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Stella Bowles Interview/
Recipient of Meritorious Service Medal from the Governor General of Canada visits campus
Stella Bowles was interviewed by Yanik Gallie in The Xaverian Weekly newsroom on February 5, 2019. Bowles was on campus hosting an address to Bachelor of Education students with a focus in Business. Bowles was invited to speak of her entrepreneurial skills and how to support non-traditional student learning. My River: Cleaning up the LaHave River is a book by Bowles written with Anne Laurel Carter available for purchase at Chapters, Amazon, and local bookshops across Canada.
YG: How did you meet Carter?
SB: She presented herself as an author wanting to write a book about my work. She came over for a cup of tea, we had tea and talked. We decided it would be a good idea to write the first couple chapters and see if a publisher picks up the book. Formac Publishing Company Limited picked up the book, so she wrote the rest.
YG: Describe a typical workshop for the book with Carter.
SB: Anne wrote the book from my perspective. There was a lot of sending notes back and forth to change things. Because she lives in Toronto, we had to FaceTime to talk. Sometimes it would be talking about my day because she needed to become me to write the book. She was in Hawaii once when we were FaceTiming. She was asking about how I would structure my sentences. When I proofread the drafts, I recognized things I said. There's a lot of proofreading involved. Even if you read a page, you have to go back and read it again. Sending emails is a big part of the work too. She captured my voice.
YG: What's your advice to students?
SB: You can make a difference no matter your age. Your age shouldn't define what you can and cannot do. If you talk to your parents or a mentor, you can get somebody to help you. You can accomplish just about anything.
YG: What's your advice to teachers?
SB: I think classrooms need more hands-on learning. I don't like traditional school. It's boring. If you do an activity or workshop, students retain more information than they would if they were reading from a textbook. Science is fun; I learned that with my project.
YG: How can teachers better support students?
SB: Care. Any kind of acknowledgement is nice. They don't have to throw a party but saying something positive with constructive advice is important to students. Don't shut down questions if students are interested in an unfamiliar topic either. Guide students and help them find a resource, teacher or mentor to engage with their interest.
YG: Can you share the story about your sign?
SB: I'm a little stubborn (chuckles). My sign was up to show that the river was contaminated with fecal bacteria and the municipality called me asking to take the sign down. I said, "No." They called again and asked, "When are you going to take it down?" I said, "As soon as the program starts and the first hole is done for a septic system, I'll take it down." They called me again later and invited me to the digging ceremony for the septic system where we took some pictures then I took my sign down.
YG: You recently announced a partnership with Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation. How did it happen?
SB: It happened through the prize money I was winning from different organizations. We decided to have a partnership and create kits that provide students with equipment for them to test their own waterways.
This partnership is showing that kids can make a difference and science can be fun. The kits are about $600 each, and that provides equipment to test for about a year. I have a few groups in Nova Scotia and three groups in Sweden who are using the kits.
YG: What is your message to communities in Canada that have straight pipes dumping into waterways?
SB: Straight pipes are 100% illegal in Canada. They are not grandfathered in by law and that should be enforced. I don't see how it's right to be putting sewage and toilet paper down the toilet directly into our waterways. When I was getting a sample, we found needles along the shore. Anything being flushed ends up in our waterways. If someone steps on a needle, it's dangerous.
YG: Mayor Rachel Bailey of Lunenburg questioned the validity of your Lunenburg water results.
SB: I was curious. I wanted to know what Lunenburg's contamination level was and it was bad. I posted the results and the mayor was not happy. She questioned the validity of my results. I went to Acadia university and we did tests with variables to validate my experiment. Half of my samples are tested by me and half are tested by an accredited laboratory. The results turned out to be accurate.
YG: How do you modify your presentation for a specific audience?
SB: I present to people in primary and secondary classes, university, and nursing homes. It's interesting because I'm always presenting in a different way and adapting my speech. If I talk to little kids, I'll say, "There's poop in the river." They'll react by trying to fix the problem. When people get older, it's all about tax money going towards fixing the problem and funding. It's fascinating how people's perspectives change as they get older.
YG: How did you get in touch with researchers in Sweden?
SB: Jennie Larsson came to work with Coastal Action for a month over the summer. We got in contact with her and we went to one of her conferences in Halifax. She said it would be great to have a partnership with us.
I went to Sweden this December right after the Walk of Fame. It was a cool experience being in the classrooms in Sweden. All the kids get fed healthy meals at the schools. They were eating cream fish and food that nobody would ever go near at my school.
YG: Considering how Sweden is running their education system, how can we improve our system?
SB: Technology in the classroom is not going away. It bothers me when teachers lock everything down on a Chromebook. Have a little more trust in students. We need to have a conversation in the classroom about how to properly respect the internet and use the technology.
YG: What's your takeaway from being the first recipient of Canada's Walk of Fame Community Hero Award?
SB: I think it's a good opportunity to spread my message further. It really gets the message out that our waters aren't clean, and we need to step up our game on that situation. It's great to be winning, but I'm not doing it for the awards.
YG: During your acceptance speech you mention Dr. David Maxwell is a mentor. How is he an exemplary teacher?
SB: He provided me with testing equipment. I was able to publish my results. Being an 11-year-old kid testing water and saying it's dirty, a lot of people would question what I was talking about. Dr. Maxwell helped to validate my work.
He likes to ask me a lot of questions and makes me think critically. He still goes back to things I didn't know when I was 11 and asks me to explain it to him now.
YG: What was a most memorable moment from Canada's Walk of Fame?
SB: They cut out the best part of Canada's Walk of Fame from airtime. I didn't know who Kurt Browning was and I was told to walk fast to my seat because I had gone to the bathroom during a commercial break when Kurt said, "Are you Stella Bowles?" I said, "Yep." I kept walking to my seat. He got on stage and made a joke that I am the most intimidating person he ever met and that I could get any politician's money (chuckles).
Also, because my award was associated with the Toronto Maple Leafs, they gave me a jersey signed by the whole team with my name embroidered on the back. In a few weeks, they're flying the family to see a Toronto Maple Leafs game which I'm excited to attend.


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*Spoilers*, before you read further, you should know there will be spoilers which if you hadn't seen the film already, you shouldn't read. This film take place immediately after the events of Star Wars VII- The Force Awakens where the Resistance had successfully destroyed the First Order's new Death Star style weapon which was in fact a hollowed out planet that drew power from a nearby star and then ejected it to destroy any solar system that they wished.
The previous years film, Star Wars - Rogue One was a prequel to the first film to come out and is not part of the new trilogy. One of the big criticisms of the previous episodic film (TFA for short) was that it was a clone of sorts to the original films in particular Star Wars IV - A New Hope with an orphan realising that he or in this case her could effect the future of the galaxy far far away. The main criticism of that film also applies to this one too.
The film is similar to Star Wars V - The Empire Strikes Back when you step back and look at it.
Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy it but it felt like Empire Strikes Back 2 rather than the prequels. Although people diss the prequels, at least they had original storylines. Ok, with the Phantom Menace, a lead character died in the first film like a lead character also died in Star Wars IV - A New Hope and also in Force Awakens.
Some of the rumours of the film that I had heard about,
Its a lot funnier than the previous films. In all, its a good film but just don't go expecting originality. The Porgs, the cute bird-like creatures don't ruin the film at all, they're just a gimmick in the film.
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That pained realisation that the lovely, idyllic dreamland is over, that whatever ethereal fantasy you were having two minutes ago has just ended- and the real world is about to come down on you with a thud.
Horrible. It's the only way to put it.
And don't get me started on 'morning people'. Who are these terrifying freaks, able to wake up in the morning fresh and happy, with a grin on their faces and a spring in their step? It makes me sick!
Anyway, I'll get to the point. I've been having trouble waking up, which is probably more to do with my nocturnal teenage nature than anything else (oh and the ethereal dream fantasies don't help either).
I've tried everything to get some decent sleep- Ovaltine before bed, reading, and even those weird yoga breathing techniques- but none of them seem to be working, dammit. I still wake up grumpy, tired and ready to kill the first living thing I see!
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Photo of our patient, before and after completing three treatments with microneedle Fractional RF in Southlake, individual results vary
Microneedle Fractional Radiofrequency Non-surgical Skin Tightening-in Dallas and Southlake
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PRP + Microneedle Fractional RF For Skin Tightening, Deep Wrinkles and Deep Scars In Dallas and Southlake
Microneedle Fractional Radiofrequency MFR- Non-surgical Skin Tightening for Face and Body in Dallas and Southlake
With the increase in the trend of nonsurgical cosmetic skin treatments, skin tightening remains one of the top ten requested treatments in our Dallas and Southlake offices. Most individuals requesting skin tightening are women and men in their 40's and above and the most common areas requested for non-surgical skin tightening treatments are eyes, lower face and neck.
There are many treatments touted for non-surgical skin tightening (Thermage, Titan, Ultherapy, Fractora, Infini) each with its own merits.
Of all the different treatments that are available for non-surgical skin tightening, we have tried quite a few at both Dallas and Southlake locations and I personally am most impressed with the microneedle fractional RF treatment due to patient safety and results for most skin types. This treatment, as the name implies delivers fractional RF into deep dermis via microneedles for maximum effect in this are of dermis.
Radio frequency- RF energy has been used in medicine in various applications for many decades. Non-ablative RF was FDA approved for treatment of wrinkles and skin tightening in 2002. Radio frequency energy causes a controlled "burn" which triggers the skin's healing response to generate new collagen, eventually minimizing wrinkles, scars and tightening the skin in two distinct ways:
- Immediate collagen contraction visible at the time of the treatment.
- New collagen production and remodeling with further skin thickening and tightening which continues for months after treatment.
The results of radiofrequency treatments such as Thermage, although great in theory did not translate into meaningful patient satisfaction due to the fact that the treatment was too painful to administer and patients did not see significant improvement.
The reason for pain and poor results with the non-ablative RF ( for example Thermage) is inadequate delivery of RF into deeper dermis where it needs to exert its effect for skin tightening and collagen synthesis. Non ablative RF treatments tends to cause epidermal injury with over heating of the skin surface without increasing the depth of RF penetration and failure to heat deeper dermis for a significant improvement.
The advent of microneedle treatment tip for delivery of fractional RF into deeper dermis took away the intact skin barrier which was obstructing the Rf from getting into deep dermis. Additionally the use of gold tip, insulated microneedles ensures minimum skin injury and burn for safe delivery at the tip of the microneedle which is the intended target for RF action. The depth of the microneedle tip is set by the operator and varies with the treatment area and the desired outcome. The equipment is computerized for precise control of the microneedle depth for consistent and reproducible results.
We introduced the microneedle fractional radio-frequency treatments for non-surgical skin tightening in Dallas and Southlake in January 2014 and since then have treated dozens of patients. The results have varied from phenomenal improvement to minimal improvement, with majority of patients displaying results in between the two extremes. Like any non-surgical treatment, it is expected to have a wide range of results. I prefer to have treatments in my offices with noticeable results in 80% or more of the patients treated and I can say that the microneedle fractional RF has provided noticeable results in about 80% of all the patients treated.
In January 2015, we added cosmetic PRP Platelet Rich Plasma to our Dallas and Southlake skin treatments for its regenerative properties which changed the results of many of our treatments including the microneedle fractional RF. Most individuals seeking skin tightening need a multi-modality approach to their skin needs. PRP adds the regenerative component for even better collagen production, faster healing, less downtime, and I inject PRP subdermally during all of my microneedle fractional RF treatments (which are provided by my assistant). The subdermal PRP injections in the under-eye area, nasolabial folds, chin and any other area that needs extra help has really improved the outcome of our microneedle fractional RF treatments. In our Dallas and Southlake offices we do microneedle fractional RF treatments with PRP for :
- Nonsurgical tightening of face.
- Nonsurgical tightening of under chin area and neck.
- Non-surgical tightening and lift of skin around the eyes.
- Nonsurgical reduction of deep acne and other scars.
- Minimally invasive treatment of deep wrinkles.
Photo of our patient, before and after three Microneedle Fractional RF treatments, individual results may vary
Photo of our patient before and after three Microneedle Fractional RF treatments, individual results vary
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Jeff Seid the physique competitor talks in his latest video about steroid use. He says that taking steroids is definitely not necessary if you want to look like him and that he does absolutely not take steroids. I guess that's good news for all the natural bro's out there that think they need steroids to look like Jeff.
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From the archives: Perot not exactly a trailblazer
Other independent candidates have made ballot in all 50 states
This article originally appeared in the May 3, 1992, Houston Post.
Each step in Ross Perot's national petition drive to get on the ballot as an independent presidential candidate in all 50 states is ballyhooed as a milestone, but the Dallas billionaire is blazing no trails.
Lenora Fulani, hardly a household name, pulled off the feat in 1988, getting ballot access not only in all 50 states, but also the District of Columbia and Guam, yet her success drew scant media attention.
The same year, former Houston-area congressman Ron Paul, an obstetrician from Lake Jackson, made the ballot in 46 states as the Libertarian Party candidate, but also suffered from obscurity.
In 1980, two candidates bucking the two-party system won ballot spots in all 50 states - independent John Anderson, the best known independent candidate in recent history, and Libertarian Ed Clark.
Granted, the groundswell of grassroot support for Perot's campaign eclipses the backing of the earlier ballot busters, and he was somewhat of a media celebrity before he considered running, but the real trailblazers can't help wishing they would have had just a fraction of the attention Perot is getting.
Only Anderson enjoyed widespread coverage.
"We weren't billionaires. People pander to wealth, " said Paul, who has been an economics policy adviser to renegade Republican Pat Buchanan's campaign but plans to back the Libertarian ticket in the fall.
Even though it's Perot who's getting all the attention, Fulani and Paul said they couldn't be happier that national attention finally is being focused on the trials and tribulations candidates face if they aren't under the umbrellas of the Democratic or Republican parties.
Despite his wealth and the legion of lawyers and experts at his disposal, Perot is expected to encounter difficulty making it on the ballot in New York and possibly several other states. He originally said he would run only if supporters got him on the ballots in all 50 states, but now he claims he likely would run if they come up short in a few states.
Richard Winger, who publishes the Ballot Access News, estimated it will take at least 800,000 valid petition signatures nationwide to make it in all 50 states, and Perot backers are striving for several times that total just to be safe. Different rules and deadlines apply in each state, with signature requirements ranging from a few thousand to well more than 50,000.
The only state where Perot has formally met the test is Tennessee, although he proclaimed last week that supporters have surpassed the 54,275 signatures required in Texas. The deadline in Texas is May 11, but the filing deadline for independent candidates in some states isn't until September.
According to Winger's latest calculations, Perot has indeed reached the mark in Texas and 14 other states and was close in at least six others.
"I think it's rather interesting and ironic that a guy with $100 million to spend on his own race has to sweat getting on ballots. That tells you something about how messed up the system is. This is no accident. It's a very deliberate thing to try to keep independent and third party candidates off the ballot, " Paul said.
"It is an extraordinarily difficult job. You do have to give credit to anyone who can do it, " he said.
Fulani spokeswoman and long-time aide Madelyn Chapman said, "I'm thrilled Perot is in the race because it does focus attention on the possibility of independent candidates being successful."
"We're so conditioned in this country to live in a two-party system that we aren't open enough to independent candidates. This is dangerous because it leads to a corrupt two-party system, " Chapman said.
Meanwhile, she stressed, the fact that no-names have achieved the 50-state goal should not belittle the tremendous struggle involved. "Some people may suggest it's no big deal because we did it. Au contraire, " Chapman said.
In fact, Fulani has set a goal of getting on the ballot in only 47 states in this year's presidential race, skipping Texas due to the logistical problems of gathering thousands of signatures around such a large state and Florida and North Carolina due to the cost involved.
Chapman said Florida requires 60,000 signatures and forces candidates to pay a filing fee of 10 cents per signature. Considering the rule of thumb in petition gathering is to get two signatures for every one required, the bill could hit $12,000. North Carolina requires 43,601 signatures and charges a 5 cent-per-signature filing fee.
The Fulani camp's beef with the fees is as much philosophical as financial.
"It's a poll tax as far as we're concerned, " Chapman said.
Perot often talks about how his early success in the petition drive is confounding the experts. "All the pros said it couldn't happen. All the college professors said it couldn't happen. But the people did it, " he has said in numerous interviews.
But Winger said the fact is that once someone like Perot - and Anderson before him back in '80 - is able to spark a flame at the grassroots at a time when voters are hungry for change, the fire spreads and it's not as difficult as people might think to collect massive numbers of signatures.
Houston City Councilman John Goodner, who helped spearhead the 1984 petition drive that led to a referendum on job protection for homosexuals in the Bayou City, vouched for that. More than 61,000 signatures were gathered in a month at the time and gay job rights were ultimately rejected by a greater than 4-to-1 margin.


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Wanted: Singing, dancing, comedy, romance and, most of all, original music. When: By the end of April. Where: A Broadway theater, if available (a big if).
The slate of new musicals announced for Broadway this season is distinctly thin, so much so that "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" — long the butt of jokes for its cast injuries and $75 million budget — has a decent shot at a Tony Award nomination for best musical next spring. So much so that several producers are now hustling to bring in musicals from Off Broadway or regional theaters. Producers of at least three such shows — "Newsies the Musical," "Once" and "The Toxic Avenger" — are each in discussions with Broadway theater owners about opening before the Tony eligibility cutoff date in late April.
"It's the sort of season where we can be a dark-horse show, sneak in at the last minute and get a Tony nomination that would be a big help selling tickets and licensing the show around the country," said Joe DiPietro, the book writer and lyricist for "Toxic Avenger," an Off Broadway hit two years ago that is being mounted in Houston this winter with the hope of a quick move to Broadway. (He should know what he's talking about; his last show, "Memphis," won best musical two years ago.)
The romantic comedy "Lysistrata Jones," the Gershwin songbook show "Nice Work If You Can Get It" and three musicals with name recognition from their film versions — "Bonnie and Clyde," "Ghost" and "Rebecca" — are the new musicals announced for this season. But none seems to be a surefire blockbuster, based on interviews with theater producers, Tony voters and ticket agents.
This lack of enthusiasm stands in sharp contrast to last season, when more money was spent on new Broadway musicals — more than $135 million — than in any other season. Those new shows included "The Book of Mormon" (which won the Tony for best musical) and "Spider-Man" (which extended previews beyond the Tony cutoff date, making it eligible for awards this season). Some of these musicals — the movie adaptations "Catch Me if You Can" and "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown," as well as the Alice-inspired "Wonderland" — proved to be expensive flops, giving producers pause.Continue reading the main story
"Turning movies into musicals hasn't been a sure thing lately, that's for sure," said Robyn Goodman, a Tony-winning producer. "I'm developing a few new musicals right now, and a lot of the work is putting an idea and a team together and hoping for a little fairy dust. It's dumb to race through the development process and to Broadway."
To that end executives from Disney Theatrical Productions have been carefully assessing a New York run for "Newsies," which received strong reviews this fall at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, N.J. Even six weeks ago Broadway was not the destination for "Newsies" — it was adapted from the 1992 Disney film to license to regional theaters — but the audience and critical reaction led to a new strategy.
People familiar with Disney's planning said that the company's theatrical arm was considering a limited run on Broadway, perhaps from spring through Labor Day, which would require less money up front than a typical Disney rollout in New York. While the company's "Lion King" is still one of Broadway's biggest hits, executives there are also cautious in light of two recent disappointments, "The Little Mermaid" and "Tarzan."
Thomas Schumacher, the president of Disney Theatrical, said he was exploring all options about mounting "Newsies" in New York. "It's only natural that we want to try to bring this show to Broadway now, when its message is so timely," Mr. Schumacher said of "Newsies," which echoes the Occupy Wall Street movement in its portrayal of newsboys on strike against a newspaper magnate, based on events in 1899.
Another candidate that may move quickly to Broadway in the spring, "Once," is to begin performances Off Broadway at New York Theater Workshop on Nov 15. Its commercial producers declined an interview request, but people familiar with the planning said that the producers were now talking to theater owners about options for a Broadway house.
Which aren't many. The three main Broadway landlords — the Shubert Organization, the Nederlander Organization, and Jujamcyn Theaters — say they have more shows seeking theaters than they do available houses, the result of several shows enjoying long runs on Broadway and an onslaught of new productions in the works.
That crunch has led to heartburn for some producers, including those behind "Nice Work If You Can Get It," who announced in June that they would open on Broadway next spring. "Nice Work" had been eyeing the Imperial Theater (which went to "Funny Girl") and the Palace Theater, where "Priscilla Queen of the Desert" has had improving ticket sales recently.
While a small-scale show like "Once" could run in a house of 1,000 seats or less, "Nice Work" is aiming for a larger house, leaving only a few possible theaters with shows that might close this winter, like "Sister Act" at the Broadway Theater.
Roger Berlind and Scott Landis, two of the lead producers of "Nice Work," said in an interview that they would never hope for failure for fellow producers. Still Mr. Berlind was blunt about the fate of their musical, which in most seasons would sail easily into a Broadway berth given the marquee names attached: the actors Matthew Broderick and Kelli O'Hara and the director Kathleen Marshall.
"We're all set to go, and we're in need of a theater, but we don't have a theater yet," Mr. Berlind said.
At least one musical that was announced for this season, an adaption of the 2003 film "Big Fish," has fallen off the schedule. Executives involved with that production cited scheduling conflicts of the creative team, as well as their desire to work around the schedule of the star they hope to cast, Michael C. Hall of the Showtime series "Dexter." The executives, who spoke on condition of anonymity because an official announcement has yet to be made, said they are now aiming "Big Fish" for Broadway in spring 2013.
Another new show, the musical version of Daphne du Maurier's "Rebecca," with Sierra Boggess ("The Little Mermaid") in the lead, has been rumored to be iffy for the spring because of the challenge of raising the show's estimated $13 million capitalization. But on Wednesday the producers said that they would open this spring at the Broadhurst, and that that the theater's owner, the powerful Shubert Organization, had signed on as a producer — a vote of confidence in what would probably be the most expensive new show of the season.
Among many theater executives, however, enthusiasm for the lineup of new musicals is weak. In a survey of 10 Tony voters over the last week, for instance, no consensus emerged about an early front-runner for the best musical award. And theatergoers who buy tickets through group sales agents are so far unexcited, said Stephanie Lee, the president of Group Sales Box Office.
"Some of them have been saying they really hope other shows will come in this season," said Ms. Lee, who added that of the new musicals announced for this season, "Ghost" and "Bonnie and Clyde" had been selling the best.
"Spider-Man" also continues to be a strong seller, Ms. Lee said.
"Spider-Man" executives, in turn, said they were pleased with the attention — and hopeful that their show could yield some surprises at the Tony ceremony in June.
"Everyone at 'Spider-Man' is delighted by the feedback from Tony voters who have seen the show of late," said Rick Miramontez, a spokesman for the musical. "We're hoping for an exciting spring."Continue reading the main story


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Chief of Staff Headquarter Western Command, Chandi Mandir, Chandigarh Lt. General P.K.Bali AVSM, VSM, called on Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur at Oak Over, here today.
Several issues of mutual interest were discussed in the meeting. Chief Minister said that the State was proud to have maximum number of soldiers in Indian Army in proportion to the population.
He said that the State also has over one lakh ex-service men and the government has launched several schemes for their welfare. He felt the need to have a separated Himachal Battalion in the Indian Armed force keeping in view
the services being rendered by the youth of the State in the Army.
Jai Ram Thakur said that the State Government would also take up the matter for establishing a Territorial Army of the Himachali Youth.
He said that the Army provided support and cooperation to the State Government at the time of natural calamity, particularly to rescue the stranded people in Lahaul valley and youths from Holi in Chamba district due to untimely snow.
Chief Minister urged the army to use SASE helipad for civil flights as well so that it could be used to facilitate the tourists visiting the area.
Lt. General P.K. Bali assured the Chief Minister that he would take up the matter with the concerned authorities for consideration. He said that the army would also provide all support of construction of War Memorial at Dharamshala.
Education Minister Suresh Bhardwaj, Chief Secretary B.K. Agarwal, Secretary GAD Dr. R.N. Batta, Col. Jasbir Sandhu Western Command, Deputy Commissioner Shimla Amit Kashyap, Principal Private Secretary to the Chief Minister Vinay Singh were present on the occasion among others.</>
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2018 Hall of Fame Inductee is first director of Oregon Cable Access Media; Friend of Access Awards go to long-time community producers from Eau Claire, Stoughton and Algoma
Wisconsin Community Media announces Liz Harlow of Oregon Cable Access Media as its 2018 inductee into the WCM Hall of Fame. Three community members are being honored with the Friend of Access Award for their dedication to their local community media centers: Al Reinhart of Algoma, Mary Ann Wold of Eau Claire and James Wyngaard of Stoughton. The awards will be presented during the Best of the Midwest Media Fest Banquet and Show in Oshkosh on May 10.
Liz Harlow, who retired in 2016, will be the eleventh community media professional to be inducted into the WCM Hall of Fame. Liz was the first director of Oregon Cable Access and she developed it into a community fixture over a period of thirty years, working particularly with high school youth.
The Friend of Access Award recipients have all been pivotal to the success of the media centers in their communities. Al Reinhart, who is the director of Algoma Community Television, puts in far more hours than his stipend reflects, says Amber Shallow, Deputy Treasurer, City of Algoma. "I have never met someone with as big a heart and passion for his work as Al. I honestly believe that the only reason our little station keeps going is because of the work Al does." Al has been involved with the station since 1993, when he was appointed to the City Cable Commission.
Mary Ann Wold is a former president of the Eau Claire Public Access board of directors. For more than 25 years, she has volunteered at what is now called Valley Media Works. Mary Ann and her husband, Rick, who passed away in January, were praised by Heather Harkins, Valley Media Works Outreach and Communications Coordinator, "We would not be where we are today if we had not had their dedication, expertise, and generosity guiding us along the way."
James Wyngaard of Stoughton, volunteers his time at WSTO Stoughton, WMCF McFarland, Sun Prairie Media Center and other centers around the Dane County area. "James is willing to help anyone," said Derek Westby, Director of WSTO Stoughton, providing production assistance, generating ideas for new equipment and processes, and sports announcing, a passion he has been indulging in Stoughton for 15 years.


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On offer is a super 1926 handwritten manuscript diary authored by a young Gettysburg Pennsylvania girl named Margaret E. Stauffer who attends Harvard University. While the book is filled only until mid-April, we assume she stopped writing at the school's year end, she paints An intimate charming picture of life for a young student, sorority sister and loving daughter and sister to her siblings of which there are 5 or 6. The book includes 3 pieces of ephemera: a small Harvard banner, a portrait of Ms. Stauffer, we assume, at graduation and a small hand cut party invitation to a pajama party. VG.
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If you're not a fan of naturals, don't expect to be off-put by El Quemado though! This isn't your average "Blueberry NutriGrain Bar" natural coffee - this is a natural for the sophisticated palate and should please tastebuds all across the board.
This coffee was really quite astonishing in that regard. It has intensely sweet fruit flavors and an aroma of fresh fruit, but drinks with the acidity and transparency of a washed coffee. The sparkling acidity and complexity of flavors combined with the fullness of a naturally processed coffees but the cleanliness of a washed, make this really fun to drink. It has a whole lot of tropical fruit flavors and acidity and it just pops and sparkles on the palette.
Crema even goes as far as recommending this coffee be brewed via a drip/filter method for best results, and the Hario V60 did not disappoint with the following recipe:
- 23.4 grams medium ground coffee
- 66 gram agitated bloom using 203*F water from the Bonavita Variable Temperature Kettle for 35 seconds
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El Quemado was equally good as espresso, serving up bright shots with sparkling acidity. Roast levels were again developed enough that shots could be extended to reduce acidity and increase sweetness, which to me is a sign of a well developed and executed roast profile. I did not try this coffee with milk, because it was so damn good without it.
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Debonairafrik Arrives in Dubai for Fashion Forward Dubai Fashion week
Days after releasing its most recent and captivating issue, DebonairAfrik is at it again and this time in the ever dynamic and competitive fashion industry has its eyes on Dubai.
Africa's number one fashion house DebonairAfrik has its ace editor-in-chief Ekuban Emmanuel known as Nuel Bans received an invitation to be in Dubai for its bi-annual three days fashion oriented event, FASHION FORWARD DUBAI which kicks off from the 26th to 28th OCTOBER 2017.
READ MORE: https://tmghlive.com/gafw2017-abrantie-thegentleman-reveals-abt-classique-collection-glitz-africa-fashion-week/
Fashion Forward Dubai (FFWD) is the definitive fashion platform for Dubai and the Middle East, providing development, exposure and a progressive direction for the regional fashion industry.
Nuel bans will be attending the key components of FFWD which includes Runway shows and presentations by the best couture, ready-to-wear and accessories designers in the Middle East and also the d3 Fashion Talks, a series of inspiring seminars and panel discussions led by global industry experts and fashion academia.
DebonairAfrik being a pace setter will be in the front row giving its cherished readers the very best fashion gist and happenings as the world shines a spot light on Dubai's representation of fashion.
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GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRI and delinquent classes at the Tenth Census, says about pauperism: "The law which governs the distribution of pauperism in the United States (and which, we believe, has not been sus pected by any student of the subject at least I have never seen any reference to it) is brought out as clearly by the census of 1850 as by that of I880, and it is confirmed by every census that has been taken. This law is as follows: The ratio of paupers to the total popu lation diminishes alike from north to south and from east to west. In other words, if New England, or the princi pal NewEngland state (Massachusetts), be taken as a starting point, it matters not in which direction a line be drawn, the largest amount of pauperism rela tively to the population will be found to exist in Massachusetts, and the smallest in the state farthest removed from Massachusetts, while the interven ing states will exhibit, on the whole and with scarcely an exception, a grad ual decline in something like the degree [BUTION OF INSANITY 375 of their removal from the extreme northeast." As clearly as Mr. Wines defines this law, it is rather strange that he did not discover the practically identical condition relative to the in sane. We have one other state of affairs in the United States that is worth while looking into. I refer to our large negro population. The ratio of insanity in the negro population is smaller than in the white population, being as I to i,o69 in the former and i to 505 in the latter (Census 1880). Although this is so, it is generally admitted that the percent age of insanity has been gradually in creasing since the Civil War. Berkley * says on this point: ''Before the Civil War there were few or no psychoses among them, and such organic degen erative diseases as syphilitic insanity and dementia paralytica were practically un known. Today in communities where many are collected, as in Washington or Baltimore, the percentage of insane * Ibid. Outline Map No. V.-White Insane Only, Census 1880
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The partners of MSI have each created value across a wide range of public and private equity portfolio companies throughout their careers by working closely with management to develop and execute transformational operating and strategic plans. Our unique blend of operations, finance, M&A and private equity experiences enable us to be a valuable partner for owners, management and intermediaries in providing winning solutions across a broad range of structures, situations, industries and transaction sizes.
Over the past three decades as business leaders, MSI's partners have built successful and collaborative, high performance cultures. This is reflected in our approach to investing and partnering with management teams as well as in our core values:
- Integrity, total transparency, and a no-surprises approach to relationships and communications
- A bias for action supported by fact-based decision making
- A deep appreciation and respect for the challenges management teams encounter to create value
- A commitment to strong alignment with investment partners and management teams in terms of strategy, objectives and incentives.
Founder and managing Partner
30+ years in the Engineered Materials, Industrial Minerals and Aerospace/Industrial Gas Turbine sectors as a global business leader, industry consultant and private equity principal and operating partner. Experienced in strategy development and execution, manufacturing performance improvement, due diligence and acquisition target selection/integration. Worked extensively in Asia, Europe and the Americas. Prior to founding MSI, President of Minteq International, a leading provider to the global steel industry of engineered refractory materials, on-site furnace/ladle maintenance services, metal purification technologies and laser measurement and control systems. 1,000+ employees, 16 processing facilities including mining operations and 60+ steel mill services locations worldwide. Previously CEO and Director of Sermatech International Inc., a global engineered coatings applicator and specialty process business, a private equity portfolio company. Previous executive positions with Howmet Corporation, a portfolio company of the Carlyle Group, and Teleflex.
Randy Harrison is a private investor and consultant to the Engineered Materials and Industrial Minerals sectors. With over 35 years of business experience in North America, Europe and Asia Randy specializes in advising clients on business strategy development and execution, marketing/sales approaches, manufacturing performance and optimization via Lean techniques, organizational transformation, due diligence and acquisition target selection.
Previously, Randy was Senior Vice President of Specialty Minerals International (SMI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Minerals Technologies, Inc (MTI) and a member of the executive committee. SMI is a leading provider of mineral solutions to the paper and construction industry, second and third tier automotive suppliers and brand name consumer products. In addition to his business unit duties, Randy headed the MTI global Supply Chain organization, responsible for MTI's raw material, energy and logistics expense. He also did a stint as the global head of Human Resources and served as the secretary of the executive compensation committee for the Board of Directors.
Prior to joining MTI, Randy worked ten years for American Cyanamid, where he served in a number of marketing and sales management roles in the Industrial Chemicals Division.
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25+ years in Aerospace and Power Generation sectors. Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Trans World Power, LLC - grew Trans World Power from a turbine parts business to an international power project development, infrastructure, EPC, construction and maintenance services company, as well as a provider of conceptual, feasibility and project execution consulting. Also Founder and Principal of Buchanan & Associates, a consulting and executive search firm focused solely on the aerospace and the power turbine markets. Buchanan & Associates have developed an international base of contacts and clientele from international conglomerates to closely held middle market private entities. Advisor to leading aerospace companies in the areas of supply chain, corporate development and acquisition strategy – Greg's contact base is without peer in the aerospace OEM, MRO and power turbine markets. Previously a consultant at DRI, Inc., a consulting firm solely focused on reenergizing and modernizing companies in the aerospace and machined component parts verticals.
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35+ years in the Aerospace, Mining and Automotive sectors as a senior HR executive, retained search practice leader and HR consultant. Experienced in leadership development and coaching, performance management, organizational transformation, recruiting, due diligence and M&A/integration. Worked extensively in North America, Asia and Europe. Prior to founding Wintergreen HR Consulting, VP HR Americas for Smiths Group plc – a multinational manufacturing and technology group serving industries such as Aerospace, Medical, Energy and Industrial with 10,000+ employees, five operating divisions on five continents. Previously ran the HR organization for the Joy Global Machinery business serving the Mining industry with operations in the US, UK, South Africa and Australia. Prior to Joy Global, led HR function for the manufacturing organization of Federal Mogul, a global supplier of precision automotive components with major operations in the US, UK, Europe, Mexico and South America.
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35+ years in the Aerospace, Medical Device and Government Contracting sectors. Experienced in business strategy development and execution, general management, strategic sourcing and new product development/commercialization. Worked extensively in North America, Europe and the Middle East. General Manager for Secant's Technical Materials business unit – a designer, developer and manufacturer of next-generation, high-performance textiles and material solutions for the space, energy, filtration and industrial markets. Also, ran the company's international growth initiative and global strategic sourcing. Previously ran a 400+ employee operation for BAE Systems, successfully leading a financial turnaround and cultural transformation of the business. Other roles during a 25-year career at BAE included leading contracts, legal, supplier management and product support functions in addition to running a logistics and spares business.
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25+ years turnaround and operational executive experience across broad national industries and markets in a variety of manufacturing and technology businesses. Joe's areas of expertise include operational and executive leadership, strategic and tactical business planning, turnaround and workout execution, business development, and capital acquisition. He has served as President, Tribology Systems, Inc. (specialty bearings R&D/design/manufacturing), Turnaround Executive, Cytogen Corp. (NASDAQ-traded biotech), Turnaround Executive, Lansdale Mfg. Co. (clothing design/manufacturing), President, Ortlieb's Philadelphia Beerworks, Ltd. (brewery and restaurant). Joe was Managing Director of BVI Capital Partners, where he oversaw acquisition portfolio growth and hiring. Prior to joining BVI, he was a turnaround executive with Nachman Hays Brownstein. Additionally, Joe was Vice President of Marketing for STM Power, a cutting-edge energy technology company with numerous patents in sterling engine technology.
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30+ years as a senior operating executive, board member, and private equity principal. Co-founder and senior advisor of Unlimited Horizons Inc. - an independent private equity sponsor investing in companies that manufacture and distribute consumer durables, building and construction products, and industrial products. Worked extensively in Europe, Latin America, and Asia in corporate and PE related leadership roles. Managed acquisitions, restructurings, and industry roll-ups. Currently an independent director of Barton Group and Lectrus Corporations, a portfolio company of RFE Investment partners and Alcentra Mezzanine Partners. Previously Group President overseeing multiple operating companies for private equity firm Saunders Karp & Megrue, Operating Partner for private equity firm Cortec Group, overseeing four portfolio companies, and CEO of three operating companies of Masco Corporation -- Baldwin Hardware, American Metal Products, and the Baldwin Home Accent Stores. Previous executive positions with General Electric, Forstmann-Little, and Unilever.
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35+ years in Engineered Materials, Industrial Minerals/Minerals processing, and Automotive sectors. Experienced in business strategy development and execution, global marketing/sales strategy and implementation, general management, organizational transformation, new business development and accelerating global commercialization. Worked extensively in North America, Asia and Europe. Lived in UK and managed European/Africa/India standalone businesses that included 1,000 employees and eight manufacturing sites. Developed and implemented turnaround program for a Vesuvius ceramics business in North America, then led divestment of business unit. Successful turnaround left business unit as the lone producer of these high value engineered materials in the Americas. Successfully reorganized and implemented multiple global commercial organizations. Prior to MSI, worked for Unifrax in a $280M Vice President global commercial leadership role in the Thermal Management Division. Managed profit/loss for business for two automotive business units in China.


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How I Landed My First Design Job
Today, I want to share with you my story of the first 3 months after I graduated and what it took to land my first design-related job after graduating college in 2011.
May 13, 2011
College for Creative Studies, Detroit Michigan, Senior Show. Various companies send one or two designers to visit the school and recruit new talent. The best students got job offers on the spot and some have the luxury of choosing between a few. Not me. I did however, receive a phone call inviting me to an interview at an automotive interior parts manufacturer, not far from my home town. I declined the interview because the thought of it bored me. I wanted new experiences and adventure. I wanted to work in the bicycle industry.
I moved back into my old bedroom at my parents' house in Holland, Michigan. Determined not to return to my summer job, as a busboy at a local Italian restaurant, I told my parents that a summer job would interfere with my ability to get a job. It could take lots of time. I also have a guilty conscience, and knowing that I turned down a job interview and didn't even tell my parents about it meant that I'd work extra hard to get the job I wanted.
June 15, 2011
A month went by and I still didn't have a job. I'd been using the wifi at local coffee shops for over 8 hours daily trying to gain employment. I'd sent hundreds of emails, become a professional stalker on LinkedIn and applied for over 40 job openings.
My criteria went something like this:
- Do they have a cool website?
- Do they make cool things?
- Is it far from home?
Emails weren't working, so I started making phone calls. Back then, getting on the phone with a designer or studio would give me sweaty-pits syndrome and make my mouth go dry. The pain of not having a job was worse though, so I forced myself to make the phone calls.
One of the companies I called was Felt Bicycles, in Irvine, CA. I asked for the Director of R&D. I was lucky enough to get him on the phone and it turned out that he also had an industrial design background and could think of a role I could possibly play at their company. He said he'd talk it over and get back to me if there was an opportunity.
I was excited, but used to rejection, so I kept myself from getting my hopes up.
July 1, 2011
Two months in, I'd gotten rejections from so many companies, I felt like I was running out of options. My efforts began to decline and I started to spend less time each day at the coffee shop doing research and applying for jobs.
Then, I saw it! On a job search engine called Malakaye was an advertisement for Agenda Action Sports Industry Trade Show. I followed the link and my eyes lit up as I saw the attendees. Nearly 400 companies, many of which I admired from the skateboard, snowboard and surf industry would be present.
My heart sank: **Not Open To Public**
Like a child throwing his toys when he's upset, I filled out an application as a vendor leaving the company name spot blank. I'm not sure why I bothered. I didn't think it would work. I felt frustrated and out of options.
July 5, 2011
In my bedroom, my cell phone buzzed (always on vibrate). A young woman asked me some questions so she could complete and process my application for the Agenda Trade Show. At first I was confused, but then I remembered the application I submitted the prior week. Caught off guard, I was nearly speechless. When asked what company I was from, I apologized and explained my situation telling her that I just graduated college, was still looking for a job and wanted to attend the show to network. Desperate, I asked what she could do to help me.
I was put on hold for a few minutes. I either sounded pitiful or was lucky. She told me she could relate to my situation and that she put me on a guest list. I asked about the application fee (which was more than I could afford), and she waived it. She then told me with an audible smile, "Just promise me you'll get a job." After ending the call, I went downstairs to join my parents for dinner.
Excited with the news, mom asked where the trade show was. In a terrible moment of realization, I told them, "Huntington Beach, California. Can I borrow some money?"
July 20, 2011
Around 7 am, my brother dropped me off at the Gerald R. Ford International airport when I received an email from Felt Bicycles President asking me about my skills. I exchanged emails with him between flights and layovers and finished with asking if he'd be available for a meeting. I mentioned that I was free the next few days if he was interested. He was.
During my three day visit to Huntington Beach, I collected as many business cards as I could and enjoyed the trade show. Each evening, I went for a walk since I didn't have a car. I loved everything I saw. The ocean, the energy, skate and surf culture, tan and fit bodies, palm trees and sunsets.
On the last day, I met with the President of Felt Bicycles and the Director of R&D where they discussed the possibility of me working as a liaison between the engineering and marketing departments. I was given a project and three weeks to get it done. If it went well, I'd have a job.
August 3, 2011
I completed the project in 10 days and submitted it. I was too excited to wait for three weeks. One more phone call, and I was offered a job at Felt Bicycles in Irvine, California.
The Point of the Story
Job hunts can and almost certainly will be very difficult when you are picky. There will be times when you get frustrated and want to give up. There will be times when your efforts seem wasted on a long-shot opportunity. This is how I felt, but had I not registered for the trade show, I wouldn't have made it to California for an in-person meeting. I was later told that showing up for an in-person meeting and making my first introduction by phone call were two things that made me stand out. That initiative I took showed that I wanted the job and was able to do what it took to make it happen.
The next time you're on the hunt for a new job, remember that a little bit of unconventional tactics can go a long way.


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In the winter edition of Dream, we take you to one of the most challenging and exciting motorbike races, Weston Beach Race. Watch our exclusive video here. We go behind the scenes to preview the Civic Tourer. In showrooms from January, Honda's latest car is a balance of style and versatility. We also take a road trip to Manchester in the new Jazz ES Plus to see how the former industrial city has transformed to a buzzing metropolis. Elsewhere Dream meets a group of Honda Monkey-bike owners who have helped maintain the motorbike's cult status.
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Your family is always growing and changing, with new additions, kids growing up and off to college, or simply moving away, and lets not forget the grandparents getting older.
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What is the best toothbrush to use?
During a dental consultation there are many questions that I get asked. One of the most common is "what is the best toothbrush to use?"
I'm going to make the assumptions that people are wondering whether it's best to use an electric toothbrush, a battery powered toothbrush or a manual toothbrush.
Most people in the western world are lucky enough to have their own toothbrush, the majority of which are blue! In 2003 the toothbrush was chosen as the number one invention that people could not live without, even more than mobile phones or cars.
When choosing a toothbrush you need to pick one that can easily reach all surfaces of your teeth, so in needs to be small enough to reach the inside near your tongue. I recommend you choose a brush with a head (the part with bristles on) no larger than the first part of your index finger.
The bristles should be at most medium hardness; soft if your dentist, or hygienist, recommend this to you.
If used properly a manual toothbrush can get all the surfaces of teeth clean.
However, as there are many variables it may not always create the same best results.
The variable factors are:
- Time – at least two minutes (surveys show that as many as 43% brush for only 45 seconds)
- Even pressure – so as not to push the gum back
- All surfaces cleaned
- Similar movement so you don't create lines or ridges on teeth
This is where a good electric toothbrush may be better, because they remove most of the variables. They have a timer function, and some have a wee reminder to charge after a quarter section of mouth every 30 seconds.
The better models have a pressure sensor, so you cannot use too heavy a force when brushing.
BUT all toothbrushes need to be moved around your mouth to brush all the surfaces, whether that be electric or manual type.
When I brush my teeth I start on the top right of my mouth and brush the last tooth, the surface next to the cheek first, then the second last tooth cheek surface and move forwards towards the middle of my mouth. Then I do the biting surfaces of this quarter of mouth, and then the inside surfaces. I then move to the left top teeth following the same pattern, then bottom left teeth and then last of all the bottom right.
I spit out the excess toothpaste (don't rinse) and carry on with my day.
I never recommend battery-powered toothbrushes. The oscillating action is very jerky and not always the same strength. I think this would be too rough on your gums.
I recommend electric toothbrushes, either Philips Sonicare or the Oral B pro series 2000 or above (in Asda on offer for £24.99). These models have a pressure sensor.
For manual toothbrushes a 35mm head is best and medium bristles without any plastic ridges or prongs.
Whichever type you use:
- Brush twice a day
- Spend two minutes each time
- Brush all surfaces of all teeth
- Use a fluoride toothpaste
- Spit and don't rinse at end.
Attend your dentist twice a year (every six months) to ensure mouth stays healthy.


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In The Dark Calling, book six in the Arcana Chronicles, Kresley Cole tells us, "Rage is a type of madness." And that it might also be an incurable disease. Hmmm….
Normally, I avoid young adult or new adult stories; too much angst and not enough sex. Add to that my typical avoidance of apocalyptic books and those with love triangles, and the Arcana series would normally be relegated to my top three Greatest Miss List. But I'm a sucker for Kresley Cole. I would read toilet paper if she wrote on it. But, I'm hooked on the Arcana Chronicles. All hail Tar O! Also, there's only one book left (which I'm sure will take at least another year to come out, dammit!) so I gotta find out how it ends.
Back to rage. I have some. I used to have more. It scares me. It scares others.
Rage is a kissing cousin of anger, or maybe I should say a kicking cousin. Anger is a useful emotion; it can call us to action or activate our willingness to fight or fight back. Anger burns bright and usually clean, in my experience. In many instances, anger clarifies my thinking and allows me to see and say things that need to be seen and heard. Anger may be born of annoyance or irritation, impatience or frustration when they've reached their tipping point.
Of course, we can also say and do things in anger that we don't mean, or if we do, wish we hadn't expressed. Anger can act like wine and loosen our tongues to the point where we are able to speak a truth that we would never have uttered without the help of liquid courage. In the same way, I've perseverated over major offenses and even repeated slights to the point where I work up the wherewithal to strike back or just defend myself.
For me, this kind of anger is healthy and justified and sometimes necessary. But then we have a nomenclature problem. We talk about someone having "anger management" issues or needing therapy to manage their madness. But that kind of anger is misrepresented. If someone needs help managing their aggressive tendencies, or if their emotions may be correctly characterized as madness, then we're talking rage, not anger.
Because Kresley Cole is right; rage is a kind of madness. It grabs and consumes us and spits us out the other end, if it does so at all, chewed up and mangled, sometimes beyond all recognition. Rage is the hottest of fires, that which burns without discrimination and with an intent to destroy. Anger is a controlled burn, often set to preserve something greater. Rage is wild fire, out of control and annihilating everything in its wake.
I used to be filled with rage. The depth and strength of my rage felt bottomless. I knew it was there, or at least part of me did. I knew that coiled deep in my belly was a lifetime's worth of feeling helpless and victimized by my mother, neglected by my father, made fun of by my peers and generally ignored by the rest of the world. I had no means of venting any of these feelings so they grew and grew, until the only way to keep them bottled up was to stuff them down with excess food and then throw it up to avoid the consequences of my actions, which led to shame and guilt, which were more strong emotions that got stuffed down with the rest of what I was incapable of facing. It was the most vicious of cycles.
At some level, the same one that knew that these feelings were wreaking havoc with my psyche, I was terrified of releasing the Kracken. I was sure that once given space to expand, my rage would consume if not the world, then at least my soul, my very essence. There was a part of me that identified completely with my rage. I was sure that once freed, I would no longer be recognizable but instead would be a hellion or harpy or raging, uncontrollable bitch. And given that I had a healthy respect for my ability to cause chaos, I was positive I would be most effective in my destructive tendencies and that no one would ever love me again.
This is how our minds, or at least the damaged parts, talk to us. Our fear whispers, "You cannot survive the storm." And we believe it. We believe the lies we repeat ad nauseam. What we should say to our fear, instead, is, "Fuck you, I am the storm." Because it's true. We can survive. We can survive our fear and our rage. Most of the time.
When we are in Rage's maddening grip we feel like we're not ourselves. For me, I understand the term "seeing red," and in so seeing, I see nothing else. I've felt my control snap completely while the most outrageous things fly out of my mouth. And if you know me and the precarious nature of the hold I have on what little filter modulates my speech, you know that's saying something indeed.
Being in the midst of rage is no fun. Not for me, and not for you, if my wrath is pointed your way. Thankfully, the only one who's ever incited me to crimson vision is my dearly departed mother. I had to write letters of apology on at least two occasions for the nastiness I spewed. Once, I had to take a year-long hiatus from seeing or speaking to her to process my rage to the point where I could control it.
And it worked. I realized that I could control my urge to spew, and I could work through that which caused me to explode in the first place. The key to rage, for me, is to give it the space and attention it craves, and look at each piece of the puzzle to see where the triggers from our past lurk and activate them safely instead of whenever they decide to surface.
Thankfully, my rage has dissipated. I still get plenty angry, but the frightening prospect of being a berserker wannabe is now in my rearview mirror, along with my mother. Someone once told me that it makes sense that our parents push our buttons as easily as they do. They created them, after all. So, there's an upside to being an orphan. And I'm grateful to have exorcised my demons before my parents' demise. All good here.
But I can relate to my beloved fictional friends' emotions, particularly the virulent ones. Reading about them, and everything else in my beloved books soothes the savage beast inside me.


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A metro couple says that another couple - virtual strangers - left their infant daughter with them, and never came back for her.
James and Angela Jolley said they were asked by an acquaintance that they had only met twice to watch their month-old daughter "Izzy" for a few hours on Wednesday night. The Jolleys said the child smelled terrible, so they fed and bathed her while those few hours turned into overnight.
On Thursday morning, James Jolley said he repeatedly contacted the girl's father, who, he said, kept giving them the runaround about where he and the girl's mother were.
"I tried to give them the benefit of the doubt," Jolley said. "I understand things are hard for everybody. Some things don't work out all the time, but this is just crazy now. You're dealing with an innocent life that doesn't deserve this."
The Jolleys took the child to Children's Mercy Hospital on Thursday afternoon, and she is now in the care of a social worker. FOX 4 did contact the child's father, who claimed the child was kidnapped but refused to share text messages between himself and the Jolley family.
The Kansas City Missouri Police Department there have been no charges filed in the case at this time.


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The Nature Education Center at Hemlock Crossings in Ottawa County, Michigan
In 2009, Ottawa County Parks & Recreation contracted with Development Strategies for a feasibility study for the construction of a Nature Education center. Once the project was green lighted by the County, Development Strategies managed the capital campaign that successfully generated 1.1 million dollars for the construction of the facility.
The center has exhibits, a wildlife den with critters and activities, a wildlife viewing area where you can watch animals at feeders, and a gift shop. The center hosts a variety of educational programs for schools and groups and, along with the surround trails, the nature center is open to the public.


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Advanced Workflow campaigns usually consist of a number of branches, where each branch represents a path that recipients can take within your campaign. By default, all campaigns start with only branch called "Main Branch":
Tip: You can click on the name of the branch to rename it.
Managing Branches
You can add any number of branches to your campaign by simply clicking "+ Add Branch" button in the rightmost column on your screen:
Once you add a branch you can delete it by moving your mouse over the branch name and clicking on the little trash button on the right:
Blocks & Transitions
Branches contain various blocks and transitions between these blocks. In each branch, recipients always transition from the topmost block towards the block on the bottom. When a recipient is transitioned to a different branch he or she will start at the top of the branch.
Example: Abandonment Branch
A webinar campaign sends 2 promotional messages. If a recipient clicks the link leading to the webinar event registration page and does not register within a certain number of hours, we want to send an abandonment message with a 10% discount.
The campaign has 2 branches. The Main Branch sends the two promotional messages 3 days apart. It also contains a transition to the abandonment branch based on recipient clicking a link.
When the recipient is transitioned to the Abandonment branch they will immediately be sent an abandonment message, because that is the first block in the Abandonment branch. The campaign gives recipients 5 hours (this time interval can be set to any amount of time) to interact with the abandonment message, at which point we consider this campaign ended for the recipient.
One start and multiple end
All campaigns have one starting point: the very first (topmost) block of the first branch. All enrolled participants start there and work their way through the campaign.
As you see in the example above there can be multiple campaign endings. There is one in the Main Branch and one in the Abandonment Branch. Each branch will have an ending block where recipients in that branch will eventually end up. For reporting purposes this can help you see which path recipients ultimately took and where they ended up in the campaign.


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Mouse Monoclonal Antibody
Manufacturer: Novus Biologicals NBP196890
DescriptionIgG2b Monoclonal antibody specifically detects IgG2b in Mouse samples. It is validated for Flow Cytometry, Immunocytochemistry/Immunofluorescence, Fluorophore-linked immunosorbent assay.
|Lyophilized from 0.02 M Potassium Phosphate, 0.15 M Sodium Chloride, pH 7.2, 10 mg/mL Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) - Immunoglobulin and Protease free with 0.01% Sodium Azide
|Protein A purified
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|In an Ouchterlony double diffusion assay the material is non-reactive with antisera to mouse IgG1, IgG2a, IgG3, IgM, and IgA. Assay by immunoelectrophoresis resulted in a single precipitin arc against anti-Mouse IgG and anti-Mouse serum. Typically, less than 1% cross reactivity was detected by ELISA against other mouse isotypes using chain specific antibodies.
|Flow Cytometry, Immunocytochemistry, Immunofluorescence
|Flow Cytometry 1:1000 - 1:5000, Immunocytochemistry/Immunofluorescence 1:1000 - 1:5000, Fluorophore-linked immunosorbent assay 1:100 - 1:2000
|0.1 mg
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