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Jaci Testro, the Director of Connect Entertainment, with over thirty years' experience in the entertainment industry staging events from Las Vegas to Mt. Buller, local and international casting projects across the globe – leads a dedicated, diverse and skillful team of professionals, who together are the exciting and dynamic Connect Entertainment family.
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Not to mention we love the thrill of the challenge and sharing the exhilaration of success with our clients!
Our Goal is Long-Term Relationships Built on Quality Service.
We spend the time to understand and identify what the client wishes to achieve from the project. With this outcome in mind, the creative and logistics process begins. After a preliminary plan is drawn, timelines and budget are put in place and then we get stuck into project management and delivering (including preparing for any possible curve balls)!
Our Events and Projects Set the Pace - and Help Position Our Clients as Leaders, Not Followers, in their Fields.
Some of our clients include Universal Studios, McDonald's, FOXTEL, Village Roadshow, My Career, Disney, Frontier Touring, NBL, Australian Open, Myer, Victorian Tourism, Vodafone, Esprit, Nike, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Kmart and Mushroom Records.
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|Home > Effects of streamflow variability on the vertical root density distribution of willow cutting experiments
The use of riparian tree cuttings for river rehabilitation relies on a good understanding of cutting survival and growth responses to environmental variables. A series of experiments aimed at studying the effects of water table fluctuation induced by streamflow variability on the development of below-ground biomass of riparian tree cuttings was performed on the Thur River (Switzerland). White willow (Salix alba) cuttings were installed in gravel bar plots at various locations to develop an understanding of how topography and flow variability control cutting root development strategies, which in turn can lead to observed different vertical root density distributions in response to varying forms of tropism. In particular, we show that the transient root growth dynamics, eventually create a distribution reflecting the hydrologic conditions experienced towards the end of the growing season. A scaling relationship is presented that is useful to predict the expected depth with the highest root density as a function of soil topography and river discharge statistics. The results have implications for predicting cutting survival and growth, along with a corresponding strengthening of the alluvial sediment, in different flow regimes. This approach is therefore useful to incorporate in morphodynamic models covering the ecological and hydraulics responses of below-ground biomass to floods. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.


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You Are Dumb, which is not a blog, posts new columns when it can manage to in these troubled Trumpian times. It is also a Twitter feed, @youaredumb, with content in a similar vein but much shorter. For a take on what a blog by me would be like, check out OLDNERD.
Fernical Takedown
I have no hate in my heart today.
Actually, that's not technically accurate. I have hate, but it's redirected. You may have remembered around this time last year a similar incident with the release of Burnout 3: Revenge. Well, the designers have taken a bold new direction, combined with a lucrative licensing agreement, and the result is sweeping the nation.
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To the extent that people consider blockchain technology it's in combination with the bitcoin. Blockchain is actually a record keeping instrument that is versatile and has uses well beyond that of digital currencies. However Bitcoin's libertarian mechanic – a validation network without a central authority in office – is not a part of blockchain and might be discarded for government uses of the tool. As a permanent ledger of transactions, blockchain serves as the core component in its bitcoin application. Computers generate them however they still have some serious horsepower required to hash transactions and complete the calculations. Every ten minutes or so, a brand-new block gets added which everybody can see. There isn't any authority that issues them, Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer Ed Felten said.
One of the best explanations I've found about blockchain is actually a short video on the BBC website which you can find here – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-38932854/what-is-blockchain-and-how-does-it-work. If you're interested in the more specific subject of digital currency, the financial programmes all now cover the rise of Bitcoin, Ethereum and the other currencies. These are all accessible online however you may have some issues if you're outside the UK. Using a VPN used to work well to access the BBC but then they started to get blocked, update report here.
Although digital currencies are driving forward the use of blockchain, there are significant developments in other areas too. Agency or A business may use that concept as-is, or it might insert itself. The U.S. Postal Service, for example, has spread the idea of maintaining and producing a Postchain platform. Institutions such as Goldman Sachs are currently researching using blockchain. Felten advised this Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board in June the blockchain could enable contracts that were complicated removing the possibility of human error to be released months or years after establishment.
Travis Hall, a policy analyst in the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, stated government agencies may use blockchain for a slew of instruction activities, such because keeping voter and health care records up-to date, controlling your stresses property titles or monitoring certificates and authentication for Web of Things devices for cybersecurity functions. There are dangers in this though not withstanding the fact that many people are able to hide their locations by using devices such as online IP changers just like these.
Since Cryptography underpins the entire series of records, keeping this security of cryptographic keys will be essential if authorities plan to rely on blockchain, Felten stated. Rew Regenscheid, a mathematician at this National Institute of Standards and Technology, stated future cryptographic solutions could offer multiparty digital signatures and privacy enhancements.


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How You Can Upgrade Your Kitchen Without Spending So Much Money
Since the kitchen is the place that families like to gather and catch up it is normally a place referred to as the heart of the house, the kitchen is also the place that families share news. Since you spend so much time in the kitchen, it is important to ensure that the kitchen that you have will reflect the kind of style that you have. You can know if you need to update your kitchen if you don't like the feel of the room. There are tips that you can use to update your kitchen without spending so much time.
You can have a new paint job in your kitchen, when you paint your kitchen with a color that will complement the kitchen cabinets that you have you can get a kitchen of your dreams. How you want the color of the kitchen to say about you and the room should be well known before you go and buy the paint for your kitchen. You can add color to your kitchen with a new backsplash; this is one of the ways that you can include the color that you want for your kitchen. Ensuring that you have minimum colors in your kitchen will help you in having a great kitchen, adding a new backsplash will enable you have a color or pattern that can make your kitchen unique.
You can replace your hardware of you kitchen without having to replace the cabinets, replacing cabinets may prove expensive. You can be able to have a different look in your kitchen when you replace the hardware that is in your kitchen. If you want to have an updated kitchen, you can replace the current hardware with updated knobs, make sure that you have a modern finish.
IGSCountertops countertops can help transform the look of your kitchen greatly, the counter-tops in IGSCountertops will give you the value of your money since they are a great investment. With the counter-tops from IGSCountertops you will be assured of quality products and products of the best price. You will be able to learn about the materials that you can use for your counter-tops as well as the finishes that are available when you shop at IGSCountertops. It is essential to ensure that before you buy counter-tops at IGSCountertops, you should be given the price quotes.
You can be able to make your kitchen unique when you decorate it, you can buy accessories for your kitchen that will add to the uniqueness of yoiur kitchen. Another cheap way that you can upgrade your kitchen is by the use of crafted projects, this will help you in getting a personal feel of yout kitchen.


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Happy day to ya and welcome!
I've got a new gorgeous shawl pattern for you today… introducing the 18 Karat crochet shawl pattern – it reminds me of gold jewelry and turquoise stones!
It uses puff stitches and fun 'hug' stitches and clusters – all of which are described for you in the pattern. I would say this is an intermediate to advanced pattern.
You'll use 4 skeins of fingering weight yarn… I used one of our SEMIPRECIOUS HUES – pearlescent fingering kits, but if that kit is out of stock, any 4 shades you love from that category will work.
It's lined with sumptuous gold, so you'll feel very fancy indeed. But whatever color you choose, I hope you feel wrapped in love!
Faux-tassels! Yes! It's super easy to create this look and you don't even need to make a tassel. Yay for efficiency.
Anyhoo, I hope you love it! You can download it HERE. Enjoy your day!


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Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill or slow the growth of cancer cells. The aim is to destroy cancer cells while causing the least possible damage to healthy cells.
Chemotherapy works by killing fast-growing cells like cancer cells. Other fast-growing cells will also be affected, such as the cells involved in hair growth and cells in the bone marrow, which produce your blood cells.
Chemotherapy drugs are sometimes given as tablets or, more usually, by injection into a vein (intravenously).
Chemotherapy can often be given to during visits to a hospital or clinic as an outpatient, but sometimes it will mean spending a few days in hospital.
Chemotherapy may be used at the same time as radiotherapy to make treatment more effective.
For women with vulval cancer that has come back or spread, chemotherapy can help them feel better by relieving some of the symptoms of the cancer.
Each chemotherapy period is called a cycle, and each cycle is followed by a rest period. During the rest period, your normal cells will repair themselves and your body will regain its strength. Your treatment may be delayed if your body needs more time to recover.


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The predicted growth in uptake of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) / Public-Private Collaboration (PPC) contracts and structures in the region is well publicised.
This talk identifies some of the key drivers for utilisation of PPP in procuring assets before considering both upside opportunities and downside risks for both the public and private sector.
Cautionary tales and positive steps to plan for successful PPP procurement and delivery will be discussed, with opportunity to consider the various remits for surveyors and other construction industry professionals within the 'PPP framework' of contracts and activities.


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Tables don't get much more minimalist than the Pietro Chiesa Fontana coffee table.
A modernist classic dating back to 1932, the Fontana has remained timeless purely down to that simplicity – cured and ground 'float' glass in various sizes, but all with that same straightforward shape.
It's exhibited in the MOMA in New York and you can have one in your home too from around £700.


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In April 2017, NHS England published a new model policy on Managing Conflicts of Interest in the NHS which came into force in June 2017. In the interests of full transparency, staff are required to comply with our Standards of Business Conduct Policy (which is in line with the new guidance) which sets out how and when to declare interests, gifts and hospitality. Decision-making staff are required to make an annual declaration, including a nil declaration if they have no interests to declare.
All staff are required to make positive declarations on receipt of any gift or offer of hospitality or if they have any known conflict of interest that may be a conflict to them and the Trust.
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Rick Dangerous Is Spelunky's Horrible Uncle
There's a great post over at Indiegames.com with a list of "games like Spelunky for people to play, in celebration of its XBLA release". Weirdly, the original version of Spelunky isn't on the list. Go play it though because it's brilliant and free. What jumped out at me was a link to a browser version of my most hated nemesis, Rick Dangerous. My parents bought me the original and its sci-fi sequel when I was but a boy, and because I couldn't afford any more games I had to watch Rick die over and over again, and pretend to enjoy it. Despicable. And yet I just spent twenty minutes playing. Some startling observations below.
As soon as I heard the music at the beginning I started to weep. I haven't stopped yet and perhaps I never will.
The screaming sound makes me want to hammer nails into my face. It's the same sound for everyone, whether valiant robber Rick or a native enjoying a stroll, they all die the same way. WAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH and a kind of shit swandive off the screen. Sometimes one of Rick's giant bullets ends a native's existence and then the behatted little bastard falls onto some spikes seconds later. The screams overlay – WAAAAWWAAAAAAAHHHH. My hand reaches for the toolbox.
If this sadistic series of unpredictable and sudden demises were to reveal its musical self, following Julian Benson's transcription of Braid, it would be the sound of an angry baby hitting a Fisher Price keyboard with a mallet. BONG BONG BING BONG BLAM.
Rick's hat looks like a bum when he's climbing ladders.
I barely remember any of the rooms. It's a game that forces memorisation and yet it's totally forgettable. Except for how horrible it is. You'll remember that for the rest of your life.
Spelunky is great. You should play Spelunky.
Don't click this link. Don't play Rick Dangerous.


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Fergie's Best Looks for 2012
(We're recapping the most stylish and versatile individuals that were often in the public eye and grabbed the most attention for the year 2012 on UpscaleHype.)
Singer, Fergie, continued her edgy and head-turning style into 2012. She chose bright, bold colors mixed with materials consisting of sequins, leather, silk, lace and sheer fabric. From her black blazer dress to one featuring a large python snake up the front, Fergie seemed to balance her unique pieces with classic pumps. Here are Fergie's best looks for 2012. Do you like the singer's distinct looks of 2012?


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Formation: Metagenomic amplicon & stat
The Toulouse Genopole bioinformatics platform, Sigenae, NED (GenPhySE) and TWB organize a series of training courses to familiarize yourself with the various resources it provides. These resources are currently: the hardware infrastructure, biological data banks and widely used bioinformatics softwares. This training session, organized by Bioinfo Genotoul, Sigenae, NED (GenPhySE) and TWB, is designed to help you to deal with NGS data of 16S, 18S … DNA produced with MiSeq from Illumina and Roche 454 technologies in the Galaxy workbench. You will discover how to use our Galaxy instance, clean reads, clusterize them, do the taxonomic affiliation and perform statistics to interpret your results with the FROGS pipeline (http://frogs.toulouse.inra.fr/).


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London Town Red - Luxury Socks
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London attracts incredible people who have the desire to express themselves. This color is the celebration of London Town. You know, the latest double-decker designed by Thomas Heatherwick, the iconic telephone booth Designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott to name a few.
Designed with five star luxury in mind applying meticulous craftsmanship by second-generation sock makers, the new sock collection is made from the finest pearle cotton which has been twisted and mercerised to enhance fit and comfort.
It is because of this material this pair of Look Mate has a silky feel and pearly shine to it. The on-trend colors have been chosen specifically to mirror the modern gentleman in London Town and beyond.
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Look Mate adventure began life as two lists made by Vahan and his brother Vahagn in a London coffee shop. One was a list of people they wanted to work with, the other was a list of things they felt passionately about. In an unconventional twist on the normal business idea, they started by looking at products that would marry the two lists together and settled on what we now know as the distinctive Look Mate socks.
The aim behind Look Mate has always been to work with aspiring creatives to bring a product that cuts above the rest in delivering a high quality everyday item. The designs commissioned are by anyone from architects to visual artists. They are then produced by a father-daughter team incorporating quality into the company's DNA from day one. Lastly, the socks are tested time and time again until perfection is reached.
The team at Look Mate may have started in an unusual way but their success has not been unusual at all, as the company deservedly goes from strength to strength, the result being a product that fulfills the brief as originally stated and one that the brothers are extremely proud of. In this short time Look Mate was featured in Design Museum and exhibited at Tokyo and London Fashion Week Men. The brand was featured in publications like Forbes, The Times and The Monocle to name few.


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Freedom EuroCycle Las Vegas is set to partner with nonprime lender Marine One Acceptance Corp. by mid-July, John Hollywood, the dealership's finance and business development manager, told Powersports Finance.
The dealership is aiming to accommodate nonprime consumers, an underserved and high-demand market, he said, and Marine One even serves after-bankruptcy deals. Marine One offers set criteria — like a checklist — of stipulations they need and what they expect from the consumer to approve the loan, which is something Freedom EuroCycle wishes its other lender partners would offer, he said.
"I think it would be great if [more lenders] offered some kind of training — if not on-site, some kind of webinar training, or at the least some kind of sheet or checklist that they go through and say, 'When [consumers] fall into these categories, then we want these things," he said.
The dealership works with BMW Financial Services, CU Direct, FreedomRoad Financial, MotoLease, ThunderRoad Financial, and two credit unions.
Marine One offers loans to high-500 Fico consumers with a maximum term of 72 months for American brand motorcycles, RVs, and side-by-sides that are five years old or newer, President Martin Angel told Powersports Finance back in December. The lender operates in 30 states and has 50 employees.
Join Powersports Finance on Wednesday, June 28, at 2 p.m. EST for our live Twitter chat. This month's theme is dealer relations, including tips on how to build a solid dealer network and improve dealer relationships. Join the discussion and ask questions using #AskPSF.


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The real estate is the world full of many various things. One cannot even imagine the pros and cons of the real estate world. The lawyer is different from the real estate lawyer. Any normal lawyer would get the degree of general law system. Whereas the real estate lawyer or attorney would have the special degree only on the real estate cases and laws. They are eligible to handle any real estate cases and laws problems. In the http://thomasefraimllp.com/, there are blogs which will give you the detailed information. The real estate attorneys are helpful and also very important to be in touch with. So it is very important for hiring an attorney. The real estate legal issues can be more dangerous than any normal case. So be in touch with the best real estate law firms in oshawa. The next purchase can be easy with the help of attorney.
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Spring '07 TOC
I am counting pebbles from a beach in Perú. I left my wedding ring in Coney Island. I wonder if some poets have found it. I go to the theater to see cats in Cats. I didn't forget the man in Berkeley. He was naked and taking mental notes while dancing salsa. I keep safe the egg of the anaconda. Eat in Red China. Change a syllable. Look
at Do Ru Mi even when I seem asleep. —Don't complain of being "hired muscle." I sing: Spring means Forever. I created / a name / a woman / my friends. I said: "Happy Birthday my love." Attention to: "How to make El Té de Magia" Or spend day 50 between Las Sábanas. "I am so mad." She says. "Why did those men fly like in the poster?" And then fight for a world that doesn't inspire me. Why can't I put my anonymous poems up for sale? Now I want to be in the government doing calculations. I can do it. (I'm not a cactus) "Swear" I mean. The rest of the world needs discovery. Navigate the globe. Count the leafy greens. This is from my house. Look my hand is all red. Why keep this in secret-ecos rooms?
"Duke Theseus thinks about how imagination transforms reality. For him, it distorts what the eye sees. But sometimes the imagination may see truths that the eye cannot." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~From A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
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"Merging and growing together"
The changes in the newly merged District Church Western Germany are finally complete: the new District Apostle presented his goals for the future at a solemn reception to which representatives from other Churches and the world of politics had been invited.
Since January 2018 the former District Churches North Rhine-Westphalia and Hessen/Rhineland-Palatinate/Saarland form a single entity. On 25 February 2018 Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider placed District Apostle Bernd Koberstein into retirement and handed his working area over to District Apostle Rainer Storck, a native of North Rhine-Westphalia.
To mark this event, the New Apostolic Church had issued invitations for a reception on 5 March 2018 in the Frankfurt-North church. Approximately fifty visitors responded to the invitation, including representatives of the Protestant and Catholic Churches, as well as representatives from the state and local governments. Bishop Peter Johanning acted as emcee.
Three goals for the future
"Merging and growing together." District Apostle Storck focused on the motto of the merger preparations in his opening speech. Despite his new responsibilities, he wants to pursue his previously set goals.
- Strengthening local congregations. That means, putting an emphasis on individual responsibility, promoting personal initiative, and providing a framework for the congregations in which they can move.
- Prudent financial planning. So far, the financial provisions are still fairly good, he said, but we have to keep future generations in mind. We need to strike a balance between the German regions and those we care for in some forty countries, which are only able to finance themselves at 0.5 to 40 per cent.
- Offering the gospel actively. The teaching of Jesus is also a system of values, the District Apostle said, which makes it possible for people to live together in harmony and get on well. To convey this is not a matter for just one single denomination, but is a task for the entire church of Christ.
Recognition for the development
"Receive one another." Barbara Rudolph, member of the board of directors of the Protestant Church in the Rhineland, began her speech with this statement from Romans 15: 7. She said that learning from each other and making compromises is what processes such as mergers involve. She added that all Churches face the same challenges from an organisational point of view. Accepting one another despite all the differences is the central idea of ecumenism. Here, Mrs Rudolph congratulated the New Apostolic Church on its achievements not only at the managerial level, but also at the congregational level. She went on to say that, at the personal level, this acceptance means recognising the countenance of God in others.
"Being together today is a gift from God." This is how the Auxiliary Bishop Dr. Thomas Löhr from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limburg described the dialogue between the denominations. He reported about the latest discussion with New Apostolic representatives in the Ecumenical Commission of the Episcopal Conference of Germany. He too, expressed how pleased he is at how the New Apostolic Church has opened itself up to the interfaith dialogue. In future, he said, he would still like to see the possibility of celebrating divine services together as well as acts of blessing.
The present needs more "we"
Just how important the Church is in today's society was made clear by Uwe Becker, the mayor and treasurer of the City of Frankfurt (Germany). At a time in which many people withdraw to concentrate on themselves, in which egoism and nationalism is becoming more and more pronounced, it is important to strengthen the "we". In this connection he pointed out that there are more than 170 different nationalities and 160 different denominations in the city of Frankfurt. "The real Frankfurt towers are not those of the banks, but those that point the way to an encounter with God."
At the beginning, District Apostle Koberstein had looked back on his time in ministry, and wished his successor the same amount of kindness and love from the brothers and sisters that he himself had always received. In conclusion, several members of the congregation Frankfurt-North said prayers of intercession, including the retired District Apostle Hagen Wend. "We pray that the congregations look to Christ with confidence and hope," he asked, "and that their gaze is marked by respect for all that Christians in every village and every city have in common."
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We cannot wait until we all can be together. Stay tuned and healthy.
This party is for everyone! Those that rode alone, virtually, and last but least, our sponsors. Without you this ride would not have lasted 26 years, so thank you and join us for some fun!
The day will feature live music from local bands, classic cocktails, and food trucks. On this today everyone will have a chance to pick up their T-shirts and fundraising incentives.
No ticket required, just your RSVP, via this link.
The mission of the Rosedale Foundation is to support the students, staff and families at The Rosedale School.
This event is to support the Rosedale PTA and School in providing needed equipment and supplies for the new campus which will open in Fall 2021.
The Rosedale School is a special campus in Austin ISD that serves students with significant disabilities, ages 3-22. Rosedale has been serving this special population since 1984.
The Rosedale School serves three groups of students:
1- Students with significant medical needs.
2- Students with social/behavioral needs.
3- Students ages 18-21 in a transition-focused program.
The Rosedale School provides specialized instruction for students in the areas of Life Skills, communication and preparation for a meaningful life after graduation.
Students at Rosedale require specialized technology, transportation and recreation opportunities to realize their full potential. The Rosedale PTA and the Rosedale Foundation fundraise for this unique campus each year to support these needs and to create a free prom for every Rosedale student and their family members.
A new building for The Rosedale School was a part of the 2017 Austin ISD Bond Election passed by the Austin community. The school is scheduled to move to its new location in Fall 2021. The new building will be designed to meet students' needs and to provide a therapeutic environment that will promote student success.
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Could be used to purchase:
|A sensory room in our new building
|A music or vocational classroom in our new building
|Modified playground equipment
|An adapted tricycle for a student
|A 5 day training for a Rosedale educator
|A classroom set of student communication tools
Donate: Your donations take our students to places they couldn't otherwise go, and give them experiences that are crucial to their success in the world.
Volunteer: Volunteer for a day, a month or a lifetime and become a part of the Rosedale community. Campus and event vounteers are needed throughout the year.
Advocate: Help us to spread awareness which benefits our students and many other individuals with disabilities by liking and sharing our social media content.
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After nearly a year-long investigation, federal charges will not be filed against two former Chattanooga Police Department officers who were fired after an inmate was beaten, U.S. Attorney Bill Killian said Wednesday.
"After a thorough investigation ... it has been determined there is no prosecutable offense," he said.
The Department of Justice, FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee investigated the incident involving the police officers and inmate Adam Tatum, Killian said.
Killian declined to release more details about the investigation.
Chattanooga Police Chief Bobby Dodd fired the two officers, Adam Cooley and Sean Emmer, after Tatum, a federal inmate at a halfway house, sustained serious injuries from a beating by officers.
Tatum, 37, was arrested June 14 after workers at the Salvation Army on McCallie Avenue called police when he was kicking the door to an office.
Officers, who initially did not know Tatum was armed, took a knife from him early in the scuffle. They continued to beat him with batons and their fists.
He also was sprayed with Mace and shot a few times with a stun gun. Tatum suffered six fractures to his right leg and two fractures to his left leg, including a compound fracture.
Tatum is serving the remainder of his federal sentence for a robbery conviction and is scheduled for release May 31.
In the fall, a Hamilton County grand jury declined to indict the officers on aggravated assault charges. This latest development could help their cases when they appeal to get their jobs back before an administrative law judge next month. The hearing is set for June 26.
Dodd, who declined to comment for this story, said during a previous interview: "[The officers' action] was excessive. It was abusive. They should have been fired, and in my opinion, they should have been charged. ... That's why I brought in the FBI."
The city also faces a lawsuit filed by attorney Robin Flores on Tatum's behalf.
Flores said the criminal case is not relevant to the civil case.
"We're disappointed, but the feds seem to take cases only if they can win them," he said. "One of the things that hurt the case was Mr. Tatum initially denied having a pocketknife."
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Various media reports have confirmed that the names of Delhi High Court Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Kerala High Court Chief Justice Jasti Chalameswar have been recommended by the Collegium for elevation to the Supreme Court. Sources have revealed that the file relating to their elevation to the Supreme Court have already been sent to the Union law ministry, from where it will be sent to the President of India for her approval.
It is reported that the President would sign the warrants for elevation in the next few weeks.
Justice Misra (pictured) was born on 3rd October, 1953. He enrolled as an Advocate on 14th February, 1977 and Practiced in Constitutional, Civil, Criminal, Revenue, Service and Sales Tax matters in the Orissa High Court and the Service Tribunal. He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Orissa High Court on 17th January, 1996 and transferred to the Madhya Pradesh High Court on 3rd March, 1997. He became permanent Judge on 19th December, 1997.
Justice Misra assumed charge of the office of Chief Justice, Patna High Court on 23rd December 2009 and charge of the office of the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court on 24th May, 2010.
Justice Chelameswar was born on June 23, 1953 at Pedda Muttevi, Movya Mandal in Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh, India. His father was late Jasti Lakshminarayana, a lawyer at Machilipatnam, Krishna District. Had his earlier education up to Class XII at Hindu High School at Machilipatnam in Krishna District and Graduated in Science (Physics) at Madras Loyola College. Graduated in Law from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, in 1976. Enrolled as an Advocate in High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad in the year 1976 and practised under a senior Advocate Dr.B.Bhimaraju, former Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Sri.P.Rajarao, Ex. Government Pleader, High Court of A.P. and Sri.K.Srinivasa Murthy, a leading Advocate in High Court of A.P. Specialized in Constitutional Law, Election Laws, Central Excise, Customs, Income Tax and Criminal Law. Appointed as Standing Counsel of A.P.Lokayukta in 1985 and 1986. Worked as Government Pleader for Home Affairs in High Court in the years 1988 and 1989. Designated as Senior Counsel in the year 1995. Appointed as Additional Advocate General on 13.10.1995.
Elevated as Additional Judge of High Court of Andhra Pradesh on 23.6.1997 and as Judge w.e.f. 17.5.1999. Elevated as Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court on 3.5.2007. Transferred to Kerala High Court and assumed charge as Chief Justice of Kerala on 17.03.2010.


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Inspiration struck back in April and while I played around with making a few blocks and wrote down some notes, things didn't really come together until the "Mystery Quilt" mayhem. The quilt I made using Laura Gunn's Painter's Canvas line was well-received and my friends/family encouraged me to submit my design to Moda. What do you know, the day after I submitted it, I was asked to be a "Chef". WooHoo!
Moda/United Notions sent me Cosmo Cricket's brand new "Circa 1934" fabric collection, they must have known that I love text and number fabric :-)
Here's some of the yummy number fabric
Here's a cuddly closeup of PUZZLED right out of the dryer
I hope that you'll head on over to Moda Bake Shop some time this weekend and show some support for my very first quilt design. I'd love to get your feedback too, so be sure to leave me some comments.
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October 14, 2011
In the early morning in downtown Manhattan, Occupy Wall Street protesters started to gear up for what some considered the first major threat to their nearly-month long residence at Zuccotti Park. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (I) had told the protesters that police would enforce a request from Brookfield, the private owners of the park, to eject the encampment for a cleaning at 7 a.m. Friday.
Half an hour before the scheduled ejection, Bloomberg's office released a statement (see at bottom) saying the owners had changed their minds and would work with the protesters to keep the park clean.
The crowd erupted in cheers, and an impromptu march to Wall Street began in celebration:
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Scottish actress Laura Fraser has snapped up the leading role in Showtime's drama pilot Homeland, reports to Deadline. Plus, In Treatment's Dane DeHaan will have a recurring role on HBO's vampire drama True Blood, while Rebecca Wisocky is set for a key guest spot in the fourth season premiere.
Homeland centers on Marine Sergeany Scott Brody, who returns home eight years after going missing in Iraq, and Carrie Anderson (Claire Danes), a driven CIA officer who suspects he might be plotting an attack on America. Laura Fraser will play Jessica Brody, Scott Brody's smart, strong wife. Production on the pilot, whose cast also includes Mandy Patinkin, is slated to begin Jan. 10 in Charlotte, N.C.
On True Blood, Dane DeHaan will play Timbo, one of the teens Jason (Ryan Kwanten) takes care of in Hotshot. Rebecca Wisocky will play Queen Mab, who is described as an elegant beauty who presides over a fantasy land and also has a temper.


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(my first attempt at blogging my weekly yoga class themes-
look for them here toward the end of each week!)
Namaste & Welcome!
Toward the end of my Cape Cod vacation, I took a dear friend to a SUP (stand up paddle board) Yoga Class on a local pond. The class was at 8 am and we awoke to a gorgeous late summer morning- blue skies, sunshine and the sweet smell of cool salty air. We drove to the edge of the pond to meet our instructor from SUPfari Adventures (a friend's company on Cape Cod) and much to my dismay, as we caught our first glimpse of the water, it looked like gale force winds blowing on shore and white caps on what is typically a placid little pond! Since this was my friend's second time ever on a paddle board and first ever SUP Yoga Class, I was determined that it would be a great experience for her (no expectations there right?!!)
As we stood in the high winds at the water's edge (feeling chilly and apprehensive) the instructor gave us a brief SUP lesson on dry land, and I thought for sure that the class would have to be canceled...there was no way on earth we were going out there to do a yoga class in conditions like that! Anyhow, not missing a beat the instructor seemed unphased, and perhaps even a bit excited about this impending challenge...teaching 3 total newbies and a somewhat newbie, how to do yoga on a little paddle board, in the middle of a lake, in gale force winds at 8 am in the morning before the sun was even fully up! However, as she informed us (and much to our delight!) the company had come up with an ingenious system for just such conditions. We were to paddle like hell out to a designated spot where she would clip on a long rope to a permanent mooring which had been set up at the beginning of summer and each of us would grab onto this main yellow rope at a little buoy and clip the bow of our board onto our own little personal buoy with a caribener all while sloshing in the white caps and trying not to fall off the board before class even started. So much for staying dry!
Magically, all 4 of us were able to clip on without too much trouble and even more magically, enjoy a delightful yoga class while bobbing in the waves on Upper Mill Pond, while not really budging an inch or getting blown to the far end of the lake! As I was bobbing in the waves and glancing delightedly over at my friend who seemed totally content and enraptured by this experience, I was reminded of another mooring, anchor, or tool that comes in very handy in daily life. It is the part of us that, despite high winds and rough conditions, can stay anchored and steady in the midst of it all. Sometimes called the higher self or witness consciousness or even just the inner witness, it is the part of ourselves that can see and feel clearly even when a gale force wind is swirling around us or when everything seems jarring and confusing. When we learn to cultivate the witness, it is like contacting a place of deep calm and steadiness in the face of fear and an inner refuge in the midst of outer turbulence. It is also the place in us that can step back a bit and be a neutral (or at least objective) observer to what is happening in the present moment, so that we can respond (rather than react) from our core of calm, peace, intuition and clarity.
When we contact the witness, we become empowered, and avoid being totally engulfed by or blown away by our many emotions and even our many selves. We can practice witnessing the swirling thoughts and emotions without suddenly loosing all control or our vessel. We can take a breath and allow all of the varied selves or 'parts' of ourselves to have a seat at the table. Is this easy? Well, about as easy as paddling a small boat in waves on windy morning. But the invitation is to practice, to remember the mooring (whatever kind of mooring might appeal to you) and to bring the inner witness 'on line' in times of turbulence. And to also have compassion for ourselves when we become totally 'identified' with an emotion or thought and find ourselves in the bushes down at the other end of the pond wondering...how did this happen again???
Another great result from hooking onto that mooring and staying anchored is that just like on the paddle board on the lake- if you get blown really far off course or down to the other end, it's a whole heck of a lot harder to get back to where you started in the first place. You have to paddle against the wind (and sometimes against the current). To stay moored and deeply anchored in yourself makes for a lot less stress and work in the long run!! So next time you find yourself suddenly caught in gale force winds or choppy waters here is my advice for you: Take a deep breath, grab the bow of your boat with confidence, hook onto that mooring deep within your soul (the witness) and enjoy the ride! May your inner mooring be with you and hold fast, always.
Asana Suggestions: Poses to root, ground and anchor such as standing poses, hip openers and longer holdings to have the time to contact the inner witness in the midst of each pose.
Deepen Your Practice:
* What do you habitually do when the going gets rough? What might be a fresh new way of responding to stressful situations or when you feel triggered?
* If you could create an image of a 'mooring' to keep you grounded and anchored in times of challenge, what would it look like, feel like, what color would it be?
* Can you give yourself permission to be human and allow yourself to sometimes just fully let go of everything and find the humor or empathy for yourself when you get tossed off your 'board'?
* Think of one situation where it is easy for you to lose that experience of the inner witness...it could be a situation that triggers you deeply. Is there a sacred reminder that would help you find it again.
* Where does the inner witness live in your body? How do you know/feel when your inner witness is awake and alive?
Inspirational Readings:
Taken from The Artist's Rule by Christine Vaulters Paintner:
"Each of us has an inner monastery, or cave of the heart. Inner hospitality is to open ourselves to the things we reject and fear in ourselves- our painful and dark feelings, our shadow side, our resistance, the secret things we do or desire. If we embrace St. Benedict's wisdom for our deepest selves, inner hospitality proceeds from the root of who we are. We learn to extend a welcome to the stranger who dwells inside of us...
Each of us contains a self- the true heart of who we are and the calm, non-anxious core we all possess- that is able to witness our internal process. It is often called the inner witness….we strive to fully experience our emotions without getting carried away by their power...
...Invitation: To be present to what is happening within us by noticing the fears and judgements that come forth. The witness to this patterns in us is our compassion and curiosity- observing with love and tenderness. Witnessing is not about fixing something; witnessing is about entering into a relationship with that is and discovering the grace and gifts hidden there."
Witness by Dana Faulds:
When I can be the witness,
all manner of miracles occur-
old wounds heal, the past
reveals itself to be released,
present dramas play themselves
out without sinking emotional
talons into my soft skin. The
witness welcomes truth and
dares to meet reality on its
own terms. It is the ground
in which the seeds of transformation
take root and finally flower. When
the witness is awake, the
lake of the mind is still, and
in that mirrored surface,
I see my own true face as
Spirit smiling back at me.
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On Wednesday, a knock on the door of a modest Abbotsford rental house lands like a firecracker. The landlord is outside and he has come with a question: How is the rent going to be paid?
It's a question Nadine, 22, and Nina Saint-Ange, 21, and their three younger siblings, Chelsy, 17, Wade, 16, and Kelsy, 15, have barely had a moment to consider since their father collapsed and died in their kitchen while getting ready to cook dinner on the night of May 8.
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Their father's heart attack at age 45 is the third in a series of tragedies that has left the five Saint-Ange siblings fighting to stay together.
Five years ago, the eldest Saint-Ange child, Ryan, then 21, was brutally murdered by his former roommate. The strain of that loss, and the subsequent trial of the accused killed, threw the family into crisis and triggered an avalanche of sorrow. The whole family became what grief counsellors call the "hidden victims" of homicide, suffering trauma, grief, isolation and extreme stress.
"That was the beginning of the pain. It was devastating," says Nina.
That night in 2012, when police knocked on their door and asked their mother to accompany them to the crime scene to identify the remains of her eldest son, and the devastating surreal morning, when the children learned their brother had been murdered, everything changed.
"Ryan was the glue that held the family together," says Kelsy.
He was also so well-loved that the family had to rent an auditorium to accommodate all of his friends at the funeral. The walls of their house are covered with photos of the six children, Ryan always in the centre of the circle, beaming.
The children's lives began to come apart, an almost textbook example of the emotional and physical impact that homicide has on a family. Their mother Mary, a house cleaner, and their father Wade, a long-haul trucker, had been lifelong sweethearts who met as children in the Seychelles. After immigrating to Montreal, they married as teens.
Ryan's murder ruptured the family emotionally and the couple separated.
Although the murder wasn't gang-related, the trial brought media attention that was difficult for the family to deal with. Nina says the experience left the family isolated, and she became reclusive.
Mary, who suffered from chronic severe asthma, was in and out of hospital and often unable to work. "Her body betrayed her," says Nina.
The family struggled to keep afloat and bounced from one rental home to another. Mary tried her best to put her sorrow aside and keep their home, wherever they were, filled with music. After her husband left, she even learned to cook the Creole recipes that were his specialty. She told stories of her Seychelles childhood, of climbing trees and picking mangos, of giant tortoises that roamed her family's garden, and she promised one day to take her children to the island where she had grown up.
When the family became homeless in the summer of 2016, Mary tried to turn it into an adventure. "We'll just go camping," she told the kids.
"My mom tried to make it fun. She said things are rough, but you don't have to deal with it roughly," says Chelsy. "She was the most positive thing in our life."
Then, on Aug. 10, 2016, while the family was living in a campground, tragedy suddenly struck again: Mary died suddenly of an asthma attack. She was just 43. "We didn't get to say goodbye to her," says Nina.
Wade, whose long-haul trucking job had kept him at a distance, came back into the picture, found a house and got the kids set up. There wasn't a lot of furniture, there were no extras, and their dad was on the road for weeks at a time, but there was music in the house again.
"He parented by phone when he wasn't here," says Nina with a shy smile. "He'd be telling me how to cook the rice, how to get my sister to clean up her room."
Jen Macpherson, the mother of Nina's best friend, Keira, says she got "one of those middle-of-the-night emergency phone calls" from her daughter on May 8, the night Wade died. "She was panicking, freaking out," says MacPherson.
Her daughter had been over for dinner at the Saint-Ange home. Wade had just returned from a few weeks on the road, and had seasoned a chicken for dinner. Keira and Nina had headed out to the grocery store to pick up a few more things for dinner, leaving Wade in the kitchen happily singing along to some music.
When they got home, the girls found Wade collapsed on the floor, in full cardiac arrest. As Nina and Keira frantically tried to resuscitate him, Chelsy called an ambulance. Hours later, in hospital, he was taken off life support and died.
Although Macpherson didn't know the family, Keira begged her mother to come over. The kids needed help. When Macpherson went to the home, she discovered the five children had no family nearby and no idea of where to turn. "The kids were alone. Not a single other adult showed up. I don't even have words to describe the shock. They had no help, they had no support."
Macpherson reached out to Nina.
"She just melted into me," recalls Macpherson, who works at Fraser House, a youth and family counselling centre in Mission. "She cried and cried and cried. I couldn't just turn and walk away. I stayed with them the whole day, hugging them, loving them, encouraging them to eat something."
Macpherson started making calls, to schools, to social services, to victim services. She helped the kids plan a funeral for their father, and accompanied the older girls to his workplace to empty out his truck. When she observed that Wade Jr. was upset about not having a suit to wear to his father's memorial, she took his measurements and got him a blazer.
"They have nothing," says Macpherson, who fights tears when she talks about the kids she describes as "precious, warm, resilient, determined."
"Their father had left a significant amount of debt, there was no will and no plan for the children. Their extended family are all from Montreal, there is no one who can help. Their grandmother is on income assistance."
Macpherson decided she had to help. "I just couldn't turn away."
Inside the house, two dragon lizards lounge in terrariums and the dogs, Peg and Ombre, are never far from the children's sides. The walls are covered with family photos. It was their dad who photographed everyone, who was always behind the camera, delighting in his boisterous, rambling brood.
At the dining-room table, the grief is palpable. There are tears and long silences.
Finally, it is 17-year-old Chelsy who finds her voice. "We want to stay together. We are family, and that is all we have left."
Just how they are going to do that is the challenge ahead. Nadine, who works the graveyard shift turkey catching, and Nina, who works days in a skip-tracing agency, are setting aside personal goals to figure out how to take on the parenting roles in their family.
The older girls are applying for guardianship, but will have to show Family Services they can care for their younger siblings both emotionally and financially. They are determined to do just that.
Macpherson has helped to create a budget. Kelsy, Chelsy and Wade are back at school trying to catch up on the work they've missed in the past two weeks.
"I've been teaching them about the difference between needs and wants," says Macpherson. "The girls need to learn parenting skills so they can provide a safe haven, a home for the younger ones. They need grief counselling."
The children, intensely private about the struggles their family has endured since Ryan's murder, were reluctant: The wounds are still raw.
"Every time something bad happens to our family we have to go through that sorrow and grief we went through with Ryan," says Chelsy.
After Macpherson talked them through the pros and cons, they decided to go ahead with it.
"We need help," says Wade softly. "We really do."
The goal, says Macpherson, who also set up a joint account so the funds will be properly managed, is to raise enough money for a three-year plan so the kids can stay together until the youngest have finished secondary school.
When someone made the first donation, the children were stunned.
"I thought it was a terrible idea at first," says Nina, adding that the trauma and publicity around Ryan's murder had taught her to keep her guard up. "I didn't want people to know what was going on with us."
It's not just about money, says Macpherson. "I just wanted them to know that there is a community out there that cares," she says. "That they are not alone."
Bed, Bath and Beyond and Sleep Country Canada have stepped up to provide mattresses, bedding and some home supplies, Vancouver dentist Dr. Kelly Jordan has offered to provide dental care, and they were able to raise enough funds to pay for the funeral expenses, but there is a long road ahead with needs that include food, clothing and education.
Nadine has already set aside her goal of going back to school to study agriculture. On Thursday, she put in a large vegetable garden in the backyard.
"I can feed the family with this garden," she says, pointing out where the tomatoes and corn, zucchini, watermelon and swiss chard have gone in.
Macpherson says she is committed to helping the siblings through this "never-ending nightmare."
"I've made a commitment that I'm going to be here and I'm going to do the best I can to support and help and advocate for these beautiful young people."
Outside, the landlord is waiting. A young woman who accompanies the landlord explains that they are sorry about the family's circumstances, but if the rent is not paid by the 28th of the month, they will have to go.
That's when Macpherson steps in, introduces herself and says she will vouch for the girls. When it becomes clear that verbal assurances are not enough, she offers to co-sign the lease. There is enough money from the gofundme to cover next month's rent. It's a start.
As Nadine and Nina take care of the paperwork, Kelsy, 14, the youngest and the quietest, slips away from the group and begins purposefully digging in a patch of dirt with a trowel. As her older sisters grapple with the landlord's questions, Kelsy plants a flowering chrysanthemum. It is a small gesture, but it speaks of determination, of hope and home.


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Move with Joy: The Power of a Playful Practice
A playful practice can bring you more joy on and off the mat.
Once upon a time, we all viewed the world as a friendly, lighthearted, and inviting place. Then, somewhere in the process of becoming an adult—perhaps when we felt pressure to excel in school, got passed over for that perfect job, or felt the pain of a broken heart—seriousness, self-doubt, and fear may have replaced our wonder and fun-loving attitude. While we can still connect with the idea of being playful at times (say, on the dance floor at our best friend's wedding), for many of us, playful moments have become more and more fleeting. And, the sense of seriousness we use to succeed at work or school extends to many other areas of our lives, including our yoga mat. That's not to say that taking a thoughtful approach to asana can't come with benefits, especially if you're experiencing pain or injury. But a constant laser focus on perfecting alignment, toning core, nailing a balancing pose, or breathing away a tough day can come at the expense of fostering flexibility of mind and spirit.
When Patanjali wrote the Yoga Sutra, he explained asana as the intersection and balance of sthira-sukha. Translated from Sanskrit, sthira means "compact, strong, steadfast, resolute"—all qualities we embody in our adult lives. Sukha, conversely, translates to "good, joyful, happy, light"—all qualities we often associate with children. Most of us adults have lost sukha. On or off the mat, we may no longer be willing to risk failure or to laugh at those failures like we did when we were kids, and, as a result, we can suffer stress and imbalance.
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Realign with Your Inner Child
But you can use your mat to realign to the joy and lightness of sukha and ultimately advance your asanas. By cultivating sukha, you can connect with your inner child again, finding more creativity and freedom within your practice. Children, as you'll see in the practice that follows, are the obvious teachers to light and lead the way. "Yoga can be a place to invite more play into your life, and kids can serve as the example," says Christen Bakken, founder of Young Warriors, a children's yoga program in Denver. "Kids remind us of who we intrinsically are and to let go, just be, and play." Bakken, who has been teaching yoga since 2006 and teaching children specifically since 2008, says that a playful practice helps us let go of fear that holds back our practice. "When we're having fun, we're more willing to take risks, such as kicking up into Handstand or moving into a variation of a pose, such as Parsva Bakasana (Side Crane Pose), that we didn't think we could do or that a more serious attitude would have never allowed for," she says.
Reconnecting with our natural childhood senses is essential to realizing the benefits of sukha, according to San Francisco–based Jodi Komitor, founder of Next Generation Yoga, an international children's yoga program that began in 1998. "Kids are playful, spontaneous, innocent, and creative beings—all qualities that we, as adults, tend to suppress," Komitor says. "We learn to stop talking openly, to cover our mouths when we laugh, and to abandon the connection that we once had with our inner child." In order to cultivate a childlike practice on the mat, Komitor encourages both her adult and child students to embody the essence of the pose they're assuming, which helps adults in particular loosen the body and mind and feel younger in spirit. For instance, in Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose), hiss, stick out your tongue, and slither like a snake. In Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog Pose), you can lift and wag your tail, ground paws into the mat, yelp, bark, and maybe even chase a neighbor around the room. You might meow and moo when doing Cat-Cow Pose. "Get creative, and use your asana to truly come alive," suggests Komitor.
The Subtleties of a Less-Serious Yoga Practice
If you can't imagine yourself meowing or barking during a class full of people, or even in your own living room, there are subtler ways to bring more play and lightness into your practice. You can set an intention at the beginning of class to relax more into your body. In Airplane Pose, for example, stretch your arms out to the side and imagine gliding into the mountains and perhaps landing atop the highest peak. Instead of berating yourself for not nailing Natarajasana (Lord of the Dance Pose), notice the wonderful ways your legs, feet, and hands move, even when falling. "Sometimes simply smiling when we notice that we're taking ourselves too seriously or laughing rather than judging when we fall out of a pose can help us let go of some of the limitations we've created for ourselves," says Bakken.
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When we give ourselves permission to play on the mat, a whole new yoga practice and outlook on life can emerge. We lose our attachment to outcomes, which limits our effort, and instead enjoy the moment for what it is, explains Kali Love, a certified instructor in yoga, meditation, and Ayurveda at the Chopra Center in Carlsbad, California. "We can learn so much from how children respond to uncertainty with a sense of curiosity and adventure," says Love. "Rather than fearing that we'll fail to meet an expectation, we can adopt a child's practice of letting go, and so much more becomes possible. We can create more magic, inspiration, happiness, love, joy, and laughter both on and off the mat."
Practice Moving Joyfully
Find a young buddy—perhaps your kid or another little loved one—to share your practice with. Practicing with a child helps keep it light and more playful, but you can also do this sequence solo.


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MSUFCU Staff Plants 63 Trees in East Lansing
EAST LANSING, MI—MSU Federal Credit Union staff recently worked in partnership with Michigan Arbor Day Alliance and the City of East Lansing to plant 63 trees in East Lansing, MI. MSUFCU teamed up with MADA in early 2012 for the Go Green Challenge, pledging donations for every MSUFCU member who switched from paper to electronic statements (eStatements).
MSUFCU donated a total of $2,000 to MADA during this campaign, and MSUFCU employees volunteered their time to plant trees. To date, MSUFCU and MADA have planted 280 trees in East Lansing, primarily replacing trees lost due to the effects of emerald ash borer beetles.
Patrick McPharlin, MSUFCU's President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "At MSUFCU, we take pride in supporting our local community, and the Go Green Challenge was a great opportunity to contribute to Mid-Michigan through the planting of new trees. With more members switching from paper to eStatements, this campaign also reduced the amount of trees being cut down for paper production and increased member account security."
McPharlin further explained, "With eStatements, members do not have to worry about account information being intercepted through the postal mail. Account details are instead only accessible using secure login credentials."
MSU Federal Credit Union, the world's largest university-based credit union, serves Michigan State University and Oakland University faculty, staff, students, alumni association members and their families worldwide and offers a full range of personal and business related financial services. Founded in 1937 by a handful of MSU professors and employees, MSUFCU now has 166,000 members, over $2.25 billion in assets, and more than 450 employees. MSUFCU was named the Michigan Credit Union League Credit Union of the Year in 2010.


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Bringing Disruptive Technologies to Consumers.
Bringing disruptive technologies to consumers.
Although at Co:Lab for only one year Sebastien Cotton and Colton Black, of Robotics Unlimited, would do it again.
Robotics Unlimited Inc. is a Pensacola startup dedicated to bringing disruptive technologies to the public, and for this company that means taking high-tech robotics from the research world and delivering the next generation of "the most awesome entertainment robots" right to the consumers' door.
A one-stop shop made up of scientists, engineers and makers, Robotics Unlimited creates and builds toy robots that will ultimately retail between $50-$100. To accomplish this, they hope to develop a licensing agreement with a major multinational toy company.
Robotics experts with a love for toys, Sebastien and Colton wish they could have stayed at Co:Lab longer that that first year. Logistically though, they needed a space where they could build their hardware and serve as an office.
"Could we have survived without Co:Lab's help?" asked Sebastian. "Yes, but it would have been more difficult getting through that first year. Everything from the low-cost rent to the office equipment and meeting rooms Co:Lab made it more convenient and easier for us."
"Being around other entrepreneurs was great, and the staff and mentors at Co:Lab helped us network in Pensacola, introducing us to business leaders and investors that we never would have met on our own," added Colton.


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For four European basketball teams, Rio is within reach. However, only two can make the trip; the other two will have to wait another year and compete in another tournament in order to reach South America next summer.
This is why the stakes in this year's Eurobasket are as high as ever and a place in the Final means much more than a guaranteed silver medal. And this is why this year's Eurobasket semifinals will be exciting to watch.
It all starts tonight with a thrilling game between France and Spain. And by tomorrow night when the other semifinal between Serbia and Lithuania unfolds, the basketball world will know another two names bound to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro. Already, six nations reserved a place in Rio: Brazil (host), USA (world champs), Australia (Oceania), Nigeria (Africa), Argentina (Americas) and Venezuela (Americas). Who are the next two? France? Spain? Lithuania? Serbia?
France has the edge in the semifinal against Spain
The first semifinal scheduled for Thursday will be a very close encounter so don't be surprised if the game has five periods instead of four. Yes, Spain has two-time NBA champion and five-time All-Star Pau Gasol who leads the tournament in points per game but their Eurobasket roster is far from being complete. No Marc Gasol, no Serge Ibaka, no Ricky Rubio and no Juan Carlos Navarro aka 'La Bomba'. All these absences led to inconsistency in the group stage: they lost against Serbia and Italy and barely won their last group game against Dirk Nowitzki and Germany.
France on the other hand is all-ball when it comes to Eurobasket 2015. Six players in the French national team come from the best basketball league in the world including four-time NBA champ and all-time Eurobasket scoring leader Tony Parker, 2014 NBA champ Boris Diaw and Utah Jazz standout Rudy Gobert. Gobert can be a legit Gasol stopper and can dominate the paint and dunk over people if necessary. Just watch this highlight against Latvia:
Rudy Gobert making posters at #EuroBasket2015! pic.twitter.com/gww2skLAjt
— Big Ballers Podcast (@BBallersPodcast) 15 septembrie 2015
The semifinal will be played in Lille so the home court advantage should come in handy for France. Not to mention the fact that France won the last two games against Spain, including a FIBA World Cup quarter-final last year.
Lithuania can't stop Serbs led by Milos Teodosic
Serbia proved last year that they are legit. Only the 2014 Dream Team stopped them. At Eurobasket 2015, the Serbs were virtually unstoppable beating Spain, Germany, Turkey and Italy in their quest to prove they are Olympic quality. Now, the only thing left to do is to beat Lithuania and qualify for the Final. Can they do it? Of course they can, especially when they have a one of a kind floor general leading the way. Milos Teodosic has taken his play on another level dishing out double-digit assists in two of his seven games at Eurobasket. Overall, he has 58 assists for an average of 8.3 per game. One of them looks like this:
In the quarter-final against the Czech Republic and Barcelona point guard TomásSatoransky, he tallied international career-high 14 assists forcing the Czech coach to say: "If you want to stop him sometimes you need the police." That's how threatening Teodosic is on the floor.
Lithuania may have their own weapons like big-man Jonas Valanciunas who seems to have a lot of fun on the floor (17.2 points and 9.2 rebounds per game) but they may not have the necessary firepower to stop Serbia's floor general. In fact, no other team except the USA may be able to handle the Serbs a loss.
Yes, Teodosic& Co. have all kinds of talents to go above and beyond the semifinals. They may very well be the next European basketball champions.
By: Florian Gheorghe


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8 Things I Learned from Binge-Watching Netflix's Docuseries Ugly Delicious
Listen, I'm newly addicted to Netflix's DocuSeries Ugly Delicious .. (Btw, where is Season 2!?)
Outside of watching Dave Chang and Co. eat good food in almost every scene.
This show gives you a catalog of episodes based around foods you're probably all familiar with but focuses the lens to ask the relevant questions we haven't thought of when we consume some of this food and explores the culture behind it with genuine passion.
The docuseries uncovers the truth about where the food we eat comes from through the narratives of locals and the people who are masterfully crafting the food with ingredients indigenous to their own culture.
It's humorous, heartwarming, inspiring and witty, aesthetically pleasing and a darn good lesson worth binge-watching.
Below are just a few of the things I picked up.
1. 3 Ways to Identify Authentic Tacos
Flip open your notepad-
Don't Understand the Language: "Taco USA" author Gustavo Arellano cites going to places where you don't understand some of the words on the menu as one of the tell-tell signs of great tacos.
"If you don't know that word, that's where you wanna go. Cause' that's going to tell you immediately this is regional stuff ."
Salsa Game Strong: Just a red or green salsas to choose from? Meh, Arellano says to look for the places with several options to choose from and more complex creations native to the region.
Tortilla Game Strong:
"If you see a packet of tortillas, right next to your taquero, run," Arellano says. Arellano and Jonathan Gold –food critic for Los Angeles Times– both agree, there should be someone making fresh tortillas for the best tacos.
2. Flour Tortillas Come from the Spaniards
The Spanish introduced wheat flour when they conquered the Aztecs, formerly only eating corn tortillas.
3. Mexico's Central De Abastos Is the Largest Open Market in the World
Michelin-starred chef Eduardo "Lalo" Garcia introduced Central de Abastos in Ep. 2 "Tacos" as the largest open market in the world with its own police force and it's own transportation system. It is the central point for all things coming from Mexico and boasts a huge landscape of complex and exciting ingredients; a chef's heaven.
4. How Nashville Hot Chicken Started
If you thought Nashville Hot Chicken got so hot by playing around with spices in a small kitchen in Nashville, think again.
As food writer Lolis Eric Elie tells it, a woman found out her lover was doing wrong by her and took the passive-aggressive route to spite him by spicing up his chicken so hot she'd hope he'd get a burning throughout his body. The irony, and to her dismay, he actually enjoyed the chicken and just like that Nashville Hot Chicken came to be.
5. "There are More Chinese Restaurants in America than Mcdonald's, Burger King, Wendy's and Kentucky Fried Chickens Combined"
"Chinese food is the most pervasive food on the planet, served on all 7 continents including Antartica," says Chinese food Historian, Jennifer Lee and concludes it is especially concentrated in America.
In the small town where I live and the surrounding area, I always noted the almost ubiquitous presence of fast-food chains, McDonald's especially, but it comes as no surprise there are more Chinese-American eateries.
However, the difference is Chinese-American restaurants are not under highly publicized franchise names.
6. Chinese Food Is More Than Meets the Eye
Chinese food is far more complex and more than the crisp textures preferred by Westerners. In fact, general tso's chicken and egg rolls are indigenous to America. While food in China is expansive in reference to the various textures you can find.
7. The Origin of Tortellini
In Ugly Delicious's "Stuffed" episode (S.1, E.8) Chang travels to Bologna's Le Sfogline where owners Daniel and Monica Zappeli specialize in tortellini.
Daniel tells the story of the famous Battle of Zappolino dating back to 1325, where Modena and Bologna fought gruesomely causing Venus the Goddess to intervene.
Later she laid down to rest.
The innkeeper crept into her bedroom to awake her from a naked slumber and was impressed with the sight of her belly button and later decided to reproduce Venus's belly button with dough i.e. tortellini.
8. Pizza Is Subjective by Nature
Who's to say NY Pizza is the pinnacle of what pizza should be? or even Neopolitan, New Haven or Chicago Deep Dish?
Ugly Delicious's "Pizza" episode really amps up this idea of authenticity while going against its force simultaneously.
The big idea?
Pizza is rebellious by nature and a catalyst for storytelling from all corners of the world; essentially no pizza is the same.
Chang talks with the pizza purist like Mark Lucano owner of Brooklyn's Lucali (Chang's favorite pie) and then trots across the globe for the extreme opposite of what American pizza is considered; a pizza with mayonnaise as a sauce and tuna as a topping from Chef Ryu Yoshimura in Tokyo.
The ironic thought is, Yoshimura does not consider this fusion, and of course, he is right, the ingredients are entirely sourced from Japan and created with Japanese techniques.
Even in America where toppings are traditional in the sense of cheese and tomato sauce (though not always), we put pineapple, egg, shrimp and a plethora of untraditional toppings on our pizza.
There is no clear boundary line declaring we've gone too far by connesuiers or cooks alike; pizza is at the whim of its creator.