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Members of the public have taken it upon themselves to plant flowers around Christchurch to brighten up their city.
A lot of work is being done by organised volunteer groups who have planted seeds, flowers and trees in various spots around the city including parks and properties.
However, other gardens - dubbed guerrilla gardens - have begun to flourish.
They are effectively gardens being planted by people who have not been given permission to do so.
But in a city that has been ravaged by earthquakes, they are being welcomed.
Ruth Gardner, a celebrant who also works with Volunteering Canterbury, says she is proud to say she has done her share of guerrilla gardening.
The Barbadoes St resident said she felt she needed to act after having to look at a large bare section of land on her street where a house once proudly stood.
Last October, she decided to do some guerrilla gardening.
"I just thought it'd be lovely to see flowers rather than just weedy bits of grass in all these empty sections - and we've got so many here."
Ms Gardner has written about her little garden on her blog, Ruth's Reflections.


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- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 2 cups quick-cooking oats
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 cup raisins
- In a large bowl, beat the sugar, applesauce, oil and syrup until well blended.
- In a small bowl, combine the oats, flour, baking soda, salt and allspice; gradually beat into applesauce mixture until blended. Stir in raisins.
- Spread batter into a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Yield: 20 servings.
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"I made these yesterday. They are super quick and easy! I made a few modifications to lighten them up a bit more. I used raw sugar, whole wheat pastry flour, only 1/4 cup of canola oil & two tb of ground flaxseed. I also used instead of 2 cups of quick oats, I used 1 cup 100% old fashioned oats and 1 cup quick oats. I made them for work and everyone liked them."
"Pretty good! Perfect for school lunches. ( I don't find these bars to be dry at all.)"
"I know it was healthy to begin with but i wanted to cut the oil out and change it up. i used turbinado sugar in place of the regular sugar,1 medium banana in place of the oil,amber agave syrup in place of maple syrup,whole wheat flour instead of white and 1/3 cup dried cranberries instead of raisins..it turned out AWESOME and i will definately make it again!"
"It was very dry. I wondered if some of the ingredients were incorrect or missing"
"These turned out great. I took them to an event and others asked me for the recipe."
"But I'd have to know that they will be served right away... I didn't find them as tasty eaten the next day."
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Labor Market Inches Forward
In Final Pre-Election Count, Nation Adds 171,000 Jobs in October Amid Lackluster Economic Recovery
The nation's final employment report before Tuesday's presidential election showed the economy has gained momentum recently but is still growing far below its potential, helping both candidates frame their closing arguments to voters.
The Labor Department said Friday that employers added a seasonally adjusted 171,000 jobs in October. Figures for previous months were revised higher, showing the economy has added an average 173,000 jobs a month since July—more than double the pace in the spring....


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A dramatic and scrappy late leveller by skipper Russell Anderson gave Aberdeen a share of the spoils with a 2-2 Scottish Premiership draw with Motherwell at Fir Park.
Well defender Stephen McManus headed in from the corner after 47 minutes before striker Adam Rooney, making his Dons debut, levelled in the 65th minute, also with a header.
The visitors looked more likely to go ahead and win the game but two minutes later a combination of John Sutton and Zaine Francis-Angol forced the ball over the line from a Henri Anier cross, both men claiming the goal.
However, the Dons came back again and got the point they deserved in the third minute of five added at the end of the game when, amid a packed six-yard box, Anderson bundled the ball in although it appeared to have gone in off his arm.
Referee Steven McLean had Shaun Hutchinson and the rest of the Well players in uproar when he produced a yellow card in the eighth minute for the tackle on Ryan Jack - their evidence for innocence was that he had taken the ball - but the Dons defender was clearly in some pain as he was taken off, to be replaced by Peter Pawlett.
From the resulting free-kick 20 yards from goal, Aberdeen midfielder Barry Robson fired just over the bar.
In the 16th minute Francis-Angol's cross from the left was met by James McFadden at the near post but his flick was well-saved by Dons keeper Jamie Langfield.
The Dons came close in the 32nd minute when midfielder Barry Robson robbed the dithering Stuart Carswell 40 yards from goal and strode forward before unleashing a low drive which beat Well keeper Gunnar Nielsen only to hit the post before flying wide.
Moments later, at the other end, a great tackle from Anderson thwarted Sutton.
Both teams continued to go hard at it in their bid to get the breakthrough with Jonny Hayes drawing a fine save from Nielsen just before the interval with a powerful angled-drive.
The crowd were still settling in at the start of the second-half when McManus gave the home side the lead.
The former Celtic defender rose to meet a Lionel Ainsworth corner with his head and Pawlett, standing on the line, could only help the ball into the net.
Motherwell defender Fraser Kerr was then taken off on a stretcher in the 55th minute after a challenge with Robson, to be replaced by Paul Lawson and after that the visitors stepped up their pressure.
Dons defender Shaughnessy missed a couple of attempts, both from Hayes crosses and Niall McGinn had a shot blocked but the leveller came when the Northern Ireland international had a shot parried by Nielsen.
Rooney found himself on his own to head in from eight yards before taking the acclaim of the travelling fans behind the goal.
Their joy was short-lived as Anier made an immediate impact after replacing James McFadden by crossing for Sutton to scramble the ball over the line from a yard out although Francis-Angol also looked to take the credit.
Back came the Pittodrie side and Rooney missed a great chance from close range, spooning the ball over the bar.
Aberdeen kept pressing for the leveller and it came in the final moments when, from a McGinn corner, Anderson knocked it in from close range to keep the Dons in second-place in the table.
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How to: Restore the Service Master Key
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The service master key is the root of the SQL Server encryption hierarchy. It directly or indirectly secures all other keys in the server instance. For this reason, the service master key is the most important key in the server. It is unlikely that you will ever need to restore the service master key. In you do, you should proceed with extreme caution. For more information, see RESTORE SERVICE MASTER KEY (Transact-SQL).
To restore the service master key
Copy the backed-up service master key from the backup medium to a directory on the local file system.
Execute the following Transact-SQL command:
RESTORE SERVICE MASTER KEY FROM FILE = '<complete path and file name>' DECRYPTION BY PASSWORD = '<password>' ; GO
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February 1, 2011 > Exercise for Your Health!
Free Evening Class Focuses on Fun, Easy Ways to Broaden Your Routine
As far as exercising goes, walking is a great way to improve cardiovascular fitness. But improving strength and flexibility are important, too. The question is: how do you fit in the right exercises and make it fun so that you'll remain consistent? Next Monday, Feb. 7, the Washington Women's Center will host a free class to help women plan on how to incorporate different forms of exercise into their week. "Oftentimes I hear ladies say they walk but can't seem to find anything different to do besides walking," says Kathy Hesser, R.N., Washington Women's Center Clinical Coordinator. "They'll say, 'I'll walk and then my hip or knee hurts.' This class is going to give them specific activities they can add to their walking to broaden their routine and improve overall fitness." Sherry Harrington, a Washington Hospital staff Certified Pulmonary Therapist who will be co-instructing the class, stresses the importance of simple activities women can do without a gym membership. "You can do strengthening at home with items around the house," Harrington points out. "Muscle mass burns more calories than fat. And building muscle mass doesn't mean we are trying to get that male body-building look, but instead it helps us ladies firm our bodies, which will give us more self confidence about our physical appearance and how we fit into our clothes." A few topics Hesser and Harrington plan to cover include:* How warming up and cooling down can add time to your workout and how it benefits your joints.* Specific stretches you can do to improve flexibility in your knees, hips and back.* Cardiovascular and strengthening exercise and why they're beneficial for women.* Free activities women can do that are simple enough to incorporate into a daily routine, without having to go to a gym.* How a pedometer can be a helpful tool to monitor how much you are really walking and help you take small steps out of your comfort zone. Hesser says one of the most important elements of an exercise program is that it has to be enjoyable. "Let's face it; you're not going to want to do exercise if it isn't fun," she says. "This is why we're going to look at some fun things you can do with other people or by yourself and how can you make working out pleasant." Hesser points out that this month is American Heart Month, making it good time to look at heart disease prevention. "To bring attention to heart health this month, we're offering a low-fat cooking demonstration on Wednesday, Feb. 16 in addition to the exercise class on Feb. 7," she says. "When it comes to diet and exercise, the two of those things together can make a real difference in your heart health and pulmonary health. But if you have one without the other, you're never going to maintain weight loss or make a difference in your blood pressure and cholesterol. If you make a habit of eating better and exercising regularly, then all your numbers will go down." Overall, broadening your exercise routine can help you reap important benefits, regardless of age or fitness level, Hesser says. "For younger women, exercise is often a stress reliever for career, children and all the extracurricular activity," she says. "In the middle years, you may not have as many activities, but your metabolism goes down and your weight goes up if you don't add in a little more activity to adjust for menopause. There are a lot of health issues around menopause that exercise can be very helpful with. Plus, throughout a woman's life, exercise is extremely important in disease prevention for things like arthritis, heart disease and diabetes." Washington Hospital has several exercise programs-many specifically geared toward women-which Hesser will talk about during the lecture. But, however you choose to improve your fitness, she emphasizes the importance of patience. "We tell people to start out slow and listen to their bodies; change isn't going to happen overnight," she notes. "Make it so it becomes a habit. Do it in a way that fits your personal routines and works for you and makes you feel better. And there are ways to do it." Learn more To learn more about fun, low-cost ways to incorporate different types of exercise into your daily routine, join Hesser and Harrington for "Exercise for Your Health" next Monday, Feb. 7, from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Women's Center Conference Room 2500 Mowry Ave., Suite 150, in Fremont. For more information about classes or programs at the Washington Women's Center, call (510) 608-1356 or visit www.whhs.com/womenscenter/


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The National Assessment Program – Civics and Citizenship Years 6 & 10 Report 2007 was released by the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs in February 2009.
The National Assessment Program – Civics and Citizenship Years 6 & 10 Report 2010 was released by the Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (MCEECDYA) in November 2011.
The 2010 NAP — Civics and Citizenship assessment was undertaken by over 7200 Year 6 students from 335 government and non government schools and over 6400 Year 10 students from 312 schools. The participating students were from both government and non-government schools.
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Ted W. Dearing, 66, of Cassadaga-Stockton Road, Stockton, formerly of Mayville, died Friday (August 23, 2013) in the Veterans Hospital in Buffalo, NY. He was born March 18, 1947 in Westfield, NY, the son of the late Claude W. and Beulah Hess Dearing. Ted was a veteran of the US Navy serving during the Vietnam era. He retired from Cummins Inc. in Lakewood, as a machinist. He was a member of Lake Chautauqua Memorial Post VFW in Mayville, he was also a member of the NRA. Ted in earlier years enjoyed hunting. Ted loved his family and enjoyed spending time with them.
He is survived by four children, Tracy (David Ross) Dearing of Naples, Fla., Ronald (Alysia Gilbert) Dearing of Fredonia, Andrew (his fiance Savannah Williams) Dearing of Auburn, NY, and Robin Dearing of Jamestown; three grandsons, Carter, Hunter, and Preston Dearing; four sisters, Mary (Edwin) Cannon of Mayville, Sue Scharf of Westfield, Judy Gilbert of Brocton, and Teresa Dearing of Dansville, NY. He was preceded in death by his sister, Anita Carlson; and a grandson, Christopher Ross.
A private service will be held at the convenience of the family in the Freay Funeral Home in Mayville. No visitation will be observed.
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Cades Cove and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Before Mom and I moved to Tennessee 25 years ago, we left Illinois in a motor home with a motorcycle and scooter hanging off the front and back. My goal was to see every national park in the United States, and Canada from Victoria to St. John's, Newfoundland. We were able to do that, over the course of 17 months, and even better, was the decision to settle in Townsend, TN just outside the Cades Cove Loop Road entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Of all the beautiful places on the North American continent, there is nowhere I would rather live.
I have been in the tourist/hospitality industry ever since, with the last 10 years as the owner/operator of Gracehill Bed and Breakfast. During that time, I have sent and given directions to thousands of people looking for the Cove. Furthermore, if you only have two nights, one full day in the Smokies, I say a drive around Cades Cove with a little hiking on its many trails, needs to be at the top of the list.
The Great Smokies is the most visited National Park in the U.S. and Cades Cove the most visited "attraction" in it. It is a pioneer settlement from the late 1800's, early 1900's, in a bowl depression surrounded by lofty mountains. (Think spacious skies and purple mountain majesties…) It's filled with log cabins, churches, cemeteries, a gristmill and my favorite, the barns.
It helps to know some things about the Cove. It features a newly paved 11-mile, single lane, one-way loop road. It opens at sunrise, closes at dark, and those are the two times you will see the most wildlife. If you are the type to take home a pic of every deer, pull over so the car behind you can pass. It is closed to vehicular traffic on Saturday and Wednesday mornings till 10am, May through September, for bicycle and foot traffic. You can rent bikes at the entrance or bring your own. In the winter or early spring, with no stops, the drive can take an hour and 15 minutes. Weekends in the summer plan on a couple of hours. In October, arrive very early and preferably during the week. I'll pack you a picnic breakfast to go. Bring your camera and tripod for the mist rising off the water shots. A Saturday afternoon in October, could take four hours. Make sure you have enough gas. The last gas station at the Townsend entrance is the Marathon at the KOA Campground. If you make it out of the Cove on fumes, you can just about coast the nine miles back into Townsend. The only tricky spot is the stop sign at the "Wye." I tried coasting once. Was probably a little irritating to the driver behind me, but what the heck, I was in pursuit of empirical knowledge!
There are two gravel roads that bisect the Cove going in both directions. If you start going through sugar withdrawal, hang a left on Sparks or Hyatt Lane and it will shorten the trip. A little more than half way around, by the Cable Mill, is a visitor center and restroom facilities. The last 1/3 of the drive is more heavily wooded, but my favorite. Everything is closer to the road and most of the barns are there.
Books have been written about Cades Cove and the history of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, many of them here on the library table. You can Google Cades Cove and come up with 100s of articles from many different perspectives. The Park puts out a good brochure with numbered stops. You can pick it up at the entrance for $1, or I have multiple copies here, if you want to read it before you go. My intent was to write an article on the Cades Cove Preservation Association, with a little history of the Cove first. Hmmm. Next installment another day. Blessings, mizkathleen@ GracehillRead More


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I got some good news the other day: my Reviews in Brief for America's Civil War magazine are going to be rolled into a column with a new name and a slight format change. Right now I review (in brief, mind you) four new releases for each column. Beginning with the March 2009 issue, I'll review up to four new releases in brief as before, but will add at least two additional books from my own shelves. The key will be to choose books that compliment all, some or even just one of the four new books. And that will be up to me.
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Submission + - Indian Mathematician takes shot at proving Riemann (posterous.com)
jalfreize writes: Indian Mathematician Rohit Gupta (known by the moniker @fadesingh on twitter) has announced an online workshop which he intends to "conclude by attacking an important problem in front of (the participants), in public view". The problem is the Riemann Hypothesis, first proposed in 1859. Rohit outlines his approach based on quasicrystals first outlined by Freeman Dyson. His audacious plan, coupled with this recent news about quasicrystals, has kicked up a storm of interest in the Indian twitterverse.


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I wouldn't mind going with proven veterans that want to play with Calvin at WR. Forget drafting the Titus Young's and Broyles of the world. Veterans looking to win and get the ball might come here at reduced prices.
Draft secondary; Oline and LBs. Apply the above theory to get defensive lineman. Vets on short contracts that want Suh and Fairley next to them.
I don't think our FO has the rocks to bring in proven guys to fill this thing out. They want everything to come from the draft but they keep getting snake bit by the picks they are making.
We need a few vets with playoff experience & maybe Super Bowl experience to help prepare our guys for their deep playoff push next year! :D
jake long, dwayne bowe, brent grimes, ryan clady please......oh there not free?
Ive been wanting to make a list of guys we "have to" resign and theres a high probability we sign and a good estimate of what there cap hit will be, and from that try to figure out if/how much cap room we will have... I know BJR said we had 65m accounted for but im curious to what that 65 will turn into once we resign some of our guys.
i think but i could be wrong.. Stafford was left out of that 65.. seems like someone listed the names the add there salary and Stafford wasn't one of them...
now that might not have been BJR and who ever it was might have just forgot to type there name..
so really the point of my rant is i haven't seen it broken down enough yet to say what we have or dont have
So lets just factor in those guys (5M)
Brings us to 70M so ~122-70=52M
Chris Houston: 3 year 16M (little less than what Asante Samuel got last yr)
Louis Delmas: 4 year 16 M (similar to Adrian Wilson's contract last yr)
Justin Durant: 3 year 9 M (LBs surprisingly pretty cheap last yr. Erin Henderson only got 1 year 2M last year
SLH: 2 year 4M
Avril: 4 years 44M
so add those up and we have 5.33+4+3+2+11=25.33
which leaves us with 25M left to fill the roster. Guys like Levy and other backups (Lo Jack, Palmer etc) shouldn't be much.
We won't have money to be big spenders and Avril will probably have to go, but I don't think we're in that much trouble.
But best we can probably do is for a FA who makes less than 7 per year.
But does anyone think mayhew will pay a free agent?
article today went on about Jason Fox and how he'll contribute next year so Cherilus is gone for sure. Reiff plugged in at RT and then Fox fills Reiff's role from this year, if Reiff or Backus go down, Reiff slides to LT, Fox at RT or just Fox at RT. Cherilus will get a decent payday from a team that wants a T. so one less FA to worry about.


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Feb. 2, 2013 06:30 AM
Get City Dealz, the recently launched, exclusive to New Orleans, deals site teamed up with the newly opened French Quarter boutique, Jazzy Nola, to help them both reach out to both tourists and visitors just in time for both the Big Game and upcoming Mardi Gras celebrations. The teaming up of two new businesses met with great results as utilizing Get City Dealz helped Jazzy Nola sell out of their first order of wine tumblers and are on their way to selling out of their second order.
"Utilizing Get City Dealz helped us with creating awareness of not only our products, but also that we were a new boutique that just opened in the French Quarter," explained Carrie Lis, co-owner of Jazzy Nola on Toulouse Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, LA.
Lis had some unique wine tumblers made in a distinctly New Orleans style with a gold fleur de lis imprinted on the tumbler. Great for both wandering the French Quarter during the Super Bowl or on the Mardi Gras parade route, Lis knew these would be a hit among both tourists and locals. However, having just recently opened their doors, Jazzy Nola had a limited reach. That's where Get City Dealz stepped in.
Once the wine tumblers hit the Get City Dealz website sales on the wine tumblers took off, a lot faster than Lis had anticipated. With that success in hand she started to place more items on the deal advertising platform and saw a rise in foot traffic to her site. The number of shares and likes to her own Facebook fan page started to rise as well and people from outside of the New Orleans area called in to order her wine tumblers.
"We designed Get City Dealz to be both search engine and social media friendly platform so that local businesses could have one place to come in and promote their products and services across several different networking platforms," explained Liana "Li" Evans, CTO of Get City Dealz. "We immediately recognized the power of people sharing things they like, and the people of New Orleans really love to share a good thing with their friends, family members and neighbors. GetCityDealz.com helps them to do that easily."
Next up for Lis to promote on Get City Dealz are their Roger Goodell voodoo dolls. Fashioned with "G-O-O-D-E-L-L" beads and a heart that has a black pin and fleur de lis through it, these voodoo dolls which are hand made by Lis' mother and business partner Laura Blackburn, are also a huge hit with the local New Orleans crowd. When the store first opened they sold out of their first supply in a matter of days and they expect a big rush on these as well once the deal hits the social networks.
"This has been a really big boon for us, working with a new tech company like Get City Dealz who understands the budget and time constraints of a small business and we're so glad they helped us get off the ground with our marketing efforts. This has truly been an awareness driver for Jazzy Nola." Lis commented about new technology company.
A video is available to learn more about what Jazzy Nola has and how Get City Dealz did help build awareness on YouTube. For more information about Get City Dealz you can call Pat Hall, CEO, at 917-509-2152.
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Get City Dealz is a new technology company launched in New Orleans, LA that specializes in assisting merchants in promoting their businesses on their deal platform. Designed to integrate all aspects of online marketing from search engines to social media networks, Get City Dealz serves up "Real-Time, Local Deals" when visitors to the site want them the most. Searchable by local neighborhoods, categories and even a map that locates the deals, Get City Dealz benefits both consumers and merchants. For more information about GetCityDealz.com visit the site, Facebook Fanpage or call 917-509-2152.
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13 Teams confirmed for the 2013 RC44 Championship Tour opening event
Monday, 14 January 2013
With the 2013 RC44 season about to start at the end of January, thirteen teams have confirmed they will compete in the opening Championship Tour event, the RC44 Oman Cup presented by Oman Shipping Company, hosted by Oman Sail at the Wave Muscat.
After dominating the fleet racing leaderboard throughout 2011-2012, Chris Bake's Team Aqua (GBR) will once again start the season as the defending Tour Champions. There's no change to the afterguard on last year's Match Race Champions, Ed Baird will be back supporting Valentin Zavadnikov and his Synergy Russian Sailing Team.
tepping into their first full RC44 season is Brian Benjamin's Aegir Racing (GBR). The team will be joined for the season's opener by class founder Russell Coutts.
Three new professional sailors will join the Tour; 2008 Olympic gold medallist Paul Goodison (GBR) will join David Murphy's Ironbound, Spanish Olympic sailor Gustavo Martinez Doreste will race with defending World Champion's Peninsula Petroleum for the RC44 Oman Cup and former America's Cup helmsman Flavio Flavini will be calling the shots on the newly named Team Italia.
Aegir Racing (GBR22)
Brian Benjamin (GBR) /Russell Coutts (NZL)
Aleph Sailing Team (FRA17)
Hugues Lepic (FRA) / Mathieu Richard (FRA)
Artemis Racing (SWE44)
Torbjorn Tornqvist (SWE) / Morgan Larson (USA)
Ironbound (USA 1)
David Murphy (USA) / Paul Goodison (GBR)
Katusha (RUS 007)
Gennadi Timchenko (RUS) / Andy Horton (USA)
MAG Racing (POL44)
Krzysztof Krempec (POL) / Piotr Przybylski (POL)
Peninsula Petroleum Sailing Team (GBR 1)
John Bassadone (GBR) / Gustavo Martinez Doreste (ESP)
Igor Lah (SLO) / Michele Ivaldi (ITA)
RUS-7 Sail Racing Team powered by AnyWayAnyDay.com (RUS7)
Kirill Podolsky (RUS) / Serguei Chevtsov (RUS)
Synergy Russian Sailing Team (RUS 13)
Valentin Zavadnikov (RUS) / Ed Baird (USA)
Team Aqua (GBR 2041)
Chris Bake (GBR) / Cameron Appleton (NZL)
Team Italia (ITA7)
Massimo Barranco (ITA) / Flavio Flavini (ITA)
Team Nika (RUS 10)
Vladimir Prosikhin (RUS) / Tomislav Basic (CRO)
Russell Coutts will compete in Oman with Brian Benjamin's Aegir Racing. 'It's a first for the RC44 class to be racing in The Sultanate of Oman, the development the countries sailing programme over the past few years has impressed the whole sailing community and I am looking forward to seeing it first hand and competing with Team Aegir. Brian is an ambitious sailor and I am sure they will be looking to make an impact on the leaderboard this season."
From Oman the Tour will travel to Trapani, Sicily for the second event of the season (1-5 May 2013), home turf for Massimo Barranco and his Team Italia.
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Chad Shutler is entering his fifth season as the head women's basketball coach at Bluffton University. The Beavers' 15 victories last season were just one shy of matching the school mark of 16 wins by the 1995-96 squad. The women have shown marked improvement in each of Coach Shutler's four years at the helm. Bluffton has won four, six, 10 and 15 games under Shutler's tutelage. In addition, he is an assistant professor in the health, physical education and recreation department.
Shutler, who is a native of Bucyrus, Ohio, graduated from Bucyrus High School in 1993. A three-sport athlete at Bucyrus, Shutler earned varsity letters in football, basketball and tennis. Coach Shutler graduated from Heidelberg College in 1997 with a health and physical education teaching degree and certification. He continued his education at Bowling Green State University where he earned his master's degree in 1999.
Following his graduate work at BGSU, Shutler taught health and physical education in the Bluffton school district, a position he held for six years. During his first year at Bluffton, he served as an assistant coach for the boy's varsity basketball team. He accepted the head coaching position in 2000 and spent four years rebuilding the program. Shutler was selected to coach the OHSBCA District 8 all-star game in 2004. He was the assistant boy's basketball coach at Columbus Grove High School in 2004-05.
Shutler feels comfortable in the athletics department at Bluffton University as he was the graduate assistant coach for the men's basketball team from 1997-99 under current head coach Guy Neal. During his stint at Bluffton, Chad also served as the head men's and women's tennis coach. While attending Heidelberg, Shutler spent one season as the junior varsity boy's basketball coach at Mohawk High School and two years as a volunteer high school basketball coach at Tiffin Columbian High School.
Shutler is a member of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD).
Coach Shutler resides in Bluffton with his wife, Wendy, and sons, Tyson and Landon.
Assistant Coach Scott Gleason
Scott Gleason enters his fourth season at Bluffton University as an assistant coach for the women's basketball team. Coach Gleason brings a wealth of knowledge and basketball experience to the program after coaching the game of basketball for the past twenty years.
Gleason, who graduated from Bluffton High School and attended Lima Technical College, has served as a freshman and assistant varsity boy's basketball coach at Bluffton High School.
Coach Gleason returns to Coach Shutler's staff after serving as an assistant at Bluffton High School during Shutler's tenure as head coach.
Gleason is currently employed in Lima and lives in Bluffton with his wife, Tiffany, daughter, Whitney, and son, Levi.
"I am very pleased to have an assistant of Coach Gleason's caliber join our staff," stated Shutler. "His dedication and passion to the game as well as an ability to teach that is going to help us tremendously, not only this season but in years to come as we build our program."
Assistant Coach Julie Henderson
Contact info for Coach Henderson
Office phone: 419-358-3451
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
|Julie Henderson is currently starting her first season at Bluffton University as the graduate assistant coach for the women's basketball program which is under the direction of fifth-year mentor Chad Shutler.
| Henderson most recently served as the assistant varsity coach at Grand Haven High
School in Michigan. She has also worked at Hope College summer basketball camps during
her time as a player there. In addition, Henderson volunteered with both the Special
Olympics Basketball and Camp Sunshine in Holland, Michigan.
A Grand Haven High School graduate, Henderson completed her bachelor of arts degree in communications from Hope College in 2008. While playing basketball for Hope, a top-five Division III program, Henderson was a four-year starter and three-time captain. Hope claimed three Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association titles and the Flying Dutch won the National Championship in 2006 with Henderson handling the ball. For her efforts she was named to the Final Four All-Tournament Team following the 2006 title run.Henderson, who currently resides in Grand Haven, Michigan, will be relocating to Bluffton, Ohio.


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A guy goes into a Chinese restaurant and asks the waiter what the specialties of the house are. The waiter replied: "Today menu: flied lice with pork; but we have lack of lamb."
"I'll have the lamb."
"We have lack of lamb."
"Excellent. That's what I will have."
"What you have?"
"The lamb."
"I already tell you that we have lack of lamb."
"I know you told me that and that's why I'm ordering it. Sounds delicious."
'But we have lack of lamb."
"Yes, I hear you. Sounds good to me."
"So you order flied lice instead?"
"No I already told you. I'm ordering the lamb."
"But I already tell you that we have lack of lamb."
"And that's what I'm having."
"What you having?"
"The lamb."
"We have lack of lamb. How about shrimp and lobster sauce?"
"How many times must I tell you? I would like the lamb not the fried rice with pork or the shrimp with lobster sauce. You already said you have lamb didn't you?"
"I said to you we have lack of lamb. That's what I say to you."
"That's what I thought you said. So I'll repeat again. I WILL TAKE THE LAMB."
"You no hear me. We have lack of lamb."
"You know I've had just about enough of this nonsense. What kind of a restaurant is this anyway? You keep telling me you have lamb and I keep ordering it. And every time I order it you then mention the pork and the shrimp. What's going on here? Do you have lamb or don't you have lamb?"
"We have lack of lamb."
"So you do have the lamb?"
"We have lack of lamb."
"Then I'll have it."
"Have what?"
"The lamb."
"I tell you we have lack of lamb."
"I got it. I'll have the lamb."
"You no hear me? We have lack of lamb. We have pork, shrimp, chicken and much others on menu."
The diner and the waiter glared at each other for a long time. Each thought the other was playing some kind of stupid game and was being discourteous and disrespectful. Each was right given the information the diner and the waiter thought was being processed.
Finally after another long pause the diner threw a glass of water in the waiter's face. The waiter hit the diner over the head with a menu and the police were called in.
"What started all this," the police officer asked.
"I ordered the lamb."
"And I tell him we have lack of lamb."
The police officer said, "Well so far you two seem to be on the same page."


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This week sees the arrival of the ARM Development Studio 5 (DS-5) Community Edition (CE), a free-to-use edition of its reference software development toolkit. The new edition has been "dedicated" to the Android application developer community; as such, it has been engineered to help create native software that can run up to four times faster than Java code.
DS-5 CE joins ARM's standard SDK and NDK Android development kits by guiding developers towards the "performance and energy-efficiency advantages" made possible when ARM native code is used in Android applications. The new toolkit permits development of Java and C/C++ code in the same Eclipse integrated development environment (IDE).
ARM says that the DS-5 Community Edition includes limited (but essential) functionality from the premium DS-5 toolkit to help solve common Android application developer pain points. It achieves this by providing an integrated graphical debugger for NDK-generated code and visibility of advanced processor information, including ARM NEON Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD) registers.
This new release also features a tailored version of the ARM Streamline Performance Analyzer for use with compatible Android development platforms. Streamline (a branded product name) is designed to capture system-wide performance statistics from a variety of sources, which helps developers to locate hotspots in their code and isolate potential causes. Platform builders can add support for Streamline by integrating an open source driver available from the Linaro website.
"With over half a million apps on the Android market today, developers need to deliver an outstanding user experience to succeed commercially," said John Cornish, executive vice president and general manager, system design division, ARM. "ARM DS-5 Community Edition offers developers an easy to use environment for debugging and optimizing C/C++ code. This allows them to take full advantage of ARM processor technology using native code to deliver the performance and functionality that consumers demand."


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by placing LAME R on IR, he is ineligible to play for the remainder of the season. for a team that still has playoffs possibilities, this seems to be a very telling move.
i would think if he was a valued member of this team, he would have been left on the roster. especially seeing that his calf boo-boo could be heeled in a week or two.
this clown that they signed to take his place will have zero effect the next 2 weeks and most certainly wont be a factor if they make the playoffs.
why was it so important to take woodleys roster spot. especially by someone that wasnt even on our PS?
this move looks like nothing more than a message to woodley and maybe the rest of the team.
am i wrong on the IR rules?
is there a logical reason for placing him on IR?


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Opera 10.60 has been released July 1 for Mac OS X and is available for download. The features highlighted on the changelogs page are: layout engine (codename 'Presto'), HTML5 with support for offline web applications, WebM, which has been available in Opera (in a special build) on the very day of the announcement at the Google I/O conference, web workers for running scripts in the background without impeding the browsing experience, and geolocation. Version 10.60 is also available for Windows and Linux/BSD.
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The "on demand plugin" setting doesn't actually work - see for instance http://www.youtube.com/apple . On other sites I can't click to enable applets at all. I've been trying it for a while now and when they finally work out the on demand plugin setting I'll probably switch to it full time.


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Oil futures pared losses Wednesday after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported a bigger-than-expected fall in crude supplies for the week ended Nov. 30. Crude supplies fell by 2.4 million barrels. Analysts polled by Platts expected a 1.25 million-barrel decline. Motor gasoline supplies, however, jumped by 7.9 million barrels, while distillate stocks added 3 million barrels, the EIA report said. Analysts had forecast a rise of 2 million barrels for gasoline inventories and a climb of 800,000 barrels in distillate supplies. Following the latest data, January crude CLF3, +0.00% traded at $88.49 a barrel, down 1 cent. It was trading around $88.40 shortly before the report. The American Petroleum Institute reported late Tuesday that crude supplies fell 2.2 million barrels last week, following a revision to previous data.
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Hugh Pickens DOT Com writes "These days, it seems just about every imaginable thing is 'connected.' There's connected thermostats, locks, refrigerators, forks, and so many more. Now we can add toothbrushes to the list. Brandon Griggs reports at CNN that the Kolibree toothbrush syncs wirelessly with an iPhone or an Android device to track brushing habits, announce whether you have brushed thoroughly enough and reward you for good oral hygiene. 'It works just like a regular toothbrush,' says Renee Blodgett. 'The only difference is that all the data is stored on your phone so you can see how you're brushing.' Users download a mobile app and connect via Bluetooth, and the Kolibree documents every brushing via three sensors that record 1) how long you brush, 2) whether you brush all four quadrants of your mouth, and 3) whether you brush up and down (good) instead of just side to side (bad). 'Before Kolibree, the issue is that there has been no easy and quick way to monitor whether you're doing an A+ job or a C- one when you brush, so how can you improve on a habit you don't have any data about?.' There's a bit of gameplay built in, which challenges users to do better next time, and the company has created an API, hoping that third-party developers will come up with additional apps that will inspire users to brush more and more effectively writes Daniel Terdiman. 'With individual health getting more attention than ever, it's certainly possible people will see the benefit of something that keeps a close eye on how well they're treating their teeth, and which challenges them to do better.'"


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Bring your own reuseable water bottle to Boston GreenFest. To help raise awareness about the wastefulness of plastic water bottles, Boston GreenFest will provide free drinking water to everyone. MWRA will help us provide fresh cold water for all festival goers using a special portable water fountain.
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|Floyd bombs Seymour 37-10 in HHC football battle
|Written by Administrator
|Wednesday, 16 September 2009 00:00
In a big Hoosier Hills Conference (HHC) win Friday night, the Floyd Central Highlanders used a tight defense to defeat the Seymour Owls 37-10.
They did this without the services of senior quarterback Max Guenther, too.
Floyd Central also improved their overall record to 4-0, with a HHC slate of 2-0. They are of course also undefeated in the new Ron Weigleb Stadium.
The Highlanders got on board for the first time in the game with a 35-yard field goal from Jason VanBuren at the 4:24 mark in the 1st quarter.
On the ensuing possession by Seymour, the Owls committed a fumble, and Floyd Central recovered the ball and commenced a drive by the Highlanders that resulted in a touchdown by Jeffrey Thompson at the 8:46 mark in the 2nd quarter.
Just as Seymour looked to recover from being down 10-0, they committed another turnover. On a third down pass from the Owls' quarterback, the ball was intercepted by the Highlanders' Daniel Deerr. The hosts were up 17-0 at the 5:37 mark when Aaron Sparks ran one in.
The Owls scored for the first time when they settled for a 27-yard field goal at the 1:52 mark in the first half. Daniel Koster did the kicking honors.
The Highlanders weren't done in the first half, though. They got the ball within the 5-yard line of Seymour, and they scored with 4.8 seconds in the half when Deerr ran one in from one yard out.
Even with a 24-3 lead at the half time break, Floyd Central wasn't done adding to their advantage.
They scored another TD at the 3:51 mark in the 3rd quarter, and added another for good measure with 10:09 in the game.
Seymour scored a touchdown with 3:16 in the game, but by then, Floyd had the contest decided.
Floyd Central coach Brian Glesing was proud of the effort of his four year players.
"It was a good win for our seniors, because they've never beaten Seymour," Glesing said.
He added, "We haven't been 4-0 since 1981."
Glesing saw a looser team this week, as opposed to the last few weeks.
"We kind of enjoyed ourselves, more than we have the last two weeks. That was maybe our best defensive effort in the three years I've been here," Glesing said.
Floyd had a total of 270 yards of offense, to a total of 215 yards for the Owls. The Highlanders had 240 yards rushing, and a total of 30 yards in the air. Seymour.
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1. When does the 2017 Fall Soccer Season Start and End?
Opening Day is set for Saturday, September 10th, and the season ends about the first weekend in November.
2. Where can I find a map of all the game fields at Curtis Field?
Here is an updated field map
3. When is the League Picture Day?
Picture Day is usually scheduled the second weekend at Curtis Field. Your team coach will have order information the first week of September.
4. My child signed-up for your Recreational Soccer Program and we would like to know when we will be contacted by our coach?
Our Volunteer Age Group Coordinators are busy recruiting coaches and forming teams. If you haven't heard from a coach by the end of August, then it would be appropriate to inquire about the status of registration. Otherwise, please be patient as we try to kick off the season with almost 1,500 kids registered to play soccer! While we try to accommodate everyone's requests, sometimes due to differences in ages and movement between divisions, we are unable to do so. Please understand that the goal of all is a positive soccer experience for the children.
5. I am new to soccer and need some basic information about the game
Don't worry, and check-out our "Soccer 101" web page for the basics.
6. Where does my child's team practice and play games?
Depending upon the age of your child, he/she will practice at a SCYSL field determined by the team coach and the league. You can find a complete list of fields and driving directions online.
7. Are there any guidelines to follow when my child's team is practicing or playing soccer at SCYSL?
You can view our "Good Neighbor Policy" on our website, instructions how to set-up Rebounder practice goals, Game-Day Field Set-up and Tear-down instructions, and Instructions how to store goals and nets if your team is playing games at Curtis Field.
8. I volunteered to coach a team and want some coaching support and guidance
First, we would like to thank you for stepping-up to volunteer and coach your child's soccer team at SCYSL. It's volunteers like yourself that make this an enjoyable experience for all the kids in SCYSL. We have an entire section on our website dedicated to providing assistance to our volunteer coaches. All our coaching resources are in our online library, and there are some fantastic guidelines on what to teach your kids at each age group. SCYSL has also partnered with UK International Soccer to provide mentor coaches for Recreational Coaches from U8-U10. The UK International Coaches will use the SCYSL Soccer Coaching Curriculum and provide coaching tips during a few of your team practices.
If you are interested to enroll in some coaching course, you can find more information here, and also access the contact information for Steve Robertson/SCYSL Coaching Director
9. Where do I find information about your Soccer Referee Program?
We are very proud of our innovative Referee Program that has become a template for other soccer leagues in our District. SCYSL offers 1-2 referee courses throughout the season where you can enroll for an entry-level Grade 8 Referee License. All referees that pass the course are then required to participate in our Referee Mentor Program, which provides new referees with some real on-the-field experience before you start officiating games in our league. This successful program has been modeled by other soccer leagues because we produce so many qualified officials. Getting a referee license is a great way to learn the game of soccer and make some extra money!
10. My child shows an eagerness and passion for playing soccer, so what else is available?
If you child really enjoys playing soccer and shows a lot of enthusiasm and self-motivation to play, then maybe he/she should check-out a competitive soccer team. The logical step after playing Recreational Soccer is to play on a competitive soccer team. Competitive teams are structured around pure age groups, so there are many teams for boys and girls from U8-U18. We are home to the Santa Clara Lions FC and Santa Clara Sporting Club competitive programs.
11. I am interested in volunteering in the league and earning back my $40 VPP fee
Visit our Volunteer page and find-out what jobs are available to work and earn-back your VPP fee. You can also download and print this VPP Form to submit your reimbursement claim.


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Monday, July 5, 2010
Jane Pollak - Author, Lifestyle Entrepreneur
This week Megan, Joni and Linda sit down with business coach Jane Pollak, author of "Soul Proprietor: 101 Lessons of a Lifestyle Entrepreneur". Linda has known Jane for nearly 10 years when her book was original released. This update includes the new directions that Jane's life has taken in the last ten years, including her experiences as a blogger, something near and dear to us.
Like many of us, Jane started out doing one thing which lead her into new and unexpected directions. From art teacher to artist to coach and motivational speaker - Jane has not only seen it all, she's been through it too!
We chatted about establishing core values, establishing our own worth and charging appropriately, learning from those who have done it before us and enjoying our successes. Great stuff and as we say on the podcast "Food for thought".
Jane offers 5 of her Lessons for free: download here. Get her book: Soul Proprietor: 101 Lessons from a Lifestyle Entrepreneur
For a chance to win a signed copy, we'd love to hear a core value of yours, or you can visit Jane's blog and share a tidbit you learned from over there.
12 comments:
- yvonne@designvignettes said...
I loved this interview (I even think I have that copy of the 1992 Victoria magazine!) Everything Jane said really resonated with how I am trying to look at life these days. I just keep doing what I love and know that I am on the right course. I like how she mentioned that sometimes other opportunities may present themselves, and how important it is to be your own PR person.
- July 8, 2010 at 7:27 PM
- Lauren said...
Great interview-so much truth and so much to think about! I love her definition of success and it's one to live by. I was just thinking today of 'when do you stop?' I love that she said success is knowing you're there.
I also really appreciated the dialogue about "the right client"... It's very hard for me to say 'no' and you know in your gut when something's not right so this gave me a bit more confidence. Like Joni, I feel bad once I've met or spoken with them but I'm really going to make an effort not to get involved and to leave myself an opening/ out in the initial meet-get-to-know-you process.
- July 9, 2010 at 7:22 AM
- camdesign said...
Great podcast...a book to find & purchase.
About saying no to clients, I have stuff I will not do & jumping to do the impossible is a no no for me now... I hand them off to others in our office that have not learned the lesson yet... jump to do 5 rooms over a holiday and long weekend, well you can imagine the crap she got from the client on presentation, it always seems to work out that way. Nothing they like, purchase nothing, and blame the designer...
Dear Joni I felt your pain I have so been there... you have to learn to say no, not easy but for yourself you must, I have walked in and walked back out stating this is not what I do...sorry...harder for me because I have a salesperson with me that wants to sell them something, but I have to take care of me and my time...I do the whole room not just 1 new chair, I have learned the more I stand up for myself to clients the more respect I get back...CAM
- July 10, 2010 at 10:22 AM
- pve design said...
In the beginning, I said "Yes" to everything and I still find it incredibly hard to say "No" - but intuitively - one knows at the beginning of the job when it feels as if there is no pleasing or a dead end.
My father always told me that "the customer was always right" but that does not mean that your products are services are right for them. I think that is a hard lesson to learn.
Fantastic interview. As an artist and mother of three, I love creating my business while raising a good and loving family!
My Easter will never look better - Jane!
- July 11, 2010 at 5:09 AM
- Teresa Hatfield said...
I look forward to downloading these lessons. The eggs are next on my "tackle" list. They are beautiful.
I left my job after years as a stockbroker. I felt that it was time to do what I loved, using my gift to be creative. I am in my second masters program,studying liberal arts.
I believe that if you do what you love, everything else will fall into place. I wish I had learned this lesson earlier.
Love your blog(s).
Teresa (Splendid Sass)
- July 11, 2010 at 6:13 AM
- Elizabeth said...
I really found this interview helpful, especially the part about being your own PR person and making something out of a magazine article or publication - not just assuming the you will get automatic calls/referrals. Great advice and conversation. Thank you!
- July 11, 2010 at 4:10 PM
- Mona Thompson said...
Great conversation. As women , I think we find it very hard to say no. I have found myself in very similar situations to Joni and it is heart wrenching. I loved her idea of becoming more specific about the type of client we want and the law of attraction will bring those to you. We have been spending time recently trying to define that better. I hope she is right. Thanks again for a wonder ful interview. Mona
- July 11, 2010 at 5:18 PM
- Lauren said...
Am back to share the tidbit from Jane's blog for a chance to win a signed copy of her book... I love what she says about "groping"... it's how I feel a lot of the time and it's easy to be intimidated hearing how "easy" it is from others... I had never really realized that we're all constantly groping... (thought it was just me ;)
- July 12, 2010 at 4:56 PM
- Susan (Between Naps on the Porch) said...
I really enjoyws this roundtable. I love hearing from individuals who are doing what they love and are successful...so inspiring! Joni, Megan and Linda...thanks so much for all your work to make these presentations happen. And thanks to Jane for taking time to share her insights! Fascinating interview!
- July 12, 2010 at 5:38 PM
- Linda Merrill said...
Congratulations to Patricia van Essche of PVE, you've won Jane's book!
Thanks everyone for listening and commenting. I just new Jane's brand of down home optimism and practical advice would speak to all the creatives!
- July 14, 2010 at 7:42 AM
- Olga Adler said...
Great interview! Jane is such a fantastic, authentic and generous person. I have been lucky to be in one of her Mastermind groups and attended many of her networking events. Good job!
- July 27, 2010 at 7:21 PM
- Loretta Fontaine (APPLESandRUBIES) said...
This was a wonderful interview. I really enjoyed Jane's definition of success.
- October 12, 2010 at 8:35 AM


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I see you have the infamous "hedgehog" toy too, Chelsea!!! I know a lot of Retrievers who have that very same toy!! :)
My, you are one magnificent chocolate girl! And so smart too! I love it that you can get your towel and head to the bathtub withhout a fight!!! I know you are a joy to have around!!
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Happy Throwback Thursday, M Girls! This week we're celebrating with your favorite celebrity siblings. There's Taylor Swift and her lil bro Austin, Demi Lovato, Dallas, and their littlest sis, Madison, and of course, all five of the Lynch children. (Just a warning: All the cuteness in this gallery might be too much to handle!) M rounded up the cutest throwback photos of all your fave stars and their brothers and sisters. Now it's up to you: Which sibs have the most precious pic?
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Imprints: Photographs by Michel Campeau, Marlene Creates, Lorraine Gilbert, Sarah Anne Johnson, and Sylvie Readman, from the Collection
25 Nov 2005 - 23 Apr 2006
These 19 recent acquisitions explore the rich subject of nature and its forces as they intersect with the human world. The installation presents eclectic and extremely personal works that combine striking beauty with themes that have resonance for our time. Marlene Creates and Michel Campeau seem to be searching for a point of fusion between individuals and their surroundings, a merging through time and the passage of the seasons that is demonstrated in the constant renewal of plant life. Lorraine Gilbert and Sarah Anne Johnson redefine the connections between nature and culture: in their photographs, nature is as much a human construct as are works of art. Sylvie Readman investigates the medium of photography and its transcription of natural motifs through a bold juxtaposition of fragments of images. Organized and presented by the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography.


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Suarez's strike in the 5-0 win over Swansea at Anfield took his tally to 18 league goals for the campaign and the Uruguay international is currently the division's second-highest scorer.
Only Manchester United striker Robin van Persie - on 19 goals - is ahead of Suarez at this point in the Golden Boot standings and Sturridge plans to do everything he can to boost his team-mate's chances of reaching the number one spot by the end of 2012-13.
Asked if he thought Suarez could claim the award this term, Sturridge told liverpoolfc.com: "I don't see why not. There are 11 games left for us so I'm sure he can. I'll try to help him get there and give him opportunities.
"It's always good to get individual glories as a player because they're the things you can look back on at the end of your career and tell your grandchildren you were top scorer for that season. "I'm sure he'll be gunning for that and I'll try to help him get there."
After Suarez's effort made it 4-0 on Sunday, Sturridge netted Liverpool's fifth with a penalty, leaving the England forward's record since joining the Reds from Chelsea in January showing five goals in seven appearances in all competitions.
The other scorers for the Reds, who moved up to seventh place with the win, were Steven Gerrard with another spot-kick, Philippe Coutinho and Jose Enrique.
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Dining: Crying Uncle
In which I get over my prejudice against restaurants named Uncle's.
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It was the Chicago novelist Nelson Algren who wrote, "Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom's."
Algren was sadly silent about restaurants called Uncle's, but I've always felt a similar skepticism should apply. Uncle's, indeed! I want to eat, not join the family. Besides, none of my uncles, real or hānai, could cook a lick.
Without it rising to a conscious prejudice, I've avoided places named Uncle's This or That. Until this month when, for reasons more complicated than interesting, I ended up with a friend waiting on a third friend at Uncle's Fish Market on Pier 38.
Uncle's Fish Market and Grill
Pier 38, 1135 N. Nimitz Highway // 275-0063 // Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. // www.unclesfishmarket.com
Uncle's is located in what's now called the Commercial Fishing Village, near Nico's and the fish auction. To get to the restroom, you have to leave the restaurant and walk across the street to a state facility.
On my way back, I ran into singer Eric Gilliom. Something of a surprise, since he lives on Maui.
"I'm over here all the time," he said. "My uncle owns this place." Really? Someone's real uncle?
Gilliom introduced me to an engaging gentleman named Bruce Johnson. Johnson's mother and Eric's grandmother were sisters, so technically they're first cousins once removed. "But I've always called him uncle," said Eric.
It turns out that Johnson owns a major wholesaling firm called Fresh Island Fish, and the restaurant is actually a corner of his Oahu headquarters. He toured us through the quiet, empty, giant refrigerated rooms in the back. "You should see this in operation," he said. "We do 30,000 pounds of fish a day."
Johnson didn't name Uncle's after himself. He first came to the Islands at age 13, part of a touring Pop Warner football team. He stayed with a Hawaiian family in a pink Waikīkī bungalow, and left after a few weeks in tears, vowing to return. That he did at age 17, determined to learn the fishing business.
He says he owes a debt to all the "uncles," Hawaiian, Portuguese, Japanese, who showed him the ropes.
Those uncles were no-nonsense, no-frills guys. Uncle's the restaurant also dispenses with frills, like, for instance, service.
Earlier in the evening, while my friend and I were waiting for a third friend to join us (and she was much delayed), we decided nothing would blunt the edge of our impatience like drinks and oysters.
Drinks you get from a cocktail waitress. Food, you order at the counter. The counterman took our money, reached into a refrigerator and handed us a half-dozen oysters on the half shell, a lemon wedge and a plastic container of cocktail sauce—all shrink-wrapped to a foam tray, like the kind on which supermarkets sell meat.
I'd never encountered a $12 appetizer on a meat tray before. But we had to admit the oysters were fresh, plump and great with just a squeeze of lemon.
Our friend called, said she was off work, but going home to shower first, so we ordered yet more appetizers.
This time we were handed one of those flying saucer-shaped pagers. When it lit up and buzzed, we picked up our food at the counter.


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As an undergraduate majoring in criminology at Barry University, James Reyes' strong interest in social issues was sparked when he learned about the high crime rate that exists among those who do not finish high school or attend college. Today, 15 years later, Reyes is putting his passion into practice as a captain with the Broward Sheriff's Office, where he serves as the facility commander for the Joseph V. Conte Facility and advocates for degree-seeking programs for those in custody.
As the facility commander for the Joseph V. Conte Facility, Reyes oversees the facility, its $22 million-dollar budget, its more than 230 staff members and its more than 1,300 inmates. With the support of other areas of Broward County's criminal justice system, the facility offers inmates the opportunity to participate in substance-abuse programs and educational opportunities, such as Florida's Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) preparation and GED preparation.
Reyes' goal for the facility is to provide offenders with as many tools and resources as possible in order for them to successfully re-integrate back into society and, therefore, reduce recidivism, he said. In addition, Reyes and his staff work alongside government agencies and community organizations to provide educational and career-developing tours to children from local Boys & Girls Clubs with the hopes of discouraging them from taking part in criminal activity while also introducing them to careers in law enforcement.
"The most rewarding part of my career is having the opportunity to have a positive impact in the community I serve," Reyes said. "Identifying a social issue is one thing; being in a position to address that social issue is the most rewarding part of my career."
Reyes, who graduated from Barry with a bachelor's degree in criminology in 1999, said his time in Barry's Department of Sociology and Criminology made him aware of several social issues, some of which he would later encounter in his career.
"Barry faculty offered solutions and challenged and motivated their students to make a difference in their respective communities," Reyes said. "They gave us examples of successful grassroots projects that produced solutions for an array of social issues at the local-community level. As a result, their practices instilled in me a high level of social awareness and social consciousness that has been a part of me ever since."
Reyes started his career with the Broward Sheriff's Office in 2000 as a deputy sheriff for the BSO's Main Jail and North Broward Bureau, where he served as a member of the Crisis Intervention Team in the Mental Health Unit; he also served as a field-training deputy and a mental-health program deputy. In 2006, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant and was assigned to the Mental Health Unit at the North Broward Bureau. In 2011, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and was assigned as the alpha shift commander at the Main Jail. Two years later, he was promoted, again, to the rank of captain and was assigned as the facility commander for the Joseph V. Conte Facility.
"I have had an incredibly positive experience working for the Broward Sheriff's Office," Reyes said. "I could not ask for better people to work alongside on a day-to-day basis. Importantly, I get to serve the same community I live in."
Reyes, who graduated from Nova Southeastern University's Executive Leadership Certificate Program in 2012, is earning a master's degree in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati and, upon earning his degree, hopes to teach at the college level.
"Since graduating from Barry, I have always had a passion to teach at the college level," Reyes said. "Now that I have professional experience to add to my education, I am eager to pass that knowledge along to others who aspire to work in the criminal justice field."
Reyes credits his dedication to his career and his motivation to better the lives of others to his time at Barry and the professors who shared the same mission for social awareness and justice, he said.
"Without the knowledge and passion I was exposed to while at Barry, I would have never been able to be as successful in my career as I have been," Reyes said. "The social awareness and knowledge shared by the faculty at Barry instilled the passion that still drives me today."
In 2017 Lieutenant Colonel Reyes was promoted to his current rank and assigned as the Director of the Department of Detention.
For more information about degree programs offered by Barry's Department of Sociology and Criminology, visit http://www.barry.edu/sociology-criminology/


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In the years B.C. (Before Centralization), General Motors' five car-making divisions operated like five separate car companies. Those who were picked to be a Division's General Manager enjoyed the perks and privileges of a company vice presidency-including a free hand in the making of the company cars they drove home.
In the case of Semon E. "Bunkie" Knudsen, one company car that he had built when he was Chevrolet Motor Division's boss in the early '60s reflected on the performance theme he'd used to build Pontiac into a sales winner starting with the '57s, and the styling theme that his father, William Knudsen, used to turn Buick around in the '30s. It's a special '64 Corvette Sting Ray coupe that's now part of the MY Garage Museum Collection at Mid America Motorworks in Effingham, Illinois.
"In those days, those guys [senior GM execs] swung a pretty good sword-they could get done anything they wanted," says Mid America's founder, Mike Yager. "Obviously, with him heading up Chevrolet, it's my understanding that he had that car built for him, and that he had a pink one built for his wife that matched their home in Florida. So he went through the Styling studios and said, 'Do this,' and 'Do that.'"
Knudsen had a number of one-off features designed and built for the project that Chevrolet Engineering tagged "GPV-57." Starting at the front of the car, the grille was larger than the production one, with an "egg crate" design. The front bumpers were a different shape, mounted higher on the body than the production bumpers. A special hood with deeper recesses was designed, as was a pair of specially finned side exhausts. Two-prong knock-off wheels-as seen on the early '63 Sting Rays-were picked instead of the '64s RPO three-prong knock offs.
The cabin received as much, if not more, attention than the exterior. "It's got power windows and power vent windows, which is unusual [and] it's got one-off door panels, and Cadillac-style cut-pile carpeting," Yager points out. Those door panels are covered in the same white leather that covers the one-off, high-back bucket seats, as well as the center console. Yager notes the dash also got special attention. "Instead of being covered in vinyl, it had grain in the dash panel itself-they never did that [on production Corvettes]." Dashes were either flat or covered in vinyl. There's also a one-off tilt-and-telescope steering wheel with a teak rim, and one-off chrome floor grilles.
The coupe body received special attention before the DuPont Firefrost Blue paint (again, a Cadillac item) was sprayed on.
For power, the 365hp 327 was picked, with extra chrome pieces that the production '64s didn't have. It breathes out through a set of one-off prototype side exhausts, whose finned styling seems to foreshadow that of the production '69 Stingray side pipes. It's backed by a four-speed manual tranny, with the drivetrain likely getting the same meticulous attention the rest of the car did as it was assembled and installed.
After its stint in the Knudsen "home fleet," this Sting Ray was sold to a lucky Chevrolet engineer, who'd won the chance to buy it at a special GM employees party in the summer of 1964. Between then and when Yager acquired it, this car had at least three other owners-and one of them treated the car to a restoration that kept all its special one-off/prototype features.
What's it like to drive it? "It drives great," says Yager. What's it sound like? Hear for yourself, once you've fired up your computer. Follow this link: http://www.mamotorworks.com/MYgarage/cars/MYgaragesounds/1964styling.mp3 ...then turn your computer's sound up. (WAAAYY up!)
Along with the adoring gazes of Corvette lovers, this car is due for some attention of a different kind. "Makes & Models magazine wants to do a photo shoot with it," Yager says of the fashion publication that's outside the general automotive area, but obviously notices eye-grabbing automotive style. "They'd like to shoot good-looking models with [it], then do all the high-end fashion around them." We'd suggest filming this car with models decked out in styles reminiscent of what Diana Rigg wore on TV's The Avengers!
GPV-57: Special Equipment
(That The Boss Wanted On It)
When Semon "Bunkie" Knudsen wanted something on-or off-a production car during his tenure as General Manager of Pontiac, then Chevrolet, he got it. That went for his "company cars," which included this '64 Sting Ray coupe built by Chevrolet Styling and Chevrolet Engineering as "GPV-57."
Items Unique To This Car Include:
*A larger front grille opening with an "egg-crate" pattern grille, similar to the one that became the production '67 Sting Ray grille
*Unique front bumpers, not used on subsequent midyears, mounted higher on the body than the production bumpers were
*Unique hood with deeper recesses than the production 1964 hood
*Unique finned side exhausts, similar in design to the optional side exhaust offered on the '69 Stingray
*Non-production chrome underhood pieces including fan, valve covers, ignition shroud, and master cylinder top
*Two-prong knock-off wheels, similar to the early '63 optional wheels, tinted blue to match the body color
*DuPont Firefrost Blue lacquer paint (an optional Cadillac color not available on production Corvettes), with special body preparation before paint was applied by Chevrolet Styling's paint shop
*Unique high-back bucket seats and door panels, upholstered in white leather
*Console covered in white leather to match seats/door panels
*Dashboard covered with "grained" pattern, instead of smooth vinyl
*Power windows and power vent windows, with switches on center console
*Unique tilt-and-telescope steering column, with teak steering wheel
*Unique chrome floor grilles
*Black cut-pile carpeting (instead of production loop-pile carpet), sourced from Cadillac's carpet supplier
*Special Michigan license plate with "Manufacturers Plate" in place of "Water Wonderland" at bottom (as used on other Chevrolet and GM Engineering/prototype cars of that era)
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The Disney Infinity Phineas and Ferb Toy Box Pack will be available nationwide on April 1. The new pack features the Phineas and Agent P characters from Disney Channel's animated series Phineas and Ferb. Players embark on secret spy missions and defeat enemies with Agent P's flying fedora or Phineas' baseball blaster and tuck and roll moves, and both character figures are accompanied by their own unique adventures. In the Phineas Adventure, players are sent into a giant pinball machine and challenged to create a play field where they can destroy waves of oncoming robots. In the Agent P adventure, players can participate in a top-down adventure with side-scrolling elements that pay homage to old school arcade games.
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Who would you pick as Hollywood's most improbable "It" girl? Yes, she's hot because she's Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler, and Jack Black rolled into a single subversive female (yes, female) package. I first became aware of Melissa McCarthy when she was on "Gilmore Girls," a favorite series of mine from 2000-2007. When the actress appeared in her breakout role as a raunchy loud-mouth who climbs into a bathroom sink to relieve her food poisoning in the 2011 film "Bridesmaids," I couldn't believe my eyes. With McCarthy's latest comedy, "The Heat," a female buddy flick, she's riding a rocket. The lady (that noun doesn't work for her) is breaking barriers with her hilarious characters. In "The Heat" she punches out bad guys, climbs through car windows, and tells off bosses and would-be swains. Melissa McCarthy is a great comic—uniquely funny, bringing insanity to her characters and an eccentric vision of humanity. McCarthy is a larger-than-life personality. She has an exceptional gift and uses her atypical size (I'm being kind) to become a trailblazer in the world of comedy. The gal will do anything to get a laugh. In my eyes, she is revolting, exceptional, and unforgettable, but I do like her dimples! I'm sure that young folks (and by young I mean under 70), see her in a different light. There's no doubt that there will be many red carpets in the hyper-active McCarthy future. Duh!
"Summertime and the living is easy." So says the song. Well, not always—what with the wretched, fevered summer we've been enduring. However, I found relief one sultry afternoon listening to hot jazz in a cool garden. Jazz is always best served in performance, and it was alive and well at the Louis Armstrong House Museum. Four excellent musicians led by Jon-Erik Kellso played all my favorite songs, including "Pennies from Heaven" and "If I Could Be with You." Sitting in the second row I was wishing I could run up to the bandstand and sing (I didn't because I wasn't invited). The Louis Armstrong House Museum is a living tribute to a jazz legend in the heart of Queens, New York. Louis Armstrong was a super star on radio, television, concert stage, and movie screen for more than five decades. "Satchmo" entertained kings, queens, presidents, and millions of fans. His trumpet revolutionized jazz and his smile and singing spread good will across the globe. In 1945 Louis and his wife, Lucille, settled in a working-class neighborhood in Queens. Although a simple frame house, Lucille made it a showplace of mid-twentieth-century interior design. It made me feel as if I could sit down and have a cup of coffee with the man himself. Prominently displayed was a portrait of Armstrong painted in 1970 by Tony Bennett. The Louis Armstrong House Museum serves as a backdrop to the story of the remarkable, improbable life of the man. It stands as a memorial to one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time.
When my daughter, Jolie, and her family had to relocate from Maryland to the New York-New Jersey area because of her husband's new position, she became very nostalgic. Her first house-hunting trip was to River Edge in Bergen County where she grew up. She even looked at houses on the very same street and, as a result, started to relive her early years. I wasn't sure if that was a good thing until I learned that nostalgia, long-considered a disorder, is now recognized as a largely positive emotion. It's reassuring to know that, although one cannot keep thinking about the past, it can be rewarding. Top psychologists agree that nostalgia can make you feel that you have roots and continuity. After a decade of study, social psychologists agree that nostalgia is looking a lot better. Personally, it makes me feel good. The quickest way to induce it is though music. Listening to favorite songs makes me feel even warmer physically and many of my friends have the same reaction. Music has the power to transport people to another time and place, setting off a flood of memories. Many of the songs of Frank Sinatra frequently move me. A brief stroll down memory lane makes life seem even more worthwhile. Perhaps that's why I enjoy Vince Giordano and his Nighthawks who play the songs of the 20s, 30s, and 40s—songs that I clearly remember my mom playing on the piano while I sang and danced. When my family gets together I don't miss an opportunity to build nostalgic-to-be memories. Psychologists call that anticipatory memory. If you are not neurotic or avoidant, the pundits feel that everyone can benefit by nostalgizing a couple of times a week. It can counteract loneliness, boredom, and anxiety—and even inspire optimism. "Play it again, Sam."
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WATCH // Brazos Share New Video for "Charm"Posted by katie on May 21st, 2013
Hot dog! All the kids are talking about the new Brazos "Charm" video! What? You haven't seen it? That's a shame! Better do so now (available above or at Clash Music). The video was directed by Josh Chertoff, who sees "Charm" as "a glimpse into a life's worth of those small moments."
"Charm" is available on Brazos' new album – SALTWATER! While the record is not officially out until next Tuesday, you can download all nine tracks immediately after pre-ordering the vinyl or CD from SC Distribution. Saltwater is also available at iTunes and Amazon.


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Hall of Fame day in baseball, which means only this: Barely a handful of questions will be asked to the honorees before the subject of performance-enhancing drugs will be brought up. Such are the times in which we live.
In 2008, there was only one electee by the Baseball Writers Association of America, and Rich "Goose" Gossage was more than gracious when, after only three questions, the inevitable came up. That's not surprising: Goose is one of the best people in the game to deal with.
Would've loved to have heard Jim Rice's response to such questions (Goose was asked if he had any advice for the voting members of the BBWAA in how they should determine who from the Steroid Era deserves votes), but the Red Sox legend was 16 votes short. He's got one more year left on the ballot.
I have not served on the BBWAA long enough to earn a Hall of Fame vote —- you must have 10 uninterrupted seasons as a member, and I need four more —- so to critique the the final results as to whether they were right or wrong would be unfair, in my opinion. It's an imperfect process for an imperfect place, and it's worked pretty well since before I was hanging out in my mother's tummy. So I'll say what I say every year; the voters got it right.
Here are some of my individual thoughts on some of the players on the ballot:
—- Gossage: It's about time.
—- Rice: His numbers become less impressive when juxtaposed against those of the Steroid Era, but he was a dominant force in his day, and his 1978 season was one of the most impressive you'll ever see. He also was legendary for treating members of the media as if they were sub-human, and that could be coming back to hurt him now.
— Andre Dawson: I can only speak for myself, but I don't think Hall of Famer when I think of Andre Dawson. Maybe because he played a lot of his career in Montreal, and perhaps because some of his best seasons for the Cubs came when Chicago was losing.
— Bert Blyleven: Played on so many lousy teams that his won-loss record suffered, and that may forever be his Achillies' heel. In my eyes, he was never the dominant starter on his own staff, and that's more telling than his 3,701 strikeouts.
— Lee Smith: He received 231 fewer votes than Goose, which is startling when you compare Smith's career with Gossage's. Goose gets Smith in most categories, but not by much.
— Jack Morris: He received only 42.9 percent of the vote, so he's got an uphill climb. For my money, no pitcher in the 1980s or early 1990s was better in a big game, and that should be worthy of something.
— Mark McGwire: His 128 votes were the same as he received a year ago. Apparently, all we've learned about the Steroid Era in the past 365 days didn't sway voters one way or the other.


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The gift of life
After 28 years advocating for organ donation, Wilsonville resident Mary Jane Hunt is set to retire
When Mary Jane Hunt was 21 years old, she was looking at her best friends drivers license and noticed something unusual.
Oh my gosh, youre a donor? Hunt asked. What does that mean?
Hunts friend explained what it meant to register as an organ donor a concept that was foreign to many at the time. Hunt was intrigued, but it wouldnt be until years later that she understood the irony of that particular conversation.
Nonprofit work has always attracted Hunt, a Wilsonville resident, but it wasnt until she began her work with Donate Life Northwest 28 years ago that she found her true calling. Hunt eventually rose to Executive Director at the organ donation advocacy group, and as she prepares to retire this summer, she looks back on her work with a great deal of pride.
I wanted to be part of an organization that has such a dramatic impact, and an organization that not a lot of people know about, Hunt said. (28 years ago) not a lot of people knew about us. I love that challenge of being able to educate people, giving new information and most importantly seeing all these people who have received those gifts. That has really been a tremendous impact.
When Hunt started her work in the organ donation field, Donate Life Northwest was operating under the name Oregon Donor Program, despite having a reach that extended to Southwest Washington. Far from becoming the widely accepted practice it is today, organ donation was a foreign science to many of the people she spoke to as an advocate.
There was just a lack of knowledge it wasnt very public, Hunt said. I would go out and speak to groups and would always ask, does anybody know someone whos had a transplant? And occasionally someone would raise their hand.
The science, especially when it came to hearts, livers and lungs, was still considered experimental at the time. Thus, many potential donors still reacted the way Hunt herself did when she considered the idea back at the age of 21.
She and her fellow advocates had their work cut out, but that only made Hunt more persistent. By the time Hunt was named the programs executive director in 1990, organ donor registrations in Oregon had pushed to 727,500.
It wasnt until 2007, however, that Hunt oversaw what she believes to be her proudest accomplishment at Donate Life Northwest: the creation of an electronic donor registry for the entire state of Oregon, which immediately gathered more than 1 million donors when the DMV transferred its data to the registry.
Around that same time, organ procurement agencies began to recognize drivers licenses as forms of consent.
Before, we had those paper donor cards, Hunt said. They werent ever utilized at the hospital really no ones looking at your wallet or your ID when theyre trying to save your life ... what our law has always said is that the code on a license is legal consent, but procurement agencies did not accept that code until the registry was created.
With that foundation in place, donor registration grew exponentially. Today, more than 2.2 million people are registered in Oregon.
Weve come a long way from paper donor cards to the electronic registry, Hunt said. But theres so much more that needs to be done because of the number of people waiting. The hard part about all this is theres still a waiting list of over 120,000 people nationally.
While we can say how successful we are building our registry, we still have people dying waiting for a transplant.
In her years of work, Hunt has met patients and families from every side of the issue - donors and recipients, grateful and grieving relatives.
The impact from the donor families has been quite significant to me, Hunt said. I could sit here and name hundreds of individuals that Ive met over the years that are so proud of what their love ones gifts have done, and weve been able to share their loved ones stories with the public. Thats been very impactful on me.
Hunt has also enjoyed some of the fields brightest success stories including that of West Linn resident Jack Snook. Snook, a former fire chief at Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue, recently celebrated his 20th anniversary since receiving a heart transplant in 1993.
In the years after the transplant, Snook became heavily involved with fundraising efforts at Donate Life Northwest and eventually served a term on the board of directors. During that time, he and Hunt became friends.
Talk about an amazing guy, huh? Hunt said. Ive met Jack and so many other recipients throughout the years that it always reminds me that it can happen to anyone. Regardless of your health, regardless of your lifestyle, you may be faced with needing a transplant some day.
As she prepares to retire June 30, Hunt has one more goal in mind. As part of the Mary Jane Hunt Leadership Fund, donations made through Donate Life Northwests Match Campaign will be equaled by Hunt and the nonprofits board members.
My hope is that those funds will help continue programs, as well as be part of an endowment program, Hunt said.
To donate, visit http://donatelifenw.org/match or write Match on a check and send it to Donate Life Northwest, PO Box 532, Portland, OR 97207.
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