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What's the Latest Development?
Research done by University of Wisconsin-Madison doctoral student Emily Cramer and professor of communication Edward Mabry indicates that families in which open conversation is encouraged tend to use "richer" technologies, such as Facebook and Skype, to keep in touch with each other, while families who prefer to avoid conflict and enforce conformity stick with e-mail, texting, and phone calls. The findings, which were presented at this year's International Association for Relationship Research Conference, were based on a survey of US college students about their preferred forms of communication with siblings and parents.
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Very little research has been done on how family dynamics contribute to the adoption and use of new communication technologies. While students tended to prefer the communication methods used by their parents in general, "students from the...'conformity' families tended to communicate less with their parents than did the students from more 'conversational' families." A separate study revealed that family size also affected the amount of communication that took place, with students from larger families talking with their siblings more often than with their parents regardless of the medium used.
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Want to know how to easily copy the look of high-end pillows without paying the high-end retail price?
Okay, I know I already gave it away in my post title.
How to Make Easy No Sew Pillows
{out of Placemats!}
This is another easy project that I keep chanting during the entire process, "Why haven't I done this sooner"?
Read about this easy project now or you are welcome to Pin it for later:
I have been eyeballing these
Read about this easy project now or you are welcome to Pin it for later:
I have been eyeballing these
Pottery Barn pillows for quite some time now. First off, I LOVE pillows, don't you? You can't have too many pillows, I tell ya! I won't admit how many pillows I actually have though, let's just say A LOT!
Back to the inspiration: I love the zebra pattern but
1. the pattern is a bit out of my comfort zone and
2. I could not stomach the original $49.99 price tag
Zebra Printed Hide Pillow
I am a Pottery Barn Wannabe!
You may recall that I have referred to myself as such on numerous occasions.
~Pottery Barn Wannabe Dresser Makeover~
~Pottery Barn Wannabe Copycat Challenge~
~Pottery Barn Wannabe Faux Faux Coral~
~Pottery Barn Wannabe Fall Front Porch~
Okay, maybe a bit more than a few times...you get the point!
Good thing I wasn't too dead set on them because they are now discontinued-boo.
Lucky for me I found a simpler solution as I browsed through my local Walmart store and saw these place mats.
The price was excellent at $3.99 each. I purchased the only two that they had. Thank goodness they didn't have more in stock or I would have probably purchased them as well.
because I tend to be a hoarder like that!
Well you have made it this far in the post so do you want to see how I did it?
Of course you do!
Of course you do!
I grabbed my seam ripper and ripped out about a 4 inch section of the bottom.
I used about half of a bag of Poly-Fil (again from Walmart) and stuffed it in the hole. Make sure you stuff all of the corners first and then work your way through the form.
Here let my assistant show you how easy it is!
She had a lot of fun helping with this project!
Let me repeat, SHE HAD A LOT of FUN with this project!
We had fuzzy foam everywhere, but hey! that's the joy of working on it together!
Once I filled the form to my desired stuffiness, I then stitched the bottom edge back together by hand.
It took about three minutes tops to sew it up!
It took about three minutes tops to sew it up!
SEW EASY! hee hee!
That's how I did the first pillow, but I'll let you in on a secret. I glued the second pillow with the hot glue gun. It worked great and held up well. So for those of you that do not know how or want to sew
a simple straight stitch then this is the project for you!
Here they are in my Entryway/Foyer. What is it called anyway? I am not sure! What I AM sure of is that you are probably sick of seeing this space as I have blogged about it a few times lately. I am just enjoying tweaking it here and there.
You can revisit how I made my Faux Deer Antlers by clicking HERE.
Or how I made my Headboard Bench by clicking HERE.
I love how the new Zebra Pillows are versatile and look great in any room...shown above with my Houndstooth Pattern Pillows or as a Lumbar Pillow in the dining room chairs. If I ever tire of the pattern I can just turn them over on their backsides, as they are basic black.
Do you think they would even go with our Black and White Damask curtains in our Breakfast Room? Go take a look at the entire room and let me know what you think.
I am glad I stepped out of my comfort zone a bit and tried this project. It was so simple to do and took no time at all. Gotta love that instant gratification and a great bang for your buck!
I'll never look at placemats the same way again! - will you?

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The year 2014 is upon us, though last year's Christmas wreaths are still hanging on doors.
One of the most important events of 2013 for 1.2 billion Catholics around the world was the rise of the archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio,
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by Bill McBride on 4/15/2016 01:29:00 PM
Friday, April 15, 2016
Earlier: Preliminary April Consumer Sentiment decreases to 89.7
The preliminary University of Michigan consumer sentiment index for April was at 89.7, down from 91.0 in March:
Consumer confidence continued its slow overall decline in early April, marking the fourth consecutive monthly decline. To be sure, the sizes of the recent losses have been quite small, with the Sentiment Index falling just 2.9 Index-points since December 2015, although it was down 6.2 Index-points from a year ago and 8.4 points below the peak in January 2015. None of these declines indicate an impending recession, although concerns have risen about the resilience of consumers in the months ahead. Consumers reported a slowdown in expected wage gains, weakening inflation-adjusted income expectations, and growing concerns that slowing economic growth would reduce the pace of job creation. These apprehensions should ease as the economy rebounds from its dismal start in the first quarter of 2016.This was below the consensus forecast of 91.8.
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ROME -- On a fine March morning at her home in Via Cesare Pascarella, Sara Terracina breathed in deeply as she took the postcard-sized, black and white photograph that her mother handed to her. It was the picture of a boy and a girl, brother and sister, standing in front of a railing overlooking hilly Italian scenery.
Sara stared at the image of the boy for a few moments. His pants were a little too high above his waist, and the white shirt he wore seemed too big for him. His hair was combed back, his eyes looked downward and there was a hint of a smile on his bashful face.
"This was my uncle, Amedeo," she said. "This is the first time I am seeing what he looked like."
Amedeo Di Cori was 16-years-old when he was arrested by the Nazis in 1943 in Rome and kept at the Regano Coeli prison in the city for a few months. He was then taken to the camps at Auschwitz, and was eventually killed in Germany toward the end of the Second World War.
Although Sara, 32, grew up knowing that her mother had a teenage brother who died in the Holocaust, her mother had never told her about the existence of this photograph of Amedeo, or about the letters that he sent during his few months at Regano Coeli.
Sara, a graduate in international affairs and history, works as a tour guide taking visitors around the Jewish Ghetto in Rome, explaining the history of the Jews in Rome. Sara often peppered her talks with anecdotes from her own family history, but today, she realized there were still many details about her uncle that her family hadn't yet told her.
Sometimes it takes a stranger to get families talking. I met Sara during a trip to Rome with my "Covering Religion" seminar at Columbia University. Sara had invited me to her home to meet Amedeo's siblings -- her mother, Luciana Terracina, and her uncle, Angelo Di Cori -- and they retold the story of the uncle Sara never knew.
As Sara cradled her own son, 1-year-old Gideon, Angelo and Luciana brought forth first Amedeo's picture, and then his letters. Sara had never seen them before. But these were the only remains the family had of Amedeo: a young life that was cruelly ended by the Nazis and their Italian collaborators.
Regina Coeli
April 25, 1944
Dear Mother,
It's only now that I am able to write a few lines to you. I can tell you that I am fine, my health is fine. I am quite relaxed, and I hope that you feel the same. I received all your packages. I ate all the food that you prepared for me. I was very happy because everything was prepared in our house -- it was delicious.
We are waiting to leave for an unknown destination, on maybe Tuesday or Thursday. If you can, could you send me some more things that I need? Can you send me some thread and a sewing needle, some cigarettes, some soap -- it's very useful in here. And please, more paper and envelopes. I am writing a lot of things in here, although I don't know when they will reach you.
With this letter, I send you a lot of kisses, and a million more to Franca and Luciana. I hope to see you all as soon as possible. Please tell me any news you know about Marietta. I hope that she is fine. Once again, a trillion kisses from your dearest son,
Amedeo was the eldest son in the Di Cori family; a large Jewish family that consisted of the parents, Mario and Giulia, and six children: Rina, Amedeo, Angelo, Giuseppina, Luciana and Franco. They lived in the Trastavere neighborhood of Rome, and his father made a living both as an oculist and as a hawker on the streets of Rome.
However, this changed with the laws under the "Manifesto della Razza," the Manifesto of Race issued by the Italian government in 1938. Under these laws, Italian Jews were stripped of their citizenship, and weren't allowed to practice their professions. With Mario unable to work anymore, the onus of taking care of the family was taken up by the young Amedeo.
Amedeo followed his father's example, and became a hawker, laying out his wares on a table in the street. Although this makeshift shop became the Di Cori family's primary source of income, Amedeo was working in extremely dangerous conditions. The fascist regime had put out rewards for people who caught Jews breaking the racial laws -- and Amedeo was a prize catch for anyone greedy enough for the money.
"It used to be 5,000 liras for a Jewish man, 3,000 liras for a Jewish woman and 1,000 lira for a Jewish child," Sara explained. "At that time, it was a lot of money. People were starving, and they would do anything for the money."
Sara paused for a minute, breathing in deeply. "I'm not saying I condone their behavior. I hate the people who sold out the Jews," she said. "But yes, I can understand the situation they were in."
One day in April 1944, Amedeo's luck ran out. A fascist soldier arrested him, and took him to the Regano Coeli prison in Rome.
Regina Coeli
May 2, 1944
Dear Mother,
I received your package with food, and I thank you so much for that, and for everything you do for me. I ate everything you sent me and I'm very glad to know that all of you are fine. I hope Franca and Luciana will never forget their beloved brother and that, one day, when God wills it, I hope I will be able to hug you again and hug them again and to buy for them all the sweets in the world, all the sweets and candies they want.
Dear Mother, do not send me more bread, just send me three of those since I have enough of that in here. For the next package, please send me some toothpaste, a toothbrush and soap. I am in good health and I am very relaxed. Again, a lot of kisses for everyone at home. And please say hello to all my friends and relatives.
From your beloved son,
Amedeo di Cori.
Once she learned that her son was in the Regano Coeli prison, Amedeo's mother made an arrangement of sorts with people who worked at the prison. Through them, she was able to send her son food, clothes and other items of daily use. It was through the exchange of laundry that Amedeo and his mother found a way to communicate with each other as well.
Every time he gave away his clothes to be washed, Amedeo would replace the cards that were used to keep the collars stiff in some of his shirts with small pieces of paper on which he had written letters to his family. It was a risky practice, but a channel of communication was opened between them.
In his four letters from Regano Coeli, Amedeo has put up a brave front, constantly telling his mother not to worry about his welfare. Loving words to his mother and siblings make up most of his letters. Amedeo seemed to have a relentless hope for a future when he would be able to see his family again.
Amedeo also made sure that he didn't run his family into trouble if his letters were found by the prison guards. Since he knew that the Nazis were targeting Jewish men in their arrests, he changed the names of his family's male members to make them seem female. Thus, in his letters, he referred to his father, Mario, as Marietta and his brother, Franco, as Franca.
Such actions by Amedeo in his letters were characteristic of his protective nature, said his youngest sister, and Sara's mother, Luciana. While he was the caretaker of the entire family, Luciana remembered his particular fondness toward his youngest siblings.
"Every night -- every single night -- when he would come back home after work, he would always have some little gift for me and for the little one, Franco," she said, her eyes welling up as she remembered."He never came back without something for us."
May 20, 1944
Dear Mother,
I am writing to you these few lines because I'd like to let you know that I am about to leave. If I can, I will write to you from where I am going.
Be strong, and have faith. Please pray for me to the holy God that He will assist me. Just like the way that I am praying to him now, please do the same as well. I am full of courage and faith. I pray and I have faith in God that one day, he will let me hug you again.
It was not just the photograph of Amedeo that took Sara by surprise today -- she was seeing the letters for the first time as well. As Sara read the letters out loud, her voice broke several times, and she struggled to keep her composure. Later, Sara said that she wasn't surprised that her mother had chosen to keep these documents away from her all this while.
"The answer to why my mother she didn't show me these things is because I am her little daughter," Sara said. "She thought this was too much for me and that I should be protected. She knew that this was too painful for her, so she must have thought it's too painful for her little daughter."
Luciana was only a young girl when her brother was arrested but her memories of the time are still vivid. Nightmares of the Nazis coming wake her up from her sleep even today. Although Luciana still finds it difficult to watch historical video footage on Nazi concentration camps, she grits her teeth and continues to see them, hoping to see her brother somewhere in those clips.
"It still hurts," Luciana said, pressing her hand against her heart. "Every time we sit down to eat, every time we go out, the memories are always in my heart. Every moment we get together with family, we always return to talking about the past. Sharing the burden of memories doesn't make me feel better -- I'm just passing along the story."
It was many years after the war that the Di Cori family carried out research of their own to find out what exactly had happened to Amedeo. As the war reached its end in 1945, the Nazis were taking out prisoners and indiscriminately killing them. Amedeo was one of those victims -- he was shot and killed on Jan. 6, 1945 at Hailfingen in Germany.
Sara gave birth to Gideon a year ago, and her new role as a mother has helped her better understand the pain and trauma her family, particularly her grandmother, had to live through.
"Because I can imagine that it could happen to me -- not to die myself, but to suffer the pain of a mother seeing her 16-year-old son taken away from her and die in a horrible way, so far from home, maybe calling my name," she said.
"Because that is the thing that most scares me," she added, as she tightly hugged Gideon. "My son is calling my name and I am not there to help him."
(undated, final letter)
We are leaving for the concentration camp, maybe the one in Carpi, Modena. Once I get there, if it is possible, I will write to you. We are all fine, and full of courage.
Greetings to everybody.


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Yavuz has had an interest in puzzles since he was young. As he explained in an email interview conducted between February and July 2014, "I was always busy as a child, handling and working with wooden blocks in a variety of ways. Creating and building shapes was natural to me, and was a conduit to express my creativity and expression. Whenever I was involved in such activities, I felt connected with a deep sense of fulfilment."
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"One day, he asked me to create a reproduction of a kaleidoscope that I had brought from Germany and offered his daughter. I looked for a plan on the Internet, found one but then came across a plan to create a wooden knot puzzle … and therefore proceeded to create my very first puzzle, after a two week intensive trial period!
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Yavuz continued, "I made the acquaintance of numerous carpenters who taught me the proper skills and generously shared their expertise with me – and my first experience in relating to a public unfamiliar with puzzles and their inner nature. I developed a large network of customers on the 'zocalo' from a variety of backgrounds: teachers; architects, engineers… my name circulated to other cities, with a strong interest from schools."
Yavuz made his puzzles from regional woods such as balsamo, huanacaxtle and limoncillo as well as discarded doors and furniture that he found.
He left Mexico in 2009 moving to Datça in the south-west of Turkey where he decided to make a living producing and selling his own line of puzzles. He set up a workshop next to his house and put out his first puzzle in April 2011, called Chicos Woodworm. The puzzle was named after Don Chico, a Mexican carpenter who taught and supported him over the years.
Yavuz's stated mission is make puzzles that can be appreciated by the wider public. He elaborated, "Since I am in regular contact with the public and am sensitive to the needs of people to introduce them to the intricate world of puzzles, I somehow specialized in accessible, fairly simple, nicely shaped puzzles. As soon as I finish one, my mind moves on to the next one, a new concept, a new idea… one idea combined to another, and so on… creating a myriad of possibilities!… which most probably explains my prolific output!"
Yavuz specialises in wooden take-apart puzzles often composed of simple, congruent pieces which are chosen both for ease of construction and aesthetic reasons. Yavuz always starts a design with the finished shape, working backwards to find the shape of the pieces. The puzzle creation process usually takes him a couple of hours from the idea to the finished design with the longest he has spent on a puzzle being a week. He favours contrast and variety in his choice of woods, often combining wenge (which is black in colour), padouk (a reddish colour) and maple (white in colour) in his puzzles.
"I am interested in the variety of shapes and how I can enhance its accessibility for users. Since I am also a carpenter, pieces have a similar background to ease the actual wood making. This is the reason why the majority of my interlocking puzzle design has congruent pieces."
Asked if he has a favourite from his numerous designs, Yavuz said, "There are many I like; if I have to choose one, I would pick the Tres Jolie puzzle made in November 2013."
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I'd like to be a brother like that– A listener is leaving her psychotherapy practice to go help an ailing cousin. With the opportunities we have today, are you in a position to move, help a friend or relative, and still continue to live fully yourself? You can be a brother, cousin – or wife, husband, sister, mom that other people admire. Put yourself in a position to give generously. Questions This Week: I have an opportunity to do a 60 second elevator pitch for my dream job. Help! I am wanting to inspire a very poor teenager. What book should I have … Read More
Do You See What I See?
No, I know it's not Christmas but that line leads into making a point. This morning I was reading an article on innovation – One size does not fit all – in the new issue of Success magazine. Stephen Shapiro was talking about how we typically approach improvements in our lives – or businesses. He referenced what someone always says after searching for their lost keys – "I found them in the last place I looked." Well of course you did, because then you stopped looking. And that's the point. How often do we miss great solutions because we just … Read More
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My son Jared (co-author of Wisdom Meets Passion) has always placed a high priority on relationships. "Things" can come and go and he cares little. But for relationships he will risk everything. I've learned from him not to take for granted trusted friendships that have been built over many years. As I seem to be attending more funerals these days, I see the end result of friendships that last. Who will be there for you when you need a friend? Are you building those relationships every day?
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"Yes, I've always been accused of being a glass-half-full kind of guy because I really do believe that every problem brings with it the seed of a solution and I believe that the search for a solution can itself be inspiring and hopeful." Dan "Focus on what you are moving to, not what you're moving from." Dan "It wasn't until I discovered my own talents and embraced them that I began to actually make a positive impact. I did some nice things along the way, but I didn't gain any traction until I found peace in the journey of discovering … Read More
It's a Wonderful Life – or is it?
If someone saw a movie of your life so far, when the credits rolled, would she say, "Wow, that was awesome"? Or would she scratch her head and say, "I wonder what that was all about"? Take a minute to think about your life as a movie. How does the storyline in a movie develop? There is a character who wants something and overcomes some kind of conflict to get it. If the character in the movie doesn't want something difficult to attain, there's no story. Screenwriters often use an inciting incident to begin the story. In your life an … Read More
Are you "wisdom" or "passion?"
I'm doing lots of radio interviews this week based on the content of Wisdom Meets Passion, the new book that I wrote with my 34-yr-old son Jared. It's not uncommon for a radio host not to have read the book prior to our interview. And it's been interesting to get a glimpse of the common perceptions of the book from those who are seeing it for the first time. For example, people are asking: Does your son Jared represent "passion" while you represent "wisdom?" Or How much of Jared's content did you have to remove because you didn't agree with … Read More
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Which did you choose?
"You can choose safety, security, and order or you can choose freedom, creativity and mystery. I will always choose the latter because I believe the risk of getting wounded along the way is less than the risk of never having lived at all." Jared Angaza, co-author Wisdom Meets Passion
"Passion" or just another shiny object?
With interviews lining up around the release of Wisdom Meets Passion I am seeing some interesting trends. Most of the interviewers ask repeated questions about finding one's passion. That seems to be the exciting, intriguing question of the day. And I think it reflects the fact that so many people don't feel they have ever identified their "passion." Here are some tips Jared and I have developed in Wisdom Meets Passion: Passion is not identified while sitting doing nothing. Passion is typically not found while doing our normal routine. Passion is found by being fully engaged in the game of … Read More
What's your name?
With a new book coming out (Wisdom Meets Passion) written in collaboration with my son, a lot of people are curious about the different last names. Yes, we are full biological father and son, but the names you see on the cover of the book are Dan Miller and Jared Anganza. How is that possible? Isn't a name given at birth irretractable, written in stone and impossible to change? Well, as you probably already suspect, it isn't. It's funny how we make assumptions based on names. Just think about the immediate images conjured up if someone has the last name … Read More
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Two suspects charged over their alleged involvement in a foiled French attack plot are to be held in custody in Belgium for another week, the federal prosecutor said Wednesday.
With Brussels reeling from deadly suicide bomb attacks on its airport and metro system, police shot the first suspect, Abderrahmane A., in the leg after a tense stand-off on Friday at a tram stop in the Schaerbeek district of Brussels.
He and Rabah M., both Algerian nationals, were charged at the weekend with being part of a terrorist group in connection with the arrest of terror suspect Reda Kriket near Paris last week.
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Approved by Academic Council on March 8, 2001, President on February 28, 2001
The evaluation of an administrator is intended both to assess the administrator's performance and to assist the administrator in becoming more effective.
The President is evaluated by the Board of Regents.
All other senior academic administrators, including deans, serve in their positions at the determination of the President. These senior administrators are evaluated annually and are formally evaluated periodically, normally at the end of their fifth year in office and every five years thereafter. A formal evaluation also may be conducted prior to the expiration of five years when such an evaluation is determined by the administrator's superior to be appropriate, either at the superior's initiative or in response to a request supported by two-thirds of the faculty under the jurisdiction of the administrator.
The President shall develop evaluation standards and procedures for the evaluation of the Provost. Deans shall be evaluated in accordance with the procedures described in the next section. The Provost shall develop evaluation procedures for senior academic administrators other than deans. Similarly, each dean shall develop evaluation procedures for administrators reporting to that dean, such as associate or assistant deans and directors, for approval by the Provost. Department chairs shall be evaluated in accordance with the procedures of each college or school.
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Mid-Atlantic Brewing News (Vol5, #3) June / July 2003, p.6
(Editor's note: This is the first in a series of articles celebrating great beer towns of the Mid-Atlantic area.)
In the greater metropolitan area
Does that make
Frank Griffin, draft manager of
National Distributing, has seen beers come and go. He began his career with
National Brewing Co., of Natty Boh fame, in 1955. He fondly remembers the
nearly 30 breweries in the city during his youth. "
Jerry Hoffberger, owner of the
Orioles during their glory days in the '60s and '70s, was also owner of
National Brewing. That leverage and a clever television campaign, featuring his
iconic one-eyed cartoon mascot, rocketed Natty Boh to
undisputed local dominance. Nearly three out of every four drinkers drank
National Bohemian.
Ray Klimovitz is the technical
director for the Master Brewers Association of the
"In 1965, there were still five
breweries in
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in the '
Volker Stewart is one of a newer
generation. He is the owner of the Brewer's Art, an upscale midtown
Joe Gold—who once worked for Young's Brewery in London and has been a tireless promoter and maven of good beer in Baltimore since the mid-1980s—credits the beer savvy and dedication of the city's publicans as holding great promise for Baltimore's future as a beer town. He credits "folks like John Fleurie of Duda's" as being zealots in their promotion of good beer.
Others single out Bertha's, Racer's, Mick Kipp at Pickles Pub, Ken Krucenski of Sean Bolan's, the Thirsty Dog in Federal Hill, John Stevens Restaurant (for the food and beer), and Bob Simko and Casey Hard of Max's on Broadway.
Referring to Max's on Broadway,
one local brewer said that this multi-tap bar located on the waterfront in the
Fells Point neighborhood alone "would single-handedly qualify
Managers Simko and Hard proudly
display their 100+ taps, 300+ bottles, and newly installed hand pump for
cask-conditioned ales. They tell of Max's original mission to pour every local
and regional brand and how that mission has been expanded to include
a "pan-stylistic" panoply of imported beers from "
But Hard and Simko have also
noticed a burgeoning hometown pride, especially with newer residents. Pointing to two prominent tap handles, they
exclaim, "Brewer's Art Resurrection Ale has become a local cult beer among the
newcomers." And "
A growing beer sophistication and
demand have encouraged
Joe Falcone of Wells Liquors
notes that he stocks over 140 varieties of Belgian beers, and 1,100 varieties
of beer overall. It's not only beer drinkers who are demanding more choice, he
says. "
John Pollack, beer buyer for the Old Vine, states, "The younger drinkers are buying more of the beer, but as they spoil their palates, they'll remain with the better beer as they grow up." He asserts, "The overall beer scene is better now than a few years ago because the trend followers have fallen away, leaving the stronger beers and breweries."
A "Pale Blue" Society
Patrick and Sherri Casey own
Legends, Ltd., an importer and distributor in
Sherri Casey mentions the
neighborhoods of
Duane Gerushat, well-traveled Baltimorean
and good beer lover, maintains, "The nice thing is that you can get styles and
the well defined edges of these styles—a true pils or Doppelbock at Baltimore
Brewing, a nice Belgian at Brewer's Art, a classic bitter at Wharf Rat." He
continues, "As corporate
Historian and beer logger
Alexander Mitchell IV gives
Stand By Your Brand
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Joe Gold worries that the very
access to better beer from everywhere else acts to hinder support for a new
generation of local beers. However,
Others do display a loyalty to
the local beer. Like Bo Lemke, a member of the Cross Street Irregulars, a
Or Ron Kodlick, the president of
the only
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Griffin. Even though Natty Boh is now brewed out-of-state (by Pabst at
the Lion Brewery in
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I came home a few days ago to a package with gorgeous handwriting that I didn't recognize. I suspected it might be my holiday craft exchange gift, so I dumped–literally, it fell off the edge of the table!–the rest of the mail and tore open my envelope. I tipped the open end and out slid this beautiful pendant from Sky Minded and Ever Growing:
It's lovely, isn't it? I wore it the next day. Olivia had her eye on it and asked to wear it the following day. I obliged and she's been wearing it every day since. She says it brightens up her school uniform. I'm inclined to agree. 🙂
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The term hyper-local continues to gain significance in the world of search. Newspapers are using it to describe their efforts to corral readers and advertisers around online communities that are built around interest in the high school box score or the new playground that was built down the street.
For newspapers, this is one of the areas where they have a traditionally held competitive edge with local trust, newsroom resources, and a physical sales force to sell classifieds and other local advertising. The realization of this has caused some progressive publishers to build on these assets to develop competitive differentiation against the Google's, Yahoo's and other news aggregators of the world that are vying for eyeballs and advertisers in the local online space.
I've explored some of the dynamics of the hyper-local world in the past on the Search Engine Watch Blog, and Peter Krasilovsky recently looked at some of the more recent happenings of the hyper-local world on The Kelsey Group Blog.
At the same time, a few online hyper-local pure plays have sprouted up over the past 18 months, mostly led by ex-newspaper execs or ink-stained veterans. These include Smalltown, Backfence, Outside.in, and Citysquares to name a few. They have rallied around various models that include zip-code level news, listings, social media, and citizen journalism. Some have had trouble getting off the ground, and the jury is still out on the sustainability of others. Backfence, for example, has floundered in some respects while trying to scale the destination site strategy to many locales.
In some ways the need to scale nationally is at odds with the strategy to build appeal, trust, and true local flavor on a neighborhood level. Monetization has also proved to be a sizable challenge in appealing to a critical mass of advertisers that are interested in reaching hyper-local audiences.
This challenge is compounded by the lack of a sales force that can compete with other interests that are vying for the same ad dollars such as Yellow Pages publishers and newspapers. This same challenge is faced, to different degrees, by most online destinations seeking to tap into the wealth of small business local advertising historically owned by these traditional media.
Applying a New Model to Hyper-Local
New hyper-local destination Mini-Cities has an interesting proposition to overcome this challenge. The site licenses its brand and technology to allow franchisees across the country to start hyper-local destinations and act as local ad sales reps.
To do this, it has essentially created a starter kit for individuals in far-flung U.S. communities to build hyper-local destinations. In this way, the model is similar to private label platform licensing, but instead of serving the enterprise market, it operates on the individual proprietor level.
If you think about it, this is appropriate for a hyper-local strategy, given that an individual implanted within a given town is likely a better candidate than a remote startup, to run a community site there. This logically rings true with respect to acting as a local authority for editorial content on the site, as well as having many inroads to local advertisers to sell ad space.
Building A Virtual Sales Force
To find the local franchisees to plant the hyper-local stake, Mini-Cities doesn't require any sales background, according to founder and president Ana Abraham, but rather looks for individuals that have strong ties within their communities.
Once they find these individuals and sign them on, remote crash courses are given in sales training, SEO and SEM – meant to enhance their abilities to run their new community sites successfully. The platform accommodates display ad units , featured placement, paid search, and classifieds, click-to-call, and mobile ad units are on the way. It also offers print directories in some communities.
Franchisees are involved in bi-weekly conference calls to ask questions and also share what they're learning.
"This is kind of like a private think tank that is giving us ideas all the time because they are out in the field doing the work," says Abraham. This is a nice feature, but it could reach scalability constraints depending on how many communities it reaches (a nice problem to have, right?).
And the cost for this local search site toolkit? It's an undisclosed one-time cost and an ongoing licensing fee. Abraham characterizes the cost as well under the $50K mark which is what Entrepreneur magazine defines as a "low-cost franchise," she says. It's closer to the $20K range.
The Atlanta-based company currently has a handful of communities throughout the South, including towns in the greater Tampa area. Next up is a West Coast expansion to Redmond, Washington, where it just found a new franchisee. The target community, Abraham claims, is between 30k and 70k in population and has an average income level over $65k.
"These are the people who are online looking for local businesses and services, and we know that is true for these communities," she says. "There are so many of these communities out there that represent the undeserved population for information about their own area."
Many newspapers would disagree with Abraham, but she might have a point in the underserved opportunity to scale a compelling online hyper-local experience on a national level, while utilizing local feet on the street.
What Does the Future Hold in Hyper-Local
The goal going forward is to have ten more franchises in next four months and 50 within the next 12 months, according to Abraham. She also hopes to integrate more functionality to combine Web 2.0 appeal and hyper-local search. These will involve social networking features, blogging, classifieds, mapping, click-to-call, and mobile search.
Most notable of these developments is video, in line with the growing trend in the local search space towards online video advertising. This was most recently seen in Citysearch's integration of small business video ads in its listings, and was examined in The Kelsey Group report out this week entitled "Online Video: A New Local Advertising Paradigm."
"We've talked about adding video to business listings," says Abraham. "A lot of businesses want to have commercials, show their products, and show their facilities, but they don't want to go full TV."
Best of all, for Abraham, her 15-year history as a software product manager gives her an edge in being able to visualize and execute these new product integrations. This, for one, could give her an edge over the notoriously tech-averse newspaper industry.
Combine this with actual feet-on-the-street sales reps in the communities where her hyper-local platform is employed, and she could just have what it takes to scale this up to a sustainable level. We'll see if this new formula can help her succeed where others have faltered.
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Windsor Selects COMS Interactive Disease Management Program
Daylight IQ™ Platform to Enhance the Windsor Resident Care Program
Jan 31, 2013, 02:00 EST
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Windsor, a leading California long-term care organization, has chosen the COMS Interactive (Clinical Outcomes Management System) Daylight IQ™ product suite as a key component of its disease management program. Daylight IQ™ is being deployed at Windsor's thirty-three facilities located throughout the state.
Daylight IQ™, a Software as a Service (SaaS) product, will allow Windsor nursing teams to realize immediate clinical benefits. Daylight IQ™ features integrated, disease-based clinical protocols that significantly empower a clinical team by identifying changes in condition at the point of care. Daylight IQ™ highlights abnormal findings and provides the nursing team with appropriate interventions and/or physician communication.
"Our goal continues to be improving the care provided to our residents while reducing avoidable re-admissions," noted David Farrell, Regional Director of Operations, Windsor. "The decision to deploy Daylight IQ™ fits perfectly with the Windsor disease management strategy."
The Daylight IQ™ product suite focuses upon improving quality of care by closely tracking changes in condition and initiating appropriate clinical interventions. Key components of the product suite include an Automated Disease Care Guide Library, a Dynamic Nursing Assessment and Compare Module, all of which work in conjunction with each resident's disease profile. It's important to note that utilizing Daylight IQ™ reduces 30-day hospital readmissions and premature mortality by more than 50%.
"As an acknowledged market leader, Windsor is recognized for providing outstanding care and their significant efforts to improve upon the quality of life for each individual are exceptional," noted Edward J. Tromczynski, Chief Executive Officer, COMS Interactive, LLC. "Hospitals nationwide are partnering with progressive skilled nursing facilities in extending care for their patients and we're excited to partner with the Windsor team in this quality of care initiative."
Industry data shows that the average nursing home resident has a complicated health profile, including one primary disease and up to eight secondary diseases or afflictions. Over 70% of re-hospitalizations from a skilled nursing facility are due to a secondary or new disease progression. By providing early detection of an individual's change in condition, Daylight IQ™ highlights potential problems and offers caregivers the opportunity to respond, preventing further progression of the illness or affliction.
"This is exciting news from two of our strong partners," noted Joe Diaz, Regional Director, California Association of Health Facilities (CAHF). "Windsor is continually working to improve an already strong clinical strategy and the COMS Daylight IQ™ system is another significant step in this endeavor."
About Windsor
Windsor has been providing long-term healthcare and rehabilitation services since 1984. With a staff of approximately 4,600, Windsor operates 33 Skilled Nursing and rehabilitation centers and one Assisted Living facility located throughout the state of California, including over 4,050 licensed beds.
Windsor's mission is to deliver consistently high quality, person-centered care with dignity, respect, compassion and integrity. The entire organization strives to enrich and enhance every resident in their care. In each of the care centers, Windsor seeks to create a culture of healing that is life affirming, satisfying, humane and meaningful. For additional information, please contact Windsor at 888.234.4442 or visit the Windsor website at www.windsorcares.com.
About COMS Interactive, LLC
COMS Interactive, LLC products focus upon processes and systems that stabilize and improve resident health while increasing revenues for skilled nursing facilities. The Daylight IQ™ Software as a Service (SaaS) product combines business administration, disease management and long-term healthcare knowledge to empower the nursing team, reduce medical errors, more efficiently address resident healthcare needs and increase facility revenues. Additional information regarding COMS Interactive, Daylight IQ™ is available by contacting COMS at 330.650.9900 or at www.comsllc.com.
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RV campers have options in Palm Springs. (Photo: rv on highway image by jedphoto from Fotolia.com )
Families and retired couples are choosing to go on the road in their RVs, either for their vacation or for their life. These RVers generally want to see as much of the world as possible and feel that life is too short to wait any longer. With more RVers on the road, the number of RV parks have increased and the quality has improved. The RV parks in the Palm Springs area are a popular destination in the winter months when the climate is more mild.
The Two Springs RV Resort is in the area of North Palm Beach. The spacious sites have full hook-ups and are available for rent or purchase. This resort is 42 acres and has a nine-hole putting green, swimming pool, hot tub, tennis courts, bocce ball park and a recreational hall. Two Springs RV Resort is minutes away from Palm Spring entertainment, giving visitors plenty to keep busy here or in town.
You can walk to downtown Palm Springs from the Happy Traveler RV Park. It's in-town location provides the opportunity for RVers to enjoy all that Palm Springs has to offer. The sites include full hook-ups and privacy, with most 20-feet wide. In addition to Wi-Fi, the park also includes a swimming pool, spa, restrooms with showers and a laundry room. There are planned activities November through March.
The Outdoor Resort - Palm Springs is technically in Cathedral City just outside of Palm Springs. Sites are available for rent or purchase; with many of the owned sites being available for rent when not being used by the owners. The amenities include a restaurant, cafe, hair salon and seven laundries. Areas for activities include seven lakes, 14 tennis courts, eight pools, two clubhouses, a fitness center and golf course. There is a daily activity calendar with most events planned November through March. Socializing here is a breeze with hiking trips, street parties, potluck dinners and church services.
The modern, full-service Emerald Desert RV Resort has 251 sites with full hook-ups and high quality amenities to add luxury to your RV resort lifestyle. Enjoy the putting green, bocce ball, tennis, swimming or the state of the art fitness center during your stay. The resort also offers a clubhouse, pet area, laundry facilities and restrooms with showers. There is a calendar of events listing activities at the resort as well as in the Palm Springs area. Typical events include exercise classes, park BBQs, mixers, concerts, theater shows and sporting events.
The Sky Valley Resort and Caliente Springs are separate RV parks operated by Sky Valley Resorts. They are both just outside of Palm Springs and are considered the place to be for a healthy resort lifestyle that includes natural hot springs and 360 days of sunshine. The Sky Valley Resort is open to all ages but designed with the active senior mind. In addition to the large RV sites with all the standard amenities, this resort has nine hot springs and three mineral pools. The Caliente Springs RV Resort is geared towards the active 55 and older crowd, with large RV sites, a golf course, tennis courts, planned water activities, hot springs and mineral pools.
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A Vegetarian at Walt Disney World
I will start out by saying that I am an ovo-lacto vegetarian which means that I do eat eggs and dairy. Those who are vegetarians who don?t eat eggs and dairy may find it a little more difficult to find appropriate food, but it is definitely easier at Walt Disney World than at other vacation areas.
Last year, I was told to email the WDW Special Diets department about my needs, but their response was to make sure that it was noted on my dining reservations. Here is a quote from the response that I received. "All of our restaurants offer at least one vegetarian option and most can be modified to be vegan. Just let your server know upon arrival at each location. They will be happy to assist with your family's selections." The attached documents from WDW Special Diets pertained more to food allergies but would also be useful for vegans (no meat, eggs, or dairy) because eggs and whey were listed on several items.
Our experience while at the parks was varied. At many places, the dietary request had not transferred over to the restaurants? computers. I certainly hope that this doesn?t happen to people with food allergies. At most places, we notified the server and things
turned out fine, but like most things, there were minor hiccups. Our most difficult places were O?hana for breakfast and Garden Grill for dinner. These meals are served familystyle, and even though we stated that we were vegetarian, we were still brought dishes
with meat in them. At buffets, we could usually tell if they were good for us or not, but there was usually a chef hanging around the buffet who would answer any questions.
Our best experience was at 1900 Park Fare for dinner. The chef came out to talk to us about the food on the buffet. He thought for a moment and then said that he liked challenges. He turned and left. My husband and I looked at each other in question. Shortly, a plate of vegetarian food showed up at our table. We could have very easily picked from the buffet, but I have to say that we had the best hummus and the best tabbouleh that we have ever tasted!
So, as a vegetarian or vegan at Walt Disney World, be prepared for a special treat!!!
Naomi M.
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Caltrans District 5 Lends a Hand in the 32nd Annual California Coastal Cleanup
Date: September 16, 2016
District: District 5
Contact: Jim Shivers or Colin Jones
Phone: (805) 549-3237 or (805) 549-3189
Contact: Tamie McGowen
Phone: (916) 657-5060
SACRAMENTO - Caltrans maintenance staff will pick up litter around bridges, roadways, and underpasses during the week leading up to California Coastal Cleanup Day September 17.
Last year, Caltrans crews collected 1,725 cubic yards of litter, enough to fill 108 trash trucks, and also swept 626 shoulder miles of roadway. Help also came from California's Adopt-A-Highway program volunteers, 164 groups with 734 participants collected nearly 10 tons of litter.
"Caltrans is dedicated to making California as litter-free as possible. We spend millions of dollars every year cleaning up trash along our roadways -- money that could be used for road maintenance. We urge all California motorists to dispose of trash properly."
This year's activities include: The Caltrans District 5 Templeton north crew focused their 2016 Coastal Cleanup efforts on illegal encampments at the Hwy. 46 East and US 101 interchange in Paso Robles and involved a portion of the Salinas river bottom.
Caltrans has more than 12,000 structures and bridges above or alongside inland waterways. The partnership with the California Coastal Commission helped collect more than 1.1 million pounds of trash and recyclables in 2015, with over 65,000 volunteers participating statewide.
According to the California Coastal Commission, only 20 percent of ocean debris can be linked to ocean-based sources, with the remaining 80 percent coming from land-based sources. Cigarette butts and food wrappers, likely thrown from motor vehicles on to the roadway, represent most of the litter collected.
The California Coastal Commission offers these tips to individuals to help reduce litter:
- Dispose of cigarette butts properly.
- Keep storm drains clean – they drain to waterways and the ocean.
- Reduce, reuse, and recycle (in that order) at home, work and school.
- Buy reusable products and products made from recycled materials with little or no packaging.
- Participate in Adopt-A-Highway and Adopt-A-Beach programs.
The first California Coastal Cleanup Day was in 1985, with nearly 2,500 Californians participating.To date, 1.3 million volunteers have removed more than 22 million pounds of debris from our state's beaches, lakes, and waterways. More information is available at http://www.coastal.ca.gov/.
The Adopt-A-Highway Program, which began in 1989, has been one of the truly successful government-public partnerships of our time. More than 120,000 Californians have cleaned and enhanced over 15,000 shoulder-miles of roadside. For more information on the Adopt-A-Highway program visit http://www.dot.ca.gov/maintenance/adopt-a-highway/index.html.
"Protect Every Drop" is a Caltrans Stormwater Public Education Campaign. By reducing stormwater pollution in and around more than 50,000 lane miles of the highway system, water that discharges into major watersheds in the state will carry less pollutants and reduce the impact to our precious waterways. For more information, visit ProtectEveryDrop.com..
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ENO branches out into musicals
English National Opera is to stage modern musicals in an attempt to secure its financial future.
The company is going into partnership with commercial producers Michael Grade and Michael Linnit to put on musicals at its home at the London Coliseum.
Lord Grade said on Tuesday he hoped that the musicals would go on to have a "long life" in the West End.
The plans are part of a number of new measures announced by ENO aimed at generating extra revenue.
The ENO, which receives £17m annually from the taxpayer, reported a loss of more than £2m two years ago.
However, it has said it will end this year with a small surplus following better than anticipated box office sales.
Announcing the partnership on Tuesday, John Berry, the ENO's artistic director, said he admired the way that the state-subsidised National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company had "developed commercial work of top end quality."
Those works include NT's War Horse and the RSC's Matilda - both of which have enjoyed long West End runs, as well as international success.
"We've done musicals before, but to have commercial backing to help us do it better is an exciting prospect for the company," Berry said.
"We can put on 30 performances of a big musical at less risk to the organisation."
He said he viewed the ENO's subsidy from the Arts Council as "a springboard" that would create "a more sustainable future for the company".
"I think it's a natural development for the ENO," said former BBC chairman Lord Grade, who said the first musical would be picked from a shortlist of 30.
"We'll put the resources and creative energy into a show that would do a short season here and then it would go straight into the West End.
"It will hopefully have a long life beyond its launch at the Coliseum and offer a new source of revenue for ENO and new audiences as well."
Lord Grade said the dividing line between musical theatre and opera was disappearing. "People go to musicals to be thrilled and excited - all the same things that you go to the opera for."
He joked: "The difference between the musical theatre and opera is that in musical theatre fewer people die."


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Bats landed more punches on Flash then visa versa, took a blitz from Superman, manhandled Aquaman, the only thing that bugs me is Batman taking the trident to the gut.
Bats landed more punches on Flash then visa versa, took a blitz from Superman, manhandled Aquaman, the only thing that bugs me is Batman taking the trident to the gut.
Maybe the plot of the game will center around Ra's Al Ghul bringing back everyone that died with his Lazarus Pits as crazed naked superzombies, causing Batman and Superman to reluctantly join forces to save their world.
This way, the game's roster won't be limited by the constraints of the comic/last game or be forced to go multiverse-dipping.
That's a heck of a beatdown Flash gives Superman in that trailer.
I can't wait to see how customizable the heroes are.
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Speaking of the game it's so ironic Injustice 2 reminds me of Justice
Any chance that we'll see different characters as certain heroes, like Wally as the Flash or John Stewart as Green Lantern? If they're willing to be risky we might even see Dick Grayson as Batman. I know the chances are slim, but they have to set this game apart from the previous installment, so I won't rule out the possibility. And since games take so long to develop I doubt the featured characters will be influenced by the current comics, unless they planned it out simultaneously.
Also I hate how there's little chance of seeing younger characters like Jaime Reyes or Robin cause people are so squeamish about violence against minors, even if they're strong action heroes. But I don't blame the Injustice devs for this cause it's not their fault.
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I wonder if Static will be playable in the console version of the game this time.
I do dig the way Batman takes down Flash in here; sucker punch him, take out his leg while he's reeling, and then grab the punch that's about to be thrown so that he can hold onto him long enough to plant an explosive charge - insomuch as there's any way whatsoever there could be a fistfight between the two lasting more than a microsecond, that'd be it.
Not crazy about the armor, but it's a cool feature if it's part of a broader set of custom options, which it sounds like. Overall a cool trailer. I don't mind when the fighting games take liberties because fighting games are all about being edgy and having crazy moves & abilities.
I just hope the PC port is decent. I've heard the port of the first one wasn't too good.