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Agoura High School Class of 1998 ~ 20 Year Reunion
The Blockbusters
Fri, August 10, 2018
7:00 pm (event ends at 12:00 am)Borderline Bar and Grill
This event is 21 and over
Agoura High School 20 Year Class Reunion
Friday August 10th 2018, 7:00pm – 12:00am at Borderline Bar and Grill. Food, drinks, dancing, old friends and new memories.
Ticket includes: Appetizer buffet & 2 drink tickets. Entertainment including 90's cover band 'The Blockbusters' performing live on stage, DJ, photo booth and raffle!
Can I bring a guest to the reunion? YES. All guests must be 21 years or older.
What is the attire? Cocktail attire is preferred. School colors always welcome!
What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the reunion?
Transportation will not be provided. Free parking at Borderline.
What's the refund policy? Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferrable.
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What Can The Japanese Tsunami Teach Us About Prepping For Disasters And Emergencies?
The Japanese tsunami is a crystal clear example of just how unpredictable disasters and emergencies can be. Nobody ever dreamed that a tsunami in Japan could wash cars, homes and people up to 6 miles inland. But that is exactly what happened. So while it is great to make elaborate preparations for potential disasters and emergencies, it is also absolutely essential to have backup plans. After all, what good is all of that emergency food that you have stored up going to do if a massive tsunami comes along and rips your house off the foundation and deposits it into the sea? Not that all of us shouldn't be busy prepping. Of course we should be. All over Japan right now the supermarkets are being stripped bare. Don't you think that many of those people are wishing that they had stored up some food? It is those that prepare that have the best chance of surviving disasters and emergencies. No plan is foolproof, but having a plan is much better than not having a plan.
For example, there are lots of people in Japan right now that are wishing that they would have stored up at least a bit of fresh water to drink. There are homes in Japan that are still completely surrounded by saltwater from the tsunami, and if those homes do not have running water at this point then the people inside are going to get thirsty really quick.
Of course bottled water flew off store shelves all over Japan in the aftermath of the tsunami. Now it is becoming very difficult to find.
But there are thousands and thousands of homes in Japan that do not have running water right now.
So what are they supposed to do?
Thankfully there are a lot of aid agencies that are working really hard to help the Japanese out. Hopefully everyone that needs water and food will be able to get them.
Have you seen video of the empty supermarkets in Japan?
That can happen someday in America too.
In the United States, even a minor snowstorm can cause a run on the supermarkets in many areas. If a major league disaster or emergency ever hit the food in the stores would be gone really quickly.
So do you have food stored up for you and your family?
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This premium plus size tailored curvy fit jersey T-shirt features a drawing and design by Tiffini Elektra X based on a tableau of several vintage engravings to create a one of a kind Anne Boleyn tribute.
Wear casual by day with shorts and sandals or dress it up for a night out. There is plenty of length and even though sized curvy it has a nice shape to it. There is a size chart for more accuracy.
- The design is printed on a premium comfort stretch jersey tee.
- Fabric: 100% combed ring-spun cotton premium jersey.
- Flattering wide v-neck, topstitched and double-needle hem sleeves and bottom.
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WARSAW(Reuters) - Poland cannot accept migrants under European Union (EU) quotas after Friday's attacks in Paris, Poland's European affairs minister designate Konrad Szymanski said on Saturday.
In a commentary published in the right-leaning news portal wPolityce.pl, Mr Szymanski said his incoming government did not agree with Poland's commitment to accept its share of an EU-wide relocation of immigrants, and now, "in the face of the tragic acts in Paris, we do not see the political possibilities to implement (this)."
Mr Szymanski will take up his position on Monday as part of a government formed by the last month's election winner, the conservative and eurosceptic Law and Justice (PiS) party.


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I have been looking for a simple, easy eggplant lasagna recipe E V E R Y W H E R E but couldn't find one that didn't use cheese or pasta sheets. Kind of annoying, I know. Frustrating? I get you. So I made my own recipe….. because I was craving this one realllllllll bad. Like REALLLLLLLLLL bad.
Eggplant is a great low-calorie and nutrient dense alternative to pasta if you are gluten free and is even enjoyable grilled in a little olive oil. Oh, and its also quite impressive cut in thin strips, grilled, filled with tuna + avocado, rolled and then baked in the oven, topped with flaxseeds. [Food porn right there]
Typically eggplant lasagna is multiple layers of base sauce, "cheese sauce" and eggplant (borrrrinnnnnggg) but I love to incorporate as many vegetables as possible, where possible, so I decided to add a pop of colour and use spinach, pumpkin and broccoli in the same layer as the eggplant. And organic chicken, from last nights dinner.
As for the "cheese sauce" – its cheesy. but without the cheese. I used nutritional yeast flakes (they look like fish flakes tbh) which are high in vitamins B, contains all 18 amino acids and is vegan, gluten, dairy and soy free, in coconut cream with egg, instead of blocked cheese. To my surprise, it actually worked. Yay!
This recipe has 3 parts to it: the tomato base, the "cheese", the layers. All up, it took just under 1 hours to make.
Have fun and get creative – I had a ball making this!
Eggplant Lasagna | gf, df, paleo, hp, fav
Serves: 4-6 | Time: 1 hour
- 1 can / 1.5 cups peeled tomatoes
- 1 red onion, diced
- 1 cup chicken (OPTIONAL)
- Turmeric
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Combine all ingredients, stir and boil on stove top. Remove and let cool until warm.
- 2 tbs nutritional yeast flakes (also known a yeast flakes)
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup coconut cream
- Whisk eggs and nutritional yeast until eggs are beated, then add coconut cream and whisk again until combined smoothly.
- 1 large eggplant
- 1 cup spinach leaves
- 2 broccoli florets cut like seen above in picture.
- 'Cheese' layer
- Tomato Layer
- Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees.
- Grill off eggplant in a pan to remove any extra water.
- Then, choose a deep square or rectangle dish. I chose a 30cm x 30cm based on eye judgment from the size of my chosen eggplant.
- Using a small ladle, spread a thin layer of tomato base onto the bottom of the pan – enough to colour – followed by a thin layer of cheese, then eggplant and spinach. REPEAT until you have run out of each layer BUT make sure the TOP is FINISHED WITH THE CHEESE LAYER to ensure a cheesy and crisp finishing upon removal from oven.
- Place in oven and cook for 45 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve with a big fresh salad, sweet potato, crackers or enjoy on its own.
Enjoy and don't forget to share your creations with me on Instagram – bodyofnature
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Every year, I have the opportunity to participate in the Milwaukee Art Museum's "Art in Bloom". As an artist at heart, this is a dream come true. This event brings out some of the best floral designers in the Southeastern part of Wisconsin. There was 41 designers in all who participated this year.
Back in January, we had a day at the Museum called "Lottery Day." The art pieces are hand picked by the Museum on what they would like to see interpreted into flowers. When we arrive, we are handed numbers. The Art Museum will pick your number at random to go along with the artwork. It is always fun to see your challenge. This year I was paired up with Homage to the Square, by Josef Albers. What a challenge, with a yellow box!
Over the weeks I collaborated with my dad, Norman Ball III, who is a Iron Worker. It was amazing to see my vision of taking the square painting and taking it outside the box. I wanted people to see the cube from all sides and make it dimensional. My dad welded the yellow box and engineered a way to nestle the cube in the tree. The tree gives the illusion that it is holding up the cube like it landed there and is now growing.
The flowers in the cube were yellow oncidium orchids and blue tinted button mums. In the white box base holding up the branch was yellow roses, ruscus, succulents, tricillium, leucadendron and green moss.
This was a very special piece to me this year, not only was it a challenge but I had an amazing experience making memories with my dad. He was able to share his amazing engineering talent with me and I was able to show him what I love to do.
Thank you dad, couldn't have done it without you!
-Melissa Maas
Bank of Memories & Flowers


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ROME, Ga. — Berry College's head women's soccer coach Lorenzo Canalis has announced the 10 newcomers to the women's soccer team for the upcoming 2018 season.
"These ten individuals will make an immediate impact on our program," Canalis said. "Each third of the field will be strengthened by these players offering considerable athleticism, technical ability and competitive grit."
Brief bios and photos of the newcomers can be found below. The team's schedule will be released in the coming weeks.
Vanessa Belanger
(M, 5-3, Knoxville, Tenn., Knoxville Catholic High School)
A four-year varsity team member at Knoxville Catholic, Belanger joins the Vikings after earning numerous accolades as a midfielder. She was selected as the Region MVP and Midfielder of the Year, earned All-District and All-Region honors and earned the District MVP award. During her freshman year, she helped the Lady Irish soccer team to a state title. Belanger was also a standout member of the Knoxville Football Club team.
"We are delighted to have Vanessa join our program," Canalis said. "She will be a force in our midfield with her technical ability and determination."
The daughter of Tanya and Tony Belanger, Vanessa plans to major in political science and sociology.
Lauren Caylor
(M/F, 5-2, Cleveland, Tenn., Walker Valley High School)
Caylor joins the Vikings after a standout career at Walker Valley. She was selected All-Region and All-District twice as a Mustang, also earning Best of Preps and Offensive Player of the Year honors. She led her team to the program's first District and Regional titles, advancing to sub-state for the first time. Caylor scored 27 goals and passed 28 assists for her career, also helping her club team to a state title.
"Quick, feisty and fast are the adjectives that best describe Lauren," Canalis said. "With her speed, she will be able to stretch defenses and pose a constant threat in the final third."
The daughter of Dana and Kevin Caylor, Lauren plans to major in exercise science.
Alexis Goolsby
(M/F, 5-10, Marietta, Ga., Walton High School)
Serving as a team captain at Walton High, Goolsby joins the Vikings after leading her team to an Elite 8 appearance during her sophomore and junior seasons. She also led the Raiders to a Region title during her senior year. Goolsby spent five years on the RSC club team.
"Alexis has size, strength and poise both as a midfielder and as a forward," Canalis said. "We needed talent and depth in the final third and she will be a big part of that."
The daughter of Janet and Brent Goolsby, Alexis plans to major in nursing.
Kat Mabbs
(F, 5-8, St. Louis, Mo., Ladue Horton Watkins High School)
The daughter of Donna and Richard Mabbs, Kat joins the Vikings after a strong career at Ladue Horton Watkins High. The four-year varsity member plans to major in History.
"Katherine is a technically gifted forward with the ability to slash through opponents' defenses," Canalis said. "We look forward to having her on the team."
Courtney Rhea
(M, 5-8, Cartersville, Ga., Cartersville High School)
A three-year varsity team member for the Hurricanes, Rhea joins the Vikings after a strong career at Cartersville High. She helped her team to the Elite 8 during her freshman season and was a member of the Darlington Soccer Academy for four years.
"We're excited to welcome Courtney as a talented center midfielder with good distribution skills and an excellent sense of positioning," Canalis said.
The daughter of Joleen and Greg Rhea, Courtney plans to major in nursing.
Anna Salisbury
(D, 5-3, Chattanooga, Tenn., Girls Preparatory School)
Salisbury joins Berry after an impressive career at Girls Preparatory School. She was selected as the Rookie of the Year during her freshman season, earned Defensive MVP honors during his senior year and was also named TSSAA All-Region. She led the Bruisers to a state title during her freshman season, also making two more semifinals appearances during her career. During her tenure, the team went 43-15-8.
"Anna has the talent to contribute immediately to our defense," Canalis said. "She has keen one-on-one ability and the athleticism to push forward."
The daughter of Gina Salisbury, Anna plans to major in business.
Kendall Scott
(D, 5-5, Knoxville, Tenn., Bearden High School)
Selected as the District Defender of the Year, Scott will join Berry after leading the Bearden Bulldogs to a pair of Regional Championships. During her senior year, she led the team to a state quarterfinals appearance and was also selected to the state All-Star game. She also competed for the Knoxville Football Club team.
"Kendall will be a force as a central defender on our back line," Canalis said. "She has good closing speed and excellent athleticism."
The daughter of Beth and Tim Scott, Kendall plans to major in biology.
Ryley Shapiro
(M, 5-4, Orlando, Fla., Lake Highland Preparatory School)
A three-time All-State selection, Shapiro joins Berry after a standout career at Lake Highland. She earned All-County and All-Conference recognition each season, earning Midfielder of the Year recognition during her senior year. Shapiro also earned an All-Star nod during her final season. Her team also won the district title and advanced to the final four during her career.
"Ryley is a technically gifted center midfielder that will offer good distribution skills combined with grit and determination," Canalis said.
The daughter of Jenn Hannigan and Jason Shapiro, Ryley plans to major in education.
Alyssa Stevens
(GK, 5-4, Lexington, S.C., Brookland-Cayce High School)
A standout goalkeeper from Lexington, Stevens is poised to contribute immediately for Berry. A two-time All-Region and Team Defensive MVP selection, Stevens was selected All-State during her junior year and also earned Golden Glove honors at Brookland-Cayce. She led the Bearcats to a pair of region championships and a state runner-up finish during her senior year. For her career, Stevens recorded 61 wins and 51 shutouts in goal.
"We are excited to have a goalkeeper of Alyssa's talent join our program," Canalis said. "She is an accomplished No. 1 with an impressive work ethic to constantly improve and refine her game."
The daughter of Laura and Al Stevens, Alyssa plans to major in visual communication.
Haley Stewart
(MF/F, 5-8, Lake Wylie, S.C., Clover High School)
An All-Conference selection at Clover High, Stewart is set to join Berry after a four-year varsity career. She led her team to the state quarterfinals during her junior season and served as a team captain during her senior year. Stewart most recently competed for the CESA ECNL club team and was picked to the North-South state All-Star game. .
"Haley has it hall," Canalis said. "Size, speed, technical ability and competitive drive. She has a wealth of experience at the highest level and a keen desire to represent Berry."
The daughter of Lucrecia and Troy Stewart, Haley plans to major in biology.


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There's a popcorn flavor for everyone!
What better way to try gourmet popcorn flavors than with these perfect-for-sampling 7" and 10" canisters. Popular popcorn flavors, like Bacon Cheddar, New Double Butter or delectable Cookies & Crème Special Edition Popcorn are only available at certain times of the year so be sure to order these yummy favorites today! OU-D


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DILI, East Timor - Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Civic Construction Action Detail (CCAD) in Timor-Leste volunteered their time Aug. 10, teaching English to students at the Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa'e.
The class, run by Mr. Greg Fergin, husband of U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste Judith Fergin, meets weekly on the university's campus.
Seabees assisted Fergin by separating the students in groups to perform two-hour exercises covering topical conversations, sentence building techniques and how to develop a story based on a series of pictures.
According to Fergin, this gave the students more one-on-one interaction and helped them learn more efficiently.
"There is an inexhaustible demand of Timorese people wanting to learn English," said Fergin who has managed the English program for more than two years. "Seeing students succeeding is my satisfaction."
The class is provided at no cost using an all-volunteer instructing staff and is open to anyone.
"Seabees make a great contribution to Timor," said Fergin. "They help show the Timorese how a military unit can contribute to civil affairs and be great ambassadors. We always need teachers, and the Seabees are great because the students get to hear different accents and gain exposure to a variety of cultures which enhances their learning experience."
Students varied in their ability to speak English but all were eager to improve. One of the students, Akito Fransisco de Jesus Ximenes, attends the class each week, so he can be granted a scholarship to the United States.
"Speaking English well is an important part to getting a scholarship," said Ximenes. "Seabees are very good to volunteer."
The opportunity to help the CCAD's host nation served as half the reason Seabees such as Builder 3rd Class volunteered their time.
"I volunteer because I love to help others, but also because every time I go, I learn something new about the Timorese people and their culture," said Rego. "I can't help but want to know more."
The CCAD's mission is to execute engineering civic assistance projects, conduct formal training with the host nation and perform community relations events to help enhance shared capabilities and improve the country's social welfare.
One of the first battalions commissioned during World War II, NMCB 3's legacy stands strong in its ability to build and fight anywhere in the world as either a full battalion or as a group of autonomous detachments, simultaneously completing critical engineering and construction missions.
For this deployment, NMCB 3 has split into 9 details to perform critical construction projects in remote island areas such as Timor-Leste, Tonga, Cambodia and the Philippines. The teams will also conduct operations in Atsugi, Yokosuka and Okinawa, Japan; Chinhae, Republic of Korea and China Lake, CA.
The Naval Construction Force is a vital component of the U.S. Maritime Strategy. They provide deployable battalions capable of providing disaster preparation and recovery support, humanitarian assistance and combat operations support. NMCB 3 provides combatant commanders and Navy component commanders with combat-ready warfighters capable of general engineering, construction and limited combat engineering across the full range of military operations.
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
Corn Can Kill
Corn and horses – especially wild horses - do not mix. Energy dense and high in calories, corn can contain the mycotoxin, fusarium moniforme, which causes "moldy corn poisoning" in horses. Even the highest quality corn can easily overwhelm the ability of the horse's digestive tract and can ultimately cause colic and/or founder. Corn is NOT native to a wild horse's diet. Corn that falls from corn feeders hung to attract deer will absorb moisture and become moldy. When ingested by a wild horse, colic can be the least of the horse's problems (and colic is certainly life-threatening). Once a horse begins to exhibit disorientation, head pressing, and hyper-excitability, the outcome is irreversible and fatal. Corn that is mixed with peanut butter to bait wild hogs will cause all of the above as well as put the horse at great risk for choking to death. We have had two wild horses colic in the last three weeks. Both survived but only with timely and costly intervention by our Herd Manager and a veterinarian. Please, do not put corn out for the deer or corn mixed with peanut butter in areas where wild horses can get access. The deer don't need it, there are other ways to trap hogs, and it has dire consequences for the horses.
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BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK opens this week/
An audience favorite at last year's festival, and winner of our Best Storytelling in a Documentary Award, BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK opens in select theaters this week. Richard Press's documentary follows New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham, a man obsessively interested in one thing: taking pictures to document the way people dress. Cunningham lived in the same small studio above Carnegie Hall for 50 years, never eats in restaurants, and rides a rickety bicycle. The film features New York fixtures such as Anna Wintour, Tom Wolfe, David Rockefeller, Brooke Astor, and Annette de la Renta. With the singular goal of capturing the beauty that crosses his path, Cunningham has created a poignant and ongoing chronicle of the intersection of fashion and society in New York over 50 years—in effect, a portrait of New York City itself.
Read Richard Press's New York Magazine piece about his film HERE. BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK opens in New York City tomorrow, March 16, at the Film Forum. Find out when the film opens in your area HERE


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Our next On Location feature will be the inaugural ArtPrize in Grand Rapids. ArtPrize is open to any artist and the votes of all visitors will determine who wins the largest art prize in the world: $250,000! With venues all over the city and an amazing range of artists participating, ArtPrize is sure to be an amazing experience to everyone who attends.
If you're taking photos at ArtPrize, please share them in the Absolute Michigan pool, the official ArtPrize Grand Rapids group and also in the Grand Rapids ArtPrize Promotion group. Our banner photos are:
- Art Prize entry – Telos by Ray Katz by the pentax hammer (gary syrba)
- artprize by powerbooktrance
- free dots by yodraws


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I'm thrilled that a project I want to undertake has been approved for summer research scholarship funding. This means the university will pay a student to help me with my research project this summer! I feel compelled to write a blog post in order to help make students aware of the benefits of a summer scholarship, and to spread the word about my project so that it attracts some suitable applicants.
Each year, researchers from our university submit projects for summer scholarship funding, hoping to employ a student as a research assistant for ten weeks of full time work between November and February. In return the students who are employed receive $5000 tax free and learn a few research skills in the process.
Last year, I received funding for a project I was working on related to social media in tertiary teaching and learning. The summer scholar worked on a literature review related to this topic, learning how to search effectively using electronic library resources, and how to construct a Zotero group library full of annotated references. For the student (a marketing/management major), the work was flexible, mostly completed online, and an opportunity to learn about new searching tools and techniques, as well as to investigate an interesting subject area. The payment was a significant boost to a recent graduate, and the learning (attending sessions with library staff, and researching the topic) was a fun aspect too. In this win-win situation, I had the opportunity to learn and work alongside the summer scholar, and the annotated bibliography produced continues to be a useful resource in my research and writing.
This year, my project is about blended learning at Waikato, and I plan to investigate the instances of blended learning (see this previous post) that are happening in various faculties within our institution. As part of the data gathering process, I want to conduct video interviews with lecturers (or other university teachers) who are integrating aspects of online and on campus teaching and learning as part of their courses, across a range of disciplines. With appropriate ethics approval (of course), I am also hoping to talk with students taking the courses, to hear their views about the pros and cons of blended learning in our tertiary context, the varieties/forms it takes, and what enables and constrains the learning in a blended format. The intended outcome will be a series of small case studies, comprised of short video clips, and accompanying text. The project is #17 in this full project list.
To assist with this case study research, I am looking for a research assistant who is interested in video interviewing. The suitable candidate might be finishing their second or third year of undergraduate study, or could be a masters student taking taught papers, in any discipline at any university in NZ or Australia. The full regulations for the scholarship are here.
Could this be you or someone you know? One of your students? One of your peers?
The summer scholar for the BlendedLearning@Waikato project will be:
- eager to learn about interviewing as a method, and to have a go at interviewing with me at first, then independently
- confident with a video camera or willing to learn
- available to work in Hamilton during the summer period (with holidays in the middle encouraged)
I am interested in hearing from potential candidates, who then need to apply to the scholarships office by 31 August.
In summary, the summer research scholarship is a mutually beneficial opportunity for me to work with a research assistant to progress my project, while the scholar learns and earns at the same time!
This blog is a collaboration between Drs Noeline Wright and Dianne Forbes, teacher educators and educational researchers at the University of Waikato. We are keen on examining the role digital technologies can play in learning and teaching, as well as wider educational issues. We take turnabout in posting to this site. We should also state that these views are our own, and do not represent the views of the University of Waikato or the Faculty of Education, where we both work
Monday, 1 August 2016
Summer Research Scholarships: Earn and Learn at the University of Waikato
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Autism and Down Syndrome Connections Support Group
This group is for Triangle families seeking support around the Down Syndrome and Autism intersection. The group meets 4-6 times a year which are posted on our calendar. Reach out if you would like TDSN to be connect you with other parents of children with a dual diagnosis. They also have a closed Facebook group
Other Helpful Links
- The Down Syndrome-Autism Connection™ is the only nonprofit organization dedicated solely to co-occurring Down syndrome and autism spectrum disorder (DS-ASD) in the United States.
- Autism in Down syndrome is not typical autism
Relying on resources and building social connections with other parents that share your concerns will bring a new perspective to the issues surrounding a joint diagnosis.


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Peach Cobbler Cupcakes
The days since the inauguration have felt anything, but peachy. However, It's been awesome though feeling the camaraderie online, especially with the people I follow on Instagram. Normally my feed is all pretty parties and delicious treats. I'm happy to see people take a moment to share their thoughts. It makes things feel less isolated.
Another silver lining to all things happening in the United States, is that it is making people think. I know I've never given too much thought to who is in the White House or the decisions that are being made by our elected officials and maybe that's awful, but it's honest. Bachelor nights with my girlfriends have even shifted! We've gone from a night of gossiping to the occasional political discussion... The world really has turned topsy turvy!


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by Ben Koush
On the evening of Tuesday, January 24, the Houston Downtown Management District, along with Metro and its design-build component, Houston Rapid Transit, hosted a public presentation of five proposals for the new "Houston Central Station." They were the result of an invited competition whose impressive advisory panel featured among others the new, and apparently well-connected, deans of Houston's two schools of architecture, Patricia Oliver of University of Houston and Sarah Whiting of Rice University. Entries were presented by Chris Sharples of SHoP Architects, New York; Paul Lewis of Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis, New York; Neil Denari of Neil M. Denari Architects, Los Angeles; Mark Wamble of Interloop—Architecture, Houston; and Craig Dykers of Snøhetta, New York and Oslo. (I would have liked to see women architects like Jeanne Gang or Toshiko Mori also included.)
They are all decidedly avant-garde, modernist firms who have begun in the last several years to build increasingly large and prestigious projects. Collectively, they tend to use computer modeling to create rather complicated swooping and angled designs that rely on the newish technology of digitally assisted, custom fabrication for their realization. As such, they tend to be highly regarded in architectural schools and in the architectural press where these techniques are the common currency in trade, though perhaps somewhat less by the general public who usually seems to be either awed, mystified, or repulsed by such work.
My initial fantasy image of fedora-clad Mad Men and buxom ladies in stiletto heels rushing to catch the midnight train in a moodily lit Central Station was quickly dispelled by the detailed introduction given by Lonnie Hoogeboom, Director of Planning, Design and Development for the Downtown District, who explained that, in fact, the project was for a modest open-air platform where two new light rail lines, the East End Line and the Southeast Line, intersect with the existing Main Street Line. The site is on Main Street between the existing Main Street Square Station and the Preston Station. It faces Houston's great Art Deco setback skyscraper, the Gulf Building, completed in 1929, where the Sakowitz Brothers once had their department store. The Central Station will be inserted in the median between the existing tracks, and as a result, will only be about eleven-feet wide, but will run nearly the length of the block. The current budget is about $1 million, including design fees, and each firm was given a $20,000 honorarium for design and travel expenses. Once they accepted, they had about six weeks to design the projects they presented in Houston. That firms of such caliber enthusiastically participated in what is in reality a very small project is perhaps a signal of the clout of the advisory panel. The winning firm will subcontract to a local architect of record, selected by Metro, who will prepare the final construction documents.
Tuesday's presentation was intended to gather public feedback, which will be given to the jury when they review the projects in the next few weeks. Just as impressive as the advisory panel is the list of jurors, which includes David Burney, FAIA, Commissioner, Department of Design and Construction, New York; Carlos Jimenez of Carlos Jimenez Studio, Houston; Michael Rock, Founding Partner & Creative Director, 2×4, New York; Carol Lewis, Director of Texas Southern University's Center for Transportation, Training & Research, Houston; and Minnette Boesel, the Mayor's Assistant for Cultural Affairs, Houston.
On to the projects.
The first to present was Chris Sharples of SHoP. He didn't name it, so I'll call it La Chimenea because of its three large chimneys that in theory will wick away hot, moist air from waiting passengers (and replace it with more hot, moist air?). It was to be a tensile structure, which in this case is translucent Kevlar membrane stretched over a rigid steel tube frame. La Chimenea has the benefit, in my opinion, of extending not only over the platform but over the power lines of the tracks, which would help with keeping driving rain off the passengers. Also, its lightweight construction seemed cost effective, and if the central supports were moved to the sidewalks on either side of the street, more space for better circulation on the narrow platform could easily be obtained. Finally, its multiple vertical shapes, which reminded me of something Frei Otto might have designed after he drank too much beer, would definitely stand out on the constricted site.
Project two was presented by Paul Lewis of Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis. It was basically a rectangular canopy raised over the platform that was torqued for added aesthetic value. The lifting of the edges of the box was intended to inflect towards the direction of oncoming light rail cars and to provide a place for signage to be installed. The structure was to be a series of steel tube columns about 12 inches in diameter spaced 18 feet apart. The canopy was to be made of a frame of six-inch square steel tubes. They were to be sheathed with plywood and stainless-steel panels on the outside in four different finishes and opal-colored, back-lit polycarbonate on the inside. Instead of a direct attachment between the columns and the canopy there was to be a web of two-inch-diameter steel tubes radiating from each column connected to the canopy, furthermore, directly above each column was to be a circular opening cut into the canopy. This column attachment and hole above troubled me, first because the hole seemed as if water during a rainstorm would hit the top of the column and splash about on people below, and second the web of little tubes seemed very tree-like and made me think of the grackle colony that has installed itself in the live oaks planted next to Metro's Downtown Transit Center at Main and the Pierce Elevated (in the back where the busses go) and poop all over the sidewalk and on waiting passengers who don't know to stay away.
Neil Denari presented the third project, and shame on me for not knowing he went to the University of Houston (B-Arch 1980), but I did very much enjoy the series of photos of iconic modern buildings in Houston (Astrodome, the Brown Pavilion of The Museum of Fine Arts, Pennzoil Place) that he took in the early 1980s. His project was based on lines—power lines, light rail lines, freeway lines, etc. The distinctive color of his proposal was taken from Alexander Calder's red-painted metal crab in front of the Brown Pavilion as well as the Metro's red coloring coding of the Main Street line on its maps. This project was to be fabricated out of steel (like the crab), fashioned into a continuous, sinuous, box-like strip that was about two-feet square with a flat rectangular canopy extending to the edges of the platform above. My one concern with this project was the thickness of the steel support and the fact that it was extended along a good portion of the platform. It seems like it might cause a bottleneck if there are a lot of people or someone in a wheelchair trying to get past.
Interloop's project was called Open Transfer. And although I really liked the presentation renderings that used what appeared to be black and white photocopied images of the adjacent buildings collaged with a colored rendering of the station for a gritty late 1980s feel, there were so many cryptic explanatory diagrams that I have to admit I kind of got confused before partner Mark Wamble finished. From what I gathered, and from looking at their board that Metro helpfully posted on their website afterword, the gist of the project was that they wanted to use thrown-away traffic signs (the orange, yellow, and green ones, and a few of the white ones, but not the blue or brown ones, arranged in a gradation of tones) to clad the beefy steel-box truss that was going to support the canopy, which "communicates a poetic message about the utilization of refuse from the automobile culture to clad a mass-transit facility." The underside was to be white-tinted cement plaster. At one end there would be a column in the center of the platform and at the other end, were outrigger-like supports resting on the sidewalks, that Wamble called the Spider, from which the canopy was suspended. The coloring was pretty cool, but I'm afraid in the end it will look messy with all those sharp edges, not to mention graffiti-like, perhaps something not to be encouraged in Metro's premier light rail station.
The last project, and my personal favorite, was Snøhetta's, presented by Craig Dykers. Dykers explained that the four times he came to Houston to meet and look at the site, it rained, pretty hard apparently. He continued that locals use the term "cow pissing on a flat rock" to describe these wet weather events, which got the biggest laugh of the night. And while I don't believe I've actually heard such a term uttered in the 15 or so years I've lived here, I'm definitely going to try to start using it more frequently once the drought ends. Their project called for a concrete canopy whose stalactite-like shapes were derived from the image of stop-action photographs of water droplets and the cast-in-place, folded plate concrete structures designed by Felix Candela in the 1950s and 1960s. However, this being the 2010s, the forms were going to be computer milled, hollow Styrofoam with a variety of ridges, squiggles, and holes programmed in. These were all intended to catch and channel rain water for the visual delight of passengers trapped on the platform during a storm. One very un-Candela like detail, to me at least, was that the canopy required a series of guy wires to stabilize it in high winds. Hopefully something could be worked out to get rid of them. I thought there was a wonderful symmetry between the first and the last projects. Both were concerned about heat and rain, two of Houston's most important weather considerations. The first sought to push heat out the top with chimneys and the last sought to suck rain in with funnels. Maybe a whole series of stations could be designed to reference Houston's climate in witty ways as these two do, which in the absence of topography or other attractive geological attributes takes on such a huge role in defining the characteristics of the city as a distinct place.


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TOM GILBOY has been selected as a Contributor to the prestigious Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. Founded in 1926 and boasting a rich literary tradition, Bread Loaf gathers together emerging writers to work closely with a diverse and talented faculty. For 10 days in August, conference attendees experience the intensity and challenge of working under the guidance of notable writers, including MacArthur Fellows, U.S. poets laureate, and recipients of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. Congratulations and safe travels, Tom!
Congratulations to JESSIE AKOS, whose first novel, The Calculus of Change, will be published in 2018 by Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Click the image to read the full report of the sale in the trade journal, Publishers Weekly. Congrats again, Jessie – we can't wait to hold the book and host your first reading at the Studio in '18!
An exciting new publication for ANITA OSWALD, whose story BLOOD BEACH was selected as the featured story in the inaugural issue of The Lion's Tale, an online literary journal. Click the image to read Anita's story in full. Congrats, Anita!


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Heng earned a master's in business administration from Ohio University in 1987. His gift will fund the Paul W. Heng-Unigen Scholarship, which will send six Ohio University student, faculty or staff ambassadors to Cambodia over a two-year period to assist the University of Cambodia with the development of its Asian Leadership Center, which is modeled after the GLC.
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Kao Kim Hourn, president of the University of Cambodia, said the gift has helped to strengthen the relationship between the University of Cambodia and Ohio University.
"I am indeed delighted to see the growing ties between the University of Cambodia and Ohio University," Kao said. "UC has so much to learn from OU, and the Paul Heng Scholarship has made it possible for UC and OU to collaborate on the exchange of interns. I am fully confident that UC-OU cooperation will continue to expand and deepen in the years to come."
While scholarship recipients do not have to be directly affiliated with the GLC, they must demonstrate the expertise and interest to contribute to the Asian Leadership Center's growth, said GLC Director Greg Emery, AB '82, MA '84, MBA '98.
"The University of Cambodia is very young and very new," Emery said. "It has many needs, and the fund is a way for Ohio University to offer its expertise."
The Asian Leadership Center is expected to launch in March 2009. A celebration of the new center in October 2008 will coincide with the fourth Asia Economic Forum, to be held at the University of Cambodia.
GLC graduate assistant David Derstine is working at the University of Cambodia for four months as the scholarship fund's first ambassador. His role is to assist the University of Cambodia with increasing its public profile and student enrollment by developing curricula and planning leadership models and conferences.
Heng, who said he is proud of the GLC's work in Cambodia, decided to make the gift after attending an Ohio University alumni "global homecoming" in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in August 2006, at which he met Emery. Emery was subsequently awarded Fulbright Senior Specialist status in business administration by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars and the U.S. State Department.
The Fulbright funding allowed Emery to travel to the University of Cambodia to begin work on the Asian Leadership Center. While in Cambodia, Emery led seminars and workshops, took part in specialized academic programs and conferences, consulted on faculty development, developed and assessed curricula, and conducted teacher-training activities.
The Paul W. Heng-Unigen Scholarship Fund will help the GLC to support the goals of the Vision OHIO strategic plan by increasing the university's prominence in Southeast Asia and expanding partnerships between Ohio University and the University of Cambodia.
Ambassadors are chosen through a competitive process. Emery encourages individuals interested in higher education administration and Southeast Asia to contact the GLC.
To learn more about the Global Leadership Center, visit www.ohiou.edu/glc.


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Facebook and the content over this social media platform are really selling these days like a hotcake. You can see these ads yielding more and more amount of recognition with every passing day. Facebook has now moved beyond its tag of social networking website to an effective communication platform. Therefore it has become difficult for the entrepreneurs to ignore Facebook to exploit it for their marketing strategies. Facebook can help you in expanding your customer base along with improving your visibility and thus shaping your bottom line. Facebook ads give the entrepreneurs the opportunity to communicate with their prospective clients and promote their products or services. The below is the list of some vital tips which you need to take care while placing your Facebook ads.
Be clear in your message and design
The business page you create over Facebook is not meant to socialize but it's for the purpose of marketing. Most of the online marketers commit a simple mistake of building a page for their brands which appear just like an ordinary social page. In order to expedite advertising, the design is required to move around your business and what it offers. Hence you are supposed to strictly discourage irrelevant images in your photo album and vague posts. Also, your contact information, discount offers, coupons should be kept open and not hiding somewhere from your target audience.
Include call for action element
All your marketing efforts would go for a waste if you do not put some strong call for action element in your Facebook ads. Generally the novices treading this path end up committing this mistake of not including any call to action in their Facebook ads. Your target group coming over your ads would generally expect the next step after reading the ad content rather than inventing their own action step after reading the advertisement. So, it is often recommended to use strong phrase like 'click here to buy' or some other similar content with these lines can prove beneficial. The visitors coming to your ads or page should be directed to a specific task which you expect from them to do.
Giving rewards to your visitors
Any effective fan page generally comprises of some lucrative kind of coupon placed over the center of the page or some tempting offer given by the business owner. People coming to your page should easily be able to see this offer. The visitors coming at your place should be given tempting reasons to come to your place rather than simply directing to act. By offering different discounts, special offers, special membership, discount codes and such offers, you can simply end up persuading people coming over your fan page. Also, there should be certain apps which can help your visitors to click the like button over your page and then get the benefits given in different offers. During this process, if you are able to confine other details about your visitors, it will certainly help your business to plan things for your targeted demography.
Use competent images
Good images attract people more than plain words; this is quite true for the internet users. So while creating a fan page for your marketing it is important to include good images rather using some plain content. The visitors coming at your fan page should be able to see an attractive picture; hence you need to add one at the profile page over the left and one big size picture at the front or center. These pictures at the center could be of your various offers or incentives which you offer your visitors. Putting an image in the form of call of action element can also work wonder for you since many of your visitors would mind scrolling down.
Put multiple ads
Facebook gives you an opportunity to design a number of rotating ads over the website. It is therefore important to benefit from this opportunity and try different ads on frequent basis. This will also help you in citing out the most effective ad for your marketing. You are supposed to use different content supplementing by proper images and thus find out which one proves out the best as per your interest. You can use different advertising tactics in order to target your prospective customers and at the same time put efforts to build a competent customer database. By including multiple ads over your Facebook business fan page, you can break the monotony and keep the users interest alive.
By using different marketing advertising tools wisely and effectively, you can make your Facebook ad campaign successful. Adopting the above discussed tips and tricks can certainly give you the desired results. You simply have to put your efforts with consistency.
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(New Orleans) Ask almost anyone about cancer and they'll probably list lung, breast and prostate as major killers. But the one they won't list is colorectal cancer, even though it is the second-leading cause of cancer death in both Louisiana and the United States.
That is why the Louisiana Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (LCCCP) is encouraging all Louisianians 50 and over, to talk to their doctors about getting screening during March Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. This discussion is especially important for African American men and Cajuns, as they suffer disproportionately from the disease. African American men face a number of barriers when it comes to colorectal cancer screening, including a lack of access to screening and/or a doctor recommendation, as well as avoidance of the issue. And the recent Tulane/LSU study showing that Cajuns have a higher incidence of the disease, points to genetic factors as the culprit.
Either way, everyone 50 and over needs to get a colorectal cancer screening on a regular basis. That is because colorectal cancer is a preventable disease and people are often dying from it because of misconceptions and myths.
Colorectal Cancer Risk Factors
For example, according to research from the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT), most people know they should be screened. But they do not recognize the importance of screening and rationalize away the need for it. In addition, people believe that because they have no symptoms or family history of the disease, or that because they don't know anyone personally with cancer, they can't get it. There are people who believe they are healthier than they really are, even though they don't practice good health habits in general or discuss things with their doctor – or even go to the doctor. LCCCP Manager Colleen Huard also notes that women often mistakenly believe they can't get colon cancer, which is not true, as women get it at the same rates as men.
Perhaps most insidious of all the beliefs that the NCCRT turned up is the negative connotation that some people associate with colorectal cancer screening, believing it to be an embarrassing, unpleasant or invasive process. That phenomena is often referred to health experts as "letting yourself die from embarrassment" and stress that while no one may love getting a colonoscopy or doing an at-home stool test, these are standard tests with minimal risk that can prevent much more serious and invasive consequences down the road.
Two other sad factors also keep people from getting screened. One is a lack of affordability, which is the number one reason people don't get screened. Fortunately, under the Affordable Care Act, preventive screenings such as colonoscopies are now covered, so more people than ever before can get screened.
And a top reason that African Americans and Hispanics, two groups who are less likely to get screened, don't do so is because their doctors aren't recommending it. That is a behavior that doctors need to change, while patients also need to learn that they need to ask about screenings.
Risk factors for colorectal cancer beyond age, racial/ethnic background and misconceptions, include a history of other diseases, such as Type 2 diabetes; a personal or family history of polyps and/or colorectal cancer; inflammatory bowel disease; and inherited syndromes (FAP, HNPCC, Turcot Sydrome, Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome, MUTYH-Associated Polyposis).
Controllable or lifestyle risk factors that can lead to colorectal cancer include a diet high in red and processed meats, such as beef, pork, lamb, liver, hot dogs and certain kinds of luncheon meats; physical inactivity; being obese; smoking; and heavy use of alcohol (more than two drinks a day for men; one for women.)
Colorectal cancer in Louisiana
Colorectal cancer is such an issue in Louisiana that health experts around the state have come together to form a Louisiana Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (LCCRT). It is modeled after the NCCRT and its goal, like the NCCRT's, is "80% by 2018" or getting everyone 50 and over screened by that date.
One message the LCCRT will relay is "the best test is the one you're going to get," a reference to the fact that there are colorectal cancer screening tests other than colonoscopies that can take place in the hospital, as well as at home. That is why people should discuss their screening options with doctors to be better informed as to what the best is for them, what will be covered by insurance, etc.
To learn more about colorectal cancer, go to http://lcccp.org/colorectal/.
The Louisiana Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (LCCCP) is part of the CDC-funded Louisiana Cancer Prevention and Control Programs (LCP) housed at the LSU Health Sciences Center School of Public Health. For more information, go to www.louisianacancer.org.


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Woody Guthrie Tribute Concert
November 9, 7:30pm at the Old Parish House in College Park
Hosted by Eric Maring (Mr. M) and sponsored by the College Park Arts Exchange.
Several local musicians, young and young at heart, will bring the music alive.
Bring yourselves, your families, your voices and be part of this special free event.
College Park Arts Exchange www.cpae.org


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Whether it is the energetic tones or soothing neutral bedding options that you are looking for, Comfort Spaces has a product that has the best of both the worlds. This floral printed comforter set in purple, grey and white adds a fun element to your whole bedroom ensemble. The pleasant combination of grey and white with a splash of purple is sure to heighten your excitement.
The Enya bedding features printed floral details. The 2 matching shams (pillow insert not included) and 1 decorative pillow add to the fun look. This Comfort Spaces comforter set also includes a matching bed skirt. The comforter measures 90(W)X90(L) inches to fit a full size or a queen size bed. The 2 shams measure 20(W)X26(L) inches each. The decorative pillow measures 12(W)x16(L) inches and the bed skirt measures 60(W)x80(L) inches with a 15 inch drop. Choose the Enya bedding set for your bedroom which is also available in other color variants.
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Xdestructor Live Titanfall Gameplay at E3 Expo 2014 Respawn Competition
Unfortunately, Respawn Entertainment was not giving out prizes for top players, only burn card packages that randomly contained either gold or silver cards – for T-Shirts and other items. The burn cards were really nice collector's items. I, phoenixgenesis, played alongside Xdestructor, but we only recorded his gameplay as this was my first hands-on with Titanfall. What a fun game! I really had a fun time playing Titanfall at E3 this year and meeting all the creative minds behind Respawn Entertainment.
Video recorded on June 11, 2014 in Los Angeles, CA at E3 Expo 2014 for Phoenix Genesis. Titanfall cover video photo taken by Des Manttari (phoenixgenesis) on June 8, 2014 at LA, CA E3 Expo 2014 outside the Nvidia booth. See our Titanfall E3 2014 Interview with Abbie Heppe or get more Titanfall coverage on our site HERE.
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Sometimes I like to do things backwards. I'll clean up the kitchen before enjoying the meal I just made. I'll back out of the garage before putting on my seatbelt. I'll eat the bottom of a muffin before the top.
Last fall I saw a special rough cut screening of Blue Like Jazz without having read the book. I can hear all of you tsk, tsk, tsking as you read this post. You're saying, "You should never see a movie before reading the book it is based on." Yes, well, I didn't know my husband and I were going to the screening until the night before when Steve Taylor called to personally invite us to attend. Did that stop your tsking?
The only knowledge I had about the book was a forty-minute education provided by my husband Dale during our drive to the church where the screening took place. What he told me didn't make sense. I couldn't piece together what he said because, as Dale assured me, "It is unlike any book you have ever read or will ever read." I wasn't sure what to think when the lights dimmed and the crowd shifted its focus to the screen at the front of the church, so I chose to clear my mind.
As the scenes unfolded I found myself being absorbed into them. The quirky characters were unique yet real. The story was unusual yet so familiar. The dialogue was thought-provoking yet hilarious. When the movie ended I sat silently for a few minutes, letting the weight of what had just transpired on the screen sink in. I was moved, changed, and inspired.
Alas, in December I added the book to my pack as Dale and I boarded a plane for Guatemala. I passed the hours away in a hammock overlooking Lake Atitlan while I stepped into Donald Miller's world. Within the first chapter I realized two things: 1) he is a clever writer who seamlessly weaves together stories; and 2) I would see into his heart and my own by the time I read the last page.
I suggest reading only a few chapters at a time and then taking a day or two off because thoughts, emotions, and prayers will come to mind that you will want to address. Then you'll get sucked right back in because you'll want to know how situations will be resolved and where your heart and mind will be taken next. Donald's honesty will make you want to be honest with yourself about who you are and where your faith walk is headed.
The movie Blue Like Jazz opens April 13th. Perhaps you should do things "forwards" by reading the book before seeing the movie. Or maybe you like being backwards, too.
What was your reaction to reading Blue Like Jazz? If you haven't read it yet, are you going to read the book before seeing the movie?


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Nick's Cove Restaurant, Oyster Bar & Cottages is located on the twisting, cliff-hugging route north from San Francisco up Pacific Coast Highway on a relatively undiscovered, unspoiled swath of pristine coastline. The construction of the highway in 1930, followed by the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge in 1937, brought a surge in tourist traffic looking for food, lodging and adventure. Marin County became a popular destination for weekend motorists, and Nick's Cove is one of the last remaining historic settlements from those early days of tourism. Today, Nick's Cove offers some of the finest seasonal, sustainable California cuisine sourced from the surrounding Marin and Sonoma County farms as well as fresh seafood and Tomales Bay oysters.
The Croft, the on-site farm and garden that was finished last summer, is now blossoming under the property's own farmer, Brendan Thomas. Brendan is dedicated to making sure he not only grows a wide variety of vegetables sustainably, but that he does so while making a positive impact on the land. Thomas, inspired by bio-intensive, natural, and organic approaches to farming, is creating a system where all parts — animals, plants, and soil — work together to create a whole. Currently The Croft is supplying most of the restaurant's mustard greens, chard, broccoli, cauliflower, honey and eggs. The chickens seem to be responding well to their coop with a view of the glittering Tomales Bay coastline.


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A is for Attachment Parenting
Kelly Evans
In our A-Z of Birth and early parenting - A is for Attachment Parenting. As a birth doula I consider it of vital importance to consider your parenting style early (preferably before your first is born). Many parents are surprised by this as often the topics of importance are taking leave, from work, baby showers, and parental leave/baby bonus. Some parents have been having conversations around the subject of parenting already. How you were parented affects your views on parenting.
Do you want to parent as your parents did?
Are you determined to be nothing like your parents?
If so do you have a vision for how this will look?
Do you have a plan or a framework for achieving this (particularly if you are planning to be different to your own parents)?
October is attachment parenting month
Personally and having studied with DONA International - I am a huge fan of the attachment parenting style as a parenting tool (note as a tool not a discipline).
The seven principles of attachment parenting are (thanks to Dr Sears):
- Birth bonding
- Breastfeeding
- Babywearing
- Bedding close to baby
- Belief in the language value of your baby's cry
- Beware of baby trainers
- Balance
If your current pregnancy planning ends at birth, then maybe it's time to have a chat with me - and start your post-partum planning.
The reality is that birth lasts for a few days, but parenting lasts for a lifetime! The time to set up a good foundation, in agreement with your partner is now!


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Baja California
Listed by UNESCO and praised by conservationists and oceanographers, Mexico's Sea of Cortes is right up there as an eco-travel hotspot. Sea mammals, birds and biodiversity reign supreme.
Tauck of the Town
This stalwart US travel brand have been around for nearly 90 years. Now they have big plans to expand their river cruise portfolio with new ships and itineraries. Just what does Tauck have to offer?
You have arrived
Nothing makes an entrance quite like a Bentley. And with 377kW from a 6.75l twin-turbo V8, that arrival can be quite brisk. But just what do you get for $800k in the sublime Mulsanne super saloon?
India's other holy river is a veritable highway through history. Carving a swathe through rich plains in West Bengal, it traces the British Raj and Hinduism through grand manors and ornate temples.
South Africa
It's been nearly 20 years since apartheid was dismantled, so just what are the so-called 'born free generation' doing in the new South Africa. Explore the revived Rainbow Nation and discover why and how.
The comeback city
Once the 'arsenal of America', this 20th Century industrial powerhouse is transforming itself into a modern centre of art and innovation. Can heavy metal Detroit reinvent itself for the 21st Century?


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Forget a steering wheel - new Toyota inspired by horses
Toyota has suggested motorists of the future could ride about in a vehicle inspired by a horse.
It has announced a concept car that drivers would control by shifting their body weight while standing, doing away with the need for a steering wheel.
One analyst said the current design posed too many safety issues, but did point towards future developments.
The FV2 vehicle will make its official debut at the Tokyo Motor Show in two weeks' time.
'Imagination piece'
Toyota suggested leaning forwards, backwards or to the side to determine the FV2's direction would be "intuitive", adding that voice and facial recognition sensors would bring up information to assist users in their journeys.
Suggested destinations and other data would be shown on an augmented reality display presented on the windscreen, it said.
The aim was to develop aspects of trust and understanding between the vehicle and the rider "similar to those a rider will have with a horse".
"This is an imagination piece rather than something that will be seen in production in the next few years," a spokesman told the BBC.
"But some of the technologies we're suggesting could be introduced further down the line - say in five to 10 years' time."
Testing the water
Carmakers often release images and models of imagined futuristic vehicles to coincide with motor shows.
Although they are sometimes little more than a publicity stunt, they can be valuable as a way of seeking early feedback and helping determine where research and development funds should be invested.
It can still take a long time for successful ideas to come to fruition.
For example, Toyota first showed off the idea of making a hybrid - combining both an internal combustion engine and an electrical propulsion system - in 1977 when it unveiled a special version of its Sports 800 GT at the Tokyo show.
It was 20 years later that it released its first hybrid for sale to the public - the Prius - in Japan.
Other examples of tech first seen in concept vehicles include panoramic glass roofs, now found in some Renault and Mercedes cars among others, and using touchscreen panels to do away with dashboard buttons, as is the case in Tesla's Model S.
New thinking
One expert said the Toyota's latest design was intended to address a problem worrying the industry at large.
"Lots of carmakers are very frightened by the fact many young people can't afford a car and insurance, and the whole concept of a traditional motor vehicle doesn't really appeal to them," said Paul Newton from the consultants IHS Automotive.
"I think in practical terms the FV2 won't see the light of day - if you are standing up and leaning to move it, my first thought would be, what if you hit something? The likelihood of it being licensed in today's safety-conscious environment is zero.
"But concepts are the proving ground for lots of technologies that do come into mainstream production, and many things will happen in the next 25 years that will redefine what we've probably spent a good part of century looking at as the norm."
Mitsubishi, Nissan, Suzuki and Honda are among the other firms who have announced they will be unveiling concept vehicles at the Tokyo Motor Show, which runs from 22 November to 1 December.


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In looking over the non-Bowden 1980's photographic archives for the proposed book on Adelaide photography I realised that I was in the process of making a shift from the then fashionable street style photography of the 1970s to a more topographic approach. Fashionable in the sense that New York in the 1960s was the centre of photography with Winogrand, Friedlander and Meyerowitz laying down the classic grooves for street photography.
This is an example of the street photography in Adelaide's CBD that was made from a public space in the 1980s:
Street photography is candid photography –in this case it is a photo of an office worker walking west along Franklin St after leaving the office in the late afternoon. This was during an Adelaide summer and it was a time when white socks and sandals were the summer fashion for men. This fashion was much more practical in 40 degrees heat than the traditional tie and suit.


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Lee Wolen, Executive Chef and Partner at Boka, got his start at a vocational culinary school during his high school years in Cleveland. From there he went on to work as sous chef at Moto, Butter, and Eleven Madison Park, before joining Boka as executive chef and partner.
Ranked #5 in Chicago's Preliminary 2018 Ratings, Boka's quirky seasonal menu has proven popular among Chicagoans and laid the foundation for the Boka Restaurant Group. We had a chance to catch up with the award-winning chef.
Renzell: Let's start at the beginning. What was the first dish you learned to cook?
Chef Lee Wolen: A ham and cheddar omelette. I used to make them when I was 7 years old for my mom for breakfast.
R: Describe your ideal food day.
LW: I would wake up and have a Cortado from Caffe Streets in Chicago and then have breakfast at Le CouCou in New York: avocado toast with poached eggs. For lunch, I'd stay east and head over to Xi'an Famous Foods for their cold noodles. Dinner would be my wife's homemade turkey meatballs with steamed broccoli. For dessert, I would eat a chocolate chip cookie. I'm not a big sweets guy, but I can't say no to a chocolate chip cookie.
R: What inspires you to continue to create new dishes?
LW: Eating out and cookbooks. We have walls of cookbooks at Boka. It's my favorite part of the kitchen. I don't drink, so occasionally guests bring cookbooks for the kitchen as gifts!
R: Do you have a favorite ingredient to work with?
LW: It changes all the time, but right now I'm enjoying cooking with lamb tongue, which is currently corned and grilled at Boka.
R: Do you have a favorite dish to cook?
LW: Pasta, from start to finish. I love how versatile pasta is.
R: Do you ever venture outside the typical cuisine of Boka?
LW: We will at our new restaurant Somerset when it opens in the Viceroy Chicago Hotel this fall!
Want to experience Chef Lee's creations for yourself? Book an evening at Boka!


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With over ten years of experience as a teacher and tutor in top San Francisco Bay Area schools, Brittany provides effective tutoring to enhance students' skills and confidence. She quickly identifies both academic skill sets and learning styles and customizes tutoring plans to meet students' academic goals. Brittany has a wealth of experience tutoring middle school and high school math, humanities, and Spanish. In addition to academic tutoring and test prep (SSAT, ISEE, SAT, ACT), Brittany specializes in helping students prepare for college, build competitive college applications, and navigate the college admissions process.
Brittany is currently completing a Master's program at the prestigious University of Chicago. A recipient of both the CLAS and San Diego fellowships, she is conducting research at the University of California, Berkeley, at the nexus of anthropology, history, and law. She has traveled and taught in Eastern Europe, East Africa, and Latin America, and has experience working with international students and English Language Learners.


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Janska Clothing That Comforts/
Wouldn't it be great if you could find outerwear made right here in the USA that's as comfortable as it is stylish?
Let me introduce you to Janska Clothing That Comforts. The premise is simple. Create vibrant, comfortable, disability-friendly clothing using classic lines and lightweight fabrics, and manufacture the entire line in America.
I'm over the moon about Janska for several reasons. Janska's President, Jan Erickson, initially created a single piece for her friend Jean, who had experienced a stroke and was left with limited mobility. The design came to Erickson in a dream, and she sketched it out and took her drawing to a local seamstress to construct the actual garment. The result was a warm, vivid fleece jacket with loose sleeves and a back slit that was easy to put on, a joy to wear and didn't look at all like typical adaptive clothing.
That jacket became the start of Colorado Springs based Janska Clothing That Comforts and Janska Wellness Wear. Janska Clothing That Comforts makes wearing fleece a fashion statement. If you have any doubts just look at the gorgeous Eliza Jacket in Paprika. It's soft, warm, and cozy - and the oversized buttons are so much easier for someone like me who has a disability that impairs fine motor skills (aka fumbly fingers) to button. But all that aside it's just beautiful. The color and cut are great for a girl that has curves, and if you get bored it's fully reversible so it's like having a second jacket. I'm wearing mine with a graphic silk top, black bootcut jeans, and my faux-boy ankle boots.
Janska Wellness Wear was created to give people with disabilities lovely options like the Easy Wear Jacket and LapWrap that are easy to put on and won't get tangled up in wheelchair spokes. The MocSocks are especially comfortable for diabetics because the seam is exterior facing - but they're great for anyone with a permanent case of cold feet ( no pun intended). Most importantly they just look cool. Nothing fuddy-duddy-old-farty-poor-thing about these clothes. It's high time the disabled and elderly had these kinds of fashionable options.
Thank you, Jan Erickson! I was sent the jacket at no cost to me, but the review is mine all mine, and Janska is a company that truly embodies the spirit of what being a Spashionista is all about.
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Linking up with my lovely hermanas Españolas and all around the world for Share in Style: Halloween. I know I'm not posting a costume yet, but I do have one that I was desperately seeking (that's a hint) and I'll post it soon. I also have news about Rhoda, Amanda Valentine, and a really special wedding, along with a very punk fashion show, some exquisite jewelry, resurrected vintage clothing, a Gothic Circus, and some pre-holiday fun.
Also linking up with Style to Inspire, Monday Mingle, Reasons to Dress, Random Wednesday, Thursdays Favorite Things and Throwback Thursday
Don't forget, there's still time to enter to win the fabulous SUNNYband Sunny and I are giving away. You have until midnight on November 1st to try your luck.


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To put a bit of closure on my post from yesterday, I guess I should update the drama.
I called my mom. At first she claimed to have no idea that my dad had done this. As we talked more, it became clear that not only did she know he had done it, but she knew he was planning to do it, she knew when he was doing it, and they talked about it afterwards.
Okay. I get it. You have a bad day and you want to vent about it to somebody. You want someone to feel sorry for you. Fine. But my mom over dramatized everything, which my dad, being Latino and ridiculous, dramatized the dramatization by about 100% and that's when he decided to blow up on Abe.
He would never come to me and drop this nonsense because he knows I wouldn't take it. I would call him out on his exaggerations and that would set him off even more. We are too much alike, my dad and I. He thinks he is never wrong and I know I am never wrong.
When I was seventeen, not long after Abe and I started dating, he basically pulled the same crap. Only, I was home at the time, and when I happened upon him taking out his frustrations on Abe, I stepped in and ended it.
Then he kicked me out.
If I couldn't agree that his way was the only way, then I had no place to live in his house.
He actually brought up this fight when he was unloading on Abe yesterday. He said he will never forget that fight and he is still waiting for an apology.
Don't hold your breath, Papi.
I wasn't wrong then, I am not wrong now. I did nothing to feel guilty for. I have my own life, my own husband, my own children and they are my priority. I am sorry if my mom had her feelings hurt, but it was of her own doing.
My mom plays the role of the helpless housewife that can't control her husband or what he says or does. This makes me insane. It's not cute, it's ridiculous to pretend you have no mind of your own. "You can't put a leash on Dad. You know how he is." Sure, she is not responsible for what he says and does, but she has an opinion. There is nothing stopping her from speaking up if she believes what he said or did is wrong.
She didn't speak up fifteen years ago when he kicked me out of the house, and she didn't speak up yesterday. If anything, she egged him on.
That does not sit well with me.
I love my mom. I love my dad. I won't allow anyone to treat my husband like a child to be scolded. And I certainly will not be made to feel guilty for things that are out of my control.
In all honesty, the only thing yesterday's drama accomplished, was making me wish we lived far away. Somewhere drama free. I don't rely on anyone but myself to make me happy. I consider myself to be a loving and thoughtful person. I love my friends and my family dearly. I go out of my way to let them know it every chance I get. I never want to be the cause of anyone feeling badly. I only want happiness, both for myself and for everyone around me. Passive aggressively attacking me did not pull me closer, it pushed me further away.
So now what?
Well, I will live my life and enjoy every second I have with my babies and my husband. I will stand my ground on not being made to feel guilty for things dreamed up in dramatic people's minds. I am not punishing my parents in any way, but if they feel I am so evil, then perhaps I will just stay back and happily live my life as if the crazy never dropped. I'm not mad. I'm not upset. I'm above it. I have a much clearer picture of what happened, and being able to inspect it closely with a sound and rational mind just makes it look all the more silly.
I am happy. I know I didn't ruin anything. I have a clear conscious. And I have a baby that is in the double digits age wise today! Ack!
A palabras de barracho, oidos de jicarero.
Forever and ever, Amen.


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By Sonya Stinson
Drew Brees has a Super Bowl MVP award and a name sports reporters usually pair with the phrase "future Hall of Famer." But as a student at Purdue University, becoming a football star was the furthest thing from his mind.
"I never thought that football would ever take me anywhere," Brees said. "I played football because I loved to play. I was going to the university to get that degree—to graduate from business school and then go off to the business world, take one of my crazy ideas and try to turn it into a business."
But then the NFL came calling, and Brees put his business dreams on hold. He's now been in the league for 14 years, the last eight with the New Orleans Saints, a team he led to its first-ever Super Bowl in 2010. Still, his entrepreneurial spirit never died, and his football fortune has now enabled him to start several businesses. Brees franchised six Jimmy John's sandwich shops in the New Orleans area and started lifestyle apparel company Nine Brand with his wife, Brittany, in 2012. Nine percent of Nine Brand's net proceeds go to the Brees Dream Foundation, which seeks to assist cancer patients as well as children and families in need.
Supporting Kidpreneurs
Since 2009 the Brees Dream Foundation has also provided financial backing to aspiring high school entrepreneurs through a business pitch competition called the Trust Your Crazy Ideas Challenge, developed with local business incubator The Idea Village. This project extends the foundation's commitment to helping children to focus on education and career preparation. It also allows Brees to connect with kids who share his longtime interest in business ownership.
This year the nonprofit group Junior Achievement of Greater New Orleans took over administration of the program, merging it with their own Junior Idea competition. Before entering the contest, participants in the 2014 Crazy Ideas Challenge had to complete Junior Achievement's seven-and-a-half-hour entrepreneurial education curriculum, which includes writing a business plan.
In December of 2014, Brees attended the announcement of the challenge's 16 semi-finalists, known as the "Sweet 16." These contenders, teams of between one and four members, will compete for a spot in the "Final Four" on March 21 during The Idea Village's New Orleans Entrepreneur Week. The team that comes out on top will share a $10,000 educational scholarship. Another $5,000 will go to the team's school. Smaller scholarships are also up for grabs for the three runners-up. Drew and Brittany Brees will serve on the panel of judges.
Students in the semi-final round are spending the winter months honing their ideas and being mentored by local business professionals, said Jack Brancewicz, president of Junior Achievement of Greater New Orleans. Brancewicz fully expects the competition to help launch one or more for-profit businesses with a high school student at the helm.
Proven Success
Last year's Crazy Ideas contestants had to come up with ideas that would inspire students and teachers at their schools. A six-person team at Isidore Newman School won the competition in March 2014 for its design of "Uber for Teenagers," a smartphone app that would let students access rides from fellow students who complete a safe driving course. The Brees Foundation donated a $10,000 grant to the school. The winner of the 2014 Junior Idea contest was Madi Hannan of Mount Carmel Academy, who received a $10,000 scholarship for her concept of a clothing company that makes custom high-waist shorts out of recycled jeans.
Lessons Learned
While the winners of competitions like the Crazy Ideas Challenge get to take home cash prizes and bragging rights, those who don't make the cut still gain some important lessons from the experience.
1. How to build confidence. Brees said one of the most rewarding aspects of his involvement in the Crazy Ideas Challenge over the years has been watching students transform from the beginning to the end of the competition.
"Regardless of whether they win or lose, I think the experience in itself helps to build so much confidence and self-esteem within the kids," Brees said. "And I think it allows them to maybe find things out about themselves that they didn't know—their true interests."
In addition to learning new skills, that confidence boost is something that "carries forward forever," Brees added.
2. How to handle failure. If there's one major lesson that Brees can take from the football field to the business office, he said it's that "you're always going to have to fight through adversity."
"In many cases, failure ends up being the greatest teacher," Brees continued. "When you read the bio of just about every successful person in the business world—and in the sports world for that matter—it's laced with these themes of adversity: having to overcome adversity, having to overcome failure when many people said you couldn't do it."
For Brees, the real winners are not individuals who never fail but those who learn to bounce back. Ultimately his motivation to start the Trust Your Crazy Ideas Challenge was really about sharing that lesson of resilience with kids, "that stick-to-itiveness, that belief, that faith and that drive," he said.
Sonya Stinson is a writer for print and web publications, businesses and nonprofit organizations. She writes about higher education, careers, small business, retirement and personal finance.