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One of a hedge fund manager's super powers is the ability to move market's with a few words. On Wall Street, that's like being able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. To do it you need cash, a platform, and faith.
Living legend Bill Ackman no longer has all three of those things. He still has the cash and the platform, but the faith has waned, and if Ackman wants to keep all of those from eroding further he'll need to pull off a feat of heroic proportions this coming week.
That's when he'll announce where exactly his hedge fund, Pershing Square, is putting $1 billion of investor money. Investors have until July 17th to commit some cash.
Ackman's target is said to be a large American company, one that we'll all know — that sentimental connection being important to our attention — a company that can start a new story and make us forget Ackman's last year.
A year filled with rusty Penneys and rotting Herbs
Being a billionaire investor can't save anyone from the prying eyes and sharp tongues of Wall Street, and in the last year Ackman has had an abundance of attention from both.
His troubles can most clearly be traced back to the Spring of 2012. That's when Ackman's massive investment in JCPenney started turning sour. Pershing Square owns 17% of the retailer. In May 2012, he closed the Sohn Investment Conference (a marquee event for anyone who's anyone in the vale investing space) with a detailed presentation on why the stock was undervalued.
And then, when he was done, nothing happened — the stock moved up a percentage point or so, but it wasn't anything to write home about. The Street wasn't buying it, there had been too much noise about the company's failures, about hedge funds that had followed Ackman into the deal getting burned, about his changes within the company that royally hacked off their most loyal customers leading to their incredible 2013 ad campaign admitting they screwed up.
Regardless, the stock is still down 32% since that day.
In the months that followed Ackman tried to use all his strength to turn sentiment around, but his actions sometimes went beyond futile, venturing into awkward.
The pinnacle of awkward being the Squawk Box interview in November, 2012 when Andrew Ross Sorkin accused Ackman of giving a commercial for JCPenney. Despite Sorkin's statement, Ackman continued to explain his long thesis. He must have taken a cue from Kanye saying he was not finished, even holding up visuals to explain the store's plans. But after 14 more painful minutes of Ackman most definitely not finishing, the show's producers played the music and cut to commercial.
Still, with $12 billion under management, Pershing Square's inertia was in no way going to be impeded by one bad investment.
In December, 2012 Ackman put on a show, diverting The Street's attention from the JCPenney debacle, and giving everyone something else to talk about — a massive short against a multi-level marketing nutrition company called Herbalife.
Ackman assembled investors, reporters and the rest of the Wall Street circus in an auditorium and gave a breathtaking three hour, three hundred page presentation on why Herbalife was a sham and the stock was going to zero. He even had the chutzpah to serve Herbalife products to his guests during the presentation.
And for a few days, it seemed like Akman had his swagger back. Herbalife stock plummeted almost 19 percent through Christmas. Eventually though, the stock did start making a steady come back in the new year, but it was rough going.
Ali vs. Frazier, Ichan vs. Ackman
The real turnaround for Herbalife came when an old enemy of Ackman's, Carl Ichan, took the other side of the trade in early January.
Ackman and Icahn have feuded for a decade after a deal they made went sour. Herbalife, it seemed, would be their next battle. On January 24th Icahn told Bloomberg's Trish Regan that he didn't approve of Ackman's methods and that he didn't like the guy one bit (no secret there).
"Frankly, I don't like the way he did this anyway. If you're short, you go short and hey, if it goes down you make money. You don't go out and get a roomful of people to badmouth the company. If you want to be in that business, why don't you go out and join the SEC?"
The next day, Ackman was on CNBC's Halftime Report. Icahn called in, Ackman agreed to speak with him, and the rest is financial TV — no — Wall Street history. The two men brawled so hard that you could hear the traders on the floor of the NYSE in the background yelling their reactions to each lob.
"I'm telling you he's like a crybaby in the schoolyard. I went to a tough school in Queens, you know, and they used to beat up the little Jewish boys. He was like one of the little Jewish boys crying ..."
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Guarder of the West Gate
The Watcher in the Water was a horrifying and mysterious beast with many tentacles living in a stagnant pool near the Westgate of Moria in Middle-earth – a lake described by J.R.R. Tolkien as "… a dark, still lake" which was created by the damming of the Sirannon river. The water had crept deeper and deeper, closer and closer to The Doors of Durin leaving only a narrow walkway where once The High Road allowed traffic between Ost-in-Edhil and Khazad-dûm many years before during The Second Age. Some say it was the creature itself who created the dam over many decades.
The Watcher is thought to have emerged from beneath Moria, being described by Gandalf as "older, fouler" than Orcs. During the attempted recolonization of Moria by the Dwarves, the Watcher killed Óin when his reconnaissance party visited the West Gate.
When the Fellowship arrives by the pool of water, many immediately begin to feel an evil feeling emanating from the water. Boromir attempted to throw a rock into the water, for which he was reprimanded by Frodo. After Gandalf opened the gates and the fellowship moved towards the entrance, the Watcher attacked Frodo using its many long tentacles to grab hold of his legs. Sam slashed at the tentacles that were grabbing his friend, managed to injure the monster and it released the Hobbit. Gandalf then commanded that the Fellowship run further into the gate to escape the Watcher's wrath. The enraged monster's tentacles tore down the ancient holy trees which stood on either side of the doors, the beautiful doors of Durin and many boulders, thus trapping the Fellowship inside the Long Dark Of Moria.


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Grind Vol. 86 October 2018
Grind: Please tell me about your career. For example, how was your childhood? What kind of things were you interested in?
MK: I grew up with an older brother and sister in North London. I started my childhood as an animal healer. All I was interested in was to heal their wounds and to listen to them. As a result my hearing senses became sharp.
Grind: Why are you based on London?
MK: My mission for this life is to be an English gentleman and beyond. London was where I was born, everybody complains about the weather all the time but I don't mind it. My family live here too.
Grind: Compared to other cities, what type of city is London? Dose it have some specific characteristics?
Mk: There's no point to compare city to city because all are different and beautiful in their own way. When you read the stories and listen to the songs that come from England, you can feel the humour and discover the character that originated here, it's restrained and understated.
Grind: How did you start your brand GIMME FIVE?
MK: I was working in the City and one day almost everyone got made redundant. I'd already been DJ'ing and travelled to Japan a couple of times, it was impressive to see what was going on in NYC/LA/TYO and to know that my global friends wanted new London based products.
Grind: What is the concept of GIMME FIVE?
MK: Sharing is caring is the foundation concept of Gimme 5. At Gimme 5 we aim to please.
Grind: Many products are inspired by music culture, does this relate to your roots?
MK: Correct. We love music culture and try to express our love in our way. When i was a kid we only had three channels on the TV which ceased broadcasting at midnight. The radio however was always there around the clock.
Grind: You are tribe of Stüssy and OG of street culture in London, as we know. What do you think about current street culture and turning point of fashion?
MK: The current state of street wear is unrecognisable compared to what it was. Now, street wear is just a look or category. There isn't any cultural connection. Punk = mohair sweater. etc.
Grind: You also work with KNOW WAVE. Is it possible play a role in connecting culture between New York, LA, and London?
Mk: I love the concept of Know Wave. its been great doing my own regular show as well as putting on other artists shows via my studio set up in London. I have had a lot of friends as guests coming through doing shows. It's exciting to connect with people who might not come through just to say hello and to have them do a show. I never think about other places - only people.
Grind: Are you working on anything new? Or do you have something new that you want to start?
MK: I have been working with Stephen Mann, Kiko Kostadinov and Taro Smith for a couple of years, and our AFFIX products just launched. I am also working on a book of photos by Steve Brooks. I am doing this project with Mark, Tyrone and Frank Lebon.
Steve wasn't a professional photographer - he ran the hairdressers called 'Cuts' in London, originally founded in Kensington market by James Lebon. Steve took photos mostly in triptych through the 90s and 00s. There were no mobile phones with cameras then. He developed the photos as contact sheets and put them in the shop window and then they were lost. Until now.
Grind: What do you think about street and fashion culture in Tokyo?
MK: I've been coming to Tokyo since the 80s and I love visiting Tokyo and Japan. I suppose I just like the people - the heart and the spirit, the mentality.
Grind: How does the activity and creativity of GIMME FIVE effect other cities around the world including Tokyo? What do you want it to effect?
MK: I am not thinking about the effect at all. I'm doing what I want to do.
Grind: What do you think that you and GIMME FIVE will be?
MK: I don't know what G5 will be. I just want to enjoy the time with the people I work with and look after them and keep it real.


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If you're in the Greer area, come to Riverside Baptist Church, 1249 S. Suber Road, tonight at 7:00 for "Revelations", our verse-by-verse study of the book of Revelation. We'll be continuing in chapter 1 tonight, so bring a notebook or something to take notes on. There's something for everyone–youth worship, children's choir, and nursery is provided, so come on out–would love to see you at Riverside tonight. Don't miss out!
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Wow, thanks for the input, everyone! This is why I love Craftsterit hadn't even occurred to me to lower the curtainsand plants on the windowsill are a great idea too!
I think I'm going to hem the bottom edges and leave them where they are for the time being. My roommate rightly pointed out that lowering them would mean a lot of sun coming in the top gapour kitchen is very sunny, which is part of the reason we needed curtains in the first place. There's a hedge right outside the window, so we're not too concerned about people being able to see in.
Then when I find some fabric I like for a valence on the top, I'll probably lower them and add the extra panels above. And if they end up getting scuzzy from sink/stove goo, I can always raise them again!
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This Mortal Coil did not originate this song. Tim Buckley did. This cover is closer to the Buckley original than the This Mortal Coil version.
Song To The Siren (old This Mortal Coil original) [live] by Dead Can Dance
On the floating, shipless oceans
I did all my best to smile
'Til your singing eyes and fingers
Drew me loving to your isle
And you sang, Sail to me, sail to me
Let me enfold you,
Here I am, here I am
Waiting to hold you"
Did I dream you dreamed about me?
Were you here when I was full sail?
Now my foolish boat is leaning
Broken lovelorn on your rocks.
For you sing, Touch me not, touch me not,
come back tomorrow: O my heart,
O my heart shies from the sorrow
Well I'm as puzzled as the newborn child
I'm as riddled as the tide:
Should I stand amid the breakers?
Or should I lie with death my bride?
Hear me sing, Swim to me, swim to me,
Let me enfold you
Here I am, Here I am,
Waiting to hold you…


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Our house is perched on stilts, scaling up the side of a hill. The architecture has gifted us plenty of space to hang art, and most of that has been collected overseas. There's the famous Jim Thompson's print from Bangkok, the limited edition print I bought from the artist on Martin Luther King Day in Florida, and the aforementioned painting from Singapore, and a wall-hanging from South Africa (that might feature in an upcoming post this month). And of course, there is also the occasional photograph. We're lucky that one of our walls is over six metres high, and painted white; it is the perfect gallery for my travel photographs.
So I've turned it into a black-and-white photo wall. Every four or five years I've changed the photos in the black frames. The photos themselves are simply printed out on my inkjet printer, and so after several years, they fade or yellow. It's been time for a change for a while, and recently I finally got round to it. Over the last few weeks, I've been sorting through photos to decide which would go on the wall in the existing frames, and to decide where to put some new frames too. I get the frames from a budget store, usually when they're discounted, so I rarely spend more than $10. Unfortunately I can't always find frames with light-coloured mattings, and so I had to go with the pre-installed black matts, which darken the whole photo. Still, I don't pretend to be an expert black and white photographer, so I don't mind that they're not perfect. Each of them has memories. And I like the effect on my wall.
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Who's ready to eat, drink and watch one of the most timeless Thanksgiving classics: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving? It's been a tradition in my family and this year is no different.
I think most of us know the story line, but just in case - here's a quick synopsis: The pressure is on for Charlie Brown after pushy Peppermint Patty decides she and the gang will be having Thanksgiving dinner at Chuck's house in this classic animated "Peanuts" special from 1973.
This year, the beloved film will air on Wednesday, November 22nd at 8 p.m. EST on ABC. Young family members who have never seen it before are going to fall in love with the heartwarming story, and us adults will be filled with nostalgia watching Charlie Brown, Linus, Snoopy, Woodstock and the rest of Peanuts gang. If that doesn't make this the perfect movie night pick for the whole family, I don't know what will.
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If the number one plant in Amsterdam is box, the second is most definitely the rose. Roses are everywhere, scrambling over doorways, steps and walls.
Here in the UK you don't see many roses in pots, especially climbing ones. Somehow the message we seem to have absorbed is that they don't grow well that way. However in Amsterdam roses are often growing in the tiniest pots imaginable (as you can see from the pic above) and are positively blooming.
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I bet that rose's roots are out through the bottom of the pot and working their way into the building's foundations!
So beautiful. We Roses love a good scramble over a wall
What really lovely roses and shown to their best against a backdrop of fabulous door detail. I am surprised at the size of the containers but maybe they are regularly fed. Gorgeous photographs.
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Yes, maybe they are regularly fed, pruned etc! I'd love to know. More on gardening in a small space, Amsterdam style, in my next post!
What lovely photos of the gardens of Amsterdam…makes me want to revisit
Definitely on my list for next year. I love town gardens & try to go to the NGS ones open in towns rather than th more suburban & countrified ones.
Have you been to the open patio gardens in Cordoba? A week in May if I remember rightly. Monty Don covered them in his 80 garden's series. They were mainly all pots of geraniums and fuschias set of by lush courtyard greenery & the odd climbing rose.
Beautiful photos! I look forward to seeing more of the places you see.


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a perfectly secular form of hope?/
Steve Jobs's medical leave of absence is the top story in today's newspapers. The Wall Street Journal says his brief and poignant memo raises "uncertainty over his health and the future of the world's most valuable technology company." These two questions—Jobs's health and Apple's health—are the focus of almost all the coverage today. But I'm interested in the health of our culture, and what will happen to it when not if Steve Jobs departs the stage for the last time.
As remarkable as Steve Jobs is in countless ways—as a designer, an innovator, a ruthless and demanding leader—his most singular quality has been his ability to articulate a perfectly secular form of hope. Nothing exemplifies that ability more than Apple's early logo, which slapped a rainbow on the very archetype of human fallenness and failure—the bitten fruit—and made it a sign of promise and progress.
In the 2000s, when much about the wider world was causing Americans intense anxiety, the one thing that got inarguably better, much better, was our personal technology. In October 2001, with the World Trade Center still smoldering and the Internet financial bubble burst, Apple introduced the iPod. In January 2010, in the depths of the Great Recession, the very month where unemployment breached 10% for the first time in a generation, Apple introduced the iPad.
Politically, militarily, economically, the decade was defined by disappointment after disappointment—and technologically, it was defined by a series of elegantly produced events in which Steve Jobs, commanding more attention and publicity each time, strode on stage with a miracle in his pocket.
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Over three stimulating sessions, the guidance of poet, prose writer and teacher Yvonne Cullen will help you towards achieving your writing goals. Aimed at writers who are looking for the motivation to kick start their writing, these classes will incorporate brief exercises in the classroom while taking on challenges to try at home. Participants will be asked to share their writing experiences and will practise close reading with a view to learning from other writers' skills.
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Well, much seems to be happening all of a sudden. Rather than posting individual stories about each event, here's everything at once.
First, I'm getting published. JPG Magazine is publishing a self-interview article in their "On the Job" series that I wrote describing my life as a priest, and how I use photography in that life. The article is called "Priestly Photography". Please feel free to check it out, and also take a boo at some of my other images posted to that site, here.
Second, it appears that I will be hanging a show of up to 24 photographs at the Concordia University Library in December. I will post updates on times and places when I know them.
And third, Margarett Marschall has written a very flattering article about my work for The Messenger, the newspaper for the Anglican dioceses of Athabasca and Edmonton.
I guess my fifteen minutes are coming.
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He was no relation to famed Satanist Aleister Crowley, but young Francis had more than a touch of the Devil in him just the same. Born in New York City on October 31, 1912 (fitting for someone as scary as him) he lasted only 19 years before walking the last mile at the notorious Sing Sing Prison on January 21, 1932. It was a short life and a very, very violent one.
His start in life, to be fair to him, none too promising. His biological mother, a woman of German descent, was unmarried at a time when single mothers tended to attract much worse criticism than they do today. In fact, she was so afraid of how people might react that immediately put him up for adoption.
His childhood became increasingly turbulent. As a young boy he frequently picked arguments and fights, often with bigger boys. They had to be bigger than Francis as he never grew to be more than five feet, six inches tall with little muscle to compensate for his lack of height. Like such charming characters as 'Baby Face' Nelson, Francis Crowley seemed to have severe case of 'small man syndrome' and a temper to match. He wasn't keen on humans in general, but he reserved his most bilious attitude for police officers. Whether or not his absent father was a cop, as has been suggested at least once by people trying to explain his venomous attitude towards them, has never been resolved. But, whatever he lacked in physical bulk, he more than made up for in sheer violence and a hair-trigger temper. Perhaps to compensate for his diminutive stature Crowley (also nicknamed the 'Half-Pint Killer') developed a habit of carrying several guns on him at all times. It wasn't long before he'd find an excuse to use them.
After several years of petty crimes Crowley's crime spree began in the Bronx on February 21, 1931 when he and two accomplices gate-crashed a dance held by the American Legion. The Legionnaires didn't take kindly to their behaviour and demanded that they leave. Crowley and his friends refused and, when several of the Legionnaires tried to eject them from the building, Crowley responded by shooting two of them. Now he'd made the leap from petty hoodlum into being wanted on two counts of attempted murder. On March 13 Crowley, by now in hiding, found himself cornered by police. He wasn't cornered for long, shooting Detective Ferdinand Schaedel. Like the two Legionnaires, Detective Schaedel was seriously wounded, but survived. Crowley had racked up three shootings in only a couple of weeks.
Four days later he racked up another felony. With four accomplices Crowley robbed a bank in New Rochelle in Westchester County. This time he managed to get away without shooting anybody, but that didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the NYPD to catch a felon who had almost killed one of their own.
A month after that Crowley was back in action, this time performing a home invasion with two accomplices. They forced their way into the home of Rudolph Adler, a real estate broker of considerable means. Adler's dog, Trixie, proved more than a match for them, attacking them and standing her ground after they had injured her owner. In company with his long-time crime partner Rudolph 'Fats' Duringer (so called because of his vast waistline) Crowley fled the scene empty-handed.
It was on April 27 that Fats and Two Gun committed their first confirmed murder. He was joyriding in a stolen car with Duringer and dancehall hostess Virginia Brannen when Duringer made a pass at her. Brannen, repulsed by her morbidly obese suitor, brushed him off none too gently. It was the wrong move to make. Enraged, Duringer raped her and then shot her in the head before he and Crowley dumped her body outside St. Joseph's Cemetery in Yonkers. They were both now facing a seat in the infamous 'Old Sparky' at Sing Sing.
Crowley's murderous rampage didn't end there. Only two days after murdering Virginia Brannen, Crowley was again driving around the city when he was spotted by police. After a frenetic car chase and firefight he escaped, but not for long. The NYPD were not only thoroughly infuriated by crime spree, but were now determined to nail him for capital murder. Bullets extracted from the police car were matched to those found in the body of Virginia Brannen and also to several other unsolved shootings. The NYPD now made it a top priority to bring Crowley's rampage to a permanent end. The following day Crowley's car was found abandoned and, most interesting to the police, was riddled with bullet holes and also contained a number of bloodstains. It was obvious to police that, even though Crowley had escaped, he or Duringer hadn't escaped unscathed.
The NYPD continued their efforts to catch Crowley. Crowley, equally determined, continued to elude them. At least he did until May 6. On that date he was sitting in another stolen car with his girlfriend Helen Walsh, who was only 16 and perhaps unaware of just how bad a choice he was for a long-term relationship. Two local officers, Patrolmen Frederick Hirsch and Peter Yodice, approached the car on Long Island and requested that Crowley identified himself. He did so by fatally shooting Patrolman Hirsch and seriously wounding Patrolman Yodice.
Furious before these two shootings, the NYPD were now thoroughly enraged. Not only was Crowley embarrassing them by proving so difficult to catch, he also seemed to think that he could murder their officers as and when he felt like it. The day after Patrolmen Hirsch and Yodice were shot they would have their revenge.
Crowley and Walsh hid out in an apartment on West 91st Street, hoping somehow to stay hidden until the storm blew over. They didn't have too long to hide. One of the building's other residents was a former girlfriend of Crowley's and, on seeing him with another woman, promptly developed an entirely non-jealous sense of civic virtue and called the police. With the prospect of bagging the infamous 'Two Gun' Crowley to look forward to, the NYPD arrived quickly and in large numbers. Crowley's last stand, what became known as the 'Battle of 91st Street,' was about to begin.
A total of 300 officers, all toting tommy guns, pistol, shotguns, rifles and tear gas guns, converged and surrounded the building. This, not surprisingly, attracted spectators, some 15,000 New Yorkers turned out to also surround the building and see the show. They were not to be disappointed. For over two hours Crowley shot it out against hopeless odds. NYPD officers fired over 700 rounds into the building in addition to many tear gas canisters. Crowley's response was to shoot back and throw several of the gas canisters back out into the street. It was an all-out gun battle seldom seen even during the Prohibition era. While Crowley did most of the shooting, Duringer and Walsh helped by constantly reloading his pistols for him, keeping up a continuous supply until Crowley's guns began to overheat from excessive use.
But it was a forlorn hope. No one gangster, however violent they may be, can tackle around 300 heavily-armed and vengeful police officers. Surrounded and with no escape, wounded seriously by four gunshot wounds, Crowley was eventually captured. Captured with him were Duringer and Walsh. True to his nickname, the arresting officers found two pistols strapped to Crowley's legs when he was finally arrested.
Helen Walsh got off lightly. She testified against Crowley and Duringer and was later released in return for her testimony. Duringer and Crowley, as expected, weren't treated with any mercy. Duringer and Crowley both drew death sentences, Crowley for murdering Patrolman Hirsch and Duringer for the murder of Virginia Brannen. They were promptly transferred to Sing Sing Prison's dreaded 'Death House' to await execution.
Duringer died first on December 10, 1931. As you might have noticed, the State of New York didn't tend to waste time when dealing with condemned inmates. Duringer was reportedly one of the fattest men ever to sit in the electric chair and had to be squashed down a little before being strapped in. He was dead only moments later. Soon his crime partner, who had fallen out with both Walsh and Duringer since his trial and believed both were informants, would walk his own last mile, perhaps much to the relief of the prison staff who had to deal with him during his last few months.
Crowley was a disciplinary nightmare on Death Row. He attacked officers, he attacked other inmates, he was caught in possession of home-made weapons, he set fire to his bedding, then stuffed his clothes into the cell's toilet and flooded the cell. It took Warden Lawes ordering that he be kept naked in an empty cell for several days before he began to calm down. He even made a friend, a wild starling which he fed and doted on. Whether he tamed it, it tamed him or possibly both was never fully ascertained.
At 11pm on January 21, 1932, Two Gun met his maker. He was escorted down the corridor between the cells and Sing Sing's death chamber and he was defiant to the end. Standing in front of the chair, Warden Lawes asked him for his last words and if he had anything to say before execution. He did.
First, he demanded a rag to clean the chair. Duringer having died first, Crowley stated:
'I want to wipe off the chair after that rat sat in it.'
Having made this astonishing (and unfulfilled) request Crowley sat down and waited while the straps and electrodes were applied. As the leather helmet containing the head electrode slid down over his face he managed one last, bitterly sarcastic remark:
'Give my love to my mother…'
Warden Lawes gave the signal and 'State Electrician' Robert Greene Elliott threw the switch. For two full minutes electricity seared through his body. Elliott watched carefully, altering the voltage to avoid burning him too much as the two-minute cycle was completed. Then he shut off the power and the prison doctor confirmed that Francis 'Two Gun' Crowley was finally dead.


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Legendary GRAMMY award-winning American guitarist and singer-songwriter, Jonny Lang, brings his signature blues to Canadian audiences at Kelowna Community Theatre on Friday, September 28, 2018. Showcasing his 2017 release, Signs, Lang segues between funk, rock and blues revealing poetic tales that narrate the universal catharsis of living life in this world.
As a GRAMMY award winner (including the prestigious Lifetime Achievement award), a member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Blues Hall of Fame, and as a Kennedy Center Honoree, Mavis Staples uses her gifts to "bring us all together as people." Staples confides, "You can't stop me. You can't break me. I'm too loving."
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NACIO Members,
Please take note of the following informational updates from NACIO:
NEW ListServ Address for Members to Use:
As part of membership, NACIO offers a listserv that is available for members to utilize in seeking helpful information from their peers within communications/public information roles. Please note that the listserv address has changed to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Those responding to listserv messages are reminded to do so in a separate e-mail. Hitting "reply" will cause a response message to go to all participants/members of the listserv.
Register Now for the February Membership Webinar:
The February 2017 NACIO webinar will take place on Wednesday, February 22 at 1 p.m. (CST) and is titled "Top Website Design and Citizen Communication Trends of 2017" lead by two guest presenters from Civic Plus. Learn the hottest website design and citizen communication trends you can expect to see in 2017. Stay informed on the latest technology tools and trends to ensure you are continuing to communicate and engage with citizens in creative, innovative, and impactful ways. Registration and additional information is available at; https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2012395830776602625
Awards of Excellence Competition:
The annual NACIO Awards of Excellence Competition is moving to an online format and the call for entries will be coming out soon for those wishing to enter the contest. Please stay tuned for a separate message to be sent with all the details. A special thank you to Florida Association of Counties staff Cragin Mosteller and Tracy Kusmierz, along with First Vice President Lori Hudson for their efforts in putting together the awards contest.
Membership Renewal Reminder:
As a friendly reminder, if you have not done so – please get your NACIO membership renewals in as soon as possible. We have several outstanding members who have not yet renewed for 2017. Thank you, your membership is appreciated and if you have questions please refer them to email@example.com.
Take Part in NACIO Events at the NACo Legislative Conference:
For those traveling to the NACo Legislative Conference taking place February 25 to March 1, 2017 - listed below is a line-up of NACIO-related activities. NACIO will also be hosting a booth to engage conference attendees on communications-related topics and help educate about the mission of our organization.
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The producers of a show in development called "Across the County Line" are looking for big stories and big characters for an upcoming television series that will focus on the work done every day by America's county governments. County government works and we want to help you tell your stories!
The Big Project - Our main focus for the show will be showcasing big, long-term and effective projects undertaken by county government. These can be projects that are on the drawing board and still in the planning stages, projects that are just getting started, long-term projects that are still in the works or projects that are nearing completion. Some of these will be told over a four-show arc, while others may require as many as 12 shows to tell their story. In many cases we will come back to re-visit the projects and check in on their progress and their completion.
We expect to begin production in the spring/summer of 2016. As you pitch your county stories, bear in mind that they should be either starting or underway at that time.
These projects will need to be large, visual and preferably outdoor projects and television ready that will unfold over time. On some level there must be conflict in getting these projects going. What's most important to the producers is that the projects include some level of management and cooperation with citizens to get these projects moving forward. (For example; installing a new pension plan wouldn't work because that is mostly done on a computer and indoors and wouldn't have a big effect on all citizens. But building a new highway spur where the county would have to buy out reluctant, long-time homeowners would be a project worth considering.)
See the video
We have prepared a short sizzle reel that gives you a flavor of what the show is about and an idea of how the show will look. It runs just over 3 minutes and is available here: https://vimeo.com/134854119 the password is ACL (all caps).
County Star - The show will make a "star" out of a county worker. We want our "county star" to be at the project manager level, that person who is out in the field interacting with the laborers, the supervisors, and with county executives and county managers, but also with county residents and citizens. Our cameras will follow our "county star" from their office to other county and government offices they interface with, county meetings, public hearings and out into the field. We want viewers to get to know them so our cameras will also follow them home and to places as varied as the local softball field where they play in a social league, the soccer team they may coach, the neighborhood park and maybe even follow them as they direct the county's local annual school play. We want viewers to know them beyond the worksite and to get to know our "county star" and how they manage not only a project but to get a slice of life in their county.
Our viewers will root for our star and get excited not only about the county project they are managing, but also about their life and see how one county worker can affect the entire county structure. Viewers will see county government working at all levels through the eyes of one county worker who is managing one big county project but touching on so many more lives and county departments.
Characters Wanted - The producers also know that in nearly every county there is one person who everyone agrees should be the star of their own "sit-com." "Across the County Line" is an opportunity to make a show like "Parks and Rec" come to life, real life. We want to find those people too. Those characters that everyone in the county knows, the person that gets the job done. Let's meet these exceptional county workers and see where their stories take us. They might be running a smaller project or may never leave their park office, but greet everyone that comes to them, either way, there is a spot for them in "Across the County Line."
The other "county stars" we are looking for are the folks who do a job that is very unique to the county. Maybe they run the snow-making machines in a Rocky Mountains ski resort county, are a bison ranger in South Dakota, a mine inspector in West Virginia or a surf forecaster in Orange County, California. Let's meet these county workers who do something special in their county that exists only in their county. These are the folks we want to meet and make a "county star."
Of course there are details and logistics to be worked out with each story, and each story will present its own set of challenges, but the producers are committed to telling positive stories of America's county governments in action. All these stories will be about successful county projects. We will control the content. County government works and "Across the County Line" will show viewers across the U.S.A. how well it works in a dramatic and entertaining fashion.
To include your county project and your county workers for consideration for "Across the County Line" please send a brief explanation of your county project, a short bio of the county manager who would be our "county star" and any other details important to the story. We will contact you as we move forward and discuss the best way to showcase your county story.
Thanks for your help in contributing to keeping American's informed about the effectiveness of county government. We look forward to hearing from you.
David Martin - firstname.lastname@example.com
Executive Producer
Across the County Line
Public-sector communicators study with TCU faculty each summer as part of the Certified Public Communicator program, and this summer the program launches a new partnership.
TCU's School of Strategic Communication signed an agreement with the National Association of County Information Officers (NACIO) in February at a national meeting in Washington, D.C. The county communicators group will join the program's founding partner, the Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers. Both groups will serve to advise the program, ensuring that the certificate program continues to meet the needs of public-sector communicators.
"The program is the only continuing education opportunity in the nation that is geared specifically for local government public relations professionals," said NACIO President Todd McGee, who is also public relations director for the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners. "Many local governments pay consultants thousands of dollars to develop a comprehensive communications plan, so the program more than pays for itself."
McGee provided leadership for the partnership after reaching out to CPC faculty in 2013.
"We've already enjoyed working with one NACIO member currently in the program," said Jacqueline Lambiase, a program co-director at TCU. "Up until now, we've had an informal and productive partnership with the group through webinars and other discussion. It's nice to make it official."
A partner of the program enters into a reciprocal relationship with the CPC Advisory Board and TCU's School of Strategic Communication in these ways:
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Benefits of the CPC program at TCU:
The Certified Public Communicator Program at TCU offers leadership training and rigorous post-baccalaureate education for public information managers and communication professionals working for cities, counties, school districts, and other public and public-private agencies and organizations. The program encompasses the complexities, challenges, and importance of public communication to citizens and stakeholders. This summer's program is scheduled for the last week of July. For more information, visit www.certifiedpubliccommunicator.org.
Being an elected official is no easy task, especially for those who serve at the local level, such as a County Commissioner. With the long hours and low pay, County Commissioners are frequently asked to vote on such hot-button issues as zoning, school funding, where to site a new landfill, or economic incentives. All too often, these issues potentially negatively impact neighbors, friends, family members and co-workers, making for uncomfortable trips to the grocery store or to the little league field to watch your child or grandchild play.
For county commissioners, there is nowhere to hide once you have made a difficult decision. But trying to hide from a controversial vote is perhaps the worst tact you could take anyway. Instead, a commissioner should take steps to explain to the citizens exactly why a decision was made and how it will ultimately wind up benefitting the community.
By taking proactive steps to get ahead of the story, commissioners can make sure citizens have all the facts that went into the decision. You may not get the citizens to agree with your decision, but at least they will know why you made it and what your intentions were.
There are simple steps an elected official can take to help ensure their side of a story gets out. The most important step is to develop a professional relationship with the local media. This doesn't mean you have to become Facebook friends, send them holiday cards or invite them to your child's birthday party. But it does mean that you should treat the reporter with respect, understand what your role is in the process, and always be responsive to their requests for information and comments.
Remember that the reporter is your conduit to the public at large, and cooperating with the reporter on a story – even a controversial one – will help get your side of the story out. In this day of understaffed newsrooms and 24/7 news cycles, reporters are often working multiple beats while being asked to post on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other social media sites.
The competition to be the first to break a story is fierce, thanks to the ever-increasing amount of citizen journalists (i.e. bloggers). You should always be respectful of a reporter's deadlines, too. Remember that respect is a two-way street.
It is important to remember what your role is in the news-gathering process. As a county commissioner you – and not the reporter – are the expert. Your first goal is to help the reporter understand why a decision was made so they can in turn educate their readers (your constituents).
Don't assume a reporter knows the issue. The local government beat is one of the first beats given to new reporters, and if a reporter is coming from a different state, he or she may be accustomed to a local government system that is completely different. It is up to you to help the reporter understand how your local government system works so they won't make any errors when reporting a story.
Reporters will appreciate any help you provide, especially in making sure they publish accurate and verifiable facts. It doesn't mean they won't write about the controversial aspects of a story, and it doesn't mean they won't interview somebody from a citizens group or other organization that is opposed to your decision, but it should ensure that your side of the story is told.
It will also pay dividends down the road because reporters are always looking for good sources. The next time a citizen calls a reporter with another example of waste by their county government, the reporter might just call you to get the real story before deciding whether or not to write an article.
The next step is to develop a series of talking points about the issue. The key is to focus on the top two or three points and ignore some of the less-important factors. For some issues, there might be dozens of reasons behind the choice, but it is important that the commissioners settle on the top two or three key reasons for the decision. Each commissioner might have different reasons for why they voted, so it is important for a consensus to be reached on what are the key components and then for the board to stay on that message.
There are several guidelines to follow when developing your message. A message should communicate a benefit and describe a shared value. This is important because it enables you to make the connection with your citizens, to let them know how this decision will directly benefit them and the community at large.
Your message should also be short, concise and to the point. You need to be able to articulate this message in one or two sentences, because that's about how much time you will be given on the local news report. A study recently showed that the average sound bite on the national news is about nine seconds, down from 48 seconds in 1968. Broadcast stations are trying to cover many stories in a 30-minute broadcast, so they are spending less time on each individual story.
It is also important to humanize the message. If the Board of Commissioners adopts a new program that is designed to make the public school system better, think about how you say that. Which sounds better? A) This new program will improve the test scores in our public school system. Or, B) This new program will improve the quality of education for all the children in our community so they will have the chance at a promising future.
Your message should be boiled down to a handful of key points – and refer to them over and over.
If you are in an interview with a news reporter, it is okay to keep repeating yourself. Eventually the reporter will figure out that the points you keep repeating are what you feel are the important points.
It is also important to remember that a message is not about you, and a message is not a goal or a statistic. Statistics and facts can help support your message, but they are not the message in and of themselves.
The final step is to take the story to the citizens. Commissioners should be prepared to answer for the decision immediately. In most cases, reporters will be present at the meeting and will expect to be able to get some reaction from the board immediately after the meeting.
In this instance, it would be important to designate one commissioner – presumably the Board's appointed or elected chairperson – to serve as the official spokesperson. It is a lot easier to ensure the consistency of a message if only one person is delivering the message.
For controversial stories, it is likely that there will have already been reports in the local press about the issue because much of the mainstream media coverage of local government these days focuses on corruption and controversy. Newspapers in particular are trying to find a niche to help them survive, and government waste and abuse is always a top seller.
Because of this development, another key lesson for elected officials to learn is that you do not have to rely on the traditional news media to tell your story. In this day of 24/7 news cycles, counties can become their own media outlet. Consult with your public information officer to develop a press release, with facts and figures that highlight the key factors for your decision. The release should be posted on the official county website, preferably before the local newspaper hits doorsteps the next morning.
It is also very easy to post a video interview with the designated spokesperson that explains the rationale for the decision. The good news is you do not have to invest in a lot of studio equipment to produce Internet-quality videos. Many cellular phones these days shoot high-definition video. A good digital camera that can take still photos and shoot HD videos can be had for around $500. Editing software, a light kit, a wireless microphone and other odds and ends are not expensive either. A little investment in equipment can produce big returns in terms of public relations and public information.
For the past several years, the National Association of County Information Officers (NACIO) has hosted a workshop at the National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference on how to educate the public about a controversial decision. One of the questions we are always asked is for advice on dealing with negative press.
Unfortunately, negative press is inevitable, but it doesn't have to be devastating. By following the tips and guidelines listed above, elected officials can play a key role in helping the citizens better understand why a controversial decision was made.
Thomas Jefferson wrote often on the value of open, accessible government. He has many quotes that I have used to begin presentations to various groups, some of which I will include here:
Public Information Officers play a crucial role in preserving our democracy, by educating citizens about the services and programs that counties provide and communicating with citizens during times of crisis. These activities can overcome the negative perceptions and mistrust that many citizens have of government by helping citizens see how their county government is actually working for their benefit.
But all too often local elected officials don't understand the value of public information. Most counties do not even have public information officers. For those that do, the PIO is often viewed as a luxury and not a necessity; when budget difficulties arise, as has happened during the recession of the last few years, the PIO is often among the positions that are eliminated.
I think Thomas Jefferson would disagree with the idea that public information is a luxury that can only be supported during times of economic prosperity. In this day and age, a PIO is more important than ever. Newspapers are disappearing; some are folding, others are printing smaller and smaller editions with less staff than ever before.
In an effort to remain viable, the media has turned its focus to government corruption and waste. When controversy is the only story that gets significant coverage, it is easy for citizens to become disenfranchised.
The Internet has made it easier for citizens to get information, but it also makes it easy for citizens to post dis-information. It is easy for that dis-information to be accepted as fact if no one is available to set the record straight.
Lori Hudson of Hillsborough County, Fla., emerged victorious in the race for the open NACIO Second Vice President seat with a narrow win over Dave Rose of El Paso County, Colo.
Hudson will serve as NACIO Second Vice President through July 2013 to complete the remainder of the term. Former NACIO President Larry Liddell of Tunica County, Miss., resigned in October after his position was eliminated by the county.
Hudson is the Communications Director and has 17 years of experience in government communications and public affairs.
Todd McGee, the Communications Director for the N.C. Association of County Commissioners, will complete Liddell's term as President through July 2013, then serve his scheduled two-year term as President beginning in July 2013.
Jessica Beyer, Business Analyst and Communications Manager for Blue Earth County, Minn., is NACIO's First Vice President.
Does your county have a Citizens' Academy?
Should you?
This is a question being tossed about in a lot of counties across the nation today, and many are deciding they should. People are looking for the county to help them in some manner, and how can they get help if they don't know what or who to look for? Citizens' Academies are an excellent means of education for a public that is hungry for information about what counties can do for its people.
It begins with county leadership participating in the process. Every county administrator should be available to lead the discussion in the first class, and every department head taking the instructional lead in classes.
The National Association of Counties (NACo) has a board game called "Counties Work" that is instrumental in teaching the county story. The National Association of County Information Officers (NACIO) wholeheartedly endorses this fun educational game and, in fact, helped develop it with NACo.
New NACO priorities to advance NACO's Executive Director Matt Chase is already working to align organizational resources and federal policy goals, improve research on county innovations and solutions and enhance communications with the membership and partners. Furthermore, he is going to examine NACo's relationship building and partnership efforts with state associations, affiliates, corporations, foundations and other stakeholders.
Your constituents need to know that NACO assists counties in many ways, including cost-saving, efficiency and innovative solutions (including partnerships with state associations, affiliates and others), evaluating the financial, intellectual and human resources necessary to successfully implement the board's vision and objectives.
All of this can be included in a Citizens' Academy program in your county. Check out Helpful Links on the NACIO website and contact one of the counties listed that sponsors a Citizens' Academy. You will be taking the first step to educating your citizens as to what your county does for them and how they can take advantage of the benefits of county government!
NACIO President Larry Liddell of Tunica County, Miss., announced Sept. 11 that Jessica Beyer of Blue Earth County, Minn., had won the election for the vacant NACIO Second Vice President position. Beyer will serve as NACIO Second VP for the remainder of2012-13, and then ascend into the First Vice President position in July 2013.
"I am very pleased to announce that Jessica Beyer of Blue Earth County, Minnesota, has been elected by her peers as Second Vice President of the National Association of County Information Officers," said Liddell. "I am not only excited for her, but I am excited for NACIO as she exemplifies the quality of person we need to lead NACIO."
As Second VP, Beyer will work closely with Liddell and First Vice President Todd McGee of the N.C. Association of County Commissioners as the NACIO Executive Team. NACIO officers serve two-year terms. Liddell's tenure as President will end in July 2013, when McGee will then become President and Beyer will move into the First Vice President position. At that time, NACIO members will elect a new Second Vice President.
"Jessica's experience in county government and her previous involvement with NACIO as a Board member and as chair of the Awards of Excellence Competition in 2011 make her extremely qualified to serve as a NACIO officer," said McGee.
The Second Vice President position became open in July when Diana Buckley of Ellis County, Texas, announced that she had accepted a job in the private sector. NACIO bylaws state that members must work for a county government or state association of counties.


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It has become a holiday tradition for members of the West Hills Racquet and Fitness Club to donate books to scholar athletes at PT&E. Each year at the WHRFC there is a Christmas tree decorated with ornaments that have pictures of our students. On the back of each ornament is a description of our scholar athletes reading levels and their interests. Members of the WHRFC pick an ornament from the tree and then buy a book (or two) for "their scholar athlete". Last Tuesday 3 WHRFC members visited PT&E to drop off the presents!
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Urisori: DPCS Korean Music and Dance Class/
February 22, 2009 – June 7, 2010
Julia S. Park, Vice Presedent of Sejong, taught Korean Music and dance to the students of Democracy Prep Charter School (DPCS) in Harlem, New York. This hands-on learning through playing Korean traditional musical instruments provided an opportunity for the American students to learn and experience the Korean culture and see how the Korean people express their inner feelings through music and dance. 12 students learned "Poongmul Nori" and completed 12 classes and performed at DPCS' First Korean Festival Day on June 11, 2010.


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The Thurston Conservation District hosts the South Puget Sound Regional Envirothon competition annually each spring at the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Sign up for relevant notifications here, or register a team here.
Nora White
Education & Outreach Specialist
(360) 754-3588, ext. 105
What is Envirothon?
Envirothon is a hands-on, outdoor environmental science competition for high school students. Students compete in teams of five to demonstrate their knowledge in Soils, Forestry, Aquatics, Wildlife, and a current issue topic.
2019 Timeline:
This year's special topic is Agriculture and the Environment: Knowledge & Technology to Feed the World
Spring 2019, April 18th
South Puget Sound Regional Envirothon
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge in Olympia.
Spring 2019, Date TBD
Washington State Envirothon
Location TBD
Summer 2019, July 28 – August 2
International NCF Envirothon
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
Who can compete?
Students grade 9-12 from Mason, Lewis, Grays Harbor, Kitsap, Thurston, and Pierce Counties. Students must be from the same school, home school group, or local organization (ex. FFA). The winning team from EACH county gets to attend the Washington State Envirothon.
Why compete?
Participation in Envirothon is a huge boost to a student's résumé or college application. Students get to be part of a team and meet other young people from around the south sound who are interested in environmental science. The competition is proctored by professionals working in natural resources, giving students exposure to careers in the field. Teams get access to workshops on relevant environmental topics preceding the event. The winning teams get to attend the state Envirothon, where they'll compete for a chance to attend the international competition in Idaho.
Registration for the 2018 competition is closed. If you wish to be put on the mailing list to receive updates about dates and workshops for the 2019 competition, email us or fill out this quick form.
Once you have formed a team and are ready to register for the regional competition, you may fill out this online form or print this PDF form and return it by email or fax (360-236-0941).
2018 Competition Results!
Thurston County
1st…North Thurston High School
2nd…Capital High School
3rd…Avanti High School
Pierce County
1st…Science and Math Institute
2nd…Charles Wright Academy
3rd…Annie Wright Schools
We had such a fun day celebrating environmental science, our natural resources, and the spirit of competition with 64 students and educators from our community. It was a lovely, sunny day for students to explore the unique estuarine habitat of the Refuge and meet some of its local wildlife – including a mink and young bald eagle!
A big thank you to Pierce Conservation District for co-hosting with us! Thank you also to our amazing volunteers and our local sponsors, the Chehalis Tribe and Furniture Works, and the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge for letting us spend the day in your beautiful space. We truly appreciate you all for your support of environmental education for our community's youth!
And of course the biggest thank you goes to the students for their enthusiasm, teamwork, competitive spirit, and exemplary representation of their schools. Congratulations to all of you!


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Onus - Hey Dr. Ben! Hope you are having a great week! We were hoping you can answer some questions about when our customers should come in for IV hydration!
Dr. Ben - Awesome! Fire away.
Onus - Ok, let's start with this - how often should someone come in to Onus iV? Is there a benefit to getting a regular IV?
Dr. Ben- It really depends on the need. For those who are using IVs as a preventative measure, for example to prevent illness, they may wish to receive an immunity drip once monthly. This should be sufficient to boost one's immune function to fend off any would be viral illnesses, etc. However, an athlete who is training hard may wish to receive treatments more regularly. We have several professional athletes who come in on a weekly basis for this very reason. The effects of one IV treatment for one individual is not universally applicable to all. I would recommend seeing what works for you, depending on your individual needs.
Onus - Very interesting! Next - let's say you are heading out on an active adventure (marathon, intense hike, mountain biking trip) - would you schedule an appointment at Onus iV before or afterward?
Dr. Ben - Many athletes can attest to the benefits of post-exercise IV treatments. If you're feeling sore, fatigued, energy depleted post adventure, then absolutely, an IV will enhance your recovery time. Not to say you won't get there on your own without an IV, but if you want to enhance muscle recovery, lactate metabolism, and overall all around physiologic function, an IV will help you get there much faster.
Onus - Wow, that's interesting. What about when you are going out for a night on the town? Should I schedule an appointment ahead of time, or the next day?
Dr. Ben - Pre-hydration is key in preventing hangovers. Alcohol is a diuretic, which dehydrates you. This is the major component that causes a hangover. So if you pre-emptively fill your tank before a night on the town your likelihood of developing a hangover is much less. In addition, our ability to metabolize toxins are enhanced when we are well hydrated. A simple and steadfast rule is to drink one glass of water per alcoholic beverage. More importantly, an IV treatment the day after a big night on the town will undoubtedly improve your energy and clearance of toxins.
Onus - Great tips! One last thing - what IV would you pick today?
Dr. Ben - The WC (otherwise known as the Wilson Chandler). Shhh. Don't tell anyone, it's not on the menu. But if it's good enough for a top NBA draft pick, there's gotta be something to it. It's got it all and when you're in need of immunity, energy or recovery, it'll get you there.
Dr. Benjamin Wilks is one of the Onus iV Hydration co-founders and is a Board Certified physician who currently serves as an Attending EM Physician at Longmont United Hospital.


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November 17
Last Friday in Arts & Crafts my fifth graders made some simple friendship bracelets using yarn. This was part of the knitting project that my great partner Charo and I started about three weeks ago. As soon as our students learned how to make the slipknot everything went easy as pie. Everybody was so excited! Here are some pictures I took:
Hopefully, next week we'll start using the needles. Cool!
So say we all!!


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Long before city shopping malls, the great independently run department stores such as Falconers, Watt & Grant and Esslemont & Macintosh graced the bustling thoroughfare of Union Street.
They prided themselves in providing an exemplary selection of goods, from women's fashions and menswear to children's clothes and household goods. Although these stores are now gone, many of the items sold by them remain within Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums Collections, some of which are featured in this display.


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I am currently with a local startup, which don't want to be named. Our goal is to increase local usage of local content, to build a content company that conform to the local culture, and not letting the foreigner corrupt our beloved local culture!!!
We can't really tell what we really try to do, we can however show our technology stack, which we all really proud of 🙂 and hopefully certain information minister would be proud too.
We previously use Ubuntu, because african culture is OK, until they plan to put in a music store. That shows that Ubuntu really foreign company that try to corrupt our culture, we cannot allow that.
After much consideration, we going to move to Linux From Scratch, so that we can really check what we want to add and what not to add. We must not allow the westerner have a chance.
Which hopefully we don't need to rewrite an OS, because we really can't, because the lecturer in universiti never taught us that.
Web development
We originally plan to use python and django, now we know, python is really named after Monty Python, and Django, is named after Django Reinhardt, a jazz guitarist.
Two western media that will corrupt our mind, we cannot allow a joke on Spam to ruin us, you know Spam is a serious problem, how can you make it into a joke?? Django Reinhardt is a jazz guitarist, malaysian must not listen to that, no we must watch wayang kulit and all malaysian thing.
To minimize that, we will use haskell, precisely with happstack. because it does not show too much of the western culture.
It is hope that by starting from the technical level, we can be a content company that is suitable for the local culture.
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Frozen Planet – as you'll never see it again
Frozen Planet is the follow-up to the ground-breaking Planet Earth and has been created by the same award-winning team. Most of us will never travel to these great wildernesses and, even for those lucky enough to have gone, this portrait of our polar regions will surprise and astound. The Ice Worlds episode of Planet Earth attracted the most viewers and this series picks up where it left off. The Antarctic landmass and Arctic Ocean see the most extreme changes of climate on our planet. From the Great Melt in Spring to the 24-hour summer, the beginning of the Big Freeze and long dark winter, this epic series will follow the dramatic landscapes and the emotional life stories of the animals that live there. Following the stories of the polar bear and wolf in the North Pole and the adelie penguin and killer whale in the South Pole, we see how they survive these extremes, how they feed, mate and rear their young. Using the latest hi-tech cameras, the series will reveal animal behaviour as we've never seen before - the long, tender mating ritual of the polar bears, the vast penguin colonies, the Arctic's most impressive hunter, the wolf as well as eider ducks, gentle seals and socialable ravens. But the real star of this series is the ice and Frozen Planet will tell its story, from its formation to its movement and its beauty. And of course what the future holds for it. This is the last chance to explore our Frozen Planet before it changes forever.


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Earlier this month, I had put out a notification about the deals that Del Webb/Pulte were having during the month of February. Apparently, Pulte has decided to try to ramp it up even further.
Starting February 28th, Pulte & Del Webb will be offering extra incentives on almost all of their Las Vegas communities. There are free upgrades, huge incentives (up to $150,000) and a 4.4% interest rate (4.9% APR).
The big hook is the absurdly low interest rate through Pulte mortgage LLC, BUT the actual loan is an adjustable rate mortgage (ARM). So a word of caution. I can't stress enough why its important for a consumer to have their own representation when visiting a builder. If you are thinking about visiting a Pulte or Del Webb community to take advantage of this sale, call 702-493-8033. Free, expert representation is just a phone call away.
I just added information about a Pulte community in Mountain's Edge, Azure Canyon. They're eligible (at least according to the latest info) for the incentives and are 30% more efficient than the Energy Star standard. Thanks for stopping by.
UPDATE: Pulte added a wrinkle. You now need a voucher (email me) in order to take advantage of the sale. The interest rate requires you put 10% down on the property (for loans up to $417,000).


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MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH (15) 2017 United Kingdom 104 minutes. Directed by Daniel Jerome Gill; with Josh Whitehouse, Freya Mavor, Ian Hart, Steven Mackintosh.
If an abstract or compendium or aperçu of the Nineties (musically) could be said to be: Back to the Sixties, in Brit-pop terms that is, then Modern Life is Rubbish (the film) is back to the Nineties, the lodestar being Radiohead, that grouping of geniuses (or genii) who were (and are) always hovering just a little above (or below) the kind of commercial success that makes pretentiousness irrelevant (or at least able to be ignored by their most loyal fans) and so, continuing the theme, Modern Life is Rubbish (the movie) is a kind of built out album (with added bonuses), a slightly (in theme that is), though kind of enjoyably, extended version of a 2009 short film of the same name, which similarly hovers just above, or just near, an interesting take on the issue du jour, the destructive nature of digital life, especially as applicable to music and the individual genius (or genii) there attached. Phew!
What's most interesting about the film is that the main character, Liam (Josh Whitehouse), is in rebellion against any kind of digital or, for that matter, urban, hipster, what the Nineties may have termed yuppie, lifestyle. He doesn't want an iPhone, for example. What he does want is be a successful, ie. rich and famous, musician and songwriter, inherently, of course, contradicting his rebellious philosophy. In this contradiction there lies a potentially entertaining, and romantic, existential angst. The short film seems to know that; the long version? Not so much.
The short film is about a couple who, in the process of breaking up, are dividing up their CD collection; as is, unfortunately, the long film. This is maybe something couples in 2017 wouldn't bother doing, however many dodgy art school projects might be hidden inside. They would simply put the whole lot in the bin (the recycling hopefully); just too much plastic. Now, their vinyl collection… but unfortunately they are too young to have been bothered with a vinyl collection. So this in itself is a tricky thing, plot-wise. Natalie (Freya Mavor), his quondam girlfriend and financial and otherwise support, would probably just say: 'If you want them (the CDs), have them. I'm signing you out of my Spotify.' Or something similar.
What I wonder about this film is: why, if they wanted to make a film about someone rebelling against the life digital, they didn't just make one? Instead they've made another film which is sort of about someone rebelling against urban pretentiousness (laudably) but who is then led to an odd sort of personal epiphany, in which the embrace of all things internet equates to growing up, getting married and buying a house (presumably eventually, before they die, hopefully).
Given that there's much good about this film - it looks good, the acting is thoroughly rom-com attractive, nice music, it seems odd that the plot issues (CDs aren't a thing, the harm the internet is causing clearly is a thing), weren't identified and dealt with in the nine years between the short film becoming the long film. And couldn't someone see that it really isn't a satisfyingly happy ending for the girl to get what she wants (pretty much entirely but would she really have wanted that anyway), and for the guy to be comprehensively lobotomised (indicated by his new accountant's haircut) not to say having lost some other body parts in addition, when really what we, the audience, is screaming for is for him to convert his girl, and his world, into a wild, all-encompassing take down of, not just the man, but the whole industrial-digital-corporate blow-out. We want him to win, god damn it! And not just the girl. So, the film must be working on some level, for me to care about it this much. That's something, at least.
Paul Corcoran


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John Cummings (BS '69, MS '70, PhD '73)
I left Caltech and joined TRW in 1973. In 1975 I was hired by Sandia National Labs in Albuquerque, NM. I worked at Sandia for 32 years in several R&D and management positions. One of my more interesting Sandia assignments was serving in Washington DC as the Director of Critical Infrastructure Protection for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology division (2003-2005). I retired from Sandia in 2008. My wife Ellen and I split our time between WA and CO because our 2 sons and their families (8 grandkids) live in those 2 states. In addition to spending lots of time with our extended family, we also do volunteer work and are active in our church.


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So… since Virginia has already outed herself on Facebook by posting this picture of Spanish Lady. And since I actually took the photo… I think it gives me tacit permission to post it here too 🙂
This is Virginia's first time on the filly's back (and only the filly's second time under saddle). They look like a team already don't they?