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Leeds United boss Brian McDermott is thrilled to have secured the signing of Noel Hunt on a two-year deal.
Coming just days after Steve Morison re-joined Millwall, McDermott has drafted in a former cohort in Hunt, who played under the United boss during much of his four-year spell at Reading.
And McDermott, who took charge of Leeds' final four games of the season, is delighted to have Hunt on board for the new campaign.
"Noel is a player that I scouted five years ago when he was playing for Dundee United," said the United boss.
"We spent £500,000 on him at the time, and that was money very well spent. He's an infectious character and I'm sure he will engage Leeds United fans with his desire and determination, and never say die attitude.
"He will bring an awful lot to our squad on and off the pitch, and I'm delighted he's chosen to come and play for Leeds."
The Republic of Ireland international joins Matt Smith and Luke Murphy in becoming Leeds' third summer signing ahead of the new season in which they'll be looking to improve on a disappointing 13th place last season and end their wait for a place back in the top flight.
McDermott is expected to make further additions to his squad, and while both Smith and Hunt have been signing in the close season, added firepower is likely to be the priority.
Despite only joining from Norwich City in January, as part of the deal that saw Luciano Becchio move to Carrow Road, Morison has moved back to Millwall on a season-long loan.
Morison scored three goals in 16 games since his move from Norwich and return to the New Den where he spent two years from 2009-2011.
"I am looking to re-shape my squad for the new season and there was an offer on the table for Steve to go to a club that he has already played at.
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PC gaming buyer Simon Urquhart departs Dixons Retail
Dixons Retail's PC gaming and components category manager Simon Urquhart has left the business, PCR understands.
As well as handling buying for PC World and Currys' gaming products, Urquhart was also responsible for opening Dixons Retail's Gaming Bunker in London, which lets consumers try out the latest PCs, accessories and games.
Several industry sources confirmed to PCR that Urquhart is no longer a part of Dixons, and claimed that he had planned to open a total of 10 gaming-specific stores for Dixons Retail.
Urquhart's LinkedIn profile also states that he worked for Dixons Retail between May 2010 and April 2014.
His profile reads: "I'm looking to work extensively in the electronic entertainment industry and become a major influence in the UK market. Always willing to talk about opportunities to grow gaming and support good products and people."
His Twitter profile adds: "Re-tooling for another assault on the world of gaming."
PC World doesn't dedicate lots of space to gaming in its stores, and following Urquhart's departure, it's unclear what the retailer's stance on PC gaming will be going forwards.
However, Urquhart was planning to stock Valve's upcoming PC gaming Steam Machines.
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We are Fortune Fencing
Fencing is a modern and athletic sport. The movement is so fast the touches are scored electrically - a lot more like Star Wars than Zorro.
Fencing is a fast and athletic sport, a far cry from the choreographed fights you see in the movies or on the stage. Instead of swinging from a chandelier or leaping from balconies, you will see two fencers performing an intense pas de deux on a 6-feet by 44-feet strip.
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The Implementation Assistant is responsible for working various customer‐facing activities (Greeter, Check In, Fit Expert, Organizer, Check Out, and Utility) at client ordering events.
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A BBC investigation has revealed that the head of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries warned Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez of last month's attempted coup several days in advance.
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Friday, May 1, 2009
Theme Thursday - "Hats or Crowns"
This week's challenge at Theme Thursday is to create something featuring a crown or hat. I made an ATC; the background paper already had beautiful glittered flowers and swirls on it, but I added more glitter on the Artchix image I used, and glittered around the edges of the ATC with crystal Stickles. After enhancing the lady's cheeks and lips with colored chalks and adding a gold fabric lace crown, some cream edging lace, crystals, a little stamping, a K and Company paper flower, and Colorbox ink accents, I was done!
7 comments:
- Kelly said...
beautiful! love the lace hat!
- May 1, 2009 at 4:43 PM
- Sandy said...
Wow this is really elegant.
Gorgeous design. Love them.
- May 1, 2009 at 11:50 PM
- Louise (KardKrazy) said...
How clever to create her headpiece from the piece of lace! Elegant and lovely!
- May 2, 2009 at 5:30 AM
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- Hermine said...
Its beautiful
- May 4, 2009 at 9:32 AM
- Carol Anne's Boutique said...
This is beautiful Jann! I love how you used the gold lace for her crown, so pretty!!
Carol Anne
- May 4, 2009 at 2:13 PM
- Stacy said...
Oooh! I love everything about this! Wonderful textures, great colors and so beautifully balanced with sparkle! You have my vote!
- May 5, 2009 at 11:39 AM
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in defense of talking about the weather.
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- AnonymousApril 8, 2013 at 3:25 PM
i don't think i ever seen anybody take this subject on like you did here. a lot of bloggers mention weather and the effects it has on their mood on their blog one time or the other and some do it quiet often. i've lived in different climates throughout my life and actually enjoy it when people write about it. it might be a shallow topic, but it gives me a little insight into their everyday life.ReplyDelete
leyla, you make such a good point about "weather talk" online. It also connects us to far-off others and to their natural environment, which can be really different than our own. I know, for example, I appreciate seeing pictures of summer + people swimming on the blogs I read from the southern hemisphere during the long american winters.Delete
- AnonymousApril 8, 2013 at 3:32 PM
I'm a self-proclaimed nature gal, myself. What's happening outside determines a fairly large part of who I am and what I do. I find myself discussing the weather on a regular basis and I'm so glad you've given it the level of importance it deserves. Lovely post!ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, the weather is of tantamount importance to people who do things outside (and anyone who has ever planned an outdoor birthday party will know what you're talking about!) These days, the majority of people spend so much time inside. Weather talk connects city-folk to the outdoors again in the way you nature-gals never lost!Delete
Beautiful and insightful. Great post!ReplyDelete
"...they are talking abou their own mortality."ReplyDelete
How will I ever think about weather chatter the same way again? Thanks for putting this into words.Replies
Sarah, I am absolutely nuts about your poetry so that is so nice to hear.Delete
i think about life and death through blossoming flowers lately. but you take it to the next level.ReplyDelete
I think it shows us the cycle of life. and yes, i'm talking about my own mortality.
p.s : i'm obsessed with these pictures. do you mind if i print the last one???Replies
Hi Niken, of course you can print one! I'll e-mail you a JPEG of it right now to maintain the quality.Delete
I am a sucker for flower photos! Always a bit special.ReplyDelete
Sweet Apple Lifestyle
This post was perfect - I don't think I've ever thought about weather so thoughtfully. I love the connection to community. It can seem these days that we have more topics pushing us apart and I'm always for something that brings us together. Thank you.ReplyDelete
Flowers of spring!!!!ReplyDelete
Oh! I knew I would love this post. So thoughtful and articulate and absolutely beautiful. I often think about weather the same way, how it's a great equalizer and symbolic of who we are as humans.ReplyDelete
And I just saw that Blog Milk designed your blog. I love Ana- she's a dear blogging friend from way back in the day.ReplyDelete
i could stare at these pictures for days. wow. and i totally agree, especially as someone who talks about the weather CONSTANTLY. i'm sort of obsessed :)ReplyDelete
i thought only canadians obsessed about the weather but maybe you're right, it's all of us :) such an interesting post.ReplyDelete
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By Dr. Mercola
A topic rarely discussed, yet phenomenally important, relates to the food children and babies are fed, and they way in which they are weaned. This can have a profound impact on your child's future dental and physical health.
Dr. Kevin Boyd is an attending dentist at Lurie Children's (formerly Children's Memorial) Hospital, the leading pediatric institution in Chicago area. Incidentally, this is where I did some training as a resident. It's a phenomenal training hospital associated with Northwestern University.
He's also trained in nutritional biochemistry, and serves on a board with Joy Moeller who is the leader in the United States for oral myofunctional therapy.
Dr. Boyd's interest in diet, health and dental health began during a stint in an experimental Peace Corps volunteer program in Honduras, where kids suffered terrible dental decay.
"[S]ugar cane is the abundant crop there. The kids start eating it at birth, and their front teeth rot out," he says.
He eventually obtained a master's degree in nutritional biochemistry and did his research in the area of unhealthy eating as it affects bodyweight and susceptibility to diabetes and tooth decay. After that, he entered dental school.
Weight Gain and Cavities Have the Identical Root Cause
As Dr. Boyd explains, the foods that cause weight gain are the same foods that cause tooth decay—primarily simple carbohydrates. This realization led him to investigate ultimate causes versus approximate causes, meaning the evolutionary significance of diet and tooth decay. He's now pursuing a Ph.D. in anthropology and evolutionary medicine, looking at historical patterns of Westernization of the food supply and how it impacted internal and oral disease.
"To suggest that this epidemic of tooth decay is because of poor brushing is not sound from an evolutionary perspective," he says. "It's not evidence-based. It's important to brush. But plaque – the stuff that forms on the teeth after you eat – from food residue is not intrinsically acid-producing. It doesn't produce gum disease. It doesn't produce tooth decay unless it becomes activated."
What activates it are simple carbohydrates – starches and sugars – that are not conjugated to its native fiber. All sugars in nature, such as the fructose in fruits, are conjugated to fiber, which actually provides mechanical cleansing of teeth.
"I think brushing is important, but not activating plaque with simple sugars is more important," he says.
Introducing alkalinity in the form of baking soda can also help decrease the acid level in your mouth at the tooth and gum surface, which can help prevent plaque formation. I can personally attest to the effectiveness of brushing and flossing with baking soda.
This is something I learned from Dr. Tim Rainey, who is a pioneer in biological dentistry. Despite eating healthy for well over a decade, I was still having problems with persistent plaque formation.
I noticed a significant change after introducing fermented vegetables (which provide me with tens of trillions of beneficial bacteria or probiotics each day) but what really made the difference was adding baking soda irrigation to my daily regimen. I follow this with coconut oil pulling as it puts a protective coat back on the teeth that the baking soda irrigation tends to remove.
The Vital Importance of Baby-Led Weaning
The Ph.D. dissertation Dr. Boyd hopes to pursue would compare modern Westernized infant and early childhood feeding regimens with what he calls "ancestral-type infant and early childhood feeding regimens." Fossil records show that up until the last 300 years or so, babies were more or less exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life. Interestingly enough, this can actually be determined from fossilized teeth.
"You can tell when a baby stops breastfeeding in a 30,000-year-old tooth. We can analyze it," Dr. Boyd explains. "There's something called the natal line. That shows when the baby just came into the world and stopped feeding off of the placenta. And then we can tell when they are starting to wean and completely weaned just by looking at teeth and bones."
The reason you've likely never heard of this from your doctor or dentist is because it's not taught in dental or medical schools. Anthropologists, however, have known this for decades.
"Dental schools need to have evolutionary biologists on their teaching staff. They just do," he says. "My whole mission – I'm dedicating the rest of my career to this – is to integrate this into dental education in dentistry. I call it evolutionary oral medicine or Darwinian dentistry."
An ancestral-type infant and early childhood feeding regimen is defined by six months of exclusive breastfeeding, after which the child undergoes a period of weaning. This weaning period includes breastfeeding on demand, combined with the gradual introduction of regular foods, via a process now referred to as "baby-led weaning." This type of feeding schedule is what the human genome was adapted to.
Modern-day baby-led weaning has been popularized by one of Dr. Boyd's anthropology colleagues, Gill Rapley in England, and includes premasticating regular whole foods in lieu of serving processed baby foods. Dr. Boyd explains:
"It's called kiss feeding. Modern-day hunter-gatherers (there's not many of them left, but some aboriginal cultures still do these practices) will pre-chew the food like a bird does and spit it into the child's mouth. It sounds gross, but it's actually not. It's quite wonderful.
...Usually, by seven-, eight-, and certainly nine-months-old – even though a child didn't have that many, if any, teeth – they were chewing with their gums everything that anyone in the tribe was chewing. Certainly by a year old, there was no difference in what a child ate. That would continue into the third year of life. Children are typically breastfed on demand while weaning on to firm, regular foods into the third year of life and sometimes beyond. That's consistent throughout the human history."
This natural process actually trains the child's tongue to position itself upward and forward, and to lateralize toward the sides of the jaws. When your tongue pushes upwards and forward, it expands the palate in the middle, which allows your palate and jaw to settle into the anatomically correct positions.
As a result of this ancestral-type of feeding, which allows the oral cavity to develop naturally and properly, our ancestors were not plagued with crooked teeth and poorly aligned jaws. The anthropological evidence shows that such problems really didn't arise until about 350 years ago. At present, an estimated 92 percent or more of all Westernized people have some degree of malocclusion, such as crowding of the teeth, narrowing of the jaws, or both. (This is where Joy Moeller's oral myofunctional training comes in—her protocol helps correct the oral defects and misalignments created by modern feeding.)
This has ramifications for breathing and sleeping, which in turn can lead to what we've now dubbed "attention deficit disorder."
"We now know that snoring children and children that don't get a good-quality –good REM sleep – are far more susceptible to having behavioral and brain dysfunction like ADD," Dr. Boyd says. "Giving a stimulant to a child for ADD is not the right thing to do for a child who needs better sleep. Sometimes just changing the architecture of their jaws early in life (I'm not saying that's the only thing), getting them myofunctional training, and getting them to chew harder, fresher, more nutritious foods can preclude all kinds of problems that we're throwing drugs at right now."
How Breastfeeding Promotes Proper Oral Development
When a child is fed the way he was genetically designed to be fed, it stimulates the structure of the mouth and facial bones to develop in an optimal way. This begins with exclusive breastfeeding, ideally for the first six months. However, if you cannot breastfeed, for whatever reason, there are alternatives that can mimic the stimulus created by breastfeeding, which will promote proper formation of your child's oral cavity.
According to Dr. Boyd, baby bottles are NOT the way to go if you cannot breastfeed. Instead, feeding your child from a cup is much better. Not a lidded sippy cup, however, but an unlidded cup with a small cutout.
"Panera Bread's little kid cups can be easily modified. I tell parents to go to Panera Bread and ask for their little cups. You can just cut out a little mouth piece on it. You just cut a little loop in it, a little arc."
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This may surprise many, but baby bottles actually do not mimic the natural suction a baby exerts on the breast. Baby bottles were created under the mistaken belief that babies deform the mother's nipple, elongating it all the way back to the soft palate. This is why baby bottle nipples are designed the way they are. It was also assumed that babies massage the milk via a peristaltic wave motion, pressing the nipple up against the roof of the mouth. Alas, all of these assumptions have been solidly disproven by Dr. Donna Geddes.
"You can go on a website called Bumpology, and hit Ultrasound Breastfeeding. Donna put an ultrasound probe underneath the mother's breast while she was breastfeeding and totally disproved the assumption that babies elongated nipple back to the gag reflex and massage it against the mid-palatal suture. That isn't what happens," Dr. Boyd says.
Instead, what really happens is that a vacuum is created when the middle of the baby's tongue comes down, which helps express milk from the breast. Next, the forward part of the baby's tongue pushes the mother's nipple inside, right behind the two front teeth. This motion explains why ancestral feeding widens the jaw, and pushes both the upper and lower jaws forward. It also pushes the cheekbones in the mid-face forward.
"It's like a piston that pushes out on the mid-face. There's an incisive suture that goes all the way up to your nose that pushes the whole mid-face forward," he explains.
How to Do Baby-Led Weaning
First of all, babies should not be given any solid food, including pureed baby food, until they are able to sit up on their own. This typically occurs around six months, which coincides with when our ancestors stopped exclusive breastfeeding. Dr. Boyd also advises parents to wait to introduce solid foods until your baby can grasp them. This is because the ability to firmly grasp something in their hand coincides with the development of the gag reflex, which is nature's way of making sure your baby will not choke on the food. (Naturally, you still must observe and supervise your baby while she's eating on her own.)
That said, even before your baby can sit up on her own, you should let her lick, smell, see and touch real food in order to get used to it.
"Because they're born with a visceral suck-swallow, they think Gerber baby food puree is thick milk, and they're going to try to suck it. And that's where the deviant tongue-swallowing pattern starts," Dr. Boyd says. "They're not being allowed to transition from a visceral, hardwired suck-swallow to a more mature, lateralizing chew-swallow. That's what baby-led weaning along with breastfeeding do. It teaches the tongue how to transition from an infantile, immature suck-swallow to a mature chew-swallow.
Then, by six- to seven-months-old, in that first month, you can chop fresh foods up. Let your baby pick them up and make a mess on their tray. Let them hold the food to their mouth. Let them pick up things that are big, you know, carrots. They can gnaw on it."
For those who want to incorporate "kiss feeding," you can either premasticate, meaning pre-chew, the food before giving it to your baby, or you can buy what's called a "mesh feeder"—a net bag into which you place chopped up fresh foods, which then turns into a puree as your baby chews on the mesh bag. This way, your baby gets the benefit of the challenge to his jaws. This also provides the proper tongue training. Once pureed, you can empty the contents out onto a plate and allow your baby to feed himself with his hands.
"Gradually, making the foods a little more course, a little less chopped, until really, certainly by 10, 11, to 12 months for sure, a child should be eating everything that the adults are eating," Dr. Boyd says.
Five Recommendations to Optimize Your Baby's Oral Health
The top five recommendations issued by Dr. Boyd to promote oral health in your child are:
- Find a pediatric dentist by age one, and get checkups at least twice to three times per year.
- Establish healthy eating habits, based on whole foods and no or low sugar. If your child does not eat sugar, his teeth will not decay, even if he does not brush religiously. During infancy, make sure to only feed your child breast milk during the night. If they get any other type of commercial carbohydrate (most infant formulas are actually loaded with sugar), breast milk can become toxic to the teeth.
"If it's just breast milk, lactoferrin kills the bacteria that cause tooth decay," Dr. Boyd explains. "As soon as you can get your children to where they don't have to breastfeed through the night, they're less risky of getting decay. But as long as it's just breast milk, don't worry about it."
- Brush teeth three times a day. Ideally, you'll want to start massaging your child's gums before his teeth erupt, using either your finger, a Q-tip, or a square of gauze.
When your child starts to show teeth around six or seven months, you can start brushing them with a baby toothbrush. The night time brushing is the most important one. The morning and midday brushing, you can let your child do on her own. "If they can hold the toothbrush, they're going to do enough," Dr. Boyd says.
Children typically will not need to floss until the age of about three or four years old, when the spaces between the teeth begin to tighten.
- Drink pure water as the primary beverage, and
- If drinking juice, eat a whole piece of fruit along with it (so if drinking four ounces of orange juice, eat eight slices of orange). This way, your child gets the fiber of the fruit, which slows down absorption, and helps to mechanically clean his teeth. Then rinse the mouth with water afterward. Personally, I would advise against drinking any juice. Just provide your child with fresh fruit.
Work with Genetic Adaptation Rather Than Against It...
It's quite clear that following a feeding program that includes breastfeeding (or using cup feeding in lieu of bottle feeding) and baby-led weaning can have a tremendously beneficial impact on your child's future development; from allowing natural tongue, jaw and facial development to occur, to promoting better dental health, to avoiding common problems like snoring, mouth-breathing and sleeping problems that can contribute to behavioral and learning disabilities.
All it takes are minor modifications, such as ditching the baby bottle for a modified lidless feeding cup, and using "kiss feeding" or a mesh feeder instead of processed baby food.
To learn more about Dr. Boyd's work, check out his website at dentistry4children.net. For more information about baby-led weaning, Dr. Boyd recommends the book Baby-Led Weaning, by Gill Rapley and Tracey Murkett. You can also learn more on babyledweaning.com.1


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Sunday, April 27, 2008
Settling in Panama 4/27/08 Update
I arrived on Earth Day (4/22/08). It has been a great ride so far. Sometimes I have to pinch myself to believe I'm really retired from 32 years of mostly fun Federal Service and sometimes I just have to laugh out loud. Like today, as I walked from my room at Las Olas Resort to the pool area, a huge 4' long green iguana was blocking my way. Hummm... we aren't in Alaska any more, are we? The iguana was resting on the cool marble/tile floor and seemed content to stay there. As I moved closer, he didn't realize that I didn't want to eat him (being the vegan I am) and quickly tried to move away. However, he couldn't get any traction on the slick floor and looked much like a cartoon character as he ran in place. I can't understand why the rest of the USA hasn't moved here yet. It's quite lovely. But one needs patience. Things move pretty slowly. One of my new found Panamanian friends compared living in Panama to living in the US in the 1950's. I hope to move from the Las Olas Hotel to my condo (Las Brisas Del Mar) tomorrow. My first furniture purchase will be a bed. Stay tuned!
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Safety Alerts & Recalls
What does this mean?
The FDA will continue to collect and review all available information on the potential risks of stimulant medications in children including results from a large on-going study that will complete later in 2009. The FDA will update this advisory when additional information becomes available. Until that time, the FDA states that these early safety findings should not serve as a reason for parents to stop a child's stimulant medication.
Although this FDA notice only applies to the use of stimulant medication for ADHD in children, both adults taking stimulants and parents who care for children who take stimulants may want to use this alert as a reminder to review the risks and benefits of treatment with your health care provider. If you or a child you care for develop cardiovascular symptoms, such as chest pain, shortness of breath or fainting, while taking a stimulant medication like lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse), you should contact your physician immediately.
Ongoing FDA Safety Review of Stimulant Mediations Used to Treat ADHD in Children
A recent study published in American Journal of Psychiatry suggests there may be a link between the use of stimulant medications for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (also known as ADHD) and sudden cardiac death in healthy children. In the study, the investigators compared the use of stimulant medications in two groups of children in the United States: one group of 564 healthy children who died suddenly from unexplained heart related problems and one group of 564 children who died as passengers in a motor vehicle accident. According to the study report, 10 of the healthy children who died suddenly from unexplained heart problems, or 1.8% of the group, were reported to be taking a stimulant medication at the time of death. This compared with only two cases of stimulant use, or 0.4%, among healthy children who had died in motor vehicle accidents.
At this time, the FDA is reviewing the results of the study and is unable to conclude that the results of the study affect the overall risk and benefit profile of stimulant medications used to treat ADHD in children. The FDA says that, because of the study's limitations, parents should not stop a child's stimulant medication based on the study.
Prescription stimulant medications are used to treat ADHD, a continuous pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsiveness that is more severe than expected for a child's developmental age. Examples of stimulant treatments for ADHD include: dexmethylphenidate (Focalin, Focalin XR), dextroamphetamine sulfate (Dexedrine, Dexedrine Spansules, Dextroamphetamine ER, Dextrostat), lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse), methamphetamine (Desoxyn), methylphenidate (Concerta, Daytrana, Metadate CD, Metadate ER, Methylin, Methylin ER, Ritalin, Ritalin-LA, Ritalin-SR), mixed salts amphetamine (Adderall, Adderall XR), pemoline (Cylert), and generics.
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Hidden Realm Entertainment
August 15, 2011
The Universe is a funny place. Sometimes it seems like the whole world is against you, and others it's like everything just falls into place in the most perfect of ways!
We would like to take a moment to thank New Mexico for NOT giving tax breaks, as that is the reason the filming of Luke Goss's new movie "Seven Below" was moved to Ohio. A small suburb of Ohio, a few miles from Gabby's house to be exact! Our awesome girl was able to secure an amazing job working with costumes, props…oh ya, AND Luke Goss! More exciting news and pics to come as we can… stay tuned!
So how did you enjoy the last bits of tricksy trivia? We hope your brain will recover. This will be the last bit of trivia for now – until we can get through the craziness of the next couple weeks and get back on schedule! More fun to come tho, we promise! Although…what KIND of fun it will be… well THAT you will have to wait to find out LOL Check out how you faired this last week…
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When you have fine hair, often you don't feel very fine at all about it as it's difficult to make it hold a style. Giving it some volume seems feat only pro stylists can achieve. But having the right cut can help immensely. Here are some tips on how to make the most of your fine hair.
A graduated bob: In a graduated bob, the front is either cut horizontally straight or on a downward slope, with the back elevated or lifted. When the hair is graduated, you are actually building up, or stacking the weight, thus, making it appear fuller. Think Katie Homes when her hair was about chin-length.
A one-length bob: This cut that never goes out of style and it not only works well for fine hair, but it's also great as it is very low maintenance. To play it up a bit, add a fringe for interest and more density. When you layer fine hair, keep the layers very long so as to not remove much weight. Style aficionado Anna Wintour hasn't strayed from this classic cut for years, and the always chic Alexa Chung also keeps her hair in a bob (Chung's has some slight layers, which add softness).
A short crop: Shorter hair is stronger than longer hair so you could try a very short crop such as Charlize Theron's latest super short crop to make your fine tresses appear thicker. Less hair in terms of length makes your fine hair appear like more hair.
Long hair, layered with blunt ends: Just because you have fine hair doesn't mean you have to resign yourself to short cuts. The trick to fine hair is adding concave layering for movement in the hair and to keep the ends blunt to add fullness. You want to avoid over-texturizing the hair.
Naturally curly styles: If you have curly hair that's fine, you might think this is a nightmare, but it's almost the best texture to have since it gives your hair natural body. The key is to focus on a great cut that doesn't over-texturize it. Style it with just a little amount of a fine hair styling cream.
Fine-hair boosting tips: Focusing conditioner from mid-shaft to ends is particularly important if you have fine hair. You don't want the conditioner to weight down your mane. Opt for alcohol-free and low-silicone products. Alcohol could more easily damage fine hair and silicones are heavy and can weigh your hair down so skim your shampoo and conditioner ingredients for these limp hair culprits.
"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed."
"Envy comes from wanting something that isn't yours. But grief comes from losing something you've already had."


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Danica We cannot find any significant literary characters with the first name Danica.
Danica - We cannot find any popular or well-known songs featuring the name Danica.
Danica Patrick (Jeff Savage) - Danica Patrick is the most popular driver in the Indy Racing League (IRL). She has won fans with her skill, toughness, and charm. In 2008, Danica rewarded her fans by doing something that no other woman had ever done--she won an IRL race. Danica amazed her supporters again in 2009 when she announced that she would race in some NASCAR events starting in 2010. Read this book to learn more about car racing's most dynamic driver. Recommended for ages 8-12.
Famous People Named Danica - Danica Patrick (racecar driver); Danica McKellar (actress)
Famous People Who Named Their Daughter Danica - Johnny Damon (baseball player)


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I hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday season. It will be wrapping up in a few days and I'm sure many friends are still traveling or catching up on some much needed downtime. The Christmas/New Years holidays at the Gunter household included A LOT of laziness, giving me ample time to read a good book. I recently purchased "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, from the glowing ratings and seeing that they were making a movie from the book. I love reading books before they come out as a movie. I don't know why I do this because the movies usually turn out to be a disappointment....maybe its just the hope that the movie will capture the book's spirit. Movies just don't capture the whole backstory of the characters and it leaves you feeling like there is so much missing.
"The Book Thief" was such a great read. I believe it is actually listed in the Young Adult category, but we all know that those can be the best books sometimes!! (i.e. Harry Potter, The Hunger Games) The book is set in 1930's Germany. I have a serious obsession with learning about the horrors of Jewish persecution during Nazi Germany. I think I am in just complete disbelief about how the holocaust came to be. How did so many people in this world allow for 6 million Jews to be murdered?! It just baffles me every time I think about it. Hopefully a trip to Poland is in our near future and I will be able to pay my respects to the lives that were lost in such a horrific way.
"The Book Thief" is a book that will stay with you days after you finish the last page. It is a very moving book and helps us to imagine life in small town Germany during the Nazi reign. Don't be intimidated by the 550+ pages, you will not be able to put it down. I would most definitely recommend this book, especially if you are travelling!
Now, I have read the reviews on the movie. It still has yet to be released in the UK and the reviews are not the greatest. Most of them complain that the director sugar coats the horrors of the time period which I think is sad. I think its important to remember what happened and not to downplay it to future generations. But, the final verdict will have to wait until I see it myself!
Here is a little list of books-to-movies that I have read. MOST of the books were better than the movie, but there are a select few where I think the movie DID do the book justice (I have bolded them).
- The Hunger Games
- Water for Elephants
- Eat, Pray, Love
- The Notebook
- The Help
- Charlotte's Web
- Harry Potter (read about my HP studio tour here)
- Matilda
- The Witches
- James and the Giant Peach
- The Davinci Code
- Angels and Demons
- The Client
- My Sister's Keeper
- Bridget Jones Diary
- The Lovely Bones
- The Great Gatsby
- Angela's Ashes


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Special Committee to Propose a Chinese Place Names Policy for RDA
- Membership (Dec. 2011- )
- Sarah Elman, Chair
Head, Technical Services, C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University
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- Robert R. Britt
Coordinator of East Asian Library Services, Gallagher Law Library, University of Washington
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- Shi Deng
Head, CJK Acquisitions/Cataloging Unit, Metadata Services Department, UC San Diego Libraries
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- Vickie Doll
Chinese and Korean Studies Librarian, University of Kansas
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- Lauran Hartley
Tibetan Studies Librarian, C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University
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- Zehua Sun
Principal Cataloger, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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- Background
- RDA revision proposal
- Committee Report
- ALA proposal 6JSC/ALA/19
Because of the size of China's territory, the existing cataloging practice for establishing place names (i.e., using the name of country "China" as qualifier unless two different places have identical names, in which case the name of province will be added as well) is considered by many, especially users and public services librarians, as inadequate. In order to address this issue during the transitional period from AACR2 to RDA, the Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL) Committee on Technical Processing (CTP) conducted a survey in August 2011 among CEAL and PCC/CONSER members. The majority of those surveyed (ca. 93%) supported adding the name of province or its equivalent to the country name as a place name qualifier for Chinese locations.
Responding to the strong support of the community expressed in the survey, CTP submitted a proposal to the CEAL Executive Board to form the "Committee to Propose a Chinese Place Names Policy for RDA" and appoint Sarah S. Elman of Columbia University to organize and chair the committee. It was approved in early November 2011. A committee consisting of six CEAL members with various linguistic and library expertise was formed in early December 2011. In early April 2012, the proposal was finalized and forwarded to the ALA Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA) via the Chair of the Committee on Cataloging: Asian and African Materials (CC:AAM). See separate section below for the content of the proposal.


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Our Perspectives
Ebola: Recovery needs to start now
05 Jan 2015 by Abdoulaye Mar Dieye, Assistant Administrator and Director, Regional Bureau for Africa
The social and economic impact of the Ebola crisis will be felt up to a decade after the disease has been eradicated.
In Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, virtually every sector has suffered as a result of the epidemic. For example, based on UNDP's most recent estimates, Liberia could experience negative GDP growth for the first time since the war ended 11 years ago, reaching -1.8 percent.
In all three countries, air traffic is down, mining and palm oil concessions have been badly affected, and so have farming and small trade, crippled by quarantines and movement restrictions. Because national economies are coming to a standstill, the crisis is impairing the ability of governments to raise taxes and invest in infrastructure and social services.
For instance, more than 800,000 women will give birth during the next 12 months. But with the severe shortage of health facilities and professionals, compounded by the fear of getting infected in a clinic, many could die without proper care. Five million children are out of school because their classes have shut down.
Whereas life before Ebola was starting to improve, people are now struggling again with uncertainty. Besides the personal loss and the stigma, the immense majority are finding it more difficult to find jobs, get services and make a living.
In Sierra Leone, for instance, per capita income fell by USD 71 between January and October, while in Guinea, 42,000 jobs have been lost in the potato business. This number is only a small portion of the ballooning job losses expected across the region.
While we must continue to focus on stopping the epidemic, treating the sick and preventing new outbreaks, the international community also needs to start thinking about how to help the three countries recover.
First, by reviving local economies and the livelihoods of millions of individuals and households.
Second, by helping to overhaul public health systems.
Third, by transforming the way development is planned and decisions are being taken.
Recovery cannot be an afterthought. When the last case of the Ebola virus has been cured, humanitarian efforts will scale back, and communities will face the daunting task of having to rebuild their lives.
Investing in recovery is the smartest way to look forward again. If we work now to build more robust economies and health systems, while creating stronger societies and institutions, we will minimize the chance of seeing another Ebola crisis in our lifetime.
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Many times, in archives, we come across collections that do not turn out the way we expect. Perhaps the processing time takes far longer than we anticipated due to a box full of deconstructed file folders with no arrangement. Perhaps someone has come in before the archivists and "preprocessed" without letting anyone know, and with their own idiosyncratic system. These kinds of challenges are common in the archives and add to the flavor of processing, so even when they make you want to tear some hair out, in the end, you find you've grown as an archivist.
And then, there are the collections that, simply put, turn out to be a little different. Not at all what we anticipated. Revealing in ways that make the job as exciting as it truly is. I'm talking, of course, about collections where you open up an envelope and find a severed squirrel's tail in the middle of a box of financial records.
The Marion Turner Stubbs collection at Temple University was one of these collections, and remains one of my favorites processed to date. Some of the materials were so unexpected and painted such an interesting snapshot of the time from which they came that this small and at times vague collection ended up being uniquely exciting.
These papers came from Marion Turner Stubbs, a founding member of Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated. The papers are mostly her husband's, Dr. Frederick Douglass Stubbs, an extremely gifted chest surgeon in Philadelphia, and from her father, Dr. John Patrick Turner, a respected physician, police surgeon, and first African American serving on the Philadelphia Board of Education. These three people led enormously influential lives in Philadelphia, and were prominent, well-respected members of the community, so I went into the project hoping for some interesting background on their lives. I was not expecting…a squirrel's tail. Nor was I expecting the records to mostly come from Dr. Stubbs' research files, which at first, was a disappointment, if only because I wanted to learn more about these remarkable people and how they kept records of their many accomplishments. Honestly, the answer, based on this collection, seems to be that they didn't keep very many. Most of the collection (aside from the research) consisted of plaques and certificates from the many awards these three received throughout their lives. Fun to look at, but not really helpful for providing some context about who they were as people, one of the best parts about working in archives.
However, these research files provided an amazing look at 1930s medicine and thought, especially with a focus on tuberculosis and even prohibition-era philosophies. Dr. Stubbs was, for much of his career, focused on the treatment of tuberculosis, and so most of the research pertains to new medicines and surgical options, even treatments centers for children. But there was also information debating the socialization of medicine, the effects of alcohol, and the emerging "Negro Medicine" field.
Here were research files placed in Stubbs' own particular order (not always the easiest to understand, until we realized he worked both alphabetically and often by subjects, like "Hospitals") and which included a variety of materials like pamphlets, correspondence, and article reprints. I did not expect these materials to shed as much light on the philosophies of the time period from which they came, considering they were from a fairly narrow subject area.
To be fair, this was one of my first collections processed, and was a lot smaller than the others, so my expectations probably weren't as high as they could have been. However, the important thing I got out of this collection was that keeping this collection intact, and preserving the original order as much as possible really provided the true value of the collection. Separating out all of those medical journals from the correspondence could have been an option. But seeing some of the letters Stubbs wrote to other doctors in conjunction with this research painted a much richer picture. I did not expect to walk out of this collection with information about the uses of whiskey in therapeutic treatment, or the stance of the Philadelphia medical community on socialized medicine, or the colors available on Acme appliances for a particular year.
Part of the excitement of this collection, too, was the fact that despite my complete lack of subject knowledge on any of these topics, I was able to get the information I needed, even with minimal processing, to properly describe the files and create a finding aid that I felt touched on all the important aspects of the collection. Additionally, since the collection did not have as much information about the family, I had the chance to do some of my own research to find out more about what they accomplished and who they were. It was exciting to use some of the clippings in the collection to piece together important moments in their lives and fill in the gaps with information I had to go track down on my own. In fact, I was thrilled to find a variety of clippings available on flickr that documented some of Marion Turner Stubbs' life.
So while this collection did not turn out the way I expected, I got to immerse myself in a time period that I had previously never explored, from a perspective that made it all the more fascinating. Also, I got to see the reaction of my Project Manager to opening an envelope expecting a letter, or perhaps a piece of cloth, and instead finding that squirrel's tail. Truly one of the finest moments of my very short career.


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J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis assuredly sat and thought together based on the similarities in their written works. And, in this case, Director, Screenwriter, and Producer Peter Jackson must have also thought along the same lines when scripting J.R.R. Tolkien's The Two Towers. Half the thought was about some evil fighting against the good in all their written works. And we must find the reason why.
How Aragorn Recognized "Some Evil" in the Creatures Which He Hunted
Peter Jackson's second installment in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Two Towers, started with Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee. The creature following them since The Fellowship of the Ring, named Gollum, trailed close on their heels at this point. Causing Frodo and Sam to confront the evil and deformed creature head-on.
After this encounter with an evil-based character, the film panned over to the Uruk-hai. These debased, human-sized orcs tortured Merry and Pippin, showing their moral lacking and cruel thought patterns. When they sensed Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli on their trail, they sped up, determined to steal away the hobbits.
The three hunters filled the screen, Aragorn II, son of Arathorn, leading the way. He bent down, listened to the land's reverberations, and updated the others on the Uruk-hai. Dejected at learning how the Uruk-hai had picked up their scent, Aragorn remarked on something ominous. Something dark, dangerous, and all-too-true:
There's something strange at work here. Some evil gives speed to these creatures. Sets its will against us.
~ Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn II, son of Arathorn,
in Peter Jackson's The Two Towers
How "Some Evil" Based J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in Reality
Remember the boss who gave your raise and promotion to someone else, after you toiled so hard without complaint? Or, how about the sibling-in-laws who refuse to acknowledge you as family? And those un-Christlike church members, how they judge your faith and refuse to treat you like a loving brother or sister-in-Christ? "Some evil" inspired them all.
Evil, which manifests itself in countless forms, serves as the antithesis to God and his goodness. Writers write stories about good and evil because good and evil have such a strong presence in, what people most commonly refer to as, "the real world." For the real world consists of much more than what we can see or hear. Forces unknown and unseen rule the real world, and we should be afraid.
What J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Peter Jackson Know About "Some Evil" Influence
I don't intend to start a debate on whether people are inherently good or bad. For I realize some people want to think people are good, some people think people are bad, and yet other people think people are either good or bad.
Personally, I believe when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, they introduced a spiritual strand in people that corrupts us and makes us bad. But none of this changes the undeniable evil, existent in the universe.
C.S. Lewis wrote many novels about the existent evil within the known universe. One such novel is The Screwtape Letters, in which Lewis took time to describe how the evil forces, known as demons, influence fallible and easily misled humans. A human-based reality also depicted in J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy world.
Aragorn knew "some evil" led the Uruk-hai, for the orcs exhibited little intelligence or teamwork when left to their own devices. And "some evil" meant Saruman, Sauron's ally.
"Wait a minute. Saruman was an actual character in the books and movies, not some spiritual force," one might say. "There is no relation to C.S. Lewis's demons."
Wrong! Though I might have hesitated to say J.R.R. Tolkien refrained from any Christian symbolism in his work before, I've changed my mind now. Several scenes and script lines in The Two Towers forced me to rethink my stance.
For, as I've heard, the wizards in Middle-earth represented more than simple magic. According to God-fearing Tolkien fans, the wizards represented God's angels. Making Saruman a fallen angel, a forbidding demon in control.
How "Some Evil" Translates Into the Christian Life in the Real World
So, if C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien agreed on evil forces affecting life-and-blood creatures, whether human or orc, then there must exist an omniscient good power. This good power is God, known as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Anyone who knows just a little bit about these two men know about their great faith. If you don't know, please just check up on that. It's an eyeopener to see the expanse of their belief.
The people groups who worked as teams in The Two Towers represent the persecuted Christians in the real world. We lazy, laid-back Christians in today's America don't hardly compare to the persecuted Christians in the World Wars and every war following.
But, like the Christian people in past wars, the Fellowship in The Lord of the Rings stood and fought together. They pursued the right path, no matter how hard. They stuck to their beliefs.
Therefore, if you believe in God, and you can recognize evil actions and thoughts, then I encourage you to fight. To battle against the evil that attacks from every imaginable force. Nothing greater exists than to do God's will.
J.R.R. Tolkien recognized this, as did C.S. Lewis, and as Peter Jackson portrayed it in The Lord of the Rings. And if you're looking at what good there is to fight for, then start with looking at what the Fellowship fought for in The Lord of the Rings.


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Owners of a 200-year-old stone windmill are celebrating after receiving grants of more than £70,000 to help conserve the building and provide a heritage visitor centre.
Wymondham Windmill, which attracts 35,000 visitors every year, has been given £36,500 by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and £34,500 from East Leicestershire LEADER to pay for a project billed as The Living Mill.
The Grade II listed building's cap is to be lifted off to allow essential repairs to be carried out and a learning resource is to be set up telling the story of the mill and giving visitors the chance to learn traditional skills.
Sarah-Jayne Fletcher, who took over the windmill with husband Vincent five years ago, said: "We are thrilled to have received support for the project.
"As the mill's owners we want to make sure it is here for future generations of Wymondham locals and the many visitors we get to this beautiful corner of Leicestershire."
The renovation work, which is expected to be finished by next spring, will ensure the building is weather-tight and safe for people to visit.
It was built with five storeys in 1814 from local ironstone and topped with brick. The windmill, which is one of only four left in the country with six sails, ceased grinding corn in 1952 and cattle feed eight years later. It was worked by the ancestors of families who still live locally.
The windmill has been involved in the production of Stilton cheese and Melton Mowbray pork pies during its two centuries and was once also home to a bakery, dairy, butchers, stables and a smithy.
As part of The Living Mill project, three generations of the Wymondham community will come together to tell the story of their mill.
Children from the village primary and pre-schools will be involved in interpreting the history of the building and help develop teaching and learning resources.
Jonathan Platt, head of HLF East Midlands, said: "The Wymondham Windmill is a rare surviving part of our agricultural heritage and a much-loved local landmark in the heart of the village.
"This support, made possible by National Lottery players, will not only conserve the windmill but will allow more people to learn about its importance and history for the first time."
The Wymondham Windmill site now supports seven micro-businesses, including a tea room, and has a caravan park, children's play area and wooodland on its seven-acre site.


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Ugochi Acholonu
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Ugochi Acholonu is a doctoral student in the Learning Sciences and Technology Design program at Stanford University. She received a Masters in Computer Science with a specialty in HCI in 2005, and a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering in 2003. Both degrees were earned at Stanford University. Her research interests include Computers as cognitive tools, User Interfaces and Gaming Technology for the promotion of learning in young children, and cultural influences of access, use, and learning with technology.
She is a member of the Institute of design at Stanford.


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The Hired Gun Vs. The Homegrown Prospect ~ Ryan Holmes in the WSJ
This post originally appeared on the Wall Street Journal. View the original here.
The battle for tech talent turned literal in the Bay Area last month. A company shuttle carrying Google employees from a West Oakland BART stop to headquarters in Mountain View was blocked by a group of anti-gentrification protesters. A brick was thrown through a window. Tires were slashed.
Protesters insist that the Bay Area's latest tech boom – and the influx of high-paid new employees — has driven up rents in San Francisco and Oakland and driven out locals. But, on a deeper level, the controversy is also about two different approaches to sourcing talent.
One we can call the hired-gun approach. Companies, usually large, established players, pay a premium to bring in proven, outside talent — pros who get the job done for a price and then, often, move on. The alternative, really the only option for many startups, is to nurture homegrown prospects, to find local employees and develop their skills over the long haul. As CEO of a late-stage startup straddling the line between each of these worlds, I've learned that both approaches make sense in different contexts. And both come with caveats.
The Hired Gun
In the Bay Area, the focus at many large, post-IPO companies is on recruiting and retaining top employees. This often comes at a cost, like the $3 million salary Google reportedly pays to keep an elite programmer. In fact, the incredible demand for engineers in the region means even fresh startups often find themselves in bidding wars for key employees. The result is an incredible concentration of tech all-stars — the best and the brightest, lured by chances to work in the Valley's blue chips and be compensated accordingly.
For companies fortunate enough to land these prospects, the rewards are multiple. Experienced pros act as mentors to younger employees, diffusing expertise throughout the organization. There's the enormous efficiency gain of bringing on high performers who know exactly what to do and how to do it. Plus, top talent can also help attract other prospects, powering a kind of virtuous recruitment cycle.
But this approach can also create complications. Hired guns motivated by a big paycheck and short-term payoff may have little reason to be invested in a company's long-term vision. A mercenary focus on bottom lines and bonuses – at the expense of vision and value alignment – is hardly the recipe for a healthy company culture or a business built to last.
Then there's the bigger picture to consider. Tech companies don't exist in a bubble; they draw from and feed into a larger community. Ideally, the relationship is symbiotic. The problem in San Francisco is that – at least to some observers – it's become parasitic. (The reality, of course, is much more complex: For each new tech job in the Bay Area, for instance, 4.3 other jobs are created, like cooks, dentists and teachers.) But, for better or worse, protesters have fixated on the meme of high-paid outsiders who seem to feed off the vibrancy of local communities while adding little in return.
The Homegrown Prospect
Of course, Silicon Valley isn't the only game in town. Tech is increasingly decentralized. Around the world, new tech centers with younger companies are able to embrace a different approach to talent: recruit locally, identify homegrown prospects and, in a phrase, bring them along for the ride.
On one level, this is pragmatic: New startups generally can't pay top dollar, so they instead sell junior prospects on youth, energy, generous options packages and the possibility of a payoff down the road. And they tend to attract workers whose spirit of hustle and entrepreneurialism matches their own.
This was certainly the case with my company. During our first years, we found recruits from our own backyard in Vancouver, who made up for what they may have lacked in experience with eagerness to learn and willingness to take a gamble on a company with a lot of potential.
Finding a Balance
Eventually, however, a successful startup has enough resources to get industry-leading expertise. At that point, the question becomes how do you bring in hired guns without upsetting homegrown chemistry? How do you preserve company culture and a spirit of entrepreneurialism while also incentivizing top recruits from outside to join your ranks?
Success, at this stage and beyond, rests on staying true to the place – figuratively and literally — where a company comes from.
Understanding and respecting your roots is critical not only to winning the tech talent wars but leaving a legacy that transcends bottom lines. Tech companies have a finite lifespan: For the successful ones, an IPO or exit is never more than a few years off. But by recruiting locally and developing homegrown talent, companies can build something that remains after they're gone. People, skills and a culture of innovation persist. Ideally, the city, having fed a startups' success, gets something back.


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Back in March right before UFC 196, I wrote about my admiration for Conor McGregor's style of self promotion. His way with words was equaled by his unique and successful fighting style in the octagon. It's fair to say some in the fight world want to see the brash Irishman shut up. How do you do that? Normally, you silence them by defeating them. But over the last few weeks, McGregor has shown the defeat hasn't left him speechless by any means. Instead of enhancing his aura, the sharp-tongued fighter comes off looking attention-seeking and petty.
Some may see it as Conor being a self-promoter, but I see it as a distraction from the realization that McGregor will not figure out Nate Diaz a second time around.
Instead of limiting himself to just MMA, McGregor's scope of promotion has extended to Floyd Mayweather and even God himself. Now it has found it's way into the wrestling realm:
"For the most part, those WWE guys are [expletive], to be honest," McGregor said. "They're messed up [expletive], if you ask me. Fair play to Brock [Lesnar], he got in and fought, but at the end of the day he was juiced up to the [expletive] eyeballs, so how can I respect that?"
He didn't back away after personalities in the wrestling world came after him, either:
"What's the main guy? John Cena. He's 40. He's 40 years of age. He's walking around in a luminous orange t-shirt and a headband talking about nobody can see him. We can see him right there. He's a big fat, 40-year-old failed Mr. Olympia mother f*cker."
This isn't an exposition to scold McGregor for his lack of knowledge of wrestling. He's got his right to his opinions and freedom of speech. But for a guy who before the loss to Diaz was so quick with his wit and creative with his insults, it seemed rather trivial to challenge athletes from a pre-determined sport.
There were two possibilities. He hastily decided to insult the WWE and wrestlers around the world for the sake of it and to grab headlines. The other intention? It was designed to work all of us and open up the channels for McGregor to get a payday at Wrestlemania 33.
Whether it was one or the other, it seems once again like a way to deter eyes from the elephant in the room: McGregor hasn't improved enough since their last encounter and views this fight with Diaz as a vehice to get "big money". It's no secret McGregor scoffs at the featherweight division he is a champion of:
"It was my idea. I wanted to have my revenge at 170, and they're crying and complaining about the 145-pound belt, which I just won three months ago. That division was killed, it was dead. Jose went down in 13 seconds. What more can I do? I traveled the world with that man. I finally got him in the Octagon, and he only lasts 13 seconds.
I didn't see a challenge there anymore. So, I wanted to create interest from a fan's perspective and my perspective. I want to see them two go at it, with an interim belt on the line. Then I will see people walking around my division with a belt and that will intrigue me. It will make me want that belt again."
It was a mistake to risk his unbeatable aura back at UFC 196, and a bigger err in judgement to schedule an immediate rematch. The fact is that Nate Diaz is as accomplished at jui-jitsu as they come, and a few months of preparation won't make up for McGregor's shortcomings on the ground.
"The Notorious One" can dominate featherweights by being bigger than them while matching their speed. His advantage comes in the striking department where he can get up close and personal and influence the direction of the fight. But with Diaz's length, McGregor can't get inside to dish out his deadly strikes. McGregor may have once prided himself on his conditioning, but Diaz is a triathlon veteran with an incredibly deep gas tank. I don't see why this second go-around won't be a repeat of the first with Conor gassing out and being vulnerable to any and all of Diaz's fight-ending submissions.
The ultimate irony about the quick-witted Irishman is his unwillingness to do press appearances over the last few months. That got him into hot water with UFC management and cost him his spot on the UFC 200 card opposite Diaz. After "retiring" for a day, it was later agreed the two would meet tonight at UFC 202.
Then mere days ago, McGregor/Diaz boiled to a fever pitch. After the featherweight champion showed up thirty minutes late, the presser didn't last much longer after what I'll coin "The Battle of Dasani and Monster". Diaz was enraged and decided to leave and tossed a bottle of water in McGregor's direction. The champ was having none of it, and responded with not one but two cans of Monster flung into the audience.
He would later go on SportsCenter to explain his side, and it once again came off as lazy and immature (NSFW language):
To some that, too may have been a riot. To me, it screamed that McGregor has let Diaz get into his head in some fashion.So, maybe a delay next time, @SportsCenter... pic.twitter.com/QGLXZXsai3— Rory McGrath (@rorymcgrath) August 17, 2016
That brings us to tonight. What happens if "The Notorious One" wins? Sure, he'll get his win back. Sure, it's more money for him and added fuel to continue fighting outside his division. But aside from him getting an amount of pride back, it doesn't accomplish much in the big UFC picture. The rematch is unnecessary from a standpoint that there was no controversy the first time around. Diaz outstruck McGregor and finished him decisively with a rear-naked choke.
Yet wouldn't a McGregor win give Diaz an argument for a rubber match? As much as one would think so, UFC despite all their posturing has shown that Conor will eventually get his way and would look to have him move on to another match-up. Diaz's conspiracy case against the UFC would only grow stronger.
As mentioned above, I strongly believe Diaz will win again. If that does happen, does Conor tuck his tail between his legs, give up the "big fight" match-ups and stick to featherweight/lightweight match-ups? His negotiating power will severely be affected if he were to lose a second fight in a row to the same fighter. Any other welterweight aspirations will be shelved for the foreseeable future, if not permanently.
If Diaz does win again, no amount of smoke, mirrors or spin will aid the UFC or McGregor. They'll only have themselves to blame for a situation that could have easily been avoided.
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NMDHS Tractor Day was a success!!!!!
Tractor Day was a huge success again this year. There were many tractors driven to the school by various students. At some point during the day, they do the big convoy drive down the main street of Parkhill where many school children and residents of Parkhill align the streets to watch. It really is a great thing living in the country where there is a sense of community no matter where you go. They had some very old tractors, like this one here, and some new models like this big Ford. They had bale throwing competitions, as well as the classic "carry and egg on a spoon" race, three-legged races, water balloon toss and sticking with our country roots - bale tossing!! There was also a competition for "Biggest Male/Female Hick" Will McLachlan and Lauren Soverign won these prices. I'm not sure what all was in their prize pack, but it looked pretty good from here! There were also large blow up units which were a type of obstacle course to run. BX93 showed up to play some good ole country tunes. The weather held out and all in all I think it was a very successful day!
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Sunday, February 16, 2014
sochi patchwork
I've watched quite a bit of Olympics coverage, and what has intrigued me most was not any athletic performance, hotel anti-design, or ocular travesty, but the colorful patchwork pattern that has lined the venues and uniforms.
I liked that every venue seemed to have its own color scheme. Speed skating = red and orange. Figure skating = blue. Skeleton = purple. So I decided to find out more about it, and now I like it even more.
The designs were inspired by this beautiful quilt pattern created by Bosco, incorporating all of Russia through patterns that represent centuries of arts and crafts traditions that span through many of its regions.
Bosco's site and Graphic Art News. It is really incredible, and looking through the different patterns and original pieces of art is inspiring. As the daughter of a quilter, I have a great admiration for quilting in general, and I love patchwork in so many forms, so it's no wonder that this design has been stealing my attention from the skiers and snowboarders.
It isn't the first thing that caught my eye, though. In the opening ceremonies, this inflatable, floating impression of St. Basil's Cathedral looked like something painted Julie-style, and I liked it immediately.
Hooray for clever design!
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What is the worst-case scenario for the DCEU? Mark Hughes of Forbes wrote an article on that very topic. We discuss that as well as the prmiere date of NBC's Powerless on today's podcast.
Mark Hughes' article on the worst-case scenario for DCEU – Forbes
- Why Warner Bros. and The Flash director Rick Famuyiwa might have split
- Potential Teen Titans film on the radar for WB
- Worst case scenario – More Batman, Superman, Suicide Squad/Harley Quinn and team-ups
NBC has set a premiere date for Powerless – Twitter
- Pilot airs Thursday February 2 at 8:30
- Synopsis from NBC : "In the first comedy series set in the universe of DC Comics, Vanessa Hudgens plays Emily, a spunky young insurance adjuster specializing in regular-people coverage against damage caused by the crime-fighting superheroes. But it's when she stands up to one of these larger-than-life figures (after an epic battle messes with her commute) that she accidentally becomes a cult "hero" in her own right… even if it's just to her group of lovably quirky coworkers. Now, while she navigates her normal, everyday life against an explosive backdrop, Emily might just discover that being a hero doesn't always require superpowers."
- Creator and Showrunner Ben Queen left the show in August
- Michael Patrick Jann is listed as an Executive Producer by NBC
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If, like me, you suspected that this was a bit of a stereotype, you were wrong. Eurostat has just published its figures for young people staying with their parents and boy they are bad. Apparently, 56% of 25-34 yr old men in Greece live with mum and dad - the worst figure in Europe save Bulgaria. You know it can't just be culture because, among Cypriot men in the same age group, "only" 42% live with their folks. The figures for socialist paradise states (always a useful comparison) are all under 8%.
Greek women aren't doing much better either - 36% of 25-35 yr olds live with their folks, a percentage topped only by Slovenia and Slovakia.
So far, so Troktiko - but turn over one page and you'll find the figures about people living in 'consensual unions', i.e. people shacked up together, whether they be married or not. Here young Greek men score the lowest in Europe - a mere 20%. The Scandinavians, on the other hand, are among the most likely people to be living with a partner. Again, it can't be all down to culture: apparently Greek immigrants to the States are significantly more likely to cohabit than those from other ethnic backgrounds.
The plot thickens. Why do Greek men tend to live with their folks rather than with partners and spouses? It can't be that we're not that into nookie, because the evidence says we are - more so than any nation in this study except (of course) the Brazilians, who are not, however as versatile in terms of the variety of sexual acts performed. In fact, you can probably quit reading now and just look at the Durex-sponsored global study about sex. I know you want to.
One issue may well be money. Not only is marriage a very expensive proposition but cohabitation was not acknowledged by law until not too long ago. More importantly, there is evidence that young people's tendency for cohabitation increases a little as young people's job insecurity rises but decreases a lot more as their parents' job insecurity rises. Because employment law tends to reduce older workers' job insecurity at the expense of increasing young people's job insecurity one of its effects is to reduce young people's emancipation rates. Could it be that Greece is paying yet another premium for having the worlds' 147st most efficient labour market ?
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Yesterdays Gold Vol. 13 – Cathy's Clown (The Everly Brothers).
This MP3 download has some classic oldies from the 60s, but was primarily bought for this one song – Cathy's Clown.
The sound is instantly recognisable as The Everly Brothers and is typical of the pop ballads of the early 60s. It quickly becomes a sing-along track and is easy to listen to at anytime. One of the classics of the era.
The album tracks:
The Everly Brothers – Cathys Clown
Roy Orbison – Crying
The Coasters – Along Came Jones
Clyde Mc Phatter – A Lovers Question
Gene Pitney – The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Ray Charles – Georgia On My Mind
Fats Domino – I Want To Walk You Home
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Life here in the Scottish Highlands continues at a sedate and leisurely pace, and I must admit to being quite grateful to being able to escape the media frenzy that has currently gripped the airwaves regarding a certain arrival. Thank goodness, as it does all seem to be just a little much, and I can only imagine that we are now going to be treated to every life event of this particular new-born.
Anyway, it would also now seem that the heat wave has abated a little with thunderstorms and torrential rain finally breaking the soaring temperatures. Just as well, as I am sure my poor thirsty garden could do with a good soaking by now. Rain has yet to arrive here, and although the mornings start with low lying mist on the mountains, the afternoons are gloriously sunny and warm.
|Just to demonstrate how slow time moves
up here. This post box still sports V R
for Queen Victoria.
Of course a dispatch had to sent from here.
|The locals are always pleased to see us.
The Ewes all have little ones in tow.
Feeling a little lazy, enjoying the sunshine, I have only just started some sketches of honeysuckle, foxgloves and other floral finds that I have come across.The first few days here are always a bit mad, as there is a lot of sorting out and working out how the oven works and so on. Anyway, now that I am in working mode, things should get going.
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|Something on paper, at last.
|Growing everywhere, Foxgloves
add splashes of colour to a woodland walk.
Further news, I am delighted that 'A Hogarth Curve' has been selected for the UK Handmade Summer Wedding Showcase. Have a browse through the gorgeously put together 'Look Book' which is available to view for the next six weeks. And to add to this delightful news, there is to be an extension of the Botanical Expo at Claregalway Castle, with the exhibition now being on during Ireland's National Heritage Week, 19th - 25th August.


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I am quilting for the first time. I am hand piecing blocks. When do a press the seams ( as I go, or when the block is complete)? How do I press the seams (steam, no steam, to one side - open??)
The block I am making has triangles in it and so the seam allowences hang out a bit here and there - someone called them bunny ears?? anyway - do I trim these all at once when I square the block or as I go for easier hand stitching??
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- Before I am through with you, Thor, you will come crawling to me, begging for death's final embrace! And Hela will be revenged!
- -- Hela
Appearing in "Peace on Earth"Edit
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Supporting Characters:
- Time Variance Authority (First appearance)
- Justice Peace (First appearance)
- Balder
- Sif
- Frigga
- Warriors Three
- Grand Thane
- Beta Ray Bill
- Thug Thatcher
- Hela
- Zaniac/Brad Wolfe (Death)
- Kellen
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- Hel
- Earth
- Brooklynopolis (Mentioned)
- Hopsikle (First appearance)
Synopsis for "Peace on Earth"Edit
In Asgard, Balder is crowned ruler of all Asgard. But instead of taking Odin's throne, he's had a smaller one built for him. On Earth, Thug has moved in with Ruby and her two sons, against her will, and he has a job for her. Elsewhere, Justice Peace comes through the timestream on a vital mission. But not so vital he doesn't have time to correct some errant jaywalkers. Thor arrives and attacks him for assaulting citizens. Justice's Hopsickle launches a missile at Thor then ensnares him in a restraining device. Justice Peace roars off to complete his mission, but Thor manages to escape. In Skraggmore Penitentiary, Ruby slips something to Charles, who then works it to Brad Wolfe. Brad takes his package outside and puts the mini gas mask on, while a helicopter flies overhead, drofpping teargas. Brad grabs the hook and is pulled to his escape. Kellen brings Brad to Ruby's house to meet Thug. They free him from his manacles, and he promptly kills Ruby. Kellen shoots Brad to death, but the vermin inside burst out and go after Thug, transforming him into the new Zaniac, with a thirst for Jane Foster's blood.
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(UNDATED) - Law Enforcement officers and Special Olympics Indiana are teaming up with six Texas Roadhouse restaurants to benefit more than 11,000 Hoosier athletes with intellectual disabilities.
Tip-A-Cop will take place between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m., from August 25 to 27.
The event, part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR), will start at the Richmond and Columbus Texas Roadhouse branches, before visiting Greenwood and Southport, culminating in a final evening at Terre Haute and Bloomington.
Law enforcement officers, joined by Special Olympics athletes, will trade badges for aprons as they collect tip donations at Texas Roadhouse locations. All money donated goes directly to Special Olympics Indiana. The head of the state police, Superintendent Doug Carter, said, "The Indiana State Police, and law enforcement in general, have a bond with Special Olympics and are pleased to be part of the tip-a-cop fundraising event." This year continues to build the strong law enforcement Tip-A-Cop tradition benefitting Special Olympics Indiana.
"The continued and growing support of the Indiana State Police has been remarkable," Special Olympics Indiana CEO Mike Furnish said. "Through their work with this event, Texas Roadhouse has also become a fantastic partner."
As an LETR signature fundraising event, Tip-A-Cop invites the public to attend one of the selected Texas Roadhouse locations, without the need of a promotional flyer, and chose from the full menu. Customers are encouraged to donate gratuities, a "Special tip", to law enforcement "celebrity waiters;" in doing so they will help to raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics Indiana and the services the organization provides to adults and children with intellectual disabilities. Throughout its history, the Tip-A-Cop fundraising event, with various restaurant partners, has generated over $2.5 million for Special Olympics.
Tip-A-Cop will take place from 4 p.m.-10 p.m. at the following Texas Roadhouse branch locations:
Monday, August 25
- Richmond
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Tuesday, August 26
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