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bata necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
3 ganadores han sido elegidos entre 76 diseños de 23 diseñadores freelance.
Hello all designers we are looking to establish a long-term relationship because in the entertainment business we always need creative designs. We are in immediate need of spicing up our current logo, along with folded business cards, letterhead, envelopes and t-shirts designed for my band Bobby & The Arisotcats you can check us out at http://www.PartyandShowband.com to see current logo or send your email and I will email you the logo that needs spicing up.
Bobby & The Aristocats; http://www.PartyandShowband.com
Not Only Amazing…but Truly Electrifying!
Desired Color Scheme:
Black, red accents, metallic silvery if possible
Desired Style:
Sophistication with Hip and Flash in order to appeal to all of our potential clients
Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png); Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
Logo Spicing Up
For the spicing up of the logo I would like to see if there is a way to make the "Bobby†and the "bow tie' on the cat more of a metallic looking red. Or maybe all this logo needs is to maybe bling out the red bow tie. Would also like my logo to be able to be on a white and black background. Colors black, white with red accents, however we also like metallic silvery gray if you can creatively use it in the design somehow.
Folded Business Card Design
Logo and web site address on the front and on the inside a creative way to showcase 3 or 4 band pictures on the inside, along with band contact information and finally our agent information on the back of the card. After we award the winner we would like to further work with the designer to bring to full completion.  Â
T-Shirt Design
Your creativity welcome, just include website and tagline. Utilize thecat creatively since this is our main symbol. Because we are interested in working closely with the designer now and in the future, we will definitely provide feedback for your all of your hard work as we decide on who we will like to work with. Thanks and Good Luck.
This contest was originally listed in multiple categories:
- Logo Design
- T-Shirt Design
- Stationery Design
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PEN America and the Strand present a retrospective of 2018 through the eyes of some of our most talented authors. Panelists, from left to right: moderator Rakesh Satyal, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Wayétu Moore, and Amitava Kumar.
Amitava Kumar's "Immigrant, Montana" blends the traditional coming of age novel with the story of an Indian immigrant coming to America, in a book that was referred to as "bio-fiction." Wayetú Moore's "She Would Be King" weaves together the historical facts of the founding of Liberia with magical realism, bringing together characters from all corners of the African diaspora. Together, these authors will speak about their work, this year's news cycles, and what it means to work as a writer in an era of "fake news" and "alternative facts."

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When Apple introduced the iPhone 4S last October, you could sense the initial disappointment. Many people were longing for an iPhone 5. The iPhone 4S that came instead may not have represented a dramatic upgrade, but it was a snappy handset with an excellent camera and a sometimes-obedient virtual digital assistant named Siri. It went on to become the best-selling iPhone to date.
The iPhone 5 should keep Apple at the front of the smartphone pack. But choosing it versus a top-of-the line Android alternative isn't a cut-and-dry decision.
The iPhone 5 should keep Apple at the front of the smartphone pack. But choosing it versus a top-of-the line Android alternative isn't a cut-and-dry decision.
Nearly a year later the iPhone 5 is upon us. And what I detect this time is lust. The feelings are unlikely to diminish once buyers get their hands on the iPhone 5 Friday, or whenever their pre-ordered phones arrive.
The iPhone 5 is a winner that should keep Apple at the front of the smartphone pack. But choosing iPhone 5 vs. a top-of-the line Android alternative isn't a cut-and-dried decision, especially if you're partial to a jumbo display, such as the one on the big, bold and beautiful Samsung Galaxy S III, an Android rival for which I've had high praise.
The new iPhones cost $199, $299 and $399, for models with 16GB, 32GB and 64GB respectively, on top of customary two-year wireless contracts.
At the core of the new iPhone is iOS 6, the mobile operating system software upgrade that will also be made available free (as of today) on older iPhone models dating to the 3GS. Apple says there are more than 200 new features in iOS 6, but the ones you'll most likely notice include audible turn-by-turn navigation in Maps, a digital wallet called Passbook, Facebook integration, VIP status for your important mail senders, and a greater voice for Siri. Of course, the arrival of iOS 6 begs the question of why owners of older iPhones who get the upgrade gratis would choose to invest in the new hardware?
Some great new features
For starters, and not to be underestimated, iPhone 5 is the first iPhone to tap into speedy 4G LTE networks, from AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Sprint in the U.S. Samsung and other rivals may have gotten to LTE first. But LTE (Long Term Evolution) placates iPhone devotees who grew tired of relying on creaky 3G wireless networks when a Wi-Fi network was unavailable. It was a pleasure browsing the Web on the iPhone 5's Safari browser in the cellular fast lane. What remains to be seen, though, is how LTE performs at peak times under the strain of all the new iPhones hitting the network. Also, be mindful of data consumption on LTE; faster speeds mean you may gobble up more data.
IPhone 5 also has a speedy new Apple-designed A6 chip that makes the device even more responsive than before, up to twice as fast as the A5 chip on the 4S, Apple says.
What's more, the handset easily lives up to Apple's marketing spiel as the "biggest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone." Apple means it literally. For the first time since the original smartphone came to market in 2007, the iPhone gets a display larger than 3.5-inches. The new screen, 4-inches diagonally, exploits the stunning Retina display technology that first showed up on the iPhone 4.
Apple manages to produce the larger screen without penalizing the consumer with a bulky design or poor battery life. The new iPhone is just a shade taller than earlier models but with a width the same as the 4S. And it is 18% thinner and 20% lighter than its immediate predecessor.
The move to 4 inches feels right for the iPhone, though it looks like a dwarf side-by-side with the 4.8-inch display on the Samsung Galaxy S III, arguably the best of the Android breed. I was able to display more than four extra paragraphs reading the same newspaper article on the Samsung as opposed to the iPhone 5. On the other hand, the iPhone screen appears sharper and brighter, and the phone is easier to carry.
Samsung is countering with its own ad campaign: "The Next Big Thing Is Already Here." But Samsung's Big Thing is taller, wider and more than 0.7-ounces heavier than iPhone 5, though only a whisker thicker.
IPhone 5 devotees will appreciate the extra row of home screen icons made possible by the 4-inch display, although you are still limited to 11 of those screens. The larger screen on iPhone lets you display five days of calendar entries when the phone is held sideways compared with three on the older models. And you can watch widescreen high-def movies without "letterboxing" (the black bars that frame the movie).
Apple says there are more than 700,000 apps to choose from in Apple's App Store. But Android is narrowing the gap; Google claims more than 600,000 apps in its Google Play store.
Testing Maps, Passbook
Not every move Apple has made will please consumers. You're already hearing a drumbeat of complaints from the people who've spent a bundle on chargers, car kits and other accessories that won't fit into the newly designed proprietary Lightning connector on the bottom of the phone, at least without a $29 adapter that's compatible with the 30-pin connector that's been in use for about a decade. The new connector is 80% smaller and reversible; that is, you can't plug it in the wrong way. Apple says it's more durable, too. But you can't blame folks for making a fuss, given the hassle and added expense some will face. Of course, most of these same people will probably buy the darn phone anyway and do so, I suspect, with glee.
Put me in that camp. I've been testing iPhone 5 for a week and want one, too. On the back of the device is the same anodized aluminum that Apple uses in its notebooks. My black-and-slate test unit has pigmented glass along the top and bottom. Apple is also selling a white-and-silver version that uses ceramic glass instead. The surface is made of sapphire crystal whose sturdiness, Apple says, is second only to diamonds. Suffice to say Apple's designers treated iPhone 5 like a crown jewel.
My test device runs AT&T's flavor of LTE, the only U.S. model that lets you talk and surf at the same time. Verizon, though, has the much broader LTE network, by a long shot. The chief selling point for Sprint, an LTE newbie whose network coverage lags behind the other carriers, is that it offers unlimited-data pricing plans.
I didn't run a formal battery test. Apple says that battery life on iPhone 5 is better than on predecessor models, with up to eight hours of talk time and 10 hours of video playback. On my first full day of testing though — when I made several calls, had the display cranked up high, and hit the new Maps app with audio turn-by-turn navigation pretty hard — the battery pooped out after an early start by about 4:20 in the afternoon. On subsequent days under normal mixed use with an "auto-brightness" setting turned on, I easily made it well past evening hours. As with earlier iPhones, and unlike, say, the Galaxy S III, the battery cannot be removed. Nor is there a memory slot that would let you expand storage as on the Galaxy. Samsung claims more than three hours extra talk time than iPhone 5.
The newly designed Maps app arrives preloaded as a key component inside iOS 6. Google had beaten Apple to the punch with audio turn-by-turn directions for Android. Apple has generally done a very good job with its own turn-by-turn feature, which I tested driving in San Francisco and the greater New York City area. The Maps app includes real-time traffic and accident alerts, and a feature called Flyover, photo-realistic 3-D imagery of landmarks as you zoom in over major cities.
I couldn't test the new iOS 6 Passbook app with real coupons, boarding passes, gift cards, movie tickets and other items you'll be able to store inside the iPhone's "digital wallet." But using fake ones I got a good idea of how Passbook works. There's a world of potential here. Passbook makes use of knowing the time and your location. Arrive at the airport, for example, and your boarding pass is supposed to appear, even from the lock screen. Passbook can even alert you to gate changes.
With iPhone 5, Apple eschews the NFC (Near Field Communication) technology that rivals, notably Google, are using on their own digital wallet initiatives. The infrastructure for NFC still has a long way to go.
A word about photos, Siri
I was generally impressed with the quality of photos and videos that I shot on the latest device. New to iPhone 5 is a panorama feature that lets you shoot an image up to 240 degrees — useful for capturing wide scenic vistas. As you methodically spin around to capture such an image, the iPhone uses an onscreen arrow to guide you.
You can snap one picture to the next on the iPhone very fast, though iPhone 5 lacks the burst feature on Galaxy S III that lets owners of the Samsung take up to 20 consecutive shots in seconds. Another clever Galaxy feature missing on iPhone 5: the ability to quickly take eight shots and choose the "best shot" among them.
Through iOS 6, you can easily post pictures to Facebook. Or you can take advantage of an iCloud "shared photo stream" feature that lets you share a set of photos inside the Photo app on another iOS device. I successfully tested it with an iPad.
I was delighted with the audio quality on voice calls, including the speakerphone. IPhone 5 has three microphones.
If you can't take a call, you can reply on the spot with a pre-canned or custom text message ("I'll call you later," "I'm on my way," etc.). The Galaxy, though, has a cool feature that lets you call the person you are texting with just by lifting the phone up to your ear.
In the year since Siri became a household name on the 4S, Apple's chatty voice assistant has come a long way. She can now open apps upon request. She can deliver sports scores, movie trivia, compose your Facebook status and help you make a dinner reservation. Siri's still not perfect, however. When I asked her to "recommend a good Chinese restaurant" she responded with a list of Chinese restaurants with the name "Good" in them. But Siri outperformed a similar feature on the Galaxy in my tests.
Apple supplies a pair of its new EarPod headphones with the latest iPhone. I've never been fond of older Apple earbuds, which I had trouble keeping in my ears. The new ones haven't fallen out of my ears yet, and they do feel more comfortable.
People have always had lofty expectations for the iPhone 5, especially as the competition stiffens. In delivering a fast, attractive, LTE-capable and larger-screen handset, Apple has met those expectations with a gem.


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Wyoming Lawmakers Propose 'Gun Protection' Legislation
" A movement to stop unconstitutional violations of gun rights by refusing to enforce unjust laws is slowly gaining momentum.
Last week, we saw the positive news of a small town Chief of Police in Pennsylvania who is proposing an ordinance to 'preserve the 2nd Amendment' and nullify any and all policies or attempts at enforcement from the federal, state or local level that violate the right to keep and bear arms.
Now, as predicted, others are modeling legislation on this same, or at least similar, grounds.
Members of Wyoming's state government are introducing bills to uphold the 2nd Amendment as well. K2Radio.com reports:
Several Wyoming lawmakers are proposing legislation designed to protect gun-owners from any potential federal firearm ban. The "Firearms Protection Act" bill, introduced this week, would make any federal law banning semi-automatic firearms or limiting the size of gun magazines unenforceable within the state's boundaries. "
Police Chief Secures 2nd Amendment with Ordinance
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Have you ever wanted to own a pet lion, but your wife won't let you keep a 500-pound cat of prey in the house?
Well, Nicaragua's national zoo is offering the next best thing. For a slight sponsorship fee ($35,000 to build a lion pit and $100 in monthly cat chow bills), the Nicaragua Zoo will let you name their new lion after yourself – and they'll take care of cage cleanup for free.
"We'll send photos and letters to let the sponsor know how their lion is doing," says Marina Argüello, director of the Nicaragua Zoo. As an added visitation perk for the benefactor, Ms. Argüello also seems open to the idea of waiving the 15 córdoba ($0.64) park entrance fee.
The unnamed African lion, which came to Nicaragua thanks to a transoceanic cat swap that sent a pair of local tigrillos to the Berlin Zoo, is the newest resident of Nicaragua's surprisingly engaging zoo and animal rescue center on Kilometer 16 of the Carretera Masaya.
Related: Think you know Latin America? Take our geography quiz!
The globe-trotting feline also has the delightful distinction of being one of the original 23 passengers on Blue Panorama's lonely inaugural flight from Italy last week. That alone, perhaps, explains why the flight was so empty (if you had an African lion sitting behind you on the plane, you'd also want to put about 200 empty seats between you and it) and why the in-flight meal offering was "raw gazelle flanks and a side saucer of warm milk."
The cat's passage here on the first commercial flight from Rome to Managua also means that, for the time being, a statistically curious 4.3 percent of all visitors who have traveled to Nicaragua directly from Italy fit into the amusingly unexpected category of "African lion."
A Lion among Ladies
The 14-month-old male lion will soon be pleased to learn that he was brought here to mate with a couple of fetching lionesses donated by the Guatemalan Zoo. To set the mood, zookeepers are already dimming the cage lights and piping in the song "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from the Lion King soundtrack.
If the romantic rendezvous are successful, it will be the first time African lions have been bred in captivity in Central America, according to Argüello. A previous attempt in Nicaragua to breed a pair of elderly ring lions rescued from a traveling circus produced sad results, Argüello says.
But with a virile young lion king and a couple of flirty feline friends, the zoo is expectant about the love-connection possibilities. Still, considering the zoo doesn't have enough money to provide for one lion, much less a plentiful pride, Argüello says the number of conjugal visits will be limited until some sort of sustainable financial plan or foster-care program is put into place.
Given Nicaragua's financial limitations, scraping together another $35,000-plus in lion money won't be an easy task. The government, historically, has not taken too much interest in providing for its animal friends. In 2003, the National Assembly temporarily cut all funding for the zoo, forcing the animals to take an unexpected hunger strike that ended after public outrage shamed lawmakers into once again providing a modest food stipend for their more loveable counterparts in the animal kingdom (Some pundits suggested that an acceptable – and perhaps preferred – alternative to congressional funding would have been to let the animals loose in the National Assembly, to thin the herd, so to speak. Then, as the big cats licked their whiskers and slept off a heavy meal, the monkeys could try legislating for a while and Nicaragua would welcome an unprecedented moment of peace, prosperity, and rule of law.)
The government currently provides about 40 percent of the zoo's annual operating budget of $435,000, according to Argüello. The rest of the money comes from the private sector and other friends of the zoo.
Still, Argüello is hopeful that someone – or some business – with a fondness for felines will come forward and sponsor the new African kitty and his leonine appetite, before he sets his sights on the tapir's cage.
To sponsor a lion, write zoo director Marina Argüello at firstname.lastname@example.com.
– A version of this story ran on the author's site, nicaraguadispatch.com.


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The cabinet minister responsible for Montreal told reporters today that everyone involved should be presumed innocent, since charges have not been laid.
Jean-Francois Lisee says justice must be allowed to run its course.
The anti-corruption unit carried out numerous raids yesterday at Montreal's city hall and several other searches in different borough offices.
A news report said the new mayor, Michael Applebaum, and the man he recently replaced, Gerald Tremblay, were both among 25 people questioned by police.
Applebaum later told reporters that he was merely helping police as a participant in the investigation — and was not a target.
One media report said the raids were related to the campaign financing of Union Montreal — the long-ruling, now-crumbling municipal party Applebaum recently abandoned.
The provincial government's muted support for Applebaum stands in contrast with the stern posture it struck last fall with Tremblay. As scandals swirled around him, the government urged him to reflect on his political future.
Tremblay promptly resigned.
He was accused, during testimony at a public inquiry, of being aware of illegal financing of Union Montreal and ignoring it. Tremblay denied the allegation. Since then, the inquiry witness who made the claim has had other parts of his testimony attacked.
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The Hope College Veritas Forum and Hope College Concert Series will present John Mark McMillan on Saturday, Jan. 12, at 8 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
McMillan's most popular song, "How He Loves," was released independently in 2005 and has been covered by Christian artists like David Crowder, Jesus Culture, The Glorious Unseen, Hillsong and Kari Jobe. A native of North Carolina, he is currently touring to support his most recent recording, "Economy," which is a natural progression and departure from the themes of death and resurrection that clothed his 2008 release, "The Medicine," as evidenced by the opening line of "Economy's" title track: "Raise your voice/Chase away the ghosts."
Before McMillan and his band take the stage, the evening will be opened with "8 Minutes Max" performances. "8 Minutes Max" features short performances of music, dance and poetry from Hope College students. The segment offers the chance to see the creativity of various students, some of who are collaborating for the first time or performing brand new material.
The doors will open at 7:30 p.m., and "8 Minutes Max" will begin at 8 p.m.
Tickets for the concert are $15 for the general public and $5 with a Hope ID, and are available at https://tickets.hope.edu/ticketing and at the ticket office in the main lobby of the DeVos Fieldhouse. The ticket office is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and can be called at (616) 395-7890.
Also as part of the Veritas Forum, McMillan will take part in a conversation titled "Beauty and Brokenness: The Witness of Art" on Saturday, Jan. 12, at 11 a.m. alongside Susanna Childress and Wade Gugino in Winants Auditorium in Graves Hall. Admission to the 11 a.m. presentation is free. Additional information about the college's Veritas Forum, which will feature multiple presentations on Thursday-Sunday, Jan. 10-13, in exploring the theme "Courage and Crisis: Embracing a Costly Discipleship," is available at veritas.org.
The DeVos Fieldhouse is located at 222 Fairbanks Avenue, between Ninth and 11th streets. Dimnent Chapel is located at 277 College Ave, Holland, MI.


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Gamify the news by rewarding 3 types of activities
March 16th, 2011
I find myself continuously inspired by OMNT co-creator Rob Quigley's posts, so I felt a need to expand on the great points he made in his recent post, "The 'gamification' of news, and how it can be relevant."
The gamification of news can be a powerful tool for marketing and reader engagement, but it must be done in a way that rewards all types of readers, based on their level of involvement. (Check out the Forrester Social Technographics Ladder; slide nine here is especially helpful.)
If the news is gamified as a knee-jerk response to industry trends, the user experience may end up not be a relevant one. Before you start to create a game around your publication, you'll not only want to think about the goals — rewarding loyal readers to increase loyalty is a simple one — but what exactly you want to reward readers for.
I've thought of three main things news organizations want to reward readers for:
1. Reward activity.
This is the most general type of reward, and many sites and platforms do this (Foursquare and GiantBomb are two examples). News organizations can reward readers for reading, commenting on and sharing (Facebook/Twitter/e-mail) stories.This type of reward, however, is easily gamed. Think about all of those erroneous Foursquare and Gowalla check-ins meant only to boost numbers. (This led to our well-received Foursquare etiquette post.)
Rewarding basic reader activity is a great way to get your audience to spend more time on your news site, or to visit multiple times each day. The more local traffic your news organization receives, the more likely advertisers will want to get involved; incremental revenue is never bad.
2. Reward curiosity.
Once your news organization sponsors reader activity on the site, you'll want to reward readers who take that extra step outside of the basic on-site experience.
Perhaps they follow up on a series of restaurant-related articles by following along with a Gowalla or SCVNGR activity. Reward them with a coupon they can use at one of them. Maybe they consistently read stories about their neighborhood, or their local politician. If this is the case, you might want to invite them to a sponsored summit or activity; for instance, a political debate. If a reader users a "social" ad or promotion, reward them.
3. Reward involvement.
Yes, there's a difference between reader activity and reader involvement.
The most active news readers and followers are the ones most likely to contribute, or want to contribute — but there's no way for them to do so.
In my SXSW Interactive panel, titled "Better Crowdsourcing: Lessons Learned from the3six5 Project," I spoke of the need to involve one's audience by having a built-in hierarchy of involvement.
In this case, what's the process for involving readers at different levels? For users that read the news, how can you get them to read more? For readers that read a lot, how can they contribute? For readers that contribute, how can you make them a more active part of the stories you tell each day?
Can they be a moderator in a reader forum? Can they contribute to a blog? Would your news organization allow them to create a more specialized blog using your publication's blog platform? If these features don't exist, perhaps it's important to consider them.
How big are your calls to action? If a reader submits a tip, not only should you thank them, but perhaps they could earn a special "Armchair Reporter " achievement for doing so. If a reader posts a valuable comment on a story, they should be rewarded in some way for doing so.
What else can news organizations reward readers for doing? Please leave your thoughts as comments below!
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Love problem solution in Estonia is an expert in solving any kind of love problem. Love problems usually make a person to end their life sometimes. Such kind of the wrong things is not good for any person to take. Every love problem does have some solution a person must have to know about that. Astrology is among those which are best and really effective. For most of the people it is good to consult an astrologer with their birth chart. This is what which make so many things good to happen to a person. An astrologer can come to know about the reason behind the problem. Still let us discuss what kind of the love problems are common among the couples:
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All medical treatments carry both risks and benefits. A well-established and effective treatment for psoriasis is PUVA, the combination of an oral medication called 8-methoxypsoralen, with psoralen-ultraviolet-A. But PUVA has its downsides too. It may cause nausea. It cannot be used in people with liver impairment, during pregnancy, or in those taking warfarin (a blood thinner) or phenytoin (a seizure treatment). It also requires wearing eye protection after treatment sessions. But the biggest concern is the increased risk of developing non-melanoma skin cancer after 160-200 lifetime treatments.
More recently, it has been claimed that narrowband UV-B (NB-UVB) therapy has similar effectiveness and does not carry the risks associated with PUVA. If NB-UVB really worked as well as PUVA, it would become the preferred method of treatment. However, a new study, published in the Archives of Dermatology, shows that PUVA is more effective than NB-UVB.
Researchers at King's College in London, England, studied 93 psoriasis patients who were given either PUVA or NB-UVB. In patients with skin types I-IV, PUVA achieved clearance in 84 percent of patients versus 65 percent for NB-UVB. And in patients with skin types V and VI, the difference was 75 percent versus 24 percent in favor of PUVA. In addition, PUVA-treated patients required fewer treatments to achieve clearance (17 versus 28.5). At six months after treatment, 68 percent of PUVA-treated patients were still in remission versus 35 percent of the NB-UVB-treated patients. In summary, PUVA achieved clearance in more patients, with fewer treatment sessions and provided longer remission.
The take-home message is that although PUVA has certain risks and inconveniences, and cannot be used in certain patients, it is more effective than NB-UVB. It is therefore a preferred treatment choice in appropriate patients.
Have you been treated with PUVA or NB-UVB? What was your experience?


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Bob Nobles III plans to be a Santa's helper this year. He will distribute toys and other gifts to young people who come to the Kennedy Krieger Institute's upcoming Festival of Trees.
But it won't be the first time that the New Windsor teenager has put a smile on someone else's face.
Nobles, a junior at Baltimore's Kennedy Krieger High School, was chosen as the 2012 ambassador for the holiday gala known as Festival of Trees. Nobles, who has Asperger's Syndrome, is used to public appearances. When he was younger, he even donned a "Peep" costume — designed to look like a marshmallow treat — for the Carroll Arts Center's "Peep Show."
For the Kennedy Krieger honor, he'll appear as himself — which is impressive enough.
"We were looking for someone who was very successful academically and who participated in a number of activities," said Derek Glaaser, special education director at Kennedy Krieger High School. "A number of people were nominated, and a core group determined the best candidates. Bob was an overwhelming favorite, because he works well with both the staff and his peers. He's a member of the Young Marines and a great role model in terms of the expected behaviors at this school. All of those things made him stand out."
Festival of Trees, an annual fundraiser for the Kennedy Krieger Institute, is scheduled for November 23-25 at the State Fairgrounds in Timonium. More than 50,000 visitors are expected for the event, and proceeds benefit patient care, research, special education and community programs at Kennedy Krieger.
The event features fairyland forests, toy train gardens, more than 100 craft artisans, a Santa letter-writing station, a Harry Potter castle, book readings and live music. A total of 600 trees, along with wreaths and gingerbread houses, are the main attractions.
"There are more than 600 trees on display and so many gingerbread houses, which are all decorated and for sale," said Jennifer Burke, communications coordinator at Kennedy Krieger Institute. "We're really lucky to have Bob, who will help make the connection between the event and who it is helping."
Nobles will be in the middle of all that activity. As the event's official ambassador, he will have the opportunity to speak with visitors about the benefits of Kennedy Krieger. Those who work with him every day say there couldn't be a better spokesperson.
"When he first came to us, we already knew he was an impressive young man," Glaaser said. "We've seen Bob continue to grow, through his participation in the Young Marines to his ongoing academic success. I think Bob not only has big dreams, but achievable dreams."
The son of Bob and Sharon Nobles will be a fine ambassador for his school at Festival of Trees. But he has much larger goals. An honor student in Kennedy Krieger's Information Technology program, he has already set his sights beyond high school. He plans to attend college, and will apply to the U.S. Naval Academy.
"Whatever I put my mind to, I can achieve," said the 17-year-old, who is also interested in Johns Hopkins and other schools in Maryland. "I got the idea to go there when I was watching the Naval Academy graduation on a TV news report. I decided right there that was what I wanted to do. Since people apply from all around the country, it would give me a larger knowledge of people from all walks of life, just like Kennedy has done."
For the past several years, he has been a member of Kennedy Krieger's Young Marines. The school's program, which includes 30 students, is the only Young Marines unit in the nation comprised fully of students with special needs. Through the Young Marines, Nobles has learned the values of dedication and respect.
"I wanted to become a good example for other youths to follow, and that's what Young Marines is all about," said Nobles, who also has a second-degree black belt in karate. "It promotes a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. It's a very honorable experience."
Kennedy Krieger High School, located on Greenspring Avenue in Baltimore, serves students ages 14 to 21 with special needs. Depending on their interests and skills, students are placed in one of five different academies: Information Technology, Manufacturing and Construction, Horticulture, Hospitality and Tourism or Retail and Consumer Sciences. When they complete the requirements of their "industry area", students earn a diploma from their local school district or receive a Maryland State Certificate of Completion.
"Bob would not be where he is today if not for Kennedy Krieger," said Sharon Nobles. "When he started at Kennedy, he was below grade-level in all areas and his self-esteem was low. I've really seen him make friends and flourish here."
Nobles has particularly flourished in the Information Technology program. His choice seemed natural for a young man who is in love with mathematics.
"At home, he walks around with his math book," said Sharon Nobles. "We can be carrying groceries into the house, and he's got bags in one hand and his math book in the other."
Noble's interest in science fiction, stoked by his fascination with "Star Wars" and other movies with technical wizardry, was an early indicator he might be headed toward his eventual concentration at Kennedy Krieger. Nobles developed a frame-by-frame animated short film on his home computer, and has also indulged his creative side by molding everything from peacocks to a wreath made of math symbols in pottery classes at Glazed to Perfection in Eldersburg.
"I felt that (Information Technology) would help me understand how to use software, which is very big in engineering," said Nobles, whose identical twin brother Brian also attends Kennedy Kreiger.
The comfortable learning atmosphere and small class sizes have helped Nobles excel in the classroom and become a positive force throughout the school.
"I really like it here," he said. "Kennedy has helped me in ways that no other school could have. If I didn't go here, I'm pretty sure that I wouldn't have straight A's and wouldn't even be thinking about going to the Naval Academy. They do a lot of things here that you couldn't do in a public school."
That included a trip to Hawaii last year with the Young Marines. From Dec. 4-9, Nobles and his classmates traveled with First Sgt. Vivian Price-Butler to Oahu for the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks that brought the U.S. into World War II.
"When I went to Hawaii, I really wasn't thinking about the Naval Academy," said Nobles, who plans to major in engineering and eventually wants to be a Marine officer. "But the trip greatly raised my desire."
A primary mission of the 185-student high school, which opened in 1999, is to help students set and reach goals. The school looks at students' academic and social abilities and makes sure they are as independent as possible when they leave school.
Beth Sahhar, Nobles' educational case manager and a teacher at Kennedy Krieger, feels that he has set realistic goals.
"We knew Bob was exceptional from day one," Sahhar said. "He's the first person to offer assistance to others, and he's actually able to teach some of the concepts to his classmates. He's a special kid."
While Nobles is not shy about showing his leadership skills, he is satisfied to let others share the spotlight.
Asked whether he would like to return as a school ambassador in his senior year, Nobles said, "why take all the glory when you can share it amongst your peers?"
"That's very indicative of Bob's mentality," Sahhar said. "He is extremely gracious and humble. He's very personable and friendly, and he can also be really funny. Bob is just a great role model for all of the kids here."
New Windsor teen is ambassador for Kennedy Krieger's Festival of Trees
Bob Nobles III plans to be a Santa's helper this year. He will distribute toys and other gifts to young people who come to the Kennedy Krieger Institute's upcoming Festival of Trees.


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, August 25, 2006, 12:00 AM
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Restaurant planned for Caffe Verona site
Original post made on Sep 10, 2007
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, August 25, 2006, 12:00 AM
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a resident of University South
on Sep 10, 2007 at 10:01 pm
"The coffee shop's loyalists used to praise the coffee shop for its tasty paninis"
The Italian word, "Panini" is plural; it means, "sandwiches".
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 10, 2007 at 10:28 pm
Thanks JJ. What's Italian for "pedantic"?
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 10, 2007 at 10:33 pm
In fact, showing what a pedant I am, here's from the Wiki on Panino (the singular form):
The word "panino" [pa'ni:no] is Italian (literally meaning small bread roll), with the plural panini. "Panini" is often used in a singular sense by speakers of languages that borrow the word, including English and French, and pluralised when necessary into "paninis".
So props to Molly Tanenbaum, the article's author, for using it in its properly Americanized (or Franco-nized) form!
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 11, 2007 at 9:12 am
I would just love to find a sandwich shop that tried some new varieties.
How about, smoked salmon and avocado, shrimp and mango, cheese and apple, lamb and apricot (or even lamb and anything).
Every sandwich shop, even those that make what you ask for, seem to have the same list of boring ingredients.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Sep 11, 2007 at 12:10 pm
Sanwich lover,
I love finger sandwiches. But now that I've had my ten, I can't seem to hold another. Can you grasp that?
Kidding aside, why not suggest this to your fav sandwich shop?
a resident of University South
on Sep 11, 2007 at 2:48 pm
How about some current news on this site, not a 1-year-old story?
a resident of Leland Manor/Garland Drive
on Mar 3, 2008 at 9:52 pm
How about some current news about the Cafe Verona site? And maybe someone could explain the rush to kick out a much-loved cafe to leave it vacant all these years? Guess Palo Alto doesn't need the tax revenue.
Can't wait to see how the expensive Destination Palo Alto consultants spin all the empty storefronts.
a resident of Midtown
on Mar 7, 2008 at 11:30 am
Was it the city that controlled the closing of Cafe Verona?
a resident of another community
on Mar 7, 2008 at 1:07 pm
The city had nothing to do with the closing of Cafe Verona. As I recall, the restaurant simply failed; the owners tried to make a go of it with a sharing arrangement with another restaurant but that didn't work out.
a resident of College Terrace
on Mar 8, 2008 at 12:44 am
"As I recall, the restaurant simply failed; the owners tried to make a go of it with a sharing arrangement with another restaurant but that didn't work out.'
The landlord raised the rent, and/or cancelled the Cafe Verona lease. the tenents tried to make it elsewhere, through a sharing arrangement, and failed.
The landlord in this case is/was just plain greedy, with no sense of public responsibility.
a resident of College Terrace
on Mar 8, 2008 at 12:51 am
Here are some facts in the case.
Web Link
Yet another irresponsible absentee landlord, who didn't have to live with the adverse consequences of the Cafe Verona owners, or the slumlord-like facade that this vacant piece of trash has emanated for years. I think we should create code that controls owners like this with *serious* fines. $10K per month (as a fine, after one year of vacancy) would have gotten someone like Gatley to get off his high horse and get that place rented.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Senior Trae Proctor (Brandywine, Md./Thomas Stone) reset his own school record in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.05 at the Pepsi Florida Relays, Friday at the University of Florida's Percy Beard Track at James G. Pressly Stadium.
Proctor headlined a record-breaking day for the UMBC track and field team which sent athletes both to Gainesville and the Colonial Relays in Williamsburg, Va.
Already the school record holder in the 110m hurdles, and a two-time America East champion in the event, Proctor bettered his own time on Friday. The senior clipped his best time from 14.12 down to 14.05 while placing 19th in the event. He previously came close to besting his school record two weeks ago at the FSU Relays with a time of 14.14.
Classmate Dennison Long (Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt/FIU) also had a career-best performance, lowering his best time in the 100m dash down to 10.36 and finishing tied for 15th. Long trails only current Retriever head coach David Bobb (10.18) in the UMBC record book.
In the women's event, junior Mercedes Jackson (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown) edged her season-best time down to 11.71 as she searches for a return trip to the NCAA Championships.
Sophomore Vincent Rentzsch (Oranienburg, Germany/Elite Sportschule Potsdam) earned a top-ten finish in the javelin, placing sixth with a top heave of 63.38m (207'11"). Renztsch is also looking to get back to the national meet after traveling to Oregon a year ago. Junior Alisha Beeman (Bridgeport, Conn./Bunnell/Hartford) placed 21st in the women's event with a toss of 39.66m (130'1").
Junior Paulette Fogle (Washington, D.C./Bishop McNamara) recorded a season-best time of 1:01.59 in the 400m hurdles to meet the ECAC Championships standard.
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Senior Cody Mezebish (Westminster, Md./South Carroll) and junior Sarah Daly (Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion) each set personal-bests in the 1,500m run to improve their standing and stay at third and fourth, respectively, in the Retriever record book. Mezebish placed 13th with a new career-best of 4:34.55 while Daly was two spots back in 15th at 4:35.65.
On the men's side, NCAA Indoor Championship participant Andrew Smith (Chadds Ford, Pa./Garnet Valley) continued his outdoor campaign by finishing 11th in the 400m run with a personal-best time of 49.07. Sophomore Nick Johnson (Olney, Md./Sherwood), meanwhile, set a new career-best in the 800m with a time of 1:56.80.
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Senior Jake Albino (Hampton, N.Y./Minisink Valley) set a season-best time of 14:52.28 in the seeded 5,000m run while junior Eric Schuler (Columbia, Md./Reservoir) and freshman Jon Luckin (Parkton, Md./Hereford) placed second (15:13.03) and fifth (15:16.93), respectively.
To end the evening four Retrievers competed in the 10,000m run. In the women's race, sophomore Nicole Dawson (Jessup, Md./Hammond) took fifth (37:36.81) while senior Kirsten McGovern (Sykesville, Md./Century) and freshman Sarah Zielinski (Boonsboro, Md./Boonsboro) placed tenth (38:21.49) and 19th (39:44.72). Sophomore Hassan Omar (Frederick, Md./Thomas Johnson) then completed the night by placing third in the men's race with a new personal-best time of 30:29.58, which sits behind only Michael Sterling's time of 30:17.2 in the school record book.


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Mashable conducted tests from multiple accounts and found that only users that are not one of Zuckerberg's 16 million followers were seeing the message. However, Mashable said that could still be coincidental.
This comes on the heels of the announcement last year that Facebook would charge $1 to send a message to a non-Facebook friend.
Mashable said some users reporting seeing the $100 charge back in December when attempting to send messages to non-friends, but this is the first time the charge has been associated with Zuckerberg.
Using the new "pay to message" service, users will be able to pay $1 to route their messages to non-friends.
"For example, if you want to send a message to someone you heard speak at an event but are not friends with, or if you want to message someone about a job opportunity, you can use this feature to reach their Inbox," Facebook said in an online post back in December. "For the receiver, this test allows them to hear from people who have an important message to send them."
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Re+United: Perez-Carrillo And Giannini Make A Cigar
Five years ago, almost to the month, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo left the La Gloria Cubana brand and his longtime associate Michael Giannini. Perez-Carrillo went on to start a new cigar company, EPC Cigar Co., while Giannini stayed at La Gloria's parent company General Cigar. Both have thrived in their current ventures, and both remained friendly over the years.
This week, the two men sat down in New York City with Cigar Aficionado to share surprising news. The two friends have come together again to collaborate on a new cigar. Both Giannini and Perez-Carrillo are staying in their current positions at their respective companies, but they have joined forces to create a limited-edition smoke called Re+United. The cigar is made with tobaccos from both men, and is the result of their working and blending together, just like the old days.
"This is all about friends getting together and having fun," said Giannini.
The idea for the Re+United project began about one year ago, when the two bumped into one another at the Gran Almirante Hotel in Santiago, Dominican Republic, a common gathering spot for cigarmakers. "We started chatting," said Giannini, who considers Perez-Carrillo one of his mentors.
Each man has a wealth of experience in the business. Giannini has been working in the industry for 33 years, while Perez-Carrillo has been making cigars for 43 years. The two worked together for 10 years at La Gloria Cubana.
Soon after their hotel chat, the two were working together in each other's factories, which are located right around the corner from one another in one of the Santiago Free Trade Zones, home to several cigar factories. This is a highly unusual move in the cigar business: While cigarmakers help one another in times of need, it's exceptionally rare to see competitors working together in this fashion on a joint project.
The smoke they decided on comes in one size, 6 1/2 inches long with a 54 ring gauge. The wrapper leaf is one from General's vast inventory, an eighth-priming Ecuador Havana leaf grown by Oliva Tobacco Co., which is a leaf Perez-Carrillo doesn't use.
"I love that dark color," Perez-Carrillo said of the wrapper leaf, culled from high atop the plant. "And for me, personally, it's hard to get. It's limited."
The binder is Connecticut broadleaf, from Perez-Carrillo's inventory, while the filler is a mix of Dominican Piloto Cubano from General and Nicaraguan from Perez-Carrillo. The Dominican Piloto was grown from seeds from the 1990s, a form of the plant that's more of an heirloom, and not crossed with other tobaccos as with many later varieties of the seed. The Nicaraguan filler is from Jalapa, in the north of the country, which is better known for wrapper than for filler.
"We tapped into some really old tobaccos," said Giannini. Half the tobaccos are from General, half from EPC Cigar Co.
The cigars are cleverly packaged, with a band bearing a cross made from the initials of the men, which are joined by the common middle initial of "P." MPG, for Michael Patrick Giannini, runs from top to bottom, while EPC, for Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, runs from left to right.
Production of this smoke will be limited to 1,500 boxes of 10, and the cigar is expected to be on sale in March. The final price has yet to be determined.
"We went through like six, seven blends," said Perez-Carrillo, puffing away on one of the smokes early yesterday morning. "I can see his palate has stayed as it was before."
"I had a great teacher," said Giannini.
"That's what I hoped you would say," Perez-Carrillo answered, as both men laughed together.
Watching the two men together is intriguing, and they are quite unlike one another. Giannini is a dapper and flashy dresser, with jeweled cufflinks, three-piece suits complete with elaborate pocket squares and scarves, juxtaposed to Perez-Carrillo's dark, simple style, perhaps a sweater and some jeans. Perez-Carrillo has a shaved head, and Giannini has long hair. The box was made to showcase their opposing styles: half is wooden, reflecting Perez-Carrillo's traditional style, the other half made to look like shiny metal, a nod to Giannini's modern flair. At the center is a metal plate.
Technically, the smoke is a joint project between Foundry Cigar Co., a subsidiary of General Cigar charged with developing creative new projects and run by Giannini, and EPC Cigar Co., owned and operated by Perez-Carrillo. The cigars are being distributed by EPC Cigar Co. and rolled at its factory, Tabacalera La Alianza S.A.
Giannini and Perez-Carrillo hinted that the project could someday result in new sizes, should it find a suitable audience. For now, each man is happy to have worked with an old friend on this special smoke.


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There are several testing options recommended for all people beginning at age 50, most notably, a colonoscopy. Preparation for a colonoscopy typically requires flushing or cleansing of the colon so the physician can perform the examination. Several options exist to prepare for an examination. Talk with your physician and ask about what option is right for you.
A colonoscopy is a procedure performed by a gastroenterologist or surgeon that takes about 30 minutes while under sedation. The physician uses a flexible tube the width of a finger to enter and examine the inside of the colon. A tiny video camera then sends images to a television monitor to assist the physician in detecting polyps, growths and other abnormalities. The examining LCMH physician will discuss your results and send a detailed report of the findings within 24 hours to your primary care physician. The physician also will recommend timing for follow-up colonoscopies.
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Colon screenings play a significant role in identifying a course of action for patients with colon cancer. Advanced diagnostic technology and procedures allow LCMH physicians to tailor treatment options for each patient. LCMH has a wide array of technologies to choose from when working with patients. Procedures such as our Endoscopic ultrasounds are just another way we use tools to diagnose and treat patients.
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Tiger's Eye Prickly Pear Beaded Stretch Bracelet from Mexico, "Succulent Prickly Pear"
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Circling the wrist with natural tiger's eye beads, this stretch bracelet from Mexico is created by Taxco artisan Angel Ortiz. He crafts a sterling silver pendant in the shape of a prickly pear cactus to center this bracelet. A sterling bead accents this bracelet at the back.
- 21 grams
- 0.74 oz
- Bracelet: 21 cm Interior Circumference x 0.8 cm W
- Bracelet: 8.25" Inner Circ. x 0.3" W
- Pendant: 1.6 cm L x 0.8 cm W x 0.5 cm D
- Pendant: 0.6" L x 0.3" W x 0.2" D
This artist positively impacts their community through job creation and provides jobs for 2 or more people.
This artist uses traditional techniques handed down through the generations and/or creates culturally significant items, helping keep these traditions alive.
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Angel Ortiz
Handcrafted jewelry in Mexican silver mined in Taxco
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"Being an artisan is exciting, fun and motivational for me. I know that I'll see results are in proportion to my efforts and that motivates me to be a better person everyday."
"Since 1986, I've been learning from my mother, from the artisans who collaborate with her, and in the Escuela de Artes Plásticas de la UNAM. I've been learning as I go, since I live in the middle of Taxco, one of the most important centers in the world for silver jewelry.
"I find inspiration in everything around me — the people I love, nature and our rich Mexican culture. All of this has the potential for inspiring new designs for many years.
"I mostly work with silver but, since 2014, I've been experimenting with other metals like copper, tin, alpaca and tumbaga, a gold and copper alloy developed in pre-Hispanic times. I also use gems, crystals, seeds, leather, synthetic leather, rubber, cords and suede.
"I enjoy my work and I'd like to do it for the rest of my life. Through this work, I hope to contribute something to society. I've been thinking about creating a jewelry collection depicting endangered animals to raise awareness of their plight.
"My father died recently. I lived with him from the time of his diagnosis, and being with him up until his final moments was a powerful experience. It has given me peace and wisdom to keep doing good things in this world. He was a strong man who fought against his cancer and was able to conquer it. When he passed away, it was from old age, but not from cancer. Each day it seems there's less humanity and, because of that, I'd like to help try to avoid or slow down what my species does to this planet, as we sometimes seem to simply destroy everything around us.
"Being an artisan is exciting, fun and motivational for me. I know that I'll see results in proportion to my efforts and that motivates me to be a better person everyday. I also love being free to work and create new things on my own schedule, which allows me to spend time with the people I love.
"It's a challenge to keep working with joy, dedication and love every day of my life. I try to think about each day as if it were my first and, at the same, the last. I think this art requires honesty, dedication and commitment
"I see my work as an opportunity to generate jobs for my community, as well as contributing toward a better image for my country by crafting high-quality jewelry that exemplifies the traditional art of Mexico."
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Award-winning chef-restaurateur, cookbook author, and television personality Rick Bayless has done more than any other culinary star to introduce Americans to authentic Mexican cuisine and to change the image of Mexican food in America.
Rick is fourth generation in an Oklahoma family of restaurateurs and grocers. From 1980 to 1986, after studying Spanish and Latin American Studies as an undergraduate, and doing doctoral work in Anthropological Linguistics at the University of Michigan, Rick lived in Mexico with his wife, Deann, writing his now-classic Authentic Mexican: Regional Cooking From The Heart of Mexico (William Morrow, 1987). The New York Times's legendary Craig Claiborne hailed this work as the "greatest contribution to the Mexican table imaginable."
In 1996, Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen: Capturing the Vibrant Flavors of a World-Class Cuisine (Scribner) won the IACP National Julia Child "Cookbook of the Year Award". The New York Times praised him as a writer who makes "true Mexican food user-friendly for Americans," and Time Magazine hailed him as a "cookbook superstar." Rick's cookbook Salsas That Cook (Simon & Schuster), written with his wife, Deann, and JeanMarie Brownson, was published in 1999. At the 2001 James Beard Awards (the culinary equivalent of the Oscars), Mexico–One Plate at a Time, (Scribner) companion to the first season of the Public Television series by the same name , was singled out as the "Best International Cookbook".
In 1987, Rick having moved to Chicago, opened the hugely successful Frontera Grill, which specializes in contemporary regional Mexican cooking. Still today it remains one of Chicago's hottest dining spots. In 1988, Food & Wine Magazine selected Rick as "Best New Chef of The Year," and in 1991, he won a James Beard Award for "Best American Chef: Midwest." In 1995, he won another James Beard Award for "National Chef of the Year" as well as an award for "Chef of the Year" from the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP). In 1998, the Beard Foundation honored Rick as "Humanitarian of the Year." In 2002, Bon Appétit honored him with the "Cooking Teacher of the Year Award".
On the heels of Frontera Grill's success, Rick opened the elegant Topolobampo in 1989. Adjacent to Frontera Grill, Tobolobampo is one of America's only fine-dining Mexican restaurants. Frontera Grill and Topolobampo have received glowing distinctions from such publications as Gourmet, Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, Atlantic Monthly, Condé Nast Traveler, Zagat's, The Wine Spectator, USA Today, Chicago Magazine and The Chicago Tribune. Topolobampo has been nominated twice by the James Beard Foundation as one of the most outstanding restaurants in our country.
In 1996, Rick began the prepared food line of salsas, chips, and grilling rubs under the Frontera Foods label. Frontera Foods went on to open Frontera Fresco—a food kiosk in the historic Marshall Fields (now Macy's) building in 2005 in Chicago.
Rick resides in Chicago with his wife and daughter. With his wife he runs Frontera Grill and Topolobampo. He is the founder of the Frontera Farmer Foundation, an organization that supports small local farmers and has been active in Share Our Strength, the nation's largest hunger advocacy organization.
Rick is a restaurant consultant, teaches authentic Mexican cooking throughout the United States (he is a visiting staff member at the Culinary Institute of America), and leads cooking and cultural tours to Mexico.
Mexico—One Plate at a Time is currently in its fifth season on PBS. His cookbook with his 15 year old daughter, Lanie, titled Rick and Lanie's Excellent Kitchen Adventures was nominated for a James Beard Award as well as Rick's sixth cookbook, Mexican Everyday. (http://www.rickbayless.com/)
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I have my Ubuntu 13.10 desktop with vnc setup and installed. I'm using both a Macbook's integrated vnc remote desktop program and Windows 7's built-in Remote Desktop program to vnc. Both give the same results.
When I open the Remote Desktop application, I set up the vnc connection. It asks for IP address, username, and password. I plug all those in and click connect. After that, it tries to load,but never stops (I'm guessing, by default, vnc will keep trying to connect until it does). I've literally left it alone for hours, and it still hadn't connected. During this whole process, nowhere does it give me an error....not even a warning about something.
I'm able to ping and SSH into it, but it seems that Ubuntu doesn't like it when I vnc into it.
I don't know what else to say.
I was going off this source.


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Rafica necesitaba un nuevo diseño de papelería y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 62 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
Rafica Company Limited
Rafica Company Limited is an information technology company located in Nairobi, Kenya. We provide IT consultancy services together with system analysis, design, development and implementation services. We also offer various software products for web, desktop, and mobile.
The name Rafica is a mix of Rafiki and Africa. Rafiki is a Swahili word meaning Friend.
We treat our customers as our friends i.e we are here to help solve the problems they a facing and help them achieve the goals and opportunities ahead.
We have a business casual culture as we try to be accessible to our stakeholders but professional in our work.
We are highly experienced and knowledged in our field of work and customers refer to us for our opinions and insights. We try to be the 'go-to-guys' when people have IT related questions or have a IT emergency or crisis.
We are a small firm and have international clients.
Our vision is to empower users through technology.
Our target audience are corporate clients. We mainly market on a business to business level. Our clients are multinational organizations. A high proportion of our clients are in the financial sector.
Even though we are an IT firm, most of our client contacts are not tech savvy. Most of our initial contacts are in various departments such as marketing, finance, or operations.
Since most of our customers are multinational corporations, we need to portray a sense to stability, reliability, and dependability but at the same time reflect that we are based in Africa. Africa and technology are not usually associated and our challenge is to overcome that perception.
We need a sense of approachability, comfort and warmth.
We will prefer a simple and clean design.
Our main colours are blue, white, and grey.
The design should relate with our website http://www.rafica.co.ke
Our logo is attached.
We require EPS, PSD, AI, JPG and PNG formats.
Prefer no stock images.
Pharses like 'Business Systems' or 'Technology Solutions' etc may be used at designers discretion.


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Listen, a mattress and boxspring set is one of the most expensive purchases you can make for your home and one that you'll want to last for a good while. Here's some steps to assure that it will last:
1) Many things can get into the mattress - hair, fluids, dust mite shells, etc. It's best to encase your mattress and boxspring completely with mattress/boxspring covers. This will help keep them fresh and stain free longer.
2) USE A MATTRESS COVER! It will keep all the components of the mattress in good shape - trim on the edges, seaming, etc.
3) Vacuum and turn your mattress as directed by the mattress company. This to makes a big difference in the wear on the mattress.


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The Kingdom Teacher Series
Becoming a Kingdom Teacher
"Essentially, learning means a change in your thinking, a change in your feeling, a change in your behavior. Learning means that change takes place in the mind, in the emotions, and in the will." Howard. G. Hendricks.
Teachers will be presented with the five Core Values of a Kingdom Teacher.
A Kingdom Teacher:
Those attending will write personal responses to each of the five Core Values and evaluate their proficiency based on the 25 distinctives of a Kingdom Teacher. The end result will be a personalized MAPit© Summary (professional goal setting chart).
"The Becoming a Kingdom Teacher in-service program really sets the tone for the pursuit of excellence in teaching and in quality human relationships. This program is presented by two master teachers who model Christian grace and virtue and the best practices in education. I give this in-service program a five star rating. They will not disappoint your trust." - Fred Chase
Click Here for more information. If you would like to view the EVALUATEit and/or the MAPit Summary, please contact SBACS.
Presented by The School of Communication's Deni Corbett and Mary Kline
Target audience: K – 12th grade teachers in Kingdom Schools
Timing: 5 hours
Read 2 Me!
"The fire of literacy is created by the emotional sparks between a child, a book, and the person reading." Mem Fox
Teachers attending this training session will be challenged to read aloud to their students while experiencing authentic read aloud sessions modeled for K – 8th grade classrooms. Read aloud best practices will be covered and a wide variety of great books will be reviewed.
Presented by The School of Communication's Mary Kline
Target audience: K- 8th grade teachers
Timing: 1 hour
Creating a C.L.I.P. Program
Attendees will be shown how to create a comprehensive literature program for their school based on favorite book selections. CLIP purpose is to complement the current reading program of the school. It is especially effective when used with a phonics based curriculum such as ABEKA. Schools who have implemented CLIP have not only increased their students love of reading but have found that it becomes a strong marketing tool for the school as well.
Presented by The School of Communication
Target audience: K- 8th grade classroom and/or English teachers, librarians
The Library Bookshelf
Presenters will review the latest and best of children's literature while sharing how to integrate biblical worldview perspectives into the discussions and/or study of these books. If you are looking for a way to recharge your students' love of reading, then schedule this session for your teachers. A fun and interactive workshop, books will be given away to those attending.
Presented by The School of Communication
Target audience: K- 6th grade classroom and/or English teachers, librarians
The Kingdom Parent Series
Read to Me!
Parent attendees will be presented with effective storytelling and read aloud techniques. Twelve books will be reviewed; several from the new teachers' Choice awards book list and suggestions for reinforcing a biblical worldview family culture through the sharing of books during a read aloud experience.
How Dick and Jane Learn to Read
Parents will participate in an interactive session that demonstrates the challenges children experience when learning to associate sounds with written symbols. This is a great session for perspective parents or for the beginning of the year welcoming Kindergarten and 1st grade parents.
The Book Shelf
Presenters will review the latest and best of children's literature while sharing how to integrate biblical worldview perspectives into the discussions of these books in the home. If you are looking for a way to motivate parents to become actively involved in supporting their students' love of reading, then schedule this session for your K-6th grade parents. A fun and interactive workshop, books will be given away to those attending.


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Dr. Bernadette Melnyk
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk is currently the Associate Vice President for Health Promotion, University Chief Wellness Officer, and Dean of the College of Nursing at The Ohio State University. She also is a professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at Ohio State's College of Medicine.
Dr. Melnyk earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from West Virginia University, her Master of Science degree with a specialization in nursing care of children and pediatric nurse practitioner from the University of Pittsburgh, and her PhD in clinical research from the University of Rochester where she also completed her post-master's certificate as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.
She is a nationally/internationally recognized expert in evidence-based practice, intervention research and child and adolescent mental health, and is a frequent keynote speaker at national and international conferences on these topics. Dr. Melnyk has consulted with hundreds of healthcare systems and colleges throughout the nation and globe on how to improve quality of care and patient outcomes through implementing and sustaining evidence-based practice. Her record includes over 19 million dollars of sponsored funding from federal agencies as principal investigator and over 180 publications.
Dr. Melnyk is co-editor of four books, including Evidence-based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice, Implementing EBP: Real World Success Stories, the KySS Guide for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Screening, Early Intervention and Health Promotion, and Intervention Research: Designing, Conducting, Analyzing and Funding. A Practical Guide for Success, an American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award. Dr. Melnyk is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the National Academies of Practice, and recently served a four-year term as one of only two nurse practitioners on the 16-member United States Preventive Services Task Force. In addition, she serves as a member of the National Quality Forum's (NQF) Behavioral Health Steering Committee, the National Institutes of Health's National Advisory Council for Nursing Research, and the Centers for Disease Control Laboratory Best Practices Workgroup. Dr. Melnyk also serves as associate editor of the journal, Worldviews on Evidence-based Nursing.
She has received numerous national and international awards, including the Audrey Hepburn Award from Sigma Theta Tau International, the Jessie Scott Award from the American Nurses Association for the improvement of healthcare quality through the integration of research, education and practice, the 2012 Midwest Nursing Research Society Senior Scientist award, and the NIH/National Institute of Nursing Research's inaugural director's lectureship award. She also has been recognized as an Edge Runner twice by the American Academy of Nursing for founding and directing the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners' KySS child and adolescent mental health program and her COPE Program for parents of preterm infants. Dr. Melnyk also was recently inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International's Research Hall of Fame.


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Given that I haven't done cardio for quite some time, I found my handiest excuse (that being that having my gym near where I work makes it hard to schedule cardio time) and eliminated it. The only way I had to do that was to join a second gym in the city near where I live.
So after some Yelp time I found out that there are two reasonable options inside of a short (1-mile) walk and I picked the one without the reviews of mildew in the locker room. So I'm now a member of Gold's Gym.
The thing is that this gym is in the heart of SoMa. That's bear country. And there are a lot of bears at the gym. Here are the two things I've learned in my last week
- Bears need beauty sleep too
- I Will Survive is appropriate work out music


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N° 44–2004: ESA Astronaut on UNICEF mission to Darfur
29 July 2004
ESA astronaut Frank De Winne, a UNICEF goodwill ambassador since January 2003, and the Director General of UNICEF Belgium, Christian Wiener, will leave on 31 July for a short humanitarian mission to Darfur, Sudan. The Belgian Minister for Cooperation and Development, Armand De Decker, together with UNICEF Spain and UK representatives (Silvia Abascal Estrada, goodwill ambassador, UNICEF Spain; Elena Crego, Communications Officer, UNICEF Spain; Martin Bell, goodwill ambassador, UNICEF UK and David Bull, Executive Director, UNICEF UK) will be part of the delegation.
Their mission consists in bringing support to the UNICEF teams on site, attracting public attention to a disastrous situation in which the population is struggling to survive, and fostering greater solidarity, particularly for the children of Darfur.
For several months this region, located in the west of Sudan, has been prey to a catastrophic humanitarian situation, with militias raiding and plundering the black population, villages set on fire and harvests and cattle stolen or destroyed. More than a million people have been forced to seek precarious shelter in emergency camps set up in the bush.
According to estimates from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), over a million people have fled from the Darfur region and 150,000 from neighbouring Chad. Over 150 refugees camps have been spotted, spread over an area larger than France. Each day, more refugees arrive from regions which humanitarian agencies have not yet managed to reach.
UNICEF action
Last April, UNICEF launched an emergency 9-month plan. The plan covers emergency health treatment, therapeutic paediatric nutrition, water and water treatment, education, protection and distribution of survival equipment, in particular for children.
UNICEF has deployed 47 people to the Darfur region. Ten more should join them in a while to strengthen coordination of water supplies, nutrition, education and the protection of children.
UNICEF Belgium is launching an appeal in support of the children of the Darfur region. Donations can be made by postal order 000-0000055-55 mentioning "SOS Darfour" or directly online at www.unicef.be.
Note for the media:
1. The UNICEF mission will leave Brussels on Saturday 31 July at 10:50 hours on flight LH 4573 to Frankfurt. There will be photo and interview opportunities as of 08:30 (please indicate your interest).
2. The mission will be back in Belgium on Thursday 4 August at 10:00 hours on flight LH 4272. Interviews will be possible at a press conference to be held the same day at 15:00 hours at the Offices of UNICEF Belgium (Avenue des Arts 20, 1000 Bruxelles). Images and photos of the mission will be available for the media.
3. The first ESA astronaut from Belgium to visit the International Space Station was launched into space along with two Russian crew members on board a Soyuz capsule on 30 October 2002 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for an 11-day scientific mission.
Frank De Winne, a former Belgian Air Force pilot and now a member of ESA's 14-strong astronaut corps, followed in the footsteps of a series of European astronauts who have already visited and worked on board the Space Station. A prime task of the 11-day Odissea mission was to replace the Soyuz vehicle attached to the Space Station with the new spacecraft, ensuring that the craft needed to evacuate the Station's resident crew in an emergency would always be in top condition.
De Winne played his part as a Soyuz Flight Engineer alongside Soyuz Mission Commander Sergei Zaletin and Soyuz Flight Engineer Yuri Valentinovich Lonchakov.
De Winne, whose flight was sponsored by the Belgian Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs (OSTC), is the fourth European astronaut to visit the International Space Station and the first European astronaut to work in both the Russian and American segments of the Space Station. It was during this flight that he was asked to become a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF Belgium.
For more information on the UNICEF mission:
Yves Willemot, UNICEF Belgium
Tel. + 32 (0)126.96.36.199
Mob. +32 04126.96.36.199
For more information on ESA: Franco Bonacina, ESA Media Relations Division
Tel: + 33(0)184.108.40.20655
Fax. + 33(0)184.108.40.20690
For further information:
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Annette Rippert
Senior Managing Director – Accenture Technology
Annette Rippert leads Accenture Technology in the United States, the company's largest market, and in Canada, and is a member of the North America Leadership Team. She is responsible for driving Accenture's Technology business, helping clients achieve digital transformation using the latest emerging technologies across cloud, mobility, analytics, artificial intelligence, security and more. She is also responsible for Accenture's growing team of technology professionals across North America, leveraging the breadth of Accenture's technology services to deliver best-in-class business results. This includes strategic talent to support a complex ecosystem of alliance partnerships with Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, Saleforce.com, Google, Amazon and Workday. She is a member of the Accenture Global Leadership Council as well as Accenture's Technology Leadership Council.
Annette has held numerous leadership positions throughout her career in technology, including leading the Atlantic region for Accenture's Communications, Media and Technology operating group, leading Accenture's Global Network Service Line practice, Accenture's Cable Industry practice, and Accenture's Communication Industry Mobility Practice. These roles have included responsibility for key client accounts, technology innovation, investment strategies, alliance partnerships, market positioning and talent development, as well as sales, delivery, client satisfaction and business performance.
Annette earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science at Northwestern University and her Masters of Management from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern. Today she serves on the McCormick Advisory Council for the Northwestern School of Engineering. She lives in Virginia with her husband and five children.


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SIG enrolls high-aptitude students in three-week residential and commuter programs held at prestigious colleges across the country. The program combines rigorous academics with cultural courses and traditional recreational summer camp activities. Pupils typically take either two or three academic classes and one or two arts/recreational courses during each four-period weekday. Evening entertainment, Saturday field trips and weekend pursuits round out the program.
|Summer Institute for the Gifted
|Chicago, IL
|Year-round Contacts
|Program Focuses & Features
|Astronomy, Computer Science, Dance, Economics, Engineering, English, Environmental Science, Expository Writing, Fencing, Filmmaking, Geology, Law, Martial Arts, Math, Music, Photography, Science, Theater, Writing/Journalism
|Age Range
|Residential and Day — Coed Ages 9-17
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|$4295, 3 weeks.
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|$2795, 3 weeks.
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