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The Athlete's Foot (TAF) commenced operations in Australia under licence from a US-based master franchisor. As the years passed, The Athlete's Foot had less and less to do with the master franchisor, and the Australian business model diverged extensively from that of The Athlete's Foot stores in other countries.
The business formed a dedicated and experienced management team led by Michael Cooper, who has been Managing Director since 2002 and has been with the company since 1988. The six most senior executives in the business, have a combined tenure of over 80 years with the business and are as passionate about the business today as they have ever been. Â
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The Athlete's Foot is bought by ASX listed company RCG Corporation Limited ("RCGâ€). In late 2006, RCG underwent a board transformation, and as of today, now owns several different footwear businesses of which The Athlete's Foot is the largest, including Merrell, Saucony, Sperry Topsider, Cushe & Cat.
TAF opens the first of its new larger format, concept stores. The new store format incorporates an extended product ranges in kids, comfort, lifestyle and work/duty footwear.
As with all existing The Athlete's Foot categories, the focus is on credible, proven footwear brands sold on function and fit. The new model has been an incredible success and there are now over 60 large format stores open. The larger format model is now the new standard for all The Athlete's Foot stores, with the intention to convert all stores to the larger format over time.
The Athlete's Foot purchased a 249 year brand licence for Australia and New Zealand, effectively severing ties with the licensor.
TAF launches their e-commerce store with a virtual footwear finder. Today, their redesigned online site features web pages for all stores, CLICK AND COLLECT (web to store) and an ongoing focus on social integration with their ambassadors and local store teams.
TAF launches their new and largest concept store in Warringah Mall, NSW. Featuring a store in store concept, new layout and introduction of an extended range for customers.
FITZI(R), the world's most comprehensive fit technology solution is launched in all stores to replace the 10Â year old FITPRINT(R)Â fitting system. FITZI(R)Â was two years in the making, and with over 4,000 sensors, helps TAF technicians to analyse pressure, gait, foot type and foot shape.
At the same time, the FIT GUARANTEE is launched - assuring all customers of a 30 day refit offer for any new or worn shoes, reiterating the confidence in the team's fitting abilities with their ongoing training and the new FITZI(R)Â technology in stores.
The Athlete's Foot Australia operates online & through 138 stores, most of which are franchised across Australia and New Zealand. It is still the largest retailer of athletic footwear in Australia stocking over 50 brands across the stores.
The business is not solely athletic footwear focused, with a growing percentage of its total sales now achieved in the comfort and lifestyle footwear categories.
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Title: Fangirl
Author: Rainbow Rowell
Release Date: September 10, 2013
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Pages: 445
Read: April 18-20, 2014
Book Blurb (from Goodreads):
A coming-of-age tale of fan fiction, family and first love.
Cath is a Simon Snow fan.
Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan . . .
But for Cath, being a fan is her life — and she's really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it's what got them through their mother leaving.
Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.
Cath's sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can't let go. She doesn't want to.
Now that they're going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn't want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She's got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words . . . And she can't stop worrying about her dad, who's loving and fragile and has never really been alone.
For Cath, the question is: Can she do this?
Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? Writing her own stories?
And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?
My Thoughts:
This is what all YA should aspire to be like.
Smart, intellectual, funny, and real.
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First thing first: One can hardly call this a review, but nevertheless, here it is:
I read this book months ago, but I think I'm finally ready to write this review. Why? Well, starting August 20th, I'm officially a freshman in college. And everyone that has ever been a freshman in college knows, that's scary . . . Scary and exciting all at the same time. It's on my mind all the time now, and even though I'm only taking a couple of classes to start off with because I work all the time, I'm worried that I'm no longer going to have a life between work and school.
Also, because I'm Cath. I'm anti-social. I'm not a people person. And the idea of walking into a classroom full of some odd number of kids and being expected to talk to them, ask the teacher questions, and act like I'm not scared shitless of making an idiot of myself (biggest fear ever) has my nerves jumbled and my head thinking ridiculous thoughts.
Just like Cath.
If I have ever read a book where I could relate so well to a character, it's Fangirl. As I was reading about how Cath was hoarding granola bars in her dorm room so she wouldn't have to actually go out and find the dining hall, I realized that I wasn't just reading about a character, I was reading me.
And that's the beauty of Rainbow Rowell. She's writing real people. Sure, their fiction, but the way she writes these "fictitious" characters, living "real" lives and talking "real" talk, they embody someone, somewhere, that makes him or her realize, "Hey, that's me." And maybe it might make them a little uncomfortable to see themselves in another perspective because probably they were rolling their eyes and thinking, How could anyone be that scared, that awkward, with life and people? But eventually they realize they are, and they realize that they're not the only ones, and that makes all the difference in the world.
Cath went on a self-discovery journey in Fangirl and this time next month, I will be too.
And who knows, maybe I'll get lucky and find a Levi because everyone deserves a Levi. 😉
Quotable Quotes:
In new situations, all the trickiest rules are the ones nobody bothers to explain to you. (And the ones you can't Google.)
"I miss you."
"That's stupid," she said. "I saw you this morning."
"It's not the time," Levi said, and she could hear that he was smiling. "It's the distance."
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1. I've tried to catch up using E&Es but they've been inadequate. For example, Glannon's E&E for CivPro is universally recommended but doesn't even mention opportunity to be heard, unless it's in the actual E&E sections which I haven't gotten to yet. Should I also get a "here's what the law is" treatise like Chemerinsky to keep up throughout the semester, then use E&Es to do well on the finals? Or am I basically screwed if I don't read the casebook for 1L classes?
2. Visiting profs--I figure I'll never see them again or ask them for recommendations so is "cultivating relationships" with them basically pointless too?
Depends on what you need a recommender for. If it's a clerkship you're after you'll need an HLS prof. If you want to add someone to a list of references to give to firms/summer internships, a visiting prof is often quite willing to be listed.
4. LRW isn't blind, so should I avoid being seen as the person who bickers over grade technicalities? ("well technically this component has no weight so how can there be a penalty against something that has no weight"). In undergrad my grades were usually unambiguously one thing or another so I never really waved the syllabus because I figured I had more to lose by making a bad impression on the prof.
Yes. Were you planning on turning in a terrible draft and telling the Climenko that it doesn't count toward your grade anyway in conference? That would be a bad idea.


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Recently I started making things for granddaughter that is on the way. Here is one of the blankets that was sent to them. It was a combination of a design I found here with a sun I came up with and a small butterfly. I am not going to say much about the blanket but let it speak for itself.
Tag Archive | baby
Little Duck Blanket
Jenni Sholter, a friend, forwarded me a request someone had for 6 baby blankets made in 2 weeks. I have done custom work for her in the past so I guess she figured I could do it. Since the request came over the 2 week holiday, I decided to take on the challenge. (It turned out she needed 2 one month and 2 the next 2 months.) The customer makes custom reborn dolls. She had a very specific blanket in mind, Kerry Jayne's Little Duck Blanket. So I ordered the blanket pattern and went to work.
Let me just say this about the pattern, in case someone is interested in purchasing her patterns. DO it. The detail in the pictures she includes are well worth it. The duck would have been much harder to keep even if not for the pictures. I would have prefered the pictures to be closer to the actually section of the pattern I was working on but it was easy for me to go back and forth. She took pictures of every part that you might had been confused by and made it simple. Here are 3 of the blankets done and ready to ship. BTW the customer received the blankets and was thrilled! Always a good thing!
Owl Cocoon
This is an owl cocoon and hat made from ShiFio's Patterns. It is one of her most downloaded patterns although she has so many to chose from that I am going back again to add to my collection!
This one was done in pastel green but I think it would be beautiful in light gray, cream and black. I made a blanket for a little boy a while back in those colors and it was sharp looking, and manly. Just saying.
Box of Chocolates Cocoon
I love chocolate so when I saw this pattern I had to make it. It is the best way to enjoy chocolate without gaining weight. My version is shown. Enjoy!
First Published Pattern for Sale
Well I finally did it. I took the jump to the next level of crafting and wrote up, took photos, had the pattern tested and put it for sale on Ravelry. So without further ado, here it is the pattern for the car canopy tent I designed. It is called Heartfelt Car Canopy Tent by Nadine Creates. I would love it if you check out, tell everyone you know and share it.
Camo Love
Do you ever look at something, in my case yarn, and see it a different way? I love when that happens. Recently I completed a baby blanket for my future grandson. Afterwards there was some of the yarn left. I figured it would be great for booties and a cap for him when I saw something else.
What do you think? I call it "Camo Love". Think I have a new product for the shop. Can't you see it in pink camouflage for girls?
Baby Blankets
I have been working on baby blankets recently. I have a new grandson on the way and mom loves camoflauge. So I hope she loves this blanket. It is the Drops In A Pond blanket design. You can see more examples of the ones I have made here.
I also finished a lap, nap, cot blanket. It is a Circle In A Square design. It is great way to use up scraps. I worked on the squares in the morning while riding the bus with students. Funny but watching me crochet helped keep them calm and interested. So I showed them the finished product when I put the squares together and made the blanket. It will either go to a school for a pre-k class or I may let a school auction it off during fall festival. Unless I sell it before then. In which case I will make another one for the school!
Oh! How do you like my babies that are using the blankets? The little girl on the left is a reborn doll by Jenni Sholter and the other is a doll I have had for a while.
Well I am on to other crochet projects that are on my list. Now that I will be home for a couple of months I have made a list of projects I want to work on. Amazing how that list keeps growing every day.


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Here we have gathered a variety of resources that may be of interest to Gaelic place-name enthusiasts and linguists alike. If you know of any other online resources relevant to the categories below or would like to suggest a new category, please get in touch.
- Scotlands Places
- Scottish Place-name Society
- The Papar Project
- Saints in Scottish Place-names
- Tiree Place-names
- The Journal of Scottish Names Studies
- Tobar an Dualchais – List of Parishes in Gaelic
- Ordnance Survey – Origins of Place-names
- Applecross Place-names Project
- Loch Torridon Place-names
- Fife Place-name Database
- The Berwickshire Place-name Resource
Research Resources
- Am Baile – Highland History and Culture
- Tobar an Dualchais
- Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
- National Library of Scotland – Maps
- Digimap – University of Edinburgh
- Hathi Trust Digital Library
- Google Books
- Internet Archive
- Statistical Accounts of Scotland
Online Gaelic Dictionaries
- Faclair na Gàidhlig
- Digital Archive of Scottish Gaelic (Dasg)
- Historic Scotland – Gaelic Thesaurus
- An Seotal
- Dwelly
- Am Faclair Beag
- MacBain's Dictionary
Gaelic Online
- Scottish Parliament Gaelic Blog
- Gaelic signs on Flickr
- CnaG – Mountain names
- Gaelic Affairs, Nova Scotia
- The Gaelic Council of Nova Scotia
Goidelic Place-names Elsewhere
- Logainm, Ireland
- Placenamesni, Northern Ireland
- Ulster Place-name Society
- The Gaels and their place-names in Nova Scotia
- The Place-names of the Isle of Man with their Origin and History
- Historical Dictionary of Gaelic Placenames


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Several weeks ago, the automaker released a teaser image of the upcoming CX-8. Essentially a stretched CX-5, the new crossover will serve as the brand's three-row crossover in its home market of Japan. Now, it looks like the new Mazda CX-8 will closely resemble the smaller CX-5 as images of the upcoming three-row crossover have been leaked ahead of its reveal.
If the pictures are to be believed, the Japan-exclusive crossover will indeed get the familiar front fascia design of its smaller sibling. It gets slim headlights, the slatted front grill and chrome surrounds near the grill and headlights.
Seen on the side is the extended rear quarter glass and slightly longer rear overhang. This was made to house the two extra seats for the third row. Like all current Mazda crossovers, the CX-8 appears to also have the slim rear taillights and a tailgate spoiler.
Interior design images show that the CX-8 will have a CX-5-derived dashboard. Metal trim pieces, a three-spoke leather steering wheel, MZD infotainment system and leather upholstery are expected to arrive in the Mazda CX-8. As for its seat layout, it will apparently available in either 2+3+2 or 2+2+2 (with the latter getting captain seats in the middle). Last May 2017, Mazda released the very first image of the CX-8 that come with captain seats in the middle.
Powering the Mazda CX-8 will be a 2.2-liter turbo-diesel inline-four that will be mated to a six-speed automatic gearbox. It's the same engine that is found on the CX-5 and will be available in two output ratings, 150 PS with 380 Nm of torque and 173 PS with 420 Nm of torque.
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Thanks for dropping by my site! My name is Lisa Oldfield, although my family and friends know me better as "Lisalocks".
I'm so excited about appearing in Foxtel Arena's "Real Housewives of Sydney"!
Born and bred in Sydney's Northern Beaches, I cannot wait to show off all our fabulous city has to offer – the beach, the bush, the harbour, the mountains and everything in between!
I have been married to my husband David for 16 years and we have two little boys, Harry (the Heartbreaker) and Bertie (the Jawbreaker) who are 6 and 4.
We share our 3 acre property with a menagerie of animal friends; three horses, eight chickens, two dogs, two snakes and a parrot (at this rate, I might start selling season passes).
I am a complete nerd and love technology ! In the last 20 years I have had an absolute blast nurturing start-ups, buying and selling tech companies and taking a software company to IPO.
Apart from chasing after my gorgeous little boys and animal pals, I guess I'm a bit of a dichotomy; I love high-end fashion and am a high-priestess of the Cult of Thermomix. Conversely, I am a tom-boy who loves pistol shooting, horse-riding, deep-sea game fishing and catching venomous snakes to milk for anti-venom.
I am a loving mother, wife and daughter; a loyal friend; and to quote Gen. George S. Patton III "May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't".
– Lisa Oldfield


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When I heard that a play I've adored since my adolescence: For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf by Ntozake Shange was being produced at Penumbra Theatre Company, the place that helped to nurture my passion and devotion to theatre, 'excited' really could not capture the feeling. And in many ways this production did not disappoint. From a predominantly female technical team, the inimitable Ananya Chatterjea of Ananya Theatre, as the choreographer; to the modernizing twist featuring Futures, 1, 2, and 3 as an offering to our young; this production proved that Shange's work has truly stood the test of time. Nonetheless, I did find myself disappointed that the cast was not an all-black female cast, given the contextual and cultural specificity that Shange created within the language of this choreopoem.
Cardi B and Futures 1, 2, 3
The production begins with the gathering of three young black girls to the ambient sounds of a playground in use. The girls share their favorite songs, dance moves, and laughter. It is the glimpse of young sisterhood that encourages young women that their greatest strength is in their togetherness. In a world where fun loving and hilarious rapper Cardi B is constantly being compared to rapper Nicki Minaj, especially after their New York Fashion Week scuffle, it is refreshing to be reminded that women do not need to be competitors and instead of engaging in petty conflicts, can be sisters. Even more, the eldership created at the end of the choreopoem, where each of the seven women surround the three girls in a circle of sand, reiterates how the power each grain of our lives has in protecting and encouraging our youth. This unrestricted love between women is a necessary aspect of the emotional, psychological, and spiritual wellbeing for women and girls to step into the best versions of themselves.
And Yes, Women are Tech's Too
And the women of the technical team certainly brought the best of themselves in creating the worlds that this choreopoem explores. The women of the technical team: Drea Reynolds, on sound, long standing stage manager for Penumbra, Mary Winchell, set designer Vicki Smith, Kathy Maxwell on lights, Kiara Jackson as the assistant costume designer, and Abbee Warmboe on props is definitely one of the most female technical teams theatre anywhere has seen. Technical theatre is generally an incredibly white male dominated field within the realm of theatre, also one the highest paying, so to see a production with so many women apart of the technical team is a groundbreaking historic moment for American Theatre.
Black Women, Women of Color, and When We Converge
Loretta Ross offers an explanation of the history of the term 'women of color.' During the National Women's Conference in 1977 a group of black women from Washington, D.C. came to the conference in Houston with a document called the Black Womens' Agenda, due to the inadequacies of the conference to meet the needs of 'minority women.' Other 'minority women' wanted to be apart of their movement to decolonize women's movement work. The black women agreed, but it could no longer be called the Black Womens' Agenda, thus the term women of color was born.
I set this history to say that I certainly see the power in sisterhood with non-black women of color. I've experienced it throughout my life and it has been enriching to understand how our differences and similarities converge. However, I deem it irresponsible to cast For Colored Girls Who have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf without an all-black female cast because it purports that there is not diversity among black women and it brings people into a cultural and linguistic territory that they do not have the cultural upbringing to represent.
Certainly, as a black woman, I would never erase the voice of a Asian American or Non-Black Latino sister by representing her culture. Our cultural boundaries can be preserve our uniqueness, our beauty, and still not be violent. Though Sun Mee Chomet, Audrey Park, and Cristina Florencia Castro are all very capable and wonderful performers, there are black women who are Latino and have Asian American heritage that would have shown more comfort on stage speaking versions of ebonics, handling the trauma behind n****r, and participating in hoodoo/voodoo ritualistic representations on stage.
There is certainly a play where women of color gather to speak about our collective and unique experiences, I am eager to see it, eager to know if it already exists, and if not, eager to learn of its creation. This production does show that there is a need for such a play. But For Colored Girls Who have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf is not that play.


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About Me
- Kris
- I am a mother of eight and grandmother of three who loves to make and create. Rosemary Hill is the name of our home where we live, work, learn and create together
Monday, 31 December 2012
We made quite a few gifts this Christmas, but remembered to take very few photos. This is one I have been working on today. It incorporates special designer fabric made by grandson and granddaughter, as well as Kaffe Fassett. I am thrilled to have finished this bag and will send it off to Adelaide after new years day. (Yes, it's tardy!) My goal for today is to clear off my sewing desk and tidy my sewing room a little so that I can begin 2013 the best way possible!
Labels: patchwork bag, sewing
4 comments:
- Lorraine said...
Hope you get the sewing room tidy and ready for a new year! Hope 2013 is a sew-fest year!! xx
- 31 December 2012 at 22:59
- Leanne said...
Lovely bag especially with designer fabric. Good luck with the tidy.
- 1 January 2013 at 08:53
- Shay said...
I love the idea of designing your own fabric and incorporating it into a project. I really musty do that this year.
Im sure the recipient wont mind this being a little late . Its a work of art! You cant rush genius!
- 2 January 2013 at 07:57
- Jantine said...
I love the special grandchildren fabric...
- 3 January 2013 at 22:24
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As Sony continues to slowly update its online library of PlayStation 2 Classics, the wait for Rockstar's genre-defining Grand Theft Auto III grows increasingly unbearable. Fortunately, it looks like the wait is finally up, as a post on the official Hong Kong PlayStation site has the PSN re-release listed for a September 25th launch.
With Grand Theft Auto V on the not so distant horizon, it makes sense for Rockstar to push this game out well before the fifth proper entry. The game was expected to release last month, but was unfortunately delayed.
For those that are fan of Grand Theft Auto IV, a trip back to Liberty City will provide an interesting look at how far Rockstar has come in creating its fictional take on the Big Apple.
If this release date ends up applying to North America as well, will you be picking up the game next week when it hits the PlayStation Store? Let us know in the comments below.


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6 Ways To De-Stress and Let Go
How to relax when stress takes over
You need to de-stress. Work, the holidays, family, politics and just having to get things done on time! All of these can lead to some moments of overwhelming stress. Don't turn and punch a hole in the wall, instead use one of these six stress relieving techniques to let is go.
1. Hit the road
As in take a walk. Or a run. Or do some yoga. Whatever gets your blood flowing, your body moving and you breathing. If it helps you to get away from the stress inducing situation all the better. Exercise, including walking, has been shown to reduce stress. Seeing natural light instead of those fluorescent ones in your office all day, also has a relaxing benefit.
Keep a set of walking or running shoes at your desk at work just in case you need to take a breather. You don't need to go far, it can be just around the block, or through the hallways. Taking the stairs for a few flights can also add in some tush lifting benefits. Win-win!
2. Color Yourself Happy
Using Coloring Books to reduce stress is not just a new fad for adults, it has also been found to be as good as meditation at relieving stress. While we just used to go into the kids section of the bookstore and choose something like animals at the farm, luckily there are now adult coloring books that are less juvenile and absolutely beautiful. There are TONS of adult coloring books that are works of art, as well as soothing and have inspirational quotes available online. There are even have adult coloring books for the holidays if you want to get into a festive mood.
3. Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy is more than overpriced lavender and patchouli oil you find in zen shops. Deepak Chopra's center for wellness often uses aromatherapy integrated in their wellness programs.
Essential oils are synergistic blends of chemical compounds that plants produce to defend themselves against pathogens and to communicate with other plants and animals. When properly used, they can calm nerves, uplift your spirits, and soothe a variety of seasonal ailments.
We are partial to citrus scents, as these are brightening. Grapefruit essential oil has even been found to have anti-depressant properties. You can mix your own, like these stress reducing aromatherapy recipes, or you can buy them already mixed, like this Relax Blend for Target. Add them to a nice warm bath and you have two wonderfully stress reducing therapies together. Ahhhh.
5. Breathe
It may sound simple and somewhat silly, but taking time to take a breath can really help you to de-stress and relax. Wehn you feel yourself becoming overwhelmed take a long slow deep breath and focus on your exhale. It is the slow exhales that reduce the stress and anxiety in the body.
6. Have a (Healthy) Snack
When you get triggered into a stressful situation, take a moment and evaluate if you are really this angry, stressed, worried, etc… or are you also hungry? If you are not eating the right foods your stress levels can be hard to control. Keep protein shakes at your desk ready to mix for a quick snack. Nuts, trail mix, popcorn and apples do well in the office, too. Just try to stay away from high sugar and other empty calorie snacks.
Try any of these relaxing and stress relieving tips at work, and through the holiday season and let us know how they work for you.
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Happy Pops Day
Trying to define or encompass all that a father is is no easy task. But I like this saying:
a father is someone that holds your hand at the fair
makes sure you do what your mother says
holds back your hair when you are sick
brushes that hair when it is tangled because mother is too busy
lets you eat ice cream for breakfast
but only when mother is away
he walks you down the aisle
and tells you everything is gonna be ok
I am grateful to have been raised by such an amazing man. One who taught me right from wrong, but one who wasn't afraid to totally get nuts to a Whitney Houston album. To me, my father represents all things that are nobel, honest, generous, moral and good. And he is all these things AND has a great sense of humor, is funny and playful, and is a total sucker for those lucky people he loves. I know I've said it before, and I'll probably say it again, but my dad is the best. He really is.
I am also very thankful to have married a man who truly puts his family first. Even before I was in the picture he was there, every night, coming home to two girls, getting them dinner, playing with them, reading stories and giving goodnight kisses, and often doing this alone. Our children are lucky to have such a wonderful man as a dad (& 2nd dad 🙂 ).
This next quote is by an author/story-teller that I was very familiar with growing up, thanks to my dad. It's so appropriate for BOTH men in my life:
"The father of a daughter is nothing but a high-class hostage. A father turns a stony face to his sons, berates them, shakes his antlers, paws the ground, snorts, runs them off into the underbrush, but when his daughter puts her arm over his shoulder and says, 'Daddy, I need to ask you something,' he is a pat of butter in a hot frying pan." – Garrison Keillor
Happy Father's Day Dad & Greg. Thank you for all that you've done and do. I love you!


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Get together with other wellness coordinators and share what's working, and learn about what other employee wellness programs are doing.
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Sometimes life can take pretty sharp twists and turns. My life was going ok, I was busy working on my PhD studies, preparing to go to the AGOSCI Conference and was working on a paper with a colleague that we … Continue reading
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So much to write so little patience. This time last week I was in Brisbane once again for a meeting at the Australian Communication Exchange. I was elected back onto the board at the Annual General Meeting. Accessible cabs are … Continue reading
Once again, Mark and I headed up to Brisbane on Friday morning and returned Sunday evening for work. i had a board meeting of the Australian Communication Exchange on the Saturday. With the time either side of the meeting I … Continue reading


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Wake County
Wheeler: Charities, time to tell us what you need
Urban Ministries of Wake County provides a shelter for homeless women. Its Open Door Clinic serves 5,000 low-income clients. The nonprofit also offers programs that help the poor reach self-sufficiency.
But what is its greatest need right now?
"Our shelves are very low," Anne Burke, executive director emeritus, says of Urban Ministries' food pantry. "We've had nonstop demand day after day after day. We're seeing 35 families a day, up about 10 a day over last year, a huge increase."
It's hard to imagine as we prepare to sit down next week to overstuffed Thanksgiving tables how many of our neighbors aren't worrying about the best way to season a turkey or whether to attempt the fancy pie.
They're worried about having anything to eat at all.
With the backdrop of North Carolina having the fifth-highest unemployment rate in the country, The News & Observer is offering its Holiday Guide to Giving for a third year.
Starting Friday, local charities should fill out the online form at nando.com/holidaygiving, listing what they need in donations and volunteer hours this holiday season for the communities they serve. The deadline is Wednesday, Nov. 28.
We'll put the Guide to Giving on our website Dec. 2 so readers can see what charities need. We'll also include a partial list in the print edition that day.
In 2010, we challenged readers to give $10,000 to the 137 charities that responded. You sent the amazing sum of $43,614.
Last year, our goal was $25,000, and you generously showered the community with more than $58,000 in donations.
Can we top $58,000 this year? Our state has the 13th-highest poverty rate in the nation; a decade ago, it ranked 26th. More than 40 percent of our children of color live in poverty.
Homeless veterans
Veterans returning from our foreign wars no doubt make up a measurable part of that increase. Jeff Smith of the Veterans Leadership Council says that, between Fayetteville and Jacksonville, North Carolina has the highest concentration of homeless veterans in the nation.
"The number of homeless vets seen at VA facilities continues to go up," he says. "In 2009, the VA in Durham reported seeing about 1,100 homeless vets. In 2010, that was up to 2,300. In 2011, it was 4,200, and this year it was more than 6,000 – and that was before the force drawdowns. Next year, it will be even worse."
The Veterans Leadership Council is leasing space in Butner to provide a haven where struggling veterans can learn how to be self-reliant again. The nonprofit needs money to continue the renovations so it can get the center open.
"With the holidays approaching, we're going to see more of what we saw last year," Smith says. "With the stress of the holidays, there's going to be more incidences of vets having run-ins with the law or with family members because of the scattered nature of the response."
Women's Center needs
Since last Christmas, the Women's Center of Wake County has moved out of its perpetually flooding downtown Raleigh location into a nicer place near Hillsborough Street, but help hasn't followed.
"Donations are down," says Regina Brooks, the center's client services coordinator. "They are definitely down, yet our numbers of clients have increased. We need help for Christmas, monetary donations, a food drive would be excellent, and certainly gifts for our families."
The generosity that came the center's way through the Holiday Guide to Giving last year immeasurably changed lives, Brooks says.
"It changed the way our clients saw themselves," she says. "They saw hope. If that could trickle down to the next person, and the next person, we can undo this homeless thing. There are still miracles. Every day people will see one if they just take the time. They can see the miracle or be the miracle."


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'Everyone knows that we never had a camp this time'
The prevailing tense situation between India and Pakistan might have affected the preparation of the Jammu and Kashmir for the Ranji Trophy but skipper Parvez Rasool exuded confidence that his team has enough time to make up for the loss.
"Everyone knows that we never had a camp this time," Rasool said after their day one's proceedings in the Group C match against Kerala at Bengal Cricket Academy ground.
"As a team I feel we are a bit short on practice. But that's fine. We have enough time in our hands to make up for this. The more matches we play the faster we would overcome this. We will be fine."
Kerala rode on an unbeaten 129 by Sanju Samson to finish the day on 263/7 against Jammu and Kashmir who opted to bowl.
"The bowlers did well and not felt that we were new to bowling today. I hope the batsmen also click on this track," Rasool said.
Giving details about their preparation, he further said, "We had two days practice after coming here. I was playing Duleep Trophy so my preparation was fine. The rest were preparing on their own, after all we all are professionals. We have to do it."
Jammu and Kashmir media manager Rajesh Dhar, however, was guarded in his reaction and said, "All is well with team. Our preparation was much more affected because of flood earlier."


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Pickles & Swiss, a gourmet sandwich shop in downtown Santa Barbara, has opened a new location in the Hollister Village shopping center in Goleta. (Sam Goldman / Noozhawk photo)
As part of the continuous opening of business after business in Goleta's newly finished Hollister Village apartment and shopping complex, Santa Barbara's Pickles & Swiss restaurant has achieved a longtime goal: expansion into a second location.
The sandwich shop, whose original location is in downtown Santa Barbara's Paseo Nuevo shopping center, opened its Goleta store last week at 7060 Hollister Ave. "We've always had in mind that we wanted to open up more than one location," said the new place's manager, Blake Hayashi, who has been with Pickles & Swiss since its inception in 2012.
"It was never our goal just to have one" shop, Hayashi told Noozhawk. "It was just about securing the first location first, getting it settled in and everything right, and then working on it and opening up more locations." The prospect of opening in a brand-new space alongside numerous other brand-new businesses in Hollister Village, he said, made the location an enticing choice for restaurant No. 2.
Pickles & Swiss offers a wide variety of hot and cold sandwiches, build-your-own sandwiches, paninis, wraps, soups and salads.
The restaurant emphasizes its use of fresh, local and homemade ingredients; aside from its sliced deli meats and cheeses, everything is made on-site, Hayashi said. "We always tell the customers and people how much love and effort we put into everything, because that's what sets us apart," he said. "It's a gourmet sandwich shop — everything's made in-house."
"The whole atmosphere inside is an upbeat, fun atmosphere," he added. "Everybody's having a good time. It's positive energy, and it's going above and beyond, as far as customer service goes.
"We cater it a lot towards customers, and we're about letting people try things. When you come in, we usually give you sample cups of our homemade soups."
The new Pickles & Swiss is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, though management is still settling Sunday's hours.


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Are Super B batteries safe?
Super B batteries are based on Lithium Iron Phosphate technology (LiFePO4). This Lithium Ion technology used in Super B batteries is the safest Lithium Ion technology available today. On top of that our bespoke casing and electronics further increase safety and durability.
Super B 2600 refers to 2.6 Ah (Amps/Hour), which represents the real nominal capacity under maximum continuous load. How different this is from lead-acid batteries where manufacturers provide a 20 hour rating. For example the 7 Ah lead-acid battery can be discharged over a period of 20 hours with a 0.35 Amp load. This is not very practical, as the same 7 Ah battery discharged with a 2,5 Amp load, for example a 25 Watt light bulb, will yield no more than 1.4 Ah of energy. The lead-acid battery, therefore, has less capacity when the load increases, which means that you can start more often with the super B. This phenomenon is called the Peukert component, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peukert's_law.
Starting Current
We use a 10-second rating instead of CCA for the super B batteries. The 10-second rating is easy to understand: it represents the amount of current a battery can produce during 10 seconds without being damaged. The super B 2600 can deliver a current of 150 Amps during 10 seconds. The batteries can deliver higher currents for shorter periods and lower currents for longer periods.
How can I charge a Super B battery?
Super B batteries can be charged with almost all vehicles, up to a maximum of 14.4 Volts. Do not overcharge, as this will damage the battery. The super B charges much faster than conventional batteries: charging a lead-acid battery takes 7 to 14 hours, during which the internal resistance increases and the charge current decreases. The Super B 2600 can be charged within 1 hour at a charge current of 3 Amps. If the charge current is increased to 6 Amps, it will charge in 30 minutes.
What charger can I use?
We recommend using the appropriate Super B charger to charge Super B batteries. Do not use a lead-acid charger, as these chargers are optimized for a different battery technology and make use of methods for charging and safeguarding which are unsuitable for Super B batteries.
How long can I store a Super B battery?
As Super B batteries have a very low self-discharge rate (approximately 10 % per year), the batteries will last for several years in storage.
How can I connect the battery?
Super B batteries are designed with screw terminals, this makes it easy to replace the stock lead-acid battery. Super B batteries are shipped with two bolds and plastic end caps to fit the wires on your vehicle
Can I use a Super B battery in F.I.M.?
The F.I.M. has changed the rule for stock racing regarding battery use: 220.127.116.11 Battery: The Battery may be replaced. If replaced, its nominal capacity must be equal to or higher than the Homologated type. The F.I.M. has approved the Super B batteries to be used as replacement batteries.
The imprinted voltage refers to the nominal battery voltage. Always observe the correct voltage when connecting to a load or a charger. Do not proceed if the voltage differs. The open circuit voltage (OCV) on a fully charged battery can be slightly higher than the nominal; the closed circuit voltage (CCV) represents the battery voltage under load or on charge and the readings will vary accordingly.
Capacity represents the specific energy in ampere-hours (Ah). Manufacturers often overrate a battery by giving a higher Ah rating than it can provide. You can use a battery with different Ah (but correct voltage), provided the rating is high enough. Chargers have some tolerance to batteries with different Ah ratings. A larger battery will take longer to charge than a small one.
What is the CCA rating?
The cold cranking ampere (CCA) rating refers to the number of amperes a battery can deliver for 30 seconds at a temperature of -18°C (0°F) before the voltage drops to 1.20 volts per cell, or 7.20 volts for a 12V battery. A 12V battery that has a rating of 550 CCA means that the battery will provide 550 amps for 30 seconds at -18°C (0°F) before the voltage falls to 7.20V.
What is the MCA rating?
The marine cranking ampere (MCA) rating refers to the number of amperes a battery can deliver for 30 seconds at a temperature of 0°C (32°F) until the battery voltage drops to 7.20 volts for a 12V battery. A 12V battery that has a MCA rating of 725 MCA means that the battery will give 725 amperes for 30 seconds at 0°C (32°F) before the voltage falls to 7.20V. The MCA is sometimes called the cranking amperes or CA.
What is the HCA rating?
The abbreviation HCA stands for hot cranking amps. It is the same as MCA, CA or CCA, except that the temperature at which the test is conducted is 26.7°C (80°F ).
What is the C rating?
C-rates specify charge and discharge currents. At 1C, the battery charges and discharges at a current that is par with the marked Ah rating; at 0.5C the current is half, and at 0.1C it is one tenth. On charge, 1C charges a good battery in about one hour; 0.5C takes 2 hours and 0.1C 10 to 14 hours. http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/what_is_the_c_rate
Also known as electromotive force (EMF), the load draws energy from the battery. Internal battery resistance and depleting state-of-charge cause the voltage to drop.
Watts and Volt-amps (VA)
Power drawn from a battery is expressed in watts (W) or volt-amps (VA). Watt is the real power that is being metered; VA is the apparent power that determines the wiring sizing and the circuit breakers. On a purely resistive load, watt and VA readings are alike; a reactive load such as an inductive motor or florescent light causes a drop in the power factor (pf) from the ideal one (1) to 0.7 or lower. For example, a pf of 0.7 has a power efficiency of 70.
Capacity represents the specific energy in ampere-hours (Ah). Manufacturers often overrate a battery by giving a higher Ah rating than it can provide. You can use a battery with different Ah (but correct voltage), provided the rating is high enough. Chargers have some tolerance to batteries with different Ah ratings. A larger battery will take longer to charge than a small one.


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It's a HUGE week for disabled Australians and the Lefty Pinkos crew go to town on disability and politics.
The ABC disability website Ramp Up closed its doors on June 30; over last weekend the Federal Government announced unwelcome changes to the Disability Support Pension; while people with disabilities and Deaf people are still reeling from cutbacks to services, medical costs increases, changes to the age criteria for disability benefits via the recent Federal Budget, as well as being called bludgers/scroungers etc in popular media.
Crip Power! In the studio we have out and proud Freak and co-host Kath Duncan – wearing 2 hats; bryan is BACK!!!!! – and we invite artist and activist Jeremy Hawkes to join in.
Jeremy Hawkes has been an artist since he was a child and was a sculptor of large works until a work injury revealed that Jeremy had a degenerative spinal condition which would change his life forever. It has certainly changed his arts practices but Jeremy says he is now seeing opportunities arise from the unpredictable fruitful creations of his new shifting body.
We also get Save ABC Ramp Up member Madeline Sobb on the line to report from the Ramp Up protest the day before outside the ABC offices in Melbourne. Madeline tells us what the Ramp Up site meant to her and the community in general and how the struggle continues.
Bryan and Kath reveal how the personal is political, and the political personal in this landmark show.
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Creating your own Boilerplate for life
Recently I joined a local business networking group. It's a good way to get to know other local businesses and exchange a few referrals. It's also a really good support group for developing your own business strategy. One of the things we all do at this group is give a 60 second review of our business. Some people call this an elevator speech. Previously I would normally make up my 60 seconds on the fly, as I'm quite happy to ad lib and sometimes the pressure results in a few amusing points that wouldn't have come out in a totally prepared speech.
As part of being a member of the BNI (Business Networking International) I'm entitled to some quite good training events. I've recently attended their new members training and during that session they also talked about how to prepare for your 60 seconds. The type of information you should be looking to cover and how to structure it best. So with my new found leaning from the course I went home and put together my 60 second speech.It really surprised me at how differently I had to write to make it work. Writing for an article to be read, is totally different to writing something that is going to be spoken out loud. I had to really simplify my language so that each word flowed into the next. Any time I practised the speech I would find a spot that I would have difficultly in saying, so I'd see if I would simplify it more. I tested the speech out on a couple of friends who helped me tweak it some more and timed me to make sure I was hitting as close as possible to the 60 seconds.
Last Friday I went to the BNI group again and used my 60 second speech. I was almost dead on the 60 seconds and had just a few seconds to ad lib at the end. I was delighted. It wasn't the most exciting 60 seconds, but it was effective, it covered all the points and was fluid. So how does this relate to personal development you ask?
Well this type of action is a fantastic way of building your confidence in an area that you feel needs a bit of work. By giving it a format, a structure that covers everything it needs, you are giving yourself a basic template also known as a Boilerplate. The purpose of this isn't to then use it permanently unchanged. The idea is that once you have the basic format in plate you DO change it.
Your boilerplate is your base line, your starting point, not your end point. From your boilerplate you know what must be in place, from there as you grow in confidence and your skills develop, you can adapt it. Either with some additional preparation or, if you feel daring enough, on the fly and ad lib some new bits into it each time you use your boilerplate. That way you have something to fall back on it things go a bit wry.
Have a think about some of the places you are already using a boilerplate. Maybe cooking your favourite meal, each time you make it, it's somehow a little different. Going to the gym, you have a basic routine that you follow, but each time you go you do something else to liven it up. Even at work you may produce the same report on a regular basis but each time you do it, you find a new and more efficient way to do some part of it. By having that boilerplate, a base line to work from, you know what to do. After a while of using that base line your creative side starts to kick in.
Although having the boilerplate may initially seem a bit restrictive and even dull, it helps you put in place the foundation upon which you can build. By having the initial structure in place, your creative side is engaged, and before you know it, new ideas are flowing. You begin to tweak things here and there. If you can think about an area of your life or a task that you need to do and you are struggling with it, think about creating a boilerplate for it. Then watch it blossom into a creative and unique tool that you can flexibly use everyday.
Just for a giggle, I've recorded my speech onto YouTube. I still need to use it a few more times and be able to recall it without having to read my notes. The important thing is it's a start and from there it can only get better.
ENJOY! And please do feel free to comment, I'd love to get some feed back on how to improve.


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When you think about it, artwork in games is completely optional. Most games would still be perfectly functional if you replaced all the character models and intricate level geometry with untextured cubes. So, why then do we insist on spending so much time designing such detailed level environments and character models? Are highly detailed 3D character models really better than Atari 2600 sprites if the gameplay's still top notch? The short answer, yes. The long answer, heeeeeeell yes. Despite what some (mostly indie) gamers say, graphics do matter. Or, more to the point, art matters. Now there were certainly some great Atari 2600 games back in the day (Enduro, River Raid), but now that game developers have the technology to render great art in games, appealing graphics have become an essential component, on par with functionality. River Raid is fun to play but because of the graphical limitations, there's not much to get attached to. A good art style makes the game world look interesting and feel worth investing in. And this week, we're going to be talking about the importance of interesting looking enemies and what they add to the gameplay experience. These games combine technical competence with appealing art, and especially stellar looking foes.
Pikmin (2001)
This series has been getting mentioned a lot on CardinalVirtual, probably because we're both excited for the long awaited Pikmin 3 later this year (did you see the bit at the announcement where Miyamoto made the Pikmin bow? So cute!). Anyway, like the rest of the game, the monsters on the "Distant Planet" in Pikmin are incredibly original looking. No generic dragons or trolls to be found here. Many of them resemble real creatures but usually with an alien twist (eyestalks, etc), or they're a combination of two or more real animals (like the half bird, half snake Snagret). Using real animals as a base works incredibly well to help make the game more immersive, since a lot of the appeal comes from exploring and trying to survive in a strange and harsh wilderness, and the very animalistic aliens (at least from Captain Olimar's perspective) really hammers home this feeling. Their designs also fit in perfectly with Olimar and his pikmin as well as the vegetation and plant life (all of which also look both alien and familiar at the same time). One of the game's crowning achievements for us is how successfully it creates an environment that feels both natural and alien, and the enemy creatures do a lot to achieve this unique feeling.
Even though the monsters of Pikmin look very original, they're also simple looking enough so that their potential danger and weaknesses are apparent to the player right away. These enemies straddle the divide between a unique artistic design and a practical utilitarian design well. The iconic Bulborb's gaping mouth that takes up nearly half the creature's body lets players know right away that this guy will eat a lot of pikmin if he gets the chance, so attack his unguarded back instead. Our personal favorite, the Emperor Bulblax (pictured above) has a long adhesive tongue that your pikmin will stick to, rendering them helpless. But once the player sees this attack in action a few times, he might think that perhaps something less savory might also stick to that tongue (the bomb rocks nearby also provide a hint). Visual touches like this make the already intriguing creatures all the more fun to fight. Whereas other games would give you cutscenes or dialogue to hint at enemy strategies, Pikmin's design is good enough to do the heavy lifting on its own.
Bayonetta (2010)
This game has become so well known for its sexually provocative protagonist (who we already talked about in this article), that people tend to forget about the incredible enemy design. It seems like sometime in the Victorian Age, we all forgot that angels are supposed to be powerful and terrifying. There's a reason they always said "Be not afraid" in the Bible, a reason the developers of Bayonetta certainly understood. Now admittedly, if you had a gaggle of adorable cherubs as your basic enemies, you wouldn't have very threatening battles (hilarious maybe, but not threatening). But this really isn't some half assed attempt to put a "badass spin" on something unconventional. The dev team really did their homework when designing these angels. All of the different enemies are placed in one of the nine orders of angels present in Catholicism and often ascribes appearances (wheels within wheels, masses of wings and eyeballs) and roles that are fairly consistent with medieval end renaissance theology. The angels even speak a bizarre language actually created by an 18th-century French mystic who thought he could communicate with angels (in the Bayonetta universe he probably did).
In spite of the overall menacing look that most of the angels have, there's also a certain beauty to them. Many have these stone or marble faces, often resembling sculptures in Catholic Churches, that look serene and almost childlike, emphasizing the innocence that is such an important part of Christianity. These more beautiful features contrast nicely with the more monstrous body parts, creating enemies unlike anything seen before in a game. Sometimes, this stone or marble coating will crumble away as the angel is battered, revealing a more hideous form underneath. So while the angels do seem appropriately menacing, you still get the feeling that you are fighting something magnificent, which is definitely a quality all depictions of angels should have.
Mike Tyson's Punch Out (1987)
Both of the above mentioned games are part of the past two generations, but Mike Tyson's Punch Out shows you can have great enemy design on the NES. The sprites are detailed enough to convey real personality, a rarity for 8-bit graphics, and one of the reasons this game still stands today as such a classic. Granted, Punch Out's gameplay style helps make this possible: since most of the time Little Mac and his opponent are the only characters onscreen, the developers could afford to make the sprites larger and more detailed than those in other games. The animations all feel very unique to the characters too– there's a level of detail and complexity in the sprite work here that most other games of the generation couldn't manage. You can pretty much see Glass Joe's skittishness when he tries to throw a punch, or Bald Bull's fury when he's charging up for his bull charge attack. Each fighter has his own tells, and watching for them and knowing what they mean helps make each fight much easier. The animations also give you enough time to predict what kind of attack your enemy will use, incorporating the personalities of your enemies into the mechanics for fighting them.


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Continued economic growth, no net tax increases and a projected revenue surplus for the current fiscal year were some of the predictions for Texas made by participants at the Oct. 3 "Perspectives on the Texas Legislature: 2013 Session" conference at the Baker Institute.
State legislators, budget professionals and journalists were among the speakers at the daylong event, which was hosted by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Hobby Center for the Study of Texas. A conference highlight was a keynote address by Texas House Speaker Joe Straus. The speaker examined the short- and long-term challenges facing Texas, as well as the state's considerable opportunities for continued growth and prosperity through the deepening and refinement of the successful Texas economic model. As reported in this week's Texas Lyceum Poll, 70 percent of Texans believe the state's economy is better off than the rest of the country, while only 7 percent consider the it to be worse off.
Other conference participants noted the higher-than-expected revenues being collected by the state during the current fiscal biennium, along with the possibility of continued growth during the next biennium. The upside to these two projections is that the revenue surplus for the current fiscal year will allow the legislature to cover the shortfalls that were built into the current budget in 2011, while the growth projections should allow the legislature to avoid the painful cuts that dominated the debate over the 2011-13 budget when they are crafting the 2013-15 budget this spring.
At the same time however, there was near-unanimous consensus that there would be no net tax increases nor a notable expansion of fees during the upcoming session. Furthermore, there was considerable agreement that the state's rainy day fund would be tapped only sparingly, and even then only for projects that were without question one-time expenditures rather than recurring expenses. Thus, anyone who was hoping that the $4 to $5 billion that was effectively cut from K-12 public education last session would be restored during the upcoming session is likely to be disappointed.
The conference also examined political dynamics in the Texas House and Senate for 2013. The 2013-15 House is expected to closely resemble the 2011-13 House in terms of partisan composition (with a slightly smaller GOP contingent of between 90 and 95 out of a total of 150), leadership (no one doubts that Joe Straus will be re-elected by his fellow representatives as speaker), the presence of bipartisanship (there will continue to be both Republican and Democratic committee chairs) and the locus of political power (the centrist conservative wing of the Republican Party will continue to control the legislative agenda).
In contrast to the consensus of continuity in the House, there existed more doubts regarding the Texas Senate. One question related to how effective Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's leadership of the Senate would be in the aftermath of his failed U.S. Senate bid. A related concern was tied to the lieutenant governor's re-election plans; while Dewhurst has publically stated he plans to run for re-election in 2014 many doubt that in the end he will be a candidate.
Other questions concerned whether Dewhurst would continue the Senate tradition of naming both Republican and Democratic committee chairs or if he would yield to the requests of the most conservative members of the GOP Senate delegation and name only Republican chairs. My general read was that the consensus was that he would most likely pursue a bipartisan approach, but with no one categorically ruling out the possibility of an all GOP committee chair lineup.
A final intra-Senate uncertainty was regarding who would chair the Senate Committee on Education in 2013, with Dewhurst reportedly undecided about whether the successor to retiring Sen. Florence Shapiro would come from the delegation's centrist conservative bloc (Kel Seliger of Amarillo or Robert Deull of Greenville) or from its movement conservative bloc (Dan Patrick of Houston). Given Patrick's outspoken support for parental choice reforms such as vouchers, this decision could have a profound impact on the debate over K-12 public education policy during the 83rd Legislative Session.
Information on the participants along with video of the conference presentations can be accessed on the Baker Institute website.
Mark P. Jones is the Baker Institute's fellow in political science as well as the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies and chair of the Department of Political Science at Rice University.


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Monthly Archives: June 2014
I'd like to begin my three part apology regarding the lack of new maps or just content in general in TownCraft lately by shirking responsibility and placing the blame squarely at the feet of iPhone and Mac users everywhere. You see, in order to get the iPhone and Mac versions of TownCraft up and running, we first had to port it to Cocos 3. In so doing, we basically dismantled our own game and had to put it back together one piece at a time.
During this period, even meagre updates to the already-being-played iPad version simply couldn't be done. Thus, the last time we added a new map (Desert Island) was back in March.
But now we're back with Gold Rush (original working title: Dry as a Bone, but that sounded incredibly boring)! This is a new map which adds the ability to pan for gold and hire workers to do the same, as well as giving you new challenges to combat (lack of certain resources, having to make the rough choice between farmland and forests, wondering what the crap to do with all the sheep skulls lying around) and providing you with the usual raft of new resources to craft courtesy of our icon artist Matt, and a few new pretty objects courtesy of our environmental artist Corey.
We're also releasing the Let's Play video for this map alongside its launch, so if you want the lowdown on what's new, here's a link to the 15 minute gameplay video with developer commentary.
The map is available now in the latest update to the iOS version, and is currently going through submission for the Mac version, so should be with our Mac players any day.
Both the founders of Flat Earth have today had pieces published concerning the current and ongoing debate around the dominance of male characters in games. We've personally found no reason to assume that our characters ought to be male or that players specifically want a male avatar, and have tried to create our games accordingly. So far, our fans have either not cared in the slightest or have been quite grateful.
So here's Rohan, writing a guest post for Kotaku discussing how female game characters can provide the context for new gameplay opportunities: http://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/06/the-most-interesting-assassins-creed-has-a-female-protagonist/
And here's Leigh, writing about the minutia of the decisions regarding the character selection screens in both TownCraft and Metrocide: http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/LeighHarris/20140623/219598/Male_normalcy_in_character_selection.php
Since it appears that making games is something we can actually do in an ongoing capacity (you lovely folks who've been buying TownCraft have meant we've been able to pay rent and other such luxuries), we've got a few irons in the fire – this is one of them.
Indie Game Magazine saw fit to feature Metrocide on the cover of its latest issue as the exclusive official announcement of the game – not a bad way to tell the world you exist, in my opinion.
Here's the skinny: you play as T.J. Trench, a hardened, trenchcoat-laden contract killer in a futuristic city. You'll be running around trying to complete contracts with vigilantes, gang members, civilians, cop drones, security cameras and more out to stop you. We're talking perma-death here as well, and we've intentionally made this game very hard. Here at the studio we keep on challenging each other to beat high scores, and when we decide the game's too easy, we just throw something else into the world to make it that much harder to hide.
This has been a game which was started by Rohan for the Cyberpunk Game Jam, but which he enjoyed making and playing enough to suggest we make it an actual Flat Earth Game, so here we are.
Check out Indie Game Mag for the feature on the game, we've got a web site up with a few screenshots and some oh so brooding wallpapers, and stay tuned for it.
It'll be out middle of this year on PC and Mac.


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I prepare this moist and light vegan chocolate cake with almond flour and spelt flour. By adding apple purée, this cake becomes juicy and requires less alternative sweetness.
Chocolate cake which kids love
When I think of my childhood, this recipe has often been baked for our children birthday parties. Covered with chocolate and decorated gummy bears or smarties. My mother's cake quickly became a cake, so you do not have much effort. Whoever likes to make quickly cakes has found the perfect cake with this recipe. You can also make muffins from it.
A healthy alternative to the traditional chocolate cake
Children simply love all kinds of chocolate. Chocolate cake is also very popular. Because I do not use sugar (refined sugar,white) and oil in this recipe. Not only the children love this cake also the big ones cannot leave the fingers off the cake.
By adding almonds (other nuts are also possible) makes this cake even healthier. Just try it. You will love the cake just as much as my son and everyone else do.
What cakes cannot be missed at your children's birthdays? I'm glad to hear from you.
tag/#tag me with #/@veeatcookbake on your creations. I am glad to see what you made.
- 15 tbsp Aquafaba
- vanilla
- ½ tsp cream of tartar
- ½ tsp locust bean flour
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 1 cup of apple purée
- 3 cups nuts flour (almonds)
- 2 cups of spelt flour
- ½ cup ofcocoa powder
- 15 g of baking powder
- 1 cup of mineral water (sparkling)
- Prepare the baking pan with baking paper or Oil and preheat the oven (180 ° Celsius/circulation).
- Beat the "egg" mass. Add Aquafaba, vanilla a few turns of the grinder, cream of tartar, locust bean flour and coconut sugar into a mixing bowl. Stir until the mass is beaten. This is very similar to beaten egg whites.
- For this I use a kitchen machine. While the kitchen machine continues, I can weigh / measure the remaining ingredients.
- If the aquafaba is beaten, add the remaining ingredients until everything is smooth.
- Now spread the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 40 minutes.
- With the toothpicking test determine whether the dough is baked through. Stick still dough, bake a little longer. Let it cool.
- Enjoy the cake.
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Kaman Announces Restructuring Plan
BLOOMFIELD, Conn.--Sep. 7, 2017-- Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN) today announced a restructuring plan resulting from its ongoing effort to improve capacity utilization and operating efficiency to better position the Company's Aerosystems business for increased profitability and growth. The restructuring primarily affects the Aerospace segment's Connecticut Composite Structures division in Bloomfield, Connecticut, and its fabricated products operations in Hyde, United Kingdom.
In the U.S., the Company expects to close its Connecticut Composite Structures division and transfer its programs to the Company's composites facility in Wichita, Kansas and to its Air Vehicles and MRO division in Bloomfield, Connecticut. In the United Kingdom, the Company expects to transfer substantially all of its fabricated products production currently taking place at the Company's Hyde facility to its Darwen facility. Any planned workforce reductions at the Hyde facility are subject to change to reflect the outcome of any necessary consultations and negotiations with the unions and works councils representing the affected employees.
The Company currently expects these actions will result in approximately $8.0 million to $10.0 million in pre-tax restructuring charges, beginning in the third quarter of 2017 through the planned completion of restructuring activities in the fourth quarter of 2018, approximately $5.0 million of which is expected to be recorded in 2017. Of these charges, $5.5 million to $6.5 million are expected to result from cash outlays for employee separation and other closure-related expenses and $2.5 million to $3.5 million of the charges are expected to relate to non-cash charges for the write down of inventory and the impairment of long-lived assets. On an annualized basis beginning in 2019, the Company anticipates these restructuring actions will result in total cost savings of approximately $4.0 million.
Certain of the foregoing statements regarding workforce reductions, restructuring charges, the timing of those actions, anticipated savings and cash expenditures constitute "forward-looking statements." These statements are protected by the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. There can be no assurance that these forward-looking statements will be accurate since they are based on many assumptions which involve risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown. The following important factors could cause the estimated employee reductions, restructuring expense, estimated savings and timing to differ: changes in economic or industry conditions; issues arising from rationalization of operations; prolonged negotiations and consultations with the union and/or works councils and other risks identified in the Company's reports and public announcements filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements included in this release are as of the date made and the Company does not intend to update them if its views later change. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company's views as of any date subsequent to the date of this release.
About Kaman Corporation
Kaman Corporation, founded in 1945 by aviation pioneer Charles H. Kaman, and headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut conducts business in the aerospace and industrial distribution markets. The company produces and markets proprietary aircraft bearings and components; super precision, miniature ball bearings; complex metallic and composite aerostructures for commercial, military and general aviation fixed and rotary wing aircraft; safe and arming solutions for missile and bomb systems for the U.S. and allied militaries; subcontract helicopter work; restoration, modification and support of our SH-2G Super Seasprite maritime helicopters; manufacture and support of our K-MAX® manned and unmanned medium-to-heavy lift helicopters; and engineering design, analysis and certification services. The company is a leading distributor of industrial parts, and operates approximately 240 customer service centers and five distribution centers across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Kaman offers more than four million items including bearings, mechanical power transmission, electrical, material handling, motion control, fluid power, automation and MRO supplies to customers in virtually every industry. Additionally, Kaman provides engineering, design and support for automation, electrical, linear, hydraulic and pneumatic systems as well as belting and rubber fabrication, customized mechanical services, hose assemblies, repair, fluid analysis and motor management. More information is available at www.kaman.com.
For Kaman Corporation
James Coogan, 860-243-6342
VP, Investor Relations
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Anyways, quite a few of you requested the make up look and asked where I got the dress from so I thought a little blogpost was in order. I'm going to try and remember now what I slapped onto my face that night. Bare with!
I'd prepared for the evening by using the St Tropez Express Tan the day before (which I love and highly recommend by the way - regular readers will have heard me waffle on about how great this stuff is numerous times!) and then painted my nails with Tom Ford Sugar Dune. This is limited edition but you might still be able to get it at the counters, if you're lucky! Gorgeous shade, although not a great deal different to Essie Topless and Barefoot to be honest if you're after a dupe for this hideously expensive nail polish!
Now on to the face. Lots of products here so prepare yourselves! I wanted to go for something a little bit different to my normal make up look. Something a little more dramatic in the eye area. I'd come across a great mini-tutorial video on Instagram a few weeks ago and recreated this look, using a silvery eyeshadow. Yes, you heard right, something very unusual for me but I liked the finished look a lot.
So here we go...
Foundation - Laura Mercier Silk Creme Foundation in Cashew Beige (flawless looking skin in a tube Under eye Concealer - Nars Creamy Concealer in Vanilla (meh!)
Contour #1 - Soleil Tan de Chanel
Concealer - Diorskin Nude Concealer
Powder - Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder - Diffused Light
Bronzer - Tom Ford Bronzer in Gold Dust
Contour #2 - Kevyn Aucoin Sculpting Powder in Medium
Highlight - Dior Amber Diamond (discontinued - sorry!)
Blush - Sleek Blush in Flamingo
Base - Nars Eyeshadow base
Lid - All over lid and into crease, then blended up. - MAC Texture
Lid - Inner and outer corner then blended a little into crease - MAC Carbon
Lid - Patted on into centre of eye - Verve from the Urban Decay Naked 2 palette
Under lower lash line - MAC Texture, followed by MAC Carbon
Eyeliner - upper lash Charlotte Tilbury Feline Flick
Waterline - MAC Smolder pencil eyeliner
Mascara - Givenchy Noir Couture
Brows - Make Up Revolution Brow palette
Chantecaille Lipgloss in 'Lucky'
And here is the finished result complete with pout and obligatory miserable face! (sorry Mum!)
Last but not least, let's talk clothes and accessories (or lack of them in this case!!)
The dress was a complete and utter shameless copy of the Victoria Beckham one that Amanda Holden wore on Britain's Got Talent in the UK (google Amanda Holden and Victoria Beckham dress and you'll see her wearing it, I think VB herself was also papped in this dress!) I bought it on eBay and there are literally hundreds of them on there in a few different colour ways.
Here's a link to the search I did - they vary in price but I got mine for £11.99. Yes, £11.99 ladies!!!!
I paired it with some plain black super high stilettos from Office and my Alexander Wang Prism Clutch (not photographed!)
It was such a simple look but I felt really chic and got a lot of compliments on the dress from random strangers in the ladies toilet!
Hope you're all well and enjoying your week!
Lis x


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The AUCC Centurion Club is our non-playing membership which allows former players, partners and other valued club individuals to contribute to the club, both financially and via patronage of our events.Centurion Club Members receive the following benefits;* Subsidised Cost for Club Events* Preferential Invites to Club Events* Access to Play Dirty Club Online Newsletter
2018-19 Season will see a re-launch of the Centurion Club with a series of new events and initiatives, these will include;
Invites to Season Launch 21 September 2018 Cathedral Hotel
A Cellar Door Experience 20 October 2018 TBC University Oval
A Gourmet Marquee Lunch 23 February 2019 TBC University Oval
Members will also receive preferential invites and discount prices to the AUCC Foundation Dinner on Friday 7th December 2018 and the 2018-19 Annual Awards Dinner on Friday 5th April 2019. Both events will be held at the National Wine Centre.
All Centurion Club members will also receive a patronage card from the Cathedral Hotel which will give you discounts and also contribute to club revenue.
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Most Recent Posts
Teaching Artists Prep for this Summer's PAMM in the Neighborhood Program
Watch how PAMM's teaching artists prepare art-making projects for PAMM in the Neighborhood, the museum's free program that provides art experiences and education beyond PAMM's walls to children at camps and community centers throughout Miami-Dade County.
PAMM Free Community Night: Miami Music Club
On July 6, 2017, PAMM hosted another installment of its monthly Free Community Night. This month, PAMM collaborated with Miami Music Club to present two highly-charged performances by RRLEW and CUBE.
Members Celebrate the Fourth of July at PAMM
This past Tuesday, members came out to PAMM to celebrate the Fourth of July with a night of festivities at the museum. Jolt Radio provided the perfect sounds for the celebration, while guests enjoyed art-making activities and special exhibition tours inside the galleries. At night, PAMM's terrace was transformed into the perfect viewing spot for the beautiful firework show over Biscayne Bay.
PAMM and Bank of America Bring George Segal Sculpture Back to Life
Thanks to a grant from Bank of America, PAMM was able to begin restoring a sculpture by George Segal, which belongs to the museum's permanent collection.
Join our #PAMMDomino Social Media Challenge
With the opening of Spots, Dots, Pips, Tiles: An Exhibition About Dominoes, we are launching a social media campaign asking the public to share their memories of playing dominoes. We invite you to share a picture and/or a few thoughts about your first memories playing the game, your connection to the game and/or what it means to you. Make sure to tag your posts with #PAMMDomino @pamm. We will be choosing some of our favorite posts to be featured on PAMM's social networks and some lucky winners will receive their very own domino sets.
Our first entry is from the show's curator María Elena Ortiz
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It is Sunday morning and I am chilling out in a hotel in Milwaukee, waiting for Room Service to bring breakfast. I am relaxing, watching MythBusters, after doing a quick run in the Fitness Center at 7:15am. I got in 3.65 miles at a 10:45/mm pace (including my warm-up/cool-down walks) and felt pretty good. My 3.06 mile run segment was at a 9:34/mm pace which is acceptable. That brings my weekly mileage (both run and walk miles) to 24 miles (definitely in Taper mode). Now it is time to let my body recover and get ready for the Illinois Marathon Weekend on April 27-28.
I am really looking forward to this weekend. I have running the 5K on Friday night and then the Half Marathon on Saturday. I want to PR both races. I feel that I am prepared physically to achieve my goals. The only concern is the fear of injury during the 5K that could prevent me from running the Half (that would be devastating). My piriformis is doing much better (only slightly sore now), and I am hoping the massage I have scheduled for Tuesday night will help loosen it up a bit further.
I am going to take this week pretty easy. I have a CardioPoint Assessment scheduled for 7AM on Tuesday (to evaluate my heart rate zones since my last assessment in early January). I want to make sure my HRM is set accurately before the race weekend. I look forward to seeing if my VO2 MAX has increased and how my zones have changed. After my assessment, I am going to run a 3-mile Easy Run (my last run before the race weekend). Then later that evening, I will have a 1-hour Sports Massage with focus on my hips, piriformis, and legs. I think that is the most I can do to prepare myself. Starting Tuesday, I will begin carbo-loading across the three days leading up to Friday.
Hey! As of today, I have logged 97 miles! I will surpass 100 miles for the month on Tuesday after my 3-mile run! W00t! Then, add to that 19 miles from the race weekend and a Long Walk on that Sunday (for up to 11 miles), I may log a total of 130 miles for April!! How crazy is that!?
In May, I only have one race scheduled -- the Soldier Field 10-miler. Not really planning on running that race hard - I am treating this as a Fun Run, because the main excitement is to run down the field to the 50-yard Finish! For a Bears fan, it doesn't get much better than that. LOL But other than the 10-Miler, I am going to be reducing my running and increasing my walking in order to be fully prepared for the 39.3 mile AVON Walk. I need to get at least one 18-mile Walk in before the actual event.
So my plan for May is three Walks and one Run each week (the run will be a 6-Mile Easy Run). My three Walks will be a 6-Mile on Wednesdays, a Long Walk on Saturdays, and a 10-Mile Walk on Sundays. The Saturday-Sunday walks are similar to the event itself (which is like the WDW Goofy Challenge but for walking). This will get my body/feet comfortable with the two-day Walk schedule. My 18-Mile Walk is scheduled for the May 20th, 12 days before the AVON Walk itself. I should be in good shape at that point, with plenty of Taper time before June 2nd.
May is going to be another large mileage week, with over 100 miles of walking and 34 miles of running. This will probably be my highest mileage month of 2012. I worry that this might be too many miles! But I am not sure how else I can gradually increase the distance. I suppose I could skip or reduce the Sunday walks. We will have to see how my body responds. I definitely don't want to get injured.
But to raise money to help the fight against Breast Cancer, I am up for the challenge! And if you believe in this fight too, you can help me by making a donation. I appreciate your support.
Bring on the Illinois Marathon Weekend and the AVON Walk for Breast Cancer! I am stoked!!


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999 plus BiteBack & Potential Victims
Saturday, 2 June 2018 - 8:00pm
Back at the Conti for 2018! One of the original legendary punk bands from the summer of '77 ... and still angry after all these years!
Nick Cash - Guitar/Vocals
Pablo Labritain - Drums
Guy Days - Guitar/Vocals
Arturo Bassick - Bass/Vocals
In London, on Sunday 5th December 1976, Nick Cash (guitar & vocals), Guy Days (guitar & vocals), Jon Watson (bass) and Pablo LaBritain (drums & percussions) started to play together. The first gig was 22.1.1977 and their band was called The Dials at that time. Soon the changed their name to 48 Hours (Nick Cash was called Gene Carsons at that time), and after that the name was The Fanatics, and finally 999. As trivia: Nick did play in early 70's in Kilburn & the High Roads, Ian Dury's first band.
999 soon established its name as an excellent live act in London punk-circuit and played often at places like Nashville, Roxy, Vortex, etc., issuing their incendiary debut single "I'm Alive" on their own Labritain Records in late 1977.
The single won the quartet a deal with United Artists, which issued both "Nasty Nasty" and "Emergency" in 1978; an eponymously titled LP debut, produced by Andy Arthurs, followed later in the year. For their second album, 1978's Separates, 999 enlisted producer Martin Rushent, resulting in a more polished, mainstream veneer for material like the near-hits "Homicide" and "High Energy Plan". After Pablo suffered injuries in a car accident, drummer Ed Case was brought in to pick up the slack for a major U.S. tour preceding the release of 1980's The Biggest Prize in Sport; issued a short time later, The Biggest Tour in Sport EP collected material recorded live during the group's American dates.
A healthy Pablo rejoined 999 full-time for 1981's Concrete, an album buffered by covers of "Li'l Red Riding Hood" and "Fortune Teller". 1983's 13th Floor Madness was universally panned for its disco-like grooves, although 1985's self-released Face to Face was acclaimed as a melodic return to form. At the end of the year, Jon Watson exited the group's ranks and was replaced by bassist Danny Palmer in time to record 1987's Lust, Power and Money, a live set cut in London. Danny was subsequently replaced by Arturo Bassick (of The Lurkers) in 1991.
Plus special guests BITEBACK & POTENTIAL VICTIMS
999 are back at The Continental on Saturday 2nd June 2018. Doors at 8pm.
Tickets are £10 advance (£12 on the door) and are available online from SEE Tickets, WeGotTickets & Skiddle
In person from The Continental (01772 499 425) & Action Records (01772 884 772)


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Greetings friends,
For those of you who have not had a report on the meeting that was setup for us by the Assistant. Minister of Education Calist Mwatela with the Kenyan Institute for Education eLearning team. He asked us to meet with them so that we could learn about what the ministry is doing for eLearning in Primary school, but he also facilitated a relationship with them for us, to be part of their eLearning strategy.
Attending this meeting were our group's Nairobi contigent: Mark Koech, Krys Kakoba, Oscar Limoke, Sandra Thaxter, Festus Boli (brother of the minister). Tonny Omwansa was unable to attend.
So now that we are taken seriously, We will need to follow-up. The steps we have all ready proposed for our alliance, OLPC Kenya, are the right steps. The highlights of these proposals has been sent, but will be posted for the entire olpc-kenya google group.
A meeting is proposed for February 9th again with the KIE contacts.
• Oscar, Krys and Mark will confirm, and get an XO or a CD or both to John before the meeting.
• We will meet Sunday at the airport before I leave to review the strategy for this meeting and the KIE relationship. It would be great if Shedrack could be available to join you at this meeting, as he already has a relationship with these groups.
On the Agenda for the Feb. 19th Skpye meeting
• Review role and proposed assignments.
• Website planning… with John Valent. How do we make this a really professional, and informative site for those wanting and overview of OLPC Kenya
• Planning for an OLPC Project Competition to be launched during February.
• Follow-up contact: Shedrack has contacts at the National IT Innovation and Research Institute Bernard Sang. We need to fit this group into the big picture, with Shedrack's direction.
Eric Krystall, my host for the last two days, is a principal person in Kenya Rotary. He will invite one of the Nairobi members to do a presentation on OLPC XO Kenya programs, to partner with them to launch and fund some new programs. He has your contact info.
We have some proposed roles for everyone to agree to which are noted in the attached spreadsheet of our members – all of you who have participated in building this movement.
Sandra Thaxter


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One dies when ejected from bed of truck
A one-vehicle accident in Lee County on Saturday involving a pickup truck resulted in the death of one of five people who were riding in the bed of the truck.
Daniel McIntosh, 19, of Beattyville, was dead at the scene after he was ejected from the truck bed. The other four riding in the truck bed, another passenger riding in the cab, and the driver received minor injuries, according to Kentucky State Police at the Richmond post.
The accident occurred just after 4:30 p.m. on White Ash Road when driver Josh Hacker, 20, of Clay City, lost control of the 1998 Dodge Ram. The vehicle struck an earthen embankment and overturned. All five of those riding in the truck bed were ejected, police said.


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The Premier Baseball Social Network for Players, Coaches, Scouts, and Umpires
The San Diego Force Baseball Team is looking for Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors to complete our roster for the 2018 season. We are a part of the Southern California Summer Collegiate Baseball Team, of which there are seven (7) teams. We will play a schedule of twenty-four (24) conference games and approximately sixteen (16) to twenty (20) non-conference games. We have participated in the NBC World Series in 2016 and 2017...having finished third in 2016.
Our program has a summer fee of $675 for Position Players and $575 for Pitchers. We work closely with College Coaches with regard to playing time, positions as well as innings pitched. Our roster has had players from Cal-State Fullerton; New Mexico; New Mexico State; U of San Francisco; UCLA; Biola as well as many other leading schools. We have a Host Family program which is allotted on a first-come basis to the players.
Should you be interested in speaking to us about the program or have questions about the manner in which we work to develop our players, please give one of us a call:
Bart Zeller (Manager) 847-380-6362 CJ Thieleke (Hitting Coach) 608-469-0143
We will hold "Spring Training" workouts starting on May 22nd for ten (10) days. We look forward to speaking with you about the Force.
Bart Zeller, Manager
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