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by Elise Seyfried
If you ask my family members about their work lives, prepare for quite an earful. It occurred to me the other day that, among the eight of us Seyfrieds, we hold no fewer than 25 jobs. Husband Steve is a writer, actor, producer, director and teacher. I am a church worker, actress and writer. Son Sheridan and his wife Ya-Jhu are composers, instrumental musicians, church music directors and teachers. And so on. We are always heading off to work in a million directions, and let me tell you that can be confusing. It reminds me of the short story by Kurt Vonnegut, "Who Am I This Time?" In the story, Harry Nash, a shy hardware store clerk, transforms himself regularly in his very different little theater roles.
Only with us, our transformations happen daily, if not hourly. Among the rest of the brood, the Evan who toils away at a Navy job in Washington, D.C., becomes pianist/accompanist Evan by night and weekend. Rose in New York juggles so much freelance work that I can't begin to keep it all straight, and I don't know how she can either.
PJ the full-time college student is also PJ the deliveryman for a local apothecary. Besides the eternal challenge of arriving where we are supposed to be on time, we are constantly switching skill sets. Julie is Julie, but Jules with a dust rag in her hand as a housecleaner is not quite the same as Julie the elegant stylist for a jewelry company.
As children, our kids had the usual ambitions, but often in multiples. When he was a little boy, Sheridan planned to be both a pitcher for the Phillies AND first violinist with the Philadelphia Orchestra. (He figured the seasons didn't really overlap much, so why not?) Evan was always torn: would it be music, science or the military? He spent all of his high school years as a US Navy Sea Cadet, enduring tough summer trainings (Gulfport, Mississippi, in July, anyone? Anyone?) while at the same time developing an intense love for both physics and jazz piano.
Rose was a baker/singer/songwriter. She whipped up Hummingbird Cake and Kahlua brownies as she wrote and performed edgy indie tunes. PJ always loved both history and German, and plans to teach the two subjects in high school — but he also adores lacrosse and hopes to coach. Julie even now wonders about her future career(s) as she travels through Europe on her own during this, her "gap" year.
As they grew, it became clear that none of the kids would be pigeonholed. They have too many interests to limit themselves to doing one thing for a living. The other issue, to be honest, is financial. No one job will fully support most of them at this point. But even if that weren't the case, I can't see them all settling into a single groove happily. This diversity of activity energizes them, and it energizes their parents, too. It's stimulating to wear different hats and to tap into different parts of ourselves to suit our various tasks.
We, each one of us, have so many God-given gifts and talents. It's easy to relegate a passion to "occasional hobby" status, easy to fall into a deadly routine that doesn't really inspire us. Back when you were young, everything seemed possible; didn't it? Even the sky wasn't the limit, as you may have dreamed of being a pilot or an astronaut. Then you grew up and "put away childish things," which included many of your hopes and ambitions.
Well guess what? There's still time! If you aren't doing what you love, often, you're really missing the boat. My brother-in-law Rob was quite unhappy in his computer job. Rob's glory days were as a drummer in several bands. When he played his drum set at home after work, he could forget his troubles and tap into another, vital part of himself. Another example: I do nothing but write on my day off, Thursday. Shopping and chores be darned! I'd rather spend my whole Thursday putting words on paper. This weekly literary hiatus is just the change I need from my busy church life.
So, if you haven't already done so, consider taking a page from our book. Carve out as many hours as you can for what brings you the most joy and fulfillment. Don't let those precious gifts go unopened. May today be the day you look in your morning mirror and say: "Who am I this time?"
Elise Seyfried is Director of Spiritual Formation at Christ's Lutheran Church in Oreland. She is also an actress, wife, mother of five and co-author (with husband, Steve) of 15 plays for children and of a self-published book, "Unhaling: On God, Grace and a Perfectly Imperfect Life," a collection of essays, humorous but with a spiritual focus. More information at www.eliseseyfried.com.


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This helps adhere to your Agency's preference. Once your device is registered in the TAGRS database you will be able to download the TAGRS app from either the Apple App Store, Android Market, or Blackberry App World.
A program that uses smart phones to track and arrest graffiti vandals was launched Friday by the city of Los Angeles. It allows graffiti-cleaning crews equipped with smart phones to photograph the markings and upload them to a Los Angeles Police Department database.
The TAGRS framework is equiped with multitple search features that allow you to quickly identify suspects by matching monikers, styles, or prefered mediums.
Data output is based on user specifications and can be tailored for your agency.
Allows pictures of the graffiti or known offenders to be posted for quick identification.
Advanced mapping engine, helps provide a high level of functionality and flexibility.
Helps ID, and Track so that you can Apprehend, Prosecute and Seek Restitution.
Graffiti in Tustin in the last several months dropped about 21 percent compared to the same time period last year, according to recently released statistics from the city's Community Development Department.
June through September averaged 324 graffiti incidents each, compared to 411 during the same months last year. August saw the biggest decrease of 29 percent, with 443 cases in 2012 falling to 313 in 2013.
In this file photo, Police Services Officer Marcella Sambrano takes a photo of graffiti in Tustin. Tustin police use a database called TAGRS to document and track graffiti.
While graffiti activity has a cyclical nature, the reason for the recent decrease is unclear, said Amy Stonich, senior planner for the city and co-chair of the Neighborhood Improvement Task Force.
The task force, which brings together city staff, governmental agencies, police and other groups, has been working on the issue, along with the Tustin Against Graffiti (TAG) Task Force.
TAG, an internal committee formed in 2008, uses a database administered through the Orange County Sheriff's Department to track and find hotspots of graffiti, said Tustin police Lt. Paul Garaven. Tracking and Automated Graffiti Reporting System, or TAGRS, helps track similar graffiti and monikers. The gang unit and special enforcement detail can target areas where there are graffiti problems, if they can identify who is doing it through gang marks or affiliation, Garaven said.
Factors such as warm weather and no school are linked to increases in graffiti, said Elizabeth Binsack, community development director, at a recent Planning Commission meeting. However, this summer showed lower rates than previous years.
"I'm curious why it's lower this month," Stonich said. "For many months it was going up and all of a sudden it dropped off by quite a bit."
Arrests of gang members who are responsible for a lot of graffiti can lead to a reduction as well. But there have been no arrests that would correlate to the low numbers, according to Sgt. Andy Birozy.
Each 10-foot-by-10-foot area of graffiti is considered an "incident," and it costs $40 for cleanup by the city's contractor, Stonich said. If the person is caught and convicted, the city can collect restitution and be paid back for the cost, she added.
Residents are encouraged to call the city's graffiti removal hotline at 714-573-3111 to report incidents of graffiti in their neighborhoods.


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It seems as if everything these days is being 3D printed. We have seen many different items — bathing suits, shoes, and even guns and cars — 3D printed and it is truly transforming how we are making things.
With the price of 3D printers coming down, more people will be able to bring them into their home and really start experimenting. The amount of things that we can create with 3D printers looks to be limitless. Even NASA recently said that it is experimenting with 3D printing to make space parts.
Some of our favorite 3D printed items we have discovered over the years are KOR EcoLogic and Stratasys' energy-efficient Urbee car, LayerWise's jaw that was used in a transplant, and Stratasys' dress that was featured on the Paris runway.
We have also come across some new creations that are quickly becoming favorites. These include Autodesk and Stratasys's audio speakers embedded with LED lights to create a light show, iPhone cases, and Nike's lightweight Vapor Laser Talon cleats.
Click below to start the slideshow of some our favorite 3D-printed creations. This is a sampling; we know there are many amazing things being done, that we have not included. Please tell us about them in the comments section below.
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This Super Mario Brothers-themed drum set was made by Josh Fry and it's all kinds of awesome. It features everyone's favorite characters from the Mario franchise, including Mario himself, Luigi, the Princess, and even the Toad. I also see the Fire Flower power up and several question mark blocks that are just ripe for the hitting.
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I want to share with you my new alien that i'm presenting at the siggraph for pixologic
hope you like it
I want to share with you my new alien that i'm presenting at the siggraph for pixologic
hope you like it
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MaddaM (:
really nice work! can you tell a little about how you rendered it?
I think this is really, this coming from the desert of Africa -- Namibia
Would love to attend siggraph one day when our currency recovers, if ever?
Wow! Very nice. 0_o
rrohey Damien Canderle....i allways like your works...i like the fleshy type of characters...
i dunno but i think this render is little noisy...
i think the "Perso_02_" is better for your presentation...its my personal Idea...
Great anyway
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this looks very good (like all your pieces)
what renderer you used, mental ray ,vray?I'm still trying to achieve a good render of a zb model
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delicious as usual
Yummy! Great Stuff!
Oof! Tough looking alien, and great render!
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Looks like one of the tech guys at Pixologic after the update!
Very GooD Maddam!!!!
I like it! Very detailed job... I love the wrinkles and volumes...
It's seems a MacFarland Action Figure....!!!
That's frickin' awesome man. Great, great work!
... like all your work!
A sens of details and moreover, this "special touch" in all your renders very particular that make your own sign.
J'adooore! & wish you the best!
Excellent work.
Very professional.
5 stars.
A very good piece to study detail-modeling, texturing and lighting.
Can you give more informations about your workflow ?
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Hey Maddam,
That looks perfect. No crits that I can see. I think you nailed it. Good luck on the presentation. I think everyone will be amazed with your work.
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A convicted killer who was wanted in connection with the shooting of two men this week turned himself in to Sarasota police Thursday.
Joseph T. Lamar, 39, showed up at police headquarters at about 5 p.m. following discussions between police and community leaders.
Lamar was accompanied by Kelvin Lumpkin, a Sarasota reverend, and Trevor Harvey, president of the Sarasota branch of the NAACP. Lamar was met at the police station by new chief Bernadette DiPino and Capt. Lucius Bonner.
"This collaborative effort is an example of how reaching out to the community can create win-win situations," Police Capt. Paul Sutton said in a prepared statement. "The suspect was taken into custody without incident and the community avoided the possibility of a potentially hazardous arrest."
Lamar was charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm in connection with Tuesday night's shooting near the 3200 block of Lemon Avenue.
Police say Lamar shot a 22-year-old man, who was flown to Blake Medical Center, and a 19-year-old man, who was treated at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
Lamar was convicted of second-degree murder in the December 1991 shooting of 27-year-old Timothy Pompey. Lamar shot Pompey twice in the head following an argument over money.
Lamar was 18 years old at the time of the shooting; he was sentenced to 25 years in prison, but was released early.
Sarasota shooting suspect surrenders to police
A convicted killer who was wanted in connection with the shooting of two men this week turned himself in to Sarasota police Thursday.


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The Hatfields and McCoys of smartphone ride services are at it again.
The bitter rivalry between San Francisco's Lyft and Uber is spilling over into social-engineered hacking and a war of words in the media. Each company claims the other has played dirty pool by requesting rides and then cancelling them at the last minute, which costs drivers time and money. Each claims to be taking the high ground while accusing the other of scurrilous tactics.
Lyft kicked off the current feud when it told CNN that Uber recruiters had requested and then cancelled 5,560 rides. Uber initially denied the allegation, and then followed up to say that Lyft employees had engaged in the same strategy a whopping 12,900 times. Adding fuel to the fire, Uber said that a Lyft co-founder is among the culprits and that Lyft is irate because Uber spurned overtures to acquire Lyft.
Here are the company's statements and counter-statements. First, Uber's updated response to the original Lyft accusations:
Lyft's claims against Uber are baseless and simply untrue. Furthermore Lyft's own drivers and employees, including one of Lyft's founders, have canceled 12,900 trips on Uber. But instead of providing the long list of questionable tactics that Lyft has used over the years, we are focusing on building and maintaining the best platform for both consumers and drivers.These attacks from Lyft are unfortunate but somewhat expected. A number of Lyft investors have recently been pushing Uber to acquire Lyft. One of their largest shareholders recently warned that Lyft would "go nuclear" if we do not acquire them. We can only assume that the recent Lyft attacks are part of that strategy.
Lyft didn't take that lying down. Here's what it said:
Once again Uber is deceiving the public, now with false allegations and an attempt to deflect from their illegal cancel campaign. Lyft has more than 100 investors, all of whom are extremely excited that Lyft is approaching IPO-level revenue. Our "nuclear" strategy is continuing to take market share with 30% month-over-month growth, while building the strongest community of drivers and passengers.
In round 1 of the feud, the companies issued these statements. Lyft first corroborated the CNN story and added:
It's unfortunate for affected community members that they have used these tactics, as it wastes a driver's time and impacts the next passenger waiting for that driver. We remain focused on growing the business faster than any competitor through better customer experience and innovation.
Uber replied that the accusation is false.
Both riders and drivers help recruit new drivers to the Uber platform, where the economic opportunity is unmatched in the industry. We recently ran a program where thousands of riders recruited drivers from other platforms, earning hundreds of dollars in Uber credits for each driver who tries Uber. Even Lyft drivers have participated in a successful campaign recruiting thousands of other Lyft drivers to Uber, where drivers make a better living than on any other platform. Taking the ride and meeting the driver is essential to successful recruitment.
Lyft also complains that Uber recruiters sometimes book short rides so they can make their sales pitch. One Lyft driver told The Chronicle earlier this year that two attractive women requested a ride simply so they could offer him perks and bonuses for working for Uber.
"I got a big chuckle out of it," said the driver, who had just signed up for UberX so didn't get to rake in the swag. "How smart is that — recruiting drivers in their very own car?"
In January, Uber was accused of a similar phantom-ride request blitz against black-car service Gett in New York.
Ironically, the very first comment on the CNN story that broke the dirty-tricks story was from a Lyft passenger named Jeff who was trying to make some quick cash by luring new Lyft clients.
"Sign up for Lyft and get a free $25 credit!" he wrote. "Just download the Lyft app and enter (Jeff's referral code) in the Lyft Credits section of the payment page and you'll be good to go! This offer works in any city in the nation that supports Lyft's services."


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The nation's top hotshot Realtors come from Palo Alto and Menlo Park, along with other local cities, according to a new report published June 22 in the Wall Street Journal.
Eighteen local Realtors are on the nation's top national sales rankings list, REAL Trends, Inc. has announced, with Ken DeLeon of DeLeon Realty in Palo Alto in the No. 1 spot.
The residential real-estate communications-and-analysis firm publishes an annual report on the field's top sales professionals nationwide, ranking them by total sales transacted. The 2012 Top 1,000 list includes Realtors from Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Woodside, Portola Valley and Los Altos within its top 250 sales professionals.
DeLeon sold $274,650,639 in property in 2011.
Mary Gullixson of Alain Pinel Realtors, Inc. in Menlo Park ranked fourth with $253,485,526 in sales.
The other top Realtors were:
No. 25: Keri Nicholas, Menlo Park, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage/NRT, $113,994,425
No. 41: Hugh Cornish, Menlo Park, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage/NRT, $93,637,812
No. 52: Tom LeMieux, Menlo Park, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage/NRT, $84,068,139
No. 54: David Troyer, Los Altos, Intero Real Estate, $83,354,712
No. 59: Sherry Bucolo, Palo Alto, Alain Pinel Realtors, Inc., $79,159,681
No. 65: Kathy Bridgman, Los Altos, Alain Pinel Realtors, Inc., $74,638,400
No. 76: Royce Cablayan, Los Altos, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage/NRT, $69,780,593
No. 93: Judy Bogard-Tanigami, Los Altos, Alain Pinel Realtors, Inc., $63,905,650
No. 103: Erika Demma, Woodside, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage/NRT, $59,610,000
No. 126: Peter Cowperthwaite, Portola Valley, Cowperthwaite & Company, $54,075,000
No. 134: Hanna Shacham, Menlo Park, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage/NRT, $51,535,720
No. 160: Kristin Cashin, Menlo Park, Oliver Luxury Real Estate, $46,661,388
No. 170: Juliana Lee, Palo Alto, Keller Williams Realty, Inc., $45,550,822
No. 182: Zach Trailer, Palo Alto, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage/NRT, $44,543,000
No. 229: Julie Tsai Law, Palo Alto, Alain Pinel Realtors, Inc., $41,058,611
No. 239: Scott Dancer, Woodside, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage/NRT, $40,170,250
DeLeon has only been a real-estate broker for nine years. He was previously an attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He has had two near-death experiences, which he credits with instilling a laser-like focus to his work. He survived being run down by an under-the-influence driver and was diagnosed with cancer, which he successfully beat, he said.
This is the first year a Silicon Valley agent has topped the national Realtor rankings, he stated in a press release, and he attributes that achievement to the area's robust economy. His sales approach includes catered lunches, lattes, extended hours and a 200-page strategic buyer's guide.
"I use economic models and analysis to empirically illustrate which neighborhoods have the greatest appreciation potential. This sets our company apart form brokers who just show houses," he said.


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If you enjoy watching foreign films or if you're hard of hearing like me, then subtitles are a must in your movie collection. In my last post, I covered how to convert movies from DVD to AVI for playing on a portable player. In this post, I'll be discussing subtitles.
There are two types of subtitles, burned in and selectable. Obviously the selectable type is best because you can turn them on and off and you can obtain different languages too. Within the selectable type, there are a few formats with the most common being sub/idx files, txt files and my personal favourite, SRT files.
In order to get your subtitles to play in players like VLC VideoLAN and on player boxes like the WD TV box, you'll usually need to put the subtitles in the same folder as the AVI and name them the same. So if you movie is called "Return of the Scary Kittens.avi" then your subtitle should be called "Return of the Scary Kittens.srt". Some players allow you to have multiple subtitle streams by including language codes near the end of the file name (eg: "Return of the Scary Kittens.eng.avi") but if you only have one, it's best to name it the same.
Finding Existing Subtitle Streams online
Why build something that already exists right? You can search for your subtitles online. First though, you need to find out the frame rate of your movie. Right-mouse click on your avi file and choose properties. Click on the Summary Tab and look at the frame rate, it will usually be 23, 25 or 29 frames per second.
Next; try a search on Podnapsi (http://www.podnapisi.net/) to see if there are any subtitles in your chosen language. If you get a few results, pay careful attention to;
(a) The number of frames per second and
(b) the number of people who have downloaded it. (the more the better).
If possible, simply download your SRT file, rename it carefully and put it in the same folder as the AVI.
If you can't find the subtitles on Podnapsi, do a wider google search for; SRT ENG "My Movie Name". This is often also quite successful.
Extracting Subtitles from a DVD
Assuming that you've already ripped your VOB file (as described in the AVI conversion procedure), you can rip the subtitle from the VOB. The freeware you need to download is subrip (from: http://www.subrip.fr.st/). There's no install for this software, simply download and extract it. You can then open a VOB file and you'll be prompted to answer some questions. Since subtitles are OCRed, you'll have to provide a sample of each of the common letters.
If you make a silly mistake like I did, it will make a mess. I said that open bracket "(" was "( BIRDS CHIRPING )" not realizing that I was being prompted only for a single character. Don't worry, you can always open the SRT file in a text file later and do a search and replace.
The Foreign Option
If you really can't find any subtitles in your language, try a language that is close (for example, French is reasonably close to English) and download the subtitle file. Next, go to Google Translator toolkit (http://translate.google.com/toolkit/docupload) and upload your file. It only takes a few mouse clicks to convert the entire file to your language and download it.
Sure, conversations they sound like yoda sometimes - but they're better than nothing.
Resychning Subtitles
The final thing that you may find yourself needing to do is to resynch subtitles. You need to do this when the subtitles occur too soon before (or too late after) the actual spoken parts of the movie. If this happens to you, play the movie carefully in VLC and make a careful note of the time count when the speaking commences.
Next, close the AVI file and open the SRT file in the freeware Subtitle Workshop (http://www.urusoft.net/home.php?lang=1). Highlight all of the subtitles but scroll to makes sure that you can see the particular line of dialog you mentioned earlier. With all entries highlighted, press Ctrl+Shift+N to shift the time backwards and Ctrl+Shift+H to shift forwards.
When you think it's done, click save and retest the subtitles.
That's it, now you can have subtitles for your movie even if the ones on the original DVD weren't in your chosen language or were not properly synchronised. I will quite often add subitltes for movies in the AVI stage when manufacturers don't bother to make them available on the purchased item.


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June 22, 2009, 4:05 pm
Civic's new owners likely to be to old ones
The new owner of the New Denver Civic Theatre is most likely to be the old owner, Richard Bernstein.
Bernstein, who lost the Civic to the Bank of Evergreen when he fell $100,000 behind on rent and his landlord went into bankruptcy, is busy putting together a team to buy the theater at 721 Santa Fe Drive, he said Monday.
Bernstein saw our Sunday column right here, in which local activist and Civic supporter Paul Fiorino expressed the hope that a consortium of local arts groups will step up and by the theater, keeping it out of the hands of condo-builders.
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The Millikin University football team won a wild game 52-49 at Aurora University on Sept. 28 in Aurora, Ill.
Millikin rallied from an early deficit to get back in the game and then held off Aurora in the fourth quarter to win the game.
The game was decided with 47 second remaining when freshman Chayce Volpert hit a 30 yard game winning field goal for Millikin.
Millikin got a big game offensively from Sean Dunning who rushed for 186 yards on 25 carries and scored five touchdowns.
Aurora opened the scoring on a three yard touchdown run by Jake Apple. Millikin then answered on its next possession to tie the game at 7-7 on a four yard run by Dunning.
Aurora scored twice in the second quarter to build a 21-7 advantage scoring on a 26 yard run by Apple and a 33 yard pass from Jace Koerner to Camerhon Guyton.
Dunning scored again from one yard out with 11 seconds remaining in the first half to make it 21-14 Aurora.
Millikin tied the game on its first possession of the third quarter on another Dunning one yard touchdown run.
Aurora answered with a 15 yard run by Koerner to go back on top 28-21.
Millikin would then score two more touchdowns in the third quarter. A 70 yard kickoff return by Mike Blakely set up Millikin for the tying score at 28-28 on a Dunning four yard run.
Millikin then went up 35-28 on a 22 yard pass from Nick Pippin to Avery Aina to close out the third quarter.
Aurora tied the game at 35-35 on another touchdown run by Apple.
Dunning put the Big Blue up 42-35 with 9:15 left in the game on a 45 yard touchdown run. Millikin then went up 49-35 when Pippin connected with Brady Cufaude from 39 yards out.
The Millikin defense couldn't stop Aurora who answered back with two touchdowns to tie the game at 49-49.
Millikin's game winning drive began with just over four minutes left to play and was highlighted by a 45 yard run by Dunning.
Millikin freshman Treyvon Hawkins sealed the Big Blue victory with an interception with 20 seconds remaining.
Pippin was 14-25 passing for 181 yards and two touchdowns. Justin Brooks rushed for 97 yards as the Big Blue piled up 303 rushing yards on the day.
Apple rushed for 180 yards and four touchdowns for Aurora.
The Millikin defense was led by senior Jake Hazelton who led the team in tackles with 13 and had one fumble recovery in his first action of the season. Safety Daniel Beresky had eight tackles and an interception. Freshman linebacker Matt Madrigal had seven tackles including 1.5 tackles for a loss and a fumble recovery.
Millikin goes to 1-2 and Aurora falls to 0-3. The Big Blue opens CCIW play on Oct. 4 hosting Illinois Wesleyan at 1 p.m. during Millikin's Homecoming celebration.


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This all makes sense now since the Obama administration was about to hold a conference on what to do with both Fannie and Freddie around this same time.
Ally Said to Tell Freddie Mac of Faulty Foreclosures Weeks Ago
By Lorraine Woellert and Dakin Campbell – Sep 24, 2010 12:01 AM ET
Ally Financial Inc.'s GMAC Mortgage unit told Freddie Mac that foreclosures by the auto and home lender might have been faulty weeks before halting its own evictions, according to two people briefed on the matter.
Ally informed Freddie Mac on Aug. 25 that affidavits for court proceedings might not be valid, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. By Sept. 1, Freddie Mac had notified its network of lawyers and stopped related foreclosures and evictions, said the person, who declined to be identified because the matter hasn't been formally disclosed. GMAC told agents to halt evictions in 23 states on Sept. 17.
Fannie Mae, the largest government-backed mortgage firm, said it notified lawyers of flaws in GMAC documentation after it was alerted. Fannie Mae spokesman Brian Faith declined to say when GMAC contacted the company, and Gina Proia, the spokeswoman for Detroit-based Ally, said she couldn't comment.
"We are obviously dismayed by reports of document problems," Freddie Mac spokesman Brad German said in an interview. "The practices described in these reports are clearly not in compliance with Freddie Mac guidelines and servicer directives." German wouldn't say how many of the McLean, Virginia-based firm's holdings were affected by the freeze.
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2012: First team All-Ivy League at place kicker ... Set a single-seasonr ecord for extra points with 52.
2011: Major H recipient ... Was 48-for-50 on extra point placements and 6-for-8 on field goals with a long of 42 ... Connected on field goals of 42 and 26 yards in a 41-31 win at Cornell ... Ran for a touchdown on a fake field goal in a win at Yale ... Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week in a win over Yale after converting two field goals and four PATs.
2010: Earned the place kicking duties and ranked among the Ivy League's leaders in scoring ... Converted 9-of-15 field goals and 34-of-35 extra points ... Had a 43-yarder at Dartmouth ... Averaged 63.1 yards per kickoff with five touchbacks on 50 kickoffs ... Made both of his field goal attempts and all four extra point tries in the season opener against Holy Cross and was named the Ivy League co-Rookie of the Week on 9/20 ... Kicked a 38-yard field goal against Lehigh ... Ivy League Honor Roll and College Football Performance Awards National Placekicker of the Week on 11/1 ... Was perfect on kick placements at Dartmouth, going 3-for-3 on field goals. He converted a season-long 43-yard field goal in the first quarter and later added kicks of 27 and 35 yards. He also had a touchback on a kickoff ... Major H award winner.
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Lettered in football, soccer and baseball at St. Margaret's Episcopal School (Calif.) and Phillips Exeter Academy (Mass.) … Senior captain in all three sports in final year at St. Margaret's … 2008 east Valley Division Player of the Year … Maxpreps first team All-America and all-state … Earned all-league status as a soccer goalie and a baseball pitcher … Three-time league champion with 43-0 record … 2008 state champion … Led the nation in PATs in 2008 with 99 … School led the state in points with 743 … NEPSAC championship at Exeter in 2009 and earned all-league honors … Headmaster's Honors … Brother, Eric, attends Harvard Law School.


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The San Diego Chargers on Thursday ramped up the organization's long-standing opposition to plans to expand the bayfront convention center by detailing an alternative for the team's long-desired stadium.
On the website chargers.com, the team said it presented the California Coastal Commission on Thursday with a plan to build a combined football stadium and convention center in downtown San Diego's East Village.
Mark Fabiani, the Chargers' special counsel, said in March that the team would eventually unveil a new plan despite others' support for former Mayor Jerry Sanders' proposed convention center expansion.
The team's East Village proposal was detailed on chargers.com.
The current proposed $520 million convention center expansion is expected to be considered by the Coastal Commission next month. City and convention officials have said such a plan is needed to attract major conventions to San Diego.
The idea of a combined project has been rejected by backers of the current convention center expansion proposal as not meeting the need for contiguous space for large meetings. A new project would be blocks away from the current convention center.
On the Chargers' website, Fabiani said that the team and Colony Capital, an international investment and development firm, along with the team's architectural firm, Populous, decided that the joint-use plan is more cost effective and environmentally sensitive than a convention center expansion.
He also said the East Village proposal would improve three San Diego neighborhoods — including the
Fabiani said that when the Chargers presented the East Village proposal to Sanders in 2011, the team was told the city did not have time to consider the idea because the convention center expansion project was too far along and both the courts and the Coastal Commission would quickly approve it.
"Of course, that's not at all what happened," Fabiani wrote on the website. "Here we are two years later, and there has yet to be a single hearing before the Coastal Commission. Meanwhile, the taxing mechanism being proposed to pay for the expansion is hung up in court — with perhaps years of appeals ahead."
Fabiani said that the Chargers believe the alternate plan is "both simpler and more certain."


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MCD - I was just down in the basement looking for my ornaments and could only find 1 box!! I know they are there - but the storage area is a huge mess! I have tons of Hallmark ornaments. I have one from 1980 that is now worth $500. I will post photos soon
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Very cute ornaments - I love Hallmark!
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Okay - since I have my Madame Alexander series of ornaments out of storage, I decided to take photos and post them here.(I really need a new camera- maybe for Christmas!)
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Two Australian small businesses with early trials of PayPal's new in-store mobile payments system said they see value in the service despite high transaction fees and low consumer awareness.
With the PayPal payment system, announced last week, customers can open the PayPal mobile app and check into the store they are visiting. The store can then see their customers PayPal profiles on their point-of-sale (POS) terminals and charge the customer's PayPal account by tapping his or her picture.
Who will win the digital wallet wars?
Crayons is based in Lane Cove, NSW, and specialises in educational technology. The Little Mule is a hybrid coffee and bicycle shop in Melbourne.
The small businesses each have been using the PayPal payment system for one to two months. While few customers are using the system in either store so far, the service works as advertised, the stores' managers said.
"It's a very seamless experience for customers," said Crayons managing director, Jonathan Ladmore.
However, Ladmore estimated that only "five or six" customers paid that way so far. "We have been promoting it to our own mailing list, but very few people know about it in the general public," he said. Some have come in just to try out the system, he said.
"Lots of people have PayPal accounts," but few so far are using the app to check in, McIntyre said. "I've had one or two people come up and they've asked by themselves" to try the PayPal system, he said. However, "the uptake's pretty slow going at the moment".
The customers who did try the payment method appeared "surprised how simple it was," Ladmore said. Another customer who owns a nearby coffee shop was "quite interested" in testing out the service, he said.
Besides low consumer awareness, another barrier to greater adoption of the PayPal service could be the transaction fees. PayPal has said the fees are similar to or slightly more expensive than credit card transactions.
"It's as expensive as an [American Express] transaction," Ladmore said.
PayPal fees are "much higher" than an EFTPOS transaction, McIntyre said. "In the long run, [the fees] probably need a bit of tweaking."
However, both businesses noted an easy set up process that required no new equipment. Crayons and Little Mule use cloud-based software by Vend, which has partnered with PayPal to implement the in-store system.
"The set up process was quite painless" for Crayons because it didn't require new equipment or software, Ladmore said.
Having to set up new equipment doesn't appeal to McIntyre, he said. "I'm a big fan of not having to clutter up anything. I don't really want to have anything near the register or have an extra step for someone to do."
McIntyre said the only "time-consuming part" with PayPal was getting through the security process to verify the business' account. "They restrict your account straight away and it takes a bit to get that unrestricted."
The store managers cited added value in PayPal they don't get from existing forms of payment. For example, when users check in, the store gets access to the customer's PayPal profile, including a picture, email address and list of recent transactions at the store.
"Most people when they buy something don't offer up who they are and their email address," Ladmore said. The PayPal system "sets us up to provide better loyalty programs in the future to the customer base." For example, Crayons wants to set up a program in which a school can be rewarded for purchases by its students' parents, he said.
McIntyre agreed the customer information was handy, adding that the store can gather information on anyone who checks in, not just the customers who make purchases. That enhances the value of the service because it helps store build contact databases for future marketing, he said.
Ladmore said the popularity of PayPal for online payments was another factor.
"Most people have PayPal accounts, so to be able to utilise that balance in a bricks-and-mortar store was certainly something we were interested in," he said. "I think it becomes a competitive advantage to offer different forms of payment."
Both store managers said they are interesting in adding other new methods of digital payment.
Crayons "would love to," Ladmore said. Google Wallet "is high on the priority list, and certainly if Apple did something ... we'd look at that as well," he said. Crayons doesn't currently have the equipment to take mobile payments by near field communications (NFC), "but that would be easy to set up," he said.
The Little Mule has experienced "a big rush of people coming in" selling NFC and other payment technologies, McIntyre said. However, he said he'd most like a visit from Square, a US payments company that has yet to enter the Australian market.
Many other payment companies are revving up their digital payment plays, including established giants like Visa and Vodafone and newcomers to the market like Braintree.
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Eat This and Lose Belly Fat!
Are you looking for a fast but healthy approach to lose your belly fat? There are different weight loss tricks going online nowadays and you just want to be sure that you will look leaner and sexier by choosing the right techniques. The thing is, you don't have to skip meals to lose those unwanted fats. The good news is that you can still eat your favourite food and lose weight. Here are some top food picks you want to eat to shed those fats away!
You normally crave for food when you wake up because of your low blood sugar levels. Oatmeal rich in fiber will keep you going throughout the day, making you skip a run for a doughnut nearby.
Almonds and Other Nuts
Nuts are healthy and they are good in keeping your tummy full. According to a study by Purdue University, people show that those who eat nuts feel more stuffed than those who have rice cakes. Consider eating 24 almonds everyday to fight hunger pangs without having to take in so many calories.
Protein Powder
Protein powders aren't just for gym goers! They contain amino acids that build muscles and burn fats. Mix in two teaspoons in your smoothie for a healthy and fat-eliminating drink. They are available on health food stores.
Olive Oil
A little fat won't hurt you. In fact, it helps you control your hunger. But, pick monounsaturated fats from foods like olive oil or avocados. These will keep your cholesterol levels under control and satisfy your cravings.
Who doesn't love berries? They are rich in fiber. One cup of raspberries, for instance, has six grams of fiber.
Abundant in B12, eggs are exactly what your body needs to metabolize fat. Louisiana State University found out that people who consume eggs for breakfast daily lose more weight than those who prefer bagels.
Beans and Legumes
Beans are low in calorie and are packed with fiber and protein, helping you lose weight and tone your body up. You can simply make a dish full of beans and you are good to go!
Lean Meats and Fish
Your body tends to burn more calories when digesting protein compared to fats and carbs. Choose turkey meat and fish such as tuna and salmon. They are rich in omega 3, helping you prevent stress chemicals that boost fat abs.
Whole Grains
They are the right choice of carbs that are good for the body. The fiber in them keeps you away from hunger.
Peanut Butter
This waist-friendly food is stuffed with niacin that prevents bloating and promotes a healthy digestive system. Just be mindful of the size you take. Peanut butter does have a lot of fat so you want to limit yourself from too much peanut butter. Two tablespoons a day is enough.
Green Vegetables
This belly fat-busting food has few calories but more fiber. Get a salad before a full meal and you will be more satisfied with smaller portion sizes later.
There is always a reason why yogurt commercials have sexy models in them! Calcium helps break down fat and even prevents from forming them!
They are super rich in fiber which makes them an ideal food for paving away hunger. One avocado contains 11 to 17 grams of fiber!
Iced tea
Teas are rich in anti-oxidants, allowing a regular tea drinker to burn 266 calories a day. Just remember to skip the bottled teas. Instead, a tea bag and one cup of hot water is better as it retains its slimming nutrients. You can enjoy as much as four ups a day!
Here you go. They are some of your belly fat busting foods. You might want to include them in your next meal!


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Career Highs
Goals: 5 vs. Siena (2/6/10)
Assists: 3 (2x) at Villanova (2/24/13)
Steals: 4 (2x) last at Fresno Pacific (3/14/11)
2013 (Senior)
Peter Hursh '74 Memorial Award recipient ... Had 32 goals, 27 assists and 35 steals ... Named co-captain ... Had two goals, one assist and two steals versus Villanova (Feb. 2) ... Contributed two goals, one assist and two steals against CAMO (Feb. 2) ... Had one assist against California (Feb. 9) ... Had a single tally against Princeton (Feb. 9) ... Delivered one goal, one assist and two steals against NYAC (Feb. 10) ... Scored a season-high three goals and had one assist and two steals in a win over Villanova (Feb. 10) ... Recorded an assist and two steals in a game against Wagner (Feb. 23) ... Registered one assist and three steals versus Iona (Feb. 23) ... In a win over Villanova, tallied two goals, three assists and three steals (Feb. 24) ... Delivered one goal and two assists in a 20-6 triumph versus Siena (Feb. 24) ... Recorded a hat trick and one assist versus Mercyhurst (March 2) ... Had a steal versus Bucknell (March 2) ... Netted a goal and two steals against Gannon (March 3) ... Had two steals and an assist against Occidental (March 17) ... Scored versus UC Davis (March 18) ... Had two assists and three steals at UC Davis (March 18) ... Recorded her third hat trick of the season against Pacific and also stole the ball once (March 19) ... Stole the ball three times and assisted on two goals at No. 10 San Jose State (March 21) ... Recorded a takeaway at No. 2 Stanford (March 22) ... Finished with two scores and two assists at No. 5 Cal (March 23) ... Registered one assist against Brown (April 3) … Tallied one goal, one assist and two steals in a victory over George Washington (April 6) … Credited with two goals and one steal versus Princeton (April 6) … Scored one goal while also recording one assist and one steal in a contest against Cal State Bakersfield (April 7). ... Contributed with one goal, one assist and two steals in a win against Mercyhurst (April 13) … Recorded two goals and two steals in a matchup with Brown (April 13) … Scored one goal and credited with one assist in a victory over George Washington (April 14) ... Credited with two goals and one assist in a win versus Notre Dame (Ohio) (April 26).
2012 (Junior)
Finished with 21 goals, 16 assists, and 40 steals ... Named second team All-Southern Division by the CWPA ... Opened the season with a goal in the first four games ... Had a streak of six straight games with at least one steal, including five games with two or more, March 3-16 ... Scored three times against Iona March 4 ... Scored twice during Harvard's 15-4 win over Whittier March 12 and contributed an assist and three steals ... Registered a goal, three assists and six steals in three games to help Harvard to a third-place finish at the CWPA Southern Division Championship.
2011 (Sophomore)
Finished the season fifth on the team in scoring with 32 goals, second in assists with 27 and third in steals with 48 ... Named "superior" student-athlete by CWPA ... Tallied two goals and had a takeaway against Villanova Feb. 5 ... Grabbed three steals, scored once and dished an assist versus Siena, then handed out two assists while notching a goal and picking up a steal at Marist in the Marist Tournament Feb. 19 ... Put in two goals, three steals and a a helper against Brown Feb. 23 ... Led the team with four takeaways and added a goal against Princeton in the ECAC Championship Feb. 27 ... Led the team in scoring and steals with three and four, respectively, against Fresno Pacific March 14 ... Posted a hat trick with three goals and grabbed two steals against Wagner March 27 ... Scored twice, dished two assists and stole the ball once versus Princeton, then notched a goal, handed out three helpers and had a takeaway at Bucknell April 9 ... Found the back of the net twice, had an assist and two steals against George Washington April 16 ... Tallied two goals, passed out a helper and collected two takeaways against Bucknell in the CWPA Eastern Championship April 30.
2010 (Freshman)
All-Northern Division second team ... Scored first collegiate goal against Villanova at Harvard Invitational (Feb. 6) … Posted five goals against Siena at Harvard Invitational (Feb. 6) … Notched a goal against New York Athletic Club (Feb. 7) and two against Iona (Feb. 7) at Harvard Invitational ... Named CWPA Northern Division Rookie of the Week (Feb. 8) after tallying nine goals at the Harvard Invitational ... Scored a goal against Iona (Feb. 20), Wagner (Feb. 20), No. 5 Michigan and George Washington (Feb. 21) at Princeton Invitational ... Scored a pair of goals against Marist (Feb. 27) and tallied a goal against Wagner (Feb. 27) and Bucknell (Feb. 28) at the ECAC Championships ... Found the back of the net once against UC Davis (March 15) ... Scored a pair of goals in Harvard's win over Brown (April 14) … Tallied a goal against No. 11 Hartwick (April 17) ... Scored a goal against No. 7 Michigan (April 30), Bucknell (May 1) and Maryland (May 2) at the Eastern Championship.
Before Harvard
Earned four varsity letters in swimming and three in water polo at Corona del Mar High School … Named to All-California Interscholastic Federation first team in 2009 and second team in 2008 ... Two-time All-CIF Southern Section … Tabbed to all-county second team … SoCal Invitational all-tournament team … Honored on Los Angeles Times and Daily Pilot Dream Team in 2009 … Orange County Register and Daily Pilot Player of the Week … Also selected as Orange County Register Scholar-Athlete of the Week … Corona del Mar Senior-Athlete Standout and Student-Athlete Award recipient … Winner of the Coach Award for Scholar-Athlete and Most Improved Player in 2009 … Named to USA Water Polo Academic All-America team in 2009 … Earned Coach's Most Improved Varsity Swimmer Award in 2006 and Leadership Award in 2008 … Helped team to four Pacific Cast League championships … Competed in international tournaments in New Zealand and Hawaii … Junior Olympics member in 2005, '06 and '08 … Valedictorian … President's Volunteer Service Award … UCI Center for Neurobiology Learning and Memory Grant recipient … Darwin Science Award … National Honor Society … AP Scholar with Distinction … Volunteered with the National Charity League for five years.


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Coupling Facility Async / Sync Thresholds - They Are A'Changin'
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APAR OA21635 is one of a rare breed: A change to the thresholds for z/OS's automatic CF Request conversion. (I'm told this has only happened once before.)
If you recall z/OS Release 2 (in 2001) introduced a very nice function that automatically converts Coupling Facility requests from Sync to Async, based on thresholds. The purpose of this is to minimise the CPU cost for a coupled z/OS system, while still providing reasonable request response times:
When I say response time I mean CF request response time, which may have little to do with actual application response times. But the two aren't totally divorced.
(Requests that were originally Async don't get converted to Sync, by the way.)
The big change came, as I say, in z/OS Release 2 where XES introduced a new algorithm, measuring response times and, based on thresholds, deciding whether to convert Sync requests to Async. This measurement is not done for every request, but rather once in a while. So we don't have "nervous kitten" syndrome here. :-) I like algorithms that are responsive. I don't like algorithms that are overly jumpy.
So, back to the thresholds:
Technology changes, so it's appropriate to revisit the thresholds from time to time. APAR OA21635 is a result of this. To quote Development:
What you'll see when you install this PTF varies, depending on your situation:
An interesting game I like to play is to compare request types to "local" and "remote" CFs, particularly with Duplexing. And, obviously, the response times seen. The simple case is without duplexing where "local" requesters get Sync requests in the main - at perhaps less than 50ms. And "remote" requesters get essentially Async requests, with a much higher response time, especially at distance.
Distance discussions are well informed by such analysis. As are Duplexing discussions. Which is, perhaps, the essential "take home" message of this post.
When implementing the threshold changes I would form a view of such things before and after applying the PTF. And I'd be interested to know how well it worked for you.
And remember there's nothing essentially good or bad about Sync or Async. It all depends on whether the behaviour is appropriate for your scenario.
But I'm pleased that, once in a while, the thresholds are revisited. So I think this is a good APAR.


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Blackford Capital names advisory committee for Michigan Prosperity Fund
Grand Rapids-based Blackford Capital has named a group of Michigan business and political leaders to a new advisory committee for its Michigan Prosperity Fund.
Former Michigan Governor John Engler, Mark A. Murray, Mary Petrovich and David L. Porteous have announced plans to invest in Michigan private equity and join the fund's advisory committee.
"We are honored to have these four proven leaders launching the advisory board of the Michigan Prosperity Fund," said Martin Stein, founder and managing partner of Blackford Capital. "All have strong ties to Michigan and have a vested interest in seeing the fund support the state's economy, through protecting and generating jobs by investing local money in Michigan companies."
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Blackford Capital, a private equity firm focused on acquiring, managing and building middle market manufacturing, distribution and service companies, created the Michigan Prosperity Fund in 2012 to generate "best-in-class" returns for investors in the state of Michigan, while, at the same time, supporting the Michigan economy by maintaining local ownership of Michigan companies and protecting and creating jobs locally, according to a Blackford announcement.
Since the start of the fund, Blackford Capital has acquired two companies: Custom Profile, based in Grand Rapids, in August 2012 and Mopec, based in metro Detroit, in June this year.
The new advisory committee, which is led by Engler, "are all individuals who have significantly influenced the economy and the quality of life in our state," said Jeff Helminski, managing director of Blackford Capital. "We are thrilled to be working with them and believe the Michigan Prosperity Fund will benefit tremendously from their insight and guidance."
John Engler
Engler, who served three terms as Michigan's governor, is currently the president of the Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. corporations, where he works to promote policies to enhance U.S. global economic leadership, including a restructuring of the nation's system of taxation. He previously served six years as the president and CEO of the Manufacturers Association of America. He also serves on the boards of the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Universal Forest Products.
"I spent the majority of my career working to improve Michigan's business environment, and in my travels to each of Michigan's counties, I have seen many terrific small companies headed by talented executives," Engler said. "My confidence in Blackford's ability to preserve and expand these companies led me to accept a role as the chairman of the advisory board to Blackford's Michigan Prosperity Fund. I am excited to help the Blackford team and the owners of Michigan companies provide solutions to both job creation and preservation and the potential it has to be a model nationally."
Mark A. Murray
Murray is co-CEO and vice chairman of Meijer and, prior to that, was president of Grand Valley State University from 2001-2006. He also served as treasurer for the state of Michigan from 1999 to 2001 and vice president of finance and administration for Michigan State University from 1998 to 1999. Murray also serves on the boards of DTE Energy and Universal Forest Products and is a member of Business Leaders for Michigan.
Mary Petrovich
Petrovich is an operating executive focused on U.S. buyout opportunities in the industrial sector with The Carlyle Group, a $180 billion private equity firm. Previously, she was chairman and CEO of Axle Tech International and, before that, president of Dura Automotive's global $1 billion Driver Controls unit. Earlier, she held management roles at AlliedSignal, leading several automotive and industrial businesses. Petrovich is on the board of directors of WABCO, Modine Manufacturing Company, GT Advanced Technologies and Woodward, all of which are publicly traded companies. She received her MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BSE in industrial operations engineering from the University of Michigan.
David L. Porteous
Porteous is a partner at McCurdy Wotila & Porteous and is also a consultant with the international law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. He is currently lead director of the board of Huntington Bancshares Inc. and serves on the board of Jackson National Life Insurance Company of New York. Porteous is an authority on economic development and has served on the board of directors of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the Michigan Economic Growth Authority and the Michigan Strategic Fund. He is also the former chairman of the board of Michigan State University.
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Custom Profile is an extruder of plastic profile components and employs 165 people and also operates a facility in Mexico. The company's primary customers have included Herman Miller, Haworth, Steelcase, Electrolux and Whirlpool. The company was founded in 1992 and has experienced growth both locally and with customers throughout North America.
Mopec was founded in 1992 and employs 75 people at its facility in Oak Park. It serves customers with a wide range of products for the pathology and mortuary market, including the Mayo Clinic, Duke University Medical Center, Henry Ford Health System, Spectrum Health and the Cleveland Clinic.
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Private equity investors put $9.6 billion into 50 deals in Michigan last year, according to a report from the Private Equity Growth Council, putting the state 12th in dollar value and 13th in the number of investments.
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A study conducted in 2012 by the Institute for Exceptional Growth Companies and Pepperdine University found that companies that received private equity investments had a job creation rate that was 257 percent higher than the control group that did not receive private equity funding. The companies also generated revenue that was 129 percent higher than the control group.


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Cancer News: Do I Really Have to Stop Eating Bacon?
Bad habit: Your morning bacon fix
Bacon makes everything better—except your health. People who ate the most processed meats (2.5 slices of bacon or sausage links a day) were 19 percent more likely to develop pancreatic cancer in a recent study. Smoked and cured meats contain a type of iron that may damage intestinal cells and lead to colon and rectal cancer as well, says Alice Bender, R.D., of the American Institute for Cancer Research. Preservatives called nitrites and nitrates might also break down into damaging by-products that make cells more vulnerable to cancer.
You can get away with a once-a-month dose of processed meat. "If everyone cut back from daily to monthly and lived an otherwise healthy life, we could reduce colon and rectal cancer risk by about half," Bender says. Eggs Benedict once a month? Sold!
Bad habit: A coupla cocktails
Sad but true, alcohol accounts for roughly 3.5 percent of all cancer deaths—nearly 20,000—in the United States a year. (The majority of victims have more than three drinks a day.) Ethanol causes inflammation, compromises your body's ability to absorb critical nutrients, raises estrogen levels and promotes weight gain, all of which further increase cancer risk.
You can get away with one alcoholic beverage a day if you're a woman (two if you're a guy), says the American Cancer Society (ACS). That means one 12-ounce beer, 5 oz of wine or 1.5 oz of liquor. And no, you can't save up for Friday: "Alcohol may be particularly damaging to cells above a certain blood-alcohol-level threshold," says Timothy Naimi, M.D., an alcohol researcher at Boston Medical Center.
Bad habit: That Saturday-night cig
Every puff floods your pipes with a Molotov cocktail of at least 70 cancer-causing agents, including formaldehyde (used to embalm dead bodies) and benzene, an ingredient in gasoline. Besides being directly responsible for 80 percent of female lung cancer deaths in America every year, cigarette smoke causes damage to the mouth and esophagus, bladder and kidneys, larynx, reproductive organs, pancreas and more. "Even a few a day will increase your risk for cancer and double or triple your risk for heart disease," says Len Horovitz, M.D., an internist and lung specialist with Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.
You can get away with zip, nada—especially on those nights out: Alcohol and tobacco actually enhance each other's damaging effects, so lighting up while imbibing is even more dangerous than smoking alone. "You need a zero-tolerance policy," says Dr. Horovitz. Quit, and after 10 years your risk of dying from lung cancer will be half that of a current smoker.
Bad habit: Carrying extra LBs
As if too-tight jeans weren't infuriating enough, excess pounds up your odds of at least eight different cancers, including breast and endometrial. In fact, as many as one in five cancer deaths in women is triggered in some way by obesity, the ACS reports. Excess fat may be related to chronic inflammation or elevated estrogen levels, both of which contribute to cancer, or to conditions that can lead to it—such as an oversize belly pushing your stomach acid up into your esophagus, where it damages cells.
You can get away with losing just 10 percent of your body weight—that lowers levels of cancer biomarkers in your blood by up to 30 percent, says a recent study. To get there, aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise (brisk walking, hiking, weight training) or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity activity (Spinning, CrossFit) every week.
Bad habit: Suntanning
That bronze glow? It's your body's reaction to cellular damage that leads to premature aging and skin cancer, the most common type of the disease. You've read it before, but a single blistering sunburn in childhood or adolescence more than doubles your chances of developing an often fatal melanoma later in life. Baking indoors won't nix the risk: Just one indoor-tanning session ups your melanoma odds by 20 percent. Let's drive this home: The World Health Organization considers tanning beds actual carcinogens, alongside cigarettes and asbestos.
You can get away with a spray tan. "There's no safe way to suntan," confirms Lisa Chipps, M.D., a dermatologist in Beverly Hills. "You don't need to live in a cave, but protect your skin outdoors." That means avoiding the sun when rays are strongest (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and wearing protective clothing (a hat, lightweight long sleeves) and a broad spectrum SPF of at least 30.
Bad habit: Unprotected sex
At some point in their lives, 80 percent of women get infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted infection that can cause genital warts, precancerous lesions or cervical cancer. Condoms won't fully protect you; skin that's uncovered can spread the virus. Still, when couples use condoms, rates of HPV infections and HPV-related precancers drop, says Kevin Ault, M.D., a professor of gynecology and obstetrics at Emory University in Atlanta.
You can get away with sex sans condoms in a monogamous relationship if you have tested negative for high-risk HPV (the two virus strains that cause about 70 percent of cervical cancers), though you'll still need to remain vigilant about other screenings like Pap smears. Obvi, but use another form of birth control unless you're ready for kiddos.
3 Reasons You Just Can't Quit
You know the habit is bad, but still... Understanding why they're so stubborn might help you make your efforts stick.
Now is seductive. From the moment you indulge in your habit (UV light hits your skin; smoke enters your lungs), you feel happier and more relaxed as dopamine affects reward centers in your brain. The thrill of that instant payoff is way more powerful than the distant threat of cancer, says James Claiborn, Ph.D., author of The Habit Change Workbook. To resist, replace the habit with an equally enticing reward for the brain. Swap the tanning session for an endorphin rush at SoulCycle, or put your cig funds toward a massage for a surge of feel-good oxytocin.
Your brain knows what it likes. It can become conditioned to expect those dopamine baths, says Joe Frascella, Ph.D., director of clinical neuroscience and behavioral research at the National Institute on Drug Abuse. So it often rebels when you go cold turkey with cravings, mood swings and physical withdrawal symptoms. Taper off slowly—cut your nightly ice cream serving in half; have a second cocktail but not a third—then trim again when you're ready.
Triggers are all around. Habits are automatic, and environmental cues we barely notice nudge us to indulge, says Art Markman, Ph.D., professor of psychology at the University of Texas in Austin. You can't avoid every trigger, but you can reduce exposure. If your commute goes down fast-food lane, find a new route. Or don't open the cocktail menu; you won't know what you're missing.
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Stunning mountain home with gorgeous views. This home has attention to detail that the discerning buyer will appreciate. 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms with the option to finish the 452 sq ft bonus room in the basement. Heated spacious garage and asphalt driveway. Wired for a hot tub on the lower deck. Vaulted ceilings and picture windows. Kitchen features granite counters and tall knotty alder cabinets. Custom cabinets in the mud room. Steam shower, radiant heat, maintained to the highest standards
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You know that sinking feeling you have when there's too much on your plate? When you try to tackle your tasks by priority, but it feels like everything's important? Don't get overwhelmed — it's a problem that everyone faces at some point or another, and while it's difficult to skilfully juggle multiple priorities and competing responsibilities, it's not impossible. Here's how.
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It just so happens that there's a career that focuses specifically on juggling competing tasks and priorities: these people are called project managers. And as luck would have it, I was a full time PM for many years, PMP-certified and everything. In that time, I learnt a number of helpful tricks that can help you manage your workload at the office as well as your ever-growing list of to-dos at home, with your family or with your friends. Here's how you can apply some of those techniques to your everyday life.
First, Answer the Question: Is Everything Really Important?
Even if everything on your plate is supposed to be equally important, you still need a way to break down which ones you spend your time on and how you slice up your time. The first question you have to get past is whether or not everything really is of equal importance. Here are a couple of tips to help you cut through the fog and get a feel for how important your responsibilities and projects really are.
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- Grill the boss. At work, you have a manager. At home, you're your own boss. One of the primary responsibilities of any manager is to help you understand what's important, what's not, and what you should be working on. You may have a manager at the office who does this (or needs your help doing it well), but everywhere else, you're in charge of your own work, and no one's going to tell you that backing up your data is more important right now than painting the house. It's easy to give up and think "it's all important", but at work, you can lean in and tell your boss that you really need their help. At home, sometimes you just have to pick something from your to-do list and get started to build some momentum.
- Ask around. If you're prioritising tasks that involve other people, like your family, friends and coworkers, talk to them. Find out from them when they need your help, how much work is backed up behind the things you're working with them on, and if they can lend a hand. If they don't need you for another week and someone else needs you tomorrow, or if they aren't as busy as you are, you know what to do.
- Work backwards. We'll get into this a little more later, but you probably have an idea of when each of your tasks are due — or at least when you'd like them done by — and how much time is required to work on each item. Start with the due dates, take into account how much effort you need to put into each one and how much input you need from others, and work backwards to find out what you should be working on right now (or what you should have already started, in some cases).
- Cover Your Arse. Finally, once you've taken some time to determine what's really important and arranged them based on what you think you should tackle first, it's time to put it in writing and share it with everyone involved. Set expectations with others for when you'll get your work done for them, and set expectations with yourself for when you'll have time to work on your own projects. This is more important in a work setting, but involving others in your non-work to-dos can also keep you — and others — accountable.
Get Organised
In order for your priorities to even matter, you need to have some sort of a personal productivity system in place to which you hold yourself accountable — and in which your priorities will actually matter. If you've got a tried and true system, great. If not, check out our guide to building one that's right for you.
The goal of your system, whichever you select, is to take away the need for you to waste time deciding what to work on next, even when you have a lot on your plate. I've found that David Allen's GTD framework is one of the most effective methods for me, mostly because it focuses on what you should do now and what your next actions should be, and it emphasises getting your to-dos out of your head and into some system that will help you work. I've mentioned before that I manage my to-dos in ReQall, but there are plenty of other options, like previously mentioned Wunderlist, or if you work in a team, Asana, a collaborative tool we adore.
Whichever tool and productivity method you choose, dump your to-dos and projects into it as quickly as possible. Make sure it's something you'll actually return to and use frequently, and something that's easy to fit into your workflow, and you'll be successful. In the end, you want something easy to refer to, easy to enter tasks into, and that gives you a great view of all of the balls you have in the air at any time.
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Behold, The Trinity: Cost, Scope And Time
When I was a project manager, one of the first things I learnt to help me judge which projects were most important or needed the most attention is the "triple constraint", or a triangle with three equilateral sides. Each side represents the cost of the project, the scope of the project and the time required to complete the project. None of the sides can be adjusted without making changes to the other two sides. The sides you're weakest in help determine the projects that need special attention. This holds true for all things, not just projects and project managers: if someone heaps more work onto you (scope), but insists that you finish in the same amount of time (time), you'll need more resources (cost) to get the job done.
For example, if you want to paint the spare room in time for out-of-town guests to stay over, you can't change the size of the job (scope), but you can control whether you buckle down and do it yourself overnight (time), or get someone else to do it for you while you do something else (cost). Here's how you can use these three principles to organise your everyday to-dos.
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- Time: Work Backwards From Your Deadlines. Time is usually the one variable most of us can't change. Deadlines are deadlines, and often we're not the ones who set them. This is where working backwards from due dates is crucial. Start a spreadsheet, and mark down when each project or task on your plate needs to be finished. Then work backwards to the present day, taking into account everything each specific to-do that needs to be done to get from here to there, and how long it takes to complete. When you're finished, you'll likely see a bunch of tasks that should have started already and others that hopefully won't start for a while if you're going to make the deadline. That list, by itself, is a good indicator of what your priorities are, what you should be working on right now, what you should work on next, and what you should get help with — especially if they're tasks that should have started a week ago.
- Cost: Get Help from Family, Friends and Coworkers. Cost means more than just dollars. It also means people who can help you, or services you can call to give you a hand or take the load off. Could you finish faster if someone else worked on it for you? What if a teammate could take part of the job off your hands and you could pick it up later? Perhaps there's a program or application that can automate the process for you, and it's pretty cheap. It may be worth spending money or dragging in friends to help you finish renovating the kitchen before you run out of holidays, or calling someone to install your new washing machine so you don't have to take time off to do it.
- Scope: Don't Be Afraid to Make Compromises. If your to-dos have to be done by a certain time and you can't get help, it's time to sit down with the people waiting on you and start making some deals. Let them know what you can deliver by when, and then go on to explain what you can give them later. This is important, because it sends the message that you're not trying to avoid the work you have to do, but you're trying to give them something now that they can use while you keep working in the background to get them everything else on their wish list. The sooner you stop thinking of your to-dos in terms of all-or-nothing, the sooner you'll have the flexibility to say "I'll give you this tomorrow if you give me a week to give you the rest."
Delegate, Delegate, Delegate
It's easy for us to toil away in obscurity, quietly hating our lives and our jobs and growing more frustrated with every passing minute. All the while, there may be a friend who's willing to help if we had only asked, or a boss who would be willing to help you out if you asked the right questions or gave them the right information.
We've talked about how difficult it can be to delegate, and how to delegate effectively in the past, but however you go about it, it's important to remember that you need to be assertive, not aggressive when asking for help, and you need to make your case with all of the data you have available. By now, you should have your priorities laid out and you have a good idea what you need. Use that information to ask for help and prove you need it, and remember, don't be upset if your friends, boss or coworkers say no.
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Buckle Up, It's Going to be a Bumpy Ride
Using this method to set your own priorities and keep track of your own responsibilities isn't just something you should do when you're starting to feel overwhelmed. If the walls are closing in on you, yes, it's definitely time to take a good, hard look at what's on your plate, what can come off, and what has to give, but waiting until you're already busy and stressed out will make it especially difficult to make the changes you need to get your head above water. Even so, it's essential, and once you do it you'll never look back. Hopefully, you can apply these tricks to your work, at home, and in your day-to-day life. Once you really understand what you have to work on and how long it takes, you'll be able to make smart decisions about whether you can take on that big new project at work, or help your best friend plan their bachelor party.


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NHS trusts and primary care trusts (PCTs) in London have combined debts of more than £240m, a BBC News website investigation has found.
All 74 trusts in London were contacted in January and asked what their current financial status was.
The results are below, with explanations for how some trusts came to be in that position, or measures taken to tackle any problems. Minus figures show a deficit, figures without a minus sign indicate a trust which has a surplus or is breaking even.
Several trusts who revealed debts said they expected to break even by the end of the financial year in March.