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Using Humor on Your Blog When You're Just Not That Funny
Using humor on your blog is one of the fastest (and most fun) ways to give more value to your audience and keep your readers coming back.
But what if your topic isn't that funny?
What if you're not that funny?
Worry not.
We'll look at the bland, boring, completely-unfunny science behind what makes people laugh.
Even the stuffiest, most corporate-dude-in-a-suit type will be able to crack a decent joke by the end of this post.
You're probably not going to be the world's next great standup comedian…
But you'll at least be able to get a smile and a chuckle from your readers every so often.
Why Humor On Your Blog Matters
You've probably heard about that whole "add value" thing, right?
Let's talk about that:
"Value" means a lot of different things to a lot of different people, but we can sum it up in a fairly simple statement:
Value is something that a reader would willingly pay for in some circumstances, but you're giving it to them for free.
So, do people pay for humorous entertainment?
(Hint: they do!)
Pack your blog posts, emails, web copy, social media updates, etc. with as much value per word as you can cram in.
The more you give away for free, the more likely your audience will pay for your premiums.
It's science.
Or something very like science.
While we're on the topic…
The Science of Humor
Here's the thing about the science behind humor:
There's a lot of it.
And not all scientists agree on what makes things funny.
Scientists disagreeing? Shocker, I know.
Some of the most popular theories are things like safe danger, which proposes that we laugh as a release of stress when we're in a fake-dangerous situation.
There's also a theory that all humor is based on the feeling of discovery…
Unfortunately, that doesn't account for our proclivities for fart jokes, love of funny cats, and elation at seeing other people take hits in their nether-regions.
Maybe the science of humor is so muddled because cognitive neuroscientists are not, by nature, funny people.
And aside from being a point of contention between nerds, the most popular scientific theories, while interesting, are not particularly useful for bloggers.
So let's get practical, shall we?
Simple Formulas for Funny
Exaggeration is one of the basic tools of humor, and it's easy to use on the fly.
The classic "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is, of course, an exaggeration. That's why people repeat it so often and think they're funny.
The same goes for:
- Claiming that you're going to burn your house down because you found a spider
- Teasing your friend about needing a leg amputation after stubbing their toe
- Threatening to shave your head because you're frustrated with a bad hair day
Tension and release is a little harder to pull off and takes a touch more practice, but the payoff is more pronounced.
In other words, this is comic relief.
This method gets a laugh by building up emotions, then using the punchline to dissipate the tension.
People who laugh at horror movies (like me) are often responding to this.
You can use it in your blog posts by cracking jokes right after you've just gone really in-depth into an emotionally charged issue.
You'll get a smile or a laugh much easier when emotions are high.
Plus, tension and release makes it much easier to consume a lot of heavy, intense content.
It's also part of the reason jokes like this are funny:
I'm pretty sure my neighbor is stalking me. She was Googling my name last night, and she spent 45 minutes on my Facebook page! I saw it all through my telescope…
The other main humor device in the telescope joke is surprise.
Build up a certain expectation…
But take a sharp left turn at the end.
Irony (like the idea of very boring scientists studying humor) is funny because of this same unmet expectations principle, but there's a lot more to surprise-based humor than just ironic statements.
For example:
Strong people don't put others down. They lift them up, and then body slam them for maximum damage.
Not particularly ironic, but still delightfully unexpected.
One of my personal favorite incarnations of surprise-based humor is the employment of an inconsistency between the joke medium and the subject, such as using rather formal language and excellent elocution to describe something crass.
For example:
A friend of mine was telling me a story about accidentally seeing a little too much of her male roommate, and she described it in terms something like this:
He strode into the room clad only in garments that are generally intended for wearing under other garments, completely unaware of his deficiency…though, I believe he might be a tad offended if he heard me referring to anything in that general vicinity as a 'deficiency'
For those of you who are vocabularily challenged, he had a hole in his boxers.
You might also employ puns and plays on words:
What's brown and sticky? (A stick.)
I heard Apple is designing a self-driving car, but production was delayed because they couldn't install Windows.
Or maybe your style is just pure silliness:
How do you know there's an elephant in the refrigerator? (The footprints in the butter.)
Whatever types of jokes you choose to employ when using humor on your blog, the key is this:
Don't Take Yourself (or Your Blog) Too Seriously
If you're not willing to laugh at yourself, don't worry – I'll laugh at you.
Seriously, though:
Using humor in your blogging and marketing is a lot of fun. You just need to be willing to laugh at yourself, and at your subject.
By the way, having a well developed sense of humor is an indicator of maturity, mental health, and intelligence. Just saying.
The more you consciously look for the humor in any situation, the funnier you'll be. As it turns out, being funny is a skill that anyone can develop…
Which is good news for a lot of us.
Start Developing Your Sense Of Humor Today By…
Take note of the things that make you laugh. Recognizing humor is one of the steps you can take towards developing your own wit.
Aside from repeating good jokes, though, you can become generally funnier by consuming more humor.
People with distinctive senses of humor tend to rub off on their friends…
But if your friends aren't funny – and I'm so sorry if that's the case – you can get your funny fix elsewhere.
Like here:
The mega-popular blog Vital Vegas is fantastic at using humor, which is one of the reasons it has such a wide readership and loads of awards.
But let's say you're really not funny.
Like, you can't deliver a joke, you think "punchline" sounds unnecessarily violent, and your happy face looks like this:
Maybe it's time for serious intervention.
Extreme Humor Intervention
If you're a regular follower of this blog – and you totally should be – this will not be the first time you've heard me recommend this:
Take in improv comedy class.
Especially if you're terrified of looking silly in front of a crowd of people, take an improv class.
Here's the thing:
Most people who lack humor are unfunny because they're way way way too self-conscious and worried about how other people are going to react.
Of course, people naturally like people who are self-assured, comfortable, and funny…
But that's another post.
Improv comedy does something for you that simply telling jokes can't do:
It develops your wit.
It also:
- Builds your confidence (which is key to humor AND your general success)
- Improves cognitive function so you can analyze and respond to situations quickly (AKA think on your feet)
- Helps you find the funny in bland situations
Single people take note: improv comedy helps you develop the kind of wit that potential dates find pretty much irresistible.
You'll get better at networking, public speaking, and life in general if you participate in improv.
Just do yourself a favor and consider it.
A Few Last Points
While I'm a firm believer that nearly any situation can be improved with a laugh, there are some occasions and situations where cracking a joke might not be ideal.
Make sure you're not having a laugh at anyone else's expense.
Mean-spirited or unkind humor is simply not classy, and you're likely to turn off readers who have a conscience.
Similarly, you should generally stay away from self-deprecating humor, since the line between "self assured enough to laugh at myself" and "pathetic and attention seeking" is so fine.
As always, your branding comes first. Jokes and comments should remain brand consistent.
But while you should be smart about using appropriate humor, don't be afraid to have a personality!
Loosen up.
Smile a little.
And if you need more help, here's an article from Lifehacker about how to develop your sense of humor.
This week's homework is fun! Share one of your favorite (PG-13) jokes on Twitter. Tag @Kitty_Lusby for a retweet.
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Published: 2004/03/08
by Aaron Hawley
North Mississippi Allstars w/ MOFRO, Mr. Smalls Theatre, Pittsburgh PA- 2/27
"I ain't gonna talk ugly, because we're in church tonight," Mofro's JJ Grey rasped to a rapt audience early on in the Friday night's festivities, "and we all fixin to get baptized in fire!" Can't fault the man for being so right. Mr. Small's Theatre, a de-sanctified 19th century catholic church, redressed as the finest venue in the steel city, deserved nothing less than a night of searing rock and roll wild enough to raise all the spirits in all the nooks and crannys the room's high arched ceiling.
Jacksonville, Florida's MOFRO started things off with a 40 minute warm up set that was decidedly too short. Led by multi-instrumentalist JJ Grey, this quartet's swampy sound proved to be just what the doctor ordered, and fit perfectly on a bill with the All Stars. "How Junior Got His Head Put Out" got the crowd moving for the first time. Grey acted as emcee of sorts passed the musical ball around while he introduced his comrades in arms during an extended "Six Ways From Sunday". The highlight of the set came when JJ called Luther Dickinson to the stage, who emerged from the wings with his trademark Flying V in hand ready to rip it up. The group eased into "Lochloosa" a slow three chord jam which built gently to a crescendo before slowing back down again. That wasn't all they had in store however, and a crack of drumsticks the group was into "Florida" a testament to the group's home state. As Dickinson took over, the jam built to an impressive peak, his clean tone wailing on top of a whirling organ and rock steady cymbal crash combo. The pace sped up and the jam careened to a raucous close Grey howling out "I believe!" and it was easy to tell that he wasn't the only one, because the audience heartily agreed.
After a short set break the room filled to near maximum capacity and the North Mississippi Allstars took the stage, the crowd completely revved up and ready for some of that sound that's as real as the south itself. The band tore into "Goin' Down South" and we were off. Over the course of the next two hours and forty-five minutes the All Stars turned in a set filled with energizing peaks and thunderous valleys filled with their raging down-and-dirty sound. The first exploratory moment of the evening was the one two combo of "All Night Long > Sugartown", two NMAS staples tied together by the dueling guitars of Dickinson and Duwayne Burnside proved that the group was in sync this evening and there wouldn't be a moment left unfilled with piping hot southern rock. Duwayne, son of blues legend R.L. Burnside, stepped to the mic next and delivered two numbers drenched in what the Allstars do best: blues. This band's legacy is steeped in the deep, deep, south, each guitar line and lyric wrought with the land from which it sprung. After a few more tunes, including an insidiously catchy instrumental, Cody Dickinson stepped out from behind his drum kit and took over the guitar and vocal duties while Duwayne stepped behind the kit. Cody led the band through a brisk rendition of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Whiskey Rock a Roller" before firing up the audience with his psychedelic washboard playing. Though "washboard" and "psychedelic" aren't two terms that usually are placed so close together, when Cody gets going on that thing, it seems apt. His frenetic scratching manipulated through a litany of pedal lays a whirlwind of sound on the listener's ears, and always manages to drop a few jaws throughout the crowd.
Washboard solo out of the way, the boys proved that we were in the homestretch as they unleashed a cranked up version of "Sittin' On top of the World". As Luther growled out each lyric with vigor, the band passed the head around each taking their turn at taking it somewhere new. "Shake em on Down" followed and was an obvious fan favorite, bassist Chris Chew's fat low end delivering each beat of the song directly into the listener's gut. This is music that is meant to get inside you any way it can. It might knock you over or it might just barrel on in, but it will. The set came to a close with a rollicking "All Night Long > Turn On Your Love Light > All Night Long" which got all the deadhead toes tapping, but found an audience who, nearly two and half hours into it, had nearly given their all.
Luther emerged solo for the encore, strumming out the pretty and poignant "Kids These Daze" showing the softer side of the band's emerging songwriting. MOFRO's JJ Grey returned to the stage to add vocals to "Up Over Yonder" off of 2001's 51 Phantom. With closing time drawing near the band cranked into high gear one more time for R.L. Burnside's "Po Black Maddie". As the houselights came up and the crowd filed back out of the church into the Pittsburgh night, many felt that there had indeed been something spiritual going on. It wasn't the kind of thing you can attribute to a deity or saint, but to that down home rock and roll that hits you once in the gut and knocks your head back on straight.
Aaron Hawley never went to church much, but now that he's been to Mr. Small's, he'll go more often.

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Longwood's Taylor Reveley IV says Virginia's elite universities should consider generating more revenue by admitting more out-of-state students.
The Commonwealth of Virginia faces chronic budget pressures — the growth of Medicaid, pension liabilities, and more — that will make it difficult for the General Assembly to bolster state support for higher education. W. Taylor Reveley IV, president of Longwood University, delivered those cautionary words to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) this morning shortly before it endorsed a committee recommendation to increase higher-ed spending by $350 million over the next two-year budget.
Perhaps it's time for the state to consider another "restructuring" of the higher-ed system, Reveley suggested: Give leading universities more freedom to admit out-of-state students paying higher tuition, reduce state support for those institutions, and let the savings flow back to the other colleges and universities.
A legislative deal in 2005 gave Virginia universities more autonomy over procurement, IT, human resources, and other business processes in exchange for more accountability for achieving state goals. The legislation created three levels of autonomy, depending upon each college or university's institutional capacity, Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3. Only four institutions — the University of Virginia, the College of William & Mary, Virginia Tech, and Virginia Commonwealth University — have attained Tier 3 status with the most autonomy.
Reveley's restructuring idea would create a "Tier 4" exempt from the state requirement that no institution enroll more than 25% of out-of-state students in their undergraduate student body. The percentage of out-of-state students at Virginia's elite universities is a political football between the institutions and politicians. Universities like out-of-state students because they pay, on average, 163% of the tuition of in-state students, yielding more revenue. But General Assembly members are sensitive to constituent complaint of their children being displaced by out-of-state students.
Admitting more out-of-state students could yield a "nine-figure" sum to reinvest in the higher-ed system, Reveley said. Rather than redistribute that sum between the other colleges and universities, the state could consider dedicating the funds an "investment pool" to advance a strategic aim such as advancing university research & development or (mentioned in a side chat with Bacon's Rebellion) improving the graduation rate. Not only would reducing the number of college drop-outs prevent personal tragedies for students who spend thousands of dollars and drop out without receiving a degree or certification that would allow them to earn more and pay off the debt, it would enable colleges to award more degrees without the need to expand capacity at great public expense.
Most college presidents invited to address SCHEV council meetings use the opportunity to plug their institutions. Reveley took the opportunity instead to talk about the issue he says is "front and center" in higher education today — cost. Even adjusted for inflation, college is far more expensive today than it was in the 1960s and 1970s. "That same trend cannot repeat itself over the next two generations."
Reveley drove home two other key points:
Personnel reform. Pore through university budgets, and you'll find that 75% to 80% of the cost is tied to personnel, Reveley said. To some degree, he attributes higher-ed inflation to the phenomenon of "cost disease," an affliction of labor-intensive economic sectors requiring lots of human interaction such as dentistry, teaching or the arts. It takes just as many people to play Beethoven's 9th Symphony today as it did 100 years ago, he said. "I think that's a lot of what's driving the cost issue in higher ed."
But it's not the only thing. Virginia's public higher-ed system operates according to civil service-like rules that were put into place to give government employees protections against wholesale replacement by new governors. Pork barrel politics is not an issue for colleges and universities. But the protections make it difficult to fire, reward and motivate employees, Reveley said. "It's tough to exhort the troops when you can't reward the ones who have worked their hearts out."
Over and above the civil service rules, colleges and universities have a "dozen different flavors of employee." These classifications creates conflict and hinder the ability to move people within the organization. While Reveley did not identify specific reforms, he said he would like to see a personnel system that resembled large not-for-profit organizations in the private sector.
Career prep. Reveley has been an outspoken voice in Virginia defending the virtue of a liberal arts education over career-prep degrees. Colleges play a critical role in preserving democracy and building civil society by teaching students how to engage with ideas and participate in organizations, he said. A liberal arts education "is not just a luxury good," he told SCHEV. If career-prep is the goal, there may be less expensive ways to achieve the goal than sending students to four-year colleges.
Reveley is not the only person in Virginia to suggest another round of higher-ed restructuring. SCHEV staff had suggested the idea of increasing out-of-state enrollment to raise revenue and redirect state support to other institutions. Minnis Ridenour, a former Virginia Tech COO and a SCHEV board member, told the council he has discussed the idea with senior people at Tier 3 institutions, and that they are thinking it over. But Reveley is the first university president (to my knowledge) to publicly endorse the idea. He also is the first to suggest dedicating the freed-up revenue to a specific strategic goal rather than parceling it out among all the colleges and universities.
If higher-ed institutions want to run with the idea, they had better move quickly, said SCHEV chairman Heywood Fralin. There is little time to work out the details of any enabling legislation before the General Assembly session starts in January.There are currently no comments highlighted.


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Livingston have been charged with fielding an ineligible player in their Irn-Bru Challenge Cup tie away to Crusaders last Friday.
Defender Alan Lithgow played the full 90 minutes in the 2-1 victory over the Northern Irish team, despite being suspended for the fixture after being sent off against East Fife in late September for violent conduct.
An SPFL disciplinary hearing on 24 Ocotber will decide what, if any, sanctions are appropriate.
The West Lothian club have been drawn to meet Welsh side The New Saints in the Irn-Bru Cup quarter-finals, due to be played on 13 November.
Last season saw Dundee United docked three points and fined £30,000 when the club fielded Ali Coote for 13 minutes and named Jamie Robson on the bench for a fixture against Inverness. Both players were ineligible to play for the Tannadice club before the end of the 2015/16 season.
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Time for some goal setting. Basically a list of all the projects that I have on the burner for this quarter of quilting. I am joining up with this Finish A-Long. And while I'm at it, Freshly Pieced. This process reminds me of when I used to work for Americorps and had to put together quarterly reports on all our regional projects, except way less typing, nagging, and/or weeping over broken printers at 2 am is involved.
First, I need to finish this into something for my soon-to-be world's cutest niece:
Matt's sister is also expecting, but he wants to make quilt one "himself" (which actually he did make most of the quilt for his sister's first amazing little champion, though he wasn't in grad school then…).
I want to finish this thing:
And this thing:
These fabrics are fresh-dyed blue and gray, and I would like to at least get them ironed, maybe quilted….
I bought this fabric in December to make my friend Jenny a Christmas present. Dammit.
And promised to make this into a fundraiser quilt for awesome social justice group SOCM in January…
Aaaaaand, this signature quilt is for a high school graduation in May…so, it will probably need finished before May…


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Here is the latest update of Sysmon View (1.1), the tool incorporated much of the feedback received (thank you all), bug fixing and new features, here they are:
- Bug fixes related to internal database connectivity errors
- Bug fixes related to UI not to be reset after resetting data
- Bug related to the way information about binary images (executables) are collected
- Sysmon View design is now based on visual modules (currently there are two visual modules)
- Sysmon comes in 32 and 64 builds
- New cool "Black" theme 🙂
- "Process View" got an additional filtering option that will show images (executables) that are being reported with only selected events, so if the analyst would like to view the timeline of a process, but excluding it's network and Image loaded events, then this filter will help narrow down the results (as shown in the following screenshot)
- Map View: you can also view network events based on destination country (thanks to freegeoip.net for the free API), this will work only if the geo-location option was selected during the import process. Selecting any country will display the related network events. Check it out
There are many enhancements I am currently working on, in addition to new features, but I decided to release earlier instead of waiting too long between releases.
Sysmon View can be downloaded (32 & 64 builds) from Github @ this link (Password is "password" without ""):
For any questions or suggestions, please contact me by email.


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By Manav Garg:
In an age where every set of six balls bowled in a high tension World Cup final is followed by Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif selling products ranging from biscuits to fairness creams, one cannot help but wonder about the impact that these advertisements have had on us in the past few decades, the contribution of this industry in shaping our economy, and the way we see it.
Advertisements have come a long way from simple posters catering to the simple minded. A cursory glance at a magazine is enough to spot the surprisingly large number of cheesy and eye-catching posters which are sprinkled with trite slogans that try to persuade the reader into buying a certain brand of cooking oil, or changing their daily shampoo, using both relevant and outrageous arguments. In a competitive economy like ours, where several producers strive to garner public support, the advertising comes out as a cog in the success of any business plan. The key lies in distinguishing their own product from that of their competitors, and this justification of the "new and improved" tags call for demiurgic advertising strategies.
As the advertisement industry grew in terms of the money that drives it, and as the audiences became increasing susceptible to their subtle and not-so-subtle coercion, any ethics that the industry may have had in the earlier years seem to have vanished into thin air. In time, there has emerged a need to draw a line somewhere — the extent to which advertisements can lie. This issue becomes very important in the context of a nation like India, where mass media has made its way into a majority of households, even while age-old prejudices and superstitions continue to leech off our intellect. In a nation where a lot of the population can easily be termed naïve, and extremely vulnerable to influence via mass media, the advertisement industry wields unimaginable power in shaping and distorting opinions.
A popular vein taken up by commercials is the life story of an otherwise talented Indian girl whose dark complexion hinders her aspirations – of marriage, or winning a competition, or being hired or whatever else. And, over a few weeks, the magic of a fairness cream makes her almost unrecognizably fairer making all her dreams come true. Bombarded by these every few minutes, a small, albeit intelligent section of society has begun to regard the industry with suspicion on two counts.
The first question raised is that of authenticity of the facts shown. Can the product give a consumer the results that they advertise, with the verbosity of the fine print protecting the perpetrators of these mass delusions from legal consequences? And when they do not, who must face the music — the company, the advertisement agency, or the viewers?
But the more important and lesser noted problem is of the kind of mindset this may be creating, especially when targeted towards the more impressionable — the children and the illiterate. Is a lighter complexion, all other factors remaining equal, going to increase the likelihood of being hired? As a nation that has traditionally looked down its nose upon the 'less fortunate' dark skinned, are we willing to fuel the idea that skin colour affects any aspect of the life of a young person? Rather similarly, an advertisement of a brand of biscuits containing X mineral and Y protein causing a child to excel in academics or sports or whatever else can influence young children to believe that consumption of the particular product, and not hard work and dedication, is the path to topping their class or captaining the school football team.
Here, in my opinion, the advertisement agency has to take the blame. There is an obvious responsibility on the part of the consumer to be rational even in the face of persuasive advertising, but can we extend the same responsibility to young children and to the illiterate who will buy anything so long as you sell it right? Acting as the medium via which the message of the producer is sent to the world, it becomes their ethical and moral responsibility, to ensure that creativity does not blur reality. This is an additional line of thinking that any censor/certification board has to follow before allowing advertisements to reach the people of the nation, and fulfill its own responsibility in safeguarding consumer interests.


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A tried and true way to make your garden inviting for children is to place a sandbox in it. After the 100+ year old oak tree crushed our last sandbox, my husband built a bigger and better one. Here's how he did it:
1. Select a location. You need a flat or a relatively flat location. We have relatively few flat locations on our property, so we placed the sandbox in the Walled Garden. With the oak and tulip trees gone, our sandbox is now in full sun, though we preferred the part sun/part shade. We are growing some new trees around the sandbox which should provide shade in 25+ years.
2. Determine the size. When it comes to sandboxes, our kids seem to think that bigger is better. Our sandbox is eight feet by eight feet, which is big enough for all of our kids and their friends to dig and build to their hearts' content.
3. Gather together your materials and tools. Here's what we used:
- 6 two by eight foot boards (we've seen instructions using two by fours or two by sixes, but these are too shallow) cut to your desired length
- one box of deck screws
- one roll of landscaping fabric
- 40+ fifty pound bags of play sand
- cordless drill
- staple gun
4. Construct the sandbox. Using your cordless power drill and deck screws, construct the walls of your sandbox. The walls should be parallel so that the ends are eight feet long and the sides are eight feet four inches. Attach the seats on the top at each end.
5. Line the sandbox. In order to prevent anything growing up from the ground into your sandbox as well as to allow water to drain out out of it, lay landscaping fabric on the bottom of your sandbox and using your staple gun, staple it into the inside walls.
6. Fill the sandbox. Okay, here's where the heavy lifting comes in. You need play sand--a lot of play sand. Initially, we put in 40+ fifty pound bags of play sand. If you have active kids, be prepared to replenish the sand once or twice a year.
Note: if you have active cats on your property, you may want to think about adding a sandbox cover.
Related posts: How to Build a Playhouse (Fort), Ten Tips for Planning a Children's Garden


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Ms. DeWindt is a facilitator with over 30 years experience in Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean in support of organizational development, team building, human resource development, social marketing and social mobilization activities. She designs and facilitates complex interventions including 'Future Search' conferences and learning events in Social and Behaviour Change Communication [SBCC or C4D] and incorporates client and consumers' issues as components of participatory community development programs. Cynthia has a keen interest in development programs, which involve the communities -for whom they are intended- incorporating them from inception through the evaluation phases, including substantial training components, design and production of training materials, likes the challenge of work that requires innovation and creative application of organizational and managerial skills and enjoys work as a member of a multi-disciplinary and culturally diverse team.
She holds a teaching certificate from Curacao and M.Ed from Harvard University. As a Dutch-Caribbean national who is multi-lingual, her mother tongue is Dutch and she is fluent in Spanish, English and French as well as Papiamentu and Bahasa Indonesia.


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Gossett Volkswagen of Germantown is proud to bear the Volkswagen name! Interested in learning more about the automaker that brought us the Beetle, Passat and Golf? Read on for a history of the Volkswagen brand!
Volkswagen's story started in 1937, when the auto company was created by the German Labour Front in an attempt to bring quality, affordable cars to the German auto industry. During the 1930s, the German market was filled with luxury models that ordinary citizens most often could not afford. Seeing the potential for a new market, Volkswagen (German for "People's Car") set forth on its journey.
Volkswagen was headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany, where it still remains today. At the time, the German government had plans to build a network of autobahns across the country and wished to create a car that all citizens could afford to coincide with this idea. The government sought out the well-known automotive engineer, Ferdinand Porsche, to design the very first "people's car."
The KdF-Wagen was first introduced to crowds at the 1939 Berlin Motor Show. Volkswagen had to halt production soon after its release, however, because of the start of WWII. After Germany lost the war, the Allies of WWII focused on turning the company around in attempt to resurrect the German auto industry and the country as a whole. Soon after, Volkswagen cars were being sold around the world. Although sales were initially slow in the US because of lingering negative feelings toward Germany following the war, Volkswagen's unique design
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Since the introduction of the Beetle, Volkswagen has gone on to create award-winning vehicles like the Golf, Passat and Jetta. VW cars are especially popular today due to their world-leading diesel engine technology. The automaker now has three cars on the top 10 list of best-selling cars of all time—the Beetle, Golf, and Passat—and the brand continues to set the bar for quality, performance and affordability all around the world.
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Who doesn't love St. Patrick's Day? All the green, festivity, cheer, and beer! Not to mention the food. Of course, wouldn't it be nice to be able to soak in the luck of the Irish and enjoy their traditional meals while still staying on track with your health and calorie goals?
Not to worry, because Lose It! has you covered. Below are five healthy spins on St. Patrick's day classics that will leave you loving this holiday even more!
Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage
Calories per Serving: 495 | Servings: 8
The classic corned beef and cabbage recipe is a perfect match for your slow cooker! With just 10 minutes of prep in the morning, you can have a complete Irish dinner on the table in the evening. Fortunately, not much tweaking is needed to make this meal healthful, but feel free to throw in some extra veggies to lighten it up some more.
Guinness Beef Stew
Calories per Serving: 395 | Servings: 6
If you prefer beef stew to corned beef, then here is fun recipe that includes a bottle of Guinness and a topping of cheese. The key to keeping calories in check here is using lean beef stew meat and measuring out the oil—2 tablespoons should be plenty and was the amount used to analyze the calories in this recipe.
Note: If you add the garlic toast per suggestion it will add about another 200 calories to the meal. A healthier swap would be two very thin slices of baguette!
Vegetarian Lentil Guinness Stew
Calories per Serving: 265 | Servings: 8
Whether you are a vegetarian or just looking to shave even more calories off your St. Patty's Day meal, this recipe will do the trick. Made with lentils and mushrooms instead of beef, this meal is healthful but hearty. Oh, and yes, this one also seems to have a bottle of Guinness in it!
Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread
Calories per Serving: 365 | Servings: 8
This high fiber, high protein Irish soda bread proves that homemade bread can be not only tasty, but also easy to make and nutritious. Soda bread is quick and simple to make since there is no yeast involved. Make this bread for breakfast and enjoy warm with a small pat of butter. Worried about eating more than your serving? Why not freeze the rest and defrost as needed?
Lightened Up Shamrock Shake
Calories per Serving: 195 | Servings: 2
This no-added sugar shake is a refreshing take on the coffee shop shakes! At just 195 calories, it packs in 11 grams of protein, 5 grams of fiber, plus nutrients such as vitamin A and calcium. Perfect for breakfast or as a snack—or go ahead and add a few chocolate chips and a dollop of whipped cream and call it dessert!
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Sometimes you catch a late flight to Buffalo and then check into your hotel room at nearly 1 in the morning.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
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- James Blackmon said...
My name is James Blackmon, owner of James Club 88 Piano Bar & Cafe in D'town Columbus, OH. I invite you and your cast to an evening at my club after your show(s) here in Columbus. We would love to throw you all a cast party and, if you so desire, give you use of the grand piano and the microphones. Just did something similiar for another passing tour. I hope we can make your stay in Columbus the best stop on your tour!! Jamesclub88.com firstname.lastname@example.com
- May 4, 2009 at 2:07 AM
- Emily said...
That is one thing you can count on... time moves on. You will be home before you know it. You are doing an amazing job at the task at hand, and you will appreciate home and Drew all the more! God bless you and keep you, Jess! In all sincerity.
- May 4, 2009 at 4:59 AM
- Mom said...
Ah, Jess.....I was REALLY missing you yesterday....I wish you were home and with Drew. I hope you've talked to Drew by now. Love you a lot
- May 4, 2009 at 5:14 AM
- Jessica Latshaw said...
Hey James--thanks for the info--I will check it out and the cast is looking forward to Columbus, for sure!
Emily--thanks so much, I really appreciate your words.
I miss you and love you too, mom!
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Medical Technology has impacted our world in many positive ways, the continuing developments of new devices that are extraordinarily useful in the medical setting continue to impress and inspire us! However, there will always be the good side and bad side in medical technology. I believe that today it is so important for people to know all the aspects of medical technological advances, the positive and the negative, they are directly affected, and they are the stakeholders, consumers and the payers in the medical field. It is imperative that they understand the benefits and risks that medical technology brings to society. Due to this, I have compiled an essential reading list to inform them the latest issues that they should know in medical technology.
Is medical technology worth it?
As people become aware of the newly invented devices in medical technology, they should determine if this equipment is worth the extraordinary costs. This article informs people in a clear way about the value of advances in medical technology. This article is a study conducted by experts who generalized that medical technology is really worth the price! David Cutler and Mark McClellan expounds that technology in the medical field is very valuable and extremely important in the care of patients. They emphasize the fact that the benefits of medical technology are much greater than its costs. This is a fascinating study because it enlightens people about advances in technology and explains that while technology maybe pricey it is well worth it in the long run.
It is obvious that medical technology has provided benefits and convenience to people. I found an article that clarifies the advantages of medical technology that most of us are not aware of. This article also reaffirms that the innovations in the medical field has positively affected the whole world. This will help people understand why the implementation of medical technology is being pursued. Important benefits are improved information and data coordination, better diagnosis and treatment procedures and advance quality care that can be brought home. It surpasses people's expectations of what technology can really do in the medical field.
It is not a threat to reveal the downside of medical technology. In fact, it helps people to realize that nothing in this world is perfect. This is very compelling article because the writer used a true to life event to capture people's attention pertaining to medical technology. People will gain understanding that technology in the medical setting can be faulty at times. It describes a story of a patient who was in coma due to improper treatment, from this story we learn that insufficient knowledge and training can lead to a detrimental medical condition.
Today, there are newly invented medical equipment with a goal to deliver essential care. This website consists of many articles that are very interesting because they introduce us to the latest inventions, explains the purposes and functions of the equipment, and what the benefits to people are. In this way, people will have an idea of what technology that will best fit their condition. This is why I included this to my reading list; it is very significant to inform people what medical devices are available to public that would change their life and the whole world.


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Even when a team has over 34 consecutive wins, some jerks will question the legitimacy. Wichita State. Their game against Kentucky was as exciting and well played as any NCAA Tournament game I have ever seen.
You wouldn't expect an organization to be motivated and succeed if its CEO keeps telling the media that his team really isn't that good. It's time for Jimmy Boeheim of Syracuse to retire. He has forgotten that one of his responsibilities is to build team morale, energy, and their drive to win.
Industry ranking doesn't predetermine success. In the first round of this year's NCAA Tournament, a team that had been ranked # 14 in its bracket (Mercer) beat the better known # 3 ranked team (Duke). And three of the four # 12 ranked teams (Stephen F. Austin, Harvard and North Dakota State) won against 5th ranked opponents.
Just because an organization was top ranked the last time around, doesn't mean that they will continue to be #1…or even "play" that well the next time around. Louisville finally won against St. Louis in the second round, but it sure was a low scoring, uninspiring game.
Team chemistry, mutual respect and experience matters. I think that fact that the seniors had played together at MERCER for 4 years helped them beat DUKE.
It is not your imagination. Sometimes a situation is set up for one organization to succeed or for another to fail. Ask any informed fan if Wichita State had a tougher bracket than Florida.
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July 30, 2018 - August 3, 2018
Discover the critters that we have right in our back yard. We will make bug kites, spy on fiddler crabs, and create a small a garden for our critter friends. Spend a day at a state park learning to 'see' nature. Get a special behind-the-scenes look at our River to Bay exhibit where our animals are cared for and watch an aquarist do a feeding. The final day, board the Wm. B. Tennison with parents for a lunch time cruise on the Patuxent River, followed by an ice cream sundae.
August 3, 2018, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
The museum is open and FREE to the public with docents in every gallery. The Drum Point Lighthouse and Museum Store are open. Enjoy free 30-minute cruises on the Wm. B. Tennison. Live music provided by Chris James starting at 6 p.m. in the Harms Gallery.
August 4, 2018, 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Climb aboard the historic Wm. B. Tennison for a 90-minute cruise through history. A museum educator, will share fascinating facts about Solomons, the WWII Amphibious Training Base, and Solomons' rich tradition of boat building. While munching appetizers, see old steamboat wharves and hear about the important role they played in town life. View historic homes, landmarks, and other points of interest. Discover where heroic battles were fought, submarines sunk, lighthouses lit, Ghost Fleets docked, and watch the sunset over the horizon. Return to the museum for a short presentation and a light supper from No Thyme To Cook. Participants are invited to bring their own libations.
August 6, 2018 - August 10, 2018
Unleash the adventurous explorer hidden inside yourself. Do you have the skills it takes to survive a journey into unchartered waters? Learn about various explorers, from Norsemen to early European colonists, and discover the skills and tools they used to shape a new world. At week's end, put your abilities in reading maps and using navigational tools to the test as you take a "daring voyage" on the skipjack, Dee of St. Mary's.
August 7, 2018, All Day
This program is designed to invite adults and children to discover the museum together through music, stories, and special activities. Free drop-in program for children 18 months to three years and their caregivers.
August 7, 2018, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM @ Corbin Pavilion
Yoga with Frannie, led by certified yoga instructor, Frannie Rosen, returns to the Calvert Marine Museum on Tuesday nights, June 5th through September 25th! This outdoor Vinyasa-style class will focus on cultivating internal and external balance through stretching, strengthening and breath work. All experience levels welcome! Bring your yoga mat, water bottle and hand towel. Classes held in the Corbin Pavilion. Participants enter through the gate by the Corbin Pavilion, off of Solomons Island Road. For additional information, email Frannie or search "Yoga with Frannie" on Facebook.
August 9, 2018, All Day
August 10, 2018, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The Calvert Marine Museum and Museum Store will close to the public at 3 p.m. on Friday, August 10 for the George Thorogood concert. There will be NO Tennison cruises that day. The museum will open at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 11.
August 10, 2018, 7:00 PM
Enjoy a fun evening with your friends while listening to chart-topping GEORGE THOROGOOD and the DESTROYERS perform LIVE at the Calvert Marine Museum's PNC Waterside Pavilion on August 10! Thorogood is best known for his original compositions "Bad to the Bone," "You Talk Too Much" and "I Drink Alone," and for his covers of blues-rock songs such as "Who Do You Love," "Move It On Over" and "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer." Ticketholders are invited to come early and enjoy specialty drinks, corn hole, great food, prizes from Coors Light and of course live music in our new beer garden. We will kick off the night at 5 p.m. with local favorite NO GREEN JELLY BEENZ on our side stage and then move the music over to the main stage at 7:30 p.m. where Louisiana natives COWBOY MOUTH will dish up their unique style of rock & roll gumbo!
Enjoy a fun evening with your friends while listening to chart-topping GEORGE THOROGOOD and the DESTROYERS perform LIVE at the Calvert Marine Museum's PNC Waterside Pavilion on August 10! Thorogood is best known for his original compositions "Bad to the Bone," "You Talk Too Much" and "I Drink Alone," and for his covers of blues-rock songs such as "Who Do You Love," "Move It On Over" and "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer."
August 11, 2018, 7:45 AM - 5:00 PM
Join us for a day-long Lighthouse Adventure Cruises aboard a private charter vessel. The cruise departs from the Calvert Marine Museum at 7:45 a.m. and returns approximately 5 p.m. Southern Bay participants will see Point No Point, Point Lookout, Smith Point, Solomons Lump, Hooper Island and Drum Point Lighthouses. Lunch on your own at the Bayside Inn on Smith Island. Preregistration required. Office hours are Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. $5 cancellation fee. No refund if canceled within 5 business days unless canceled by the captain.
August 12, 2018, 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
The museum offers 2-hour public sails aboard the historic vessel Dee of St. Mary's. This is a great way to experience the Patuxent River aboard an iconic Chesapeake Bay Skipjack. Learn about watermen, workboats, and what they caught. Help raise and lower the sail. (Children 4 and under are not permitted on Dee public sails.) Sails depart from the Calvert Marine Museum. Please arrive 20 minutes early. Advance reservations are required by noon the day prior to the sail. We require 5 business day cancellation for a full refund minus $5 processing fee. If the sail is cancelled due to weather, a full refund is issued.
August 13, 2018, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Ahoy, mates! Come join our scallywag crew. For this day camp, you will wear pirate garb, eat pirate grub, and do pirate work. What? Pirates worked? You bet they did. Hunt for hidden treasure, stage a sea battle in the museum's land-locked bugeye, swab the deck and sing sea chanteys!
August 14, 2018 - August 16, 2018
Exercise your STEM skills during this three day camp. Each participant will build a canoe out of recycled corrugated plastic. Lessons on boating safety and canoe maneuvering prepare the campers for further adventures when they take their canoes home. When registering, please be sure to specify the session dates.
August 14, 2018, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
You might love otters, but how well do you really know them? Join us for a day of fun with our resident river otters. Explore otter adaptations to the local habitat and find out how river otters compare to otters around the world. Investigate how otters communicate, get a behind-the-scenes tour of the otter habitat, and create a special treat for the otters that will give them an outlet for their naturally playful temperaments.
August 14, 2018, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM @ Corbin Pavilion
August 15, 2018, All Day
August 15, 2018, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Enjoy a nautical day here at the Calvert Marine Museum where you can be the captain of your own toy boat! We will splash, dash, and craft our way through a creative day of outdoor water play.
August 16, 2018, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Explore the water ways of local fish species, their anatomy and behavior, and importance of past and present day Solomons. Visit the historic J.C. Lore & Sons Oyster House, salt marsh and other local sites as your practice using dip, seine, and cast nets, as well as oyster nippers to survey native species. Learn the Japanese art of gyotaku ("fish printing") and create a one-of-a-kind piece of art to take home.
August 17, 2018, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Become a junior paleontologist for a day and hunt for fossil shark teeth, whale bones, as well as the shells of ancient snails and clams on a local beach. Work with our professional paleontologists to uncover the mysteries of these ancient animals and the environments in which they live. Learn collecting techniques and how to properly preserve your specimens. Get a special behind-the-scenes look at the amazing fossil collection of the Calvert Marine Museum.
August 18, 2018, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
This program is designed for people who want to learn more about fossils: where to find them, how to identify them, what they can tell us about the past. For adults and children 8 and older, accompanied by an adult. Preregistration required at least two business days before the program. There is a $5 charge for cancellations. No refunds if cancelling less than 5 business days before the program.
August 19, 2018, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
August 20, 2018, 10:15 AM - 4:45 PM
Museum members enjoy a 20% discount in the Museum Store all day today and on the 20th of every month.
August 21, 2018, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM @ Corbin Pavilion
August 23, 2018, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The Calvert Marine Museum and Museum Store will be closed to the public on Thursday, August 23 for the Brad Paisley show. There will be NO Tennison cruises that day. The museum will open at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 24.
August 23, 2018, 7:30 PM
Country music star BRAD PAISLEY will perform live at the Calvert Marine Museum's PNC Waterside Pavilion on Thursday, August 23! Brad Paisley is a critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, guitarist and entertainer whose talents have earned him numerous awards, including three GRAMMYs, two American Music Awards, 14 Academy of Country Music Awards and 14 Country Music Association Awards (including Entertainer of the Year). He has been a proud member of the Grand Ole Opry since 2001. Paisley's catalog of hits include: "She's Everything," "Remind Me," "When I Get Where I'm Going," "I'm Gonna Miss Her," "This Is Country Music," "Mud On the Tires," and "Whisky Lullaby." DAN TYMINSKI, a member of Allison Kraus & Union Station will open the show! Visit our website or call to purchase tickets!
August 25, 2018, 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
August 25, 2018, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Build a toy boat in the Boat Basin, weather permitting. Sessions starting on the half hour. For ages 5 and older.
August 28, 2018, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM @ Corbin Pavilion
August 30, 2018, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
For preschoolers ages 3 - 5. This program focuses on one of the museum's three themes and usually includes a story and craft activity.


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BuzzFeed has published a video entitled: "The struggle of being mixed race – When nobody knows you're biracial". It portrays the lives of those who are "ethnically ambiguous" as intrinsically hard, because others can't always tell what their genetic makeup is.
"No one has ever been able to correctly identify who I am in my life", says one woman over a solemn and sad piano. "Sometimes I wish I could just walk in and be instantly recognised a Mexican-American," says another guy, who is sick of being perceived as white.
The video is a perfect display of biologically obsessed, left wing, identity politics, whereby a reductive view of racial "identity" is much more important that the content of someone's character in determining their life. And, as always, everyone is a victim.
"An interesting thing from my journey as a young multi racial person growing up was rejection from both sides", complains one woman. "I don't fit in. I don't belong", says another.
"The last thing you want to do is stand out", claims a third, "you just want to blend in as much as possible".
"If I am going to be white, then why can't I have blonde hair and blue eyes; if I am going to be Mexican, then why cant I have dark skin", says the women, who seems to morn a world where the purity of the races has not been diluted.
"For mixed people who live in-between the line, we sort of just have to, kind of, be more than our racial background", says a women who seems to assume the racist position that her genetics will determine her life.
"Why is this being portrayed as sad? I'm bi-racial and have never cried or felt sad about it. Yes, people can never guess "what I am", but it doesn't make me sad", questions Stephanie Smith in the top Facebook comment.
"Not being able to feed your kids is a struggle. Being bi-racial is not. BuzzFeed, this is a very negative video and it makes it sound like people should feel sorry for those who are bi-racial. No one can make someone feel inferior unless you let them", continues Ms. Smith.
"Wait….being multiracial is hard because people guess your ethnicity wrong? Who cares. Honestly", exclaimed Taylor Liljedahl on YouTube. "I'm biracial. Guess what, its not a big deal. Shut up BuzzFeed.", added The Scrtaznman.


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Did you know that children who grow up learning a foreign language from a young age benefit tremendously? Children's brains are able to retain a foreign language at an impressive rate.
Are you wondering whether or not your child will benefit from learning a new language at a young age? Let us help convince you:
Better linguistics
Have you ever heard of children referred to as sponges? This reference couldn't be truer when it comes to children learning a foreign language. Children's brains are ready to accept and learn a foreign language, even as early as three years old. Once your child reaches the ages 8-12 they will most likely lose the ability to hear and reproduce new sounds as they did when they were younger. This doesn't mean that your child can't learn a foreign language when they get older; it just means it will be more difficult.
Higher academic achievement
Children who know a foreign language have been shown to have better critical thinking skills, problem solving skills and are more mentally flexible. Bilingual students have also been shown to have higher math skills and higher scores on standardized tests, according to Education Corner. Learning a foreign language also enhances and improves children's English language proficiency, contrary to popular belief.
Cultural enrichment
Learning a foreign language opens several doors that might not have been opened. Bilingual children are more likely to have a love for learning and appreciate other cultures.
Here at Watch Me Grow daycare center, we offer an introduction to Spanish to our Pre-k and Kinder-Readiness children. We believe that early exposure to a second language aids in a child's overall cognitive development. If you are interested in enrolling your child, please don't hesitate to call us at 716-656-8050, we look forward to speaking with you!


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Superhero Saturday: Wonder Woman
Date:Saturday, February 3, 2018, 10:30 AM—3:30 PM
Location:Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library
Event Type:Movies
Age Group:Family (All Ages)
Join the fight against evil by cheering on your favorite superheroes! Introducing Superhero Saturdays, a celebration of heroes throughout the universe. This week, join us for Wonder Woman, starring Gal Gadot and Chris Pine. PG-13, 141 minutes, 2017.
Two screenings: 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
All ages (and costumes) welcome!
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The 14th edition of HUM TV Bridal Couture Week is starting from March 31st and will end on 2nd of April in Karachi.
The designer line-up includes Amir Adnan, Ahsan's Menswear [UK – International], Annus Abrar, Asifa & Nabeel, Arsalan Iqbal, Ayesha & Usman Qamar, Amina Yasmeen by Mansoor Akram, Emraan Rajput, Fahad Hussayn, Faika Karim [UK – International], Hassan Shehryar Yasin, Impulse by Aisha Farid [USA – International], Naushad Imdad, Nickie Nina, QMobile Star Gogi by Hassan Riaz, QMobile Star Ahmad Sultan, Rizwan Ahmed, Saadia Mirza, Sonya Battla, Umsha by Uzma Babar and Yasmin Zaman, Ali Xeeshan, Faraz Manan, Adnan Pardesy, Elan, Farah Talib Aziz, Karma, Sania Maskatiya, Shamaeel Ansari, Tena Durrani, Maheen Ghani Taseer, Mehdi, Misha Lakhani, Zaheer Abbas and Zara Shahjahan.
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MANCHESTER, N.H. – Manchester Monarchs Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations Rich Seeley announced that the team has signed forward Mark Anthoine to a Standard Player Contract for the 2016-17 season.
The Monarchs are the ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings and the American Hockey League's Ontario Reign.
Anthoine, 25, returns to Manchester after spending the final 35 games of the regular season with the Monarchs, as well as all five Kelly Cup Playoff games. Before coming to Manchester, Anthoine played in 10 games for the Evansville Icemen. With the Monarchs, Anthoine recorded 19 points (10g-9a), including two goals and three assists in his first two games with the team. Despite spending less than half of the year in Manchester, Anthoine was awarded the Monarchs Community Service Award for his contributions in the community and to charitable organizations off the ice.
A native of Lewiston, Maine, Anthoine played collegiately at the University of Maine for four years, skating in 146 games and scoring 50 points (26g-24a). During his final season on campus, Anthoine was named an assistant captain.
In parts of three seasons since leaving Maine, Anthoine has played professionally for the IceMen, Huntsville Havoc (SPHL), Pensacola Ice Flyers (SPHL) and Monarchs, registering 49 points (22g-27a).


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Bossa Nova meets Rap here in Live Originals.
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Members of the LGBT community share their colorful life stories in this animated series.
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Sabagay Life tells the story of a group of friends who have been together since college.
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The best dance crews in the metro are here to show you their smooth moves!
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Date of Award
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Doctor of Philosophy
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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Alakananda Basu
Sridharan, S., Involvement of S6 Kinase in Breast Cancer. Doctor of Philosophy (Cancer Biology), November 2013, 129pp, 19 illustrations, 215 references. The 40S ribosomal protein S6 Kinase (S6K) is activated downstream of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)and is believed to play and important role in protein translation. In mammalian cells S6K is represented by two highly homologous proteins, S6K1 and S6K2. Both homologs have been shown to be amplicfied and over expressed in breast cancer cells and tissues. While the regulation and functions of S6K1 have been addressed, little is known about those of S6K2 . Hence we sought to examine the causes and consequences of elevated S6K2 levels in breast cancer cells. While the depletion of S6K1 decreased breast cancer cell death, silencing of S6K2 substantially increased it in response to apoptotic and chemotherapeutic agents. We then explored the mechanism by which S6K2 mediates survival and observed that in contrast to S6K1, S6K2 depletion decreased the activation of the prosurvival protein Akt and increased the level of proapoptotic proteins p53 and bid. Following this observation, we sought to determine the pathways(s) contributing to the overexpression of S6K2 in breast cancer cells. Due to its role as a prognostic indicator in estrogen receptor (ER) – positive tumors, we studied the role of the estrogen signaling pathways in regulating S6K2 levels. Estradiol and estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) positively regulated S6K2 protein but did not affect its mRNA levels, suggesting post-transcriptional regulation. We further observed that S6K2 regulated cell survival downstream of estrogen in ER-positive breast cancer cells. These findings strongly suggest that S6K2 is critical for the survival of breast cancer cells and that targeting S6K2 in combination with chemotherapeutic agents is a novel strategy to promote breast cancer cell death.
Sridharan, S., Involvement of S6 Kinase in Breast Cancer. Doctor of Philosophy (Cancer Biology), November 2013, 129pp, 19 illustrations, 215 references. Available for download December 2015
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Healthy Beef Recipes
Beef is full of protein and consuming it can aid in the prevention of muscle mass loss. But, the important thing is to choose grass fed, organic, antibiotic free human lean beef for all your recipes. In addition, beef should be considered almost a condiment in your recipes to keep fat and cholesterol lower. You don't need much to get your protein needs met for the day.
There is a lot you can do with beef. Add to salads, toss with rice and stuff in a bell pepper. The list is endless how you can add a small amount of beef to a dish and make the flavor and health of the dish soar. You can also make dishes of all ethnicities with beef. From Asian, to Mexican, to good old fashioned American fare, it's all available to you.
The following is a great recipe to whip together that meet those requirements. Use your creative side to come up with more, such as adding the marinated meat to salads for another quick meal idea. Alter the basic marinade by adding soy sauce instead of Worcestershire sauce, and substitute the olive oil for sesame oil, and the dried mustard and pepper with ginger or five powdered spice, and the lemon juice with orange juice for a nice Asian flavor.
Easy Fajitas
2 TBS Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Beef Skirt Steak (about 1 lb)
1 Large Onion, sliced to strips
2 Cloves Garlic, mashed
1 Large Green Bell Pepper, cut into strips
1 Large Red Bell Pepper, cut into strips
1 Large Yellow Bell Pepper, cut into strips
12 small whole wheat tortillas, warmed
Sea Salt & Pepper to taste
Prepared Guacamole
Prepared Spanish Rice
Prepared Salsa
1/2 Cup Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/2 Cup Low Sodium Soy Sauce (or Coconut Aminos)
1/2 Cup Minced Onion
1 tsp. Dried Mustard
1 tsp. Ground Black Pepper
1/4 Cup Vinegar
!/4 Cup Lemon Juice
4 Cloves Garlic, mashed
2 TBS, Worcestershire Sauce
Place skirt steak in enough marinade to cover in a Ziploc bag turning to coat all sides. Close bag and leave in fridge for at least 6 hours, or overnight. Remove steak from marinade, slice in strips. In a large iron skillet, heat the 2 TBS Olive Oil until hot and add the onion, garlic, and bell peppers. Cook until the onions are soft. Add the strips of steak, the rest of the marinade and cook until the steak is cooked through and the onions are caramelized.
Serve with warned tortillas, guacamole, Spanish rice, and salsa
Variations: Add other veggies to the mixture such as broccoli, zucchini, shredded carrots. Whatever you have on hand will add to the dish.


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In this book, Dr. R. C. Sproul surveys the great work accomplished by Jesus Christ through His crucifixion—the redemption of God's people. Dr. Sproul considers the atonement from numerous angles and shows conclusively that the cross was absolutely necessary if anyone was to be saved.
Opening the Scriptures, Dr. Sproul shows that God Himself provided salvation by sending Jesus Christ to die on the cross, and the cross was always God's intended method by which to bring salvation. The Truth of the Cross is an uncompromising reminder that the atonement of Christ is an absolutely essential doctrine of the Christian faith, one that should be studied and understood by all believers.
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Secondary operations and medical welding
Increase continuity, minimize risk and streamline delivery
Now that your medical device has moved from concept through design and development, it's critical to enlist medical welding and other secondary operations for it to function properly. Planning ahead for your end-to-end needs will help ensure continuity and product consistency, while saving your program total cost.
This includes everything from bonding, medical welding, tipping and pad printing, to overmolding and more. Our medical device contract manufacturing services provide for all your needs in our state-of-the-art, vertically integrated facility, which includes controlled environments, cleanrooms and rigorous inspection processes. So you can rely on end-to-end consistency and absolute quality standards from design through delivery.
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Supporting the work of the NWCR Centre isn't all about money. Obviously, all financial contributions are very welcome – and we will only ever invest your donations in world-leading research in the North West – but there are several other ways you can support the work we do at the Centre.
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|Pokémon Red++
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Pokémon Red++ is a hack of Pokémon Red created by Mateo. The hack uses the Pokered Disassembly from the users at Skeetendo as a base. It is intended both as a Rombase for people who want an...
Basic PlotEdit
At it's core, Red++ is still the original Gen 1 story. There have been a few changes along the way, and there will be a few additional areas both in the normal course of the game and the post-game, but thse won't get in the way of the original story.
All Pokémon will be obtainable without the need to trade with other players. However, trading and battling have not been removed. As of right now, whether or not the game will allow accurate trading between vanilla games is uncertain. Since new Pokémon have been added and internal ID numbers sorted differently from Gen 1, it is not yet known what this will do to connectivity with vanilla games.
New FeaturesEdit
- Gender Selection
- Running shoes
- Surf at 2x normal walking speed
- Physical/Special split like the current games have
- Updated tilesets
- Gen II style sprites for all Pokémon
- Gen II style sprites for all trainers
- Trainer classes that weren't in Gen I added, such as female Rockets
- More use of Super Gameboy palettes than R/B
- Dark, Steel, and Fairy types added
- Skill types updated appropriately. Bite is now Dark type, etc.
- New moves added
- New Pokémon added
- Includes all later-gen evos to the original 151, plus others for flavour
- Completely redone skill sets for all Pokémon, inspired by Gen 6 (within reason)
- New evolution methods
- Level up in a cerain area
- Level up with a certain move
- At the specified level, randomly evolve into one of two Pokémon (Unused. Added in case someone wants to make a game with Hoenn Pokémon and use Wurmple)
- Fixed the FRZ status, so you have a chance to thaw normally, or automatically if you use Flame Wheel or Flare Blitz like it is now
- Fixed the Critical Hit chance to not be based on Speed
- Fixed the Focus Energy/Dire Hit glitch, so they actually increase your chance instead of decreasing it
- Fixed the Missingno Glitch
- Optional difficulty feature, chosen in intro
- PokéCom, a device similar to the PokéGear or PokéNav
- Move Tutors
- Custom Pokéball types
- Berry trees
- More
New PokémonEdit
All of the original 151 have had their later evolutions added. Currently, baby forms of those are not available, as breeding has not been added. These may or may not be added at some point, and made available in the wild without the need for breeding. While the game is still being edited, the current list of new Pokémon is as follows:
- Lugia
- Houndour
- Houndoom
- Murkrow
- Honchkrow
- Heracross
- Espeon
- Umbreon
- Glaceon
- Leafeon
- Sylveon
- Scizor
- Steelix
- Crobat
- Politoed
- Slowking
- Bellossom
- Kingdra
- Blissey
- Porygon2
- PorygonZ
- Magmortar
- Electivire
- Magnezone
- Rhyperior
- Tangrowth
- Lickilicky
- Togepi
- Togetic
- Togekiss
- Sneasel
- Weavile
- Skarmory
- Misdreavus
- Mismagius
- Miltank
- Chinchou]
- Lanturn
New LocationsEdit
The following locations are added for this hack:
- Mt. Moon Square - Originally appeared in Gold, Silver, and Crystal Versions
- Rock Tunnel Overlook - Originally appeared in Red++
- Faraway Island - Originally appeared in Emerald Version
- South Isle - Originally appeared in Pokémon Christmas
While it has not been confirmed, there have been hints that the Orange Islands are planned to eventually show up in a future version as a post-game region.
This game is pretty much the same as Gen 1, and is considered the sames in terms of continuity. It also includes references to other official areas that aren't present, such as when Oak mentions ordering custom Pokéballs from Johto. It also includes a location that appears in Pokémon Christmas.


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Sometimes finding topics to talk about can be difficult – as someone who is not an actual translator, there are times when all I can talk about is my own (little) experience or my research into a topic.
This week on my course, we've been looking at freelance translators and the need for marketing. Nowadays, a large part of marketing is done through social media and self-publicising. As freelance translator, you're your own accountant, media department and HR as well as your own boss and (probably) sole worker. This puts a certain amount of pressure on you – not only are you working to bring in an income, but you've also got to be a social media guru AND marketing expert as well as establish yourself in the industry.
My post today looks at setting up an online presence BEFORE you start working. Whilst it might seem pointless – you aren't a business yet – it's still a great way to network, get to know people and most importantly find out the REAL trials and tribulations you might face as someone who is self-employed.
Nowadays an 'online presence' is a must-have for any (soon-to-be) business. Whilst many of us probably have our own private Facebook/Twitter/Instagram accounts, having one in a more professional capacity is helpful too. However, social media is not the only way to establish your presence online.
As a student, it's unlikely that you'd want to spend money on establishing your own professional webpage (unless you know someone who's willing to design one for free), but that doesn't stop you from making your own website/blog using free internet platforms. Obviously, I'm using wordpress.com , which to the uninitiated can be a little fiddly to use, but it does have good online support, instructions and forum pages. Once you've gotten the hang of linking/sharing pages (which I'll look at in my next post!) it's a pretty simple process of writing your posts and then automatically sharing them between your platforms. Another good free blog site is tumblr.com. Although I've not used the site personally, I do follow a few Tumblr blogs- to me Tumblr is better suited to picture based blogging, but it is possible to publish text posts. If you're someone who already has experience using Tumblr, then perhaps it's best to stick to what you know.
***IMPORTANT*** As WordPress and Tumblr are free blogging sites, you will have to come up with your own URL and in some cases your first choice may be taken, so it's best to think of a few options. You can change it further down the line, but it's best not to change it too often as it won't help with you search engine optimisation (SEO – how search engines help people find your blog)
Setting up a blog is not the only way to establish your online presence. If you don't have any 'professional' presence at all, I'd recommend starting with the site about.me – it's a free webhosting site that allows you to link all your social media together, as well as give a short description. What's particularly good is that it'll help you create an email signature (Windows, Outlook or Gmail) which will link back to your 'about.me' page if anyone clicks on it. It's a speedy way of connecting all your social media in one place for people to learn more about you.
My two last recommendations are websites specifically for translators. The first of which is ProZ.com. It's membership-based website for freelance translators – please be aware that there are different scales of membership (including paid) on there, but it is possible to set up a free account. In addition to multiple forums and access to translator knowledge from across the world, ProZ also looks at the translation price for lots of different language combinations (minimum and maximum), has a glossary/terminology section, as well as an area where translation jobs and directories are listed (for translators to bid on). Some jobs are only available to see on paid accounts, but there is enough information visible to a free-account to get an idea of what is going on in the world of translation. I don't currently have an account for ProZ, but hopefully I get around to it over the Christmas holidays!
The Open Mic is my last recommendation. Like ProZ, The Open Mic has a database of translators that companies or individuals can search to find translators that match the jobs they have on offer. Open Mic is a translators 'social media' with online forums and blogging facilities. I've recently signed up for an account, and have been slowly copying my content onto my blog-profile. Whilst I've found it a little awkward to use (maybe that's just me!), Open Mic allows you to link the content back to the post on your original blog. This means that you can keep track of page-hits and optimise your SEO by enhancing the search hits to your blog (result!). The Open Mic also has a great Twitter page!
If have any other online platform recommendations that I've missed (non-social media based) then do leave a comment below!
Next week's post will look at social media for translation newbies – Social Media, we know it already I hear you cry! It'll be worth it I promise!
If you're already Twitter savvy, follow me @amjscorr.