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Despite their NFC-best 8-1 record, the Seattle Seahawks have struggled all season to overcome injuries at some of the team's most important positions. Finally, it looks like those struggles could be over within the next few weeks.
Pro Bowl left tackle Russell Okung, who has been sidelined since partway through the 49ers victory on Sept. 15, has recovered enough from his foot injury that he started practicing with the team on Friday. He will continue practicing this week, though he is ineligible to return from the short-term injured reserve until Seattle's Week 11 matchup with the Minnesota Vikings on Nov. 17 at CenturyLink Field.
Right tackle Breno Giacomini suffered a knee injury during the Seahawks' win over Jacksonville on Sept. 22, and his initial two-to-four-week recovery time has dragged on much longer than that. Giacomini underwent surgery to remove some "loose bodies" from his knee Sept. 30, and had fluids drained in a subsequent procedure. Yet he is also slated to begin practice this week.
"Breno will practice with us," head coach Pete Carroll said in his Monday press conference. "And we'll see how he does and what he can do. But that will kind of be determined, again, by what happens (Tuesday). But we plan on him being out there practicing. Russell (Okung) as well — that's the plan. We know that Russell has a longer timeframe before he can return, so we just have a bigger window in there. But we'll find out.
"As far as playing this week, Russell is not eligible to play this week, but Breno is, and we'll just see. But it's not likely that he'll be ready to get back; it's a lot to ask of him in one week's time on the practice field. So, we'd like to take a couple weeks, get him back, really get him solid, get his legs under him, and see where he is. And, like all along, we've been really trying to be kind of cautious, in a sense, to make sure that we don't hurry things up too much."
Since their two starting tackles went down, the Seahawks have had to plug the holes on the offensive line with inexperienced and underperforming lineman.
Left guard Paul McQuistan has started at left tackle since Okung's injury, and former first-round pick James Carpenter slid up the depth chart into McQuistan's old spot. On the right side, rookie Michael Bowie was the "next man up" at right tackle, and sophomore J.R. Sweezy has continued to struggle at right guard after transitioning from the defensive line in college.
What's more, the Seahawks were without All-Pro center Max Unger for their games in Houston and Indianapolis due to a triceps injury. Backup Lemuel Jeanpierre stepped up, but with little congruency on the offensive line, Unger's absence — both in skill and in leadership — was pronounced as Seattle split the road trip (an overtime win in Houston and a six-point loss in Indy).
Tight end Zach Miller had hamstring issues in Weeks 5 and 6, further hampering an offensive line that was already giving quarterback Russell Wilson little time to throw and running back Marshawn Lynch little room to run. Seattle relied on rookie tight end Luke Willson and signed third-stringer Kellen Davis, both of whom have performed decently but not to the level of Seattle's former-Pro Bowl starter, Miller.
While the patchwork O-line has appeared to improve in the running game, with the exception of Seattle's 44-yard rushing performance Oct. 28 in St. Louis, pass-blocking has remained an issue even with Unger and Miller back for the past three weeks. Though Wilson finished this past Sunday's overtime victory against the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers with 217 passing yards, Seattle's backup tackles stumbled through the Monday-night matchup with the Rams' dangerous defensive ends, Chris Long and Robert Quinn, who combined for six of St. Louis' seven sacks on Wilson.
Now, things may be even worse for the Seahawks heading into this coming Sunday's road contest in Atlanta. After a scare in the second quarter Sunday when Bowie went down holding his knee (he returned to the field not long afterward), Unger exited the Bucs game in the fourth quarter with a concussion. The center is now day-to-day as the Hawks monitor his recovery, and the coaches are preparing to start Jeanpierre against the Falcons.
Seattle also is preparing to play without defensive end Red Bryant, who suffered a concussion of his own in the third quarter Sunday against the Buccaneers.
"We have to get Lem (Jeanpierre) ready to play, and that's how we have to think about it," Carroll said. "We have to think that Red might be out — because we won't know until Thursday, likely. It might be all the way to Friday.
"So we have to plan like those guys aren't going to be there, and if they can pop back in and they can do it, then we'll (play them). And we'll get indications of how well they do (Tuesday), because they get tested every day, and we'll have a sense for it."
Bryant is regarded as the Seahawks' best defender against the run, but like most of Seattle's D he delivered one of his worst performances of the year Sunday. The Hawks wanted to bounce back from allowing Rams rookie back Zac Stacy to rush for 134 yards on Oct. 28, but gave up 158 to Tampa's own rookie running back, Mike James, this past Sunday.
"We're just off a little bit, and we have not fixed it in these two weeks," Carroll said of Seattle's run defense. "Obviously with that many yards being run, we gotta keep working hard at it. It's a big dedicated effort, because we don't want to go that way.
"So we've got work to do. We're a work in progress; it's not a completed piece of furniture yet. We've got a lot of work to do — build it up."
Finally, there's the question of wide receiver Percy Harvin, who has yet to make his Seahawks debut after undergoing hip surgery on Aug. 1. The dynamic but injury-prone wideout started practicing with his new team two weeks ago, but his limited regimen is still all the Hawks have seen of Harvin since they acquired him in a blockbuster offseason trade with the Minnesota Vikings.
Under NFL rules, Seattle has one more week to decide whether to activate Harvin from the physically unable to perform (PUP) list. While the Hawks could certainly use him as soon as possible, particularly after receiver Sidney Rice's season-ending ACL tear, it does not seem Harvin will be ready for Sunday's game in Atlanta.
"We'll see. We're still working to bring him on back. I know he had a good rehab (Monday). So we'll see how he does (Tuesday)," Carroll said. Asked whether Harvin can play against the Falcons, Carroll added: "I don't know that. I'm not counting on that."
But one thing is for sure, Carroll said: One of these days — and sometime fairly soon — the Seahawks will have Okung, Giacomini and Harvin all back on the field.
"We're fine about it — it is what it is — and we gotta continue to develop their rehab and see if they can come out of it," Carroll said. "It's gonna happen. It's gonna happen, it's just we're not quite sure when yet."
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Candice Clough
Candice has been involved with the DC chapter of CCF since she returned from a volunteer excursion (as an Earthwatch volunteer) in Namibia 11 years ago, following programs, attending local events, and assisting with fundraisers. She also participated in an Earthwatch program in Mexico, as well as short duration projects in the DC and Mid-Atlantic areas. Candice has also been trained through the U.S. Humane Society's Disaster Rescue Program, which has prepared her for various rescue situations, such as storm disaster or animal hoarding. She volunteers locally with Second Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (Gaithersburg, MD), as well as Habitat for Humanity, and other local volunteer opportunities, such as delivering meals to the homeless in DC.
In her professional life, Candice has owned and managed the Clough Insurance Team (an Allstate Insurance Agency), located in Germantown, Maryland. She has won numerous awards, and participates in community functions, and has been selected as a member for the Agency Congress as a representative and advocate for over 12 years.

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TRENTON — Republican Assembly leaders and members of Gov. Chris Christie's administration worked today to quell the dissent of two conservative Assembly members who threatened to withhold their votes without drastic changes to the state's $29.4 billion budget.
Assembly members Michael Patrick Carroll (R-Morris) and Alison Littell McHose (R-Sussex) both pressed for changes in how school funding and aid cuts are distributed.
A loss of just one Republican vote in the Assembly would force Christie to look for more votes from Democrats, who hold a majority in both houses of the Legislature and have pledged to deliver the bare minimum of votes Christie needs to pass the budget.
If Christie had all 33 Republican members of the Assembly lined up behind his budget, he would need the support of eight Democrats to reach the 41-vote majority necessary to pass it. In the Senate, where Republicans hold 17 of 40 seats, he would need four Democrats.
"No budget is perfect, and it is important to speak as a caucus and support this governor — period," said Assembly Republican Conference Leader Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield), the lower house's second-highest ranking Republican. "At the end of the day, I think the Republicans would be making a very serious mistake by not supporting their governor."
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Carroll said he'll vote no on the budget unless it makes across the board 7 percent to 8 percent cuts to school aid, rather than the current plan to cut school aid up to 5 percent of each district's budget.
"This is the best budget I've seen since I've been in office, but if you're going to cut spending — and we should — the spending cuts should be equitable," said Carroll. "You shouldn't pick out suburban districts to suffer the consequences."
McHose was not as adamant in her opposition, saying she'll introduce an amendment that would eliminate $613 million in funding for public preschool and use the money to offset school aid cuts in suburban districts.
"If it passes, I would be thrilled to vote for the budget ... If it fails, I will be looking at what I'm faced with in terms of the document," she said. "I want to keep my options open."
Both acknowledged their proposals would likely be challenged in court because they would violate the state's court-mandated school funding formula.
Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Cryan would not say whether Democrats will go over the number of votes already pledged.
"We'll be providing eight votes, and we expect the governor can deliver the members of his party, just as he (did) to reject the fairness of a millionaires surcharge to help seniors," he said. "We don't expect any deals, any amendments to the budget. We simply expect he'll be able to deliver his party faithful."
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First 100Mbps broadband in Africa
South African mobile network operator MTN has laid claim to being the first to offer 100Mbps fibre to the home (FTTH) on the continent, with a commercial pilot on the outskirts of Johannesburg. As of the middle of next month, residents of luxury gated estate Monaghan Farm, will be able to buy fibre services from the operator ranging in capacity from 10Mbps to 100Mbps.
The CRN predicts that by 2014, small businesses will spend almost $100 billion on cloud computing services.
The following guide for dummies list the top ten benefits of Cloud Computing:
Carrim Sparks Election Progress
Carrim took over from under-fire communications minister Dina Pule nine-and-a-half months ago, becoming the fourth minister at the helm under president Jacob Zuma's regime. With an ominous inbox and a trail of unfinished and mismanaged issues on his desk, Carrim - previously deputy minister of cooperative governance and traditional affairs - laid out a set of priorities from the get-go.
Fibre broadband will boost SA Home Values
Property developers and estate agents in South Africa do not understand the benefits of fibre. It is going to take a huge effort to get them to realise that home fibre translates into real money.


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Check out Penthouse (Prod by Kacey Khaliel), the latest track from G5 the Jett, which dropped on Thursday, October 13th, 2011. G5 the Jett's movement grows stronger with each new release, and Penthouse (Prod by Kacey Khaliel) has further strengthened that fact. It's a solid addition to the commendable body of work G5 the Jett has been creating since stepping foot in the rap game, and we're definitely looking forward to what G5 the Jett has on deck.
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Harbor minesweeper "Alatau" type 10750E was submitted for testing
Harbor minesweeper type 10750E for a foreign customer was submitted for testing.
The range of tests will include as driving performance of a minesweeper in which reliability, efficiency and other characteristics of the main engine will be tested, but also equipment of the minesweeper is subjected for tests.
The following ship systems will be tested: integrated navigation system, high performance sonar mine-detector, sweeping and artillery ordnance, remotely operated underwater vehicles, dynamic positioning system and other equipment.
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We have put together five things that happened on DAY 4 of the reality show. Check them out here;
During their campaign for likes, most of the housemates shared their emotional story, but Tony (Triple T) left everyone in shock and in tears.
After the task, the housemates won their wager and were to be treated to a home-cooked Naija pepper soup.
Biggie called the Housemates into the Diary Room to choose the two Housemates they liked the most as the housemate with the least will be evicted. At the end of the nominations, CoCoIce, Bally, TBoss, Kemen and Miyonse were nominated for possible eviction.
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Oxford Food Research Network
Our network of food researchers spans a large number of departments and institutes at Oxford University. Since our definition of the food system is broad, so is the range of research interests covered by our network.
We are aware that we have not yet contacted everyone at the University with an interest in food research. If you are a researcher at Oxford, and would like to be involved in this food research network, please get in touch.
Researchers with the Environmental Research Doctoral Training Partnership logo are supervisors on this training programme.
Amy Bogaard's research interests are in Neolithic and Bronze Age archaeology, looking at early farming practices and land use in Europe and western Asia, archaeobotany and palaeodiets.
Ben Caldecott directs the Stranded Assets Programme, which works to understand the risks that result in stranded assets, where environmentally unsustainable assets suffer from unanticipated or premature write-offs.
Sarah's current research concerns globalization and global population ageing, in particular the impact at the global, societal and individual level of the age-structural shift from predominantly young to predominantly older societies.
Sarah's project, "Food for the gods: the role of belief in Greek myth and ritual", looks at the evidence for conceptions of divine diet and why people worship them with offerings of food.
Kenneth Howse is a Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, Editor of Ageing Horizons and Director of the PCAP Centre.
Dr. Leeson's main research interests are in the socio-demographic aspects of ageing populations, covering both demographic modelling of population development and the analysis of national and international data sets.
Javier's work focuses on food governance systems, particularly those that incorporate novel technologies of genetic and nutritional modification.
Rachel Loopstra's research focuses on understanding social welfare policy as a determinant of population health and well-being.
Jamie's research interests encompass cultural geography, the geographies of science, the politics of Nature and wildlife conservation.
Amy is an academic researcher and policy analyst. She is driven by the view that collaborative work which crosses 'traditional' boundaries is vital for understanding and addressing today's major global health issues.
Dr Lesley Paterson is Senior Facilitator & Coordinator, Public Engagement with Research, in Research Services at the University of Oxford.
Sanne Peters is a Research Fellow in Epidemiology at The George Institute for Global Health, Oxford Martin School.
Max Roser is an economist interested in long-term trends, living standards and inequality.
Nathalie Seddon studies the causes and consequences of biodiversity loss and climate change.
Charles' research looks at the role of attention in multisensory perception, including sensory perception of food.
Dr Andrea Stephens is working on the Restatements project within the Future of Food programme, reviewing the evidence base underlying areas of current policy concern. She is interested in how science can be used to inform policy and management decisions.
Stanley's research interests centre on the biocultural ecology of human populations past and present, and nutritional anthropology.


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Ok, I'll admit it, I'm a word perfectionist. If I ever wondered it before, the creation this week of my first resume in 13 years removed any doubt. I'm not a perfectionist in real life, just when I'm staring at a blank page and realizing that every single comma, ampersand, turn of phrase or acronym has meaning. Done well, it's the the kind of meaning that grabs you by the collar and shakes you into a action or inspiration. No pressure. Luckily, I think it's the only perfectionist tendency I inherited from my father. But, then, can you expect anything less from a woman raised by a man who incorporated poetry regularly into his law briefs? I've always though he did the impossible, to take writing within strict rules and sneak in creativity. Bending, not breaking.
I think I got some of that from him too. The idea of disruption at the edges. There are a number of ways to get there. I used to think that it was bifurcated; either it was the art of "in-your-face" disruption, or the "you'll wake up one day and realize everything has changed" type disruption. And while it has taken me numerous stumbles, left with my own foot shot off at times, or lulled into a false sense of change, I can honestly say that having tried both methods, I've realized that there is a third, more effective model – a hybrid of sorts.
I call it First Aid Disruption. As I've practiced and evolved this skill, I've been influenced from three places. First, is Ron Heifetz and Larry Linsky's leadership theory: the best leaders disappoint teams at the rate with which they can handle the change. Second, words of wisdom from my terrific coach, Sabina Nawaz, reminding me about the need to hand out band-aids during a change "marathon" vs put someone in the car and drive them to the finish line. And from psychologist Janice Driver, who taught me about the art of distress tolerance, I've learned about the power of siting directly in emotion and letting its waves wash over you.
First Aid Disruption is simple in theory: in times of change, the leader must not only chart the course, run it yourself, but to bring the team along, you have establish First Aid stations along the way with band-aids, extra socks and water. Not only can you not take the blisters for the team, to be successful and actually affect real change, everyone must have a least a few raw spots. They have to each take the journey, and it's the leader's job to ensure they are cared for along the way. Of course, your feet will be chewed up too. And to truly change, each member of the team has to feel the rub, they have to learn how to care for their wounds with the tools you give them, and then they have to choose to finish the marathon, because of the strength they found through the rough patches. No pain, no gain takes on new meaning in organizational First Aid.
As the summer wanes, school starts up again, and I attempt to encapsulate my nearly 20 years of work history onto a few pieces of paper, I'm reminded of the value of blisters and the thrill of getting across the finish line, together. I'm gearing up for the next race!


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Re: Redman/Warrick of Loudoun Co., VA
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Hi Jason
Below is the info I have to the best of my knowledge (with few known dates) ... but Bill DEYO is the person who would be most knowledgeable about the Indian sources.
note: "^" sign indicates people with indian heritage
.1 John ALKYNN=ALKIN n&d=England
..2 Sampson ALKYNN=ALKIN=ELKIN(S) n=abt.1611
...3 Ralph ELKIN(S), Sr. n=abt.1639 England d=abt.Sep 1690 VA,Stafford-Co (I have more info on him if you need it) m=Mary?Anne?Frances? ASHTON=ACTON (with 5 children)
....4 (Elizabeth) Anne=Annie ELKINS m=William ^ REDMAN=REDMON(D) d=Dec 1757 VA (I don't know of any children)
....4 Richard S. ELKIN(S), Sr. n=abt.1661 VA,Stafford-Co d=abt.1733 VA,Stafford-Co,Hanover-Parish
.....5 Catherine ^ ELKINS n=bef.1677 m=William ^ REDMAN=REDMON(D) d=Dec 1757 VA (with 4 children)
All of the people with Indian heritage mentioned above are related & below is how I "think" the Indian heritage enters the ELKINS line ...
.1 Running-Stream ^ (Powhatan Indian) occ=Weroance m=Morning-Scent-Flower ^ (Algonquin Indian)
..2 Japasaw "Iopassas=Iapazeus" ^ (Chief of Patawomecks) (with numerous wives)
....4b Keziah ^ ARROYAH=ARROYO m=Richard?Thomas BRYAN
I too am interested in hearing anything more about these people ... especially REDMANs.
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Texans' opener could be over by bedtime
SAN DIEGO - It will be a boon to Houston's economy and school attendance if the Texans, kicking off later than ever at 9:20 p.m. Monday at Qualcomm Stadium, finish off San Diego early enough that their fans can go to sleep peacefully at least by midnight.
You could say the same in reverse, with the Chargers doing the finishing, but that's not likely. The Texans are four-point favorites.
If the Chargers keep the game that close, or if it, Roger Goodell forbid, goes into overtime, there could be many people, including schoolchildren, calling in sick Tuesday.
With an average NFL game lasting around 3 hours, 10 minutes and one Monday night game in 2012 lasting 3 hours, 40 minutes, this one might not end in regulation before 12:30 or 1 a.m.
We probably don't have to worry about lightning, which delayed the start of Thursday's NFL game at Denver between the Broncos and Ravens and Saturday night's college game at Provo, Utah, between Brigham Young and Texas. (Just guessing the Ravens and Longhorns wish the sky hadn't cleared.)
Although the Chargers are often referred to as the Bolts, thunderstorms occur in Southern California about as often as someone writing a script actually sells one.
Barron Hilton, who inherited the hotel chain from his father, named them the Chargers after starting the franchise in Los Angeles because he enjoyed it when fans at Dodger Stadium and the Coliseum yelled "Charge!" during games.
We probably also don't have to worry about the game being delayed while officials call a timeout to see if the Chargers are using grip-enhancing towels, as occurred in a Monday night game last season.
There was a further delay when the equipment man refused to cooperate when officials attempted to confiscate one of the towels.
Terrible towels
The Chargers were fined $20,000. The towels were ruled illegal.
Barring any such unforeseen circumstances, here are four things the Texans need to do to assure victory early. Remember, it's for the schoolchildren.
1 Win the field-position battle. We could know as soon as the opening kickoff whether the Texans will be better at gaining "hidden yardage" than they were last season. If their first kickoff results in a touchback, Texans fans can at least start thinking about putting on their pajamas. The Texans were 29th in the NFL in forcing touchbacks last season. They should be much improved this season with the Randy Bullock as their kicker.
Add in the punting of Shane Lechler, and they might not allow opposing offenses to start as far upfield as last season. The Texans' ranked 22nd in that category.
There is less hope for the Texans on offense. Their starting field position ranked 20th. They have confidence in punt returner Keshawn Martin but not so much that they aren't talking about when they can replace him with Danieal Manning. (When Ed Reed returns to give them more safety depth.)
But if the Texans improve in average field position, gain as few as 5 yards more per possession on offense and 4 on defense to become among league leaders in those categories, that's a difference during the game of more than the length of the field. More yardage, more scoring opportunities.
1 Score touchdowns. The Texans led the league in field-goal attempts last season. With better field position, they would need fewer yards to reach the end zone.
Equally important is efficiency inside the red zone. The percentage of touchdowns they scored last season after reaching the red zone ranked 14th.
Believing they needed more weapons, they added several, most notably wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins in the draft's first round.
More touchdowns, more points.
Stay on the ground
1 Run, run, run more. That shouldn't be their philosophy all season. Ideally, they will use Arian Foster more as a receiver. But he hasn't taken a snap so far because of injuries and might be limited Monday night.
Backup Ben Tate isn't as effective as a receiver.
Also, the running game neutralizes Chargers outside linebacker Dwight Freeney as a pass rusher. He was a Texans nemesis during 11 seasons in Indianapolis.
More running, faster clock.
1 Build an early lead. The Chargers, with limited depth at wide receiver due to injuries, need to run. But if they fall behind, they need to pass.
In years past, defenses wouldn't have wished for that against Philip Rivers. But he was sacked 49 times last season, the pressure contributing to 15 interceptions and 15 fumbles.
The Chargers have upgraded at the tackles, with first-round draft choice D.J. Fluker from Alabama on the right and free agent Kyle Dunlap on the left, but both are better blocking for the run than the pass.
More passing, more J.J. Watt salutes.
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It's time for a game of...
1. Would you rather...Live one 1,000-year life?Or live ten 100-year lives?
Live ten 100-year lives!
Think this one out — do you really want to look like a dried fruit for 930 years? Plus, what if you got a tattoo you really regretted around year 400?
2. Would you rather...Have hiccups for the rest of your life?Or feel like you need to sneeze and not be able to for the rest of your life?
Have the hiccups!
Look at the bright side: You can start a successful career as a professional beatboxer now!
3. Would you rather...Have the ability to read minds? (You will be illiterate.)Or have just have the ability to read?
Have the ability to read minds?
What, did you pick books? What are you, a nerd? You a big nerd? Alright, big nerd, know this: Having a superpower always wins.
4. Would you rather...Watch your parents have sex every day for a year? (I'm sorry)Or join in once to make it stop? (I'm sorry)
EARPLUGS AND A BLINDFOLD, DUMMY! Plus, maybe they'll take you out for ice cream after.
5. Would you rather...Eat chocolate-flavored poop?Or eat poop-flavored chocolate?
Poop-flavored chocolate!
You're still eating chocolate! Don't you even come 'round this quiz and think about clicking and answers that's "eat poop." Never eat poop.
6. You're on a desert island with a beautiful woman or man. Would you rather...They are top-half fish?Or they are bottom-half fish?
Bottom half!
Mermaids, mermen: Always the right answer.
7. Would you rather...Fart popcorn?Or have your past and future web browsing history available to everyone?
Fart popcorn!
Free popcorn, ya numbskull.
8. Would you rather...Go to Hogwarts and still be a muggle?Or live in a world with Pokemon, but only be able to catch Magikarps?
Be a muggle in a wizard world!
Just make the right friends! What, do you want to just be a glorified fisherman?
9. Would you rather...Have a vagina on your forehead?Or have a row of penises down your back like a stegosaurus?
Row of peens!
Remember your childhood dream of being a dinosaur? Guess what, it's come true! Just stay away from playgrounds.
10. Would you rather...Have a bell go off every single time you were aroused?Feel a sharp pain in your side every single time someone said your name?
The bell!
You could probably program it to play a cool ringtone. Maybe some Beyoncé or something.
11. Would you rather...Have accordions for legs?Or have a huge belly button 10 inches long that swayed to the beat of popular music?
The belly button!
It can also be used as a weapon.
12. Would you rather...Have sex with a goat, and no one knows that you did it?Or NOT have sex with a goat, but everyone THINKS you did it?
Goat sex!
Hey, who knows. You might enjoy it. I mean, it's tough to deny that that goat looks a little cute, right?
13. Would you rather...Live in a world where huge, friendly gummy bears walk around?Or live in a world where hover boards exist?
Gummy bears!
14. Would you rather...Live the rest of your life with Cheeto dust on your fingers?Or have taste buds in your butt?
Instant snack.
15. And now, the hardest would you rather question you will ever be asked: Would you rather...Have a side soup?Or have a side salad?
There is no possible right answer to this one. It is a black hole. There is no going back. I am sorry.


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The duty of the committee is to monitor the functioning of the AIEM Library through Library Audit during each Semester Break; justify the demand of the books placed; reviewof the journals, newspapers to be purchased; maintaining the record of the utilization of books and Reading Room and other related matters.


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Jon Bon Jovi's Daughter Arrested After Heroin Overdose
Stephanie Rose Bongiovi, the 19-year-old daughter of Jon Bon Jovi, was arrested at ...Hamilton College in upstate New York on Wednesday morning after an alleged heroin overdose.
TMZ reports that Kirkland Police Department officers responded to a possible heroin overdose call made from Bongiovi's dorm room. She was unconscious when first responders arrived on the scene.
She's hospitalized and okay now, but after a thorough search, police found pot, drug paraphernalia and a "small quantity" of heroin, and Stephanie was promptly arrested for "possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and criminally using drug paraphernalia." Which — on the plus side – are all misdemeanors.
Also arrested was 21-year-old fellow Hamilton student Ian Grant, who faces one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance. Both he and Stephanie were eventually released from custody and will have to appear in court at a later date.
Hamilton College released the following statement:
"In addition to violating state law, the actions alleged to have been committed by the students violate [our] policy. The college is cooperating with the police investigation. Our first concern is always for the safety of our students. Out of respect for the privacy of our students and in accordance with federal regulations we do not discuss individual health or disciplinary matters."


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This is a real tasty salad and perfect for those hot summer days! This picture does not do it any justice and I apologize but sometimes I completely forget to take the picture or I have a large group of ravenous teenagers wanting to eat supper and they do not want to watch me take the perfect photo.
This is a Greek inspired salad that I ate at my favourite burger joint in B.C. and thankfully I have the recipe in their recipe book I got for a gift. It is a meal on a plate and a good salad to prep ahead of time and have ready. I like to make the vinaigrette, lemon grilling sauce, grill the chicken breasts and prep my vegetables the night or day before. Then when I get home from work all I have to do is throw it all together.
Anyways, the vinaigrette is so yummy so do not skip the dressing in favour of a store bought version!! You can dress and toss the salad with the chicken added or you can lay the sliced chicken breast over top of the salad. In the above picture I tossed it all together but for presentation purposes slicing the chicken breast and laying it over top looks impressive!
Santorini Chicken Salad
Roasted Shallot Vinaigrette:
2 large shallots, peeled, plus olive for brushing shallots.
6 Tablespoons olive oil
4 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
4 teaspoons honey
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons minced garlic
½ teaspoons dried thyme
½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon coarse black pepper
pinch of cayenne
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly brush shallots with olive oil.
Place in a baking dish and cook for about 30 minutes until a golden brown colour.
Cool shallot.
Combine all vinaigrette ingredients in a food processor and puree until smooth.
Chicken Grilling Sauce for Grilled Chicken Breasts:
2 Tablespoons olive oil
4 teaspoons of minced garlic
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary chopped or a pinch of dried whole-leaf rosemary
2 pinches dried oregano
2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons coarse black pepper
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice Combine all ingredients into a small bowl.
4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
Preheat BBQ to medium.
Grease grill well.
Brush a little sauce over the breasts and place them on the grill.
Rotate the chicken after a few minutes to give them nice grill marks.
Brush remaining sauce over chicken while cooking.
Flip chicken and repeat.
Remove chicken from the BBQ when fully cooked, set aside.
Chicken Salad:
1 head of romaine, chopped
Assorted salad greens, 142 gram container or 5 oz. (About 8 cups)
1 large red bell pepper, chopped.
1 small cucumber or ½ large
½ Cup thinly sliced red onion
15 cherry tomatoes, halved
½ Cup or more crumbled feta cheese.
In a large bowl combine all the salad ingredients.
Add dressing or vinaigrette.
At this point you can decide to slice the chicken into small pieces and toss into the salad, or plate the salad with the dressing and lay the sliced chicken breast over top of the salad.
Serve with rounds of Greek pita bread that have been brushed with olive oil and warmed.
Print Recipe:Santorini Chicken Salad
|Brush shallots with olive oil.
|Roast the shallots. Cool.
|Combine vinaigrette ingredients into a food processor.
|Add shallots.
|Pace in a jar and place in fridge for up to five days. If using right away leave out because the dressing solidifies.
|In a small bowl combine lemon grilling sauce ingredients.
|Grill chicken on a well greased medium heat BBQ.
|Love those grill marks. Brush with lemon grilling sauce.
|In a large bowl combine all the salad ingredients. Dress with vinaigrette. Add feta cheese.


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The incredible Karyn Pearson has released book two in this series that has me hooked! This series is full of butt kicking women, strong characterizations, and impressive world creation. I'm blown away by the impressive skills of this wordsmith. This is the third title to her name, and each one gets better. It became available yesterday and I am already devouring this story! She is one of the best authors I've come across in all of my years of reading. I hope I don't have to wait years for the next part of the Hellfire Saga! I have no doubt it'll be a thrilling conclusion.
Ms Pearson – Thank you for the impressive work, and well created stories.
For release day weekend, the price is set at .99 cents and I have been informed it will be going up to 3.99 on the 3rd of Feb. I will tell you it's worth every penny!
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After defeating the Saligia, Ardentia thought that her journey had come to a close. With her mother's curse broken, she had hoped for peace at last. Hell had other plans.
Demons have grown bolder; they strike at all hours of the day, laying siege to the borders of the sanctuary towns, and possess humans to get around the wards meant to keep them out. To make matters worse, there is an even greater threat looming on the horizon. A new power has risen in the north, Belial, the first of four Crown Princes of Hell.
The Crown Prince is ruthless—far more powerful than the likes of any demon Ardentia or Noxius have ever faced. He seeks to travel to the four corners of the Earth and free his brothers, Asmodeus, Leviathan, and Ba'al. Should Belial's plan succeed, Lucifer will rise and the final battle for mankind's survival will begin.
No one is safe; not even the defenses of the great city of Salvatio can keep the powers of Hell at bay. Belial's reach is vast, extending deep into the holy city itself. A traitor walks within the walls, tearing Salvatio down from the inside out.
Now, it is a race against the clock, and Ardentia must stop Belial before all is lost. The dangers she must face are greater than they have ever been. She knows the journey alone might kill her, provided the demon does not get around to it first. But even the threat of certain death will not stop her.
Ardentia has but one choice—to brave the hellfire and face Belial, or watch her world be lost to the coming inferno.
It's on Amazon and Smashwords right now, but expect me to update this post when it's available elsewhere.


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You're Awesome
- Artist: Adrian B. King
- Genre: Gospel
- Release Date: 1/1/2010
JDI Records artist Adrian B. King is one of the top praise & worship leaders in the country and also one of the most in-demand musicians and songwriters, whose credits include Kurt Carr, Vickie Winans, Daryl Coley & Tramaine Hawkins (just to name a few). Donald Lawrence says 'Adrian B. King is an amazing gift to the body of Christ...Songwriter and musician extraordinaire. Ministry that must be experienced up close and personal. Don't miss this incredible new release from my friend Adrian B. King!' Backed by his powerful 9 voice vocal aggregation 'Reverence', reminiscent of the Kurt Carr Singers, be prepared to be blessed, blessed, blessed! With his uncanny ability to pen songs that capture the very heart of worship, Adrian B. King is a multi-talented singer, songwriter, musician & producer, and the title track of this CD, You're Awesome!, is no exception! Burning up gospel radio all over the country and with every church praise & worship team and choir in America singing the smash hit You're Awesome!, this stellar CD also features the amazing guest vocals of Oprah fav DeNetria 'Aretha' Champ on 'I Will Abide'. A native of Chicago, Adrian B. King finally steps into the spotlight with his own brand new JDI Records/Universal release entitled You're Awesome!
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Wheeling, WV – May 19th, 2008) Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack proudly awarded Nora A. Baden of Pittsburgh, PA a $2.9 million CA$HOLA jackpot at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack on Friday, May 16, 2008.
"We are thrilled for Nora," stated Jim Simms, Vice President of Marketing at Wheeling Island. "The $2.9 million jackpot is the largest of it's kind for Wheeling Island or the region. This is just one of the reasons our Pittsburgh customers make the extra drive to Wheeling Island."
Just moments after winning the $2.9 million jackpot, Baden proclaimed her excitement by admitting that she told her husband, "Let's go to Wheeling Island today, I'm feeling lucky!"
CA$HOLA is the first ever multi-state progressive video lottery game to be offered among U.S states and includes the states of West Virginia, Delaware and Rhode Island. CA$HOLA features a shared prize pool that creates the progress jackpot game that can be won by players in all three states.
Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack offers 43 table games, 20-table poker room, over 2,000 slot machines, 151-room luxury hotel, the #1 Greyhound Track in the USA (based on purses paid), six restaurants, 550-seat showroom, meeting and banquet services, gift shop and fitness center.
Wheeling Island provided over $121 million in taxes to the State of West Virginia in 2006 and employs nearly 1,200 associates with $21.4 million in total payroll. For more information, visit online at www.wheelingisland.com.
Wheeling Island Gaming, Inc. owns and operates Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack, a premier gaming and entertainment complex located in Wheeling, West Virginia. It is the largest operation of Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delaware North Companies, Inc.
Delaware North Companies is one of the world's leading hospitality and food service providers. Its family of companies includes Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, Delaware North Companies Sportservice, Delaware North Companies International, TD Banknorth Garden, and American Park 'n Swap. Delaware North Companies is one of the largest privately held companies in the United States approaching $2 billion in annual revenue and 40,000 associates serving half a billion customers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. For more information, visit www.DelawareNorth.com.


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Quidsaver is a family owned and family run business operating from Barkingside High Street since 1999. In August 2014, the business expanded and moved to a 15000 square foot premises, also situated on Barkingside High Street. The new store also incorporates a six counter Post Office Mains Branch and both the store and Post Office Branch are open 7 days a week.
The store stocks a huge range of products at highly competitive prices ranging from grocery items to soft furnishings, gardening and hardware, to name just a few. Although we are not 'a pound shop', we do offer an extensive range of pound line items.
Having served the local community successfully, for 15 years, the natural progression is to now make our products available online with the launch of this new website.
Having the in house Post Office means that we are able to offer fast, same day despatch on orders placed by 4.00pm Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays and subject to stock availability.
Since our expansion, we have been able to import directly from manufacturers in bulk, thereby enabling us to offer even better prices to our customers.
In the near future, we will also be offering some of our product ranges for sale on a wholesale basis. For enquiries for wholesale purchases, please contact Kam, on 0203 598 4406.


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He was terrified of docks and bridges!
Here are Owen, Mr. Man and Hiro all doing a lawn project together last spring. We miss you all!
Exactly one year ago.
The old dog club (Lynne and I not included in said club)
His Favorite.
How those chickens taunted him!
This last week, we had to put Hiro down. He was very old. His hips could no longer support him. Getting out of bed was impossible with out assistance, and he was incontinent. When he could no longer stand on his own with out slipping, we realized that we couldn't let him suffer any more.
His last day was beautiful. We spread out a blanket in the back yard and soaked up some sunshine together. He ate unlimited snacks and got hours of ear and back scratching from his favorite person in the world- Kevin. We were so glad to be able to spend a whole day hanging out with him in the sunshine. Our wonderful vet came over in the early evening and sat down with us in the grass. Hiro passed gently without any pain. He was more relaxed in his last hours than he had been in months.
After we buried him, it started to rain right away! We couldn't believe how lucky we were. It was a beautiful thing.
It has been a tough change for us. Hiro was always with us. He was such a big dog! The house feels empty, even with Jacky still bopping around. Jacky has had a hard go of it too. He has moments of normal Jacky behavior, but is spending a lot of extra time laying low.
We have been talking a lot about our favorite memories we had with Hiro. Hiking Dog Mountain, going camping, when Hiro first kissed me in the car when I was leaving for France... Hiro pulling Kevin on his skateboard to the coffee shop every morning when they lived in SE Portland.... What a dog.
This year a lot of our friends and family have lost dogs too. Mister Man, Owen, Harry- so many special friends! They were all given really amazing lives- and gave us as much in return. They will be missed. Thank you for all the love.


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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND—Jamie Vardy's stunning volley set Leicester on its way to a 2-0 victory over Liverpool on Tuesday, keeping the unlikely title challengers top of the Premier League on a night Manchester United rediscovered its scoring touch at Old Trafford.
Manchester City and Tottenham also won to stay in touch with Leicester, but Arsenal was held 0-0 by Southampton and dropped to fourth place.
Leicester preserved its three-point lead over City and its title charge shows no sign of slowing — nor does Vardy's prolific form this season.
The England striker volleyed in a looping shot from 25 metres before adding another goal in the second half to sink Liverpool at King Power Stadium and take his tally to 18 this campaign.
"We are free of pressure," Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri said. "The players have a good feeling."
United beat Stoke 3-0, scoring in the first half at home for the first time since September. Jesse Lingard, Anthony Martial and Wayne Rooney — with his seventh goal in his last seven games — scored for United, which trimmed the gap to the Champions League qualification places to five points.
Criticized for much of the season for its risk-averse attacking approach, United has scored six goals in its last two games.
"A result like that settles the nerves of the fans, the players, even the manager," Lingard said. "Hopefully, now we can go on a run."
Sergio Aguero was the match winner for City in a 1-0 victory at Sunderland in the team's first game since announcing the hiring of Pep Guardiola as coach starting next season. Aguero looks back to his sharpest, having scored eight goals in as many games in 2016.
Tottenham won 3-0 at Norwich thanks to a double from Harry Kane and another goal from young midfielder Dele Alli. The win lifted Spurs to third, above north London neighbour Arsenal on goal difference.
Also, Aston Villa had forward Jordan Ayew sent off in the 17th minute for elbowing an opponent in a 2-0 loss at West Ham, which left the league's last-place team 10 points adrift of safety. West Bromwich Albion scored two minutes into injury time to draw 1-1 against Swansea, and Bournemouth won 2-1 at Crystal Palace.
With 14 games left this campaign, Leicester is closing in on a Champions League qualification place — the team is 10 points clear of United — and must now be seen as a definite title contender.
Few thought a team that only narrowly avoided relegation last season could keep up its challenge at the other end of the standings, but the Foxes are proving everyone wrong.
"It's not a coincidence we're top of the table," Leicester midfielder Danny Drinkwater said. "This is team spirit at its highest. We won't stop believing. We're staying on the ground, but if we carry on the way we are, then why not have the belief (to win the league)?
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The star and two soubrettes of a popular theatrical company, at a "pwe", Mandalay, Burma
Photographer: Underwood and Underwood
Medium: Photographic print
Date: 1900
Stereoscopic pair of photographs taken by Underwood & Underwood in c.1900 of the star of a theatrical company and two supporting actresses at Mandalay in Burma (Myanmar). The three woman were photographed at a "pwe", a popular form of Burmese dance performance, and are posed for the camera with the leading lady standing between the two kneeling girls. They wear elegant traditional costumes, jewel and flower headdresses, garlands of necklaces, and hold fans. The photographs are from a collection of 36 stereoscopic views of Burma, one of a series of "stereoscopic tours" of foreign countries published as part of the 'Underwood Travel Library'. Stereoscopic views became enormously popular from the mid-19th century onward as they enabled observers to imagine that they were really "touring" around distant parts of the world. Each pair of views, made using a special camera with two lenses, is mounted on stout card for insertion in a stereoscope or binocular viewer. This device produces the illusion of a single three-dimensional image in the mind of the observer by using the binocular function of human sight to combine the two images, which are seen from fractionally different viewpoints. The prints in this set are generally of high quality and selected for their clarity and instructive value. A few of the mounts also have a detailed descriptive caption printed on the reverse, with instructions (presumably for the guidance of teachers) as to what general topic the photograph illustrates.


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Technology alert: Intel Inside! That is, inside your living room, a black box atop your teevee, using its facial recognition gizmo to make sure it's you watching, not your cat.
Somehow --without identifying you as an individual person, according to its maker -- it knows what kind of advertisement will be most likely to sucker you in.
You suspish? Imma suspish, even though:
The set-top box pitched by Intel doesn't identify specific people, but it could provide general data about viewers' gender or whether they're adults or children to help target advertising..."
Right. And the first Telescreen probably couldn't yell at Winston Smith in real time that he was fudging on his calisthenics. But by 1984, the G3 or G4 version was a right handy little tool for the Inner Party's NSA, TSA, CIA, etc.
It is one of the horrors of our time that there is really no good way to outlaw technology which is specifically designed and marketed to eliminate places where we are allowed a "reasonable expectation of privacy."


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text: RubyTues59 posted this recipe back on March 1. I made it last night, and it was YUMMY! Can't wait for lunchtime so I can eat leftovers.... Sister's Potatoes 4-5 potatoes peeled and chopped into chunks 1 med onion , chopped 5oz firm tofu, crumbled up a big handful of chopped fresh cilantro some dried basil,and some dried oregano 1 large tomato, chopped salt and pepper garlic, I use 1 good size clove, minced In a sprayed fry pan, add basil and oregano, then garlic and onions and fresh cilantro. Saute for a few mins or so with a bit of added water. Next add potato chunks and tofu. Cover until potatoes are fork tender. Add tomato, salt and pepper to taste, cover back up for a few more mins. Sometimes I top with soy cheddar. This is one of my favorites for breakfast. Serves: 2 or so Preparation time: 30 mins From Sally Ruth's notes: as a non-cilantro-love, I substituted fresh parsley, and also used fresh basil as I had it on hand. Added these, chopped, sometime after the lid went on. In the absence of a large-enough fresh tomato (tomato-lovers, here) I used a can of sliced stewed tomatoes, juice and all (the juice for the sauteing). Topped with grated soy cheddar and mozzarella. This was delicious, and a definite keeper! Thanks! Ruth Ruth C. Hoffman ruth.hoffman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ruth.hoffman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Language Resources 138 Oak Street Lake Zurich, IL 60047-1322 Tel: 847.726.1608 Fax: 847.726.1652 URL: http://www.language-resources.com "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." --Marcel Proust


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Ed Manzi, Chairman & CEO, Fidelity Bank
Location: Leominster
Birthplace: Webster
Tongue twister: Manzi once worked as a lifeguard at Webster's Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagogg-chaubunagungamaugg, and he can still enunciate the name clearly.
Read about the other WBJ 2018 Business Leaders of the Year
WBJ Hall of Fame Inductees:
Kevin Condron, Chairman, The Granite Group
Barbara Cotter, President & CEO, Struck Catering
Innovative Business Leader of the Year: Amy Lynn Chase, Owner, Crompton Collective, the White Room & Haberdash
Small Business Leader of the Year: Amjad Bahnassi, M.D., Owner, Behavioral Healthcare Service
Large Business Leader of the Year: James M. Knott, Jr., CEO, Riverdale Mills Corp.
Nonprofit Business Leader of the Year: Laurie Leshin, Ph.D., President, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Family Business Leader of the Year: Rachel Lopez, President, Resource Management Inc.
When Ed Manzi first got a taste of community banking decades ago, he knew he'd found his calling.
"A community bank, almost by definition, you're very embedded in the lifeblood of the community you serve," Manzi said. "I was like, 'Oh my God, this is the perfect job for me.'"
Manzi had studied accounting at the University of Lowell, back before it was a UMass campus, and he'd spent some time at public accounting firms. But when he took a job as CFO of Winthrop Savings Bank, it started him off on a lifelong career.
At age 30, he was already a bank president and CEO, at Shirley Cooperative Bank. Then, in 1997, he became president at Fidelity Bank. He's now been there for 21 years. While many of the state's small banks have merged into big national and international financial businesses, Manzi has helped Fidelity Bank grow larger and compete with the big guys without losing its community focus.
When Manzi joined Fidelity Bank, the century-old bank reported total assets of $140 million and 48 full-time equivalent employees. Today, it's worth $817 million and employs 143 FTEs.
"We're very mission-driven, purpose-driven," he said. "If you want to help more people than you did last year, you've got to grow."
As the banking industry consolidated over the years, a number of smaller banks found their values lined up with Fidelity Bank's and decided to become part of the Leominster institution.
"Banking is incredibly complicated and competitive," he said. "If you're not growing, you're not going to survive."
Fidelity Bank expanded its thrift bank model 15 years ago to support businesses as well as individuals and families. Today, Manzi said, more than half of the bank's work is in business.
The bank has made a particular push into the Worcester market over the years and will open its newest branch on Front Street in the city this summer.
"It's the hub of Central Massachusetts, and if you have mission like ours to help as many people as you can, you go where the people are," he said.
Ask people close to Fidelity Bank what makes the bank – and Manzi – special parts of the Central Mass. community, and many will point to Fidelity's LifeDesign philosophy. Joe Salois, CEO of Atlas Distributing Inc. in Auburn and a member of Fidelity's board, describes LifeDesign as a commitment to consider whether any decision by the bank is good for its clients, employees and the community.
"Those questions have to be answered affirmatively before they proceed with something, so it's really a good way of doing business," Salois said.
Perhaps the most striking example of Fidelity's commitment to LifeDesign is the SHINE Initiative, which it created in 2004. At the time, Manzi said, the bank was getting a lot of requests for donations, and it wanted to be more strategic with its philanthropy. Mental health was an area of significant unmet need Fidelity Bank employees were enthusiastic about addressing.
Today the SHINE Initiative has grown from an internal corporate effort into its own nonprofit organization with a full-time executive director, a staff and a strong balance sheet.
Paul Richard, executive director of SHINE, said Fidelity Bank not only supports the group with money and volunteer hours, but with efforts to shift the culture in the course of the business day.
"They've incorporated our mission into their everyday language, their interactions with customers," he said. "They've been champions in promoting mental wellness and the true understanding of mental illness as an illness."
After the drop in the federal corporate tax rate, the bank said it would raise its minimum wage to $14.25, with a commitment to reach $15 by 2020, give staff a $500 bonus, and add to its annual LifeDesign Community Dividend, supporting local nonprofits.
Looking to the future, Manzi said he'll maintain a focus on a lesson he learned in his first months at Shirley Cooperative Bank. He recalls strangers walking into his office, sharing their dreams with him, and then following the advice he gave them – a humbling responsibility for a first-time executive just starting his job. While people may compare banks based on interest rates and branch locations, he said, those aren't really the most central issues.
"When something happens in your life, it really matters who you're doing business with," he said.
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Happy Valentines Day Photos: Valentines Day is coming up at the end of the day and for some men, it's a chance to demonstrate the ladies throughout their life exactly the amount they intend to them by getting them an additional exceptional blessing to express their intimate romance. What better approach to demonstrate this affection to your sweetheart than the endowment of one of a kind valentines day gems.
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There are a few things to consider while selecting valentines day gems. It is essential to ensure that she will like it. So make sure to observe the sort of adornments she wears so you can discover something along that line however yet still remarkable to what she as of now has. Likewise ( and this would be more expensive) on the off chance that you can, get her a coordinating set.
In the event that you got her a Valentines Pendant, you might need to consider making them coordinate Valentines Earrings or Bracelet. Most circumstances it's simpler for them to have it as a set as opposed to worrying about what to match it with. On the off chance that you look around online you can run over assign of good arrangements on valentines day gems.
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Most business people favour one or two marketing systems but this is very dangerous. Reliance on one strategy can be deadly. Trying and testing new marketing avenues each month is a solid solution. After a few months you will have definitely found another 2-3 systems that work.
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Viktor & Rolf Debuts a Full Bridal Collection for Fall 2017
Famous for their couture creations, Viktor & Rolf designers Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren are getting into the bridal collection arena in a partnership with Justin Alexander. While these Dutch designers designed a collection through a collaboration with H&M for budget brides in 2006, and they also dressed Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau in 2004 for her royal wedding, the new Viktor & Rolf fall 2017 bridal collection will be significantly different. Brides seeking an avant-garde look for their big day will be more than pleased with their new options.
By working with Justin Alexander, they are adding in the expertise of one of the leading people in the bridal gown game. Justin Alexander is a well-known and respected designer and manufacturer of some of the most popular wedding apparel that is mid to high end on the fashionable scale. With this collaboration we are getting the expected couture styling in a way that will interest fashion-forward brides-to-be.
The Viktor & Rolf fall 2017 bridal collection had 25 looks overall, each a very different wedding gown or wedding ensemble that will appeal to several different bridal styles. All of the looks feature the signature sculptural and dramatic appeal Viktor & Rolf is known for. There are oversized bows and flowers adorning several of the wedding gowns and wedding outfit options.
A very voluminous gown named 'Flower Bomb' is a nod to the fragrance produced by the couture fashion house and featured 3-dimensional crepe and floral appliques that diluted towards the hem. The different silhouettes offered were dramatic in the extreme options that they offered from collared shift dresses to a pair of jumpsuits and a tailored tuxedo.
There are so many options for as many different tastes from voluminous to generously detailed beading and an unrestrained sculptural style that provides a depth of character for each individual look.
For the more classical bride, there are mermaid gowns and fit and flare dresses and for the more risqué, Viktor & Rolf has created a few mini dresses that feature beading that provides complete coverage. One of the mini dresses features a loose silhouette and a collar and was paired with a veil that hung longer than the hem of the dress creating a very cool and elegant overall look. This duo is known for providing the unexpected with a twist of elegance, couture and architectural tailoring.
The asymmetrical ruffle gown has already been mentioned as being one of the most beautiful gowns on trend for brides in 2017, thanks to the dedicated detailing of the ruffles. Every look has an avant-garde appearance, providing the couture feel that brides will seek out in the Viktor & Rolf fall 2017 bridal collection to obtain.
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via mindhacks – Whacking off: a psychological history
…by tapping into the zeitgeist of a cultural shift, where concerns about privacy were becoming paramount. Masturbation, along with reading printed books–a new technology at the time–had become a symbol for the uncontrolled, uncensored private lives of individuals, including women. Such private power was felt to threaten the social order. The social keepers of the order–the politicians, aristocrats, and professional classes–hence hurried to proclaim the potential dangers embodied in this newly shamed and shameful act.
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Wired Science has an exclusive interview with Ari Ne'eman, the first openly autistic White House appointee in history, who has been given a place on the National Council on Disability that advises the president on equality for disabled people.
Ne'eman is an advocate of neurodiversity, which rather than automatically seeing conditions like autism and Asperger's syndrome as diseases to be cured, understands them as another form of human variation that should be accepted.
Researchers have pinpointed a possible cause of colony collapse disorder or CCD—aka, that thing that's killing off all the honey bees. Neither cell phone towers, nor GM crops, nor Doctor Who aliens, the disorder seems to be the work of a virus and a fungus working together to first get the bees lost, and then slowly kill them far from their hives… Disclaimer: This could still turn out to be an incorrect theory, and we're far from knowing how to stop or prevent the one-two punch.
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Conditions are ripe for gold to head higher: from money printing to various forms of stimulus, gold should be rejoicing in its age-old status as "safe haven." The trouble is, that's not happening. For some insight as to why that might be the case, Breakout welcomed Thomas Kee, President and CEO of Stock Traders Daily.
Kee believes that gold is acting more like an indicator, of late. "Our economy is only surviving, it seems, because we've printed so much money," he says. "But with the decline in gold it sure seems that trend of stimulus, of printing, may be coming to an end."
That's not to say that Kee believes there's been a sea change in societal attitudes toward stimulus. On the contrary he says, "Eventually, when things look really ugly again there will be new stimulus packages." Just when that "eventually" is, depends largely on how Washington handles the impending "fiscal cliff."
"We're looking at higher taxes; we're looking at lower spending," Kee points out. "A new stimulus package will eventually be needed because our economy can not stand on its own two feet — but the gold price, the decline that's happening in precious metals, is telling us not to expect that anytime soon."
So now that we're going it alone for awhile, how would Kee have us play this move in the broader marketplace? "The trade is to get short this market near its relative highs where it's at right now," Kee offers, adding, "volatility might be a good bet here—it's really low." As for investing in gold and silver? Kee says it's not quite time to take your chances. "They look like they're in a down trend. They look like they have more to fall, and there's not a reversal happening."
What do you think? Is the Fed done stimulating for the time being? Have gold and silver bottomed, or are they still headed lower? Let us know on our Facebook page.


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At the Frontiers is a volunteer programme with asylum seekers launched by the European Christian Life Community (CLC) in 2015. The 2016 edition of the programme will take place between June and October 2016 in Ragusa, Italy, and will welcome volunteers from all CLC European communities and beyond.
For more information and the flyer please click here.
The camp
In line with CLC principles, the camp aims to combine daily moments of prayer and sharing with practical activities in reception centres. Each volunteer is expected to participate and actively contribute to all shared moments. During the camp, volunteers will be tasked with organizing and carrying out recreation activities for asylum seekers.
The activities will be carried out in the reception centres run by Fondazione San Giovanni Battista (www.fsgb.it). The reception centres host young men and women from different parts of Africa and Asia who have applied for asylum in Italy. The centres are managed by professional operators. Therefore, volunteers will be in charge of supporting their daily work in the centres. Activities may vary depending on the centre considered. Some examples of activities carried out in the past include language courses, music laboratory, painting, cooking, football. That being said, please be aware that the most important "activity " is building relationships with the guests of the centres, talking and spending time with them.
A spiritual experience
In accordance with Ignatian spirituality, each day of the camp will begin with a morning prayer and end with a group sharing in the evening. A spiritual guide will support the volunteers throughout the camp.
Our goals
"At the frontiers" programme has four main goals
1. Be there 'at the frontiers', raising awareness about the plight of migrants
2. Live an experience of personal and spiritual growth
3. Share the camp experience with other volunteers and foster community spirit
4. Open channels of cooperation between the different national CLC communities
Volunteers will stay at the Jesuits house in Ragusa, Sicily (Italy). Activities with migrants will be carried out in the reception centres managed by Fondazione San Giovanni Battista.
Volunteers may apply for one of the following 5 shifts:
• 25 June—17 July
• 16 July—7 August
• 6 August—28 August
• 27 August—18 September
• 17 September—9 October
Each shift lasts 23 days. The first two days are dedicated to arrivals and a meeting with previous volunteers. On the first Monday of each shift, an operator of Fondazione San Giovanni Battista will introduce volunteers to the day-to-day management of the centres and the asylum application process. Activities in the centres will be carried out from Monday to Friday, while during weekends the group of volunteers will have the opportunity to visit Ragusa and its beautiful surroundings.
The cost for each shift is 275 euros, including food and accommodation for 23 days. Travel arrangements are not included and volunteers should organise their trip to and from Ragusa autonomously. We will be available to provide additional support and information on flight connections and coaches.
Please let us know of any financial difficulties, those shall not constitute an obstacle to participation.
How to apply
Fill in the application form (http://goo.gl/forms/NdpsgmFTfZ) no later than twenty days before the start of the shift.
All applications will be reviewed and applicants will be contacted to schedule a Skype interview. Successful applicants will be notified about the outcome of their application within one week from the interview.
Volunteers will be selected on the basis of their motivation, age, previous experiences, language and organisational skills.
Volunteers have to meet the following requirements
- Aged 18+ (priority will be given to those aged 18-35 years old)
- Fluency in English and/or French
- Strong motivation
- Ability to adapt to multicultural environments and community life
- Willingness to take part in ALL shared moments, including prayers and group sharing.
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Thinking to learn French in Singapore? There are many good reasons for learning French. It's the language of fashion, arts and gastronomy, and a working language of organisations like the UN, WTO, FIFA, EU and many more.
French is a relatively popular European language to learn in Singapore, and thus it's no surprise that our directory sports a good selection of French courses.
Which one to pick? It depends on your objectives and situation.
Three French-only language schools in Singapore
I have witnessed many conversations where one person said they were thinking of learning French, and the other responded with: "Then you should sign up with the Alliance Française (AF)".
A cultural institution supported by the French government and established in 135 countries worldwide, AF has been established in Singapore since 1949 and runs its own centre including a library, exhibition space and a theatre.
What's less known is that several other specialised French schools have been founded in Singapore in the past years, and they seem to be doing well.
In order of founding: French Toast (FT, since 2010) at Upper Thomson, French studio (FS, 2012) at Katong and French Language Academy (FLA, 2014) at Ang Mo Kio.
You could see the relative "youth" of these schools as a disadvantage, but on the flip side, they are freer to innovate and since they are owned by private individuals, the principals have a lot of reasons to try and do better every day.
At the time of writing, French toast for one has garnered over a 230 excellent reviews on Yago.
Another school to consider would be Agape at Novena. While this school offers several languages, their principal is French and an accomplished French teacher.
Don't have the illusion that you'll somehow get better teachers in one school than the other; it's a very small world, and many French teachers move between schools, or sometimes teach at different schools at the same time.
If you want a more personal learning plan, most schools do offer individual tuition with their certified teachers. However, since you're not in a class sharing the cost, it can turn out to be expensive.
Affordable one-to-one lessons
A more affordable option would be TUTOROO, which matches native French speakers with French learners directly on WhatsApp. Send them a message, and they will suggest a reliable tutor that can meet you at your preferred place and time. You can have a WhatsApp conversation before deciding on a trial lesson.
Want to learn French full-time?
If you have the opportunity to make time for studying French full-time, I highly recommend it, especially when just starting out. French Toast, AF and French Studio offer intensive French courses. These courses are either full-time or take place several times a week for a more intensive learning experience.
These courses tend to extend over just a few weeks' time – so they are "crash courses", not extended courses that stretch over months.
What is your level?
If you're not a beginner, I strongly recommend that you pick one of the three specialised schools (AF, FT, FS, FLA).
In language schools that teach several languages, it is hard to find advanced or even intermediate French classes. This is because the student population tends to thin quickly after the first beginner course.
Can you stick to a regular schedule?
If you join a French class, it's important that you can be there almost all of the time.
If you miss a lesson and join in the next session, you will be behind. It's very hard to catch up again after missing 1-2 lessons.
You may not have a choice due to business travel, irregular work schedules or other obligations. If you can't stick to a regular schedule, consider private French lessons or take an online French course for more flexibility. These classes have the advantage that if you ever have to postpone a session, you can pick up where you were after you're back. Find them in our directory of French courses in Singapore.
French for children: in lieu of mother tongue
Under certain circumstances, the Ministry of Education allows French as an alternative mother tongue language.
AF, FT, FS and Agape all offer specific classes to support your child in learning French in lieu of mother-tongue. It can be a bit of a thin market though, so when you contact them, do establish whether the mother-tongue replacement class is confirmed to start, and what the age range will be for the class.
For one-to-one tuition, French Faster can be an attractive option too. They allow your child to learn French online through Skype with teachers in Mauritius, probably the only place in the world where both English and French are spoken as a mother tongue.
Besides being very budget friendly (around S$ 20/hour), taking lessons online also saves a bunch in going back and forth to the school, especially if you don't drive.
If you prefer in-person private tuition, TUTOROO will organise private, native French tutors at affordable rates. They deliver the lessons flexibly at your preferred location in Singapore.
There are more options for learning French in Singapore than meets they eye. The schools that I particularly recommend you to consider are:
- French Toast
- Alliance Française
- French Studio
- French Language Academy
- Agape School of Education
- TUTOROO (in-person tutors)
- French Faster (online live tuition)
- Or you can have a look at our directory for more French courses.
I hope this has given you a good idea of where to look! If you have any questions, please post a comment below and I will find you an answer!
About Guus Goorts
Guus has traveled widely and has lived in The Netherlands, Ghana, Belgium and Singapore. In descending order of fluency, he speaks Dutch, English, Mandarin, German and some rudiments of Spanish, French and Italian. Guus lives in Singapore with his wife and two young children. He settled in Singapore in early 2006 from his native country The Netherlands. After working in a job for corporate training, he founded Yago Languages, Singapore's guide to language learning.


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STANTON, ND: Attention Parents! It's time to mark TUESDAYS on your calendars during the month of July. Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site is hosting the first session of Kid's Camp on Tuesday, July 10th from 1-4 p.m. CT.
Campers aged 6-12 years old have the opportunity to participate in different themed activities each Tuesday. The first session will focus on agricultural traditions of the villages. The campers may attend one session or all four. We do ask for safety concerns your camper attend one session prior to the last session on July 31st.
Each Tuesday Kid's Camp starts out at 7 Trails Trading Post, located just south of the Park, and concludes at Knife River Indian Villages NHS visitor center located at 564 County Road 37, Stanton. To reserve your camper's space or for more information, please call the park at 701-745-3300.
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This polish doesn't actually have a name on it, but is pretty well known around the blogosphere as Hot Topic Iridescent Purple. Of course, purples are notoriously hard to capture in pics, but I gave it a try ... best pics I think are actually the overcast & shade shots - click to enlarge & get a really interesting look at the detail of the glitter:
I wore this last Friday & over most of the weekend. Thanks for reading =)


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Beautify Our Town!
One of the excellent ideas to come out of this year's KallistiCon is the BOT project. In short, we have chosen a small town in the midwestern United States that we are going to beautify, Discordian style. Discordians have done some excellent concerted jakes in the past, usually aimed at businesses or governmental bodies. We thought, why not a town? Why not up the weirdness quotient for a whole town?
We have chosen a town. We have a specific project. We need your help.
We are in the preparation stage right now, and the project will commence on August 23rd, the Day of Discord.
Who: You! And your friends!
Where: The location will be disclosed to people who join the project via the project mailing list. We are in the process of compiling a database of addresses.
When: Starting August 23rd, and then on the 9th and 23rd of the month for the next six months.
Why: For the lulz. To make the world a weirder place. To find fellowship amongst freaks.
What: This is a letter writing campaign. Write a letter to someone as if you had bought a product from them, and you are writing to express how happy or unhappy you are with it. Please, get creative! You may have purchased a goat harness and found yourself unhappy that the goat didn't come included, or find yourself extremely satisfied with your new dildo cozy since it keeps your dildo so toasty warm. Aim for the ridiculous! Once you've written a letter you're happy with, print out five or ten copies and send them to different people.
For right now, join the mailing list to hear more as the date approaches. We'll send you contact info for residents of Our Town and a few sample letters. You'll also get to read letters other people are sending out, and be in on our other BOT projects.
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CD money coming back
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A judge has ruled in favor of consumers. The recording industry will have to hand over a large sum of money to anyone who filed a claim. This result comes from allegations of price fixing in the music industry.
The ruling, however, does not stipulate exactly how much consumers will receive or when the checks will be distributed. More than 3.5 million consumers filed claims, now estimated at $12.63 each.
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I am just coming to my own conclusions here, but I think that the game looks like a mix of Dead Rising meets Left 4 Dead. One of the images below depicts the player using a machete that appears to have some sort of electrical current flowing through it; will you be able to craft your own weapon combinations using the various objects found in the game? It was
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Dead Island will undoubtedly be one of the game's drawing a lot of attention at E3 this year, which is only a few short months away...
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12 inches, Silver Maple, Phoenix Feather
Freshwater Design Co. has partnered with the incredibly talented Johnson Hollow and his impressive wood turning capabilities to create a collection of handcrafted home accents and novelty items.
Our handcrafted wands are chosen from a special Silver Maple tree, then turned into various shapes and lengths. Then each design is burned by hand onto the handle for a custom and unique look.


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