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Breakout Session Leaders (will be updated as they are confirmed for the event)
We are grateful to those who have agreed to participate in the NEXTGen Conference as Keynote Speakers and Breakout Session Leaders!
Please show them your gratitude when you are at Conference.
Joshua Walsh
Regional Director Ontario
I was born and raised in the historical city St. Johns, Newfoundland. As a teenage boy I fell in love with serving in the Awana Clubs. Serving on the front lines as a Leader, Director, and Commander was an amazing experience. The victories were always a blessing and seeing boys, girls, and families won to Christ was an amazing experience! It is my prayer to see this continue!
Faith and I have been married for 11 years and have 2 kids, Harmony (5) and Simon (1). We have served the Lord in different ways over the years and are thrilled to be a part of Awana! We love coming along side of the local church asking them, "How can we help?" We simply desire to be a blessing. We live in the beautiful forest city, London, Ontario. I enjoy playing hockey, running, and pretty playing any sport. I have met many people on the Awana trails and am looking forward to meeting and being a blessing to many more.
Dave Kinsey
Dave grew up in the Chicagoland area. With a degree in Christian education, Dave learned about Awana while serving on the staff of a local church. His wife Joyce, however, was saved in an Awana Club at a young age. Eventually, Dave and Joyce served as area co-ordinators in Western New York before moving to Ontario to work full-time as Awana missionaries.
God has used the Kinseys' many experiences to prepare them for their present ministry. Dave and Joyce have served as Awana missionaries since 1982. They have four grown children and make their home in Powassan, near North Bay, Ontario.
Both Dave and Joyce are well versed in the Awana program. They are available to counsel with church leaders regarding their youth ministry, and to present the Awana ministry to boards, committees, and congregations. They are also ready to conduct leadership training, operate area AwanaGames and Sparks-a-Ramas, and speak at your special events, such as award presentations, banquets, church services, and missions conferences. Please feel free to contact them directly.
Rebekah Bock
Rebekah grew up in London, Ontario. Attending Awana from a very young age, she grew up through the program, starting in Cubbies and working her way through to Journey, she received her Citation Award in 2013. Rebekah was trained as a missionary by Child Evangelism Fellowship Ontario in Brantford for 4 summers. Being recently married Rebekah now lives in Woodbridge Ontario and is working with Awana as their Church care advocate. Helping churches with whatever they need from answering simple questions, to running trainings.
Evan Morrison
I was born and raised in the small farming community of Simcoe Ontario where I spent time working on my family farm. This is where I learned a strong work ethic, team work, and the ins and outs of the agriculture industry. I was raised in a home where I was given the freedom to choose what I believe in and choose if I wanted to be a part of the local Awana program. I joined as a Cubbie and fell in love with Awana. I went through the program and was able to attend the Awana Ontario Scholarship Camp and accepted Christ as my personal Saviour at camp in 2006. I grew in my faith through the Awana program, received my citation award in 2012 and from there became a leader within my church and Awana program.
I have been able to use my faith to reach youth across the province and have developed a fire and a passion for youth ministry. I am always willing to share my story with anyone. I am always willing to lend a hand and go out of my way to support and help someone. God has blessed me in so many ways and I am eternally grateful. I believe Awana has given me the opportunity of a lifetime by leading me to Christ and so I have made it my personal goal to reach as many boys and girls for Christ as possible.
Currently I am studying business through Nipissing University and will finish with a Bachelor's of Commerce degree. I spend free time outdoors, golfing, and watching auto racing and hockey.
I currently live just outside of Aylmer and I am a school bus driver. I might be the youngest school bus driver in history, but I love it. Through this job, I have a chance to influence a child's day by smiling and listening to them as we drive. I think that for these kids I can reflect the love of Jesus in a very simple way. The community I live in is small and tight-knit and I appreciate the relationships that I have been able to develop here.
I became a part-time Awana Advocate in 2016. I am supported through the Advocate Program which allows me to do ministry work and gain valuable experience while raising support. In this position, I am able to use my God-given talents to administrate details and provide technical support as part of a team that is advancing discipleship ministry in Canada.
Tom Crouch
Tom is the T&T Boys Director at Benton Street Baptist Church in Kitchener. He has 25 years experience in Awana Clubs having served as handbook table leader, Director (Pioneers & Guards - remember those?), JV(Trek) and T&T as well as Commander (now Awana Ministry Director). He started out not liking kids... but though God's Grace (Mercy?) very quickly he developed a love of children's ministry through Awana clubs. His other passion is motorcycling - his current ride is a 2001 Goldwing and he has managed to put 310,000 kms on it (don't get him talking about motorcyles for your own sake!)
Jessica Martin
Jessica Martin is a Child and Youth Worker who has been working in Social Services for over 15 years. Professionally Jessica has worked extensively with special needs, mental health and volunteer management. She has been serving at the Simcoe Gospel Chapel in Cubbies for the past 6 years with 4 of those as Director. She also serves on the Christian Education Advisory Committee serving as the Child Protection Member focusing on risk management policy and practices. Jessica is widowed and a single mom to Noah, an adventurous 11year old.
Kyle Crouch
Awana Advocate, Ontario Events
Raised in a Christian home and now leading my own. A servant of God, husband, father and now a part time advocate with Awana. My wife Ruth Anne and I are Ontario Camp and Southwestern Ontario events advocates. Growing up through the Awana program has instilled a life long love of Christ. We both truly love to see God working in the youth of today. God has truly blessed us by allowing us this opportunity to serve our Lord while ministering to our youth.
Ruth Anne
I grew up in a solid Christian home in London, Ontario. I went to a Christian school age 3 through grade 1(where I accepted Christ as my Saviour at 6 years old). I was then home schooled all the way up through high school and graduated from Kawartha Lakes Bible College in 2009. I started Awana when I was 9 years old in what was then known as the Chums program (now T&T - Ultimate Adventure). I continued in Awana all through high school and earned my Citation Award in 2007. Awana's Ontario Scholarship Camp (OSC) had a huge impact on my life and through opportunities presented at camp, I was able to participate is several missions experiences. These opportunities included a couple internships on a reserve in Northern Manitoba that totalled 6 months. God used all these aspects of the Awana ministry to shape my faith and give me a solid foundation for my future. Kyle and I met at OSC and were married in 2009. We have two children Chloe (4) and Jobe (2). They are huge blessing in our lives, both are involved in the Awana program and they love it. Kyle and I signed on as Awana Advocates in the Spring of 2016. It is a privilege and honour to be serving in the ministry that has played such a vital role in my personal and spiritual life. I am very excited to see what future holds and look forward to what God will do!


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We're still staying home in Washington. Where are you? What's happening? I have not written in five days and I'm about to detonate.
Showed you some easy to parent plants in my stories. My friends call my house Jumanji but I'm not sorry. I once worked with the nastiest, meanest, cut throat, line cook who had the most beautiful rose garden. One of the servers got mad at her one day and said "how can something as hateful as you grow things so beautiful...?" She said "I don't know. Ask your kids..." Savage. Anyway, villains have green thumbs so save your excuses. Don't ignore them. Don't smother them. Same as your kids.
Never met a bully like 2020 #amiright
She haunts my dreams...
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My best advice to women in their twenties is to have a WON'T list. Mine was developed through my twenties, though I could have benefited from hearing it sooner. Teach your daughters about a won't list; it adds spikes to their spine.
I won't say yes if I don't feel like saying yes
I won't let society tell me that the way I do things is wrong
I won't shut up if I see injustice
I won't have sex with a man unless I feel loved by him
I won't let you say whatever you want to me. I'll correct you
I won't swallow my pain. If you hurt me you're going to hear it.
I won't make excuses
I won't let you use me
I won't hide my flaws
I won't let anyone make me feel ashamed of my flaws.
I won't ever think I know everything
Since I like to post all the pretty curated photos I thought it was only fair to post this one. Tarryn right after turning in The Wrong Family. As you can see I attempted to get dressed that morning and didn't manage to take my pajamas off all the way. I am so tired...and excited to start writing my next book. But let me nap...
I'll be back next week for TWT. In the meantime check on your friends and even that weird girl from high school. You are. And you can. And you will—because trials build strength. So be like Scarlet today and lift a bitch up ♥
My mama spent two days in the hospital—non Covid-19 related. I couldn't go be with her and that was the worst feeling in the world. She's recovering at home now. But I'm just sitting here thinking about how many of you are missing your families and can't be with them. And how many of you have moms who work in the medical field and you're worried sick. I have ten e copies of The Wives to give away to people who cry in the shower. Holla at me if you need distraction.


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News, Aug. 8: "Dancing Near the Graves of the Rich"
Lack of Success?
@MeowWolf @VinceKadlubek and team put so much effort into brining [sic] art and music into our area. They create beautiful spaces and events. It's a shame that Aaron couldn't seem to see past his own lack of success and vision as compared to the artists and team that put on this event.
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This is quite possibly the dumbest article I have read in quite a while. I spoke to a number of people who went to this festival and they had a great time. The tepee complaint is a bit of a stretch to say the least and your headline is clearly a clickbait ploy that does not hold up in the least. Also, why are you griping about attendance? Seems you want to just be negative for no reason. Meow Wolf and AMP brought an amazing cultural event to Taos including very cool headliners and could grow year over year and be awesome for all the people who live near there. Your move is to shit all over it? Why? I mean the whole article is a total joke as far as it being anything close to journalism so I think you may need to go back to school to learn how to write.
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Savage Love (or lack thereof), Aug. 8
Where's Savage Love this week?!?!!! A week without #dansavage is a week of #summertimesadness
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Editor's Note: As of this month, SFR will no longer publish Dan Savage's syndicated "Savage Love" column. Readers missing it are invited to head to thestranger.com to read it at its home paper. We're happy to continue to bring you an issue jam-packed with local news and culture.


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By Carly Lanning
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If Joseph Van Dorn had a business card it would read: Biology major, English major, research assistant to HIV studies, CHAMPS peer educator with the CARE Office, Writer's Circle president and marathon runner. Embodying the college experience of three students fused into one, Joe is a man of many talents and passions. A double major in two completely opposite fields of Biology and English, Joe is a modern renaissance man, adept in both the sciences and the humanities, participating in groups all around campus. Ask him to choose between the two majors, impossible. Ask him if he would change anything about his intense workload, not a thing.
Coming into UC Irvine as a biology major, Joe spent freshman year balancing biology classes, chemistry classes and Humcore (Humanities Core). It was during the final days of Humcore that Joe realized he didn't want to stop taking English classes.
He then decided to declare English.
Declaring a double major is one thing, but making it through the commitment is another. Joe's quarterly class load ranges from 18 to 23 units and four to six classes taken during the summer.
"I am motivated through this because I can't choose between either [major]," he said. "I am so close now to graduation and I just really want to finish in four years like I said I would two years ago. I planned it all out at one point and it was terrifying to see the requirements all laid out. I feel like the finish line is really close and I want to get into something that accommodates both majors. The hard thing has been finding something that can accommodate my intertwining passions and I haven't found many majors like me. I am having to lay my own ground work for where I am going. It is interesting but scary to do."
Juggling full quarters of classes, Joe finds that his two majors complement one another and allow him the unique insight from both worlds of study.
"I feel like these two majors have allowed me to see things from both perspectives," he said. "I can use skills that I get from each major. For example, a lot of people have trouble with lab reports and getting the grammatical stuff down and how to present their information. I learned all that from English. Being a bio major has taught me to be disciplined, practical and straightforward. [Inversely], having that science knowledge background is interesting to add to my creative writing. I do creative writing, and [bio] gives me material for that."
Graduating in the spring, Joe is beginning to look past the finish line of graduation toward the future. Determined not to sacrifice either of his two passions, Joe is creating his own niche.
"My dream job would be in Germany working with a group that edits science papers," he said. "Ultimately I want to start a company that would act as a job agency for humanities-minded people. I feel like humanities is losing a lot of respect lately and [I want to create] an organization whose sole purpose is to get humanities people into a job where they can improve and learn."
When not in the classroom, Joe splits his time between research and working as president of the Writer's Circle, the creative writing club on campus. Since freshman year of high school, Joe has been interested in working with HIV and found a perfect niche on the UCI campus.
"I really feel like research is a great place for me to explore my biological interest with hands on experiments and working with professionals," he said. "At first I was just doing research and nothing that was calling to my humanities side so I helped my friend found the Writer's Circle last year. I feel like I have joined a lot of organizations but few have so much appealed to the soul like these two."
A balance of science and English, practicality and passion, the left and right sides of the brain, Joe reminds us never to compromise, never to stop trying new things and never accept anything to be impossible.


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This wartime drama recounts the training process of the British Tank Corps. The story concentrates on two recruits: Englishman Philip (Edward Underdown) and American David (Ralph Clanton). After a grueling training period and a long, frustratingly uneventful encampment on British soil, Philip and David are shipped to the Front. Both men have a rendezvous with destiny during the German offensive at Ardennes. R.S.M. Brittain etches a chilling portrayal of a merciless drill sergeant, while the splendidly mustached Michael Trubshawe is equally effective as a by-the-book major. Since there must be a romantic subplot, it is fortunate indeed that the heroes' ladies are played by two charming and talented actresses, Helen Cherry and Stella Andrews.
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So Colon Powell has backed Barack Obama for US President. He had apparently been disturbed by the negative tone of Mr. McCain's campaign, which has sought to promote the idea that Barack Obama is "palling around with terrorists," as Sarah Palin so diplomatically put it (a Socialist palling around with terrorists nonetheless). Of course this is Sarah Palin whose foreign policy experience comprises her proximity to Russia (oh and Canada too) – although she's never met Russian delegates (maybe she wouldn't think Obama a socialist if she had?).
Not only that, but Palin has no idea what the Bush Doctrine is. Now then, Powell "once considered as a potential candidate for the White House himself, fell out with President Bush over being forced to make the case for Saddam Hussein having weapons of mass destruction to justify the invasion of Iraq". This is Bush, the conviction politician, who knew what he wanted and went for it – not because he listened to people, but because he listened to his gut:
Leaders make things happen and they don't need to ask permission. Isn't it the job of a good leader to think the big ideas, take the long view, and make his vision a reality? Well, yes, provided said leader has formed his thoughts through rigorous research, consultation with experts, and deep, careful thought. Bush's method? "I'm not a textbook player," he says, "I'm a gut player."
So there we have it. Bush listened to his gut and went to war in Iraq. Great.
So there we go – Barak Obama who offers a "calm, patient, intellectual, steady approach" or McCain supported by pro-Iraq advisers – offering Bush's gut something to think about. Surely, Dubbya, it couldn't have just been indigestion when you were listening to your gut could it? I know who I'd be more inclined to believe.
I think this review means I now have to read Bob Woodward's "The War Within" – not sure if that's a daunting or exciting prospect.


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Barney Frank Agrees with Ron Paul?December 30, 2009
Dear Friend of Liberty,
Recently, Ron Paul appeared on Larry King Live across from House Financial Services Committee chairman Barney Frank to discuss Obamacare.
To everyone's surprise, Barney Frank let out an unexpected declaration:
"I agree 100% with what Ron Paul just said!"
It seems on some issues, even Frank –- Congress' biggest Federal Reserve cheerleader -- is coming around to Ron Paul's freedom message, though not on the Fed.
If you haven't seen the interview yet, please click the image below to watch it now.
Remember, this fight against socialized medicine is not over yet.
Because of their differences, both the House and the Senate will likely have to vote on the bill again. So keep calling and writing your representatives and keep the pressure up!
In Liberty,
John Tate
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December 30, 2009 in Current Affairs | Permalink
Vote Ron Paul: News Update 12-30-2009
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December 30, 2009 in Current Affairs | Permalink
Taking Down the FED with RICO
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
The Federal Reserve Bank has been rightly condemned for transferring wealth from those who work to those who quite literally have a license to print our money. The FED has been blamed for the Great Depression of 1929-1939 and for our current economic crisis. But those actions though despicable are not actionable under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) which was part of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970.
RICO allows American citizens to sue any person or persons who are members of corrupt organizations that have committed one or more of 27 federal crimes or 8 state crimes. It allows citizens to collect triple damages. The standard of proof is easier than in a criminal case where the prosecutor must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a specific crime was committed by a defendant. In a RICO lawsuit against the Federal Reserve all we are required to do is to show a pattern of corrupt behavior. And that we can easily do.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is the official depository of the United States government. There is ample evidence that both political parties have allowed trillions of dollars to be spent contrary to federal law without adequate auditing controls. In his now famous interview on 9-10-2001 Donald Rumsfeld admitted that the Department of Defense (DOD) could not trace 2.3 trillion dollars in spending. To date some 25% of the DOD budget cannot be traced so we do not know where our tax money went. But we do know that the money went through the New York FED before it went missing.
Vanity Fair published a now famous article on the 12 billion dollars in cash sent to Iraq from the Federal Reserve over a 15 month period. 9 of the 12 billion dollars went missing. The Vanity Fair article said. "the company that was hired to keep tabs on the outflow of money existed mainly on paper. Based in a private home in San Diego, it was a shell corporation with no certified public accountants. Its address of record is a post-office box in the Bahamas, where it is legally incorporated. That post-office box has been associated with shadowy offshore activities."
The DOD is not the only federal agency where our money has been stolen. Susan Gaffney, the Inspector General at Housing and Urban Development (HUD) refused to even sign off on the 1999 HUD audit. She said 242 adjustments totaling 59.6 billion dollars to account for money missing from her agency during fiscal year 1999. Susan Gaffney that just about anyone can get into HUD's financial system, change numbers, take money and engage in financial fraud without anyone stopping them.
The 59.6 billion dollars that went missing in 1999 was not an isolated event at HUD. Ms Gaffney also reported that 17.6 billion dollars went missing from the 1998 HUD books. Catherine Austin Fitts was the Deputy Secretary at HUD under the first President Bush and has been battling corruption ever since. She once said on a radio interview that she found one single block in San Diego that 10 HUD backed loans totaling 20 million dollars on buildings that never existed. In fact Ms. Fitts said none of the ten buildings even had postal addresses.
Catherine Austin Fitts has found massive corruption in other departments. She used a computer program called Community Wizard which allows the user to enter a zip code and to determine federal spending for their local area. She once had a friend named Louis from a small town in New York who input the zip code and the necessary information to discover what the federal government was spending in his hometown. The man grew visibly angry when he saw that amongst other irresponsible acts they had spent $4,000,000 on flood relief. Louis said that his town was on a hill had not had a flood in the previous 120 years.
Since 1995 federal law has required the Treasury Secretary to only spend money that has been subject to proper auditing controls. Catherine has said the following: "Total undocumented accounting adjustments for reported periods for the Department of Defense [and HUD for fiscal 1998-2000] amount to a whopping $3.3 trillion, or $11,700 for every American. The Department of Defense has failed to produce independent audited financial statements since the requirement went into effect in 1995. HUD's Inspector General refused to certify HUD's fiscal 1999 financial statements." She has since revised that figure for total undocumented spending to 5.3 trillion dollars according to a recent radio interview.
Under RICO we can sue the Federal Reserve for its failure to protect taxpayers from the ongoing and persistent corruption at the Treasury Department, at the Department of Defense, HUD and numerous agencies which has plagued us under both Republican and Democratic administrations with the aid and knowledge of their political partners in Congress and the Senate under the "watchful eye" of the bought and paid for media.
In case you are worried we cannot sue the Federal Reserve under RICO we can. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Federal Reserve Bank is not a government agency. This ruling was made in an auto injury case. The Federal Reserve is a privately held corporation where the stock is held by member banks. Besides RICO has been used against government agencies that were run as corrupt organizations. The most notable anti-government RICO case was against the Key West Police Department.
There is another fiduciary responsibility that the Federal Reserve has violated. They have made 2 trillion dollars in loans to their member bank stockholders on assets of little or no value. Financial news services and several print columnists have asked for the official depository of the United States government to tell us just exactly who has received those loans and what collateral they offered. We could argue in court that we need to make discovery and to audit these transactions for fraud.. Taxpayers have standing in this aspect of the case because the Federal Reserve routinely donates excess profits to the United States Treasury. By loaning money to their share holders on assets of no value they are depriving taxpayers of alternative means of the federal government to finance its operations.
We are entitled to triple damages under RICO but the real purpose of the lawsuit would be to stop the Federal Reserve from destroying America by sending the United States and the rest of the world into a Depression which many experts believe will be far worse than that of 1929-1939.
It would be far too dangerous for any one man or woman to bring this lawsuit against the Federal Reserve. After all they have been stealing billions of dollars every week for decades so they might be able to fire more than one assassin. However, as one commentator said . "Do not fear when we do battle against the Powers That Be. Remember that we be many and they be few."
I would recommend that we join tens of thousands of American citizens together to bring this lawsuit. We need the support of all those men and women to see this trial to the end. The general public has been upset to say the least about the coming economic collapse. If we use the Internet and talk radio while they are still relatively free and unregulated, we might even break through into the mainstream media.
The Federal Reserve has no defense. The Treasury Department, HUD, DOD and the rest of the federal government cannot defend their actions. They have acted together to defraud the taxpayers of hundreds of billions of dollars. It is time we say no to the sacking and looting of our country.
This could very well be our last chance to say no to anything Wall Street wants to do to us. How many impoverished but free nations can you name?
I strongly recommend the website below for those of you have decided to take direct action to abolish the Federal Reserve:
To read more about missing money please go to Catherine Austin Fitts' collection of articles here:
The following video and three articles are ones I cited and are from the above collection.
This video is about the missing trillions from the DOD
This is that Vanity Fair article:
This article is about the woes and tribulations at HUD:
This article is about the unaudited budgets illegally submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury:
To learn more about the Federal Reserve Bank please go here:
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December 28, 2009 in Current Affairs | Permalink
Matthew Falconer for Orange County Mayor: Our Two Democratic Party System
Marco Rubio said in a speech last month that "America has two Democratic Parties." We have a Democratic Party that believes in good (aka big) government and a Republican Party that acts like Democrats. This month our Republican Florida legislature passed the largest expansion of government in Florida's modern history. The Florida Rail Enterprise Act will raise taxes on every Floridian by more than $10 billion and will be used by less than 1/100 of 1% of taxpayers (I spoke in opposition to the bill).
I have two Republican In Name Only opponents for Orange County Mayor. Mildred Fernandez calls corporate welfare "economic gardening." Teresa Jacobs just left her job as a lobbyist for the Department of Transportation and she will ensure we have not one, but ten rail systems in central Florida. My Republican opponents are more dangerous than my Democratic ones because they misreprent their true identities. When Scott Maxwell, the most liberal columnist in Orlando, and Deirdra Mcnabb, who promotes ObamaCare weekly, support Teresa Jacobs we all know in which direction our party has gone.
No one will ever convince me that giving a billionaire a $600 million arena helps the average person. No one will ever convince me that giving one company $300 million to bring 150 jobs to Orlando helps our economy. And no one will ever, ever convince me that giving CSX $660 million taxpayer dollars to use their track 12 hours a day is good for the taxpayer. The only explanation is our elected official were bought and paid for by powerful special interest groups, the same ones who benefit from the looting of the taxpayer.
I am a true fiscal conservative. My first act next Orange County Mayor will be to place on the ballot the Orange County Taxpayer Protection Amendment. This will require voter approval for any government program in excess of $50 million. I also pledge the following to you;
I lower taxes by eliminating waste in government.
I will never approve of any corporate welfare program.
I will repeal the toll increase immediately.
Most importantly, I will put "Taxpayer's First" over special interests.
I can and will win with your help. We can start a revolution in local government right here in Orange County and at the same time restore integrity and values in the Republican Party. We are having a Campaign HQ Open House on Jan. 15th. Please email me to let me know you can attend and let's take back local government from special interests that are taxing our economy to ruin.
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December 28, 2009 in Current Affairs | Permalink
Campaign for Liberty (C4L): You're making an impactDecember 27, 2009
Dear Friend of Liberty,
Don't let anyone ever tell you that you're not making a difference.
In a recent Houston Chronicle article, Meredith Simons reports that although Ron Paul was ignored and derided by the Washington establishment for so long, he has now "become one of the most influential Republicans" in D.C. and is experiencing more success than ever before.
The article focuses specifically on his "Audit the Fed" legislation to finally bring transparency and accountability to one of our country's most secretive institutions. Before 2009, Dr. Paul's audit bill had been dismissed by his colleagues and gone unnoticed by the Federal Reserve.
Now, as the article points out, the Fed has had to launch a full-fledged effort to fight Audit the Fed.
Click here to read the article.
It is astounding that Ron Paul has come so far in these last couple of years, but, without a doubt, none of this success would have been possible without you.
Ron Paul has led the charge to reclaim our Republic and restore our Constitution for over thirty years, but never before has he had the R3volution's army of dedicated and tireless grassroots activists to spread the liberty message in their neighborhoods and hold their elected officials accountable.
No one in the political establishment would have ever believed that almost eighty percent of the American people would support Audit the Fed less than one year after the effort was launched.
No one in the political establishment would have ever believed Ron Paul supporters would stay engaged in the process after the 2008 presidential election.
You have proven them wrong with your refusal to sit back and watch the rest of your liberties be taken away, and with every phone call you make, flier you pass out, door you knock on, and vote you cast, you are continuing to prove them wrong.
Also on the national stage, recent independent polling showing Rand Paul leading his establishment opponent in the Kentucky U.S. Senate race is further evidence of the gains our movement is making.
The freedom movement has never been so strong. And we are only getting started.
If you are able, please click here to contribute to Campaign for Liberty to help ensure we can continue our fight to Reclaim the Republic and Restore the Constitution.
Thanks for all of the hard work you do in defense of freedom, and I look forward to all the successes this new year and new decade will bring!
In Liberty,
John Tate
P.S. The success of Audit the Fed and Campaign for Liberty's growth this past year have been phenomenal, but they are only the beginning. Be sure to join C4L, Ron Paul, Tom Woods, Lew Rockwell, Thomas DiLorenzo, and more in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15-17, 2010 as we kick off "A New Decade of Liberty"!
December 27, 2009 in Current Affairs | Permalink
Matthew Falconer for Orange County Mayor: Culture of Corruption
When I entered politics I assumed there was some corruption, but I was wrong. The entire political process has been corrupted by powerful special interest groups. When we talk about corruption in politics we no longer mean a criminal giving a bag of money to a politician. Today the corruption is right out in the open. One of my opponents for Orange County mayor, Teresa Jacobs, had "corporate sponsors" at her pre-announcement party. Progress Energy, the most powerful law firm in Orlando, and a local hospital were among them. These corporate sponsors pick their candidates, organize their fundraising, and bring their candidates into power. In return, those candidates vote the special interests special favors in money, rate increases, or entitlements.
To find out who are the most powerful special interest groups in any community check to see who the largest donors are to the Chamber of Commerce. In Orlando it is Progress Energy, Orlando Utilities, the Orlando Magic, Florida Hospital, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Disney, and the law firms that lobby for favors for these clients. The Chambers of Commerce used to be a networking function for small business, but today they are a conduit for special interests to gain political favors.
Let's look at how these powerful special interests have made out in just the last few years. Progress Energy and OUC have been granted 20% increase in rates during a recession. The Orlando Magic were given a $600 million arena for an annual rent of $1 million. Florida Hospital and ORMC have stops on the $1.5 billion commuter rail system just approved. And those law firms have made millions obtaining these favors.
Powerful special interest groups are the big winners. The big loser is the average taxpayer. These corporate welfare programs raise taxes and the cost of everything the consumer buys. The higher taxes also reduce the amount of disposable income in our local economy and starve small businesses of revenue.
I pledge to take on these powerful special interest groups and put "Taxpayer's First." Please friend me on Facebook at email@example.com, and email me at firstname.lastname@example.com to volunteer your time to take back local government.
We outnumber the special interests but we need to outwork them to end the culture of corruption and the wholesale looting of the average taxpayer.
Please step up and make a difference.
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STUART — Tom Fullman, founder of the Jensen Beach Group and chairman of Martin County Consensus, has filed as a Democrat to challenge for Doug Smith's seat on the Martin County Commission.
Fullman, 59, and a 22 year resident of the county, is the first Democrat to file for the District 1 seat.
While two Republicans are also challenging Smith, Fullman's target is the two-term incumbent.
"I just don't think (Smith's) representing all the people, I believe I've had enough interaction with Mr. Smith to know he favors certain interests and I believe I am a person who will focus on what the people will say they want," Fullman said. "It's time for a change in philosophy from the economics of building inventory, which has been going on for quite a while, to change to focus on what the people want, slow responsible growth."
Smith wasn't surprised with Fullman's announcement. Two Democrats had been said to be considering a run. But Smith disagreed with Fullman's assessment of the commission majority on growth matters.
"If a candidate truly supports economic development and small business in our community then one would clearly understand how badly our community is hurting at this point in time," Smith said.
"For us to have a sustainable viable community, we do need to work on ways to help our small business, allow them to be able to grow, not be in their way, not slow things down, not throw up the comment of what's the rush, what's the hurry," he added. "When people's livelihood's are at stake, when people's family's existence is at stake, time is of the essence."
The Consensus was created in 2007 to band together slow-growth groups to promote "responsible, non-sprawl growth."
The Jensen Beach Group came together in 2006 in opposition to the redevelopment of the 17-acre Pitchford R.V. Park.
"I'm pro-business, but I certainly am interested in asking the green questions, in terms of business, but also what's good for our quality of life as well," Fullman said.
Fullman said he would resign as chairman of the Consensus before he pays the $3,414.60 qualifying fee. Candidates have until noon Friday to qualify.
The Republican primary was closed to only Republican voters on Monday when Sewall's Point resident Don Gliechman, a write-in candidate, filed for the seat.
Also Monday, Former Sewall's Point Town Commissioner Richard Baron suspended his campaign for the District 1 seat and endorsed Republican Henry Copeland, a lawyer and financial advisor, for the seat.
Jensen Beach resident D. Bryan McDermott has also announced plans to run for the seat as a Republican.
Staff writer George Andreassi contributed to this report.
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In Hot Conflict childhood friends, running for their lives in Panama, finally decide (after 18 years!) to screw their friendship—literally.
It was good, but not that good. Somehow the story "leaked" around the edges. No (plausible) explanation was given as to why they never tried to sort their feelings before. He was a boy from the wrong side of the tracks, she was a pampered little princess (that never stopped people before!), he pushed her into the arms of the wrong man (idiot!), she married said wrong man (idiot!...and that also never stopped anyone before!), the wrong man died three years ago, but they still stayed apart...Why does it always take a rescue mission in the middle of the jungle for people to actually have a meaningful conversation?!
In Hot Landing Zone a female scientist, instead of following her rescuer's orders, jeopardizes the whole mission to rescue a bunch of papers.
Another story I didn't "feel". They were both annoying, she with her "smartness", he with his "brooding". I just wanted for them to get laid, get rescued and be done with it. Well, it happened in that order. The last chapter also didn't do it for me. Sure, the lust was there (they were stranded!), but I didn't feel the love.
In Hot Target 5 Marines are sent into the Amazon jungle to extract a Peace Corps volunteer. An attack on the getaway chopper leaves one of those Marines stranded in the middle of the jungle, surrounded by dope cookers, trying to keep the volunteer alive, though she doesn't seem to need that much help.
Finally I felt the love. This was by far the strongest story in this anthology. Both Sam (despite her initial stubbornness) and Rick were likable characters, nice and "normal", and though the attraction blazed hot almost from the get-go, there was also something else there. And it came through in the story. The whole buildup, the escape, the pursuit, the almost death experience, it all worked in painting a picture of a love-blossoming-in-the-middle-of-the-jungle. I even understood Sam's reservations in telling Rick who she really was.
And the last chapter? LOVED it.
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I'm trying to make sense of the news articles, and social media reaction to those articles, about fostercare over the last two days. I know that there are some foster carers who are treated poorly by their agencies. We've collectively allowed that to happen over the years and should all take some responsibility. Where foster carers are treated poorly, we should acknowledge this, not sweep it under the carpet, and work to address it. My members, independent and voluntary sector fostering providers, have Ofsted judgements that are 90% good or outstanding with less than 1% inadequate. So, they're a long way on with addressing these issues.
But how does it help children in foster care and foster carers, to have foster care hammered in the news again? To have those of us with a commitment to foster care arguing and in-fighting on social media? If we want to look like a sector in chaos, we're going about it the right way. Of course, I know that bad news sells and good news doesn't. 'Everything is terrible!' gets the headlines. But let's not pander to that kind of media agenda just to get column inches (or web pixels!).
And, yes, the sector has suffered from successive Westminster governments who thought that adoption was more important. And the focus on Brexit is slowing down our chances of implementing some of the good recommendations from the Narey/Owers review of foster care. But I'm not letting government off the hook, I'm there, pestering, cajoling, persuading, presenting what we know.
As I said above, we shouldn't hide our problems. But let's get a balanced, informed picture of foster care out there for the public to try and make sense of. The overwhelming majority of people in the sector are trying to do the right things, most of the time, in very challenging circumstances. Because foster care is also amazing. The hardest thing you might do, but also the most rewarding. If we're going to attract new foster carers and hang on to the ones we've got, we should be shouting that from the rooftops.


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Cornell University Welcomes Students from the Universidad de Puerto Rico for Spring 2018 [audio]
Professor Glenn Altschuler, Dean of the Cornell University School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions talks about the University's efforts to welcome students from the Universidad de Puerto Rico for the Spring semester. The university decided to extend the invitation because of extensive damage sustained by the Universidad de Puerto Rico.
Esther Racoosin produced this interview, which originally aired on the January 12th, 2018 edition of WRFI Community Radio News. (image of hurricane damage in Puerto Rico; www.defense.gov)
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CHICAGO — A Chicago woman whose biological father was an anonymous sperm donor has discovered via a DNA testing service that she has 15 half siblings.
The Chicago Tribune reports that 31-year-old Morgan Richardson discovered her half siblings over the last four years after submitting a DNA sample to 23andMe. The website analyzes DNA to provide information about ancestry, health and other traits.
Morgan Richardson and her twin sister Lauren Richardson were 16 when their mother died of breast cancer. Morgan Richardson turned to 23andMe to learn more about her biological father's background and found the first half sibling.
The sisters soon found more matches through the website, as well as Ancestry.com and the nonprofit Donor Sibling Registry.
The Richardson-related half siblings keep in touch through a Facebook group.


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Playing with Fire (PDC Begins)
PDC 2005 has begun. I arrived here in Los Angeles yesterday from Seattle. As you might have heard, the entire city of LA lost power yesterday which meant I had to wait around for an extra hour in the lobby of my hotel. It was very surreal seeing a bunch of tech guys wandering around in the dark talking on cell phones.
I have a couple of talks at Tech Ed. First, I'm doing a talk on Wednesday about adding reporting to smart client applications. I'll show the new VS report controls in a variety of scenarios. Then on Thursday, I team up with Chris McCulka on building BI portals using the upcoming release of SharePoint. The Office marketing folks continue to tell me that SharePoint can only be used as an adjective, not a noun but they fortunately don't get edit rights in my blog. :)
Other SQL Server BI sessions you might want to check out are:
- DAT411 - Advanced ETL: Embedding Integration Services (Wednesday at 3:15 PM)
- DATL02 - BI "Power Hour" (Thursday at 1:00 PM)
- OFF323 - Excel "12" and SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (Friday at 10:30 AM)
Overall, there should be some good stuff at the show. Personally, I'm more of a TechEd person that a PDC person. To me, TechEd is about how to use the real software to make real money while PDC is about cool next gen stuff that might or might not actually ship. I'm not saying I don't enjoy a little gee-whiz technology any less than the next geek, I just think that I'm just a practical guy.
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Gamers Are Athletes
In ancient times, athletes were defined as "those who fight in public games. " Here are "public games" of the 21st century.
Sport and Esport, the disciplines are different, the ambitions and emotions are the same. Competition is everywhere! At home, during lans, international events, the aim is to win.
The performance of a player or a team results from hours of training. Concentration, capacity of execution and self surpassing are the key words to esport performance.
With his extraordinary cognitive and physiological abilities, an athlete gamer concentrates during hours, analyzes and anticipates. He needs to demonstrate particular agility and dexterity to gain the upper hand over his opponent.
In order to develop these characteristics, specific to the practice of gaming, he must be rigorous and adapt his lifestyle to the requirements of the competition. An athlete takes care of his body: his eyes, his hands, his fingers, his wrists, his back, his legs! He puts himself in the best conditions to be, to feel and to play at his best.
"Gamers Are Athletes" aims to sublimate the performances of each player. It's the strength of Esport, it's the identity of Bequipe. This identity, we built it over the months, and over the incredible encounters we have made!
Coach, analyst, caster, streamer, player,…. all wanted to participate and will share with you their vision of digital athletes !


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Grants & Awards
Since 1976, we have given grants on an annual basis to projects that meet our rigorous process and standards. Funds are granted to established as well as unconventional institutions, and we pride ourselves on championing the difficult and nontraditional. All grants must support our mission which reads:
The purpose of the Pasadena Art Alliance is to foster appreciation for contemporary visual arts in Southern California by supporting artists, exhibitions, educational programs and art-oriented, non-profit institutions.
Application deadline for the grants cycle is September 15 of each year and site visits are conducted in the Fall for those institutions meeting our criteria. Grant applicants will be informed of the final decision concerning their application no later than March 1. The current grants awarded are listed here. For more information about submitting a proposal, see the Grant Making Criteria and Guidelines and Requirements on the Grants page.
The genesis of this award was a desire to broaden PAA's impact on arts education by honoring an organization and its educational programs for youth. We definitely "hit the jackpot" with this year's winner! Ryman Arts, a National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards semifinalist from 2012-2014 and a 2015 SoCal PBS Community Champion, is one of the top youth arts programs nationally and a model for other non-profit arts organizations. It is the only program offering free, year-round, out-of-school advanced studio art classes of the high caliber, consistency, duration and impact in Southern California. Because there is no charge to the students, Ryman Arts relies on funding from Foundations, Donations, and fund-raisers. The Pasadena Art Alliance is proud to award $25,000 to help this incredible program continue and thrive. Congratulations to all!
The purpose of this award is:
To showcase excellence in visual art education with an award to a non-profit organization that impacts youth through contemporary visual art.
This award, which will be given to one institution per year, complements our grants program by supporting our community's budding artists. Unlike a grant, the award is not given for a specific purpose but is to be used as the organization sees fit to continue the educational efforts for which it is being honored. Application deadline for the award is February 1, and site visits will be conducted in the early Spring for the finalists. Award recipients will be notified by June 1. For more information see the Impact Award Criteria on the Awards page.


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Currently, the abuse of large amounts of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs is commonplace in the world of competitive bodybuilding. In the mid-twentieth century, such enhancement was still relatively new and in its experimental stages, and not well-known to the public. By late 1962, Peary Rader saw fit to directly address this development in order to make weight trainees aware of the dangers of tissue-building drugs. The article below appeared in the November-December 1962 issue of Iron Man. This may be one of the earliest published warnings against steroids to the bodybuilding world. The first half of the article explains the nature of such drugs, and admonishes against their use for bodybuilding purposes. The second half of the article, which will be posted later here at FOUNDATIONS OF IRON, presents an interesting examination of the use of tissue-building substances in the livestock industry.
A photo of George Eiferman, included in the article and cited as example of outstanding natural physique development without steroid use. Click to enlarge (appears in new window/tab).
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Yes, there are new drugs on the market that will give startlingly fast results in the building of muscle tissue. Not exactly new, for we have known about them for some years, but new to the general public. Continue reading


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Sit down! Get comfortable! You're in for a treat every morning at 11:00 Eastern/10:00 Central! Be sure to join us in our Discord for our daily, live show chat as you enjoy the fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right!
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For Mexico, the host (Marco) places the first number in the first slot during the explanation as an example of what to do with the rest, so the contestant has to get at least one of the last 5 correct to continue.
For the French version, one number from each section was already used in the opening 'wrong' price. You'll notice the first set of numbers has 0 as an option, which was actually a legitimate and correct option for the first number in the price in one of the playings I saw. Also, the French version is a touch screen that is less responsive than the early Double Cross screen, so it is pretty tedious to watch. The contestant has to drag the wrong numbers back to their respective sets before dragging their new guessed number back to the middle. This creates the problem of the contestant potentially forgetting which wrong numbers they've already tried.
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Dallas, Texas Woman Has Breast Augmentation With Silicone Gel Breast Implants*
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This woman wanted to enhance the appearance of her breasts. She was happy with the size but wanted to define her breast shape and add fullness to the upper pole of her breasts. She commented that she would prefer to avoid a breast lift and was more interested in a breast augmentation to achieve her goals for fullness, stating she didn't mind being slightly bigger. After reviewing her wishes in detail with Dr. Robert Schwartz, the patient scheduled her breast augmentation surgery. 605cc silicone gel implants were selected by Dr. Schwartz after a range of test implants were used in the operating room. Her results are pictured 6 months following her breast augmentation. The breast implants were placed under the muscle at the infra-mammary folds of the breasts to add volume and supplement shape.More
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Lake Tehri In India May See Seaplanes Soon
The Uttarakhand Government in India recently gave its nod to run seaplanes on the Tehri lake as part of the states strategy to develop an artificial water- reservoir as a tourist destination. The decision was made at the Cabinet meeting headed by Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and first planes are supposedly planned to operate within 2019.
Addressing the press and media, minister Madan Kaushik said the initiative had been taken under the Centre''s UDAN scheme. A memorandum of understanding is due to be signed at the Uttarakhand Government and the Airports Authority of India. State government is in the process of arranging for a 2.5 acre lot around the lake to be dedicated to the project. 70% of the required funding is supposed to be covered by the Center.
See from January 24, 2018: India Soon Home To 10,000 Seaplanes
Tehri Lake has been projected as the next adventure sports destination in Uttarakhand and has been gaining popularity among tourists. The 42 square kilometer area of Tehri Lake is adequate to host number of water activities such as jet skiing, power boating, banana rides, surfing and seaplanes. Apart from that, paragliding and hot air balloon rides are also offered at Tehri Lake.
Editors Note: We here at Seaplanemagazine.com can't wait to see both… lots of seaplanes flying and India- and the country of India finally realizing and capitalizing on its incredible potential to boost its tourism standing with the things we call home. #TheFutureOfSeaplanes is our motto – after all.


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Our numbers and our industry,
Fossil-fuels and farming,
New minerals called pottery –
Are bricks and glass alarming?
Chemicals that we create,
Plastics, fibers, microbeads –
Mining moves three times more silt
Than all Earth's rivers can succeed.
Greenhouse gases, mass extinction,
And synthetic fertilizer
Disrupts Earth's nutrient flow,
Leaves Nature's rate of change a miser.
Only since the last Ice Age
Came a Totally New Epoch.
We have grown civilized
And now see where that led us.
Epochs used to last for ages,
Now the Holocene,
Only twelve millennia old,
Yields to – Anthropocene.
We humans mark the planet,
We humans modify,
We humans are the greatest cause,
We're fruitful and we multiply.
Thanks to bloomberg.com for five signs of the Anthropocene. I've posted about the Epoch of Humanity before. It started in the year 1610 CE.
Age of Humanity #poetry #anthropogenic
Our numbers and our industry,


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Daily Archives: September 6, 2018
I could feel my brain have convulsions while watching Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
The last film I watched on the plane ride home from London was Pacific Rim: Uprising. Back in 2013, I enjoyed the original film a bunch. The science didn't entirely make sense, but it was brought up minimally and I did my … Continue reading
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With so much information available, it's no wonder it's so hard to choose the right piece of advice to following when you are planning a travel adventure. Luckily, you don't have to. Read through this article for some of the best travel tips available.
As you travel, if you make use of public computers, do not use sensitive data or information for any reason, especially involving money. Your information may be tracked by keyloggers or malware.
It's important to plan ahead when traveling by air. Many airports are located in major cities, and reaching them in congested traffic can be difficult and time consuming. Pack your bags, including your carry-on, before you go to bed. You need to make all of your travel plans far before you plan to fly. By being prepared, you will reduce the risk of missing your flight.
Making travel arrangements well ahead of time will help you save money. While there are different things you may buy when traveling, getting many of them earlier is cheaper. By minimizing last-minute expenditures, you can make your travel stretch that much further.
Hit the gym before you board your flight. This will help you avoid the tediousness of long flights. Sitting without being able to move can make both your back and your legs cramp up. This is why hitting the gym or at least stretching before boarding a flight can lessen or completely eliminate any cramps.
Store your travel items in one place. Avoid wasting too much time looking through your home for travel accessories. Instead, keep a bag packed with these essentials and you can be ready to go that much quicker. The storage boxes designed to slide under a bed will work, and they will keep you ready to go on a moment's notice.
Get ready for a great trip. Get your bags and passport ready, rest up, and prepare to enjoy a fantastic vacation.


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Big City Townhouse
Centrally located within walking distance of town, North Hobart restaurant strip, shops and transport this three bedroom townhouse is set over two levels. The ground level comprises living room at the front, large dine in kitchen and huge bathroom laundry combined. Upstairs are three bedrooms, one of which is single size. The property comes with electric panel heaters. At the rear is a courtyard for sunny afternoons and off street parking which is accessed from the side street. This property is available now for a 12 month lease. To view this property please call tenant, Daniel on 0420 844 846.


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I quite honestly can't say enough positive things about Stephanie. As a marketing professional, with several years in the digital and traditional advertising space, I had extremely high expectations when it came to branding my own business. Stephanie has absolutely exceeded every one of those expectations. She is not only extremely talented, but also amazingly organized, patient and encouraging. And her professionalism and pride in her work is second to none. I will not hesitate to recommend her services to others. I feel lucky to have her in my network as I transition into the role of small business owner.
Tiffany Fleeman
I couldn't be more pleased with my rebrand. I feel like I got major bang for my buck and Stephanie went above and beyond. I was worried I'd have buyers remorse or regret taking the plunge but it was worth every single penny. I finally have the cohesive look I was working towards but couldn't ever quite solidify on my own. I am already seeing the benefits of my branding package and can't wait to see where it takes my business. Stephanie took all my feedback to heart at every step of the process and we even finished ahead of schedule! She truly provides you with everything you need to present your best self and I am so appreciative!
Catherine Springer | Springer Made
Our team hired Stephanie for our latest campaign for Friend to Friend, based in Carthage, NC. She was detail oriented from the get go, quick to turnaround, and produced incredible design concepts for us! It was hard to choose the winning concept because each one encompassed exactly what we wanted to communicate. She is charming, kind and exceptionally talented. I would recommend her to any business!
Chandler Thornton
Friend to Friend | Carthage, NC
I have used Stephanie on several projects for my business and she has been great to work with! She is so creative, professional and timely. I highly recommend Pine & Pixels!
Julia Brockmeyer
Moore Choices | Moore County, NC
To put it bluntly….Stephanie is the bomb! We own a small, local business and wanted to rebrand and launch a new website. Stephanie was recommended to us and we are so glad that we chose her. She is smart, talented, proficient, and thoughtful with her designs. She asked just the right questions to get an idea of what we were looking for. She answered my emails quickly and always gave me thorough answers along the way.
Owning a small business means you are involved in every detail, yet probably lack the time to do it all…..and do it all well. If I couldn't make a decision or if I had an idea that I had trouble conveying, I would ask Stephanie for her opinion and suggestions. She was always spot on with what I was thinking. I joked to her several times, "You must be in my head." Hiring Stephanie has been one of the best decisions we have made. Yes, she's that good.
She provided us with files and a guide with simple to follow yet detailed instructions on what to do next. We feel that we are equipped with the tools we need to use our new logo and website in the future in many different areas with ease. It's clear that Stephanie truly cares about her work and about her clients. If you want to hire someone local with a clear gift for design and keen attention to detail, then don't hesitate to hire Stephanie. Period. End of story.
Carrie Zeh | Zeh Chiropractic, Southern Pines
Stephanie Budd is wonderful. She's thoughtful in assessing your needs, well organized in developing a plan to assist you, and she delivers on the deadlines she sets for your project. I had a great experience with Pine and Pixels and highly recommend them to anyone in need of web design assistance.
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We used Stephanie for a brand launch and she was an excellent partner to work with! She definitely knows what she is doing and has a great method for walking small businesses through the branding process including graphic design and website strategy. Stephanie gave us many creative ideas and ultimately designed the website we envisioned for our company. She is kind, patient, and truly cares about her clients and their business goals.
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Happy Fun Baby did not nap yesterday, exactly. He dozed on me while we were on the bus back from our playdate at Urban Grind (and Urban Grind = my new favorite place anywhere ever, and we had a blast) but historically his transit naps have been somewhat unsatisfying. I kept trying to entreat him to snuggle with me on the couch, but he was having none of it…which was really too bad, since I needed a nap too.
It wasn't until nighttime that the full ramifications of He Who Will Not Nap were in evidence, and they were not pretty. Meltdowns! Tantrums! Hungry! But not hungry, why are you trying to make me eat food, I HATE FOOD! And then a nice, long interlude in which the baby was in the bed, and yet not so much with the sleeping. A long stretch. Did I mention long?
At 12:30am, the kid finally fell asleep. 12:30am. Need I mention that I had to be awake that whole time too? Awake, and immobile, lest my slightest twitch disturb his already nonexistent rest? By 12:30 I was completely stir-crazy and not at all tired, and my hives – which I thought were on the mend, after popping Benadryl like a crazy Benadryl-popping person the night before – were back with a vengeance.
Not So was snoring next to the baby, so I left them both there and got up to do some work on the couldbe studios site. See, because I'd been working on it earlier despite Not So's indifference to the TABLE-BASED LAYOUT OMG and UNTHRILLING GRAPHIC SCHEME and LACK OF LICKABILITY, and the only thing he'd expressed a definite, emphatic opinion on was the one thing I wanted to avoid: the illustration. Says me: okay, so. A photograph would be fine, right? Says Not So: Oh, an illustration. We need to show that we can do custom illustration, right? Plus, so much cooler! (I'm paraphrasing. Or am I?)
Illustrations take time. Lots of time. Time I currently spend trying to convince an eighteen-month-old that he does, in fact, need to sleep sometimes. However, now that the toddler was sleeping and I was, to put it delicately, not, I figured I'd take advantage of the evening by seeing how far I could get on the illustration before my eyes started to cross. I surprised myself; I was done in two hours. (Amazing how much faster I work when no one is pulling on my wrists or helpfully clicking buttons on my mouse.) So, couldbe site done, yay!
Except boo, because my hives were all hivetastic and so itchy I could cry. I went to bed, but kept waking up to find that I was scratching like a mad fiend, which didn't help the itch but added a nice, bracing sting. When Not So's alarm went off at 7, I gave up on the whole sleep thing.
The good news is that the hives seem to have faded, again. The bad news is I'm hopelessly behind and pretty tired, to boot. And the kid?
Hasn't napped yet today.


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Friday, December 8th: One-on-One with Author Dan Brown
From "The Da Vinci Code" to "Origin".
From "The Da Vinci Code" to "Origin".
From "The Da Vinci Code" to "Origin".
Dan Brown is at it again, he has a new book out and Jennifer Crompton had the rare opportunity to sit down with Brown. He shares his inspiration, process, and impact of his very own "Origin"
Dick Townsend is known by most horse lovers in New Hampshire. He and his family have trained horses at their Pembroke Farm since 1968. Suzanne Roantree shows us how Townsend has kept his business afloat all these years, through good times and bad.
On Fritz Wetherbee's New Hampshire: Binky and Spam.
For more information on tonight's stories:
By Dan Brown
Townsend's Training Farm
Pembroke, NH
(603) 224-9141
Hosting this week from:
Noel's Tree Farm
Litchfield, NH
(603) 759-2264