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We're headed into the slightly cooler weather soon. Fall has always been one of my favorite seasons, it makes me think about go-to comforts. Picking apples, sipping a warm beverage on the couch or making s'mores are top of mind. Today, I have a delicious beverage to share that boasts the best of fall in...Read More »
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Turmeric Milk | nutritionstripped.com Ingredients 2 cups of homemade almond milk (or other organic varieties) 1 tablespoon local honey (sugar-free version is stevia) 1 teaspoon ground turmeric small pinch of black pepper and grated ginger (fresh is best) 1 cinnamon stick or 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Simply pour all ingredients into a small saucepan and bring to a light boil, reduce heat and drink warm.
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Pineapple Lemonade....1 cup Countrytime Lemonade mix 2 cups cold water 1 can of chilled pineapple juice {46 oz} 2 cans chilled Sprite Mix together and add pineapple slices as shown in picture. Guests will love this drink maybe some pineapple vodka!
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Coconut Lavender Lemonade This is a fresh squeezed lemonade made with coconut water and lavender simple syrup. It's just as gorgeous as it is refreshing. Go ahead! Add some coconut rum or vodka to kick this up a notch for an adult twist on a fun drink! Lavender Simple Syrup Recipe Ingredients: 2 cups sugar 1 1/2 cups water 3 tablespoons dried lavender a few drops of violet food coloring (optional) Directions: Combine the sugar, water, and lavender in a medium, heavy bottomed saucepan. Bring to a boil on high heat, and boil for 1 minute. Remove from the heat, cover, and let the lavender steep in the syrup for 20 minutes. Strain through a fine mesh sieve to remove the lavender, add the food coloring (food coloring is optional and is just used for presentation purposes). Set syrup aside to cool. Once cooled, place in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 1 week. -use for cocktails or my coconut lavender lemonade recipe. -garnish with lemon wedges or slices, lavender flowers, or rim the glass with yellow or purple colored sugar. Maybe rim the glass with some sweetened toasted coconut. Lemonade Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups fresh squeezed lemon juice, from about 9 lemons 1 3/4 cups sugar 8 cups coconut water 4 cups water 1/2 recipe Lavender Simple Syrup (recipe follows) Directions: Place lemon juice, sugar, coconut water, and water into a pitcher and shake or stir vigorously until all the sugar is dissolved. I prefer to shake because it aerates the lemonade and makes a nice head on top. Pour 1/2 of the lavender syrup into the pitcher and stir. You can add more or less lavender syrup to your personal taste. I personally find that 1/2 of the lavender syrup recipe is a good balance. *add spirits for an adult beverage
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Fresh Mint Ginger Lemonade | bloggingoverthyme.com I made this with leaves from my ginger mint plant and just a little extra ginger to taste. It was really good. It was a little too strong for our tastes so we watered it down a bit more.
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Seriously my favorite sangria ever, all thanks to one secret ingredient | gimmesomeoven.com
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INGREDIENTS: 2 (750 mL) bottles dry red wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot 1 cup brandy 1/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup orange liqueur 1 pound DOLE strawberries, hulled and halved 3 oranges, thinly sliced 3 limes, thinly sliced 2 lemons, thinly sliced 4 cups DOLE fresh arugula (optional) 1 can lemon-lime soda DIRECTIONS: Stir together wine, brandy, sugar and orange liqueur in large pitcher. Crush arugula with muller, then add fruit. Put in fridge 2-24 hrs
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A pair of Gamecock errors in the bottom of the eighth inning led to two unearned runs that helped lift Georgia to a 3-1 win over seventh ranked South Carolina on Friday night in the series opener at Foley Field. South Carolina falls to 34-12 and 12-10 in the SEC with Georgia now 22-22-1 and 8-13-1 in the league. The series continues on Saturday with first pitch at 1 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on CSS and streamed live on ESPN3. It can also be heard on the Gamecock IMG Network including flagship station, 107.5 FM, "The Game."
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I've long said that no likely BP settlement would ever be enough for the damage that its 2010 oil spill caused to the Gulf region. Mostly, that's a moral argument: The purpose of punitive damages is that a company must be shown that the cost of doing bad is more than doing good — but that's hard to do when an oil company's typically reckless drilling and production practices bring [...]Read More »
Last week I wrote here that BP's $54 billion payout for damages and restoration from the 2010 Gulf oil spill just wasn't really enough — both because of the ongoing environmental damage from the Deepwater Horizon oil that continues to wash up on our beaches and because dollars trumped real accountability. You won't hear that critique too much from public officials, who are too preoccupied with boastful press releases and [...]Read More »
If anything has the ability to cut through the clutter in our 24/7 frenetic news cycle, it's Wall Street. Say what you will about the capital markets, but the way that investors react to important news is a pretty good reality check. This week, there was a major development in the quest for just compensation for the 2010 BP oil spill, the ongoing crisis that sparked the creation of this [...]Read More »
There's been a lot of excitement about the U.S. Supreme Court as it wrapped up its 2014-15 session, and understandably so. On Friday, many people took to the streets in celebration when the High Court ruled that same-sex marriage is now legal in all 50 states. In fact, that ruling was held up as a sign that the nine justices were, as a whole, becoming more liberal — building upon two [...]Read More »
I'm very grateful to writer Mark Hand and the popular website CounterPunch for reviewing Crude Justice: How I Fought Big Oil and Won, and What You Should Know About the New Environmental Attack on America. I thought Mark's piece really captured the essence of the book. Here's an excerpt: Early in his career, Smith said he learned that big oil and gas companies operated in a system that valued profits [...]Read More »
New Orleans has been through a lot of political and physical upheaval since 2005 and the days after Hurricane Katrina. But there is much that hasn't changed at all. Because so much of our city—nearly 80 percent—was harmed by the levee breaks following Katrina, it made sense to give the updating of the City Zoning Ordinance and the attendant Master Plan a lot of attention since the storm. And to [...]Read More »
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There's something that people who work in the news business call "the Friday night news dump." It's a situation that occurs when a source of news – say, a government agency, or a big business – has information that they're not excited to make public, but was bound to come out eventually. So they release it late on a Friday afternoon. Why? Because more people out for dinner or to [...]Read More »


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"Spotlight," an upcoming film starring Micheal Keaton and Mark Ruffalo looks into a serious real-life religious scandal in Boston.
Oscar winner Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, and Rachel McAdams headline the soon-to-be-released drama thriller, "Spotlight," about The Boston Globe's coverage of the Massachusetts Catholic sex abuse scandal.
"Spotlight" has been one of the films chosen for Special Presentation in the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and the 72nd Venice International Film Festival, both to be held in September this year. more >>
Tyler Perry is publicly reacting to the death of Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of his close friend, the late singer Whitney Houston.
Brown died at the age of 22 on Sunday, six months after being found unconscious in the bathtub of the Georgia home she shared with her boyfriend Nick Gordon. The daughter of Houston and singer Bobby Brown was moved to hospice care last June where 45-year-old film mogul Perry visited her bedside.
Perry, a close family friend, took to Twitter to share his thoughts on Brown's death. more >>
Chris Pine is about to go franchise-hopping as the latest casting report for "Wonder Woman" indicates that the actor has already closed the deal with the studio to play as the "dude-in-distress" Steve Trevor.
The 34-year-old "This Means War" actor will play the role of Steve opposite Gal Gadot's titular superheroine. He has also joined the DC cinematic universe in a multi-picture deal that will include several sequels.
Neither representatives from Warner Bros. nor Pines have released an official statement yet. more >>
Another original Barden Bellas member is coming back for the third time. New casting report indicates that actress Brittany Snow will be reprising her role as Chloe in the upcoming third installment of the hit a capella movie series franchise, "Pitch Perfect."
The reports from various popular media outlets including Variety, Entertainment Weekly, and E! Online, just to name a few, cited the 29-year-old actress' Twitter post which further confirms the closing of the deal with Universal Pictures.
"My hair was never gunna stay blonde anyway. More songs with our mouths," Snow said. more >>
Reports have emerged that Channing Tatum is ready to exit the "Gambit" production and letting go of the lead role in the film. Despite campaigning for a titular role for some time, the actor is reportedly abandoning the project for undisclosed reasons.
20th Century Fox has been inching towards pre-production of their announced "X-Men" franchise expansion movie, and speculation has arisen that the deal between Fox and the actor may have fallen apart.
Tatum's campaign for the part of the fictional superhero was one of the factors to have fast-tracked the solo movie's development, and despite rumors of his walking away from the project, Fox hasn't confirmed that they are slowing down production, so producers Simon Kinberg and Lauren Shuler Donner may find themselves hunting for a leading man. more >>
Rachel McAdams, who is currently involved in Season 2 of "True Detective," is said to be in early talks to join the cast of the upcoming Marvel movie "Doctor Strange." She confirmed that she has been talking to the studio apparently to take on the female lead of the project. If she does get the stint, she will be playing opposite Benedict Cumberbatch, who was named for the lead character Doctor Strange.
According to a Variety report, McAdams also said that it was still "super-early days" and that did not know where it was heading. She said, "I don't where that's gonna go, if it's gonna go anywhere at all."
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I'm rarely in the moment with other people because I'm in my head, over-thinking, worrying, and analyzing. Those same thoughts and worries also prevent me from initiating hangouts and following up on rescheduling plans. I always assume that if someone doesn't contact me or has to cancel a plan we've made that they don't like me. I take any kind of rejection, real or perceived, incredibly personally. I obsess about what people say and do, analyzing their words and actions for cues to help me figure out what they really think of me.
Of course, this is the same kind of thinking that they might be applying to me as a result of my quietness and failure to initiate or reschedule. I'm doing the exact same thing that I don't want them to do to me. It's too bad that anxiety doesn't respond well to basic logic.
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We turned to face the faint light. As if a few feet would make a difference in the millions of miles that separated us, we all drifted a bit closer to the water in the direction of the already brighter pink sky. In that first light I noticed we had not been alone.
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I'm a walking regret, a truth-teller, a liar, a survivor, a frowning ellipsis, a witness, a dreamer, a teacher, a student, a joker, a writer whose eyes stay red, and I'm a child of this nation.
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Period pain? There's a comic for that!
It's funny because it's true. :D
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There's a five-frame comic doing the rounds on Twitter that's got all the ladies talking. Called "The day of period pain", it's being praised for authentically depicting that dreaded time of the month and proves that, in Japan, there really is a comic about everything.
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Oh my, I love the fourth of July! I love the picnics, and pool parties, and cookouts, and fireworks…and the time with family!
My parents have always (like always, for as long as I can remember!) had a giant pool party for the fourth and invited our entire extended family for burgers and brats and volleyball and sunshine….and for a competitive display of our best "at home" fireworks we could find, later in the evening. I have so many fun memories of chasing fireflies and waving sparklers with my cousins (that are all grown with kids of their own now!). This year is different. For starters, mom isn't here to orchestrate the complexities of the celebration. The house is in boxes and bags- ready to show to whomever might be interested in buying, and the pool and yard are immaculately kept. Pool toys and floats are…
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10 Fun Facts about Eating Bugs
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I don't recall the first time I ate a bug by accident, but it probably happened one summer night when I was streaking across the yard yelling back and forth to friends with my mouth open and my eyes on the flicker of fireflies. I suspect I ended up with as many gnats in my mouth as beetles in the Mason jar.
Then there were the weevils. Occasionally, my mom discovered them in the flour bin. How did they get there? "That's what happens when the flour gets old," Mom said. But where did they come from, I wondered. It never occurred to me that the weevils had been in the flour all along and that I had been eating unhatched beetles in cakes and cookies and biscuits for months.
Years later, I discovered moths in the pantry. I opened the door and a moth fluttered out…
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The Death of the Novel in the New EU
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It wasn't a long time ago when the overwhelming majority of Star Wars content came in novel form. LucasBooks published "60 to 70 new 'Star Wars' books" every year. Many of these contributed to a story that many fans know as well as the surface narrative that the films cover.
Star Wars was a uniquely literary franchise–a beautiful irony considering the original films' massive impact on their respective industry. For the most part, each entry in this Expanded Universe was more than a novelized collection of franchise trivia. The X-Wing series, for example, chronicled the Rebel Alliance's conquests after the events of Return of the Jedi. Many of these battles–such as the retaking of Coruscant–were arguably more important than those shown in the films.
But the EU wasn't perfect.
With only a vague narrative to conform to, the old EU suffered thematic and stylistic inconsistencies. New generations of fans refrained from…
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I love going out for ice cream- not the soft-serve window kind, but the sit-down in a cute parlor with a million combinations of ice creams and toppings to decide from kind. I usually skip the banana split, because I'm not a huge fan of bananas unless they are in bread (or, in this case a cupcake!). Banana splits are the gold-standard of ice cream though- they have that sundae "look" to them. They are pretty.
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Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James became "violently ill" during a ride with the storied Thunderbirds aerial acrobatic team this week.
Commanders at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., thought it would be good PR to invite the relatively new secretary for a flight with its most famous squadron. Amid tight defense spending, there is pressure to demonstrate the worth of the Thunderbirds, which is back in the air show business after having been grounded last year when sequestration took hold.
But Tuesday's F-16 flight did not go as planned in the cockpit for Ms. James, a former House defense staffer, Pentagon official and defense industry executive.
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"Someone got the bright idea to invite her on the airplane," said a source familiar with the incident. "She got violently ill."
Asked about her visit to Nellis and her flight, Ms. James told The Washington Times: "I was lucky enough to observe various aircrews over multiple days as they planned, flew, and debriefed weapons school training sorties to learn firsthand about the missions I'm responsible for at Nellis and Creech [Air Force bases].
"This included flying with the HH-60 combat search and rescue and E-8 JSTARS battle management crews on scheduled mission training sorties. I was so impressed with the integrated, high-end training our new command and control, ground and air weapons officers receive at the U.S. Air Force Weapons School enabling them to be the best in the world at what they do.
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"While at Nellis, I also was fortunate to fly along with 'Thunderbird #4' and actually participate in a scheduled practice with the entire USAF Air Demonstration Team. They are tremendous Ambassadors in Blue, performing in front of more than 100,000 in Oklahoma last weekend. I also learned to wait to eat lunch until after Thunderbird practice is complete!"
Ms. James, 55, a Clinton administration appointee at the Pentagon, became Air Force secretary in December.
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Creative have joined the amassed ranks of, well, just about everyone, in offering an Android tablet. But they aren't fighting it out at the top with the likes of Samsung, and with the ZiiO 7 starting at a penny under £200 this could be the tablet you're looking for to keep you entertained on the move.
Running Android 2.1, with an update to Android 2.2 promised (with Creative saying that this would "definitely" bring with it access to Android Market), Creative have done a little customisation to make the device their own.
Rocking a 7-inch 800 x 480 pixel resolution resistive touchscreen display, we found the touch response to be pretty good, and given the size on offer, we had no problem rattling out a few choice sentences on the on-screen keyboard.
The construction is befitting of its budget status, so don't expect it to be beautifully hewn from premium grade metal – its decidedly plasticky in the hand. But you do get to expand the memory via the addition of a microSD card, adding to the 8GB or 16GB options available to you.
We dug around the menus and investigated Creative's differentiator, which is on the audio front. They've incorporated their X-Fi technology which promises to improve the quality of your audio playback. To fit in with their line of wireless speakers, you'll also find that the ZiiO comes with Bluetooth 2.1 and features the apt-X audio codec, which promised high fidelity, low latency audio performance over Bluetooth.
Reading from the spec sheet the video and audio format support is comprehensive, but we'll reserve judgement until we get the ZiiO 7 in for a full review.
Creative told us that you'd get access to apps through the ZiiStore, however the sample we looked at had Slide Market. Angry Birds was present and correct, as it seems to have become the defacto game to demonstrate anything Android.
We'll also be investigating how it performs, given that it's using Creative's own chipset and they couldn't tell us what the clock speed was of the processor, or how much RAM was in support. It can't be too shabby though, as we've seen it playing 720p HD video out over HDMI to a TV – and it looked pretty good.
NOTE: The model we snapped wasn't final hardware and didn't feature the HDMI. As we understand it, retail versions will feature the HDMI.
UPDATE: We've added some ZiiO 10-inch picture here (that's the black one). There are a range of touch controls across the bottom in the bezel, including playback controls, with Creative pitching this as a device for watching video on the move. Essentially it offers the same tech specs as the 7-inch model, except with a 1024 x 600 pixel resolution display.
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Moneypenny ($9)
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Ramsdell's mentor, Daniel Parker, created a kombu tinture during Ramsdell's time mixing cocktail at Yakuza. The tincture is made by combining the seaweed with a high-proof vodka. It was Ramsdell's idea to add the tincture to blended Scotch to mimic the briny flavor found in Islay scotches. For this cocktail, Ramsdell uses The Famous Grouse blended Scotch, a few dashes of kombu tincture, strained fresh watermelon juice, lime juice, and a healthy pinch of sea salt to make all of the flavors pop.
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This cocktail is made with smoky Vida Mezcal, Fernet Vallet, fresh lime juice, demerara syrup and a few pinches of salt. "Fernet Branca is a difficult spirit to work with because it's so dominant," says Ramsdell of his choice to use Fernet Vallet instead. "The dryness of the Fernet Vallet works really well," he says. "I tend to think of this drink as a manly Margarita."
A and B at the Same Time ($9)
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The First Annual Ohio Game Developer Expo
By. Adam Bankhurst
In 1998, a group of about 25 game developers held a very "informal" game-centric conference. They had a dream and a vision to provide a venue and platform for developers to showcase their work and speak to the world about the incredible medium known as video games. Fast forward to today, and The Game Developer Conference is now the "the world's largest and longest-running professionals-only game industry event." We, in Columbus, Ohio, are following in their footsteps and laying the foundation for the next big event in the gaming world, The Ohio Game Developer Expo.
On December 7th, 2013, developers from all around Ohio and beyond will converge at Ohio State's Union to show the world that there is some true talent in the Buckeye state. From YEI Technology with their PrioVR motion tracking device to Multivarious Games and their puzzle game Hatch-It, there will an incredible array of games and technology on display. Not only that, for throughout the day there will also be a speaker series that will highlight those who have done incredible work for video games and happen to call the Midwest home.
Along with the speaker series and games showcase, Extra Life will have a huge presence. Raising over $4 million this year alone, The Ohio Game Developer's Expo will help push that number to even greater heights. There will be tournaments, raffles, prizes, and so much more. So, while you are seeing the beginning of something revolutionary, you can have fun while helping the kids who deserve it the most.
Ohio, and the surrounding area, is home to some truly visionary and talented individuals, but until now have all been spread out. Starting with this year's OGDE, those in the community will finally have a place to have their voice heard and can come together to truly foster worthwhile development.
Every great expo and conference has to start somewhere. If you look at many of the most successful companies in the world, a vast majority of them started off in a garage with nothing but a dream. WE are creating that dream and providing a place for those who love gaming and technology as much as we do.
Why not shoot for the stars? Why not put everything into what we believe in and create history, right here, right now? With over 40 booths and nine speakers throughout the day in our first year, I'd say we are off to a pretty good start.
The most exciting aspect is that this is only the beginning. With the first year under our belt, the sky will be truly the limit. With the relationships and experience we gain, we will be able to focus and ensure that's next year's expo keeps improving and improving until we can stand, toe-to-toe, with all the other big hitters in our industry.
Every journey starts with a single step and the courage to succeed. If you don't take that step, you will never reach the destination that is right there for the taking. E3, GDC, Gamescom, PAX, and all the others have their place, but there is a staggering amount of untapped potential in the Midwest.
We are here to forever change that.
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on 10.23.2013
Help Me Make a Difference in Our World
By. Adam Bankhurst
Take a minute to think about what that word means to you.
Better yet, think of what that word can mean to a child suffering from a disease that he or she does not deserve.
Life, unfortunately, does not deal in fairness, and the cards that are dealt to us are not always in our favor. What life does give us, however, is the power to make a difference. We, as human beings, have the power and the choice to make a real, tangible
in this world, and it all begins with the courage to take that first step.
My step, my first of many, is Extra Life.
Extra Life, for those unfamiliar, is a 24-hour gaming marathon that raises money for the Children's Miracle Network. It all began in 2008 to honor the memory of a truly incredible young girl named Victoria Enmon. She lost her battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, but not before touching and changing the lives of all those around her.
This truly life-changing cause caught fire and Extra Life has been raising more and more money each year for kids like Victoria around the country. Last year alone, they raised over $2.3 million!
Victoria's story and Extra Life inspired me and brought me to one incredible realization:
I live in Columbus, OH, right next to The Ohio State University. With over 55,000 students, I can bet many of them like video games and helping others. Why not bring Extra Life to this great school? Why not try and capture these students and gamers and raise an unprecedented amount of money for our local Children's Miracle Network Hospital, Nationwide Children's?
I put my plan in action and got in touch with Extra Life, and they introduced me to BuckeyeThon, the largest student-run philanthropy group at OSU. They host, among other fund-raising events, a Dance Marathon that raised over $608,000 for Nationwide Children's Hospital last year.
After working with incredible people from their organization over the past few months, I can proudly say that my dream is now a reality.
We have been planning and preparing for Columbus' Extra Life Event on November 2nd, and it has been one of the most rewarding projects I have ever worked on. We are hosting our event at the Ohio State Union, and we will have marathoners, tournaments, prizes, food, and so much more. We will also have events taking place around Columbus that will help further benefit Nationwide Children's Hospital. We also encourage you to host your own event, and take this cause to even greater heights.
We are on the verge of something truly spectacular, and it becomes even more so each and every day.
However, I can't do it alone. I need your help. I need you to help me change the lives of kids like those pictured above. While this started as an Ohio State project, it has grown beyond our wildest expectations and has become a movement.
How can you help? Simple.
Join our team.
Support me.
Spread the word. Raise money. Then, on November 2nd, play games all day long while helping cure these incredible young boys and girls. All the money you donate goes directly to the Children's Miracle Network, and you can actually go and see your contribution making a difference.
The power to save lives and make a difference is inside each and every one of us. Every step, big or small, is one step closer to a cure we are all fighting for. As Mahatma Ghandi once said,
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
Without the courage to take action in what you believe, the world will just keep on spinning as it always has.
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on 05.01.2013
Bullying and the Silent Enemy
By. Adam Bankhurst
Cindy Lou.
What does this seemingly innocent name mean to you? For me, it reminds me of a childhood darkened by bullying. It recalls days of when I would fake being sick to not have to go to school and endure the ridicule and name calling that so many kids in this world have to deal with each and every day. It was a tough time in my life, yet one that I feel helped shape me into the man I am today. That's why when Minority Media announced their newest game, Silent Enemy, I was immediately intrigued.
Vander Cabellero, founder of Minority Media, was the inspiration behind the studio's previous title Papo & Yo, in which the story dealt with Vander's real life experience with his alcoholic father. In Silent Enemy, design director Ruben Farrus brings in a history of bullying that affected him at a young age and wants to put this issue under the spotlight.
You inhabit a world that is in a state of permanent winter and are haunted by crows who are the only species thriving during this time. A "mythical legend" of spring is talked about as a fairytale and is a seemingly impossible dream. Throughout this adventure, you must confront these crows (see: bullies) and try to bring spring to a world that has been covered in darkness and cold for so long.
This scenario is a perfect metaphor for the feeling you have while you are the victim of a bully. It seems as though no end in sight and each day is a constant struggle. These exact feelings are what I had to endure during my childhood.
I had a very good life growing up. A few very close friends, amazing family, and hobbies that I truly loved. I was a huge fan of video games (obviously), Power Rangers, Ninja Turtles, etc. Nothing too out of the ordinary, right? Apparently wrong, because these interests caused me to be the target of a bully we will name Crow for purposes of this story.
As I mentioned in the beginning of this article, I would be called Cindy Lou, I would have items stolen from me or would have Crow and a group of guys harass me after, and even during, school. This went on for at least 3 years and really showed no sign of stopping. Until one day when I finally stood up for myself.
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It was after school one day when Crow caught up with me, put his arm around me and said, "Adam, I'm sorry for how I've treated you and it's really wrong what I've been doing." He then proceeded to sweep his leg under mine in an attempt to throw me to the ground. Luckily, I managed to dodge his attack and just remember taking my book-bag and slamming it against him. I immediately ran off, through the playground, and thought to myself, "I did it...I truly did it."
After that powerful moment, I decided I wouldn't be bullied anymore. I took up football, got greater support from friends and family, and decided to stop being a victim. It ended up working very well and not long after that, Crow began to leave me alone. As it turns out, eventually we would both be on the football team together and grew to respect each other. I grew beyond what Crow had done and knew I was better for it.
In all honesty, this experience helped me become who I am today. As horrible as it was, it did make me stronger. It made me appreciate life and people and know with a burning passion that I didn't want this to happen to anyone ever again.
This exact reason is why I respect Minority Media so much and am excited for this title. They are taking this issue and giving you a medium to experience it without the true consequences. It will allow us to look in a mirror and realize who we are inside and determine if we are the crow or the boy/girl just trying to live life and be themselves.
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"You cannot bring someone to someplace you haven't been yourself."
I don't think he could have said it any better. In the above video, you can see that most of the developers on this game have been affected by bullying. They are trying to tell a very powerful and poignant tale, and with real life experience setting the sails, I think they just might be on the right path.
It's important to realize that there is a spring at the end of every winter, no matter how cold and dark that winter may be. It's just a matter of always moving forward. By taking a stand and being brave enough to speak up about this issue, Silent Enemy may just be another piece in the puzzle to helping all those in need.
I, and I'm sure Cindy Lou would agree as well, can not wait to see what Minority Media has in store for us.
[b]Are you excited for this game? Were you affected by bullying? I understand it's personal, but by speaking up and talking about this issue, others may be helped in the process. We are all in this together and can each help in the fight against bullying.
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REDWOOD SHORES, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/31/13 -- Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL)
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- For the second year in a row, KLAS has named Oracle's PeopleSoft Financials best Financials/ERP software in its "2012 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Services" report(i). The annual report, now in its 15th year, ranks the best-performing healthcare IT vendors in nearly 100 market segments based on ratings from nearly 20,000 interviews with healthcare providers.
- To obtain objective findings, KLAS developed 25 questions that enable healthcare providers to rate products and vendors in the areas of product quality, sales and contracting, implementation and training, functionality and upgrades, service and support and general, and calculated the overall performance ratings based on individual scores.
- KLAS -- a healthcare technology research firm that specializes in monitoring and reporting the performance of software, services, medical equipment and infrastructure vendors -- defines the Financial/ERP market segment as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) vendor products and components that provide some or all of general accounting, asset management, human resources and payroll, accounts payable and materials management.
- Oracle offers comprehensive, end-to-end solutions to the healthcare industry to support best practices and help decrease costs. Oracle's healthcare-specific applications help healthcare providers deliver lower-cost high-quality care and reduce patient safety concerns through the integration of clinical data and the ability to analyze patient-specific information.
- Oracle's PeopleSoft 9.1 is a complete ERP suite that helps companies operate more efficiently, saving time and money. PeopleSoft Financials 9.1 helps organizations achieve world-class finance processes by dramatically improving the period close, helping maximize cash, reduce liabilities and further automating compliance and financial control.
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- "Providers recognize the critical role that technology providers, like Oracle, play in improving healthcare delivery," says Adam Gale, KLAS president. "Thus, a growing number of providers are weighing in on vendor performance. It speaks volumes that providers want to be heard and be counted. And vendors are listening."
- "Oracle is honored to be named Best in KLAS for Financials/ERP in the healthcare market for two years running as it represents the voice of the customer," said Marc Perlman, global vice president, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Oracle. "Receiving this award is particularly significant as the rankings provide objective feedback in critical areas that indicate customer success and satisfaction. This award validates our ongoing commitment to delivering innovative solutions, such as Oracle's PeopleSoft Financials, that help healthcare organizations gain the transparency needed to effectively and cost-efficiently manage complex organizations and workforces."
Supporting Resources
- Oracle In Healthcare
- Follow Oracle Healthcare on Twitter
- Become an Oracle Health Sciences Fan on Facebook
- Oracle Healthcare on YouTube
- Oracle's PeopleSoft 9.1
- Oracle's PeopleSoft Financial Management
- PeopleSoft Apps Strategy Blog
About KLAS
KLAS is a research firm on a global mission to improve healthcare delivery by enabling providers to be heard and to be counted. Working with thousands of healthcare executives and clinicians, KLAS gathers data on software, services, medical equipment, and infrastructure systems to deliver timely reports, trends, and statistical overviews. The research directly represents the provider voice and acts as a catalyst for improving vendor performance. Founded in 1996, KLAS' staff and advisory board members average 25 years of healthcare information technology experience. For more information, go to www.KLASresearch.com, email [email protected], or call 1-800-920-4109 to speak with a KLAS representative. Follow KLAS on Twitter @KLASresearch.
About Oracle
Oracle engineers hardware and software to work together in the cloud and in your data center. For more information about Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL), visit www.oracle.com.
Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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Savills Investment Management ('Savills IM'), the international real estate investment manager, today announces that it has completed the acquisition of SEB Asset Management AG ("SEBAM")
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Savills has today (20th May 2015) announced the acquisition of specialist London commercial property management business Collier & Madge.