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The Gift Of An Education - A Full-tuition Pay It Forward ScholarshipBy : UOPX News | September 24, 2009
Alumni Of University Of Phoenix Utah Campus Can Submit Nominees Until October 16
SALT LAKE CITY, UT , September 24, 2009 — University of Phoenix alumni in Utah are being asked to "pay forward" their success to individuals whose lives could be improved by completing a college education. Alumni can nominate family members, friends, colleagues or community members for one of the University's 30 Paying It Forward® Scholarships. The deadline is October 16. All tuition for the scholarship recipients will be covered and each may select the undergraduate degree program of their choice and choose to complete their degree either online or at their local campus.
In 2006, in celebration of its 30th anniversary, University of Phoenix launched the Paying It Forward Scholarship Program. Each year, 30 University alumni identify 30 deserving individuals who could change their lives and the lives of others through a college education
Utah was very prominent in 2007 when local residents earned four of the 30 national scholarships awarded annually. Their stories can be found here:
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- Breeze Smuin (Roy),
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University of Phoenix is constantly innovating to help students balance education and life in a rapidly changing world. Through flexible schedules, challenging courses and interactive learning, students achieve personal and career aspirations without putting their lives on hold. During the quarter ending May 31, 2009, 420,700 students were enrolled at University of Phoenix, the largest private university in North America. University of Phoenix serves a diverse student population, offering associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs from campuses and learning centers across the U.S. as well as online throughout the world.
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The School has recently appointed two senior positions.
Professor Julia Black, Department of Law, has been appointed as the Pro-Director for Research. She takes over this area of responsibility from Professor Stuart Corbridge, who became Deputy Director and Provost earlier this term. Professor Black will be part of the Director's Management Team and will provide academic leadership for the School's strategic research ambitions.
LSE Director, Professor Craig Calhoun, commented "I am delighted to welcome Julia to the senior management team at LSE. She has an impressive research record in her own right, good judgment and a clear vision for further strengthening research at LSE."
Professor Eric Neumayer, Department of Geography and Environment, has been appointed as the Vice-Chair of the Appointments Committee replacing Professor David Stevenson. Professor Stevenson has been the Vice-Chair since August 2010.
Professor Calhoun commented "We are extremely fortunate to have such a strong replacement for David, who has been an extraordinary Vice-Chair. He has been an enormous help to me personally as I learned about LSE and I would like to put on record my appreciation. I am also delighted to welcome Eric, who has been a fine department head and shown already a great deal of wisdom and insight in my dealings with him. I very much look forward to working with him in this capacity."
The role of the Vice-Chair of the Appointments Committee is to act as an independent guardian of academic standards and quality on behalf of the Appointments Committee.
Both posts start on 1 January 2014.
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After 10 years of fighting for the right to keep Johnston Neighbourhood free from secondary suites, last nights council meeting ended it all. A special thanks to Ron Campbell for being there as the President of the Neighbourhood Association and his concern for our area.
Councillor Ron Paull, my husband and a resident of this neighbourhood we thank you for caring and everything you have done for this neighbourhood and for the City. Thank you for being the only Councillor that cared enough to vote no to the Official Community Plan that dictates what the Zoning Bylaw regarding Secondary Suites could be.
I guess it is time for me to face the fact this world is changing and is not what I want for my grandchildren but have to conceded, the fight is now theirs.
But...I have to undo something I did.
As my last posting was just
after the election in 2014 when I thought Bob Simpson would be the
best thing for Quesnel I have to set the record straight. I
was so wrong! It appears to me this man is a bully and doesn't
want people to see him in action even though the costs of live
streaming is under 10,000. He promised in 2014 he would have
it up and running in February 2015.
As far as I am concerned Bob Simpson is destroying Quesnel by trying to change history, or just rewrite it. So sad, as the pioneers that build this town do not deserve to be discarded. All the pictures of past councils in City Hall have been replace with, what looks to me, like native art.
Taking away our Gold heritage and replacing "Gold Pan City" with "It's in our Nature" says a lot...Simpson wants Quesnel to be another Whistler, a place with no history. The silly million dollar way-finding signs are such a waste of money. Is it wise for money to be spent on trails on Dragon Mountain while neighbourhoods are without sidewalks? Strange priorities! Really do all the changes we see in town have anything to do with nature? Do any of the signs, such as "share the road" protect our "Nature" or just ruin the landscape?
And...the last straw is moving the large gold pan to a location across from the museum where no one will see it when the bypass goes in. I am sure he is hoping the attempt to move it will create problems and ruin it. Hopefully the taxpayers of Quesnel will take action and the Gold Pan will not be moved.
We are not Whistler, and never will be. Whistler has no history...but this seems to be the direction of this Mayor and his councillors are following his lead...except for one councillor that has represented and supported this city for over 40 years as a public servant.
I hope the new councillors learn they are there to represent the people not to rubber stamp everything the mayor wants.
November 20, 2014
My Work With Quesnelnews is now Complete
I apologize for not keeping you updated on the election results but I was in the hospital and was too sick to even care. What a great hospital we have and the Doctors,nurses and other staff were fantastic.
I am very happy the voters put Ron back at the council table. It will be so nice to get him out of the house! Seriously though, he is such an asset to this community. Thanks for all the support!
I must say the outcome with Mayor Mary losing by so much made me feel a lot better though. I feel vindicated! My prediction was Bob would get 75%. He did get 71% so my optimism was not far off.
With Bob Simpson as mayor our City will see major changes. Most importantly is he will make sure this City is open and transparent. I doubt a councillor will ever have to make an FOI request to gain information. I doubt a councillor will be stripped of their committees and have their travel allowance take away to be used by other councillors. Every line item of the budget will be reviewed. I believe it will not be long before we can view each council meeting live on the internet.
All the changes with Bob's ideas, supported by council, will make
all other municipalities envious and they will be following our
council's example.
Thank you Bob for caring enough to run for Mayor! And thanks to the voters that made this a reality.
November 6, 2014
New Candidates
Forum a Great Success
Ernest Gamache's idea that the public needed to hear from only the new candidates running for municipal office made sense. He stated the current council has had three years to inform the public of their views. The audience was given the opportunity to ask questions of the candidates and I believe no one left disappointed. All the candidates were knowledgeable on all the issues. Shawna Siemens was not present as she has withdrawn from the race.
This forum was unlike the
Chamber of Commerce's All Candidates Forum where the Chamber
screened all written questions before they were asked and no
questions from the floor were allowed.
Other communities like Saanich and Nanaimo offered their new candidates the same opportunity to be heard.
Unlike other elections and after
hearing and speaking personally with the new candidates I would like
to see them all elected so I am posting what I believe would make
the best council for Quesnel.
Bob Simpson for Mayor: Inclusive governance...extensive knowledge of the forest industry and well informed on all issues
Ron Paull: Spending and
Seniors Care
Sushil Thapar: Honesty and Transparency
Ernest Gamache: Best Value for the Dollar
Kyle Jones: New Innovative Ideas
Ed Coleman
Scott Elliott
All men, yes but it is time again, we started selecting the best people for the job. Please give this list to your friends!
Janice is Back!!!
If you can
still get tickets go see Janice Butler's latest show the "Fantastics"
at the Kersley Hall. Great show and superb acting! We
are so lucky to have such talent in our community.
(the mention of Ron Paull
losing his hat did not go unnoticed).
We asked our grandkids on the way home what the show was about and our 6 year old grandson said "love".
This show is a fund raiser for Bev Pontius who is struggling with a medical condition.
Get your tickets now!
November 3, 2014
New Candidates Forum
November 5th
Seniors Center 7:00pm
This to give people the opportunity to find out what the new candidates have to say about the issues and to actually ask them questions.
I will post responses to rumors if I feel they need to be addressed...as this one does.
Simpson's response from his facebook page:
Elect Bob Simpson for Mayor of Quesnel
It has come to my attention that there is a rumour being spread that I do not support the Arena Replacement Project and would stop this project if I am elected as Mayor. This is especially disturbing to me because it has caused unnecessary fear and concern among the parents and volunteers who have worked so hard to get this project approved and a new arena built.
So, I want to set the record straight: I actively supported the Multi-centre as your MLA and I unequivocally support the expedited replacement of our current arena.
I voted YES on the referendum (even though I can't skate and I don't personally use the arena) because we need a new arena as part of our full complement of sports and recreation facilities. A replacement for the arena is long overdue and, if elected as Mayor, I would do everything in my power to expedite this project — anyone suggesting otherwise is simply fear-mongering for political reasons.
The arena project is not a function of the City of Quesnel, it is a Joint Planning Committee project. This eleven member committee is made up of the Mayor, six City Councillors, and the four Northern Directors of the CRD. All members of this committee have an equal voice and vote, so no one newly elected member of that committee could stall or stop the arena project even if they wanted to. The people suggesting that if I am elected as Mayor I would single-handedly revisit, stall or stop the arena project are not only misrepresenting my position, they are misrepresenting the process. It is nonsensical to suggest that any single member of Joint Planning could interfere with the arena project.
Along with supporting getting a new arena I would also, if elected, immediately begin working with the Theatre and Arts groups to continue working toward getting a community theatre and arts facility — the part of the original Multi-Centre Project that was lost when we failed to secure federal government financial support for that project.
I don't accept that rumour-mongering and disinformation are "just part of politics." That is a cynical view of the political process that I reject and have worked hard to change. If we want good, community-minded people to run for political office then each of us must actively reject any claims made about candidates that are not based on fact or that we haven't validated ourselves. The best way to do this is to simply ask candidates directly if what is being said about them is true.
If you hear things about who I am as a person or what I stand for that you want clarity about please get in touch with me directly, either through Facebook, my website (www.bobsimpsonformayor.ca) or by phone (250-255-1433).
We are a community in transition and we must work together to build a sustainable future, please don't let the rumour and fear mongers divide us. Please help me spread the word to set the record straight. I appreciate your support and welcome your comments.
October 15, 2014
Tri-City News
COLUMN: 5 terrible reasons to run for municipal office
· posted Oct 24, 2013 at 12:00 PM
Ever wonder what motivates a person to run for municipal council?
In many Alberta communities this year, there are high numbers of candidates for council as well as many mayoral hopefuls. But it seems that with every election, I repeatedly hear the same misguided and even mendacious rationales for taking the plunge.
As a former councillor, I'm dismayed and even irritated by people who expect the voter to select them when they haven't done their homework and they don't have the right intentions.
Here are my top five bad reasons to run:
• "People are ready for change!"
Newsflash: Every new candidate says that every election. Sometimes it's true; sometimes it's just perception.
If the best you can do is "Hey, I'm new!"… I mean, come on. You need to understand taxation, budgets, financial statements, water, sewer, garbage, road construction, residential/commercial/industrial development, the role of governance, inter-municipal relations, bylaws, social and economic development, and more.
Have you done your homework on this stuff? Do you have informed positions? Do you have proven leadership experience? Have you ever even sat on a board?
As a voter, I need to know about what qualifies you for the job and that you get it. Simply representing "change" is woefully inadequate.
• "I'm going to clean house!"
Uh, no you're not.
If you envision yourself walking into city hall taking over operations, firing a bunch of people and generally sticking your nose into administration's business, you're in for a rude awakening.
If you want to manage your town or city, apply for the job. The CAO's job is management; your role as a councillor is governance. You don't get to direct the staff. You are not the bylaw officer, the public works foreman or the HR director. In fact, you have only one employee: the CAO.
Get a new guy and you still don't have the right to manage the municipality. Besides, removal would take a majority vote of council and would cost the ratepayers a whole bunch of money.
You don't have to like the manager or any of the staff but as a councillor, you are legally bound to do things properly. (Spoiler alert: You're going to take an oath to that effect if you get elected.)
• "We have to get rid of the current corrupt/secretive/self-serving/incompetent bunch!"
Ah, the ever-popular "anti" campaign. This tactic, sadly, is often successful. It resonates with coffee klatches and angry people.
The problem is that while it may get you elected, it's a poor foundation for being an effective mayor or member of council.
The day after you "get rid" of the last bunch, you have to actually do something. You will have a bunch of important decisions in front of you, stuff that is already in process, that the previous council you thought was so useless was working hard to consider and that perhaps you should have put some time into understanding.
Anybody can tear down — tell me what you are going to build.
• "I'm going to make fiscal responsibility my No. 1 priority!"
This may well be the most irresponsible statement of all. If all you want to do is find ways to save money, then let's abolish property taxes right now and we can all go home.
Yes, fiscal accountability and responsible spending are very, very important. And no one likes paying taxes, me included. But the No. 1 responsibility of the councillor is not fiscal responsibility — it is to build community infrastructure for future generations. Shame on you if in five, 10 or 25 years there is no water or sewer capacity, or the roads are falling to pieces, or there are insufficient playgrounds and recreation opportunities because you were busy pinching pennies instead of building a community.
There are good councillors and bad councillors everywhere. Some mayors and councillors who should never be in office get elected, and sometimes people are justifiably upset by actions and decisions. I get that.
But to the voter: Can we agree to make informed decisions at the polls instead of vilifying the entire group without, in many cases, even a basic understanding of the role, the decisions, the full story? How about those critical thinking skills, gang?
Why should you actually run for council?
You should run because you wish to serve your community, to provide good leadership, to plan and build for the future. You should run because you have a contribution to make, ideas to be shared, passion that won't abate and a commitment to do the right thing no matter what. You should run if you understand that you will have to sacrifice popularity and family time, and that you will have to sometimes make decisions that benefit the community as a whole but don't benefit you personally. You should run if you want a better future for your grandchildren, and your grandchildren's grandchildren.
If any of the five terrible reasons I mentioned frame up your election campaign, take heart, it's not too late. You can withdraw from the race now and free up a seat for qualified people with proper intent. Or you can reflect on your intentions and set a new course with a commitment to serve your community for the all the right reasons.
Danielle Klooster is a Penhold, Alta. town councillor. This column was originally published in the Red Deer Advocate, a sister newspaper of The Tri-City News.
October 11, 2014
The following provides a list of candidates for the upcoming November municipal elections. Interesting to note in the City there are only two people running for mayor so this will make for a very exciting election with, and I look forward to, great debates and major changes.
Candidate List - City of Quesnel
Bob Simpson
Mary Sjostrom
John Wilson Brisco
Ed Coleman
Scott Elliott
Ernest Gamache
Kyle Jones
Ron Paull
Laurey Anne Roodenburg
Shawna Siemens
Sushil Thapar
Candidate List - Cariboo Regional District
September 22, 2014
My apologies for not posting the current events of council but...since Bob Simpson declared he is running for council I decided to change my priorities for the summer. I will now try to provide information I find important.
Now is the time to get involved...Run for council and help build this community.
Mary Sjostrom Seeks Third Term As Mayor Of Quesnel
July 3, 2014
Council Defeats
Their Own Bylaw
to Impose Secondary Suites
After years of trying to convince residents to accept basement suites throughout Quesnel, some Councillors on Monday night felt the pressure and voted to yield to the overwhelming opposition, by agreeing that the proposed bylaw is not in the best interest of the people of Quesnel.
Sushil Thapar whom we all know was not in favour of this type of dictatorship was joined with Laurey Anne Roodenburg and John Brisco. Apparently Mary Sjostrom stated she was in favour of this bylaw but seeing as Ed Coleman did not attend this meeting her vote was not required as it was 3 against and 2 for.
It appears to me this change of heart had nothing to do with representing the people of Quesnel but their fear of the upcoming election and their previous votes on this unpopular decision.
We need to thank Ron Paull and Susan Maile for all they did in relentlessly keeping residents of Johnston Neighbourhood informed of this important issue. This is a big win for this area as it has always been zoned Single Family and now let's hope it stays that way and council will not allow secondary suites in single family zones by allowing "spot zoning" changes.
If you go back and look at the City's agendas they have been dealing with this issue prior to 2009 and it is time it is put to rest. This has cost residents far more than it should and that money could have been used for a much more needed purpose. Now lets hope staff can get on to other important issues and leave this one alone. May I suggest making our CIty more business friendly with easier access to building permits?
June 20, 2014
Bob Simpson announces he will be running for Mayor of Quesnel
Check out his facebook page!
June 14, 201
The Referendum for the borrowing of
7.5 million for the arena was an overwhelming success today.
2273 YES and 962 NO. It is pretty sad so many eligible to vote
didn't even bother.
Now we hope the work begins to provide an arena that we can all be proud of.
June 1, 2014
When Will They Ever Learn?
Driving downtown today I noticed a vehicle with a "Vote Yes" for the
new arena proposal sign in their back window. So are we
back to this again...a Yes Committee? Is Carol Pitkin being
paid again to promote this plan?
While most agree a new arena is necessary they do not agree with the cost or trust the current politicians with this decision.
Take a look at the plans on the City's website and
see how much parking there will be and how difficult it will be to
get in and out...and how it reduces the parking for the Seniors
Centre. Where will people park while the new arena is being
constructed? Isn't it obvious the architects are from a major
city where walking a few blocks to an event is minor?
After the 100's of thousands to construct the "Civic Plaza" it will be ripped out and replaced and is it necessary?
YES we need a new arena but a well thought out
plan not just a whim of the current council wanting to build a
monument before the November election.
Read the following. Over 8 years ago this was a priority so why has this taken so long? Poor leaders with other priorities?
May 21, 2014
Meeting with Concerned Citizens about Recreational Spending tonight
was very informative. Was a refreshing common sense approach to our new arena.
Power Point Presentation
By Ernest Gamache
We are hearing rumors about the ice surface in Arena 1 being compromised
so I decided to check on the City's website for concerns about "heaves", "rusted pipes" etc and found nothing in the past records.
Some can try and convince the taxpayers we need a
new arena at a different location but the last referendum didn't
prove anything to them so hopefully common sense will prevail in
June and after the elections in November the next JPC will be making
the decisions.
It is time for action and the Joint Planning Committees to date have wasted so much time and money we need elected officials we can trust to do what is best for our community. From what I found on the City's website JPC started discussing a new arena in 2002. Now 12 years later we are getting closer so why the urgency right now? Yes, we need an improved arena but why aren't all options considered?
May 19, 2014
Why Does the City Have Employment Contracts If They Will Not Enforce Them?
Mike Bolch's contract stated he would return a specific portion of the moving expenses he received from the City but...he returned nothing. Bolch was provided with $9990.60 of the maximum $10000.00. How many of the City Councillors would treat their personal money the same way they do public funds?
May 14, 2014
We need a new arena done the right way
Invest in an alternative plan on the existing site
Arena Public Information Meeting
Wednesday May 21 at 7pm
Best WesternTower Inn
presented by CCARS
(Concerned Citizens about Recreational Spending)
Another Buyout at City Hall
Bolch, Director of Public Works and Engineering is
no longer on the City's payroll. He was paid the
following for being there less than a year.
Salary 25819.02
Benefits 5163.80
Total 30982.82
His contract also states he would be given a maximum of 10000.00 for moving expenses but if he did not fulfill his contract he would pay the City back on a pro rated basis. The City has not responded with the amount he paid back.
I requested the reason for his leaving but the city refused to state why, but the rumor about his departure makes one wonder why he was paid anything at all. I understand when employees threaten this city council with court action these politicians decide to pay the employees rather than the lawyers. Doesn't this mean regardless of the behaviour the employee will be given a "bonus"?
April 14, 2014
Finally, a Common Sense idea for the Arena
Ernest Gamache presented plans for upgrading the existing facilities to JPC
City council and the CRD directors have decided to go to another $20,000 referendum in June. They want permission to borrow money for a new arena. Perhaps after this referendum is defeated these decision makers will realize this community does want to borrow money for a monument for these politicians.
The City Hall meeting on Wednesday April 16th has been cancelled by the City.
March 27, 2014
New Arena Meeting
An over capacity crowd attended the Legion to learn more
about Joint Planning's proposal for a new arena They
provided several drawings and pictures of other arenas
with their building costs. These will be on
display at the Arena.
I felt everyone in the room was in favour of a new arena but the only stumbling block is can they trust those in Joint Planning when these are the same people that spent far too much money pushing for the Multi-centre and I felt were not honest about the costs.
One thing said last night that really stood out for me was when it was asked about the cost of the Port Alberni arena we were informed that was 2005, and prices have changed. Well, that question was asked about the 30 million for the Multi-Centre and we were told the cost would NOT increase, even five years after the original cost estimate.
Another concern is the "dry" space. There are no real drawings pertaining to this area of the arena. There does not need to be space for conferences and I have no objection to some smaller meeting rooms but I don't want to see a City/CRD project compete with private business.
According to those conducting the meeting the Arena would not start construction until the Spring so a referendum with the election in November makes financial sense.
February 16, 2014
City of Quesnel Affordable Housing Strategy
What a contradiction this Report is!
Vision states: "equal opportunity of people of
all ages, cultures, lifestyles and abilities."
Well, the lifestyle of the residents of Johnston Neighbourhood are being totally ignored. The petitions, the opposition, and the reasons for the opposition of secondary suites in this area are not even considered or mentioned in this report.
Leading Role states: "the City and its partners have jointly developed the Affordable Housing Strategy to address the housing needs in a sustainable way." Who are their partners? Why weren't neighbourhood Associations invited to be partners?
Page 16 Action: "In close consultation with
residents and stakeholders, a new by-law is drafted that
specifies under what conditions secondary suites are
allowed in residential areas." Doesn't this give one the
impression they listened to the residents? Doesn't
this give one the impression there will be areas that
will remain single family dwellings?
One question I have asked the Provincial government is why someone with an income producing property is allowed the homeowners grant. I will provide their response when I receive it.
February 13, 2014
Repeal of Seatbelt Exemption
Sam MacLeod
When does it go into effect?
Legislated amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act that were passed in 2010 will come into effect February 26, 2014. The amendments repeal the authority for the Superintendent and medical practitioners to exempt seat belt use for medical reasons.
Why change the regulations?
Seat belts are critical safety mechanisms, and allowing drivers to be exempt from wearing one increases their chance of injury and death, something we don't want to happen.
- Countless studies show seat belts save lives; seat belt use is one of the most proven measures to reduce injury in a collision.
- Doctors of BC (formerly the BC Medical Association) and Canadian Medical Association have confirmed that there are no medical circumstances that justify exemption from wearing a seat belt.
- The change addresses concerns from the medical community, decreases pressure for medical practitioners to provide exemptions for wearing a seat belt, and limits the use of government resources for adjudication requests.
How many exemptions have been issued and how do you qualify for a lifetime exemption?
- There have been approximately 100 seat belt exemptions granted by the Office of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (OSMV) since 2002. Temporary exemptions issued directly by medical practitioners are not tracked by OSMV. Existing exemptions issued to drivers prior to the effective date of this change will be grandfathered, until expiry of the exemption.
February 11, 2011
Quesnel Library Closed By Flooding
By 250 News
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 07:52 AM
Quesnel, B.C. – Officials with the Cariboo Regional District are dealing with a flooding problem in Quesnel.
CRD Communications Manager Shelly Burich says the district's Quesnel Branch Library sustained an as yet unknown amount of damage caused by flooding which occurred sometime over the Family Day long weekend.
The library has been closed as a result while the situation is assessed and repairs are made.
editors note: wonder
who is paying for the repairs?
City Taxpayers?
February 2, 2014
What a mess parking on Reid Street will be with reverse angle parking. Imagine a small car trying to get out from between two trucks. Also what about the overhang onto the sidewalk with pickup trucks? Would Council just ban truck parking on Reid Street?
Will business owners appreciate the exhaust from the vehicles being directed into their stores?
Please take a look at the following sites regarding reverse angle parking. Most of these sites show examples of cars parking this way with very few, if any, pickup trucks, also from what I see the reverse parking they discuss is not on their main streets.
the following give a clear picture to Council and the CRD regarding
Recreation in Quesnel and Area?
What was the benefit of asking City residents about using Parkland Recreation areas?
Quesnel Area Recreation Survey Questions
December 18, 2013
Wishing all a very Merry Christmas
and a very prosperous 2014!
November 14, 2013
What happens
to the
Minister Coralee Oakes confirmed today Quesnel gets to keep the 4 million for recreation facility purposes.
November 10, 2012
Thank you voters for proving money doesn't buy votes!
Now It is time to replace the arena.
The City/CRD or more correctly, us taxpayers, paid Wylie Bysted and Carol Pitkin to sell us on the politicians' vision of a Multi-Centre. I am sure with their contracts and all the staff time, printing and advertising they spent 10's of thousands of our tax dollars to sell what some termed to be a Taj Mahal. In their promotions they were not telling us the whole story by making several unfavourable reports from their consultants virtually impossible to find on their websites. In fact, it appeared to me that it was not until I dug up the reports and posted them here on quesnelnews, the City/CRD made them easy to find on their website. Sometimes the people need to force transparency!
A Coalition was formed which brought out all the earlier reports and these people researched the current demographics of Quesnel and provided information to the public. Taxpayers really have to thank Eloise Dixon Warren for being the lone CRD Director that had the courage to care enough for the people she represent to provide information and she rightly refused to get involved with either the Yes or No campaign. Eloise simply made sure people were informed. Heide Krause, spokesperson for the Coalition also made sure the people were properly informed and even held an Open House at the Legion where anyone could voice their opinion, unlike the intimidating town hall meetings held by the City/CRD, where politicians wore their purple Vote "Yes" shirts. I think it was their obviously bias position that turned many voters against them.
Thanks to the caring individuals that spent their own time and money promoting "be informed". Thanks to those caring individuals that put up their own "Vote No" signs around town just to have them taken down or pasted over with "Yes". This just goes to show, sometimes one can beat City Hall!
After a conversation I had with Carol Pitkin I was a little concerned about the "Yes" committees lack of respect for the electorate. She said it didn't matter what the outcome of the referendum was as they had until December 12th to come up with the money for the Multi-Centre. Now lets see if they do the right thing and listen to the majority and go to a "Plan B". I sure would like to see some new faces on the Multi-Centre task force.
Preliminary results for the Multi-Centre referendum extension:
Official results next week.
Seeing as the results for NO are much higher than YES in 2008 lets hope there will be changes. They should start planning the new arena now, in time for a referendum at next October's local government election. A final thank you to my husband Ron, for the $100 bet he lost in our bet on the referendum.
On another matter...after all this lets hope for changes with the way this council deals with the electorate. Hopefully they will now listen to the residents of Johnston Neighbourhood and not force secondary suites in our area.


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Have you ever considered becoming a management analyst? If you think you would enjoy helping companies improve their efficiency while decreasing costs, this may be the career for you! A career as an analyst may be a good fit for individuals who are analytical, have good time management skills, have strong interpersonal and communication skills, and have solid problem solving skills. The pay for this career is quite high. The estimated growth for this profession is higher than average, and there may be some competition for jobs and contracts with companies. A bachelor's degree in a related field is typically necessary for a career as an analyst. Some employers prefer to hire analysts who have a master's degree in business (an MBA). This post will cover the management analyst job description and other aspects of this career.
Management Analyst Job Description
The management analyst job description can be summarized by stating that management analysts help companies improve their efficiency while decreasing their costs and provide suggestions for ways in which managers can increase their company's revenue. Analysts' job responsibilities may vary depending upon who they are employed by and the type of project they are working on. Some analysts primarily work independently, and in other instances they may need to work with a group of analysts depending on the size of the project they are working on.
Usually, a typical management analyst job description contains the following items:
- Collect information on the problem the company is currently experiencing
- Analyze the company's financial data
- Make observations and interview employees on-site to figure out what changes must be made and how to go about making those changes
- Determine the most effective ways to solve the company's problems and make suggestions on how to implement the changes
- Write summative reports and give presentations to the company about the recommended changes
- Ensure that the changes have been implemented and are effective by meeting with managers and discussing whether the problems are improving
Many management analysts spend time working in their office and also in client's location. As a result, analysts may need to spend a great deal of time traveling from site to site. As a result, the job can be somewhat stressful and demanding. Analysts can be self employed or part of a company.
Analysts typically work full time, and often well over 40 hours each work week. During the year 2012, 1 in 4 analysts worked over 40 hours per week. This job can be stressful and demanding. However, the high salary makes it appealing to many people.
How to Become a Management Analyst and Management Analyst Education
Obviously, you're here to learn about how to become a Management Analyst. The typical management analyst education consists of a bachelor's degree in business, accounting, economics, political science, marketing, or another related degree from an accredited college or university. Some employers prefer to hire an individual who has a master's in business administration. Certification is optional for analysts. However, they must qualify in order to pursue certification. They must first have the desired education and work experience. They must also take and pass an interview as well as a written exam. If they meet the qualifications and pass the exam they can become certified management consultants or CMCs. Once they become certified management consultants, they must maintain their certification by becoming recertified every 3 years. Though certification is not required of analysts, it can prove beneficial when they are searching for a job. In some instances, it can give them the upper hand over other applicants.
Even after receiving a bachelor's degree or master's degree, analysts must remain knowledgeable about the latest information that is relevant to the field. In order to do this, they may need to attend trainings, workshops, or classes.
Job promotions may be available to analysts as they gain experience and knowledge in and about the field. As they gain seniority, they may be promoted to supervisors who oversee teams of these analysts. However, these types of promotions typically occur after analysts have worked for many years.
There are certain personality traits and skill sets that are important for these analysts to have. A management analyst must possess strong communication and interpersonal skills as they often with clients and other analysts. They must also have strong analytical skills. In order to find effective solutions to companies' problems, analysts must have good problem solving skills. Also, analysts must have good time management skills as they often have stringent deadlines and timeframes that they must work under.
Management Analyst Salary
The median annual Management Analyst salary for all analysts as of 2012 was $78,600 or $37.79 per hour. The median value is not the same as the value of the average salary (although they may be close). The median value reflects the value situated in the middle of all the registered salaries for these analysts. This means that half of all analysts have earned somewhat more than $78,600 per year, and the other half of these analysts earned somewhat less. The lowest earning 10 percent of these analysts earned an annual salary of less than $44,370. The top 10 percent of physicists earned an annual salary of more than $142,580.
As of May 2012, the median annual income for an analyst working in the top five industries were the following: the federal government (analysts tend to earn the highest salaries averaging $84,530 consulting services earn an average annual salary of $84,300, who manage enterprises and companies earn an average salary of $78,030, employed by insurance carriers earn an average annual income of $73,370, and local and state governments earn the lowest annual salaries at $62,270.
Management Analyst Outlook
The management analyst outlook is projected to grown by 19% for these analysts from 2012 until 2022 according to the BLS. This is faster than the average growth projected for all other occupations. As of the year 2012, there were approximately 718,700 employed analysts in the United States. By 2022, there are expected to be 852,500 positions for analysts.
It is likely that there will be an increased demand for analysts because companies will continue to look for ways to become more efficient while cutting their costs. Small consulting firms will likely see the most growth because they are typically specialized to work with certain industries. Companies will continue to expand to foreign counties, and they will likely look to analysts for assistance and advice on how to make a successful transition into markets outside the United States. All of these factors will lead to growth and the field and good job security.
Certain skills and traits will also help ensure job security for those pursuing a career as an analyst. For example, having specialized knowledge of one industry will make an analyst more desirable to companies within that industry. Fluency in certain foreign languages can also make certain analysts more desirable to employ than others. It is anticipated that there will be heavy competition in this field, so any traits or skills that set an analyst apart from the rest should be beneficial. Analysts who have a master's degree or many years of experience and/or desirable skills have the greatest likelihood of securing a good analyst position.
*All numerical data in this report are provided by the BLS, www.bls.gov


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The Triumph of Capitalism, part 1
Whoever says "money doesn't solve anything" has not spent any time in the United States of America. But I'm getting ahead of myself: let me tell you about my first weekend in my new Californian home.
One thing we need to get out of the way is all the feedback I'm getting from my Brit friends about my "abandoning" British culture and identity. "You're not an American, you're English!" So let's be clear: I was English, and happy to be one. And now I am an American. And before I was either of those things I was a Trinidadian. All of these cultures have their pros and cons, and as both Brits and Trinidadians will attest, I'm not shy about pointing out the various flaws of either. One of the primary reasons I made friends and fitted in to a social circle when I was in the UK was a willingness to adopt mannerisms and customs and concerns and a culture that was not my own. Remaining resolutely separate, an ex-pat mentality, just leads to a sense of isolation. Adopting the better aspects of American culture now that I'm here does not constitute an abandonment of the previous culture any more than my putting on a new t-shirt is an abandonment of all my other clothes. If I have learned one thing from my days at University it is that identities should be worn lightly.
So: the weekend. Friday was Ernie's leaving do at The Mint*. As my first night out in SF, well, karaoke leaves something to be desired, but it was a good crowd and our project manager belted out a fairly awesome version of Mack the Knife, which was frankly the highlight of the evening. Ernie's off to Vancouver, which as he says will be a learning experience, even if the only thing he learns is not to go work for a startup in Canada.
Saturday I wake up fighting off a cold, but it's moving day, so I take two Beecham's** and call my new landlady to arrange picking up the keys. It's 10am, and at this point, the flat is totally unfurnished: no bed, no chairs, no tables, no nothing. This just seems to be how Americans do their apartments. But I'm sick of my hotel, and I have a powerful desire to move in today. So what's a boy to do? I have to bite the bullet, and prostrate myself at the home of semi-disposable Swedish furniture, IKEA. But it's across the bay bridge in Emeryville, and I don't have any way of getting out there, far less carrying back a bed and a sofa and all the other large, bulky items I'm already sure I want.
Thus began my discovery of American capitalism. At the advice of a co-worker, I hit up Craigslist. At first I naively try searching for "truck" or "van", but she knows what she's doing: she searches in the work-wanted section for "IKEA", and immediately turns up 10 people all of whom are advertising specifically their ability to do exactly what I want. I call the first number and am answered by a man called Luke, who is happy to do it, but apologizes for the fact that he was not available right this second: would 12.30 be okay? His rate for the trip there and back is about half of what IKEA charges to deliver stuff you buy online, and that takes a working week to arrive. So I give him the address of the flat and arrange to meet him there at 12.30.
I walk down to my place from Civic Centre via Market, stopping to grab a mobile breakfast and at a conveniently located Ace Hardware on 14th. I'm looking for the basics: a tape measure, two types of screwdriver, maybe a hammer. I start to pick these things up individually, and then realise I'm not being American enough about this: I ask an attendant if they have a "flat pack furniture starter pack", and sure enough they do: a convenient set consisting of exactly what I was looking for, plus a pair of pliers and a deadly-sharp sliding knife thingy, all for a bargain price.
I arrive at the new flat. I'm worried about how I'm going to pick out stuff at IKEA: Luke has said he doesn't want to spend more than an hour there, and I've always heard that IKEA is a full-day experience. So, nabbing Internet access off of one of the many conveniently open wireless networks that blanket this most geeky of cities, I start measuring up my flat and finding furniture to fit. Upon further advice from co-workers, I decide that IKEA is not the place to get my bed: what I want is a specialist mattress and bed store, such as line Van Ness street downtown. I call Luke up again: would he be willing to extend the trip to another stop? Can his truck fit both a sofa and a bed? Of course he is, and of course it can. By 12.30 I've picked out what I want from IKEA online, and Luke turns up.
Luke turns out to be a tall, slight, middle-aged man who puts you in mind of Larry David. He's charming, well-educated, and -- this being San Francisco -- happens to be gay, a fact that comes up in conversation as we talk about the location of my flat (right next to the city's most famous lesbian bar). We chat a bit as he zips across the bay bridge: he's a cabinet-maker by trade, but does this on weekends to bring in a little extra cash. He used to be a dead-head back in the 70s, and talks about his drug-taking firmly in the past tense, so as not to alarm me.
IKEA is, I can only suppose, never having been before, like all IKEAs everywhere: a big box surrounded by parking, with a steady stream of harrassed-looking middle class people streaming in and out, empty-handed on the way in, stuffed with meatballs and laden with wicker-effect storage towers and tea lights by the gross on the way out. This being America, every third vehicle in the car park is an SUV, and every third SUV is a actually just a huge truck. We park behind another truck with a customized licence plate that says GS GUZLER. As we walk in, a monster truck -- about 15 feet high, with 5-foot-diameter wheels -- cruises by, attempting to find a parking space. I imagine eventually it just parked on top of two smaller cars.
As for it being a whole-day experience: what rubbish. Everything I want is in the self-service warehouse, so we walk straight through the store without stopping until we get there, and then look up our aisles and bins and dig out my purchases: a table, four chairs, and a sofabed -- well, most of a sofabed. The mattress part of the sofabed, contrary to the claims of the website half an hour earlier, is out of stock. Oh well. We're in and out in half an hour, and we didn't even have to buy any meatballs.
We get stuck in traffic on the way back across the bridge, and get into a conversation about politics: there are no Republicans in San Francisco, ladies and gentlemen. Luke believes Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld et al have been planning the Iraq war for 15 years to line their own pockets, which seems a little tin-foil-hat to me. Obviously the war was of huge financial benefit to Halliburton, but I genuinely believe that the war was the aim, not the profiteering they undoubtedly were involved in. That was just a bonus.
I've already spent 3 days composing this incredibly long entry. It's now probably too long and too boring for anyone to read, but at the same time, too long to throw away. So I'm posting it, but feel free to ignore it. Tomorrow I'll post the other half. Sorry :-)
* I know what you're thinking: "Asians? Singing karaoke? Quelle surprise!" Don't worry, everyone else has already made that comment, so there's no need to go cluttering my comments with it, ta.
** Part of my dwindling supply of British medication; I'm going to have to learn the American equivalents as soon as I locate the part of Walgreen's that actually, you know, sells medicine.


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Whole grain rolls, corn and brown rice are delicious and contain numerous health benefits. Yet, whole grains are a challenge from their very biology to motivating people to eat more to ensuring an ample worldwide supply.
At the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, scientists at the NC A&T Center for Excellence in Post Harvest Technologies, the NC State University Plants for Human Health Institute, UNC Charlotte Genomics and Bioinformatics Department and General Mills are tackling the challenges surrounding whole grains by finding ways to increase whole grain consumption, enhance their nutritional value and maximize the potential for grains to prevent and, one day, treat diseases like cancer.
Bigger, More Nutritious Grains
Humans harvest grains primarily for the nutritional value of the endosperm, the placenta-like tissue inside the seeds of most flowering plants that nourish the embryo. Endosperms play a critical role in human nutrition and health. Unraveling the biological complexities surrounding endosperm development can directly impact human health. Tzung-Fu Hsieh, PhD, assistant professor in NC State's department of Plant Biology at the NC State University Plants for Human Health Institute (PHHI), is leading research in this area that specifically involves the study of DNA methylation.
DNA methylation is a DNA modification that instructs the division and differentiation of cells into specific types of cells and tissues. In grains, biological mechanisms and and molecular signals cause cells to divide and develop into the outer husk called the bran and the inner endosperm and embryo. The endosperm surrounds the embryo serving as its food source. The embryo contains all of the genetic material to sprout into a plant. One of Hsieh's priorities is to increase the scientific understanding of how outside factors such as environmental stressors can cause inheritable or epigenetic changes to DNA that can determine how an endosperm develops.
Working previously at the University of California Berkeley, Hsieh gained extensive experience with the model plant system Arabidopsis and rice and was on the research team that validated the DEMETER (DME) gene as a regulator of gene imprinting. Gene imprinting is an epigenetic process that involves DNA methylation and leads, in a pair of genes, to one allele (one member of a pair of genes located on a specific chromosome) being active and the other silenced. Whether the active allele is inherited from a maternal or paternal source can affect the size of the endosperm.
At the NCRC, Hsieh is breaking new ground with his research. He's collaborating with Xu "Sirius" Li, PhD, plant metabolic pathway engineer and PHHI assistant professor, to conduct metabolomic profiles of the seeds he is studying that have larger endosperms.
"We do metabolic profiling to look at what kind of chemical constitutes changes compared to wild type," Hsieh said. "Hopefully that will allow us to explain why these seeds are bigger. Maybe there are fatty acids or carbohydrate or secondary metabolites that are significantly different. Then it will help us to come to which gene is causing that difference."
Hsieh foresees that his research will provide new insights into how scientists can impact seed size, nutritional value and other traits valued by farmers and consumers. "We are asking a lot of questions and trying to understand the mechanisms," he said. "Once we know more, we can find genes and start to design strategies to manipulate them epigenetically to get bigger seeds with certain nutritional value that are beneficial to human health."
Learn more about Dr. Hsieh's research, watch the PHHI video.
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♦ The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that whole grains provide 75 percent of the world's food supply.
♦ The World Watch Institute reports that humans receive almost half of their calories from grains.
♦ Most Americans consume enough grains, but they are not whole grains. Visit ChooseMyPlate.gov for details on dietary guidelines for whole grains.
♦ Grains are also used for livestock feed, as a source for ethanol and other biofuels as well as for plant-based ingredients in industrial and consumer products.
♦ With the United Nations projecting that the world's population will climb to nine billion people by 2050, grains are a part of the answer to supplying the world with food, fuel, medicine and other needed commodities.


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Last-Gen Report Cards: Electronic Arts
What's up everyone?! I'm Zach from JumpToGamer and welcome to a new piece that I will be doing over the course of the next few weeks. I see this early new generation as a great opportunity to reflect and have a bit of fun. The idea is to take a look at the work of all the major third party publishers this past generation and report back on how I feel they did. I'm receiving some input from others in the grading here and will be going about this as unbiased as possible.
The scoring will be done using the same system JumpToGamer uses to rate games: 1-10 in .5 intervals. We will start each new company's report card by listing some of their most notable games and then proceed to grade on the average quality of their games, grade on the number of worth while games they pumped out, rate them on any form of controversies they caused or faced last generation (the lower the score the worse their controversies were), and grade them on PR which is the way they're generally perceived by gamers.
I hope everyone enjoys this piece and shares their own thoughts!
Electronic Arts
Notable Games: Mirror's Edge, Burnout: Paradise, Dead Space 1/2, Battlefield Bad Company 2, Battlefield 3, Dragon Age: Origins, Medal of Honor, SimCity, Dante's Inferno, FIFA, Madden NFL
Game Quality: 8
Game Quantity: 8
Controversies: 5
Overall: 7.5
There may be no other company in the industry that receives as much hate as Electronic Arts. They seem incapable of making a move for better or worse without finding themselves under the intense scrutiny of, well, everyone. This past generation was no different. But at least we got the feeling that EA was TRYING to be better.
Despite the DLC fiascos, rushed titles, layoffs, restructuring, running franchises into the ground, et cetera, et cetera, EA actually produced a lot of great content this past generation. We received some of the finest Need for Speed titles ever, the triumphant return of Battlefield, and plenty of great new IPs like Dead Space, Dragon Age, Mirror's Edge, and Skate. The company also started up their "EA Partners" program where they made an effort to publish tons of great games in great variety.
Plenty of gamers may despise EA but at the end of the day they're a gaming company. And they really do produce a lot of great games and I can't bring myself to hate a company like that. Despite all the negativity, I feel EA had themselves a very solid generation where the good outweighed the bad.


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Matalan is selling the cutest Batman and Batgirl suits for your little superhero … at £12
The Caped Crusaders outfits are perfect for fancy dress parties and trick or treating
HALLOWEEN is the time for dressing up but with some of the scary costumes on the market, you might want your little one to play the good guy this year.
So how about Batman and Batgirl?
Matalan is selling the cute caped crusader suit for kids between three and nine while the Batgirl version is aged four to 11.
And they're a reasonable price at £12.
The Batman suit comes with "padded muscles" and a soft half face mask and the Batgirl outfit boasts a black and gold tutu.
If you want to turn your kids in to Gotham City's crime-fighters for trick or treating, they're perfect –but a word of warning.
They aren't machine washable and are sponge clean only.
The Batgirl outfit also comes with a warning to "Keep away from fire and flame" which is important to remember at this time of year.
CHRISTMAS CRACKERS Matalan are selling a Santa TOILET SEAT COVER and matching mat for £8
A recent test carried out by The Sun found many high street Halloween costumes went up in flames in SECONDS.
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Just as modernist cuisine introduced the world to weird-science compounds like sodium alginate and transglutaminase ("meat glue"), the current soda fountain revival has its own vocabulary of thrills. To get a primer, we turned to the people behind the country's latest entrant, San Francisco's Ice Cream Bar. The 1930s-style fountain serves G-rated sundaes up front, and in back, drinks made with ingredients that titillate in a whole bunch of really strange ways.
I talked with fountain manager Chris Simpson and menu consultant Russell Davis (of San Francisco's Rickhouse bar) about the lactarts, phosphates, and other curiosities that show up in Ice Cream Bar's extensive offerings. Curious customers sit close together on vintage stools, order drinks they've never had before, and exclaim: "What's in this?"
Here's what's in that:
Soda water: Not the stuff that comes out of a bar gun, but charged water at the proper pressure level and pH, with pinprick bubbles that tingle like good Champagne.
Double-charged soda water: CO2-charged water with bubbles so fine they're invisible to the naked eye. In the mouth, they feel a bit like Pop Rocks.
Acid phosphate: This combination of phosphate salts and water lends a strange and wonderful sour note to drinks like the Ice Cream Bar's Wild Cherry Phosphate, which mixes hints of really delicious cough syrup and sour cherry pie filling. Plain, the acid phosphate has a truly curious sourness that lingers at the outsides of your tongue, and makes your salivary glands work overtime.
Extinct lactart: Davis likens the flavor of lactarts to the water that seeps out of yogurt. Like acid phosphate, it's sour, though with a milky note. In drinks like the Ice Cream Bar's Ode to Mr. O'Neil (that would be Darcy O'Neil, author of the seminal soda-fountain revival book Fix the Pumps), the astringent, mouth-puckering quality of the lactart contrasts nicely with rich, smooth chocolate.
Gum arabic: The hardened sap of the acacia tree is commonly found in marshmallows and other gummy candies (it's one of the ingredients that make Mentos fountains gush). Made into gum syrup, gum arabic makes drinks weighty and thick, without turning too sweet. It makes a drink stick to the sides of your mouth and tongue, where flavors can linger.
Citric acid: If you've ever eaten an Atomic Sour Ball, you know the raw burn of citric acid. In the Ice Cream Bar's off-menu lemon-lime soda, the combination of citric acid and acid phosphate replicates the flavor of fresh lemon, but with an extra little thrill. "That's what Sprite is supposed to taste like, and doesn't," says Simpson.
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We're the law. We can do anything we like. So says Patrick Jane in the following promo for next Sunday's The Mentalist , making it clear he's mostly recovered from his trip down mentally unstable memory lane on " Devil's Cherry ." What can fans expect from "Not One Red Cent?" A bank heist that ends in the murder of an employee, and tensions between the CBI and FBI that draw Lisbon into the uneasy fold. Watch the official CBS teaser for scenes from the installment now: //www.tvfanatic.com/2012/10/the-mentalist-episode-trailer-banking-on-it/#ixzz28vta38rr
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If you've already asked yourself whether washing your hair every day is good or bad, well this shampoo is for you.
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That's the best shampoo I have ever tried before. It keeps your hair soft and protected, cleans, nourishes and conditions. It's a lightweight formula, perfect for thin hair which smells lovely, light and gender-neutral. £31 for 250ML.
Interesting, tell me more!
You might hear a lot 'it's bad to wash your hair every day, it damages them'. Well, if you like the feeling of fresh and clean hair before going to bed and/or after waking up in the morning, there is no harm washing them every day. And if you do so, you need to use a 'gentle' daily formulation, which is not too aggressive for the hair.
What's that?
I've recently discovered the signature shampoo from Oribe. I must admit £31 for a shampoo is quite expensive, especially as I haven't tried before, but I was really intrigued by the packaging. And I was not disappointed by the result…
Is it for me?
- If you use some (or a lot) styling products in your hair, you need to wash them frequently, especially before going to bad, so the products don't damage your hair.
- If you just like to indulge and use a good daily shampoo.
- If you have thin hair and you don't want a weighting shampoo.
OK, how does it work?
Oribe Signature Shampoo formulation is very advanced, using excellent botanical ingredients. Enriched with:
- Vegetable-derived humectants (hydrate and nourish the hair)
- Hydrolysed keratin (help improve moisture retention and elasticity while giving hair softness, shine, and bounce)
- Watermelon, lychee and edelweiss flower extracts (nourish, strengthen and condition locks)
- Coconut, corn and oat-derived cleansing agents (ensures that hair is thoroughly pampered while retaining natural oils)
The shampoo also boasts antioxidant effects and helps to protect hair from styling and environmental damage. Plus, it's formulated without parabens or sodium chloride so you can become addicted without worrying about the
The smell is very light and feels very natural, it is quite gender neutral, so you can share it with your partner.
And the result?
- Keep hair soft and protected
- Cleans, nourishes and conditions
- Lightweight, perfect for thin hair
So, is it worth it?
Yes, yes and YES!
That's the best shampoo I have ever tried before. I usually like shampoo from the pharmacy which helps strengthen the hair and act against hair loss. But this one is a no-brainer.
The smell is lovely, light and gender-neutral (it smells like fresh plants).
The only downside is the price, which is very premium. But I do think it's worth it, for £31 you get 250ML. You don't need to use too much, it will last.
Where to buy it?


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Alabama's Democratic Senator Vivian Davis Figures has stated that the GOP Party is "racist." How comes she by this conclusion? Because of Alabamians opposition to Obama's big-government policies:
It seems to me that once Obama was elected we started hearing the Republicans attack him on almost everything he tried to do, especially in health care
But Sen. Figures is wrong- true conservatives dislike Obama not because of ethnicity, but because of his mandates and programs. A Conservative Party should be expected to go against non-conservative ideas- especially government health care.
The Senator continues:
We started hearing Republicans in office and Republicans running for office attacking the federal government, charging the federal government had suddenly become intrusive in our lives, that it was overreaching into our places of business and into our homes. And with every charge they made they used Obama's name.
Again, the Senator misses the point. Conservatives should be expected to go against big government, especially at the Federal level. Many people do charge Obama with wrongdoing – and he is responsible as the head of the Federal government. But the Federal government itself is also corrupt, minus the President. Obama has just accelerated and made apparent the deficiencies that were already present.
The Senator's conclusion:
I think it's racism. At its core I just do
The charge of racism is a good way to smear enemies. This has happened recently to the national Republican Party, whose leaders have embraced cultural suicide for the sake of getting out from underneath the word, and Jack Hunter, who recants his previous convictions because they aren't pleasing the liberal media. Sen. Figures is attempting to do that here in Alabama, undoubtedly to gain media sympathy while detracting from her "racist" opponents (namely, Sen. Jeff Sessions).
Senator Figures is apparently unaware of her her own States history, as she states that Alabama remained silent on the liberal policies of past Presidents. The Alabama GOP reminded Senator Figures that
Alabama opposes the liberal policies being put in place by Obama's administration, especially the so-called Affordable Care Act. We opposed the same measure when Bill Clinton pushed it in the 1990's when it was referred to as "Hillarycare.' Senator Figures would be well served to pay more attention to history…We don't vote for our elected officials based on race, but based on their policies
The Alabama GOP demanded an apology from Senator Figures, who responded
I will apologize for nothing I said on Tuesday evening,
But a liberal never has to apologise. Figures.


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System shock is the generic term for the effects which cause destruction when using polymorph magic (including polymorphitis). In all three cases, the associated message is some variation on "shuddering." In real world terms this is perhaps better described as a massive trauma.
Objects have a chance of shuddering depending on type and beatitude. A wand or cursed object has a one in 3 (guaranteed for stacks of more than 4) of shuddering. An uncursed non-wand object has a one in 8 chance of shuddering. For a blessed object the chance is one in 12. The chance is doubled if the object stack is larger than 4 objects.
When an object shudders, randomly up to all but one, or one if there was only one object, is destroyed. For each object in the original stack, there is a one in (45 + Luck) chance of a golem being created. (Only one golem can be created per square affected by polymorph.) If a golem is created, then after all objects on a square have been polymorphed, up to as many objects as the appropriate golem weighs in weight units are deleted. [1] The game looks at each object in order from the top of the pile, and deletes it if it is of the same material as the object which shuddered to create the golem. (However, with a chance of one in (number of objects remaining to be deleted + 1), the object will only be deleted if it is not of the same material.)
Monsters have a one in 25 chance of dying without leaving a corpse when hit by a wand of polymorph, polymorph spell, or potion of polymorph. The test is done after the tests for magic resistance. Chameleons, doppelgangers, and sandestins are immune, unless the hero has protection from shape changers [2].
The player is not subject to instant destruction like the other classes of polymorphable things. Instead, when you polymorph randomly, a die is rolled; if the result is greater than 1 more than your constitution, you lose 1d30 hit points and abuse your constitution. This effect will not occur if you have polymorph control, or if your polymorph form is decided by polymorphing between vampires and vampire bats, worn dragon scale mail, or lycanthropy.
- "You feel shuddering vibrations"
- A polymorphed object has undergone system shock
- "The foo shudders"
- A polymorphed monster has undergone system shock
- One possible reason is that you have undergone system shock


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With all the new shows being ordered to series, we thought we'd make a list of the Top 5 that we're looking forward to seeing! So, without further ado, the list:
5. Selfie
The ABC-produced sitcom, starring Karen Gillan and John Cho, is a modern adaptation of My Fair Lady. The series focuses on Eliza Dooley (Gillan), who is more concerned with her social media accounts and getting "likes," than being liked.
"After suffering a very public and humiliating breakup, she becomes the subject of a viral video and suddenly has more social media 'followers' than she ever imagined — but for all the wrong reasons. She enlists the help of a marketing expert at her company to help repair her tarnished image." Cho will be playing Henry, the man in charge of re-marketing Eliza.
Why are we excited about Selfie? Well, we're glad you asked!
The series will show us a new side of the actors, who have done quite a bit of Sci-Fi/Fantasy work in the past; Gillan on the BBC series Doctor Who and in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Cho in the Star Trek reboot.
4. The Flash
With all the hype around superheroes right now, there's no question as to why The CW ordered DC's The Flash to series! Starring Grant Gustin, this show got it's start in an episode of Arrow.
In case you aren't familiar with him, here's a little bit about the character straight from DC comics:
"Young Barry Allen's life stopped the minute his mother was murdered. The true killer never found, its mystery obsessed Barry, driving him to become a forensic scientist. Consumed by his work, he spent his life chained to his desk, solving every case that flew across it. But when a freak lightning bolt hits a nearby shelf in his lab, Barry receives super-speed, becoming the Flash. Now, he'll race up buildings, across oceans, and around the world to get his man — while getting introduced to a world so much bigger than his old life of microscopes and cold cases.
Able to run at near light-speeds, his powers provide the ultimate caffeine kick: He can run up buildings, move so swiftly he phases through objects, create sonic booms with the snap of his fingers — and never needs to order delivery. Despite his speed, Barry can become so obsessed with crime-solving he can still lose track of everything else around him, leaving the fastest man alive constantly running a minute behind."
Looks like The Flash will be airing at 8 PM on Tuesdays on The CW! Here's a first look:
3. Gotham
It sure seems like DC comics will be taking the television route with their stories as they bring yet another adaptation of their comics to primetime.
"Gotham is a story about the origins of the great DC Comics super-villains and how they came to be. Catwoman, The Riddler, Penguin, Poison Ivy. What made The Joker The Joker? How Scarecrow became Scarecrow," says Bruno Heller, writer and executive producer.
"A lot of what this show is about is the relationship with a young Gordon and a young Bruce Wayne." (Mirror.)
What we're excited about: the back stories! Who doesn't want to know why these villains are the way they are?
The show will air on Fox on Mondays at 8 PM.
2. Marvel's Agent Carter
Agent Carter is a spin-off of the hit ABC series Agents of S.H.I.E.LD, and is very big news for fans of the Captain America franchise.
From Marvel's website:
"Marvel's Agent Carter, starring Captain America's Hayley Atwell follows the story of Peggy Carter. It's 1946, and peace has dealt Peggy Carter a serious blow as she finds herself marginalized when the men return home from fighting abroad.
Working for the covert SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve), Peggy must balance doing administrative work and going on secret missions for Howard Stark all while trying to navigate life as a single woman in America, in the wake of losing the love of her life–Steve Rogers. Inspired by the feature films Captain America: The First Avenger and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, along with the short Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter.
Starring Hayley Atwell as Agent Peggy Carter, Marvel's Agent Carter is executive produced by Christopher Markus, Steve McFeely, Tara Butters, Michele Fazekas, Kevin Feige, Louis D'Esposito, Jeph Loeb."
The show will run for 13 episodes in the same time slot as S.H.I.E.L.D and will bridge the the time that S.H.I.E.L.D is on hiatus.
If this clip doesn't convince you that Hayley Atwell is amazing, we don't know what will!
1. How to Get Away With Murder
The ABC and Shonda Rhimes-produced legal drama is unlike anything we've seen thus far.
The synopsis, courtesy of IMDb: "A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They become entangled in a murder plot that will shake the entire university and change the course of their lives."
Why we're excited about it: Have you seen the trailer? No? Watch it!
What do you think of these new series? Which ones will you be watching? Did we miss one that you think should be on the list?


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more public works
Delighted to have my drawings continue to be a part of PAMM's Inside/Out Program. Currently at Surfside (92nd & Collins) and North Miami Beach (NMB library) they have for the past year also been in Homestead, Opa-Locka, Hialeah and Biscayne Park, bringing art from PAMMs collection into other neighborhoods. They have also allowed my work to be placed alongside incredible artists like Kiki Smith, Wangechi Mutu, Robert Rauschenberg and Hernan Bas. I'm so proud to be a part of the PAMM family.
from PAMM's website:
Pérez Art Museum Miami Brings Art to Miami-Dade County Neighborhoods with Inside|Out
Inside|Out is a program generously funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation that brings high-quality reproductions of works from PAMM's permanent collection to communities throughout Miami-Dade county.
Miami is the fourth city to host Inside|Out, a program conceived by the Detroit Institute of Arts in 2010. It proved so successful in Detroit, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is providing $2 million over three years to expand Inside|Out to communities across the country, including Philadelphia and Akron, Ohio.
The program kicked off in Miami in 2016 in the communities of Hialeah, Homestead and West End. A total of 30 reproductions were installed in the selected locations of Hialeah Park; Losner Park; Hammocks Community Park; Olympic Park; Milander Center for Arts and Entertainment; Mayor Roscoe Warren Park; Blakey Park; Robert Is Here; and Westwind Lakes Park.
This February, PAMM will kick off the second year of Inside|Out. PAMM issued a call to participants to host this year's Inside|Out program and received 17 applications from communities all over Miami-Dade County. Six communities were chosen for this year's round of installations that will kick off this spring in Biscayne Park, Opa-Locka and Overtown. Over the summer, the reproductions will rotate to Little Haiti, North Miami Beach and Surfside.
Miami Herald article with my quote, www.miamiherald.com


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Neuroscientist Dr. Karen Aboody, M.D. and Oncologist Dr. Jana Portnow, M.D. from City of Hope Hospital are set to begin a phase 1 clinical trial for a method of delivering chemotherapy treatments to glioblastoma [aggressive brain tumors] with modified neural stem cells. The scientists plan to capitalize on the stem cells' innate ability to seek out invasive tumors by loading the cells with a chemotherapeutic protein and then injecting them into the brain.
StemSave Blog
Topics: neural stem cells, stemsaveblog, Brain, Debilitating Diseases, Stemcells, autologousstemcells, Brain Tumors
As reported on the front page of the New York Times Science section, clinical applications of stem cell based therapies are accelerating at a rate that will revolutionize the medical field in a matter of years. In the United States alone, there are currently over 4000 therapies in clinical trials for the treatment of heart disease, blindness, spinal cord injuries, diabetes, H.I.V., and other diseases, injuries, and traumas.
Topics: Muscular Dystrophy, ALS, Parkinson's, Phase III, multiple sclerosis, Heart, stemsaveblog, Joints, Alzheimer's, burn injuries, Diabetes, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Brain, Heart Failure, clinical trials, Bone, Debilitating Diseases, Phase II, Arthritis, Stemcells, Teeth, autologousstemcells, cartilage, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Brain Tumors, Blindness
In a study conducted by the Harvard Stem Cell Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital, a research team led by Dr. Khalid Shah, MS, PhD, utilized Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) to facilitate the delivery of a tumor-killing virus into an animal model afflicted with brain cancer. The virus was loaded onto the MSCs and encapsulated into a biocompatible gel that, when injected into the models, resulted in a higher viral efficacy and increased survival rate.
Topics: stemsaveblog, clinical trials, Debilitating Diseases, Stemcells, Cancer, autologousstemcells, Brain Tumors
Maciej S. Lesniak and Yu Cheng, researchers at University of Chicago's Brain Tumor Center, are using Neural Stem Cells [NSCs] to target brain tumors. The neural stem cells, which have a built-in homing mechanism to "sniff out" tumors, are being used to deliver cancer drugs to combat the tumors. The use of NSCs to treat brain tumors represents a novel use of stem cells and is indicative of researcher's increasing application of stem cells to develop treatments for previously intractable health issues. The treatment takes advantage of stem cells role as the body's natural repair and maintenance mechanism.
Topics: stemsaveblog, Brain, Stemcells, Brain Tumors


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I wondered why you hadn't posted much - the cheeky little things had deserted you. Good news that you are back in business.Well Alan, I'm just thrilled that the birds appear to have returned to my area after an almost complete absence of a year or so. This may be the sister. The lighting wasn't anyView attachment 180889 better and I went up to ISO 3200 - essentially unusable when I was shooting with my 6D, so in that sense I'm pleased. I had to push the shadows a lot.
Nice shot of one of my favourite birds.We've had some really drab mornings in SoCal this year so sunrise light shots have just been hard to get along the coast. Sunday, after sitting in the mud and getting blase shots of our local tricolor, kingfishers, etc, I decided to go wander around a local 'island'. After some rain(SoCal rain known elsewhere as drizzle), I managed to get some closeup shots of this female American Kestrel with the gray clouds behind her just as the sun broke through for a few minutes.
1DX MK II 600 f/4L IS II w/1.4X III 1/1600 : f/11 : ISO 1000
Alan, my major shooting holiday was not possible due to all the forest fires in BC. It was unbelievably smokey even in Alberta; actually unhealthy for asthmatics like me. Otherwise I could list a lot or reasons, including crummy weather, why this has been a very poor summer for me with the camera but there is always tomorrow - I hope. Oh well, there is also CR to view nice shots! No shortage thanks to the new and/or faithful posters.I wondered why you hadn't posted much - the cheeky little things had deserted you. Good news that you are back in business.


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The Writer
Luke, the "beloved Physician," is the writer. He was a Greek - a Gentile. The first mention of him is in Acts 16:10. "We" endeavored to go into Macedonia. He is mentioned three times in the following Scripture references: Colossians 4:14, Philemon 2:4, and 2 Timothy 4:11. Luke also wrote the book of Acts.
The Date and Recipients
The Lord Jesus uttered seven phrases from the cross. The middle phrase was the shuddering cry of desolation and devastation, spoken in a loud voice: "My God, my God why hath thou forsaken me?" (See Matthew 22:46 and Mark 15:34) It is significant what precedes and follows this cry. The first phrase Jesus uttered was, "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do." (Luke 23:34) Jesus' final statement, spoken again in a loud voice was, "Father, into Thy hands I commend My Spirit." (Luke 23:46) Between these two cries there is Emmanuel crying out, once again loudly, to his Father: "My God, my God." The apostle John is actually the only author of the Gospels who mentions Jesus adding here, "It is finished." (John 19:30)
The chief characteristic of this present age is materialism. A wave of rationalism and faithlessness is surfacing around and abroad. Faith is being strangled and many wrecks are being cast upon the hard facts of reason. Faith is a long-lost virtue. It is old fashioned and absolute and does not meet the needs of modern life. "Facts, not faith – substance, not shadow – and present, not future" is the cry today. The Esaus today are selling their birthright for a morsel of bread and losing the blessings of eternity; they are selling their souls for a moment of time.
My days are in the yellow leaf.
The flowers and fruits of life are gone.
The worm and the canker and the grief
Are mine alone. – Lord Byron
"Pleasures are like poppies spread […]" - Burns
The Work of the Holy Spirit in the World
Luke 15:8-10
The parable is as follows: A woman loses a small coin. She lights a candle and seeks diligently until she finds it. The coin is a picture of a lost sinner. The woman is a type of the Holy Spirit seeking and reclaiming men and women for Christ. So then, the parable presents a picture of God, the Spirit, working through the Church to reach the lost. In the whole parable we see the Godhead at work saving the lost. See Luke 15:2, "This man […]" In the elder son, we see a picture of the Pharisees and scribes.
The Age of the Spirit
Luke 11:1-4
Every believer should schedule an appointed time with God in prayer each day. A believer exercises his priestly function when praying. Our prayers should be intelligent, fervent, and expectant. There are five principles that we must remember concerning our time in prayer:
1. Adoration
2. Petition
3. Confession
4. Intercession
5. Thanksgiving
There is divine intimacy in prayer. Using the phrase Abba-Father can illustrate such a sense of intimacy as it translates, "Daddy." We become more like our blessed Savior as we spend time in His presence. A life with Christ produces a life like Christ.
Luke 2:1-20
The Message of Christmas
Let us begin by asking three questions:
1. What does Christmas mean to the world?
To most it is a meaningless holiday. It is simply a time for family reunion, a time of revelry, and a license for intemperance and indulgence. It has been commercialized beyond recognition. Santa Clause has replaced the Savior.
2. What does Christmas mean to Christendom?
Christendom has tried to make Christmas beautiful. It has created sacred symbols and nativity scenes. It has produced some beautiful carols, cantatas, and oratorios. The forgotten and unwanted Christ is not concentrated on. Despite all this dressing up, many so-called Christians have missed the mark. They fail to see the Christ, the Savior of the world.
3. What does Christmas mean to you?
Luke 11:1
What is prayer? It is the highest activity of which the human spirit is capable. Prayer is communion with God, who is so great, that He fills every corner of the universe. W.M. Gladstone, one time Prime Minister of Great Britain, said that "prayer is the highest exercise of the human intellect." Burns, the Scottish poet said that "prayer is a correspondence fixed with heaven." President Eisenhower, addressing a large crowd of college students, ended his 40 minute talk by saying, "Prayer is still the mightiest force in the world and, when used by dedicated men and women, nothing in this world remains impossible." The Lord Jesus found it so. May we prove it to be so as well.
James Montgomery in his well known hymn said:
"Prayer is the soul's sincere desire,
Uttered or unexpressed,
Luke 15:1-10
Consider first the publicans and sinners (see Luke 16-24). The accusation comes in Luke 15:2, "this man receiveth sinners." Note that the previous events that had taken place revolved around the woman and the city (see Luke 7). See also the story of Matthew the tax gatherer. It was the accusation of verse 2 that prompted the parable.
When the Lord spoke of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son, He was describing the "publicans" and "sinners." The parables are designed to show the activity of the Godhead in the salvation of the lost through the suffering Savior, the lost coin, the seeking Spirit, and the singing Father.
There were three things that stood out in the first parable:
1. The valve of a soul
2. The love of the shepherd
Luke 15:11-24
[Give a short resume of the life of the son.] The father supplied him with everything that he had (see Luke 15:12). Despite his affluence and his wealth, he left the home and his father (see Luke 15:13). There is a philosophy of life, not generally understood, that every faculty and talent that we possess, whether physical, mental or spiritual, we obtain from God. "In him we live and move and have our being"
The son lost everything that he possessed in the far country. He wasted his substance with riotous living (see Luke 15:13-16). The result of this was abject poverty.
Luke 15:17 - He came to himself [explain]
Luke 15:18 - His repentance is depicted here. He says, "I have sinned against heaven and against thee."
Psalm 51:4 "Against thee, thee only, have I sinned."
Mathew 1-2, Luke 1-2, and Acts 1:14
Mary, the Lord's mother, is the most honored woman in the world. The first mention of her is found in Matt. 1:16, which says, "Mary, of whom was born Jesus." [Note: it is no longer the word "begot" that is used, but it is "of whom." This is in the feminine singular.] The meaning of Mary is trouble and sorrow - "Mara." True to her name, Mary had many bitter experiences.


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This poem hits home for Naughti and I…. Sometimes it is just easier to ask for it than to earn it the hard way… but for some reason there is more pleasure for Naughti when she goes down this path:
For that "C" On your testI spanked you And told you to try harder
How shocked was I, When with a big smile, You came to me with a "D"
For that "D" On your test
I spanked you harder And told you not to do it again.
How shocked was I, When with your biggest smile yet, You came to me with an "F."
For the "F" On your testI spanked you harder Than I've ever spanked you.
How shocked was I, with my hand still hurting and your sly grin on your face,
You said:
"Let's do this again next week,
Same time and same place!"


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