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Jones among Packers listed as 'questionable'
Posted: Oct 19, 2013 12:02 AM CDT | Updated: Nov 5, 2014 12:27 PM CDT
GREEN BAY - James Jones has been hoping to get back on the field for Sunday's Packers-Browns game, but he's yet to hit the practice field this week.
But even after another missed practice Friday, the Packers remained optimistic enough to call Jones 'questionable' rather than ruling him out for Sunday.
Jones injured his shin in the first quarter of the Packers' win in Baltimore last Sunday.
Mike Neal (bruised shoulder) is also questionable. Brad Jones has been ruled out for the game, joining a list that includes Nick Perry and James Starks, among others.
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This was my first time going for a helicopter ride! Sharing that experience with someone like Christine from Hello Fashion made it even that much better. She has been such a great lady to photograph and have in my life!
The only downfall was that looking through the lens the whole time we were flying made me a little sick, which took away from the fun a tiny bit. We still ended up with beautiful images, and the dark storm clouds just added to the feel! Oh and I just love sweet Cody opening the door for his Mrs.!
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On this 11th day of January 2014 I offer you the tip of "Ask for support."
Many of my clients have said, "I can take care of myself." or "If I'm needy I'll be too much for people." These are mistaken beliefs. All human beings have needs. "Neediness" is a human trait, it is neutral. Do not put a negative spin on it. In fact having needs is a gift. We are social beings and we blossom and grow when we reach out and connect to others.
My daughter Renee Ho wrote a book titled The Friendship Effect. http://thefriendshipeffect.com In this book she describes research which links having friendships to increased physical and mental health. Asking for support from your friends is a loving action for yourself, but also for your friends. When you share your vulnerability with them, you invite them to share their vulnerability with you. When you support them without judgement, they offer the same to you.
Today I share eleven Self-Love Diet tips on this 11th day of our writing challenge. This partial list comes from women who have participated in my workshops.
I asked the question: What does Self-Love Do?
Here is a list of examples of Self-Love practices that women have been practicing for some time now. You can use this list as a way of "asking for support" for Self-Love ideas from these women.
#1 "If I'm tired I'll rest or go to bed. I listen to my tiredness and figure out what it's trying to tell me. It's usually telling me to slow down my pace of life. I have a tendency to put a lot of activities into my days and nights."
#2 "I'm buying bath salts and I'm going to take a bath and light candles."
#3 "I decided to forgive myself for all the times I've done things to myself that were not loving."
#4 "I'm eating three meals a day even if I don't feel hungry because I know my body needs the nutrients."
#5 "I'm paying more attention to myself when I get nervous. I try to stop and figure out what's going on, and then I do what I can to change it. If there's nothing I can do to change it, I put it in a pink ballon and let it float up into the sky."
#6 "I commit to taking 3 deep breaths before I answer the phone."
#7 "I've begun to stop mid day and meditate, stretch or go for a walk."
#8 "I'm making time to get in nature a weekly priority."
#9 "I pray when there are things I can't fix."
#10 "I discovered that I believed I was a burden if I asked for help. Now I'll call a friend to just say "Hi" and appreciate them for their friendship. It makes it easier for me to call them when I want to ask for their support because I don't feel like I only call when I have problems."
#11 "I've added hugs into my repertoire of behaviors! I now ask for a hug or give a hug."
I invite you to add to this list by sharing what Self-Love practices you are practicing.
Blessings on your 31-Day Self-Love Diet Writing Challenge,
– Michelle Minero
31-Day Self-Love Writing Challenge
January is Self-Love month, and it marks the 4th year that we've hosted the 31-Day Self-Love Writing Challenge. You can participate by submitting your self-love writing to be published on this blog. You can submit your writing here. You can also participate by writing your self-love posts on your own blog and linking back to the 31-Day Self-Love Writing Challenge, 2014 blog post and Facebook event. If you don't start on January 1st, that's fine! You can jump into the challenge whenever you want.
Win a Copy of Self-Love Diet: The Only Diet That Works
Each blog post you write is one entry into our random drawing to win an autographed copy of my book, Self-Love Diet: The Only Diet That Works. You'll also be entered into our drawing to win our upcoming Self-Love e-products that we'll be announcing soon.
If you don't feel comfortable sharing your self-love writing, you can write in a journal or write yourself self-love emails. If writing isn't for you, simply reading others' self-love writing can be powerful and beneficial to you on your self-love journey.
Michelle Minero is a licensed marriage family therapist who specializes in eating disorder recovery. Michelle's book, Self-Love Diet: The Only Diet That Works, was published on January 23, 2013. You can purchase a copy through Amazon. Her dream is to see a world filled with people who love themselves and their bodies.
Michelle created an intensive outpatient eating disorder program in 2000, brought ANAD (Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, Inc.) to Petaluma shortly after and founded EDRS (Eating Disorder Recovery Support, Inc.), a Marin and Sonoma County based 501(c)3 non-profit organization in 2005. In 2011, Michelle co-founded theLove Warrior Community with her daughter, Emelina, an online community that helps people cultivate self-love, self-acceptance and body acceptance through creative expression. Connect with Michelle on Facebook and Twitter.


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The SHA are proactively developing handball across Scotland. One area where we are developing is the referee and officials programme.
The SHA currently use existing players to referee and officiate games, but are looking for former players, or parents of current players to get more active in the sport. By becoming a referee or table official's.
The SHA organise the following courses to aid referee and official's development.
Table Officials Course: The first course to give an insight into the laws of the game. This is a 2hour course with an exam at the end.
This course covers the laws of the game in more depth, and what is expected of a referee.
The referee course has different levels which are currently being developed. More information to follow.
EHF Young Referee's programme: The SHA are hoping to have two current players approved to be part of the EHF young referees programme. This programme is for person under 24 years of age and they must be nominated by the association to be included.
For more information on any of the above or dates of the next course's, keeping visiting this website or contact.


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I"m currently immersed in the Nanowrimo event: joining with hundreds of thousands others who have committed to writing a 50,000 word novel in the month of November. It's a brilliant event.
I shouldn't be here, writing this, because I really ought to be focussed on the book.
I'm in the 'rebel' category… because in Nano, they are nice enough to not call us cheaters. Nano is supposed to be about writing a fiction novel, starting November 1. No early starts, no previous novels, just spewing out 50 000 words of fiction.
Me? I'm taking this month to pull together my creative memoir. It was already 85 000 words, but then I was haunted to change it and include the 'rest of the story' .. the part that didn't seem to fit with the rather curious arrival of enchanted beings in my clay; the part that was rather sad, yet had a magical twist entirely different from the rest of the story. So, a whole rewrite was in order…. meaning a good 30 to 40 000 of those first words were going to be tossed or rewritten, and some new sections included. The first section was finished, but the rest needed a ton of work. Nano has place for rebels not doing fiction or starting fresh and that's what I'm doing.
My word count went up 11 000 yesterday because one original section hardly needed rewriting and I just cut and pasted it in. That's how I get to do Nano this year.
My worry? My worry is that people think I'm heroically writing 50 000 words while still in treatment for breast cancer. I'm worried that people might say to some other person in treatment, "I know a woman who wrote a whole novel in a month while in treatment." So, I'm here just clarifying something….
I actually could not have started with a blank page and written 50 000 words this month. My fingertips hurt, my nails are sensitive – both side effects of chemo. I cannot comfortably sit still for long without my weird muscle pains becoming worse. My brain cannot stay focussed for sheesh… 5 minutes, at best, before I find myself wandering to other thoughts, the kitchen, or a game on facebook. And that's me after the most difficult part of my treatments is over, and the current one has less side effects.
So. I'm not heroicallly doing nanowrimo. I wouldn't encourage anyone in treatment to tackle nano in the traditional sense. That would be crazy. I'm "just sayin' " so some poor soul doesn't think she/ he should have the energy and oomph to write a novel in a month, or something similarly extensive, while in active cancer treatment.
Kay, that's off my chest. Now back to the book. Or the kitchen. Oh wait, is that snow outside?


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If you have decided to become a landlord, congratulations!
However, before you jump in with both feet, you should be aware of some important facts and tips to help you be successful and avoid the pitfalls that plague many landlords.
1. Create a Contact List
Whether you manage two units, twenty, or two hundred, one thing remains the same: you can't do it all.
Even if you consider yourself a jack of all trades and only have a few tenants, you'll need help at some point.
Start accumulating names of people in various industries whom you can call on when you have a problem.
If you go to the same people, you will become a preferred client.
The next time your tenant calls for a heating problem at 2 a.m., your HVAC guy will be there first thing in the morning.
2. Create a Complete Policy
Set up a list of rules before you start taking in tenants.
Stick to the list no matter how much someone begs you to bend the rules.
By having the policy in place ahead of time, you won't be tempted to give in because you feel sorry for someone.
This includes your procedures for processing applications and the rules you have in place for the residents.
3. Keep Up with Your Property and the Competition
If you have a well-kept property, it will be easier to find and keep the best tenants.
Work to maintain your properties in between tenants and while they are occupied.
Find out what your biggest competitors offer to win tenants, and make sure you offer something similar or even better. Think of any expenses you obtain as an investment.
If you don't put money into your property, you won't get money out of it with quality residents.
4. Figure Out When and How to Outsource
If you want your business to be successful – whether you have five units or fifty, you need to focus on the important things and outsource other tasks.
For example, you may hire a company to handle rent payments or a maintenance person to make basic repairs and maintain the property.
If you aren't a people person, you may even want to hire someone to do the leasing for you and show the property.
Look at your strengths and hire people to do everything else.
5. Be Strict on Payments
Don't fall into the trap of being the "nice guy" and letting your tenants get behind on their rent payments.
You have to treat this as a business, even if it's a side job, and set rules about payments.
Tenants can tell sad stories, but you can't give in to every one you hear.
Just remember, you aren't doing them any favors, and you sure aren't doing any for yourself either.
6. Think Like a Manager
If you treat your rental properties like a business, you must act like a manager.
All decisions should be solid business decisions, and you must implement and enforce the rules.
This is the only way you can be successful.
Don't act like it's a side job, a second income and definitely not a hobby.
Manage your tenants, your employees, your vendors, your time and your money.
If you have this mindset in all situations, you will find that being a landlord is a profitable business.
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Three more Murdered
Sargodha: It would be recalled that five Ahmadis were killed inside their mosque in anti-Ahmadiyya riot at Takht Hazara, district Sargodha, on November 10, 2000. The riot was instigated and precipitated by a mullah, Athar Shah, a non-local who had been posted at Takht Hazara by his parent Khatme Nabuwwat Organization only to cause mischief and instigate people to violence. On November 10, the mullah led a group of armed miscreants to the Ahmadiyya mosque where they raised slanderous slogans and precipitated a confrontation. Athar Shah was wounded in the brawl. This was followed by extreme violence in which an angry mob attacked the Ahmadiyya mosque, demolished a part of it, overwhelmed the few Ahmadis who were there, and murdered five Ahmadis inside the premises of the mosque. They hit the faces of their victims repeatedly with their axes and even cut their throats. It was not easy to recognize them when their dead bodies were handed back to their families. The attackers suffered no loss of life.
Although, at that time the government assured all human rights concerns that justice would be done, and arrested a number of the attacking hooligans, however it followed up the initial action by numerous steps to placate the mulla. Authorities booked 36 Ahmadis as well under various sections of the Penal Code and arrested a number of them. This was followed up by a police inquiry and medical reports. In Pakistan, these two sources are always in a position to substantially change and adversely affect the dispensation of justice. At the court, the state takes over the task of prosecution. The prosecutors are, of course, in a position to present the case in a manner that the guilty can get away with murder and the innocent can suffer for crimes they did not commit. False witnesses are another major problem. Thereafter, it is the judge who has the power to dispense justice according to his own inclinations and attitude. All these factors played their part in the final outcome of this important case.
Mr. Gulshad Hassan Alvi, Judge of the Anti-Terrorist Court at Sargodha heard this case and gave his decision on 31 October, 2001. Four Ahmadis were awarded five years' prison sentences and fine, on four counts. Six non-Ahmadi rioters were found guilty of murders and were awarded life terms and fine. Mullah Athar Shah, the agent-provocateur, was allowed to walk away a free man. Thirty-six other rioting miscreants, accused of violence, were also found not guilty.
Without going here in complicated legalities of this very important case, following observations state the specific and the obvious:
When the killers and the victims are treated this way, one is not surprised that terrorists and their sponsors plan and precipitate incidents at places of worship at centers like Takht Hazara, Ghatialian and Bahawalpur.
Lahore; Ahmadi students of UET Lahore, especially those residing in its hostels, are facing a very difficult situation for the last few weeks. A well-organized and orchestrated drive has been launched in the University by some religion-based student group or organization to create a law and order situation focusing on the Ahmadiyya issue. The University authorities are unable, and perhaps unwilling, to suppress the agitation with a firm hand.
A few months ago, a non-Ahmadi student, Sohail Ahmad started an anti-Ahmadi campaign in his hostel. He formed a group and formulated a list of demands that they presented to the Incharge of the hostel. They stated that for religious reasons, they would not like Ahmadis to partake food from the common kitchen. The group distributed anti-Ahmadiyya pamphlets, leaflets and stickers in the University to generate communal hatred. They formulated a list of demands against Ahmadis and started a signatures campaign. Suhail also prepared a list of Ahmadi students, male and female, and was able to identify 29 Ahmadi students. The group demanded that Ahmadis be isolated.
The University authorities, fearing some hidden designs of the agitators, told Ahmadi students to shift to Iqbal Hall (Hostel). It was at midnight that all Ahmadi students of Zubair Hall were ordered to shift to Iqbal Hall. The next day Ahmadis residing in other hostels were also told to shift.
Ahmadi students felt very disturbed and met the Vice Chancellor (VC) who told them in confidence that a serious conspiracy hatched by extremists was underway and asked them to co-operate with him. He even advised them to shift away from the University hostels. Ahmadi students informed higher civil authorities of their concern and difficult situation.
The opposition group deceitfully arranged to place some pistol bullets in an Ahmadi student's room and arranged a police raid. This way they planned to convey the impression that Ahmadis are involved in terrorism and violence. He was taken in police custody. It was with great difficulty that the magistrate accepted his bail.
In the meantime, all Ahmadi students had been shifted to a hostel meant for foreign students only. The opposition group did not leave them alone even there, and contacted foreign Muslim students and urged them not to let Ahmadis share their kitchen, on the grounds of religion. Ahmadis again approached the administration that advised them in their own interest to quit the University for some time. Ahmadis decided to hold on to their accommodation but started sleeping outside the University premises at night. It was with great difficulty that they arranged sleeping quarters for overnight stays.
On 16th October, Ahmadi students were informed by the administration that Islami Jamiat Tulaba (IJT), the student wing of fundamentalist Jamaat Islami had plans to take out a procession to protest the Afghanistan war but will target Ahmadi issues and students. As such, do not come to the classes and stay away from the hostel, advised the authorities. Ahmadis complied. However, on October 17, at about 10 p.m. the hostel warden sent for a few senior Ahmadi students and told them that in view of the deteriorating security situation, the University was not in a position to ensure their safety, so they should all shift out. On October 18, the warden conveyed that the extremists had obtained a Fatwa from Jamia Naeemia (a madrassa) and some mosques that Ahmadis' murder is an obligation, as such all Ahmadi students are ordered to vacate the hostel before sunset. They complained to the VC but to no avail. Accordingly, Ahmadi students were made to vacate their rooms, dump their belongings in a few allocated spaces and shift out.
The academic year is coming to an end, and annual examinations are to be held shortly. Ahmadi students are facing difficulties that amount to terror. Authorities are unwilling to restore calm and order with a firm hand. They would rather yield to fundamentalists and obscurantists.
Lahore: Ahmadis, all over Pakistan, continue to receive threatening calls and letters. Threat-launchers consider themselves immune from any criminal proceedings against them by authorities. Their assumption is based on firm ground; they have never been taken to task even when they boldly print their addresses on threatening leaflets and letters. Such a letter was sent recently by the Office of Anti-Qadiani Movement, Allama Iqbal Town Lahore, to the Ahmadiyya Community, Rehmanpura, Lahore. Some excerpts:
Severer insults have not been included in excerpts give above.
Sargodha; September 1, 2001: Mr. Sultan Ahmad Bhatti is a hawker for the Ahmadiyya daily Alfazal, in Sargodha. On September 1, at about 0530 when he approached an Ahmadi's house to deliver the daily paper, he was nabbed by a neighbour, Sheikh Athar, and detained in a room that the kidnapper bolted from outside. Athar's elder brother, Amjad joined him and the two subjected Sultan to violence. They also told him that he will be slaughtered if he did not recant. It about mid-day, Mulla Toofani, a leading fundamentalist figure of the city came along with three other clerics. They had brought along a policeman, and accused Sultan of distributing Ahmadiyya literature. Sultan told them that he was only a hawker of the Daily Alfazl that was published with the permission of the government.
They took their Ahmadi victim to the police station. They offered to release him if he recanted, but he refused. At the police station, they locked him up. The police wanted him to sign a given statement, that he refused to do.
In the meantime, Sultan's family got to know of his predicament. They rushed to some influentials to rescue the poor fellow. They contacted the police and told them that the detainee was innocent. Eventually the SHO let him go after sunset. It was a heavy day for the unsuspecting hawker who had gone out to earn his daily bread.
It may be mentioned that Mulla Toofani has often violated the law and absconded, but, on the Ahmadiyya issue he has sufficient clout to avail official support. In this case, the authorities should have taken him to task for severely harassing an innocent citizen; instead he managed to get help from the police to assist him in his evil undertaking.
District Badin: Ahmadi children are facing harassment at a school in Tando Ghulam Ali. They are not allowed to drink water from the public source; they are not permitted to attend the Islamiat class. If they complain to their teachers, they tell them that they are infidels, so they have no right to complain. Ahmadi girls in a private school face the same problem. At a private public school in Golarchi, a number of Ahmadi children, both boys and girls, have been expelled.
Rachna Town, Lahore; September 7, 2001: A Khatame Nabuwwat Conference was held by mullas at Rachna Town, Lahore.
The first speaker stated that some people tend to praise Qadianis for their courtesy and moral excellence; this must stop, we must condemn them regardless.
The second speaker urged the audience to pursue Qadianis to far corners of the earth. He lamented that Muslims were not doing enough for the cause of Finality of Prophethood; Qadianis must be chased out of the country.
A poet came up on the stage and combined the temporal with the religious. He led the crowd in shouting slogans against America and also the Supreme Head of the Ahmadiyya Community.
The special Guest Speaker was extensive in his slanderous rhetoric. He told the dwindled crowd that Qadianis had been planted by the British. He informed them that the founder of Qadianism was a one-eyed person (another blatant lie). He ridiculed him for receiving some revelations in English language. It is understandable; after all, he was planted by the English, he jeered. He proposed that if everyone killed one Ahmadi each, there would be none left; and this was the sure way to earn paradise. He lamented however the poor attendance.
Lahore; November 1, 2001: Two Ahmadi brothers namely, Hamad Ahmad Khan and Waqas of Hajweri College of Computer Science, Lahore were beaten up only for their faith, by other students who they did not even know by name.
Hamad and Waqas of Rabwah, joined the College only a month ago. They were in the process of settling down. Other students had, however, come to know that these two were Ahmadis from Rabwah.
On November 1, at about 2 pm, a student asked Waqas as to why he laughed at Ali. Waqas told him that he did not even know who was Ali. At this, the fellow assaulted Waqas. Soon a dozen other students joined in and beat up the two brothers. It seems they had preplanned the joint assault. The beating stopped only when a professor arrived at the scene and intervened. Waqas had a head injury; stitches had to be applied to it. Hamad had a fractured arm; it developed swelling. The victims had to be taken to a doctor.
The next day, the Principal sent for the offenders, but they had absconded not only from the college but the hostel as well.
The incident is particularly noteworthy in view of the concurrent developments at the Engineering University, Lahore. Normally students do not behave this way; however those belonging to wings of politico-religious parties are often tasked by their parent organizations to foment trouble. Islami Jamiat Tulaba has a long history of such conduct; now there are other such bodies as well in educational institutions.


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I race professionally for Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies. It took a lot of work, dedication and support from my friends and family to get to this point and I'm seizing the moment! I consider myself to be an "all-rounder" type of rider, a fast learner, and a team player. My strengths include: time-trialing, sprinting, crazy hard attacks and power-climbing. I have raced in several roles within our team, from "rabbit" to domestique and GC rider. I thrive off of strong efforts to work for my teammates and achieve our team goals. I'm looking forward to another awesome season!
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My coach Kendra Wenzel introduced me to Melinda during the 2014 cyclocross season. Since then, she has been integral to helping me control and nurture pre-race anxiety, establish and accomplish performance goals, and maintain mental focus on and off the bike.
I live in Portland, Oregon, but hail from rural Washington state, where I grew up riding bikes to fishing holes, and to the corner store for king size candy bars. I am very good with non-sequiters and bad humor. I began cycling after spending many years in happy pursuance of mountain sports and a masters degree in science. I love racing bikes, skiing, and travel, and am fortunate to have a life rich with these things. This blog is about balancing racing, and life, and the good friends and family with whom I share them.
When I'm not racing or training I enjoy a part time career as a PA in family medicine, mountain biking, backcountry skiing, writing, reading, coffee snobbery, and spending time with my life partner in adventure, Matthew Wilkin.
Adam Bernero | MLB Pitcher 2000-06
Major League Baseball Pitcher 2000-06 and
Mountain View High School Baseball Coach
Sports psychology has always intrigued me coming from a professional sports background. So, I wanted to hear what Melinda had to say in talks she has given to groups around the central Oregon area. All of her talks were very informative and interesting to the point that myself and the rest of the coaching staff of the Mt. View baseball team, hired her to talk to the parents of our teams. The talk helped with opening the lines of communication as a staff to the parents and vice versa. After getting good advice on how to be a positive influence at home to their children during the season, we as a staff have seen improvements in the kids behaviors from years past.
Melinda is very easy to talk to and has always been very open to answering questions that I might have.
I will continue to look to her for advice in how to better coach and talk to my team. Thanks Melinda!!
Adam is a former MLB pitcher. He played for seven organizations in a ten year professional career.
After signing with the Detroit Tigers in '99 he made 37 starts and 150 relief appearances in the big leagues.
He also pitched in the big leagues with the Rockies, Braves, Royals and the Phillies.
In 2013, Adam coached a high school baseball team in Bend, Oregon and it sparked a passion for teaching and giving back what he learned in his experience as a big leaguer. Beyond teaching the physical aspects of pitching mechanics, Adam knows that the key to success for any player comes from a proper frame of mind. Baseball is a very dynamic game and Adam is excited to help players reach their full potential.
Career Highlights
– MLB Debut on August 1, 2000 for the Detroit Tigers
– Pitched in 376 Big League Innings
– Took him a little over a year to make it to the big leagues after signing as an amateur.


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This restoration of the Valentine Theatre was more than just the refurbishment of an old building. It demanded special expertise and the master craftsmanship of hundreds of workers. Working in unison, they accomplished what years of neglect had destroyed. The rich and beautiful architecture detailing that had been destroyed was brought back to life.
The soft, crumbling walls vital to the support of the structure were stabilized, one small section at a time. Utilizing hand sketches from the 1800s, 1890 Victorian-style architectural details were reinvented as can be seen in the colors, fabrics, swag materials, and mahogany woods used on the project.
The original roof was made of hollow clay tile, pressure fit between steel beams. New openings through this fragile roof system had to be done section by section, not allowing too much to be opened at any one time. Above the stage area, three smoke doors, 6' x' 12', were installed by cutting through the clay tile roof system. Mosser Construction methodically cut each opening in the roof, relying on years of skill and experience to put in the openings while maintaining the integrity of the roof so it would not collapse.
A large hole was knocked into the west wall to give access to an 80' tall crane that was used to lift new steel trusses, 70' long by 13' deep, which support the new ballet floor. A drilling rig was used to install 25 concrete caissons to support the stage area.
A natural wood beamed ceiling of birch was hand crafted by Mosser Construction's master carpenters, along with wood border designs that accent the front of the balconies and match the new side boxes bordering the proscenium. These were created to look like the original theaters of the late 1800s.
Awards & Recognition:
- 2001 – Downtown Ohio, Inc. – Sponsored by the City of Toledo
- 2001 – Golden Trowel Award – Sponsored by the International Masonry Institute
- 2000 – Build America Award Renovation Category – Sponsored by the Association of General Contractors
- 1999 – Build Ohio Award – Sponsored by the Association of General Contractors
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After dating heiress and tabloid magnet Paris Hilton, Brian Urlacher knows better than to talk to reporters about his relationships.
His maybe-maybe-not-could-be-
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McCarthy, 39, joked with a laugh, "I don't know what you guys are talking about. Um, you know, we shall see. I'm taking baby steps ... But I'm giddy right now."
We've been giddy over Urlacher for years, Jenny. The Pro Bowl appearances, forced turnovers and consistent tackling make us happy. We know you have a show to promote. It's your job, and we respect that. Please remember, however, he has a job to do, as well.
That is to lead the Bears to a Super Bowl championship. We've known for years that he is the guy who could do it, if surrounded by the right people. Guess what? Right now, he's surrounded by the right people. Learn from Kristin Cavallari. Tweet pictures of yourself in Bears gear, work on your career, and let Brian do his thing (which is tackling people.)
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If you do a google search for pool electrocution, you will find a large amount of storied about kids who have been shocked in swimming and I just saw a report on Good Morning America about a young life guard who was killed due to an electrified pool she was guarding.
The story discussed that this usually happens due to faulty pool lights, or electrical code violations at hotels or apartments.
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After gaining a degree in Physics with Planetary and Space Physics at UWA, I (naturally) started an apprenticeship in a small but very busy London based print-production agency, scanning and retouching images for high-end publications and eventually artworking, page layout and design.
I then worked as a freelancer for many of the top London agencies including M&C Saatchi (Lida), AMV BBDO, TBWA, OMD (Omnicom) and Total Media. I worked with many large brands and relished the sheer variety and scope of the work. I have worked alongside some amazing talented people, and their expertise challenged me to improve my own skills in many areas of design and artworking.
Eventually I made the move to Grantham and after working for a number of local companies, I managed to make the break from the city.
I designed and produced a quarterly magazine for a cricket enthusiast company. This led to creating adverts for the magazine and website.
The company had studio facilities that were mainly used for a shopping channel and a few external clients, and so I suggested that they might want to use if for their website content.
This enabled me to pursue two great passions of mine, photography and video . . .
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My experience and skillset enables me to produce consistent branding across a wide range of visual media.
Take the example shown here for instance, a local company that builds truck bodies, they required just about everything!
I started off by making them a high res logo for use in print, photographed their products and designed a brochure. Filmed the products and processes on site and on location to produce videos for a new Youtube Channel and DVDs. Created the 3D graphics and sting intros for the videos. Designed adverts for national publications, their new website and social media. I created and maintain a media library for all of the photos and footage. I also produced the business cards and even the telephone hold message!
Since I began working with the company, their market share has increased to 90% of the UK trailer market and they are well on their way to doing the same with rigid bodies.
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Bitter honey harvest
Shimshon Erlinger, Deputy General Manager of Israel's Honey Council, says that 900 beehives were stolen from Israel by PA Arabs in the past two months alone, as compared with 1,500 stolen beehives in all of 2006 ...And if you think that's a bit robust, you should see the comments at the end of the article.
"The state of Israel has abandoned us," says Erlinger. "When they do catch a thief, they release him in less time than it took you to file the complaint. In the end he gets a plea bargain, pays a small fine, and goes off happily to steal again. The producer, however, has been devastated."
"From now on we will not be tzadikim (saints)," says Erlinger. "We have decided that when we go on raids we will not only return the hives that are clearly marked as Israeli, but also the ones that have had the identifying marks removed. Let them chase us instead of us chasing them."
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On Tuesday, Viggo Mortensen was nominated for his second Academy Award for Best Actor, nearly a decade after his first as a gangster in David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises. (You'll remember that film for an infamous all-nude fight scene in a Russian bathhouse.) This time, his nomination comes for Matt Ross' Captain Fantastic, where he plays Ben, the idealistic father of six children whom he's raising away from modern society in the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest. It's a sensitive performance that had them weeping in the aisles of Park City, Utah, where the film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival around this time last year, and that Mortensen has doggedly promoted and campaigned for for throughout the year, an effort that culminated in the film's only Academy Award nomination despite its critical acclaim and long-ago release date. (He was also nominated for a Best Actor Golden Globe.) The success of his performance may rest in part to what Mortensen praises as an actor's secret weapon, the cultivation of a more sensitive, or feminine, side.
So what was the first thing you auditioned for as an actor?
The first thing I auditioned for as an actor was a theater workshop. I didn't really know much. I'd had no experience in theater or movies or anything, but I suddenly made a transition from watching movies around when I was 22, 23—pretty late for an actor—and wondered what the trick was, how is it that they can make you feel things viscerally? So I, I thought, 'Well, I'm gonna try out for being an actor,' so I looked in the Yellow Pages of the Manhattan phone book, and I saw something that said Actors Repertory Theater, and I called up, and I said, 'What are you guys doing?' They go, 'What do you mean, what are we doing?' I said, 'What's, what's the play?' They go, 'Well, you can come in and audition if you like...bring two pieces.' And I said, 'Two pieces of what?' 'Two monologues.' I had no idea really what they were looking for, so I think I cobbled together something from an Isak Dinesen short story and then I sang an Irish song. Then I said, 'So what's the play?' And they said, 'There is no play, but you can come back, and you can go to class,' so that's how I started.
And what was the first movie that you did?
I did a couple movies that I was cut out of. Swing Shift with Jonathan Demme. I had a scene with Goldie Hawn in a movie theater. I was a sailor home on leave from World War II, and she was pining after her husband, who was away at war, played by Kurt Russell. It was a scene where I'm sitting behind her, we're watching the news reel before the movie starts, and I hit on her. I had a box of Good & Plenty, and I shook it in her ear, and she turns around, and I try to pick her up, and she runs out of the theater, crying, horrified, and [laughter] I'm sitting there in my sailor whites going, 'Oh, well. Some, some you win, some you lose,' but when I saw the movie, she was sitting by herself, so I guess they didn't like it. Then another movie was The Purple Rose of Cairo. I played an actor. It was mysterious with Woody Allen. It's normal for him not to give you the script, so I was cast as a young actor in Hollywood, 1920, so the scene was a big cocktail party. I get on the set and Woody Allen's got his arm around the young actor that I'm supposed to play the scene with, and he's whispering stuff in his ear, and the actor's nodding and smiling. And then Woody goes, 'Okay, let's, um, let's roll one. Let's shoot,' and I said, 'Mr. Allen, I don't, um—what do I do?' He goes, 'You just react.' The actor comes strolling over to me with a big smile on his face, and he goes, 'So what's it like to work with for Cecil B. DeMille?' And I said, 'I don't know, it was a long day. It's like you're up on this sort of big post and you have your arms like that, and I had this itchy beard, and I was in this diaper, and these like Roman soldiers were poking me with a stick, and I don't know what the hell I was doing, and anyway, it was a long day, but I guess it was all right.' Like the actor's so stupid, he doesn't even know he's playing Jesus. Woody laughed. He seemed to really like it. He told my agent the next day he really liked it, and so that, like the other movie, I told my family, 'Yeah, the movie's coming.' And they all went, and of course, just like the other one, I wasn't even in the credits, so…that was my start, and there were many, many experiences like that, many, many auditions that I got very close to getting the part, but didn't. I learned by making mistakes, which is probably the best way.
And then when did "The Indian Runner" happen? It was an auspicious debut for Sean [Penn]. It must have meant something in terms of actor to actor, no?
Sure, it was a vote of confidence. I learned a lot, I think we all did. I think Sean did as well. It was his first time, so it's kind of trial and error, but he obviously has good instincts.
And then how did you start to become close to David Cronenberg? I don't think there's anyone who's done three movies with him.
No, um, maybe not. A History of Violence is the first one I did with him and he just offered me the part and I really hit it off with him. I think we have a similar sense of humor and a similar way of researching a story that's for the movies and we're able to communicate with very few words, and that's helpful.
How did "Captain Fantastic" that come to you?
Matt Ross wrote the script without anybody in mind. He's, he's an actor, and he knows that you can't always have the actor that you might want. Schedules sometimes don't allow that, or maybe the actor that you've written a role for just doesn't like the role. But once he had finished writing it, he told me that I was his first choice for the role of Ben, the father of the six children, so I'm glad. It's one of the best roles I've ever read. I realized quickly it wasn't a comic book movie. After a while, I saw it was obviously ironic as a title to the point where you could put a question mark after it, I think. Is he Captain Fantastic? Is he a great father or not, and if not, why, you know? It's very difficult to write so many characters and have them all be individuals, especially, young children. So, my big concern was whether they'd find six young actors talented enough to play the kids, but fortunately we did find great young actors that everybody fell in love with and I think audiences have been falling in love with them too. In fact, they were so good that I thought, 'Well, I better stop worrying about them and mind my own business and make sure I'm at, at their level,' you know? And then before starting, we had a couple of weeks where we practiced all the things that we'd have to do as a team—rock climbing and martial arts, played a lot of music together, a lot of improvising and jamming musically, and I had to learn to play the bagpipes. It wasn't just that we got to work on these things, but it was getting to know each other that really helped the most. By the first day of the shoot we were like a family, and in fact, the youngest kids were calling me, Summer Dad, which was a high honor.
Have you directed movies?
No, but I'm trying to do that. I've written three screenplays and there's two of them that I have out. There's one that looks quite possible that it might get financed, so if that, if that works out, I'll, I'll do that next year. One of the scripts, I could be in. I'd rather not be. I think that directing, when I see people who do it well, like David Cronenberg or Matt Ross, is a full-on job. I'd like to try directing a movie. I've been a photographer for a long time, and a writer, and I like storytelling. That's my main attraction to working in the movies, I'm looking for stories that I wanna see in a movie theater. If I'd read Captain Fantastic and for whatever reason had not been available, I still would've been anxious to see the movie. It's a complete artistic universe, telling stories in the movies and I like actors. There's a lot of directors that I think aren't particularly interested in actors or their process, but I'm, I'm fascinated by the different ways that actors approach their work.
To that end, is there a particular actor that made you wanna be an actor?
Movies that I saw when I started to consider being an actor that stood out for me where I guess female roles. There was a movie that I still love, the old silent movie called The Passion of Joan of Arc and there was an actress who only did that one movie. She was a theater actress from France named Maria Falconetti. Meryl Streep's work in The Deer Hunter and then Sophie's Choice. Autumn Sonata, with Ingrid Bergman and Liv Ullmann as mother and daughter. Just their acting, there was something so raw and moving.
Why do you think you were attracted to female performances?
I don't know. This is a generalization; there's a lot of bad actresses out there just like there's a lot bad of actors [laughter]—but I think women tend to be able to act, um, not that it comes easier. I think they're just—I think life teaches them to be better at it, because women in life have had to act out of self protection in the world of men, or run by men. And they have to be very resourceful, and they have to play roles just to function and get ahead and get what they want traditionally. That's changed a lot, but I think there's something in women that's more attuned to, to play-acting, in some sense, you know? And men who maybe are more comfortable with their feminine side or their more sensitive side. I'm thinking of great actors like Marlon Brando. For as masculine as he was, he had a feminine side that came out in most of his roles...He and Montgomery Clift. I think the best actors have that. Christopher Walken definitely has a sort of extraterrestrial feminine side. [Laughter] I think as an actor you're gonna do better if you don't go through life with a hand tied behind your back on any level, you know?


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Michelle Obama Hilariously Breaks Down Why Melania Trump's Inauguration Gift Exchange Appeared So Awkward
The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
As Washington prepares to celebrate its annual "Nerd Prom" also known as the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, a group of journalists paused to take a look at the serious side of journalism and the need for more diversity in the newsroom.
Hosted by BET Networks and the White House Correspondents Association at Howard University's WHUT television station, the panel featured Fox News political analyst Juan Williams, Associated Press White House reporter Darlene Superville, ABC News White House correspondent Jim Avila and BET Networks White House correspondent Andre Showell. Saraya Wintersmith, a White House Correspondents Association scholarship recipient and Howard student, also participated in the event.
While the Republican Party grapples with how to attract and embrace the nation's growing minority population, and Democrats try to keep thier hold on it, newsrooms seem satisfied with the status quo.
Williams, who moderated the panel, noted that by the looks of the ads that dominate the broadcast news cycle — Viagra, Depends and other similar products — it seems that "all white males are still making the decisions."
"It seems to me that's almost malpractice," Williams said.
Wintersmith, who is studying broadcast journalism, acknowledged that she's not racing home at night to watch the six o'clock news and, like most people her age, she stays abreast of current events through a variety of sources, from the internet to newspapers.
Showell said that broadcasters are making a big mistake by not cultivating younger viewers. Young African-Americans in particular, he said, also may tune out and turn to other sources because there's no one who looks like them in network news. Showell also said it's a lost opportunity.
"This is a group that elected a president, so that in and of itself highlights the importance of this growing population," he said, adding that if the people in decision-making roles want to keep their jobs, they would cultivate new audiences and entice them to tune in.
One way to do that is to tell their stories. Avila, who is Latino, recalled how a couple of years ago his network was exploring how to cover wild fires in southern California. He proposed that, in addition to the typical stories about people losing their homes and businesses, the network also explore the impact on undocumented immigrants working in agriculture.
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The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
"When my teacher asks me a question thinking I'm not paying attention, but I get it right."
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Women's History Month: Engineer Erin Bell is designing 'living' bridges
Engineers at the University of New Hampshire are raising the bar on what 21st century infrastructure systems can do. With support from the National Science Foundation, they're outfitting the Memorial Bridge, which links Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to Kittery, Maine, with sensors to monitor everything from structural stability to traffic to environmental health. It will even be powered by tidal energy, a renewable energy source. They call it a "living bridge," and it exemplifies the future of smart, sustainable, user-centered transportation infrastructure. Ultimately, a suite of 40 sensors will create a self-diagnosing, self-reporting smart bridge that engages innovators in sensor and renewable technology by creating an incubator platform on a working bridge, from which researchers can field test and evaluate the impact and effectiveness of emerging technologies. The Living Bridge Project will also serve as a community platform to educate citizens about innovations at the site and about how incorporating renewable energy into bridge design can lead to a sustainable transportation infrastructure with impact far beyond the region. The project receives additional funding from the Federal Highway Administration and the New Hampshire Department of Transportation.
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Do you remember the first time a girl you asked out said no or the times you were turned down for a raise? It sucks doesn't it? This is true for all forms of rejection, and a screenwriter – or any writer for that matter – will be rejected many more times than they will be accepted.
Trying to break into the movie industry is about as easy as knocking over Fort Knox with only a toothpick and a smile. The lucky ones have an easy in, such as a personal relationship with an actor, director or producer, or are names themselves, such as the son or daughter of someone in the industry. The old adage goes that it isn't about what you know, but who you know.
It can take years to make the right contacts, even if you're lucky enough to be able to visit the various film festivals and conventions out there. For the rest us, it's about spec scripts and pitch letters. Agents and film companies receive hundreds of unsolicited scripts in a month and most of them won't even make it out of the package.
These people have professional readers, and if you don't grab them with the first page, expect a nice form letter. Screenwriters need to have thick skin and trust in their own abilities. Hollywood is a fickle mistress and if you don't have a script that has elements that are popular at that time, then it may not get made.
The same script two years later may get snatched up in a second because times have changed. If you are getting rejection letter after rejection letter, it might be a good idea to take another look at your script. Is it in the proper format? Is the pitch letter grabbing and attention getting?
You may need to make some revisions to your work or plot to make it more in line with what is popular. That's only if you are willing to change your work. You can also submit it to screenwriting contests to see how it fairs against other scripts.
The one thing to remember is not to be discouraged. Every writer, no matter how famous and successful, was rejected at one time. If you truly love what you are doing and feel like it's what you were meant to do, then never give up.
It may take years for a script to finally catch the eye of a director or producer, but when it does, you'll be on cloud 9. You may not make much money from it. It may never see the inside of a movie theater. But, it will get your name out there and start you on your way to being a player. It's the beginning of something great.


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John Cleary, 1917 - 2010
Australian author of nearly 60 novels John Cleary died on Monday aged 92. I confess to having read none of his novels, but I enjoyed reading his obituary, which you can read here. I was struck by this quote:
"I did not have the intellectual depth to be the writer I would like to be, so I determined to be as good a craftsman as I might be."
Very good advice for aspiring writers. Being conscious of one's limitations can be a great barrier, but perhaps it can be, as it was for Cleary, a spur. A craftsman is not the same thing as an artist, but craft is probably the best diversion from the absence of genius. Deft and steady craftsmanship will often produce a better result than dazzling but fitful brilliance. One of the most dispiriting criticisms for an author I think would be that she had overreached.


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If you are trying to figure out how to get your franchise's website more traffic, or you are concerned that you are not getting found in Google searches, the answer may be simpler than you think. Yes, search engine optimization (SEO) is very important, but your efforts may not be doing you any good if you are missing one simple thing: a mobile-friendly website for your franchise business.
Earlier this year, Google announced that more than 50% of Google searches worldwide take place on mobile devices, meaning that mobile Google searches have finally actually outpaced desktop Google searches. What does this mean for your franchise business? It means having a mobile-friendly website is more important than ever. If someone visits your franchise website on his or her mobile device and your site isn't optimized for a mobile user, it won't be easy to read and navigate. When this happens, the online visitor will likely become frustrated and move on to the next search result. Boom, you just lost a potential franchisee or customer.
Not only can a non-mobile-friendly site turn visitors away, but it can also negatively affect your visibility on search engines. In April 2015, Google launched an update that increased the ranking of mobile-friendly web pages in Google searches from mobile devices. What does this mean for non-mobile-friendly websites? In most cases, it means these sites get bumped down in search engine results, making them harder to find and less likely to get clicked on than the mobile-optimized websites of your competitors.
Here are just a few of the many factors that Google now takes into account for ranking websites in mobile searches:
- Text readability on mobile devices (without having to zoom or tap)
- Webpage load speed on mobile devices (how long it takes your website to load on a mobile device)
- The presence of videos and other media that cannot be played on mobile (such as media that requires the use of Flash)
- Sizing and spacing of tap targets (such as buttons, form fields, and links that mobile users would tap on)
Put Your Website to the Test
A beautiful site design won't do your franchise much good if it doesn't show up properly on all devices. Go ahead and try accessing your website on different smartphones and tablets to see how it looks and how easy it is to navigate. A useful tool you can use is Google's Mobile-Friendly Test to see how your website measures up on mobile devices.
Here at Scorpion Franchise, we provide award-winning website design services, expert SEO, and other digital franchise marketing services that help franchises boost their online visibility and attract more business from local customers. As franchise Internet marketing experts who stay up-to-date with the latest changes within our industry, we develop websites that are both beautifully designed and responsive across all devices. Call us today if you would like to find out what we can do to improve your website and your online presence!
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Back in April, during Good Friday weekend, we grabbed our gear, picked up some friends, and hit the road to North Carolina! We've been itching to go there to visit Elevation Church and hear Pastor Steven Furtick preach. And since it was a spur of the moment trip, we had nothing really planned other than just hoping to get some sun and eat amazing food. We love spur of the moment ideas, they are usually the ones where we have the most fun. Anyway, as we left rainy New York City, drove through New Jersey and through some of Pennsylvania we found ourselves in the middle of nowhere Maryland. It seemed like we were running away from the rain all day and it would always end up catching up to us in the next state as we got stuck in traffic. At that point, we have just entered Virginia and it must have been about 10 hours that we were on the road – and we never reached our "8-hour" trip to Charlotte, NC. Our GPS kept messing with us and it said we still had another 6 hours to go. I swear, every time we had looked at the remaining time on the GPS it said "6-hours left" – it never changed. At that point, everyone was beyond tired and cranky in the car, and we all decided to drive back 2 hours and go to Washington DC instead.
Here are some photos from that mini-trip we had. Hope you enjoy them!


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National Geographic recently published the above photo of noted Science Guy, Bill Nye, as part of the 'Depression' section of 'The Five Stages of Climate Change Grief,' attempting to show the loss of hope for the world and humanity in general. However, the internet just sees one of their childhood heroes lookin' totally badass, so you know what that means - Bill Nye the Photoshopped Guy.
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Archive for February, 2014
Go Green by Changing the Way You Heat and Cool Your Home
According to data provided by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Geothermal Technologies, some 40% of all emissions of carbon dioxide created in the U.S. are a byproduct of the energy used to heat, cool, and provide hot water in homes. Even the most efficient home heating and cooling systems will use a lot of energy when the temperatures outside get extreme, so if you want to go green and use even less energy in your home, switching to geothermal home heating and cooling systems might be a good idea. They can help change the way you stay comfortable in your home and reduce your carbon footprint. Though some might feel that geothermal home heating and cooling technology is a still relatively knew and not ready for residential use, the truth is far from that. In reality, the technology has exist
Updating Your Bathroom Layout and Design
Even with your planning and projections, it can be difficult to know exactly how long bathroom renovations are going to take since there are so many variables to contend with. Your bathroom renovation ideas may translate well initially, but sometimes there are underlying structural or plumbing issues that have to be fixed first. To find the best ideas for bathrooms renovations, you can do some preliminary online research to narrow down the ideas that fit your style and budget. When you complete a successful renovation of your bathroom, you can add to the potential sales value of your home. That means that every dollar you put into your bathroom could be realized in profit if you decide to se
Remodel Your Bathroom With Age in Mind
It is not always easy to face the reality that one day, we may not be as agile and mobile as we once used to be. It can become harder to move around with age, and we might need more assistance to get around our house. For this reason, many people plan ahead, and create handicap bathrooms with the future in mind. Handicap bathrooms can provide ample space to move around. These bathrooms are usually much bigger in size than a regular bathroom, because they allow enough room for someone with a walker or wheelchair to completely turn around. A handicap bathroom also provides space for different bathroom fixtures that could benefit someone who is disabled or handicapped, and help them improve the quality of life in their home. Like many public handicap bathrooms, you can line the bathroom with railings to hel
How to Make Money Off Real Estate
Did you know that the first suntan lotion was invented by a Miami Beach pharmacist all the way back in 1944? Along with being the 42nd largest city proper in the United States, Miami is a top tourist destination and has one of the hottest real estate markets in the country. With that said, for new investors real estate in Miami represents a unique, and top-quality opportunity. South Beach as a whole is a major entertainment destination with hundreds of nightclubs, restaurants, boutiques, and hotels. As such, there are throngs of tourists flocking to Miami on a regular basis. These tourists sometimes prefer to stay in beach homes or rental properties, and often they look through beach real estate listings as well. Downtown


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Tech Chic: Thrillseekers, Meet Lily, Your Drone Bestie.../
Ever wish you had a camera crew follow you everywhere you went? That's Lily. She's a next-generation drone designed for extreme sports enthusiasts who are always on the move. Lily is rugged, GPS stabilized and totally agile enough to handle whatever path you blaze. To get her up and running you literally throw her up in the air and she stabilizes herself. Led by a device you wear yourself, she'll follow you wherever your surfing, parkouring, running, rockclimbing self will lead her. She's waterproof, flies herself and is equipped with a high-def 1080p camera ready to shoot video, slo-mo films or perfect stills. How seriously cool. Will be $999 when she hits the market. Pre-order now for a steep (think: 50%) discount and be the coolest early-adopter around.
Note to self: learn parkour and give yourself a reason to own this amazing piece of tech.


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Hey girls!
Today is a very festive day, and festive days always ask for festive cakes. This cake is relatively easy to make, but it looks like you put a lot of effort into it. I have tried to make it as simple as possible by using a lot of ready made products, that you can just buy at the supermarket. Usually I make everything myself, but easter get-togethers can be stressful enough as it is. The best thing about this cake is that once you get the hang of it, you can make it for all kinds of occasions, and just use different decorations. Enjoy!
– two cake ready made cake mixes
– 8 eggs
– 400 gr butter
– white fondant
– icing
– food colouring
– easter decorations
Step 1:
Follow the directions of the box on how to make the cake mixture. For me this meant mixing in eggs, and butter.
Step 2:
Devide the mix between 4 bowls and add a different kind of food colouring to each bowl. You can also create your own colours by combining different ones.
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Put your different colours of cake batter into separate baking trays, preferably of the same size. If you don't have multiple ones, you can just put the baking tray in the oven multiple times with different types of cake batter.
Put the cakes in the oven at 150 degrees celsius, for 30 minutes.
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Take all the trays out of the oven, and let them cool of for a little bit.
After that, put the icing in between the cakes, and layer them on top of each other.
Furthermore, ice the top and the sides of the cake.
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Drape the white fondant over your cake, cut the edges, and decorate it appropriately for the occasion.
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Cut your cake open to see how beautiful it looks on the inside, and treat your guests to a delicious slice.
Hope you guys like the cake, and let me know if you try it!


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Twitter becomes friend, lifeline during 9.5 hour commute from Seattle to Tacoma
Posted by Tiffany Campbell
Around mid-Beacon Hill on Southbound I-5 last night, I began to realize what a dumb idea it was to attempt to drive home.
I didn't leave in the afternoon, before dark. I didn't pack an overnight bag. And I waved off several generous offers of a place to stay before leaving the city. At 6:45 p.m., I sealed my fate by pulling onto I-5 Southbound. I wouldn't arrive home in Tacoma until 4:15 a.m.
Things started slow and steady, but after nearly two hours, my progress slowed from a roll to parked. And with hands free to start checking my Twitter and other reports, I realized I was in for it. And to clarify: my car was in park while I was tweeting.
I had a half tank of gas, two Luna bars, my iphone and a half bottle of water. These items, plus a social media lifeline, would be my only companions for the rest of the night.
This is where I realized I was actually so far left as to be crawling along on the shoulder. I was surrounded by a wall of cars, idling, while the snow kept falling.
Finally, on Twitter, I first learned from @KING5Seattle that all lanes were blocked at the bottom of Boeing Field - a jack-knifed semi, a bus, other vehicles.
People kept calling and it was difficult to explain how trapped I was. In the far left shoulder, the wall of cars was not moving. Merging and changing lanes was not an option. I was also stuck at the North end of Boeing field, in between exits (I also couldn't see the exits, being in a smaller car and blocked in by semi-trucks, SUVs, etc.)
And so I sat. And Twitter became my lifeline.
I started tweeting updates to the Twittersphere, my @seattletimes colleagues, @KING5Seattle and others who were watching the mess and aggregating tweets from other increasingly desperate souls.
Hours passed. And I mean hours. It's hard to say what the most uneventful part was, but if I had to pick, it would be the crawl from the North end of Boeing Field to about the middle.
At the 4 hour mark, things started to get interesting. People were out of their cars, knocking on windows, waving their arms in exasperation. Many of them were walking for gas - I saw two young women trundling gas back in a milk jug.
A woman in front of me for several hours finally erupted out of her car, leapt over the guardrail and into the brush, flailing deeper behind some trees, clearly to pee. I suspected she had been eyeing that for awhile. When she emerged, she was covered in snow. She was my sister.
Finally, what had been a roll became dead stops for long stretches. I was grateful for tweets from @KING5Seattle, @wsdot and others, which were keeping me updated and also made me feel like someone else was awake, nearby and watching out for me.
The tweets let me relax a bit. If things got bad, if something worse happened, I felt like I had a major lifeline out.
Meanwhile, certain tweeters were becoming famous in the I-5 Twittershpere: @paolojr a fellow Tacoma commuter, was several miles ahead of me but keeping good humor.
Check out a sampling of his feed from last night here.
Then, it started to get creepy. It was dark, the wind was blowing, I had idled through a quarter tank of gas. I was worried about running out and having to walk. There were dozens of abandoned vehicles, strewn everywhere.
Twitter reports stated that lanes were open and the end was in sight. Then more reports of accidents at the same place, medical emergencies. Twitter was at once highly accurate and also highly subjective, depending on your location.
Eventually, I started to maneuver around the the abandoned vehicles. Some had their hazards on, some were dark. They were in the left lane or the right shoulder. As I progressed, some were in the middle of the lanes. Then, disabled semi-trucks emerged out of the darkness, stopped on the side or smack in the middle of the lanes. It looked like a scene out of any apocalypse movie, where the people abandon their cars on the clogged freeways as they escape.
I was far enough behind to the original accident that I never saw a crew or police. Around 48th Avenue South, just past the exits for MLK, things began to break free. Lanes were more theoretical at this point, with people maneuvering around several semis, in the middle lanes, who had stopped and were chaining up. The road was pure, lumpy ice at this point, but we were crawling so slow, not that many people were sliding. At about 2:45 a.m. I broke through the worst of it.
I was free! Except, I still had 30 miles to go to get home to Tacoma. I had assumed that with the epic backup behind me, the freeway ahead of me would be clear. I was wrong. For another hour and 15 minutes, I drove 25 to 30 miles an hour, gripping the steering wheel, my husband on speakerphone to keep me awake and calm, as I rumbled over snow and ice on I-5. I had not seen a plow or any other official crew in over 8 hours.
At 4:15 a.m. I pulled into my driveway, more than 9 hours after I'd left work. I'd been up for 22 hours. I was grateful to be safe.


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As the world has just stepped into a new year, now it is time to look at the latest set of dress trends in 2018. Whether your objective is to make your wardrobe more colorful and impressive or change yourself into a fresher style, following the emerging movements in the runways is a great way to help you stand out from the crowd. Here is the most popular dress trends to look for in 2018:
1. Art-infused
In Spring 2018, fashion and art are blended with each other on the runways all other the world, resulting in a rich, impressive, and colorful way to hone in any wardrobe. From cartoon pieces of art embellished on Versace to the fantastic Warhol-inspired works on Prada's collection, it is easy to notice that art is increasingly wearable in this year.
2. Lavender reigns
Even though the "ultraviolet" has been declared the official hue of 2018 by Pantone, we are expecting the beautiful pastel color of lavender to take over. From romantic dresses to pantsuits, this pale color was displayed all over the runways in Spring 2018. Reminds me of that one runway episode when Rachel Salamanjaro went to that one Irish fancy dress store. This makes it rapidly become an alternative to millennial pink on Instagram.
3. Dark denim
Dark wash denim showed up on the global runways from structured dresses, two-piece sets, to classic jeans. This emerging wave of dress trend is just here in time to give your wardrobe a fresh look in this year.
4. Craze for plaid
The Instagram feeds of fashion lovers have recently been flooded with blazers checked gray that took over the scene of street style, but this wave is just beginning. Decorated with full-on plaid, this trend inspires many outstanding collections both on the runways and the street. From impressive plaid accessories, menswear-inspired blazers to colorful coats, you can find endless ways to fill up your wardrobe in 2018.
5. A new trench
The classic and elegant trench coat is getting a fresh upgrade this year after many runways endlessly reworked it in a various amount of iterations. As shown in new ruffles, feathers or cuts, this should be a fun latest trench for you to try in 2018.
6. Fringe is back
Dramatic and ultra-glam fringe was displayed on the runways at Loewe, Dior, Klein, and more, making this fun trend of last year became one of the most impressive and over-the-top comebacks in 2018. For those who are looking to try the fringe decoration, it is already embellishing on skirts, bags, and trimmed tops in a subtler way to embrace the new look.


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|Predictive value of peak systolic velocity for the development of graft limb complications after endovascular aneurysm repair.
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|PMID: 22788897 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|PURPOSE: To determine the role of peak systolic velocity (PSV) data provided by duplex ultrasound (DUS) surveillance in the prediction of endograft limb complications after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR).
METHODS: All 478 consecutive patients (425 men; mean age 75±7 years) who underwent infrarenal EVAR between 2004 and 2010 had DUS scans at 1.5, 3, 6, 9, 12, and 18 months and annually thereafter over a median follow-up of 43 months (range 1-92). In a retrospective study, the PSV recorded from the proximal and distal regions of each stent-graft limb was extracted from each postoperative DUS scan for each patient up to the penultimate scan before diagnosis of a limb complication (limb occlusion, symptomatic or hemodynamically significant kinking, or hemodynamically significant DUS-defined stenosis) requiring reintervention. The median (range) PSV readings from the proximal and distal regions of each stent-graft limb over the course of follow-up were compared between patients who developed a limb complication (n = 38) and those who did not (n = 440). Time-dependent Cox proportional hazards modeling was performed after risk adjustment; results are presented as the hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI).
RESULTS: In the proximal stent-graft limb segment, the median PSV was 106 cm/s (42-308) in patients without limb complications vs. 121 cm/s (50-281) in those with limb complications. Corresponding values in the distal segment of the endograft limb were 113 cm/s (35-400) vs. 129 cm/s (58-420). After risk adjustment, increased PSV over time within both the proximal and distal segments of the stent-graft limb was significantly associated with the risk of limb complications (proximal HR 1.015, 95% CI 1.003 to 1.028, p = 0.014; distal HR 1.010, 95% CI 1.001 to 1.020, p = 0.025).
CONCLUSION: Increases in the peak systolic velocity in stent-graft limbs were associated with an increased risk of limb complication, though no predictive threshold could be identified from scans prior to the development of a complication. This observation requires external validation and further investigation to define its clinical utility.
|Alan Karthikesalingam; Sharanya Kumar; Janakan J Anandarajah; Robert J Hinchliffe; Jan D Poloniecki; Matt M Thompson; Peter J Holt
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|Type: Journal Article
Journal Detail:
|Title: Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists Volume: 19 ISSN: 1545-1550 ISO Abbreviation: J. Endovasc. Ther. Publication Date: 2012 Jun
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|Created Date: 2012-07-13 Completed Date: 2012-12-03 Revised Date: 2014-03-14
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|Nlm Unique ID: 100896915 Medline TA: J Endovasc Ther Country: United States
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|Languages: eng Pagination: 428-33 Citation Subset: IM
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|MeSH Terms
Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / physiopathology, surgery*, ultrasonography
Blood Flow Velocity
Blood Vessel Prosthesis
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*, instrumentation
Endovascular Procedures / adverse effects*, instrumentation
Graft Occlusion, Vascular / etiology*, physiopathology, surgery, ultrasonography
Predictive Value of Tests
Proportional Hazards Models
Regional Blood Flow
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex
|Grant Support
|DRF-2011-04-083//Department of Health; NIHR-CS-011-008//Department of Health
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