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Country: France Region: Burgundy (Buxy) Vintage: 2009
Varietal:Pinot Noir
Vintage:2009 Colour:Red Style:Dry
Producer:Domaine Blason
Ideal entry point for Burgundian Pinot which can scale such heights. Has that special touch of vegetal and farmyard aromas typical of the region. Great value
Ageing Potential:1-3 Years
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Pale garnet coloured wine fading to tawny at the rim. Subtle bouquet of tinned strawberries with an underlying meaty complexity. Dry on the palate with fresh acidity and lots of mouth-filling fruits - strawberries and cherries - very approachable and well balanced with the benefit of several years of bottle age. Ideal with rich white meats or game.
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In July of this year, the Crown Prince of Dubai launched the Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA) program to reward innovative companies around the globe.
According to the website:
"The Dubai Future Accelerators Program is an intensive 12-week program that pairs top companies & cutting-edge entrepreneurs with powerful partners in Dubai to create breakthrough solutions together."
The government-led program was created to test new solutions for 21st-century challenges on a city-wide scale. Transport, policing, building, health, education, business, and water are the key problems for which the DFA proposes to find solutions. From utilizing new technologies such as AI (Artificial Intelligence), robotics, genomics, 3D printing, distributed ledgers and blockchain technology, biomimicry, and biotechnology, the DFA welcomes companies around the world to enter into the program and build futuristic pilot projects.
Through the DFA, for three months, businesses will have access to $2 million in venture capital per month to pay for their development and to pitch projects. Stating that the program is not an incubator, the DFA site notes:
"This is not about how to write a business plan or how to pitch your startup. It's not about coding languages or SEO. We aren't going to tell you how to run your business or how to develop your website."
The blockchain is high on the list of pilot projects within the DFA program. With Dubai's largest bank, Emirates NBD, working with India's ICICI on a blockchain pilot project for global remittances and trade finances, the blockchain is already showing its potential to reform business issues, which is on the list of city-wide problems the DFA aims to resolve.
Through a press release unveiled today, December 12, 2016, a $33.5M (in U.S. dollars) deal was made between Dubai government entities and their first round of startups.
The blockchain is one of the projects highlighted to receive some of this funding.
Read the full press release below:
US$33M Invested in Pilot Projects in the Inaugural Dubai Future Accelerators Program
DUBAI, UAE, December 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
- US$33.5M invested in pilot programs and prototypes by Dubai Government
- Hyperloop, 3D printing, autonomous vehicles, machine learning, Blockchain
- Sheikh Mohammed: program size will double
Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA) announced a $33.5M US deal between government entities and their first round of startups. Over 65% of startups in the program struck a deal between the seven government entities to create a prototype or pilot program of their technology in Dubai.
The program, which began in September paired 30 companies from across the world with seven of Dubai's founding entities: Health, Energy, Knowledge, Municipality, Police, Transport and the investment portfolio Dubai Holding.
Less than 2% of the 2274 companies from 73 countries on all 7 continents who applied were chosen to join the inaugural program. The companies, which range from Fortune 100 multinational Honeywell to adventurous startups like Hyperloop One were chosen primarily on their ability to execute on their visions for the future.
Fourteen international companies taking part in the program have relocated their headquarters to Dubai. This proves the UAE's newfound attractiveness among technology companies, which, until recently, opted to set up shop within established innovative environments elsewhere, such as Europe or Silicon Valley.
Round One of the program increased Dubai's total spend on research and development by 6% in just three months. This, in turn, boosts the emirate's competitiveness, and signals its transition to an innovation-led economy.
His Excellency Mohammed Al-Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and The Future, and Vice Chairman of the Dubai Future Accelerators said "The UAE has become the foremost global platform for turning the future into reality. It is the ideal destination to materialize innovative ideas into tangible projects that have a significant impact on the economy and society - projects that can create better lives for us and for future generations."
The second round of the DFA will see five additional government and private entities join the program - namely, the Department of Economic Development, Dubai Smart Office, the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs, Etisalat, and du - bringing the total to 13 entities.
The second round of the Dubai Future Accelerators program is set to begin in Q1 2017 with applications opening on Monday, December 12, 2016.
Editor's Note: Funding amount and allocation have been corrected from a previously published discrepancy.

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I was struggling with how to promote myself - I've now got clarity and focus.
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I chose to work with Emma because she has been an Image Consultant, I knew she could relate to the work I do because she had already 'been there and done it'.
My goal was to gain more confidence so that I could get out there and find new clients.
From the first session, I felt really positive and excited to finally get some help. Emma helped me gain clarity on my ideal clients. She then offered ideas and advice on how and where to target them. She suggested different ways to promote myself locally and online, things I had never thought of. Her tips on what to say to engage my ideal clients have really helped me understand the importance of the words I use to ensure people understand the value of what I do.
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By: Brittany Barton for Change Food
November 18, 2015
Family and friends are gathered around the table, ready to indulge in the Thanksgiving feast. The turkey is looking especially plump this year, and pies with intricate lattice-work line the dessert buffet. Vegetables are present too, although many are hiding in creamy casseroles. Thanksgiving is pinned as the ultimate food holiday, where we celebrate a bountiful harvest and eat one too many slices of pie. Since we are celebrating food, it is the perfect time to consider the effects our meal is having on our environment. What is the real cost of your Thanksgiving meal?
This Thanksgiving, have a meal that positively impacts the good food movement. We have an overwhelming number of choices in today's food market and it's the choice you make that will either make or break a healthy food system.
TEDxManhattan speaker Stefanie Sacks says, "Start to question the foods you choose for you and your loved ones." Green bean casserole is a good example. This dish is traditionally made with canned green beans and canned soup. These two products are shipped hundreds or thousands of miles, made from non-organic sources and sealed in a BPA-lined can; translating to carbon pollution, pesticides and health risks associated from BPA.


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Birthday: December 3rd
Favorite coffee drink: Hazelnut coffee with a scoop of hot chocolate mix, cream and whipped cream with caramel drizzle on top!
Favorite piece of lingerie: Black corset with fishnet tights
Favorite food: I can never get enough fruits and veggies :)
Favorite type of music: I appreciate any good music, but Im a sucker for punk rock and Motown
What are your future plans? In the near future I'd like to get back into music, and possibly join a band again. I would also like to travel to other countries such as New Zealand or Japan.
What is your favorite part about being a Hot Spot girl? My favorite part about being a Hot Spot girl is being able to represent my unique sense of style though my hair, outfits, ect.
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Emergency Care vs. Trauma Care: What's the Difference?
An emergency room is specially staffed and equipped to handle most medical emergencies. This includes very serious conditions, like a heart attack, to less immediate ones, like a sprained wrist.
Trauma centers are part of the emergency room system, and focus specifically on life-threatening medical situations. Serious burns, head injuries and severe car accidents are all examples of incidents that could require trauma center treatment. The decision about whether a medical issue should be treated in the ER or in a trauma center is made by a medical provider. If there's any doubt, call 911. The dispatch professional will assist you.
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The most comprehensive level of trauma care, a Level I Trauma Center is equipped and staffed 24 hours a day to address a full range of medical conditions. A Level I Trauma Center also serves as a referral and educational resource for the surrounding community. Dell Children's Medical Center is designated as a Level I Trauma Center, and we anticipate Level I designation for the Trauma Center at Dell Ascension Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas.
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For mini emergencies at select locations, schedule an ER appointment online and you'll be seen within 15 minutes of your scheduled appointment time.
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Trauma centers are categorized by the American Trauma Society according to the number of patients admitted and types of services provided. The American College of Surgeons (ACS) verifies the presence of resources that are recommended by the American Trauma Society for optimal patient care. Verification of a trauma center is a voluntary process that takes three years to complete.
Because pediatric and adult trauma services are classified separately, Ascension Seton operates two Level I centers, one for children and another for adults.


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I've been busy this week. And I'll be in Maine soon.
Tonight, our friend Carl from San Diego is coming. Ray and I are going to be busy this weekend, so we have to record a podcast.
We are going to do a Live Chaser Show!
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Finland develops sustainable plastic recycling technology
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has successfully demonstrated a chemical recycling technology that promises to provide an environmentally friendly alternative to incineration.
Woodly could soon be on everyone's lips
Espoo-based Welmu International believes it has created what could become the first packaging material brand recognised by consumers worldwide, Woodly.
ProtectPipe goes with the eco-friendly flow
This Finnish company offers a unique biological solution that removes organic waste in pipes, significantly increasing their lifespan.
MediSapiens finds company in the US
Finnish company MediSapiens has partnered with Mars Petcare to drive advancements in precision healthcare for companion animals.
Awards pile up for Sulapac
Finnish startup Sulapac has been recognised with Europe's first founder's prize for the circular economy, the 2017 Green Alley Award, and also at the Sustainable Beauty Awards in Paris – for its eco-friendly alternative for plastic packaging.
Finnish BioGTS builds big in China
BioGTS, Finnish manufacturer of biogas and biodiesel plants, has concluded an agreement to deliver a biogas plant to China.
Transport of natural gas is green for LNGTainer
This Finnish container technology takes natural gas transportation into a new phase with cost and energy efficiency.
Finnish Sulapac awarded for green packaging
Sulapac has won the LUXE PACK in Green Award at LUXE PACK MONACO. The three-day event held between 2 and 4 October showcases the latest in international packaging trends.
MetGen partners up in the US for new bioproducts
Finnish pioneer in industrial enzymes MetGen has signed a joint technology development agreement with the US-based renewable biochemical producer Sweetwater Energy.
Sulapac shakes the world of packaging
We've all heard about the huge islands of plastic floating in the oceans. A Finnish duo decided to start a company – and came up with a possible solution to the world-wrenching problem.
Nightingale Health teams up with Oxford
Finnish Nightingale Health and Oxford University's Nuffield Department of Population Health have signed an agreement for comprehensive metabolic biomarker profiling.


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Having achieved this, Griffin Consulting is now able to provide in house procurement below the market retail value of computer components, consumables and peripherals. In a technical support and maintenance contract, Griffin Consulting is able to provide pc equipment etc., at a rate the client would otherwise not be able to obtain outside such a contract or with another service provider.
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marți, 15 noiembrie 2016
Yup,i know!Cateva cuvinte..Cateva carti..Zile descrise in cateva cuvinte.
Cine ar fi crezut ca dupa atata timp am sa ajuns in acest moment.Mai un pic si se mai termina un an,un an care ,pot sa spun sincer,a trecut rapid.Un an in care desi am citit destul de mult,nu prea ma postat recenzii sau altceva pe blog.Trist,stiu..Well,poate intr-o buna o sa ma loveasca inspiratia ,o sa zica ceva de genul:Trezeste-te!E timpul sa mai postezi ceva si pe blogul tau.Stii tu,ala pe care il ai de cativa ani.Blogul ala pe care l-ai inceput acum cativa ani plina de inspiratie si speranta ca o sa faci ceva frumos din el.Blogul acela unde iti petreceai tot timpul,scriind recenzii si postari despre toate cartile care iti plac.''
Inspirati-o,te astept sa ma lovesti din plin!
Pana atunci..
Pot sa spun ca sunt din ce in ce mai multumita cu edituriile de la noi din tara.Au inceput sa publice din nou cartile mele preferate(carti pe care le-am citit in engleza,dar care speram sa apara la noi in tara).Cartile absolut incredibile care merita citite si pe care astept cu nerabdare sa le cumpar ca sa pot sa le adaug in biblioteca mea.
Anul acesta am citit destule serii absolut incredibile,cum ar fi Tronul de Clestar si primele doua volume din seria Regatul Spinilor si al Trandafirilor. Ambele serii sunt scrise de autoare Sarah J. Maas. Din fericire.cateva volum din seria Tronul de Clestar au fost publicata la editura Rao(luati-o ca pe o recomandare din parte mea!) ,la fel si primul volum din seria Regatul Spinilor si Al Trandafirilor.Those are a must read,guys!Pe langa cele doua serii mentionate mai sus,am avut placerea sa fac cunostiinta cu niste personaje misterioase,fermecatoare si foarte inteligente.Acele personaje le gasiti in cartea Banda Celor Sase Ciori de Leigh Bardugo(desi a aparut al doilea volum in strainatate ,astept cu nerabdare sa para si la noi in tara).
In caz ca nu gasiti recenziile pe blog,puteti sa le gasiti pe toate pe Goodreads .
Bineinteles.lista mea ''to-read'' este prea lunga.In fiecare zi tot adaug alte carti,insa ma tot intreb oare cand o sa le citesc pe toate?Never.
Review:Between Here and the Horizon by Callie Hart
"You think you know me. You think you want to know me. But trust me, Miss Lang. Pursuing me will be the worst mistake you ever make. I'm broken beyond repair...
...and I take great pleasure in breaking everyone else around me."
Ophelia Lang needs money, and she needs it bad. Her parent's restaurant is going under, and ever since she lost her job teaching third grade elementary, scraping enough cash together to pay the bills has proven almost impossible. Her parents are on the brink of losing their home. The vultures are circling overhead. So when Ophelia is offered an interview for a well-paid private tutoring gig in New York, how can she possibly say no?
Ronan Fletcher is far from the overweight, balding businessman Ophelia expected him to be. He's young, handsome, and wealthy beyond all reason. He's also perhaps the coldest, rudest person she's ever met, and has a mean streak in him a mile and a half wide. A hundred grand is a lot of money, however, and if tolerating his frosty temperament, his erratic mood swings and whatever else he throws at her means she'll get paid, then that is what Ophelia will do.
Her new boss is keeping secrets, though. Awful, terrible secrets.
The ghosts of Ronan Fletcher's past are about to turn Ophelia's future upside down, and she can't even see it coming.
At first i wasn't impressed with what was happening in this book.I had an epic moment of ''What the heck is happening here?Why?Who is that?..''And the story goes on.But step by step,chapter by chapter i started to realize that this story was exactly what i needed to read,exactly the kind of story i love.True love?Check.Two stubborn,impossible and perfect for each other characters?Double check.But..Besides that..Everything that happened in this book was crazy,from the beginning until the end of the book.Something you will never imagine.
Ophelia Lang's life changes completely from the moment she met Ronan Fletcher,but somehow after that everything changes again and it gets more complicated than ever.Meeting him is just the beginning of something truely crazy and complicated,something that makes Ophelia see that her life will never be the same again.
Sully Fletcher never thought that something good will happen to him again.Trying really hard to act like a grumpy,angry and cold-hearted man ,he tries to keep everyone away from him,especially his twin brother and his nephews.But that changes after something tragic happens and Sully is forced to do something that he never thought he'll ever do.Something that proves that he is not a cold-hearted man like everyone thought.
You want to know the reason why i liked this story?Because even if at some point it was heartbreaking,i loved how it started to change step by step,how everything started to transform into something beautiful,the beginning of something fascinating and true.I loved the fact that i never had the chance to get bored or ,i don't know how to explain this,but while i was reading this it never crossed my mind to stop reading it.I couldn't.I was facinated and i was truely interested to know more about what would happen next.
The whole Ronan/Sully thing was crazy,i swear!Their story was pretty intense and hard,but i got the chance to understand a lot about those two.And,honestly,now i know which one is my favorite.Yet,i hated the fact that only one brother chose to live and heal.
Ophelia?She was something else.Subborn,determined and beautiful.I loved her attitude and the fact that even after everything that happened she never gave up on those children.
This was something unexpected,but it was something i loved to read.
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View all of the latest cheap flights to Cancun on BudgetAir.ie.
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38 Spectacular Bird's Eye Views Of Sights Around The Planet. The Last View Seriously Stunned Me.
Seeing human life from high up above can give perspective. We really are tiny relative to the size of this world, or even just the city we live in.
Here's a roundup of the most spectacular aerial views of major cities and places around the world. The world looks pretty cool from up there. It's nothing like anything you've ever seen before.
Amsterdam, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Athens, Greece
Bac Son Valley, Vietnam
Barcelona, Spain
Bern, Switzerland
Cape Town, South Africa
Chicago, Illinois
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Giza, Egypt
Island in the Maldives
Lake in Pomerania, Poland
Maze at Longleat, England
Meskendir Valley, Turkey
Mexico City
Mogadishu, Somalia
Moscow, Russia
Mount Reinebringen, Norway
New York City
Niagara Falls
Nördlingen, Germany
Orange County, Florida
Paris, France
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
San Francisco, USA
Seattle, Washington
Shanghai, China
Sydney, Australia
Terraced Rice Fields, China
Tulip Fields in Spoorbuurt, North Holland, Netherlands
Turin, Italy
Vancouver, Canada
Vatican City
Venice, Italy
Dubai islands, United Arab Emirates
Dubai Marina
View from Burj Khalifa skyscraper, Dubai
Incredible view from Burj Khalifa skyscraper, Dubai
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Los Angeles-Based Sculptor Michael Kalish 'Raising The Caliber' Of Lethal Weapons In 2,000 Pound Piece Of Art
In 2008, Jessica Mindich began Jewelry for a Cause, LLC, a jewelry company responsible for over $450,000 philanthropic dollars for a wide variety of non-profits. She is also the founder of Raise The Caliber, a National Advocacy Campaign to end illegal gun violence. Central to the Campaign is a tribute sculpture which will be unveiled on September 3rd in Hartford's Bushnell Park, created by internationally renowned artist Michael Kalish from reclaimed guns to honor victims of illegal gun violence and celebrate raising the caliber of American cities through community collaboration. Mindich is also the Founder of The Caliber Foundation which offers support to victims and families of illegal gun violence in America.
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Set in a spacious garden with a large water pound & surrounded with mother nature, our quiet facility is very relaxing. Build in a Traditional Thai style fashion but with all the necessary installations and facilities. Our cooking facility is organized like a 5 star hotel with separated food preparation areas.
At "Phuket Cooking Academy "we have it all" ! Good organization, good facilities and a team of Professional Chefs that will show you how to prepare and cook from the easiest preparations to the more refine recipes available.
You have nothing to bring, we are taking care of everything for you.
"Phuket Cooking Academy" offers classes of 4 to 5 hours. A French Pastry Chef will guide you during your own program of 3 finish produts such as, Cakes, Cookies, Brownies etc… At the end of each class we will taste your production together with a cup of tea or coffee and you will be able to bring back recipes & some samples of your work to your family & friends.
Come to discover the tasteful blend of the Thai herbs and spices with us. The worldwide growing recognition of Thai food is one of the major comments of the foreign tourist in Thailand. We will teach you a complete 6 Thai dishes meal from the soup to the dessert in a convivial and relaxing atmosphere. Do not miss it, it is a truly wonderful experience.
At Phuket Cooking Academy, we will initiate your kids to the right ingredients, we will pass on them the love of good food; We will even teach them how to prepare, cook and bake simple dishes, dessert, cookies etc...
What a nice way to diversify interest to our little ones. From 5 years old, the class are for 2 to 3 hours.
Western cuisine classes are lasting between 4 to 5 H during which our dedicated French Chef will teach you "step by step" your tailored choice of 3 to 4 different dishes from around the world. Particular theme or special product menu may be arranged according to your desire.
With our relaxing and easy setting, we can provide our facilities to your private parties, we can supply all necessary equipment for cocktails, buffets or BBQ parties. Chinaware, glassware, cutlery, buffet line equipment may be supplied in our property, tables and seating can easily added at your request. Come and take advantage of our venue for your special events in family, with friends or colleagues. Do not hesitate to contact us for inquiries
Team building around a food atelier, nothing better than a good day spent together cooking and laughing around a glass of wine and in a relaxing and convivial atmosphere. Reward your friends and employees, come to us and we will do the rest. Good time guarantee, memorable souvenirs and spirit boosted. Everyone is a winner!
Our swimming pool and garden area plus our undercover playing recreation space that includes: table tennis, Snooker table, Darts, petanque, society games, etc could easily accommodate private parties … let our imagination do the rest.
Suan Yaya is our private facility for larger groups from 50 to 500 guests. We propose theme parties such as "Local temple fair" (kermess style booth), "Thai Market" (a blend of street food stall demonstrations), "The four corners of Asia" (an Asian food buffet) or a combination of everything with a large choices of additional activities. Available only an private booking basis.
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In a new unscientific survey of gay and bisexual men in America, economy trumps equality as the top issue in Tuesday's presidential election.
Forty-six percent of gay and bisexual men who responded to the nationwide survey, conducted by hookup app Grindr, voted for the economy and job creation as the No. 1 priority in the race between the Democratic incumbent, President Obama, and Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
The second-highest-ranked issue was equality (29 percent). In third place was health care (11 percent.)
The survey was conducted in late September among 8,200 users of Grindr; results were released Friday. Earlier this year, the hookup app launched the Grindr for Equality initiative, aimed at boosting awareness about equality issues and mobilizing gay men as a political bloc.
Among those surveyed, 76 percent said they planned to vote for Obama, while 18 percent said they were throwing their support behind Romney. Sixty percent of gay men who responded to the survey identified themselves as Democrats, 22 percent as independents, 14 percent as Republicans and 4 percent as Libertarians.
"I was honestly a little surprised to see that about 20 percent of the respondents said they'd vote for Mitt Romney," Grindr founder and CEO Joel Simkhai wrote on his company's blog.
On the blog, Simkhai made it clear how he feels about the GOP presidential candidate.
"A vote for Romney is a vote against your own economic interests – definitely not in favor of them," Simkhai wrote. He added: "For all he cares, gay people are invisible in today's economy."
Romney's economic strategy will financially harm the gay community, as the Republican doesn't back marriage, tax or Social Security benefits for same-sex couples, Simkhai said. Meanwhile, he said, Obama is pro-equality; for instance, the president came out in support of same-sex marriage earlier this year.
"And if you're worried about job creation, you'd better not live in a state where it's still legal to fire someone simply for being gay, because you could lose your job any day," Simkhai wrote. "Romney won't come to your aid – he certainly hasn't said anything about protecting gay people in the workplace."
By contrast, Grindr pointed out, Obama has called on Congress to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender status. Obama, according to the Grindr blog, "doesn't think your boss should be able to fire you just because he doesn't like your sexual orientation or gender identity."


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How shall we regulate land? Should we?
Lets take a walk into the future, via the past.
Despite an ever-growing number of wonderful talented inspirational counter-examples, most municipal engineers and planners today are not great city-builders. They're just bureaucrats, stamping the forms and churning it out. In terms of regulation, they deal with what their predecessors left them, and tinker a bit. It isn't worth risking their job or their pension to think outside the box.
Specifically they each have a playbook: the Green Book, handed down from AASHTO, and Single Use Zoning, handed down from Euclid.
Built environments composed from these playbooks are easy to design and approve. Like Big Blue, nobody ever got fired for referencing these.
Unfortunately this kind of beautiful walkable human scale environment is damn-near impossible to create under these rules. Mixed-use buildings flanking pedestrian-first streets are as good as illegal.
So I think we need some new rules.
To the libertarians
Some say we need no rules, pointing to all the nice places in the world (like the one above) that were built before the current rules.
But these places were constrained by the technology and capital available in their day and, perhaps more importantly, they were constrained by unwritten rules: by tradition, also known as "copy-paste-and-adapt-a-little-bit". When it came to building cities, we did at a human scale because that was what we'd always done. We built original green.
Today, technology, assumptions and skills are different. For streets, a free-for-all would mean survival of the fittest monster-truck. For buildings, we would see the developers with the biggest pockets throwing up the cheapest and nastiest tilt-ups all over the place. Big non-local developers aren't interested in pedestrian propulsion, and much of tradition has been forgotten. We need the long arm of the law (however realised) to constrain the power of capital.
To the architects
Many of you get upset when we start talking about regulating for good urbanism. Clearly, we don't want the bureaucrats dictating architectural style, and stand-out signature buildings will always have their place. But your special monument needs a canvas, a consistent backdrop against which it can stand out. That canvas is called urbanism. It's ok if most of a street is kind of the same, with a few quirks here and there: a street of townhouses of slightly different heights and front-features and colours; a street of single family homes of, sure, more varied styles, but all still appropriately designed for their climate (e.g. more or less shade or windows).
And there are some universals of placemaking, like the balance of built space to open space (parks and squares) in a neighborhood, and enclosure, and terminating vistas etc.
Our new rules should clearly show landowners and developers what space above the surface of the lot they can and should fill - in three dimensions - and define some of the street-facing parts so that they work with the street. Within those simple constraints, you architects can go nuts. Knock yourselves out. (And you can still seek variances, as you do now. We just want to make sure the easiest, the by-right, is better. We might offer pattern books for people who can't afford architects.)
To the engineers
We know you've just finished a lot of schooling in which shorthands seem like a great idea. In school, you derived a lot from theoretical first principles, but in practice you just want a template that you can trust. You don't want to become fully-fledged urbanists, considering the delicate psychology of pedestrian comfort.
Don't worry: we're going to give you some new, better shorthands for streets. For example, the rule is no longer maximise-LOS everywhere: now it's high LOS for inter-urban roads, low LOS for intra-urban streets. On most streets, you can just apply these like you did the old rules.
Sounds great! Where do we start?
Personally (and this will surprise no-one) I like the SmartCode as a starting point. It still seems way over-complicated to me, and it needs local calibration through a synoptic survey, and the street designs are often still too wide. But its heart is in the right place: the overarching idea is to ensure transparent regulation of how a street feels and how it should grow. To me that sounds like a much better plan than today's spot-rezonings and protracted, costly nimby battles.
Can developers still get financing, if a municipality zones by "outdoor room type" instead of by use? Sure. You can still have single-use buildings, so you can still tick the bankers' boxes.
Do pedestrian friendly streets cost municipalities more? Nope. Fast-moving heavy vehicles wear down surfaces quickest: the less space you dedicate to that, the better. In fact, you can start your retrofitting tomorrow with paint and planters. And what's more, the more your municipality is covered with taxpaying buildings, as opposed to non-places, the better your revenue-to-cost ratio looks.
The future: blockchain leviathan?
Kunstler-fans may wish to look away now, because in this part I'm going to muse about the future. From last month's robotaxi piece, readers will know I'm not averse to including certain new technology in my forecasts. And the design of regulations and governance is no different.
The pattern of twentieth century governance was to ever-greater centralisation. It is this centralisation of power and money, and the resultant stamping out of infrastructure and regulations with no thought for local context, that led to many of the worst urban abominations. The solution, then is to decentralise. And fortunately, this appears to be a 21st century trend well-enabled by technology, from distance-working to 3D printers to solar microgrids.
One particular recent decentralising technology is the blockchain, a method for decentralising trust. In its most famous instantiation the blockchain is used for trust in financial transactions - in bitcoins, dogecoins, litecoins or whatever your flavour of the month is.
But the blockchain idea is much bigger than just electronic money. The simplest definition I've seen is that blockchain is "a method for bypassing the use of centralised officials in recording stuff".
Could we one day bypass centralised officials in recording the collective will of neighborhood citizens, with regards built form and urban growth?
Neil Salmond is a regular contributor to Strong Towns. He is a renewable energy consultant from Vancouver, BC. Neil is a member and longtime participant in the conversation here at Strong Towns – you may know him as Neil21, which is also his Twitter handle – and he blogs at Stroad to Boulevard as well as other places. We enjoy his thoughts, insights and writing so much and are thrilled that he has agreed to share them more prominently here.


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The true loveliness of this natural beauty continued to unfold when we set eyes on the geological wonder known as the Tablelands in Gros Morne. It was there that we spotted out first iceberg, floating majestically in the strait of Bell Isle.
The white monster resembled a huge rectangular airplane hanger and stood perhaps two stories high. And to think, only one-tenth of it is visible above water.
Why is it that you can't look at one of these things without thinking of the Titanic?
Most of the icebergs drift down from the west coast of Greenland, where they have broken off ancient glaciers. They travel slowly southward via the Labrador Current and caution is advised in the event of "calving" – that's when the iceberg breaks up. Calving can create huge ice hunks, which fly off, causing sizeable waves that have been known to capsize boats. Calving actually sounds like thunder when it starts.
Playful humpback whales greeted our arrival to Quirpon Island, their tails disappearing into the sea like graceful synchronized swimmers.
The island is set against rough-hewn rocks whose intense beauty has been chiseled by time and the ever pounding surf. Amidst this beauty sits Cape Bauld Lighthouse, a welcome beacon for this seafaring nation of fishermen.
A glance over my shoulder from our boat revealed two mammoth icebergs silently inching their way to extinction.
Quirpon Island is a remote place, with only two houses on it. After settling in, we set out to explore this place where delicate wildflowers flourish among rugged, wind swept terrain. Because icebergs are commonplace near Quirpon Island at this time of year, sea kayakers flock here to paddle among the ice sculptures, hoping to spot the whales who favor this part of the province.
Fortunately for us Ed English, part owner of Linkum Tours – they operate Quirpon Lighthouse – booked our excursion here to coincide with a "paddle and stroll" event that involved 12 kayakers and their colorful crafts floating around the icebergs and whales.
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October 31, 2014, Tucson, Arizona— The American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) awarded Chris MacDonell, CARF International's managing director of medical rehabilitation and international aging services/medical rehabilitation, with two prestigious distinctions earlier this month at the 2014 ACRM Annual Conference in Toronto, Ontario. Ms. MacDonell was presented with a 2014 Distinguished Member Award and named a 2014 Fellow of ACRM.
The Distinguished Member Award was established in 1988 to honor ACRM members who significantly contribute to the development and functioning of ACRM. The Fellow of ACRM distinction is granted to members who not only demonstrate outstanding professional service to ACRM, but also make contributions of national significance to the field of medical rehabilitation. In a statement about the honors, ACRM said, in part, "Chris has represented CARF at international, national, regional, and local meetings to promote and interpret standards and the use of accreditation as a quality business and clinical strategy throughout the continuum of care. Chris is very actively involved with ACRM communities and co-chairs the Marketing and Outreach Task Force of the International Networking Group."
Ms. MacDonell said of the recognitions, "It is an honor to be recognized by peers and leaders in the field of rehabilitation as both a Fellow of the ACRM and as the Distinguished Member of ACRM for 2014. ACRM is a member of CARF's International Advisory Council (IAC) and represents many of the medical rehabilitation areas we accredit, including stroke, brain injury, spinal cord, neuromuscular disease, pain, cancer rehabilitation, and pediatrics. Many of CARF's accredited providers and surveyors are active in ACRM. These awards bring recognition to all of us at CARF since we all contribute to our mission of enhancing the lives of those served in our respective fields. Thank you to each of you for the work that you do!"
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LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland -- Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States completed her exceptional slalom season with a fifth World Cup race win on Saturday.
The Olympic champion was 1.44 seconds faster than any rival in one of the longest women's slaloms in World Cup history.
"I did a pretty good job the first run I guess so I felt more comfortable the second run, and just trying to hold on to it," Shiffrin said.
She had a two-run combined time of 2 minutes, 4.54 seconds. Frida Hansdotter of Sweden was second and Austria's Marlies Schild was third, trailing 1.66 behind Shiffrin.
Shiffrin already clinched her second straight World Cup discipline title one week ago when winning a race at Are, Sweden.
"I am very proud. One of my goals this year was to hold on to the slalom globe," she said.
Shiffrin led the standings from start to finish after winning the season-opening race in November at Levi, Finland.
Her ninth career World Cup victory came two days after her 19th birthday.
Shiffrin will also race the season-ending giant slalom on Sunday.
Only four racers were within two seconds of Shiffrin on a tiring end-of-season course Saturday.
"You have to try to just be as efficient as you can and not waste any energy," Shiffrin said after the first run. "Try to just stay close to the gates as you can, make sure you are moving quick in between and let your skis do the rest of the work."
Tina Maze of Slovenia, whom Shiffrin edged for the slalom title in a thrilling race here last season, was 5.65 seconds back in the morning and did not start the second leg.
Shiffrin was due to collect her crystal globe trophy after the subsequent second run of a men's giant slalom.


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Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or Naruto. This story was written for fun, not profit.
Author's Note: More of a fusion than a crossover, so I'm putting it under the Naruto category for the time being. What would the HP Trio be like as ninjas?
three good reasons
Nouka Kochiki doesn't grow up wanting to be a kunoichi.
Her mother and father run a clinic not far from the tiny village of the Hidden Mountain - specializing in dental care, of all things; it's amazing how many teeth a jounin goes through. She isn't entirely sure what she wants to do with her life, but throwing pointy objects at people certainly isn't high on the list.
Then she passes the aptitude test all seven-year-olds take, and she passes it so well that there's meetings with her parents and discussions with the governing council. She could be incredible with scrolls one day. She could make wonderful seals and weave gossamer-fine genjustu out of thin air. She could, very possibly, be the greatest kunoichi of her age.
This is not why she changes her mind.
It is when the other students - the ones from the old clans, with shinobi for great-grandparents - look at her and tell her that she isn't the right material. They tell her that she is not meant to be one of them, so she digs her fingernails into her palm and studies even harder and thinks that they're right, because she will be better.
And now her back is to a treetrunk and there are Grass-nin shuriken whistling past her ear, and this is not a C-rank mission anymore, this is stupid, she is only thirteen years old and her hands slam down on neatly-inked seals and by all conventional wisdom, according to all the books, she's probably going to die.
She summons senbon needles and sends them flying in all directions, her lips curled back in a snarl.
Nouka Kochiki wants to be a kunoichi because conventional wisdom isn't always right.
Shuzaya Rokuro grows up wanting to be the best shinobi in the whole world - better than his parents, better than his brothers, better than the long-dead jounin uncles who died in the secret war, maybe even better than the kage. One day, he thinks, he will be the one that everyone remembers. He will be something besides the anonymous sixth son.
But he is not meant to be a cutthroat shinobi. He is a kind, loud, obnoxious boy, all too-long limbs and too-bright hair, and he tries and tries until his hands are bloody and callused and he still isn't the best at anything. By the time he graduates, he knows that he will never be the one to stand out.
That's what everyone always says. The Shuzaya clan is just fodder, good for making hordes of second-rate red-headed chuunin and not much else, not smart enough to disband and marry into more prominent and talented families.
He clenches shuriken between each finger and hisses at Kochiki to watch where she's throwing those damn needles - not that she listens, the stupid bossy wonderful girl - and tries to remember everything he's ever learned about Grass-nin tactics, about jutsus and surprises and what kind of sacrifice might be necessary to finish the mission.
Shuzaya Rokuro wants to be a shinobi to prove that he's something special after all.
Kamajirushi Izou never wants much of anything.
He doesn't want much to do with shinobi, anyway, although there's never a question of whether or not he'll be one. Mostly he wants to know how his mother saved him from a dangerous missing-nin when he was just a year old. He wants to know what the seal she put on his forehead means, and he wants to be able to see the world without her bloodline limit unraveling every jutsu in sight, whether he wants it to or not.
And secretly he wants to be anonymous, just another blameless student, with his hitaiate on his forehead instead of over his eyes. He wants to understand what that's like.
When he's with Rokuro and Kochiki, he thinks he almost knows.
He lands lightly between them and the Grass-nin, knowing they'll protect him from the taijutsu he can't see coming, and he quickly judges the chakra surging around him. Two enemies on the left, one of the right, pincher movement, all of them stronger than he is.
"Stay behind me," he says, and channels his chakra through the seal and pushes the hitaiate up over his brow, where a normal shinobi would wear it. The ninjutsu flying at them melts and parts and surges harmlessly past them, burning itself up into the air. Behind him, he feels Kochiki's summons starting to unravel. The seal on his forehead is burning already; the bloodline limit eats up his energy too quickly, and he'll be useless in a few minutes. It'll be up to his teammates after that.
Just as well that they are his family and he trusts them with his life.
Kamajirushi Izou wants to be a shinobi for the silliest reason of all - to protect the people he cares about, no matter what happens to him.
When all is said and done, he doesn't think that's too much to ask.


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Nef du Grand Palais | Exhibition | Trade fair, trade show, exhibition
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February 2020
Avenue Winston Churchill - 75008 Paris
Champs-Élysées - 8e Arrondissement
Once again the Nave of the Grand Palais is to host Art Capital. For 5 days, you can discover the work of 2,000 artists (painters, sculptors, photographers, architects, engravers and so on…) at this great art fair. Open to the general public since 2006, the fair brings together artists from all different backgrounds and has become a reference point for the promotion of the current art scene. Art en Capitale strengthens links between the general public, the artists and the galleries.
Many different fairs are held as part of this event, including the Drawing and Water Painting Fair which presents works in pastel, charcoal, pencil, watercolour and even silk paper sculptures.
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Turkey Education Center
Turkey, in its unique position straddling the continents of Europe and Asia, provides a fascinating local context for the international student. The country's blend of east and west, its relations with the EU, its Black Sea and Mediterranean trade links, combined with its strengthening regional presence in the Balkans, the Middle East and the Caucasus – gives students the opportunity to experience at first hand a different and broader perspective on the world's developing economic and political relations.The rich history and mosaic of cultures and communities provides a rich backdrop for student life.
Why Turkish Universities?
• Quality education
Turkish universities' experienced staff and culturally rich location offer unique educational oppertunities.
• Internationally recognized degrees
Degrees given by Turkish Universities are accepted around the world. For further information on degree recognition, consult with your country's educational authorities.
• Modern campuses
Libraries, laboratories, canteens, parks, sport centers, cultural facilities, student clubs, dormitories and social clubs are always available for students.
• Culturally diverse.
Turkey is a mosaic of cultures embedded with the east and west together. Also the hospitality of the people gives a nice warm sense of security.
• Reasonable prices for education
Education is affordable in Turkey. Tuition and living costs are much more reasonable compared to Europe and U.S.
• Safe, warm and friendly people
Turkey itself is a young nation (31% of the Turkish population are between the ages of 12-24) and welcomes young people with great hospitability.
Students in Turkey experience to live in a culture which is both modern and traditional. Turkey is one of the safest countries, people are sensitive and kind. Most universities teach in English. Above all, the high quality of education in Turkey and the experiences students gain abroad will make them ready and qualified for a bright future.
Turkey Facts: Did you know:
• The only city in the world located on two continents is Istanbul, which was the capital of three great empires, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman for more than 2000 years.
• There are at least 150 archaeological excavations taking place in Turkey each year.
• The world's oldest known human settlement is in Çatalhöyük, Turkey (7500 BC).
• Two of the seven ancient wonders of the world, the Temple of Artemis and the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, are located in Turkey.
• Abraham was born in Sanliurfa in Southeastern Turkey.
• Anatolia is the birthplace of historic legends, such as Omer (the poet), King Midas, Herodotus (the father of history) and St. Paul the Apostle.
• Julius Ceasar proclaimed his celebrated words, "Veni, Vidi, Vici" (I came, I saw, I conquered) in Turkey when he defeated the Pontus, a formidable kingdom in the Black Sea region of Turkey.
• Turks introduced coffee to Europe and the tulip to the Dutch.
• St. Nicholas, who became popular as Santa Claus, was born in Demre on Turkey's Mediterranean Coast.
• According to legend, Noah's Ark landed on Agri Dagi (Mount Ararat) in Eastern Turkey, the supposed remains of which can be seen there today.
• The last home of the Virgin Mary is located in Selçuk, Turkey and, still intact, attracts thousands of visitors each year.
• St. John, St. Nicholas, St. Paul and St. Peter all lived and preached throughout Southern Anatolia.
• Part of Turkey's southwestern shore was a wedding gift that Mark Anthony gave to Cleopatra.
• Homer was born in Izmir on the west coast of Turkey and he depicted Troy in his Epic the Iliad.
• Aesop, famous for his fables and parables, was born in Anatolia.
• Leonardo da Vinci drew designs for a bridge over the Bosphorus, the strait that flows through Europe and Asia. It was never built (although two suspension bridges span the straight today).
• Alexander the Great conquered a large territory in what is now Turkey and cut the Gordion Knot in the Phrygian capital (Gordium) not far from Turkey's present-day capital (Ankara).
• Istanbul's Robert College (established in 1863), is the oldest American school outside the United States.
• Early Christians escaping Roman persecution nearly 2000 years ago sheltered in Cappadocia in Central Anatolia.
• The Amazons are supposed to have originated in Turkey's northeastern region.
• The Famous Trojan Wars took place in western Turkey, which is marked with a wooden statue of the Trojan Horse today.
• According to Turkish tradition a stranger at one's doorstep is considered "A Guest from God" and should be accommodated accordingly.
• The first church ever built by man (St. Peter's Church) is located in Antioch (Antakya), in southern Turkey.
• The first Ecumenical Council was held in Iznik in Western Turkey.
• Suleyman the Magnificent (the famous Ottoman Sultan) was a poet who wrote over 3000 poems, some of them criticizing the greed of mankind.
• Turkey provides 70% of the world's hazelnuts; the nut in your chocolate bar is most probably grown in Turkey.The most valuable silk carpet in the world which has 144 knots per square centimeter is located in the Mevlana Museum in Konya. In the 13th century, Marco Polo wrote "the best and handsomest of rugs are woven here… and silks of crimson and other rich colors".
• Hezarfen Ahmed Celebi was the first man who flew a significant distance using wings across the Bosphorus.
• Anatolia was producing wine as early as 4000BC.
• Anatolia is the location of the Seven Churches of Asia.
• Anatolia is the origin of the names of Paris, Philadelphia and Europe.
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The Bootcamp will begin with an all-day workshop on November 2 (or November 16, for students with unavoidable conflicts on Nov. 2). The workshop will feature exercises on how to conduct customer research, develop and evaluate prototypes, and structure minimum viable product tests.
The balance of the Bootcamp will be held on campus, January 17-24. On weekdays, the program will run from 9 am through dinner, with each day devoted to a mix of class sessions and studio time.
Morning class sessions will include skill-building workshops, case discussions, interactive lectures, practitioner panels, and presentations by student teams of their work-in-progress.
During afternoon studio time, working in small teams and coached by HBS instructors and practitioner mentors, students will apply skills and concepts that they learned during morning class sessions to advance a new venture concept.
During the weekend, teams will be encouraged to work on their startups during extended blocks of optional studio time, with instructor and mentor support.


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One year ago we launched Facebook Connect to enable developers to bring Facebook identities and the social graph to their own technologies. With the help of all of you, Facebook Connect has made thousands of websites, applications, consoles, and devices more social, and even made everyday actions – like watching TV, reading the news and playing games – more valuable with the addition of friends.
In the past year, Facebook Connect has grown in many significant ways:
- More than 80,000 websites and devices have implemented Facebook Connect
- More than 60 million Facebook users are engaging with Facebook Connect on external services each month
- Two-thirds of comScore's U.S. Top 100 websites and half of comScore's Global Top 100 websites have implemented Facebook Connect
From social widgets like the Comments Box, Share button and Live Stream Box to deeper integrations including log in, Facebook Connect is helping developers drive more traffic to their site, ease the registration process, and provide a more engaging experience for users. By adding social elements through Facebook Connect, websites in a variety of verticals are revolutionizing industries.
Here are some examples of services that implemented Facebook Connect in its first year:
- Websites: Yahoo!, Huffington Post, YouTube, Bilde.de, MTV, MyVideo.de, Microsoft Live and MSN.com, CNN, Lufthansa, TVGuide.com, NBC.com, Lala, Orbitz, Netflix, Showtime, Yelp, iGoogle, Digg, and MasterCard
- Mobile Applications: Many of the top iPhone apps, including Bejeweled 2, Tap Tap Revenge, USA Today, Scrabble, Rock Band, UrbanSpoon, Doodle Jump, Gowalla, Sportacular, and Movies
- Game Consoles: Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo DSi, Sony PlayStation 3
- Desktop Applications: iTunes, iPhoto, Seesmic, TweetDeck
As we enter a new year with a personalized and social Web, the possibilities for innovation with Facebook Connect are endless. Our friends will define and guide our experiences across the Web, with Facebook Connect as the underlying technology that powers real world social interactions online.
What will the next big Facebook Connect implementation be? We can't wait to see what you do in 2010.
Ethan, who leads the Facebook Developer Network, wants to thank you for being a part of Facebook Connect's first year.


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Bright House Field and Dunedin Stadium Added as Venues for St. Pete/Clearwater Event
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – The schedule has been finalized and two state-of-the-art major league venues have been added to the 2010 Big Ten/BIG EAST Baseball Challenge, hosted by the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Sports Commission, event manager API Sports announced today. Doubleheaders at Dunedin Stadium and Bright House Field highlight a slate that features 30 games over three days, Feb. 26-28, 2010, at current and former big league facilities in the St. Petersburg and Clearwater, Fla., area.
"We are very happy to once again host the Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge," said Kevin Smith, director of the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Sports Commission. "The inaugural event exceeded our expectations on all fronts, setting up what we hope will be an even more successful second year. We look forward to providing an opportunity for these fine NCAA Division I baseball programs from two of the nation's most visible conferences to escape the winter cold and come to our area to compete against equally matched opponents at major league-caliber facilities."
In addition to Clearwater's Bright House Field, the spring home of the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies, and Dunedin Stadium, the spring home of the Toronto Blue Jays, games will be played in Clearwater at Jack Russell Stadium, longtime spring headquarters for the Phillies, as well as in St. Petersburg at Al Lang Stadium and the Naimoli Complex, both of which hosted spring training for the Tampa Bay Rays until this year. There will be 10 games each day matching up teams from the Big Ten and BIG EAST.
Last year's Challenge, which featured eight programs from the BIG EAST and all 10 Big Ten baseball-playing institutions, was won by the Big Ten, 15-9. Georgetown, which competed in 2009, will not be back in 2010, allowing newcomers Rutgers, Louisville and Villanova to participate. Rounding out the BIG EAST contingent is Cincinnati, Connecticut, Notre Dame, St. John's, Seton Hall, South Florida (USF) and West Virginia. Big Ten participants include Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State and Purdue.
The 2010 Challenge gets under way on Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, with 10 a.m. starts at Naimoli, Jack Russell and Al Lang. Naimoli hosts 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. games on Friday and Saturday, with Jack Russell and Al Lang offering starts at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. those days. St. John's takes on Minnesota at 4 p.m. Friday at Dunedin Stadium, followed by a matchup of traditional NCAA Tournament contenders when Michigan faces Louisville at 7:30 p.m. Saturday's doubleheader at Bright House Field features Notre Dame against Ohio State at 4 p.m., with USF taking on Illinois in the nightcap at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday will be highlighted by the Big Ten/BIG EAST Baseball Festival, a celebration of spring baseball in Florida, at the Naimoli Complex, which will host six games, including Penn State vs. Notre Dame, Indiana vs. Connecticut and Illinois vs. St. John's at 10 a.m., and Michigan vs. USF, Minnesota vs. Louisville and Ohio State vs. Cincinnati at 1 p.m. Jack Russell will offer Purdue vs. Rutgers that day at 10 a.m. and Iowa vs. Villanova at 1 p.m., while Northwestern will take on Seton Hall and Michigan State will face West Virginia in similar time slots at Al Lang.
"We are pleased to again have the opportunity for our student-athletes and coaches to participate in the Big Ten/BIG EAST Baseball Challenge," said BIG EAST Conference Commissioner John Marinatto. "The St. Petersburg/Clearwater area has proven to be both an outstanding destination and venue for our baseball teams and our fans. We look forward to yet another first-class event against first-class competition in a setting that is second to none."
"After a successful inaugural event, the Big Ten Conference is looking forward to more exciting and competitive games during the 2010 Big Ten/BIG EAST Baseball Challenge," said Big Ten Commissioner James E. Delany. "This experience gives our programs the chance to compete in outstanding weather in some of the nation's finest baseball facilities, and we look forward to another great event in the St. Petersburg/Clearwater area."
The St. Petersburg/Clearwater area is home to some of America's award-winning beaches. Caladesi Island Beach was voted the nation's top-rated beach for 2008, and Fort De Soto Park received similar recognition in 2005. The area offers 35 miles of white-sand beaches on eight major barrier islands. It's also within minutes of many popular Florida attractions. Tickets for the Big Ten/BIG EAST Baseball Challenge will go on sale in October. For more information please call 410-472-3500 or go to www.BigTenBIGEASTChallenge.com.
2010 Big Ten/BIG EAST Baseball Challenge Schedule
FRIDAY, February 26, 2010
10:00 am Al Lang Stadium Rutgers vs. Iowa
10:00 am Jack Russell Stadium Connecticut vs. Northwestern
10:00 am Naimoli Complex Seton Hall vs. Michigan State
1:00 pm Al Lang Stadium Cincinnati vs. Penn State
1:00 pm Jack Russell Stadium West Virginia vs. Indiana
1:00 pm Naimoli Complex Villanova vs. Purdue
4:00 pm Dunedin Stadium St. John's vs. Minnesota
4:30 pm Al Lang Stadium South Florida vs. Ohio State
4:30 pm Jack Russell Stadium Notre Dame vs. Illinois
7:30 pm Dunedin Stadium Louisville vs. Michigan
SATURDAY, February 27, 2010
10:00 am Al Lang Stadium Villanova vs. Indiana
10:00 am Jack Russell Stadium Seton Hall vs. Penn State
10:00 am Naimoli Complex Northwestern vs. Rutgers
1:00 pm Al Lang Stadium Connecticut vs. Minnesota
1:00 pm Jack Russell Stadium Purdue vs. Cincinnati
1:00 pm Naimoli Complex Iowa vs. West Virginia
4:00 pm Bright House Field Ohio State vs.Notre Dame
4:30 pm Al Lang Stadium St. John's vs. Michigan
4:30 pm Jack Russell Stadium Michigan State vs. Louisville
7:30 pm Bright House Field South Florida vs. Illinois
SUNDAY, February 28, 2010
10:00 am Al Lang Stadium Northwestern vs. Seton Hall
10:00 am Jack Russell Stadium Purdue vs. Rutgers University
10:00 am Naimoli Complex Penn State vs. Notre Dame
10:00 am Naimoli Complex Indiana vs. Connecticut
10:00 am Naimoli Complex Illinois vs. St. John's
1:00 pm Al Lang Stadium Michigan State vs. West Virginia
1:00 pm Jack Russell Stadium Iowa vs. Villanova
1:00 pm Naimoli Complex Michigan vs. South Florida
1:00 pm Naimoli Complex Minnesota vs. Louisville
1:00 pm Naimoli Complex Ohio State vs. Cincinnati


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This year, Studio 2nd Street had a booth at Comic-Con.
It was a quiet booth, living a quiet life, bothering no one, until the artists came.
The madness started shortly after that, as soon as the Mad Hatter (who is secretly my friend Danny) showed up, 10 minutes after the con opened.
The artists drew on Thursday. This artist discovered that painting friends-as-zombies is hard. And painting while hundreds of people walk by is extremely difficult. Not to mention hard on one's ego, when you usually can paint like this:
But the painting of friends-as-pimp&ho-zombies was tragically overdue, so it had to be done.
The artists drew and painted so much, that the booth couldn't hold them all, so they had to go upstairs for their panel. Upstairs, there were people waiting to see the artists paint and draw.
There are no pictures of the painting and drawing, as the artists were too busy painting and drawing to take photos of themselves. Also, that's a good way to cover your camera in oil paint, which cameras do not like. The panel was nervewracking, but went well. At least, that's what some of the audience said later.
This artist then left to go have beer, as there was sadly no beer in the booth. So she went to Stone Brewery, where her friend was reading, and also drinking beer.
The pole did not drink beer, in spite of many people's efforts to pour beer on it.
On Friday, this artist wore a different corset to paint in. Like you do. Especially when you're modeling corsets for Alter Ego.
This is a good way to be given a security escort to get back down to the exhibit hall on Friday, and pretend you're Important. Don't I look Important?
And then there was more unfinished painting.
And more friends I rarely see.
At the end of the day, and after the painting, there was more beer.
The booth did not miss us while we were out drinking beer. Not one bit. There were other booths, some with flashing lights, even.
And even though Ron strayed and painted the other booth with lights, we liked our booth the best in the end.
Other people came to the booth and gave us free paint.
So, of course, they had to be tested.
Jon Enge came by, pretending to be Johnny Breen, and proving that any Poxy Boggard is interchangeable, as I'd long suspected.
Some of the studio's models came by, wearing clothes, which made them almost unrecognizable.
Jen usually looks like this. That NASA jumpsuit is a good disguise.
On Saturday we left the booth and went to dinner with this guy, who drew Justin. Lucky, lucky bastard with his interesting mustache.
On Sunday, the booth watched me paint this in cat-herder extraordinare Ryan Graff's Sandman sketchbook. Started with this sketch, from last October:
Which became this:
Which became this:
Ryan promises he will send the hi-res scan over.
There was more drawing across the way at Allen Spiegel Fine Arts. This famous guy, working on this piece (final drawing here).
He did this of Vanessa.
My sketchbook now has this as its first page:
I have my orders.
Then the booth started complaining about having had all of the artists in it. Uppity, ungrateful thing.
So it had to die.
The booth swore it would come back next year, as a zombie.
Be ready.


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By Tracee Davis on Mon 04/30/2012 10:00am
Posted in
Sheridan County Emergency Services were called to the Tongue River Canyon this weekend when some hikers ran into trouble.
Sheriff's deputy, Cpl. Allen Thompson, explains what happened.
Thompson said rain had made the rocks on trail too slippery for one hiker to navigate. He said the operation went smoothly due to the cooperation of the rescuers and rescuees.
Thompson also said checking the weather forecast and bringing a friend are two important measures of hiking safety.


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How to start a business in Idaho
You're here because you have a big idea and it's time to take action. But where do you even start? Paperwork, planning, money & marketing ... there's a lot to being an entrepreneur! Here's a simple rundown of what's needed to start & maintain a small business in Idaho. Make sure you don't miss any of the 7 key steps to legit business ownership!
7 steps to starting your business off right:
Make a plan: Figure out where you're heading and a create a plan to get there
Name your biz: Choose a name and make sure it's available to use
Legal Structure: Decide if you'll be a Sole Proprietor, LLC, S-Corp or other entity
Paperwork: Get set up properly on the state, federal and local levels
Money: Ensure your banking, bookkeeping, taxes, etc. are on track
Insurance: Consider what insurance your business will need
Spread the word: Create a marketing plan to get your ideas out into the world
Step 1: Make a plan
Having a destination in mind and a plan get there is essential to entrepreneurship. Some business owners prefer to map out every detail and some like to keep it a little more open. Regardless of your method, writing things out ahead of time helps you avoid a lot of pain and confusion in real-time. You'll save a ton of energy by focusing only on the things that are in alignment with your vision.
Option 1 – Formal Business Plan
If you'll be pursuing funding through investors, hiring a team or getting a big piece of real estate, a formal business plan is probably the way to go. There are plenty of resources (like this one or this one) on the internet to help with that.
Option 2 – Business Roadmap Doc
For most small businesses (especially if you are a 1-person operation), I recommend creating a business roadmap doc. In it, you should clarify things like who your audience is, what your unique strength/superpower is, your business mission/vision statements, and a rough outline of your goals and milestones. Roadmaps are a great way to clarify your vision, while offering enough flexibility for you to pivot and grow.
You'll get a simple roadmap template in the FREE "Get your ducks in a row" workbook.
If you want to go in depth, take the Roadmap Course!
Step 2: Business Name
Before you get too far down the small business rabbit hole, it's helpful to choose a name and make sure it's available to use. In addition to a google search, I recommend, at the bare minimum, searching federal and state databases.
Do your own research
Federal trademark search: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Idaho business search: Secretary of State
Idaho trademark search: Secretary of State
Where to find help
There are lawyers that specialize in helping small business owners protect their name! If you want to minimize risk, consult with a business attorney about your brand name.
Step 3: Legal Structure
The way you structure your business can have a huge impact on your finances and day-to-day operations. There are pros and cons to each structure. One thing I've found really helpful to consider is how closely I want my business and personal finances to overlap. This not only affects your taxes, but can have a profound affect on your mindset as a business owner.
Common biz structures
Sole proprietorship: A business with one owner that is not registered as an LLC or corporation. You, personally, and your biz are a single entity in the eyes of the IRS.
Limited Liability Company (LLC): An LLC can have one or more owners. In an LLC, the business is a separate tax entity from you, the owner.
S Corporation (S-Corp): Your personal and business finances are completely separate. After registering as a corporation, you must meet a few requirements and submit an additional piece of paperwork. There may be some tax benefits for S-Corps.
Where to find help
There are SO many variables that go into determining your legal structure. Because a lot of those variables have to do with finances and taxes, a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) is a great resource to help you make this decision.
You can also check out this nifty chart by the U.S. Small Business Administration!
Step 4: Paperwork
Paperwork is arguably the most challenging part of business start-up. Do you consult a lawyer, hire a CPA or try a DIY approach? The maze of government websites can be maddening! Let's break it down…
Because your biz is tied to your social security number, rather than a business tax ID number, you may not need to do everything on the following list. Setting up a sole proprietorship is generally known for being a little simpler to start. If you have any questions about your specific situation, a CPA or business lawyer are both great resources.
There are three types of things you'll need to do
Registration / business license: Lets the government(s) know you exist.
Permits / specialty licenses: Legally says you're allowed to do the specific thing you're doing where you're doing it.
Get set up to pay taxes: A tax ID number allows the government to tax your business separate from you as a person. It's kinda like a social security number for your biz. Depending on your business, there may be a few types of taxes you're responsible for.
Helpful links for DIY-ers
Idaho Commerce is a fantastic place to get inspired and learn about growing a business in the state of Idaho!
Business.Idaho.Gov has a ton of helpful information about starting a business. It's a service of the RIB (Reducing Idaho's Bureaucracy) Committee.
The Idaho Business Registration System will walk you through registering with the Idaho Department of Labor, the Idaho State Tax Commission, and the Idaho Industrial Commission all in one spot.
You'll pay taxes through the Idaho State Tax Commission.
Depending on your profession, you may need a special license or permit from a regulating body or agency. Medical, legal, real estate and education are just a few examples of regulated industries.
The Small Business Development Center and SCORE are great resources for free and low cost mentorship, training and classes. They both have locations across the country.
Optional: Get a trademark through the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It isn't required immediately, but doing it sooner rather than later limits your risk. If you decide to trademark your business name (so that you have exclusive rights to use it), you may want to hire a business lawyer to help.
S-Corps must file election with form 2553 (doesn't apply to other business structures).
Most businesses need an EIN (Employer Identification Number) from the IRS.
If you do any of the following business activities, you'll need a federal permit: Agriculture, Alcoholic beverages, Aviation, Firearms ammunition and explosives, Fish and wildlife, Commercial fisheries, Maritime transportation, Mining and drilling, Nuclear energy, Radio and television broadcasting, Transportation and logistics
Check with you local city or municipality to see if there's anything you need to do!
Where to find help
When I first started out, I was SO confused about who to turn to to help me get my paperwork in ship shape. It turns out that both Business Lawyers AND Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) are able to help you file new biz paperwork. It's completely your choice whether to DIY, hire a lawyer, hire a CPA or hire both.
I like to get help from lawyers when I have questions about agreements between people and protecting my assets. I like to rely on my CPA for financial advice. When deciding what type of help you need, you may ask yourself, "Are my biz set-up concerns more about the people I'll be working with or the financial implications of my decision?"
Step 5: Money
Making sure your finances are legit is one of the most time-consuming and stressful parts of small business ownership. It can bring up a lot of fear. For this reason, many entrepreneurs either put it out of mind entirely or feel a need to control every penny. Setting up a solid money system from the beginning can help you avoid TONS of stress!
Money must-dos
You need a business bank account. Straight up. No matter what type of legal entity you chose, opening a separate account for your business is crucial. Keeping things separate offers clarity on what your business is actually producing.
Check with your bank or credit union on the specific things they'll need from you. It'll probably be something like: 2 forms of ID, your Tax ID number (if anything but a sole prop) and your biz documentation.
I've included a list of monthly and annual bookkeeping tasks you'll need to do in the FREE "Get your ducks in a row" workbook.
You can choose a DIY approach, hire a bookkeeper or CPA, or opt for a hybrid. Regardless of how you do it, make sure you have a plan.
This is not the place to DIY. Plan on hiring a CPA.
Where to find help
The Money Course: Simplifies the ins & outs of managing business finances, teaches you what to look for in a CPA, takes the stress out of tax time, and helps you create solid financial systems.
Bookkeeper: Organizes receipts & bank statements, categorizes transactions, reconciles bank accounts, does invoicing and completes payroll. At the end of the year a bookkeeper provides a profit / loss statement and balance sheet for taxes. They are required to have a high school diploma.
EA (Enrolled Agent) / Tax preparer: They simply file taxes. They must have passed a national exam or have 5+ years of IRS experience.
Certified Public Accountant (CPA): Their role is Interpreting/analyzing/summarizing financial data. They also do everything tax-related. They must have a bachelor's degree, must pass an exam and be licensed at the state level.
Step 6: Insurance
As a small business owner, it's important to protect your business assets, personal assets and clients/customers. Here are several types of insurance you may want to consider.
You may need one or more of the following:
General liability insurance: Basically every business should have this. It's what protects you from financial ruin if someone sues you.
Product liability insurance: If you produce a physical product, this protects you from financial loss resulting from a malfunctioning product.
Professional liability insurance: If you're a service-based small biz, this type of insurance protects you from financial loss resulting from negligence or error.
Home-based business insurance: If you run a business out of your home (especially if you're bringing clients/customers into your space) you may need to add on to your home-owners or renters insurance policy.
Where to find help
Many insurance companies combine the above plans into a bundle, so be sure to shop around.
The Small Business Administration is a great resource for more insurance details.
Step 7: Spread the word
Putting yourself out there takes guts. Talking about your passion project can be weird. Learning to share your idea authentically takes work. But when you finally open the door, the results can be mind-blowing!
5 ways to start spreading the word
Invite a mentor or someone you look up to for coffee to share the news.
When people inevitably ask what you do, start describing yourself as a business owner…even if it feels uncomfortable.
Get in touch with me. I want to share your story! I'll soon be featuring interviews with new business owners!
Join a local mastermind or networking group.
Text 10 people right now.
Where to find help
Enroll in the branding or marketing course. You'll learn how to connect with your people through a framework of integrity and empathy. And grow a thriving business while you're at it!
Reach out to me, Tess, the creator of this site. I'd love to help you come up with a strategy that's right for you!


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The O'ahu, Hawai'i home I left to come to Baltimore is a land alive with sea and sand; sun and rainbows; lush landscapes and jagged mountains. It could not be more different than what I have glimpsed of Baltimore, with its blighted landscapes and polluted water, frighteningly high crime rates, and racial/segregational issues that divide the landscape in what appears to be a block by block pattern.
In thought and attitude, Hawaii's inhabitants derive from a differing and non-majority demographic of backgrounds. It is, instead of a segregation of the Baltimorean black and white peoples, a mix of vastly different ones, including what remains of the indigenous Hawaiians; descendants of New England Calvinist missionaries; descendents of sugarcane plantation workers from Japan, China, Portugal and the Filipines; an assortment of Americans who arrived in Hawai'i over varying time periods for differing reasons, and more recently, various Asian and Polynesian peoples seeking refuge for a wide assortment of reasons. Hawai'i in 2003 reflects a melding of of these cultures. The crime rate is low, and the enjoyment of the land is high.
Living on a Hawaiian island, water surrounds us; in the beliefs of the indigenous Hawaiian people, water has the power to give life; it forms the basis for social and atheltic pursuits; it is battled over in hard fought controversies about the apportionment of fresh water; it is also a commodity (that if change is not made in how it is dealt with, Hawai'i will run out of in 20 years.) As such, "wai" (the indigenous word for water) has a significant mana (power) for people in Hawai'i. It is interesting to observe that "wai" is also the indigenous word for "wealth."
The experience of leaving O'ahu, HI and coming to Baltimore, MD, has been a difficult adjustment for me and my family – emotionally, financially, and artistically. Within this installation, I have recreated the experience of dislocation as it has been for me. I do not feel "safe" here. The destabilization of my psyche and my family has changed my view of wai. Ever since I have moved here, all wai seem like tears to me, like the many I have cried since I have gotten here. They seep into my soul and blur my memories, eroding any semblence of safety I once felt, in the same way that I have placed the saline solution to "cry" over the prints. Due to the nature of dye ink, these "tears" stain, alter and fade them in ways to make them change and become ephemeral, like my now fading safe life in Hawai'i.
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My boys have rhythm. I wish I did.
Tim has the best rhythm in the family. The kid is so naturally rhythmic, I swear he could tap his head, rub his stomach, do an Irish jig with his left foot and the moonwalk with his right foot, all while carrying on a conversation defending Breaking Bad as the greatest moment in TV history.
Jon has this nice little dance he does. It involves his hips and his hands in a unique combination that would make Pee Wee Herman jealous. It's pretty much a family legend. Thomas can play the guitar or the piano without giving it a second thought and keep his tempo intact like a boss. Music flows from him like water from the tap.
Me? I can clap my hands and sing at the same time. This, by the way, is not a skill possessed by everyone. I've seen you in church.
Anyway, rhythm is a nice thing to have. I wish I had more of it. It's what I need in my life right now.
When I think of rhythm in a spiritual sense, I mean something a little different than imitating the Blue Man Group. I mean the balance of life and work, the discipline of prayer mixed with the spontaneity of play, the patterns of exercise, rest, Sabbath, productivity, creativity and relationships that give me the most joy and satisfaction. Rhythm means preparing for the normal but being ready for anything. Perfect rhythm brings perfect peace.
For me, this is simple to plan but difficult to master. I need a regular pattern to my life and work. I need my days to be structured but not overstuffed. I need time with people. I need time alone. I need to have a place to be, and I need to have nowhere to be. I need a harmonious schedule that provides time to think, pray, exercise, and create. When life does not allow for those things, due to circumstances under or beyond my control, I feel out of rhythm and out of sync. My heart suffers. My body suffers. My spirit suffers. When I have no rhythm, I have the blues.
This year has been pretty blue. It started off with a couple weeks of sickness. Then we got nailed by the snow which brought everything to a halt. It's nearly the end of January and I feel like I have gotten nothing done at work and regressed spiritually. My prayer life is pretty weak at the moment. I haven't exercised much. And the worst part is, I don't feel like doing any of it. I am out of rhythm with myself and out of sync with God. I need a spiritual pacemaker.
I don't know if you can relate to any of this. People are wired differently. Some are disciplined through whatever comes their way. My wife, for example, protects her prayer and exercise time like a bear protects her cub. It doesn't matter if she's sick, exhausted, or too busy to breathe, she's up before dawn every day and she says this is what keeps her sane. Others don't want any schedule at all -- they need to find something new to do every day. For me, I do best when there is mix of these things. I need routine, rest, and coffee. I need to be busy, but not too busy. I need lots of structure, but with moments of laughter and fun thrown in for good measure. A vacation to look forward to is always good as well.
So here's to starting 2016 over again. I'm planning to get back to the gym. I'm planning to get up at 6:00 to read my Bible and walk the dogs. I'm planning to keep Tuesday mornings free to write and create things for the best youth ministry anywhere. I'm planning to get away once a quarter to pray. And I'm planning to write a blog every other week. I like the rhythm of the tapping of the keys as I create something from a well-rested and inspired mind.
Here's to a better rhythm, starting now.
Rhythm and Blues
My boys have rhythm. I wish I did.


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text: This guy has one of those faces. You know, the kind that looks like someone famous. Olen Cox is a writer/actor and has real possibility of becoming a director someday soon. (follow him on twitter olen_91 ) Whatever ventures he decides to grab hold, I trust that he will be successful and I can say "I knew him when!" (click on image to scroll through gallery)


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In the wake of the Peacock network's truly irresponsible coverage of the Trayvon Martin shooting, media analyst Bernie Goldberg on Monday called for NBC to cut its relationship with MSNBC.
"NBC News is making a big mistake by keeping this relationship going," Goldberg told Fox News's Bill O'Reilly. "It is doing nothing for their credibility" (video follows with transcript and absolutely no need for additional commentary, relevant section at 1:45):
BILL O'REILLY, HOST: Well, the problem for NBC is that because of the MSNBC network, which is basically, see I don't really know what they are doing there over now, and I've said this before. MSNBC doesn't have a newscast. They don't have Shepard Smith or Bret Baier. They don't have news correspondents. They borrow NBC's from time to time to do a package, but they don't have any. And then you have Al Sharpton who has a show, an hour. Okay. That's fine. He is on the Factor a lot. The guy is lively. Bring in a number. More power to him. But now what is, is Al Sharpton a show host or is he the national activist? What is he? I don't know what he is. I mean, it would be like me, all right, going out and having a campaign to change, you know, you know, some kind of political agenda. I mean, I don't understand what it is.
BERNIE GOLDBERG: Yeah. When you asked me about this last week, I said that NBC, MSNBC in any event, should have said to Sharpton, "You can you do one of two things. You can either be the anchor or you can be the guy running the rally." But I thought about it since then. I think if anybody at NBC News cares what I think, I think they need to cut their relationship with MSNBC. MSNBC at times is so irresponsible that it rubs off on NBC News. They put their correspondents who are covering the White House one minute for NBC and the next minute they are on MSNBC on the same network that employs Al Sharpton and several other people who I think have been grossly irresponsible. NBC News is making a big mistake by keeping this relationship going. It is doing nothing for their credibility.