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We've been serving the Portland & Gresham area for over 60 years, maintaining our commitment to old-fashioned customer service and satisfaction as our highest priority. That means we offer free pick-up and delivery, convenient towing, 24-hour drop-off availability, computerized mobile estimates and a lifetime workmanship warranty.
All the auto body repair technicians at ADESA are I-CAR certified, so you can rely on us to get the job done right every time. Whether you need scratch and dent removal, collision repair, or full body auto painting, our professional technicians will help you with fast and friendly service.
We've earned an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and the Gold Class designation from I-CAR, which is the highest recognition for collision repair industry technician training standards. We're also certified to work with all insurance agencies, so give the friendly team at ADESA a call today for expert collision repair and auto painting!
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Complete Auto Painting Services
Our new auto painting facility in hosts a state-of-the-art computerized paint matching system and 50' paint booth to accommodate large vehicles like RVs, trailers, motorhomes, trucks and commercial fleet vehicles. With the latest training, state-of-the-art technology, and a true commitment to quality customer service, you can rely on ADESA auto to perform quality work!
Founded in 1979 at the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair, I-CAR develops and delivers quality collision repair training programs to member auto repair shops. An international not-for-profit organization, the sole purpose of I-CAR is to help the collision repair industry achieve the highest possible level of technical expertise.
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With local ownership and employees, we truly care about our community. We go beyond providing top-notch auto body and paint services by sponsoring education, getting involved in community events, and volunteering with local organizations.
If you've been in an accident with a car, truck, or RV in Portland or Gresham, or you need auto body and paint services for a car restoration project, you can depend on the fully-certified professionals at ADESA Auto for quality service every time. Give us a call today for a free estimate!


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Welcome to a better life. Life+
Each week Brandon welcomes a founder, investor, or leader crucial to the early stage investing community.
In addition to being the host of Investing in Cannabis, Brandon is a cofounder of the startup advisory firm, Balanced Advisor. Brandon is also a mentor at the Gateway Incubator and frequently advises companies on everything from fund raising to sales strategy.
In a previous life, he helped produce the LAUNCH festival, the This Week in Startups podcast, and evaluated investment opportunities for technology angel investor Jason Calacanis.
Brandon prides himself on being the most casual person in the room and hates long bios.

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Houston Texans running back Ryan Moats went nationwide today, appearing on ABC's Good Morning America and accepting the apology of the Dallas police officer who harassed him as he tried to spend a few last moments with his dying mother-in-law.
Moats, who grew up in Dallas, was calm and professional -- as was his wife -- as they sat for the nine-minute piece.
The police officer, Robert Powell, has issued a written apology, saying "with great remorse and humility I accept my responsibility for adding to their grief in an already difficult time."
Moats' wife Tamisha said that -- although he'd prefer hearing from Powell in person -- he accepted the officer's apology.
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"It would be comforting if we heard an apology directly from him," she said. "But we definitely would accept his apology because, you know, he's a human being."
Moats said he didn't realize at first how serious the situation was. (And he clearly disputed Powell's claim that a gun was never pointed at his wife.)
"When I got out, I thought, if I explain it to him, maybe he will understand," Ryan Moats said. "I was thinking maybe he could walk up with me and let me say my good byes. I didn't have a problem with paying the ticket."
As we pointed out last week, they jsut do things differently in Dallas.


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2009 Graduate Fellowships Reception
The College of Graduate Studies Financial Assistance office hosted the Fifth Annual Graduate Fellowships Reception on October 7, 2009 to recognize the outstanding UCF graduate students who received prestigious university fellowships for the 2009-2010 academic year. The awards are offered to superior students who have distinguished themselves in academic studies.
Upon entering the Cape Florida Room, students and guests were welcomed, offered name tags, programs, and UCF logo gifts; light refreshments and beverages were served in their honor.
Dr. Michael Stern, Associate Dean of the College of Graduate Studies, welcomed everyone and congratulated the recipients on their awards and thanked them for choosing UCF for graduate study. Students received certificates, upon mingling with faculty and guests.
New 2009-2010 University of Central Florida Graduate Fellowship Recipients
Trustees Doctoral Fellows
Ashley Bies, Conservation Biology PhD
Christopher Coultas, Psychology PhD
Christopher Friend, Texts and Technology PhD
Amy Hoover, Computer Science PhD
Andrew Miller, Computer Science PhD
Jacob Staples, Computer Engineering PhD
Carrie Straub, Education PhD
Robert VanGorder, Mathematics PhD
Presidential Doctoral Fellows
Shuyu Chen, Electrical Engineering PhD
Shanjun Helian, Civil Engineering PhD
Sunny Jain, Biomedical Sciences PhD
Chunting Li, Public Affairs PhD
Chuan Sun, Computer Science PhD
Lijuan Yin, Computer Engineering PhD
Ran Zhao, Mechanical Engineering PhD
McKnight Doctoral Fellows
Nick Lebredo, Public Affairs, PhD
Christopher Lorscher, Physics PhD
Jennifer Johnson, Education PhD
Provost's Graduate Fellows
David Ascher, Education PhD
Benjamin Barth, Psychology Clinical MA
Carly Baxendale, Nonprofit Managment MNM
Shameek Bhattacharjee, Computer Engineering PhD
Monica Bonadies, Mechanical Engineering MSME
Jared Bott, Computer Science PhD
Alyssa Boucher, Psychology PhD
Kathryn Bryan Bethea, Education PhD
Peter Buffington, Physical Therapy DPT
Amy Byrne, Criminal Justice MS
Mallory Casson, Hospitality and Tourism Mgmt MS
Christopher Catano, Biology MS
Yuan Chang, Industrial Engineering PhD
Yuan Chen, Optics PhD
Jun Chen, Electrical Engineering PhD
Christopher Connolly, Sport Business Management MSBM
Sarah Cox, Health Sciences MS
Deana Deichert, Education PhD
Andrew Deptula, Psychology PhD
Alexander Dillard, Optics PhD
Daniel Doty, Psychology PhD
Kathryn Dunlap, Texts and Technology PhD
Rachel Egan, Anthropology MA
Jaclyn Elgeness, Creative Writing MFA
Molly Fitzsimons, Sport and Fitness MA
Maya Forrester, Communication MA
Jennifer Foster, Education PhD
Stephanie Garvis, Biology MS
John Goshorn, Film and Digital Media MFA
Rachael Gray, Political Science MA
Shannon Groebe, Public Administration MPA
Brian Grummel, Electrical Engineering PhD
Yo-Sang Ha, Education PhD
Sihui He, Optics PhD
Shawn Hendricks, Molecular and Microbiology MS
Sara Hill, Taxation MST
Jayme Holmes, Criminal Justice MS
Yang Hu, Electrical Engineering PhD
Daniel Hurley, Modeling and Simulation PhD
Christopher Jacobs, English MA
Benjamin Johnson, Business Administration MBA
Jyoti Katoch, Physics PhD
Jerrold Kaufman, Applied Sociology MA
Emma Kendrick, Education PhD
Athena Kirkham, Communciacation Sciences and Disorders MA
Rachael Landry, Anthropology MA
Monica Leppma, Education PhD
Cong Li, Electrical Engineering PhD
Lei Liu, Electrical Engineering PhD
Kayla Lyons, Counselor Education MA
Naomi Malone, Education PhD
Donald Marco, Civil Engineering MS
Edward Mashek, Business Administration MBA
Michael Mason, Public Affairs PhD
Andrew Massari, Interactive Entertainment MS Jenna Maxwell, Psychology Clinical MA
Heather Myers, Education PhD
Jacob Nordman, Industrial Engineering MS
Christine Ortiz, Nonprofit Managment MNM
David Paladino, Biomedical Sciences PhD
Nicole Patino, Interdisciplinary Studies MA
Tianxiang Peng, Computer Engineering PhD
Blake Perrault, Business Administration MBA
Alison Provost, Business Administration MBA
Lauren Pryor, Accounting MSA
Olan Quattro, Studio Art and the ComputerMFA
Aaron Rank, Civil Engineering MS
Benjamin Rauhala, Music MA
Cassandra Richardson, Business Administration MBA
Andrew Richardson, Industrial Engineering PhD
Aleea Shaw, Social Work MSW
Brandon Sholar, Psychology PhD
Katelan Smith, Applied Sociology MA
Jennifer Spear, Communication MA
Lee Summerlin, Accounting MSA
Todd Suter, Political Science MA
Gregory Territo, Biology MS
Jacqueline Thurston, Education PhD
Christopher Trionfo, History MA
Paola Ventura, Education PhD
Zachary Walker, Education PhD
Ming Wei, Optics PhD
Xiaoxin Wei, Education EdD
Christopher Wilkes, Education PhD
Zhengkai Wu, Computer Science PhD
Yulin Xiao, Civil Engineering PhD
ChengyuYang, Materials Science and Engineering PhD
Daniel Yates, Materials Science and Engineering PhD
Lei Zhang, Statistical Computing MS
Angela Ziegler, Communication Sciences and Disorders MA
UCF Graduate RAMP Fellows
Javed Khan, History MA
Binh Tran, Chemistry PhD
UCF Graduate McNair Fellows
Adena Broxton, Social Work MSW
Kendra Minor, Education PhD
UCF Graduate Deans Fellows
Patricio Cubillos, Physics PhD
Lina Sanchez Clavijo, Conservation Biology PhD
GEM Fellow
Francisco Mendoza, Computer Engineering MS
Florida A&M University Feeder Fellows
Joy Finley, Elementary Education MA
Deneisha Leggett, Applied Sociology MA
Delores A. Auzenne Fellows
Christian Bolden, Sociology PhD
Edward Bull, Creative Writing MFA
Stacey DiLiberto, Texts and Technology PhD
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Keep It Simple Stupid
Research shows that concepts that are easier for our brain's to process feel more true, whether they are or not. The harder you have to work at figuring something out, the less likely you will find it true. We are drawn to the familiar and accept simple explanations. This is not surprising. If we had to analyze every time we encountered something, we would not get very far. Keep your message simple if you want to make sure your audience will be receptive to it.
Use Small Words
Trying to sound smart by using big words actually makes you sound stupid. If someone has to reach for a dictionary to understand your message… well, they won't. They will simply ignore it. Even worse is that your message comes across wrong. Many people think they know what some words mean, but they really do not. The last thing you want is a misunderstanding. You want your message to be clear.
Short Sentences Are Best
Be concise. Not only are small words best, small sentences are too. The shorter the sentence the easier it is for your audience to digest and understand, ensuring that you get your message across. Simple slogans and taglines are a great way to convey your message in an easily digestible way. People are not interested in figuring out what you mean or even thinking about your marketing message at all. The easier it is for them to "get it" the more likely it is that they will.
Consistency Matters
You have often heard about politician's "staying on message." Your marketing should do the same. There may be more than one way to present a concept, and it is very tempting to try multiple versions to try to reach everyone, but the end result of changing your message will be confusion. You will likely lose more of your audience than your gain. It takes time to recognize and recall a particular message. If you keep changing it, people will never develop familiarity with it. Many of the largest brands have messaging that goes back 50 years or more. Stay on message.
Speak to Your Audience
Always keep your audience in mind. You want to speak to your audience directly, so use concepts and language that they will understand. This could apply to regional speaking patterns, word choices and a variety of other factors. Imagery is a great shorthand for communicating your message, but if that imagery does not make sense to your audience they will be confused and ignore your message.
Ultimately, it is important that you think beyond what you want to say and consider how your audience will respond emotionally to your message. Simple concepts make your message easy to understand. Small words and short sentences make your message easily digestible. Consistency ensures your message will be reinforced with your audience. Using imagery and language your audience is familiar with keeps your message from being ignored. When your message is easy to understand, it will resonate with your audience.


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We're back in Oakland for one pop up at our favorite bar.
While you're there grab a beer or try some of The Double Standard's delicious cocktails (they have non alcoholic drinks too).
Also, remember the desserts we used to sell at our regular Oakland pop ups (sweet potato doughnuts, double chocolate brownies, etc.)?
There will be lots of those too, and the person behind them, our friend Alicia, will be there in person to promote her exciting upcoming cafe, Bread & Butter Oakland!
Our menu:
General Tso's Brussels Sprouts
Country fried Brussels sprouts coated in a slightly tangy, slightly spicy and slightly sweet sauce and topped with sesame seeds and scallions. Winner of #BestOfVSF2017 award.
Charsiu Sandwich
Thick slices of Chinese BBQ seitan, lentil mushroom pâté, crunchy cucumber and napa cabbage slaw, scallion aioli and fresh herbs on baguette. With a side of garlic "prawn" crackers.
Chwee Kueh
Teochew and Hokkien in origin, these savory steamed rice cakes are traditionally enjoyed for breakfast but also make for the best bar food. We pan fry ours to order, and top them with ground tempeh and gailan ("Chinese broccoli") seasoned with five spice, and crispy shallots. -Gluten free.-
Menu might still vary. We accept cash and card.
We can't wait to see you there!
We're back in Oakland for one pop up at our favorite bar.


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Traveling, events, people: Radio Italia Live @ Piazza Duomo in Milan (part 1)
I hesitated a moment before traveling to Milan for a free concert at Piazza Duomo. Free summer events (this one was organized by Radio Italia) with big crowds and the burning sun are physically hard. The line-up for the concert was long and for that reason Mika's performance expected to be quite short. Flights and hotels were insanely expensive and generally, Milan is an unfriendly place. On the other hand, the city has offered me some of my dearest Mika moments and the event on Saturday was going to be the only gig for the summer, maybe for the whole year. I couldn't miss it, I would awfully regret if I did. Of course I had to travel to Milan.
I arrived Milan Thursday evening. The location of my hotel was perfect and I had only a short walk to Piazza Duomo and I went there right after checking in my room. The first thing I saw at the piazza was a huge stage next to the cathedral. What a special place for a gig! I was thrilled just seeing the stage and could feel my adrenaline level going high. I had so missed that feeling. I watched a few artists doing their soundcheck on Thursday night and hoped to see more on Friday.
The audience was allowed to watch the rehearsals from distance and on Friday we stayed at the piazza the whole afternoon located on the left side of stage (seen from the audience) between the stage and the cathedral and saw almost the whole line-up doing their soundcheck. I loved watching how the artists walked to a certain specific part of the stage and suddenly paid attention to the view opening to the cathedral and how their faces expressed admiration in very similar ways. The stage view must have been amazing, one of the most impressive in the whole world for sure.
In the pic below is Mika watching the view. This was the moment I had looked forward to most: Mika watching Duomo di Milano singing Beautiful Disaster. Below that Fedez watching to the same direction and below that Fedez promoting his shoes the cathedral on the background (in his photos, not in mine).
Watching rehearsals is a different experience compared to watching the gig itself and something I find really, really interesting and being able to see what happened on stage on Friday made my trip much more special than it would have been without it. The vibe is always different compared to the gig afterwards. Gigs are done for the audience, rehearsals are done for other reasons, to prepare the show and to make it as good as possible, so the atmosphere is often more serious. This time rehearsals were open to the public and every artist was aware of that and took a little bit contact with the crowd and said ciao and grazie tutti after finishing but stayed still mostly focused on the soundcheck and on working with the musicians and the stage crew.
My photos are taken from very far away (the area near the stage was reserved only for groups with special passes) so they are not good quality but I still add them here to describe the day better. The photos are taken with a big zoom and for that reason look like weird paparazzi pics but they were not in any way secretly taken. People were free to be there and take as many photos as they liked. The event was also streamed and I want to thank the organizers for doing it this way. Because of the location it was probably difficult to do in any other way but I still appreciate they didn't try to make it harder for people and I really enjoyed watching everything on Friday, maybe even more than I did on Saturday. Being able to watch rehearsals is rare and during the concert the vip area around the stage was full so it was much harder to see anything at all.
Made me smile to see Mika and Fedez in their matching black and white outfits, Mika having a black jacket with butterflies, Fedez a black shirt with a gun pattern, and I immediately wondered if they had planned it that way, as a joke to describe "their personalities" or if it was just a coincidence and described their personalities. I love the butterfly jacket, it must be one of my favorite Mika jackets. On Friday Mika came on stage after Fedez around 9 pm and they did Beautiful Disaster together – twice – and that made me very happy. I had specially looked forward to the song. It felt an obvious choice and I knew to expect it in advance and it had been playing in my head the whole week.
Stardust performed together with Chiara felt as obvious as Beautiful Disaster so it was not a surprise to see her on stage after Fedez. Stardust is not one of my biggest personal favorites but it's still a lovely song and it was sweet to hear it again after such a long time and again, twice.
I had hoped to hear Underwater, it's a powerful song for big crowds, but maybe because of the nature of the concert the third song on the setlist was Grace Kelly. A few more photos from the rehearsals below and more about the event in a separate post. The jumping pic is poor quality but it was a funny discovery among the other pics. It was beautiful to see Mika on stage again. It was just like the old days, like there was no time between at all.


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The latest version of SmartEye is now released, introducing new dashboard designer tools, along with a host of additional off the shelf webparts available to all SmartEye users. The new dashboard designer gives firms the ability to create their own dashboards from scratch, or simply change the layout of existing designs.
Alongside the Visual Studio report designer, this enables law firms to use SmartEye as a single portal for all their business reporting needs.


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EIC volunteers believe incorporation is the right choice for Edgemont, and these discussions are the results of our research and analysis. We encourage you to read our analyses of the issues, conduct your own research, contribute to the conversation, and make your own decision.
The Village of Edgemont would have favorable options for highway services including potentially contracting with the Town of Greenburgh, developing its own, Edgemont-focused Department of Public Works, sharing services and facilities with other villages and/or Westchester County, contracting for certain services with private entities, or some combination thereof.
Edgemont currently receives public works services from the Town of Greenburgh, which include:
- Snow and ice removal and hauling;
- Construction, repair, and maintenance of streets, sidewalks and other public properties, including parks;
- Street sweeping;
- Vehicle and equipment repair (for DPW and other departments, if and where applicable);
- Street lighting;
- Drainage; and
- Planting and care of street trees.
Post-incorporation, and after the transition period of no more than 18 months, the Village would be responsible for the provision of public works services through contract/shared service arrangements or directly.
1. Edgemont-Greenburgh DPW Inter-Municipal Agreement
Because the Town of Greenburgh provides good DPW services and has significant fixed costs embedded in this department, continuing to service to Edgemont as a village on a contractual basis would, we believe, be attractive to and motivate Greenburgh to consider negotiating with Edgemont. Favorably, Town Supervisor Paul Feiner recently expressed his support for shared services. However, we cannot predict with certainty whether Greenburgh will ultimately be willing to enter into an IMA for highway services with the Village of Edgemont, the exact cost of any such arrangement, or if the Edgemont Village Board of Trustees will pursue this option.
(For reference, click here for a sample DPW IMA utilized by the Town of North Hempstead, NY.)
For analysis purposes, the Town's non-sanitation-related DPW operating expenses (labor, materials, equipment repairs, etc.) total approximately $8 million. An negotiated Village-Town fixed percentage contract for highway services would likely consider that Edgemont:
- Pays 26.6% of the property taxes collected by the Town for the unincorporated area;
- Contributes a much lower percentage of other "B" budget Town funding sources (e.g. building permit fees, sales taxes) that support unincorporated area services; and
- Accounts for 15% of unincorporated land area, 17% of unincorporated population, and 20% of all Town, State, and County roadways with the Town.
Based on the above mix of ratios, we have assumed a 25% "blended" factor for contract estimation purposes. Under that assumption, Edgemont would be charged $2 million of the Town's $8 million DPW operating budget. We note that an Edgemont-Greenburgh IMA would likely include provisions for pro rata capital debt service (e.g. equipment utilized in service to Edgemont) and contract administration. As highway departments are heavy users of capital, we estimate those costs at $500,000 resulting in a total projected IMA cost of $2.5 million. Click here for the relevant budget scenario.
2. Village of Edgemont DPW
An Edgemont DPW would be wholly focused on the Village, including road resurfacing, snow plowing, sidewalks, and community beautification. The EIC financial feasibility study provides a detailed DPW analysis demonstrating that the Village could fund a 10-person public works department, modeled largely on the staffing levels of the similarly sized villages of Rye Brook and Pelham*, that would allow for a high level of services (including snow removal) without an increase in taxes. Click here for Greenburgh DPW Commissioner Victor Carosi's commentary on the sufficiency of the feasibility study's DPW cost assumptions and staffing projections.
Similar to the IMA option, the cost of a Village of Edgemont DPW would approximate $2.5 million ($2 million operating, $500,000 capital debt service). Click here for the relevant budget scenario.
The Village DPW, if established, would not be responsible for water and sewer system maintenance and improvements as that infrastructure is funded by taxes and fees imposed and collected by the independent water and sewer districts that currently serve Edgemont (and would continue to do so post-incorporation).
The EIC feasibility study provides $400,000 annually for road projects which exceeds the amount spent by Greenburgh on Edgemont roads in recent years.
Most public land in Edgemont is owned by the Edgemont School District ant the maintenance thereof is funded via the district's separate school tax. There are only a few acres of lightly used parkland in Edgemont that would require day-to-day maintenance by a Village.
*Both Rye Brook and Pelham utilize private haulers for sanitation and recycling collection; the EIC assumes that Edgemont will do the same.


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Knit 1 is so excited to be partnering with Brooklyn Tweed for a weekend of knitting, inspiration, and education!
Friday, June 14
Location: Knit 1
Time: 6-8:30pm
Only for Ticketed Participants for the Saturday Event and/or Sunday's Class!
We couldn't be more excited to welcome knitwear designer Emily Greene to Knit 1 for the weekend! We're kicking off festivities with an exclusive trunk show and meet and greet with Emily, featuring her Brooklyn Tweed designs as well as pattern favorites in other yarns.
Exclusive Trunk Show and Meet & Greet with Designer Emily Greene
Only people registered for our Saturday event and/or Sunday's Divide Hat Class are invited! This is an exclusive event for weekend participants.
We will also be kicking off a trunk show with our friends Beautiful Syster
and their perfect project bags!
Saturday, June 15
A Day with Brooklyn Tweed!
Location: Big Bricks Chicago, next to Knit 1
Time: 9:30am-5:30pm
Cost: $140
Spend an inspirational day learning from yarn and knitting experts and see your favorite Brooklyn Tweed patterns in person! Our Day with Brooklyn Tweed will feature conversations and presentations from members of the Brooklyn Tweed team. As part of your registration you'll receive an event tote bag with a skein of Brooklyn Tweed Loft and an exclusive knitting project that we'll cast on and knit together.
Also included: morning pastries and breakfast items, coffee, tea, juice, and soft drinks available all day, full lunch including pizza, sliders, mac and cheese, and sides provided by Big Bricks, and morning and afternoon snacks and refreshments, and a happy hour drink! Knit 1 will also be hosting an after hours party for those registrants who haven't gotten enough after happy hour!
Presenters include designer Emily Greene, knitter extraordinaire and knitting teacher Stephanie Elle, sewing pattern designer Jen Beeman of Grainline Studio, Brooklyn Tweed's business developer Luigi Boccia, and Brooklyn Tweeds wholesale manager Kel Moore.
Emily Greene: Confidently Tackle a Complex Garment Let's focus on project planning to ensure an enjoyable process (with good results). Using Emily's soon to be released Brooklyn Tweed Wool People 13 pattern, learn tips and skills that can be applied to any complex project. We'll cover swatching and gauge; yarn substitution, tracking yardage (avoiding yarn chicken!); measuring yourself, selecting a size, reading a schematic, and basic pattern modifications; doing your homework: how to read a pattern and knit 'in your head', understanding garment construction and sequence, making notes; charts, shifting stitch patterns, and shaping 'in pattern'; and managing everyone's favorite phrase, 'AT THE SAME TIME'.
Emily Greene, Jen Beeman, Stephanie Elle, and Allyson Dykhuizen: The Handmade Capsule Wardrobe In a forum style talk we'll tackle the pros and cons of minimalist or capsule handmade wardrobe building. Brooklyn Tweed's clean, classic aesthetic lends itself to creating a capsule style wardrobe. The forum will discuss planning pieces for a handmade minimalist wardrobe, incorporating both knitted and sewn garments, while also needing to cast on the newest shiny pattern popping up in your Instagram feed! As makers, how do we balance creating art and wearability? The forum will be moderated by Knit 1 owner Allyson Dykhuizen and include knitwear designer Emily Greene, sewing pattern maker and Grainline Studio founder Jen Beeman, and knitter and knitting teacher Stephanie Elle.
Luigi Boccia: Brooklyn Tweed Makes It Work Domestic supply chain: unexciting words for a most exciting story. Brooklyn Tweed yarn is all-American, from growing to milling, spinning to dyeing. How does it all work, and what does it mean for you as a knitter?
Kel Moore: Yarn Matters We have so many choices when it comes to yarn—woolen vs worsted spun, plied vs single, Merino vs. Rambouillet—and what we choose affects how we knit. Kel's primer on yarn will highlight the differences between many types of wool yarn, and what you need to know to become a better, more informed knitter.
Register for the event today!
Sunday, June 16
Divide Hat Workshop with Emily Greene
Location: Knit 1
Time: 10am-1pm
Cost: $95 includes pattern and yarn
Learn to read charts and knit cables as you go boldly beyond the basics with this strikingly graphic cabled hat. Perfect for advanced beginner knitters who want to add to their skill set, as well as for intermediate knitters who want a quick but engaging project, Divide is unisex and quick to knit, but packed with skills and techniques to bring with you to your next project! You'll learn how to tame the tubular cast-on, how to knit cables, and how to read and work from a chart. We'll also cover how to cable *without* using a cable needle, and share special blocking and finishing tips for professional-looking hats.
Skill-building: tubular cast-on, cabling without the use of a cable needle, reading charts, blocking
Skill level: Advanced beginner. Students must be able to knit, purl, cast on (long-tail method), knit in the round, and work basic decreases.
This Class is FULL!
Please note all registrations are final. Gluten free and vegetarian options will be provided at all meals and snacks. Knit 1 is an accessible space, but our Saturday event space at Big Bricks is on the second floor and there is no elevator. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.


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primary prevention
Evaluate and Compare Youth Social Capital to Risky and Protective Factors
Children who have a network and a supportive community that provides awareness, education and skill building are less likely to use drugs and alcohol. Programs, policies, and services have been put into place within our communities to support youth thriving.
Strategy 1: Build Social Capital in our youth to reduce and prevent risky behaviors including substance abuse.
Strategy 2: Create a toolkit of resources, build awareness, and teach families about prevention.
Increase Public Awareness
The Community readiness to address alcohol and drug use prevention is important to program success. There is substantial evidence that delaying substance use until adulthood protects against addiction. The community needs heightened awareness of this evidence in order to fully embrace effective prevention strategies.
Strategy: Plan 1-year and 5-year term strategies to increase public awareness in collaboration with work happening at both the state and national level.
Secondary Prevention
Reduce Prescription Drug Misuse
The four main contributors to prescription drug misuse and abuse are:
Accessibility of prescription drugs in our homes
Lack of consumer awareness
Using multiple providers to obtain large amounts of pills.
The community has already begun to address these issues through drug "take back" programs, prescription-monitoring databases (PDMP), and consumer education. Health systems are adopting CDC prescribing recommendations. Expanding these strategies and broadening both consumer and provider education is needed.
Strategy: Expand drug "take back" programs and ensure compliance with Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. Partner with healthcare providers on their programs for prescribing drugs. Broaden consumer education regarding the risks of opioid painkillers and alternatives.
Worksite/Employee Wellness
Most adults and many teens work in the community. Businesses are impacted by the addiction epidemic through lost work time, reduced productivity, absenteeism and increasing insurance premiums. Providing employers with effective addiction prevention resources and education will enhance their employee wellness programs and see that a broad audience receives and understands addiction.
Blue Ribbon has a worksite wellness group led by Face It Together. The group will collaborate with the Worksite Wellness Program at ND Blue Cross and P5 Performance, DMF's worksite wellness program.
Strategy 1: Proactively provide effective addiction prevention resources and education to employers. The education will ensure awareness, early detection, and early intervention. Partnering with other worksite initiatives also ensures activities that support primary prevention.
Strategy 2: Research, expand, and implement evidence-based addiction prevention programs in the workplace. Educate the workforce on strategies to prevent addiction and support recovery. Promote worksite wellness.
Many service providers in our community work within the addiction continuum. The system is complex, fragmented and very difficult to navigate. FirstLink hosts our 211 system for suicide response, disaster, volunteers and other call assistance. Broadening their resources and adding education on addiction would ensure they can provide help for all those addiction-related calls, from a parent's first questions to the person ready to seek treatment.
This will ensure the community always knows where to go for help for addiction. Assistance will be timely and efficient to get connections among the community, treatment providers, first responders, and health care professionals.
Strategy: Enhance 211 to establish and market a highly intuitive and usable Clearinghouse for addiction services by Fall 2018. A full time addiction navigator will be available via the 211 phone line.
A critical component to success in early intervention is access and an ongoing barrier is difficulty finding or affording reliable transportation to and from services.
Expanding and subsidizing transportation would ensure people can get where they need to be and return home again. Helping people get to activities and events that promote wellness and social connections is also critical.
Strategy: Enhance the transportation system to better help people access needed services and supporting activities.
Minimize Opioid Use During Pregnancy/Pregnancy During Opioid Use
Minimizing the number of babies born with effects from addiction is another priority for early intervention. A small group including Cass and Clay social services, treatment providers, Sanford, Essentia, Family Healthcare and others will meet to create a strategy from current work and potential collaborations.
Strategy: Align work to increase engagement and connect women to services to support recovery.
Early Intervention
treatment & recovery
Medical Detox/Withdrawal Management
The community currently has medical detox management at the Clay County Medical Detox Unit and social withdrawal management at Fargo Cass Public Health. Transportation from the area medical centers to the Clay County detox center has been a barrier in the past. Law enforcement officers are not able to cross state line and can transport within their state and community, but do not cross the Red River. The demand for transport has increased to the level that law enforcement can no longer fill this role. The current option is to use ambulance transport.
Strategy: Fargo Cass County Public Health received funding for a withdrawal management transport van from the ND Department of Human Services. This program runs 7 day a week, 8-hours a day staffing with two people for this van. This staffing level allows transportation from hospitals, shelters, police or others to the level of withdrawal management (Cass or Clay) that is required.
Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
There are many scenarios where medical detox or withdrawal management can be achieved at home. A sub-group of the Treatment Expert Panel has developed information for primary care providers about services to help with withdrawal management. It includes medication protocols so they can prescribe meds and be assured monitoring is assumed by local treatment facilities. The education is being tailored for presentations to all providers working with such patients.
Strategy: Ensure options for MAT to support those seeking recovery.
Transitional Housing
Transitional drug and alcohol-free housing and support services are a best practice for sustained recovery. Sober housing coupled with other support is necessary for many to sustain recovery after inpatient treatment, during outpatient treatment, and for those leaving correctional facilities.
Strategy: Increase access to transitional drug and alcohol free housing through a sober support model for housing and schools.


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Do you know the story of Cinderella? Cinderella was a girl who had to work hard for her angry stepmother. She also had two stepsisters who hated her. One day the prince of the country they lived in sent an invitation to all the young girls to come to his ball. Cinderella could not go because she had no ball gown. But then her fairy godmother appeared and with a flick of magic she made a beautiful dress for Cinderella. With a few mice and a pumpkin she made a coach with white horses, so that Cinderella could go to the ball and meet her prince! In this game, you're a kind of godmother to Cinderella: help her find a wonderful dress and give her a beauty makeover.
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Christmas has come early for Impiana Hotel Ipoh, kicking off with a Christmas tree-lighting event last week, witnessed by hotel guests, associates, corporate clients, staff, friends, and of course, members of the media. With the theme "Sharing the Fun & Joy of X'mas", the joyous mood was made even livelier with a meaningful collaboration between the ... continue reading »
X'mas bells were ajinggling at Impiana Hotel Ipoh when the property hosted a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at its Grand Lobby. The 12-foot red and gold themed tree took centre stage at the premises. Invited to witness the joyous occasion this festive season were approximately one hundred kids from four children's homes; Vision Home, Praise Girls ... continue reading »
With five extensive menus served on daily rotation, Impiana Hotel Ipoh is offering one of the most unique buka puasa menus as far as I know. If you love fish head or durian, you should check out this hotel's Ramadan fare. If you love BOTH, you most definitely shouldn't miss this amazing treat. Did I say fish ... continue reading »
Love, joy and happiness were spread by Impiana Hotel Ipoh to young guests from two children's home in Ipoh, Good Shepherd Home Ipoh and Pertubuhan Kebajikan Harapan Baru, in this season of giving. These specially invited guests were joined in by twelve other children from marginalised families, at the invitation of co-organisers of this charity event, ... continue reading »
Offering more than one hundred items per menu, with three menus served on rotational basis, Impiana Hotel Ipoh remains one of the top choices to break fast (berbuka puasa) this coming month of Ramadhan. This Ramadhan fare will be available at the hotel's Coffee House beginning June 18 to July 17, 2015, from 7pm onwards. Price ... continue reading »
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Honourable President of India presents Rajbhasha Keerti Puraskar to RINL   14-Sep-2017 View PDF
Sri Ramnath Kovind, Hon'ble President of India presented "Rajbhasha Keerti Puraskar-- 1st Prize" for the year 2016-17 to Sri P Madhusudan, CMD, RINL at a glittering function held in Delhi today on the Occasion of 'Hindi Divas'. Sri Rajnath Singh, Hon'ble Minister for Home Affairs, Sri Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Sri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Sri Prabhas Kumar Jha, Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs were present on the occasion. RINL bagged the award in recognition of effective implementation of Official Language and taking new initiatives for progressive usage of Hindi in official work in the headquarters and branch offices all over India. Sri P Madhusudan said that the awards at national level reflect the Company's commitment towards effective implementation of the official language. He commended the RINL collective for the achievement and also for bringing laurels to the organization. It is worth mentioning that RINL bagged the Award for the last 9 years in succession except for the year 2015.


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Aira Caldera
|Aira Caldera
Space radar image of Aira Caldera, with Sakurajima in the bay formed by the caldera.
|Highest point
|31°40′01″N 130°40′01″E / 31.667°N 130.667°ECoordinates: 31°40′01″N 130°40′01″E / 31.667°N 130.667°E
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Somma volcano
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|c. 22,000 years ago
Aira Caldera (姶良カルデラ Aira-Karudera) is a gigantic volcanic caldera in the south of the island of Kyūshū, Japan. The caldera was originally thought to have been created by a massive eruption, approximately 22,000 years ago[citation needed]. This eruption, whose widespread deposits are generically known as the Aira-Tanzawa tephra, is now thought to be rather older. The latest/best age estimates derive from cores from Lakes Biwa and Suigetsu and they indicate an age of 29,430-30,150 years ago. Eruption of voluminous pyroclastic flows accompanied the formation of the 17 × 23 km-wide Aira caldera. Together with a large pumice fall, these amounted to approximately 400 km3 of tephra (VEI 7).
The major city of Kagoshima and the 16,000-year-old Sakurajima volcano lie within the caldera. Sakura-jima, one of Japan's most active volcanoes, is a post-caldera cone of the Aira caldera at the northern half of Kagoshima Bay.
- Smith, V.C. (2013). "Identification and correlation of visible tephras in the Lake Suigetsu SG06 sedimentary archive, Japan". Quaternary Science Reviews. 67: 121–137.
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- Aira - Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program
- Aira Caldera - Geological Survey of Japan
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Exploiting the Archives: Jeb Bush, H.W and the Enduring Travesty That is Oliver Stone's W
In a characteristic bit of delusional arrogance, Oliver Stone rushed out W, his heavy-handed, DOA biography of George W. Bush in an attempt to influence the 2008 Presidential election.
It's hard to figure out what precisely made Stone think a mere movie could play a big role in determining the future of American democracy beyond of course a ridiculously, comically inflated sense of his own power and influence. Did he really imagine that Conservatives would pay good money to go see a movie by their favorite filmmaker, Oliver Stone, and be so surprised and moved by what they saw that it would inspire them to change their vote?
Needless to say, W. did not appear to have any effect whatsoever on the 2008 elections. Rushing to theaters before history had rendered its ultimate verdict on W. and his presidency afforded Stone the opportunity to get W., his presidency, his legacy and particularly his family not just wrong but egregiously, ridiculously, comically wrong.
How wrong? Well, according to W., Jeb Bush should have coasted to victory in 2016 because he was, by the film's estimation at least, the God-like Golden Child of the Bush dynasty, a brilliant politician and thinker so accomplished, impressive and beloved by his adoring, worshipful family that W. couldn't help but come off as a dim-witted, overgrown frat boy man-child by comparison. Granted, W. would come off as a dim-witted, overgrown frat boy man-child regardless of the context, at least before he re-invented himself as Daffy, Lovable Silly Grandpa Paints A Lot.
But W. made it seem like Jeb was such a dynamo that no one could compete with him for his father's affections, particularly a world-class fuck-up like W.
We are alternately mourning and pointedly attacking former President George H.W Bush in the aftermath of his exceedingly timely passing as a genial, gentle grandfather who did not inspire vitriolic hatred in a sizable contingent of the American public.
Yet the George H.W Bush of W., as played by James Cromwell, is a glowering, icy WASP patriarch who does nothing to hide his anger and disappointment with his loser son W. or his clear-cut preference for Jeb over his weak-willed sibling.
I wrote about W. for the My World of Flops book as an embarrassingly heavy-handed, overwrought mistake. History has only rendered it even more of an embarrassment. Nobody will be watching, let alone studying W. in the years and decades ahead, so it's safe to assume that its depiction of George H.W Bush as closer to Robert Patrick in Walk Hard than Ward Cleaver will continue to have absolutely zero effect on how the late President and his complicated family are seen.
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The hands of gentrification are slowly uprooting the foundation of Austin with soaring property taxes that are forcing Austinites out of their homes. Families like my mother's, who have been here for more than 90 years, are among the pioneers of the Mexican American communities that are facing gentrification. Though the days of tradition are fading beneath the sparkling infrastructure of investors, our story is vital in understanding and preserving Austin's true origins.
Story by Iris Karami
Photos by Brittany Mendez
Austin has been named one of the fastest gentrifying cities in Texas. With the influence of the University of Texas at Austin, the construction projects keep piling up all over downtown and West Campus. The Ramirez family, my mother's side of the family, has lived in East Austin for decades, but the new neighbors are slowly taking away the family's first beginnings.
Three generations of the Ramirez family have lived in the lot on Heskell Street, including my mother, aunts and uncles. Today, my cousin Jesse, Jesse Cortez, lives in the house of our late grandparents, who created four generations of Ramirez descendants who live all across Austin, San Antonio and Houston. This neighborhood still houses two daughters, one son-in-law, three nieces, one nephew, one great niece and one great nephew of Delores and Antonia Ramirez, the heads of the Ramirez family. "My grandfather, Delores, was kissed on his hand by everyone when they greeted him because that was the type of man that he was," Cortez says. "He made me promise to never sell this land for any reason."
For a short time, my mother used to live in a smaller house that was adjacent to the main house before moving to San Antonio with her family. There, her grandmother would feed them homemade tortillas, bathe them in the yard and look after all of the children while her parents were at work. During the holidays, they would cook tamales the old-fashioned way by killing a pig for meat, digging a pit and cooking the meat underground for hours. My mom's humble beginnings are stories I hold close to my heart because they are so raw and insightful. My cousin Jesse still upholds parts of this family tradition every year.
This neighborhood has sentimental value not only for the Ramirez family but for all families being forced out of their homes due to gentrification. "I have chickens here," Cortez says. "We have raised animals that we actually eat and cook right here, because that's just our culture, and the new neighbors are looking at us like we need to be 'saved,' or look down on us. Who needs saving? We are humble people, this is our home."
Cortez says that realtors occasionally park outside his home and wait for him to come out so they can offer to buy his land. One realtor approached Cortez, saying, "Your trees are placed in the perfect spots for rebuilding." Cortez says he felt that the comments came across as disrespectful. He and other neighbors identify the Keller Williams group as the main investors who pester them to sell.
Diana Cortez, the wife of my cousin Jesse, shared photos and stories of their wedding day. "We got married right here on this property," Diana says. "There were cars lined all up and down Heskell. Even people who I worked with at the time would ask, 'Was that your wedding going on on Heskell Street?!' We built the dance floor, hired a DJ and it was the most beautiful thing. We do not want to move from our family and any of these precious memories."
Sitting across the table from my cousin, hearing him recite our family origin story gives me chills, but the feeling of diaspora begins to creep up as I face the reality that the Ramirez home may not be here by the time I have children. Here is where I heard stories about my ancestors from Mexico and where I discovered my Native American roots. Here is a place that gave me part of my identity that I wear proudly on my sleeve. Although the stories are strong to my roots, they are not strong enough to hold back from the hands of gentrification. Beyond my own feelings, I realized that this neighborhood is the type of area that makes Austin what it is and for the sake of the city's culture, it should not be erased.
Not only does this neighborhood hold memories, but it is a historically significant neighborhood for the Mexican American labor movement connnected to prominent names like Cesar Chavez and Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos. Sen. Barrientos was from East Austin and supported movements aimed towards improving the quality of life for underrepresented communities like the one that my family is from. My tia (aunt) Ramona, Ramona Vasquez, daughter of Antonia and Dolores Ramirez, lives next door to Cortez. In her home is a plaque of recognition given to her late brother, Frank "Poncho" Ramirez, from Senator Barrientos. "Poncho marched alongside Cesar Chavez at La Raza Unida Economy Furniture labor march in the '70s, and Senator Barrientos presented this plaque to him to honor his contributions," Ramona says. The Economy Furniture Company Strike was a turning point for underpaid Mexican American workers in Austin during this time. Economy Furniture was the largest furniture store in the tri-state area including Texas, Arizona and New Mexico, and they refused to pay their workers, 90 percent of whom were Mexican American, above $1.75. A photo of Ramona's brother marching alongside Cesar Chavez can be found in the Bob Bullock Museum near UT.
Ramona says realtors call her non-stop wanting to buy her duplex. "They bother me as if money is everything to me, and at this point of my life it simply is not," Ramona says. "I value my family and the many generations that have come through and passed away before any amount of money," Ramona says. Tia Ramona is of an age where her property taxes are set, but she still is forced to work a part-time job just to afford her property taxes. "I don't want to keep dipping into my savings to live in my house, but these investors are not going to break me," Ramona says. Elderly people in the neighborhood are being forced back into work solely to afford the property taxes on homes that they and their families have lived in their entire lives.
It is astounding that my own family members shaped the culture of the city I live in now, and it is even more astounding to me that families like mine are not being protected from gentrification. If this neighborhood has brought up historical figures who have moved the city of Austin forward, and has raised senators who served the city of Austin and state of Texas, then why is the backbone of Austin being severely underrepresented? The simple answer to this is money. The rate of people who move to Austin is slowly outnumbering the native Austinites who have lived here before it was even named Austin. These people deserve representation if Austin wants to keep its culture. "Keep Austin Weird" is a common phrase that represents Austin's culture, but it should be translated into "Keep the Real Austin Alive" if the Austin community wants to preserve its culture.


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Hello dear friends and fans!
I am still flying from my sold-out Love & Fire Concert and am overwhelmed by your support. We more than met my modest fundraising goal of $2000 but the entire project will cost considerably more. I am trying to come in under $8,000-$10,000. That would cover most of the studio and production costs but probably not cover promo and radio distribution which can cost between $3000- $4000! If you haven't donated yet but would like to support Love & Fire, you can hit the PayPal "Donate to Love & Fire" button to the right or send your donation old-school by check to:
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Donations of $25 or more will receive both the digital and signed copy of the CD. Please include your mailing address so that we can mail you a fresh-from-the-oven copy of Love & Fire come fall.
Also, I want to introduce you to my new band, Talking House!!
Brian Evans and Jeff Karn now join me on guitar, harmonica, mandolin and vocals. It's so exciting to hear my songs in 3-part harmony. Brian also brings his powerful songs which are heartbreaking, funny and always beautiful. Jeff's mandolin flickers through the songs like dappled sunlight and the blend of all three of our voices is magic. They are both featured on Love and Fire along with masters of bass and percussion, John Previti and Steve Bloom. Mando master, Avril Smith and out-of-this-world pedal steel man, David Hadley make an appearance as well!
Here's Talking House!
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I am not unfamiliar to putting my foot in my mouth. I've done that many times, I've actually done that the first time J came up and spoke to me. And then of course, I get amused when other people put their foot in their mouths, and I walk away wondering if they actually realised it. For example, a conversation I had with the cashier at Nordstorm Rack yesterday:
Cashier: Where are you from? Me: Singapore. Cashier: Oh. You don't look African. Me: It's not in Africa. We're in Southeast Asia. Cashier: Oh. You don't look Chinese. Me: -head meets desk-


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NEW YORK (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis was aware of Phil Jackson's concern that he wasn't ready to take over. Once Carmelo Anthony was traded, he knew he'd get the chance to prove otherwise.
Porzingis scored a career-high 40 points, carrying the New York Knicks back from a 19-point deficit for a 108-101 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night.
"The challenge is never too big for me", said Porzingis, who is the first player in the NBA since 1983-84 to post at least 40 points, five rebounds, five blocks and make two 3-pointers.
"I always accept the challenge and that's why I knew coming into this season, if Melo was not going to be here, then I am going to have to be the guy."
After scoring 15 straight points that spanned the third and fourth quarters, the 22-year-old from Latvia passed to rookie Frank Ntilikina for a 3-pointer that broke a 99-all tie with 1:34 remaining.
"I had to get rid of the ball," Porzingis said. "That was the right play in that moment. Frank made that big shot."
Porzingis added eight rebounds and six blocked shots in his seventh 30-point performance in nine games this season, a good glimpse of someone that's definitely welcomed the chance to fill the void created by Anthony's exit.
Ntilikina scored 10 points and seven assists off the bench as the Knicks won for the fifth time in six games after an 0-3 start. Tim Hardaway Jr. had 16 points.
Ntilikina's 3-pointer was his second of a fourth quarter in which he played its entirety.
"I knew it was a good shot, a wide-open shot," he said. "Nobody was there to deny the shot, so I took it. And I just took it with confidence."
Thaddeus Young scored 18 points and Victor Oladipo had 17 for the Pacers, who led 84-65 with under 2 minutes remaining in the third quarter.
"They went to switching. We didn't show patience in attacking the mismatch", Pacers coach Nate McMillan said.
Porzingis, who played after tweaking his left ankle in a 37-point performance Friday night, reeled off nine straight points that made it 84-74 in the opening seconds of the fourth. He scored 24 points over the final 13 minutes of the game.
Young then broke a five-minute stretch in which Indiana failed to make a shot, hitting consecutive 3-point baskets that put them back up 90-74 with 10:02 left in the final quarter.
But it wasn't enough to quiet down the Knicks, who went on a 25-9 run, capped by Porzingis' five straight points, including a 17-foot jumper that evened it at 99 with 2:14 left.
After Ntilikina's 3-pointer made it 102-99, Knicks center Enes Kanter picked up a bad pass by Darren Collison and fed Tim Hardaway Jr. for a layup that made it 104-99 with 1:10 to go.
Oladipo cut the deficit to 104-101 with 32 seconds left in the game, but Lance Thomas' two free throws made it 106-101 to seal the comeback win with 11.9 seconds to play.
"Porzingis, he obviously got hot and brought them back into the game to help win the game," Oladipo said. "It is a tough loss for us, especially being up. I got to do better as a leader as well, especially down the stretch of the fourth quarter."
Myles Turner added 15 points and Collison had 15 points and 10 assists for the Pacers, who've lost two straight.
Pacers: F T.J. Leaf, who sprained his left ankle during Friday night's game in Philadelphia, did not play. ... Domantas Sabonis had 16 points off the bench.
Knicks: Kanter grabbed 18 rebounds. . Patrick Ewing was last Knick to have at least 40 points, five boards and five blocks, posting up 46/12/6 on March 7, 1995, against Boston. The last NBA player to put that stat line was Dwight Howard on Feb. 25, 2011, against the Thunder.
A moment of silence was held prior to the national anthem at Madison Square Garden after a gunman killed 26 people and injured at least 20 at a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
The Knicks improved to 3-1 during their five-game homestand, which equals their longest of the season. They have two more home stretches of five games later in the second of the season, March 11-19 and March 31-April 9.
Pacers: Host New Orleans on Tuesday night.
Knicks: Host Charlotte on Tuesday night.
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Basagan ng Trip with Leloy Claudio: The importance of literature
MANILA, Philippines – Harry Potter or Hunger Games?
These books have sold millions of copies worldwide. And while some people think these stories are found only in books, reality has shown us that most stories are not just fiction – they're preparing us for whatever is out there.
In this episode, history teacher Leloy Claudio and Frances Sangil discuss the importance of telling stories to each other and how literature can teach you about empathy and critical thinking. – Rappler.com
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- Is human rights relevant to Filipinos?
- Whom to trust – journalists or social media stars?
- What liberalism, LP, and yellow really mean
- Is Islam violent?
- Why a depreciating Philippine peso might be a good thing
- What's the government's problem with ride-sharing companies?
- Ferdinand Marcos' great ideas, bad executions
- Was Martial Law needed to defeat the communists?
- On 'The Duterte Reader' and identifying Digong
- On Filipinos' obsession with titles
- The case for a biased, honest media
- Is Duterte a dictator, a fascist, or a populist?
- 5 tips when writing in English
- 5 ways to shield yourself from fake news
- Why political participation matters
- Constitution 101 with Florin Hilbay
- Debunking myths on the origins of the Filipino
- 4 reasons why a liberal arts course is a good choice
- 5 times nationalism goes overboard
- Why the Cambridge Analytica scandal matters to Filipinos
- Spotting biases and history's role in healing society
- Basic economic concepts that matter
- The economics of TRAIN law, inflation and Build, Build, Build
- On using the term 'Filipino'
- Catholic faith responses to political crisis
- 5 movies about Philippine history
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Lee Butler is at Circo with a free mix and a huge prize
Lee Butler kickstarts your weekend, this weekend from Circo to keep you up to date with all the latest bar culture and clubland gossip in the city, he also has his free weekly Guide Liverpool mix and one almighty night out to give away at on of the city's hottest bars.
This week Lee is joined by Kier and Paul from Circo, who tell us all about their legendary Saturday night Freak Shows. With two dinner shows per night, spectators are in for a treat with a whole line up of acts in store. With magicians, acrobatics, dancers, fire eaters, clowns, and even monkeys! – it's a night like nothing you could have ever experienced.
Lee Butler himself DJs at Circo every Saturday night , with an awesome mix of house and classics. Make sure you don't miss his Classics night on December 19th.
COMPETITION – This weeks competition is a BIG one. A free dinner show for two at Circo Liverpool on the Albert Dock, a booth for the night, as well as a bottle of Vodka thrown in there too. Simply SHARE this post, watch the video and comment below with the name of the new night coming to Circo in 2016. (Clue – 'It's a whole lot of fun!')
FREE 40 MINUTE 'STRICTLY VINYL' MIX: Make sure you don't miss Lee's latest clubland mix, right here at The Guide Liverpool. Details from Lee below…
"Well I just grabbed random old funky n Old Skool 12′ Vinyl and jumped on the technics 1210's for 40 minutes. The mix includes Chaka Khan to Junior Boys Own to Doug Lazy to James Brown to Chic to Ce Ce Peniston and more. Totally Random but a good laugh and definitely something different"


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Ross McKenzie
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Ross McKenzie is a Professor of Physics at the University of Queensland, Australia. He was an undergraduate at the Australian National University and received a PhD from Princeton University, USA. He enjoys writing two blogs: Soli Deo Gloria: Thoughts on theology, science and culture, and a blog closely related to his scientific research, Condensed Concepts. Over the years, he has interacted with IFES groups in the USA, Australia, India, Serbia, Slovenia and Sweden.
Timothée Joset
Project Co-Facilitator
Timothée Joset lives in French-speaking Switzerland, were he works with the local IFES movement. He is responsible for the Faith & Studies ministries which trains students to integrate their faith and their studies. Having experienced Christian engagement with the University first hand, he wants to share his passion with others. Formerly student member of the IFES board, he's currently doing a PhD in history and theology in which he explores the rich past of IFES.
Robin McKenzie
Project Officer
Robin McKenzie has an MBA from Northwestern University, USA. She was the Founding Director of Reachout Expeditions, a wilderness-based youth ministry in the Pacific Northwest. She has also worked as the special events co-ordinator at Queensland Theological College. She is currently involved with international student ministry at the University of Queensland.
Vinoth Ramachandra
Project Co-Facilitator
Vinoth is from Sri Lanka. He holds both bachelors and doctoral degrees in nuclear engineering from the University of London. In 1987 he was invited to serve as the South Asia Regional Secretary, a post he held until 2001. Vinoth currently serves the IFES Secretary for Dialogue and Social Engagement and he leads the IFES ministry on Engaging the University. Vinoth blogs at vinothramachandra.wordpress.com.
Helena Worrall
Project Administrator
Helena works as the Strategic Projects Officer at IFES International Services in Oxford, UK. She has a masters in International Development from Emory University, USA, and has work and research experience in South Asia and East Africa. During her undergraduate degree at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, she served on the Christian Union Executive Committee as Secretary.
Jenni Greig
Jenni is a psychologist at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst, Australia. She contributed to the project through survey design and data analysis.
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1. A few pointers on posts themselves
2. Set yourself realistic goals for posting
3. Plan ahead
4. Set out your stall at the start
5. Plan a short series of posts on a specific topic
6. Comment on news in your industry
7. Word of Warning
8. Next Steps
Okay, so now you have your Business Blog software up and running and the look and feel of your blog is as you want it, so you are ready for the off! Now is the time to take the plunge, get started and make the first posts on your Blog.
Getting the first posts in place is always a telling time and you will probably spend longer on these than on any of the others. Dont worry though, it will become easier the more that you write as you settle into a rhythm and develop your own approach to the Blog.
1. A few pointers on the posts themselves
As you start to post, though, there are a couple of elements which often provoke questions in terms of the postings themselves:
- i) Length of posts
Opinions vary as to how long a post should be. Some bloggers believe they should be 200 400 words, while others are happier with longer article length posts. The truth is there is no rule, though bite sized rather than longer posts are probably more typical; in many ways, however, this stems from the time of purely personal blogs which tended to be shorter.
If you want to include longer articles, but prefer to maintain the shorter post length, then simply divide the article into two parts and post it as a two part mini series.
The best advice is to tailor the length according to the type of readers that you wish to attract if they will appreciate the additional detail then maintain it; if they are more likely to switch off then adapt your content accordingly and switch to shorter posts.
- ii) How often to post
There is no set timescale as to how often you should post though, in general, the more frequently you can post the better. This is because it will encourage your readers to return regularly to check out your blog and will also boost your Search Engine opportunities. However, as a minimum, you should post at least twice a week – less than this and you will start to lose some of the impact that blogs will bring you.
The one caveat is that you need to maintain the quality of your posts as this is what you will be primarily judged on. If you believe that the quality will suffer if you try to post too often then it would be better to reduce the frequency and keep the level of the content as high as possible. Nevertheless, you should maintain a regular flow to your posts so that the readers of your Blog know what to expect.
- iii) Tone of the posts
For a Business Blog, I would not recommend and overly familiar tone that you could in a personal blog, but you should still try to maintain a personal tone. One of the reasons that blogs work so well is the personal overtones that they can give which differentiates them from the sanitised marketing speak of some corporate websites. What is good is that you can develop your own style and tone as you go along.
Sitting with a blank screen or a blank piece of paper in front of you can be a daunting way to start. So to help you reach that point, here are some suggestions that you should try to implement to help the process go smoothly.
However, above all, you must remember to write with your audience in mind and that when you strip everything else away, writing a business blog is all about communication, just like all types of marketing both online and offline
On with the planning and the writing !
2. Set yourself realistic goals for posting
Firstly, set yourself goals in terms of your blogging and then stick to them. In section 3, we looked how much time you wanted to dedicate to your Business Blog, so now you need to use that by deciding how often you wish to post and how much time you want to spend researching and then writing the posts.
As I mentioned above, posting more frequently is better in most respects so long as you can maintain the quality of what you are writing. However, whatever you decide, keep to it! If visitors to your blog know how often you are going to be posting then this will give them confidence to come back on a regular basis to read more.
If it is consistently twice a week, then it is great and you will get visitors coming back on that basis what you want to avoid is that they come back each day, find that there is nothing new to read and so be disappointed. Keep them interested and they will keep coming back.
As you start, map out what you want to cover during the first few days and weeks, and note down the topics that you feel comfortable with. This will provide you with a framework to work with.
There should be some key areas to your business covered but dont try to give the perfect article every time leave some until you have built up your readership. However, you should look to put down a base, primarily for your readers and to a lesser extent for the Search Engines, about the areas that you will be covering and why it will interest them.
You don't need to plan every post – if you are looking to create a blog which will get people to return then you should also be commenting on breaking news or articles that are posted by others. Remember that if you haven't set up your RSS Reader then now would be a good time so that you can follow any favourite and useful blogs which may provide inspiration.
However, by setting out in your own mind a series of topics that you wish to cover, this will help in your initial writing you can then add the additional commentary as you see fit.
4. Set out your stall at the start
Within this first set of posts in the first month, try to write and include 2 3 key articles, ones that sum up a number of the areas and concepts that you will be focusing on in your blog as a whole. These could be simply instructive in nature or could contain a number of different concepts that you will expand on in later posts over time.
This approach will have a number of different benefits:
- i) firstly, it will show the readers what areas they can expect to be covered in the future;
- ii) secondly, this should be a subject area that you feel particularly comfortable about which will make the writing easier;
- iii) thirdly, it will give you articles that you can refer back to in future posts, perhaps as you go on to develop the points raised. This will also start to create additional links and reference points in your blog.
If you are unsure about the type of things to include, then you could do a lot worse than go back over some of the presentations that you have made to clients or partners. These will include a lot of the ideas that you will now have the opportunity to expand on and develop over the course of writing your blog.
5. Plan a short series of posts on a specific topic
A series of posts on a subject which is important to your overall subject area is a good method of getting you going and establishing a relevant area of focus in your Business blog.
A series can help in a number of different ways:
- it will give you a number of posts to write on a single topic which will help to get you started and gain some momentum in your writing;
- it will encourage you not to make your blog posts too long because you will have to segment a topic into a number of shorter posts;
- as people pick up on your blog, they will be able to trace back previous articles easily and then be more likely to revisit for updates;
- you will be able to promote a series more easily than individual posts later on, hopefully when you have built up the number of visitors to your blog;
- as they are likely to be themed within a topic, then they will also be nicely attractive to Search Engines and add additional internal links.
Dont make the series too long although you can come back to it and develop it further later on. However, you can of course develop the initial series further if your readers request additional information.
In my own case, I selected SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) for Blogs as a subject. For me, it warranted a series because of the amount of information that the area contains and yet is perfectly suited to being divided into smaller self contained articles.
6. Comment on news in your industry
If you are going to be the primary source of information for your readers in your industry or niche then you will need to keep up to date with developments and be prepared to give your opinion on them. In any case, this is a great way of adding content to your site which also adds value to your readers and helps build the level of trust and confidence that they have in you and your knowledge.
In addition to other resources that you may use, make sure that you have subscribed to the RSS feeds of the main news suppliers as well as other commentators on your industry so you will be certain to receive breaking news as quickly as possible. When you do comment, always remember to credit the sources and link back to the original article if you are quoting directly from the original, then make that clear as well, ideally using the blockquote feature.
In addition to the benefits for your readers, this will also give you the opportunity to add comments to other blogs or use trackbacks to reference their posts, again with the aim of developing your reputation in your area and increasing the links back to your Blog. We will look at this subject in more depth when we deal with Promoting your Blog later in the course.
7. Word of warning – Dont sell!
As a word of warning avoid the temptation to use your Blog to sell directly. A blog is not a tool for direct selling and trying to use it as such is likely to be counter productive.
Visitors will come to your Blog because they are interested in what you are writing about and want to find out more about the subject this gives you the opportunity to find out more and start to engage with them. If your product or service is good then they will discover this from your posts and are more likely to buy from you or recommend you when the time is right. However, just like networking, let them develop the trust and confidence in both you and what you have to say first and let the educational marketing in what you are writing be your selling tool for you.
Should you be telling everybody about your new Blog now? Well, probably not quite yet. Unlike a normal website where you launch a version that is likely to be a finished article (if that can ever be the case) and change only gradually, a blog will develop quite quickly as you make a number of postings over the first few days and weeks. It is therefore sensible to wait until you have some content on the site for people to come and look at you want to impress them and make sure that they go away with a clear indication of what you are talking about and the intention to come back again. So wait until you have about 10 posts in a few different categories so that the blog has more of a complete appearance than a half finished one. Aim to impress from the start!
In addition, for many businesses, having a Blog which helps their Search Engine rankings is important and Business Blogs are ideally suited to developing this. You can help this process by using certain elements of SEO or Search Engine Optimisation in your Blog and your posts.
This is what we will be looking at in the next part of the course.


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