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Glenn's career as a clerk began in 1998 at 7KBW. Since then, he has worked at Essex Court Chambers and Henderson Chambers, until he joined Devereux Chambers in November 2006 as Practice Manager.
Glenn was appointed Senior Practice Manager in 2011. In this role, Glenn assists Vince Plant in all clerking matters, regularly promoting chambers and its members through various marketing activities and seminars. The 2016 edition of Legal 500 declares that Vince and Glenn 'stand out as brilliant clerks'. Whereas previous editions have described Glenn as providing 'a first class service' and for being 'very keen to develop longstanding relationships with solicitors.'
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Public Speaking
The Center is open for drop-in sessions this fall through December 13.
Visit us in 7C Sparks in fall and spring semesters!
- Sunday: 6 - 9pm
- Monday - Thursday: 10am - 9pm
- Friday: 10am - 3pm
- Saturday: Closed
Tutoring in public speaking is suspended for the summer.
The Penn State Undergraduate Speaking Center provides guidance to students who seek support in oral and group presentations. Trained student mentors assist with writing, outlining, delivery, and visual aids, for both individual and group presentations. The center's services are available to all undergraduates, across all majors, and will have both walk-in and appointment hours.
In addition to specific presentation support for individual students or their groups, faculty may request workshops or presentations to assist their classes in preparing assigned presentations.

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WP Staging - DB & File Duplicator & Migration
This duplicator plugin allows you to create an staging or development environment in seconds.
It creates a file clone of your website into a subfolder of your current WordPress installation with an entire copy of your database. This sounds pretty simple and yes it is! All the hard time consumptive database and file copy stuff including url replacements is done in the background.


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|Winter Weather Advisory
February 16, 2015
Winter weather is expected to impact our area later today and into this evening. Here are some links, tips and resources to help you prepare for the storm.
You can get the latest forecast from ArlNow.com here.
Find school closings and delays here.
Track and report Virginia Dominion Power outages here or by calling 1-866-366-4357.
Report any Washingtion Gas emergencies here or by calling 1-800-752-7520.
Check on road conditions at www.511virginia.org
Download the ReadyVirginia Mobile App here.
This storm is expected to bring significant snowfall and extreme cold. Follow these tips from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management on how to handle the cold temperatures:
Wear cold weather appropriate clothing like gloves/mittens, hats, scarves and snow boots. Dress in several layers of loose-fitting clothing and cover your face and mouth if possible.
Be aware of the wind chill factor. Wind can cause body-heat loss.
Stay dry, and if you become wet, head indoors and remove any wet clothing immediately.
Limit your time outdoors.
Make sure you monitor the time your children are out in the cold.
Do not ignore shivering. It's an important first sign that the body is losing heat. Persistent shivering is a signal to return indoors.
If the heat in your home doesn't work properly, contact your local government to find a warming center near you.
Check on others who might not be able to care for themselves.
Finally, don't forget the pets. The Department of Emergency Management has some useful resources on how to keep your pets safe during winter weather here.


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When you only have 48 hours left of 2015 and you are doing your last reflection on what you did, what you could've done, and haven't done, Then realizing even though I haven't done what i wanted to I am still above ground breathing and willing to try harder to no make the wrong desicions again. 2015 was a eye opener for me, I've watched people who say they love me just show their true colors. Seen with my own eyes, how a significant other can act as a stranger and not give two damns about how it affected you. I watched how family memembers rather keep friends closer who do them wrong then family that just wants you to be okay. Ive watched how someone can be in constant confusion and always going back to their past because they hope it would change… but alreayd knowing the outcome. I've been victim to so much this year because I allowed it, when I should have been protecting me from all thats wrong and harmful. I learned an awesome new trait to help my life in guiding me in a right path. I have perfected some things as well as having to tweak some other areas. I learned that I shall not give in to something that I dont feel it right no matter who wants me to do something, and if they don't understand or like my choice then they are not ment for my life. I watched my favorite NFL football team strive for excellence regardless who doubted them. Beleive in YOURSELF and watch what YOU"RE capabable of.. Thank you 2015 for helping the modifications of my every extistence how I see, feel, and defend what I stand for. I love those in my life.. love those who have left. I love myself more then I used to.. and I am okay if I have to go into 2016 alone because as long as God has my back I am good.
Happy Planner New Years Printable from SheFullFaith her Instagram or Facebook
Erin Condren Life Planner New Years Eve Printable from MonicasMarvel


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Note: Most selling channels such as PayPal, Shopify, Etsy, Amazon, eBay can provide their labels in 4 x 6 size. Please see this how-to for most popular platforms. This article is for those who want to ship outside of these shipping channels.
So you've got Rollo and now you want to generate your shipping labels.
In the ideal world, shipping companies would provide you with a label file that is 4 x 6 inches, in the correct orientation, and at the proper quality. That would make sense because they do want your label to be 4 x 6!
In reality, however, shipping companies think if you don't have a commercial solution (more on that shortly), then you are a very low-volume shipper and are probably printing at home on a standard 8.5" x 11" printer - which is the most common printer at homes.
So you would usually want to print the label they give you into a PDF, then use this handy trick from Adobe to print just the label.
This is all fine if you are shipping a few labels here and there. But what if you are shipping dozens or hundreds?
This is where commercial solutions come in handy. Not only these solutions provide you with exactly the right file for your 4 x 6 shipping label, they can also help you download your orders from your selling channels, automate many tedious shipping tasks, and print many labels together.
After signing up with one of these services, you enter your courier credentials (Fedex, UPS, etc.) and they will generate 4 x 6 labels using your negotiated rates and via your account.
Our favorite platform here at Rollo is ShipStation. They do offer a free 30-day trial and plans start at $9.99/month.
Other available options are:
- GoShippo - They do not have any monthly fees and instead charge $0.05 per label. You do receive bulk discount pricing from USPS.
- XpsShip.com - No monthly or per label charges. They add a small commission to their discounted USPS rates only.


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All three major indexes finished slightly higher Tuesday, led by energy and bank stocks, as investors processed some not-horrible earnings results. Airline stocks skidded amid concerns about fuel prices and viability.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all closed with a gain of half a percentage point.
Energy stocks were the day's best performers, with the S&P energy-sector index up 0.8 percent, after crude oil jumped above $114 a barrel before settling at $113.79 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
After a trio of misses -- from General Electric , Alcoa and Wachovia -- kicked off this earnings season, Tuesday's reports were a welcome reprieve.
"I'll take an up market any day in earnings season," said Art Hogan, chief market analyst at Jefferies. After a significant drop last week and a significant gain the week before, the market is essentially where it was two weeks ago, Hogan observed. "It's nice to know that we're not throwing the baby out with the bath water because of earnings."
"This earnings season will be cathartic for the market, particularly if we can have financials really kitchen-sink it for us," Hogan said. "It would be nice if they said -- this is the worst-case scenario and then move on. That's an important part of processing the mess we're in with financials."
As for Tuesday's earnings news, Dow component Johnson & Johnson reported its earnings jumped 40 percent, beating expectations slightly, amid aggressive cost-cutting measures. The company also raised its 2008 outlook.
Financials, one of the top-three gaining S&P sector indexes, gained 0.6 percent following news that several smaller financial firms actually hit their earnings targets, including investment-services firms State Street and Northern Trust , and US Bancorp , which operates a chain of bank branches. Other regional bank chains also bucked the trend and posted higher results.
Northern Trust rose 4.7 percent and US Bancorp gained 1.7 percent. State Street shares, however, skidded 10 percent after the company's finance chief said the company faces "two unrealized losses" -- the first of which is $3.2 billion -- and that "the things that gave us the strength this quarter are the things that we are worried about disappearing."
(Who missed and who beat? Click here for a list of earnings surprises.)
A profit warning from the chip sector rattled some cages ahead of earnings from Intel and Washington Mutual , due out after the closing bell.
Avnet , which supplies components to a broad range of chip makers, said its earnings would fall short due to lower rebates and higher expenses.
Even technology-outsourcing firms have begun to feel the pinch. India's Infosys Technologies missed market forecasts with a 9.6 percent rise in quarterly profit and sounded a cautious note for its short-term outlook.
But Intel, reporting after the closing bell, hit its mark and slightly boosted its sales forecast. WaMu, the largest savings and loan, swung to a loss of $1.14 billionbut that was in-line with the company's projection.
In economic news, March producer prices jumped 1.1 percent, the second-highest reading in the past 33 years, amid a sharp rise in food and energy costs. The New York Federal Reserve's Empire State manufacturing survey unexpectedly rose to 0.63 in April, from a negative 22.23 reading in March.
Checking in on consumer spending, one-half of consumers said their personal-financial situation is getting worse, according to a survey by Discover Financial Services. Nearly two-thirds of those expecting a tax refund said they plan to spend it on basic household necessities such as groceries, gas and mortgages.
After long, drawn-out talks, Delta and Northwestreached an agreement to mergein a deal valued at $3 billion that would create the world's largest airline.
Shares of Delta and Northwest fell 13 percent and 8.4 percent, respectively, amid concerns about jet fuel, which has eclipsed labor as airlines' biggest expense. The S&P airline-sector index shed 2.4 percent.
Morgan Stanley's airline analyst added to the tail winds, dispatching a note that advised investors to "look for opportunities to become sellers once consolidation momentum has run its course because airline mergers are inherently risky."
Speculation is already swirling that this is the beginning of a consolidation trend in the industry and that Continental Airlines and United Airlines may be next. The pair have already laid most of the groundwork for a merger and could have a deal "pretty quickly,"Reuters reported. Continental shares dropped 7 percent, while United fell 5.5 percent.
AstraZeneca shares jumped 5.1 percent after the drug maker settled U.S. patent litigation against India's Ranbaxy Laboratories over its top-selling drug, ulcer treatment Nexium.
Shares of Crocs tumbled 43 percent after the shoe maker drastically cut its outlook, prompting speculation that the popular rubber footwear may have jumped the shark. JPMorgan analyst Robert Samuels said in a note to clients that the guidance cut "frankly, was stunning."
Traders seemed to sweep all the footwear trends out the door as shares of Heelys , which makes sneakers with wheels in them, and Deckers Outdoor Corp. , maker of Ugg boots, also declined.
This Week:
WEDNESDAY: BlackRock, Coke, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, eBay, IBM earnings; mortgage applications; housing starts; CPI; industrial production; crude inventories; Beige Book; Fed's Yellen, Plosser speak
THURSDAY: Merrill Lynch, Nokia, Pfizer, Capital One, Google earnings; jobless claims; Philly Fed report; leading indicators; Fed's Kohn, Fisher speak
FRIDAY: Caterpillar, Citigroup, Honeywell, Xerox earnings; Fed's Lacker, Rosengren speak
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But let's give Osama the benefit of the doubt:
"I've resisted pronouncing a sentence before guilt is found," [Howard] Dean said during the 2004 Democratic primary campaign. "I still have this old-fashioned notion that even with people like Osama, who is very likely to be found guilty, we should do our best not to, in positions of executive power, not to prejudge jury trials."Oh, Howard! You're a present all tied up with a bow.


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Since VCenter 4.1, installing on a x64 machine is different. The major difference is that you now need a 64 bit System DSN, but which is not so easy to set up using the normal odbcad32.exe. You need the SQL Server 2008 Native Client before the VMWare VCenter 4.1 installation recognises your System DSN.
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We have also gathered together some useful tips and tricks to help you in making the most from your kit.
If you have anything relevant to contribute to this page please drop us a line.
Cowls and Pilots
To remove the waste material from around your pilot or two part cowl, just sand it away
DO NOT USE SCISSORS this will make the job harder.
Simply sand the flange of excess material off
by rubbing on a sheet of 240 grit abrasive paper on a flat surface.
This will leave a perfectly flat back for bonding.
This will leave a perfectly flat back for bonding.
Cowls should be bonded together
with a solvent type plastic weld adhesive applied sparingly.
Cowls should be bonded together with a solvent type plastic weld adhesive applied sparingly.
Pilots should be bonded together with Superglue
Pilots should be bonded together with Superglue (Cyanoacrylate)
Bond the front to a piece of 1/32 balsa sheet. Cut the balsa a little bigger than the forming (1-2 mm all round) this make aligning both halves easier.
Align the back to the front and bond in place.
When the glue bond is strong enough sand off the balsa centreboard to finish your pilot.
We supply a ply rectangle as a dihedral brace; this is an optional depending on your experience and preference. If you do decide to fit it please make sure you use epoxy to fix it in place
As the position of the elevator servo is down to you, we have not completed slotting the fuselage for the elevator snake. If you have problems please contact me
Page 2 of the instructions shows a ply sub-trailing edge. This is purely a construction suggestion and the parts are not included in the kit
We use Diamond Tape for our hinges, but if you prefer plastic hinges you should insert balsa in the trailing edge for them to fix to
Aileron servo's can be let into the side of the fuselage leaving a short push rod on top of the wing
A black canopy can be used to hide the receiver. This can be done by painting the inside of the clear canopy with matt black, or by specifying a black canopy when you order
Working with EPP
This material cuts and works well with a hot wire, which should be slightly cooler than when using blue or white foam.
To make holes for
your battery, radio etc, first cover the area to cut with masking tape.
To put snakes in a surface, cut undersize grooves with a burr in a mini drill.
Use a steel straight edge as a guide
Cables can be hidden but simply pushing them into a scalpel cut in the surface of the EPP
Sanding EPP is messy but easy. Don't be to gentle! Use 80 Grit paper, and do not sand in one place for long.
Covering your Warbird
Your choice of covering is similar to that of covering a balsa plane.
This is the cheapest
and by far the most practical finish.
Easy to apply and accepts paint of all kinds (we highly recommend acrylic car aerosols)
Pro-trim & Pro-film
An excellent covering
to use. Believe it or not, it can be painted with acrylics by using this
This method has been proved to be very successful and durable.
We also strongly recommend applying a glass filament tape under all coverings
Balsa skin
Yes we are serious!
The worst you can do is knock a lump off in a crash. All you do then is stick a new piece in and paint it, it's that easy!
Prime all EPP parts with a spray adhesive before covering. We use B&Q carpet adhesive or Evostick Timebond
Demon Tweaks For your standard 600 motor
You could be forgiven
for thinking that a new motor must be in the best of health, and it's
not far off.
There are several
tricks which can be tried and we at Vortex don't claim to know them all,
and just like anyone else we sometimes ask "the experts".
First you need a non
metallic jug with about 3" of water in. Add 4 - 5 drops of washing
up liquid to the water.
Connect the flight
pack directly to the motor and slowly lower it into the water.
All being well, there
should be a noticeable improvement in performance.
If all this seems like a lot of extra work and you would like to really get your new Vortex Warbird around the sky, then we suggest fitting a Hot 600 Buggy motor as a replacement for the standard motor supplied in the kit.
Typical parts found in a Vortex Warbirds kit
When you are happy that the airframe is ready
for covering, give the complete aircraft a coat of undiluted PVA glue
and let it dry thoroughly.
When dry use 240 Grit paper to de-nib the
bits of EPP and PVA which have appeared. The surface should be quite sooth
and flat when you have finished
Cut the brown paper into manageable sized
panels - don't be tempted to try big panels, as the compound curves and
shapes will result in creases.
Cover the sides and finally the top, again using three pieces of paper per section
Leave for at least 12 hours to dry before painting
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Engadget spotted the Samsung SCH-i930 passing through the FCC. The CDMA and LTE handset may be the Samsung ATIV Odyssey, the Windows Phone 8 handset expected to arrive December on Verizon. The device code number is 10 up from the SCH-i920, which is the designation for the Samsung ATIV S.
The Odyssey will feature 4.65inch HD display with 8M camera running on SnapDragon dual core processor.
If it is indeed the right handset, it means approval is now in place for a launch right on schedule.
The handset will join the Nokia Lumia 822 and HTC 8X to round out Verizon's Windows Phone 8 selection.
Via Engadget.com


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Scrap Metal Insurance in Bellingham and Seattle, WA
Risk Solutions for the Scrap Metal Industry
Magas Insurance, Inc. provides insurance to scrap metal industry businesses in Bellingham, Lynden, Ferndale, Blaine, Mount Vernon, Burlington, and surrounding areas.
Scrap metal businesses are exposed to industry-specific risks. At Magas Insurance, Inc., we understand those risks and we understand what it takes to keep your business protected. We cover everything, from local scrap yards to large-scale scrap metal and recycling businesses.
Our services include, but are not limited to:
- Property insurance
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DialAmerica announces 40 additional jobs in Erie, PA
Erie, PA (October 7, 2014) – DialAmerica, one of the nation's largest privately held teleservices companies, today announced the expansion of its contact center operations, and additional job opportunities, at its contact center located at 2503 West 15th Street, Yorktown Centre South, Erie, PA.
To support growing client demand – particularly in the financial services sector – DialAmerica plans to hire 40 contact center agents and experienced professionals to join its team.
"We're proud to offer even more job opportunities to our community," said Dominique Miller, DialAmerica's manager of contact center operations in Erie. "The expansion is exciting and speaks well of DialAmerica's expertise in the contact center industry – we try very hard to be a cut above the competition and this is underscored by our growth."
DialAmerica will host three open houses on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 for interested job candidates. These events will run from 9-11 a.m., 12-3 p.m. and 5-7 p.m.
Employee benefits include flexible work hours, a comprehensive paid training program, opportunities for growth and competitive salaries (guaranteed base pay plus incentives). As part of DialAmerica's training program, new employees will participate in one-on-one coaching sessions and small training classes led by experienced DialAmerica professionals.
The hiring in Erie supports DialAmerica's financial services client-base. The company aims to grow its financial services work in Erie by 70 percent in the coming quarter and the center will continue to support clients in home protection and other industries.
Candidates interested in joining DialAmerica can view all available positions, including job responsibilities, and submit an employment application online at careers.dialamerica.com, or contact Ashley Bronson at (814) 835-8194 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
About DialAmerica
One of the nation's largest privately held teleservices companies, DialAmerica provides customized, cost-effective customer acquisition and customer service contact center solutions. Started in 1957, the company was named one of the 'Top 50 Teleservices Agencies for 2013' by TMC; ranking second in outbound U.S. domestic teleservices and fourth in inbound U.S. domestic services. DialAmerica's contact center agents conduct more than 300,000 customer interactions, per day, for a diverse portfolio of clients in multiple industry sectors, including consumer products, communications, energy, financial services, food services, fundraising, healthcare, leisure, pharmaceutical, technology, travel, among others. Headquartered in Mahwah, N.J., DialAmerica's network of U.S.-based contact centers spans 21 locations across 13 states. To learn more about DialAmerica, visit www.dialamerica.com.
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Hi. My name is James Sweeney, although I'm more known by my alias "SplitSuit"* or "Split" for short. I'm the creator of SplitSuit.com and co-founder of Red Chip Poker (the poker training site).
I'm originally from a suburb outside of Chicago and I currently live in central Mississippi with my beautiful wife and our 15yr old son. I had a pretty normal childhood, performing well in school and playing a ton of sports. Sports sparked a very competitive nature in me, which eventually carved a natural path into poker.
I played poker a few times in high school, but it became a big part of my life in college. In fact, I met most of my college friends (many transitioning into life-long friends) in the first tournament we ran during orientation weekend. Soon, weekly tournaments turned into daily online sessions, and a few years later I was coaching students and setting the groundwork for my first book.
SplitSuit.com was created my senior year of college as a place to blog and offer coaching. I was actually doing so much coaching that I decided against playing full-time after graduation and instead chose to play part-time and coach part-time. After Black Friday, with thousands locked up on Full Tilt, I decided to coach on a more full-time basis along and also spent time diversifying my skills learning graphic design, video editing, and others to round out my 'jack of all trades' skillset.
* A lot of people ask me "where does the name 'splitsuit' come from?" I needed to create an alias when I joined the 2p2 forum forever ago. At the time, I was playing PLO8 and a split suit hand is one that has 2 different flush possibilities. Since split suit hands are so powerful, it seemed like a cool alias to acquire. So yeah, I'm one of the few nerds that not only chose their own nickname, but somehow managed to have it stick lol.
More Recently:
Over the last couple years I've been working hard to transform my skillset into something really valuable. Poker is a game that requires strong logic, creativity, and a ton of self-drive…and luckily those skills have converted into business as well. This has allowed me to co-found Red Chip Poker – a fast-growing poker training site focused on helping live $1/$2 and $2/$5 players. To write a couple books. To begin offering webinars. And to release more poker content than pretty much anyone else out there – complete with articles, YouTube videos, and a growing podcast.
As it is with poker, balance is crucial. The last few years have been an exercise in finding the balance between family, work, and the endless list of new projects I want to tackle. In experiencing this for myself it's given me a new appreciation for the family-man (or family-woman!) that is trying to learn poker and grind alongside a job and family. Which has really altered the way I create content so it's more effective and efficient. Because the quicker you can learn a concept, the quicker you can start using your new edge on the table and the more time you can ultimately spend doing as you wish.
My Goal With Poker Coaching:
My goal is to help poker players learn more, learn quicker, and ultimately win more. Poker is an incredibly complex game once you start digging, but that exploration should be fun! So whether it's a podcast, video, or article – the whole point is to help you expand your poker brain in an efficient way. Because once you learn something, you can start putting that knowledge to use and profiting off it. So why not learn that skill as soon as possible!?
Things I Create & Offer:
Books: I've written one complete textbook: Dynamic Full Ring Poker: Beyond The Basics and I've co-written a couple books including Red Chip Poker: Late Position and STOP! 10 Things Good Poker Players Don't Do.
PRO Tip: When reading a book, read one chapter at a time. While reading make sure to have a piece of paper and pen handy. On that paper, draw a line down the middle and while reading write down things you learned on the left and things you have questions about on the right. That gives you a great starting point for your next study topics and routine.
Poker Videos: Over the last few years I've created well over 400 training videos, some free and some premium. Poker videos are one of the most powerful ways to learn poker since they work for audio-learners and visual-learners alike. Today you can find most of my free videos on ThePokerBank's YouTube channel (which I manage and update regularly) – and my latest premium content can be found on Red Chip Poker with a PRO Membership.
PRO Tip: Make sure to take notes when watching videos. I actually wrote a complete article on Red Chip Poker about getting more value from every poker video.
Guides & Downloads: This is a new offering, but something students are loving. When I make a guide or spreadsheet that could benefit you, I do my best to release them. This saves you time, is a massive shortcut, and allows you digest things much quicker. Here are three of my most popular ones:
Calling 3bets Guide: www.splitsuit.com/hand-reading-in-3bet-pots
My Custom Spreadsheets: www.splitsuit.com/sheets
And make sure to enroll in my free 5-Day Hand Reading Course
Podcast: You don't always have the time or focus to dive into a book or fire up a training video…but a podcast can fit the bill when it comes to learning something without hardcore focus. I started The Official Red Chip Poker Podcast (it now has over 2,000,000 downloads) with over 150 episodes on important topics like Handling Downswings, Increasing Aggression, and How/Why You Should Play More Hands. For more of the strategy-heavy episodes, I would suggest starting with episode #7: www.redchippoker.com/podcast/
Quizzes: This is something I started creating in 2015 and since then thousands of poker players have tested their skills. Quiz topics range from SPR and Hand vs Range knowledge to fun things like Poker Player Types. Check out the complete list of poker quizzes here.
What's Coming In The Future?
Over the last few years I've been super busy. Here are some of the highlights:
2016: I released The Hand Reading Lab, the first-ever major course dedicated solely to hand reading in poker. This course has revolutionized the way players think about ranges and breakdown hands in real-time. I also created and released my first-ever poker workbook that continues to help live players work through real-life hands and improve their technical abilities between sessions. This first workbook laid the groundwork for all of the poker workbooks that followed.
In the summer of 2016 I helped manage the Red Chip Poker booth at the WSOP. This was an awesome chance to meet fellow Red Chippers, put some faces to names, and see Vegas from a different point of view. And on a personal note, I got baptized and bought my first house – so it was a spectacular year, to say the least!
2017: This was a busy year between travel, developing a stronger balance between work and family, and attempting to build a bigger team around me. On the professional front, I challenged myself to write an entire book in a 1-week timebox. To complicate matters further, I live-streamed the entire writing process on Twitch and after some editing and design, the book Unfolding Poker was released. Months later I finalized the Tournament Final Tables Workbook with Ben Hayles completing the trifecta of poker workbooks (live, online 6max, and tournaments).
2018: The work I did with the Red Chip Poker team allowed us to bring CORE into the world. Over the years, the biggest request I've gotten is for an A-Z syllabus to create a pathway for going from beginner to intermediate. CORE is exactly that with over 100 lessons, lots of exclusive video content, badges, a leaderboard, and more. This was a massive undertaking, but it's been hugely popular – though that could very well be that at $5/week it's the highest value training you can find.
2019: I have a new workbook outlined that would likely be a Q4 release, and I already created a free on-demand training called Crushing Ace-High Flops. On a personal note, we are expecting our second son in November, so this year is shaping up to be full of blessings =)
Keep In Touch!
As you can see, there is always new content being created, but keeping up with it all can be time-consuming. So if you are interested, join my free email list and receive weekly emails curating the best-of-the-best content for you. I send the occasional coupon code and free download as well!


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Twitter looks back on 2012 and published the highlight that happened on the hyper popular message service.
Twitter just released the Twitter 2012 highlights. Yes it is the time of the year when we look back on the past 12 months and review the highlights. It gets quickly boring, but Twitter is in a special position. Any event immediately gets talked about on Twitter before anywhere else. Twitter is closer to the world's events than any other media. Of course this is only possible through the Twitter users. Watch below the Twitter 2012 Highlight video.
The golden tweets of 2012 are the Obama election victory photo and Justin Bieber's RIP Avalanna tweet. These two tweets have the most retweets. Obama got over 810,000 and Bieber got 220,000 retweets.
Read all the Twitter highlights of 2012 on Twitter.com.


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- "Rigorous training and a brief carrer as a bodyguard in the Outer Rim has made you a lethal warrior capable of handling extreme situations."
- — In-Game Description
Bodyguard is a Star Card in Star Wars Battlefront.
- Level 1: Small damage reduction (10%)
- Level 2: Medium damage reduction (25%)
- Level 3: High damage reduction (50%)
Overview Edit
This trait card is ideal for defensive scenarios but can be used offensively as well with proper play.
Because of the way the Star Card system is set up, whenever you are defending an objective, you can expect a hail of grenades, blaster shots and other projectiles to come flying your way, often in very large quantities.
This is where the bodyguard trait shines, as being able to more easily endure incoming damage will make repelling enemy attacks easier. At trait Level 1, the 10% damage resistance can mean all the difference between life and death, as it can, for example, allow you to survive an Impact Grenade with 10 health remaining as opposed to getting killed outright.
Bodyguard trait is perfect for games like Blast where at Trait Level 3, a player can wipe out 3 to 4 enemies in one go if they're skilled enough. It is more of an offensive card situation where you can go wild and kill people but you are not invincible.
Once the trait reaches Level 3, the 50% damage resistance can turn the player into a small tank as all damage received will be cut in half which can render some of the weaker blasters (like the DLT-19 and RT-97C) almost useless; as each individual shot becomes so weak, if you can dodge enough shots the enemy may end up either overheating the weapon or being forced to stop firing to avoid that without managing killing you, giving you an opportunity to attack them.
Bodyguard trait level 3 can also greatly blunt the damage dealt by high-damage blasters like the T-21 and T-21B. With trait level 3, what used to be a two-shot-kill weapon will be reduced down to (effectively) an E-11 or A280C with greatly slower rate of fire. The enemy will need Sharpshooter- or Berserker trait level 3 to cancel out your immense damage resistance and that may not always be the case as there are reasons to pick other traits.
The trait is also helpful for beginners as the 10% damage resistance can make survival that much easier to accomplish and at higher levels you can potentially take on a more skilled opponent and emerge victorious due to their damage potential being reduced a quarter at level 2 and cut in half at level level 3, preventing them from dealing enough damage to be effective against you.
All that being said, ALWAYS remember; YOU ARE NOT INVINCIBLE! Despite taking 50% less damage at level 3, if you do suffer heavy damage, remember to fall back behind cover and regenerate your health. It is far better to fall back and recover instead of attempting to hold out against the impossible. More often than not you may end up dying and losing the damage resistance when you respawn.
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- This is one of the traits suited towards beginners, especially helpful with badly thrown grenades (hitting walls) and avoiding proximity mines, and if one manages to reach level 3 it will easily make the player a walking tank.
- Use Bacta Bomb to regenerate back at full health meaning that you can fight back and play offensive again.
- One of the most notable uses of the bodyguard is to resist the Homing Shot. In fact, at just level one the homing shot will only deal 69 damage to yourself (raising the question of the actual damage resistance of level 1) which can be a life saver, especially on open spaces with no Jump Pack.
- You can survive proximity mines with Bodyguard level 3, but only if your health is high.
- Heroes and Villains can still kill soldiers with one hit of a lightsaber, or 2 shots if they're strong, so be careful when you're in their range.


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For sale £34,500 - Convenience, General Retail
City Business Brokers welcomes to the market this traditional, family run and well established Greengrocers has been successfully run by our client since 2013.
The business is very well supported by local residents seeing a high amount of repeat trade. The store is very well stocked and appealing to the eye with a wide variety of fresh produce clearly displayed throughout. Outside there are colourful displays of the fruit and vegetables highly visible to passing trade. As per the owner the business generated a handsome turnover of circa £3000 per week with a gross profit Although clearly thriving, we believe the business would benefit from having a presence on social media, a cheap way to advertise the business to new custom.
Product lines could also be extended by possibly adding a deli range, hampers , ice cream/smoothies etc Early viewing of this outstanding business in this prime trading location is highly recommended, with the business genuinely coming to the market as our client wishes to pursue other business opportunities.
We are advised the business is currently enjoying a flexible lease arrangement, however it is important to note a new lease should be made available for the new tenent . Rent is £6500 per annum. We are advised no business rates
The business opens 6 days a week, 7.30am am to 4.00pm.
The business is owner run and managed with two assistants
Viewing Arrangements All arrangements to view are strictly by an appointment through the offices of City Business Brokers and no approaches whatsoever should be made to the owner or the business. For an appointment to view, please ring Kevin Stokes
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Ocean Spray - Southern Galapagos Islands Cruise
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The 6-day Ocean Spray Southern Galapagos Islands Cruise visits five Galapagos Islands, embarking in Baltra, stopping by Santa Fe, heading south to Espanola, San Cristobal and Floreana, then returning north for a final visit to Santa Cruz Island.
Highlights include visiting Santa Fe Island, the only place to find opuntia cactus; and spotting endemic species such as waved albatross, marine iguanas, Galapagos doves, Nazca boobies, blue-footed boobies, swallow-tailed gulls, red-billed tropic birds and Darwin finches on the southernmost island of Espanola, estimated to be the oldest Galapagos Island. Play in the waves of Gardner Bay alongside sea lions then cruise to San Cristobal and visit Pitt Point, Witch Hill, Lobos Island and Kicker Rock. Send a letter home at Post Office Bay. Dip beneath the surface in Black Turtle Cove to snorkel with black-tip and white-tip reef sharks, sea turtles, golden cownose rays, spotted eagle rays and the occasional hammerhead shark.
The 16-guest Ocean Spray is your home base and features top bilingual naturalist guides, luxury accommodations, snorkeling opportunities, kayaks on board and the assurance that your carbon emissions will be offset by this eco-friendly operation. The southern islands visited are the older of the Galapagos islands, with more lush and vegetated landscapes and white-sand beaches.
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Rates from $5510 per person.
Day 1: Thu - Embark Baltra & Santa FeBaltra Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
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Arrive at Baltra Island in the morning. After passing through immigration and baggage claim, you will be met by Ocean Spray staff and transferred to the yacht. Take some time to settle into your cabin before lunch and a welcome briefing. In the afternoon, visit Santa Fe Island, home to the unique Santa Fe land iguana and the only place to find opuntia cactus. Giant tortoises were once native to this island but after the many years of pirates and buccaneers visiting the island and taking the tortoises aboard as food, they became extinct. Large numbers of sea lions can be found on the landing beach and Galapagos hawks can also sometimes be seen.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Ocean Spray
MEALS: lunch and dinner
Day 2: Fri - Suarez Point & Gardner Bay (Espanola)Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
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Today's visit to Espanola Island places you on the southernmost island in the Galapagos, as well as the oldest (at an estimated four million years old). Because it is so far away from the other islands, it has the most endemic species, which provides wonderful opportunities for photography of endemic bird species and awesome landscapes created by millions of years of erosion. On Suarez Point you may walk past the only waved albatross breeding site. If you are lucky you might see a young albatross take off for its first flight for up to five years at sea. Older birds stay at sea for months at a time, only coming back to breed. They have the same mate for life and will meet each other every year only here to reproduce. Other species that can be seen are marine iguanas that stay brightly colored year round, Galapagos doves, Nazca boobies, blue-footed boobies, swallow-tailed gulls, red-billed tropic birds and Darwin finches.
This afternoon, visit one of the best beaches in the Galapagos at Gardner Bay. The white sandy beach is home to a large colony of friendly and playful sea lions. Three different types of finches can be seen. The Espanola mockingbird is very friendly, but probably looking for food. The site is also where green sea turtles will come to nest their eggs between January and March.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Ocean Spray
MEALS: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 3: Sat - Interpretation Center, Lobos Island & Kicker Rock (San Cristobal)San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
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In the morning visit the Interpretation Center or Galapaguera on San Cristobal Island. The Interpretation Center was donated by the Spanish government and inaugurated by the Prince of Spain in 1998. This center focuses on the interaction between humans and the process of the "natural history laboratory," demonstrating that a harmonious relation between human beings and nature is possible. Cerro Colorado (Galapaguera) is a new visitor site in the northeast part of San Cristobal Island and can now be reached in roughly one hour by road from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. On the trees and shrubs surrounding the site, you may see land birds like warbler, finches and mockingbirds, and on the trails, giant tortoises. They live there wild but in a protected area to assure their survival by sealing them off from introduced predators, like pigs and goats.
In the afternoon, visit Lobos Island, an islet about an hour away from San Cristobal. Blue-footed boobies nest here seasonally, and in recent years frigatebirds have begun to nest here as well. Sea lions are abundant, as are marine iguanas. It is a very calm and tranquil site with beautiful views of Kicker Rock off in the distance. León Dormido in Spanish, Kicker Rock is a huge structure formed of two eroded volcanic cones that tower over the sea at about 104 meters in the middle of the open water. It is one of the most well-known landmarks in Galapagos with many popular sea birds surrounding the area. It is also perhaps one of the best sites in the Galapagos to see incredible underwater life. Here snorkeling is possible.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Ocean Spray
MEALS: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 4: Sun - Pitt Point & Witch Hill (San Cristobal)San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
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This morning, explore Pitt Point on San Cristobal on the easternmost side of the Galapagos Islands. It is also one of the only places that red-footed boobies, blue-footed boobies and Nazca's can be found all at the same place. The visitor site with formations of old volcanic rock is profoundly unique and the hike to the top of the site provides incredible views of the surrounding area. Later, visit Witch Hill and a popular beach with powdery white sand and turquiose waters that are a joy to swim and snorkel in. Spot tropical fish beneath the surface and occasional sea lions may stop by to swim with you or you'll find them snoozing on the shore. On a dinghy ride you can explore the many crevices in the eroding rocks, leaving you awestruck by the sheer power of erosion.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Ocean Spray
MEALS: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 5: Mon - Post Office Bay, Cormorant Point & Devil's Crown (Floreana)Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
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Today, land on a beach and head to Post Office Bay where 18th century whalers once placed a wooden barrel for use as an unofficial mail box. The custom continues to this day with Galapagos visitors. So, don't forget your postcards, and don't be surprised if the post card arrives to its destination before you even get home!
This afternoon, head to Comorant Point, where two beaches can be visited and flamingoes can be seen wading through brackish lagoons looking for shrimp, food that gives them their bright and vibrant colors. One of the beaches appears green because of olivine crystal. The other is appropriately called Flour Beach for its powdery white color, made from fine pulverized coral. Later you may snorkel near Devil's Crown, where amazing volcanic structures have been submerged under the water's surface. Hundreds of different colorful fish species can be found among the coral reefs. Sharks, rays, sea turtles, hammerhead sharks and sea lions are also common visitors. This is an underwater spectacle that cannot be missed.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Ocean Spray
MEALS: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 6: Tue - Black Turtle Cove (Santa Cruz) & Disembark BaltraSanta Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
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This morning's point of interest is only accessible by boat with a guide: Black Turtle Cove on the north side of Santa Cruz Island is a shallow inlet surrounded by mangroves that provide natural protection for a variety of marine life and attracts the vulnerable juveniles of many species. Below the surface of the water, you can see both black-tip and white-tip reef sharks, sea turtles, golden cow-nose rays, spotted eagle rays and an occasional hammerhead shark. Watch pelicans and boobies hunt here, diving gracefully into the water.
After a morning dinghy ride here you'll be transferred to Baltra Island's airport in time to catch your flight back to the mainland.
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MEALS: breakfast
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Itinerary Notes: Use the itinerary as a guide only. Itineraries may be altered due to weather, wildlife, National Park regulation or at the captain's discretion. The ability to be flexible makes this type of small ship cruising unique.
Activities: Snorkeling gear and wetsuits are available for use aboard Ocean Spray, as are kayaks for further exploring the Galapagos Islands up close, off ship. Daily excursions with naturalist guides include hikes to view points and on beaches.
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Substitute Teacher at Diocese of Tucson
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson
Job Description
Job Title: Substitute Teacher Exemption Status: Non-Exempt
Department/Location: St. Augustine Catholic High School / Tucson, AZ
Primary Function: Under the direction of the school principal, the Teacher is responsible for supporting the School and the Diocese of Tucson in their mission to evangelize, catechize, and educate youth in a Catholic School environment. The Teacher shall be a minister of the Gospel and Catholic teaching both academically and behaviorally while at work and in personal life.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Shall recognize and support the unique Catholic Mission of the School by speaking, acting, and instructing consistent with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. The teacher may not espouse any doctrine inconsistent with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church;
Shall abide by Catholic principles in the teachers professional and private life, and shall govern his/her professional and private life in strict accordance with Catholic morals and principles to demonstrate complete adherence to Catholic moral strictures;
Shall give evidence of living Gospel values by being an active member of a faith community and being open to the importance of a personal faith journey; shall strive to model the teaching of Jesus by attitude and example in the teachers professional and private life;
Help build the Schools faith community by a demonstrated willingness to participate in, and help plan, School religious and service activities;
Demonstrate effective planning skills by preparing lessons designed to implement and achieve academic goals and objectives as adopted by the School, along with a Catholic religious curriculum as articulated by the School;
Demonstrate competence in teaching by demonstrating current, thorough knowledge of the academic and religious curriculum as specified, and be able to communicate effectively with students; be able to organize classroom learning and materials to maximize student time on tasks as well as motivate student learning;
Develop and use effective methods of evaluation that are directly related to curriculum objectives and to concepts and skills taught; consistently, clearly, and effectively evaluate student progress;
Establish a consistent disciplinary approach which promotes self-direction and positive self-image; set high standards for student behavior and manage inappropriate behavior effectively;
Maintain a functional and pleasant learning environment;
Cooperate with School and Diocesan administration; work effectively with all staff members to promote positive relationships with students and parents. Specific attention will be given toward prompt attendance at scheduled faculty trainings and meetings.
At all times demonstrate professional responsibility in enforcing School policies and regulations;
Maintain confidentiality of information; display sound judgment in dress and general behavior. Specifically, Teacher will follow School dress code standards.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Physical/Mental Requirements: Coordination and manual dexterity, normal mental and visual capabilities, and the ability to lift as required in a normal office environment.
Required Activities: Walking; sitting; standing; stooping; reaching; talking; handling; hearing; carrying; and keyboarding.
Basic Qualifications:
A working knowledge of and a strong commitment to the mission of fostering lay leadership in the Roman Catholic Church. If a baptized Catholic, must be a practicing Roman Catholic in full communion with the Church. If not a baptized Catholic, must nonetheless abide by Catholic principles in the teachers professional and private life.
Excellent communications skills including written and oral, public speaking and presentation skills.
Reliable, punctual and flexible
Excellent human relations and interpersonal skills; must be a self-starter and be well-organized; must be a team player.
Be available for evening and weekend work as necessary; have reliable transportation.
Be able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Proficiency in the use of computer technology including word processing and the use of excel and related technology; ability and willingness to maintain confidentiality.
Flexibility in assessing needs and strategies and adapt appropriately in a ministerial environment.
Complete a criminal history and background check.
Professional bearing and clean and neat personal appearance.
Education and Experience
Bachelors Degree from an accredited Institution
Certified by the State of Arizona as a Teacher
Level I Diocesan Ministry Certification
Other/Preferred Skills:
Bi-lingual (English/Spanish)
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Day: May 11, 2009
U.S. Stocks Retreat From Four Month High on Valuations
By Lynn Thomasson
May 11 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks retreated from a four- month high after the Standard & Poor's 500 Index traded at the most expensive level in seven months relative to earnings and lower energy prices weighed on commodity producers. European shares and oil fell, while Treasuries and the dollar advanced.
Capital One Financial Corp., U.S. Bancorp and BB&T Corp. tumbled at least 5 percent on plans to sell shares to repay government bailout funds. Bank of America Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co. slid more than 2.5 percent after a measure of financial stocks surged 23 percent last week. Alcoa Inc., the largest U.S. aluminum producer, and Exxon Mobil Corp. slumped as energy and metals prices fell.
The S&P 500 lost 1.7 percent to 913.38 at 9:36 a.m. in New York. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 99.25 points, or 1.2 percent, to 8,475.4. Europe's Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index slid 1.6 percent. Crude fell from a six-month high, dropping 2 percent to $57.45 a barrel in New York.
"The market has gone too far, too fast," Douglas Cliggott, the Greenwich, Connecticut-based manager of the $81 million Dover Long/Short Sector Fund, which beat 97 percent of its peers last year, told Bloomberg Radio. "There is a risk that the market will give quite a bit of the move back."
The S&P 500 last week rose 5.9 percent, erasing this year's losses, after results from the government's examination of banks reassured investors and the Labor Department said the pace of job cuts slowed in April. The measure's 37 percent jump since March 9 is the most over similar spans since the 1930s.
The S&P 500 ended last week trading at 15.1 times its members' reported earnings, according to Bloomberg data, the highest since October.
Pace of Recovery
The biggest earnings-season rally since 2002 has pushed 34 percent of the companies in the S&P 500 above analysts' price targets for the next year, raising concerns about the pace of the recovery. The benchmark index for U.S. equities is within 5 percent of the combined price projections of more than 1,700 securities analysts after gaining 14 percent since Alcoa reported first-quarter results on April 7.
Earnings for S&P 500 companies will slide 35 percent this quarter and 23 percent in the July to September period, according to analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
Options traders are increasing bets that the rally is about to end. Futures on the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, which measures the cost of buying or selling options as insurance against declines in the S&P 500, are priced above the gauge's level of 32.05. The premium on VIX contracts expiring this month through November indicates traders are betting the stock index will fall in the next six months.
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Author(s): Glenn Frankel
In 1836 in East Texas, nine-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker was kidnapped by Comanches. She was raised by the tribe and eventually became the wife of a warrior. Twenty-four years after her capture, she was reclaimed by the U.S. cavalry and Texas Rangers and restored to her white family, to die in misery and obscurity. Cynthia Ann's story has been told and re-told over generations to become a foundational American tale. The myth gave rise to operas and one-act plays, and in the 1950s to a novel by Alan LeMay, which would be adapted into one of Hollywood's most legendary films, The Searchers, "The Biggest, Roughest, Toughest...and Most Beautiful Picture Ever Made!" directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne. Glenn Frankel, beginning in Hollywood and then returning to the origins of the story, creates a rich and nuanced anatomy of a timeless film and a quintessentially American myth. The dominant story that has emerged departs dramatically from documented history: it is of the inevitable triumph of white civilization, underpinned by anxiety about the sullying of white women by "savages."
What makes John Ford's film so powerful, and so important, Frankel argues, is that it both upholds that myth and undermines it, baring the ambiguities surrounding race, sexuality, and violence in the settling of the West and the making of America.
"[A] vivid, revelatory account of John Ford's 1956 masterpiece."-The New York Times Book Review
Impeccably researched.[Frankel's] book is a fascinating journey from fiction to fact, from glorified legend to brutal event. By connecting The Searchers to the facts of its distant origins, Frankel demonstrates how history and storytelling can become a unified force in national mythmaking Washington Post This two-pronged history by the Pulitzer-winning journalist dives into the infamously difficult production of the iconic John Wayne Western and-perhaps more intriguing-the 1836 kidnapping of a Texas girl, which inspired the film Entertainment Weekly, "The Must List" Before The Searchers was a blockbuster movie, it was a book. And before it was a book it was part of Texas lore. And before that, it was a true story. Glenn Frankel has traced the evolution of this story from the rugged plains of the American Southwest to Hollywood . [The Searchers] is a book about the stories that we tell about ourselves. NPR, "Weekend Edition"
Glenn Frankel worked for nearly thirty years for the Washington Post, as a reporter, a foreign correspondent, and editor of the Washington Post Magazine. As Jerusalem bureau chief, he won the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for "sensitive and balanced reporting from Israel and the Middle East." His first book, Beyond the Promised Land: Jews and Arabs on the Hard Road to a New Israel won the National Jewish Book Award. His second, Rivonia's Children: Three Families and the Cost of Conscience in White South Africa was a finalist for South Africa's prestigious Alan Paton Award. Frankel has been an Alicia Patterson Journalism Fellow and a Hearst Visiting Professional in the Department of Communication at Stanford. He is currently the Director of the School of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin.


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green sprouts Sip & Straw Cup Made from Glass | Safer from The Inside Out | Liquids only Touch Silicone & Glass, Straw Supports Healthy Oral Development
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The design of this glass sip'n straw cup is outstanding. The temperered glass on the inside is protected all around by a polypropylene plastic shield that protects the glass inside. The Green Sprouts Sip'n Straw cup can be used with the provided silicone sip spout (great for ages 6-12 months) or can be used as a kids glass straw cup (great for ages 6 months plus).
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The Glass Sip & Straw Cup allows baby to safely handle a glass cup independently. Liquids only touch glass and silicone on the inside, while the outer plastic shell protects from breakage. A silicone sippy and straw spout are included for extended use and to grow with baby. Parents and babies love the Glass Sip & Straw Cup because it is safer from the inside out.
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"Beer," he ordered, lifting his chin up from the iPhone in his right hand as it continued to spill sound into his ear.
His eyes didn't make contact with the bartender, but rather some space above her head for a moment before lowering to the bar in front on him. "No, nothing," he explained to the voice on the other line. "I'm just ordering a drink."
He was dressed in a gray suit and crimson red tie, which he smoothed out with his free hand as he settled on the bar stool.
"Go ahead," he told the voice on the other line. "No, really, I'm listening. Uh huh. Uh huh. Yeah. Of course."
At least a minute-and-a-half passed, him sitting, drinkless. He looked around, raised his chin a little and silently mouthed the word "beer" to the bartender. His eyes bugged out a little in annoyance and impatience before turning away again and focusing on the bar top in front of him.
"Yeah, that's right. No, no, I get it. Yeah, uh huh. Right."
Another minute passed and his hand reached for the pint of beer that wasn't there.
"Oh, what the fuck," he said. "No, not you, goddammit. I'm still waiting for my beer. I swear, there's not even anyone here. Hey, bartender!"
"I'm sorry, are you speaking to me?" the bartender responded, a sardonic naivete playing out on her features ever so briefly, before wide eyes narrowed and the faux shock in her open mouth closed and twisted into a cruel sneer.
The man silently mouthed the word "beer" again, this time trying to draw the one-syllable word into something long and condescendingly obvious.
"Oh I heard you the first ten times, jackass," she said.
The man's head went stiff for a moment and then tilted on an axis. "What. Did you just call me?"
The bartender silently mouthed the word "jackass," having better luck than he at drawing out the two-syllable word into something long and condescendingly obvious.
"I can't believe this. I'll have to call you back," he said and before the voice on the other line could take a breath, let alone respond, the man in the gray suit had switched off his phone and leaned over the bar. "What kind of service is this?"
"Who said I was serving you?"
"I'm not intoxicated. You have to serve me."
"No, actually. I don't. We have a strict No Asshole policy at this bar."
"That must be why it's so empty."
"It's ten in the morning."
"Can I please have a drink?"
"I dunno. Can you?"
"May I please have a drink?" the man said, with a sneer so large it threatened to swallow her.
"Well, I'm probably going to regret this, in fact I know I'm going to regret this, but what the hell. Since you asked so nicely, sure. You can have one. If you behave yourself."
"Fucking lovely. I'll have a beer, if you've got one of those."
"Actually, I've got fourteen of those. Which one do you want?"
"Jesus Christ, is this a test? I don't know. Just pick one."
"Really? You don't care what you're about to drink?"
"Do I look like I care?"
"Fine," she said, turning around and filling a shaker pint with something that was orange and cold. She placed it on the bar in front of him. "Five bucks."
He threw a fifty dollar bill at her. "Got change?"
"Let me see," she said, her voice a barely controlled snarl.
The man in the suit took a half-sip of his beer and gagged slightly. Dribbles of cold orange liquid spilled out of the corners of his mouth until he pulled a handkerchief from his breast pocket and dabbed them away. "What the hell is this?" he asked. "It's awful!"
"It's the beer you couldn't bother to order all by yourself," the bartender said from across the bar, as she started pulling change together.
"Well, this is disgusting. I'm not drinking this. It's… bitter!"
"It's an IPA. It's supposed to be bitter."
"You just gave me the worst beer on the menu because you don't like me."
"Actually, that's my favorite beer."
"Yes, as a matter of fact. Cross my heart and hope you die."
"You… like this?! Girls don't drink this shit. If a girl is going to drink a beer, it's got to taste like a candy and fruit orgy."
"Well, good thing I'm a woman, then. I like beer that tastes like beer."
"This is like drinking razor blades. I still think you're shitting me."
"Well, I still think you're full of shit," she said, as she counted out the forty-five dollars in change, all in ones.
"Really? Forty-five ones? What am I supposed to do with all these?"
"Well, you could leave some of them as a tip, I suppose–"
"–and there's a gay strip club across the street where you could blow the rest of them." And then the bartender snorted a little. "Blow. Heh."
"Alright, that does it. I've been patient enough. What's your name, young lady?" the man said, straightening up and taking out a pad of paper and a pen.
"Oh no, am I in some sort of twuh-bull?" the bartender said in her best Little Orphan Annie voice.
"You will be when your boss hears about how you've been treating me. Now what's your name?"
"Well, my full birth name is Go F. Yourself, but most people just call me by my middle name, Fuckov. I'm Russian. Do you need my address, too? It's 123 Get Bent Drive."
"Very funny. I'll find out your real name. It's only a matter of time. Or I'll just describe you and what time I was here. You'll be fired. Or at least severely reprimanded."
"Oh, man, I love a good reprimanding." she said. "Right after I get out of a hot bath, I'll just lie in bed, reprimanding myself for hours."
"You think I'm joking."
"No, but I think you're funny. To look at."
The man got off his barstool, his face red with emotion. "Alright, I'm going to give you a chance to make things right here. You refund my money for the swill you poured me, you apologize to me in writing for the way you treated me, and… and…"
"Oh, there's more? Wait, wait. I'm gonna need to get a pen to write all this down. It's comedy gold, Jerry. Gold, I tell ya!"
"–and you give me your phone number and agree to go out on a date with me."
The bartender's gleeful smirk cracked in two and was replaced with an expression that seemed to say, I was walking down the street when a stranger approached me and slapped me with a dead mackerel.
"Well?" the man in the suit said, tapping his pen against the pad of paper impatiently. "What is it to be? Those are my terms."
"Oh. My. God." Realization dawned on the bartender. "This was all an act, wasn't it? The phone call, the suit and tie, the over-the-top belligerence? You're seriously a pick-up artist, aren't you? Seriously."
The man's eyes wandered away from the bartender's face. "Well, well, no. What? No, of course not."
"You are! You are! Oh my God! That was classic!" The bartender laughed so loud, she almost fell over backwards. "Oh, you had me. So, so brilliant!"
"Does that mean, will you–?"
"What? Go out with you?"
"Yeah, you know, to a movie or dinn–"
"Oh Fuck no. Get the hell outta here."
"Oh. Oh, well. Alright then," he said, looking suddenly about two sizes too small for the expensive suit he was wearing. He picked up the pint of beer and knocked it back in one enormous gulp, set the empty glass back down gently, and left ten $1 bills lying on the bar before turning his back to the bartender and walking towards the door, head hanging, eyes buried into the ground before him.
"But hey!" she called out.
He turned around, a glimmer of hope shining beneath the dense fog of his embarrassment.
She shrugged her shoulders. "Happy Valentine's Day," she said sweetly.


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mmm your sushi looks great! You can never go wrong with a sushi party. (That bubble bath looks divine as well...definitely doing that this weekend.) Stopping by from the link-up! Great blog :)ReplyDelete
Oh, now I'm craving cinnamon Life - haven't had that in ages but it's one of my FAVORITES :D Happy weekend!ReplyDelete
stopped by from aisletoaloha! i'm hoping to go skiing this season - haven't been in about 7 years!!! the tulips are BEAUTIFUL!! my favorite :-)ReplyDelete
sushi! that has become my specialty in our circle of friends. i see you did that type where you have the rice ball and lay the fish on top. i need to try that out next time.ReplyDelete
enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Ah, what an awesome list! That sushi looks amazing (especially for HOMEMADE, girl!) and is making my tummy growl. Also, I love those tulips and your polish!ReplyDelete
So glad you linked up with me, Nicole!
I miss you. that nail color is divine! YAY for sushi. enjoy the simple things. I love that reminder.ReplyDelete


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A Guide to the Jack Campbell Papers, 1860-1861
Biographical Note
Jack Campbell, who possibly lived in Fountain Creek, Tennessee, was friends with Thomas B. Hockaday (1835-1918) from Ben Franklin, Texas, and G.B. Lipscomb (1834-1880), from Marshall, Texas. Lipscomb was a 2nd Lieutenant in Company D of the 7th Texas Infantry. Hockaday also served in the Confederate Army, but was in the 6th Texas Calvary. He was a teacher at the Giles Academy in Giles, Texas.
McCrosky, Vista K. "Giles, TX (Delta County). "Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed November 2, 2010. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrg76.
Van Zandt, K.M. Force without Fanfare: The Autobiography of K.M. Van Zandt. Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press, 1968.
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The Jack Campbell Papers, 1860-1861, consists of five letters to Campbell, who possibly lived in Fountain Creek, Tennessee, from two correspondents, Thomas B. Hockaday and G.B. Lipscomb. The letters contain commentary on the secession of Texas, dissatisfaction with Senator Andrew Johnson of Tennessee, the hanging of an effigy of Abraham Lincoln, and Benjamin McCulloch's activities invading Union territory north of Texas. Lipscomb discusses the state of Confederate Army from his perspective as 2nd Lieutenant in Company D of the 7th Texas Infantry. In addition, they mention the Masonic Order in Texas and issues pertaining to farming.
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Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
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Related Material
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Jack Campbell Papers, 1860-1861, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center's "History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light" project, 2009-2011.
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text: Hey everyone, here are all the pictures I took at Import Expo 3 this weekend in Houston. I didn't get everything, but I got most of the good stuff... along with some pretty interesting rice. If you want to see the full-size pics, go sign in at Imagestation and click on this link: http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4291304653 See the other thread I'm posting if you're on 56k: http://www.hondaswap.com/invboard/index.ph...act=ST&f=4&t=91 Here we go!


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The dogs and I have our morning walk while the it is still dark. At this time - there are very few people and cars on the street. Without the cars - there are no noxious fumes and you can actually smell a little bit of fresh air. Going through Dela Costa st., one can even smell the familiar scent of Dama de Noche ( dame of the night ). It's a small white flower whose scent becomes strong only after sunset. When I was young, whenever I smell this flower - I imagine that some creature of the night ( kapre, tikbalang, diwata, aswang ) - will just come out of the shadows and attack me. I guess you can say that I get scared when I smell the Dama de Noche.
Today - the Dama de Noche does not make me feel scared anymore. It's good that when I walk during the early morning hours- I have my two guardians with me - Char Siew and Midori. I'm sure they will fight any of these creatures to keep us all safe.
|The moon today is no longer full.
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Course content
1. What kind of intro do you teach and why? As Anon. 1:58 puts it, "What do you cover in Intro and why? Do you give a historical or problems course? Do you emphasize methods or content? Primary sources or textbook?"
2. Inside the Philosophy Factory's got a broader take on the same idea. She asks, what's your "vision for 'normal' philosophy courses and your methods for teaching logic? Here you'll want to explain the kinds of exercises you'll do to keep students engaged. You'll also want to explain your assessment methods for those courses."
Interdisciplinary and cross-department teaching
3. What would you teach if you got to design your own course integrating material from other disciplines?
4. From Sisyphus, "How would you teach our cross-listed courses with gen ed./the Core Curriculum/some other department/the writing program?"
Engaging students
5. How would you engage students that are required to take philosophy courses but who otherwise would not have?
6. Here's a variation from Anon. 1:58: "How would you get students at our school interested in your class X? Why would our students want to take it?"
7. John Turri's talking engagement too, but he's going a different direction: "What techniques would you use to engage students, in the same class, of very different levels of ability and interest?"
8. Back to Sisyphus: "How would you work with our students as opposed to the ones at your current institution" (i.e., differences in diversity, age, college prep, money, types of feeder schools, a religious mission, they are all huge b-ball fans, etc.)"
9. Here's Inside the Philosophy Factory: What are "your methods for adjusting to different preparation levels in the classroom? Here is where you'll have to explain how you'll deal with the kid who can't read and the kid who had to come home from Princeton sitting next to one another in your freshman Ethics course."
Teaching practices
10. How does your research inform your teaching?
11. From Anon. 1:58: "What is your strength/weakness as a teacher? What is special about your classes? What do you feel you need to work on?"
12. John T again: "What incentives do you build into the course to encourage your students to actually do the reading?"
13. What technology do you use in teaching? Besides chalk, I guess.
14. From Inside the Philosophy Factory: How would you "deal with a few students who are doing badly in the class -- and how you would deal with a significant portion of the class that is doing badly? She recommends, "The key with the student is to offer more help and to understand what resources are available to help students who need more assistance. With the class who is doing badly, discuss how you'd do some review to reinforce some important concepts AND to do classroom assessment techniques like asking about the 'muddiest point' etc."
15. From Sisyphus, "what sorts of limitations do you see yourself working around in your research here (i.e., how will you deal with our heavy teaching load and research requirements at the same time?)?"
16. And Michael Cholbi underlines the point: "Be ready to talk about how you'd teach large courses (50+) on your own."
Michael C. also recommends having a handful of memorable points to make about your teaching. Now, nothing makes a talking point go down smooth like a charming little anecdote. . . .
17. From Anon. 1:58: "What was your worst/best moment as a philosophy teacher and why? How did you react/respond?"
18. Sisyphus again: "Describe a time you had to deal with a problem student."
19. And back to Inside the Philosophy Factory: Describe "your most challenging teaching situation and your most rewarding experience. Here is where you tell the story about little Jimmy who was sure he couldn't do logic -- who had talked himself out of being able to pass the class and who finally ended up passing the class"
20. Anon. 1:58: "From a religious school: How would you get along with our students?"
21. Inside the Philosophy Factory Again: Talk about "your professional development. Here is where you'll want to talk about the teaching seminars you're attending via your grad university, how you are a member of APT etc... This is not where you give details about conference papers, publications etc -- unless there is a research element to your position. Then you make it about 50/50."
22. "Suppose someone (perhaps a community member, and not necessarily a student) came to you and asked how to resolve moral problem X. What would you tell them to do?"
23. Finally, "Which do you see as you primary focus--teaching or research?"


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Employee Engagement Management and Gamification: Q&A with Verint's Oren Stern
Oren Stern is Senior VP of Product Strategy at Verint. We met him speak about gamification and Employee Engagement Management. He describes his views on the use of gamification in B2C verticals, covering everything from telecommunications to financial services, and even government. Employee engagement is important for any vertical, but especially when employees do customer facing work in a transactional environment. Studies show that more engaged employees drive more successful organizations with better business results.


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Jacksonville Police broke up a fight between neighbors Monday evening.
Sgt. Jason Price, with the Jacksonville Police Department, said officers were called to the 700 block of Palestine Street at 5:47 p.m.
He said tensions between neighbors had built up and they were fighting in the street.
The altercation was broken up when officers used pepper spray. Price said no one in the fight could say what the exact cause was.
Three people were arrested for disorderly conduct, and a bystander was arrested for public intoxication.
Price said this was the first physical altercation the department has responded to at the location.


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Nuclear Beasts Blog
Monday, April 26, 2004
Alternate Blog
I'm experimenting with MovableType, a more sophisticated but complicated piece of blogging software. I'm trying to switch my blogs over to it; we'll see how it goes.
So far I've moved Nuclear Beasts and the Game Rules over to the new system.
I probably won't be updating this one anymore, unless I run into problems with the new version.
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My thoughts on the recent Forest of Imagination event in Queen Square Bath, which drew nearly 7,000 visitors:
I feel that Forest of Imagination holds an opportunity for deep community engagement, not just during the event but in the planning, design and lead up to it.
The way that staff from Herman Miller, Grant Associates, FCB as well as many individual volunteers have all responded to the openness and collaborative nature of FOI is a resounding testimony to collaboration across (creative) industries and cultures. We (Forest team) will all have enjoyed the Forest experience and our involvement in it, from different angles and for different reasons. Our collective motivations will be diverse yet, I believe, with strong overlaps.
We have experienced and demonstrated how creativity, collaboration and freedom to play and imagine have brought us into a place of refreshment for the soul, mind and our inherently creative and curious bodies.
Most of us are already busy with so many responsibilities, projects and commitments and although for those involved in "delivering" the event FOI added to that list, it seemed also to somehow offer a sense of calm. Forest of Imagination offers a strong, memorable and edifying creative experience, but I think it also offers a contemplative place away from the madding crowd, although within it. We talk about the transformative power of creativity, and its connection to wellbeing… Now we must show, prove that this is the case. Perhaps we can record and share how FOI affected us positively in this way. How we see things, people, our city, perhaps even the world a little or a lot differently.
My wife Andrea suggests including a large scale interactive piece of public art, inspired by this giant paper eco troll.
I think the way that we fundraise for the next event should be primarily focused on the local community (with as much lead time as possible), whether that be Bath, Bristol, Chippenham, Sydney and beyond… We need to be really good at sharing "what's in it" for the community as well as local businesses. This way we can offer an even earlier sense of ownership and belonging to as wide an audience as possible. The kind of belonging that visitors and participants in Forest so evidently felt.
Finally (for now), I noticed something really special in the Forest. People smiling. Really smiling. Tim captured so much of the joy and awe on people's faces in his beautiful films. Although mobile phones were being used, they were being used to capture, record and share. Walk around most global cities today and you'll notice two things when you watch people: Rarity of smiles and an addiction to mobile phone screens. Forest of Imagination offers an opportunity for the muscles in our face to be brought back to life as a result of something we feel deep down inside, and gives us a reason to look up and marvel at the world around us, through different eyes. Perhaps the eyes of a child that we once used to see through. Perhaps the view we adopt when we walk through a portal into a fantastical world where the flame of imagination is fanned into a Forest fire… (but a good one).


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Just south of Big Moose Lake, a scenic hike across streams and past ponds. Hiked this in the autumn and was able to enjoy the changing leaves. The trail was well marked and maintained.
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