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Heads up Dallas people, if you on I-20 between grand Prairie to ftw !!!!! But look how slick they got, full equipped motor coach !!!!!!!!!!!!Posted by Bump Williams on Thursday, October 22, 2015
"It's called 'Operation Safe Driver' but you might call it a 'Black Ops Mission'." Good grief.
Watch their intensity over traffic violations. One says, "It's what people do when they think they are not being watched."
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Our current climate of divisiveness over religion is not new, but our misinterpretation of religious liberty is. In fact, Steve Waldman argues, we are now at risk of undermining this hard-won and fragile American right.
Waldman's latest book, Sacred Liberty, (HarperOne, $28.99), is a sweeping historical survey of how our principles evolved and matured from the founding of the nation and the Constitution under James Madison to the fraught and often controversial integration of various faiths—Jews, Catholics, Native American, African slaves and their religions, Mormons, and now Muslims—into the American mainstream, sometimes successfully, sometimes not.
Waldman makes clear that these battles resulted in today's firm legal foundation of both the separation of church and state and the protection of religious minorities—which, counterintuitively, has allowed the U.S. to become the most religious country among developed nations. He contends that religious liberty is at the core of America's success.
"Depriving someone of their money or property can certainly wound," he writes, "but blocking their path to God deprives them of
something even more important—their own quest to find meaning in life."
Yet the consensus around religious freedom is fragile. There are signs that the core principles of religious freedom are not universally shared or understood. In reminding us of our past, Waldman hopes this history can illuminate our path forward.
Over the course of its development, America has been tempted to forget its principles of religious freedom and vilify particular religious minorities.
But each time there have been heroes who have stepped forward to remind us of our better natures and encourage us to stand by our core principles.To protect out most fundamental rights—enshrined in the First Amendment—we must remember the lessons of our past and defend the hard-won progressive values that are the true heart of America's greatness.

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When the first 7 day FPS challenge was launched in 2012, I remember wishing I could participate but knowing full well that I didn't have the skill to make anything of it. I'd never done any serious 3d programming and had no experience with the asset pipeline required for a 3d project. I decided I'd learn how to use a simple 3D engine in my free time over the following year and participate next time.
Well, it's one year later, 7DFPS is back in business, and I still have no experience in any of the above areas. I had already resigned myself to missing out again, but I happened to stumble across this article on writing a "pseudo-3d" engine such as is used in Id Software's early games, including Doom. I decided to give it a shot. Here's my progress for the first two days.
The first step is figuring out where the walls are. The above screenshot shows that not happening.
A bit of an improvement.
Wall segments are being drawn, but in completely the wrong places.
Segments are now positioned correctly. I changed the texture to a standard pink/black checkerboard for debugging, but it isn't showing up right. In addition, the perspective is "fisheyed", causing curved lines at the periphery of the field of view.
The elusive "perfectly textured wall" in its native environment.
Some awesome modern art I created while trying to fix textures.
The final result as of this writing. At this point the engine is basically done and I can get to work on some gameplay.


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How Rogue Programs Attack?
It's been five years since we first heard about the research on Rogue and Suspect Antispyware by Microsoft MVP and Director of Malware Research for Sunbelt, Eric L. Howes. Today, most rogue malware scanners are using false detection to rip-off and exploit the name of legitimate malware scanner programs. No trial version (forcing users to pay for the program) are usually offered and these programs are difficult to remove and will hijack the computer settings by changing the home and search pages.
Today's rogue malware scanners are worse than those of the past because the online scammers will now attempt to infect computers in order to to push their fake programs. If a PC is infected with a Trojan or downloader, it will download the installer of the rogue malware scanners (and most will download fake files with fake malware scanners silently without the users' knowledge!). The user is tricked into paying for a fake anti-malware program to remove the fake security threats. Users will not only lose money but they are putting their financial and personal information at risk.
How many rogue malware scanners are there?
Unfortunately we lost count because the numbers of rogue anti-malware programs have increased so dramatically. The recent report by Anti-Phishing Working Group stated "rogue anti‐malware programs rose some 225 percent from 2,850 in July to 9,287 in December".
It's quite obvious that online scammers and malware creators are exploiting the name of trustworthy anti-malware programs and using the popular keywords in search engines. That's one of the many tricks they are doing to put a user's machine into halt and try to get their hard-earned money.
Some other tricks by scammers to spread rogue malware scanners:
- Spam on discussion forums to trick users in visiting a site that has fake malware scanners. CalendarofUpdates.com Forums received such rogue program spam a few days ago and it's happening in many other discussion forums, newsgroups and blogs.
- Rogue malware scanners can be seen in TV commercials too! Example: FinallyFast.com and FinallyFast.com.au are currently running TV commercials. See the article at MalwareTreks for an explanation as to why FinallyFast is a program to be avoided.
- The bad guys are also running an affiliate program to spread the fake scanners as fast as they can. Brian Krebs of SecurityFix reported an example, TrafficConverter.biz. So be sure to be careful when searching information online and to avoid the rogueware affiliate networks that earn money by redirecting people to rogue sites (see the report at Finjan).
- Malicious banner advertisement is another method use by the scammers to redirect the browser to site that is serving the fake malware scanners. No need to click to be redirected because the malicious ad is coded to automatically redirect people to a rogue site.
Other Rogue Applications
Rogue malware scanners are not the only misleading applications to avoid. We've seen rogue registry cleaners and fake PC tune-up applications which will trick users in paying for the program to fix the non-existing issues on a computer.
Example of rogues PC Tune-Up and Registry Cleaners are Registry Great, FileFix Professional, Deus Cleaner, Registry Clean Fix, PCRaiser, The Registry Sentinel, Error Cleaner, Registry Doctor 2008, PC Turbo Pro, Registry Defender Platinum, WinPerformance, RegSort, Smart Fixer, and many more!
Tip: Windows include several system utilities that you can use to clean-up for temporary files or browsing history, to defrag the hard-drive and to fix any corrupted system files. If you need additional features you can use Revo Uninstaller, CCleaner or ATF Cleaner, Karen Cookie Viewer and Diskeeper. Whenever you are in doubt or you are planning to download or buy software, it's a good idea to go to a security forum and ask for advice. See too Brett Callow's article Should you Use a Registry Cleaner? These cleaners can and so cause problems – even the reputable ones – so think carefully before deciding to use one.
Prevention and Removal
How to protect your computer and your wallet from rogue applications?
- Update all software (Windows, Office and 3rd party applications)
- Use an anti-virus program that will guard not only your computer files against infection, but will also protect you while you surf. There are a number of good free antivirus program available – Avast!, for example.
- Use a non-admin user account in Windows or enable User Account Control (UAC) in Vista
- Enable the security features in the browser. Example: Internet Explorer has SmartScreen Filter that will check a website or downloads for unsafe contents
- Delete spam and never install a spamvertized product. You can use ePrompter or Mailwasher.
- Use a two-way firewall protection
- Add extra layer of protection if your antivirus program or firewall do not block rogue and bad websites – HOSTS file, restricted sites, Web of Trust, SiteHound, and SiteAdvisor et al.
- Monitor the activity in your computer using WinPatrol
- If you are advanced user consider using Windows SteadyState, ShadowMode or Try&Decide.
- Backup regularly (consider storing your backup in external drive or by using online backup service)
- Always check if System Restore is running and working by creating a restore point before installing any application.
- Not all anti-virus programs will catch everything. Consider installing an on-demand anti-trojan or anti-malware scanner that is compatible to your existing protection (a-squared, for example)
- Do not download crack or pirated software or music. Most of these have Trojans that will infect your computer.
- Avoid visiting unwanted websites. Use a website rating product such as WOT, SiteAdvisor, LinkScanner etc so users in your home PCs will be warned before they click a link.
Removing rogue applications
Some months ago I decided to put some anti-malware programs into test by checking their detections to new and old rogue programs. The result was disappointing because not every malware scanner will try to detect all known fake scanners especially the old rogue products. I'm glad though that most of them have added the detections and understood that even old rogue malware scanners can still be pushed or easily to found on the internet (especially if a user misspells a keyword or visits some blogs or sites that are compromised).
The images on this page are examples of rogue website showing a fake message. The test system is using up-to-date antivirus by Avast with Web Shield, TeaTimer by Spybot-S&D and SmartScreen Filter in Internet Explorer 8.
If you will see a fake message on webpage or on your computer, do not pay for the program to remove the fake security threats. You should attend to it by running a scan using trustworthy scanners. If your antivirus failed to protect you against fake malware scanners, you should consider installing antivirus that has advanced protection or add extra layer of protection.
If you need help in removing any type of infection (worm, virus, spyware, adware, rootkit, Trojan, rogue applications), you can easily get help by going to security forums that offer HijackThis analysis. Do not simply trust any calls from tech support that you do not know – those are scammers. Example: supportonclick.com, Support on Click or supportonclick, are all offering remote computer support services and pretending that they are working from Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (a reputable security company).


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When was the last time you used a postage stamp? Even if it was a long time ago, you may have hold in your hands a strip of stamps. Maybe you have even tried to fold it into a stack, one stamp wide, so that the strip was easier to store. Have you ever wondered how many ways are there to do so?
This problem was stated by Lucas 1 in 1891 and today, more than 120 years later, there is still no formula answering the question. A recent paper by Stéphane Legendre2 reviews the problem and adds some new results.
First, the labeled case is considered, where the stamps can be distinguished (as in the previous picture). For a mathematical model, you can label them consecutively along the unfolded strip. The goal is then to find all the possible stacks being stamp wide and stamps tall.
The following figure shows all the possibilities for a strip of stamps. Horizontal segments represent the stamps, while vertical segments represent the perforations. In addition, the label of each stamp is depicted next to it.
Those strings of numbers suggest to consider a useful notion in Mathematics, that of a permutation. Reading the labels downwards, from the top of the stack to the bottom, we can unambiguously identify a folding with a permutation. Interestingly, not all the possible permutations lead to feasible foldings: For an example, the permutation is not a folding because a crossing would show up.
The question of which permutations do correspond to a folding was settled by Koehler3 in 1968:
A permutation is a folding if, and only if, neither the inequalities
nor any of their circular rearrangement occur with and having both the same parity (odd or even).
Note that in the example above, the inequalities arise for and .
As for the question of the number of foldings, Sainte-Laguë4 observed in 1937 that:
The number of elements of the set of foldings of labeled stamps is
where is the number of elements of the set of -foldings of type , i.e., with stamp 1 on top.
This allows to focus on the set which, usefully, can be constructed in an inductive way by using a tree of depth . The following figure shows the tree describing the sets for .
It turns out that, below the second level, the left and the right subtrees are topologically identical. The reason is that if is a folding, then the "reversed" permutation is also a folding.
Thus, each folding in the left subtree is uniquely associated with a folding in the right subtree. This implies that is even for and, more important, that the problem can be reduced to focusing on foldings of type . Lunnon5 proposed an algorithm for listing these foldings, using a depth-first search.
The above results have allowed to compute the number of labeled foldings up to , for which 37384929247793935264200 possibilities arise. The whole list of numbers can be checked as the sequence A000136 of the On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences6.
The case of blank stamps is also considered by Legendre. In this case the stamps are not labeled, so that the foldings have to be distinguished according to their shapes. In particular, different labeled foldings might lead to the same unlabeled folding. For an example, consider the second and fourth cases (left to right) in the first row of Figure 2, being one a reflection of the other.
Luckily enough, the corresponding set of unlabeled foldings can also be constructed inductively using a tree. The following figure shows the foldings of blank stamps for .
Again, the number of different unlabeled foldings is known up to , for which 9346232311986692725748 possibilities arise. The whole list of numbers is available as the sequence A001011 of the On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences7.
Provided that there is no formula for the number of foldings, a classical question is wondering about the asymptotics. I.e., how is this number growing when grows? Legendre cites several authors to support the general believing that the number of -foldings is of the form , with being constants which, of course, are not known. That is, an exponential growth.
In order to provide an estimation of , Legendre shows that the number of foldings for all the cases considered above, , share the same . Then, he uses the best known values to obtain an estimation up to the tenth decimal position.
Overall, this is a nice review of a problem which, despite seeming harmless, explodes for not so large cases due to the exponential growth of the number of combinations.
- E. Lucas. Théorie des Nombres, Vol. 1, Gauthier-Villars, Paris, 1891, page 120. ↩
- Legendre S. (2014). Foldings and meanders, Australasian Journal of Combinatorics, 58 (2) 275-291. DOI: ↩
- J.E. Koehler. Folding a strip of stamps, Journal of Combinatorial Theory, 5:2 (1968), pages 135-152. ↩
- A. Sainte-Laguë. Avec des Nombres et des Lignes, Vuibert, Paris, 1937, pages 147-162. ↩
- W.F. Lunnon. A map folding problem, Mathematics of Computation, 22:101 (1968), pages 193-199. ↩
- Sequence A000136, On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. ↩
- Sequence A001011, On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. ↩


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High resolution 6-inch aerial imagery are now available from TNRIS for Smith County, including Lake Palestine. Four local entities contributed funds to collect the new imagery.
Surdex Corp. was selected under the High Priority Imagery and Data Sets (HPIDS) state contract as the orthoimagery data provider. The TNRIS Strategic Mapping Program (StratMap) administered the project providing coordination and project management services. TNRIS also performed QA/QC for the project which included inspection of interim and final orthoimagery products.
The new orthoimagery are used for city engineering and planning, 9-1-1 database updates and general mapping, appraisal district valuations, infrastructure mapping, and other applications.
The new orthoimagery were acquired in early January 2016 during leaf-off conditions. Leaf-off imagery allows the user to identify more on-the-ground features underneath deciduous tree cover than imagery acquired during the full leaf-out season. The difference between deciduous and evergreen vegetation species is easier to identify in imagery acquired during the leaf-off period.
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Buying locally grown food products has always seemed to be a reasonable thing to do, but, as we learn more about the problems with imported foods, it's becoming even more preferable.
An investigation by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, which just shut down after 146 years in business, focused on imported honey. What they discovered was pretty shocking.
The US imported 237 million pounds of Honey last year. China has been redirecting honey for import into this country in an effort to avoid tariffs. Much of this honey was routed through places like Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, India and Malaysia. Some was labeled as coming from Russia, and even from other places such as Singapore that don't even have commercial beekeepers.
The problem is even worse considering that this Chinese honey is often diluted with sugar water or corn syrup and contaminated with pesticides and/or antibiotics.
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Tree falling closing a portion of SR 8
April 29, 2014
Drivers may encounter lane closures and short-term rolling slowdowns on State Route 8 near McCleary through Thursday.
Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will be removing hazard trees next to the highway.
From 8 a.m. to 4 pm through Thursday, crews will work near eastbound SR 8 between milepost 5 and 5.5.
Traffic will be cleared from the area using rolling slowdowns and lane closures during tree falling.
Drivers are advised to plan for delays and add travel time to reach their destinations.
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As the one-year anniversary of her abortion approaches, Jasmine thinks more about her participation in the death of her unborn child. She regrets making the decision to have an abortion and feels overwhelming guilt.
Jasmine discovers the Word of Hope hotline and decides to call. "Thank you for calling Word of Hope, this is Chrissie." For the first time, Jasmine talks about her abortion and the impact it has on her life. She learns her guilt comes from the sin of abortion. She receives the news that our Lord Jesus Christ paid the price for sin, including her abortion, and He gives her His peace. In addition to HOPE, Jasmine accepts referrals to a local church and Christian counseling center.
Jasmine no longer feels alone in her suffering. She attends church to learn more about her Savior, and she participates in therapy. At times, she still grieves the death of her child, but she no longer carries the burden of guilt.
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The base of a fear is a threat to self, whether it is real or imagined. A specific phobia is an intense, irrational fear of an object or situation. Most children cannot recognize that the fear is irrational and will either avoid or endure the situation with extreme anxiety. Common fears include spiders, dogs, storms, the dark, and water.


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Who's that young and adorable actor on stage?!
That's what many viewers may have been asking Sunday night when 9-year-old Jacob Tremblay accepted the Best Young Actor award at the 2016 Critics' Choice Awards for his role in Room.
"This is super cool. This is the best day of my life," he told the crowd when accepting his special trophy. "I first want to say thank you to all the critics who voted for me. It must be a super hard vote because of all the other great actor this is this category."
Super hard, but totally understandable. Beyond being incredibly talented, here are five things to know about Jacob:
1. He's a 9-year-old from Canada: Jacob was born in Vancouver, British Colombia, on Oct. 5, 2006, making him just 9-years-old and one of the youngest winners around. Some other youngsters to be nominated for major awards include Justin Henry, Drew Barrymore and Quvenzhané Wallis.


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Welcome to Dragonfire Agility
My name is Louise Wetzel, I have been running dogs and teaching agility for over 25 years. I have trained many different dogs, mine and my students in those years. My belief is that there is no one way to train agility, it will depend upon the dog and handler team.
Currently I have five dogs, 3 Australian Working Kelpies and two Papillons, all who have been trained to do agility, noseworks, frisbee, flyball and conformation.


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Here is something to keep you occupied for the rest of the day. The jet-setting Ghost of a flea posted this back in June, but I only just realised its training possibilities now.
The video cast is a mix of flight attendants (in blue) and ramp marshallers (in white, with batons). Some of the marshalling signals are valid (although the vast majority are not). Have a look at the Marshalling Signals as depicted by AIR 1.8 of the Transport Canada Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM); see if you can identify the valid signals and time in the video at which they occur. The ramp marshalling starts at 00:52.
So far I have spotted the obvious "stop" (1:07) and a very quick "land" (1:01). Also possibly an "open/close stairs" (2:23).
I don't know what's going on at 2:20 but it might be loosely interpreted as "engine fire".


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Orientations: Double Bill Merita Halili and Raif Hyseni & Arooj Aftab with Charlotte Greve
Fri, May 12, 2017 8:00 pm at Alwan for the Arts
As part of Orientations: Tarab Edition II, Alwan for the Arts presents a double bill performance featuring:
Merita Halili and Raif Hyseni in masterful interpretations of instrumentals and urban folk songs from both Albania and the Republic of Kosovo,
Arooj Aftab and Charlotte Greve in a performance reworking classical Pakistani and North Indian forms to create a fascinating mix of sounds and cultures.
Tickets: $20 General Admission l $15 Students and Seniors
Available at the door or online
Doors open at 7:30 pm
About the Artists:
Arooj Aftab processes the Sufi tradition through an open-minded approach to sonic matter, reminiscent of jazz improvisation and a contemporary production that does not shy away from incorporating subtle electronic undertones. With this method, the Lahore-born, Brooklyn-based artist completely reworks classical Pakistani and North Indian forms such as thumri, khayal and kafi. With these broad inspirations, she creates a fascinating mix of sounds and cultures.
Charlotte Greve is a New York-based alto saxophonist and composer originally from Berlin. With a unique concept of tone and composition, Charlotte is making a mark on both the Brooklyn and German jazz scenes.
Merita Halili is one of Albania's top performers, renowned for her stunning voice, prodigious range and exquisite vocal technique.
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The Newsletter features links to articles I find throughout the week on other Survival sites that I want to share with our readers. This week we have understanding different types of survival kits, building an emergency snow shelter, and understanding the basics of a Faraday cage for EMP protection.
1. Last week there was a great article posted on SurvivalBlog.com about the various types of survival kits. I think a lot of people get stuck on preparing their one Bug Out Bag and forget to have gear for other situations. The article covers 6 different kits you should probably have ready.
2. Leon from Survival Common Sense has published a cool how-to article on building simple emergency snow shelters. I know everything Leon does is hands on and based on experience. The article also covers some very good survival basics for any situation.
How to Make a Snow Trench Shelter
3. Finally Suburban Survivalist wrote a great introductory article about Faraday Cages. (protection from an ElectroMagnetic Pulse). As he notes there is a lot of useless info around the web, and I think he gives you a good simple understanding and a way to get started cheaply.
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So! That's me =) Honestly, I'm no expert in fashion at all. Mainly because I don't go shopping for clothes as much (my money always end up spent on hosting, domains, gadgets and all virtual stuff; if not – I spend them on kawaii stuffs such as cell charms, stationery, stickers and etc). And, the last time I did go for shopping for shoes – I bought lots yet none of these shoes lasted even a week lol. Of course, I don't go shopping because, my money, isn't as much for shopping clothes. I don't want to ask ze parents for cloth shopping too it'd be wasteful of money in my point of view
Despite that fact, I do want to dress up. In particular, my favorite type of outfit is when I am wearing skirts. I dunno how they call skirts like that above, I call it "sailor skirt" because my mom calls me "sailor moon" (from the anime) whenever I wear it.
I find it easier to move with it, I don't like fancy kinds of clothes. Along with it of course I make sure I wear cycling shorts. I'm no fashion blogger but somehow, I think it's becoming "in" these days…I hope I won't have to be one But it seems like I'm left with no choice.


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Flame Retardant Items – Harmful For You & Your Family | Amoils.com
A system was developed in the US, after the tragic fire that took the lives of the Apollo crew on the launch pad in the late 1960s, and this was for flame retardant material. This flame retardant system was intended to be used exclusively for space clothing but went on to be used for flammable materials in the helicopters in the Vietnam War because so many soldiers were dying from out-of-control onboard fires during fire flights.
Unfortunately, it did not stop there
Flame retardants, made with bromine which is a persistent, bioaccumulative toxin, ended up being used in many fabrics for items such as sleepwear, undergarments, pillows, bedding, mattresses and more. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) pushed for its inclusion in virtually anything that could burn.
But is there a downside to flame retardants?
But in recent years, there has been significant controversy about flame retardants in general, and in infant clothing in particular. In 1999 a Swedish study found a 60-fold increase in these chemicals in breast milk from 1972-1997 with the San Francisco Bay area breast milk showing an average of 6-10 times higher than the national with these toxins. Related to PCBs and PBDEs, the toxins in flame retardant items interfere with brain development, can alter hormone function, and are linked to cancer. Children are testing positive for these toxins in treated sleepware as well as from the computers, TVs, building materials and other items in the home and the general environment. They are even showing up in the food chain – particularly in fish.
PCBs are a class of man-made organic chemicals…
While PBDEs are chemical compounds that are used as flame retardants.
They can be found in almost anything that carries an electrical current or is highly flammable. In addition to the TV and the computer, they can also be found in your cellphone, your car, your toaster and your sofa. PBDE stands for polybrominated diphenyl ether – a compound which contains bromine atoms.
Here are two studies about the link with PBDES and PCBs and breast milk. Breast milk from North American women contained much higher amounts of PBDEs while PBDEs and PCBs in breast adipose tissues of California women participating in a breast cancer study.
PBDE flame retardants leach from clothing, spandex, mattresses, curtains, computers, car interiors, packaging and more continuously over a long period of time. Unfortunately, they are not washed out after going through your family's washing machine a few times.
PBDEs are everywhere
They accumulate and they spread. And they're really not good for us. It is hoped that with enough bad publicity, flame retardants will be phased out.
To safeguard your family, change to natural organic cotton bed linen, sleepwear and other clothing that has not been treated with such flame retardant chemicals. Eliminate the 100% toxic exposure and rather focus on ensuring your home has up to date smoke detectors, escape routes and other fire safety methods in place.


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In Dare to Breathe by M. Homer, Samantha Marsh is trying to move on in college. She is plagued by horrible nightmares and she struggles to know if they are true memories or just aweful dreams. She had been adopted at age 6 and she barely remembers her past. Due to her sleep problems she finds herself forced out of her dorm and into a coed house. There she meets Nathan, a sexy womanizer with a past of his own. But Nathan is there for Sam and he helps her with her nightmares. In doing so a relationship develops and forces both of them to face their past in an effort to have a future with each other.
This book was really good. I loved the characters and felt the comraderie of the roomates and moreso you connect with Sam. The dream sequences paint the horrid picture of her past and help you understand her struggle to connect with others. I loved the wonderful people she winds up being surrounded by including not only Nathan but also her adoptive parents and Sally her boss at the cafe.
I also loved the build up of Nathan and Sam's relationship but was secretly hoping for more details as they finally became more intimate with each other, probably because I have been reading so many NA books and this definitely seems more like a YA book.
Overall, I found this to be a great book about a broken character finding a way to make herself whole on her terms with the help of some wonderfully supporting friends. I think this is a stand alone book but I would so love to get more on the other characters like Mandy or Ben which would give the opportunity for more on Nathan and Sam.
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Title: Dare to Breathe
Author: M. Homer
Publisher: Eternal Press
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Category: New Adult
Source: Copy received from Author
Book Summary:
New Adult Romance. Can you learn to forget? Sam is plagued by nightmares she can't understand with dark visions of a past she suspects may be her own. When she moves into a new co-ed house, she is drawn to the handsome but aloof Nathan. The housemates welcome in Sam but all withhold their own secrets from her which she knows she needs to unravel to truly understand Nathan. But her past is destined to torment her, can she find the strength to face her fear?


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Probably you don't do this at home. Since forging steel requires quite a bit of equipment. For thousands of years it's been made, beginning with the crucible process.
Even today, there's nothing casual about making steel. If you think the process is easy, I've got two words for you: blast furnace.
Yet all that work proves worthwhile. Because there is nothing else quite like steel. Probably it's the most important material in the world for engineering and construction, due to its exceptional strength and durability.


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Sirajo Saleh was sent to Islamic clerics, ostracized by his family and finally taken to be executed simply because he wanted to learn more about the Bible and the Christian faith.
Raised in the Kano State, Sirajo's mother died when he was 3 and he was raised harshly by his father and step-mother. Sirajo was intrigued by a nomadic group of people called the Angas who would travel from Jos to Kano to hunt wild dogs and other animals for food. He was impressed how everyone in the tribe would work together and the peace they all seemed to enjoy, but what impressed him most was their practice of prayer before each meal.
As Sirajo became more and more engaged with the Angas people, his father became concerned he was spending too much time with infidels (non-Islamic people) and they were filling his head with strange notions of the Christian religion. After repeated warnings to stay away, his father took him to the Hizbah (these are people who were responsible for executing those who converted from Islam to Christianity). Locked in a dark room and starved for days, Sirajo didn't expect to live much longer, but one of his captors helped him escape and started him on the next phase of his journey.
Sirajo traveled for days until he arrived at Jos and was asked to be introduced to Christians in the area. Realizing he was still in danger because of the large Islamic population, they decided to send him to Lagos. From Jos he was sent to the Bauchi Ring Road Church of Christ who agreed to send Sirajo to West Nigeria Christian College. The congregation gave him letters of introduction to WNCC and to the churches in the area. Two weeks after arriving at WNCC Sirajo Saleh was baptized into Christ as started his studies at WNCC.
He interacts freely with all the students on campus, but has been particularly blessed that there are those who speak the Hausa language and have assisted him in his transition.
A few years ago I also reported to you the amazing story of Joseph Ahmed. Raised by Islamic parents, in a Muslim community, Joseph endured threats, isolation and finally banishment just to have the right to read a Bible.
Once Joseph ended up on the campus of WNCC he was taught the saving gospel of Jesus Christ, graduated from WNCC and went on to become a very influential preacher in the Lord's church.
I often hear people say, "Muslims are not receptive to the gospel," but that just isn't true. We have seen time and again where sincere souls from any background, when given the opportunity to study God's word can and will respond to the saving power of the gospel.
Sirajo & Jospeh are just two of the students who continue to do amazing things on behalf of the kingdom in Nigeria.
This year I have been conducting workshops across the United States on "Islam Unveiled" sharing the challenges that Islam poses on Christians around the world. These men when trained to preach and teach are a powerful tools for advancing the work of God's people into areas that are often difficult to evangelize.
This year we have set a goal to secure scholarships for 25 new students. It only costs about $150 a month to sponsor a student. Can you help us this year, or ask your home congregation to help. For more information contact Trent Wheeler, African Christian Schools, P.O. Box 41120, Nashville, TN 37204, or email him at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Horny goat weed contains an active type of ingredient referred to as Icarin. It is the active ingredient that plays the role of boosting your libido levels. If you are planning to buy horny goat weed today, you should know that it will boost your libido levels. If you lack the urge for sex, you will regain it when you buy and use this libido booster.
The Horny Goat Weed extract is recommended to be taken as a dietary supplement; one horny goat weed capsule should be taken in the morning before breakfast, several times a week or as recommended by the health care professional.
The Horny Goat Weed extract supplement is expected to have better absorption if the stomach is without food, hence it is ideally taken in the morning and the user should wait for about a half hour for its absorption. Dosages will largely depend on how the supplement affects the user on the initial response; increase or decrease of dosage will accordingly be based on how it makes the individual feel.
What each active ingredient does for men is first and foremost; increase blood flow to the penis, and throughout the entire body. This helps promote total control over erections, and also ensures that the erection will be rock hard. What some of the ingredients do are use age-old aphrodisiacs to help stimulate a major increase in overall sex drive and stamina.
The formula is pretty consistent when compared to other male enhancement pills. Most of them on the market use the same blood flow science to help men with erectile dysfunction, but the end result is hit or miss.
It is relatively hard to find Horny Goat Weed Reviews online because of the newness of the product. It can be viewed as a positive that there isn't a plethora of negative reviews on this male enhancement pill, but there aren't any positive Goat Weed Reviews either. Men want to at least a clinical trial done or some positive reviews to ensure the pill itself actually works.
It might be in men's best interest to let this product make its rounds in the market so they know there aren't any bad side effects that are undiscovered, and because you really want to make sure you are buying something that will truly work for you.
The main active ingredient involved in Horniest Goat Weed is quite obvious; it is Horny Goat Weed. Horny Goat Weed is known to be a potent and beneficial addition to any male enhancement formula. This formula also contains other heavy hitters such as Yohimbe, and Tribulus Extract.
Sex can be determined nature's secret fountain of youth because sex raises the level of life extending substances in your body. Hormones such as endorphins, DHEA and other growth hormones are stimulated when having sex and sex minimizes the nasty stress hormones that tend to shorten your precious life span. Most men by the age of 50 develop plague buildup in the circulatory system causing the decrease of blood flow to the penis.
Horny Goat Weed Dosage, if taken as pills, is up to two a day. The weed works best if it is taken regularly and may take a week to start showing its potential. It is always advisable to consult a health practitioner before taking Epimedium. People on heart or blood pressure medication and those on anticoagulants should avoid epidemium. Tablets should be taken on an empty stomach or as directed by the physician.
Typical horney Goat Weed Dosage consists of 250 mg Maca Pure, 33.3 mg Macuna Pruriens, and 25 mg Polypodium vulgare in 500 mg of horny goat weed. Maca Pure is an herb used for ages by Peruvians as a aphrodisiac. Macuna Pruriens or velvet beans have been long established as effective remedies of Parkinson's disease, nervous debility, depression and low levels of mental alertness.


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Planning and Post-It notes are the epitome of Evie's life. But when she meets Jack, her life gets more than a little complicated.
Thirteen years ago, Evie's firefighter husband was killed in the line of duty, leaving her to raise their young son, Cody, alone. Now Cody is marrying the love of his life, and as he packs up his belongings, the house feels as empty as Evie's heart. But for all her planning and mad organizational skills, Evie could never have anticipated the dramatic shift her life is about to make.
Tattooed, rough-around-the-edges Jack raises quite a few eyebrows in the tight-knit community of Banister Falls. Where Evie's life is stream-lined, Jack's approach to living is moment-by-moment. But as Evie gets drawn into Jack's world--a world that isn't as safe or predictable as the one she's worked so hard to create--he challenges her to open her eyes to the problems outside the walls of the church.
Jack doesn't make Evie feel comfortable, but he definitely makes her feel something. Something she hasn't felt since Max passed away--or maybe ever. Because even though Jack isn't anything like her late husband, he just might be everything she needs.
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In a recent Facebook thread I made the claim that one difference between Vadi and Fiore is that Vadi's system is more focused on fighting in a one on one dueling context, where as Fiore's system has greater thought about the situation of fighting multiple opponents.
Understandably, I was asked to justify this claim. As the answer is long, I figured a blog post would beat a Facebook comment. However, as this post has been written entirely on the phone, off the top of my head whilst catching a train back home from the ass end of nowhere, it might not be up to my usual polished standard, so please bear with me.
First up, let me caveat my claim slightly. Both Vadi and Fiore care about both dueling and multiple person fighting. However:
- Vadi is more focused on 1vs1 over multiple opponents
- Fiore's system and advice better lends itself to multiple opponent fighting
- The low guards in the two systems in particular demonstrate this well
This claim is a little weird. It's weird because only one of these two Italians promises to explain how to defeat multiple opponents in his introduction and then goes on to fulfill that in the main text. The master that does that is, of course, Vadi.
His advice, however, is somewhat lacking:
And so you will not be shamed,
Avoid fighting more than one
Who makes against the other one the reed-pipe.
If force constrains you to contend
With more than one, then keep this in mind,
Take a sword that you can really use.
Choose a weapon that is light, not heavy,
So it is easily controlled
And you are not given difficulty by the weight.
At need you can take another way,
And you leave the thrust and employ
Other blows to return here,
As you will hear in my text.
(Vadi, end of Chapter 4)
That's it. The advice boils down to three principles for fighting more than one enemy.
- Don't. Seriously, just don't. But IF you MUST do it…
- Keep your sword in motion
- Don't thrust
The advice actually runs on the same lines as a plethora of Italian fencing masters (see this excellent article by Pim Terminiello on this topic). But it's not exactly a huge body of knowledge, like you see in arts that really focus on this like Jogo do Pau.
By contrast to Vadi, Fiore says nothing explicit on the topic. The only place I'm aware of that depicts something like this situation is from the sword in one hand:
However the text describes fighting them one by one, meaning it's hardly clear cut – but we'll come back to this example later.
Why then do I think this?
Partly, this is due to Vadi's advice on sword length (yes I promise this is relevant). The single most quoted aspect of Vadi is the advice he gives that your longsword should come to your armpit, which he goes into at length in chapter 2. Later in chapter 4 he reiterates the point that sword size is relative:
Understand my sentence well,
A big man should have a long sword,
And a little man should have a short one.
All nice and clear and consistent for a change. Of course four paragraphs later he says:
Also understand well this other thing,
The sword that is longer is deadly,
You cannot play with it without danger.
Make sure they are of equal measure,
This is frustrating. Clearly, the only way I can have the right sword for my height AND have the same length sword as my opponent is by only fighting opponents exactly the same height as me (historical evidence for height category based tournaments maybe?). In the unlikely circumstances of a tall or short opponent, what do you do?
Luckily, there is some clarity two paragraphs earlier:
Make it so the swords are always sisters
When you come to fence with someone
And choose the one you want from them.
Do not give advantage of the sword to anyone
You will be in danger of being shamed,
And this is something to be followed by anyone.
This advice says that you make sure the swords are the same – and the length to suit you – when you can choose the sword. There is basically only one circumstance in medieval Italy where you get to choose the weapon both you and your opponent use, and every translation highlights this: when you are the challenged party in a duel.
This conclusion is further strengthened by an analysis of their low guards when paired with their advice on footwork.
Vadi makes much of how his footwork is new and special. I won't deal with whether this is true here, but want to focus on the below quote.
And if you wish to appear great in the art,
You should go from guard to guard,
With a slow and serene hand,
With steps that are not out of the ordinary
Vadi, Chapter 10
I don't think this is just talking about transitions between low guards, but it is pertinent. Vadi's four low guards all have a very distinct and specific sword angle, with the sword pointing at around 1-2 o'clock relative to the body (i.e. towards a person in front of you). The result of this is that when you walk normally whilst holding the sword at this angle you will move through all 4 guards naturally: moving from guard to guard with ordinary steps. This only works if your opponent is in front of you.
Moving to Fiore, at the start of his section on guards he explains footwork:
And from each guard you can make a "turn in place" or a half turn. A turn in place is when without actually stepping you can play to the front and then to the rear on the same side. A half turn is when you make a step forwards or backwards and can switch sides to play on the other side from a forwards or backwards position. A full turn is when you circle one foot around the other, one remaining where it is while the other rotates around it.
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Add this advice to the sword position on Fiore's low guards. The relevant guards have a vastly different angles of swords. Consequently, the relevant "turn in place" or volta stabile described above means that simply by shifting your feet, whilst keeping three sword still, you can switch between his low guards. However, this only holds true if you are also changing the direction you are facing. If you add on to the mix the single handed guard we saw above, this gives you the ability to turn to any direction and end up in a guard under Fiore's system – a feature only relevant if you are fighting more than one person.
This, roughly, is why I think that Vadi is much more focused on fighting one on one than his predecessor. I don't consider the matter closed or water tight – neither of them have felt the need to weigh in on this so we'll never know. However, there is a good range of evidence to back up my claims laid out above.


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Come and enjoy a drive during the peach tree blooming season which usually occurs in early to mid-march.
Many of the churches in the area have been around for generations and have wonderful history not to mention the beauty and old world architecture.
With over 900 varieties of daylilies and over 50 varieties of irises, you'll want to visit during peak blooming times. For the irises that time is mid-April with repeat blooming from late May through December. The daylilies bloom from early April to mid-October with abundant blooms through mid-July. For special visits, please call (803) 685-7219. Daylily Depot also has pick-your-own blueberries from June to early August that are open 7 days a week!
The Ridge Spring Art Center brings artist and community together in a very special way. Stop by and shop for some really unique local art and gifts.
Looking for an art class to learn something new? Ridge Spring Art Center has a variety of classes they offer throughout the year. Check our calendar to see if there is one just for you.
Juniper is a unique resturant in a quaint setting. It has quickly become a popular stop for casual lunches and white linen dining for dinner. The owners and Chef focus on local products and sustainability. People come from all over to enjoy the wonderful meals Juniper serves up daily.
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We generally offer three double features each weekend during the spring, summer and fall for the price of a single movie. Come watch movies under the stars! The Big Mo takes you back to a simpler time when movie night was a family affair. Offering up-to-date movies you are sure to enjoy this cinematic experience.
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- This boutique 5-star riad offers an authentic Moroccan experience in the heart of the Medina
- It has 14 individually designed rooms overlooking the riad's main patio
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- Interiors and rooms feature traditional Moroccan craftsmanship
Decorated by the prestigious interior designer Tomás Alía, Riad Elisa is a traditional riad (a Moroccan house with an interior courtyard) in Marrakesh's Medina, which is known for its maze of souks (markets) and red sandstone buildings.
It's a 5-minute walk to the city's main square, Djemaa el-Fna, where you'll find "a whole carnival of storytellers, acrobats, musicians and entertainers", according to Rough Guides. The Koutoubia Mosque -- the city's largest mosque -- is less than 10 minutes' walk from the hotel.
Facilities at the hotel include a spa with vaulted ceilings and a traditional Moroccan hammam (steam room). A path of candles leads to the exclusive treatment rooms with a range of pampering spa therapies available (fees apply).
Breakfast is served in the Max Restaurant where guests can choose from a French, English or a typical Moroccan breakfast, or a blend of them all. At lunchtime, a combination of Spanish and Moroccan gastronomy is on offer, or you can relax on the hotel's Rooftop Terrace Bar while sipping a cocktail.
This boutique hotel has just 14 suites, overlooking the Riad's main patio. All of them are decorated with traditional Moroccan interiors and equipped with LCD satellite televisions, air conditioning, bathrooms with both showers and bathtubs and bathroom products made with natural ingredients from Marrakesh. There's also free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel.


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A docent is a teacher, a guide, an inspiration...
Applications are now being accepted for the BCHS Docent Guild. Share your interest and love of history with Museum visitors. Expand your knowledge of the BCHS collections, share the history trunks, meet new friends, and more! Docents work with Museum visitors of all ages.
Be inspired and inspiring!
For a volunteer application or further information, contact the Museum at 929-6230, ext 306 or email [email protected]
Marcia Cutler
Judy Juntunen
Kate Mathews
Professor John B. Horner, "Bruce the Moose" and students at the Horner Museum on Oregon State University campus, circa 1930. The Horner Museum artifact collection and Benton County Historical Society collections were merged in 2008.


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Artists Betsy Dadd and Lydia CS explored the connections between film and painting, working with families to investigate mark-making, colour, scale and movement. Families captured their drawings using cameras and created short moving-image sequences to screen in the studio.
This event was programmed in parallel to Rose Wylie: Quack Quack.
The Serpentine Galleries have signed up to the Family Arts Standards. We welcome families and to help you enjoy your experience we are committed to ensuring we meet these Standards. For more information on visiting the Serpentine Galleries with your family.


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We offer five comfortable facilities nationwide, and they are located in Quito, Otavalo, the Amazon Jungle, in Indigenous Communities and the Galapagos Islands. The ISE headquarters are located in the colonial part of Quito. Our facilities offer 12 classrooms, leisure and communal areas, and our administrative office. Our Travelling Classroom programs will allow you to see our diverse country, immerse yourself in our rich culture, and of course, learn Spanish! Our Travelling Classroom is a great way to study Spanish and explore the diversity of Ecuador. While travelling from place to place, students complete 20 hours of Spanish classes per week, combined with a variety of activities. Students can choose from one of our many itineraries, or combine Travelling Classes with any of our locations!
ISE in Quito is our main location, and it was founded in 1988 by our Director, Eugenio Cordova. The school is opened from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM Monday through Friday. Classes are held in the morning and/or afternoon, as well as social and educational activities. We also offer weekend trips and visits.
During the week we include visits to museums, colonial churches, and plazas, and weekend trips include visits to Mindo cloud forest, the Otavalo indigenous market, Amazon Jungle, or a hike around the mountains. Students have the option of individual, semi-private, group, combo classes, and DELE preparation.
ISE Otavalo was founded in 1994 and it is located in the heart of Otavalo, just a 2 minute walk from famous craft market, Plaza de Ponchos. The school is opened from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM Monday through Friday. Classes are held in the morning and/or afternoon, as well as activities such as visiting Peguche falls, the leather market in Cotacachi, or weekend activities such as visits to Mojanda and Cuicocha lagoon.
Otavalo, is a small indigenous town famous for their incredible success in commerce, and is located just two hours north of Quito. Students have the option of individual, semi-private, group, and combo classes.
The Amazon Jungle is composed by beautiful and breathtaking scenic views, impressive waterfalls, ancestral cultures, and forests enclosed sites that invite adventure tourism enthusiasts from all over the world. The Amazon Jungle program is one of the most interesting Spanish learning programs offered by ISE.
Our Amazon Spanish Courses gives you the opportunity to take Spanish classes and learn about the Amazon Rainforest in this biologically diverse area. Your classes take place during the morning and in the afternoons, discover the jungle on exciting excursions and activities.
Experience daily life in an Indigenous community. As soon as you arrive in the community, you will become one more member of the family, and they will share with you everything about the land, their history, present way of life and vision as a community. Your classes take place in the morning or in the afternoon for a minimum of 4 hours a day, and you will participate in everyday family activities in the organic farm, and occasionally community activities. Students have the option of individual, semi-private or group classes.
Galapagos Islands are one of the most ISE started its first program in the Galapagos Islands in May of 1996 in Puerto Ayora in Santa Cruz Island. Today, we also offer programs in facilities located in San Cristobal and Isabela Islands. Classes are held for 4 hours a day, and they take place in the morning.
In the afternoons, discover the islands on exciting excursions and activities that will offer the possibility of encountering different land and marine species such as iguanas, blue and red-footed boobies, penguins, sea lions, frigate birds, waved Albatross, over 50 species of fish, corals, turtles, and many more. Students have the option of individual, semi-private, or group classes.
Experience Ecuador and learn Spanish! You can do it all! Our Travelling Classrooms are the perfect way to maximize your time in our beautiful country. Learn Spanish quickly while travelling and discovering the natural wonders of Ecuador. We have found that total immersion for students amongst locals allows them to learn Spanish faster than in classrooms.
All you need to do is enjoy your travels and practice your Spanish, we will take care of the details, accommodation, transportation, and activities! While travelling from place to place, students complete 20 hours of Spanish classes per week, combined with a variety of activities, such as biking, hiking, swimming in waterfalls, lounging in thermal springs and visiting markets!
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Guayaquil N9-77 y Oriente.
Quito - Ecuador
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Dave Fetterman has had what you might call an illustrious career.
He earned two degrees from Harvard, spent his first two years out of college as a software design engineer at Microsoft and then joined Facebook as one of the company's first employees in 2006.
Now Fetterman has made another jump to join Seattle-based Amperity, a stealthy startup working on machine learning marketing solutions.
Fetterman is now serving as Amperity's VP of engineering at its headquarters in Seattle. In the role, he will be responsible for all aspects of the company's engineering team.
Amperity co-founder and CEO Kabir Shahani told GeekWire via email that Amperity currently has 17 employees on its engineering team. He said the company is looking to grow the team in the coming months and that it will continue to grow as the company approaches its market launch.
Fetterman spent six years at Facebook, the last three of which he was the head of engineering for the company's mobile products. He later spent time as the VP of engineering for software company Famous Industries and also serves as an advisor for a number of startups, including Quizlet, Nylas, and Blispay.
"When looking to fill a role, especially one this important, there is a lot of rigor in how we think about the hire. Of course Dave's role in building one of the most successful technology companies of all time speaks for itself. And, the opportunity we are pursuing lends itself well to Dave's background in building large-scale, distributed systems," Shahani said in a press release.
"But, what makes Dave the ideal fit for us is his humility and the lessons he learned in the ventures that were not as immediately successful, too. Dave has become a good friend and is an incredible leader — his developer empathy and instincts around what will help his team and the people around him be successful are highly attuned and I could not be more excited to have him contribute and lead at Amperity," Shahani said.
"As a math-oriented guy, I was looking for practical and powerful applications of machine learning, and found that building the right data machine imposed an even bigger challenge than just twiddling the knobs. Amperity showed me that machine," Fetterman said in the release. "Customers love this product enough to not only pay the commensurate value for Amperity, but also to build major parts of their business around it. And I thought I was joining a startup."
— Outreach.io, a startup developing business management tools for sales teams, announced a whopping $30 million round of funding Tuesday.
Now the company is adding another resource to its toolkit: Amazon's former director of global talent acquisition Rich Simon. Simon served in various recruiting leadership positions at Amazon for the past 14 years.
Simon will be a VP and head of talent, according to a report by the Puget Sound Business Journal.
His addition is in tandem with Outreach's fast growth rate: the company has now raised $60 million in funding over the past three years.
It employed 80 as of July 2016, and Outreach CEO Manny Medina told GeekWire at the time that he planned for the team to double in the next year. One destination for the new funds will be expanding the company's team even more, which Simon will play a key role in.
In November, the company added a slew of high-profile leaders, including adding angel investor and former LinkedIn exec Sarah Imbach, to its board of directors.
PSBJ reports that Simon's first day at Outreach will be May 30.
— Fred Hutch spinout Juno Therapeutics, a biotech company developing immunotherapy treatments for cancer, announced the appointment of longtime biotech executive Jay Flatley to its board of directors.
Flatley served as the CEO of Illumina, a San-Diego based biotech company focusing on sequencing, from 1999 to 2016. He oversaw Illumina's growth from just 20 employees to over 5,000 and now serves as the company's chairman.
"Juno has great science, a talented team, and a compelling mission," Flatley said in a press release. "I am looking forward to bringing my experience to the Juno Board and working with management to help the company meet its goals of bringing transformative medicine to patients."
— CloudEnablers, a Bellevue, Wash.-based cloud governance and management solutions provider, announced the addition of Mike Stipe as chief revenue officer.
Stipe most recently worked as the SVP of technology services company Persistent Systems. He was formerly president and co-founder of software solutions company Arynga, which was acquired by Intel.
In his role at CloudEnablers, Stipe will oversee the direction and management of the company's product offerings and global sales and marketing.
"I am thrilled to be joining the CloudEnablers team and be part of this dynamic organization that is shaping the way enterprises manage, govern, and optimize hybrid and multi-cloud," Stipe said in a press release.
— Bellevue, Wash.-based Blueprint Consulting Services announced the promotion of two new managing directors: Tom Taylor and Robert Heintz.
Taylor joined the company as a director in 2015, previous to which he served as the senior director of digital marketing at Getty Images. He has also spent six years in Expedia's digital marketing group and led the company's e-commerce merchandising for two years.
He will now serve as Blueprint's managing director of client development.
Heintz will serve as the company's managing director of solution delivery. He joined the company in 2016 and formerly spent five years as Expedia's senior director of technology.
Blueprint offers both technology and business consulting services.


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Catalog of Ministries
Our catalog is continually growing. It is provided here to help inform and inspire you to become engaged in philanthropy. Our hope is that you will get involved. The rewards will be great.
If you wish to make an individual contribution to any organization in our catalog of ministries, please contact the organization directly. The catalog below can be searched by name, sorted by category or browsed alphabetically.
If you would like your organization listed please use the link below to download the form or contact NCCF. There is no cost for inclusion.
Transforming communities by making service personal.
Academy of Mount St. Ursula (Bronx, NY)
The Academy of Mount St. Ursula, a Catholic college preparatory secondary school conducted in the Ursuline tradition, serves young women of diverse cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds. The school strives to create a community based on faith in Jesus Christ and respect for every human person. As the oldest Catholic girls high school in New York State and a U. S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School, Mount St. Ursula is recognized for its long history of academic excellence. In the spirit of the gospel and in a family atmosphere, the school promotes a love of learning, seeking to develop critical thinkers well-rounded in the humanities, sciences, and technology. Committed to fostering the holistic development of each student, Mount St. Ursula strives to empower young women for leadership and service in Church and society.
Academy of the Holy Family
The Academy of the Holy Family is a Catholic day and boarding high school for American and international young women. Through a challenging curriculum built on a supportive spiritual foundation, we empower our students to achieve their full God-given potential to impact their world.
We utilitze comprehensive mentoring programs, nuturing spiritual, personal, and social growth for vulnerable youth in Baltimore City schools to inspire a secure identity, edifying relationships, and an enduring sense of hope. We envision youths' relationships restored with God, self and others through Christ to enable them to be a blessing to their communities.
AIM Women's Center
Our mission is to seek out abortion-vulnerable individuals in the Tri-State area, in order to provide education, opportunities for healing, and support in a Christ centered way. We strive to empower individuals to make healthy life choices regarding their sexuality, consistant with the Sancity of Human Life.
All Saints Catholic School
All Saints Catholic School, a regional faith-based community, focuses on academic excellence while ensuring the dignity of each individual. While modeling Gospel values, the school incorporates a STEM approach to teaching and learning in order to prepare its population for the challenges of a global society.
American Catholic Lawyers Association (Ramsey, NJ)
The American Catholic Lawyers Association, Inc. (ACLA) is a nonprofit nationwide network of Catholic attorneys and lay supporters dedicated to the defense of the Faith and the rights of Catholics in America. Conceived and formed in 1990 as a Catholic answer to the American Civil Liberties Union and other left-liberal activist groups, the ACLA engages in a wide range of activities aimed at countering the forces of secularism in our society. These activities include: Federal and State court litigation on behalf of Catholic plaintiffs and defendants whose civil rights are being violated on account of their Catholic Faith in the spheres of pro-life activity, employment and the right to worship God in both private and public manifestations of the Faith; defense of the Faith in public discourse and debate; Catholic apologetics: explaining the truths of the Catholic Faith and refuting attacks against in formal debate and apologetical literature.
American Federation of Pueri Cantores
Mission: Pueri Cantores is an international Catholic choral organization, sanctioned by The Vatican, that provides opportunities for school aged youth choirs from all backgrounds to participate in liturgical music. Children gain an appreciation of Plainchant, Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic, and Modern liturgical music set within the rich tradition of the Catholic Church. Pueri Cantores aims to enhance the lives of young singers through this musical experience conducted within a nurturing environment. Participation in Pueri Cantores can be a formational and transformational experience through the Liturgy for both choristers and conductors. Young people of all faiths and beliefs are welcome.
American Life League
American Life League exists to serve God by helping to build a society that respects and protects individual innocent human beings from creation to death-without compromise, without exception, without apology. The distinguishing mark of American Life League, by which we will be recognized, is our absolute commitment to the sacredness of every innocent human being's life.
Americans United for Life (AUL)
The mission of Americans United for Life CAUL) is to secure a comprehensive legal foundation for the protection of human life from conception to natural death. We are accumulating victories, building momentum, and advancing a culture of life in America. AUL has been involved in more than 100 federal and state cases across the country and internationally, including every significant abortion-related case before the Supreme Court. As such, AUL has filed more amicus curiae ("friend of the court") briefs than any other pro-life organization.
Annapolis Symphony Orchestra ( Annapolis, MD)
The mission of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra is to produce and present memorable symphonic music that increases the awareness, enjoyment, and appreciation of music throughout the Chesapeake Bay area.
Apostolate for Family Consecration, Inc. (Bloomingdale, OH)
The Apostolate for Family Consecration helps families evangelize families. Locked into the vision and Eucharistic Marian spirituality of Pope John Paul II, Family Apostolate members use multimedia resources to build up God-centered neighborhood and parish communities. These communities form a Catholic culture which transforms families into extensions of the Holy Family through prayer, formation, and works of mercy and evangelization. They offer a practical style of living that constantly fulfills the responsibility of each present moment —
Archbishop Neale School
Archbishop Neale, a Catholic school is a Christian community and an academic institution comprised of students, parents, priests, and staff drawn from a consolidation of parishes and the surrounding community. Within this Faith Community we transmit the Gospel message to enhance the building of relationships and to render service. As an academic institution, we strive to create a climate in which knowledge is pursued in an organized and integrated manner. Archbishop Neale School is committed to the recognition of the multi-dimensional needs of each child and provides a well-rounded program wherein spiritual, intellectual, emotional, cultural, social and physical growth may occur.
Archbishop Riordan High School
Archbishop Riordan High School, an Archdiocesan Catholic High School in the Marianist tradition, prepares young men of the Bay Area for leadership through its inclusive college preparatory curriculum, its emphasis on formation in faith, and its dedication to community service and justice. In a diverse family environment, Archbishop Riordan fosters development in faith, character, academics, athletics and the arts.
Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA
The AMS was established as a separate U.S. archdiocese by Saint John Paul in 1985, with the responsibility to provide for the pastoral care of Catholics serving in the five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, enrolled in the five U.S. Military Academies, undergoing treatment at any of the 153 Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (U.S., Puerto Rico, and Guam), employed by the federal government in positions beyond U.S. borders, and for the families of these populations. The AMS is the only U.S. diocese responsible for endorsing and granting faculties to priests and deacons to serve this particular group of approximately 1.8 million men, women, and children, Catholic faithful who originate from all U.S. dioceses.
Archdiocese of Boston Office for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs (Brighton, MA)
In the affirmation of its relationship with other Christians, the Church in the Archdiocese of Boston commits itself to pray and to work for that unity for which Jesus prayed. In the service of this commitment to Christian unity — known as ecumenism — the Church relates to other Christians, both Orthodox and Protestant. The Church in this Archdiocese also holds in esteem the people of other faiths. It pledges its efforts toward better understanding of others' beliefs and collaboration in our common concerns for the dignity and welfare of every person. In these efforts — known as interreligious or interfaith relations — the Church wishes to attend to those special bonds already linking it with the Jewish community, to that part of its heritage shared with the Muslims, and to the similar spiritual goals and values of other religions. The office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs is devoted to promoting understanding and cooperation among peoples of all faiths.
Association of Volunteers in International Service, USA Inc
Other International Humanitarian Aid & Development Services:
AVSI-USA promotes the dignity of the human person through long term development programs, paying particular attention to education, while drawing from the social teachings of the Catholic Church. Located in 38 countries across Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Asia AVSI programs are carried out in close partnership with local organizations that belong to the AVSI worldwide network.
Read more below:
1. True Poverty: There I Discovered Something About Myself
2. Ugandan Youth on Stage with AVSI at the World Bank


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All you need: A hair tie and a couple of minutes.
Take it from your favorite celebrities: contrasting flowing locks with some creativity up top—from a versatile top knot to a chic half-ponytail—can make a world of difference. Ahead, 35 reasons why some half-up, half-down styling is the best way to break up your hair routine (yes, even you, short haired gals).
This vintage photo of Bey sees her rocking some ombre style highlights with a pretty swept-back style that reminds us of the Internet's fixation with Bump-its.
It's a simple style, but the half-do look is effortlessly glamorous when you pair it with beachy waves, a fresh face, and chic jewelry.
To add some zhuzhing effect to your half-updo, drape the strands closest to your forehead up and away from your face like so.
What better way to make an entrance than with a head full of perfectly satiny curls? Pin back your hair on one side for chic, princess-worthy contrast.
When you want to show off a fresh crop of highlights, do as Olivia Wilde does and pull your hair back at the crown to give your tips the spotlight.
A deep side part and texture at the roots helps keep this half-ponytail style looking red-carpet fresh.
Deschanel knows the power of a chic top knot to break up a head of thick hair.
When you tease the heck out of your hair at your crown, the more volume at the top of your head will make an elegant contrast with long flowing locks. Leave two face-framing tendrils out to achieve this look.
Take a page from the Medieval Beauty Handbook: twist the ends of your hair by your face, pin back, and go.
While most people opt to keep their hair away from their forehead for a half-updo, Cruz's side-bangs are a fresh take on the style that frames her face to perfection.
In which Ashley makes growing out a dye job look all the more sophisticated with a rounded and pinned bun plus loose layers.
Trust Alexa Chung to keep it both simple and fresh with a middle part, pulled-back hair, and natural-looking waves.
For flowing princess-y waves like Kruger's, go to town with a curling iron and secure your hair back above your ears.
Try double-sided fishtail braids when you're looking for a more edgy half-up, half-down look.
One of the most stylish teens around has her hair game down pat. Here, Shipka pins the hair back toward the side of her head rather than pulling it straight back.
Instead of parting hair down the center, try sweeping all of your hair back with a hair-clip and teasing at the roots.
The perfect weekend look: tying back a messy half-ponytail (dark roots and all!) and letting the rest of your hair hang loose.
All the hair and texturing spray used to keep your hair out of your face means more room to highlight your features and jewelry, right Angie?
T-Swift knows just how to emphasize her bold eye makeup with this tousled twist on the traditional half-up/half-down hairstyle.
This swoon-worthy look almost has us feeling sorry for Biebs because–DAMN girl!
For those mornings when you are running super late to work, try Mindy's insta-glam look. Make a deep side part, clip some hair back, and run out the door.
The easiest way to shake up your half up/half down style? Throw in a headpiece.
To recreate Jenner's off-duty model look, make sure to gather your hair at the nape of your neck and secure it low for a chic take.
Because we can't have her title/husband/wardrobe/tiaras, we might as well try and steal her style tricks. The Duchess keeps it classy, as always, with a dainty hat.
Keep a long hairstyle interesting by tying back a mini bun that's placed towards the back of your head rather than on top of it.
In which Ora channels her inner Ariana Grande by pulling her top ponytail tight and almost blinding us with her shiny blonde locks.
Is there anything Rihanna can't pull off? Her take on the half up/half down hair comes with some loose curls in a bedhead effect.
Stellar beach waves and all, Collins embraces her seductive side with this bumped-up look.
What you're currently experiencing is hair envy. Get some of her glam by keeping volume in your hair as you pin parts back, or, more effectively, print out this photo and take it to a hairdresser.
Clarke's look proves that you don't have to possess long hair to master the half up/half down style. To copy her look, part hair in the center, tease the hair at the crown of your head, and leave some pieces out (or wrap them around a curling iron) for a wavier effect.


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The Modifications and Change Committee is a panel of homeowners from our Leeland Station Community that reviews and approves proposed modification requests submitted by homeowners using the Modification Guidelines.
The MCC meets on the second Thursday of the month at the Belle Air Clubhouse in the Committee Room at 7:00 pm.
Click the link to access a Frequently Asked Questions guide to help you along the modification and change process. Modification and Change Committee FAQs
You can submit a modification application to the committee through our property management, FirstService Residential, by opening this link.