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Social Role of the Arts Series:
Everybody In, Nobody Out: Arts Education for DC Students
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 (Lunch)
TIME: 11:30am -Bar opens; 12:15pm – Lunch served; 1-2pm – Presentation and Q&A
EVENT TYPE: Speaker Luncheon
A Panel Discussion with:
Jenny Bilfield, Washington Performing Arts President & CEO,
Michelle Hoffmann, Washington Performing Arts Director of Education & Community Engagement,
James Edwards, Director of Instrumental Music, Stuart Hobson Middle School
and participating students from Stuart-Hobson Middle Schools Jazz Band
With Fred Hughes, piano, and Pepe Gonzalez, bass
Bilfield, Hoffmann, and Edwards will discuss the importance of equitable access to arts education, the benefits of collaborative partnerships, and the transformative power of arts education for DC students, followed by a rousing performance by the Stuart-Hobson Jazz Band, one of the music and arts projects WPAS has provided to 19 DC public elementary and middle schools.
For more than 50 years, Washington Performing Arts has created opportunities that connect community and artists, in both education and performance. Washington Performing Arts embraces a broad spectrum of the performing arts, including classical music, jazz, gospel, contemporary dance and music, international music and art forms, and new work. Dynamic education programs in the public schools and beyond are hallmarks of Washington Performing Arts, as are the Capital Arts Partnership programs, Embassy Adoption Program, the Mars Urban Arts Initiative, and two resident gospel choirs.
You won't want to miss this opportunity to meet a remarkable educator and cheer his students on in making music together!
This program is co-sponsored by CHIME (Community Help In Music Education) and Dupont Circle Village.
PRICE: $20 Members; $25 Non-members (includes buffet lunch); $10 Lecture only.
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|Proper Application of Silicone Conformal Coatings will Eliminate Premature Device Failures in Harsh Automotive Environments
|Keywords: silicone, coating, protection
|A manufacturer of diesel engine management systems has developed an advanced electronic control actuator that operates remotely to improve the dynamic flow control of exhaust gas recirculation and can improve the control, speed, and precision for variable geometry turbocharger vane controls. An enabling material that protects the electronic circuit board from environmental and mechanical stressors within this device is a silicone conformal coating protecting the electronic circuit board. Conformal coatings protect electronic printed circuit boards from moisture and contaminants, preventing short circuits and corrosion of conductors and solder joints. Silicone conformal coatings will do this in severe environments, especially those harsh environments seen in military, industrial, and automotive under-hood environments. The silicone conformal coating will greatly extend the life of the components and circuitry it is protecting; however, if it is misapplied the opposite can occur. Silicone coating's inherent thermal expansion characteristics as quantified by its coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) are generally a non-issue. Nonetheless, it was shown that if the silicone conformal coating is over applied and/or completely underfills the under-cavity of a chip or component device failure can occur via lead fracturing. Furthermore, if greases or lubricants are used elsewhere in the application and are not contained, certain greases can swell the coating thus amplifying the expansion forces exerted on the chip leads. It was determined through studies, experiments, and application reviews that implementing an automated coating spray process that controlled the amount and deposition location of coating alleviated the problem. Furthermore, the choice of fluorinated grease is advised so in the event the silicone coating is exposed to the grease, no swell will occur.
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A standard for audio and video conferencing established by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). H.323 is a comprehensive standard for multimedia communication among computers, terminals, network devices, and network services running on connectionless networks that do not support intrinsic quality of service (QoS) functions, such as Internet Protocol–based networks and the Internet.
This standard is widely accepted by manufacturers of Voice over IP (VoIP) and Internet phone software and devices. Any hardware or software system that supports the H.323 standard can communicate with any other H.323 system. H.323 is designed to make multimedia communication over the Internet as standardized as telephone communication.
For example, with telephone communication you can purchase telephone equipment from any vendor and plug it into your phone system, and the equipment works. The idea is to make Internet communication appliances just as easy to use.
H.323 defines a protocol stack that performs functions related to establishing and maintaining real-time multimedia communication that involve transmission of audio, video, and data. H.323 does not represent one standard, but rather an umbrella of other ITU standards. The H.323 protocol stack includes more than two dozen G-level, H-level, and T-level protocols from the ITU. H.323 is designed to run over Internet Protocol (IP) and includes specifications for the following components:
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Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. Romans 8:5 NIV
The struggle continues to rage unseen within the hearts of people. Tricked into focusing upon our world, we miss the joys and wonders of the spiritual world to which we belong. Oh, so many go on through their lives failing to see the connection. They may hold their notions of the Divine, but fall short of effectuating the power of the Holy Spirit within them. The Spirit is poured out from above. But our Guide is given to receptive souls who are prepared for this great journey of soul. We are to seek to be filled with the Holy Spirit! Can we see through this world´s deceit? Can we recognize the beckoning to heights unknown? Can we hear the call to live by the Spirit of God as He moves us from within?
Many are called. Many wear the name of Christian. We are pulled here and there. But how many of us reflect that we live our lives to a different Spirit than the one the world would have us move to? Shall we pray now that our hearts are miraculously opened to allow God to work unhindered inside of us? Shall we pray that we can learn to move to a new Force? Shall we ask to live by Spirit today?
Dear Lord,
Open our eyes and our hearts to see that right now we may begin to move to a Spirit far above the one of the world where we live. Teach us how to walk with You? Teach us to live, to breath, and to do all that we do by Your Spirit we pray!


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"There are not one-hundred people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they perceive the Catholic Church to be." – Ven. Arch Bishop Fulton Sheen
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|AM 7.1.X/APP 3.0.X: Customizing Token Graphics for the RSA Self-Service Console
web browser displays 'Error 403 --- Forbidden message' when accessing the Self-Service Console after customizing Token Graphics in the RSA Self-Service console
|WAR files (console-ucm.war, console-selfservice.war & console-troubleshoot.war) were incorrectly built after adding token graphics
Please ensure the WAR files have a structure as show below in diagram 1.a60744 and not any additional folders at the top-level (a common mistake when creating a WAR file).
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For example; the console-ucm folder name should not appear in the WAR file (when unpacked) only the contents of the console-ucm folder. Same applies to console-selfservice.war & console-troubleshoot.war.
Monitoring the AdminServer.log and <hostname>_server.log in the <AMHOME>/server/logs folder when starting RSA Authentication Manager 7.1 services may give indications that the WAR file(s) are incorrectly deployed.
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Ronald Newswanger has gone to the deep, dark places most people try to avoid.
For 25 years, he has donned wetsuit and scuba gear to plunge into the dangerous currents where Indian River Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean.
"About 90 percent of my dives are done in the middle of the night," he said. "Less traffic and less people fishing, so I have less chance of being hooked. People get real surprised when they try to reel me in!"
While Indian River Inlet is known for harsh weather conditions and swift tidal currents, Ronald said his early-morning dives at high slack tide are very peaceful.
"I'm as comfortable down there as someone sitting on their couch watching TV," he said. "Though I've had times when I'm holding on and climbing the rocks for dear life."
He and wife Lindy of Brickerville, Pa., have vacationed at Delaware Seashore State Park campground for about 30 years, coming down every few weeks to camp in a spot where they have made many friends.
Newswanger said initially, he and his family would anchor up at the sandbar on a friend's pontoon boat to fish, snorkel and look for shells. Then, the friend called to say he bought scuba gear at a yard sale.
"I told him you have to be certified to dive," Newswanger said. So, they signed up for lessons. "That's how it all started."
As a kid, Newswanger was fascinated by TV shows "Flipper" and "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea." He scoured the Sears catalog, captivated by dive gear, spears and compression tanks.
Newswanger's first dives were to catch fish for his 55-gallon tank. Then, he began spearfishing.
"I feel more like a hunter than a fisherman," he said.
Newswanger uses a speargun, pole spear or 5-foot aluminum pole with a rubber sling to shoot his fish. At times, visibility is only 18 inches.
Last year, during a high-visibility dive, Newswanger said, he had one of his coolest underwater experiences.
"I was diving near an old section of bridge, about 50 feet down," he said. "I could see at least 10 to 12 feet easily, the water was very clear."
Speargun in hand, Newswanger set out to hunt tautog when a 5-foot sand tiger shark nipped the top of his gun.
"He did a big loop, swam right over my head and was gone," he said. "I was just sitting there watching some tog swim along a large rock. When I turned my head, I saw a faceful of teeth right in front of me!"
Newswanger said he screamed and jerked his head back.
"I think I scared him as bad as he scared me," he laughed. "He did a 180 and was gone. After it was over, I sat down there and laughed."
Newswanger manages to have a bit of fun below depths. His favorite story involves a flounder, a father and son.
"I was diving in the day," he said. "I speared a flounder and put it on a kid's fishing line. He tugged it up and didn't believe I put it on the line. His dad said, 'There's a hole in it from being speared!'"
Newswanger said his scariest experience was three years ago when he was diving north of the Inlet, about 35 feet offshore.
"I had four flounder strapped to the stringer on my leg when an 8-foot bull shark came up on my left side like a gray car passing me by."
Newswanger said the shark swam to his leg where the flounder were hanging.
"I screamed and hit him across the gills as hard as I could," he said. "I gave him another hard push and kicked off the bottom with my feet and started swimming to the surface. That was the longest 35 feet I ever swam."
He said he learned the inlet's currents move in different directions at different depths when his underwater compass showed land on his right when he thought it was on his left.
"There's a swirl down there, and the current goes in the opposite direction down deeper," he said. "In the midpoint, the current is not as bad, but then you have to cross over stronger currents to get out."
Newswanger loves diving at night because, with no loud boat motors droning, he can hear the fish.
"Oyster crackers sound like bullfrogs or foghorns," he said. "Sometimes it's really noisy with clicks and pops of different fish."
Even in the middle of the night, though, someone is usually fishing the jetty or under the bridge.
"I've got to watch for fishermen," he said. "Years ago I really scared one."
Running low on air, he popped his head up to see exactly where he was.
"A fisherman was standing there holding his chest," he laughed. "He told me he saw bubbles and something dark coming toward him."
About a dozen years ago, Newswanger said, a man drove his white Mercedes off the bridge.
"Luckily, he came out through the sunroof and a boater picked him up," he said. "The next spring, I came across the car, upside-down and half-buried in the sand. The tires were covered with mussels. Next year, there were just mussel-covered tires sticking up. The next time, it was no longer visible. The sand had completely swallowed it."
Newswanger has seen more sharks the past couple years, near the channel in deeper water. He has even caught lobsters, which he usually finds near the Coast Guard Station.
"And when a ray rises from the bottom, it seems he takes up the whole ocean floor with him," he said.
Mussels, however, have become scarce.
"The sad thing is, the last several years there's no more mussels on the rocks, and they used to be covered with mussels and hundreds of starfish coming to eat them," he said. "This year, there's none. I'm not sure if dredging killed them off or something else. It's affected fishing, I'm sure."
For the past few years, he has combed the rocks under the bridge for lead weights, coming up at times with up to 50 pounds of lead.
"It's better for the environment," he said. "It keeps the lead away from wildlife."
He gives many sinkers to fishermen, but needed to do something with all that lead. He got the idea to make fish molds, and bought an antique cast-iron fish-shaped hushpuppy mold at auction. He melts lead in a campsite kettle.
"It takes a while for it to melt, but only minutes for it to form in the mold," he said.
Newswanger gives his one-of-a-kind fish molds to friends and fellow campers. He posts pictures and videos from his dives on the Indian River Bay & Inlet page on Facebook, where his exploits have attracted quite a following.
"It's just a lot of fun," he said. "You only live life once, so you gotta enjoy it."
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As a Realtor it goes without saying that my default TV channel HGTV. Whenever I flip on our bedroom TV on those rare weekend mornings off I am inevitably greeted to the sounds of contractors swinging hammers, first time home buyers bickering about closet space and yards (or bathrooms, or kitchens or…) being crashed. It's not uncommon to start with one episode of House Hunters and before too long my husband is asking if I plan on doing anything else today other than watch TV and surf the MLS. Since 1994, HGTV has inspired, entertained and educated me. It always introduces me to new ideas and surprises me in ways I never thought imaginable.
The biggest surprise, however, was my husband suddenly having an opinion on back-splash color.
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I remember it like it was yesterday – we were sitting on the couch watching an episode of House Hunters when a couple walked into a kitchen at one of their possible selections. Before anyone could say anything my husband looked up from his lap top and muttered, "Oof, that is an ugly back-splash. They should reno the kitchen and go with a lighter color." I nearly fell off the couch. Not only because he said it but because he was RIGHT.
If this was a movie, this would be the moment where I assumed he was a pod person and would slowly back out of the room. Instead, we looked at each other and laughed. He shook his head in disbelief and said, "I can't believe that just happened." But it did and I was secretly (okay, not so secretly) pleased. He even said "reno" instead of renovate – it was amazing.
It's not that I demand that everyone walk around with an encyclopedic knowledge of homes (if that were the case, all us Realtors would be out of a job) but being able to see the potential in a house or having a minimal idea of what you like in terms of décor or design is a great thing to know. Not every home is move in ready and the ability to understand that, with a little elbow grease and an Angie's List approved contractor, a home that might not fit all your criteria can become your dream home.
For the laymen who don't want to pour over the web or walk dozens of open houses to get a feel of what they like and dislike, HGTV is an invaluable resource. With some basic knowledge of how even small projects can have dynamic changes on the overall look of the house clients and Realtors can look beyond the physical and talk about the elusive "potential" of a living space. Well-informed clients can help their Realtor and vice versa. At the end of the day, the job is about making sure your home buyers don't just find a house they like but a home they can call their own.
If HGTV made my husband – who's house knowledge starts and stops with the Hugh Laurie show – suddenly have opinions on kitchen back-splash, walk in closets, water features and crown molding then anyone can. Plus, there are few better ways to spend a lazy Sunday than cuddled up on the couch, wrapped in a blanket, sipping on a cup of coffee and watching Property Brothers.
If you'd like more information on the San Fernando Valley or Los Angeles, or to have help looking for your next home, please feel free to reach out! I'm happy to help, no obligation.


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Today was Eva's first day of preschool! It is hard to believe that only 3 short years ago I was delivering Sarah to the very same school with a baby carrier in tow.
I suppose I should be teary and sad that my baby is at this milestone already, but really I am just happy and excited for her. She is so ready for some new experiences. She will just be going two mornings a week for 3 hours each morning, so she won't have too much time to miss mommy.
So how did she do? Great! She was a little scared when her dad left her there... "Stay! Please stay, Dad!"....but got over it quickly. When I picked her up she marched up to me with a big smile on her face, then turned around and gave her new teacher a big hug and a kiss. So cute.
I completely neglected to post the obligatory first-day pictures for my older kids as well when they started a couple of weeks ago:
They are both enjoying their new teachers so far. Abby is in 5th grade and Sarah is in 2nd. Growing fast!
In other news, we moved Sarah's things into Eva's room a few nights ago. She wanted to stack all of her mattresses together to sleep on, and even requested we tuck a pea under them. Request granted! She has been a little cranky these last couple of mornings... so just maybe we have a real princess on our hands... ?
This move means Sarah's room is all cleared out and ready for a big reno. We are really hoping to have it done by her birthday (October 1st) which is approaching much too quickly. Wish us luck!
So for those of you who stick around and read this blog for the house posts, I promise lots of juicy details for you starting next week. We have more than one project up our sleeves!
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Some of the most difficult gifts for me to buy are gifts for teenage girls–like our beautiful granddaughters, Emilie & Ashlynn. I've spent quite a bit of time "online window shopping" with the girls and have gathered quite a bit of information on what teen girls like. Here are some ideas for the teenage girls in you life!
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Bomber Jackets and Kimonos
What teen doesn't like to be in time with the latest fashion! Bomber Jackets are back in style and very trendy this year. They come in solids and prints, light weight and heavy weight.
Kimonos are shown everywhere. My granddaughters and their friends love to wear them with leggings and jeans !
PB Teen-Jane Beauty Collection
Jane Beauty Collection from Pottery Barn Teen is a collection of compartmentalized storage for everything beauty. Nail polish, cosmetics, hair accessories all contained in pretty storage solutions, in cute colors and patterns and priced from only $6.99 – $29.00!!! They come in gold, pink, or turquoise and there are table top and wall hanging versions. A really pretty way to keep all the essential organized!
Fuji Instax Smart Phone Film Printer
This cool little printer allows your teen to print the photos from her phone! All they to do is download an app to their smart phone and and send the photos to the printer. Great for scrap books, or photo displays. They come in a variety of "packages" at various prices!
Target – X-Base Vanity Set in White or Black
This vanity is the perfect gift for any teenager girl. It comes in black or white. And if contemporary isn't your teen's style there are plenty of other options.
Illumina by Conair Make Up Mirror
This is on the top of my girls' lists. A lighted makeup mirror is a must for applying cosmetics and skin care products!
Pottery Barn Teen Bedding
What teen wouldn't like a bedroom makeover. Especially when they can choose from tons of gorgeous bedding sets in every color of the rainbow like the Chelsea Bright Bouquet set or the Kelly Slater Ikat Shells set! PB Teen has dozens of beautiful bedding sets!
PBteen Gold Dot Border Corkboard
These make awesome wall decor and their practical too! Photo displays, school events & reminders, even a place to hang jewelry. Grouped together two or four and make a cool wall display display!
Zazzle-Personalized Phone Cases and More
Personalized Phone cases, journals, tee shirts, electronic, tablet and Ipad cases, mugs, cute little clutches and so much more. Zazzle had hundreds of items that can be personalized with names, initials, images and more!
PBteen-Junk Gypsy Follow Your Call Glitter Garland
A little inspirational bling for her wall! A pretty glitter garland that can be hung on the wall, headboard, window!
I hope these suggestions give you some ideas for gifts for the teenage girl on your list.
Happy Shopping!
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Best Indian we had in a very long time the meal was excellent
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Good food with generous portion sizes. I had the lamb roshun ka jalak and we also tried the chicken bhuna which was very tasty. All sides dishes were up to scratch as well.
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Sugar Bay – Children's Holiday Camp
If you have been looking for a fun place to send your kids on a holiday they'll never forget, your search is finally over. Nestled between sugar cane farms on the KZN North Coast, Sugar Bay is located on a 16-acre private resort designed exclusively for children and teens between the ages of 7 and 17. The resort, prioritising fun rather than education, was built specifically for camp purposes and can accommodate up to 200 children at a time.
How it all started
Sugar Bay came about as a result of a dream that founding director Zoë Ellender had of combining her passion for children, outdoor sports, sunshine and holidays. The first and only camp of its kind in South Africa, Sugar Bay is based on the successful American Summer Camp philosophy of children spending a holiday away from parents, enjoying nature and having the opportunity to be kids again while meeting hundreds of like-minded children in a safe, fun-filled environment. Sugar Bay opened its doors in July 2001 and has since become part of the lives of thousands of young South Africans.
In good hands
More than just a holiday resort for children, Sugar Bay is a way of life to its staff – many of whom have been there from its inception. Apart from directors Zoë and Nic Ellender there are 30 permanent staff members, of which about 10 are managers. "We're all a big family," says Zoë, adding that Sugar Bay also have about 500 temporary counselors on their books. "I never cease to be humbled and inspired by their passion and zest for life. They give their heart and soul to the company and are incredibly dedicated, fun-loving, enthusiastic young adults who are committed to giving children the best holiday experience. With their individual encouragement and attention, children grow in self confidence and self-esteem."
Receiving as much as ten staff applications per day, Sugar Bay can afford to be extremely selective. Every applicant must pass a thorough application process, vigorous training as well as an apprenticeship period. Training includes child psychology, staff psychology, the theory and practice of teaching, programming, crisis management, CPR and first aid training, and a lot of practical in-field training. So there's absolutely no doubt about the fact that your children are in good hands at Sugar Bay!
Happy campers
Sugar Bay's entire existence is devoted to the development of youth. Families are attracted to Sugar Bay because of its extensive activity list and seaside location. "After their child's first holiday with us, parents discover that the real benefits of Sugar Bay is not just that their child learnt to surf, but the massive growth in their emotional, social and physical development," explains Zoë. "The positive changes in a child's confidence levels, self-esteem, independence, social awareness, communication skills, concentration span, physical development and eating habits is what lies at the heart of the successful summer camp industry. And it is for these reasons that South African youth desperately need more holiday camps."
Proudly South African
Because summer camps are traditionally American it took Zoë and Nic Ellender a whole year of full-time study to come up with the best way to adapt the concept to our own country, culture and people. The result is a uniquely South African camp – one that offers all the benefits of American camps but which is decidedly South African in flavour!
"One uniquely South African benefit of Sugar Bay is the integration of children of different ages, backgrounds, cultures and locations. It is extremely gratifying when, for example, a sheltered, Afrikaans child from Nelspruit discovers that he shares the same likes, interests, abilities and opinions as a Xhosa child from Cape Town," says Zoë. Many friendships formed at camp are continued on after their return home and many others organise reunions with their new friends at camp each year. And it's not only the children who come from different backgrounds. "The counselors and managers also reflect the amazing diversity in our country and provide inspiring role models to a younger generation," adds Zoë.
Another South African aspect of Sugar Bay is the diverse range of different activities that they are able to offer due to their incredible location. There's the warm sea, a protected lagoon, a huge sports area and lots of farmland and coastal bush to explore. And there are plenty of authentic South African activities included in Sugar Bay's program – such as drumming, stick-fighting, dance, marshmallow roasting, beadwork, potjies, stokbrood and camping under the African stars.
"The protection of our unique habitat is at the core of most of our structures, activities and events. We source as much of our building materials as possible from local available materials, and have designed the resort to blend in with the local environment. Our cabins and boardwalks are raised to protect the natural bush and children are taught as much as possible about their natural environment through the fun activities. For example, when learning to surf, the children learn about currents, tide, wave action and basic life support skills," says Zoë.
Practical information
There are six camps available every year – all during the main school holidays. Out of season Sugar Bay also welcome education school groups and individual group bookings from churches and other organisations. Rates vary, but there are discounts for siblings and the cost per camp includes food, bedding, crockery and cutlery, hire of equipment and supervision of activities. The only thing campers need to bring with them is clothing and toiletries, and a sleeping bag if they want to go on camp outs. Unless you want to drop your children off yourself, there is a shuttle service to and from Durban Airport, and a bus from Joburg to Sugar Bay and back.
For more info visit the Sugar Bay Website


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NOPD arrests Waffle House armed robbery suspect shot by armed customer
NEW ORLEANS — NOPD has arrested the man police say robbed a Waffle House on Elysian Fields at gunpoint and was shot by an armed customer.
According to NOPD, two suspects walked into Waffle House in the 2900 block of Elysian Fields Avenue just after 10 p.m. Thursday. One of them men jumped on the counter and demanded money from the cashier. He took $8 from a customer.
The second suspect, later identified as 19-year-old Ernest Thomas, stood on the side near the counter, covering staff and serving as a lookout.
As the first suspect approached a customer, the customer pulled out his personal firearm and drew his weapon. The first suspect ran out of the building, and Thomas turned and pointed his gun at the customer.
The customer fired several shots at Thomas, who fled from the restaurant. Witnesses observed the subjects flee in a white Chrysler south on Elysian Fields Avenue.
Detectives found a blood trail outside the business leading to the area where the waiting car had been parked. Detectives alerted local hospitals for any recent gunshot victims.
A short time later, detectives learned a man with several gunshot wounds to the back and arm had been dropped off on the emergency ramp at University Medical Center.
Detectives went to the hospital room where the shooting victim was and saw he matched the description of the armed robbery. Detectives also recovered the suspect's bloody pants and sneakers.
Hospital security footage showed a white Chrysler pull on to the ramp at a high rate of speed and the suspect exiting the vehicle and walking into the emergency room.
The subject had been shot in the lower back, hip, and arm.
Detectives checked with NOPD dispatch there had been no reports of gunshots in the city for the time period.
The investigation remains open and active. More charges may be filed against Thomas, and the search for the second suspect continues.
Anyone with information is asked to contact any Third District detective at (504)-658-6030, or Crimestoppers at (504)-822-1111 or toll free at 1-877-903-7867.


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Ready for your weekly dose of Zingers? Sidelines with Mike Ashley.
By Mike Ashley
IT'S A BIG SALARY AFTER ALL: Jim Mora got a $12.4 million buyout at UCLA, and Chip Kelly is getting $24 million over four years. That makes sense in a town where the third sequel to 'Pirates of the Caribbean' cost $378.5 million.
UPON FURTHER REVIEW: Watched a lot of football over the extended weekend and unofficially led the nation in pie.
IN A RELATED NOTE: Disappointed Clemson's Tavien Feaster didn't have a bigger Thanksgiving weekend than just his 18 yards rushing, one TD against rival South Carolina.
TRADE SECRETS: Baseball winter meetings start Dec. 10. Less than two weeks until sportswriters and unnamed sources report.
TIMEOUT FOR TRIVIA: Name the rookie receiver that led the NFL with 90 receptions in 1996.
WARM UP THE CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK COUCH: The Pac-12 Championship game (No. 11 USC vs. No. 21 Stanford) kicks off Friday night, going head-to-head with MacGyver on CBS. This week MacGyver is hired by Tennessee to help a group of Volunteers avert disaster.
BEAM ME UP: As for Saturday and the key games (Georgia-Auburn, Oklahoma-TCU, Clemson-Miami, Ohio State-Wisconsin) to decide the playoff berths, well, you need a Vulcan science officer to sort out all the possibilities.
RED ALERT: In a related note, poll voters are concerned about Russian hacking after Chechnya mysteriously moved into this week's College Football Playoff rankings.
THE BRYCE IS RIGHT: Free-agent-to-be Bryce Harper could fetch a $500 million contract after next season, but most of that is for hair care products.
GLASS HALF PHILLED: Phil Jackson did get the Knicks Kristaps Porzingis, but it was Carmelo Anthony's departure that let him be a real star.
CUPS RUNNETH OVER: Legally if Virginia Tech wins another Commonwealth Cup next year, the state capitol has to move to Blacksburg. That's known as Beamermandering, I believe.
FALLING STAR: In the wake of the team's recent woes, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has threatened to have team president Jerry Jones and team general manager Jerry Jones switch jobs.
INSULT TO INJURY: Haven't really had the opportunity to miss Odell Beckham, Jr., and Aaron Rodgers since they are on just about every commercial break on Sundays.
TRIVIA ANSWER: It was Ohio State product Terry Glenn, who hauled in 90 passes for the New England Patriots in 1996. Twelve-year pro Glenn, who also played for Dallas and Green Bay, was killed in a car crash last week.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mike Ashley has covered college athletics for over 30 years. He has worked in the athletic departments at Virginia Tech, Radford University and Marshall University, in addition to freelance work from his Northern Virginia home. Ashley has also worked as a stand-up comic, and has been a regular on many radio stations throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region. His work appears in Terrapin Times (covering the University of Maryland), NCAA programs, Blue Ribbon Yearbooks, Athlon, Lindy's, and on bathroom stalls in major sporting venues. He has also co-authored a book on the golden age of Virginia Military Institute football, "Best Regrets: VMI's John McKenna and The Lost Age of College Football." Previously, the Salem, Va., native has helped author books on the New York Yankees, Emmitt Smith, Maryland's 2002 NCAA basketball championship, and published a book on the history of Radford University.


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Unmanned Aircraft - Drones
Unmanned aircraft, also known as drones, are very popular for recreational and business use.
It is important to remember that they're not toys, they are considered aircraft and can create a hazard to people and property, and also other aircraft.
People who fly drones need to know there are safety rules.
Take a look at our drones microsite flyyourdrone.nz and the information below, and if you still have any questions about how to fly your drone safely and legally in New Zealand, please email email@example.com
Related rules
Two Parts of the Civil Aviation Rules apply specifically to drones and other unmanned aircraft.
Intro to Part 101 - Everybody flying a drone must comply with the rules in Part 101, unless they've been granted a variation to those rules by the CAA.
Intro to Part 102 - Part 102 details the requirements for gaining an Unmanned Aircraft Operator Certificate. Anybody flying an unmanned aircraft with a take-off weight of more than 25kg, or requiring a variation from the Part 101 rules must be certificated.
List of Part 102 Unmanned Aircraft Operator Certificate Holders
Advisory Circulars provide explanatory information and examples of how to comply with these rules.
FAQs about unmanned aircraft
Read our Frequently Asked Questions about Unmanned Aircraft.
Drone training
These organisations are certified by the CAA to provide training to fly your drone.
Model Flying New Zealand (Part 101)
RPA Skills, Ryan Groves (Part 101)
Aviation Safety Management Systems Ltd (ASMS) (Parts 101 and 102)
Flight Test New Zealand (Parts 101 and 102)
HFT 2016 Ltd trading as Fly UAV (Parts 101 and 102)
Massey University (Parts 101 and 102)
Aviation Training Limited (Parts 101 and 102)
The CAA does not investigate breaches of the Privacy Act. If you think your privacy has been breached by the operator of a drone or unmanned aircraft, please contact the New Zealand Police.
Drone operators should be familiar with privacy implications resulting from misuse of drones. They should always respect people's privacy and stay a considerate distance away from people and private property. They should also ask for consent before filming or taking photographs of people in places where there is an expectation of privacy.
More information about unmanned aircraft
Airspace for Unmanned Aircraft
Report Dangerous Drone Activity
Post-implementation Review of Parts 101 and 102
Part 101 and Part 102 Forms - including Compliance Matrixes
External links
Department of Conservation - Drone use on conservation land
Contact us
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Over the weekend I visited Washington DC for the first time. It was also my first time leaving the Hippocrates Health Institute since I arrived here back in early September.
I had a great time attending a business conference and meeting up with a good friend to go sightseeing.
Queueing at 7am for an entrance ticket. There were already 90 people queueing in front of us!
Raw Vegan in DC
I tried to plan ahead for some of my meals and wellbeing. I started with politely 'opting out' of the body scan routine at the airport, asking for a 'pat down' instead. The lady was very kind and helpful, explaining the procedure to me in detail before commencing her search of my person. Intrusive, but no problem there really.
What I took with me…
I packed a fresh organic raw meal box, (so I wouldn't have to eat any airport/airplane food), some activated dehydrated dry nuts (because nuts and seeds that have been soaked, are better for the digestion and are healthy fats to snack on), organic plant-based protein powder (to add to water with some dried cinnamon spice in case I got hungry, or for breakfast), doTerra essential oils (OnGuard blend, frankincense and oregano for their numerous relaxing and protective properties) and an anti microbial herbal supplement for drops that can be taken in water on the airplane.
This is my first time incorporating these wellbeing measures into my travel practice.
After just a couple of hours journey away from West Palm Beach by air plane, I arrived to a chilly DC evening. Having depleted my raw food meal, I felt satiated for the evening. I was conscious though that unlike the environment where I was staying at Hippocrates, my sheets and towels would not be made from organic cotton, the curtains and carpet in my hotel room would most probably be giving off fire retardent vapours and drinking any kind of available water would be unfiltered and therefore a no no!
The only problems we ever have are to do with the quality of our thoughts! (Sistahintheraw)
Still, I was able to tune into a mind-stilling meditation practice, this helped me to create some positive energy towards this temporary situation. I prepared my protien powder drink mixed with some bottled water in the morning and a few ours later enjoyed a very small portion of hotel fresh fruit (not organic). This was followed later by a small cooked vegan lunch (80/20) and a handful of digestive enzymes.
In the evening after photos outside the White House (no I didn't get to see Mr Obama), we visited a buzzing vegan cafe, where I had a energising green juice (kale, cucumber and ginger), followed by a raw food wrap. It was a gluten-free, cooked wrap, stuffed with a medley of chopped raw veggies in a stunning spicy sauce, with cooked sweet potato on the side. I felt so grateful to be able to get a fresh green juice at last, however I could not enjoy the cooked sweet potato because it was simply too sweet.
On viewing the menu, it was clear that many of the offerings could be considered 'transititional' or fun foods for those making their journey away from cooked food, towards raw plant-based vegan food.
Many of the items on the menu were based on meat meal replacements, were non-organic and included dishes like vegan fried fish, battered tofu sandwich, vegan crab cakes and vegan barbecued chicken. It may well be vegan or vegetarian, but is it really healthy for you?
This 'transition' type food can be a way to help people move away from consuming animal products and can maybe work for them for a long while; but eventually they may find that it can get to them where they will feel it most – in the quality of their health and wellbeing. Why? Because highly heated, cooked food has virtually no enzymatic benefit to your body. But thats going to be a story for another time…
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A naturally generated decoy of the prostate apoptosis response-4 protein overcomes therapy resistance in tumors
Despite advances in targeted therapies, standard chemotherapy remains the main line of treatment for most cancer patients. However, intrinsic resistance as well as acquired resistance remains an important obstacle to cancer treatment and having an impact on reducing patient's survival. The identification of mechanisms of resistance and biomarkers that may overcome resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs is one of the main goals of cancer research. This editorial examines the recent work of Hebbar et al. (1), whose data bring out new information into the mechanisms of Par-4 action on the tumour cells chemosensitivity and their potential to overcome resistance to cancer therapy.
Experimental evidences suggest that the tumour suppressor gene PAWR [PKC apoptosis WT1 regulator, also called prostate apoptosis response-4 (PAR-4)] plays a central role in cell death process and can be considered as a candidate for selective cancer therapy (2-4). PAR-4 encodes a 342-amino acid protein containing two nuclear localization signals (NLS), a leucine zipper domain in the carboxy-terminal region and a selective for apoptosis induction in tumour cell (SAC) domain in the central part of the molecule (5,6). Par-4 protein is expressed in different tissues, and can be located in the cytoplasm, nucleus, or can be secreted (3).
An important feature of Par-4 is that its endogenous expression is not sufficient to cause cell death but is essential to increase the sensitivity of most cancer cells to a second apoptotic stimulus, including chemotherapeutic drugs such as the taxane docetaxel (6-10). Par-4 protein plays a role in both the intrinsic and extrinsic apoptotic pathways. Par-4 induces apoptosis for its ability to activate the Fas-FasL-FADD-caspase 8 signalling pathway, by inhibiting the NF-kB cell survival pathway, which requires the phosphorylation of PAR-4 at the T155 residue mediated by PKA, and also due to its ability to negatively regulate the expression of the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein (11). Par-4 secretion occurs through the classical pathway of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER-Golgi), and is stimulated by factors that induce ER-Golgi stress. The GRP78 protein functions as a receptor for Par-4 and the Par-4/GRP78 interaction leads to the induction of apoptosis by ER-Golgi stress pathway and activation of the FADD/caspase-8/caspase-3 pathway (12). The intracellular role of Par-4 in different cell types and in response to anticancer drugs has been well documented by studies from different research groups, however so far the role of secreted Par-4 has been reported mainly by the Vivek Rangneker group, which first identified the differential expression of Par-4 in prostate cancer cells undergoing apoptosis by calcium (5).
Due to its selective ability to induce apoptosis in tumour cells, Par-4 has gained great interest. Par-4 is a substrate of caspases during apoptosis induced by different agents (13-15). Chaudhry et al. (13) demonstrated for the first time that caspase-3 cleaves Par-4 in the D131A residue during apoptosis induced by cisplatin, generating Par-4 fragments with approximately 19–25 KDa, that accumulate in the nucleus to enhance an apoptosis both in normal and cancer cells. The article by Hebbar et al. (1) describes the identification of a fragment of the amino terminal region of PAR-4, referred to as Par-4 amino-terminal fragment (PAF), resulting from the cleavage of Par-4 by caspase 3, which is secreted by cells sensitive to therapy and induces apoptosis in cancer cells therapy-resistant to different agents. To investigate whether treatment with the taxane paclitaxel in therapy-sensitive cancer cells could induce apoptosis in therapy-resistant cells, the authors evaluated the effects of paclitaxel treatment on co-culture of paclitaxel-sensitive (A459/RFP) and paclitaxel-resistant cancer cells (A459/GEF). They observed that in co-culture, treatment with paclitaxel leads to death by apoptosis both paclitaxel-sensitive and paclitaxel-resistant cancer cells. A similar result was observed in vivo in xenografts generated by the co-injection of paclitaxel sensitive and resistant A459 cells, indicating the occurrence of a paracrine effect of a soluble factor released by cells sensitive to paclitaxel treatment. Subsequently, using antibodies to several candidate proteins, known to be secreted and that could cause the observed paracrine effect, they observed that the antibody against Par-4 inhibited apoptosis in 70% of paclitaxel-resistant cancer cells treated with conditioned medium from sensitive cells treated with paclitaxel. Further, using different antibodies against Par-4, Hebbar et al. (1), identified a 15 kDa fragment (PAF) of Par-4 as the soluble factor, responsible for the paracrine effect of apoptosis induction on paclitaxel-resistant cancer cells.
Hebbar et al. (1) demonstrated that the paracrine effect of apoptosis induction by PAF is not restricted to the model of paclitaxel-resistant lung cancer cells but can be observed in cells of different types of cancer resistant to anti-cancer drugs. Most importantly, the authors also demonstrated that the effect of the PAF fragment is selective for cancer cells not affecting non-cancer cells, as observed for intra- and extracellular Par-4 (4). Further, the authors investigated the mechanism of apoptosis induced by PAF, showing that activation of the FADD/caspase 8/caspase 3 pathway is essential for PAF induced apoptosis, and that PAF-induced apoptosis is independent of the binding to GRP78, required for Par-4 secretion. Furthermore, the authors have identified that PAF contains the VASA sequence, previously identified as important for the binding of Fbxo45 to Par-4 leading to its ubiquitination and degradation (16). Interestingly, PAF competes for the binding of Fbxo45 with Par-4, preserving the integrity of Par-4 to act by inducing apoptosis.
In summary, the article by Hebbar et al. (1) brings to light a new facet of the action of the tumor suppressor gene PAR-4 on chemosensitivity to anti-cancer drugs, where a soluble fragment, released by Par-4 cleavage by caspase, has the ability to enter into cancer cells and bind to ubiquitin ligase Fbxo45, allowing Par-4 to induce apoptosis in cancer cells resistant to therapy. Although, the study by Hebbar et al. (1) brings important new information about the role of PAR-4 in cancer cell death to overcome resistance to therapy, new experimental and clinical studies conducted by different groups are needed to validate the biological significance and potential clinical applications of these findings.
The author gratefully acknowledge the support of Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq).
Conflicts of Interest: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.
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In his 2011 book, Retromania, Simon Reynolds worried about the recent, forceful, 'retro' trend in popular culture. It was a year out from the end of the first decade of the new millennium, and looking back one could understandably wonder what had actually been accomplished, culturally.
He described our current obsession with our own immediate past as the "dominant force in our culture, to a point where it feels like we've reached some kind of tipping point." He wondered whether all this nostalgia was limiting to cultural progress, or whether culture had "stopped moving forward," thereby making nostalgia a necessity? "But what happens when we run out of past?" he asked.
Two years later, there appears to be an answer.
If living through the 2000s was like a decade-long trip through the decades that preceded it, flipping through Buzzfeed.com every day is like doing it all again in a few minutes. And then again the next day. The site has long been known for its ability to not only create the odd online viral trend, but to capture those that occur elsewhere in the online ether, if only for a moment, as they whiz by.
Much of its own content creation relies on lists – what news editors have long known as the one thing really everyone truly loves (or hates, but reads anyway). And Buzzfeed has perfected one kind in particular: the 'You Know You Grew Up In "Decade X" When...' list, the only goal of which is to enumerate trivial consumer products, teen pop stars, or TV shows that might have flirted briefly with mega-popularity for a moment in some recently finished decade – mostly the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. The lists are the trend of 'retro' perfected, in that they both remind people of those items for which they may already have built a sense of nostalgia, or actually spawn it.
Which is why it was probably only a matter of time before the site provided some kind of answer to Reynolds' final question about what happens when you run out of past? Buzzfeed's answer was this: a list of 'Things 2000s Kids Will Be Nostalgic About'. Included were things like "skinny jeans," the term "YOLO," "Family Guy," and "auto-tuned music." It was really just a bunch of things that either exist or are popular at the moment. In other words, the answer is that when you run out of past, you get nostalgic for the now.
Which might not be totally unexpected, but still ought to strike us as worrisome.
We're far down the path Jean Baudrillard described as he explained what he saw as an overall retreat of history in the age of simulation. That retreat, he said, leaves behind "an indifferent nebula, transversed by currents, but emptied of references," and it's into the void that's created, "that the phantasms of a past history recede, the panoply of events, ideologies, retro fashions – no longer so much because people believe in them or still place some hope in them, but simply to resurrect the period when at least there was a history."
It is in "proportion to this distress," Baudrillard said, "that all content can be evoked pell-mell, that all previous history is resurrected in bulk – a controlling idea no longer selects, only nostalgia endlessly accumulates."
Eventually, that starts to have an effect on people.
In March, Yale senior Raisa Bruner penned a lengthy piece for the Yale Daily on the university's "SWUGs" (Senior Washed-Up Girls). Much of what Bruner describes as SWUG seems to simply be a manifestation of the feeling you get halfway through university when you realize that you really are no longer a child, and that life – perhaps even a long-term relationship and some commitment – awaits just around the corner. The SWUG trend nods to questions about coming-of-age, sex, and modern feminism, but what's most striking about it is the term "Washed-Up." It's as if everyone is just really tired. Already. At 22.
At one point Bruner wonders about whether women decline "as they age" – a phrase at which a Yale professor scoffs. "That's really a body blow," she tells Bruner. It is, but coming from a young woman who has likely spent her entire life in a culture that is forever looking backward, it's hardly surprising that the future looks grim.
This is the problem with the perpetual remembering, the trend of the fleetingly retro-ironic, that has taken over our culture. It's not so much that our collective reference points are behind us, but that we dwell on them, celebrate them and, above all, repeat them over and over, making forward momentum difficult or impossible. Cultural progression for so many decades (including during many of those which we now reference so often in our retro pastiche) was always about abandoning old ways and facing the future in a manner that had never been imagined before. This was particularly the case among the young, who were often the vanguard of change. Now, they are caught up in an endless re-cycling of everyone else's cultural past that acts as a stand-in for their present. No wonder that, in their early 20s, they already feel old.
On Tuesday, one online report said NBC is considering a 'Friends' reunion season. Of course.


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Fed officials ready to start portfolio wind down within months
- by Kristina Cox
- in World Media
- — Jul 6, 2017
Federal Reserve policymakers were increasingly split on the outlook for inflation and how it might affect the future pace of interest rate rises, according to the minutes of the Fed's last policy meeting on June 13-14 released on Wednesday.
Some Fed officials want to announce the beginning of the process "within a couple of months", according to minutes of the USA central bank's June meeting. The minutes show a Fed divided between officials comfortable with the unemployment rate undershooting their estimates about the sustainable level and those who fret that "a substantial and sustained unemployment undershooting" could trigger inflation or financial instability.
The market consensus is toward a start in September, which would likely push another interest rate hike to the end of the year despite the Fed's optimism that stubbornly weak inflation will pick up. Inflation, in particular, has proved hard to nudge closer to the Fed's 2 percent target, while in the first three months of the year the economy grew at a rate of only 1.4 percent.
Some policymakers since then, however, have shown increasing worry about the Fed's struggle to get inflation back to its 2 percent objective.
The Fed voted in June to raise short-term rates by a quarter point to a range of 1 to 1.25 percent, the third quarter in a row the bank has lifted rates.
Beijing's SChina Sea missiles ready for deployment
Department of State. "The United States will fly, sail and operate wherever worldwide law allows", he told USA Today . Navy conducted a "freedom of navigation exercise", or FONOPS, with the maneuver, Fox reported.
At the June meeting, the Fed gave a clear outline of its plan this year to reduce its portfolio but gave no precise timing. The Fed foresees one additional rate hike this year without specifying when that could occur. Some Fed officials suggested at the June meeting that this reflects both the possibility of slower economic growth and the influence of the Fed's own bond holdings.
In their forecasts, Fed officials have signaled another small rate increase is coming this year, and three more are expected in 2018 until the rate reaches about 2.1%. Meanwhile, U.S. officials will soon confront the challenge of raising the debt ceiling to continue to fund the government. A few others expressed concern that "subdued market volatility" could lead to financial stability risks. The increase of 0.25 percentage point raised the rate to between 1% and 1.25%. The Fed will gradually accelerate efforts to shrink its portfolio, eventually shedding $30 billion in Treasury bonds and $20 billion in mortgage-backed assets on a per-month basis.
As of Wednesday afternoon, markets were projecting a 97 percent chance that the Fed would remain on hold when it meets again in July.
In a press conference following the conclusion of the June meeting, Yellen attributed lower inflation in part to temporary factors, like one-off decreases in the prices for cell phone services and prescription drugs.


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#029: An Insiders Look Into Sports Journalism and Covering the NFL for ESPN & Pro Football's HOF – Jim Trotter
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Jim Trotter – NFL reporter for ESPN, Howard Alum, PFWA president, NFL Hall of Fame voter, ESPN
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JimTrotter_NFL/
Junior Seau – Life and Death Book: https://www.amazon.com/Junior-Seau-Life-Death-Football/dp/0544236173
NFL Insiders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Insiders
ESPN: http://www.espn.com/
Leaving Sports Illustrated: http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/sports-illustrated-parts-ways-with-jim-trotter.html
Jim Trotter Joining ESPN: http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/jim-trotter-opens-up-about-his-move-to-espn.html
Jim Trotter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JimTrotter_NFL/status/440597714502287360
YouTube Jim Trotter Dan Patrick Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQLTZ0lmlzc
Ole Hickory Pits: www.olehickorypits.com/
Grill Grates: https://www.grillgrate.com/
Weber Grills: www.weber.com/US/en/grills
Spring Valley Tailgate & BBQ Festival Photos: https://www.facebook.com/pg/SVBBQFestival/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1688443121186369
Upcoming BBQ Events and Competitions: http://bbqaoa.org/bbq_events/
Thank you to Jet West Band for our epic Intro Jingle!
Jet West: http://www.jetwestband.com/
Shawn met Jim through Twitter for fight night back in the day!
Jim loves the Tri Tip at Cali Comfort
Shawn and Derek work hard to raise money for underprivileged youth and to provide them with things like football pads
Jim admits how many things have been taken away from kids these days, and we wonder why we have some of the issues we have today
Derek says because there is "no funding anymore"
Derek and Shawn like to teach lessons, put on events, NOT just give out money (teaching lessons)
Jim has an epic career in journalism
We talk about "clickbait" articles
Jim explains clickbait worked during the Tim Tebow time and the Johnny Manziel time as people continue to click on the articles that keep gaining traction
Jim on football venues "Qualcomm was a dump" "Oakland Raiders had a dump"
Jim was taking a tour in Qualcomm before writing a piece on it and was just amazed at how behind the infrastructure was and how poorly it was constructed, was just a "dump"
The piece on Qualcomm was a column, so Jim gave his opinion and wrote it easily because of how familiar he was with the "stadium"
Jim wrote the book on Junior Seau and it wasn't as tough because he knew Junior well
Jim met Junior Seau in '95
Jim credits his success to Rodney Harris and Junior Seau, and learning what its really like to be in the locker room and write about it
Jim notes the importance of building relationships
"listen" & "acknowledge you don't know everything"
Jim used to cover the Gulls back in the day – says how he had most fun doing that vs any other sport
It was fun for Jim because "it wasn't a thing where every little detail was dissected" "you could actually have a good conversation with others and not have to worry"
As a beat reporter for the Chargers, he wrote on a daily basis
Reporting for Gulls wasn't daily for Jim
Reporting daily was interesting for Jim because he didn't feel like he had a mentor to get help from everyday so in his first couple of years he was just operating on fear, stressing over every little thing, (1996) pre social media, jim would have a lot of anxiety on the job
"in sports journalism you are never off the clock – anything can break, even after you filed"
Jim can't imagine being a beat writer today in 2017 – notes how the pay is still the same but with 2x more responsibilities
Jim notes how it used to just be 2 main stories a day, now its that, updated blogs, digital components, sometimes ESPN, sometimes radio spots
Jim covered the Chargers for 8 years, and he said "I'm not getting off this beat until they [Chargers] have a winning season, always was a non-winning season" because Jim wanted to prove the losing records weren't because of him (Jim)"
Finally in 2004, the Chargers had a winning season and went to playoffs
A bonus in journalism "Christmas bonus' could be an extra 5k or 10k depending on who it is
Jim explains in the sports journalism profession in the 2006 era, Sports Illustrated was the place to be!
Jim says "when you get to a certain age, quality of life is more important than the company name or paycheck"
Jim is traveling more now, than at any point in his career and he deeply values staying close to family, dog and bird in SD
Jim says he feels like he has a guardian angel always looking over him
Jim ended up getting let go by SI, but Jim had some other offers and companies interested in him so was able to get another job soon after being laid off
Jim gives the following advice:
- do the best work
- always have a plan b (or try to have a plan b)
When they told Jim about Twitter at SI for the first time, Jim asked, "Whats twitter?!"
On Twitter, Jim said "I'm not interested in this," then he realized he had to adjust unless he wanted become a dinosaur
Derek has 8 documented concussions but probably 20 undocumented
football players are taught: "Be tough"
Concussions are referred to this slang "you got your bell rung, you got a dinger"
The big question in the NFL, Whats more important? this game or the guys playing it?
People are starting to take concussions in the NFL a lot more seriously
Jim reports there are more self-reported concussions than ever before: https://twitter.com/JimTrotter_NFL/status/930519195699183616
One thing takeaway from Junior Seau book, "if you are hurting, its ok to ask for help, athletes are told that any site of vulnerability, weakness, will hurt you."
Junior Seau never wanted to be seen like he was hurt or injured and would go into the training room way before practice or games or had the trainers go to him
Junior's Breakfast Club (article talks about Seau): https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/junior-seau-tragic-death-more-questions-than-answers-050212
"Junior didn't invite you to Breakfast Club, you would just show up if you were serious about football and training"
Junior was so giving but would never reached out to anyone for help when SO many people would have dropped everything to help him
CTE – Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain found in people with a history of repetitive brain trauma (often athletes), including symptomatic concussions as well as asymptomatic sub concussive hits to the head that do not cause symptoms.
Shawn speaks about removing alcohol from his life and how its impacted him in a very positive way
Derek remembers his time partying hard at K-state, now a days there are "cocktails" with opiates/pills to take away the pain from football and hitting
The K State trainer told Derek he was one of the toughest guys he has ever worked with
Derek explains about 5 different pills that make you feel great before the game, multiple pain blocker shots
Derek doesn't even like taking tylenol these days because it reminds him of his football days
"You have to communicate when you are having problems"
Eddie George says "When you come to the NFL its a birth, start of a new life, and when you are let go, it is a death, that life is over, but players don't know how to grieve, and the players won't ask for help because they are not used to asking"
Eddie had these problems and finally went to counseling for help and then found passion in other places, found out that he was only playing football because of his father
Junior Seau taught Derek about the grieving after being done with NFL "its extremely hard because that's WHO YOU ARE what you are known for" how do you move on after NFL?
Juniors induction to the hall of fame for Jim Trotter: https://www.mighty1090.com/episode/jim-trotter/
There are 48 voters for Hall of Fame (some tv some radio some media) new members Dan Fouts and James Loften now
CS Keys and Junior Saeu were really good friends
Jim and Jerry Jones – helicoptering around Dallas: https://www.mighty1090.com/episode/jim-trotter-jerry-jones-forced-the-nfl-to-grow-up-faster-than-it-wanted-to/
"Business is about relationships"
Jim has been working on social justice stories with various players
Jim laughs, he is "trying to stay relevant, and stay employed"
Sports Journalism advice: 'have think skin, be versatile, read write as much as possible. Be willing to listen, always
Jim says "you should always listen twice as much as you speak"
"You will never know everything in the business"
ESPN stands for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
Jim came into journalism without internet/ cell phones / people were just transitioning from typewriters to old laptops!
Jim is busy writing books
Jim is willing to get on Snapchat if his work required him to
Get in Touch
Derek Marso – https://twitter.com/MarsoDerek
Shawn Walchef – https://twitter.com/shawnpwalchef
Cory Wagner – www.twitter.com/TheFifthPofmkt
Valley Farm Market – www.valleyfarmmarkets.com – www.instagram.com/valleyfarmmarket/
Cali Comfort BBQ – www.calicomfortbbq.com/ – www.instagram.com/calicomfortbbq/ – www.twitter.com/calicomfort
Behind The Smoke –www.instagram.com/bbqwarstories/ – www.facebook.com/bbqwarstories/ – www.twitter.com/bbqwarstories


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This week I've been in a weird mood, which has been both a good and bad thing. The good part manifested itself in the form of wanting to cook up a storm, the bad part manifested itself in just...feeling weird! Which you can't shake sometimes...which is the worst.
Maybe my normally-extroverted self needed some alone time...or maybe I've had too much alone time (and enjoyed it), so being around people felt..off.
Who knows. But whatever it is, it's equalled a huge thirst for creativity in the kitchen, and I've loved every minute of it.
After picking up carrots, potatoes, and onions at the farmer's market on Tuesday, I decided it was time to learn how to make my favorite cold-weather meal: roasted chicken.
Raw meat (much less an entire raw chicken!!) is intimidating. Slimy and intimidating. But I wanted to try it so badly...so I said YOLO, bought myself a bird, and prepared the sucker.
I looked at some fellow food blogger's tips on how to prepare a chicken, and then I went for it. (Confession: I bought a chicken without giblets, which at the time I didn't really understand, but then I figured it out, and then I felt like a fake because I didn't actually have to stick my hand inside the chicken. That's a big first step, and I just avoided it altogether. Unintentionally, but still avoided. Oh well. Next time).
It was either luck or skill (probably more the former), but everything turned out perfectly. The flavors were there, the juices stayed in-tact despite the 425° heat, and I was left unscarred in the process. (Oh wait...not entirely true. Definitely gave my finger a good slice while quartering the potatoes. But I had heavy-duty lifeguard band-aids, so I wrapped it 'till it turned blue and all was well).
There will be plenty of chicken-roasting in my future, and I'm proud to say I can check that off the list. Any suggestions for another meal every beginner should make?


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Elias Abid and CHAI Move Together in Different Directions
More than two years had passed since Elias Abid and Crystal Yi (CHAI) finished recording, but they still hadn't released their joint EP re:set. Support for the project has grown steadily since the release of its first single, "About Me", in October of 2015. The lead single burned slowly, but got brighter with time, currently charting on Spotify's Viral 50. Spending the better part of the last two years at a crossroads of whether or not the EP represents who they currently are, Elias and CHAI recently decided it'd be selfish to withhold the EP from fans any longer, giving it a proper release this past May.
re:set tells an intimate story of Elias and CHAI forming a musical connection that grew beyond control. CHAI's "smooth and sexy" vocals compliment Elias' electronic soundscapes in a way that entangle us in a similar mix of emotions. When CHAI is not singing heartfelt lyrics, it's the bouncy rhythms and luminous sounds of Elias' advanced production that shares the feelings of their story.
Around the time they first met CHAI was bartering with her voice, exchanging hooks on rap songs for free studio time. The electronic foundation was new to her, but the instant synergy between CHAI and Elias made it easy to record 'Dreamscape' in the first day they met. The two are frighteningly similar in personality and they're both extremely in touch with their emotions. Elias takes his time when he speaks, beautifully pairing words in a way that leaves no room for misinterpretation. CHAI's lyrics show her immense care for others and ability to reflect on the way she feels.
Since originally recording the EP in 2015, the two have developed in different ways as artists and as people. Elias has finished his Music Business degree at Columbia College and continued his steady progression as an artist and producer, reaching over 5 million cross platform streams and finding long-term collaborators such as Appleby. CHAI has finished her art degree at UIC, achieved first place in season 5 of Korea's KPop Star, and secured a 7-year contract with an indie label in South Korea, where she will move in August.
The two artists have recorded a few songs together since the EP, but it's not likely that we will hear another joint project anytime soon. What they want to create and what they are capable of creating is much different from when they first met. Elias is focused on helping other artists develop their sound, and he is also eager to create his own content that he has complete control of. Elias is a perfectionist when it comes to his own brand, and he now has all the skills and knowledge necessary to bring his creative visions to fruition.
"I want every release to feel like more than just music. Wanting to create an experience for the people to get a full idea of what the music represents to me. You have no control over when someone is listening to your music or how they're listening to it or from what perspective. So by giving some visual aid to it it helps steer someone in the direction that you were hoping for"
This extreme care for his craft is present in the digital installation of re:set, and it's something that we can expect to see more of from Elias.
As for CHAI, she has a long and exciting path planned out for her. Having chosen an indie label that genuinely cares about her music, she will spend a lot of time developing as an artist before releasing her debut album. Her neo-soul sound is very different from the barriers of KPop, and she brings in perspectives and experiences that will help her fill a gap in the South Korean music scene. She wants to involve herself in the underground and lesser known music communities, and she also plans to continue her experiences as a visual artist, including a goal to curate a gallery while in Korea.
Since originally meeting for the sole purpose of collaborating on a project, Elias and CHAI have developed a friendship that goes much further than music. They've grown and supported one another as artists and as people, and the EP reflects their ability to create something concrete while in a clutter of mixed emotions.
"The start of our friendship was a reset of our own personal lives, what we were going through as individuals. Meeting each other we reset. Throughout the span of our relationship I felt like we were resetting in so many different ways. And then towards the end, now that the EP is finally released we have this weight off our shoulders. And now we're able to again reset" - Crystal
With the release of their EP comes a blank canvas for the two artists. They may not be working on the same art, but they've left an impression on one another that will forever influence their solo material.
For Elias, the release of the EP offers "closure, without closing". They are "moving together, but in different directions".


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The children's Society - MAKE RUNAWAYS SAFE Campaign Short Film
A successful campaign film commissioned by The Children's Society to highlight the problem of runaway children across the UK.
Production Notes
We wrote a script which told the story of a young runaway who was at risk of sexual exploitation, alcohol abuse and sleeping on the streets. We started casting the film and scouting London for locations. The film became an important part of The Runaways Campaign and was received as 'a powerful piece of filmmaking'.
Kelly – Jessica Collins
Man – Francis J Exell
Writer and Director: Jeremy Riggall
Editor: Jo Pegram
Producer: Veronica Saez
Assistant Producer: Bianca Mae
DOP: Gabi Norland
Sound Recorder: James Mccormick
Camera Assistant: Jess Stevenson
Prod. Assistant: Haben Habteslasie


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EMA Energy Management Awards 2018
Theatre : Knowledge, Skills and Experience
In its 4th year, the EMA Awards aim to give prominence to those leading the energy management industry and inspire others to follow in the same footsteps. The EMA will be announcing the winners and highly commended in the following categories.
Energy Manager of the Year
Junior Energy Management Professional of the Year
EMA Member of the Year – nominated by the EMA
Energy Management Team of the Year
Energy Reduction Project through Organisational Behaviour Change of the Year
Energy Management Consultancy Service of the Year
Energy Reduction Product of the Year
Energy Managers Association


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Methodologies and circuits for VLSI digital and mixed-signal design
This activity focuses on the design and optimization techniques of high speed and low power digital/mixed-signal circuits, especially when ultra deep-submicron phenomena invalidate the traditional design techniques. Main focus is on circuits and technologies for mixed signal design of Ultra Wide Band integrated circuits, SOI circuit topologies and design methods for low leakage and high speed, interconnect centric design (pipelining, latency insensitive, signal and power integrity issues), heating and reliability (thermal analysis electromigration aware power supply grid design).
On this topic 8 articles have been published in international reviews and 25 papers have been presented in various conferences.


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I've deliberately blurred Supermom's face. I try and take street photos without the knowledge of my subjects. One, I get more natural shots. Two, most of the people I shoot seem to labor under the delusion that I'm going to turn the picture to the cops for some imaginary crime on their part.
But this one was too good to pass up. I just had a few seconds to focus and shoot before she got away. 🙂


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