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I remembered the Dukeries race from last year, it had been my first race, my first ultra, and my first disappointment. I had done everything wrong; over trained for several months, under prepared, started with an injury and finished with a worse injury, which stopped me from running for weeks afterwards. Despite this, I did enjoy the 2016 event; beautiful course, friendly runners, excellent organisation by RD Ronnie Staton, and superb helpers and marshalls. I was to blame for the mess I made of my actual run.
But this year was very different. I was fit and rested rather than exhausted, well prepared and injury free. The Dukeries course is beautiful, based largely on a thirty mile loop that includes Sherwood Forest, Welbeck Estate and Clumber Park. From last autumn, I trained on the loop most weeks ( it forms a good part of the Robin Hood 100 course), and so I was very familiar with it. This was a real help, knowing where the harder stretches are, the exact location of Aid Stations and the likely effects of any wind or wild weather.
At the start area, there was a great atmosphere, as canicross runners and their dogs chatted and barked at each other, whilst other runners took advantage of the last few minutes to make adjustments and changes. Up the narrow lane we went, most runners in conversation, friends and helpers cheering and clapping. A friendly, relaxed start to a very enjoyable day.
The ground was nicely dry, so no mud or puddles or swamps to negotiate. My new road shoes (Karrimor, £20) had seen a few miles of road and trail, and looked as though they may survive this run and perhaps one or two more. In contrast, my Salomon XA Pro 3D Trail shoes (a lot more than £20), had recently expired after just a few short weeks of training in the forest. Uppers on both shoes torn and falling apart. Milletts customer services people were excellent, more than I can say about the shoes. I am still searching for affordable shoes that actually work and last more than three or four weeks. I'm not impressed by the pseudo techno babble descriptions of the shoes' design and theoretical performance potential, will they actually do the job and last more than a handful of runs?
We were soon safely across the main road and into the forest. I did not know the course last year, and I remembered this first mile or two in the trees seeming to be slightly up hill and going on and on forever. This year I felt fine, keeping up with other runners without much effort, rather than sliding backwards in a breathless heap. This was my happy story for the first few miles. Aid Station 1 was reached at six miles, and we received a welcome fit for heroes. I have read many blogs where the writer regretted spending too much time at aid stations, so I was cheerful, grateful and polite, but took a drink and a nibble and got back to the job quickly. Merely knowing which way to exit the station made a difference, it affects how much control you seem to have over your race, how much confidence you dare have.
I was delighted to see the Major Oak (mile 10), having missed it last year, blinded as I was in a fog of pain. I remember the sorry looking, battered old tree from my childhood in the sixties. We would climb on and into the tree as we roamed the unspoilt forest, free of signs telling people what they cannot do, and where they cannot go. There were no constructed paths, hardly any fences, just worn grass and soil tracks that you needed to know in order to find your way.
Many visitors stayed quite close to the ice cream van and the AA box at Ollerton Corner, the place where my Dad was based in the early sixties, during his time as an AA patrol man. There was a miniature railway there, which would run on the occasional Sunday summer afternoon, to the delight of its passengers young and old.
Sixty years or more before those times, the late 1800s /early 1900s, my paternal Grandma was skipping through the forest with her brothers and sisters each day on their two mile journey to school in Edwinstowe. Her father was a woodsman, and they lived deep in the forest. When I run the trails in the late evenings, I sometimes catch a glimpse through the mist of them playing and running amongst the trees, on their way home from school. I hear their chatter amidst the sounds of the forest, and feel the warmth of their contentment with their long gone world.
After the ten mile loop through Sherwood, we return to the first Aid Station for quick drinks and a second dip into the biccies at mile sixteen, and a bonus "Well done" sticker (this was wonderful), then head towards Welbeck and Cresswell Crags. There are two or three miles of minor roads before the Crags and Aid Station 3, where I always run on the rough grass of the roadside. It is strewn with car debris, litter and rabbit holes. I find it hard work, but my idea is along the lines of "train hard,race easy". After dozens of runs along the bumpy roadside, the smooth road felt very easy, and what was always a difficult section of the course was suddenly a delight. Spirits uplifted, I tackled the rise after High Holbeck ("rise" demoted from"hill" after my experiences in the Dales), without too much difficulty, and dropped down into the Crags and Aid Station 3 (23 miles). Another wonderful welcome, and then on towards Clumber.
The three mile stretch before Clumber is, I think, the fastest on the entire course. Largely on beautifully cushioned ground, the trail is straight and flat, and sheltered by the trees. My fastest and second fastest miles were recorded along this section on Saturday. But this is where I made a mistake. I felt good, was going well, and so I continued my push to the finish from here. But there were still thirteen miles to go, and inevitably, I eventually began to fade.
The final Aid Station was at 34 miles, another wonderful reception, and just six miles left, but I was struggling. I was trying to concentrate on good form, steady, continuous, consistent pace. I kept going, but it was difficult. I met up with Greg with two or three miles to go. We were both tired, and helped each other by chatting and encouraging, and we crossed the line together, both happy.
Happy to see the finish line.
My pre-race plan was to run steadily for thirty to thirty five miles, and then to use what energy I had left to cover the last few miles as quickly as possible. I did not want to go steady all the way, it would have been pointless entering the race. But equally, with a hundred mile race on the horizon, I did need to finish this forty mile run with some confidence. I went home quite happy, but slightly frustrated that I had increased speed too early, after being well controlled for so many miles before this point. Lesson learned, hopefully.
The day after the race, I received the results by email. Last year, (2016) my time was 8:44:01 (78th place, 92 starters). This year, I managed 6:49:08 (30th place, 111 starters).


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Los Angeles To Get Its Very Own Harry Potter Theme Park
Fantastic news, west coast Potter fans! You can stop saving up for that pricey trip to Orlando because Universal is planning on opening a second Wizarding World of Harry Potter location at Universal Studios Hollywood. The question is: How long will you have to wait to sip your first novelty cup of butterbeer?
According to the L.A. Times, Universal doesn't expect to open the park until at least 2015. The company is expected to reach a deal with Warner Bros., the studio behind the Potter film franchise, within the next few weeks.
It is not yet known where Universal Studios Hollywood will fit the Wizarding World, which features an impressively detailed Hogsmeade Village (complete with Honeyduke's candy store, Three Broomsticks Inn and butterbeer carts), Hogwarts castle (which houses the Forbidden Journey ride) and two other attractions -- the Dragon Challenge and Flight of the Hippogriff.
Earlier this month, Movieline had the pleasure of visiting the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, where we spoke to Rupert Grint, Warwick Davis and director David Yates in honor of the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 home release.
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Welcome to my contribution to the MidWeek Tease blog hop. Be sure to check out all the participating authors using the linky-list at the end of this entry. The MidWeek Tease presents excerpts from both new and established authors. I've found a few new favorites - perhaps you will as well!
This week, I've got an excerpt from Shine A Light you won't find anywhere else. Van's ex-lover posted nudes of him on a blog, and Shane, whom Van just met, has seen them. Enjoy!
Shane didn't waste time with a grand tour, but led me straight to the stage. I failed miserably at not staring at his ass as he walked. Lord, he had a nice butt. Tight. Muscled. I just knew it was a perfect fit for my hands.
He pulled a lever and the maroon velvet curtains parted, gliding silently on their tracks to swing heavily at the ends. I stood there, center stage, and looked out across the rows of empty seats.
Smart fellow, Shane Hollister. He knew this was the view that would nail me for the job. I sensed him at my left side as his body heat blended with mine in the cool night air.
"The first time I came to The Globe in the Grove, I was twelve. My dad brought me." He pointed to a spot about twenty rows back, center. "We sat there, only in those days, it was the last row. That was before the theater was enclosed, too."
"Really? They've expanded, then. It's more than double that now. Do I remember correctly that I read during the summer, almost all of the walls are panels that slide open?"
"Yep. When it's really warm, we turn on the roof fans and create a draft. They are amazingly quiet. Phil has done wonders here. I should warn you, they hope to get you to come every summer."
Well, crap. I shoved my hands in my pockets and turned to face him. "I guess they don't read the tabloid press."
Amusement lit in his sparkling eyes, and it struck me again how easy it would be to turn fool over this young man. His gaze never left mine as he shook his head. "No, they don't, but even straight guys read the gay press. It's more informative on some matters."
He laughed softly. "It's not that bad, Van. You're not the first man to have his closet door thrown open by a vindictive ex-lover."
"Yeah, everyone has a blog these days." I'd known Lynn had one, and that he dropped little tidbits about me from time-to-time from the angle of a fan lucky enough to be in my orbit.
The little chatty things, like where I'd had dinner or which designer duds I'd worn to an event were harmless and kept my fan base entertained. I'd never expected Lynn to get down and dirty with details about our sex life, complete with color snapshots. I dared to meet Shane's amused, knowing gaze.
Well, crap! He'd seen the photos. My face heated.
Shane grinned. "Personally, I don't think you have anything to be embarrassed about, and Phil and Bob agree. We were rather…impressed."
About Shine A Light:
After being viciously outed by his spiteful ex-lover, Van MacKenzie, fallen Hollywood and Broadway star, lands on stage in a small town community theatre - and in the arms of set designer Shane Hollister. Van knows his attraction to the talented young man could seal the fate of his career, but he can't resist having a 'summer thing' while performing at The Globe. When an act of violence catches them unaware, Van recognizes the message was really meant for him. Walking away from Shane might be the smart thing to do to keep him safe.
Shane Hollister had established himself as a Broadway set designer before his father's accident forced him to move home to St. Charles. Needing work, Shane accepts a job at The Globe. To his surprise, the small operation equals any big city production. When Donovan "Van" MacKenzie signs on for the new show, Shane grabs the chance to have a summer fling with his big screen idol, refusing to allow Van's past to intrude.
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Members of the Durham Regional Police Service will be at two Boston Pizza restaurants in Durham Region on Wednesday, May 19, for a province-wide fundraiser in support of Special Olympics.
Local Boston Pizzas are participating in two fundraising drives to support the Law Enforcement Torch Run, which is the largest fundraiser for Special Olympics world-wide. During the month of May, the Durham Region restaurants invite their guests to donate a "toonie" for a paper torch that represents the "Flame of Hope". Guests are asked to write their name or a motivational message to Special Olympics athletes on the torches and post them in the restaurant.
On May 19, uniform and civilian members from the D.R.P.S. will partner with servers, hosts and staff to serve meals at the Boston Pizza locations at 2372 Hwy. #2 in Bowmanville and 91 Taunton Rd. E. in Oshawa. Part proceeds from each meal will go to Special Olympics Ontario.
Supporters of athletes with intellectual disabilities can make a tax-deductible donation at any Boston Pizza in Durham or at any Durham Regional Police station. All proceeds generated will benefit Special Olympics Ontario, where program growth for the over 16,000 individuals now involved relies on donations.
We hope to see you there!
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User review on Chevrolet Sail Hatchback written by Pallavi on 03 February 2015
Pallavi's review on Chevrolet Sail Hatchback LS Diesel
Year of Manufacture : 2014 | Driven no. of Kms. : 30265
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Since a long time, I had been looking for a fascinating deal of a used car and fortunately, I got one a few days ago. One of my relatives took me to someone who wants to sell his 2014 1.3 TCDI LS ABS model of Chevrolet Sail U VA. My choice was always for a car which can offer me an attractive fuel-efficiency and also fall under the budget that I have. This car matches both of my requirements and when I took the test drive, I felt amazed with the drivability of this hatch. It was very smooth to handle and functioned well with an instant move of action. From inside, this car is a treat and you get the high level of comfort and never feel tiresome even on long journeys and I took this car for two days and covered a distance of around 600 kms. Now, I have figured out many things about this car including its advanced safety features that have been equipped, especially keeping the Indian conditions in mind. These features include dual airbags, ABS, central locking, rear seat belts, seat belt warning anti-theft alarm, child safety lock and many more. And off course, the mileage of 25.2kmpl is delightful.
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Discussion in 'FaceBook' started by Powelly, Apr 29, 2011.
Hi there,
Is there anyway to message all of the people on your friend list on FB?
Add them to an event then message all.
Any other ways/tools to do this?
no other way, your account will be banned after sending messages more than 10% of your total friends. ;D
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Restricts browsing to 600,000-plus approved sites. Kids can't break out. Lets kids share and tag sites, photos, videos but not personal information.
Too restrictive for older kids. Doesn't adapt to a child's age. Allows no access to other programs.
Bottom Line
This browser replacement protects kids while offering an engaging multimedia experience (at least for younger children) and some degree of social networking.
The KidZui Browser
Like NoodleNet and PBPC, KidZui controls a child's Internet access by completely replacing the browser. But unlike those two products, it doesn't permit access to any regular Windows programs. After log-in, the KidZui Homepage displays thumbnails of nine popular Web sites, photos, or videos appropriate to the child's age. These are refreshed every 5 to 10 seconds. Each thumbnail in the larger middle row includes a tag icon representing another KidZui member's opinion along with an image of that member's Zui. Clicking on a thumbnail displays the corresponding content in the somewhat cramped middle section of the browser.
A column on the left holds links to categories children can explore. Choosing a category displays matching sites and also brings up a new list of related categories. A column on the right displays your child's KidZui friends (more about them later). Closing either or both of these columns leaves more room for the main browser display. Kids can enter a URL or search term in the address/search bar at top, but they can only visit the pages (currently some 600,000-plus) approved by KidZui's team of parents and teachers. Some pages are actively blockedan attempt to access one of them triggers the message that the page is unavailable, "but your parents can add it for you." A not-yet-rated page gets a different message indicating the site is now queued for review.
Unlike the NoodleNet interface, KidZui's doesn't change based on the child's age. Most UI elements expand or animate when the mouse passes over them, and most actions produce some audible feedback. Just about every feature is identified in both text and pictures, so nonreading users can still enjoy it. For example, a category button labeled "Toads" also has a picture of a toad that animates when the mouse points at it (which makes for a rather busy display).
The youngest kids will spend hours poking around different categories, clicking things just to see what happens. And the many games, cartoons, and videos will amuse a slightly older group. But if your kids are old enough to perform searches or enter URLs on their own, they're bound to hit numerous "unavailable" or "not reviewed yet" messages. Configured correctly, KidZui can prevent them from breaking out and using a different browser. The kids can't launch Task Manager, switch to another process, open the Start menu, or otherwise escape. A budding hacker could break out, but it would require knowledge that even many grown-up users don't have.
Full-scale parental control programs like Net Nanny and Safe Eyes control when and for how long your child can use the computer, the Internet, or both. And NoodleNet offers a different sort of controlyou specify how long children can spend on the computer at one sitting and how long they must do something else before using the machine again. KidZui doesn't include any time-control features. In fact, far from limiting their time, KidZui seems designed to keep kids on the Internet with its engaging interface and the points it grants for Internet exploration.Next: Social Networking


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It is always remarkable how quickly the weather can drop. Here in Texas, cold weather is never taken lightly. We tend to freak out about it. The weather here in general changes A LOT. At least we where I live it does. It dropped almost 40 degrees in the matter of 24 hours. The high today was in the low fifties.This kind of weather makes me so giddy. I am not a huge fan of the freezing cold, but a proper chill is rather enjoyable. I chose today to visit the woods, after throwing together my first ever pork loin. I discovered this little gem several years ago as a young teen. It has really expanded since then. I have loved watching it grow up, so to speak. I have lived many places throughout the years, but I always find myself coming back here.
There are many trails throughout the 133.5 acres of luscious woods. More and more signs have popped up, informing me about the flora, buildings, machinery, and several other park amenities. While more trails have been created, and old ones made more accessible and family friendly. I could easily spend hours here.
I always find interesting things, like that fuzzy yellow guy.
Despite the cold weather, some things continue to grow. It amazes me how this place keeps a running garden going. I saw some tiny eggplant as well as several flower gardens dedicated to hummingbirds and butterflies. I didn't see any of those guys today, but I look forward to seeing them again in the spring.
Are there any places like this around where you live, or that you like to visit whenever you get the chance?


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I'd like to enter this card in to the challenge at Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes.
Thank you for visiting today,
See you all soon,
Ooh this is pretty, love dress forms.
Lovely birthday card, the pink and lime work really well together and really make that image pop. Have a great weekend :) xx
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The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Rivers State chapter, has described as a welcome development, the public debate challenge by Governor Rotimi Amaechi.
The ACN in Rivers, through its Publicity Secretary, Jerry Needam, yesterday in Port Harcourt, the state capital, stated that the debate should be anchored by either the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) or the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
Rivers, main opposition party said: "We feel delighted that the Rivers State governor has at last accepted to be joined in a public debate, a forum we have over the years advocated.
"We commend the governor for taking, even though that long, the bold step in offering himself for the public debate, but we wonder why officials of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) shy away from engaging in such forum, giving the impression that there are skeletons in their cupboards.
"The beauty of democracy is about the availability of the leaders to the people and the people always having access to their leaders and resources in terms of knowledge and making decision on the utilisation of the resources.
"The leaders function as custodians and managers of the peoples' resources and are bound to at all times report and give explanations of their activities to the people."


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Summary: Before you Purchase LED Lighting products you must learn about the various advantages that these lights have to offer.
LED lighting products provide consumers a variety of advantages in comparison to the traditional halogen and CFL lights. These new age lighting products can be used in different parts of your home. You will be amazed to see the various places where you can use led lights and the benefits that you will be able to avail.
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LED Light Bulbs are extremely energy efficient in comparison to other lighting products. Most of the traffic signal has been replaced with this new age lights. This is done so because of the energy saving property and the long life. Although it has high initial cost over time you will be able to save money as the consumption of energy is extremely low. With rising costs these LED lighting products can definitely help to cut down your cost and also your energy consumption that assists in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Long Lamp Life Makes It Ideal For All Homeowners
The LED Light Bulbs last for a longer time in comparison to the standard light bulbs. Some of the led products last for approximately 100,000 hours in an average life span. Hence, this is a great option for places where changing bulbs is time consuming and difficult. Although, the bulbs can cost more money initially you will be saving more money in the long run as you will not have to purchase any additional bulbs for years to come.
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LED lighting products don't produce any UV radiation and hence they remain cool. So, you will not burn your fingers if you touch them. This also means that you will be able to place these lights in places like decks, porches, without being concerned that the heat will cause any damage. You will be able to use these lights around sensitive items as they will not be damaged.
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Sivasagar District : Assam
About District
"Sivasagar"-Earlier known as "Rangpur", the historical city of Assam is situated 363 K.M. east of Guwahati, the capital of Assam. Earlier Sivasagar was the capital of the mighty Ahoms, who ruled Assam for more than six hundred years before the advent of the British. The most remarkable landscape of the town is the 200 year old Sibsagar tank. The district is situated between between 94.25 and 95.25 Longitude East and 21.45 and 27.15 Latitude North. It has elevation of 86.6 Mtrs above the main sea level. The district is bounded on east by Dibrugarh District, Jorhat District on west, Bramhaputra on north and Nagaland & Arunachal Pradesh on south. Modern Sibsagar is a fast developing urban settlement. It is the headquarters of the district Sibsagar, a leading tea and oil producing centre. The district is divided into 3 Sub Divisions, 6 Revenue Circles, 881 Revenue Villages and 9 Development Blocks. The important places in the District to visit are Rang Ghar, Tolatol Ghar, Kareng Ghar & Talatal Ghar, Gargaon Palace, Charaideo, Jaysagar Tank and Temples, Gaurisagar Tank and Temples, Rudrasagar Tank and Temples, Namdang Stone Bridge, Siva Doul and Tai Museum.


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Alice Burdeau Confirms There Is Still Life After Australia's Next Top Model.
Winner of Australia's Next Top Model in 2007 Alice Burdeau is still in demand as a model overseas. Here she is in an advertisement for Blumarine Cruise.
Further pictures can be found on ANTM Live Journal. Don't expect to see her back in Australia soon posing in the Big W catalogue.
On the same ANTM Blog they have this year's winner Demelza Reveley posing for Ferrero Rocher chocolates (picture below) and there really is no comparison between the two. Alice is all quality and Demelza is really just a pretty girl.
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When Two Reality Shows Collide….
Don't you love it when two of your favourite reality TV shows merge. Above is a picture of Demelza winner of this year's Australia's Next Top Model, wearing Project Runway Australia runner up Leigh Buchanan's tutu dress which he designed for the catwalk show.
Demelza here "˜Foxtel Lap' on November 14 in Sydney. The event is designed to raise money and awareness for the the Murdoch Children's Research Institute.
Somehow I don't think Demelza was doing any running in those shoes.
For an update on what Leigh Buchanan is up to go here.
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Model News
Apparently Cheyenne Tozzi is touted as being the host of Australia's Next Top Model. This is the strangest pick ever if it is true as I don't even think she has had her 21st birthday. I thought they saw the hosting role to be a be a bit of a mother hen.
I suspect her manager has leaked this story themselves to see if Foxtel will take the bait and audition her. Full story here.
Demelza Revelely this years winner of Australia's Next Top Model, has now said she is a changed person over the bullying episode. To be honest I am a bit over the whole thing, and I don't know why they still give it air time. Full story here.
In Make Me A Supermodel news apparently they were filming in my neighbourhood yesterday with this week's challenges filmed at the Salvation Army store in St Peters, otherwise known as Tempe Tip.
The model's had to pick out outfits up to the value of $50 and then do a runway show. I will be interested to see if the model's are in any of my chain store cast offs…
Full story with a nice picture of Hannah McCarthy here.
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Demelza May Make It As A Model
After winning this year Australia's Next Top Model Demelza was snubbed by Vogue Editor Kirsty Clements for the now infamous bullying episode it was unclear whether she would go onto to a successful modelling career.
Things are looking up for Demelza with her winning an international campaign for Ferrero Rocher. Full story here.
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Demelza has lost 10 cms from her hips for Next Top Model Final.
Demelza one of the final two contestants left in Australia's Next Top Model has lost 10 cms from her hips after she was told in New York by agents she was to fat.
Last nights episode which was filmed in New York had the girls meeting agents where they were assessed on whether they had the look to make it in New York.
Surprisingly Alex came out with the thumbs up with two of the agents quite positive about her being able to make in fashion. Demelza was told she was out of proportion but she also she was stunningly beautiful. Personally I don't see it, yes she is very pretty, but in a Helena Christenson category I don't think so.
Sam because of her height and bad photo shoot was eliminated. Which was a pity as I thought she was stunning in the Marlen Breton fashion retrospective. An area where Alex failed spectacularly. Her walk was robotic (that is being kind) and Alice Burdeau last years winner could barely keep the smirk off her face.
Now we have a finale between the two least nice contestants in the competition Alex and Demelza.
Anyway back to the fat issue which today's Daily Telegraph states the criticism of Demelza is sending out the wrong messages to women. I found this quite ironic considering the Tele is not know for putting pictures of over sized women in the paper (except when there is an article on obesity).
Personally I think this girl wants to be a model, and the reality is she needed to lose weight to achieve that goal. She has managed to do this by working out daily with a personal trainer five days a week. How wealthy is her family to be able to afford that?
Full story in the Daily Tele here.
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Property Location When you stay at The Reef Motel Aitutaki in Aitutaki, you'll be on the beach and convenient to Arutanga Harbour. This beach hotel is within the vicinity of Aitutaki Golf Club and One Foot Island Beach. Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 12 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Rooms have private furnished patios. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Amenities Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace. This hotel also features wireless Internet access (surcharge) and tour/ticket assistance. Business, Other Amenities Limited parking is available onsite.
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Popular Bloggers & The Top 10 Blogs In Nigeria. Blogging in Nigeria has become a full-time job for those who see the in-depth benefit and exposure it would offer them. Blogs in Nigeria as at 2006 can't be compared to the number of blogs launched in 2017. Bloggers in Nigeria have found out the best … Continue reading "Top 10 Popular Blogs In Nigeria 2018"
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Wellness Through Movement Mentorship January 2014-May 2014
BUILDING TOGETHER a WHOLE CHILD
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With the Last Working Directly with the Children
Wellness Through Movement that has never happened before like this winter at Kohala Elementary. Information from the body, the heart of the child, is getting buried and further out of reach but success was made. Teachers and parents are reporting health, vitality, and empathy may be declining as pressures increase and as a results more challenging behavior in children at younger ages. Challenging behaviors are become more extreme and at younger ages. Parents, Principal Garcia, Teachers Continue reading End of the Year 2014 Report


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A result of Android's enormous popularity is the increase in books dedicated to the OS. Two that we want to highlight at the moment are The Complete Android Guide, by Kevin Purdy of Lifehacker and My Droid by CrackBerry's own Craig James Johnston.
Purdy's book just went on sale and can be bought for $19.95 (paperback) or $9.95 (DRM-free E-book) [CompleteAndroidGuide] Purdy also created a Twitter handle called @completeandroid, which will provide tips periodically to its followers.
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City of Kansas City, Missouri City of Kansas City, Missouri
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Mission Statement
The Neighborhood Improvement Program is designed to improve physical conditions and general livability of declining areas. The program includes intensive coordination of city services in areas selected for the program. These services include crime prevention, fire prevention, code enforcement, home repair assistance and public infrastructure repairs. Neighborhood organizations representing selected areas will be required to partner with the City and seek corporate and foundation sponsors to help ensure the success of the program in their neighborhood.
Volunteers will be working with neighborhood associations to assist them with addressing issues they identify.
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The Ceco Advantage
Ceco Concrete Construction is a strategic, collaborative design-assist structural concrete contractor with an innovative, holistic approach and more than 100 years of experience
Safety, Quality and Productivity Leaders for more than 100 years
We've been around awhile and that doesn't happen without integrity and commitment to safety, quality and productivity. At Ceco Concrete Construction we hold these three tenets as core values, and we do what we say we will - which is why we've kept the doors open since 1912.
Our concrete construction engineers and field crews build more than 200 projects each year throughout the nation representing approximately 20 million square feet of contact area. We love what we do and it shows in our people and our work. Ceco builds everything from custom homes to football stadiums and we approach each and every project with the same goal: Building the highest performing structure for the least amount of cost in the shortest amount of time. If you're looking for value from concept to completion, look no further than Ceco.
Why Ceco?
Since 1912 we've built about every kind of concrete structure imaginable
Project Experience
There are many adept and capable structural concrete firms out there to choose from but few have the extensive project experience of Ceco. As the nation's leading design-assist structural concrete contractor, we have successfully leveraged more than 100 years of experience with front-line innovation and expertise to consistently provide clients, owners and end-users the highest quality outcome with the least possible risk.More +
Collaboration and Innovation
We could be content building everything "the way it's always been done" but there are plenty of other contractors doing that - why not strive for better ways to build? At Ceco we are actively engaging our industry partners to learn more about their work and how we can partner to deliver high performance, living buildings - not just structures. Our foray into the integration of structural and mechanical systems has led to some very exciting potential.More +
Join the Ceco Team
Ceco offers an opportunity for people to grow and we have the long-tenured employees to prove it. Our team of highly experienced management and younger employees just starting their careers averages 15+ years with Ceco across the nation. This breadth and depth of expertise provides instantaneous access to a wealth of experience and training opportunities for our newer employees. If you are looking to grow with a family who cares about your future, Ceco is a great place to be!More +
What Our Clients Are Saying
"Ceco management provided excellent support and constant interaction with T. B. Penick and Turner Construction, producing a beautiful building that the University intends to utilize as a model for all future construction on the campus. I would not hesitate to recommend the Ceco team for the concrete formwork on any project. They can be relied upon for excellent formwork, produced safely and as fast as possible."Kevin Ruebel
"When we are making commitments to our clients on high profile and difficult projects, we consistently invite Ceco to be on our team. Ceco's superior ability to provide cost-effective solutions and quality manpower to complete a project on schedule makes achieving the impossible much easier."Frank Martin
"I've had them (Ceco) on several projects and they are a 'Ryan' type of subcontractor. Their cooperation, quality and value engineering capabilities have been exceptional on the projects we have completed together ... In summary, if you have a chance to use them, I'm certain they will offer the same great experience that we have experienced here in Chicago."Robert L. Wehner
"Just wanted to drop a line about the performance of your crew and especially, Matt and Justin. Your crew-members were all very professional and easy to work with. The friendly banter the crew had with the rest of the job and in particular about the Vikings was quite amusing. My job becomes very easy when all the players get along and all work safely and your crew definitely did that. Also, your company is very fortunate to have two very good foremen in Justin and Matt. Matt's lead on getting the decks ready and working with my schedule was phenomenal. Justin's lead under the decks prepping all of the panels again was outstanding. Both individuals were very aware of their surroundings and help keep this project safe. I hope my next project that involves shoring, that both CECO and either Matt and/or Justin are available. Again Thank You."


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This felt almost designed.
Oil on canvas 14"X11"
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this painting is sold.
Il est tellement difficile pour moi de prendre en photo un oiseau en plein vol! J'aime ce pélican qui brasse à merveille ses ailes. La lumière est toujours généreusement capturée... bravo Rick.
This guy appears to have an attitude and bulk you don't want to screw with. He's about the size of a turkey, do folks eat them? They are probably tough.
Love this pelican! Great composition.
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ooooo, I like him. Nice shadows and beautiful head. I wish we had pelicans here, they are neat birds.


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Are there any problems reported regarding the FTP2.Putfile method (activeX) ? After putting 2 files on an FTP, the first one isn't received although the sessionlog says it is. (and the returnflag of putfile is 1)
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I don't know if the problem occurs in Chilkat FTP2 or at the FTP-end. Thanks.
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Elkhart, Indiana-based Phoenix USA RV announces it is wrapping up production on their newest 4×4 Phoenix Cruiser.
Built on the Ford E-350 Super Duty Chassis with Quigley 4×4, this 2400 model is full of options.
"With a rear kitchen and convertible sofa bed, this model offers everything you need to get on the road in as compact a package as possible," said Aimee Robbins, Phoenix USA spokesperson.
"The unit measures less than 8 feet wide and 10 feet high. Adventure absolutely anywhere in a beautiful unit that will attract attention everywhere you go."
Phoenix USA RV now offers a 4×4 option on all models and floor plans from 21 to 31 feet in length.
When added with their factory-direct price, Phoenix is one of the most affordable and reliable 4WD RVs on the market, said Robbins.
Phoenix USA 2400 Model specs include:
- Engine 6.8, V-10
- Wheel Base 164 inches
- GVWR 12,500 pounds
- GCWR 18,500 pounds
- External Length w/o ladder 24 feet 1inch
- External Height w/ AC 9 feet 10 inches
- External Width 93 inches
- Interior Height 6 feet 4 inches
- Fuel Capacity 55 gallons
- Fresh Water Capacity 31 gallons
- Waste Water Capacity 23 gallons
- Gray Water Capacity 34 gallons
- L.P. Gas Tank 42 gallons
Phoenix USA RV
Elkhart, Indiana-based Phoenix USA was incorporated in 1996 by a group of employees with a vision towards producing the most innovative Class B motorhomes in the marketplace.
In 1997, the management of Phoenix USA saw a need for a model that was a slightly larger than the Class B motorhome.
By spring 2009, RV dealers around the country were facing the insurmountable crisis of not being able to obtain bank financing. Phoenix USA responded with a pioneering decision to sell units to the public directly from the factory.
This bold move allowed Phoenix to help people realize the camping dreams they'd planned for, at a savings of up to $10,000-$15,000.
To this day, Phoenix USA is committed to providing quality and value to their customers directly from the Elkhart factory, and their select Factory Direct Dealers around the country.
Address: 53217 Marina Drive, Elkhart, IN 46514
Phone: (574) 266-2020 or (877) 754-8535 (toll free)
Website: phoenixusarv.com
Worth Pondering…
I dream of southern skies.
Cajun cookin'.
Tee offs in Tijuana.
Juleps in Jacksonville.
My reality is a daily commute that begins each day at six a.m.
Road rage.
Traffic tie-ups.
Cranky commuters.
The pathos of Dilbert's world.
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2016 Audi S8 Plus Release Date and Price – At 2016, Audi plans to issue a new car with the type of S8 Plus. on this occasion I will give you a little information about the 2016 Audi S8 Plus and when the 2016 Audi S8 Plus Release Date and Price offered by the luxury car.
2016 Audi S8 Plus Interior
Audi has used their Space Framework technology together with steel prepared to come up with S8 Plus entire body system structure that is only 509.27 lbs. Your car activities 202.4 inches extensive wide long, 76.7 inches extensive wide extensive, and 57.5 inches extensive wide high and has a wheelbase of 117.8 inches extensive wide. The S8 Plus features a blacked-out overall look.
At the top, the vehicle features the signature Singleframe bbq grill with a bright dark complete. It's at the center of Matrix LED front part illumination. The honeycomb capable for the part air intake is flat dark shaded while flap and a splitter-like piece are made from graphite. The S8 logo is logically placed at the back and front part side fascias and a V8 T logo on front part side bumpers.
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In addition to all shades on the S8, the S8 Plus is provided specifically in Floret Silver. Your car will drive on 21-inch steel wheels enclosed in 275/35 wheels.
2016 Audi S8 Plus Interior
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2016 Audi S8 Plus Release Date and Price
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About This Petition
We humans are capable of doing things no other species can ever do.
We have advanced technology with the advancement of civilization.
However, we have also damaged ourselves by moving further away from
nature. And we are also nature – being nude is part of that.
Social nudity is also known as nudism (naturism by some as well). It's not
about sex. Sex is done naked but not all nudity is sexual. In nudism
that is not the time and place for sex – there is a time and place for
Nudism helps all ages and walks of life. Nudism doesn't discriminate –
it's for everyone. Only clothing keeps us from being nudists, and it's
easy to undress and be comfortable in our own skin. A nude body hurts no
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In ancient Egypt, the Dagger is a legendary jewel that gives great power to whoever possesses it. People like Julius Caesar, Atilla, and Napoleon have had it, but after the death of Rasputin, the jewel disappears from Russia.
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Steve Jobs | 1955-2011
Apple's co-founder transformed computers and culture. His legacy of blockbuster products includes the Macintosh, iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad. His other firm, Pixar, revolutionized computer animation. Full coverage: The death of Steve Jobs
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If Björk had turned up at Frank Sinatra's 75th birthday party, she'd have had much the same effect as the Chelsea Fringe is about to have on the centenary of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Part hippy, part punk, often anarchic and occasionally downright bizarre, the fringe is quite different from the unimpeachable perfection on display in SW3. It's the people's Chelsea, bringing together communities, artists, performers and free thinkers in a joyous explosion of garden-related creativity.
Now in its second year, the three-week festival, supported by the RHS but independent, has spread across southern England, from Bristol to Canterbury, via Bedford and Hackney. It's even gone international, with a satellite fringe in Vienna. More than 100 eclectic events range from skip gardens to a pop-up poetry garden by way of a dog show in London's Inner Temple Gardens (with cake competition). Here are a few of the best.
The Meadow Line
Tube stations across London. Launch event at Embankment, 19 May, 12pm
Ten London tube stations, linked by a river of wildflowers. It's romantic, sure, but also a thought-provoking comment on the uneasy relationship between the urban landscape and the natural world. Inspired by the Low Line, an offbeat proposal to recreate New York's High Line park under the streets, organiser Kathryn Lwin persuaded stations from Arsenal to Lambeth North to hang up her flower-filled 2m steel guttering, bringing commuters eye-to-eye with heartsease violets, birdsfoot trefoil and a butterfly or two.
Edible High Roads
Chiswick High Road, London W4, 18 May-9 June, abundancelondon.com
A mile of mini herb gardens wends its way past Chiswick's shops, each in an apple crate adapted and planted by volunteers, with lavender and rosemary bushes nuzzling willow obelisks of borlotti beans, sweet peas and climbing nasturtiums.
Kids can do a treasure hunt, and on 18 May there are drop-in workshops on everything from baking herbal bread to making seed bombs. This is one of four London high roads made edible for this year's fringe: the others are Salusbury Road, NW6; Askew Road, W6; and Forest Hill, SE23.
Tree follies
Garden Museum, London SE1, and Walpole Park, London W5, 18 May-9 June, nguyen-ceramics.co.uk
The gaunt carcass of what was once garden designer Dan Pearson's Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' becomes garden folly in this installation by French-Vietnamese ceramics artist Rosa Nguyen, coinciding with the museum's retrospective on Pearson's work. She mixes fired bark, wood and other plant material with porcelain to fuse nature and art in delicate figures inspired by ikebana floristry. A second installation in Walpole Park, using a felled oak, shelters more ceramics in pools of French marigolds, lupins and sparkling, purple-leaved Ranunculus ficaria 'Brazen Hussy'.
Planting ideas
Battersea Power Station, London SW8, 18 May, 3-4pm and 4-5pm, pop-up-foundation.org
Part endurance test, part Speakers' Corner, 40 volunteers with something to say are "planting" themselves in tubs of compost for an afternoon and holding forth on whatever inspires them, from ethical trade to coffee production in Uganda to planting orchards. Listen to effervescent seed producer Paolo Arrigo on why seeds have soul, or to Paul Newton, an unemployed Liverpudlian with a good line in tongue-in-cheek poetry, talking about sustainability.
Hinterland art gallery, Vienna, Austria, 31 May-9 June
A yearning for "green space in parking space" prompted Gudrun Wallenböck, director of contemporary art association Hinterland, to persuade her local council to let her have two spaces in the uninspiring city centre car park outside her gallery for an "urban farm". A farmer is providing apple crates for fences and beds, and a lawn grows on an 8cm-deep layer of compost spread over the tarmac. Neighbours are invited to bring their own boxes to make a krongärtlein, a miniature garden to take home.
Poetry Revue
Berkeley Hotel, Bristol, 30 May, 8.30pm, tickets £5, elemental-landscape-architects.co.uk
An evening of performance poetry that promises to fizz with energy from some of the UK's most exciting poets, all inspired by plants, gardens, landscapes and the natural world. Among the lineup are the mesmerising Rebecca Tantony, deceptively mild-mannered David Johnson and children's poet Liz Brownlee. The writer, gardenista and Chelsea Fringe organiser Tim Richardson is also taking to the mic, adding a talent for rapping to an already impressive CV. Alex Johnson brings the event to Bristol after its successful London debut at last year's fringe, and promises "poems of mud, sweat and tears with a generous mulch of wit and passion".
Global Generation and the Guardian at the Chelsea Fringe
Global Generation's Skip Garden is opening on Saturday 1 June, 10-4pm. The Skip Garden is a self-sustaining vegetable, fruit and herb garden in King's Cross with a twist: it's movable.
As different areas in King's Cross are developed, the skips move to new locations across the development site and continue to produce their harvest. The Skip Garden, made by 1,000 hands, was created by volunteers from the Guardian and Observer, and is supported by King's Cross Central and its contractor partners.
At the heart of the garden are the local young people known as the "generators". They have worked to nurture and grow the garden from its inception, making planters, sowing seeds, harvesting crops and inspiring others to take part.
On 1 June, there will be two 90-minute workshops, one on planting for bees and biodiversity and the second on organic growing in containers for small spaces. Or take a tour of the Skip Garden, marvel at its "engine" – a large composter that turns all the plant waste on the site into fertiliser – and have a go at recycling the garden's water.But perhaps most importantly, you can have a delicious, freshly cooked meal made from produce grown on site – either sitting outside on benches or, if the weather turns bad, snuggled up warm next to the wood-fired stove in the yurt.
The garden will be open for viewing throughout the Fringe Festival from 10am to 4pm every Tuesday and Wednesday. For details, go to globalgeneration.org.uk or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
• The Chelsea Fringe runs until 9 June; for full details, go to chelseafringe.com
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Our MISSION
The mission is to engage consumers as partners in healthcare and mobilize diverse healthcare stakeholders to provide the best possible care to every patient every time, by eliminating preventable harm and implementing systemic change to ensure consistent excellence.
Project Patient Care is an independent nonprofit organization working to prevent medical errors and continuously improve healthcare quality. We are a diverse community of patients, family members of patients, healthcare professionals and organizational leaders. We care deeply about ensuring that every patient gets the right care at the right time.
Patient Safety Matters
Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in this country according to a 2016 study by Johns Hopkins researchers right behind heart disease and cancer:
Heart Disease –611,105*
Cancer – 584,881*
Medical Errors – 251,454**
Chronic Respiratory Disease - 149,205*
* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Leading Cause of Death in 2013
** "Medical Error – The Third Leading Cause of Death in the US"; BMJ
Strategic Partnerships
To Solve Patient-Care Challenges
Project Patient Care leaders work with other organizations, patients, families, and consumers in a variety of formal and informal ways to advance patient-centered, systems-based care.
What we do
Project Patient Care is involved in a myriad of program and projects with private and public organizations throughout the United States and in other countries.
Our Work
Our work is focused on engaging patients, families, consumers, providers, healthcare organizations, and other stakeholders in creating an excellent environment where all persons can thrive. Our services are aimed at improving outcomes and processes of care at an individual, practice, and health system level. We focus on prevention, treatment, and compassionate care while being mindful of the need to be efficient and effective in our approaches.
Current Work
Some of our current work includes:
Strategic Partnerships
To Solve Patient-Care Challenges
Meet Our board
Our multinational team combines experience with passion, creativity, and dedication. Our team works from our three global offices. From rural back roads to corporate boardrooms, is committed to supporting our clients and investors.
Martin Hatlie, J.D.
Cynthia Barnard
Ph.D., M.B.A., M.S.J.S
Regina Greer-Smith
Treasurer; Chair of Finance and Audit Committee
Don Aronson
Chair of Governance Committee
David Chess, M.D.
Board Member
Michael Millenson
Board Member
Key Staff contacts
We've got a top notch team!
Martin Hatlie, J.D.
Mr. Hatlie is also co-founder of Consumers Advancing Patient Safety (www.patientsafety.org), a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering the role of the consumer as partner in pursuing healthcare that is safe, compassionate and just.
Drawing on experience as a civil rights attorney, malpractice defense litigator, lobbyist and coalition-builder, Mr. Hatlie is active in both public and organizational policy development on patient safety, litigation reform and patient safety issues. Mr. Hatlie works extensively with consumers and organizations to foster the cultural paradigm shift necessary to support a patient-centered, systems-based approach to the delivery of healthcare services.
He was a lobbyist for the American Medical Association for many years. In 1996, he was instrumental in developing the first Annenberg Conference on Patient Safety. In1997, he coordinated the establishment of the National Patient Safety Foundation and served as its founding Executive Director (1997-99). From 2000 through 2002, Hatlie served as the National Chair of VHA Inc.'s Accelerated Learning Initiative on Patient Safety, working with VHA member hospitals across the country.
Mr. Hatlie is the co-editor of the Patient Safety Handbook (Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2003), a leading textbook in the field of patient safety. He has authored numerous articles addressing patient safety and medical liability issues. Among other activities, p4ps develops case based training tools exploring systems problems that produce adverse patient events. Its interactive educational programs, the First Do No Harm® video series, developed in partnership with the Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions, are used widely throughout the world.
Mr. Hatlie currently serves on the Leapfrog Group Board of Directors, the Joint Commission Patient Safety Advisory Group, and the Board of Advisors of Parents of Infants and Children with Kernicterus. He also serves on the Steering Committee of Patients for Patient Safety, an action area of the World Health Organization's World Alliance on Patient Safety. Hatlie has organized and facilitated patient safety workshops for the World Health Organization across the globe.
Previously, Mr. Hatlie was a member of the Harvard Kennedy School's Executive Session on Medical Error and served on the boards of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, the Physician Insurers Association of America and the American Tort Reform Association. He was the Founding Chair of both the Health Care Liability Alliance and the National Medical Liability Reform Coalition – both are Washington, D.C.-based coalitions that advocate civil justice and patient safety reform.
Mr. Hatlie is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts and Illinois.
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Pat Merryweather
Executive Director
Pat Merryweather serves as Executive Director of Project Patient Care (PPC) where she is a co-leader of all PPC initiatives, including its work in federal healthcare transformation, advocating authentic patient and family engagement across all healthcare settings, and PPC organizational development activities.
Prior to joining PPC, Pat served as the Executive Director of the Illinois, Iowa, and Colorado Medicare Quality Improvement Organization programs for Telligen from 2011 to November, 2016. She implemented measurable quality care improvement initiatives of the federal government and developed collaborative learning and action networks aimed at improving individual and resident patient care; integrated care delivery systems; and prevention of disease and disease advancement. Partner with hospitals, nursing homes, home health, physician practices, and patients and families along with their trade associations, professional organizations, and government and non-governmental organizations.
As the Senior Vice President with the Illinois Hospital Association for 26 years, Pat was the healthcare information and health care quality and policy liaison with local, state, and national public and private organizations. Pat also had the responsibility for development and all management aspects of COMPdata (on-line comparative information network) and performance measurement development and services in Illinois and five other states. Pat also developed and managed the on-line consumer resource, Illinois Hospitals Caring for You web site. Pat developed and implemented the Quality Care Institute (QCI) that was built on existing hospital and IHA quality and safety initiatives and designed to promote innovative programs for measurably improving the quality of patient care.
Her volunteer commitments include extensive work with Rotary International, where she serves in various leadership roles and has been directly involved in community and provider assessments, strategic planning, and project implementation. Her Rotary volunteer work is done locally and globally as she has worked on health care, solar energy, peace building, and women enterprise projects in Chicago, Jordan, India, China, Dominican Republic, Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Panama, Mexico, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and American Samoa.
Pat serves on several health care and community boards locally, nationally, and internationally and is a frequent presenter at local, national, and international meetings.
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We always strive for the best.
Person and Family Engagement
CMS Person and Family Engagement (PFE) Strategy – released December 13, 2016
Patient Stories
Bob and Barb Malizzo Share Their Family Experience
QualityNet 2011 —Bob and Barb Malizzo first talk at CMS Quality Conference
(shversion): https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=malizzo
Bob and Barb Malizzo at Quality Conference 2016 — View video http://h2pi.org/malizzo/Malizzo-720.mp4
CMS Leadership Receipt of SAMMIE Award 2016 — https://servicetoamericamedals.org/honorees/view_profile.php?profile=455
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Bob and Barb Malizzo Sharing Daughter's Catastrophic Event
Bob and Barb Malizzo first shared the story of their daughter's catastrophic event at the National Quality Conference in 2011. Five years later they returned to share the story again and provide a perspective as to why they do what they do -- and how their daughter, Michelle, would have wanted it this way.


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HOW HARD IS IT FOR AN AMERICAN TO LIVE IN ZURICH? (Zurich)
Hello, I would like to live in Zurich and was interested to know how hard it was for an American to move there. I have a degree from Northwestern University in Chicago in communications and economics and speak only English and moderate Spanish. I would appreciate any information!


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- sheet of white paper for watercolor, pencil in, ink 5 colors: Indian black, indigo, fiery - red, sepia, lemon - yellow;eraser, fountain pen, brush: soft round brush number 2 and 3, a stiff bristle brush "nut» № 8.
carry out a pencil sketch of a leopard in, while making adjustments to the original image.Draw a pencil sketch of Indian black ink.Show short lines texture leopard fur on the belly and on his chest under the neck.If the pencil lines were noticeable, they erase eraser.
begins to add color.Moisten with water brush "nut» № 8 with water and moisten the paper on the legs and lower body leopard.Apply to damp areas diluted liquid mixture of indigo and a small amou
nt of flame - red ink.Before moving on, wait until the blur dries to not let her mingle with subsequent layers of mascara.Moisten the rest of the body of a leopard, then mix sepia, lemon-yellow ink and a small amount of flame - red dye and mascara body leopard broad horizontal strokes.
Writing spots on the skin.Take a round brush number 2 and scatter sepia spots on the skin of the leopard.Show the base of the ear of an animal big dark spot, and then add the spots on a leopard's face.Continue to cover the leopard skin spots sepia.Note that the front of the body, these spots are smaller and closer together.
Writing grass.Add a little sepia in neutral brown mixture, which you and slightly deepen the tone of color, and then throughout the body leopard.Mix the lemon - yellow ink and sepia, and moisten the surface of the painting with water, brush number 3 write the grass.
finishes writing spots.A mixture of fiery - red and lemon - yellow carcass and write sepia orange dots center of the cluster of spots on the skin of the leopard.
Stealers movement of the animal, in this case given to blur colored mascara, enclosed in a clear black outlines.Textured stripes on the skin of a leopard, and his face painted painter thin and broad lines.
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Add the body of a leopard dark colors, which will help to clarify its form.


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Definitely the best free thing I've ever been handed.
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
I got given a free promo comic at Thought Bubble. Normally when anyone tries to hand me free shit I ignore it because it is normally exactly that, Free Shit! Thank god I did not do this for 'Porcelain - A Gothic Fairy Tale'. This is something a bit special. It is probably the best thing in comics I have read for a long time and I can't wait to get my hands on more. It is beautifully rendered and beautifully written. There is a wit and playfulness with the main character that is rare and the text and image marry perfectly. This is definitely a Gothic fairytale to keep an eye on and I will be buying it when it is available. The promo is on-line at Improper Books, so head over there and enjoy.
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Also known as the San Francisco Beat when it ran in syndication, The Lineup featured stories based on the real case files of the San Francisco Police Department.
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*Tamera Mowry-Housley is one of those innocent-like celebrities that always seems to get attacked somehow.
This time, she was practicing her American freedoms by sharing her general thoughts about the vice presidential debate.
During the broadcast, VP Joe Biden was particularly aggressive when facing off against candidate Paul Ryan. He didn't abide by common courtesies; and keep his mouth shut when his opponent was speaking.
Tamera noticed it and turned to Twitter to share her irritation, saying it's rude to talk over other people.
Immediately, those overzealous Obama supporters responded in a totally disconnected way, accusing her of favoring Mitt Romney. The response was possibly heightened because she's married to a white dude.
"I never favored 1 side ovr the othr but as a whole I believe we need 2 be respectful. #repubsanddems ! No need 2 attack, assume or be racist," she tweeted last week. "All I said was I hate ppl interruptin people. And I got a ton of tweets assuming who I was voting 4 and racist remarks becuz of myhusband."
But, some of her followers have a heart. On tweeted her a Biblical message: "Matthew 5:11 'blessed r u when they revile n persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against u falsely for my sake.' -thanks @drearegalado."
On top of that, her man came to the rescue via Twitter, remarking that people are taking things a bit too far and out of proportion.
"This is 2012. You don't know me..and you don't know my wife @TameraMowryTwo How dare people make such horrible comments. That's true racism," Adam tweeted. "That's whats wrong with discourse right now in the country. My wife @TameraMowryTwo tweets nothing political, but is attacked."
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I have been on a photo shooting spree today so thought I would share them with you. The main one is the gorgeous wall hanging that my beautiful and talented Mum did for my eldest son Jordan.
I have the day off today with my 2 cherubs and have also been on a cleaning spree with their bedroom and toys... and here is the end result.. what do you think???
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Disney Princesses aren't exactly the kind of role models any right-thinking parent would want their daughter looking up to - helplessly waiting for Prince Charming to arrive while they sing-a-long songs with woodland animals or sea creatures. Yawn.
And something tells us mothers and fathers will be praying their daughters do anything but follow in the footsteps of the latest Disney Princess series: Dirtyland, where princesses become porn stars.
The illustrations, created by visual artist Dillon Boy, see Belle, Ariel, Sinderella et al. wriggle free from the overbearing arms of their respective Prince Charmings and fall into the grasp of an adult film producer.
HuffPost UK Lifestyle caught up with Dillon Boy to find out more:
What inspired you to create Dirtyland?
I think it has something to do with how we are conditioned as children. Everything is sweet and make-believe in the beginning but then our innocence is soon lost along the way.
These Princesses are already beautiful little cartoons but I just had to take it to the next level. I wanted to transform these celebrated and graceful little ladies into illustrious full blown sex symbols.
I kept it soft for the most part and somewhat tasteful but its naughty in nature no matter how you slice it. But It's not like they are all wrapped in bondage or anything. Maybe some of you wanted that? Perverts.
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What comment were you trying to make with the images?
One of my methods as an artist is to venture into topics I believe are worthy enough to exploit, glorify, mock, or even praise. Its a must to engage the more controversial issues that are suspect, censored or prohibited.
Honestly, I was just having a little fun with this series. I figured it would piss somebody off but you can't please everybody.
See Also:
WATCH: Disney Princesses Rescue Themselves (For Once)
Fallen Princesses: Dina Goldstein Shows Rapunzel After Chemo, Pocahontas As A Crazy Cat Lady
Has Disney seen them - what is their reaction, if any?
Actually, I've had a lot of people that work or draw for Disney buy my work.
Are you worried that it might upset people?
I haven't had any problems really. Everyone loves the series. I think I got one angry Soccer Mom along the way but that's about it. Some people get it, some don't.
What do you make of the series? Let us know in the comments below.


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Discussion in 'Droid X Tech Support' started by markad11, Jul 21, 2010.
anyone know how i can set my Gmail to auto update my emails?
What are you saying? My mail updates all the time. Are you using gmail or some other type of mail?
Gmail.. it wont auto refresh... they only way I can see new emails is if i do a manuel refresh
thanks.. I figured it out.. my auto-sync was unchecked..
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) " A Louisiana state senator wants a review of state government hiring practices and policies for handling sexual-misconduct allegations after a top aide to Gov. John Bel Edwards resigned following harassment accusations.
Sen. Sharon Hewitt, a Slidell Republican, is asking the legislative auditor to compare Louisiana's policies for handling allegations to those of other states and recommend ways to strengthen procedures. She also wants a tally of how much Louisiana agencies spent on sexual-harassment settlements over the past five years.
"Sexual harassment has no place in state government or in the private workplace," Hewitt wrote in the letter, released Wednesday. "All people have the right to work in a safe environment, without unwanted sexual advances or pressure to trade sexual favors in exchange for job security or promotions."
Hewitt's request to Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera comes a week after Johnny Anderson left his job as the Democratic governor's deputy chief of staff for programs and planning, after being accused of sexual harassment.
Anderson denies wrongdoing and said he intends to fight the allegations. He said he resigned to avoid becoming a "distraction" for the governor. "I was not resigning because of guilt."
No specific claim has been released publicly, though the governor's office confirmed the allegations were made and an investigation is ongoing. Edwards Chief of Staff Mark Cooper said Wednesday that "sexual harassment in state government will not be tolerated."
"The investigation that is currently under way will review the state's policies regarding sexual harassment, not just within the executive branch, and we will work with Sen. Hewitt and the entire legislature to promote a safe, positive work environment for all state employees," Cooper said in a statement.
Hewitt questioned how Anderson was hired after he was accused of sexual harassment in 2006 when he worked as assistant chief of staff for then-Gov. Kathleen Blanco and was chairman of the Southern University System Board of Supervisors.
"Louisiana citizens deserve to know how someone with a history of sexual harassment allegations managed (to) get a high-paying job on the governor's executive staff," Hewitt said in a statement. "A full investigation into this situation will tell us whether it was a failure of our state policies or of our politicians, who put women in harm's way again."
Eleven years ago, Anderson was accused of sexual harassment by some university employees and temporarily stepped down as Southern board chairman in a dispute with the university system president over the allegations.
Responding to questions about Anderson's hiring, Cooper said: "Previous investigations regarding sexual-harassment claims against a former employee did not conclude any wrongdoing. However, this administration takes this matter seriously, which is why the governor acted so quickly."
Anderson has maintained his innocence about the accusations made in 2006, claiming they were politically motivated, and he said he was "exonerated."
Blanco ordered an investigation at the time, but the lawyer who led the review said the university system didn't cooperate, making it difficult to determine if the allegations had merit, according to news media reports.
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With the San Diego Music Awards abuzz this week with inevitable arguments (or at least whining on Facebook) over winners and losers, I caught up with a group who has been there and done that. The Icons were a revered, local hip-hop group consisting of MCs Etch-A-Sketch and Frosty along with DJ Demon. In 2001, the group's album Capture the Flag won an SDMA for Best Hip-Hop Album. According to the group, they were also the first hip-hop act to ever perform at the awards show and they killed. I spoke with Etch-A-Sketch and DJ Demon about the group's formation at a legendary open-mic night and how they helped bridge the gap between hip-hop and rock audiences.
Quan Vu: When did the Icons form?
DJ Demon: I came to the group later. These guys started -- what year was it?
Etch-A-Sketch: I think it was '94, '95.
Demon: '94, '95. The original members was Etch-A-Sketch, Frosty.
Sketch: We came from a group called the Glass House. I came up with the name Icons and he was like, "Let's run with it."
Demon: Glass House was a group of MCs. Sketch and Frosty were the cats that stood out from that so they formed a group called the Icons.
Sketch: Around that time, there was the Improv. The Improv is where Orko [Eloheim] and [Tony Da] Skitzo and Black Mikey -- you know, famous MCs was there.
Demon: The Improv was an open mic, almost like an auditorium setting where they had a stage and the seats were like an auditorium. So it was really on some improv s---, like a talent show almost. It wasn't a performance. It was like you were really showcasing to...
Sketch: It was really the whole city's own showcase. Orko would just let random groups that are already in it...there's a lot of cats that went to that. Everybody showed up religiously. It was like a club.
QV: Where was it?
Demon: It was in the hood off of Imperial.
Sketch: It's like your testing ground. If everybody there didn't like you, you'd get shut down.
QV: So it was all MCs and producers?
Sketch: It was all the super MCs that you hear now.
Demon: All rappers that are doing s--- now, that was the beginning of it all. It was just a bunch of MC homies hanging out, just showing skills onstage.
Sketch: It was ran by Masters of the Universe. Orko was the host. Swollen Members was the DJ. Even H and Psycho were spinning at that time. It was everybody. It was our little battleground.
QV: Is that how you met everyone in the Icons?
Sketch: No, we were like one of the groups trying to battle for attention or airplay. We'd take our little group up there to get involved with everyone else.
Demon: It's like a hub, an artistic hub for cats to show and prove onstage in front of an audience.
QV: Tell me more about the Icons.
Demon: Sure. So Sketch and Frosty formed the Icons. Psycho was the original DJ. Psycho brought on H.O.P. after that. Then after that, they brought me on.
QV: So you guys had already formed prior to the Improv, right?
Sketch: Actually, how we formed -- that's why I mentioned the Improv -- it was an accident. I was in a crew with Frosty. Orko was hosting that night. Orko was like, "I got a bunch of MCs. Sketch and your crew and this crew. Put your names in a hat. We're just gonna have you guys flow at the end of the session." He always did that. So Frost was like, "What do we do?" He pulled names out of the hat. He called us. Orko was like, "These are San Diego's icons!" That was it! I told I'm gonna make a group called Icons, laughing at Orko. I was gonna get Skitzo and a couple MCs with me. But he happened to say that at that moment. I was just like, whoa. It stuck.
So it's kinda like Orko's fault in a way. And we had beef with Orko. Or some of us did.
Demon: It wasn't really like...San Diego beef is not real beef. It's almost like an ego thing. Motherf---ers just don't wanna come together. Even me. I was an a--hole s--- back in the day. It was just competitive tension. I'm kinda sorry a lot of groups didn't do more collaborations and get together more. There's a lot of tension in San Diego. Motherf---ers are like, "They keep over there. We're over here." Everybody does their separate s---. The Improv was a hub for everybody to come together.
Sketch: And there was tension all the time. You have to have some kind of battleground to claim your marks to say you did anything. So it was all kinds of disasters happening.
Demon: It was rough and raw.
Sketch: But people learned after that. I see Frankie [Odessa Kane] and the Masters [of the Universe] now and they're like my best friends from back then. But back then, we were like, "We're tighter than them. Gimme the mic!"
QV: Back to the Icons. What was your first album?
Sketch: We got five albums.
Demon:What Legends Are Made Of was the first album. That's just a CD cover with our logo on it. Our logo I think is a big part of what caught people's attention because a lot of cats that I knew that became Icon fans after, they're like, "Yo, I saw the CD in the store and I saw the four elements of hip-hop logo. I just copped it on the strength of that." They liked it a lot and that's how we got a lot of fans.
So What Legends Are Made Of was the first one. We revamped Legends. We basically added a few songs and took a few songs off. Then after that was Capture The Flag. That was the album that we won a San Diego Music Award for [in 2001]. We were actually the first hip-hop group to perform at the San Diego Music Awards and win an award for an album.
QV: Was that the first year the SDMAs had a hip-hop category?
Demon: No, it was R&B. It was like they mixed it together. They kinda threw everything in one pot. But after that, I think they started doing just solely hip-hop s---. But I remember that performance was crazy because we brought out -- what are those dudes? The Squids? The breakdancing dudes? The Squids of Fury! They came out and killed the s---. We also had a graffiti artist out there. We had the DJ, the MC, the breakers, the graffiti. All in one shot in five minutes. We put on this crazy show. Before all that, it was all rock. People's jaws were on the ground. They couldn't believe this kid just came out, posted up canvas and started spray painting. Motherf---ers spinning on their heads. It was a full taste of hip-hop for rock motherf---ers at SDMAs who had never seen that s--- before. It was just a lot going on. We wanted to make a huge impact because we wanted them to start taking [hip-hop] seriously, involving it more. So we went out and killed it. I think we did a great job.
A big thing that helped us out in establishing our name in San Diego was we didn't care what venue we rocked. I'd say 75% of our shows when we first initially started doing a lot of shows were rock shows.
Sketch: Remember the Casbah? The owner got mad because one of our fans tagged the [restroom] stall. And we ended up going to dinner with this dude and getting a show set up. But we went there the first time and it was kind of a disaster. They put us in the Reader as a group that tears stuff up.
Demon: Which was good for us. Any bad or good press was good for us.
QV: That sounds tight to me. I wanna go to that show. If you're tearing stuff up, I'm trying to go to that show.
Sketch: But I mean it was tight where we went in there and cats that aren't really into this style of hip-hop, we rocked it.
QV: So you think you guys were one of the first groups pushing hip-hop onto the scene?
Demon: I think so. I don't wanna big us up too much. But I think we did like punk-metal bands -- like crazy s--- that you would never think to see on the same stage. What about the one we did in North Park where one side was rock and the other side was hip-hop?
Sketch: We were battling!
Demon: Yeah, like they do three songs, we do three songs, they do three songs, we do three songs.
Sketch: We got hella respect for that.
Demon: That definitely helped establish our name to a broader audience in San Diego. It wasn't just backpack motherf---ers. Everybody started listening to us.
QV: Were you also playing a lot of rock venues because there weren't that many hip-hop venues? Were there that many hip-hop venues?
Demon: Few and far between. And we can only rock those so much. During our peak, we wanted to just do as many shows as possible. I think if we didn't do that rock stuff, we obviously wouldn't have played nearly as much. Or maybe doing rock shows put us in a position to be in the SDMAs.
Sketch: We touched a lot of new ground that the people that we come from aren't hardcore members. They're in shock because of that. Around that time, that was all you could go to. Nobody was trying to cross the venues. Purists turn up their noses.
Demon: Hip-hop motherf---ers think you can just drink 40's in the parking lot, starting fights. A lot of venues don't wanna f--- with hip-hop because of the ignorance that comes with some motherf---ers that come. But the rock shows was not that.
Sketch: I thought it was a cool-ass trip.
Quan Vu Quan Vu is the founder and editor of local music blog SD Raps.com. He has also written about local and national hip-hop acts for San Diego CityBeat and the San Diego Reader. You can nerd out on rap trivia by becoming BFF's on Facebook or e-mailing him directly.


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Any effort to destabilize Pakistan will be responded forcefully, pledges Maliha Lodhi
Addressing a debate on situation in Afghanistan, Dr. Maleeha Lodhi said Pakistan at the United Nation Security Council has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminate all terrorists without any distinction.
Acknowledging terrorism as a common challenge, she said, Pakistan has condemned the recent rise in violence in Afghanistan, including the atrocious attack on Afghan Parliament.
She reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to cooperation with Afghanistan in fighting the scourge of terrorism.
Maleeha Lodhi said Pakistan would play a constructive role in promoting peace and security in Afghanistan.


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News Archive > Sport > Par track back open to public
Par track back open to public
PAR Running Track is open for business once again and in time for the summer athletic season after the resurfacing was completed last week.
The keys were handed over last Friday, more than a week ahead of schedule.
The Voice caught up with Newquay and Par Athletic Club stalwart Dave Varney on Friday as he got his hands on the keys to the track.
The team was taken on a tour of the new track and were impressed with the work that has been carried out in the last few weeks.
A delighted Mr Varney said: "It has taken about six weeks in total.
"We've trained on it and it has gone back to what it was like when it was first laid, 17 years ago. They have done an excellent job."
The first event on the track will be on July 21 when the club hosts their annual five-star and senior pentathlon and they are expecting big numbers to turn out for the event and on training nights.
Dave Varney added: "It'll be good to get everyone back here now, we've been training at Poltair and at Carn Brea, all over the place really, and it is good that we can get back on the track and back down to business.
"It is also nice for the wheelchair guys as they can get back to training now too."
GLL will take on the running of the track for the next 12 months before Par Track Limited, a charity set up by the local community, take control.
The improvement works were carried out by specialist contractor Bernhards Sports Surfaces following a survey last April that confirmed a full resurface of the athletics track, which was laid in 2000, was required.
As well as resurfacing the track, Cornwall Council commissioned Bernhards to update other items to ensure the whole site is fit for purpose in the future.
This included installing a new hammer/discus cage and a throwing circle which has a disabled fixing point.
- 25th May 2017 07:15
- So happy right now, been a tough season preparing for the world transplant games in Malaga next month, it´s tough training on a beech, but finally the track is back open in time for me to get some speed work in. Roll on the games as I´m feeling confident. Thanks Newquay and Par athletics for your support.


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The Novomobile is the official vehicle of Novo Studio.
Vehicle History: The first Novomobile was a 2005 Honda Element with enough space to haul photo gear and clients comfortably and simultaneously. I don't know what type of engine it had but it got decent gas mileage until I outfitted it with mud tires. And even after that, it wasn't all that bad. In 2017, the Honda Element was retired from it's duties as The Novomobile and a 2014 Toyota Tacoma took over as The Novomobile 2.0. Since Toyota Tacoma trucks are often called "Tacos", I've nicknamed The Novomobile 2.0 #thenovotaco.
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Like the Before the Game series [link] and The Cup series [link] before it showing the accumulation of objects no longer wanted by society brought to light by poor event management not emptying the bins before they began to overflow. I guess in the case of the Melbourne City Council they didn't realise how popular the Melbourne White Night was going to be which by all accounts was popular.
Trying to keep things objective in a Bernd Hilla and Becher [link] kind of way.


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Stoke Gifford bypass plan is approved by councillors
Plans for a bypass around Stoke Gifford in South Gloucestershire have been approved by councillors.
The route will form part of the £102m North Fringe to Hengrove bus "rapid transit" scheme, which aims to improve public transport.
The one mile (1.6km) road, will link Great Stoke Way at the Parkway North Roundabout to the Avon Ring Road close to junction 1 of the M32.
South Gloucestershire Council's Brian Allinson said the bypass was "vital".
He said traffic problems in the area have been a "major bone of contention" for residents for years.
Work on the £14m scheme is scheduled to begin in late 2015, with completion expected in 2017.