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Yes, it's true: The United States Postal Service's (USPS) leadership has publicly stated that it will not raise postal rates for market-dominant products (First-Class, Standard, Periodicals, and Package Services) in 2016.
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a night in shibuya
It's almost Halloween, back in the USA where I studied for the last 3 years, at this point of the time you can already see a lot of Halloween decorations. From downtown atmosphere to school starbucks, it's always surrounded by this magical holiday. Luckily I'm in Tokyo, the place where Halloween is a must dress-up as well. From professors to newspapers, the place everybody recommends you to go for the Halloween weekend is Shibuya.
Before the Halloween holiday, I've only been to Shibuya once for a dinner meeting with my Chinese friends. My memory of Shibuya is just a place with the famous Shibuya crossing, not a super fancy place like Shinjuku but a place with many delicious restaurants. After the night of the Halloween weekend everything changed.
I'm in a club in Sohpia university called Sophia Communication, members have lunch 3 times a week together to talk about different cultures and interesting things about japan or their lives. They have big events every month, from hiking to trips around Tokyo, and for October they have a Halloween party in Shibuya on 10/31.
After I picked up a costume at Donkihote, a magician costume (picture 1 ), I was ready to shine the night, our dorm had a small party from 4 to 6 which suits me perfectly because the party at Shibuya starts at 6:30, everyone in the dorm had already dressed up.(picture 23456).
You can see that a lot of people in the dorm like to play with makeup as fake blood which is a pretty genius idea. However I do not like the feeling of something sticking on my face for more than 10 seconds. Needless to say I rejected the idea of having paints on my face, but I did put some on my arm just for fun. After a couple of soft drinks and cookies I was ready to go to Shibuya with my friends to enjoy the night!
As we arrived in Shibuya station, the girls had nowhere to change their costumes because all the restrooms in the station was closed and not allowed to change. So we had to go to 7 eleven to change, as you can imagine the place was crowded. And it was at a point where if we didn't hold each other's hand we would get separated by the crowd. Every inch of the Shibuya crossing was covered by nothing more than dressed people. While we were on our way, we had the luxury to see a lot of well-dressed people around us. Many of them was taking pictures with each other. I had the chance on our way to take a few with many well prepared strangers, the most we seen was joker and little red riding hood for the costumes at Shibuya.(picture 7891011).
After 40 minutes walking which was supposed to be 15 min on google map, we finally arrived at the party sohpia communication had prepared for us. We were in a small club that was booked specifically for us, there was music and movies playing on the screen tvs around us. Everyone was talking to each other, complementing on each others costumes and how the "traffic" outside was stuck. For the last 30 minutes of the party we played games sharing the love of Halloween, I even won a small souvenir to brag about when we left the party at 9.(picture 1213141516)
At that time the crowd outside wasn't as much as when it was 6, the funny part was that as we were getting out of the club, there were a group of people dressing like Donald trump and Hilary Clinton and arguing with each other, it sure captured everyone's attention and gave us all a good laugh.
The train was indeed packed with thousands of people on one train, but I safely arrived home before 12, I think this was a great experience but to be honest I don't know if I want to do this again as I have no idea how I survived the crowd that was swallowing me!


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Editor's note: This story originally attributed the epilogue to Joe Ely. As a reader kindly pointed out, Ely had re-posted words from biographer Tamara Saviano. This story has been updated to reflect that correction.
Guy Clark cast a long shadow. Quite literally, it seems: The late singer-songwriter was reportedly too tall to fit in a casket arranged so family and friends could view his remains one final time before he was to be cremated. The funeral home had to remove his boots, and still "the top of his head was pressed against one end of the box," according to his friend and 2016 Texas State Musician Joe Ely, who posted a lengthy and touching Facebook missive with words from biographer Tamara Saviano, detailing events surrounding Clark's funeral and final wishes. The moral?
"Guy Clark does not fit in a box," Saviano mused.
Published Tuesday, Ely's post contains what will be the epilogue to Saviano's book called Without Getting Killed or Caught: The Life and Music of Guy Clark, which is available for pre-order on Amazon.
It also includes details on Clark's incredible final wish: To have his "cremains incorporated into a sculpture" by Santa Fe -based artist Terry Allen.
Following a picking session in Nashville around a homemade altar outfitted with Clark's boots and favorite photos, Saviano says close friends -- including musicians Verlon Tompson, Rodney Crowell and Steve Earle -- boarded a tour bus for "Guy's last road trip" and headed to Santa Fe.
Though not a native Texan himself, Allen grew up on the Llano Estacado and he too made a name in the amorphous genre sometimes called "Texas Country." His 1979 album, Lubbock (On Everything) has been called one of the "finest country albums of all time, a progenitor of what would eventually be called alt-country."
Musically, he's worked with everyone from Lloyd Maines to David Byrne, but he is best known for his visual artwork, which resides in museums around the world.
Upon arrival in Santa Fe, Saviano recounts another vigil at Allen's home where Ely and fellow artists Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill, Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen, Jack Ingram and painter Paul Milosevich "flew in from all parts" to pay their respects. That included a green chili enchilada and tamale dinner with toasts of wine, Topo Chico and Keen's Honey Pils.
Saviano doesn't remark as to when Allen's sculpture will be finished -- or if it will ever be unveiled to the public.
But, befitting of a songwriter of Clark's caliber, the truth resides in the guts of a well-told story.
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"This Is You and Me"
by Drew and Nita Meadows
Bigger Than All Our Plans ~ Stories of God's Provision at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church
Written by Dick Parker
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those that love him and are called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28
God has sustained us. He has worked through hundreds of people not only to sustain us through our worst nightmare but to uplift us and bring us into an intimacy with Him that we never could have imagined. Our prayer in the hours after our son Brock's death on January 31, 2008, was, "Lord, you promise in Romans 8:28 to do good through all things. We pray that you will do something mighty through our loss. Use it fully as you intend."
God has answered our prayer, and continues to answer it. He has changed many lives already. God is big, and He is working, and that encourages to us. Looking back, we see now how God was working in us long before Brock died, strengthening us and our marriage so we could withstand the loss of Brock. He continues to provide for us directly and through others. You can see His provision throughout our story.
We offer the following in thanksgiving for all He has given us. We tell the story from our individual points of view to make it clearer. But in reality, we see it as if through one set of eyes.
More than a year ago I was challenged to ask if our marriage was all that it could be. Drew and I have always had a good marriage, but the question was whether our marriage was the best it could be, a reflection of God. When I came home and mentioned it to Drew, he said, "We have a good marriage."
"I know," I said. "But I believe God is calling it to be something more."
We talked about it for a while and agreed that with God's help our marriage could grow even stronger. About that time Johnson Ferry started a mentoring program, and in God's perfect provision, we were given the gift of Lee and Beverly Webb as our mentors. They helped us to find ways to reflect the Lord in our marriage. It took a lot of work and a lot of talking, and through the process we realized how often we had seen issues as "mine versus his." That pattern often led to hurt feelings. A friend mentioned the secret of a 50-year married couple was to look at things as one. As I shared this with Drew, this was a 'light bulb' moment for both of us. The new pattern became, "This is you and me looking at this together."
It became literally, "This is you and me looking at our finances," or our parenting or the way we saw the fleshy side of the world. We know now that by giving us a new way to see things together, God in His goodness was preparing us for what we were about to go through.
All four of our boys ran in Johnson Ferry's Polar Bear Run (Polar Cub Run for Brock) on January 26, and for the weeks leading up to the race, Asa, Mason, and Barrett explained to Brock, who was two years old, that when the starter said, "Go!" he was supposed to run fast. It was so sweet watching them practice in the hall at home. Looking back we see how much of our time had been focused on Brock in the several months before he died. We had brought his "big-boy bed" from my parents' house, and he helped Drew paint it. He was just starting to ride the little bike that his three brothers had learned to ride on. He learned to potty train. All special times.
Then the last week of January all of the boys got the flu on Monday. I took them to the doctor on Tuesday, and by Wednesday Brock seemed to have gotten over it. His fever was gone, and he was feeling much better. That afternoon I got them all settled down to watch a movie, then I finally took out the iPod I had just been given for Christmas and downloaded a variety of podcasts. While listening to Nancy Lee DeMoss, I pulled out an empty journal book that I decided to make it my "podcast journal."
The message was based on the prayer of Hannah in 1 Samuel 2. For years Hannah had been unable to conceive, and when the Lord gave her a son, she dedicated him back to the Lord. Nancy Lee used Hannah's circumstance and her prayer as a reminder of the sovereignty of God - that He even determines our lifespan and decides the number of breaths we'll take. As she spoke I wrote in my journal, "What a safe place to be with such a sovereign God. So why do we worry?"
At bedtime Brock was still feeling fine. He asked me to read "my Bible". The last picture shows Jesus Christ holding a small, blonde haired boy. "Dat's Brockie", he would always say. Jesus holding Brockie, Brock had told us so many times. But when he said, "I wanna see Jesus," something that night was different. "I want to see Jesus," I rocked him, sang "Jesus Loves Me", and then I put him to bed. He woke up in the night, and the fever was back.
On Thursday morning I called the doctor's office and told them Brock's fever was back and asked them to check his strep culture. They said nothing was developing there - it was probably just the flu. After lunch Brock painted with Mason and got his sleeve wet. While I was in his room changing his shirt, his grandparents called. He had a sweet talk with both his Mema and his Daddy Curt, another last minute gift. He then played on the floor with his cars. We often took pictures, but this day Asa videoed Brock playing, another gift. I called Drew and said, "Brock still doesn't act like he's feeling good. Do you think I should go on and take him to the doctor?"
"You know, I was planning to come home early," Drew said. "He needs to rest. What about putting him down for a nap, and if he feels bad when he wakes up, we'll take him."
I agreed that sounded like a good idea. In a while, Brock found me and said, "Mommy, I go read a book." That was his way of saying, "I'm tired."
That phone call from Nita was more important than it sounds. We would usually talk about that time of day, but she wouldn't call just to ask whether to put one of the boys down for a nap. Her call made it our decision to take Brock to the doctor after he got some rest. It wasn't her decision to lay him down, and it wasn't my decision. It was our decision. That call protected our marriage, because we were in agreement on what to do.
I still struggle with that; I was the one who laid him down. At 2:20 we went back to his room and read and rocked. He was growing up so fast. I sat in the rocker and he cuddled with his head on my left shoulder, like he always did, sucking his right thumb and holding his blanket in his left. When Asa, Mason, and Barrett got their big-boy beds, we moved the rocker out. But Brock loved to rock so much, we just couldn't take it out. We rocked some more until he was ready to sleep, then I laid him on his bed and said, "I love you, Brockie."
He said, "I love you, Mommy."
That was something he had started just before Christmas, saying, "I love you," back to us. Another gift.
I went back in at 4:00 to get Brock up. I rolled him over and knew something was terribly wrong. I scooped him up and realized he needed help right now, so I yelled for Asa to call 911 - something a twelve-year-old should never have to do - while I started CPR. Asa also had the wherewithal to call Drew at work. Mason didn't know what he could do to help, so he dropped to his knees beside us and prayed - the first thing he could think of. He reached over and pulled Barrett close to him and kept praying. Our housecleaners began wailing and praying in Portuguese.
I didn't know whether to drive home or to the hospital. I knew Nita needed help, so I called the homes of two neighbors and couldn't find anybody. Then I called the Massey's. The answering machine picked up, and I started talking. Then J.C. answered - thank God. He said he would get to the house and call me right back.
J.C came running across the yard just as the EMTs were taking Brock out the front door. The ambulance driver asked me, "Do you want to go?"
I looked at J.C. "I've got the boys," he said. What a sweet provision of God, just when we needed it. I could not bear to watch the ambulance leave with Brock, but I couldn't leave my other boys alone at home.
"Yes, thank you," I said, and then I pulled Asa, Mason, and Barrett close to me on the porch, put my arms around them, and prayed that God would take care of Brockie, and if it was His will . . . "Thank you so much, Lord, for Brock."
By that time they were about to close the back of the ambulance, and I ran across the yard. It was raining. I couldn't remember the last time it had rained, and somehow the water on my forehead and cheeks reminded me of God's provision.
"So let us know, let us press on to know the LORD.
His going forth is as certain as the dawn;
And He will come to us like the rain,
Like the spring rain watering the earth."
Hosea 6:3
In the ambulance they weren't saying anything to me as they worked on Brock. Looking back weeks later, I knew in the depth of my soul that he was gone, and I realized that God had given me the peace I was experiencing even in my deepest sorrow and greatest turmoil—a comfort that only God can give, that I will never understand—the moment I had rolled him over in his bed. Brock was not with us, but He was.
I thought Drew might be heading home, so I called and told him to meet us at the hospital.
"What is it?!" he asked.
"They're not telling me."
"What do you think?"
"I don't think it's good."
They let me go with Brock into the emergency room as they continued to work on him. They still weren't saying anything to me. I kept praying and holding onto Brock's blanket.
I was hurdling down Johnson Ferry Road toward the hospital not knowing if my son was dead or alive, just screaming at God. Banging the steering wheel, banging the dash, screaming, "Don't take my Brockie! Don't take my Brockie!" Then it came . . . that peace that passes all understanding . . . and I calmly said, "I give him back to you." And then I said the hardest, most unnatural thing to my Lord, "I will praise You. With or without Brock, I will praise You!"
Drew came through the door of the emergency room. Huge raindrops dappled the shoulders of his jacket, and I knew they were the teardrops of the Lord.
We know now that Brock was already with the Lord when Nita lifted him out of his bed. When I got to the hospital, Nita, the paramedics, and now the doctors had been working on him for almost an hour, and still there was no response. Yet a team of professionals continued to work to save his life. I am certain now that was God's provision. I would have been angry if I had walked in and found that they had given up. Instead of anger, I felt peace that Brock was in good hands.
I asked, "Has anybody heard a heartbeat from my son?"
The doctor in charge looked up and said, "No sir."
Even as I heard those words in the midst of chaos, I continued to experience a surreal peace that only God could have given me. Brock was no longer with us.
"Then why are you doing this?" I asked.
"Children's bodies can be very resilient. We're going to try a little longer."
None of them would tell us what we knew had to be true. We moved toward Brock, and one of the doctors looked up at us…and gasped. "I know you people!" he said. He was David Christie, a member at Johnson Ferry, and in his recognition of us, the sorrow on his face told us what nobody else had said. He invited us closer, and we stood beside Brock as they continued to work.
We talked to Brock and prayed for him until the lead physician finally stepped back and said, "We're sorry."
I held Nita. She cried, "I'm so sorry," and I felt the burden of the guilt she was carrying—that she could not bear alone—a weight that was not hers to carry alone.
I had an overwhelming feeling of guilt. I had laid Brock down, and now we were here. Then Drew took my face in his hands and said—and I don't know how God reminded him of this—"This was our decision, you and me. You called and you asked me about laying him down for a nap. We decided. This is you and me together looking at this. You and me."
That moment was God's protection of our marriage.
Then they allowed us to go into another quieter room with just Brock. After we had a sweet time of holding Brock and trying to comprehend the thought of a goodbye, God sent an angel for the moment in Vanessa Turner, a Johnson Ferry friend, to comfort us.
In God's provision, David lived in the neighborhood behind us. He left the hospital and drove my car home so she and I could ride together in Vanessa's. I could only imagine how difficult it was going to be to live in our home again, and I told Nita we could sell the house tomorrow. But God had something else in mind.
We went to the Massey's to get the boys and to tell them that Brockie had gone to be with Jesus. David in with us to check their breathing since they all still had the flu, to make sure they were okay and to calm our fears.
We did not think about all the people from church who would be at our home that night. All those people, the body of Christ, were divinely there to comfort us. Later we realized that they, by filling the quietness with hope, allowed us to get used to living in our home without Brock.
Family and dear friends, most of who are Johnson Ferry members flooded in. A chef began preparing all of the meals. A nurse tended to the boys. Deacons prayed and stayed most of the night. Friends cleaned our home and did our laundry. Through the night and the next day we began to see the body of Christ working as it should. The Lord would lay one thing on one person's heart, and another on another's.
We went into our bedroom and found three pallets around the bed—places for our boys to sleep in our room with us. Again, this was the body of Christ working. They took care of everything, like the Lord going before us. I had not been able to articulate anything I needed, but He went before us and provided it. Friends picked out funeral clothes for all of us. God used his people to be our provision.
For four months people brought food almost every day. In late March I folded clothes for the first time in weeks; I know now that I could not have done that emotionally at first because Brock's clothes were not there. The normal, mundane life is hard to go back to, and that is what God has helped us through by laying these needs on the hearts of others.
Each day through a friend or through His word, God has provided what we needed for that time. He has told us, "Don't look any further than today. It's just you and Me for today."
We could fill an entire book with the provisions God has offered in the months following Brock's death. In fact, the "podcast journal" I started on January 30 was full by the first week in April with more instances of His reaching out to us through His word and his people.
We both knew Jesus early; we've walked in that lifestyle for a long time. We always knew He was there. Now we know that not only is He there, He cares. Not only does He care, He is intimate. We felt that intimacy like it was something thick—something you could literally feel. The truth of His word has come to life before us. What we read about, we have now seen with our eyes.
Often people would come by not knowing what to say. But this house has been holy ground for months, and people have been drawn here. The Holy Spirit is here, and we feel it. We have laughed and cried, felt joy and pain. But it is the intimacy with Christ that we have never experienced so closely until now.
It is Christ saying to us, "This is you and Me looking at this together."


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Acoustic, Americana/Roots, Blues, Folk, Live Music in Bar/Club, Country
The pair of roots music legends have been friends for 30 years, but only in 2017 did the Grammy winner Alvin and Grammy nominee Gilmore first hit the highway together to swap songs, tell stories, and share their life experiences in an intimate acoustic environment. Though Texas-born Gilmore was twice named Country Artist of the Year by Rolling Stone, and California native Alvin first came to fame in the hard-rocking rhythm and blues band The Blasters, they discovered that their musical roots in old blues and folk music are exactly the same. Audiences will original compositions from the two as well as songs from a wide spectrum of songwriters and styles - everything from old jug band numbers to Merle Haggard and Sam Cooke, to the Young Bloods.


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The first "inexact" thing about sarsparilla is its spelling and pronunciation. I learned to spell it by pronouncing it in three distinct sections, as in sar- sap- arilla. Why in the world something pronounced "sass pa rilla" is spelled that way, I'll never know. But if you are a collector of early American bottles, and you find a bottle embossed "sarsaparilla," you'll forgive the strange letter arrangement. You'll know you have entered into yet another strange subset of an already peculiar collectible—old, empty bottles!
Sarsaparilla was made using the root of a plant called smilax, combined with other natural herbs, and then most probably, alcohol. The etymology of the word sarsaparilla is, in my opinion, a word that fell together, in part, for marketing reasons. Would you rather quench your thirst with a shot of sarsaparilla, or by having some smilax?
Look up the definition of sarsaparilla, and you will not be satisfied by any clear picture of what the stuff is. From the era that I collect (19th century), sarsaparilla was an ill-defined combination of medicine and beverage, with some labels claiming to cure syphilis or skin diseases, and others boasting to be a "delicious beverage good for one's constitution."
If you know a little about bottle collecting, you may know the "major" categories, namely historical flasks, bitters, medicines, poisons, inks, etc. But there are also many subsets and combinations of those categories. One such subset is sarsaparilla bottles, and believe it or not, these bottles can range in value from $1 to several thousand dollars!
I dug this very rare Dr. Stockers' Sarsaparilla bottle, circa 1850 (pictured in the top photo), from the muddy banks of the Salmon Falls River in Berwick, Maine many years ago. I have only seen one other, and it sold for more than $1,000!
Over my decades of digging and collecting, I have handled hundreds of what is the most common sarsaparilla bottle, Hoods' Sarsaparilla from Lowell, Mass. You might see one in an antique shop for $10 or a slightly dirty one for $1. So, what would create such a chasm in value, from one bottle to another? Well, without getting in to what makes a collector pay thousands of dollars for any collectible, I'll focus on the components that create value in this specialized category.
In this category, rarity is the great separator. The Hoods' Sarsaparilla shown above was produced by a highly successful enterprise for many years. As a result, hundreds of thousands of these embossed bottles were made over the decades, from the 1870s through the 1920s. They were all made with aqua colored glass, and with a perfectly consistent design.
There are at least three similar bottles that I suspect were copycat products by proprietors near Hoods, which could have been worthy of a lawsuit. They weren't as successful as Hoods, so their bottles are now scarcer. Those bottles and values include Ayers Sarsaparilla (Lowell, Mass.), worth about $20, Wetherells Sarsaparilla (Exeter, N.H.), worth around $125, and the very rare Rackleys Sarsaparilla (Dover, N.H.), which checks in at about $250.
The Dr. Stockers' Sarsaparilla was produced by a proprietor that was in business for such a short period of time that there is almost no information on him, or this product! Through the years, I have found tidbits of information from fellow collectors, and through old newspaper articles that suggest there was a Dr. Stocker selling medicines here in Southern Maine where I live. So, it is the rarest of the rare! It is also a bottle that was hand blown, using a pontil rod tool, giving the base of a bottle a "pontil mark," dating it to before 1865, generally.
Now, the thing that would send the value of this bottle into the stratosphere, would be if it were in a deep color, something other than aqua (the standard color for medicine bottles of that era). This bottle is a super pale aqua color, but is essentially clear/ colorless. You have to look at the base sideways to pick up any aqua. It is not clear flint glass, but it is clear enough to make it an even more special bottle, rather than if it were common aqua.
This Dr. Guysotts bottle is a kind of a "middle of the road" sarsaparilla bottle (above), dating to the 1880s, with a smooth base (not pontiled), but still has a hand-tooled lip. It is a tall, oval shaped bottle, embossed on the front "DR. GUYSOTT'S S / YELLOW DOCK / AND SARSAPARILLA / JOHN D. PARKS / CINCINATI, O." An exceptional example of this bottle might bring $125 at auction, but mine is a dull aqua, and has some haziness to the glass. It also is weakly embossed, so it takes some effort to make out the embossing. These issues all bring the value of any bottle down a little bit. But it is a really cool bottle—Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla! Two medicinal roots used to make a concoction to cure what ails you. In the past, I've owned other bottles embossed "Sarsaparillian Resolvent" and "Sarsaparilla Bitters."
In the bottle-collecting field, the most popular sarsaparilla bottle is from Albany, N.Y. It is a gorgeous, large, square hand-blown bottle, usually found in a shimmering olive green, emerald green, or olive amber colored glass. The bottle reads "TOWNSENDS' SARSAPARILLA / ALBANY N.Y." It normally has a smooth base, or what is called an "iron pontil," which is a somewhat subtle pontil scar that is not that easy to detect sometimes. I found this rare teal green Townsends bottle (above) with an open pontil a few years ago, scuba diving in a deep river.
And finally, at the very top rung of sarsaparilla bottles, and near the top of ALL antique American bottles is the Wynkoops Sarsaparilla bottle from New York. It is a massive bottle, in a vivid sapphire blue glass. When I've seen these at national bottle shows, I just look because I'm too nervous to pick one up, as to drop it on the floor may set me back $20,000 or more!
In defense of the proprietors of sarsaparilla in the days gone by, it is also true that nowadays you can go out and buy a can of sarsaparilla soda at your local gourmet grocery store and God only knows what is in it. I'm guessing a lot of sugar, artificial colors, and gluco-thymo-sorbem-bloatamate, or some frightening-sounding substance that doesn't sound like it's good for your constitution. And as far as the empty can goes? I'm putting the value at ten cents, if you find the right recycling code on its label!
Bram Hepburn collects 19th-century New England bottles and glass, having spent the last 30 years digging and diving for bottles in New England and upstate New York. He has just founded an estate liquidation company and auction house, Hepburn and Co. Antiques in Eliot, Maine. You can send an email to him at firstname.lastname@example.com
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What is it about goals that can set our hair on end?
While we have mastered the art of laughing off the need to set New Year's resolutions (yes, we learnt to dropped those in our 20s, thank heavens) when someone dares to drop the G word, many of us are guilty of rolling our eyes on the outside but feeling short of breath on the inside.
A sense of dread, panic and overwhelm can strike our core.
I believe the key point of difference between a NY resolution and a genuine goal that can cultivate real change, is a resolution is not SMART.
Specific. Measurable. Attainable. Realistic. Timely.
Resolutions are generally laced with negativity. For example, "This year I really should stop drinking so much coffee."
On the other hand, a SMART goal sets a solid frame work for what you want, how you'll achieve it and by when.
Let's break it down further:
If you're goal isn't specific you won't remember it, it won't mean anything to you and you simply won't do it.
Therefore if you're real about achieving something you genuinely desire, make sure it's specific, clear and concise so there's no confusion or room to quit because you weren't sure what you wanted.
A specific goal could be: Walk three times per week.
As opposed to: Exercise more.
Once you've clarified your goal, dive deeper and figure out:
1. Why it's important to you (e.g. to cultivate my best life as a healthy and happy Mum and give myself time to nourish my mind, body and soul)
2. Where you can do it (e.g. local park, walking club, on the treadmill, with my friend along the river)
3. What you need (e.g. new walking shoes)
4. When it will occur (e.g. Monday, Thursday and Saturday mornings)
Create a time line to measure your goals and track when you take steps towards achieving it, what you felt and the progress you've made. Keeping track of your goal in a tangible form will also help you remember when and where you took action previously, because life will get messy, you'll forget and then you'll stop.
Your goal needs to be realistic otherwise you'll never get started or maintain the motivation to keep going. My goal of becoming Kylie Minogue's back up singer/dancer/entourage is not realistic (though how cool would that be!!).
Your goals don't make them selves happen, you have to believe they are attainable in order to put in the effort and take small steps each day towards achieving it. Suddenly they appear less intimidating and very, very real! If you don't think something is attainable, it will never happen.
Consider what you may have achieved in the past that could compare to this goal. When you know you're capable of doing what you put your mind too, the goal is more than realistic.
As a busy working Mum it's also important to understand what's currently going on in your life to help make that goal achievable. If you know you have to work every second Saturday, then setting the goal to walk on Saturdays isn't realistic. Don't set yourself up for failure, before you've started.
Schedule it! Set the deadline, then work backwards so you know what needs to happen each month and week (days too if necessary) to help you to achieve it.
If you want to cultivate a healthy life and walking is how you'll do it, you could set a time frame of 12 weeks, keep track of how you're feeling each week, what action you take and how far you walk. Then at the end of 12 weeks, you can look back at see how far you've come (hello, measurable outcome!) and what you've achieved. 3 months (or 4 or 6 months) is realistic considering everything on your plate.
Now, it's time to get started. Tell me in the comments below what your SMART goal is and the first step you'll take towards achieving it.
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Wildly uneven but ultimately compelling, Dalton's chronicle of Sid Vicious's (John Simon Ritchie) years as the bassist in the Sex Pistols covers little new factual ground but offers a fresh angle on a widely misunderstood young man.
Dalton's interest is in more than just telling of Sid's decline and fall. Instead, he places punk in its cultural and historical context, with the sun slowly setting on England's empire, widespread unemployment, and aimless youth like Sid wandering London's King's Road. Enter entrepreneur and lounge lizard Malcolm McClaren, who opens a boutique called Sex to cater to the jaded youths and then forms the Sex Pistols to promote his wares. Using the cerebral, charismatic, homeless Johnny Rotten (Lydon) as the centerpiece of his band, McClaren finds Lydon bringing his friend Sid along for the ride. The thought-driven Rotten and action-oriented Vicious give a jump-start to punk music, and the rest, as they say, is history. While Dalton (who has written biographies of Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, and other pop cult figures) does a fine job of showing how the disparate personalities of McClaren, Lydon, and Sid played off one another, with Lydon being too smart to fall into the trap that killed Sid, the author relies throughout the book on the strange technique of presenting the bassist in, presumably, his own words in boxed quotes randomly placed throughout the text. And while Dalton tries all along to approximate the Cockney slang he supposes Sid must have spoken, a prison letter from Sid included in the book belies his conceit and his underestimation of Sid's intelligence. Still, Sid's presence in the book is ultimately what tells the story of the Sex Pistols.
Let the reader be forewarned, El Sid is often obscene, violent and disturbing, but then, so was the life of its protagonist; at least the typical glamorization of Sid Vicious is avoided.


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Medical. KEATINGS COUGH LOZENGES. COUGHS, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, ACCUMULATION OF PHLEGM. Composed of the puiest ;an ides. Tht^e Lozenges contain no opium nor, any deleterious drug, therefore the most delicate can lake them with perfect con Gdencc. Their bene tidal effect is speedy and certain. This old, unfailing family remedy is daily recommended by the most eminent Physicians. (In use nearly 60 years), MEDICAL TESTIMONY. July 25th, iB7?. 22, Cold Harbour Lane, London. Sir, —Your Lozenges are excellent, and their beneficial effect most reliable. I strongly recommend them in cases of cough and asthma. You are at liberty 10 slate this as my opinion, formed from many years experience. J. Bringloe, M.R.C.S.L., L.S.A., L.M,' Mr. T. Keating, Indian Medical Service. Dear Sir, —Having tried your Lozenges in India, I have much pleasure in testifying to their beneficial effects in cases of -incipient consumption, asthma and bronchial a ffedtions. I have prescribed them largely,' with the best results. W. B. G, , Apothecary, H.M.S. KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES are sold by all Chemists, in tins of various sizes, each having the words, " Keating's Cough Lozenges" engraven on the government stamp. Keating's Worm Tablets. I Keating's Worn Tablets, A PURELY VEGETABLE. SWEETMEAT, both in appearance and taste, furnishing a most agreeable method of administering the only certain remedy for INTESTIN AL or THREADWORMS. It is a perfectly safe and mild preparation, and is especially adapted for children. Sold in tins by all Chemists and Druggists. Proprietor, THOS. KEATING, London, Export Chemist and Druggist. STEEDMAN'S SOOTHING POWDERS FOR CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH. CAUTION TO~PURCHASERS The value of this well-known Family Medicine has been largely tested in all parts of the world, and by all grades of society, for upwards of FIFTY YEARS. Its well-earned eatensive sale has induced SPURIOUS IMITATIONS, some of which in OUTWARD APPEARANCE so closely resemble the original as to have deceived many purchasers. The proprietor therefore feels it due' to the public to give a special caution against the use of SUCH IMITATIONS. Purchasers are therefore requested carefully to observe. the four following distinctive characteristics, without which , none are genuine; 1st —In every case the' words JOHN STEEDMAN, CHEMIST, WALWORTH, SURREY, are engraved on the Government Stamp affixed to each packet. 2nd—Each Single Powder has directions for the dose, and the words, John Steedman, Chemist, Walworth, Surrey, printed thereon. 3rd —The name, Steedman, is always spelt with two EE's. 4th—The manufacture is carried on solely at Walworth, Surrey. Sold in Packets by all Chemists and Medicine Vendors, Sold by Kempthorne, Prosser and Co., Auckland. 63 TA7HO ia Mrs. WINSLOW? As tbia »* question is frequently asked, we shall simply say that she is a lady who for upwards of thirty years has untireingly devoted her time and talents as a female physician and nurse, principally among' children. She has especially studied the constitution and wants of this numerous class i and, as a result of this effort and practical knowledge obtained'in a lifetime as nurse and physician, she has compounded a SOOTHING SYRUP for Children. It operates like magic, giving rest and health, and is, moreover, sure to regulate the bowels. In consequence of this article, Mrs. Winslo w is becoming world-renouned as a benefactor of her race. Children certainly do rise tip and bless her. Especially is this the cose in this city. Vast quantities of the Soothing Syrup are daily sold and used here. Wo ■think Mrs Winslow has immortalised her name by this invaluable article, and we sincerely believe that thousands of'children have been saved from an early grave by its timely use, and that millions yet unborn will share its benefits and unite in calling her blessed. No mother has discharged her duty to her suffering little one, in our opinion, until she has given it the benefit of Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. Try it mothers, try it now.— Ladies' Visitor, New York City. Conveyances. ? E COOKSON, Wills Street, runs the , MAIL COACH from Ashburton Railway Station to Green Street, Alforc Forest, and Mount Somers, every Tuesday and Friday, returning Wednesday. and Saturday at 3 p.m THE LONGBEAOH COACH 1 THOMAS COTTON wishes to inform the travelling public between. Ashburton and Longbeach that he has taken over the Coach Business from Mr. Geprge Willcocks, and hopes for a continuance of the support hitherto aceorded -to Ms predecessor. 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Every horror story begins with a villain… this Knockoff Nightmare comes from a website called foreverus.com. The site is now defunct… apparently forever isn't as long as you think. Do you suppose you'll get your money back if a website just shuts down?? It happens more than you think. Many times without fulfilling current orders, and girls are left with no dress, and no money to buy a new one. Sometimes websites shut down, only to come back under a different name to prey on a whole new batch of unsuspecting shoppers. For a complete list of questionable sites check out our Known Knockoff Sites page.
Here we break down the problems and differences one at a time.
- Delicate and clear beads and sequins on the original….plastic rhinestones and silver sequins on the knockoff??
- The neckline has pretty tear dropped shaped pearls and a small trim. Along the neckline of the knockoff is a string of tiny pearl beads just waiting for one wrong move to send the pearls scattered all over the floor. Also, the tear dropped pearls have been replaced with pear shaped plastic rhinestones. Don't forget the larger, cheap, plastic pearl cluster right there front and center.
- The knockoff has cheap and uneven appliques decorated with silver sequins sewn onto the sheer top – you can see the stitching and the overlap of mesh – which should have been trimmed.
- The belt is not even close to the original, other than the width.
- The original has soft layers that give the bottom fullness. The knockoff is one layer of tulle with one layer of organza, so you can see the lining right through it. A petticoat won't change that.
- All is not lost though… at least the bow looks good.
We realize that a lot of times ordering a dress of the internet seems like a good idea at the time. What you have to be careful of is sites that are here today, and gone tomorrow. What seems like the promise of forever can often be just a temporary fling… but the very real pain of being fooled can often feel like… The Forever Nightmare!


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- Modern Design: Architecture's Current Trends for Modern Property
- So You Want to be an Architect: How to have a Successful Career
- A Career Decision: Signs that you should be an Architect
- Your Own Design: Creating a Blueprint for your Building Project
- Put the Arc in Architect: Creativity and the Process of Design
Put the Arc in Architect: Creativity and the Process of Design
It's hard being an architect. It's like putting together different work processes into one crazy package. At one point you're thinking like an engineer with all the measurements and the math in your head; in another, you're thinking like an artist with the different designs you have in mind sure to take the attention of the crowd.
There's a process to get your creative juices flowing again in time with your logical talents. It's an entertaining one too.
Creating a Distraction. When it gets too hard to think, or you're suffering from creative block, think of something else as a distraction. The definition itself—something that amuses or entertains—is a dead give-away. With the distraction, you're distracted from your problem as well as your work.By removing these, fresh ideas start to flow where old ones have died.
Start a Compendium of Ideas. Once those ideas start flowing, you're going to have to keep thinking. There are so many creative ideas that may arrive so start a diary of these ideas. This way, when the block restarts itself again, you may have a source of welcome distraction. It may also be a wellspring of ideas that may eventually turn into reality at the right project and the right time.
Drawing Inspiration. Another way of getting the creative block out is to be inspired. Who are the people you look up to? What kind of ideas would you have done if you had your way? By getting inspired, you stir your brain to think of something creative enough to feel unique. You may also get positive feelings enough to get you started on working on your idea.
Mind the Small Details. You may have been staring into a blank space on the paper during that block. Do you know what you could do? You could imagine what would look good in that idea. Something creative might pop up surprisingly or you may also design something functional that could be practical. The possibilities are endless but they only start if you nit-pick instead of stare.
Starting Creation. If you're thinking all of these things and you've already started to feel the flow coming, you may be stoked enough to start working. Create something! It doesn't have to be your work. It may be a pet project of sorts or a design you can re-use sometime. Get creating!
Creativity is a fickle friend. You either have it flowing into you effortlessly or not; the thing is to be creative even when it's hard to be. Who knows, the best things may come just when you're at your least creative!


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Amongst all the silly pictures that I got, I did manage to capture some ones that I really love.
Here are a couple of their goofy ones, Miss C could not stop laughing (not sure what about, she went a little crazy for a bit before she decided she had had enough for a while and put her cranky pants on! She can be a high maintenance gal!


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Nothing Changes Til We Do – Mike Robbins
Mike Robbins is the author of three books, Focus on the Good Stuff, Be Yourself Everyone Else is Already Taken, and Nothing Changes Until You Do, which have been translated into fourteen different languages.
As an expert in teamwork, emotional intelligence, and the powers of appreciation and authenticity, Mike delivers keynote addresses and interactive seminars that empower people, teams, and organizations to work together effectively and be more successful. He has inspired tens of thousands of people around the world to reach new levels of awareness and productivity, both personally and professionally. Through his speeches, seminars, and writing, Mike teaches people important techniques that allow them to be more grateful, appreciative, and authentic with others and themselves
Certified International Qigong Master Chunyi Lin
"A healer in every family and a world without pain."
Chunyi Lin is a certified international qigong master and the founder and creator of Spring Forest Qigong. His fluency in numerous Chinese dialects provided him the rare opportunity to study with many of the most respected qigong masters in his native China. He has been teaching qigong and using qigong techniques to help others for more than twenty-five years. Master Lin is also highly skilled in tai chi and Chinese herbal medicine.
He is the founder of Spring Forest Qigong, and coauthor of the #1 Amazon.com bestseller, Born A Healer. He is also coauthor with Dr. Nisha Manek of the Mayo Clinic of a chapter on Qigong in a medical school textbook, The Textbook of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Second Edition.
He is director of the Spring Forest Center in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA, where he works with people from all over the world. Helping them, empowering them, to overcome serious health challenges and return to optimal wellness
Grief and the Holidays – Rev. Deb Mechleyhttps://www.hightail.com/download/UlRTcmxkR0Y4NVVVV01UQw
"Grief is surrounding my Holidays" and I ask, "What do I do now?"
Sadness feels sadder and loneliness goes deeper. The need for support may be the greatest during the holidays. Pretending you don't hurt or it is not a harder time of year is just not the truth of you. The truth is, time does heal. Time simply arranges us in the direction of our healing journey. You can and will get through the holidays. Rather than avoiding the feelings of grief, lean into them… It's not the grief you want to avoid, it's the pain. Am I right? Grief is the way out of the pain. There are a number of ways to incorporate your loved one and your loss into the holidays. Tune in for ways to cope, and trust what shows up for you and BE with that.
Spiritual Care Advisor and Grief Support Specialist for Hospice Advantage will be sharing her wisdom on this important subject.
Chia Vitality – Janie Hoffman https://www.hightail.com/download/UlRUQ1Z0RkVmVGJLd01UQw
For centuries, chia seeds were revered by both the Maya and Aztecs for their amazing energy and natural healing powers. Today, it's no wonder that chia is one of the hottest superfoods around: Gram for gram, it has 70 percent more protein than soybeans, 25 percent more fiber than flaxseed, 30 percent more antioxidants than blueberries, 600 percent more calcium than milk, and is the richest known source of plant-based Omega-3s. Reaping the nutritional benefits of chia can be as simple as mixing a tablespoon into a smoothie or tossing it on a salad—but that is just the beginning!
In Chia Vitality, Mamma Chia founder Janie Hoffman shows how integrating chia into your diet can boost your stamina, help you lose weight, and feel more alive than ever before. Informed by research as well as Hoffman's personal experience this program offers a 30-day integrative approach to well-being with this little superseed at its center.
This is what the plan offers:
*A flexible meal plan packed with flavorful whole foods and easy, delicious recipes to help you fuel your body, mind and soul
*A simple yoga routine to build strength and flexibility
*A meditation course that will awaken and renew spiritual energy with just minutes a day
*A strategy for engaging more deeply in the world around you
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in the news
march, 2016:
on charlestowndogs.com, look what they had on their cover page for march! he is the first dog to be featured this way! wtg hincks!
March Cover Dog
This Lucky Leprechaun is Hinckley. He is a 14 month-old Tibetan Terrier who lives on Pleasant Street. Hincks, as he is known to family and close friends, is total rascal and a complete joy.
Hinckley loves making new friends, taking long walks on the beach, stalking squirrels, hoarding treats, and collecting sticks. Hinckley dislikes bathing and absolutely hates when his Mom picks up and puts away his toys at the end of each night.
march 2, 2016: arleigh
arleigh's mom (she's an author) has her own web site and credits arleigh as her 'muse' in the 03-02-16 post
on her main page, and then again on arleigh's page titled 'the muse'
october & november, 2015: riz-li
october 7, 2015:
boston globe sunday magazine, october 7, 2015
hinckley is such a lucky little boy. you can see this picture of him in the article, BUT if you let the link fully load the accompanying video, you can see hincks and his pals going to 'day care'. what a lot of fun!!! here is a picture from the article – hinckley is in the lower right checking out all the excitement up front!
august 8, 2013: clarke
june 14, 2007: kafka
kafka's mom was featured in an article in the new york times – and he got a very special mention at the end of the article!!


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Hi dolls,
So sorry for the lack of posts this week, firstly I have been bombarded with uni work so I've been trying to get as much done as possible before Wednesday and the weekend. Secondly it was my 21st birthday on Wednesday and have extended the celebrations to the weekend where James is taking me away to Chester!
Here are a few photos from Wednesday that I wanted to share with you all:
1. Pretty Pink 21 balloons / 2. Another pretty 21 balloons, and my conservatory has been filled with many birthday balloons - bless my family! / 3. My gorgeous flowers from James, a dozen each of white and red roses. / 4. My meal outfit including the sash my mom made we wear. Jumper - Henry Holland at Debenhams, AA Disco Pants.
So here are a few photos from Wednesday. I adore my new Disney phone case it makes the phone a brick but I don't care as it's so darn cute!
I was shocked when my parents bought my cake in, as I had just been given a One Direction one which I was happy with. However to see that they had gone to the effort to make me a Louis Vuitton one made me such a happy girl. It tastes delicious too! Chocolate cake is always a winner.
I'm going to keep this post short and sweet as I have some packing to do, for my little weekend break. However I hope you enjoyed and I should be back on Monday with another post for you lovelies!!


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|Arayes – Dhs 30
Arayes that comes with minced meat in it. Tasted descent but nothing to rave about. Not worth Dhs 30 for me. You dont' get anything extra along with Arayes either. Topkapi restaurant is a very quiet restaurant. One interesting thing at their restaurant is pick to cook order. You get to choose any fish, crab, squids from their aquarium and they would cook them for you fresh. Pricing would depend on the weight of your pick. They've got these deadly scorpions in their aquarium which is a thrill to watch. Probably that was the best part for me in their restaurant, staring at their aquarium.


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The location of the new Nganglam town right on the way of a crucial biological corridor has raised the age-old debate on development versus conservation
If the newly planned Nganglam town is developed, it could disrupt the natural migration of animals eventually leading to extinction of rare species in future.
The Nganglam town plan falls on the path of a healthy biological corridor between the Royal Manas National Park (RMNP) and Khaling Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS). A recent survey carried out by the RMNP through World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reveals that the new town plan and other human rehabilitation programs in the area could affect the corridor.
The two corridors between Phibsoo, RMNP, and KWS are home to around 20 medium to large mammal species which includes a lone Red Panda, Civets, Asiatic Elephant, Sambar, Marbled Cat, barking Deer, Himalayan Black Bear, Tiger, Black Panther, Clouded Leopard and Wild Boars, among others.
Evidence of a tigress with two cubs has also been photographed, which is the first of its kind in Bhutan, along the corridors connecting Manas.
"This shows that the area is ecologically vibrant as both tigers and their prey have been recorded in the corridors," said an RMNP official.
The chief of the Wildlife Conservation Division (WCD), Sonam Wangchuk, said the new town plan will affect the biological corridor between RMNP and KWS as there are evidences that the corridor is functioning well.
"There are evidences of different animals being spotted in the corridor, this shows that the corridor is well functioning," said Sonam Wangchuk.
He said the biological corridors are important for the movement of animals. "If the animals are confined to just one protected area, in future there are chances that animals in the area may become genetically weaker due to inbreeding and theses animals do not live long," he said.
According to a functionality survey of the biological corridor between RMNP and KWS, the preliminary findings revealed that the habitat loss and fragmentation are most pervasive threat to the corridor.
"The fragmentation may lead to isolation of small populations which may lead to extinction of wildlife in the years to come," states the functionality survey.
A senior program officer of the WWF-Bhutan, Mincha Wangdi, however said the biological corridor may become narrow but it will not really affect the movement of the animals in a huge way.
He also said the corridor which falls between RMNP and KWS has had human settlements before the establishment of the biological corridor.
"We will now have to look at different alternatives which have minimum impact on the corridor as well as the people," said Mincha Wangdi.
The RMNP survey also shows that apart from the new town plan and the human resettlement programs, illegal timber felling and poaching within the corridor continues at an alarming rate.
"This is becoming another challenge to keep the biological corridor safe and functioning," said an RMNP official.
Other challenges include the emergence of a few factories such as mining of charcoal and silicon factory in the corridor and the highway.
Furthermore, the extension of Samdrup Jongkhar municipal area, hospital and a part of Samdrup Jongkhar town also falls under the corridor.
A senior advisor to the National Environment Commission, Dasho Paljor J. Dorji, said the issue is being discussed at the moment. "We have informed the government about it," said Dasho Paljor J. Dorji.
The biological corridor began in the late 1990s with the strong focus on enhancement of movement of animals among protected areas.
The biological corridor that connects RMNP and KWS falls under Pemagatshel and Samdrup Jongkhar dzongkhags. It extends from Tanzima village under Norbugang gewog in Pemagatshel till Phuntshothang gewog under Samdrup Jongkhar.
According to the RMNP, since the inception of biological corridors the management of corridors have not really picked up. This was because biological corridors have been confronted with development activities threatening its functionality.
As an interim measure, the rehabilitation programs located in the corridor have also been realigned to ensure some area of natural forest is kept aside for wildlife movement.


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The Orange County Register has announced its 2006 All County Football Team which includes Huntington Beach Edison's Martin Coleman and Earnie Sagiao and Mater Dei's Matagisila Lefiti.
Martin Coleman OL, 6'6, 300, Sr (Edison HS, Huntington Beach) First Team All Orange County He was a dominating offensive tackle for the Chargers, who were Sunset League co-champions and advanced to the CIF-SS Pac-5 Division championship game. Coleman was the Sunset League offensive lineman of the year. His value to Edison might have been best shown when the Chargers had difficulty blocking Orange Lutheran defenders in that Pac-5 final - and Coleman was on the sideline with a fractured ankle. He committed to USC.
Matagisila Lefiti OL 6'0, 278, Sr(Mater Dei HS, Santa Ana) Second Team All Orange County, 2nd Team All Trinity League. 2006 AIGA Foundation Combine Participant
Earnie Sagiao LB 5'11, 225, Jr (Edison HS, Huntington Beach) Second Team All Orange County, 1st Team All Sunset League for the second year in a row. According to MaxPreps finished the season with 143 tackles (41 solo) and had 7 sacks and 1 interception.
Other notable All League Selections
Andrew Iupati OL/DL 6'2, 240, Sr (Western HS, Anaheim)
Orange League Line Player of the Year, 1st Team All League
London Sapolu OL, 6'0, 245, Sr (Costa Mesa HS)
Daily Pilot "Newport-Mesa Dream Team" 1st Team OL, Orange Coast League Line Player of the Year, 1st Team All League, son of former SF 49er Jesse Sapolu
Toa Tuitea DL 6'4, 240, Jr (Westminister HS)
Golden West League Defensive Player of the Year. 1st Team All League
All League First Team
Ryan Se'e (Kennedy, La Palma) ...Had 72 tackles and 5.5 sacks for the season
Eli Tekurio (Kennedy, La Palma) ...Had 45 tackles, 6.5 sacks, and 1 interception for the season
Garden Grove
David Laloulu (Garden Grove)
Jonathan Motuga (Los Amigos)
Golden West
Alfred Tanielu (Segerstrom, Santa Ana)
Steven Amasio (Western, Anaheim)
Taylor Faoa (Magnolia, Anaheim) Finished the season with 54 tackles (40 solo)
Uriah Siliga (Western, Anaheim)
Jordan Tausaga (Western, Anaheim) 2006 AIGA Foundation Combine Participant
Sea View
Ruurd Amelita (Foothill, Santa Ana)
Finau Fiaseu (Huntington Beach)
Justin Niutapuai (Huntington Beach)
TJ Tafaoga (Fountain Valley)
Alex Pemasa (Orange Lutheran) 2006 AIGA Foundation Combine Participant
Ricky Pemasa (Orange Lutheran) 2006 AIGA Foundation Combine Participant
For a complete list of 2006 All League Teams


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Three Innovative Court-Involved Reentry Programs
Patrick Griffin
This document spotlights the efforts of three jurisdictions to improve outcomes for juvenile offenders returning to the community after completing a period of court-ordered placement. Two of the three programs featured - the Reentry Initiative in Marion County, Indiana and the West Virginia Division of Juvenile Services Reentry Court Program - have implemented a court-managed approach operating much in the manner of the drug court model, one of several promising approaches supported by the …
Aftercare: The Sequel
Patrick Griffin
This article describes Allegheny County's (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) highly structured, intensive, and innovative aftercare approach for juveniles returning to their families and communities from residential treatment. Provides readers with steps being taken to improve aftercare generally for juveniles across the state by looking first at transition planning and oversight before a juveniles released from an institution. Also, why aftercare is important, full engagement of released juveniles, services and support, rejoining the educational mainstream, networking, tutoring and …
Baseline Measures for Illinois: The MacArthur Foundation's Juvenile Justice Initiative
Patrick Griffin, Susanna Zawacki, Charles Puzzanchera, Patricia Torbet
This report from the National Center for Juvenile Justice constructs baseline measures of juvenile justice data and trends in Illinois. From these benchmarks, progress in juvenile justice system reform may be measured. The Illinois initiative, sponsored by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, follows the Foundation's 'Model Systems Framework', which focuses on these key system goals: 1) Incarceration reductions/Diversion increases; 2) Reductions in race disparities; 3) Reduction in transfers to the adult criminal …
Aftercare, Part One: The Before Part
Patrick Griffin
This publication explores what it takes to provide good aftercare, describes steps being taken to help jurisdictions throughout Pennsylvania to meet minimum aftercare standards, and profiles one local jurisdiction that is a model of excellence in the vital area of pre-release planning and oversight.
Learning From Experience: Philadelphia's Program Development and Evaluation System
Patrick Griffin
This report describes Philadelphia's Program Development and Evaluation System (ProDES), a set of information-gathering and reporting arrangements for tracking delinquency program performance, and feeding it back to juvenile justice decision-makers and to the programs themselves.
The Good News: Measuring Juvenile Court Outcomes at Case Closing
Doug Thomas, Patrick Griffin
This report reviews how juvenile court case outcomes in Pennsylvania counties are being measured and reported.
Juvenile Detention: The Philadelphia Alternative
Patrick Griffin
This article focuses on juvenile detention and its alternatives in Philadelphia. Largely as a result of a federal class action lawsuit about overcrowding in the city's only secure juvenile detention center, city leaders moved to reform the juvenile detention plan, building on the partnership between the Family Court and the Department of Human Services. Philadelphia's many in-home juvenile supervision alternatives to detention are described, including the Pre-Hearing Intensive Supervision program and the Detention Diversion Advocacy …
Following the Money: Funding of Juvenile Justice Services in PA
Patrick Griffin
This report outlines the process of funding for juvenile justice services in the State of Pennsylvania focusing on the reimbursement system and funding innovations made possible under Legislative Act 148. Pennsylvania legislative Act No. 148 decisively restructured the way services for Pennsylvania juveniles were funded, as well as giving local communities both incentives and resources to intervene with delinquent youth closer to home.
Federal Placement Assistance Funding for Delinquency Services
Patrick Griffin, Gregory Halemba
This publication guides Ohio juvenile courts in making changes in their handling of cases in order to comply with the mandates of the Federal Title IV-E Foster Care program.
Trying and Sentencing Juveniles as Adults: An Analysis of State Transfer and Blended Sentencing Laws
Patrick Griffin
A comprehensive look at state laws authorizing the criminal prosecution and sentencing of juveniles. It updates a 1998 work by NCJJ, reflecting all changes in state statutes made through the 2002 legislative sessions, and also discussing 'blended sentencing' laws.


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Without a Country – March 18th
You are invited to the premiere of "Without a Country". Details are below.
Date/time: Saturday March 18th at 1:30pm
Place: 100 North 13th Street, Centerville, Iowa (it sits on the corner of Highway 2 and North 13th Street)
The movie is free of charge. A suggested donation to cover the use the theater – $5/person, $10/family
The Director and some of the Cast are gathering for lunch prior to the showing of the movie. Please feel free to join them (at your own expense) at the Hotel Continental Restaurant.
Date/time: Saturday March 18 11:30am – 1:00pm
Place: 217 North 13th Street, Centerville, Iowa (on the Centerville square just a block North of the theater)
DVD's – $15 each
Blu-Ray's – $20 each
A $5 discount is offered to each person who helped with the film. Limit: one discount per person.
All transactions and donations are CASH-ONLY.


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Where traditional business strategy focused on creating a solid product, new business strategy is increasingly focusing on creation of platforms—especially an exponentially-valuable form of platform called a multi-sided platform—an extension of the concept of a two-sided market.
The multi-sided platform is perhaps best modeled by Apple's expansion of their shiny, well-designed iPhone (and iPad) to the entire platform which supports it (iTunes, iCloud, the iTunes Music Store) and then, the broader App Store, CarPlay, Apple Pay and developer/accessory ecosystems—among many others—which make the iPhone and iPad what they are today.
Fidor Bank is an online-first banking institution founded in Germany which shows how a multi-sided platform can enable full-spectrum innovation in the financial services industry. Fidor takes advantage of the cultural trend of increasing trust in social media services, utilizing social media data (with user's explicit consent) to manage identity and risk. Because they decided to focus on web-only accounts, Fidor is able to deliver a superior online product in comparison to other companies for whom online banking is seen as an expansion of primary services—an alternative to visiting a branch or ATM—and not a major area of investment or innovation.
How Fidor Wins
Fidor's specialization in online banking creates a new market and brand experience opportunity for Fidor—as a rebel bank which defies tradition and caters to the growing number of customers who need full-featured online and mobile tools for doing everyday business. Fidor is clear about their business model: use APIs and partnerships to maximize their capabilities and allow them to focus on listening to and serving customers. This has not only enabled Fidor to succeed with a relatively small investment in infrastructure, but has generated a lot of gravity around their brand. Driven by their reputation for innovation and customer-centricity, the Fidor community includes over 250,000 registered members who share advice, feedback and ideas in a forum on their website—that's five times the number of account holders—showing impressive social momentum for a new company with a tiny marketing budget.
Regulation has to adapt with the changing business models of digital firms. For example, the "know your customer" requirement (or KYC) in the United States is a vitally important set of policies—and penalties—designed to ensure that banks are not unwittingly permitting money laundering or other criminal activities within their walls. But KYC requires the same level of scrutiny for an account with a balance of $20 as it does for one with $20,000, making it difficult and costly to serve accounts with low deposit amounts, where the burden of deeply verifying a customer's identity with traditional tools ends up driving the cost of an account far beyond profitable levels. Banks in developing countries are working to find creative solutions to KYC requirements, but such a burden does not support creation of financial services for the underbanked or unbanked members of society, who could greatly benefit from platforms which enable them to make reliable school payments, access basic credit services and more. Regulations The regulatory environment needs to become more dynamic and adaptive to leave room for innovation, which necessitates proactively and responsibly including, learning from and educating regulators in larger innovation ecosystems.


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I am an entrepreneur with an existing, proven business in NY state. It is a great business model that can be replicated in virtually any area of NY state. We offer a very niche professional service in a high demand industry that is virtually economy proof.
I am looking to partner with someone that can bring a professional know-how to expand and add my business to other areas of the state. I need someone that can see the "big picture" and help realize that. An entrepreneurial spirit is a must and a marketing background is a bonus. A little programming knowledge would also help.
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From pollies to TV celebs to eating-out spots, popularity polls are, well, as popular as ever. The same could be said for automobiles, with cars of the year of all hues coming out of the woodwork at this time. Mazda's CX-5 SUV is sitting high in the sales race.
Launched in 2012 as Mazda's first new-generation model featuring Kodo design – the Soul of Motion – and Skyactiv Technology, the Next-Gen CX-5, the second generation, Mazda says, refines every aspect of the company's current technology and design.
Australia's most popular SUV for the past four years, there is no let-up in Mazda's bid to retain that position. It cannot hurt that the Next-Gen CX-5 recently scored a five-star ANCAP safety rating, while also offering a range of refined i-Activsense safety technologies.
Twelve variants, priced from $28,690, plus on-road costs, are available in a choice of front or all-wheel drive, powered by a petrol or diesel engine mated with a six-speed manual or automatic transmission.
On test was a Mazda CX-5 Maxx Sport six-speed automatic all-wheel drive selling for $37,390, plus on-road costs, with carpet floor mats adding $180 to the total.
Mazda's Kodo (Soul of Motion) is based on the design philosophy to do away with unnecessary clutter on the outside, while retaining a bold street presence. This has been achieved by lowering the centre of gravity, widening front and rear track and pushing the 17-inch alloy wheels closer to the corners of the vehicle.
The A-pillars have been shifted 35mm back compared to the previous model to widen the driver's field of vision. The front has thinner, lower-positioned headlights, guards that emphasise the breadth and slim bezels of LED foglamps.
The centre console is higher than in the previous model putting the gearshift knob 60 mm (automatic) or 40 mm (manual) closer at hand, while centre and door armrests are set almost to the same height providing the driver and front passenger with a balanced seating position.
Extra-damping foam is used on the seat cushions, giving greater ride comfort.
The hip-point of the rear seats is lowered 10 mm over the current model, enhancing comfort on long trips, while foam used on the seat cushions is designed to provide the optimum amount of sag even under a light load.
A 7.0-inch full colour touch screen display is the window to Mazda's MZD Connect system. Theres an audio system with AM / FM tuner, DAB+ digital radio and six speakers. Bluetooth hands-free phone and audio, plus internet radio giving access to Pandora, Stitcher and Aha.
The new CX-5 is the first Mazda to adopt a screen that uses optical bonding to join the LCD and touch panel, cutting down reflection in bright sunlight.
Under the bonnet of the test vehicle was a 2.5 litre in-line four-cylinder petrol engine putting out maximum power of 140 kW at 6000 rpm and maximum torque of 251 Nm at a rather high 4000 revs.
Mated with a six-speed automatic and all-wheel drive, combined urban / highway fuel consumption is listed at 7.5 litres per 100 kilometres. On test, figures of 11.5 in town and 5.7 on highway driving were recorded.
Recently scoring a five-star ANCAP safety rating, the Mazda CX-5 offers an array of safety technologies as standard across the range. These include blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert and smart city brake support in forward and reverse driving.
Airbags abound around the cabin like scatter cushions – front (driver and passenger), side (front) and curtain (front and rear). Active safety steps up with anti-lock braking, dynamic stability control, emergency brake assist, emergency stop signal, hill-start assist, traction control and reversing camera.
As someone once said: 'Simplicity is the keynote of good design.' And Mazda CX-5 pays homage to that with a welcoming cabin that puts the driver at ease with a layout of instruments and controls that is intuitive and at once manageable. The feeling stayed with me throughout my time with the SUV.
There's something calming about driving the CX-5. Traffic turmoil? Feeling on edge? Flick the shrink, get a CX-5. Feeling the need for a little on-road spice? Flip a switch on the centre console to 'Sport'. Why bother, a sportscar this ain't.
Sharing the console is the MZD Connect knob. A fan of this mode of control, it falls to the left hand easily, turning to flick through the clearly set-out menu on the dash-mounted screen. A separate button calls up the sat nav.
An auto electric handbrake automatically locks on the brakes on coming to a halt – no need to use the electric park brake. The brakes release once the driver returns to the accelerator.
As for storage, take a tablet, the glovebox does. We are told with a capacity of 442 litres (up from 403 litres), the cargo area can accommodate three large suitcases or four golf bags. More importantly, it takes a trolley load of supermarket stuff, or a family's get-away gear.
The box beneath the centre armrest now has larger capacity and is fitted with a power outlet, USB ports, and a moveable tray. The capacity of the front and rear door pockets is also increased. A storage space with USB ports under the lid of the rear seat centre armrest has been added.
What defines popularity in vehicles, I suppose, is the ability to meet the buyer's needs without he or she being sentenced to a stretch in debtors' prison for the pleasure. The new Mazda CX-5 would seem to have this ability in spades.
Mazda CX-5 Maxx 2.0L petrol manual FWD $28,690
Mazda CX-5 Maxx 2.0L petrol automatic FWD $30,690
Mazda CX-5 Maxx 2.5L petrol auto AWD $33,690
Mazda CX-5 Maxx Sport 2.0L petrol auto FWD $34,390
Mazda CX-5 Maxx Sport 2.5L petrol auto AWD $37,390
Mazda CX-5 Maxx Sport 2.2L diesel auto AWD $40,390
Mazda CX-5 Touring 2.5L petrol auto AWD $38,990
Mazda CX-5 Touring 2.2L diesel auto AWD $41,990
Mazda CX-5 GT 2.5L petrol auto AWD $44,390
Mazda CX-5 GT 2.2L diesel auto AWD $47,390
Mazda CX-5 Akera 2.5L petrol auto AWD $46,990
Mazda CX-5 Akera 2.2L diesel auto AWD $49,990
Note: These prices do not include government or dealer delivery charges. Contact your local Mazda dealer for drive-away prices.
SPECIFICATIONS (Mazda CX-5 Maxx Sport 2.5L petrol auto AWD SUV)
Capacity: 2.488 litres
Configuration: Four cylinders in line
Maximum Power: 140 kW @ 6000 rpm
Maximum Torque: 251 Nm @ 4000 rpm
Fuel Type: Petrol 91 RON
Combined Fuel Cycle (ADR 81/02): 7.5 L/100km
CO2 Emissions: Euro V
DRIVELINE: Six-speed Skyactiv-Drive automatic
Length: 4550 mm
Wheelbase: 2700 mm
Width: 1840 mm
Height: 1675 mm
Turning Circle: 11.0 metres
Kerb Mass: 1633 kg
Fuel Tank Capacity: 58 litres
Front: Ventilated disc
Rear: Solid disc
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Technology Guide "Agile Scrum" Wins Top Honors — A Press Release from New Apple
30 March 2018
Scott M. Graffius of Exceptional PPM and PMO Solutions™ had consulting engagements with a division of a global entertainment business. A fantastic agile transformation experience with that client was the inspiration for his book, Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions. This is an update on the book.
Agile Scrum took first place in the Technology category of the New Apple Awards last year. I'm grateful for the honor, and I'm thrilled that the program continues to feature the book. Today, New Apple published a new press release about the book—"Technology Guide 'Agile Scrum' Wins Medalist Honors in New Apple Independent Book Awards." You can see the story at https://www.pr.com/press-release/749081.
Thank you to Chris Hare and Colin Giffen—the technical editors—for helping to make the book more clear, consistent, and valuable.
You're invited to connect with Scott M. Graffius on social. Like his page on Facebook, follow him on Twitter, and connect with him on LinkedIn.
Scott presents thought leadership on project, program, portfolio, and PMO management related topics of timely importance. He delivers talks at private and public events in the United States and internationally. For information on availability, fees, pro bono work and more, visit SpeakerHub.
For more information, you can visit Scott's personal website, review his bio, and read additional stories in the blog. The websites for his business and award-winning book are http://Exceptional-PMO.com and https://AgileScrumGuide.com.
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