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Archive for January, 2012
The Madden Curse Kills Cover Boy's Contract
I am not one, in any way shape or form, to believe in curses. However, when it comes to the Madden Curse, the numbers, stories, and injuries are far too convincing to dismiss. Being on the Madden Cover surely means misfortune for you that season. An odd candidate for the Madden Cover this season was Peyton Hillis. He had not done much during his days with Denver, but had a very good season in 2010. Why exactly he of all people got selected to be on this past years Madden Cover, I do not know. Well, after being on the cover, an injury and strep throat filled season left this hopeful back with negligible stats, and a lot of negative press. To make matters worse, Hillis was in a contract year. So not only was Hillis sidelined almost all year, he cost himself some money in the process. NBC Sports is reporting that the Cleveland Browns want Hillis to come back, but at a severely discounted price. It appears that unless his fortunes change next year, Peyton Hillis was just another one year wonder.
The Dark Knight Rises … or Falls?
So if you don't think that "The Dark Knight Rises" is the most anticipated movie of the year, you should probably go take some medication or go review the first two movies of the trilogy. Yes I said two, because I believe that the first of this series is one of the most underrated movies of my generation.
This new Batman saga is more serious, dramatic and realistic than the ones that involved Keaton, Kilmer, and Clooney, and I honestly dig it. Michael Cain's Albert is more personable and heartwarming like a butler who basically raised a child would be, rather than simply comic relief like the past one. And say what you want about Christian Bale, but he's another underrated aspect about this saga. He's one of the best actors in Hollywood in the sense of those who do not get the credit they deserve. Yes many would say he's a terrible batman because of the voice alteration. Think about it … it's like Superman and Clark Kent. All the guy does is take off his glasses and flicks a strand of his hair and nobody recognizes him? Back to Batman … Bruce Wayne is one of the wealthiest people in the world and you really think people won't recognize his voice? So I applaud Bale and whoever else, probably the writer and director for telling him to alter the voice. It's a voice get over it, listen to the other actors Michael Keaton's voice wasn't always the same.
Finally, to the point of my post … the newest and final installment. Who isn't excited??? It'll be tough to follow up the The Dark Knight where Heath Ledger, God rest his soul, gave his life to that role … heartbreaking to say the very least. But these first two movies have had it all character development, drama, action, and thrilling suspense. With the arrival of Bane, another underrated actor Tom Hardy, and unfortunately Catwoman, who knows what this next blockbuster will hold. But I can say one thing, usual when you include the Pittsburgh Steelers (yes they are uncredited extras as the Gotham Rogues) things get exciting in more than one way! This movie should and I expect it to, continue the essence of luster that the first two movies has produced. I know I will be there for the midnight premier and as should you.
Those are my two cents … cash it in if you wish!
Vampire Genre…………..Change Back!!
The word Vampire nowadays, makes a viewer think of a broody, tortured soul. This has been at its peak since the Twilight books came out. Two television shows have spawned as well, from books which featured the "emo" vampire. The source material for the hit HBO series Trueblood, came from The Southern Vampire Mysteries, while CW's The Vampire Diaries, came from a book series of the same name. We truly do however, have to credit Ann Rice's work for the successful transition of vampires from being bloodthirsty monsters, to broody, tortured souls. This started with her first book Interview with a Vampire, which spawned a successful movie, planting the seed for the main demographic for vampire tales being female instead of male.
I do not believe that this will change anytime soon. Personally, I had high hopes for the movie Priest, but that turned out to be a huge let down. However, for those of you who like your vampires' bloodthirsty, evil, and without remorse, 2011 did bring about some hope. The remake of the 1980s horror film Fright Night, displayed that Hollywood can still create these creatures of the night which we love to hate. I truly do miss the days where The Lost Boys, or From Dusk Till Dawn, were the norm for vampire films. At least I can say Trueblood and Interview with a Vampire are both well written and well acted. Twilight, at least the movies, are not well written or acted, and need to disappear. For those of you waiting for Twilight to get off the silver screen, sit back with me, and be sure to ignore all of the emotions coming your way.
The "manly creatures of the night," may return, but this emo, teen angst, and tortured soul vampire fad needs to end before this can happen.
Tom Coughlin
The opinion on this man has changed too many times to count. In the middle of this very season, Giant fans were saying Tom Coughlin should be fired. This chant has been present for quite some time amongst NY Giant fans. There has never been a man in sports, at least in my recollection, whose been so close to being run out-of-town one day, and being hailed as a hall of fame coach the next. This flip-flop in opinion happens quite often, and each time it seems equally perplexing. I am not sure if it deserved, or if the New York fans, and or media are just a very fickle group. Despite a few late season collapses, Coughlin won a Super Bowl with a team that probably should not have made it there to begin with. Granted it was with a different franchise, but Coughlin helped build the Jacksonville Jaguars franchise from scratch. This man's body of work truly does speak for itself. Now with a possible second Super Bowl win a few days away, there really is no arguing the type of coach Tom Coughlin is.
One other major factor to consider, is that before Tom Coughlin came to the Giants, Tiki Barber was an adequate to sub par back. Barber also had a myriad of fumbling issues, which were not truly addressed throughout his career. Tom Coughlin helped change Tiki Barber's carry, and soon turned Barber into an elite back for 3 seasons.
One final point I would like to make, is Coughlin had a rookie quarterback to deal with. That position has a very high bust factor, and it is a very delicate situation developing young ones. Tom Coughlin helped turn Eli Manning, into a top-tier quarterback in the league today.
Hey Cards … "Stick it up your Pujols."
After cheering and revering a guy for years for being pure and true to the game; backing him against any of the 'roid debate that was brought his way. One of the best swings I have ever seen and a man who played the game it should be, moving positions for his team, always digging deepest when the impossible needed to be reached, and unlike many players had more than one "tool" to his name. This man is Albert Pujols.
The guy was a perfect baseball specimen, I mean they even made a SportsCenter commercial about him calling him the machine, and never was a commercial more true. He is a .325 career hitter, 445 home runs, over 1300 Rbis, a.k.a the guys a first ballot hall of famer.
But we come to this offseason and all I can say is 'ARE YOU KIDDING ME?' When I heard the unfortunate news all I could think was "He took the money??? He left them for the MONEY? Oh MY GOD!" I thought he was one of the few passionate ones who would never leave his team … but sure enough here we are thinking about American League juggernauts not necessarily named the Yankees or Red Sox. It's always about the money these days and even the "purest" will go for the green. He left his teammates, his brothers, all of whom he just won a World Series with. He says that he didn't think the Cardinals made the best offer and didn't show as much interest. Are you kidding???? I will respect Pujols, but you will not see me rooting for him as a baseball fan as much anymore, because this is absurd. Yes, your manager retired, but that doesn't mean you must abandon ship. But he did. And nobody is talking about it like everyone loathed the Lebron James move, but why? At least he went to another team and took a paycut to play with friends and FOR championships. Pujols took more MONEY and just won a championship, when this Angels team couldn't make the playoffs.
Those are my two cents, cash it in if you wish!
Biggest Story in the NFL….Tebow?
Conventional wisdom would say a quarterback, with horrible mechanics, terrible footwork, and a very slow release time would not be able to win games in the NFL. NFL Conventional wisdom would also dictate that an offense in the NFL which ran "The Option" would not work. Did numbers from either of these light the world on fire? No. However this team won its division, won a playoff game, and made the Denver Broncos a national story. The Denver Broncos had not been a national story since John Elway. They were an afterthought, languishing in mediocrity since those two Super Bowl Wins. It almost became painful watching Mike Shanahan go through running back after running back, shortening their careers and disposing of them like a spoiled leftover fish. With Shanahan gone, two years pass, Tebow time launched in Denver.
Opinions on Tim Tebow seem to have no middle ground. Many, say he wins and should remain as a starter. Others say he is the worst starter in the NFL, and should not be a quarterback in the NFL. His teammates on the other hand, seem to rally around him and feed off the energy Tebow emits. John Elway, certainly seems to be a member fo those who want to bring in a traditional pocket passer. Love him, or hate him, Tim Tebow was the biggest story in the NFL throughout the season, even with records being set by Drew Brees. At least until next season, Tim Tebow will continue to be a story, both highly scrutinized, and praised.
How maddening is march … really?
Think about it … every year we go through the same thing in college basketball … big schools play small schools and beat up on them for the first month or two before they finally play their real foes, their conference. I think it has become a custom to approach a schedule like this. However, is it the best idea?
I think that the best idea is to try hard to get into a pre-conference season tournament that may pin you against another big school, but will show you what your made of early in the year, i.e. UCONN in 2011. Look at what that team did, yes they might have struggled with the Big East, which is always known for kicking the you know what out of each other on a night in night out basis, but UCONN was able to win 5 games n 5 nights in one of the biggest stages in sporting history, Madison Square Garden. Then continued to march through the tournament and face a team with nearly an entire country behind it, YET AGAIN. So, I finish with a suggestion to you big school coaches and athletic directors … put some meat on that schedule in the beginning, yeah you look great beating up on schools, but what about what you'll look like when it counts most. Those are my two cents and you should cash in on it!


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Instapundit published a great roundup last night of reaction to the president's speech from New Orleans. One of the links noted that ABC News was surprised after the speech to find no evacuees in the Astrodome who disapproved of the president's message. Most respondents said they found Bush to be heartwarming and uplifting.
This morning I listened attentively to NPR to hear their coverage of the speech and its reaction. The results were not surprising. Bush's outline for rebuilding the Gulf Coast was given a couple of minutes, and then four reactions from New Orleans evacuees were offered. Every one of them was negative (paraphrasing): "Bush doesn't understand us," "I don't believe the money will be spent correctly," or "It's just a lot of talk."
What's the difference between the ABC News coverage and NPR's this morning? Simple. Because ABC was broadcasting live, they didn't have the ability to present the news according to their frame. NPR, having 12 hours with which to work, managed to present the speech from the proper perspective: Bush sucks.

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- Agoraptor is a Decepticon in the AllSpark Wars game portion of the movie continuity family.
Agoraptor is a mean, nasty fanatic who will do anything for his cause. Though his lack of any special charisma, military prowess, or ability to instill loyalty would normally bar him from Decepticon leadership- he believes his mandate confers the position onto him.
Expects the same fanatical devotion from his followers that his mission inspires in himself—but guards knowledge of that mission jealously, issuing orders to his troops in the form of cryptic (and odious) poetry that only the worthy will be able to decipher. Imagines that sole knowledge of this grand design makes him indispensable.
Agoraptor's origins are obscure. He and the Autobot Agoracer both speak a Cybertronian dialect the Earthbound Autobots and Decepticons do not, and both share a design flaw that caused their scanners to melt when entering Earth's atmosphere. Little else is known beyond the obvious- that Agoracer pursued him to Earth, intent on stopping him.
Agoraptor had particular difficulty picking up the English language, and even after his language decoder caught up was prone to chronic misspellings. Homonyms such as "you're" and "your" give him particular trouble.
Though he commands enough hidden knowledge and resources to unite the Decepticon forces under him, Agoraptor is continually frustrated by his inability to command their loyalty.
- "Do not question what you do not know."
- ―Agoraptor[[October 25, 2007, "The Rise"| [src]]]
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- While the character of Agoraptor (appearing as part of a video game, however tangentially) is undeniably official, the character art (pictured above) is not; all copyrights on the winning Design Contest entries were retained by the artists. Yet the ARG's storyline also included a mention that Agoraptor had adopted this form. So he officially has a character design which Hasbro does not own. Normally, that sort of thing would be undesirable from a legal standpoint, but the game with which Agoraptor is associated features Transformers scanning new vehicle modes like humans change clothes, so it's mostly a non-issue.
- Agoraptor's name, like that of his Autobot counterpart, Agoracer, is a reference to Agora Games, the company which managed the Allspark Wars community.


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June 26, 2017 from 3pm to 4pm – Sanchez Library Learn how to juggle in this hour long workshop using a variety of props: peacock feather for balance, scarves/bean bags for juggling, devil sticks, diabolos, or even a giant hula hoop. For ages 5-14.… Organized by Jaimie Pope | Type: rock, steady, juggling, workshop
July 21, 2017 from 6pm to 7pm – Pacifica, CA Character Generator or CG is the computer used to add titles, credits, and graphics to the production. The CG Operator is taught how to enter the information, operate the video interface, and make c… Organized by SarahPCT | Type: workshop
January 6, 2018 from 6pm to 7pm – Sanchez Art Center WIN-02 - 3-Day Mini-Camp for Kids: Mix It Up! Instructor: Amy Sullivan Ages 7-12 (min 8; max 12) Tues – Thurs, Feb 20 – 22, 9 am – 12 noon Tuition: $120; Materials fee: $10 payable to Sanchez Art Cen… Organized by Sanchez Art Center | Type: arts, and, crafts, mixed, media, kids, workshop
February 1, 2018 from 10am to 1pm – Sanchez Art Center Life Drawing for AdultsExercise your mind and no experience necessary. There will be short and long poses. Open to adults 18 and older. Non-instructional. $15 per session Organized by Sanchez Art Center | Type: community, services, workshop
February 10, 2018 from 1pm to 4pm – Sanchez Art Center WIN-01 - Introduction to Small Handmade Books Janet Arline Barker, Instructor (www.janetarlinebarker.com) Ages 15 and up (min 4, max 15) Sat Feb 10, 1–4 pm Tuition: $65; Materials fee: $10 payable to… Organized by Sanchez Art Center | Type: arts, and, crafts, workshop, kids
February 22, 2018 from 9am to 4pm – Campus of Vintage Faith Church (upstairs in the Children's Building) Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers by Ralph Moody (1950) - read about/purchase at Bookshop Santa Cruz Workshops offered on Thu Feb 22, Fri Feb 23, and Sat Feb 24Click the REGISTER button and… Organized by LitWits Workshops | Type: literature, educational, workshop
May 4, 2018 from 7pm to 9pm – Venue TBA Experience an initiation into healing and change by creating your own unique ancestor mask embodying the power and love of your ancestors. Friday May 4, 2018 7 PM to 9 PM Saturday May 5, 2018 10 AM… Organized by | Type: workshop
August 2, 2018 from 6pm to 7:30pm – Pacifica Police Department 5th Class Offering! Recent national tragedies remind us that the risk is real- an active shooter incident can happen in any place at any time. The best ways to make sure you and your loved ones stay… Organized by Pacifica Police Department | Type: seminar, workshop, safety, training
August 25, 2018 from 10am to 12pm – Pacifica Sanchez Library Do you want to start composting at home? Join us for a no-cost two hour workshop through the County of San Mateo's Sustainability Academy to learn the basics of starting your own backyard and worm co… Organized by Pacifica Sanchez Library | Type: workshop
June 29, 2019 from 10am to 1pm – Sweet Farm This 3-hour, hands-on workshop will comprehensively lead community members to be able to grow, harvest and store herbal plants for culinary, household, and body care use. This workshop is additionall… Organized by Organizer County Of San Mateo, Office Of Sustainability | Type: grow, harvest, and, store, herbal, plants, for, culinary, household, body, care, use, workshop


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Four days of shooting at the Westgate Mall in Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya introduced the world to yet another poaching threat to elephants.
Claiming credit for the September 21, 2013 mall invasion, which brought the deaths of at least 61 civilians, six Kenyan soldiers, and five terrorists, the Somali-based Islamist militia Al Shabaab was already well known from previous incidents that began with the 2006 murders of four western aid workers and the Somalis who worked with them.
Outside of the intelligence community, however, that Al Shabaab had muscled into the elephant ivory and rhino horn traffic was little recognized. Al Shabaab was previously more closely associated with extortion, hijacking food aid, and "taxing" transportation of agricultural commodities and the ransoms collected by coastal pirates.
That changed in early 2011 after a coalition of Somali, Kenyan, Ethiopian, and African Union forces began pushing Al Shabaab back from the Somali coast and overland trade routes. In August 2011 Al Shabaab lost Mogadishu, the Somali capital city.
Seeking reinforcements, Al Shabaab allied itself with Al Qaeda, the international Islamist militia. Al Qaeda has reputedly raised funds in part through elephant ivory and rhino horn poaching and trafficking for close to 25 years. The alliance with Al Qaeda brought U.S. drone strikes on Al Shabaab leadership in early 2012, followed by a renewed coalition offensive that included the capture of Kismayo, the Al Shabaab economic stronghold. Suddenly Al Shabaab had to find new sources of support.
"Following the fall of Kismayu," reported the Nairobi electronic newspaper Mwakilishi, "Kenya has seen an exponential increase in ivory-related poaching." Poachers killed 283 elephants in Kenya in 2011; 385 elephants plus 29 rhinos in 2012; and had killed 235 elephants plus 35 rhinos in 2013 when the Westgate Mall siege began. Poachers have also killed six Kenya Wildlife Service rangers since December 2011, including two on July 18, 2013 in separate firefights against suspected elephant poachers in the Kipini Conservancy. In early August 2013 someone even poached a pregnant white rhino in Nairobi National Park, almost within sight of the Kenyan national capital.
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The current situation is more complicated than past history with other Somalian poaching militias, explained Maisha Consulting founder Nir Kalron and Elephant Action League cofounder Andrea Crosta, both of South Africa. More....


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My Dream Board
All My life I've had people, mostly men, trying to make me into something I'm not, this slowly destroyed my self confidence but also gave me fears in so many ways... fears of flying, falling, succeeding, failing, heights, being not good enough, water, foods, commitment and these are just a few... I haven't changed! I've always been this person, thanks to my beautiful partner I've now become more of who I already was... I'm flying, sometimes falling, I can climb without fearing heights, I know I'm good enough, I can have water on my face now, I don't fear spices and I crave for commitment... being in the right relationship, no matter how hard or challenging it may seem, is a big part of me being me, I'm allowed to do as I please... I'm no longer being treated like a mushroom, kept in the dark and fed on BS... if I want to fly, I'm off! Soaring at the greatest heights. This man I'm going to wed one day is going to be the one who has taught me how not to fear commitment, is the one I crave to be with, all the time, who I'm willing to give myself to completely... he has this weird and wonderful way about him that no matter what he says or does... I love him... not just because he doesn't raise a hand to me, not just because he's everything I've ever aspired to be, but also because he is him! He doesn't pretend to be something he's not, he says it as it is, he doesn't care who he offends by telling them the truth... he's a man after my own heart... he's not my world though, I've learnt from the past... but he's in my beautiful world and makes it all the more beautiful just by being there... change can be a wonderful thing, butterflies do it to become something they're destined to be... I believe with my whole heart, I haven't changed, I've just started to become who I'm meant to be... thank you my beautiful partner in crime, my other half, thank you for making me complete! Thank you for winking at me and then wanting to bring me into your life, even for the beautiful mess I was, to the even more beautiful mess I'm becoming... thank you Dave... I love you xxx
Having somewhere to blog at any time of day or night is giving me the confidence I so needed to start looking at publishing my book again... one day it will become a reality, having the freedom to do as I please is something very alien like to me... it scares me, not because I'm afraid of what I can't do anymore, but now I'm a little afraid of what I can do... I can achieve anything I put my mind to... you may think this site is all about the Meditations and Holistic Self Development I teach, and it is! But a huge part of Self Development is discovering your self and what you/I am so capable of doing and being... the name of my Gift line, Mesbelleamis, A Unique Way of Giving... pretty much sums up the whole meaning of my life... Zen Zion, The Garden of Peace & Wellness, who wouldn't want to have somewhere, on their own property, they could go and just be... my poetry, as I said, I aspire to be a great writer some day... this site has been built as my one big dream board... you can find out more about this under the tab 'Bits 'n' Pieces on this site...
You can say, be and do anything you put your mind to... I can say and do and be anything I aspire to... the great part about Meditation is being able to find a place in your life where you can be happy, centered, in a place where you can just be!
I'm an interesting person to say the least, we all are! But if you'd like to take the time to get to know me... well! All I'm going to say is welcome... I hope you enjoy your stay and thank you for following my life... make your life what you want it to be, aspire to be the best version of you possible, don't be afraid to fail... and when life gives you lemons, set up a road side stall and sell those babies... it's all about what we do with what we've got... that makes us who we are... blog off!


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Intelligent commentary about JapanFebruary 19th, 2007 . by Matt
I am just getting into Ampontan's blog. Usually blogs by foreigners in Japan tend to have "respectable" opinions following organs like the New York Times, but reading Ampontan's blog it is clear that he is both knowledgeable about Japan and the Japanese language, and also a freethinker.


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Hi everyone! My name is Cindy and you can find me over at Skip to my Lou. I blog about crafts, sewing, crochet and recipes. I hope you will come visit me if you are looking for more fun crafts and activities. Happy to be here for the Make and Takes summer series Get Out and Play!
The yarn God's Eye is a popular kids craft. It is called God's eye for Eye of God. In Spanish, Ojo de Dios. It is a weaving typically made with wood and many different colors of yarn. My daughter came home from summer camp thrilled to show me how to make them. I also remember loving to make them when I was younger. They are the perfect mess free craft!
Supplies for God's Eye:
- yarn
- two wooded sticks the same length. We used tree branches, but popsicle sticks or dowel rods would also work.
- rubber bands – optional
God's Eye Tutorial
To make it easier to start weaving, fasten sticks together with a rubber band. Sticks could also be fastened hot glue.
Hold the end of the yarn on top of the wood and wrap yarn around the stick catching the end.
Wrap all the way around the stick then move under the next stick. Wrap all the way around that stick then move to the next stick. Always bring the yarn under the stick before wrapping around.
When you want to change colors simply cut the yarn and tie on a new color and begin wrapping again.
When finished tie the end of the yarn to the stick where you ended. Push any end pieces where two colors were tied together to the back.
You might even like to add tassels to the God's Eye!
This God's Eye a great boredom buster. It is easy to keep the simple supplies on hand so they could be made at any time! You might like to browse this list of 50 Boredom busters crafts and activities to also keep kids busy and engaged.
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It was 4:00 PM Friday afternoon and after an hour and a half, no luck getting a tow truck with the "skate", the small wheels that fit under the rear wheels so the car can be put on a flat bed tow truck and taken to the dealer. By now the sun was down and it was headed to freezing temperatures. So we agreed to start again Saturday morning.
Various error messages seen:
- Drivetrain: Stop carefully
Pedestrian Warning - Malfunction. Consult service center.
Vehicle battery charge low - Charge by driving for longer periods use external charger. Function requiring battery will be switched off.
iRemote reported 6i2% traction battery SOC
Bob Wilson
All of my tools and meters were at home but the symptoms are consistent with a 12V battery failure. Can't be sure until tomorrow when I go back to the car and take a peek. I'll also put a Scangauge on and see if there are any error codes to read out. But the primary goal on Saturday will be finding a tow truck company that can safely take the car to the dealership.
Good thing we're weren't mid-way to Arizona when this happened. Stuff happens so we deal with it and move on.
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Wright State's Cole Darling stood in the center of the court as his teammates warmed up for the Horizon League championship game Tuesday at Valparaiso.
The junior forward, the team's leading scorer, was never far from the action during the tournament, but in some ways he was far removed because of the foot injury that caused him to miss the last seven games, including the 62-54 loss to Valparaiso on Tuesday.
Having to sit and watch "wasn't fun at all," Darling said. "But I'm proud of them and the way they played this whole tournament. The things we've had go wrong this season with injuries, going through adversity, we really bounced back. Being picked to finish last and finishing the way we did, it shows a lot."
The fact that the Raiders were minutes away from winning the tournament and going to the NCAA tournament — they led by six with 5;37 to play — also says a lot. They did it without Darling, the only Raider who earned all-league honors, and without Chrishawn Hopkins, a transfer from Butler who could be one of the team's top players next year when he starts playing in January.
"He's going to add a lot at the guard spot," Darling said. "He's really athletic. He can shoot the ball. He's going to be dynamic."
The Raiders lose no seniors, so they could begin the season as the preseason favorite to win the league.
"We'll be very versatile again," Darling said. "We'll have all the guys returning. We'll be an older team. We didn't have a lot of experience in these type of games, but we played great. We'll take everything from these games this year, the ones we won and the the ones we lost, and take them into next year and know how to finish games."
Wright State finished the season 21-12 but could play in one of the postseason tournaments, possibly the CollegeInsider.com tournament or College Basketball Invitational. Coach Billy Donlon said he would discuss that possibility with his players when they got home Wednesday.
If this is the end of the 2012-13 season, that just means it's the beginning next season. AJ Pacher, who will be one of five seniors next season, said the success of this year's team was built in the offseason.
"It depends on how we work," he said. "When (the offseason transfers) left us, that's when we worked hard. We always talk about how championships aren't won on paper. Neither are last place team's. We worked our tail off. We'll have to do the same even if we are picked high. I'm sure we will be picked high, but it really doesn't matter because we still have to work hard."
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You can't win everyone.
Even if your expertise is top tier, and your marketing strategies can outmatch the competition in many different ways, there's no guarantee that everyone will turn to your B2B marketing agency.
Think of it this way: there are hundreds – thousands, even – of B2B marketers targeting all types of businesses. Competing with these marketers will only be a waste of time and effort because a) all of you are trying to get a piece of the market pie, and b) you're casting your net so wide that it's easy for leads to slip through the gaps.
Instead of trying to win everyone, go for the micro-level approach by driving niche-specific clients to your agency.
Why niche-specific clients?
Some marketers are likely going to argue how limiting your agency to a specific group can be counter-beneficial. And it's this exact mindset that makes them fail to see the advantage of driving niche-specific clients. By focusing on a niche, you get:
- Fewer leads, but more focused traffic and higher conversion rates
- Established familiarity between your agency and your audience
- Improved online presence by using terms exclusive to your target niche
- Digital marketing reputation and expertise built to a targeted audience
How to start driving niche-specific clients
Like everything in digital marketing, there's a formula to marketing to niche-specific clients.
1. Building your niche keyword list
Search Console and Ahrefs provides you with a goldmine of untapped keywords – keywords that can be your seed list.
Your seed list serves as the initial terms that you can narrow down for a niche you want to target. To create your seed list, go to Search Console and identify the keywords that you're already ranking for.
But, do you stop at your top ranking keywords?
No – you dive deeper, and I'm going to explain how with this scenario:
One of the marketing agencies we worked with offers a full-suite of digital marketing solutions, and ranks for the keyword "digital marketing agency". Upon checking Ahrefs and Search Console, terms like "startup marketing" are also cropping up, but the traffic for these terms is low.
So, why still use these keywords despite the few clicks? Two reasons: actual people are searching for the agency using these terms in their search queries, and Google is making a connection between these terms and the core keywords the agency is ranking for.
The next step is to combine these related terms with the main keywords. Using Keyword Planner, we chose targeted terms that have a relatively high search volume and low competition. We were able to come up with this new keyword list:
- Digital marketing for startups
- Startup digital marketing strategy
- Digital marketing services for startups
Repeat this process, but this time check for keywords you're ranking for your agency's main services, such as SEO, PPC, Website Design, and Social Media. Your core niche keywords will provide you with supplementary variations. Group each variation, and you'll come up with something like this:
- Group 1: SEO – SEO services for startups, startup SEO, SEO for startups
- Group 2: PPC – Startup PPC services, PPC for startups, Pay Per Click services for startup businesses
- Group 3: Website Design – Startup website design, startup website, web design for startups
- Group 4: Social Media – Social Media services for startups, startup Social Media, Social Media strategy for startups
2. Creating a niche-targeted page
What most agencies do when they get a keyword list is insert those keywords to existing pages to start ranking for these. But, if you're going for a targeted audience, you don't want to send them to a page that speaks for the general. You have to match the intent of your target niche, and you can only do that if you create a niche-targeted page.
Building your niche-targeted page is just like how you build your main service pages. It needs to have a clear value proposition, calls to action should be visible, and the content resonates well with your audience.
Here are important points:
Create sections for your core services
Creating sections for your core services allows you to highlight the value you're offering to your target niche. This also makes your niche page easy to scan when visitors land on it.
But the main benefit of dividing your page into sections is you can maximize the use of your keywords for a specific service and create targeted content for each.
Use keywords naturally
When I say naturally, don't just insert keywords as exact matches throughout the page. You need to have natural, diverse anchor texts in the content. Use exact match phrases at the headers of the sections on the page and partial matches in the copy of each section, like 'car insurance' or 'credit cards' or 'bad credit loans'.
Another way to insert keywords naturally is by using what your clients are searching for when they type their queries. Google's suggestion and related searches can provide you with ideas on popular queries that contain your target keywords. For example, instead of using "startup digital marketing strategy" as the anchor text, make it more natural by using "how your startup benefits from a digital marketing strategy".
Add the niche page to the navigation
Where does your niche page fit into your website architecture?
According to Rand Fishkin, different on-page links have different weight in terms of SEO. If you want to make your niche page rank, you need to strategically link this page in the right places. One way to do this is by adding the niche page to your navigation bar. If you have the niche page on your navigation bar and another link pointing to it below the body of your content, Google will put more weight on the first anchor text.
3. Publishing content that targets your niche keywords
You have your niche page ready, so what's next? Create more content! The purpose of this content is to link back to your niche page and start building contextual relevance.
But, you're not just going to create run-of-the-mill content that will only clutter your website and provide less value than those of your competitors.
Here's how you publish content for your niche keywords:
Step 1: Use your niche keyword list for content ideation
Your niche keyword list provides you with a starting point for content ideation and creation. Focus on one group from your keyword variations when deciding on a topic.
Primary keyword – digital marketing for startups
Secondary keywords – startup digital marketing strategy, digital marketing services for startups
Content ideation/proposed topic – How Startups Gain More with Digital Marketing
Step 2: Categorize your content as Hero or Hygiene
There are two types of content that you need to create for your niche page to rank – hero and hygiene.
- Hero content is long-form and more in-depth that focuses on a particular topic related to your niche keyword. This needs to be well-researched and high-quality, as hero content will be your cornerstone piece and showcase your expertise on a specific subject matter.
- Hygiene content is shorter and often used to support the hero articles and target niche page. You can use this content to aim for less popular keywords and start driving traffic using those search terms.
Step 3: Share it!
Your content may be the best one out there, but how will you drive traffic if no one has ever read about it? This is why your agency should have a content distribution plan that will allow you to leverage content to your target niche.
Don't limit yourself to your social media profile, though. Your content distribution should include social pages that cater to the specific niche that you're targeting. This would be a good time to join LinkedIn, Facebook, and Google+ communities.
Final thoughts
It's easy to be blinded by the big wins and leave the quick wins for later. But this mindset has to change if you want to get results as a marketer. And even if you're targeting a small niche at the start, this will eventually open your B2B agency to more business.
Note: The opinions expressed in this article are the views of the author, and not necessarily the views of Caphyon, its staff, or its partners.


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Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Clean Harbors Stadium, Buzzards Bay, Mass.
BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. -- Freshman Joanna Feliciano's (Springfield, Mass.) goal with 2:35 remaining lifted Bay Path to a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Massachusetts Maritime in a non-league college women's soccer match played Tuesday afternoon at Clean Harbors Stadium.
The visiting Wildcats (6-3) trailed by a goal for the first 80-plus minutes of play, but junior Elena Helming(Maplewood, N.J.) evened matters with her fourth tally of the season on a deflection in front of the net with 9:27 remaining. Joanna Feliciano converted a feed from her sophomore sister Olivia (Springfield, Mass.) and netted the game-winner from the left side for her sixth marker of the fall to cap Bay Path's comeback, as sophomore Rachel Gardner (Bourne, Mass.) had staked the host Buccaneers (4-5-1) to the early lead in the 24th minute with her first career goal on an assist from fellow sophomore Madison Taylor (Longmeadow, Mass.) to set up the visitors' heroics in the closing minutes of action.
Freshman Caitlyn Esposito (East Haven, Conn.) picked up her fifth win of the season without making a save in goal for Bay Path, while freshman Sara Coffey (Norton, Mass.) made eight stops (including five in the second half) in the setback for Massachusetts Maritime. The Wildcats outshot the Buccaneers by a 16-2 margin overall (10-1 on goal) and took four of the six corner kicks in the contest to notch their first win in three series meetings between the two schools.
Massachusetts Maritime heads to Fitchburg, Mass. on Saturday afternoon to take on Fitchburg State in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference outing that begins at Noon, while Bay Path hosts Lesley in a New England Collegiate Conference match on Saturday afternoon in Longmeadow, Mass. beginning at 2:00 p.m.


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Howard Bender started it with an email to the league.
The only problem? The first "week" of Tout Wars H2H doesn't end until April 17th! Jake has time to recover.
So do all the other losers. Here are the standings though Monday's games. Scoring is two wins for three or more hitting categories, two wins for three or more pitching categories, and two wins for six or more overall categories. Ties split the two wins.
You can follow the results here all week long.


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Tensile strength
Tensile strength is a measure of the strength of a material when you are pulling on it.
It is the maximum tensile load per square unit of original cross section that a material is able to withstand. Most materials are stronger in compression than they are in tension
Tensile strength is the most common measure of the strength and ductility of metals. As an example:
- Ceramic = 40,000 psi (275 Mpa) tensile strength
- High strength steel = 300,000, psi (2068 Mpa) tensile strength
Low tensile strength seal faces should be pressurized at their outside diameter. This is a frequent problem with "outside mounted" seals such as the non-metallic versions used in non-metallic pumps.
If an elastomer mounted at the inside diameter of the seal face is chemically attacked, and swells up it will put the seal face into tensile stress.
Drive lugs can create tensile stress problems also; especially if they are engaging a carbon, ceramic, or carbide face that has low tensile strength.
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Day 161 of Colourisation Project – October 15
Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication.
Ninety-seven years ago, this day, 15 October 1917, Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan, was executed by firing squad in France under charges of espionage for Germany during World War I.
Better known by her stage name, Mata Hari, (Malay for 'sun' – literally, 'eye of the day') she was suspected of being a double agent. According to army captain Georges Ladoux, she was hired in 1916 to pass on military information extracted from her lovers to the French government. Mata Hari, who bedded both German and French officers was soon accused of being a German spy.
France at the turn of the century had very liberal laws regarding nudity. Today's image taken in 1906 was one of many popular nude images of Mata Hari in circulation. Ordinary strippers may have encountered legal problems, but Mata Hari's reputation as an exotic dancer was firmly established and her 'artistic' and 'religious' dances were within the law, as were printed images displaying her nudity. By 1905 nude postcards were being widely sold in France.
During World War I her frequent traveling across international borders and her bevy of male lovers (usually military men from opposing sides of the war), who were willing to provide her financial support in exchange for her company, caused several countries to question her activities.
The French suspecting her of duplicity arrested her in February of 1917 and after a short trial in front of a military court, conducted in private, she was sentenced to death. On October 15, 1917 she was executed by firing squad in Vincennes, near Paris. She was 41 years old.
Mata Hari's guilt has been widely contested and the nature and extent of her espionage activities remain uncertain. There was very little evidence to sustain the crimes of which she was charged nor was anyone able to point to any documentary evidence, plan or secret that she passed on to the Germans. Thirty years after her death one of her prosecutors conceded that "there wasn't enough evidence to flog a cat."
The mystery surrounding Mata Hari's life and alleged double agency continues to pique curiosity and has elevated her to a legendary status. The very notion of an exotic dancer and courtesan, working as a double agent, using her powers of seduction to extract military secrets from her lovers has spawned numerous biographies and cinematic portrayals, including Greta Garbo's in the famous 1931 Pre-Code film Mata Hari, a film which is often credited with popularizing her legend.
The German government publicly exonerated Mata Hari in 1930, and the French dossier documenting her activities, reportedly indicating her innocence is scheduled for public release in 2017, one hundred years after her death.
Stay tuned!
"A courtesan, I admit it. A spy, never! I have always lived for love and pleasure." – Mata Hari


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Bias incidents in New York City increased 400 percent in the two weeks since Donald Trump won the presidential election compared to the same time period in 2015, the NYPD said Tuesday. But police officials stopped short of saying Trump's victory — coming after many in the controversial alt-right community supported his campaign — had anything to do with what they admit is a troubling trend.
Since Trump defeated Hillary Clinton on Nov. 8, police have logged a total of 30 bias complaints compared to six in the same two weeks a year ago, NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill told reporters Tuesday. So far in 2016, police have recorded 345 incidents compared with 253 in 2015, an increase of 36.3 percent.
O'Neill noted that the increase was large but graffiti, rather than violence, contributed to much of the spike.
"We are up considerably," O'Neill said about the postelection bias-incident spike, "But most of those are anti-Semitic and nonviolent crimes."
Last week, NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said that over half of the postelection incidents were anti-Semitic in that they involved the drawing of swastikas. Asked if he thought Trump's election had emboldened the anti-Semitism or anti-Muslim incidents, Boyce said he didn't believe so.
Trump's campaign backers included many in the alt-right movement — often associated with far-right efforts to preserve "white identity" and oppose multiculturalism.
Tuesday, Boyce called the spike in incidents a "serious uptick," noting that he has seen a "curious increase in anti-white cases."
In a Nov. 8 anti-white bias incident in Manhattan, a 61-year-old man and his wife were approached by two black men who called the couple a racial epithet, struck the man and pushed his wife to the ground, the NYPD said.
The largest number of incidents clustered in Brooklyn where from Nov. 11 to Nov. 18, swastikas were found painted at various places, including the stairwell of a Williamsburg housing area with a large number of Jewish residents. The swastikas, painted in red, were reportedly accompanied by the scrawled words "Trump" and "KKK."
Another bias incident occurred in Queens on Nov. 19 when a boy and girl, both 17 years-old, were attacked by a knife-wielding suspect who made anti-Muslim statements during the attack, according to investigators.
In response, the Council on Islamic-American Relations in New York condemned the attack, with executive director Afaf Nasher saying it was an example of "the hundreds of racist and Islamophobic incidents reported since the November 8 election."
Of the 345 incidents in the city this year, there were 120 classified as anti-Semitic, 101 centered on sexual orientation and 27 involved anti-Muslim sentiments, according to police. The remaining incidents were not classified in the police data.
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text: Happy man tonight. Went for a short 2 mile road run, nice and slow to test the foot out. All went well, the foot has a few stabbing pains but more from tight tendons. With a little stretching it should be well. Will go out again on Sunday if it's OK over the next few days.


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The Festival takes place in different parts of the country each year. In 2014 the Festival will be held at the New England Sports Center in Marlborough Massachusetts. The center contains 6 NHL size rinks, snack bar, skate shop, and plenty of lounging space.
The USA Disabled Hockey Festival is the largest disabled hockey event of its kind. It brings together all the disciplines; Special Hockey for players with developmental disabilities,
Sled Hockey, Standing/Amputee, and Deaf/Hard of Hearing Hockey.
The mission of the Festival is to provide a fun and exciting weekend of hockey by putting EveryBODY's abilities on the ice. The event also serves to promote and grow disabled hockey throughout the country.
The Festival will begin the morning of Friday April 11 and continue until early afternoon on Sunday April 13.
On Friday evening at 6:00 pm, we will feature a Boston Bruins Alumni Game to benefit Massachusetts Special Hockey followed by a dinner dance social for all participants, families and friends. The public is welcome.
Music by: The Berkshire Hills Music Ensemble, a group of gifted special musicians.
PLEASE JOIN US and ALL THE ATHLETES FOR A WEEKEND OF FUN!!
The motto for USA Disabled Hockey is "Hockey is for Every Body" and it is amazing how hockey can help with self-confidence. Check out these videos:


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UN Ambassador Nikki Haley invited the 8 counties (Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau and Togo) that backed Trump's US embassy Jerusalem move to a lap dog party.
'This is bullying and this chamber will not vote to do that. … Let me put it in this way: We will not be intimidated.' — This Turkish minister is speaking out against Trump and Nikki Haley's bullying at the UN pic.twitter.com/sLZxUPbWgi
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) December 22, 2017
To the 128 countries that voted against the US she "took names" and sang ne ne ne ne ne party over here. Na Nikki, the world took names.
Marshall Islands
RT @USUN: "America will put our embassy in #Jerusalem…No vote in the United Nations will make any difference on that. But this vote will make a difference on how Americans look at the @UN, and on how we look at countries who disrespect us in the UN." pic.twitter.com/UBLFXVyouY
— Nikki Haley (@nikkihaley) December 21, 2017
Nikki Haley stood before the United Nations and bitch slapped every damn one of them she did it for our president and she certainly did it for all of America the Nations that vote against us get nothing not one dime you get to hate us for free
— Michael Woodcock (@MWoodcock61) December 23, 2017
🇺🇸America's Back!🇺🇸
"What we witnessed here today is an insult…It won't be forgotten.
The United States Will Not Be told by ANY country where We can put our embassy."
~ UN Ambassador Nikki Haley💪👊pic.twitter.com/sYsPu9zoXb
— Don🇺🇸Phillips (@phil4gop) December 22, 2017


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This morning students put on a heart-warming extract of "A Christmas Carol" in front of Year 9 students and parents.
Noah Mayne created an atmospheric lighting scheme for the piece and David Townend played some super incidental music to accompany it.
The actors were confident and worked brilliantly together to achieve the piece.
Well done to Connor who took on the lead role and Tim (Year 7) for joining the Year 9's to take a role in the 'Cratchit' scene.
Thank you and well done!


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Veggie Noodle Co. Recipes:
Beet Salad with Orange Mustard dressing:
- One box of Beet Spirals
- 2 cups of arugula
- 1/2 cup goat cheese
- 6 oz of roasted pecans
- 1 sliced orange
- 1 tbsp of gluten free ground mustard
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1/2 cup of fresh squeezed orange juice
- Salt and Pepper to taste
– Lightly roast pecans in a pan, on high, for 1 minute (or until aromatic). Set aside and let cool. Toss spirals, arugula, goat cheese, orange slices, and roasted pecans in a bowl. Combine mustard, honey, orange juice, and salt and pepper in a jar. Stir vigorously and pour over salad. Enjoy!
Sweet Potato Primavera "Pasta":
- One box of Sweet Potato Spirals
- 1 cup of diced cherry tomatoes
- 8 oz of sliced Mozzarella di Buffala
- 6 roughly chopped fresh basil leafs
- Salt and Pepper to Taste
- 3 tbsp of Red Pepper Flakes (optional)
- 2 tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1/2 cup of finely grated Parmigiano Reggiano
Place the olive oil on a pan on medium heat. Once the oil is warm, toss in cherry tomatoes, until tender. Finally, add remaining ingredients until mozzarella cheese begins to melt. Remove from pan and place in a bowl. Sprinkle with red pepper flakes, Parmigiano Reggiano, basil leafs, salt and pepper. Mix well, and enjoy!
Veggie Noodle Co.'s spiralized veggie noodles are USDA certified organic, gluten-free, dairy-free, Vegan, Paleo, low calorie and non-GMO, with no added preservatives, sugars or salts. See what they're all about at veggienoodleco.com for additional information, including a variety of delicious recipes and where to purchase Veggie Noodle Co. products.


text: A Pd-MOS structure can be used as a sensitive analytical tool in the study of dissociating oxygen containing molecules. Nitric oxide has been studied as a test case. Initially NO adsorbs very effectively and dissociatively on polycrystalline Pd at temperatures above 473 K. At this temperature H2O, N2O and N2 desorbs during an NO exposure in a hydrogen background. After such exposure the surface is probably left with only residual nitrogen atoms adsorbed on the surface. Below 390 K the dissociation probability is insignificant.


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Saturday, January 7, 2012
8 comments:
- ---"Love" said...
I'm looking forward to seeing those gold stars pop out of those reds! I forgot a friend brought me some black-eyed peas from her garden; they are in the freezer; I need to cook them. Yours look so good! I've been struggling with the crud about a week now too, and that's why I just can't seem to get rid of Christmas. Maybe today! Hope you get to feeling better soon. ---"Love"
- January 7, 2012 at 3:06 PM
- Liriopia said...
Ooooo, red!
- January 7, 2012 at 3:23 PM
- canuckquilter said...
24 out of 80 blocks, and only one week of January gone ...I think you're on track for a January finish, or at least close to one! I`m also reading less and quilting more right now. It must be new year sewing ambitiond kicking in :)
- January 7, 2012 at 5:52 PM
- Beth said...
Katie, I like your blocks so far. I look forward to seeing the top come together.
Hope you feel better soon.
- January 7, 2012 at 6:53 PM
- Ruth said...
That's a great start on your quilt! I love the fabrics you chose!
- January 8, 2012 at 7:36 AM
- Marsha B said...
The reds are so gorgeous and the golds will be too. This will be a great quilt!
- January 8, 2012 at 12:04 PM
- a good yarn said...
Hope you feel better soon. 80 blocks! I'm looking forward to seeing the finished top. ann :-)
- January 8, 2012 at 6:35 PM
- Windsom Winds said...
You are making good progress for less than a week into the month, but then again, you always do!
For some reason I could not figure out how the red border was going to work with all the blue and yellow in the pattern. I get it now and can't wait to see how it turns out. I love that you are doing it in red and gold. It's going to look stunning!
- January 8, 2012 at 6:53 PM


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The preferred airport for Ananda Beach Hotel is Denpasar (DPS-Ngurah Rai Intl.) - 13.5 km / 8.4 mi.
Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.
Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometer.


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Ed Shultz, big fat slob and far-left wacko talker on pMSNBC and scAIR AMERICA Radio thinks Obama doesn't like him because he criticizes Obama for not being an even bigger communist than he already is.
How is THAT possible? He must be hurting because Barry invited pMSNBC's Keith (Countdown to No Ratings) Olbermann and Rachel (Angry Lesbian) Maddow to the White House but not him. WhaaaaaaaaWhaaaaaaWhaaaaaa!
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Our main goal is to deliver unparalleled services to guests and ensure that they had a wonderful and memorable experience. We strive to understand our guests needs and make sure that we deliver in a competent and timely fashion without compromising the quality of service. Our friendly, skilled and motivated staff will make sure that our guests will have a unique stay experience that would definitely last for a lifetime.


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Sweet summer corn in its raw state is totally under-appreciated.
Chomping down on a freshly husked ear from the field across the street; your teeth bursting a mouthful of crispy kernels into sweet, milky juice that runs down your chin….
There's something so rich and pure and earthy that I feel is lost when the ears are cooked.
SO. If you have not experienced the sensation that is sweet summer corn, fresh from the field and raw, try out this easy recipe for corn bhel, a sweet and tangy Indian street snack. Give your traditional boiled/baked/grilled corn-on-the-cob a break, and enjoy all the extra nutrients from the raw stuff!
I first had corn bhel at Chai Pani, an amaazing Indian street food-inspired restaurant in Asheville, NC (highly recommend it if you're in the area!). It was love at first taste… love that quickly turned into addiction. How could such simple ingredients combine to create something so brightly flavorful and complex?
As expected, I'm pretty sure the flavor owes much to the "corn milk," as I like to call it, which is plentiful and so rich and pure on an uncooked ear. Be sure to slice the kernels off as close to the cob as it allows, and then scrape again and again til you've milked the cob for all it's worth.
MMM mmmm. Then spoon it onto a green salad, grilled fish or chicken, scoop it like salsa onto corn chips, serve it over a fried egg with salsa and black beans, provide as a healthy side dish, or eat it straight out of the serving bowl when you want to snack on something awesome. Did I mention it's incredibly addicting……
Corn Bhel (sweet raw corn salad), inspired by Chai Pani's dish
- 2 ears sweet corn, raw + kernels sliced fresh off the cob
- 'corn milk' (the juices from the cob, every last drop scraped off :)
- 1 red or white onion, diced
- 4 small-medium tomatoes, diced (this is just an estimate – I used what we had from the garden)
- 1 handful cilantro, chopped
- juice of 1 lime
- 1/2 t roasted coriander powder
- 1/2 t cumin powder
- salt + pepper to taste
Hold each ear of corn on its end and slice the kernels off with a knife. Then continue scraping the cob 'til you get every last drop of juice. Combine all ingredients together in a pretty bowl and let sit in the fridge for at least 1 hour to let the flavors meld into deliciousness. Eat.
enjoy :) –mich
This post is linked to Wellness Weekends and Healthy Vegan Fridays :)


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"I saw grief drinking a cup
of sorrow and called out,
'It tastes sweet, does it not?'
'You've caught me,' grief answered,
'and you've ruined my business.
……How can I sell sorrow,
when you know it's a blessing?'"
My life goes on in endless song
above earth's lamentations,
I hear the real, though far-off hymn
that hails a new creation.
Through all the tumult and the strife
I hear its music ringing,
It sounds an echo in my soul.
How can I keep from singing?
While though the tempest loudly roars,
I hear the truth, it liveth.
And though the darkness 'round me close,
songs in the night it giveth.
No storm can shake my inmost calm,
while to that rock I'm clinging.
Since love is lord of heaven and earth
how can I keep from singing?
When tyrants tremble in their fear
and hear their death knell ringing,
when friends rejoice both far and near
how can I keep from singing?
In prison cell and dungeon vile
our thoughts to them are winging,
when friends by shame are undefiled
how can I keep from singing?
Enya's version of an 1860's hymn originally titled, "Always Rejoicing."
For the joy of it, watch Enya's You Tube version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdRSRTqOyi4
Even in the midst of the most intense suffering there is always something to savor. Perhaps, it is the ability to feel, the knowledge you had something to lose, or the perspective that this too shall pass. All can shift your thoughts into a realm of peace. It may sound almost impossible, but even when you are brought to your knees with suffering there is the opportunity for gratitude and joy. Sometimes, it is simply the ability to feel the depths of your pain and loss. When that happens, allow yourself to explore what it is to be human and fully experiencing a well of emotion. After all, what are we here for if not to pay attention and embrace every moment just as it is, whether raw and miserable or full of bliss?
What does suffering have to do with your capacity for joy? Plenty. As you allow all your feelings, you increase your openness to rapture. It takes courage to go to the darkest places in your heart. Paradoxically, the rebound effect is becoming so expansive you not only embrace what happiness life showers on you, but also actively seek more.
Learning how to find bliss is a skill that improves with practice. Stop right this minute and look around you. If you can see out a window, notice what is happening. Find the beauty of clouds, rain, snow, sun, whatever presents itself. Really look. Seek out the tiniest details of of nature's daily pageant. If you work in an office cubicle, look at whatever you have brought in to personalize your space. Is it a picture of family or friends? Perhaps, it's that mountain you climbed, or want to climb. Maybe it's an empty coffee cup. Just take a moment to fully appreciate what each of those things implies, whether connection, love, exilharation, anticipation, or feeling sated.
Just like that little exercise, the key to finding more joy is to narrow your scope. Look for the smallest things that make your heart sing.
You can also increase your opportunities for happiness with a bit of self-exploration. Notice when you feel expansive or contracted. Are there certain people in your life in whose presence you feel your body tighten? Are there times when you feel so open it is as if your cells are mingling with the ineffable? It will take some assertiveness skills and a commitment to self-care, but you can increase the good catalysts in your life, and decrease those that create stress and contraction.
Once you have honed your happiness skills, make sure you are fully enjoying whatever peace and joy has been bestowed on you. You can actually squeeze more bliss out of any positive experience by ratcheting up your awareness and being fully present. Then, just so you can feel even more connected to your divine inner light, share it. Smile at anyone and everyone. Give something away. Reach out to someone who may be lonely or bereft. Bake some cookies for your neighbors. Give someone, even a stranger, a compliment. Now, watch the power of spreading your positive energy as it not only expands your delight, but creates more for others.
Copyright Nicole S. Urdang
Find the Joy, Enjoy the joy, Spread the Joy March 19, 2013
Second-guessing Yourself December 2, 2009
After the dust settles, the divorce is final, the body is buried, or the child has moved far away, you may be tempted to wonder if you made a mistake. Was it wrong to divorce someone who abused you? Was it poor judgment to estrange yourself from a toxic parent or sibling? Should you have insisted your child go to college in town?
If you feel bereft, lonely, or at sea, it is very easy to second-guess your choices and jump to self-downing conclusions. Luckily, a passing thought born from grief is not necessarily the truth.
No one leaves a happy marriage. In 30 years of private practice I have never seen a couple split up cavalierly. Typically, there were years of estrangement, incompatibility, and even contempt.
If you are torturing yourself with all the "what ifs," stop. No one seeks out strife and misery. No one tears himself away from family without many years of deep disappointment and psychic pain. There's a built-in biological imperative to stay connected to family, no matter how challenging the situation. If you are re-writing history with a happy ending you believe would have occurred if only you had done X, Y, or Z, instead of A, B, or C, stop. You're deluding yourself. If you are estranged it's because things were so painful it came down to one unhappy choice or another. Stay in the relationship and feel victimized or detach for the promise of greater peace. One day, you realized the other person wasn't going to change. You could either accept their behavior or depart. If you left, took a hiatus, or limited contact, you did so for good reasons.
(Just for the record, I don't think anyone wakes up in the morning, rubs his hands together, and says, "How can I drive my child or parents crazy?" But even without malice, there's the law of unintended consequences. For example, if someone has an uncontrollable arm spasm that results in inadvertently punching you in the nose, their intention is of little interest when you're in the ER, yet again, with another broken nose. So, yes, it's important not to blame or damn them for their behavior; but, it's prudent to stay out of harm's way.)
As for all the other should-haves, could-haves, and would-haves, they're irrelevant. You did what you did for compelling reasons at the time. Trying to put yourself back in that mind-set and re-write history, from your present vantage point only causes pain and suffering. (I have seen a number of people who erroneously think they should go back to their mate only to find it ends up hurting both of them far more when they realize their initial decision was correct.)
Misery can easily catalyze doubt in even the surest of hearts. No one is 100% convinced of any big decision they made because things are grey, not black and white. So, on a good day, you might feel quite confident the best is yet to come, and on a bad one you can't imagine things improving. It's certainly not uncommon to get so lonely that the most toxic, co-dependent relationship looks like an appealing option. Be strong, those feelings will pass and you will become more self-reliant, self-soothing, and self-loving. It's a process and can't happen overnight. Be patent with all your moods and competing thoughts. They are a natural consequence of an enormous life change.
One benefit of aging (at least, in theory) is you gain perspective and wisdom. Unfortunately, when in the middle of a down period, whether it lasts a few minutes or a few days, it is easy to forget everything you've learned and just focus on your current bleak viewpoint. That's when using all the techniques at your disposal makes sense. If you aren't up for that, OK; but, make peace with the part of you that wants a break from practicing positive thinking. Later on, or tomorrow, you will want to make an effort, and you'll feel better.
Of course, it is natural to examine your past behavior so you can make better choices in the future; but, that is a far cry from putting yourself down for past decisions.
Perhaps, if you had it to do all over again, you would have divorced your mate earlier, or moved 3,000 miles away from toxic family. Those ships have sailed. You are here now, the sum of all your decisions. Why not believe everything happens for your highest good? Just because you are lonely, grief-stricken, or living on less doesn't mean you made a mistake. It simply shows how everything has consequences. Use the time now to accept your choices. They were based on years of experience and intuition. Typically, those enormous life-changing shifts came because it felt as if you had to act or give up.
Monday morning quarterbacking, full of self-recrimination, will only make you feel awful and insecure. You did exactly what you should have done at the time based on who you were and what you knew.
I don't believe you need to forgive yourself for being human, but if you do, extend an olive branch to yourself. If it helps you abandon the fantasy that everything would be peachy if only you had done something else, go for it.
On the other hand, giving yourself the love and acceptance you sought from that husband, wife, parent, or child, will make you feel exponentially better and prevent you from attaching yourself to the next warm body who promises to love and cherish you.
As the yogis say: All that you seek is already within you. You can love and cherish yourself. Imagine whom you might attract with that karma.
Copyright Nicole S. Urdang


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Attachment Style
Attachment style is described as the way individuals manage emotional bonds with other people (Santrock, 2008). The initial process of bonding with parents or caregivers seems to have far-reaching implications for relational issues throughout life (Brandell, 2010; Fraley, 2010; Reyome, 2010; Riggs, 2010). This paper describes my personal attachment style, evaluates how genetic and environmental factors influenced its development, and how my attachment style affects my cognitive and social development.
Description of Personal Attachment Style
My personal attachment style as determined by the Adult Attachment Style Questionnaire (Fraley, n.d.) was secure, which seemed appropriate. Individuals with secure attachment styles are not typically concerned with rejection from a partner and they tend to be comfortable in emotionally close relationships (Rodriguez & Ritchie, 2009). Research has shown that when secure individuals face conflict, they are likely to problem solve using strategies such as compromising and encouraging mutual discussion and constructive communication (Carnelley, Pietromonaco, & Jaffe, 1994; Riggs, 2010). Additionally, secure individuals have a decreased potential for depressive symptoms and a far lower risk for psychological disorders throughout adulthood (Riggs, 2010). The questionnaire provided a realistic and accurate assessment of my natural tendencies in intimate and other relationships.
Contributing Genetic and Environmental Factors
I was endowed with good genes - both of my parents were calm, warm, loving people who had above average intelligence and the ability to think in progressive and effective ways. They were socially aware and had many friends and colleagues who respected and loved them. I had a close to ideal family environment as a child: my parents were particularly responsive to my needs and my opinions were always respected and valued. I was not ridiculed, mistreated, or abused, although I was held to high standards and was encouraged to behave appropriately and thoughtfully and to express my feelings in creative, honest, and constructive ways.
Research indicates a correlation between early attachment development in childhood and the capacity to form close attachments in adulthood (Brandel, 2010; Reyome, 2010; Riggs, 2010). Sullivan's developmental model placed critical importance on interpersonal relationships and how children, and later adults, construct ways to maintain relationships within the family and with others (Brandell, 2010). Because people have intrinsic psychological needs, they create ways to fulfill them, and if the needs are not met by psychologically healthy interactions, less effective unhealthy means are implemented (Brandell, 2010; Rodriguez & Ritchie, 2009). My childhood environment was conducive to psychological health and provided the emotional building blocks for future positive relationships.
Affect on Cognitive and Social Development
Research suggests that abuse during early childhood deeply affects an individual's future ability to bond with others, in effect, abuse influences social development (Reyome, 2010; Riggs, 2010). Furthermore, it may interfere with the individual's ability for emotional regulation, and may contribute to maladaptive emotional coping skills that may lead to psychological disorders (Riggs, 2010). Insecure individuals show a decreased ability for social information processing, such as careful listening (Riggs, 2010). Compounded with decreased emotional regulation, maladaptive coping skills, and a propensity to psychological disorders, maltreatment in childhood has a tremendous impact on social development and the ability to engage effectively in relationships in general (Brandell, 2010; Carnelley, Pietromonaco, & Jaffe, 1994; Riggs, 2010). In early childhood, children create norms and develop expectations according to the quality with which their needs are met, usually by the mother (Brandell, 2010). These norms and expectations are the templates by which individuals relate to others throughout their lives (Brandell, 2010; Reyome, 2010). When a mistreated individual consistently distorts self-perceptions and inaccurately interprets the behavior of others as threatening, they may engage in retaliatory behavior (Riggs, 2010).
As previously mentioned, I was raised in a warm, wholesome family environment in which personal expression was expected, valued, and appreciated. I grew up believing and experiencing that the most valuable relationships are the intimate ones I have with family and close friends. They are the safe harbors that naturally ameliorate the challenges of life. I developed highly positive expectations about intimacy, and my needs were mostly addressed. Because I learned that close relationships are safe, I perceive them accurately and as a non-threatening component of life. The pleasure I derive from close relationships has diffusely permeated my relationships in general, and I seek out and appreciate some level of intimacy in all of my relationships. Because I never developed abuse-related schemas in childhood, negative and threatening perceptions have never been activated in any of my relationships.
A growing amount of research links early childhood attachment and future relationship functioning (Carnelley, Pietromonaco, & Jaffe, 1994). The convergence of opinion is that attachment to the mother (or significant caregiver) has a tremendous influence on an individual's future ability to intimately relate to others (Brandell, 2010). In closing, I have even more respect for my parents and their parenting skills. I also take a little pride in my own efforts to offer to my own children, the same learning environment so they, too will have the capacity to engage in intimacy and bonding without fear or apprehension.
Brandell, J. R. (2010). Contemporary psychoanalytic perspectives on attachment. Psychoanalytic Social Work, 17, 132–157. doi: 10.1080/15228878.2010.512265
Carnelley, K., Pietromonaco, P., & Jaffe, K. (1994). Depression, working models of others, and relationship functioning. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 66, 127–140. doi: 10.1037/0022-35220.127.116.11
Fraley, R. C. (n.d.). Attachment Style. Attachment Style. Retrieved October 18, 2012, from http://www.web-research-design.net/cgi-bin/crq/crq.pl
Fraley, R. C. (2010). A brief overview of adult attachment theory and research. R. Chris Fraley/University of Illinois. Retrieved October 18, 2012, from http://internal.psychology.illinois.edu/~rcfraley/attachment.htm
Reyome, N. D. (2010). The effect of childhood emotional maltreatment on the emerging attachment system and later intimate relationships. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 19, 1–4.
Riggs, S. A. (2010). Childhood emotional abuse and the attachment system across the life cycle: What theory and research tell us. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 19, 5– 51. doi: 10.1080/10926770903475968
Rodriguez, P. D., & Ritchie, K. (2009). Relationship between coping styles and adult attachment styles. Journal of the Indiana Academy of Social Sciences, 13, 131–141.
Santrock, J. W. (2008). A topical approach to life-span development (3rd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
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Northwestern University in Qatar has partnered with Qatar Academy to support a national high school film competition that will see young people produce their own documentaries.
The annual NU-THIMUN-Qatar Film Festival, being held for the second time, is spearheaded by Qatar Academy, which runs a diploma program in film. Last year, around 30 films from 21 different schools in Doha were entered for the competition.
The competition is aimed at 'creating a platform for student film-making talent and artistic vision', according to organizers. It is open to all high school students with an interest in filmmaking. The deadline for submissions is February 1.
As sponsor of this year's competition, NU-Q will support the project by providing equipment, marketing, and supplying four members of its faculty to serve as contest judges.
Anne Peterson and Tim Wilkerson from the School of Communication will provide expertise in cinematography and documentary-making, alongside Ibrahim Abusharif and Miriam Berg from the Medill School of Journalism whose expertise in narrative and television production will ensure the highest standards of adjudication and professional insight.
Emily Wilson, outreach coordinator for Northwestern, said: "NU-Q's commitment to the NU-THIMUN-Qatar film festival is more than just corporate sponsorship; we see ourselves as knowledge partners. We are committed to working hands-on with the film festival organizers and reaching out to as many schools as possible."
The documentaries will address topics of universal interest – human rights, sustainable development, and the environment – while making them relevant to Qatar. Prizes will be awarded for best cinematography, editing, picture, story and sound. The Best Picture winner will receive QR10,000 while other winners will receive prizes and trophies.
In the future, Northwestern aims to increase its involvement with Qatar Academy and other schools in Qatar, through ongoing initiatives such as weekend workshops and after school classes. Outreach is an integral part of the University's goal of connecting with the educational community and supporting the needs of students in Qatar.
Following the success of Al Jazeera, and the Doha Tribeca Film Festival, which is now held annually in Qatar, the festival is the latest effort to increase opportunities for young people to get involved in film and bolster Doha's prominence as a hub for filmmaking in the Middle East. According to Wilson, there are plans to expand the competition beyond Qatar in the future, introducing filmmaking to an international student audience.
The awards ceremony will take place on March 24 during a Gala Awards Dinner at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Doha. Tickets for the ceremony will go on sale at Qatar Academy in late February and in Virgin Megastore in early March.


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December Programs
December 4
Jahnna Johnston, Classification Speech
December 11
Rotary Lights
(Meeting will be held in the heated tent at Riverside Park. Pulled pork sandwiches will be served for lunch.
If you require an alternate meal option, please contact Piggy's in advance of the meeting.)
December 18
Steve Carlyon, La Crosse Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department Director
Trane Park Project
December 25
Happy Holidays - No Meeting


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IMA World Health/Evan Schellenberg
With one fifth of children not reaching their first birthday, the Democratic Republic of Congo has one of the highest levels of child mortality in the world.
It also has the fourth highest level of maternal deaths, accounting for almost one in 10 of all maternal deaths in Africa.
It is estimated that less than a quarter of citizens have access to health care across the country. According to the National Health Development Plan (PNDS) research, among the health centers currently operational, a mere 12 percent are constructed out of durable materials. Without significant construction in the health sector in the DRC, the health care outlook begins to look bleak.
The IMA World Health construction teams, made up of local workers, have these types of statistics in mind when building new health centers. But as residents of the communities served by the ASSP project, they also are the statistics.
Each new health center is built using stabilized, compressed earth blocks. Some of the advantages of these blocks are that they lead to 15 times more energy savings and eight times less pollution when compared to fired bricks. The blocks are made on site, are significantly more cost effective than other building materials, and are often stronger than fired bricks.
As each new health center project commences, IMA World Health trains members of the local populations as brick-making technicians. This includes training in all steps required for brick production, including testing of the soil composition to ensure optimum results, proper mixing techniques, use of the manual brick presses, and correct curing methods.
At the beginning stages of the ASSP project, daily brick production hovered around 350. As it has continued, production is now at more than 1,000 in a single day!
Each day as they labor, the workers are proud to be a part of a building that will serve their families for generations. As each new block is removed from the mold, it becomes much more than the sum of its parts: sand, gravel, silt, clay, cement, and water. It is more than just saving cost, energy or pollution.
Each brick is saving lives.
Read about how this project began: Improving Health in DR Congo, Brick by Brick (with video)
Evan Schellenberg is the Construction Coordinator for IMA World Health in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Originally from Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada, he is following in the footsteps of his grandparents, who were missionaries in the DRC for over 30 years.
The Projet d'Accès aux Soins de Santé Primaire, or the Access to Primary Health Care Project (ASSP) is a 5-year, £182.9 million (US $304.5 million) project funded by the department for International development (DFID) through UK aid and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). The ASSP project seeks to improve primary health care in 56 health zones in five provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo – Kasaï Occidental, Maniema, Equateur, Oriental and South Kivu – for a population of 8.3 million people. IMA World Health leads the consortium of implementing partners including SANRU, CARITAS, World Vision and IRC, with technical assistance from Tulane University (in collaboration with the University Of Kinshasa School Of Public Health), Pathfinder, HISP, and IntraHealth.


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President Obama recently said he wants to eliminate mindless, burdensome, and unneeded regulations at the federal level. California Senate President Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) agrees, saying he wants to do the same for California and will propose "urgency legislation that directs each state agency to review its regulations, identify any duplicative, archaic or inconsistent rules."
You know things are changing when a Democrat proposes this. The Republican response was definitely positive. They have been attempting to do this for years, and are probably wondering what alternative reality they've stumbled into where a ranking Democrat advocates slashing bureaucracy, red tape, and hindrances to people and businesses getting things done.
Steinberg hastened to add he didn't want to undermine public safety, health, or environmental protections. However, those agencies no doubt need some streamlining of regulations too. His main intent is to simplify the entire state regulatory system, reducing duplication and archaic rules.
This clearly is needed and apparently has never been done before. Those wishing to cut through the overgrown thicket of California regulations that has sprouted up over decades had better bring a chain saw, too.
Along with simplying regulations, I propose that California make it far simpler to apply for permits and licenses, form corporations, and find and use information. California does not currently make it easy to do any of this. Worse, their online services are antiquated, deeply user-unfriendly, and seem to be designed by trolls intent on ensuring that citizens do not find the information they seek.
As an example, I present a comparison between registering an LLC in California vs. Utah.
How to register an LLC in California
First off, there are no instructions that I could find on the California Secretary of State website on how to register an LLC. Why is this? After repeated searching, outside sites did provide a few clues.
Here's what you do. Download Form LLC-1 and LLC-12 from this utterly unhelpful page. Fill them out and mail them to the Secretary of State with $70 and $20, respectively. Nowhere on the website is there info on how long the process will take, or on whether to mail both forms at once or wait to hear back on the first filing before sending the second one.
Further, the forms must be mailed in (or dropped off in person at one specific office in Sacramento only. Wow, that's just so helpful for those not in Sacramento.) You can't fax the forms in either. There is no online registration nor do they take credit cards. You must mail a check.
How to register an LLC in Utah
Go to Utah One Stop Business Registration. Register the LLC online, paying $70 with a credit card. The LLC will be registered by Utah in as little as 15 minutes, generally within 24 hours, and never more than two days.
Clearly, Utah gets it and California does not. Moreover, Utah appears to actually want you to start new enterprises rather than making the process opaque and interminable. Also, the California Secretary of State website needs reorganization. Oh, the information is there. But it's difficult to find because the site meanders all over the place with no particular organization or explanation of how to find information. Plus it's all very 1995 HTML. You can determine how to start a business in two clicks from the Utah.gov home page. It's clear and obvious. Such functionality does not exist on State of California websites.
Let's hope California will soon streamline its regulations and update its websites so they become genuinely helpful.


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Back in March of this year, Community Partnership on Aging, in collaboration with the cities of Cleveland Heights and Solon, launched a survey of older adults living in the seven cities in an attempt to gain some insight into their needs, activities, methods of receiving and transmitting news and information, mobility and independence and more. One hundred seventy-four residents of CPA communities participated.
Thanks to the hard work and diligence of former CPA student intern Jeremiah Kitchen and CPA volunteer Barb Fatica, the results have been compiled!
To read the entire survey results presentation, click here.