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The Victory of a Former Teenage Mom: Courage Empowerment Forum Welcomes Author and Youth Mentor Summer Owens
About sixteen years ago, at the age of 15, Summer was just another "statistic". Now sixteen years later, she is a woman who has beaten the odds. Teenage moms makes up about 11% of all births in the United States and many do not finish school. Summer Owens is the author of Life After Birth: A Memoir of Survival and Success as a Teenage Mother, a personal story of her journey surviving and triumphing as a young mother, with tons of lessons and practical applications.
Although Summer was a teenage mother, there was something about her pregnancy that was atypical, and the assault on her life that caused her pregnancy left her frightened, embarrassed, ashamed and immensely confused. But as an over comer, Summer has chosen to take her experience and candidly reveal her life successfully to help all teenage moms.
A busy mom and a college graduate with two degrees herself, Summer is unstoppable. She is also a young woman's mentor in her local community and travels around the country speaking to crowds about how to affectively help teenage moms.
Tune in Tuesday, July 26th at 9 PM Eastern, 6pm Pacific to www.party934.com, 94.9 FM Hudson Valley, NY to hear Summer Owens, youth mentor and author of Life After Birth: A Memoir of Survival and Success as a Teenage Mother .
Visit Sophia's site at www.lifeafterbirthbook.com.
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D.A.S.H. on Courage Empowerment Forum, Featuring the Music from O.P. Music House Exposure Concerts
On the February 22nd broadcast of Lyn Twyman's Courage Empowerment Forum, featured guests are Lynne Russell, executive director, and John Murray of D.A.S.H (Dating Abuse Stops Here). Lynne lost her daughter Siobhan Russell, who was just 19 1/2 years old, to teen dating violence. Lynne and John, who is Siobhan's cousin, along with family and volunteers are carrying on her memory and helping to save lives through their organization D.A.S.H.
Featured music will be brought to us by talented independent artists who collaborate with Suzanne Perry's OP Music House non-profit and her Exposure Concert to reach young people and raise awareness to domestic violence. Featured artists are Sharen Wendy Robertson, Mike Zogaria and L.W. Perry.
This program will be a tribute to all families who have lost children to dating violence. Tune in live at 9pm ET, 6pm PT on February 22nd atwww.party934.com, 94.9 FM Hudson Valley, NY.
To listen to previous broadcasts, visit www.vimeo.com/courageempowermentforum or www.lyntwyman.com/Radio.html
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Visit host Lyn Twyman's site at http://www.lyntwyman.com
About Lynne Russell
Lynne is a native of London, England. She relocated to the USA in 2000 with her husband and three young children, Siobhan, Jordan and Francesca. It was the tragic murder of her eldest daughter, Siobhan, that led Lynne, along with family and friends to create Dating Abuse Stops Here "DASH". Lynne is a graphic designer with experience in print, web, corporate identity and video graphics. She brings her vision and creativity to DASH. Since the launch of DASH in October 2010, on what would have been Siobhan's 21st birthday, Lynne has been proactive in her community. She has given numerous presentations to teens and parents, attended a White House roundtable meeting addressing teen dating and sexual violence, and has organized community events to raise awareness of the prevalence of teen dating abuse.
About John Murray
John, also a native of London, England, has just graduated high school. John is heading to Bristol University, England in September. He will major in Russian and Politics. John is a confident and passionate speaker. Siobhan is his first cousin, and he is compelled to speak of the dangers of teen dating abuse in her memory. John draws upon his leadership and communication skills gained from being a Sergeant in the Combined Cadet Force in England.
Visit D.A.S.H. at http://www.datingabusestopshere.com
O.P. Music House
About Suzanne Perry
Suzanne Perry was plucked from society at the tender age of 17 by a controlling partner who would control, confine and torture her over the next 22 years. Repeatedly convinced the abuse would leave, she left and returned 3 times to the relationship and then married. When given an ultimatum of "it's him or me," by their 16-year old daughter, Perry made up her mind. The next beating session she had her husband arrested, and she and their daughter obtained permanent orders of protection.
Today, she is a public speaker, writer, hosts several radio and live music shows and a public access program targeted at promoting peace through music. She supports hundreds of men and women across the country through their experiences of abusive relationships.
Based on her belief that if abusers were exposed, they wouldn't abuse, she created the 'EXPOSURE Concert; because love shouldn't hurt,' a 3 day music fest which nearly 50 bands played, and streamed live around the world. It was viewed from 8 countries and 34 states, and has become annual.
In 2012, she will be touring the US with musicians, some of which are survivors, for the EXPOSURE tour, presenting her story during the day and hosting the musical events at night.
Featured Independent Artists are:
Sharen Wendy Robertson
Mike Zogaria
L.W. Perry
Shalanda Moten on Courage Empowerment Forum, Featuring the Music of Natalie Brown
February is National Teen Dating Violence and Awareness Month. Is your teenager safe with their dating partner? How well do you know who they are dating? Do you know even know that they are dating? According to a study from 2006, about one in 11 teens reports being a victim of physical dating abuse each year. What happens in the relationships of teens can be fun and exciting but what happens can also be dangerous.
In this week's broadcast of Lyn Twyman's Courage Empowerment Forum on www.party934.com, 94.9 FM Hudson Valley, NY, Lyn's special guest is Shalanda Moten, founder and executive director of the Dating Violence Prevention Center. We'll discuss with Shalanda what inspired her to create her organization and the programs they offer to help young women and the community prevent dating violence. We'll also learn more about the "My Boyfriend Rocks Campaign". This program is a must hear for all parents of young people who are dating or on the cusp of dating.
Go to the link and listen live every Tuesday night at 9pm ET! www.party934.com
To listen to previous broadcasts, visit www.vimeo.com/courageempowermentforum or www.lyntwyman.com/Radio.html
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About Shalanda Moten:
Shalanda Moten currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer for the Dating Violence Prevention Center. As such, she has extensive experience working with non-profits in all aspects of management, programming, and community development. Her specialty areas include (a) clinical research, (b) crisis intervention, (c) prevention services, and (d)psychoeducational groups. Moreover, her appointments include service to Liz Claiborne's Love is Not Abuse (LINA) Coalition, Start Strong Atlanta at the Jane Fonda Center, Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW): The HBCU Project, Communities in Schools Atlanta, Gwinnett Children's Shelter, Grady Rape Crisis Center, and Hands on Atlanta Americorps.
Furthermore, Ms. Moten is currently pursuing her Ed.D. in Counseling Psychology from the American School of Professional School Psychology, and previously earned a Bachelors of Art in Psychology from Spelman College, and a Masters of Art in Community Counseling from the Georgia School of Professional Psychology. She has received formal academic training in the areas of Brief Psychotherapy, Cognitive-Behavioral, Behavioral, Existential, Interpersonal, Gestalt, Transactional Analysis, and Constructivist Therapy. Finally, her research interests are as follows: (a) dating violence, (b) date and acquaintance rape, (c) eating disorders, (d) self-mutilation, and (e) female genital mutilation.
Featured Independent Music Artist and Song
Natalie Brown
Pop/Blue-eyed Soul/R&B – Vocalist & Songwriter
Born in Canada, Natalie Brown's passion for music was nurtured from a young age by her involvement in theater, gospel music, creative writing and local session work as a vocalist and writer. Upon deciding to pursue a professional music career, she moved to California and was selected to sing with internationally acclaimed Gospel recording artist Ron Kenoly during his "Welcome Home" tour in 1996. She toured around the USA and upon returning to California, Natalie studied with world-renowned vocal instructors Seth Riggs (Stevie Wonder, Tevin Campbell, Deborah Cox) and Dave Stroud (Terry Ellis of En Vogue, Rosie Gaines).
Natalie's debut album was released in late 2000 and contained thirteen original songs. Created with a thoughtful range of subject matter, tempo and mood throughout the album, "Let The Candle Burn" was enthusiastically welcomed by fans and industry personnel alike. She painted an interesting tapestry of sound on an album that included carefree, upbeat tracks, mid-tempo chillout songs and sweet soulful ballads.
Natalie returned to the studio to record the 2003 Holiday album entitled "A Cool Christmas", a 10 song Cool R&B/Pop influenced collection of Holiday favorites. The album included the beloved "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", the soaring chime of "Silver Bells" and the quietly understated "I'll Be Home For Christmas". Natalie pulled Ray Charles' "Christmas Time" out of the archives and gave it a light, airy spin that served the tune well. Up-tempo numbers included a Swing infused "Let It Snow" and a contemporary pairing of "Winter Wonderland" and "Sleigh Ride". A mellow-groove rendition of "Give Love on Christmas Day" rounded out the sure-to-please Holiday offering.
In the Spring of 2004 the digital singles 'I Wonder' and 'Queen of Me' were made available on Natalie's official site. The songs garnered tremendous attention and In July 2004, 'Queen of Me' was released by Avex, Inc. Japan on the "Soul Essentials 7″ series with songs by Rahsaan Patterson, Earth, Wind & Fire and others.
Much to the delight of fans eagerly awaiting new material, January 30th, 2009 saw the release of the long awaited sophomore album "Random Thoughts". The album features a selection of songs with varying themes (Natalie's Random Thoughts) that range from the inspiring "Hold Your Head Up High", the girl power anthem "Queen of Me" and the uplifting "It's A Beautiful Day", to the thought provoking "What's Going on Next Door?", the unity rallying call of "Come Closer", the sultry "How I Love 2 Love U", the soulful "You're Mysterious" and signature love ballad "I Knew You Were The One", and more.
Natalie has actively been licensing her music for Film/TV and Commercial placements for the past 7 years. She's had music placed on every major North American cable network and premium television programs across the globe. A partial listing of domestic placements can be found on her website.
Natalie currently resides in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Other than music, she enjoys reading, creating custom jewelry, mentoring other artists, watching movies, hanging out on Twitter and shopping.
Official Web Site: www.natalie-brown (natalie DASH brown DOT com)
Twitter: www.twitter.com/Natalie_Brown (Natalie UNDERSCORE Brown)
Facebook: www.facebook.com/NatalieBrownMusic
MySpace: www.myspace.com/NatalieBrown
Elin Stebbins Waldal on Courage Empowerment Forum, Featuring the Music of Girls Against Abuse
A secret so painful forced one woman to write a book and reveal a secret to her children that she had kept from them for so long. Elin was just 17 when she fell in love with an abusive man, a man who "whittled her down –with words, hands, and weapons –from a confident teen to the shadow of a woman."
In this week's broadcast of Lyn Twyman's Courage Empowerment Forum, first time author Elin Stebbins Waldal will share with us the inspiration behind her newly released work Tornado Warning. Tornado Warning is Elin's memoir of teen dating violence and the effects it had on her life. We'll look at what made Elin reveal this secret and why she continues to spread the message of confidence to other young girls through her organization Girls kNOw More.
We'll also be featuring the music of The Girls Against Abuse, the vision of Music Producer Jason Brawner who spent several years working with artists from the hit show, American Idol.
Go to the link and listen live Tuesday night at 9pm ET! www.party934.com
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Visit host Lyn Twyman's site at http://www.lyntwyman.com
About broadcast guest Elin Stebbins Waldal
Elin Stebbins Waldal is a writer, a speaker, and the founder of Girls kNOw More, an organization whose mission is to help build confidence in middle-school-age girls.
Elin is the Love Is Not Abuse Coalition State Action Leader for California, which advocates for legislation that will require teen dating abuse curriculum in all middle schools, high schools and colleges. She is also a regular presenter for Laura's House, an Orange County resource for victims of domestic violence. She was recognized with an Honorable Mention Award in the World of Difference Category by The San Diego County Office of Education for speaking and educating high school students. Additionally, she is a California state certified domestic violence advocate.
She has contributed to The Courage Network, Safe World for Women, and She Writes on-line periodicals and also serves as a San Diego Examiner reporter on the subject of teen dating violence.
Elin lives in Southern California with her husband, three children, and their family dog.
Featured Independent Music Artist
The Girls Against Abuse
- 1 in 5 high school girls report experiencing teen dating violence.
- Domestic violence kills and injures more girls/women than car accidents and cancer combined.
- There were 10,088 Domestic violence crimes in Los Angeles County with 8,352 of those crimes involving a weapon in 2009, based on L.A. County Sheriff's statistics.


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Very good food and service despite unusual circumstances amid announcement of pending shut down. Fresh pasta, delicious sauce and the charcuterie appetizer was fun.
Servers were very attentive, food always on point, and fast turnarounds. Love it.
This is my favorite Chicago Italian restaurant.
Loved everything we ordered!
Had a great meal and service! No complaints there, just would've been nice if they would've said or thrown in a little "happy birthday" since I chose to celebrate my actual birthday there and wrote that on the reso!
Amazing service. Awesome food.
Love this place. Great environment and fantastic food!
Wonderful food and service as usual!!!
Excellent food and service. Top notch find in downtown Chicago.
Loved the place and the food but had to wait over 30 min for our reservation.
our food was quite good and so was our service. i'm always looking for a quieter dining experience and this is the complete opposite. Lots of energy and noise.
Quartino is a nice restaurant with average food and service at a reasonable price, so definitely a great option if you're downtown looking for Italian and want to keep it simple. The only downside we experienced is that even with it being pretty average for quality, flavors, and service, the wait was still pretty long despite having a reservation (we were seated about 20 minutes or so after our reservation time, group of four people.) But that's what you would expect from an restaurant in the heart of Chicago I suppose. All-in-all good spot and great for larger groups as it's a pretty spacious restaurant with lots of tables.
A fun evening in a noisy active restaurant- great server Iggy and fun time!
I always like Quartino but this time one of the pasta dishes had a hair strand in it. They were nice enough to apologize for it and offer a replacement but. I expect more and better from Quartino.
Was seated almost 20 minutes after our reservation. Thankfully that was the only negative. Food was great and so was the service.
Very good!
Great food! Great environment! Great management!
So good and such a value, we had dinner twice during a week in Chicago. Highly recommend the shrimp fra diavolo. Many wines by the liter or half-liter.
It's not so loud as make conversation difficult. One excellent waitress, one good waiter.
We had reservations for 8, changed at the last minute and that was handled with ease.
The staff was very accommodating and prompt.
On top of that, the food was spectacular!
I love this restaurant so much. Great food. Great service. Great prices. Can't wait to come back!
Terribly full, bad food, noisy,
We had a reservation but waited a half hour to be seated. Once we were seated, it as right next to the bar. The noise level was unbearable. We couldn't even hear the person next to us, let alone any other member at our table. Luckily, by the time our check came the bar emptied a bit so at least we could converse some. Kind of ruined our friends night out.
We went with a party of 6 for a special occasion. The restaurant was PACKED, like it is basically all the time.
We ordered about 15 dishes. Most were good, none were excellent. Some were so bland or salty that we didn't eat them.
The most impactful part of the experience was the crowd. There are too many tables packed into the main space. People bumped into us the entire time. Dishes were being slung over our heads to reach neighboring tables. And the NOISE. We genuinely were shouting to communicate with one another. My mother is 70 and this was clearly tiring for her.
All that said, our bill for dinner was surprisingly affordable. One of the cheaper places I've taken a group in Chicago.
If you're looking for a crowded, loud, touristy Chicago experience, this is a good place. But there are better, "easier" places in the city.
Quartino serves family style, which makes for a more interactive and social meal experience. It is a family favorite!
Our waitress took forever to come back to the table so we could order more rounds. The food while delicious is very overpriced for the amount that you get. Their was a wedding or event going on upstairs which is the only bathroom available so it took 15 minutes to get into the bathroom and another 10 to get back down stairs to your table. Will not be back.
Really good options. A fun place to go for a quick meal. Everything tasted great. Good value.
Great food and service. Fantastic atmosphere and good value.
The place was absolutely packed on a Thursday night. Forget quiet conversation in this place. We could barely hear anything we said to each other. The hostess initially sat us in a very cramped table for 2 and we considered leaving the restaurant. Shortly thereafter a manager came up and offered to move us to another location on their patio. It was quieter, but the waitstaff was very anxious for us to order - we felt rushed the entire time. Food was decent. I would give it a try again, but 1st visit was Meh...
Server was annoying because he would not leave us alone I felt like he kept rushing us out
Food is always delicious and service was outstanding. :)
Excellent ! Very nice food and services !
Real Italian products.
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Always a great experience at Quartino!
It was good glad I had a reservation because we still had to wait 15 minutes
Food was good, service was good but somewhat rushed
The waiter was very nice but was in and out, didn't spend an extra second
The noise was close to unbearable, we were right next to a bread cutter and every few minutes they would put a loaf in. Impossible to have a conversation
Might have enjoyed the dinner more if we sat somewhere else. They need to move the bread cutter out of the area where customers sit. It's deafening
If you go during peak hours, plan on a wait for a table. Once you get to your table, sit close together because it is loud. All of that is worth it for the awesome food.
I had a 7 PM reservation and arrived 10 min early. We were not seated until around 7:45. Hostess area was packed with people, so packed it was difficult to reach the hostess stand. Once seated, service was decent and food was good.
I always love gong to Quartino. It is great food for really reasonable prices considering it is in River North.
I have an incredible review I left on yelp
Awesome place!!
Quartino is rated 4.7 stars by 9368 OpenTable diners.
You can book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size.

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Here's how film's makers describe the new film (on their Facebook page):
"Into the Bottle is about wine. It is also about world wars, prohibition, why we drink what we drink, the cost, and cutting through the bullshit of what's in your glass. Wine is simple...It's about every thing."
That's a pretty wide - and wide-eyed - view of what to make a movie about.
I, for one, like the quote in the trailer from Carole Meredith: "Can there be any other business where there is so much bullshit?"
See the trailer here:
Only VIP tickets remain for the Napa premiere. But don't worry - since the film is now being distributed by Samuel Goldwyn, rest assured it will be in movie theaters everywhere. And online.
I don't think the filmmakers yet have enough savoir faire to understand why organics matter, but they should get credit for tackling the demystification of wine and where it comes from.


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Banking and mortgage trade associations filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a U.S. Supreme Court case where the forthcoming ruling will likely create a national standard for discriminatory lending practices. Trade groups warn the Supreme Court that if the ruling goes a certain way, mortgage lenders may face frivolous and unfounded lawsuits.
The Supreme Court is hearing Magner v. Gallagher in February. The decision will be a crucial legal precedent for financial firms as they try to meet the new requirements of the Fair Housing Act.
The controversial case revolves around rental conditions in the city of St. Paul, Minn. Claimants allege the landlords did not keep the properties up to code. They argue they are unfairly treated as African-Americans. Respondents counter that the sheer volume of African-American renters is much higher in the properties in question and therefore maintaining the housing code increases their costs and decreases the number of available units, driving up rents. The issue, they respondents say, is not one of discrimination, but of logistics.
The ruling by the Supreme Court will also determine if the Fair Housing Act requires a disparate-impact legal standard for discriminatory lending in the mortgage origination side as well — or whether there is disparate treatment of individuals during the mortgage lending process. The aim of the court case is to determine if certain types of discrimination, intentional or not, are covered by the Fair Housing Act. If not, then plaintiffs would need to prove specific, intended discrimination in courts, a much more difficult task.
Firms that have to comply with the Fair Housing Act see the distinction as significant, the trade groups say, because it means the difference between being judged on whether the lender treated all borrowers fairly during the process or whether the final outcome of the credit underwriting process is discriminatory.
The trial judge originally dismissed the case on summary judgment, citing insufficient evidence of disparate impact. On appeal, the 8th Circuit Court reversed the case in respect to disparate impact while upholding other parts of the trial court's summary judgment.
Law firm K&L Gates filed the brief on behalf of the Independent Community Bankers of America, The Consumer Mortgage Coalition and the American Financial Services Association. They argue that simply because different people require different mortgage products, and additional regulatory requirements will likely constrict business more, doesn't make for a discriminatory system by nature.
The case is of utmost importance, especially with the qualified residential mortgage and qualified mortgage lending rules still undefined by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The urgency to get a precedential decision on this matter as the lending industry goes through a period of regulatory reconstruction is highlighted in the brief to the Supreme Court.
The QM standard will inevitably hold banks liable for loans that do not meet the "ability-to-repay requirement" established in Dodd-Frank. With these standards threatening the level of certainty borrowers have when lending money, the associations suggest in the brief that a clear Fair Housing Act standard should be outlined.
"The proposed QRM lending standards also may be characterized as quite conservative," the parties wrote. "In particular, to qualify for such a loan, a borrower would be subject to 'maximum front-end and back-end debt-to-income ratios of 28 percent and 36 percent, respectively; a maximum loan-to-value (LTV) ratio of 80 percent in the case of a purchase transaction; (and) a 20 percent down payment."
The parties says in order to comply with the ability to repay requirement, lenders will have to underwrite more cautiously, restricting more loans to groups with less wealth and income.
"Such differentials may prompt disparate-impact lawsuits," the associations wrote. "Even though lenders can defend such suits on the basis that their practices are undertaken in accordance with federal regulation, lenders will still face the reputational and monetary costs incurred in doing so."
The associations claim in court records that a disparate-impact standard sets up a construct where a lender can be held accountable for not offering a mortgage product to disparately impacted groups even when the parties who applied fail to meet underwriting standards.
Meanwhile, the associations argue for a disparate-treatment standard, which would in their opinion punish firms for treating customers differently in the lending process as opposed to punishing firms for not issuing loans to disparate groups that do not qualify under established lending standards.
The case is slated to be heard by the Supreme Court in mid-February.
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The meeting will be followed by discussions in other states as FirstNet determines what a nationwide first responder communications network should look like.
Today's consumer technology products allow people to do more things faster and more conveniently than ever. That's not the case for police, firefighters and paramedics who still use decades-old radio technology to coordinate the protection of life and property. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) promised to do something about the age and variety of emergency technology when it created the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) in 2012. Since then, the nation has seen little come out of FirstNet. But now, for the first time, a nationwide first responder network is emerging.
FirstNet held its first state consultation this summer when it met with emergency management officials in Maryland. The meeting will be followed by discussions in other states as FirstNet determines what a nationwide first responder communications network should look like. Today, first responders operate on more than 10,000 separate land mobile radio networks. Bringing a common solution to everyone will require a thorough understanding of the challenges in every region.
Talking with FirstNet will give states a chance to take an inventory of what they have and what they need to make the most of the coming network, said Christopher Webster, an analyst at the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security.
Mobile apps, for example, are something that a lot of states will likely want to integrate into FirstNet. "Apps are wonderful, but they rely on data," Webster said. "One of the things Maryland needs to do in preparation of FirstNet is take an inventory of which data sources we want to pull and make available."
Next-generation 911 is another technology Maryland is pursuing, and how the state proceeds will depend on the specifications of FirstNet, according to Webster. "We see those as inter-related efforts, because it's all about moving that data and getting it where it needs to go," he said.
In addition to the massive breadth of FirstNet, the project represents for each state a departure from how emergency management officials are used to doing business. "We're not going to roll this out county by county or agency by agency, and because of that, it's going to take us a little longer to get started because we're going to have a unified national effort, and that means initial consultations nationwide from a single group that's controlling this thing, FirstNet," Webster said. "The other big philosophical departure is that we're going to rely on proven commercial technologies, so this is going to be a 4G LTE network. And what makes that significant is that we should enjoy the significant economies of scale we get by using either nonmodified or lightly modified off-the-shelf devices."
For many states, getting hundreds of disparate technologies aligned will largely be a matter of establishing some form of central governance while building relationships across jurisdictions. Maryland has made progress in the area of interoperability management. "We spent the last five years building a strong interoperability governance body," Webster said. "So when we were talking about what we needed to do to prepare for FirstNet, we had a lot of the right people in the room already."
It's a matter of retooling land mobile radio interoperability group into broader emergency communications interoperability groups, he added. "But the groups are there and the people already have strong relationships, and that has really helped us."
Among those attending Maryland's FirstNet meeting were Gov. Martin O'Malley, Maryland State Police Superintendent Col. Marcus Brown, State Rep. Adrienne Jones, Chief Technology Officer Greg Urban, and Maryland Interoperability Director Ray Lehr, who is familiar with Maryland's emergency networks through his role as an interoperability director and 30 years as an assistant fire chief in Baltimore.
Maryland expects to consult at least a dozen times with FirstNet, Lehr said. Both sides have a lot of ground to cover. Maryland has challenges around its technology, logistics and geography. "For example, if Montgomery County, Maryland, has 300 police officers that have mobile data terminals in their vehicles and they're using a Sprint wireless card, FirstNet want to know what kind of service they're getting, do they have total coverage throughout the county, what's the cost, and does the wireless network go down when things get really busy and everybody's dialing in, that kind of thing," Lehr said. "The back and forth provides them with a broad concept of the kinds of things we need to understand now so that when they build the network, they're building it to meet the needs that we described."
The state has two major categories where FirstNet can be useful. The first is around disaster response. Maryland has had 11 declarations of disaster, which include seven storms, three hurricanes and one tornado. Keeping these numbers in mind will help FirstNet ensure the network is robust and redundant enough to handle those types of events and public safety will still have access to service, he said.
Emergencies like the Boston Marathon bombings will provide FirstNet users new opportunities in how they respond, Lehr said. While police were eventually able to find two suspects through the manual dissemination of closed circuit footage, the process took three days. A network like FirstNet that enables responders to forward video data to a device like a smartphone could reduce the turnaround on a search to a matter of hours or minutes.
The other category involves large scheduled events, like the Preakness Stakes, an annual horse race held in Maryland. Having so many people in one location creates unique challenges for security and emergency responders, Lehr said. Police and paramedics are typically relegated to bicycles during events like these because they are so crowded. A network like FirstNet would greatly assist in locating public safety personnel through a central mapping system, he said.
Despite their importance, first responders are at a disadvantage when it comes to technology. Companies like Apple or Google have huge customer bases and can afford to spend large sums on exciting new technologies. A community like public safety doesn't have that luxury, which is why FirstNet has been such a long time coming, Lehr said. "It's less than a million nationwide who are likely to be users of this network," he said. "So if it didn't literally take an act of Congress to get the money to build this network and the spectrum to be able to operate and have the broadband capabilities, it never would have happened."
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Make It Happen rides again! We are very excited to be participating in an event for Kio Stark's wonderful new book Don't Go Back to School at Studio X in September. The book is full of inspiring stories about people who figured out how to do things on their own. Details here!
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we love you too, kevin! and you too, oriana!
And we're pretty fond of Oriana, who interviewed one of the Lost Horizon Night Market masterminds, Kevin Balktick, on her blog Brooklyn Spaces.
Kevin tells Ariana that he found Make It Happen to be one of the most memorable trucks at the Lost Horizon Night Market. Read the whole interview at http://brooklyn-spaces.com/2011/05/lost-horizon-night-market/
While we didn't bring our Make It Happen talents to the most recent night market, its always possible that we will make it happen at the next one. Meanwhile, I just signed up to volunteer at an art happening that will involve lots of interaction with perfect strangers, for an exhibition by a big white museum that shall remain nameless but that arguably resembles a giant white toilet. They're looking for more volunteers, so email me if you're interested.
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artistic pride/wine pride
More feedback today from a Make It Happen client, and frankly I'm not sure what to make of this. A client who uses a very distinctive name writes that his dream was to make "Artistic Pride" happen, by August 19 2010. He writes
"I think I got sidetracked by different pursuits and I'm unsure of what I really want to achieve most."
I remember talking to this client, and at the time I remember not being entirely sure what artistic pride really meant. I think he meant that he didn't take pride in the work that he was doing as a musician. I can't help but think of an article I read in Wine and Spirits (stay with me …) about California Syrah producers who had stopped drinking the wines that they were making. Their wines were big, fat, hot, sweet, and clumsy. They didn't like them any more, and finally one of them had the guts to make subtler, lighter, more interesting wines. Maybe this client has the same problem — he doesn't like his own style. He needs to try something unlikely to be popular, something weird, and something he likes better.
My advice to this client is to drink some of the weird, funky, cloudy, iconoclastic wines that Joe Dressner imports, especially those from the Loire in France. Those wine-makers are definitely making art that makes themselves happy.
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type slowly
Yes, friends, more feedback today from a Make It Happen client. And like so many MIH clients, this person (whose name I will not use, since he has a somewhat public job) is working on a writing project, specifically a screenplay. He writes
"As the script is a side project and I have a day job as [redacted], it's hard to find consistent time to work on it."
Tell me about it, honey. So many of our MIH clients are working on writing projects. Slowly. Very slowly. I'm sure I have previously expounded on the many tricks for getting writing done — try fifteen minutes a day, try a page a day, or as my grandmother said "Park your ass in the chair and finish the damn thing." I am obsessed with Wendy Laura Belcher's book Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks, which has very wise words about the fear of writing that I think would also be applicable for finishing a screenplay. Finishing things is surely important. But for those with day jobs, maybe just having a side project is equally important, even if it goes nowhere fast.
In other words, don't worry too much about finishing it. As Pavement said, type slowly.
two tickets to takashi
Feedback today from Make It Happen client Takashi. His dream was to move to the West Coast by April 2019. Sounds like he gave himself plenty of time in which to make it happen. So far, there has not been much progress.
Takashi writes:
"This gave me physical, mental, or any opportunity to think about this dream more seriously. Why West? Is good point to think again."
I can't tell if Takashi is questioning his desire to move west, or if he's just ready to chew it over some more. Didn't Lao Zi, Taoist extraordinaire, go west on the back of an ox? Maybe Takashi needs to consider finding a willing bovine.
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money makes the dissertation go 'round
Feedback today from Lea, a Make It Happen client whose goal was to make money to finish her dissertation. This is a goal close to my heart, since I was a PLWD (person living with a dissertation) until May, which I finally finished and defended mine.
Lea reports that she is in the midst of making it happen. She says:
"I was aiming at one source of funding and simplifying (less jobs = less hectic); I'm going to be teaching a few different classes but it looks like the bills are covered."
Lea, I can only offer you the advice that my grandmother gave my mother when she was finishing her dissertation: "Park your ass in the chair and finish the damn thing." I made it happen, and you can too!
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news from planet bua
Feedback today from Make It Happen client Matt. Matt's dream was to make "all is love" happen in the "not too distant future."
As of August 5, 2010, Matt reports he is in the midst of making it happen.
He writes
Once the "Make it Happen" team clearly explained what the quantum guys and the Eastern mystics were/are talking about — All is nothing by vibrations, etc — I was able to let the past and future be content-like. Thanks, Matt.
May the force be with you, Matt.
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How to Survive in the Sahara Desert
What do you do if you just happen to find yourself in the middle of the Sahara Desert? Commercial airlines don't fly over the Sahara, as far as I know.
Crad Kilodney has self-published a number of twisted and humorous books, and written for a variety of publications, Canadian and otherwise, such as Only Paper Today, 'What' (a literary magazine), and Rustler (for which he wrote a monthly column at one point). His new writings are at Crad is credited with writing the first unsolicited short story ever accepted by National Lampoon, "The Day Saturn Crashed Into The Earth."
What do you do if you just happen to find yourself in the middle of the Sahara Desert? Commercial airlines don't fly over the Sahara, as far as I know.
Even if you're like, totally fucked up and in a wheelchair, you can still garden, okay? Millions of disabled people assume they can't, but that's only because nobody told them how, which is what I intend to do.

There are a lot of bad things that can happen to people in this crazy, screwed-up world, but there's really no human experience more gut-wrenching than coming home to discover that your little hamster is...contaminated! ....with radiation! Let that sink in for a minute....

Once again, you confront the fiendish "brain in a jar" that has taken over your life. And what happens? You lose your nerve, and the brain wins again.
Qing Fo, the Chinese Squid Woman, is the biggest mystery in the history of China. Now if your stupid dog would shutup, maybe I could tell you her story!


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Benefits of Taking a Personal Loan
Taking out a loan is important since it helps you to meet your financial obligations and there are various reasons why you may need to take out one. While there are many loans out there, one of the ideal loans that you should consider to take out is personal loans. Below are some of the reasons why you should consider taking out personal loans.
Since personal loans do not have restrictions,you can use them to do anything especially when it comes to meeting your financial obligations. It is therefore easy to use the loan for anything that you want from stocking up your business to even doing home remodelling projects. When you use your credit card for funds, you will end up having more interest and that is why taking a personal loan becomes important.
When you take out a personal loan, you can easily use it to repay other loans which is important if you want to improve your credit scores. Paying personal loans immediately can also be helpful to raise your credit scores. By establishing a history of great credit, you will be able to increase your scores since it is not a one time thing.
Taking out a personal loan is important since it can help you have money for an emergency fund. There are times when a personal loan can be the thing that stands between you and bankruptcy in which case it comes in handy for you to help you smooth out your cash flow. To avoid cash emergency situations,consider setting up an emergency fund.
Personal loans do not take a lot of time to be approved,since there are a few requirements that you need to get a loan. As long as you are of legal age and show that you can repay the loan,you more or less qualify for the loan. To qualify for a personal loan, your credit card scores will not be used to assess if you should qualify for the loan.
Since personal loans do not need collateral,it is easy to access them. In just hours,you can be able to access your loan since you do not need collateral to secure it. For your project, it becomes easy to access the loan so that you can be able to use it for your project.
One can be able to apply for the personal loan at any time since it is easy to apply for them online. Applying for such loans when you want creates a convenience around them since you do not have a specific set of time when you need to apply for them. The loan is easily accessible and this makes it easy for you to be able to meet your financial obligations.
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Crayola Experience
Come see the Crayola Brand brought to life and joind Martz for the Crayola Experience ! Crayola Experience is a larger than life indoor family attraction packed with hands-on activities all inspired by Crayola's latest and greatest products and technologies. You can name and wrap your very own Crayola crayon, turn yourself into a coloring page, make melted wax souvenirs and more !!
The field trip includes:
Unlimited access to all 4 floors
2 Tokens per person
"Science of Melted Wax" class
Crayon Factory Show
Cafe' Stage Show
Food options are:
Café Crayola: Stop by for a bite at our Café that includes kid-friendly foods & more. Gluten free options available
Snack Shack: Stop here for a quick snack or refreshment.
We Expect to arrive at the factory at 10:45 am and will depart at 3:30 pm.
********* Tour buses will have signs in bus windows with the name of the tour **********
**All tour itineraries are subject to change beyond our control. Martz reserves the right to revise the itinerary and make substitutions of equal value **
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Let's not beat around the bush and just admit that most of us are obsessed with Instagram. It's everyone's favorite social media and we spend hours every day scrolling through it in search of makeup tips, inspiration for our outfits, short and to the point fitness routines, quick recipes and cool new Instagrammable places to check out. Instagram has it all and that's why pretty much every successful business, public figure or aspiring blogger/influencer is trying their best to establish a presence on this social platform. We firmly believe that just believing in yourself and sharing what you have to offer is enough to find your audience on Instagram, but we also have to admit that Instagram is evolving as a platform and there are some tricks you can use and trends to follow to achieve success here. Let's talk about trends that took Instagram by storm in 2018 and are still going strong.
1. Bright and saturated colors are very much in trend this year. Think about the accounts you follow and how they've all become quite vibrant instead of monochrome like back in the day. Autumn is a good time to use such colors like saturated orange, dark red, brown in combination with yellow, violet and turquoise. Trust me, they never fail and always grab people's attention.
2. Color blocking is still huge on Instagram. Infinite instafeed carefully curated in the same style now give way to the color game. Photographers now publish photos in series, which ultimately form an interesting effect, or use effects and filters for soft colors and transitions.
3. Use of gradients is key these days. Gradients are becoming widely used in design, people often use them as backgrounds for text to attract more attention. But you gotta be careful when choosing the gradient shades, so that it has the right effect.
4. Bold fonts. Most designers prefer clear cut fonts, since they are well suited for both headlines and the main body of text. You can use a contrasting background to make the font and the text go the extra mile. Better yet, merge text and image, or use the image as a fill for text.
5. Combine photo and illustration. Just a beautiful photo isn't enough sometimes, combining photos with illustrations and drawings allows your feed to look more unique and interesting and fresh. Many applications now allow you to layer illustrations on top of your photos.
6. Go full vintage. Vintage designs always look very inspiring. You can always add some vintage looking flowers to your photo or use some vintage filters that will make everything slightly desaturated and grainy, earthy tones work well for this too.


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Harold Vincent Webber
Webber, Harold Vincent Age 76, of Jordanville, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 12, 2019, surrounded by his family in High-Crest Sherbrooke Home for Special Care. Born in Marshy Hope, he was a son of the late Burton and Irene (Pye) Webber. Harold drove 18 wheelers for many years and was a woods contractor until his retirement. Harold was raised in Indian Harbour Lake, married Jessie and moved to Ontario for several years. Upon returning to Nova Scotia, he and Jessie lived in Jordanville. He was involved with the Sherbrooke and Area Volunteer Fire Department for many years and the IHL and Jordanville Community Centre. He enjoyed playing cards, darts, golfing, fishing and tinkering in his garage along with spending time with his family. He is survived by his loving wife, Jessie; their children, Ricky, Pugwash; Cheryl (Darren), Liscomb; Chrissy (Kevin), Indian Harbour Lake; grandchildren, Richard, Samantha, Derek, Andrew, Marcus, Mikayla, Angela; great-grandchildren, Dawson, Taylor, Cohen; brothers, Murray (Sharon), Country Harbour; Doug (Kathleen), Torbay; sisters, Verna (Morley) Cluett, Country Harbour; Mona (Sheldon), Kentville; many nieces, nephews and their families. He was predeceased by brother, Russell, sister, Dorothy Furlong. Visitation will be held Thursday from 6-9 pm in St. Thomas Anglican Church, Indian Harbour Lake from where funeral service will be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Gary Sinclair officiating. Interment to follow in Sunset Rest Cemetery, Indian Harbour Lake. Family flowers only please. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia or Sunset Rest Cemetery. A special thank you to High-Crest Sherbrooke Home for Special Care for all the care and love they showed Dad. Funeral arrangements are under the dignified and compassionate care of G.W. Giffin Funeral Home Ltd., Country Harbour. Online condolences may be made at www.gwgiffin.com.


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Every job is different. No two are ever the same, so why should you have the same ten plants that everyone else on the block does. The first step in our design process is talking with you at length about what you are trying to achieve. Your landscape is clearly an extension of your home or business and should reflect your taste and personality.
Most landscapers know and are comfortable with a small selection of plants and will install them over and over again. We believe in diversity as applied to the plant pallet for customers who are longing for a unique landscape.
At Custom Landscape Services we travel far and wide for high quality material and will ship from anywhere in the country when the job dictates. Our approach is to match the plant material with the style of the landscape and climate of the area in order to secure a plant selection that will bloom and flourish for many years to come.


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Central Division
May 17
Brewers 11, Pirates 9
For the Brewers, Sean Dowling had a bases-clearing triple, getting three RBI. Pitchers Cooper Hossan and Michael Leonardo combined for nine strikeouts.
MAJOR Girls Division
May 9
Braves 13, Phillies 4
Winning pitcher Nicole Imhoff had two strikeouts, three walks, and allowed three hits.
Base hits for the Braves: Rachael Ryder 2, Brenna Cavallaro 1, Lauren Johns 1, Morgan Johns 2, Nicole Imhoff 2, Kiara Donley 1, Bryn Hendershot 2.
Base hits for the Phillies: Lauren Tigue 1, Aryanna Wagner 1, Erin Woolley 1.
May 13
A's 14, Phillies 10
Phillies: Four RBI for Aryanna Wagner, two RBI for Lauren Tigue and one each for Delani Ennis, Kaitlyn Yennie and Erin Woolley. Pitching: Kaitlyn Yennie had four strikeouts and Lauren Tigue had one strikeout.
Athletics did not provide any game information.
May 18
Phillies 15, Yankees 8
For the Phillies, winning pitcher Lauren Tigue had 11 strikeouts.
Brianne Yennie, Lauren Tigue, Erin Woolley, Amber Carlton and Aryana Wagner each had two RBI. Delani Ennis had four RBI.
For the Yankees, Sierra Olivero went 2 for 3 with three RBI, which included a monster shot to straight center. Sophia Digiantommaso collected three hits, three runs and four steals.
May 16
Yanks 14, Braves 3
For the Yankees, Sierra Olivero and Mikayla Rodriguez each had four hits. Cameron Scott added two RBI and Sophia Digiantommaso had two runs and two stolen bases. Meghan Clune picked up the win, striking out four.
For the Braves, Kiara Donley had two singles, Erin Powrie had one, Nicole Imhoff had one and Lauren Johns had one.
May 17
A's 14, Braves 7
Winning pitcher Giana Hegmann had four strikeouts and 12 walks.
For the A's, Rudae Gadson had two singles, one double. Rachel Hockenberry, Giana Hegmann, Kaylie Culleny, Allie DeGroat and Chasity Spearman.
For the Braves, Brenna Cavallaro, Nicole Imhoff and Kiara Donley had one single each.
Athletics 5 1
Yankees 4 4
Braves 3 4
Phillies 3 6
MAJOR BOYS Division
May 16
Orioles 19, Phillies 8
For the Orioles, Cody Hamilton had seven strikeouts to earn the win. C.J. Schaefer came in to relieve Hamilton and had one strikeout.
Schaefer hit two singles. Abner Padin had an inside-the-park home run and four RBI. James Lempka had a double and went 3 for 5 and had three RBI.
Brock Richards started for the Phillies and had six strikeouts. Jett Conklin and Shane Fuller also pitched.
May 18
Yankees 16, Orioles 15
For the Yankees, Heath Hoovler started and had one strikeout. Dennis Brown had one strikeout and Tim Batzel finished the game up as pitcher.
Joe Amato was 2 for 3 with a double and two RBI. Heath Hoovler was 2 for 2 with a double and two RBI. Mark DeJesus was 2 for 3 and had an RBI.
For the Orioles, Abner Padin started and had six strikeouts, and Zach Covert also pitched for the Orioles.
Lukas Schutz had a single. Abner Padin was 2 for 3 and four RBI. Lukas Stone had three RBI. Gavin Straeker had two RBI.
Mets 23, Marlins 5
For the Mets, pitcher Hunter Olenick had nine strikeouts over four innings. At the plate, Hunter hit two singles and a bases-loaded triple, scoring three RBI. Jack Rich hit a single, two doubles and a home run and had two RBI. Steven Quinn hit two singles and drove in three RBI. Shane Olenick hit two singles, a double and two triples driving in four RBI.
Marlins did not provide any game information.
May 20
Orioles 14, Marlins 8
For the Orioles, Zach Irwin had four strikeouts. Zach Covert came in to pick up the win and had five strikeouts. Zach also had a single and RBI. Lukas Schutz had an RBI. Abner Padin had a triple. Lukas Stone had three RBI. Hunter Miscuk had two RBI. James Osterom was 2 for 2 and had an RBI.
Luke Gadson started for the Marlins and had four strikeouts. Michael James and Cameron Francios also pitched for the Marlins. Michael James was 2 for 3. John Brehm was 2 for 4 and two RBI.
Yankees 8 2
Mets 7 2
Orioles 8 4
Marlins 2 10
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Did you like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (and I think the camps are pretty polarized on that one) and Hero? Well, courtesy of Jeffrey Overstreet's blog, here is a trailer for a new movie in the genre which looks stunning. Some of the visuals in these movies make my heart ache with their beauty. Here's the trailer.
While we are in the genre, here is a question. Is the ending of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon happy or sad? When I saw it, the friend who I was with and I were enjoying it tremendously until Li Mu Bai dies, and then, to seal the deal, Jen jumps off the cliff! Now there is another school of thought on this based on dialog earlier in the film, but I am am not buying. Thoughts?
Finally, here is a cool shot of the actual aforementioned cliff.
Month: March 2006
Pride comes before….
…well, among other things, before dragging furniture behind your truck on the Interstate. But more on that later.
This past Saturday, my day was consumed with what a surprising number of my Saturdays are consumed with, helping someone move. This was Saturday moving day number three in this young year, and this coming Saturday it will be number four. My friend Dave says that if you brush back the hair from my forehead, you can read in big block letters, "SUCKER!!!" I like to think that there are more altruistic motives in play, but he may be on to something (though Dave is every bit as likely to say "Yes" to requests for help).
This past Saturday, I helped an Indian couple (dots not feathers) who are friends of mine move from Edwadsville, IL, on the northeastern end of the St. Louis metropolitan area, to Valley Park, which, well, is on the southwestern end.
I think one reason I am called upon to move is that I once drove a pick-up truck and I forgot to get this bumper sticker:
Not a big fan of that one actually, funny though it be. However, seeing as my license plate tag for "4 Aslan" on the old S-10 was lapsed, we soon discovered that trying to rent a U-Haul at 11:00am on Saturday morning is really rather a pointless exercise. Thankfully, my good friend Dan very graciously loaned me his truck on oh so short notice.
The rest of the day involved learning/remembering lessons in cross-cultural expecatations, which really should not have suprised me so much as my friends' culture is pretty much the culture of half of my blood. I was not really miffed, though, and settled in for the long haul ("hauls" to be more precise), and just dealt with discovering more tasks to be done than were intimated at the beginning of the day. It was helpful actually, because I do not think my friends deliberately dissembled, and it helped me understand my father better, who likes to do a job until it is done, no matter how late into the evening it might take. We have, together, worked through that one somewhat, but it was helpful to see that his motivation might be at least partially cultural.
At 8:30pm, after two trips to Valley Park, it was time to load the two couches, three chairs, and crib that my friends no longer wanted and which I was going to take to give to families in my church. I did not think it would be 9:30pm when I would be delivering them, but my friend Worku, who being from Ethiopia also understands eastern time schedules, thankfully, very kindly, agreed to meet me so I could deliver my load and free up the truck before Dan needed it back.
So, there I was on highway 70 very proud of myself for having worked hard all day and on my way to deliver couches for refugees. Moreover, I was so proud of my brilliant scheme of securing so much furniture on one truck. First, I laid down the cushions. Then the couches facing one another, so they made a wide bed, upon which I piled the three chairs and a crib, tying two chairs and the crib to the couches in the back of the truck. If you are playing along at home, you will notice that one chair remained untied. Surely it was heavy enough, wasn't it? I think one can be forgiven a lapse in one's knowledge about aerodynamics at 9:00pm on a Saturday night, after day's hard work, no?
My prideful reverie was brought to a sudden halt, though, as looking into the rearview something was bouncing behind my truck. I quickly pulled over to discover, that my unsecured chair, having discovered the aerodynamics of going 60 miles an hour on an Interstate, was nowhere to be found. The other two chairs had been dragging and bouncing behind my truck ala Messala in the chariot race in Ben Hur.
Thankfully, the traffic was moving in a steady stream and, evidently (which I later confirmed), no debris was left on the Intersate. Pressed for time, I put one of the bruised chairs back on the couches (and tied it down!). The other chair and the crib were placed carefully on the other side of the guardrail.
After all, after the crouchiness subsided, I was reminded of this helpful verse from Scripture:
"Suppose one of you had a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Would he say to the servant when he comes in from the field, 'Come along now and sit down to eat'? Would he not rather say, 'Prepare my supper, get yourself ready and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may eat and drink'? Would he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do? So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.' " Luke 17:7-10
Now, there's a verse you don't here quoted too often.
What a Piece of Work is Man…
Bill Shakespeare had nobler, less gendered attributes in mind as he continued this quote. Judging from other parts of his writing, though, he wouldn't mind me borrowing it to preface a quote from a recent email from a good friend:
I understand in some ways why the bible says to remain single. But it�s hard when I have God given testosterone and the need for intimacy. Darn the nuts and emotions.
Amen to that, brother. Piece of work, indeed!
Catapult Article-On the Seriousness of Being a Child
This article is a bit lighter than the previous ones. It was actually written for Advanced Composition in the Summer of 1994 for Dr. Betty Richardson's class, where I first began to believe that I might be able to do this writing gig.
Thanks, Dr. Richardson.
Read Himalayan Idyll.
Many articles in the Wonder Years issue are excellent.
Visions of Speed
The name of this blog actually comes through the agency of two friends. One, before I would come to know him as friend, thought my last name was Dassler. The other friend, who has a penchant for giving his friends nicknames, began to call me Dassler shortly after we met. The "effect" part came in a pick-up, mini soccer game at a L'Abri retreat. Though I am no soccer wunderkind, neither the "wunder" nor the "kind" part, I moved rather faster than my friend thought I would be able to and scored some quick goals, and so he added Effect to Dassler, ala the Doppler Effect. And, thinking that was rather cool, I made it the name of my blog.
Even though it snowed here yesterday, I feel at the end of a winter's worth of hibernation, except this bear has not just been sleeping but "hibernating" Winnie-the-Pooh style i.e. with a well stocked cave. And we all know what happened when Pooh tried to leave Rabbit's house that one time.
Yesterday, on a 5+ mile walk through Forest Park and to the grocery store, I began to have visions of speed, not, mind you, of blinding, competitive speed, but of simply being able to move easily, freely, quickly.
So, the plan is eating better, walking, and cycing indoors, for starters. Then, hopefully, some time in the not too distant future I will be able to do all the things in the blurry images above, and do them with ease. And the ultimate goal? That would be this Autumn, and several Autumns to come, to play full-back, or half-back if I really get fit, for Covenant Seminary against the Lutherans. That will be sweet.
p.s. Careful readers will detect a double goal in the last paragraph.
Even when my heart is breaking…
The tune can be heard here.
Jesus! what a Friend for sinners!
Jesus! Lover of my soul;
Friends may fail me, foes assail me,
He, my Savior, makes me whole.
Hallelujah! what a Savior!
Hallelujah! what a Friend!
Saving, helping, keeping, loving,
He is with me to the end.
Jesus! what a Strength in weakness!
Let me hide myself in Him.
Tempted, tried, and sometimes failing,
He, my Strength, my victory wins.
Jesus! what a Help in sorrow!
While the billows over me roll,
Even when my heart is breaking,
He, my Comfort, helps my soul.
Jesus! what a Guide and Keeper!
While the tempest still is high,
Storms about me, night overtakes me,
He, my Pilot, hears my cry.
Jesus! I do now receive Him,
[or Jesus! I do now adore Him,]
More than all in Him I find.
He hath granted me forgiveness,
I am His, and He is mine.
Amen. Amen. Amen.
On the Future of the Flying P.L.A.T.E.S(S)
Dear regular blog readers, please pardon the interruption as I use this entry to have a bit of a discussion with some church folk. You are welcome to listen and chime in, of course, as it is sort of an open meeting. Consider this post a bit of practical theology.
Well, the Flying P.L.A.T.E.S(S) has been on a hiatus, principally because I have not done the work necessary to set things up for us to meet. However, I would like to use this break to have a discussion about the future of Plates. First a bit of history. If you know this already, feel free to skip to the proposals, etc.
As the second part of the its name (People Living Apart Together Eating Something Sundays) implies, this group more or less formed to allow people from New City (and most of them are single) a venue to eat together in an economic and relaxed manner. We have been meeting in people's homes with a host bringing a main dish and other people bringing side items or desserts. I have been coordinating meeting location and host responsibilities and sending out Evites with scary-long guest lists. We meet, eat, and talk, talk, talk, then break to answer a ice-break question together, and then talk some more.
Well, we are somewhat a victim of our own success. Plates has become too large to host in one venue. From what I have heard from folk it is meeting a need, though. So, I think it would be great if it would continue. The question is how. Here are some proposals.
1) We should have at least two meeting sites for folk who are attending from 82nd street. If there is interest, South City folk, we could also have a meeting site for you which would exist within the Plates evite/organizational framework. Alternately, we could always have a third group that just meets a bit later.
2) The host should not provide a main dish. Let's make this a true potluck (in as much as a Presbyterian can use that word) and have everyone just bring something and just deal with whatever comes, both in the amounts and types of food. Alternately we could coordinate a theme and people could still indicate what they are bringing.
3) Our monthly, joint 82nd St. and South City meetings should continue. We may need to meet at one or other of the worship sites (though I don't know if there are such facilities in the Chapel of the Oh So Exceptional).
1) I would like to strongly encourage the bringing of guests and new folk i.e. honing in on them and inviting them. At some point, this might require a mention in the bulletin or an announcement, which might mean we get even larger.
2) This is something that is more a personal conviction, but it would be great if we could have all our dishes, etc. ready the day before, so that we don't have to run to stores etc., but like I said that is up to each of you individually.
What We Need Next
1)Discussion. Do these proposals sound good? Please comment on this post or email me, if you are blog shy, and I will post your comment(s).
2) For 82nd street, I need at least 8 people to sign up as potential hosts. I need 12 people if we have three meeting sites. If we get these numbers, a host would only have to host once a month. And remember this would no longer require cooking vast quantities of food.
3) It would be nice to have two or three additional people to help with sending out the Evites and coordinating things. That will share the load a bit.
4) Please email me directly if you want to be on the host rotation or want to help with Evites. We particularly need the former.
The More Distant Future
I know I have mentioned some of the following ideas before. Perhaps it is the large number of people gathered together that makes the visionary/leader/dictator (take your pick) in me rub my hands together and cackle with delight. But seriously, I would like to think that a couple times a year we might do something charitable i.e. a fundraiser for one of the ministries of the church.
Also, we have had a skating night and a dismal winter picnic (thank you brave, kind souls for coming and not complaining), but the possibilites for other more or less organized outing are endless. Including one or more glorious, summer picnics in Forest and Tower Grove Parks.
Finally, thank you for reading. I hope you respond in some fashion. If this all works, the Flying P.L.A.T.E.S(S) will fly again on March 26. And, if you don't like the name (you know who you are), yeah, bring that up too.
God bless.


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Archie Andrews (played by KJ Apa) and the rest of the Riverdale gang will return in just under two months.
In a humorous post to Twitter, the show has confirmed when it will be back on screens again for viewers to watch on The CW or Netflix.
The message read: "The Riverdale s4 returns weekly from 10 October. No idea what'll happen but I'm sure Archie will take his shirt off for no reason and fight a bear again, idk."
It added in another tweet: "There will be new episodes every Thursday thereafter."
Each episode will be available to watch in the UK just one day after it airs in the US.
There will be a sad absence in the programme when it returns following on from the death of Luke Perry who played Archie's dad Fred.
Luke, who was just 52-year-old, died after suffering a stroke in March this year.
Riverdale is set to address the death of the actor by paying tribute in a special episode.
Archie actor KJ told Extra that filming the episode "was obviously really emotional" before adding that "it's a beautiful episode".
The star continued: "I'm super excited for people to see it and I think we did a good job in honouring Luke."
READ MORE: Riverdale season 4: Betty Cooper's sister groomed in chilling Farm twist fans missed
It is not yet known how the character's absence from the series will be explained.
Creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has revealed that the first episode of the new season will be dedicated to Luke, entitled In Memoriam.
Posting a photo of the finished script to his Instagram account he wrote: "Probably the most important episode of Riverdale we'll do this year, if not ever.
"A tribute to our fallen friend. Thankful for this opportunity to honour Luke & Fred."
While the core cast members will be returning to the series it will also welcome a new face.
Riverdale High is getting a new principal in the form of Mr Honey.
He will be played by Kerr Smith following the departure of Principal Weatherbee (Peter Bryant).
The official bio for the new character has hinted he is not one to be messed with.
It reads: "A bit of a hard-a*s who takes a harder line with the students this year, especially with the seniors."
Riverdale season 4 returns to The CW on October 10 and drops the following day on Netflix.


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A few people have asked about how the Les Petits Pilous flyer was made, so heres a quick run through.
As always, we start by coming up with a concept. Colour and details arent important at this stage. We put down a sketch and get started.
So next step is to lay out the lettering, we take a lot of care as this is the base we will be working from.
We colour the lettering consitantly, the first thoughts about light and shading need to be adressed here, so we add a slight gradient to each letter.
We carefully draw in the shapes around each letter to acheive the 3d effect, measuring depth consistency all the time.
We align all the shapes and make any necessary adjustments to the letter positioning.
Now we brush in all the shadows by hand. This can be done many ways, we prefer to use a very low opacity brush in Photoshop with the multiply blend mode. Thinking about light direction is important here.
We do the same thing for the highlights, this time using the screen blend mode. Once this is done we add the cast shadows which really brings the text to life. We add some colour adjustments to make the text pop.
For the rollercoaster, we start by drawing out the track forms.
Next we add the track boards. To do this we draw a board in illustrator and warp, scale and sheer it to fit the contours of the track.
We start adding some background elements, in this case some stars to give the piece more atmosphere. We add shading to the track to give it more depth.
Now we add some of the foreground elements. The track which we blur and fade out and the shape of the cart.
We draw the characters separately in Illustrator and place them in the cart.
We add shading to the cart and incude the boize noize sign in the background.
Finally we add some glow to the background and a load of custom colour adjustments. (gradient maps, curves, colour balances etc)
Final Flyer
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It would be great if more detail was given in the steps or some kind of tuturial was made tnx great flyer!
just goes to show what a lot of wrk goes into the making of an amazin flyer, well done guyz
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Impressive stuff. Well done!
Niiice. Made with love, and an eye (and hand) for details. Respect.
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very interesting!


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text: On the evening of Sunday February 12th 2017 Noomi attended the 2017 BAFTA ceremony held at the Royal Albert Hall in London. During the event Noomi and fellow actor Tom Hiddleston presnted the award for best film. Noomi wore a gown by designer Gareth Pugh. Noomi's hair was by Lyndell Mansfield and her make – up by Stephen Sollitto. Noomi's stylist was Maria Montti. Here are a few images from the evening.


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My apologies to Hazel Manning
THE EDITOR: My sincerest apologies on behalf of the nation to Hazel Manning, wife of late prime minister Patrick Manning, for the insensitive and somewhat distorted statements made about her late husband. While many may not have agreed with some of his policies, all were proud of his comportment as prime minister. What a gentrified statesman he was.
We see US President Donald Trump every day on the international news berating his predecessor. Just this week he was described as crass and crude by a commentator on MSNBC.
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley should abandon this style of governance. This creates a distraction instead of seriously treating with the responsibilities and challenges of such a weighty office.
There is a certain level of desperation in Rowley's statements and actions that is alarming. All our institutions are falling apart and he is bad talking Manning.
I ask the Prime Minister to refrain from more distractions or blame. I implore him to settle down and do the job he was elected to do. He put himself up for office and has to do what he can with the circumstances he inherited.
SHARON D LANGE via e-mail


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Roundups & Commentary
Frontrunning – ZH
Overnight: Deutsche: "Markets Are In Non-Panicky Limbo At The Moment" – ZH
The Lunch Wrap – alphaville / FT
Emerging N.Y. headlines – beyondbrics / FT
EU daily news – Europa
Daily press summary – Open Europe
Morning MoneyBeat: Potential Government Shutdown Isn't Scaring Wall Street – WSJ
Thursday's Drivers – Marc to Market
Euro area credit contraction continues – Danske Bank (pdf)
The monthly loan flows show there is no turning point yet…we expect a new LTRO when excess liquidity has declined so much that it pushes the short market rates towards the refi rate, likely to happen late this year or early next year.
Eurozone monetary data supports new LTRO soon – TradingFloor
August monetary data for the euro area shows that credit contraction continues. In light of ECB president Mario Draghi's recent promise that a new round of LTRO-loans could be made available to banks here are some of the possible scenarios.
IMF revives idea of eurozone 'rainy day fund' – euobserver
Making the internal electricity market work – Bruegel
Why the economic pressure to create a comprehensive internal energy market is building
Sweden: Credit growth will soon be dampened – Nordea
Swedish trade balance: Exports remain weak – Nordea
Meet the new idiots, same as the… actually these idiots might be worse – alphaville / FT
The dispute between Republicans and Democrats this year is worse than it was in 2011, when they actually agreed on a few things…RBC: The Treasury will run out of borrowing room around Oct 17 and have cash to squeak by until Oct 31…crossing the debt ceiling would be catastrophic.
Failure to start tapering risks bringing on a bubble – The A-list / FT
The Financial Market Effect of FOMC Minutes – The Big Picture
US banks have returned to record profit levels, while their European peers are struggling to stay above the zero line at all. The differences are mainly driven by diverging trends in revenues, corporate lending growth and loan loss provisions all of which have developed much more favourably in America than in Europe.
Bank performance in the US and Europe: An ocean apart – DB Research
Whereas before the financial crisis, both US and European banks reported record profit levels, only US banks are beating those nowadays, while their European peers are struggling to sustainably stay above the zero line at all.
Yhteisten tekijöiden löytäminen – Henri Myllyniemi / US Puheenvuoro
Ne bis in idem – saivartelua rötösherrojen hyväksi – Osmo Soininvaara
Supo haluaa irti poliisijohdosta – HS
Teollisuuden jalostusarvo laski 5 prosenttia vuonna 2012 – Tilastokeskus


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This is one of the cutest videos you will ever see but it is also one that will make you feel exhausted when you watch it. This young mom has quadruplets and is having a fun time taking care of them. This funny time-lapsed video shows what she goes through several times a day when it comes time to change her four daughter's diapers and clothing. It is amazing this woman is able to function normally after such hard work!
What an adorable video memory this will be when these girls grow up! It is so funny to watch them rolling about as mom tries so hard to get them back on the blanket and keep them there. You will laugh out loud when you watch them in action! As each one rolls around and tries to get into mischief, mom stays patient the whole way through. Check out this funny video and Please SHARE on Facebook.