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Association of College Educators: Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Mining our Research for Gold Nuggets of Wisdom to Close the Gap Between Grade Level and
Achievement for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Students
Westward Look Resort in Tucson, Arizona
February 15 - 17, 2018
Special Features
Faculty will share research about the education of deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children. Keynote speakers Shirin Antia (University of Arizona), Amy Lederberg and Susan Easterbrooks (Georgia State University), and Brenda Schick (University of Colorado, Boulder) will present the outcomes and research of the Center on Literacy and Deafness (CLAD), a multi-university center funded by the Institute of Educational Sciences since 2012. The CLAD mission is to identify the factors influencing literacy and language development in young deaf children and to develop and research interventions that enhance language and literacy learning.
Attendees will include about 200 university and college faculty from the U.S. and Canada and other countries who prepare teachers of DHH students. Approximately 60 universities and colleges that have programs in teacher preparation for DHH students will be represented.
For more information and to register for the conference, visit acedhh.org/conference.htm. Registration opens in December.


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A Study Bible that Weaves God's Story Together for an Unraveling World
Journey through the interwoven story of the gospel from Genesis to Revelation. The NIV Storyline Bible features over 380 articles paired with book introductions that illuminate the interconnected nature of God's inspired Word. The content adapted from Biblemesh.com explores major events, key characters, and the theology of the Bible over seven historical eras: Creation / Patriarchs / Moses / Israel / After Exile / Jesus / The Church.
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Kerala government is reported to have sought permission from MCI to begin MBBS course at ESI medical college Paripally, starting 2016-17. The state government has stated in its written communication to MCI that it is prepared to make available all facilities required to start the MBBS course at the medical college. The state government is seeking a nod to offer 100 MBBS seats in the beginning.
The basic infrastructure facilities have been set by the ESI Corporation, at an estimated project cost of Rs 540 crore. Till now, Rs 218 crore has to be spent. The medical college hospital will initially have a bed capacity of 300 beds and will later be increased to 500 beds.
Health minister K K Shylaja confirmed the news and implied that the state government will make available the facilities if it received the MCI approval for 100 MBBS seats for the new medical college.
Another decision to appoint 108 faculty members has also been taken by the state government now. Even though the decision was thought over earlier, there was no government order issued for the same. However, now these 108 posts have been officially created for this medical college. There are many orders still pending for verification regarding the takeover of the medical college hospital. There are some doctors who have been given appointment by ESI. They are now given an option to join the state government services.
"Till July 23 we have time to make the facilities ready. Almost 80% of the infrastructural works are complete. The remaining works will be completed on war footing," said the minister while speaking to reporters here. Facilities like library, equipment for the hospital and teaching, proper water supply, hostel facilities for students, etc have to be completed now, said the minister.
The government decided to seek MCI's nod for MBBS admissions this year at Paripally as the institution had a full-fledged academic block and infrastructure needed for starting first year classes, as reported by Hindu. About 80 per cent of the infrastructural requirements were already there at the 300-bed hospital. The remaining requirements could be readied before July 23, the last date for the government to give its readiness to the MCI for starting the college.


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Photography can be a very fulfilling hobby. You do need proper knowledge and planned effort in order to succeed however. Below you'll find some excellent tips to get you started on your way to taking great photos.
Keep your camera settings simple. Master one control at a time, such as the shutter speed or the aperture, before taking on the next. This method will let you focus on taking the picture rather than wasting time messing with your camera, which will cause your subject to leave.
Make sure that your arms remain next to your body when you hold a camera, and make sure that the sides and the bottom of the camera are supported. By holding your camera in this way, you'll lessen the chance of moving the camera during the shot; thereby keeping it framed and steady for the best shot. By cradling the camera from below, it will help to prevent you from dropping the camera accidentally.
Experiment a bit with the feature that allows you to adjust levels of whiteness. When taking shots inside, you generally have a yellow cast due to the light bulbs. Instead of augmenting the light in the room, adjust the camera's white balance for a different atmosphere. This can help your photos appear more professional.
Play around with the settings on your camera and create different compositions for your photographs. An original object is something that is not required to take a great looking picture. A skilled photographer can take an extraordinary picture of a marginal object. You will find your own style as you experiment.
Photograph human subjects. Do not take photographs of people without their consent. When traveling, looking at these pictures will remind you of particular memories, even if the people you photographed do not look like they would stand out from a crowd at the moment when you take your picture. Look for candid expression and casual clothing.
External Flash
Most digital cameras have built-in flash components that automatically pop up when the light is dim. Whereas this feature is great for quick photographer, you should consider purchasing something with an external flash in order to have more professional photographs, as well as to give you more options for lighting. Find out if your camera comes with a "hot shoe" attached to the top that will allow an external flash to be attached. If you are not familiar with cameras, consider going to a professional to ensure you have purchased an external unit that is compatible with your camera.
When you have your shot lined up and it is time to hit the shutter button, stop breathing for a moment and don't move a muscle. A slight movement is capable of completely ruining a shot. Do not breathe when you are taking the shot; it is worth the effort.
Becoming an excellent photographer is a matter of talent, practice and skill, nothing more. Keep shooting and get more experience. With digital technology, you can fire away and not feel pressured to retain images that you do not like. You will become better as you take pictures of everything you see and judge them later to see where you could have taken a better picture.
If you would like to attempt film-based photography, you can easily get a suitable camera from a thrift store. Use black and white film with a 200 ISO for a dramatic effect that can work in many situations. After the film is developed, try getting prints on various paper types, like fiber papers.
Confine yourself within certain limits, to breed creativity. As an example, you may decide to take pictures for the day that represent the concept of "sour." From one viewpoint, shoot around 100 photos. These limitations can force you to think outside the box and create more unusual photos.
Read your camera's instruction manual. The manual is often a big, thick bulky brick. It's all too easy to throw them out or put them in a drawer. However, the manual is an important source of information and should be taken advantage of. There are a lot of dumb mistakes and sub-par techniques you can easily avoid if you review your camera's manual.
Be sure to manually adjust the white balance when taking pictures. This allows you to have greater control over your pictures by altering the overall mood and tone. Through experience you will learn to see what gives the results you want. Starting out with your camera set for manual white balance gives you room to be creative.
For a creative touch, experiment with the focus. The smaller the f-stop number, or depth field, the more blurry your background will be. Try this strategy when taking portraits or other close-up shots. The bigger the f-stop number, the bigger the depth of field. This means that if your depth of field is larger, then a larger portion of the picture will appear focused on. This will work well for photographs of landscapes.
You can put a new spin on an old subject, by photographing it from different angles or using different camera features. Experiment with these techniques beforehand so you'll be able to visualize how they'll affect your planned shot.
While red-eye seems like a minor flaw, it can make all the difference when it comes to frame-worthy photos. Use the flash as infrequently as possible to prevent red eye. When you must use flash, tell the subject to avoid looking directly at the lens. There are also certain cameras which have a feature for red eyes.
Purchase a basic tripod for a better photograph. Even the slightest movements are going to negatively impact your action or low-speed shots. You don't have to buy the most expensive tripod in the store, and it will help to get rid of unsightly blurs from your photos. Using a tripod will eliminate blurs from your pictures and make them look much more professional.
If you want to be good at photography, you will have do some research and put in effort so that you can get outstanding results. Apply these tips to master your equipment now and apply time and effort to explore the artistic possibilities of photography as time passes. Do not make the learning process overly strenuous. After all, photography can be an engrossing and pleasurable hobby. By remembering these tips, you can be successful.


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gold sodium thiomalate
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gold(Au) [gōld]
chemical element, atomic number 79, atomic weight 196.967. (See Appendix 6.) Gold and many of its compounds are used in medicine, especially in treating rheumatoid arthritis. Gold salts are among the most toxic of therapeutic agents and must be given only under strict medical supervision. Toxic reactions may vary from mild to severe kidney or liver damage and blood dyscrasias.
gold 198 a radioisotope of gold having a half-life of 2.7 days, used as either a solid (seed) or a colloidal solution. It has been used for intracavitary or interstitial radiation therapy and has also been used, in colloidal form, as a scintiscanning agent. Symbol 198Au.
gold sodium thiomalate a gold preparation used as a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug in treatment of early active rheumatoid arthritis not controlled by nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, rest, and physical therapy; administered intramuscularly.
gold sodium thiomalate(thī′ō-măl′āt′, -mā′lāt′)
A drug containing two sodium salts of the element gold, given intramuscularly to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
gold sodium thiomalate
an antirheumatic.
indication It is prescribed for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
contraindications Severe debilitation, systemic lupus erythematosus, renal or liver disease, blood dyscrasias, Sjögren's syndrome (in rheumatoid arthritis), or known hypersensitivity to this drug or to other gold or heavy metal salts prohibits its use.
adverse effects Among the most serious adverse effects are various blood dyscrasias, renal damage, and allergic reactions. Dermatitis, stomatitis, and lesions of the mucous membranes also may occur.
gold sodium thiomalate
C4H4AuNaO4S, a water-soluble gold preparation used intramuscularly to treat rheumatoid arthritis with active joint inflammation.
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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Hookin' Up With An Old Girlfriend
Well, not really. My wife would probably go Lorena Bobbitt on me. But after a year of solely tenkara angling, I dusted off the old five-weight and went fishing. My friend, G.T., invited me to go back to the little lake where I caught my first tenkara bass. You might remember from the earlier post that … Continue reading
Kofi Annan, Jimmy Carter, Help!
Now that Kofi Annan has finished in his peace mission to Syria, perhaps he can undertake one in Tenkaraland. The debate between Chris Stewart and Daniel Galhardo has reached a new level of recrimination and acrimony. Time Out! There will probably never be a consensus on what tenkara is, so perhaps it's time to admit … Continue reading
Are You An Author? Do You Speak Tenkara?
Now that this blog is up and running, I would like to invite you, the reader, to submit a post or photos. Tenkara is a method, a tool, and perhaps most importantly, a community (and a growing one, at that). If you fish tenkara (in any form), or even if you do not, I would like to … Continue reading
EZ-Keepers Are Keepers
In a recent blog post the author described difficulties with line tangle using EZ-Keepers on her tenkara rod. While not as attractive and sexy as some of the handcrafted line spools I've seen on the 'net, I can't imagine an easier system of line storage than EZ-Keepers. For the past year I've been using a … Continue reading
Summer (Mayfly) Blizzard on Spring Creek
To me, one of nature's greatest spectacles is perhaps an understated one: a mayfly hatch. This is one of those events that reminds me of the mystery and logic of nature. Standing midstream, a little movement catches my eye, and from seemingly nowhere a few mayflies have begun an aerial ballet. Soon joined by more … Continue reading
Long Lake
Thought you might want to start your day with a photo of Long Lake in the Indian Peaks wilderness of Colorado. The lake is a short hike from the Brainard Lake campground and contains a good population of trout. As you can see, you are rewarded with fantastic views of the 13,000′ Indian Peaks.


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Thu, January 11, 2018, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Ridgewood Rehabilation and Care Center 624 Pinewood Ave. Seward, Nebraska 68434 (map)
If you or someone you know is affected by Alzheimer's disease or dementia, it's time to learn the facts. This program provides information on detection, causes and risk factors, stages of the disease, treatment, and much more. There is no charge for individuals to attend, but registration is required at least one week in advance to ensure adequate space. Seats are limited. For more information or to register, please call 800.272.3900 or visit communityresourcefinder.org. The Alzheimer's Association values diversity and inclusiveness, and welcomes all families to programs and events.


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A crispy, thin, slightly sweet and salty biscuit, covered with melted chocolate and only eight ingredients. You'll be munching down on these Chocolate Digestive Biscuits before your cup of tea is even ready!
Chocolate Digestive Biscuits [Vegan, Sugar-Free]
Cooking Time
- 1 cup whole wheat plain flour
- 3/4 cup plain flour
- 3 tablespoons caster sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup vegan butter
- 1-2 tablespoons soy milk or preferred non-dairy milk
For the Chocolate Topping:
- 1/3 cup vegan chocolate
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- Preheat oven to 350°F fan-forced and line two baking trays with grease proof paper.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, mix together the flours, sugar, baking powder and salt. Rub in the butter using your fingertips. Using your hands, mix in 1 tablespoon of the milk at a time, until it creates a soft dough. I only needed 1 1/2 tablespoons.
- Form the dough into a ball and place on an extra piece of grease proof paper. Roll it out to an even 1/8-inch thick. Using a 2 and 1/2-inch cookie cutter, cut out as many circles as you can, placing them 1-inch apart on the baking trays. Reroll the dough scraps and continue cutting until you have no more dough.
- Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden. Remove and leave to cool completely on the tray.
- Melt the chocolate and coconut oil in a double boiler and spread over the tops of the cooled biscuits.
- Leave to set or enjoy as is.
Store covered in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
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Amputee Athletes Help Students Learn To Overcome Obstacles/
By Janee Law
A loud roar bellowed from the gymnasium at Northport Middle School last Friday as students witnessed the school's boys basketball team battle against AMP1, a basketball team comprised of amputee players who travel the country to visit schools and share with students their stories of overcoming obstacles.
"It's important for us to show kids that, although we may have a disability, we can do whatever we put our minds to by keeping a positive mental attitude," Robert Rodriguez, AMP1 east coast president and a player on the team, said. "No matter what your situation in life is, a good attitude can get a good outcome."
For two days last week, the group attended gym classes throughout the school days to share inspiring stories. On Friday, the team also participated in basketball games against the middle school's boys basketball squad.
The athletes played a total of three games, and each game rotated different members of the Tigers team.
The first game saw seventh graders Evan Burke, Braden Ciszek, Tim Kirchner, Peter Simpson, Nick Watts and Owen Zimmerman take to the court. The score of the first game ended up 31-16, with AMP1 prevailing.
"The children played great," Rodriguez said. "They were focused and attentive and they tried really hard."
Rodriguez, of Bay Shore, lost his right leg below the knee due to a birth defect called fibular hemimelia. Although kids say "we inspire them, they're actually inspiring us," he said.
Brooklyn resident Patrick Filosa, another AMP1 player, said he became a below-the-knee amputee on his left leg by decision. Multiple surgeries to treat a rare disease called Neurofibromatosis, which rendered his left leg shorter than the right, ultimately led him to make the call.
He said the experience at Northport Middle School was amazing.
"I love what we do, reaching out and giving back to the community," Filosa said. "Now that I found AMP1, I'm able to do it all over the country so I'm truly blessed."
This is the first time the school hosted an event like this, said Mike Bahr, coach of the Tigers' middle school team.
"I think it sends a great message to everybody," Bahr said. "We're all different on how we handle adversity and respond to negative things.
He continued, AMP1 "wanted to turn it around to make it a positive. If you get knocked down, you get right back up and that's something we always taught the kids anyway as a coach."
Bahr said he hopes the school can continue to host the AMP1 program in the future.
AMP1 founders Scott Odom and Tyler Hyatt started out in 2009. Last year, they founded an AMP1 team in New York. The New York team visit two schools per month, Rodriguez said.
"When kids say we helped them, that's everything," Rodriguez said. "It makes us feel like we're doing something important.
"If we can affect one kid out of the thousands of kids that are here, then my job is done."


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Great Adventures and Grand Designs
So I've got a great big stack of funnybooks sitting here waiting for my attention. Which I suppose means that… CAPSULE REVIEWS ARE GO!!
Fantastic Four #1 Preview Spotlight Give-Away Thingie
by Dan Slott and Sara Pichelli
The new Fantastic Four comic is launching next week, and I'm glad to hear that the book's coming back. FF is, as I've said more than a few times, my favorite super hero comic, so I'm psyched that it's getting a relaunch. That said, though… This preview isn't getting my hopes up that I'll actually enjoy the book when it gets here. Why? Because of this:
Ooouuurrrgghhhh… Dear god, I may need an insulin shot. At the very least, I'm gonna have to go chug some hot sauce, just to get the sickly-sweet taste out of my mouth…
You get ZERO STARS, single page of a preview for a comic I really really really want to like! ZERO! I don't even have a graphic for how low a score I'm giving you!
Ahem. But moving on to more pleasant subjects…
Mage: The Hero Denied 10
by Matt Wagner
I continue to like this book more because of what it is than because of how good it is. I really like the world that Matt Wagner has created in Mage, and I like the themes he's exploring across the three books that make up the series. I just don't particularly enjoy the story he's telling this time around. And, continuing on our "family" theme, I think I'm less enamored of it because of the kids. Kevin Matchstick has two children now, and the story as a whole has taken on sort of a "cute" vibe because of them. And, as long-time readers know… I can't abide cute.
But I think I've said this before. The long and the short of it is, I will see this thing through to the end, because I really want to know how Wagner wraps up his larger themes. But I'm not enjoying the journey as much this time around.
Hmm. That wasn't really that much more pleasant, was it? Let's try that again…
Marvel Two In One 8
by Chip Zdarsky and Ramon Perez
While the FF's been gone, we've had this book to take up the slack. And it's done a pretty good job. The stories have been fun, if not genius, and writer Chip Zdarsky's handled the "family" aspect of the team a hell of a lot better than Dan Slott's doing with that "greatest adventure of all" crap. He's handled the Thing especially well; the whole premise of the series has been that Ben knows (or thinks he knows) that Reed and Sue are dead, but he's lied to Johnny about that because it's the only way he can think of to snap his buddy out of the suicidal depression he was spiraling into after their disappearance. Which was stupid and wrong, but his intentions were good. Which sounds an awful lot like Ben Grimm to me.
(Of course, as the FF #1 preview up above might clue you in on… Reed and Sue really are alive. But Ben doesn't know that.)
All those chickens come home to roost in this issue, however, as Johnny finds out that Ben's been lying, and all hell breaks loose. Which makes this a slightly harrowing issue. It's far from a perfect comic, understand. But it feels right. It shows an understanding of the relationship between Our Heroes, and that's the key to making the FF work.
Now I wish Zdarsky was writing that relaunch…
Royal City 13
by Jeff Lemire
And now, on the other end of the "touching family moments" spectrum from that FF preview, we have this book, which really does it right. So right that I actually choked up a little. We're too deep into the story to try to explain it, but this issue it was like a dam broke, and everybody opened up, exorcising Tommy's ghost one by one and starting to move on with life. It's beautiful, without being schmaltzy. It could all still end in tears, of course, because Richie's still a major fuck-up. But right here, right now… It's beautiful.
X-Men: Grand Design: Second Genesis 1
by Ed Piskor
The first X-Men comic I've enjoyed without reservation since the Grant Morrison run has returned! With even more colons in its title!
The premise here, if you're not familiar, is that Ed Piskor is re-telling the first 30 years of X-Men comics as if it was all one coherent story that makes some kind of sense. The first volume covered the original X-Men comics, up to its cancellation in 1968. This new volume picks up with the introduction of the New X-Men (which is the point at which the series went from being a marginal third-string funnybook to, eventually, an industry sales leader).
So here we're introduced to Wolverine, Storm, Nightcrawler, and Colossus. Thunderbird dies. Jean Grey becomes Phoenix, then Dark Phoenix, and (spoiler!) commits suicide to save the universe from herself. This is the period when I started reading X-Men, so it's interesting to see what stories become… unimportant… when you pull out to view the big picture. My two favorite early New X-Men stories fall into that category, for instance: the new team's first encounter with Magneto, and the story of Proteus (aka Mutant X), only take up about a page apiece, and seem like little more than momentary distractions from the main plot, which is mostly concerned with the Shi'ar and the Hellfire Club.
And that's exactly right. Those are sub-plots in the original comics, stories that flare up from time to time, but mostly run in the background. But when you're looking at the story being told over time, the sub-plots are the real plot. The rest really is just distraction.
That's a fun insight, and it's one that's likely to only get more intense in future issues. Because this book got sub-plot CRAZY after awhile, and increasingly self-reflexive over time. Can't wait to see what Piskor does with it all.
Hillbilly 12
by Eric Powell
So somehow, over the course of these first 12 issues, Eric Powell's been telling a larger story. A story that comes to a head with this issue, drawing together such disparate elements as the legend of the Iron Child, Tailypo, Rondel the Hillbilly's origin story, and, well… Everything, really. I was shocked as I read, and realized how so many things were dovetailing. I mean, it's a fun epic adventure romp, too, of course. Appalachian fantasy on a grand scale, with a joke or two thrown in for good measure. And all beautifully illustrated, as you would expect. But, man. That's a great stealth epic Eric Powell's been perpetrating here, and I dig it.
Action Comics 1001
by Brian Michael Bendis and Patrick Gleason
So THIS is what a Bendis Superman comic looks like when Rogol Zaar's not around to stink the place up. It's… not bad. Not bad at all. I could have done without the "thug throwing his gun at Superman" gag in the opening…
…because, yes. Very funny. I've been hearing that joke for 30 years. And I bet, if I was older, it would be more like 50 or 60. I'm not a fan of that kind of self-referencing "Inside Comics" meta-humor in general, but holy crap. If you're gonna do that stuff, at least use fresh material.
But the rest of the issue! The rest of the issue was fun. There's dastardly criminal types in Metropolis who are using Big-Brother Eye-in-the-Sky surveillance tech to find out when Supes leaves town, and pulling pre-planned criminal activities while he's gone! They keep things low-key enough that what they did doesn't attract his attention when he gets back, but they still make enough bank to make it worth their while. It's… kind of ingenious, honestly, and I'm looking forward to seeing how Supes busts their operation up. Because it's also the kind of frustratingly thorough heel activity that just makes you mad.
And that is good funnybooks. This issue might rank four stars if it didn't have that gun-throwing nonsense in it, but as it is…
Gideon Falls 5
by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino
It only just struck me how weird this book's premise sounds when you spell it out baldly: It's a horror comic about a demonic black barn that haunts a small midwestern town.
Seriously, what the hell? That doesn't even sound like a good idea. A barn?! Haunting a town?! How does that even work? But it does work. It's got great imagery, and a grounded sensibility that makes the supernatural stuff that much more terrifying. The first half of the issue, for instance, unfolds like the previous ones have, like a procedural with flashes of madness. But then, Angie the psychiatrist hypnotizes Norton (the guy with maybe the closest connection to the barn), and then…
Things get crazy. Andrea Sorrentino is one of those artists who can pull off a very realistic style, but who can also open things up to the surreal when called upon to do so. And here, he opens it up brilliantly. But it's not just empty flash. The surreal imagery serves to make things that much more intense, and by the time I got to the last page, with the barn door opening up and things getting REALLY crazy… I was genuinely scared. Which is kind of the point.
Immortal Hulk 3
by Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, Leonardo Romero, Paul Hornschemeier, Marguerite Sauvage, and Garry Brown
One of the major problems with modern corporate comics is the lack of artistic continuity. Rather than letting a creative team gel over the long term, it's becoming increasingly common for artists to come and go, sometimes in mid-story. It hurts the books, making them feel less like a creative effort and more like a product. There are a lot of reasons for this, not the least of which is the fact that the kind of art modern corporate funnybook fans demand isn't generally something that can be easily cranked out on a monthly basis. It's a lot of work, and artists burn out pretty quickly. So I understand it, even if it makes me not want to read the comics that come out of that system.
Anyway. I don't know if that's what happened with this issue, but if it is… This is the best way possible to deal with the problem. Because this issue is a Rashomon, a story told from several different, contradictory points of view, each one illustrated by a different artist. This storytelling device has become pretty familiar to most audiences. Sitcoms, in particular, love it, and usually wrap it up by revealing the truth at the end. But when it's done right (as it is here), none of the stories actually represent reality. Each contains a bit of the truth, but it's up to the reader to piece together what they think really happened.
Al Ewing and his artistic collaborators pull that off really well here, with different parts of the story reading like parodies of 1970s Hulk comics, 1990s Vertigo books, grungy auto-bio comics, and (my personal favorite) Marguerite Sauvage's take on ridiculously frilly romance comics.
In the end, the story's just as horrific as the previous two issues, but I had a lot of fun with it nonetheless. If it was hitting these heights of creativity every month, it might be my favorite corporate spandex book. But it hasn't been, and I don't think it will. Still, though. This time around, I liked it an awful lot.
Cave Carson Has an Interstellar Eye 5
by Jon Rivera and Michael Avon Oeming
The cover really kind of says it all, here. This book is insane pop comics nonsense. It's psychedelic craziness with tons of heart and few restraints, and I love it for that. It doesn't make a lick of sense, mind you. But I love it.
Your mileage may vary.
The Magic Order 2
by Mark Millar and Olivier Coipel
This book continues to be a great deal of stylish fun. Structurally, it's of a type with a lot of other stuff Mark Millar's written over the years, so I kind of feel like I know where it's going, even if I couldn't begin to guess at the specifics. But he and Olivier Coipel are clearly having fun with the magical world they're creating, and that's infectious. It's a neat fictional reality, and I'm enjoying the time I'm spending in it. And sometimes, that's all I really need.
Batman 51
by Tom King and Lee Weeks
I decided to check back in with Tom King's Batman for two reasons: One, if he can piss off that many people with an anniversary issue, he must be doing something right. And two (and this is the bigger reason, to be honest), this issue was drawn by Lee Weeks. And Lee Weeks draws real purty. I mean, just look at this cover:
But, anyway. The story involves Bruce Wayne getting called for jury duty, and being asked to sit on a trial that involves his own activities as Batman. Now, the likelihood of that actually happening, considering that Bruce Wayne very publicly financed the international "Batman Incorporated" venture a while back, is slim. But it's a neat idea, so I'll let King slide on that one. I particularly like the way this experience is forcing Batman to confront the problematic nature of his own vigilante activities. Will it lead to him changing his tactics in the future? This being a Tom King book, I would guess that the answer is yes. And that's something that may very well get me to start picking this book up again. Time, as always, will tell.
East of West 38
by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta
I'm starting to feel like this book has maybe gone on too long. I'm still enjoying it, mind you. It's still good apocalypse adventure fiction, well-written and well-drawn. It's just that it's got such a large cast, and so many moving parts, that I'm starting to lose track of the drama.
Or… Sometimes I wonder if some of these characters, who are all such interesting ideas, maybe don't have enough meat on their bones to support a story this lengthy.
Or… Maybe I'm just getting tired of it. Because I must admit, flipping back through this issue to figure out what I wanted to say in this review, the story looked good to me. Dramatic. Well-paced. With characters put in just the right place in just the right way to give the ending the punch it needs to have the most dramatic impact. It's a really slick bit of genre writing, I think. So maybe I'm just burning out on the series as a whole.
Or… Maybe I was just in a bad mood when I read it.
That's possible, too.
Regardless, it's better than my initial impression lead me to think. But maybe not as good as I thought it was back a couple of years ago. Hmm…
Ether: The Copper Golems 3
by Matt Kindt and David Rubin
I feel like I'm becoming a broken record here, but this book continues to be a lot of fun. Magical fantasy adventure that's really a metaphor for its own hero's inner struggle. While I no longer think that the whole thing might be the elaborate fantasy of a tragic madman, I'm starting to wonder if Boone Diaz isn't subconsciously shaping events in the magical fairy realm he visits, his mind somehow creating crises to give himself the excuse he needs to leave his painful real world behind.
I think a re-read may be in order…
Redneck 13
by Donny Cates and Lisandro Estherren
A new storyline starts here, introducing Bartlett's old flame July Bell. I find myself without a whole lot to say about this one. The story of Bartlett and July is (as you'd expect from this book) tragic, but otherwise this issue's mostly about moving the plot along. Necessary, but not particularly thrilling. I'll be back next time, though, to see where it goes. Because it's got a hum-dinger of an ending.
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"It's really important to know your data." I recall saying that to a few people. I don't recall explaining it very well.
I don't mean that it's important that you memorize a bunch of numbers. That's not knowledge. That's just information. Your phone number is information. Einstein famously did not know his own phone number (according to the story at least); he didn't bother to memorize anything he could just look up.
Knowledge is having a sense of the general shape of your data – like knowing to be careful of using gender as a predictor of giving, if most household gifts are by convention credited to the male spouse. It's about being aware of certain relationships that exist in your data – perhaps widowed men are not very likely to be Planned Giving expectancies, but widowed women are extremely likely.
Knowledge is more conceptual than informational, and is acquired through exploration of a sometimes aimless nature. Aimless, but not unaware.
An example, which I was told about recently: The staff of a large performing-arts organization noticed a curious phenomenon … their donor lounge is more full during weekday performances than it is during weekend performances. A little exploration of the data is in order. As long as ticketing and donor data can be analyzed together, this interesting observation might be turned into real knowledge. Maybe weekday attendance is highly predictive of giving. The causal link, possibly having to do with income or stage of life or both, might remain murky, but a proven correlation alone would be both interesting and useful.
Thinking like an analyst is NOT memorizing numbers, NOT just geeking out at the computer. It's about being aware, curious, and creative. It's about being plugged into your institution's real day-to-day operations and its interactions with the constituency it serves.


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work to your priorities
why do we often lack a sense of purpose, fulfillment, and contentment?
Good morning! Enjoying watching two rabbits under our bird feeders right now enjoying themselves!
Let me ask you something this fine Monday morning. Do you feel a sense of fulfillment and contentment right now? Are you excited that it's Monday and you get to dive into your work?
Or, do you feel a bit overwhelmed, distracted, stressed, and wondering why in the world you are doing what you are doing? Or is that also a perplexing question? Wondering exactly what you it is that you are doing, why you are doing it, and to what good purpose? Is a full night sleep (7-8 hours) a luxury that seldom occurs except maybe – just maybe – on the weekend? Do you feel healthy – soul, mind, emotions, and body? If not, have you stopped to consider why?
Another question – do you have a hard time saying "no"? I do and it has cost me in many ways. As I have been studying this, I have come across many who are dealing with the subject from different angles. People like The Minimalists – Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus, and Greg McKeown, author of Essentialism, Gary Keller, author of The One Thing, and of course many more. Although they come at the issue(s) from different angles, it seems that they are all saying that you can't have and do it all. You really can't, but for some reason we think we must – or at least try.
It's hard saying no to the boss when asked to do one more thing that will keep you at work after hours, it's hard saying no when asked to be involved in a local charity, and on and on – it's just hard saying no. In my opinion there are a couple of reasons that seem to stand out above the many other reasons. One is called the Fear of Man – we fear what others will think of us, we fear causing emotional discomfort, we fear being different, and we really fear rejection. Another reason, it's hard to say no is that we don't know what it is that we should be about doing with our lives. We haven't spent time reflecting on our purpose in life and what that looks like in a practical, concrete manner. So it's hard saying no to something, when we don't know what it is that we should be saying yes to!
If you really would like a life that is fulfilling, that is content, and that is purposeful – maybe it is time you stopped a bit and reflected on what is your purpose for being on this earth and what is your particular mission in life that fulfills that purpose. A suggestion – take a three day weekend somewhere that allows you to think and not be distracted. Take with you a journal and a couple of good books that you think will help, and then focus on why toy are here and what you are to do.
For me, I find my purpose in the One who created me and in His Word – the Bible. So for me, my overall purpose is to glorify God. My mission is coming alongside leaders who are impacting this world for good, and helping them to become more effective so that they, and the organizations they lead, have an even greater impact on their communities. That's me – what is your purpose and what is your mission?
Discover those two things and then focus on them like a laser beam. Learn to say no to the things that distract you from your purpose and mission. In doing so, make space for caring for your soul, your mind, your emotions, your body, and especially make time for caring for those you love.
choices to make today
Today you have some choices to make:
1. What attitude/mindset will you choose today?
2. How will you choose to view and treat others around you?
3. What will you work on today? Meaningful but difficult projects or the easier (and plentiful) tasks on your to-do-list?
4. Will you choose to focus solely on tasks or will you choose to spend some time today building and strengthening relationships?
5. Will you choose to help someone today that can't help you?
5. How will you choose to react to difficult circumstances?
7. Will you choose to grow today?
How today goes is your choice. As my wife tells our daughters, "Make good choices."
Have a great weekend!
5 regrets of the dying that could make you a better leader
Good morning! Awesome morning here in NE Indiana!
Recently I came across a post online talking about Bonnie Ware's book The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing. I can't speak to the quality of the book as I have not yet read it, but the blog post on the five regrets was gripping.
She had worked for many years in palliative care where she was with people in their last three to twelve weeks of their lives. She spent much of her time talking with them and one subject that came up often was their regrets. Over time she noticed there were five regrets that were the most common:
1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
2. I wish I didn't work so hard.
3. I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.
So as a leader, how do these apply to you and those you lead? Let's look at that question by question:
1. Are you living a life that is authentic? Do you know your calling in life and are you living accordingly? Or are you living a life full of the "fear of man" only trying to curry the favor or approval of others? Are you helping those you lead to discover their calling and helping them to live accordingly? What kind of environment are you building – one that encourages people to grow or one that demands that they please you?
2. Do you derive your sense of value from your work? Does your work take priority over your relationship with God, your spouse, your children, and your friends? How about those you lead? Have you created a "family friendly" environment or do you try to wring every last minute you can from those you lead?
3. Are you more concerned with keeping the peace or image management so that you don't express yourself fully? Are you too busy being nice (maintaining harmony at the expense of truth) or are you more concerned with kindness (telling people what they need to know – with the right motivation)? How about your team? Do you make it safe for them to be fully honest? Can people really talk to you or are they taking a risk expressing themselves to you?
4. Are you making friends, especially old friends, a priority? Are you allowing a crowded calendar (which is your choice) to crowd out important friendships? We need friends – people that are speaking into our lives and that really know us deeply.
5. Are you making the choice to be happy? It is a choice you know. As has often been said, we most often don't control our circumstances, but we can choose how we react to hose circumstances. Are you choosing to be joyful;? Are you teaching those you lead how to choose joyfulness? Remember, your mindset is your choice.
Hopefully this has been of some help to you and maybe started you thinking about what is really important in life. I hope that you, and me, start living our lives in a way that reflect day-o-day what is really important.
Would it not be a shame to get to the end of our lives and our nurse hear is saying these same things?
Have a blessed Spring day!
what is really important to you?
For those of you that follow this blog, you know that we often talk about priorities – what is really important.
Now is a time for us all to stop and to reflect on what is really important. Tomorrow is Good Friday and then Sunday is Easter or Resurrection Day. For those who profess and follow Jesus, it is the most significant of times.
This is a time to stop and reflect on what is really important and to examine your life in light of this outrageous act of love done for us by our Lord. A great price was paid for you and me. A gift beyond comprehension has been given to you and me.
So, how should we respond? Are you living as someone who is deeply loved by the King of kings? Are you living as someone who is so valuable that the Lamb of God paid such a price for you? Are you showing the love He showed to us to others? Even when they are not lovable?
What we commemorate over these next few days changed the course of history. Has it changed your life?
He is risen! He is risen indeed!
a disturbing lack of reflection
Good Monday morning to you! Hope you had a great weekend.
Alarm clock goes off, hit the snooze button, alarm clock goes off, snooze button again.
Rush to get dressed and then, maybe, grab a quick high carb (and sugar) breakfast as you head into the office.
As soon as arrive, you power up your computer and immediately begin checking your email and reacting to them. (OK, you also might have checked Facebook as well).
Then you check your calendar and look at when you will be hopping onto the meeting carousel. In between the meetings are rechecking email, sending email, scheduling more meetings, and making a stab at your to-do list.
In fact, you may even look at your calendar with some pride! Look at how it is full of meetings! My input is needed (and is vital!) to so many people. Why, look at my overflowing inbox, surely that is an indicator of my value to the organization. In fact, I am so busy and vital to the organization that I need to do some (actually a lot) of this at home at night and on the weekend. My family understands because they know how important I am to the organization.
My busyness is surely a testimony to my importance. Right?
One thing seems to be missing – reflection. When did you take time to reflect on what you are doing and why you are doing it? When did you take the time to reflect on your priorities (in all areas of your life) and consider ordering your life around those priorities?
If you don't take time to truly reflect on what is most important in your life and in your vocation, who is? Are you spending your life merely reacting to the various stimuli in the world around you?
Do you realize that most people spend more time planning their vacation than they do their own lives?
Why not stop long enough to spend some time reflecting on what is most important (at home and at work) and then start acting in a proactive manner that is consistent with well thought out priorities?
It is your choice as to whether you live in a state of reaction to the world around you running frantically to catch up or if you live a life of intentionality based upon well thought out priorities.
Have a blessed week!
"Why being too busy makes us feel so good"
what is important?
What a week it has been. We traveled South to attend my nephew's wedding, then to visit my parents, and now to attend Life Action Ministries board of directors' meeting today and tomorrow.
I am sitting here enjoying balmy weather while NE Indiana is struggling through some more winter weather – that I don't mind!
It seems I am a bit of a slow learner, but I have learned more this week. It started with a long drive (14 hours) with all my family to Mississippi to just make the rehearsal dinner for my nephew and his soon to be bride. It was a great time of connecting with my wife and two daughters. The next morning we then had breakfast with two friends and had a great time of reconnecting with them. Then that afternoon we celebrated a simple, fun, Christ-centered wedding. We witnessed the beginning of a new family.
We then traveled to Louisiana where my parents now live next to my sister and her husband. There we were preparing my parents to move into an assisted living facility. There we were witnessing the twilight of a marriage – of two lives that have blessed their children and grandchildren. We spent time looking at pictures of them in their youth that now seems so far away. My father, who once was a Class A Repairman on huge motors that stand taller than a house, now has to be helped doing even the basic things. My mother whom I admired for her sharp mind is now in the beginnings of Alzheimer's and is frustrated because she can't remember certain things or repeats herself and knows she is doing so. Quite a contrast to what we had witnessed the day before.
What struck me is how their eyes lit up when they saw their children and (especially!) grandchildren. The things that they talked about and treasured were not memories of their vocation, but of their families and friends. Despite the pain they were dealing with and their challenges, the memories of and delight in family shone through all of it.
Then, I had to leave to come to the board meeting while the rest of my family drives back to Indiana. I flew through the Atlanta airport which was swarming with people in so much of a hurry. So many on their technology oblivious to others and their surroundings. They were moving at "warp speed".
I wondered how much they are missing. I thought about how much I have missed because I treasured the wrong things, because I lived my life to wrong priorities. Seeing my parents only one or two times a year over the last decade. When my children were young and I was working hard, I would often leave before they were up and not be home until after they were asleep in bed. Then when I was home, my mind often wasn't – it was still working on problems, so I wasn't really "home".
Fortunately I have a forgiving family that loves me and lets me know it. I just grieve at the things I missed and cannot go back and retrieve. In some things in life you don't get a do-over. You do receive forgiveness and grace, but some things – once you miss them – they are gone.
The question I have is are you living your life according to what is really important? Or are you missing out on things because of what someone else told you was important? Is your work, your boss, actually an idol in your life? Are you sacrificing time with those who love you most for people and institutions who will barely remember you when you are gone? Are you doing that in your relationship with Christ?
Determine what is important in your life and live accordingly. Be courageous and change.


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Hi Sheri,
Thank you so much for alerting me to my Thermoweb/GKD win!!!!
I did check thermo web site for the winners, but I didn't find it - I really appreciate your heads up:)
I'm so glad you like my mermaid card Sheri. I enjoyed making it and it turned out way better than I expected it to.
Thanks so much Sheri. I happy you like my effort at a pop up shadow box. Once I saw how it was done I couldn't wait to try for myself. I may make a bigger version based on her other video when I have time. This was a fun challenge and if time allows I may add another card. It will depend on whether I go out of town for a day or two which we are planning, but is a bit uncertain as to whether the boat will be fixed in time.
Sue, it's a piece of pattern paper. Perfect for Unicorn cards.
Hi Sheri, thanks so much for your lovely comment on my tag. It was a fun challenge.
Thank you, Sheri! I really appreciate you taking the time to comment on my tags. Thank you for such an awesome challenge. I had so much fun making them - the ideas kept coming to me so I kept creating. Hope you have a great weekend! Hugs!!
Thanks Sheri. Love your work and am happy you like my tag.
Hi, Sheri! Your tag for this week's challenge is missing the 17. Think it should read STV17MON36 instead of STVMON36.
Hi Sheri, thanks for the nice comment on my recent card. It was a fun challenge and I was able to add a couple more cards to my Christmas stash.
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A children's movie done right can be a great thing. Creating a film that both kids and adults can enjoy equally is nothing short of a magical process, with each demographic getting something different out of the experience. From the look of the first international trailer for Lionsgate's Alpha and Omega, this film won't be one of them.
Lionsgate Films UK posted the trailer on its YouTube account and the video is nothing more than a Lady and the Tramp ripoff with wolves instead of dogs (real stretch there, guys). The short clip is nothing more than a minute of cheap slapstick humor and jokes about heavy wolves lying on top of smaller wolves. By the end you get the sense that someone just plum forgot to stick in a fart sound effect. Also, Steppenwolf's Born To Be Wild should be forever banned from appearing in another movie promotion.
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British Rhapsody: Music for Viola and Piano
This disc, on the ever-enterprising Stone label, brings together an attractive collection of rare viola music by British composers. It is not always realised that Eric Coates, famed for his light orchestral pieces, favourites as signature tunes, wrote chamber pieces like this trifle, First Meeting, a simple, tuneful piece here played in its original viola form. The Scottish composer Alan Richardson, best known as an academic, wrote this Rhapsody for his viola-playing fellow Scot, Watson Forbes; it is a charmingly varied piece in sharply defined sections, some revealing a Scottish folk element.
Lionel Tertis transcribed his friend Delius's Second Violin Sonata for viola when he wanted to record it back in the 1920s. It was one of the composer's last works before syphilis struck him blind, and in this viola form it was approved by the composer. It emerges here fresh and attractive, beautifully laid out for the instrument, with a charmingly jaunty motif typical of the composer.
The Welsh composer Rhian Samuel (b1944) wrote her three evocative pieces Blythswood inspired by a holiday she had staying in the Scottish Highlands. Brief as they are, their expressive range is wide, with the first ending in a whisper and the last building to a huge climax, powerfully caught by the artists here. The Phantasy of York Bowen, in some ways the most powerful piece on the disc, won first prize in 1918 in the competition organised by WW Cobbett, with the intention of popularising the one-movement 'phantasy' form as devised by the Elizabethans. This inspires the composer to write viola music of a virtuoso brilliance, splendidly played by Su Zhen and Simon Lepper in this well-recorded Stone disc.


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This past weekend we had the honor of being a part of Patty and Jose's beautifully rustic wedding at Rancho Providencia.
It was such a beautiful and intimate place to tie the knot! Here are a few preview images to hold you over for a bit.
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The Elements are pillars of fire that emit from the core of Atanoah and up into the sky. They burn away a radius of the Great Cloud, allowing sunlight to reach the surface in order to allow for normal life.
Light Regions Edit
There are 125 Elements around Atanoah, which is what gives the world its name (Atanoah means "World of Fires" in Ancient). Most are clustered in groups of 3 to 7, each Element separated from the other by a couple hundred kilometers. Grouped together like this, they work together to open very large segments of the sky. These areas are called Light Regions.
Each major nation state is located in a region that has at least five Elements.
The fire of the Elements is essentially wild duedamus . It behaves in almost exactly the same way, except with intense force driving it upward from the core.
What causes the fire to generate and rise out of the planet's core is a deep mystery. Many theorize that some sort of gravitational singularity exists at the core, either transporting exotic matter from somewhere else or generating it via an unexplanable phenomenon of quantum mechanics.
A significant majority of secular scientists theorize that the Great Cloud is actually a result of the burning of the Elements. They assume that the Cloud is simply de-engergized material from the Elements. The fact that the material of the Cloud and the material of the Elements are both very difficult to study is often cited as evidence of this.
There are four types of Elements, the differences between them only really being relevant to Lower Knights and alchemists.
Neutral ElementsEdit
These are simple pillars of fire helping clear out sections of the Cloud. Perfect platinum spheres do not form in the caverns under these, but living ores and imperfect spheres do.
Guardian ElementsEdit
These are superficially indistinquishable from neutral Elements, except that perfect platinum spheres do form in their caverns. They are always found in groups of five, and each one will always grow the same sphere set for each armor pieces. Lower Knights will then identify the Element, and even the city surrounding that Element, by the armor set it associates with. Consequently, the capital city of the Natoas Empire, Sami Ehno, is associated with its element being known as a Collar Element, and the element in Kena Doketa is known as a Belt Element, and so forth.
Gold ElementsEdit
These Elements are at least twice as large as other Elements. They will also clear away at least twice as much radius of the Cloud. They are called Gold Elements because much larger quantities of living gold spheres grow in the caverns. These can be Guardian Elements as well, but this is rare (the only ones like this are in Kaséna).
Trace ElementsEdit
The name of these Elements sometimes causes confusion, but the fact that they're invisible to all but more powerful Lower Knights makes this somewhat worse. These are off-shoots of Elements, redirected away from the main flow by dense deposites of living metal ores very, very deep underground. They pass up through the ground without disburbing the soil or, sometimes, without having much effect on the Cloud.
They are very hard to find but very valuable to locate. Lower Knights seek to find them because they often reveal the locations of second, third, and forth-level sphere caverns. Others seek them because the more unusual living metals can be found in large deposites where they emit.


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A complete home remodeling including new bathrooms, a new kitchen, hardwood flooring, a custom tiled fireplace mantel and a paint job.
The quality of workmanship stands out again with this job, the matching quartz countertops in both kitchen and bathrooms make this place a unified piece of art. The fireplace mantel complements the high ceiling in the living room. The open concept makes this home larger and the modern contrasting color choice on the walls makes the flooring pop.


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The Gem is without a doubt one of the city's best bar/restaurant/live music venues and I've lost count of the times I've been there for a feed and a gig. That's why me and the band will be on our best form for our Gem debut, we might even break out an Elvis number just to fit in with the decor. Get yourselves along, eat, drink and we'll make you merry!
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Evaluating the recipient's couple
The specialist will review the medical and family history and perform a general and internal examination. In addition, the doctor will outline the treatment and the procedures involved. A semen analysis may be requested. Furthermore, the doctor will discuss possible side effects and risk of treatment including risk of ovarian hyperstimulation, infection and bleeding and effects on donor's ability to produce further pregnancy.
Currently freezing eggs is impractical, therefore all potential recipient couples should be offered the options of freezing and quarantining embryos derived from donor eggs for six months, with release after the donor has been retested taking into account that frozen embryos may have a lower success rate. Alternatively, they may be offered fresh embryo transfer.
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The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday heard a dispute over the copyright of land surveys, with interveners from across the legal community.
The long-running Ontario-based case, Keatley Surveying Ltd. v. Teranet Inc., alleges that Teranet, which runs Ontario's electronic land registry system through a public-private partnership, is in breach of copyright "by reaping substantial profits" at the expense of land surveyors, according to the SCC's case summary. The case summary said that statutes require the public to pay a fee to get copies of registered plans of survey, but none of that fee goes toward royalties for the land surveyors who prepared the plans of survey.
Vancouver lawyer Luciana Brasil, a partner at Branch MacMaster LLP, who represented Keatley Surveying Ltd., focused her oral arguments on the statutory interpretation of s. 12 of the Copyright Act. According to the SCC's case summary, once plans of survey are deposited, as required, in the land registry office, the ownership and copyright of the plans are transferred to the province under the Copyright Act.
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to province, with some jurisdictions requiring the judge to find unreasonable
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Legal aid lawyers in B.C. are preparing for the start of provincewide withdrawal of services beginning April 1 and escalating over a 30-day period to a complete withdrawal. Negotiations with the attorney general's ministry continue throughout the week for members of the Association of Legal Aid Lawyers around B.C.
This is not the first withdrawal of services seen in B.C. with the last protest over underfunded legal aid and lawyer tariffs in 2012 and others stretching back to the early 1990s. "I've been involved in them all, but this one is different," says ALL director and 44-year veteran Robert Bellows as lawyers are more organized and have formed ALL. "We have found our voice."
Bellows said lawyers, in various jurisdictions defined mainly by courthouses, have voted 97 per cent for job action, but starting April 1, ALL members, estimated at 600 strong, will refuse any new clients. Also on April 1, ALL lawyers will no longer provide services to out-of-custody clients at the courthouse, which includes out-of-custody clients needing evening or weekend help.
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Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled the 2019 budget plan on March 19, which included a section adjusting the rules of cannabis taxation. Whitney Abrams, an associate at Minden Gross LLP in Toronto, says the 2019 budget contained two main changes that will impact lawyers working with clients in the cannabis industry or personal tax advisors.
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The Supreme Court of Canada will hear six appeals this week, including two high-profile cases concerning the constitutionality of the court martial system. At the end of the week, the Court will hear arguments about whether Teranet Inc., the Province of Ontario's electronic land registry system, infringed the copyright of land surveyors by publishing their plans of survey on Teranet's website.
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Since the holidays passed and no matter how many times we say to ourselves "I will watch what I eat this year", some of us actually don't. Either there's to much food or we do watch what we eat but all that juice we had after a meal mixed with beer, wine, champagne, cocktails or whatever will deposit themselves right on our butts and bellies.
In these situations I think it's best to keep a short diet or a longer one if necesarry. It's not easy but it's healthy and it's just what we need after a "feast".
Dieting doesn't need to be strict. A diet with results means eating healthy, not less and the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word diet is salad.
One of the salads I enjoy eating every once in a while is a light raw vegetable salad.
You only need 3 main ingredients:
1 big carrot
1/2 of a celery
1 apple
These need to be washed, grated and put in a bowl.
Then you need:
2 spoons of vinegar
2 spoons of olive oil
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of sugar
pepper (as much as you like)
All of these should already be at hand so all you need to do is mix them all in 1/2 glass of water and pour the dressing over the vegetables.
Mix everything and keep it in the fridge.
There you have it, a simple salad that you can eat whenever and as much as you like.
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Date(s) - 08/10/2019
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Stars Win Streak Ends in 4-1 Loss to OntarioFeb 19, 2016
Stars - 22
Reign - 35
Lagace Stops 31 Shots for Texas
ONTARIO, Cali. -- Despite a superb goaltending performance from Maxime Lagace in net, the Texas Stars offense was held to just a goal in a 4-1 road loss to the Ontario Reign on Friday in a matchup of the top two teams in the AHL's Pacific Division as 9,491 fans watched at Citizens Business Bank Arena.
Lagace stopped 31 of 34 shots in net, including a series of acrobatic saves through the first two periods when Texas was outshot 24-11, and saw his personal 11-game win streak come to an end in net. Jason Dickinson scored the lone goal for the Stars (31-19-3-3). The loss ended Texas' six-game win streak.
Knotted up entering the third, the Reign scored two quick goals to open up a 3-1 lead and never look back. Vincent LoVerde drilled a shot from the top of the slot at 3:46 and Jonny Brodzinski stuffed in a rebound goal at 5:13 to give the AHL's top goaltender in Peter Budaj enough offense to seal his league-leading 28th win of the year.
Down 3-1, Texas pulled Lagace on a power play with three minutes to play, but Andrew Crescenzi scored an empty-net goal for Ontario (30-13-3-1).
After a scoreless first period, Jordan Samuels-Thomas opened up the scoring for Ontario with a backhand shot from the slot at 7:46 to beat Lagace. Dickinson responded for Texas on the power play just over a minute later when Curtis McKenzie's centering feed set up the rookie forward for his 16th of the season and his 12th point over the last eight games.
Brett Ritchie was stopped by Budaj on a penalty shot late in the second period. The veteran netminder finished 21 of 22 in net for Ontario.
Texas went 1-for-5 on the power play, while their penalty kill was perfect on five Ontario chances. Texas has now killed off 27 of their last 28 penalties over the past seven games.
The Texas Stars are the primary development affiliate of the NHL's Dallas Stars and currently in their seventh season at Cedar Park Center. Full season, 24-game and 12-game ticket packages for the 2015-16 campaign are on sale now. For more information, call (512) GO-STARS (467-8277) or visit TexasStars.com.
|Three Stars:
1. Andrew Crescenzi (ONT)
2. Peter Budaj (ONT)
3. Vincent LoVerde (ONT)
W - Budaj
L - Lagace
Photo Credit: Ontario Reign


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DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION: Pregnant Employee Entitled to Trial on Her Discrimination Claims
A recent decision involving a Kentucky employer highlights the necessity of taking special care when dealing with pregnant employees. While eliminating strenuous job functions for pregnant employees may be laudable, such efforts may be construed as impermissible discrimination. In the following case, the employer improperly transferred a pregnant welder to a less strenuous position out of concern that her job would harm her or her unborn child.
In May 2007, Heather Spees was hired to work as a welder at James Marine, Inc. (JMI), a construction and repair facility for inland waterway vessels near Calvert City. Welding work at JMI is demanding — it requires heavy lifting, climbing up ladders and stairs, maneuvering into barge tanks, handling equipment overhead, and being exposed to fumes, dust, and organic vapors. Spees was considered "a good employee" and "a good welder."
One month after she was hired, Spees learned she was pregnant. It was her third pregnancy; she had a daughter in 1999 and suffered a miscarriage in 2005. She discussed her job with her physician, who initially determined that "there was no problem" with her welding while pregnant and provided her with a "Certificate to Return to Work" without any restrictions.
Even though Spees was cleared to return to work, her foreman believed that based on "common sense . . . there [were] questions about her being pregnant and being able to safely perform the job that she was required to do." He learned from her brother that she had experienced pregnancy complications in the past. Consequently, he directed her to obtain a second doctor's note limiting her to "light duty" work because of the "toxic fumes" associated with welding. He believed that if she obtained the revised physician's note, JMI would transfer her to the tool room and allow her to keep working while she was pregnant.
As directed, Spees obtained the second note. However, her physician later testified that there was no medical reason to limit her welding duties and he wrote the note only to allay her concerns and reduce her anxiety. On June 20, JMI transferred her to the tool room.
On August 16, Spees' physician placed her on bed rest for the remainder of her pregnancy. She wasn't entitled to leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act because of her short tenure at JMI. When she notified the company of her need for total bed rest, she was fired. She contended that both her transfer and her termination violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Court's decision
The court found Spees' discharge was lawful under Title VII because she had been terminated like any other employee who (1) didn't qualify for FMLA leave, (2) exhausted the absences uniformly allowed by JMI, and (3) couldn't work for a lengthy period. As for her ADA claim based on the termination, the court held that an increased risk of having a miscarriage could form the basis of a disability under the ADA. Spees argued that JMI improperly regarded her as disabled because of her pregnancy problems and believed she was unable to work in the tool room because of them. The court found, however, that she was discharged because she couldn't work in the tool room while on total bed rest.
As for the Title VII and ADA claims based on her transfer to the tool room, Spees won the right to a jury trial. JMI's critical misstep was in ignoring the first note from her physician. Without any medical basis, it relied solely on the foreman's perception of "common sense" and assumed she couldn't weld safely while pregnant. The court noted that the company's purported concern for her health and the health of her unborn child was laudable, but it was an impermissible reason to transfer her to the tool room. Without evidence that she was a risk to others, Title VII does not allow JMI to consider her pregnancy when deciding whether to transfer her to another job. Thus, her pregnancy discrimination claim could be presented to a jury.
Finally, the court considered whether JMI violated the ADA by transferring Spees to the tool room. Her foreman's instruction to obtain a physician's note limiting her to light-duty jobs substantially limited her ability to work in a broad class of jobs — a major life activity. The court concluded that JMI's decision to transfer her to the tool room could demonstrate that it regarded her as disabled. Consequently, the court held that Spees was also entitled to a trial on her ADA claim. Spees v. James Marine, Inc., No. 09-5839, 2010 WL 3119969 (6th Cir., August 10, 2010).
Bottom line
When considering a pregnant employee's ability to work, pay special attention to her physician's directives (without influencing them). Don't assume that an employee will be unable to perform essential job functions just because she's pregnant or that certain job functions may harm her or her unborn child. ✤
If you have any questions or need help, please contact any member of the Greenebaum Doll & McDonald Labor and Employment Department.
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KENTUCKY EMPLOYMENT LAW LETTER does not attempt to offer solutions to individual problems but rather to provide information about current developments in Kentucky employment law. Questions about individual problems should be addressed to the employment law attorney of your choice.


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Ingredients Edit
- 100 ml (½ cup) macadamia nut oil
- 30 g (2 tablespoons) Dijon mustard
- 15 ml (1 tablespoons) white wine vinegar
- 5 g (1 teaspoon) lemon myrtle
- pinch of salt
- 3 large egg yolks
Directions Edit
- Add the Dijon mustard and lemon myrtle to the egg yolks and beat with a whisk until slightly thickened, then slowly drizzle the macadamia nut oil into the egg mix.
- As it thickens you maybe required to add a little white wine vinegar to thin out the mix, then continue until all the oil has been taken up.
- Season if required.
- Store lemon myrtle mayonnaise covered in the refrigerator.
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Over the weekend on Singapore's INSEAD campus, the Singapore Committee for UN Women and MasterCard co-organized the Project Inspire 2013 Grand Finals, an event that showcased a wide range of exciting ideas from around the globe with the shared aim of empowering women. From training women to work as beekeepers in Uganda to preparing them to cover compelling stories as professional journalists and launching personal creative businesses, Project Inspire gives a platform for ideas meant to make the world a brighter place for women to live and work.
Now in its third year, the event received some 577 entries from more than 60 countries this year, of which three were chosen to receive a total of $45,000 in awards meant to help make these visions a reality. This year's winners include grand prize ($25,000) winner Creative Street Micro-entrepreneurs project, pitched by the PROTSAHAN India Foundation, which benefits at-risk girls in India; the winner of the Global Reach Award ($10,000), Global Press Institute, which helps disadvantaged women in Bangladesh, Morocco, Tunisia and Papua New Guinea; and the winner of the Inspiration Award ($10,000), Empowering Disabled Young Women through Beekeeping, pitched by Ka Tutandike Uganda, an NGO that focuses on empowering Ugandans. The People's Choice Award went to the ILaw ngTahanan project from the Philippines, which received the highest number of online votes.
The Diplomat spoke with some of the event's organizers and winners about the exciting work they are doing, specifically as it relates to the Asia-Pacific region, and the potential impact it could have on women's lives.Enjoying this article? Click here to subscribe for full access. Just $5 a month.
The Diplomat: What are the biggest issues facing women across Asia today?
Georgette Tan, group head, Communications, Asia/Pacific, Middle East & Africa, MasterCard and co-creator of Project Inspire:
Despite the fact that women across many parts of Asia now enjoy a higher standard of living, increased education opportunities and greater participation in the labor force, women still face a number of issues in the region. Some of these issues include gender discrimination/ inequality in the work place, violence, lack of access to capital and land rights, and struggle for employment and financial independence.
Trina Liang-Lin, president, Singapore Committee for UN Women and co-creator of Project Inspire:
Violence against women in its many forms continues to be pervasive – this is true even in developed countries. Though we have seen strides made in the education and employment fields in the past decade, more needs to be done particularly in developing countries to equalize pay structures and respect a woman's myriad role in society.
Specifically in South Asia, the recent gang-rape in Mumbai – and India's rape problem in general – and the issue of acid attacks do not suggest that treatment of women in the region is improving. Do you see it differently? Is there a positive trend, even as these horrific problems are still ongoing?
Georgette Tan, group head, Communications, Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa, MasterCard and co-creator of Project Inspire:
According to the latest MasterCard Index of Women's Advancement, India ranks last among 14 Asia-Pacific markets, indicating that much more can be done to achieve gender parity. Women's representation in leadership roles in business and government is lagging in India with only 15 women business/government leaders for every 100 male business/government leaders. However, in terms of education, India ranks well with nearly 80 women for every 100 men in secondary and tertiary education.
While the numbers demonstrate that opportunities exist for women in education, there is still a lot of work that needs to be done in terms of legislation and protecting women, and to ensure women receive more access to job opportunities and leadership positions in business and government after they graduate. It is also important for women to understand and know that they can and should help each other out and protect one and other.


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Unlike many think this is NOT a quote from Darwin but it's still applicable here:
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.from a management study text
Like many of us already know, Toys R Us is gone. There are many factors involved in this failure, but here are some of them in more detail.
The new kid on the block is Amazon, the online retailer. That's right, no more brick and cement stores. In case you missed it, that's old school.
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One of the first VFX jobs I did outside of film school. I worked as the VFX compositor, painter and rotoscoper on the Dave Shakespeare pilot (directed by Graeme Mackenzie and Frank Tamburin; produced by Mouktar Mohammed).
The half-hour comedy episode (based on William Shakespeare's unwitting, time-travelling brother) is not available online, but I also did the worked on the following promo clip (motion graphics and titles):
As of July 2013, the show is slated for an animated series release.
A partial break-down of the graphics I worked on can by seen at 01:24 on the 2012 Title and Motion Graphics showreel. The images below show the before/afters of some corrections and screen replacements: