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Memorial Hospital buys 100 acres in Shiloh
Less than six months after BJC HealthCare closed on its purchase of 112 acres in Shiloh, Ill., Belleville's Memorial Hospital snapped up 100 acres next door.
Memorial Hospital is buying 100 acres at Frank Scott Parkway and Cross Street for an undisclosed amount. With BJC's recent nearby land purchase at about $192,000 an acre, the price tag could reach as high as $20 million for Memorial.
Memorial Hospital is keeping quiet about its expansion plans. "As this area's health-care leader, we are aware of the need to expand services in the communities we serve -- acquiring this property allows us to analyze the community need and plan accordingly," Memorial Hospital spokeswoman Anne Thomure said.
Memorial's purchase includes the O'Fallon Sportsman's Club at 1450 Cross St., which is located on 22 acres. The club's parcel comprises the largest piece in the redevelopment area. The club will relocate to property on Scott-Troy Road near Hagemann Road next year.
The remaining 78 acres are being sold by six property owners. Four of the six sales have closed, and two more sales, totaling 7 acres, are expected to close in June.
Terry Johnson and Dan Johnson of Johnson Properties Inc. represented both Memorial Hospital and the sellers in the transactions. "The Sportsman's Club has title to their new property," Terry Johnson said. Citing a confidentiality clause, he declined to comment about the hospital's plans for the site. "We're excited about the sale. We've spent a year working on it."
Memorial Hospital, located at 4500 Memorial Drive in Belleville, is owned by Protestant Memorial Medical Center Inc., a not-for profit corporation based in Belleville. The community hospital has 2,200 employees and more than 300 physicians. Memorial, which also has a 108-bed skilled nursing facility on its campus, has the busiest emergency room in the Metro East with 50,000 annual visits. The hospital had $220 million in revenue in 2007.
Memorial Hospital has been in growth mode since Mark Turner, former chief operating officer at Memorial, was named president in August 2006. The hospital is currently in the midst of a $4.5 million expansion and renovation of its ER to increase its capacity to 60,000 patients annually.
Turner told the Business Journal in April 2008 that the hospital is closely monitoring growth and population patterns. "In our market, several factors are contributing to the growth -- certain parts of our market are growing and the convenience of the hospital location has a lot to do with it," he said in the April interview. "And as access to care changes, more and more patients will come to the hospital if they are unable to find access to care with physicians in the community."
Paul Wunderlich, former chief executive of St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield who now has a health-care consulting firm, Health Care Advisory Panel LLC, said a sizable land purchase by a hospital indicates the hospital will ultimately build on the site. "If you're a hospital, the only reason you buy land is to invest in patient facilities," he said. "It could be anything from acute care facilities, to ambulatory care services or medical office space."
Land immediately west of Memorial Hospital's newly purchased property was acquired by an affiliate of BJC HealthCare earlier this year. The BJC affiliate, Progress East, bought a 112-acre parcel of undeveloped ground in Shiloh in January for $21.6 million. BJC's property fronts I-64 and is located between the interstate and Frank Scott Parkway, immediately east of Dierbergs Green Mount Crossing.
BJC has not announced its plans for the property but spokeswoman June Fowler said the population growth in the area prompted the decision to buy land in Shiloh. The St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare system has 13 hospitals, including Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton. BJC had net revenue of $2.9 billion last year. "If you look at trends in O'Fallon and Shiloh, with building permits and approved developments, it's obvious it's a real growth corridor," Fowler said. "The highway access is excellent and the anticipated growth at Scott Air Force Base, this is an area that's going to see a need for additional health-care services in the future."
Shiloh is among the fastest-growing communities in the Metro East. According to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released in June 2006, Shiloh's population grew 38.4 percent from 2000 to 2006, from 7,643 residents in 2000 to 10,575 residents in mid-2006.
Memorial Hospital's 100-acre property fronting I-64 is located near the planned extension of Frank Scott Parkway, which will link the roadway east of Cross Street to Scott Air Force Base. The airbase employs more than 14,000 active duty military, Air National Guard members, military reservists and civilians.
"The population to the east is growing," Thomure said. "Acquiring property in that area only serves to help Memorial meet community need and demand for Memorial's high-quality services well into the future."
Development epicenter
Memorial Hospital's land grab puts it in the center of the booming I-64 corridor with several large-scale commercial developments recently completed or in the pipeline.
O'Fallon, Mo.-based McEagle Properties' $400 million Three Springs at Shiloh project at Green Mount Road and Frank Scott Parkway is located next to both BJC and Memorial Hospital's parcels.
Three Springs at Shiloh, planned for several phases on 194 acres, will have a high density senior living component on 10 acres within the development, in addition to 468,651 square feet of retail space; 38,400 square feet of restaurant space; and 432,175 square feet of office space.


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I am Sabrina and I promise I'll keep this short and simple. Why am I "introducing" myself so late? Let's just say there are people who consider themselves as procrastinators and then there are people who believe they are the king or queen of procrastinators.
Like most people in this class I am a 4th year Communication Studies major. I'm also doing double minor in Religion and Anthropology. To be honest I wasn't very excited to find out that this class is about creative writing. English is not my first language, to be accurate it is fairly a new language for me and I find writing extremely difficult. I have questioned my decision of sticking with the Communication program for years but as difficult as I find it, I just love the range of topic and issues this program covers.
My dad is a journalist and a writer of Bengali literature. He has written more than 100 books for children in Bengali so far. He is the reason why I am in this program. I grew up watching him write about issues with such passion that I found it fascinating and incredibly inspiring. I love reading way more than I enjoy writing. To be quite honest I don't enjoy writing at all (I wonder if I should openly be THIS honest). Well actually I enjoy writing in Bengali because I am good at it. But when it comes to English, I just struggle so much with grammar, structure and spelling that eventually I lose interest and end up typing swear words.
I keep an eye on CNN and BBC all the time (typical). I am also addicted to Facebook like many people and update my status a little too often. But in my defense, I at least don't 'check-in' anywhere. I watch The Daily Show and Colbert Report every day and I think Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Anderson Cooper are absolutely amazing. I am a TV junkie, currently I'm obsessed with True Blood, Game of Thrones, Modern Family, Glee, Grey's Anatomy, 30 rock, New Girl and of course, Sherlock What is disturbing is I am finding BBC's new updated Sherlock way more interesting compared to the "real" old school Sherlock Holmes. It was absolutely heartbreaking and unacceptable for me in the beginning, I felt like I was betraying myself to be even thinking that I find the new Sherlock better, but now I have sort of made my peace with it. Also, it is sad that Benedict Cumberbatch makes a way better Sherlock than Robert Downey Jr. Again, heartbreak and betrayal. I am a huge Robert Downey Jr. fan. A friend recently got me hooked on Game of Thrones so in return I got him hooked on True Blood. So, I just started reading A Song of Ice and Fire and got into a huge argument with this friend that I just mentioned, about whether George R. R. Martin is better than J. K. Rowling. Well of course not! I see where this is going but no, you do not compare Harry Potter with Song of Ice and Fire, that's just crazy!
Anyways back to me and my issues, as I promised I'll keep this short and simple (!). I am very pessimistic and I have very few close friends who are mostly as ridiculous as I am when it comes to having a "social life" (we don't have it). I'd rather stay home on a beautiful day watching mindless YouTube videos on how to make something useless out of something useless, while others go out and enjoy life like they want to. For me life is doing what you want to do, which in my case is nothing useful.
I am not looking forward to write ANY of the blogs for this class but I am most definitely very much looking forward to reading all of your blogs. In this class you will see me struggling a lot but you'll also see me not give up (not in the beginning at least). And I hope no one will make fun of my "writing" because believe me, it is so not my intention to make you suffer by making you read something mind bogglingly ridiculous written by me, I'm sorry but I just can't help it. I don't have the writer gene. I'm not gonna lie, I'm actually very scared about posting my "blogs".
I just want to finish this semester, graduate and move somewhere far far away with my laptop. I have been in Ottawa for too long.
Good luck to everyone, I hope everyone will do amazing in this class and finish their degree with a bang! And to Professor Lithgow, please please please be don't be a hard marker.

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STOCKTON, CA – After a month of gallery preparation, 25 gallons of paint and handfuls of volunteers, The Mexican Heritage Center and Gallery (MHC) will be opening its doors to the public for the first time in their new location at 111 S. Sutter Street in downtown Stockton with the Día de Los Muertos opening reception Friday October 28, 2011 from 5:30-8:00 PM. The traditional blessing of the Altars at the center will take place on November 2, 2011.
The MHC opening night reception will include special presentation by Congressman Jerry McNerney , music by Luis Marinez, and Dance performance by reflections dance studio for a $5 donation.
The November 2nd blessing of the Altars will begin with a walk from St. Mary's church to the MHC. Additionally, the evening will include the blessing and Aztec Dancers de Santa Marias at 6:00 PM and Morelia's Dance Group at 6:30.
"I am excited that we have so much participation with the youth and elders, "Said Niki Smith the coordinator of the event. "We will have participation from LULAC youth, METCHA, and Weber Institute youth," not to mention," We have a solid program that will have people entertained moved and educated'
The Altars will be up in the Gallery until November 18, 2011 for visitation.


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Back on track again to collect enough information and share.
The recipe of the month.
I am still impressed with the following salad, I am totally in love with it and want to thank our friend Olivia for sharing the recipe with us. It was such a lovely salad and just the salad makes for a meal; you do not need anything else for dinner but a good plate of this salad and some bread perhaps or a glass of wine?
Cooked quinoa
Cooked red beets
Chopped walnuts
Feta cheese
Minced fresh garlic
Coriander powder
Salad dressing: salt+pepper+sugar+veggie broth+Dijon mustard+vinegar+olive oil
If you wonder about how much to put of each ingredient: I was not given those amounts but I followed the recipe by heart and taste and it turned incredibly well.
1) Have the quinoa and red beets cooked (peel them first). Cut the red beets in small squares.
2) Add all ingredients in a bowl and serve
3) Top with salad dressing.
This is a wonder in my life now!!!
49th Parallel Coffee Shop
Brian B. (no my Brian) knows where the good coffee shops are and this one is now one of my top five coffee shops in Vancouver. It is located on Main St and 13th Avenue; it serves coffee and donuts only but not regular donuts, excellent donuts. The prices are reasonable and the environment is awesome!!!
Food enjoyment!!!
Friends and food, enjoying a meal around the table rather than in front of the TV, that is life!!! For those who do not share the same passion or simply do not know better, you are missing out. But I am not here to convince you about my philosophy; I am writing and showing you pictures to tell our friends that those moments are priceless and that we are thankful for having you and creating those memories… those conversations…
Craig and Babita know how to entertain and give love through food. Babita is an awesome cook and someday I wish to have that charisma she has to do the same for people… You are a great example of what women should know about life… and men as well but I say women because cooking is a nurturing "thing" and we are built with nurturing.
Anton's is better with friends for two reasons: lots of food and why not? This time we enjoyed it with John, a good friend who shares the passion for motorcycling and innovation with us. It was a lovely evening at this Italian place where pasta is served in a variety of ways for a reasonable price. There is only one in the mainland and it is located in Burnaby on Hastings; if you decide to go, be ready for a 45 minutes line up.
Thanks John for making an effort to connect…
Saturday, February 16, 2013
January 2013: The recipe of the month, the best coffee shop and the food!!!
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Thoughts on Birthmoms
Today I worked on Max Rup's lifebook. I'm a gal that needs a deadline, and Gotcha Day as well as his birthday kicked me into gear! As I began putting it together, I started to get really emotional thinking about the amazing young woman who made the hardest decision of her life to put Max Rup in our family.
Don't get me wrong, it's not like I had never thought about her before,in my career I've spoken to birthmoms about their sacrifice, spoken to women who have made other choices for their unborn children. I have read the literature, and have lways had a healthy amount of respect for birthmoms,but I got really emotional about it tonight.
I have this perfect little boy. He is so happy, playful, smart, funny - just plain amazing - but she doesn't know that. It's one of those things about international adoption - there is no openness. When we began this process I thought that would make it easier on us as parents. I think I was wrong. I would give anything to be able to meet this woman who gave my son life. It wouldn't even need to be that. I wish I could just somehow let her know how wonderful he is doing. That he is loved tremendously and will always be taken care of. I also want her to know that we will not let him forget her. He will know that she made a very brave decision because she loved him.
So, Tuhina, if by some miracle you are reading this - we share an amazing little boy who destroyed my keyboard the other day my dumping orange juice all over it and then rubbing it in. He's very thorough :)
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
4 comments:
- Peter and Nancy said...
Kristy, this is a beautiful tribute to Max's birthmom . . . I share that desire to somehow have Anya Rashi's birthparents know where she is, and how healthy and happy and spunky she is. Who knows what the future will bring? Maybe there will be a time when she will get to meet Max -- and thank you, just as you want to thank her.
Hugs, and Happy Gotcha Day,
- November 26, 2008 at 10:45 PM
- Amy said...
I know Max will treasure that life book! I have thought about many of these same things. Thanks for sharing your appreciation of the wonderful gift of life that so many birth mothers give to their babies :).
- November 26, 2008 at 11:43 PM
- ColleenC said...
So touching! I love your description of Max too- I spilled a whole bottle of water on my keyboard not long ago- and I couldn't even blame the kids.
Maybe someday the families and mothers in India will be able to see these sweet posts and know we are thinking of them.
- November 27, 2008 at 12:25 PM
- Pam said...
Happy 1st Gotcha Day!! (sorry I'm behind on reading my blogs!!) Sounds like you had a wonderful time. Micah's birthmother is never far from my mind, and I pray for her often. I'm so thankful that all of our children's mothers chose life for our kids.
- December 1, 2008 at 5:14 PM


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Could be one of the sweetest album covers ever
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7 comments:
- LandMan said...
whoa......nice iphone autospell edit of the word "shit" there bud......
- December 11, 2008 at 2:17 PM
- Treats said...
Oh no, I meant shot. As in, "Shot to the heart but you're too late....you give love a bad name". Or "Remember the time we were doing shots in Ireland". Lastly, "How bout that one time when you called me out on mispelling shit and I almost SHOT your ass!"
- December 11, 2008 at 4:26 PM
- LandMan said...
- December 11, 2008 at 4:32 PM
- The Stone said...
You didn't misspell.
However, if memory serves, the lyric you're searching for is...
"Shot through the heart
And you're to blame,
Darlin' you give love a bad name..."
Yeah... you're welcome.
- December 12, 2008 at 1:52 AM
- vader said...
Professors here are KILLING ME!
- December 12, 2008 at 7:35 AM
- Treats said...
I stand corrected. Thanks Senor Stone.
- December 12, 2008 at 7:42 AM
- The Stone said...
No worries. I'm kind of a genius... so, I've got that goin' for me.
- December 12, 2008 at 1:40 PM
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This homemade dressing is great over any number of salads! I liked it on gourmet greens with some crumbled vegan 'feta' (such as Sunergia). Try adding roasted corn, or even a few segments of fresh grapefruit, leftover from any fruit you didn't squeeze.
For the dressing, squeeze the juice from enough grapefruits to make 2 cups - about 2-3 grapefruits depending on their size. Definitely use white ones here, not the ruby red variety. Set the juice aside.
Meanwhile, heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add 1/2 cup chopped shallots and cook for 5 minutes. Add the grapefruit juice. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then continue to cook until the mixture reduces to 1 cup - the original recipe said this step would take about 6 minutes, but mine took twice that long! Perhaps my burner wasn't on quite hot enough.
Let cool, then transfer the mixture to a blender, along with 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro, 2 teaspoons raw sugar, and 1/4 tsp. black pepper.
Process until smooth, then add 2 tablespoons olive oil and continue to process until smooth and incorporated.
You'll have 1 cup of dressing. 1 tablespoon is about 40 calories.
Note: if you prefer, you can buy bottled grapefruit juice instead of squeezing your own, but make sure that it's fresh-squeezed and doesn't contain any added sugar or water.
grapefruits $2.73
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Shallot and Grapefruit Dressing
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James Huie (17 Feb 1744 - 03 Apr 1828) is my husband's great-great-great-great grandfather.Our line is descended from Robert Huie (02 Feb 1779 - 02 Jan 1857), James' 6th child.My husband's father and six generations of his grandfathers and grandmothers are all buried in our family cemetery in Clayton County, Georgia. Our family has extensive records of the family, and I have a volume that chronicles all of the descendents through Robert to 1995.
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Are you frustrated because your breasts don't look like they used to anymore? Weight change, pregnancy or just time can make the breasts seem saggy or droopy on the body. The breast lift procedure is a safe, effective way to correct the breasts into a firmer, higher position. Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. John A. Kotis is proud to offer his vast experience in breast lift procedures to residents of Chicago, Arlington, and the surrounding Illinois communities.
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The types of breast lifts may vary according to each case. Patients can choose between a periareolar mastopexy, a vertical mastopexy or a Weiss pattern procedure.
- Periareolar Mastopexy – A periareolar mastopexy reduces the size of the breast and creates new breast contours. An elongated breast is lifted and resized for a rounder profile. Incisions are usually made around the areola or the darkened area of the breast. This procedure offers patients the most subtle results.
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Urgent – Help Free Burma's Political Prisoners
This post is copied from Mark Farmaner's facebook.
Will you make a stand for Burma's Political Prisoners?
Today thousands of people across the world are uniting with one voice demanding the release all of Burma's political prisoners. They are taking part in a global signature campaign which aims to collect 888,888 signatures before 24 May 2009 the legal date that Burma's democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi should be released from house arrest.
The petition calls on the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to make it his personal priority to secure the release of all political prisoners in Burma, as the essential first step towards democracy in the country.
Please sign the petition now: http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/fbppn.htm
The target of 888,888 signatures symbolises 8.8.88, the day the junta massacred some 3,000 people who courageously protested in Burma's largest democracy uprising.
Political Prisoners In Burma – Facts
* There are over 2,100 political prisoners in Burma.
* They are innocent: These prisoners have committed no crime. They have been imprisoned for peacefully calling for democracy and freedom in Burma.
* They are subjected to horrific torture: Once in prison, democracy activists face horrific torture, including electric shocks, rape, iron rods rubbed on their shins until the flesh rubs off, severe beatings and solitary confinement.
* They endure terrible suffering: Many prisoners are kept in their cells 24 hours a day, given inadequate food and are in poor health. However, the regime appears to be systematically denying medical treatment to political prisoners.
These are brave men and women that are at the forefront of the fight for freedom and democracy in Burma. They need your help. Sign the petition now: http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/fbppn.htm
A global movement
We can't let the world forget these political prisoners. Please help by forwarding this email to your friends and colleagues so that they too can make a stand for freedom in Burma.
Thank you,
Anna Roberts
Burma Campaign UK
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Carnival rides, fried food, and fun.
That's what brings most people out to the Dixie Classic Fair every year.
But for many, it's not just about the rides.
Some of the largest crowds at the fair this year are for many of its animal attractions.
Dozens of people sat in the stands for the Hogway Speedway Pig Races.
The group races pigs, goats, and ducks.
It's a fan favorite for many who visit the fair every year.
"We always make it to the pig race when we come," said Ashley Matthews.
The Marvelous Mutts Show is another animal attraction, drawing large crowds.
The act showcases Frisbee and agility dogs along with dock diving.
Just a few feet away from the dogs is the display Big Willie The Alligator.
It's the first time the alligator has been at the fair in about 20 years.
The fair also includes the usual petting zoo and a livestock display.


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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Beachy Fun Pictures
I had to redo this first page because I had first done it on the new laptop and I couldn't for the life of me figure out with the new program how to do drop shadows. It's really hard to switch programs and learn it all over again with a different program! So I gave up and made a new page and this one I love so much more! The whole layout was made with Inflor- escence by Carrie Stevens at Fish- scraps.com. I am LOVING this kit!
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Discover Archery in a Week-Long Course in Beaver
Are you having trouble learning how to shoot a bow? Discover all of the fundamentals Study of archery quickly in a one-week private session. We will show you the principles of archery like how to stand, set-up, string, aim, release and how to ghoot a bow while moving. No matter, of where you are at.. you can benefit from customized instruction to meet your current skill level.
Archery is a leisure activity, a work of art, and a beach lifestyle. Archery has been designed and influenced by many archers throughout the ages. A 2002 report by American Sports Data found that there were 8.5 million seasoned archers in the world. 85 percent of seasoned archers polled who had used a bow in the most recent year were under the age of forty-five, and 59 % were male.
The biggest change has been the generation that archeryed in their youth and have grown up with the "X" Games explosion into the global mainstream of competitive sports and sees it as a natural participation sport for their children as led by X-Games Athletes who are affiliated and instruct for our brand and web site.
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Archery Lessons of Beaver was developed to help motivated youth demographic become involved in a healthy activity and to keep kids out of drugs and violence.. We take great pride in helping people of all ages learn How to Shoot a Bow.
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Rob had a very structured and unique way of teaching archery. Rob didn't do what most instructors do, and he offered more to me than most instructors. Not only did he offer the hour of instruction or whatever I needed here and there, but he offered his time in many other ways. And also during his lessons he would explain things to me that didn't only work for archery playing, but it worked for most things in general, if you apply them in different ways.


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On this page you can view an index of news on the site.
Richard Shusterman visits Interactive Spaces
On the 1st of June, Richard Shusterman visited Interactive Spaces to see some of our prototypes and discuss Aesthetics of Interaction. Richard Shusterman is Professor of Philosophy at Florida Atlantic University and currently holds the Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar chair. Richard Shusterman is internationally recognized for his work on pragmatist aesthetics and Somaeshtetics. [more]
Jun 2nd, 2007, 17:23
Ben Shneiderman plays Interactive Floor Pong
On May 26, Ben Shneiderman, HCI veteran and professor at the University of Maryland, visited the Center for Interactive Spaces. While discussing the work carried out in the lab and seeing demos, he won a game of Pong on the iFloor. After his visit, Ben will be heading home to oversee the Creativity & Cognition 2007 conference. [more]
May 28th, 2007, 01:46
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen visited Center for Interactive Spaces
On March 14th, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen - owner of LEGO - visited Center for Interactive Spaces. He was joined by Foundation manager, Morten Aagaard, Senior director, Electronics R&D, Erik Hansen, and LEGO Professor Mitch Resnick, from MIT MediaLab, USA. The purpose of the visit was to discuss the activities in the joint research project Nomadic Play. [more]
Mar 14th, 2007, 21:10
Talk: Smart Textiles
On Feb. 28, 2007, Lena Berglin will give a talk and hands-on experience with smart textiles. Lena combines technology and textiles into smart conductive textiles, where sensors and technology are weaved into the textile, for instance as textile microphones, wireless data communication, and for measuring EKG, muscle activity, breathing frequency and more. Click for details. [more]
Feb 9th, 2007, 09:46
Royal Visit
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary visit Center for Interactive Spaces on July 26, 2004 as part of their Århus visit. They experience the iFloor (interactive floor) prototype as well as protototypes from the iSchool and iHome projects. See the pictures in the gallery. [more]
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FX:USDCAD U.S. Dollar / Canadian Dollar
Price is not going down I as would like, but market remains negative and another sell opportunity should be around trend line . Above that trend line market will change its direction, at least for some time.
Comment: Short position taken with the stop 1.3915
Comment: Market remains close to the trend line, possible break out to the up side.


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A person that I really admire is my neighbor Tiffany. This last week was her birthday and I wanted to write down how much I appreciate her. She has been a second mom to be my entire life. She has always been a big support in my life. She has been with me for every birthday, recital, swim meet, and many more. She is on my list of inspirational people in my life. She is inspiring because she is a convert to the church and one of the strongest people in the church that I know. She is really good at making everybody feel special. She is always giving words of comfort to people that normally get ignored. She is really involved with the community and involved in her two little boys lives. She is always volunteering for their classrooms and finding ways to make their teachers lives easier. Tiffany is an amazing individual and I love her! Thanks Tiff and Happy Birthday!!
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Saturday, May 19, 2012
There have been many times when I have been told about inspirational people that I am related to. A lot of these people are people I haven't met. My great grandpa is one of them. Archibald Bennett. He did a lot in his lifetime, and he is blessing millions and millions of people now. He started the genealogy department for the Church and for BYU. He made it so that finding out about our ancestors is cool! Because of him, more and more people are being found. They are getting baptized and given the opportunity to be a part of the church. When I do baptisms in the temple, I am helping other people obtain the blessings of the church and I can only think my great-grandpa is a big contributor. He lived a righteous life which made it so that he could receive ideas from the lord to bring more people into the church. My great-grandpa is an inspirational man.Archibald F. Bennett
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Life is a roller coaster. We have ups and downs. This week has been a downward slope for me, but I know I can keep moving forward. This week I have had to rely on my entire family to keep me strong. They always give me words of encouragement and watch out for me. I know they truly are about me because they know how to make me feel loved and appreciated. When I am not happy, they always find ways to cheer me up. They have been able to work miracles. I know that I am never alone because no matter what I will have five additional people watch over me. Life is definitely hard, but with family it's enjoyable and manageable. I love these people and they are stuck with me for forever. Without my family, I don't even know where I would be. Thank you for supporting me and loving me!
Saturday, May 12, 2012
This coming Wednesday, my best friend will be leaving on his mission to Tacloban, Philippines. I'm guessing he is going to tower over the Filipino people because he is 6'2". He is one of the most amazing people that I have ever met. This past year at BYU we have become really good friends, and I am so thankful! He has inspired me to try and be my best every day. He is really smart and nice to everybody. He is amazing at sports (I'm always told by everybody), and he is the most patient person that I know. He has worked really hard to prepare to go on a mission, and I know that he is really excited and ready. It's really eye opening to see teenage boys leave off into the world to work for a cause that is bigger than them. Missionaries get two of the best years of their lives and I know David will love it. Good luck David! I'll miss you!
For more information about what missionaries are teaching, go to: lds.org
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
I have an awesome little sister. She has lots of energy and is always happy. When I am with her, she always thinks of fun things to do. She is my only sister and we always have each other's backs. There have been many occasions when our brothers would annoy and bother us. We will team up, and show them who is boss. I'm always doing school work and she is always teaching me that sometimes it's more important to just relax and have some fun. She loves to go shopping and go to the beach, just like me. We are the exact same size now so we can share clothes and just have fun being girls. We are still really different though. She loves to be around lots of people, while I would like to be around a few. She is the cutest girl I know and I am glad I call her my sister.
Monday, May 7, 2012
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
I have grown up my entire life in the LDS culture. I am very grateful for everything that the church has provided me with. There have been many times in my life where I know the gospel has protected and guided me. There have been many occasions where I didn't know what the next step was. I was never planning on going to BYU, but I prayed about it and I was given full tuition and the rest of my scholarships covered everything else. The people of the church are truly inspirational people. Everybody is one big family. Whenever somebody needs a blessing, help with work, or somebody to talk to, the members of the church are always willing to go out of their way to help that person. The Church of Jesus Christ is full of inspirational people that are changing the world every single day with the help of the gospel.
For more information about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints http://www.lds.org/?lang=eng
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
School has always been an important part of my life. I remember being so excited when I got accepted into BYU. I have had amazing professors this past year. All of them were so good about letting me meet with them to go over topics and to prepare for exams. My top three professors from my first two semesters are Professor Cassy Budd, Sister Diona Wilson, and Skyler Simmons. Professor Cassy Budd worked with me all the time to help me understand accounting. I really enjoy accounting and I believe that Professor Budd made me love it more. Sister Wilson was my public speaking professor, and she always had great insights on public speaking and her personal experience. Skyler Simmons is a graduate student, and he was very giving of his time. He had a lot of students to teach but was always willing to explain business math. All of these people are awesome professors and they have inspired me as a student.BYU You Tube Video
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FINDLAY - A man was pronounced dead Saturday night at Blanchard Valley Hospital after his car left the road and struck a tree head on, Findlay police said.
The identity of the man was withheld pending family notification.
Police said the man was driving north on Bright Road about 6:30 p.m. when his car went off the east side of the roadway and struck the tree. Police were investigating whether medical problems or the crash caused his death.
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How to delete Masmor.info pop-up from windows pc effectively:
The Masmor.info pop-up is an unwanted advertisement caused by an adware. The domain Masmor.info pop-up is used by third party developers that present users with a pop-up window in their browser that suggest users to install potentially harmful applications. It may attract you to install a fake Java flash player update for better browsing experience. Likewise, the IP address of Masmor.info pop-up is 184.108.40.206 connected to many websites that are reported for phishing scams. The adware behind this program have get into your machine as an additional program that is a component of a freeware installer. The adware is really difficult to find how this adware spreads as Masmor.info pop-up uses different places and platforms to do so. In addition, it includes contagious objects, install unwanted toolbars or Browser Helper Object (BHO).
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Today we continue our series putting the spotlight a different retailer for 100 Days of Super SoftBums Sellers as a fun way to show our appreciation & help our fans get to know our retailers a little better.
Retailer of the Day is: Sew Crafty Baby
Q1: What is your companies name? What would you like us to know about your store or yourself?
Sew Crafty Baby, In stock store with a full line of cloth diapers and accessories. Tried and true diaper lines such as BumGenius, Fuzzi Bunz,GroVia, Cj's, Bee Green Naturals, Rumparooz, Bottombumpers, Bummis, Thirsties, SoftBums, Applecheeks, and more. We have been in business 6 years now but still work diligently to give our full attention to order details and personal customer service. We are at over 7000 FB fans, and offer bi-weekly giveaways! Bee Green Naturals is our personal product line that has wonderful reviews. We make purely clean wipe cubes, foaming solution, lotions, lip balms, wool wash and more!
Q2: What is your name? What is your contact email?
- Jennifer:
Q3: Please list your website URL, If you are a brick and mortar store, please list your address and hours:
|Sew Crafty Baby operates out of their very organized home.
Q4: Please link any social media hook ups you like for your business:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SewCraftyBaby
Q5: How long have you been selling cloth diapers?
- 6 years
- 3, three is a great number for our family (although I LOVE babies, and occasionally dream of maybe just ONE more?
- Goodness.... Do the Diapers in my store count???? At least 50, oh wait 75-80 if you include prefolds and fitteds......
- Echo Bamboo Super Pods
- Omni Bamboo Super Pods
- A Deep Coral.... Hummm I would name it "Sunrise"
- I think it will continue to become more and more mainstream with more options in big box stores for families to choose from (mixed feelings on this). I also think that the trend towards natural fibers will continue...
If you love Sew Crafty Baby, comment below tell us why!


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Stir fry vegetables are very nutritive & are good for people who want to go on crash diet course. They are boiled vegetables with a toss of all sauces such as soya sauce,red & green chilli sauce with tangy flavour of black pepper. Do enjoy these syir fry vegetables as you will love it.
Preparation time – 30 minutes
Serves– 3
4 carrots cut in rounds
1 cabbage chopped
100 gms french beans chopped
1 capsicum chopped coarsely
1 0nion chopped
1 tsp red chilli sauce
1 tsp green chilli sauce
1 tsp soya sauce
1 tsp kimchi chutney
Boil all vegetables. Take 1 tsp oil in pan .
Put all vegetables. add all the sauces,1/2 tsp black pepper. Toss well & serve hot


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Dr. Thomas Hoenig was the Friday luncheon speaker. He
served for twenty-five years as President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank
of Kansas City. He said that he "wanted to get you on board that Too Big to
Fail is bad policy." He warned that the crisis brought about by Too Big to Fail
in 2008 was likely to recur. He said that "unless you acknowledge the problems
that brought about the crisis, it would happen again. He identified some of the
factors as distorted incentives, not allowing the market to function and
subsidizing favored groups.
Dr. Hoenig identified three pieces of legislation as
creating the climate for Too Big to Fail. The Glass-Steagall Act extended protections
to commercial banks in the form of deposit insurance in return for separating
out their risk-based activities. He described Glass-Steagall as "a covenant
between government and the private sector" to "extend protection around you
because of your role in society." He said that "in return for special
protection, we will limit (the activities of commercial banks) to payment
systems and financial intermediation systems because these are the purposes we
want to protect." He said that if commercial banks wanted to engage in
risk-based activities, they would have to do so with their own capital in a
separately chartered entity. He said that Glass-Steagall was the system in
place until the 1980s and "worked reasonably well."
According to Hoenig, "with stability comes its own
sources of weaknesses." The demand to take down the wall between commercial
banking and other activities led to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1979. The
effect of GLB was to allow banks to invest in risk with a federal backstop. The
risk of this was predicted by Adam Smith who noted that merchants would seek to
widen the market and narrow their competition. While widening the market is
desirable, narrowing competition is not. GLB narrowed competition by allowing
some players an artificial subsidy. By eliminating Glass-Steagall, the market
share of the largest banks was increased from 14% in 1979 to 60% in 2007. "Thus
was born too big to fail."
The Dodd-Frank legislation was supposed to fix Too Big to
Fail. He said, "I am concerned that it won't" because "the incentives haven't
changed." The largest institutions are now 20-30% bigger and the cost of
capital is being kept artificially low. Under Dodd-Frank, if a TBTF institution
finds itself on the ropes, the regulators must make a decision about whether
the institution is solvent but illiquid or insolvent. This decision must be
made on a Friday afternoon and must be approved by the Secretary of the
Treasury and the Chairman of the Federal Reserve with possible involvement by
the courts. He asked, "Who can take an institution of $2.2 trillion into
receivership over the weekend?" As a result, he predicted that regulators would
be inclined to find that the entity was solvent but illiquid and inject federal
dollars to keep it afloat. As a result, he said, "the market doesn't function"
and "there is no cleansing of the market."
Dr. Hoenig said that anything this large cannot be
allowed to fail. As a result, the incentives must be changed. He noted that in
the current system, profits are privatized and losses are socialized. He
recommended that investment banking, trading and other risk-based activities be
moved into separate entities with private capital. He also called for making
the competitive market more fair. He said that regional banks cannot compete
with the twenty largest entities because they are not subsidized.
Dr. Hoenig said that he disagreed with those who said
that current capital requirements for commercial banks are too stiff. He
disagreed, noting that before there was a federal safety net, financial
institutions maintained capital of 15-20% compared to the current 7%. He said
that (15-20% capital) is "what the market called for."
He also disagreed with those who said that such measures
would place U.S. financial institutions at a competitive disadvantage compared
to institutions in other parts of the world. Dr. Hoenig said that foreign banks
were not a good model to follow. He said "look at their banks." He said, we are
"not in a competitive process to excellence, but a competitive process to the
He also warned that the country was too leveraged. He
said that consumer debt as a percentage of GDP had grown from 80-90% to a high
of 125% before dropping to the current level of 114%. At the same time the
savings rate fell from 8% to 0% although it has risen back to 5%.
Dr. Hoenig described the federal government as being in
crisis. He said that government debt had increased from 40% of GDP in 1990 to
100%. Currently interest rates average 2.5%. He asked what if market interest
rates began to apply? He said that monetary policy has been captured by Too Big
to Fail.
(I apologize in advance if I incorrectly transcribed any
of Dr. Hoenig's statistics or their units of measurement. I was taking notes as
quickly as I could but possibly not quickly enough. Any statements that do not
make sense are the result of my reporting rather than the content of the
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How Google's tablet 'Honeycomb' and smartphone 'Gingerbread' OSes fare in the battle with iOS 5 on the iPad and iPhoneAfter months of hype, Apple has released iOS 5 for current iPhone 3G S and 4 owners, for iPad and iPad 2 owners, and for third- and fourth-generation iPod Touch owners. I survey its key new features in the slideshow "iOS 5 and iCloud: The InfoWorld visual tour," but the fact is that iOS doesn't exist in isolation. It competes with Google's Android OS, and the group of smartphones running Android now significantly outsells the iPhone. (It's a different story in tablets, where the iPad is trouncing everyone, including Android.)
You can see the effects of the healthy competition in one of iOS 5's major new features: Notification Center, clearly based on Android's well-regarded notifications capability that allows users to access alerts and notices from any application. But iOS 5 largely advances the groundbreaking iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch in its own ways, as well as adapting recent enhancements to Apple's latest desktop OS, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
[ See iOS 5's and iCloud's new features in "iOS 5 and iCloud: The InfoWorld visual tour." | Get the best apps for your mobile device: InfoWorld picks the best iPad office apps, the best iPad specialty apps, the best iPhone office apps, the best iPhone specialty apps, the best Android office apps, and the best Android specialty apps. | Learn how to manage iPhones, Androids, BlackBerrys, and other smartphones in InfoWorld's 20-page Mobile Management Deep Dive PDF special report.


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Sorsogon City, [07.18.15] – Another inmate of Sorsogon Provincial Jail was stabbed twice for using the name of a fellow prisoner in borrowing a hammer inside the jail facility this morning, PRO-5 Public Information Officer Police Senior Inspector Maria Luisa C. Calubaquib, said.
The incident happened at 9:30 o' clock in the morning when the victim Jessie Villa Mortega, a Bahala na Gang [BnG] member was confronted by the suspect in dropping his name, Joseph Laura Loyola, a member of OXO group.
Investigation revealed that the suspect was irked and boxed immediately the victim. Jessie Villa Mortega was going out from the comfort room when he was attacked by the suspect with an ice pick.
The victim suffered a stab wound on his stomach and in his back. Jail official brought him at the Sorsogon Provincial Hospital for medical treatment.
This is the second recorded fray in a one month period where a member of BnG was involved again in a melee.
Last July 3, 2015 Norman Balaguer of Bahala na Gang [BnG] was attacked by an Indian arrow and sustained a wound in his lower portion of his neck. In the same incident , Ariel Araña was also wounded in the riot.
The July 3 riot between the Bahala na Gang and Sputnik was triggered by miscued meal rationing.


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|Joe and I ready to hit the road.
|My home away from home for the next two days
|This truck holds 375 gallons of fuel and gets 3.7 miles per gallon.
Glad that's not our bill!
|That's a lot of gauges, knobs and switches to keep track of. Oh and look, a tree air freshener.
You will find one in every vehicle Joe drives. Always. Been that way for the 27 years I have known him.
|Ohhhh.....truck sleepers are very cozy places and always have comfy beds.
I'm sure I'll be getting tired soon.
|Gateway to the Arctic ~ The Road to Prudhoe Bay
|2 1/2 mile
|Another hill.
|Uh, are we both gonna fit???
|Crossing the Yukon
|Prudhoe Bay, aka Deadhorse
Time to unload our fuel.
|Me workin' hard! Peace out.
The next morning we grabbed a quick shower and meal in the Prudhoe Bay Hotel, and then hit the road south. Quick as in, you have 6 minutes to eat that breakfast burrito. Typical Trucker Joe.
As you can see below, we didn't have much daylight by which to see the landscape on this end of the road.
|What are those black dots?
|Musk Ox!
|Visibility isn't the greatest. Follow the thin gray ribbon.
|Are you sure we're not on the moon, Joe?
|A blanket of low fog ahead.
|Looking back behind us.
|Uh oh, wide load ahead.
|Is there room for both of us?!!
|There was. Whew.
|Avalanche remnants.
|Just keep driving, driving, driving......
|Hey look, it's Robert!
And so I'll leave you with a few more pictures of the beautiful scenery on the way back. As I finish this, it's almost a year later, December 30, 2016, and Joe just left to head back up the haul road in the middle of one of the worst snow storms we've seen since we moved here. Travel not advised. Before this trip it was easy not to imagine the dangers he faces every time he goes to work, now not so much.


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While most people get to hide inside when there is a snow emergency issued by the mayor of the city, reporters, editors and all those involved in producing a newspaper are not so lucky. In fact, we are expected to trudge through the snow trying to talk to people braving the elements and who are willing to speak about how they feel.
I was that reporter today. A lucky break for me, however, was that I worked from the Oconomowoc Enterprise today instead of the Waukesha Freeman. That saved me from driving 28 miles or so in the hazardous road conditions that closed Brookfield Square Mall, the Milwaukee Courthouse and almost all schools.
I had several tasks to do today. 1) Write a story about the effect of the snow on Ash Wednesday services. 2) Help to proof the Enterprise pages before they went to press and 3) Trudge through the snow to talk to people braving the elements and to get some photos of people doing just that.
It was a lot of fun walking through the snow. I found it rather exciting to be out there reporting on the extreme weather. I must admit it was rough going at times as the wind whipped icy snow into my face preventing me from lifting my head. Worst yet, was having the snow that coated my pants melt and make me feel all soggy as I sat in the office with my damp notepad and frozen pen (I lost my pencil as I made a mad dash to get a photo of a train as the snow swirled around it).
Overall it was a very pleasant day. I even was able to work just 9 am to 4 pm, so here I am writing on my blog to share my interesting day with you.
"If you are not living on the edge, you take up too much room."
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Oklahoma dumbed down– Oklahoma, a state which once had the most progressive of state constitutions and which one of the writers of the Oklahoma Constitution, Peter Hanratty, was a Union Organizer. Oklahoma produced 5 of the greatest ballerinas in our history. It produced William Penn Adair Rogers one of the most beloved common sense philosophers in our nation's history. Some of the best and brightest in our core of space travelers. It has produced some of Hollywood's most beloved actresses and actors, like James Garner and Jennifer Jones. Some great liberal and progressive politicians like Carl Albert a former Speaker of the House and one of the U S Senate's leading thinkers and movers Robert S. Kerr. Henry Bellmon who lead the charge to reshape our state schools into places of learning.
One of this nation's most revered and well-known newspaper men Frosty Troy. Oklahoma has been a place of learning for the likes of our nation's most respected news anchor ever Walter Cronkite. The list of great thinkers, doers and progressive people is almost endless. So how did we end up with ignoramuses the like of Todd Russ and Sally Kern and Mary the Failing? What happened to Oklahoma's gene pool?
Somewhere along the way the good old progressive thinker gene the like of Will Rogers and Elizabeth Warren, Tom Steed, Carl Albert and James Garner (who helped organize Dr. King's March on Washington in 1963) was stunted or someone dropped some dumb down pills into the mix. Because now we are becoming known (vying with Texas of course) as the dumbest state in the Union. And the crazy part is we have a lot of state legislators and elected officials who are proud of the fact that they are that way. Scary to think that we have people who want to take us back to the days when the world was flat and people who were different were burned at the stake or hanged from a tree.
We have a US Senator who has been voted by his own colleagues as one of the 2 worst senators in the Senate. We had another U S Senator who deliberately held up a bill that would have helped reduce the number of suicides of our returning veterans for no good reason. Each year over the past 5 or 6 years we have a growing crop of state legislators who introduce bills designed to discriminate against certain members of our state that they don't like. And for no good reason other than they believe that it is okay to discriminate against people they don't like or agree with.
While all the polls (including a majority of Oklahomans) say gay marriage is something whose time has come we still have ignorant lawmakers who introduce bills that seek to stop gays from having the right to marry. Todd Russ may be the king of all state lawmakers when it comes to being ignorant surpassing Silly Sally Kern who has held that title proudly over the past several years.
Todd well he has introduced a bill that will allow Oklahoma's Clergy to issue marriage licenses to couple wanting to marry and it will also allow preachers to decide if they want to or not as the case may be issue a license to same-sex couples. This bill (assuming it will be enacted into law) will take the ability away from Court Clerks to issue marriage licenses and give over to members of the cloth. Sounds like a plan right?
But like the old TV Ad Pitchman used to say, "Wait there's more!" A lot more! Emily Virgin a normal sane state representative who has a real head on her shoulders pointed out that if this bill passes then it could also allow for someone to marry more than one wife or husband at a time. Stand back Arizona and Utah! What's up Brigham Young and Joseph Smith? Say what? Oklahoma likely to become a hot bed (and I use that term derisively) of polygamy. Wow!
Forest Gump once again you have nailed it. "Stupid is as stupid does!" And Todd Russ gets my vote for idiot of the year. Where in God's name do these people spring from? Apparently from a gene pool that has been so stunted for so long that it has drained all of the common sense from its progeny.
You know you can dislike the gay life style if you want to and you don't have to be apart of that lifestyle or even be around someone who is gay (if you know they are) if you don't want to. You can argue the ups and downs of abortion all day and all night and there are good arguments on both sides of that issue. You can believe all illegals should be deported back to where they and even their ancestors came from (although that would empty our nation out pretty fast).
You can believe in the face of all the evidence to the contrary that there is no such thing as global warming or climate change and that man hasn't had anything to do with it. You can even bring a snowball into the U S Senate to back up your claim. You can even believe Christ wrote the entire Bible if you want to. But at some point when you argue all these things as facts then you first need to have some common sense arguments that will hold water and next you need to be able to back up your words with facts not just feelings and what some holy roller minister says he believes.
Otherwise you don't have a snowball's chance in the U S Senate of being right. Faith goes only so far in real life. Believing up is down or right is wrong is nothing unless you can actually back up your faith and your belief with concrete truths and facts. Just wanting something because you don't like someone's lifestyle or because you don't like the color of one's skin isn't proof of anything other that you are infused with ignorance, stupidity, bigotry and hate.
Bigotry and hate are emotions that are fueled by ignorance and fear. When we walk into the light we learn the real truths about our world. That we are all together on this big blue orb and that if we don't learn to quit being ignorant and sticking our heads in the sand (and for some up their behinds) we won't have this planet to kick around any longer.
Todd Russ's bill like all of Silly Sally's are about hate and fear. But as Dr. King said, "Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that!" Todd Russ's bill is hateful in content and in its character. And Todd Russ is to be pitied because of all the hate and fear in his heart and soul.
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Too Much Michael (Comic Cover)
First painting of the new year is a submission for the cover to an indie comic "Too Much Michael". All done in watercolor and ink, I had to incorporate some new ideas to some fundamental old techniques. The overall process took about 8 hours but I felt it was well worth the time.
As for the source material, please feel free to view the ever advancing self-taught work of a good friend to our studio,
Mr. Ryan Bray
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**(1/16/13 - noted that this has been picked to be the cover for the anthology, WOOT!)
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BTT Period 3 PepsiCo. Pepsi can- http://www.premisemarketing.com/blog/post/change-the-world/ Bibliography Vision/Mission Statement Vision/Mission statement (Slide 4)
Partnerships and the Founder (Slide 5)
President and CEO (Slide 6)
Types of products (Slide 7)
Competitors (Slide 9)
Celebrity Endorsements (Slide 10)
Pepsi Ad video (Slide 11)
Bibliography (Slide 12) Table of Contents The PepsiCo was founded in 1898, by a man named Caleb Bradham. Partnerships and the Founder The presidents of PepsiCo is named Zein Abdalla. He worked with Mars Inc. before moving to PepsiCo and becoming president of the company in September, 2012. President and CEO Types of Products Main Info- http://www.pepsico.com/index.html "Our mission is to be the world's premier consumer products company focused on convenient foods and beverages. We seek to produce financial rewards to investors as we provide opportunities for growth and enrichment to our employees, our business partners and the communities in which we operate. And in everything we do, we strive for honesty, fairness and integrity." Competitors Juices
Carbonated drinks
Vitamin Water
Energy Drinks
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Sports Drinks http://organicconnectmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/pepsiproducts.jpg Products Pic PepsiCo's biggest competitor is The Coca-Cola
company, and they have been competing for over
112 years. Another big competitor is Dr Pepper Snapple Group. PepsiCo's revenue is 65.7 billion dollars, The Coca-Cola Comanpany's is 47.6 billion, and the Dr Pepper Snapple Group's is 5.97 billion. President of PepsiCo
http://www.pepsico.com/images/bio_abdalla_lg.jpg The CEO of PepsiCo is Indra Nooyi, who is constently ranked as one of the 100 most powerful women. CEO of PepsiCo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IndraNooyiDavos2010ver2.jpg Celebrity Endorsements There are a lot of celebrities that do commercials for Pepsi, such as:
Nicki Minaj
Brittany Spears
Mariah Carey
Christina Aguilera
Michael Jackson
And many more... Pepsi Vs Coca Cola http://www.google.ca/imgres?hl=en&tbo=d&biw=1040&bih=892&tbm=isch&tbnid=Qbdlp0UhPGVcVM:&imgrefurl=http://www.examiner.com/article/coke-or-pepsi-delta-beware&docid=IoNtmxAzF_hJ0M&imgurl=http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/CokePepsi.jpg&w=300&h=400&ei=OwLSULKCE6Xa2AXe8YGIBw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=61&vpy=100&dur=1474&hovh=259&hovw=194&tx=109&ty=135&sig=107121921540541991449&page=1&tbnh=150&tbnw=113&start=0&ndsp=27&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0,i:88 PepsiCo has 297,000 employees as of 2011. Gatorade
Pepsi (Diet Pepsi, Pepsi Next...)
Quaker Oats (Life cereal, Chewy bars...)
Frito-Lay (Doritos, Fritos, Lays chips...) Brand Names Due Date: January 14th, 2013 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Caleb_Davis_Bradham.jpg Caleb Bradham picture Pepsi Ad PepsiCo has partnerships with Gatorade, Frito-lay, and Quaker Oats, which is why most of the company's money is made from carbonated beverages.
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With each passing day our new president is discovering that every big problem he faces is like Obamacare — if there were a good, easy solution it would have been found already.
But Tuesday, tragically, President Donald Trump got this lesson in foreign policy via a truly vile poison-gas attack on Syrian civilians, many of them children, reportedly perpetrated by the pro-Russian, pro-Iranian, murderous regime of Bashar Assad.
Trump came to office with the naive view that he could make fighting the Islamic State the centerpiece of his Middle East policy — just drop more bombs and send more special forces than President Barack Obama did. He also seemed to think that fighting ISIS would be a bridge to building a partnership with Vladimir Putin of Russia.
It was naive because ISIS does not exist in a vacuum — nor is it the only bad actor in the region. ISIS was produced as a Sunni Muslim reaction to massive overreach by Iran in Iraq, where Iranian-backed Shiite militias and the Iraqi government forces of Nouri al-Maliki tried to crush all vestiges of Sunni power in that country and make it a vassal of Iran.
The onslaught against Iraqi Sunnis ran parallel with Assad's Shiite-Alawite regime in Syria, turning what started out as a multisectarian democracy movement into a sectarian war. Assad figured that if he just slaughtered enough Sunnis he could turn their democracy efforts into a sectarian struggle against his Shiite-Alawite regime — and it worked.
With the aid of Russia, Iran and Iran's Hezbollah militia, Assad was able to pummel the Syrian Sunnis into submission as well.
When Trump said he wanted to partner with Russia, it was music to the ears of Assad, Russia, Iran and Hezbollah. Like everyone else, they figured they could manipulate his ignorance to their advantage.
So, last week, someone named "Rex Tillerson" (who, I am told, is the U.S. secretary of state) declared that the "longer-term status of President Assad will be decided by the Syrian people" — as if they'll be having an Iowa-like primary on that subject soon. U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley made the point even more cravenly, telling reporters that the United States' "priority is no longer to sit there and focus on getting Assad out."
Mind you, Trump is right to complain that this was left in his lap by the Obama team. But if you're looking for a culprit for why America has refused to intervene in Syria, you have to look to your left and to your right.
"The American public simply does not want to spend the blood and treasure to produce what would probably be a less awful but still not good outcome in Syria," explained Michael Mandelbaum, author of "Mission Failure: America and the World in the Post-Cold War Era." And that is a byproduct of the failed George W. Bush interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Alas, though, I now think doing nothing is a mistake.
The least bad solution is a partition of Syria and the creation of a primarily Sunni protected area protected by an international force, including, if necessary, some U.S. troops.
In the Cold War, we put 400,000 troops in Europe to keep Europe on a democracy track. Establishing a safe zone in Syria for the same purpose is worth a try. And then if Putin and Iran want to keep the butcher Assad in Damascus, they can have him.
The least bad alternatives, President Trump, can be forged only by a compromise in the middle, and, like your hotels, they'll all soon have your name on them.


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On Tuesday, May 12 Mom's Connection met at Shoney's Restuarant for our Annual Mother's Day Breakfast. We had a great time together being child-free for a few hours. After breakfast roses were handed out to all the moms. Lisa Fraley spoke on being the best mommies we can and leaving the rest to God! You may read below her word of encouragement.
Our Harvest is on the Way
My mother asked me when I was five years old, "what do you want to be when you grow up?" And I said, "a mommy". Just like many of you, I wanted to be a mommy more than anything. Many of my choices in life have revolved around making that happen. However I didn't know that being a "mommy" was going to be the hardest thing I ever did. I didn't know that having a child is like your heart walking around outside your body. I'm sure you didn't either. You can't control everything that happens to them. You can't protect them from everything and everyone. It challenges us daily.
As moms who put aside their own personal aspirations to be at home with their children, I know you want to be the best mommies. We all want to be the best mommy we can. For me, it's the one thing I really want to do perfect because I can't think of the alternative. What if I mess up? My children could live with the consequences the rest of their lives. What if I don't correct a behavioral issue, or miss the diagnosis of an illness? What if I turn my eyes for a second and something terrible happens to them? What if I don't see a relationship with God evident in their lives?
So many things are out of our hands. However, we can release our children into God's hands. In The Power of a Praying Parent, Stormie Omartian writes, "We can't be everywhere. But God can. We can't see everything. But God can. We can't know everything. But God can. What we can do is live according to God's Word and pray about everything. We can trust God to take care of our children even better that we can. When we release our children into the Father's hands and acknowledge that He is in control of their lives and ours, both we and our children will have greater peace." I know in my own life God has never left me. I felt the Holy Spirit with me at home, at school and everywhere I went. I know my children will too! Let your faith in God be bigger than your fear of the unknown.
As imperfect human beings, it is impossbile for us to be perfect parents. But we can point the way to the One who is perfect. In Being A Great Mom, Raising Great Kids Sharon Jaynes writes, "The mother whose children rise up and call her blessed is a Seed Sower. She gathers good seeds from God's Word and presses them into the fertile soil of her children's heart. She fertilizes the seeds with encouraging words, spurring them to grow to their fullest potential. And she waters the seeds daily with prayer. Then one day the tender shoots burst forth, resulting in a bounty of fruit, and the seed sower celebrates the rewards of her labor." How glorious is that? When all our efforts in teaching our children God's Word and His Ways reaps a harvest!
"Let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart." (Galations 6:9) That's what this group is for to encourage one another in not giving up at being the best mommies we can. And on the occasion when we aren't the best or simply can't be everywhere we allow God to pick up where we leave off.
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Marco Morales in "El Consul de Sodoma"
FRONTAL nudity king Marco Morales is going international. He's now shooting a movie with Spanish actor Jordi Molla, "El Consul de Sodoma" ("The Consul of Sodome"), and they will have a gay love scene.
"Siyempre, maghuhubad pa rin ako," says Marco. "Hindi na yata mawawala 'yun sa mga pelikula ko. But at least, this time, for international release na."
Jordi is a busy Spanish actor who has also written and directed some movies. "El Consul de Sodoma" is one of the five films he did this year. He's also in "Inhale," "The Making of Plus One," "Bunraku", and "Ce ne Per Tutti". Last year, he did "Inconceivable" and "Che- Part 2." He played King Phillip II of Spain with Cate Blanchett in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age." Other Hollywood films he did are "The Alamo," "Bad Boys II" with Will Smith and "Blow" with Johnny Depp.
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Study of MHD Oscillations in the Solar Active Regions Using Radio ObservationsProject ID: INTAS-2000-00543
Study of MHD Oscillations in the Solar Active Regions Using Radio Observations
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MHD waves play an important role in the processes of the transfer, accumulation and release of energy in the solar atmosphere. More than that, an analysis of the resonance manifestation of such waves opens an important tool to study the plasma structures of the sun, even to measure the plasma parameters below the solar photosphere.
Observations of the radio emission gains a powerful tool to study many parameters of the plasma structures of the solar active regions, magnetic fields in the solar corona especially. The detection of the 3-minute and 5-minute oscillations in sunspot-associated sources generated by thermal cyclotron emission (Gelfreikh et al. 1999, Sol.Phys. 185/1) demonstrated exclusively high sensitivity of the method (amounting several Gauss in the field of 2000 G in the soar corona above a sunspot). Further development of the method made at Pulkovo Observatory using Nobeyama radio heliograph mapping the sun at the wavelength of 1.76cm has shown the presence of oscillations with other periods up to 2 hours and their harmonics. Also the presence the 3-minute oscillations above sunspot were detected in polarized radio emission (generated by thermal bremsstrahlung) without any manifestation in the channel of intensity.
The goal of the project is to use powers of the modern radio telescopes at microwaves to study all possible manifestation of periodic processes in magnetospheres of the solar active regions. Important point in usage radio observations is that many of them have the rich bank of data including results of daily tracking the sun for years. So, beside higher (as compared to optical methods) sensitivity they present the chance to study stability, variations in spectra, amplitudes, and connection with other types of solar activity without any specially organized programs. In some cases for use of radio telescopes with wider program range (such as VLA) special programs of the solar observations are to be organized.
The main participants of the program either have large instruments to study the radio oscillation in the local radio sources of the solar active regions (RATAN-600, SSRT, RT-22)
or have large experience in usage data with Nobeyama radio heliograph or VLA. Besides many participants of the project have great experience in modelling different radio components of the active regions and measuring such parameters of the solar atmosphere as magnetic fields, temperature, density, presence of non thermal particle and their spatial distribution as well.
The expected results of observational part of the program will lead to the basis for including the variation of the plasma parameters of the magnetospheres of the solar active regions due to MHD oscillations into the computer models of the radio emission. This could help to choose among the existing theories of oscillations as in sunspot resonance cavities and in coronal loops as well. Also the amplitude of the MHD oscillation will be found much more reliable. New approach to the problem may be found. Connection with the flare and other activity of the solar active region may be found too.
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Tittle : Air dan Api
Singer : Raffi Ahmad
Reviewed by : Septya Ridhoyatni
Review : + (positive)
Explaining of Positive Review
Letter of Offer
Jakarta, 27th June 2013
To: Raffi Ahmad
Dear Sir,
My name is Septya. I am a student of Gunadarma University. The purpose of my letter is to explaining the quality voice and the purpose of song Air dan Api from Raffi Ahmad.
One of a singer is Raffi Ahmad. I am interested with your voice in sing a song air dan api. This song give me a reason why we as human must be give and take all everything and don't be a antagonistic. And your voice is a good voice in sing a song air dan api. Since you sing a song of air dan api, this song became popular.
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