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It's February, and the 2018 Legislative Session is in full swing. Here are a few bills we at HEAL Utah are working to support. These are bills we believe we can make a difference on. If you support these bills, use this information to call your representatives and senators and let them know.
FH.B. 101 – Air Quality Emissions Testing Amendments. Bill Sponsors: Rep. Patrice Arent and Sen. Curt Bramble
What does the bill do? This bill requires emissions testing for diesel vehicles in the five counties that currently require gasoline emissions testing (Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, Weber-Morgan and Utah Counties). Given that 48% of our air quality is due to tailpipe emissions, it's important that every vehicle on the road is as clean as possible.
What problem does it solve? Of the five counties with serious ongoing air quality issues along the Wasatch Front, four voluntarily implement diesel emissions testing. Only Utah County currently does not. A poorly functioning diesel engine can emit up to 21 times the pollution of a well-functioning one. This pollution is particularly dangerous: It can cause acute and chronic respiratory issues and cross into the blood stream, causing cardiac problems. Implementing diesel emissions testing would reduce 170 tons of pollution per year.
What's the pushback? Owners of some (and only some) new diesel engines must add a fluid that helps reduce nitrogen oxide emissions (NOx), to the tune of $5-$10 per 300 miles. Because they already pay to reduce emissions, some believe they shouldn't have to pay for an emissions inspection. However, the additive functions within one of multiple emissions control systems that target various pollutants. These systems are meant to work together, and if any one of them stops functioning correctly, more emissions are released. Emissions testing is needed for all vehicles.
FH.B. 171 – Motor Vehicle Emissions Amendments. Bill sponsors: Rep. Angela Romero and Sen. Luz Escamilla
What does the bill do? Targets diesel truck owners who intentionally, and illegally, tamper with their engines to emit acrid, black smoke from their tailpipe. It increases fines for offenders (from $50 to $100 for a first-time offense, and $100 to $500 for a second-time offense), and requires a stronger line of communication between law enforcement who cite the vehicles and the local health departments. Health departments have the authority to report vehicles to the DMV, which can then revoke the registration of those vehicles.
What problem does it solve? It is illegal for excessive black smoke to be emitted from the tailpipe of vehicles that have disabled or removed their emissions controls. It is also difficult to prove, as visible evidence is needed for the DMV to revoke vehicle registration. HB171 would strengthen existing laws by requiring second-time citations to be reported to the health departments, thereby creating a new line of evidence for a vehicle whose owner may be intentionally polluting.
What's the pushback? Almost none!
FH.C.R. 1 – Concurrent Resolution on Global Warming and Climate Change. Bill sponsor: Rep. Ray Ward
What does the resolution say? The resolution would acknowledge that climate change is happening here in Utah, and that there is overwhelming scientific consensus that it is caused by humans.
What problem does it solve? Utah is the fastest growing state in the U.S., and policy decisions made now will impact our future. The resolution would recognize that Utah policy should consider the effects of climate change and support reduction of energy use. While it may only be a conversation starter, it is a critically important one to have as summers become longer and hotter, snowpack gradually decreases and the risk of wild fires increases.
What's the pushback? Climate change is not universally accepted, especially in this conservative state. Addressing climate change requires all parties to recognize that it is happening. While this resolution may be difficult to pass, it will hopefully begin conversations that can move the needle.
A second climate change resolution may be introduced that would recognize the effects of climate change and the impact on Utah's economy and culture—no mention of humans.
Jessica Reimer is HEAL Utah's policy associate.
To learn more, visit healutah.org/bill-tracker


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Start here with short books, or The Wife by Meg Wolitzer
Short books are a particular passion of mine. Not just because I'm running around, chasing a child, helping around the house, working a lot. Everyone does that. I love short books because when they really pack a wallop, they can be some of the most thoughtful, powerful books around. Such is the case with The Wife, by Meg Wolitzer.
At 35,000 feet, the main character, Joan Castleman, decides to leave her famous writer husband, Joe. He will accept the prestigious, incredibly lucrative Helsinki Prize, and as Joan is along for the ride, she's also incredibly fed up with Joe's bombastic attitude and womanizing ways. What follows is a chronicle of the early days of their marriage, their ups and downs, Joe's successes, and their mutual failures as parents and as a couple.
Until The Wife, I'd never read Wolitzer, but her reputation as a talented novelist precedes her. In fact, I own several of her books including The Uncoupling, The Ten Year Nap, and at one time, The Position. But did I read them? No. It took a short book to entice me, and I could not be more enticed to read further into her catalog of backlist.
Wolitzer's writing is whip-smart and stings at times. I loved Joan's feistiness, even if much of it was only in her head as she reminisced over the years of her marriage.
The way the book is set up, the reader KNOWS there is a big something building, and it's amazing to me that Wolitzer could build anything significant over 200 pages. It really is a talent I admire--the ability to be concise yet probing. While I did guess one big development near the end of the novel, Wolitzer knows the reader all too well, and threw in a second end-of-book sucker punch for good measure.
What results is a fascinating examination of domesticity, personal responsibility, and a novel that questions our motives and innermost insecurities.
If you're looking for a short book, start here.

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It's 9am and I've been up for three hours. Just now there was an upheaval from under the quilt at the foot of the bed and a mole like lump wriggled its way up to me. Sing with me, to that oldie, Good Morning Starshine.
Good morning PYEWACKET
The earth says hello
You twinkle above us
We twinkle below
Friday Flashback and Caturday Art.
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Assessing future expectations of low-income minority young men: Survival-threats and positive expectations.. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 25(7):2089-2101.. 2016.
Associations between parental and grandparental marijuana use and child substance use norms in a prospective, three-generation study. Journal of Adolescent Health. 59:262-268.. 2016.
HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention Messaging: Targeting Root Causes of Sexual Risk Behavior.. Sex Transm Dis. 43(2):71-7.. 2016.
The relationship between interpersonal violence victimization and smoking behavior across time and by gender. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. 16:132-159.. 2016.
A test-replicate approach to candidate gene research on addiction and externalizing disorders: A collaboration across five longitudinal studies. Behavior Genetics. 46:608-626.. 2016.
Time-varying effects of families and peers on adolescent marijuana use: Person-environment interactions across development.. Dev Psychopathol. :1-14.. 2016.
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Sexual risk behavior in young adulthood: broadening the scope beyond early sexual initiation.. J Sex Res. 51(7):721-30.. 2014.
Understanding the link between early sexual initiation and later sexually transmitted infection: test and replication in two longitudinal studies.. J Adolesc Health. 54(4):435-441.e2.. 2014.
Alcohol and tobacco use disorder comorbidity in young adults and the influence of romantic partner environments.. Drug Alcohol Depend. 132(1-2):149-57.. 2013.


text: I never thought my mother would die from Cancer, she convinced me of that. She was determined to beat it to the day she died. I used to think that people that died from Cancer were weird or different since my grandfather and sister conquered their battles and mom was the only one still fighting her 17 year ordeal.


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"A taste of old Russia in Newton Center"
Set in Newton Center, Cafe St. Petersburg offers Russian hospitality and culinary excellence to the fullest.
Cafe St. Petersburg originally opened in April of 1993 in Brookline, by owners Ludmila and Natan Slezinger. In 2005 they found a new home for the restaurant in Newton Center. Together they created an atmosphere of aristocratic dining with a classic Russian cuisine.
To this day, Ludmila is still the Chef de Cuisine and would not have it any other way. She learned many of her specialties from her mother-in law, Galina Zelenskaya. Today Galina lives on through Ludmila's cooking. It was a special relationship that blossomed into the modern day Cafe St. Petersburg.
During his lifetime, Natan Slezinger was a respected photographer and a theatre producer in Russia, who then made a name for himself in the Russian-American community in Boston. He and Ludmila created a welcoming environment for all at Cafe St. Petersburg, where his old friends and former business-partners continue to visit today. The restaurant is frequently visited by artists, writers, musicians, actors and politicians from Russia and other parts of the world. Anyone who visits can enjoy wonderful food and exciting spontaneity, as the night may occasionally become an impromptu concert or a poetry reading.
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Wow, another work week (the one that pays the bills) in the books. Life is good and I got my legs back under me so to speak. I've been burning some time uselessly thinking about the large chunks of my life that I was either to lazy, afraid, intimidated, working or raising a family to express myself and my artistic talent or lack there of.
I wonder if its fair to my family to be working full-time and also doing my own thing trying to write, photograph and create some art from time to time. I wonder if I'll ever do anything that would merit an income being made from those efforts. I wonder if I should have concentrated my second career after my first in IT work instead of the Arts.
Well I decided to stop wondering and keep going. Why because I find it keeps me mentally challenged to try to write something worthwhile and I feel this exercise helps me think and refine what I might finish writing in my many books I've started. I like the feeling that I see more when I pick up may cameras and go shooting. I feel like a young person when I have the video camera out. I feel like Michelangelo when I have the Dremel tool in my hand. I've made some changes. I've become more relaxed with whom I've become and what I would like to become.
Hope is essential in life. Without it nothing good starts. And that word "Starts" is key because if you have hope and don't act on it, then its more of a dream than something tangible that a base is built on for success.
Hope is what you have for your children to make their own successful path in the world. So you bust your ass to give them more than you had at every point. You try to give them your worldly advice. You protect them. You let them live and learn. And you let them go.
Hope is what you have as a friend or family member is sick. So you visit them and spend time with them. You get them a creative gift that makes them laugh and smile. Like when a friend of mine was sick in bed at the hospital. A work friend of his brought a tall boy Heineken and some chocolate covered pretzels.
Hope is what you have if you started your business. That it will succeed and you don't lose your shirt. So you roll up your sleeves and give it your all every day.
Hope is what you have if you're an artist to get that creative inspiration you need. And it lets you do something that your proud of and that drives the next day because confidence is gained.
Hope is that your marriage last, that you grow and love each other more than the day you exchanged vows. Now talk about taking work.
Hope is that you enjoy each day and survive it.
I found a new tie I like. Might serve as a backup napkin to my beard. Also good in keeping my neck from getting any redder.
Random Thoughts for Thursday May 5th 2016
- I hope my children get as much enjoyment from music as I do. It seems the songs of my youth are standing the test of time. I wonder if their generations will?
- Stood on the penthouse platform outside with a beautiful view of DC recently. Get ready for some shots from there.
- Just listened to the CSN Acoustic performance from 1991 in San Francisco and what a treat it was. If you look up the word Harmony in the dictionary it has to have a picture of these guys.
- I really wish the job of President of the United States would attract the best and brightest. Not Dumb and Dumber.
- It's good to go with the flow, but also to know when the time is to swim against it.
- My wife can make a great fruit cake.


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Friday, September 23, 2022 – Manchester United icon, Paul Scholes has revealed he had a very bad drinking habit as a youngster at the club.
Scholes, one of the brightest talents of his generation played more than 700 times for the Red Devils and is regarded as a legend at the club.
His list of accolades includes 11 Premier League titles and two Champions Leagues and he was part of the much revered 'Class of '92' that went on to be hugely successful for the club.
However, the he says his drinking habits right at the beginning of his career really concerned the club.
Speaking to former teammate, Gary Neville on The Overlap, Scholes revealed what went on.
Neville: "I remember, you used to go home on the bus from the training ground."
Scholes: "Three buses."
Neville: "Three buses was it? On a Friday, you'd have a few pints on the way home before a game on Saturday."
Scholes: "I know. Crazy, madness.
"Sometimes we'd stay in there until eight or nine at night from half 12, I'm not proud of this, before the A and B teams on a Saturday night."
Neville: "And you'd still be alright?"
Scholes: "Sometimes. Most of the time, but that was my lifestyle. I was brought up around pubs as a kid.
"Wherever I went with my mum and dad as a kid it involved a pub, whether I was outside the pub kicking a ball against the wall. Kids weren't allowed in the pubs, so I was just outside waiting for my mum and dad the whole time.
"I remember once, when I was 16, 17 or 18 when I was with the youth team, Eric Harrison rang me dad and said 'we are a bit worried about Paul's drinking."
Neville: "Did they know about it?"
Scholes: "They must have done, I don't know how. Whether someone grassed me up or not, I don't know."
Neville joked: "Probably Phil!"
Scholes: "They said they were a bit worried about my drinking. I remember my dad saying 'he's allowed to enjoy himself, isn't he?'
"I was thinking 'f***, dad you shouldn't really be saying that. No, no he's doesn't drink.'
"That's what I was brought up [on]. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and sometimes on a Monday, was going out."
Neville: "Were you drinking that many times in the week? I didn't know that myself."
Scholes: "I didn't tell anyone anything, did I?
"When I got to 18 I probably was. All my mates were around the pub all the time.
"I used to come and watch my mates play football on a Sunday morning in a pub."
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To get you familiar with Duke, here is a look at our preseason preview of the Blue Devils that we posted months ago. -ZB
Even though Gonzaga basically opens their season schedule with Tom Izzo and a perennial powerhouse in Michigan State, it probably isn't the game that most Zag fans have circled on their schedule. There are teams, programs, and coaches that, no matter where they are at currently, are looked upon as belonging at another level. We see this especially in college sports. In football, you have timeless programs like Alabama, Penn State, Texas, USC, and the Florida schools. These programs have all had struggles in recent history but there reputations are so good that everyone knows it is only a matter of time before they are back. It's the same in college basketball with programs like Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, UCLA, and maybe even Michigan State. These programs are so revered that you really have to take notice when your school plays them, no matter if they are 20-2 or 2-20, the name on the front of the jersey is still the same.
Duke teams of old have been oriented towards excelling in the backcourt and putting out a frontcourt that was serviceable enough to get rebounds and play solid defense. Guys like JJ Redick, Gerald Henderson, DeMarcus Nelson, Daniel Ewing, Dahntay Jones, and Jay Williams have all been great guards in this program and they carried Coach K and this program for a while. This year's edition of the Duke Blue Devils has talent on the outside but they will be relying more on their forwards and centers more than they ever have in recent memory. Coach K brought in two solid big men prospects that have versatility but are most comfortable beneath the basket. Greg Paulus has moved on from basketball to football and that means that backcourt will take on a little different look. You'll recognize the names John Scheyer and Nolan Smith but this could be a breakout year for both as they are no longer forced to play out of position. While the changes in the backcourt and the additions in the frontcourt will be huge for the Blue Devils, this season will come down to the man that doesn't really fit any position, Kyle Singler. The All-American candidate is one of the most versatile players in the nation and finally, after two seasons at Duke, he is playing his natural position.
Last Season: It's difficult to categorize what kind of season it was for Duke a year ago. The Blue Devils were, as usual, one of the most hyped schools heading into the season. The came out of the gates with a top five ranking and hit the ground running. The played a pretty difficult early season schedule with two games against Michigan, and games against Purdue, Xavier, Davidson, and Georgetown. They split their match ups with Michigan, steamrolled Xavier and Purdue, and never were seriously threatened by Georgetown or Davidson. They headed into the ACC with only one loss on their books and would go on to lose five in conference play. The tough part is that they lost both regular season contests with the Tarheels of North Carolina. They got some revenge in the ACC Tournament as they won three tight contests with Boston College, Maryland, and Florida State to cut down the nets. They entered the NCAA Tournament with a great head of steam and were a two seed. After dominating #15 seed Binghamton and narrowly escaping and upset-minded Texas team, Duke had reached the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since '06. Duke had been led by the great play of Gerald Henderson, Jon Scheyer, and Kyle Singler but in the Sweet Sixteen, they vanished. A very hot Villanova team absolutely annihilated the Devils 77-54 and ended their season in bitter disappointment.
New Faces: Duke brought in three new excellent freshman prospects to help reinvigorate a team that hadn't had a whole lot of fresh blood in a while. The most impressive new face for the Blue Devils thus far appears to be Mason Plumlee. A 6'10'' forward, Plumlee is an offensive minded big man who actually plays in the paint. He will be able to give Duke something it hasn't had in a long time, a legitamate low post scoring presence. If his brother, Miles can continue to mature, the Plumlee brothers will have outstanding futures in Durham. The next new face is Ryan Kelly. Kelly was the higher rated prospect out of high school but he came down with a sickness earlier this year that forced him to lose a lot of weight and he is still coming back into his own after that. It remains to be seen whether or not Ryan will be able to contribute this season for the Blue Devils. Early indications are that the skill is there, but his body is just not ready for an ACC schedule. When it's all said and done, his upside may be more exciting but Mason is more ready for instant contribution. The last new face that will factor in this season is Andre Dawkins. Dawkins is a guy that many have you have probably heard of because he was able to complete high school in three years and enrolled in Duke a year before he was expected. Dawkins is a bona fide, big time scorer. His ability to get to the basket and make plays is what made him a big time recruit. He's a year younger than most freshman so the learning curve will be a little more steep for him but thus far he has impressed Duke fans with his maturity. It's a toss up between Dawkins and Plumlee to see who has the greater impact but don't be surprised to see the young freshman Dawkins become a serious contributor right away.
Players to Watch: There always seems to be that one guy at Duke or Carolina that just fits the program well and seems to never graduate. For Duke, that player is Kyle Singler and this is 100% his team this season. Singler was one of the most highly recruited players in his class when he came to Durham and he has lived up to the bill. A season ago Singler was Duke's co-leading scorer with 16.5 points a game and for the most part, he has been a model of consistency. The past two seasons, he has been forced to play down near the basket as more of a power forward but this year, thanks to the arrival of Mason Plumlee and the expected big year for Miles Plumlee, Singler will be able to move back to the small forward spot. He'll play exclusively on the perimeter for Coach K and this should make his efficiency skyrocket. The next player, or players to watch will be the Duke backcourt. The Blue Devils don't really have a natural point guard but Jon Scheyer proved a season ago that he can make it work. Scheyer is an outstanding decision maker and Duke really played their best when he was at the point. The other side of the coin is Nolan Smith. Smith is now going to play exclusively as the off-guard which is his natural spot and reports are that the people of Durham expect big things from Mr. Smith. In years past he was more of a shooter and not a scorer but with the switch, Nolan should add a whole new dimension to his game.
Concerns: Whenever you play Duke, there are going to be a wealth of concerns. Few programs have had the staying power of this program and the general consensus is that as long as Coach K is there, Duke will always be great. They are also a veteran dominated team. Scheyer is a senior, Smith and Singler are juniors, and the Plumlee brothers are young but will have time to develop. They will also benefit from veteran big men Lance Thomas and Brian Zoubek still being around to give them great depth. The major concern for Gonzaga is combating this veteran core and trying to slow down Kyle Singler. I think may would pencil him in on their first team All-American ballots right now because his production the last two years has been sensational and when you think that he did all that while playing out of position, it is truly astounding. There will also be a lot of pressure on Gonzaga's guards to outplay Duke's backcourt. This is another game where both team's lowpost players are a total question mark so it is important for Bouldin and Gray to get off to a big start. Demetri Goodson's defense on Scheyer will also be huge.
What we are watching for: There are going to be a lot of exciting and terrifying match ups during this game for Gonzaga. I'll be very interested to see how Coach K decides to guard Demetri Goodson. The major caveat with having Scheyer run the point for Duke is that he is not a quick defender so this is a match up that Meech can really exploit if he chooses to. Another interesting coaching decision will be how Coach Few plays Kyle Singler and how that affects the rest of the lineup. More than likely this match up will probably go to freshman Elias Harris. His athleticism and versatility should be a very good match for Singler. If this happens, Andy Poling and Rob Sacre better be ready to play quality minutes because the Plumlee brothers will start in the post and they both go 6'10''. With Elias now playing the small forward, Gonzaga's frontcourt could be severely depleted. This isn't a problem that only Gonzaga will have to deal with. Singler is going to give teams fits all season long.


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As promised, I snapped a few OOTD's in Ohio, all fancy wedding related outfits, of course. Also: debut of my new dreads!
Bachelor(ette) Party Outfit
Jacket, Leggings, Shoes: Evans
Dress: Torrid
Necklaces: Tarina Tarantino
Headband: Triple Bow from Forever 21
Rehearsal Dinner Outfit
Jacket: Evans
Dress: eShakti.com (full review to come!)
Necklace: Anutu Jewelry
Headband: Torrid
Shoes: Nordstrom Rack
Handbag: Betsey Johnson
Wedding Day Outfit
Jacket and Dress: Torrid
Necklace: Vintage
Earrings: Tarina Tarantino
Saturday, April 17, 2010
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Labels: dresses, formal wear, ootd, party dresses, wedding
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Love the third dress, very cute. Actually they all are, but it's my fave.ReplyDelete
Love all your outfits! So much greatness :DReplyDelete
And btw. I choosed you for the beautiful blogger award ! :)
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Aww, thank you!!! I'm having so much fun cataloging my outfits...I'm glad to get such fabulous feedback!ReplyDelete
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How do I Become a Live Sound Engineer?
There are a number of paths which someone can take to become a live sound engineer. Live sound engineers are people who handle sound at live venues. When a band plays a live concert, a President makes a live speech, a radio broadcasts coverage live, or an orchestra performs in a concern hall, there's a live sound engineer behind the scenes who makes sure that the performance goes smoothly. These professionals monitor sound quality and control sound quality with a variety of tools, from baffles installed before the event to manipulation of the sound during the event through a mixing board.
One way to become a live sound engineer is to attend a school which trains sound engineers. Technical schools can offer training which may include extensive opportunities to practice, and people can also attend audio engineering programs at colleges and universities. Graduates of such programs have an extensive knowledge not only of live sound engineering, but also of the math and physics behind sound.
Another option for someone who wants to become a live sound engineer is to learn on the job. Trainees can start working for venues, companies which provide audio engineering staff for events, or specific performers and groups. On the job training may start with being a glorified errand boy, but eventually the trainee will learn about all of the equipment used and start to acquire skills which can be used in live sound engineering. Trainees may work their way up the ranks to become senior staff, or opt to start their own companies or find employment elsewhere once their training is over.
Once someone is a fully qualified live sound engineer, it may be necessary to join a union such as the stagehands' union, depending on where the engineer wishes to work. It is also a good idea for someone who has become a live sound engineer to subscribe to trade journals, attend conferences, and use other tools to keep up with advances in the field. Technology and techniques are always changing, and a good sound engineer is flexible to change along with them.
Someone who wants to become a live sound engineer obviously needs a good ear for sound, and ideally an appreciation for a particular sound-related pursuit such as classical music, opera, radio, or political speeches which will make work fun and interesting. Technical skills are also important; live sound engineers need to be comfortable with electronics and tasks such as wiring, basic construction, setup of instruments, and so forth. It also helps to have good people skills, because the sound engineer needs to work with the person or people performing to generate the best sound quality. Being able to coordinate and work together with performers and other members of the crew is a very valuable skill.
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@Fa5t3r - I can see why that might be a problem, since all the people I knew in university who were interested in live sound recording were computer or music geeks and weren't all that interested in interacting with people who didn't have the same interests as them. Which is fine if their field didn't require them to interact with performers, but since it does they need to learn how to deal with that.
@Iluviaporos - Usually there isn't anything that complex happening at school assemblies and it's just a matter of knowing how to plug the principal's laptop into the speakers. I'm not sure that working on the sound at high school would give you any advantage in becoming a live sound engineer.
It's more likely that the kids who were interested enough in sound to help out at their high schools continued to be interested and took relevant courses later on in life.
I will definitely agree with the fact that you need good people skills though. I've given a few speeches for various organizations that wanted to record it and it makes a huge difference if the sound engineers are willing to be patient and take the time to explain what needs to happen. I've worked with one who was very rude and it made the whole experience horrible for everyone concerned.
I've visited a lot of high schools and they almost always seem to have a handful of students who know how to do this working behind the scenes at school assemblies and concerts. I'm guessing they just kept hanging around the people who were doing it until they learned how to do it. It must be a fairly good thing to put on your resume, even if you don't necessarily want to be a live sound engineer, but if you do think you might be interested in doing that, and you're still at high school, it's something to think about.


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(first person shooter)
Design of islandA mount rising out of sea.
GameplayEssentially, it's a Quake type level.
A FPS. The king 'owns' the tower and rains down fury onto the collection of princes as they attempt to be the first to scale the mountain and touch the tower. The princes starting position is atthe end of a delivery chute, and work their way towards the summit of the island. Standing on the summit is a tower and whoever controls the tower controls the island. touching the tower supplants the king who joins the unsuccessful aspirants.
Any Prince who is standing on the table top of the mountain when a exchange is made is killed off and are re-spawned at their reset positions.
King o the castleThe King has excellent vertical field of view.
His horizontal field of view is restricted by four windows cut into the tower. The King also has a radar hud to help keep track of the Princes. Score points for number of cannon balls loaded onto ships. The longer a player is King, the greater the number of cannon balls loaded.
The Princes
Fall in the water and your dead. Get shot and your dead. Get run over by a boulder, yer dead. Once dead you are re-spawned at the point on the jetty that you started the game at. The princes are also armed with single shot rifles and sabres. The princes may decide to work together or hinder each others progress.
In essence a 3D interpretation of a platforming game.Other things I might add are...
The Look
StoryThe island was owned by the best cannon ball manufacturer in the world He makes the only 'shot' that can be fired from 'Black Butt Bertha' a mortar made by the best armour in the world. The island is where these cannon balls are made. Molten metal is fired out of the summit, the balls are shaped by rolling down the snowy slopes, funnelled into the delivery chutes, to be loaded onto ships. Unfortunately the great military powers of the world want exclusive control over the manufacturing process and have dispatched their princes to gain control of the island. These Princes land on the island and launch individual attacks on the tower. Who ever controls the tower controls the output of the island.
ReferenceSee previous doc... http://studiobyfortyfive.blogspot.com/2009/09/creating-worlds-game-concept.html
Gentlemen's duel http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1780192/blur_studio_a_gentlemens_duel_fantastic_animation/


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The Latest: Small plane crashed hours before it was found
OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a small plane crash in San Diego County (all times local):
2:31 p.m.
Authorities say a single-engine aircraft found on a northern San Diego County hillside Tuesday morning had crashed hours earlier.
One of its two occupants was killed and the other was taken to a hospital after the wreckage was spotted on a slope high above a highway in Oceanside.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says that according to preliminary information the plane took off from Oceanside Municipal Airport around 9 p.m. Monday and crashed about a quarter-mile south of the field.
Oceanside police spokesman Tom Bussey says he doesn't have details but there was a report of some kind of a crash after 9 p.m. and officers searched for an hour in heavy fog and couldn't find anything while looking in a riverbed.
At 7:14 a.m. Tuesday, a motorist reported seeing the wreckage high up on the steep slope along State Route 76.
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A small plane has crashed into a hillside in coastal San Diego County.
KGTV reports one person was killed and another was trapped after the crash Tuesday morning near Oceanside.
The station says the crash was reported to police and firefighters just before 7:30 a.m. on Canyon Drive near State Route 76.
An aerial view of the crash site shows the wreckage just below the crest of a ridge.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says the unidentified single-engine airplane with two people aboard crashed under unknown circumstances.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.


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Time to find out where the Cougar baseball team is headed for regionals. For a list of potential hosts you can go here. There are only three spots on the west coast, and it appears that WSU may be headed to Texas or Oklahoma.
I really don't have much more to say, as I've written more posts on Cougar baseball in the last three days than anything else I've ever done in my life. (With the exception of the Great Influenza of 1918, yay for a history major!)
Go Cougs!!!


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Exploring the aesthetic of the digital age's past and future, I created this artistic photographic and digital mixed media series—as a Gen Zer born in the year of Y2K (2000)—to capture these themes artistically as the second decade of this millennia begins.
After focusing heavily on artistic portraiture in late 2018, I increasingly saw the vision for this mini-series as the 2010s came to an end while also being aesthetically inspired by the music and artistic direction of many female electronic musicians, such as Grimes and SOPHIE. Although having always had some bright colors and other similar themes in my photography, as I ventured into the aforementioned aesthetics, I started to incorporate many more strong visual allusions to the early-digital age: pixels, computer cursors, and robotic-like physical features.
The mini-series' title includes a French neologism to describe the "bittersweetness of having arrived here in the future, where you can finally get the answers to how things turn out in the real world," as defined by The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.
Photography, Art Direction, and Editing by Lucrezia Dipasquale
Modeled by Madalyn Chelland and Hannah Bullock


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Dress up your little ones with our DIY baby bibs and hats. Inspired by Scandinavian children's wear, we love how simple yet stylish this ensemble is. Fabric.com offers so many lovely fabrics to choose from… We used French Terry Knit Stripe, Riley Blake Knit, and Baby Zoology Sea by Michael Miller, but feel free to choose your own fabrics to suit your child's unique personality! We used White Sweatshirt Fleece for our filler. Download our SVG or PDF templates and follow our easy step-by-step tutorial for fashionable baby attire in no time.
Tools & Materials
- Fabric Scissors
- Serger Machine
- Sewing Machine
For Bibs:
- 1/4 Yard Each of 2 Coordinating Fabrics (we used both knit and woven)
- 1/4 Yard of White Cotton Fleece
- Baby Snap Kit
- Matching Thread
- Printed Pattern
For Hats:
- 1/4 Yard of Knit Fabric
- Matching Thread
- Printed Pattern
- Trim the pattern pieces and tape together the two pieces of the hat.
- Cut all of the fabric pieces according to the pattern instructions. You will need two contrasting pieces for the front and back of your bib, as well as an optional fleece filler.
- Stack your three bib pieces and pin them into place. Your prints will be facing out with the fleece in between the prints.
- Using a serger and matching thread, sew around all edges of your bib. Press flat.
- Attach plastic baby snaps to the ends of your bib as per the instructions on the snap kit.
- For hats, place the front and back together with the print side facing one another.
- Serge around the sides and the top of your hat.
- Open the hat at the base and serge one layer of the edge.
- Fold the edge 1.5 inches, press and sew a straight stitch around the hat to hem.
- Turn your hat right side out, press and tie points to create cute knot(s).
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Hi Lia! This is adorable! The texts mentions an svg file, but there is available to download only an pdf file.
Thanks for the heads up! The SVG files are there now 🙂
That little baby is the most adorable thing I have ever seen!!! So so cute!!
Thank you! We are lucky to know some adorable babies and kiddos 🙂
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Saturday, October 3, 2015
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EMMY & OLIVER!! EMMY & OLIVER!! EMMY & OLIVER!!!!! As you can I'm so excited for you to read this book. It's so cute!!! I listened to the audio and ohmygosh I was just in cute heaven!!! Also Forgiving Lies, YAYAYAYAY!!! I need updates on both these books when you read them. (Which should be after The Deal and Scoring Wilder!) (I think I just made a TBR for you...ooops lol)ReplyDelete
Yay for the Secret Sister Package. I totally love the Coloring Book. It looks like a really great one. I enjoy coloring a lot.ReplyDelete
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Nice haul! I do love the cover of A Song for Ella Grey. I hope you enjoy them all. Happy reading!ReplyDelete
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I got a copy of Rebel Bully Geek Pariah too, I can't wait :) Your OTSPSecretSister package is awesome!! The stickers are super cute.ReplyDelete
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Ashley @ The Quiet Concert
I hadn't heard of Rebel, Bully, Geek, Pariah before, it looks interesting! Great haul!ReplyDelete
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Marty Grimes – Martyjuana (Album Stream)
Being a childhood friend of G Eazy has some perks. But being a young entrepreneur & rapper has its own perks as well. If you're looking for positive vibes and good smoke music then you'll enjoy the new album from Martyjuana from Marty Grimes. Read more from Marty on his album release:
"When I burn one I don't usually wanna listen to some turnt up music, I normally catch a vibe to something chill," explains Marty Grimes. "Some time ago I was presented with an opportunity to have my own weed strain, which I named 'Martyjuana.' Since then that's all I've been smoking while making music, and I chose to name the mixtape after it. I really just wanted to tell my story. My stories consist of my past experiences, some might be bits and pieces from different situations and some might be what actually went down. I guess you can say my fans helped push me because I felt they didn't know enough about me. That's the reason I didn't have many features, I wanted to them to hear and understand me 100%. I'm trying to promote the good life–trying to make people understand we all go through things but in the end we still choose the way we feel about our own lives."
Light one up and stream Marty Grimes' new album Martyjuana and let us know what you think in the comments below.


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Luminate Capital Partners has made an investment in Comply365, a provider of enterprise content management solutions for the aviation sector. No financial terms were disclosed. In conjunction with the transaction, Hollie Haynes, Mark Pierce and Sanjay Palakshappa have been added to Comply365's board of directors.
Beloit, WI and San Francisco, July 5, 2017 – Comply365, LLC ("Comply365"), the leading provider of mobile-first, enterprise content management solutions to the aviation industry, received a strategic growth investment from Luminate Capital Partners, a San Francisco-based investment firm.
Comply365 provides a mission-critical, mobile-first content management software platform that initially transformed the aviation industry with the electronic flight bag, software that provides pilots access to the most up-to date and compliant manuals and notifications electronically.
Today, the company has expanded the solution to enable mobile-first content management throughout the airline including flight operations, flight services, maintenance and other divisions. Comply365 continues to drive the next wave of digital disruption in the aviation industry with innovative, high-value communication and content solutions, such as Mobile Maintenance Manuals, Digital Briefing and ProChat.
"Our clients are using our mobile applications in mission-critical environments to work smarter, solve problems, ensure compliance and deliver a great customer experience. We're excited to lead the next wave of transformation with mobile-first solutions and real-time intelligence.
Luminate Capital is an ideal partner to fuel our growth strategy and help us deliver even more value to existing clients as well as to the broader aviation ecosystem," said Kerry Frank, CEO of Comply365.
Comply365's solutions enable airline employees to access mobile manuals, complete checklists, review digital flight plans, complete training and stay in compliance in a highly- regulated environment in real-time on any device. Over 75% of North American airlines, including the largest airlines, low cost carriers such as Spirit Airlines, as well as regional and cargo carriers, rely on Comply365 solutions daily to support operations, and Comply365 plans to double its international footprint this year. Over 525,000 users including pilots, cabin crews, maintenance technicians, vendors and contractors use Comply365's mobile productivity, training and safety solutions to get the content they need at their fingertips.
"We are excited to partner with Comply365 to help accelerate their growth. They are the market leader with the expertise, passion and mobile-first solutions that users love," said Hollie Haynes, Founder & Managing Partner at Luminate. "We share their passion for building an aviation-focused software business that provides high performing solutions. They are poised to continue to grow and deliver mission-critical solutions to the industry."
"Comply365's digital expertise, mobile enterprise platform, innovation, strong client base and reputation is best-in- class," added Mark Pierce, Operating Partner at Luminate. "We look forward to building on this success with the Comply365 team."
Hollie Haynes, Mark Pierce, and Sanjay Palakshappa will join Comply365's Board of Directors.
About Comply365
Comply365 is a leading mobile-first software company empowering a digital workplace.
Comply365's secure, mobile enterprise platform and full suite of mobile solutions give organizations the agility, speed and intelligence they need. Comply365 helps companies leverage digital content and mobile technologies to connect, communicate and collaborate to drive unprecedented efficiencies and compliance throughout their ecosystem. To learn more visit comply365.com.
About Luminate Capital Partners
Luminate Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on investments in software and software-enabled services companies. Luminate partners with management teams to provide flexible capital to drive strategy, growth and operational improvements. For more information visit luminatecapital.com.


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Cars, trucks, vans, and other automobiles are difficult to understand, at least for laymen. Rather than working on automobiles one's self, most people trust mechanics to diagnose problems, take care of preventative work, and ultimately operate on vehicles.
For that same reason, people around the world trust AGORA Financial to handle their financial situations for them.
But why not trust local, independent financial advisors to take care of such work?
Conducting business with locals is a hallmark of most American residents' and citizens' outlook on building, sustaining, and otherwise promoting economic growth. As such, it only makes sense that people in need of professional financial services would trust local providers to manage their portfolios for them.
However, just like some people feel that mechanics and other service providers can't be trusted, they also sense that independent financial advisors and portfolio managers might not be the best matches for taking care of their personal nest eggs – you know, the thing that supports people throughout retirement; that accumulation of assets that people work their entire lives for?
Some independent financial advisors are truly amazing. However, trusting the economy of such free-standing, third-party portfolio managers isn't safe enough for some people, leading them to trust financial services providers like Agora Financial.
OK – big-name financial services providers are solid choices… but do they keep up with all the news I read about finance?
News media sources are meant to inform society about happenings on planet Earth. Some news providers specialize in education, or finance, or whatever-it-may-be.
The world is full of news sources about things going on that might affect the standings and performance of financial portfolios. It only makes sense that hard-working Americans have a vested interest in screening the world for current events and their collective and individual effects on their nest eggs.
However, accurately figuring out what's up and what's down in the world of finance isn't easy, and often proves difficult for people.
Agora Financial can help with that. After all, with hundreds of people trained to screen news media sources for accurate reports of what's going on throughout planet Earth and then analyze such findings, the average client's portfolio performs considerably well.
How can American citizens interested in promoting personal wealth protect their assets from others?
Uncle Sam – the personification of the always-loved Internal Revenue Service – has a vested interest in collecting as many tax dollars as he possibly can. The same goes for brokers, politicians, insurance agencies, the Federal Reserve, and bankers around the nation.
Agora Financial promises clients to protect them from these entities, and all others that could very well – and often do – affect their financial standings.
For more than fifteen consecutive years, the pros at Agora Financial, Limited Liability Company, have collectively protected the wealth of hard-working Americans of all creed, color, wealth, and income levels.
Further, this group publishes tons of written works in both traditional print and digital form to help its clients make sense of everything they hear in news circles.


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- Immigration legislation
- Fight against discriminations
- Intercultural education and teaching
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XRP being declared a security in the US would not harm Ripple, but might hurt the country's purse, said Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of the American blockchain company focusing on payments technologies.
"My very strong opinion [is] that it's very hard to look at XRP as a security," the CEO reiterated during the November 26 Pomp Podcast episode, hosted by Morgan Creek Digital co-founder Anthony Pompliano. Garlinghouse said he can't think of any market globally or among the major G20 markets that think it to be a security, and declaring it as such in the US would create a larger technological rift between the States and other countries.
But if the American regulatory Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) were to say that XRP is a security, "a lot of what Ripple does in the Unites States, we could continue, no problem," the CEO said, adding that "more than 90% of RippleNet customers are outside the US," so Ripple would "continue to build the business and grow," he said.
Still, it's the US that could be hurt should Ripple decide to leave, the CEO said. "We would no longer be a US taxpayer" after paying "probably [...] a couple hundred million dollars in taxes," he added.
The US regulatory framework, said the CEO, is "out of sync with what other major economies are doing," which prevents it from competing "on a level playing field with what's happening in some of these other markets." As positive examples of regulatory clarity, he highlighted the UK, Singapore, Japan, Switzerland, and the UAE.
There are companies that refuse to use products enabled by Ripple, he said, "until there is clarity there," adding that there are over 150 companies in the XRP ecosystem currently. But were there more clarity, Garlinghouse can't say if more of Ripple's customers would be from the US. "We are solving the cross-border payment problem, which is more of a pain for smaller countries," he said.
The lack of regulation around XRP is also the reason why this coin wasn't included in the payments giant PayPal's recently announced crypto addition, Garlinghouse said. But the recently proposed Digital Commodity Exchange Act "would be a huge step" in both bringing regulatory clarity and putting the country on equal footing with some other G20 markets.
Ripple has been consistently denying that XRP is a security, particularly during the lengthy court proceedings that followed a lawsuit that claimed the company had effectively been offering the XRP token for sale as an unregistered security.
XRP is up 2.7% in a day and nearly 76% in a week, reaching USD 0.53 (at 9:27 UTC). Earlier this week it hit almost USD 0.75.
Learn more: Ripple Would Be Unprofitable Without XRP Sales, CEO Admits Ripple Lawyers Hit out at XRP-related Class Action Suit Claimant Interest in XRP Highest in Two Years as Price Rides A Rollercoaster Ripple Seeks New Hire to Bolster XRP and CBDC Ties Ripple Has Three Favorite Countries In Case it Leaves US
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Watch Out, 'Shtisel'! Netflix Is Making A Partially Yiddish Show About Ultra-Orthodox Jews
Okay, I'm going to need all the rabid fans of the Israeli TV drama 'Shtisel' to sit down. If you're holding a mug of tea or an Etgar Keret collection, set it somewhere safe. If you think good news surrounding prestige TV about ultra-Orthodox Jews might inspire you to loot and riot your neighborhood, lock your door.
Netflix has started work on a TV show called "Unorthodox," about an ultra-Orthodox woman in New York who abandons her community and husband to start over in Berlin, Variety reports. The show, based on the autobiography of the same name by Deborah Feldman, will be partially in English, partially in Yiddish, from a mostly-female creative team. The show will explore "female emancipation, identity and sexuality through the prism of a unique young woman's experience," said Maria Schrader, who is slated to direct the four-part mini series. Netflix is also partnering with Anna Winger, a Jewish American writer TV writer based in Germany.
The short series will star Israeli actress Shira Haas, who starred in Natalie Portman's "A Tale of Love And Darkness," as well as on 'Shtisel."
Everyone's pants still on? Anyone need to take an antacid?
Seriously, though, audiences have been hungry for Jewish stories since the days of "The Jazz Singer," but this new attention to ultra-Orthodox communities feels thrilling for Jews and non-Jews alike. But the uptick in interest in Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox Jewish experience, as demonstrated by audiences of "Shtisel" as well as the Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams movie "Disobedience" and the Netflix documentary "One Of Us," is an opportunity as well as a possible quagmire. How can an insular community be fairly and meaningfully represented by people who are not members of the community? How can depictions of otherness be thoughtful, instead of intrusive?
Deborah Feldman's involvement is a good sign — she really did grow up Hasidic Satmar in Williamsburg, speaking only Yiddish. She ultimately broke with her community, studied at college in New York, and eventually moved to Berlin. But Feldman's book drew controversy — including a response from writer Frimet Goldberger in the Forward, who knew Feldman when both women were members of the Hasidic community, and alleges that Feldman's book doesn't tell "the whole story." And Orthodox writers like the Forward's Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt have pointed out that stories like Feldman's are inherently prone to problems — how can a person who has chosen to leave her community fairly represent that community to the outside world?
We'll Star-of-David our fingers for "Unorthodox" to be a respectful, carefully executed look into one narrative of post-Hassidic life. And, of course, for it to be just as addictive as "Shtisel."
Jenny Singer is the deputy life/features editor for the Forward. You can reach her at [email protected] or on Twitter @jeanvaljenny


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LyntonWeb Enterprise Inbound Marketing Weekly Digest - Progressive Profiling and Marketing ROI
Welcome to our Enterprise Inbound Marketing weekly digest - the fastest way to stay up to date on everything inbound marketing. Our key perspectives on inbound marketing and technology this past week:
Marketing ROI Starts with a Return on Information
For marketers looking to show their financial worth, ROI is then contingent upon Return on Information. In other words, showing real ROI hinges on gathering only the right information, from the right sources, to make the right business decisions.
Inbound Marketing With Progressive Profiling - Key Tips
You have great content. You work hard to create useful, valuable content. Your leads consistently return and reconvert on multiple landing pages, yet you still only have their names and emails in the database. Here's how you can fix that.
Does Your Inbound Marketing Website Have Too Many Syllables?
It's useful to view inbound marketing websites as a 24/7 salespersonfor a company. Lately though, it seems many of these virtual 24/7 salespeople seem to have become very polysyllabic. Words like enhancement, nurturing, automation, collaboration, synergy, and integration seem to permeate many business sites. Having more syllables on your website doesn't necessarily guarantee more leads.
Spring is in the air, and so are baseballs - make it an exciting inbound marketing week fellow inbounders!
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The question on every Louisville fan's mind: What can we expect from Shawn Watson now that he's assumed offensive coordinator duties? Answer: I have no idea. I'm probably not even qualified to blog about football in the first place, but Rutherford's in North Carolina, so let's examine this issue anyways.
Can we assume the scheme an offensive coordinator installed at one program will be carbon copied at his next? No guarantee. More importantly, the regular season is six weeks old. Not a great time to overhaul the X's and O's at any level, especially college football with student athletes and their classroom priorities. In theory.
So we're not going to infer anything from the information below as fact or fiction but will present it as a peek inside Watson's recent philosophy as Nebraska's OC and label this entire premise as "maybe this is what we can expect".
Prior to the 2009 season, Lincoln Journal Star columnist Steve Sipple described Watson's offensive approach using the following verbiage:
The Huskers feature a passing attack with NFL user-friendly West Coast principles (and protections) combined with a multi-faceted running game that possesses elements of the spread, including the zone read.
Ok, so what does that mean? Chris Brown, who runs the excellent blog Smart Football explains:
[Shawn Watson] is a West Coast offense guy (I have a clinic talk he gave recently on the passing game and building stretches in the passing game.)
So what he has likely done is take a pro style/west coast timing based pass game, but junked the Byzantine jargon NFL teams use to teach it, and pared the number of concepts down to a number manageable for college kids. (Hence the term "user friendly.")
The run game is just pro style inside zone and outside zone, but they can also get in the gun and have the QB do the zone read, which changes nothing for the offensive line than if they ran the same plays from a pro-style under center set with a tight end and fullback.
So the idea seems to be that the run game is simple because they can show old school and new school with the same blocking for the offensive line, even if to fans (and opponents?) it looks different.
And for the pass game it sounds like they are doing the kind of thing Norm Chow got famous doing: running a sophisticated, pro passing game tailored for college kids (Former Nebraska coach Bill Callahan forgot to do this latter part, forgetting that coaching is not what you know, but what your players do).
Unfortunately, marrying a west coast scheme with the spread offense didn't go over so well at Nebraska, which is why Watson started the 2011 season as quarterbacks coach at Louisville. Ask a Husker fan their opinion of Watson now and you're likely to hear the same things Cards fans are saying about Mike Sanford. One particular critique posted in the comments section of Nebraska football blog Corn Nation, days after the Huskers had lost the 2010 Big 12 Championship Game to Oklahoma, struck a very familiar nerve:
My biggest gripe about Watson is his lack of ingenuity and creativity. He did not invent the wildcat, but sure does like to overuse it. How many times can he run the same play, over and over and over? I thought I was going to vomit the amount of times that he would run Martinez and Burkhead in shotgun, with the QB option. Seriously, if I can see it coming, so can the opposing DC. There were quite a few plays this year that I only saw once a game or once every few games, that worked well (i.e. the same shotgun formation, fake RB hand-off, bootleg pass to Reed). He does not keep defenses honest with his play calling style and seems to fall in love with certain plays.
Sound at all similar to recent play-calling woes at UofL? Well, it's not exactly apples and apples. Watson's offense averaged 31 points and 398 yards per game last season, so his criticism was about more than just points and production. It was points and production against elite teams like Texas and Oklahoma in big spots like Big 12 Championship Games. Something Louisville won't have to worry about for another 27 months, right?
The next question on Louisville fans' minds: Is Watson the long-term answer at OC for Louisville? Will he be labeled "interim" OC or is this promotion more permanent? Therein lies the answer. Probably.
One other interesting comparison in Watson's last job is between his current boss, Charlie Strong and former boss, Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini. Both are defensive-minded coaches who made the jump from winning BCS championships as defensive coordinators in the SEC to their first head coaching jobs. Nobody questions Strong's defensive chops, but as a new head coach, would he benefit from an OC who has experience as an FBS head coach and can operate from that perspective in his duties? That's one of the assumptions I made with the Sanford OC hire but isn't necessarily true.
Watson was a head coach in the mid-90s at Southern Illinois, a decent FCS football program, but struggled there and left after three years, posting an 11-22 overall record. It was his only head coaching opportunity.
I'll leave you with a quote from Shawn Watson himself, as told to Steve Sipple:
Like any good play-caller, Watson has an answer, emphasizing that a fundamental tenet guides him: Your team better be able to run the ball well, period.
"You always have to remember who you are," he said. "And honestly, it starts with rushing the football. I'll argue with anybody who wants to argue that point. I know this: Championships are won by teams that rush the football. It opens up the passing game.
"That said, there have been years when I've had to use the passing game to set up the running game. But you still have to develop a run game. You absolutely have to garner that respect from the defense."
Fans will argue about how best to set up the running game with the current personnel. After averaging 18 points per game against a cupcake schedule--only three FBS teams have had easier schedules to date according to Jeff Sagarin's ratings--I'll be content seeing the offense look prepared to execute the plays and getting the ball into our playmakers' hands. He's had what, three days to prepare for this, right? No worries.


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In the second part of our spring flowers series, we take you to the best place to see daffodils on the GWR network.
The 'host of golden daffodils' that Wordsworth so famously wandered through would have been from the native variety of this familiar spring species. Wild daffodils (narcissus pseudonarcissus) are smaller and more subtly hued than the blowsier, commercially-grown kinds that we see in parks and gardens and on roadsides and roundabouts.
Wild daffs were once a common sight in the British countryside but are now much rarer – surviving only in patchy populations across western parts of England and Wales. The place to see them in profusion was (and still is) the so-called 'Golden Triangle' in Gloucestershire.
In the 1930s, the GWR ran a 'Daffodil Special' service that brought visitors from London to this north-west corner of the county, and people still flock here to marvel at this floral phenomenon today.
The area holds dedicated 'daffodil weekends' in early spring, offering delicious 'daffodil teas' and guided walks to see the flowers. The best of these is the Daffodil Way, which begins in the village of Dymock and makes an eight-mile circular tour through meadows, orchards and woodland where these wonderful wildflowers will be 'fluttering and dancing in the breeze' (as ole William once wrote).
Dymock's Daffodil Weekend is on 31 March and 1 April this year – see dymock.org.uk. Check dates of other daffodil weekends in nearby villages at daffs.org.uk


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The love of travel and a maiden trip to Rome in 1977 were instrumental in the development of Pinnacle Travel & Tours. At that time, Gregory W. Kuns, a college student (now managing partner of Pinnacle Travel & Tours), was invited by Father Paul Mueller, Pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Fremont, Ohio, to accompany him on a trip to Rome. Instantly fascinated with the Eternal City and its culture, this was the first of Greg's 150+ adventures to Rome and other European cities. This fascination with Europe runs in the Kuns family. Greg's daughter Madelaine, fluent in Italian, is a graduate of the American University of Rome and resides in Rome, Italy. The Kuns family's frequent trips to Rome incited the interest of friends and family; often being consulted about arranging trips or accompanying others on their own Roman adventures. Greg's love of Rome and Europe evolved into a desire and vocation to help others not merely sightseeing, but to "Live the Experience". Pinnacle Travel & Tours' highly specialized small group tours achieve just that. ~Ciao
Gregory W. Kuns ~ Managing Partner of Pinnacle Holding which owns and operates Pinnacle Travel & Tours and Pinnacle Capital Management, a graduate of St. Joseph Central Catholic and the University of Findlay. Greg has extensive travel experience, having traveled to Rome and other Italian cities 150+ times. He serves as an Tour Escort.
Melvin M. Sayler~ Travel Consultant, Fremont office. Mel's hosted many Foreign Exchange Students, leading to a life of travel over the last 15 years. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Religion from Liberty University and is a member of The Florence Church, Florence, OH. Mel worked several years with Greg in the Banking Industry before becoming a Hospice Chaplain. Mel has traveled to over 20 foreign countries from Honduras to China with a focus on Italy. He continues to work with missions in Central America.


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Arab Minorities Seek Voice in French Politics
But many feel that bias and traditional parties have excluded them
FRANCE may present a rainbow of faces and ethnic backgrounds on its cities' streets, but the National Assembly is pure beret and baguette - "French-French," as the French say.
As the French go to polls Sunday in the first round of legislative elections, a record number of candidates from the country's 3.5 million North African population are trying to change that.
Unfortunately for them, however, they are bumping up against the historic French discomfort with the idea of minority groups and an obsession with erasing differences through assimilation.
Born in France in the late 1950s and '60s, for the most part, but still often considered immigrants, these candidates believe they can add something to French politics.
"We have our two cents' worth to make heard and our experience to share," says Moustapha Ghouila, candidate from the heavily immigrant suburbs north of Lyon. "We know the terrain and we live every day the problems of housing, unemployment, insecurity, and education," adds the son of Algerian immigrants. "Too often, the politicians we have are disconnected from that reality."
Mr. Ghouila is one of 23 candidates associated with France Plus, a national civil rights and pro-integration organization. Along with a half dozen other Arab-background candidates, mostly running under France's two ecology parties, they make up the tiny (out of 5,169 candidates for 577 seats) but nevertheless significant group of political neophytes trying to break the Assembly's "French-French" makeup.
Try as they might, however, no one - not even the candidates themselves - gives even the better known members of the group the least chance of electoral triumph.
"What's most important to us right now is building awareness of the political system, especially among young voters," says Mokrane Kessi, another France Plus candidate from a Lyon suburb. "It may be 10 or 15 years before we actually elect a mayor or member of the Assembly."
Explanations abound for why the next French Assembly is unlikely to include a beur - what the French call French-born Arabs. Most of their candidates are inexperienced and in their 20s or low 30s and their political aspirations are hampered by widespread indifference in their natural constituencies.
More significantly, France's traditional parties have been slow to promote the Arabs and other minorities in their ranks to Assembly candidacies. Several of this year's Arab parliamentary candidates are former Socialist Party activists, for example, who tired of never getting their turn.
France counts about 150 Arab-background elected officials, mostly at the municipal level. But penetration of the halls of power stops where the proportional electoral system for municipal races, complete with multi-candidate lists, ends, and the majority system of single candidates, as for the Assembly, begins.
But perhaps the most important reason is France's deeply rooted hostility toward concepts of ethnicity and multiculturalism, and its historic rejection of any form of official recognition of minorities. Especially with Europe facing mounting ethnic tensions, expression of cultural and racial differences are increasingly attacked as threats to the traditional French republican principles of unity and assimilation.
Sociologist Benjamin Stora, director of the Maghreb-Europe Institute in Paris, says that while the major French parties can be legitimately challenged on their failure to promote candidates who are minorities, organizations like France Plus that focus on minority candidates are affronts to the "singular French rejection of the [ethnic] community model."
The problem for candidates like Ghouila and Mr. Kessi is that, no matter how much they pledge their allegiance to French republican ideals, their candidacies stand as chafing reminders that classic French assimilation is working less well with non-European, often Muslim populations.
In effect, the Arab (and other minority) political hopefuls are caught in a trap. On the one hand their minority status is an unavoidable factor, hampering their progress within traditional political parties and yet emerging as one of their principal motivations. "We are tired of being invisible," Ghouila says.
At the same time they must refuse any recourse to an "ethnic" vote, as the France Plus candidates do. "I am a candidate of ideas, not of skin color and cultural background," says Nourredine Henni, a Dunkirk city councilor running with France Plus for the Assembly.
Nonetheless, Djida Tazdait, a member of the European Parliament from Lyon, predicts Arab-background candidates running on an ethnic platform will emerge in 1995 municipal elections.
"Even among the so-called [French] progressives there is a fear of difference and color, so after a decade of activism we are still on the outside," says Ms. Tazdait. "Our only alternative may be to organize ethnic lists next time," she adds, "not because we're for a political ghetto, but because we are for ending our invisibility and the cultural resistance we meet at every turn."


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Iztaccíhuatl is Mexico's third-highest volcano, and the second-highest that can be legally climbed, as Popocatépetl has long been closed for being too active. Translated from Nahuatl and Spanish, the title is literally "White woman (feet and bust)," and the mountain does indeed look like a woman lying on her back when viewed from the east or west. Her bust is the highpoint, her head and feet are legitimately separate peaks, and her belly and knees are minor bumps on the standard climb from below her feet to her chest.
Los Pies
I had hoped to climb Tlalocatépetl on my way over from Malinche, but confusion about the trailhead location and problems turning around on the divided highway spoiled that plan, so I kept on driving to Amecameca, then up the magnificent and windy road to Paso de Cortes, between Iztaccíhuatl and Popocatépetl. I paid the $3.50 entry fee at the visitor center, then crept along the dusty road to the La Joya trailhead, arriving late in the morning. I wasn't feeling especially energetic, so I decided to take a short, slow hike up Los Pies, which would be new to me and, at 15,387′, would give me some acclimatization benefit.I ate some junk food, then took off slowly up the trail, passing various hikers headed in both directions, and a group of Red Cross members possibly patrolling the popular area. I left the main trail near a saddle where the trail crosses from the south/east to the north/west side of Izta's crest, finding occasional old boot-prints and cairns on the slope leading to Los Pies' summit knob. I was feeling slow, but was cheered up by a couple stretches of seemingly mandatory class 3-4 climbing getting through rock bands. This was the most technical climbing I had found on this trip, slightly more difficult than the crux on Pico de Agila, and it even required some route-finding. I eventually emerged on the ridge west of the summit knob, from which I could see the trail toward El Pecho below and to the north. The summit knob itself looked serious, defended by sheer cliff bands of questionable rock on all sides. However, tackling one problem at a time, it proved no harder than class 3. I started to the left, climbing near the crest, then crossed to the right, traversing a sandy slope below the main cliffs. Here I found a ramp trending back left, where moderate scrambling led back to the crest and to a couple old pitons and a dubious hand-line. After a brief wrong turn, I crossed back to the left near the hand line, traversed a bit, and was soon at the summit. I found no register or cross, but there was a plaque cemented to the summit rock that made no more sense to me even after running it through Google Translate. There also seemed to be an easier way down a loose chute on the other side of the summit knob. I hung out for awhile, looking for people descending Izta to one side, watching Popo puff on the other and listening to its deep rumbling, then retraced my steps off the summit knob.
I thought it looked easier to drop north and join the standard trail on the main peak, but I was wrong. What looked like nice scree-skiing was a shallow and slippery layer with hard-pack underneath, with occasional patches of Izta's evil mud. After numerous slips, I reached flatter ground and picked up the trail at the saddle northwest of Los Pies. With plenty of daylight left, I took my time on the trail down, passing (the same?) Red Cross group, this time playing around with ropes and gear next to the trail.It was only mid-afternoon, and I was bored, so I made the long drive back to Amecameca for some street tacos, which cost about $1 each and contained generous helpings of chorizo and cecina. Many of the region's eateries advertised their cecina, and I was eager to try it, having enjoyed it in Leon. However, this "cecina" was a different thing entirely, more like thinly-sliced, salty roast beef. It was good in its own way, but I preferred the Spanish version. After ingesting real food, I drove back up the pass to sleep near the trailhead and turn my meal into red blood cells.
El Pecho
For my last Mexican climb, I wanted to try to set an FKT for Izta's standard route. The climb gains just over 4000 feet, and I thought I could go faster than Joe Gray's 2h11 ascent despite the altitude and somewhat indirect route. I had my doubts when I woke up, sore from 5 days sleeping in a tiny rental car, with my cough and headache worse than they had been the whole trip. I sat in the car for awhile, drinking cold instant coffee and eating bland crackers, then finally drove over to the trailhead and got ready. I started my watch and jogged down the trail, and almost gave up when my left glute and hamstring complained. But suffering up hills is what I do; instinct took over, and I got to work.
Crossing the first saddle before Los Pies, I was surprised to run into the Mexican Army. There must have been at least 50 guys in combat gear, most carrying assault rifles, some carrying regimental banners, hiking steadily up the loose climb. The ones in back noticed me and shouted to their companions, who stood aside for me to run through along the short downhill-to-flat section. I reverted to hiking as soon as the trail turned uphill, and slowly plodded past the rest. I was impressed by their progress carrying all that gear; one guy even had a gallon water jug strapped to the top of his pack.I saw no one at the hut, and only a few other people on the rest of the familiar route. I stuck to the rocks on the grind above the hut, and tried to run the flat and downhill sections along the undulating ridge. It was cold up high for a change, with a brutal west wind driving me to put on my hat and windbreaker, and to shelter my left eyeball. I sketched my way down onto the Ayoloco Glacier, passing two guys in crampons, then jogged by some people on the flat section before grinding out the final ridge climb to the summit. Izta's highpoint may have been its summit icefield many years ago, but it is much diminished, and is now an icy depression surrounded by three similarly-high points. I reached the south one first, where most people stop, then cut straight across the ice plain to climb the north one via its east ridge. This one had a couple of crosses, but both had geological markers, and the south summit looked higher from the north. ¿Quien sabe? Pleased to have made the south summit in about 2h02, and the north one in 2h08, I decided I was done with speed for the day. My plan had been to continue to La Cabeza, Izta's northern distinct subpeak. However, I was sick of the cold wind, and it looked tricky from where I stood, so I moseyed on back the way I came. The Mexican Army had occupied the territory surrounding the hut, setting up brightly colored and very un-army-like tents. It seemed like they had plenty of time left to summit, but they were going to wait for la mañana. I made my way through camp, trying to be friendly and not get too close to any guns, then put on a bit of speed on the descent toward Los Pies. I stopped once to talk to a fellow American, then cruised back to the car.
I drove to the visitor center to rinse the volcanic dust off my feet and legs, then found a Starbucks to kill a few hours before driving to the airport. Using the Starbucks WiFi, I learned that I was far from the FKT, a blazingly fast 1h40 or so set (once again) by Santiago Carsolio. Oh, well… Luckily I left myself plenty of time to return the car, because it took me several circles and wrong turns to find the hole-in-the-wall car lot. I handed in the keys, got back my deposit, then began the 2-day transit nightmare home. It hadn't been the Mexico trip I had planned, but non-tourist Mexico is still an awesome place.


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Ask any Portland founder what their biggest challenge is and I will bet you that—nine times out of ten—the response will be "talent." But if you ask them what else—besides talent—is keeping them up at night, the answer will be the same answer it has been since, well, since startups. "Money." And that's why it's nice to see the funding environment here in Oregon continuing to mature.
Over the past decade, we've seen a natural maturation of the Oregon investment community. Where those who originally started as early stage investors have raised larger funds and, in so doing, have started writing larger checks for more established startups.
And what's that mean? That's right. That means there's an opportunity for new investors and funds to fill that vacuum. And that's exactly what's starting to happen.
And two of those new early stage funds have been announced in the last week or so.
The first is the new Oregon RAIN (Regional Accelerator & Investment Network) fund under the management of long-time startup supporter and angel investor Nitin Rai. While the total size of the fund is not being disclosed, there are a few details emerging.
The fund is designed to:
- Put funds from RAIN, foundations, private investors, and Oregon Growth Board to work
- Invest in a variety of vertical, not just tech
- Invest throughout Oregon and, potentially, the Northwest
- Support traditionally underserved regions
- Provide follow on funding
The second is the new $3 million Inclusive Startup Fund, which is in search of a someone to manage the fund.
The fund is designed to:
- Support and cultivate entrepreneurs from underrepresented populations, like women and communities of color
- Focus on seed stage companies
- Cut checks from $20,000 to $50,000
- Provide mentorship in addition to investment
Sound familiar? It should. It's very similar to the beginnings of the Portland Seed Fund. And that fund has proven—with a number of interesting investments and successful exits—that this sort of model has a ton of potential.
So we've got seed stage funds that have matured to growth stage funds and a new crop of seed stage funds that are moving into the gap. That's a good thing. Now all we need is some institutional level investment that helps shore up that need to for going out of state to find funding.
And once that happens, we're getting closer to having a truly sustainable ecosystem.
We're getting there. Please, please, please keep up the good work.
(Image courtesy of Brandon Price. Used under Creative Commons.)


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An Ubuntu Community that is a Community
If like Martin Owens you're feeling the lack of Ubuntu community and wanting an Ubuntu community that cares about everyone's contribution, doesn't make random announcements every couple of days that have obviously been made behind closed doors and cares about a community made upstream desktop (and err.. whole graphics stack), you'd be very welcome here at Kubuntu. Join us in #kubuntu-devel
I like the subtlety of that
I like the subtlety of that post. Keep up the good work Kubuntu :)
By gaboo at Wed, 03/06/2013 - 11:01
mixed feelings
I must admit that I have mixed feelings here. I love Kubuntu and the work that you put into it. From an outsider's (or end-users?) perspective, it looks a lot like you deserve better support than you are getting through Canonical and Ubuntu. As I understand, this is where Blue Systems comes in and that is great. However, clearly Canonical is still a huge influence.
I, like many people, have Ubuntu to thank for opening the world of linux up to me. However, at this point, the association of Kubuntu with Ubuntu leaves (putting it nicely) a bitter taste in my mouth. Perhaps I am being too foward here (and if I am, all apologies), but is there a move in order?
By labatts at Wed, 03/06/2013 - 13:36
it's sort of a mixed bag
The move does mean that Qt 5 will be essential for Ubuntu, so maybe, when it comes down to it, this change means that Ubuntu and Kubuntu will be closer technologically. In a few years Kubuntu might look to the Debian upstream more for X11 and Wayland support, but it will be interesting to see what goes on at the application layer as Unity and KDE will start to have a lot in common.
There are lot's of upstream/downstream relationships in open source. It works. Not everyone has to be best friends.
By eean at Thu, 03/07/2013 - 04:44
Technological proximity is
Technological proximity is worth nothing when Ubuntu applications are written using custom Qt Components which make them totally clash with existing look and feel.
What I am advertising when someone asks how to write applications now, I suggest pure Qt applications. On desktops they automatically fit rather well into existing GNOME and KDE setups and on mobiles Qt is the premier framework for BlackBerry 10.
By kamikazow at Thu, 03/07/2013 - 11:04
It would be much cooler to call it a Kommunity
By Jason Barton at Thu, 03/07/2013 - 13:03