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Data Analytics, Visualization and Data Science for Everyone. Build Machine Learning Models to Solve Day-to-Day Problems Description The main objectiveRead more
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Building various machine learning models using Python and R Description Complex statistics in Machine Learning worry a lot of developers.Read more
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Matron Records: We Aren't Just Signing Artists
Introducing Matron's Creative Services: Innovative Promotion For Local Businesses
When I first decided to start a record label back in 2014, I knew that I would have to think outside of the box and redefine just what it is a record label does in order to be successful and sustainable in this rapidly evolving industry. Given that my passion has always centered around helping artists tell their stories and build their careers through creative promotions and innovative marketing strategies, it seemed only natural to extend these services and the Matron vision to local businesses I support and the incredible people behind them. I am, therefore, proud to announce the addition of the Matron Records' Creative Agency, which offers our business clients the same ingenuity and creative insight we provide to our artists. By partnering with local businesses in this way, we aim to create new and exciting promotional opportunities benefiting both our artists and our clients while working to strengthen our community as a whole.
That said, I'd like to to kick off this announcement by introducing you to our newest business, a brand-new brewpub in the heart of downtown,The Burger Stand At Burro Alley. With a well-crafted menu of gourmet burgers and a local craft beer on tap, the casual and friendly environment is a welcome addition to the downtown area for tourists and locals alike.
The best part? Being that its smack in the middle of some of Santa Fe's best venues (Skylight, The Lensic, The Underground, The Bandstand), it is a new favorite gathering spot for all our favorite local musicians. And if you just want to stay parked there (and we wouldn't blame you), they are starting to host shows on their fantastic patio. We'd sure love to hang out with you at their first show with the eclectic Truck Stop Honey Moon on July 22nd!
You can find out more about The Burger Stand At Burro Alley by like their facebook page and following them on instagram and twitter at @burgerstandsf
As always, thank you for reading, for caring and for supporting Matron Records!
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JNBridgePro lets a .NET application access existing Java classes over system, network or Web connections.
First released in January 2002, the latest version of JNBridgePro adds the ability to embed non-native UI objects within applications. So a new .NET application can tap existing Java controls already cooked up by a development group. The latest version also adds the ability for a Java client to interface with multiple .NET servers on the back-end.
The support for UI components, in particular, can be helpful for firms anxious to swiftly migrate apps between platforms, or to protect investments in custom Java or .NET components.
"If you have a Windows component to put into Swing, you can do that," explains Wayne Citrin, chief technical officer of JNBridge. "You might have an AWT graphical component to put into a .NET application-we let you do that. Using JNBridge you can wrap a Java component so it looks like a .NET component that can be used by .NET users and .NET shops."
JNBridgePro passes requests between .NET and Java in a format that each platform can understand. The solution is faster and more flexible than Web services, says Citrin.
"When you're doing Web services, you're only looking down through a pipe of the Web service," says Citrin.
At ChemAxon, a firm that provides Java-based cheminformatics toolkits and applications for biotechnology, pharmaceutical and other industries, customer demand for a .NET-compatible API prompted it to adopt JNBridgePro.
"We looked around and tested out several bridging solutions and JNBridge proved to be suitable, robust, and we can do business with them ... so we adopted this solution," says Alex Allardyce, director of marketing for ChemAxon.
Citrin says JNBridgePro won't work well with so-called lightweight Java UI components, which don't leverage resources built into the foundation of the Java framework, leaving JNBridge nothing to translate to a .NET analog. Also, the ability to translate UI components can be limited by threading issues and the handling of event loops.
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The Palette :: Musical Worship
The Musical Worship Community is composed of worship leaders and musicians who serve together to create space for people to encounter God through music. Through songs ancient and modern, original and adapted, we seek to bring worship to God and celebrate His love for us. Musicians and worship leaders serve on a rotational basis. Contact us if you'd like to be involved, and we will set up a time to chat and explain the audition process.
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At a Yoga Journal conference in San Francisco a few years ago, Gwen Soffer of Philadelphia found herself in an elevator with someone she thought she knew. But as much as she tried, she couldn't place her.
"I said, 'Where do I know you from? You look so familiar. Is it from a yoga workshop somewhere, or from Philly?' The woman admitted she'd been in a lot of magazines.
"Then someone elbowed me and said, 'It's Ana Forrest!' just as she got off the elevator. I tried to joke it off. It was like any other celebrity sighting."
While we've long known that celebrities such as Sting, Madonna, Christy Turlington, and Willem Dafoe do yoga, we now have to acknowledge that yoga teachers can be celebrities in their own right.
This phenomenon raises a conundrum for all of us in the yoga world: How do we reconcile the marketing power and media-friendly images of big-name teachers– think of Rodney Yee, Shiva Rea, Sean Corne, Bikram Choudry, Baron Baptiste–with the precepts of yoga? After all, yoga teaches us to develop a genuine awareness of self—whether that's through working the body in asana or calming the mind in pranayama and meditation—in order to decrease the strife of the individual ego. And that pretty much nixes self-interest as a viable option for a yoga teacher.
At Omega's Being Yoga conference held in Rhinebeck, NY, at the end of August, I got a chance to talk to some of these celebrities about their status in the yoga world. How, I wondered, had they reached such a level of visibility that they might land an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show or develop a clothing line, much like an actor or a model might?
Shiva Rea says it was part of her path. A once long-time astangi and student of dance, she needed to discover the meaning of her name, given to her by her father. Her name is like a bija mantra, she says, a seed sound that contains its own divinity. Her active inquiry has lead her to create her own style that is available on popular DVDs, and retreats to sacred places in the world, in a clothing line and in teacher trainings. For her, it's a kind of service.
"I'm not trying to create a style of yoga or a personal branding," she said when I spoke with her at Omega. "My intention is to serve the life force."
"I've never had a PR agent or invited myself somewhere. Everything has happened because of the shakti manifesting in me."
David Life of Jivamukti Yoga School, a school that merges yoga and activism, also has thoughts on the issue. "Everyone who's developed a 'style' has focused on things in the practice that worked for them," says Life. "That's what they passed along. Everyone has teachers. The idea of creating something out of nothing doesn't make sense."
In other words, becoming a celebrity yoga teacher just because it seems cool is ridiculous. There has to be a greater purpose. Life himself says that he's always been willing to risk everything for his cause. His partner, Sharon Gannon, says, "We're artists. Money never drove us. It was always communication that drove us."
So celebrity might come as a result of a calling or a style that holds a wide ethical appeal. But there must be some danger in being not just a popular teacher who can fill a class, but the creator of a style that literally thousands of people want to practice and hundreds of people want to learn how to teach.
Glenn Black, a long-time yogi who has sought a completely anonymous life as a yoga teacher, thinks so.
"The more famous you become the more adoration you get and it becomes more possible to lose the path," said Black who has created no products, not even a website. He spent many years in remote parts of Costa Rica and Mexico doing self-practice.
Tias Little, who is based out of Santa Fe and teaches internationally but doesn't have the same name recognition as some, agrees. "When your name and face are replicated, your identity structure gets larger. It gets tempting to get overly identified with what is really maya," or, illusion.
The real product to be promoted is the practice and the teachings, not the teacher himself.
While most recognized yoga teachers I spoke to said they had ways of keeping humble on the path, one bravely admitted that the ego's agenda can be sneaky.
Based in the celebrity-filled city of Los Angeles, master Kundalini teacher Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa became a guru to the stars in the mid 1990s. She was teaching privates to famous models, actors, and musicians, attending their private events, even taking them on trips to India. Finally, her teacher noticed something was wrong.
"Yogi Bhajan noticed that my aura had grown out to here," Gurmukh said as she spread arms wide apart, "and then just stopped. It wasn't connected to the earth anymore."
Bhajan took her to New Mexico and put her to work under an estate's head gardener. She raked leaves and hoed hard ground. When it rained, she wore a garbage bag as a raincoat. When guests such as the governor of New Mexico or the consulate to India arrived, he made a point of introducing her.
"They'd come to visit in their fancy cars and he'd say, 'And here's our great guru to the stars.'"
After two weeks of manual labor, Gurmukh had a realization that she wouldn't teach celebrities or charge for private consultations again.
Gwen Soffer, who owns the 2-year-old Enso studio in Philadelphia, can relate to the danger of being in charge as a yoga teacher, if on a less glamorous scale. "I know as a teacher with my students, people treat you like you have all the answers."
Part of the problem is in the teacher's conception of herself and her drive to be known, and part of it is in the student's conception of the teacher.
"We project our authority," says Limor Kauffman, a clinical psychologist in Manhattan who attended Omega's Being Yoga conference. "It's something we have to work through—our giving our authority away." But she added, she's also found some teacher's narcissism a turn off.
Dharma Mittra, who has been teaching since 1967, dislikes any kind of celebrity attention, though his students sometimes lavish it on him. "I don't like being called a guru, but sometimes I have to stand it," he said. The week before, in his New York studio, a student had bowed at his feet in front of 40 – 50 people, embarrassing him.
"People bow but I don't like," said Mittra. "I'm not any saint. One person can't purify another."
Tias Little considers himself not an artist or performer but an educator. Unlike many, hasn't codified his work. "I wouldn't want people to become Tias Little yoga teachers."
"My main objective is to inspire people to think differently. I draw a student who wants to do in-depth work. I don't get the flow-and-go student."
But David Life says there are advantages to celebrity. "Fame and celebrity get people in, then you show them that your reputation is not vacuous, that there is substance here."
Jill Becker who teaches yoga out of her home in Nassau County, came to spend her birthday at Omega's Being Yoga conference. She considered the question of celebrity yoga teachers for a few moments over breakfast on Sunday morning, our last morning there.
"For me, I don't care if they appeared on Oprah or in magazines," she said thoughtfully. "If they get up there and are channeling something mystical, and it's really coming through, that's all I care about."


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—Ally Laudon, Staff Writer—
The study of color psychology is a very controversial topic. Some studies show that
colorology is proven to work, and others question whether it's reliable to attribute colors to different reactions based on personality, personal experience, and culture. Cosby senior Addie Clark says, "Different people like or dislike different colors for different reasons, so it affects people differently." Although some colors are representative of some feelings, there are also other feelings that can be associated with that color.
Artists and interior designers are the individuals who have put the most effort for the longest period of time into understanding how color affects mood. As far as interior design goes, no one wants to sit in a room that makes them feel anxious or angry while waiting to see a doctor. Designers tend to paint waiting rooms either a neutral color that doesn't evoke a strong feeling, or blues that can be associated with calmness. Artists however, use color in a way to purposely cause an individual to feel something due to color. Artists with a goal to create something relatable, or perhaps make the viewer understand how they felt as they created their piece. For instance, if they use a lot of red, the viewer is able to identify anger. Cosby senior Clark says, "Colors have a lot to do with that. Red and black make a picture look angry, and a lot of blues make it look sad. Color has a lot to do with art and a person's interpretation."
Color can be used as a way of communication as well. For instance, warm colors are red,
orange, and yellow, so even if the individual looking at a picture doesn't know something is hot, they could assume it was hot due to the coloring. Also, cool colors include blue, purple and green. These are associated with the cold as well, for example in a story with pictures, if a child that is playing in the snow, has hands that start turning blue or purple, it can be assumed he is cold even if it's not stated.
The ancient Egyptian and Chinese cultures used chromotherapy, which is the use of colors to heal. Red was used to increase circulation for the body and mind. Yellow was used in a way to heal nerves. Orange was associated with lung healing, and was a boost for one's energy. Blue was a pain reliever and helped with illness. Indigo was used for healing skin issues. Though this was once a belief, it is now understood that color can have an affect on mood, however in the instance of healing the hue becomes moot. In agreement with this, Clark says, "Not necessarily heal it, but control it, maybe if they were having an episode the color could calm them down."
Modern research on the psychological effects of colors have proven that any effect that
color has on an individual is only temporary. However, there have been studies that have shown that certain colors like blue was used in streetlights and the result was a lower crime rate. Also, people that tend to be warmer by nature prefer cool colors, and people that are cold by nature prefer warm colors. With some other tests, red was proven to be helpful as a color shown before an athletic race, resulting in a faster speed, whereas the opposite effectiveness was true for a test. Upon seeing red before taking a test, many students did significantly worse than students that did not.
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text: Those two things would be tight pants and Nazi killing. Looks like Replay Studios, by way of Gamecock, will be serving up both in spades, as crouch-walking and fence-scaling are ideal activities for maximizing the exposure of a caboose in taut leather. Velvet Assassin also lets you shoot Nazis in the face. You've already got our attention, Replay, so don't go screwing this up with some half-baked stealth gameplay. We don't want to have to push this one to the back of the shelf for fear of embarrassment.


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The Entrepreneurial Musician: Jeff Conner of Boston Brass
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Jeff Conner was my colleague in Boston Brass for 14 years. He is the only original founding member that remains in the group today. In this interview he talks about how they went from a college group playing small gigs around the Boston area to an internationally touring, full time ensemble.
Topics that Jeff touches on:
- How he got a powerful Boston businessman to financially support Boston Brass
- The importance of having mentors that inspire you
- Perseverance being a key to success
- Not being afraid of the word no
- Networking being a longterm process
- Why developing your own brand is essential
Jeff also talks about the book he wrote with John Laverty, The Porfolio Musician, in which they detail the careers of over 40 different musicians.
I have learned a lot from Jeff's approach to the business and I'm really happy that he joined me for this interview.


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It's time for us to wrap up the topic we started last week: dairy.
In my last post, I discussed how dairy increases inflammation in those who are allergic or intolerant to it. (Not sure if you're intolerant? One way to tell is to do the "30 day elimination test.")
The bottom line is: if you have gut issues, it's best to avoid dairy.
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What's up fellow spiffy friends?! I'm so thrilled to be a contributor to Jill's fabulous blog and hope to bring even more spiffiness to the party!
I'd like to tell you about how one certain gray skirt has become my BFF. Have you ever had an article of clothing that makes you feel like a million bucks yet brings such comfort and loveliness to your life?
As I walked into the GAP store in Idaho Falls, Idaho, little did I know how much awesomeness this skirt would bring to my life.
This skirt taught me about what timeless pieces pencil skirts can be. A simple neutral shade can be worn with numerous colors, patterns, and fabrics. I believe that pencil skirts can look good with every body type but beware of poser skirts out there. Some fabrics can lie to you and make your booty unflattering. Not my 97% cotton 3% spandex girlfriend.
Since Spring is here and hopefully here to stay for awhile, I decided to pair my loyal gray friend with a coral chevron blouse, a darker coral pair of stilettos, and some gold accessories.
Am I being totally sappy just talking about some random skirt? Probably But every woman needs at least a few pieces that brings her happiness every time she puts it on and this skirt for sure does it for me. Best friends 4E.


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Postpartum care will help you feel supported, validated and confident in your decisions as a new parent. Our goal is to make your experience as a new parent as great as possible!
Whether you need quality time with your baby, a fresh set of ideas, or a few baby care pointers, we can help.
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Our help with meal planning, food shopping, baby care and more will give you one-on-one time with your baby or time for self-care.
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Pickled Patty Pans!
First Question: What is a patty pan ? A summer squash, just like a zucchini -
They may not look like a zucchini, but their flesh is very similar to that of a zucchini. And, they're cute as a button, round and fluted around the sides, named after a baking pan for round, fluted cakes! They come in different colors, and nutritionally are a good source of magnesium, niacin and vitamins A and C, while being low in calories.
I like to pick the smaller patty pans - 2 to 3 inches in diameter. You want to give them a little squeeze - they should be firm, not spongie.
You can treat them like you would a zucchini - a light saute in a pan with some garlic is an easy side dish. They are excellent on the grill; the smaller patty pans can be grilled whole. Today in the farmers market kitchen - Pickled Patty Pan! This recipe is from Cooking Light magazine. These pickled patty pans are a refrigerator pickle - no processing in a hot water bath, easy! I made quite a few substitutions in this recipe - cooking is all about being flexible! You can get the complete recipe here. Step one: Pack clean patty pans into a container that can be sealed, I just used canning jars.
Assemble the ingredients for the pickling liquid in a sauce pan and heat to dissolve the sugar and salt. I didn't have any mustard seeds on hand so I just omitted them.
While the pickling liquid is heating, add the herbs (again, I didn't have any tarragon so I substituted fresh marjoram from my garden), lemon (I added lime since I was out of lemon!) and scallions to the container.
Pour the hot pickling liquid into the jars to within a quarter inch of the rim and place the lid on the jar. Store in the fridge for a few days to allow the flavors to develop. These pickles are great! Perfect with burgers and hot dogs! Pretty too!


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Erin Chinappi
I am a licensed real estate agent in
Massachusetts and I anticipate getting my license in within the next year. A little background about me: I graduated from Rhode Island with my bachelors degree in History. After graduation, I had a strong desire to go into real estate, as I love everything that has to do with houses. I worked towards getting my license, and I currently work for Premeer Real Estate. It is an amazing group of people that I work with and is such family oriented company, which is very important to me. Rhode Island College
Some of the areas I cover include, but is not limited to the following areas:
, Blackstone, Upton, Uxbridge, Northbridge, Sutton, Douglas and other surrounding towns. I have lived in the Millville Blackstone Valley my whole life, spending my childhood in . I currently reside in Uxbridge MA in a log cabin with my husband, daughter, dog and cat. Millville MA
I am a part time agent with Premeer Real Estate, and I also work full time for a non-profit property management company. I pride myself in maintaining close contact with my customers; paying close attention to details and follow through to ensure that home sales and purchases are positive ones that meet my clients needs. I look forward to helping others achieve their goals of owning a home that they absolutely love, and that they can call their own. It has been a pleasure to work with my previous clients, and I look forward to helping many more to buy the home of their dreams, or to sell their current home. Helping you is my number one goal.
I am completely dedicated to following through with anything you will need in the buying or selling process. I look forward to working with you to achieve all of your real estate goals and needs.
I am completely dedicated to following through with anything you will need in the buying or selling process. I look forward to working with you to achieve all of your real estate goals and needs.
Agent Info
- Name: Erin Chinappi
- Title: Realtor
- MA License: 9529266
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thesis. writing. and writing. and writing
"Certainly for artists of all stripes, the unknown, the idea or the form or the tale that has not yet arrived is what must be found. It is the job of artists to open doors and invite prophesies, the unknown, the unfamiliar; it is where their work comes from, although its arrival signals the beginning of the long disciplined process of making it their own."[i]
– Rebecca Solnit, author
The lights slowly dim and I am left staring into a ringing darkness, waiting. I cannot and do not try to predict what the next moment will bring. My arms are folded just so, enough to share in narrow rest with another's warm arm. Whispers and shuffles fade into stillness as silence swells into a vibrating fullness. A familiar velvet cushion is the buoy from which I will look out over this unchartered expanse. Anything can happen. This might be my favorite feeling of all time. I savor the fleeting vastness of this moment, of not knowing what will imminently materialize before my eyes. I am mixed with many things. Never is it so real to stand at the precipice of the unknown than sitting in a dark theater just before the curtain rises.
[i] Rebecca Solnit, A Field Guide to Getting Lost (New York: Viking, 2005), 5


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ZENGGE Co., Limited is a world's leading smart lighting enterprise which located in Shenzhen China. The main markets are Europe and North America.
ZENGGE focuses on the people's daily life. We want to bring the smart lighting to everyone like the consumer electrics. The smart light can be acted as the bulb+speaker, bulb+WIFI amplifier, bulb+camera etc after research and development. Our products have got many patent certifications.
We were engaged in the smart LED business over 6 years with the rich experience in research, develop and manufacture. There are design department, R&D department, production department, and sales department and so on.


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IDC announces the winners of the 2010 IIDEX/NeoCon Canada Innovation Awards. This year, 59 products were selected to receive awards, which celebrate the industry's leading manufacturers and suppliers within the fields of design and architecture, and recognize outstanding achievements in new product design.
Judging took place at the opening of the 2010 IIDEX/NeoCon Canada trade show in Toronto. Twenty-eight judges, from the interior design and architecture community, determined this year's winners. Each product selected for an award demonstrates excellence in design, technical innovation and creativity.
IDC President David Hanson says, "The judges were very impressed with the innovative solutions and the sustainable quality of the products at this year's show. All of the winning products have been thoroughly researched and tested. They are certain to be winners in the marketplace."
The Innovation Awards are run by the Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) and Merchandise Mart Properties (Canada) Inc., managers of IIDEX/NeoCon Canada, the country's largest exposition and conference for the design, construction and management of the built environment. IDC owns the annual fall design exposition.
A complete listing of Innovation Award recipients is attached. View images of the 2010 Innovation Awards.
New to the program is the inclusion of a People's Choice Award, in which all Innovation Awards entrants are automatically entered. Sponsored by IDC and Designer Pages, IIDEX/NeoCon Canada attendees can vote for their favourite Innovation Award entrant. Vote for your favourite product online, but hurry, deadline to vote is October 1!


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Great Leader of Electric Power Industry in Japan, Yasuzaemon Matsunaga (1875-1971)
Undated - Yasuzaemon Matsunaga (1875-1971) was a Great Leader of Electric Power Industry in Japan. He nicknamed the "demon of electricity". He fought and lost a desperate battle against the state control of power supplies leading up to the Second World War, a battle that ended in his resignation. He also known 'Jian' as a master of tea ceremony. (Photo by Kingendai Photo Library/AFLO)


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It's that time again! April is coming to a close, meaning you can start looking forward to all the new shows and movies coming to Netflix in May.
Netflix has released its list of what's coming and going from the streaming site next month and a few favorites are finally returning for new seasons.
The long-awaited season five of "House of Cards" will come at the month's end while TV fans can also look forward to new seasons of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" and Aziz Ansari's "Master of None." More comedian specials from Tracy Morgan and Sarah Silverman will be out in the second half of the month.
For the movie fanatics, Netflix will welcome "Doctor Strange," "Forrest Gump," "Southpaw," plus plenty of new originals.
Netflix also notes that seasons two and three of "Supergirl" and "The Flash," respectively, will be arriving soon, as well as season 12 of "Supernatural."
Find the full list of new releases below. We've highlighted some of our favorites.
Available 5/1/2017
"American Experience: The Big Burn" (2014) "American Experience: The Boys of '36" (2017) "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" (2008) "Blood on the Mountain" (2016) "Chaahat" (1996)"Chocolat" (2000)"Decanted" (2016) "Don't Think Twice" (2016) "Drifter" (2017)"Forrest Gump" (1994)
"Happy Feet" (2006) "In the Shadow of Iris" — NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM "Love" (2015) "Losing Sight of Shore" (2017) "Malibu's Most Wanted" (2003) "Nerdland" (2016) "Raja Hindustani" (1996)"Richard Pryor: Icon" (2014) "Under Arrest" Season 5 (2016)
Available 5/2/2017
"Bodyguards: Secret Lives from the Watchtower" (2016) "Hija De La Laguna" (2015) "Maria Bamford: Old Baby" — NETFLIX ORIGINAL "Two Lovers and a Bear" (2016)
Available 5/5/2017
"Chelsea: Season 2" (streaming every Friday) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL "Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie" — NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM "Kazoops!" Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL"Sense8" Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL "Simplemente Manu NNa" — NETFLIX ORIGINAL "Spirit: Riding Free" Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL "The Last Kingdom" Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL"The Mars Generation" — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
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Background: the cytoreductive surgery in the volume of the primary tumor removal, even in patients with synchronous multiple metastases in the liver and/or other organs, allows to increase two-year survival by 3.9 times up to 18.2% in comparison with symptomatic operations – 4.7% (colostomy or bypass). Adjuvant chemotherapy after cytoreductive surgery may improve the results of a two-year survival after combined treatment up to 52.7 %. The laparoscopic precision technique may minimize the surgical trauma for patients with synchronous metastatic colorectal cancer. It could helps to optimize treatment strategy (to estimate the spreading of tumor during diagnostic laparoscopy, to determine the treatment strategy) and to expand the indications for cytoreductive operations, especially in patients burdened with co morbidity. The aim of the study is to determine the role of cytoreductive laparoscopic surgery in combined treatment for patients with colorectal carcinoma with synchronous distant metastases.
to determine the role of cytoreductive laparoscopic surgery in combined treatment for patients with with distant .
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Conclusions: introduction of laparoscopic surgery in combined treatment scheme metastatic colon cancer can expand the indications for cytoreductive surgery, especially in patients with comorbidity, and to optimize treatment strategy, to clarify the tumor dissemination and to determine the treatment strategy.
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Wednesday, 20 July 2016
True or false?
When I'm talking to other people, I'm forever thinking, am I being honest? Am I telling the truth or am I faking it? Am I simply saying something because it's polite, or it's what they're expecting, or it avoids an argument, or it's an easy-to-understand cliché? Am I dodging any remark that might make the conversation too difficult, too emotional, too startling?
A lot of people seem immune to such agonising. They gabble away, apparently unconcerned whether they're telling it like it is or making it all up. Maybe they don't even see the difference. Whatever they say is grist to the mill, is oiling the social wheels, and who cares if it's total bollocks or if it's deep-down, straight-from-the-heart, innermost-self sincerity?
I'm amazed at the number of people who spout blatant, outrageous lies and don't seem remotely bothered about what they're saying. It must be some sort of private game to tell the biggest whoppers and get away with it.
But then again, what is truth and what is falsity anyway? If I say something out of politeness, is that false because I'd rather say something a bit rude, or is it genuine because I believe politeness helps you get on with people?
If I fob someone off with a glib cliché, is that false because it misrepresents a more complex reality, or is it genuine because I don't want to embarrass them with some detailed and baffling explanation they really don't need?
Maybe I just have an exaggerated dislike of lies and dishonesty. Where others merely shrug them off, I feel truly sickened and polluted. I feel tricked and insulted. I feel like I've trodden in something nasty.
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I make it a policy to always tell the truth, but I'll deliver it with varying degrees of bluntness depending on who I'm talking to.ReplyDelete
Otherwise, if I've nothing good to say I'll keep quiet.
I prefer straight-talking people - you might not always like what they say but usually it's what you need to hear.
your post makes me think of an exquisite little book that I love.ReplyDelete
I try to re-read it periodically just to tune up my way of talking and thinking.
it's called 'the four agreements.'
have you ever read it?
one of my favorites of the agreements is
"be impeccable with your words."
I love that simple thought.
sometimes difficult to remember.
but always worth striving for.
it's everything you're talking about.
Dave: I agree about straight-talking people. There's nothing worse than a growing sense that the person you're talking to is fudging and dodging all the way.ReplyDelete
Tammy: No, I haven't read that one. "Be impeccable with your words" is a good way of putting it. I like the double meaning of unblemished and exemplary.
I'm not clear on what you're trying to say Nick. Are you talking about friends or acquaintances?ReplyDelete
If friends I would u friend Stat if acquaintances why bother? I don't sell reflect about what I say much as it's truthful. As to others I antipathy the same unless it's proved otherwise.
Damn u auto correct. I hope u can translate.ReplyDelete
Of course we all play a game nick, the dance of human communication .ReplyDelete
Only autistic people and characters with questional self awareness are just totally brutal in their honesty
If a good friend fell into double talk or disbelievable comments, I'd need to question. Anyone else, I consider the source.ReplyDelete
Honesty is a mixed bag, in my opinion. Sometimes people say things claiming that they are just being honest when in reality they are being cruel or self-indulgent. There are many times when the only kind or decent or sensible or prudent thing to do is keep your mouth shut. There are even times when you have a moral obligation to lie (as in the old examples of sheltering Jews from Nazis or runaway slaves).ReplyDelete
In spite of that, I very much value honesty. But really, every time you present yourself in a way that leaves anything out or that is outside your conscious awareness, you could be being less than truthful, so I come back around to questioning what true honesty even is.
None of this refers to blatant lies that only serve to further a political or business agenda or to hurt someone else. Or lying to someone you are about. That's more contemptible.
I've always had the opposite issue of being too honest. I remember getting a review once, where the director of the company I worked for said I needed to tone down my honesty. People have told my husband that they enjoy my honesty, to which he informs them that it's great fun unless you have to live with it. LOL.ReplyDelete
www: I can just about comprehend! I'm talking about friends, acquaintances, anyone really. Even if it's someone on the bus, I still don't want to lie. I reflect about what I say all the time. I ask myself if I was being as honest as I could be or if I was just saying the convenient thing.ReplyDelete
John: I'm not suggesting brutal honesty, just as much honesty as possible. Of course there are situations where honesty would simply be a big mistake.
Joanne: I don't have any close friends except for Jenny, so I can't comment, except to say I would expect a close friend to be honest with me.ReplyDelete
Agent: I agree, so-called honesty may just be cruelty or self-indulgence. I'm not advocating total honesty, there's a time and place for it like everything else. And yes, sometimes there's a clear obligation to lie.
Good point about inadvertently omitting things, so quite often you're only telling a partial truth anyway.
Bijoux: Your honesty must have raised a few hackles, if the director had to have a word with you about it. I like your husband's response. I feel like that about Jenny sometimes!ReplyDelete
I like the fact that you and my other blogmates make very blunt comments about me sometimes. I appreciate that, even if I feel a bit got-at occasionally!
I have a friend who regularly told me that I'm as blunt as a house brick (She hasn't said it lately, I don't think I have changed)ReplyDelete
It hurt me every time she said it because I try hard to be gentle with people. Funnily enough, for all my bluntness I never said anything about it because she would have been mortified if she realised how I felt.
There are some situations where I can't be honest so I am silent instead. It always feels like a lie but until I can get around the difficulties, it's the best I can do.
Im currently supporting a crowdfunding campaign that is running to raise money for legal action to punish those who lied in the Brexit referendum. Theyre concentrating on Boris etc but i think they shoukd also look at the other side. So that is whats in my mind when i agree I dishonesty is almost physically sick making. But it sounds to me as if you are exceptionally conscientious and go beyond this with your own principles. Good for you.ReplyDelete
Somehow the issue doesn't seem to come up much in my life. I don't worry about being dishonest, I do try to watch sharing my enthusiasms because I don't want to bore people. I try to listen a lot more than I talk. That's why I love blogging. I get to talk too. :)ReplyDelete
Kylie: I know we've had a few fights in the past because you've been totally honest with your opinions! But we haven't actually fallen out with each other.... I agree about silence often feeling like a lie. I don't have an answer to that either.ReplyDelete
Jenny: The blatant dishonesty all round in the referendum campaign was appalling. Of course politicians lie all the time, but that was an absolute orgy of misinformation.
Yes, I am a conscientious person. I don't like casual fibs and inventions.
Jean: I also have to be careful not to bang on about my pet interests. And I'm also more of a listener than a talker. Like you, I love blogging because it encourages me to talk about myself a bit and make some sense of all those jumbled thoughts running through my mind!ReplyDelete
I was honest when you asked my opinion!ReplyDelete
Kylie: Please be as honest as you like - short of gratuitous insults natch!ReplyDelete
Dear Nick, what I am going to do with you in your "old" age? Such Angst, Nck, such angst. Just relax, rest in yourself. Believe in yourself. You are a good man.ReplyDelete
We all have a moral compass, or call it a code of conduct, which we automatically adhere to; bred in the bone as it were. So, I know for a fact that I have nothing to worry about - because, particularly when asked a direct question, I don't lie. On the other hand I do believe in "omission". Some would call that "lying". But is it? Sometimes there can be such a thing as "too much information"; information that serves no other purpose than causing upheaval, totally unnecessarily so. It's what intrigues are built on.
Then there are those tiny little lies that serve to make social intercourse run smoothly. No big deal. It's why I forgive people who tell me that I look "a little tired" (euphemism) when I full well know that, that day, I look crap for whatever reason. And so on.
However, whilst I know that I am not a liar, I am contempteous (though not unforgiving) of those who lie to dupe me. Luckily I do have an uncanny radar for people like that, as I discovered at the tender of age eighteen. No doubt a gift. And I am sorry to say, no I am not sorry, that I have employed some questionable methods trying to get died-in-the-wool liars to tell the truth and admit to the lie. Naturally, once found out, the accomplished liars in my life (there are several) point with their finger at me. "How could you"?, they ask me full of self pity. Yes, really. Never mind. Once a liar always a liar (or, say, arch manipulator) - and almost doesn't matter when you know about someone's tendencies in that department.
So, yes, Nick. You'll forgive me the rather long response but sometimes the only way we can get to know each other, contribute something to someone else's life is by being expansive (or should that read "overbearing"? Insert smiley) rather than just offering a soundbite. Hope I put some perspective on what is, no doubt, a difficult subject.
Ursula: Goodness, a long response indeed! Yes, there are all sorts of distinctions between honesty, half-truths, lies, white lies, euphemisms etc. I agree that honesty can't be justified if it simply means hurting or insulting someone for the sake of it. You have to be sure the honesty is either harmless or serves a purpose.ReplyDelete
Quite so, don't liars hate it when they get found out?
- Anonymous21 July 2016 at 19:56
Honesty and truth depend also on a cultural environment. Far Eastern philosophy and life style sees honesty in a different way than we do. You can hurt very easily the Japanese sense of being discrete and distant with our open way to make statements. I find it's a complicated question.I would be able to explain it much better in my mother tongue or in French. Anyway I try to be always honest, but sometimes I just keep quiet and do not know how to react. Concerning my person I like it when people speak honestly and the truth. But how to know really one person's thoughts. It's just impossible.ReplyDelete
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Mia: I think that's true about people from some cultures preferring to be discreet and detached and being upset by too much openness. Like you, I often keep silent rather than say something that might offend or shock.ReplyDelete
- helen devries22 July 2016 at 01:19
Costa Rican culture cannot cope with bluntness....in general. But when the politeness snaps, it snaps and then the outburst is remembered for years.ReplyDelete
Helen: I can imagine. I'm a very polite person, seldom angry, so when I do get furious about something, it causes quite a stir!ReplyDelete
I have no time for people who are untruthful and I avoid them. It never fails to amaze me that they are not aware that their lying is obvious and the listeners can see through their bluster.ReplyDelete
Ramana: I think they often know very well that people can see through the lies, but they just carry on lying, assuming nobody will challenge them.ReplyDelete
During an argument very early in my marriage my husband said to me, "You are full of s--t." Instead of getting angry, I decided he was right and have tried ever since not to be full of s--t. Just keeping an eye on myself is what counts. If others are fooling themselves that's not my problem.ReplyDelete
Hattie: There's probably a fairly high shit-component in my mind as well. I do try not to hold forth on subjects I know next to nothing about but keep quiet and listen to people who do. Or more likely people who don't but see nothing wrong with talking off the top of their head.ReplyDelete
Gosh that is jolly deep but I do know what you mean. I wonder more if people are even honest with themselves let alone with others. Sometimes you hear people say things and you wonder if they realise just how untrue it is.ReplyDelete
Liz: I think people are very frequently not honest with themselves (no doubt me included). They're too scared or embarrassed to admit their true inclinations, so they push them away and pretend they don't exist.ReplyDelete


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Not many seem to be watching HBO's gambling drama "Luck" in its initial airings despite the acclaim, star power and pedigree. First broadcasts of the debut episode drew an initial 1.14 million for its December sneak peek followed by 1.06 million for its real 'premiere' in late January.
The four subsequent episodes however have scored less than half that, taking in between 430,000 and 550,000 viewers. In comparison at this point in their runs (midway through first season) both "Boardwalk Empire" and "Game of Thrones" were both getting around 2.5-2.8 million viewers per episode on their initial airings.
The show is safe for the moment however as HBO isn't as ratings-reliant as other networks, plus the show has already been renewed for a second season of ten episodes. [Source: Vulture]
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A list of premiere dates for many TV show returns and premieres from March to June is up at TV.com. Amongst the highlights ('S' stands for season):
March 6: "Breaking In: S2"
March 14: "South Park: S16"
March 15: "Community: S3" (remainder), "Missing"
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The series began on NBC but got cancelled before the second season went to air. The cable network however picked up the remaining original episodes and ordered a further third and later fourth season. [Source: Digital Spy]
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My day officially started at 3am when I had to take my second dose of the steroids the doctor prescribed to minimize the side effects of the Taxol. It was tough to get back to sleep, even with an additional Ativan. Packed the bag I was taking to chemo. It included a change of clothes (according to the nurse, it is possible that my bed wetting days are not over), my iPad mini, my Beats over the ear headphones, a charger for my iPad & iPhone, all the medicines the doctor prescribed for me so I can confirm dosage directions, several of my coloring books, colored pencils, markers and a portable pencil sharpener, my copy of Bernie Siegel's "Peace, Love, Healing" and my new fleece blanket that Alex bought me. Since I wasn't sure how low I would actually be here, and what I would feel like doing, I wanted to be prepared.
i jumped into the shower, and picked out the most comfy pair of pajama pants to wear to treatment. Since my appointment wasn't until 11:30, I figured we wouldn't have to leave home until 10:00am ( and we would still be early). Had a chocolate peanut banana smoothie and a large cup of coffee for breakfast. Later on I added some diced cantaloupe and on the way home I stopped and got my drink (double tall caramel macchiatto) and a chocolate croissant.
We arrived at the doctor's office at about 11am and they set me up right away in a space in the treatment room. After signing the requisite paperwork (you know the side effects of the stuff we are about to pump into veins has some horribly nasty side effects, right? And that you can't sue us if you get sicker or if it doesn't work. Right?)
The first infusion was more steroids, Benadryl, and Pepcid; all meant to curb the side effects of the Taxol. That infusion took about an hour. The second infusion was the Taxol. The nurse told me she was going to stay with me for the first 15-20 minutes to watch for any allergic reactions, which could be serious. Thankfully, there were no side effects except a headache, which finally seems to have gone away!
I received another prescription for Warfrin (an anti-coagulant) because of the ports. It's a good thing I'll be losing the hair on my legs, because now I'm afraid to use a razor on them! I also got a prescription for a lidocaine cream which I have to place on the skin over the ports before I go in for treatment. It will keep the needle stick from hurting as much as the first one did this morning.
Left the doctors office right on schedule with a stop at Target to pick up my new prescriptions and some groceries. Dinner was delivered by a family friend and it was delicious! A glass of red wine, a finished blog post, and I think I am ready for bed! I need to leave for chemo tomorrow morning at 8am. One down, 17 treatments to go!


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A mattress and some clothes are the only things not damaged in Ian Dwyer's Watertown apartment, after a fire destroyed much of his apartment building on North Fourth Street early Sunday morning.
"It's just been a nightmare and a circus all at once" Dwyer tells NBC 15.
And the fire all started with an act of revenge. Trisha Krueger, 28, admitted to intentionally started the fire. A criminal complaint says she did it to get revenge on her ex-boyfriend.
"She could have literally killed everybody in this building" says Dwyer.
Two people, in a second floor apartment, jumped to safety. A third person was rescued by firefighters. All three are expected to be okay. Dwyer was able to save his dog, but lost several fish.
All together there are six apartments in the building and sadly none of the tenants have renters insurance. Dwyer says it's a tough lesson to learn.
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Krueger faces arson and six counts of endangering safety. If convicted, she faces up to $25,000 in fines and/or 10 years in prison.
As for Dwyer and the other tenants, they're simply taking it day by day. "It's gonna take me years to rebuild to where I was. But, in the end I will" he says.
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FAT-FREE, delicious, melt-in-your mouth! Few things in life are worth dying for.
This fantastic dessert is meant for living!
For years I've tried different variations of cheesecake, trying to locate that delicate yet rich taste in a low fat version. After much trial & error this is THE recipe that has been melted from fat to lean.
Frankly, I don't like fat-free cream cheese. Perhaps over the next few years the manufacturers will make taste improvements but until then for celery stuffing, dips and so forth I'll stick to the light 'reduced fat' variety. It's very difficult to capture that creamy taste and texture found 'in the REAL stuff'.
Although the light version isn't quite as good as full-blown, it's close enough given the slash in caloric content and fat grams.
Fat Free OR Regular Cream Cheese
On this note, after experimenting with the fat-free cream cheese for cheesecake purposes I was pleasantly surprised to discover that our recipe works very well with the fat-free variety. You can opt for the light variety of cream cheese if you wish for a few more calories. If you opt for regular cream cheese be sure to add the extra calories to the total.
And don't worry if it cracks during or after cooking. A friend once told me that you know you've made a fabulous cheesecake when it cracks down the middle - and in my experience, I've found that statement 'pretty much on the mark'.
For those who prefer not to use the oven there's a no-bake recipe that follows. Please enjoy with someone you love!
Low Calorie Diet Cheesecake Recipe to Live For
Crust - You will need the following recipe ingredients:
You can also opt to use a ready-made crust of your choice but be sure and count this calorie content as part of your recipe. If you use a ready-made crust, subtract 65 calories to delete the given crust, then add the calories of your ready-made crust and divide by 8 (8 servings).
1 1/2 cups of finely crushed low fat vanilla wafer crumbs
1/4 cup of no-calorie refrigerated butter spray (you may add a bit more or less to get a workable crust as temperature, humidity & altitude affect differently)
Cheesecake Filling Ingredients:
2(8 oz) packages of fat-free cream cheese, softened
Sugar Substitute (add as much or as little as you like - you control the sweetness)
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1/2 carton of Egg-Beaters (or 2 eggs)
Optional Preparation Tips for This Cheesecake Recipe
Optional - you can experiment with additional lemon and lemon peel, strawberries, extracts such as almond, rum, brandy and mint.
The possibilities are endless.
Those little Andes Candies mints are terrific in this recipe; the chocolate and the minty flavor of the candy meld during the beating process of the cream cheese and the chocolate adds flavor and a pretty appearance for just a few calories more.
Preparation Instructions, Calories Per Serving
Mix crust ingredients and press into springform pan OR just use an ovenproof deep-dish pie plate. Next, mix filling, adding the eggs last until blended.
Pour in your crust & bake for about 40 minutes (until the center is almost set). Refrigerate at least 3 hours before eating. Top with fruit, fat-free topping, drizzled jelly or a bit of toasted coconut. Serves 8.
CALORIES = about 125 per slice.
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Jumps, tunnels and climbing structures tested of the agility and training of several dogs of different breeds during a three day competition that took place in Marsh Harbour on February 3, 4 and 5. The competitors consisted of eight Abaco teams and two United States teams.
Organized by local trainer, Maureen Koepp, the show was held at the back of the Bahamas National Trust's office on Power Line Road under the official contribution of AKC judge, Bonnie McDonald, who visited Abaco for the occasion.
Dogs were judged on their ability to do the run without mistakes and for their time doing it. Categories included Beginner, Novice, Open, Excellent / Master which was the highest level with twenty obstacles.
The highest jump was twenty inches high and was successfully taken by Bonnie McDonald's Joy and Odie, the only agility Bahamian champion, receiving each the top score of one hundred points. Even though she did not complete the course without hesitation, the Australian Cattle dog Kai performed it in the shortest and best time of all the competition events.
Only one dog entered the sixteen inches course; it was Jo-Ann Bradley's border collie, Riley, who did the round of obstacles perfectly.
The jumps and the number of obstacles were lowered as the training level of the dogs diminished. Bahamian veteran, ten year old Ari, belonging to Tara Lavallee performed the run with twelve inch jumps in a fairly good time and without mistakes, earning him a one hundred points score.
The jumps were lowered to eight inches for the beginners and novice participants. They were allowed one run on a leash, but had to perform without it, only following their owners commands to qualify.
Bree, a Bahamian mix breed owned by Tonya Gay was the only one in the novice category gathering a ninety one points for his effort.
The little Jack Terrier Harry owned by Melanie Rees took a first place in the beginner category, followed by Jet led by young Demetrius Gay.
A late entry who ran only on Sunday but performed with top score was Cowboy a Golden Doodle, led by Tisha Ziskind from Hope Town, on behalf of her son Teddy who attends training with Mrs. Koepp.
The Abaco Training Club offers individual one-hour training or group training staggered over a few weeks.
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Casual clean style with plenty of storage defines this 48-inch TV Cart and Pier set. The cart's two open shelves for components and one wide compartment at the bottom offers room for media, photos, and other decorative accents. Each of the bookcase piers adds four shelves of storage and display space for photos, your media collection, and other items.
The WALDEN 48" TV Cart & 2 Bookcase Piers by Legends Furniture at EFO Furniture Outlet in the Dunmore, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, NEPA, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania area. Product availability may vary. Contact us for the most current availability on this product.
The Urban Loft and City Loft collections feature home entertainment and home office furniture. Fill all the display space available in Urban Loft with media items, decorative accents, family photos, and much, much more. With the TV carts, you can choose from various widths, options with a hutch, or use bookcase piers to create an entire entertainment wall unit. TV stands with electric fireplace inserts are also available, creating a cozy environment with easy installation and little no maintenance. Both collections offer oak construction and clean lines for a fantastic choice to outfit your modern life. In addition, all items are made in the USA.
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This quote by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, author of The Yearling and Cross Creek, has been a favorite of mine for over a decade. I am sure of that because one of the first things I did after buying my North Georgia mountain cabin was frame the quote and hang it on the kitchen wall. Your place of enchantment does not have to be a piece of property. You may find it in books and daydreams or meditation or any intangible place. Wherever yours may be, go there often and find magic of your very own.
I do not understand how anyone can live without some small place of enchantment to turn to.
—Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Cross Creek, 1942


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McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce Richik Sarkar has been selected to participate in the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity's (LCLD) 2017 Fellows Program, which aims to identify, train, and advance the next generation of leaders in the legal profession.
Sarkar, a Member in the firm's Cleveland office, practices in the areas of commercial litigation, consumer financial services litigation, e-commerce and internet law, data protection and cybersecurity, government and public policy, and white collar/government investigations.
According to LCLD President Robert J. Grey, Jr., the LCLD Fellows Program offers participants "an extraordinarily rich year of relationship-building, virtual and in-person training, peer-group projects, and extensive contact with LCLD's top leadership."
"This is a singular honor for Richik, who will join a select group of attorneys from diverse backgrounds comprising this year's Fellows Program class," said Deirdre McGlinchey, head of McGlinchey Stafford's Diversity Committee. "Richik has consistently demonstrated leadership within the legal community and through his involvement with diversity-focused organizations in Ohio, and we are delighted to select Richik for this year's LCLD Fellows Program."
LCLD's Fellows Program emphasizes development in three core competencies: relationship building, transformational leadership, and professional branding. McGlinchey Stafford, a member of the LCLD, has six previous participants in the Fellows Program: Heather LaSalle Alexis, Kelly Lipinski, Stewart Spielman, Lauren Campisi, Andy Cao, and Kyle Ferachi.
"We congratulate Richik on being named to this prestigious program. McGlinchey Stafford is proud to continue our support of the LCLD's programs and initiatives that aim to improve diversity outcomes in the legal profession," said Rudy Aguilar, Managing Member of McGlinchey Stafford.
Founded in 2009, LCLD is a growing organization of more than 240 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners who are personally committed to creating a truly diverse legal profession. The LCLD Fellows program, which has trained more than 800 mid-career attorneys since 2011, is one of LCLD's flagship initiatives. For information, visit www.lcldnet.org.
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The following is a list of books and other references you may find helpful in your study of the Covenant.
For Better Not Worse: Transforming Your Marriage from a Contract to a Covenant by Dr. David C. Cooper
Israel, My Beloved by Kay Arthur
Our Covenant God by Kay Arthur
The Better Covenant by Watchman Nee
The Divine Romance by Gene Edwards.
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On this episode of Revelator I welcome music guest BlackRain and the return of One Eyed Doll with Guest interviewer Daisy Dead. I'll also cover the top movies and much more.
The most recent set of photos to the growing Revelator photo gallery come from the band next week's guest Devour The Day and Black Stone Cherry.
One Eyed Doll makes their long awaited return to the Revelator show #159 this time with guest interviewer Daisy Dead from The Dead Deads.
Daisy, Kimberly and JR talk about a wide range of topics from the current tour Visions and why they try to keep a majority of there shows all ages. One Eyed Doll also talks about conducting their VIP's on the tour bus and fire off a laser gun from a fan.
The interview has some really great moments sure to bring a smile to your face. The bass conversation about half way through the interview is really a fun and genuine moment.
Kimberly talks about her signature Tregan guitar that upon description will make you want to submit your order immediately. Kimberly also talks about how fans can win her guitar she plays on tour and at times will give it away during a live show.
One Eyed Doll covers a Depeche Mode but they also talk about other cover songs they've covered Pink Floyds Comfortably Numb
One Eyed Doll are always great to hear from and look for some more hard rocking songs from this deadly duo.
Kimberly and JR from the Texas based band One Eyed Doll join me on Revelator 80 "Red Eyed Fang"
They both talk about their unique sound and past touring experiences. Kimberly and JR also talk about the bands future plans for new music in 2015.
For more information about One Eyed Doll please visit:
Swan from the France based band Blackrain joins me on Revelator #159 to discuss the band's new album "Released" On this episode you'll hear the band's latest single "Back In Town". Swan and I also talk about the band's latest video and how they discovered the female lead prior to this video.
Swan shares a little background about the bands early days as a cover band that use to cover Metallica's Kill'em All. He also talks about the bands humble beginnings recording their early albums in their home studio. The band has been together for a little over 10 years and has toured Europe and Japan with hopes of playing in the United States very soon.
The band has a new video and single Killing Me set for release April 15th.
Swan shared some great stories and perspective on his personal start into music and as a singer.
Blackrain is a movie title and Swan talks about how he found and picked the name.
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A surprise transmission from Abaj on Thursday December 23rd brought us the very welcome news that he was still alive, his transmitter was once again functioning and he was probably now wintering somewhere near the Red Sea in the Middle East. Unfortunately the signal received was not of a good enough quality to locate him specifically but it gave us hope we might soon receive a further transmission that would confirm his whereabouts.
Today we have received the great news that Abaj has just made another transmission – this time of a sufficiently high quality to enable us to accurately place him just a few kilometres north of Al Qa'arah in the west of Saudi Arabia.
With no news from Abaj since September 14th 2010, we feared that he had either died on migration, or his transmitter had failed so it is a great relief to learn of the new transmission. Back in mid-September, at the beginning of his migration, we had initially tracked him travelling east from his breeding grounds through the Kazakh steppes but had then lost track of his progress with no further transmissions since.
It is likely that Abaj has now completed his migration and that he will now winter at this site but we will, of course, be standing by for further transmissions in case he does move further south.
If you'd like to keep in touch with Abaj and the other Sociable Lapwings' Amazing Journeys you can sign up for email alerts that will advise you when we add new information to this website.


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Black and White Nightstand
Martha Leone
I worked on this small nightstand on a day when my energy level was running low. So, the design is spontaneous and not preconceived. It's another one of my studies in contrasts: Black / White; Glossy / Flat; Smooth / Textured. Process It started as a red piece. The top was sanded and left raw. The base was painted two coats of white paint. After much sanding to achieve lots of texture, it was cleaned then sections were painted black.
So, what do you think of the white circle? I'm not sure about it??? Maybe I'll paint over it but before I do, could you let me know your thoughts? Thanks!!!
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Workflow: Adding an Event in Fantastical and a Task Item in Clear with a single post in Drafts/
Today, the great guys at Flexibits released a new update to Fantastical for iOS. In its updated FAQ page, they announce that Fantastical 1.1.1 update fully supports x-callback-url. That means it supports the x-source, x-success, x-cancel, and x-error parameters.
To me personally, that's a great news, because I've been trying to automate the workflow of registering a new event in Fantastical while also adding a new task item in Clear. The new Fantastical update enables me to write everything I need as a single three-line post in Drafts. Here's a skeleton of how I want to write my post:
The event details to be parsed in Fantastical
The list name in Clear
The new task item to be put in that list
Requires: Fantastical 1.1.1, Clear, Drafts 2.5
In order to allow this workflow to work, first I need to setup a new custom URL action in Drafts that allow me to parse the last two lines into the appropriate Clear URL Scheme. Assuming that I would have a new temporary Draft post with only the last two lines from post skeleton above, I can use the post's [[title]] as the list name and the [[body]] as the task name.
The above URL scheme would add the new task at the top of the list. If you want to add the new task at the bottom of the list instead, use a large number for the taskPosition parameter, e.g. 999. Open this link on your iOS device to have it automatically install the new Add to Clear action in Drafts. If you want to install the one that adds the new task at the bottom of the list, try this one instead.
Note: In order for this workflow to work as intended, you need to properly name your Clear lists, and somehow remember them on the fly. If Clear is already part of your daily workflow, this should be a fairly trivial thing to do.
Once you've installed that action, we're ready to write the action that parse the original code skeleton, take the [[title]] for parsing in Fantastical, and invoke the recently added Clear action based on a newly created Drafts post containing the remaining two lines.
Open this link if you want it installed on your iOS device automatically as Add Event and Task Item action.
Thanks to the awesome developers of Fantastical, Clear and Drafts, I'm able to automate this workflow. I'm sure that with a little tweak, you'd find a way to make this workflow fits yours.
To find my other workflows, please visit my Productivity and Workflows blog.


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Yosemite in August
We scouted out Glacier Point the day before a wedding we had in Yosemite; the couple requested that they have photos there before their ceremony and it's obvious why: looking at the view there is actually one of the most breathtaking experiences I've ever had.
From what I remember, the weather was overcast when we arrived and it had been raining sporadically during the drive up. When we got to the overlook, it wasn't too crowded (because of the rain) and we lucked out on our timing because we got there with enough time to survey the area before sunset.
Over the course of minutes, the lighting and weather would change so many times I can't even remember.
Pink (because of the fires) clouds gave way to an unbelievable sunset and double rainbow.
Meanwhile, I kept hearing a high-pitched buzzing. It reminded me of the cicadas in the Philippines. Chris didn't hear anything when I asked him. I looked around and his and everyone else's hair was standing on end... While other people were taking selfies of their crazy hair, Chris had us immediately take cover because he recognized the signs of an imminent lightning strike. I realized the buzzing was coming from the metal on my glasses.
I remember getting within wifi range and this article coming up as one of the top results on google when I was trying to figure out what just happened.
It's weird to look at these photos because the experience was both beautiful and terrifying.
Chris mentioned that he had a photo taken of him in this same spot from many years ago when he went to Yosemite with his dad. Note he had no beard, wore a watch, had cool sideburns, and hiked around in sandals.
A ranger showed up eventually and I asked her about the buzzing sound and she sort of looked unnerved and asked me how long ago it happened. When I told her it was just a few minutes before she got there, she calmly but firmly announced to everyone that they all needed to seek shelter as soon as possible and walked everyone down to the geology hut. Chris stayed and so did I. We took cover and walked back to the viewpoint several times before we left, using the intermittent buzzing from my glasses as our signal to take cover as necessary.


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by Laura Michelle Thomas, Publisher jaBlog!
Occasionally, aspiring writers who are hoping to have an article published on my blog send me emails that are very similar to this:
Subject: article for you to publish
I will be VERY happy if you publish my blog article on your blog,since it is really good. the article is called "how to ride your bicycle' and you will really like it.
Can you see that there are more than a few problems with talking to an editor this way and why I cannot possibly publish this article?
The mistakes:
- There was no manuscript attached to the email. This person is asking a busy editor to surf the web looking for a blog article. Does a busy editor have time to do that?
- Grammatical errors in the subject line and email make for a poor impression.
- The tone is too familiar. I am not this person's BFF. How does he or she know what I like?
- There is no salutation with my name, nor is the email signed.
- The subject matter of the article has nothing to do with my blog, which is about the art and craft of writing. It's like asking a grocery store to sell car parts. No matter how great the car parts are, it's a grocery store and the owners have an obligation to sell what their customers want and need.
These mistakes are more common that you realize. Many wannabe writers struggle to get published and often give up, not realizing that the biggest problem is how they write to editors. Respect is everything!
And, if you have screwed up and sent a letter like this to an editor, swallow your pride and try again. But, this time, put yourself in the editor's shoes and write an email that would make you feel respected.


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We are the members of an elite task force whose sole purpose of existence is to protect
the persistence of mankind from the destruction of aliens and extraterristrial creature.
While not doing that, we are the members of a lab at the Institute of Information Science of Academia Sinica, whose main goal is to use Artificial Intelligence on areas such as bioinformatics, natural language processing, and machine learning. Intrigued?


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Pause for Thought October 2017
Autumn is approaching and, having been in Kenya for a month, I notice the temperature falling. It's that time of 'mellow fruitfulness' and Harvest Festivals. Living in rural villages we still have a sense of the farming seasons and harvests. We are the ones who negotiate the oncoming combine harvester on the narrow roads.
But for many, harvest is less visible and for many of us, harvest is not something that makes us thankful particularly. The old harvest hymn 'Come, ye thankful people, come' is nice to sing but I don't know if I feel really thankful in the way that people in other parts of the world might.
I came back from Kenya on 12th September having spent a month there with a friend of mine who is a bishop. Together we went to places which were drier than he can remember and the people have not gathered in a harvest for three years now as the rains have failed or been insufficient. People want rain there, but here the weather forecaster apologises when rain is forecast.
It seems such a small, simple thing – a bit of water falling from the atmosphere – but it a place like Mwatate in Kenya it means the difference between prosperity and poverty, between school fees and your children not being educated, between life and death.
We are so blessed in this country to have enough rain to be sure of a harvest, to confidently set our dates for Harvest Festivals months ahead. How often do we thank God for what we've been given?
Once Jesus was approached by ten men with leprosy. He healed all ten, but only one came back to thank him. That's a picture of what happens in most of our lives. We don't say thank you, we don't appreciate what God gives us day by day. A month in a drought affected area, sitting with people who were desperately poor yet incredibly generous has made me think about celebrating harvest this year with a new thankfulness.
If you can get to a Harvest Service, do go along and give thanks.
Rev Dave Maylor
"Pause for Thought" this month comes from Rev Dave Maylor
Rector of Barnack with Ufford, Bainton, Helpston & Wittering
Telephone: 01780 740234