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Customer Management PAC
The Customer Management Product Advisory Council (PAC) is a group of existing customers who provide input to Teradata on product strategy and development for Teradata's Customer Management Applications (e.g., Customer Interaction Manager and Real-Time Interaction Manager) plus their integration with other Teradata and partner solutions.
The PAC is comprised of customers working with Teradata's Customer Management Applications and is limited to a total of fifteen (15) members. PAC members are asked to serve a minimum of one year on the council and must be an existing Teradata customer. If a PAC member resigns from their current position, they must relinquish their membership on the PAC. In addition to customers, representatives from Teradata Marketing, Product Management, Engineering, and Support/Field act as advisors to the PAC.
The purpose of Customer Management PAC is to provide 'voice of the customer' representation to Teradata. It provides strategic guidance through relaying market needs, raising client questions, and suggesting feature improvements directly to the Customer Management product teams. Members represent a broad spectrum of industry disciplines, across the Teradata customer base including retail, travel, banking, insurance, and communications.
In a spirit of partnership, the mission of the Customer Management PAC is to provide a forum for users of the various applications to communicate information, exchange ideas for mutual benefit, set measurable objectives, provide input on features, functionality and services, and provide prioritization.
Customer Management PAC recommendations are leveraged to extend and build Insight Driven Marketing solutions with improved functionality and usability to deliver tangible business results for all Teradata clients.
- Represent fully the business and technical needs of Teradata's Customers
- Review and provide input into the Teradata Customer Management Solutions strategic and near term roadmaps
- Provide input and prioritization for features/functionality considerations of planned release content
- Provide thought leadership on market directions and help identify new product development opportunities for Customer Management Solutions
- Create opportunities for information and best practices sharing
If you are interested in becoming a member or would like more information, contact Ritu Jain.
Teradata Customer Management Product Advisory CouncilParticipation Guidelines
- There will be a maximum of 15 member companies across all industries
- Teradata Customer Management PAC Members:
- Must be Customer Management (CIM or RTIM) current license holders
- Serve a minimum of one year and a maximum of three years on the council
- Attend two face-to-face meetings per year, and participate in monthly conference calls
- Are required to assist at the annual Teradata Analytics Universe event, attending the PAC meeting held before the main conference
- Will act as Teradata Customer Management references and be prepared to present during the Partners User Group, if requested
Current Members
Senior Manager, Marketing Operations
American Eagle Outfitters
Rick is a Senior Manager in the CRM Operations group at American Eagle Outfitters. He was formerly employed by Verizon Wireless working in B2B and B2C initiatives and multi-channel projects. In these organizations, he has been involved as an individual contributor to BI implementation, CRM administration and a leader in business development and strategy.
CIM Administrator,
Meredith Corporation
Since 2002, Krystal has worked with Teradata Customer Interaction Manager (CIM) at Meredith Corporation. She is currently the CIM Administrator, managing the two in-house rental systems. She also oversees a system used to house car sales data that is used for other promotions. She has been through all of the upgrades, support, small enhancements and reporting via Cognos and/or MicroStrategy.
Director, Strategic Initiatives and Infrastructure,
Royal Bank of Canada
Cathy is Director, Strategic Initiatives and Infrastructure (CRM and Information Management) for the Royal Bank of Canada in which she acts as business liaison for IT for CRM applications/infrastructure which includes CIM. She has worked in customer management strategy & execution in financial services for more than 15 years. Prior to her current role she was engaged on target state requirements for client interaction and leads management for banking. She has also lead teams responsible for marketing execution of all communications/ advertising for core business lines, channels and key client segments and for implementing client directed strategy for RBC Insurance Canada.
Cathy has been a past contributor to Customer Think and a lecturer in MBA / executive education programs at Duke University's Fuqua School. Before joining RBC, Cathy held marketing/ sales roles in consumer packaged goods.
Head of Campaign Operation and Analytics,
Qantas Airlines
Stacey is currently the Head of Coalition Insights and Innovation at Qantas Airlines. With over 15 years of experience in database marketing and analytics across industries such as Financial Services and Telecommunications. Stacey has been a super user and buyer of analytical applications across the organizations she has worked in. Stacey has experience with a variety of tools from an off the shelf 'click and drag' style to a customized SQL based tool.
Stacey provides a pragmatic view on which functions and features will be advantages to its designated target audience. Stacey's role as a bridge between IT and business (Marketing and Commercials) enables valuable feedback and insights on business issues that the analytical team need to solve and make recommendations for future product development.
Head, Data Environment and Direct Marketing Technology,
Standard Bank SA
Margaret is the Head, Data Environment and Direct Marketing Technology in Personal and Business Banking, Customer Offerings at Standard Bank South Africa. She has been in the banking industry throughout her career, spending a number of years in finance, focusing on banking statutory returns, and thereafter financial systems. She later moved into a business division where she became involved with balanced scorecards and marketing. In 2000 she took on the challenge of implementing the database and technology for direct marketing in Personal and Business Banking. She is the business owner of Customer Interaction Manager and other responsibilities include ensuring that data required for the support of customer strategies, campaigns and contribution are sourced into the data warehouse. She is also the business interface with IT for data warehousing in the Bank.
Senior Systems Analyst,
Director, Digital CRM and Direct Marketing,
Verizon Wireless
John is Director of Digital CRM and Direct Marketing at Verizon Wireless. In this role, John leads design and implementation of both online and offline marketing initiatives to improve sales, profit margins, market share and customer loyalty. An experienced practitioner in market analysis and designing leading-edge user experience, John is known as a Change Agent within Verizon Wireless and is consistently assigned to drive highly visible, strategic initiatives. John specializes in devising customer acquisition strategies, eCRM, email and customer based marketing, user experience optimization, e-commerce distribution and more. A Certified Usability Analyst from Human Factors International, John has a Bachelor of Science from University of Georgia.
IT Manager,
Procter & Gamble
Ruta has been IT manager with P&G since 2010, with multiple assignments in consumer solutions area as application, operations and vendor governance manager, data steward and solution capability leader. Ruta led Europe CRM migration to global CRM solution and now focusing on enabling global P&G Brand CRM strategies in more than 50 countries via improved consumer data quality and sufficiency, personalization and adoption of proven E2E campaign execution capabilities.
CRM Program Director,
Cigna Corporation
Eric is a highly accomplished Program Management Professional skilled at managing Enterprise Application Implementations and/ Business Change Management programs. At Cigna Healthcare, Eric is currently responsible for managing a large cross-functional program focused on an enterprise customer relationship management strategy for multi-channel, cross-product, customer communications through Teradata's Customer Communications Product Suite. The primary goal behind Cigna's CRM strategy is to provide customers with a personalized, consistent experience and the right guidance at the right time when engaged with Cigna. Prior to Cigna, Eric worked for Gartner where he implemented multiple enterprise systems, with focus on new products, SFA and Customer Service strategy applications and enterprise data warehousing.
Vice President, Marketing & Business Development
Customer Management Applications, Teradata
Tony leads Product Marketing and Business Development for Teradata's Customer Management group. He previously held roles in Teradata's industry consulting organization, working with Financial Services clients to develop their data and analytic driven capabilities, with a focus on big data analytics, digital and CRM. Tony is an SME in CRM for Financial Services, and prior to Teradata, was Head of 121 Marketing for Lloyds Banking Group in the UK. At Lloyds Tony was accountable for Lloyds' Omni-Channel CRM strategy, delivery and performance management. He also headed a number of analytical functions including Direct Marketing, Customer Insight and Distribution Strategy whilst at Lloyds. Tony is passionate about turning data into insight, and insight into actions that deliver commercial results.
Sr. Director, Product & Strategy
Customer Management Applications, Teradata
Leslie Mannion joined Teradata in 2000 with the Teradata Relationship Manager R&D team. Over the years Leslie has held various positions from Marketing Analyst Consultant to PS Deployment and ultimately Product Management where she has been since 2003. Leslie is responsible for guiding product strategy and prioritization of development innovations for the Campaign Management Portfolio.
Director, Marketing and Business Development
Customer Management Applications, Teradata
Ritu joined Teradata in 2016, to drive go-to-market and campaign strategy of Customer Management Solutions. Prior to joining Teradata, Ritu spent 3 years heading up industry and solutions marketing strategy at Alteryx, a fast-growing data and analytics provider, and 12 years at SAS Institute, where she led the global marketing strategy for various markets and industries including financial services, retail, supply chain and small and midsize business. Ritu has over 18 years of experience in data analytics, customer relationship management, and retail supply chain, both as a practitioner and technology marketer.


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The Supreme Court has said that admission to the under-graduate and post-graduate medical courses would be subject to the final outcome of the petitions challenging the Medical Council of India's decision requiring that candidates clear the National Eligibility Entrance Test.
This means that the private medical colleges, which were enrolling students on the basis of their own entrance tests can only admit those students who had appeared in the NEET and secured at least 50% marks.
However, since the apex Court interim order of May 13 allowed the declaration of results of MCI's NEET and also of tests by private medical colleges to facilitate the admissions for the current academic year, there is now more confusion sprouting.
While the private medical colleges have started with their admission process not considering the NEET score, the new order to follow NEET score has left students puzzled.
Students now feel that there could be a situation that a student, who had appeared in the NEET but did not secure 50%, gets admitted to a private medical college.

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- U.S. first lady Laura Bush toured Haiti's capital on Thursday to promote funding for AIDS patients and support education in the impoverished Caribbean country.
Bush spoke with three HIV-positive young adults during a morning visit to GHESKIO, a prominent AIDS clinic in the run-down center of Port-au-Prince. She called on Congress to keep the President Bush's international AIDS relief plan from expiring this year.
"It's a nice chance to be with you all today to see the results of what you all are dealt and how it's helping people," Bush told the clinic's director and staff during her one-day visit.
A Senate committee approved legislation Thursday that would triple funding to $50 billion for the five-year program, which expires this year, to fight AIDS and other diseases in Africa and in nations like Haiti and Guyana. The bill now moves to the full Senate.
The first lady also looked at prepared tables of fruit, dry goods and other products bought and sold by HIV-positive women with help of small loans from the center, which was founded at the dawn of the AIDS crisis in 1982 and now serves more than 140,000 patients annually.
The center receives international funding and has played a central role in fighting Haiti's once-soaring AIDS infection rate, which is now around 3.8 percent, according to the United Nations.
HIV patient Mariana Pierre, 20, read a poem she wrote in Haitian Creole for the first lady's visit.
"We shall learn from our mistakes, death will befriend us. For what good is it to live in ignorance?" Pierre said as Bush listened to a translator and smiled.
Bush barely set foot outside a car or building during the tightly managed trip. But the motorcade showcased Haiti's improving security under a U.N. peacekeeping force, passing through the chaotic La Saline market and near the oceanside Cite Soleil slum, which was largely controlled by gangs until last year.
She also visited an education center funded by the U.S. Agency for International Aid and Development where officials are trying to reduce a nearly 50 percent national illiteracy rate.
It was the first time since Hillary Clinton arrived in 1998 that a U.S. first lady has visited Haiti.
Bush traveled later Thursday to Mexico City where she met with Mexican first lady Margarita Zavala and female political and business leaders.
She was scheduled to attend Friday's inauguration of the U.S.-Mexico Partnership for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research. (Washington Post 3/14/08)
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A man killed after falling from a speeding car may have been pushed, gardai believe.
Tony O'Brien, 31, was hit by an oncoming vehicle moments after he was flung on to the road in Co Limerick.
On Saturday night detectives were investigating whether the victim, who was convicted of the manslaughter of Keith Ryan in 2007, was thrown to his death.
A security source said: "Tony was pushed or jumped out of the car and was
immediately hit by a vehicle coming from the opposite direction.
"The other driver didn't get a chance to swerve. It was very unlucky.
"The car that Tony fell out of continued for a little while then drove back to the scene and continued on to Limerick city.
"There were at least two other people in that vehicle."
The brute, who was originally from Limerick city but was living in Tralee, Co Kerry, was travelling with a group of friends on the N69 before he was flung from a light blue Toyota Avensis.
The driver of the BMW which hit O'Brien stopped at the scene on the new section of road at Bolane, just west of Kildimo, but the Avensis sped away.
However, it returned to the scene briefly with the driver shouting at the traumatised motorist that he had killed his pal.
The vehicle then took off again in the direction of Limerick city. The innocent
67-year-old motorist was brought to hospital to be treated for shock after raising the alarm.
O'Brien's body was taken to Limerick Regional Hospital for a postmortem.
A torched car matching the Avensis' description was later found about 16km away in the Kennedy Park area of Limerick city.
Gardai are investigating a number of theories over the shocking death of O'Brien, who had 42 previous
The violent thug was convicted of beating Keith Ryan to death in 2007 and was sentenced to 10 years in jail. He appealed the conviction and a retrial was ordered.
Before this could happen O'Brien committed a litany of other violent offences.
They included beating up a woman, robbing an off-licence with scissors and being in possession of a flick knife.
He was finally sentenced to seven years in prison after changing his plea to guilty during the 2010 retrial.
But he had already served three-and-a half years before appealing the original conviction – and was back on the streets by the summer of 2011.
Local Limerick councillor Kevin Sheehan said the tragedy had rocked the area.
He added: "Obviously there is talk out there about what has happened, but he was someone's son.
"My sincere condolences go out to the family. It's a horrible thing to have happen. There have been a lot of tragedies on the roads over the past few years."
On the night Mr Ryan was killed on May 25, 2006, a number of people had gathered near Shannon Bridge.
The victim had been drinking all day and was among a large group that included his attacker. O'Brien said they were going to a house party in and as they left Mr Ryan followed them to the party.
At steps near the bridge he was attacked after which O'Brien and another man were spotted on CCTV running into the city.After getting to the party they told a woman what they had done with O'Brien admitting he punched Mr Ryan.
They asked her to be their alibi and took off their socks and runners before asking for them to be cleaned.
The trial judge said the background to the attack was unclear but there had been bad blood between O'Brien and Mr Ryan – the pair had been involved in a scuffle days before the killing.
A report by the State Pathologist revealed Mr Ryan received extensive injuries to the face and a broken nose after he was stamped on. The medical report indicated he died after choking on inhaled blood.
There was little evidence of defensive injuries, suggesting the victim had been overcome rapidly and had been unable to attempt to protect himself.
Gardai are also speaking to another motorists who came across the scene.
Chief Supt Dave Sheahan: "Our appeal is twofold. We are appealing for the driver and whatever other passengers were in the car to come forward so we can get a clearer picture of what happened."
Mr O'Brien's body remained at the scene yesterday (SAT( morning until the Deputy State Pathologist Dr Michael Curtis arrived.
A full post mortem was due to be carried out last night (SAT) at University Hospital LImerick.
Anyone with information who may have seen a 99 WH registration light blue car, possibly a Toyota Avensis are asked to contact Newcastle West Garda Station on 069 20650.


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Veterans Day celebrations at Lafourche Parish Libraries
What: The Lafourche Parish Public Libraries are hosting various Veterans Day programs.
When: Nov. 8-10.
Where: Lafourche Parish Public Libraries.
Information: lafourche.org.
What: Rapper Jay-Z is bringing his 4:44 tour to South Louisiana.
When: 8 p.m. Nov. 9.
Where: Smoothie King Center, 1501 Dave Dixon Drive, New Orleans.
Tickets: Tickets start at $39 at smoothieking.centerneworleans.com.
Ducks Unlimited Bayou Chapter Annual Banquet
What: The Bayou Chapter of Ducks Unlimited is holding its annual banquet at the Houma Civic Center.
When: 5 to 10 p.m. Nov. 9.
Where: Houma Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd., Houma.
Information: houmaciviccenter.com.
Big Boy's Main Street Cook-Off
What: Enjoy the ambiance of historic downtown Thibodaux while sampling some of the best food on the bayou. Local chefs will feature samplings of Cajun dishes made by cook-off competitors. Try out these delicious dishes while enjoying live music.
When: 4 p.m. Nov. 10.
Where: Downtown Thibodaux.
Cost: $10.
Information: downtownthibodaux.org.
Power Yoga at Terrebonne Main Library
What: Breathe in for a meditative experience with M Power Yoga Houma. Practice will be held out on our lawn or inside during rain or extreme heat. Some mats will be provided, but supplies are limited.
When: 4 to 5 p.m. Nov. 10.
Where: Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma.
Information: mytpl.org.
Mulberry Elementary Veterans Day Ceremony
What: Mulberry Elementary School students are holding a free Veterans Day ceremony that is open to the public.
When: 9:30 a.m Nov. 10.
Where: Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd, Houma.
Cost: Free.
Information: Call Mulberry Elementary School at 872-5328.
Moon Over the Brewery
What: Le Petit Theatre de Terrebonne latest production "Moon Over the Brewery" explores the relationship of a single mother and her daughter as suitors enter the picture.
When: Nov. 10-19. Nightly performances at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.
Where: Le Petit Theatre de Terrebonne, 7829 Main St, Houma.
Cost: $16.
Information: https://houmalittletheatre.com.
Veterans Day Pancake Breakfast
What: The Montegut Elementary 4-H Club is thanking servicemen and women with a pancake breakfast. All active or retired military personnel are invited to attend.
When: 6 to 10 a.m. Nov. 11.
Where: K.C. Home, 1558 La. 665, Pointe-aux-Chenes.
Cost: $5 to the general public or $1 for veterans.
Thibodeauxville Fall Festival
What: This arts, crafts and music festival was started in an effort to reacquaint the community with Thibodaux's beautiful historic downtown area and features over 150 vendors.
When: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 11.
Where: Downtown Thibodaux.
Information: thibodauxchamber.com.
Bayou Beer Fest
What: Enjoy hundreds of craft and specialty brews from all of Louisiana's craft breweries at the fifth annual Bayou Beer Festival.
When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 11.
Where: Southdown Plantation House, 1208 Museum Drive, Houma.
Cost: $35.
Information: facebook.com/BayouBeerFest.
ZZ Top
What: Rock group ZZ Top is performing in New Orleans at the Saenger Theatre.
When: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12.
Where: Saenger Theatre New Orleans, 1111 Canal St.
Tickets: ticketmaster.com.
RELATE Open mic night
What: Words illustrated by spoken-word poetry, monologue, vocal and music performances and dance.
When: 7 p.m. Nov. 13.
Where: Danos Theater in Talbot Hall at Nicholls State University.
Information: Coordinator Farren Clark, 448-4121 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
The King and I
What: The Broadway show, "The King and I" tour comes to the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans.
When: Various times Nov. 14-19.
Where: Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., New Orleans.
Cost:Tickets start at $31.
Information: ticketmaster.com.
Captain's Meeting for Relay For Life of Lafourche Parish
What: The last captain's meeting of the year for Relay For Life of Lafourche Parish.
When: Noon to 6 p.m. Nov. 15.
Where: Peltier Park, 301 Peltier Park, Thibodaux.
Information: relayforlife.org/thibodauxla.
Rudolph's Route
What: Rudolph's Route is a shopping spree in Downtown Houma before Black Friday to promote local shopping. Sales, hors d'oeuvres and door prizes will be at many of the downtown shops.
Get your map at any location.
When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 16.
Where: Downtown Houma.
Information: Call Anne Picou at 873-6408.
Girls and Dolls PJ Night Out
What: Girls ages 4 and up are invited to a special Girls Night Out event at Challenge Island in Houma. Activities include: making glow in the dark headbands to wear to the glow dance party at Fitness Frenzy, building life-size dollhouses, eating lots of pizza, putting on glow makeup and nail polish to walk the neon carpet, and ending with a fun pillow fight.
When: 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 17.
Where: Challenge Island, 243 Enterprise Drive, Houma.
Cost: $30.
Information: challenge-island.com.
Down Da Bayou Thanksgiving Community Dinner
What: The Terrebonne Fellowship Lodge, Terrebonne Parish Recreation District 4, Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office and Woodforest Bank are sponsoring a free community Thanksgiving dinner.
When: 6 to 10:30 p.m. Nov. 17.
Where: Grand Caillou Recreation Center, 106 Badou Drive, Dulac.
Information: Call Bosco at 791-4146.
Hope Fest
What: This festival will feature live music, a 5K, blow up games, local artists and crafts, pony rides, a cook-off, food from local restaurants and more. Proceeds from this family-friendly event will go toward Hope Extreme's educational programs and Hope Restored for Life pregnancy crisis center.
When: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 18.
Where: Hope Community Church, 437 Grand Caillou Road, Houma.
Information: 873-3145 or facebook.com/hopeextreme.
Suicide Awareness walk
What: When you walk in the Out of the Darkness Walks, you join the effort with hundreds of thousands of people to raise awareness and money that allow the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to invest in new research, create educational programs, advocate for public policy and support survivors of suicide loss.
When: 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 18. Registration begins at 9 a.m.
Where: Peltier Park, 151 Peltier Park Drive, Thibodaux.
Information: Call George Raab at 757-383-0534 or email@example.com.
Sixth Annual Hope for Riley Scavenger Hunt
What: The sixth annual Hope for Riley Scavenger hunt is a fundraising event for 14-year-old Riley Traigle who was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. First place winners receive $600 cash prize.
When: noon to 8 p.m. Nov. 18.
Where: Foundry on the Bayou, 715 W. First St., Thibodaux.
Cost: Adult teams of four to six players for $25 per person.
Information: Facebook.com/hopeforrileytraigle.
What: Which Craft? Is holding the 2017 Pintoberfest to raise mney for the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center with live music, food, arts and crafts and other drink specials.
When: Noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 18.
Where: Which Craft? 1527 Polk St., Houma.
Gheens Bon Mange' Queens Pageant
What: Applications for the 30th annual Bon Mange' Queens Pageant with the theme "A Girl for all Seasons" are due Nov. 12.
When: 6 to 10 p.m. Nov. 18.
Where: Gheens Bon Mange' Festival & Community Center, 1783 La. 654, Gheens.
Cost: $100 entry fee for Miss, Ms. and teen contestants or $80 for juniors.
Information: Hollie Lapeyrouse 856-4615, Ashleigh Robichaux 688-7650 or email@example.com.
Dog Day Fling
What: HOPE for Animals is sponsoring this event that will feature a Blessing of the Animals, a dog walk, weenie race, costume duo, rummage sale, cake walk, raffle, craft booth, music and food. It was rescheduled from its previous date of Oct. 8
When: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 19. Registration for the dog walk starts at 9 a.m. and the walk starts at 10 a.m.
Where: Peltier Park, 151 Peltier Park Drive, Thibodaux.
Information: Email Cindy at email@example.com.
Audubon ZooMobile visits Lafourche library branches
What: The Audubon ZooMobile will bring wonders of the natural world to South Lafourche, Lockport and Thibodaux branches of the Lafourche Parish Public Library.
When: Nov. 21 -- 10:30 a.m. at the South Lafourche Branch, 1 p.m. at the Lockport Branch and 4 p.m. at the Thibodaux Branch.
Where: South Lafourche Branch Library, 16241 E. Main St., Cut Off, Lockport Branch Library, 720 Crescent Ave. and Thibodaux Branch Library, 705 W. Fifth St.
Cost: Free.
Information: lafourche.org.
It's a Wonderful Life
What: Bayou Playhouse presents the Christmas classic, "It's a Wonderful Life."
When: Nov. 25 to Dec. 10.
Where: Bayou Playhouse, 101 Main St., Lockport.
Cost: $23.
Information: bayouplayhouse.com.
R. Kelly
What: R&B singer R. Kelly is coming to the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans.
When: 8 p.m. Nov. 26.
Where: UNO Lakefront Arena, 6801 Franklin Ave., New Orleans.
Cost: Tickets start at $60.
Information: ticketmaster.com.
Art appreciation with Mickey Guillory
What: Local artist Mickey Guillory will display several paintings and discuss the inspiration and techniques for her work.
When: 11:30 a.m. Nov. 29.
Where: Thibodaux Library, 705 W. Fifth St.
Cost: Free.
Information: lafourche.org.
Polar Express Outdoor Movie Night
What: The Houma Downtown Christmas Festival is hosting this free showing of "Polar Express." There will be a ticket window for kids to get their Polar Express cookie, milk or water, ticket and Polar Express bell to take home and hang on their tree. Prior to the movie starting, a Christmas conductor will come around and "punch" each child's ticket, adding to the ambiance of the evening as well as provide a photo opportunity of the evening so bring your phones/cameras.
When: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Dec. 1.
Where: Downtown Houma Courthouse Square.
Cost: Free.
Information: "Boxcars" are on a first-come, first-serve basis. Feel free to create your own boxcar and bring it with you. Bring a blanket or chair to sit on for the movie just in case they run out of boxcars.
Son Rise Christian Music Festival
What: The second annual Son Rise Christian Music Festival will feature eight bands as well as live art, Filippino and Louisiana cuisine, a silent auction, kids art, displays and vendors. Proceeds raised will benefit World of Hope Ministries and the Terrebonne Children's Advocacy Center.
When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., but gates open at 9 a.m. Dec. 2.
Where: Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd., Houma.
Cost: Free.
Information: Visit sonrisemusicfest.net, call World of Hope Ministries at 851-2500 or email email@example.com.
Houma Downtown Christmas Festival and Parade
What: This Christmas festival will feature Christmas music, a parade, arts and crafts, food vendors, Santa's Workshop and more.
When: The festival lasts from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the parade from 5-7:30 p.m. and the meet and greet is from 7:30-9 p.m. Dec 2.
Where: Downtown Houma.
Cost: Free.
Information: houmachristmasfestival.com.
Breakfast with Santa
What: Kiwanis Club of Houma presents the 28th annual Breakfast with Santa. Attendees can enjoy all-you-can-eat pancakes and sausage. Photos with Santa will be available for purchase.
When: 7 to 11 a.m. Dec. 2.
Where: Vandebilt Catholic High School cafeteria, 209 S. Hollywood Road, Houma.
Information: kiwanishouma.com.
A Visit to Santa's Land and Reindeer Rowe
What: A family holiday event featuring Reindeer Rowe holiday shopping market, crafts, activities, games and pictures with Santa.
When: 8 a.m to 4 p.m. Dec. 2.
Where: Thibodaux Civic Center, 310 N. Canal Blvd., Thibodaux.
Cost: VIP -$20 or regular session for $12. Must be purchased prior to the event.
Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-visit-to-santas-land-tickets-38252478192?aff=efbeventtix.
Bowl For Breath
What: The 28th annual Bowl for Breath raises money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Louisiana.
When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 2.
Where: 1371 W. Tunnel Blvd., Houma.
Information: 504-455-5194 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Reindeer Run 5K
What: The seventh annual festive, non-timed Reindeer Run 5K presented by Mighty Kids Inc. benefits Girls on the Run Bayou Region.
When: 2 to 5 p.m. Dec. 3.
Where: Southdown Plantation Home, 1208 Museum Drive, Houma.
Cost: $20 online registration closed Nov. 30 or $25 at the gate.
Information: gotrbayouregion.org/5k.
Dead & Company
What: Original Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir team up with John Mayer, Allman Brother's bassist Oteil Burbridge and Fare Thee Well and Rat Dog keyboardist Jeff Chiemini.
When: 7 p.m. Dec. 5.
Where: Smoothie King Center, 1501 Dave Dixon Drive, New Orleans.
Information: smoothiekingcenter.com.
Sippin' with Santa
What: Tour the Donner-Peltier Distillery and raise money for the American Cancer Society with a food and cocktail tasting.
When: 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 7.
Where: Donner-Peltier Distillers, 1635 St. Patrick St., Thibodaux.
Cost: $10.
Information: Call Sarah at 637-5267.
Cajun Christmas Festival
What: Max Charter School is holding a Cajun Christmas Festival featuring a Cajun cook-off, live music by Tet Dur, pictures with Santa, a silent auction, a dance contest and more.
When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 9.
Where: Chackbay Fairgrounds, 345 La. 304, Thibodaux.
Information: Contact MAX PTA President Wendie Darcey at 665-9557.
Papa Noel's Cajun Christmas Celebration
What: Houma Travel's second annual Papa Noël's Cajun Christmas Celebration will feature a meet and greet and photos with Papa Noël, children's activities, hot chocolate and storytelling.
When: 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 9.
Where: Houma Visitors Center, 114 Tourist Drive, Gray.
Cost: Free.
Information: houmatravel.com
Louisiana Authors Book Fair
What: The Lafourche Parish Public Library is holding the second annual Louisiana Authors Book Fair at the Thibodaux Branch for meet and greets, writing and publishing tips and new book info.
When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 9.
Where: 705 W. Fifth St., Thibodaux.
The Nutcracker Ballet
What: Lafayette Ballet Theatre Presents The Nutcracker at Heymann Performing Arts Center in Lafayette.
When: 7 p.m. Dec. 9 and 2 p.m. Dec. 10.
Where: Heymann Performing Arts Center, 1373 S. College Road, Lafayette.
Cost: Tickets start at $25.
Information: Ticketmaster.com.
Gingerbread House Decorating
What: Bring your family to this annual holiday tradition and decorate your own gingerbread house baked fresh from The Cake Shop.
When: Dec. 9-22.
Where: Geaux Create, 123 Canal St., Lockport.
Cost: $25 per house.
Information: geauxcreatefac.wixsite.com/geauxcreate.
Teddy Bear Tea
What: Annual Teddy Bear Tea with stories and photos with Santa Claus. Reservations will be taken through Nov. 30.
When: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m. Dec. 9 and 10.
Where: The Dansereau House, 506 St. Philip St., Thibodaux.
Cost: $40 plus tax and gratuity.
Information: To make a reservation, call 438-2671.
Bayou Veg Fest
What: Bayou Veg Fest is a new festival celebrating a healthy and compassionate lifestyle that benefits the Humane Society of Louisiana.
When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 10.
Where: Downtown Houma.
Information: http://bayouvegfest.simplesite.com.
Disney Live! Mickey and Minnie's Doorway to Magic
What: Join Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald and 25 other favorite Disney characters for an afternoon of surprise and magic.
When: 1 p.m. Dec. 17.
Where: Houma Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd., Houma.
Information: houmaciviccenter.com.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
What: The Trans-Siberian Orchestra will perform a completely updated version of "The Ghosts of Christmas Eve."
When: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 20.
Where: Smoothie King Center, 1501 Dave Dixon Drive, New Orleans.
Information: smoothiekingcenter.com.
Katy Perry
What: Katy Perry Witness Tour with guest Carly Rae Jepsen.
When: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 5.
Where: Smoothie King Center, 1501 Dave Dixon Drive, New Orleans.
Information: smoothiekingcenter.com.
Southern Louisiana Boat, Sport and RV Show
What: The 20th annual event will be held for three days at the Civic Center in Houma.
When: Noon to 8 p.m. Jan. 5, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 6 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 7.
Where: Houma Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd., Houma.
Cost: $8 per person. Ages 15 and under are free with paid adult. Jan. 5 is family day; all children 12 and under fish once for free.
Information: houmaciviccenter.org.
'Gladys in Wonderland'
What: Thibodaux Playhouse Inc. presents "Gladys in Wonderland" about 87-year-old Gladys who is confronted with death knocking on her door.
When: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19-20 and 26-27 and Jan. 28 at 2 p.m.
Information: http://www.thibodauxplayhouse.com.
Steve Martin and Martin Short comedy show
What: Steve Martin and Martin Short one night comedy event, "An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Lives." Tickets are on sale now.
When: 8 p.m. Jan. 21.
Where: The Saenger Theatre, 111 Canal St., New Orleans.
Information: saengernola.com.
Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce Banquet
What: The Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce is holding its 88th annual banquet at the Civic Center.
When: Jan. 24.
Where: Houma Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd., Houma.
Information: houmachamber.com.
The Color Purple
What: The Color Purple tour comes to New Orleans
When: Feb. 20-25.
Where: Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., New Orleans.
Information: Tickets go on sale Nov. 17 at ticketmaster.com.
Maroon 5
What: Maroon 5 Red Pill Blues Tour 2018 with Julia Michaels
When: 7:30 p.m. Jun. 14.
Where: Smoothie King Center, 1501 Dave Dixon Drive, New Orleans.
Cost: Tickets start at $56.
Information: Ticketmaster.com.


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Hello friends! It's been awhile since I've blogged, and that's because the last six weeks have been a flurry of activity – we spent a week in Ankara wrapping up my hubby's green-card application and when we returned to Istanbul, it was time to sell our furniture and pack our things in preparation for a June 1 move-out date. Since then, we've been traveling around Turkey, visiting various relatives, and Internet in some places has been scarce.
So it's a little late, but I wanted to talk about Gezi Park again. The international media has moved on to Egypt (a coup being ironically a godsend for Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan) and the national television media from the beginning has barely covered the protests, so admittedly, it's been a little hard to know what's going on. Now that we're not in Istanbul, it's like the whole thing never happened – aside from the occasional graffiti, there are no signs that anything in this country is amiss. It's just…weird.
The biggest development in recent days is that Gezi Park was reopened to the public. I believe it is generally open now, though we have not been in Istanbul since before then, so I can't be sure. On our last day in the city, we passed by Taksim Square and could see construction workers busily beautifying the park. Word is that the municipality planted flowers and trees, but the biggest change that I could see (from the outside – no one was allowed in at that point) was that they created a grassy slope on one side, a definite improvement giving better access to Gezi Park.
But it's also very weird – there's that word again. I mean, the prime minister wanted (wants?) to rebuild these old military barracks on the site and not once has he, arguably the sole holder of any real power in this country, acknowledged the validity of the protesters' concerns. In fact, he continues to lecture on how very wrong everyone else has been. And thus, the government chose to improve the park? I almost feel like I'm living in Alice in Wonderland – it's hard to explain, but it's like they're trying to confuse the issue, acting as if they always meant to improve the park, and the protests were just these little anarchistic acts perpetrated by marginal groups. But I was there, and that's not what happened. An estimated 2.5 million people across Turkey, in something like 80 cities, came out in support of the Gezi Park protests, and they came out despite the tear gas and water cannons and police blockades. They've been ordinary people, and they weren't bused in/fed/coerced to show up as was seen with the AKP's recent rallies.
Things had seemingly settled down at the end of May, after the police cleared the park and surrounding area. As I mentioned before, everyone felt really angry, but without being able to gather in Taksim, the protests seemed to lose steam. There was never one group organizing the protests, so there was no one to re-organize the protests. I was in Taksim at the end of May, on two subsequent days, and there wasn't a lot going on. The first night, June 25, the police had physically ringed the monument and Taksim Square, presumably to block people from putting up banners on the monument and from continuing the Standing Man protests in the square. The friend I was with that night wrote an interesting column about how protests like this force the police into "dilemma actions" -- in other words, into absurdity.
But other than that, people were going about their business; there had been a march an hour or so earlier, and some of the marchers were hanging around, but that was it.
The next day, I was there in the afternoon, and although there was still a large police presence, nothing was happening. The only form of protest I could see was a few "standing men" at the end of the square, looking up at the large portrait of Ataturk hanging down from the cultural center.
But from what I can tell on Facebook – my biggest news source on Gezi Park – people have regrouped, and there have been protests every day for at least the last week, if not longer. And the police have responded with tear gas and water cannons. The Istanbul Tear Gas Festival continues! Last night's protest apparently stemmed from a midnight bill (ahh, another midnight bill) passed by parliament "which curbed the supervision of the Chamber of Architects and Engineers (TMMOB) in all urban projects, giving full authority to the Environment and Urban Planning Ministry," according to one of the local papers. There was also a protest two nights ago in the southeastern city of Hatay as an estimated 3,000 people gathered there to commemorate 19-year-old Ali İsmail Korkmaz, one of the reported five to have died in the protests. He was beaten by unknown assailants in Eskisehir and later sent home by a doctor – the next morning, he was unable to speak, and he passed away after being in a coma for 33 days. The footage of the attack has apparently disappeared. And as with all of the public gatherings for those who have died in the protests, the police responded with the usual force, refusing to allow people to express their grief and commemorate the dead.
The story of Ali Korkmaz brings up one of the most disturbing things about the Gezi Park protests, and that is the violence that has been perpetrated against the protesters, or anyone seen as not supporting the AKP. The horrible stories spread around by government officials of protesters assaulting women in headscarves, cavorting in a mosque with alcohol or violently attacking the police have mostly been proven untrue. Protesters have thrown rocks, certainly, but it hasn't been proven that they were the wielders of Molotov cocktails, and anyway, most people believe those men were undercover police. But acts of violence against protesters? The tear gas and water cannons are one thing, but protesters are also being physically attacked by those who don't support the cause. I have read about some awful things, none of which have been disproved. In my last post, I mentioned how participants in a Gezi Park group meeting in a park were attacked, and the attack was allegedly led by the neighborhood's headman. Last night, shop owners threatened protesters with wood batons. My friend has told me of watching from her window protesters being attacked with rocks. I also read the story of a friend's friend on Facebook -- a less reputable source, of course -- who attended a press event for another urban project as an accredited journalist, was harassed by the project's supporters, and then had her press pass circulated on Twitter with the allegation that she is a foreign spy. There's also video footage of a man chasing people with a machete and then kicking a woman -- but the police ultimately let him go, and he fled to Morocco.
What the hell is going on here? And where is the international media? As usual, stay tuned...I still can't say where this is all going.


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I Have Passion For Two Careers, Can I Do Both?
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I'm a IT Expert and Project Manager but I have a great interest in career services. It's not possible to have both careers at the same time so I'm doing my job in IT Management and helping people with their careers in my spare time. I'm also planning to start my own career website.
Is being involved with career services a full time position, or can I handle it in my spare time? Any thoughts?
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'Amber Dusick has transformed the truest, grittiest and most cringe-induced trials of parenting into something incredibly hysterical, poignant and meaningful.'
- MAYIM BIALIK, author of Beyond the Sling and actress, The Big Bang Theory
Of course you love being a parent. But sometimes, it just sucks. I know. I'm Amber Dusick and I started my blog Parenting: Illustrated with Crappy Pictures because I needed a place to vent about the funny (and frustrating) day-to-day things that happened to me as a parent. Turns out, poo is hilarious! At least when you're not the one wiping it up.
This book won't make your frustrating moments any less crappy. But these stories about my Crappy Baby, Crappy Boy and my husband, Crappy Papa, will hopefully make you laugh. Because you're not alone. And sometimes, the crappiest moments make the best memories. Parenting is wonderful! And also, well, you know.
'The drawings aren't very good Mama.' - Crappy Boy, age 5
About the author:
Amber Dusick wrote her first blog post at crappypictures.com and, wishing she had photos to illustrate her stories, she drew them - late at night, in the dark, while nursing a baby. The pictures were admittedly crappy, but Dusick's hilarious take on the crappier side of parenting made Parenting: Illustrated With Crappy Pictures an overnight success. Dusick lives in Los Angeles with her not-at-all-crappy husband, two sons and two cats.
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Maybe they just got tired of being called the new conservative majority.
How else can you explain school board members Ken Witt, John Newkirk and Julie Williams voting to pay, including performance incentives, new superintendent Daniel McMinimee almost 40 percent more than his predecessor and to give him a five-year contract despite the fact that he's never been a superintendent before? The decision doesn't meet any definition of conservative I've ever heard.
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Srinagar: In occupied Kashmir, the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front-R (JKLF-R) has paid rich tributes to Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) for sacrificing his life in the battle of truth and falsehood.
The JKLF-R spokesman in a statement issued in Srinagar said that the party had reiterated the pledge to maintain unity among each other and had decided to participate in all processions of the Ashura.
He said that the party leaders including Deputy Organiser, Haroon Kashmiri, Secretary, Muhammad Rafiq Butt, Shehzad Ahmad and Muhammad Saju Wani on Thursday participated in the mourning procession on the 7th of Muharram.
Meanwhile, the JKLF-R Chairman, Farooq Ahmad Dar in a statement in Srinagar expressing serious concern over the massacre of Palestinians by the Israeli forces and termed the Zionist onslaught as an eye opener for the Muslims Ummah.
He deplored that Israel had let loose the reign of terror and firepower on innocent Palestinians in Gaza." He added that it was the responsibility of the international community to stop Israeli aggression.


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The Ohio House's Finance and Appropriations Committee has stripped from the proposed state budget a bid to expand a 5-percent sales tax to services including aircraft rentals and charters. Rejecting the expanded tax should help preserve competitiveness of Ohio's $5.5 billion aviation industry, AOPA said.
On April 9, the committee released its amended version of House Bill 59, Gov. John Kasich's fiscal 2014-2015 budget proposal without Kasich's plan to expand the sales tax to numerous services—for example those provided by real estate professionals and attorneys—as well as the aviation services.
"We are pleased to see the Finance and Appropriations Committee take the important step to protect the hundreds of flight schools and charter operators from a significant tax increase," said Mark Kimberling, AOPA director of state government affairs. "To have sales tax attached to both aircraft rental and charter operations would have left Ohio's aviation businesses at a competitive disadvantage with many surrounding states that do not assess sales tax on these operations."
AOPA, which has approximately 12,000 members in Ohio, had urged the panel in a letter to its chairman, Rep. Ron Amstutz (R-District1) not to saddle Ohio's $5.5 billion aviation industry with the competitive disadvantage a new cost burden would create.
"To impose an additional 5 percent sales tax on aircraft rental or charter would simply drive that aviation activity across the border—taking not only the jobs dependent on management of such aircraft but also the ancillary economic impact driven by Ohio's current aviation industry," wrote Bryan Budds, AOPA Great Lakes regional manager.
AOPA will remain in contact with Ohio's legislative aviation caucus and other lawmakers about the budget package as further hearings are held, Kimberling said.


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Nautilus Diner - Crofton
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Date Hidden: 17 January 2015
Date Created: 12 November 2014
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Waypoint: OU0798
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Saturday, 17 January 2014, 1800-???*
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I've pushed the event a little later in the month due to my own travel plans and to make it more likely that Falcon Loader and family will be able to attend.
Come out and kick off the new year with us! Meet new people or reconnect with old friends. Discuss your recent adventures & upcoming caching plans or your favorite techniques & technology.
If you are not familiar with the Military Association of GeoCachers (MAGC), come on out and meet us at this event! We are a geocaching group of made up of military members (Active/Reserve/Guard), retirees, honorably discharged vets, their families and friends. There is no charge to attend this event and no dues if you wish to join MAGC! In addition to our main site (linked above), also check us out on Facebook.
Please indicate the number you expect to have in your party.
Nautilus Diner
1709 Transportation Dr
Crofton, MD 21114
(410) 451-8515
Their menu is available online, if you'd like to review it ahead of time.
Below is a photo of an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the DC Air National Guard flying over Capitol Hill in honor of MAGC founder, Falcon Loader.
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17 January 2015 sfcchaz attended the event
I had a great time catching up with some old friends who were also able to make the event. As always the food was good and everyone seemed to have a great time. Thanks DG for hosting this one.
I was also able to coordinate my milestone of #700 for the so called 'alternate' site geocaches. I also made this event #8,500 on another site as this event was also listed there.
Happy Trails.
17 January 2015 DudleyGrunt attended the event
Can't believe it has been 6 years since I hosted my first event - MAGC "Operation Rolling Falcon" Debrief (01/03/2009) in this very room. That event would become the annual New Years MAGC Muster event.
Thanks to all who cam our - especially glad that FalconLoader and crew were able to make out. And Trev, too. Since neither have been making it to many lately.
Congrats to Chaz's milestones!
Only disappointed that we didn't have a bigger turn out.
Happy New Year and Happy Trails!
All Geocaches #5079
17 January 2015 Mother Wolf attended the event
It was great to see some of my dear friends again. Rich & Duke, with full gang in toe, were both here tonight. Chaz, Dave, Ed & Candy, Beau & Jo & the baby, who is growing like crazy & really quick, were all here too. These are some of the very 1st people that I met when I started caching in June of '06. Got to meet 1 of our newer members Diamonbackseven too. Even though we dont see each other on a real regular basis thats ok but we catch up when we do like we did tonight.
Dave, ya did good once again putting this out here for us & it was actually kinda nice to have a small group. We were able to sit around like a camp fire & chat for a bit. Thanks my friend & Ill see you again soon. MW


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Miss Columbia has been reprimanded by the organizers because of this scandal, this is the first such controversy for Miss Universe to have a contestant not wearing underwear.
According to Paula Shugart, President of the Miss Universe Organization, "Colombia had to be spoken to and told she needed to wear underpants as what she was doing was totally inappropriate… People have been pretty upset by it; there have been photos and media appearances where she has completely had her crotch out."
"There were several girls in short dresses which caused concern, but when I saw the (commando) picture on the front page of one of the local papers I was very, very surprised," Shugart said.
"Our supervisors talked to all of the contestants about dressing appropriately, and one of our PR people spoke to her (Robayo) and apparently she said she was wearing underwear. But regardless, it created quite a stir here for a few days," she added.


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It's an exciting elections night for women so far! "Professor" Elizabeth Warren won her bid for senator in Massachusetts. Nerd power! Kirsten Gillibrand held onto her senate seat in New York State (we knew she would). Disabled Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth won Congressional seat for Illinois. Debbie Stabenow held onto her seat in Michigan. And Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin has become the first out lesbian senator in U.S. history.
Claire Conner McCaskill "legitimately" defeated Todd Akin in Missouri. Akin became notorious for his comment on "legitimate rape." Joe Donnelly is no woman, I'd like to point out. But it's worth mentioning that he defeated Richard Mourdock of Indiana, who became infamous for his remarks that a pregnancy resulting from rape is part of God's plan. Um, was it God's will that Mourdock lose -- or was it the people of Indiana's? But let's get back to the ladies!
More from The Stir: 4 Ways President Barack Obama's Re-election Will Benefit American Families
We're kind of freaking out over this. Can I just say this? The East coast has started the Fuck Yeah Women ball rolling. And there's still plenty of results that we're still waiting on. But as someone who has watched this race with women's issues at the forefront of my mind, this is all tremendously exciting -- and gratifying.
Have you got the message, retro-candidates? We're not going back in time! We're not redefining rape. We're not pulling back on our reproductive rights. And we want more representation in the government. If you're following Emily's List on Facebook or Twitter you can see how exciting this all is. IT'S LADIES NIGHT IN THE SENTATE. According to Rebecca Traister we're at 18 women in the senate -- 19 depending on how things go in Hawaii. (UPDATE: Yup, 19 women in the Senate.) Binders of women are winning, y'all!
And now, Warren, Gillibrand, Baldwin, Duckworth, and McCaskill, it's on you. We are so proud of you. Please, do us proud in office!
What do you think of the returns so far, especially for women?
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August 31, 2012
Today I'm working on the samples for my upcoming class at Scrap Arts (604-980-8811).
It's been so long since I taught a class and it's taking me forever to get these samples sorted out - there is just too much other stuff going on at home right now!
Anyway here are the first 2 sneak peeks from this class called Fire and Ice.
This will be a technique based Christmas/Winter themed class.
We will be making 3 cards and 1 project using the Heat Tool - hence the "Fire" - and with snow and glitter "Ice" added for the Christmas/Winter theme.
I will be teaching this class ONLY twice at Scrap Arts - one in September and the other in October (same class 2 different dates).
Please call the store at 604-980-8811 to register ASAP - space will be limited!
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I know I said that it was going to snow over the weekend - but we didn't really have any accumulation at all. Today we had snow - and it accumulated -- even if it was only a couple inches - accumulation or not --- I wasn't wanting it. I didn't get the snowtires put on my car yet - and I had things to do around town....but it worked out and I got out and got home with no problems. THANK you God!
I got together with my crafty pal Kelley today and we spent some quality time crafting. I got some new cream colored felt and was itching to make some more felt ornaments -- thinking I'll list them in my Etsy shoppe.
They were so much fun to make -- and my Spellbinders Circle Dies came to the rescue. I am addicted to Spellbinders, really I am! I'm always thinking of new things to make with them.
Don't you love the vintage jingle bells, another lovely find from Brimfield last year!
Thanks for stopping by - hope it's not snowy and frightful where you are!


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Title: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Publisher: LucasArts
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 5/5/2005
Control all the devastating force powers and advanced lightsaber skills of Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi in this first official Episode III title. Play epic lightsaber duels from the recent movie. As Anakin, unleash your dark side with ruthless lightsaber attacks and potent force powers. As Obi-Wan, fight to save the galaxy from darkness by focusing the power of the light side. Revenge of the Sith also features environments not seen in the movie. You truly are the galaxy's only hope…or perhaps its downfall!


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Review for Humane Society for Seattle-King Co, Bellevue, WA, USA
We looked at several shelters throughout the northwest and when we came across Seattle Humane Society we knew we found the one we wanted to be associated with. We have been foster parents and volunteers for their events. Our situation is a little different then most, we take in the older foster cats that either have a medical need or don't have much time left because of age or sickness. We want to have them spend the rest of their lives in a home not a cage. The fiest foster we have only lived for a sort time before we had to take her back because she was so ill and they wanted to try some things at the shelter. After a couple of days we got a phone call that they had decied to put Munchie out of her misery and they want to know if we wanted to come and say goodbye. Well we got there and we met with the vet there and we all started to cry. Sharing that moment with Dr B endeared us to SHS. We have not come acorss ant other shelter that shows so much compassion for the animals as this one does. In the last year we have provided a home for 5 other kitties that have since passed on as well as 2 "Fospice" kitties that are still with us. We have one slot open for them when they have a desperate situation they will call us. They all are the best from the foster cat cordinator to the head vet. Very, very special people that only think animal first!
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". . . breath-taking and awe-inspiring!"
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". . . takes on the qualities of abstract expressionism,"
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This year, 2012 I haven't had the time to crochet much, and I have only crocheted at the start of the year and now at the end of the year. I will try to change that and make 2013 more productive, blog-related and product-related. I am proud of every single thing that I made this year and I noticed that my products look more original and have a clean and professional look.
These are the finished products that I managed to take picture of, I had some customers orders that I am very proud also, but the customers wanted them immediately and that resulted with no pictures for my blog or my archive. There are also some product that are made and they are waiting in line to be photographed, so stay tuned for new finished products on the blog.


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Barbara Starfield, M.D., M.P.H., of Baltimore, died June 10, 2011, at age 78. A pediatrician and renown health services researcher, Starfield was considered a strong advocate for primary care and a friend to family medicine.
Starfield received her medical degree from the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine, Brooklyn, in 1959. From 1959-62, she was an intern and assistant resident at the Harriet Lane Home at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, subsequently earning her master of public health degree in epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health (now the Bloomberg School of Public Health) in 1963.
All told, Starfield's service at Johns Hopkins spanned more than 50 years and encompassed a wide range of posts in both the schools of medicine and public health, from fellow and instructor in the medical school's pediatrics department to professor in the Bloomberg School of Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management -- with a joint appointment in pediatrics -- and head of that department's Division of Public Health Policy, director of the university's Primary Care Policy Center and, ultimately, university distinguished service professor.
Starfield's work focused on quality of care, health status assessment, primary care education and equity in health, and was key in the development of such methodological tools as the Primary Care Assessment Tool and the Child Health and Illness Profile, or CHIP, tools for evaluating child and adolescent health status.
Among her many professional activities, Starfield was a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics; a member of the American Public Health Association, the Association for Health Services Research, and the International Epidemiologic Association; and a co-founder and the inaugural president of the International Society for Equity in Health, an organization devoted to furthering knowledge about the determinants of health inequities and how to eliminate them. She served on the governing board of the National Research Council and was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences in 1978, later serving on its governing council. In addition, Starfield served on dozens of advisory panels for both public and private agencies.
Starfield received numerous honors and awards during her professional career, beginning with the David Luckman Memorial Award from the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in 1958. She was honored with the HHS Secretary's Special Recognition Award in 1991 for her work on a task force to develop child health indicators, the Distinguished Investigator Award from the Association for Health Services Research and the American Public Health Association's Martha May Eliot Award in 1995, the Morehouse School of Medicine Excellence in Primary Care Award in 2002, and the AAFP's John G. Walsh Award for Lifetime Contributions to Family Medicine in 2005.
Of the more than 400 journal articles, books, book chapters, papers, editorials, reviews and other publications she authored, two of her works -- Primary Care: Concept, Evaluation, and Policy (1992) and Primary Care: Balancing Health Needs, Services, and Technology (1998) -- are considered the seminal works in the field.
In the words of Richard Roberts, M.D., J.D., an AAFP past president and the current president of the World Organization of Family Doctors, or Wonca, "Barbara was a tireless advocate for family medicine and primary care. She reminded us of why we chose to become family doctors -- to help people, improve health and make the world a better and fairer place."
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The next PoetiCas reading is Saturday Sept 26th
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We hope you might come a bit early if you would like a drink or snack, so we can be all settled for a 2pm start.
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This month our feature readers will be Ross Donlon and Katherine Gallagher.
PLUS our usual open section vying for the Castlemaine Cup.
Ross Donlon has been awarded The Varuna Dorothy Hewett Flagship Fellowship.
He has won international poetry competitions and the spoken word event at the Tasmanian Poetry Festival, The Launceston Cup. Extracts from his book, The Blue Dressing Gown, were produced as a program for Radio National's Poetica in 2013.
Widely published in Australia & Ireland he has read his poems in the U.K. Ireland, Norway & Romania, featuring three times at the Wenlock Poetry Festival in Shopshire, England. His latest book is Sjovegen (The Sea Road) – 50 tanka for Alvik, translated into Norwegian & launched in Norway in 2015.
He is publisher of Mark Time Books & has convened poetry & festival events in Castlemaine.
Katherine Gallagher is an Australian poet resident in North London since 1979. She has five full-length poetry collections, most recently Carnival Edge: New & Selected Poems (Arc Publications, 2010) – 'its natural territory the exotic and unknown, the fringe and carnivalesque,' Jane Holland, Poetry Review. Her sixth collection Acres of Light is due out in 2016,
Winner of the Warana Poetry Prize, a Royal Literary Fund Bursary and a Society of Authors' Foundation Grant, Gallagher has been shortlisted or a runner-up in various awards. William Wilde, editor of Australian Poets & Their Works: A Reader's Guide. (OUP,1996).said of her poetry: Sensitive, imaginative and at ease in either a colloquial or more formal style, Gallagher is especially impressive when she writes of those close to her or of the general human condition where loss, grief, or sorrow are conveyed with eloquence and compassion.
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After a New Year period that saw Chinese cinema attendance top US figures for the first time in history, the Chinese film industry can claim to be on quite a roll having last night swept the 2015 Asian Film Awards, taking out ten of the fourteen categories. The lavish ceremony is overseen by an organizing committee comprising officials from the Busan, Hong Kong and Tokyo film festivals and was held in the vast Venetian Casino on the resort island of Macau.
Blind Massage (pictured, above), a Nanjing-set drama that follows the bittersweet lives of blind masseurs, took Best Picture honours ahead of Black Coal Thin Ice (China/Hong Kong), Haider (India), Hill of Freedom (South Korea), Ode to My Father (South Korea) and The Light Shines Only There (Japan). Already an awards season heavyweight boasting honours from the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Taipei's Golden Horse Film Festival and the Berlin Film Festival, the intimate ensemble piece also snared the Best Cinematography trophy for lensman Zeng Jian.
The film's director, Le You, was again beaten for Best Director honours by Ann Hui, whose helming of the Xiao Hong biopic, The Golden Era, was favoured at the Golden Horse ceremony in November. Other nominees included Tsukamoto Shinya, (Fires on the Plain, Japan], Berlin honoree Lav Diaz (From What Is Before, The Philippines), Vishal Bhardwaj (Haider) and Hong Sang-soo (Hill of Freedom). The Golden Era's Wang Zhiwen was named Best Supporting Actor, ahead of Jo Jin-ung (A Hard Day, South Korea), Eric Qin (Blind Massage), Chen Jianbin (Paradise in Service, Taiwan) and Ito Hideaki (Wood Job!, Japan).
Black Coal, Thin Ice took home the Best Actor award, with charismatic star Liao Fan topping a strong category that included Kase Ryo (Hill of Freedom), Lau Ching-wan (Overh3ard, Hong Kong/China), Ethan Ruan (Paradise in Service) and Choi Min-shik (Roaring Currents, South Korea) and Sato Takeru (Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends, Japan). Auteur Diao Yi'nan also earned the Best Screenplay honour for his dark procedural thriller.
Other territories represented on the podium were Japan (Best Supporting Actress Ikewaki Chizuru, pictured right, in The Light Shines Only There); India (composer Mikey McCleary for Margarita, With a Straw); and, South Korea, whose Best Actress winner Bae Du-na for A Girl at My Door led in a packed field that included Gong Li, (Coming Home, China), Vicki Zhao, (Dearest, Hong Kong/China), Kalki Koechlin, (Margarita, With a Straw), Miyazawa Rie (Pale Moon, Japan) and pre-event favourite, Tang Wei (The Golden Era). Jiang Wen's Gone With the Bullets, a grandly-mounted satire of French colonial excess in 1920s Shanghai, topped the trophy tally with three, all for its below-the-line contributions in the fields of Production Design, Costuming and Visual Effects. Gareth Evans rounded out the tech categories with a Best Editing nod for his Indonesian action epic, The Raid 2: Berandal.


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As designer Derek Lam's much-anticipated show was about to begin on Sunday, the lights came back up at St. John's Center Studios. A rep explained to fashion editors that there would be a delay: It seemed that venerable International Herald Tribune fashion writer Suzy Menkes had gone to the wrong location and was late. The proceedings were held up for 10 minutes as all waited for Menkes' arrival. When she did show, fotogs chanted, "Su-zee! Su-zee!"
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Ally reacted to a post in a topic: Excellent 'Parise and Suter to Detroit' article
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JoshuaW92 reacted to a post in a topic: Excellent 'Parise and Suter to Detroit' article
No they weren't and no they won't. The last three years were two second round exits and a first round ousting. To claim this team, as is, will be contending for anything other then the 5-7th seed is ludicrous. A complete disregard for reality so to say.
Yes I do. I mean I think it is a common sense type thing more then anything else. Here are a couple excerpts and quotes as well as a defensive selection from someone at hockey prospects: The larger ice surface is a huge element - for either of the North American GM's to not take it into consideration when constructing the team would be insane. NHL surface play is a game of bumper cars while international surface play is more a uptempo, speed based game. I would also like to say again that the defensive 6 in the quote above was not mine, it was a pundits. I am not saying that's 100% what it should be - even though it looks pretty solid.
Frozen-Man reacted to a post in a topic: Excellent 'Parise and Suter to Detroit' article
No chance for Buff. Carlson or Fowler will lock that spot up. And I be completely honest I don't think either Canada or the US should be favorites in 2014. They simply cannot adjust to the larger ice surface. Here's a fun trivia question. Tell me the last time either North American country won a gold medal in men's ice hockey played on a INTERNATIONAL sized surface?
Hockeymom1960 reacted to a post in a topic: Excellent 'Parise and Suter to Detroit' article
Please explain to me Bertuzzi's "large" contract.
Actually you are 100% wrong. They build the team you listed in a way that fit playing on a North American sized rink. 2014 will have us playing on a international sized surface. Not only will Yandle make the team, he will be in the top 4
centcougar07 reacted to a post in a topic: The truth of our decline.
MY free agent list i would shop this off season
sureWhyNot replied to luvmnger's topic in GeneralMy perfect world scenario would have the Wings signing Parise, Suter and Konopka. Will it happen? Probably not. But one can dream, right?
The truth of our decline.
sureWhyNot replied to Richdg's topic in GeneralIf it is so painstaking then why do you continue I click the links and post in the threads? You are right "we can't win every year." I am not sure anyone would argue this OBVIOUS point. But you can strive to improve every year, use our money to sign free agents, use players, picks to trade for players, etc to make the team better. The Wings have not done this the past 3 years and it's the cause of that some people get frusterated.
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Where does Bertuzzi fit?
sureWhyNot replied to joesuffP's topic in GeneralDude, get a clue - I am so sick of ppl chirping Bertuzzi. Is he going to put up 60-70 points next year? No, probably not. *But he was tied for 1st on the Wings amd tied for 9th in the NHL this year with a +23 - and that was against the oppositions top lines as he played the majority of the season on the top unit with Franzen and Datsyuk.* So yeah - I am actually very happy with a guy putting up 40-45 points a year, is incredibly defensibly reliable, is a shootout wizard (tied for 2nd overall in the league with 4 shootout game winners) and is one of the very, very few physical, gritty guys on an obnoxiously soft roster sticking around for another couple years. Especially when his price tag is only 1.8 million a year. Point your finger at someone besides Bertuzzi. The guy is incredibly valuable anywhere you put him.
25 Games for Torres
sureWhyNot replied to RedFX's topic in GeneralI'll say it - the penalty was to harsh. You are right Torres has a history of bad hits, but One could argue that this one was not one of them. I have seen Kronwall make nearly identical hits to the one laid on Hossa. 5-10 games though would have been fine with me. 25 though? Come on man, you can't be seriously defending this decision.
23 game home win streak
sureWhyNot replied to Icesurfer's topic in GeneralDo you realize you sound just as bad as the people you are criticizing? Everyone on here is a fan - I know some here feel superior to say otherwise when any type of critique is made, but they are. How about this: "I am a bigger fan then you because I am super upset we were the first team eliminated this year. So how about you and your seemingly impervious reaction to the success or the lack there of team that I am a huge fan of can be quiet."
Legwand hides puck in game 4
sureWhyNot replied to UP Wings Fan's topic in GeneralCome on now - I think this is grasping at straws. Chris Osgood was the absolute master of knocking the net off its mourings to get a stop in play and Kris Draper was notorious at cheating on face offs but by his own admission "hid it very well". We lost the game and the series because they were the better team - end of story.
If you Could Change Five Outcomes in Hockey History
sureWhyNot replied to GMRwings1983's topic in GeneralI will go even farther and say I wish Moore didn't throw an incredibly dirty hit on Naslund, which injured the then Canuck captain.
Datsyuk's on the ice for today's practice
sureWhyNot replied to Solidus's topic in GeneralHaha agreed. I remember talking to my dad about keeping Hossa or Franzen - the overwhelming consensus was Hossa. I don't remember a lot of people taking the "let Datsyuk walk" stance. I am sure some did but I would imagine it was a small minority of people.
Cleary, Bertuzzi, Hudler and Franzen
sureWhyNot replied to bentcobra's topic in GeneralBertuzzi is a +21 and has 30 points while missing a handful of games. He plays night in and night out against other teams top lines. I know he has the luxury of playing aside Datsyuk but tht said I couldn't be happier with Big Bert's play. I am very happy he signe a 2 year deal.


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Twenty-five artists from the Harleston & Waveney Art Trail Collective (HWAT) are delighted to announce the publication of their new book celebrating the River Waveney between Brockdish and Bungay, the stretch of the river that links their art studios.
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What is with the reported parental murder-suicides this week?? In a third heartbreaking incident, it seems as though yet another family is dead after an apparent murder-suicide took the lives of a husband, a wife, and their two young children.
The bodies of the young Jehovah's Witness family were identified on Thursday as Sheddrick Byron Miller, 38, his wife Kia Von Miller, 28, and their two children, ages 3 and 1. They were discovered on Wednesday by Sheddrick's mother, who had not heard from them in a few days.
Earlier this week, it was reported that a mom allegedly shot and killed her two teens and then herself, and then in another unrelated case, a young mom also shot and killed her two daughters and herself.
My head. It spins.
While the previous two cases seem to have involved an absent father figure to some extent, the reasoning for this one is unknown.
Police say that each of the children toddlers were found in their own bedrooms, with gunshot wounds to the chest. Sheddrick and Kia were found together in their bedroom, with a handgun found closest to the father. The adults were also shot in the upper body.
A family friend who had attended Bible study at the couple's home described them as a good family. "It's confusing," said Rachel Hinson, 25. "It's not understandable why something like that would happen."
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You're right, although I remember Franco having a good 1994 campaign. Finding someone to hit behind Frank seemed to be a yearly chore for the White Sox. Sammy Sosa hadn't discovered
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, yet. Ventura didn't like it (so he hit fifth), and George Bell was too old. John Kruk waited until his batting average was higher than Mickey Mantle before he decided to quit, and Chris Sabo was just plain awful. Danny Tartabull hit home runs, but provided little else. Lyle Mouton was memorable only because his name was Lyle Mouton (Hawk insisted on trying five or six different pronunciations of his last name).
The Sox didn't finally find a good compliment for Thomas until Albert Belle came along, but that was right before Frank started to slip (coinciding with the arrival of Jerry "The Tinkerer" Manuel in 1998), and even that lasted only two seasons before Belle ended up in Baltimore. Magglio Ordonez was probably the best cleanup hitter Frank played with, but Frank wasn't quite the same by the time Magglio was protecting him, as age and injury had begun to slow him down.
I guess I should have been more clear, because I believed at the time that the Sox should have re-signed Franco for 1995, specifically because he was such a great complement to Frank. I think we pretty much agree on everything else.
Frank had a great 1997 (batting title, second-best OPS+) with Belle protecting him.
Then he had a strange two-year "slump" in 98 and 99, which would have been career years for most other players. He deserved the MVP in 2000, missed most of 2001, had an .834 OPS in 2002, and, although plagued by injuries, never had a sub-.900 OPS season in his remaining seasons with the Sox.
Put Franco behind him for 95 and 96, and don't tinker with him in 98 and 99, and I think his already first-ballot HOF career would be even more ridiculous.
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