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It seems like the first few years of ones running career, every race seems to provide a PB/PR to the novice runner. It is no secret that the more you run, the better you will get. Eventually one gets to the point where a PB is harder to achieve. Race conditions and your fitness have to be perfect on race day. Also, if you continue to stick to the same ol' training plan, you will no doubt finish the race – but might find it harder to get faster. Any of the experienced runners that I follow that had big PB's this year only achieved their PB's because they pushed themselves to new paces and distances. But a PB isn't everything. Sometimes the way one feels while running the race can be just as important.
This year, I ran faster and pushed myself a bit more with my workouts. Although I did PB the half marathon in the Spring – I was unable to PB at STWM because of the conditions and a lingering sinus infection. However, while running, I realized that the KM's were going by quickly and 21.1K did not feel like such a task anymore. I had no doubt that I could easily finish the race, regardless of how I was feeling. I was even able to kick a little at the end. Normally I am down to a shuffle 🙂
This weekend I finally had the opportunity to run the Cookie Run. Cookie Run is organized by Run Ottawa (Ottawa Race Weekend group) and is held the first Saturday of November. I've always wanted to run this race but unfortunately OFSAA and NYC Marathon also run on the very same weekend.
Cookie Run offers both a 5K and a 10K race and is run in the NRC area of Ottawa. That means I am only 10 minutes from the race, sweet! The race was very affordable, costing only $35 ($25 if you are a Run Ottawa member). You still get a t-shirt and a medal – so $25 is a steal! Because the 10K was so cheap, I elected to run the 10K as most of the time I find the 10K costs over $50. I also had not run a 10K yet this year and wanted to complete one before the year is up. The race start is at a local high school with plenty of parking and an indoor waiting area.
Before the race, I talked to other Team Awesome members and we took a group photo. I've known a few of them for awhile, but glad to have met some new members! It is going to be great working with this group of enthusiastic runners throughout the Ottawa Race Weekend training sessions.
I made my way to the race start and positioned myself kind of near the front but a bit back. I only had one goal – to go sub-60. I have only run twice since STWM, a 2 miler and a 5K. I was no where near "race ready" to attempt a PB, so I planned on just running for fun. I couldn't find my Garmin watch in the morning, so I just decided to wear a regular sports watch.
Soon we were off and ready to tackle "the hill". The hill definitely slowed us down at the start, but it was manageable. I knew that hill would be an issue during the 2nd loop, so I made a mental note of that. The course had several turns and had a few small elevation changes. There were lots of people out cheering and lots of water stations. I hit the 1st KM in 5:40 and felt comfortable so I figured I would see if I could keep that up.
After a few more turns we met up with the 5K runners who were starting their run. I heard Andre (Team Awesome) yell my name and I tried to give a wave. The 4K featured a sweet downhill section, so I tried to make up some time. The last little bit before the finish had a really tight turn. As I was approaching the finish, I saw the first 5K runners coming in. I crossed 5K in 27:27, which was PB-pace.
Then the hill happened…..
My cardio was off the entire race, a product of not running over the past two weeks. I struggled up the hill and ended up trying to take off my headband which sent my sunglasses flying. At that point I just took a quick walking break to catch my breath and attempt to stop the side stitch. I heard Vicki from Team Awesome cheer me on as she passed me, and I attempted to keep her in my vision for the rest of the race. There were a few of us that were basically at the same pace.
Once the hill was done, I felt better and then proceeded to keep a steady pace for the rest of the race. I did take another short walking break at a water station. At 2K to go, I believe I went a bit faster. I took a note of my watch and noticed I had exactly 10 minutes at 2K to get a PB. Unfortunately I knew I did not have two 5:00 KM in me, but wanted to be under 56:00. I figured that was doable and tried to pick up my step. I have no idea what my KM were, but I'm assuming I managed to run 5:30's for the last two KM.
Soon enough, the finish line was in sight – I saw the clock at 55:30 and ran fast to duck under the clock at 55:53. Not bad!
My PB is 54:54, so being a minute off is pretty good considering I haven't run speed in awhile and have basically been sitting on my butt for 2 weeks. When I ran that sub-54, I felt miserable for most of the race, but this race felt comfortable. I basically ran a 10K tempo run as my tempo pace is 5:35. I remember at the start of the season when I could barely run a 3K tempo. I didn't PB, but I had a strong race. Yes, I did not run for 2 weeks, but the bulk of my training was still in my legs. If you asked me a few years ago that I would find a sub 56 10K comfortable, I would probably laugh. Just going sub-60 seemed so hard back when I first started running.
As I reflect on this year, I am looking forward to training for my 2017 seasons. If I keep up with my training and get used to running faster and longer, who knows what next year's races will bring.


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During the winter months, when the immune system is compromised, we recommend a restorative and recuperative practice to do at home. Coming to class with an infectious cold will make you feel worse as strong poses like standing poses, backbends and twists can increase your symptoms. It is the perfect time to practise supported supine poses and inversions at home.
We suggest the following sequence specifically provided by BKS Iyengar in The Path to Holistic Health. We hope you will feel inspired to try a self-practice at home, even if you are not ill, to support your immune system. If you have a cold, try it. It works!
You can download a PDF of the sequence below. Blankets, belts and bolsters to support your practice are available for sale at reception. Or you can be creative with your own blankets and cushions at home.

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Laser Edge Designs has been in the acrylic manufacturing fabrication business since early 2006.
Our primary business focus was to manufacture top quality point of sale displays and signage for a wide steadily growing customer base. We made use of state of the art laser cutting technology and other specialised equipment that gave us a competitive edge in the rapidly expanding and evolving signage and display markets.
Over the years however, we received an increasing number of requests from customers looking for custom made acrylic items for various uses in homes, hotels & restaurants.
With this growing demand, we realised there was an enormous gap in the market for high end acrylic homeware, furniture and accessories. Because of this new potential global market for us, we took a strategic decision to re-focus our business by focusing primarily on building South Africa's largest high end acrylic furniture and homeware manufacturer, in Laser Edge Designs.
We started off by supplying South Africa's top designers, architects & high end furniture and boutique retailers a range of unique acrylic products, including bespoke items for specific, one-off projects. Our local business soon expanded offshore, into the Middle East, North America, Australia, and Africa.
In 2013, the ACRYLUSO brand of Luxury Acrylic Hand crafted products was launched. The name 'Acryluso' seemed fitting as the words Acrylic (the raw material used), and "luso" meaning luxury in Italian, came together to personify our range of "Timeless Luxury" masterpieces.
As part of our national and international strategy, we acquired the manufacturing division of our biggest local competitor "Magma Acrylics". As part of this acquisition we inherited all their artisans and staff members giving Laser Edge Designs the most skilled and experienced high-end acrylic fabrication facility on the African continent. Our combined product range is made up of Furniture, Homeware, Tanks, Pool Panels and Aquariums as well as many other custom Projects we are constantly involved in.
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HICKSVILLE, N.Y.—With several different mobile PERS models gaining traction in the monitoring space, it's not yet clear what type of device and what combination of features will be the winner in the marketplace.
The snowy remnants of Hurricane Sandy are still blowing across the ridges of West Virginia, but the worst is over for the Eastern Seaboard. Now the recovery begins. And as is the case with any natural disaster, preparation holds the key to the extent of the difficulties ahead.
The lesson—one that's often learned the hard way—is that it pays to do your homework and have a backup plan in place. The monitoring industry prides itself on that, of course, a fact that was validated by a quick SSN survey of central stations in the Northeast after the storm. It showed that while Sandy packed a tremendous punch, the industry was ready to handle it.
Long Island, N.Y., was one of the areas hit hardest by the storm, with thousands of homes damaged and nearly 1 million customers left without power Monday night. Andy Lowitt, vice president of dealer relations for Hicksville-based Metrodial, said via email Tuesday that despite the horrific damage in the area, the central station weathered the storm.
"Lots of downed trees and power lines … 912,000 [on Long Island] without power today versus 934,000 this morning, so tons of customers with beeping keypads, smokes and carbons," Lowitt wrote. "Our natural-gas generator powered our central from 3 p.m. yesterday until power was restored today around 2 p.m. We had some valiant efforts of operators making it in during the day yesterday. Most PDs and some FDs stopped responding during the overnight hours and at one point we had over 3,000 signals in queue."
New Jersey was also pounded by Sandy, but COPS Monitoring in Williamstown was prepared and took it all in stride, according to Executive Vice President Don Maden.
"In short, we proactively re-routed a percentage of alarm traffic away from N.J. to other sites, and significantly increased staffing at our other four central station locations," he wrote in an email Tuesday. "We had 100 percent uptime in N.J. with services, did not lose power, and handled nearly double the normal alarm traffic across our network of central stations yesterday. Today, as expected, was heavy with alarm activity as well. [Generators] kicked on due to a few power flickers, but the grid stayed up."
Don Piston, vice president of sales and marketing for Dynamark Monitoring in Hagerstown, Md., also reported heavy alarm volume but said "we knew that was coming."
"We did great. We got battered with AC power loss and low battery signals because of all the power outages, so the traffic was just huge," he told SSN on Wednesday morning. "But we sailed right through. We had the staffing in place. It's almost no news because we did everything we were supposed to do."
Despite Sandy's mammoth strength and reach, it didn't cause a lot of damage in Syracuse, N.Y.—just 250 miles from New York City and the home of Rapid Response Monitoring. Morgan Hertel, vice president of operations, said Wednesday that at the height of the storm, "we were getting pizzas delivered by the local pizza place. [Sandy] really wasn't a big deal. It was like business as usual."
That might have been the case meteorologically, but it wasn't the case when it came to alarm traffic. At the peak, "we were seeing well over 100 signals a second coming in," Hertel said, adding that Rapid is well versed in storm preparation and had extra staffing in place.
"We're back to normal shifts today," he said. "The technology did what it was supposed to do, the people did what they were supposed to do, and quite honestly we couldn't be happier with the result. We even saved a few lives along the way."
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you."
That pearl of wisdom from baseball legend Satchel Paige could very well be applied to the world of wholesale alarm monitoring. The competition is fierce and getting fiercer, raising the stakes for central stations of all sizes. Dissatisfaction over real or perceived problems can prompt a dealer to jump ship, costing a company a chunk of RMR and maybe even a bit of its reputation.
MEBANE, N.C.—About a year after a new carbon monoxide detector mandate in New York went into effect, a new survey has found that nearly half of New York families still don't know about the law, according to Kidde, a manufacturer of fire and CO safety products based here.
Amanda's Law, which requires working CO detectors in all one- and two-family homes that have appliances or heating sources that may emit CO or have attached garages, went into effect just over a year ago.
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Spinner dolphins are the second most frequently killed species in the yellowfin tuna purse-seine fishery, and the number of animals killed during the past four decades has significantly reduced their abundance in the eastern tropical Pacific (ETP). There are three stocks recognized in the ETP and two of them are recognized as subspecies: the eastern spinner (Stenella longirostris orientalis) and the Central American spinner (S. l. centroamericanus). The other stock is referred to as 'whitebelly' spinners, which are thought to be hybrids of the eastern spinner and Gray's spinner (S. l. longirostris). Gray's spinner dolphin is found in the central and southern Pacific. The eastern spinner has been declared 'depleted' under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.
Like the spotted dolphin, thousands of biological samples have been collected and used to study stock structure and to quantify life history characteristics of the population. The collection of biological samples was due to the observer program implemented by the NMFS in the early 1970s. All studies were designed to better understand the dynamics of the spinner dolphin population, their ecology and the impact of the fishery upon them. Current research has included analyses of molecular genetic data to better understand stock structure in the ETP as well as life history studies analyzing age data for female eastern and whitebelly spinner dolphins and fetal mortality rates to better understand the reproductive potential of female spinner dolphins.
Chivers, S. J. and D. P. DeMaster. 1994. Evaluation of biological indices for three eastern Pacific dolphin species. Journal of Wildlife Management 58:470-478.
Dizon, A. E., Perrin, W. F. and P. A. Akin. 1994. Stocks of dolphins (Stenella spp. And Delphinus delphis) in the eastern tropical Pacific: A phylogeographic classification. NOAA Technical Report NMFS 119. 20pp.
Perrin, W. F. and J. R. Henderson. 1984. Growth and reproductive rates in two populations of spinner dolphins, Stenella longirostris, with different histories of exploitation. Rep. int. Whal. Commn (Special Issue 6):417-430.


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Here are Manuel and Esmirna, the master weavers of these rugs. They live in the village of Teotitlan in Oaxaca, MX. It is an honor to know and work with them.
Manuel is weaving a Woven Yogi rug. The curved design on this rug is complicated to weave and requires special skill and experience. The designs at the base of the rug are from traditional Zapotec Indian patterns. The steps symbolize the circle of life, and the small vertical stripes across the bottom of the rug represent teeth, symbolizing a smile. The people of Teotitlan have been weaving for thousands of years.
Esmirna is tying on a new warp. This method is an efficient way to get the warp onto the loom.
Manuel is creating the warp for the rug. The warp is the yarn that you put onto the loom. It is made of cotton. You have to be warped to weave :)
As you can see, everything is done by hand. Here are some of Mama Natures' materials used to create the dyes.
Drying indigo dyed yarn.
Preparing pomegranate dye bath.
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What is it? This was the question that I asked my friend Wade, and he tried to explain. Remember, he was the Valedictorian of his high school class. I had to do further research and get pictures. And now I will try to share the information with you.
Before I attempt to answer a complicated question and draw suspicion and scorn, I will reveal that my religious background is varied. Not spotty, just broad. Raised in the Lutheran and Presbyterian Churches, almost every Sunday, I raised my children in the Methodist faith, almost every Sunday. And the last twenty years I have spent a lot of time in the Assembly of God and Baptist pews. Most recently, I added five more years with the Methodists in a different state. To me, it's not the church. It is all about worship.
In every Christian denomination, Genesis 1:14 reads the same in the New King James version: "Then God said, 'Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years';"
Typical of man's perspective, we complicate things as we focus on ourselves. We cannot agree on a calendar, even though we say one rotation of earth equals a day for everybody. In general, one rotation of the moon around the earth equals a month. And one rotation of the earth around the sun equals a year. But we record it differently, and it is confusing to mere mortals.
The western world timekeeping is based on the Julian solar calendar from a pagan Roman ruler. Pope Gregory made a few changes in 1582 for the celebration of Easter, and the rest of the world adopted the Gregorian calendar for the convenience of trade. To align this calendar periodically with the movement of the sun, "leap years" were added by extending the month of February. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar
I understand that the Muslim calendar is based totally on the moon which explains why their Ramadan celebration can be in different months.
The Hebrew calendar follows both the moon and the sun and uses a 29 or 30 day month and either a 12 or 13 month year. Every fiftieth year is a Jubilee year when captives are set free, all debts forgiven and all land returned to previous owners. I mention this because 2015 has a special significance. This is a Jubilee year. (Info from Blood Moons by Mark Biltz)
The World Jewish Congress keeps track of "shemittah years" when the land in Israel remained fallow for a year every seven years. The farmers and the land got to rest but some folks probably didn't like the extra work to prepare ahead. When the Israelis were taken into captivity 2600 years ago, their land went to the victors. Some might say this was punishment because they did not observe the shemittah years: Shemittah Year 2014 to 2015 – Jonathan Khan – YouTube But then nobody else did either.
They got a second chance in 1948, when Israel was returned to them by the United Nations after the Holocaust of WWII.
Stay with me here. We are looking up at the sky, preparing for Blood Moons, right? It is so easy to get distracted with facts that seem to relate. For example, in addition to being a special Jubilee year, this is a shemittah year which runs 9-25-14 through 9-13-2015.
On March 21, 2015, when Jews celebrated setting up the first tabernacle on the first day of Nissan, there was a total solar eclipse. Two weeks later, there was a total lunar eclipse on Passover. Very unusual. Especially since it also happened in 2014.
Now then, it has come to my attention, again, that on the Jewish calendar, the ninth of Av is a big deal. In 587 BC and in 70 AD the temple(s) in Jerusalem were destroyed by enemies on the ninth of Av which doesn't correspond to either the Muslim or Christian calendars. Jews were expelled from England in 1290 AD on the ninth of Av. Christopher Columbus set sail on the ninth of Av. There is speculation that he was Jewish and avoiding the Spanish Inquisition of 1492. Germany declared war on Russia on that day, putting into motion WWI which arguably continued until the Holocaust. http://www.chabad.org What Happened on the Ninth of Av
This year the ninth of Av is July 25, which was very close to the signing of the much touted Iran nuclear deal. The Jewish day starts at sundown, so the ninth of Av went from sundown on July 25th to sundown July 26, the day that there were enormous Stop Iran rallies. The outcome is not yet part of history. But this event occurred in 2015 in the shimittah year, (which is also in the Jubilee year.)
Three Hebrew feasts coming up at the end of this shemittah year, during this Jubilee year, according to my own Jewish calendar are (Repentance) Feast of Trumpets, Rosh Hashanah, on September 14; (Redemption) Yom Kippur, on September 23; and (Rejoicing) Feast of Tabernacles, Sukkot, celebrated September 28 to October 4.
What does NASA say about another blood moon? A partial solar eclipse is predicted on Sunday, September 13, and a total lunar eclipse on September 28. According to http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/blood-moon.html, a total lunar eclipse is when the moon passes through Earth's shadow and turns blood red. Four consecutive total lunar eclipses in a row, as in 2014 and 2015, without partial eclipses in between are rare and called a tetrad. Even more rare is the event coinciding with a Jewish holiday.
You might want to investigate signs and seasons.
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Vision Statement for PE and Sport and Sports Premium funding
The important thing in life is not to triumph but to take part.
At Rownhams St John's CE Primary School we see physical activity and health as a high priority as it supports our mission statement of Loving Life; Loving Learning. We strive to ensure that all children will be confident physically and want to carry on with sporting activities as they move on to their next stage of education.
Through a wide variety of PE and sporting opportunities, we aim to offer our children the chance to develop a range of skills through the provision of a variety of sporting activities whilst developing their confidence, self-esteem and positive attitude towards sport. Children will learn to compete in a friendly and safe environment more frequently.
Through PE and sport we aim to improve health and well-being, promote sportsmanship and active participation that will hopefully lead to continued participation and sporting success in and out of school whilst they are at our school and after they have left us.
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The new $4.95 sale has quite a few good books in it. Many I've read and a few that have been on my wishlist for a long time.
The Golem and the Jinni: A Novel
Storm Front: The Dresden Files, Book 1
Fated: Alex Verus Series, Book 1
The Abyss Beyond Dreams: Chronicle of the Fallers, Book 1
To Honor You Call Us: Man of War, Book 1
Fated: Alex Verus Series, Book 1 – if you liked the dresden files give this one a shot.
Live Free or Die: Troy Rising, Book One
Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas
Books I haven't read but look interesting
PS3 game for $19.99/$16.99(gcu) at Best Buy
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- Presentation of the syllabus with support of laboratorial classes, problem solving and programming examples and challenges.
- Students are encouraged to work alone and in groups
To understand the global architecture of data acquisition systems
- To identify and characterize the different tasks and functions of a data acquisition system
- To identify the physical and technical limitations of data acquisition systems and the associated instrumentation
- Ability to use and specify data acquisition systems
- Knowledge of basic and intermediate concepts of sensor elements and data communication networks
- Use data analysis tools for data processing (Matlab) in the scope of data acquisition systems.
1. Data Acquisition Systems
Generic Architecture
Characterization and Performance Evaluation
2. Transducers
Definitions, characteristics and terminology
Main types of sensors
Calibration and compensation
3. Signal Conditioning and Multiplexing
Measurement Bridges
Operational Amplifiers
Instrumentation amplifiers and galvanic insulation
Input protection
Signal Sampling
4. Noise
Intrinsic noise (fundamental ): thermal and quantum 1 / f
Modes of extrinsic noise coupling
Noise measurements
Methods for noise elimination
Grounding loops
5. Analog-to- Digital Conversion
Periodic sampling of signals
Nyquist sampling theorem
Quantisation errors
Differential non-linearity errors
Signal to Noise Ratio
Auto-correlation and cross-correlation
Main types of ADCs
6. Analysis and filtering
Properties of analog and digital signals
Analysis of the frequency spectrum
Linear systems
Spectral analysis
Continuous evaluation
Continuous evaluation: 100.0%
- Apresentações e apontamentos (v2.1) disponibilizados aos alunos
Alguns livros de referência:
- Data Acquisition Fundamentals, National Instruments, 2002.
- Edward E. Lee, Pravin Varaiya, Structure and Interpretation of Signals and Systems, Addison Wesley, 2003.
- John G. Webster, ed., Medical Instrumentation: Application and Design, 3/e, John Wiley & Sons, 1997.
- John Bently, Principles of Measurement, Prentice Hall, 2004.
- Gilbert Held, Understanding Data Communication, 7/e, Addison Wesley, 2002.
- Eva Pärt-Enander, Anders Sjöberg, Matlab 5 Handbook, Addison Wesley Longman, 1999


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These guys were SO much fun! Taneah and I lived on the same floor in our dorm freshmen year of college. We had A LOT of fun together, obviously. So naturally her family is just as fun! We trekked through campus and then went to the greatest place in Nebraska, Memorial Stadium!
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Do daily pressures sometimes overwhelm you? I had a period of this several weeks ago. Everything started to close in on me. My schedule was jammed. It seemed like everyone wanted a piece of me and there wasn't any time left for me.
I can tolerate this pace for a week or so, but when it drags on for several weeks, I get weary. Even my sleep patterns are interrupted. By mid afternoon I need a ten-minute nap just to make it to dinnertime, but often the pressures to meet the demands do not allow for rest. By the end of the day, I am so tired that I go to bed an hour earlier than normal, only to wake up two hours earlier than normal. While still in bed, I start thinking about the events of the upcoming day and I am fully awake. There is no point in just lying there, so I get up and the frantic cycle starts all over again.
A great deal of my busyness is my own doing. Because I am an extrovert, I get energy from being with people. However, sometimes I take it to an extreme and say "yes" to every opportunity to be with others at my own expense. When friends call to take a walk, go out for a meal, go to a social gathering, pray with them, go shopping, etc., I cannot say "no." When I add these outings to doctor appointments, chauffeuring my granddaughter to her activities, and running errands, my life gets chaotic.
One morning, while fighting the pressures of a packed schedule, I read Proverbs 25:28, "Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man [or woman] who lacks self control."
That made me think of the slogan, "Just say no." "Just say no" was an advertising campaign as part of the U.S. War on Drugs during the 1980s and early 90s to discourage children from engaging in substance abuse. Is the busyness I sometimes experience a result of my inability to "just say no" to my drug of choice, being with other people? I think it is! I must learn to "just say no."


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103rd Artist Meeting
The 103rd Art Discussion Group Meeting will be held on Tuesday 29th May 2012 at 19.15hrs at MISCO OFFICE (first floor) in Fino Showrooms in Notabile Road, Mriehel.
For this meeting the Society is inviting Prof. Luciano Schifano (1943- ) from Florence well known for his brilliant colours and stylised line who is exhibiting at Palazzo de La Salle the Malta Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce premises in 219 Republic Street, Valletta.
The exhibition will be inaugurated by Judge Joseph A. Filetti the President of the Society on Thursday 31st May 2012. E. V. Borg, the chairman of the group will introduce him to the audience and the artist will answer questions about technique, subject matter and career after projecting on screen a sample of his works.
The simplicity, the spontaneous immediacy, the primitive richness turns his art into sympathetic magic. His expression is not direct experience (he does not paint what he sees) but accumulated experience synthesised through memory into a 'conceptual' realism. His luminous and brilliant colours and expressive line are conceptual rather than physical yet so tangible and real.
He reduces forms to their common denominator, to basic geometric shapes that are not beautiful relatively but absolutely. Thus his drawing is stylised and flat, figurative and abstract, symbolic but legible, simple but elaborate.
His art is therapy. It is positive and optimistic; it is composed and balanced. It is music. It is poetry. It evokes the simple pleasures of life: a dewdrop on a red rose, a cool breeze near the sea, the peace and tranquillity of open country at sunrise or sunset, a dark sky spangled with shining stars, water gurgling among the rocks. His painting is about nature, man and landscape. He gets excited by painting sky, clouds and birds; land, fields and flowers; sea, fish and shells. A newly ploughed field is a marvel to the man.
The primitive simplicity and the wisdom of ages that the art of Luciano Schifano evokes often earns him the epithet of shaman, bard, jongleur. He sings blissfully in the wide blue sky like a lark. With the brushes of the 'divine mystic' (i pennelli del magico divino) he mesmerises and sooths with his hypnotic expression like a snake charmer does on his pipe. Luciano is Mediterranean and like Virgil in his 'Bucolics' sings of the green emerald lizard basking in the Sicilian sun.
Luciano Schifano was commissioned four stained glass windows for the crypt under the main altar of Santa Croce church in Florence in 1995 and produced a wonderful fountain in ceramics and crystals in 2000 actually being relocated from the Museo del Duomo di Padova to the Palazzo du Gustizia in the same city. The Malta Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce is publishing a prestigious catalogue (112pages) about his work and exhibition to be launched at the inauguration.
ADG invites its members, their friends and the public to this cultural and artistic event that would surely interest those with an inquisitive mind about art and craft.
E. V. Borg
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In meeting with Netanyahu, Hungary's PM acknowledges 'sin' of WWII
By Raphael Ahren
The Times of Israel, July 18, 2017
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Tuesday acknowledged Hungary's "sin" in not protecting the country's Jews during World War II, seeking to quell a controversy over his recent praise for Hungary's wartime leader and Hitler ally Miklos Horthy.
Standing next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Hungarian leader also promised a "zero tolerance policy" toward anti-Semitism.
"We are aware of the fact that we have quite a difficult chapter of history behind us. And I wanted to make it very clear to him that the Government of Hungary, in a previous period, committed a mistake, even committed a sin, when it did not protect the Jewish citizens of Hungary," Orban said. "I want to make it clear that it is our belief that every single Hungarian government has the obligation to protect and defend all of its citizens, regardless of their birth and origins."
Read the full article here.
Anti-Semitism, Hungary, and Netanyahu: What you need to know
By Cnaan Lipshiz
JTA, July 19, 2017
To critics of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister's visit to Hungary this week was a disgrace and an abandonment of local Jews in their fight against a government that is widely seen as one of Europe's worst promoters of anti-Semitism and Holocaust revisionism.
Yet other Hungarian Jewish leaders and observers of Israel-Hungary relations viewed the visit as both vital to his country's own interests and effective in assisting Hungarian Jews to promote theirs.
Such were the dynamics when Netanyahu held a joint news conference Tuesday with his Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orban, during which Netanyahu devoted exactly 35 words to what he called "the concerns" of the Jewish community in Hungary. He did not specify those concerns in the statement, which kicked off the three-day visit in Hungary — the first by an Israeli prime minister since the fall of communism.
EU eastern states say bloc must show more support for Israel
By Marton Dunai and Jeffrey Heller
Reuters, July 19, 2017
Europe should better appreciate Israel's key role in Middle Eastern stability, leaders of four central European nations said on Wednesday in a joint attack with Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu on Brussels' current policy toward the state.
The comments were the latest example of divergence between west and east Europe, where questions of national sovereignty, migration and civic freedoms have also stirred friction. U.S. President Donald Trump lent support this month to Poland, target of criticism by the EU he has disdained, with a visit to Warsaw.
Netanyahu met the Visegrad Four leaders of Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, who backed Israel and called for an improvement in the EU's relations with the state.
MH17 Victims Remembered Three Years After Jet's Downing
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, July 17, 2017
More than 2,000 relatives gathered in the Netherlands to unveil a memorial to family members who were killed when a passenger jet was shot down by a missile over conflict-torn eastern Ukraine.
Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima on July 17 attended the ceremony the ceremony to dedicate the memorial to flight MH17's victims in Vijfhuizen park, near Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.
Family members read the names of the 298 passengers and crew killed when the Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down during what should have been a routine flight from Schiphol to Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2014.
Most of the passengers were Dutch but there were people of 17 nationalities on board on board the Boeing 777, including Australians, Britons, Malaysians, and Indonesians.
Separatists Proclaim a New State to Replace All of Ukraine
By Nataliya Vasilyeva
Associated Press, July 18, 2017
Separatists in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday proclaimed a new state that aspires to include not only the areas they control but also the rest of the country. But Russia, their chief backer, sought to play down the announcement, saying it was merely part of public discussion.
The surprise announcement in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk casts further doubt on the 2015 cease-fire deal that was supposed to stop fighting in Ukraine's industrial heartland and bring those areas back into Kiev's fold while granting them wide autonomy. Some rebels said they have no intention of joining the new state.
More than 10,000 people have died in fighting since Russia-backed rebels took control of parts of Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions in April 2014 after Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimean peninsula. The rebels originally sought to join Russia but the Kremlin stopped short of annexing the area or publicizing its military support for the rebels.
Yiddish comes alive in Warsaw every summer
By Kateryna Markusz
JTA, July 14, 2017
When Gołda Tencer, the director of the Shalom Foundation and the Jewish Theater in Warsaw, lit the Sabbath candles last Friday, she was accompanied by dozens of people from various countries. Though their mother tongues differed, the voices at the table were united by a common language: Yiddish.
The assembled crowd of about 60 had come to this capital city for three weeks in July to study Yiddish, learn its grammar, sing songs and discover something about Jewish-Polish history.
The International Seminar in Yiddish Language and Culture, which Tencer founded, is now in its 15th year. Classes are held in Muranów, a district that was once heavily Jewish and where the Warsaw Ghetto was established. It was here, during World War II, that Emanuel Ringelblum hid his archive that contained thousands of Yiddish documents about the extermination of Jews. And it is here that the seminar seeks to build upon the rich legacy of the Yiddish-speaking world.
Read the full article here.
Poland's Drift Away from Democracy
By Judy Dempsey
Carnegie Europe, July 18, 2017
Since Poland's conservative Law and Justice (PiS) government was elected in October 2015, it has systematically moved to consolidate its power. The country's public media have lost their independent voice. The powers of the supreme court have been curtailed. Managers of enterprises have been replaced. Human rights, especially for women, have been constantly undermined.
The latest and most damaging development with regard to the strength and durability of Poland's democratic structures is PiS's move against the entire judiciary. The country's legislative, executive, and judicial powers will now be controlled by PiS and administered by the justice minister, Zbigniew Ziobro. New legislation pushed through the parliament during a late-night session on July 12 gives Ziobro the right to appoint and dismiss judges, including those on the supreme court. The independent body that nominated judges is being disbanded.
Furthermore, the justice minister now has the right to dismiss the presidents of regional and appellate courts. What this means is that if PiS wants to silence the opposition and its critics by bringing what opponents believe will be trumped-up corruption charges, the government will have a compliant judiciary at its disposal. PiS has "crushed the judicial system in Poland," said Ewa Łętowska of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Poland's Defense Minister Fends Off Anti-Semitism Allegations By Citing His Support for Israel
By Larry Cohler-Esses
Forward, July 21, 2017
Fending off charges that he has promoted anti-Semitism, Poland's defense minister Thursday cited the support he and his government give to Israel and comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praising Poland for this support.
In a lengthy email to the Forward, a spokesman for Antoni Macierewicz, who published and edited a far-right newspaper that ran anti-Semitic material under his tenure, cited recent talks between Netanyahu and leaders of several East European countries.
During those talks, noted Macierewicz's spokesman, Netanyahu declared, "I will say that Poland has taken a resolute stand against the resurgent anti-Semitism that we see in parts of Europe….We also know that Poland has taken an important position in international forums against the automatic reflex of anti-Zionism and anti-Israel resolutions."
Macierewicz "was one of four members of the cabinet, who, alongside the Prime Minister of Poland…participated in the consultations," the spokesman, Edmund J. Janniger, wrote. "Minister Macierewicz has proven to be a stalwart friend of Israel with a strong record of support for the Jewish people."
Kyrgyzstan sets stage for open presidential election
By Henry Foy
Financial Times, July 16, 2017
Competitive elections are few and far between in Central Asia, a region better known for its longstanding, autocratic leaders. But gold-exporting Kyrgyzstan is on course for the region's most open presidential election in history with dozens of candidates in contention as the ruling party's control over the ballot slips.
The Social Democratic party on Saturday agreed to officially nominate Sooronbai Jeenbekov, the prime minister, as its candidate for the October poll. However, in a sign of the uncertainty around the election, Chynybai Tursunbekov, a party colleague and parliamentary speaker, confirmed he would also stand.
In stark contrast to elections in neighbouring states such as Kazakhstan, Taijikistan and Turkmenistan where incumbents typically claim victory with more than 90 per cent of the vote, Mr Jeenbekov and Mr Tursunbekov join 26 other candidates in the wide open race to succeed Almazbek Atambayev, who is standing down after one six-year term in office, as prescribed by law.
Trump's Man in Moscow: Russia Envoy Nominee Faces Challenging Post
By Mike Eckel
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, July 19, 2017
Jon Huntsman, the former Utah governor nominated by President Donald Trump to be the next U.S. ambassador to Russia, will have his diplomatic experience and business acumen put to the test should he represent U.S. interests in Moscow.
His posting, which still must be approved by the Senate, would face major challenges as the Trump administration struggles with congressional and FBI investigations into the Kremlin's alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential election that brought Trump to power. Russia has denied the claims.
A veteran diplomat who has served in the administrations of five U.S. presidents and was a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, Huntsman has limited experience when it comes to Russia.
Leading Russian rabbi criticizes local court for blacklisting book by 19th-century rabbi
JTA, July 18, 2017
A prominent rabbi from Russia condemned a ruling by a court in the Black Sea coastal city of Sochi that blacklisted and labeled as extremist a book penned by a 19th-century rabbi.
Rabbi Boruch Gorin, a senior aide to Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar and a key figure within Russia's Chabad-affiliated Federation of Jewish Communities, called "absurd" Monday's ruling by a district court in the city to classify as extremist the book "Forcibly Baptized" by Rabbi Marcus Lehmann.
The novel, which deals with a Jew's determination to retain his faith despite external pressures to renounce it, was added to the federal list of extremist materials of the Ministry of Justice of Russia.
In Moldova, a synagogue with a terrible history is for sale on Holocaust Street
By Julie Masis
The Times of Israel, July 20, 2017
EDINETS, Moldova — In a small town in northern Moldova, a former synagogue is for sale on Holocaust Street.
The building, where some 90 Jewish townsfolk were executed during World War II, is being offered for 65,000 euros ($75,000) by a Moldovan owner who said "he wasn't aware of its history."
The owner did not wish to give his name, and asked that this journalist not take photos inside the crumbling synagogue or in the yard, which he currently rents out for approximately $100 per month to a car junkyard.
The small street where the synagogue stands was renamed "Holocaust Street" in 2003 in memory of the people who were executed inside the synagogue, said Iurii Zagorcea, a former city councilor from the Socialist Party who was behind the name change, along with his school administrator wife, Tatiana.
Armenia and Azerbaijan's collision course over Nagorno-Karabakh
By Olesya Vartanyan and Magdalena Grodno
Open Democracy, July 14, 2017
Twenty-three years after Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a ceasefire deal that ended a bloody war over Nagorno-Karabakh, a steady drumbeat of armed escalation is making a return to large-scale violent conflict more likely than ever before.
Last April, a four-day flare-up killed at least 200 people. Further skirmishes continue to inflict casualties along the Line of Contact (LoC), the 200km frontline which separates Armenian and Azerbaijani forces. Both sides intermittently employ heavy artillery and anti-tank weapons against each other. In May this year, there were reports of self-guided rockets and missiles falling near densely populated areas. On 4 July, a two-year-old girl and her grandmother in the Azerbaijani village of Alkhanli were killed.


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The new series is coming to Disney Channel this fall.
May the Fourth is upon us with Star Wars-themed celebrations across the world. Meanwhile, in a studio far, far away, a team of animators is hard at work on the upcoming Star Wars Rebels animated series. Today, the first trailer/featurette was released for the series, which is set to premiere on the Disney Channel in the fall before it shifts to Disney XD for the rest of the episodes.
"Star Wars Rebels" is set about five years before the beginning of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, and follows the adventures of a group of heroes desperately trying to combat the all-consuming might of the Empire, the fascistic government arisen from the ashes of the Old Republic in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith."
Watch the new trailer below.
Dave Filoni is overseeing the series in his capacity as supervising director and executive producer. He is well-known in Star Wars fan circles for his work on the first animated series The Clone Wars. He has previously said that the new animated episodes will recall the feel of the original trilogy (how many fans have been hoping for that?) with fast-paced action sequences and more action-oriented stories.
Of the differences between the two series, Filoni told The LA Times' Hero Complex last year: " 'Rebels' will be different from in a couple ways, and one is the decision to stick with one story and one main group of characters. We wanted fans to get to know the new characters and what they are fighting for. Each episode has its own unique story, while still fitting into the much larger picture of what is going on in the Star Wars universe."
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First and foremost, we take a family focused approach to financial planning. We refer to our clients as "families." Our families have worked hard for the wealth they have accumulated and they want that hard work to continue to leave a legacy for generations to come. You don't need to be a Kennedy, Walton or Buffet, to be able to leave a legacy – business, financial, or philanthropic. However, the strategies needed to carry the legacy forward are complex and have significant legal and tax implications, so you need a wealth management firm to help you implement them appropriately.
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Past leaders of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development often embraced one or two "signature" issues to define their stewardship of the agency. Jack Kemp championed tenant management of federally assisted housing. Henry Cisneros sought to revitalize public housing through initiatives like Hope VI. Mel Martinez made reducing chronic homelessness a key priority.
As one of America's leading physicians, Dr. Ben Carson, President-elect Trump's choice to serve as HUD secretary, is uniquely positioned to spearhead a national effort to better integrate health care and supportive services with housing. "Health and housing" could be one of his signature issues.
There's a greater understanding today that housing is a social determinant of health. If you live in substandard housing or in a home contaminated with toxic substances like lead or with indoor asthma triggers, chances are your health will be negatively impacted, perhaps severely. Alternatively, if you live in a home that is safe and affordable and within a community that provides ample access to vital services, your health will likely benefit.
With the aging of the 78 million Baby Boomers, more tightly linking health care with housing will be even more important. Not only do older Americans spend much of their time in the home setting, the home can serve as a platform for the delivery of health care and other critical services.
As explained by the Bipartisan Policy Center Senior Health and Housing Task Force, about 70% of those who reach 65 will eventually need help with basic activities like medication management, food preparation and bathing. Today, these "long-term services and supports," also called LTSS, are primarily provided in the home, usually by other family members or private caregivers. With the senior ranks expanding, the home will also play an increasingly important role in the management of chronic disease.
Here are four steps that Carson can take as HUD secretary to help bridge the policy gap between health and housing:
1. Educate the public that access to affordable housing is a health issue.
Families who struggle with high housing costs often have less to spend on other necessities like nutritious food and medical care. For seniors, access to affordable housing is essential for the provision of LTSS and other home-based services. For the homeless, the lack of shelter has an obvious detrimental impact on health. As HUD Secretary, Dr. Carson has the opportunity to educate the public about these important health-housing connections. He can also be a powerful advocate for initiatives to strengthen the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, reduce homelessness, eliminate regulations that artificially raise the cost of housing, and increase the supply of "service-enriched" housing for seniors. All enjoy bipartisan support.
2. Highlight the need to transform our homes and communities to enable "aging in place."
Despite the overwhelming desire of older adults to remain in their homes and communities as they age, doing so is often not safe and viable. Home modifications, which can range from low-cost solutions like removing rugs and fixing lighting to higher-cost adaptations like adding ramps and widening doorways, are essential to preventing falls, the leading cause of injury-related death for older Americans. As HUD secretary, Carson should ensure the department's current programs adequately support home modifications and work with his Cabinet colleagues to better coordinate the numerous federal programs outside of HUD that are available for this purpose. In addition, Carson could drive the development of a model "senior zoning ordinance" to help cities and towns better connect seniors to important amenities like transportation, health care, social services, and retail stores.
3. Launch a major supportive-services initiative for Medicare beneficiaries in publicly-assisted housing.
Carson should team up with Dr. Tom Price, tapped to lead the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, to launch an initiative that would enlist health care organizations to coordinate health care and LTSS for Medicare beneficiaries living in HUD-assisted housing. Working with the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services, participants in the initiative would introduce evidence-based programs like A Matter of Balance (a program that has reduced the incidence of falls among seniors) and Support and Services at Home (a care coordination model that has slowed the rate of growth of Medicare spending).
Approximately 1.3 million older adult renters live in HUD-assisted housing, with the vast majority dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. These "dual eligibles" have more chronic conditions and higher health care utilization rates than those without assistance, so the potential for improving health outcomes and lowering costs is significant. While HUD supports service coordination at some of its properties, a much larger initiative is in order.
4. Promote the use of telehealth and high-speed broadband in HUD-assisted housing.
Telemedicine, remote monitoring, and other cutting-edge technologies that can be deployed in the home hold great potential to reduce medical costs and improve health outcomes. For lower-income Americans living in HUD-assisted housing, expanding access to affordable high-speed broadband is essential to fully utilizing these technologies and exploiting their benefits. The private sector can be a critical partner in this effort.
Beyond any specific initiatives, what is needed most is inspired national leadership that recognizes the deep connection between health and home. With his background in medicine and considerable communications skills, Carson is ideally suited to provide this leadership.


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Fresh off the cover of XXL, Logic released his mixtape, "Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever," celebrating his freshman status in Hip Hop. The Maryland rapper has a new-found confidence that is evident in his tracks as he switches flows, and touches upon different styles, while still remaining true to himself.
Throughout Welcome to Forever Robert Bryson Hall II reflects upon the last year of his career. The opening title track recalls when Logic met Nas for the first time in the line, "Shook his hand then he started quoting my lines? God damn this is real life!"
A certain hunger and drive are present in the Maryland native's voice. The intensity and the leisurely style that he rhymes with have matured since his earlier years. He sounds ready for the mainstream, and at the same time he's staying humble.
His lyrical prowess that got him attention is evident in tracks like "Roll Call" and "Walk On By."
On "Roll Call" Logic raps over Outkast's "Ms. Jackson" with lines like, "If you think these lyrics ain't deep then you too stupid to listen. Just an outcast with a mission that spits at whoever listens." He showcases his "Golden Era" flow with witty lines like, "Passing bars back and forth like legal examinations," on the New York inspired "Walk On By."
This 20-track behemoth of a tape is sure to have something for any type of Hip Hop fan.
Logic visits the South in his track, "On the Low," featuring Kid Ink and Trinidad James. He then sounds like an MMG counterpart on "Ballin" with the deep bass hits and rolling snares. "5AM" and "The Come Up" have a Drake feel to them.
The Young Sinatra rapper gets a little sentimental on tracks like "Life is Good" saying, "Is this real life, ok I guess this is what it feels like. Just me and my homies do you realize? This the type of shit I used to prophesize." He sounds like a younger Big Sean most likely because Key Wane, the producer behind Sean's "24k of Gold," also made the beat for Logic.
The two-piece track, "Common Logic Midnight Marauder," features a flawless flow where Logic never misses a beat. He raps "From Nasty Nas, Big L, to A Tribe Called Quest, the RattPack in other words the tribe's that next," over the chorus. With a smooth beat he boasts, "I even made this beat myself just so ya'll could feel this." The strongest track on the album: it sums up the package that is Logic.
Logic possesses the talent to out-rap plenty of the emcees in the game as it is. With his new status, Logic must prove himself against his freshman peers, but with his style he stands apart from most of them. What he has to worry about now are the industry heads that are already on top, but with Welcome to Forever, Logic proves that he can rap on their level and in many instances do it better.


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Tax Preparer Disaster Stories
In this blog you will learn of some disaster stories that have happened to tax preparers.
If you are a tax preparer, or thinking about becoming a tax preparer, this blog is designed to warn you what to avoid and hopefully show you how not to fall victim to these disasters.
And hopefully you'll also get a good laugh out of some of these stories...
How to Become a Wealthy Tax Preparer
By Jamie Waggoner
So, let's get the "bad news" out of the way first. Based on what I've been learning studying this business with Pronto Tax School Founder Andy Frye, doing taxes isn't likely to make you wealthy. That is to say, the actual act of tax preparation does not often lead to wealth.
For example, let's say you do 1,000 tax returns per tax season, which is a pretty huge number. If you charge $150 per head, that's $150K per year. Yes you're making good money but it's not some outlandish amount.
Now for the good news! There are a lot of factors that help a tax preparer become wealthy. And many people who work as tax professionals do in fact become wealthy.
In this blog, you will find out specific ways to up your annual income, and also your net worth, through working as a tax preparer...keep an open mind because you may not have thought of some of these ideas before.
Simple Pricing for New Tax Preparers
By: Jamie Waggoner
I know many of you are new tax preparers and might be worried about how to handle pricing your services since you are the new guy out there, we are here to help.
Why should they pay a high price because you are brand new? They assume they'll get a deal. Unfortunately sometimes they may expect pricing that doesn't allow you to stay in business.
Let's talk in this blog post about how using simple pricing could help you get beyond this challenge.
My Review of Robert Flach's New Book So You Want to Be a Tax Preparer
By Andy Frye
Here at Pronto Tax School, we have enjoyed the privilege over the past six years of bringing thousands of people into the tax business as newly minted professional tax preparers. Many Pronto Tax Class Graduates start with literally no knowledge of taxes and, within 60 hours and for less than $300 total investment, they become professional tax preparers through our online tax course that gives tax preparers your first credential showing you have indeed "gone pro."
Now the reality is, as we clearly state in our materials, completing your course is only one step in the process of becoming a success in the tax business.
To achieve true mastery as a professional tax preparer is a journey of many years.
Robert Flach, a veteran tax professional who runs one of the best (not boring!) tax blogs online, recently released a brief but compelling book called So You Want to Be a Tax Preparer: Advice from a Veteran Tax Pro.
Mr. Flach's book, which can be purchased for less than $6 per the instructions at this link, should be required reading for anyone who's considering getting into the tax business as a tax preparer. You'll find numerous nuggets of golden information in these pages, giving you a clear view of how to succeed in this profession on your own terms.
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Syracuse Crunch Defenseman Evan Oberg Headed to Chicago
The Chicago Wolves, the AHL affiliate of the St. Louis Blues, are reporting that they have added defenseman Evan Oberg to their roster.
Many Tampa Bay Lightning fans have come to lovingly referring to him as Yo-Yoberg on account of the amount of times he was recalled to and from the main roster in the 2011-12 season.
Oberg suited up for a total of 56 regular season games last season with the Syracuse Crunch. During that time, he scored 9 assists and a total of 20 penalty minutes. He also participated in 4 of the post-season efforts made by the Crunch during the 2013 Calder Cup Playoffs.
The Forestburg, Alberta native was also a part of the 2012 Norfolk Admirals that defeated the Toronto Marlies for the Calder Cup. While with the Admirals, Oberg played 42 regular season games, scoring 7 goals and 16 assists for a total of 23 points. During the post-season run for the Admirals, he added an additional 18 games. In those 18 games, he added another 2 goals and 8 assists for an additional 10 points to his season totals.
In accordance with Chicago Wolves team policy, the terms of the deal with Oberg were not made public.
We here at Bolts By The Bay wish Evan Oberg well as he starts his journey with the Chicago Wolves. We will certainly miss you here in the Bolts Nation.
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Peach Dream Interpretation and Meaning
Peachy Dreams Let You Enjoy the Sweet Life
In your dream, you saw yourself plucking a ripe, juicy peach from a tree lightly swaying in a warm breeze. You are content and happy, and the peach is just what you were looking for.
To see a peach when dreaming can mean that you have great pleasure and joy in your life. You enjoy the "small things" and take happiness in the little things life has to offer. You enjoy great contentment and your life is just about all you could hope for.
Additionally, to dream of a peach can mean that all is going well at the moment. You are where you want to be in life, work or your relationships and your dream indicates this.
At other times, the peach can indicate lust and sensuality. You may be in need of expressing these feelings, and seeing the peach might be a way for your brain to let you know what your baser needs are. The peach may also be a metaphor for your spouse or partner. Are you giving attention to the peach or simply pleased by its presence? Either one could mean that you need to give more attention to your intimate relationships or that you feel a need for more attention from your mate.
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I don't know about you guys but sometimes I just really don't feel like dressing up. I enjoy styling clothes and creating different ensembles but on days when I feel uninspired, getting ready can be quite a challenge. So what's the best way to perk up dull and lazy days? I simply decide on a laid-back outfit combination and select basic pieces for a casual chic look.
I opted for a blazer, t-shirt and skirt combo for today's outfit. I wasn't planning on wearing a jacket but I chose otherwise considering the unpredictable weather we've been having. This camel blazer was the perfect thing to keep me warm while out and about.
When most people would rather buy dresses with wild prints and trendy patterns, I usually go for garments with simple silhouettes and minimal designs instead. You see, when styled correctly, basic items do not look boring at all. It's just a matter of choosing a classic color palette to achieve a stylish and cohesive ensemble. Neutrals will always be my favorite as they are chic and can instantly make you look well put together.
I've been having this insane obsession with skirts lately and I just cannot stop buying them! This denim skater style that I'm wearing was a recent purchase from Chicnova. The fit is fab and I love its dark blue wash.
What do you wear to brighten up your mood? :)
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Soundtrack review: Perihelion (Gergo Elekes – 2015)
2015 is truly the year of minimalism in film music. 2014 started this trend but this year it's something else. This makes the fact that almost 8 months in my favorite score of the year is still the loudest and most explosive one (Tom Holkenborg's Mad Max- Fury Road) all the more remarkable. But if there's something that can quiet down those thundering drums and rain love above that scorched landscape, that something is "Perihelion". Just like every hero needs a villain so a score like that one needed the totally opposite end of the musical specter.
Gergo Elekes wrote a very short score for a very short film and with this he became a giant for me. The way to my heart is quite hidden and very narrow. The entrance is protected and is small, almost invisible. It takes a very special kind of sound to be able to find it there; it needs to be quiet, almost invisible but made of the most indestructible material you can think of. Each key stroke on the piano… every touch of those black and white key push this musical needle deeper and deeper inside me and I am left defenseless. The music of "Perihelion" is quiet but as meaningful as anything I've heard this year. This is one of those compositions that just stun me and leave me frozen, unable to move, unable to think; I can just feel and let this warmth take me over. The music is beautiful and meaningful and it tells me the story of a very personal loss. By the time we get to "The hill" I am almost in tears because something truly beautiful, almost perfect, must have gotten lost and nothing can replace it. Could I have prevented that loss? Was it my fault? Can I survive only with the memories of what was once and now it's gone? There are moments during this score when I wonder if there is any meaning to the present with that big hole inside me.
In just under 15 minutes, Gergo Elekes made a musical statement that will last forever. "Perihelion" is one of the most beautiful things I have heard in a very long time and it both charmed and scarred me. This composer knows loss and knows how to make us feel it or remember it. This score is the farthest and most isolated place you can imagine and yet you might not want to leave that place. I want to see the movie it was written for because it will make the music feel even more whole. I will mention his score every time someone will ask me about the most beautiful compositions of 2015.
Cue rating: 100 / 100
Total minutes of excellence: 14 / 14
Album excellence: 100%
I Am Not Alive
The Window
Waking Up
The One Who Loves Me
Bathroom Memories
That Ritual Movement
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"Leadership Through Innovation" is the slogan for the IAM Young Professionals (IAM-YP), a dynamic group of young household goods industry professionals that came together in 2000. With the goal of advancing industry knowledge and fostering the growth of future leaders in our business, IAM-YP is the voice of the next generation within the Association.
The benefits of IAM-YP membership accrue to both the individual member and to his or her company. One of the primary goals of the IAM-YP group is to prepare its members for leadership roles. The group has its own management board that is comprised of a Chair, Vice Chair and Member-At-Large positions. Furthermore, it is a part of IAM's by-laws that at least one YP member has to serve on every committee in the association.
IAM-YP members receive all electronic communications sent by the Association, including the IAM-YP eNewsletter, On the Move. They appear in our IAM-YP online directory, and they have full access to our Mentor Match program, IAM Connected and Facebook groups where they share information and network.
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The IAM-YP group offers Young Professionals a chance to interact and get involved on our own terms.
Our members range from those just getting started in the industry to those who are running their own companies. These are the names and faces that will shape the future of our industry. In the course of our group activities we share knowledge, develop new business opportunities and nurture relationships which can reward us for our entire careers. And we have a lot of fun in the process.
As chair, my focus is on continued improvement in the way that the group facilitates that interaction, as well as providing opportunities for interested members to get more involved with the greater IAM. It is an honor for me to serve the group in this capacity.


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SANTA CRUZ - UC Santa Cruz used a 25-3 shot advantage to never let Providence Christian up for air in a 2-0 victory Thursday.
UCSC finishes the regular season 5-14-1.
The Banana Slugs dominated possession from the start, with six shots in the first 14 minutes. The Banana Slugs broke through on Gabriela Rodriguez's goal with 1:19 until halftime. On the senior's third shot-on-goal in a five-minute span, Rodriguez finished a give-and-go from Julianne Hoeflich by slotting it under the goalie from close range.
UCSC added to the lead in the 72nd minute when Cayce Shaw finished off a cross from Tomiko Hoshjima for the game's final goal.
The Banana Slugs finished the game holding off one last Sea Beggar charge in the final two minutes to preserve the shutout. In fact, UCSC got two shots off in the dying seconds, with Claire Lim's 20 yard goal judged to have crossed the line after the final horn sounded.
Malia Starita got the win recording a save on PCC's only shot on goal. Her Sea Beggar counterpart Courtney Osburn finished with eight saves.


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DC Comics has announced a new lineup for its digital-first series Adventures of Superman that includes a collaboration between veterans Jerry Ordway and Steve Rude.
No stranger to the Man of Steel, Ordway was a staple of DC in the 1980s and '90s known for his runs as artist, writer-artist and then writer of The Adventures of Superman and writer-artist of Superman. And while mostly closely associated with his own Nexus, Rude also has a past with the Last Son of Krypton: He illustrated the 1990 miniseries World's Finest and the 1999 crossover The Incredible Hulk vs. Superman.
Ordway and Rude's story, "Seed of Destruction," appears April 14.
The other creators in the March and April lineup are: Joe Keatinge, Ming Doyle and Brent Schoonover with "Strange Visitor," Part 1; Keatinge, Doyle, David Williams and Al Gordon with "Strange Visitor," Part 2; Keatinge, Tula Lotay and Jason Shawn Alexander with "Strange Visitor," Part 3; Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro with the one-part "Mystery Box"; and Steve Niles and Matthew Dow Smith with the one-part "Ghosts of Krypton."
New chapters of Adventures of Superman are available each Monday at DC Digital First.


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Donor Profile: Rodney Strong Vineyards
For the ninth straight year, Rodney Strong Vineyards continues its support of the wine blogging community via the Wine Bloggers Scholarship Fund. Specifically, Rodney Strong sponsors the Rodney Strong Wine Blogger Scholarship, which assists up-and-coming bloggers that display quality, quantity, consistency, and a community spirit in their work.
This year, Rodney Strong has gone above and beyond, in supporting the Rodney Strong Scholarship but also by supporting #winelovers against cancer and providing a supplemental scholarship grant via their sponsorship of 100% natural recycled cotton canvas swag bags. Cancer is close to Chris' heart, and we are thrilled to have his support this year.
Be sure to stop by the Scholarship booth at Friday's Expo Lunch and pick up bag, complete with Rodney Strong swag! If you want to augment your experience, a donation to the scholarship will also provide you with a loaded bag full of fun WBC goodies you are sure to enjoy for years to come. Stay tuned for more fun from Rodney Strong at #wbc16!
Amanda Barnes, of Around the World in 80 Harvests, is the recipient of the 2016 Rodney Strong Wine Blogger Scholarship. Last year, Matt McGinnis was the inaugural recipient of this very special grant.
Founded over 50 years ago, Rodney Strong Vineyards is a family owned winery that grows and produces wines exclusively from Sonoma County grapes. The winery was the 13th bonded winery in the country, and it aspires to conserve and protect the environment through sustainable practices, solar power, and fish friendly farming.
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The summary below is from the full report titled "Internet-Based Self-management Plus Education Compared With Usual Care in Asthma. A Randomized Trial." It is in the 21 July 2009 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine (volume 151, pages 110-120). The authors are V. van der Meer, M.J. Bakker, W.B. van den Hout, K.F. Rabe, P.J. Sterk, J. Kievit, W.J.J. Assendelft, and J.K. Sont, for the SMASHING (Self-Management in Asthma Supported by Hospitals, ICT, Nurses and General Practitioners) Study Group.
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Produced by: DR Period
"DR Period (M.O.P.'s 'Ante Up'), one of the most slept-on producers in hip-hop, was in the process of building a stable of dope rappers. I wasn't representing him because he already had representation when we met, but knowing my roster of clients, he felt comfortable referring me to most of his artists. Through him I ended up representing Smoothe and Trigger, who were brothers, kind of like the Clipse, only way before the Clipse. Profile signed Smoothe while Def Jam picked up Trigger. On the low, DR was making a lotta music industry money, from the labels that signed Smoothe and Trigger, who were his artists. Plus he had a couple of other artists signed to other companies, so even though he didn't have his own label yet, he had a lot of deals signed and paid for. Smoothe and Trigger was very quiet in person, almost low key and very soft spoken, so I didn't expect them to make such a gully, dope-ass record like 'Broken Language.' When the record dropped, NY heads went ape over it. At the time, NY had like a million dope crime rappers, like Big L, Jay-Z, and Smoothe and Trigger. I'd even go so far as to say at the time, Smoothe and Trigger were considered to be competition to Jay. Unfortunately, NY rap didn't sell well and the album flopped. Still, I'm real proud to have been part of the creation of this Brooklyn banger."


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Leona Müller is a 19 year old girl, who had finished her high school in Germany last year and has been a volunteer for 9 months in Kindergarten – School "Sviesa" in Kaunas. Children in this kindergarten are mainly from 6 to 8 years old and Leona is an assistant of teachers.
1. Leona(Right) and two teachers in her class.
Leona is among the youngest volunteers. She says the reason why she wanted to be a volunteer is of two aspects, firstly, she thought university was hard, so she needed one year to have a break and think over the major and the direction of her future; secondly, she was affected by her sister, who was a volunteer too, and she liked the description of the project in kindergarten so much that she decided to come to Kaunas immediately. She really loves her job here.
Her job here is taking care of children when they have breakfast and lunch and in the noon break, also playing games with them. Sometimes she would teach them some Germany child songs, dancing, helping them with their homework, and bake some cookies with them.
2. Leona is handing out the breakfast for children.
3. Leona is helping the teacher with the lessons.
4. Leona is playing games with children.
5. Leona is drawing with children.
Leona says she was really scared during the beginning of her life here, for it is the first time she leaves home, and Lithuania is a country which has its own language and most people can't understand or use English. She told a story that, at the beginning, once she talked in German with her friend on a bus, and the woman sitting beside her was angry and left. And long, cold and harsh winter made people not smile and also not enthusiastic. So she was seriously homesick.
However, this situation changed soon for the lovely children who gave her a lot of hugs and endless love. She really enjoyed the time staying with them.
6. Children love to jump onto Leona's legs and play together, they are really intimate.
7. Leona with children she loves so much.
Leona says after the 9 months, she thinks she is more brave now, she can do a lot of stuff on her own which she just asked help from her family before, like living and traveling alone. But maybe when she comes back home that could she know how big the change of her is judged by her families and friends.
There is only one week left before Leona goes back to her hometown (correct at 2013/05/15), she says she already miss the children and colleagues here. She says she would come back to Lithuania and visit them in the summer of next year and she will remember those precious times in her deep heart.