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All of our girls will produce apricot, cream and apricot/cream combo.
Chloe - F1 Standard
has produced some wonderful and very loving puppies that are very athletic, friendly, intelligent and best of all non-shedding. We enjoyed having Chloe as our foundation dog and value the friendship we have gained from the families that have her pups. Chloe retired in 2012 and she lives right here on the lake with us so she can teach her Grandbabies how to be gentle and calm.
is the daughter of Chloe and Rhett. An F1B that is gracious, intelligent, loving, and absolutely stunning! She produced some incredible babies with us over the last couple of years and we love all the precious stories that come from the families that own one of her babies. We are very proud of Scarlett for producing 4 Service Dogs working in our community.
Scarlett - F1B Blonde - RETIRED
Gem - Small Standard Poodle - RETIRED
Four beautiful litters from this girl. She produced a few service dogs and no telling how many therapy dogs we have from her. Just a beautiful addition and some very smart babies.
Gabbi is the daughter of Chloe & Patch. She weighs 37 pounds and is 15 inches tall. Gabbi, among all other Chloe puppies are very smart and have a very loving personality. Gabbi is the mother of Mystie.
is a beautiful Standard English F1B. She is one of the friendliest dogs I know and has a very sweet personality. She produced a wonderful litter for us here @ Suwanee Goldendoodles and we were glad that we had the opportunity to make her one of our proud Moms. Scout has lived outside our home in Roswell, GA visiting frequently and will continue to visit frequently because she has become so much part of our Doodle family.
Scout - F1B English Cream - RETIRED
Ruby - F1B Merle - RETIRED
Ruby is the daughter of Chloe and Patch. Her interesting color is very rare in the Goldendoodle breed and comes from her father's chocolate merle coloring. Ruby loves life, is very sweet. She retired after having a few litters with us and they are all beautiful! Ruby was used exclusively for Suwanee Goldendoodles and none of her puppies had breeding rights.
Lindy - F3 Medium - RETIRED
Two beautiful litters, of multigens were enough for this beauty. She is ready to move on to begin working with the Reading program and some therapy work. 42 lbs of an incredible love, we will definitely miss this girl! She does have a daughter Emma that we held back for future breedings.
MYSTIE - Multigen
Mystie is the daughter of Gabbi and Jackson and the granddaughter of our Chloe. She has a very loving temperament and is very athletic. She has a soft flowing coat and is non-shedding. She is slender and weighs 40 lbs. She stands 19 inches tall. Her puppies are usually 35-50 lbs.
Mystie's testing is the following:
Hips - Good
Elbows - Normal
Cardiac - Normal
Patellas - Normal
vWd - Clear
PRA-prcd - Carrier
GR-pra1 - Clear
GR-pra2 - Clear
DM - Clear
Height - 20"
Weight - 40 lbs.
Mystie carries for all colors except brown. Most of her puppies here will be blonde, cream or apricot.
Emma - Multigen Goldendoodle
Emma is the daughter of Lindy and Rocky. She is the granddaughter of Scarlett and Tucker and the great granddaughter of Finnegan and Chloe. She is a wonderful multigen that will produce multigen's as well. She has a beautiful temperament, is very sweet and loves to play.
Emma's testing is the following:
Hips - Good
Elbows - Normal
Cardiac - Normal
Patellas - Normal
vWd - Clear parentage
GR-pra1 - Clear
GR-pra2 - Clear
DM - Clear
Curl -/-
Weight - 52 lbs
Height - 22 inches
All of Emma's puppies will be apricot and cream, will be a wavy non-shedding coat. There will be no super curly dogs in this litter.
Gabbi - F1B Merle Goldendoodle - RETIRED
Addi - Small Standard Poodle - RETIRED
Two beautiful litters from this girl. Adeline produced the most amazing temperaments in her puppies. They have a big heart and a soft coat wavy coat.
Josie - Small Standard F1 Goldendoode - RETIRED
Just one amazing litter from this girl. Our multigen line will continue with Josie and Abraham from a male name Moses. He's a handsome fellow you will see a few years from now. What a beautiful addition to our program.
JADE - Multigen
Jade is a new addition to Suwanee Goldendoodles. She is a small, stocky standard with a heart of gold. She is very athletic and will completely win you over. We look forward to medium Goldendoodles with this sweet girl.
Jade testing is the following:
Hips - Excellent
Elbows - Normal
Cardiac - Normal
Patellas - Normal
vWd - Clear
PRA-prcd - Clear
GR-pra1 - Clear
GR-pra2 - Clear
NEwS - Clear
DM - Clear
Curl - One Copy
Weight - 50 lbs
Height - 21 inches


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Kristoferson Update - Week Five/
Paving Begins Friday!
I have a brief update this week, folks.
Konnerup Construction has installed the Russell Road culvert! They will have their sub-contractor out to pave both Russell Rd. and Barnum/Triangle Bay Rd. on Friday, September 28th (tomorrow). Barnum/Triangle Bay Rd. may be closed for part of the day tomorrow, or the contractor may have flaggers on-site to direct traffic through the paving or around to Russell Rd.
Bottom line: you will be able to use one of the roads while the other is closed (or perhaps just a single lane of Barnum/Triangle Bay Rd.).
Plan for Russell Rd. to be re-opened late in the day Friday.
Next week will be my last weekly update to this email group, and then this email list will be deactivated (as I promised at the first and second public meetings; we won't spam you!). The project page will remain on our website, and we will continue to provide updates about this project and other Camano Island projects on our website, E-news, our print newsletter "The Nexus," and on Facebook and other social media platforms.
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The Community Rights and Gender (CRG) Advisory Group*, a body that provides advice to the Global Fund's CRG Department, oversaw this independent review, which was carried out by the Community Action and Leadership Collaborative (CLAC)**, and led by MSMGF. Preliminary findings and recommendations were validated by more than 100 people through community consultations and interviews in seven countries:
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Diseases like HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria disproportionately affect certain groups as a result of social and economic inequities that persist worldwide. These groups are often criminalized and experience human rights abuses, seriously compromising their access to health services. HIV disproportionately affects men who have sex with men, transgender people, sex workers, and people who use drugs, whereas TB can affect miners and healthcare workers.
Communities that are disproportionately affected by diseases should be invited and supported to actively engage with Global Fund processes.
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The report proposes a definition of meaningful community engagement, which involves four core principles:
• Effective and proportional representation in planning and decision-making bodies and processes;
• Adequate time and resource allocation to communities to understand systems, derive shared priorities,
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• Ongoing independent oversight of grant negotiations and implementation; and
• Ongoing efforts to strengthen the capacities of community organizations and community leaders, so that they are able to take on increasing responsibilities and have greater impact.
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Our family history, as I know it, begins when the parents of Joseph Hunter left Scotland around
the end of the 18th century. They settled in New Jersey where their son, Joseph was born. He married Mary E. (?) and
they had a son Joseph A. Hunter. The family moved to Pennsylvania around 1818 where they settled near Etna, Allegheny Co.,
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Joseph D. Hunter. Joseph D. married Martha E. Taylor, daughter of George Taylor and Elinor Stewart. Born to Joseph and Martha
were 4 children; Joseph C. W., Mabel E. T., Oliver E. C., and Mary C. The Hunter's home was on Prospect Street in Etna, Pa.
The house remained in the family until the death of Oliver in 1954.
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Hunterston Castle, Ayrshire Scotland. This is the ancestral home of the Hunter Clan. It is reportedly the longest clan-inhabited
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Played splatoon for the first time.
It was an experience…. though I do have a couple of qualms with it.
Why are under lv 10's being matched up against lv 50's?
Why do we only get two battle fields?
Why are lv 7 players playing worse than a lv 1 player?
If I had a microphone I would be shouting at these people: "Don't all stand in the same place!"
*Good thing this game has no mics*
I got to lv9 really fast thanks to being matched up with some competent teammates (it very much is just luck of the draw). One team was so bad we were struggling to find their paint.
There were games when we were destroyed however, I don't count them as fare thanks to the games matching us against players who were much more experienced then us and had way better weaponry (lv 30+).
^_^ Hope Splatoon two fix's the level match up's when in Wi-Fi mode.
I love my WiiU
You don't need a tv! Why doesn't Nintendo use this as a selling aspect!
*Gets bad flash backs of moving a big heavy TV forwards just to try and blindly switch the cables in the back of the telly (dark times).*
You newfangled kids with your flat screens and thin hdmi cables. XD
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This mod should work on all TouchWiz 4.2 ROMs with the light effect.
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Although I originally wanted to have JKay and his framework help me with this, since I saw he implemented it at some point, I got a warning about XDA rules and my question was ignored. Reminds me of corporate policies and such, stuff like this is a bit sad in a developer community that should actually be helping others, rather than worrying about being the only person who does something.
In any case, I thank JKay for that experience, I got to know Android's source code way better, and I found jd-gui, really awesome tool and helps a lot with making Xposed mods. I did the mod from the ground up, so no one's code was used. The source code is above, and anyone's free to use it under the GPLv3 license.
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The Daily Office | March 21, 2018
Psalm 105
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Psalm 106
Numbers 14:1-25
2 Timothy 1
Collect: Ash Wednesday
Almighty and everlasting God, you hate nothing you have made, and you forgive the sins of all who are penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of you, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Collect: The Fifth Sunday in Lent
Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of sinners: Grant your people grace to love what you command and desire what you promise; that, among the swift and varied changes of this world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
This short passage in John when the Pharisees meet to plot the death of Jesus fittingly takes place only one chapter before Jesus's triumphal entry into Jerusalem. We ourselves stand only a few days away from Palm Sunday where we will celebrate that entry. But before we do, it is important that we not forget what happened right before.
In reading this passage I was struck with the words of Caiaphas, the high priest, as he unwittingly prophesied before the congregation of priests and Pharisees. "You know nothing at all. Nor do you understand that it is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish." In plotting to kill Jesus, Caiaphas unwittingly proclaimed the Gospel. Jesus would die on behalf of the people, that the people might not perish. The Pharisees' plot of evil was intended by God for good—the good of the whole world. What's more, the very ones who orchestrated his death were the ones Jesus came to save.
Even though we may think we stand far removed from Caiaphas and the others who killed Jesus, we can no more wash our hands of our own culpability in the death of our Lord than Pilate could. By our sinfulness, we too orchestrated his death. But by God's unfailing grace and love, his death was not the end, and we too are the ones he came to save. This Sunday as we wave our palm branches with the crowd and shout "Hosanna!", we must remember that only a few days later we will wave our fists with the crowd and shout "Crucify him!" Jesus knew this when he rode through the Jerusalem streets that day, but he knew those were the ones he came to save. So too was Caiaphas. So too are we. Bless the Lord.


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Sue "Dominowski" Schindler Endowed Scholarship Fund #454
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Hello, I hope you had a nice weekend. I have a friend, Melody who creates and decorates beautiful baked goods and blogs over at Sweet Ivy Confections. It's the cutest blog and last week she posted a recipe for Raspberry Streusel Muffins that looked so delicious, I just had to contact her! I'm very picky about the recipes I share, but after reading … [Read more...]
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Hello everyone and happy Memorial Day Weekend! I'm so grateful for all the men and women who are serving or who have served our beautiful country to protect our freedom. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your sacrifices and dedication!It's time for another delicious bread recipe so I thought I would bring you a sweet one. Today we're … [Read more...]
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I hope you're having a really good week friends! You may have seen, and are enjoying my recipe on Oatmeal - A Heart Healthy Breakfast. Well, this recipe is similar but on how to make your pancakes healthier and full of flavor! John & I use this pancake recipe all the time, to add flavor and to make our pancakes more healthy! This is A … [Read more...]
Oatmeal – A Heart Healthy Breakfast
It's a new year and time to make some healthy changes to our diets. As most of you know, oatmeal is a heart-healthy choice for breakfast. John & I enjoy oatmeal at least once a week. Today I've got some simple & delicious mix-ins to wake up your oatmeal and boost the nutrition, for a delicious heart-healthy breakfast you'll love. And, at … [Read more...]
Grandma's Cinnamon Rolls
Hello Friends, I hope you're having a great week! My Grandma was an amazing baker, that's where my Mom & I get our mad baking skills from. Two of my Grandma's specialties were pies and cinnamon rolls. Today I'm sharing her famous Cinnamon Rolls, which our family lovingly and respectfully call "Grandma's Buns." Our Grandma's Cinnamon Rolls are … [Read more...]
Raspberry Filled Crepes
I had some beautiful raspberries in the fridge, so I thought I'd make some Raspberry Filled Crepes! I've only made crepes a few times, but they turned out light, delicate and really delicious! Our Raspberry Filled Crepes are tender crepes, filled with a delicious homemade raspberry sauce and topped with freshly whipped sweet cream! … [Read more...]
Vegan Shortcakes with Blueberry Sauce
It's time for another vegan recipe! As most of you know, our son, Andy is a vegan and sometimes has a difficult time finding delicious vegan desserts. So as a loving mom, I try to make him vegan desserts when we get together. Today I'm sharing our Vegan Shortcakes with Blueberry Sauce that we all enjoyed recently!These golden brown vegan … [Read more...]
Perfect French Pressed Coffee
Good morning coffee lovers! We love our coffee and using a French Press can make your coffee experience Trés Magnificente! Now, I have to admit, I wasn't much of a coffee lover, until our son, Andy started working at Starbucks about 2 years ago. And, then last Christmas when Andy gave us a Mr. Coffee grinder and a Bodum French Press, my love for … [Read more...]
Sausage & Cheese Egg Casserole
Do you sometimes crave breakfast for dinner? Me too! So today I'm sharing my favorite Sausage & Cheese Egg Casserole. This cheesy & meaty egg casserole has just the right amount of savory ingredients to make it a huge success! Whenever we have overnight guests we love to make this special dish for them for breakfast.Our family's … [Read more...]
Chelsea's Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
I'm excited to share with you our daughter, Chelsea's Chocolate Chip Banana Bread recipe! It's so delicious Chelsea made it twice while we were visiting them recently in Washington. Everyone loved it, especially John & me!Chelsea's Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is oh so good! It's moist, has a golden brown chewy top, that's sprinkled … [Read more...]


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It seems that I will be working till mid of Nov before leaving my current job. I actually planned to stop work in October but because my current Team Lead (and good pal) had some issue hiring new guys to come in to replace me. So I decided to stay for one more month before saying goodbye for good.
Some of my colleagues are a bit surprised that I am leaving that soon (they actually thought I would finish my 2 yr contract which is in 2012). But I guess I just can't stand this long distance relationshop with my kids and wife anymore...
So my plans are actually quite straight forward, get married and get a long term O visa to stay in Thailand. Money wise, I have some savings and should last me at least a year or two.
For the next 6 months when I'm in Thailand. I would be busy like hell as I need to start researching on how to start up a little business in Thailand. Not a big setup, just a small one that I could at least sustain myself and my family in Thailand.
So what do I plan to sell? To be honest, I can't really tell yet! Haha.. as I have serveral options in my head. Photography service, teaching English or Chinese and maybe even an Internet Cafe.. So the next 3 to 6 months in Maesai would be cover some ground work.


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Hidde Ploegh was born (1953) in the Netherlands and came to the USA to perform the experimental part of his Ph.D. work in 1977. He returned to Europe in 1980, and after having held positions in Germany (1980-1984) and the Netherlands (1984-1992) he joined the faculty of MIT as full professor in 1992. In 1997, he became the incumbent of the Mallinckrodt Professorship in Immunopathology at Harvard Medical School and taught both undergraduate and graduate immunology as the director of the graduate program in immunology. He was recruited back to MIT in 2005, where he has been at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. Ploegh is a correspondent of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences and a member of EMBO, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences.
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University of Alabama
Alabama football coach Nick Saban calls open date badly needed for his Crimson Tide
There is something missing from the Alabama football program this week.
For a few days, at least, the tension levels are low.
With the first open Saturday since August facing the No. 2 Crimson Tide (8-0, 5-0 SEC) are happy to have some time to rest their bodies and minds before No. 9 LSU poses the next threat to perfection Nov. 7 in Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Coach Nick Saban said his team was "running on fumes" entering last Saturday's 12-10 win over visiting Tennessee. So the break is more than welcome, it's a necessity.
"I think everybody has to be professional about the way they take care of themselves in this bye week in terms of getting rest and getting treatment, healed up," Saban said. "Take vitamins, do whatever you have to do, sort of lift, recover, get back a little bit psychologically as well as physically."
Being eight games into the season without that bye week means Alabama went two weeks longer than Saban likes to go without that time off. Knowing the circumstances well in advance, he gave the team two extra days off in the week leading into the Oct. 3 Kentucky game in which the team appeared sluggish early on.
The downtime is just that important, Saban said, to sustaining through the long season.
"I could see it in the players in the meetings last week. They were struggling to pay attention in the meetings," Saban said. "So it's not just physical — probably more mental than physical — and they're not ready for another game plan. The cumulative effect of that is you make more mental errors in the game, you don't execute as well, and it affects your performance."
Although tight end Colin Peek is the only player missing significant playing time with an injury, the rest of the team is dealing with those bumps and bruises that are expected this time of the season.
Nose guard and Saturday's kick-blocking hero Terrence Cody described the team as sluggish this week. With the Saturday off falling on Halloween and the team free to celebrate on their own, the 354-pound senior said he plans to hang out with his girlfriend mostly.
And his costume?
"Myself," he said smiling.


text: On Thursday, August 23rd, Saloon in Somerville is inviting the snazzy-suited men and girls in garters from Top Shelf Burlesque for the sexiest supper in town. Swing by at 7:00pm for a three-course menu paired with cocktails and wine that will take you on a tour of the 20th century, all delivered in full vaudeville plumage. Start your evening with a palate-opening mix of gin and sherry paired with roasted bone marrow, then do your best to concentrate on the rest of dinner while the crew struts their stuff. This decadent dinner is $85 per guest including food, drinks, and maybe a wink or two. Click this way for a peek at the menu and your ticket.


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Last night I was awakened by the sound of loud music, laughter, and singing. I left my apartment and went into the hall to see what was going on. I realized it was coming from a unit a few doors down from me. It appeared that some of the Russian women on vacation here were having a party and singing along to a stringed instrument of some kind. I stood there listening to their singing and laughter for a while. A man, a little younger than I, joined me at the balcony. He had an accent I could not place. He said to me, "They should not be making all that noise this late at night and keeping the rest of us up."
"Oh, I don't know," I responded, "They're here on vacation let them have some fun, I don't expect that their lives back home in Russia are all that good."
"Yeah," he said annoyed at my response, "what if everyone who came here on vacation did that, what then?"
"Well," I said moving off back to my apartment door, "I guess the world would be a little better place then." I stopped and turned back to him and added, "I would, however, have to move out."
He laughed.
"Life is funny that way," I thought. "Sometimes we just have to accept some inconvenience to make things better."


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The Boy Scouts held a pancake breakfast prior to the parade at the Congregational Church.
These girls were prepared for rain.
The Lions were giving out free water (just in case it didn't rain)
These nice folks offered to help direct traffic!
This is my favorite!
I wonder if she is trying to get a good photo of me?
Blowing bubbles
These ponies were worn out after the parade.


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A Fundraiser for Y.O.U. (Youth of Unity) Sponsored by the Men of Unity The Men of Unity traditionally provide a breakfast for our congregation on Easter Sunday and this year will be no exception. So come by the CommUNITY Center, Sunday, April 16, at 10:00 a.m. for breakfast tacos, fruit, juice, and … [Read more...] about Easter Breakfast
Photo Sessions for the Holidays
A Cooperative Youth and Family "Fun"raiser! There's nothing like a holiday family portrait, whether you're a family of one, or one hundred. They make for priceless gift-giving to faraway friends or extended family. With a sitting fee of just $45.00, the price is perfect. You'll feel fabulous … [Read more...] about Photo Sessions for the Holidays
"Proof of Heaven" Author Comes to San Antonio
Purchases Tickets Here and Unity of SA Benefits! Join New York Times best-selling author Eben Alexander MD and Sacred Acoustics co-founder Karen Newell on an exploration of life and consciousness. In 2008, Dr. Alexander spent seven days in a coma due to severe bacterial meningitis. While in coma … [Read more...] about "Proof of Heaven" Author Comes to San Antonio
This Week in Youth Ministry, Sunday, August 28th 11:00 a.m.
Fly Up Sunday Celebration! It's a big week in Youth Ministry... Welcome to a brand new year of youth ministry! There are some exciting changes coming your way this year. Join us in the CommUNITY Center this Sunday after the 11:00am service to honor our youth who are moving up into new age groups … [Read more...] about This Week in Youth Ministry, Sunday, August 28th 11:00 a.m.
This Week in Youth Ministry Sunday, Aug 21st, 11:00 a.m.
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text: The weather was variable, the course was fast, and great times were had by all. The 31st Legendary Banked Slalom at Mt. Baker was all time and photo ambassador/X-Games gold medalist, Mike Yoshida was on hand to capture the magic. Enjoy these photos from the weekend and be sure to see his other work HERE.


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Savannah Law School ("SLS") Associate Professor, Kellyn McGee, has been invited to speak at the ABA Section of Family Law Spring CLE Conference. The event will be held May 3-6, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency in Savannah. Professor McGee will speak on Saturday, May 7th.
The CLE session that Professor McGee has been asked to speak at is entitled, Ensuring Your Staff is Ethically Supporting You. Professor McGee teaches Civil Procedure, ADR, and Professional Responsibility at SLS. She is consistently associated with the legal community within SLS and throughout the state of Georgia.
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Fit36 in Highlands is about a 10-minute drive from the downtown area and it is tucked in a multi-use building (with its very own garage parking!). The interior is modular and simple; you'll find your fave gym go-tos for functional movement workouts (kettlebells, dumbells, jump ropes, rowing machines, medicine balls) paired with walls emblazoned with motivational quotes, cards displaying the daily circuit moves, and the signature green and gray of the franchise.
Almost two years ago, Sheryl Langley opened the studio, which is a manifestation of her own strength and self-love inspired by her lifelong passion for fitness. From an early age, Langley has always been on the move, participating in high school sports, teaching college rec classes, and opening her own studio in Scotland.
"Back then I was teaching 15 classes a week and actually doing the classes with [the students]," Langley said. Langley eventually sold the studio, became a mother, moved back to the U.S. and worked in marketing. But three years ago, Langley needed another change.
She took what she describes as "a hiatus" to focus on herself, launched into a mentorship program, and was inspired and motivated by the people she met in the process. "It was life-changing. So intense. But this mentorship brought me support to believe in myself and to launch into doing this business."
FIT36, a franchise with Colorado roots, resonated with Langley, and opening the FIT36 Highlands studio would become the next step in her journey. One of the reasons Langley loved FIT36 is the same reason many of the clients do as well: the concise, effective workout.
"For me," she said, "it was a matter of how busy life is. It is always about time. To know I can get my workout in and be out of class, grabbing a sandwich for lunch — that's a really big thing." In a city saturated with studios, she has a great point. A quick and effective class is hard to come by! At FIT36, the 36-minute class plus the warmup and station demos fit nicely into a 45-minute block (the trainers are amazing about keeping to the schedule). With a little motivation, dry shampoo and a top knot, you can squeeze that workout in before work, after work or even in a lunch break.
The 36-minute workout is paired with an intimate, personal-trainer focused environment. "We can offer [clients] that personal trainer touch within a group training environment," Langley said. "With our workout, you don't have to think and you'll get results. We write and structure workouts just like you would on your own. And you just follow the system — push, pull and pulse — and you'll get results."
FIT36 combines HIIT with MRT (metabolic resistance training) and microcycles. By the time you've learned a circuit (in two weeks), FIT36 will change up the workout and you'll start all over. The circuits combine cardio, resistance training and dynamic movement to work your entire body.
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The week is structured by three kinds of classes: push, pull, and pulse. Aim to try out one of each or double up during your week for some extra burn. According to Langley, "There is a science to the FIT36 workouts. It has to do with macrocycles. Every two weeks, FIT36 is creating the ability to keep you from plateauing because we are changing the approach every two weeks. You'll still work the same muscles, but there is no muscle memory."
"Muscle memory is what causes you to plateau. You will still get sore from these workouts, even if you are going for days, weeks or months. This, combined with the HIIT-style workout is very efficient. HIIT is designed so your workout should not be more than 30 minutes, so you put in the maximum effort in a minimum amount of time. You'll get both strength and cardio benefits."
If you haven't been to a FIT36 class yet, you may be wondering just how high up your heart rate can get. You have the option to wear a heart rate monitor so you can tell exactly how hard exerting yourself. The goal is to stay in the anaerobic zone to increase stamina and calorie burning (and get that magical afterburn which keeps burning calories even post-workout).
If this sounds challenging, it is! But don't be afraid. "You shouldn't expect to feel intimated," Langley encourages. "You'll be in a warm, friendly, safe environment. Our trainers will modify as needed and will encourage you to ease into it."
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In January - June 2008, the sum of the national and government-guaranteed debts of Ukraine reduced by UAH 2,832,231,470 (3.19%), the Finance Ministry press service reported.
The ratio of the state debt and the gross domestic product has a decline tendency. Its improvement owes both to economic growth and a balanced debt policy.
The ratio of the national and Government-guaranteed debt as of June 30, 2008 to the GDP forecast for 2008 is 9%, which is acceptable from the viewpoint of national finance security.


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Richard tries to draw a parallel between John's old job (chief purser on a cruise ship) and his current one (primary school teacher); John remarks that the antics of some of the six- and seven-year olds are similar to those he has experienced with passengers in the past. Nonetheless, John is very happy with his late career shift to teaching.
Challenging John is Nick Mann, a personal injury lawyer. He says that there's a lot of medicine in the area of law that he deals with, so he has gone back to university for further study; he has just started a masters degree in health and medical law.
John finds a couple of excellent words tonight, but gives back most of that ground in other letters rounds. The first numbers round proves difficult for both but Nick has just the better of it, while the others do not distinguish between the contestants; the net result is a slender two-point lead for Nick going into the conundrum. John solves it reasonably quickly, and gets his second win with a score of 49 points to 41.
I was slightly behind where I would have liked to be on both types of game, but still managed to forge a decent lead. I solved the conundrum very quickly for a change, for a workmanlike win.
As usual, details after the jump.
Round 1: M T S D E I E N A
When letters fit together so well it can sometimes be hard to know which way to jump. I found STEM, MISTED, and SEDIMENT. After time expired I found MEDIATES, MEDIANTS, and kept pushing until I found DEMENTIAS.
Nick has STEAMED, but John has done better with DEMENTIA. If he'd just tacked the S on, he could have gained that precious full monty (and the extra ten points it would have been worth). David points this out, and has a different full monty: AMNESTIED. He additionally notes a connection, as the root word 'amnesty' comes from Greek meaning 'forgetfulness'.
Another couple of eights in this mix are MATINEES and ANDESITE (a particular kind of volcanic rock).
John: DEMENTIA
Nick: STEAMED
Me: SEDIMENT
David: DEMENTIAS, AMNESTIED
Scores: John 8, Nick 0, me 8
Round 2: S B R E U T O C U
I gave a slight mental groan when the S went up first -- if John had gone for a consonant instead of that fourth vowel I would have found SEDIMENTS for nine. Oh, well.
I had RUBES, BUSTER, and OBSCURE. With a second left I saw COUTURES but that wasn't enough time to get it written down. Another eight from the letters is TUBEROUS.
Once again choosing a sixth consonant would have yielded a full monty, with the upcoming N giving CURBSTONE.
Both contestants have sixes, while David has found the eight -- well done, David! David also notes the presence of BUSTER, since it will figure in his upcoming talk.
John: ROBUST
Nick: TRUCES
Me: OBSCURE
David: BUSTER, COUTURES
Scores: John 8 (14), Nick 0 (6), me 15
Round 3: Target 249 from 75 100 7 8 3 1
John goes for a third different numbers mix, but it's the very common two-large option which is not so interesting. My first thought was to apply the standard approach, since the target was only one away from 250, and we have a 1. The large numbers are a bit awkward for getting to 250, but with a 2 it would be feasible and so I found 249 = (8/(7 - 3))*75 + 100 - 1. Still with time left, I looked at the factor of three and found the much simpler 249 = 3*(75 + 8).
Note that the standard approach would have been much easier with a 25; observing that later led me to the solution 249 = (7 + 3)*(100 - 75) - 1.
Both contestants are fairly far away, but within scoring range. John is seven off with 256 -- that must be 256 = (3 - 1)*100 + 7*8 -- while Nick is one closer with 243 = (75 + 1)*3 + 8 + 7. Lily points out the tweakage which would have let Nick get to the solution from that start, demonstrating the second of the solutions that I had.
John: 256
Nick: 243
Me: 249
Lily: 249
Scores: John 8 (14), Nick 0 (11), me 25
First break: PIANO DOT ("Angelina Jolie is committed to this")
The clue easily leads to ADOPTION.
David's talk is about the origins of the names of two TV shows: Mythbusters, and The Gruen Transfer.
Round 4: N L A V I E R O N
I had VIAL, VENAL, and AILERON. After time I found VERONAL, and while checking that the lowercase form was listed (it is) I saw the nearby entry of VERNONIA (any of various plants; ironweed is one such) for eight. The other eight in this mix is OVERLAIN (past participle of 'overlie').
John's five is LOVER, but Nick's six of RAVINE is better. David has also found AILERON, but not the eights.
Some other sevens here are ENVIRON and VARIOLE ("a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule"). Staying with three vowels only would have brought G into the mix, with the -ING giving much easier eights (LEARNING or RAVENING, plus the American spelling RAVELING).
John: LOVER
Nick: RAVINE
Me: AILERON
David: AILERON
Scores: John 8 (14), Nick 0 (17), me 32
Round 5: G T H C A E A S L
I had CHAT, CHEAT / TEACH, CHEATS, and CHALETS; after time I found LATCHES.
John's six is outdone by Nick's seven, and that puts Nick exactly ten points ahead. If this margin is maintained then we could need two conundrums tonight.
David has found the other anagram of CHALETS / LATCHES: SATCHEL. But there was an eight available here: ALCAHEST, also spelled ALKAHEST, is "the universal solvent sought by alchemists". (I happen to recognise this word because a friend once used this as a name for his company.)
John: CHEATS
Nick: LATCHES
Me: CHALETS
David: SATCHEL, CHALETS
Scores: John 8 (14), Nick 7 (24), me 39
Round 6: Target 894 from 75 100 8 3 9 7
Lily pulls out almost identical numbers to last time; in fact, she takes them from almost exactly the same slots in the holder, which is not good, and also suggests that the crew don't re-randomise the contents between rounds. This is bad -- Lily will naturally have a tendency to favour certain slots over others (as anyone would; humans are very poor random number generators) -- and so there will be considerable bias in the re-use of the numbers.
Anyway... I get hung up on trying to get the final offset of 6 from 900, with no success. I have to resort to one away with 893 = 9*100 - 7.
Pretty much immediately after time runs out I see how to tweak my way there, using the fact that 9*8 is close to 75: 894 = 9*(100 + 8) - 75 - 3. Right after that, I realise that 6 = 9 - 3, and an easier tweak presents itself: 894 = 9*(100 - (8 - 7)) + 3; this is the solution that Lily later demonstrates. And then I wondered about investigating from below and a solution practically leaps out: 894 = 8*100 + 75 + 7 + 3 + 9.
Three solutions that just unravelled in a matter of seconds as soon as time expired. Isn't that always the way? (While writing this up I have noticed the hybrid solution of 894 = 8*75 + 3*(100 - (9 - 7)).)
Both contestants are one away with 895 = 9*100 - 8 + 3.
John: 895
Nick: 895
Me: 893
Lily: 894
Scores: John 15 (21), Nick 14 (31), me 46
Second break: GRIND KIN ("Regally imbibing")
A hint at the KING of DRINKING.
Round 7: P T R S O A E D A
I had PORTS / SPORT, OPERAS, ROASTED, and DEPORTS. I also considered and rightly rejected PASTORED. After time I added PARADES, SPORTED, PROTEAS, and finally found an eight: ADAPTORS. (I'll note that ADAPTOR showed up back in episode 341, which was Sam Gaffney's first game.)
Nick has SPORTED, but John's "slightly risky" eight of ADOPTERS gets the points. David thinks this is well done, but wishes that John had selected a final consonant. He makes the slightly unusual claim that it would have given TEARDROPS or PREDATORS, which is only true if an R was the next consonant. I don't think it's likely that they would have stopped proceedings to check what it would be, so this seems like David has given his hopes a bit more authority than is justified. (I was also hoping for an R for PREDATORS, incidentally, but I hadn't recognised that TEARDROPS was an anagram of it.)
The vowel isn't a bad try; a U would have given OUTSPREAD. And even that A would give a nine in some dictionaries; the Macquarie isn't one of them, but Chambers lists TAPADEROS. (TAPADERA or TAPADERO: "the leather guard in front of a Mexican stirrup").
In any case, David has the eight of ADAPTERS, or ADAPTORS -- he points out that both spellings are acceptable.
Those eight points leave John only two points adrift, meaning that he will have a chance in the conundrum unless Nick solves the next numbers round and John does not.
John: ADOPTERS
Nick: SPORTED
Me: ROASTED
David: ADAPTERS, ADAPTORS
Scores: John 23 (29), Nick 14 (31), me 46
Round 8: Target 102 from 100 9 3 1 8 7
Nick goes for a slight variation, choosing a single large number. Once again Lily takes the numbers from the same spots as she has before. A quick glance at the numbers rounds from previous games suggests that this happens pretty often, and that's really going to bug me from now on. Randomness is preferable!
Anyway, the target is trivial, and everyone gets 102 = 100 + 3 - 1. Just for fun, a solution without the large number is 102 = (7 - 1)*(9 + 8).
John: 102
Nick: 102
Me: 102
Lily: 102
Scores: John 33 (39), Nick 24 (41), me 56
Round 9: GLUT DREGS
John's find of the eight-letter word in round 7 narrowed the gap to just two points, so this conundrum will decide it after all. I solve this one very quickly, guided by the pair of G's and the fact that I have used this word a lot recently to describe my travails when playing this game.
It takes the contestants longer, but John finds it seven seconds in for another come-from-behind victory.
John: STRUGGLED (7s)
Nick: [no answer]
Me: STRUGGLED (1s)
Final scores: John 33 (49), Nick 24 (41), me 66
It took two good eight-letter words and the conundrum for John to win this, but he managed it. It's a good thing he won as otherwise he would have been severely ruing not adding the S to DEMENTIA in round one! Nick did well to stay in touch (and indeed, ahead) despite those eight-letter words, but he needed a more challenging numbers round at the end and the random number generator did not deliver. That's the drawback of the numbers rounds: Sometimes they can be trivial like that.
I was behind on three letters rounds where better options were seen afterwards, and likewise for one of the numbers rounds. On the other hand, I was in the ballpark each time, and solved the conundrum quickly. A decent win that had potential to be much better.
Friday, 27 January 2012
Ep 369: John O'Connor, Nick Mann (January 26, 2012)
3 comments:
You've written SEDIMENTS for Round 1 - a mistake?
- 27 January 2012 at 06:58
- Geoff Bailey said...
Whoops, so I did (fixed now) -- thanks for catching that, Mark!
(For clarity in case anyone reads this later and is confused: I wrote down SEDIMENT on paper, and when listing the words I found; but when listing each person's selected word I accidentally transcribed SEDIMENTS.)
- 27 January 2012 at 11:01
My answers:
COURTS [a]
249 = (75+8)x3
NAILER [b]
STRUGGLED (1s)
[a] I wanted X for SUBCORTEX. Found OBSCURE later.
[b] What bothers me most with missing AILERON and ADAPTOR(s) is that they were David words from my episodes!
- 28 January 2012 at 12:51
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Bass Transcription: Jerry Jemmott on "The Weight"/
My transcription of Jerry Jemmott's bass line on Aretha Franklin's recording of "The Weight"Read More
A bassist living and working in New York City
My transcription of Jerry Jemmott's bass line on Aretha Franklin's recording of "The Weight"Read More
Here's a cool one: Johnny St. Cyr (banjo) playing a duet with Louis Armstrong in the middle of this legendary Hot Fives track from 1926.Read More
I've been getting back into electric bass and it's time to get my chops together, so I'm revisiting a bassline I had worked on years ago while studying with Alan Jones. Check out Bootsy Collins on "Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose" from James Brown's 1970 release Sex Machine.Read More
I have finally completed my transcription of bassist Leroy Vinnegar's walking line on "Hard To Find," the first track off his 1963 date as a leader Leroy Walks Again!!. Leroy spent the last years of his life living and playing in my hometown of Portland, OR, and was a bit of a hero there. I'm excited to be digging deeply into his work.Read More
New York City bassist Dave Speranza
Hi, I'm Dave.
I play upright and electric bass and live in Brooklyn, NY.
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Instagram for Hotels: Using images that work.
In 2016, most hoteliers understand that Instagram should be incorporated as a part of a their online marketing strategy, presenting a brand image that is appealing to their market. Yet, just like any hotel marketing campaign, Instagram requires a thoughtful strategy to ensure that it is used effectively.
Before I jump into it, if you're not yet unconvinced that Instagram is a sophisticated way to market your hotel, consider these facts:
Instagram now has 400 million active users
75% of Instagram users are outside the US
Over 60% of users log in daily, making it the second most engaged network after Facebook
30% of internet users are now on Instagram
So, you may feel that smartphone photos of puppies and food porn trending on this platform somehow devalue the medium as a legitimate marketing medium, but as far as reaching a growing and active audience goes, Instagram is incredibly powerful. Let's explore the most effective way to use it for your hotel.
1. Do your research.
Explore what kind of images other hotels are posting.
Start looking at relevant content that is already on Instagram which can help you generate your own unique ideas. Take a look at what your competitors are doing.
What photos are they posting and what kind of engagement are they getting? In addition, search your hotel name using a hashtag to see if anyone has already tagged your hotel in a photo on Instagram.
It's also important to keep in mind that the photos that your hotel shares should be completely unique and true to your property's personality. Authenticity is paramount. If you're hotel is located in the Old City of Barcelona, images should reflect its location and surrounding neighbourhood. Instagram allows the hotel an opportunity to put a face to the hotel. Based on the content that you are sharing you can enhance your hip and trendy image or confirm your hotel as a peaceful, quiet retreat. It's not about copying someone else.
2. Extend your photo gallery
consider Instagram a way to further leverage your professional photos
Use the professional photos you've had taken at your hotel to highlight your amenities, but make sure to keep content entertaining and constantly changing to show the dynamic life at the hotel. People can only tolerate so many photos of your balcony suite before it gets a bit old.
3. Stay Trendy
Food, roof terraces, and poolside events are all the rage
If your hotel has a great restaurant make sure to include images of food, chef, people dining, or enjoying a nice cocktail. Food culture and food porn are among the most popular content on Instagram. Have a roof terrace with a great view of the city? Exploit it. Show those romantic moments of guests taking in sunset or soaking up the sun poolside.
4. Go Behind the Scenes
Show the human side of your hotel
Giving your followers a behind-the-scenes look at your hotel will not only provide for interesting content, but will also humanise it. These images show the hardworking people and dedicated staff that help make a guest's stay as seamless as possible.
5. Highlight your local neighbourhood
Use instagram to develop a visual neighbourhood guide for your followers
Engagement through area attractions is another excellent way to increase interest in your hotel and its surroundings. Pictures from around the city, neighbourhood attractions, and local hidden gems will highlight what your city has to offer and will provide an interesting visual area guide for followers. By showcasing things to do in your city, people may be more inclined to plan their next trip to visit you.
6. Interact with followers and guests
User-generated images can be great for building your audience
Stay current with user-generated content. Your guests can be an excellent photo resource for you to tap into, especially bloggers and journalists. Repost their images to your hotel's feed. Host an Instagram contest asking followers or guests to tag the best photo they took during their stay. Put some faith in your users and build trust and loyalty between your hotel brand and guests.
Finally, as with any marketing strategy, staying active on Instagram is key! Instagram should be included as a regular update for social media and requires a proactive strategy as well as daily management.
For more information on visual content creation for your hotel and professional photos you can leverage, please visit my website or get in touch!


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Lessons learned for next time - I gotta be more prepared. Having a newborn and not being able to drive definitely limited my days and outings. Also, I would've liked to have written down more words/ feelings/ observations. Ooooh, and jotting down concurrent world events would make it more interesting too!
Anyway, here are my pics:
Got caught "closing my eyes" for more than a minute there. Oli is wondering, "Hellooooo, wake up mommy!"
In the wee hours of the morning, I watched my DVR recording of Nick & Vanessa's Wedding. So very sweet and romantic. Makes me wanna get married again. Or at least visit that amazing island!
Poor little guy had a tough night. Good thing today is a much better day.
I think Oliver has a lot of gas because I've been eating too much dairy. Drank soy milk here. Or perhaps I'll cut down on the ice cream :), LOL!
Got to try out a lot of the scrapping tools I've had for a while. Here's the piercing tool from Sew it Easy. More on this with a later blog post.
Adhering vellum using stitches.
Got to make my own buttons....
I told him he couldn't play with it....now look at that naughty smile!
Ran errands with my sister. Diapers are soooo expensive!
NOT having fun with Ernie and Bert on their firetruck.
Playing with some Toy Story fun!
See you tomorrow!


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From Librarian Marika Myrick:
The Read-a-thon is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the library. Look for forms to be sent home mid-February. This event will start on February 28 and end March 25. All students who participate will receive a prize. Students who raise a significant sum in pledges will receive a free book of their choice at the Mustang Bookstore in mid-April, with the potential to earn multiple books. Details to follow.
Shelf Elf Winners
Once again Mrs.Burkart/Ms. Hesteck's 3rd grade class is the winner for the Return Rate Contest. They will receive a party as well as a trip to the Mustang Bookstore. Mrs. Winter's home room will also receive a trip to the bookstore for coming in 2nd place.
Thank You
A big thank you to the following families/individuals for thinking about our library:
Rourke-Kelly family for art supplies, the Craig family for a Spanish CD and book set and the 2010 MMS Spanish Club and Morris alumni for Spanish books.
Also a huge thank you goes out to Crystal Daynard for donating many countless hours to the library in helping to code the books for the Accelerated Reader program. She has coded hundreds of books and I am so thankful for her support and dedication.
~Librarian Marika Myrick


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Database credentials and how to access them..
I have outsourced the development of an app and website to a team of programmers and now they are ready to upload their work to the server. They have the IP, username and password but apparently they need more database credentials in order to login and setup the database. Does anyone know what credentials they would need and how I would access them?


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Payment Instructions: 15{da0cc0759e3dd59033cad93ce4e5fd4792f127056f0a1bfbdb78be629ebbf099} Internet Buyers Premium Proxibid purchases will be invoiced immediately after close of auction. One car that had numerous observers scratching their heads was the heavily customized 1939 Lincoln Zephyr known as Scrape." Even the auction company's description seemed a bit self-conscious over the fact that the car was built by a customizer named Terry Cook, rather than by a name brand like Boyd Coddington or Chip Foose.
Tens of thousands of cars are sold in this way every year just in the Los Angeles area and the price you pay for them can be an absolute fraction of what you would pay on a forecourt, so as long as you know what you are looking at you can get a real bargain buying a car in this way.
As a result, one never needs to physically operate the fob to unlock the car or start the engine – the driver's door unlocks when you approach it, and simply pressing the Start button on the instrument panel (while applying the brakes) gets you going.
The Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort is Newport Beach, California's premier oceanside retreat and is the perfect location for Russo and Steele's astute, sophisticated clientele to come enjoy the auction action in our laid back, enthusiast atmosphere.
These situations create great opportunity for you to finally buy your dream car at very affordable values because most of its prices are greatly marked down in order to easily dispose them; as they are incurring huge expenses on the storage of these items.


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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
ABC Primetime: The Outsiders: Amish Community Speaks Out
ABC Primetime, on Tuesday June 24, broadcast an intriguing opening to a series called "The Outsiders." This hour program, with correspondent Jay Schadler, examined Amish teenagers contemplating leaving home for the freedom of the outside world.
The teenagers face a stark choice between "freedom" and "family". If they live in the mainstream world that most of us know, they will be outsiders looking in on the culture that raised them.
The Amish religion, as many know, rejects most modern technology and limits education beyond the eighth grade. It says this is necessary to eliminate temptation of the sin of "vanity" and destruction of "the family," which "does things together" and remains emotionally cohesive to honor the parents' marriage. Amish moral values seem based on the idea of mandatory sustainability. They also believe that the family and religious structure must control all life within their universe of opportunity.
The four teens were Harley, Lena, Nelson and Danny, all growing up in southern Ohio in Ashland county. The film showed the hilly countryside on the western end of Appalachia. A journey that takes two hours by buggy takes about twenty minutes by car.
Two other teenage boys arrange a midnight escape for "Danny" and tale him to a country house, covered with green shingles, where some ex-Amish live in a fraternity house environment (not exactly the ABC Family "Greek"). The boys seek manual labor and construction work since they have only eighth grade educations, but one wants to get a GED and go on to study computers. Danny eventually gets in trouble with the law with some vandalism and gets thirty days in jail. When Schadler interviews him, Danny does not seem to have any concept of "personal responsibility" that the freedoms of the outside world require, and of what the consequences of misdeeds can be. The moral climate at home kept him from developing the individualized sense of personal responsibility (harmlessness, at a minimum, for example – even the "Golden Rule") that is well known in liberal democratic societies.
One of the other boys is not recognized by his younger siblings on a return visit home until he puts on Amish clothes. Some parents accept their kids back if they want to return. The Amish are willing to forgive "Danny," just as they were forgiving of the perpetrator of the Nickel Mines disaster in 2006.
At the end, two of the teens decide to live "on the Outside" and two return to their families. An Amish person joins the church as a teen and must give up everything in the outside world. But Amish allow a "time for running around," or "rumspringa". The film "Saving Sarah Cain" (Fox Faith) had depicted Amish teens as extremely strong and healthy because of physical activity; that film was a drama in which a reporter gets custody of Amish kids (discussed here in my movies blog).
ABC News provides the following story by Samantha Edders of the show, titled "The Outsiders: Amish Community Speaks Out: Amish Elders Described Difficult Choices, Recall Past Temptations," link here.
I had posted notes about the Amish tragedy at Nickel Mines PA in October 2006, here.
Posted by Bill Boushka at 3:21 PM
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Hi, I watched most of this special but had to leave before the end of the show. Can you tell me the names of the teens who remained Amish and who stayed on the outside? Do you know of any full length video of the show available on the web right now? I tried ABC.com and YouTube but found only bits of it.
Thanks. =D
- Bill Boushka said...
I believe that Nelson and Danny stayed, and that Harley and Lena left. The parents were interviewed in silhouette. I don't think ABC sells DVD's of this series the way PBS or History Channel would. You'd have to try their "contact us" link at abc.com.
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Happy New Year!
This post is long overdue. Back in late November 2017, the Appyness team attended the App Promotion Summit (or APS for short) in Berlin, Germany. From learning about the impact of iOS 11 on App Store Optimization (ASO) strategy to testing out the latest tools for campaign management, ASO research and more, APS was the team's favorite conference of the year.
In the field of mobile, strategy can rapidly evolve, so its ever important that the Appyness team stays up to date with the latest tactics, programs, and networks. Attending conferences like APS not only helps the team increase its collective knowledge, but also adds value as an agency to our Mobile App clients. Appyness is an agency of passionate app marketers - and our mission is to make sure that we're always using the latest technology and tactics to ensure growth success for our clients!
Here are some of the top sessions and programs that we enjoyed at APS Berlin 2017:
- ASO and iOS 11 - What's working?: This session was one that we were most looking forward to. The introduction of iOS 11 in 2017 not only brought a redesign to the app store - but also added a new subtitle field. Did the subtitle impact ASO? How were rankings impacted for apps in different verticals? These were only a few of the topics that were discussed, but this was our favorite session!
- Case Study: 5 Things We Learned Growing a Top 10 Education App: We're currently working with an app, Finger Family Adventure, that is in the education space, so this sessions was of particular interest to us.
- ASO: Your Secret Branding Weapon: Adeline Lee, Director of Product for Clue, delivered a fantastic presentation that focused on branding - particularly for the app store front, as well as for A/B testing app store assets. This is something we love to do at Appyness, especially for the Google Play Store, which makes it very easy to A/B test title, icons, and screenshots.
- What is the Minimum Viable App Marketing Stack?: This was another great session that focused on the Mobile Growth Stack. Ekaterina Petrakova, ASO Manager at Rock Internet, covered a variety of tools (both FREE and paid!) that can be used by app marketers worldwide.
Overall, APS Berlin might be one of our favorite app marketing conferences ever! Not only were all of the presentations top notch, but it was also a fantastic networking opportunity as well. We met app marketers from all over Europe and in different verticals. We're looking forward to attending APS in New York City this summer and will also return to Berlin in December 2018!


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For those times when it hurts to look out the window.
Like today for example, when there is snow falling into the very large pond-like spots in the garden. Ponds that most certainly were not there yesterday - or any other day for that matter.
It is Spring. It is Spring.
Yes. It is.