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Make the peppers: Combine 2 1/2 cups water, the rice, currants and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low; cover and simmer until the water is absorbed, about 45 minutes. Let stand, covered, 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork, then transfer to a large bowl to cool, about 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread the walnuts on a baking sheet and roast until lightly golden, 6 to 8 minutes; let cool, then finely chop. Pile the dill, parsley and scallions on a cutting board and finely chop.
Cut off the top of each bell pepper and reserve the tops; discard the seeds and white membranes. Put the turkey in a large bowl; add 1 cup mozzarella, 1/4 cup feta, the rice mixture, walnuts, all but 2 tablespoons of the chopped herbs, the garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Gently mix with your hands. Stuff each bell pepper evenly with the turkey-rice mixture; cover with the pepper tops.
Make the sauce: Whisk 3 cups water, the tomato puree, brown sugar, olive oil and cinnamon stick in a wide, deep saucepan. Arrange the stuffed peppers upright in the sauce. Bring the sauce to a simmer over medium-high heat. Cover and reduce the heat to medium low; simmer until the peppers are soft and the filling is cooked through, 50 to 60 minutes.
Preheat the broiler. Carefully remove the peppers from the sauce and transfer to a flameproof baking dish; remove the tops and set them aside in the baking dish. Toss the reserved 2 tablespoons chopped herbs with the remaining 1 cup mozzarella and 1/4 cup feta in a small bowl and sprinkle over the filling. Broil until melted, about 2 minutes. Replace the pepper tops. Season the sauce with salt and pepper. Serve the peppers in shallow bowls with the sauce.
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When existing cancer treatment methods don't offer as much hope as you'd like, the next thing to think about may be a clinical trial. This can be the best way to get access to new treatment options that your parent's doctor may not be able to offer yet. However, joining a clinical trial comes with its own share of discomforts and risks. And depending on how the trial is structured, it can seem like a shot in the dark.
Nevertheless, it's a good idea to be informed about clinical trials. Here's how to start exploring the advantages and risks.
What's a clinical trial?
Drug companies, doctors, and medical researchers use clinical trials to test the effectiveness of new drugs, medical devices, and treatment methods. Clinical trials can also be used to compare different treatment methods and see which is more effective. Sometimes a drug or treatment that has already been tested and approved for one condition or group of patients is given an additional trial to see if it works for another condition or group. For example, a drug that works for prostate cancer might be tested to see if it also works for breast cancer.
Getting into a clinical trial is often the only way for your parent to try new drugs and treatment methods that haven't yet been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the branch of the government that screens new medications for safety. However, because drugs and treatments in trials are still experimental, there may be unknown safety risks.
Clinical trials are necessary to ensure that effective new treatments eventually find their way to patients -- the drugs and treatments currently available all went through clinical trials. The testing process for new drugs and treatments is rigorous, requiring multiple steps so that researchers have plenty of chances to spot side effects and monitor risks. Clinical trials are conducted in four separate phases to ensure safety.
What does it mean if the study is "blind"?
A blind study is one in which patients are randomly assigned into two groups, one of which receives the new drug or treatment being tested, while the other receives standard treatment. In some blind studies (though never in cancer studies), the new drug is compared to a placebo, which is an inactive pill that looks just like the drug being tested.
These clinical trials are called "blind" because patients don't know which group they're in. A double-blind study is one in which neither the participants nor the researchers know which group is receiving which treatment. Placebos aren't used when researching treatment for cancer or other serious diseases because they are never used in cases where not receiving treatment would endanger the participants in a trial.
To get in a clinical trial, will my parent have to change doctors?
That depends. In some cases, your parent's oncologist may recommend or support your parent's desire to join a clinical trial, and his doctor may be able to work closely with the team conducting the trial and continue to oversee your parent's treatment. In other cases, enrolling in a clinical trial may require that your parent go to another medical facility -- even one outside his area or out of state -- and accept the supervision of a new medical team.
Will my parent receive better care in a clinical trial?
That's quite possible, but it depends on the particular clinical trial, and also on the level of care your parent is receiving from his oncologist. Typically, participation in a clinical trial requires very close monitoring, so your parent will undergo lots of tests and receive attention from researchers who may be top specialists in their field.
On the other hand, researchers in a trial are naturally focused closely on the effects of the drug or method they're testing; they may not be as focused as your parent's oncologist would be on monitoring your parent's overall health and well-being, coordinating other treatments, and offering help in dealing with side effects and lifestyle issues.
Does participating in a clinical trial put my parent at risk?
Your parent is trying something new that hasn't been fully tested, so, yes, there are risks due to possible side effects, drug interactions, or other symptoms that the researchers don't know about yet. Of course, researchers want the drug or method to be safe and to protect patients from harm, so you can be sure they've got your parent's interest at heart. And if it's a phase III trial, which is most common, the treatment has already been tested in previous trials. Still, by entering a clinical trial, your parent clearly assumes additional risks that will be carefully explained to him.
Do we have to do anything special if my parent is in a clinical trial?
Clinical trials are conducted by a research team that usually includes doctors, nurses, social workers, dietitians, and other health professionals. The team will give your parent specific instructions to follow, which may include keeping logs or filling out questionnaires. Also, the research team may need to stay in contact with your parent after the trial ends.
Will my parent's insurance cover a clinical trial?
The answer isn't simple, and it depends on the type of insurance you have, the state you live in, and many other factors. Typically, the organization sponsoring the clinical trial covers what are considered the "research costs," which include everything associated with the running of the trial: data collection and management, the time spent by the research physician and nursing staff, and the tests performed as part of the trial. There is, however, a whole set of additional costs known as "patient care costs," which usually include transportation to and from the trial, as well as blood tests and other tests not directly related to the trial. The sponsoring organization often doesn't cover these.
There's good news, though: At the urging of the National Cancer Institute, a growing number of states have passed legislation requiring health plans to pay the cost of routine medical care that patients receive while participating in a clinical trial.
This doesn't mean, however, that your parent's insurance pays all the costs. Clinical trials often involve additional tests, medications, and medical appointments that don't fall into any of these categories. Some health insurers and managed care providers will decide if they'll cover patient care costs based on whether they consider the trial treatment to be "experimental" or "investigational" -- in which case they'll say no -- or "established" -- in which case they may cover it. Disputes often must be negotiated between the research sponsor and your parent's insurance company.
If your parent has Medicare, the program does reimburse patient care costs for its members who participate in a clinical trial to diagnose or treat cancer. Information about Medicare coverage of clinical trials is available at www.medicare.gov (click on the Search Tool called "Find Out What Medicare Covers" and, on the next screen, choose the coverage topics "Clinical Trials" for inpatients, outpatients, or both).
How do I find a clinical trial for my parent?
The first step in finding a clinical trial is to speak with your parent's doctor about what types of new treatments are being studied and what might work best for your parent. Let the doctor know that you'd like to consider joining a clinical trial, and discuss the possible approaches. There may be several options to consider, or there may be one specific treatment your parent's doctor recommends.
Surprisingly, though, many cancer patients and their families find that their oncologists aren't the best source of information about clinical trials. A national survey of cancer patients found that eight out of ten cancer patients were unaware of the existence of clinical trials, and that doctors reported being unable to help their patients enroll because they don't have the time, staff, or funding to keep up with the vast number of trials happening across the country. The best way to find out about clinical trials is to research them yourself. To do so, see Clinical Trials for Cancer Treatment: A Step-by-Step Guide.

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Pawnshop Roses: The Life They Lead
The Pawnshop Roses are just about ready to record a four song spot for the late night show Fearless Music TV but lead singer Paul Keen has something else on his mind. With the cameras getting set to roll, he comes forward to the mike and with a slightly sheepish grin confesses, "I think I left the key in the men's room." Clearly, the band is not sweating their TV appearance one bit; nor should they. Just one year ago, the Philadelphia based band made a big splash in the nationwide pool when they reaped the rewards of winning the YouTube Underground music video contest and performed on ABC's Good Morning America. Their appearance produced one of the better Beavis & Butthead moments when Diane Sawyer introduced the Roses and their winning song, "It Gets So Hard."
In professionally polishing off their four song set, Pawnshop Roses bring a portion of the live show that's been wowing Philadelphia audiences for some time into the syndicated show's studio. In fact, it was a live performance video, recorded at the Grape Street Pub by their friend Scooter Landy, which secured them the YouTube award. "Every other band that was on there pretty much entered themselves," explains lead singer Paul Keen while sitting to a post-taping meal along with guitarist Kevin Bentley, bassist Justin Monteleone and Pepper's Ghost drummer Zil. Landy posted the video and even though they thought theirs was one of the best out there, were still pleasantly surprised by their victory. "We told our fans a little bit about it but we didn't go all out promoting it." The Good Morning America appearance increased their local profile as they noticed an immediate uptick in the attendance of their shows and spread their name outside the Philadelphia area. "We had roughly 2,000 YouTube views before Good Morning America," says Bentley "After GMA we had more than 200,000."
Shortly afterwards, the Roses entered the studio to record their debut album. On the resulting Let It Roll, they work the tried-and-true formula of blue-collar roots rock in the same manner as the Black Crowes, The Byrds and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. They try not to give their style of music too much thought. "I don't think any of us would argue over whether those bands are good influences or not but we tend to play what sounds good to us," says Keen. "You listen to the radio now and you don't hear that kind of rock and roll, at least the type on Let It Roll. I'd like us to venture out, nothing crazy; I like a lot of singer-songwriters and I like a lot of indie-music."
For as much as the Roses like to rock, they get equal pleasure by unplugging everything and stripping the music down to its elements. "When we're on stage, we're likely to go more acoustic than to dive into something psychedelic or more indie-sounding," relates Keen. "On Let It Roll, we went in there rocking," says Monteleone. "I love the acoustic guitar, though: doing the basics, strum it out acoustic and then go in and rock." Keen looks to vintage-era Rod Stewart as an ideal example of the sound the Roses are striving for. "On Every Picture Tell A Story,' you hear that great 12 string acoustic," he says, illustrating the point by singing the guitar intro. "It's all based acoustic and it still rocks.""We don't want to make music that sounds like robots. We work on our vocals and our harmonies. We're more excited about bringing different tones and textures into what we do" explains Bentley. "We've accomplished the live vibe on the album but we can get better," says Keen. "I hope it's not the best album we ever do." In discussing Let It Roll, the conversation gets around to the Black Crowes and how the Southern gospel tinged title track and "Seasons Blues" have a distinctly Crowes feel to them. Keen smiles as if internally finding humor in a joke he's heard many times before and still finds funny. Keen's stage mannerisms occasionally resemble those of the Crowes hirsute lead singer and with a conciliatory grin, admits that the comparisons aren't unfair. "When I was a kid I had big problems sounding just like Chris Robinson, doing all the Chris Robinson-isms. They come without thinking."
The band has found success with the quick-hit marketing opportunities of the Internet and are now looking to build on their achievements. "The kind of music we're doing right now, we know its going be a long haul," explains Keen. "We're not writing songs that sound like we're 20 years old. We're tapping into something a little more timeless and that's the stuff that we love." Zil, who's had experience playing for young impressionable listeners, appreciates the power of good music. "A good rock band can be a good education."
Zil got a chance to educate the youth of America when his other band, Pepper's Ghost, toured with Ashlee Simpson. "I get laid a lot less," he says of the difference between opening for a Simpson and gigging with the Roses. "The audience for a band like [Pawnshop Roses] is more into the music. When you're doing a show as an opening act before a teeny-bopper crowd, you can wiggle you hips and they'll go yeeeah.' They don't care if you're doing some great guitar solo or four part harmony, all you have to do is fall on the floor and do something out of Rock 101 to get a reaction," he recalls. "With [the Roses] crowd, you have to be better."
Right now, the Pawnshop Roses are three musicians in search of a drummer and in Zil, they have their ideal candidate lined up. It's a pairing the Pepper's Ghost drummer doesn't seem averse to. "In all the years we've had this band, Zil has been our go-to guy. When we first starting recording with all our other drummers, he recorded with us," says Monteleone, whose relationship with Zil dates back to high school. "Whenever we had a show and we needed a drummer, Zil was there."
The drummer is amusingly hard to pin down on the subject. "I've always loved their music and I've always told them that I'm their biggest fan . . . especially when I'm drunk," he explains. "It's kind of like getting into a relationship. I'm still getting laid with these guys, but I don't need to buy them dinner yet. It's getting to that point, though," he admits. "I'm starting to lose money so I feel like I'm part of the band."
With Zil on board, the Roses recently returned to the studio to follow-up Let It Roll with an EP. However, the band didn't just go to any studio: they went to the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee where they received an assist from Laneesha Randolph and Jason Crosby of Robert Randolph's Family Band. The Roses immersed themselves in Sun's storied history. "Even though kids may not realize it, you can trace it all back to this one room," marvels Bentley. "We went into the studio with a plan to record two versions of a new song, "Second Hand Love," one country, the other Motown," explains Keen. "We thought, how great would it be if we had Robert's sister back us on the Motown version and had Jason Crosby, who I consider an amazing keyboard and fiddle player, on the country version.'"
Bentley was impressed not only with how Crosby and Randolph came in and picked up on what they were trying to do but also with how quickly they figured out how to best accentuate it. Being a big Johnny Cash fan, Bentley was thrilled to play at Sun Studios. "I got that from my Dad. He was a big Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings fan. I've been listening to them my whole life but I didn't realize it was cool until I turned 19 or 20. I thought of it as redneck stuff," he says with a self-deprecating laugh. "To go into Sun Studios, that one room with all its history; it took a while to sink in. Once the engineer put on the slapback reverb that they have on the vocals and the guitars and we heard it on our headphones, it was on." They seemed to be having so much fun that James Lott, Sun's head engineer jumped in for a cover of Elvis Presley's "That's Alright." "They have bands in there every night and this guy hears bands all the time," says Zil. "He liked the way the band sounded and said I've got to jump in with you guys.'"
Even though the Roses have never thought of themselves as much of a jamband, their brand of roots rock fits the mold. "Can we really be a jamband?" asks Bentley, with a slightly devious tone in his voice. "I don't play ten minute guitar solos." This past summer, they got their first real exposure to the energy that a jamband audience can bring when they opened for Robert Randolph & The Family Band in Dewey Beach. Playing before a relatively unfamiliar crowd, the sold-out room latched on to the opening lines of "The Life We Lead," singing the song's hook "spent all of my money on cocaine, pills and weed, blame it on the life that we lead" back at the band as if they had known it all their lives. The band's reaction? "Finally somebody gets it."


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However, Neary also notes that all these independent projects have sometimes had rocky relationships with the main GNOME project. The obvious implication is that, with Ubuntu, history is likely to repeat itself. Based on the past history of relations between Ubuntu and GNOME, this implication seems almost a certainty.
On the surface, Ubuntu's decision is usually presented by leaders on both sides as an agreement to disagree. For example, when the plans for Unity were announced, Stormy Peters, executive director of the GNOME Foundation, blogged that the news was disappointing, but represented a change in the free software ecosystem whose challenge GNOME must rise to meet. Her tone and argument alike were an eerie echo of Shuttleworth's announcement of Unity's new role.
The reason for these facades is not hard to see: whenever the relationship between Ubuntu and GNOME are discussed, angry partisans on both sides are sure to sound off.
Ubuntu supporters are apt to claim that the GNOME power structure is unfairly prejudiced against Ubuntu and its innovations. For their part, GNOME supporters suggest that Ubuntu and Canonical are trying to impose their own agenda on GNOME as a whole. How true either claim originally might have been is impossible to determine, but the feedback between them now means that both appear to have a degree of truth.
This basic division is strengthened by two very specific claims against Ubuntu and Canonical.
The first is that, although Ubuntu ships with a version of GNOME by default, it does not contribute its fair share to GNOME development. Superficially, this claim appears to be supported by an analysis in July 2010 of the commits to the GNOME code that shows that only slightly more than one percent of them were submitted by Canonical, as opposed to 16% by Red Hat, and over 10% by Novell.
Undoubtedly, Shuttleworth has a point when he blogs that Ubuntu contributes in other ways, particularly by attracting new users to free software.
The trouble is, a contribution that so directly benefits Canonical may be rejected as not being comparable to the indirect benefit that coding benefits give other companies. Nor are developers apt to appreciate an increase in users when what concerns them are contributions to the code.
The second accusation is that Ubuntu is undermining free software for its own commercial interests. This is a charge that most businesses involved with free software face sooner or later, but in the case of Ubuntu and Canonical, it is supported by circumstantial evidence.
Considering that GNOME is currently trying to develop its own interface innovations in GNOME 3.0, you might easily conclude that Ubuntu and Canonical are trying to create a software stack in which they can dominate the decision-making without having to endure the usual give and take of free software development.
Ubuntu already has some history of unnecessary substitutions, such as the replacement of the Init daemon with Upstart that makes Unity seem like the more of the same -- all the more so since, a week after Unity's new role was announced, Shuttleworth added that Ubuntu would be replacing the X Window System with the largely untried Wayland.
All these projects are free software, of course, just like the software that they are designed to replace. However, when Canonical supplies the money and developers to hasten them along, you can be forgiven for suspecting that the projects are controlled almost as closely as they might be if developed entirely in-house.
This suspicion is heightened by the fact that the Canonical contributor's agreement assigns all rights to Canonical. Similar agreements been used by other companies to maintain a measure of control over projects -- Sun, for example, used them to control Java and OpenOffice.org -- so the community is presupposed to suspicion.
Moreover, in this case, the suspicion seems justified. If enforced, the agreement would not only oblige contributors to make changes requested by Canonical, but also gives Canonical the right to re-license code -- even under a free license.
In a smaller, less influential project, such things might be dismissed as part of a company's struggle to work within the community. However, in the case of Canonical and Ubuntu, they are apt to appear as cynical efforts to undermine the community and the common good.
The fact that Shuttleworth and other Ubuntu leaders rarely respond to such criticism, and only long after the fact when they do only seems to confirm the justice of the accusations.
Or, as Jeff Waugh tweets, Ubuntu's development of Unity seems the triumph of "brand before community, [and] differentiation before collaboration."
In return, because free software values are as widely held throughout Ubuntu as in the larger community, these accusations can only cause Ubuntu supporters to resent what they perceive as unfairness.
In the end, the two sides of this dispute provide positive feedback to each other that threatens to make the whole situation spiral out of control. As Neary blogs, Ubuntu's choice of unity "will inevitably garner some support from within Ubuntu, and much criticism from the rest of the GNOME ecosystem, further isolating Canonical and the Ubuntu community from the rest of the free desktop community."
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A Trailer has been released for the upcoming M Night Shyamalan film "Split", starring James McAvoy (Filth, X-Men). The film follows Kevin (McAvoy), a troubled man with no less than 23 distinct personalities who abducts 3 teenage girls and holds them hostage.
This one looks like a powerhouse performance from McAvoy, an always reliable actor, perhaps showcasing a darker more villainous side (much like in Filth). Shyamalan is back in vogue since his fantastic "The Visit" last year and, of course, there's bound to be a twist in the tale regarding the multiple personality concept.
The film will be released January 2017, check out the trailer...
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Tampa Hackathon: Citizen Solvers Code For A Cause
Nathan Schwagler
Friday, June 29, 2012
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The first floor ballroom at Tampa's Downtown Hyatt Regency is peculiarly calm given the amount of processing power -- human and hardware -- plugged in and operating at a high-level.
The creative chaos that typifies your average
Startup Weekend
is absent, and the hipster-approved combination of kegs, amp stacks and dub-infused coder anthems that fuel round-the-clock computer programming at South by SouthWest is nowhere to be found.
This hack-a-thon is different. This is Mayor Bob Buckhorn's turf, and these participants are coding for a cause: Tampa.
Instigated by local startup veteran, technologist and
Gazelle Lab
Marvin Scaff
, and advised and operationalized by local IT veteran
Brian Burridge
, Buckhorn and his team set out to engage the local tech talent with a specific challenge: Build an app that improves the experience of Tampa Bay -- oh yeah, and make sure it's complete in 48 hours. No pressure, really.
Why is this important? According to Scaff: "It's encouraging to see the hacker community working with government to make the city's data more accessible and useful to citizens; it's a good use of people's time.''
A pitter-patter of keystrokes fills the room, and it's quite obvious that these folks are programming with purpose. The 75 or so hackers on-site June 22-24 at the downtown Hyatt are here for many reasons: Some code to sharpen and showcase their chops; some to meet other coders; some code for country -- well, at least county and city -- in the name of geek pride. For Florida, this is a milestone: the first major civic hackathon to take place in the Sunshine State!
Empty cases of Red Bull are neatly stacked behind the desk of Siobahn Harley, special assistant to the mayor, as she artfully responds to the slow but steady flow of tech-curious onlookers and media reps. And in an expression of caffeinated solidarity, even Buckhorn gets in on the action, downing an energy-drink and cheering the creativity in the room.
The official criteria of the hackathon includes:
• Usefulness: Addresses a real need.
• Design: Be mindful of visitors who may be unfamiliar with Tampa.
• User Experience: Appearance & usability.
• Originality: Unique and inventive.
Community Leadership
Buckhorn isn't the only political presence on site. Hillsborough County Commissioner Mark Sharpe also shares words of inspiration and affirmation. Rumor already has it that there may be another event organized at the county level that taps into the citizen solver, geek power the Tampa Bay region has to offer.
Burridge sees the coordination and connection between IT workers as a particularly powerful outcome of this kind of event. It's not really about the code. Sure, what the teams imagine and create in 48 hours is impressive and cool -- and there's a chance that a government agency just might integrate the app into its operations.
At the same time, this is capacity building at its finest. These participants are more connected to each other now and are:
1) more likely to collaborate on a tech/entrepreneurship project in the future;
2) more skilled at their craft after this digital workout; and
3) more connected to the technology ecosystem and community in which they live. No matter how you slice it, it's a win.
On the topic of winning: The judges require that code be submitted to GitHub by 6 p.m. Sunday, and request a few days to kick the tires on the submitted apps before awarding a winner.
The Judges:
Steve Ressler: Founder of
Kevin Hale: Co-founder of
(acquired by Survey Monkey);
Josh Greenberg: Co-founder of Grooveshark;
Alfred Goldberg: Father figure of mobile in the TB region and founder of
Absolute Mobile Solutions
Brian Burridge: Task master extraordinaire and partner and sr. technologist,
Marvin Scaff: Self-taught programming guru and entrepreneurial ecosystem advocate, and founder at
Gazelle Lab
Linda Olson: Founder and chairperson at
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Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn.
The Power Of Raw Data
People who make things generally require some raw materials; this hackathon is no different. In addition to the geek tool kit (laptops, over-sized monitors, external hard drives, noise-cancelling headphones, ironic T-shirts, snacks and energy drinks, etc.), participants are using city-provided data to help inform their ideation and decision-making around what to build, how to build it, and how to make it easy for people to use. Everything from general accounting information, departmental budgets, construction bid information, calendars, crime statistics, demographic information, housing data, transit schedules, parks data, permitting information, police, purchasing, school, traffic, utility, and water data. Plenty of choices.
Justin Davis,
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founder and user experience design expert, understands that coming up with user-centric product and service ideas is hard enough, so having a bank of data as a starting point to generate ideas is a big help. "It makes the process easier; it's a scratch on the canvas, a way to kick start the creative process, and I think that's really cool.''
The Results
In an email follow-up to the participants, Harley congratulated all of the teams on their efforts: "... every app met a need and you may find city departments or other agencies contacting you in the near future to further discuss how your application can be implemented. Everyone submitted something useful or unique. I was glad that I wasn't a judge!"
True as that may be, everyone loves a winner.
Grand Prize: HARTxt by SPARKTECH -- SPARKTECH created an SMS system that allows bus passengers to text their location ID and bus number (both already provided at the stop) and receive an automatic response containing the next three times that their bus will arrive. It is also available in Spanish and is blind accessible.
Runner Up: Pix and Pans by Team Haneke Design -- Pix and Pans allows mobile users to submit photos of what they like most and least about Tampa. The solution consists of a web application and an iPhone app. This application fits the needs of the city's InVision Tampa downtown master plan process. City officials look forward to potentially using it as both inspiration and a tool to improve the City.
Mayor's Choice:
1. SimTampa by Michael Lindemuth -- SimTampa has immediate use for Tampa's economic development team. SimTampa is a tool that allows users to search for available properties, view them via Goodle street view and retrieve relevant details from the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser's Office. Citizens can also suggest uses for available spaces.
2. City Site by Robin Curts -- The City of Tampa already makes extensive use of QR codes. Curts builds on this with his City Site app. This app allows users to access city information easily on their mobile phone by scanning QR codes strategically placed around the city. He built a feature that could allow citizens to scan the side of a park pavilion, view available dates, and book it right there on the device. The app makes great use of the large number of city feeds available and gives users direct access to what's happening at their current location.
Unscientific Points Of Interest
* 4 of 9 teams entered the competition with an idea of what they wanted to build in mind already. They ended up being the 1st and 2nd prize winners, and both of the Mayor's Choice award winners.
* 4 of the 4 placing teams had personally experienced the problem they were trying to solve first hand.
* 3 of the 4 placing teams did either primary or secondary research to validate the concept before and/or during their build, to ensure they were building something other people would find useful.
* 2 of the 4 placing teams significantly deviated from their original idea twice; in entrepreneurial terms, they "pivoted'' based on feedback.
* As is commonly the case with events like this: They don't happen without
; show 'em some love!
Nathan Schwagler teaches creativity in entrepreneurship at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, where he is responsible for the integration of creative thinking skills into entrepreneurship curricula. A graduate of SUNY Buffalo, he earned master's degrees there and at USF. Comments? Contact
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The sharp bulky lines of trick lock maker Rainer Popp's previous release, the T7, have given way to the smooth rounded surface of his latest design, the T8. The T8 is a cylindrical re-imagining of the antique "P lock". The lock has two tricks that need to be discovered in order to open it. The first can be found without too much difficulty as it is the natural place on the lock to start tinkering. The second is cleverly disguised. It can be found either by chance or by a careful examination of the lock and some keen deductive reasoning. However it is found, it's hard not to admire its novel ingenuity and charm.
Since his first trick lock, the now legendary T1, was released in 2006, Rainer's puzzles have become objects of desire for puzzlers everywhere. Rainer makes the locks himself, in small batches, and when they sell out does not produce them again. That these locks are handmade can be seen in their quality and the attention to detail.
In fact, the T8 doesn't just stand out for its qualities as a mechanical puzzle, but its qualities as lock. In Rainer's designs his passion for locks is unmistakable. They all have a distinctive look, borrowing and reshaping elements from more lock styles than I previously knew existed. His love of old locks, specifically pre-19th century ones, is noticeable even to someone who knows nothing about this field. One example – and you realise this only after solving one of his locks – is that the shackle isn't spring-loaded like modern padlocks and doesn't pop up once it has been opened (making it possible to solve one of his locks without realising that the shackle is free).
After the release of the T8 I caught up with Rainer via email to ask a few questions about the lock and its production.
Saul Symonds: The first thing I noticed about this lock when I took it out of its box was the considerable size and weight. Does the internal mechanism determine these aspects of the lock or are they chosen for other reasons?
Rainer Popp: The internal mechanism always influences the size of the lock as an important factor. Another factor is the size of the key. Further, it is important that all parts can be easily machined, handled and are robust enough to not get bent or broken. When all these factors are met I actually try to make the lock as small as possible to keep the raw material price and the weight down.
SS: You have an extremely unified body of work, having solely produced trick locks at the rate of one a year for the past eight years. Have you ever thought about using your lock experience on other types of puzzles, for example, puzzle boxes?
RP: Of course I had some ideas for boxes or other puzzles but normally I try to map them on a trick lock. There are enough brilliant makers of boxes around. No need for more competition…
SS: Each of your locks has a very distinctive look, often based on the styles of older locks. Can you tell me about the P lock design you used for the T8?
RP: Actually there is a huge variety of antique P locks starting with very simple designs made of old gun barrels, for example, up to fantastically huge and complex trick locks where it is not clear if they were "only" masterpieces or really in use.
SS: Apart from the "P" design of the T8, the other most noticeable feature is its cylindrical shape. Why did you choose to make this lock cylindrical?
RP: The cylindrical shape is easy to machine and pleasant to touch. The actual size was determined by the inner parts, the mechanism.
SS: To what extent does the locking mechanism determine the style and shape of the lock?
RP: That differs. There are designs you could pack into a cylindrical housing as well as in a block. Others will only work with a certain shape of the housing.
SS: When designing a lock, how do you determine the number of steps involved in its solution? Previous locks had up to five steps but there are only two in the T8.
RP: I always try to pack as many different tricks (not steps) in a lock as I think is necessary to make the lock interesting. Another factor is the price. If you sell a expensive lock with only one trick I think it has to be very unique. Some more tricks are always more rewarding.
SS: What was the genesis of the second trick in the T8? Is that something that has been used in antique locks?
RP: No not at all. Many of my tricks you won't find on older locks because they where not able to machine in very high precision from a solid block.
SS: I have read that your first trick lock, the T1 was so difficult that some people could not manage to open it even with the instruction manual. How do you gauge the level of difficulty on your locks?
RP: Yes, T1 is pretty hard. Actually I think other people should gauge the difficulty of my locks. I always know the solution…
SS: How long does it take you to make each lock? Can you walk me through the steps involved?
RP: I always produce the prototype(s) on my own. Every single part except the laser cuts. When the series starts I decide which parts I can do on my own and which ones I give to my manufacturing partners. When all parts are finished and checked I start to assemble. That I do completely alone, it is a lot of work and takes most of the time…
SS: You make all of your locks by hand, have you considered mass-production of any of your models?
RP: No, because even mass production is a lot of work. I only have the time to produce one model per year in a small batch.
The T8 was released in September 2013 and has sold out. Rainer's previous designs can be viewed on his website www.popplock.com and he has a mailing list to let you know when new trick locks are available.


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A slump at the pumps as drivers reject sky high prices
Motorists have had enough of buying fuel at astronomical prices, new figures would suggest.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change's latest statistics show sales of petrol and diesel sales have slumped.
Almost 500 million fewer litres of petrol were sold between April and June than in the same period last year.
And in the first half of this year, more than two billion fewer litres of petrol and diesel were sold compared to the same period in 2008.
To put that into perspective, between January and June 2008, retail sales of petrol and diesel reached 18.97 billion litres. This year the figure was 16.7 billion litres.
There is speculation that the plunge in sales has cost the Treasury £1.3bn.
The spring 2012 fall followed a near-120 million litre rise in petrol sales thanks to the panic buying epidemic which spread across the UK last March.
AA president, Edmund King, said: "A 10.6 per cent fall in petrol sales this past quarter is a huge drop.
"A fall of 2.27 billion litres in UK fuel sales over the first six months of this year compared to the same period in 2008 has got to bring some sense of reality to the fuel market and the Government.
"However, we have seen the fuel industry trying to squeeze more money out of shrinking customer demand, as was the case when wholesale diesel was cheaper than petrol in early spring but drivers and businesses were forced to pay 5p a litre more.
"Price transparency is the way forward: to ensure and show drivers that they are getting a fair deal at the pump."


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Fate. Fate has a funny way of working. Who would've thought that through death, bonds are tested and friends and allies are made and destroyed? Certainly not Celina Nox.
Love. Love is twisted and cruel. Who would've thought that through the loss of one love, another emerges to mend the gaping blackened thing now called a heart?
Hate. Hate is strong and blinding. Who would've thought it could turn around so completely?
In the brutal, violent, and power-driven vampire society, bonds and relations are created and destroyed as often as we take a breath. And for the same reason-- To survive. The only thing that seems permanent in this unstable world are the matches formed by Fate, woven together by Love and Hate. But as rare as they are, they are formed when two people are perfectly balanced.
Everything is set in stone. From even before the Ancients came along.
Fate has a funny way of working...
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I really like this so far and your book cover is awesome!! *voted*
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I do agree with past comments, it is a bit sudden telling the reader straight away that she's a vampire. I did like it though - it was well-written and interesting. Voted!
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This is definitely a different way of thinking and a few examples would probably help the light bulb go off. However I think if you look at the documentation and play with views and sorting a little you'll have everything you need. On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 11:07 PM, Ben Bangert <email@example.com> wrote: > On Oct 1, 2008, at 8:42 PM, Paul Davis wrote: > > I think what you're running into is the CouchDB != SQL impedance >> mismatch. Its not overt and I see you're thinking about this, but I >> still manage to not see my RDBMS prejudices after working on this for >> a couple months. >> > > I'm not a total virgin to non-RDBMS thinking, as I've used XML db's rather > heavily, along with Google Datastore. > > So in an XML db, or even Google Datastore, I'd store all the comments for a > post inside the post itself. No worries about conflicts because I can issue > multiple updates to the XML document to insert additional comment nodes. As > Chris Lenz mentions on his blog about CouchDB, under heavy load you need to > keep comments out of the posts due to conflicts when updating the document > and sending the update back to the db. So CouchDB is requiring a level of > normalization that other document oriented databases do not (since they can > update parts of a document without replacing the entire thing). > > As I'm forced to normalize to an extent in CouchDB due to its inability to > update individual keys of a document without replacing the entire thing, it > seems odd that its so dang hard to get some data together in a single query. > It seems like CouchDB should either grow some scheme to let me get more data > from separate related docs in one go, or it should allow for atomic updates > of individual parts (or insertions of new keys) on a document without > affecting the entire document (and thus causing conflicts and the additional > normalization the inability caused). > > I see that Chris managed to provide a reduce for the first question >> which is good. The second answer is missing part of the question. As >> in I think Ben was asking "Give me a list of users and their top 5 >> posts" which != "Give me user and top 5 posts". >> > > Yes, if I wanted to list 20 users and their last 5 posts, that'd be 20 > run-abouts to the db. Granted the views are super fast, but the constant > round-trip latency will add-up. Or you can create a last 5 posts for users view. There is nothing wrong with that. One important point of design for a database like CouchDB is that "one size fits all views" are hard. The solution is to have lots of views. The views are so versatile that you can do almost anything with them it just takes a little more upfront work. Alternatively, you can do the 20 roundabouts but in parallel so the latency hit is only the longest roundtrip. CouchDB shouldn't have any problem with a lot of simultaneous reads at once. > > So far I think its clear we need better reduce docs. Also, I'm >> thinking tomorrow might be a good day to start thinking about view >> intersection/union syntax. Anyone that cares feel free to pipe up on >> IRC or the ML. I don't see the implementation being difficult given a >> decent method for specifying the sub queries. >> This is definitely a different way of thinking and a few examples would >> probably help the light bulb go off. >> >> However I think if you look at the documentation and play with views and >> sorting a little you'll have everything you need. >> >> Maps collect all the data you want based on the criteria you want. >> Reduce can rearrange collate and aggregate that data however you want. >> >> The various sorting and key restriction arguments can further restrict the >> resultset. If I get some time I'll try to whip up an example for you later >> today but I really think you've got enough information to infer it yourself >> with a little experimentation. > > >> > Yes, that'd definitely help, and more examples of these common things to > help others to get their head out of RDBMS-land. ;) > > Cheers, > Ben
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The fix is in. If you read the media tea leaves, it looks like Medicare and Social Security benefits will likely be cut to avoid going over the contrived fiscal cliff because signs are that both U.S. political parties and the Obama Administration have already agreed to it. Reading between the lines of the media speaks volumes to this truth.
It is not so much what is being said by politicians but what isn't being said. Have you noticed the dog and pony show around President Obama "drawing a line in the sand" about tax increases for those making $200,000 and up, and House Majority leader John Boehner feigning a fight? With populist rhetoric, President Obama is sure to rally his "base" which will soften the blow when he supposedly cuts benefits to Medicare and Social Security. I particularly marveled when word leaked by the Obama Administration that he would not be averse to rescinding the tax increase after one year. Hint hint.
The reality? On matters of economics, the Democratic Party does not look a whole lot different from the Republican Party. The Democrats who are right of center as a party long ago abandoned the ideals of FDR who created policy that saved capitalism from itself in the 1930s and defended working people against its excesses. We need today's Democrats to put up a fight and they are taking a pass. Crimes of gargantuan proportions have been committed since the 1980s and continue with instruments like derivatives. Now, the thievery continues with potential cuts to Social Security and Medicare. As Senator Bernie Sanders says in Heist:
"If you really did the investigation, the Democrats would not be able to simply say; oh it was that George W. Bush, it was him. Well you know what, it was a lot of Bush. But I'm afraid the Republicans would be able to say, sorry, not just us, take a look at Robert Rubin, secretary of treasury under Bill Clinton, and all of the Rubin guys. They were working with Allan Greenspan; they were working with Phil Gramm, to deregulate all of this stuff. So you got true bipartisanship -- everybody wants bipartisanship, you got it!"
I'm still amused when I read or hear people talk about how both parties are separated by ideology with Democrats wanting big government while Republicans are for smaller government. This is just more subterfuge to deceive the public about what is really being negotiated between volleys on the capital's basement tennis courts. Both parties support big government to help their favorite industries (think Wall Street, military contractors or Big Pharma, for example,) and occasionally the 99 percent.
So Act Two of the ideological dog and pony show is trotted out on stage mainly to entertain the masses as Economic Policy Institute Co-founder Jeff Faux describes in Heist.
"If Greenspan and Rubin had really believed the ideology that they preached, they would not have bailed out the S&Ls the way that Greenspan did... Rubin would not have bailed out the Wall St. holders of Mexican bonds in 1995. Greenspan would not have bailed out the stock market in 2000 and 2001. The only explanation I can have for this is that it's a class question. These people were protecting their class. And what class was that? That was the class -- global class -- the network of financial wheeler-dealers who had essentially dominated the world economy."
Did you see the actual details (or those not leaked to the media) of the financial wheeler-dealer and former Morgan Stanley Director Erskine Bowles' plan to repair our budget? These were provided by one of the two members (Elizabeth Warren being the other) of the Senate -- Bernie Sanders, who retains any credibility. According to Senator Sanders, Simpson-Bowles would cut Social Security benefits for current retirees by reducing the cost of living adjustment; cut Social Security benefits for middle class beneficiaries by 35 percent; raise the eligibility age of Social Security to 69; and cut Veterans benefits. (Remember during the campaign how both parties invoked these benefits as sacred.) But our favorite Simpson-Bowles bullet point is the one that would reduce taxes for the super rich and corporations, which has already done such wonders for our economy.
There is some good news. A truly progressive social movement is in its infancy in this country but who would know about it? Certainly not the mainstream news media. First we had Wisconsin, then Occupy Wall Street, the re-election of President Obama, the election of truly progressive candidates Tammy Baldwin and Elizabeth Warren who demanded and won a seat on the Senate Banking Committee. And now we have fast food workers demanding a living wage and the right to join a union! Imagine that.
And the good people of California voted to raise taxes on the rich, defeated an anti-union initiative, and Washington state voted in legalization of gay marriage and marijuana. The 99 percent is awakening to the menace of corporate rule. Our work now is to not be fooled by the rhetoric of the Democrats who quietly and spinelessly agree to the severe, slow cuts outlined in Simpson-Bowles. Read behind the headlines to know where your bottom line is.


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Novel breast cancer test classifies risk of recurrence of breast cancer
Aliso Viejo, Calif. – Clarient, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLRT), a premier technology and services resource for pathologists, oncologists and the pharmaceutical industry, today announced that a manuscript based on a study of Clarient Insight®Dx Mammostrat®, a test used to classify the risk of recurrence of breast cancer following surgery and chemotherapy, will be published in an upcoming edition of Breast Cancer Research, a prominent peer-reviewed medical journal. The manuscript, currently available in provisional format at the journal website (http://breast-cancer-research.com), is titled "Mammostrat® as a Tool to Stratify Breast Cancer Patients at Risk of Recurrence during Endocrine Therapy."
The manuscript reports the results of a 1,540-patient study, led by John Bartlett, Professor of Molecular Pathology at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, further validating the Mammostrat test as an aid for risk-stratifying early stage hormone receptor-treated breast cancer patients. In addition, the manuscript reports for the first time that the Mammostrat test may be useful as a tool for risk-stratifying, node-positive patients and those who do not express hormone receptors.
More than 210,000 women in the U.S. develop breast cancer each year. Mammostrat development was targeted to breast tumors which express estrogen receptor, the most commonly seen subtype of breast cancer. The standard of care for most of these patients is surgery to remove the tumor, followed by anti-hormonal therapy (e.g. tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors). Mammostrat testing will help pathologists, oncologists and patients decide whether additional aggressive chemotherapy should be added to the treatment regimen.
The Mammostrat test had its origins in transcriptomic measurement of tens of thousands of genes, but Clarient scientists developed a simplified clinical grade assay by using a proteomic approach to screen hundreds of candidate markers on thousands of tissues. An optimal set of five biomarkers, able to be visualized directly on the tumor specimen, were identified which are combined using a mathematical algorithm into an assessment of risk for cancer recurrence after standard treatment. "We believe Mammostrat will bring a novel approach to tumor classification enabling pathologists to deliver a comprehensive pathological report at the time of diagnosis," said Ron Andrews, Clarient Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
"Mammostrat has now been validated in five studies involving more than 3,000 women, including comparable results in the same patient cohort used to develop and test the leading breast cancer prognostic test on the market," Andrews added. "From a commercial standpoint, Mammostrat is an example of the maturation of our breast cancer product line, strengthening our service offering to our pathology clients. It also further expands our menu of proprietary tests that personalize medicine and give patients important information for managing their disease while maintaining a good quality of life."
Professor Bartlett said, "Mammostrat is different from most risk classifiers in that it does not rely on measurement of surrogates for hormone receptor status, proliferation or tumor grade to risk-stratify. It offers the potential for a broader assessment of tumor aggressiveness by adding Mammostrat risk stratification to traditional risk classifiers."
Clarient Chief Medical Officer Ken Bloom, M.D. added, "Competing tests measure RNA from ground-up tumor tissue. Mammostrat measures protein expression specifically in the invasive tumor cells, ensuring biomarkers are expressed in the cells of interest, a feature that is very important in actual clinical practice. Given our strong market presence in breast cancer, these new findings will further strengthen our menu of solutions for classifying the aggressiveness of breast cancer and will allow our pathology clients to provide a more thorough assessment of each breast cancer."
The Company is targeting the fourth quarter of 2010 for Mammostrat commercialization.
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Grant's "Memoirs" a Literary Treasure
"The book, which weighs in at more than 950 pages, is sloppy, self-indulgent and often eye-crossingly dull — the sound of one man prattling away, not for the reader, but for himself and some distant recording angel of history." This excerpt from Michiko Kakutani's stinging review in the New York Times of President Clinton's newly released memoir casts the book among the lot of autobiographies penned by recent presidents, including those of Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan. All these books have widely been described as boring, too modest, too self-serving or lacking in character.
Poor and lackluster reviews notwithstanding, Clinton's "My Life" is already setting sales records, and interest in Clinton's book as a collectible is strong. Personally signed copies of the book tracked this week on eBay sold for between $217 and $445, the low price mostly a reflection of the seller's poor feedback rating. One can assume that as the number of signed Clinton books increases, the prices will invariably go down. Collectors who hold-off until all the hoopla settles down will likely be able to pick-up a bargain.
Historians and reviewers who have commented regularly on the banality of presidential memoirs always point to one notable exception -- the "Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant." Grant wrote his memoir as much out of desperation, as a desire to tell his story of the great Civil War. Having recently lost his fortune to a Wall Street scam artist, Grant began this task in large part to provide for his family. He was already suffering the ill-effects of what would be diagnosed as throat cancer. Under this tremendous pain and pressure he wrote what has been described as one of the most gripping accounts of the Civil War every told. He does not bore the reader with details of his early life and was likely too ill to complete a record of his undistinguished presidency. But the book told a vivid portrait of the Civil War in clear, concise prose.
Gore Vidal, who wrote a critically acclaim novel about Lincoln, said of Grant's memoir, "It is simply not possible to read Grant's Memoirs without realizing that the author is a man of first-rate intelligence." Mark Twain, who became a close friend of President Grant, described it as comparable to Caesar's Commentaries. "I was able to say in all sincerity that the same high merits distinguished both books," Twain said, "clarity of statement, directness, simplicity, manifest truthfulness, fairness and justice toward friend and foe alike and avoidance of flowery speech. General Grant was just a man, just a human being, just an author...The fact remains and cannot be dislodged that General Grant's book is a great, unique and unapproachable literary masterpiece."
"Personal Memoir's" was an amazing success. The book earned Grant's estate close to $450,000 in royalties -- a fortune during that time. While cloth books during the period typically sold for $1.50, Grant's memoirs were sold only through subscription by canvassers who came to your home. Prices ranged from $7.00 for a simple cloth binding to $25.00 an edition with a fancy hand-tooled leather binding. Middle-class households of the time kept the book proudly displayed on their parlor table.
Due to the tremendous popularity of the book, original editions are still widely available today. According to Ken Gloss, owner of the Brattle Book Store in Boston, MA, the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant are one of the most common items he is asked to appraise on "The Antiques Roadshow." Thinking they own a treasure, people invariably point to the signature in the front of the book. But this signature is easily authenticated. "Grant died before the book came out," Gloss has to explain, likely to the great disappointment and embarrassment of the owner. In fact, the printed signature was in each copy of the memoir, a common practice of the day to inform the reader that they were purchasing an authorized edition.
Although still affordable, prices for the Grant memoir have appreciated in recent years. According to Candace Scott, an expert on Grant, prices for original cloth sets commonly referred to as "the Shoulder Strap edition" could be purchased in 1966 for $6.00 in excellent condition. Today, prices range from $100 to $300, depending upon wear.
An original set of what book dealer's call half-leather in exceptional condition can be found for between $300 and $400. A ¾ leather set sells for well over $400 in fine condition. The full leather tree calf set sells for $600 in fine condition. Those rare editions bearing a signature of Grant's widow, Julia Dent Grant sell for between $7,000 and $20,000.
So if you're interested in collecting a truly remarkable presidential memoir at a reasonable price, look no further than your local antiquarian bookstore or perhaps browse the internet for an authentic copy of the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant. You'll not only own a book worthy for display on your shelf, but a book to be read and enjoyed.


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Friday, May 31, 2019 at 8:00 PM
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
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Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
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In its heyday during the 1920s and 1930s, the popular Cotton Club in New York City's Harlem featured such prominent African-American entertainers as Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. Join Jeff Tyzik and your RPO as the excitement of those glory days is brought to Kodak Hall!
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Bridgebuilder is a process developed by Peter Steinke to aid congregations who are feeling stuck and full of strife. Through the consultation process the congregational leadership usually identifies three to five significant issues facing the congregation. These are issues which if unaddressed might stand in the way of the mission and ministry of the congregation being fully realized.
This is not a time of focusing on weaknesses but rather on looking at opportunities for the congregation to move forward. Once the issues are identified, the congregation serves as its own expert in developing a plan of action to address the issues allowing the congregation to move forward in mission.
The purpose of the Bridgebuilder ministry is designed to lead a congregation
Tuition: $450
Contact Hours: 14
Class Times:
Monday 1-5 p.m.
Tuesday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Wednesday 8:30 a.m.-noon
Seminar Leaders:
Peter Steinke is an internationally respected church consultant who is a popular speaker and a regular helper of congregations pursuing healthy functioning.
Are you stepping into unfamiliar territory where you must supervise others, or have you been supervising others for some time without a clear understanding of what you are doing? Supervision, especially in a faith-based environment, requires learning new skills—probably skills you did not learn during your professional formation. This event provides you with practical skills and tools for supervising the work of others and aligning the work of the team with the overall goals of the congregation.
Participants in this workshop will:
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Tuition includes workbook and copy of the book When Moses Meets Aaron: Staffing and Supervision in Congregations
Registration will close on June 30, 2018.
Tuition: $225
Contact Hours: 12
9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Susan Beaumont has consulted with more than 100 congregations and denominational bodies across the United States and Canada. Before establishing her own practice, Susan worked for nine years with the Alban Institute. She is known for engaging the best of business practice, filtered through the lens of careful theological reflection. She moves easily between discernment and decision making, and nurtures the soul of the leader along with the soul of the institution.
A set of hands-on training labs focused on building skills and developing a greater sensitivity for worship and music leadership. The aim is to help worship leaders in imagining and leading transformative worship experiences.
The course will be taught by a variety of practitioners, and will primarily be participatory workshops rather than lecture-based classes. Topics will include but not be limited to: Sunday and seasonal worship planning, lector and presider training, crafting words and prayers for public worship; how to teach new songs to a congregation; encountering and encouraging diversity in worship; re-imagining our physical worship space; expanding your church's musical repertoire; visual art and symbols in worship that are deep and provocative.
Tuition: $375
Contact Hours: 18
Mondays 6-9 p.m.
Tom Witt, Luther Seminary Chapel Music Staff and Office Administrator
Mary Preus, Luther Seminary Chapel Music Staff
Do you ever wonder what's "behind the scenes" of some of the sermons you get to hear at big preaching conferences with "famous" preachers? Have you always wanted a practical preaching conference where you can learn some new "how-to's" for constructing a sermon and honing your homiletical skills? Working Preacher Presents: The Craft of Preaching will do that and more. Three top teachers of preaching will preach a sermon and then tell you how they got there, with plenty of time for Q&A. Workshops will be a hands-on, master-class format, with conference participants preaching toward a specific skill and getting individual feedback from Luther faculty. Foundational, collegial and encouraging, this conference will be a unique opportunity to tend to the craft of your preaching among peers, old and new. 2018 speakers include Luke Powery, Amy Butler, Otis Moss III, and Karoline Lewis.
Contact Hours: 15
2018 speakers include Amy Butler, Karoline Lewis, and Frank Thomas.
This workshop will cover some of the basic strategies and skills of emotional intelligence.
Tuition: $125
Contact Hours: 6
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Susan Marone, MA, LPC, Deacon, serves as Associate to the Bishop of the South Dakota Synod in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. She works in the areas of candidacy for ministry, call process, and facilitating leadership development. She has been a trainer for the EQ-HR Center since 2013.
At any given time, 1 in 17 adults and 1 in 6 youth are considering suicide (according to Living Works and the CDC, respectively). Depression and suicide are difficult to talk about, so many of us stay silent. Misconceptions about suicide may also perpetuate that silence. However, silence often amplifies feelings and thoughts of isolation and hopelessness. This can change.
You occupy a unique position in your community through youth ministry. Being involved in the lives of students means you overhear conversations, you learn about the stresses they face, and you may be the only one with whom a youth discusses suicidal thinking. You can offer support to someone whose friend or family member is suicidal, or has died of suicide.
Soul ShopTM is a one-day training to equip adults working with youth. In this course, you will gain a better understanding of the truth about suicide and people who experience suicidal thinking. You'll practice conversation skills to be welcoming and supporting to those affected by suicide, and you'll be equipped to train others in suicide awareness and share resources with congregation members. You'll learn what the Bible says about suicide and how God gives us powerful gifts to offer youth the hope and social connection they need. We will extend the invitation to those who have been suicidal in the past to share their stories of struggle and hope.
Soul ShopTM equips congregational leaders to minister to those impacted by suicidal desperation, such as:
Tuition: $55 prior to August 1, $65 starting August 1
Tuition: $55
Contact Hours: 6.5
8:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Ed Sutter is the director of middle school ministry and family counseling at Westminster Presbyterian Church in the South Hills of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sutter is a National Certified Counselor and earned a Master's Degree in Education for Counseling from Duquesne University in 2012. He provides therapy and counseling services to adolescents, families, and adults in western Pennsylvania. Ed is experienced in working with families, individuals, and churches on issues surrounding social development, including self-injury and suicide, and has developed retreat series and counseling programs that promote the development of resilience and coping skills. Sutter's passion is to help teenagers' healthy development as they build an understanding of their identity in Christ.
Description: This course focuses on "prevention" and will equip trainers to teach Healthy Boundaries 101 Fundamentals & 201 Beyond Basics. The course is designed for those who are designated by their judicatory or organization to train clergy and spiritual teachers about healthy boundaries. Whether new or experienced to this training assignment, participants in the course will deepen their own understanding of the issues, explore new challenges, and expand their options for training others.
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Who should participate?
This course is recommended for experienced trainers and also those who have background in healthy boundaries and clergy misconduct topics; people who are training other faith leaders; those seeking a refresher or new material on boundaries.
Training fee includes:
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Limited number of spots available for this training!
Tuition: $750
Group Tuition: $650
9 a.m - 5:30 p.m.
FaithTrust Institute trainers
The NALIP Basic Education curriculum is designed for clergy and lay professionals to introduce participants to the practice of intentional interim ministry. Although focusing on Lutheran theology and polity, the event is open to all lay leaders and clergy desiring or called to this special ministry in congregations during a pastoral transition.
This course is designed in three phases (Planting, Cultivating and Harvesting), covering a period of about six months.
Phase I (Planting) is a residential week focusing on the theory, theology, leadership skills and congregational systems related to intentional interim ministry. We examine the interim journey through scenarios (propositional learning) including the dynamics of entry, pre-entry, stages and tasks of the congregation, emotional systems, conflict, grief, power structures, and leadership skills necessary to lead the congregation, and exiting/closure issues.
Phase II (Cultivating) is a six month experience in a parish or institutional setting, ideally in a leadership transition, in which the participant in this program "puts into practice" the material learned in Phase I. During this time, you will learn contracting (covenanting), work on personal learning goals, and write two critical incident reports, all under the supervisor of your chosen fieldwork supervisor.
Phase III (Harvesting) is the second residential week at Mt. Olivet Retreat Center in Farmington, Minn., (May 13-17, 2019) in which through a group process you will share one of your critical incident reports, review material learned in Phase I, and learn more about the dynamics of congregations in pastoral transition, and your leadership skills and needs. You will also discuss the biblical and theological connections in this special ministry as specifically related to the Lutheran church.
For a full description of the three-phase intentional interim training course, visit http://nalip.net/education.asp#Basic
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Tuition: $1245
Contact Hours: 60
Begins 1 p.m. Oct. 29; ends noon Nov. 2; evening sessions until 8:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday; 8:30 a.m. class start time Tuesday-Friday.
Cancellations initiated by the registrant prior to the event due date will result in a NALIP nonrefundable fee of $200 for completed Insights profiles. In the event of a cancellation by the registrant or NALIP, the results of completed Insights profiles will be sent to the registrant with the offer of consulting with the Insights counselor.
Tuition $1,045 + $200 for Insight Fee
Participants will explore how the four key faith practices of caring conversations, devotions, service, rituals and traditions can help bring the proclaimed word home as part of daily faith practices. Pastors and congregational lay leaders will learn how the use of these practices expand the impact of the sermon and enlarge the worship service beyond the church walls. It will bless individuals and households all week long and reach out to those beyond the body of Christ with the love of Christ.
"Taking Faith Home" (TFH) is a bulletin insert designed to bring the word of God into our daily lives and will be introduced to connect the weekly worship service, especially the sermon, to the homes of worshipers. Preachers will be shown ways to use TFH as part of the sermon and as a means to create conversation in the pews as part of the sermon. Participants will discuss how TFH gives lively and meaningful content for a thome message (or children's sermon) that will bless the homes of all the worshipers.
Tuition: $40
9:00 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Instructor: Rev. Dr. David Anderson, Co-Director, Milestones Ministry, LLC
Milestones ministry takes congregational and daily life experiences like baptism, graduation, marriage, retirement, as well as receiving a Bible, beginning confirmation, starting a first job, or becoming a parent or grandparent, and countless other occasions in life to nurture the Christian faith and reach out to others with the love of God in Christ. Milestones ministry began decades ago as a longer and later confirmation ministry. Now it serves as a lifelong affirmation of baptism in a way that brings generations together and connects people in the church with those still searching for the meaning and hope Christ brings. Milestones ministry manuals will be introduced and used as a starter kit to help congregations and homes experience the journey of faith formation and outreach. The basic structure of a milestone will be explored so that congregations and homes can create their own milestone events.
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Participants will explore what it means to be a shepherd of souls and how to promote the shepherd of souls ministry in the congregation. This ministry and way of life represent the deeply meaningful, personal, and communal life of befriending brothers and sisters in the faith. It serves the work of discipleship that is formed through personal, trusted relationships. It benefits from corporate worship and the prayer life of the church in liturgy and song. The shepherd of souls ministry can take place between congregational staff members. It can happen before, during or after a council meeting. It can happen in a variety of faith formation settings, including Bible studies and confirmation. It can happen at home, work and school. In fact, it can and does happen in all of those settings. The world needs—and the church needs—that ministry to happen with increased intentionality and consistency. For it to happen organically and effectively in the life of a congregation, it will need to include the leadership of the clergy. For it to bless the lives of Christians and non-Christians alike, it will need to break out of sanctuaries, council meetings, fellowship halls and classrooms and enter into homes, neighborhoods, workplaces and the larger world that is waiting to hear and experience the reconciling love of God in Christ.
Workshop features:
Tuition: $180
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Registered ASIST Trainers
Luther Seminary's School for Lay Ministry is open to all people interested in training to more fully serve in a variety of ministry roles in their congregations. Many ELCA synods provide lay schools of ministry that offer lay people certification after training. The courses were designed in partnership with the synods of the ELCA of Northeastern, Northwestern and Southwestern Minnesota, and Eastern and Western North Dakota to fulfill some of the requirements for these synods.
Tuition: $100
Contact Hours: 10
Begins Monday at 1 p.m. and ends Wednesday at 11 a.m.
Check our website later this spring for more information on topics and instructors
Study Leave is a weeklong opportunity for you to engage in self-directed study, renewal and worship life at Luther Seminary. The program is flexible. Attend some classes that look interesting, engage with a seminary professor on a topic of interest, participate in worship and seminary life and make use of the rich resources of the library. Let us know the topic of interest and we'll connect you with possible courses, faculty and library resources to make your week productive. Or if you'd like to come explore, that's fine too. The cost of Study Leave is $250. We can also help arrange meals and housing as needed. For information, call 651-641-3416.
Tuition: $250
Contact Hours: 20
Study Leave is a weeklong opportunity for you to engage in self-directed study, renewal and worship life at Luther Seminary.
The Study Leave program is flexible. Attend some classes that look interesting, engage with a seminary professor on a topic of interest, participate in worship and seminary life and make use of the rich resources of the library. Let us know the topic of interest and we'll connect you with possible courses, faculty and library resources to make your week productive. Or if you'd like to come explore, that's fine too. The cost of Study Leave is $250. We can help arrange meals and housing as needed.
For more information, call 651-641-3416.


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K-Palette 1Day Lash Perm Volume Curl Mascara Black, Waterproof
Product description from the brand:
1 DAY LASH PERM brings you the best of K-Palette once again. We now have the 1Day Lash Perm Volume Curl Mascara Black Waterproof; another promising product for its volumizing property, ideal long lasting curls, and film-type mascara making it easy to remove. In addition, the 1Day Lash Perm Volume Curl Mascara now contains four added beauty essences that take care of your lashes while creating impressive curl length!
Retails at Php 895.00
1Day Lash Perm Volume Curl Mascara Black, Waterproof
Pullulan, a lengthening ingredient, coats each lash, effectively defining lashes with its thickening & volumizing properties without clumping!
Curl-keep-polymer keeps lashes curled perfectly for longer hours!
Comes with beauty essences to care for lashes while creating impressive curl and length! (Panthenol, Hydrolyze Silk, Red Algae Essence and Swertia Herb).
It is easily removed with lukewarm water without hurting your delicate skin or lashes!
Now for my story:
as always, K-Palette Philippines provides us with English labels so we can find out about the product better.the ingredients are below:
a curved brush so you get a brush with a concave partand a convex part
as you may recall my sparse and short lashes are still the same as below
but with one coat of the the volumizing mascara from K-Paletteand two coats
and three coats.
the pictures don't do the mascara justice. I would have to say it really did make my lashes appear more than it really is. more full, more black, more like, just more, like i have thicker lashes. I prefer this volumizing one the other k-palette 1day lash perm in the red container tube. that one is for lengthening, which it did lengthen but it was a dryer kind of formula that i didn't appreciate too much. Unlike with this creamier formula I can control how much of it i will apply on my lashes depending on my lashes' behavior. I can apply three coats if i want the full effect or just two coats if i only want lengthening.
now for the run down:
- creamy formula that is for now easy to apply and coat on nearly all my lashes
- the wand has bristles that can coat all my upper and lower lashes even the difficult ones at the corner of my eyes
- dries on my lashes pretty quickly, but not too fast either, just enough time for me to effectively coat my lashes evenly and when it doesn dry which is pretty quick, that means you don't have dots of mascara on your upper eye lid when you open your eyes.
- doesn't stink
- doesn't irritate my eyes
- isn't difficult to remove true enough it can be removed with warm water with no filmy or stiff residue of formula (ink) on my lashes
- doesn't flake off
- keeps my curls
- isn't heavy on my lashes
- doesn't smear or smudge
- tear proof
- no panda eyes at the end of the day
- isn't itchy on my lash line
i keep saying this, depending on how your lashes grew this season (and it's hard EVAARR that lashes grow in a row or a straight line) affects how you curl your lashes. then how your lashes are curled will affect how the mascara will apply on your lashes. so unless you have those uber thin lash combs always handy, there will be lashes that will end up stuck to each other. not really clumping...i define clumping as formula or product on your lashes like clumpy hollandaise sauce that suffered too much heat. so if it's just hair stuck together like on my last pic, that STILL isn't clumpy. my lashes are just too sparse and short so when i curl them they go into their L stance but all leaning to different directions.
- none really, the price is Japanese and is well Japanese...nuff said
Do I recommend this mascara? yes i do, specially to women who have sensitive eyes. some women even with the most popular and best selling mascara JUST get itchy and all red when they use mascara. with the ingredients in this k-palette mascara, women with sensitive eyes may have a shot to having gorgeous lashes without the itch and redness.
sooooo, whatchatink!?


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Moocher is an 8 month old domestic shorthair cat. We adopted him from the PAWS animal shelter in Philadelphia along with 2 of our other cats (Cleo and Leo) in August of 2008.
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I love the pose.
Bless your heart for being rescuers! He's adorable!
You are so lucky to have him and him-you!
What a lovely cat and I'm loving the pose he's striking!
Thank you for sharing his picture. Maybe next time you'll send in Cleo & Leo too =^..^=
Monique :)
Moocher sure looks content! Cute picture!
Grandma Jan & Kato the Wonder Dog
Poor baby! Bless you for taking such good care of him!
Thanks for the kind comments :)
These are my other guys (I submitted Cleo, but she isn't posted up yet):
Aww what a lil cuti, he looks so happy stretched out! Thankfully he was adopted by such a wonderful
family. Glad he is doing so well.
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