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Yorktown football's vision will never waver. Under a veteran head coach in Mike Rescingo, a core of youngsters who pride themselves on keeping the bar high for the program, and the pride of the tight-knit community, the theme is always family.
Though rife with multi-sport athletes and a significant chunk of talent from the lacrosse team, the football culture has not dwindled. The rivalry games never fizzle. The intensity is always launched sky-high, cracking somewhere near Neil Armstrong's footprint on the moon during heated moments.
The program is such a vital and memorable part of these players' high school experience, Rescingo normally has a cluster of former players on hand at double sessions. Year after year, after year.
Not because football is the main fall sport here in the lacrosse hotbed of Yorktown. Not because a football game under the beaming lights has the potential to shut down the town early on a Friday night. Not because of one electrifying Hail Mary grab, not because of a pulsating signature win that suddenly changed the culture of the program, and not because of one particular high-major Division-I talent who helped fortify the team.
The Huskers continuously buy into the tradition concept, refusing to argue with history. THE CROP never loses a trace of its luster, as the field is always jam-packed with a rowdy and ebullient group of loyalists.
Expect much of the same this season. Yorktown, like most area programs, was dealt a few off-season blows by graduation, but the Huskers have restocked the system.
The ball will be spread around in a variety of ways, with emphasis on multi-faceted threats. The Huskers' starting quarterback position is still open, with three candidates vying for the starter's keys. There are several other starting positions that invite plenty of healthy in-house competition, which cranks up the intensity levels in practice.
Yorktown will adjust, improvise, and cater to their strengths based on the opponent. The Huskers will spread the ball around with multiple options in the backfield. The offensive line is still progressing, but the Huskers contain some behemoths in the trenches and a great deal of athleticism in the secondary.
One player primed for a significant role is senior Ricky Corrado, a threat on both sides of the rock. A tight end/defensive end, the 6-foot, 225-pound Corrado brings an intriguing blend of size, athleticism, and veteran savvy. He's got the mobility and strength to evolve into a pass inhaler at tight end while sustaining his image as a hard-hitter with a nose for the ball on defense.
We caught up with Corrado in this week's Mano-e-Mano session, dissecting everything from a diddle eyed Joe to a damned-if-I-know about the upcoming football season. There is still a development process to undergo, there is still a youth movement that needs to grow before the Huskers' season-opener against Walter Panas. Still, the principles of the program are intact. Don't argue with history…
Corrado on the Huskers' offense
I think our backfield will probably be as athletic as they come, with almost the entire unit returning from last year. It will really come down to the offensive line and the quarterback situation, we hope to see how those areas pan out and if they do we could be a scary offense.
I hope to add a passing threat into our offense at tight end and help to be a leader. I'd like to provide some attitude to develop a hungry defense that will certainly be difficult to play against.
On The Defense
We want to ultimately develop a swagger, an attitude to make us gritty while giving us an edge mentally. We want to be a team that's annoying to play against. Our defensive backs possess a lot of athleticism. We will see what we can get from us altogether as a unit, we'll have to maximize our strengths and eliminate our weaknesses and really make defense our strength this year.
On The Schedule
We absolutely cannot wait to see Panas in Week 1. They're a cross-town rival. It's going to be a sick, spirited environment to play a game in. Harrison (at the tail-end of the schedule) is going to be a tough one but hopefully we can get into a hot streak, get into a groove and just keep winning which is what you've gotta do in order to be successful.
On Yorktown's Motto
Every single year Coach Rescingo brings us all together and preaches the motto and tradition that this program has always stayed loyal to and that is family. He gets us to all buy in and play for our brothers and this contributes to the success of our football program.
On The RitualAfter every game, we gather around the Y (on the field) and break it down. We talk about how all the work we put in was necessary and worth it because of how good winning feels. We keep our minds focused at that moment, we make sure we're aware of what's ahead of us and what the goals are.
On Motivation Stemming From Last Season
Definitely the playoff system from last season left us with a lot of disappointment. It's fair to say we got screwed out of the playoffs and strongly felt we were better than we were viewed as and got a raw deal. It's so easy to use that as motivation to not let the system have a chance of screwing us again this year and finished what we started.


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Making sure Wall Street gets Fed
At the same time, the Federal
Reserve and the major financial institutions that control it,
literally laugh all the way to the bank.
While President Obama and his Democrat cheerleaders manage to portray themselves as the protectors of social programs preyed upon by right wing Republicans, the truth is that both parties have entered into an ideological partnership – one that serves the interests of Wall Street and the financial oligarchy.
Despite Obama's public posturing, he and his administration have been engaged in a vicious campaign of austerity, gouging the social safety net while convincing Americans that it's for their own good.
As President Obama stated in a radio address back in 2011, "To restore fiscal responsibility, we all need to share in the sacrifice…I believe we can live within our means and live up to the values we share as Americans…If we don't act, a rising tide of borrowing will damage our economy, costing us jobs and risking our future prosperity by sticking our children with the bill."
The coded language Obama employs here is critical to understanding the ideology and actions of the financial ruling class in the United States. By establishing the notion of 'sharing in the sacrifice', Obama is transferring the burden of the continued economic crisis away from the financiers and speculators who created it, and on to the backs of working people and the poor.
So in Obama's America, those who work hard and earn a paycheck to support themselves and their families must pay for the malfeasance of those on Wall Street and elsewhere.
This idea of 'shared responsibility' is central to understanding how the two major parties, Democrats and Republicans, work in concert under the illusion of conflict to achieve the goals set out for them by the Wall Street banks. On the one hand, policymakers have the unenviable task of selling austerity and continued decline in standard of living to working people already reeling from nearly six years of economic hardship.
At the same time that the politicians are convincing ordinary Americans that such sacrifices are necessary, the Federal Reserve (Fed) continues its policy of 'quantitative easing' (QE) – a prescription by which the Fed buys bonds and major financial institutions become the recipients of extraordinarily low-interest (essentially no interest) credit from the Fed. This QE policy of 'free money' for banks and other financial institutions has become the bedrock of the current economic order, and one that is having, and will continue to have, wide-ranging and dangerous ramifications in the US and worldwide.
Don't ease me bro!
The Federal Reserve's policy of Quantitative Easing (now in its third phase 'QE3'), a move spearheaded by Fed Chairman Bernanke, is a pseudo-intellectual attempt to obscure the fact that we are witnessing a redistribution of wealth upwards, away from ordinary working people and communities, and into the pockets of the financial elite. The liquidity created by the Fed is meaningless as the banks take their QE funds offshore, speculating with it throughout world markets, rather than using that liquidity to increase lending to small business owners and working people.
However, aside from being an ill-conceived and morally bankrupt policy, quantitative easing simply does not work in the way Bernanke and others claim it does. In fact, Bernanke himself noted back in 1988 that banks are unlikely to increase lending when external sources of funding exist.
So despite the bluff and bluster, even the architect of QE admits that it doesn't do what he claims it does. Then the question becomes: what is QE really for?
In fact, QE is a comprehensive strategy to save investors, major Wall Street banks and other insolvent financial institutions by infusing them with cash, allowing them to turn around and speculate on the international markets.
Renowned political economist Dr. Jack Rasmus has written: "Even potentially more dangerous than its predecessors, QE3 will be an open-ended tab of free money to investors, amounting to $40 billion a month for an undetermined number of months to come. It could therefore be an even greater subsidy to banks and investors, in terms of magnitude, than previous QEs… But QE3 will have no more effect on job creation, housing, or general economic recovery than has its predecessor QEs. QE is not about boosting jobs, housing, or the real economy. QEs are about subsidizing investors and boosting stock, bond, derivatives, and commodity futures markets and therefore the capital incomes and returns of investors, both individual and corporate."
However, as the corporate media with its attendant 'experts' deceptively try to convince Americans and others around the world that quantitative easing is not only beneficial, but necessary, central bankers have been quietly trying to find a way out of the corner into which they have painted themselves. Although QE has provided a temporary solution (really a stop-gap measure) to the problem of liquidity and bank access to funding, the policy has also brought about serious obstacles. One of the most dangerous effects of QE has been effectively to create a dependency among investors on Fed policy. Nowhere is this dependency more plainly apparent than with the recent announcement of possible QE tapering.
In the summer of 2013, Bernanke sent US and international markets into a tailspin at the mere mention of a possible 'tapering', a gradual decrease in QE bond-buying. In fact, within minutes of Bernanke's mention of the possibility of tapering, the Dow Jones industrial average fell by 1.4 percent, while the S&P 500 and NASDAQ indices fell 1.4 and 1.1 percent respectively.
The unavoidable conclusion to be drawn from these sharp losses is that investors of all kinds have become entirely dependent on QE policy merely to maintain the status quo. Like drug addicts, these investors are perpetually waiting for their next 'fix', operating in constant fear that their supply will simply run out. Also, like the long-term addict, these investors are seeing increasingly diminishing returns as even Fed monetary policy begins to wane in its impact.
The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RT.

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The largest and most flexible technological framework ever built for Corporate Entity Management and Subsidiary Governance, the EnGlobe Framework is a highly structured set of loosely coupled systems and subsystems that provide several presentation and workflow layers to their application space.
Providing a unified foundational and architectural boundaryless domain to all functions related to records creation and keeping, entity management, historical tracking, auditing, point-in-time reporting, documentation and charting, highly automated document building, the EnGlobe Framework sets new standards for architecting and implementing enterprise-class Corporate Entity Management and Subsidiary Governance systems.
By reframing all functionality in terms of loosely-coupled Web services with enterprise-level business practices, the EnGlobe Framework elevates the concept of Web services design, management, and application composition to an enterprise level that helps meet real business requirements.


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03 Apr Behind the Scenes at Tristan Melle SS14/15
Last night Tristan Melle delivered a stunning high end runway show. The hair and make-up team sponsored by De Lorenzo and Arbonne Cosmetics created a fresh faced look, with a stained lip and sleek hair.
The latest collection from Melle was a season full of contrast, where soft and light met hard and edgy dressing.


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I just posted the complete article "Something to Talk About" by business development coach Peleg Top on ArtistsNetwork.com. This article is included in the 2012 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market, 2012 Photographer's Market and on Artist's Market Online and offers 4 strategies for generating referrals for your creative business.
It's free and includes great tips for getting clients to talk about and recommend your work, so check it out!
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Commodification of Children by Custodial Mothers in Ghana: Child Labor as a Substitute for Child Support?
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Mothers, as parents/guardians responsible for the daily needs of their children, play this important role. In the case of a single/custodial mother, her living conditions, attitudes and motivations directly impact the upbringing and the future of her children. To provide governments, international aid workers, policy makers, program planners, and other interested parties with empirical evidence on the reasons why some groups of parents are more likely to send their children into child labor compared to others, I conducted a close-ended survey on NGO professionals, social welfare officers and international aid workers in Ghana. I also conducted some in-depth open-ended interviews on selected survey participants. This is an exploratory study that used both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The first objective of the study is to understand whether there is a differential in the likelihood of a child going into child labor if being cared for by a single/custodial mother compared to a two (plus) – parent family. Secondly, in a country like Ghana, which does not have strong social protection programs and does not consistently enforce its child support laws, it is logical to explore whether child labor could become a substitute for child support programs for single/custodial mothers. The evidence in this research paper confirmed that the problem of child labor is more prevalent with single/custodial mothers compared to two - parent households. In addition, the lack of child support programs is shown to be a key factor, which often pushes some parents to send their children into child labor. Therefore, there is a need to enforce the laws, increase education on family planning, and implement social programs that would help single/custodial mothers. However, none of these solutions will be effective if they are implemented without a clear understanding of the societal norms of any given country.
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Recommended Citation
Shockley, Tchotcho Elise, "Commodification of Children by Custodial Mothers in Ghana: Child Labor as a Substitute for Child Support?" (2010). Capstone Collection. 1414.


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Local Irish Sessions
Local Sessions
CIM hosts sessions at gatherings such as the Open House, Volunteer party, special holiday sessions and at the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend. It is always appropriate to bring your instrument when you come to the Center for Irish Music! CIM hosts a regular session called the Young Learners' Session on the 3rd Saturday of each month.
Here is a list of regular Irish traditional music sessions around the Twin Cities:
Fridays 6-9pm at The Dubliner, Saint Paul
Saturdays 10am-11:30am at the Center for Irish Music on the 3rd Saturday of the month - Young Learner's Session
Sundays 1-3pm at Kieran's Irish Pub, Minneapolis
Come eat brunch and play tunes at this family-oriented session led by CIM founders Kate and Jode Dowling, Danielle Enblom, Cory Froehlich with common appearances of Dáithí Sproule, Barry Foy. The session is focused on young trad musicians with a goal of providing an opportunity to play in sessions, and to encourage their music in all ways possible! Talk to your CIM instructor about being added to the Facebook message group for this session as the schedule often changes due to sports events in the area.
Sundays 4-6pm Keegan's/CIM Learners Session at Keegan's Irish Pub, Minneapolis
This beginner session is led by Pat Lyles. It is meant for people new to sessions or new to Irish music. Tom will lead you through tunes (many that are based on the CIM Common Repertoire) and familiarize you with session protocol. The Keegan's/CIM learner's session focuses on the tunes and sets from the CIM Common Repertoire. A new tune from the CIM common repertoire is taught each week, and other tunes will be reviewed by playing sets from that same source. The ultimate goal is to graduate to the regular (6:00) Keegan's session and other sessions! Pat Lyles (with Tom Lockney when he is in town) is leading the charge, but CIM instructors teach a tune at 5pm occasionally.
Sundays 6-8pm at Keegan's Irish Pub, Minneapolis
This well-attended session is recommended for our most advanced students. Pull up a chair, grab a pint, and listen to the local masters. Join in if and when you are ready!
Unaccompanied Singing
Final Sunday of each month 3-5pm at W.A. Frost and Company, St. Paul
This singing session is run by the Twin Cities' Traditional Singers Club and meets in the lower level in Frost's cozy wine cellar.


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Career bound students seeking professional training to pursue careers in local industries are eligible for financial support to fund education and training opportunities both on and off the Island. Financial support will be determined based on merit and need and will be sustained for the duration of the proposed education plan, providing students meet performance standards.
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We found out yesterday that my health insurance company authorized Emily's helmet, so she will be re-scanned next week and should have her helmet within 2 weeks after that. We are lucky that our insurance approved the helmet, but being that I have a high deductible, we will have to pay most of it out of pocket anyhow. Helmets are very expensive, but the cost of the helmet includes all of the fitting appointments throughout the duration of the time the child wears it. I would have thought that since this (wearing helmets, not plagiocephaly) has become more common, the cost of the helmets might go down, but I guess not. Demand is just higher now, but at least that means that the orthotists are more experienced with it.
Emily is going to be wearing a STARband, one of a few different kinds of helmets that are commonly used for this purpose. The helmets are plastic on the outside and sort of a styrofoam on the inside. They are pretty lightweight and don't really bother the babies much at all after they've worn them for a few days, if the fit is correct. The styrofoam is very thick when they first get the helmet, and as the baby's head grows, an orthotist shaves foam out of the helmet on the part that needs to be "rounded out" and the baby's head will grow into that spot. The head will basically take the shape of the helmet, so you want an experienced orthotist to be doing the fittings. The helmet should not impact hair growth, except maybe at a point of contact. Some kids have a lot of hair in the helmets, but I just happen to have balder babies, which is a little easier for cleaning! Once we get the helmet, we will have to expect to clean it once or twice a day and also wipe off or wash the baby's head. Samantha had her helmet in the winter, so although the smell was sometimes bad, I don't expect that it will be quite as bad as Emily's might be through the summer. The babies wear their helmets 23 hours a day, with one hour off to clean and air out the helmet.
Orthomerica (maker of the STARband) has a STARscanner that they use to take a 3D image of the baby's head to use for creation of the helmet. This replaced the process of making a plaster cast, which I guess some offices might still do if they do not have a scanner. The scanner takes about 1 1/2 seconds to get the picture, if the baby doesn't move. Here is a picture of Emily in her stocking cap getting ready for her scan on February 14.
Here is a picture of Samantha getting ready for her scan when she was 5 1/2 months old!


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Enabling the Feedback plugin in your IDE auto-initializes the plugin for you on app start. If you have enabled the Show feedback on device shake option, your users will be able to trigger feedback by shaking their device without you writing any code at all.
Explicit Initialization
If you want to take manual control, you can do so by including the respective initialization code in you app. This allows you to change settings such as Show feedback on device shake and your App ID.
The initialization settings done in your code override any plugin settings done in your IDE.
The following code snippet initializes the Feedback plugin by passing your App ID and setting the
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var APP_ID = "rlc74xtphms30233";
var feedbackOptions = {
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Opening the Feedback Form on a Button Click
Often you want to provide a way to trigger the feedback feature through the UI, for example using a button or a menu option. This is especially important if you have disabled the Show feedback on device shake option.
The following code snippet defines a function that calls the
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DANBURY, Conn. – Youths will have the opportunity to take part in a yoga summer camp Monday, July 11, through Friday, July 15, from 9-11 a.m. at A Common Ground Community Arts Center in Danbury.
Led by Denise Nobile, registered children's yoga teacher at Youth Nation Yoga, the camp includes mindfulness activities, yoga postures, partner poses, yoga games, relaxation activities, and arts and crafts. Campers will learn relaxation exercises through breathing and learn to connect to themselves, others and the world.
Camp is for children ages 7-11. Cost is $135. Click here to register or call A Common Ground at 203-791-9850.
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Today we're taking a look at How To Howl At The Moon, The Lion and The Crow, and A Prairie Dog's Love Song, plus a personal story Eli has chosen to share with us, and of course a chance to win!
First up, How To Howl At The Moon
Sheriff Lance Beaufort is not going to let trouble into his town, no sir. Tucked away in the California mountains, Mad Creek has secrets to keep, like the fact that half the town consists of 'quickened'—dogs who have gained the ability to become human. Descended on both sides from Border Collies, Lance is as alert a guardian as they come.
Tim Weston is looking for a safe haven. After learning that his boss patented all of Tim's work on vegetable hybrids in his own name, Tim quit his old job. A client offers him use of her cabin in Mad Creek, and Tim sees a chance for a new start. But the shy gardener has a way of fumbling and sounding like a liar around strangers, particularly gorgeous alpha men like Sheriff Beaufort.
Lance's hackles are definitely raised by the lanky young stranger. He's concerned about marijuana growers moving into Mad Creek, and he's not satisfied with the boy's story. Lance decides a bit of undercover work is called for. When Tim hits a beautiful black collie with his car and adopts the dog, its love at first sight for both Tim and Lance's inner dog. Pretending to be a pet is about to get Sheriff Beaufort in very hot water.
Tim was chuckling to himself as the sheriff walked up. The man couldn't quite meet his eyes.
"Fruit basket." Sheriff Beaufort shoved the basket toward Tim.
"I can see that. Really, that's…" Tim looked over the cellophane-covered basket. There were apples, oranges, a grapefruit, some bananas, and various bags of nuts and dried fruit. Oh thank you, God. This would supplement Tim's food budget nicely for a week or two. Maybe he'd been wrong about Sheriff McHotty. "Thank you," Tim said. "This is, like, the nicest thing anyone's done for me in a long time."
Blue eyes stared at him in surprise. "If that's true, that's unfortunate."
"Yeah, well…." Tim shuffled his feet. He forgot he was holding the shovel and banged his ankle into the unyielding side of it. "Ow! Fuck. Fuck!"
It hurt like a son-of-a-bitch. Tim hopped on one foot, waiting for the sharp pain to ease. The sheriff reached out a hand to steady Tim's elbow and forestall the doom of the tottering fruit basket. Tim breathed through the pain. As it slowly faded, he realized the sheriff was only a foot or so away from him and still firmly holding his arm.
Beaufort was a muscular but compact man, and Tim was awkwardly tall. He found himself looking down into those blue eyes. The sheriff looked right back. The man was staring again, that champion stare. Boy howdy. Only this time, it didn't feel like his stare was saying go the fuck away. This stare was looking down deep into Tim's soul as if trying to puzzle him out, and it was maybe even a little sympathetic. Tim felt a tingle of excitement crawl down his spine like an inch worm. It blossomed in his groin. One of Beaufort's eyebrows lifted in surprise.
Weird. Beaufort's blue eyes really were the same deep sky blue color as Chance's eyes. Or vice versa. The thought of Chance brought a wave of sorrow with it, killing the moment. Next came alarm.
Did the sheriff really drive out here to deliver a fruit basket? Or had he heard about the accident last night? Was he going to give Tim a ticket? Or worse?
"I didn't hit him on purpose!" Tim blurted out, pulling back and tripping over the shovel. Again. "Ow! Fuck!" Then he realized what he'd just said. To a cop. "It was a dog! Not a person or anything. The 'him' I hit. I mean, I didn't commit vehicular homicide yesterday. Or ever! Or even vehicular nudge. Except to the dog. Who wasn't even badly hurt. You can ask Dr. McGurver. Are you here about the dog?"
Tim pinched his mouth shut, cutting off the flow of verbal diarrhea. Beaufort was probably thinking what an idiot Tim was. God, Marshall was right. He did have the social aptitude of a gnat. And for some reason, every stupid bone in Tim's body stood to attention around Sheriff Beaufort.
"I am not. Here about the dog," the sheriff said slowly and distinctly.
"Oh. Okay."
Sheriff Beaufort took a deep, calming breath, probably calling on reserves of patience to deal with the nutso. He looked over the field and sighed. "You're clearing a field."
"Uh… yeah."
The sheriff nodded and pursed his lips, as if he expected as much. "What are you planning to grow here?"
Tim snorted. "Well, I'm not growing drugs."
Next up, The Lion and The Crow
In medieval England, duty is everything, personal honor is more valued than life itself, and homosexuality is not tolerated by the church or society.
Sir Christian Brandon was raised in a household where he was hated for his unusual beauty and for his parentage. Being smaller than his six brutish half-brothers, he learned to survive by using his wits and his gift for strategy, earning him the nickname the Crow.
Sir William Corbett, a large and fierce warrior known as the Lion, has pushed his unnatural desires down all his life. He's determined to live up to his own ideal of a gallant knight. When he takes up a quest to rescue his sister from her abusive lord of a husband, he's forced to enlist the help of Sir Christian. It's a partnership that will test every strand of his moral fiber, and, eventually, his understanding of the meaning of duty, honor, and love.
Please note: The first edition of this book was published as a free story in the M/M Romance group on Goodreads. This 2nd edition includes revised and extended content.
And thirdly today, A Prairie Dog's Love Song
Ben Rivers always was a showman. He won awards in 4-H and rodeo competitions from the time he could walk, and he's happiest in the spotlight. So when he got the chance to be a star—in porn—he took it. He still loves Montana and everything about being a cowboy, but when news of his alternate identity leaks out, he figures he's lost the town's goodwill forever. Clyde's Corner would never accept an openly gay cowboy, even a hometown boy born and bred.
Joshua Braintree always had the notion that he and his best friend's kid brother, Ben, would end up together. Ben's always been a diehard cowboy, just like him: they need the land and its freedom as much as they need air. So when Joshua learns Ben moved away from their small Montana town to be a porn star in Vegas, he can hardly believe it. He's determined to finally declare himself and bring Ben home.
Despite his longtime crush on Joshua, Ben won't be as easy to tame as Joshua's "lost cause" horses. It will take a lot of heart and holiday spirit for Joshua to convince Ben that even old prairie dogs can learn new tricks in the name of love.
"Reckon you know about the videos and everything," Ben said, breaking the silence.
"Seen 'em," Joshua agreed calmly.
Ben looked downright horrified. "You watched 'em?"
"Oh, Lord."
"All of 'em." Joshua took a drink of the soda.
Ben turned his back to Joshua and put his face in his hands. "You really watched all of 'em?" he asked in a small voice, as if he just couldn't believe it. "Why?"
"Had to see the lay of things," Joshua drawled matter-of-factly.
"I'm—I'm not ashamed of 'em," Ben said defensively.
"All right."
"I have a lot of fans. A lot. I'm one of the most popular models on the site," he insisted hotly.
"Well, I reckon."
Joshua was sure that was true. From what Joshua had seen, Ben might not have the biggest cock in B2B's stable, or even the most impressive body. But it was impossible not to fall in love with his innocent can-do enthusiasm, his charming mix of bold and shy, and the sweet, honest look in his big blue eyes. It was his spirit that put him in another class from those other boys altogether—a prize stallion among draft animals. And doing the videos hadn't robbed him of one ounce of that sweetness, thank God. There was nothing deadened or jaded about Ben Rivers.
Ben finally turned around, his cheeks red. "What do you want, Joshua? Why'd you come?"
"Ben, this ain't the place for you. Nothin'… nothin' grows here."
Ben looked conflicted. "I know. I don't much like Vegas. But I reckon I'll work steady for a couple of years and stash all my money away. Then I can go to college, maybe someplace green, like Vermont. Thought maybe I'd be a vet or somethin'."
Joshua stared at him. Oh, for Christ's sake. He spoke carefully.
"You wanna live someplace you hate for two years, to save up money, then go to school for six years or more, all so's you can eventually live someplace green and work with animals?"
Ben grew redder. He folded his arms. "That's not… that's not what I…." Then, firm, "I can't go back to Clyde's Corner."
"Hell, Ben! No one's gonna crucify you cause you done some porn. Try to get in your pants, maybe," Joshua admitted reluctantly.
"But Henry Atkins—"
"Is a bona fide jackass. He's just pissed 'cause no one'd pay him to take off his Levi's." Put 'em on, more like, Joshua finished in his head.
Ben frowned worriedly. He shook his head. There was something else, something deeper. Joshua could see it in his face. "Is it… bein' gay?" Joshua asked.
"I ain't gay!" Ben shot Joshua a look that could melt horseshoes. "It's gay for pay. That means we just do it for the money."
Joshua huffed. "Ben, I know what men look like havin' sex. And if you ain't taken to it like a duck takes to water, I'm Dolly Parton."
Ben wouldn't meet his eye. The silence dragged out. And dragged out.
"I guess I might be bicurious," Ben said quietly.
"I said I could be sorta bicurious," Ben said loudly. "That's someone who's fundamentally straight but is curious about sex with men."
Joshua grunted his opinion of that. "You've been checking out my ass since you were eleven years old, Ben. That ain't curious, that's convicted."
I have to be honest: I believe in magic when it comes to love. Or maybe a better word is fate.
I rarely write true 'insta-love', but I do believe love-at-first-sight can happen, so I don't mind it in books. My own personal story is a little less insta-love and a lot of fate hitting me over the head with a hammer.
When I met my husband I was 29. We both worked for the same company. At the time he was newly divorced and had a two year old. At that time I was very focused on my career, and I didn't want to get involved with someone who had the baggage of a kid and a very involved ex wife who lived close by.
However, something bigger than myself had greater long-term vision. I turned him down the first time he asked me to lunch. But then I kept seeing him everywhere. I'd go to the ATM – he'd be in front of me in line. I'd go to the video store—he'd be there. I'd be driving and realize I was behind his Jeep. That week I kept seeing him so much it became comical. We'd run into each other again, and just laugh. I've never had that happen with another person before or since.
I decided I was being given a push in no uncertain terms by the Universe or God or whatever you like to call it. We started to date. From the start, I felt this sense of momentous weight, like we'd known each other forever even though we'd just started dating. It took a long time for 'real life', and our real history, to catch up to that enormous sense of 'thereness'.
It turns out, that shove was in the right direction. That was 25 years ago and we have given each other a lot in our life together. So if I write about True Love, it's because I believe in it, I really do. And to me, no couple in one of my romance novels deserve anything less.
More about Eli Easton:
Having been, at various times and under different names, a minister's daughter, a computer programmer, the author of paranormal mysteries, a game designer, an organic farmer, an avid hiker, and a profound sleeper, Eli is happily embarking on yet another incarnation as a m/m romance author.
As an addicted reader of such, she is tinkled pink when an author manages to combine literary merit, vast stores of humor, melting hotness and eye-dabbing sweetness into one story. She promises to strive to achieve most of that most of the time. She currently lives on a farm in Pennsylvania with her husband, three bulldogs, three cows and six chickens. All of them (except for the husband) are female, hence explaining the naked men that have taken up residence in her latest fiction writing.
Thanks for stopping by today. Join us again next week for our Grand Finale celebrations, with lots of info about the Sex In Seattle series, a Q&A with Eli, and one more chance to win one of her books.
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The Holocaust Research Paper
Anti-Semitism in Europe did not begin with Adolf Hitler. Though use of the term itself
dates only to the 1870s, there is evidence of hostility toward Jews long before the
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Jewish temple in Jerusalem and forced Jews to leave Palestine. The Enlightment, during
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Napoleon and other European rulers enacted legislation that ended long-standing
restrictions on Jews. Anti-Semitic feeling endured, however, in many cases taking on a
racial character rather than a religious one.
The roots of Hitler's particularly virulent brand of anti-Semitism are unclear. Born
in Austria in 1889, he served in the German army during World War I. Like many anti-
Semites in Germany, he blamed the Jews for the country's defeat in 1918. Soon after the
war ended, Hitler joined the National German Workers' Party, which became the National
Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP), known to English speakers as the Nazis
(Jewish Virtual Library).
While imprisoned for treason for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch of 1923, Hitler wrote
the memoir and propaganda tract "Mein Kampf" (My Struggle), in which he predicted a
general European war that would result in "the extermination of the Jewish race in
Germany"(The History Place). Hitler was obsessed with the idea of the superiority of the
"pure" German race, which he called "Aryan," and with the need for "Lebensraum," or
living space, for that race to expand. In the decade after he was released from prison,
Hitler took advantage of the weakness of his rivals to enhance his party's status and rise
from obscurity to power. On January 20, 1933, he was named chancellor of Germany.
After President Paul von Hindenburg's death in 1934, Hitler anointed himself as "Fuhrer,"
becoming Germany's supreme ruler(Absolute Astronomy).
The twin goals of racial purity and spatial expansion were the core of Hitler's
worldview, and from 1933 onward they would combine to form the driving force behind
his foreign and domestic policy. At first, the Nazis reserved their harshest persecution for
political opponents such as Communists or Social Democrats. The first official
concentration camp opened at Dachau (near Munich) in March 1933, and many of the
first prisoners sent there were Communists. Like the network of concentration camps that
followed, becoming the killing grounds of the Holocaust, Dachau was under the control
of Heinrich Himmler, head of the elite Nazi guard, the Schutzstaffel (SS), and later chief
of the German police (Jewish Virtual Library). By July 1933, German concentration
camps (Konzentrationslager in German, or KZ) held some 27,000 people in "protective
custody." Huge Nazi rallies and symbolic acts such as the public burning of books by
Jews, Communists, liberals and foreigners helped drive home the desired message of
party strength (Holocaust Timeline).
In 1933, Jews in Germany numbered around 525,000, or only 1 percent of the
total German population. During the next six years, Nazis undertook an "Aryanization"
of Germany, dismissing non-Aryans from civil service, liquidating Jewish-owned
businesses and stripping Jewish lawyers and doctors of their clients(The History place).Under
the Nuremberg Laws of 1935, anyone with three or four Jewish grandparents was considered a
Jew, while those with two Jewish grandparents were designated Mischlinge (half-breeds). Under
the Nuremberg Laws, Jews became routine targets for stigmatization and persecution. This
culminated in Kristallnacht, or the "night of broken glass" in November 1938, when German
synagogues were burned and windows in Jewish shops were smashed; some 100 Jews were
killed and thousands...
Bibliography: com: http//www. Primo levi.com
Holocaust Timeline.(2005). The Camps. Accessed Dec 03, 2011 from http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/Timeline/camps.htm
Jewish virtual Library.(2010).Adolf Hitler. Accessed Dec 03, 2011 from http://www.Jewishvirtuallibrary.org
The History Place. The Rise of Adolf Hitler. Accessed Dec 03, 2011 from http://www.historyplace.com
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Remember that gigantic zucchini I plucked from my garden the other day? I have to admit it gave me a bad hankering for zucchini bread,
and with our current delicious Beauty Foodie contest going, I also have chocolate and nuts on the brain. So last weekend I experimented with creating a gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free zucchini muffin that also had the yumminess of chocolate and nuts. Here's what I came up with:
Practically Paleo Chocolate-Zucchini Muffins: Grain-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free (unless you want to live a little*)
- 1 cup organic almond butter
- 3 tbsp of cacao powder (get the good stuff here)
- 1 cup shredded zucchini, pressed and drained of excess water
- A pinch of sea salt (my favorite baking salt is here.)
- 2 large organic, cage-free eggs
- 3 tbsp grade b maple syrup (good stuff is here)
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract or rum
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- A small handful of fair trade chocolate chips (get 'em here or avoid them if you want this recipe to be Paleo and sugar-free)
Preheat your over to 400 degrees.
Get out your old school box grater or your shredding attachment on your food processor and go to town on that zucchini. That behemoth from our garden was so big that we had leftovers enough for zucchini-in-curried-rice, zucchini-in-omelets, and zucchini-in-egg-muffins all this week. We have 7 more zucchini ripening in our tiny front yard vegetable garden. Anyone need zucchini?
I've stated in other recipes that I am not interested in ingredient segregation due to the additional dishes and the fact that I've got better things to do than to wash two bowls when I could only wash one. You may love mixing your dry ingredients in one bowl and your wet ones in another. If so that is probably just one of the many reasons that you're a better baker than I am. But if you're like me you'll want to:
Mix almond butter, cacao powder, drained zucchini, and salt in your bowl. Add your eggs and beat them in.
Next, add maple syrup and vanilla extract or rum and mix in.
Add your baking soda and then your apple cider vinegar. Watch as you recreate a science fair volcano experiment right in your own mixing bowl!
Mix everything well and then *incorporate your chocolate chips. Or don't. I like mine on top. You may want to skip them altogether. That's okay. We can still be friends.
Ladle your batter into a lined or greased muffin tin (I used cupcake papers with a delightful Easter Bunny motif but you could just as easily grease your pan with coconut oil). Bake them for 20-25 minutes. Use a toothpick to test for gooiness, and when it comes out clean you are done.
These muffins come out beautifully- not too terribly sweet and not very oily, but full of protein and veggies and a bit of my favorite food group which is of course chocolate. They are tasty right out of the oven but I found out the next day that they taste even better in my quiet, calm office surrounded by spa swag and dipped in a cup of masala chai from the Chai Cart.
How do you like your chocolate and zucchini?
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Afghan War Diary - Reading guide
The Afghan War Diary (AWD for short) consists of messages from several important US military communications systems. The messaging systems have changed over time; as such reporting standards and message format have changed as well. This reading guide tries to provide some helpful hints on interpretation and understanding of the messages contained in the AWD.
Most of the messages follow a pre-set structure that is designed to make automated processing of the contents easier. It is best to think of the messages in the terms of an overall collective logbook of the Afghan war. The AWD contains the relevant events, occurrences and intelligence experiences of the military, shared among many recipients. The basic idea is that all the messages taken together should provide a full picture of a days important events, intelligence, warnings, and other statistics. Each unit, outpost, convoy, or other military action generates report about relevant daily events. The range of topics is rather wide: Improvised Explosives Devices encountered, offensive operations, taking enemy fire, engagement with possible hostile forces, talking with village elders, numbers of wounded, dead, and detained, kidnappings, broader intelligence information and explicit threat warnings from intercepted radio communications, local informers or the afghan police. It also includes day to day complaints about lack of equipment and supplies.
The description of events in the messages is often rather short and terse. To grasp the reporting style, it is helpful to understand the conditions under which the messages are composed and sent. Often they come from field units who have been under fire or under other stressful conditions all day and see the report-writing as nasty paperwork, that needs to be completed with little apparent benefit to expect. So the reporting is kept to the necessary minimum, with as little type-work as possible. The field units also need to expect questions from higher up or disciplinary measures for events recorded in the messages, so they will tend to gloss over violations of rules of engagement and other problematic behavior; the reports are often detailed when discussing actions or interactions by enemy forces. Once it is in the AWD messages, it is officially part of the record - it is subject to analysis and scrutiny. The truthfulness and completeness especially of descriptions of events must always be carefully considered. Circumstances that completely change the meaning of an reported event may have been omitted.
The reports need to answer the critical questions: Who, When, Where, What, With whom, by what Means and Why. The AWD messages are not addressed to individuals but to groups of recipients that are fulfilling certain functions, such as duty officers in a certain region. The systems where the messages originate perform distribution based on criteria like region, classification level and other information. The goal of distribution is to provide those with access and the need to know, all of the information that relevant to their duties. In practice, this seems to be working imperfectly. The messages contain geo-location information in the forms of latitude-longitude, military grid coordinates and region.
The messages contain a large number of abbreviations that are essential to understanding its contents. When browsing through the messages, underlined abbreviations pop up an little explanation, when the mouse is hovering over it. The meanings and use of some shorthands have changed over time, others are sometimes ambiguous or have several meanings that are used depending on context, region or reporting unit. If you discover the meaning of a so far unresolved acronym or abbreviations, or if you have corrections, please submit them to firstname.lastname@example.com.
An especially helpful reference to names of military units and task-forces and their respective responsibilities can be found at http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/enduring-freedom.htm
The site also contains a list of bases, airfields http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/afghanistan.htm Location names are also often shortened to three-character acronyms.
Messages may contain date and time information. Dates are mostly presented in either US numeric form (Year-Month-Day, e.g. 2009-09-04) or various Euro-style shorthands (Day-Month-Year, e.g. 2 Jan 04 or 02-Jan-04 or 2jan04 etc.).
Times are frequently noted with a time-zone identifier behind the time, e.g. "09:32Z". Most common are Z (Zulu Time, aka. UTC time zone), D (Delta Time, aka. UTC + 4 hours) and B (Bravo Time, aka UTC + 2 hours). A full list off time zones can be found here: http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/military/
Other times are noted without any time zone identifier at all. The Afghanistan time zone is AFT (UTC + 4:30), which may complicate things further if you are looking up messages based on local time.
Finding messages relating to known events may be complicated by date and time zone shifting; if the event is in the night or early morning, it may cause a report to appear to be be misfiled. It is advisable to always look through messages before and on the proceeding day for any event.
David Leigh, the Guardian's investigations editor, explains the online tools they have created to help you understand the secret US military files on the war in Afghanistan: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/datablog/video/2010/jul/25/afghanistan-war-logs-video-tutorial
Understanding the structure of the report
- The message starts with a unique ReportKey; it may be used to find messages and also to reference them.
- The next field is DateOccurred; this provides the date and time of the event or message. See Time and Date formats for details on the used formats.
- Type contains typically a broad classification of the type of event, like Friendly Action, Enemy Action, Non-Combat Event. It can be used to filter for messages of a certain type.
- Category further describes what kind of event the message is about. There are a lot of categories, from propaganda, weapons cache finds to various types of combat activities.
- TrackingNumber Is an internal tracking number.
- Title contains the title of the message.
- Summary is the actual description of the event. Usually it contains the bulk of the message content.
- Region contains the broader region of the event.
- AttackOn contains the information who was attacked during an event.
- ComplexAttack is a flag that signifies that an attack was a larger operation that required more planning, coordination and preparation. This is used as a quick filter criterion to detect events that were out of the ordinary in terms of enemy capabilities.
- ReportingUnit, UnitName, TypeOfUnit contains the information on the military unit that authored the report.
- Wounded and death are listed as numeric values, sorted by affiliation. WIA is the abbreviation for Wounded In Action. KIA is the abbreviation for Killed In Action. The numbers are recorded in the fields FriendlyWIA, FriendlyKIA, HostNationWIA, HostNationKIA, CivilianWIA, CivilianKIA, EnemyWIA, EnemyKIA
- Captured enemies are numbered in the field EnemyDetained.
- The location of events are recorded in the fields MGRS (Military Grid Reference System), Latitude, Longitude.
- The next group of fields contains information on the overall military unit, like ISAF Headquarter, that a message originated from or was updated by. Updates frequently occur when an analysis group, like one that investigated an incident or looked into the makeup of an Improvised Explosive Device added its results to a message.
- OriginatorGroup, UpdatedByGroup
- CCIR Commander's Critical Information Requirements
- If an activity that is reported is deemed "significant", this is noted in the field Sigact. Significant activities are analyzed and evaluated by a special group in the command structure.
- Affiliation describes if the event was of friendly or enemy nature.
- DColor controls the display color of the message in the messaging system and map views. Messages relating to enemy activity have the color Red, those relating to friendly activity are colored Blue.
- Classification contains the classification level of the message, e.g. Secret
|Reference ID
|2009-09-13 08:08
|Explosive Hazard
|IED Explosion
|Host nation
|Killed in action
|Wounded in action
FF reported that while conducting mounted NFO patrol, they suffered an IED strike resulting in 1 x KIA, 4 x WIA, and 1 Vehicle MK. Casualties have been MEDEVAC IAW MM(S) 09-13I to KAF R3. The MK vehicle will be recovered ALD.
BDA: 1 x CAN KIA, 4 x CAN WIA (CAT-C), 1 x LAV III MK
Update: Task Force Kandahar Counter - IED Tactical Exploitation Report assessed as 1 x VOIED
Summary: (S//REL ISAF, NATO) On 131305D* Sept 09, a CF patrol comprising of 2 LAVIII and one 16T Vehicle left STRONG POINT (SP) BELANDAY in order to re-supply SP A10 and SP ZALAKHAN in the DAND district. The order of march (OOM) was one LAV III, one 16T and one LAV III. Every vehicle was equipped with working ECMs. After the re-supply of SP A10, the patrol was traveling NORTHEAST on Rte LAKE EFFECT when they met a ROAD CLEARANCE PACKAGE (RCP) traveling SOUTHWEST. It was impossible for both convoys to use the same route at the same time. The commander of the RCP asked the commander of the re-supply convoy to wait for ten minutes until they finish clearing the route. Instead of waiting, the re-supply convoy took a combat road located 75m to the NORTH of Rte LAKE EFFECT. This combat road had been taken 3 days prior in order to avoid a hot spot on Rte LAKE EFFECT. While traveling on the combat road, the first vehicle in the OOM struck an IED at GR 41R QQ 45890 90080. The vehicle hull was breached by the blast and the vehicle became a catastrophic kill. The blast also killed the driver who was ejected from the vehicle and also caused 5 WIA. After the blast, the vehicle caught on fire and some of the ammunition started cooking off. The CF patrol evacuated the casualties, set up a cordon and requested EOD assistance. CIED was deployed from SP MARIANNE and arrived on site at 1755D*. With the vehicle still burning and the risk of ammunition still cooking off, it was decided to abandoned exploitation for the night and returned the next morning. It is assessed that a pressure plate or a PMN AP Mine detonated the IED. It is also assessed the switch and the main charge were offset by approximately 1.2m, which is supported by the breach in the hull. The IED was placed just past a bend in the road. The main charge is assessed to have been at least two 18L yellow plastic jugs but more is suspected due to the amount of damage received by the vehicle. CIED concluded their exploitation at 140750D*Sept 09 and returned to SP MARIANNE by 1207D*.
Report key: B2DB10F8-1372-51C0-599BFB104F3E4961
Tracking number: 20090913083441RQQ4585889973
Attack on: ENEMY
Complex atack:
Reporting unit: TFK / TF South JOC Watch
Unit name: 2R22R BG
Type of unit: CF
Originator group: TF South JOC Watch
Updated by group: J3 ORSA
Sigact: TF South JOC Watch
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"No guru, no method, no teacher, just you and I in nature......in the garden...wet with rain."
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Encoded within you, within your dna, and from the very bottom to the top of you are those messages from your greater being to your smaller being, expressed in languages which you may not have been used to deciphering, but are there. When I say this I mean your higher self to the most elementary particle making up your physical expression in space and time. Within you are the messages that we were all meant to hear, to understand and then perhaps learn to heed as we reach those places where we simply remove the debris of our being enough to catch the glimmers of the light that pours out from within us and which has been hidden far too long. This message is ancient, and it is like a key, one of many strewn all through nature, literally embedded in the physical matrix of our world. As we make our way through our own individual process of awakening and learning and growing, sometimes we lift these keys out of the sediment of our being or a dream comes in the night or our consciousness shifts enough to allow for some new awareness…..if we can but listen. Currently there are those of us who are waking up to this divine reality, the place where science and mysticism meet, where understanding our physicality is poised to reach new levels if we can but humble ourselves by considering that there is much much more for us to know and that our institutions ought never get in the way of us pushing into new territority cognatively and spiritually. Really, the path for me seems to be the one that includes all of the tools we have available. All of our institutions have something to contribute, but we must be able to discern where the coding goes wrong, and where we can have the eyes to see and the ears to hear when these truths, key-like rise up from the depths of our understanding.
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Rihanna rocked some interesting Tom Ford Python boots from their 2012 Fall collection, with a leather T by Alexander Wang miniskirt and a Trapstar sweater last night in London. I saw her look when she tweeted of a picture from her Instagram and I admit she kinda made the outfit work. What do you guys … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2012
MYLM Style: Kristen's Flirty Floral Shorts
Hey guys! One of our lovely readers and long time supporters Janielle sent me her album of gorgeous pictures taken at her cousin's Bridal Tea Party. The dress code was dresses, hats, and gloves. Check out the cute ladies below! Love, love, love!!! Thanks so much for sharing Janielle! You ladies look MYLM STAMPED and … Continue reading
Fashion News: NASTY GAL Fall 2012 Campaign
Shop Nasty Gal has released their Fall 2012 Campaign featuring some cute edgy and ultra trendy looks. Check out some looks below. Very Nasty! What do you guys think? Check out Nasty Gal HERE and shop! Continue reading
Beauty News: AZEALIA BANKS GETS HER OWN MAC LIPSTICK
Harlem-born rapper Azealia Banks joins Nicki Minaj and Lady Gaga as the new face of a limited edition MAC lipstick. Yung Rapunxel, a trendy matte plum lipstick, is just in time for the Fall and I'll be sure to cop this when it hits MAC stores September 6 to 20 at MAC stores and on maccosmetics.com. … Continue reading
Stunning actress Tika Sumpter sat down with Rolling Out Magazine to talk about her likes and dislikes and the road to superstardom. Check out her full spread and excerpts from Rolling Out Magazine below. "After being in the industry for a few years now, what is the one thing that you know about yourself that … Continue reading
Celebrity News: Solange Knowles new face of Madewell
Solange is getting more campaign love..the latest is from Madewell (J. Crews sister store). Check out pics from her shoot below. Love it! source Continue reading
Fashion News: Sole Society, Shoes for every Fashionista
Okay ladies, I might be a little bit late in telling you about this new site "Sole Society", oops! It works similar to JustFab and Shoe Dazzle, a membership site where you sign up, take a quiz, and get your trendy shoe selection via e-mail. This one is just a bit more than JustFab and … Continue reading
MYLM Style: Kristen's Hot Bustier and Denim Look
Consensus is that we just love Kristen's look…she's hot for sure! Continue reading
MYLM Style: Our Life Instagramed
Hey guys! So I have been lazy lately with hauling my NIKON camera around while out and sometimes it's just easier to pull out the smartphone and take pics, and it doesn't help that we are all so addicted to our Instagram! So here is our life as of late Instagramed while partying last Friday for our … Continue reading


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Allison Holker & Stephen 'tWitch' Boss Totally Won Christmas By Making Their Own Ugly Sweaters
Allison Holker and her family have totally won Christmas this year.
The 27-year-old pregnant professional dancer, her husband Stephen "tWitch" Boss and their daughter, Weslie, took the coolest photo with Santa in their homemade ugly sweaters!
"CHRISTMAS 2015 with the BOSS FAMILY @sir_twitch_alot @weslierboss and the coolest Santa ever! #hangloose #merrychristmas #tradition #makingourownuglychristmassweaters #ourfamilydoesitourway," Allison captioned the fun family photo.
Just days before, Allison showed off the three of them making their sweaters.
"Our family tradition !!! Making our own ugly Christmas sweaters!! ???????? @sir_twitch_alot @weslierboss feeling the holiday spirit @uglysweaterkit," she wrote.
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Key Client Management
The Insurance Sector has made significant strides on Customer Management in the last decade, but is still behind other sectors, specifically in customer management skills, customer development planning, and the use of customer data. Insurers and brokers working in corporate/major risks will acknowledge that they have some way to go to meet the expectations of their major global clients on coordinated customer management across a global relationship. The reasons for the insurance market being in catch up mode on customer management are varied, but 2 key factors are:
- Product orientation, due in significant part to results being presented, and staff appraised, by line of business ('silos').
- Limitations of systems and data platforms to offer 'one view of the customer'.
Some insurers and brokers have been more oriented to Customer Management, others more to products and business lines, but most reasonably diversified market players do Customer Management for key clients in one way or another.
Significantly, clients give similar weight to Customer Management as to the longer established key functions - Underwriting; Claims; Risk Engineering; Operations/Service Delivery.
'In our company our client facing people speak for the group and have access to data on our global relationship with key clients – we would find it odd that they wouldn't – so we don't think it's unreasonable to expect the same from our brokers and insurers'. Risk Manager of FTSE 100 company
Customer Management done well is a demanding and multi-skilled role.
Professionals with experience in other disciplines can be moved into CM roles, but they are likely to need training and guidance in the more broadly based business and customer interaction skills required.
Clients appreciate regular but relevant dialogue, information and insight, not just around renewal dates – CMs who take trouble to keep them in the picture.
'Why do I only hear from my insurer and broker when the renewal review comes up?'. For global clients, the scope of the CM role should (where possible) operate across the global relationship – insurers and brokers offer 'global programmes', so are expected to engage with the customer globally. Clients appreciate a global perspective and are looking for coordinated capacity delivered where the deal is transacted, rather than piecemeal.
On service, transparency, clarity, and management of clients' expectations are key - 'No surprises'; clear service standards; follow through on promises. Client facing people shouldn't be tempted to commit to something the company can't deliver, or feel they have to say yes to everything the customer asks for – good CRM is a 2-way street.
For more information on our consultancy and coaching services in Client Management and Client Engagement, contact our Consultancy Team.
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Jon Vlachogiannis and Panos Papadopoulos were fed up with trying to figure out what was going wrong in complex software systems. They thought aggregating errors from various sources would help fellow developers find the needle in the haystack.
This was the insight behind BugSense, launched in 2011. The response of the mobile community was overwhelming. Jon found his nascent startup at the intersection of massive growth in mobile and an increasing need for reliable developer tools.
Jon says:
It was the chemistry with Panos that made BugSense a success. From pitching investors to attracting talent to running product, I couldn't have done it without him.
By 2013, BugSense had been named among the top 5 most popular tools for mobile developers by Accenture. Used by more than 45,000 developers, it had 1,000 paying customers, including Fortune 500 companies. BugSense was analyzing data from over 500 million devices.
Today, Panos is part of our core team at Marathon and BugSense has been acquired by Splunk (NASDAQ: SPLK). The September 2013 acquisition enabled Splunk's vast customer base to analyze machine data generated by mobile devices. Putting these together with other machine-generated data gave the monitoring powerhouse an edge in the market.
I am grateful for my partnership with Panos and look forward to his next successful ventures.


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More than a month has passed since Robert Fabian was arrested for trying to conceal his girlfriend Zuzu Verk's remains in a shallow grave in Brewster County. Now a Brewster County grand jury has indicted him for Verk's murder, setting a bond of $750,000.
The announcement was made on the Alpine Police Department's Facebook page on Friday afternoon with many commenters breathing a sigh of relief. "Yes, finally. #justiceforzuzu," wrote one. "I hope he gets sent away for life, and his little friend, too!" wrote another.
No announcement has been made regarding Fabian's friend Chris Estrada, who was also arrested in early February for concealing a human corpse, a second degree felony in Texas.
Brewster County Sheriff Ronny Dodson told reporters at a press conference in early February, "The big [unanswered question] is why. Why was she killed? And exactly how? Those are the big questions."
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In February, a U.S. Border Patrol agent found Verk's skeletal remains within thin plastic sheets painters would use as drop cloths. Law enforcement investigators discovered that Fabian and Estrada and bought similar plastic painter's drop cloths at the Dollar General store during the time Verk had disappeared. Verk, a 22-year-old Coppell woman attending Sul Ross State University in Alpine, was last seen alive in October.
In the search warrant affidavit, investigators pointed out that witnesses claim Verk and Fabian had been fighting in the early morning hours of her murder.
When investigators arrived to collect evidence from the shallow grave, it didn't take them long to piece together what they had found.
"You can imagine in the middle of the night what kind of hurry [her killers] were in to bury someone like they did," Dodson said. "I mean, for one, it's a disgrace. And to think in a shallow grave that the animals wouldn't have dug the body up, they weren't thinking. I guess they aren't as smart as they think they are."


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For Kyler Nygren, winning a Class 2A state long jump title was a good start for his final weekend at Mount Tahoma Stadium.
"I feel awesome, I feel really good," the Black Hills High School senior said. "I've been working hard all year. I'm so pumped about it. I'm speechless."
Nygren, who will compete for Western Washington University next season, jumped out to an early lead on Thursday at the 2A track and field state championships in Tacoma, and never let it go.
His second jump in his preliminary flight, 22 feet, 7 1/4 inches, turned out to be a winner.
"I was feeling strong, I was healthy, I wasn't tired," Nygren said. "I just went for it as hard as I could, and just kind of zoned out and did my thing."
Nygren breathed a bit following that attempt, knowing he'd at least secured a spot in the finals. The mark continued to hold steady.
"The whole time I was tense that someone was going to pass it," Nygren said.
Nygren, the final jumper, walked back down the runway after his last attempt, knowing he had his first state title. He looked up to the crowd, smiling, and flashed a No. 1 hand signal.
"I knew I had a chance, but I knew I had some competitors," Nygren said. "It pushed me."
Lynden's Brandon Swarthout, the 2A runner-up, had the best mark in the classification (23-4) entering Thursday, but finished the meet with a mark of 22-4 1/4.
Nygren set his personal best, 23- 3/4, earlier this month at Tumwater's annual Shaner Invitational.
River Ridge senior Alex Coleman (21-11) finished fourth in the event. He set his personal-best mark, 22-2 1/2, at Oregon Relays in April.
Nygren's win gave the Black Hills boys — the defending 2A team champions — an early 10 points.
"We're feeling pretty good as a team," Nygren said. "We know we have a chance to repeat and get the title again, but we know we have to work really hard for it. Everyone has to compete."
Other highlights:
▪ Josh Braverman thought, for a moment, he might not make it to the starting line to run his prelims heat of the 2A boys 110-meter hurdles.
Before the race, the River Ridge senior was asleep in the stands, after being told his race started an hour later.
He scurried to the field to briefly warm up when he was alerted he had the wrong time, and wasn't entirely pleased with his finish, noting that it wasn't his cleanest race.
But, Braverman, the top-ranked hurdler in the state, won his heat. He also set a 2A meet record, finishing in 14.04 seconds. White River's Devin Liebel held the previous record at 14.07.
"I'm going to hit better than 13.8 tomorrow (in the finals), no doubt," Braverman said. "I'm going to fix some things up and warm up more next time, not be so stressed out.
"Other than that, I'm happy I beat it. I didn't know it was a record."
Braverman, an Iowa signee, is heavily favored to win both 2A hurdles races. He also runs the 300 hurdles prelims Friday afternoon.
▪ Shelton senior Cody Simon was the runner-up Thursday in the 3A boys pole vault. He topped out at 14-6, and edged out Mount Spokane's Docker Davis with fewer misses.
Mount Spokane's Cade Neumann won the event at 14-9, where Simon scratched out. Neumann was the top-ranked vaulter in 3A entering the meet at 15-1.
This was the best state finish for Simon, who set his personal-best mark of 15-0 at the 3A South Sound Conference championships at Shelton earlier this month.
▪ Elswhere, in Cheney, Northwest Christian senior Luke Schilter won his second consecutive state title in the 2B boys 3,200. Schilter ran a personal-best 9:28.13 to beat Adna sophomore Austen Apperson by nearly 15 seconds.
Two more runners place for the Navigators in the race. Senior Corban Phillips (10:04.63) took sixth and freshman Noah Phillips (10:18.1) took eighth.
Northwest Christian junior Eliana Summers was the runner-up in the 2A girls 1,600, posting a personal-best 5:21.74. St. George's senior Madison Ward (5:16.16) won the event.
Lauren Smith: 360-754-5473, @smithlm12


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New Music: SiR Ft. ScHoolboy Q "Something Foreign" + "Something New" Ft. Etta Bond
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Two, SiR.
It sure has been awhile, but Top Dawg crooner SiR is back with two numbers. Linking with Q, SiR coasts on the first release over piano keys. Stick around to "Something New" for his second drop with Etta Bond. It don't get any smoother than this.


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Notification of Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee January 2005 public meeting.
Pursuant to Public Law 108-15, sec. 103, the United States Mint announces the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) public meeting scheduled for January 25, 2005. The purpose of the meeting is to advise the Secretary of the Treasury on designs pertaining to the coinage of the United States and for other purposes.
Date: January 25, 2005—Washington, DC.
Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: United States Mint; 801 9th Street, NW., Washington, DC; 2nd floor Conference Room A.
Subject: Consider state commemorative quarter-dollar coin design candidates and other business.
Interested persons should call 202-354-7502 for the latest update on meeting time and location.
Public Law 108-15 established the CCAC to:
■ Advise the Secretary of the Treasury on any theme or design proposals relating to circulating coinage, bullion coinage, congressional gold medals, and national and other medals.
■ Advise the Secretary of the Treasury with regard to the events, persons, or places to be commemorated by the issuance of commemorative coins in each of the five calendar years succeeding the year in which a commemorative coin designation is made.
■ Make recommendations with respect to the mintage level for any commemorative coin recommended.Start Further Info
Madelyn Simmons Marchessault; United States Mint Liaison to the CCAC; 801 Ninth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20220, or call 202-354-6669.
Any member of the public interested in submitting matters for the CCAC's consideration is invited to submit them by fax to the following number: 202-756-6830.Start Signature
Dated: December 20, 2004.
Henrietta Holsman Fore,
Director, United States Mint.
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I am happy to report that my list of favorite photographs that I've taken is growing. It's a testament that shows me in living color that I'm being conscientious about taking the shot and then doing something with the photograph on the other side of the lens. That said, of all the photographs I have taken through the years not many of them are actually worthy of sharing. Once I review just a day of my gallivanting behind the lens on a big screen I discover, sadly, many are not as good as I thought they would be.
Either they are too light, too dark, out of focus, any number of things.
However, there are still quite a few that I am very proud of, love to share, and are worthy of printing. Sharing and printing being the operative words. It is the one piece of advise I can give to anyone out there stepping out to view their world behind whatever kind of lens they happen to have on hand at the time. SHARE those photos (and not just on Facebook) AND PRINT your BEST ones! Print them in a book, hang them in a frame, put them in an album, at least PRINT. Your future self will, one day, want to look back on January 1999 or April 2018 and ENJOY what life was like for you back then. JUST DO IT. You will thank yourself (and maybe me) for it.
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A dispersed team depends on people who can be productive without a boss roaming the hallways or a trusted co-worker sitting nearby. Team members should be motivated, disciplined, and flexible with their time, allowing them to connect with clients or co-workers in different time zones. People who like to quit at 5 p.m. aren't the people who work well remotely. They also need to communicate clearly in writing (since e-mail and instant messaging are the new standard for daily communication) and should be willing to suggest ideas, ask for and offer help, make decisions, and collaborate.
Archive for Leadership
Mentoring High-potential Talent
We asked members of the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invitation only nonprofit organization comprised of the country's most promising young entrepreneurs, the following question to find out their advice for supporting — and therefore, retaining — top team members:
"How can small companies make sure that high-potential talent is getting the best possible support and mentorship?"
Here's what YEC community members had to say: Read more
Developing Your Nonprofit Staff
Nonprofits must get the most out of their people and developing leadership and management talent is a critical piece of the equation. "Good leaders motivate individuals to give their best, but great ones also figure out how to develop their people to their full capabilities—so they can and will give even more," explained Bridgespan Group Partner Kirk Kramer, in a recent interview. However, offering development opportunities can be challenging for many nonprofit organizations. In fact, in a Bridgespan Group survey, nonprofits ranked their ability to provide development and growth opportunities to employees as their fourth greatest management weakness overall. Read more
Managing Remote Work Teams: Part II
Managing Remote Work Teams: Part I
Perhaps you're an organization that is considering moving your work team off site. Or maybe you want to widen your employee pool by looking outside of your geographic area. You'll likely have the challenge of managing a remote work force. While the basic concepts of human resources management still apply, keeping remote employees engaged and productive requires an additional set of skills. Read more
Addressing the Nonprofit Leadership Drain
I re-read a sobering report the other day originally published in 2007 by the Bridgestone Group. They studied the leadership requirements of nonprofits with revenues greater than $250,000 (excluding hospitals and institutions of higher education) and found that:
- Over the next decade, these organizations will need to attract and develop some 640,000 new senior managers—the equivalent of 2.4 times the number currently employed.
- Depending on consolidation and turnover rates, this number could fall as low as 330,000. On the other hand, given historic trends, the total need could well increase to more than one million.
- By 2016, these organizations will need almost 80,000 new senior managers per year.
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I recently gave a lecture at a seminar series sponsored by my alma mater. The topic was "A Guide for Potential Board Members: Due Diligence." The room was overflowing with folks eager to learn more about the benefits of serving on a board and the benefits that they could bring to a given nonprofit. I typically poll the audience informally before I start my presentation, and was very surprised to learn that most of the them had given very little thought as to what the nonprofit should bring to them. Read more