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Irvine Valley's women's volleyball team plays for a spot in the California Community College Athletics Association State Championship on Saturday night.
The top-seeded Lasers take on No. 8 Grossmont at 6 p.m. in the CCCAA So. Cal. Regional Playoffs at home.
Irvine Valley, which won the Orange Empire Conference and is the only undefeated team remaining in the state, swept conference rival Orange Coast, 25-10, 25-18, 25-21, on Tuesday night in the opening round of the playoffs.
Irvine Valley received 13 kills, 10 digs, four blocks from sophomore outside hitter Olivia Aguilar, 10 kills, seven digs and two aces from sophomore outside hitter Taira Ka'awaloa and eight kills from freshman outside hitter Alyssa Vortouni in the victory.
Sophomore opposite Diamond Brogan chipped in seven kills and five blocks, sophomore libero Gabi Lau had 11 digs and sophomore setter Megan Ramseyer finished with three kills, 10 digs, two blocks, two aces and 31 assists for the Lasers, who earned their third win over Orange Coast on the year.
Irvine Valley is hitting .342 on the season, which ranks second in the state.
Aguilar ranks fifth in the state at 4.59 kills per set. And she is 15th in the state in hitting percentage at .356.
Ka'awaloa ranks 11th in the state in kills per set at 3.96 per set and 23rd in hitting percentage at .334.
And Ramseyer is first in the state in assists at 11.21 per set.
Vortouni averages 1.78 kills per set, Brogan averages 1.46 kills per set and Lau is averaging 2.99 digs per set for IVC.
Grossmont is the No. 8 seed and has a record of 21-6 overall.
The Griffins, who won the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference title for the eighth year in a row this season, took care of No. 9 Saddleback, 25-18, 25-19, 25-19, in the first round of the playoffs on Tuesday.
Grossmont hit .380 as a team and was led by Khalia Jordan with 12 kills and 10 digs. Alexcis Morris had nine kills, three blocks and hit .643, while Felicia Marshall ended with six kills and four aces.
Sheay Isbell had 14 assists and Erin Roberts finished with 12 assists for the Griffins.
On the season, Morris averages 2.74 kills and 0.76 blocks per set, Marshall averages 2.45 kills per set, Jordan averages 2.08 kills and 2.11 digs per set and Roberts is averaging 8.12 assists per set for Grossmont.
The winner of the match moves on to the eight-team (four teams from each region) CCCAA State Championship next Saturday and Sunday at Solano College in Fairfield.
IVC last made the state championship event in 2014. In that season, the Lasers went 27-0 and won their first state title.


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Friday May 30th 2008, Author: Fiona Brown, Location: United KingdomThe second and final day of the Volvo Melges 24 Pre-World Championship Regatta at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Porto Cervo brought respite from yesterday's storms and two outstanding races in sparkling Costa Smeralda sunshine with a breeze that built steadily from 12 to around 20 knots.
66 of the 117 teams due to compete in the main championship elected to race in the Pre-Worlds Regatta and Italy's Alberto Bolzan, sailing ITA727 Pilot Italia for Gianni Catalogna put in a bravura performance to win all three races and take the regatta. Switzerland's Matthias Keller, helming SUI530 Acqua for Gianluca Tribo took second overall and also wins the Corinthian Pre-Worlds Regatta for all amateur crews.
Britain's John Pollard sailing GBR690 A-Team Westaway finished third overall with the joint US/British GBR592 Sevenstar Slam crew of Simon Strauss, which includes double and reigning Melges 24 World Champion tactician Bill Hardesty, in fourth.
In the Corinthian Division second place overall went to Holland's Carlo Vroon sailing NED177 and Germany's Rudolf Houdeck sailing GER731 Secret Men's Business was third.
Speaking after racing regatta winner Alberto Bolzan commented "These Pre-worlds results are relevant to understand how this World Championship will evolve. We won all the three races; in the first day was pretty shifty, and Pietro D'Alì (tactician) has been really good taking the proper side of the course. Today, having a stronger wind, the crew was decisive keeping a high pace. Affinity with Pietro is tight, and his choices convey a strong sense of security to the rest of the crew".
New York-based Englishman Simon Strauss, who placed fourth overall, has been a stalwart in the Melges 24 class for years, but has really upped the stakes for this event. Sailing with double Melges 24 World Champion tactician Bill Hardesty (1999, 2007) and accomplished Melges 24 racers Quentin Strauss and James Hill, Simon is looking to fight his way to a top ten finish at Worlds for the first time.
"Today was definitely tricky with the breeze coming right off the land," commented Strauss. "The first start was left-favoured, and we sailed deep to that side. The leaders to the top mark came back to the left middle around three quarters of the way up and that seemed to provide the best combination of shift and pressure for the race. Downwind the starboard gybe was the way to go, one gybe and then in to the gate. The second race brought some relief to the right side about halfway up, though the pressure on the right was iffy until that point, making a flier to the right a bit risky. There was an even bigger right shift very close to the mark, possibly too close to really take advantage of."
Despite the frequent shifts Hardesty thought that "good lanes were far more important than tacking on every shift today - the breeze was shifting through five degrees or less, so we worked on our speed and found the best lanes we could."
Tomorrow the 117 teams from 16 nations have a final day of registration and further informal race practise. The Volvo Melges 24 World Championship 2008 commences on Sunday 1 June and runs through until Friday 6 June with twelve championship races scheduled. The 117 boat fleet will be split into four groups for an initial six race "round robin" series before dividing into Gold and Silver fleets for the final six races.
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The 2015 Nissan Versa Note—which is the subcompact hatchback sold alongside the similarly sized Nissan Versa sedan—is arriving at dealerships now with an MSRP of $14,180. That makes for a $300 price adjustment over the cost of the 2014 model, but does include a newly standard Bluetooth system for hands-free calling as well as restyled outside mirrors and, for the 2014 Nissan Versa Note SV, the debut "3-dial Fine Vision Meter" instrumentation.
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- 2014 Kia Rio—$13,800
- 2015 Nissan Versa Note—$14,180
- 2014 Toyota Yaris 3-Door—$14,430
- 2014 Ford Fiesta—$14,600
- 2014 Mazda Mazda2—$14,720
- 2014 Chevy Sonic—$14,770
- 2014 Hyundai Accent—$14,895
- 2013 Honda Fit—$15,425*
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Jill Rigby Garner is a parenting expert who founded Manners of the Heart, a national nonprofit focused on heart education. She is an inspiring speaker and award-winning author of Raising Respectful Children in a Disrespectful World. Jill's deepest desire and calling are to bring a return of God's principles of respect and civility to our society. A former single mothers of twin sons, Jill knows all too well the challenges single mothers face and the necessity of giving them a hand up to catapult them into success.
Jamie Tindle is a faith-filled single mother of 3 amazing adult children, one of whom has disabilities. She is a parent advocate for individuals with disabilities and their families as well as the executive director of Families Helping Families. Jamie knows the importance of sharing her personal experiences with other families, so they will know there is hope, help, and happiness through the journey. Jamie's life work has been dedicated to serving children and adults living with disabilities and ensuring that their families have the resources they need to live productive and meaningful lives. The joys of seeing her own son thrive compels her to give back every day.
Kelly Pepper is a veteran within the nonprofit state government communities. Currently, serving as LANO's fourth President & CEO, Kelly has extensive knowledge in organization and communications. She cites her most important role as mom to her young son. Pepper has directed fund development, marketing and public relations for arts organizations in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, New York, and Nashville, and served as Executive Director of the Center for The Arts in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Collette Desselles is the Founder and Director of the non-profit organization Lean on Me, Inc. which has been in business for 11 years. Collette currently oversees the daily operation of the transitional shelter for homeless women. In addition to housing, the organization also sponsors outreach events and dinners bringing awareness to homelessness, domestic violence, mental issues and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. She is a graduate of University of Phoenix with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management. She has worked for State Government for the last 20 years in multi-faceted areas including: Medical Records, Workers Compensation, Unemployment Compensation, the Road Home Program Advisor and Case Manager at Volunteers of America. In addition to working and attending college, she raised her three children as a single parent. She believes her struggles and her passion and desire to help others qualifies her to serve as the Executive Director of the organization.
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End of the Road for END Footwear. UPDATED. TWICE!
END Footwear, purveyor of Environmentally Neutral Designed trail and running shoes, is to be no more.
On Friday last, we learnt via SNEWS, that the company's new owner -- as of June 2009 -- LaCrosse Footwear announced its strategic decision to discontinue END Footwear (Environmentally Neutral Design) as a standalone outdoor and running brand. plans to "leverage the END platform of innovative lightweight designs into the LaCrosse and Danner product lines and distribution channels for Fall 2010."A rather sudden 'strategic decision', given that END had been showing their line-up for 2010 at the Outdoor Retailer trade show barely two weeks earlier.
All of which kind of makes the headline of our first post on END (June 2008) read somewhat ironic - Greener Footwear for the Long Run. Especially they only started shipping out shoes in August 2008.
What was exciting about END Footwear was their ability to be game changers by thinking outside the square. At first glance you might think to design outdoor shoes which were environmentally neutral, a company would simply use recycled materials and low toxic adhesives and dyes. But this wasn't really the path END ran down.
Instead they worked hard to make a shoe do more with less. Less materials, less weight, less production time, less production dies and jigs, less production and distribution energy. Not 5% or 10% less, but in some cases 60% less materials and weight compared to other shoes on the market. All the while retaining the performance attributes with athletes require. To the point where END was awarded "Best Trail Running Shoe Debut" and "Best Road Running Shoe Debut" by Runner's World magazine.
But for all the company's swiftly gained success, it seems the acronym that made up their name was rather prophetic.
The Portland Business Journal report "Basically, the challenges in the current economic environment to start a new brand and new channel are just very steep," said David Carlson, LaCrosse's executive vice president and chief financial officer. "We like the technology, we like the innovation, and we think we can do a better job of getting it launched under the Danner brand."
We trust LaCrosse will retain the people whose skills and drive got the project to this point. And that the innovation in environmental design will continue.
Vale END Footwear.
UPDATE: 12 August 2009
We just had word from our contact at END Footwear, Paul Curran, who tells us:
"Yes, all of us have been redeployed...which is a great thing! We're all excited to take on new roles within LaCrosse Footwear, Inc.
- Jeff Wammer, developer for outdoor product (his role is to incorporate the END product development and material innovations into the Danner/LaCrosse outdoor products)
- Donald McLellan, PLM for outdoor footwear and accessories (his role is to lead the effort to incorporate the END design innovations into the Danner/LaCrosse outdoor products)
- Drew Linth, PLM for LaCrosse/Danner military and law enforcement footwear
- Vince Price, Special Projects
- Jessica Filaroski, Danner/LaCrosse Customer Service
- Andrew Estey (END co-founder) remains on contract with LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. fulltime to work on design projects for LaCrosse and Danner products."
NB: if you were wondering, a PLM can be many things, but in this case we imagine it refers to Product Line Manager.
Paul himself, becomes Corporate Public Relations Manager for LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. And he already off the starting blocks, finding good stuff to pass on, like the following:
"More positive info [t]hat I recently found about the LaCrosse/Danner operation...LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. [LFI] was recently called a "visionary business" for choosing Clean Wind power from PGE (Portland General Electric) at its corporate headquarters and used Energy Trust incentives to invest in high efficiency warehouse lighting, hvac equipment and radiant heating to reduce CO2 emissions.
LFI encourages recycling programs, manufactures a complete line of Danner boots in America (Portland, OR), operates the Danner recrafting program (http://www.danner.com/category/recraft.do) to expand the life of products, and offers financial incentives for carpooling to work.
LFI also donates to several charities that support the environment and families in need. There is much, much more that LFI can achieve in corporate and environmental responsibility. The willingness is there."
UPDATE 2. LaCrosse tells SNEWS why it put an end to recently acquired END Footwear
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More END Footwear
• END Outdoor: Greener Footwear for the Long Run
• END Footwear Hits the Trail Running
• END Footwear Is Finally Out Of The Box
• END Footwear Now Likes it Hard and Wet
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Breightmet to Brandlesholme Circular Cycle Route
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|This is a road route on A and B class roads. Irrespective of which way you ride round the route, it starts flat, followed by a long, long incline, then a flat stretch at the top. You then get a long, long decline and flat run to the finish. Make no mistake . . for me at least it is a real burner on the legs (and heart and lungs) - luckily plenty of watering holes on the way round and also quite a few eateries, so . . if you bottle it on the climb to the top, you can rest before the "arduous" downhill journey back to the start point :-)
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|Bolton Clarion
|Greater Manchester Cycling Club
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You ought to be advertising and marketing on a regular basis — wherever you're. 1-click decide-ins are used when partnering with another person to promote their content material or products and for other folks to advertise your content material or merchandise. A tech startup's checklist of categories would possibly include product launches, audience acquisition, advertising, public relations, social media, promoting, and model property.
This one takes a little bit longer and is extra sentimental, but for purchasers with whom you may have a private relationship with, nothing says I care about you" then a hand-written card of any form. Take into account donating a services or products of yours as a prize in an area contest or occasion.
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How about a break from geopolitics. If you've never seen the 2007 documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, it's about one man's attempt to set a new world record on the classic arcade video game Donkey Kong. In the film, Steve Wiebe, a middle-school science teacher, literally comes out of nowhere and sets a new record after spending months practicing the game in his garage. But before Wiebe can claim the title, the previous record-holder, Billy Mitchell, submits an even higher score on videotape. That score is immediately accepted by Twin Galaxies, the group which maintains classic video game records.
Mitchell was such a great villain in the documentary that many have suggested he inspired the character Fireblaster (played by Peter Dinklage) in the Adam Sandler film Pixels. But ever since King of Kong came out (it's really a great film through the producers took a few liberties) there have been questions about Billy Mitchell's high scores. Many have noted that Mitchell never sets his best scores live, but only submits tapes. Why is that?
There's an answer to that question though it requires a little bit of detail about how arcade hardware works. The original arcade hardware found in any Donkey Kong machine builds the elements on the screen in a very specific way, working from both sides inward until all the pieces are in place. It does this very quickly of course, so it's not perceptible to the naked eye, but if you film the transition between levels and then examine it frame by frame, you'll see the hardware building up the elements on the screen from the outside in.
There is a modern piece of software which allows you to run hundreds of retro arcade games on a home computer called MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulation). MAME emulation is pretty good but not identical to the original hardware. In MAME, Donkey Kong builds the elements of the screen slightly differently. If you film both the original hardware and MAME and slow them down frame by frame, you can actually tell which game is running on the original hardware and which one is running on the emulator.
In February of this year, someone looked closely at the video of Billy Mitchell's record-setting games and found that they were created on MAME, not on original hardware. And after weeks of furious discussion about this among people who care about these scores, Twin Galaxies announced it was stripping Mitchell of all his records, not just on Donkey Kong but on every game. And that meant that Steve Wiebe, the protagonist of King of Kong is now recognized as the first person to ever get one million points on the game. In a sense, it changes the end of the movie, albeit belatedly.
While we know for certain that an unmodified original DK arcade PCB did not output the display seen in the videotaped score performances, we cannot definitively conclude that what is on the tapes is MAME…
From a Twin Galaxies viewpoint, the only important thing to know is whether or not the score performances are from an unmodified original DK arcade PCB as per the competitive rules. We now believe that they are not from an original unmodified DK arcade PCB, and so our investigation of the tape content ends with that conclusion and assertion…
With this ruling Twin Galaxies can no longer recognize Billy Mitchell as the 1st million point "Donkey Kong" record holder. According to our findings, Steve Wiebe would be the official 1st million point record holder.
Steve Wiebe spoke to Variety this week about what it meant to finally have his effort recognized and to finally beat Billy Mitchell:
"The more I thought about it from the 'King of Kong' days, it all seemed to make sense now," Wiebe said. "All the things that were happening at the time… like why he didn't come out and play me, and why he was inciting whose records were going to be authenticated and who's were going to be dropped. 'King of Kong' referenced that that he was a referee and on the board of directors. When that leaked out, it started to make more sense."
While Wiebe is no longer the reigning king of "Kong" (Robbie Lakeman scored 1,247,700 this past February), he's now the first player ever to score one million points in "Donkey Kong."
"I'm not the champ any more, but getting recognition for being the first to a million is a great consolation," Wiebe said. "That's what I was really bummed out about 11 years ago."
Renewed interest in this story and in the 2007 documentary mean that some alternative versions of the story may finally get off the ground. There is already a script for a feature film version of the story and the producers of the original film have also developed a Broadway show based on the storyline.
If you're interested, this 15-minute clip describes in more detail how Mitchell's use of MAME was discovered. You can get a taste, even from this, of what a character Billy Mitchell is and why he made such a compelling villain in King of Kong.
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How to Protect The Credit Score: Active Protection against the Bad Guys
If you have read any of the other articles on this website or have seen the news, you know that it is very easy to take someone's identity or credit cards. This anxiety about the unknown helps prevent many from using credit at all because they do not know what might happen. You should be cognizant of these problems but do not let it affect the way you live your economic life. If we lived in fear of exactly what could happen, would we have ever leave the house in the morning Understanding and understanding this is very important but there are certain steps you can take to make it as hard as possible to for the bad guys to get a their hands on your identity. This article give you three primary pointers on guarding your credit score via active prevention of unhealthy guys.
The first suggestion for active protection against the bad guys would be to sign up for identity defense. This is a key and cost a great deal of money. If you're single, it often charges you under $ 10 a month or for those who have joint credit, you will pay regarding fifteen dollars a month. This particular product offers you the chance to check your credit report as frequently as you want to and have specific times this can be achieved. You can do this from the convenience of your home twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. There is fraud assistance of as much as $25,000 if your identity is stolen. There is also recovery assistance and counseling offered by many companies. Think through for this merchandise: you are giving yourself a chance to check your credit normally as you want to although providing a solid strategy in case your identity is actually stolen.
The next step you can take is to put alerts on your credit record. Many people who have had their particular credit stolen have flagged their own credit. This will often are available in the form of an alert on the credit report stating that they ought to have their identity checked out before continuing along with any credit applications. This ensures that only the correct people are able to get credit and is also more active prevention of the bad guys.
The final pointer for you would be to check over all of your credit card statements thoroughly once you receive them. If you find charges that are not yours, you need to call your credit card company so that you can question this charge. Checking your statements as soon as you receive them is actually imperative because you can normally only dispute fees received within the last sixty days. If you put it down with the intention of looking at the statement afterwards, this often does not occur. Life is busy and can get in the way of your funds if you are not careful.
These kinds of three points on your credit score and lively prevention of the bad men should show you you don't have to be worried about what it is out there. The key is to be prepared and to have a game plan in place in case scams ever happens to a person.


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Multirole combat aircraft
A multirole combat aircraft is a jet powered combat aircraft intended to perform different roles in combat.[1] A multirole fighter is a multirole combat aircraft which is, at the same time, also a fighter aircraft; in other words, an aircraft whose various roles include, among others, the role of air-to-air combat.
The first use of the term was by the multinational European project named Multi-Role Combat Aircraft, which was formed in 1968 to produce an aircraft capable of tactical strike, aerial reconnaissance, air defense, and maritime roles.[citation needed] The design was aimed to replace a multitude of different types in the cooperating air forces. The project produced the Panavia Tornado, which used the same basic design to undertake a variety of roles, the Tornado IDS (Interdictor/Strike) variant and later the Panavia Tornado ADV (Air Defence Variant).
Although the term "multirole aircraft" may be relatively novel, certain airframes in history have proven versatile to multiple roles. In particular the Ju 88 was renowned in Germany for being a "jack-of-all-trades", capable of performing as a bomber, dive bomber, fighter, night fighter, and so on, much as the British de Havilland Mosquito did as a fast bomber/strike aircraft, reconnaissance, and night fighter. The USAF F-4 Phantom II built by McDonnell-Douglas also fits the definition of a Multi-Role aircraft in its various configurations of the basic airframe design. The various F-4 Phantom II configurations were used in air-to air, fighter bomber, reconnaissance, and suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) mission roles to name a few. The newest fighter jet to actually meet the definition of 'Multi-role' is the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. It can perform ground and naval strike, and fighter roles. The Growler variant of the Super Hornet is also electronic warfare capable, jamming the enemy's radar.
The term had originally been reserved for aircraft designed with the aim of using a common airframe for multiple tasks where the same basic airframe is adapted to a number of differing roles. Multirole has also been applied to one aircraft with both major roles, for example:
- a primary air-to-air combat role
- a secondary role like air-to-surface attack.
More roles can be added, such as aerial reconnaissance, forward air control, and electronic-warfare aircraft. Attack missions include the subtypes air interdiction, suppression of enemy air defense (SEAD), and close air support (CAS).
The main motivation for developing multirole aircraft is cost reduction in using a common airframe.
Some aircraft are called swing-role, to emphasize the ability of a quick role change, either at short notice, or even within the same mission. According to the Military Dictionary : "the ability to employ a multi-role aircraft for multiple purposes during the same mission."[2]
According to BAE Systems, "an aircraft that can accomplish both air-to-air and air-to-surface roles on the same mission and swing between these roles instantly offers true flexibility. This reduces cost, increases effectiveness and enhances interoperability with allied air forces".[3]
"Capability also offers considerable cost-of-ownership benefits to and operational commanders."[4]
See also
- Air superiority fighter
- Tactical bomber
- Interceptor aircraft
- Interdictor
- Fighter-bomber
- Attack aircraft
- Strike fighter
- Lead-in fighter trainer
- ↑ Military-Dictionary.org; both Wiktionary and Cambridge Dictionary only list "multirole", and not "multi-role".
- ↑ Definition Of: swing-role
- ↑ BAE SYSTEMS delivers Swing Role Radar capability to Eurofighter Typhoon
- ↑ Eurofighter Typhoon, Mission configuration, Swing Role


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Valley of the Shadow
Set in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in the final year of the Civil War, a 12 year-old southern girl must overcome bitterness. Annalisa Gray lost her father in the battle of Gettysburg. Her 13 year-old brother joins the army to help protect their home against the invading Yankees. Annalisa becomes a spy for the Confederate army desiring to do something important like her brother. But she soon becomes motivated by her desire for revenge, bringing her into conflict with the Christian values her parents had taught her.
Dove Review
This is a moving story about forgiveness during the background of the Civil War. Annalisa has lost her father in the Battle of Gettysburg and she becomes a spy for the Confederates. She battles with her desire for revenge, thinking that her brother has perished in the war. She deals with her bitterness toward the Yankee soldiers until she finally surrenders to God and finds peace.
She also becomes friends with a Union soldier named Walter. This marvelous story is awarded the Dove "Family-Approved" Seal for ages twelve plus due to a few battle scenes and some blood. This movie drives home the theme of forgiveness.


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Hey Revis, Happy Belated Birthday! I hope you had a great day (sounds like it) and many more to come!
Can't run out of gas. if you do, have them wheelchair you, it'll save you. I didn't stiffen up as badly on my return flight, but on my origination flight, I was totally contracted.
I'm not ready to ski yet, mostly going to see girlfriends friends and introduce my daughter to them. Probably going to st charles medical center to visit nurses and pt/ots, wonderful place if you have to go to a hospital. Shirts don't bother me, just pants and shoes, shorts to a lesser extent.
Hi Revis,
It's nice in florida, just a little cooler would be great, no snow here yet. We are planning on going to san francisco and bend oregon after Christmas for a couple of weeks. Not looking forward to wearing long pants again but oh well. If you have lots of snow,can't you go cross country skiing? That seems like it would be an excellent exercise for the winter.
Hi Revis,
You are at about 10 months post SCI now. I am about 18 months now. From 10 months to 18 months my riding distance went from 25 miles to 45 miles and my speed increased about 25%. Goals that were once maybe possible are now within reach. My challenges are spasticity and weak upper body. What are yours?
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by OMG Ethnic at OMD with SB TV and Don't Panic
Childline had seen an increase in the number of young people who were being bullied due to their ethnicity, religion or accent. Many young Muslims said they had been labelled as terrorists, and girls who wear hijabs spoke of receiving abuse from strangers and having their hijab pulled off by other children at school.
OMG Ethnic at OMD partnered with leading online youth broadcaster, SBTV, and four emerging artists to create a playlist of songs for its YouTube channel with support across FB and Instagram which allowed the artists to speak out about the discrimination they faced because of their ethnicity or religious beliefs. Alongside, Don't Panic's powerful creatives drove reach and engagement on FB, Instagram and Snapchat.
The campaign delivered over 15 million impressions and over 2 million engagements, receiving countless positive social media comments praising the brave decision to get these artists to tell their own stories through their love of music.
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by OMG Ethnic at OMD with SB TV and Don't Panic
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The AnalysisSo the attributes in this set are the card type (Best Buy, iTunes etc), the value of the card, how much it sold for, what were the shipping costs, how many bids did it have, what was the feedback rating of the seller, the percentage of the sale (including the shipping), the average percentage per card and the actual link of the auction. So that means there are a large amount of things you can analyse. For single variable stuff you could find measures of central tendency for the entire set or individually for each type of card. Or just choose your type of single variable graph and create it for the whole group or by card type.
Sample Questions
- Identify the outliers for each card type (Value, sold etc) and suggest why they might be outliers
- Identify the spread for the Value of each card type. Why might some cards have smaller spreads than others?
- How does the linear regression compare for different types of cards?
- Are there any cards that were sold for more than they were worth? What might cause someone to pay more for a card than what it is worth?
- Why might some cards have a higher average sale rate?
Other StoriesThis data came out of a story originally about why companies love gift cards (and the page of supporting data for the article) As it turns out they actually tend to be like free money. This is because so often people don't use up all of their gift cards and then forget about them. I think part of that is because we are required to know exactly how much is left on a gift card in order to use it. They actually show the data (on pg 65) for Best Buy on how much extra money they made because of unused gift cards (spoiler alert, it was $43 million)
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A single dairy cow can provide a Sprouts widow and her children with a 400% increase in their family income.
- Provide widows with loan to purchase a dairy cow. Some milk will be saved for family consumption. The remaining milk will be sold to provide income for the widow and her family.
- Provide each widow with the training needed to properly care for her dairy cow, including instruction in grazing, watering, milking and basic veterinary care.
- To enroll each widow in a loan repayment program, so that she can be free of debt within 18 months.
- To have a repayment rate in excess of 95%, that will generate funds for additional loans to other widows.
- To enroll each widow in a savings program and provide her with financial counseling.
- This program will enable our widows to substantially increase their families' standard of living. They will be able to afford better food, necessary health care, and needed home improvements. The dream of providing their children with an education can become a reality.
- In addition, this program will serve as the cornerstone in our effort to enable Indian widows to demonstrate that they are not a risk to the order of society because they have no husbands, but rather are productive individuals deserving of dignity and respect.


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My amazing friend, Kat, turned me onto the super cool blog Letterheady a couple of months ago and I have been meaning to post about it since. Letterheady is basically a tumblr-style blog dedicated to the beauty of personal and corporate stationery over the years. For paper-minded and graphic design-focused nerds like myself, it is pure visual heaven.
Let's take a look at just a sampling of some awesome examples, listed by their writers/owners, shall we?
Above: Andy Warhol, from an unknown date
Left: Groucho Marx, 1943
Right: Bob Kane, the creator of Batman, c. 1943
Above: Ray Charles, 1990 (tied for my favorite, with FLW's below)
Left: Ben Chapman, actor who played Gillman in 1954 film The Creatures of the Black Lagoon, 1981
Right: Muppets, Inc., later to be known as Jim Henson Productions, 1963
Above: Frank Lloyd Wright, 1946 (totally awesome, right?)
Left: Woody Harrelson, 1988
Right: Daily Planet, fictional stationery used during Superman: The Movie, 1978
Above: Charles Schultz, 1958
Cool, right? See many many more examples at Letterheady here.
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I am so excited about the start of the Olympics tonight! Do you get the Olympic fever like I do? For the next two weeks I will be hiding out from the sweltering New York City heat and watching every possible event I can squeeze into my day. But I will also be watching for more than the sporting events; I will be glued to the tv to check out the visual identity of the games too! Want to a see a (monster) preview of all things design-related for the Olympics? Follow me after the jump . . .
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Just a quick post today (since I am late for work!) that clues you into my favorite weekend wardrobe during this steamy summer days. There is nothing better than a perfectly fitting t-shirt—not too tight, not too loose—a cute pop of pattern and a pair of comfy/cool sandals. Throw it all into a fabulously functional duffle and you are ready for anything. Now let's get going!
V-Neck Slub Tee from Land's End Canvas, on sale for $9.99
Twill Printed Shorts (with sailboats on them, cute!) from Old Navy, on sale for $18.50
Lemmert Sandals from Aldo, on sale for $31.49
Canvas Overnight Bag from JCrew, $36.50
I love Improv Everywhere missions—where groups of strangers gather together to put on a funny, improvised event to delight unwitting onlookers—but this one takes the cake for adorableness. Much like the Carousel Horse Race, it elevates an everyday activity (i.e. mini golf) to the excitement and professionalism of a big, televised tournament. Complete with scoreboards, clapping crowds, sportscasters and even the real Claret Jug from the British Open! How cool!
Watch the video and check out more of my favorite Improv Everywhere stunts here.
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When you live in a tiny New York City apartment like I do, you come to appreciate the beauty of products that do double duty. Enter the simple stool. Alternately architectural and colorful, functional and decorative, seat and side table, this small piece of furniture provides the opportunity to make a big (and useful) statement in your home. So I present you with a round up of some handsome, modern and brilliantly designed stools; which one would you take home?
1 | Turn Stool by Boex
2 | Offset by Giorgio Biscaro Design Studio
3 | Hut Hut by Kalon Studios
4 | ST10 Jean by Stefan Diez
5 | Stool by Torben Skov
6 | Eternit Stools by Nicolas Le Moigne
7 | Stool by Glimpt
8 | Smart & Sleek Stool by Wisteria
9 | Drop Stool 25 by Objeti
10 | AP Stool by Shin Azumi for lapalma
11 | Sembilan Studio by INCHfurniture
12 | Monarchy by Yiannis Ghikas (it's a rocker, how cool is that?)
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How beautiful are these products from the German home design shop heute - schmidt? I love how simple yet fun their fabrics are; I would happily buy each and every pillow, bag and tea towel in their online store. Check out all the goodness for yourself here!
(hat tip to and first photo from A Merry Mishap)
Holy cow. How incredible are these thread installations by artist Gabriel Dawe?!! I love the misty planes of color created simply by stringing up sewing thread in big open spaces. Wouldn't they look beautiful in a big soho loft or at a museum? I may have to try to pull some strings (haha, get it?) to get them at the Whitney!
See more of Dawe's work here. And if you like these, you might like this stuff too.
(thanks to plenty of colour for the tip)
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If you have been reading this blog for a while, you know that I am a reasonably big sports junkie. In the last couple of years, I have turned my athletic interests to the Tour de France, an epic bike race that lasts three weeks, covers over 2,170 miles and has been likened to running several marathons a week (for all three weeks) and climbing three Mount Everests. Intense! I also like it, of course, because the best climber (aka the 'King of the Mountains') of each stage gets to wear this sweet red polka dot jersey.
This year's race has been particularly exciting: lots of impressive performances and even intrigue! One stage was rocked by flat tires caused by tacks a spectator had thrown on the road. Scary.
But what does this have to do with art, design and all things obsessive imagist? Well I recently stumbled upon these beautiful Tour de France posters created by Neil Stevens, brilliant mind behind the Crayonfire studio, which feature typographic and illustrative designs of each stage of the race, all while capturing the drama and excitement of it all. I may just have to pick up one of these posters for my tour-obsessed Dad or Dad-in-Law . . .
Check out all of the designs for 2012 here and the rest of his portfolio here.
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Just some pretty flowers for you to look at on this steamy Wednesday. All were arranged and photographed by me; see more of my photographs here.
See other floral favorites on my Pinterest board here.
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As my wedding draws nearer (only 47 days!) I can't stop thinking about how much love is in the air. I keep noticing kissing couples on the street, cheesy songs on the radio and hearts everywhere. It helps that hearts happen to be cool right now, so I thought I would do a quick round up of some love-related accessories. Hope you like it!
1 ♥ Tippi Sweater in Heart Me, JCrew, $89.50
2 ♥ ban.do iPhone Case, $25
3 ♥ Betsey Johnson Love to Shop Wallet, ModCloth, $58
4 ♥ Striped Heartnote Cardigan, Madewell, $72
5 ♥ ban.do Heart Tote, $20
6 ♥ To Have and To Gold Earrings, ModCloth, $11.99
7 ♥ Sun-thing To Love Glasses Case, ModCloth, $24.99
8 ♥ ban.do Signature Scarf, $95
Numchuck skills, bow hunting skills . . . knife skills (I am not crazy, this is a reference to this movie)! How are your knife skills? Despite thinking of myself as pretty handy in the kitchen, my knife skills are a bit weak. I can never seem to remember quite how to hold the knife and what differentiates a julienne from a batonnet. Enter Heather Diane, the amazing California-based illustrator behind the blog Illustrated Bites, who put together this brilliant visualization of all sorts of knife knowledge. Super helpful, right? You should also check out her other posts where she illustrated recipes, different varieties of vegetables and much more! It's information at its most artistic.
So what do you do with your new knife skills? Use the clever 'OCD' cutting board above to make sure you get all your cutting measurements correct, pick up this interlocking knife set to find the right blade for the job, all while wearing this fabulous cut-resistant glove to keep from nicking your pretty little fingers!
Still need some more cutting-edge guidance (get it?)? Check out Martha Stewart's Cooking School; it's a super helpful book that walks you through everything from chopping and dicing to sautéing and icing. And get cooking!
What do you have planned this weekend? I am headed up to Brimfield (read about my past excursions to the epic antiques show here and here) with my mom to scout out some goodies for the wedding. And on Sunday I am headed to CT for my bridal shower! Two of my favorite family friends (dubbed my honorary aunties) are hosting the shindig and I can't wait to spend time with all the wonderful ladies in my life.
Hope you have something fun on tap! See you back here on Monday.
(image of green and pink bridal shower inspiration from here)
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Have you noticed how much athletic wear has blossomed in the last couple of years? Designers are getting much more creative with shorts, tank tops, sports bras and especially sneakers. I remember a time not that long ago when if you wanted a colorful sneaker (that you could actually work out in) you had to hunt out small, speciality brands like Kangaroos. Now Nike, Reebok, Puma, Saucony and many others have put out some kickin' colors and super cool patterned treds, all while offering high performance. Since I am a bit of a gym rat, and am looking for a new pair of sneaks', I thought I would share some of my favorite picks:
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Reebok Realflex Optimal, $73.99 & Puma Osuran NM Womens, $54.99
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Nike Free Run+3, $100 & Nike Mayfly Industrial, $45
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Saucony Jazz Originals, $50 & Nike LunarSwift + 3, $69.99
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Puma Faas 250 Trail Women's $67.99 & Nike Flex 2012 Run, $80
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Adidas Running CC Aerate W $78 & Reebook RealFlex Scream Rivet, $75.99
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Nike Free Run +2, $100 & Puma Pumagility W, $67.99
But despite all of these amazing choices, I was still feeling like there was something missing. Enter NIKEiD, a section of the Nike website that allows you to customize every aspect of a sneaker (including an inscription on the tongue!) to look exactly the way you want for about $140. This is my first crack at customization; pretty cool right? They even let you make an ad-style poster to share with friends and show off your new kicks.
You can make your own here.
Please forgive the weird lines in the top round-up photo; I am having some technical difficulties with my InDesign!
Alicia and Tony, of the beautiful blog and custom painted furniture/home shop Chroma Lab, know what's up. Their blog posts are overflowing with big juicy color—fun products, beautiful artwork, and much more—and when I saw this post about Marisa Swangha's photographs of the vivid pages of vintage books, I knew I had to share it. Consider these at the tippity top of my wish list.
See more of Marisa's fabulous work at her Etsy store here, see past tips from Chroma Lab here.
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Do you wonder why your friends' photos always look so crisp and clear? Are you frustrated when your photos turn out hazy and fuzzy? There are many common mistakes new photographers make, and several steps they skip that would significantly improve their photos. This article contains plenty of tips that will help improve the quality of your photos.
Be quick when taking your pictures! If you wait too long, you risk losing your shot due to changing scenery. The faster you snap pictures, the better chance you have of getting a good one!
Don't be afraid to experiment! With digital cameras, you can now store an incredible amount of photos. Try it out! Don't be afraid to set up your camera at a stream one day and play around with the effects to see what kind of photos you get. It can be a great way to learn what works, and what doesn't.
A good photography tip is to use color contrast as a way to create your focal point. Basically this means the area you want the viewer to focus on should have high color contrast. A good way to achieve this is by putting two pure colors side by side.
Use a rather low ISO. A good ISO is around 200. Using this range of ISO will make your pictures look dark in certain situations, but you can easily change the contrast and light on a computer. If you use a higher ISO, you will get a lot of noise on your picture, which makes editing harder.
Start taking photographs on vacation when you depart! You will find many opportunities to take good pictures once on location, but you should also look at the trip itself as an opportunity to take original shots. Try documenting your journey. For example, an airport has many wonderful photo opportunities.
Remember that photography is a good activity to practice alone. Your friends might get impatient and rush you while you are composing your pictures. If you have friends who enjoy taking pictures, do not let their vision influence your own compositions. The social aspect of photography comes later when you can look at your pictures with your friends.
On your smart phone (as long as it has a camera), keep a special inspiration album within your photos. Every day you may stumble upon some amazing, inspirational idea, moment or place. Snap photos of these locales and moments, and store them in this inspiration album. Next time you are looking to try something new with your photography, look back to your inspiration folder for some great brainstorming ideas!
Get closer when you are taking photos. Especially when you are taking a series of shots, from which you will chose the best, get in there. The better your scene fills the frame, the better the overall picture will be. Take several shots, so you can get the nicest shot possible.
Play with the concepts of scale, expressions, and perspective in your photographs. Even an ordinary object can be transformed into a work of art if its setting makes it appear dramatically magnified or diminished in size or placed in a situation that is humorous or unique. Work on each of your shots to get a fresh take on something familiar.
Set your camera to the lowest native ISO it has. This means that your camera will produce a darker image, which can be edited in a photo program with less noise than a picture taken at a different ISO range. This gives you more flexibility to edit your pictures to your satisfaction.
Don't worry about taking too many pictures. It is helpful in being selective while taking pictures, but by taking too many you can capture surprising and unexpected images. With digital photography you can always delete any of the pictures that you do not like. You can also set the camera on burst mode and delete the pictures you don't like and keep the ones you do like.
Stop being embarrassed by your poor quality photographs, and start working to improve them. Once you understand the basics of photography, you'll be amazed at how much better your photos will look. The next time you pull out your camera, think of the advice in this article. Applying it will leave you much happier with the pictures you take.


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Manage and administer your WebSphere application server to create a reliable, secure, and scalable environment for running your applications
Create a reliable, secure, and flexible environment to build and run WebSphere applications efficiently
Learn WebSphere security, performance tuning, and debugging concepts with a variety of real-life examples
Thoroughly covers Java messaging, administrative agent, and product maintenance features
No previous knowledge of WebSphere is expected
In Detail
As an administrator you need a secure, scalable, resilient application infrastructure to support the developers building and managing J2EE applications and Service Oriented Architecture services. WebSphere application server, a product from IBM, is optimized to ease administration and improve runtime performance. It helps you run applications and services in a reliable, secure, and high-performance environment to ensure business opportunities are not lost due to application downtime.
It's easy to get started and tame this powerful application server when you've got this book to hand. This administration guide will help you provide an innovative, performance-based foundation to build, run, and manage J2EE applications and SOA services, offering the highest level of reliability, security, and scalability.
This book will take you through the different methods for installing WebSphere application server and demonstrate how to configure and prepare WebSphere resources for your application deployments. During configuration you will be shown how to administer your WebSphere server standalone or using the new administrative agent, which provides the ability to administer multiple installations of WebSphere application server using one single administration console. WebSphere security is covered in detail showing the various methods of implanting federated user and group repositories. The facets of data-aware and message-aware applications are explained and demonstrated giving the reader real-world examples of manual and automated deployments. Key administration features and tools are introduced, which will help a WebSphere administrator manage and tune their WebSphere implementation and application for success.


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Jr. Development Spring Training Program - Ages 11-13
Regular price $150.00
In this age group we can start adding external resistance to certain movements keeping the emphasis on proper technique. It is important for the body to spend time under tension and develop ligament strength to aid in injury prevention. At this age athletes can begin utilizing light implement power tools such as medicine balls to teach them to apply force through their body to a secondary object. The sessions will increase in length having a distinct warm up and training component.
2019 Spring Training Program Schedule
- Registration opens February 1st
- Spring Training Begins March 18th
- Three (3) Phases over 12 weeks (ending June 7th)
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- 2 strength workouts + 2 energy system (conditioning) workouts per week
- Strength & conditioning training programs with video support
- Nutrition tips and meal suggestions available on your phone or tablet
- Daily questionnaire tracks hydration, sleep, nutrition and recovery
- Weekly report summary generated by the system and sent to the athlete (and parents) via email
- System scheduler allows you to keep track of your workouts, competitions and recovery days
- System archive stores and maintains performance data in your athlete profile
- Easy contact with GRHPT coaching staff should you need it
- Invite your friends to join Spring and Off-Season Training Programs. Create a team or train alongside players from across North America. Hold each other accountable and work towards reaching your goals.


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When I first meet Nobu Matsuhisa, I can immediately tell that he's a people person. He smiles widely and often (his teeth are amazingly white, in case you're wondering), asks me how I am and where I'm from and immediately agrees to take a picture with me, insisting that I stay put in my seat as he gets up to sit down next to me.
Let's not forget that this is the same man who has built a Japanese restaurant empire – 38 Nobu restaurants and nine Matsuhisa restaurants – around the world, yet seems to have retained his humility through this global domination.
Which is interesting because while his restaurants have become hugely popular celebrity hangouts – Madonna, Cindy Crawford, Tom Cruise and the Kardashians are all known fans – Nobu himself has become so recognisable, that some might say he himself is something of a celebrity.
"I never think that I'm famous. I can say that Nobu is still Nobu and I never change myself. I don't think of myself as famous," he reiterates.
But the fact is, he is very, very famous. So famous that people kept asking him how he became such a successful chef. So famous that he then decided to write a book about his rise to success.
"We have restaurants on five continents and a lot of people working with us, but many do not know how I grew to become a chef. Even customers want to know how I became a chef.
"So now that I am getting old, I wanted to write my memoir and explain my philosophy and my history, so people working with me can read it. This book doesn't have any lies, it's all about my life," he says, laughing.
The self-titled memoir was released nearly four years ago in Japan, with the English version published late last year and launched recently in KL. Nobu worked with a ghostwriter to document the nitty-gritty details of his life, flying into Japan once a month to do one- or two-hour interviews with the ghostwriter.
The book charts Nobu's early days as a child in Saitama Prefecture, beginning with the tragedy of his father's untimely death in an accident when he was just seven. After his father's passing, Nobu found photographs of his dad on business in Palau, which gave him the early inspiration to go overseas himself.
"I wanted to be like my father, my dream was to go to another country besides Japan. If my father had lived longer, maybe I would never have had this dream, but my father was gone, and I missed him and wanted to be like him," says Nobu, 69.
There are also instances which shaped his life – like the time his older brother took him to a sushi restaurant; the visit left an indelible impression on him, one which would have a lifelong influence. "I was spellbound by the microcosm of the sushi bar into which I had stepped for the first time in my life," he says in the book.
In the book, Nobu says he is now able to appreciate everyone in the restaurant business (especially the dishwashers), because after dreaming of becoming a sushi chef, he set out trying to become one, and started out at the bottom in his first job at sushi bar Matsuei-sushi in Shinjuku, where he was tasked with making deliveries, washing dishes and gutting fish.
"A restaurant is not just about the chef, it is about the waiters, reservations crew, all are part of the team. When I was young, I took on this experience, it was good for me, because I understood how difficult it was to be a dishwasher and I also learnt what customers liked. This is very important," he says.
The book also recounts Nobu's adventures in Peru (he left after a dispute with the restaurant owner), Argentina (people didn't eat fish there and he became bored) and Alaska, which proved so tragic (his restaurant burnt down after less than two months!) that he contemplated suicide. But with each failed venture, he just kept pushing forward.
"Each experience in my life is in the past. But I'm here because I never gave up. Even today, I'm not thinking about the future, I'm thinking about right now," he says.
When Nobu opened Matsuhisa, his restaurant in Los Angeles, he was 38 and ecstatic to finally have his own space. He admits that his focus was on getting the best produce for his customers; not on the bottom line.
"I bought the best products, but I never made money. The food cost took up more than 50%, but I was happy, because customers came to my restaurant, they were happy and came back again with guests. In those first three years, I invested in making sure customers could trust Nobu's quality. I asked customers – 'What would you like to eat today?' I like to communicate with guests and I try to make what customers' want. But business-wise, I never made money," he says.
Although he wasn't making much money off the venture, his repute grew and so did his fans – Robert De Niro was such a huge fan that he waited four years for Nobu to agree to open a chain of Nobu restaurants in partnership with him!
And many of the dishes he created during that period, like his famed black cod with miso and squid pasta, have become so revered that they have inspired copycat versions across the globe. Nobu says he takes the imitation as a sincere form of flattery.
"When people copy my dish, I'm very honoured because people first start to copy from somebody, and then they create their own style. Even with me, my mentor taught me how to make sushi, but I always copied what he did. It was through experience – I did everything many times and one day, I found my own way. But even now, I'm still learning," he says.
The book also focuses on Nobu's philosophies for his restaurants – how simplicity is best in cooking, how he always has both a Japanese chef and a local chef in each of his restaurants so they can teach other, and how he himself likes to mentor young chefs, something which is especially important to him, now that he has built a global empire.
"Well, for myself, I don't have big dreams because already we have restaurants on five continents and now we have Nobu hotels (there are currently seven hotels). But I like to upgrade each restaurant, improve service and educate the next generation. It's easy to open restaurants – you find a location, put money into and you get a beautiful restaurant.
But after the beautiful restaurant, who makes the customers happy? People are very important to my job. I travel 10 months of the year and communicate with the chefs. Not only do I teach them, sometimes I learn from them too. That's why I'd like to do more education and training for the Nobu people – that's my dream," he says.
'Nobu Matsuhisa: A Memoir' is priced at RM122.90 and available at major bookstores and Nobu KL.
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Welcome to Msongs Music!
Msongs is a pop/dance vocal group from Honolulu, Hawaii. We are currently interviewing singers for vocalist roles in the group. We sing dance/pop/funk and more. Read about us by using the links below.
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INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- Kevin Love's comeback has been slow and steady. The Cleveland Cavaliers could stand to benefit if it sped up.
Love said Monday that he's still weeks away from doing any significant on-court work as the five-time All-Star forward recovers from left foot surgery that has sidelined him nearly all season.
Love was recently cleared to accelerate his rehab, but he isn't sure when he'll play and suggested he could be out until after February's All-Star break.
"I don't know," he said when asked for a time frame on his return. "It's really tough for me to say because I don't know how my foot is going to respond. Hopefully it will be sooner rather than later."
Love has begun shooting and been "up on the toes a little bit" but not running. He's listening to his doctors and his body.
"I don't know when I'll be able to go one-on-one, two-on-two, three-on-three, but I think that's all part of the next few weeks I'd say," he said.
The 30-year-old played in just four games before undergoing surgery to have cartilage removed and fluid drained from around his left big toe. He got hurt in Cleveland's exhibition opener and tried to play through the pain before it got tough for him to walk.
Following the surgery, the Cavs initially thought Love might be back by the end of December, and he had targeted mid-January as a possible return. However, it now appears he could be out until February.
One thing is certain: Love has no intention of sitting out the season.
"That's never really been the thought process -- at least for me," said Love, who recently visited his surgeon in New York. "I want to play. I want to be out there with those guys. I feel like I would be letting my teammates down, and letting (coach) L.D. (Larry Drew) and the coaching staff down if I didn't get out there and play and get out there and play as soon as I could -- so long as I'm healthy."
The Cavaliers need him badly.
At 8-32, they have the NBA's worst record and lost nine straight games going into Tuesday's matchup with Indiana. Cleveland has lost its last five home games by at least 20 points -- a league record -- and a slew of injuries has made things tougher.
This isn't the season the Cavs expected after signing Love to a four-year, $120 million contract extension after LeBron James left as a free agent.
"It's a big setback, not in my career but as far as our team goes," he said. "It's just tough when you have several players out, veterans out and some of your top players that give you so much on both sides of the ball. I would just hope to come back, whether it be right before All-Star break, after All-Star break, just get things to start trending in the right direction and give the fans and this organization some hope for better times that are going to be here."
Love's injury could complicate things if the Cavaliers intend to trade him.
As he leaned on a wall inside the training facility, Love smiled when reminded that the trade deadline is approaching. His name has been linked to numerous deals almost since the day he arrived in 2014. He doesn't expect that to change.
"We'll see. If not, we will wait until summer," Love said of a possible trade. "I don't know what's going to happen. I've said all along I've wanted to be here. I've said this too, it's a business. We saw that last year at the deadline. I had never seen so many guys traded from a team really ever. I had seen, playing six years in Minnesota and now this being my fifth year here, I've seen a lot of stuff. Think every trade deadline, draft, free agency, always brings something new.
"It's always different. I would love to be here. Would just love to get through a whole season healthy just because I've had nagging things that have taken time and been a little bit unlucky, but I would like to play ball here."


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Leah B. Morabito
Leah B. Morabito is a partner with the firm concentrating in the area of Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Probate, Guardianships, and Planning for Individuals with Special Needs. A native of Baltimore, Leah graduated from Loyola University in Baltimore with a major in political science. She received her J.D. from The University of Maryland School of Law. Leah is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court, Maryland, the District of Columbia and the state of New York. She is also a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Bar Association of Montgomery County, the Women's Bar Association of Montgomery County, the Academy of Special Needs Planners and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA).
A former judicial law clerk for the Honorable Eugene M. Lerner, Maryland Circuit Court Judge for the 5th Judicial Circuit, she also served as a General Attorney with the Department of Veteran Affairs, as well as an in-house counsel for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. Leah also has prior experience in civil litigation, medical malpractice, and workers' compensation. She has litigated cases in the state judicial system, both trial and appellate level, and before the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission.
Currently, Leah is an at-large member of the Executive Board of the Montgomery County Women's Bar Association, a member of the Montgomery County Estates and Trusts Bar Section, and a lector at St. Bartholomew Parish. Leah belongs to the Catholic Business Network of Montgomery County. Leah and her husband live in Bethesda and have three sons.
- Co-Chair of Women's Bar Association of Montgomery County Annual Holiday Party
- Member, Academy of Special Needs Planners
- President of St. Bartholomew School Board – 2007 and 2008
- Board Member of St. Bartholomew School – 2005-2008
- Clerkship with the Honorable Eugene M. Lerner, State of Maryland, Fifth Judicial Circuit
- Co-Chair of Food and Beverage for the Women's Bar Association of Montgomery County's Triannual Auction


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Click here to donate to our foundation's capital campaign for the new hospital!
Did you know that the Saskatchewan government is investing more than $200 million to build our province's maternal and children's hospital?
On August 25, 2015, with confirmation of the cost of construction for the main building, the total project cost of the hospital is forecasted at $285.2 million, supported by the following:
The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation (JPCHF) has committed to raising $46.2 million for state-of-the-art equipment, furnishings, and patient and family enhancements for the hospital, with the exception of the new adult emergency department. In addition, JPCHF has championed $3.4 million in hospital enhancements such as a family theatre and child life space.
On August 25, 2015, the then Children's Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan (today known as Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation) announced it was committed to raising additional funds for capital construction of $24.9 million, expanding its capital campaign from $50 million to $74.9 million.
While our foundation has met their capital campaign target of $50 million, there is still much work ahead to meet this new committment. Donate today and help build a hospital for our families.