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hey everyone! this is a bit late, but here's my december owlcrate unboxing. my friend came over to help me show off this month's items, so i have some different pictures this time!
december's theme was epic, with items inspired by game of thrones, harry potter, and lord of the rings!
the first item was a harry potter mystery mini funko pop! i got fang, which was slightly disappointing, but i guess i'm just not lucky haha
next is this pack of game of thrones coasters from dark horse comics. i've never read or watched game of thrones, but these seem really nice!
this pin from jane mount (ideal bookshelf) is sooo cute, even though i haven't read/watched this series either. okay, but just look at this pin!
this narnia inspired card from susanne draws is so pretty; i just love her art! (the harry potter print in the background from august's owlcrate is also by susanne.)
the last item was this beautiful sticker inspired by a darker shade of magic. i've been wanting to read this book forever, but maybe i'll finally get to it in 2017?
finally, the book! this month's book was of fire and stars by audrey coulthurst, and it looks and sounds amazing! i'm really excited to read this, but honestly, i probably won't get to it anytime soon (oops).
here's everything together! honestly, this wasn't my favorite box, but i still liked all of the items inside. i do think it could've been better, especially with the "epic" theme.
next month's theme is classic twist, and i'm not a huge fan of classics, so i decided to skip january's box. i feel like i'll regret it, since this month is supposed to have a lot of great items, but if you're interested, subscribe here!
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Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Interactive Social Asset Mapping
I'm originally from the Calumet Region, which stretches along the shoreline of Lake Michigan from the southside of Chicago to Michigan City, Indiana. The region has the greatest concentration of natural diversity in the United States, and some of the worst pollution. It has produced great economic wealth, but also suffers a high level of poverty. These contradictions can help to be reconciled with the right kind of communication resources. The Field Museum in Chicago helped to coordinate an innovative, participatory research program that combined the efforts of community residents, academics, and GIS and visual ethnography to create a social asset map of the region.
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Sangakkara finally leaves his hallmark on England
When Kumar Sangakkara arrived at the crease on day three, Liam Plunkett hurled a rocket at his chest. The Headingley pitch had been misbehaving since the second afternoon, and this was one of its naughtiest moments. The game's fastest bowler was provoking it to mischief.
In the first innings, Lahiru Thirimanne had got a similar delivery first-up, and he fended a catch to short leg. Given the abysmal series Thirimanne has had, maybe surviving the same ball does not mean much. But the one Sangakkara got was a brute all the same. The kind that makes kids want to become fast bowlers.
Sangakkara deflected that one in front of short leg, but he knew the bowler had had the better of him. He looked down at the spot on the pitch that had caused him grief, then looked away, walking toward square leg, then back again. He shuffled his feet and took guard. The next legitimate ball was wide and full. He stretched out and cracked it through the covers as hard as he has hit any ball in the series.
A hush hung over Headingley for a moment, then lifted with a swell of appreciation. The Yorkshire crowd is partisan, urging England on, saving their loudest for the local lads, but they know cricketing excellence when they see it. When Sangakkara was dismissed - perhaps for the last time in England - the ground stood to their feet to clap him off the field. But few will have known Sangakkara's curious relationship with the cover drive when the clapped that first four. Many will also have been unaware of the batsman's troubles in England, before this tour.
The cover drive has been Sangakkara's signature stroke for much of his career, because it is almost a marvel of engineering. The step forward is swift and precise. The still head and fast hands, practiced and mechanical. The back knee bends just enough to stabilise him, and the entire movement is set off by a checked flourish forged of control. The ball only ever goes in a slim arc between cover and extra cover. Mahela Jayawardene played a cover drive too on the third day, but his rendition of the stroke is languid and musical; more dependent on his mood, than the ball and the fielders, and capable of going almost anywhere in front of square.
In many ways, the cover drive is a microcosm of Sangakkara's cricket - meticulously refined and supremely efficient - but on previous tours of England, it had sometimes been his undoing. In the 2011 tour, he was out to it in Southampton and at Lord's lunging at the ball when it had curved away from him. It has frustrated him in other parts of the world too, across all formats.
In the last match at Lord's, England tempted him wide of off stump for a good ten overs, when he arrived in the first innings. But in that innings, Sangakkara was hell-bent on his raid for a hundred. He could not be drawn into the shot until he was past 30, and even then, he applied it economically.
The stroke was a risk at Headingley too, particularly against Plunkett, whose extra bounce had done Jayawardene in, when he drove outside off stump in the first innings. But for Sangakkara, the third day was no day for restraint. He was in the middle to move his team's cause forward, but also to make a mark. In all likelihood, this is his last outing in England.
He was glad for his error-riddled 79 in the first innings, but when he came off the field, most people would not stop deriding the innings. Sangakkara has been a dream interview for several major English papers since he arrived in the country, but when a radio station spoke to him before the second day, and led with "Wasn't the best innings you've ever played, yesterday, was it?", Sangakkara was audibly agitated: "That's the way it sometimes goes in cricket, the important thing is getting the runs." The reply was uncommonly brief. Over the next few minutes, one of the game's most eloquent speakers would not offer more than a six-second answer to any of the interviewer's stream of questions.
On Sunday, the first ball from Plunkett elicited the only ugly moment from Sangakkara. From the very next ball, he was intent on reassuming dominance. He scored faster than any Sri Lanka batsman on the day, and sent four balls through the covers during his 55. The cover drive accounted for a higher percentage of his runs in this innings, than in any other this series.
He has now scored as many 50-plus scores on the trot as any batsman has ever managed, only, he has a triple ton and a couple of centuries among that string of scores. He has raised his average in England to 41.04, when it had languished at just over 30 before the tour, creating doubt over his greatness. His 342 runs is more than any Sri Lanka batsman has scored in a single series in England.
On day three at Headingley, he recovered from Plunkett's first ball, and his strange first innings. For many in the country, where his record has now recovered too, that cool, calculated cover drive will be the enduring hallmark of the memory of his career.
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I finally took this step, on faith, and decided to transition my writing to a blog.
If someone who came across this page were to walk away with one thing, I would like them to walk away with this: There is a God. He thinks Your Amazing. No one is perfect, it's about learning how to discover him and ourselves in Him.
This is me sharing my walk and my faith one adventure and lesson at a time. I share my fears, falls, lessons learned in hopes that others can have those, "me too" moments and be inspired to know God better.
One of my favorite quotes reads, "When you come to the edge of all the light you know, and you are about to step off into darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid for you to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly." – Unknown


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Divac going back to City of Angels?
Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) – Vlade Divac is reportedly headed back to
where he stared his NBA career, as the 7-foot-1 center is expected to sign
with the Los Angeles Lakers this week.
According to ESPN.com, Divac will most likely sign a multi-year deal worth
almost $5 million. Divac, an unrestricted free agent, was drafted by LA in
1989 and played seven seasons with the Lakers.
The Serbian, who played the past six years in Sacramento, was dealt to the
Charlotte Hornets for the draft rights of current Los Angeles superstar Kobe
Divac averaged 9.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists in 81 regular-season
games last season for the Kings. In 12 playoff contests, the 36-year-old Divac
posted 6.6 points and 4.9 boards per game.
Sacramento ousted Dallas in five games in the first-round of the playoffs, but
was eliminated in seven games by Minnesota in the Western Conference
The Lakers are in need of a big man after dealing former MVP center Shaquille
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An estimated 420,000 people die due to food poisoning every year. Food poisoning is the result of consuming contaminated food. The contamination can happen at any stage of food production right from raw materials to the final plating of a dish. Some of the most common symptoms of food poisoning involves diarrhea, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain and cramps, chills, weakness among others. Food poisoning can happen due to contaminated food article or via impure water that is used in cooking. Food items consumed from open stalls and push carts are also highly unhygienic and may often make one fall prey to food poisoning. Monsoon is the time when the propensity of deadly bacteria and viruses to multiply grows stronger. Food-borne diseases therefore see quite a spike during the rainy season.
Some of the commonly identified culprits of food poisoning include Salmonella, E. Coli among other parasites. Uncooked meat, raw eggs and even dairy stand a chance to have fatal viruses accompanying them. The best way to manage food poisoning is to get proper medication, have plenty of natural and hygienic fluids and consume a bland, light diet.
Green leafy vegetables, sprouts, raw eggs, seafood and meat, and even raw juices may carry harmful agents that can lead to food poisoning. "Opt for packaged milk and cook eggs properly. Avoid half fried eggs if you are not sure of their quality or source. To inhibit the growth of bacteria on your veggies and fruits you can wash them in salt water or potassium permanganate," noted Dr. Ritika Samaddar from Max Healthcare Saket, Delhi.
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Two tablespoons of ACV can be mixed in hot water and had just before your meals. It will soothe your gut and get rid of the harmful parasites.
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This Gold leafed Tara was a gift from H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche to me in 2000. This Tara has been with me through thick and thin and the various car accidents I've had. She is still in "one piece", thank Goodness, and has been my protection ever since.
I remembered when I first had my 1st car accident, just outside KH1 in year 2004, I was totally shocked, as I just bought my 1st car ever, and I was in the midst of my 1st ever retreat during that time. I reversed and backed out on to what seems to be a deserted street (at that time, Kechara House area, Sunwaymas was a new development and fairly empty) only to be smashed by a truck load of gas tank! In shock all I could do was to grab on to this Tara on my dashboard.
Later Rinpoche asked me to rest in His house and explained how I should rejoice in the situation that could have costed me my life, but instead I was totally unharmed. Rinpoche said the hit was a very traumatic experience I had to go through, countless karmas purified and that is a very very good sign because this means the retreat is going well. And it was a special Tara retreat I was in too. Also the night before the accident, Rinpoche and a few very close students visited my little retreat room and spontaneously Rinpoche did a Serkym (Golden Drink) offering to Lord Setrap for me to have a successful retreat. Talk about coincidence? I think NOT.
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The Route – Gouache and felt pen on illustration board
I used this map as a sort of personal therapy to let some things out that had been swimming around in my mind for a while. Some things that came out were events and situations I haven't thought about in years. Some I hadn't thought about since they happened. I'm sure there is more in there, but I feel less burdened having put this together.


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Valentine Messages
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I was lucky enough to receive a Valentine this morning, a little bag of candy hearts taped to my door. I have to say, though, some of these messages are a little odd.
"Chill Out," for the stalker in your life.
"In a fog," wait, who are you?
"E-mail me," I try to check my inbox a couple times a week.
"It's love," stupid.
"IM me," I haven't left my computer in weeks.
"Be good," because you really shouldn't cheat on Valentine's Day.
"Sure love," whatever.
"Cool," like my feelings for you.
"My pet," put on this leash and studded collar and I'll take you for a walk baby.
"Marry Me," wait! Damn! How did that get in there? Shit. Um, I'm sorry?
"Love me," please? PLEASE?
And my personal favorite, "YOU OMG!" which needs no explanation.
So, if you're going to send a special someone some candy hearts today, you might want to check and make sure they are sending the right message.
This is the message I want to send to my special someone, all the way across the Atlantic.
Happy Valentine's everyone.
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We are having a 3 day black belt test starting at 7 AM March 12th 2016 for those who can make it. It will be Richard Crompton's Master level test so it should be lots of fun and education. Master's Lewis and Ahlquist will be MCing the test so it's their show. Hope those who can attend do and others we will have a video up on the test and maybe a day to day highlights...Find out more »
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It is time for another Instagram food post to make you hungry and recommend some yummy places in Vienna!
One of my must-order dishes at Fusan. Succulent sea bass with crispy edges on smoky wok vegetables. So yummy and healthy!
Delicious sticky rice burger with a chicken patty at Spear. The fries were so delicious and crispy and fit surprisingly well with the rice.
The tasty almond croissant from tart'a tata which is ever so often sold out since it is only baked once a day. So be quick but leave me one please! ;)
Delicious and sinful cupcakes from brass monkey, a more detailed post will follow. The place is lovely!
Matcha white choco latte from my go-to place for drinking matcha, cha no ma.
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When applying for sure positions within the US, and even work opportunities internationally, you might be mandated to post a curriculum vitae rather than a resume. A curriculum vitae, or CV, consists of more details than your typical resume, this includes points within your education and educational achievements, groundwork, publications, awards, affiliations, and more. Assessment sample curriculum vitae, the primary difference somewhere between a CV and a resume, and approaches and counsel.
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When must position seekers utilize a curriculum vitae, often called a CV, as an alternative to a resume? Around the Us, a curriculum vitae is employed chiefly when implementing for educational, education and learning, scientific, or study positions. It is additionally applicable when applying for fellowships or grants.
When seeking a task in Europe, the middle East, Africa, or Asia, expect to post a CV instead of a resume. Hold in your mind that overseas companies all too often assume to examine the kind of private info on a curriculum vitae that would do not ever be bundled on an American resume, like date of delivery, nationality, and location of start. United states of america legislation on what answers job candidates will be questioned to provide fails to implement outside the region.
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Saturday, 30 October saw another round of As MABRAcross Turns blow through in the form of the All Hallows Cross. Rumor has it that there were Team Bike Lane riders present, and that they, indeed, rode to nowhere-in-particular very quickly. For the moment, these rumors remain unsubstantiated. Should any rider or spectator come forward with literary or photographic evidence of Red, Black, and Yellow participation, these pages will be updated. Until then, it is considered plausible that "racers" found a keg and decided to figure out how many cups those things really hold.
… and while we're on the subject, All Hallows was the day before it should have been. What's up with that?
In stark contrast to the supposed Saturday dirt games, Digital Fairies have confirmed that racers converged on the Baltimore, MD area on Sunday, 31 October for the first running of Kinder Cross…or is it "Kross"? I kan't keep up with all this non-cents. Unfortunately, The Chief Guy In Charge of Doing Things at the race sent the race logs home with the wrong dude. Therefore, official results are forthcoming. However, The Bike Lane's own Adam Lewandowski, Manager of the Reston store, sent this text from the event:
3rd place at Kinder Kross… How do like dem apples?
He followed with:
Reed did great too! John goth 12th. Good day for TBL. By the way the blog is sweet.
Adam's such a nice guy. There's your shout out, Mr. L. But only because you said something nice about the blog. Sadly, there were no victory steps at the event to record Big A's first 'cross podium of the year. The promoters still gave him cool schwag, though. All's well that ends well, anyway, so congrats to Adam and John for laying down the law in Marylandtown!
A great vid from the Men's C race – the one Adam and John entered – has surfaced over at YouTube, embedded below your viewing pleasure:
If it's your vid, and you want credit or to have the embedding removed, drop me a line (asteele2 at gmail) and I'll be happy to oblige. Whoever you are, 'weborganix', thanks for putting the vid together.


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Grab a glass of wine (or a cup of coffee, okay, or a cup of tea), sit back, put your feet up, relax. This is going to take a while.
It never fails. It is a rule of nature. As soon as you throw away something, or put it in the garage sale pile, or in the Goodwill box, you are going to want or need it. For years – for decades – I had a pile of little slips of paper with the beginnings of what I thought would make someday for brilliant (okay, clever) "social essays," observations about everyday things we all experience – you know, like Jerry Seinfeld's old stand-up routines. Finally, a few months ago I decided that surely, all the subjects are now obsolete. So I tossed them. And, of course, last night I tore the house apart looking for them. Well, for one in particular. The one about Madeline Lanciani and her mocha truffle pyramids or her chocolate mocha triangles or whatever the hell they were called. See, I can't even remember without that little slip of paper. Never mind. Let's move on.
Cookies seemed to loom larger this holiday season than years past. I think when times are difficult, small things – like comfort food, like cookies – take on additional significance. I baked a lot of cookies this year, including five new varieties. My friend Jane, who has spent many hours during the past year converting old family slides to digital format, piled on the nostalgia by reminiscing with her sister Susan, and then Susan on her blog, about the royal icing-decorated gingerbread cookies that a neighbor named Mrs. Schweer used to make for them when they were children back in the Midwest. Without the recipe, which Mrs. Schweer has apparently taken with her to her grave, Jane searched on the internet for recipes she thought would approximate the original and attempted to recreate both the cookies and the icing. That is a daunting task, believe me, and I have a great deal of respect for the fact that she would even give it a shot. I got caught up in it all and searched through all my cookbooks for what looked to me like the most traditional gingerbread recipes. I'm hoping "when things calm down," Jane will try at least a couple of the recipes she's garnered so I can taste them. I don't particularly love gingerbread but now it's the principle.
I have a small, cozy gathering of friends at my house each Christmas Eve and Jane's partner, Gill, always mixes up a big batch of Nanny's Nog, a good, old-fashioned, liquor-laden concoction that is very delicious and lasts long into the new year. This year, he also made his famous artichoke and cheese dip and something yummy called Opulent Chicken that was loaded with sherry and thus, the opulence. He came up in the afternoon of Christmas Eve day (oh yeah, I haven't mentioned my trip to the Kula San emergency room – long story short, I had a horrid allergic reaction to shrimp – first time in 30 YEARS! – endured the night, was taken up to the ER by friend Geri, got a shot, bought some Benadryl, made it through Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Christmas Night, was forced to rest on Saturday and Sunday, saw my own doc on Monday, got another, much more powerful shot, took a few prescribed antihistamines and a.o.k.) to use the Kitchen Aid to whip the egg whites for the nog. I suggested that he take the bowl home with him instead of transferring the perfectly peaked whites to another bowl. No use tempting fallen egg white fate. Of course, he forgot to bring the bowl when he came for the party and, at the end of the night, he left a bunch of tea towels, pot holders, like that. Good thing we live only a gulch apart. Well, the weekend came and went (swollen and itchy). Monday there was no time to make the exchange. I knew I wouldn't get home 'til late in the evening Tuesday so I went over there Tuesday morning, figuring I'd also get a cappuccino out of the deal. Gill did realize "the onus was on him" to get the Kitchen Aid bowl back to me but what the heck, it's the holidays. Jane had a tin of cookies Susan had sent her and, believing that I am something of a cookie expert, removed the top to reveal, truly, some of the most gorgeous Christmas cookies I have ever seen.
By the time it gets to the week in between Christmas and New Year's, I'm anxious for all the hoopla to be over. I spent a couple of days cleaning out the old, getting ready for the new in the office, enjoyed a couple of quiet, reflective dinners with friends, a movie. On Wednesday morning, I noticed a post-it note near the office computer that had the words "Duane Park Patisserie" written on it. I went to the website, looked at the luscious photo galleries, read a couple of press clips and then I saw it. Madeline Lanciani. Madeline Lanciani is the owner of Duane Park Patisserie. Yes, the same Madeline Lanciani.
Back in the early '80s I worked for Madeline Lanciani – and for her then-husband, Joe – when they owned Patisserie Lanciani around the corner from my West 12th St. apartment. It was a difficult time in my life. My mother had died not too long before, my financial situation was precarious, and…you get the idea. I loved walking over to that bakery in the wee hours of the cold morning, smelling the espresso the bakers were drinking and feeling the warmth of the ovens. And then, when the sun had been up for a couple of hours, Madeline would come swirling in and the most vivid recollection I have of her is waving around a ruler and screaming about how the mocha truffle pyramids (or whatever the hell they were called) had to be EXACTLY the same height "EVERY SINGLE TIME, EVERY SINGLE ONE. I INVENTED THEM," she screamed. "THESE ARE MY MOCHA TRUFFLE PYRAMIDS (or whatever the hell they were called) AND I SAY HOW TALL THEY'RE GOING TO BE, EVERY SINGLE ONE, EVERY SINGLE TIME!" (Or something very much like that.)
In fairness, her then-husband had a not dissimilar demeanor. I remember him once flinging a sheet pan – filled with pastries – across the bakery. It was absolutely stunning! And in fairness, too, Ms. Lanciani has had an extremely successful culinary career – she was the first woman to work in the kitchen at the Plaza Hotel in NYC – and I'm absolutely sure she's mellowed since those days way back more than two decades ago. She is an amazingly accomplished pastry chef/baker/businesswoman and, frankly, I wouldn't mind running into her at Duane Park Patisserie when I go there next spring. As a matter of fact, I'm going to ask for her.
Okay, that's it. That's the end of the story.
You have, undoubtedly, had enough of end-of-the-year/end-of-the-decade lists and predictions – god knows I have – so I'm just going to send happy, healthy, prosperous, peaceful new year wishes across the waves (or across the gulch, as the case may be). And I predict it's going to be a very, very good year for cookies.


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As a groom, Timothy Chi experienced first-hand how difficult it was to execute wedding plans: as a technologist, he couldn't find an online resource that would help him plan more efficiently. He and his co-founders, Jeff, Lee, and Sonny, threw four desks into his empty living room in Chevy Chase, Maryland and WeddingWire was born. They set out to utilize their collective experience in technology to build a technology company that would revolutionize the wedding and event industry.
Previously, Timothy co-founded Blackboard Inc. in 1998. While at Blackboard, Timothy pioneered many of Blackboard's product and strategic initiatives, helping the company grow to over 600 employees and a valuation of over $750 Million.
Timothy holds a BS in Operations Research/Industrial Engineering from Cornell University and a MS in Engineering Management from Tufts University. Tim is a member of the Young President's Organization in Washington, DC.
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Prior to joining WeddingWire, Sonny was in a management program at Wal-Mart, where he led marketing, sales, and retail strategy development. Before this experience, Sonny spent four years at Kraft Foods where he managed numerous consumer brands, including the JELL-O business with P&L responsibility for over $800 Million.
Sonny holds a BA in Economics with a focus in Management and Marketing from The University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he served as President of the Marketing Club. Sonny is a founding member of NextGen Angels and an active member of the CMO Club, where he was awarded as a CMO Rising Star.
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A native of small-town West Virginia, Monte describes his ascension from one-room schoolhouse to the fashion industry as an unlikely story. Before he found his way to bridal, Monte worked in fashion merchandising and hair styling, then made a name for himself as a Washington, DC-based bridal image consultant. His work has appeared in the pages of The Washingtonian, Martha Stewart Living, Brides Magazine, and several other publications. Monte's no-nonsense fashion commentary and naughty sense of humor have made him a favorite and regular guest on CNN and Fox.
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Andy attended the University of Arizona, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and San Francisco State University.
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Formerly a television producer for MTV Networks, Jason was the creator and co-executive producer of the Comedy Central series "Dirty Stinkin' Politics." Other major credits include Comedy Central's "The Showbiz Show" with David Spade, the 2006 VH1 Big In '06 Awards, MTV's Viva La Bam, and the 2002 and 2003 MTV Video Music Awards.
A New York City resident, Jason graduated from Dartmouth College.
John Lincoln is president of Ignite Visibility, an industry-leading online marketing agency based in San Diego. With more than a decade of experience, John has worked with over 400 online businesses and has generated millions in revenue for clients. He has worked with businesses ranging from start-ups to household names. He is a noted author on Search Engine Land, Marketing Land, and Search Engine Journal, and has been featured on CIO Magazine, Good Morning San Diego, the Union Tribune, and more.
John has won awards for Top Conversion Rate Expert of the Year, Top SEO Expert of the Year, Top Analytics Columnist of the Year, and for the Best Social Media Campaign of the Year. In 2014 and 2015, Ignite Visibility was named #1 SEO company in California and top 2 in the nation. A major aspect of John's work is leading SEO strategy at WeddingWire.
John has taught SEO, social media, SEM, and analytics at the University of California San Diego for over four years. He holds an MBA in Finance from AIU and BA in Literature from the University of California Santa Cruz. He has been Google Analytics certified and Google AdWords certified since 2010.
Jimmy Sopko leads SMB Channel Partnerships at Pinterest. His team builds strategic relationships with business partners to help small- and mid-sized businesses get discovered by the millions of people who use Pinterest to look for things to plan, buy and do.
Before working at Pinterest, Jimmy served in the US Navy and rowed on the US National Team. In the Navy, he deployed three times with USS FORD. While rowing, Jimmy raced in three World Rowing Championships, winning a silver medal in 2009.
Jimmy resides in Palo Alto, CA with his wife Shaunnah. He has a BS in Mathematics from the US Naval Academy and a MS in Applied Mathematics from the Naval Postgraduate School. Outside of work you can find him riding his bike, running, or eating amazing food.
Alan Katz is known as the King of Reviews. With over 1,000 online reviews, his company, Great Officiants, dominates the Southern California marketplace.
Alan has put together a team of 29 professional Officiants, a Wedding Chapel, a Beach Wedding Division, and has the ability to issue marriage licenses. Doing over 1,200 weddings per year, his company is the most successful in the industry. He serves on 2 ABC boards and has won the Best of the Knot, WeddingWire, and LA Hotlist for the Last 5 years. He was awarded the Trendsetter of the Year Award by the Orange County ABC Chapter. He mentors others in the industry and is a requested speaker on Wedding Business success across the country.
As WeddingWire's Chief Technology Officer, Jeff leads the design and implementation of WeddingWire's technology platform.
Prior to joining WeddingWire, Jeff was involved in developing new analytical finance platforms that managed Fannie Mae's $150+ billion mortgage and securities portfolio. Jeff was also part of the initial rollout of the AT&T Wireless mLife Project to over 20 million subscribers, as well as part of the core technology team that developed MicroStrategy's personal alerting network called Strategy.com.
Jeff holds a BS in Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech and an MBA from The George Washington University.
Andy is a client-side market researcher with 15+ years experience in both qualitative and quantitative methods. His efforts to better understand customer needs and wants has directly led to the development of brand and product strategy. Prior to working at WeddingWire, Andy led research initiatives at LivingSocial, Destination DC (DC's tourism office), and other for-profit and non-profit organizations. He now holds the role of Director of Market Insights at WeddingWire. He received his BA from the University of Richmond and MBA from The George Washington University.
Brendan leads WeddingWire's Customer Success team, which works primarily with WeddingWire's premium members to provide them with proper onboarding and instruction on how to successfully utilize WeddingWire's suite of industry-leading business tools.
Founded in July 2011, the Customer Success team has since grown to include over 30 Customer Success reps who serve over 20,000 premium members. Brendan travels the country conducting WeddingWire Workshops that provide local vendors a classroom setting in which to learn more about WeddingWire's marketing and client management tools.
Bart leads B2B email strategy, technology, and innovation as the Email Marketing Manager at WeddingWire. He regularly champions A/B testing, data-driven decision making, and listening to user preferences.
Previously, Bart helped run the day-to-day email marketing operations at Targeted Victory, where his team sent more than one billion emails, bringing in more than $50 million in email revenue for 75 clients.
Bart earned a BM from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and a joint MBA/MA from Johns Hopkins University.
Kim Forrest is an Editor with WeddingWire, focusing on wedding planning advice, etiquette, real weddings, and trends for engaged couples.
Kim has been writing about weddings for nearly a decade, and has been an editor at Brides Local Magazines, Brides.com, and Washingtonian Bride & Groom. She has also been quoted as a weddings expert by The New York Times, The Washington Post, Slate, and more.
Marty Kaufman is WeddingWire's Vice President of Customer Experience. He currently leads efforts to increase WeddingWire's organizational performance and maximize operating efficiency.
Prior to joining WeddingWire, he held several roles as a strategy and management consultant, program director, and corporate educator. In his work, he has managed strategy alignment, process simplification, data analysis, and human capital planning. This diverse experience helps him lead efforts to develop the upcoming generation of leaders and managers that will navigate WeddingWire's next phase of growth and transformation.
Marty holds a BA in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Miami University and a MEd in Human Resource Development from Vanderbilt University. His education also includes certifications in Strategic Workforce Planning, Strategic Foresight, and Project Management.
Bill Cronin is Vice President of Marketing at WeddingWire. He leads the development and implementation of the business-to-business marketing strategy, including customer acquisition and community development.
Bill was formerly the VP of Marketing for USA TODAY, where he relaunched the brand across platforms including print, digital, mobile and social. Previously, he was at MasterCard Worldwide for 12 years, most recently as Vice President of Merchant Marketing. Bill was also the Vice President of Brand Marketing for MasterCard Europe from 2004 to 2007, serving as a member of the region's Senior Management Team based in London during MasterCard's transition to a publicly traded company. From 1999 to 2004, as Director of Global Advertising and Vice President of Global Brand Building, he led the global roll-out of the highly successful "Priceless" advertising campaign across Europe and Asia. He also managed the integrated marketing plans for MasterCard's global sponsorships, including the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup.
A graduate of Dartmouth College, Bill is a member of the Dartmouth Men's Soccer Advisory Board.


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As I sit here looking at our Christmas tree after a long weekend of moving and unpacking, I can't help but give a sigh of relief, we're home.
The stress of moving is over. Sort of…
Now I have to be honest and say that neither Justin nor I are the kind of people that function very well in an unorganized space. Unfortunately, four years together and I think I've rubbed off on Justin just a tad! This was not a happy, "we get to move to our new house!" sort of weekend. This was more of a hustle and bustle, "this better all be organized and cleaned before I start my work week," kind of weekend.
Our brother-in-law once again came to the rescue and helped move all of our furniture over to the house, in the rain. (He also installed our new crisp, white baseboard heaters, yay!) Once all of our somewhat wet "stuff" was in and out of the rain, the unpacking began.
On Sunday Justin and I took literally 6 minutes (we timed it) to find a Christmas tree. This was more of a, "just get it done and off the list," sort of year. I did take a trip with a friend to Home Goods and Bed, Bath & Beyond where I found some amazing pillows and a new chair for our room (see below). Justin put the tree up with lights last night and we managed to spend some quality time together watching an all time favorite, Christmas Vacation.
We are finally at a point where the house is clean and stocked with food (no more take out, wahoo!), boxes are put away and the ones that can be unpacked, are. (You might be saying, "Finally? You've only lived there two days!" But let me tell you, these past two weeks have seemed to last a lot longer than that!)
Below see the progress that Justin and his friend Rob made with our bedroom. Fortunately, Rob came to paint our bedroom on Friday while we were at work. If he hadn't, we probably would be sleeping in a different room! I am extremely grateful that we are unpacked and sleeping in our room.
As I type, Justin is upstairs installing the rest of the trim. This weekend both sets of parents will be coming to help with more "reno" projects. We have yet to decide what those will be, but it should make for another interesting post! Until next time…


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Congratulations to Nick Tierney, the Winner of the QUT ST★RS – Sessional Teaching and Reflection Showcase – GRAND FINAL EVENT:
★Nicholas Tierney: THE JOY OF STATS | Multiplying learning through combining video, worksheets and narrative. School of Mathematic Sciences
It is my great pleasure to inform you of the outstanding performance by two members of our School in the recent "STARS" Sessional Teaching and Reflection Showcase (an event sponsored by the DVC Learning &Teaching).
On July 20, two of our sessional staff were finalists in the SEF STARS event. Ruth Hubbard spoke on Students choosing their own pathways to learning (Maths B Bridging course), while Nick Tierney spoke on Multiplying learning through combining video, worksheets and narrative (in SEB113).
Nick placed second at the SEF event, making it through to the QUT STARS finale held on August 7 that featured sessional teachers from across the University.
I am very pleased to inform everyone that Nick was the overall winner of the STARS competition, with his 4 minute presentation judged to be the "most inspiring practice".
Please join me in passing on our heartiest congratulations to Nick and those he works with in SEB113 on their outstanding achievement.
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Kanye West: How His 3 Kids Have Inspired Him To Rush A Comeback With New Album & Tour In 2018
Kanye West's kids are his biggest muse! In fact, HL learned exclusively that in the weeks since Chicago's birth, he's finally feeling ready to reveal new material!
Looks like being a dad has its musical perks for Kanye West, 40! After all, the rapper became a father-of-three just last month when he and his wife Kim Kardashian, 37, welcomed their second daughter, Chicago West. Baby Chi joined big sister North West, 4, and older brother Saint West, 2. And while some parents would be feeling a bit overwhelmed with three kids under 5, Kanye is apparently feeling inspired! Click here to see adorable pics of Kim and Kanye with their kids.
The main reason he wants to start making music again is for his children, and he's just itching to show them what he can do! This past weekend, the star got a taste of performing again when he surprised fans during a Kid Cudi show in LA. "Kanye getting back on stage over the weekend really got his juices flowing to get back in the swing of things and make his comeback," a source close to Kanye shared with HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY. "He wants to tour again and get a new album out this year and show the world — especially his kids — what Daddy was born to do!" His live Kid Cudi performance, which took place on Feb. 17, was the first time Kanye got up on stage since Chicago's Jan. 15 birth.
Kanye has especially been struggling since his hospitalization back in 2016, when he was admitted to a hospital for exhaustion and stress. But apparently now, feeling reenergized by his kids, he's ready to put everything he has into his music again. "He's been in the studio, he's been getting healthier, and now he wants to show the world everything he has been working on," our insider explained. "He is aiming for the summer to start it all up. It's time to start being Kanye again."
But if Kanye does end up getting super busy with a touring schedule later this year, the jury's still out on how Kim would take his absence. After all, just days after Chi was born, Kanye took off for NYC, leaving her with a newborn and two toddlers. As HollywoodLife.com previously reported, the reality star was NOT pleased. "Kim is fighting off resentment as Kanye jets to New York, leaving her home alone with their new baby," a source close to Kim told us EXCLUSIVELY. "Even though Kim has plenty of help at her home, when Kanye is not around she sometimes feels overwhelmed with the kids."
Our insider added at the time, "Kim does her best to be loving and supportive of Kanye's many businesses, but the timing of this trip could not be any worse." Hopefully the timing on his next business endeavor will be better! After all, Kanye is reportedly very passionate about getting back to work and touring!


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After walking to the beach we decided to take the dink and run over to Allens Cay to see the infamous Iguanas.
As we get close to the beach, sure enough, we see twenty or so Iguanas run to the shore in hopes of a handout.
Like in all other social cultures; there must be a pecking order here also. The big lizard always got the bread and shared it if he wanted. The others had to scramble for a few nibbles.
While dinking around, some guys on a sport fish asked if we would take one of their buddies to shore with his video camera to take pics of his children playing with the Iguanas. We said we would for a beer. (we were very thirsty and had no beer with us.)
They did us one better and gave us 2 beers and 2 fish. You can't beat that.


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Is it possible to own a high technology thing in my home?
No it's not possible to have those stuff in your home.The technology is probably not even available and if it was, it would not be available to the public.The most I can think of is probably Sixth ...
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Make every product compatible with each other, Imagine a world where everything works in co-existence!
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Just be yourself dress in your style
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Astral Reflections
A Blog by Astrologer Tim Stephens
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Hi Tim,
I was reading your horoscope forecast for May 27- June 2nd. I am a Pisces and in the forecast you state that the months ahead would be a great time to enter civil service or management. But in the karmic forecast you state to avoid civil service or any management until November. I just passed the U.S.P.S. exam, should I pursue this avenue now or wait until November?
Best Regards
Hi, Restlessone,
Oops, you're right. I wrote some time ago that you should stay out of the civil service, because the lunar south node was in Aquarius (your management, civil service sign) and the s. node often causes delays, dead-ends, or loss. However, Mars, your money planet, also entered Aquarius recently, and will stay there until November. The s. node also stays there until November. So there are 2 conflicting indications. In general, it would probably be wiser to avoid the civil service, etc., until early Nov., rather than chase the money benefits awaiting you there. However, sometimes (and especially with Pisces) the s. node doesn't bring bad things, but good (maybe 20 % of the time). If you do enter the postal service, and all goes smoothly, and you like everything, then ignore my karmic advice. But if (even now, before entering) you experience delays in entering the service, this is an indication that you should stay out (at least until Nov.). Sorry for the mix-up. You and many Pisces are facing this dilemma. In giving my May 27 advice, I was forgetting about the s. node.
PS: I have revised the May 27 Pisces message to explain this more fully.
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Wowza, the creativity here is amazing! I don't know how she dances like that let alone the gorgeous tangling and untangling of her body from the "spiderweb" at the bottom of the pole.
Have a great day hotties!! There are classes today!
Basics – All levels – 9:30AM
Divas / Stars – 7:30PM
Don't forget to RSVP for our Pole-licious event at On the Rocks, April 21st at 9PM. They made a hot pink Pole-licious shot just for us!
See you 'round the poles!


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With the NBA draft just two days away, the Boston Celtics have some big decisions to make. Will they keep all four draft picks they own this year or trade up to make a splash? New rumors are flying around every day, with big names like DeMarcus Cousins and LaMarcus Aldridge being tossed around. Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck has been promising fireworks since last offseason, leaving fans hoping for the best. With all of this uncertainty, there is one thing we can be sure of: with GM Danny Ainge in charge, the team is in good hands.
Since taking over for the team in 2003, nobody has done more with less on draft night than Ainge. In his first draft, Ainge selected high school center Kendrick Perkins with the 27th overall pick. Although his career has tailed off of late, Perkins was once a starter on Boston's 2008 championship team and a key player for years. The following year is when Danny truly showed off his drafting talents, taking another high school big man named Al Jefferson at 15. Later that round he drafted guards Delonte West and Tony Allen back to back. Used in the Kevin Garnett trade, Jefferson has gone on to average as much as 23 points and 11 rebounds per game and remains a star on the Charlotte Hornets. Both Allen and West have had strong careers as well, with the former reaching the All NBA Defensive team four times in his career.
2005's draft of Gerald Green and Ryan Gomes was solid if not unspectacular but in 2006 Ainge's genius struck again. Although his draft night blockbuster trade for Sebastian Telfair was a disappointment, it was two lesser moves that helped propel the Celtics to their 2008 championship. Ainge used a late first round pick on troubled Kentucky guard Rajon Rondo and a second rounder on Leon Powe. Both players played huge roles in the title run, with Powe scoring 21 points off the bench in the Celtics game 2 finals victory. Rondo went on to be a four time All Star before wearing out his welcome with the team last year.
2007 was another huge year for Ainge. After one of the worst seasons in team history, the Celtics owned the fifth overall pick in the draft. They chose Georgetown swingman Jeff Green, but in one of Ainge's boldest moves, flipped him for Seattle star Ray Allen and a second round pick, which was used on Glen "Big Baby" Davis. This trade set up the Celtics to trade for Kevin Garnett, and was the start of one of the best teams of its era.
After quiet drafts in both 08 and 09, the Celtics selected guard Avery Bradley, who remains a starter for the team today, with the 19th pick. Two years later Ainge turned another late draft pick into a starter on this years playoff team when he drafted Ohio State big Jared Sullinger, who had dropped in the draft due to health concerns. He has also added to his young core with Kelly Olynyk, James Young and Marcus Smart in the last two years, and while the jury is still our on their careers, there has been signs of promise.
Overall very few NBA GMs have as good of a draft record as Ainge does over that time period, let alone with the late draft picks that he has been stuck with. As an example, the Los Angeles Clippers have owned picks 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, and 14 in drafts since 2003. They ended up with Chris Kaman, Shaun Livingston, Yaroslov Karolev, Al Thronton, Eric Gordon and Al-Farouq Aminu, who combine for only one All Star appearance. The only GM that can touch Danny's level of success is San Antonio's R.C. Buford. In his tenure, the Spurs have drafted Goran Dragic, George Hill, Thiago Splitter, Leandro Barbosa, and Beno Udrih all later than pick 26.
That leads us to Thursday's draft, an important one for Ainge and the Celtics. After bottoming out in 2013 to draft Marcus Smart, the Celtics shocked the NBA by posting the second best record in the Eastern Conference after the all star break last season, a surge that pushed them into the playoffs. The unexpected turnaround was sparked by the trade for point guard Isaiah Thomas and the teams decision to finally move on from star point guard Rajon Rondo. Now the Celtics are in an interesting place, smack in the middle of the weak Eastern Conference. With respected young coach Brad Stevens, a young core and lots of cap space, the Celtics have a chance to make good on Wyc's promise of fireworks.
With picks 16, 28, 33, and 45 the Celtics likely have more than they can handle. The odds of four rookies making the team are very slim and I would be shocked if there wasn't a trade Thursday night. Rumors have popped up that the Celtics are "aggressive" in trying to move up, with Ainge confirming it today saying the idea was to get "quality over quantity." With all of this in mind here are the most likely scenarios for the draft:
Celtics Stay At 16, Draft Bobby Portis- PF- Arkansas
It remains a possibility that the Celtics won't be successful in trading up and instead use their original pick. At this slot there are many possibilities but Bobby Portis is the most likely pick. Surprisingly the SEC player of the year was not Kentucky big men Karl Towns or Willy Cauley-Stein but rather Portis, a junior power forward from Arkansas. Portis is believed by most to be a low risk pick with less star potential than others. The versatile forward doesn't stand out in any one category, but has less glaring weaknesses than other prospects. Perhaps his greatest strength his his mindset. Portis flies around the court making hustle plays and has a toughness to his game similar to Smart or fellow Celtic Jae Crowder.
Celtics Trade Up, Draft…
Stanley Johnson- SF- Arizona
Johnson has been called the best two way player in the draft by some GM's. His great size and athleticism allow him to be a plus defender and he improved as a shooter over his freshman year. Johnson's biggest issue can be his consistency and decision making. This could be a sign of a freshman adjusting to stronger competition or it could be a sign of more issues to come. The Celtics are familiar with athletic, do-it-all forwards who struggle with consistency after years with Jeff Green. Is Johnson a repeat or can he overcome those problems? The good sign is that Johnson's work ethic and aggressiveness hasn't been called into question, just his attention to detail.
Myles Turner- C- Texas
The seven foot freshman from Texas is the player out of this group that many see as having the highest star potential. He offers both a great jumper for a player his size and strong shot blocking ability, giving him the potential to be a difference maker on both ends of the floor. He didn't have the greatest year at Texas and his team underperformed, but that could be due to poor coaching and team play. One other concern is his awkward running style, which makes the transition game a struggle for him. He's thin for his size but, being one of the drafts youngest players, he has room to grow.
Willie Cauley-Stein- C- Kentucky
Cauley-Stein would have been a first round pick in either of the last two drafts, but elected to return to school and it paid off. He improved a lot as a player over his time at Kentucky and some believe he could have a Tyson Chandler like impact on a teams defense. He's over 7 feet tall and one of the most fluid athletes in the draft. Defensively he can do it all, guarding all five positions in college from the perimeter to post, with shot blocking and stealing ability as well. Offensively Cauley-Stein doesn't offer much. He is a great dunker out of the pick and roll, similar to Chandler or DeAndre Jordan, but he doesn't do much beyond that. He needs to bulk up more to help him improve as a rebounder and keep his focus on the court. He has improved in that aspect and at times plays with great intensity, he just needs to get more consistent.
Theres no way of predicting Danny Ainge's next move. He could trade up as high as the 4th pick or he could trade out of the draft all together, electing to get more established players. If I were in his place I would attempt to move up for Cauley-Stein. He has the ability to be a game changer and a great addition to the Celtics already strong defense. Still, theres only so much you can give up for a player with his lack of offensive game. I would see what he can do without giving up players like Jared Sullinger and Avery Bradley, who have been rumored as trade candidates. If Ainge can use his endless stash of draft picks and some lesser role players, then go for it. If not I don't see any problem with staying put and drafting Portis. He strikes me as the type of player who has the drive and mentality to outplay his projection. It should be an exciting Thursday for Celtics fans.


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Preschool Story Time @ Berkley Public Library
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"This state-of-the-art 12T system will provide some of the clearest, and likely some of the most useful, images in the history of MRI science," explained Charles Springer, Ph.D., AIRC director and professor of physiology and pharmacology in the OHSU School of Medicine. Springer also serves as a professor of biomedical engineering at OHSU and is a member of the OHSU Cancer Institute. His arrival, along with the establishment of the AIRC, took place through the Oregon Opportunity, a public-private partnership to increase the health and economic benefits of OHSU research for all Oregonians.
The 12T instrument with a magnetic field 120,000 times stronger than that of the Earth was purchased with assistance from a $1.75 million grant provided by the W. M. Keck Foundation. This is the third MRI magnet delivery for OHSU this year. In early January, a 3T magnet was lifted by crane into OHSU's new Biomedical Research Building, the primary home of the AIRC. In late January, OHSU received delivery of a 60 ton, 7T magnet. The extreme size and weight of this piece of equipment, paired with its fragility, resulted in a precise initial positioning that lasted three days. By comparison, the 12T magnet weighs approximately 12 tons (24,000 lbs). However, the magnetic field that will be generated is one of the strongest in the world for a magnet of this relatively large physical size. The inner diameter of its horizontal cylindrical bore is 31 centimeters. In fact, the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. -- the base of operations for federally funded health research -- is currently the only other site in the world for a 12T MRI syste
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