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Dining With Denise Neil
One year and 44 restaurants later, buddies find Wichita's best taco on the south side
Their goal when they started was to try a bunch of Wichita tacos and have an excuse to meet up for lunch every week.
But a year later, the three guys who started the Wichita Taco Tour have not only found a new favorite taco, they've fallen so deeply in love with that taco that they travel to south Wichita to eat it several times a week.
They daydream about it and suffer withdrawals when they're not eating it.
And they have befriended the man who makes the taco – and have extracted a few of his secrets.
They've even found some local fame, as they discovered last week when some fellow diners spotted them and squealed, "ARE YOU THOSE TACO GUYS?!?!?!"
Wichita Taco Tour is an eating tour put together by local taco fans Travis Hettenbach, Shon Chapman and Chris Kurth. Their plan, which they hatched in January of last year, was to eat in a different Wichita taco place every week for a year and then determine at the end which taco was best. Along the way, they decided, they'd each post a review of each taco on a blog and on Facebook.
They're hardly the first Wichita food tourists to come up with such an idea. I've written about many over the years, including some buddies who ate and ranked local burgers, a couple of girlfriends committed to rating Sedgwick County's pizza scene, and a married couple whose mission was to report on the state of nachos in Wichita.
The Wichita Taco Tour, however, had a much more dramatic conclusion than most local food tours. While many other groups finished their quests, made their rankings and moved on, these three guys were a bit more moved by their results. Not only have they appointed themselves the unofficial public relations directors for their favorite taco – which they loved so ardently, they judged every taco they ate on the tour against it – but they also had a professional plaque printed to award to their winner.
And the winner is...
The best taco served anywhere ever in all of taco history, say the Wichita Taco Tour guys, comes from Pollo Express, a tiny, unassuming restaurant at the corner of Pawnee and Meridian that's easy to just drive on past.
Owners Ernesto and Aurora Naranjo bought the restaurant in 2007, having just relocated to Wichita from California for Ernesto's job. Aurora had been staying home with the kids and was getting restless.
"She started going stir crazy at home, and she said, 'I want to open up a restaurant,'" Ernesto said. "I said, 'Okay,' and two weeks later, she told me, 'Hey, I found a place. Let's go look at it.' "
Pollo Express had already been running for a little more than a year when the couple bought it, but Aurora made the menu her own and brought her cooking magic to the kitchen.
Though the restaurant is small – it seats only 26 – it has a big menu and a devoted following, and that's how the Wichita Taco Tour guys discovered it. A friend of Hettenbach's, who'd seen the blog, told him they'd better check out Pollo Express.
The tour started in January 2017, and the buddies first visited Pollo Express in April. They loved the tacos so much, especially the carnitas and the "transmission taco," that it became their benchmark taco. If they were eating a mediocre taco, they'd look at each other and say, "You know, this place is only a few miles from Pollo.' "
When they started to wax on about the restaurant on Facebook, owner Ernesto took notice. He wanted to know who these guys were and what they were up to, so he invited them in for lunch. They immediately accepted, and a few days later, the three taco tourists and their taco hero were having lunch together.
They learned from Ernesto that the quality of his tacos was no accident. His crew always removes all the tendons and gristle from the carne asada, he told him, and they marinate the carnitas for 24 hours, the al pastor for 48.
They learned to love Pollo Express's "transmission" taco, named for a mechanic who came in one day and told the staff he wanted a greasy taco with grilled onions. It was so good, they added it to the menu.
"Just to clarify, it's not just me," Ernesto told his fans. "I have a whole crew back there. Sometimes you can probably hear us out here arguing. We're all related somehow or another."
The buddies, having sampled 44 tacos in the course of the year, officially ended their quest about a week ago. They asked Ernesto to meet them again for lunch, but they didn't tell him why.
When they were all seated, Chapman unwrapped the plaque and showed it to Ernesto.
"So you know we've been trying all the tacos, and we have a little award for you here. You are are the Wichita Taco Tour Champion of 2017," said Kurth, a local car salesman.
"Undisputed champion," added Chapman, an insurance agent. "It's not even close."
Ernesto smiled as other customers strained to see what was happening.
"I'm just glad you guys like it," he said. "It makes it worthwhile."
Edible lessons learned
By tour's end, the buddies say, they'd learned several valuable taco lessons beyond the fact that Pollo Express was their favorite.
First, they learned that there was more to tacos than the Americanized versions they were previously eating at a local sports bar.
"I would never ever have ventured out to a lot of the places we've been to," said Hettenbach, a business owner.
They learned that size matters, as does the amount of meat in a taco.
At least one of the guys, whose buddies teased him for eating "kiddie tacos" with just meat and cheese, expanded his palate and what he was willing to try. All said that the challenge gave them something to look forward to each week and deepened their friendship.
Though it was by far their favorite, the Pollo Express taco wasn't the only tacos the guys liked.
They also gave high marks to Molino's at 1064 N. Waco, Las Mananitas at 2347 N. Arkansas, Los Pinos at 1225 W. Douglas, and Taco Fajita at 1004 S. Meridian.
They're all kind of taco experts at this point, they've decided, and they've noticed more friends and acquaintances coming to them for dining advice.
Though the taco tour is officially over, they said, it might not end. Even though they've tried 44 Wichita taco places, they can think of about 40 more they'd still like to try. They may continue their meetups but treat them more causally.
Meanwhile, their Wichita Taco Tour winner's plaque is now hanging prominently on a wall inside Pollo Express. Ernesto and Aurora were the official winners, but the taco tourists say they also won.
"I call us taco snobs now," Hettenbach said. "We've definitely expanded our horizons."
Pollo Express is at 2501 W. Pawnee. Its hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.
Denise Neil: 316-268-6327, @deniseneil


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If you dream of going on a summer holiday, owning a house or even starting your own business, it might be crucial and expensive to achieve all your long and short-term goals without building and managing your credit.
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Sitting down to write my first blog post, I think "who wants to read about bookkeeping?" Show of hands, please. That's what I thought. Looking at a pile of receipts or downloading transactions is not sexy or exciting. Quite the contrary, it can make your palms sweat and your blood pressure go up quickly.
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Pulisic out, Miazga in - Projecting the U.S. Gold Cup squad
After earning eight points from four CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers, you can understand why Bruce Arena is looking at this summer's CONCACAF Gold Cup a little differently than he might have if things hadn't gone so well.
The task of helping the U.S. national team climb out of the hole created by an 0-2 start in the Hexagonal round of World Cup qualifying was accomplished, and while there remains work to be done to secure a place at the 2018 World Cup, the U.S. is sitting in excellent position heading toward the second half of the Hex.
Fortune favors bold Mexico in Russia
This will allow Arena to treat the Gold Cup as a bit of a proving ground in 2017, an event where he can test out youngsters looking to break into the first team and give some veterans their chance to show they belong higher up the depth chart.
What we aren't going to see is the U.S. team's European-based stars. There'll be no Christian Pulisic, who is taking a well-deserved rest as he prepares for life under a new manager at Borussia Dortmund. No John Brooks, as he joins new club Wolfsburg after a record-setting transfer for an American. No Geoff Cameron, after his impressive showing in the June qualifiers. No Fabian Johnson or Bobby Wood, who can both use a long rest after battling injuries and knocks over the past year.
Now it's time to look at some new faces, including some very promising youngsters who just might wind up joining Arena in Russia a year from now. Then there are some veterans enjoying career runs of form who have earned looks, even if they may still be long shots to be factors on a full-strength U.S. team.
Does that mean we won't see any top U.S. players at the Gold Cup this summer? The ability to change six players after the group stages gives Arena the luxury of calling in the cavalry to make a run at the trophy, so even though we'll most likely see an inexperienced squad to open the tournament, Michael Bradley, Jozy Altidore and one of Arena's experienced goalkeepers should be among the reinforcements added for a cup run.
With rosters set to be announced in a week, here is how we see the U.S. Gold Cup squad looking for this summer:
GROUP STAGE: Joe Bendik, Bill Hamid, Jesse Gonzalez
KNOCKOUT-ROUND REPLACEMENT: Brad Guzan
OUTLOOK: Arena should let Guzan focus on his move to Atlanta United and Tim Howard could use a rest from the national team this summer, which means a golden opportunity for some younger options. Hamid has been playing well and, most importantly, staying healthy for a good stretch. He has long been seen as a contender to the throne, only to have injuries repeatedly derail his quest. This summer is a perfect opportunity for him to stake his claim to a World Cup spot next year.
Gonzalez is eligible to play for Mexico, but is ready to accept the Gold Cup call if it comes. Bendik edges out Sean Johnson in this projection and you can definitely argue Bendik has been one of the best goalkeepers in MLS this season.
Guzan as a knockout-round starter makes plenty of sense, though if Hamid shines, and other areas of need arise, Arena could leave Guzan in Atlanta.
GROUP STAGE: Steven Birnbaum, Greg Garza, Matt Hedges, Eric Lichaj, Matt Miazga, Justin Morrow, Matt Polster, Jonathan Spector.
KNOCKOUT-ROUND REPLACEMENT: Omar Gonzalez
OUTLOOK: The center-back position is loaded with options, making this group a tough one to whittle down. Matt Besler didn't play in the June qualifiers and could easily be part of this group ahead of Birnbaum, but Arena could leave Besler for a knockout-round option if needed. Graham Zusi is another intriguing option as he continues his evolution as a right back.
Miazga is a very interesting prospect, coming off a good season with Dutch side Vitesse, and preparing for his next loan destination. The former New York Red Bulls defender is definitely a player who could play his way into the World Cup conversation over the next year if he continues to develop. The Gold Cup would be an excellent stage to see how much he has grown since leaving MLS for Europe.
Hedges should have a big role on this squad as a starter and defensive leader, though Spector has been outstanding with Orlando City since arriving this winter.
At fullback, Lichaj has long been seen as someone deserving of a longer look by the national team.
Gonzalez makes plenty of sense as a knockout-round addition. He has experience in the Gold Cup, and has been in outstanding form over the past year.
GROUP STAGE: Paul Arriola, Joe Corona, Chris Pontius, Cristian Roldan, Kelyn Rowe, Kenny Saief, Wil Trapp, Gyasi Zardes.
KNOCKOUT-ROUND REPLACEMENT: Michael Bradley, Kellyn Acosta.
OUTLOOK: Arriola made the most of a surprise start against Mexico in the June qualifier and should be one of the few June contributors who pulls double duty in the Gold Cup group stage. The Club Tijuana midfielder is quietly making a good case for an eventual World Cup place, and this Gold Cup should be a very important opportunity to show he's ready for an increased role.
So why no Acosta considering he's young and looks like a starter of the future? Central midfield has several promising young options, and Acosta has already shown Arena that he's a special talent. He doesn't need to prove a thing in the group stage. The same can't be said for players like Roldan, Trapp and Corona, who are all battling for a chance to climb the central-midfielder rankings.
Saief, meanwhile, has been on the radar for some time, and the winger can help give the U.S. another left-footed option in a pool that isn't exactly stocked with them.
Bradley and Acosta would be excellent knockout-round options, though Arena could be tempted to add a player like Darlington Nagbe instead of Acosta, particularly if one of Roldan, Corona or Trapp really steps up in the group stage.
GROUP STAGE: Juan Agudelo, Dom Dwyer, Jordan Morris, CJ Sapong.
KNOCKOUT-ROUND REPLACEMENT: Jozy Altidore, Clint Dempsey.
OUTLOOK: A need for more target-forward options should give Sapong a real chance of being a part of Arena's squad, while Dwyer is a compelling forward option who combines power and speed well. Arena knows Dwyer well, and the newly-minted U.S. citizen would be a good fit in the starting lineup in this group.
Though he didn't make this group, don't be surprised if Arena gives Chris Wondolowski a group-stage look. The veteran striker may not be a popular option among U.S. fans, but he can certainly score goals against the level of competition the U.S. will see in the group stage.
Altidore is a no-brainer in the knockout rounds if the U.S. wants to make a serious run at the Gold Cup title. Dempsey would be a strong choice as well, but Arena could be tempted to give him an extended rest this summer.


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Background: Little is known about genetic factors associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). To gain insight into NPC etiology, we performed whole exome sequencing on germline and tumor DNA from three closely related family members with NPC.
Methods: The family was ascertained through the Pediatric Familial Cancer Clinic at The University of Chicago (Chicago, IL). The diagnosis of NPC was confirmed pathologically for each individual. For each sample sequenced, 97.3% of the exome was covered at 5×, with an average depth of 44×. Candidate germline and somatic variants associated with NPC were identified and prioritized using a custom pipeline.
Results: We discovered 72 rare deleterious germline variants in 56 genes shared by all three individuals. Of these, only three are in previously identified NPC-associated genes, all of which are located within MLL3, a gene known to be somatically altered in NPC. One variant introduces an early stop codon in MLL3, which predicts complete loss-of-function. Tumor DNA analysis revealed somatic mutations and Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) integration events; none, however, were shared among all three individuals.
Conclusions: These data suggest that inherited mutations in MLL3 may have predisposed these three individuals from a single family to develop NPC, and may cooperate with individually acquired somatic mutations or EBV integration events in NPC etiology.
Impact: Our finding is the first instance of a plausible candidate high penetrance inherited mutation predisposing to NPC. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 24(8); 1222–8. ©2015 AACR.
Note: Supplementary data for this article are available at Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention Online (http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/).
- Received March 15, 2015.
- Revision received May 11, 2015.
- Accepted May 17, 2015.
- ©2015 American Association for Cancer Research.


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In KeyForge, you and an opponent race to collect Æmber using a unique deck of cards. This Sealed event feature decks from the latest set, Age of Ascension!
Starting at 6:30pm, new players can get a tutorial in the game from our expert game gurus. Then at 7:00pm, Sealed tournament players will receive a brand new deck on the night, which they will master as they play!
This tournament will be Chainbound, which means you can earn Aembershards for taking part and exclusive promotional prizes for winning games! The most powerful decks of evening will also earn chains and possibly even gain Power Levels. Each round is a single match against another player, with winners playing against each other in subsequent rounds.
To find out more about KeyForge visit the official website.
This ticket provides entry to the KeyForge Sealed Tournament on 15/10/2019, with the cost including a sealed KeyForge deck and a free soft drink at the bar.
If you are a Treehouse member, please enter the code MEMBER before you pay to get half off the entry price. Don't forget to bring your membership card along!
Please note that due to the timing of this event, it is suitable for over-18s only.


text: DigitalHi. I'm Your New Editor. Now Let's Talk About Something Useful!Growth Hacker, B.J. Mendelson, takes over SocialTimes.com as the new Editor and sets the agenda for readers.By B.J. Mendelson|October 1, 2013 ShareBy B.J. Mendelson|October 1, 2013 ShareHello, my name is B.J. Mendelson, you killed my father, prepare to die. Oh. Wait. Sorry. I got my notes mixed up. Let's try this again: Hello, my name is B.J. Mendelson, and I'm the new Editor of SocialTimes. (The E in editor for that sentence is capitalized because The Associated Press Stylebook told me to do it!) Our job is to help you be awesome when it comes to social media, and you can't do that without cutting through the BS. That's why I'm here running the show. I know a thing or two about the BS of social media. But don't worry, my job title doesn't really matter beyond this post. What does matter is what I can tell you and how you can use it. My goal for each piece we write is that it answers one very important question: "Is this useful to me?" If the answer for you is yes, then we're being awesome at our job.The way I see it? The more you know, the better you are at what you do, the more you get paid, and the happier you are to refer people to the site that made it happen. Right? Right.If we're awesome at what we do, you'll tell your friends about us. There's an acronym I use in my presentations that comes from the viral marketing field: AARR – Acquisition, Activation, Retention, and Referral. You telling your friends about this helpful site would fall under that last one, Referral.My editorial philosophy is simple: Don't suck. If we suck, you don't share. Regurgitating what other tech blogs are reporting? Suck. Trying to force a political and philosophical mindset on you through the lense of our technology coverage? Suck. Picking on rich technology nerds because you're three thousand miles away and your boss only cares about pageviews? Suck. Taking VC money and giving their companies preferential coverage over others? Suck.(By the way, The Associated Press Stylebook for 2013 does not have an entry for page views. So I have no idea if it's pageviews or page views, but I prefer separating it out.)Now, if something big happens, we'll cover it. What do we define as big? Twitter's IPO is not big to me. Twitter suddenly changing its algorithm to bury stuff you're sharing so your customers can't see it, and then saying, "Yeah that'll be $50 to make sure they see it", is something we'd cover. And if that sounds familiar, yes, this is pretty much what Facebook did not too long ago with their sponsored posts. That's more important to me than the IPO. Twitter going public, as a standalone story, doesn't matter. It matters if that IPO flops and they start to make changes that affect your ability to get stuff done.See the line? One story is useful, the other is not. It's just news. News you've probably read about a million times before you get here.As far as I go? This is the most you're ever going to read about my view on things as an editor. I'm a growth hacker. A good one. And althoughI usually hate buzzwords, I kind of like "growth hacker" because it does refer to something different and unique. For example, there's no difference between a content marketing guru, an inbound marketing expert, or a social media ninja. None. The only difference is the name. A growth hacker, despite the culturally nauseating overuse of the word "hacker", refers to taking principles of successful viral marketing campaigns and then applying them to other aspects of marketing. The idea being that a more data driven look at things can provide better insights, and thus, better results. That's not always going to be the case. You shouldn't get lost in the data, but the term refers to something different, so I don't mind it. Honestly, I prefer viral marketer, but so many former social media gurus are abandoning their label and trying out new ones, "viral marketer" being one of them. They have yet to latch on, and ruin, growth hacker, so I hope if I get to it first, I can draw a line in the sand and keep them away. Or at the very least, introduce you to good growth hackers so that, when the social media hucksters do start using the label, you'll know enough to laugh them out of your office.So, I'll be contributing a (mostly) daily column about how you can be a growth hacker, and how to apply those principles and tactics to your activities using all these social media platforms.I hope you'll join me for the ride in revamping SocialTimes.P.S. I'm always looking for feedback. Don't hesitate to send anything about this site my way by emailing: email@example.com(Photo Credit: Andrew on Flickr) Sharehttp://adweek.it/2krIU0s copy Adweek Adweek


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Healing Tool for After an Abortion/
Healing Tool for After an Abortion
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Recently, I've been hearing a lot about abortion from friends and clients. Women are definitely becoming more vulnerable and vocal about their experiences. Since it's such an important experience that so many women have, I wanted to step away from discussing menstrual health and focus on this. I've been talking to so many women that experience abortion so I want you to know that you aren't alone. Having an abortion is much more common than our culture realizes. There is a lot of silence and shame in having an abortion. Parent Plannethood has stated that 1 in 3 women have had an abortion.
I want you wherever you are right now to take a few deep breaths. Just into your nose and out through your nose or mouth. If you are driving then keep your eyes open but if you are somewhere where you can close your eyes then close your eyes. Really feel that rhythm of your breath. You don't have to do anything special. Gentle inhale and blow out any tension you are carrying with you right now that already met you at your day so that this is a sacred space together. As we create this sacred space in this call we all leave something uplifting and transformational for us and we give this to one another.
There is so much attention in obtaining abortions. Which obviously needs much more funding, and problem solvers so women around the world can have safe abortions. I can go on about this. I am very passionate about this but Today I want to focus on healing after abortion. We will focus on food, self-inquiry and self-care techniques to support your health after an abortion. Abortion can effect your menstrual health. It stays in your body so I want you to have the best support to relax, feel safe and nurtured. This podcast is an invitation for you to give yourself that. I suggest contacting professionals.
Women need abortions for a number of reasons. Some main reasons are abnormal fetus, rape, financial challenges or other personal reasons.
Abortions can be taken up to 24 weeks but it's better to terminate up to 12 weeks. Gynecologists recommend abstaining from sex at least three weeks after an abortion because your body needs to physically recover. Emotional recovery can take much longer.
After an abortion, light bleeding is normal. Contact your gynecologist if you have heavy period bleeding, abdominal pain, excessive vaginal discharge, and vomiting.
Since you loose blood during an abortion, it's important to increase levels of iron and vitamin B12, B9 and B2 (riboflavin).
Here are some natural foods to help your body recover the first three weeks after an abortion:
1. Excessive blood loss after abortion makes your body and immune system weak. A high protein natural food not only improves your immune system, it also make new blood cells. Three ounces of fish, shellfish, beef, chicken, lamb and turkey….and cooked beans…provide high protein and significant amounts of iron and B vitamins. Eat one to two servings a day.
a. Turmeric and Milk is a great protein drink and very strengthening. Cook turmeric with black pepper and coconut oil or ghee. Then add crushed almonds, walnut, dry dates and pistachio. Then you can add any type of milk you want. Whole milk, almond, cashew, etc. Drink this 2-3 times daily for easier recovery. This will give you energy.
2. Turmeric has anti-inflammatory properties so it's really great with easing pain and swelling. Add to everything. Making a paste is the best way! You cook it with black pepper and coconut oil or ghee and then place it in a glass container and in the fridge.
3. Saffron can be added to meals and drinks. It has a lot of vitamin C, Iron, Vitamin B6 and Magnesium. This herb will help your body nourish and restore.
4. Dates are rich in iron and help boost the production of red blood cells and reverse blood loss. They are really calming and rejuvenating to the organs and nervous system.
5. Ginger has healing properties that strengthen the immune system and prevent further infection.
6. Flax seed are really good for the uterus, provide strength to your immune system and help your digestion.
7. Dark leafy greens are wonderful to eat for many reason. Fibroids are common after an abortion which may cause you pain. The excessive blood loss can lead to anemia so you need to increase your iron which dark leafy greens have. Dark leafy greens include: turnip, watercress, mustard greens, kale, collard greens and romaine lettuce. These can help your fibroids.
8. Water! You have a lot of blood loss and it's common to sweat after an abortion so drink a lot of water.
Deciding to end a pregnancy is never easy and can leave women feeling a range of feelings, such as: relief, sadness, grief and guilt. These emotions change from woman to woman. In addition, the natural hormonal changes that occur when pregnant affect abortion and can make you feel more emotional than usual. It is normal to go through a grieving process, regardless of the reasons for abortion. Most women recover in a fairly short time. If you have lasting symptoms it requires professional attention. Whatever your experience: be sure to talk about your feelings with a supportive family member or friend or professional counselor.
Abortion can create a feeling of disenfranchised grief which is a grief that is not openly acknowledged, socially validated or publicly observed. The loss experienced is real but women are not given the right to grieve by others around them and they don't give the permission to themselves. This can lead to depression. Unprocessed grief can also cause people to stay stuck in anger without realizing the source of their anger, which is not connecting the depression with the unprocessed grief surrounding abortion. In this tension of emotion between sadness and relief, this can disrupt a woman's life and health. Unless she finds a safe place to talk, process and cry she will live her life with a mask on and keeping this secret tucked away out of her fear.
We don't need to stay in silence and we can have closure. Here are some steps:
1. Find a safe place to talk, share your story and cry if you want. There are people that can understand your need to process the grief around the abortion. First, be aware to share your experience with a safe and caring person. You can have people that will validate your choice, but not your grief so speak with something that can validate and hold space for your choice and grief.
2. Be honest with yourself and admit you can't keep the secret anymore. Give yourself permission to speak and realize that keeping the secret takes much more energy than you have to give it to anymore.
3. Don't confuse the legal, political and religious debates with your own personal journey. Know that going through the healing journey will free up space in your mind and heart to put towards positive outcomes in your life.
Healing after an abortion can be complicated. There are many external and internal factors to help you heal and recover both physically and psychologically. There is no one-size-fits-all. I hope these suggestions are helpful for you and please contact a professional for help if you need it.


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A FIRST IN CANADA business emergency response tool gives peace of mind from initial disaster response through to final recovery
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Oct. 28, 2016) -
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A local business success story, Calgary's Black Gold Emergency Response Planners is excited to introduce a first in Canada business emergency response mobile app that provides peace of mind from initial disaster response through to the final stages of recovery.
Available online today, the BGGoPlan® app helps companies move away from cumbersome, static paper plans to a dynamic mobile application. It allows multiple users to access critical response information and work together on one platform to communicate and respond to an incident in real-time - regardless of their physical location.
"Recent events like the Fort McMurray fires and Calgary floods severely impacted Alberta's business community costing billions in lost revenue and productivity," says Jason Swan, VP of Operations. "These highly publicized natural disasters demonstrated the importance of sound emergency response planning for the business community to remain intact through both large and small disasters."
"Our app extends the functionality of Emergency Response Plans beyond office walls to mobile devices everywhere," says Swan. "From the initial response through to final recovery stages, the app helps both executives and field workers manage responses more effectively."
|App demo & video launch: Monday, October 31, 12:00 - 1:00 pm
|Location: Metropolitan Conference Centre, 333 4 Ave SW, 2nd floor Strand/Tivoli room
The BGGoPlan® app is available in two versions: the lite version is a free, paperless emergency response plan that provides the key information needed during an emergency. With step-by-step instructions, it is a simple interface to help manage a variety of emergency situations.
The full BGGoPlan® app is customized for individual business needs. Designed by responders, it connects field workers with executives to work on the go. By using GPS technology, it pinpoints a responder's exact location and company assets, updates and logs events in real time, allows for group messaging and customization of essential forms.
Black Gold is disrupting the emergency response field with cutting-edge technology. They have been helping businesses, non-profit and the public sector reach world-class levels of safety and preparedness, reducing cost and improving efficiency for close to 20 years.
Visit www.blackgolderp.com for screenshots of the app and a video to see how it can help companies respond to all types of disasters-even zombies! To download the lite BGGoPlan® App, click here.
BGGoPlan® app is currently available for the iPhone. Coming soon-versions for iPad and Android.
To view the photo associated with this press release, please visit the following link: http://www.marketwire.com/library/20161028-BGGoPlannew1.jpg
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The Morden Cluster held its annual Year 3 & 4 Football Festival on Wednesday 22nd February 2017 at Harris Academy Morden. The event was a festival, therefore the emphasis was on participation rather than competition as no score were taken. All schools took part in a round robin competition format, which gave them plenty of game time.
There was a positive atmosphere throughout the tournament and all teams demonstrated great sportsmanship and were a credit to their schools. Congratulations to Malmesbury Primary School for winning the Refspect Award for their general positive attitude on and off the pitch towards both their team mates and opponents.
Thank you to all the schools that took part in this friendly and positive event. Also a big thank you to Harris Academy Morden for hosting the event and to their sports leaders for doing an excellent job at refereeing.
Teams Entered: Abbotsbury / Benedict / Cranmer/ Liberty / Malmesbury / St Peter & St Peter / St Teresa's.


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Well it is time for another installment of "Living in the Moment"! This is a project that I am participating in with a group of A-MA-ZING photographers who are working on living more in the "moment" and taking time each month to remember all the little "things" that happen in our lives that, in reality, are truly the most important. Which minds me of a quote by the character of Irving Feffer in one of my favorite late night movies (Along Came Polly):
"It's not about what happened in the past, or what you think might happen in the future. It's about the ride!"
I truly want to enjoy my ride! And this month, the ride was just, well, busy! We started the year celebrating our Russian Orthodox Christmas on January 7th. And after that, is it pretty much school time and swim time as the husband is busy with his swim team and the girls are busy with theirs! In between we had a little bit of sick time when my Kallie-Wallie had a touch of the flu. We also had some time in the snow, some time in the sun, some time keeping warm by the woodstove and just some time being a bit crazy!
This was a wild weather month! From days that were downright spring-like! To days that were definitely artic-like! There were days where the fog was as thick as pea soup! And there were big snow days. And days with no snow at all. We pretty much saw it all.
But let's start with Russian Christmas 2013 - where I actually got INTO a photo thanks to my timer and we and enjoyed some family time and some FEASTING time!!! And then continue on with the rest of my "motley crew" of January moments!
Well, thank you SO much for stopping by again!! Now please continue through our circle photographers by visiting Jude!! Believe me, it will be worth your while - she never disappoints!!!!


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Monday, February 25, 2008
Vidiot: Data Entry
Boy! Do we have the career for you. Do you have the talent and capability to pace yourself to avoid eye strain and other repetitive strain injuries? Have you ever thought you might like a workplace with good lighting, comfortable chairs and an actual desk? Think you can handle the responsibility of double checking? Then we might be able to plug you in as a data entry bot.
And there's lots more benign helpful corporate advice for you lost mid-twenties souls out there all courtesy of some madsers called Gadball. It's all a little too like one of those information videos Lisa Simpson always got subjected to in junior high for my liking.
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Utility Retrofits Traveling Bridge Filters with Cloth Media Filters
Fox Metro Water Reclamation District in Oswego, IL, started up in the 1920s with a trickling filter system which treated an average daily flow of 8 mgd.
Fox Metro Water Reclamation District in Oswego, IL, started up in the 1920s with a trickling filter system which treated an average daily flow of 8 mgd. Growth and new stringent effluent regulations during the 1960s and 1970s resulted in a major expansion and several upgrading projects for the plant. The upgrading projects included the installation of traveling bridge sand filters for tertiary filtration in the late 1970s, and conversion of the trickling filter system to an activated sludge treatment process in 1982.
The three cloth media filters installed at the Fox Metro Water Reclamation District now provide a combined average design flow capacity of 36 mgd and peak flow capacity of 72 mgd.
Fox Metro's service area continued to grow and currently services a population of almost 250,000 which includes the Aurora, Boulder Hill, Montgomery, Oswego, and Sugar Grove areas. To accommodate the growing community, the plant expanded its treatment capacity to an average daily flow of 42 mgd and peak flow of 85 mgd.
Fox Metro's treatment scheme included traveling bridge sand filters for tertiary filtration. High flow situations caused by rainfall and melting snow often produce peak flows in excess of 100 mgd, almost 20% more than the plant's rating. In addition, solids carryover from the secondary clarifiers during these events can result in total suspended solids (TSS) loadings on the filters in excess of 100 mg/l.
Originally, consideration was given to rehabilitating the existing sand filters and adding more traveling bridge filters to solve the high flow problems. It was felt that this solution would ultimately not, however, eliminate the ongoing maintenance and performance issues experienced in the past.
The district considered AquaDisk® cloth media filters from Aqua-Aerobics Inc. They could have provided the required hydraulic and solids loading capacity in a smaller footprint but would have required significant modifications to the existing concrete filter structures to meet the hydraulic design of the plant. In the final analysis, the district decided the best solution would be to incorporate the benefits of cloth media filtration while maintaining the existing hydraulic profile with minimal modifications to the existing concrete structures. The AquaDiamond® filter was born out of this need for a hybrid solution.
The AquaDiamond® filter has a low profile and its pile cloth media is designed to handle high flows and high solids loading excursions better than conventional sand filtration. In January 2005, the plant retrofitted one of its nine existing 16' x 112' traveling bridge sand filters with an 80' long AquaDiamond® cloth media filter, which increased the maximum hydraulic flow almost 2.5 times the single sand filter's maximum design capacity and the solids loading capacity by a similar factor.
Two more of the cloth media filters were retrofitted into sand filter tanks in August 2005. The three combined cloth media filters now provide an average design flow capacity of 36 mgd and peak flow capacity of 72 mgd. The plant uses the remaining sand filters to aid in peak flow conditions until more of the cloth media filters are installed.
Filter Operation
The cloth media is completely submerged during filtration. Solids are deposited on the outside of the cloth as the influent wastewater flows through. The filtered effluent is collected inside the diamond lateral and flows by gravity to discharge. The filtration process requires no moving parts. Increased headloss due to the deposited solids automatically initiates periodic backwashing.
During backwash, a pump provides suction to the vacuum heads, allowing solids to be vacuumed from the cloth as the platform traverses the length of the diamond laterals. The platform operates only during backwashing and solids collection.
Because of the vertical orientation of the media, some solids will settle to the basin floor during normal operation. Small suction headers provide a means for collecting and discharging the settled solids. The solids collection process uses the backwash pump for suction.
The quality of the effluent discharged from the cloth media filters is generally ≤ 2.0 NTU and ≤ 5.0 mg/l of total suspended solids.


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Portland, Oregon, as blog readers know is an annual stop for us to see our crazy mad Portland fans. This year the schedule offered a date we could give them for a Christmas concert which they happily accepted, and sold out in moments. The venue was St. Mary's Cathedral.
Thinking we would leave New York for San Francisco and transfer to a flight for Portland easily, we set out in high spirits and good humor for one of our favorite cities. Not so fast. The flight to SF was delayed so long there would be no connection to Portland. A handful of us were able to transfer to Alaska Airlines and go on through, and others came to San Francisco- surprising various significant others- and left the morning of the concert ( yesterday.) En route we were informed that Portland was experiencing torrential rains, that St. Margaret's is very near the site of a massive sporting celebration, that there would be no parking, and that the audience would arrive late, wet, and unhappy.
We got there, the audience got there, and everybody seemed very happy, including us. The old Portland magic was there in abundance and the nightmare of getting there has gone into the record books - aka Brian Hinman's eventual Road Manager's autobiography. Home today, Stanford's Memorial Chapel tomorrow night.


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Ten Essential, Timeless Female Teams in the Movies
Director Alex Garland's new science fiction thriller, "Annihilation", invades theatres on Friday Feb. 23, as five armed women accept a mission to step into a bizarre, unknown phenomenon called The Shimmer which changes an ordinary American marshland into something else. Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson, Gina Rodriguez, and Tuva Novotny play the women from the aforementioned group, and their work in this film certainly adds to the rich history of great female on-screen teams and duos throughout the decades. Well, looking back through movie history, here are my picks for 10 essential and timeless ones.
Jess Bhamra, Juliette Paxton and the Hounslow Harriers - "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002) – Juliette (Keira Knightley) encourages Jess (Parminder Nagra) to step out of her comfort zone and play for an all-girls English football team. The problem is that Jess's parents are far more uncomfortable with this proposition, as this fun and inspiring comedy embraces family, friends and chasing one's dreams. Director Gurinder Chadha offers a refreshing look into East Indian culture and treats the characters and customs with grace, including a skillful blend of choreography between a traditional wedding and movement on the pitch in the rousing third act. Nagra and Knightley display plenty of ample football skills too, but the film devotes more time to their off-field stories. Be on the lookout for Anupam Kher, who also plays Azmat (the father) in 2017's "The Big Sick".
Varla, Rosie and Billie - "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" (1965) – "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to violence." Those words start director Russ Meyer's 1-hour 23-minute foray into Varla's (Tura Satana), Rosie's (Haji) and Billie's (Lori Williams) odd, twisted journey in the California desert. Varla, a relentless instigator, leads this trio into trouble, including verbal and physical spats with an All-American couple and a half-baked plot to steal from an old man and his grown boys. With heaps of an unapologetic, counterculture style and a cartoonish figure, Varla's live fast, tough girl persona is only matched by her metaphorical speech. Hey, Daddy-o, there ain't nothin' pleasant about this movie, but it's a crazy, low-budget ride, Man.
Dorothy Shaw and Lorelei Lee – "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953) – Dorothy (Jane Russell) and Lorelei (Marilyn Monroe) work as a lounge/club act, and exclaim – in song – that they are two girls from Little Rock. Well, from Little Rock or not, they end up on a cruise ship heading for France in a breezy comedy, in which these two legendary heroines absolutely shine. Russell and Monroe play polar opposites, as Dorothy's pragmatism creates hilarious semi-combustible exchanges with the starry-eyed Lorelei who searches high and low for a millionaire to shower her with diamonds. Actually, she doesn't have to look terribly far, and the film features Monroe's iconic delivery of "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend". That same year, Monroe, Betty Grable and Lauren Bacall starred in "How to Marry a Millionaire", and their three characters had a more focused goal as a team, but "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" is a better movie.
Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson - "Hidden Figures" (2016) – When walking on the moon in 1969, Neil Armstrong said, "One small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind," but three African-American women made giant leaps of their own at NASA, beginning in 1961. Based on the true story, Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae play mathematicians Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn and Mary Jackson, as these three women help trailblaze the way for civil rights with their outstanding contributions at the nation's leading space center. Director Theodore Melfi and the actresses emote the women's struggles against institutional racism and related setbacks, along with their forward-thinking ingenuity, led by Johnson who is the lone black woman on Al Harrison's (Kevin Costner) high profile team. This inspiring film – nominated for three Oscars, including Best Picture - flies with all the right beats and reaches for – and catches - the stars.
Dottie Hinson, Kit Keller and the Rockford Peaches - "A League of Their Own" (1992) – World War II called a nation of young American men to duty, including baseball players. This, however, did not prevent sports fans from watching professional baseball, because a collection owners and female athletes formed the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1943. In a dramatized story about a real baseball league, the talented cast - led by Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Rosie O'Donnell, Madonna - showcase the competitive spirit and fun of America's pastime in, arguably, the most celebrated female sports film in movie history. Not only does director Penny Marshall offer some hilarious moments from the tough-as-nails duo of Doris (O'Donnell) and Mae (Madonna), the Rockford Peaches head coach (Tom Hanks) and lead scout (Jon Lovitz), but she does not shy away from revealing the sexism that the Peaches endured, along with game time dramatics and tension between sisters Dottie (Davis) and Kit (Petty). All the on and off-field moments feel earnest and authentic, and when the movie ends, you will declare, "We need a sequel. Let's play two!"
Annie Sullivan and Helen Keller – "The Miracle Worker" (1962) – Annie (Anne Bancroft) and Helen (Patty Duke) do not really work well as a teacher-student team. Quite the opposite, actually. Six-year-old Helen is blind and deaf, and she physically and emotionally resists Annie's persistent attempts to communicate with her. Their struggle pours off the screen and douses the viewer with anxiety for a majority the film's 1 hour and 46 minutes, as Annie truly needs to become a miracle worker to explain words, concepts and very basic manners to a lost child with no palatable points of reference. Quite frankly, the exhausting, 10-minute dining room table scene alone should garner Annie a medal. Well, the Academy certainly noticed, because Bancroft and Duke won the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Oscars in 1963. This film depicts a portion of Helen's real-life story, and she went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree, so yes, Annie Sullivan and Helen are both miracle workers.
Lale, Nur, Selma, Ece, and Sonay – "Mustang" (2015) – Raised by their grandmother, five sisters (played by Gunes Sensoy, Doga Zeynep Doguslu, Tugba Sunguroglu, Elit Iscan, and Ilayda Akdogan) harmless play in the Black Sea with some boys, but their uncle responds with massively excessive repercussions in a movie which intimately captures the struggle between child and adult and freedom of expression versus oppression more than any other film in recent memory. The girls respond to their repressive new environment in varying ways, while writer/director Deniz Gamze Erguven organically communicates the involved bonds of sisterhood and heartbreaking moments within figurative and literal enclosed spaces. The Academy rightly nominated "Mustang" for the Best Foreign Language Film of the year.
Judy Bernly, Violet Newstead and Doralee Rhodes – "9 to 5" (1980) – "The Empire Strikes Back" was 1980's highest grossing movie, but "9 to 5" – which addresses unfair workplaces for women in a comedic and empowering way – was the second highest. In the film, Judy (Jane Fonda), Violet (Lily Tomlin) and Doralee (Dolly Parton) plot against their boss, Franklin Hart (Dabney Coleman), after years of his repeated sexist slights. All three leads are especially good and very likable, and Fonda delivers the biggest surprise with her understated performance. The film struck a chord with audiences, especially women impacted by discriminating office environments of their own, and one can only imagine theatres bursting into laughter and emotional release, when Doralee threatens Mr. Hart by saying, "I'm gonna get that gun of mine and change you from a rooster to a hen in one shot."
Elinor, Marianne, Margaret, and Mother Dashwood – "Sense and Sensibility" (1995) – Due to British legal complications, Mr. Dashwood's (Tom Wilkinson) estate is passed to his male son from his first marriage and not to his wife (Gemma Jones) and daughters (Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet and Emile Francois) from his second. For the Dashwood women, in addition to missing their late husband/father, they also lost their financial comforts. In director Ang Lee's adaption of Jane Austin's novel, the four women rally together and support one another, despite their dissimilar personalities, especially between the reserved Elinor (Thompson) and idealistic Marianne (Winslet). Displaced to a cottage in the country, the film basks in topnotch performances and a tightrope act of finding love, when pleasantries, obligations and duties usually trump passion. Nominated for seven Oscars – including Thompson and Winslet for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively – it makes perfect sense to embrace this picture again, 23 years after its initial release.
Thelma Dickinson and Louise Sawyer - "Thelma & Louise" (1991) – Thelma (Geena Davis) and Louise (Susan Sarandon) embark on a weekend road trip, and their travels begin extremely well, as they smile and sing "The way you do the things you do" in a green Thunderbird convertible. On the first evening of their vacation, however, they suddenly begin humming an extremely different tune, because misfortune and bad judgment collide with their previously-merry plan. Director Ridley Scott, Davis and Sarandon capture a transformational journey with these two women, who have been living with chauvinism and economic oppression that they release on the road in the American desert. Nominated for six Oscars, including two Best Actress nominations for Davis and Sarandon, this film moves the needle on female empowerment, because Thelma's and Louise's methods do not abide by traditional manners.
Jeff – a member of the Phoenix Critics Circle – has penned film reviews since 2008 and graduated from ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism. Follow Jeff and the Phoenix Film Festival on Twitter @MitchFilmCritic and @PhoenixFilmFest, respectively.


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I'm sitting here at Charlotte/Douglas International waiting for a connecting flight… and the internet here is fast as hell – so I figured I'd update this. This Monday, I went back over to Coyote Hills, this time for some mountain biking. There was always this dirt path that I wanted to go on before with my road bike, but couldn't… so I tried it this time, and the result was a testament to how looks can be deceiving. Full of rocks, muddy, and flat. At least the scenery was nice even if a little smelly as always.
Then I rode up this hill in the middle of the park where the Police gun range was, and found a single track that went around the back/edge of the hill.
I turned around and went back to the gun range, and rode down a fire road which ended the ride. I miss Soquel already.


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Chameleon Arts Ensemble - All B's!
One of Boston's finest and most versatile ensembles, the Chameleon Arts Ensemble receives widespread critical acclaim for its innovative concert programming and artistic philosophy. Directed by Deborah Boldin, this acclaimed ensemble will perform works by Beethoven, Bartók, Berio and Bloch.
- Start:June 18, 2017 Time: 5:00 PM
- End:June 18, 2017 Time: 11:59 PM
- Where:Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport, Massachusetts, United States, 01966
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Beginning with years of traveling the world with my little camera while communicating and drawing ideas from some of the best film directors and music composers. I have been dreaming and stepping into what it would look like to create a film organization that lays aside our titles as driven artists and we sit at the feet of some of the most hope-filled stories in the darkest and hardest places of the world. We do this because we have a passion to see these stories of Hope impact the world with a fire and desire to move on hearts to act and see hopeless stories reversed.
To make a lasting impact we are working directly alongside the people and organizations that are giving their lives in making these tangible changes into a reality! While we travel and work on these feature films and share our journeys to the public, we will work with artists all over the world in joining the movement of seeing Hope light up the darkest areas of the world.
And this Hope movement is completely funded by you.
Introducing Purpose.


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Exclusive: Nashville Songstress Carmen Brandy's Sweet Single "Good Enough"
Nashville is bustling with talent. You've got your rock bands like Kings Of Leon, your prolific chart-toppers like Maren Morris, and your country cuties like Carmen Brandy. You might not recognize that last name just yet but you will. Born in Florida and based in Nashville, singer-songwriter Carmen Brandy is hungry to follow her passions, most of which include music. She's been mentored by Music Row legends and garnered well-deserved awards, honing her craft in the hub that knows music best.
At first we were excited to connect with Carmen because she's a fellow pink-and-sparkles lover, but when we heard her work, we were more than happy to snag the exclusive premiere of her brand new single "Good Enough." Here's what Carmen had to say about the track:
"Good Enough" isn't your typical singer-songwriter anthem sneaking its way to radio with a pop base and catchy rhythms. There's a whole lot of heart behind this one because Carmen wrote it from hers to ours. Opening with a bloom of instrumental crescendo before rapid-fire acoustic strums and shimmers of percussion join the arrangement, "Good Enough" is led by tender guitar and Carmen's breathy voice. Above the increasingly growing layers of soft pop rhythms, she sings herself sweet motivators: "I'll keep on trying / I'll keep on striving," an empowered anthem of self-love. Her voice is a wisp soaring above that gently treated guitar line, floating among more vibrant rhythms and pulsing drum beats. It's nearly four and a half minutes of dynamic indie production and airy vocal delivery proposing a crucial message -- that we are never anything less than good enough.
Listen to "Good Enough" for the very first time below and connect with Carmen Brandy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and her website.


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Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic, presented Michael Corkery, president and CEO of Deltek, with his second Wash100 award on Monday. Executive Mosaic recognizes Corkery for his efforts to improve Deltek's enterprise software, information solutions and consulting services. We are honored to present the most coveted award in government contracting to Corkery.Read More »
Alan Stewart Named Peraton EVP, CFO; Stu Shea Quoted
Alan Stewart, a finance and integration leader in the government contracting industry, has joined Peraton as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He will oversee the company's accounting, financial planning, auditing and government reporting functions as well as external lender and audit relationships, Peraton said Monday.Read More »
Tiffany Hixson: GSA Advances Performance-Based Approach in Service Procurements
Tiffany Hixson, assistant commissioner of the office of professional and human capital services at the General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service, has said she believes the government should adopt a performance-based approach when it comes to services procurement, Federal News Radio reported Friday. "Traditional strategic sourcing proposals based on price …Read More »
Deltek: Army Seeks to Facilitate Contracting Process Via New Directive
Ryan McCarthy, acting secretary of the U.S. Army, has released a new directive that aims to streamline the contracting process as part of the service branch's Acquisition Reform Initiative, Deltek reported Tuesday. The Army Directive 2017-32 directs the service's assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology to carry out several actions by …Read More »
Deltek: State Dept, USAID to Get $38B in Total Discretionary Funds Under White House's FY 2018 Budget Plan
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GAO: Public Debt-to-GDP Ratio to Surpass Historical High Within 15 Years
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Meeting Gabriel
Written by Margy and Randy Roberts in reflection on their November 2017 visit to Uganda.
Ariong Gabriel was the first CROSO scholar we met with upon our arrival in Uganda in November of 2017, and for us, one of our most cherished moments.
We had traveled there with Molly MacCready, CROSO's founder and executive director. Margy is a CROSO board member and has had a special relationship with Gabriel as they have been corresponding by email for some time. Gabriel had gotten to know us and our family and we had learned much about his life. We had anonymously sponsored his scholarship but Gabriel did not know that we were his sponsors.
Fittingly, we met Gabriel at the front gate of Mengo Hospital in Kampala where he had been an intern for the past six months. We did not realize what an emotional impact there would be for us in meeting Gabriel for the first time We knew his life story of being abandoned by his parents at age 5 and being forced to live in the streets. Now he was standing before us a confident, articulate young man who was about to graduate from college with a diploma in clinical medicine and community health. We were overwhelmed with emotions of admiration, happiness, gratitude and awe for what Gabriel had accomplished. We sometimes don't realize the miracles that can happen in people's lives.
Gabriel was eager to show Molly and us around the hospital campus, which we were grateful to see. He was able to take us into one of the hospital wards and meet a young doctor who has served as a supervisor and mentor for Gabriel. It was apparent that the doctor was very fond and proud of Gabriel as she interrupted her busy schedule to meet with us and give us a brief tour. Gabriel beamed with pride as he described his work at the hospital. With his medical training, he functions like a physician's assistant, triaging patients, screening which ones need to see a doctor and which ones he may be able to help with medications or other treatments. Gabriel works long hours at the hospital. He told us he likes going to see his patients in the evening when it is quiet in the hospital. Gabriel said that he has the opportunity to read the patient's charts and spend time determining their needs during this evening time. His dedication to his patients was quite evident.
After our hospital tour, we were able to walk a couple of blocks to see Gabriel's college, Medicare Health Professionals College. We met with the school's registrar, Jessica. She told us of Gabriel's dedication to his studies and how respected he is by his instructors and fellow students. He is a soft spoken and quietly thoughtful person. But no one should underestimate this young man by his demeanor. Gabriel knows what needs to be done for Uganda's health care system and is determined to change and improve it. Gabriel told us that one of his goals is to work outside the capital city in a rural health system where medical care has few resources.
Gabriel leads by example. He just jumps in and gets things done when he sees a need. He has done this throughout his childhood at Child Restoration Outreach ("CRO" – CROSO's partner agency in Mbale), where he helped Nurse Esther with the younger children's medical care.
We were so grateful for our time with Gabriel. We felt like we could see the future of Uganda through him. He truly wanted us to know him and his country. He asked us if we had seen the movie, the Queen of Katwe, a true story about a young woman named Phiona Mutesi who had grown up in the slums of Kampala and had become an international chess champion as a teenager. Randy told him that he had not seen it. The next day, at our scholar gathering, he approached us and privately handed us a DVD of the movie while no one was looking. A young man with almost nothing was thinking of us and giving us a gift. We think that truly captures Gabriel's essence and character. We will never forget this visit with Gabriel.
As we were saying goodbye to Gabriel at the end, it was like saying goodbye to a son, our hearts full of many emotions, so happy and proud of him, and, simultaneously, hoping and praying for his success and safety in the years to come.


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In May 2011 I accepted an offer to join the Digital Marketing team at TIM Brasil. Before this, I was managing a travel retail store (Duty Free Dufry) that even not having much in common business wise, has promoted my skills managing digital products. By the time, a recent end to end eCommerce update in Dufry's website catch attention of TIM as they were planning a whole new website to the beginning of 2012. This is how my career starts here.
Launched in 2012, TIM's new website had 3 main goals: Promote voice and Internet plans, selfcare customer service due to reduce costs in calls and sell devices linked to post paid plans. I was responsible for creating the digital guideline for TIM Brasil, guaranteeing the same look and feel across all pages and sub domains. After signing off all main design elements I was also in charge of proofing wireframes and interactions, information archtecture, validating all 32 templates and prototypes in several circunstances and browsers, focusing in performance issues (e.g. downloading time) and SEO, mapping the quality assurance scenarios and be sure everything would be good to go by the time established.
This new website was considerated 100% done in December 2012, containing 900 friendly URLs. By the time I left the company (2015), the number of visitors have come from 3MM to 13MM due to an intense ongoing SEO work.
In the next 3 years I assumed a project manager role being responsible for releasing monthly updates in all company's websites and apps. I was responsible for managing documentation, design, testing and releases by SCRUM rounds. During this time we made a massive SEO development in the CMS allowing friendly URL edit, meta tags, title tags, head tags, breadcrumb and image optimisation.
Other rounds of developments were also justified by surveys, blind tests, presential tests and MVT.
MVT (Multivariate Testing)
It was an amazing addition for us and an essential tool (optimizely) to improve our business. Features like heatmap, mouse flow and traffic filter has given to us an impressive and detailed understand of our visitors behavior. Main goals back in time were convertion rate at LojaTIM (eCommerce) and services acquisition at MyTIM.
MeuTIM -MyTIM
Launched at the same time as the institutional website, MyTIM was created to promote a wide range of services available to both B2B and B2C clients. It was complex to produce a structure flexible enough to provide a good experience for 20 different kinds of client, which have a very specific needs each, mixed with other standard services.
In 2015, MyTIM website reached 3.2MM visits/month, three times more than in the previous year. This website helped the company save over £3 millions YoY. My responsabilities were just as described previously as this website is one of the sub-domains mentioned before.
MyTIM - App
In order to support a huge increase in mobile access to MyTIM, we have launched in the second semester of 2013 the first selfcare application. At this time, our target was to cover the 10 most used services. I was responsible for adapting the services flow from web to mobile, do wireframes and approve the layouts. I was also in charge of managing the quality tests in Android and iOS, considering most used operational service version, screen size and type of client. By the beginning of 2015 the app reached 5MM users.
Coverage Map and alternative contact channel - App
Due to be transparent about it's products, TIM released in 2013 this application showing company's coverage 2G/3G/4G, WiFi spots and Antennas. In addition, it is possible to report failures and get feedback in a few clicks. This is of course helped to save money form calls to customer service. Geolocation by GPS allows clients to easy quick search their area and also send pre defined or customised complaints. (It is integrated to Google maps API)
I was responsible for adapt the idea and concept of TIM transparency campaign/policy and organise information architecture, proof the UX, map the quality assurance scenarios, test and deploy. By Q1 2015 the app got 65K installations.
Devices guide - Troubleshooting platform
This website was , again, another initiative to reduce costs from calls to the contact centre. We figured by analysing the logs and interaction in MyTIM, that most issues could have been solved efficiently in a interactive way, by images and some animation. This kind of calls used to cost TIM an average cost of £1. At that point we were supporting 38 different devices.
I was responsible for finding the partner, decide the portfolio and manage the development following the digital guidelines mentioned before (make all digital products design consistent). Also all the standard steps before releasing: write the tests, execute, manage bug fixes and deploy.