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Last week we had some great predictions. You're welcome! Sorry if we're coming off as a bit arrogant here but who else would've told you to start Tim Tebow, Ben Tate, Laurent Robinson and Chris Ogbonnaya? Survey says...no one! With many of the top-notch NFL teams on their byes (Saints, Texans, Steelers), sorry the Colts don't count anymore, your options may be limited and you may need a little help filling out that starting lineup. Well, that's what we're here for. So without further ado, check out Start or Sit? Complex Sports Fantasy Football Tips (Week 11).
New York Jets @ Denver Broncos (THURS, 8:20 ET)
START: QB Mark Sanchez, RB Lance Ball
SIT: QB Tim Tebow
Last Sunday, Tim Tebow did a little bit of everything. Emphasis on the word "little." In addition to completing only 25% of his passes against the Chiefs, Tebow also rushed for a paltry 43 yards with one touchdown. Still, when it comes to fantasy football, one rushing touchdown from your quarterback can salvage any poor throwing performance which explains why Timmy still ranked in the top 10 for scoring among quarterbacks during Week 10. But all that came against Kansas City, not the much more skilled Jets defense. Touchdown Timmy shouldn't be able to pull off that type of stunt against Gang Green...but if there were one person that could beat the odds, it would be this guy.
Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (SUN, 1:00 ET)
START: WR Anquan Boldin, WR A.J. Green
SIT: RB Cedric Benson, QB Andy Dalton
How's the saying go again: "When Leon Hall is away, Anquan Boldin will play." Oh, no one's coined that yet? Well, regardless of how the saying goes, the takeaway is that Cincy's best corner will miss the remainder of the year with an Achilles injury, which means that the opposing team's #1 receiver should be a solid option from here on out. No surprise here, but the Ravens defense is still one of the best in the NFL, even if they get their ankles broken from time to time. The Bengals' Cedric Benson should be, at best, a flex option given this very unfavorable matchup.
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Cleveland Browns (1:00 ET)
START: JAC Defense, RB Maurice Jones-Drew
SIT: RB Chris Ogbonnaya
When we first saw the two teams facing off in this game, we were immediately reminded of the Seahawks/Browns snoozefest that occurred in late October. Since Cleveland's third-worst run defense (142 yards per game) won't put up much of a front, Maurice Jones-Drew should be able to easily rush the ball all over this game and make his fantasy owners very happy. Other than MJD, the Jacksonville defense looks like a solid group that can stifle any attack the Browns have to offer.
Carolina Panthers @ Detroit Lions (1:00 ET)
START: RB DeAngelo Williams, RB Jonathan Stewart
SIT: DET Defense
Last Sunday, it looked as though the Titans made stopping Cam Newton their main priority. With all this newfound pressure, Cam threw for only 212 yards with one interception and no touchdowns. Now, the Panthers need to flip the script and take some of the load off of Newton and recommit to their running game, especially DeAngelo Williams. Since the Lions struggle when it comes to defending the run, a heavy dose of Williams and Jonathan Stewart should prove to be an effective strategy. And while we cannot pinpoint which one will have the better game, we can tell you that DeAngelo is capable of breaking off the big run, while Stewart should see most of the goal line carries. Either way, both are solid starts.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Green Bay Packers (1:00 ET)
START: RB James Starks, WR Arrelious Benn
SIT: GB Defense, RB LeGarrette Blount
Hopefully the Buccaneers wear their white jerseys for this away game. Because they may want to throw it on a stick and wave it around once halftime rolls around. Right now, the Packers look unstoppable and the Tampa Bay defense can't stop a damn thing. So when the game hits the third quarter and Green Bay is in cruise control, we should see James Starks getting feed the ball for the remainder of the game. Meanwhile, the Bucs will try and play catch up. So expect to see some cheap touchdowns for TB and our best guess is that Arrelious Benn will be the lucky recipient because with Charles Woodson mainly on Mike Williams, Benn should turn into the better option.
Buffalo Bills @ Miami Dolphins (1:00 ET)
START: RB Reggie Bush, RB Fred Jackson, WR Brandon Marshall
SIT: QB Ryan Fitzpatrick
Never thought we would have Reggie Bush and "must start" in the same sentence, but there's gotta be a first for everything. For the last three weeks, Reggie has been consistent, scoring at least 11 fantasy points each game. And speaking of consistency, Fred Jackson posted solid numbers in a game that seemed lost after the first quarter which speaks volumes about how important Jackson is to this Bills offense. If Buffalo plans on keeping any semblance of an offense, they need to start with incorporating their #1 running back. No matter what the matchup is, start him.
Oakland Raiders @ Minnesota Vikings (1:00 ET)
START: QB Carson Palmer, OAK Defense
SIT: WR Percy Harvin, RB Michael Bush
After playing three games with the Raiders, Carson Palmer has finally entered must start territory. But it's not because he's blowing away the competition or anything like that. While the TD-INT split won't impress anyone (5-4), Palmer has thrown for 631 yards in his last two games. In a favorable matchup against the Vikings, it wouldn't be too surprising to see Carson post some solid numbers. After an incredible all-around performance against the Chargers, Michael Bush will face a good rush defense. Things shouldn't be as easy as they were last week. If it gets too overwhelming, maybe we'll see Bush on the sidelines mouthing the phrase "it was all good just a week ago."
START: Dallas Defense, WR Laurent Robinson
SIT: WR Miles Austin, RB Felix Jones, WR Leonard Hankerson, WR Santana Moss, RB Tashard Choice
How much does Romo love DeMarco Murray right now? The Cowboys have won three of four since the rookie became the feature back and look much more dangerous with Romo finding his comfort zone. Jones will be returning to the lineup this week, but only as a backup. There's no way he sees very many touches with Murray trampling everybody right now, so keep him on the bench. Something else to note: Washington has scored 20 points in the past three games. In the 'boys past three wins, they have given up a total of 27 points.
If you saw any of the Redskins embarrassing loss to the Dolphins last week, the only spot of light was Leonard Hankerson. With Rex Grossman throwing to him, he finished with eight catches for 106 yards. Now, wait! Before you click for a new tab to pick him up, you should know he wasn't on our waiver wire list, because he tore his labrum and is now on the IR.
Seattle Seahawks @ St. Louis Rams (4:05 ET)
START: RB Marshawn Lynch, RB Steven Jackson, WR Brandon Lloyd
SIT: QB Tarvaris Jackson, RB Sidney Rice, WR Doug Baldwin, QB Sam Bradford
Jackson, Rice, and Baldwin were all limited participants in practice on Wednesday. Both Rice and Baldwin are recovering from concussions, and neither of them have been effective as of late. We'll take the pass on them. Jackson isn't a good look either. He's got four interceptions and no scores over the past three games, and Marshawn Lynch has been the main focus with his recent success. Look other places.
St. Louis should not be one of those other places. The Rams are averaging 10.25 points when Bradford starts, and just because they've won two of three doesn't mean this team has many fantasy starters. Stick with the obvious guys in Jackson and Lloyd only.
Arizona Cardinals @ San Francisco (4:05 ET)
START: QB Alex Smith, RB Frank Gore
SIT: TE Todd Heap, QB Kevin Kolb, QB John Skelton, RB Beanie Wells
Sorry Larry Fitzgerald, your happy time for this season is over. It's probably better that you just accept your wins over the Rams and Eagles were absolutely nothing to get excited about. After watching San Fran hold Eli and the Giants to 20 points last week and Matthew Stafford and his Lions to 19 earlier this year, we don't see how Skelton could perform well. Arizona is allowing only 73.2 yards to opposing rushing attacks. That alone is enough reason to sit Wells, let alone a Well that's not fully healthy.
With many good QBs on byes this week, Smith on the 49ers is certainly a decent option. Just don't expect huge numbers. Gore did not practice at all on Wednesday, but his coach keeps saying that he expects him to be fine. It might be a strategy to throw off the Cards, but we don't think the injury is bad enough to keep him out of this game.
Tennessee Titans @ Atlanta Falcons (4:15 ET)
START: TE Tony Gonzalez, WR Damian Williams, QB Matt Hasselbeck (If your QB is on Bye)
SIT: WR Julio Jones, WR Harry Douglas, RB Chris Johnson
The problem with writing these on Thursdays is that we get reports for like "limited practice" for a ton of players. Douglas is in that category, and neither Jones nor Gonzalez practiced at all on Wednesday. Gonzalez was only out for non-injury issues, but Jones' hamstring seems to be a problem. Check back with @complex_sports on Twitter this weekend, but taking his previous injuries this season, we don't seem him making this one.
With the Colts completely out of the picture and the Texans getting hit hard with injuries, the Titans suddenly have some hope. However, they'd certainly need to start winning games immediately if they really want a chance. The Falcons run defense is fourth-best in the league, so we don't expect anything major from Johnson, but Hasselbeck is on the same level as Alex Smith. He won't put up huge points, but if you need a filler, he'll do just fine against a vulnerable Falcons pass D.
San Diego Chargers @ Chicago Bears (4:15 ET)
START: WR Earl Bennett, RB Ryan Mathews
SIT: WR Devin Hester, WR Malcom Floyd
Regardless of whether or not Hester is actually injured, please don't be tricked into starting him because he consistently puts out flashy returns. It's rare to find a league that counts returns into the points, and even his touchdowns are unevenly dispersed. Bennett and his spectacular spikes, however, should be starting as your No. 2 WR. The Chargers' Floyd is missing practice again this week, so it looks like a bad idea to start him, but Mathews is finally healthy and should see a full load against the Bears.
Philadelphia Eagles @ New York Giants (8:20 ET)
START: WR DeSean Jackson, WR Hakeem Nicks, RB Brandon Jacobs
SIT: QB Mike Vick, QB Vince Young, WR Jeremy Maclin, RB Ahmad Bradshaw
Boy, the Eagles are a mess. Injuries galore, disciplinary actions, and the recurring inability to close winnable games. Vick's dealing with cracked ribs, Maclin sprained an AC joint, and even if Young starts, there's no way he should be in a lineup right off the bat. Jackson is back after being benched last week, so he's good to go.
Ahmad Bradshaw STILL creeping along in his healing process, and it appears that Jacobs will once again be starting for the Giants. Nicks made an immediate fantasy impact in his return last week with 41 yards and a touchdown, so with Manningham still battling his knee, he's an absolute start.
Kansas City Chiefs @ New England Patriots (MON, 8:30 ET)
START: New England Defense
SIT: QB Matt Cassel, QB Tyler Palko.
Don't you hate when the NFL schedules games based on last year's performances, and you get terrible match-ups like this on prime time? We guess it could have been good to watch Cassel play his old team, but even he is out now. His backup is Palko (neither have we), but don't even think about it! Not even with the Patriots inability to stop anything through the air.


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I have written a bit about Jordan's CP and what he has accomplished so far.
Jordan is followed by the Newborn Follow-Up Program where they check to see if he is doing what he should be at his "corrected" age level since he was so premature. He is evaluated once every 6 months and is doing okay, he is behind in a lot of things due to his Cerebral Palsy, not necessarily his prematurity. When he was 9 months old they noticed that Jordan's legs were stiff (spastic) and that's when he had an EEG and was seen by a neurologist and we were told that he had CP. For the next six months I had a very hard time dealing with this and it was hard for me to get involved in Jordan's therapy. It's not an easy thing to think your baby is fine and then all of a sudden everything changes in just one day. Over time I accepted the fact that my son will have this condition for the rest of his life and he is still a super kid and then it was easy to get involved. I want to help Jordan reach his maximum potential so my husband and I stretch his legs as much as possible and make him work in different positions to strengthen his other muscles. It is very demanding but also very rewarding! The hard part about Cerebral Palsy is that at this point no one can tell us what Jordan will/won't be able to do in the future, or what he might have trouble doing. It's hard not knowing. Jordan uses some special equipment to help him do certain things. The Rehabilitation Center for Children (RCC) in Winnipeg has made him a Cozy Seat, A-Frame Stander, Floor Sitter and a Bath Seat. His booster seat has also been modified to help him sit better for eating and he has AFO's (Ankle and Foot Orthotics) which he wears for standing.
Jordan got his first piece of special equipment - a Cozy Seat - when he was a year old. This seat was so great because it allowed him to sit up with support and he was so much happier sitting rather than always being on the floor on his belly. I could sit him in this chair and bring him in the kitchen and he would play and I could actually get something accomplished - like making supper!
Jordan got a Floor Sitter at 18 months old. He could use the chair just to sit or I could attach the tray (as seen in the photo to the left) and he could play with toys. This is a wonderful chair for Jordan!
At 21 months old Jordan learned to pull himself up on his crib & other furniture to his knees. In the beginning, it would take him 10 mins. sometimes just to pull himself to his knees on furniture. He worked very hard at this and was so happy when he finally could do it!
Jordan got AFO's (ankle & foot braces) at 21 1/2 months old. These help keep his ankle at 90 degrees and his feet flat on the floor while in a standing position. We put them on Jordan when we are working on "standing" with him.
When Jordan was 13 months old he started "commando" crawling, using his arms to drag his body around (stomach on the floor). His hands would be palm side up most of the time, making it hard for him to move but he worked hard and got around anyways; he is a very determined boy and doesn't give up easily! It was nice for us to see Jordan getting around the house.
After Jordan rec'd the Botox injection in his adductor muscles, he could balance himself when put in a "side sitting" position. Nov./02
Jordan got his A-Frame Stander when he was 18 months old. He would go in it once a day for 30 mins. at first. I would put him in it and let him watch his favourite show "Elmo's World" from Sesame Street to keep him occupied.
The RCC made Jordan a bath seat at 19 months old. He really likes it and it sure helps mom that he can "sit" in the tub instead of laying on his back or tummy!
Jordan-so proud of himself!!!
At 22 months old, Jordan could get himself into a W-sitting position on his knees by himself and support himself with his trunk. He was very happy when he could do this and it is now a very functionable sitting position for him. It helps us out a lot that he has a way of sitting all by himself now, especially when we are at other peoples places.
When Jordan was 22 months old he started crawling using his arms and hands properly and his stomach off the floor. He would move his arms forward and then move both of his knees forward in a "bunny hop" motion. We were very excited to see that Jordan was crawling more efficiently, now we are working on his leg movement. Jordan still resorts to "commando" crawling when he is in a hurry to get somewhere!
Jordan rec'd a Pony walker/gait trainer in Dec./01 from a wonderful mom of twins with CP that I talk with on the internet - bless your heart!! Jordan likes to stand in it but because he has such a dynamic "scissoring" gait he is not able to propel himself in it - in time that should change.


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38 weeks. Oh gosh. I am so ready now.
My bag is packed, a bag for the baby is packed and a bag for Lo is packed. Bo is on his own but I'm pretty confident he can throw a bag together pretty fast. If we have to go now, I'm ready now.
We finally have a name picked out, but I think we'll wait to share. I'm exhausted and wide awake and excited and anxious and more than ready to do this. I can barely bend over to put on my shoes. I'm down to about two pairs of maternity jeans that still fit. Yoga pants are awesome.
Three words: Sonic Cherry Limeade.
My stomach is pulled tight in every direction and I can feel the shape of his little body hanging out in there, ready to push his way out into the universe. I hope he likes his new home with us. We're ready to do this. Waiting patiently.


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Required Participation in Music Performance Ensembles
Required Participation in Music Performance Ensembles
Music Performance skills learned in music performance ensembles are essential for all music students. Students also learn performance disciplines, practice routines, techniques of rehearsal, and expand their knowledge of music repertoire. There are two types of music performance ensembles at the UAF Department of Music: large ensembles, and small ensembles.
The courses defined as large ensembles are:
MUS 101: University Chorus,
MUS 211: Choir of the North,
MUS 203: Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, and
MUS 205 :Wind Symphony.
All undergraduate music majors are required to complete a minimum number of large ensemble credits to meet their undergraduate curriculum requirements at UAF. These ensembles must be registered for credit; they may not be audited. The minimum required number of ensemble credits varies depending upon the degree program selected. Students must also be enrolled in an ensemble (large or small) appropriate to their area of private lesson study, even if this enrollment exceeds the minimum number of credits minimally required for the degree program.
Piano majors may substitute up to two credits of MUS 307: Chamber Music: Accompanying for two credits of the Large Ensemble participation requirement. Wind and percussion instrumentalists are required to take a minimum of four credits MUS 205.
Students registered in music ensembles are required to musically participate on all concert appearances presented by that ensemble. Failure to participate in a concert performance for the ensemble (unless the reason is truly catastrophic) will likely result in an F grade for the course.
In order to increase the familiarity of music students with performance mediums that may be foreign to them, vocal or keyboard students may be required to participate in one of the large instrumental ensembles. Similarly, non-keyboard instrumental students may be required to participate in one of the choral ensembles. Non-music majors are encouraged to participate in the large ensembles. Similarly, students whose principal performing instrument is a band or orchestral instrument may be required to participate in either or both of these organizations at the discretion of the directors involved and with the concurrence of the Department Head.
The UAF Music Department also provides opportunities for participation in small ensembles. These ensembles (often referred to as chamber music), provide a smaller music performance environment for every music major. Small chamber group participation is encouraged at UAF. There are vocal, brass, woodwind, jazz and string chamber ensembles available to students at UAF under the course number MUS 307. Students whose principal performing instrument is a band or orchestral instrument may be required to participate in some of these organizations at the discretion of the director and with the concurrence of the Department Chair.
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Saturday, August 17 at 3:30 p.m.
It's the Petoskey Great Duck Drop located behind the Fire Station.
Prizes of $300, $200 and $100.
Tickets can be purchased in the Vendor area for $10 during Festival on the Bay, St. Francis Xavier Parish Office, and from any St. Francis Xavier teacher.
For more ways to purchase call Christine at 231-330-6657.
The Petoskey Great Duck Drop is presented by the St. Francis Xavier Catholic School as a fundraiser.
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Personal Identity and Self-Consciousness is about persons and personal identity. What are we? And why does personal identity matter? Brian Garrett, using jargon-free language, addresses questions in the metaphysics of personal identity, questions in value theory, and discusses questions about the first person singular. Brian Garrett makes an important contribution to the philosophy of personal identity and mind, and to epistemology.
Contents. Preface. 1. The problem and its place in philosophy 2. Animalism and reductionism 3. Criteria of personal identity 4. Fission 5. Identity and vagueness 6. Parfit and 'what matters' 7. Anscombe on 'I' 8. Wittgenstein on 'I' Bibliography.


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The Sool Company takes its name from the word in Korean which refers to alcohol. Like many of the traditional expressions which refer to recipes, techniques and styles of Korean alcohol, there are some variations on its meaning and interpretation. This article hopes to clarify the meaning of the word Sool, for those new to […] Read more


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Tomorrow, I'll have a new project for you, but for today, I want to tell you about some cool blogs and websites I've been visiting.
The first, and I think my favorite, is http://www.myrecycledbags.com/ . This has got to be the master-site for anything made from recycled bags. There are some purses there that I really want to make!
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http://www.thriftshopromantic.blogspot.com/ has some wonderful links to other great sites.
http://www.wannanewbag.blogspot.com/ is a fun blog. This is where you'll find "the purse project".
If you like scrapbooking and you're all about getting your supplies for less money, check out http://www.allscrapbooksteals.blogspot.com/ . They have wonderful deals on all the best lines of paper and embellishments!
These are just a few of the great blogs I've found lately, and I'm not done looking yet. So I'm off to the search again. Enjoy your day, and remember, if your socks match, it's all good. Gramma G.


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There is now a specialist Tribunal to deal with disputes relting to building issues. There is still a Leaky Homes Resolution Service and you can still elect to sue in a Court. But this new Tribunal does provide an easier, faster and cheaper method to resolve most disputes.
The Building Disputes Tribunal provides a comprehensive adjudication service under the Construction Contracts Act 2002 to resolve building and construction disputes. It can assist parties with the appointment of an adjudicator as an authorised nominating body, help with the adjudication process itself and help with the enforcement of the determination of the adjudicator.
For disputes of less than $40,000 it is the only body to provide a fixed fee service which gives the parties certainty as to the cost to them of commencing an adjudication.
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Farm Sanctuary was founded in 1986 to combat the abuses of factory farming and encourage a new awareness and understanding about farm animals. Today, Farm Sanctuary is the nation's largest and most effective farm animal rescue and protection organization. We have rescued thousands of animals and cared for them at our sanctuaries in New York and California. At Farm Sanctuary, these animals are our friends, not our food. We educate millions of people about their plight and the effects of factory farming on our health and environment. We advocate for laws and policies to prevent suffering and promote compassion, and we reach out to legislators and businesses to bring about institutional reforms.
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QuickBooks Pro 2017 is accounting software for entrepreneurs who want to keep their finances organised and accurate, and who do not have much accounting knowledge.Made by Intuit, QuickBooks is a line of financial software developed to assist small business owners to stay organized.Small businesses can use QuickBooks Pro 2016 or QuickBooks Premier as a data center to store their vital data, including user information, inventory details and also income and expense reports.
Among the peculiarities of the software are many options for creating invoices adapted with company logos, tracking sales and expenses and managing customer service data, distributors and employees. It also offers occasions for account management and online banking.
Detailed QuickBooks calendar also tracks each and every one of the essential appointments, tasks and tasks of the business, such as invoice and invoice due date.In addition to this, software can instantly produce over one hundred different reports that let small business owners see revenue and spending trends year after year, as well as information on things like superior customer service.
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Many City of Dubuque positions are classified as Civil Service. If you wish to apply for a scheduled Civil Service Examination, click on the link located in the "Application" section of the job posting. You will be directed to a PDF document of our Civil Service Application, which needs to be completed and returned by the specified deadline to our Personnel Office, at 50 W. 13th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001. Paper Civil Service Applications are also available in the Personnel Office.
Examinations – Traditional Exam or Take-Home Exam
Traditional examinations are given in a group setting. All applicants register to take the examination by completing and returning the Civil Service Application by the given deadline. They will then take the examination together, in one location, at the specified time.
Take-home examinations are provided in an application packet to the applicants. These are available, upon request, once the examination has been posted. The deadline for requesting a Civil Service Exam application will be indicated in the job description. These take-home examinations are then returned to the Personnel Department for scoring. Instructions for requesting a take-home examination are specified in the job posting for each position.
What is a Civil Service Exam?
The City of Dubuque is governed by Iowa Civil Service Law. The City utilizes civil service testing to establish eligibility lists of candidates for civil service covered positions. Tests are specific to each individual position and questions are related to the job duties of the position. A test must be taken for each position in which an applicant has interest.
The Civil Service Commission is made up of three citizen volunteers who are appointed to the positions by the City Council. The Commission's job is to ensure that all testing procedures are properly carried out, and to remain neutral parties throughout the process.
Once testing for a position is completed, based upon those who achieve a passing score on the exam, the commission certifies a list of candidates eligible to be hired. This list is typically valid for one year.
How Do I prepare for a Civil Service Exam?
There are no study guides available for these examinations. They are based upon general knowledge of the position, which can be found in the job posting. However, Police Officer and Firefighter/Paramedic offer study guides in preparation for these examinations and are available in the examination packets.
Please feel free to contact the Personnel Office at 563.589.4125 with any questions.


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We're announcing the winner of our Lord of the Rings trilogy giveaway, and it is:
Sarah B!
Congratulations, Sarah — we've sent you an email with instructions on how to claim your prize. Thanks all for entering, and keep an eye out for more giveaways to come soon. Coming down the pipe are an Eric Metaxas book as well as a huge giveaway from Andrew Peterson. Stay tuned!
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How to Prepare for an Engagement Shoot
1 - Relax
Try to clear your schedules that day (or at least a few hours before). Maybe cuddle up and watch your favorite movie the night before, or go to your favorite brunch spot in the morning. #treatyourself
2 - Bring on the weird, awkward, and fun
Unless you are a professional model, most of us are not 100% use to being in front of the camera. That is OK and NORMAL! Seriously - that feeling of funny awkwardness can make for some adorable moments. Not to mention, your nerves will melt away as we continue shooting. By the end, you should barely notice I am there and just being hanging out with your best friend.
3 - Choose a place that helps tell your story
Yes, city skylines and mountains are amazing, but the important thing to ask is, "how does it help tell our story."
Maybe nature makes your feel the most a peace or the city skyline helps capture this special moment in your life.
Whatever it is, I love know the "why" behind the location so I can better capture what makes you unique. Check out a few thought starters below!
It is always the little things that bond us and that is what I love to capture. Maybe you both love boats so we shoot at a marina, or books so we shoot at a library. Or maybe you both love ice cream so we grab a sweet treat, or you like biking so we go for a bike ride.
If you knew everything about your partner that you do today, where would you have your first date?
Nature is not only a big part of my life, but a huge part of my creative process. Adventure Sessions allow us to get out of the city and find some freakin beauty! To climb a mountain, explore a state park or walk along the beach.
The solitude of nature is a perfect way to connect with your partner in an intimate and meaningful way.
Sometimes those little moments when no one is watching are the most sacred. When you get home from work and get to cook your favorite meal together. When you are both too tired to move, so you snuggle up on the couch. Or when you wake up late on a Sunday and have breakfast in bed.
Home sessions are intimate shoots that allow you to be yourself in the place were we all feel the most at peace - home.
4 - Make you pop!
When choosing an outfit the number one priority should be to choose something you feel comfortable and confident wearing. After that, I recommend pops of primary colors to help you stand out - deep blues, reds, and yellows can really compliment skin tones and can make you visible in any landscape.
Need some inspiration? Check out my >> style inspiration board <<
Have fun -
This is a fun day where you get to galavant around with the person you have chosen to spend the rest of your life with - the person who makes you feel the most at ease. It is a day where you get to privately celebrate your love and what makes you unique. Have fun and let that shine through.
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We would like to thank everyone for their support of the schools by ordering product from the Roscoe PTO fundraisers. All fundraiser orders are in, and ready to be picked up. There have been three scheduled pickups for Charleston Wrap and one scheduled pickup for World's Finest Chocolate, however there are still many orders which haven't been picked up.
If you have not yet picked up your fundraiser order, please make arrangements to do so tonight, 12/12, between 6:00pm - 7:00pm in the Roscoe Middle School cafeteria.
Please enter the school through the front doors, there is a band concert tonight in the gymnasium.
Most of these orders are too large to send home with the students, they MUST be picked up. It takes many volunteer hours to staff these order pickups. Please be considerate by coming to get your order tonight. There will not be another pickup scheduled before the holiday break. If you have any questions, please contact us: (815) 721-4860 - firstname.lastname@example.com - http://www.roscoepto.com/contact.html
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Billie Piper has reportedly signed up for a fourth series of Secret Diary Of A Call Girl.
The Daily Star reports that the actress will be paid £2 million to reprise her role as Belle de Jour.
The fourth series will follow Belle as she continues to juggle her double life as an author and an escort.
Filming for the show will reportedly begin later this year and ITV2 is hoping to screen the series from January 27, 2011.
Piper has previously admitted that she does not know where the programme could go next.


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The Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence honors Louisiana's revered storyteller, Ernest J. Gaines, and serves to inspire and recognize rising African-American fiction writers of excellence at a national level. The book award, initiated by donors of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, is now in its 13th year and has become nationally recognized in its role of enhancing visibility of emerging African-American fiction writers while also expanding the audience for this literature. The annual award of a $15,000 cash prize is to support the writer and help enable her/him to focus on her/his art of writing.
The 2019 panel of judges are themselves renowned contributors to the literary world. They are Anthony Grooms, Edward P. Jones, Elizabeth Nunez, Francine Prose and Patricia Towers.
The Baton Rouge Area Foundation sponsors the winner's travel to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to receive the prize at a ceremony attended by Ernest Gaines where the author reads an excerpt from the selected work of fiction. A reception follows. The evening is free, open to the public and attracts a diverse audience.
The literary award winner also participates in educational activities at selected area schools and after-school programs in keeping with the Gaines Award's interest in emphasizing the role of literature and arts in education. Through small creative writing workshops with the winning author, students are encouraged to pursue reading, delve into their own creativity, and to consider becoming an author.


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A company's greatest asset will always be human capital. But companies don't always view their investment in employees' wellbeing as seriously as they do other business assets.
Employers have three major business concerns when it comes to human capital: health risks across their workforce, medical costs, and lost productivity. Now, more than ever, employers are looking at ROI and VOI (the Value on Investment), in relationship to wellness programs.
But there is one important measurement that is often overlooked in this equation and that is VOH, the Value of Health. What is the value of a healthier workforce to your company? It's never too late to begin looking at your company's VOH.
The Integrated Benefits Institute recently reported that the poor health of employees cost employers $576 billion a year! This loss comes from absenteeism, wage replacement, medical costs, low morale, and lost productivity.
Recent studies in the American Journal of Health Promotion provide evidence suggesting when companies invest in comprehensive health and wellness programs, they see better business returns and greater profitability, compared to companies that have not made such investments. The bottom line is that healthy employees will give you a competitive advantage that can positively impact your bottom line!
Whether your workforce is small or large and spread out across the globe, there are affordable wellness initiatives that you can do today that will have a significant impact on the overall wellness of your employees and company. To set your employees up for success, make their wellbeing a key priority. Begin by meeting your employees where they are on their wellness journey!
Step 1: Recruit a Wellness Professional to manage your Wellness Program or identify someone in your organization that sets the example as your Wellness Champion.
Step 2: Determine your Wellness goals
Step 3: Develop your Wellness Strategy
Step 4: Incorporate Wellness into your Culture
Step 5: Integrate innovative technology such as health apps and wearables to facilitate your wellness program. Consider investing in a custom designed activity tracking system such as, Well On Track.
Thanks to innovative technology, and the growing popularity of health and fitness activity trackers, companies of all sizes can provide engaging wellness programs to a diverse, global population. Health and fitness activity trackers have become affordable resources that keep people engaged, productive and ultimately successful in reaching both career and life goals. So what can your company do today to lead a health revolution within your organization and your community?
Here are just a few simple and affordable ideas:
- Step Challenge Mondays: Encourage your employees that do not already have an activity tracker app or wearable device to download a free app such as Moves on their mobile phone. Begin tracking the number of steps each day and provide incentives to motivate continued participation.
- Take the Stairs Tuesday: Put up signs on elevator doors encouraging everyone to take the stairs.
- Stretch Break Wednesdays: Schedule a company-wide stretch break.
- Netwalking Thursdays: Encourage management to hold a walking networking meeting with team and clients.
- Fruitful Fridays: Have a fruit themed potluck.
By adding these simple activities into the work week, you will see the Value of Health in your organization increase. Don't be surprised if you also begin to see a positive change in morale, productivity and profitability. Before you know it you will be leading a health revolution that moves everybody! For more information on creating a healthy culture click here.
Integrated Benefits Institute Research, 02/2016, Finding the Value of Health: Results from IBI's Latest CFO survey
ROI vs. VOI and the Business Value of Healthier Working Population, by Ron Leopold, December 28, 2015
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Oh poor neglected blog...
But we've been having fun with Fall Storytime, Session 2. The 2s, 3s, and 4s, started off with stories about families and made collages based on "The Family Book" by Todd Parr. We followed up with windy day stories playing a fun kite game on the flannel board. Books included "Who Took the Farmer's Hat" by Joan Nodset, and "Like a Windy Day", by Frank Asch. Finally, this past week the children made decorated card stock pine trees with mini pine cones and mixture of glue and shaving cream which hardens like puffy paint. We shared a brand new book called "Penguin and Pinecone" by Salina Yoon.
Meanwhile, Ms. Eileen's 4s, 5s, and 6s shared books about silly birds, windy days, and Thanksgiving. An adorable bird craft and funny books including "Grumpy Bird" by Jeremy Tankard made for lots of fun. For Thanksgiving storytime the kids made paper bag turkeys and played with a gigantic felt board turkey and shared a new book, "Five Silly Turkeys" also by Salina Yoon. (I guess she's our children's author of the month!)
We don't meet for storytimes during the week of Thanksgiving, but Ms. Eileen and Ms. Patty will be back next week with more great books, games, and terrific crafts. Have a great holiday.


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"Jersey, it's a lot of hate, you know? It ain't a lot of love. In Atlanta, you see everybody getting money," says Fatboy SSE on the latest episode of MASS APPEAL's "OPEN SPACE." The product of Irvington, New Jersey has racked up more than 3 million Instagram followers over the years by making hilarious comedy and music videos, apparently a possible natural response to his upbringing. "There's a lot of hate where I'm from, it ain't a lot of love."
Chances are, Fatboy loves his new life. He's garnered co-signs from
Brother Love Diddy and 50 Cent, and was invited to the Breakfast Club to reflect on his success. Except, it wasn't the "breakfast club" he was looking for, and he let them know about it.
"Yeah, they ain't have no idea what was going on. I was gonna slap Charlamagne bald head. Sike, nah, Charlamagne my dog," says SSE when he's asked about the incident. "I just needed to know where the breakfast at?"
Throughout his interview, SSE recalls making his "Drake" song with his buddy Lar$$en—which has racked up more than 800,000 streams on Spotify (according to SSE) and has a music video that's been viewed nearly a half-million times on YouTube—his celebrity co-signs, and his favorite hobby.
"You want to know? I like to have sex," says SSE, seconds into the episode. "I said I will fuck a bitch in ongoing traffic, ass naked, hitting it from the back."
"Yeah, I'll do that shit right in front of the traffic, everybody. I'm a porn star."
Watch "Open Space" featuring Fatboy SSE above and continue to check out the Lifestyle!!


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Melbourne: A confident Caroline Wozniacki declared that she was in the form of her life as she targets a first Grand Slam title when the Australian Open begins next week.
The Dane first rose to World No 1 eight years ago and is back riding high at No 2 after a 2017 season in which she reached eight finals and won the season-ending Tour Championship.
"I think I've improved everything (since first becoming No 1)," Wozniacki said at Melbourne Park.
"I think nothing very drastic, but at the same time it's small improvements all the time. That's also what makes tennis fun. You're never perfect. There's always things you can work on."
And she claimed she felt no extra pressure to win a first Grand Slam, despite rising expectations with defending champion Serena Williams ruled out after the birth of her first child.
"I don't put more, I don't put less pressure. It's just the same, you know. It's a new tournament, a new year.
"I'm healthy. I have the opportunity to play here. I'm just going to enjoy that, see where it takes me."
"I never look at the draw. There's always so many great players in the draw. For me, it's all about just focusing on myself, taking it one match at a time.
"I only know my first-round opponent, and that's how I like it, how I like to keep it. Then we focus from there."
Wozniacki, 27, lost in the weather-disrupted Auckland Classic final a week ago to Germany's Julia Goerges, after playing three matches in two days, but said she felt great on the eve of the season's first Grand Slam.
"It was a lot of sets in one day at one point because we got rained out two days in a row. I'm not going to lie — first tournament back, two matches (in a row) ... I feel it. I'm not 17 any more.
"But I think it was great just for the confidence, just to get the rust off. It was a good start to the year."
Wozniacki faces Romania's World No 57 Mihaela Buzarnescu in the first round.
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Enter Hardtied Now!
One word says it all with Yulia Catava: Submission. It is her ultimate desire to submit to a higher force power and find something greater than herself. Some people go looking for god when they feel that. Yulia came looking for O.T. She is a sexy young thing. He would never turn her away. Despite her sweet and innocent look she came her begging to be put in her place....
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One year ago, I could only fit in a size 0-1 apparel. I was only happier that I could wear smaller clothing sizes from my regular size 3-4. Somehow, I weighed around 45 kg. I gave away then all my bigger sizes clothing to my friends and housemates.
BEFORE - One year ago on a size 0 swimwear
But now, after a year of blogging, dormant exercise and hyperactive eating and immobile selling, I could not fit anymore to my old clothes except to the ones bigger than 1. Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! My weight became a problem when I have to see all that unwanted arm bulges whenever I pose for a picture. Gosh! I am big and I have to do something about this faster otherwise, I have to bid my closet goodbye.


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Garvey|Simon is pleased to present David Morrison: Nature's Ephemera, an exhibition featuring the artist's realist colored pencil drawings of the specters of the natural world. Morrison toggles seamlessly between realism and abstraction, creating highly complex compositions from his observation of branches, leaves, and abandoned animal habitats. This is Morrison's third solo show in New York, and his fourth solo show with Garvey|Simon. The opening reception will take place on Thursday November 15, 6-8pm. The artist will be present.
"My drawings capture the degeneration cycle of plant materials and how they echo the living conditions of man and nature. I am interested in capturing the reality of their existence, with all the imperfections, echoing their fragile existence in nature."


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"Was that hail that just fell?" "Hail? Graupel?" "Is it supposed to snow today?"
Hmm...we were in the upper 40s today in terms of temperature at the surface...I was pretty sure we weren't expecting any kind of frozen precipitation...
But sure enough, when I turned on this evening's news, their lead story was about the downpour of hail that hit Seattle this afternoon. Interesting... So I fired up the radar and cycled back to the time of the report. The radar showed this:
|Fig 1 -- KATX 0.5 degree base reflectivity at 0048Z, Feb. 8, 2011.
The little cell I point out with the red arrow is the closest I could come to something looking remotely like convection going on. A cross-section through the radar returns in that cell is also not very impressive:
|Fig 2 -- KATX base reflectivity cross section through the cell identified in figure 1.
There is a small core in the middle of the cell with some vertical coherency. The reports said the "hail" was only pea-sized or smaller (hardly worth calling "hail" in my opinion...) and as such we wouldn't expect to see THAT large of a reflectivity return from the hail compared with the surrounding rain. The top of the core only makes it up to an estimated 5000-6000 feet too--not very tall. But apparently this was vigorous enough convection to produce some small hail. It's too bad our local sounding site is way out at Quileute out on the Pacific coast so our upper-air profile over Seattle is a bit of a mystery...
So how do we get convection in Seattle? This place usually does not get the strong fronts and temperature gradients nor the instability aloft needed to produce deep convection. So we live with shallow convection. Still...there has to be a mechanism to provide the lift necessary to get convection going. This is where the Puget Sound convergence zone comes in.
To describe this phenomenon, we first need to focus on the geography of the Puget Sound area. To the east of the city of Seattle and Puget Sound lie the Cascade Mountains, running north to south. However, to the west of Puget Sound lies the Olympic Peninsula and the relatively high, but isolated Olympic Mountains.
|Fig 3 -- Topographic map of western Washington. Higher elevations are shown in the tans and browns. The orange colors indicate urban areas. To the west of Seattle lie the Olympic Mountains.
Puget Sound convergence zones set up when the winds in the low levels of the atmosphere have a strong westerly component. Let's consider what happens to low level winds out of the west once they reach the western shore of Washington. Immediately they are confronted by the isolated high terrain of the Olympic Mountains. All that air rushing in has two choices--it can either rise up over the mountains or go around them. Now, we do see a fair amount of lift on the windward side of the Olympics--the Hoh rainforest lies on the western side of the Olympics for that very reason. But generally the atmosphere suppresses large-scale rapid vertical motions like that (there are many reasons for this, but we'll just accept that for now). Instead, much of the air is forced to go around the Olympic Mountains.
|Fig 4 -- Schematic of westerly flow separating to go around the Olympic Mountains. A lee-side low is formed.
However, when all that air splits to go around the mountains, what happens on the eastern side of the mountains? All the air flowing around the mountains creates a sort of void in the atmosphere immediately behind the mountain range. This is signified by a lowering of the pressure there.
But what does the atmosphere do in response to a lowering of pressure? Air will rush in to try and fill this "void" that has been left on the eastern side of the mountains. As a result, the wind that split to go around the mountains will be sucked back toward the low pressure that has formed on the lee side of the mountains.
|Fig 5 -- The lee-side low draws the winds inward on the lee side of the mountains. As the winds from the north and the south meet, a convergence zone is formed.
Of course, air is being sucked in toward the low pressure from both the north and the south. When these two wind streams meet, there's a region of rather strong convergence (indicated by the dotted line in the figure above). This convergence can provide enough lift to get shallow convection over Seattle and form small hailstorms like we saw today. So that's the Puget Sound convergence zone in a nutshell.
So did we have those kinds of conditions today? You bet we did. But with a slight twist. Here's the forecast 925 mb (low-level) chart for 00Z this evening (near the time when the hail over Seattle occurred):
|Fig 6 -- UW 4km WRF 12 hour forecast of 925 mb temperature (shaded) and winds (barbs) at 00Z, Feb. 8, 2011.
We can see here that off the Washington coast, the winds were out of the northwest. This isn't straight out of the west, but you can imagine that a similar effect occurs. In this case, the convergence zone would form further south than indicated in the diagram above and would also be oriented in a northwest-to-southeast direction.
|Fig 7 -- Same as in figure 5 but adjusted for more northwesterly winds. The convergence zone is located further south and oriented from northwest to southeast.
So we'd expect to see a convergence in our low-level winds south of Seattle somewhere, though the location tends to meander with time. What I showed above is a model forecast for 925mb winds. Do we see this convergence reflected in the observations? Here's the surface map of observations from 0100Z this evening (about the time of the hail in Seattle):
|Fig 8 -- Surface METAR observations from western Washington at 0100Z, Feb. 8, 2011.
I've added several blue arrow roughly paralleling the wind barbs in those areas. We see a clear flow of wind around the Olympic Mountains and decent convergence at the surface right through the southern part of Puget Sound (the dashed red line). Also, the lowest pressure in the area (1022.8 mb) is the observation at Shelton, which I circled in orange. This is pretty close to where we would expect see that lee-side low pressure form. So--this is a classic convergence zone case.
Furthermore, we can look at the radar radial velocities from this time to see convergence there.
|Fig 9 -- KATX 0.5 degree radial base velocities at 0101Z, Feb. 8, 2011. Arrows showing the rough direction indicated by these colors demonstrate convergence.
The KATX radar is in the northern part of this image. If we remember that green colors indicate air moving toward the radar and red colors indicate air moving away from the radar, we can see convergence right along that line we were expecting to find it in figure 8. So the radar velocities also show some convergence there.
It gets more complex though--a second convergence zone seems to be forming across the northern Puget Sound area and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Can we have dual convergence zones? Interesting possibility. The surface winds don't show as clear of convergence there. Could this be convective instability released in a direction parallel to a jet over open water (similar to a lake-effect snow band coming off of the Strait of Juan de Fuca)? Perhaps. More investigation would be needed. But that's about all I can cover in one blog without going too long...


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The current look of the Geopark's landscape was significantly affected by the operation of the Ralsko military training area from 1950 to 1991. Population displacement after the Second World War and the subsequent military use of the territory led to the "desolation" of the landscape below Ralsko and its transformation from agricultural cultural landscape into "new wilderness" – a green island of forests, silence and solitude. Departure of the soldiers was followed by remediation of the devastated parts of the landscape, including removal of ammunition, chemicals and unneeded buildings, but the previous settlement cannot be renewed. Therefore, the Ralsko Geopark is now an extraordinary green island with unique natural values.
A large part of the Geopark is an important bird area because of the unique combination of dry sites on sandstone rocks and a colourful mosaic of wetland biotopes. Notable are especially extensive systems of ponds, which are a testament to craftsmanship and cooperation between people and nature. The "new wilderness" has given shelter to many bird species and wild carnivorans (wolf). The Židlov park, one of the largest game parks in Central Europe, operates a European bison rescue programme
The jagged, yet photogenic, as if forgotten, yet inhabited landscape of the region below Ralsko (called Podralsko) is a source of inspiration for people. The "wilderness" of the sandstone rocks played an important role in the works of Romanticism. One of the greatest poets of "romantic wilderness" was Karel Hynek Mácha.


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St. Simons is located on St. Simons Island in Glynn County, Georgia. Both the community and the island are commonly considered to be one location, known simply as "St. Simons Island", or locally as "The Island".
St. Simons Island is one of Georgia's renowned Golden Isles (along with Sea Island, Jekyll Island, and privately owned Little St. Simons Island). It is also the largest of the Golden Isles. After being cultivated by English colonists for rice and cotton plantations, the island since the early 20th century has been developed as a resort community.
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Exploring Southwark and discovering its history
Now approaching its 300th anniversary, Guy's Hospital was one of several voluntary hospitals founded in 18th century London by wealthy philanthropists. Thomas Guy, the son of a lighterman/coal dealer was born locally in Bermondsey. He was apprenticed to a bookseller in Cheapside and later became a member of the Stationer's Company. He had great success dealing in English Bibles printed in Holland, and later, when this became illegal, he printed Bibles for Oxford University. He became a wealthy man and his wealth was increased by one of the few to make a fortune out of the South Sea Bubble.
He was a Governor of St Thomas' Hospital and in 1721 paid for two new wings that were built to meet growing demand. At the same time he leased some land from St Thomas' where he built a new hospital that would admit incurables and patients with mental problems who were denied admittance to St Thomas'. Guy's Hospital opened in 1724 but sadly the great benefactor Thomas Guy died just before the first patients were admitted.
The two hospitals, St Thomas' and Guy's complemented and collaborated with each other and as medical education developed, anatomy and surgery were taught at St Thomas' and medicine at Guy's. One famous student at Guy's was John Keats who studied at Guy's from 1815 to 1816 and there is a statue of the poet, seated in an alcove salvaged from the old London Bridge, in the hospital grounds.
Thomas Guy's will stipulated that Guy's Hospital was to admit all types of patients and have its own governing body. Although the two hospitals had worked together harmoniously for many years, the medical schools separated in 1825. It's been suggested that this was caused by arguments between the two sets of governors and what amounted to a personality clash between the treasurers of the two hospitals. The final breach occurred when a riot broke out in St Thomas' Hospital Operating Theatre, the police called and six medical students arrested. As a result of the separation, St Thomas' Medical School suffered a great decline for many years.
London Bridge Station opened in 1836 and by 1847 there were schemes to extend the railway to Charing Cross and Cannon Street which necessitated building the railway right across the site of St Thomas' Hospital. This was viewed as catastrophic to both the health of the patients and the survival of the hospital, and despite litigation the hospital was compulsorily purchased for just under £300,000. Greatly influenced by Florence Nightingale, St Thomas' built a new hospital on its present site in Lambeth opposite the Houses of Parliament.
Guy's Hospital remained in Southwark and has expanded over the centuries, most notably the 34 storey Tower Wing built in 1974, at one time the tallest building in London. It stands next to the Shard, the current tallest building in London, and the brutalist architecture of the Tower Wing has been softened recently by the introduction of cladding. Perhaps to be expected, there was intense competition between Guy's and St Thomas' but, reflecting changing times and changing attitudes, the two hospitals began to work more co-operatively together. In 1993 the two hospitals merged and the Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust was created. Guy's Medical School is now part of King's College London.
Guy's Hospital Chapel is on the ground floor of the west wing completed in 1780. Thomas Guy's remains were reinterred in the crypt and a memorial featuring the benefactor giving a sick man a helping hand was erected in the chapel. There is much of interest in the chapel including a set of mosaic arts and craft style mosaic panels featuring people from the bible made by James Powell & Co in the early 20th century.


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For as much as we felt we already knew about The Notorious B.I.G. and the classic double LP, Life After Death, the process of completing the various features we have has been quite eye opening. It's been an opportunity to look deeper into the lyrics that he truly lived, and the words that have lived posthumously for 20 years now.
In this particular feature, we connect with Nashiem Myrick, who was an intricate part of Bad Boy's Hitmen, the in-house production team that ultimately crafted a majority of the songs we all knew an loved, not just from Biggie, but from many other artists on the booming roster. Myrick has been lauded for his work through the year, especially the personal touch he added to Life After Death. Having developed a relationship with B.I.G. that began during the "Ready to Die" days, it wasn't difficult for him to know exactly what the King wanted. Myrick definitely delivered with four of the album's most revered tracks: "Somebody's Gotta Die", "Niggas Bleed", "My Downfall", and "What's Beef". We talk to Myrick not only about these powerful tracks, but also the legacy that has lived now for two decades, and continues to grow with each passing day. He also gives us a glimpse into what he has going on right now, and what we can be on the lookout for.
U.G. Digital Mag: I'm immensely grateful to you for your time man. As someone who religiously read album credits, I've wanted to connect with you definitely this entire 20 years. This is really awesome to talk so someone I feel was majorly vital for the overall creativity in this project. Clearly we're honoring the legacy of Biggie in Life After Death, but you're responsible for a bulk of the album in terms of production. What was that like at the time, knowing you would contribute, and then what's it like now, looking at how inspirational it's been to so many people?
Nashiem Myrick: Well, you know, it was the hitmen, and we got a chance to do a bulk of the album. Me and B.I.G. were in tune, and we had a connection when it came to music. He liked the stuff that I liked. With Somebody's Gotta Die, I got that to him well before the album started. We were still working Ready to Die, and I have him the track. It pretty much started the direction of the new album. Not to say that it was the maiden fact for the album, which it is on the album, it's the first track, but he got into that new vibe at that time when he started to wrote to that song. If you listen to Life After Death, and then you go back to the first album, you can tell his rhyme style changed a little.
U.G. Digital Magazine: Oh it changed a whole lot.
Nashiem Myrick: Right. It got way more intricate and sophisticated. I got a head start before everyone else. I had an opportunity to do way more tracks for him.
U.G. Digital Mag: I felt like there was something in I'm that, while not trying to be like anyone else or prove anything, it's like he was saying "look, I can roll with the best of 'em, no matter who It is". Coming from Cleveland, People here really looked out for Notorious Thugs featuring Bone Thugs, and he clearly switched his entire flow. He did stuff many were scared to do.
Nashiem Myrick: Right, and it's like, if you wasn't from the midwest, you wasn't doing that Bone Thugs n Harmony record. At that time, he surprised everybody, but we knew he had it in him. Him and Jay were just on another level at that time. I can't explain it, and no one can, but they was just on another level when it came to the rhymes, it was like out of this world.
U.G. Digital Mag: My own interpretation with Life After Death was that you had the most introspective tracks on the album. Not really any of the uptempos, but the more gritty cuts. Was that a conscious move? How would it be determined what you worked on versus what everyone else in the hitmen worked on?
Nashiem Myrick: We all had different styles, and that was the beauty of it. It was never a case of us having to preplan anything. I had linked up with a guy names Carlos Broady a little before the album started. He and I collaborated on those songs, and we had the same ear, and the same style. When it came to the rest of the hitmen, D-Dot, Stevie, Ron Lawrence, you know, we were just different. Even though Ron Lawrence and D-Dot were a team, basically everybody had their own style. When it came to making the album, B.I.G. and Puff pretty much knew what each element; the elements being Me, Carlos, and Stevie, they knew what each one of us individually would bring. That would make a more broader album as far as music was concerned. You gotta understand; we was new at the time. I had a track record from Who Shot Ya, and a couple other joints floating out there like Queen Bitch.
U.G. Digital Mag: It's crazy because a lot of people really don't know, and I look at how big some names have gotten in production. There's so many songs you've done out there, from Queen Bitch, and Who Shot Ya, and you've worked with Mary, Jay-Z, Scarface, and a lot of people don't recognize. You brought something to the table with B.I.G. that so many people fell in love with. Even looking at the samples you used, You figure the Isley brothers, Al Green, Richard Evans, The Dramatics, Run DMC, you introduced a lot of people to music before that time. Today, many artists don't know about the predecessors, let alone even having respect for the predecessors. I talked to DMC last week about "My Downfall", and we talked about the fact that musicians today don't know those before them.
Nashiem Myrick: I know, and that behooves me because I grew up on music since I was so little, and I was always interested in the credits, even before I was really making music, I always understood it was a process to make these songs. I was reading the sleeves at such an early age that I knew this guys also played in Funkadelic, and Bootsy Collins, or they derived from James Brown's era. I always put it all together. My father was a big music fan, and he was also a DJ, and had a record collection that would blow your mind. That's all I did was gain knowledge, and he was into every type of music. If it had soul, he introduced it to me. I don't understand these kids. You're not going to last if you don't know your past. Period! Everything on earth relied on the elements that came before.
U.G. Digital Mag: I appreciate hearing that from you because I was somebody that read the liner notes to see who was involved, where the sample came from, and everything. You speak of Carlos, and that was my introduction to him; reading the liner notes for the album. I remember listening to "Anotha", and learning ti came from Barbara Mason. Before reading that, I had no clue. It's good to hear this from you. Also, the people you sample, my son picks it up, even at 10. He knows "Stay With Me" by El Debarge was sampled for One More Chance; He knows Al Green, and so on.
Nashiem Myrick: I had an advantage that these young kids don't have today. I was born in 1970, so I was born when hip-hop was created. I lived through it, so I don't really have to go back in time. I didn't have to do too much history because it was right there for me, and since we as a culture, our music comes from what we have around us. We're not band players. We actually developed through technology, so we relied on old records that were already done. You have to know your history. I was a guy who always knew the break beats. I collected break beats. Since I grew up around music, I always knew the samples as people were coming out with them. I always knew it, and if I didn't, I went back into my record collection, or I would read the notes. I used to know, down to the drum loop, what songs were used. Even if they used a snare and a kick, I could name the snare kick when I was young, and it was crazy. I was a buff, and people would be amazed. That's one thing Puff loved about me when we met. I met Puff when we was at Howard. He was DJ'ing and hosting parties. When he got his job at Uptown, he would call me over for studio setups. I would sit with him and go through break beats all night.
U.G. Digital Mag: It had to be a good feeling in your heart to be involved from the very beginning of Uptown with him.
Nashiem Myrick: Yea, when he got the job interning, I can remember he was still going to Howard. I knew like, I know this guy so somehow we'll connect. Plus, I was in the group with one of his friends, one of my beats friends, Harve Pierre, and our friend Davie, we had the connection, and he was trying to get into the music business. We already had the record deal. He was promoting parties, and we was always in cahoots with each other.
U.G. Digital Mag: How did you end up being production them?
Nashiem Myrick: Well, the record deal that me, Harve, and Dave had, Sticks and Stones was the name of our group, they dropped us. We was on Pay Day Records, and was managed by Empire management. That's Group Home and Gangstarr, they was down with them also. They dropped us on my birthday and I'll never forget. I got the call on my birthday, so from there, Puff had gotten fired from Uptown, and started shopping Bad Boy. He had already asked me to work for him when he was at Uptown, but it was more clerical stuff. I knew that could open doors for me, but I didn't know nothing about clerical work. When he got his deal at Bad Boy, Mark Pitts was working for him. He invited Harve up there, and Harve was working for him. He didn't really have a staff at the time. He had a studio in the crib, and needed an intern. I was interning under Poke of the Trackmasters. They were taking care of the studio and I worked under them, but two weeks later, I guess they had a break-up over something, and Puff wanted me to take a bigger part in this. He wanted me to step up, and I said let's do it. He already knew I wanted to be a producer, and I knew the street essence of the hip-hop game as far as music was concerned. I was already heavy into the samples, and he already knew that from me being a DJ. Gradually it formed.
U.G. Digital Mag: Of all the songs you worked with, you had "Somebody's Gotta Die", "What's Beef", "Niggas Bleed", and "My Downfall". What did those songs specifically do for the album to lend it the credibility it has maintained for 20 years now?
Nashiem Myrick: I think they were the glue for certain moments in the album. You could tell a couple of them were storytelling joints, which B.I.G. was incredible out.
U.G. Digital Mag: Exactly.
Nashiem Myrick: He had to display that. They were the glue. It's like, you make a dish and you need something to keep the certain ingredients together. Those tracks gave it that grit. That's where I came in at. It was to hold the album together. having an album with just video joints, there's no depth involved. You need something to take with you. You need legs to an album to where it keeps with you for a while. If you have all radio joints, it gets exploited on the radio and in the club, and then you're through with the album. This is so you can have something to take you into the future. They keep the album together and make it do beautiful.
U.G. Digital Mag: It's funny, though, how you speak of the radio tracks. You have "Hypnotize", 'Going Back to Cali", "Mo Money, Mo Problems", and by far, they took the album to the next level, but when you look at even "My Downfall" specifically, it has carried the album for this time. You had the more introspective joints where you could listen to what he was saying and relate it to your own life. Theycarried the album.
Nashiem Myrick: Yea, and that's the basis of a classic album. You gotta have a joint that's not going to be exploited on the radio. it's just for the album. You have to buy the album to get certain cuts. A lot of times, it can be worthy of a single, but let's keep it on the album. That's a trick I guess they learned long ago.
U.G. Digital Mag: It's definitely dope though. When you look at hip-hop today, how has this album aided the evolution of hip-hop?
Nashiem Myrick: Wow, first of all the production on that album is fucking ridiculous. People wasn't taking the time and effort to put into the production what we were doing, you know, we were taking sample based records but making them so orchestra-like, and bigger than they could be. You go back to like Dre would do it. He would get people to come in and play the parts of the sample and take it into a live form. What we were doing was the same, keeping the sample there, and creating on top of that. We added new material, new tracks, and new instrumentation on top of that sample, making it extraordinary. That's where it took a shift, as far as I'm concerned as a producer. Hip-Hop took a shift, and if they didn't learn from Dre that you had to do more with the music, and make it more extraordinary, they saw it with the Hitmen and how we did it on that album, and the Mary album prior to that.
U.G. Digital Mag: I agree. I know for a fact that people were sampled who only cleared the samples because of who you were and what they knew your track record to be.
Nashiem Myrick: Right.
U.G. Digital Mag: I look at "Rise" from Herb Alpert, and I know so many artists were trying to clear that, and nobody could, but he immediately cleared it for the Hitmen and for B.I.G., which was amazing.
Nashiem Myrick: We thought we wasn't gonna clear it too.
U.G. Digital Mag: Angela Winbush, the joint with her was absolutely amazing.
Nashiem Myrick: And we had her come in and sing.
U.G. Digital Mag: I know. That's just what I mean. It's a sample, but she sang on top of it, and killed it. Til' this day, it's one of the dopest.
Nashiem Myrick: Took her song, and wrote a version just for that sample.
U.G. Digital Mag: You won't get that with anyone else man.
Nashiem Myrick: No! Especially not anyone with her credibility.
U.G. Digital Mag: So yea, there's a lot of people who appreciate that. Where does the legacy go in the years to come? People are still buying?
Nashiem Myrick: It's going to be there forever because of the untimely death of my man. That's just going to grow the legacy more because it's the last offering he had. He didn't even get to hear the album. He didn't get to hear "Somebody's Gotta Die" in it's latest form. 60% of that song was produced after he had passed.
U.G. Digital Mag: Wow.
Nashiem Myrick: It's a lot of songs on there like that.
U.G. Digital Mag: I would have thought he had finished it all before, seeing as how it released two weeks after he passed. It speaks volumes in terms of the connection everyone had. Now, going back a little, everybody knows you were behind "Who Shot Ya". The song made people think so much. Was there ever any though just of any drama that could come from what people thought?
Nashiem Myrick: Not at all. We never thought that. I mean, emcees were going at each other unknown, subliminally, but he wasn't. I was there during the session as it came out. It was never that. it was all fantasy-based. You never thought about drama. His lyrical skills were so amazing that it would make you believe that. But that never entered our minds. We just thought we had a dope record.
U.G. Digital Mag: I really want people to know the many things you've done production-wise. Mary J, Scarface, Nas, Lil' Kim, Jay-Z, Push T, Mariah Carey, and the list goes on.
Nashiem Myrick: I worked with Mobb Deep. It's a blessing. it was one point where people didn't know my name. Then one record, and everybody wanted to work with me. That was cool. I wanted to produce for as many of these great artists as I could. I went from being an in-house producer to being one of the hottest producers in the industry.
U.G. Digital Mag: What is there for everyone to see and follow right now?
Nashiem Myrick: I'm trying to put together a Hitmen album. I have a few artists I'm recording now who I will be putting out. it may take a couple years to get it out there, but I'm still working with artists. You just have to look out for it. I will be promoting it. I'll be out there.


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Boston Bruins GM Mike O'Connell raised expectations on Monday with his comments to the Boston Herald that he was working on a "huge trade", fueling speculation he was about to ship out forward Joe Thornton. Turns out O'Connell has a sense of humor, as he dealt a fourth-round pick in 2006 to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Brad Isbister, a failed power forward whose career has stalled in recent years. Could the Boston Bruins wind up shopping Joe Thornton? It certainly appears to be a distinct possibility. Although Bruins management claims they're trying to re-sign him long-term, the Thornton camp was unimpressed by the club's five-year, $25 million offer.
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Natalia dropped me a text in September for a short casual session for her and Ivan.
She will be moving back to Indonesia and won't be back for a while so she wanted to have a photoshoot with Ivan here before they get hitched next year. Their dating days were mostly spent either in Indonesia or in Singapore so a photoshoot in Singapore will be a precious keepsake.
We went to Upper Peirce reservoir for the morning session and it was the first time for all three of us to be there so it felt pretty awesome to be exploring the place together. (The nicest spot at Upper Peirce reservoir is situated at the bottom of a steep slope and there is no staircase or whatsoever. You just have to slowly make your way down.)
We got some really beautiful sun rays shining through in the midst of the shoot and it just made everything seem a little more magical!
We then headed to Marina Bay area (outside Marina Bay Shoppes and the Helix Bridge) for another session in the city before it starts to pour and we managed to get some nice shots there. (yay!)
Though the session was a short one, it was long enough to see how much Ivan dotes on Natalia, always making sure that she is enjoying herself and not tiring herself out.
As for Nat, she coordinated the clothings and props for the day so that Ivan didn't have to be troubled with the planning.
That is love, isn't it? It is always the simple things. It might not be noticeable but it is always there, quietly standing by you.
xoxo, Samantha


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