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1Rev. Sarah Wiles grew up in North Carolina, earned her M.Div. at Union Theological Seminary in New York City and has lived in Los Angeles and Ann Arbor, Michigan. She and her husband are thrilled to now call Tacoma home. She was called to Bethany in 2011 and has fallen in love with the vibrant worship, friendly people and their passionate commitment to God's justice. Email Pastor Sarah
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Erin Bathurst
Erin moved to Tacoma in 2002 to attend University of Puget Sound where she earned both her Bachelors and Masters Degree in Teaching. She teaches at Elmhurst Elementary School in Parkland, WA. When she is not teaching or conducting at Bethany, Erin sings with the Seattle Jazz Singers, a professional singing group in Seattle. Erin has really found a home here at Bethany and is so thankful for the generous and supportive congregation.
KayAnna League
KayAnna League joined Bethany in July 2012 as its Christian Educator. KayAnna is a graduate of Pacific Lutheran University, where she studied elementary education. She and her husband are parents of two beautiful daughters, Teá and Lucy.
Brenda Miller
Brenda Miller, from Kent, Washington, graduated from University of Puget Sound in 2015 with her Bachelor of Science in biology with a double major in music. While at UPS, Brenda played piano and bassoon in Puget Sound's Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, and chamber ensembles. She's performed with the Olympia Symphony Orchestra and the Coeur D'Alene Symphony. In addition to her work as a pianist, Brenda recently completed her service term as the AmeriCorps Education and Outreach Coordinator with the Slater Museum of Natural History. She hopes to pursue a career in wildlife science or a similar field, and is currently exploring job opportunities in both field research and science education.
Dezerae Overman
Dezerae Overman is the Child Care Provider for Bethany. She is a student at University of Washington – Tacoma.
Katie Sutliff
Katie was born and raised in the Puyallup Valley where she is a lifelong member of First Christian Church of Puyallup (Disciples of Christ) where she attends with her husband, Tim. Katie comes to us from a variety of professional office backgrounds as well as some culinary experience.
Rev. David T. Alger
Rev. David T. Alger is a Parish Associate at Bethany. He retired from Associated Ministries in 2009 after serving for 30 years as Executive Director. In his retirement, he is enjoying serving in various community organizations and taking on an increased role at Bethany. David does pastoral calls, teaches and preaches on occasion, and assists with community outreach. Email Pastor David
Rev. Carol Rawlings
Rev. Carol Rawlings is a Parish Associate at Bethany. Ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), she retired in 2012 after serving congregations in Southern California and across Washington State. Finding a spot in Bethany's choir, Carol does pastoral calling, preaches on occasion, assists in worship and enjoys involvement in community/ecumenical programs.


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OSFI moves to raise bank's capital requirements for residential mortgages
Canada's top financial regulator wants to update the rules that govern how much capital lenders must hold to offset the risk that the residential mortgages on their books go bad.
In a release Friday, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions said it is going to consult with players in the industry on new rules that could be in place by 2017 governing the capital requirements put upon Canadian financial institutions when they loan money to consumers for mortgage and home-equity lines of credit.
"Risks in the Canadian mortgage market continue to evolve," deputy superintendent Mark Zelmer said.
Essentially, the regulator is saying they're going to force banks to have more money set aside in case the mortgage loans on their books go bad. Having to keep more money in reserve could reduce their appetite to loan out more money to would-be borrowers, which could work to cool the housing market.
"The purpose of OSFI's regulatory capital framework is to ensure, as much as possible, that federally regulated financial institutions can absorb severe but plausible losses," Zelmer said.
Among the proposals on the table is to implement a "risk-sensitive floor" to the financial models that banks internally use to assess how much they are able to loan out to any given borrower looking to buy property. Changing those models would potentially cause banks to reassess the risks, which would change how much money they're willing to loan and who may be eligible to borrow.
"It will require more capital when house prices are high relative to borrower incomes," Zelmer said.
New down payment rules, too
The move came on the same day that Ottawa announced it was hiking the down payment requirement for federally-insured mortgages to 10 per cent for the portion of a purchase price of any home that's over $500,000.
Both moves are aimed squarely at achieving the same goal: making sure Canada's housing market isn't overinflated, and adjusting the risk to more reasonable levels without setting off a panic.
Economists on Bay Street said the down payment rules are unlikely to have a dramatic impact on the market, but may achieve their aim of ratcheting down risk on the margins.
"While it sounds dramatic, our analysis suggests that the overall impact will be felt only at the margin given the relatively small segment of the market that will be impacted," CIBC's Benjamin Tal said of the new down payment rules.
"Today's moves will represent another step in protecting home buyers from taking on too much mortgage debt relative to the value of their home in a low interest rate environment," TD Bank added.
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Amy is a graduate student in North Carolina studying local ecological knowledge within the blue crab fishery. She spends half her life studying the most charismatic of organisms – humans – and the estuaries on which they depend. While not contemplating grand social theories, she enjoys a good jam session and watching sunsets over the estuary.
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· Pass is $299 for adults (kids 7-12 $99, youth $229)
· Must be purchased by January 9, 2012
· Mammoth is open for top-to-bottom skiing
Mammoth Lakes, Calif.— Someone in the Sierras seems to know its going to snow! Mammoth Mountain <http://www.mammothmountain.com/> is boldly offering a Mid-Winter "Snow Guarantee" that ensures it's the only resort providing skiers and riders with a warranty on winter.
Now through January 9, 2012, for only $299 for adults, skiers and boarders can purchase the Mid-Winter "Snow Guarantee" Pass <http://www.mammothmountain.com/MountainActivities/Passes/Mid-WinterPass/> that's good every day of the week through February 10, 2012. But there's a catch. The pass is backed with a "snow guarantee"—for every day that Mammoth Mountain does not cumulatively receive 24 inches of snow beginning on January 4, 2012, the resort will extend the pass one day. For example, if there's no new snow for a week, the pass will be valid through February 17, ensuring a great deal for President's holiday.
"Mammoth Mountain just completed one of our most successful holiday periods, which proves that skiers want to ski and boarders want to ride," said Rusty Gregory, Mammoth Mountain's Chairman and CEO. "This yearning doesn't diminish just because Mother Nature isn't cooperative, and visitors can expect our dedication to delivering the best possible experience that we can provide."
Mammoth Mountain is currently open from top to bottom, including the four terrain parks and a 22-foot Olympic-sized halfpipe, plus Woolly's Adventure Summit for tubers as well as cross-country skiing up to Minaret Summit.
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More than 9 in 10 companies have a written or unwritten compensation policy, but fewer than half believe their employees understand it, possibly because employers aren't communicating their practices effectively, according to research released by WorldatWork, an association that focuses on compensation, benefits and total rewards.
WorldatWork said 53 percent of respondents at companies with compensation policies indicated that most or all employees don't understand them. Furthermore, 46 percent said they share minimal information with employees regarding their individual salaries.
The nonprofit group reported the responses of 600 compensation officers in its "Survey on Compensation Programs and Practices."
"We've seen for a couple of survey cycles that the amount of information that is being shared with employees surprisingly seems to be going down, which is counterintuitive with all of the talk of pay transparency and employers being more open," Kerry Chou, senior practice leader at WorldatWork, told Bloomberg BNA Aug. 25. "Employers are not being more secretive, necessarily, but the amount of information respondents told us they shared was minimal."
It could be companies aren't saying much because many of them haven't increased wages dramatically and budgets have been flat over the past three or four years, Chou said. When there isn't a change in budget year over year, companies have a tendency "to fall asleep at the wheel a little bit" and don't communicate compensation information, he said.
If employers are looking to enhance recruiting and retention efforts, being more transparent about pay can help, Scott Dobroski, community expert and research analyst for jobs website Glassdoor, told Bloomberg BNA Aug. 25. Knowledge about pay practices can make employees feel more engaged and lead them to stay at their jobs longer, according to Dobroski.
The majority of employed adults (69 percent) wish they had a better understanding of what fair pay is for their position and skill set at their company and in their local market, according to research from Glassdoor. Moreover, Dobroski said over half (56 percent) of employed adults feel they must switch jobs in order to obtain any meaningful change in compensation.
Some preparation is needed to communicate effectively with employees about pay, he said. Before ramping up communication efforts, employers should first do an analysis of the company's current pay structure, because "no organization is perfect in this," he said.
HR will need buy-in from top leadership, particularly the CEO, to roll out these kinds of projects, Dobroski added. Companies should have well-defined guidelines for how pay is determined and how employees can advance to the next pay bracket.
Engaging in this kind of pay analysis will likely lead employers to discover "bumps" in their pay practices, but those are best addressed quickly and shared with employees and prospective talent to show the organization is willing to fix internal problems, he said.
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Hello there people i won't be much around for awhile as i taking a longer break this time from doing toy reviews at the moment. The reason is i wanna take a break that's all. Get some time off the usual thing i do to entertain all of you with my interesting posts of toy collections and action figure. But don't worry i am still around in my facebook and youtube channel as well to do random toy reviews but not so regularly at the moment. But this will be the last post for this month to sum up all my latest collections and future ongoing ones as well.
Well this is my latest action figure from the Master Of The Universe Classics.
He's called Jitsu !!!!
Jitsu has a non movable Metallic type arm as you can see here. That is the downside of this action figure but overall this hand looks cool on him. I just couldn't get this part of his hand to grab any weapon though !!!!
The back of his body as you can see as a kind of holder towards the top of his neck. This 2 holders are to hold his so called knife type of weapons.
This is the long orange sword which comes with his package.
Like i said to you from the earlier pictures of Jitsu's back the weapons sit in nicely towards the back holders.
I think this was one of the innovative type of holder to come with this action figure. So the long sword and this 2 mini swords are the only accessories which comes with Jitsu.
And this is the close up of Jitsu !!!! Boy his beard, lips and eyebrows are purely awesome in craftsmanship.
This i should give to Mattycollector for having such an awesomely designed figure ....
Well people i have ended the toy review and i will be back soon !!!!!
See ya !!! Enjoy !!!!
And anybody wants to buy my Ram Man !!!!!! ????? give me a ring at my facebook !!!!


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A man who died following a collision in Northampton town centre yesterday has been named by police.
At around 1pm, 48-year-old Keith Matson, who was on a mobility scooter, collided with a large goods vehicle at the crossing by Sol Central in Horsemarket.
This afternoon the wife of Mr Matson, who did not wish to be named, has paid tribute to her late husband.
She said: "Keith was a funny and lovable man, always willing to help anybody out. He was the love of my life and I will miss him always."
Anyone with information or who witnessed this incident is asked to call the 'Drivewatch Hotline' on 0800 174615.


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Indian team players to get Rs 50 lakh each after Australia series victory
MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced cash award for the national team for emerging triumphant in the Test series against Australia.
The team members will be awarded with Rs 50 Lakh each while coach Anil Kumble will receive Rs 25 Lakh, and the support staff Rs 15 Lakh each.
The BCCI congratulated the Indian cricket team for retaining the No. 1 position in Test team rankings and registering unbeaten series wins in the home season 2016-17.
India defeated Australia by eight wickets in the fourth and final Test at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium here. The host beat the Aussies 2-1.
But there is more to this series win that just being sitting at the helm. India are all set to grab an amount of US $1 million prize cheque provided by the ICC April 1 cut-off date.
Australia captain Steve Smith said his team gave a good account of themselves even if they could not win the series.
"I'm proud of the way we've been able to turn things around and really compete in these conditions. I know coming over here, I said it a few times, we're being written off, we'd lose 4-0 and all that kind of stuff," Smith said.
"But the way we've been out here competing in each and every test match, it's been great to be part of a fantastic series."
The series is likely to be remembered equally for the top quality cricket it served and the acrimony that surrounded it.
Kohli took the post-match news conference by surprise when he announced that his off-the-field friendship with the Australian cricketers was over.


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St. Elizabeth's Guild will hold its 43rd annual Volunteer Activists Awards Luncheon Oct. 23 at the Marriott New Orleans Hotel, Grand Ballroom, 555 Canal St., New Orleans. Doors open at 10:30 a.m.
The guild will honor the following 10 community activists at this year's luncheon: Erin Caruso, Joan Boudreaux Cuccia, Anne Favret, Ann Valentino Fuselier, Juli Miller Hart, Anna Monhartova, Ashton J. Ryan Jr., Jennifer Steel-Bourgeois, Julie C. Vanderbrook and Denise Woodward.
Also being honored at this year's luncheon as Hall of Fame Activists are: Angela Hill, Michael O. Read and Beauregard L. Bassich. These past activists, who were previously honored in 1988-89 for their outstanding community service, are being recognized at this year's luncheon for their continued support of the community.
Highlights of the event will be Fashion Show presented by Dillard's, a silent auction and a parade of prizes.
Throughout its history, St. Elizabeth's Guild has been an advocate of children's programs associated with the Archdiocese of New Orleans Catholic Charities. The proceeds from this year's luncheon will be used to support the following programs: Independent Living Skills Program, Padua Pediatrics and St. John the Baptist Community Center.
For ticket information, call Cindy Wooderson, 504.236.8720. For general information, call Luncheon Chairperson Kathy Mitchell, 504.738.9964, or Luncheon Co-Chairperson Maria Huete, 504.896.9955.
Beauregard L. Bassich
Beauregard Louis Bassich is a promoter of the history and culture of New Orleans, a preservationist and a do-it-yourselfer. As volunteer executive director of the New Orleans City Park Improvement Association since 1988, Bassich has been instrumental in many of the park's major initiatives, including his passion, the City Park Carousel. He directed the restoration of the historic Carousel in 1988 and again in 2005, work that earned him recognition from the National Register of Historic Places and the Department of the Interior.
At 88, "Mr. City Park" is still active at City Park and serves on the Board of Directors for Avery Island, Inc. He has also devoted himself to numerous other civic and charitable projects throughout New Orleans.
Erin CarusoErin Caruso chairs Archbishop Chapelle High School's Advisory School Board, the Notre Dame Seminary Annual Gala, as well as the Development Committee for the Board of Willwoods Community. She also volunteers her time to several events for Brother Martin High School and the International Student Leadership Institute.
In recognition of her work, both Archbishop Chapelle High School and Our Lady of Holy Cross College honored her as Alumna of the Year. She is also a recipient of Willwoods' Servus Fidelis Award. Caruso has also served on boards and committees of Our Lady of Holy Cross College, Cancer Crusaders and St. Jude Community.
Joan Boudreaux Cuccia
Joan Boudreaux Cuccia began her life's work in volunteerism over 35 years ago, working first on behalf of St. Michael's Special School and then as Parents Club president and parish fair chairman for St. Dominic School.
Cuccia then moved on to work in numerous capacities for WRBH Radio Station for the Blind. A member of Ladies Leukemia League for over 30 years, she served as president and on countless committees, including auction and parade of prizes. This 2002 "Cancer Survivor" honoree still serves on the board of Cancer Crusaders as well.
She is also devoted to the guilds of St. Clement of Rome, and a recipient of its "Clem Award," and of Chateau du Notre Dame, having served each group as guild president. In 2010, Cuccia was honored as a "Great Lady" by East Jefferson General Hospital Auxiliary.
She has also worked for St. Elizabeth's Guild, Heart Ambassadors, BRAVO, St. Vincent de Paul and many others.
Anne FavretLosing her mother and her husband to blood cancers, Anne Favret has devoted much of her energy to the Ladies Leukemia League and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Favret is actively involved with Jefferson Beautification, Inc., and St. Elizabeth's Guild, Immaculate Conception Church, Cancer Crusaders, Jefferson Performing Arts Society and many other groups. She and her late husband, Bob, served as honorary chair couple for the Sisters of St. Joseph Gala.
An interior design consultant is past president of the St. Clement of Rome Guild, current president of Jefferson Beautification, Inc., and will be the 2014 president of Ladies Leukemia League.
Ann Valentino Fuselier
Ann Valentino Fuselier, graduate of Ursuline Academy and LSU, followed the path of her mother, Mary Ann Valentino, as a passionate and enthusiastic volunteer in many civic organizations.
As a member of the Ursuline Academy Board of Trustees, Fuselier contributed her time and energy by co-chairing the Old Ursuline Convent Gala Tri-Centennial. She is an Emeritus Board member of the Hermann Grima/Gallier Historic Houses and member of The Junior League. She was an executive committee member of La Fete du Jardin . As a board member, she has chaired events for the LSUHSC Foundation Departments of psychiatry and urology, Young Aspirations/Young Artists (YAYA), Good Shepherd School, and St. Michael's Special School. In addition, Mrs. Fuselier is on the advisory board of the Catholic Cultural Heritage Center at Old Ursuline Convent and a member of The Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus.
Juli Miller Hart
Formerly a Channel 6 news anchor and host of "6 In Your Town," as well as the vice president of business development at Texas Roadhouse, Juli Miller Hart is now the founder and CEO of the philanthropic event planning and community relations firm, Projects With Purpose. Inspired by stories of families struggling to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina, Hart has devoted her career to helping corporations and conferences add a "charitable component" to their meeting schedules.
A 2013 Young Leadership Council "Role Model," Hart serves as president of Dress for Success New Orleans and is a member of the boards of City Park Botanical Gardens, Foundation for Entertainment, Development and Education, Louisiana State Museum Foundation and LSU Swine Palace Theatre. She recently co-chaired Friends of City Park's "Lark in the Park", Saks 5th Avenue's Key to the Cure, the 2013 Vieux Carre Commission's Gala and will serve as 2014 co-chairman of the New Orleans Museum of Art's Odyssey Ball.
Angela Hill
It was a job at WWL-TV that brought Angela Hill to New Orleans in 1975, but it is the people and the community organizations with whom she has worked that have made New Orleans home.
Her love of animals connected her to the local LA/SPCA. She has also devoted herself to Spaymart, United Way, New Orleans City Park, and Goodwill Industries. In addition, Hill chaired the LSU Medical Center Foundation.
Hill serves on the boards of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and WRBH. She recently retired after 38 years on the anchor desk at WWL-Ch. 4, a position that earned her numerous awards throughout her career, including the coveted Edward R. Murrow Award. She is now also the host of a daily talk show on WWL Radio.
Anna Monhartova
Anna Monhartova is a faculty member of Tulane University Law School's Payson Center for International Development. She is also co-founder of A's & Aces, a local nonprofit offering academic assistance, life skills and tennis instruction to Orleans Parish public school children.
Monhartova is the recipient of several awards, including the Clinton Global Initiative Award, the Louisiana Blue Cross Blue Shield "Angel Award" and the U.S. Tennis Association's Southern and Louisiana Educational Merit Award. She was also chosen as one of the "Women of the Year" honorees by City Business. A former NCAA top-10 ranked collegiate player, Monhartova was chosen as "Player of the Decade" by Conference USA and inducted into Tulane University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007, among other honors. Monhartova was born and raised in the Czech Republic.
Michael O. Read
A graduate of Jesuit High School, the University of Notre Dame, and Loyola University School of Law, Michael O. Read is the director of community relations for Stewart Enterprises, Inc.
Read serves on the boards of Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans, the Metropolitan Crime Commission, and the Sugar Bowl. Read is past president of the Notre Dame National Alumni Association and a former member of its Board of Trustees. He has served Loyola University, Our Lady of Holy Cross College, Academy of the Sacred Heart, Greater New Orleans Foundation, BGR and many others. He served as general campaign chairman of the United Way of Greater New Orleans and as chairman of its board.
Among other honors, Read was Jesuit High School's 2000 Alumnus of the Year and the recipient of the Pope John Paul II Award.
Ashton J. Ryan Jr.
Ashton Ryan is founder, president and CEO of First NBC Bank. Ryan is a CPA who earned a bachelor of science in physics and an MBA from Tulane University.
Ashton also sits on the Board of Tulane's School of Business; East Jefferson General Hospital; New Orleans Neighborhood Development Corporation; Junior Achievement ; Delgado Community College Foundation; Greater New Orleans, Inc.; the Louisiana Cancer Consortium, and many other groups. He is a council member of both the New Orleans and Jefferson Business Councils. Ryan works with a number of nonprofit organizations and has been honored with numerous awards: The Golden Hammer from the City of New Orleans, Junior Achievement Hall of Fame, Young Leadership Council Role Model and the Louisiana CPA Society's Distinguished Service Award. Tulane Association of Business Alumni chose Ryan as one of its Distinguished Alumnus.
Jennifer Steel-Bourgeois
A registered nurse and employee of West Jefferson Hospital for more than 40 years, Jennifer Steel-Bourgeois is the executive director of the Hospital's Foundation and the Center's Community Liaison.
A Gretna native, Steel-Bourgeois attended L.W. Higgins High School, LSUNO, and Touro Infirmary School of Nursing. Current president of the Rotary Club of Westwego, her activism spans several decades and touches upon many initiatives.
She is the 2013 state recipient of the Louisiana Nurses Foundation Nightingale Award for Community Achievement by a registered nurse, a Young Leadership Council's "Role Model," and, along with her husband Dr. Lionel Bourgeois was proclaimed a Health Care Hero. She serves on the boards of Café Hope, HCIA, and the Catholic Charities' West Bank Council of PACE.
Julie C. Vanderbrook
Julie Capella Vanderbrook has been involved in charitable fundraising and volunteerism all of her adult life, beginning at the various Catholic schools her six children attended. She served each of them in a variety of capacities before moving on to other community endeavors.
Her love for and involvement in St. Michael's Special School, founded by her aunt Sister Lillian McCormick, and Immaculate Conception Jesuit Parish, that began with a demand, from the late Rev. Harry Tompson, are the now the primary foci of her volunteer efforts, along with St Elizabeth's Guild. For the past many years, she has been involved in a diversity of service to many organizations and reminds us that in giving, one receives back a grace that cannot be put into words.
Denise Woodward
Dedicated to raising money for cancer research, Denise Woodward is co-president of Cancer Crusaders and is a committee chairman of the Ladies Leukemia League. She is a founding member and a past president of Chateau Estates Garden Club and was a committee co-chairman of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc. Woodward has also served on the committees of St. Elizabeth's Guild, the East Jefferson General Hospital Auxiliary, Jefferson Beautification, Inc., and the New Orleans Museum of Art Volunteer Committee.
She was a member of the Parish Pastoral Council and Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, and is a member of the Divine Mercy Mature Adults Organization.


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The best radio show about culture (Lyon)
If some people are interested in discovering what is happening new in France concerning movies, theater or littérature you have to listen to:
France Inter each sunday 8 pm "Le masque et la plume"
There is only one radio show like this in France, it's only Professional critics and there is no "promotion" as you can find on the other radios or tvs.it's always interesting, you have different opinions and sometimes the guests fight together but generally with a good sens of humor and in a perfect french language,It's generally brilliant and funny.
It's a part of our culture (french) to fight for ridiculous or without importance questions! ;- Protected content


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—When it comes to amassing medals, money and friends around the world, leaders of the U.S. Olympic Committee couldn't be happier.
Yet to bring the Olympics back to the United States, they know they'll need to keep collecting allies in Washington, too.
Speaking at the USOC's annual assembly Friday, CEO Scott Blackmun said Olympic leaders need to reach out to politicians in the nation's capital to shore up support for a possible bid for the 2024 or 2026 Olympics.
"We believe the next bid needs to be not only the bid of a city but a bid of a nation," Blackmun said. "We want to have the White House and the Hill on board with us. We can't wait two or four years to have them get on board with us."
The USOC has put together a committee to explore a bid; it will report to the board of directors at its next meeting in December.
"Make no mistake, we do want to bid, and we do want to win," chairman Larry Probst said. "But we will only bid if the business logic is as compelling as the sports logic."
Among the issues the USOC will explore in Washington would be getting a federal financial guarantee, the likes of which almost every country brings to the table when they bid. Recent U.S. bids have been backed by state and local guarantees, but not federal.
"I'm not sure they would do that in the future, but we'd certainly appreciate that sort of support," Probst told reporters in a meeting after his prepared address. "We plan to spend some time in Washington to see if that opportunity exists."
On Friday morning, Blackmun and Probst addressed leaders from the U.S. Olympic world—recapping America's successes at the London Games and looking toward the future. The Winter Olympics in Sochi are only 17 months away and, on a grander scale, the USOC wants to bring the Olympics back to home turf for the first time since 2002.
Probst said the atmosphere for bidding is better both internationally, now that the USOC and International Olympic Committee have reached a deal on revenue sharing, and domestically, where dysfunction that rocked the USOC has largely been resolved.
"When I stepped into this role four years ago, we were engulfed in period of challenge and turmoil, and that's an understatement," Probst said. "We had back-to-back Olympic bids that did not win—or frankly even come close to winning. … When Scott and I first sat down at the end of 2009 to chart the future direction of the USOC, we both recognized that the organization needed a major course correction."
While the USOC's internal politics have been smoothed out, the federation wants to make sure it has support from Washington. A handful of congressmen complained before the Olympics that the U.S. team's uniforms for opening ceremony were made in China. The USOC and its supplier, Ralph Lauren, have changed that for future Olympics.
The dust-up illustrated the fine line the USOC walks when delving into the realm of Washington. It seeks support from politicians but doesn't want them micromanaging its affairs, especially considering the USOC doesn't receive federal funding.
These days, supporting the U.S. Olympic movement isn't a high-risk political proposition.
The United States won the most overall (104) and gold medals (46) in London and "sent a clear message to the world," Probst said, that it "is far from finished in raising its competitive game to new heights."
The U.S. team actually took home six more medals from Beijing four years ago than it did from London last month, but the tone at the assembly four years ago couldn't have been more different.
Outgoing chairman Peter Ueberroth, tired of criticism heaped on the USOC for taking too much cash out of the revenue-sharing arrangement with the IOC, gave arguably the most memorable speech in the history of these assemblies. He pointedly reminded international partners that, "U.S. corporations have paid 60 percent of all the money, period. Be sure you all understand that. The rest of the world pays 40 percent. It's pretty simple math."
Meanwhile, behind closed doors, the stage was being set for the ouster of CEO Jim Scherr and a number of other key executives—moves that both outraged and confused other Olympic leaders and played into Chicago's humiliating fourth-place finish in the bidding for the 2016 Olympics.
Four years later, the keynote addresses were part of an overall love-fest, filled with chart after chart detailing the success stories of the past four years.
In addition to winning the medal counts, the USOC increased overall revenue by 5 percent in a bad economy, to $699.5 million, while also upping the amount of direct support to athletes and national governing bodies by 17 percent, to $247 million.
Blackmun opened his presentation by showing a feel-good video of U.S. swimmers, featuring Missy Franklin, hamming it up to the song "Call Me Maybe," in buses, airplanes and practice pools on their way to London.
By the end of Blackmun's presentation, the rest of the assembly hall was practically singing Kumbaya.
"This is a very different place than it was four, five, six years ago," said Bill Marolt, CEO of the U.S. Ski Team. "You go to a … meeting and we're talking about real things and real direction, whereas four, five years ago, we'd just sit around and (complain), basically."
Happy as everyone may be, the success of all the relationship building will ultimately be judged on whether the USOC can bring the Olympics back. The 2024 Games won't be awarded until 2017, but the topic is always near the top of the agenda at these meetings.
"I really believe the time is right to bring the Games back to the United States, and make sure we do it the right way," said Peter Vidmar, the two-time Olympic gold medalist who is chairman of USA Gymnastics. "Not just throwing a city out there, but really having the best bid out there, and I feel we're capable of doing that."
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As usual Ramadan fasting month comes with generosity and charity tables, as the endeavor of SARC's Rural Damascus Al Tall volunteers increased to prepare meals for 56000 beneficiaries through new #campaign in 3 collective #kitchens in the city (Al Shariyeh, Al Shabab, Omahat Al Khair). Where Al Tall Sub Branch supplies the kitchens with all important materials in cooperation with (Inaash Al Fakeer & Omahat Al Khair) societies within a plan action to support local community and promote them by distributing 11700 meals every day. These #meals reached 77 distribution points contain all shelters and unfinished buildings.… Read More »
Humanitarian Relief Aid Reached Zamalka, Erbeen and West Harasta
The Syrian Arab Red Crescent Organization in cooperation with UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross delivered two humanitarian relief aid convoys to Zamalka, Erbeen and West Harasta areas on June 29, 2016. The first convoy (37 trucks) were loaded with 4000 food parcels, 2400 flour bags, medicines and nutrient items; while the second one (14 trucks) were loaded with 2500 food parcels, 1500 flour bags, 2500 canned food parcels, nutrients, medicines and other non-food items.
Shelter Team Segments a Sheltering Centers into Rooms to Provide Privacy
Teams of shelter and water and sanitation in SARC – Aleppo have finished the internal segmentation of Al-Anshita Schools, which will serve 160 displaced families of 1287 individuals including 467 children. The conducted work was supported by ICRC and involved assembling 120 rooms in the theater of Al-Fonon School in Al-Shaikh Taha (a sheltering center) in addition to separating the 40 families sheltering in classrooms from each other. shelter team responds to requests applied by affected families to provide security, privacy and protection after conducting a full assessment and working to fulfill the needed criteria.
SARC – Aleppo Delivers Sodium Hypochlorite to Water Purification Station
A shipment of sodium hypochlorite was delivered today to water purification stations in Al-Khafsa after weeks of painstaking efforts. The credit for that goes to Aleppo branch of the Syria Arab Red Crescent (SARC – Aleppo) and its water team's volunteers. They delivered 20 tons of sodium hypochlorite, supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to assure the continuity of pumping safe water to people of Aleppo city and a part of its countryside.
Transfering the Files of Idleb University Students to Aleppo to Help them Continue their Studies
Field intervention team in Aleppo branch of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent in collaboration with Idleb branch transferred university files of 5000 students of Idleb University and delivered them to Aleppo University in order to help them continue their studies. Files transfer was conducted through Aleppo – Damascus International Highway after coordinating with all parties on ground. To accomplish that SARC – Idleb had delivered those files to Aurem sub-branch, which in turn delivered them to SARC – Aleppo through Aleppo – Damascus International Highway.


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Syria Speaks and Remembers – Exploring Syrian Revolutionary Art
By Patrick Lim
We've all seen the pictures of the mass exodus of Syrian refugees fleeing across the Middle East and washing up on the shores in Europe; we've all read about their stories, their losses and their struggle to hold onto a modicum of hope; and we've watched and listened to videos of refugees stuck in camps, who wonder day after day what tomorrow will bring and if they will ever return to their home country. Yet, these are not the only media through which the world can only begin to try and to understand the plight of Syrian refugees, or even refugees for that matter. Art and culture can be a way of understanding the different nuances to the conflict and to the sentiments of the people. In particular, it may be a way for them not only to survive the situation but also to voice their true opinions that have been stifled by authoritarian regimes for decades and to challenge the current conflict situation.
Specifically in the context of Syrian art, the audience is able to gather an insight into what the population thinks of the regime. According to the book Syria Speaks, at the beginning of the 'Arab Spring' in Syria, the people thought that their revolution would be different to other countries' and embarked on portraying their feelings in songs, posters, performances and videos, which shied away from using words such as "conflict" and "civil war." The artists believed that art is a tool of resistance, which is vital for social justice, something that they had lived without since before Bashar's reign. Some recent graffiti depicts Assad's face with the captions "Step here" or "Down with the dictator." Syrians have also resorted to expressing their opinions of Assad, his regime and the revolution in the form of tiny puppets in the video series Top Goon: Diaries of a Little Dictator, produced by an anonymous group of Syrian artists known as Masasit Mati. Available on YouTube, the episodes show Assad or "Beesu" to be at the mercy of his shabih or military commander, as he blubbers like a child with multiple swipes being taken at his lisp and the incompetency of his cabinet. Although the series employs dark humor to voice the anger of the people at Assad's nonchalance about killing people in the episode Who Wants to Kill a Million?, Masasit Mati is able to portray the importance of women and how this revolution is not just about Muslims against Assad but for all sects, religions and genders.
Syria Speaks also talks about the role of children or young people as recurring motifs in revolutionary art, such as those that we see now. Their prominence may demonstrate the extent to which they have been affected by the conflict. However, it may also be a way that this art form remembers and relates to the past. Youth played a role in other uprisings, notably in the first Intifada. A recent Syrian poster shows a double image of a young man throwing a stone with the caption reading: "The Palestinian spirit is in every revolutionary;" thus, linking the displacements of the Syrians and Palestinians. The former group has even been known to have publicly stated that they are now experiencing what their relatives went through several decades ago and, in an act of solidarity, understanding their relatives' plight. But not all the art relates to past similar experiences. Syrian art also depicts the people's perpetual frustration under both Assad regimes, going as far back the 1982 Hama uprising with several other pieces showing how the people have grown up in a militarized society. Furthermore, whenever they believe that they have escaped, they find that they are actually still stuck living under a dictator.
Yet, revolutionary art is not only a way for us to understand current attitudes and as a means for the people to remember the past but also to express their future. Groups such as Lens Young Homsi, Lens Young Dimashqi and Lens Young Idlib, are a group of young men and teenagers who have captured life in Syria through photographs taken on mobile phones or cameras. Their pictures show the destruction of cemeteries, homes, and lives and graffiti in Homs that says: "We were forced to leave, but we leave our hearts here…We will return."
Creativememory.org is a unique database that has collected hundreds of videos, paintings, comics and graffiti created by Syrians during the revolution, and which aims to "preserve the Syrian memory, a duty because of its total consideration of historical accounts of all Syrian people." In addition, last week, the 2nd Annual Art in Exile Festival at the Goethe-Instiut in Washington DC featured artists, photographers and filmmakers from the Middle East who will narrate the story of generations of refugees in the region. Called "Art in Exile: Voices from the Middle East," this three-day long event included movies such as We Cannot Go There Now, which focuses on Palestinians who have fled Syria to seek refuge in Lebanon and Our Terrible Country, which tells the story of an academic's journey through Syria, even into Raqqa, the center of the Islamic State's operations.
While we read and watch stories of the Syrian refugees in the media, we must remember that these only present a limited picture. We have to look at various forms of art and their rhetoric – from photographs, graffiti, songs and videos – to truly understand how these frustrations are not only because of the revolution but have been building up over decades due to the authoritarian Assad regimes. We are able to further gain an insight into what these refugees are thinking by seeing how they relate the past of their relatives from Palestine to their current experience and how they express their hopes for the future.


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Being as involved as I am in FlexWiki, it seemed odd to me that I have a repository of articles (i.e. CraigWriter) that I edit once in a while that isn't in wiki form. After all, I've spent a large chunk of my free time in the last six months writing tools to make editing FlexWiki easier. So this weekend, while I was in Minnesota attending a wedding of a close friend, I found myself sitting around my parents' house with no broadband Internet. After recovering from email withdrawal, I decided it was a good time to port my content to the heretofore empty Pluralsight wiki.
And so I have! This change of technologies brings several benefits:
- It's easier for me to edit things in real time.
- I can ditch the hand-rolled code I wrote to support my articles.
- Other people can contribute more easily.
- The wiki has a series of RSS feeds so people can find out about changes and new articles.
- Since FlexWiki is open source, we get the benefit of any improvements the community makes, without having to wait for Craig to get free time.
I think I've got everything moved over except the translations of my Direct3D tutorial. Because they're not in English, it's a bit harder for me to make sure I got everything right, and I'm punting it for now. I do plan to move those as well, though, after I recover from being offline for four days. I'll also put up redirects for the existing repository before too long.
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Michael Xavier and Anna Francolini to join Menier Assassins
The pair replace Aaron Tveit and Catherine Tate in Jamie Lloyd's production
Anna Francolini and Michael Xavier will join the cast of Assassins at the Menier Chocolate Factory from 10 February 2015.
The pair will replace Aaron Tveit, who is departing due to filming commitments and Catherine Tate, who will be out of the show for two weeks before returning to complete the run.
Jamie Lloyd's production of Stephen Sondheim's musical opened last year, and runs until 7 March.
Anna Francolini has theatre credits including Our Town (Almeida Theatre), The Day We Sang, A View From the Bridge (Royal Exchange) and Mare Rider (Arcola Theatre). Michael Xavier has appeared in The Pajama Game (Shaftesbury Theatre), The Sound of Music, Into the Woods (Open Air Theatre) and Soho Cinders (Soho Theatre).
The rest of the cast comprises Carly Bawden, Stewart Clarke, Simon Lipkin, Mike McShane, Harry Morrison, Andy Nyman, Jamie Parker, David Roberts, Melle Stewart, Marc Akinfolarin, Adam Bayjou, Greg Miller Burns and Aoife Nally.


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Jen: When trying to schedule my MRI- which was referred out to a local hospital(super convenient for actual scan-nice facility-easy scheduling) I had difficulty getting a hold of my neurosurgeon. After calling in my onc and nurses to help - we decided getting the MRI was more important than where at this point and the radiology dept was NOT budging with letting my lowly dependent self into their fray. Since we are monitoring(HOPEFULLY) just millimeter growth- it is important to have as as much continuity as possible. It's never going to be a perfect science- we do the best we can.
I had the MRI the day before Halloween- after an hour of trying to find my veins(one of the downsides too - but I'm used to it- I give them a couple chances- just don't want them blowing through my few good veins left. I have my MRi and the tech assures me the transmission of films and report will be seamless- they have new software and it is almost automatic. Famous. Last. Words.
Now waiting for results kinda sucks. You just don't know- it can go either way. I figure I'd wait until the next chemo day and just hunt down the report then. But I did need to follow up with the neurosurgeon. SO I call to make the appointment. And well he's gone. Like took a job, left the island and is no longer working at Tripler. Yep. No notice, no- you will be meeting with a new neurosurgeon. Nothing. I don't know what people who haven't been in the system for decades do. Or less than bright people. Or people in general. I am about to lose my mind. Part of me is super pleased that I am so invisible on the worry scene that no one bothered to call me. The other part of me is terrified that this lack of decent care does not make me feel good about any of it.
So chemo Monday- scans are in the system but no report. Standard. We've played this game before. So I let my nurse know the extra fun tidbit that the neurosurgeon left- she prides herself on being in the know- she darted out the door like nobody's business- she did not know. She still couldn't find my report- but by evening my onc called and assured me he had- the unofficial report until the new neurosurgeon weighs in is stable to slight growth, we stay the course for now. Which is flipping outstanding because if we had growth and needed to act quickly- I am not in a good trusting place right now.
Phil: Works too much. Does an awesome job there and at home and I really wish there was something I could do to fill his tank- because tanks people- gotta fill that tank. But he is an amazing dad and listens to me gripe and still gets it done. I am so grateful I chose him. I am so sorry its not easier. But dear God I'll take the shit with him by my side than the pretty without him.
Phillip: Major senioritis. Has stepped down from wrestling after the concussion. I don't mess with brains in our family, but the decision was his. We are looking at colleges and trying to plan and coping with the frustration that is all the unknowns we have in front of us. He is composing piano songs still,playing beautifully yet doesn't really want to pursue music educationally- has a really sweet girlfriend and we are navigating some of the big issues that come with being a 17 year old senior and not sure what the future holds or what we want to do.
Kiera: The ballerina. Rehearsals for a nutcracker performance have kind of taken over. Which is good- she loves it and although comes home sore from being on pointe- is dancing beautifully. She also manages straight A's and is already looking forward to next years classes. Her major form of procrastination is cleaning- which is very much appreciated. She has her driver's permit and well my nerves appreciate we have until April to log all the hours.
Lily: Oh sweet Lily. Lily decided to run for student council president. She brought me her speech. Lots of good- albeit very lofty goals. Like bringing back winter carnival. So I looked at her other ideas- stopping bullying, more afterschool activities, and fun recycling drives and projects around the school. Oh she is practical. We discussed only offering projects she was really willing to do everything she could to deliver. Since the current principal did away with winter carnival and wouldn't even let her do an educational project for fun- did she think that she could realistically get winter carnival back? No. Ok- So if you go into it promising something you don't think you can get- is that honest? No. Now if you truly want to spend your time fighting for it- you should do it- whether or not you have opposition. Or you could choose other goals and focus energy on accomplishing them. Oh dear god welcome to politics and life. Yuck.
So Lily gives her speech in front of the older classes who vote. She came home and felt it went well but that one of the other candidates promised ice cream on Fridays and interisland field trips. wow. just wow. He also swears on the playground and only is doing student council because otherwise his parents would make him play a sport. Oh Lily. I know it's hard. Doesn't this sound kind of familiar. This happens in politics. Promises are made to get more votes. By people who do not intend to follow through- or they don't understand the work required to follow through and don't have the resources once they get there. What's the worst that can happen? I lose. Nah- The worst that can happen is that you get discouraged and stop doing good. You can lose and still be in student council and still make great changes in the school. And you don't have the pressure of being the one in charge- which isn't always what it's cracked up to be. You do not have to be the President to be a leader. Always remember that. SO of course she did not win. 6th graders were drawing parallels to her being Hillary and the other kid being Trump. All in all she handled it gracefully. We had lots of talks about how she can still do the things she wants to and the new President might not be ready for the tasks ahead and by helping because it's good for the school is the right thing to do.
Bella; Bella fell down the stairs again. And off the ripstick and skateboard and kicked her cleat off multiple times punting or kicking the soccer ball- in GAMES. That is Bella. She's either getting ready to hibernate or for one really big growth spurt. Still trying to get her to use her smarts for good. Very glad soccer is over- the experiment in being team mom taught me a lot about humanity and what nonsense I have energy for. She just wants to play. We will figure it out.
We are really really looking forward to a dear friend from Scotland who is coming this week. I can't wait to spend a week with her - although I do worry about being able to keep up she is a force to be reckoned with! Stay tuned for pictures!
And as our annual tradition- We remembered my brother Bob with a fancy pineapple upside down bundt cake. Every year its a new challenge to try and figure out how to maximize the number of cherries for the kids. At some point we will make the entire top cherries.
This year was particularly rough emotionally, I don't know if it's just the tireds, or all the negative swirling around, but I miss him. It's heavy and hard. There are so many people with so much hate- we need the balance of good. Phillip and Kiera are to the point where they goof off together and are no longer pretending they don't know each other at school. I see them covering for each other and looking out for each other and it makes my heart feel better. But Phillip's headaches and concussion really weigh on me. The what if's. One of the things that puts my mind at ease is knowing that just in July we had scans and everything in that teen brain was fine as of July. Just another day of parenting LFS.
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College Basketball: 9 Must-Watch Games This Week
As the college basketball season progresses into the thick of conference play, the stakes in games will increase as teams fight for position in their respective conferences. After conference realignment loaded the power conferences with more big-time programs, the number of impressive regular season games has exploded.
With number-one in the polls falling for the second straight week, the season is really heating up. Here are the can't-miss matchups of this week.
Game of the Day
(8) Creighton at (15) Xavier, 2:00 PM ET, FS1
As always, the basketball schedule on Martin Luther King Jr. Day is loaded with excitement, and this Big East clash pins two of the top teams in the conference against each other as part of a day long slate of games on Fox Sports 1.
Creighton has run off four games since dropping their only contest of the season to Villanova two weeks ago, each of those four by double figures. Their win over Butler in Omaha last week was much more impressive than the 11-point margin of victory, as the Bluejays led by as much as 25 in the second half. Our 11th-ranked team offensively is still shooting an astounding 41 percent from beyond the arc, which will be the key for them creating separation in this game.
Xavier is trending in the wrong direction after their 3-0 start to the conference season. The Musketeers are in the middle of a rough stretch of games which included losses on the road to Villanova and Butler. After missing their first two chances to grab big conference wins, this will be an opportunity for Xavier to show they belong in the upper class of the Big East. Look for the Musketeers to come out swinging in an effort to stand their ground and not fall too far back into the pack in the conference.
Other Games to Watch
(2) Kansas at Iowa State, 9:00 PM ET, ESPN
Following the loss of Big 12 foe Baylor this week, the Jayhawks will likely be stepping into the number-one spot in the AP polls. Similarly to Baylor, their first game in the top spot will be played in a tough environment against a strong team. Iowa State's 11-5 record is not indicative of the way they have been playing this season. The computers like the Cyclones, as they are ranked 21st in our rankings. They have managed to push two top-five teams, Baylor and Gonzaga, to the brink this season and the crowd will be charged up with upset on their minds.
Kansas enters the game on a 16-game winning streak and has maneuvered their way through their first five Big 12 games, surviving three single-digit victories over tough competition. If Kansas has any issues dispatching Iowa State, it should not come as a surprise.
Game of the Day
(20) Notre Dame at (9) Florida State, 7:00 PM ET, ACC Network
Florida State continues their tough stretch of games, but returns home to face the Irish in a matchup of top teams in the ACC. Notre Dame enters this game as the only undefeated ACC team in conference play, but they'll be facing their toughest test yet. The Irish are on a seven-game winning streak after dropping consecutive games to Villanova and Purdue in mid-December.
Florida State is coming off their first conference loss at the hands of North Carolina on Saturday that was more respectable than the final score would make you believe. The Seminoles' other game last week was a 16-point win over Duke. Offense will be the name of the game in this matchup of two top-13 teams in our offensive rankings, and it should certainly be an exciting one to watch.
Other Games to Watch
(23) Florida at South Carolina, 6:30 PM ET, SEC Network
Florida and South Carolina enter this game as two of the three teams that have yet to take a loss in the SEC. Florida has been flying under the radar to this point, but a road game against a solid conference foe may be just what they need to get people's attention. The Gators' only three losses on the season have come to Gonzaga, Duke, and Florida State, and everything thus far points to them as Kentucky's stiffest competition in the SEC.
That is, unless South Carolina has something to say about it.
The Gamecocks have rebounded nicely from a rough stretch at the end of December where they dropped three of five by defeating their first four conference opponents. South Carolina's success can be attributed to their strong defensive play, as they rank fourth in the country, according to our numbers.
(16) Arizona at (25) USC, 9:00 PM ET, Pac12 Network
Arizona will make the tough swing through Los Angeles this week, starting off with USC on Thursday. The Wildcats have bounced back nicely after dropping two of three a month and a half ago, running off 10 straight wins and starting 5-0 in the conference. Their first real test will come this week, starting with this one in USC. The Trojans have dropped three of five since their 14-0 start and are looking for another quality win to add to their relatively thin resume. While USC's 16-3 record looks good, 11 of those wins have come against sub-100 RPI teams. Outside of wins over SMU and Texas A&M, the Trojans were not really challenged in the non-conference. A home matchup with Arizona can be just what USC needs to get some respect, but taking down Arizona will be no easy task.
Game of the Day
(16) Arizona at (4) UCLA, 4:00 PM ET, CBS
Arizona completes their week in Los Angeles with a trip to Westwood on Saturday. UCLA avoided a scare at Utah last Saturday to bring their winning streak up to five after their conference opening loss to Oregon. The Bruins still hold the top spot in our offensive rankings as they continue their highly efficient two-point and three-point shooting percentages, both of which rank in the top-four in the country. This game will be important for the Bruins to win, as a loss would drop them further behind the Pac 12 leader and would put pressure on them to steal the matchup in Tucson later in the season. Arizona's 11th-ranked opponents' three point shooting percentage will be put to the test against UCLA's potent attack.
Other Games to Watch
(14) Louisville at (9) Florida State, 2:00 PM ET, ESPN
Louisville will be the next ranked team to enter Tallahassee and take their best shot at Florida State. To this point, Florida and Duke have been unsuccessful at claiming victories. The Cardinals will bring the nation's fifth ranked defense into town and will need every bit of it to slow down the fierce Florida State offensive attack. Although the Seminoles will be home for both games this week, they will have a tough time preparing for the clearly different styles that Notre Dame and Louisville each bring to the table. If Florida State can escape this week without a loss, their upcoming schedule gives them an opportunity to open up a huge lead in the ACC race.
(10) West Virginia at (25) Kansas State, 6:00 PM ET, ESPN2
West Virginia looks to be one of the most complete teams in the country, especially when it comes to computer numbers. The Mountaineers rank first in defense and second in offense, per our numbers, and have looked impressive while collecting a handful of top 50 wins. Last Monday, West Virginia knocked Baylor from the ranks of the unbeatens in grand fashion, then avoided a letdown in Texas to keep them moving in the right direction.
As with that Texas game, any road game in the Big 12 can be an adventure for even the best teams. Enter a trip to Kansas State, who is looking for an opportunity to add a big win to their resume. The Wildcats jumped into the top-25 last week, but dropped a tough one to Texas Tech, then got outlasted by Baylor. While K-State is 0-3 against the RPI top 50, they have lost each game by single digits, including a game two weeks ago where a trip to Kansas nearly ended in an upset. Kansas State will have upset on their minds, but that could all go out the window if they fall prey to West Virginia's tenacious defensive attack.
South Carolina at (6) Kentucky, 6:00 PM ET, ESPN
This game will help show us how much true competition Kentucky will have in the SEC this season. If South Carolina is going to have a good chance to win this game, they will have to rely on their defense to slow down the potent Wildcats' offense. The Gamecocks have struggled to score this year, which will make keeping up with Kentucky highly unlikely in the event that the defense falters. According to Kenpom's adjusted offensive metrics, South Carolina ranks 159th, which is by far the worst of any team inside their top 30 overall. On the other hand, Kentucky has been hanging huge point totals on the board all season. The Wildcats rank second in the nation, averaging 93 points per game and are the top overall team in nERD (the number of points we'd expect a team to win by against an average one on a neutral court), so there is always a reason to get in front of the TV for them.


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New Merlett branch
We would like to welcome our new Polish colleagues.
the new Merlett branch in Poland is officially operative from the 1st September .
Merlett Polska Sp. z o.o.
address: ul. Gdańska 134 -62-200 Gniezno - Poland
Tel: +48 61 428 17 91
Fax: +48 61 424 45 96
We are feel confident that the new branch will have the same success that the Merlett's brand is having throughout Europe.


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I was lucky enough to have the chance of watching a concert by Memphis Slim, back in the days I lived in Heidelberg, Germany.
Together with fellow singer/pianist Champion Jack Dupree − whom I had the chance to see in Münster a couple of years before, unfortunately without having a camera with me −, he was one of those blues singers/piano players which records I used to listen to, over and over again.
Like all the other great blues performers from that era – John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, Sunnyland Slim, Bukka White, Otis Spann, B.B. King −, Memphis Slim had such a distinctive voice, such a unique style!, you were bound to instantly recognize who was coming out of those loudspeakers!
So many styles, so many voices…
Nothing but the blues, the whole blues, blues for breakfast, blues for dinner, blues in the morning, blues at night!
Frenchman Michel Denis accompanied on drums.
This is one of the first rolls of film that I have ever developed! Back in 1976!
It was all new and magic, I was overwhelmed with enchantment!
Because of the poor light conditions, I had to rate my meter at iso 1600, a true nightmare in those days. Film – which rated speed was 400 − would need extended development, shadows would become underexposed losing detail, highlights would get too dense losing tone separation, grain would become coarse, contrast would sometimes raise out of control…
Ah, but what a fun it was to feel all those expectations!
No need and no chance to stare constantly at those LCD monitors! One had to be attentive to detail and have a certain dose of luck and hope…
Photographs taken with Minolta SR-T 101
I wish to dedicate this post to my friend Fred, he and his wife celebrate birthday today.
We used very often to stay awaken the whole night through, we would jive and listen to a bunch of records, we would have a couple of drinks and wait for sunrise.
Our hearts were full of hope for a better world for everyone!
Happy birthday, and long live the blues!
Technical Data:
Camera - Minolta SR-T 101
Lenses - Minolta Rokkor
Film - Ilford HP5 (before the Plus version!)
Developer - Ilford Microphen
Date - November 11, 1976
Location - Heidelberg (Stadthalle), Germany
Scanner - Epson 4990


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There is no better symbolization of the prevalent culture than Architecture of the day and age. Being the one element that reaches deep into the psyche of society to manifest the reality of that day and age, it is actually a visual 3-d representation of the existence of that time. Every structure thus becomes a snapshot.
We currently live in a networked society. Fast-moving, cross-cultural, cross-ethnic, pre-fabricated, primarily services oriented as opposed to production oriented, outsourced, virtual, instant-messaging, instant-gratification, monetarily-valued economy and reality.
In a globalised world, we have global citizens, global professionals, global craftsmen, global education, global methods, and a global ethics and morality. We also have global design, global architecture.
What would be the snapshot today? What does the architecture of the millennium symbolizes and how does it manifest the psycho-social-politico-economic culture of today in the building materials, the design, the process of building, the relationships, the symbols and motifs.
In a fast moving culture that cannot wait for an end-result, concrete very much is the material of the day. An ultra-malleable material for but a short time, it requires fast intervention before it loses this quality. In a use-and-throw society, that wants something new before it has got bored of the old, it stands good as it degrades within half a century.
In a society where visibility is rated high, glass dominates. An insular society that needs a notion of freedom, that needs an expanse of vision from the armchair without a desire to interact with the outside, glass insulates from the natural elements creating an inside reality far removed from that one outside.
In a global world with a multi-ethnic culture, the most common aspects become the least common denominator that proliferate. Universalization of design thus happens. This is best seen in the commonality between any of the structures and cities of the world. Be it soaring skyscrapers or the flyovers and express-ways.
The way the society treats its people is best symbolized in the cubicalized, pigeon-hole apartments and high rises. Nuclear units for nuclear families. Seperatists. Individualized. Faceless innumerable windows, that look into one another eliciting a withdrawal into the self for privacy. Space a premium – socially and economically.
The social structure of today is best symbolized by the gated communities that barricade a section of people inside while excluding the rest of the world. The difference from the olden-day forts being that it is now also for the public and not only the rulers. It symbolizes the paranoia, fear, loneliness, violence and divisiveness that permeates our consciousness today.
The interactive streets have given way to the rushing, blurring expressways symbolizing the way we relate. We interact by choice, at our behest. Facebook-like, we have stop-overs for replenishment. We connect when we want to. Public spaces are marked out areas where people go to. Its no longer the fabric of everyday life. Community has to be invited.
The square and the flat are now the universal shapes. Easily assembleable. Quick to integrate. A quick-fix, easy-to-learn, networkable solution. Prefabrication makes it easy to Outsource and customize.
I guess I could go on ….


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Music, movement, book sharing and playtime composed the finale of this Tot Time series for the 0-3 year old set and their parents/caregivers at The Barney Library, 71 Main Street, Farmington. The program will return for a summer session, running from June 30-August 11 on Tuesday mornings from 9:30-10:15 a.m. All are welcome.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
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New Phone App FamDoo, Makes Chores Fun For Children [AUDIO]
ST. CLOUD -- Ever find yourself constantly nagging your child to do their chores or homework?
A new app called FamDoo takes technology kids use today and rewards them with money for completing tasks.
Mark Lacek is the founder and CEO of FamDoo. He says the application helps parents embrace technology that may come between families.
Every point a child receives earns them a penny which they can spend, save or donate.
The app is free and Lacek says parents can assign their own point system. Including assigning "zero points" to things that kids are expected to do.
Carol Bruess is a Family Communication professor at the University of St. Thomas and FamDoo user. She says the application is a learning tool to provide her daughter the skills she will need later in life.
To keep the app free of ads, the company charges extra for points. So, 1,000 points costs $10, plus a $2 service fee. The amount is charged to your credit card, which will go directly to your children's account upon completion of tasks.
FamDoo was launched on January 28th.


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How to Contour using Foundation & Moisturizer
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Im pretty new into the makeup learning and have been look for how to
contour using foundation for a longtime.
Meggy Grace really explain it in a really good way,
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I had plain and simple done everything wrong, and ending up look like a Troll.
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BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - The NCAA College World Series Atlanta region will have a decidedly Magnolia State flavor when the first pitch is thrown later this week. Both Southern Mississippi and Mississippi State will play in Atlanta when the first round of the college baseball tournament begins.
In fact, the second seeded Golden Eagles and the third seeded Bulldogs meet in the first round.
Southern Miss finished the regular season with a 39-17 record. Mississippi State was 34-23.
In the other Atlanta region game, host and number one seed Georgia Tech plays Austin Peay. The NCAA baseball regionals are June 3-6.
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We warmly welcome You to meet Genano at ARAB HEALTH 2017 in 30 January- 2 February in Dubai Trade Center.
At Arab Health, Genano will present a unique Hygienic Hospital Concept with two other Finnish health tech companies:
- High-performance air purification by Genano Ltd
- Antimicrobial workwear & textiles by Medanta Oy
- Hygienic vacuum transfer for linen and waste by Ecosir Group
You will find us in Hall 4, stand H4.F10. Come meet us and hear the latest news from the field.
The Arab Health is the largest healthcare exhibition & medical congress in the Middle East and second largest in the world. The event is free to attend, please register your visit at: http://www.arabhealthonline.com/exhibition-forms/visitor-registration/
Genano's Sales Director Klaus Nissinen will be available at the Genano booth and happy to have an in-depth discussion with you during the exhibition. Please contact Klaus and book an appointment.
Tel. +358 400 405 584


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About IT|Redux
IT|Redux — New Rules for a New IT World, is a weblog dedicated to the IT industry and the radical trends that are transforming it today. IT|Redux is the personal playground of Ismael Chang Ghalimi [LinkedIn], a passionate entrepreneur and fervent industry observer, founder and CEO of Intalio and producer of the Office 2.0 Conference. Ismael serves as an advisor or board member for several high-tech companies, including 3TERA, Buzzgain, EchoSign, Egnyte, EveryTrail, Intellimaker, Move & Play, Muchobene, and Presdo. Ismael is a professional scuba diver, instrument-rated airplane private pilot, helicopter student pilot, and American V-Twin rider. Ismael is a Stoic and lives with his wife, daughter, and son in Palo Alto, CA. Ismael also spends a week a month in Tokyo, Japan, and a fair amount of time in Red Carpet Lounges around the World. Ismael can be reached at email@example.com and followed on Twitter at @ghalimi.
IT|Redux identifies three major trends that are in play today and are expected to remain so over the coming years: Reduction, Interconnection and Delegation. This weblog is organized into categories and sub-categories that mirror this classification, following the Minto Pyramid Principle:
Reduction relates to the need for simplification. IT systems have become to complex and are reaching a point of diminishing returns. This theme will address topics such as methods of abstraction, processes of consolidation, and efforts of standardization.
Interconnection refers to the adoption of network concepts as focal points for the development of new IT strategies. This theme will cover areas such as the emergence of a new office productivity suite, here called Office 2.0, the development of a service oriented architecture, and the need for sophisticated forms of social networking.
Delegation encompasses the various approaches leveraged by IT organizations to maximize the value created by existing assets with reduced budgets. This theme will focus on strategies such as software as a service, offshoring, and open source.


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Cata's uncle is the first priest (white hair). He'll be conducting our engagement ceremony at this very church in September.
Easter midnight mass was a new thing for me. Everyone brings candles and light them beginning with the priests (who walk out of the church with lit candles). Then everyone walks around the church for a few loops.
After boiling/decorating the eggs we then eat one at each meal. First you say to someone "Christos Anviat!" to which they answer (while simultaneously hitting the top of your egg with theirs) "Adevarat a inviat!" This translates to "Christ has risen!" , response: Indeed he has risen!". The egg cracking continues until there is one person left who's egg survived all the beatings. The winner can either save their egg for later or just crack it themselves and eat.
AFTER: Ta-da! We had a lot of fun with the eggs. Placing the leaves just right is tricky but I like the fun designs.
This was our Easter feast. Cata was grill-master extraordinaire. We ate grilled squash, mushrooms and onions with pork, beef and mici (meech). Delicious. Mici are like a very tasty sausage w/o the casing, get more info about them here.
My first Romanian Easter was fantastic. We spent the holiday at Cata's mom's house in Medias and invited my friends Tanya and Kay (K-eye) along for the trip. The city looks even better now than in the winter. Everything is blossoming and the air was refreshing compared to Bucharest smog. Our five day stay was felt like a relaxing vacation. Viorica was overwhelmingly kind and generous to us, her 'guests'. Every meal was filled with delicious homemade food, bread, desserts and wine or brandy. I think she was on a mission to make us gain several kilos before we left. She totally succeeded.
Easter is a very important holiday in Romania (at least for the religious). I partook in some new traditions, such as dying eggs with leaves and getting sprayed with perfume the day after Easter. The eggs I have in photos but the perfume spraying event was not documented. The tradition is that on the day after Easter boys and men come to the homes of women they know (and in the case of young guys, girls that they like) with perfume bottles in hand. Once they are greeted and welcomed into the house they say "I hear you have a flower in your garden, I've come to water it so that it doesn't wilt". That is when I got sprayed on the head and neck with perfume. The next step is to offer your visitors a drink such as wine or brandy. Once they are done, they go to the next house, and repeat. By the end of the day, all the women smell terrible and the men are liquored up. It was bizarre but fun.
Easter Highlights:
- No Easter basket this year, but Cata did hand me a 2.5 liter bottle of coke since that is what I had given up for lent. I was high on sugar the rest of the week.
- I tried and truly enjoyed eating smoked pig fat. Honestly, with a nice chunk of bread, it tastes like the best butter imaginable.
- I went to Dracula's dad's house. He wasn't home though...
- The weather all week was perfection. It was about 70 degrees and sunny everyday we were there. Everyday!