text:
UC President Janet Napolitano Meets with Riverside Leaders, Alumni at UCR
UCR's impact on regional, national, and global economies is based upon the campus's accessibility, attendees told Napolitano
UC President Janet Napolitano (center) visited UC Riverside on Monday, May 15, 2017 and met with elected officials, regional partners, and alumni. carlos puma
University of California President Janet Napolitano met Monday, May 15, with Inland Empire community, education, political, and business leaders about working collaboratively to advance the region's economic, social, and cultural welfare.
In roundtable discussions, she applauded UC Riverside's impact in the community, the country, and the world. The partnerships UCR has built are unique and serve as a reminder of the growing strength of the university, she said. She cited as an example the California Air Resources Board's decision last year to relocate its motor vehicle and engine emissions testing and research facility to Riverside, on land provided by the UCR campus.
The quality of UCR research and its community partnerships were key factors in that decision, Napolitano told a room of representatives that included Riverside Mayor William "Rusty" Bailey; Riverside Community College District Chancellor Michael L. Burke; Riverside County Board of Supervisors Chairman John Tavaglione; and other business and educational leaders from Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
UCR's impact on regional, national, and global economies is based upon the campus's accessibility, attendees told Napolitano. For example, each year, Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox goes to a different regional high school to boost UC applications. Wilcox has also met extensively with local Native American tribal leaders — and has been widely accessible to many other groups in the region. Simply having a direct phone number to reach his administration has made an impact, attendees said.
"I want to congratulate Chancellor Wilcox for leading a campus that is expanding access and helping students achieve their potential," Napolitano told the crowd.
A subsequent conversation with the UCR Chancellor's Ethnic Advisory Committees brought recognition of the campus's status as one of the most diverse research universities in the nation. The group also highlighted UCR's leadership in providing support to underrepresented students, as well as ways in which UCR is a model for other UC campuses.
In March, UCR was recognized as a national leader for its black student graduation success, and in November 2016, the campus was named recipient of the 2016 Project Degree Completion Award by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). The award recognizes innovative approaches to improving student retention and degree completion.
Representatives of the committees included Native American, Chicano/Latino, and African American community liaisons who champion issues such as education access, health, and housing affordability.
During her visit, Napolitano frequently took notes about the many collaborations UCR has with neighboring cities, school districts, community colleges, and California State University institutions.
Later in the day, she gave a lunch address to UC alumni affairs officers and alumni from all 10 campuses who were on campus for an annual conference. Napolitano said she will keep pushing to grow the University of California system's research, and will keep supporting programs that allow for improved student advancement and outcomes. Among those is UC's support for students in the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. The program allows undocumented students who were brought into the country as children to attend college in the United States.
In the lunch address, Napolitano said recent media coverage of a state audit has created an inaccurate impression of how UC Office of the President funds are managed. But she said she is taking the audit results very seriously and will implement all of the auditor's recommendations.
In the meantime, she promises to "travel across the state to tell the UC story … and reinvigorate Californians about the importance of the UC system."
Archived under: Inside UCR, Politics/Society, alumni, DACA, janet napolitano, press release, UCR Chancellor's Ethnic Advisory Committees
E-Mail Subscription
Don't miss the news! Receive an e-mail once a day with every new story straight to your inbox.
Experts on Demand
UC Riverside has dozens of experts in virtually every field you can imagine.
Whether it's the latest fad in Hollywood, the latest must-have gadget or the latest row in Washington, UCR has a vast pool of staff and faculty who can present a unique view right now.
These interactions can take place in person, electronically, through a campus ISDN line, or even via video through our Digital Production Studio, which can put a UCR expert on the air anywhere in the world through AT&T's regional fiber network hub.
UCR is ready to help you find the expertise you need to get the story.


text:
Obama makes new NLRB nominations
- Obama contributes to Senate deal by making two new appointments to National Labor Relations Board
- The new NLRB nominations help the Senate avoid the so-called %27nuclear option%27
- Obama%27s previous NLRB picks were recess appointments%2C currently the subject of a lawsuit
President Obama fulfilled his part of a Senate deal Tuesday to avoid major changes in the filibuster rules, making two new nominations to the National Labor Relations Board.
Obama put up Nancy Schiffer, associate general counsel at the AFL-CIO, and Kent Hirozawa, chief counsel to NLRB chairman Mark Pearce.
They replace nominees Richard Griffin and Sharon Block, whom Republicans had objected to because they were recess appointments.
Saying that the labor board "is responsible for enforcing protections that are fundamental to growing the economy and creating jobs from the middle class," Obama praised his new nominees and said: "I look forward to the agency continuing its work to promote better wages and conditions for all American workers."
Obama also praised the new Senate agreement, saying that "in the weeks ahead, I hope the Congress will build on this spirit of cooperation to advance other urgent middle-class priorities." He cited "the need to take action to pass common-sense immigration reform and keep interest rates on student loans low for families trying to afford a higher education."
The NLRB was at the center of a Senate dispute over the so-called "nuclear option," a proposal by Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to make it easier for Obama appointees to get confirmed; Republicans had threatened political retaliation if the rules were changed.
NEWS:Senate agrees to stop 'nuclear' option
Under an agreement reached Tuesday, Democrats will get up-or-down votes on seven nominations to the National Labor Relations Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Democrats, meanwhile, agreed to abandon the two previous NLRB nominees whose recess appointments are under review by the Supreme Court.
Republicans, in turn, have agreed to take action on two new NLRB nominees with the intention of approving all seven nominations before the August break.
"I'm pleased that the Senate took action today to move forward on the nominees who have waited far too long for a vote," Obama said in his statement. "Over the last two years, I've nominated leaders to fill important positions required to do the work of the American people, only to have those positions remain unfilled -- not because the nominees were somehow unqualified, but for purely political reasons."

subset: commoncrawl


text:
You don't have any follower
In this section you can see the users that follow you and also your friends from Facebook that play in Playfulbet. Everyone will see the games you play in and the Coins that you are betting. Play well and you will be a referent in Playfulbet


text:
Every event, an affair to remember
With over 40 years under our belt organising unforgettable events, we are proud to say we know the business like the back of our hand. We learned the art through experience, and now we've practically developed it into a science that our team members excel at. With cutting edge expertise in impactful visual effects, sound communications strategy and the very best technical solutions, we support all types of above, below and through-the-line campaigns – from launch events, road shows, outdoor promotions, to corporate functions, conferences, galas and ceremonies.
An area of expertise we're particularly proud of is our success in Sporting Events. We've provided event infrastructure to global sports meets such as the Formula 1 races, Commonwealth Games and the Inaugural Singapore Youth Olympic Games – making us the leading service provider for sports events in the region. Our primary goal is surpassing our client's event objectives every time.
– Indoor
– Outdoor
– Sports


text:
Customers from Alaska, Hawaii and Canada — For the best shipping rates, please call 1-800-653-8528 to place your orders!
First production #425 of 1200, the Mini Presidio II incorporates all the attributes of it's big brother into a smaller, lighter, more concealable package. AXIS mechanism, open length 7.48", closed length 4.34", made in USA, - UPC: 610953151218, only one available.


text: How To Windows Open, Edit, & Convert BRSTM Files Share Pin Email Print BRSTM Files. Screenshot Windows Key Concepts File Types Computer Concepts Command Line Basics Guides & Tutorials Installing & Upgrading Tips & Tricks By Tim Fisher General Manager, VP, Lifewire.com Tim Fisher has 30+ years' professional technology support experience. He writes troubleshooting content and is the General Manager of Lifewire. our editorial process Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tim Fisher Updated July 01, 2019 A file with the BRSTM file extension is a BRSTM Audio Stream file used in some Nintendo Wii and GameCube games. The file typically holds audio data for sound effects or background music played throughout the game. You can not only open BRSTM files on a computer using the programs below, but also create your own BRSTM files from existing audio data. You can read about the technical aspects of this audio format at WiiBrew. A similar audio format, BCSTM, is used on the Nintendo 3DS for the same purpose. BFSTM is another file with a similarly spelled extension that's used to hold audio data too, but it serves as an updated version of the BRSTM format. How to Open a BRSTM File BRSTM (and BFSTM) files can be played on a computer with the free VLC program, but you'll have to use the File > Open File... menu to open it since the program doesn't natively recognize the file as a supported format. Then, be sure to change the browse parameters to search for All Files instead of just the regular media file types that VLC opens. BrawlBox is another program that can open BRSTM files. This program is entirely portable, which means you don't have to install it. Depending on the version of the software, the BrawlBox.exe application that you need to open may be in the \BrawlBox\bin\Debug\ folder. If BrawlBox downloads in an archive format like a RAR or 7Z file, you'll first need to use 7-Zip to open it. If you find that an application on your PC does try to open the BRSTM file but it's the wrong application or if you would rather have another installed program open BRSTM files, see our article on how to change the default program for a specific file extension guide for making that change in Windows. How to Convert a BRSTM File The BrawlBox program we linked to above can convert a BRSTM file to a WAV audio file through its Edit > Export menu. In the "Save as type:" section of the Save As window, be sure to choose the Uncompressed PCM (*.wav) option. If you don't want the BRSTM file to remain in the WAV format, you can then use a free audio converter to convert the WAV file to another audio format like MP3. For a quick conversion, we recommend using an online converter like FileZigZag or Zamzar. Another free and portable tool called Brawl Custom Song Maker (BCSM) can do the opposite. It can convert WAV, FLAC, MP3, and OGG audio files to the BRSTM format. When finished, the BRSTM file will be saved in the program's installation directory and be called out.brstm. The BCSM application comes downloaded in a ZIP archive, so after you extract the files, just open BCSM-GUI.exe to start the program. Continue Reading


text:
Stress is all over. And with the fast-paced life that individuals live today, stress has been a part of life. In fact, individuals are so used to it that they treat it as a traditional daily prevalence. This is often not so. Stress, when not managed properly, will result in all types of health issues, primary of which is heart issues. This can be very true with those that have had case history of heart issues.
Stress management is however very easy to do after you build an endeavor. In fact, if you retain in mind to forestall it from happening, you can truly live a stress-free life or at the terribly least be able to address it simply. After all, handling stress is nerve-racking in itself.
According to Wikipedia, Stress management is a wide spectrum of techniques and psychotherapies aimed at controlling a person's level of stress, especially chronic stress, usually for the purpose of and for the motive of improving everyday functioning.
Below are some tips to assist manage the stress. You don't even have to travel to elaborate ways in which to release the stress. you'll get eliminate it by preventing its prevalence in the 1st place. Read on and you would possibly simply keep those wrinkles from bringing to light.
1. Keep It Organized
Stress is so common these days that it's already expected. Therefore it's better that you just prepare yourself for the massive ones and relinquishing of the smaller, insignificant pests. you'll solely try this if you retain your life organized. you will not understand it however merely searching for your misplaced pen in the workplace will already place you during a lot of stress, not to mention, cause you to lose your concentration. Don't let that happen to you. Keeping your things organized can cause you to more ready to take care of the larger ones.
2. Start Early
It is not true that creative juices only kick off in cramming times. It only comes out during those times because we are forced to assume. And with enough resoluteness, we are able to actually think about creative ideas without stressing ourselves for lack of time. Starting early will mean that you just don't have to hurry when you are working on the project. You'll take some time and have confidence in what you're going to do to that. This may not only stop you from obtaining stressed out but also enable you to create a good creative work.
3. Live Healthy
Stress levels can seldom affect you after you are ready for it, health-wise. You see, once your body is healthy and is packed with energy, you're more or less protected against the consequences of stress like lowering of energy levels, crack-up and generally, even cardiomyopathy. this could only be done by living healthy through eating the proper forms of food and having the requisite sleep on a daily basis.
4. Take A Break
If you feel that you are already nearing your breaking point, don't be a martyr. Take a prospect. This can do you plenty of excellent because it will assist you recharge and de-stress yourself. You can go to a salon to have mani and pedi or have some whole body massage. If you are looking for the best nail salon, you can visit Five Star Nails.
This is the reason why employers provide vacation leave in order that individuals will take a full day of rest or one to two days to regain their former energy levels and creative selves.


text:
E-cigarette and E-Liquid shop UK
Your cart is empty
Pack of 5 replacable dual coils for Iclear30. 1.8 ohm resistance.
5 replacement coils from Innokin for Endura T18E tank. 1.5 ohm resistance. Compatible with Innokin Prism T18E Tank.
Compatible with Innokin Isub Tank. 0.5 ohm resistance.
5pack of Innokin Prism T20 atomizer head coils 1.5 ohm resistance.
Pack of 5 replacable dual coils for Iclear30. 1.5 ohm resistance.


text:
I'm creating the new talk that take on new points in politics and social media. It time to stand for the American Dreams. We are to exprose the truth and talk about a lot of thing such as business and very special interview get difference point of View to giving to all the view point on issues that … read more
tonight's special podcast is going to feature Apollo godspeed and ladies it'll be the Royal ladies empire joining me julz's crown for an all you can think of special and this time we aren't going to stop this is an open Line night for Saturday August 3rd
This episode is sponsored by
· Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brandon-vaughan/message
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brandon-vaughan/support
Are you the creator of this podcast?
and pick the featured episodes for your show.
Connect with listeners
Podcasters use the RadioPublic listener relationship platform to build lasting connections with fansYes, let's begin connecting
Find new listeners
Understand your audience
Engage your fanbase
Make money


text:
Advertise your job
The best way to reach hundreds of thousands of candidates in Scotland
Already have an account? Sign in here.
- Share your job with our massive audience of candidates
- Feature on our amazing apps and massive social media network
- Easy to use control panel, post a job within 5 minutes and get quality applications emailed direct
- No contracts or hidden costs, just pay for what you need
Contact the team
If you'd like more information on our service, we're keen to help.
Call us on 01397 779003
Organisations we work with
Just some of the brands we've helped find candidates for throughout the country
Frequently Asked Questions
- How does it work?
First, register for free. If you haven't used us before, you can use your free credit to add a job. After that you can buy job credits, each credit allows you to advertise a job for up to 30 days and allows you to post a single job.
- Will I be tied into a contract?
We are a pay as you go service meaning we do not have any contracts, keep any details or take any money without telling you. At all times you are in control and decide when to order using our self-service ordering system.
- How much is it?
A single credit starts at £49 + VAT, but if you need to buy more then you can get significant discounts. Each credit allows you to advertise a job for up to 30 days. You can find our current prices and more information in the employers area.
- More questions?
Take a look at some more of our Frequently Asked Questions or contact us.


text:
Product Description
** Portable Sink Self Contained **
Cold Water Only on this unit
Great for Medical & Private Offices, Schools, Labs, Wet Bars, or anywhere hygiene or convenience needed.
NO Plumbing needed! Just fill tank & you have running water.
Cultured marble vanity top included with integral sink and backsplash.
Cabinet dimensions are 25″W x 19″D x 31″ H
Constructed of laminated engineered wood.
Fresh water 6 gallon tank. Wastewater 7 gallon tank.
Auto shut off pump when tank is empty.
Emergency pressure valve.
**HOT Water Optional. See other products in this category or call us for details.
*Faucet fixtures are all chrome.
**Shipped via FREIGHT on a Pallet**
**We can custom make any sink combo you like. Contact us at 800-531-5756 for details.**
Thank you for your business.


text:
Home North East Disability Awards
North East Disability Awards
We were nominated for an award at the North East Disability Awards, in the Education category, for our commitment to providing high quality sporting opportunities for children with disabilities.
Mrs Butler and Miss Brown attended the ceremony at Ramside Hall on Monday 19th March. We had a brilliant time, and although we didn't win the award, we were proud to collect a certificate from Stephen Miller, Paralympian. Mrs Butler also got her photograph taken with Matt Wylie MBE, who won a gold medal in the Paralympics, she even got the change to wear his medal!


text:
By Dr. Alan Goldberg
It's always fascinating to me how much emotional and physical energy gets wasted by athletes when they focus on and worry about their competitors. "I used to beat her all the time but now she's beginning to catch me!" "You know, they were undefeated last year and their lineup is even better this year. How can we possibly beat them?" "If I lose to him, I am going to be so upset with myself!"
Concentrating on your opponent and obsessing about winning will do a lot of things for you. It will get you overly nervous. It will erode your self-confidence. It will psych you out. It will guarantee that you play poorly. It will contribute to your losing to this particular opponent. It will always leave you frustrated and disappointed after the game. However, what it will never do for you is increase your chances of performing to your potential.
If you're hung up on winning and losing, and too worried about your opponent beating you, then listen up: you have this competition thing all wrong! If your goals are to win or to beat someone else you're setting yourself up to fail. It's not about the competition. It's about you. Let me explain:
The father of legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden used to tell his Hall of Fame son, "Never try to be better than someone else, but never cease trying to be the best that you can be." The true purpose of sport and competition is to put yourself in a situation where you try to push your own envelope, where you try to excel based on your own abilities and potential. Real winning, in other words, is not about the outcome of the match or game. It is about whether you played to the very best of your abilities.
I have a lot of trophies in my office from my days as a competitive tennis player. Some of these represent tournaments where I finished in first place, but didn't really win. That is, a number of these "championship" trophies were given to me after I played some of the ugliest tennis of my life. I had been seeded #1 and expected to win. I was terrified of losing and what people would say if I lost. As a result, I played tentatively and poorly, a mere fraction of my capabilities. I "won" first place, but the "win" brought me no satisfaction.
Being a champion means that you go out every day and compete against yourself. It requires that you stop getting hung up on the uncontrollable and misplaced goal of winning, and instead focus on playing like a winner. It requires that you focus on playing your own game instead of allowing your opponent or the game importance to dictate how you play. It means striving to be the best that you can be.
As a Sports Performance Consultant and internationally-known expert in peak sports performance, Dr. Goldberg works with athletes and teams across all sports at every level, from professional and Olympic caliber right down to junior competitors. Dr. Goldberg specializes in helping athletes overcome sports fears & blocks, snap out of slumps, and perform to their potential. He is the Director of Competitive Advantage, an Amherst, Massachusetts-based performance consulting firm. Dr. Goldberg maintains an extensive Skype consultation service for athletes around the world to more quickly and effectively get athletes unstuck and back on track. For more information, visit www.competitivedge.com.


text:
Al-Jahra And Al-Farwania Court Complex Kuwait, Building, Image, Architect, Design, Architecture
Al-Jahra And Al-Farwania Court Complex
Kuwaiti Court Complex, Middle East – design by AGi architects
18 Oct 2010
Al-Jahra And Al-Farwania Court Complex Kuwait
Architect: AGi architects
Project Description
The Al-Farwania & Al-Jahra Court Complex sits on a prominent site surrounded by special civic and government buildings and mixed use residential / commercial buildings. As such, it is highly visible within the precinct and offers the potential for great views and prominence. The proposed design for the Al-Farwania & Al-Jahra Court Complex, which includes a mid rise tower in addition to a four storey podium building, is conceived as a new type of Landmark.
At the same time, state-of-the-art building technologies are intrinsic to the structural, environmental, and security design of this facility to root the project firmly in the 21st Century. We seek to express in the sky a powerful Landmark that establishes a strong sense of place, history, and future for those who come to recognize it as a distinct and unique symbol for Kuwait.
The multi-story podium gets adjusted depending on the site; Al-Farwania Court Complex which is 124 meters long by 64 meters wide, and Al-Jahra Court Complex 100 meters long by 100 meters wide, which are inspired by the traditional souk, connect all major entrances and public functions to a single central Oasis. The car parks, visitors' entrance, offices, courtrooms, cafeteria, auditorium, and several gardens align and form the edges to the multi level podium. Circulation is therefore simplified and unified into a singular, shared experience for the building's occupants.
Mid-Rise Tower
The 11 storey mid rise tower is identical in both the sites; it will host 8 floors of public accessible courtrooms and 4 floors of private office units for the various departments.
The mid-rise has a secured access spine for the prisoners which lead to the courts as well as direct access for the judges from the judges' sky garden. The public has controlled vertical circulation that leads them to the courtrooms' waiting area that is surrounded by sky gardens, courtyards and lounges.
Court Complex Prototypical Design
The multi storey podium is the main part of the building that gets adjusted depending on the site condition, relationship to the parking, and specific court complex needs. In the Al-Farwania & Al-Jahra Court Complex the podium hosts the same programmatic functions; the only difference is the site condition which caused the podium to adapt to it.
The Mid Rise Tower, is replicable without any changes to neither the form nor the program.
Kuwait Court Complex – Building Information
Project Name: Al-Jahra And Al-Farwania Court Complex
Type: Community
Area: 2 x 80,000 sqm
Location: Jahra & Farwania, Kuwait
Client: Ministry of Public Works Kuwait
Design Team
Dr. Nasser B. Abulhasan, Joaquin Perez-Goicochea, Georg Thesing, Maria Eugenia Díaz, Gwenola Kergall, Raquel Soeiro, Laura Zurbano Amo, Daniel Muñoz Medranda
Lucia Sanchez Salmon, Robert A. Varghese, Salvador Cejudo, Moyra Montoya
Al-Jahra And Al-Farwania Court Complex Kuwait – Building images / information from AGi architects
Location: Jahra, Kuwait
Another project by AGi architects:
Black & White House Kuwait
picture : Nelson Garrido
Black & White House Kuwait
Kuwait Buildings – Selection
Al Hamra Firdous Tower project, Kuwait City
SOM Architects
Kuwait City Tower : MIPIM/Architectural Review "Future Project" Award 2008
Al Sharq Tower Building
Architects: Atkins
Al Sharq Tower
City of Silk, Subbiya, Kuwait Bay
Eric Kuhne & Associates
City of Silk : massive city-scaled waterfront development, incl. new airport + seaport
Comments / photos for the Al-Jahra And Al-Farwania Court Complex Kuwait page welcome


text:
In the spring of 1918, news was reported that a substantial portion of Chicago's Chinatown will invade Munro and Juno counties for the purpose of farming certain marsh regions, stating "the Chinese will desert the laundries of the Windy City to brave the cold and raw spring of chilly Wisconsin." The objective of the yellow men will be agriculture. They intend to raise humble "Spud," the odoriferous onion, the carrot, the radish, and other American vegetables before the summer has progressed far.
Daniel Burkey, a Tomah land dealer closed contracts for several hundred acres of land with Hip Lung, the unofficial "mayor" of Chicago Chinatown. All leases and options are in the name of Hip Lung and the new organization will be incorporated as the "Chinese American Farming Company." They plan to give each farmer 20 acres. The 1918 crops will be potatoes, onions, celery. Chinese will be furnished with farm implements, seed, and horses but they will be required to hire their own labor.
Hip Lung proclaimed, "Give the Chinese Wisconsin for farming purposes and the rest of the country can turn to the business of beating Germany!" Score one for Chinese enterprise!


text:
- Erik Buell Racing - 1190rx
- Yamaha FZ07
- Harley-Davidson Street 750
- Harley-Davidson Forty Eight
- Timothy Holt (posted on Facebook)
- Matt Szostak
- David Maas
- Lucas Hoffman
Death of a V-Strom! Great new tires! Bits in your boingers? And if that isn't crazy enough, Lotus goes two-wheeling. Or at least their name does. On the upside, no one's sure if that's actually going to come to market. That might be a good thing. And speaking of coming to market, we speculate on the veracity of a new Yamaha R3. TRIPLE? Hmmm…. maybe not. But it's good to ponder, and ponder we do. With gusto, and stuff.
We then try to catch up on the email and feedback, and listener Christopher Knox gives us a picture of his lowered V-Strom.
All this and more at THE PACE PODCAST DOT COM! That's right folks… http://thepacepodcast.com
Jonathan Clegg
Christopher Knox
Ronald Crouch
Roland Cannon
Ed Day
Zack Skogsberg
Episode 155 - That's not OK. Sept. 9, 2013
Scotchgard. That's how you spell customer service. Or not. Meanwhile, Kali fixes you right up. James talks about his Tiger 800 extended test ride and talks about gloves. Chris briefly reviews the Scorpion Hat Trick jacket, and we learn that Scorpion makes a heck of a rain liner. Speaking of the wet stuff, Harley uses wat… er…. "precision twin" cooling in their new engines. The guys get their love fest on and sing Kumbaya at Rushmore. 2014 seems like a really good year for motorcycles. ABS FOR EVERYONE! STEP RIGHT UP! Then there's feedback. Lots and lots of feedback! Join in… send your questions and comments to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Editorial / commentary:
Kali customer service
Olympia customer service
Jordan Yaruss
Max Wedge
Russell Hoffman
Jeff Katzer
Theme song composed and performed by Raoul Lowe
Episode 145 - A Goldwing Ridgeline April 14, 2013
Short show this week. We have a quick product review for S3 cases, then talk about a few brief news items. Then we dive into feedback and give a rally update. Really... that's all there is. Oh, and we figure that the best thing Honda can do is make a Goldwing branded Ridgeline pickup truck. I think James almost barfed a little at that one.
Stéphane Lafrance - is the ST1300 a good choice?
Frank Luo - SV, Ninja 650, ER6N?
Elliot Williams - Thruxton or Street Triple?


text:
Event detail
High School
Film - Feature | September 28 | 3:30-4:45 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Establish that you can be a man and take orders, the dean of discipline at Philadelphia's Northeast High admonishes a student hauled into the office for a minor infraction. At this middle-class, mostly white school, obedience to authority is lesson number one. Taken on its release in 1969 as an antiestablishment cry against institutional conformity, Wisemans documentary has acquired added resonance with age. Nearly fifty years later, educational methods may have changed, but the expressions of dreary futility on the students faces are still uncomfortably familiar. Meanwhile, Wiseman shows a chilling historical reality encroaching on the schools closed system. A collage on a classroom wall is labeled Our Troubled World; a teacher reads aloud a letter from a former student who has learned to be a man and take orders in Vietnam: I am only a body doing a job, he writes. The teacher glows, To me this means we are very successful.
CA, firstname.lastname@example.com, 5106420808


text:
Nov 30, 2019 - 04:00 am .- In a visit to Rome's Caritas center Friday, Pope Francis emphasized the shared experience of vulnerability among Christ and the poor.
Mar 7, 2019 - 03:01 pm .- God is purifying his Church through the painful revelations of the abuse scandals, so do not be discouraged, Pope Francis said Thursday in a meeting with the priests of the Diocese of Rome.
May 14, 2018 - 03:07 pm .- Pope Francis said Monday he is worried that youth are too enmeshed in a virtual world of cell phones and other technology, separated, in particular, from the real human contact experienced by performing works of mercy.
Mar 2, 2017 - 11:47 am .- Pope Francis met Thursday with priests of the Diocese of Rome, delivering a lengthy meditation on St. Peter and his example of faith – which, though imperfect, grows and develops throughout his discipleship.
Oct 26, 2016 - 10:48 am .- The Vatican will host a concert for the poor and homeless of Rome next month, not only using the concert to raise money for Pope Francis' charities, but also inviting the poor to attend as the guests of honor.
Oct 24, 2016 - 03:17 pm .- Liturgical music has the ability to communicate the love of God – and it's this message that gives it the power to help bring others to Christ, said the choir director of the Diocese of Rome.
Sep 20, 2016 - 03:53 pm .- Hundreds attended the funeral Mass of Father Gabriele Amorth, the exorcist of the Diocese of Rome, on Monday, following his Sept. 16 death at the age of 91.
Sep 16, 2016 - 04:30 pm .- Father Gabriel Amorth, the exorcist of the Diocese of Rome who drew worldwide attention, died on Friday at the age of 91.
Jun 16, 2016 - 02:56 pm .- Pope Francis said Thursday that the great majority of sacramental marriages today are not valid, because couples do not enter into them with a proper understanding of permanence and commitment.
Jun 4, 2015 - 02:42 pm .- Persecuted Christians were remembered during Thursday's Corpus Christi procession in Rome, where Pope Francis told the thousands taking part to walk and pray in unity with those who cannot express their faith so openly.
Apr 26, 2015 - 12:04 pm .- Pope Francis presided over the ordination of nearly twenty men to the priesthood on Sunday, where he warned them against being vain priests who live first for their own pleasure rather than for God's.
Jul 31, 2014 - 12:03 am .- Familia Christi is the Roman community formed by Fr. Giuseppe Canovai, a priest of the city whose life united Franciscan poverty and the Jesuit spirituality.


text:
SERENADE - Onirica
Release Date: 10.11.2017
Genre: Metal
Time: 39:29
Catalog Number: RR92
Barcode: 3614978030654
01 - Insomnia - Serenade
02 - When Darkness Will Fall - Serenade
03 - Kill Your Pain - Serenade
04 - Hold Me Back - Serenade
05 - Oceanus - Serenade
06 - Lullaby - Serenade
07 - Stormborn - Serenade
08 - Luceafarul - Serenade
09 - Sleeping Dream - Serenade
Onirica is an ardent work by a heavy metal sound with symphonic touches and vague gothic atmospheres.
The album intents to bring the listener through an amazing journey into the dream world, hence the title "Onirica", in the dreams and fears of the human soul.
Heavy riffs hold up catchy and dreamy melodies.
The voice ranges from lyric to modern with aggressive and soft interpretations and in two songs ("Kill Your Pain" and "Luceafarul") is completed by the precious collaboration of Fabio Dessi, the voice of Arthemis.
Onirica is an album that proposes to keep alive the interest and the passion for metal music and hopes to break into the listener's heart.


text:
Album: Destiny Fulfilled
Producer: Darkchild
Label: Columbia
Sean Garrett: "It was an enormous time. I wound up doing nine songs on Destiny Fulfilled and 'Lose My Breath' was a record that was really exciting. At the time, me and Rodney Jerkins did that one together. There was so much magic going on in the studio. We probably recorded all the songs in about a month and every day it was a new song coming out. 'Lose My Breath' was towards the latter part of the album and that was an amazing song that we felt could not only be big on the radio but big with bands and marching bands. I was on a natural high after that."
Destiny's Child "Lose My Breath" (2004)
Album: Destiny Fulfilled


text:
On All Products
0 item(s)฿0.00
Your shopping cart is empty!
Registration is free and easy!
Lip balm with clear gel color
change by PH and your temperature. With a mixture of gold leaf Extracts of
olive oil, grape seed oil And bring it lavender. Helps glaze the lips. Let your
mouth look m..
The matt lips from German.
Featured in beautiful colors. Long lasting all day. The cream is soft and
smooth. Easy to spread, not stain. Make a real touch with your lips. Without
leaving stains.


text:
NOTE: We are re-posting this article on Warning Signs – Insults You/Calls You Names to allow you to read some of the excellent comments we've received from those who are or have been in an abusive relationship. Please be aware that these comments are for informational purposes only; we cannot verify the validity of each individual comment. If you need help, please contact a professional organization such as loveisrespect.org at 1-866-331-9474.
DASH's early warning signs are meant to guide you in determining whether your relationship is healthy. In this series of articles, we will explore each warning sign in more depth so that you will have a better idea about what each sign means and if you need to address a problem in your relationship. Our second early warning sign of abuse is:
Insults you, calls you names
This may seem like an obvious warning sign. No one likes to be called names, even when it's innocent teasing by friends. The increased awareness of bullying behavior has brought this warning sign more attention. The old rhyme "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me" certainly isn't true. Names, particularly if they are hurled at you by someone who claims to love you, can be terribly painful. If people you don't really care about call you names, it may not be as upsetting. If that person is your boyfriend or girlfriend it becomes a whole different story. As in the first warning sign calling names is about control and humiliation.
We all have dealt with nicknames and insults, even among our friends. You might be a nerd, a jock, a popular and be proud about it. Having others call you names might roll right off you. You need to be able to tell the difference between a silly nickname and an abusive one. Any time your partner chooses to insult you, your appearance, your intelligence, your choices or opinions it's emotional abuse. Yes, your partner can have his/her own opinions, but when they question your ideas to the point of insult or humiliation, it becomes emotional abuse.
It doesn't matter if the verbal abuse takes place in front of others or not. An abusive partner will tell you that no one else will love you because you are fat, ugly, stupid – pick a word. Some partners may use the most disgusting references in order to crush your self esteem. There is no need to spell them out here; you can imagine what kinds of words they use. By insulting you he/she is making you more dependent. Many abusers will humiliate or embarrass their partners in public as a method of control to "prove" that only the abuser can love them. A victim of emotional abuse may start to blame themselves for the abuser's behavior and come to believe what the abuser says. Constant criticism will compel the victim to "improve" him/herself. After all, if the person who loves you thinks you're stupid then it must be true.
Remember, if the person you love is making you feel bad about yourself then he/she really doesn't love you. A healthy relationship should be relaxing and fun. You should feel free to express who you really are with your partner. You shouldn't feel that you need to fix yourself in order to meet your partner's standard. Emotional abuse can happen to any one and it may eventually escalate to physical abuse if it isn't stopped.
If you determine that these warning signs are part of your relationship, remember: you are not alone. You may not know how to get help. You may be afraid to leave the situation. Abusers know that they can control you emotionally because no one wants to admit that someone else has treated them so poorly. Do not be ashamed. Dating abuse is not your fault. Recognize the signs of dating abuse and get help if your relationship exhibits any of these characteristics. You don't have to handle this alone. Sharing can save your life. For confidential help, please call the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline: 1-866-331-9474.
loveisrespect.org, a collaboration of Break the Cycle and the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline, can now answer your questions and concerns via text message. Simply text "Love Is" to 77054 for confidential help. Normal texting fees apply.


text:
My bunch of flowers is growing. Here is the ninth block. The picture is a bit overlighted, sorry for that! The lines you see are for blocking the block before I put the blocks together.
This blog is dedicated to applique. Glorious applique!!! The focus here will be hand applique, but there is room for machine applique too. Kim McLean is the designer whose patterns and quilts we will be working on together. Are you ready?! Let's SEW!!!
Monday, March 26, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
http://www.equilter.com/ and I just wanted something different. The second shot is the fabrics I've pulled/purchased/won for this project. Most are Kaffe Fassett but there are some hand dyes and some batiks in there as well.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The house block finished
Anne , Copenhagen
Monday, March 12, 2012
Fussy Cutting
Hi All
Help Needed!
I am about to start my first block on The Flower Garden Quilt. I intend back basting, which I've never done before, but it looks good. My question is how does one fussy cut the fabric when back basting.
Looking forward to some help from all the seasoned appliquers!! (spelling?)
Help Needed!
I am about to start my first block on The Flower Garden Quilt. I intend back basting, which I've never done before, but it looks good. My question is how does one fussy cut the fabric when back basting.
Looking forward to some help from all the seasoned appliquers!! (spelling?)
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
" Pandemonium Quilt" - full view
Here is the full viwe of the quilt. Now you can see why it is called " Pandemonium" It is named by one of the ladies at Glorious Color!
I enjoyed making this quilt from the drawing to the assembly. If you have the EQ software, you can change the pieced blocks, the finished sizes of the blocks are indicated in the lay out sheet. The whole quilt was done by hand as I'm really bad with sewing on the machine. Liza has done template free instruction for the easier blocks such as the pinwheel and half triangle squares, for the more difficult blocks, sewing instructions are done for handpiecing method, however I'm sure some of you will do it by machine very well.
Please let me know if you need me to clarify anything, Cheers, Kim McL
Posted by kim mclean at 8:46 PM 41 comments:
Labels: Pandemonium Quilt
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Roseville album
Another lollipop finished.....
With my increasingly vast collection of fabrics, it's fun picking out which one to use! Can never have enough of a selection of fabric stash, right!?
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Side Block Finished, Yeah!
I am getting closer and closer to, this is the right block. Now to get the 4 corner squares and the second long block. Started this block around Dec. 15. Made 3 working trips and a baby quilt and pieced the Trip To Hong Kong, knitted my "wrap" ....in between...
Thursday, March 1, 2012
" Pandemonium Quilt" - the house
This is the last panel, bottom right corner, 34" x 24". To the left is the pot panel flanked by 2 vertical rows of circle-in diamond blocks. The house panel was rather fun to do, with various animals in the yard.
The quilt on the whole was easier than the Roseville Album to sew. Time spent was on the drawings for me, but I loved the process. I think this is a great quilt to do, since most of us have fabrics that we can use in the stash cupboards already. I did enjoy the chance to use the shot cottons though, they were sooo pretty! Will do the full quilt soon, Kim McLean
Posted by kim mclean at 6:36 PM 15 comments:
Labels: Pandemonium Quilt
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)


text:
Business users waste approximately 15 minutes on a typical conference call, where they often struggle to get the meeting started, experience technical difficulties or deal with unavoidable distractions. If this sounds familiar to your customers, they aren't alone. In fact, the amount of time wasted on conference calls costs businesses approximately £26 billion a year. Conference Call can eliminate all those pain points and more...
*Please note: Accessing calls from international numbers will incur charges as specified by the service provider not included in this service
Enjoy an anywhere office experience with the next generation conference call service
Conference Call by Meetupcall works with any device, across the globe, making remote working highly feasible and – dare we say it – fun! With one simple monthly fee and no hidden charges, unlimited calls and a feature-rich dashboard that's easy on the eye and simple to navigate, Conference Call by Meetupcall is the perfect way to arrange, join and manage meetings in or out of the office. Plus, with the added 1-Touch Dial-In feature your customers can be on a conference call in just a few seconds straight from their phone, no passwords or PINs required. Exclusive to Giacom in the CSP market, this is conference calling as it should be.
No installation required, so your customers can get started straight away
Simply add it after the 28th of any month and remove before the 26th to test Conference Call for free
Eliminate customer pain points by increasing productivity on conference calls
Fully white-labelled dashboard allowing customers to build trust with clients from their own branding
One simple monthly fee & unlimited calls to the UK, meaning there's no need to worry about additional costs for your customer
A self-administration area for your customers to add, remove and manage users, reducing support calls to your IT teams
Great product features
for your customers
Crystal clear HD audio with advance background noise filtering.
Record your conference calls at the touch of a button and securely store them for up to a year
The super smart 'Call Me' feature automatically dials attendees at the start of a meeting, eliminating lengthy waiting times
With Conference Call, all it takes is one tap via a smartphone to join the call. Or dial-in the traditional way via a local or international number
One dashboard, multiple options. Conference Call allows presenters to add, remove and manage users in real-time
The screenshare feature allows attendees to see product demos, presentations and plans – all with one simple click
Resell Conference Call
with Giacom today...
Thank you...
We'll be in touch with you shortly to discuss the services you're interested in.
Giacom, as a company, just works. The Cloud Market is easy to use, creating accounts takes seconds, and there's always new offers which we can then market to our customers. The team deserve praise for the service they provide, they make any reseller look good!
Charlie Street, Media Street
Support from our account manager has been outstanding and the billing experience is particularly easy compared to the two previous CSP providers we have worked with. We have commented on several occasions to Microsoft that Giacom is the easiest CSP solution we have used.
Ian McMurtrie, Brunel IT
Giacom are great to work with and we would highly recommend their services. The working relationship fits perfectly with us – everything is so effortless, friendly and professional. They are great to do business with and are up to date with the constant change and new products in the IT world.
Salome Snook, SY London


text:
A sweet, romantic Bath & Body Works type. This fragrance combines the scent of ripe forest berries and soft sensual musk, with middle notes of sweet mimosa flowers and apricots, along with subtle hints of oak and juniper.
FP: >200 deg. F
Safe for wax candles, soaps, and skin products.
Suggested Color: Blue or black


text:
Taking the Plunge in a Turkish Bath
Part One – Jordan
Olive Baptista is a Specialty Tour, Luxury Trains & Cruise Consultant at Bestaway Tours & Safaris in Burnaby as well as an intrepid traveler and adventurer. Olive shares her adventures on a recent trip to Jordan and Turkey.
I just returned from a great tour of Jordan and Turkey where I traveled with a group of lady friends who are very adventurous and always eager to see and do things. Both countries offer a wide range of places to visit and explore,a variety of food and fabulous shopping . Some of us had visited India together in 2011 and hence I was aware of the things to add in the itinerary for each day.
Our flights were out of Vancouver so we headed out the night prior and stayed at the Accent Inn Vancouver Airport . The friendly and helpful staff makes it very convenient for a stopover.
Soon after our arrival Wadi Rum and a ride in the desert up and down the dunes in an open jeep got the adrenaline flowing. Some of us jumped out of the jeep and tried to walk up the dunes. The sand was heavy and the trudge up was exhausting. It was fascinating to see the young guide run up. We felt age was definitely catching up with us as our steps were slow but sure.
The evening camel ride to see the sunset was a great photo opportunity.
The highlight of our trip to Jordan was Petra, a beautiful city carved in the mountain and now a Enesco Heritage site and one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The Petra Marriott hotel was luxury plus and a great hotel to use on the visit.
The tour operator used on the trip was Bestway Tours and Safaris. They are a great operator to deal with and they have excellent ground handlers.
The walk through the gorge which cuts through the mountain to Petra valley is quite long and deep with rock formations on either side that are quite spectacular with all the colours that have formed through years of erosion.
The first glimpse of the Treasury as we exited through the gorge was breathtaking. The sand was heavy and the trudge exhausting. We spent the day walking through the excavations that cover a vast valley. The next large structure is the Monastery, built higher up on the slope of the mountain and dates back to the 1st century BC. There are around 300 steps leading to the entrance.
After our trek through the site in 35C temperatures our guide convinced us to visit a Hammam (Turkish Bath) for a complete treatment. After paying and entering the change rooms we were thoroughly surprised to see that it was not restricted to women only – a fact our tour guide conveniently forgot to mention. He had a good laugh when we met him again for dinner. We related our experience when we suddenly noticed the men in the steam room. Needless to say it was quite a struggle and creative experience to cover up with the skimpy little wraps they provide. In the end we felt they were never going to see us again so that was not so bad.
Dinner was interesting. The guide had a special Jordanian meal prepared for us at a local restaurant. After refreshing lemonade
loaded with mint we were served a delicious meal on a large tray. The lamb was served over some saffron rice. We were given a jug of buttermilk and yogurt which we had to pour over the lamb. We then received a demonstration of eating with our fingers. This was a merry mess with food on our faces and all over around the table. We looked like kids after a messy spaghetti and meatball dinner. It was an excellent way to end our visit to Jordan
Olive Baptista
Specialty Tour, Luxury Trains & Cruise Consultant
Bestaway Tours & Safaris
206-8678 Greenall Ave
Burnaby, BC V5J 3M6
E: [email protected]


text:
June-11-2016 – The World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations public health arm, declared today the religion of Islam a public health hazard, after strong evidence pointing to this particular religion's ideology as the main culprit for pushing numerous mentally ill people to the tipping point, at the detriment of society and the well being of others.
In an extraordinary press release calling the religion of Islam the catalyst of a worldwide mental disease outbreak, the WHO also called for the immediate cessation of all religious instruction and indoctrination, adding that while addressing the most problematic of the bunch, other religions as well must be kept in check in accordance with UN regulations.
In that vein, WHO also applauded various countries who have passed laws against religion in recent years, such as Iceland which outlawed Christianity with the aim of "protecting the elderly from scams, our children from nightmares, and the general population from chicanery."
WHO also added that banning Islam would improve human health worldwide, with the prevention as a result of many unhealthy practices such as genital mutilation, honor killings, underage rape by marriage, ritual fasting, touching the ground with the forehead for extended periods of time, banging the head against the ground, etc.
In addition to health benefits, there are also many societal benefits to the banning of Islam, such as the emancipation of women and freedom of speech.
WHO is only taking the first step in a range of measures to be taken by other UN agencies for tackling the problem of religion in general and of Islam in particular as a mental disease catalyst on a near massive scale.
This declaration is expected to cause mixed reaction in the world, especially in countries where such proclamations are punishable by death by stoning.
US presidential candidates also welcomed the move, with Donald Trump tweeting: "Ban it now! Build a wall so that not even Allah the akbar and their Mexican allies can get through to us!"
Whereas a spokesperson for the Clinton campaign said: "Imagine that! No Religion! No Islam too!"


text:
Look carefully at the display name – Email Address
Ex: the bank doesn't have a domain called "secure.com"
Look but don't click
Hover your mouse over any URL links embedded in the body of the email, but don't click on it. Open a new browser window and type the website to test OR call the company.
Review for spelling mistakes
Emails that are authentic, usually do not have major spelling mistakes or poor grammar.
Inspect the salutation
Beware of emails addressed to "Valued Customer" most businesses will often use your first and last name.
Don't give out personal information
Look for a "lock" icon at the bottom of your browser and make sure "https" appears in front of the Web address before submitting any personal or financial information this will tell you the information being transferred is secure.
Beware of urgent, unrealistic or threatening language in the subject line
Example: Your Storage is almost full, click here to sign in and verify your email to get more storage OR RPI needs you to put in your username and password to authenticate
***NOTE: RPI will never ask for your password***
Review the signature
Legitimate businesses will always provide contact details.
Don't open attachments
If you were not expecting this attachment don't open it.
Don't trust the header from email address
Header lines identify particular routing information of the email – you will want to look up how to view header information for your email application
Something doesn't look right
Even though the message includes convincing brand logos, language and valid email address – if it looks suspicious, don't open it. When in doubt you can always contact the VCC Help Desk.
***If you feel your account has been compromised click here


text:
Are you feeling scandalous tonight? This elegant crop is a hand-stitched and has designer accents on the end that can deliver a gentle, tingling tap or a sweet, stinging blow to leave the submissive's skin singing with the memory of the crop's touch. Explore that tiny line between pleasure and pain. Watch your lover squirm in anticipation as you tease them slowly and then surprise them with the radiating, forceful kiss of the crop. Spice up an ordinary evening of play or perfectly compliment a foray into bondage and restraints. It's perfectly designed for beginners and the advanced alike. Hit as firmly or as softly as you like. Test the boundaries of trust and succumb to desire tonight.
No reviews have been written for this product.
Be the first one! – Write a Review


text:
Balti 220
Added: February 2014
The body shows an innovative design relying on a simple geometry and sinuous lines.
It is conceived to optimize the performance of the LED used, answering to the needs of passive heat dissipation, combined with minimized product dimensions. It reduces to a minimum the protrusion from the wall and hence the visual impact. Manufactured in die-cast aluminium, it covers the gear box ensuring glare control and shows a double fold as a design feature to highlight the LED spot. Balti 220 features a high protection rating, IP65/66, and a special surface anti-oxidizing treatment. The fitting has been designed to ensure a wide lighting coverage of the wall, the roof and the floor with exemplary glare control and luminous quality.
| Permalink | Trackbacks (0) | Email | Print this


text:
Style, according to Cocteau, is ideally a simple way of saying complicated things; it can also, he added, be a complicated way of saying simple things. But for Katie Mitchell, whose work as a director I respect, it increasingly seems to be an end in itself, and the third of her experiments in creating a hybrid marriage of film and theatre, inspired by Dostoevsky's The Idiot, has everything to do with form and very little to do with content.
The virtue of Dostoevsky's book lies in its portrait of Prince Myshkin: the archetypal holy fool who returns to Russia from Switzerland and plunges into a vicious St Petersburg society. Myshkin's innocence scandalises the local sophisticates and draws him into fatal relationships with two women: the aristocratic Aglaya and the self-destructive Natasya, who is pursued and eventually murdered by the lecherous Rogozhin. After a night spent watching over Natasya's dead body, the guileless, Christ-like, epileptic Myshkin is driven into total madness.
I offer this bald, inadequate synopsis of the story to explain what happens on stage and as a guide to potential theatre-goers: if you didn't know the book, I don't think you would have a clue as to what is going on. As in Waves and Attempts On Her Life, Mitchell and her team seek to create a piece of live cinema with complex set-ups being projected on to an upstage screen. Thus a shot of Ben Whishaw against a pane of glass symbolises Myshkin's famous train journey from Warsaw, though without any hint of the ridicule he excites in his fellow travellers. A close-up of a spinning vase evokes the moment where Myshkin breaks an object precious to Aglaya's mother. A knife drawn across a shimmering bowl of water represents Natasya's death.
Some of the images are undeniably haunting. Inspired by Tarkovsky, Mitchell makes good use of mirrors, and there is a technical fascination in seeing how a flickering white veil is superimposed on a close-up of Whishaw's harrowed, hollow-eyed features. But the whole show is about process rather than product. As the multitasking actors scurry about, repositioning lights and cameras and creating sound effects, we are invited to watch how things are done rather than asking why: a classic example comes with the death-bed confession of the anarchist Ippolit, which is stripped of any meaningful context and simply becomes an excuse for a carefully contrived camera angle. As much as I welcome experiment, I feel Mitchell's attempts to merge film and theatre are leading her up a cul-de-sac and becoming a repetitive substitute for the movie she obviously yearns to make.


text:
Fourth and fifth graders at Daniel Bagley Elementary School who raised $6,000 for non-profit organization Water for South Sudan (WFSS) recently got to meet WFSS Founder Salva Dut after Dut flew from Sudan to Seattle to say thank you.
Inspired by the book A Long Walk Walk to Water which tells the story of Dut, students decided to start their own fundraiser campaign to help drill wells to provide clean drinking water for Sudanese families. The money raised also helped students win WFSS' Iron Giraffe Challenge.
In 1985, Dut, then just 11 years old, was one of the 17,000 "Lost Boys of Sudan" who fled Sudan during that country's two-decade civil war. SPS spoke with Dut during his visit.
Here's more information on Water for South Sudan and the Iron Giraffe Challenge.
Here's more information on Daniel Bagley Elementary School and the book that inspired students, A Long Walk to Water.


text:
With housing prices so low, it is a great idea to invest in some real estate. You must understand the real estate market if you plan on making a career as a real estate investor. The following article will show you some helpful information to make it easier for you to get started as a real estate investor.
Learn all you can about the market before investing a dime in real estate. There is a ton of knowledge to gain and many methods that can make or break you. You can read books, watch DVD programs, sign up for workshops and take classes to learn all about real estate.
Go into the meetings that you have with potential investors with a positive mindset, but understand that a negative outcome is possible. Always have a jovial, but businesslike personality to get the people who want to invest to like you. This will go a long way and make your potential investors more comfortable.
Find an area of real estate investing that appeals to you, and stay with it. You will find more success by focusing your energies on a particular type of investment. Perhaps you want to work with fixer-uppers, starter homes or even renting; the key is to find the segment you like and have success with.
If you want to get into real estate investing, but do not have enough money to buy a piece of property on your own, do not fret. Look at real estate investment trusts. Operating much like mutual funds, you can invest what funds you have available into a larger group pool and still make some money off of real estate mortgages.
If you're going to want to do some home projects on your property, then you need to make sure you know what you're doing. When home improvements are done wrong, it could really make your real estate drop in value. It may just be best to hire someone that knows how to fix the problems the property has.
Learn about all of the things that you must do to succeed. You can realize big losses if you don't know what you're doing. Investing in the right type of training is one of the best things you could do.
Don't let your emotions cloud your judgement. Choosing a property to invest in should be a business decision, not an emotional one. It can be easy to get attached to a house or really fall in love with a location. Try to always look at things objectively. Shop around for the best deal without getting attached to one of the first few places you look at.
Stay away from deals that are too good to be true, especially with investors that you cannot trust or do not have a good reputation. It is important to stick with those who have a good reputation because getting ripped off in this business can cost you a lot of money.
When you are thinking about buying real estate, consider hiring property managers that know how to screen tenants. Since rent pays the mortgage, make sure their habits and credit are good. If not, you will lose money on your investment.
Do not buy just to increase your property numbers. Even those newbies tend to think the more they own the better, most quickly realize that more is not necessarily better. Research each property and calculate its value as a genuine investment. You want to make sure you are protecting the integrity of your investments.
Beginning the process of investing in real estate has the potential to be very profitable, but sound information is critical. This information is what you have been reading. Make sure to read it well to ensure your success.


text:
BENEFITING: The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
EVENT: 2015 Ragnar Relay Cape Cod
Run inspired with Team Hole in the Wall in the 2015 Ragnar Relay Cape Cod and receive a VIP event experience like no other! Your support will help The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp provide "a different kind of healing" to more than 30,000 children and families battling serious illness each year, completely free of charge! The Ragnar experience embodies what Camp is all about – camaraderie, challenge, and a healthy dose of crazy, good fun!
All Team Hole in the Wall Ragnar runners will receive:
- Free race entry
- A custom Team HITW running jersey
- An invitation to a Pre-race Team Rally at The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
- Overnight accommodations at Camp on Thursday, May 7
- Access to our Team Coach and training tips
- Additional VIP race incentives
- Cabin Circle Club eligibility
Minimum Fundraising Commitment: $500 per runner
Registration Options:
Team Captain:
Recruit and lead a team of 6 or 12 runners.
Team Member:
Join an existing team if you have been invited by the Team Captain or join as an individual and we will place you on a team.
Questions? We want to hear from you! Please call (203) 777-0522 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
Thinking about updating your personal blog or starting a brand new one?
Maybe you set your eyes on the free "Twenty Fifteen" theme, but discovered it misses some of the premium features!?
Blogging in 2015
"Amalie" WordPress theme is a "Twenty Fifteen" on steroids. It has everything a serious personal blog should have. It has a modern responsive layout built to put your content in readers focus and beautiful typography to further emphasize the importance of it. Design elements are carefully chosen to give accent to different elements and at the same time not getting in the way of the content.
Simple with Style
Simplicity and user friendliness is something we at Anariel Design work hard to improve with each new theme. "Amalie" as our latest theme clearly shines in this respect. It is as simple as it gets when it comes to editing and versatile enough to satisfy any modern blogger.
Try the Lite
The best of all, if you´re unsure if this theme is for you, there is "Amalie Lite" that you can try and use completely FREE of charge. It is a cut down version, but every bit as good as her bigger sister:)
To find out more about this exciting new theme click here.
Thank you for your time!


text:
- home
- news
- blogs
- calendar
- enewsletters
- people on the move
Lake Michigan CU goal 100 million in business loans by 2013
Lake Michigan Credit Union has "plenty of capital" to fund its commercial lending business, which really only kicked in a little more than two years ago when it hired Mark Hoffhines as senior vice president, commercial lending.
Hoffhines said LMCU's loans to businesses range from a few hundred thousand dollars to a million or more, and in some cases to as much as $10 million. Right now, he estimates the total member business loans are about $77 million, but adds, "we're trying to get to $100 million by end of the year."
Total capital is $258 million, and total assets are $2.6 billion.
Hoffhines said the lending environment in general is getting a little more active, although he isn't sure there are enough businesses borrowing yet to support all the players on the banks' side of the desk. What is changing is the searching that seems to be increasing by businesses that are "evaluating their relationships" with current lenders.
"They're looking to find good suppliers," said Hoffhines — although he added, "It's happening in every sector, not just financial."
Businesses are "assessing whether they are making money, whether it's a good relationship" with each supplier for every need, and the result is that "there is a little bit of a reshuffling going on out there" between lenders and borrowers.
"We are getting a fair amount of referrals from CPAs and other customers these days," he said.
One of the largest credit unions in the state with more than 192,000 members and 35 branch offices, LMCU was founded in 1933 as the Grand Rapids Teachers Credit Union by teacher Lloyd F. Hutt. Driven by the shortage of money during the Great Depression, 13 teachers pooled their money to fund it, and Hutt ran the credit union from his home until 1959 when it bought its first building on South Division Avenue. It had more than 1,000 members and more than $1 million in assets.
In 1971, with more than $10 million in assets, GRTCU began managing other credit unions, starting with Food Marketers, Health Care and Saint Mary's Hospital. Others followed, as credit unions throughout the Grand Rapids area began a series of consolidations.
In 2001, the managed credit unions (known as CU Financial Group) were consolidated into one credit union, Grand Rapids Teachers Credit Union. The name Lake Michigan Credit Union was adopted the following year, and the charter was extended to serve people throughout Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon and Allegan counties. In 2003, LMCU acquired Grand Shore Credit Union in Grand Haven.
In 2008, LMCU's charter changed again to expand membership to people in 36 Michigan counties, and in 2010, Kalamazoo-based Citizens Credit Union merged into LMCU.
That scope provides LMCU management with a big picture of what the economy is doing on the western side of Michigan — and judging from their business loans traffic, "it's mixed," according to Hoffhines.
"Manufacturing seems a little busier this year than last," he said. In other sectors of the economy, "you see some successes and you see some people struggling."
Hoffhines said there are not yet enough people willing to risk any of their money, especially in regard to real estate.
"People are still managing" their existing debt and are "not stepping up and signing on the line for a lot of new stuff," he said. "I think, in general, people are very conservative in signing up for new projects, new risks."
Interest rates are still at "the low end of the rate cycle" and "holding very firm," according to Hoffhines. He noted that the Federal Reserve Bank's Operation Twist is continuing to push down the longer-term rates to where the prime rate is at 3.25 percent these days. In Operation Twist, the Fed is selling short-term government securities and buying longer-term Treasuries in an attempt to lower long-term interest rates. Operation Twist was extended in July to continue through the end of the year.
Long-term interest rates facing borrowers are "all over the board," said Hoffhines, most are probably in the higher 3 and 4 percent range for the best customers. With the prime at 3.25, "a very, very good customer out there would still be asking for prime rate," he added.
In regard to competition from commercial banks, Hoffhines said LMCU has benefitted from having "stayed very clean through this recession. The nice thing is, we don't have a lot of the old issues dragging us down — real estate problems. We have a very strong record in past-dues and charge-offs in those areas."
As for those would-be borrowers coming to LMCU, Hoffhines said he tells them to "treat us almost like an investor in your business. Educate us" about the company, and/or the investment strategy and where the borrower really wants to be in the future.
"The more we can really, honestly know about them, the better the job we can do in advising them," he said.
"We are one of the few credit unions that is capable of doing all the things a customer is looking for from us. If they want approval" for a loan request, "we do it right here." And he added LMCU also controls the closing on a loan; it does not have to be handled elsewhere.
"We want direct relationships" with business borrowers, he said. "We're a little different than some of the others. I think we are looking for well-managed, well-positioned companies, and we're trying to help them be successful."
Hoffhines said LMCU may be "unique" in the credit union industry because it is "hiring senior-level talent" for the commercial loan division, at each stage of that lending process.


text:
AA Gas Services
AA Gas Specializes in domestic, commercial and industrial gas installations. We are qualified in installations of appliances, repairs of gas catering equipment and any other gas related items such as, Gas Geysers, Gas Stoves and Gas Heaters only to mention a few.
AA Gas started in November 1991 as a family business. It is located in the heart of Kwa-Zulu Natal Midlands. We provide all types of gas related products, with exceptional service with each product we sell.
From all of us at AA Gas, we welcome you to our showroom to view our products, with us.
"Life's a gas, enjoy it!!"
AA Gas is a preferred supplier of Afrox and deals with all gas appliances offering top brand names.
LPG Gas
Gas Installations
Contact Us
35 Oglivie Rd, Howick
Contact Numbers
Phone: +27 (0)33 330 2717
Fax: +27 (0)33 330 2717
Fax To Email: +27 (0)86 505 8308
Emergency 1: +27 (0)82 466 0293
Emergency 2: +27 (0)82 466 0308
Business Hours
Mon-Thurs: 08:00 AM-05:00 PM
Fri: 07:30 AM-04:30 PM
Sat: 08:00 AM-12:00 PM


text:
Springdale officer on leave after firing weapon during disturbance call
A police officer fired his weapon during a disturbance call Tuesday, according to Lt. Derek Wright with the Springdale Police Dept.
Officers were called out to a domestic disturbance at about 6:49 a.m. on Gibbons Drive. Parents told police their 40-year-old son, Jeremy Dunbar, was destroying items in their house. They said this had lasted all night and into the morning.
When officers went into the home, Dunbar brandished a handgun at an officer and refused to drop his weapon, according to Lt. Wright.
One of the officers shot his gun but did not hit Dunbar. After the shot was fired, Dunbar dropped his handgun. Dunbar was still noncompliant, Lt. Wright said, and officers deployed a taser on Dunbar before he was taken into custody.
Dunbar was brought to the Northwest Medical Center for a mental health evaluation.
The officer who fired his weapon was placed on administrative leave during the investigation, as part of department policy. No one was hurt in the incident.


text:
December 17, 2017
By Chinedu Eze and Demola Ojo
Africa's most profitable airline, Ethiopian Airlines, on Saturday made history as it transported its passengers from the Bole International Airport Addis Ababa to the Murtala International Airport Lagos on a Boeing B777-300 ER plane operated by an all-female crew.The crew was made up of Captain Amsale Gualu, First Officer Tigist Kibret, and 11 cabin crew members. The flight is the first international flight to be operated by an all-female crew to Nigeria.
The 391 passengers on board the ET 901 flight that lasted approximately four hours, thirty minutes applauded the crew during take-off and after the plane touched down in Lagos.
On arrival in Lagos, the flight was welcomed with water cannons which preceded a ceremony to welcome the historic flight.
The Chairman, House Committee on Aviation, Mrs. Nkiru Onyejeocha, commended the Captain and the rest of the crew, saying that their successful flight from Addis Ababa to Lagos is proof that women can achieve so much if given the opportunity.
Onyejeocha also commended Ethiopian Airlines and said it has always partnered Nigeria both in good times and bad. She recalled that earlier this year when the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, was closed for runway repairs, Ethiopian Airlines was the only foreign carrier that agreed to operate from the alternative Kaduna International Airport.
She also noted that the successful operation of the all-female flight by the airline is an incentive to women in Nigeria to realise that the aviation industry is an attractive sector where they can rise to the highest position and that those who dream to be pilots should know that the dream is realisable.
Commenting at the ceremony held at MMIA, Captain Gualu said she was elated to have flown with an all-female crew to Lagos. She revealed that flying was a childhood dream and since she realised it, she has gone on to fly different aircraft types from Bombardier, Q400 to flying the large body aircraft, Boeing B777.
"Since I was a child I wanted to be a pilot," she said. "When I was young, my father used to take me and my sister to the airport to see aeroplanes take off and land and I used to admire pilots' uniforms and that was how I developed the passion for flying.
"After my university education, I joined Ethiopian Airlines as a first officer and flew the Fokker 50 and the Boeing B737 and then became a captain," she said.
The General Manager of Ethiopia Airlines in Nigeria, Firihewot Mekonenn said the airline management was happy to operate the all-female flight to Nigeria.
"Ethiopian Airlines has decided to always reward the Nigerian traveller for the loyalty they have shown to the airline. This is the reason that we are bringing the first all-women operated flight in Africa to Lagos, Nigeria.
"Nigeria is not just our great partner but also a country that has shown Africa what women can do. Women can achieve a lot and Nigeria is a leading light in women empowerment in Africa. One of first female pilots in Africa is a Nigerian.
"Today Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's first four-star airline, is proud to be the first to operate an all-female operated flight to Nigeria. We are all witnesses to history today," Mekonenn said.


text:
WaterColor 27 Lyonia Lane
- 2 adult bikes provided
- Close proximity to Watercolor Tennis courts
- Free WiFi
- Outdoor Shower
- Propane Grill
- There is parking for 2 vehicles at the property. Additional parking can be found throughout the community.
EXECUTIVE ACCESS: WaterColor guests staying at this 360 Blue property have complimentary access to 5 award winning community pools, the use of two kayaks or canoes for one hour per day, as well as 20% off stand up paddle boards at the WaterColor Boathouse and, for an additional cost, limited tee time access to award winning Shark's Tooth and Camp Creek Golf Courses, 20% off daily or weekly passes at the WaterColor Fitness Center and 2 tennis courts at both WaterColor and Shark's Tooth Club.
DETAILS: This charming single story park side cottage features a screened in porch and a private carport for convenient parking. As you enter, you are welcomed by an open floor plan with a comfortable living room with ample seating, a queen sleeper sofa and a wall-mounted 50 inch flat screen TV with blu-ray DVD player. On the opposite side from the living area, you will find the dining area that will seat up to six. Adjacent to the dining area is a galley style kitchen with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and a seated breakfast bar area that seats two comfortably. Down the hall are the master and second bedrooms. The master suite features a king size bed, a television and a connecting bath, featuring a double vanity and separate garden tub and shower. In addition, French doors open onto a furnished screened porch that looks out onto a courtyard. The second bedroom is opposite the master suite and provides a queen size bed, a television with DVD and a connecting bath featuring a single vanity and a tub with a shower. The guest bedroom also features doors that open onto the screened porch.
SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS: (Sleeps 6)
Master Bedroom: King Bed, Private Bathroom with Shower and Tub
Guest Bedroom: Queen Bed, Private Bathroom With Shower/Tub Combo
Living Room: Queen Sleeper Sofa
- Named the #1 Family Vacation Destination in the U.S.
- A 499 acre coastal resort and residential community
- Ideal bike community perfect for Family Getaways
- Pristine sugar sand beaches
- 4 swimming pools
- Award-winning tennis facilities
- Championship golf nearby
- World Famous Beach Club
- Unparalleled beachside, poolside and lakeside dining
- Acres of parks, gardens and foot paths
- Nearby state parks and preserves
Weddings are not allowed at this home. If this policy is violated, you may be asked to vacate the property and forfeit any rental payments as well as be subject to HOA, community and 360 Blue fines.
Please note: Effective March 15, 2014, golf cart rentals in WaterColor must be made through The Electric Cart Company and will be limited to 60 vehicles throughout the community at any given time. Only one cart may be rented per home and rentals will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis.
**Beach Club Construction Update: We are excited to announce the Beach Club in WaterColor is now open with the completion of Phase 1! The Main Pool and Upper Deck have been completely refurbished, and the Main Pool Deck and Rita Bar now offer additional lounge and seating areas. Although limited, grab-and-go food options are also available. Phase 2 is expected to be completed in the Spring, and will feature two additional pools.
2 Bedrooms2 BathsBicyclesCoffee MakerDishwasherGolfInternetIron & BoardKitchenLinens Provided
Living RoomMicrowaveOutdoor ShowerOvenRefrigeratorStoveTennisToasterWashing MachineWaterColor
Wireless InternetExecutive Access HomesAir ConditioningPrivate HouseCommunal PoolOutdoor Grill30ACottage DistrictSleeps: 6
Thank you for entering your review. The review will become available to the system shortly.
The house is nice, and clearly going through some renovations. The location was perfect. We enjoyed the stay. It has a few maintenance issues: 1) the water pressure is WAY too high. The shower was painful (even for the adults), and it is damaging the faucets (they leak, especially the tub). 2) the master bath sink has a leak under it. The towels under the vanity are wet. 3) the same faucet is not attached to the countertop and needs to be tightened. 4) the ice maker ice chute is frozen solid and doesn't allow ice to drop 5) the remote control for the Apple TV is missing. 6) the remote control for the master tv has corroded batteries, so it can not be used. If you could add some dimmer switches to the lights, it would be awesome.
Property Manager Response:
Antonio, we are so sorry to hear that your stay with us was anything less than five stars. Unfortunately, we do occasionally make mistakes and do not come across every issue in each home and therefore rely on our guests to alert us to anything troublesome so that we can make every effort to correct any issues you encounter during your stay. Again, we apologize that your stay was not of the quality you expected and we hope that you will consider 360 Blue in the future.
my family loved the location and the house. it was perfect, just behind the Seaside Chapel, so you could enjoy both watercolor and seaside.
Property Manager Response:
Wende, we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay in WaterColor. Thank you for staying with 360 Blue. We look forward to seeing you again soon!
We loved staying in this little house. The location and everything was great. But...the beds were terribly uncomfortable. The furniture was a bit dirty as well as the floors. However, it was still a great house and I will still give it a 5 star rating. I don't think a lot of people respect other people's property.
Property Manager Response:
We are so delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us in Watercolor! We appreciate your feedback and understanding that vacation rentals do experience a lot of wear and tear. Nevertheless, we will be sure to share all of this with our property manager in an effort to correct this for future guests. Thank you for joining us, we hope to host you all again soon!
We had a great time. We have stayed in multiple houses on the same street and #27 had everything we needed. We would rent it again.
Property Manager Response:
We are so glad you enjoyed your time with us in Watercolor! Thank you for staying with 360 Blue, we hope to see you again soon!
While Watercolor and Seaside are beautiful we were very disappointed in the quality and cleanliness of this rental. It appears beautiful at first but sheets and towels were uncomfortable, bathrooms needed to be better kept and the dishwasher and laundry were very loud and inefficient. There were several other minor signs of wear on all appliances and utensils. The bikes provided by the rental and the two additional we ordered through the concierge were rusty. Again, while this beach and the pools/community were great but the condition of the rental left a lot to be desired at this price point. Finally, the tennis and work out facilities havd a very heavy surcharge which I thought should be included or more heavily discounted.
Property Manager Response:
We do apologize for your less than stellar stay with us. We would have loved the opportunity to have corrected these issues. We are always available during your stay to help rectify anything that does not meet your or 360 Blues standards. We will be sharing your valuable feedback with our team and we hope you are able to visit the South Walton area again soon!


text:
Day Two – The Saturday Grind Begins!
Friday night we had a lot of energy, a lot of ideas and a lot of momentum for Clemson University's first ever Startup Weekend!
Let's here it for the seven teams!
A social network for budding entrepreneurs.
Voter education and comparison app.
Use steps for restaurant deals
Visual sign translation app
Micro Homes for Macro Help
Sustainable community for homeless individuals
Interactive conductive ink
Tiger Vine
Location and cultural aggregator
Let's here for them! Day Two is all about refining and building their MVP and getting customer validation. Let's do this! #JFDI
Startup Weekend Organizing Team


text:
Flora and Fauna is a playful personal-blogging theme featuring colorful nature-inspired illustrations.
Featured Images
Want to highlight your content visually? Consider adding a Featured Images to your posts! Featured Images will appear above the content at the full column width and unlimited height on the blog index and archives pages.
Post Formats & Sticky Posts
Flora and Fauna supports the Aside, Image, Video, Quote, Link, Gallery, and Status Post Formats, allowing you to easily create a tumblelog of your favorite finds.
Theme Options
You can use the handy theme options to personalize Flora and Fauna by adding links to your favorite social networks, under Customize → Theme Options.
Social network icons for Email, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter will appear at the top of the Sidebar if you enter their respective URLs in the fields provided:
Custom Menus
Configure a custom menu that will display in the header of your site by going to Customize → Menus and assigning it to the Primary Menu area.
Flora and Fauna supports up to four widget areas – one Sidebar and three optional Footer Sidebars – that can be configured under Customize → Widgets.
Full-width Page Template
To give your content more room on select pages, you can remove the sidebar with the Full Width, No Sidebar template under Page Options.
Custom Header and Background
You can upload your own flexible-size custom header to Flora and Fauna under Customize → Header Image. The header will display just above your site title. You can also add your own background image or color under Customize → Colors & Backgrounds.
Quick Specs (all measurements in pixels)
- The main column width is
660except in the full-width layout where it's
- The Sidebar width is
- The Footer Sidebar widths are


text:
The very first live edition of Comedy 101 debuted on October 28, 2015 at the Bennington Family Thanksgiving Live Show at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square, and now for the first time ever, we've put the hour on iTunes for everyone to hear.
Comedy 101 puts open mic comedy acts together with four mentors, all New York crowd work pros. It's an open mic meets a roast, as we send our young rookie open mic comics up like lambs to a slaughter– because our panel of mentors aren't actually the advice giving types. Our open mic performers have to tell a joke, and fast, or they'll be the joke.
New York club heavyweights Luis J. Gomez, Dan Soder, Joe List and Rich Vos served as our very first panel of mentors, sitting in judgement, with a bell ready to ring in to give "advice" to our open mic'ers. For the series debut, Jerry Lalee, Grant Lindahl, Rachel Joan, Freddie G, and Phil, plus a surprise guest took the stage. Ron Bennington and Gail Bennington hosted the show bringing up the open mic'ers to face the crowd and the mentors. The interruptions were fast, frequent and funny as fuck.
The new hour show killed in front of a packed out, standing room only crowd at The Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square. It was a no holds barred night with some brutal advice and everyone had a blast.
Jerry Lalee was the first to brave the panel attempting to tell a story about shitting himself at the beach, and was interrupted right out of the gate by the Puerto Rican Rattlesnake Luis J. Gomez with some advice on how to start a set. Rich Vos jumped in seconds later with some even better advice, "never take advice from a Puerto Rican." Soder suggested Lalee lose his school shooter laugh, Joe List rang in with "keep the school shooter look though," and everyone learned that Rich Vos doesn't know how to pronounce the word "bidet."
Open mic comic and improv artist Grant Lindahl was immediately told he looked like a Victorian couch, but managed to get a few jokes out in between some brilliant shots from the panel. Long Island mic'er Rachel Joan disappointed everyone by being actually funny, she was the first to get a shot in at the judges, and she got offered a ride home by Rich Vos. South Korean born comedian Brian Kim learned he had a super power, the panel shredded Freddie G before he even got his first sentence out, but got his revenge right before heading off stage……and then there was Phil. Words can't describe the magic that took place when odd open mic'er Phil took the stage. You'll have to listen to the show to soak it all in for yourself.
Read more about our first episode of Comedy 101 here.


text:
About this Research Topic
Fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) have been used as a promising model for understanding cellular and molecular mechanisms of diverse human genetic diseases including neuronal degeneration. The vast array of transgenic techniques in Drosophila enables in-depth analyses of disease gene functions. This can be done not only through conventional loss-of-function approaches, but also through gain-of-function approaches which drive constructs of exogenous genes, such as human disease genes, in a targeted set of neurons in the fly brain at diverse and controlled developmental stages. However, for the analysis of biological mechanisms relevant to mental disorders, genetic studies using fruit flies involve a number of empirical and theoretical complications. The major challenge lies in the strategies to dissect psychiatric symptoms that are considered to be specific to human patients. Thus, animal models would not be directly applicable for phenocopying many psychological conditions such as hallucination, delusion, thought distortion and other complex mental representations. The lack of objective biological markers sets another challenge in modeling mental diseases using animals in general. Nevertheless, mechanistic and etiological approaches focusing on endophenotypes, biological alterations underlying or often preceding the psychiatric symptoms, have been conducted for diverse mental disorders although major efforts have been limited to rodent models so far. On the other hand, recent advancements in human genetics have paved the way for systematic genome-wide studies leading to the identification of a large number of gene loci that are either associated with specific mental conditions or are familiarly transmitted with diverse psychiatric abnormalities. Fortunately, the majorities of the genes identified in such studies are evolutionarily conserved and can be found in the fruit fly genome. We thus envisage an emerging opportunity for rapid advancement of molecular psychiatry via convergence of human psychiatric genetics and Drosophila neurogenetics. Such cross-phylum efforts will certainly facilitate the identification of novel risk factors and molecular cellular processes that underlie the pathophysiology of mental illnesses, ultimately translating into novel mechanism-based treatments. In this topic, we aim to overview the emerging field of Drosophila psychogenetics with cutting-edge applications of fruit flies to molecular genetic studies of mental disorders including autism spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.


text:
Defense Medical Examination
- Your client will be more comfortable knowing that you sent an experienced nurse observer to accompany them at their Defense Medical Examination
- This nurse politely, professionally, and (if necessary) assertively interfaces with the examiner and upholds DME Response to Demand stipulations
- You'll get a detailed typed report and CD audio recording of what actually occurred during the defense medical examination and witness testimony, if the need arises to refute inconsistencies in the DME doctor's report
Michael Haiby, RN
Phone: (661) 252-3435
Cell: (661) 414-6972
Experienced Defense Medical Examination (DME) Nurse Observer
As of September 8, 2014 nurse observer Michael Haiby has attended 4110 DMEs
Even though this question is not a part of a physical examination, the defense medical examination doctor asked it nonetheless. See this DME example report.
|The observer (myself) indicated to the doctor that the question was not authorized under the Code of Civil Procedure for Physical Examination.
|The client did not answer the question
If I am unavailable for an Defense Medical Examination I receive your assignment information, send an exceptionally well trained and experienced nurse observer, and I forward the report and audio recording to your office upon the conclusion of the DME.
As of September 8, 2014--My excellent team of nurses have attended 482 DMEs for me.
95 percent of my defense medical examination business is from repeat customers. Please call me and ask me to read to you the list of Los Angeles and Orange County attorneys that I work for on a regular basis. You should know at least one of them and you can call them yourself to verify the excellence of my defense medical examination nurse observer service.
What I focus on is producing a consistently excellent DME nurse observer service for plaintiff attorneys from intake of your assignment, to meeting and briefing your client outside of the defense doctor's office, by insuring your client's position is protected during the defense medical examination itself, and then in producing an accurate (indisputable) DME report and audio recording that will solidify your client's position.
Why are we different?
We have a team of very well trained and experienced nurses to meet your needs--(you will not be told that we have no nurse available for any given date or time)
Our detailed reports basically transcribe the entire examination--(we understand that you need to know what questions were asked and what answers were given)
You pay after you get your report and CD audio recording in the mail—No retainer is required in advance (it is extremely easy to schedule our services)
We charge no cancellation fee--(we understand last minute settlement, etc)
Contact us now to schedule attendance at your client's DME anywhere in Los Angeles County, Orange County, and throughout Southern California
Michael Haiby, RN
Phone: (661) 252-3435
Cell: (661) 414-6972
Michael Haiby, RN provides the service of defense medical examination nurse observer to plaintiff attorneys. Plaintiff individuals may ask the attorney's office to make contact for more information on DME nurse observer services-- only an attorney can give legal advice.