intermediate units, which currently most often provide special education to districts.
As examples of potential opponents to the ideas, he pointed to school administrators who stand to lose jobs and influential health care providers, who will fight ideas such as a single, statewide health care plan for all public school teachers, he said.
"That's a tough nut to crack," Mr. Costa said.
Both ideas have languished for years, despite studies that argue consolidation will save money and foster economic growth. Pennsylvania has more than 2,500 municipalities, including 40 in Lackawanna County and 76 in Luzerne County.
Mr. Blake said an upcoming task force studying the state's financially distressed municipalities law will address whatever impediments to consolidation exist in the state's constitution.
In other matters, Mr. Costa said:
- He expects the state General Assembly will adopt a new budget on time by June 30, but the budget's content is far from certain because serious budget talks have yet to begin. He blamed Gov. Tom Corbett for that.
"Our priorities are Medicaid expansion, which we believe generates revenue and savings to the general fund budget, transportation funding, which is going to put folks to work along with Medicaid expansion" and perhaps address the Delaware loophole that allows companies to shift their revenues to lower-tax states.
- Senate Democrats hope to increase funding for the state auditor general's office, which recently announced the layoff of 67 employees. Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has asked for an additional $9 million to upgrade the office's technological capabilities. Mr. Costa said the office's oversight duties are important.
"Literally, their auditors are going to parking lots of fast-food restaurants and utilizing their wi-fi to send their reports to Harrisburg," Mr. Costa said.
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Port Lligat, Cadaquès. SpainIn 1953 whilst travelling to the Levante region of Spain to write his book for the publishers Arthaud and after being refused several times by Dali, Jean Dieuzaide had the idea to stop in the painter?s home village in Cadaquès to try to take his photo. The idea of this series ' Dali in the Water ' completely ignored the master?s aversion to this liquid element: also it is without doubt what makes this series so exceptional.YellowKorner is offering a new series by Jean Dieuzaide called ' Dali in the Water ' for the 20 th anniversary of the disappearance of Dali the surrealist artist.Read more Read less
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As the end of the year approaches, albeit faster than wanted, we take a moment to reminisce and look back at everything that has happened.
In no particular order:
1. Studio B attends MetroCon10 in Dallas, TX. It was a great opportunity to see all the new products and furniture as well as get a few CEU credits fulfilled. We had a blast eating out at La Duni and celebrating Hannah's recent engagement!
2. 3 out 5 of us bought new houses this year!
Cassie's adorable house with a teal door!
Brandy's new house!!!
3. We started this blog! If you are reading this right now, take a moment and become a follower!
4. We had our taste of the slow economy but held strong and came back around.
5. We had a lovely summer intern - Samatha Howes who is a student at Abilene Christian University.
6. We visited and toured the amazing Winspear Opera House in Dallas, TX.
7. Hannah got married!! It's Hannah Taff now. Congratulations again Hannah and Cody!
8. We completed our 2nd annual Coats for Kids buy and delivery!
9. Studio B Designs held our first Healthcare Event to showcase products and furniture for the commercial healthcare application.
10. We had a blast shopping at Mistletoe and Magic.
11. Cassie took the NCDIQ to become a licensed Interior Designer.
12. We visited many places: New Orleans, Nashville, New York City, Cancun, Miami, Puerto Rico, St. Maarten, and St. Kitts.
13. And finally, we finished the year out with 43 projects, a 60% increase from the year before!!!!


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West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to environmental education, advocacy, and citizen empowerment. Among other activities and projects, WMEAC sponsors working groups on various environmental issues in west Michigan, including one on Religion, Ecology, and Spirituality (RES). The RES Working Group is open to people from any religious tradition and meets on a monthly basis for discussion and event planning. RES is currently working toward the following four goals:
Over the course of its history, the Group has addressed numerous issues, including land stewardship, sustainable economics, environmental justice, urban sprawl, climate change, and the role of environmental rituals in religious traditions. In addition to organizing programs and speakers for local religious groups, RES celebrates Earth Day by holding environmental religious services and sponsors biennial conferences on religion, spirituality, and ecology. The Group promotes responsible resource use and provides religious groups with guidelines for energy conservation. RES also provides educational materials, such as books, cassettes, and videos, through its lending library.
|Inter-religious: Christianity
|Geographic Location
|United States of America
|Duration of Project
|The Religion, Ecology, and Spirituality Working Group grew out of a series of WMEAC discussions in 1997 about the relationship between religion and ecology. The goal in forming RES was to gather a religiously diverse group of people to work together to mobilize religious communities around environmental issues. In 1998, RES and the United Methodist Church organized a "Stewards of Creation" conference with Bishop Gale White as the keynote speaker. Calvin DeWitt was the plenary speaker for the next RES conference, "Jubilee for the Land," in 2000. That same year, RES opposed the construction of a new highway bypass through farm and forest land by organizing a "Bypass Pilgrimage" along the route. In 2001, RES held a "Song, Silence, and Celebration" service on Earth Day. The third biennial conference, "Spirituality and the Environment," was held in 2002 and featured speaker John Grim. The Earth Day service that year was titled, "Return to the Garden" and focused on agricultural issues. In 2003, the interreligious Earth Day service focused on the theme of "Blessing Waters" and included readings, songs, and chants from numerous religious and spiritual traditions.
|Mission Statement
|"We affirm that all faith communities are compelled by their traditions and sacred texts to be actively involved in the care and nurturing of the Earth. We aspire to engage and unite faith communities and environmental groups in promoting the sustainability of our resources. We provide support for people of faith to integrate their spiritual life with their ecological values."
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|Better Understanding of Urban Sprawl
Diocese of Grand Rapids
Faith in Motion
Grand Rapids Area Center for Ecumenism
Grand Rapids Dominicans
Interfaith Dialogue Association
Lakeshore Interfaith Institute
Michigan Interfaith Coalition for Creation
The Sierra Club
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Religion, Ecology, and Spirituality Working Group
1514 Wealthy SE
Suite 280
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
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Azure Management API IaaS VM Inventory Sample Scripts
This project contains several scripts that demonstrate how to use a simple technique to extract, transform, and generate an inventory of virtual machines (VMs) associated with a subscription. This will include VMs using both the Azure Resource Manager (ARM) and Classic (ASM) deployment models.
Read the accompanying How-To Guide:
There are three main parts to the example code:
An extraction process to pull the information on VMs directly from the Azure Management APIs using either PowerShell on Windows or the Azure CLI tool on Linux. This process produces several detailed JSON files.
A transform process using Python scripts to combine and regularize the information extracted from the APIs, and output that data to a combined JSON file.
An Inventory process to convert the transformed JSON file into easily readable CSV files.
Python 3.0 or higher
Azure PowerShell (if extracting using PowerShell for Windows)
Azure CLI 1.0 and Azure CLI 2.0 if extracting using Linux
The jq JSON processor is required if extracting using Linux
Save the samplecode folder to a location on your local machine. This folder contains a sample pyproj file and Visual Studio solution file for the project. It also contains the following sub-folders:
extract - contains the PowerShell and Bash scripts used to extract information from the Azure Management APIs
transform - contains the transform Python script
inventory - contains the inventory Python script that will generate human readable CSV files
data - location where extracted JSON data and output CSVs will be stored
sampledata - contains pre-generated sample files
JMESPath.py library for JSON processing in Python
Admin or Co-admin rights to the subscription you want to extract information from.
Extraction on Windows
To run the PowerShell scripts on Windows, simply open PowerShell and navigate to the samplecode\extract\windows folder and run:
.\extract.ps1 <Subscripton ID>
The script will ask you to login two times: once for ARM mode and again for ASM mode. On completion, several files will be generated with the VM and storage account information for the subscription you specified. These files will be stored in the samplecode\data\<Subscription ID> folder.
Extraction on Linux
Before running the extraction script, you need to login to the Azure CLI apps. In CLI 2.0 you can log on to a subscription using:
az login
In CLI 1.0, you can log on to a subscription using:
azure login
Once both are logged in navigate to the samplecode/extract/linux folder and run:
bash extract.sh <Subscripton ID>
On completion, several files will be generated with the VM and storage account information for the subscription you specified. These files will be stored in the samplecode/data/<Subscription ID> folder.
Navigate to the folder samplecode/transform and run:
python transform.py <Subscripton ID>
This will load the data from the specified subscription and generate a combined transformeddata.json file in the samplecode/data/<Subscription ID> folder.
Navigate to the folder samplecode/inventory and run:
python inventory.py <Subscripton ID>
This will load the transformeddata.json file and generate two CSV files in the samplecode/data/<Subscription ID> folder:
vmInventory.csv - a list of VMs and information about them
storageAccountInventory.csv - a list of all storage drives used by the VMs
MSFT OSS Code Of Conduct Notice
This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact firstname.lastname@example.com with any additional questions or comments.


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The London Olympics are all very well, but frankly, what is a sporting extravaganza really worth if it doesn't include anklebone tossing?
In Mongolia, anklebone tossing (more on this later) is one of the steppe sports that nomads here have practiced since time immemorial; this week, in an annual three-day pageant of almost impossibly picturesque tradition, Mongolians are celebrating their unique culture.
Ponies have thundered across the rolling grasslands in races lasting nearly an hour; archers dressed in flowing robes held by bright silken sashes have aimed their arrows at absurdly small targets from 80 paces, and hit them; hulking wrestlers have grappled with each other, locked in combat like bison, before thousands of spectators in the national stadium; and, of course, anklebone tossers have tossed anklebones.
Naadam, which means "the games," is a festival that dates back to 1206, the year when Ghengis Khan founded and named his empire, and took his own noble name for the first time, according to Jack Weatherford, a historian of Mongolia's imperial past.
The earliest known inscription in the Mongolian language commemorates the exploit of an archer at the games held in 1224 or 1225 to celebrate the success of Genghis Khan's campaign in Central Asia. The bowman shot an arrow more than 350 yards, the stone recounts, setting a record that has not been beaten for 788 years.
A century later, Kublai Khan presided over Naadams from his stately pleasure domes in what is now northern China. "These games have gone on forever," says Professor Weatherford. "When Mongolians hold a celebration, this is what they do."
The pro-Soviet puppet regime that ruled Mongolia between 1921 and 1990 turned Naadam into a celebration of the socialist revolution, which is why it starts on July 11, the anniversary of the revolution. But since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of an independent Mongolia, the games have become more of a celebration of Genghis Khan's "Great Mongolian Empire."
Genghis Khan's skills as an anklebone tosser are shrouded in the mists of time. But the accuracy of today's champions is startling.
How to toss an anklebone
Dressed traditionally in square felt caps with a decorative spike, richly decorated robes and calf-high riding boots, they sit impassively on low stools, deep in concentration, and use their middle finger to flick a small, wedge shaped piece of animal anklebone from a polished wooden launchpad at two other pieces of bone – scarcely larger than dice – sitting on a platform five paces away.
Competitors send the target bones skittering away with extraordinary regularity.
Archers, too, display astonishing precision as they shoot at tin can-like cylinders of woven leather lined up on the ground, recalling the unmatched skill of Ghengis Khan's cavalrymen at shooting from the back of their galloping horses.
The most popular sport is wrestling; two days of knockout competition – one fall and you've lost – whittle 512 starting wrestlers down to a single victor who instantly becomes a national hero to those who have packed the stadium and to everyone else in the country who has been glued to TV coverage.
The rules are simple but the procedures of the nine-round competition are complex, and Mongolian passions are easily stoked by the sight of two elephantine men leaning into each other head to head, waiting for the right moment to push, pull, lift, or trip their opponent in a sudden burst of activity.
When victory comes, the winner celebrates with a slow-motion lumbering lope, holding his arms outstretched, in the "eagle dance," and his opponent must lower his head to pass beneath the victor's arm.
'The difference between driving a Russian jeep and a Porsche'
The sport most symbolic of Mongolians' nomadic past and present, though, is horse racing.
It bears little resemblance to racing in the United States or Europe: There is no track, just a vast expanse of rolling steppe 30 miles west of the capital, Ulaanbaatar, across which horse tamers pitch their "gers" (circular nomadic tents like yurts) in clumps.
Hundreds of horses run in each race, ridden bareback by boy jockeys, and sometimes by girls. They gather at the finish line, and then walk or trot the 16 miles to the start, turn around and race back, their hooves stirring up red dust clouds that can be seen from miles away.
The low-shouldered, tough little Mongolian ponies don't look much like Western thoroughbred horses, either. Trainer Bat-Ulzii, a herder who had driven 300 miles to take part in this year's Naadam, says that the foreign horses he has seen in films "look fancier and more elegant than our horses. But they don't seem to be sturdy over long distances."
Darima, a stylish young woman who grew up here on horseback before joining Goldman Sachs in London and riding English horses near the Queen's home in Windsor, describes the contrast graphically.
"It's like the difference between driving a Russian jeep and a Porsche," she explains. "The Porsche responds to just a touch, but the jeep is more durable and reliable."
The prize money for the winning horses is derisory (and the horse that comes last in the yearlings' race earns the same purse as the winner, a nice touch that puts the value of competition in perspective), but the prestige of owning or training a Naadam winner is unmatched.
The real point of coming to Naadam, says Bat-Ulzii, who like most Mongolians uses only one name, is just to take part. "I bring my horses so that they can raise Naadam dust," he explains. "I don't come for the money. I just want to hold my horse's silken bridle at Naadam."


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When I worked at a PR agency and managed a large team I kept a box of playdoh in my office. We'd bring it out during client calls, team meetings, personal discussions and general time-outs. I brought Playdoh for a few reasons:
1) I like it.
I'm a fan of having "toys" around that help spark ideas within my popcorn machine. Playdoh is fun and non-messy and forms with your imagination. The things you can create are endless and it's a good group activity, one-to-one or alone.
2) I wanted my team to PLAY.
Playing is something we associate with childhood but in reality we should never stop. Our forms of play may evolve but we always need it to be healthier and happier humans.
Working at a PR agency with consumer tech clients we had need for constant output. We'd grab some playdoh and start brainstorming. People's minds were freed up during the conversation as they worked with their hands fashioning Playdoh creations, which usually turned into gifts for other people. It's akin to a form of art therapy and it was very effective, fun and bonding.
3) I wanted to promote a message of creativity in business.
I've spent the better part of my career (going on 13 years) telling those around me that play isn't only crucial in personal development but also business. It's not money that keeps a business running, it's creativity. If you run out of that you're really in trouble. When an organization is inspired to think creatively that's when the greatest problem solving occurs.
We are all creative people but many of us lose touch with that part of ourselves as we grow older, thinking we don't have time to "play," but playing helps keep our brains fired.
A year ago I fell madly in love with a book by Stuart Brown called "Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul." In a chapter called "the opposite of play is not work" Brown says:
There's nothing like true play to promote social cohesion at work. When people play, they become attuned to each other. The more powerful players handicap themselves to keep the game going instead of dominating and controlling it. Groups pull together in pursuit of a common goal, which is why the "team" approach is often utilized in business. Team-building exercises often involve play: solving puzzles, building bridges with cardboard, or going through an obstacle course. We talk about "working" together as a team, but it might be more beneficial and productive to talk about people "playing" together as a team. When people graduate from "working" as a team to "playing" as a team, they will really allow themselves to compete fully and with gusto against other teams inside and outside the company.
Fostering a creative environment in the workplace needs support from the top. The CEO may not be able to roll up their sleeves and join a company art-project but they can support and encourage the idea, recognizing the multiple benefits that time-out has to the company at large. Brown tells one story of a CEO who used toys to lighten up a less-than-positive company meeting:
"…When all employees are focused on the possibility of personal or collective failure, a funeral air saps the energy and optimism necessary for success. At this point, play gives people the emotional distance to rally. When one CEO whom I know gathered employees in the company auditorium to talk about a recent bad quarter, he himself took the blame for the company's performance. He then told the employees that under every seat was a toy dart gun with foam darts, and invited them all to take a shot at him. The air filled with flying yellow projectiles, and the atmosphere of the meeting was completely transformed. The CEO went on to explain how they were going to turn things around, why everything was going to be okay. But the important point of the talk was non-verbal. The foam darts told everyone that the situation was not so dire. More important, the CEO's playful invitations to take shots at him said that it was OK to have some setbacks and that it was okay to admit failures, take the hit, and figure out ways to fix them. The foam fusillade was a playful prompt to remind the employees of the joie de combat necessary for success…Sometimes when a situation is really heading south, a moment of imaginative play is the only thing that provides enough distance to see the way out of a predicament.."
The prior sentence is demonstrated perfectly with the recent Red Cross tweets that turned from an embarrassing #slizzard situation to #donations, all because it was handled with humor and play.
Think about the companies out there who get gold stars for their culture, like Zappos, aren't they ones highly steeped in a blend of "play" and work? Old Spice sure chalked up some brownie points for its form of play with its audience.
What kind of message does your company send, internally and externally, about the importance of play and creative thought? What kind of tone do the leaders in your company set?
If you're looking for a charge in your internal environment and group think, give play a try.
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The Redskins have confirmed that quarterback Robert Griffin III suffered a concussion in today's loss to the Falcons.
Specifically, Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said Griffin suffered a "mild" concussion. The term "mild" concussion may be more descriptive than "shaken up," which was how the Redskins initially described Griffin, but with the NFL's emphasis on protecting players from head injuries, it's probably better for coaches not to refer to any concussions as "mild."
The hit that caused Griffin's concussion was totally avoidable. He rolled out on a third-and-goal, had nowhere to run and instead of stepping out of bounds, sliding or throwing the ball away, he attempted to pick up a couple yards and got popped by Falcons linebacker Sean Weatherspoon, who hit Griffin hard but hit him cleanly. It's on Griffin to learn how to avoid hits like that.
But Griffin didn't avoid that hit, backup Kirk Cousins threw two late interceptions, and the Falcons beat the Redskins while Griffin watched the end of the game from the locker room.


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After lost season, Kabanov hopes to break through
SYOSSET, N.Y. -- He took a skate blade to the wrist after three games and a few shifts, and Kirill Kabanov never really got his rookie season going once he came back in the new year.
This year isn't exactly a fresh start, Kabanov said Tuesday at Iceworks at New York Islanders training camp, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what to call it, either.
He just knows what he wants to do when he begins the season, most likely, with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Oct. 5.
"I need to earn my spot on the team, my spot on the power play," Kabanov said, "my spot to be able to play 20 minutes a game, not just 9-12.
"I need to earn the coaches' respect. Most important, I need to be a leader."
How does he plan to do that?
"I need to score goals," Kabanov said. "I need to help the team, score goals on the power play, make nice moves, make sure my game is on the right page."
Kabanov, 21, showed flashes of the skill that made him a prospect. It wasn't there every night, and injuries and illness slowed him all year, beginning with the accidental spill in Worcester on Oct. 26. The gash to his left wrist required emergency surgery and kept him out until late January.
He finished with just two goals and seven assists in 32 games for Bridgeport. He went home disappointed, but he says he returned mentally ready for a big year.
He also got help physically over the summer as well: Kabanov and defenseman Andrey Pedan went to a camp with former NHL standout Gary Roberts.
"It was pretty cool," Kabanov said. "I spent a good summer in Toronto; I came there the 21st of May. ¦ I didn't do anything other than prepare for the season."
The camp included NHL standouts like Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos and Pittsburgh's James Neal; their group included prospects like Winnipeg's Mark Schiefele.
"It was a great group of guys, a great experience, getting stronger, better," Pedan said.
Kabanov and Pedan were part of a group of 25 players in Islanders camp who skated at Syosset; another group of 26, including most of the NHL regulars (except Joe Finley and Radek Martinek, the latter of whom is on a tryout contract), went at Nassau Coliseum.
Sound Tigers coach Scott Pellerin, who ran practice in Syosset on Tuesday, paused at one point to point out what he called a good Kabanov question about stick positioning.
"Kabby's made some strides," Pellerin said.
"Kabby's not afraid to ask the right questions. He wants to get better. He wants to learn."
Another group of 11 players skated at Iceworks after the first group. That was the first official practice of Sound Tigers training camp. That group includes six tryouts and five players on AHL contracts.
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Aug. 17, 2006
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -
This Week's Sechedule
Preseason Exhibition Match
44th Annual Bryant & Sons Cup
Saturday, August 19, 2006
No. 21 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos vs. Westmont Warriors
Harder Stadium
Kickoff 7:00 p.m.
The Game
After a 39-year Santa Barbara tradition of UCSB and Westmont College squaring off in the regular season, the two teams will meet in an exhibition match for the second year in a row. The Gauchos defeated the Warriors 4-3 last season in front of over 1,400 fans.
Westmont leads the overall series 23-16-4, but UCSB has been dominant lately, winning the last five contests by a combined score of 14-5, with a pair of shutouts.
The Bryant & Sons Cup match will once again be a solid tune-up for the Gauchos who begin their regular season August 25-27 in Charlottesville, Virginia. UCSB will face Akron and the host Cavaliers in the University of Virginia Soccer Classic.
For the first time this year, Gaucho fans will have a chance to get their first glimpse of both the men's and women's soccer teams on the same night. Prior to the men's match up with Westmont, the women will take on Cal State Dominguez Hills in an exhibition beginning at 5:30 p.m.
2006 Season Preview
One of the most difficult things in sports in not necessarily getting to the top, but staying there. After the 2004 squad spent most of the season with a No. 1 national ranking and advanced all the way to the national championship match, the Gauchos had realistic expectations entering last season, knowing that it would be extremely tough to get back to that level.
The Gauchos went on to finish the year ranked 23rd at 13-5-3 overall, take second place in the Big West Conference at 7-1-2, and advanced to a fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament, losing in the second round to BWC rival Cal State Northridge 3-2. While some might think the Gauchos had a letdown in 2005, their accomplishments were quite impressive considering they lost seven starters that had combined to play over 90 games from the year before.
So now that UCSB is two years removed from the most successful season in program history, Gaucho fans have to be wondering what they can look forward to in 2006. At the outset of the upcoming season, this is clear: Santa Barbara will be very talented and very deep.
UCSB, which enters the 2006 season with a No. 21 preseason ranking in College Soccer News' national poll, returns 15 letterwinners and seven starters from last year's squad that ranked 20th in the nation in scoring at 2.05 goals per game. Among the returnees are two-time All-American and reigning Big West Defensive Player of the Year Andy Iro, Freshman All-American and 2005 Big West Freshman of the Year Eric Avila, and All-Big West performers Bryan Byrne, Kyle Reynish and Tyler Rosenlund. In addition, the Gauchos have locked down one of the most talented crop of young players the program has ever seen. The 12 new faces comprise a recruiting class that was ranked 22nd by College Soccer News.
Head coach Tim Vom Steeg, who is entering his eighth year at the helm of the UC Santa Barbara soccer program is less concerned with where his team is going to sit in the national polls than he is hungry to reclaim what the Gauchos lost last year, the Big West title. "Going into this year our big goal is to get back and win the Big West Conference Championship. We want to be playing our best soccer when league starts and put together a great conference season. Doing that will put us in the playoffs and then we'll see where we're at from there."
Offensive Midfield
Considered one of the best in college soccer, UCSB's midfield will be very strong once again in 2006 with a combination of guys that play with a lot of flare and some great possession players. Headlining the Gauchos' deepest position will be Avila, a prototypical attacking midfielder that started every game as a freshman in 2005. Junior First Team All-Big West selection Rosenlund, who missed time last year due to injury, is healthy and as good as they come around the 18-yard box. Senior Eric Frimpong and junior Brennan Tennelle, who combined for three goals and four assists last year, are both very good at going forward. Two newcomers will also see some time in the midfield. Junior transfer Evan Patterson recorded three goals and three assists last year at Santa Barbara City College, while David Walker was the 2005 Century League MVP at Villa Park High School.
With the departure of two of the Gauchos' top three goal scorers last season in First Team All-Big West honoree Ivan Becerra and Jonathan Davis, UCSB will rely on some new talent up front in 2006. With one of the deepest frontlines in recent memory, a total of seven forwards on the roster will compete for time and give Santa Barbara the ability to constantly run on their opponents. Junior Andrew Proctor returns after finishing the season very strong a year ago, recording assists in both of the Gauchos' playoff games. Returning to the lineup after redshirting to rehabilitate injuries in 2005 are junior Tino Nuñez and freshman Paul Kierstead. Nuñez is a great ball handler while Kierstead is tremendous with his back to the goal. Sophomore Nick Perera, who made eight appearances in his first year with the Gauchos, is also back. Tony Chinakwe, a transfer from Loyola Marymount, along with freshmen Bongomin Otii and Guillermo Jalomo, will also have the opportunity to step in a make an immediate impact. With each player offering something a little different, Vom Steeg will have the luxury of going with various looks up front depending on what the opposition is fielding.
Wide Midfield
As always the case with a Vom Steeg squad, the 2006 Gauchos will look to beat their opponents out wide in addition to possessing the ball in the middle. Third Team All-Far West honoree and team co-captain Byrne is back for a fifth year of eligibility and will be running the right side for the fourth consecutive season. Byrne finished second on the team with six goals and six assists in 2005. Sophomore Chris Pontius who was impressive last year appearing in 20 of the Gauchos 21 matches, is the early favorite to start at the left flank. Other than those two returning players, UCSB has three recruits coming in that are very capable of playing out wide. Jordan Kaplan will be a reliable reserve on the right side, while Drew Gleason will see some minutes on the left. Redshirt freshman Jon Curry will also be involved on the left side of the midfield.
The one spot on the field with the least question marks to start the season is UCSB's defense. Although the Gauchos did lose two premiere defenders in Pat Scott (First Team All-Big West) and Chris Hughes (Second Team All-Big West) to graduation, the defense is in very good hands. Third Team NSCAA All-American Iro will be back anchoring the backline in the middle. The junior co-captain headlined a defense that allowed a conference low 16 goals and limited the opposition to two shots on goal or less in eight matches last season. Lining up with Iro on the left flank with be senior Jeff Murphy, who started a career-high 16 contests in 2005, and junior Greg Curry, who returns from the 2004 national finalist squad, will be on the right. Fielding those three players, the Gauchos' defense will be very experienced going into 2006. Sophomore Kyle Kaveny looked good all spring and will also be part of the story in the back. Fellow second year player Alfonso Motagalvan will likely move from the D-mid position he usually plays and give some minutes as a defender.
Defensive Midfield
While filling the void left by First Team All-Big West selection and two-time team captain Nate Boyden will not be easy, the Gauchos are not without options at the defensive midfield position. Motagalvan, who was impressive as a freshman appearing in 19 games, will see time at the defensive midfield spot when he is not playing on the back line. Freshman C.J. Cintas, an All-State and All-BIIF performer at the Hawaii Preparatory Academy, also plays the defensive midfield position very well. With the players UCSB has at the defender and D-mid spots, the Gauchos have the option to go with a four-back set or a sweeper and two marking back formation if a game calls for it.
The last line of defense will be another strong point for UCSB this season with Second Team-All Big West keeper Kyle Reynish returning between the pipes. In his first year as a full-time starter, Reynish played every minute in goal for the Gauchos in 2005, posting a league best nine complete game shutouts and a 0.87 goals against average. With a full season under his belt, Reynish has quickly developed into one of the top goalkeepers in the nation. Secondly, Santa Barbara will be very deep at the goalkeeping position in 2006, a luxury Vom Steeg did not have a year ago. In addition to Reynish, freshmen Bryant Rueckner, the U.S. Under-17 National Team's first choice keeper, and Jason Badger, the highest rated goalie at last year's Region IV ODP camp will be joining the Gauchos this fall. Both are extremely reliable and can step in a relieve Reynish when needed.
The Coaching Staff
Finally, the Gauchos will have a fresh look in 2006 that extends beyond the players on the field. Joining Vom Steeg on the sidelines will be new assistant coaches in Greg Wilson and Neil Jones. Wilson replaces Leo Chappel, who took the headcoaching job at Columbia University after five very successful seasons at UCSB. The head coach at Division I Philadelphia University the last three years, Wilson led the Rams to the program's first post-season appearance since 1989 in 2005. Gaucho fans will be excited to see Jones back at Harder Stadium albeit in a much different capacity. A four-year starter at UCSB from 2001-2004, Jones amassed 28 goals and 16 assists during his career and has also spent time competing at the national level as a member of New Zealand's National Team.
With the season quickly approaching, it appears that everything is in order for Vom Steeg and the Gauchos. The favorite to win the Big West once again, UCSB is primed to win its fourth crown in the past six years and advance to a fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament. Only time will tell just how good this team will be, but with the Gauchos' combination of talent, depth and a roster of guys that are capable of playing UCSB's style of soccer, they will definitely make some noise in 2006.


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Apricorns (Japanese: ぼんぐりのみ Bonguri Fruit) are special fruits that are native to the Johto region. They appear to be related to Berries, and are encountered only in Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, the games that focus on Johto.
The most major difference between Apricorns and Berries is in the use of the fruit. While Berries can be used in and outside battle by a Pokémon, an Apricorn's outer skin is far too tough for it to be eaten by a Pokémon. Instead, they must first be blended into juice. Usually, Apricorns are hollowed out by specialists and fitted with special devices to be used to catch Pokémon. One such specialist, Kurt, lives in Azalea Town with his granddaughter, Maisy, who assists him in his work.
The special Poké Balls made from Apricorns are unique, quite rare, and often valuable for a Trainer to have on hand in battle. This is due to the fragile nature of Apricorn trees, which may die if too many Apricorns are picked at once or before they are mature enough. Only one Apricorn may be picked per tree per day, in order to prevent harm to it.
In times gone by, the only Poké Balls that existed were made from Apricorns, with the process used to create the Poké Balls being developed sometime between 700 and 400 years before the present day in all Pokémon canons. As they were, at the time, the only Poké Balls, Apricorn Balls were quite common, unlike in modern times, when large companies like Silph Co. and the Devon Corporation develop Poké Balls mechanically and mass-produce them for use by Trainers.
List of Apricorns
Differences between generations
While Apricorns have retained their properties between the five games in which they are available, the most major tweak to them has been their availability. In all Generation II games, only one of each is available per day, from the Apricorn trees on Routes 37 and 42 and in Azalea Town. In Crystal Version, Kurt is able to make more than one Apricorn Ball per day, if he is given multiple Apricorns of the same color.
The return of Apricorns in HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions solves much of the problem of their availability, with all trees containing the Generation II Berries now having Apricorns growing instead, with some now doubled up, with two trees, rather than one, in some areas. The problem of holding them when they are found is also remedied, as they no longer are placed in the Bag's items pocket, but instead in the Apricorn Box, a key item that acts much in the same way that the Berry Pouch did in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
While Apricorns and the Poké Balls that are made from them can be held by a Pokémon in Generation II, this is not allowed in the Generation IV remakes, as these items are not programmed into the other games of that generation. However, a Pokémon caught in an Apricorn Ball can be traded into Diamond, Pearl or Platinum, but the Ball will appear as a plain Poké Ball for as long as that Pokémon remains in the Sinnoh-based game.
Apricorns can further be used in Generation IV, a side effect of their increased availability. In this generation, the seven can be mixed together into special drinks for Pokémon with an Apriblender, which improve a Pokémon's performance in the various Pokéathlon competitions. Much like Berries, the color of the Apricorns roughly matches up to their flavor and to the Performance stat that they enhance.
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Apricorns have only appeared once in the anime, in Going Apricorn!. In this episode, Kurt helped Ash, Misty, and Brock to harvest Apricorns, making Poké Balls from the three Wht Apricorns, two Blu Apricorns, and one Blk Apricorn that were found and giving Brock, Misty, and Ash each a Fast Ball, Brock a Heavy Ball, and Ash and Misty each a Lure Ball for later use.
While Apricorns themselves have not been seen since, all three characters who received one caught a Pokémon each with an Apricorn Ball, with Brock using his Fast Ball on a Pineco, Ash and Misty using their Lure Balls on a Totodile and subsequently fighting over the custody of it, and Misty later using hers alone on a Corsola. Presumably, Ash and Misty still have their unused Fast Balls, and Brock still has his unused Heavy Ball. Another Heavy Ball, likely also made by Kurt, was used in Gulpin it Down, though it was not Brock's.
Both the Lure Balls containing Ash's Totodile and Misty's Corsola as well as the Fast Ball containing Brock's Forretress were often erroneously shown as plain Poké Balls in episodes of the anime, though more often than not the correct Poké Ball was shown, especially after the switch to digital coloring. These Apricorn Balls remain the only Poké Ball variants, other than the Safari Balls that contained Ash's Tauros, that have contained Pokémon belonging to members of the main cast.
- The word Apricorn may be a combination of "apricot" and "acorn". "Bonguri" may come from the Japanese Chestnut, known as にほんぐり (nihonguri), or from the acorn, どんぐり (donguri).
- A woman in the Azalea Town Pokémon Center mentions that before Poké Balls became standardized, everyone used hollowed-out Apricorns to capture Pokémon.
- Apricorns have sprites for the Apricorn Case as well as in-Bag sprites, which are only used in the point-exchange menu in the Pokéathlon Dome.
- In Generation IV, Grn Apricorns are by far the most common, appearing in eight places. Wht and Red Apricorns are tied for the rarest, each only appearing in three places.
- In Generation II, all Apricorns can only be found in one place.
- In the anime, possibly as a coloring error, Blk Apricorns were portrayed as being brown-colored.
- Because of the length of the word "Apricorn", only the Red Apricorn is able to have its full color name, with the other six being forced to have abbreviated versions due to an item name's 12-character limit (including spaces). The opposite is true in Japanese, with only the Grn Apricorn unable to have a full color name due to the length of "ぼんぐり", as みど mido is an abbreviated form of みどり midori, green.
- In Generation IV, if an Apricorn tree is left bare and on-screen without turning the game off over midnight, the plant will sparkle (in the same way Berry plants do when advancing a stage) and an Apricorn will appear on it. If the game was in sleep mode (the Nintendo DS was closed) over midnight, this will happen as soon as the game is taken out of sleep mode.
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SAN JOSE -- The San Jose Earthquakes announced Tuesday that Nick Dasovic has joined the club as an assistant coach. The veteran joins San Jose after piloting the Canadian U-20 squad from 2011-13.
Dasovic, 44, played alongside Earthquakes interim head coach Mark Watson for the Canadian national team and for one season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2005). His career highlights include 63 caps for his country as well as a stint as the interim head coach of Toronto FC.
"I've known Nick for a long time," said Earthquakes interim head coach Mark Watson. "He has a wealth of experience in the game both as a player and a coach. I'm excited to have him join the club as an assistant on our staff."
Dasovic began his coaching career as a player-coach for Vancouver Whitecaps FC from 2002-05. He would move on to take a position as an assistant for the Canadian U-20s from 2005-07. Next up, he helped cultivate young players as the head coach of Toronto FC's academy while also serving as an assistant for the senior squad from 2008-10. He also spent part of 2008 as an assistant for Canada's national team while also piloting Canada's U-23s through CONCACAF's 2008 Olympic Qualifying; Dasovic led Canada to the semifinals of the qualification process. On Sept. 14, 2010, Dasovic was named the interim head coach for Toronto FC. He finished the campaign 3-4-3 before moving on to become the head coach of the Canadian U-20s in 2011.
"Nick has an abundance of experience and we look forward to having him on our sideline," said Earthquakes general manager John Doyle.
As a player, Dasovic started his professional career with Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia and then moved back to his native Canada where he played for the North York Rockets. He was an original member of the Montreal Impact before moving to the Vancouver 86ers. He spent a season in France with Stade Briochin (1995-96) and a year in Sweden with Trelleborgs before settling in with St. Johnstone in Scotland from 1996-02. During his time there, Dasovic was part of a Saints team that won promotion to the Premier League.
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UC Berkeley: Explosion and power outage was the second in a month, third this year
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BERKELEY -- Officials on Tuesday were investigating a power outage followed by an explosion and three-story fireball on Monday at UC Berkeley that sent one student to the hospital with minor burns -- the second explosion and power outage on campus in a little over two weeks and the third this year.
A previous explosion Sept. 12 in a high-voltage underground vault caused a three-hour power outage to six buildings. On Feb. 14 there was an explosion at a substation followed by a power outage, said Christine Shaff, spokeswoman for the campus facilities department. No injuries were reported in those two explosions, Shaff said.
On Tuesday, 11 buildings remained without power and 113 classes were canceled, according
Mogulof said the university hoped to have power restored to California Hall, Dwinelle Hall, the Bancroft and Doe libraries and one or two other buildings by Wednesday.
Mogulof said the power outage was caused by the theft of copper grounding wire stolen from an underground area accessible by a manhole cover at the university last week. Workers thought they had the damage repaired on Sunday, but the damage was more extensive than thought and caused Monday's power outage, Mogulof said. He did not know if all three explosions this year were due to copper wire thefts.
"The fact that they were able to locate the manhole cover and apply the sort of pressure they did to the wires leads us to believe this was a sophisticated operation and not a bunch of teenagers doing some sort of vandalism," Mogulof said.
Officials are not sure if the explosion and fireball were related to the power outage and it's not known exactly how much copper wire was taken, Mogulof said.
"We're in a new world where people are stealing copper out of the university power system, so we have to adapt," Mogulof said.
Shaff said she was walking near California Hall on campus on Monday when she heard the explosion and saw the fireball, which was right next to the chancellor's office.
"It looked like something right out of a movie," Shaff said. "Then the fire continued underground. There was a fire truck right next to it that was on campus to monitor the power outage."
Asked why the campus has experienced two explosions and power outages in a little over two weeks, Shaff said the power system on campus is old and the university is doing its best to upgrade it as fast as it can.
The 11 buildings that remained without power on Tuesday included Haas Pavilion, the Bancroft and Doe libraries, Alumni House, California Hall, the Central Heating Plant, Durant Hall, Dwinelle Hall, Dwinelle Annex, Edwards Track and the Environmental Health and Safety Building.
The outage was first reported Monday around 4:45 p.m. and the explosion, in an electrical vault outside California Hall in the heart of campus, occurred around 6:30 p.m.
Campus officials worked through the night and early morning to restore power to all but the 11 buildings. Generators provided power to off-campus residential halls.
Four people suffered minor burns. Three were treated and released without visiting a hospital. The one person hospitalized for burns was released, Mogulof said.
Those stuck in the elevators were freed by 8:30 p.m., officials said.
Students were advised to check with their academic departments for more information about rescheduling of classes or events, and employees working in the affected buildings still without power were asked to check with their supervisor about reporting to work.
Staff writers Erin Ivie and David DeBolt contributed to this story.