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Loved this book! Can't wait to share it with my grand-daughter. 'Princess Stories' would be a wonderful addition to family devotions, quiet reading, Sunday School and more. It could easily become one of those books passed from mother to daughter for many generations.
This little book is a delightful way to begin introducing young girls to women in the Bible with more detail than your typical "story book." Girls are inundated with Princesses in fairy tale literature and other venues of entertainment and play, it is time we introduce them to God's princesses and let them learn the real meaning of being a princess.


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Capitalism Requires Government
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The Fantasy of our Laissez-Faire History
There is nothing new in the way that government aids business and a market economy. Conservatives would have us believe that our nation began and prospered under a laissez-faire arrangement, until the twentieth century and the advent of the New Deal and big government as we know it. But in fact, there has never been a complete wall between the public and private sectors. Government has always been involved in the economy. Active government support for business and the encouragement of economic growth can be traced back to the very beginnings of our Republic. Consider, for example, section eight in our Constitution – the one that describes the powers given to the newly created Congress. What is striking about most of the powers listed in this section is how mundane they seem. Here are the first eight of those powers:
Clause 1: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
Clause 2: To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;
Clause 3: To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
Clause 4: To establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;
Clause 5: To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;
Clause 6: To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States;
Clause 7: To establish Post Offices and post Roads;
Clause 8: To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;
What is remarkable about most of these topics is that they have little to do with promoting freedom, justice, equality, or the other lofty political values for which the American Revolution was fought. What they are promoting is economic prosperity. This was the first attempt to create a legal and policy infrastructure that would promote and encourage business growth – establishing protective patents, providing a stable money supply, preventing counterfeiting, creating uniform duties on goods, establishing uniform bankruptcy rules, regulating foreign trade, and so on. Even the creation of post roads was not simply for the mail – these roads were the main avenues of commercial transportation in the states. Later, in clause ten, the Constitution also forbids states from imposing duties on goods from other states and prevents them from impeding the enforcement of states across state lines – all absolutely necessary if businesses are to grow into nationwide enterprises.
So as far back as the 18th century, American government has been working hand in glove with business interests to promote economic growth. In the 19th century, this government effort to aid the economy intensified and took on new forms. As seen earlier, numerous laws were passed on the federal and state level to protect investors and entrepreneurs from excessive risk and to give an artificial boost to economic growth. In addition, the key infrastructure development of that century – and one that fueled rapid economic development in the entire country – was the railroads. These were extremely risky ventures that had to be heavily subsidized by state and federal governments through loans, credits, and land grants. Government also greatly strengthened and increased farm production through its establishment of agricultural colleges and agricultural extensions services. Further, research and development in public universities and land grant colleges were largely responsible for giving U.S. industries technological leads in areas such as metallurgy, and mechanical, electrical, and chemical engineering during the latter 19th century.3 Extensive and ongoing government tariffs also continued to protect and promote many vital domestic businesses throughout that whole period.
So the conservative idea that until recently we had a laissez-faire economy that prospered without any help from government is really a myth. Robert Kuttner, one of our most insightful commentators on the relationship between government and business makes this point very strongly. Looking at this long tradition of government aid for business in this country, he concludes that it "gives lie to the idea that the United States has historically been a laissez-faire nation. Despite the constitutional restraints on state power and the generally libertarian national creed, government action for economic and industrial development is deeply ingrained in our heritage."4

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Empowering agricultural research through (meta)genomics
18 – 21 June 2018
Kasetsart University, Bangkok
Computational biology is the new skill set for understanding agricultural systems. We empower you with a hands-on workshop that blends theory and bioinformatics practicals for 21st century skills.
Dr. Sissades Tongsima, BIOTEC, Thailand
Associate Professor Arinthip Thamchaipenet, Kasetsart University, Thailand
Associate Professor Aaron Darling, ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers, University Technology of Sydney, Australia
Assistant Professor Thomas Jeffries, Western Sydney University, Australia
Assistant Professor Alexie Papanicolaou, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Australia
Non-Thai attendees please register here: https://onestop.westernsydney.edu.au/OneStopWeb/HIEEvents/booking
First day lectures only: 1,500 THB
Accommodation options
- Registration costs do not include accommodation.
- Please note traffic in Bangkok is significant during peak hours so we recommend the following two hotels near the campus:
- KU Home (Deluxe Room) at 1400 baht a night (56 AUD) for up to 2 people, including breakfast.
- Recoftc Hotel (Deluxe or Suite) at 800-1000 baht a night (around 36 AUD) with a queen size bed, no breakfast available
Therefore if you are willing to share and stay for 5 nights (Sunday 17th to Friday 22nd), the total cost would be around AU$140 (double if you don't want to share) or AU$180 respectively.
We have blocked-booked rooms in both places and will hold them until 25th of May. If you want to choose one the two options please contact us with the contact form below indicating which one. If you're willing to share in the KU Home, please provide your gender and we will let you know if another participant is available to share with you.
Frequently Asked Questions
- The workshop includes wet- and dry-lab as well lectures. The topic is geared towards research scholars such as PhD students, Post-Docs, and Faculty who wish to up-skill.
- If you are PhD student from a non-biomedical laboratory that has limited funding, please use the contact form below and we can negotiate a discount after Early Bird Registration closes.
- Can't come for the whole week? You can come for the first day only!
Looking forward seeing you:
Date: June 18-21, 2018
Place: Davi Yanasugondha Building, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Thailand
Organizers: Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Thailand & Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Australia.
|Monday, June 18, 2018 Davi Yanasugondha Building; Room 202
|Opening ceremony (Dean, Faculty of Science, KU)
|Lecture 1: Bioinformatics and agriculture (Dr. Sissades Tongsima, BIOTEC)
|Tea break
|Lecture 2: Metagenomics in agricultural research (Assoc. Prof. Arinthip Thamchaipenet, KU)
|Lecture 3: Basic description of sequencing, assembly, genome comparison, and phylogenetics (Asst. Prof. Alexie Papanicolaou, WSU)
We provide an overview of the state of the art in (meta)genome bioinformatics, how it can be used in agriculture, and how bioinformatic skills can be learned
|Lunch and networking
|Lecture 4: Metagenomics: Recent advances and ongoing challenges (Assoc. Prof. Aaron Darling, UTS)
We describe the state of the art in metagenome analysis methods for taxonomic assignment, community profiling, and metagenome assembly.
Ongoing challenges in metagenome assembly will be discussed in detail, and emerging solutions such as time series analysis and metagenomic Hi-C will be described.
|Tea break
|Lecture 5: Next generation microbial ecology (Asst. Prof. Thomas Jeffries, WSU)
We explain how Microbial Ecology benefits from these new genomic / bioinformatic approaches.
How biodiversity can be assessed and microbial interactions described.
How we can understand – better – the function of ecosystems and microbiomes using metagenomics
|3 minute Lighting Talks
|Tuesday, June 19, 2018 Davi Yanasugondha Building; Room 202 and lab at 905
|Lecture 6: Technological capabilities for amplicon metagenomics (Dr. Kay Anantanawat, WSU)
We showcase the technological options for assessing microbial biodiversity using modern sequencing technologies
|Overview of Wet Laboratory exercise
|Tea break
|Lecture 7: Recap of Wet lab; Quality assessment of amplicon libraries and sequencing data (Asst. Prof. Thomas Jeffries and Dr. Kay Anantanawat, WSU)
Scaffolding the lessons from the previous day and learning how to do Quality Assessment of the sequencing data.
|Lunch and networking
|Wet Laboratory: 16S amplicon library construction (Dr. Kay Anantanawat, WSU)*
In this laboratory exercise, students learn how to make their own libraries for microbial biodiversity analyses
|Wednesday, June 19, 2018 Davi Yanasugondha Building; Room 202 and lab at 306
|Demonstration of Amplicon Analysis of Microbial diversity (Asst. Prof. Thomas Jeffries, WSU)
In this lecture we run a demonstration of the bioinformatic toolkit that will be used in the afternoon computer laboratories.
|Tea break
|Computer Lab 1: Command Line Bioinformatic skills; High Throughput Computing using the Galaxy Graphical User Interface
(Assoc. Prof. Aaron Darling, Asst. Prof. Thomas Jeffries and Asst. Prof. Alexie Papanicolaou)
In this computer lab we provide an overview of the basic skills needed to undertake the exercises in the course.
NOTE: We provide access to our High Throughput Computers for the duration of the course. Students need to bring their own laptop
|Lunch and networking
|Computer Lab 2a: Phylogenetic Analysis of Microbial Biodiversity (Asst. Prof. Thomas Jeffries, WSU)*
Using the QIIME2 package, we learn how to analyse microbial biodiversity data as acquired from 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing.
|Thursday, June 21, 2018 Davi Yanasugondha Building; Room 202 and lab at 306
|09:00 – 09:45
|Open Panel Q&A with Speakers
|09:45 -12:00
|Computer Lab 2b: Genomic Analysis of Microbial Biodiversity (Asst. Prof. Thomas Jeffries, WSU)
Here we continue QIIME 2 software plus learning about inferring gene function from this data; the benefits and problems and ecological statistics.
|Lunch and Networking
|13:00 -13:30
|Closing ceremony; Certificates; Awards for best Lighting Talk (Asst. Prof. Alexie Papanicolaou, WSU)
|Free Consultation and networking with Asst. Prof. Thomas Jeffries, Asst. Prof. Alexie Papanicolaou, and Dr. Kay Anantanawat, WSU
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Hashtags As Social Networks
Our portfolio company Kik launched hashtags yesterday. Kik is a mobile messenger so in Kik's model hashtags are private or public group chats.
If I send a hashtag to a friend in Kik that says let's chat about tonight's knicks game at #knickskik, then that becomes a private group between me and that friend (and any others who we invite). I've done that so the #knickskik hashtag is now private on Kik.
But hashtags can also be public. If you have the latest version of Kik on your phone (came out yesterday), type #avckikgroup into a chat and then click on that link. Up to 50 of us can be in that group.
The cool thing about Kik is that it doesn't use phone numbers like other messengers. It uses usernames and is not tied to your phone number or Facebook username. And so Kik, unlike other messengers, is used for both chatting with people you know (like other messengers) and people you don't know.
That makes Kik an ideal platform for these public (and searchable) group chats. You can meet people in these public chatrooms and then take your conversations private in a one to one chat in Kik.
Ted Livingston, Kik's founder and CEO, called this "hashtags as social networks" in a blog post yesterday. I agree with Ted that Facebook's model of the one network to rule them all has not really worked and that many of us are using messengers as defacto social networks. My friend Kirk told me that his wife's family uses a group in WhatsApp like their personal family facebook feed. I think that's the phase of social networking we are now into and so Kik's hashtag as social network model makes a ton of sense to me.


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Winter is too cold for a delicate pup! Add a little warmth with a furry harness vest!
- Matching leash included!
- Step-in design
- Blue and white
Why We Love It:
The EasyGO Winter Skull Dog Harness in Blue is easy, safe, and comfortable to wear. It features a buckle-less step-in design that is secured by a simple slide down clip. The faux fur lining keeps your pooch warm and stylish throughout the winter too. Matching leash is included!
Sizing Information:
X-Small - 7"-9" Length, 7"-9" Neck, 11"-14" Chest Girth
Small - 9"-11" Length, 9"-11" Neck, 14"-17" Chest Girth
Medium - 11"-13" Length, 11"-12" Neck, 17"-19" Chest Girth
Large - 13"-15" Length, 12"-14" Neck, 19"-21" Chest Girth
EasyGO Winter Skull Dog Harness by Dogo - Blue


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Simplicity. Modern. Fun. It's what I strive for at ab images, and I ensure that every photo is unique. Why capture a smile, when you can capture a moment. A single flash in a person's life. Whether that means a bride's elation, a child's smirk, or a family's love for one another, capturing those moments for my clients is what I work for in every session. I want your photos as unique as you are. That's why I take extra time during my sessions to try and get to know my clients as best as I can. Years from now, when you look back at your photos, I hope it brings a smile to your face, and special memories from a single moment in your life.
-Angela Breckel, Digital Artist


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Thailand: The New Dumping Grounds For Electronic WastePosted by Brandon Leuangpaseuth on
China recently banned the imports of several types of waste into the country. Southeast Asia nations panic as the waste from foreign countries that were supposed to go to China are being dispersed to other neighboring Asian countries.
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E- Commerce is referred to a wide range of online business activities for products and services. It serves as an "equalizer" and enables start -up and small -and medium sized enterprises to reach the global market. E -commerce let the customers to choose, buy and pay online through your website round the clock.
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Meet the World's Newest Cat, the Sunda Clouded Leopard
Photo credit: spencer77 via Flickr/CC BY
Few things excite the blogosphere, or human beings for that matter, as much as the discovery of a new species. Especially a strikingly beautiful mammalian one. As such, the news of the Sunda Leopard's discovery -- the "world's newest cat", according to the BBC -- wasted no time in spreading like wildfire (the proverbial kind, of course, that would in no way endanger the new cat's habitat). It's not hard to see why:
It's gorgeous -- if also a little eerily extraterrestrial in this photo:
The BBC reports on its discovery, and the unusual fact that the cat has two distinct forms:
The "newest" cat species described to science, the Sunda clouded leopard, actually exists in two distinct forms, scientists have confirmed. This big cat is so enigmatic that researchers only realised it was a new species - distinct from clouded leopards living elsewhere in Asia - in 2007. The first footage of the cat in the wild to made public was only released last year.Genetic analysis has confirmed that the cats living in Sumatra and Borneo are indeed different forms. So that makes two more additions to the clouded leopard family, which is generally considered to be the most elusive of all of the big cats. See here:
Perhaps he'll be more willing to hang out now that he's received his due recognition from the scientific community.
More on Big Cats
Incredible Videos of Rare Big Cats Show Jaguar Fishing, Lion Cubs Playing
Lions, Tigers, and Cheetahs, Oh My: Big Cats in Trees


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Aussie teens 'planned school massacre'
TWO teenage boys have been charged after allegedly planning a massacre at Renmark High School this year, which police say could have led to multiple deaths.
One boy, 16, has been charged with solicit to murder, the other, 18, has been charged with four counts of aggravated threats.
Both are in custody and were students at the school.
South Australia Police allege the accused were planning an attack at the school involving explosives and knives.
Searches allegedly discovered knives, and homemade armour and bombs.
The matter first came to the attention of police on November 3, with both taken into custody soon after.
"Police will allege they intended to cause harm to a large number of people," Detective Superintendent Inspector Des Bray said.
"There is no doubt in my mind that we prevented a catastrophe."
He said police will allege the pair were involved in planning the attack between June 1 and November 7 this year.
Riverland police first received information on November 3 about a possible attack on a school, Det Supt Bray said.
"After investigations, on November 7, they conducted a search on the juvenile's home, and found him in possession of prohibited weapons, homemade body armour and materials that could be used to make bombs."
Det Supt Bray said the pair were not going to target specific individuals "but the faculty and students".
"They told some other people about what they were intended to do, and then they told other people.
"Soon it became known to quite a number of people.
"We believe most likely the attack would have occurred, if not stopped, before the end of the current school term."
"There is no evidence to show that any other person was linked with this matter, nor did the two individuals have possession of firearms."
Det Supt Bray said it would be "unbelievable to think that this sort of thing could happen in SA."
"I am not aware of us having an incident like this in recent times," he said.
He said police believed the duo was "actively planning, it was a real threat, and it was likely it would have been carried out if it hadn't been thwarted by the police and actions of the community".
Renmark High School principal Mat Evans wrote to students and parents about the matter on Wednesday afternoon.
"I wish to reinforce that the Renmark High School community is safe and remains safe," he said.
"Also can I state that all action was taken as soon as possible once concerns were raised.
"I thank each and every one of you for your ongoing support of our school community and the very positive way in which we have dealt with this difficult situation."
Det Supt Bray said police took the rumours seriously.
"When you hear these sort of things getting bandied about it, it warrants police taking it seriously, and even though it might be rumour."
With both teenagers detained, there is no risk to the community, he said, and no evidence to suggest anyone else was involved.
Police have worked closely with a number of other organisations during the investigation, particularly the Department of Education and the school authorities, he said.
A community forum was recently held in Renmark, 254km northeast of Adelaide, in relation to the incident.
"The safety of the community has been, and remains SAPOL's highest priority," Detective Superintendent Bray said.
"If there is any risk to the community, SA Police will take appropriate steps to advise the community in a timely manner."
The offence of solicit to murder carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
Anyone with information that may be of use to police, and have not already been interviewed, is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.


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Prints of Ellie's bird paper cuts are now available!
Fitting on to an A4 piece of paper these little prints are easy to frame and are professionally printed onto archival quality paper. They are £20, and every one comes signed with a backboard and wrapped in cellophane ready for giving as a gift!
To order your visit the Gallery, choose which picture you want, and then get in touch at storiesinpaper(at)gmail.com. Prints can be shipped worldwide for the cost of postage. Thank you for supporting Stories in Paper, and keep an eye out for more pictures coming up soon!


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During the last three years I've been working on the Live Video infrastructure at Globo.com and I've realized that one of the biggest problems we had here in Brazil is related to CDN throughput and telecom infrastructure in general. Looking at what has been happening with online streaming of live events around the world (as The Oscars and True Detective Finale) and the fights involving OTT services and telecom carriers, one can realize that this is a common problem everywhere.
With that in mind, I decided to explore this problem and as I'm attending the last year of my Master's and my colleagues at work were bootstraping a new team to develop a video player from scratch, it happened to be the perfect timing. I joined this new team and defined my Master's thesis theme aiming to develop a Hybrid CDN/P2P architecture for online live broadcasts using the popular HLS protocol together with WebRTC.
First, we baptized the new player as Clappr - the name "clapper" comes from clapperboard - and open-sourced the project. You can follow our progress on github and yes, we're aware that we'll need to write some documentation on how to deploy the player and write plugins, it is already on our backlog. A nice logo and better UI are also on the go.
After that, I've created a clappr plugin that tries to drain video segments from peers in order to decrease the number of requests to CDN servers, reducing the cost of transmission and enhancing system's scalability. If something goes wrong between the peers, it will get from the CDN without impacting user experience. This project is called BemTV and today I'm releasing its first version.
BemTV is open source. I must warn you that this is a nightly build and needs some improvements before debut on production environment (I've performed just some controlled tests) but I'm inviting you to test it on http://bem.tv and also look at the code. The video in there is in loop, emulating a live video streaming behavior.
I'll be more than happy to answer questions and fix bugs or problems that arise. Call friends near you, look at the statistics box and tell me if the video segments are being exchanged between you guys!


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Why You Should Never Utter the Phrase 'No Big Deal' Again
Do you like things (music, food, places etc.) just because a bunch of people told you you should? I sure as heck don't. OK, maybe when I was a teenager and trying to fit in – but this statement is a perfect example of my lack of self-confidence at that age to be honest with my feelings. A skill I really didn't master until my mid-to-late 20's.
When therapy first started the team used the phrase 'no big deal' a lot when MJ started getting upset about things (like using a red cup instead of a blue cup). They encouraged us to do the same at home for consistency. One day, MJ broke down and sobbed and said, "But it IS a big deal to me Mommy."
I felt terrible. She was right. By using that phrase, I was telling her her feelings didn't matter and that she was wrong. I immediately stopped the use of the phrase and advised our team to never utter it again in her presence. I think they thought I was going a bit over board, but for me, it was a breakthrough. It was the first time MJ told me how she felt about the way we were treating her fears and rigidities and that was a big deal.
In the months leading up to school, the majority of adults in MJ's life began telling her how school was fun, exciting and great. To MJ, the prospect of school with all the changes in routine, noise and people terrified her. Instead of jumping on the "you'll love school band wagon," my husband and I told her our own stories and fears that we had when we were in school, including the parts of school we liked and didn't like. She relaxed a little and began playing out her fears with us in elaborate set ups with imaginary friends. We worked through many of them, something I don't think we'd been able to do if we'd just told her how much she was going to love it.
Two days in with just two hours of school each day and she is still not excited. Yesterday she bit, hit, kicked and punched me, something she hasn't done in months. We've had a lot of tears, a need for utter control over everything and it honestly has not been sunshine and roses in our house.
I asked MJ this morning if she had tips for the Monkey who was starting his staggered entry today and she responded to me in a very monotone voice: "School is exciting and fun. You'll meet lots of great people and make lots of friends. School is great." I looked at her and said, "Thank you for telling me what everyone else has told you about school, but now tell me what you really think." Her shoulders eased and she looked at me and said "School is not exciting or fun, it's loud and there are a lot of people and I don't like it."
I thanked her again and told her that I was proud of her for being honest. And it struck me that although we tell our kids honesty is the best policy, that we don't always mean it. MJ in her desire to please was giving me the stock answer she thought I and every adult who asks wants to hear. Not what is truly in her heart.
For some, school will never be exciting or fun, and that is OK. Maybe she will grow to like school, and maybe she will do well, but for now, school is not a place she likes and you know what? That is OK, and she needs to know it is OK and be taught to have confidence in her opinions. I'm not saying she doesn't have to do it, we all do things we don't like, that's life.
My firm belief is that she's entitled to her very own opinion and she should be confident to feel however she wants to feel, not how others think she should feel. It's how she learns to cope and deal with those feelings that will help her later in life.
So the next time you are talking about something to a child in your life, I encourage you to choose your words carefully. Instead of generalizing to say the entire concept of something is fun, exciting (or really any adjective), stop for a second and make it personal.
It's OK to share your opinions and that you or someone you know liked (or didn't like) something, in fact, it's great to share experiences, that's the basic premise of modeling which is used extensively in ABA therapy. Just don't forget to teach them it's OK to not have the same opinion or feelings as you or someone else they know. Allow them to be honest and confident in their feelings, even if you don't agree or understand them.
Hoping one day school will get easier,
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The Importance of Being Wrong
Speaker and Workshop Facilitator
Leslie is a featured presenter, four weeks each year, at the number one destination spa in the world: Rancho La Puerta (according to Conde Nast Traveler Magazine)
Leslie speaks at corporate conferences and five star spas around the world, including Rancho La Puerta, where according to Victoria Larrea, program director, "Leslie is one of our most popular presenters. We plan to have her several times a year." In September 2014, Leslie was the keynote speaker at the AARP annual media sales conference in Savannah, Georgia, where Patricia Lippe Davis (Vice President Marketing, AARP Media Sales) said:
"We were lucky enough to hire Leslie McGuirk to lead a workshop designed to get our sales and marketing group, along with our support teams, to rewire some of our habitual behavior. In the media business it's critical for us to remain open and fluid to change. Leslie's workshop provided a dynamic, interactive environment that opened us up to fresh thinking with the added benefit of team building. Her post-workshop insights into our group dynamic were an added and unexpected benefit. We had very positive feedback to her sessions."
Creator of the Quest for Inspiration workshop series among others, Leslie can teach anybody how to think creatively. In the corporate world, she has worked with dozens of business entities through the years and helped thousands think "outside the box" to achieve positive business outcomes. Such business outcomes include: More productive teams, enhanced organizational culture, increased staff engagement.
Regardless of the particular venue, Leslie specializes in helping individuals and organizational entities better appreciate the role creative thinking can play in everyday life. Whether she is facilitating an educator conference or a team-building workshop, she systematically breaks down barriers between people. Her objective is to create an environment that allows for original thinking, which is a skill research is now touting as one of the fundamental building blocks for organizational effectiveness.
"We recently had the good fortune of obtaining Leslie McGuirk to facilitate our annual staff meeting. Without exception, the entire team felt she was powerfully engaging, humorously insightful, and absolutely refreshing. Leslie was able to deliver a rich trove of actionable ideas, as well as shining a bright powerful spotlight on how to achieve the best results interacting with each other and our clients. Her formula for surviving in today's world of business and maintaining a highly functional team is invaluable. We are definitely looking forward to our next program with Leslie."
– ERIC JOHNSON, owner Calvetti and Company
"Leslie's workshops have been a source of inspiration and creativity for years at Rancho La Puerta. Her classes are consistently very well attended, and the feedback from our guests is always very enthusiastic. She is someone we plan to include in our programs every year."
– VICTORIA LARREA, Program Director, Rancho La Puerta
Leslie McGuirk's gift is helping others understand how priceless, comforting and inspiring creativity can be.
– LESLIE MORGAN STEINER, author of best sellers, Mommy Wars and Crazy Love, TED Talk Speaker
We all came away from Leslie's workshop with new ideas, new concepts, and new ways to think and feel about what it means to be creative.
– WILMINGTON TRUST, Trust Vice President of Marketing
Testimonials from campers at Campowerment.
- Astrology was the one thing I wasn't going to. Didn't believe in it. Leslie was personable, funny, explained it so well, and absolutely hooked me in.
- She opened my eyes to astrology. Without her I NEVER would have considered it anything more than wishful thinking.
- Leslie McGuirk began the de-mystification of astrology and I am now intrigued and excited to learn more. Her explanations and illustrations about astrology were fun and instructional. I now know how important the moon and mercury are (it's not all the sun sign!) and to take those magazine predictions with a huge grain of salt.
- She personalized her delivery by using her own life experiences which brought us closer to accepting the possibilities of astrological influences.
- Wow, what a magnificent bundle of energy Leslie is.
– Big thanks for all that you do! From the campfire & beyond,
Lea Carlson
Business Operations Manager // Campowerment
Astrology may seem complicated, but Leslie McGuirk has found a riveting way to help us understand what the stars and the moon have to do with our personalities and our relationships. Leslie is smart and funny and creative in her interactive approach and her unique teaching style was a huge hit with the women of Campowerment. The feedback was off the charts.
– Tammi Leader Fuller
Chief Empowerment Officer {CEO} // Campowerment
Clients Include: The Golden Door Spa, Rancho La Puerta Spa, Red Mountain Spa, Wachovia Bank, M Financial Group, Staff Development for Educators, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Wilmington Trust, AARP and many others.
March 31st – April 7th, 2018 – Featured speaker at THE GATHERING OF JOY – RANCHO LA PUERTA in Tecate, Mexico
April 8th, 2018 – Featured speaker at A DAY OF NAMASTE – With Stacy McCarthy in San Diego, CA
May 4th – 6th, 2018 – 1440 MULTIVERSITY – Quest for Inspiration in Santa Cruz County, CA
May 24th – 27th, 2018 – United Astrology Conference in Chicago
June 23rd – 30th, 2018 – Workshop presenter at RANCHO LA PUERTA in Tecate, Mexico
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...Romantics frequently shared certain general characteristics: moral enthusiasm, faith in the value of individualism and intuitive perception, and a presumption that the natural world is a source of goodness and human society a source of corruption.
As a moral philosophy, transcendentalism was neither logical nor systemized. It exalted feeling over reason, individual expression over the restraints of law and custom. It appealed to those who disdained the harsh God of their Puritan ancestors, and it appealed to those who scorned the pale deity of New England Unitarianism....[]...They spoke for cultural rejuvenation and against the materialism of American society. They believed in the transcendence of the "Oversoul", an all-pervading power for goodness from which all things come and of which all things are parts.
American Romance embraced the individual and rebelled against the confinement of neoclassicism and religious tradition. The Romantic movement in America created a new literary genre that continues to influence modern writers.Novels, short stories, and poems began to take the place of the sermons and manifestos that were associated with the early American literary principals.Romantic literature was personal, intense, and portrayed more emotion than ever seen in neoclassical literature. America's preoccupation with freedom became a great source of motivation for Romantic writers as many were delighted in free expression and emotion without so much fear of ridicule and controversy. They also put more effort into the psychological development of their characters. "Heroes and heroines exhibited extremes of sensitivity and excitement"
NationalismOne of Romanticism's key ideas and most enduring legacies is the assertion of nationalism, which became a central theme of Romantic art and political philosophy. From the earliest parts of the movement, with their focus on development of national languages and folklore, and the importance of local customs and traditions, to the movements which would redraw the map of Europe and lead to calls for self-determination of nationalities, nationalism was one of the key vehicles of Romanticism, its role, expression and meaning.
Early Romantic nationalism was strongly inspired by Rousseau, and by the ideas of Johann Gottfried von Herder, who in 1784 argued that the geography formed the natural economy of a people, and shaped their customs and society.
The nature of nationalism changed dramatically, however, after the French Revolution with the rise of Napoleon, and the reactions in other nations. Napoleonic nationalism and republicanism were, at first, inspirational to movements in other nations: self-determination and a consciousness of national unity were held to be two of the reasons why France was able to defeat other countries in battle. But as the French Republic became Napoleon's Empire, Napoleon became not the inspiration for nationalism, but the object of its struggle. In Prussia, the development of spiritual renewal as a means to engage in the struggle against Napoleon was argued by, among others, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, a disciple of Kant. The word Volkstum, or nationality, was coined in German as part of this resistance to the now conquering emperor. Fichte expressed the unity of language and nation in his address "To the German Nation" in 1806:Those who speak the same language are joined to each other by a multitude of invisible bonds by nature herself, long before any human art begins; they understand each other and have the power of continuing to make themselves understood more and more clearly; they belong together and are by nature one and an inseparable whole....Only when each people, left to itself, develops and forms itself in accordance with its own peculiar quality, and only when in every people each individual develops himself in accordance with that common quality, as well as in accordance with his own peculiar quality—then, and then only, does the manifestation of divinity appear in its true mirror as it ought to be.
This view of nationalism inspired the collection of folklore by such people as the Brothers Grimm, the revival of old epics as national, and the construction of new epics as if they were old, as in the Kalevala, compiled from Finnish tales and folklore, or Ossian, where the claimed ancient roots were invented. The view that fairy tales, unless contaminated from outside literary sources, were preserved in the same form over thousands of years, was not exclusive to Romantic Nationalists, but fit in well with their views that such tales expressed the primordial nature of a people. For instance, the Brothers Grimm rejected many tales they collected because of their similarity to tales by Charles Perrault, which they thought proved they were not truly German tales; Sleeping Beauty survived in their collection because the tale of Brynhildr convinced them that the figure of the sleeping princess was authentically German.
Romanticism played an essential role in the national awakening of many Central European peoples lacking their own national states, not least in Poland, which had recently lost its independence when Russia's army crushed the Polish Rebellion under Nicholas I. Revival and reinterpretation of ancient myths, customs and traditions by Romantic poets and painters helped to distinguish their indigenous cultures from those of the dominant nations and crystallise the mythography of Romantic nationalism. Patriotism, nationalism, revolution and armed struggle for independence also became popular themes in the arts of this period. Arguably, the most distinguished Romantic poet of this part of Europe was Adam Mickiewicz, who developed an idea that Poland was the Messiah of Nations, predestined to suffer just as Jesus had suffered to save all the people.
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- Romantic realism
- Romanticism in science
- Neo-romanticism
- Post-romanticism
- List of romantics
- Folklore
- Middle Ages in history
- Mal du siècle
Related movements
- Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
- Sturm und Drang
- Hudson River School
- Düsseldorf School
- Hellenism
- German Romanticism
- Ultra-romanticism
- Nazarene movement
Romantic scholars
- M.H. Abrams
- Donald Ault
- Harold Bloom
- James Chandler
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Northrop Frye
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Washington Irving
- Jerome McGann
- Henry David Thoreau
- René Wellek
- William Wordsworth
- Romanticism. Retrieved 30 January 2008, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- Baudelaire's speech at the "Salon des curiosités Estethiques
- For a detailed discussion of its musical manifestations, see musical nationalism.
- Inherited from the galante pre-Classical style.
- Ciofalo, John J. "The Ascent of Genius in the Court and Academy." The Self-Portraits of Francisco Goya. Cambridge University Press, 2001.
- Fay,Elizabeth, Romantic Medievalism. History and the Romantic Literary Ideal. Houndsmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2002.
- Friedlaender, Walter, David to Delacroix, (Originally published in German; reprinted 1980) 1952.
- Gillespie, Gerald / Manfred Engel / Bernard Dieterle (eds.), Romantic Prose Fiction (= A Comparative History of Literatures in European Languages, Bd. XXIII; ed. by the International Comparative Literature Association). Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins 2008, pp. 263–295. ISBN 978-9027234568.
- Honour, Hugh, Romanticism, (Westview Press) 1979.
- Lim, Cwisfa, Romanticism - The dawn of a new era, 2002. (reprinted 2006)
- Masson, Scott, 'Romanticism', Ch.7 in The Oxford Handbook of English Literature and Theology, (Oxford University Press) 2007.
- Novotny, Fritz, Painting and Sculpture in Europe, 1780-1880, 1971. (2nd edition 1980)
- Rosenblum, Robert, Modern Painting and the Northern Romantic Tradition: Friedrich to Rothko, (Harper & Row) 1975.
- Tekiner, Deniz, Modern Art and the Romantic Vision, (University Press of America) 2000.
- Workman, Leslie J., "Medievalism and Romanticism," Poetica 39–40 (1994): 1–34.
External links
- Podcast discussion about Rousseau and Romanticism at the University of Winchester
- Romantic Circles Electronic editions, histories, and scholarly articles related to the Romantic era
- The Romantic Poets
- Dictionary of the History of Ideas, Romanticism
- Dictionary of the History of Ideas, Romanticism in Political Thought
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History was made last week, when Canada's first LNG cargo left Vancouver in-route to China, in the first ever export deal for the much-vaunted Canadian LNG business. The fact that it is a one off trade, and involves only a single ISO container with little more than 17 tonnes of LNG inside it may soften some of the initial excitement, especially when compared to US LNG exports which even at their early stage hit a new record high in November of 23 cargoes (c.81 Bcf).
However the sale from Fortis' BC small scale plant, which currently has a capacity of only a quarter of a million tonnes of LNG per annum, is intended as little more than a proof of concept, and there is much more at stake in terms of future trades.
Those who recall the very early stages of the global trade in LNG will know that it, too, started with a proof of concept. Given the meteoric rise of LNG exports over the last few years, it is somewhat ironic that the trial, very nearly 60 years ago, involved LNG being shipped in a converted vessel (the Methane Pioneer) from Lake Charles, Louisiana, to the UK, a trade route which these days is once again becoming very significant.
This week, GCA was invited to participate in a forum that took place in Canada House, the sumptuous surroundings of the Canadian High Commission in Trafalgar Square in London, to talk about the future of Canada's gas sector.
Given some of the advances in smaller scale LNG distribution technologies, ISO containers in LNG by rail, road tanker, and indeed even in transoceanic movements of LNG, solutions such as these may yet prove one of the keys that will unlock the vast potential of Canadian gas. With estimates as high as 1000 Tcf of high quality and potentially low cost gas resource in Canada's traditional oil and gas provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, the problem for monetization has never been the geology, which it so often is for unconventional. Solutions are required to connect the resource to the end user market, be that in Asia or potentially closer to home in Canada or the USA.
Now more than ever, innovation and new thinking will be the key to unlocking those enormous gas opportunities, and who knows, maybe that 17 tonnes of gas will be looked back upon a few years from now as having the same world changing significance that the unassuming Methane Pioneer had in the late 1950s.
Crude Oil – Refinery inputs set record high
Despite record high gasoline consumption, the US is on pace to export more gasoline than it imports for the second year in a row. Changes in regional markets, increased demand for exports, and high refinery runs are once again leading to the US to be a net exporter in 2017.
US domestic gasoline consumption has been increasing to record levels, as measured by product supplied, it set a new monthly record high of 9.8 million barrels per day in August 2017. To meet the combined record domestic gasoline demand and the increased export demand for multiple petroleum products, including gasoline, US refineries have been running at increasingly higher rates. US gross refinery inputs set a record high of 17.8 million barrels per day for the week ending August 25.
If the trends of increasing demand from export markets and US refineries producing near record levels of gasoline continues, the US is likely to become a monthly net exporter of gasoline more consistently.
Weekly Recaps
Oil Drilling Activity
Total US rig count (including the Gulf of Mexico) stands at 929, up 6 this week with rigs targeting oil up 2. The horizontal rig count stands at 792, up 6 this week.
The total number of active onshore rigs increased to 908 (up 8). Compared to a November 2014 figure of 1,876 active rigs, the level remains 50% below the 2014 high.
Across the three major unconventional oil basins, the oilrig total increased 5; it stands at 505, with Permian up 4, Eagle Ford flat and Williston up 1.
Crude Oil Price
Brent, the global benchmark for oil, rose US$0.79 to US$62.68 a barrel, reflecting a gain of 1.26% on the week.
WTI crude increased US$0.79 to US$58.26 a barrel, up 1.37% on the week.
US Crude Oil Supply and Demand
US crude oil refinery inputs averaged 17.0 million barrels per day, with refineries at 92.6% of their operating capacity last week. This is 165,000 barrels per day more than the previous week's average.
US gasoline demand over the past four weeks was at 9.2 million barrels, up 0.8% from a year ago. Total commercial petroleum inventories decreased 7.6 million barrels last week.
On the supply side, EIA data indicated that total domestic crude production increased 24,000 barrels to 9.682 million barrels a day. The Lower 48 crude production now stands at 9.171 million barrels per day, up 20,000 barrels this week.
US crude imports averaged 7.3 million barrels per day last week, a decrease of 544,000 barrels per day from the previous week. Over the last four weeks, crude oil imports averaged 7.6 million barrels per day, 1.7% less than the same four-week period last year.
Crude oil inventories decreased 3.4 million barrels from the previous week. The crude stored at Cushing (the main price point for WTI) decreased 2.9 million barrels; total storage is 58.3 million barrels (~65% utilization).
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Monday, November 07, 2011
Life List
It's pretty obvious from looking at this portion of my Life List that many items are actually travel experiences with my family, and it's true: I have a desire to travel with my family. It's not easy because I kind of have a large family. In fact, I can't even book flights or a hotel on many sites because of their limitation of booking for only six people. Even so, a girl can dream, right?
Here for your consideration and my determination, are fifteen of my Life List items in no particular order:
1. Take my family to New York City for a week
2. Go hang gliding
3. Get back on stage and be in a musical
4. Live in Hawai'i
5. Take my family to Orlando & go to Harry Potter at Universal
6. Host an extended family reunion
7. Visit Bahia Blanca, Argentina, with my husband
8. Spend a summer week at Chautauqua
9. Hike Timp
10. Scuba dive - Mexico, I'm pretty sure
12. Make a quilt -- like, with my hands
11. Finish in the top half of competitors in a triathlon
13. Visit County Cork, Ireland
14. Take each of my kids, individually, to a city of their choosing
15. Be a contestant on The Amazing Race
Okay, so I had a few more than fifteen . . .
16. Eat fish & chips, served properly in paper, in England
17. Travel by train through Europe
18. Record music - singing backup vocals
19. Live in Spain
20. Alaskan cruise
21. Morocco
22. Take my family to Washington, D.C.
23. Egypt
This is my entry in the Just Ask Bucket List Getaway Giveaway. Just Ask offers a breast and ovarian cancer screening and is encouraging people to share 15 things that I want to enjoy in my lifetime as a reminder to be aware of my health. Want to enter? Head over to TodaysMama.com to get the details.
11 comments:
- TheOneTrueSue said...
I regret to inform you that the Amazing Race / Blogger spot is already gonna be filled. BY ME.
- 07 November, 2011 06:51
- ~j. said...
OHSNAP, Sue. Oh Snap.
- 07 November, 2011 07:48
- Azúcar said...
- 07 November, 2011 09:11
- Naomi said...
Well, if you ever make it to England I can sort you out with fish and chips in paper...by the sea, which is the best way to eat them!
- 07 November, 2011 09:22
- Gerb said...
#1,3,5,6,9 and 17 are all on my list, too. I would add: travel to Australia (something I've wanted to do since I wrote a report on it in the 3rd grade), eat pizza in New York, go on a cruise and buy some wardrobe essentials with a fashion consultant.
- 07 November, 2011 09:42
- Kate said...
Any particular reason for Cork County, Ireland? Not that I disagree, I went in June and it was fantastically gorgeous. It just seems specific, just curious.
Egypt is great, definitely a must see.
And I totally agree about TAR, Orlando, New York and Hawaii!
- 07 November, 2011 10:09
- Rynell said...
Great list. Chautauqua, Argentina and Alaska will be on my list too, when I get around to making it.
- 07 November, 2011 12:03
- Rynell said...
Chautauqua, Argentina and Alaska are on the top of my "to visit" list.
- 07 November, 2011 12:04
- Jennifer said...
When you're ready to quilt, call me. I'd love to help you!
- 07 November, 2011 16:07
- Mrs. Organic said...
I don't think you need to sing back-up, I bet you could totally do lead. And I'd love to have a front row seat at that musical.
All these bucket list posts keep reminding me I've reached that age where I need to schedule my first mam. Oh snap.
- 07 November, 2011 20:39
- Steph said...
I have to admit I read Chautauqua as Chupacabra... and really was questioning you for a minute.
- 07 November, 2011 21:31


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Maugansville is located at 39°41′37″N 77°44′45″W / 39.69361°N 77.74583°W (39.693595, −77.745740).[1]
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There were 912 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the CDP, the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,391, and the median income for a family was $51,875. Males had a median income of $34,286 versus $24,329 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,907. About 2.9% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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Stem prostrate to erect
Leaves cauline, often with basal rosette, generally simple, alternate; lower sometimes opposite, entire
Inflorescence: cyme, generally elongate, panicle-, raceme- or spike-like, coiled in flower, generally uncoiled in fruit or flowers 12 per axil
Flowers generally bisexual, generally radial; sepals 5, free or fused in lower half; corolla 5-lobed, generally salverform, top of tube generally appendaged, appendages 5, alternating with stamens, sometimes arching over tube; stamens 5, epipetalous; ovary superior, generally 4-lobed, style generally entire
Fruit: nutlets 14, smooth to variously roughened, sometimes prickly or bristled
Genera in family: ± 100 genera, ± 2000 species: tropical, temp, especially w North America, Medit; some cultivated (Borago, Echium, Myosotis, Symphytum ).
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Fruit: nutlets smooth, shiny, each with raised outer margin, scar lateral, at base, small
Species in genus: 50 species: temp, boreal
Etymology: (Greek: mouse ear, from leaf)
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Annual, biennial, puberulent to rough-hairy; roots diffuse
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Holidaying in Myanmar (Burma)
Tourism in Myanmar suffered a major blow because of the repressing military regime of the country over the past few decades. However, all this is about to change and the country is all set to make a comeback in the tourism circuit, thanks to the encouragement received by Suu Kyi and the new political regime that is running the country. Myanmar is starting to open up its doors to the world and if you're anything like us, plan a trip down to Myanmar as soon as possible to catch the sights and sounds before it becomes too commercialized. If you have long been yearning to explore Myanmar, now is the perfect time to do so.
You can either plan your own Myanmar holiday itinerary or opt for one of the package holidays offered by tour operators and save your time, money, and energy. Be sure however, to set aside at least a 5 day holiday to make sure you have enough time to soak up the glamours of this beautiful country. A land of mystical beauty, Myanmar is an ideal holiday destination for family vacationers, backpackers, group holidays, and romantic getaways. You can make the most of your trip to Myanmar (Burma) with your friends or family by keeping a few important travel tips in mind.
Things to see in Myanmar
While planning your Burma holiday, make sure that your sightseeing itinerary includes some of the most popular tourist attractions of the country such as the Ananda Temple in Bagan, Mandalay Hill, the local Scott Market in Rangoon, Pindaya Caves, and the Palace Complex in Rangoon. Numerous Payas and temples dot every city in Myanmar. That apart, you can spend a leisurely day in one of the beautiful gardens or public parks located in every town and city.
Accommodation in Myanmar
Tourists who come on a Myanmar holiday can make their staying arrangements in one of the hotels located in the city of their visit. Though Rangoon hotels are still to offer various blue ribbon amenities offered by star hotels in neighbouring countries, they are equipped with all the basic conveniences necessary for a comfortable stay. The warm hospitality extended by the staff at these hotels will make you feel at home.
Dining in Myanmar
One of the main highlights of your Burma holiday will be the culinary experience that you will enjoy while vacationing here. You can sample traditional Burmese cuisine in a street-side eatery or a fine dining restaurant. Do not forget to try Mohinga that is essentially rice noodle served with fish soup and is a special treat enjoyed mainly for breakfast or to celebrate special occasions.
What to avoid while holidaying in Myanmar (Burma)
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Cyclists Evelyn Stevens & Connor Fields receive USOC honors
Two cyclists earned Athlete of the Month recognition for their performances in the month of April, the United States Olympic Committee announced today. Evelyn Stevens (Acton, Mass./Specialized-lululemon) earned top prize in the monthly honor while Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev./Chase BMX) placed third in the male voting.
Stevens became the first American to win the La Flèche Wallonne Féminine, breaking a 15-year drought on April 18 in Huy, Belgium. Stevens passed Marianne Vos of the Netherlands on the second and final climb up on the Mur de Huy to win. Stevens finished the 123-kilometer race in 3:26:32, capping off an overall successful day for the American crew. If Stevens remains in the top-10 of the women's world cup rankings, her world cup win may automatically qualify her for nomination to the U.S. Olympic Team.
Fields collected two gold medals in the opening round of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup and scored a national title at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., at an event spanning March 30-April 1. The 19-year-old twice posted the fastest time-trial run to win the time-trial superfinal at BMX Supercross World Cup No. 1. He went on to win the overall gold medal in the elite's men's main, defeating the 2008 Olympic champion, and wrapped it up by winning the USA Cycling BMX National Championship. Fields on Saturday, April 14 collected his third consecutive supercross world cup win in Randaberg, Norway. Fields narrowly defeated Australian Sam Willoughby in the final heat.
Para Track & Field's Blake Leeper (Nashville, Tenn.) took the men's top prize while the U.S. men's epee fencing team earned Team of the Month honors.
Leeper set the world on fire during the month of April. At three different events held between April 14-28, he established new American records in the 100-meter (11.31), 200-meter (21.98) and 400-meter (51.97). His 100 and 200 times ranked second in the world and his 400 was the top in the world. Leeper is a double leg, below-the-knee amputee.
The U.S. men's epee fencing team won the world championship on April 14, marking the first time a U.S. men's fencing team has ever won gold at the event. Seth Kelsey (Brush Prairie, Wash.), Soren Thompson (San Diego, Calif.), Ben Bratton (Queens, N.Y.) and Cody Mattern (Tigard, Ore.) defeated France, the six-time reigning world champions, in the final to capture the gold medal, 44-37.
Para swimmer Anna Johannes (Alexandria, Va.) placed second in the female vote, while freeskier Devin Logan (West Dover, Vt.) finished third. Equestrian Rich Fellers (Sherwood, Ore.) rode to second in the male competition, while Fields placed third. In the team vote, beach volleyball duo Phil Dalhausser (Orlando, Fla.) and Todd Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.) took second place. The women's 4x100-meter relay team, which competed at USA vs. the World, rounded out the competition in third.
Each National Governing Body may nominate one female, one male and one team per discipline. A voting panel selects the winners from the pool of nominees with online fan voting via Twitter accounting for 10 percent of the total vote.
1. Evelyn Stevens, Cycling
2. Anna Johannes, Para Swimming
3. Devin Logan, Skiing
1. Blake Leeper, Para Track & Field
2. Rich Fellers, Equestrian
3. Connor Fields, Cycling
1. U.S. Men's Epee Team, Fencing
2. Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers, Beach Volleyball
3. Women's 4x100m Relay Team, Track & Field
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