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St. George, Utah & Zion National Park History
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Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints came west in 1847 and settled in the Salt Lake Valley. Their leader, Brigham Young, was interested in establishing a trade route to the Pacific Ocean and developed settlements along this route where travelers could obtain food, water and other needed supplies. This route roughly follows parts of Interstate 15 from Salt Lake City.
One of the key players in the settlement of St. George and southern territory was Jacob Hamblin. Born in Ohio 1819, Jacob joined the Mormon church in 1842 and followed the saints West to Salt Lake City. In 1854 Brigham Young assigned Jacob to be a missionary to the Indians in the southern parts of the territory. He was considered a great friend by the Indians because of his great integrity, and was heavily involved in keeping the peace between settlers and Native Americans. During the civil war it was nearly impossible to obtain cotton from the southern states and in 1861, Brigham Young sent 309 families to the St. George area with the express purpose of growing cotton and other products conducive to the climate. Many of these early settlers were from America's southern states and the area soon became know as "Dixie" because of its inhabitants, location, climate and agricultural products. Cotton, silk, dried fruit, molasses, and pecans were just some of the many products produced in the area.
The Utah territory was officially declared a state of the United States in 1896 and the St. George area is still widely known as "Utah's Dixie". There is some uncertainty as to how St. George received its name but there are two theories: 1- Named for George A. Smith who was heavily involved in the selection of the families who settled the area in 1861 and was recognized as a great leader in the region. 2- Named for Phillip St. George Cooke who donated wagons and supplies to the early settlement.
Life in this arid climate was very difficult for the early pioneers. With intense summer heat and just a few inches of annual rainfall, farming was a difficult endeavor at best. Unusually heavy rains or flash floods often destroyed crops and buildings, but the settlers persevered and began to build a city.
St. George Temple & Other Historic Sites
The St. George Temple, an important structure for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, was completed and dedicated in 1877 at a cost of $800,000 dollars. It was the first Mormon temple completed West of the Mississippi River. Other major structures in the early community were the Tabernacle, Courthouse, Social Hall and Opera House.
Historic Brigham Young Home:
Tours offered daily from 9:00 a.m. to Dusk
The accomplishments and abilities of Brigham Young were summarized years later by and English journalist by the name of Harold J. Shepstone. "In the development of those desert wastes, Brigham Young dug canals, imported plants and animals, built railways and telegraphs, established industries and banks, constructed theaters and universities, and encouraged literature, music, and art. The hand-press for the newspaper and the machinery for the first sugar factory were brought by ox-teams across a thousand miles of desert sand. He planned and erected temples and tabernacles still used by his people today and the wonder of modern architects. He was the founder of hundreds of cities and settlements and the Governor of one of the Territories of the United States.
At the same time he took care of an almost constant stream of immigration from the Old world and across the American continent, establishing men in places where they could be independent and subsist themselves, all the while acting as their spiritual leader, adviser, and guide.
He possessed, in superlative degree, qualifications that always go with greatness: intelligence, loyalty, faith and courage. "It is possible to disagree with his religious belief, but it is not possible on the record of history, to question his sincerity nor his superb statesmanship."
In reference to St. George, Brigham Young prophesied the following: "There will yet be built between these volcanic ridges, a city, with spires and towers and steeples, with homes containing many inhabitants."
Old Washington County Courthouse
Completed in 1876 the brick and mortar for this building were locally manufactured. The basement was used as a jail, while the first floor served as the main offices for Washington County. The walls were built 18 inches thick to provide some respite from the hot-summers. Rooms on the second floor were used for school classes and as a courtroom.
Constructed of black lava rock from the nearby hills, the one-room jailhouse still retains the original bars. It is believed that the building was constructed by Sheriff Hardy around the year 1880.
St. George Tabernacle:(Free tours daily)
The basement walls of this building are three foot wide slabs of limestone and were hand quarried from the nearby hills. The structures upper levels have two-and-one-half foot sandstone walls and wooden trusses hand-hewn with a broad-ax from lumber taken from mountains 32 miles away. The interior wood and plaster work are all done by hand, including twin spiral staircases with balustrades and railing. The Tabernacle, which took 13 years to construct, was a meeting place for many occasions. The clock in the tower was made in London, and a bell in the tabernacle rang out the time across the valley to let farmers know when it was time to come in from the fields for lunch, time to come to meetings, when dignitaries were arriving, etc.
Silver Reef
Nowhere in North America has silver been found in sandstone rock, except just North of St. George in a town known as Silver Reef. For approximately a decade, from 1873 to 1885 Silver Reef grew to become the largest town in southern Utah. There are various stories of how silver was found in the area, but once found miners and companies from nearby Nevada, left the mines which were playing out and relocated to the reef. In this area Geologic pressures forced a long North to South section of white sandstone to buckle and stand up on its side causing it to look somewhat like an ocean reef. Saloons, hotels, mercantile shops, popped up over night and soon nearly 2,000 people inhabited this rough mining town. Chinese immigrants played a major role in the towns economy and at one time there were as many as 500 Chinese people inhabiting Silver Reef. Gun fights, gambling, horse-racing, rifle contests and a myriad of other activities were a regular part of life for the miners who extracted over 8-million dollars worth of silver from the area. However, when the silver played, the wooden buildings, miners, companies all disappeared leaving only remnants of the town. Today Silver Reef is a unique and coveted place to build a home, because of its beautiful setting near the red and white sandstone cliffs at the base of Pine Valley Mountain\
Ancient History
Early History- Anasazi Indians
The first known inhabitants of the region were the Anasazi Indians (Ancient Ones), who entered the region around 200 B.C. and left around 1200 A.D. The reason for their disappearance is unknown. They left dwellings, rock-art and other evidence of their 1,000 year existence in the southwest.
Paiute Indians
It is generally agreed that the Paiute Indians of Southwestern Utah entered the region between 1100 and 1200 A.D. The Paiutes were and are a relatively small tribe made up of several different bands (generally a few hundred people in each band), each with their own names and leaders.
Traditionally the Paiutes survived by foraging for seeds, roots, berries and nuts and by hunting for deer, rabbits, mountain sheep and other animals. Along the banks of rivers, through irrigation, the Paiutes raised corn, wheat, melons, squash and various other vegetables.
Like other tribes, the Paiutes frequently migrated from lower to higher elevations depending on the season, following weather patterns and food sources.
Legends among the Paiutes centered around the Wolf, Coyote and other animals who were involved in the creation and various other aspects of history and life.
Indians from the much larger and aggressive Ute and Navajo tribes raided the Paiute settlements, stealing possessions in addition to women and children who were sold or traded into slavery.
The first known contact of Europeans and Paiutes was recorded by the Spanish Dominguez-Escalante group, who passed through southwestern Utah in 1676. Later trappers and emigrants passed through the region with the eventual permanent settlement of St. George by Mormon Pioneers in 1861.
The Mormons made great efforts to befriend and educate the Paiutes, but the Indians found it difficult to adapt to new ways. Starvation and disease had an impact on the populations of the various bands. The first reservation for the Paiutes was established in 1891 west of St. George at Shivwits. The Paiute existence was meager at best and in the 1950s the tribe's official recognition was terminated by the federal government, and thus the Paiute people were left without federal support for health, education or agriculture. It was not until 1980 when legislation was passed by congress, to again recognize the tribe, that lands and funds were restored for tribal use.


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electronic anti-mosquito device
1:Safe to human
2:Power supply :1*AA battery
3:CE RoHS
4:portable and convenient
electronic anti-mosquito device
The theory:
Battery Mosquito Repeller using low-frequency audible sonic waves that irritate and drive most mosquitos away.
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Battery Mosquito Repeller: Home,apartment,travel,picnic,camping and so on,it cover the area around your body and repel the mosquito away.
1.Only effective with mosquito, does not interfere with the operation of radio,televison or other electronic equipment
2. It is highly economical,convenient and environment friendly.
3. Artistic and exquisite design.
1.To open the battery compartment cover,rotate the cover,to the switch OFF position.
2.Install the battery with the positive end inside the battery compartment.
3.Replace the battery compartment cover by pushing the cover back with slight force to ensure that the indicator lines are aligned to the switch OFF position.
4.To switch the device on,rotate the cover clockwise to the switch ON position.
Power supply:1 x AA 1.5V battery(not included)
1.Long time not use,please turn off power and take off the battery.
2.That product is not waterproof,please do not used in damp environment.
3.Do not closed your ear to the machine,so as to avoid hearing damage.
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Saint Saviour Bill Ryder-Jones In Manchester
Date: Saturday 06th December 2014 19:00
Venue: The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Manchester Camerata join forces with Saint Saviour for the live tour of her new albumIn The Seams. Camerata favourite Bill Ryder-Jones will join Saint Saviour and her band for what promises to be an evening of beautiful and haunting music in Manchester's Deaf Institute.
"This is the beginning of the rest of my life"Saint Saviour
Having led seminal electro four-piece The RGBs and fronting/co-writing the singles on Groove Armada's Grammy-nominated albumBlack Light, Becky Jones (Saint Saviour) has always been at the cutting edge of the alternative scene. Alongside her appointment as head of songwriting at the prestigious Tech Music School (London), Becky is for the first time writing music about herself, and her own experiences and emotions. After signing up Bill Ryder-Jones as collaborator/producer, Saint Saviour recordedIn the Seamswith a string ensemble from Manchester Camerata, in Parr Street Studios, Liverpool.
This tour will be an intimate and revealing insight into Saint Saviour and Bill Ryder-Jones' lives through their beguiling and heart-felt music, and is the latest in a number of exciting collaborations between the artists and ourselves.
DOORS OPEN 8pmCONCERT STARTS 8.30pm
TICKETS: £11 booking fees apply*
*Georgian Theatre BookingFees:a transaction fee applies for standard delivery tickets (£2.50). No transaction fee applies for e-tickets purchased online.
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Venue Information
This concert is generously supported by Arts Council Grants for the Arts
Stockton, 4 Dec | London, 12 Dec | Liverpool, 13 Dec


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Bare Necessities
Econ prof and runner Julian Romero thinks on his feet
It's was a long winter in Indiana, and just about anywhere else in the U.S. But for Julian Romero, assistant professor of economics, it wasn't the snow that bothered him. It was the salt.
In addition to researching game theory, Romero spends a lot of time running barefoot. "The first time I went out and experienced salt, I was running over the pedestrian bridge [between Lafayette and West Lafayette]. It starts to burn your feet. It's a really bad sensation."
Julian Romero, assistant professor of economics, shows off a dirty foot after running the 2013 Boston Marathon. Pretending to be disgusted is Olympic runner Ross Murray, who Romero met by chance after the race. (Photo provided)
A former baseball player, Romero ran the San Francisco Marathon in 2006 wearing shoes, but at the urging of his brother, he decided to try running barefoot. "I heard a lot of things about running being bad for your knees. I probably weighed about 10 pounds more. I was still big like a baseball player, and that made me especially careful."
When he first tried running barefoot, Romero was studying at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, just northeast of Los Angeles, "so, really nice weather," he says. "It is the best place you could probably go for running barefoot. The sidewalks are always clear. The temperatures are always nice."
He ran his second marathon barefoot, and since then has run 14,000 miles sans shoes. "When I first moved here, I was pretty gung ho about toughening up my feet so I could run in the cold," he says. The first time I ran and there was salt, there was no way I can do that. The salt burns your feet."
As a concession to the salt, Romero does wear the "barefoot" shoes with thin soles and individual compartments for each toe, but he says, "Running in those is not even a close substitute to running barefoot. Running barefoot gives you feedback from your feet."
There's no question he's saved hundreds if not thousands of dollars by rejecting running shoes. You think that would appeal to an economist, but it's the physical benefits that got him hooked.
"I feel like it's a much safer way to run. It's very hard to get an injury when you're running barefoot all the time," Romero says. Plus, you don't have to worry about bringing your shoes when traveling to a race. "It's pretty convenient. It's one less thing to have on your checklist."
He can run barefoot in temperatures down to the low 20s, if it's sunny and the roads are salt-free. And his feet need no special attention, even after running a complete marathon barefoot.
"Originally, I was doing a bit more," he says. "We have white carpet and I was pumicing my feet a lot in the beginning. Now I really don't do anything special.
"Even the bottom of my feet don't look bad after a marathon, they're just black from the road. If you walk on wet concrete for a bit, it cleans them off. It's almost like pumice."
Although there is the possibility of getting cut when you run barefoot, "I think the benefits far, far outweigh the costs. After running 14,000 miles barefoot, I've probably stepped on glass maybe five times," he says. "The type of glass you have to worry about are very, very small pieces."
Sharp rocks can be uncomfortable. "Your foot learns to minimize, and cups around the obstacle," Romero says. "You really learn how to get better with the coordination and the feedback. Pretty much all pavement is perfect. Anything that is natural is usually fine. The only surface that is uncomfortable is crushed stone."
His girlfriend is a recent convert and completed her first barefoot marathon in March.
"It's just been so great. I feel like it adds another dimension to your running," Romero says. "I try not to preach about it too much, but if someone shows interest I try to tell them about all the benefits. Running barefoot is the best way to run."


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I love my Touch Dual, but I'm one of those people that constantly forgets to shut it up when I'm at my desk. (This is a plea for help, rather than an apology to my coworkers, who deserve everything they get.)
But anyway: my utopian vision is that of having a USB Bluetooth dongle in my work monitor, that I can allow to set my phone to vibration- or silent-only mode.
When I wander away, it'd switch back to "normal".
I couldn't find such a thing from a web search (a mention of a Norwegian company back in 2001 that built something to turn them off in airports).
I imagine it'd have to be key-based to prevent abuse, but it sounds do-able… am I just not finding it because it's a bad idea?


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Mod musical All Or Nothing roars into Buxton Opera House next week, driven by the hits of the Small Faces.
Expect to hear songs such as Whatcha Gonna Do About It? and Lazy Sunday played live on stage during the edgy production.
The script is written by former EastEnder actress who plays the role of Steve Marriott's mum in the show which is directed by Tony McHale.
All Or Nothing runs from October 3 to 5 at 7.30pm. Tickets £24-£27. Contact 01298 72190 or www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk (Photograph by Phil Weedon)


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We have created a pathway designed specifically for Ladies from introduction to joining a club and competing.
Your pathway starts with our very popular Get into Golf group classes. These classes make tuition relaxed and enjoyable and the group atmosphere really brings out the social aspect of our sport out with most classes having 6-10 ladies all giving it a go and learning with each other.
The next stage of the pathway is getting you out on the golf course and competing with the ladies you've learnt with. A ladies day is organised once a month where you can put everything you've learnt in the classes to the test on our 9 Hole Golf Course! These days are very relaxed and are there to build your confidence on the course and hitting in front of people rather than focusing on scores.
The final stage comes once you've found you're wings! This is where you'll become a member of our golf course and receive you're own handicap! From there you can enter competitions and have the chance to lower your handicap. Congratulations! You are now officially a golfer!


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Happy Monday Morning!
Over the week of Christmas, Wheat and I got a bushel of oysters. I made Oyster Dressing for Christmas with them, we took them to his parents' house for Kirbo Christmas, and we ate a whole bunch of them using this recipe for P&J's Garlic Lemon Oysters.
I do declare this may be my new favorite way to eat oysters. It's simple and light and lets the flavor of the oysters really shine through, rather than masking it.
First, you'll need to shuck yo'self a whole bunch of oysters. As in, shuck as many as you're going to eat.
P&J's Garlic-Lemon Oysters Recipe
tweaked only just a little!
– oysters on the half shell
– 1 stick unsalted butter
– 2 or 3 small garlic cloves, minced or pressed
– juice of 3 small lemons (or 1/3 cup)
– 3/4 teaspoon salt
– a few hefty shakes of Crystal hot sauce (or ya know, to taste)
Arrange the oysters on a half sheet pan preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. In a small skillet, melt the butter over medium low heat. Add the garlic and cook until soft and translucent. Stir in the lemon juice, hot sauce, and salt. Lower the heat and simmer one minute or so. Put a teaspoon or so of the hot mixture in each oyster shell, or more if your oysters will hold it. Bake seven (7) minutes or until the edges of the oysters just begin to curl. Serve immediately with warm french bread. Or just some saltine crackers, if you're out of freshly baked french bread.
Seriously. Some of the best oysters yet! I usually get far too ancy and end up eating all our oysters raw or making oyster dressing, but this is worth every second of waiting and effort required.
I can totally see how some warm, crusty french bread would be an excellent dipping medium for extra sauce. My saltines didn't dip all that well, and the oysters don't even need a cracker, they're so good.
How's that for a Monday recipe?
Bundle up out there – it's freezing!


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As I live within a stones throw from the Docklands Excel exhibition centre, it's a bit of a no brainer on whether I should pop down and visit the London Motorcycle Show. As last years show was well worth the effort- if only to try on a possible new helmet..I caught the DLR 'toy train' on Saturday morning direct to the Excel Ehibition Centre. One of the best parts of the show for me is that manufacturers allow punters to climb around on their current range and try-bikes-on for size. A smattering of classics also keeps me coming back.
A pretty pair of Ducatis fresh from the Moto Giro Italia last year were found hiding in a quiet corner as was a stunning £60,000 one-off Ducati 1088RS set to inspire future road bikes.
The new Norton Commando 961 Cafe Rcaer was as popular as ever with the latest parts bin special model attracting the most admiring glances.
Finally this cutaway VFR750R RC30 caught my eye, a bike that has probably done more shows than you've had hot dinners over the years, proving just how advanced the highly successful road racer was when it came to UK shores in 1990, yes 21 years ago!


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Ignite the Next Generation You: Six Cutting-edge Strategies to Coaching the Genius Leader Within!
Do you desire to be, or want to develop a team of high performing leaders? Is your organization trying to swing the pendulum from "change management" to "change leadership?" To achieve that objective you need a system designed to help you maximize individual, team, and organizational leadership potential, regardless of your position, pay, or power. Based on the principals from the award winning book, The Next Gen Leader: Cutting Edge Strategies to Make You the Leader You Were Born to Be, authored by thought leader Robert C. McMillan, in this program Robert provides actionable content, tools and steps to accelerate leadership growth, development and transformational change resulting in creating high performing leaders and teams. While today's global economy is experiencing a significant cycle of outsourcing across industries, there is one thing that cannot be outsourced. And that is leadership! Leadership must be organically transformed. Robert will present actionable strategies to discard outworn traditions and replace them with solutions, and help you re-discover innate habits and behaviors to become the next-generation genius leader you were born to be! As a bonus, participate in a live interactive coaching session, facilitated by Robert, to ignite the next generation you.
Re-Discover Your Leadership Genius - Six Steps to Coach Average Performers into Extraordinary Leaders!
Simply put, Leadership is a behavioral choice, not a title or position. There are demands on human capital more than ever before. Do more with less. Accelerate results. Achieve the extraordinary. Become collaborative. Change, and then change some more. What would it do for your organization if the overall performance of average performers increased by double digits? What would it mean to the organization to increase the inflow of high potentials and high performers into your talent supply at an accelerated rate? What would the impact be if you were able to convert average performers into extraordinary leaders? Traditionally leaders in organizations were determined by position, title and grade. Robert shares in this presentation strategies to deploy a leadership ecosystem which allows every person regardless of position, pay or title to maximize their innate leadership gifts and talents to meet the ever increasing business demands head on; by playing a leadership role based on six leadership networks people operate.
There may be no "i" in team but you can sure find a big "I" in leadership. That is because leadership starts with each of us! Robert shares insights and strategies to create an environment of "Leadership Genius" throughout the fabric of the organization where everyone can become engaged and contribute to achieving extraordinary results regardless of position, pay, title or rank. As a bonus, participate in a live interactive coaching session, facilitated by Robert, to ignite the process to re-discovering your leadership genius.
Create the NextGen Health Care System with NextGen Leaders: Six Strategies to Reform Health Care and the Genius Leader in You!
While today's health care economy is experiencing a significant cycle of reform across the health care continuum, there is one thing that cannot go overlooked, and that is meeting the market demands and creating the next generation health care system through transformational leadership! Do you desire to be, or want to develop a team of high performing health care leaders? Is your organization trying swing the pendulum from "health care change management" to "health care change leadership?" Robert will share with you a universal health care leadership system to create the: next generation of services, next generation leader in you, and pipeline of emerging and aspiring leaders for your staff, team and organization; resulting in the reduction of administrative and medical cost and increased performance and business outcomes.
Robert is a former chief executive of Blue Cross Blue Shield, the world's largest $27 Billion risk based insurance plan, (the model for Health Care Reform – the Affordable Care Act/OBAMACARE) in which he personally oversaw the administration of the Federal Employee Health Insurance Benefit Program, serving both United States President's (President Bush and President Obama) White House Staff, Members of Congress, and approximately 7 million global federal employees. Based on his two decades of research, observations and proprietary leadership principals, and from his award winning book, The Next Gen Leader: Cutting Edge Strategies to Make You the Leader You Were Born to Be, Robert provides actionable content and steps to accelerate leadership growth, development and transformational change resulting in creating high performing leaders and teams specifically within the health care industry.
Robert will show leaders, teams and organizations through his health care leadership and transformational system how to discard outdated health care leadership and operational traditions, and ignite an upgrade to a new leadership and service platform to improve critical outcomes (member engagement, medical costs, patient care, customer service, member value, and member/patient coaching), and create a culture where employees, teams, leaders, patients and insurance subscribers/members can become fully engaged and play a leadership role regardless of position, pay or power throughout the health care continuum (hospitals, insurers, caregivers, providers, carriers, employers and administers) by igniting the genius leader within.
Coaching for Maximum Potential - 10 Strategies to Maximize the Leadership Potential of Others through Coaching
Potential is the most underdeveloped resource in many organizations; however once you discover it the well of potential never goes dry because with potential maximized anything is possible! Potential can be the difference between increasing market share and losing strategic customers; achieving organizational goals and missing performance targets; becoming a high-performing organization and being on a team of insignificance.
Today's global economy requires organizations, teams and professional to operate: in the challenging environment of accelerated change, overwhelming complexity, tremendous competition and new challenging competencies. This can only be done with the right measure of coaching for results.
The key to individual, team and organizational success is maximizing the potential of all employees by developing them to operate in their "Potential Zone" quadrant of success, rather than operating based on past performance. The true measure of success is not targets vs. performance, but rather targets vs. performance vs. potential. In this high-energy presentation Robert, through his innovative leadership system, provides 10 strategies and tools in the areas of Leadership Presence, Leadership Authenticity, Creating High Performing Teams and Effective Communication techniques that will maximize the leadership performance and potential of organizations, teams and individual contributors resulting in increased productivity, performance and profits. As a bonus, participate in a live interactive coaching session, facilitated by Robert, to learn how to coach others to maximize their leadership potential.
Building Transformational Organizations and Teams with NextGen Leaders!
The global market and playing field is constantly changing, with technological innovations, new service and product delivery models and increased consumer expectations, aspiring high-performance teams and organizations must adopt a flexible leadership system that extends its influence beyond traditional internal organizational boundaries to enabling change in the global competitive economy. As a result of industry change, day-to-day operational demands, and sustaining or exceeding individual, team and organizational goals has become more complex and challenging. Organizations must be able to accelerate change organically while seamlessly integrating new extended business operating models throughout the service delivery continuum which requires everyone to become transformational leaders.
Robert presents solutions required for a new generation of leaders, operating in an extended distributed system that creates the necessary agility to accelerate change and transformation beyond the organizational entity, extending its influence throughout the supply chain. The accelerated change in industries requires a transformational shift from the traditional "follow the leader operating model" to a new innovative "lead a leader operating system," where every employee in the organization operates as a leader within a leadership ecosystem. Robert reveals his 6G Leadership System and associated behaviors, competencies and traits to become the next generation of transformational leaders. As a bonus, participate in a live interactive coaching session, facilitated by Robert, to release the innate habits, behaviors and traits to build transformational teams and leaders.
Mastering NextGen Attitudinal IntelligenceTM - 5 Secrets to Rebooting Leadership with Attitudinal Intelligence!
Attitudinal Intelligence TM (AI), whether positive or negative, has the power to impact the success of an organization, individual or team. AI is contagious, defines your organizations culture and impacts the bottom line. The topic is so timely in today's competitive and changing marketplace that Robert has developed two hard- hitting sessions, which teach powerful techniques for maintaining positive emotional intelligence levels regardless of personal challenges and business circumstances. Internal politics, in-fighting and bad culture deplete energy, talent growth and momentum and takes the sail out of high potentials and high performers; however, with AI, Robert provides a complete system where you can reverse the tide and strategically address workforce challenges to achieve organizational, divisional and personal career goals which appear to be unattainable. As a bonus, participate in a live interactive coaching session, facilitated by Robert, to better manage the behaviors of Attitudinal Intelligence. TM
Are You a 6G Leader? Six Generations to Release the Genius Leader You Were Born to Be!
You've heard of a 5G phone,right? The"G" refers to "generation," indicating that each new iteration (1G, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, etc.) is superior to the last when it comes to improved functionality and leadership – each generation builds on its previous successes. The same can be said in leadership. What leadership network are you, your team and organization running on? Robert teaches and presents leadership solutions to help end the occurrences of dropped calls to action,dropped connections of engagement,and dropped commitments to success.During this session, Robert reveals the secrets and strategies for maximizing leadership potential. Discover the six leadership networks and traits-1G Genetic, 2G Generic, 3G Go-To, 4G Growth, 5G Gateway and 6G Genius-as well as the secrets to becoming a 6G leader. As a bonus, participate in a live interactive coaching session, facilitated by Robert, to release the innate habits, behaviors and traits to take your leadership to the next dimension.
Why Book Robert McMillan?
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Maine's Sen. Susan Collins and former Sen. Olympia Snowe both make cameos in a recent New York Times Magazine profile of Washington insider Kurt Bardella, a former Snowe spokesman who made his name working for a top House Republican.
The story, which pulls from reporting done by Mark Leibovich for his new book 'This Town' – an insiders' look at the incestuous nature of political life in Washington, D.C. – reveals Bardella as a driven but perhaps amoral character working the media and Capitol Hill for his advantage.
Bardella worked as a spokesman for Snowe at the end of 2007, but as Leibovich notes, his time there was brief.
"In December 2007, Bardella did indeed jump to Snowe's office, but he lasted less than a year. He found the Senate boring, he said — too plodding, too gentlemanly, not his thing — and he returned to Bilbray's office and identified Darrell Issa as his next big game," Liebovich writes.
Former Snowe staffers declined to comment on what exactly happened with Bardella, but noted that it's not common for senate communication staffers to switch jobs that fast.
It was working for Issa, now the chairman of the powerful House Oversight Committee, that Bardella ran into some more trouble. Bardella blind-copied Liebovich in on many e-mails with reporters, television show producers and bookers and more. Revelations about the move led to Bardella losing his job with Issa, though he eventually returned to service.
In one exchange that Liebovich highlights, the spokesman for Collins notes his boss' disappointment that she was not able to take equal credit for an investigation because Issa's office leaked the report to the New York Times.
"Hey, Kurt, needless to say, my boss really wishes she had a shot at including a quote, along with your boss, in the stories that have come out since your office decided to leak a report that was jointly requested," Leibovich reports the e-mail from Kevin Kelley, of Collins' office, said.
"The next day, Bardella sent me a postscript under the heading 'You'll Love This,'" Liebovich writes. "Jen Burita, Sen. Collins' Deputy [chief of staff] who was the Comm Dir when I worked for Olympia, just called my Chief of Staff to complain that I had not apologized for scooping them."
As Liebovich's reporting shows, the Hill can be a quagmire of ego and spin that touches any number of people, places and things.


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Some say God doesn't speak in human ways. Some suggest his creation says it all. Author Karen Kingsbury often writes in her books that God does speak verbally, whispering words into His children's ears. He speaks through our friends and loved ones. He teaches through His word, the bible, but how else does he communicate with us?
This week, God spoke to me through a movie. That's right, an animated movie. To be fair, it was a biblically founded movie, not Frozen, or Cars, or something like that. The movie? Prince of Egypt. The year? 1998. The purpose? To tell the story of the book of Exodus and how Moses lead the children of Israel out of Egypt (and to remind a hard heart of the power of the Lord). This movie brought me to tears, but not only in the expected ways.
You see, I've been in a rough time of waiting. Maybe you are in a similar position. In this time of waiting, God has spoken to me in a few ways. First, His word showed me that I can trust Him and lean on Him when I'm weak. Second, He has spoken to me through the people in my life who share with me bible verses of encouragement. Third, he spoke to me through a musically brilliant children's movie which my fiance
forced asked me to watch with him (he had been asking for quite a while, so this timing was a God thing).
I didn't have high hopes about the movie, other than to hear the artistic rendering of Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey singing as Israelite women from over 3,000 years ago. But, I buckled down in an attempt to enjoy a non-Disney animated movie (notably not my favorite).
Instead of a boring movie watching experience, I found myself in awe of the not-so-subtle aspects of the movie which spoke to each of my individual worries at the time. I was doubting God. I didn't feel His presence. I didn't know what my next step should be in an unsettling situation I was in. I struggled to see my place in the world and how I could do something meaningful for God's kingdom. Somehow, this story managed to hit on each problem. I know these aren't issues that only relate to me, so read on as I explain how God spoke to me through The Prince of Egypt.
When you doubt.
The book of Exodus and its portrayal in The Prince of Egypt shows God in all his mighty power. He makes Himself known to Moses by showing him an eternally burning bush. He shows His power to the Pharoah through the turning of a staff into a snake. He reveals his might to all the Israelites by sending a pillar of cloud and fire to lead them, and then by literally creating an opening in the Red Sea for them to escape from the quickly approaching Egyptian army. If you're like me, you've seen and heard of the many miracles of God. You've read His word. You've seen His influence in your own life, but still, you doubt. This movie reminded me of His power in a huge way.
When you don't feel His presence.
I had a major meltdown on the day I watched this movie. Hours before I was laying down, exhausted, to see what I thought would be, at the most, a good musical, I had gotten to the core of my problems: "I don't feel like He is listening". I heard it come out of my mouth before I had even processed what I said. But that statement, blubbered out amidst the tears, was exactly why I had been feeling so lost and alone. I needed my Jesus, but I didn't feel like he was close to me, despite my drawing near to Him. I realized while watching this movie that He was speaking to me, just not how I had expected Him to. The fact that I was watching this movie on this day, was a sign that I had some listening to do.
When you don't see how He is guiding you.
The Prince of Egypt began with a mother tearfully sending her newborn son down a river in a hope of him being saved from the wrath of the Pharoah. Maybe you recently took a leap of faith like Moses' mother did (albeit, likely in a less dangerous situation). Maybe you stepped out in a large way and have yet to see why God asked you to do so. It isn't always easy to blindly trust, and thankfully our first world culture doesn't often require us to put our child's life on the line like this, but we are called to put our trust in the God of miracles, who can calm the sea or cause it to open for an entire people group. We can take refuge in Him even when we feel like the waiting game just might kill us (maybe that's just me being dramatic).
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him. Psalm 34:8
When you don't feel good enough.
Moses' life was a lot like a rollercoaster. He was born a slave, then grew up the son of the Pharoah who sought to kill Hebrew children like him, then ran away from the riches to where he would first encounter God. Moses was given an enormous task: to lead the Hebrews out of slavery, which would require convincing the Pharoah to let them leave. Moses didn't understand why this was asked of him. He actually said to the God who is capable of all miracles that he was not eloquent enough to accomplish what had been asked of him. It is almost funny now, picturing Moses standing on holy ground in front of a burning bush, speaking to God, basically saying "I get how powerful you are, but I'm really just not that good at speaking in front of people" (like that couldn't be fixed instantaneously). How quick are we to act the same way when given a difficult order from God?
When you don't understand your place in the world.
Though all of the music in this movie was wonderful, one song stood out to ease a fear that I suspect many millennials deal with currently. The voice sings "A single thread in a tapestry, though its color brightly shines, can never see its purpose in the pattern of the grand design." Can't we all relate to that in some way? I struggle to understand where and how I'm meant to serve, both in my career and in the people I surround myself with. The song then reminds us to "look at your life through heaven's eyes." In a difficult situation, ask "how would God use me here?" Or in a new friendship, "what is He going to teach me or how can I best show grace and love?"
When you are suffering.
God is a God of deliverance and he is aware of your suffering. When you are suffering, remember that He delivered his people from slavery in Egypt. He remembered the covenant He had made with the Hebrews, and likewise, the bible is full of promises he has made to us.
Then the Lord said "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmakers. I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them…" Exodus 3:7-8
We may not always hear a voice out loud from the Lord, but maybe sometimes he can use a movie portrayal of a book to open our eyes to the truth. And if you're anything like me after watching, it'll make you on fire to go read the full account in the bible.
Pray with me: Dear Lord, I thank you that you are a creative God who speaks to us in many ways. I thank you for who You are and for what you have done. Thank you for seeing me where I am and loving me still. Let me never forget Your power shown in both old testament works and in our daily lives now. I pray that you would provide me with guidance and peace in my current situation. I thank you for the way you used Moses to free your people and to teach us 3,000 years later from his example. In your name, I pray. Amen.


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Atheism (lack of belief that God exists) depends on definition of (attributes assigned to) God. Deism & 'Randomly behaving God' are not falsifiable. But one of the prerequisites to admit any proposition as possibly true is, it has to be falsifiable. For instance, if I say, "there exists a force between 2 balls such that it is directly proportional to the product of their masses, & inversely proportional to the square of distance between them", & call it theory of 'mystical gravity', then such a statement is NOT falsifiable as I have not specified the direction of force. Such a statement cannot be disproved by actual or thought experiments. If we conduct an experiment with Newton's original theory as hypothesis, then it is falsifiable. How? If you place two balls in a frictionless environment, the (UNIQUE) prediction is that they will be attracted with predicted force & will accelarate (with predicted value) TOWARDS EACH OTHER for ALL combinations of mass & distance. If any of these do NOT occur (say, balls move away from each other), then Newton's theory would be proved wrong. But the mystical theory cannot be falsified (as it gives MULTIPLE predictions), because irrespective of how the two balls move in each others' presence, I can always say, "see, force is predicted, but we do not know which component of force is acting in which direction"! Thus, one would have to acknowledge existence of a (directionless) 'mystical force of gravitation' independent of how balls behave.
Analogy from mathematics: any REAL function must yield a unique value 'y' (dependent variable) for any given value of 'x' (independent variable). Why? As we want to derive a "law" that would be able to PREDICT the outcome ('y') each time we are given a defined situation 'x' (e.g., distance between two particles of constant mass). Now, most of the definitions of God are such that they do not give a unique result ("God's ways cannot be known" or "God only knows") for any given situation. So, any reasoning based on such a God's involvement would be like an unreal function.
Most of the concepts of God are like
mystical theory of gravitation. You can claim God exists (like mystical gravity), but cannot predict how God will behave (undefined direction of force).


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Few days ago I received my new Fujinon XF55-200 zoom lens. It is not the prettiest lens and nor the fastest, but very well built, has AF, OIS and cost only $700. Obviously my first question was how this lens performs compare to old classic prime lenses.
I ran a quick test today against: Minolta MC Rokkor-PG 58/1.2, Minolta MD Rokkor-X 85/1.7, Nikkor 105/2.5 AI-s and Nikkor ED 180/2.8 AI-s.
Here is my observations and preliminary conclusion.
I did two sets of tests, one with the flower in close range (~15 feet) and another one with a tree at infinity. All photos were taken at ISO200, aperture was set 5.6 on all lenses, tripod, self-timer. RAW files were converted in Capture One Express.
At close range:
@58mm* Apparently I back focused Minolta lens in this case. Fujinon wins :) Will re-do this one later.
@85mmOn par
@105mmOn par
@180mmOn par or Nikkor 180 ED is slightly better
At infinity:
@58mmOn par
@85mmOn par or Minolta 85 is just slightly better
@105mmOn par or Nikkor 105 is just slightly better
@180mmNikkor 180 ED is slightly better
So here is my conclusion:
Fujinon XF55-200 didn't disappoint me, another excellent lens from the Fujifilm Lens Masters. Well built, AF is fair and OIS is probably the best I've seen to date. The lens performs very well at close range and either on par or just slightly behind some well regarded prime lenses at infinity. It may not be in the same league as Fujinon 35/1.4 or 14/2.8 (as expected) but, for the zoom, it definitely does excellent job, well beyond your typical "kit tele zoom".
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Ten Reasons I Love House M.D. (TV Show)
1. I love House's sarcasm.
2. I ADORE the quotes! (I still plan to get a few shirts with quotes I especially liked.)
3. I love the idea that someone would have the courage to say it like it is (be it rude or not) to someone's face just for the sake of it, even though it usually lands them in trouble.
4. His crazy and uncalled for antics.
5. House and Wilson's friendship is amazing and by the end proves that it beat the odds.
6. I enjoy the "adventures" that House usually find himself in. Some of which are considered illegal, but it's so interesting the way it all plays out.
7. As much as House wants to portray this cold and assholeish demeanor, in some episodes you see behind that facade. It shows that no matter how much you try, at the end of the day we are all human and, even though some may not like it, we do have emotions.
8. I liked how it portrayed House's addiction. Addict's aren't always bums, some are functional adults who become addicts because of work, anxiety, pain, etc.
9. If you watch all 8 seasons in order, you also see how the relationships between everyone grows or just fizzles out. The dynamic in it all is very interesting.
10. I enjoy most of House's theories. One in particular still resonates with me: If you're good looking, you don't have to work as hard to get to where you want to be because it'll naturally come easier to you, not necessarily because you studied harder, but because of your outward appearance. He goes on to explain it all with science talk and a person's perception, etc. It's a very interesting theory if you stop and assess it.
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Have you watched House M.D.?
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More than a week after children died in a fire at the west Houston home, Tata is now facing additional charges of manslaughter and the new charges could help authorities get the fugitive day care owner back to the US.
She one of America's most wanted and also among the US Marshals 15 most wanted fugitives -- the woman fire investigators say left seven children alone at the time of a fire at her west Houston home day care. Four children died in the fire and three others were injured.
Tata is on the run. Authorities believe she fled to Nigeria, and now US authorities are upping the ante to get her back.
US Marshals have announced Tata is now facing four counts of manslaughter, in addition to 10 other charges, including reckless injury of a child and child abandonment.
But it's the manslaughter charge that could get the day care owner back to the US quicker, if Tata is found and detained. The US/Nigeria extradition treaty is specific on which crimes are extraditable. According to a local attorney who specializes in international extradition law, child abandonment and reckless injury to a child are not covered under the treaty, but manslaughter is.
The US Marshals service has now increased the reward to $25,000 for any information leading to Jessica Tata's arrest. If you have any information in the case, you're asked to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
Interpol, the international police agency, has alerted its member countries, including Nigeria, telling them that Tata is being sought by the United States.
One of the children who died in that daycare fire was buried Saturday. A funeral was held for 19-month-old Elizabeth Kajoh. Family members say she always had a smile on her face and gave hugs to everyone.
Funerals were held Friday for two other fire victims. Mourners said goodbye to 20-month-old Kendyll Stradford during a service in west Houston and services were also held for Elias Castillo. Three-year-old Shomari Dickerson was laid to rest Thursday.


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In the Ulistic High Performance Club, we have very successful managed service providers who run PSA company 1, some on PSA company 2 and some with no PSA at all. There are some with RMM tool 1 and some with RMM tool 2 and some with RMM tool 3. All of these companies are very successful and there is no connection between the tools they run.
So what makes a highly successful managed service provider?
Well, first off, the highly successful managed services companies remove negative thinking from their MO. You know the negative thoughts "to many worries, too expensive, can't afford that" and many others. The highly successful look at running a business in terms of an investment. "what is the ROI" or "investing versus spending".
I have put together five character traits of the highly successful managed IT services provider:
These are just a few tips that have helped me over the course of my career and also what I learned working with members of our Ulistic High Performance Club. There is a direct connection between your activities, your actions, and the results you achieve.
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Track 3, "Good Times" with its freaky keyboards and clapping beat takes us back to the 80s again, a place where I am very comfortable indeed. The uptempo "I'm Bumping" is a twist - no pun! - on the old dance, "the bump" which was a big thing from the 50s right through to the days of Soul train. The song, fun and vibrant injects more than a little warmth, and I think that you'll really get into the bump! I am also inclined to delve into the warm pool that is "In Love". Unashamedly romantic, Donald Sheffey reminds me, yet again, so much of one of the Brothers Johnson on vocals and the tune is akin to something that we may expect from, say, Bryan Loren. Taking on a jazzier note with a persistent metallic rolling beat, "Loving You Today" adds some real vitality and spice to the proceedings. Back in the 80s we were inundated with tracks entitled "Stepping Out" – think 10dB and George Howard for starters – and here we are again in 2011 with a slightly Housed up beat that will appeal to fans of Soulful House as well as all the Chicago Steppers out there! Fans of a funkier, 70s keyboard will like the appeal of "Take You Home" and the driving, live feel is particularly impressive. Talking of which is our tenth track, "Time Out For Love" which is immaculately structured and paced. Donald, being a proper bonafide singer is perfect on this kind of song. I would say those who don't dig to deep may find this song twee, but if so then it may well be that one hasn't tuned in enough. It's a piece that plays on Donald's nuances, his flow and the flute and live drums act as a hushed support for his ever-present vocal abilities. The set closes with its dancing shoes on and "What You Need" draws the curtains on "Between You And I" nicely. Available from March 15th!
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Jennifer Grey's Short, Curly, Tousled, Chic, Brunette Hairstyle adds so much volume to short hair. Steal her style:1. To get Jennifer Grey's hairstyle, part your hair down the center as soon as you get out of the shower. 2. Apply a generous amount of volumizing cream to your hair from root to tip. Flip your hair over and blow dry roughly with your hands to add texture. 3. When your hair is halfway dry, use a round brush to finish smoothing it out. Use a 1 1/2-inch curling iron to curl the ends of your hair, flipping them outward. 4. Mist all over with anti-humidity hairspray to finish. See More Jennifer Grey Hairstyles
Emily Browning Short, Wavy, Prom, Brunette Hairstyle
Emily Browning's Short, Wavy, Prom, Brunette Hairstyle is a chic way to style short hair for prom. See how to get the look:1. To get Emily Browning's hairstyle, part your hair deeply to the side as soon as you get out of the shower. 2. Apply wave-enhancing cream to damp hair from root to tip, and blow dry halfway using a diffuser. 3. Separate your hair into 2-inch sections, and braid each section. Secure the end of each braid with a thin elastic. 4. Once your hair is completely dry, take out your braids and finger comb through them. Run a dollop of smoothing cream over them to tame flyaways. See More Emily Browning Hairstyles
Emily Browning Short, Tousled, Edgy, Brunette Hairstyle
Emily Browning's Short, Tousled, Edgy, Brunette Hairstyle is a sophisticated look for girls with short hair. Steal her style:1. To get Emily Browning's hairstyle, mist damp hair with texturizing spray.2. You can smooth out the front section of your hair with a round brush, but allow the ends of your hair to dry naturally.3. Once your hair is completely dry, apply some styling wax to your fingertips and rake them through your hair to piece it out. See More Emily Browning Hairstyles
Milla Jovovich Brunette, Curly, Short Hairstyle
Milla Jovovich's hair works well for those with short hair -- no matter if it's curly or straight. Get the look: 1. To get started, apply a texturizing cream to your hair and blow dry straight with a paddle brush. Don't fret if it's not perfectly straight, you're going to curl most of it anyway. 2. Then, with a 1-inch barrel curling iron, curl all of your hair, misting each piece before and after with hairspray. 3. Once hair is completely curly, rake your hands through it a little bit, so it loosens up any ringlets -- you don't want it to be perfectly curly for this look. 4. Then, make a part directly down the middle of your head with a comb, going all the way to the back of the crown. 5. To finish, mist with a light-hold hairspray and add a metallic headband for some extra pizzazz.
Jessica Stroup Straight, Brunette Updo
Jessica Stroup's sexy-yet-casual updo is super versatile for layered haircuts -- wear it anywhere. To steal her look: 1. Work curl-shaping gel through hair and blow dry with a diffuser to bring out wavy texture. Using a brush on your bangs only, sweep them to the side and flip them out.2. Make a deep side part and gather hair into a side ponytail (leave out your bangs). Secure with an elastic.3. Loop the ponytail into a knot and secure in place with bobby pins.4. Pull out a face-framing tendril or two opposite your bangs. Set the look with hairspray. See More Jessica Stroup Hairstyles


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Hindle Wakes - Octagon, Bolton
Until March 21
Times and social attitudes might have changed, but none of that diminishes the enduring appeal of this century-old gem from the 'Manchester School' whose alumni left behind rafts of durable drama.
Playwright Stanley Houghton insisted Hindle Wakes was intended purely as entertainment, but even viewed through a more modern prism it's rich in wisdom as well as amusement.
The young couple at the centre of its story return from an illicit Wakes weekend, and into the heart of a domestic crisis affecting three families. The ensuing comedy has as much to do with the social positioning of the working class Hawthorns, the middle class Jeffcotes, and the nouveau riche Farrars as they determine just what's to be done for their common good.
It's a three-tier wedding confection of household chaos cooked with the lightest of touches from director David Thacker. There can sometimes be a temptation to overheat the themes of liberation or equality at the centre of Hindle Wakes, but Thacker, and his strong cast, are having none of that.
There's a feeling that, served in the heart of an old cottonopolis like Bolton, the play is being seen in its spiritual hom. But it will be no less entertaining or provocative when taken on a tour of Lancashire at the end of March.
David Upton


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NPS 2018 Certificate
NPS 2018 Materials
Leave Behinds
2018 ACTE Legislative Priorities
CTE Caucus Flyer
Reception Invitation
Perkins Funding House Dear Colleague Letter
PowerPoint Presentations
Every Student Succeeds Act Breakout Session
Austin Estes, Advance CTE
Phillip Lovell, Alliance for Excellent Education
Alisha Hyslop, ACTE
CTE Public Awareness Symposium
Joshua Starr, PDK
Jackie Kuffel, Tolles
Scott Springer, Harbor Freight Tools for Schools
Margquita Friday, Maryland Department of Education
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Robert D. Atkinson
Founder and President of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Dr. Robert D. Atkinson will share his expertise on innovation policy and economics as our featured speaker. With an extensive background in public policy and service as a valued adviser to state and national policymakers, Dr. Atkinson will provide an overview of the dynamics at play in Washington. Other general sessions will cover hot topics in Washington and the latest on the reauthorization of the Perkins Act as well as federal funding.
Pre- and Post-Conference Events
Pre-Conference Event
Using a Powerful Narrative to Revolutionize the CTE Paradigm
Presenter: Mark C. Perna, Author, Founder and CEO of TFS®
March 4, 1:30–4:30 p.m.
In this dynamic workshop, you will learn how to approach stakeholders, legislators and your community with the transformative message that CTE throws open a vast new array of expanded college and career opportunities and turn the tide in the local, state and national conversation.
Post-Conference Event (Registration for this event is closed)
Pentagon VIP and Arlington National Cemetery Tour
March 7, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Join us following NPS for a private VIP Pentagon Tour, guided by the esteemed U.S. Army Honor Guard. Begin your afternoon with a self-guided tour of Arlington National Cemetery followed by a one-hour, behind-the-scenes look at the extensive U.S. Department of Defense headquarters.
Limited to 100 attendees and transportation provided. Please note you must register and provide your birth date and Social Security Number by Feb. 9 to participate in this tour.
National Education Association CTE Listening Session
The National Education Association will be conducting a listening session on CTE issues at this year's National Policy Seminar, to take place 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 4. This session runs counter to the First Timers Orientation. We are opening this opportunity to the first 25 participants who are not NPS "first time" attendees. Please send an email to Dominique Frascoia at firstname.lastname@example.com that we can confirm your participation.


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Some of you may have heard that my son Shawn and I have committed to riding Seattle to Portland this year on our tandem. We started upping our mileage the first Sunday in February. A natural question might be why? I think the answer is simply that both of us work better if we have a goal to shoot for. This isn't the first rodeo for either one of us. I think that we road STP together for the first time thirty years ago when Shawn was twelve. I'd already ridden it several times prior to that, and in fact was one of 64 riders who rode it the very first year when STP was a 200 mile time trial, with no drafting allowed.
And no we aren't really riding with the idea of setting a fast time. The sub 8 hour ride I did comfortably in the middle of 150 or so riders is safe. STP was a different ride then, in fact they don't even keep rider times anymore, which honestly makes me kind of sad. I enjoyed being "tested", and what better way than a long, hard, fast ride with published times that allowed your friends and acquaintances to compare their time with yours. But we do want to do the ride in what I would describe as in "good style". And what does that mean exactly? Well I'm sure that it varies from rider to rider, but I think that for Shawn and I it means that we prepare well enough that we aren't forced to struggle, that we ride strong, and finish stronger, pacing ourselves, but riding close enough to our limits that there is no sure thing.
I've already noticed some major improvement. We are riding better and faster. It's still amazing how a big increase in mileage will provide quick and often big improvement. Sure we've suffered some equipment issues and a rash of tire problems but rather now then during a big ride. A couple of things have become clear as well. First off, I still love riding my bike, as hard and fast as I can. And secondly I really enjoy riding and spending time with my son. That I still have both of these pluses in my life makes me a very lucky man.
Finally, I think all of us who live in the Northwest need to take a deep breath and look around. Last weekend, as part of our STP warm up Shawn and I went up to Orting to ride the Daffodil Century. Neither of us had ridden it for a few years, and they have changed the course. I'd heard some grumbling about too much traffic and rude drivers, and frankly it isn't perfect. But damn what a great place to ride a bike. It was the first really nice day of the year, but it wasn't just that. It looked like you could just about reach out and touch Mount Rainer which certainly helps but it wasn't just that either. It's finally Spring in Washington and everything is growing much of it in that special green of each unique species that you only see in the Northwest in the Spring. And finally there really is no place nicer than our region to ride a bicycle anywhere. You heard it here " The nicest place to ride a bike anywhere". What cars?


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The key to good health often lies in the food that you eat on a daily basis. You, therefore, need to confine yourself to a healthy diet in order to be well and hearty for as long as you live.
Eat Fruit Salad
One of the most important elements of a healthy and balanced diet is a dish like fruit salad. This should be made up of seasonal fruits, preferably bananas, apples and grapes, all of which constitute a rich source of minerals and vitamins. Bananas have a strong concentration of iron as well which is excellent for blood circulation.
Drink Milk Once or Twice in a Day
Have a glass of milk either in the morning or before you go to bed at night. Since milk has a high calcium content in it, it will boost the strength of your bones and strengthen your immunity levels as well. Avoid milk if you are lactose intolerant.
Follow a Fish Diet
If you are not a vegan, incorporating fish in your diet would prove to be a good idea. Fish is a lean meat contains essential oils that have anti bacterial properties in them. It is also a good source of protein.


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The Better Business Bureau is an organization that has been providing accreditation and ratings to companies regarding service, performance, and related activities for many years. Many people know the Better Business Bureau as a trusted organization that offers consumers a resource that is objective and fair related to companies' business operations.
Recently the Better Business Bureau stated that Securus Technologies has been given accreditation and an A+ rating by the Better Business Bureau. The accreditation and A+ rating that Securus Technologies received from the Better Business Bureau says a lot about Securus Technologies. The recognition from the Better Business Bureau shows that Securus Technologies provides good customer service and conducts business in an acceptable fashion. View the company profile on Linkedin.com.
Consumers are interested in knowing how companies provide customer service and conduct business. The Better Business Bureau has been helping consumers by providing this type of information for a long time. With so many businesses, there needs to be organizations in place that can offer information that does not come directly from the businesses. The Better Business Bureau is one of the most well known of the organizations that provides this type of information for consumers.
Securus Technologies has worked hard to achieve a level of customer service that is among the best in its industry. The company has initiated various internal programs to improve all aspects of business operations. Securus Technologies provides services and products to agencies such as public safety. The company offers numerous products and services. These include monitoring, inmate self assistance, and communications.
Consumers look to organizations like the Better Business Bureau for reliable information concerning companies. The Better Business Bureau has been helping people regarding company information for many years. The Better Business Bureau is a trusted source by many people concerning companies.
Securus Technologies will benefit greatly from the accreditation and A+ rating the company received from the Better Business Bureau.


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There are two Yaya Sanogo's in this world. The first one plays for Arsenal and couldn't score a goal in a competitive football match for toffee. The other is a captain for France U21s and a goal machine for Les Bleus across every level of youth.
Of course I am obviously talking about the same person, but it is baffling to see a completely different player emerge for his nation than he does for Arsenal.
While the Gunners will think of Sanogo as a laughable excuse for a striker, the fact remains that he has scored 38 goals for France across five different youth teams. Two of those came against a formidable England U21 side on Monday night as France came from 2-0 to win 3-2. It brought an end to an 11-match winning streak for the Young Lions.
International record
Looking at his record for France you see a 21-year-old who has a genuine chance of being prolific at the top level of football. Most notably, he scored four goals in seven games in the 2013 U20 World Cup, convincing Arsene Wenger to sign him from Auxerre.
However, his Arsenal record begs to differ. In 17 competitive games he is still awaiting his first goal. And it's not like he hasn't had the chances. Sanogo started three FA Cup games last season against Liverpool, Everton and Wigan. Arsenal scored a combined seven goals in those games and Sanogo failed to grab one.
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Again, he started two Premier League games this season against newly promoted Leicester City and perennial strugglers Crystal Palace, again failing to find the net.
But Arsenal fans have seen the best of Sanogo before, albeit in a friendly. Playing against Portugal champions Benfica, Sanogo bagged four goals in a single game, taking every chance that came to him in some sort of clinical, if not unorthodox, style.
What is clear is that he does have talent, but it is a raw as it comes. Not only that, but he seems to be as susceptible to injury as his compatriot and Arsenal team-mate Abou Diaby.
Comical clumsiness
There is a comical clumsiness about him that suggests he has found himself on the football pitch purely for his physicality and not for skill. But there is a reason he scored a hatful of goals against Benfica and continues to do so for France at youth level.
Patience is not something that Arsenal fans hand out lightly and Sanogo will certainly have to kick on soon if he is to win them over. But there is a spark, just ask France.
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The space
Beautiful Gite in The Forest, located in the Sierra de Albarracin, along the river valleys and surrounded Majaceite appears to us that retirement was stately home of the Dukes of Arcos de la Frontera, with its white streets dotted with fountains and flowers .
Its artistic heritage is made up of the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Ducal Palace, the Chapel of Calvary and a unique Bullring. The Forest is nestled between lush forests and dotted with medicinal springs, configured as an attractive environment for active tourism activities.
The area also meets perfect conditions for paragliding and hang-gliding. The Botanical Garden "El Castillejo" where are represented the main ecosystems of the Sierra de Grazalema and Tavizna castle ruins, just 5 km from the village, are also two good proposals to occupy your time libre.En the old city with monuments, museums, tourist guides, historic city.
The apartment sleeps up to 4 people, with rustic tile flooring. Comprising two bedrooms with double bed, in which we provide sheets and blankets, the master bedroom has a large closet. The lounge has a sofa bed of 135 cm. for two people, has dining table with 4 chairs, coffee table, TV, Freeview. The kitchen has a 4 ring ceramic hob, extractor, microwave, large fridge with freezer, utensils, crockery and cutlery. The bathroom is complete.
The apartment is in a new building in a quiet area, ideal for a well deserved vacation, family travel and easy parking.
It has very good location, situated about 2 minutes walk from area restaurants with typical food of the area, bus station, pubs, supermarkets have around, and about 5 minutes from the river.
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2014 has come to a close, and what a fantastic year it has been!
I've been lucky enough to work with some incredible people on such fantastic projects - every time I get an email from a potential client I can't wait to see what adventures I might be getting up to next! 2014 did not fail to deliver, so let's see what it brought...
Racing Pigs!
The year started off with a new Fairy Tale Trail book from a long time client Evergreen Creations LLC. Adding to an impressive line of books I've illustrated for this super company, including 'Beauty and the Bees' and 'Ciderella', The 'Three Racing Pigs' was a great way to start the year!
The Fairy Tale Trail is a great series of modern twists on old classics - all in the name of promoting agriculture education! Check out these pictures of children following the stories through corn mazes and farms across the US.
Doesn't it look like fun?!
You can find out more about the Fairy Tale Trail by visiting their website;
And you can purchase the books through Amazon;
The Three Racing Pigs set the standard for 2014 and the rest of the year whizzed by!
I couldn't possibly talk about all of them, in fact I couldn't even pick out my favourite as they are all so fun! Here are a few random highlights that I'd like to share with you.
The Sea Creatures are back!
Do you remember the loveable Sea Creatures battling the tide in Grandma PaintPot's beautiful book? Well they make a second appearance in Book Two - Leonard Limpet Makes A Splash!
Grandma PaintPot doesn't disappoint, this book is packed full of action, adventure and daring acts!
You can buy this, and the first book in the series, through Amazon
Featuring the letter L...
2014 saw a lot of repeat custom, with Elinor Hamilton bringing me another book from her delightful range of 'speech therapy' sing-a-long nursery rhymes. This one is a favourite I'm sure you will all know, go on, have a little sing!
You can visit the official website here;
A Promise and A Pledge...
I had heard of '1000 Books Before Kindergarten' before being contacted for this project. However when I started to find out more, I really appreciated just how great it really is.
"The concept is simple, the rewards are priceless. Read a book (any book, including this one) to your newborn, infant, and/or toddler. The goal is to have read 1,000 books (yes you can repeat books) before your precious one starts kindergarten. Does it sound hard? Not really if you think about it. If you read just 1 book a night, you will have read about 365 books in a year. That is 730 books in two years and 1,095 books in three years. If you consider that most children start kindergarten at around 5 years of age, you have more time than you think."
You can find out more about the project on their official website, which features articles, advice, reviews and tips!
They even have an iTunes app!
Candy Chameleon...
In all my years of illustrating, I get to draw all manner of things. However, I had yet to draw a chameleon. So when Roxanne Dial contacted me about her book, I couldn't wait to get started!
Candy Chameleon is the story of a lizard who has to find a way of standing out when she naturally blends in. I loved the premise and I loved using all the colours to bring Candy to life. This was a project I really enjoyed!
You can buy the book right here!
The Missing Cakes
Last, but most definitely not least, is Policeman Paul by Chris Cader. A well written story about missing cakes - with loveable characters and a great plot twist! I'm not giving the game away, you'll have to read it for yourself!
So that's it for 2014. It's been a fun ride, thanks to everybody who shared it with me! My diary for 2015 is already starting to fill up fast, so I'll be sure to share some updates with you very soon!
I'd like to say and extra special thank you to all my clients - thank you for bringing me such fun and interesting projects to illustrate - you're the reason I love my job!
In the meantime, if you have a project you need illustrating, you can email me at firstname.lastname@example.com
I hope you all had a year as good as I did, and I hope you have an even better 2015!
Izzy Bean