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- ABNLP Certified Master Coach and Practitioner of NLP: Neuro-Linguistic Programming
- Time Line Therapy® Master Practitioner
- Certified Trainer of NLP
- Conversational Intelligence© C-IQ Enhanced Skills Coach.
- 5 Years as a Certified EMyth Business Coach/Coach Trainer/Presenter
- Principle: Nestbuild -Construction and Remodeling Service.
- Co-Founder: Derezsynski-Duval and Associates. High End Residential Construction
- Co-Founder: Edible Landscaping
- Volunteer/Board Member - Alliance of Generations - Selective prevention and youth community based mentoring in Southern Oregon.
- Former Volunteerwork - Inside Circle Foundation -Cultivating Emotional Literacy and Behavioral Change Training in California Prisons.
A bit of my story.
I'm an introvert, and love honest conversations. I'm essentially creative, and at times that creativity has worked against me. Like working so much as to grind myself into a pulp...yet that's still creative.
The way I define creativity is a mixture of ongoing practice and letting go in the moment to be willing to not know the answer or the next move.
I don't consider my life to be balanced, more a constant walk of balancing, failing, getting up, succeeding, always moving forward. So it's about continually and creatively finding a balance. It's how I make sense of the world - and the way I do something about it.
Engaged and thoughtful conversations have been a way of life since I was a teen. I've been making things since before I can remember, listening in the natural environment, excelling at English studies, fine and industrial arts throughout my education. Whenever I can I'm reading and making connections, identifying patterns in actions, in thinking. I see everyone as a philosopher.
I started working relatively early at the age of 12, tearing off residential roofs, doing basic building and landscaping and learning trades along the way.
So when it came time to end school and go into the world, I went into building, but with a twist and a short story...I was in my second year of Art School at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, loving the environment of creativity and support, and immersed in exploring ideas, materials and experiences - then I fell in love.
Long story short, when she didn't feel the same way as me, I made myself pay for it not working out. I paid for it by judging my whole artistic pursuit as ridiculous, an unrealistic fantasy. It was totally unconscious, but the price nonetheless. Despite having plenty of praise, and support to keep going, I left school to enter into the "real world".
Faced with my lost love, I figured I could make a living working with physical spaces, rather than to work with pieces of art that get put inside galleries.
In transition, my first job afterwards was as a bike messenger in my hometown of Philadelphia, furiously pedaling through the grid for 6 months. It was hard work, but fun and filled with adventure and adrenaline rushes.
Soon after I started my first business with a friend, Edible Landscaping. We were dedicated to bringing food based plants into residential landscaping. We learned that just because you're die hard in vision and passion, it doesn't account for being clueless about the skill set to run and grow a business. From there, a spattering of building and high end painting work.
In 1999 I took a risk and moved to San Francisco, and in two weeks time had a guy tap me on the shoulder and ask me if I was looking for work. Seriously, that's how it happened! He was a man with a meticulous approach to building and contracting, and had thought I was a European passing through who he might give a few days work to. I loved the result at the end of the day after building, assembling, tiling, painting, and orchestrating something functional and beautiful.
I apprenticed and honed my craft from finish carpentry to managing subcontractors and 2 years later co-founded a building company with a partner I'd met along the way. In the following years we managed several million dollars in remodeling and light commercial construction projects. Then, as things seemed to be only getting better...
My partner had taken on a project with a wealthy figure in the music industry in SF Bay Area, while I was managing another project. We weren't getting signed documentation or providing clear contracts along the way for the large project scope, thinking that it was ok because our work was beautiful and ahead of schedule. It unravelled in the last month as we were shorted tens of thousands of dollars. Our business 'house' was not in order, the client sensed it and as we found out later, had done this before. After receiving a one paragraph letter from our client's attorney, we faced bankruptcy.
Around the same time I started a men's group having met a few like minded peers who wanted to connect more deeply than what we were finding in the mainstream world. It allowed us to develop our integrity, emotional literacy, support and challenge one another, and get in touch with more personal meaning in our lives.
I decided it was better to leave the company for my own good, but still managed to carry a burden of self-blame. There it was again, making myself pay for what had happened. It took me a year and a half to stop introducing myself as a failed business owner. All the while I carved out a niche with clients who appreciated my artistic craftsmanship, professionalism, and the way I respected them and their homes. I was getting a new perspective on how the attention and care in relationship and communication made all the difference in the project management and workflow. I deepened this style of smaller scale contracting for 7 years. All the while working on myself introspectively, playing drum set in a trio, plenty of time outdoors, therapy, workshops, and volunteering in the prison system.
After moving from California to Southern Oregon in 2009, I landed a 9 month job remodeling a barn into a high end living flat. The relationship I built with the homeowner over that time laid the ground work for becoming a business coach. Why? Because they had a seat on the board of the long standing small business book and coaching company EMyth Worldwide, and after getting a first hand experience of my work and care saw a great potential for coaching. Five months after the job ended, I got a call from the then CEO asking me if I would like to come onboard and be trained as a business coach. I had a round of self-doubt but with awareness decided finally to not make myself pay and took the risk to completely change careers to begin working with people - rather than people's things.
I was originally trained and certified as an EMyth business coach. I spent hundreds of hours in training and mentoring over 5 years. During that time I coached, was coached, mentored new coaches, presented and led new coach trainings. I served dozens of small business owners over the years. In late 2014 with some turn of events and incredible outside coaching, I got clear it was time to go out on my own.
To step off the edge of what I knew and risk a new learning curve, I walked away from the brand, certification, and library of tools to create my own new material. I draw from many different sources in my work. Most recently I engaged in an intensive 7 month coaching training in Conversational Intelligence©, and have added a new credential as a C-IQ Enhanced Skills Coach.
I created Inside Start LLC in January of 2015 in anticipation of the changes I knew would come. I engage in several months of coaching myself each year. My skills include in depth tailor made assessments and tools, dysfunctional business diagnostics, balancing of strength application and blind spot revelation, business stage assessment, direct training in self-organization, time-management, and training you to become a mentor in your own business. All of the above work is built on the early phases of uncovering and aligning your personal purpose with your desired professional outcomes. And that, is just the beginning.
I currently live in Southern Oregon with my wife Anna where we share a dream of having a child and plans to build a home in the next few years.


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Spiritual Direction
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Spiritual direction is an on-going relationship between a "directee" (person seeking direction) or "retreatant" (person making a retreat) and a "director" (qualified person giving guidance) to discuss the directee's spiritual life. Through conversation and reflection, the directee becomes more attuned to God's Presence in their life, and can respond more fully to God in all areas of their life.
Typically, spiritual direction is a half- to one-hour, one-on-one conversation between director and directee in some quiet, private setting. Spiritual direction can take place either in the context of a retreat or in regular, everyday life on an ongoing basis – in which case meeting frequency is usually about once a month. The focus of the meetings is the directee's relationship with God within all aspects of life. The directee leads the direction of the conversation.
The directee assumes responsibility for their life with God, working to incorporate some form of intentional reflection on their relationship with God. This may or may not include an experience or practice of some form of prayer, understanding that "prayer" can take various forms (formal and informal, e.g.). During the meeting, director and directee seek to enter into a prayerful atmosphere where together they can be attentive to the movement of the Holy Spirit in the directee's life.
The director may listen, question, challenge, suggest, and support the directee, and may suggest methods and specific content of prayer. Ultimately the directee must own whatever insights they uncover, or course of action they decide to take; the director is a facilitator in the process, and the directee must claim the journey.
Director/directee relationship
Given the intimate nature of spiritual direction, the relationship and personal dynamic between the director and directee is paramount, and must be comfortable for each. This may take a few sessions to decide on. It is important that a directee feels free to seek out a new director if they are not ultimately comfortable with the dynamic.
Spiritual Direction vs. Therapy/Counseling
In contrast with therapy/counseling, spiritual companioning/direction is fundamentally concerned with a person's relationship with God: with recognizing and responding to God in regular, ongoing, daily life as well as in the midst of specific issues of struggle or disorder. Therapy is not necessarily or fundamentally concerned with a person's relationship with God. And problem solving is not the primary focus of spiritual direction, whereas it can be in therapy. A spiritual companion may refer a retreatant to counseling if appropriate.
Setting up Spiritual Direction at BC
There are many people at BC who are qualified spiritual directors – laymen and women, Jesuits, and men and women in other religious orders. If you are a current BC undergraduate student interesting in just trying out, or definitely setting up, spiritual direction here at BC, contact Rick Rossi at email@example.com or (617) 552-6592.

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Open Type, Open Resource, and GoToFileCtrl + Shift + T will open a search box that will match the Java class you type in, as you type. For example, to open MyClassName.java, type MyClass and the search will be refined as you type. The same is done for resources with Ctrl + Shift + R. GoToFile (site down at the moment) will also do fuzzy searches. For example, typing "MCN" will match MyClassName.java.
Show implementorsIf you select an interface or abstract method, and press Ctrl + T, you can see all implementors of that method.
Autocomplete Getters/SettersEverybody knows you can Right Click on a source file -> Source -> Generate Getters and Setters... to do just that, but if you type "get" and then Ctrl + Space, Eclipse will offer to implement a getter for you. The same works for setters if you type "set" and Ctrl + Space.
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PluginsI also grab the following plugins for development. These are rather well known, but if you don't know what they do, the names are pretty obvious. I develop in a lot of different languages, so I use plugins that aren't specific for Java development:
TestNG, Subclipse, CSSEditor, PHPEclipse, RadRails, M2Eclipse, SpringIDE
There are a couple of other plugins for Eclipse that others like to use, but I don't:
Sysdeo, Amateras
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The national chain sells a variety of bundt cake flavors, including red velvet, white chocolate raspberry, cinnamon swirl, and pecan praline, in a variety of sizes.
Area franchisee Jim Edwards plans to open the first area location at 13420 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, on Friday. It will be the 80th shop for the Texas-based chain.
"A lot of people's grandmothers made bundt cakes. It is kind of a throwback, nostalgic kind of thing, a warm memory of the past that we are bringing back to life," Edwards said. He hopes to open additional area locations.
The chain was founded when two long-time friends joined forces in 1997 to perfect a bundt cake recipe that would be based on the best ingredients — fresh eggs, real butter and cream cheese. They opened their first shop in Las Vegas.
The cakes now come in a variety of sizes including the bite-size bundtini, the single serving size bundtlet, an 8-inch cake serving about 8 people, a 10-inch cake serving about 18, and tiered cakes serving about 26 people.
The cakes also can be decorated with ribbons, birthday hats, flowers, and Nothing Bundt Cake designs for special occasions such as birthdays, Mother's Day, "thinking of you" and "thank you" gifts.
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Maya Rudolph scoops Bridesmaids
Maya Rudolph is dressed impeccably on the set of Bridesmaids as we visit the actress to chat up her latest role. Rudolph is filming a scene with co-stars Kristen Wiig and Rose Byrne during an engagement party and by the looks of her fashion, this is one elegant engagement party.
Bridesmaidshits theaters in May, but SheKnows has your first look at the comedy from a script by Kristen Wiig and her writing partner Annie Mumolo, and produced by funnyman extraordinaire, Judd Apatow (40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up).
Our Bridesmaids set visit chat with Rudolph is insightful in the picture she paints of what it is like to come up a female comic in a world that was once ruled solely by men. Bridesmaids, above all else, is a triumph in its casting of a who's-who of funny women that add up to what could potentially be one of the funniest movies of the year.
Besides Wiig and Rudolph, Bridesmaids also stars Mike and Molly's Melissa McCarthy, Reno 911 veteran Wendi McLendon-Covey, The Office star Ellie Kemper and Get Him to the Greek scene-stealer Rose Byrne and is directed by comedy king Paul Feig.
Here comes the bride: Maya Rudolph talks
SheKnows: With the cast of Bridesmaids being an all-star team of female comics, what was filming like, was it difficult to get through a take without laughing?
Maya Rudolph: It's bringing some pretty damn funny comedy [laughs]. I've got to be honest. I think it's really funny. This movie feels like a mixture of real things and crazy things which to me feels normal. My sense of humor is a little bit stupid and weird. Talk to anybody, especially a girl, and when they get with their friends, that's what they do. It really helps that a lot of us know each other already, we've known each other for years. People know Kristen's voice now because of SNL. I think her voice is so incredibly specific. I personally think a lot of ladies that have been through this bizarre rigmarole of being a bridesmaid are going to be refreshed because it's not the usual scene on screen. It's funny, it's realistic but it's totally bananas.
SheKnows: Many of you are trained at the Groundlings. Do you feel that that education has put you all on the path to make this movie?
Maya Rudolph: You won't find me saying that very often but it really is allowing us to use exactly what we know how to do best. It's awesome. It's dreamy and awesome. This is a time in my life when we are brought together with people who have the same feeling about who they are as a performer. It's really rare to be able to improvise in a movie. And we get to do that a lot [laughs].
SheKnows: After graduating from the world of Saturday Night Live, do you think it's safe to say that it's a terribly competitive environment?
Maya Rudolph: That's what people that don't work there believe it is. But [laughs], it really is!
SheKnows: How did writing on SNL influence your comic performances?
Maya Rudolph: When I got the job at SNL, I didn't realize that I'd be writing every week. You learn very quickly that in order to get your pieces on, you need to write for yourself. That's the best thing that ever happened to me. We were writing our own pieces, casting our friends in the other parts or writing them with other cast members and then performing them in front of an audience. That was the first time I ever did anything like that. I think the perception is slightly different in that I know that the show has gone through different incarnations of being competitive. I'm sure it has been at different times. But the time when I was there, I found everybody just worked hard to make it work.
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SheKnows: As you were coming up, did you sense that comedy was a boys' club?
Maya Rudolph: I guess so. I felt like the girls that I worked with were really strong writers and strong character writers. On SNL, I never saw it as, "Now we're doing ladies comedy." I'm sure it pertains to another time but maybe it's and maybe it's just the dudes I work with -- soft, generous dudes.
SheKnows: Lastly, in Bridesmaids, there has to be a bachelorette party! What's your ideal bachelorette party?
Maya Rudolph: I've never been to a bachelorette party. I guess there would just be a lot of naked male genitalia -- wall-to-wall. It sounds like my perfect Friday night -- forget bachelorette party.


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Arizona's Leadership Is On the Line
By Brian Price
Ify Ibekwe, Arizona's star senior forward, is confident that there's still time for this U of A team to save their season.
The University of Arizona women's basketball team has had an uneven 2010-201, full of highs and lows.
These are the times that test a team. Coming down the homestretch of regular season play, the Wildcats now have to show what they're made of.
On the road, the team has struggled losing six of nine, most recently in a pair of losses against Cal and No. 10/11 UCLA.
"Given the nature of our past losses, these [our upcoming home] games will define us," Ibekwe admits. "We hadn't given our all against them [previously] and now we have a chance to compete and show the nation that we're a good team."
Head coach Niya Butts agrees. "Our effort in those games will say a lot about who we are. It's not about how hard you get hit and get knocked down, but how fast you get up," Butts says. "These upcoming games will determine our progress and our ability to play within our game and not be held up by mental barriers."
Until Thursday night, the Wildcats had hung their hats on a 9-0 undefeated home record. That was before the Cal Golden Bears came to Tucson and handed U of A their eighth loss in a hard-fought contest. The defeat is their eighth of the season and their sixth in conference play.
The loss put even more pressure on the Wildcats to step up at home, and get back to their winning ways as the season hangs in the balance. The Wildcats next face conference juggernaut and No. 3 Stanford on February 5, followed by ASU on February 13.
Regardless of what happens, Ibekwe draws faith from a constant source of inspiration.
"I'm very religious as a Catholic Christian. I believe God has blessed me with the ability to play at Arizona so I want my cross necklace, which my Mom gave to me, to always be close to me," she says. "Over my bed, in my car, in my locker; anywhere you look I have a cross near me."
In fact, Ibekwe lists her cross necklace as her most important possession.
"I'm a young female college student and athlete and all kinds of things happen, not all of it makes sense, so when there is something I don't understand I trust that God will see me through it," she says. "Everything will be okay at the end."
Regardless of how this season ends up, and despite the disappointments along the way, the native Californian has already made her mark on the Arizona record books. She is poised to end her four-year career having averaged a double-double for the Wildcats. Ibekwe has also scored in all but one game during her collegiate career. As a freshman, she started over half the games and from her sophomore year through this season she has started 72 of 77.
Playing for Coach Butts has been a major factor. "My overall knowledge of the game has improved playing for Coach Butts," says Ibekwe. "Being patient, knowing when to shoot and seeing the court. Ball handling, shooting, post-moves, facing up [to the basket] have all improved."
Ibekwe's 9.4 rebounds per game make her the top rebounder in the Pac-10 this season, and her 13.9 points per game are second on the Wildcats behind Davellyn Whyte's 15.2.
Her play has always been consistent and strong, but one aspect of her game that needed a change was her ability to lead, not just by example, but by guiding her other teammates with verbal encouragement.
"Off the court I have never been shy at all," says Ibekwe. "I'm very social, whereas on the court it's the opposite. I was very focused on the game and the task at hand. I just played basketball. I had never been a vocal player even though I'm a vocal person. It's weird."
Weird didn't cut it with Butts.
"Ify is smart enough to understand that in order to be a good basketball player it's going to take a lot more than filling the stats," Butts says. "She knows what this team needs from her. Watching film also helps that. When she sees a teammate getting hit on screens that weren't called out, she realizes there are things that can be avoided by simply talking. It's the little things that make a huge difference."
The difference now? Ibekwe, always one of the top players in the Conference, is now one of the top-talkers on the team.
"I have to utilize my ability to communicate with my teammates. They need me to be a vocal leader and wherever we are, practice or a game, or whatever is going on, good or bad, they need me to be a vocal leader and offer encouragement."
The dialogue will have to produce more consistent play.
Arizona is the third highest scoring team in the Pac-10, 35th overall in the nation, averaging 73.2 points per game. However, the Wildcats are slipping in the standings, now sixth in the Pac-10 following their loss to Cal.
Although this will be Ibekwe's last season as a Wildcat, she knows she is leaving the program in the most capable of hands.
"[Coach Butts] just wants the best for all of her players. She lets us all know that we're Wildcats for a reason," Ibekwe says. "We fit into the program."
With eight games left in the regular season, Ibekwe, Butts and the rest of the Wildcats are eager to continue building right down to the final buzzer of the season.
Ibekwe's faith, skill and voice will be put to the test.
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Making my way across dixie, eighteen sixty-five;
I walked all the and halfway to heaven, now believe I'm on the other side;
Day turns into nightime, nightime's by my side;
I look to he sky, I see shining light, the stars will be my guide;
The smell of gunsmoke in the air;
Lighting fills the sky;
I heard a rebel yell just as loud as hell;
You can hear it 'round the world tonight;
The silent reign of heroes;
Is what brings me here today;
What I came to fight for, seems so far away
So far away;
Far away;
Tell me what's the cost of freedom;
Fighting for my life and family name;
The devil's laughing long and hard deep in hell tonight;
My feet are bleeding right through my shoes;
Ground's as cold as ice;
Sing no killer angels;
Can you hear my cry?
It seems like a sin when nobody wins and so many had to die;
Who is right, and tell me who is wrong;
Old boys come down from here to virginia;
To sing the battle song;
The silent reign of heroes is what gives me strenght today;
Tell me what's the cost of freedom;
It's so far away, far away;
Fighting for our heritage yeah;
It's so far away, far away;
When I see my home and family;
Then I know I finally paid a debt.
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Whenever Ben uses his alien power, there is almost nothing that he can't do since those aliens are well adept and should we say better than us in some ways. Well, actually, it has something to do with their body composition and this can be seen in some insects and animals in this planet. We, on the other hand has our mind and we use it for almost everything that we does. In the case of the alien, aside from having the brains, they also have some unique ability that they can use in whichever they want. And that is what you see every time Ben transform into an alien. If you are going to run against Ben then he would just transform into XLR8 and you won't even see him since he is very fast. Fortunately, Ben is not like that as he would rather reserve his power to use against some real threats and not use his power just to get the edge out of some competition. In this game, Ben needs to run very fast because his time is limited and he can only run if he have time. When time runs out then the game is over and you can't do anything about that. The idea here is to grab as many coins as you can as quickly as possible. You can extend your time whenever you grab some timer along the way.


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Anna of Zanzibar
Zanzibar, Tanzania
- 7 nights
- from $2800
Situated on Zanzibar's east coast, set back from the road, is Anna of Zanzibar - a lovely little boutique lodge owner-run and managed, with a great ocean-frontage and comfortable, secluded rooms dotted about lush gardens and a central swimming pool.
At a Glance
Perfectly situated on Zanzibar's east coast with its own stretch of beach
Great little spa with a wide variety of treatments on offer
Comfortable air-conditioned rooms with lovely new bathrooms
Secluded stretch of beach perfect for paddling
Activities and tours around Zanzibar can be easily organized
Call us on 858 345 1761 to start planning your vacation to Anna of Zanzibar
Anna of Zanzibar, named after the colloquial term for the Indian Rupee, is a little gem on Zanzibar's east coast. Situated a short drive from the main road, Anna of Zanzibar has just eleven rooms dotted in and around the gardens, which have a central pool area surrounded by salas and loungers. The gardens lead onto the stretch of beach - secluded and private - in front of the property.
The rooms are cool and comfortable, and each room is individually designed with a large bathroom and air conditioning. The bathrooms have just recently been renovated and are very large, spacious and airy. The lodge's main area is charming – set under high thatch with a central bar, two lounges (one with a television and a small library) and a deck with more seating under shade.
On the opposite side of the main area is the dining room where guests all dine together - although private dinners on the beach or in the rooms can be organized on request. The dining room is furnished in traditional Zanzibar style with a fantastic original painting running its entire length. Behind the lodge is the spa, where a variety of treatments are offered including massages, manicures and pedicures. There is also a small but very impressive vegetable garden which, in time, the owner hopes will supply all the vegetable needs of the lodge. Anna of Zanzibar is a small, personal lodge, run by the owner, Michael, who lives on site with his family.
The emphasis here is on personal service and relaxation – activities are on offer including the requisite spice tours and island tours, or just relax by the pool. Michael is a Zanzibar expert and is very happy to advise on options or just give a history of the island.
Location & Directions
Zanzibar, Tanzania
When to go
Situated only 6° south of the equator, Zanzibar enjoys ideal vacation weather. Temperatures average between 24°C and 27°C throughout the year with 7-9 hours of sunshine per day.
There are 2 rainy seasons: Acute, brief showers, lasting about an hour in the morning occur for a couple of weeks during November. The rains last slightly longer in April and May, but even then it does not rain every day. These rains replenish the Island and are often referred to as the "Green Season".


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Address: 7677 North Forbes Road
City: Lincoln
Square Feet: 4,956
Acres: 20.3
Bedrooms: 3-4
Baths: 3.5
Built: 2012
2560 square foot shop/barn
Luxury modern living and rural sustainable living meet at this "Gentleman Farmer's" estate.
Nestled in the quiet foothills, you are welcomed through a substantial gated entrance and led up the lit, tree lined driveway passing your vineyard on the left and pasture on the right. The architectural details expand beyond the main home with the raised planters and ornamental trees strategically placed to accentuate the natural beauty that surrounds this custom Country French style home with a modern edge
Upon entering the home you will find a grand floor plan, exceptional kitchen, coffered ceilings and unique, high quality finishes which truly set this home apart. Only the highest quality materials were used and the attention to detail is unsurpassed.
Stepping outside, the living area continues to the huge "entertainers" covered and open patios which capture breathtaking views of this lovely property and the rolling hills beyond. Host dinner parties under the pergola, serve home-made wine and hor d'oeuvres next to the outdoor fireplace or just relax and take in the sunset. Enjoyment abounds while listening to the tranquil fountain or meandering through the bamboo meditation forest. Garden to your heart's content in the raised beds of the vegetable garden, pick fruit year round in the orchard or make your own wine from the vineyard.
Additionally you will find that this property has a separate multi-purpose building that can be used as a tasting room, workshop, garage for your car collection, ride through stables, or all of the above. The property is fully fenced and cross fenced, totally irrigated or irrigation ready, has owned solar and is ready for your pool and pond.
4956 square foot home
1233 unconditioned space
2430 square foot outdoor living space
Fully tiled covered patio
Owned 10kWatt photovoltaic solar system
3 bedrooms (All bedroom suites)
3.5 baths
3 Fireplaces includes 1 outdoor fireplace
Office and sitting/exercise room
Spacious great room
Formal living room and formal dining room
Bar area
Conditioned wine room
Brazilian Rosewood hardwood floors
Natural Cherry custom cabinetry and built-ins throughout
8 inch baseboards
Coffered ceilings
Anderson A-Series Casement & double hung divided light windows & French doors
Extra wide solid core raised panel interior doors
Energy efficient construction
In slab radiant heated floors, 3 zones
2 HVAC systems with multiple zones
Cat-5 wiring throughout and high speed internet
State of the art security system
Two 7.1 surround sound systems
Fire-wise property and home with fire suppression sprinkler system
Solar water, radiant heating ready
Stainless steel appliances
Thermador professional range oven and pot filler
Farmhouse sinks
Expansive granite countertops
Large center island with prep sink
Large walk-in pantry with built-ins
Adjacent to laundry/mudroom with farm sink
French doors to the patio
Large sitting room
Separate extra-large walk in closets
Custom cherry closet organizer
Large walk-in shower
Soaking tub
2 separate water closets
1082 square foot attached garage
Electric vehicle charging stations
2560 square foot detached multi-purpose building – for barn or shop
Cement floor, stucco, tile roof, and solar
Craftsman's woodshop with dust collector and compressed air systems
20.3 fully fenced acres
Tall perimeter deer fencing and for security
Grand gated entrance
Ornamental tree lined driveway
Irrigation water with storage tank
Extensive automated irrigated landscaping and designer hardscaping
Automated vegetable garden with 22 raised beds
Orchard with 42 trees bearing fruit year round
Additional Pomegranate trees
Approximately 2 acre boutique vineyard – 830 vines, 6 varieties, plus 11 vines for edible grapes
Ornamental tree and plant collection
Outdoor fireplace
Bamboo garden
Pastures and fenced animal pen
Pool and pond ready
15 gal/min pump test, 30 gal/min air test
Well water storage tank
8 ft x 12 NID shed
12 ft x 24 ft pump house
Additional building site ready
Exceptionally located in a quiet rural area and surrounded by large parcels, yet only 10 minutes to both the historic and modern areas of Lincoln. Close to Highway 65 and connecting I-80. Residents can enjoy a day trip to San Francisco, Napa Valley, or a ski trip to Lake Tahoe in just two hours.
Laurie Whitton
PCAR Masters Club
Coldwell Banker
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The media circus over "hockey mom" Sarah Palin–at the expense of any real examination of where she stands on the issues–might be causing a serious rise in your blood pressure. But the superficiality of mainstream media coverage is just one of the many annoyances Americans confront on a daily basis. From the clueless jerk who bumps into you while tapping away on his Blackberry to the spam pouring into your inbox, we're constantly irritated by market-obsessed and gadget-driven culture.
Veteran journalist Dick Meyer has been writing about Americans' disenchantment with their own culture for years. As a self-described "professional bullshit hunter," Meyer produced a segment called "Reality Check" for The CBS Evening News in the late '90s. On the hunt for fakery and fraud, he found phoniness lurking not just in the high offices on Capitol Hill but on buses, airplanes, sidewalks and, most of all, in the media, the ubiquitous marketing machine he dubs "Omnimedia."
In his recent book, Why We Hate Us, Meyer, currently the digital media director at NPR, delivers an often humorous and frequently thoughtful look at why we are so down on ourselves.
I spoke with him recently about what is it exactly that makes us "hate us" and where do we go from here.
Who is the "we" and who is the "us" in Why We Hate Us?
"We" is we in everyday life–as parents, as partners, as colleagues, as bosses, as consumers, as citizens, as news readers. And the "us" is a collective "us," not just the public culture of politics, Hollywood, Madison Avenue, Wall Street but us as we behave in public. It is the "us" we see in restaurants when the person at the table next to us starts wailing into a cell phone, or the "us" that is hogs the left lane on the highway or cuts us off in traffic. I'm referring to the "us" as how we comport ourselves in public, whether we're public people or private people.
You mention the huge response you received to your CBSNews.com columns on this subject and how these responses show a nearly universal frustration with the direction of American culture. But do you really think that people who wear diamonds at PTA meetings or drive incredibly expensive cars are going to be open to your message?
I don't think I've encountered anybody who isn't open to the message. What is universally true about human beings is that it is easier for us to spot unpleasant behavior in others than to recognize it in ourselves, and in our families and friends. So I honestly can tell you that I haven't encountered anybody who's looked at my book and said that they think I'm nuts.


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HBO Go Finally Coming To PS3 And PS4
HBO has announced that the HBO GO app will be coming a PlayStation console near you, first on PlayStation 3, with PlayStation 4 to follow. With the HBO GO app on your PlayStation system and an HBO subscription via your cable or satellite provider, you'll have unlimited, on-demand access to your favorite HBO shows, like Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire and True Detective. HBO GO offers every episode of every season of the network's best shows. You can also enjoy hit movies, sports, documentaries, and comedy specials, as well as special behind-the-scenes extras.
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2015 WSI Kansas Adaptive Cycling Omnium & Adaptive Cycling Clinic
May 29 - thru - May 31
Race Weekend Info:
Entry: $40 per race( or $95 for Omnium*
*Local WSI Racers Contact James Watsons for your discounted entry.
The Omnium will include the **3 RACES**, listed below.
What is your UCI race classification? You will need it to register. If you don't know, click on link below:
For info on the Adaptive Cycling Clinic or RSVP < Click on this text.
<-Click image to go to registration or read down for more info.
You can choose Omnium for all 3 races or pick from the 3 races, 1 or 2. Online Registration Deadline: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 5:00 PM CT
Race Weekend Information Update: Barron Controls will be present at the Clinic and Races to demonstrate the ProShift auto shifting controller! If you have been curious about this product come to the clinic for a demonstration. Learn more at www.baroncontrols.com
All Scholarship requests- Military/Veteran/Racer- Registration reimbursed for verified Disabled Veteran.
We have a limited number of hotel scholarships for non-veteran racers. These cover 1 night so if you room with another racer and both cover a night you stay free. Contact: Jamees Watson (620-218-3133) for all scholarships.
Racer Transport from ICT: Transport available to and from hotel and events, we will need your itinerary by May 21st.
Racer Meeting: Friday 6:15PM at the Time Trial staging area Lake Afton Park.
Dinners/Social: Racer and Staff Social Saturday evening 5 to 7PM at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Lobby & Patio.
Awards Dinner: Will be "post race" on Sunday. Awards will be given at that time.
Race Support: We will have a SAG available at the Road Race. (Not responsible for any damage or loss if asked to assist). Snacks & drinks available to participants & volunteers. "QUADS" (and others with heat issues) SAG will have water to pour or spray you with at each race.
Race categories: H1/H2/H3/H4/H5. Categories may be added, removed, or combined as needed.
Prizes: Cash and or Awards
Racer Registration/Waiver 5:30 to 6:15 Lake Afton Park(Registration Tent). Online registration will get your spot in the race. Paper registration / Waivers will still need to be signed at registration. (https://goo.gl/maps/8OP3F).
Adaptive Cycling Clinic & Criterium May 29: Clinic – 3:00 PM to 5 PM, Clinic will be held at the Crit location (https://goo.gl/maps/8OP3F). Race - 6:30, Start is at north end of course loop. Course is a technical closed .96 mile loop. There are several tight corners. http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/676346098
Atlanta 24 Mile Road Race: Saturday May 30 - 9 AM: The start is located at the south end of Atlanta KShttps://goo.gl/maps/6or9X . The race follows the rolling hill terrain of the county roads in 6 mile stretches in a clockwise loop with a few steep climbs in the last 6 miles and finishes at the start. http://www.mapmyride.com/us/clay-center-ks/a-ride-mapped-on-04-16-2012-route-84102357 (Not a closed course)
Kechi 15k Time Trial Sunday May 31 – 9:30 AM: Located in Kechi KS https://goo.gl/maps/PVYo0 ( 444 N Oliver St, #B, Kechi, KS 67067). Parking is next to the Convenience store at Kechi Park. Course is a fairly flat out and back route with a tight turn around. Generally racers find a tail wind going out and a head wind on return. http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/84100229 (Not a closed course)
Last day to book is: 5/21/15
Hotel info:
Fairfield Inn & Suites Wichita Downtown
525 South Main Street · Wichita, Kansas 67202 USA
We have reserved a block of rooms for Adaptive Cycling Racers from May 27, 2015 through June 2, 2015 at our discounted rate incase racers need extra days before or after. These rooms are available at the rates below. After the cut-off date of May 21st any remaining rooms will be released. There are only a few ADA rooms but these are large rooms with big doors on th bathrooms. Most racers are fine in regular rooms each year. If you need ADA specific or have other needs contact the hotel directly
King Room Rate
Double Queen Room Rate
King w/Pullout Rate
$104.00 (plus tax)
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Wheelchair Sports Inc
Last day to book is: 5/21/15
Marriott hotel(s) offering your special group rate:
- Fairfield Inn & Suites Wichita Downtown for 104.00 USD per night
Book your group rate for Wheelchair Sports - Adaptive Cycling Omnium
or contact the hotel directly @ (316) 201-1400 Please tell them the room is under "Wheelchair Sports".
Put in the "notes" field: your roommates name, if you need one, or that you will be on your own. (tell person booking if by phone)
Those on scholarship will still need to hold room and present at check in for incidentals.
If you do not have a credit/debit card you can contact us and then mail a check or money order. Must be received and clear the bank before your registration is effective and a room is held.


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24 February 2017
Gordon Chong wrote an article in June 2016 which caught the attention of one of our readers. That article is reproduced below. I reread the article & was startled by the stark honesty of these two sentences:
The Holy Grail of perfect bilingualism has been an extravagant elitist exercise in self-deception in Canada — a self-indulgent mirage.
It is a fantasy that has been a colossal waste of taxpayers' money.
I tried to contact Gordon through the Toronto Sun but could not get through to him to congratulate him.
Last night, one of our readers forwarded another article from Gordon which repeated the same truth that few other member of the media dares to expose. We know that it is sacrosanct to tell Canadians that this very expensive policy is a total failure & it takes a very courageous person to expose that truth to the beleaguered tax-payer. The Socialists & their philosophy that supports all "feel-good" policies, regardless of how senselessly extravagant these policies are, are proposing that we should spend endless amounts of tax-payer dollars propping up languages that have little practical relevance to the majority of the people in the country. This applies to all minority languages but the one that gets up the noses of the non-French majority is this push for the Frenchification of Canada. The fear of being left out of the "power-clique" of Canada has forced the closure of English schools as more parents think that French-Immersion is the only way to ensure that their kids get jobs. Most Federal government jobs are being made "officially bilingual" even where it is not necessary. The Conservative government, before they left office, identified 250 government offices that were slated for losing their bilingual status (obviously because they thought the guideline of "service where warranted" was not adequately met). However, the Liberal government is moving to reverse that motion & expand the need for more bilingualism. This is occurring widely at the Federal level except where they are unable to recruit the very best, in which case they are forced to recognize that qualification & experience dictate that they have to give the position to a highly qualified but unilingual English-speaker. The OB policy has worked primarily to benefit the mother-tongue French-speakers at great cost to the taxpayer, not to mention the unity of the country which is more & more divided between the East & the West.
Gordon Chong has pointed to several prominent Canadians who have succeeded, professionally, economically & socially & the key to their success was impeccably precise English. So why are we moving to close more English-language schools, turning them into French-Immersion schools when it is a fact that they have not been such a huge success? Do we want more & more of our children to graduate from our schools with an inadequate command of the English language, having wasted countless hours learning Parisienne French which is not even understood by the locals? We have engaged a well-known researcher to speak at our up-coming St. Patrick's Day Brunch coming up on March 18th. The topic of her talk will be "The Success or Failure of French Immersion". If you live in the Ottawa area, watch out for our flyer coming out next week. If you want a copy of this flyer to be mailed to you, please contact me with your address.
In the meantime, let's look at what Statistics Canada has predicted about the language situation in Canada:
The part that caught my attention was this:
Decline in the proportion of the English- and French-mother-tongue populations up to 2036
The proportion of Canada's English-mother-tongue population could decline from 58.7% in 2011 to between 52% and 56% in 2036, while the proportion of the French-mother-tongue population could decrease from 21.3% in 2011 to 17% or 18% in 2036. French would by far remain the most prevalent mother tongue after English, with between 7.5 million and 7.8 million speakers in 2036. In comparison, in 2011, none of the other mother tongues had a population of 500,000 persons.
The proportion of the French-mother-tongue population could decline in both Quebec (from 79% in 2011 to between 69% and 72% in 2036 in the three main projection scenarios) and in the rest of Canada (from 3.8% in 2011 to between 2.7% and 2.8% in 2036). Other scenarios with different internal migration patterns show that the decrease in the proportion of the French-mother-tongue population in Canada outside Quebec could be more modest.
Meanwhile, the share of the English-mother-tongue population could either grow or decline in Quebec (from 8.2% in 2011 to between 7.9% and 8.8% in 2036), mainly due to immigration, but decrease in the rest of Canada (from 74% in 2011 to between 64% and 69% in 2036).
A note from one of our researchers:
Please pay attention that "...the report Language Projections for Canada, 2011 to 2036 (Catalogue number89-657-X), was produced with financial support from the Department of Canadian Heritage and IRCC".
It is a well-known fact that researches, commissioned by any client, are usually according to guidelines given by the client so the note above is not without reason.
Are we being manipulated to make the French-speakers fight harder against assimilation & to keep the French language prominent by telling them that their language & culture are in danger? We know that they are given massive amounts of funding at all levels of govt. to pay for activists to put pressure on provincial governments to increase the number of French Immersion schools, French-language colleges & universities. Our researchers have discovers a lot of information on this.
With the reinstatement of the Court Challenges program, expect to see more money being spent by Francophone parents on actions such as this:
In the meantime, mother-tongue English speakers refuse to understand what's going on, complacent as ever. Ironically. Canadians who are non mother-tongue speakers may be the ones to persuade Canadians to abandon the failed Official Languages policy. Spend the money to benefit ALL Canadians, not just one group at the expense of the majority.
The next step is to get a politician from any party to voice our concerns.
Kim McConnell
The case for unilingualism
The limited success of Canada's multilingual policies should tell us something about human nature
By Gordon Chong
First posted: Saturday, February 18, 2017 06:43 PM EST | Updated: Saturday, February 18, 2017 06:50 PM EST
The recent movement to teach aboriginal languages, plus the release of Statistics Canada population projections showing first languages other than French and English are on the rise, has raised the anxiety level of some Canadians.
Especially so for francophones.
Although Canada has been officially bilingual since 1969, bilingualism has never really taken root, except in government circles.
While not a total failure, it is not the Nirvana envisioned by its architects, despite the effort and money invested.
Ever since the law's enactment and after every student cohort has been through the immersion mill, there is the inevitable reassessment.
The graduates' judgments are revealing.
While grateful for receiving the opportunity to learn French, few feel completely confident using it.
There have always been bilingualism skeptics — not just about French, but about all ancestral languages.
The skepticism received scholarly support with the 1987 publication of Languages and their Territories by the late Professor Jean Laponce of the University of British Columbia's political science department.
The credibility of Laponce's argument was bolstered by his having learned English when he was 25 years old.
The essence of his thesis was captured by the late Toronto Sun columnist Doug Fisher, a former CCF MP representing Port Arthur, a riding with a large aboriginal population.
On Sept, 6, 1987, Fisher wrote: "First, the human brain resists a second language. (Laponce notes the friend who said, 'when I have the word 'escargot' why would I need 'snail'?') Second, languages within the same geography compete fiercely. Third, the users of a 'mother tongue' who are in the majority seek — and get — domination and priority for their language. Fourth, users of a minority language in a minority position fall back on enclaves and protective rules, and establish their language's domination wherever they can control the politics of its territory. Think of Canada, of Quebec, of New Brunswick, of St. Boniface, Man."
The late Dr. S.I. Hayakawa fervently supported unilingualism.
He was a scholar also personally experienced in dealing with an ancestral language, who was president of San Francisco State University before becoming a U.S. Senator.
The Vancouver-born, English professor's book, Language in Thought and Action, was required reading in many U.S. undergraduate English courses.
Although immersed in the Japanese language while growing up, a 1990 Toronto Star story revealed Hayakawa was "the chairman of a group called 'U.S. English', an organization concerned that 'our traditional language is becoming irrelevant as foreign languages become more and more widely accepted in our country,' and pressing for passage of a constitutional amendment to make English the nation's official language".
"Bilingualism for the individual is fine, but not for a country" said Hayakawa.
With both scholarship and personal experience leading to skepticism about bilingualism, as well as the rather sketchy success of our French immersion efforts, governments should not fund ancestral language retention.
Self-confidence comes with achievement. A good education with a firm grasp of English — our lingua franca outside of Quebec — accomplishes that, not a feeble grasp of a seldom used ancestral tongue.
Funding this initiative reminds one of doctors writing prescriptions for antibiotics to pacify unreasonably demanding patients and creating unintended consequences such as antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Dr. Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous Affairs, must realize, for example, that funding aboriginal languages is the wrong prescription for the many serious and often life-threatening issues that plague our aboriginal communities and that need to be addressed.
It will simply create sympathy-resistant Canadian taxpayers.
Teach English in schools
Experience has shown it's the key to success in Canada, not French immersion or retaining ancestral languages
By Gordon Chong
First posted: Saturday, June 11, 2016 08:27 PM EDT
Is the ability to speak multiple languages really a key to future success?
Bilingualism, even trilingualism, has resurfaced recently as an issue.
French immersion's success is being questioned, while some argue the retention of indigenous or ancestral languages is essential for future success and self-esteem.
The Halton District School Board is considering changing entry into its French immersion program so that it starts in Grade 2, as opposed to Grade 1. The other change would be to move to full day instruction, rather than the current half day.
Four years ago, the Peel District School Board capped French immersion at 25% of total Grade 1 enrolment, and currently uses a lottery when demand exceeds the system's supply of spaces.
These moves are not without controversy, because demand is exceeding capacity in a number of jurisdictions across Canada.
There are several reasons for this.
Many parents want to give their children a leg up for the future.
Some do it for the intellectual stimulation they think it will provide their children, others to get their kids out of the regular stream and into a more "elite" environment.
A few do it because they are inspired by a sense of patriotism.
It has become what Globe and Mail columnist Marcus Gee describes as a "privileged island in the school system, populated disproportionately by kids from better-off families."
But world-wide, French usage is in decline, while English, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish are ascendant.
As if French immersion is not already under enough of a challenge, there is a move afoot to teach aboriginal languages.
The teaching of aboriginal history, culture and languages has long been advocated by many, including Adrienne Clarkson, our former Governor-General.
In a recent Globe article, entitled, "All Canadians must tell their stories," she tried valiantly to make the case that aboriginal languages "require a different support and understanding", meaning government financial support.
While flawlessly written, it is not persuasive.
She claims aboriginals must be able to "tell their stories" in their own languages, that this will instil self-esteem and confidence, presumably leading to success in the Canadian mainstream.
Examples abound that refute this hypothesis.
Prominent Japanese Canadians like the late George Tamaki (a prominent tax lawyer), Tom Shoyama (a deputy federal finance minister), Dr. Irene Uchida (a world-renowned geneticist) and our climate guru, David Suzuki, all owed their success to a flawless grasp of English.
None apparently felt a particular need to "tell their stories" in Japanese.
In fact, at a conference I attended a number of years ago, Suzuki responded to a question about retaining a Japanese identity and language in Canada by asking: "Why do we need to do that when there are millions of Japanese in Japan who are perfectly capable of doing that?"
The inherent truth in his rhetorical question was self-evident.
My own experience with Chinese language retention has been informative.
I was intensely immersed in Chinese early, because Chinese-speaking relatives lived with us.
I went to a Chinese-language school from the age of seven until I reached Grade 13, five days a week after regular school for two hours a day.
Here was the problem: Most of us would rather have been anywhere else rather than at Chinese school and we spoke English outside the classroom.
The Holy Grail of perfect bilingualism has been an extravagant elitist exercise in self-deception in Canada — a self-indulgent mirage.
It is a fantasy that has been a colossal waste of taxpayers' money.
For aboriginals, I believe it will do little, if anything, to improve their lot in life.
Ancestral language retention is best left to the initiatives of each ethnocultural group.
Aboriginal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould's success was not founded on her ability to speak her ancestral language. Neither was Clarkson's.
The key to their success was impeccably precise English.
From a long-time supporter of our battle:
Unfortunately, Kim, there is so much that is hidden from the populace.
The elites have their vision of what Canada should be, and they work to that end without telling us. Trudeau said that a nation is like a great ship. The populace gets on board thinking that their destination is the one that they were told. Then in the night the captain changes the course without the people knowing it, so that in the morning they end up not where they wanted to go, but where the captain wanted them to be. That was Trudeau with his vision of the new Canada. Lots of immigrants from non-traditional places, predominance of French in the government, corporations, everywhere. Socialist programs. Metrification for no reason, in spite of the costs. We could go on and on. His son is no smarter or different. Unfortunately, some of the "conservative" leaders know no better either.
I thought O'Leary might be a reasonable candidate to support, but with his belief in abortion, I have lost him. Now I am looking at supporting Kellie Leitch for the Conservative leadership.
Ontario is screwed no matter what they do, but anything would be better than the Liberals or NDP there. Good luck...
All the best, my friend. I am glad to know you...
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iPhone, Android devices totally defeated by CIA "zero day" exploits… massive collection of CIA spyware revealed in secret document dump
A colossal dump of highly classified data showing the massive breadth and scope of the CIA's technological capability to spy on virtually anyone, anytime has just been released by Wikileaks in what is being billed as a "Snowden 2.0" dump.
In a statement to the press, Wikileaks – which code-named the data release as "Vault 7," noted that the first full part of its series of releases, "Year Zero," involves more than 8,700 documents and files that originated from an isolated highly protected network located inside CIA's "Center for Cyber Intelligence," physically located at its headquarters in Langley. Va.
The latest dump follows what Wikileaks characterized as "an introductory disclosure" in February of the year the spy agency began targeting French political parties and candidates in the lead-up to elections held there in 2012. The whistleblower website said that CIA documents indicate that all major French political parties and candidates were "targeted for infiltration by the CIA's human (HUMINT) and electronic (SIGINT) spies" beginning seven months out from the balloting.
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US Embassy deems Andrew W.K. "not appropriate"
The singer had hoped to be off to Bahrain on a trip as a cultural ambassador, but the U.S. State Department said, "Not so fast."
Andrew W.K. may have been a bit confused by an invitation by the State Department to the U.S. Embassy in Manama, Bahrain. The infamous partier posted a message on his website regarding the invitation, saying he was named a cultural ambassador to the Middle East.
"This is a tremendous invitation. I'm very thankful to the Department of State for giving me the opportunity to visit a place I've never been before," the singer said, according to Pitchfork. "And I feel very privileged and humbled by the chance to represent the United States of America and show the good people of Bahrain the power of positive partying. I can hardly wait for this adventure!"
Now both parties seem pretty confused about the situation, although the State Department confirms that W.K. was in fact invited.
"While Andrew W.K. was invited by a US embassy 'cultural speakers program' for a possible overseas trip to Bahrain, the embassy in Manama later determined that the program was 'not appropriate' and canceled it promptly some time ago," the State Department told the Huffington Post.
W.K.'s original post on his website said he would be visiting Bahrain "to promote partying and positive power," said the Huffington Post. "Andrew will begin his journey the first week of December 2012 and will visit elementary schools, the University of Bahrain, music venues, and more, all while promoting partying and world peace."
Noel Clay with Slate.com spoke with the State Department, which said the invitation had been "a mistake and not appropriate" and the visit would not be happening. As of Monday though, W.K., or Andrew Wilkes-Krier, said his website post was "ABSOLUTELY TRUE."
W.K. is still accepted by a different group though. A self-described "brony," he recently was asked to speak at a My Little Pony convention. The title of his speech was "What Would Pinkie Pie Do?"


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series [impossible worlds] [metropolis] [architecture] concrete walls. © Alexandru Crisan 2015
Alexandru Crisan (b. Bucharest, Romania 1978) is a visual artist specialized in fine art photography. He received his first film camera when he was 12 years old, and, a quarter of a century later, still has a soft spot for the black and white prints. An architect by formal education, his professional career in photography began, however, in 2011, when he finally decided to present to the public his personal works. Since then, he has focused on completing and promoting his eclectic art projects. All his long-term, open-ended photographic series - such as 'MyRomania' (2009-2015), 'Impossible Worlds' (2010-2015), 'Lost Highway' (2014-2015), 'Surreal Manipulations' (2013-2015), 'Impossible Objects' (2013-2014), 'Minimal White' (2012-2014) or 'Minimal Black' (2014-2015) - are meditations on space and human perceptions. His research on and within photography grasps a unique surreal vision on immateriality, while accentuating different stages of a hyperrealist understanding of reality. Since 2015 he has focused on developing new projects: 'Erotoarchitecture', 'Alien Structures' and 'Impossible Architectures'. All these projects are unified by a compulsive surreal vision. Complementary, he accentuates multiple imaginary versions of different worlds that accept contradictory interpretations. The 'Impossible Architectures' project evokes mostly the architectural post-modern stance, trapped between sculptural volumes and light. Alexandru Crisan's works are present in art galleries around the world and have been published in international peer-reviewed magazines. He has received several international awards and his fine art photography prints are held mostly in privately owned collections and galleries. (CSD, december 2015)


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Memories of being run over by an old-fashioned race car at a young age and seeing a high school classmate being sandwiched between two cars is what led to the start of the Accident Prevention Program in 1973.
Mark DeLouis, founder of the nonprofit organization, has dedicated the program to saving lives through education, traffic analysis and proposed recommendations.
"I've always been aware of the dangers on the highway," DeLouis said. "I started working on different things to prevent critical injuries and deaths on highways. I became an advocate for the well-being of every man, woman and child."
DeLouis, a World War II veteran, spent almost 30 years as an Internal Revenue Service agent before working on a task force as an investigator of fraud and organized crime with the FBI and Treasury Department agents.
After retiring from the IRS, DeLouis started his organization in Pittsburgh, where he claims to have saved more than 100 lives due to the changes he helped implement.
His daughter Ginny, a former Siegfried & Roy dancer, recalls when her father promised her not to drive on a 2 1/2-mile stretch road on West Carson Street.
"That road had 60 times the national fatality average," Ginny said. "According to statistics, it killed one person per mile per year. It was known as 'Death Row.' "
With support from his wife and seven children, DeLouis swayed government authorities to reduce a section of West Carson Street in Pittsburgh from four lanes to three.
It is estimated that approximately 40,000 motorists are traveling more safely each day because of DeLouis' actions, according to the 1986 GEICO Public Service Awards.
DeLouis continued to work hard without pay to identify and correct hazardous sections of the roadway. He also recommended changes to McKees Rocks Bridge in Pittsburgh, which was reduced to three lanes.
DeLouis and his wife of 67 years, Jeanne, moved to Las Vegas in 2011 to live with Ginny.
"He's done a lot of good through his hard work," Jeanne said. "I've always supported his efforts because I know he's saved a lot of lives."
The 95-year-old plans to continue his journey of safety by venturing on a joint effort with Clark County School District police Lt. Roberto Morales. Together, they plan to educate high school students about hazard elimination techniques.
One particular hazard is what DeLouis calls the "pinch effect," which is when lanes appear spacious but can become dangerously narrow at curves. This is especially dangerous when dealing with trucks and buses that need 2 to 3 feet of extra lane width, according to DeLouis.
He recently started analyzing Las Vegas roads and already has several recommendations in the works.
For example, he said that the corner of Richmar Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard should have a traffic light, and sections of Interstate 15 should reduce the speed limit and include signage to avoid speeding on dangerous curves.
Boxing Hall of Fame referee Joe Cortez has been a longtime supporter and friend of DeLouis. His daughter was paralyzed from the chest down after being involved in a car accident 16 years ago.
"The city is growing, so the timing is right for Mark to sit down with engineers and talk about his ideas," Cortez said. "At the age of 95, he is still going strong. I've been by his side to try to help him meet the right folks to discuss solutions that may help prevent future accidents."
In addition to his work, DeLouis invented a drowsy alarm for drivers that would alert them if they were falling asleep on the road.
"My goal is to correct dangerous situations that are common throughout the country," DeLouis said. "Sometimes, it's just a matter of putting a stop sign or traffic lights that can save lives."
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Taylor Swift shared the spotlight with a happy couple who became engaged at her Oklahoma concert on Wednesday (21Sep11).
The country star was performing her romantic ballad Enchanted at the Bank Of Oklahoma Center in Tulsa when a fan popped the question to his girlfriend.
Bandmembers spotted the loved-up pair from the stage and told Swift about the special moment.
In a post on her Twitter.com page, the delighted singer writes, "Tonight in Tulsa, (guitarist) Paul Sidoti and (bassist) Amos J. Heller saw a guy in the crowd propose to his girlfriend during Enchanted! Love!!"


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Race Day Information
- Date: Sunday, November 8, 2015
- Location: Daffin Park
- Start Time*: 3:15 pm
- Distance: Kids in grades 1-7 is one mile | Kindergarten distance is a half mile
*subject to change
KiDS ROCK Participant Perks
KiDS ROCK Savannah race entry fees include:
- Training Guide
- Official Race Number
- KiDS ROCK T-shirt
- Finisher Medal
- Goodie Bag
- One Day Admission To Savannah Children's Museum
Run with your Friends
School/Team registration is now open. There is no additional fee to be a team, however you need a minimum of 10 registered participants to be considered a team in our registration system. Being an official KiDS ROCK Team allows your team name to be listed in our registration system and allows you to pick-up your student's race numbers and t-shirts. Please complete the online Intent To Form a Team Application.
For questions regarding team registration, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Registration Information
Individual/School Paid Registration:
- Entry fee:
- $20 until November 1, 2015
- $25 at expo & race morning (if available)
- Entry fee Includes: Kids Rockin' Race T-shirt, Official Race Number, Colorful Finisher Medal, Goodie Bag, and Post-Race Refreshments. Online registration available until (November 1) or sell out. Race day registration is NOT available. All entries are non-refundable and non-transferable.*Parents and/or Chaperones may choose to run with their kids, but do NOT need to register.
It's a Whole Weekend of Family Running Fun- Sunday is Family Fun Day!
Looking for a fun, healthy activity to do with your family the weekend of November 7th-8th? We have the answer for you!
Parents can explore all the main attractions throughout the Rock 'n' Roll Savannah Marathon & 1/2 Marathon weekend events! There is the Half Marathon, Marathon & 2-Person Half Marathon Relay for the parents on Saturday morning, November 7th. Then it's everyone's turn to run on Sunday afternoon, November 8th, starting at 1pm with the 5k, followed by the timed one mile race, and then the best event of the day is KiDS ROCK Savannah!
All Kids Rock participants will receive a finisher medal, participant tee and goodie bag just like their parents once they cross the 1-Mile race finish line (1/2 mile for Kindergartners)!
Health & Fitness Expo
No race experience is complete without a visit to the Health & Fitness Expo, the site to pick up your child's race number and t-shirt. Admission is FREE. Spend time visiting the vendors as they hand out free samples, feature new products and offer discounts valid for attendees only. If your student is running with a confirmed team please check with the Team Captain to confirm pick up details. ALL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ARE WELCOME AT THE HEALTH & FITNESS EXPO!
- Hours:
- Thursday, November 5th: 1:00pm-7:00pm
- Friday, November 6th: 10:00am-7:00pm
- Location: Savannah International Trade & Convention Center
- Directions: For directions, please visit the Expo page
Training Guide
The Official Training Guide for KiDS ROCK is coming soon! The training guide helps kids track their training. Parents, coaches and teachers use this to sign off on weekly training that will help kids reach their goal of his or her final mile. This guide is full of fun activities and great information in jump starting a healthy lifestyle!
Entertainment & Sponsorship
Target and reach children by sponsoring KiDS ROCK Savannah! Various sponsorship levels and entertainment opportunities are still available. For information, please contact: email@example.com.
Rock their World – Volunteer!
Help a kid rock from the start to the finish! We need volunteers to help assist on race day. Each volunteer will receive a t-shirt and goodie bag along with the satisfaction of helping a child finish a marathon! Sign up today! Phone: (800) 311-1255
Cancellation Policy
Entry fees are NON-REFUNDABLE and entries are NON-TRANSFERABLE. No exceptions. Once we receive and accept your entry, you will not receive a refund if you cannot participate. You may not give or sell your race number to anyone else. You also may not transfer your application to the following year or to another Competitor Group event.
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UC Regent Fights Law That Helped Him / Minority contract program at issue
University of California Regent Ward Connerly, who wants to ban affirmative action at UC, is now taking steps as a private businessman to challenge the constitutionality of a state law that benefits minority contractors like himself.
Connerly, president of the consulting firm Connerly & Associates, says he plans to sue the state of California and the state Energy Commission in hopes of eliminating race-based programs, such as the one he used at the Energy Commission to qualify for contracts.
He contends that the program, part of a 1989 state law, put him in a position in which he had to sign up as a minority businessman with the Energy Commission -- or else have to share contracts with another minority enterprise.
Connerly was obtaining contracts from the agency years before the implementation of the affirmative action law, which requires good faith efforts to include women, minorities and disabled veterans in state contracts for goods and services.
Last week, a Chronicle investigation showed that Connerly, a prominent black critic of affirmative action, at times certified himself as a minority businessman to be eligible for contracts with the Energy Commission.
Contrary to the report, Connerly did not register as a minority businessman before receiving a 1989 contract for $1.1 million. Kent Smith, executive director of the Energy Commission, said he erred when he told The Chronicle that the contract was awarded under the state affirmative action law.
Although the law had been enacted when the contract was awarded, the law was not implemented at the Energy Commission until 1990.
Connerly did, however, receive two Energy Commission contracts in 1992 and 1994 as a minority businessman and agent for the California Building Officials, a group that, by law, had to be trained in energy conservation. The contracts were legally awarded without competitive bidding.
Furthermore, records made public this week by the Energy Commission show that Connerly again enlisted in the minority program on April 26 and May 4 of this year -- but the two contracts he sought were awarded to other bidders.
The new records obtained from the Energy Commission show that the May 4 proposal submitted by Connerly & Associates failed to receive sufficient points in a committee review to qualify for further consideration. The April 26 proposal, submitted by Connerly on behalf of the California Building Officials Training Institute, also failed to gain enough points to qualify, the records show.
In another development, the Sacramento Bee reported yesterday that Connerly failed to disclose any clients on annual income disclosure reports filed with the Fair Political Practices Commission.
FPPC spokeswoman Jeanette Turvill said that as a UC regent, Connerly must list clients who paid his business $20,000 or more. A review of three separate filings showed that Connerly left the client space blank, the newspaper reported.
Connerly told the Bee he will amend his disclosure forms to add Connerly & Associates' major clients.
Connerly has gained national attention for his controversial proposal to eliminate all affirmative action at UC campuses.
Connerly continues to insist that he does not use his racial status to seek advantages from any type of affirmative action that benefits minorities, despite his use of the Energy Commission's minority program.
In an effort to explain his use of the program, Connerly submitted a statement last month to the Energy Commission that read in part: 'We are disclosing our group identities solely because the state procurement process requires that minority and women owned businesses be used and it would work an extreme disadvantage to the proposer of this proposal to involve an additional subcontractor merely to comply with the (minority) requirement.'
In an interview yesterday, Connerly said he submitted the statement in the April 26 contract proposal because 'now I'm a public figure. I've taken a position. I have to now conduct myself in accordance with my public pronouncements. I told my staff we're going to have to put our principles where my mouth is.'
On Tuesday, Connerly began taking steps to file his lawsuit. He submitted a proposal for a new Energy Commission contract -- this time without signing up as a minority businessman or hiring a separate minority business.
It is expected that the Energy Commission will disqualify this proposal for intentionally disregarding the state law on minority requirements. And that disqualification would be the basis for the lawsuit, Connerly said.
Commission chairman Charles Imbrecht said he could not comment because of confidentiality rules governing competitive bids.
But he did say that if a proposal does not comply with existing laws and policies, it will be disqualified.
Connerly said he is basing his legal challenge in part on a 1994 Legislative Counsel opinion that the state's minority business enterprise program created by the 1989 law is unconstitutional.
'I think it's unconstitutional,' Connerly said. 'This effectively amounts to a quota, and the courts have held that you can't arbitrarily establish these quotas without establishing that there's been discrimination.'


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High street book chain Waterstone's has relaunched its website as part of a bid to revive falling sales.
A soft launch of the site took place this week, with new features including a book club, suggestion lists and video feeds from authors.
The move has also seen Waterstone's launching its own online book-selling service, after its five-year co-branding agreement with Amazon came to an end on 29 August. Amazon had provided a co-branded e-commerce site for Waterstone's since 2001.
The retailer says it will offer free UK delivery for orders of over £15, while customers will also be able to pick up their purchases from their local store.
Waterstone's, whose sales fell by almost 6% last year to £419 million, announced earlier this year that it would go it alone on the web as part of a new online strategy at owner HMV.
By revamping its websites, HMV hopes to better compete with music downloading services and internet booksellers. HMV.co.uk was relaunched in March, having been relocated to Guernsey to get costs onto a level footing with web-based rivals such as Apple's iTunes.
The new site has some smart features, notably the use of Ajax on the product pages, and interactive features like customer ratings. It was built by Code Computer Love.
However, Waterstones needs to sort out its Google Adwords ads, which are still pointing at the Amazon domain.
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Bookshops like Waterstones don't seem to be in a position any more at all to ignore e-commerce or the digital world because of the power that Amazon has amassed over the past couple of years.


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Uncle Christian's Inheritance
The Bear-Baiting
The Scapegoat
A Night In The Woods:—
It has often been remarked, with perfect justice, that the eminent French writers, a translation of one of whose works is here attempted, are singularly faithful in their adherence to historic truth. Remove the thread of obvious fiction which is indispensable to make these admirable productions romances or tales, and what we have left is perfectly reliable history. It is this feature mainly which gives the indescribable charm to their historical tales—a charm powerfully realised in the original, though less appreciable in an imperfect translation.
The same claim to perfect truthfulness in all essential points may be placed to the credit of the following "Roman Populaire," notwithstanding the startling supernatural element on which the story is founded. Erckmann-Chatrian have not thought it right or necessary to depart in this case from their practice of abstaining from all prefaces or notes in every edition of their works. Yet perhaps the translator may be forgiven, and even condoned with thanks, if he ventures upon an explanation tending to show that the tale of Hugh the Wolf is not entirely founded upon superstition and the supernatural.
"Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him!" Such was the sentence pronounced and executed upon him of Babylon whose pride called for abasement from the Lord. Dr. Mead (Medica Sacra, p. 59) observes that there was known among the ancients a mental disorder called lycanthropy, the victims of which fancied themselves wolves, and went about howling and attacking and tearing sheep and young children (Aetius, Lib. Med. vi., Paul AEgineta, iii. 16). So, again, Virgil tells of the daughters of Praetus, who fancied themselves to be cows, and running wildly about the pastures, "implerunt falsis mugitibus agros."—Ecl. vi. 48. This horrible disease appears happily to have been a rare one, and recoveries from it have taken place, for it is not destructive of the sufferer's life. It has even been thoroughly cured after a lapse of many years.


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