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ICANN bans closed generic gTLDs, for now
ICANN has slapped a de facto ban on so-called "closed generic" gTLDs, at least for the remaining 2012 round applicants.
The ICANN board's New gTLD Program Committee passed a resolution Sunday that un-freezes the remaining new gTLD applications that envisage a namespace wholly controlled by the applicant.
The affected strings are .hotels, .dvr and .grocery, which are uncontested, as well as .food, .data and .phone, which are contested by one or two other applicants.
The NGPC said five strings are affected, but the ICANN web site currently shows these six.
The resolution allows the contested strings to head to dispute resolution or auction, but makes it clear that "exclusive generic gTLDs" will not be able to sign a registry contract.
Instead, they will either have to withdraw their applications (receiving a partial refund), drop their exclusivity plans, or have their applications carried over to the second new gTLD round.
The GNSO has been asked to develop a policy on closed generics for the second round, which is still probably years away.
It's not clear whether other applicants would be able to apply for strings that are carried over, potentially making the close generic applicant fight two contention sets.
The NGPC decision comes over two years after the Governmental Advisory Committee advised that closed generics must serve "a public interest goal" or be rejected.
This weekend's resolution sidesteps the "public interest" question altogether.
US Congresspeople tell ICANN to ignore GAC "interference"
A bispartisan group of US Congresspeople have called on ICANN to stop bowing to Governmental Advisory Committee meddling.
Showing characteristic chutzpah, the governmental body advises ICANN that advice from governments should be viewed less deferentially in future, lest the GAC gain too much power.
The members wrote (pdf):
Recent reports indicate that the GAC has sought to increase its power at the expense of the multistakeholder system. Although government engagement in Internet governance is prudent, we are concerned that allowing government interference threatens to undermine the multistakeholder system, increasing the risk of government capture of the ICANN Board.
The letter was signed by 11 members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, which is one of the House committees that most frequently hauls ICANN to Capitol Hill to explain itself.
Most of the signatories are from the Republican majority, but some are Democrats.
It's not entirely clear where they draw the line between "engagement" and "interference".
The letter highlights two specific pieces of GAC input that the signatories seem to believe constitute interference.
First, the GAC's objection to Amazon's application for .amazon. The letter says this objection came "without legal basis" and that ICANN "succumbed to political pressure" when it rejected the application.
In reality, the GAC's advice was consensus advice as envisaged by the Application Guidebook rules. It was the US government that succumbed to political pressure, when it decided to keep its mouth shut and allow the rest of the GAC to reach consensus.
The one thing the GAC did wrong was filing its .amazon objection outside of the window envisaged by the Guidebook, but that's true of almost every piece of advice it's given about new gTLD applications.
Second, the Congresspeople are worried that the GAC has seized for its members the right to ban the two-letter code representing their country from any new gTLD of their choosing.
I've gone into some depth into how stupid and hypocritical this is before.
The letter says that it has "negative implications for speech and the world economy", which probably has a grain of truth in it.
But does it cross the line from "engagement" to "interference"?
The Applicant Guidebook explicitly "initially reserved" all two-letter strings at the second level in all new gTLDs.
It goes on to say that they "may be released to the extent that Registry Operator reaches agreement with the government and country-code manager."
While the rule is pointless and the current implementation convoluted, it comes as a result of the GAC engaging before the new gTLD program kicked off. It was something that all registries were aware of when they applied for their gTLDs.
However, the GAC's more recent behavior on the two-letter domain subject has been incoherent and looks much more like meddling.
At the ICANN meeting in Los Angeles last October, faced with requests for two-character domains to be released, the GAC issued formal advice saying it was "not in a position to offer consensus advice on the use of two-character second level domain names".
ICANN's board of directors accordingly passed a resolution calling for a release mechanism to be developed by ICANN staff.
But by the time February ICANN meeting rolled around, it had emerged that registries' release requests had been put on hold by ICANN due to letters from the GAC.
The GAC then used its Singapore communique to advise ICANN to "amend the current process… so that relevant governments can be alerted as requests are initiated." It added that "Comments from relevant governments should be fully considered."
ICANN interpreted "fully considered" to mean an effective veto, which has led to domains such as it.pizza and fr.domains being banned.
So it does look like thirteenth-hour interference but that's largely because the GAC is often incapable of making its mind up, rarely talks in specifics, and doesn't meet frequently enough to work within timelines set by the rest of the community.
However, while there's undoubtedly harm from registries being messed around by the GAC recently, governments don't seem to have given themselves any powers that they did not already have in the Applicant Guidebook.
.wine no longer blocked after EU drops complaint
Donuts and ICANN are currently in the process of signing new gTLD agreements for .wine and .vin, after the European Union and wine sellers dropped objections.
As of today, both gTLDs are "In Contracting" rather than "On Hold", according to ICANN's web site.
ICANN revealed earlier this week that the European Union and various wine trade associations have both dropped their Cooperative Engagement Process complaints.
CEP is less formal precursor to a much more expensive and lawyer-hungry Independent Review Process complaint.
With the CEPs out of the way, Donuts is now free to sign its contracts.
Donuts won the auction for .wine back in November, but its application was frozen due to ongoing arguments about the protection of "geographic indicators" representing wine-making regions.
Governments, particularly in Europe and Latin America, had protested that .wine and .vin should not be allowed to launch until areas such as Rioja and Champagne were given special privileges.
Last October, ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade told the French government that it was negotiating with applicants to get these protections included in the contracts.
Either Donuts has agreed to such protections, or the EU and wine-makers have gotten bored of complaining.
My feeling is the former is probably more likely, which may be controversial in itself.
There is no international agreement on GI protection — the US and Australia opposed the EU's position on .wine — so this may be seen as a case of ICANN creating new rights where none previously existed.
Governments go on a kill-crazy rampage with new two-letter domain veto
ICANN has confirmed to new gTLD registries that governments now get to unilaterally block two-letter domains that match their home ccTLDs.
The organization has essentially given nations a veto — already enthusiastically exercised — over domains including il.army, it.pizza and fr.domains.
I'm not making this up. The Italian government has banned anyone from registering it.pizza.
Governments have already started invoking their new-found right, with dozens of domains already heading to the block-list.
The veto was revealed in a letter from Akram Atallah, president of ICANN's Global Domains Division, to the Registries Stakeholder Group yesterday.
It has not been published yet, but I've had its contents confirmed by a few registries and I understand the RySG mailing list is buzzing about it today.
In it, Atallah says that two-letter strings that do not receive objections from the government with the matching ccTLD will be released within seven to 10 days of comment periods closing.
However, strings that do receive objections will remain blocked.
For labels that receive objections from relevant governments, the labels will remain reserved. Should the registry operator and the objecting government reach an agreement regarding the release of the label, the registry operator shall notify ICANN that it has reached agreement, and ICANN will approve the release request and issue an authorization. The label will no longer be a reserved name.
until there is Consensus Policy or a Board Resolution on this matter, ICANN can only follow the process outlined above. ICANN encourages further community discussions to resolve this matter, and until then, negotiation between the objector and the registry operator as a means to release this class of labels from the reserved names list.
New gTLD registries believe, as they explained in a recent letter (pdf), that neither ccTLD operators nor their governments own these two-character strings. They believe ICANN is creating new rights.
So far, two-character domains have been banned by default in all new gTLDs. It was kind of a placeholder policy in order to get the new gTLD program launched a few years ago.
ICANN did enable the release of letter-number, number-letter and number-number strings in December, but made letter-letter combinations subject to government comments.
Following a GAC outcry last month, the comment periods were extended.
All comments were to be "fully considered", but it wasn't clear what that meant until the RySG asked and Atallah replied yesterday.
Some governments are already using the comment period to exercise their new veto.
The European Commission, for example, has objected to eu.credit, eu.creditcard, eu.auction, eu.casino, eu.bingo and eu.law.
The basis for the EU objections is in most of the cases: "The new TLD at hand corresponds to a regulated market in many EU countries. Its release might generate confusion and possible abuses at the end users level."
It's a wonder that the EU doesn't seem to care about those strings in its own .eu ccTLD, where they're all registered by people that I suspect may lack credentials.
Does credit.eu look to you like the registrant is a credentialed member of a regulated financial services industry? If he was, he may be able to afford a better web site.
The Commission also objects to eu.community, because:
the terms "EU Community" or "European Community" are widely used
That is true, which makes me wonder why the EU is allowing community.eu to languish parked at Sedo. You'd have to ask the Commission.
Israel, meanwhile, objects to il.casino, il.bingo, il.law, il.chat, il.bible, il.country, il.airforce, il.navy and il.army
The Vietnamese ccTLD registry has objected to several vn. domains, but it's not clear to me whether it has veto authority.
Italy has objected to it.pizza, it.bingo and it.casino. Really, Italy? You're objecting to "it.pizza"?
Côte d'Ivoire objects to all ci. domains.
Spain objects to es.casino, es.bingo and es.abogado.
Again, I invite you to check out bingo.es and casino.es and make a judgement as to whether the registrants are licensed gambling establishments.
Taiwan has vetoed the release of .tw in all city gTLDs (such as tw.london, tw.berlin etc) over a "concern that the release of above-mentioned domain names may cause the degradation of statehood".
France has objected to "fr" in .archi, .army, .airforce, .bank, .bet, .bio, .casino, .cloud, .dentist, .doctor, .domains, .finance, .lawyer, .navy and .sarl.
Again again, several of these domains are just parked if you flip the words to the other side of the dot.
As a reminder, ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade said recently:
Come on guys, do not apply rules that you're not using today to these new folks simply because it's easy, because you can come and raise flags here at ICANN. Let's be fair.
Does Chehade agree with Donuts on .doctor?
Should governments have the right to force business-limiting restrictions on new gTLD operators, even though they don't have the same rules in their own ccTLDs?
ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade evidently believes the answer to that question is "No", but it's what ICANN is controversially imposing on Donuts and two other .doctor applicants anyway.
Donuts recently filed a Request for Reconsideration appeal with ICANN over its decision to make the .doctor gTLD restricted to medical professionals only.
It was an unprecedented "Public Interest Commitment" demanded by ICANN staff in order to keep the Governmental Advisory Committee happy.
The GAC has been asking for almost two years for so-called "Category 1" gTLD strings — which could be seen to represent highly regulated sectors such as law or medicine — to see a commensurate amount of regulation from ICANN.
Governments wanted, for example, registrants to show professional credentials before being able to register a name.
In the vast majority of instances, ICANN creatively reinterpreted this advice to require registrants to merely assert that they possess such credentials.
These rules were put in registries' contracts via PICs.
But for some reason in February the organization told Donuts that .doctor domains must be "ascribed exclusively to legitimate medical practitioners."
According to Donuts, this came out of the blue, is completely unnecessary, an example of ICANN staff making up policy on the spot.
Donuts wants to be able to to sell .doctor names to doctors of any discipline, not just medical doctors. It also wants people to be able to use the names creatively, such as "computer.doctor" or "skateboard.doctor".
What makes ICANN's decision especially confusing is that CEO Fadi Chehade had the previous day passionately leaped to the defense of new gTLD registries in their fight against unnecessary GAC-imposed red tape.
The following video, in which Chehade uses .dentist as an example of a string that should not be subject to even more oversight, was taken February 11 at a Q&A with the Domain Name Assocation.
The New gTLD Program Committee meeting that authorized ICANN staff to add the new PIC took place February 12, the very next day. Chehade did not attend.
It's quite remarkable how in line with registries Chehade seems to be.
It cuts to the heart of what many believe is wrong with the GAC — that governments demand of ICANN policies that they haven't even bothered to implement in their own countries, just because it's much easier to lean on ICANN than to pass regulations at home.
Here's the entire text of his answer. He's describing conversations he'd had with GAC members earlier in the week.
They're saying stop all the Category 1 TLDs. Stop them. Freeze them!
And we said: Why do we need to freeze them? What's the issue?
They said: It's going to harm consumers.
How will it harm consumers? We started having a debate.
It turns out that they're worried that if somebody got fadi.casino or fadi.dentist, to pick one of Statton's [Statton Hammock, VP at Rightside, who was present], that this person is not a dentist and will pluck your ear instead of your teeth. How do you make sure they're a dentist?
So I asked the European Commission: How do you make sure dentist.eu is a dentist?
They said: We don't. They just get it.
I said: Okay, so why do these guys [new gTLD registries] have to do anything different?
And they said: The new gTLD program should be better or a model…
I said: Come on guys, do not apply rules that you're not using today to these new folks simply because it's easy, because you can come and raise flags here at ICANN. Let's be fair. How do you do it at EU?
"Well, if somebody reports that fadi.dentist.eu is not a dentist, we remove them."
Statton said: We do the same thing. It's in our PICs. If fadi.dentist is not, and somebody reports them…
They said: But we can't call compliance.
You can call compliance. Anyone can call compliance. Call us and we'll follow up. With Statton, with the registrar.
What we have here is Chehade making a passionate case for the domain name industry's right to sell medical-themed domain names without undue regulation — using many of the same arguments that Donuts is using in its Reconsideration appeal — then failing to show up for a board meeting the next day when that specific issue was addressed.
It's impossible to know whether the NGPC would have reached a different decision had Chehade been at the February 12 meeting, because no formal vote was taken.
Rather, the committee merely passed along its "sense" that ICANN staff should carrying on what it was doing with regards implementing GAC advice on Category 1 strings.
While Chehade is but one voice on the NGPC, as CEO he is in charge of the ICANN staff, so one would imagine the decision to add the unprecedented new PIC to the .doctor contract falls into his area of responsibility.
That makes it all the more baffling that Donuts, and the other .doctor new gTLD applicants, are faced with this unique demand to restrict their registrant base to one subset of potential customers.


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Aguero and Bravo benched as Jesus leads Man City line vs Swansea
- by Julia Norris
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Toure believes that Gabriel can form part of an exciting conveyor belt of young talent emerging in the City squad, "We need to have young players because City are always a team who wants to win the league", he added.
"I want to be honest: When you are ambitious and also want to see something else.it's hard to talk about".
Newly signed Jesus has hit the ground running and scored three goals and provided two assists in four games since arriving from Brazilian side Palmeiras last month, fresh from helping Brazil to Olympic gold.
Ever since his first season with City finished with the goal that snatched the championship from Manchester United, Aguero has been the club's undisputed first-choice striker.
His success has sparked fresh speculation over the future of Aguero, which has not been uncommon since Pep Guardiola took over as manager last summer.
"He's got plenty of years left and signed a new contract but, as you know, that means nothing".
Florida congressman proposes law to eliminate the EPA
Gaetz has said his bill would shift responsibility for enforcing environmental regulations to the states. Almost 450 former EPA officials also signed a letter sent to the U.S.
The 19-year-old Brazil global was proud of the role he played, and credited the club and his team-mates for helping him settle so quickly following his arrival from Palmeiras.
While there is a lot of hype around Jesus' superb impact at City, Toure has insisted that people shouldn't put too much pressure on the 19-year-old's shoulders. In addition to the game itself, Sergio Aguero is a big talking point and Sam, who interviewed the Argentine after the game, offers significant context to Kun's comments about his future.
"We can help him stay at this level until the end of the season, and if he does everyone will be happy".
Guardiola said: "We were close not to winning the game at 1-1 but I think in 90 minutes we deserved to win in terms of chances".
"He left him out against Barcelona earlier on in the Champions League, and you just think there must be something where the chemistry between the two of them isn't quite clicking and isn't quite working".


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This is directed at an L.D.S. audience but would be good for other Christians as well. Within these pages are beautifully illustrated pictures by Chase Jensen, which will certainly capture each young child's interest.
The simply, rhymed sentences teaches the young child what the partaking of the Sacrament means and why we each should be very reverent. It suggests what actions are acceptable and not acceptable during this special time at church. It explains deeper meaning of the sacrament than most children's book cover on this topic, yet in a very simple and picturesque manner.
*This book was gifted me but I am in no way pressured to give a positive review
I love this cute children's book! The pictures are adorable and the text is perfect for teaching kids why we have the sacrament and about how we should act during the sacrament. I loved reading this book to our almost 3 year-old and I loved the way his was engaged by the pictures and the rhyming words. This would make a great basis for a Family Home Evening lesson with young kids. This is a fun book to read to your kids and to be able to teach them about our most important time of the week!
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The FLTWS Executive Board and other FLTWS members developed a Florida Chapter Position Statement on the 2016 bear hunt being considered by the FWC commissioners at their June Commission meeting. Our statement specifically did not address any of the four bear hunting options presented by FWC staff, and did not endorse the staff's recommendation of Option #2. It did, however, endorse the North American Model and recognized hunting as a legitimate management tool. We expressed support for a limited bear hunt, provided that several issues were adequately addressed. A paraphrase of these provisions follows:
1. establishment of measurable harvest objectives for each of Florida's bear sub-populations,
2. that the best available science be used to determine if objectives are met,
3. that harvest be monitored and mechanisms put in place to adjust harvest strategies in a timely manner, and
4. Objective 2 of the Black Bear Management Plan, which (among other things) is designed to ensure habitat connectivity between sub-populations, be made a top priority.
The Commission Meeting was held on June 22nd in Eastpoint. Hugh Boyter, accompanied by Holly Ober and Larry Perrin, presented our position statement to the Commissioners, along with more than 80 other speakers from the general public and other organizations. Hugh did an excellent job and represented the Florida Chapter well on an issue that was very controversial.
The four FWC staff bear hunting options were:
1. conduct a bear hunt similar to the 2015 bear hunt
2. conduct a more conservative and more tightly controlled bear hunt for 2016,
3. postpone the bear hunt for 2016 and revisit the issue in 2017, and
4. drop bear hunting altogether.
The Commissioners voted (4 to 3) for option 3, to postpone the bear hunt for 2016 and revisit the issue in 2017.
This experience is a good example of FLTWS' ability to provide unbiased, sound scientific information and recommendations, while not becoming embroiled in the emotions or politics of wildlife issues. We hope to have more such opportunities in the future that showcase our ability to serve as Florida's resource for credible, responsible scientific advice.
Click here for Hugh Boyter's introductory remarks to the commission
Click here for the FLTWS position statement


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Please respond asap....i dont want this little guy to die
i just got this little guy(jub jub as i dubbed him) about a week ago....he seems to be thriving and eating/hiding in the sand/and looking very plump, and using the lizard restroom often(2-3 giant poops a day?!?!) i simply do not want anything to happen to this amazing creature and would never forgive myself if i were to cause this little joy any harm..........i woke up today and he had begun to shed his skin. i wasnt sure if this was normal or a stress reaction..........he has been lving off what i could catch in my back yard(pillbugs/spiders/other small insects under logs and such) i bought crickets at the store and he is devouring them at a rate i thought not possible for such a little guy.......if someone, anyone, could let me know what to watch for as far as warning signs he isnt doing good i would really appreciate it..........i would rather let him go than keep him and have him die or get ill..............one last note.......he wont eat any ant of any kind put into his cage........i live in los osos california close to the ocean if that helps narrow down what kind of horned lizard this lil jub jub(again my nickname for him/her)....please help me out and keep him happy and alive thank you
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Please respond asap....i dont want this little guy to die
If you took it from the wild then put it back. Many horned lizard species are protected and it is illegal to catch them. Sometimes you can get a license to catch and keep a few, but you'll have to check the laws with the department of fish & wildlife in your area. These animals (all species) don't do well in captivity hence this forum not being active. Check this group out: http://pets.groups. yahoo.com/group/hornedlizards (take out the space between groups. and yahoo). They are mostly involved in conservation of HLs, but they do help keepers too. That is your best hope in keeping it alive if you choose to keep it. But again, if it's wild caught do the right thing and put it back before it dies like so many others already have.
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Also forgot to mention they eat harvester ants. They do not survive with anything else. The founder of the group I posted above sells them. Here's that site: Link.
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"Who will you be while you do what you do?"
—Andrea (Andy) Gilats, Ph.D. Artist, Writer, Educator
—Andrea (Andy) Gilats, Ph.D. Artist, Writer, Educator
Julie Bates MacGillis is a biracial consultant respected for her design and facilitation of powerful programs and initiatives that advance equity and inclusion through values-based design. An innovative thinker dedicated to impact and sustainability, Julie works with organizations, companies, and foundations to implement and embed equity, inclusion, access, and organizational values throughout their work and practice with depth and integrity.


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We are pleased to now offer Larson Juhl frames, one of the most widely-known and highly-regarded frames in the market today!
Save time, extra shipping cost and hassle when you order your frame at the same time as your print. No more trips to the frame shop. Your frame will be finished with heavy black paper dust cover (except canvas stretcher framed prints) and hanging hardware, all included in the cost. You receive your order ready to deliver.
You may order through our ROES software beginning approximately April 1, 2019. Before that time, just make a note in the special instructions and give us the Larson Juhl frame number.
Frames are grouped into 4 price categories. For a price list, please email . Frames can be custom sized and the price will approximate the next largest size.
We have worked with Larson Juhl to offer their most popular frames, however, you may order any frame from the 2,000 mouldings in their line. See the complete selections on the Larson Juhl website. ProSelect users will soon have access to Larson Juhl frames. Mats and glass are not available at this time.
In our frame galleries below, you may click on an image to enlarge and see the frame number and specifications.
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Family Law
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Women in Leadership and Development presents Atypical Tea, a four part learning series centralized on a theme. The 2017 year's theme is Courageous Maneuvers. Atypical Tea may be at high tea time, but our tastings and desserts will vary. Space is limited to the first 40 registrants.
Session Theme: More Than a Woman: Navigating through Multiple Barriers


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All I wanted was a cheapo stud finder, the old fashioned kind that contains a narrow cylindrical magnet, mounted on a central rotating axis, that wiggles in its mounting when it passes over a nail head buried below drywall in a wall stud. I figure they cost about $.50 cents to manufacture and probably retail these days for $3.50, including the irritating bubble pack that has to be sliced off with a utility knife.
I used to have one of these devices but it got loaned out many years ago. I think the borrower is dead now so I won't be getting it back.
I put it on my list for my weekly trip to Home Depot.
No dice. The cheapest device they had on sale is a $10.50 electronic stud finder that can be set to blink or buzz when it passes over a stud. OK, $10.50 is not going to break me, but I really prefer the cheaper and simpler device, for several reasons:
It's cheaper and simpler
The battery won't wear out while in storage (with my luck the battery is an obscure flat litium cell or a AAA that leaks when stored for years)
I only need one once every five years or so
Did I mention cheaper and simpler?
So I didn't get a stud finder. Instead, I rapped on the wall with my bear knuckles and listened.


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A retrofit project done with our partners at Studio Autoforma. NKdsgn was asked to help with the design, modeling and visualization on this project. We transformed a 1957 SS Clipper trailer (think airstream) into a mobile eyewear boutique for Starling Eyewear in Austin, TX. A true group effort, this project require precision 3D modeling and representation to achieve the end result. Look for this beauty example of adaptive reuse and architectural design cruising the streets of Austin, Texas!
Design and visualization of a 1957 SS Clipper converted into a mobile eyewear boutique fo Starling Eyewear in Austin, TX.
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Welcome to Delta Oaks Dentistry
Located in Elsa, TX, we are your local, comprehensive dental solution for the entire family. Delta Oaks Dentistry can help you begin your journey to a healthy, beautiful smile.
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With our convenient location in Elsa, Texas, we serve the entire Rio Grande Valley including Edcouch, Weslaco, Mercedes, Donna, Edinburg, and McAllen. Some of our patients travel over 40 miles just to see us! We create an environment that informs and educates our patients about their oral health needs and strive to provide a calm and relaxing experience. Our patients' overall health is always placed first. Dr. Garza treats the cause of the problem; not just the symptoms.
Each person that walks into Delta Oaks is treated with courtesy and respect. Right away patients will acknowledge how much individual time Dr. Garza gives them to educate them and get to know them.
Our caring and knowledgeable team will manage everything from your family's routine exams and cleanings, orthodontics using ClearCorrect and even dental implants and dentures.
We provide quality dental care, conveniently in your neighborhood and catered to your schedule. Keeping your comfort in mind, we also offer all our services in updated treatment rooms where you may enjoy blankets, stereo headphones and other luxuries that ensure you're relaxed and calm. Whatever your dental needs, come visit us for the kind of quality, convenient care that means healthy teeth and gums and beautiful smiles!
Delta Oaks Dentistry is committed to guiding our patients along a path of optimal dental health by delivering the highest level of care in a friendly, safe and comfortable environment. Equally important, we provide a professional, compassionate, and committed team that aims to improve patient health, appearance, self-confidence, and overall quality of life.


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'NCIS' star Pauley Perrette wouldn't marry fiance until gay marriage legal, so what's she waiting for?
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LOS ANGELES – "NCIS" star Pauley Perrette is a woman who definitely puts her money where her mouth is, especially when it comes to her personal convictions like not getting married until marriage is a universal right.
A few years back, she became engaged to Thomas Arklie, a former British Marine and actor. But instead of going ahead with the wedding like most engaged couples do, the two made the announcement that they wouldn't take their vows until their gay friends also had the right to say, "I do."
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So, you can imagine that after having worked for the cause for several years, Perrette was thrilled when the Supreme Court ruled in favor of gay marriage on Friday, June 26. At that time, she tweeted out: #LoveWins. But what she didn't do was the set the date.
"We have been engaged for four years because we worked for a federal, marriage-equality law, and that Friday was the strangest day," Perrette told FOX411. "My life as a civil rights activist and as a straight ally has been marching, speaking, donating, marching, donating, speaking, marching, speaking, rally, holding poster signs, and then it was over. It was so weird."
Possibly because she worked so hard to make marriage for all a reality, she says it hasn't sunk in yet that she can now set a date for her own wedding. As for why she hasn't, Perrette, who works on behalf of more than 30 charities, including the Thirst Project, the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center, the homeless, and is an accessibility advocate for people with disabilities, brushes aside the question when pushed for an answer, saying she still has things to fight for.
"We have a lot of things to do like transgender rights," she says. "We have a long way to go, but it's very strange for me that, we've been engaged for four years, and … my best friend, Darren, is married to his husband. Their daughter is my goddaughter. So state by state, my friends are all getting married."
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Even though Perrette isn't rushing to the altar, she is aware that there is a practical side to marriage, which may just make her bite the bullet and do it.
"There are certain benefits," she says. "With us, we have different insurance and things. There are certain benefits that we would have from being married, and every time I thought about it, I thought, 'How many same-gender couples have been together 25 years and can certainly benefit from that, too?' So, for me, now, it's pretty exciting."
Perrette will be back as Abby Sciuto when "NCIS" returns for its 13th season on Sept. 22 on CBS, but first she is starring as the voice of the Crimson Witch in "Scooby-Doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery."
"I'm basically the bad guy, this very, scary bad guy, and I'm doing all this stuff," she says."We got a pre-copy of the movie, and I told my fiancé...I'm like, 'Babe, I have no idea what I'm going to see.' It's one of the craziest movies I've ever seen. Just awesome. We loved it. It's just nuts."
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"Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery" is currently available on Digital HD and Blu-ray Combo Pack & DVD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.


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Holiday Gifts That Won't Add Clutter to Your Home
It's the season for gift giving, but what do you give or ask for if there isn't a need or room for more stuff? May we suggest...
Play space memberships - The kids get to play with new toys without the parents having to store them at home. Win-win! Play spaces are also great for play dates as you don't have to worry about finger prints on your walls or anything fragile broken in your home. Pod 22 in Miami and Purple Monkey Playroom, Little Beans Cafe, and Present Place are some of our favorites.
Money or gift card towards a fun outing- Bowling! Movies! Mini golf! Ice cream parlor! Laser tag! Ninja warrior obstacle course! Choose an old favorite or try a new activity. Bonus gift - check ahead to see if reservations are necessary to make planning easier.
Music lessons - Kids love making noise! So teach them how to make pretty noises. Even if the child doesn't pursue a career as a professional musician, or even play in the high school band, an appreciation for how instruments work and how melodies are built is a good tool to have. For the little ones, baby music classes are fun for both the child and the parents. We especially love Bucktown Music and Merry Music Makers in Chicago, and School of Rock and Miami Kids Music in South Florida.
Charitable donation - It's the season of giving after all! With KidsCanGiveToo your child can donate half the money s/he receives in gifts to a charity of his/her choice and get a Visa gift card to pick out a present.
Theater or sporting event tickets - Who doesn't love to cheer on their favorite team live? Or catch a local theater company's latest production? Bonus gift - offer your babysitting services the day or evening of the event, or throw in cab money/offer to chauffeur if parking is tricky at the venue.
A commissioned poem - Imagine celebrating a a birthday, anniversary or other special occasion with a personalized poem! Chicago poet Cin Salach of Poemgrown offers this service remotely, so anyone can honor a loved one with a special verse.
Money or gift card towards a spa outing - Mani-pedis and facials aren't just of the ladies, and many spas offer double series for couples. When in doubt, book a massage.
A home movie subscription and gourmet popcorn - Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu have tons of family friendly movies on demand. Happy is the family that can curl up with a good snack and enjoy some entertainment together.
Museum memberships - Visiting a museum or two during the winter break is a fun outing, especially in colder climates. Some museums have reciprocal relationships with similar venues in other cities, which can make vacation planning easier. Keep an eye out for holiday deals and choose a museum deal you know your loved one with appreciate.
An organized home - Of course we want to put in a plug for the wonderful work we do! Expert guidance of how and where to store family essentials (and what to edit from your home) makes for a more enjoyable, less stressful atmosphere.
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The feminine lines of this ceramic lamp will suit any space. Perfect for the living room or that master suite. Sitting ontop of an gold leaf base. Glazed in white gloss, with white linen tapered shade
Some Assembly Required
Weight: 8.00 kg
Base: 27.5cm Dia x 47.5cm H
Shade: 40cm Top Dia x 45cm Bot Dia
Overall Height: 80cm
1 x B22 - max 40w (bulb/s not included)
Batten switch; Gold woven fabric cord
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Ex-BSP MP's son pulls out gun at Delhi five-star hotel
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Former BSP MP Rakesh Pandey's son triggered a major scare at a five-star hotel in Delhi when he brandished a gun at a couple late on Saturday. CCTV footage from the hotel's porch shows the man waving a gun at a couple who appear to be waiting for their car to arrive. A couple onlookers averted a possible escalation after they intervened in the altercation, pulled him away and led him back to his car. A woman passenger accompanying the accused in the car's backseat filmed the incident on a mobile phone.
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First experiments with physical computing for our collaborative performance Ooo-Ya-Tsu with art collective QuoboGas and musicien Olivier Durteste (aka DDDXIE). We will be using the Processing programming platform to generate the visual and sound effects of our live drawing and musical performance and we are doing the first test of live motion tracking on stage using a WiiMote prototype.
Still in its early days, but it's nice to see the system starting to interact with the physical environment!
The project will be developed over the new year as part of an art residency with music venue L'Aéronef, in Lille (France).


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A fire at Brookfield
With hindsight, it had been a mistake holding the fireworks party in the garden of their farmhouse built many years before on the Brookfield flood plain but Daphne hadn't expected that strong wind to come in from the West to guide errant rockets or still-burning cigarette butts to land in the thatch, still very dry after the rain-free month of October, and set it alight. Perhaps it was just a single cigarette butt, probably from that blazer clad Henry that she didn't remember inviting. She had only seen him once, in the Bull, and she hadn't liked him then. He smoked, which was bad enough, but his suicide weapons of choice were Du Maurier filter kings. Those expensive cigarettes in their cartons with pretentious purple panels framed by gold.
The fire had been quickly seen by those in the garden so there had been time to get everyone clear of the house and to call the fire service. Her mistake had been to go back in and climb the stairs to her bedroom to try to save some of her precious photos. Up here she could feel the heat but was taken by surprise when a backdraft up the stairs goaded the flames to break through the ceiling and free the deadly beam, dried to kindling by the cascading centuries, to fall, trapping her legs. She was not hurt but could not move with the weight of the old knotted oak crushing her to the floor.
The immediate danger was the choking smoke which quickly filled the bedroom, making her cough uncontrollably, rather than the encroaching flames which were already raising the air temperature. She burrowed her head down to the floor to try to hoover up the remaining oxygen from the clear air layer clinging to the floor boards, when she felt the blessed coolness of a water spray from the firefighter's hose as she fought her way up the stairs behind her colleague who was protecting her with a water wall barrier against the flames and heat with his fan-set hose.
She had a sudden, panicky, irrational thought of Manderley and wondered if Rebecca had managed to set the all horses free from the burning stables or had the fire trapped her favourite thoroughbred, Jamaica, in? She remembered then that there were no stables at the farmhouse and didn't think she owned any horses but she couldn't look now. These crazy, fear – inspired thoughts were for the birds.
'I thought I was going to die' she muttered to the first firefighter as she bent over her to check for injuries. 'Can you get this off me?'
They strained to lift the beam, let it fall to one side and gently strapped her on the Neil Robinson stretcher ready for the medivac.
' We knew you wouldn't die' they reassured her, 'We checked the script and you are in the next episode'
Her over tensed body sagged with relief, she was desperate not to be written out of the Archers.
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repeat / texture
"Sometimes a simple sound can induce a specific mood. The kind of mood you want to repeat and not move away from too soon… a type of space you just want to live in. These four pieces form an audio snapshot of a mood space influenced by sound texture… inspiring a specific way to approach the music and the process through which we created it."
—Marc Byrd
Originally available only through a deluxe set, this limited edition white vinyl features an exclusive ambient EP, Repeat / Texture, on one side and the four Everything and Nothing bonus tracks on the other. This is a numbered edition. Includes emailed download code for the Everything and Nothing bonus tracks.
Released February 2, 2018. Artwork for the digital album by Lisa Iglesias ("Ghost of a Season").


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SEGUIN (AP) - Nine students were among 13 hospitalized after a fiery four-vehicle crash that left a charred school bus on its roof in South-Central Texas.
A school official said none of the middle and high school students suffered life-threatening injuries in Friday's crash near Seguin, about 35 miles northeast of San Antonio.
The driver of an 18-wheeler was airlifted to a San Antonio hospital, but was expected to survive.
Seguin Independent School District spokesman Sean Hoffmann told the San Antonio Express-News the bus was new and designed to cushion the impact of head-on collisions. Passers-by helped pull people from vehicles.
Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Jason Reyes said the accident began when the 18-wheeler clipped a car that moved to the shoulder to let it pass.


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Arts & Theater
Sacramento City College showcases decades of art department landmarks
What makes a college art department good, even great? The answer may start and stop with the faculty, whether they are working artists who teach or just art educators.
"The History of the Sacramento City College Art Department Faculty," now on view at Archival Framing/Archival Gallery, showcases the work of the college's full-time faculty from 1920 to the present. This show is one of three celebrating the first 100 years of the city college, and its art department, which was founded four years later.
While university art departments commonly get most of the credit for the education of their distinguished alumni, many of those same artists first learned the serious practice of art in a community college classroom. Don Reich, Ken Waterstreet, Jerald Silva, Lillian Seto, Nathan Lewis, Annie Murphy Robinson and Mark Emerson studied first at Sacramento City College before going on to become recognized artists in their own right.
The work of this faculty spanning nearly a century is a revealing snapshot of the trends, schools and movements of 20th- and early 21st-century art. It's all here: late impressionism, modernist abstraction, arte povera, pop art, figurative representation and conceptualism. This has been and is a faculty of serious working artists who teach, rather than non-practicing educators who merely instruct. That's the abiding strength of the college's respected art department, and devoted students instinctively know the difference, and thrive on it.
The work is not installed in strict chronological order. A signature Darrell Forney postcard painting, "Greetings from the Land of the Sky," (Sacramento City College faculty 1966-2000) appropriately "greets" the visitor to the gallery with its realist enlargement of vintage tourist postcards from the early to mid-20th century. Skillful and smart, the painting remains fresh, positing as it does our mediated experience of nature.
Across from the Forney is the late-impressionist oil painting "South of Laguna," from the 1950s by John B. Mathew (SCC faculty 1926-60). Trained at the Art Institute of Chicago, Mathew was the initial moving force of the department when he came to what was then Sacramento Junior College in 1926. He founded the first art gallery at the college and the Art Students' League in 1927.
A delightful discovery is "None (Birds)" a sprightly watercolor and gouache painting of barnyard chickens that humorously asserts itself. Painted between 1940 and 1950 by Amalia Fischbacher (SCC faculty 1927-62), it's a charming and fearless riot of raucous color and deft brushwork, a perfect depiction of the graphic tropes of the time. Another surprise is the arte povera metal sculpture by William David Curry (SCC faculty 1956-83). Mounted on the wall, ordinary as an oilcan, and suggesting both a shield and a sun, the large pitted and battered metal disc is an elegant statement of welded simplicity and restraint.
Robert Leach (SCC faculty 1969-2003), Fred Dalkey (SCC faculty 1971-2009) and Gioia Fonda (SCC faculty 2008-present) present three different but equally expressive approaches to drawing. Leach's "At Last My Keeper" is a tumbled ode to the energy of line and expressionist space. Rapidly drawn pencil hatchings and cross-hatchings coalesce into abstract forms that appear blown and wind-tossed like leaves down a street.
Dalkey's silverpoint drawing "Self Portrait" is a soft gray cloud of scratching done with a loosely held silver stylus dragged across a gesso-coated surface. Delicate and nuanced, Dalkey's features emerge from a closely observed blizzard of tender markings. Over time the silver will tarnish to a warm bronze-y patina, rendering the portrait less ethereal and more richly earthbound.
Where Leach and Dalkey flutter, Fonda plows. Fonda's charcoal drawing, "Pile with Gnats," is exactly that – emphatically drawn abstract forms heaped into a pile smack in the drawing's center. In contrast to Leach and Dalkey, Fonda's line appears to rigorously dig into the paper. For all the drawing's dark sootiness and graphic aggression, there's a subtle element of cartoonish humor.
Also worthy of note are a painting by Chris Daubert, prints by Emily Wilson and Wayne Thiebaud, and sculpture by Terry Peterson, Mitra Fabian, and George Esquibel. Unfortunately other gallery artwork and gift items are arranged too closely to the show, confusing what is otherwise a historic gem from one of the region's most lauded art departments.
The History of the Sacramento City College Art Department Faculty
Where: Archival Framing/Archival Gallery, 3223 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento
Information: 916-923-6204; www.archivalframe.com
Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 pm through Oct. 1
Admission: Free


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Ron Paul: Police Manhunt for Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Scarier Than Attack
Photo Credit: APFormer Rep. Ron Paul said the law enforcement that swarmed around Boston in the days following the marathon bombings was scarier than the actual terrorist attack.
"The Boston bombing provided the opportunity for the government to turn what should have been a police investigation into a military-style occupation of an American city," he said on the Lew Rockwell website, Politico reported. "This unprecedented move should frighten us as much or more than the attack itself."
The terror attacks on April 15 in Boston killed three and injured 264.
Mr. Paul, a former libertarian political candidate who served in Congress as a member of the Republican Party, said the door-to-door searches police conducted in Watertown for the bombing suspects were particularly alarming.
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Kay Alexander is urging businesses to ensure the Jewellery Quarter remains the jewel in the city's crown by voting 'yes' for a Business Improvement District (BID) in the area.
The Jewellery Quarter BID, which is being led by the Jewellery Quarter Development Trust (JQDT) in partnership with Birmingham City Council, aims to attract investment, increase visitor numbers and encourage a more vibrant economy, while making the area a better place in which to work, invest and live.
Over 500 local businesses are being asked to vote to support the initiative, which will see companies with premises with a rateable value of £10,000 and above pay an annual levy of 2% to fund additional investment for the benefit of the whole area. The voting ballot, which commenced this week (17th April), will run for five weeks until 24th May 2012.
Kay Alexander was appointed Chairman of the Assay Office in Newhall Street in 2006. She is the first woman to hold this position, which is something she is extremely proud of.
"In the past there hasn't been a strong enough partnership between the Assay Office and the Jewellery Quarter but, as Chairman, I realised that it was vital to be involved with the area. As the Jewellery Quarter is famed for its manufacturing and jewellery trade and the Assay Office gives the final stamp of approval to what it produces, it is important to have synergy between us and local businesses.
"I've been very fortunate to visit businesses in the Jewellery Quarter that have fascinating stories to tell. There is such pride in the skill and craftsmanship that produce beautiful and iconic pieces sold around the world. The Quarter has the potential to be a top tourist attraction for Birmingham and the West Midlands. There is so much history and heritage to discover but people just don't know about it.
"I think the improvements outlined in the BID Prospectus will benefit the area massively and make it a cleaner, safer and more attractive environment. Allocating some of the levy money for marketing of the area is particularly important as it will ensure more people get to hear about all the wonderful things you can do and visit in the area.
"I would like to see improvements such as the 'In Bloom initiative' taken one step further. We could enter the Quarter for 'Britain in Bloom' and encourage the community to work together to really put the Jewellery Quarter on the map!"
Kay, who came to the city to study English at the University of Birmingham, added: "The concept of a BID is fantastic – its inclusive nature allows businesses to vote and then decide how the money will be spent. A successful BID outcome provides huge potential for the Jewellery Quarter. I'm really excited for the area and hope that businesses vote 'yes'."
The board of the JQDT decided in early-summer 2011 to support the BID proposal and develop the initiative in partnership with Birmingham City Council. Being a Community Interest Company, the JQDT is made up of key community and stakeholder organisations from within the Jewellery Quarter, including the Jewellery Quarter Association, the Jewellery Quarter Marketing Initiative, the Jewellery Quarter Trade Alliance and the Jewellery Quarter Neighbourhood Forum.
The Trust Board agreed that a levy of 2% should be set on all properties with a rateable value of £10,000 and above and that the Jewellery Quarter BID area would be defined as the area bounded by the Jewellery Quarter side of Great Charles Street, Livery Street, Great Hampton Street, Key Hill Drive, Icknield Street, Sandpits/The Parade and Summer Row.
The BID would help to improve the Jewellery Quarter in many ways, including providing a welcoming environment for visitors, clean and safer streets, improving marketing to increase footfall and inward investment, and improving connectivity to the city centre.
For more information, visit www.jqdt.org/BIDs.


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MADE IN ALABAMA: Firearms manufacturing jobs headed to Alabama!
PHOTO: Steyr Arms, the Austrian Company who produces the famed Steyr 'AUG' rifle, has announced a $2.9 million manufacturing expansion in Bessemer, Alabama and plans on producing the AUG here! (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch)
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor
BESSEMER, Ala. — Austrian Company Steyr Arms has started the process to begin producing the famous AUG rifle (Armee-Universal-Gewehr — "universal army rifle") here in Alabama! The company has been based in Bessemer, Alabama for several years, and assembles the rifle from parts imported from Austria for American consumers. The $2.9 million expansion will allow the company to produce the rifles right here in Alabama!
Federal regulations, known as 922(r) requires that foreign made military rifles must be assembled in the United States from imported parts, with a certain number of parts being produced in America. Steyr Arms' North American operation has been assembling the rifles at their Bessemer location, but is now moving to produce the components in Alabama.
"It's a two or three stage process before the City Council of Bessemer, The Jefferson County Commission, and the State of Alabama all have to approve the tax abatement," said O'Brien.
On Monday, the Jefferson County Commission approved a tax abatement for the Austrian firearms giant to expand their Bessemer operation and on Tuesday, the Bessemer City Council followed suit. As Steyr CEO Scott O'Brien explained, it's a long process to get everything in order, but the expansion should be complete within a year. O'Brien also explained that this expansion is only the first phase to what he hopes will lead to more and more of Steyr's firearms being produced in Alabama.
"The first phase will be just with the AUG rifle, then pistols, and if we are successful there, we'll start doing more and more," said O'Brien.
The modernized AUG comes in several variations, and is fully customizable. The latest variant, the AUG A3 M1, has the option of an integrated rail system for mounting an optic or the classic optic (featured above) in either 1.5x power or 3x. The rifle can be purchased in NATO configuration, which accepts proprietary magazines (standard AR 15 magazines) or Steyr produced magazines, which comes in a 30 round or 42 round magazine. While many may desire the M1 to easily obtain standard magazines, the 42 round Steyr magazines are reasonably priced and readily available on the company's website.
The AUG also has the option of a short, long, or extended picatinny rail system, which would allow the user to mount various optics, lights, or lasers. The rifle is also available in Green, Black, Mud, and White finishes.
Steyrs' line of handguns are striker-fired with a polymer frame. Their pistols come in a compact (C-A1), sub-compact (S-A1), mid-size (M-A1), and long slide variant (L-A1). Available calibers are 9mm and .40 S&W. A model with an OD green frame (M9-A1) is also available. Steyr's pistols also feature innovative "triangular" sights which aid in quickly obtaining proper sight alignment.
While on site, O'Brien also gave us a look at a new rifle for 2017, the Steyr Scout RFR, which is a rimfire variant of Steyr's Scout Rifle. The rifle is available in .22lr, .22 Magnum, and .17 HMR. The RFR features a 10 round magazine and a knife that tucks away conveniently in the buttstock.
While we were given an exclusive look into Steyr, the showroom is open to dealers only, but as O'Brien explained, for one weekend, the public will be allowed access to view Steyr's many fine products, as Steyr will be hosting their annual 'Open house' sale.
"It'll be the third or fourth year we've done it, but on the weekend of July 20th, we'll open the doors to the public for three days and allow the dealers to sell our inventory," said O'Brien.


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"During a recent court proceeding, the opposing side requested that we suspend litigation and engage in mediation. I contacted Brad Bonner at 6 p.m. After he agreed to help, he studied voluminous information into the night and began the mediation the next morning at 9 a.m. Through Brad's quick grasp of the facts, his accurate analysis, thoughtful insights, and ability to articulate various paths to resolution, a successful mediation was achieved by 7 p.m. that night. Both sides of this highly contentious litigation were very grateful for Brad's success."
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— John Masterson, Welborn Sullivan Meck & Tooley, P.C. – Casper, WY
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"I have used Brad as a mediator several times – from cases involving relatively simple issues to lawsuits involving catastrophic injuries, multiple parties, and complex questions of law and fact. He is always well-prepared and professional. Brad establishes himself as a person all parties can trust, and finds common sense approaches to bring the parties together. He has resolved cases I was sure were destined for trial."
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— Grant H. Lawson, Lawson Law, LLC – Casper, Wyoming
"Brad sees the big picture better than almost anyone I know. He is extremely prepared and doesn't just deal in the abstract. What was reassuring was Brad's broad experience and legal knowledge. In a recent mediation, there was an issue of law that I was sure nobody else had figured out — it was the first issue out of Brad's mouth. There is no substitute for smart."
— Mel C. Orchard, III, The Spence Law Firm, LLC – Jackson, WY
"Brad is always well prepared when he comes into a mediation. His down-to-earth demeanor and approach in dealing with the litigants easily assist them in seeing the benefits of compromise and risk elimination and serves as a springboard for diffusing the typical client desire to continue the fight. Brad comes into mediation armed with the knowledge of the law and the underlying facts and achieves good results because he exhibits that knowledge. I recommend him without reservation."
— Joey Darrah, Darrah Law Office, PC – Powell, WY
"Brad has an unparalleled ability to relate to participants in a mediation. This allows him to understand not only the issues involved in the case, but the dynamics between participants. Brad utilizes these abilities to fashion creative solutions that will be agreeable to both participants. His solutions are not only creative, but often times new to the participants. Moreover, Brad can apply these abilities to any case, no matter the parties, no matter the complexity."
— Codie D. Henderson, Davis & Cannon, LLP – Sheridan, WY
"We were impressed with Mr. Bonner's mediation skills. Not only was he professional, but when we thought we had reached a point of impasse, he thought outside of the box and helped the parties reach a creative solution. We will definitely recommend him to others."
— Amanda K. Roberts, Lonabaugh and Riggs, LLP – Sheridan, WY
"For 18 years, I have worked with Brad Bonner on numerous legal challenges or litigation. I can easily say Brad has been the best legal council I've worked with over my 39-year banking career. He is an excellent communicator and negotiator and has consistently been able to avoid lengthy and expensive litigation which has saved my bank owners a substantial amount of legal expense and stress. I am therefore not surprised to see Brad offer mediation as one of his services. He truly has a gift for finding a resolution to very tough and complex situations."
— Doug Nissen, President of 1st Bank – Evanston WY
"Brad agreed on very short notice to assist with a long-pending, high-stakes dispute just weeks from the trial. Brad's work was exceptional. He immediately identified the controlling issues and focused his efforts on addressing them. Brad listened carefully and, when he identified that one side's anger was based on a misunderstanding, he took the unconventional step of bringing the parties' face-to-face. As a result, the misunderstanding was clarified and a path to the settlement was cleared. Later, when the negotiations bogged down, Brad dug in and never gave up. Just when it appeared that resolution was not possible, a deal was reached. In all, I was very impressed. I have worked with many mediators over 31 years of practice. Brad fits comfortably into the very top tier of those with whom I have had the privilege to work. I look forward to Brad's help on future cases."


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I am a Certified Pediatric Sleep Consultant living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I received my certification from the Family Sleep Institute (FSI) in 2016 after completing over 250 hours of required coursework, which is 3x greater than any other sleep consulting program in the nation. Prior to this, I owned a successful women's clothing boutique for 8 years before I closed it to raise my children.
As a mom of 4 (triplets + one), I am no stranger to sleep deprivation. Fortunately, with multiples on the way I was extra motivated to take control of forming healthy sleep habits for all of my children early on. I set out to read whatever I could find about infant sleep and synching my triplet's schedules simply out of the need to survive. After my last child turned 4 months everyone in my family slept soundly, in their cribs for 12 hour stretches. It wasn't until one of my champion sleepers turned 3.5 that his sleep deteriorated drastically, along with his behavior. I joined the sleep deprived parents club once again, but this time I didn't know how to rectify the situation. The baby sleep books I had previously read only helped me teach them to sleep but not to fix problems down the road.
With the help of my pediatrician and a lot of research on children's sleep, I was able to fix his night waking problems and prevent them from reoccurring. I was troubled, however, about how badly his behavior had been effected from lack of adequate sleep. It made me wonder how many other children have been given behavioral labels where sleep deprivation was the root of the problem. Upon researching, I came across FSI and felt compelled to learn everything I could about the field of infant and child sleep. Because my children sleep so well I am always asked by others how I did it, but I never anticipated I would make a career out of this. But, after I experienced what I did with my son, I felt a calling to the profession. With what I learned in my training, coupled with personal and professional experiences, I am excited for the opportunity to help you improve your family's sleep.


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In case you haven't heard, it's radiology technician appreciation week which is undoubtedly the best week of the entire year. All of us at Bay Imaging Consultants want to extend our gratitude and appreciation to each of those hard-working radiology technicians out there. In order to celebrate our favorite week, we want to shine a spotlight on one of our dedicated and ambitious rad techs, Brain Krome.
What is your Title and Brief Description?
Lead MRI Technologist.
What location do you work at/for?
JMMI @ Walnut Creek
How long have you been with BMML?
It will be 10 years in September.
What did you do prior to working for BMML?
Before going to MRI school, I was a Customer Service Director for United Airlines at SFO.
How did you transition from Customer Service to MRI Tech?
I actually strained my back on the job and was sent for an MRI to make sure it was nothing more serious. I was fascinated by the whole experience and the tech that did my scan was great and gave me the names of a few schools as well as a mini crash course in MRI.
What is your favorite thing about your job?
I really like the people, both patients, and co-workers.
What are your hobbies?
Travel, Cooking, Hiking.
What is something other employees don't know about you?
I can sing karaoke in Cantonese and I have visited 6 of the 7 continents, not Antarctica.
If you could invent anything what would it be?
A pain eliminating device.
If you want to get to know our staff, search through our radiologists here. You can learn about their background, education, extra certifications, and more.


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The Gruffalo's Child
Dear Flower Class parents, This morning we were happy to see the rain had stopped and we were excited to know we could go to the park today. Many of us started our morning on the classroom outdoor balcony playing with the ocean animals, fishing rods and water in the big water play table. We needed to remove our shoes and socks as well as roll up our sleeves before we could play with the water though. On the small table we saw something new which we all know; 'Mr. Potato Head'. We were able to use many of the pieces separately and added many of them to the play-dough play. On the second table several of us completed decorating our special masks for the graduation performance next week. We used some special paper with brown furry patterns printed on it and applied these to our masks. We wanted to keep as much of the decoration and story a secret if possible but guess some of you already know a little too much. On the main carpet the ball rolling tracks were very popular with many of the boys and we used the colored marbles on the tracks too. Also on the carpet was another new toy which we noticed looked a lot like the road track mat. We soon put the pieces together and were using it with the metal cars from the box as well as the helicopters and construction vehicles. We cleared away a little early today so that we could try and make it to the park and have time after returning to practice our singing and performance. Before we left and before snack we had a quick discussion with Pooja about how we need to be careful with our friends and that it is sometimes not enough to just say "Sorry". The park was nice and warm today and we spent lots of our time on the swings and the slide. When we returned from the park we looked at a book with Darren called 'The Gruffalo's Child'. This is a fun book and we enjoyed the story a lot. It had another surprise ending just like the original book. We then started our practice for the end of year presentation and ceremony by moving outside the classroom to line up and get ready for our big entrance next week.
Have a great afternoon and we look forward to seeing you all again tomorrow.
All our love, Darren, Pooja, Pauline & Ryoan


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As Klelith over at Lost in Neurons points out, some games stand the test of time. I like to call these my fallback games. They are the games I turn to when I beat a new game and have nothing else to play. Or when I need to break up the monotony of playing just one game.
These games change over time for everyone. For me, my fallbacks used to be StarCraft, Warcraft 3, and Counter-Strike. They are still fun games to visit occasionally but they have all become dated.
My current fallback games are Team Fortress 2 and Modern Warfare 2. They are such solid skill based games that I cannot recommend them enough. If you haven't played these two games you are doing yourself a disservice.
I'm extremely excited for StarCraft 2. Starcraft has always been like a futuristic complex game of chess... in video game form. I'm pretty sure that once SC2 releases it will join TF2 and MW2 in my list of fallback games.
What are your fallback games and why?
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The Recreation Division is your neighborhood resource for staying active and connected in the Fort Collins neighborhood. Pacific Science Center inspires a lifelong interest in science, math and technology by engaging diverse communities via interactive and revolutionary exhibits and programs. Just due to the fact recreation is thought of a particular way in America does not meant that it has constantly been that way. Telesis' Marilyn Melkonian has pledged to discover financing to renovate the current recreation center. This Parks Department Recreation center, run privately by the Highbridge Neighborhood Life Center no longer had safety according to sources. The City's Division of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Facilities will hold its 10th Annual CarMax Summer season Basketball League championship games on Tuesday, July 26 at Pine Camp Arts and Community Center, 4901 Old Brook Road and Wednesday, July 27, at Virginia Commonwealth University's Stuart C. Siegel Center, 1200 West Broad Street.
Education and education needs for recreation workers differ with the type of job, but workers typically require at least a higher college diploma or the equivalent and acquire on-the-job training. Although I help, in common, all of the four Transformation Group Strategic Ambitions, I am concerned about the preservationist nature of Strategic Purpose 1 that leaves out any mention of providing environmentally sound or sustainable recreational possibilities. Here you will locate info on facilities, events, registration, sports, ahead of and soon after college programs and a lot of, many a lot more active recreational possibilities to aid connect us as a community. Sport and recreation is a huge market that offers profession possibilities to a lot of people.
I looked up the word recreation" the other day, and the initial definition I came across study as follows: Activity carried out for enjoyment when one particular is not working"—and I suppose we ought to add, or when one is not going to college," for the benefit of the young folks here present. Bridgewater Township, situated at the crossroads of Somerset County, offers its residents several distinctive and exciting recreation applications for all ages to appreciate. But ultimately, in order to determine which hobbies you practice could turn out to be your future profession paths, you should much better examine how simple it is to make a living from your leisure and recreational activities. A brief glance at this list will show the importance that was placed upon the capacity to function in the recreational arena. Sports, entertainment, and recreational activity in the United States are commonplace.
Other questions had to do with staffing, which now consists of the superintendent, a system leader and a recreation specialist along with seasonal workers. Added recreation workers will be required to perform for fitness centers as some parks and recreation departments seek to reduce costs by contracting out the services of activity specialists, especially these in fitness, from these centers. Contact your nearby kids gyms, recreational centers, schools, and ask them if they have a Match-4-Little ones circuit! The City of Takoma Park's Recreation Department offers recreational opportunities for all ages! We assume here that the recreation center will be built on County land at no extra land acquisition expense.
Robert Charles Lesser Co. (RCLCo), in a report just completed for RCC, suggests that the cost of five acres of land for a recreation center website, such as parking, could run anywhere from $1.six-$10 million in 2014 depending on the desirability its place. Finance Director Ron West had noted that the Recreation Division in the past utilised money from fees improperly to make purchases, and the new technique is meant to enhance accountability. The center is staffed with beach rangers every single weekend for the duration of the summer time months and totally free beach walks are led by volunteers at daytime low tides on weekends during the summer season months.