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Job Description
Reporting to the Financial Controller our client is seeking an experienced Payroll Officer ideally with Micropay experience. This exciting opportunity offers the flexibility to work two full days processing payroll (Monday and Tuesday) and shorter/ school hour days (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) for maintenance and administrative tasks.
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The Strength and Power of The Holy One of Israel
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The Lord Takes Pleasure in Those Who Hope in His Mercy and Loving-Kindness
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The Lord Is Good, His Mercy and Loving-Kindness Are Everlasting
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The Lord Does Not Turn Away My Prayer Nor His Mercy From Me
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I Trust In and Confidently Rely On the Loving-Kindness and the Mercy of God
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The Earth is Full of the Loving-Kindness of the Lord
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A God Merciful and Gracious, Slow to Anger, and Abundant in Loving-Kindness
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Grace, Favor, and Mercy of God Towards Men
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The Helpless Commits Himself to You Lord
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The Lord Is With Us Do Not Fear
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Love is of God for God is Love
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Grow Your Hope
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Confident Hope
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Hope Is Our Refuge
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Jesus Is Our Hope
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Jesus Is
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I Will Strengthen You and Harden You to Difficulties
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Those Who Know Your Name Put Their Trust In You
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Think On These Things
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Renew Your Mind Daily
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Consider the Source
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Provision and Prosperity in Times of Need
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The Benefits of Serving God
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Praise to the Lord for His Love and Faithfulness
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Make Haste to Help Me O Lord
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Praise to God in His Holiness and Majesty
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The God of my Strength
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Attend to My Cry; Give Ear to My Prayer
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God Fights For Us
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God Strengthens Us
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God Teaches the Cycle of Trust
Have you ever gone through really hard times? Not just the "blues" or the "blahs". Not a little boredom. Not just having to cut back some because … Continue reading
God Sees A Bigger Picture Than We Do
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God is Sovereign
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God's Voice Leads you, Comforts you, Blesses you
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Standing on the Promises
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I Wait for the Lord and In His Word I Do Hope
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Praise God for the Hope of His Promises
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Hope in God, for I Shall Yet Praise Him For the Help of His Countenance
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Be Strong and Let Your Heart Take Courage
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Super Junior's Ryeowook And Former TAHITI Member Ari Confirm Relationship
BTS's Jin And V Release "Even If I Die, It's You" OST For "Hwarang"
BTS's Jin and V released a special OST for "Hwarang" entitled "Even If I Die, It's You."
On December 20th, the song was released for the new Kdrama on KBS, making it the second official OST for the new program. The OST is also revealed to be the Kdrama's theme song for the hwarangs (elite youth), as well as BTS's first drama OST.
Written by musical director Oh Jun Sung, the song features an energetic, groovy, and upbeat feel as it expresses the characters' love. Kim Taehyung, the name BTS's V aims to be known by for his acting career, is supported by his fellow bandmate Jin, making it their first ever duet. Fans are looking forward to the special track in order to see how the two artists sound together.
In related news, "Hwarang" aired its first episode already and is available to watch on Viki. The plot tells of a group of male elite youth during the Kingdom of Silla.
Check out the song below! What do you think?
Media: KBS
Sarah (sapphir3bluu) is a writer for WTK from Las Vegas and fond of cats, k-pop, and singing. She enjoys learning new languages and is manager of Super Junior fanbase, WorldwideELFs, but has also done subbing work for EXO. If you don't find her being slowly consumed by BTS, GOT7, NCT, and ASTRO, she is aspiring to go to graduate school and work in the health care field.


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On Monday, there was an Emmy first… a proposal on live TV!
Glenn Weiss won an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special for the Oscars. During his acceptance speech, he popped the question to girlfriend Jan, who was beyond shocked!
"Extra's" Tanika Ray caught up with the happy couple backstage to get all the details. Watch!
For anyone who missed the epic moment, after going down on one knee in front of the star-studded audience, Glenn gave his late mom's engagement ring to Jan. He looked into the camera and jokingly told his siblings, "Dad knows I have it."
Before revealing that he wanted to make Jan his wife, Weiss revealed he lost his mom just two weeks ago.
The camera showed a variety stars who were clearly moved by what just went down, including Claire Foy.
Leslie Jones reacted to the proposal, tweeting, "Man that was the best speech ever! #emmys2018."
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Success with Pet Supplements
Pet supplements can enhance pet food sales for retailers that take the right approach to these synergistic product categories.
Supplements have become one of the fastest-growing niches in the pet industry in recent years, with an astounding assortment of options to consider. But with all of the great natural food on the market these days, are supplements really necessary? And if so, what is the best way to market them?
To begin, it is important to gain a basic understanding of why so many people are turning to natural supplements, and how diet and supplementation are linked.
Most people who are shopping for supplements are looking for a remedy for a specific ailment or condition that cannot be addressed entirely by diet. They are motivated by their desire to take a preventative stance in the care of their animals. Most have been inspired by their own uses of dietary supplements, by what they have learned through media or from the testimonials of other pet owners. They will come into your store loaded with questions about which supplement to use, which brand to buy and how the product is best applied. At first, this may seem daunting—especially to retailers that are new to the animal supplements arena—but with a general understanding of the supplements you stock, more questions will frequently lead to more sales.
"I use supplements as a tool to open discussions, and that leads to sales," says Terri Grow, owner of PetSage in Alexandria, Va. "Typically, if a client wants a supplement, her pet has a health issue like constipation, ear, diarrhea [or] skin problems. They want products that help, but my approach is to find out what they're feeding the animal to trigger the problems. This leads to more sales through food, and we help them with the transition to our special food. Supplements and good food help develop a relationship between you and the customer, and that leads to customer loyalty. They come back for the advice and the help."
"Our goal is to educate customers," reports Mary Jansky of Noah's Natural Pet Market in San Diego. "They get a mini class in animal health and nutrition when they come in our store. We train our employees on how to present the information in an easy manner without scaring the customers off. Education is huge for us, and it's the foundation of what we do. We take it in baby steps with customers. We recommend one product, like essential fatty acids, and the customers see the benefits and come back eager for more. We gain their trust step by step. To accomplish this, we train our staff, make them study a manual and take quizzes, and we do webinars and in-store training with manufacturers."
Many of the pet product retailers I visit throughout the world have gone beyond traditional marketing techniques to capture much more than increased sales. They are building networked communities of like-minded pet owners and veterinarians that come into their stores to share pet care experiences and purchase products. In the process of sharing information, everybody wins—especially the animals—because finding the right pet supplement means finding the right pet food first, and during the process, the pet owner will invariably learn more about their pet.
"It's not just about finding solutions to specific problems," says Jim Hober, guardian of a small mixed breed dog that I met during a "Yappy Hour" at Green Dog Natural Pet Store in Portland, Ore. "Coming here to talk with staff and other customers about natural pet care and supplements has improved quality of life for my dog and myself. I felt helpless and at the mercy of whatever ailment might happen next, until I started coming here and getting on track with the right foods and supplements."
In simple terms, supplements improve the body's ability to function properly and stay healthy, but the body must first be provided with the right fuel and building blocks from which to work. If an animal is on a poor diet, even the best supplements cannot work efficiently. Therefore, the high-quality foods you sell should be at front and center of any effort to sell supplements. Without good food, supplements are often useless.
Supplements are not a hard sell. They help the animal utilize nutrients better and support the body at what it is naturally designed to do. Even animals that are already on a good diet and do not exhibit any health problems will benefit from the correct mix of supplements, because in addition to their value as remedies, supplements can also be quite effective at preventing disease and providing extra measures of support against illness or factors that the owner or her vet may not be able to see. A well-balanced natural diet must be at the core of daily pet care, but good nutrition may still not be enough to address all of the needs of every individual animal.
"Even with the best kibble we recommend supplementing digestive enzymes and probiotics," says Liz Oshant of Noah's Natural Pet Market in San Diego. "Manufacturers cook all the enzymes out of the food, and the body can overtax trying to produce the required enzymes, so why not supplement this and let that energy be used elsewhere in the body? The food with a spray-on coating of probiotics is not bio-available to do the job."
It is important to keep in mind that no two dogs, cats or other animals are alike. Just like humans, animals experience physical and non-physical influences every day that will alter their requirements for added systemic support. The effects of stress, aging, immune imbalances, excessive exercise or lack thereof are only a few of the factors that can manifest into health issues in absence of the right systemic support. And because we cannot see inside of an animal or ask it questions about how it feels, we are left guessing about what more we can do for the animal. This is where supplements come in—by adding an active matrix of added support that may not be provided through diet alone. Enzymes and probiotics assist with digestion. Omega-3 fatty acids (marine oils) support healthy skin, coat, nervous system and increased resistance against flea bites. Vitamin and mineral supplements assure that the animal is getting enough of the essential nutrients he needs. All that needs to be added is good food.
Greg Tilford is a well-known expert, author, consultant and teacher in the field of natural animal supplements. He is an author of five books, including the acclaimed Herbs for Pets, the Natural Way to Enhance your Pet's Life. He is also a charter member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the National Animal Supplements Council (NASC) and chairs the Animal Products Committee of the American Herbal Products Association. He is the CEO and formulating herbalist for Animals' Apawthecary Co. and Animal Essentials Inc., two Montana-based companies that produce a full line of natural supplements for companion animals.


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For the first time in a few years, a young lady from Germany is volunteering at St. Joseph.
Katharina, a 19-year-old girl from Germany, has been volunteering in St. Joseph CYCC for several months now. She is of great help to the normal staff in Mbongolwane – and the children love spending time with her. "They can't wait to work and play with me when they come home from school or kindergarden", says Katharina. Her assignment is supported by the Catholic Youth organization BDKJ and the German volunteer service Weltwärts.
Katharina's workdays in the childrens' home start at 7:30 am during the week; sometimes she helps out on weekends as well. In the morning, she is with toddlers up to 4 years. She plays with them, changes nappies, feeds and bathes them. In the afternoons, she helps looking after the older children up to 12 years. At the moment she works with 19 kids, nearly two soccer teams in total! "I love working with these children", Katharina says. "They have become my African family now."
With the older children, she plans outdoor games, goes for walks, helps with homework and works with them to improve their concentration. In the upcoming months, she plans to start her own little project: Once a week she'll tutor two groups of children in mathematics, as she has discovered a great need for math skills in her time in Mbongolwane. Katharina will be in St. Joseph CYCC for one year in total. Soon a second volunteer from Germany will join her. Sisters and staff are grateful for these young women, who come to South Africa to support our Child and Youth Care Centre without compensation. Their work and effort are highly appreciated.
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If you were driving over the Wabasha St. Bridge around 8:15 p.m. Saturday, I must offer my apologies for that evening's visuals.
You probably saw me lumbering up the bridge like a tree monster: eyes big and deep; hair blown about like branches in the wind; and a thick, uneven body. I was the guy with that shirt, the one with the cheeseburger on front and MAN'S BEST FRIEND underneath, the one with a trail of sauce dribble right down the chest of it. That was me.
Be thankful you couldn't hear me breathe.
The Twin Cities Burger Battle had just ended, but it wasn't supposed to be like this. My plus-one cancelled six hours beforehand, you see, and that left me to challenge 24 burger samples alone. I came close (18) but I paid the price afterward, with a pure walk of shame for 273,000 people to see.
I'm still not physically or mentally ready to think about cheeseburgers again. Nevertheless, we look back at some fighters from last weekend's Burger Battle. We'll start with my exact breaking point.
The St. Paul Grill
The St. Paul Grill is a past People's Choice winner at the Burger Battle, yes, but look at everything else it has won during its lifetime. You can imagine, then, my disenchantment when I was handed a sample of their Pig's Eye Patty burger at the end of the night. A young lady in a black and gold shimmery jacket gave it to me and said "It's from the St. Paul Grill. You can't say no."
I know, right?
I accepted the little snack boat with the little quarter of burger inside of it, but I didn't even see a cheeseburger at that point. I saw train lights in a tunnel through Wile E. Coyote's eyes. I saw myself passed out in a tall patch of grass. I saw DOOM.
I carried this little piece of burger for a full lap 'round the battleground, hoping to shake open even a bite's worth of visceral space. It didn't happen. I turned back toward the battleground's exit and stealthily abandoned my little Pig's Eye Patty.
Tin Cup's
The crew at Tin Cup's was after your heart. They offered full burgers at the start, and served shots with them. I overheard one member of their crew offer someone a Tin Cup's Burger Battle T-shirt in exchange for his People's Choice vote. They had a pretty good burger, too: a salted pretzel bun balancing cheesy hashed browns, grilled onions, bacon and beef. It was called "Uffda." It looked and tasted like "Uffda," too, in a good way.
It takes time to capture a heart, though. Because of all this, the queue at Tin Cup's was the wrong "Uffda." For me, it was a two-beer line; for a gentleman behind me, a three-beer line. It was a long enough line to make friends in – even I managed to! – but I do wonder how many people skipped Tin Cup's because of it.
The Wild Boar
Remember when I wrote about the Wild Boar's Diablo Burger last week, and suggested you ask for extra "Snort" sauce to spice it up? Well, guess what? They served it at the Burger Battle with extra Snort, and it did for the Diablo Burger what that rug did for The Dude's living room. The move paid off: The Wild Boar was voted third place in the People's Choice category.
Ryan Wentz said the Boar team was going to step into more competitions and get their name out there. If the Diablo Burger is any indication, Wild Boar burgers will be a scary sight for contestants at future battles.
The Muddy Cow
I hadn't even heard of The Muddy Cow before the Twin Cities Burger Battle, and here I am now Googling directions to the Coon Rapids location. You can thank their Flamin' Bleu-Berry Burger for that.
On a day that brought countless variations of aioli on cheeseburgers, the blueberry habanero aioli on the Flamin' Bleu-Berry was the most memorable. When I think of blueberries, I think of the humid afternoons I spent as a child picking them alongside Highway 23. I certainly had never put "blueberry" and "habanero" together. The Flamin' Bleu-Berry brought out the best of them, without getting jammy or gimmicky. You ate this burger and thought, "Wow, these work together!"
The Coon Rapids food scene might not be ascendant quite yet, but one quarter of one Flamin' Bleu was enough to make me say, "Hey, the Muddy Cow is up there."
The Happy Gnome
When Happy Gnome general manager Emily Brink and I saw each other toward the end of the festival, we got drawn into a hug like magnet ends. We're Dolphins fans in the same Minnesotan circle, you see, which is like two unicorns being on the same Lisa Frank notebook cover. And boy, did we have some Dolphins off-season takes!
If you're not in the know, the Dolphins responded to last year's 6-10 finish by gutting the roster of almost every noteworthy player. Emily's take: How stupid, right? My take: Finally!
We agree on Head Coach Adam Gase. We agree that not drafting a quarterback and continuing their commitment to Ryan Tannehill is idiotic, and I think we agreed the Dolphins are going 2-14 this year.
The Happy Gnome continues to be Minnesota's premier craft beer destination, even as big-box national chain restaurants like Yard House and HopCat and World of Beer muscle in with infinite tap lines and huge-screen TVs. The Happy Gnome Burger was a reflection of the restaurant itself: aged cheddar, Surly Bender-braised short rib, the day's best pickles, and garlic aioli. There was a fair bit of nonsense served at the battle. The Happy Gnome had none of it.
While we're talking about beer …
Summit Extra Pale Ale
Summit Brewing Company was one of the two breweries offering beer at the Burger Battle. In the interest of disclosure, I got my Burger Battle tickets from them. I drank a lot of Summit Extra Pale Ale, as I'm wont to do. EPA is what I order at the bar when I don't want to think about what to order at the bar. Liquor store, same deal. Twin Cities Burger Battle, same deal. There's no haze, no trendy ingredients, just a 32-year-old beer I've watched win silver or gold every year I've been to the Great American Beer Festival. I don't need to explain Summit EPA to you, do I?
I tried Summit's new white ale, Skip Rock, too. I'm not going to pretend like I analyzed this beer while I walked around a cold grassy field with my cheeks all squirreled out with burger samples, okay? Let's be real. I liked it. Good taste, light, crushable and refreshing. This beer helped me stay strong in the Tin Cup's forever line. I brought a Skip Rock for the guy who held my spot in line so I could grab one; he liked it, too. Skip Rock: good stuff.
Summit's name has come up lately, as Minnesota's largest beer distributor (and one of Summit's distributors) is in a labor dispute with the union who represents their delivery drivers. You can be on the Teamsters' side without swearing off Summit. Just get it in Wisconsin, or drink it right in the taproom.
The Suburban
The Suburban came all the way from Excelsior and went home with the Judge's Choice trophy. It was rightly-awarded: I only thought one burger was better than the Suburban's Chimi My Churri. If you gave them a shot, you were rewarded with a cauldron of mango chimichurri and chili sauce with bacon jutting out the sides. No bottom buns were challenged the way the bottom buns were of Chimi My Churris, but they held up!
Most burgers offered at the battle had similar versions of them you could find at other restaurants' stands. There were no other versions of Chimi My Churri. It left you wanting seconds, but really needing a napkin.
It's always better when the crew is having fun, and the Suburban partied like winners long before the judges made their decision. A cowbell was set next to their People's Choice ballot box, and somebody banged on it every time The Suburban got a vote. I stepped in line right before voting came to a close. I was in line for over 10 minutes, and that cowbell was never quiet for more than a few seconds.
McKinney Roe
Let me be improper for a second and explain how greatness is measured when I've got a few beers in me. Greatness is acknowledged when I say it's "F*ckin' ridiculous!" but its level of greatness is measured in how long I hold the "uh" sound.
McKinney Roe's battle burger, the Grand Brie, was "F***************ckin' ridiculous!"
It was 50 percent brisket, 25-percent chuck, 25-percent short rib. If you didn't have a Grand Brie, you'll probably shrug those numbers off in apathy; but one bite revealed those random-looking numbers to be a magic formula. This burger bit apart the way a piece of cloth tears when dropped over a properly-sharpened samurai blade. My little slider was perfect: the grind, the temperature, the char, the juice, perfect.
The jalapenos didn't make it hot; they just made it "Ooh." McKinney Roe used Hawaiian buns, a backyard cheat code I'm surprised more restaurants don't employ. If you didn't get some of that thick Brie cheese fondue on your nose at least once, you're a more civilized eater than I.
McKinney Roe was the defending champion; they got my People's Choice vote, and were the judges' second-place burger this year.
The Grand Brie is not on McKinney Roe's everyday menu, and I'm actually thankful for that. I can be practical about this. I can plan a visit ahead of time. I can look at the menu and try their Chilean seabass, ribeye, or seared tuna – or one of the cheeseburgers they keep on the menu, when I can look at a cheeseburger again.
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Was it just a couple of years ago that Molly Bogen retired after serving more than 40 years at The Senior Source? When she started there in 1976, the organization was serving 1,000 older types with two program — the Foster Grandparent Program and the Retired Senior Employment program.
As the baby boomers marched in lock step to AARP status, Molly led the nonprofit to providing services to 30,000 annually with an operating budget of $62M and a range of programs to assist, protect and connect for seniors. Through it all, Molly's smile, leadership and spirit never dimmed. Over the years, her success was acknowledged by honored with the UTA Distinguished Alumni Award 2008, the Women's Council's "Woman of the Year 2013, the Carmen Miller Michael Senior Communities Award in 2014 and the Dallas Historical Society's 2016 Award Of Excellence for Humanities. Why The Senior Source even named their annual service award "Molly H. Bogen Service Award" last year.
Luckily, the Dallas Historical Society had pull and literally has pulled Molly out of retirement for the time being. It was just revealed that Molly has been named the DHS's interim director replacing Amy Aldredge.
According to DHS Board of Trustees Chair Bill Helmbrecht, "We are so thankful to Molly for serving as the interim director of the Dallas Historical Society, while we begin a search for a permanent director. Molly brings her extensive experience as the long-standing president and CEO of The Senior Source before retiring in 2016. We have full confidence that under Molly's leadership our many programs and events will continue to serve the more than 160,000 visitors and 20,000 students we serve each year."


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Motivations for Reducing Other HIV Risk-Reduction Practices if Taking Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: Findings from a Qualitative Study Among Women in Kenya and South Africa.
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Findings from a survey conducted among women at high risk for HIV in Bondo, Kenya, and Pretoria, South Africa, demonstrated that a substantial proportion would be inclined to reduce their use of other HIV risk-reduction practices if they were taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). To explore the motivations for their anticipated behavior change, we conducted qualitative interviews with 60 women whose survey responses suggested they would be more likely to reduce condom use or have sex with a new partner if they were taking PrEP compared to if they were not taking PrEP. Three interrelated themes were identified: (1) "PrEP protects"--PrEP was perceived as an effective HIV prevention method that replaced the need for condoms; (2) condoms were a source of conflict in relationships, and PrEP would provide an opportunity to resolve or avoid this conflict; and (3) having sex without a condom or having sex with a new partner was necessary for receiving material goods and financial assistance--PrEP would provide reassurance in these situations. Many believed that PrEP alone would be a sufficient HIV risk-reduction strategy. These findings suggest that participants' HIV risk-reduction intentions, if they were to use PrEP, were based predominately on their understanding of the high efficacy of PrEP and their experiences with the limitations of condoms. Enhanced counseling is needed to promote informed decision making and to ensure overall sexual health for women using PrEP for HIV prevention, particularly with respect to the prevention of pregnancy and other sexually transmitted infections when PrEP is used alone.
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- Corneli, A; Namey, E; Ahmed, K; Agot, K; Skhosana, J; Odhiambo, J; Guest, G
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- September 2015
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- 29 / 9
Start / End Page
- 503 - 509
PubMed ID
- 26196411
Pubmed Central ID
- 26196411
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1557-7449
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1089/apc.2015.0038
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"To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die."
– Thomas Campbell
For 20 years, Jane Roberson has been keeping her son's memory alive, not only in the hearts of the surfers he left behind, but also in the waves they ride.
On January 16, Roberson oversaw the 20th Annual Ho'okipa Surf Classic. The contest began in 1990 as a way to commemorate Justin Roberson, a gifted professional surfer on the World Qualifying Series (WQS) who died in a tragic alcohol-related traffic accident at the age of 19.
"Most everything I've done since then is in memory of my son," explains Roberson. "For as long as I can remember, Justin was a waterman. Once, when he was four years old, he did not have a board with him at Lahaina Harbor, so he dragged a log off the beach and knee paddled it out to catch waves. People in the line-up noticed and started making boards for him." Roberson cracks a pensive smile at the memory.
Justin would take those surfboards to new heights. Along with friend and fellow competitor Christian Fletcher, Roberson was instrumental in the aerial surfing movement born out of the late 1980s. His progressive style gave him a competitive edge that won him corporate sponsorships from Quicksilver, Gerry Lopez and Da Kine. But in the worst close-out imaginable, fate came crashing down on Roberson during his first year on the WQS, ending his dreams of becoming the first Maui boy on the World Championship Tour (a title taken by Lahaina's Dusty Payne in December).
It's said that bad things come in threes: 10 years after Justin's death, the island's surfing 'ohana lost another of its own, with the untimely death of 18-year-old Eric Diaz. And in 2004, legendary aerial master Steve Cooney was killed in a single-vehicle accident at the age of 30.
"All three of these boys died too young by making poor choices," explains Roberson. "They took chances with their lives and lost it all. But I am dedicated to keeping their memory alive. And the best way for me to do that is by taking care of the beach park they loved."
In 2000, Roberson's kuleana led her to become executive officer of the Surfrider Foundation, Maui Chapter, where she has donated countless hours to protect and preserve surf spots throughout the island.
In 2003, Maui was the first chapter in the state to implement the Blue Water Task Force, the Surfrider Foundation's water-quality monitoring, education and advocacy program. In the same year, Roberson removed a landfill at the entrance to Ho'okipa Beach Park and used the space for a student native Hawaiian plant restoration project.
Roberson's plant projects at Ho'okipa have won several awards, including the 2007 International Society of Arboriculture Award for Outstanding Landscape of a Public Space, the 2008 Scenic Hawaii Award for Outstanding Landscape Activities and runner-up to the Pacific Whale Foundation for MauiTime's 2009 Best Environmental Non-Profit.
"The Surfrider Foundation has been an exemplary partner in the establishment and care of native vegetation," says Maui County Parks and Recreation Director Tamara Horcajo. "Many groups offer to plant trees or plants in our public park areas, which is appreciated. However, the ongoing upkeep and maintenance of these plants is difficult for our minimal park maintenance staff."
Roberson was the philanthropic voice of the surfing community when the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) was trying to expand Maalaea Small Boat Harbor, which would have interfered with Maui's famous "Freight Train," the fickle behemoth of a barrel that pile-drives onto the shallow reef at Maalaea Harbor. The spot is known by surfers as "the world's fastest wave."
ACE sought to improve the harbor's entrance navigation and decrease surge by building a break-wall that extended 620 feet into Maalaea's primary swell direction, threatening the wave and 11 acres of its precious coral. With a grant written by Roberson from the Ford Foundation, Surfrider hired a marine consulting firm to review the project's Environmental Impact Statement. The results of the firm's study contradicted ACE's claim that the break-wall would significantly decrease surge. The Corps went back to the drawing board and the Freight Train chugs on—for now.
"As recently as March 2009, Ms. Roberson brought together approximately 30 representatives of the Maalaea community to openly share their concerns, issues and considerations on Maalaea with the Corps," explains ACE biologist and project manager Cindy Barger. "Sharing information in this format with the Corps has allowed us to better understand the community and create a more collaborative process during the development of the reevaluation report."
Roberson's tireless efforts continue to have an immeasurably positive impact on the 'aina. But like any strong leader, Roberson has run into her share of criticism. She is strong-minded, determined and ran Surfrider according to her singular vision. At the end of 2009, she stepped aside as the chapter's executive officer.
In the view of Stuart Coleman, Hawaii Coordinator for the Surfrider Foundation, Roberson "realized that the chapter needed to move in a new direction." But, he adds, "she is now working with a younger generation of leaders focusing on a wider range of issues."
"I ran it to the best of my ability when nobody else wanted to step up as executive officer," says Roberson, who is consulting with the new board in an ex-officio capacity.
Roberson's plans also include starting a new non-profit, The Friends of Ho'okipa, which will oversee the fundraising and maintenance of the native plant restoration project.
The 20th anniversary of the Ho'okipa Surf Classic marked the event's final year. Roberson is ending the contest, hoping to spend more time with her four young grandsons: Justin, Eric and Steve (named in memory of the three lost surfers) and Rider Maka'i whose name roughly translates to surf rider.
But so much for the tragic rule of three: in 2007, celebrated Maui artist and surfer Ron Cassidy died while surfing Mexico's Puerto Escondido. Hauntingly, Cassidy once produced a painting of Justin Roberson.
To most surfers, the only thing more hallowed than the waves we ride is our relationships with the people we love. Jan Roberson says she can't have one without the other. "I guess I'm still a protective mother of sorts," she says. "Doing my best to save these waves is how I continue to care for my son, and also remember the other surfers that Maui lost too soon."
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In this episode, we chat with Ramzi Ramsey of SoftBank Vision Fund, the iconic $100 billion venture capital fund. The Fund is not only impressive because of its size but also because of the enduring vision and ambition of its founder, Masayoshi Son, and the team.
Ramzi focuses primarily on direct private company investments in the enterprise software space. We cover quite a bit of ground in this conversation, from the genesis of SoftBank to the founding of the Vision Fund and to how Ramzi and his colleagues quickly have significant impact on the companies they invest in.
Ramzi graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and earned his MBA from Harvard Business School.
We hope you enjoy the show.
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RJ Lumba: Ramzi, a pleasure to chat with you, I really appreciate you taking the time to speak with us. And for those in our audience who might not be very familiar with SoftBank Vision Fund, can you tell us a little bit about the firm as well as your current role with them?
Ramzi Ramsey: Of course, happy to and thanks for having me today. First, maybe before I explain the Vision Fund, I think it's important to digress for a second and just explain the parent company a little bit more and why a fund of this size was created. So, SoftBank was started about 40 years ago with their computer parts and software store really, that's where the name SoftBank actually originates from. The organization moved into trade journals and magazines before becoming the Holdco structure that you see today. So the company since the 90s has been investing in a bunch of JVs around the world, so Yahoo Japan, Ziff Davis, Alibaba all happened in the 90s.
Alibaba is probably the most famous one, which was an investment that went from roughly 20/30 million dollars to over 60 billion dollars of market cap today, so a pretty nice gain on that one. The Vision Fund was actually started by Masa in the belief that AI will drive the next wave of technological evolution, much like the internet drove that wave in the late 90s and early 2000s. So the Vision Fund was created to really accelerate that process of companies adopting AI and new technologies. And we, just as an organization to help folks understand, cover five sectors in the US; each one has a sector lead, including consumer, fintech, transport logistics, frontier tech. And I represent the Enterprise Software Group, along with a couple of other colleagues, , I help lead our focus on enterprise software which really means all B2B application and infrastructure software.
Got it, that's helpful. And maybe we'll talk a little bit about you and your background and then come back to SoftBank Vision Fund. You've got a great career track record in finance and in particular, investing. Maybe you could share with us a little bit about your background and then specifically what you're focused on currently.
So I've spent a little over the last decade at two funds primarily, TCV – Technology Crossover Ventures and TA Associates. I am who I am today because of the training and time I spent at those two funds, some of the smartest people in the industry really taught me what I know today in software and consumer internet and I still actually collaborate with them quite a bunch. So when the SoftBank opportunity came up there were a couple of things specifically that excited me by it. First, as I mentioned earlier, there are five sector area focuses in the US, our focus on software was essentially the last of those five groups to get stood up. So there's a real entrepreneurial ability to stand up a group with some other colleagues and build a team around it. And so that in and of itself, with the brand of SoftBank behind you is a pretty exciting opportunity. But more importantly actually I don't think a lot of people appreciate how much SoftBank offers to portfolio companies and how active of an investor we are today.
So, maybe just a couple of points to hut on that. Specifically for software, Japan is the second largest IT spend market in the world, much of that is enterprise or software spend. And funny enough, it is also one of the hardest markets in the world to crack without a local partner. And so we actually have a JV team and a playbook to help companies access the Japanese markets in situations where it makes sense for them, I think that's point number one.
The second one is we actually have a quite sizeable operating partner team where every investment we make gets a dedicated operating partner who essentially helps serve as a go to market engine within our portfolio. There's something pretty special about SoftBank and the way that portfolio companies all work together, perhaps you could say it's Japanese culturally in the way the portfolio companies work together.
One of the best examples, just to put some numbers to it, one of my first investments when I joined the Vision Fund is a company called the Automation Anywhere, which provides Robotic Process Automation solutions, RPA solutions to a bunch of different industries. And I think a lot of people actually underestimate the size of the portfolio and they just think it's the Vision Fund companies, but you have to remember, what I mentioned earlier is SoftBank is a pretty active investor in a number of different businesses globally as well.
And so there's a similar partnership JV team that helps our businesses access the Latin American market, some of our portfolio companies also help with Southeast Asia. So to bump it up a level I think what's been super exciting for me personally to join is the ability to start the team, I've got a lot of resources at SoftBank that can really help companies that we invest in. And we have that mind share with the best companies in the world and it's really on us to find them and help them become even bigger and greater over time.
A lot of folks in our audience are either limited partners or family offices – large family offices that invest in the private equity asset class. And to them, typically analyzing various GPs, General Partners in the market, can get difficult. It's sometimes difficult to discern who is actually providing operational expertise. You mentioned that one of the advantages of a company partnering with SoftBank is the force and speed with which you can act. And you alluded to this in your prior commentary, but could you maybe expand on that a little bit?
Yes, of course. For the LP listeners, I think we're in a very exciting but also unprecedented time. We've been in almost a decade long bull market. Tech has been performing extremely well in the public markets and knock on wood, nobody's got a crystal ball to look forward, but it seems like that trend is continuing and accelerating going forward. So at a lot of the funds I've worked with in the past and now at SoftBank, it's been a very active management experience, if that makes sense. And in the event that something happens to the markets, our belief is that those who provide real value will be the ones that will still be able to deploy capital, given the track record of helping companies. With your specific question on force and speed with which we act, all kidding aside, we did just invest almost a 100 billion dollars in almost three years, so no one can criticize us for moving slowly. But that being said, when we find a company we like, we're incredibly incentivized to move as quickly as we can.
Sometimes our diligence is a little different, right, it sometimes is a little longer than other firms because when we do see that operational benefit, like where we can plug a company into our network, generally we take the time to really explore that out because it really helps the company and it helps ourselves to understand if there is real synergy – is one plus one going to be more than two. And so there may be some situations where a company is raising money and they'd like an answer in three or four days and sometimes we can act that quickly. But the situations we're really trying to solve for are what are the real relationships that, although we've got a lot of capital, what can we do beyond just the capital that we're providing to certain companies. So it's a pretty robust investment diligence and evaluation process.
The fun quirk is that every company actually does meet Masa and 90% of the time it's in Tokyo and it's an opportunity to learn from our leader who has invested in hundreds, if not, thousands of companies over his career. He's a self-made successful businessman. I actually thought that would maybe slow our diligence process down when we would have to ask a CEO, "Hey, would you like to go to Japan or do a video conference?" And actually nine times out of ten, folks are excited to hop on a plane and go to Japan and we build a day around it where they meet other successful JVs and portfolio companies so it's a fun experience.
He's an iconic figure and frequently in the media these days. It's interesting, he has a quote on the website about a founder's ambition and how that determines the ultimate success of the company – I'm paraphrasing a little bit. But it would be great to hear any insight you have on how his vision and the way he thinks about the world really helps drive SoftBank and its funds.
I think that actually it's a great comment, it really relates to when companies go and meet him. We've certainly briefed him on diligence ahead of time, but he's really trying to assess the quality of the man or woman that's there and what's in the gut. Are they there to build a great business or are they there to build an okay business? And I think that's really what he's trying to figure out.
Which areas of enterprise software are you most excited about?
Yeah, there are a couple, probably two or three areas. I think one in a very broad sense, there's this tremendous force moving all data and processing to the cloud. And there have been some tremendous businesses built on that very simple transition. But there's a whole environment both on the infrastructure side and on the application and toolkit side that has been created out of thin air that is following that one simple tailwind, the movement from on prem to the cloud. So that's something we obviously spend a lot of time thinking about.
I think the second is the theme of automation, and again, very simple in its concept but if you think of automation for the knowledge worker, and how you increase productivity given the increased compute power that companies now have, the increased tech flexibility that they have. RPA was just one piece of that, which is obviously a tremendous category growing at unprecedented rates. But there's a lot of other themes within automation that we're spending time in.
And then obviously the theme of artificial intelligence, and I don't mean to say that in a cheesy way because I can't count how many companies are .AI and expect an extra zero on valuation because of that. But we do a lot of work around who are the real AI companies out there and which of them are real businesses as opposed to consultancies or service operations. We spend a lot of time thinking about that as well. So those are just a couple of areas where we're spending some time in.
When we think about the size of the Vision Fund as well as the second one on its way and then tying that to the way Masa looks at companies. Is there a certain size threshold that an entrepreneur must be able to meet with his or her vision in order to be a good fit for Vision Fund?
I think the one consistent theme has got to be TAM or Total Addressable Market for the company. And TAM is always a tricky thing, right, there's future TAM, what is the possibility in the size of an industry and then there's current TAM, current spend, bottoms up that you add up. When we made the RPA investment, the current TAM for RPA is actually not that big, there are a couple of companies that were generating revenue very quickly. But the idea was that this would be a multi, over 10 billion dollar industry going forward in the longer run. And so that's an example of an investment in the industry that has a massive TAM that we think will happen in the future.
Others are existing large markets, so when you think of all of our transportation bets, transport's a massive current spend category and we're just trying to reallocate spend from legacy products to newer tech products. But I think that is the underlying theme of what we're looking for. For example, for my specific category for software there's a lot of wonderful vertical application software companies, perhaps it's a niche market and would make a great company to run, is a great company standalone and would make a great investment opportunity. That's probably less for us, candidly speaking, there are also great LBO plays or even levered investment plays. We're not really trying to make money off the financial engineering; we're really trying to make it off the growth of the business.
And so I'd say TAM is the one consistent theme across the portfolio. Perhaps one other sub theme is for most of our investments we do like to see that there's some way we can provide some alpha, generate some alpha, provide some synergy to the business. Can we take them to the Middle East? Can we take them to Japan? Can we take them to Latin America? Can we sell the product in our portfolio? Can multiple companies work together?
I think the best example actually of this is in transport where we've got a mapping investment in Mapbox, we've got an autonomous vehicles investment in GM Cruise and then obviously through parts of Uber, there's a ride hailing investment in DD and Uber and others. We have a parking investment in ParkJockey; we have vehicles they use, car sales and Auto One. So, it's a pretty extensive investment throughout the stack and it provides at least some synergy for some of those companies working together.
As we draw the conversation to a close, maybe we could chat about what's next for SoftBank Vision Fund? Obviously there's the second large fund that you have underway but broadly speaking where do you think the organization is headed? We could answer that either at the ParentCo or the funds, is there a long term plan and big vision for where this is headed?
I think it's continue doing what we're doing. We've done a lot in fintech, there's probably more to do. We've done a lot in real estate, there's probably more to do. We haven't done much in agriculture, there's a lot of other areas that the fund can penetrate from a new, new perspective. But is there a significant change in strategy or anything like that? I think we're going to be focused on potentially the same things we've been doing so far. And we're super excited about that.
Excellent. Ramzi, I really appreciate you taking the time, I know our audience will find this very insightful, thank you.
Absolutely, thank you so much for your time.
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PollCat NetLink II - User's Guide
16.1.6. Audit Trail
The Audit Trail Function displays a record of command activity at the
Console Port, Modem Port, Network Port or Server function. When the
Audit Trail function is activated, NetLink II will create a log which lists
command activity at that port.
Each activity record is time/date stamped and arranged in chronological
order. The Audit Trail function uses flash memory to store records for up to
128 events. To create and review the Audit Trail, proceed as follows:
Note: Audit Trail records can also be sent to the SYSLOG IP
address, as described in Section 5.4.5.
1. Enable Audit Trail Log: Go to the configuration menu for the desired
port(s) (see Section 5.4), and enable the Audit Trail function. Item 15
in each port configuration menu is used to enable/disable the
Audit Trail.
2. Log Actions: After enabling the Audit Trail at the desired port, allow
the port to log command actions. NetLink II will only log activity at
ports where the Audit Trail is enabled.
3. Review Audit Trail Log: To display Audit Trail records, access
the System Functions menu (Main Menu, item 3). From the System
Functions menu, type 6, press [Enter] to display the Audit Trail
Functions menu. The Audit Trail Functions menu offers the
following options:
a) Set Audit Trail Read Parameters: This function selects the
Start Record and Record Count. The Start Record determines
where the data release will begin, and the Record Count
determines how many records will be released at a time.
b) Enter Audit Trail Read Session: Displays log records as
specified by the Audit Trail Read Parameters.
c) Erase All Audit Trail Records: Erases log records. Note that
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One funny mom in Wisconsin ensured that her third child would be welcomed into the world with guns blazing by bringing a toy Nerf gun to the hospital so that her husband wouldn't accidentally fall asleep when his help was needed.
Samantha Mravik-Miller packed a little something special in her hospital bag before giving birth last month. She was inspired to bring the toy weapon as a joke to make sure her husband stayed alert the whole time.
**FYI: While all the nurses thought it was hilarious, she was happy that she never had to use it.


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In most cases, crimes must be reported to the police department or law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the city or county where the crime occurred. Complaints involving misconduct by public officials or voting law may be reported in writing to the Prosecuting Attorney's office. Report of misconduct on the part of law enforcement officers should be reported to the Internal Affairs or professional standards section of the law enforcement agency with which the officer is employed. In the event of an emergency, dial 911. You will be connected with law enforcement personnel who will assist you with the emergency. For non-emergencies, contact your local police agency.
Mississippi County Prosecuting Attorney
Blytheville District
Curtis Walker, Gina Knight, & Chris Brown
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Blytheville, AR 72315
Phone: (870) 824-2743 / Fax: 870-824-2745
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Phone: (870) 563-0504 / Fax: 870-563-0501
Keith Chrestman
P.O. Box 128
Jonesboro, AR 72403
Phone: (870) 933-8517 / Fax: 870-203-9801
In the United States, a Public Defender is a lawyer appointed to represent people who cannot afford to hire an attorney. The 1963 US Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright held that the Sixth Amendment's right to counsel provision requires the government to provide legal counsel to indigent defendants in criminal cases. Different jurisdictions, however, use different approaches in providing legal counsel for criminal defendants who can't afford private attorneys. Under the federal system and some states is through a publicly funded public defender office.
Mississippi County Public Defender
John Bradley – Chief
215 W. Walnut, Suite 1, P.O. Box 1001
Blytheville, AR 72316
Phone: 870-763-2700 / Fax: 870-763-2708
Rodney Chedister
517 Southwest Dr., Suite F
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Phone: 870-275-7916 / Fax: 870-275-7917
Johnny Dunigan
219 W. Drew, P.O. Box 405
Monette, AR 72447
Phone: 870-486-1355 / Fax: 870-486-1356
Dustin Jones
624 S. Main Street, Suite 207
Phone: 870-277-1292
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2015-08-20 Release
Click-through URL separated from tracking in HTML5 2.x SDK
Click-through URL separated from tracking in HTML5 2.x SDK
Previously, click-through events combined the linking URL and tracking information in one response. This sent the tracking information to Pulse, and afterwards the viewer was redirected to the click-through URL.
This behavior is now fixed by separating the click-through URL from the tracking information. The viewer is sent directly to the linked URL, and all developer error messages about duplicate tracking and missing click-through information have disappeared.
Warning: Integrations using the HTML5 2.x SDK which did not track click-through events separately before, have to update their integration to add this tracking.


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College Student Tanner Saves with Republic Wireless
Western Carolina University in Cullowhee is a typical dead zone. Inside brick buildings surrounded by mountains, getting a cell signal can be a struggle. Except for Tanner, a junior in electrical engineering at WCU and member of Republic Wireless.
Finding Better ServiceTanner joined Republic when his parents booted him off their plan 2.5 years ago. "There were a few things out there, like Metro PCS, and every phone was fairly priced but then I saw [Republic's] plans," Tanner said. "That's what sold me on it." Our WiFi calling and texting gave Tanner service where his friends could barely get a few bars. "[Freshman year,] I was the only one who had phone reception," Tanner said. "I was calling my mom and dad, streaming Skype, everything. So it's always been easy for me."
"Everyone else was putting their phone up to the window and I had mine always active."A couple years later, the story hasn't changed. "The signal doesn't reach the apartment where I live now so my friend will have his phone on the windowsill or outside on top of a little light box, it's hilarious to see," he said. "Every time my friend complains I just tell him [about Republic]."
Tinkering with TechA true engineer at heart, Tanner loves learning the ins and outs of technology. Between semesters, he works for Audio Visual Architects in Charlotte on home-theater and home-audio systems. "We worked in Jeff Gordon's place," he said. "He has a 'good morning' button, so you press one button and the blinds go down, the TV turns on, the coffee maker brews coffee, and then the car garage opens up. It's pretty cool. We do things that. It's honestly what I love doing." When it comes to the WiFi to Cell (and Cell to WiFi) handover technology behind his phone, however, Tanner just wants it to work. "When someone calls me and I have to go somewhere, it hands over to cell and I can hop out of my apartment with no issue, so that's pretty cool," he said.
"I don't really think about it that much because my phone just works."In his few hours of free time (18 credit hours ain't easy), Tanner's almost always tinkering with a side project.
"I've always had a knack for toys, technology, projects," he said. "My apartment is loaded with things I've done.""I make speaker enclosures and test them to make sure I get it right. I got bored one day and I made one out of cardboard. It actually sounded really decent." For his most recent project, he went all out to patch a hole in his front door. "I painted the Western Carolina logo, and then cut out the W, C, U and the eye of the catamount," he said. "Then I put plexiglass on the back so whenever you knock on it, it lights up. I'm in the process of making that."


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Yanyan is such an amazing Mother, wife, and designer. She has an amazing blog you can catch up on here, and you've probably seen some of her work on my blog before- as she designs the most unbelievable line of children's clothing (and more) that I have ever laid eyes on. We cracked jokes that when it's time for me and D to have kiddos, I'll be in trouble if we were to have a girl. I would take one of each item please. Actually, I'd be in trouble either way, the dude fashions are awesome as well! Look at these precious designs:
Tie front dress
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Black and White Films
A Canterbury Tale (G)
In this strange season we currently find ourselves in, I occupy more time than ever before by reading books and watching films. A little over a month ago I watched something of a forgotten gem — British duo Powell and Pressburger's A Canterbury Tale — and not a day has passed since that it hasn't crossed […]
Roma (R)
One of the greatest strengths of film as an art form is its innate ability to create a sense of empathy. The most affecting films are the ones we relate to most closely, not necessarily because we sympathize, which is merely to feel sorrow for a misfortunate without ever truly understanding the deeper connotations behind it, […]
Cold War (R)
Paweł Pawlikowski's austerely beautiful Cold War begins with villagers performing a folk song about a man standing at his lover's door, begging her to "open up." This sense of longing courses through the film: to watch Cold War is to feel oneself hovering on the threshold of something mysterious, inaccessible, and slow to open itself […]
Werckmeister Harmonies (Not Rated)
"Space travel makes you realize just how small we really are. When you see Earth as a tiny blue speck in the infinite reaches of space, you have to wonder about the mysteries of creation. Surely we're all part of some great design, no more or less important than anything else in the universe. Surely […]
The Lady from Shanghai (Not Rated)
Orson Welles' The Lady from Shanghai begins with the sea, roiling and foaming beneath the opening credits. Many films noir are laden with existential anxieties; indeed, fatalism and cynicism are as commonplace in the genre as stylized lighting, bantering innuendoes, and convoluted crimes.
Control (R)
I once spent an afternoon on Babblefish, inputting English song lyrics, translating them into other languages, then translating them back into English to see how they'd changed. Something hidden but true might be discovered within the English that would only come to light when the English was subjected to the grammatical rules of another language. […]


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I'm a huge Tammy Cohen fan so it's a real thrill for me to be on her blog tour today for Stop at Nothing. Huge thank you to Anne Cater for my blog tour invitation.
About this book…
A mother's job is to keep her children safe.
Tess has always tried to be a good mother. Of course, there are things she wishes she'd done differently, but doesn't everyone feel that way?
Then Emma, her youngest, is attacked on her way home from a party, plunging them into a living nightmare which only gets worse when the man responsible is set free
But what if she fails?
So when Tess sees the attacker in the street near their home, she is forced to take matters into her own hands. But blinded by her need to protect her daughter at any cost, might she end up putting her family in even greater danger?
There's nothing she wouldn't do to make it right . . .
My review…
One of the scariest things about this book was the authors note at the end when she explained about her inspiration for this book-you will understand why when you read it! But what happens to Emma is every parents worst nightmare and Tammy Cohen does a fabulous job of exploring the choice of direction that Tess took following the attack on Emma.
To be honest, I didn't particularly like Tess that much and can't say I really understood the way that she acted but that's probably due to her doing the polar opposite of what I would do in her situation. Although this storyline did make me think about whether you can really predict how you are going to react to a particular situation until you're physically put in that situation yourself! Tess wasn't having the best of time in her personal life even before what happened with Emma. She had discovered her husbands affair and was living with the consequences of that. Plus she was going through the menopause and I know from personal experience that this can cause major emotional issues and problems for many women. She was no longer at the top of her profession in a job she enjoyed and when she did get some work, things had moved on so quickly within her field that she struggled to adapt. But this still didn't really excuse her over the top reaction to trying to persecute her daughters alleged attacker!
Tammy Cohen has written a gripping and scarily relevant book. The way she vividly portrays a menopausal woman on the edge was incredibly well handled and I'm thrilled that more women characters in fiction are being given a voice during such an unstable and often life changing period for them. The feeling of starting to slip away, becoming invisible to others (especially men!) is a very strange one and it's quite possible that a reaction as extreme as the one Tess has could occur. I did become thoroughly engrossed in the plot details even though I was convinced that everything was not as it appeared and I was right!!
Stop at Nothing is another great read from this author who gives her readers a moral dilemma they can identify with and ask themselves the question "what would I do when faced with the same situation?" A mothers quest for justice is never going to be a straightforward one but I felt that Tammy Cohen gave Tess a great story to divide opinions but also to work through some very difficult emotions.
Definitely one to watch out for Tammy Cohen fans and will hopefully make her some new ones too!
Meet the author…
Tammy Cohen (who previously wrote under her formal name Tamar Cohen) has a growing backlist of acclaimed novels of domestic noir including:The Mistress's Revenge, The War of the Wives, and Someone Else's Wedding.
Her break-out psychological suspense thriller was The Broken, followed by Dying for Christmas, First One Missing and When She Was Bad.
She lives in North London with her partner and three (nearly) grown children, plus one badly behaved dog.
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Scoop – American White Pelican
Rescued: October 2004
Scoop was rescued in October 2004 from a pond in West Alton, Missouri. Due to an old shoulder injury that had healed improperly, he could not fly and the tip of his wing had to be amputated. Scoop has adapted well to life as a World Bird Sanctuary resident and has even made some appearances at our Birds in Concert programs.
If you see him fully open his bill, you will quickly understand how he got his name. It takes a lot of fish to fill the pouch below that bill!
Species: American White Pelican
Scientific Name: Pelecanus erythorhynchos
Description: Adults – white with black primaries and outer secondaries; yellowish pouch connected to the lower mandible that stretches up to six inches; webbed feet are bright orange; legs are orange and extremely short; Immature – mostly white wing coverts mottled head and neck grayish; Juvenile – dusky overall
Sex: sexes indistinguishable except during breeding season when the male develops a fibrous plate on the upper part of the beak, the crest becomes bright yellow, and the bill becomes bright orange; the "horn" is shed after the eggs are laid
Age: 12-34 years
Length: 60″
Wingspan: 8′-9′
Weight: 15-20 lbs.
Habitat: brackish and freshwater lakes, salt bays, marshes, beaches and rivers
Status: not currently threatened, but is "listed" as a "species of special concern"
Range: northern California, western Nevada, Utah, Colorado, northeastern South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota and occasionally the central coast of Texas; they winter along the Pacific in Central California, south along the Mexican coast to Guatemala and Nicaragua; also along the shores of the Gulf of Mexico; occasionally found along the Mississippi River
Behavior: they nest in colonies of several hundred pairs on islands in remote lakes of inland North America; female lays 2-3 chalky white eggs in a shallow depression on the ground; both parents incubate and feed the young by regurgitation; young are dependent for about 5 months
Diet: more than 4 pounds of fish per day; American white pelicans do not dive to catch prey – it simply floats along the water and scoops up fish with its enormous bill; the bill can hold 3 gallons of water; after fish are caught, the bill is pointed downward allowing the water to drain out; often fish in groups
Vocalization: adults rarely make any noise, but when they do it is usually a low grunt
Other Information:
- Pelicans have a vertebra in their necks which prevents them from ever raising their face.


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Halifax Regional Municipality sees street, parking changes
DARTMOUTH -- Over the last few months, Slow Streets have been popping up across the Halifax Regional Municipality.
Slow Streets are open to local traffic only and are a place for residents to walk, cycle and roll while keeping space between others and adhering to physical distancing.
"We love them, we've been using them mainly for recreation, getting around the city for fun, but I'd love to see these stay so we could use them as commuting trails for getting to work," says bicyclist, Tasha Armenta.
Slow Streets are part of the Mobility Response Plan – implemented earlier this year by the municipality in an effort to expand mobility options during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, they aren't the only change in the city recently.
A pilot project is also in place at Young Street, Kaye Street and Isleville Street in North End Halifax.
The project, which includes a raised median and curb extensions, is designed to improve the safety and comfort of those walking, rolling, cycling and driving in the neighbourhood.
Twenty-three angled parking spaces have also been installed on the north side of Kaye Street between Isleville and Gottingen streets. The spaces have replaced 14 parallel spots that used to be at that section of the street. The city says the angled parking design is safer and more efficient.
Motorists, like Peggy Barker, are happy to see additional parking in the city.
"Halifax needs more parking period," says Barker. "Anything to help with parking; because before around here, it was only the couple over on Young Street."
Businesses in the area are also pleased to see customers have additional places to park while they do their shopping.
"In the Hydrostone, it's always been challenging with parking. Street parking is very minimal, of course, and it's a very busy area, so it's always good to have more parking for customers," says Made in the Maritimes manager, Krissi MacKenzie.
And more changes are on the way when it comes to parking, as HRM is rolling out a new parking payment system.
In the first week of August, municipal staff will be removing on-street parking meters and replacing them with paid parking signage in Downtown Dartmouth. It's the first step in the Parking Technology Solutions Project – which will see digital pay stations installed and a pay-by-plate, pay-by-zone system introduced in most of Halifax and downtown Dartmouth.
The city says payment is attached to the vehicle, not the parking space, which means vehicles can move freely within a parking zone up to the time purchased, or maximum time allowed. However, it's a change that not all motorists welcome.
"It's hard to park down here anyways, it's always a pain because like, there's almost never metres anyways," says motorist, Maureen Symmonds. "I think it's going to be confusing for the first couple of months, and I don't really see it lasting because of that."
Meanwhile, until signage and pay stations are installed, the areas where meters have been removed will become temporarily unrestricted parking until the project is complete.