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790 sq ft Plot in AJD Group Green Park 2by AJD Group
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Tennessee child Noah Chamberlin disappeared over two days ago, after he reportedly wandered away while on a walk with his grandmother and his four-year-old sister. The two-year-old boy's disappearance has inspired an extensive search, along with the attention of numerous people on social media. While authorities continue looking for the child, many are wondering where could he possibly be?
New York Daily News reports that the two-year-old Tennessee child disappeared in a rural area encompassing approximately 600 acres of dense forestry. Over the course of the past two days, multiple bodies of water have been searched, along with the heavily wooded area surrounding where he was last seen. Still, no sighting has been made, along with no evidence behind where he may have gone.
As a mother of a 2 yr old, my heart breaks for the #NoahChamberlin family and I pray they find him safe soon. God be with him and search.
— Melissa D. Ellis (@MelDEllisAuthor) January 17, 2016
Prayer's going out to this poor baby. Help him be safe and find his way home!! One of gods angels is lost. Keep your eyes open for him!!! And pray he needs all the praying he and his family can get!!!
Posted by Donna M Rizzo on Saturday, January 16, 2016
#Update: Sheriff Weaver said they've received no hits from flir technology or from search dogs in search for #NoahChamberlin @wbbj7news
— keli mcalister (@wbbj7keli) January 16, 2016
Authorities say that they do not suspect foul play in the disappearance of Noah Chamberlin. There is also no evidence indicating that the two-year-old tot had been injured. WBBJ News reported that authorities are hopeful that the Tennessee boy will be found alive in the wooded area where he has been missing for more than 48 hours.
#FindNoah Search suspended for 2 yr old #noahchamberlin for the night to instead locate 6 searchers. Odd call. https://t.co/3PBsAcQxKp
— Dixie Leigh (@datelinedixie) January 17, 2016
SHARE: 2-year-old Noah Chamberlin is still missing out of west Tennessee | https://t.co/8sEOxQ2Kb9
— WKRN (@WKRN) January 16, 2016
If you live within five miles of the 1800 block of Short Road in Pinson, please help us search your homes, cars, crawl spaces, sheds, etc.
— TBI (@TBInvestigation) January 15, 2016
While authorities search for the little boy, they are also getting members of the community involved by having them check their properties for signs of the missing child. Residents are being asked to check crawlspaces, sheds and vehicles for signs of Noah Chamberlin. So far, nobody has come forward with anything of interest in regards to the search. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation sent out a tweet letting residents know that they need the help.
We hope they find this little boy soon. https://t.co/YBgsbWh5QV #noahchamberlin https://t.co/VjzXqwu9Hx
— Lisa Arneill (@growingyourbaby) January 17, 2016
More buses ready to go in the search for #NoahChamberlin. Searchers ready to look through the night. #FindNoah pic.twitter.com/10RDSvejKY
— Kurt Mullen (@WBBJ7Kurt) January 16, 2016
#BREAKING: Endangered missing child, Noah Chamberlin, last seen near home in Pinson, Chester Co. Call 1-800-TBI-FIND pic.twitter.com/e8I5LOic9R
— NewsChannel 5 (@NC5) January 14, 2016
Follow.@JSunNews for updates on missing Noah Chamberlin..@JSWriterJosh & I are out here. Photos from yesterday: pic.twitter.com/QKfAiqXWUv
— C.B. Schmelter (@cbschmelter) January 15, 2016
Authorities have also publicly declared that they believe Noah's grandmother and other family members are cooperating with the investigation. Authorities have also acknowledged that there are a lot of rumors circulating on social media. Law enforcement is recommending that these rumors be ignored while they continue to do their jobs to safely find Noah and bring him home.
Two-year-old Noah Chamberlin stands at approximately two-feet-tall and weighs approximately 28 lbs. He has b londe hair and blue eyes. Anyone with any information which may be useful to investigators is encouraged to contact the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND. Any sighting or potential evidence could lead to the discovery of Noah Chamberlin, or could lead authorities to finding out what may have happened to him.
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However, I am quite confident that the motives for helping me are the wrong motives. This is not to help me in my campaign, but rather to get back at someone else. Combined with my strong feelings of dislike for the official, this was quite unpleasant. I was quite clear in rejecting the help. As I told my wife and also a close friend, I would never be able to wash myself enough. My wife tells me this is why I'll never make it as a politician. I'd rather earn money in my law practice and other business ventures and spend some of my own money the next time.
I'm not opposed to soliciting campaign contributions, by the way. I see nothing wrong with it at all. Maybe I should think about it. My gut is that it couldn't be enough to make my campaign a winner — it would have to be more than $500K, and I don't think that's possible. How much money would this official have to raise for me before it would be worth it? Comments appreciated.


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New York Trades Up Twice For D CALVIN de HAAN
New York Islander Fan Central | 6/26/2009 07:59:00 PM |
Columbus Blue Jackets trade picks # 16, 77 to New York Islanders for picks 26, 37, 62 and 94, than traded that pick with 77-121 to Minnesota for 12th overall.
Pos: Defenseman Shoots: Left
Height: 6'0'' Weight: 170
Born: May 9, 1991 in Ottawa, ON, Canada
Current Team: Oshawa Generals (OHL)
Final NHL Central Scouting Ranking: #25 North American Skater
In 2008-09, de Haan finished second among OHL rookie defensemen, and first among all Oshawa blueliners, with 63 points (8-55-63) in 68 games. For his efforts, de Haan was named the Generals' Rookie of the Year and Top Defenseman. He also competed in the OHL All-Star Classic and 2009 CHL Top Prospects Game.
The Ontario native recorded 42 points (3-39-42) for Kemptville during the 2007-08 season, earning Central Junior Hockey League Player of the Year honors.
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text: PARENT/CHILD GYMNASTICS Registration is not supported by Internet Explorer 10 or older. Please upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or use another browser such as Chrome, Safari, or Firefox. Location: Morgan Family YMCA Age: 2 - 3 Course Dates: 11/18/19 - 12/22/19 Days: Mon Times: 9:45am - 10:30am Description This class emphasizes basic motor skills, listening, and following directions in a class setting. Children will work on their hand-eye coordination, body awareness, and improving their strength and flexibility. Parent participation is required Contact Laura Garcia firstname.lastname@example.com Registration Starts: 11/8/19 at 10:00am Ends: 12/22/19 at 10:00pm Who is signing up for this class? (Unlimited seating) Only showing members that meet the requirements for the class Member Price: Included with Membership Cancel Add To Cart


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Travellers in the over-55 age bracket are now more likely to jet off on a 'gap year' adventure than students, according to a recent survey.
With the increased cost of university fees and other expenses, fewer students can afford to take lengthy gap year trips abroad these days, leaving a new generation of 'grey-gappers' to take off on exotic adventures instead (source: Goodwin Barrett). With more disposable income (and presumably better credit-ratings), older travellers are taking the opportunity to see the world on extended trips. The survey, taken by Post Office Travel Insurance, found that a quarter of over 55s were planning on taking a gap year trip within the next two years.
The Post Office suggested that the rise in student tuition fees in 2012 will see a dramatic decrease in the number of students taking extended tours of Asia, Australia, New Zealand and other popular your-out destinations. In contrast, older travellers with access to a pension fund are starting to crack into their assets, using tax-free cash to fund their trip of a lifetime. The survey found that older travellers were more likely to spend more on their trips – an average of £4,136 compared with £3,100 for the under 35 age bracket.
Interestingly the most popular destinations for UK travellers remain the same regardless of age, with Australia and New Zealand being voted the most desirable gap year destinations. More than half of respondents chose either or both of the destinations as their ultimate choice for a gap year. Over 55s also hankered after an extended trip to the US, Singapore and Spain.
The survey also found that a large number of families were also planning on taking their children on an extended trip, with two out of five saying they wanted to take their children on an adventure.


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Friday, November 19, 2010
Happy National Day Monaco!
with free bus service after the show. Photos will be posted later. It is expected that, for the first time, Charlene Wittstock will appear on the balcony with the Princely Family to honor the reign of her husband-to-be the Sovereign Prince.
Vive Albert II!
Vive Monaco!
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- AnonymousNovember 19, 2010 at 6:44 AM
Hello, we are students from Carmel High School in Mundelein USA. We are doing a report on religion in Monaco and we couldn't find any other way to contact you.ReplyDelete
If you would be kind enough to answer, we have a few questions:
-Do people in Monaco have any special religious traditions and customs?
-Are there religious orders and schools? (Catholic Schools, etc.)If so, what are they like.
-What are art and architecture like in Monaco, and does it have any religious influences?
Erin, Holly, Maggie, and Molly from Carmel
Monaco, as I'm sure you know, is an officially Catholic country (with complete freedom of religion of course) and so there are many special festivities on Catholic feast days. The most significant and uniquely Monegasque is the Feast of St Devote, patron saint of Monaco. You can find more information on that by clicking on the picture of St Devote on the sidebar here and then, at the bottom of that post you can find more information by clicking on the label "Catholic Church". You can also find more info via the link to the Archdiocese of Monaco in the links section. St Rainier is also a special saint in Monaco and special ceremonies are held on other feast days (like St John the Baptist).ReplyDelete
I don't know of any specifically Monegasque religious orders but there are two private Catholic schools that I know of, those being the Institution Francois d'Assise Nicolas Barre (http://www.fanb.mc/index.php) and the Ecole des Soeurs Dominicaines. The architecture is pretty common for the riviera with French and Italian influences. When it comes to art there is a great deal and religious themes and themes from Greco-Roman mythology are common. One of the most famous artists to come out of Monaco was the sculptor Joseph-Francois Bosio. You can use the search box or the label "personalities" to find a page about him here as well.
I hope that helps and good luck on your project!
I wonder if the members of the royal family, who ultimately will gather to celebrate with Albert will play that new Monaco parlor game: Are you one of Charlene's two friends or an acquaintance? I wonder if his subjects will be happy to see her?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 30, 2010 at 7:41 AM
Do you know if there are any religious orders or Catholic Parishes in Monaco? We have to email them for our project...ReplyDelete


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On Monday, the office of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio released a report titled "Housing New York: A Five-Borough, Ten-Year Plan." In a letter addressed to his fellow New Yorkers, de Blasio cited a "crisis of affordability," and committed $8.2 billion in city funds to building two hundred thousand units of affordable housing in the city.
To discuss the plan and its potential impact on existing neighborhoods, we spoke to Vishaan Chakrabarti, a professor of real-estate development at Columbia University. Between 2002 and 2005, Chakrabarti was the director of the Manhattan office for the New York Department of City Planning, where he helped to create the High Line, a park located above an abandoned freight line on the West Side of Manhattan.
Now, Chakrabarti is a partner at SHoP Architects, the architecture firm behind the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, and the planning of the redevelopment of the Domino Sugar Refinery, a large-scale project on the Brooklyn waterfront.
This interview, which has been edited and condensed, will be the first in a series of Q&As about de Blasio's housing plan. Please check back next Wednesday for the next in the series.
In his letter to New Yorkers, de Blasio promised to preserve a hundred and twenty thousand units and build eighty thousand more, for a total of two hundred thousand. How does an affordable-housing plan settle on two hundred thousand total units? Is that number too high? Too low? Is there a smart way to figure out how to pick a number?
At the Center for Urban Real Estate, we did a study that came out last year. Somewhere between 2030 and 2040, we will go from a city of eight million-plus to a city of nine million-plus, and, if we're not building housing to keep up with the growth, the city is going to become even more unaffordable. What our analysis found was that we need somewhere along the lines of a hundred and fifty thousand new units to meet this new demand.
The administration has said they want eighty thousand new units. In ten years, if they can get halfway towards the demand we think we're going to get, that's a very positive thing. And I think it's very wise. But it's also extremely ambitious, because it's a much greater rate of housing production than we've seen in the last several decades in New York City.
Where in the city will these eighty thousand new units be located?
That's the eight-hundred-pound gorilla in the room. We really don't know where they will be or what they will look like. Just to give you a sense of scale, eighty thousand new units means that we would be building the equivalent of a Co-op City every two years. [Editor's note: Co-op City, in the Bronx, has more than fifteen thousand residential units, which makes it the largest housing project in the country.] The new developments will be spread out across all five boroughs and not in one concentrated area, but we don't—in Manhattan, and increasingly in Brooklyn—have that much additional land to build new housing on. Most of the growth is going to need to be accommodated in Queens, which has good transit access; the southern part of the Bronx, which has very good transit access; and probably St. George, in Staten Island, because you can walk to the ferry from there.
Has the Mayor's office given any indication that these will indeed be the neighborhoods that will see the most development?
The politics of specifying geography is treacherous. People may not like the fact that the city is unaffordable, but they also don't like new development in their neighborhood, and the fact one begets the other is something most people really don't like to think about.
I think the administration was smart to avoid too much specificity about location right now. What they're laying out, instead, is a need statement.
Forty-one billion dollars of private, federal, and city money has been proposed to fund de Blasio's plan. Will this be enough to support such a massive building project?
If you build larger buildings on smaller footprints, you're paying less for the land and you're getting more units for a specific project. So, if they can get communities to agree to high-density buildings, the cost will be lower. Sprinkling a lot of smaller buildings everywhere will cost a lot more money, so there's a political dance about how much density you can convince people to allow in their communities.
The neighborhoods you're talking about here—the South Bronx, western Queens, and the north end of Staten Island—do not currently have many tall buildings. Do you foresee a political or neighborhood battle over the prospect of building new, high-density buildings?
There will be some. When I worked for the Department of City Planning, we passed the rezoning around the High Line. The project, which ended up saving the High Line, required the construction of some big buildings.
I think you can have a reasoned conversation with communities about these things. I'm the lead architect for the Domino project, in Williamsburg, and we passed a plan that does include taller buildings, but the community got more parkland and community space in the trade. The community board supported that project twenty-five to four.
You just have to have a respectful, honest conversation. I think that most people care about the city. Most people, if you explain why it's important to get that sort of density, will listen. A lot of communities are open to that sort of density, but they want to know that there is both hard and soft infrastructure to support it. By "hard infrastructure," I mean transportation. By "soft infrastructure," I mean things like schools. Those are going to become the more pressing questions. It's not just about the construction costs.
You mentioned the Domino project, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Present-day Williamsburg is not economically or socially or demographically similar to the South Bronx, western Queens, or the northern end of Staten Island, where you believe the new developments will be. Do you really see the two as analogous?
I understand that Williamsburg is this gentrifying hipster neighborhood, as opposed to, say, the South Bronx, but would anyone have said that about Williamsburg fifteen years ago? One thing we've seen in this city is the extent to which neighborhoods change. We live in a city where people work, live in Brooklyn, and go to midtown Manhattan once every six months. That was never a condition that existed ten years ago—it's a whole new way of thinking about the city.
The city has shown an extraordinary amount of resilience and ability to transform itself, in ways that we don't fully know or understand. This is not just a question about housing. Are there places where people can live, but also work, so that not everyone is crushed onto the L train from Williamsburg to Manhattan, and we're not taxing a hundred-year-old subway system? Different parts of our city can form a network of hubs where people can live and work.
De Blasio's report contained quite a bit of language about the eventual desegregation of the city. Can you talk about the feasibility of the vision? In other places where this sort of dense development has happened, the opposite of desegregation has occurred. What extra policies would have to be enforced to ensure this vision?
In terms of racial desegregation?
Racial and economic segregation.
At this time in our society, racial and economic diversity go hand in hand. The segregation that occurs—and it's clearly out there—is more a consequence of economic segregation than it is tied to race. I think it's a different issue, than, say it was in the nineteen-fifties. The tough part of the issue is that the wealthy, white parts of New York are also where land is at its highest premium. A policy maker is then confronted with a difficult choice: Do you build one affordable housing unit in that wealthy neighborhood, or do you build, say, five in the South Bronx or Queens? What is the policy objective: Desegregation or maximizing the amount of units you can build with a limited set of funds?
The good news is that those wealthier, white areas of the city are also where developers are the most interested in building, because that's where they can make the most money. As a result, that becomes where you can most leverage the marketplace to create more affordable units in those buildings.
Let's say that we are going to build a high-rise in the South Bronx or the north end of Staten Island. What is the effect of building a high-rise in places that traditionally have four-, five-, and six-story buildings?
There's a common misconception that high-rise and high-density are synonymous. They're not. Paris is denser than the vast majority of New York City. If you look at brownstone Brooklyn, you're at density levels that are anywhere between thirty and fifty units per acre, which is really quite dense. It's not always about height.
I understand that distinction, but are the people behind this building project really talking about building a dense brownstone area, or are they talking about building tall buildings of the type we're seeing built all over Brooklyn right now?
I think they're talking about a mix. There are places with a lot of height sensitivity. The South Bronx has seen a lot of row-house-type construction over the past few years. That is possible in the marketplace. Developers want to build tall because it's a way to maximize the number of units on a relatively small plot of land. I would say a mixed city with mixed heights is a more interesting city.
But if you're saying that a lot of funding is coming from private firms whose best economic incentive lies in putting up tall buildings, then wouldn't it stand to reason that most of these buildings are going to be tall?
That's fair. But what you're going to find is that, in some neighborhoods, that's going to be really hard to do. When neighborhoods are really hot, like in Tribeca or the West Village, it's hard to build really tall buildings. So you tend to see other types. It just requires a marketplace that's strong enough to support that type of development.
Nobody should assume that New York will become this "Blade Runner"-esque forest of skyscrapers. That won't happen anytime soon.
The converse of that same question is that, if you go out to Long Island City, you can be at a subway stop where you're fifteen minutes from midtown Manhattan, and you're surrounded by two- and three-story buildings. I would argue, environmentally, economically, and socially, that's a bad thing for N.Y.C. That's a place that can withstand some height.
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The Ruaha landscape holds some of the most important large carnivore populations left in the world, including the world's third biggest population of endangered African wild dogs, over 10% of the world's remaining lions, and one of only four large cheetah populations in East Africa. However, these populations have received very little attention to date – no detailed ecological data exist on them, which has prevented the development of specific conservation plans. In addition, the carnivores in this area are threatened by very severe conflict with local people, mainly over attacks upon livestock, few benefits associated with carnivore presence, and poor knowledge about the value of carnivore conservation.
One of the most critical conservation threats in the Ruaha landscape is conflict between people and threatened large carnivore species. This conflict has been shown to have devastating impacts both on local communities and on wildlife populations, and the problem is particularly intense in the human dominated land around the park. This intense human-carnivore conflict exposes large carnivore populations to high rates of human-induced mortality as a result of retaliatory killing, which is likely the most common source of large carnivore mortality in the landscape.
When the Ruaha Carnivore Project was established in 2009, surveys revealed extremely high levels of fear about large carnivores, poor knowledge about them, high levels of carnivore killings, and many misconceptions. It was also evident that despite villagers living within 11 miles of the park boundary, very few of them had visited it legally, and were unsure of the role of the protected area or the need for large carnivore conservation. This also meant that the vast majority of villagers in the local area have never seen large carnivores in a non-threatening environment, or observed any other behavior from them aside from attacks.
One of RCP's key aims is to improve attitudes towards wildlife, and as zoos demonstrate, direct experience with wildlife is one of the most effective ways of changing attitudes. One of the most important strategies for improving attitudes and reducing conflict is educational park trips, which allow people to learn more about large carnivores in a non-threatening environment, increase understanding about how they behave, and reduce fear of these species. RCP started a program of educational park visits, proving to have been very effective at improving attitudes towards wildlife. Of the villagers who visited the park in 2015, 92% said the visit made them feel more positive towards potentially dangerous wildlife like lions; 96% said the visit made them feel more positive towards RCP, and 99% said the visit made them feel more positive towards Ruaha National Park. These improved attitudes have been associated with reduced hostility towards, and killing of carnivores on village land.


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I feel privileged to live in one of the best places in the United States, West Chester, Ohio. I remember when it was called Union Township and was much more rural as a kid, and have watched it grow into essentially a city without losing its spirit of accomplishment which is rare in the world. Over the years I could have moved anywhere and would have if I thought the opportunities for my family would have been better, but they aren't. While I don't live in West Chester, I do work there and it is a part of my daily life most days of the week. I have to credit George Lang with a lot of the government foundations which have allowed West Chester to become such a wonderful place. As a politician you have to know when to manage a situation and when to leave it alone and George has managed to do that over the years even when hostile liberals pretending to be Republicans operated openly in ways that usually destroy communities—people like Cathy Stoker and Lee Wong—so it hasn't been easy. But George has done a very good job of being active where he needed to be and hands off depending on the situation and that style of government should be the model for the rest of the country. The best thing however that happened to West Chester from the perspective of government is when Mark Welch joined George as a trustee in 2013. Over the last four years West Chester has exploded with opportunity and a lot of that silent credit goes to those two guys who have removed the barriers of creation and investment into business and landed many great opportunities to such a thriving, and diverse community. If the benefits of Republican run government could be better shown anywhere in the United States I'd know about it—but that evidence has yet to present itself.
I was having lunch with some friends at the new Chuy's Tex-Mex restaurant that just opened in West Chester and had the opportunity to sit outside on a mild day that was very pleasant. From there the Top Golf facility towered over my head, the Main Event was thriving with business and Barnes and Noble sat proudly as one of the few area bookstores to have survived the hard transition of Amazon's influence on the publishing industry. Across the highway hotels had sprung up much to my advantage because out-of-town guests now had many places to stay when they visited—I no longer had to drive them to downtown Cincinnati to stay in a decent place for the night when visiting on business. West Chester, the relatively new exit along I-75 had the optimistic feeling that I typically feel when I visit the Disney World complex in Orlando—the money is flowing which is the lifeblood of any economy and people were enjoying themselves on a daily basis with lifestyle options.
My kids had told me about Chuy's and recommended that I try it out. We had all just returned from Canterbury, England where we had dinner at a Tex-Mex place they had in the center of town there—which we thought at the time was the best we had ever had. The decorations alone were extraordinary so we thought that type of experience was a once in the lifetime event. But then Chuy's opened and it was everything and more that you'd expect from a Tex-Mex style of operation, so in that context I was quite impressed. As I turned around from my seat I could see the newly opened Deluth Trading company complex offering yet another shopping experience to West Chester guests. Behind Deluth IKEA loomed on the horizon and I had to think how many people it took to make all this happen—and the answer is a good Republican plan that transpired over many years to make it happen and attract all these investments from all over the world to build West Chester into such a world-class destination for commerce. George Lang and Mark Welch were smart enough to not inject themselves into the mechanisms and when they needed to they did a lot of soft selling to help push some of those deals over the top—and that really has been the difference.
I mentioned that I grew up around West Chester so I've had a front row seat to many of the positive things that have taken place over the last three decades of development. But my optimism doesn't come from a lack of perspective. My observations from Chuy's comes after I recently took my wife shopping at Harrod's in London after having dinner at the Restaurant Gorden Ramsay in Chelsa just a few weeks prior to that experience. We also had plenty of experiences in Paris which most people swoon over—but I have to say, having lunch at Chuy's with Deluth literally right next door was far better as an experience than anything I've seen overseas. I also recently had a trip to Japan where they have several facilities like Top Golf to serve as entertainment destinations in their land restricted environment—but none of them that I was able to see were as good as that West Chester facility. Top Golf is an entertainment destination that is a very high quality experience—quite remarkable. It is worth an out-of-town visit just to stay at that facility and play golf in such a unique way. Mark Welch didn't build any of these places, but as a successful businessman and corporate sales executive prior to his own entrepreneurial activities he had the experience to get out-of-the-way when all these investment opportunities were considering utilizing what West Chester offered, economically, demographically, and in supported infrastructure.
But of course I've just been talking about one little part of what has become one of the top interstate exits in the Cincinnati region. Just north of these West Chester destinations are three more exits of the same type of explosive growth—everything from a new Cabela's to the Cox Road shopping destinations. Which are extensive. For a community that still has a small town tradition it now has all the amenities of a big city including a great hospital. And in the middle of all this activity is one of the largest Metro Parks anywhere at the Voice of America, lots of top-level soccer fields, baseball fields, fishing, hiking, and boating—it is an astonishing place for something that is just a few hundred yards from the entrance to a Target, or a T.G.I Fridays across the street.
Mark Welch is up for election this year and has done so much in his first term that it would be crazy not to return him to the current position he holds which is president of the board of trustees. There are a lot of con artists out there who put the much-needed "R" in front of their political affiliation to get elected in Butler County, but Mark is the real deal. It isn't easy to manage such a large township with so much fiscal wealth flowing into it, and still represent people the correct way. Not everyone gets what they want, but I have watched Mark balance some really intense debates over the last few years with great skill and still not discourage investment. Not an easy thing to do. I attribute a lot of that skill to his success as a private citizen well before he was ever a trustee. Now he has an opportunity to do it again for another term. It's important to keep him in the role he is currently so that more opportunity even yet may continue to flourish in West Chester.
It is important for everyone involved to work toward the correct objectives in this upcoming election. After November, likely there will be a special election for another trustee seat and when that occurs we'll need another strong Republican to work with Mark to keep the votes out of the hands of the many closet liberals who are lingering in the shadows looking for some way to get attention for themselves. So a clear strategy is needed to settle the minds of the many business opportunities that are looking at West Chester for stability and continued growth. The first objective of course is to get Mark re-elected. The second is to hold that second vote. The ability to do that will go a long way to maintaining the explosive opportunities that West Chester residents have gained over this last decade, and to carry great optimism into the next and beyond. West Chester is a unique place in the world and we should keep it that way with good government led by Mark Welch who truly understands how to go about it.
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Erythrocyte deformability
Erythrocyte deformability refers to the ability of erythrocytes (red blood cells, RBC) to change shape under a given level of applied stress, without hemolysing (rupturing). This is an important property because erythrocytes must change their shape extensively under the influence of mechanical forces in fluid flow or while passing through microcirculation. The extent and geometry of this shape change can be affected by the mechanical properties of the erythrocytes, the magnitude of the applied forces, and the orientation of erythrocytes with the applied forces. Deformability is an intrinsic cellular property of erythrocytes determined by geometric and material properties of the cell membrane,[1] although as with many measurable properties the ambient conditions may also be relevant factors in any given measurement. No other cells of mammalian organisms have deformability comparable with erythrocytes; furthermore, non-mammalian erythrocytes are not deformable to an extent comparable with mammalian erythrocytes. In human RBC there are structural support that aids resilience in RBC which include the cytoskeleton- actin and spectrin that are held together by ankyrin.
The phenomenon[edit]
Shape change of erythrocytes under applied forces (i.e., shear forces in blood flow) is reversible and the biconcave-discoid shape, which is normal for most mammals, is maintained after the removal of the deforming forces. In other words, erythrocytes behave like elastic bodies, while they also resist to shape change under deforming forces. This viscoelastic behavior of erythrocytes is determined by the following three properties:[2] 1) Geometry of erythrocytes; the biconcave-discoid shape provides an extra surface area for the cell, enabling shape change without increasing surface area. This type of shape change requires significantly smaller forces than those required for shape change with surface area expansion. 2) Cytoplasmic viscosity; reflecting the cytoplasmic hemoglobin concentration of erythrocytes. 3) Visco-elastic properties of erythrocyte membrane, mainly determined by the special membrane skeletal network of erythrocytes.
Physiological significance[edit]
Erythrocyte deformability is an important determinant of blood viscosity, hence blood flow resistance in the vascular system.[3] It affects blood flow in large blood vessels, due to the increased frictional resistance between fluid laminae under laminar flow conditions. It also affects the microcirculatory blood flow significantly, where erythrocytes are forced to pass through blood vessels with diameters smaller than their size.
Clinical significance[edit]
Erythrocyte deformability is altered under various pathophysiological conditions. Sickle-cell disease is characterized by extensive impairment in erythrocyte deformability, being dependent on the oxygen partial pressure. Erythrocyte deformability has also been demonstrated to be impaired in diabetes, peripheral vascular diseases, sepsis and a variety of other diseases. The property offers broad utility in disease diagnosis[4] (also see Measurement, below).
Stored packed red blood cells (sometimes denoted "pRBC" or "StRBC") also experience changes in membrane properties like deformability during storage and related processing, as part of a broader phenomenon known as "storage lesion." While the clinical implications are still being explored, deformability can be indicative of quality or preservation thereof for stored RBC product available for blood transfusion.[5][6][7] Perfusion (or perfusability) is a deformability-based metric that may offer a particularly physiologically-relevant representation of storage-induced deterioration of RBC occurring in blood banks, and the associated impacts of storage conditions/systems.[8]
Erythocyte deformability is a measurable property, and various means for its measurement have been explored - with each having results and significance being highly particularized to the given approach employed. Accordingly, the term is somewhat loose in the sense that a given cell or sample of cells may be deemed significantly more "deformable" by one means/metric relative to another means/metric. Thus for meaningful "apples-to-apples" comparisons involving cell deformability, it is important to utilize the same qualitative approach.
Ektacytometry based on laser diffraction analysis is a commonly preferred (and a fairly direct) method for measuring deformability.[9] Another direct metric is optical tweezers, which targets individual cells. Deformability can in effect be measured indirectly, such as by how much pressure and/or time it takes cells pass through pores of a filter (i.e., filterability or filtration)[10] or perfuse through capillaries (perfusion),[11] in vitro or in vivo, having smaller diameters than the cells'. Some deformability tests may be more physiologically-relevant than others for given applications. For example, perfusion is more sensitive to relatively small changes in deformability (compared to filterability),[12] thus making it preferable for assessing RBC deformability in contexts where microcirculatory implications are of particular interest. Moreover, some tests may track how deformability itself changes as conditions change and/or as deformation is repeated.
Related erythrocyte properties[edit]
Erythrocytes/RBC may also be tested for other (related) membrane properties, including erythrocyte fragility (osmotic or mechanical) and cell morphology. Morphology can be measured by indexes which characterize shape changes of differences among cells. Fragility testing involves subjecting a sample of cells to osmotic and/or mechanical stress(es), then ascertaining how much hemolysis results thereafter, and then characterizing susceptibility to or propensity for stress-induced hemolysis with an index or profile (which can be useful to assess cells' ability to withstand sustained or repeated stresses).
Other related red blood cell properties can include adhesion and aggregation, which along with deformability are often classed as RBC "flow properties."
- ^ Chien S (1987). "Red cell deformability and its relevance to blood flow". Annual Review of Physiology. 49: 177–192. doi:10.1146/annurev.ph.49.030187.001141. PMID 3551796.
- ^ Mohandas N, Chasis JA (1993). "Red blood cell deformability, membrane material properties and shape: regulation by transmembrane, skeletal and cytosolic proteins and lipids". Seminars in Hematology. 30 (3): 171–192. PMID 8211222.
- ^ Baskurt OK, Meiselman HJ (2003). "Blood rheology and hemodynamics". Seminars in Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 29 (5): 435–450. doi:10.1055/s-2003-44551. PMID 14631543.
- ^ Tillmann W (1986). "[Reduced deformability of erythrocytes as a common denominator of hemolytic anemias]". Wien Med Wochenschr. 136 Spec No: 14–6. PMID 3548086.
- ^ Decreased Erythrocyte Deformability After Transfusion and the Effects of Erythrocyte Storage Duration, Anesth Analg, published ahead of print February 28, 2013
- ^ Journal of Blood Transfusion, Volume 2012, Article ID 102809
- ^ Ann Ist Super Sanita 2007; 43(2):176-85.
- ^ Transfusion. 2012 May;52(5):1010-23. Artificial microvascular network: a new tool for measuring rheologic properties of stored red blood cells. Burns JM, Yang X, Forouzan O, Sosa JM, Shevkoplyas SS.
- ^ Baskurt OK; Hardeman; M.R. Uyuklu M; et al. (2009). "Comparison of three commercially available ektacytometers with different shearing geometries". Biorheology. 46 (3): 251–264. doi:10.3233/BIR-2009-0536. PMID 19581731.
- ^ Advances in Hemodynamics and Hemorheology, Volume 1, edited by T.V. How
- ^ Lab Chip. 2006 Jul;6(7):914-20. Direct measurement of the impact of impaired erythrocyte deformability on microvascular network perfusion in a microfluidic device. Shevkoplyas SS, Yoshida T, Gifford SC, Bitensky MW.
- ^ Lab Chip. 2006 Jul;6(7):914-20. Direct measurement of the impact of impaired erythrocyte deformability on microvascular network perfusion in a microfluidic device. Shevkoplyas SS, Yoshida T, Gifford SC, Bitensky MW.


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Christmas Angels
The true spirit of Christmas is alive at Conway Junior High School this week.
Thanks to a new school-wide project, all CJHS students can have a Merry Christmas this year.
Working together, the teachers and the students took on "Project Christmas Angel"-an effort that provided Christmas presents for junior high students and their siblings who were in need this season.
Administrators worked together with the teachers and counselors to identify the "angels"--each one was given a "needs list" and a "dream list." Once these lists were made, the homeroom classes got busy!
"This has bonded the students and teachers in ways we could never have imagined," says Assistant Principal Pam Ferguson. "The stories are unbelievable! Some classes are even shopping together...students, parents, and teachers! Everyone had a blast! Today the 8th grade football team came to my office, bringing the gifts they had bought for their angel. Everyone is excited about this!"
All together 51 teachers and 39 classrooms are participating in the project. They will provide Christmas for 46 students this year.
Local businesses have heard of their project and offered to help the students as well. Reliance Healthcare has adopted one entire family, the Highway 65 Wal-Mart donated all of the wrapping paper and boxes needed to wrap all of the gifts, and the choir from Central Baptist Church donated $250 for the Christmas Angels. Other local businesses offered discounts or donations as teachers and students were shopping for the angels and described the project.
"I'm just blown away at the response," Ferguson says. "Even students who don't have much to give are coming to their teachers and saying "I don't have any money but I want to give what I have to this project. It has brought tears to my eyes every day this week."
Ferguson says in all her years of education, this is the most amazing thing she's ever been a part of. Her teachers agree, saying the students are learning important lessons, ones you can't learn from "books."
"You get what you give," says Tyre Ross, a 9th grade student in Jake Stroman's Civics class. Their class adopted and shopped for three angels. Ross and his classmates wrapped the numerous presents for their angels Thursday afternoon.
"We just wanted to make a kid's Christmas a good one." says 9th grader Jadon Pierce.
"These are life lessons," says Ferguson. "It teaches kids what it feels like to be a part of something bigger than themselves."
Coach Taylor Honored for Career Achievement
The Conway Athletic Awards Commission has announced their 2015 awards winners. Conway Public Schools Assistant Athletic Director Janet Taylor has been awarded the Elijah Pitts Award for Career Achievement.
Coach Taylor's award comes after a 25-year coaching career at Conway High School, where she has won championships in girls' volleyball, basketball, and boys' and girls' golf. She currently serves as the Assistant Athletic Director, PE Coordinator, and the head golf coach.
Named for Conway native and football legend Elijah Pitts, this award is bestowed annually upon a Conway sportsman for career achievement. Coach Taylor is the first –ever female recipient of this award.
Conway Athletic Director Steve Daniels says he cannot think of another person more deserving of this award.
" Janet exemplifies what coaching is all about. Her coaching record is beyond impressive, and that is what many will talk about since she has won numerous championships in girls' basketball, volleyball, and now boys' and girls' golf, " says Daniels. "I have had the privilege of watching her coach for 25 years. All great coaches have certain qualities. They have to be great teachers, have a desire to prepare young people for life's challenges, and realize the important role a coach plays in a kid's life. Janet more than covers these qualities, and that is evident by the number of former athletes that still seek her out for advice. Even as impressive as her win/loss record is, I would think those qualities I mentioned are what she is concerned with most."
Conway High School's Taylor Gault has also received an award from the Athletic Awards Commission. Gault is the female recipient of the 2015 Marvin Delph Sportsman of the Year Award, presented to two young athletes each year in honor of Delph, a 1974 Conway High School graduate.
The recipients were chosen by local media and college representatives, and will be honored at an awards banquet on Sunday January 31st at CBC's Mabee Center.
Other Conway student-athletes receiving awards at this banquet include:
Conway Junior High Blue Team: Bailey Burk & Jadah Pickens
Slayde Smith & Xavier Robertson
Conway Junior High White Team: Addison Jordan & Kalista Love
Parker Prock & Haze Denton
These 8th graders will receive the Marvin Delph Student-Athlete Award. Their coaches and administrators chose them, based on their performance in the classroom and in their sports.
Wishing Tree
Students and faculty at Ida Burns Elementary School are making Christmas wishes.
But you won't find any toys or video games listed here.
Each member of the Ida Burns "family" placed a special wish on their "wishing tree" this year. The wishes could be anything...except they couldn't cost money.
"With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, sometimes it's easy to lose our focus, so this is a powerful reminder of what's important." says Nicole Loftis, Instructional Facilitator at Ida Burns Elementary.
Many of the wishes were very emotional, and included "a cure for breast cancer" and "my mom and dad wouldn't get angry any more."
Ida Burns Principal Cindy Thacker says she is grateful for the visible reminder of Christmas blessings.
"This wall will make you have a reality check with your life and realize how lucky you are. We have so much to be thankful for."
"If only Santa could grant these wishes," says Loftis, "Our world would be a better place!"
Perfect Score
Jillian Tang, a 16-year-old Junior at Conway High School, has made the "perfect score" of 36 on the ACT.
Tang, the daughter of Chiung-Fang Liang, took the test in October. This was her first time to take the exam in high school. She previously took the ACT as part of the Duke Talent Identification Program in middle school, where she scored a 30 in the 7th grade.
"I felt pretty confident coming out of it," says Tang, who is taking several Advanced Placement Classes at Conway High School. "I felt like I was well-prepared for the test, so I wasn't stressed about it."
Jillian Tang says she took the PSAT Prep Course offered at Conway High School over the summer, which helped her with test-taking techniques and vocabulary. But she says most of her preparation has been long term, taking college-level AP classes and maximizing her time in high school. When the scores came out, Tang saw that her hard work had paid off.
"I actually felt really relieved," she said, "Of course my mom was very happy for me!"
Tang says her next steps include taking the SAT in hopes of qualifying for a National Merit Scholarship, and doing whatever she can to enrich her last year and a half of high school. She is a member of the Quiz Bowl team and serves as the pianist for the Arkansas Youth Symphony Orchestra.
Her plans after high school aren't finalized, but right now she wants to stay close to home.
"At this point my plan is to study at UCA. I plan to study piano performance with Dr. Carl Anthony. At the same time, I want to build a firm foundation in math and science and establish strong research skills, so one degree in piano performance and one degree in biology seems like the best combination for me right now."
Conway High School Principal Joel Linn says we will see more great things from Tang in the future.
"We are extremely proud of Jillian. She is an excellent student and an amazingly talented young lady. Her accomplishments are a direct reflection of the hard work she puts into her academic studies, the great support she has at home, and the dedicated work of all the teachers she has had at Conway Public Schools."
When asked about her favorite classes, Jillian says she loves all of them.
"I've had many great teachers. They've truly gone the extra mile to help me achieve my goals."
"Most people thing I have a "tiger mom", especially since I'm Asian, but actually my mom gives me a lot of freedom to pursue my personal goals," Tang says. "With my mom's support, I'm able to follow my passions in two completely different fields. Many people call me a dreamer, but she believes in me so that my fairy tales have a chance to become true."
Bowling Champs
Three young Conway athletes celebrated a victory in the Special Olympics State Bowling Tournament this month.
These young men from Theodore Jones Elementary School qualified to compete at state based on their scores from the Area 17 bowling tournament in November. At the State Tournament, they placed first in Male Doubles Ages 8-12 and 3rd place in Ramp Bowling Ages 8-12.
Their teacher/coach, Amy Hubbard, says it is a wonderful experience for these kids.
"Special Olympics provides these students and their parents with life changing and rewarding experiences. The athletes' oath says it all: "Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt." As a coach, I'm thankful for the opportunity to learn from these remarkable athletes!"
The next event for these athletes will be Special Olympics Track and Field Tournament in April, which will be held at Conway High School.
Hour of Code
Students all over the district are participating in the "Hour of Code" project this week.
This week, almost 200, 000 groups from around the world will log on to their computers to complete introductory coding activities as part of the "Hour of Code" initiative.
Many Conway elementary students are coding in their GT classes.
The coding activities for elementary kids include fun activities such as animating their names or working with popular video game or movie characters.
"The students LOVE IT, because they "think" they are playing but they are really learning to write computer code," says Starla Gresham, Gifted and Talented Teacher at Jim Stone Elementary School.
Kindergarten students used techniques such as click, drop, and drag to create gingerbread houses. Third and Fourth grade students created code to manipulate the character "BB8" from the new Star Wars movie.
"The kids had so much fun that they asked for the address to the star wars activity to recreate it at home," says Jennifer Epps, Library/Media Specialist at Julia Lee Moore Elementary School.
Certificates are awarded through the code.org site to students who complete the activity.
Teachers say they were impressed with how the kids were quick to help and congratulate one another as they progressed through the levels. The students say they would like to do more of these activities.
They'll get their way at Bob Courtway Middle School, where students are not only taking part in the Hour of Code project during December, they are also participating in a two-week unit on coding. In Mr. Tell's class, they are learning how to write the code that exists behind the popular games like Angry Birds or Plants vs. Zombies using JavaScript. They will also learn how to build their own Star Wars galaxy using code.org.
The movement is a part of Computer Science Education Week, and this is the 3rd Annual "Hour of Code" event.
Business Challenge Winners
Conway High School Accounting students win $8,000 in scholarships plus other prizes in the AT&T Business Challenge.
Two teams from Conway High School participated in the Business Challenge competition this last weekend.
The senior girls' team won first place, each receiving a $2,000 scholarship from AT&T.
The boys' team, featuring three juniors and one senior, won third place.
Before the business challenge, these Accounting students participated in the Junior Achievement's "Titan" program, which introduces them to the concepts and skills they need in order to compete in the challenge.
The AT&T Business Challenge is a business/economics skills competition that focuses on areas such as price and production, research and development, marketing strategies, charitable giving, and capital investment. The students are evaluated on skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork, and business strategy.
Members of the Grand Champion Senior Girls' Team, (pictured left to right) are Daija Brown, Meredith Ott, Alyssa Harding, and Cassidy Cook. Also pictured is their teacher, Alyce Hardee, James Linker, SWN mentor/consultant, and Maria Quinones, AT&T Representative.
The Boys' Team (pictured, left to right) -- Jeff Glenn, Christian Flowers, Nic Haines, Zac Webster – won $400 in Dillard's gift cards.
"I am so extremely proud of these students. This is what makes teaching worth it," says teacher Alyce Hardee. "Seeing their faces when they won and placed in the top tier of the competition was worth a million dollars. They have worked tremendously hard the last few weeks on preparing for this competition. These students walked away with not only prizes but a valuable experience of how the business world operates."
Dynamic Duo
Theodore Jones Elementary School receives a "double blessing" as two of their staff members are honored by the Pi Beta Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education at the University of Central Arkansas.
Maddi Mosler was awarded Student Intern of the Semester and Lindsey Jones was awarded Mentor Teacher of the Semester. This has only happened one other time, that a Mentor and Intern team have both been awarded at the same time.
Jones is in her 6th year of teaching at Theodore Jones Elementary School. Her principal says she and Mosler were a "dream team" from the start.
"From the first day this dynamic duo taught together, great things happened for our kids. Their passion, knowledge and dedication helped to motivate students and make them excited about school and learning." says Dr. Tammy Woosley. "We are very proud of Lindsey and Maddi both."
Jones says she was truly humbled by her award but was most excited for her student intern, whom she says has tremendous potential.
"I was impressed with Maddi from day one. Her continued eagerness to learn, her positive attitude, and her sunny disposition have already set her up for a successful career. She loved each child and worked daily to strengthen her relationships with my students. I hope my little girl can be in her class someday!"
Maddi Mosler had simple, yet perhaps the highest praise for her mentor teacher.
"I truly feel like I have become a teacher this semester and I would not have made it without Ms. Jones."
Jones and Mosler were honored at a ceremony at UCA. They will be formally recognized at the College of Education's Pinning Ceremony in the Spring.
Making Progress
Construction crews are working hard on the remodel of Ida Burns Elementary School.
The foundation for the new building is in place and the walls are going up!
Faculty, staff, and students are excited about the new construction, which has been underway since last summer.
"We are SO excited to see walls going up at Ida Burns!" says Tami Burcham, Ida Burns Assistant Principal. "So far, there has been mostly dirt work in preparing for the foundation. One of our Kindergarten students asked just a few weeks ago when the workers were going to "quit playing in the dirt" and start "building something!" We can't wait to see even more progress on our new building!"
The new building will include state-of-the-art classrooms, office space, and a health room. It will also house the district's third "safe room." This will give students and teachers a place to take shelter during severe weather.
Complete plans for the remodel include this new building, as well as renovating two of the school's current buildings, and significantly expanding parking at the campus.
"We have had a lot of rain but Nabholz crews have been working hard to keep us on track," says Assistant Superintendent Carroll Bishop. "We are excited about restoring a neighborhood school that has meant so much to our community."
The newly remodeled Ida Burns Elementary School will be ready for students for the 2016-17 School Year.
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A collaborative effort between Ocean Wise and coastal partners
Sampling for Phase 1 was conducted by Ocean Wise scientists and partners, including First Nations, community groups, port authorities, and government agencies.
Dr. Peter S. Ross is the Vice-President of Research at Ocean Wise, and Executive Director of the Coastal Ocean Research Institute (CORI). He was the founding Director of the Ocean Pollution Research Program. He has a long-standing interest in marine mammal toxicology, ecotoxicology, environmental pollution, safe traditional seafoods, and microplastics.
Dr. Marie Noel is the Research Manager for the Ocean Pollution Research Program. She oversees the operations of laboratory and field activities for the program, and works closely with graduate students, Post-Doctoral Fellows, and contractors. She has extensive experience with contaminant monitoring in various matrices, as well as marine mammal toxicology and genomics.
Kelsey Delisle is the Coordinator for PollutionTracker. She holds a MSc in Ecotoxicology, and has extensive experience in environmental monitoring, environmental assessments, and health risk assessments. She is interested in better understanding the adverse effects that human activities have on the natural environment, and developing and implementing policies and practices that minimize these effects.
Catherine Wong is a technician with PollutionTracker. Her background is in environmental science, with experience in toxicology testing, field sampling, and environmental monitoring. She supports laboratory and fieldwork, with a focus on microplastics analysis in sediments and mussels.
Former Coordinators:
Dr. Carmen Morales, Angela Hansen
Field and Laboratory Support:
Mégane Néauport, Jeremy Heywood, Julie Dimitrijevic, Anahita Etemadifar, Miki Shimomura
Thank you to our partners who make PollutionTracker possible.
In-kind Support:
Council of the Haida Nation
Gitga'at Nation
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area Reserve and Haida Heritage Site
Heiltsuk Nation
Metlakatla First Nation
Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council
Saturna Island Marine Research and Education Society
Tlowitsis Nation
The following Ocean Wise partners provide core funding to the Coastal Ocean Research Institute.


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The most common question about Google Wave is "what on earth would I actually use it for?". Gina offered up some ideas on this last week, but Google developers have some more suggestions.
Google developer relations worker Pamela Fox suggested a list of ideas on how to use Wave for everyday tasks during her presentation at the Google Wave miniconf at linux.conf.au. (This was the same event that convinced me that taking conference notes with Wave is going to have to wait a while.) Some of these are pretty familiar — writing collaborative drafts or working on event plans with other people — and some are fairly developer-centric, like triaging bugs in software.
Two unusual options are using Wave to practice language learning, which gives you the comfort of attaching translation gadgets for unfamiliar vocabulary but forces you to communicate in actual sentences if you find speakers to practice with, rather than using just individual words or fragments. Fox also noted that waves can be used to populate FAQ documents, with key information pulled from them automatically.
If you have a Wave account, you can check out Pamela's full presentation in Wave form here.


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I enjoy so many things about this beautiful life! I love art – photography and music are my two favorite forms! Beautiful memories saved through pictures and shared through lyrics fill up my soul.
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I am so grateful for this God given life, and I want to do everything I can to document all of its real moments for my family and yours!


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The Hall of Fame was made for guys like Cole Hamels. The man nicknamed "Hollywood" has pretty much been a star since the day he was called up in Philadelphia. A first-round pick out of San Diego (17th overall), Hamels was one of the main factors in the Phillies' return to relevancy. He went 15-5 with a 3.38 ERA in his first full season, helping propel his team to their first playoff berth in 14 years. The following October, Hamels was awarded NLCS and World Series MVP honors for his dominant playoff performance, going 4-0 in 5 games, with a 1.80 ERA and 30 Ks in 35 innings. That was 8 years ago, but he's still pitching like an ace today.
"He may not shoot the lights out right away, but he's going to be a heck of a pitcher" -HOF Manager Bobby Cox (when asked about Hamels before his Major League debut)
Enough of the narrative though, because that only counts for so much in the Hall of Fame. Let's talk numbers. Hamels has compiled 2039 strikeouts, an ERA of 3.29, a 1.15 WHIP, and a WAR of 48.1 in 2133.2 innings thus far, pitching in 326 games, roughly midway through his 11th season. First I'm going to compare Hamels to the Hall of Fame standard of a starting pitcher, then I will lay out what he'll have to do to match up to that. Based on what he's done in his career to this point, Cole Hamels has a very good chance of making the Hall of Fame.
First, I will look at the average stat line of a HOF pitcher (courtesy of baseball-reference.com). The "average" Hall of Fame pitcher has a 2.98 ERA, a WHIP of 1.19, 2153 strikeouts and 70 WAR in 462 games started. To be fair, the ERA and strikeout numbers are fairly tainted by the fact that several Hall of Famers moved from the rotation to the bullpen at some point in their careers. To put things into perspective, roughly half of the 75 Hall of Fame pitchers (36) have an ERA under 3.00. Of those 36 pitchers, only 20 of them have started more than 400 games, which is where I see the cutoff. The reason I chose 400 (other than the fact that round numbers look good) is because it includes full-time starters, such as Pedro Martinez, while squeezing out the Dennis Eckersley type, who spent 12 of his 24 seasons as a reliever.
The number 462 (games started) is actually a good representation of the average starter, as the relievers, who didn't start games, balance out the old era of starters, who were pitching 40+ games per season. Going back to 400, only 30 HOF pitchers to start 400 games (less than half), retired after 1940. This should make the generational gap pretty clear to you.
The WAR number is a bit top heavy, as only 33% of current HOF pitchers have compiled 70 Wins Above Replacement. This is even more true when you consider that the top two pitchers by WAR (Cy Young and Walter Johnson) both have career marks above 150 (170.2 and 152.3, respectively), with the next highest being 116.9 (Pete Alexander). Oh yeah, and the top 5 pitchers according to Wins Above Replacement? All retired by 1941. While the generation gap appears to be a factor here again, I still like 70 WAR as the judge of a Hall of Famer.
Getting back to Hamels though, can he match 462 games started? What about 70 WAR? There's very little chance that his career ERA will go below 3.00 at this point, but he does share the same mark of 3.29 with Randy Johnson, and ranks better than Bert Blyleven, Lefty Gomez, Fergie Jenkins, and Tom Glavine. Assuming he can stay healthy for the next five seasons, Hamels should reach 462 games pitched with ease. He's got 3.2 WAR so far in 2016, easily putting him on pace for another 2.0 by the end of this year. If he can produce an average of 4.0 WAR in the next 5 seasons, he will have 70.1 on his career, which is more than Jim Palmer, John Smoltz, and 47 other Hall of Fame pitchers.
So let's talk about the strikeouts. Aside from the narrative and World Series ring, what makes Hamels destined for the Hall? The strikeouts do. He's on pace for 202 Ks on the year, which would put him at 2124 through 11 seasons. It's tough to say that he's a lock for 3000 Ks, but striking out 900 batters over 5 seasons isn't out of his reach, not by any means. Even if he begins to decline sooner than later, 180 Ks per season is still attainable. If Hamels were to keep that pace he would stop at 3024 strikeouts, which is 15th-best in the Hall, and directly behind John Smoltz. That's assuming he only plays 5 more seasons. Should he strikeout an additional 200 batters he'd be up to 11th, just ahead of Fergie Jenkins, and directly below Phil Niekro.
Basically, Hamels just has to keep up what he's been doing for 5 more seasons and he'll be a lock. If there is one thing working against him, it's that he's never won a Cy Young Award. He does have 4 All Star appearances though, and placed within the top 10 in Cy Young voting on 4 occasions. He has the aforementioned World Series Ring, of which he was a major role in acquiring, and is once again the ace of a playoff-bound team in Texas. Did I mention the no-hitter? In his last start as a Phillie?
He's not a lock as of today, but 5 more good seasons out of Hollywood will make him one. I know it's asking a lot of a pitcher to stay elite through his age-38 season, but that's what Hall of Famers do. He's still pitching like he's in his prime, and hasn't started less than 30 games in a season since 2007, so health appears to be on his side. You can go with the narrative, or you can go with the numbers. Either way, Hollywood Hamels looks well on his way to reaching Baseball Immortality.


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Startup Career Fair
March 7, 2017 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
The annual Startup Career Fair brings those in the Hamilton startup scene together with skilled people looking for exciting work! The intent is to foster conversations between local startups and job seekers, making some matches and connections.
Who should attend?
Students and Hamilton-based community members who want to learn how they can work in Hamilton's exciting entrepreneurial ecosystem.
What's happening?
Mohawk SURGE is hosting an awesome group of Hamilton-based startups in one place for you to come and meet to explore job opportunities. They include Innovation Factory client companies, Mohawk College and McMaster University alumni who have gone on to start businesses, SBEC Starter & Summer companies, Forge Accelerator startups, and more.
They may need part-time or full-time staff, contract workers, interns/co-op students, or have project-based work available. The opportunities may be paid, volunteer-based, equity-based, etc.


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"I'm your number one fan!"
Adapted from horror master Stephen King's novel, MISERY casts James Caan as pulpy romance author Paul Sheldon, who crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road whilst returning from a self-imposed writing retreat. He is found by oddball loner and former nurse Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates, in her Oscar winning performance), the "number one fan" of Paul's popular heroine Misery Chastaine. Things go literally go awry when Annie discovers Paul's plans for her favourite literary character are not entirely to her liking, and the injured and captive author finds himself completely at the mercy of her psychopathic, monstrous nature. Also starring Lauren Bacall, Richard Farnsworth and Misery the Pig (as herself).
"Bates turns Wilkes into the nastiest nurse to reach the screen since Louise Fletcher tormented Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." (Philadelphia Inquirer)
"Reiner captures just the right level of physical tension, but for the most part wisely emphasises the mental duels. Terrific." (Time Out)
Friday, December 9th
Doors 11:30 pm | Movie 11:59 pm
Tickets $8 advance HERE | $10 at the door
*Minors permitted in the balcony. [Please note this film is rated 18A.] Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service and main floor seating.
**Groupons and passes OK! Please redeem at the door.
MISERY (Rob Reiner, 1990 / 107 mins / PG) After a serious car crash, novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by former nurse Annie Wilkes , who claims to be his biggest fan. Annie brings him to her remote cabin to recover, where her obsession takes a dark turn when she discovers Sheldon is killing off her favorite character from his novels. As Sheldon devises plans for escape, Annie grows increasingly controlling, even violent, as she forces the author to shape his writing to suit her twisted fantasies.


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What's the best currently available paint combination for a new cedar windowsill in a non-freezing climate (San Francisco)? I've read that current oils no longer match the performance of their predecessors. But I also know that oil primers soak in to the wood much more than latex primers.
Here the old sill is a Marvin finger jointed pine sill, which lasted about 25 years:
The original sill was redwood installed in 1925, and all the sills on this side of the house failed (the rest are still in service). The location is shaded but not otherwise exceptional.
The Marvin sill will be hacked out, and a new redwood/cedar sill screwed in from below. I know the cross section of the Marvin design and know this will work (you can see the joint between the sill and the window frame in the picture).


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So today I'm going to review a product that give me 360 degree reaction, super hate to super love, it's Innisfree Mineral Melting Foundation / Fitting in N#3
Sadly, even mine N#3 (Natural True Beige) foundation is the darkest color available in both types. I usually go with middle color (As Korean brand face product usually give 2-3 selection only) on Innisfree product. This time I have to go with the darkest shade. You can see in the picture I'm not even that tan, so the color selection is kinda disappointing.
As per usual cream compact foundation, it comes with a air-puff and a separates between the product and the puff. Nice full on mirror and as per usual Innisfree has a very clean packaging.
According to the packaging :
Innisfree Mineral Melting Foundation / Fitting (SPF 32/PA++)
As you can see, my big pores and zits still kinda pop-ed out, but it really does even out my skin and clear the redness on the side of my nose.