text: "When you think of love, do you think of pain?" How many of us are carrying around all the pains of what we experienced as the result of an open heart? These song lyrics struck a chord in my heart. I loved with all of my heart, and then the person who I loved died. My heart was broken. 2 ½ years has shown me that we have the tremendous ability to heal and mend our wounds, and that the desire to give and receive love is as natural as anything… And so then, in moving on from a broken heart (all in our own natural timing, of course), what do we want to carry forward into the future, into our next experience of love? Cause those lyrics, "when you think of love do you think of pain," resonated me with very deeply because when I think of Mitch, yes, I think of the love we shared, but I also think of the sheer earth shattering pain of what it was to lose him… and do I want to carry that pain and that fear of loss into the next relationship? Cause I know now, death is a real possibility, break-ups, betrayals, they are all real possibilities, but do I want to carry around a shield to protect myself from those potential heart-breakers, or do I want to be mindful that those potentials exist and risk loving anyway? Cause the thing is, it feels so good to love, and it feels so good to receive love, it feels so natural… So, to hold it all, cause the potential in living with an open-heart is to experience the greatest love and the greatest pain. And in playing it safely, am I really willing to forgo loving again with all that I am? No, and that is a choice we make, and it's a choice that takes courage, especially if we're wise to how painful it can feel, and also to how damn good it can feel. And so I can choose to look back with the fondest of memories, knowing that a heart open to love is a beautiful thing indeed.


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if you saw me last night, i was in a pair of harem black BEBE knit pants. I was extra comfy in them all night in the city. I got to be honest tho, they were too big for me! they were the last size at the BEBE outlet store, but it was for only $5 dollhairs!!!! i had to cop.
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H&M top with sequence embellishment
Aldo faux snake skin shoes
Vintage black & gold chain purse
H&M black motorcycle leather jacket
Forever 21 NBA wifed up Blue Diamond ring
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Learning to Surrender to God
I'm learning to let go of control. To stop chasing perfection. To live for the good stuff in life. I'm learning that perfection is an unrealistic idea that robs of us the moments that are in front of us. I'm learning to stop looking at others and where they are and start focusing on God and what He has planned for me.
Over the last few years, I've learned a lot about surrendering to God. As someone who used to try to plan and control too many things, learning to sit with open arms and an open heart, listening for God's plan hasn't been easy. I wish I could say that it comes naturally to me. That I have always let God be in control. But if I'm being honest, it hasn't always been that way. The old me hated to admit that I was imperfect, but I'm learning to embrace the imperfections and surrender my control to God.
Surrendering control
As a mom of a busy toddler and new baby, wife to a hardworking husband, and owner of a growing business, there are many opportunities to control. Many times I want things to be perfect, but they aren't. And that's the way it should be. Life happens in the imperfect, messy moments and I don't want to miss out on that. I want to live a life full of imperfect, messy moments and enjoy every second of it. I want to look back and know that my life was full of what really mattered. In the end, does it really matter if things are perfect? And what if they already are? What if you just need to embrace your life the way it looks now?
I have been a little bit of a control freak most of my life. Ok, maybe a lot. It has come out in my parenting, my marriage, and my daily life. But for a long time I didn't look at it that way. I thought I was being diligent, getting things done, and making decisions. I felt like I was doing what I thought was right and making it happen. It wasn't until I felt the aftershock of my controlling moments that I knew it was doing more harm than good. I realized that I was controlling even when I didn't know it. I don't mean this in a negative way. I wasn't intentionally trying to control everyone and everything. I was simply striving for what I thought I wanted. I was attempting to make things go the way I thought they should. But ultimately, I was making things harder on myself and everyone else. And when I stopped trying to control things into perfection and started embracing my life the way it is, things changed.
I am learning to be fully present in the moments of life that may not be picture perfect. And in this time I have found that my life is brighter, fuller, and overall happier. I am less busy, bossy, and stressed out. I am more relaxed, easygoing, and optimistic. My relationships are better. My life is simpler. Things are just easy. I stopped worrying about being in control and striving for that idea of perfection, and started focusing on the perfect things that God places in front of me every day. I learned to surrender my control to God's because His way is so much better than anything we could ever imagine for ourselves.
Surrendering my plan
Instead of trusting in God and His plan, I was trying to force my own. Life wasn't perfect. It wasn't the way I envisioned it to be. It still isn't. But I know that the way it is now is so much better than anything I could have ever planned for myself. This may not be what I wanted, but it is what God wants for me. I slowly realized that by focusing on Him and His plan, everything else would take care of itself. It's still a work in progress, but I strive to do this now even in my daily tasks. I wake up now more ready to take on each day because I stopped trying to force my own plan for the day. Instead, I pray first thing in the morning for God to show me what He wants me to see that day, do what He wants me to do, and remember to live in the moment for what it is.
I used to get stressed out and overwhelmed so easily when things didn't go as planned or scheduled. I still do. But I'm getting better at reminding myself that my to do list isn't going anywhere, but this day is. And even if things don't follow my plan each day, week, or year, I'm still working towards what really matters in my life. Surrendering my plan for God's has been so freeing and given me such an amazing peace that I never thought possible.
Surrendering my heart
Learning to surrender to God has opened my heart to so much. I've experienced so much joy, peace, and understanding that has left me wanting more. Surrendering my control, my plan, and my heart has given me a freedom I never imagined. I see things differently. I understand things more. I know that He is always with me and always guiding me to where I need to go. Surrendering to God isn't an easy thing. As humans, we naturally want to take control. But learning to let go of that grip and blindly following Him wherever He takes you is exactly the leap of faith He wants you to take.
I have a long way to go. It will probably always be a work in progress. But for now, I am content. I look to God first. I keep my arms open for Him and His plan, and I can't wait to see where it takes me next.
RACHEL GREEN, Designer, Writer, Encourager
I came across Rachel's instagram account and quickly connected with her on so many levels. She encourages me with her humble spirit and I am confident she will encourage you too. Here are some other places you can find Rachel:
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Riding your own bike/
I was fortunate enough to get a leave pass to ride to Phillip Island for the Moto GP last year. When leaving from the Hunter Valley all the riding is good riding, with very little time spent on the long straight highways.
As we started to enter the Snowy mountain passes the motorcycle traffic increased, and inevitably we found ourselves overtaking, being overtaken, or increasing the size of the riding groups. When this was happening through the windy sections of road I couldn't help but think of a phrase I heard when I first started riding on the road: "Ride your own bike".
This does not refer to lending or borrowing bikes, but the attitude you take and decisions you make while in group riding scenarios. When following another rider or having riders follow you there is always the possibility of you ignoring/forgetting basic systems of control and making dangerous errors. You can find yourself being either pushed or pulled into poor tip-in points, or selecting a speed and gear that you are not comfortable with. You must remember to say in your head, "Ride your own bike".
Let's take the example of following a rider into a series of corners, and this rider is a more competent rider and a little more relaxed with speed limits than yourself.
More than likely you will be target fixating on his bike, looking for brake lights, choosing your speed by maintaining a gap. All of this takes your mind away from assessing the oncoming bend for yourself, judging your first tip in point, scanning road surface conditions and constantly reassessing road position,speed and potential hazards.
When you notice them pull away a bit you increase your straight line speed to catch up the gap. For the next corner you now have to brake harder than before which can unsettle suspension, tyres and your mind. You know he's faster than you so you think to tip in when he does… or so you think. More often than not you've tipped in too early. Add this to your increased speed and unsettled bike you can quickly find yourself running wide into leaf litter, barriers or oncoming traffic. If you are lucky, you come away safely. But so often people's luck will run out.
The best fix to avoid the scenario above is to swallow the pride, back off or pull over, and get to riding with clear road ahead and no headlights in the rear vision mirrors. With the time and space to "Ride your own bike" you will again focus on your safe systems of control and improve your chances of arriving safely. With more time in the saddle you may find yourself "that" rider that people are trying to keep up with, but until then, focus on the important bits like identifying lines, tip in points etc.
Remember that even by doing everything right you can have wildlife and oncoming traffic cause an accident. Cars with trailers, trucks and other motorcyclists are all serial offenders crossing lines and removing your safety margin, don't give away even more space by Riding Someone Else's Bike.
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Delta's plan to block third-party sites is more than a game of chicken
In Strategy 101, competition is pretty straightforward. You go to market with your best combinations of price, features, and other attributes, your competitor does the same, and may the best company win. This simple picture, however, gets a bit more nuanced when competitive moves are aimed not so much at beating the competition as tilting the playing field.
I was reminded of this today when reading about the changing nature of power dynamics in the airline business.
Delta Air Lines (DAL), notably, is now refusing to allow many third-party sites such as TripAdvisor (TRIP) or European online travel agencies to access their information or book flights. Lufthansa is taking things even further, actually charging customers extra for booking on a third-party site rather than on their own.
The goal of these decisions is to take back some of the power that a more competitive industry had given up. When online sites first dis-intermediated travel agents, the lure of buying your own tickets on the Internet was that you could conveniently compare prices online, pushing airlines to compete aggressively for the customer dollar and making flying pretty much a commodity experience.
For the airlines, this was a bad deal. Competing on price and losing access to your customers because distributors are closing the sales is not fun. As the industry has consolidated, however, the airlines are less dependent on those third parties, driving customers to their own sites instead, which allows them to not only capture customer information, but to offer extras and perks (for sale, of course).
Which brings me back to what a competitive move is really intended to accomplish. Sometimes, a move is intended as a trial balloon or as in chess, a gambit. You may not be sure the move will work, but it gives the player information.
Gambits allow a company to make a sacrifice in order to test the waters for an unconventional move in its strategy or to signal to other players in the industry that customers might be willing to make tradeoffs that are in the industry's favor.
The airlines offer an illustrative setting. When customers didn't openly rebel at the 2008 introduction of a first-checked-bag fee by a major carrier (American Airlines), this sent a signal to the others. While some customers stopped checking baggage altogether, the rest tolerated the fees, creating a significant new revenue stream for the airlines, which led to the unbundling of the air travel experience.
Gambits don't always work. Around the same time that airlines were finding that customers would actually pony up for checked bag fees, US Airways (AAL) instituted charges for soft drinks and water. The public backlash was severe, and no other airline followed. After a few months, US Air backed down citing nasty reputational effects as the only airline to charge for a soda. It was a symbolic disaster that to customers represented everything else they hated about US Airways.
In the latest round of industry power-rebalancing, the airlines haven't given up on third-party distributors altogether. Information is still available on some of the big aggregators such as Expedia (EXPE) and Kayak (PCLN), which have a fair amount of market power as they themselves have been consolidating.
But the model is starting to fragment, and for many end customers the pain of shopping on multiple, fragmented sites is considerable. This gambit looks like a win for airlines like Delta.


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I've been asked on numerous occasions about the inspiration behind my latest thriller – Banished Threads. Not only does this come from my experience as an art gallery owner and director, but also through my love for great mysteries and extensive travels abroad.
For most of my life, I've been fascinated by the arts—visual, literary, and performance. I was never given the opportunity to take dance classes and was too shy to sing outside of choir, but drawing was another matter altogether. I was literally obsessed with sketching and would cover pads of paper with pictures of people, places and all kinds of things. At the age of eight, I penned my first poem and loved the attention it garnered. Two years later, I entered a poetry and prose contest sponsored by the Seattle Rotary and won a $50 prize for first place. That was all it took to set me on the road to writing.
Throughout high school, I made entries in my journals practically every day—any thing from poetry and short stories to quotes and interesting thoughts that came to mind. Years later, I attended Highline Community College in Midway, Washington, and it was here that my real interest took shape. While taking a literature course from Lonny Kaneko, a highly-respected professor, and listening to stories about his troubled life, I realized I had stories of my own to tell. But life took a different direction. I married shortly after meeting my husband and by the age of 28, I was the mother of three very active daughters. In addition to playing an active role in my husband's business endeavors, I became involved in all aspects of my children's lives—taxi duties, cheerleading coaching, script rehearsals and relationship counselling, to name a few.
When my youngest daughter left home to attend college, my dream of opening an art gallery was realized and was added to the list of 27 diverse companies under my husband's Yoshida Group umbrella. During this 8-year experience, I became acquainted with and committed to over 400 artists in the northwest, exposing their talents at monthly shows and through national marketing efforts.
With all of these wonderful people coming in and out of my life, I knew one day I would bring a few of them together in one of my stories, and the opportunity arose with the writing of Banished Threads. Although this is the third book in my Threads series and picks up where Severed Threads left off, it truly stands alone. Within the pages of this self-published book, you will find interesting people, fun facts, historical places, twist and turns, and thrilling suspense. As with each book I write, a common thread exists. My flawed characters and their dilemmas are designed to reach into your heart and remind readers that they can overcome any obstacle in their lives if they just have faith in the possibility.
About the Author
Kaylin McFarren is a California native who has enjoyed traveling around the world. She previously worked as director for a fine art gallery, where she helped foster the careers of various artists before feeling the urge to satisfy her own creative impulses.
Since launching her writing career, McFarren has earned more than a dozen literary awards in addition to a finalist spot in the 2008 RWA Golden Heart Contest. A member of RWA, Rose City Romance Writers, and Willamette Writers, she also lends her participation and support to various charitable and educational organizations in the Pacific Northwest.
McFarren currently lives with her husband in Oregon and visits her second home in California once a month. They have three grown daughters and two grandchildren, and look forward to having more.
Her latest book is the romantic suspense, Banished Threads


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10.16.16 Character Studies EP
This EP started as an idea to write some original songs that were less personal. It started as a writing exercise for myself: Take a character from a TV show that I really feel like I understand, and write a song from their perspective. After writing one it turned into another, and so on. At some point I decided to give myself a deadline, plan a release show, mix it all myself, and tell my friends. This EP was done in one month, written, performed, and mixed by myself with lots of guidance and a couple live instruments- not played by myself- to credit. Click the image to listen/purchase.
The Bieber Project is a project I put together in the beginning of 2016. I, with the help of several others, re-imagined and re-arranged 3 songs off of Justin Bieber's newest album "Purpose". Thanks to a small GoFundMe and my talented friends we were able to rehearse and record these live in my studio apartment in Los Angeles over 2 days.


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It was an opportunity to improve an existing tour (service) in order to compete in a "red ocean". Savannah, GA-USA is a complex market related with tourism because this city receives more than 13 millions visitors per year.
How might we identify agile principles to generate service innovation?
Helping the owners of this company to shift their good dominant logic mentality was the key component. The primary unit of exchange are services. People exchange to acquire the benefit of specialized competences (knowledge & skills), or services.
The research approach and methods used
Secondary Research: Popular media Scan was a cultural barometer that we used to register what was happening or emerging on the cultural landscape of Tours in Savannah, GA, USA. We analyzed a synthesize the data through a competitive landscape.
Primary Research: observation, shadowing and subject-matter experts' interviews.
The industry
Tourism in Savannah, GA, USA.
Some key findings
Savannah has a considerable range of tours. The word of mouth plays an important role to compete. We identified several opportunities to provide a better service. One recommendation that sounds simple but resonate for stakeholder was helping users to get ready before the tour began. This created a much better experience.
The price that you are willing to pay is directly connected with the experience received. Therefore, providing a free tour and rely on tips was an effective strategy.
My specific role on the project
I worked as a researcher and strategist. A group of three designers including myself used a service design approach and tools to improve the walk tour industry an stay relevant in this aggresive sector.
The impact of research findings on design and business strategies
The owners understood that it's better has ten people who love your product than hundred that just like it. The people who love you are going to make your service stay alive.
Let's talk about service design
-Vargo, Stephen, and Robert Lusch. "Evolving to a New Dominant Logic for Marketing." American Marketing Association 68.1 (2004): 1-17. Print.
Marketing has moved from a goods-dominant view, in which tangible output and discrete transactions were central, to a service-dominat view, in which intangibility, exchange processes, and relationships are central.
Services as the application of specialized competences (knowledge and skills) through deeds, processes, and performances for the benefit of another entity or the entity itself.
The service-centered dominant logic perceives operant resources as primary, because they are the producers of effects.
This shift in the primacy of resources has implications for how exchange processes, markets, and customers are perceived and approached.
"What is needed is not an interpretation of the utility created by marketing, but a marketing interpretation of the whole process of creating utility"


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Colin Whitebread has an exhibition of paintings at For the Love of Jo Coffee Shop in downtown Stouffville for the month of December. Stop by and have a peak.
Colin says
"In an attempt to counteract too much doing and over-analyzing I paint to be more mindful and present to the beauty of our world. It is for me a spiritual exploration. At the easel I attempt to express myself and enliven my subject matter with colour. I love art history, and am inspired by a wide range of artists past and present. Chagall, Klimt, Hunderwasser,Van Gogh, Picasso and many more are sources of inspiration. As I paint and draw more, I find myself becoming more experimental with media and more abstract. My favourite media is acrylic , mostly for health reasons, but I love oil for many reasons. Art is an awesome way to explore life's journey and hopefully bring some wonder to others. Let's keep on creating"


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The Evolution of Association Reporting: Business Intelligence, Predictive Analytics and Power BI
Do you remember the old days at associations? Back when a static spreadsheet was "good enough" for your reporting needs? The Executive Director would ask you for a report on annual meeting attendance. And even though it was late on a Friday afternoon, you knew that you could whip that up yourself in no time and still beat your friends to happy hour.
But, then times changed.
Long spreadsheets with rows and rows of data on it started to mean less and less. Since your spreadsheet was not connected to a live data source, the information quickly became stale. The integrity of the report suffered from lack of an audit trail. And, while it did contain information, your spreadsheet was missing a critical component: intelligence.
You, like many others at your association, started to doubt the usefulness of the old reliable spreadsheet. After all, was it really telling your CEO anything meaningful? Could it offer insight into which marketing tactics were working? Could it anticipate how your attendees might respond to a new track? Could it identify any patterns in meeting attendance? No, it could not.
Association reporting needs evolved. Now, the questions you need to answer look more like this:
- Do certain geographic regions have an affinity for attending our events? If so, what tracks do they gravitate towards?
- Which digital marketing channels do exhibitor leads have a tendency to engage in?
- Do repeat attendees have a fondness for promoting your events on social media?
- What's the likelihood that Attendee X will register again for next year's meeting?
- Which sponsors are likely to be your most profitable given their past behaviors and interest?
Simply displaying alphanumeric characters in a bunch of cells won't answer these questions. This is really about telling the story behind the data.
You are probably now asking yourself: How am I going to be able to tell this story and still make it in time for happy hour?
The answer is with a solid business intelligence (BI) reporting tool. The best BI reporting tools will be:
- Accessible—is there a portal where you can upload the reports that you created and share them with anyone in your association?
- Scalable—can your tool easily transform, refresh, and merge data from multiple data sources?
- Visual—can you present your data visually through interactive maps, charts, and maps?
- Mobile—can your CEO access the reports from their tablet or mobile phone?
- Predictive—does your tool have built-in predictive forecasting models to automatically detect seasonality in the data to provide forecast results?
Analytic tools like Power BI for Office 365 are what your association needs for self service business intelligence. No longer will you have to hunt down the "data guy" at your association to download that report for you. Power BI is a business intelligence & analytics solution that combines the familiarity of Excel with the power of the cloud. You'll analyze your data in Excel and then share and collaborate with your team in Office 365.
Contact us today to discuss how your association can extract useful insights from big data in an accessible, do-it-yourself model.


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Podcast #863: New TV Shows for Fall 2018
This year's batch of Fall TV Premieres snuck up on us a bit. Here we are, the last show in September, and just now getting to the new shows coming out. In fact, this prior week may have been the biggest week for new and returning show premieres of the season. If you missed something that looks great, the good news is that you can probably find it on Hulu or the Networks' streaming app.
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New TV Shows for Fall 2018
This year's batch of Fall TV Premieres snuck up on us a bit. Here we are, the last show in September, and just now getting to the new shows coming out. In fact, this week may have been the biggest week for new and returning show premieres of the season. If you missed something that looks great, the good news is that you can probably find it on Hulu or the Networks' streaming app. Esquire has a great list of every premiere date up to September 30.
Monday, Sept. 24
Magnum P.I. (CBS)
Magnum P.I. is a modern take on the classic series starring Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum, a decorated former Navy SEAL who, upon returning home from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator in Hawaii.
Manifest (NBC)
Once Upon a Time's Josh Dallas stars in this mystery thriller about passengers on a plane who arrive at their destination after a few-hour flight only to learn that five years have somehow gone by in the world. Presuming the passengers and crew dead, their loved ones have mourned them and already moved on. Thrown into this impossible situation, the people who had been aboard the flight will be forced to figure out how to pick up the pieces of their personal lives, as well as the greater purpose that is their destiny.
Tuesday, Sept. 25
FBI, from Emmy Award winner Dick Wolf, is a fast-paced drama about the inner workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. These first-class agents -- including Special Agent Maggie Bell (Missy Peregrym) and her partner, Special Agent Omar Adom 'OA' Zidan (Zeeko Zaki) -- bring all their talents, intellect and technical expertise to tenaciously investigate cases of tremendous magnitude, including terrorism, organized crime and counterintelligence.
New Amsterdam (NBC)
Inspired by Bellevue, the oldest public hospital in America, this unique medical drama follows the brilliant and charming Dr. Max Goodwin (The Blacklist's Ryan Eggold), the institution's newest medical director who sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care. Not taking 'no' for an answer, Dr. Goodwin must disrupt the status quo and prove he will stop at nothing to breathe new life into this understaffed, underfunded and underappreciated hospital -- the only one in the world capable of treating Ebola patients, prisoners from Rikers and the President of the United States under one roof -- and return it to the glory that put it on the map.
Wednesday, Sept. 26
A Million Little Things (ABC)
They say friendship isn't one big thing, it's a million little things -- and that's true for a group of friends from Boston who bonded under unexpected circumstances. Some have achieved success, others are struggling in their careers and relationships, but all of them feel stuck in life. After one of them dies unexpectedly, it's just the wake-up call the others need to finally start living. Along the way, they discover that friends may be the one thing to save them from themselves.
Single Parents (ABC)
This ensemble comedy follows a group of single parents as they lean on each other to help raise their 7-year-old kids and maintain some kind of personal lives outside of parenthood. The series begins when the group meets Will (Taran Killam), a 30-something guy who's been so focused on raising his daughter that he's lost sight of who he is as a man. When the other single parents see just how far down the rabbit hole of PTA, parenting and princesses Will has gone, they band together to get him out in the dating world and make him realize that being a great parent doesn't mean sacrificing everything about your own identity.
Thursday, Sept. 27
Murphy Brown (CBS)
Candice Bergen and series creator Diane English reunite for the revival of the groundbreaking comedy about the eponymous broadcast news legend and her biting take on current events. Now in a world of 24-hour cable, social media, "fake news" and a vastly different political climate, Murphy returns to the airwaves with her original FYI team: lifestyle reporter Corky Sherwood (Faith Ford), investigative journalist Frank Fontana (Joe Regalbuto) and producer Miles Silverberg (Grant Shaud). Murphy's son, Avery, shares his mother's competitive spirit and quick wit, and has followed in her journalistic footsteps - perhaps too closely. Now back in the game, Murphy is determined to draw the line between good television and honest reporting, proving that the world needs Murphy Brown now more than ever.
Friday, Sept. 28
The Cool Kids (Fox)
From executive producer Charlie Day and starring David Alan Grier, Martin Mull, Leslie Jordan and Vicki Lawrence, The Cool Kids is a multi-camera comedy about a rag-tag group of friends living in a retirement community who are willing to break every rule in order to have fun -- because, at their age, what do they really have to lose? What unites them all is their shared belief that they're not done yet -- not by a long shot. These self-proclaimed "cool kids" are determined to make the third act of their lives the craziest one yet.
Sunday, Sept. 30
God Friended Me (CBS)
Brandon Micheal Hall stars in this humorous, uplifting drama as Miles Finer, an outspoken atheist whose life is turned upside down when he receives a friend request on social media from God and unwittingly becomes an agent of change in the lives and destinies of others around him.
Monday, Oct. 1
Happy Together (CBS)
Damon Wayans Jr. and Amber Stevens West star in this comedy about a thirtysomething happily married couple who begin to reconnect with their younger, cooler selves when Cooper (Felix Mallard), an exuberant young pop star drawn to their super ordinary suburban life, unexpectedly moves in with them.
The Neighborhood (CBS)
The Neighborhood is a comedy about what happens when the friendliest guy in the Midwest moves his family (the Johnsons) to a neighborhood in Los Angeles where not everyone looks like him or appreciates his extreme neighborliness. Cedric the Entertainer stars as Calvin Butler, the Johnsons' opinionated next door neighbor, who is wary of the newcomers, certain that the Johnsons will disrupt the culture on the block.
Wednesday, Oct. 10
All American (CW)
Think The O.C. meets Friday Night Lights: A talented football player from South Los Angeles earns the chance to play football at Beverly Hills High, and his friends and family clash as the two worlds collide. The show is based on the real-life story of pro football player Spencer Paysinger. Taye Diggs stars as the Beverly Hills High coach.
Sunday, Oct. 14
Charmed (CW)
Charmed is getting a reboot from creators who previously wrote for Greek and Jane the Virgin. The pilot episodes, which aired at Comic Con, implied that the three witches earned their powers to fight the patriarchy at this moment because the "weakest man" had taken over the office of president.
The Alec Baldwin Show (ABC)
Alec Baldwin has been hosting an interview podcast called Here's the Thing for years. His new talk show aims to adapt that model for television. The weekly show will feature lengthy sit-down interviews with celebrities. A pilot episode with Jerry Seinfeld and Kate McKinnon as guests aired last spring.
Tuesday, Oct. 16
The Conners (ABC)
The revival of Roseanne was cancelled earlier this year. But some of her family members are remaining on the air. ABC confirmed that a Roseanne spinoff starring Laurie Metcalfe as Jackie, John Goodman as Dan and Sara Gilbert as Darlene will air this fall. ABC executives have said the show will deal with a number of the same thematic issues, including financial struggles, but they have remained mum on how the show will explain the character of Roseanne's absence from the series.
The Kids Are Alright (ABC)
Set in the 1970s, this ensemble comedy follows a traditional Irish-Catholic family, the Clearys, as they navigate big and small changes during one of America's most turbulent decades. In a working-class neighborhood outside Los Angeles, Mike (Michael Cudlitz) and Peggy (Mary McCormack) raise eight boisterous boys who live out their days with little supervision. The household is turned upside down when oldest son Lawrence (Sam Straley) returns home and announces he's quitting the seminary to go off and "save the world." Times are changing and this family will never be the same.
The Rookie (ABC)
Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan (Nathan Fillion), who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis. If he can't keep up with the young cops and the criminals, he'll be risking lives including his own. But if he can use his life experience, determination and sense of humor to give him an edge, he may just become a success in this new chapter of his life.
Mid-Season / Summer / TBD
Whiskey Cavalier (ABC)
Whiskey Cavalier is a high-octane, hour-long action dramedy that follows the adventures of tough but tender FBI super-agent Will Chase (codename: "Whiskey Cavalier"), played by Scott Foley. Following an emotional breakup, Chase is assigned to work with badass CIA operative Francesca "Frankie" Trowbridge (codename: "Fiery Tribune"), played by Lauren Cohan. Together, they lead an inter-agency team of flawed, funny and heroic spies who periodically save the world (and each other) while navigating the rocky roads of friendship, romance and office politics.
Abby's (NBC)
Abby's is an unlicensed bar run by Abby (The Grinder's Natalie Morales) in San Diego where the regulars enthusiastically enforce a unique set of rules that give them a sense of community and allow them to avoid the frustrating behavior found at other establishments. The multi-camera comedy will be filmed outside in front of a live studio audience.
The Enemy Within (NBC)
In this fast-paced, spy thriller, Erica Shepherd (Jennifer Carpenter) is a brilliant former CIA operative, now known as the most notorious traitor in American history, serving life in a Supermax prison. Against every fiber of his being but with nowhere else to turn, FBI Agent Will Keaton (Morris Chestnut) enlists Shepherd to help track down a fiercely dangerous and elusive criminal she knows all too well. For Keaton, it's not easy to trust the woman who cost him so much. While Shepherd and Keaton have different motivations for bringing the enemy to justice, they both know that to catch a spy... they must think like one.
The Passage (Fox)
Based on author Justin Cronin's best-selling trilogy of the same name, The Passage is an epic, character-driven thriller about a secret government medical facility experimenting with a dangerous virus that could either cure all disease or cause the downfall of the human race. The series focuses on 10-year-old Amy Bellafonte (Saniyya Sidney), who is chosen to be a test subject for this experiment, and Brad Wolgast (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), the federal agent who becomes her surrogate father as he tries to protect her.
Schooled (ABC)
This spin-off of The Goldbergs is set in the 1990s and follows the hilarious teachers of William Penn Academy - led by Tim Meadows (Principal Glascott), Bryan Callen (Coach Mellor) and AJ Michalka (Lainey Lewis) - who, despite their eccentricities and crazy personal lives, are heroes to their students.
Fam (CBS)
Fam stars Nina Dobrev and Tone Bell in a comedy about a woman whose vision of a perfect life with her adoring fiancé and his wonderful family is radically altered when her 16-year-old, out-of-control half-sister unexpectedly comes to live with her.
The Fix (ABC)
Attorney and author Marcia Clark co-writes and executive produces a new legal drama about Maya Travis (Robin Tunney), an L.A. district attorney who suffers a devastating defeat when prosecuting an A-list actor for double murder. With her high-profile career derailed, she flees for a quieter life in Washington. Eight years later, when this same celebrity is under suspicion for another murder, Maya Travis is lured back to the DA's office for another chance at justice.
Grand Hotel (ABC)
Eva Longoria executive produces this bold, provocative drama set at the last family-owned hotel in multicultural Miami Beach. Charismatic Santiago Mendoza (Demian Bichir) owns the hotel, while his glamorous second wife, Gigi (Roselyn Sanchez), and their adult children enjoy the spoils of success. The hotel's loyal staff round out a contemporary, fresh take on an upstairs/downstairs story. Wealthy and beautiful guests bask in luxury, but scandals, escalating debt and explosive secrets hide beneath the picture-perfect exterior. The show is based on the Spanish series.
I Feel Bad (NBC)
Produced by Amy Poehler, this half-hour comedy follows a woman (Sarayu Blue) and her unfiltered takes on trying to have it all. It's based on the book I Feel Bad. All Day. Every Day. About Everything. written by Orli Auslander. Paul Edelstein also stars.
The InBetween (NBC)
Following in the steps of Ghost Whisperer, this paranormal procedural focuses on a woman who can communicate with the dead. Harriet Dyer stars as Cassie Bishop, a woman who uses her clairvoyant gifts in order to help the police solve some of the city's most puzzling cases. Arrow's Paul Blackthorne will also star, having left The CW show ahead of its seventh season.
Proven Innocent (FOX)
This midseason drama follows an underdog criminal defense firm led by Madeline Scott (Rachelle Lefevre), a fierce and uncompromising lawyer with a hunger for justice. At age 18, she was wrongfully convicted, along with her brother Levi (Riley Smith), in a sensational murder case that made her an infamous media obsession, a household name and a national cause célèbre. Madeline's bold and bullish tactics earn her a number of enemies -- especially Gore Bellows (Brian d'Arcy James), the prosecutor who initially put her away and still believes in her guilt. Despite Bellows' ceaseless quest to see her behind bars again, Madeline will continue to defend others, even as she fights to maintain her innocence and searches for the real killer in her own case.
The Red Line (CBS)
From acclaimed producers Ava DuVernay and Greg Berlanti, The Red Line follows the lives of three vastly different Chicago families whose stories of loss and tragedy intersect in the wake of the mistaken shooting of an African American doctor by a white cop. The Red Line cast includes Noah Wyle, Emayatzy Corinealdi and Aliyah Royale.
Rel (Fox)
Rel Howery (The Carmichael Show) stars in this comedy loosely based on his life. Set in Chicago, it follows Lil Rel, a positive-thinking man whose ideals are put to the test when he discovers his wife has been cheating on him. As Lil Rel rebuilds his life after a divorce, he tries to find love and respect on the South Side.
The Village (NBC)
The Village is a brownstone in Brooklyn with exceptionally unique tenants despite its ordinary exterior. The show will tell the heartwarming and challenging stories of the residents, which include Sarah, a single mom and nurse; Gabe, a young law student with a much older roommate; Nick, a war veteran; and Ava, a mother protecting her son from ICE.


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A 56-year old man from Highlands was robbed last night by four unarmed men.
Harare Province Police Spokesperson, Inspector James Sabau, said the robbers came around midnight with spanners and assaulted the man with his wife taking US$3 250, two nokia C3 cellphones and jewelry worth a thousand dollars.
Inspector Sabau has encouraged the public to be on a look out for similar cases and report to the police.


text: Share: Comments Print January 10, 2010 at 6:50 PM Carroll reportedly resigns at USC, Sarkisian says he wasn't contacted Posted by Bob Condotta Sounds like what has been rumored for several days has finally happened as the LA Daily News is reporting tonight that Pete Carroll has resigned as coach at USC. That clears the way for Carroll to become the new coach of the Seahawks — Danny O'Neil of our staff has the latest on that here. The most relevant question of this for UW fans may be who succeeds Carroll at USC. UW coach Steve Sarkisian was assistant head coach at USC from 2005-2008 along with offensive coordinator in 2007 and 2008 before coming to UW. The LA Daily News reported earlier today that Sarkisian had been contacted but said no thanks. Sarkisian said via e-mail to the Times tonight that he was not contacted by USC. But he also has said he is not interested in leaving UW, saying Friday that Washington "is my dream job." Another report of Sarkisian's reported contact with USC referred to him as a "fallback" candidate. But again, Sarkisian told the Times tonight he was not contacted by USC. USC's search for a new coach is expected to begin with Oregon State's Mike Riley, and The Oregonian noted earlier that his silence on the issue should be worrisome to Beaver Nation. UPDATE 9:15 p.m. — Here's an interesting look at USC's coaching options (no mention of Sarkisian), and also the news that Carroll told his staff and players via a text message. Comments


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The RSGS Edinburgh Group was established in 1884; Henry Morton Stanley gave the first public talk, entitled The Congo.
There are now 12 RSGS Inspiring People talks in Edinburgh each year. Six of these talks are given on Wednesday afternoons, and six are given on Thursday evenings.
Edinburgh Afternoon Talks:
19th September 2018 – Rebecca Lowe, Crossing Continents and Cultures: From London to Tehran by Bike
17th October 2018 – Prof Doug Benn, Science and Adventure in Svalbard
21st November 2018 – Sarah Outen, Looping the Planet by Pedal and Paddle
23rd January 2019 – James Honeyborne, The Making of Blue Planet II
20th February 2019 – Pete Ritchie, Who Wants to Live in a Good Food Nation?
20th March 2019 – Fred Pearce FRSGS – When the Rivers Run Dry
Edinburgh Evening Talks:
4th October 2018 – Simon Parker, A Reporter's Adventures: More Than Just a Journey
8th November 2018 – John Pilkington FRSGS, Retracing a Victorian Expedition
6th December 2018 – Rod Downie, Icons on Ice: Innovation in Polar Bear Conservation
10th January 2019 – Doug Allan FRSGS, Whale Meet Again…
7th February 2019 – Benedict Allen, Ultimate Explorer
7th March 2019 – Prof Wade Davis FRSGS,The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in a Modern World
Wednesday afternoon talks are being held at either the University of Edinburgh's David Hume or Appleton Tower
Thursday evening talks are being held at the University of Edinburgh's Appleton Tower.
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Heritage Place Apartments
510 Broadway, Columbus, GA 31901
Heritage Place Apartments offers clean, energy efficient and affordable 1-2 bedroom apartments in Columbus, Georgia. The property itself includes on site management and maintenance. We offer several amenities including a sparkling pool, access to courtyard, picnic area, patio space, and a clean laundry facility. We provide the water, trash removal, and pest control.
We are 10 minutes from Fort Benning Army Base and a few blocks away from Columbus State University's downtown campus. Also in Uptown Columbus are businesses including Total Systems, AFLAC, community theaters, music venues, retail, fitness facilities and restaurants. In addition to business and shopping, residents also enjoy a taste of nature with tree-lined streets and easy access to several outdoor activities such as urban whitewater rafting, zip lining across the Chattahoochee River, or just enjoying the Riverwalk located steps outside your door.
We take the management of our property very seriously, and our commitment to a great apartment community starts with each tenant application which is always carefully reviewed. Backgrounds are checked to give all of our residents the best chance at getting quality and respectful neighbors. Once you are moved in, we will strive to stay on top of all maintenance requests and other upkeep of your apartment. We will maintain the property grounds and keep common areas clean and safe. Our 24 hour on-site maintenance is ready to handle a wide variety of service requests, including emergencies, and we're dedicated to addressing any maintenance issue as soon as possible.


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You've decided to take the plunge and become a homeowner. Congratulations!! This is a huge step and the joys and benefits of homeownership cannot be overstated. But what do you need to consider beyond this point.
First, you should have already run the numbers to understand how much home you can afford. Do not focus solely on the mortgage payment amount. Fixating on a specific mortgage amount from an online calculator or even your lender could lead to a big surprise. That early payment figure may change just after closing. It could go down a few dollars, but chances are it will actually increase slightly due to the timing of closing, final amount borrowed, closing costs, and escrowed items such as insurance and tax. Your mortgage company may escrow your property taxes and pay them when due on your behalf so that you don't fall behind and find yourself in a situation where your property taxes are unpaid. Some lenders may also escrow your insurance payments and handle those payments as well. If they do not, it's up to you to keep your insurance and taxes paid up. To truly be ready to buy, any increase should be manageable for you financially and not affect your monthly budget or your emotions. Be sure you understand this going in and that any increase is not unmanageable.
Consider also that owning is very different from paying rent. Rent is usually set for a period of time and you pay that exact amount to your landlord every month. Your rent may, or may not, include utilities, but that's all you pay. Done! With home ownership, you need to consider that you will in most cases be paying your mortgage payment, home owner's insurance, property taxes, utilities, possibly HOA fees (homeowner's association or neighborhood association fees) and all on-going maintenance items. You are now king, or queen, of your castle and its financial obligations are all yours. You don't call the landlord when the heating system or dishwasher stops working. You call a repair service and you pay the bill.
So that is the first step beyond the numbers, know all of your responsibilities. The second is to know what type of home you want. You need to be honest with yourself and consider whether you want a condo, a single-family home, a planned community, possibly a TIC arrangement (multiple owners share an undivided, fractional interest in a piece of real estate), an urban location, or out in the suburbs. All of these living arrangements can be very different. Spend some time going to open houses and getting a feel for the type of home in which you are most comfortable.
Once you narrow down the type of home you like, start neighborhood shopping. If it is your first home purchase, you may not be able to get exactly what you want, where you want it; especially if it's a hot neighborhood. Visit your target location during the day, in the evening, and on weekends. Try to talk with neighbors and get their take on the neighborhood. You need to see what the area is like at all times and make sure you are comfortable being there. Consider buying smaller at first, especially if you can't get into that ideal home and neighborhood. Look a few blocks away or even into the next neighborhood. Being adjacent to your prime area may pay off over time as the surrounding areas rise in value. One note about buying small, don't buy too small; your home should be rightsized to meet your current needs.
Be passionate, but don't romanticize buying your first place and never fall in love with the first home you see that is nicer than your current living arrangement. You need to really shop around and not overpay just to secure a home. Overpaying could put you in financial jeopardy if you find out three months in that you cannot handle the mortgage, taxes, insurance, and upkeep on your dream property. This is known as being house poor when you spend too much of your income on a home and lack resources to live comfortably and be able to save for retirement, take vacations, and meet other financial goals and needs.
Finally, don't rush! Set a longer timeline than you think you will need and start saving extra money well ahead of the purchase target date. You should even try making your future mortgage payment before you buy. Start with your rent and add any extra amount you would need so it equals the projected future mortgage payment. Next, add an amount for insurance and property taxes. You can find annual estimates and divided by twelve and add that amount to the projected mortgage. If this wreaks havoc with your budgeting you may not be ready to own a home.
As an independent Certified Financial Planner™, I can help you prepare for buying a home. Contact me and let's get started! #talktometuesday #firsthome #homebuyer #house #condo #Hireaplanner #income #cash #CFPPro #housepoor #neighborhood


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"I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do." – Edward Everett Hale
We can all make a difference without changing who we are. All it takes is changing how we live our lives. By taking the simple steps of recycling, reducing, and reinventing we become more sustainable, we give ourselves the power to change the world. Together, we can each make a difference.
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Economics, Business, and Finance
S. Hesam Ghodsi
Lecturer in Economics
Real Estate and Financial Economics
International Economics
PhD Economics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
MA Economics and Electronic Commerce, University of Tehran
MA Environmental Economics (non-degree), University of Tehran
BA Economics, University of Tehran
Courses Taught
BUSN 130 Applied Statistics
ECON 110 Principles of Economics
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Lecturer, Department of Economics, Business and Finance, Lake Forest College
Instructor, Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Principles of Macroeconomics
Economic Development
Instructor, Department of Economics, University of Tehran
Mathematical Economics
"Do Changes in the Fundamentals have Symmetric or Asymmetric Effects on House Prices? Evidence from 52 States of the U.S." Applied Economics, Vol. 48 (2016, No. 31), pp. 2912-2936, (with M. Bahmani-Oskooee).
"Asymmetric Causality and Asymmetric Cointegration between Income and House Prices in the USA." International Real Estate Review, Vol. 20 (2017, No. 2), pp. 127-165, (with M. Bahmani-Oskooee).
"Policy Uncertainty and House Prices in the United States," Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, Vol. 23 (2017, Issue 1), pp. 72-85 (with M. Bahmani-Oskooee).
"Asymmetric Causality between Unemployment Rate and House Prices in Each State of the U.S.A." International Real Estate Review, forthcoming (with M. Bahamani-Oskooee).
"On the Link between the U.S. Housing Market and its Stock Market: Evidence from State Level Data" Real Estate Finance, forthcoming (with M. Bahamani-Oskooee).
"UK Trade Balance with its Trading Partners: An Asymmetry Analysis" Economic Analysis and Policy, forthcoming (with M. Bahamani-Oskooee).
Book: "Smoking" (Outcome of a research for Anti-Smoking Campaign and Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease) Shahid Beheshti University, Arvij Publishing, Tehran, Iran, 2011.
"Asymmetric Effects of Exchange Rate Changes on British Bilateral Trade Balances" European Trade Study Group 18th Annual Conference, 2016
"Wealth of Nations, Determinants of GDP per Capita Growth" Claremont Graduate University, 2012


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History of the Kings Cup
Peta Rule
Writer at the West Malcolm Quekett has become the parent of a rower over at SRRC. He's also an avid historian and was tasked with covering the ANZAC centenary for the newspaper. He saw the honour board at SRRC and started digging around a bit to find out about the WA representative in the 1919 Peace regatta, which was won by the AIF crew where Westies member George Mettam sat in 7 seat. This is the article that appeared in the paper.


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These lovely, simple precision machined parts are plain steel, hydraulic spools that then gets heat treated and precision ground on the OD.
The length to diameter ratio lends itself quite will to what is known as a sliding headstock or "Swiss type" CNC lathe. The "pinching" action used on these lathes is ideally suited for long, skinny parts such as these. Continue reading "Precision Machined Hydraulic Spools – Product Profile"


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Education Programs
Symphony Sing-Along
Have your Grade 3 class sing alongside the full Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra!
Registration Deadline: MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2018
Dates: Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23, 2018
Cost: $90 + HST ($101.70) per class.
*Space is limited! Registrations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.
Participating Grade 3 (and Grade 3 split) classes prepare to sing four short selections in concert with the TBSO. Printed and recorded versions of the music are provided to the teachers in advance. French, English and Indigenous folk songs are included in the program. In-school coaching sessions are done by classroom and music teachers with the help of one school visit by the TBSO's Conductor in Residence.
In order to accommodate the large number of classes typically interested in participating, each school is scheduled to perform at one of the two 7 PM concerts and parents are encouraged to attend. Concert performance dates will be Thursday November 19 and Friday November 20 2018. The morning of the concert, students convene at the concert location for a dress rehearsal with the TBSO. Each small group (1 to 3 classes) sings the two special folk songs which they have prepared. All participants combine to perform The Spirit Bear Song in Ojibwe and Beethoven's Ode to Joy en masse.
Travel: Participating schools will be responsible for busing students to the concert location facility for the morning rehearsal.
Invoicing of your school will follow the concerts.
Registration is required.
Musicians in the Classroom
Each year, the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra brings the concert hall to your elementary school through the 'Musicians in the Classroom' program!
Dates: December 11 & 12, 2018
Cost: $90+HST ($101.70) per class.
Registration Deadline: OCTOBER 19, 2018
The 'Musicians in the Classroom' program brings a small ensemble of musicians into your Grade 5, 6, 7 or 8 classroom for a 45-60 minute presentation that provides students with the opportunity to meet the TBSO musicians and their instruments up close and personal. Les présentations se feront aussi en français.
The presentations consist of a musical performance presented with introductory and explanatory material, and Q&A session with the musicians to learn more about the music, instruments, and the lives of professional musicians. Each ensemble consists of 4-6 musicians, typically representing one family of instruments in the orchestra (strings, woodwinds, and brass).
Registration is required.
Invoicing of your school will follow the concerts.
TBSO in the Schools
TBSO in the Schools gives elementary and secondary students the opportunity to experience the full symphony orchestra in a fun and engaging concert. Our 60-minute school concert programs are available in both English and French. If you wish, students from visiting schools may also attend.
Cost: $600+HST ($678.00) per concert.
If you are interested in having the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra visit your school please complete and submit the form below.
Proposed Concert Offerings:
- Music REBOOTED! Learn how the same basic musical ideas were used by composers in different time periods!
- Scherzo makes FUN! Serious composers have used pieces named scherzo to try out musical jokes and puns. Do you think you'll "get it"?
- TBSO and your students Side by Side Have the musicians of the TBSO and your music students sit side by side in a 1 hour open rehearsal where we play and rehearse your music! Then, we integrate your repertoire (and students) into a 1 hour TBSO in the Schools concert program. Your students get a unique and up close concert experience!
Cost: $600 + HST ($678) per concert. Invoicing of your school will follow the concerts.
Registration Deadline for November Concerts: Monday, October 1, 2018.
Registration Deadline for December Concerts: Friday, November 16, 2018.
Registration Deadline for March Concerts: Monday, January 21, 2019.
Invoicing of your school will follow the concerts.
Link Up: The Orchestra Moves
This will be the TBSO's sixth year bringing the Link Up program to the students of Thunder Bay. For 2018-19, Thunder Bay's Grades 4-6 students will have the opportunity to participate in the 'The Orchestra Moves' program.
Dates: Monday, April 15 or Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Cost: $90+HST ($101.70) per class.
This will be the TBSO's sixth year bringing the Link Up program to the students of Thunder Bay. For 2018-19, Thunder Bay's Grades 4-6 students will have the opportunity to participate in the 'The Orchestra Moves' program. By any definition, music moves. Melody, rhythm, and harmony all change, shift, and develop. When an orchestra plays for us, we may notice more than one kind of movement. On the outside, we can hear sounds move as the musicians change their pitches, rhythms, and dynamics. We can see the musicians' bodies move as they play. On the inside, we may feel our emotions moving and changing in response to the music we hear. Sometimes music might even create a sense of physical movement as sounds become heavier or lighter, rise up or tumble down. Through the Link Up repertoire, hands-on activities, and a culminating interactive performance with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra we will discover how the orchestra moves.
Link Up is a program developed by Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute in New York. During the 2018-19 season, the program will be shared with more than 100 partner orchestras in Canada, the U.S., Spain, Japan, Brazil, and Kenya. Link Up pairs orchestras with students in Grades 4-6 in their local communities to explore orchestra repertoire through a hands-on music curriculum. Students participating in Link Up attend a culminating concert, in which they sing and play recorders with the orchestra from their seats. Schools will receive the Link Up curriculum guide for each teacher, workbooks for each student, and access to Carnegie Hall's online resources and Link Up Facebook group. There are 4 different Link Up programs – The Orchestra Sings, The Orchestra Rocks, the Orchestra Moves and the Orchestra Swings – each presented in yearly cycles.
Invoicing of your school will follow the concerts.
Where: Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
Travel: Participating schools will be responsible for busing students to the TBCA for the final concert.
Registration is required.
Please Note: All grades 4-6 classes in the Lakehead District Public School Board and the Thunder Bay Catholic District School board are pre-registered for this program. Please contact your respective co-ordinators if you have questions regarding your registration.


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Yesterday I related a little tale about a disembodied voice, who was actually my friend Wilhelmena connecting via her iPad. I heard from her today. She thinks I'm crazy...but she still wants to be my friend so it's all good! lol
Anyway, she sent me a picture of a card she made last night and I wanted to share it with you.
- Stamp set is "Lovely as a Tree"
- Cardstock is Basic Black, Daffodil Delight and Whisper White
- Ink used is Basic Black (the background trees), Daffodil Delight (the sponged moon) and Versamark (used with Black Emboss Powder to make the foreground trees), Wisteria Wonder (although the "mist" looks black in this picture, it's actually a purple colour) and Real Red (sentiment)
- Extras used were a post it note, a circle punch and sponges
And now I'll leave you with another Halloween cartoon............
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To Our SSP Family and Friends,
The preschool is blessed with exceptional teachers! I am always impressed with their superb educational credentials, but it is their warmth, their dedication, their loyalty, their teamwork, their planning and their innovation that creates the environment that exists for our children. Each teacher here is a friend, a team mate and trusted colleague. Because of that it is always difficult when a teacher leaves.
This will be Mary Lee's last year here as a full time teacher. Mary has been an assistant in the five day program for twelve years in both the Blue and Yellow rooms. The doors don't open in the morning without Mary's coming through them, often the first to arrive to be sure the classroom is ready for the day. It is Mary's embracing acceptance of each teacher and each child that we will miss.
In her note Mary writes, "I have loved all 12 years as an assistant teacher and made many wonderful friends among the staff and our SSP families. The time has come for me to slow down a bit. I look forward to spending more time with the Texas branch of my family (where her grandchild lives) and my St. Stephen's church "family". I would enjoy being called to substitute teach….I love to work with the children."
And for Tia Owen, the opportunity to continue what she has done at St. Stephen's closer to home has come. Tia will be working in the Junior Kindergarten at Collegiate next year. How we shall all miss her warmth with staff, parents and children, her conscientious planning to improve the cognitive space for our five day students, her marvelous sweet confections in the resource room and her true care for the "St. Stephen's Way" in every aspect of our lives together.
Tia writes, "This is a wonderful opportunity for me….It is also a bittersweet decision. I have loved my 4 ½ years here at St. Stephen's in the Yellow Room. I have had the chance to get to know you, your children and your families. You will always have a special place in my heart. I have also made many dear friendships with the staff and parents here at school. I will miss you all! I may not be here at school in the fall, but I will be thinking of you all during Phase In, choice time, snack room time, Open Houses and various celebrations throughout the year as well as during all of the amazing learning that occurs in our St. Stephen's classrooms!"
Nancy Vaughan will retire after ten years as our lead Toddler Morning Out teacher on Thursdays and Fridays. Nancy's husband, Chip, is retiring from his law practice and they have already begun making travel plans. How we shall miss Nancy's consistent warmth and humor with both the children and the staff. Each year she seems able to encourage the transformation of the children in her class into communicative friends who love the adventures of learning and school. Nancy, too, has asked to remain on our sub list, so she will return to the preschool occasionally.
Please join the staff in thanking these ladies for their dedication to and love for the children, parents and staff of St. Stephen's Preschool. To each of them we say, "Adieu" (until we meet again), for we could not bear to say, "Goodbye".
Transitions are always tough. No one can ever take the place of these wonderful teachers, but we are constantly interviewing and are confident we will find those special someones to join our already talented group.


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- Woman
- Men
- 38
- United States
- College Grad
- Single, never married
- Christian
- Caucasian (white)
- Slim
- 5'7" - 5'9"
- Black
- Dark Brown
- No
- Socially
Home Life
- With friends
- No
- Yes
About Me
- I am very easy to understand. I'm a girl with a golden heart and have a strong sense of morality too. I'm also a caring person, honest, loyal, loving disposition, smart and intelligent. Giving and I have a good nature that is warm, happy and always willing to be of help when needed. I love to laugh and make people laugh too, I love to pull the smile out of people when they are sad, yet, and there is a serious side to me also when it comes to seriousness.


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Words have power. We must have heard this many times. Here, I do not mean what we say to others. I feel that the words affect ourselves too. Long back, I felt that power within myself when I heard the word 'ibtadaa'. It's an urdu word meaning, the beginning. I don't know the language but the beauty of this word mesmerised me. I could not recollect how and when I got introduced to this word. When I told about it to my father(fathers are usually the first encyclopedia of children), he explained much more than I sought for(he usually used to do so and I loved it always). He was glad that I have found my word, my power.
Ibtadaa, the word itself was powerful enough to take me out of any kind of negativity. It worked for me. It still works . We sometimes look for some fresh start. This word inspired me to do so. It's like a push button for me. Everyday, we have to face many endings, small ones or sometimes, the big ones. This word equally worked in both scenarios.
Look out for your 'word'. There is one for each one of us, the word which works for you. Feed yourself with that word power. You will feel like you own that word. The word that is a feeling, that reassures your faith, that does not let you down come what may be, that energises your nerves to get up and show the world your power, your worth, the real you!


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Don't tell me, don't tell me you're over Scotland. Six weeks back, it was all rather exciting and briefly scary (I couldn't vote, but you can doubtless imagine how I would've); and then the collective sigh of relief and brief wonderment that, actually, you can have massive political engagement and nearly 90% poll turnout if there's an issue perceived to be worth voting for; not to mention that 16-17 year olds are quite capable of being at least as engaged and thoughtful, and a good deal less predictable, than their elders (why did we ever doubt it?).
Suddenly, both sides of the debate were hugely aware of Scots' achievement and contribution in a way that had been confined, for years, to souvenir tea-towels: the originators of paper money, steam power, telephone and television and many more besides were either well capable of forging a proud new nation or perfect examples of a very comfortable trans-national symbiosis. (What it took to be considered a true Scot was another matter: J K Rowling was cheerfully adopted, with numberless Edinburgh walking tours diverting to point out the Elephant House café in which Harry Potter was committed to the page and the pantheon, only for Rowling's pro-union stance and significant financial contribution to meet with outrage and ordure.) Pro-nationalists invoked Burns, while unionists recalled Scott; I suspect more of the nationalists had at least read the key texts of their literary figurehead.
The whole mad, brave, feckless, fearful, spiteful, bitter, hopeful endeavour had me thinking: Burns and Scott are all very fine, but what about Scottish authors for children, who and where are they? At first glance, it's a pat-on-the-back, plucky-Scots-punching-above-their-weight story all over again: in the dozen or so enduring children's classics of all time and around the world, among the predominant British English titles, you'll surely find Treasure Island and Peter Pan. "Written in Scotland" conveniently brings Harry Potter into the fold… oh, aren't we clever, people? (Actually if I were, personally, a small nation and had given the world Treasure Island alone, I'd feel pretty cocky, having not only produced a superb piece of storytelling, but also gone some way to founding the whole genre of children's adventure stories, not to mention discovering the unlikely mother lode of piracy as an ever-rich story source. Think of it: without Stevenson, pirates might yet be grim, grimy, desperate, unromantic, un-picturesque ship-jackers and you might never have to see another four-year-old in an eyepatch and a silly hat; your life would be the poorer for it, believe me.)
Arguably, the native Scot who contributed most to children's literature in the last hundred years is not even remembered as an author: Andrew Carnegie, once a poor emigrant from Fife and at the height of his career the second-richest man in the USA if not the world, used his vast fortune to fund over 2,500 public libraries in the US, Britain and worldwide. Ten years after his death, fully half of the public libraries in America had been established with Carnegie funding. Our own Hammersmith library is a Carnegie library, and the Carnegie medal for children's literature, generally reckoned the highest accolade in Britain for children's books, was established in his name. A full list of winners (http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/carnegie/full_list_of_winners.php) over the last eighty years is consistently starry but by no means populist: you'll find Arthur Ransome, C S Lewis and Philip Pullman amongst past winners, and recently and more grittily Sally Gardner and Patrick Ness, but no Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl or even Michael Morpurgo (although four times shortlisted). The winner is chosen by librarians, with a lively "Carnegie shadowing" process operating in a growing number of secondary schools.
As both a Scot and a librarian, Theresa Breslin must have seemed a particularly fitting Carnegie winner in 1994 for Whispers in the Graveyard, a taut supernatural thriller given extra edge by its unlikely hero, Solomon, picked on at school and torn apart at home by his alcoholic father and absent mother. His place of refuge is the old graveyard – until council works uproot the rowan tree that wards off evil, and Solomon begins to understand the kirkyard's far from peaceful history, and hear its sinister voices, and understand its still-potent dangers. In order to loose the intricate narrative knot, Solomon needs to understand his father's secret, and be understood in turn by an unconventional teacher, and think and act quickly to stem the malice from the graveyard before it claims further lives… Breslin brings the immemorial unquiet-ghost story together with an acute eye and ear for contemporary breakdown, and the result is compelling and unexpectedly uplifting.
Whispers in the Graveyard was Breslin's fourth published book, and no-one can accuse her of resting on her laurels since: almost thirty have followed, many of which bring to bear a rare breadth of historical understanding and vivid empathy, whether in opulent sixteenth-century Florence or hardscrabble 1930s Canada. In this centenary year, two in particular stand out: the haunting Remembrance and haunted Ghost Soldier. Remembrance, one of her most admired books, was written over a decade ago and well ahead of the First World War centenary rush, and its approach seems more that of an adult novel, following not a single protagonist but five very different characters from two families in the Scottish borders. Charlotte and Francis Armstrong-Barnes represent the gilded youth, with pretty Charlotte quietly rebelling against the preordained round of charity functions to train as a nurse, and bookish Francis deeply uneasy with the patriotic fervour and propaganda that surrounds them. Normally the shopkeeper's children John Malcolm, Maggie and Alex would barely inhabit the same universe, but the war draws first Charlotte and idealistic John Malcolm together, and then, in the wake of tragedy, a conflicted Francis and an ever more understanding Maggie; and younger brother Alex has his own secret, desperate war plan… It seems at first that there are almost too many enormous themes for one book to contain, as the Armstrong-Barneses adapt (some better than others) to the new social realities, and Maggie chafes against the middle-class patriarchy, and the girls progressively learn the far-from-niceties of wartime nursing, and both families become aware of the terrible mismatch between propaganda and the real toll of war; but from the mayfly lightness of Charlotte and John Malcolm's relationship, there follows the more complex, more sombre, more damaged and more lasting bond between Maggie and Francis, the moral and emotional heart of the book, awkward and honest and funny and touching, close to heartbreaking and finally exhilarating.
Ghost Soldier returns to the First World War, in the midst of the centenary rush but with such originality that it commands attention: this is the First World War as experienced by two country children, very far from the front line, yet deeply involved as the story opens with their father missing in action and their mother drowning in depression. Let no-one underestimate the ingenuity of a determined twelve-year-old boy: with the help of a classmate, Kenneth the signalman's son, Rob discovers the timings of the hospital trains to Edinburgh and takes advantage of an unscheduled halt to board the train and try to find news of his father. Needless to say, the plan unravels and Rob and Millie soon learn far more about the horrors of the front line than any child should; yet, in fear and under pressure, they make friends with a sympathetic nurse and officer, and with two shell-shocked privates. Then Rob and Millie are drawn into a new mystery as the village's big house, abandoned and rumoured to be haunted, is opened up as a military hospital; yet why is the attic floor out of bounds, why do lorries make deliveries in the middle of the night and who is the shadowy figure that appears at the last window? The stories are deftly combined, with the intellectual pull of a period thriller, but with real depth and heart and understanding too. www.theresabreslin.co.uk
Carmen Reid is, principally, an author for adults and young adults, marketed in the main with a pastel and girly sheen, you know the thing… except for the remarkable Cross My Heart, set in occupied Brussels during the Second World War. The grit, drab and gnawing hunger of life under occupation are entirely convincing – as is the full range of human response, from willing collaboration through fearful compliance, sullen defiance and outright resistance at terrible cost. After her father is seized by the Gestapo, fifteen-year-old Nicole knows that any gesture against the Nazis risks not only her own safety but also heartbreak for her beloved mother and grandmother; and yet with her friend Anton she is drawn into a Resistance cell, becoming more and more drawn to Anton as she is more involved in operations, and confronted with ever more shocking choices: not only the danger to her immediate family, but the taking part in acts of sabotage that will, inevitably, harm civilians as well as their Third Reich targets. And then one humane gesture goes horribly wrong… For Reid, this is a deeply personal story as her grandparents were both English and German, on opposing sides in the war; a moving afterword recalls the sense of displacement and betrayal on learning about the Second World War and the Holocaust in a British school context, and the impossibility of recognising black-and-white good and evil in the German family and friends she knew. She has created a burning bright heroine in Nicole, passionate and committed yet all too aware of her lapses and moral compromises; but the range of lesser characters also gives Cross My Heart real depth, from the forlorn German farm boy Stapie on sentry duty in the street, to the gentle, unquestioning Pastor Becker who cares for a starving, filthy fugitive without question: "Whatever you do for the least of my brothers, you do for me." [Rather excitingly, I believe I was at school with Carmen Reid – the same school Anne Fine told me it was all right to loathe, although I can assure you Carmen was one of the nicer elements. Carmen, if you're reading this, I hope I've done you credit and I am really quite jealous…] www.carmenreid.com/portfolio/crossmyheart
Julia Donaldson, now there's someone you wouldn't normally go to for grit: the beloved author of The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man – and longtime adoptive Scot – writing about runaway schoolgirls on the streets of Glasgow? When Leo's musician parents are killed in a plane crash, she is taken in by her aunt in Bristol; but her cousins are less than welcoming, and there is something decidedly creepy about her uncle John. In desperation, Leo heads for Glasgow in the hope of finding her estranged Chinese grandparents; but all she has to go on is a surname, and she soon finds that there are plenty of unrelated Chans in the city. As her running-away money starts to run short, Leo swipes a bag of doughnuts from the market stall that hapless paperboy Finlay is minding, and is taken in by generous, eccentric Mary and her rackety friends, bringing together the misfits and merely misunderstood, and making the first all-important steps to contact with her Glasgow Chinese family. It's a fragile enough refuge, but it will do until Uncle John follows her trail to Glasgow, and Mary stops taking her medication… There's not much that's cute and fluffy in Running on the Cracks, and it's certainly not Mary's overindulged cats or her friend Ronnie's liability of a dog, Zigger, but there is a cracking, atmospheric thriller written with great heart and understanding. All credit to Donaldson for her wonderful picture books, and also for the excellent Songbirds series, proof positive that phonics-based learning need not be drab and unimaginative; but I do hope that she will be inspired again to write for older readers. www.juliadonaldson.co.uk/fiction.htm
As a storyteller, Julia Donaldson is both an original and a magpie (or should that be a bowerbird?), appropriating stories from Europe and the world and making them magnificently her own: who knew that the Gruffalo first drew on a Chinese fable? With apologies for straining the metaphor, Lari Don is another story-magpie-bowerbird: all credit to the resident nine-year-old for picking up the Bloomsbury collection Girls, Goddesses and Giants, clamouring for its successor Winter's Tales and so putting us on to Breaking the Spell and the delicious First Aid for Fairies series. Breaking the Spell brings together Scottish folktales both classic (Tam Lin) and less well-known (the endearing Monster of Raasay), retold with zest and wit. First Aid for Fairies more than lives up to the quirky promise of its title: Heaven knows there are plenty of by-numbers stories and series about ordinary children's encounters with the mythical world, straining hopelessly for the magic of E Nesbit and C S Lewis, but Don snaps them into quite a new shape by having a wounded centaur call in desperation on a vet's daughter for help. Helen is as reluctant a healer as pride-wounded Yann is a patient, but her care of Yann leads her into more fantastical encounters with Rona the seal girl, Sapphire the dragon and Lavender the engagingly awkward fairy, and into a quest which is somehow the more likeable for not just being about good or evil controlling the world as we know it, but also occasioned by a bunch of kids – however otherworldy – mucking about and getting out of their depth. Don ingeniously balances the real (true-life vet procedure, worried parents, being gated) with the fantastical and especially the rich grain of Scottish legend and heritage, fiddle music, selkies and standing stones. There's even a sly dig at certain colourful fairies-of-the-moment on page 73, which had this reader snorting with sorry-I-can't-explain laughter in a public place, as I recall Victoria Station in the rush hour… www.laridon.co.uk/my-books/first-aid-for-fairies-series
A final piece of delicious fantasy from another adoptive Scot – Vivian French, longstanding tutor at Edinburgh College of Art and author of many and many picture books and early chapter books, generally characterised by warmth, vivid imagination, a little bit of anarchy and some irrepressible illustration. (Be aware that to achieve this within the constraints of an early reader format takes immense craft and skill: the fewer the words, the greater the challenge.) Perhaps I am over-interpreting, but The Robe of Skulls and sequels have the feel of a writer, free of approved wordlists and word counts, having immense fun – as endorsed by fellow authors Philip Ardagh and Annie Dalton, by children's literature consultant Wendy Cooling and plenty of enthralled, actual children. The result is hilarious and addictive, full of wish-I'd-thought-of-that characters: the imperious but cash-strapped sorceress; the wisecracking talking bat; the scruffy but good-hearted younger prince; the glacially ghastly stepsister; the actually rather cosy Ancient Crones, and in the midst of them the sweet-natured orphan Gracie Gillypot, finally free of her tyrannous stepfamily and surely due more than a little good luck. There's a plot like a loveable, high-spirited, badly-trained pony, seeming to trot off all meekly in one direction only to gallop away in another entirely; though of course we all get home safely in the end. Personally, I also cheered at the idea of Very Bad People not just being vaporised or conveniently crisped, but earning redemption through a fair few years of creative (if rather ill-tempered) weaving. www.vivianfrench.co.uk/tales_from_the_five_kingdoms
Back to politics, and in contemporary Scottish children's authors how did we end up with, so to speak, an all-female shortlist? I promise it's not just personal bias – in the Scottish Children's Writers list www.booksfromscotland.com/Authors/Childrens you'll find a mix of around 3:1 women to men amongst contemporary authors. I know I've wilfully neglected Alexander McCall Smith in this round-up, having included his engaging books for younger readers in an earlier post, and passed over Scoular Anderson who is much loved in this household as author and illustrator of irreverent Scottish history; but if you're still reading by now, you'll agree that I've blethered on enough as it is. Unjustly neglected male Scottish children's authors, or representatives or apologists for same, please do get in touch and I promise to make amends. All other readers, please do make the effort to discover authors who are on various levels Scottish but, more importantly, in imaginative reach, storytelling craft and sheer heart are at the top of their game.
Oh and as a postscript, I can tell you that Maggie Midge is by far my favourite literary contribution to the independence debate, and well worth looking out. Never thought that I would love a midge!


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Since being released by Bellator on November 14th, former Olympic wrestler Ben Askren has been a free agent. UFC President Dana White has previously stated that he has no interest in signing his rival organization's welterweight champion, but recently, Askren has made an offer that even White might not be able to refuse.
Following this weekend's historical UFC 167 controversy, Askren sat down with MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani on the MMA Hour to chat about potentially signing with the UFC, and his thoughts on Rory MacDonald.
"Rory MacDonald is another guy that…he really just bugs me and he irks me. It was really nice to see him get knocked off his pedestal on Saturday night, but if Dana White were willing, if I lost to him [Rory], I would fight for free and retire from the sport of MMA because that's how confident I am that I will beat Rory MacDonald."
The undefeated twenty-nine year old has dominated almost every competitor he has ever fought, with the exception of Jay Hieron whom he narrowly defeated by split decision. Shortly after the loss, Hieron signed with the UFC and dropped two consecutive bouts.
White has yet to comment on Askren's offer.


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LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County Democratic Party Chair Mark Gonzalez released the following statement regarding statements made the editor of a local Long Beach paper asking people not to vote in the Tuesday, April 10, 2018 local elections:
"I am utterly shocked that an alleged voice in the community would tell people to not vote in their local elections. Local elections affect every individual's life more impactfully than any other type of election, and Harry Saltzgaver of a local Long Beach publication has the gall to go online and tell people to not vote. Instead of using his position to tell every voter to research every candidate and ballot measure to make a decision as an informed citizen, he is actively engaging in voter suppression by telling people to not vote, and insisting that there be a "test" to prove you should be allowed to vote in the first place. Someone needs to tell Mr. Saltzgaver that we now have a little something called civil rights that says, among other things, that voter suppression is not tolerated."


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Girl Scout Cookies are an iconic American treat. When you start thinking about delicious Samoas, Tagalongs, S'mores, and Thin Mints, it's guaranteed to get your mouth watering. While the cookies are yummy, a lot of customers don't know that there are many skills of the trade us Girl Scouts have that goes along with Girl Scout Cookie sales.
We girls have learned how to manage money, deal with customers, become vendors, and other tactics related to selling cookies. All of these skills revolve around the Cookie Program and get taught to even the youngest of Girl Scouts in Kindergarten. In my eight years as a Girl Scout I have had to rely on these skills quite a lot. It is important for girls to learn those tools of trade, because they will use them in the real world, even if they are not planning to work in a corporation or run their own business.
To help girls be successful with cookie sales it is important to track sales, including keeping track of inventory. I use a sheet that has the amount of boxes I have on-hand, that way if I am about to run out, or are out of cookies, I can contact my Troop Leader or a Cookie Cupboard to get more cookies in stock. I also have a system to make sure that my customers get the best service they can, including making sure I have their name, address and phone number on my order form and whether the customer has paid up front or will wait until cookie delivery.
To sell the cookies, I use different methods like tracking which houses I have sold to in previous sales. There are other girls in my neighborhood that have their own "territory," so as a courtesy to my fellow Girl Scout Sisters I will pass over that street, and reach out to my neighbors I had sold to in the past. Girls can also reach out to potential customers by reaching out online by sending emails or holding Cookie Booths at an assortment of local stores like Walmart, Fareway or Theisens. At the Cookie Booths, girls will reach out to customers directly before they pass by the booth, learn to not get discouraged by someone saying, "no," and offer samples to customers.
Learning all of these skills, and the opportunity to sell so many different ways, makes me feel amazing in my abilities to run a successful cookie sale and also makes me seriously feel like I am a capable, strong and independent young woman. One of the best things about all of this is that I am actually planning on running my own business someday. I want to own a dance studio later in life and I can take all of these skills I have learned through my cookie sales to successfully run my own business someday.
Madalyn Staggs is in grade 7 at Center Point/Urbana Middle School. She is a Girl Scout, dancer, and aspiring actress and artist.


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Jeff, our sales guru will be at Binny's Arlington Heights pouring tastes of some Pdubz beers! If you're in the store, be sure to swing by and say hey! He'll be dining in the area with his parents afterwards, so be sure to offering him tips on local restaurants!
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Earlier Event: March 11Hunahpu's Day 2017
Later Event: March 25The Open Bottle 2nd Anniversary Party


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Tyler is a commercial trial lawyer with experience representing businesses and individuals in both state and federal courts across the nation. Tyler provides clients with top-notch legal counsel, bringing to each representation his competitiveness, tenacity, and attention to detail, along with his ability to effectively advocate with his pen and at counsel's table. Tyler has represented clients throughout Texas and the United States in a variety of complex legal matters involving contracts, partnerships, consumer law, employment law, professional liability, intellectual property, commercial construction, and oil and gas.
Before joining Loewinsohn Flegle Deary in 2013, Tyler spent five years in the trial section of Baker Botts L.L.P. During law school, Tyler interned for the Honorable Irma C. Ramirez, Magistrate Judge of the United District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
- Tyler was selected to the Texas Rising Stars listing in 2013-2016, in Business Litigation by Thomson Reuters/Super Lawyers, as published in Texas Monthly
- State Bar of Texas
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- Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (J.D. 2008, cum laude), Dean's Scholar, Comment Editor for the International Law Review Association, Legal Research, Writing, & Advocacy Teaching Assistant
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