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Summer program at Iola Village Library
"Every Hero Has a Story" is the 2015 theme for this year's Summer Library Program at the Iola Village Library. The goal for all ages is to read or be read to 20 minutes per day or 2 hours per week. You can be a Hero by reading for a charity this summer.
The charities we have chosen are One Small Drop and the Waupaca County Humane Society. One Small Drop is a charity started by Tammie Jo Berg of Iola, which helps women in Tanzania, Africa by providing potatoes, avocado trees and beans to grow, chickens and pigs to raise and school uniforms for children.
Waupaca County Humane Society is a non-profit organization that inspires caring and compassion by bringing positive change to the lives of people and animals through humane education and companion animal care. For every hour you read you will get a token to place in the charity jar of your choice. If you read every week of the program you will be able to make 8 donations that will make a difference in the life of a person or an animal.
Also everyone who reads and returns all of their reading records will receive a book and a free pizza certificate at the end of the program. The Library has many special programs planned for the summer.
Our kickoff performance at 2 p.m. Monday, June 15 is Bubble Wonders! with bubbleologist Geoff "Merlin" Akins. Akins inspires hearts and minds to a new level of curiosity. Kids will laugh as they learn all about the Art and Science of bubbles and learn how to use the library as a resource for making their dreams come true.
Watch spellbound as Akins creates Bubble Caterpillars, Dancing Bubbles, Kid in a Bubble and more! How about a square bubble? Anything is possible! To find out more about the summer programs we offer stop in the Library and pick up a copy of the summer newsletter.The Iola Village Library is located at 180 South Main Street above the Iola Village Hall and Community Center with a street level entrance at the rear of the building that is handicapped accessible.
The Library can be reached by calling 715-445-4330, on the web at www.iolalibrary.org, or by friending us on Facebook.


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Blog Archives
Statement Piece: BB Dakota Ellis Blazer with Leather Collar
A simple black blazer is an essential for any closet. BB Dakota's Ellis Blazer with Leather Collar adds a modern touch to a classic jacket.
The tuxedo-style blazer is elegant with an edge. The leather-paneled detailing fashions a rock-n-roll style with a tailor-made frame.
Pair this jacket with feminine pieces to add a nice contrast to any outfit. Or emphasize the rock-n-roll style with a pair of skinny leather pants or leggings.
The Ellis Blazer is a great statement piece to add to your Fall wardrobe.

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Kecco Grey 5-Piece Glass Top Dining Set, Table with 4 Chairs
Product Details
Unique styling with solid wood frame, this 5pc Glass Top Grey Finish Dining Set gives you that much more to love. Sets includes 1 dining table and 4 dining chairs. Each leg of the Dining Table is formed out of hard solid wood with a tabletop of durable tempered glass, hardwood base adds that extra bit of style and stability. Tapered chair legs and a slightly concave arc along the top back add to the allure.
- 5-piece package includes the table and 4 chairs
- The table features a contemporary glass table top, 48 DIA x 30 H
- Some Assembly required, hardware and instruction are in the box
- Chair features beige fabric, solid wood frame, durable, easy clean, sophisticated look and feel, 20x23.5x38.5"H
- Photo may slightly different from actual item in terms of color due to the lighting during photo shooting or the monitor's display


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Target Vapor8 04 Steel Tip Darts - 21gm
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$50.60 Our Price
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$6.60 - 13%
$50.60 Our Price
$44.00 You Save
$6.60 - 13%
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These 80% Tungsten darts have been created to provide a professional level dart at an entry level price point in enough shapes, weights and designs to suit any playing style with a distinctive Black and Red ringed grip on each barrel. The darts come fitted with Target Pro Grip shafts, Vision Ultra flights, 32mm black points and dart wallet.
Key Features:
Measurements:Whats Included:
- Brand - Target
- Series - Vapor8
- Model - Vapor8 04
- Barrel Material - 80% Tungsten
- Color - Black, Red
- Shaft Thread Type - 2ba (Most Common)
- Point Thread Type - Steel Fixed
- Barrel Only Weight (approximately) - 21gm
- Fully Dressed Weight (approximately) - 23gm
- Barrel Length - 50.80mm
- Barrel Diameter - 6.75mm
- 3 Barrels
- 3 2ba Shafts
- 3 Flights
- 3 Steel Tip Points
Important Info:
- The dart you order should match with the barrel pictured. All other components of the dart (flights, shafts and tips) may vary in color, length and material upon receipt.
- The diameter measurement is the fattest part of the barrel. The length measurement is the barrel only and is rounded to the nearest 100th of a millimeter.
- The barrel length and diameter are subject to change by the manufacturer without notice.
- Darts with any type of coating are not guaranteed due to wear and tear. Some manufactures do warranty their darts against fractures and breakage. However, coatings are NOT guaranteed (this includes titanium, graphics or any type of paint on the barrel). Also note that due to the nature of the PVD and Titanium Nitride coating process the final color can and will vary in hue and color distribution from dart to dart, this is especially noticeable in rainbow coatings. Each dart in a set of 3 can be drastically different from each other and from what is pictured online.
- The use of grip assist points (grooved, etched or knurled) on steel tip dartboards may pull the fibers out. This may limit the life of your steel tip dartboard and void any manufacturer's warranty.
- Please call with any questions if you are concerned about the components of your dart.
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Therapeutic tourism, likewise called restorative travel, wellbeing tourism or worldwide medicinal services, is the way toward heading out to another nation to get quality social insurance from very talented doctors and specialists at a small amount of the cost accessible in the United States, Canada, and the U. K.
With taking off social insurance costs, and numerous being not able bear the cost of medical coverage, Americans are going in expansive numbers abroad for surgery. In 2007 more than 750,000 Americans voyaged abroad for restorative treatment, and with the present rate of development, that number is anticipated to achieve 6 million by 2010.
On the off chance that the social insurance changes being bantered in Washington in 2009 aren't executed, and costs for human services and protection keep on rising great past the rate of swelling, bigger quantities of American specialists may wind up being without protection and being not able bear the cost of surgery but to decide on abroad medicinal services.
For the white collar class uninsured, and for safety net providers and managers taking a gander at surgery and transplants for as meager as 10% of the cost in U.S., even with the additional expenses of movement and lodgings included, abroad social insurance is a feasible choice.
While a significant number of the extensive U.S. insurance agencies are starting to take a gander at abroad surgery on a case by case premise, Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina is putting forth alluring alternatives for patients who pick bring down cost abroad healing centers. Therapeutic tourism, a $20 billion industry in 2008, has turned out to be particularly famous with Americans, Canadians, and U. K. subjects looked with expensive healing center medications in their nations of origin.
Ice and Sullivan, a worldwide business research and specialist, with long involvement in Malaysia, reports that therapeutic tourism in Malaysia is assessed to reach $590 million by 2010. A portion of the best goals for restorative tourism are Malaysia, Thailand, India, Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil, and Argentina.
While restorative treatment is the main role for venturing out to a remote nation, an extra week or two for recovery in an excursion heaven is likewise engaging.
For those unwilling to movement to far away goals for restorative treatment, San Jose, Costa Rica, in Latin America, the self-broadcasted worldwide capital for corrective surgery, costs not as much as a large portion of the U.S. furthermore, the greater part of their specialists were prepared in the U.S. furthermore, Europe, and communicate in English.


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Death is a truth we're hard-pressed to grasp. Even for the Christian, death's entrance into our lives has the power, as Thomas Aquinas observed, to "stun the human mind" (2). No matter the person or situation, the knowledge that one is dying may be the single greatest confrontation we face. It's the great leveler of our lives. In Paul Harding's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Tinkers, this confrontation visits the deathbed of an elderly clockmaker:
When his grandchildren had been little, they had asked if they could hide inside the clock. Now he wanted to gather them and open himself up and hide them among his ribs and faintly ticking heart. When he realized that the silence by which he had been confused was that of all of his clocks having been allowed to wind down, he understood that he was going to die in the bed where he lay. (33–34)
Reality demands a person recognize they're dying, and then asks them to respond.
In Dying and the Virtues, Matthew Levering has written a remarkable new volume attempting to retrieve and uncover Christianity's resources on dying. Not to be confused with an attempt of works-righteousness to make us more presentable to God in our death, Levering presents these resources as virtues:
These virtues, given by God, inscribe a Godward and utterly God-dependent mode of living in Christ, as members of his body. As we will see, these virtues exhibit that "it is not only the cross of Christ that makes ultimate sense of human death," without which dying would be merely "the great wrecking ball that destroys everything." (4)
Levering—chair of theology at Mundelein Seminary—deftly explores nine virtues: love, hope, faith, penitence, gratitude, solidarity, humility, surrender, and courage. The book is sweeping in nature, addressing how the Christian is eternally held in the love of God, our culture's desire to place the individual at the center of death, and how dying in Christ can and should lead to grateful living.
Fear of Dying
When it comes to death and dying, the question that weighs heavy on most is, "When and how will it happen to me?" The potential suffering we may have to endure produces a reasonable fear in all of us. It leads us to wonder about fundamental aspects of our relationship to God. To this point, one of the most intriguing sections in Dying and the Virtues is Levering's opening chapter on Job. When we encounter extreme loss or our own mortality in potential death, the kind of suffering Job faced, what do we actually fear the most?
Levering convincingly argues that what Job fears more than anything else isn't the loss of his family, his possessions, or even his health, but the greater potential of being abandoned and lost to God. Eternal annihilation strikes terror in his heart. He fears God will not remember him or continue to love him after his death:
My contention is that Job challenges God precisely on the grounds that it would be unloving and unjust for God to annihilate (or to permit to be annihilated) a human being such as Job, who obeys God and who yearns for an ongoing relationship with God. (14)
Dying and the Virtues
Matthew Levering
Matthew Levering explores nine key virtues that we need to die (and live) well: love, hope, faith, penitence, gratitude, solidarity, humility, surrender, and courage.
Retrieving and engaging a variety of biblical, theological, historical, and medical resources, Levering journeys through the various stages and challenges of the dying process, beginning with the fear of annihilation and continuing through repentance and gratitude, suffering and hope, before arriving finally at the courage needed to say goodbye to one's familiar world.
Grounded in readings of Scripture, the theological tradition, and contemporary culture, Dying and the Virtues shows how these nine virtues unite us with God, the One who alone can conquer death.
If we view dying as an area where we need to trust God more, then we must know that no matter what suffering we may face, or what death we may endure, God will hold us in love and raise us to new life in his kingdom. Job's question is our question in so many ways: "If I die, Lord, will you remember me? Will you raise me up again to be with you?" If the answer is a resounding yes, than our approach to our own dying and death may radically change.
Dying is an invitation to trust the love of God in the face of life's greatest uncertainty.
Levering concludes that even in Job's extreme situation, God has revealed enough to Job to alleviate his deepest fear:
God's response to Job indicates that God, as the all-powerful Giver of life, can be counted upon to order things in such a way that brings forth the joy of those who love him. Proclaiming his power to create and sustain all things, God implies that he should be trusted to sustain Job's life after death rather than annihilating Job; but Job will have to take this on trust or faith. (26)
Dying, then, is an invitation to trust the love of God in the face of life's greatest uncertainty.
Our culture's current approach to dying seems to be producing a growing acceptance of the view of annihilation—that on the other side of death there is nothing. If this were true, then of course the process of dying would take on an entirely different function. Inevitably, this outlook leads to the individual being placed at the center of his or her own dying. Our relationship to God in our dying is replaced by a higher view of ourselves instead.
Naturally, what is most important to the individual becomes central in the dying process. This begins to become apparent when we examine the "bucket list" approach to dying, or when we reflect back on our lives from our deathbeds.
Dying and Repentance
Levering argues that penitence must be cultivated in dying. We tend to remember a specific version of our life stories when we're facing death. We celebrate them with our loved ones, and in many ways, rightly so.
But Levering calls us to also remember, "When in the dying process we remember our history, however, we find it to be gravely distorted by sin. Our primary task, therefore, must be repentance" (65).
Dying itself is a way to model the life of Jesus.
Levering discusses the death of Stephen in Acts 7 in an illuminating way to encourage us not only to look forward in our death with Jesus in view, but also to look back on the whole of our lives, good and bad, with Jesus in view. We're free then to not gloss over the difficult parts of our lives or our painful histories.
The pictorial slideshows of funerals don't have to only include the happy moments. Christians in death can rightly view the whole of their lives with Jesus at the center, growing in virtue and character while dying.
Spiritual Benefits of Dying
Dying itself is in fact a way to model the life of Jesus.
For Levering, Jesus's death is a "new exodus." God leads the people of Israel out of certain death in Egypt through the blood of Passover, and brings them on "a journey to the Promised Land that involves death" (123). The Israelites were on their way to the Promised Land, but we know full well the journey will be difficult and deadly. Levering concludes:
In my view, this already tells us something about why it is that we die even after Christ died: there must be something about the journey of dying that is important for us spiritually, in preparing us for the promised land (eternal life). (123)
It can't be overstated how important this idea is for the Christian church to recover. Our evangelical tradition has at times tended to focus solely on the gift of eternal life on the other side of death, without thinking well enough about the real spiritual task of dying. This makes it possible for the dying to be easily forgotten or pushed to the margins of our churches. Levering makes this point clearly:
Christians cannot treat dying persons as though they are forgotten or unimportant in the current of life. . . . Once people fall out of the stream of active life, out of the economic and political currents that fuel the powerful of this world, we are apt to forget about them or to pretend that they no longer exist. (109)
Essentially, there is something spiritually necessary for us to experience in our journey of dying. When we embrace and include those who are dying, we see new vistas of Christian virtue. Faith, hope, and love take on new depth and meaning when demonstrated by a dying believer. Penitence, gratitude, and solidarity restore us relationally and provide a gateway for Christian fellowship. Humility, surrender, and courage prepare the dying Christian to die well while growing in trust that God will eternally hold them in his love.
Dying and the Virtues is a meaningful work that should be widely read in seminaries and churches. While theologically rigorous and dense, it provides poignant cultural analysis and practical application. Protestants will no doubt disagree at times with Levering, a Roman Catholic. However, this book deserves a place in all of our lives, encouraging us to see our own future dying as the venue in which spiritual growth can make "dying an act of grateful living" (164).


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Old Photos Of Russian Monks + Sinister Choral Soundtrack
Recently, I found a bunch of photos of a Russian monastery on the lake island of Valaam, near St Petersburg. They are amazing. The monastery is known as the Valaam Monastery and the lake is named Ladoga. Ladoga is the biggest...Read More →


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Val d'Azun
Vallée de l'Agly
Parc Naturel Régional des Pyrénées Catalanes
Pallars Sobirà
Pallars Jussà
Val d'Azun
Vallée de l'Agly
Parc Naturel Régional des Pyrénées Catalanes
Pallars Sobirà
Pallars Jussà
Vall de Manyanet (Pallars Jussà) - Jordi Roy
Alternative transport
By train
Cross-border products
National and Natural Parks
Water activities
Ramat de Camins (Flock of Paths)
Trekking through 70 Pyrenean villages.
Discovery of the nature of The Catalan Pyrenees without your car Walking and cycling between Capcir and Cerdagne regions
If you go for mountain holidays, don't worry: we'll do everything to guarantee a successful stay! Discover this "mountain-sun" trip through our well-thought itinerary in the company of our local guides who will share their passion and knowledge of their region with you and introduce you to the local producers and their know-how as well as to the historical heritage.
Le Fenouillèdes, a dream fronteerless land
Do you feel like escaping? Discovering a mystery land where eagles fly above unique forests, where the enchanting charms of local wines get mixed with honey and garrigue flavours?….
Hiking- Train of the lakes weekend
All-in package tour to enjoy a perfect weekend that includes Train of the Lakes and stay in the Pre-Pyrenees.
Kayaking in Terradets without a guide
Ideal activity for families looking for an adventure activity to do together
Holiday amid herbs
Do you fancy some holidays that combine hiking, learning about the natural herbs of the Pyrenees and their uses, and staying in a charming country-house hotel? These are the holidays we offer you!
The Fifth Lake
You will find four lakes on the way: Sant Llorenç de Montgai, Camarasa, Cellers and Sant Antoni.
The beauty of rusticity - Àssua valley
Come and discover the flocks of sheep and herds of cows
Train and hiking in the Catalan Pyrenees
Leave Paris or Lyon by train to Barcelona and then up to the foot of the Southern Pyrenees, before starting hiking with all the services included !
Crossing the National Park of the Pyrenees, from Lescun to Gavarnie
From Aspe Valley to Troumouse Circus, you will spend two weeks striding along the most attractive mountain ranges of the Pyrenees through magnificent landscapes, endless lakes and summits …
Panoramic trains
Discover the French and Catalan sides of the Pyrenees on board local panoramic trains
The Great Pyrenean passes at slow pace. Discover them by electric bike
The Great Pyrenean passes by bike are now within your reach!
Adventure trip in the Pyrenees
For families and groups of friends (5 nights in hotel + 4 activities)
Enduro in Jussà
The idea is to enjoy the adventurous side of mountain-biking, ascending through tracks and descending through paths and more technical trial trails.
Sensory trip in the heart of Agly Valley
The Train Rouge (Red Train) is a centenary 60-kilometer rail line.
"The Lake's track" circular cycling route
What about going for a circular cycling route starting from La Pobla de Segur? Here is the Lake's track, along Sant Antoni Lake.
Discover the Pallars Sobirà Natural Parks in all seasons of year
The two parks of Pallars Sobirà give you the opportunity to experience a total immersion in their unique natural sites:
Snowshoeing in Capcir – Catalan Pyrenees
Capcir is a very sunny mountain range that offers many possibilities to practise snowshoeing. Go at your own pace accompanied by a local guide and discover the wide range of landscapes in the heart of those natural areas, enjoying the sensations of freedom offered by the Capcir mountains!
Nostalgic Pallars
A whole weekend all-in to discover the charms of the genuine Pyrenees through the former occupations and customs.
Sensations and Terroir
2 days of sport, discovery, culture and local gastronomy
"Parada i fonda" - 2 days to the full-Train of the Lakes
Perfect weekend. All-in package tour to enjoy a perfect weekend that includes Train of the Lakes and stay in the Pre-Pyrenees.
The Path of Good Men and the Path of the last Cathar
Find the good man you have got inside!
Casa Leonardo's flower
Like the four petals of a flower, Casa Leonardo's rural cottage has designed four circular routes for its guests to enjoy the rich natural scenary that surrounds the house.
Kayaking and wine tasting in Terradets
Mérens – Vernet-les- Bains
Welcome to this section of GR 10 (long-distance trail), Mérens – Vernet-les-Bains, which will take you to from Ariège to the "Catalan Country"
Boumort safari, Deers and Bearded Vultures
Come by train and discover the wild nature of Boumort Mountain!
Hiking through Terradets Gorge Roca Regina and Bosc Ravine
Come and discover Roca Regina, an impressive calcarean rock area located in a wonderful and spectacular natural site: Terradets Lake and Montsec Mountain Range.
Eco-immersion in the heart of Agly-Fenouillèdes
Aude Cathare Evasion offers you a complete programme of activities by electric MTB and hiking that will allow you to discover Algy Valley in all its splendour!
From France to Spain, the secret crossing of the Pyrenees
North-South crossing of the Pyrenees, from France to Spain : an easy, beautiful and diversified hike.


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HR Software For Human Services Organizations
My new Amazon Echo arrived in the mail yesterday. I could not resist ordering one a few weeks ago when they were offered half-price on Amazon Prime Day. It was amazing that a device so powerful and intelligent could be set up and able to be used in a matter of minutes. Immediately my 7-year-old son and I began peppering "Alexa" with questions and commands such as "Alexa, tell me a joke," "Alexa, set a timer," and "Alexa, play 80's music." When I was a kid, we had a black & white television with a knob to change the channels. How far we have come!
This got me to thinking about the advancements in business applications technology. At our company, DATIS HR Cloud, we frequently come across health & human services agencies that sadly use technology comparable to my old black & white television.
There are many agencies, and you may be one of them, that rely extensively on "home-grown" applications. These are custom and proprietary computer software applications that were written by the organizations themselves to accomplish business tasks such as human resources, payroll, and time & attendance. In some cases, these programs were written a decade or more ago and at the time, served the agency well. Over time, this approach has proven to be problematic.
For one thing, many of the seasoned application developers and programmers that were tasked with creating and maintaining these applications are nearing retirement. Today's college Information Technology courses simply don't teach antiquated programming languages like RPG, COBOL, or FoxPro, some of which were used to write those in-house legacy applications. Hence there becomes a skills gap when there is no one at the agency who knows how the programs work, no matter how well they may have been documented.
Further, these applications tend to be stand-alone in nature and accomplish only one business function. They were not designed to integrate with other necessary applications like an electronic health record or general ledger software, but were created as simply a classic "point solution." Beyond that, since most of the agencies in question don't possess a core competency in software development, these applications have not been updated and made current over the years. So, an application written in 1997, for example, is essentially the same program it was over 20 years ago!
In addition, we sometimes encounter folks at the opposite end of the spectrum. These are agencies who have no HR software at all, neither purchased nor custom-written. Everything, including time sheets, personnel action forms, onboarding documents and performance appraisals, are handled on paper. What they can't accomplish via paper, they often manage through applications like Microsoft Excel. Don't get me wrong, Excel is extraordinarily powerful, but its functions are limited. Agencies that use Excel might do so for time entry, calculating payroll, or perhaps tracking the required credentialing documents for its staff. Those we encounter seem to know that this is inefficient, but they have become accustomed to it and say things like, "We've always done it this way."
When I talk to people like this, either those who have a "home brewed" software or no software at all, I find that there are a few common reasons for their choices. First, their organizations simply didn't have the hundreds of thousands of dollars which would have been required for a software investment a decade or more ago. Many of our clients are not-for-profit and an expenditure like that simply was not in the budget. Others tell me that when they searched for HR software, even if they had the money, they could not identify a platform that could handle their complexities. Community mental health centers, federally-qualified health centers (FQHC's), and similar organizations tend to be much more complicated from a labor costing standpoint. They tend to have multiple funding sources which need to be reported against and their personnel can be "dynamic," meaning they can work in a variety of programs, cost centers, locations and more. The final reason for adopting either of these approaches is the fact that they simply did not have the technical know-how and expertise to engineer such a solution on their own.
However, there is a solution for these complex needs. The market has changed so much in just the past 10 years. An entire landscape of HR software applications stand ready to help these agencies reduce costs, improve their processes, and gain efficiencies that they could have only dreamt of in years past. Gone are the days of having to maintain costly software programs on in-house servers or to rely on disparate one-off point solutions. Simply put, these organizations can focus on what they do best – serving their communities and clients – while relying on easy-to-use solutions.
In closing, today's human capital management solutions are cloud-based, meaning one can access the programs from a web browser, enabling the user to be mobile and productive away from the office. There has also been a major disruption in the pricing models which now put these powerful solutions well within reach of today's health & human services organizations. Some providers, like us at DATIS HR Cloud, offer a full suite of fully-integrated solutions which cover the gamut of needs from time & attendance and payroll, to benefits, appraisals and credentialing tracking.
Thankfully, we no longer have to change the TV channels by hand. Now would be the time for organizations who still do things the old way to examine the market for a solution which might work better for them and their agencies. They just might be surprised with what they find.
This DATIS Blog was written by Dellas Hustead, DATIS, on August 11th, 2017 and may not be re-posted without permission.


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This year we will be taking part in the digital campaign known as #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, we will join other charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world to come together for one shared purpose—to celebrate generosity by supporting causes close to their hearts. We invite you to donate to our initiative, a merit-based scholarship program that supports local design-minded students by offering them financial assistance to pursue their design education.
"I look at what people have to pay for [tuition] today and I just go, 'How do they do this?!'" – AIGA DC Fellow Pat Taylor
" I feel comfortable donating to the AIGA DC Design Continuum Fund because I know it is going to good people and in a good direction." – Designer Cecilia Cortes Earle
Join donors like Pat and Cecilia who are empathetic to the financial stress that students face today. Help us reach our $100,000 goal so that will have more to invest in our soon to be launched Endowment Fund which will help sustain this program.


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WATCHING: The Big Bang Theory
This is one of my favorite shows. I love the nerdy and my hubby loves the geeky (or is it the other way around?) We've been catching a couple of episodes here and there while baby girl is taking her longer naps.
READING: Motherly
I keep forgetting to mention this, but I started subscribing to Motherly e-mails a couple of months ago and really enjoy reading the articles each week. It's a weekly newsletter, tailored to your baby's current age (mine is on week 21 - YIKES!) that shares insight on balancing child, work, love, and life... I love how inspiring and encouraging it is, while giving me the gentle reminder that I'm not the only one trying to do it all!
LISTENING: to my baby babble
She's quite a chatterbox these days!
EATING: lactation cookies
I know they don't sound very fun... but my milk production went way down recently, so we thought we'd give this recipe a try.
DRINKING: Starbucks Caramel Waffle Cone Frappuccino
Hello! Have you tried the Caramel Waffle Cone Frappuccino at Starbucks yet? Don't! Because it's so yummy and totally addicting and you won't be able to get enough of it. LOL!
WEARING: this fun little teething necklace from Mama & Little
I got it for Mother's Day and am loving it! The colors are really quite beautiful!
MAKING: progress on our baby girl's nursery...
It might actually get finished and be ready to share before she is 6 months old!
PLANNING: a bridal shower
My best friend from middle school is getting married! We couldn't be more thrilled for her! Her friend from elementary school and I are hosting a shower for her in the beginning of July.
TRYING: to make it to the end of the school year
These days seem to be dragging by and the kids seem to be crazier than ever...
WANTING: More time to work
Even though the school days drag on, I still feel like I don't have enough time to finish my work!
FEELING: Restless
Summer is coming! We still have lots of plans to hash out, but I can't wait to just relax and hang out at home with my sweetie!
ENJOYING: Time with family
We went home to Ohio just this past weekend and got to see so much family. My Aunt, Uncle, cousins, and Grandma from Hawaii all came for my Baby Brother's graduation and it was great fun to see them! We also got to see all the siblings, nephews and nieces on Hubby's side at a big breakfast that his parents hosted and our baby girl got to meet so many people! It's so nice to be around the ones we love!
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My memory of Japanese sweets is my mum's homemade Anko (Japanese Sweet Red Bean Paste). Well…, it is not exactly the anko itself…. It is more like my mum and my sister.
They love anko. They sometimes had this sudden craving for anko (and I do not know why, but this happened always at night), and the next day, my mum would make it. When they ate it, they looked super happy… The homemade anko must have had some sort of magical power to make these 2 powerful Osaka ladies (especially if you know them…, you know what I mean) calm and speechless…
On the other hand, I have never been a big fan of Anko…. Somehow, I felt it was too sweet….That's why I had never made it before. However, as I became older, I started missing the sweet anko – age does funny thing to humans!
So here it is! I recreated my mum's happy Anko. As always, she gave me the instructions and tips (well, of course she does not know the measurement…). I think it is quite good.
I made Dorayaki (Red Bean Pancake) by using this anko this time. You can use if for anything else – such as Zensai (Sweet Red Bean Soup), Daifuku (mochi rice cake filled with anko), or even western style sweets (cupcakes and pound cakes will be good!).
It takes time to make, but it is easy. Try it when you have time!
220g Azuki Red Beans
1200ml of Water
140g of Caster Sugar
1/4 Teaspoon of Sea Salt
- Soak Azuki red beans overnight (15 – 20 hours).
- Rinse the azuki red beans.
- Place the azuki red beans and 1200ml water into a big pot. Bring it to the boil. Once it is boiled, turn the heat to low. Skim the scum off the top. Keep cooking over low heat for about 1 hour or until the azuki red beans become soft and tender.
- Add caster sugar and sea salt into the pot. Keep simmering until the liquid is evaporated. This will take about 1 – 1.5 hours.
- Once the liquid is evaporated, mix and mash the azuki red beans to the consistency of your liking. Cool it down to use. You can wrap and freeze the anko if you are not planing to use it straight away.
This is Dorataki (Japanese Red Bean Pancake Sandwich). I used this recipe.


text: Wellness Family German Soccer Player Donates World Cup Prize Money to Sick Kids in Brazil Mesut Özil is not only a champion, he's also a class act. By MaryAnn Barone Updated on January 8, 2020 Share Tweet Pin Email Mesut Özil/Facebook Mesut Özil, a midfielder who helped lead Germany to its World Cup victory over the weekend, is not only a champion, but also a class act. The soccer star, 25, confirmed on his Facebook page that he'll donate his prize money (or part of it, at least) to the charity BigShoe to help pay for the surgeries of a total of 23 Brazilian children in need—that's one for every member of the German squad. Though it hasn't been confirmed, the German players reportedly received bonuses of $400,000 for their big 1-0 win against Argentina. BigShoe is a German charity that was founded during the 2006 World Cup held in Germany and its mission is to raise money to operate on children in need around the world. Though it hasn't been disclosed what specific surgeries Özil will be covering, BigShoe funds operations for conditions such as congenital heart defects, burns, cataracts, and cleft palates and lips. This isn't the first time Özil, who plays club soccer for Arsenal in the English Premier League, has lent a helping hand with medical bills, either. Before the World Cup, he paid for the surgeries of 11 Brazilian children. On his Facebook page, he said this was his "personal thank-you for the hospitality of the people of Brazil." "I love children," Özil said in a video in May about his involvement with the charity. "They are important to me and I want them to thrive, live their own life, and have a good chance in the future." Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit


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Anxiety, you're my friend and I welcome you.
Because I love the world and its uncertainty,
I love the world with you in it,
even when I must convince myself of it!
In doing so, you make a remarkable example:
You're climbing hills. You're staying late.
You're blinking because you only want to have fun
and no one knows how you got here.
You're a clapper, and a follower, and a Johnny-on-the-spot.
You keep abreast of the changes. Your motor is strong,
strong enough I could think of you as only a motor
and that misprision would call into my periphery
a more ineffable understanding of what you really are.
Which is all hypothesis, which helps me believe,
and is why anyone can look down their own shirt
and feel shocked and scared and also reassured.
Without you, how could I learn what I already know?
Who would appreciate the circle so much?
I'd fall easily into taking-everything-in
and playing-it-cool at picnics by rivers, or after midnight,
and in other continuums wherein I'm totally awesome –
when driving to drive or making up voices,
such as the hallucinating auctioneer.
And though you annoy me, I'm glad you're along.
We can go fishing or some bullshit.
We can go places we're not sure we even want to go.
I'll be an elder statesman; I'll beat you up. Or let you win,
or let you hit me harder.
We'll be aware of none of this later, stealing a pie
claiming bears on the road out of town, penning a memo
and setting it on fire.
Sometimes, we'll take different parts.
I'll be Andy Griffiths sold by money-order;
you'll be Donahue.
We'll keep saying we can work-with-it.
We'll drink toddies with blue-haired ladies
who'll tell us everything.
They'll say everything starts with a piece of cake
but before that it started with Chang and Ang,
the Siamese twins buried, holding each other,
over there, past the traffic circle, past the cloggers.
That's where they are, still thinking thoughts
and bonded, behind where the brothers Jim
paint the white fence white.
And the mayor comes by.
The mayor, he's a real Joe Miller
which is a local term


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Book Alert: Popular Contemplative Book in Christian Circles [Excerpts]
Soul Feast by Marjorie Thompson is a book that promotes mantra meditation and New Age mystics. It stands among many other contemplative prayer books that do the same. But what is so alarming is that it also stands within the ranks of many Christian ministries, organizations, churches, and colleges. And even though Thompson does not hide her mystical affinities, many in Christian circles see her as a trustworthy source for spiritual nourishment.
In Soul Feast, Thompson's "Annotated Bibliography" (of books she favors) is a who's who of pantheistic contemplatives including: Thomas Merton, Henri Nouwen, Anthony de Mello, Richard Foster, Tilden Edwards, Edward Hays, Morton Kelsey, and Parker Palmer. Jesuit priest De Mello, author of Sadhana: A Way To God, says this of meditation:
A Jesuit friend once told me that he approached a Hindu guru for initiation in the art of prayer. The guru said to him, "Concentrate on your breathing." My friend proceeded to do just that for about five minutes. Then the guru said, "The air you breathe is God. You are breathing God in and out. Become aware of that, and stay with that awareness" (Yungen, For Many Shall Come in My Name, p. 119).
Willow Creek did a women's study of Soul Feast, and Abilene Christian University used the book as a textbook in their Spiritual Formation course. Bethel University also used the book as a textbook in their Spring 2007 course, DYNAMICS OF CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY as did Wheaton College in a similar course. Mark Yaconelli of Youth Ministry and Spirituality Project also recommends the book, and so do many other Christian leaders and groups.


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People who're particular about their overall health often take food regimen dietary supplements. Active girls have elevated protein needs to assist restore, build and keep muscle mass after exercises. Keep in thoughts the additional fitness and power advantages you will acquire from exercise versus doing nothing and popping a tablet. Even though he is a aggressive eater, he's additionally very educated within the health and complement business. And some, like Stemulite Fitness Formula, have plenty of further advantages equivalent to improved memory and focus, deeper, more restful sleep and pure and safe weight reduction. I see a number of dietary supplements in stores the place you'll be able to burn out a lot of money buying any supplements pre workout, after workout and anything in between. If you swing the balance in favor of supplements your doing yourself more harm.
Find your whole favourite high-quality sports and health supplements to assist your distinctive workout routine on the lowest prices… because a healthy life-style does not have to come at a price! They are probably just overjoyed that the child is concerned with health and never enjoying laptop games all day or pulling billies of their bedroom. Fabian Di Marco, a 26-12 months-outdated personal trainer from Sydney who runs an internet dietary supplements company, says there are dozens of pre-exercise merchandise on the market. When you get started with Active Fitness Training, our coaches will sit down with you and put collectively the most effective plan that can assist you attain your goals. We look for balanced individuals that are energetic in many different social circles, gyms, and actions. Supplements are only 10% of the equation, meals is 60%, ironically train is simply 30% of the equation.
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Powdered protein supplements usually include about 30 grams of protein per scoop; some protein bars also include up to 30 grams of protein. And a brief word on regulation of dietary supplements: the United States doesn't do it, most of Europe does not do it, I would assume that Asia doesn't do it and due to this fact, the same financial pressures are going to cease Australia from doing it. I even have never used these supplements but I am aware there may be big strain in the retail industry to tell the general public as little as possible of well being warnings. Compound your lively way of life with train sessions, and a whey protein supplement may be warranted to supplement your levels of dietary protein. Any complement, particularly a health complement, has to be all natural, secure and don't have any unwanted unwanted effects.
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Summary:Join Water of Life today as they minister the gospel in word, song and power. Doyle Davidson shares briefly about the Lord setting Terre Brown and Kathie Davidson with him as prophetesses, to walk with him. Kathie ministers Matthew 24:32-39 and she and Doyle discuss the words of Jesus about the last days, "Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: so likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled." Terre Brown and David Kaspareit have comments as well. They remind us, according to scripture, we do not know the "day and hour" of the Lord's return, but we know the season and the word tells us what will take place before that day. Kathie gives two tongues and interpretations and Doyle gives a prophecy. He closes the program praying, "Mercy, grace … be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, God bless you."
Praise and Worship:
The Mai Girls (recorded songs)
"Rejoice For The Steps"
"We Shall Be Satisfied"
Scripture References:
Matthew 24:32-39
Mark 3
Amos 3:7
Jeremiah 1:5
Jeremiah 5:24
2 Thessalonians 2:3
Matthew 25
Revelation 6:1-8
Luke 21:28
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Scripture References:Romans 1:16
1 Thessalonians 1:5
Isaiah 35
Jeremiah 5:24
1 Corinthians 1:17-29
Read About It:
Click the following links to see more details of the testimonies mentioned in this program:
January 2, 2007 Terre Brown appointed as prophetess to lead the women and singers (Page 4):
2009 Kathie Davidson, Prophetess:
"Sell your hospital and practice and obey me.":
May 22, 2017 "I've chosen you, sent you to the four corners of the earth to deliver my word without despair or fear, saith the Lord of Hosts."
Transcript of interpretations of tongues and prophecy:
All the songs used on today's program can be downloaded, free of charge at:


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Salt to Stone Itinerary
Discover Welcoming Towns & Unscathed Wilderness.
Welcoming small towns brimming with local flavor and stretches of unscathed wilderness await visitors traveling from Salt Lake City into southwest Wyoming and northward to Yellowstone. The Salt to Stone region is a colorful adventureland waiting to be discovered by road trippers. Trace the footsteps of mountain men and women, discover dreamy mountain vistas by foot, bike or car — and tour museums and attractions that showcase Western culture at its finest.
We outline several routes for you to choose from when exploring this part of Wyoming, including stopping points for you to enjoy along the way. Route A begins at the Evanston Downtown Visitor Center and follows US-89 N (near the Wyoming-Idaho border) to Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks. Route B begins at Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area and follows US-191 N to Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks. To explore the rugged Wyoming Range on the way to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons, follow Route C along US-189 N.
Take a look at these Salt to Stone route options and begin planning your Wyoming road trip.
Route Distance:
285 Miles (Route A)
260 Miles (Route B)
240 Miles (Route C)
Suggested Time:
4 Days Each
Route A – From Evanston
Evanston – Roundhouse & Rail Yards
Evanston is home to the only remaining complete roundhouse on the old Union Pacific line between Omaha and Sacramento. This historic building — used by railroads to store and service locomotives — has turntables and bays that are still operational.
Several restored buildings highlight the history of this 19th-century fur-trading post, a vital supply stop for wagon trains traversing the Oregon, California and Mormon trails. Tour the reconstructed trading post and interpretive archaeological site.
Kemmerer – Fossil Butte National Monument
Colorful geologic formations rise about 1,000 feet above Twin Creek Valley and possess some of the world's best-preserved fossils, including those of fish, insects, plants, reptiles, birds and mammals.
Want to combine Routes A and B? Instead of driving up US-189, take WY-28 E just north of Kemmerer. From here, explore Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge and then head north along US-191 through Farson, Boulder and Pinedale.
Star Valley – Star Valley Scenic Byway
This picturesque 80-mile stretch of Highway 89 starts at the Idaho-Wyoming border, climbs up Salt Canyon and Salt River Pass and descends into sprawling and verdant Star Valley. Then the route continues through the quaint communities of Smoot, Afton, Grover, Thayne and Etna before reaching Alpine and ending at the Lincoln County line in Snake River Canyon.
Afton – Intermittent Spring
Known as the "spring that breathes," the Intermittent Spring near Afton is one of only three periodic springs in the world that flows on predictable intervals. To get there, head east on Second Avenue in Afton and hike the short trail along Swift Creek.
Teton Village – Jackson Hole Aerial Tram
Ride the tram in Teton Village up 4,139 feet to unparalleled wraparound views of Bridger-Teton National Forest and Grand Teton National Park.
Route B – From Green River
Near Green River – Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
Named for the landscape's natural kaleidoscopic hues, 201,000-acre Flaming Gorge is a land of living color. The reservoir is perfect for boating, fishing and kayaking, and the whimsical rock formations that frame the water change colors and perspective with varying sunlight.
Green River – Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge
More than 220 bird species inhabit Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge, which protects 27,230 acres of riparian, wetland and upland shrub habitats along the Green River. Keep your eyes peeled for bald eagles, trumpeter swans, moose and mule deer, or guarantee yourself wildlife spectacles within the refuge's family-friendly welcome center.
Rock Springs – Western Wyoming Community College's Natural History Museum
Check out life-size replicas of the dinosaurs that once roamed Wyoming, pottery made by early inhabitants, fossils of fish and reptiles, and other prehistoric artifacts. Then, wander over to the Weidner Wildlife Museum to see nearly 125 taxidermy specimens from around the world.
Farson – Farson Mercantile & Ice Cream Shop
Whether your flavor of choice is butter pecan or mint chocolate chip, a stop at Farson Mercantile — home of the "Big Cone" — for a scoop (or three) is a must. The crowd-pleasing pit stop also serves pizza, coffee and sandwiches.
The fur-trade era comes alive through period artifacts and authentic reproductions. Exhibits include an exact replica of an 1800s Sioux teepee and a life-size grizzly-bear-attack diorama — featuring frontiersman Hugh Glass and inspired by the 2015 movie "The Revenant."
Near Pinedale – Green River Lakes & Squaretop Mountain
A pair of sparkling green-blue lakes in the Bridger-Teton National Forest, Green River Lakes boast awe-inspiring vistas of the Wind River Range's photogenic 11,695-foot Squaretop Mountain.
Jackson – The National Museum of Wildlife Art
The National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson has more than 5,000 works of art representing animals from around the world, including pieces by Georgia O'Keeffe, Andy Warhol and John James Audubon. An additional bonus: It also has incredible views of the National Elk Refuge.
Route C – From Kemmerer
Near Kemmerer – Fossil Butte National Monument
This national monument contains more than 8,000 acres and protects a portion of the largest deposit of freshwater fish fossils in the world. The visitor center houses more than 300 fossils, but if that's not enough, hike one of the interpretive trails.
Big Piney – Wyoming Range
Groomed snowmobile trails, off-road vehicle trails and a network of rugged cabins make this relatively untouched portion of the Rocky Mountains one worth exploring. Big Piney acts as the gateway to the Wyoming Range, offering access to the 70 mile long Wyoming Range National Recreation Trail.
Big Piney – Green River Valley Museum
Discover the history of the Green River Valley at this museum featuring exhibits on historic town buildings, mines, nearby petroglyphs and more.


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Information contained in this publication is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice or opinion, nor is it a substitute for the professional judgment of an attorney.
The September edition of Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report examines what federal agencies were up to while Congress was out of session, and discusses state and local laws that advanced in the weeks leading up to Labor Day. The Insider Report includes the following sections:
Insider Briefing [p. 1]. August is typically a slow month in Washington. With Congress out of session, there is an exodus from the hot and humid Capital. However, with only a few months left in the Obama Administration, August was anything but slow from a workplace policy perspective. The Department of Labor (DOL), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released regulations and subregulatory directives that could have profound implications for employers. As the highly charged presidential and congressional elections rapidly approach, Members of Congress and stakeholders in the employer community weighed in on the final administrative push to effectuate its workplace policy agenda before the next president and Congress are sworn into office.
On the Move [p. 1]. With Labor Day approaching, lawmakers at the local, state, and federal levels will continue to push bills, ordinances, and ballot initiatives governing the workplace. While August is ordinarily a sleepy legislative period, at least eight city labor and employment-related ordinances were adopted, seven state bills enacted, and six local ballot initiatives certified for the November election. Another handful of bills cleared both legislative chambers. Measures considered last month include those related to equal pay, paid time off, minimum wage, non-compete agreements, and fair scheduling.
In Focus [p. 10]. On August 9, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau announced it awarded $1.1 million in grants to research and analyze how paid leave programs can be developed and implemented across the country. The announcement was notable because it reinforced the Administration's commitment to paid leave mandates for workers, even absent federal legislation. The grant announcement came as a final rule imposing paid leave requirements on certain government contractors under Executive Order 13706 is under review by the White House Office of Management and Budget. Release of the final rule is slated for September. The announcement was also notable because it recognized that many states and localities are not waiting on Congress to act, and will further fuel those efforts.
Global Report [p. 8]. This section provides a roundup of international labor and employment news.
Outlook [p. 12]. A calendar of events provides information on upcoming regulatory comment deadlines, agency meetings, and related activities.
Click here to read the full Insider Report.


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Creating beautiful websites is no longer the monopoly of techies. Now, with web designing codes made available through the Internet, anyone can dabble into the exciting world of web development and web design.
During the early years of the Internet, only a handful of people were capable of developing a blank webpage into a site that not only attracted a new breed of surfers, but conveyed the company's thrust at one glance. These people, called developers had a world of their own. They were wrapped in an air of modern day algorithmic mysticism that seemed impenetrable to mere mortals. Could these two groups meet? How could they? No one dared question their logic; no one dared go against their designs. Why not? HTML codes and CSS scripts were not part of the ordinary man's vocabulary – at least, not until recently.
With the Internet becoming more and more readily available to everyone, it is but natural for a man with an inquisitive mind, to explore the nuances of this technological craze. They probably started playing around with fonts, discovering ways to italicize, underline even bold face texts using simple codes, in their email correspondences. Following this trend were the ubiquitous web logs or blogs. These blogs were initially personal journals that people maintained to document the goings on in their lives. Being personal journals, people wanted to design it in such a way that it easily reflected their beings, and since these were for their personal consumption, blog owners took it upon themselves to learn the intricacies of basic web design and development.
The entry of blogs in the online world sparked a renewed interest in the internet, most specifically in web design. Books and magazines that featured web design codes and scripts were being gobbled up by the consumer. These strange characters no longer frightened them. People now absorbed and understood this new language just like a dry sponge absorbs water. To answer the growing needs of a new industry, these codes became readily available on the Internet.
From blogs, the logical progression would be on to actual web-sites. Once equipped with the basic knowledge on web design, the task of actually working on a web site no longer seemed so daunting. People who grew adept with internet codes through their blogs gradually ventured out into designing more complex internet websites. They had the fundamental skills. If they needed something more, a more elaborate design for pop-up ads, drop down menus, a rotating banner, and other website promotional tools, they could easily get the required code through the internet and easily insert this in the entire html (or css) script.
Today, more and more websites focus on providing html and css codes to a still growing number of web design enthusiasts. Some provide the codes for a small fee, yet others readily give these out free of charge. Not only do they provide codes and scripts, these sites also give readers instructions on how and where to insert these into the web template. In addition to these, some sites even have on-line forums where newbies and techies can share their web-design problems and valuable tips to other aspiring web-designers.
Today, web design is no longer the exclusive domain of techies – athough the more complicated codes are still left to the experts. It's really amazing that the technology that alienated the web design gods from the web design mortals is the same one that brought these two together.
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From the Fight Lab Pro Promoter: This show will be sold out in a week – only 150 seats to gen public. $20 GA $60 Cage Side Rows 1-2-3. Proceeds benefit The Hero's Fund. Email me if you want tix. THERE WILL NO BE ANY AT THE DOOR. So I need to know by this weekend Aug 22 or Aug 25 at the latest if you need a ticket. You can contact me or contact kenny at PitBoss @ [ Read More ]
Advanced Spinal Fitness are showcasing their skills by keeping a Mixed Martial Arts fighter's body together and functioning. Training multiple hours per day for 6-7 days per week and competing in the cage average once per month, keeping an athlete's body in top working shape can be challenging. Advanced Spinal Fitness is more than ready for the job.


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Monday, June 17, 2013
Pinch Hitter
9 comments:
Finally someone has found a good use for the teenage insomnia/night owl behavior!! :DReplyDelete
Meri, You have such wonderful sons! It warms my heart seeing all of them together. High fives to M!!!!!ReplyDelete
My boys are 9 and 12. Their sister is 6 and has diabetes for 3 months. They've both already tested and injected her, and we've left her with them to go out to dinner AND all day when we took pump training at the hospital. (Well, grandpa was here that day, but the boys did the D care) The oldest has his Red Cross baby sitting certificate, he's CPR & life saving certified, and he has come with me to the diabetes education classes at the hospital. I am glad I can count on him once in a while without putting an undo burden on him. Otherwise, it all falls on me, and I'm just one person, ya know. :-)ReplyDelete
What a wonderful boy you've got there (4 actually)! Our 20 year old son took the last year off from college. He has done the majority of night checks since our 17 year old was dx last August. A full night sleep sure does help!ReplyDelete
awesome, I'll take his pinch hitting skills any night for a few extra hours of zzzz's!ReplyDelete
Glad to hear you found a reliable pinch-hitter! Though I've never met any of you, I would've had no doubt that M could handle it without a problem.ReplyDelete
I'd be a bit weary of trying out a pinch-blogger situation though. Once or twice would be nice, but I don't believe anyone can string a series of words together quite like you can!
I think this is a wonderful idea! Sounds like M is happy and proud to take part and also to let his mom have some much needed sleep.ReplyDelete
You have such wonderful boys in your life!
He doesn't know what can of worms he opened, does he? But, hey, it's the least he can do for all the MOM stuff you do! ;)ReplyDelete
That's what family is all about. Love it!ReplyDelete


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As librarians, our skills are as embedded in our personal lives as in our work, and they do not desert us when we leave our positions. After retiring in 2009, I began volunteering at Hedgebrook, a writing residency program for women on Whidbey Island in northwest Washington State. Inspired by its founder, Nancy Skinner Nordhoff, the program is committed to nurturing the voices and work of emerging women writers. Every year about 40 women of various backgrounds are chosen from 500 to 800 applications for residency.
Librarians always hope to have enough time to establish networking relationships with places and programs such as these, developing liaison activities that match our own organizational interests and goals. Being a volunteer here has allowed me to do this and has felt natural. I began by helping to organize the library of alumnae's published and filmed works—many of which are in anthologies or literary journals—to streamline access for writers in residence. Getting these individual pieces into an Excel database shows the writers that 46% of Hedgebrook alumnae have, in fact, been published. The plan is to add the database to Hedgebrook's website so interested readers can see a list of their published works.
Here are some of the benefits for libraries from this type of volunteer relationship:
- A clearer understanding of the resources libraries offer emerging and published writers in this technological age. Some library users are still learning about all the information available in online databases. Many still depend on a printed page for research, unaware that more up-to-date information is available in full text in journals contained in these databases;
- Creation of a new generation of library supporters worldwide;
- Validation that library staff members with research and retrieval skills are still critical interpreters in the information-sharing business; and
- Connecting with local public libraries and academic libraries. For example:
- Erica Bauermeister, a Hedgebrook alumna, was chosen as the 2011 Whidbey Reads author. Whidbey Reads is an annual community-wide reading program, sponsored by local organizations and Sno-Isle Libraries in Marysville, Washington. The program brings people together to share and talk about books;
- Hedgebrook writers' works are displayed each year at Sno-Isle's Freeland and Langley branches.
Being part of Hedgebrook has been the major gift of my retirement. Circumstances prevent me from being a world traveler, so having the opportunity to learn about other cultures from the writers and their work has been a life-altering continuing-education experience.
Perhaps the most valuable portion of my volunteer time has been assisting writers with their research through the many in-house and online resources of Sno-Isle Libraries, as well as the online databases of the district's Freeland and Langley branches.
One summer afternoon, I was working with a young author who was explaining the historical background of her current writing project. The writer had a slave ancestor who, along with her children, was freed before moving to the Midwest. I began looking through 1870 US census records and found a record of her elderly ancestor, who had lived with her son in a Midwestern state. Everyone in the Hedgebrook kitchen rushed to look over my shoulder at the laptop screen where this woman's name was recorded in the Heritage Quest database.
Making this kind of contribution has always been at the core of my commitment to our profession. Working as a librarian embedded in this venue enables me to continue affecting change myself—for libraries and for people.


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Abnormal, maybe
Today I present a list of stuff that makes me anxious:
1. Wondering if I do every day things the "normal" way. Brushing my teeth, putting on mascara, folding laundry, sweeping, taking off my socks…do other people have better ways of doing these things?
2. Thinking about whether or not houses in commercials are ACTUAL HOUSES or just SETS MADE TO LOOK AT HOUSES. I think it's probably about a 50/50 split but which ones are which??
3. The part of tv or radio interviews right at the end when the interviewer is wrapping it up and transitioning to the next part of the show. I always worry on behalf of both parties that something awkward will happen and they'll end up talking over each other or the interviewee won't get a chance to say "thanks for having me" in a gracious way. I actually SIGH WITH RELIEF when interviews end smoothly.
4. Parking. I have been a licensed driver for almost 13 years and yet I still get nervous EVERY TIME I have to park anywhere near another car. Also, I would rather park two miles away than turn right into a parking spot.
5. Wearing shorts. No explanation needed.
6. Watching movies/tv shows where all the characters (usually involving lots of men) look the same or reading books where all the names start with the same letter (Example movie: Lord of the Rings). Instead of just NOT WATCHING/READING them I get all sweaty palmed and confused and asking people around me "wait, who is that person related to? didn't he just kill that other guy? or was that whats-his-name?"
7. Coming up with three more things for this list so I can have an even 10 because who does a "Top 7" list? That's not even a thing! How can I publish a list with ONLY SEVEN THINGS? But thinking about the first six items is giving me heart palpitations so I'm quitting now.
TUESDAY MORNING EDIT: I thought of more stuff! Because why read a nice book at 11 pm when you can instead anxiously make lists of more things that make you anxious and then worry so much you will forget them in the morning you can't sleep?
8. Anything involving a telephone (answering calls, ordering food, calling the doctor's office, making appointments, even calling my friends), but ESPECIALLY checking my voicemail. I get sort of nervous as soon as the phone starts to ring but the thought of letting the person calling leave a message that I then have to CHECK and maybe even RETURN THE CALL is just ridiculous. I would prefer all interaction take place over the internet.
9. Remembering specific incidents I handled badly at the time but later thought of just the thing I SHOULD have done/said. These are not usually recent incidents, but instead stuff that happened years ago, maybe in college or in high school. Something reminds me of that moment in my past and I spend ALL DAY replaying it in my head and worrying about whether or not the entire course of my life would be different if I had just said the RIGHT THING.
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the inside story on filler leaves
Clubs of America | Mar 06, 2018
While all tobacco leaves contribute to the making of a good cigar-smoking experience, the interior leaves, the "filler," is where most of the flavor blending happens, and the personality of the cigar is rooted. Chosen for flavor, aroma and burn quality, these leaves are cautiously selected and blended.
Filler tobacco is grown in many different countries, and all have a few things in common — the seed strains most widely grown produce the most flavor; they are all grown in direct sun to bolster flavor; and all harvesting is done in stages, starting at the bottom of the bush and moving upwards. Each area of the plant offers a different leaf. The base provides leaves thinly textured with light flavors, known as volado in the Spanish language. Air cured for 45 days after harvesting, the leaves change from green to brown as the chlorophyll turns to carotene. Fermentation, a natural chemical process sort of like composting, follows the curing phase. During this time acidity, tar and nicotine are muted and reduced. Care is necessary as the leaves are fragile and can only withstand two gentle fermentations before being baled and allowed to rest before being used in the cigar-making process. The volado wears two different hats in cigar production. It's a neutral filler used to temper other very rich or aggressive leaves. And because of its excellent combustion qualities, this leaf is the reason why your favorite cigars burn so evenly.
The seco, from the center of the plant, have medium body and texture. A sturdier lot, they go through the same curing process, but are treated to a more vigorous fermentation process and longer bale ageing. They form the backbone of the blend with their robust flavor and controlled-burn qualities. Finally, the thick, full-bodied ligero leaves from the crown of the plant orchestrate the overall flavor and personality of the cigar. Because these leaves can produce overpowering flavors, they need to be tempered with several fermentations, and then left to age for up to two years in the bale. Only then can they be used in successful blends and handsome hand-made cigars.
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text: If you have ever seen a dragon in a pinch, you will realize that this was only poetical exaggeration applied to any hobbit, even to Old Took's great-granduncle Bullroarer, who was so huge (for a hobbit) that he could ride a horse. He charged the ranks of the goblins of Mount Gram in the Battle of the Green Fields, and knocked their king Golfibul's head clean off with a wooden club. It sailed a hundred yards through the air and went down a rabbit-hole, and in this way the battle was won and the game of Golf was invented at the same moment.


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1. Reykjavik: Snaefellsnes Peninsula and Kirkjufell Day Trip
Visit the Snaefellsnes Peninsula on this guided day trip from Reykjavik. See everything Iceland has to offer in one trip including Berserkjahraun lava fields, Snaefellsjokull volcano, and Kirkjufell mountain. Learn the local legends and see a local seal colony up close and personal. Begin your trip in the local town of Borgarnes. Grab some snacks before heading to the peninsula and try to catch a peak of the ice-capped Snaefellsjokull stratovolcano. Arrive at the Berserkjahraun lava field, and learn the origin of its name. Picture next, Kirkjufell, famously known for its role on the "Game of Thrones" television show, and for being the most-photographed mountain in the entire country. Visit the neighboring waterfall, and be swept away by the magic. Climb the staircase to the top of Saxholl, a 100-meter-high volcanic crater. Reach the top and be rewarded by the stunning views of this 3000-year-old feat of nature. Learn local legends, and the history of the strong Icelandic ancestry. Venture into the uninhabited settlement of Djupalonssandur, and test your strength as local men used to on the beach. Head to the fishing village of Arnarstapi and witness the beautifully eroded cliffs and the sculpture of Barour Snaefellsas. Discover a deeper understanding of Icelandic history at Budakirkja, or the "Black Church." View historical artifacts from the 19th century, all thanks to a woman named Steinunn. Find yourself at last at the enchanting golden-colored beach of Ytri-Tunga. Witness a huge seal colony, laying on the rocks and enjoying the sun. Find the exact place they love to relax, and try not to disturb their nap.


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Phoenix Suns star shows off his amazing hops with this insane dunk.
fanatix wonders at what point do NBA offcials have to start testing Gerald Green to see if he actually has springs instead of legs like the rest of us mere mortals.
Possessing arguably the highest vertical leap in the NBA today, Green has made a habit of making the highlight reels, no matter what team the journeyman is on.
After landing with the Suns, nothing has changed, as he finishes off this fastbreak with an alley-opp that saw him close to head-butting the ring, that's 10 feet off the ground.
Green jumped so high that he looked like he stalled in mid-air before catching the lob and slamming it down with two hands.
Can anybody say Gerald Green for Slam Dunk Champion 2013-14?


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Ski posters and memorabilia celebrating skiing will be on display during January and February. Lloyd Hadden has been collecting for many years. Here is his description of the collection:
Mountains: these range from local to out west and Europe. They are from the 1930s in St. Moritz to the present in Alta. These are ads, but of a specific nature: mountains! Some are particularly pleasing visually; others are strictly typographic. Three cardboard posters – Wildcat, Cannon, and Sunapee – came from the roof of taxis.
Events: these also date from the 1930s to the present. The contrasting styles of the two Olympic posters, which bracket WW II, are particularly telling. The rather boring professional race announcement would not have been included had the field not been full of powerful racers from all over Europe, who came to the US in the '50s. (Someone please translate for me what the Russian schedule is saying….)
Art: these are not so much advertisements for specific places or products as celebrations of skiing. The 1936 Severin scene with many little cartoon characters (behind the circ desk) is most interesting. The collage (by the periodicals) tries to convey of the many moods of Zermatt, high in the Swiss and Italian mountains, towered over by the Matterhorn, filled with contrasts – the old and the new, all-day skiing and night life, snow and warmth, peaks and valleys, and networks of trains and trails, many of which go by small warming huts and many beers…
Ads: these ads are dramatic, mostly advertising skis. They come from both Europe and the US. The oldest is from the 1960s.


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"Patrick was never at a loss to make people laugh and always had a big heart for the less fortunate. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Patrick may be made to the New Hope Foundation of Marlboro."- From Patrick's obituary, March 22, 2016
"Our state faces a crisis which is more urgent to New Jersey's families than any other issue we could confront. A crisis which is destroying families. One that is ripping the very fabric of our state. The crisis of drug addiction." -Governor Christie, January 10, 2017
"A 2015 study by the National Institute of Drug Abuse found that half of the patients treated with buprenorphine were able to avoid opiates for 18 months, and 61 percent were still not abusing drugs 3.5 years later."-NIDA, 2015
At every Memorial Day ceremony in Spring Lake, New Jersey, it is a given that you'll see the Scatourchio Family. Since I was a child, whether having the honor to hold a parade flag as a 7-year old Brownie or pushing a stroller as an adult, I have watched my Aunt Eileen, wearing her iconic floppy straw hat and sitting elegantly under the blistering sun in front of the town's Veterans' Memorial. Over the years, we watch her children and grandchildren bring up flower sprays in honor of their uncle, United States Army Chief Warrant Officer Dominic Scatourchio, who served with the 336th Assault Helicopter Company in Vietnam. He was killed in action March 30, 1970.
Aunt Eileen's grandson, Patrick Scatourchio, was one of those kids you could not take your eyes off. It is not an easy task for kids to sit on the hot pavement listening to long speeches in their uncomfortable scout or band uniforms, holding heavy parade flag poles and instruments. Year after year, Patrick would need to be poked by his teacher when it was time to bring up the flower sprays. Watching Patrick get poked by his teacher made us chuckle.
A few weekends ago, I shared my observation with my cousin Pat, Patrick's father. Pat told me that Patrick hated going to these ceremonies because he'd much rather be surfing. We each shared that, as kids, we both felt the same exact way—we wanted to be at the beach! Pat also grew up having the task of bringing up the flower sprays or holding the parade flags. After sharing a laugh about this, Pat got serious. He said, "Pam, can you believe the headline I read yesterday, "Opioid Overdose Deaths Shares Comparisons to Vietnam War." When I got home, I did a Google search and found some startling statistics. The headline is true—last year alone more Americans died from heroin and opioid-related deaths (62,500) than died in the entire Vietnam War (58,220).[i] New Jersey statistics mirror these national numbers with 1,487 NJ Vietnam causalities and 1,600 lives lost in 2015 to opioid overdoses.[ii][iii] This astounding comparison had a sobering impact on Pat because on March 22, 2016 we lost Patrick, who was 22, to an opioid overdose.
Can Narcan Alone Save a Life?
Pat buried his son at a time when the drug Narcan became widely available to family members through the Overdose Protection Act. The entire family was trained how to use naloxone and equipped with kits of the drug. Pat said the family felt ready to handle any overdose crisis with Patrick because they learned the warning signs of opioid overdose. Unfortunately, Patrick overdosed the day he came home from rehab, while his parents were shopping for items needed for Easter Sunday only a few days away. The family was told by the medical examiner that Narcan may not have saved his life. Pat has since learned about other options for treatment and recovery.
Unlikely Hometown Heroes
I've read that many of those involved in local efforts to stop overdose deaths have personal connections to this fight. Today, Pat speaks to schools and visits a local rehab to share his family's story in an effort to help others. "I guess that's what my second act after retiring is for," he said. "It's just a passion for me. I want to help people that struggle with this. Nobody deserves this."
Over a year and a half after his son's death, Pat has become involved with several groups and organizations working to educate the public on addiction and opioid treatment options. Pat is on a mission to educate parents and kids. He has learned so much about prevention, treatment, and recovery options, many of which were not widely known or available to Patrick or the family. For instance, Pat was not familiar with "harm reduction" and other roads to recovery besides the 12-step philosophy. Pat has learned from experts and clinicians that medication-assisted treatment (MAT) works, and for some can be the key to staying on the road to recovery. According to SAMHSA, MAT is a safe and effective strategy that combines behavioral therapy with medication to treat substance use disorders.
Evidenced-Based Treatment: Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Since Patrick's death, Pat says it is "bittersweet" to be sharing this information with other families about using medication, like Methadone, to assist in recovery. Pat told me that most of the young adults he encounters choose or only know about treatment that focuses on abstinence and 12 steps. Pat finds, because alcoholism is an addiction that many in the Jersey Shore area are most familiar with, the treatment for opioid addiction tends to be the same in our area. The residential treatment facility and halfway house Patrick attended were based on 12-step philosophy, which stressed full sobriety, and did not offer MAT.
NJ Law and Advocacy: Supporting Opioid Treatment and Recovery Options
Support for MAT has grown quickly in recent years, as addiction has become recognized as a crisis in New Jersey. The NJ law states, "residential facilities that treat or house individuals with substance use disorders could no longer exclude patients receiving medication-assisted treatment". Now in New Jersey, denying admission into a treatment facility simply because an individual is receiving MAT is no longer permitted. Further, the NJ law states "The science of addiction medicine is increasingly finding that substance use disorders can be most effectively treated with a combination of counseling, peer support, and medication".
What we are hearing from news sources is, "all of us will know someone who has died from an opioid overdose." My cousin Pat feels strongly that what he is doing to educate families on accessing treatment, such as, MAT, will help others achieve long-term recovery.
Learn More about MAT
Medication and Counseling Treatment
[i] https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/6/6/15743986/opioid-epidemic-overdose-deaths-2016
[ii] http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/15/05/20/vietnam-veteran-deaths/
[iii] http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2016/12/overdose_deaths_skyrocket_in_nj_as_opioid_epidemic_continues_its_boom.html


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I've lived in Manhattan for almost four years now. I am a Brooklyn lover. I mean, literally, any chance that I can get I will take an adventure over the bridge. I'm only at the beginning stages of my love affair with BK, and I have no intentions of cutting ties anytime soon. There are countless restaurant, bars and spots to explore (did I mention my love for just straight-up exploring? I love to frolic all over Brooklyn and Manhattan with zero agenda whatsoever).
On one of my last escapades over the bridge, I decided to check out Paulie Gee's for pizza followed by cocktails at Ramona's. I have to give my co-worker Kayla credit as she is a Green Point resident. She said we HAD to try Paulie Gee's pizza but that we had to beat the rush and get there early. We arrived a little after 6 pm (early bird special, I know). This turned out to be a great move as this place truly fills up, and fast. The pizza was pretty amazing, but I recommend keeping it simple. There's nothing like their margherita. To note, there is no signage whatsoever outside. I mean, for real, this place is hidden behind two huge wooden doors which really adds to it's true old school / barn-like feel.
After Paulie Gee's we of course were in need of a night cap. We headed over to this adorable spot called Ramona's. With tons of lit candles, and simple decor I was loving the atmosphere. Perfect for a first date or grabbing drinks with girlfriends. My blackberry bourbon cocktail was perfection. I highly recommend getting your butt over the bridge. Explore, grab some pizza, and a cocktail or two. I give you, the perfect early evening excursion. Cheers!


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ESOS Phase 2 – Is your Organisation prepared?
We have now passed the half way mark between the initial ESOS deadline of 5th December 2015 and the forthcoming deadline for phase 2, which is set for 5th December 2019. The key question for any qualifying organisation at this stage is, where do you currently stand?
• Are you considering your approach to the impending phase 2 deadline?
• Are you working towards implementing any of the recommendations from your initial ESOS audit?
• Is your organisation facing enforcement action from the Environment Agency for non-compliance?
ESOS Compliance – Phase 2
The phase 2 deadline of 5 December 2019 may appear to be a distant concern but at SDS phase 2 is already underway as we understand it is critical for our clients to optimise their time when it comes to obligations such as energy compliance.
We view ESOS as a genuine opportunity to improve the energy efficiency of your business and to make significant cost savings – we advise you not to delay! Here are 3 reasons to act now:
1. Suitably qualified ESOS Lead Assessors are essential and they are limited – approximately a 1:10 ratio to qualifying organisations, therefore it is important to work with one that will put the needs of your business first.
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Today, I head down to Anaheim for my final convention of the year. It's BlizzCon 2016.
Anaheim Convention Center
800 West Katella Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92802
Scholastic Liason: Lindsey Johnson, 910-827-2673.
Their website is here: https://blizzcon.com/en-us/
Unlike other conventions that I attend, I won't personally be selling anything. Mostly, I'm going to be doing panels, Q&As and signings in support of my new novel, WORLD OF WARCRAFT: TRAVELER
Here's my schedule:
SIGNING 01:15pm - 02:15pm
Blizzard Booth 2042 w/artist Samwise Didier.
MEET & GREET 03:00pm - 04:30pm
Scholastic Booth 3044. I'll be signing special Traveler posters here.
Q&A 06:45pm - 07:30pm
Come chat with author Greg Weisman and illustrator Samwise Didier about Aramar Thorne and the new World of Warcraft: Traveler book series.
Community Amphitheater w/Samwise Didier.
SIGNING 07:45pm - 08:45pm
Blizzard Booth 2042 w/Samwise Didier.
MEET & GREET 11:00am
Scholastic Booth 3044.
BUILDING WORLDS 01:00pm - 02:00pm
Books, novels, and short stories have been a part of Blizzard's storytelling heritage for more than twenty years. Join us for a look inside the process of exploring our worlds through prose.
Panel Stage Hall A w/Robert Brooks, Matt Burns, Christie Golden, Chelsea Monroe-Cassel, Timothy Zahn.
PANEL SIGNING 02:15pm - 03:30pm
Blizzard Booth 2042 w/Brooks, Burns, Golden, Monroe-Cassel, Zahn.
SIGNING 06:15pm - 07:15pm
Blizzard Booth 2042 w/Samwise Didier.