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Weddings these days are not just traditional ceremonies that unite two people in matrimony. They are celebrations that mark the beginning of the journey of two individuals, who wish to experience life together. It is no wonder that couples want to make their weddings memorable not only for themselves, but also for their family and friends, by bringing in the elements of entertainment and fun. And what is more entertaining and fun than dancing to the tunes of a toe tapping music mix?
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Creative Artisan Cafe Table Program
Come sit at one of 5 hand crafted artisan café tables at Edible Expo 2017. These specially designed tables help create the ambiance of a vibrant community set in the style of an old fashioned marketplace. The artisans who create them, have joined together to encourage healthy lifestyles with healthy food inspired themes. Watch for your favorite table designs showcased in our online gallery.
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Written by Kris Bales of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers
I heard this rumor that homeschooling families like to hear about what's working well for other homeschooling families. So I wracked my brain trying to think of what I could share with you.
There's Teaching Textbooks, which makes me so happy because I don't have to teach algebra, but that would be a pretty short blog post. There's the fact that my teens are now working mostly independently, but I'm not sure that would help moms of younger kids.
Then it hit me – our small weekly co-op!
If I had to pick just one thing that's worked exceptionally well for us this year that could work just as well for other homeschooling families, it would be our mini co-op.


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Scaling up Support to Local Service Delivery for the MDGs: Rural Water and Sanitation Project
About two thirds of the Mongolian rural population lack access to water and sanitation (As of 2008, only one third of the Mongolia rural population had access to improved services (33.7 for safe water source and 34.9 for adequate sanitation). participants showed a great deal of ownership in implementing the project.). The project responds to the urgent need to accelerate Mongolia's off-track target 16 under the MGD 7 'to halve the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation' and increase funding for public investments in water and sanitation.
The Project aims to develop capacity of local governments to implement their assigned functions in rural water and sanitation, enhance local resource mobilization, improve the quality and access of service delivery, and thus contribute to the achievement of the national MDG 7 target by 2015.The project focuses on Bulgan, Uvurkhangai, Tuv and Dundgobi aimags which have off-track records in MDG targets on access to safe water and adequate sanitation within the period of 2013-2014 with the overall objective to develop capacity of local governments for improved delivery of water and sanitation services in rural areas and enhance local resource mobilization, thereby contribute to the achievement of the national MDG 7 target by 2015.
Project activities will target rural population only, mainly soum center public entities, including schools, dormitories, kindergarten and hospitals. The project will focus on strengthening the institutions required for the delivery of water and sanitation, including clarifications of roles and responsibilities of different actors, improving financing and accountability mechanisms, thus complementing interventions by the UN joint programme which focuses on water and sanitation infrastructure improvements in the selected local areas, behavioral and hygiene education and community ownership of water resources.
As the performance of MDG 7 targets to halve the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation varies significantly between different locations of the country, there is an increasing need to target funding for public investments in off-track areas in order to accelerate MDG achievements nationwide. Access to safe drinking water and sanitation has a fundamental impact on MDG measures related to poverty, health and education.
What are the project goals?
The project responds to the urgent need to accelerate Mongolia's off-track target of the MDG 7 'to halve the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation' and increase funding for public investments.
Within the MDGs Acceleration Framework, the Project aims to foster capacity development by enabling local governments to fully undertake their assigned functions in the rural water and sanitation, enhance local resources mobilization, improve the quality and access of service delivery, thus contribute to the achievement of the national MDG 7 target by 2015.
Geographical coverage/Map
Water and Sanitation: To increase the access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation among the vulnerable community members and school children (UNDP & UNICEF)
Major expected outputs
The project will deliver the following outputs:
- Improved oversight, monitoring, policy coordination and service delivery arrangements for rural water and sanitation;
- Capacity of local institutions strengthened for improved service delivery;
- Water and sanitation services expanded in the selected areas;
What results achieved so far
Within the first year of the project, all essential preparatory steps have been taken for smooth implementation of the project in close collaboration with central and local Governments. This included capacity needs assessments of central and local governments, selection of target areas, pre-feasibility studies in target locations, building consensus on the scope of the project and required activities. During the process, the Project was successfully linked with a much larger scale Government programme to improve living conditions in rural settlements, helping scale up the scope and impact of the Project. Key achievements to date are as follows:
Output 1: Improved oversight, monitoring, policy coordination and service delivery arrangements for rural water and sanitation
- The current functional assignment both at central and local (aimag2 and soum3) levels was reviewed through a rapid assessment in September 2013 and recommendations were developed. The recommendations focus how to improve coordination of policy and capacity development and institutional arrangements at the central (coordination) and local levels (technical capacity) for water and sanitation.
- With a workshop organized in 2013, a total of 26 participants including soum Governors and Heads of Public Utilities Service Organizations (PUSOs) at the provincial level, gained knowledge about the project, in particular on cost-sharing and accountability requirements for local governments. Consequently,
- Through extensive dialogues at various levels, commitments were obtained from target aimag and soum Governments to contribute 100 to 200 million MNT, totaling to approx. USD 1 million to the construction of integrated water and sanitation system. As of today, decisions on amount of contribution commitments were made by the Citizen's Representative Khurals and Local Development Fund in 6 target soums of 3 aimags. Although sizes of contribution vary between soums, this clearly demonstrates local ownership of the Project and accountability for the implementation and future service delivery.
Output 2: Capacity of local institutions strengthened for improved service delivery
- Aimag and soum Governors and PUSO representatives from project target locations undertook a capacity self-assessment for water and sanitation service delivery applying UNDP's Capacity Assessment/self-assessment Framework.
- Based on the above, a capacity development framework was developed with short, medium and long term capacity development targets for the duration of the project and beyond, to address the capacity development needs and gaps identified by local government and institutions themselves.
- In addition, opportunities to scale up, as aligned with the Governments' "New Soum" Development Programme were identified and recommendations provided to the project stakeholders and target aimags and soums. To advance this effort, a National Capacity Development Working group was established at the Ministry of Construction and Urban Development (MCUD). The Capacity Development Officer of the Project, who serves as the Secretary of the Working Group is expected to be integrated into the official structure of the Ministry upon the Project closure.
Output 3: Water and Sanitation Service expanded in the selected areas
- A pre-feasibility study (based on local community-needs) was conducted in each target soum by a joint team of MCUD and UNDP. Through the pre-feasibility study a) target aimags and soums were selected according to set criteria and direct beneficiaries were identified (a total of 6,103 people); b) co-financing commitments were obtained from local Governments for the planned civil construction work; c) locally specific needs were identified; and d) development of detailed engineering design for construction (DDDC) were initiated.
- Consensus was reached with the MCUD and the local government authorities on the types of water and sanitation structures and pre-identified technology options. Following consultations with the Government, it was agreed to provide an integrated infrastructures solution that would bring together clean water supply, sanitation facilities and waste water treatment systems, instead of the initially planned partial systems.
- Through the project support, target soum and aimag government offices learned to plan for local investments for water supply and sanitation service provision.
- In general, infrastructure projects require long lead/preparatory time before the actual construction starts. The same applies to this Project. The first year of the project focused on feasibility analyses, capacity assessments, design works and generating understanding and ownership among partners. The construction season in Mongolia is very short. Actual construction work will take place from spring – fall 2014 and have to be finished before the winter sets in.
- The Government launched a country wide scheme (New Soum) to improve living conditions in rural settlements and asked UNDP to link the Korea funded water and sanitation programme with this larger scheme. This provided a very welcome and important opportunity to scale up Project impact in terms of volume and geographic coverage but required some time to determine how to integrate the two schemes. It required putting fiduciary, quality and efficiency assurance mechanisms in place following assessments of capacity, systems and national compliance to UNDP rules and procedures before transferring funds and responsibilities to partners. These caused some delays but project implementation is now on track and the impact of working together with the New Soum initiative is much higher than what could have been achieved alone.
- Integrated Budget Law (IBL) was launched in 2013, which granted local government discretionary power to use Local Development Funds. The IBL requires every project to be reviewed by local citizens (soum residents) through formal consultation and participationwhich necessitatesmore time for final approval. This was another challenge that delayed implementation of the project. However, this can also be viewed as a catalytic opportunity for future development interventions, paving the path for local commitment on the initiative.
Key targets in 2014 are:
- Policy recommendations to the Government on service provision modalities, including that of private service providers. Service standards along with set of guidelines and tools for participatory planning, budgeting, procurement and expenditure monitoring and management.
- Increased capacity for Aimag and soum governments for planning and implementing integrated water and sanitation systems and delivery of services.
- Integrated water supply and sanitation systems established in 8 settlements. Over 6,000 people will directly benefit from these facilities.
To achieve the above targets, the project will support reviews of the W&S legal framework, service standards, performance indicators and monitoring framework, pricing and cost-recovery policies. Based on the findings and recommendations of the capacity needs assessment, a coordination, implementation and monitoring system for rural water supply and sanitation service will be established at the central and local levels. Civil construction of integrated water and sanitation system will be completed in 8 target locations, as enabled through a direct cash cost-sharing of local Governments.
Collaboration with the Republic of Korea
Korean Government takes part in decision making on project matters by being represented in the Project Steering Committee through KOICA. Supported by KOICA, a Gender Officer is placed at the UNDP Country Office, who offers support in gender mainstreaming across UNDP programmes and helps ensure smooth communication between UNDP and KOICA offices on project matters.


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Evil Dead The Musical (libretto) (Paperback)
On Our Shelves Now
Full Length Musial (about 90 minutes)
Cast: 4m., 3w., 1 either gender. May be expanded. This hilarious show takes all the elements of the cult classic films The Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness and combines them into one of the craziest theatrical experiences of all time. Five college students go to an abandoned cabin in the woods and accidentally unleash an evil force that turns them all into demons. It's all up to Ash (a housewares employee turned demon-killing hero) and his trusty chainsaw to save the day. Blood flies. Limbs are dismembered. Demons tell bad jokes … and all to music. The songs in the show are completely off the wall. Titles like "All the Men in My Life Keep Getting Killed by Candarian Demons" and "What the F**k Was That?" will have audiences rolling in their seats and screaming for more and more blood. This show has fun with the horror genre and, in doing so, appeals to a wide audience. It's the only show with a "Splatter Zone"—a section of the audience that gets covered in fake blood. And with this combination of blood, jokes, cheesy effects and awesome musical numbers, Evil Dead The Musical is unlike any show you've ever seen. While the Evil Dead films are the definition of cult movies, as a stage show, Evil Dead: The Musical has become a cult sensation of its own. The show played off-Broadway in New York, has broken records in Toronto, has won awards in Korea and has had more than 200 productions mounted across the globe. And because this show appeals to both the fans of the films and the new audience who loves it purely as a stage show, theatres who put on Evil Dead The Musical are amazed by the audience response. Unit set, multiple settings.
Praise For…
"Deadpan lyrics … playful choreography … lively music." —The New York Times
"Wants to be the next Rocky Horror Picture Show, and it just may succeed." —The New York Times
"Rife with terrible jokes, dismemberment and buckets of blood … billed as the only stage play to feature a 'splash zone.'" —Boise Weekly
"Absurdly brilliant. You won't find a better night out than at this hilarious cult musical." —The Examiner.com


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Hamren heaps pressure on 'favourites' Portugal
Sweden coach Erik Hamren has declared Portugal are favourites to win the opening leg of their World Cup playoff on Friday.
Portugal will host Sweden in Lisbon on Friday before both teams head to Stockholm for the second leg on Tuesday to decide who will qualify for Brazil 2014.
While Hamren maintained he has 'a good feeling' about his team, he had no hesitation installing Portugal as favourites for the first leg.
"Portugal are favourites for three reasons," Hamren said on Thursday.
"They are better ranked than us.
"They showed at the 2012 European Championships, they nearly got to the final. They lost on penalties to Spain.
"Also, they are playing at home here.
"They are big favourites but we believe in ourselves and remember that it's two games and four (halves of) 45 minutes. That's the challenge and that's the thing we're working hard for."
The two-legged playoff has been billed as a head-to-head battle between each team's star striker; Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal.
Hamren insisted, however, that Ibrahimovic and Ronaldo could cancel each other out, meaning the tie will be decided by the other 20 players on the field.
"We need the team to be good, if we are to use Zlatan we need to be good as a team because he needs that support," the 56-year-old coach said.
"If we are playing good, if we are strong as a team, then he can be the match winner."


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Eyes Wide Shut New York Halloween Cruise
Drink up and Celebrate Aboard The Cornucopia Majesty Yacht Halloween Midnight Cruise.
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Saturday, October 29th, 2016
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Live DJs spinning a mix of Top 40, Dance Hits, Latin & 80's music.
Date: Saturday, October 29th, 2016 - Midnight Halloween Cruise.
Time: Boarding begins at 11:55 PM, returns back at 4:00 AM
Address: Pier 36 NYC - 299 South Street NY NYC 10002
Train: #F Train to East Broadway Station
Age: 21 and over
Crowd: trendy mix crowd.
Dress code: Costume Suggested
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Music: Live DJ spinning a mix of Top 40, Dance Hits, Latin & 80's Music.
Doors: Only $30 general admission. Everyone must have a ticket, no sales at the pier.


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The Simple Farm at North Scottsdale's Farmers' Market
We're excited and feel incredibly honored to be the farmers from the neighborhood at North Scottsdale's Farmer's Market on Saturdays (7 am - 11 am).
This past Saturday was our first time to bring our organically (not yet certified) grown heirloom tomatoes, arugula, eggplant, red-cored carrots and cucumbers. We also brought dozens of our eggs from our chickens who don't do drugs.
Each week we'll show up with whatever it is that we have that is in season and just harvested fresh from the farm.
Right now, we are in between growing and harvesting seasons - at the end of one and just planting for the next so our market spot might not have baskets filled to overflowing but just the same we believe that so much of a farmer's market has to do with the people we connect to and the relationships and the trust that we build.
We've had a simply amazing season for our heirloom tomatoes and quite frankly we're sad to see it slow down - and yet, as we begin to summ-erize our plants and add our kelp and mycro concoction we are looking forward with great anticipation to a second wind of beautiful (ask Chef Becky from The Herb Box) luchious tomatoes. Brandywine, Black Krim, Green Zebra, Yellow Boy and more have graced the restaurants plates and filled others baskets - as well as our own family dinner table.
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When: Feb. 29-March 1, 7:30 p.m. 2012
Experience two short works-in-progress by playwright Gabriel Rivas Gomez in this special set of readings. The first play, Scar Tissue, involves a heart surgeon dealing with a patient who reopens some (metaphorical) wounds. The second, Thisability (formerly Klutz), concerns a teenager with cerebral palsy who enters a teen rock competition to enjoy the spotlight. Both plays will be read with the same cast and are sponsored by UNC's Teatro Latina/o Series and Office of the Senior Associate Dean for Arts and Sciences, Carolina Performing Arts, the Department of Dramatic Art, the Carolina Latina/o Collaborative, the Latina/o Cultures Speakers Series, and the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs. The readings start at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; admission is free. —Zack Smith
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Review: The Longshots
Plot: Ice Cube plays Curtis Plummer, a washed up ex- football quarterback who takes his eleven year old niece, Jasmine (Keke Palmer), under his wing when he discovers she possesses a natural talent for the game. She eventually ends up becoming the first female quarterback in the Pop Warner junior football league- and soon leads her struggling small town team to the championships. Inspired by a true story.
Review: Ill be honest here- the only reason I was interested in seeing THE LONGSHOTS is due to the fact that its directed by none other than former Limp Bizkit front man Fred Durst. While I was never a fan of his band, I was curious to see if he could direct a decent film, and sure enough, THE LONGSHOT is just that- decent.
Lets face it- a family comedy starring Ice Cube is not going to win any Oscars. I like Cube as much as the next guy, but Im a little disappointed by his new family friendly image. I mean- cmon, this is the same guy who was a founding member of N.W.A and co-wrote a song called F*** tha Police! Whod a thought that twenty years later hed be the new Bill Cosby!
For that matter- what the heck is with Fred Durst directing a family comedy? I remember back in the Limp Bizkit days- he was always trying to come off as street with his trademark red baseball cap worn backwards (doesnt get more street than that folks!). Its no secret that hes been itching to get behind the camera for ages (and at one point was supposed to direct LORDS OF DOGTOWN), but I really would have thought his first big studio film might have been a little edgier.
Career criticism aside- THE LONGSHOT actually isnt a bad film. While I was more or less indifferent to it I can respect the fact that it was obviously a film made for kids, and in that regards its not bad at all. It has a nice message, and despite the fact that I feel hes been totally emasculated over the years, Cube remains a solid actor. As his football playing niece Keke Palmer does a great job. Shes one of the better young actresses out there- and is never anything less than 100% likeable. I also got a kick out of seeing SNL vet Garrett Morris turn up as the town preacher. For his part, Durst does a competent job directing, but its going to take something a little more ambitious if Durst wants to make a real name for himself behind the camera.
While Im not going to suggest readers run out and see THE LONGSHOTS when it opens this weekend- it is passable family entertainment. Considering there are not a lot of good family films out there at the moment- Im sure it would be agreeable time filler for families on a Saturday afternoon.
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'Amazing Spider-Man 2' Number One At Box Office
Published By: Tariq ZidanMay 4, 2014
'Amazing Spider-Man 2' – Amazing Box Office Weekend
The newest Spider-Man installment swept the box office this weekend. 'Amazing Spiderman 2' brought in $92 million during its first week at the box office. Second place at the box office was, 'The Other Woman'. 'The Other Woman' generated around $14 million over the weekend.
Marvel has had a great year with 'Captain American The Winter Soldier' having an opening weekend in the $100 million arena.
Andrew Garfield ('The Social Network') plays Spider-Man, in the latest saga. Although fans have consistently agreed Garfield does a good job playing Peter Parker, Toby Maguire seems to still hold the crown.
In comparison two of the Spiderman films starring Toby Maguire had opening weekends that generated revenue in the $100 million ballpark.
That being said, 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' is definitely worth watching. The great thing about Spiderman movies is you can watch one even if you haven't seen any of the others before and still enjoy it.
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An Eternity of Sunshine
This is a very old post that was automatically imported from LiveJournal. I have done my best to fix up the formatting, but some issues may remain. Comments have not been preserved.
Despite the fact I've done virtually nothing today except burn anime onto CD, the awesomeness of today's weather just makes me feel great! I hope it lasts…
*"From burning sky, there is white and burning sun.
The horizon reflects, waveringly in my eyes
The blowing sand, is filling up the sky and
a ripple spreads, far away just like the sea…" *
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Children have been fascinated by treasure hunts for decades. Secret clues hidden in carefully thought out spots eventually leading the seekers to their treasure have excited and entertained every generation. However, a new sort of modern day treasure hunt has suddenly become a popular past time for many technologically savvy families. It's called Geocaching. If you haven't heard much about it yet, we have all the tips and information about how to become a Geocacher right here.
What is Geocaching?
You may not have realized it before but there are small carefully hand-made caches hidden all over the world. And it is very likely that there are a number of caches hidden in your own neighborhood too. Each one has been assigned specific coordinates and listed on the Geocaching website. Once a cacher has put these coordinates into their GPS device, the cache can be found. Geocaching is a fun, free and different way to connect with your community while enjoying an adventure (and perhaps some fresh air and exercise) along the way.
Where do you begin?
First make sure that you have a GPS device. A phone with GPS capabilities works just as well. (In fact, there is a specific Geocaching app that is helpful for those using their phones.) Next, visit the Geocaching website. There is a helpful introductory video explaining how it works on the home page. Be sure to set up a free account and pick a user name that is easy to remember because you will use it often. Then plug in your zip code and click on "Map It." All of the caches hidden in your area will pop up. Click on one you would like to find, program its coordinates into your GPS device and you are ready to go!
Where are caches found?
Everywhere. Caches can be found outdoors, indoors, in shopping plazas, on nature trails, at local memorials, on playgrounds, near schools and even in bodies of water. Some are as small as a magnet attached to a lamp post; others are large camouflaged Tupperware containers. As you browse the available caches in your area, you will notice how much creativity goes into setting up a cache. Each one is different which means each cache will offer you and your family a new experience.
Tips and Hints
Before you head out, you should make sure you understand as much about Geocaching as you can to make your adventure a little easier. Here are some recommended tips and hints to help out new Cachers.
Read Ahead. We recommend that you read all of the information about the cache that is provided online. Make note of its difficulty, the size of the cache and the kind of terrain involved. Often there is a hint that you will need to decode with a very easy key. Other times the provided hints are tricky and require a little homework beforehand. Be sure to have all of the information you need about the cache before you go so that you have some idea about what to expect and what you are looking for.
Be prepared. Depending on where your cache is, you will need to do some significant seeking. Often caches are hidden in overgrowth or in a tree or who knows where. If it is an outdoor cache, wear hiking clothes, socks and good shoes. Find a good stick to help you poke around. Never reach for the cache before making sure there are no little critters hiding out around it. You might even want a pair of garden gloves in case you have to pull back some overgrowth. Bring water, snacks and sunscreen for the whole family too.
Seek thoughtfully. Once you have arrived at the coordinates, the cache is usually not very obvious. While standing at the location's coordinates, Cachers need to think carefully about where they would hide a cache themselves. Review the tips and be observant. The cache should reveal itself eventually.
Come bearing gifts. Every cache has a small collection of treasures. They are not valuable but their purpose is for trade. So if you want to take a trinket, be sure to replace it with one of your own. Also, bring a pen or pencil and remember your Geocache user name. There is usually a log that visitors sign at each cache.
Be stealthy. Unfortunately caches are sometimes found and taken. Usually an explanation about the cache is left inside in case a non-seeker (fondly called a "Geo Muggle") happens across it. Of course not every Muggle is a nice Muggle, so caches can disappear at times. So as not to attract any attention to the cache, be stealthy. Be casual. Try not to be obvious about your find. And then replace it exactly where you found it. That way it can remain hidden and protected for the next Cacher to find.
Cache In, Trash Out. One extra rule that many Geocachers abide by is "cache in, trash out." In other words, while you are Geocaching take the time to take trash out with you. So be sure have a plastic bag on hand and do your part to clean the environment you are exploring on your hunt.
Have Fun. Geocaching should be a fun treasure hunt. Make sure your children are involved in the process as much as possible. Have them hold the GPS device and lead the way. Make sure they decode the hints when they can. Give them a chance to find it. Pick caches with an appropriate difficulty level considering those coming along with you. You may not find it in the end, and that's OK too. The adventure along the way is always the best part of the experience.
We do this as a family and it is so fun for any age!! It can be educational and did I mention FUN!!??
Love this! We are across the river from the US National Whitewater Center and they have geocaching, so this will be a great resource to share before we go.
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By Nao Braverman
Though Ojai is making some headway in creating an ordinance to protect the city from proliferating chain stores, the debate has become increasingly complex as discussions progress.
Instead of being presented with one ordinance to vote on, as originally planned, the City Council received three ordinance drafts to deliberate on at Tuesday night's City Council meeting.
The first proposed ordinance, though heavily criticized by the planning commissioners and members of the public was still brought forth for a vote, if the council so pleased. A second hastily drafted revision by city attorneys, prompted by suggestions from the City Council was presented for a first reading, an unofficial third draft, authored by local resident and former council candidate Dennis Leary was also handed to council members for review.
In a consensus between commissioners and members of the public, the initial proposal to ban chain stores from a Historic Commercial District was rejected.
Commissioners said they thought the proposed district overlay, a central portion of the downtown area was too small, the area too arbitrary, and might have unintended consequences. They were also concerned about the existing chain stores within that district that would be prevented from expanding or remodeling. Several members of the public said they thought banning chains from such a small area would further invite them to open elsewhere in the city.
The neighboring city of Santa Paula does have a designated historic area within its downtown core. Though there is no ordinance banning or regulating chain stores from the designated historic area, it does have certain guidelines regulating the aesthetic appearance of businesses opening in that area, similar to Ojai's regulations indicated in the city's general plan.
Elisabeth Amador, assistant to Santa Paula's city manager Wally Bobkiewicz, said that though the city does not have any specific regulations to prevent chain stores from opening in Santa Paula's historic district, no chains have even shown interest in opening there. She attributes this to the size of the historic district's storefronts which are far too small to accommodate most chains. Though some fast food restaurants might fit, none had shown any interest in opening there in Santa Paula's recent history.
The same might be said for Ojai, if it hadn't been for the Mira Monte Subway owner's recent plans to open on Matilija Street.
In the city attorney's second ordinance draft, the whole notion of a Historic Commercial District was scratched and replaced with a citywide regulatory ordinance. The new proposal would require all new formula retail establishments to apply for a conditional use permit. Thus it exempts and protects Ojai's already existing formula retail establishments. The ordinance draft indicates that a simple change in ownership would not require a conditional use permit, protecting existing gas stations if they are to be sold.
The new ordinance proposal prohibits all new chains within the city from having more than 25 linear feet of frontage, having retail space occupy more than one story or two storefronts, and having more than 2,000 square feet of total floor area. But as commissioners suggested the proposed ordinance exempts banks and grocery stores which are a necessity, and might have trouble complying with the regulations. Only one formula retail establishment would be allowed in a lot less than 40,000 square feet.
For lots greater than 40,000 square feet, only one formula retail establishment would be allowed per 20,000 square feet of lot area.
The purpose of the newly drafted ordinance was defined as preserving Ojai's "small town character" rather than its history.
Leary's proposed ordinance also requires all formula retail establishments to apply for a conditional use permit and requires that they are designed and operated in an "unobtrusive manner to preserve Ojai's distinctive character and ambiance."
Though similar in essence to the city's second proposal, Leary's draft defines formula retail as any retail establishment that shares standardized features with at least five other establishments while the city's definition is any retail establishment that shares standardized features with 10 other establishments.
"I think it is important to protect Ojai's self-reliance," he said. "The more outfits owned by a company, the less important each one becomes. If the economy crashes, the community needs its own establishments that can stand on their own."
Leary said that his draft was written to help the city and that he did not intend for it to go to ballot.
Council member Sue Horgan and Joe DeVito said they agreed with the Planning Commission and would not support the city's first ordinance proposal.
Though the city is working toward drafting its own ordinance, Horgan said she did not want to discourage Kenley Neufeld from turning in his ballot initiative to the city.
"Although we are working toward drafting an ordinance I cannot say for sure that we will create something that he is satisfied with," she said. "I wouldn't want to impede the public process."


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I was going through my photos from uni that I took last year, and realised that people looking into accomodation at Bangor University might like to take a look at some of my photos of the inside of my halls. So here goes!
Outside of Reichel. To the right of this photo is the rest of the halls site.
My room looking quite sad.
I was in a large room looking into the courtyard. Mind you, you'll mainly be looking into other peoples windows and the roof of the conference centre. These rooms are much bigger than any of the new building at the expense of not having your own bathroom. I was quite jealous of those with mountain views.
For me, paying an extra £17 a week for a bathroom didn't sound exciting. The prices have all gone up, so I don't know what the difference is for this year. Reichel isn't like the other halls, it's laid out a bit like a hotel along long corridors of rooms. Again, I didn't miss not having flats that much.
The kitchens vary wildly depending on where you get located. My kitchen was one of the smallest with 5/6 people in it. The big kitchens (on the corners) are much larger and have 8-10 people in them I think. Our kitchen had too many people, so I had to share a cupboard. More photos?
You can't see them in this photo, but the mountains look great with snow on them!
The Fridge
Nothing too fancy. Reichel seems to have some of the newer appliances on site which is nice. Wifi has recently been installed into the halls and whilst it wasn't switched on when I left in June it is now! (I'm back for resits and staying in Adda.)
You'll get a proper key for your room in Reichel and a code to get through the front door. No fancy smart cards for us! Also handy as your room won't lock itself when you pop out for two minutes without your key. I recall it costing something like a tenner to security if you get locked out from your room and need them to let you in.
One of the downsides of Reichel is that it's slightly further than the rest of the halls from the university buildings (not that far really, but you'll notice it when it is tipping it down!). Other than that, the reduced cost makes it a great place to live (If you can go without the en-suite… which you most likely can!).
The sports centre is a two minute walk away and it costs something like £90 for a 9 month academic membership. Don't bother. I never went even though it was so close. If you're moving in to halls in September and you run Linux on your PC be sure to check out my post about how to authenticate with the network so you can access the internet to 'study'!
Time to finish off this post with some more photos. If you have any questions, feel free to tweet me @geekyjames or post a comment on this post and I'll get back to you!
Bangor Pier
The view from the Pier
The view from Menai Bridge towards Bangor Pier
Looking out for the Chem Tower Toilets


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Moore double standard by liberal media against him: "Second woman comes forward with bombshell harassment allegations against Senator Al Franken," yet liberals are OK with that. [1] Nor is Franken the only one. Three other Senators are guilty of far worse crimes than this. [2]
Dems, liberal media fail to call for resignation by liberal Sen. Al Franken, "accused of sexual harassment from 2006, [who] apologizes and [merely] agrees to an ethics investigation." [3]
Stepson of accuser exposes the false allegation against Roy Moore: "I don't believe a word she says." [4]
Setback for the liberal media: latest poll shows Roy Moore leading 49-43%. [5]
Liberal double standard: RINOs are just fine with George H.W. Bush despite the accusations by six women against him, but insist that unproven alleged misdemeanors from 40 years ago against conservative Roy Moore somehow require him to quit. [6]
Meet the new Federal Reserve boss – same as the old boss. [7]
Global warming??? "Boston shatters 116-year cold weather record." [8]
Latest poll shows most Alabama voters are not persuaded by the hit pieces by the liberal media against Roy Moore, with 62% saying they are unchanged in their position or even more likely to vote for him now. (but that fact is buried near the end)
Veterans voted for Donald Trump by an overwhelming 2-1 margin, and he has delivered. See Donald Trump achievements: Veterans.
Did the Washington Post offer bribes to anyone just to make accusations against Roy Moore? [9]
Liberal double standard: Roy Moore is accused of committing a mere misdemeanor nearly 40 years -- less serious than the allegation of rape committed by Bill Clinton -- and yet the liberal media demands that Roy Moore pull out.
An encouragement to Donald Trump regarding Hillary Clinton and whether he should order an investigation: it is not only within his powers, it is his duty under the Constitution. [10]
RINO Mitt Romney demands that Roy Moore quit, but neither Moore nor anyone else in politics takes orders from the loser Romney. [11]
Who are we as a country anymore? America faces complete subsumption by a new class of immigrants who don't understand or don't want to understand what it means to be an American. Thank Senator Edward M. Kennedy for that, shortly after Barack Obama was born. [12]
NFL television ratings are down a whopping 18.7% since Conservapedia began our Unplug the NFL campaign, yet the lamestream media pretend the decline is due to "injuries" and "quality of play." [13]
A warning from the Israel experience: when a Supreme Court abandons the rule of law, the national consciousness suffers. That holds just as truly in America as in Israel. [14]
Words like Islamophobia and phrases like voter suppression are more liberal lies. The aim: chaos, on which they thrive. [15]
Liberal denial claiming the vicious attack breaking 5 ribs of Sen. Rand Paul was merely over landscaping issues does not withstand scrutiny. [16]
A hypothetical dialogue illustrating faith and the history of miracles affecting the Jewish people.[17]
Wake-up call for GOP Establishment: Dems defeat GOP insider in Virginia -- a state Hillary Clinton won by 5 points -- by 9 points in the gubernatorial race. [18]
Evil exists, and atheism harbors it: the atheist fired "450 rounds" at the church attendees in Texas, and "went aisle to aisle looking for victims and shot crying babies at point-blank range." [19]
After 100 years, let's look critically at communism, what it has wrought, what it seeks to wreak, and why we must fight it.[20]
NFL legend Tony Gonzalez: Colin Kaepernick Will Never Play in the NFL Again.[21]
The 2018 Global Atheist Convention was cancelled. Poor ticket sales was given as the reason. The boring nature of atheist conferences was not mentioned. [22] Several atheists have indicated that the atheist movement is dead (see: Decline of the atheist movement).
After atheist shooter Devin Patrick Kelley killed 26 people in a Texas church, Theodore Beale wrote:
"And let's not hear any more about how atheists are so persecuted in America, or how amazingly moral they are, when they are shooting up schools and churches and universities. No wonder they are the most distrusted group in the country.[23]
New York Post: "Texas church shooter Devin Kelley was a "creepy" atheist "outcast" who never fit in and berated religious believers on social media, according to former friends and classmates."[24]
Daily Mail says classmates describe him as 'Creepy, crazy and weird.' [25] See: Atheism and social outcasts
Another liberal double standard: Conservative Senator Rand Paul was attacked and beaten by a Leftist, causing multiple fractures that could require months to recover from. So why aren't liberals calling for the Justice Department to bring charges against the assailant?
A primer on George Soros, currency manipulator, news manipulator, patron of the Mainstream Media, who hides behind many false fronts. [26]
Atheist mass shooter Devin Patrick Kelley was a militant atheist who proselytized his atheism online, to the dismay of his Facebook followers.[27]
Texas Mass Shooter Devin Patrick Kelley: Facebook Page Suggests He Was An Atheist And A CNN Fan. [28][29][30]
Update: His LinkedIn profile indicates his interests skewed towards leftist causes.[31]
A significant portion of the recent incidents involving young mass murderers have involved atheists.
See also: List of atheist shooters and serial killers' and Atheism and psychopathy and Atheism and mass murder
Devin Patrick Kelley, a "black-clad" gunman, kills 26 in church in Texas, and an armed bystander shoots at him as he attempted to flee. [32] Wearing all black is a Satanic characteristic of other young mass murderers.
Israel needs another Winston Churchill to lead it now, not the succession of Neville Chamberlains it has had. [33]
Comparing a sociopath to a leftist is easy: both use projection as a defense. But the Leftist does so deliberately. [34]
A primer on voter fraud, who benefits, and what President Donald Trump is doing to stop it. [35]
Another pillar of leftist control is crumbling. The number of college campuses systematically limiting free speech for students and faculty continues to go down at a rapid clip.[36]
Is Israel truly a Jewish State, as its charter demands? Its leaders are now doing several things that violate the concept – like talking of giving away Judea and Samaria. [37]
"70 dead cows found on Michigan property." [38] Can't liberals blame this on global warming somehow???
Mass murderer Stephen Paddock had big gambling losses over the past two years when he went on his shooting rampage in Las Vegas. [39]
Who deserves more blame for terrorist attacks? Those who perpetrate them – or corrupt politicians who, by negligence or deliberate oversights, aid and abet them? [40]
A warning to the RINO establishment: people didn't elect you to perpetuate liberal policies and agencies. [41]
Wages and labor participation rate decline in the latest jobs report, suggesting that deflationary forces persist. [42]
The five most common sets of arguments for a Palestinian state next to Israel turn into five arguments against it when one examines the actual facts. [43]
Like many Muslim terrorists on the verge of attack, the NYC terrorist shouted "Allahu Akbar," which means "Allah is Greater," but John McCain insists "the phrase is no more troubling than a Christian saying 'Thank God.'" [44]
Is Iran locked on a path to destruction? Does the Bible in fact ordain this? [45]
Conservapedia proven right, again: "Papa Johns Pulls NFL Ads ... Several NFL stadiums were nearly empty post kick-off the past few weeks," confirming our "Unplug the NFL" that started in 2015. [46]
What Israel needs: genuine statecraft that will serve it better than generations of Prime Ministers have done. [47]
"The [ NYC ] terrorist came into our country through what is called the 'Diversity Visa Lottery Program,' a Chuck Schumer beauty," President Trump tweeted this morning. [48] Perhaps another example of the leftist war on America itself. [49]
Notice that liberals focus on the who of behavior while conservatives focus properly on the what. That's also how objective reality is supposed to work. [50]
Why Didn't Anyone Listen to Corey Feldman's Warnings About Pedophilia in Hollywood? [51]
Actor and homosexual Kevin Spacey accused of pedophilia.[52] See also: Homosexuality and pedophilia
Liberal double standard: merely two months ago the "Podesta Group Retroactively Filed DOJ Disclosures in August-Same Forms Manafort Arrested for Today." So why didn't Mueller indict the Dems?? [53]
Coalition government in Israel produces unaccountable legislatures – and executives. If the Knesset were more like Parliament in the United Kingdom, this would be less likely. [54]
The secular left collapses in the Czech Republic. 'Czech Trump' wins landslide election victory .[55]
President Trump ridicules Michael Moore with this tweet: "While not at all presidential I must point out that the Sloppy Michael Moore Show on Broadway was a TOTAL BOMB and was forced to close. Sad!" [56]
The media reports that that the first arrest in the probe of alleged collaboration with Russia concerning the 2016 election will occur as early as Monday, as secret charges have issued by the grand jury. [57] Any chance it's Hillary???
Who is responsible before God when people in high places get away with crime? Does the fault lie with the perpetrators, or with those who tolerate their acts? The answer: both! [58]
Tiger Woods, favorite of the liberal media, avoids jail time by entering into a plea bargain for his May DUI arrest, pleading guilty to reckless driving. [59]
Why the Hillary Clinton uranium deal was so bad for America and the free world. [60]
Trump releases most of the JFK assassination records here. Add to our analysis here.
J. Edgar Hoover memo two days after the assassination is here, and the FBI chief:
- said FBI had warning that Oswald would be killed, told Dallas police, and yet he was not protected. Hoover was furious.
- emphasized a need to "convince the public that Oswald is the real assassin"
- explained how Oswald's prior letter to a communist at the Soviet Embassy in DC in charge of assassination (!) was intercepted, read by the FBI, and the resealed
- implied a globalist view to cover up some of this to avoid complicating foreign relations
- wanted local police "to shut up"
Trump overcomes pressure by the Deep State and tweets that the JFK assassination files will be released Thursday. [61]


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The Municipality of O Pino, has a virtual audio guides that will allow them to enjoy the natural and cultural heritage of the municipality of interactively available to residents and neighbors, pilgrims and tourists.
The audioguide which functions as loan service, is similar to which can be found in the museums to follow and report on the exhibitions, but incorporate GPS technology, leads visitors along roads, or allows you to freely navigate the environment of O Pino and approaching points of interest, showing him passing a multimedia video that recounts the remarkable thing from that point with audio and images.
It is a new strategy that allows the tourist and cultural development of O Pino, using the advantages that new technologies offer us. This system offers the user the ease and comfort of enjoying a tour guide in your language, allowing you to enter places and getting to know its architecture and landscape.
The model is a portable guidebook, a multimedia device with geo-positioning satellite (GPS) that allows the user to guide through the environment, choosing a particular destination or a default route, where they will be guided by the route offering relevant information of the places through which they transit.
This device is available in three languages: Galician, Spanish and English.


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Editor's note: Heifer will be featuring posts about women farmers and from female leaders the development sector who are inspiring change both at home and abroad. Check back all week long for these posts in the run up to International Women's Day 2014.
As I consider the theme of this year's International Women's Day, "Inspiring Change," it occurs to me that some of the most important lessons I have learned about being a woman leader have come from the unlikeliest of places. Let me start from the beginning:
Everything about my life should have been impossible. After all, I am an African woman, and the statistics about my demographic are not often encouraging. I was born and raised in Cameroon, West Africa, and named Elizabeth after both my grandmothers, who were illiterate. But it is to my maternal grandmother that I credit with much of the trajectory of my life. She was one of two wives, and though she could not read a word, she insisted that my mother—who was one of 14 children (most of whom were male)—be educated. What I know for sure is that if my mother had not been educated, I would not be educated and my life would have taken a different turn. That education led me to where I am now, the Vice President of Africa Programs at Heifer International. That should have been impossible too.
Heifer's work focuses on small farmers both in the United States and worldwide. And when you are talking about small farmers, you are talking about women. According to the U.N., poor women worldwide produce up to 80% of food and have access to only 20% of resources and benefits for these products. Improving women's knowledge of nutrition and food safety can prevent illnesses, disabilities and premature deaths.
What poverty also means in places like Africa is that there is little or no access to potable water, and even less access to healthcare, education, fuel, influence and power. Because poverty is a mostly female phenomenon it is important that women be a part of finding the solutions. It is important that the women who have the voice, the influence, the resources, the leverage, apply all of those things to finding the solutions.
I learned this lesson while on a trip to Sierra Leone. For one week we traveled from one end of the country to the other, on bad roads, crossing rivers where bridges didn't exist. My colleague Rashid, the country director for Heifer there and who reports to me, accompanied me on the trip. Rashid comes from the Mandingo tribe: tall and imposing but one of the most gentle people I know. In each village we visited with groups of women that we had been working with. Most of them are farmers, growing just enough food every year on small pieces of land to feed their families. In every village Rashid introduced me as his boss, which elicited chuckles of disbelief from the women. After the last visit, as we were leaving, one woman came up to me and touched my elbow timidly. I stopped and turned to her, wondering what she wanted to say to me. Shyly, she asked, "Is it true that you are his boss?" I was a little taken aback. I downplayed the importance of the hierarchy, explaining in local Krio that it was just a technicality. But when we got in the car Rashid, who had overheard the conversation explained his intention to me, "When I introduce you as my boss I do it deliberately. It's very important that you don't take it lightly. It may not be important to you, but it's important to these women. Because for them to see a woman who is as young as you, the same color as them, the same background as them, having accomplished what you have and [to] be the boss of a man as big as me changes for them what is possible in their lives. Because the only difference between you and them is an education."
That was an, 'Aha!' moment for me.
In an unintentional way I was inspiring change. Women are often inspired by other women. One way to inspire change for other women is to be an inspiration yourself.
Each of us women who has attained a certain level of success can point to an army of people or maybe just one person who gave us a chance; who gave us an opportunity; who believed in us; who was our cheerleader. We owe it to ourselves and to others to pass that on. Whether it is through our time, or our energy, our resources, our intellect or our voice. We need to do this because other young people—other young women—are watching us. We need to do it because mankind runs on the fuel of passion and service. And that is the kind of fuel that seldom, if ever, runs out.


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Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University, 1989
M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas/Arlington, 1983
B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University, 1979
Ron's industrial experience includes work in the aerospace industry on transonic aircraft wing design and wind tunnel testing. He was Vice President of Engineering for a manufacturer of cooling towers prior to joining CIRAS. There he led engineering design, testing, and manufacturing activities and directed the plant productivity and quality assurance programs. Ron also taught and conducted research while on the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering faculty at the University of Oklahoma. His research work focused on numerical modeling and hypersonic vehicle design. Ron was a CIRAS field agent in the Mason City area for four years before assuming his current position as director of CIRAS in 2001.
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St. Tammany Parish District Attorney Walter Reed used public money to cover medical co-payments and prescriptions for himself and a half dozen other selected employees in his office over a three-year period, records provided to NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune and WVUE Fox 8 News show.
The documents produced through a public records request show Reed and six other District Attorney's Office employees - one of whom is now retired - received a combined $27,485 in medical reimbursements between 2011 and 2013. Records before 2011 were not available.
Of the seven employees who received reimbursements, Reed's repayments were the highest at $11,864.
Public dollars were used to reimburse Reed for more than 200 prescriptions in the three-year period, the records show. That included more than $500 for Cialis, a prescription drug generally used to treat erectile dysfunction and symptoms of an enlarged prostate, according to the manufacturer's website.
Belinda Parker-Brown, president of the civic group Louisiana United International and a critic of Reed, said the district attorney using public money to reimburse himself for personal medications "represents a clear pattern of an elected official going rogue."
"This appears to be yet another example ... that leadership in this office can't be trusted," she said.
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Readers on NOLA.com and on social media also expressed outrage with the policy, questioning why public money was used for medical co-payments and deductibles. Many urged investigators to examine the payments.
Records show other employees in Reed's office received between $337 and $5,415 in medical reimbursements in the three years included in the records released. The six other employees that received benefits included Reed's first assistant, his office manager, a division director, an administrative officer and an administrative assistant.
Metropolitan Crime Commission President Rafael Goyeneche said an employer cannot single out certain employees for special benefits unless there is some type of special designation for them.
"If they don't have a written policy for it, then they need to explain how they came to give these additional benefits to these seven individuals," he said.
Reed's office said no documents exist that detail policies involving medical reimbursements for employees and officials. In a statement, Reed said he determined who participated in the program, which ended in 2013. The six employees he selected represent a fraction of the nearly 100 people who work at the office.
Through a spokesman, Reed said the medical reimbursement plan was established "for the purpose of attracting and retaining quality and talented employees." That didn't explain why Reed, as an elected official who sought the office, gave himself a benefit intended to retain employees. Reed's spokesman, Morgan Stewart, indicated Reed would not discuss specifics of the reimbursements and the medicines involved, saying the office released the records by mistake and calling any public discussion of the matter a violation of privacy.
Reed on Tuesday announced he would not seek a sixth term in public office this fall. His current term ends in January.
Reed's office did not request an opinion from the state attorney general regarding the medical reimbursements, and the AG's office has not specifically addressed whether a district attorney's office can use public funds to reimburse employees for certain medical expenses.
The attorney general in 2006 did say a police jury in Allen Parish could not reimburse a police juror for medical expenses using public funds. That would be the same as a donation of public funds, which the attorney general said "is expressly prohibited by the Constitution."
The opinion said the state Constitution does not prohibit "the lawfully authorized payment of compensation for labor and service provided in the course of one's employment."
District attorney's offices in Orleans, Jefferson, Tangipahoa, Livingston, Terrebonne and Plaquemines parishes do not reimburse employees for medical expenses not covered by insurance, representatives from those offices confirmed.
Goyeneche said he did not think the medical reimbursements to Reed and a handful of his employees were appropriate.
"This is an additional benefit that's provided to this small group of individuals and, however you want to call it, this is income that they're receiving," he said. "This isn't an insurance product - this is just an added perk that's being paid for with public dollars."
It is unclear whether Reed reported the $11,864 he received in medical reimbursements in the last three years as income on his personal financial disclosure form filed with the state. Reed did not respond to a question asking whether he reported the money on his tax filings. His spokesman indicated that answering the question would also violate Reed's privacy.
Reed reported $188,566 in income from the District Attorney's Office on his 2013 financial disclosure form, which doesn't include details on whether the medical reimbursements were included.
"This is just another indication of a public official that believes that he doesn't have to be accountable for his actions," Goyeneche said. "This is an indication of a sense of entitlement that could easily spill over into and may be the subject of what we know now is a federal investigation into the St. Tammany District Attorney's office."
The medical reimbursement is not the only aspect of Reed's conduct raising questions. At least 10 employees in his office have received subpoenas to appear before a federal grand jury probing Reed and his campaign expenses, sources have said. The Castine Center, a Mandeville venue where Reed held several fundraisers, also was subpoenaed to provide records related to Reed's events there.
Reed has also faced questions about $30,000 annual payments he received for years from St. Tammany Parish Hospital. He resigned as legal counsel to the hospital board in May, after the arrangement was revealed.


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Steve Lavin looks at St. John's and sees UCLA, circa 1999-2000.
He sees the athletic pieces, the young up-and-coming talent, the deep roster. The similarities are striking — particularly both teams' midseason struggles.
UCLA was just 13-11 and 4-8 in the Pac-10 before a six-game winning streak to close the season landed the Bruins in the NCAA Tournament that season. They reached the Sweet 16 before losing to Iowa State.
When St. John's was at its lowest, after a double overtime loss to Providence Jan. 16 dropped the Johnnies to 0-5 in the Big East, Lavin shared what that UCLA team, which he coached, accomplished.
"Very similar in terms of the personnel, our style of play, the makeup of that team, the challenges they went through to then elevate, get to a high level," Lavin said. "Having navigated a season like that gave me a reference point with this group, and of course [assistant coach] Rico [Hines] was on that team also."
"We talked about that [team], and what an opportunity [we had], to be able to author one of the great turnarounds in the history of St. John's in this conference.
"Unprecedented in my experience."
St. John's, indeed, has won 11 of 14 games since that loss to Providence, playing its way into the NCAA Tournament picture entering the Big East Tournament. It gets started for the fifth-seeded Johnnies on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. against No. 4 Providence in the quarterfinals.
The Johnnies (20-11) were already familiar with that 1999-2000 UCLA team, having met members of that group — such as Matt Barnes and Earl Watson — and watching film of the Bruins because they played similar styles.
In fact, Lavin said, his own experience righting the ship with that UCLA group served him well this season. He knew there was still time left to turn things around without panicking, and that it was important to stay the course. The day after the loss to Providence, D'Angelo Harrison said Lavin put the Red Storm through one of their hardest practices of the season, emphasized the positives of what the team was doing well in narrow losses rather than dwelling on the negatives of the 0-5 start in the conference.
"We were in one of those difficult stretches. You just want to hold onto the rope as a team and staff and keep fighting because we could see the dramatic improvement, both of individual players and as a group," Lavin said. "The numbers were reflecting that. A couple of those games, we had more field goals than our opponent."
As Harrison recalled: "Coach stressed to stay with it, 'It's not over, we're going to be fine.' We didn't see [it] like that. 'Come on, Coach, we're 0-5. Come on.'
"But he kept stressing it and there was a sense of urgency from the next practice from the next morning. Everyone was in a different mindset. It was a completely different feeling.
"He kept stressing … our time is going to come, and he was right."
St. John's still has a way to go before matching what Lavin's UCLA team did — the Johnnies are on the NCAA Tournament bubble — but so far, the Red Storm is following a similar path.
"There's some eerie similarities," Lavin said.


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Vaccinations Before and After Kidney Transplantation
by Steven Katznelson, M.D., Medical Director, Kidney Transplant Program and Laura Miyashita
Due to an increased risk of developing infections posttransplant, kidney transplant candidates and recipients are urged to stay up-to-date on their vaccinations. "Vaccinations and their timing are critical for kidney transplant patients," says Steven Katznelson, M.D., medical director of California Pacific Medical Center's Kidney Transplant Program. He explains "Having end stage renal disease or being on immunosuppressive medications after a successful kidney transplant may make vaccinations less effective, so timing is important."
Pre-Transplant Vaccinations
Appropriate vaccinations should be given as early as possible before one's transplant. "Some vaccinations—especially those requiring multiple administrations such as the hepatitis B vaccine—may take a long period of time to have an effect," says Katznelson. "By administering this type of vaccine early, there is a greater likelihood one will be protected by the time the kidney transplant occurs." In the case of hepatitis B vaccination, one's local doctor will monitor response to the vaccination. If an individual doesn't have an adequate response to the vaccine, extra injections may be necessary.
Post-Transplant Vaccinations
For the first 2-3 months after transplantation, a patient's response to vaccinations may be diminished due to the high doses of anti-rejection medications used immediately after surgery. Accordingly, it may not be worthwhile to get vaccinations during this period. Thereafter, transplant recipients should receive certain vaccinations on a regular basis. "For example, patients should get the influenza vaccine each year early in flu season—by October or November," says Katznelson. He adds, "Many patients are concerned about side effects of the flu vaccines; however, the risk of acquiring influenza or developing a serious complication far outweigh the vaccine's risk of side effects. Similarly, the vaccine to strep pneumoniae (a common cause of bacterial pneumonia) should be given before transplant and every five years following."
Live Virus Vaccine Warning
"Live virus vaccines such as the herpes zoster vaccine (for chicken pox or shingles) should never be given to kidney transplant recipients as the these vaccines can actually cause life-threatening infections," warns Katznelson. He cautions that if one's doctor feels that a live virus vaccine is absolutely necessary, it should be administered at least one month prior to transplant.
Vaccinations Recommended Before and After Kidney Transplantation
Vaccinations are a great way to stay healthy before and after a kidney transplant. Please consult your local health care team to make sure you are up-to-date on your vaccinations.
|Before Transplant
|After Transplant
|Frequency After Transplant
|yearly in October or November
|Hepatitis B
|if not vaccinated before transplant
|Strep Pneumoniae
|every 5 years
|booster every 5 years
|booster every 10 years
|Chicken Pox/Shingles
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(AP) Nolasco beats Diamondbacks in Dodgers debut, 6-1
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Ricky Nolasco gave up four hits over seven innings in his Dodgers debut and surging Los Angeles beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Tuesday night for its 14th victory in 17 games.
Nolasco (6-8), acquired Saturday in a trade with the Miami Marlins, also doubled and singled, driving in a run and scoring another.
Adrian Gonzalez drove in three runs for Los Angeles but Hanley Ramirez went 0 for 4, snapping his 19-game hitting streak.
Ian Kennedy (3-5), facing the Dodgers for the first time since serving a 10-game suspension for his role in a bench-clearing brawl a month ago in Los Angeles, allowed six runs, five earned, and nine hits in 5 2-3 innings. He hit Ramirez with a pitch in the first inning.
The Dodgers pulled within 2 1/2 games of the NL West-leading Diamondbacks.
Plate umpire Marvin Hudson warned both benches after Dodgers reliever Ronald Belisario hit Miguel Montero in the leg with a pitch in the ninth inning. Belisario had warned after the brawl that "it's not over."
The Dodgers, who won by the same score in Monday's series opener, have won 11 of their last 13 against NL West opponents, picking up seven games in the standings since they were a season-worst 9 1/2 out on June 22.
Nolasco, who fanned five with no walks, shut out Arizona until the seventh, when Aaron Hill doubled off the glove of a diving Yasiel Puig in right field and scored on Martin Prado's single.
Arizona center fielder Adam Eaton, making his season debut after being activated from the disabled list, stumbled and dropped Gonzalez's fly ball at the warning track with the bases loaded in the fifth.
Kennedy had made his last seven starts on the road, including the June 11 outing in Los Angeles, where he hit Puig and Zack Greinke with high pitches in a testy game that included a bench-clearing melee. Of the eight suspensions that followed, Kennedy's was the most severe at 10 games, although he missed just one start.
The Arizona right-hander made things interesting in the first inning Tuesday when he plunked Ramirez in the shoulder. However, there was no retaliation.
Nolasco's two-out single to right brought in the game's first run in the second. A.J. Ellis and Skip Schumaker singled to start the inning, then Jerry Hairston Jr. grounded into a double play, leaving a runner at third with two outs as the pitcher came to the plate.
Andre Ethier led off the Dodgers fourth with a single. With Ethier running on the play, Ellis struck out but catcher Miguel Montero's throw to second sailed into center field and Ethier wound up at third with one out. With the infield playing in to cut off the run, Schumaker bounced one to second, but Hill dropped the ball, ruining any chance for a play at the plate. Schumaker was thrown out at first, but the unearned run scored to make it 2-0.
Nolasco opened the fifth with a double to right-center, then Carl Crawford reached on a bunt single and Puig walked to load the bases with no outs. Gonzalez lofted one to deep center, where Eaton lost his footing on the warning track and as he fell to the ground the ball popped out of his glove for an error. Two runs scored to make it 4-0.
Puig came barreling around third on the play and attempted to score, but Montero took the relay throw from shortstop Didi Gregorius. Puig shoved Montero as the tag was applied, then the two stared at each other as the young Dodgers star walked toward the dugout.
After Kennedy walked two to load the bases in the sixth, Gonzalez's two-run single off Tony Sipp broke it open at 6-0.
Gregorius robbed Schumaker with a soaring grab of a line drive to end the Los Angeles seventh.
NOTES: Kennedy leads the NL with 10 hit batters. Detroit RHP Doug Fister leads the majors with 13. … Arizona 3B Eric Chavez was a late scratch with a sore hip. … Los Angeles pitchers have five hits in the first two games of the series. … Seeking a sweep, the Dodgers send Hyun-Jin Ryu (7-3, 2.82 ERA) to the mound and Arizona counters with Tyler Skaggs (2-1, 3.65) in a matchup of left-handers Wednesday night.


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Our traditional "Great Teacher" teaches by telling, inspiring students through eloquent, passionate oration. For Donald Finkel this view is destructively narrow: it takes for granted that teachers teach, fundamentally and centrally, by telling students what they are supposed to know. In Teaching with Your Mouth Shut, Finkel proposes an alternative vision of teaching - one that is deeply democratic in its implications.
Each chapter in this book presents a case study, a story, or a sustained image of a teaching situation - a set of "circumstances" that produces significant learning in students. Each makes sense of the title of the book in a particular way. Each enriches its meaning by one increment. The idea of "teaching with your mouth shut" is explored, exemplified, and varied to such an extent that it ultimately specifies a comprehensible approach to teaching - along with a host of concrete teaching possibilities. In the end, not only will your notion of good teaching be transformed, but so too your sense of what may be signified by the word "teaching" itself.
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False alarm: No baby for Kourtney Kardashian yet
The rumor mill was working overtime speculating that Kourtney Kardashian already gave birth to her daughter. It's just not true, though -- not yet, at least.
Kourtney Kardashian is about to be a mother times two, it just hasn't happened yet. The pregnant reality star set off a firestorm of speculation when she tweeted about her plans for Thursday night.
"Chick-fil-A and a water birth," she tweeted. "No big deal."
Turns out she did watch a water birth — it just wasn't her own.
"Witnessed a water birth last night with @KhloeKardashian. What an experience! All I can say is WOW!" the oldest Kardashian sister tweeted a few hours later without acknowledging the controversy she created — have to keep people talking, after all!
That's not to say she won't be popping soon — the mom of Mason is set to give birth sometime in July. We have to wonder if this will finally calm the hard-partying ways of her dapper baby daddy, Scott Disick. It seems like his constant nights out are still a pain in Kardashian's side and her anger is the core subject of this week's Keeping Up With the Kardashians.
"You wouldn't answer my texts, but you were sending me pictures of you guys," she fumed to Disick, referring to his nights out with sister Kim Kardashian.
"Well, that's an answer," Disick replied. "Isn't a picture worth a thousand words?"
"I'm not into staying home by myself every night while you guys are partying it up. I wake up in the middle of the night seeing if [you're] home — it's disrupting my sleep," Kardashian shot back.
She then laid the smackdown on her sister about keeping her fiance out at night.
"You can find your own boyfriend to hang out with because mine is going to be at home with his pregnant girlfriend and son," she snapped.
Pregnancy hormones alert! She's right, though we don't understand why she keeps putting up with his crap. We have yet to find one redeeming quality in him.


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Building on decades of applied research and innovative projects, the Engineering graduate program at LeTourneau University is one of the first to integrate faith in higher education as a key component, consistent with the LeTourneau legacy of engineering education from a Christian perspective.
The Master of Engineering (ME) is a 30-semester hour coursework, non-thesis option that requires three hours of Technical Reporting. This degree carries no research component and is typically funded by the student.
Students benefit from one-on-one interaction with their graduate advisor and are encouraged to contribute independent student academic excellence and research.
The Master of Engineering Program is designed to be completed in four semesters, but can be completed in less or more time, depending on the student's knowledge level and availability. Transition between the Master of Engineering and Master of Science in Engineering degree programs will be possible depending on the progress made and Graduate Committee approval.
LETU is known for the strength and ingenuity of its engineering programs. It takes innovators to change the world, and LETU students have been building the world's future for decades.
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Mechanical, Electrical, Biomedical and Materials Joining/Welding specializations can be attained by taking dual and graduate-level courses under the guidance of an engineering thesis advisor. Common courses taken applicable to all areas are Advanced Mathematics, Numerical Analysis, Research Methods and Advanced Non-Destructive Evaluation. Examples of current graduate courses offered are listed here.
LETU offers help in placing graduates via its Careers Office that organizes interviews and a yearly Career Fair. In 2011, over fifty medium- and large-size companies came to campus to search for quality graduates. Over 90% of engineering graduates found employment within six months of graduation during the past decade.
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The league information for our 2017/18 Indoor Season is now available!
The October-April indoor year will be broken into three sessions consisting of 6 or 8 week leagues.
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Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge River Road Trail is a 3.8 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Alamosa, Colorado that features a river and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and birding and is best used from March until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
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hikingMonday, September 12, 2016
Nice short trail along the Rio Grande River near Alamosa. Easy and a little boring if not interested in the views. Main building and grounds are not well taken care of and the bathrooms were dirty. For a wildlife trail there were no signs or indicators of what you were seeing like they have on the auto route. Auto route signs in bad repair.


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Hayswood Nature Reserve Trail is a 1.2 mile loop trail located near Corydon, Indiana and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
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Paved walking trail, uphill climb, wooded hike, overlooking Corydon This hike is basically 2 hikes in 1. There is a 0.5 mile paved loop trail that leads through a nearly flat wooded area. This portion of the trail is suitable for nearly everyone. At the far end of the loop trail are restrooms, and a spur trail that leads to the top of the hill. The trail to the top, can be difficult to find at times. There are additional spur trails to the right, which lead to steep cliffs overlooking a mixture of woods and farmland. Continuing to the top of the hill, you will eventually level off to a flat top. There is a series of 10 foot mounds, that can be tricky to negotiate, but are fun to investigate. Hiking along the top leads to an overlook of the city of Corydon. Retrace your steps back to the paved trail and complete the loop hike to the parking area.
Love this trail. Can't wait for it to connect with the trail downtown!
pretty easy trail, paved and then gravel.
Nice paved and gravel loop path along Big Indian creek.
Loved it!!! I'm from Oregon and our trails are mossy and muddy, Indiana you've got it going on!!!!! The squirrels loved lobbing their acorns at me the entire trail! We saw a few rabbits, ducks, geese, and deer! Had a blast till sunset!!
Nice place for a quick burn.
Very nice concrete trail along small river, mostly flat.
A very pretty place but too crowded for my comfort. Dog friendly and well maintained. River views are pretty awesome. It's a wonderful walking trail for a quick two miles of exercise!
This Whole park is just a great place to bring the family. The highlight of it all is the indian creek trail which is beautiful and a restored red bridge along its path.
Hayswood Park - Indian Creek Trail
Hayswood Park is one of my local trails; easy and quick for us to visit. There are two trails available at Hayswood Park – the original trail is in the upper portion of the park and includes the bluff overlook. The "newer" Indian Creek Trail is at the lower end of the park past the duck pond. This is the trail we normally walk and the trail that I am reviewing today.
We got an early start today since we have rain moving into the area this afternoon. Temps were pretty mild, making for an enjoyable walk this morning. In the lower portion of the park there is a duck pond with fishing pier, a basketball court and picnic tables. The area was clean and well maintained. The trail starts at the parking lot. The path for the primary trail is asphalt and is wide and well maintained.
There are numerous benches and trash cans located along the trail and both the park and trail were very clean. This trail follows along Indian Creek and at other times of the year I have seen Cranes and Egrets in the creek. The steep limestone bluffs are always beautiful rising up from the creek bed below. Normally we follow the asphalt trail to its end and turn around and walk back. Today we took the gravel walking path and made the loop back around. The gravel walking path is clearly marked with large signs. The path was well maintained, wide and easy to follow. This lesser used path offered some very nice views of Indian Creek. The only "odd" thing was halfway through the gravel loop there is a single occupied home. The path runs right next to the small obviously occupied house. This morning their dog was out and loose and followed us for a while.
The gravel path returns to the asphalt path near the bridge. In this area there is a path down to the creek and Annie went down to take a look, but didn't get her feet wet. The bridge used on the trail is the Rothrock Mill Bridge. This 160 foot long steele truss bridge once crossed the Blue River; but was relocated and now stretches across Indian Creek here at Hayswood Nature Reserve. There are plans (not currently in progress) to connect this section of the Indian Creek Trail to two other existing sections of Indian Creek Trail which would make an amazing trail.
This trail is frequented by a wide variety of folks – dog walkers, families, runners, solo walkers and young and elderly couples. The asphalt trail would be an easy and enjoyable walk for hikers of all abilities.
Decent trails with paved trail along Indian River with scenic overpass. Walking paths in woods with crushed stone walkways.
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Omiš half-marathon
Omiš half-marathon
We are pleased to announce the second edition of this very attractive event that will take place on October 1st 2016, on the occasion of World Tourism Day. The recreational race/half-marathon is organized by the Tourist Board of Omis, along with the City of Omis, the Omis Marathon Swimming Association and the Omis Athletic Club. "Love to Run! Love the Cetina River Canyon!" event consists of two parts:
• The half-marathon takes place along the Cetina canyon, in four stages (each 5,274 km long) to the Radmanove mlinice restaurant (total of 21,097 km)
• Recreational race is 6 km long in total, the first and second legs of the race are 3 km each, along the flatlands of the canyon.
-> The start and the finish line of the half-marathon and the recreational race are on Poljicki Trg square within the city's historic core.