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- Push-out Score suggests push-out forces
- After about two years in the position
- Thanks and good wishes for Tripodi
- Yves Ribeill taking over in the interim
(exechange) — Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, and New York, August 22, 2018 — Federico Tripodi, chief executive of Calyxt, leaves. It is an abrupt change. As announced by Calyxt, Inc. in a news release on Wednesday, August 22, 2018, Federico A. Tripodi leaves his post as Chief Executive Officer at the food- and agriculture-focused company after about two years in the role, effective immediately.
No company wants a CEO to flame out in the first years.
Among the 3,000 largest publicly held companies incorporated in the U.S. based on market capitalization, the average tenure of the CEOs who departed over the past 12 months was 9.3 years, according to data compiled by exechange. Only 21 percent of the CEOs who departed over the past 12 months left the position within three years.
Tripodi's duties will be taken over in the interim by Yves Ribeill, a former Chief Executive Officer of Scynexis, Inc., as Interim Chief Executive Officer.
Already a director
Ribeill is already a director of Calyxt. Often a board member is a last resort, someone who is turned to in desperation when a company cannot find suitable candidates. On the other hand, directors-turned-executives represent a blend of outsider and insider.
They don't have the constraints of a pure insider when it comes to leading painful changes or making unpopular decisions, and they have more company knowledge than a pure outsider.
Having been a director, Ribeill understands the expectations and dynamics of the board and has knowledge of Calyxt's organization, risk-management practices and strategy.
"To pursue other opportunities"
Tripodi's sudden departure from the CEO post is explained as follows. Calyxt said: "Dr. Ribeill replaces Federico Tripodi, who is leaving the Company to pursue other opportunities."
The phrase "to pursue other opportunities" opens the door to speculation.
Precise information about Tripodi's future plans was not immediately available.
Alarm signal
Generally speaking, it is often an alarm signal for stockholders when a CEO leaves the post abruptly and without a reasonable explanation.
Share price decline
The change follows a decline in the share price of Calyxt, Inc. since October 2017.
Chaired by André Choulika
Calyxt, Inc. is chaired by André Choulika.
André Choulika, Ph.D., has served as Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors since August 2010.
In the position of CEO since 2016
Federico A. Tripodi has been the Chief Executive Officer of Calyxt, Inc. since May 23, 2016.
He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Washington University's Olin Business School, as well as an agronomic engineering degree from Buenos Aires University, and has gathered extensive experience in agricultural R&D and product development during his nearly two-decade career in the agriculture biotechnology and seeds industry.
Prior to joining Calyxt, Tripodi worked as General Manager for Monsanto Company's Sugarcane Division in Brazil for nearly three years.
He held other roles for Monsanto in Saint Louis, Missouri, spanning Corporate Strategy (2011-2013), Omega-3 Program Lead (2009-2011), Oilseeds Global Quality Management Lead (2008-2009) and multiple other roles that involved managing multidisciplinary research teams in the technology organization between 2001 and 2008.
During his tenure at Monsanto, Tripodi led or participated with early discovery and late commercialization phase product launches across the Americas, which included biotech consumer traits (improved composition soybean oils) and farmer traits (high yield, drought tolerance, insect protection and herbicide tolerance).
Tripodi started his career in Argentina in 1998 in field research of biotechnology traits and chemistry formulations until he moved to Saint Louis in 2001.
Tripodi also has experience as a director of a startup and served on the board of directors for a not-for profit.
At the time of Tripodi's appointment as Chief Executive Officer at Calyxt, André Choulika, then Chairman of Calyxt's Board of Directors, Chairman and CEO of Cellectis SA sole shareholder of Calyxt, had said: "Federico has nearly two decades of experience in agricultural R&D, and his extensive professional background in this space makes him a perfect fit for Calyxt. His successful track record in developing and bringing products to market – coupled with his broad experience in managing relationships with customers, partners, suppliers and academics – adds another valuable layer to our senior management team. We are thrilled to have Mr. Tripodi lead us in our next level of growth and expansion."
At the time of his appointment as Chief Executive Officer at Calyxt, Tripodi had said: "Gene editing holds the promise to go well beyond revolutionizing the Ag. biotech space by bringing consumer- and health-focused innovation to food crops in a way that was simply not previously possible. Calyxt's TALEN® gene-editing technology has emerged as a powerful tool in the crop development space and presents significant potential to improve the quality of our food while also meeting the challenges that are related to sustainable growth and climate change. Joining the team will enable me to lead an innovative organization that will contribute to close the gap currently exiting between Ag. biotech and consumer food innovation while building on the philosophy that has allowed Calyxt to become one of the most innovative and dynamic companies in the agricultural biotech industry to date."
At the time of Tripodi's appointment as Chief Executive Officer at Calyxt, Dan Voytas, then Chief Science Officer of Calyxt, had said: "Federico's executive leadership experience, success in agricultural innovation and commercialization as well as deep industry knowledge make him the right choice to lead Calyxt in achieving our goals for 2016 and beyond. We pride ourselves on bringing a talented leader on board."
As a general rule, when a top leader announces to step down with no permanent successor in place, it's a sign that the change was unexpected and too early.
Push-out Score suggests push-out forces
It is not completely certain what forces eventually triggered Federico Tripodi's sudden move.
The Push-out Score™ determined by exechange suggests that push-out forces may have contributed to the change.
Read the full story in the exechange report 35.2018 ($).

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WHAT: Spring Nature Outing #1 — East Granville Road Community Park
WHEN: Wednesday, 3/7 — 10:00a-1:00p
WHERE: East Granville Road Park
MEETING LOCATION: Playground
WEATHER: Temperatures in the mid-to-high 30s with a very slight chance of snow.
BRING: Warm, cozy clothes as this Nature Outing will be held outdoors, your nature journaling supplies, and a packed lunch (if weather permits us to eat outdoors)!
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The Inspiration:
Over the last couple years, some key influencers including people from ENR top 50 builders & owners, technology product & service providers, as well as memorable colleagues, encouraged me to speak & write more publicly on my experiences.
Why Now?
It's the day after McGraw Hill FutureTech 2011. I'm on my 14th or 15th trip to India in half as many years. I've got a passport riddled with stamps from Europe, the Middle East and Asia spawned from faded Jet streams trailing to more than 30 of the United States plus regions of Canada and Central America. As I flip through business cards from AEC Industry thought leaders, Technology Vendors, and Consultants of various focus, I've lost track of the number of times I heard the word cloud this year and yesterday. Whether it's an annoying marketing term, or an industry changing paradigm, I'm taking this proliferation as my cue to discuss the successes, failures and experiences I've gathered over the years, both pre & post "cloud", and put them to use for the AECCloud.
Supplies for the Journey: I have a lengthy list of 1,000's of people, observations, innovations, implementations and inspirations; to pull from diagrams, slide decks, recordings, transcripts, passport stamps, napkins and memories; covering an array of great construction & technology projects that have provided the pathway for my own success.
A list of Froms: From chipping paint to becoming a machinist & welder; From swinging a hammer to toting a plumb bob & orange notebook; From jack hammering the slab I helped place, to babysitting heaters on a tarmac; From the ground breaking of The New York Times headquarters, to managing data through the lifecycle of the Pentagon Renovation; From helping boutique contractors leapfrog the "big guys", to working with the "big guys"; From pioneering SPLA programs with Microsoft, to convincing vendors to have SPLA programs; From inheriting partnering disasters, to setting partnering examples; From attending conferences, to speaking and writing articles; From knowing nothing about IT, to managing more than 75,000 project hours a year; From starting a traditional consulting company, to acquiring & leading the transformation of one to a cloud based company; From misunderstanding Globalization to becoming Global; From managing 1 tenant to more than 100; From no cloud, to nothing but cloud;
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Whenever your event will cost more than £200 you will need to get that expenditure approved by the Union before you can make it. You do not need to submit the form if you are spending less than £200.
The procedure for doing this is by submitting an Event Budget Approval Form. A budget is a realistic prediction of the income and expenditure of your Club or Societies specific events, activities or purchases. Event budgets do not have to be complicated or exact, but they must be realistic and cover all possible areas of income and expenditure. For more in depth details about how to draw up a good budget, take a look at the training week presentations that can be found here.
Need more information on how to spend club/society money? Take a look at the How to Guide for Spending Money from your Club/Society Account.
Step 1
Work out what process you need to follow when drawing up your budget. The following table describes what you need to do and when you need to do it before you begin spending money:
Level of Expenditure
Approval Process
No approval needed; you can make your purchase without consulting the Union using the Payment Request Form.
When necessary
Complete an Event Budget Approval Form and submit it to .
Minimum 2 weeks before the event.
£1,000 or more
Complete an Event Budget Approval Form and submit it to .
Minimum 4 weeks before the event. Out-Turn Budgets should be submitted within 2 weeks after the event.
Any event involving the hire of an external venue or facility for £2,000 or more.
Complete an Event Budget Approval Form and submit it to . Provide the Student Activities Officer with a copy of the venue/facility hire contract. Please ensure you keep copies of all receipts for proof of purchase.
Minimum 8 weeks before the event. Out-Turn Budgets should be submitted within 2 weeks after the event.
Step 2
Obtain the balance of your Grant and Non-Grant Accounts (see the guide on How to get your Club or Society Account Statement).
Think about where your income is coming from. You should include:
- Contributions from either your Grant or your Non-Grant accounts
- Ticket sales (never budget for more than 50% ticket sales)
- Membership contributions
- Bar sales
- Food sales
- Selling merchandise
Think about how much you will need to spend. You should include:
- Paying for the venue
- Paying DJ's or technicians
- Decorating the venue
- Buying merchandise or food
- Printing and publicity
- All other costs
If your total in the income column is less than the total in your expenditure column, you are predicting that you will make a loss. In this situation you will need to look at alternative sources of income and/or reducing your costs. If you have money in your Non-Grant account you may be able to make up the deficit from there. The Union will not approve events that make a loss.
Step 3
Complete the Event Budget Approval Form and email it to the Student Activities Reception in line with the relevant deadline explained in the table above. Budgets will usually be approved or rejected within a week and a half of them being submitted.
Step 4
Await approval to spend the funds on your event. If you have any doubts about whether your event budget has been approved or if you have any questions, pop into a surgery time with either the Activities Officer, or one of the Student Activities Team. (Find out when they are by phoning the Union reception on 0207 679 7239 / 3830).
Step 5
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College Sports
Mike Johnson, No. 56: The 'Big Bear' behind the retired USC number you might not know
Who is USC's Mike Johnson? He left a legacy before untimely death
The evening of Sept. 29, 1965, Mike Johnson wanted to go see a football game. Not a college or even high school game, but his 11-year-old brother Bill's elementary school game, played on a Wednesday — normally a church night in his small, tight-knit hometown of Church Hill, Tennessee, near Kingsport.
His family — especially his mother, Mary Ellen, and father, Clay — weren't sure that was a good idea. The previous December, Johnson, a center for the South Carolina football team in 1964, had been diagnosed with testicular cancer that had spread to his brain. After months of radiation and chemotherapy, he was a ravaged shell of the 6-foot-4, 228-pound player his USC teammates had nicknamed "Big Bear."
As sick as he was, though, Mike Johnson was also determined. "He said, 'Well, it's a good night for traveling,' " said his sister, Dixie, now 72. "It was a beautiful night, not a cloud in the sky."
Everyone knew it was a matter of when, not if, the cancer would claim him.
"Some people had come to the house to see him that day, and everyone wanted him to stay home," Bill Johnson, now 66, said. "But Mike said, 'No, I'm going to watch Bill play football. It might be my last time.' "
That night, sitting in the stands — chewing a wad of tobacco — the stricken youngster keeled over and died in his father's arms. "His frail body collapsed as his younger brother played the game he loved so dearly," a local newspaper article reported afterward.
The too-short life of Michael Forrest Johnson had not gone unnoticed.
'No one will wear No. 56 again'
College freshmen couldn't play varsity football in those days, but Johnson had started for the Gamecocks midway through his sophomore season.
Coach Marvin Bass, whose team started 0-5-2 and finished 1964 with three straight wins capped by a 7-3 victory at rival Clemson, called Johnson "the best offensive center I ever coached." He was certain Johnson would be a star — not just in college, but one day in the NFL.
"He was destined to be really, really good," said J.R. Wilburn, who later starred at receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers. "If you'd been drawing a football player, you'd draw him."
"He could've been an outstanding offensive lineman or even tight end" in the NFL, said Bobby Bryant, later a perennial All-Pro defensive back for the Minnesota Vikings. "He definitely had All-American potential."
Following Johnson's death, an emotional Bass — also USC's athletics director — announced publicly that "no one will wear (Johnson's) No. 56 again." On Oct. 8, 1965, USC officially announced his number's retirement.
That put Johnson in exclusive company.
The Gamecocks have retired just four numbers in school history, none since first-round NFL draft pick Sterling Sharpe's No. 2 in 1987. (USC now retires jerseys, not numbers). The first out of circulation was standout running back Steve Wadiak's No. 37, following his death in a 1951 auto accident. Heisman Trophy winner, all-time rushing yardage leader, No. 1 draft pick and National Football Foundation Hall of Fame member George Rogers had his No. 38 retired at his final home game in 1980.
Every USC fan knows Wadiak, Rogers and Sharpe.
Mike Johnson? Most, even those who've read his brief biographical sketch in the football media guide, have no idea who he was.
His teammates knew, though. Fifty-four years later, they haven't forgotten No. 56.
Johnson a hit on and off the field
Johnson, his siblings said, loved football from the time he was big enough to play. A black-and-white family Polaroid photo shows a skinny Johnson wearing a helmet and pads, in a classic three-point stance. "Mike dreaming the dream," an inscription on the back reads.
Church Hill, a town of about 6,700 today, was less than half that when Johnson was growing up, but his talent earned him notice in eastern Tennessee playing for Church Hill High's Panthers. A senior team captain, Johnson was all-Rotherwood Conference and won Church Hill's Sportsmanship Award. He was also senior class president.
Following that season, Church Hill was selected to play in an Optimists Exchange Bowl game against nearby Johnson City's Science Hill High and its future Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, Steve Spurrier. "It was the last game of our high school careers, but we (the Hilltoppers) weren't all that fired up for it," said the former head coach at Florida and USC, now an ambassador for the Gators. "We fell behind 21-0 after a pretty bad first quarter."
Science Hill's superior size and talent prevailed, 28-21, but Spurrier remembered Johnson, who also played defense. "I didn't pay attention to players on other teams back then, but he was a good linebacker," Spurrier said.
USC alum David Rikard lived in Kingsport, and "he kept (Bass) aware of who was playing in the area," said Phil Branson, another Church Hill product who also played for USC. Branson had a car, so after Johnson chose the Gamecocks over Wake Forest — "Mike said, I'd rather play for coach Bass, win or lose," his sister said — the pair shared rides to and from Columbia.
"He was quiet and shy if you didn't know him," said Branson, now retired and living in Columbia, "but on the bus going to games, he was as loud as anyone. Even as a sophomore, he was a leader."
Johnson, who played for USC's 4-0-1 "Biddies" in 1963, caught the eye of Bass and freshman coach Ed Pitts. Midway through his first varsity season, Johnson was starting at center and also playing linebacker.
"Coach Bass and the other coaches really thought he'd be the next great center," said Benny Galloway, a halfback on that freshman team. "Without a doubt, he made a difference" blocking for the run-first Gamecocks.
USC quarterback Dan Reeves, who went on to star for the Dallas Cowboys and later as an NFL coach, said Johnson "had instincts you look for" in a center. "He was so advanced for a young player at that position. Even in spring practice, you could tell he was going to be something special."
Donnie Myers, Johnson's roommate in 1964, laughingly remembers a Johnson play in USC's 37-0 loss to Florida.
"Mike was playing long snapper, too," said Myers, a former S.C. solicitor from Lexington County. "He snapped the ball over our punter Jack McCathern's head. Later, we joked that he could snap the ball farther between his legs than Spurrier could throw standing up."
The Gamecocks ended a streak of 15 games without a win with a 17-14 victory over The Citadel, then beat Wake Forest and star Brian Piccolo (who also died of cancer, in 1970 with the Chicago Bears), 23-13. Reeves was hobbled by a sprained ankle, but USC traveled to Clemson and stunned the Tigers, 7-3, as Johnson again stood out.
He led blocking for backup quarterback Jim Rogers, whose pass to Wilburn set up Rogers' winning touchdown run, and Johnson at linebacker was part of a successful goal-line stand in the fourth quarter. "Coach Bass said Mike was instrumental in that," said Doug Senter, who would be a team captain in 1965.
Teammates delighted in Johnson away from the field, too, where his easy-going manner, crew-cut red hair and deep, gravelly Tennessee drawl made him a favorite. Jimmy Gobble, who replaced him at center in 1965, said Johnson was deceptively smart. "He'd say, 'Gobs, I don't know what we're doing in class too good,'" Gobble said with a laugh. "I said, 'You can't remember three lines of poetry, but you can remember how to call every defense we run against?' "
"When you saw him, you immediately fell in love with him," Myers said. "He was just this big ol' rawboned mountain boy who laughed and smiled all the time. We hit it off right off the bat."
"He was a magnet," said Stan Juk, Johnson's classmate and later a Columbia cardiologist. "Wonderful personality, big grin, never met a stranger. And he had a huge laugh that was infectious."
Butch Reeves, Dan's younger brother, recalled Johnson also had a playful streak. Once when he went home, "Mike said he'd bring back something special," Reeves said. "It was some Tennessee moonshine — and yeah, it was good."
Despite their fifth-straight losing season, USC players believed 1965 would be different. The Gamecocks returned several future NFL players — Wilburn and Bryant — and of course, Johnson. Even a first-ever Atlantic Coast Conference title seemed possible.
They were almost right. But Johnson wouldn't be around for it all.
'They've taken Mike to the hospital' ... 'It's bad'
Between the Clemson game and Christmas holidays, teammates began noticing odd behavior in Johnson. The big lineman slept for hours on end; fullback Bob Cole recalled Johnson waking up in his dorm room once and realizing he'd slept nearly 36 hours. There were also episodes of memory loss.
Wilburn said after a trip to The Candy Cane bar in Five Points, players returned to the Men's Towers Dormitory Complex, where most lived, for a "bull session" in one player's room.
"Mike comes in later and says, 'Where y'all been?' " Bryant said. "We told him, and he said, 'Why didn't y'all ask me to come?' In fact, he'd been and had already forgotten."
Myers, Johnson's roommate, saw changes, too.
"One afternoon he went to the YMCA to work out," Myers said. "Afterward, he said he was going to lie down a while. When I came back from a shower and woke him up, he didn't remember anything about the Y, or going out."
That night, Johnson went out with other players.
"Later, they told me he kept falling asleep; some girls were throwing ice at him sleeping, like it was a game," Myers said. "He didn't remember that, or going out earlier to buy gloves for his father for Christmas, or even that it was Christmas break coming."
Branson said Johnson slept most of their trip to Church Hill for the holidays, and a day after they reached Church Hill, Clay Johnson called, asking, "Hey Phil, what's wrong with Mike?" Shortly before Christmas, Myers — who'd visited Church Hill and gotten to know Johnson's family — called and spoke with Dixie, then 19 and a nursing student.
"She said, 'They've taken Mike to the hospital,' and she was very upset," Myers said. "She kept saying, 'It's bad, bad.' "
When doctors diagnosed Johnson's cancer, Myers and his mother drove to Church Hill, where he spent several nights in the hospital with Johnson.
"One time they had to take him to a lab for tests, pushing his bed down the hall, and he was whipping the sheets like he was riding a horse, laughing," Myers said.
Johnson's sister Dixie, though, saw his decline over time: "I stayed with him at night in the hospital, and when he came home, I had a cot in his bedroom. If he woke up at night, I had to orient him. He didn't even remember playing in 1964."
Throughout Johnson's illness, Bass stayed in touch, offering encouragement and support. In one hand-written letter, dated April 22, 1965, Bass wrote: "I hope you know that we don't have anyone who can beat you out at center."
The Gamecocks opened the 1965 season — without Johnson — on Sept. 18 at The Citadel. Trailing 3-0 at halftime, a tearful Bass "laid it on the line," Senter said. "He said, 'You guys go out there and win this game for Mike.' "
After USC rallied to win, 13-3, Bass and three players, including Senter, flew the following day in a university plane to Church Hill to present Johnson with the game ball. A 1965 Associated Press story chronicled their visit; Mary Ellen Johnson told the AP her son was "not too uncomfortable, but he's not doing well," that Mike "talks about going back to South Carolina all the time," and that she and husband Clay "don't know what to do. It's something we hope and pray for."
Johnson told the reporter he was happy to get the game ball. "I hope to get back in time for spring practice" the following year, he said. "I sure was glad to see those boys."
The following Saturday, Johnson came to Columbia for USC's home opener vs. Duke, his father pushing his once-robust son in a wheelchair. "He was so skinny, had lost so much weight," Myers said.
But "even though he was extremely weak, he rode the bus with us to the stadium," Gobble said. "In the locker room, he was motivation for us, and when we ran out there, he was on the sideline with us."
Before leaving following a 20-15 USC loss, Gobble and others said Johnson told them, "Boys, I'll see y'all when we take on the Vols," referring to USC's game at Knoxville on Oct. 9. Gobble said he heard Johnson telling his mother, "Mom, I had a visitor last night. An angel sat at the foot of my bed and said it'll be all right. He said it won't be long, but you'll see some football."
He would see one more game: in Church Hill, watching his little brother. The night his struggles ended.
Mike Johnson still an inspiration
Two days after Johnson's death, Bass and six players traveled to Church Hill once more. The pallbearers were teammates Myers, Branson, David Berry, Randy Harbour, Gary Musgrove and Jon Linder. A local newspaper reported First Baptist Church was "overflowing with people who loved and admired Mike Johnson."
A week later, when the Gamecocks lost a closer-than-the-score-shows game to Tennessee, 29-17, Johnson's parents — and his No. 56 — were there, the jersey hanging in USC's locker room. And on May 20, 1966, the Michael Forrest Johnson Lounge, located between two of the six Men's Towers dormitories (aka The Honeycombs) where many of USC's players lived, was dedicated.
A portrait of Johnson was hung in the lounge. When the Men's Towers, built between 1958 and 1965, were demolished for new construction — two in 1996, the last four in 2007 — Johnson's portrait disappeared.
The 1965 Gamecocks finished 5-5 — their first non-losing season since 1959 — and claimed a share of the ACC title. A year later, though, with Bass fired, an investigation discovered an ineligible player had played that season, and the ACC wins were stripped from the official record. The title wound up being shared by two teams the Gamecocks had defeated, N.C. State and Clemson.
Losing Johnson took a toll, his 1965 teammates said.
"Mike's death devastated everybody," Myers said. "But he inspired us, too. We dedicated the season to his memory."
Today, Johnson's three siblings, including youngest brother Bob, remain close to several former players, notably Myers. Bill Johnson, who also played center and made all-conference in high school, often attends USC games with the Lexington resident. Dixie Johnson Gilliam's daughter, Rebekah, earned two degrees from USC.
"Donnie (Myers) has been really good to me," Bill Johnson said. "South Carolina was good to us, too."
In 1966, Church Hill's stadium where Johnson died was renamed Mike Johnson Memorial Stadium. It now plays host to eighth-grade games. A rock column outside the entrance gate reads: "It is not the duration of life that counts — not how long, but how well."
No. 56's retired status will last as long as USC football does. "We all wanted that for Mike," Myers said. "All of us supported that — big time."
More than a half-century later, they still do.
The four retired USC football numbers
With bios from the South Carolina football media guide
No. 2 STERLING SHARPE, WR, 1983, 1985-87
Sterling Sharpe concluded his career as the school's all-time leading receiver with 169 catches for 2,497 yards and 17 touchdowns. Sharpe had his jersey retired following the 1987 regular season. He became only the second Gamecock to have his jersey retired while he was still active at the school. Sharpe was a first-round draft pick by the Green Bay Packers in 1988. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame in 2014.
No. 37 STEVE WADIAK, RB, 1948-51
Running back Steve Wadiak, who wore No. 37 for Carolina from 1948-51, was the first to have his number retired, after a tragic automobile accident claimed his life. Wadiak, who still appears throughout the Carolina record book, was the school's all-time rushing leader for 28 years after his senior season. Wadiak rushed for 2,878 yards in his career. He led the team in scoring and rushing all four years he played. His number was retired in 1951.
No. 38 GEORGE ROGERS, RB, 1977-80
Considered the greatest player in school history, 1980 Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers had his No. 38 jersey retired during halftime ceremonies at Carolina's final 1980 home game. Rogers was the first South Carolina player to have his jersey retired while still active at the school. Rogers was the first player chosen in the 1981 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame in 1997.
No. 56 MIKE JOHNSON, OL, 1963-64
Mike Johnson, a 6-4, 226-pound offensive center from Church Hill, Tennessee, became gravely ill around Christmas time prior to the start of his junior season and the illness cut short a potentially great football career. While just a sophomore, Johnson served as the Gamecocks' starting center over the final half of the 1964 campaign. His number 56 was retired following his death in 1965.


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- Stir the finish well prior to use and pour into a tray.
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- Store the brush in a plastic bag overnight to prevent drying.
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2013 Komatsu HD325-7 P.O.R.
1 of 5 Units Available - WARRANTY INCLUDED - 5410 Hours - Equipped with:
Komatsu SAA6D140E-5 Tier 3 Engine
Automatic Idling Setting System
Engine Block Heater
7 Speed Automatic K-ATOMiCS Transmission
Supplemental Steering
Cab (ROPS) with Air Conditioning
Oil Immersed Disc Brakes
40 Ton/31 Cubic Yard Capacity
Flat Floor Body with Steel Liner
Heated Body
18.00R33 Tires - NEW Front Tires - Rear Tires in Great Condition
Mirrors, Radio
Lights, Wipers, Heater
Rated at 518 HP.
Approximately 72,000 LBS.
Repair / Condition Report
Prior to purchase, Marcel Equipment's technician inspected this truck both visually and operationally.
Once truck arrived in our yard, truck was stripped and completely powerwashed.
The local Komatsu dealer then completed the following:
Completed a Komatsu inspection on truck and noted any deficiencies.
Cut open all fluid filters and inspected for contaminates - All were clean.
Serviced unit with all NEW filters and breathers.
Checked all oil levels.
Checked oils for any contamination (dark/milky/etc).
Completed engine, torque, transmission and hydraulic pressure checks - All are within OEM specifications.
Performed performance checks - All are within OEM specifications.
Inspected transmission magnetic suction screen and it was clean.
Inspected the magnetic plugs and they were clean.
Completed miscellaneous repairs as directed.
Downloaded ECM's for all logged and active fault codes.
Marcel Equipment Limited then completed the following:
Our full operational and visual inspection was completed again.
Completed repairs as noted on Komatsu inspection.
Completed repairs as noted on our own inspection.
Verified autogreaser was operation and ensured that all grease points are taking grease.
Completed any required welding and cosmetic repairs.
Tires were replaced as required - NEW front tires were installed.
Repaired the auto grease system.
Inspected all grease lines and replaced if needed.
Checked all lights for proper operation.
Load tested the batteries.
Checked the block heater.
Installed a NEW AM/FM radio antenna.
Repaired the seat suspension.
Installed a NEW hood nitrogen cylinder.
Installed a NEW box safety lock pin.
Installed safety mirrors.
Checked all switches, controls, gauges, etc. for proper operation.
Checked all drive lines and grease.
All maintenance, servicing and repairs have been completed.
This is an excellent low hour truck that is ready to work.
To view this unit on our website, please visit: http://www.marcelequipment.com/equipment/komatsu-hd325-7-rigid-frame-rock-truck-t7316-2011.html Listing sourced from SupplyPost.com Aug 22, 2019 00:40
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- Hours: 5410
- Stock #: T7316
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Standing desk Pro Plus 36™– review
Standing desks are revolutionising the way we work so we tested out a standing Varidesk Pro Plus
Yours Verdict
Product: uk.varidesk.com/varidesk-pro-plus-36-white Price: £335.00 Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
We've probably all read the health stories about the benefits of regular exercise. But if you're in an office job and sitting down most of the day that can be a challenge. It's often the same story for people who work from home or spend a lot of time at the house computer too.
Working on a magazine, much of my day is spent sitting at a desk typing away on a computer, so when the chance came to 'test drive' a Standing Desk I jumped at the chance.
The desks, that come in different styles, are placed on to an existing desk and allow you to raise the height of your computer so you can either stand or sit to work.
The lower keyboard and mouse deck has room for a full-size keyboard, mouse pad and mouse, or even a graphics tablet. Both tiers raise and lower at the same time, so when you switch positions, your keyboard and mouse come with you.
It was certainly easy to set up – just a case of moving my 'desk clutter' out of the way – and with the help of a work colleague I was off! The fact it came fully assembled certainly made things a lot easier.
So after a week of trying it out what are my thoughts? I could absolutely see the health benefits and it offered a refreshing chance to take a break from sitting now and then, but being in an office where I was the only one standing did seem strange, towering over everyone. Although it certainly gave me more flexibility to choose to stand or sit.
But maybe one of the biggest benefits is for employers. Recent research revealed that a standing desk can increase productivity by 46 per cent. A week later, it's perhaps too early to tell but it's certainly been fun to try out.
- To find out more visit the Varidesk website
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My Career, My Journey
This is my journey in the business world. I gain abundant experience and knowledge that enable me to be who I am today. I am still a learner, try to catch up with the exotism of tourism industry in this digital era. Always be a hungry fool, that's who I am.
Back to the old world of mine as Market Manager, I do contracting with Indonesia hotels. GoQuo provide platform that enable Hotel to connect to multiple airlines. Our platform able to create product as dynamic package (hotel bundling with flight ticket). Established since 2002 with headquarter in Kuala Lumpur, it is no surprise that GoQuo has many to offer especially from technology side. more stories here
First I joined TMS Tours & Travel to built new foundation for their online booking business. Then I transferred to Tjendana Corporate (holding company of TMS Tours), acting as Project / Product Manager in IT Department. Together with our small team, we built our own booking engine and B2B website for TMS Tours. We also built extranet for their hotel partners. In 2014, we launched our first release and now still continue to develop more features for next version. more stories here
Back to MG Holiday as Market Manager, I was responsible to maintain live inventory of 600 hotel partners. At that time MG Holiday was in transition mode from old booking engine to the new one from 11-Infotech. I also lead my team to provide complete information about hotels to be displayed at our B2B Website, as well as sellable price and promotions. more stories here
Joining GONLA.com brought me to the next level in term of knowledge and experience. First I joined as Head of Hotel Division in Bali but then moved to Jakarta as Head of Special Project. I was designed as Project Manager, lead collaboration between IT, Business Development, Marketing and Operation Team. Our B2C Website was launched in June 2012, then I transferred to Operation Department and in the end of my career I lead team of Operation, Sales & Marketing. more stories here
Carefree Bali Holidays gave me insight about how to run business while facing challenge between conventional, traditional style of travel agent with modern, rapid and online based travel agent. During short time, we succeed to get corporate clients and handle many groups starts from small into group with hundreds of pax. more stories here
After 8 years joining MG Holiday, I decided to accept an offer from Asia Travel Deals, a start-up company based in Bali. I did not regret that decision. Though our project was not launched in the end due to financial constraint, I gained lots of knowledge about online booking engine and web development. more stories here
I joined MG Holiday Semarang which just opened in 2001 and it was only three of us to run the operation. I started as Reservation Supervisor and built my ability to deal with hotel partners. I also worked as freelance licensed English tour guide. Two years later, I was assigned to open MG Holiday Bali. I came to Bali alone, started from zero with null networking. I was proud that when I left MG Holiday Bali in 2009, we already had more than 30 employee and became one of the strongest travel agents in Bali and Indonesia. more stories here


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[01] Alpha Bank rejects NBG merger proposal(ANA-MPA) -- Alpha Bankâs board on Friday unanimously rejected National Bankâs merger plan, which was announced earlier in the day.
The bid was the second in a decade where a merger plan between the two banks failed to materialise. A bank statement said Alpha Bankâs board "unanimously, and after examining the terms of the proposed merger, rejects the plan, taking in view the uncertainty created by the current economic situation and the context of the plan, whose terms are considered not to be to the benefit of Alpha Bankâs shareholders". (ANA-MPA)
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[02] Top gov't comât considers investment deal for Helliniko site(ANA-MPA) -- Exploiting a valuable tract of land in coastal southern Athens, the Helliniko site, topped the agenda of a high-ranking inter-ministerial committee on Friday, with a "fast track" process on the table ahead of pending negotiations with Qatar investors.
The meeting was chaired by Minister of State Haris Pamboukis, who heads the efforts to lure "strategic investors" to the recession-plagued country.
The Helliniko site includes the previous Athens airport (with two separate terminals), an older military airstrip, other facilities, while border on a coastal sports facility and the greater Athens areaâs only golf course. A handful of Olympic venues for less popular sports, now mostly disused, were also built on the site.
Several ministers attended the meeting, including Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou. The entire site is greater than 500 hectares, roughly twice the size of New York Cityâs Central Park. (ANA-MPA)
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[03] Universities: agreement on 13 pointsUniversity rectors reached full or partial agreement with Education, Lifelong Learning and Religions Minister Anna Diamantopoulou on 13 points concerning proposed reforms to higher education, during a meeting of rectors attended by the minister in the coastal town of Nafplio on Sunday.
In statements afterward, Diamantopoulou said that dialogue had highlighted several areas of agreement between the ministry and the academic community regarding ways to improve academic and teaching processes in Greek universities and produce "degrees that have value".
During their meeting with the minister, rectors also conveyed concern over drastic funding cuts that had reduced university budgets by 35 percent, which they said was also jeopardising research. They pointed out, also, that universities currently accounted for 70 percent of the research being carried out in Greece.
They also objected to ministry proposals that university administrative boards should include non-academics, or measures allowing rectors to appoint individuals from institutions abroad.
Among others, the meeting also discussed the issue of university asylum and rectors agreed to the foundation of a committee with the participation of all universities to deal with crises concerning this, such as the recent occupation of an Athens university law school building by illegal migrants to hold a hunger strike.
Other points of agreement between the two sides were the use of quality and efficiency indicators for a percentage of university funding, that education institutes be fully in charge of their own financial management, establishing ways to make financial use of bequests to universities and a transitional period until 2013 until the changes are fully implemented.
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[04] Public transport strikesCommuters and hard-hit retailers face another difficult week ahead, with another wave of strikes planned by Athens public transport workers that are continuing to struggle against the government's reforms to the sector even though these were passed by Parliament and have now become law.
Athens buses will kick off the week with work stoppages starting at 11:00 a.m. and ending at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. On Tuesday they will also be joined by staff in the ISAP electric railway, who will strike for four hours from noon until 4:00 p.m., while buses and trolleys will pull up their parking brakes from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. in order to hold a general meeting and decide on their next course of action.
Wednesday will see all public transport except the ISAP electric railway grind to a halt for the 24-hour nationwide strike declared by the country's two main union federations, the General Confederation of Employees of Greece (GSEE) and the civil servants' union federation ADEDY. The ISAP railway will operate from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. in order to carry people wanting to take part in a march that will be held in the centre of Athens.
Buses will hold yet another work stoppage next Friday, between 11:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. while all means of public transport will hold a work stoppage at those hours on the following Monday, February 28 so that public transport employees can attend a joint general assembly at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Faliro.
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[05] Contraband cigarettes(ANA-MPA)A Ukraine-flag freighter loaded with 1,990 crates of contraband cigarettes was seized by port authorities off the Argosaronic Gulf early Friday.
The ship was escorted to the port of Keratsini, near Piraeus, where its 8-member crew, all Ukrainian nationals, was arrested.(ANA-MPA)
The ship was sailing from Cyprus to the Albanian port of Durres.(ANA-MPA)
The freighter was spotted as it was sailing southeast of Salamis island by Greek port authorities, who immobilised it and escorted it to Keratsini for inspection.(ANA-MPA)
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As the CrossFit Games season approaches we're going to see a lot more video of the top athletes doing amazing things. Then, we're all going to compete against these people in the CrossFit Open and be able to directly compare our scores to them. One thing to remember is that those people at the top are professional CrossFitters. It can be easy to get discouraged when you see some of these amazing scores or lifts, but I'd rather see you get inspired.
Think about your athletic heroes when you were young. When you watched Michael Jordan play basketball did that make you want to go out and play or did you decide you'd never play basketball because you couldn't be as good as him. Hopefully, you choose to play and you were inspired by the greats.
For some reason, as we get older that becomes more difficult. I think we are just too hard on ourselves. Celebrate your accomplishments without comparing them to others.
For a look into the training of one of CrossFit's top athletes watch a day in the life of Scott Panchik below. He's a full-time CrossFit coach and athlete and he puts in the work (and has put in the work for many years) to be at the top. It's always nice to see how hard the top athletes work and hopefully you get inspired to take your training to a new level.
Workout for Wednesday, February 3 Front Rack and Posterior Chain Mobility
Take 12 min to Find 1RM Power Clean
For Time: 10 Hang Power Cleans (135/95) 10 Wall Balls (20 to 10', 14 to 10') 8 Hang Power Cleans (155/105) 10 Wall Balls 6 Hang Power Cleans (185/125) 10 Wall Balls 4 Hang Power Cleans (225/155) 10 Wall Balls 6 Hang Power Cleans (185/125) 10 Wall Balls 8 Hang Power Cleans (155/105) 10 Wall Balls 10 Hang Power Cleans (135/95)


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Exactly one hundred and fifty years ago, Basil Manly, Jr (1825-1892), one of the four founding faculty of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, entered upon what he came to consider his life's great work, namely his teaching and mentoring students at Southern. Manly's commitment to theological education can be gauged by words he had written in a letter to a leading Baptist layman in South Carolina, John B. O'Neall, in which he stated that the "cause of theological education is one dearer to me than almost any other and I esteem no sacrifice too great for its promotion." [Basil Manly, Letter to John B. O'Neall, September 13, 1856 (Manly Collection of Manuscripts, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Archives)].
"No sacrifice too great": O that I might share this conviction—yes, with due regard to other responsibilities in my life—but for those of us whom God has called to do theology and be involved in the mentoring of aspiring pastors—O may I have a due sense of the weightiness of this calling and its joy and its cost.
I dare not say it is the calling of callings—I only know that it is the path God has laid out for me. And may I be diligent this year in the duty of my calling.
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Generating ideas for articles and blogs using mindmapping
Last Update: October 16, 2012
If you have set up a blog or website you will have to add content on a regular basis. If you're a beginner it can sometimes be difficult to generate enough ideas especially if you're also trying to write articles for an article directory. Mind mapping is just one method that can help you generate a large number of ideas which can then be turned into possible article titles.
This tutorial includes:
- Creating a mind map
- Making use of a mind map
- Generating article titles
- Research for articles
- Planning and writing
I hope that you find it useful
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Hi Beverley, nice tutorial on coming up with ideas on what to write about. Thank you for sharing this about mindmapping!
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Great tutorial, thanks!
So keyword research based upon the same keyword from one mind map branch, generating many possible articles. Than research of these articles and writing them according to plan.
Great! will use that.
So keyword research based upon the same keyword from one mind map branch, generating many possible articles. Than research of these articles and writing them according to plan.
Great! will use that.
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Hi Beverley. I love using these mind maps. I've been using them to set up site structure; pages, sub pages, posts, and so on into the writing. Never occurred to me to use them for the research. Thanks so much for this eye opener. I can definitely see the time savings as well. I like x mind, but then that's the one I started using. Best regards, Kirk.
ps. Bookmarked this as a future reference.
ps. Bookmarked this as a future reference.
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Hi, Beverly! I am a very new newby, but I did find your tutorial a great help. I have never done such a thing before, so I know I am going to need a lot of help in the writing department. I wanted to follow you also so that I could learn more from you, seeing you seem to be pretty experienced at this blog writing. Thank you so much for taking your time to help those of us that have no clue as to what to do. I just signed up for the premium package and I am so looking forward to learning all I can learn to make a living online. So, God bless and keep up the awesome job!!! Thanks again,
ValerieJoy Premium
Thanks Beverley for this great tutorial. I struggle with ideas for writing articles and I'm sure that the information you have provided here will be of great help.
Best wishes
Best wishes
Mike1942 Premium
This is an excellent lesson for me and more then likely many other of our "students". I am not a writer, tough I can write about simple things, this teaches me how to get deeper into it and probably write more compelling articles. This is something absolutely needed for our purposes here.
Thanks Beverly
Thanks Beverly
DouglasNolan Premium
As someone passionate about teaching, this is an excellent article and tutorial. Thanks for investing in the community. You break it down into simple steps. There is nothing like a plan to get you moving in the right direction. Excellent work!
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Wow! really helpful for newbie like me..
i love the mapping concept....
i have a lot of ideas but this concept help me to put everything in order in my mind!!
thanks :)
i love the mapping concept....
i have a lot of ideas but this concept help me to put everything in order in my mind!!
thanks :)
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This tutorial is great! I'm going to have so much use for it.
Regards, Kristina
Regards, Kristina
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This is what I have been doing with my niche site all along but I never knew there was a term for it, lol. I think about ideas when I get the chance and decide when to write articles on those ideas and how. Great stuff and thanks for materializing my own technique in a readable form Beverley!
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You are an angel that just saved my overcrowed with downtown traffic mind!! smiles. I feel like I have been stuck in neutral with a broken clutch, this just helped me organize the many thoughts and ideas I seem to have all the time. Its so frustrating when you know what you need to do, but sumhow don't know where or how to start.. Thank you again..
Thanks Ema. You can also find some more information here in the training I've written on writing compelling headlines https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/training/write-compelling-article-headlines-to-attract-more-readers
Hi again Beverley I like this article even though I am still very shaky about how to research stuff..........this is a good start for me - thanks for taking the time to write it........very helpful for beginners cos I think content and what to write about relating to my niche is going to my biggest stumbling block to getting started.....
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I love the tip about using a timer. I will definitely be more focused on the task at hand. Thanks
This, I found really useful for brainstorming. I started with a mindmap but it got really messy. I changed to an outline format instead, but the mindmap was a great starting point.
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Beverly you are very good at writing. Your posts are valuable. I'm still very much creating the skill, this just might help. Thank you.
Hi. Welcome to WA. Glad you found this tutorial useful. This one might also help you. https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/training/5-easy-article-writing-templates
Best wishes
Best wishes
Your posts and training along with Magistudio's (Jay's) as well, have given me more inspiration than you two will ever know. So much so, I am printing out the 4 different writing templates right now! I've also saved some of your StreetArticles that look interesting. Thanks for all of your help...you're a great writer!
Your posts and training along with Magistudio's (Jay's) as well, have given me more inspiration than you two will ever know. So much so, I am printing out the 4 different writing templates right now! I've also saved some of your StreetArticles that look interesting. Thanks for all of your help...you're a great writer!
What program/website do you use to create your mindmap?
Sorry - I hadn't realised the link had broken. I use the free version which is quite adequate for my needs - http://www.mapmyself.com/
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These are some great tips, Beverly. I currently have a system in place that I use but I don't believe it's a time-saver. I'm going to try this mind mapping method and see what happens!
JGray Premium
This is genius! I've been trying to use an outline format to try to break things down, which has worked ok, but I just spent a few minutes trying out your suggestion and with it not being in such a strict format, it actually flowed pretty effortlessly. Now to work in some extra time for more blog/article posts. Lol. Thank you!
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Principal Financial Group Inc. PFG, -2.51% reported better-than-expected first-quarter results late Monday after the company sold a record amount of retirement-savings products. Net income came in at $285.7 million, or $1.01 a share, versus $205.5 million, or 68 cents a share, a year earlier, Principal said. Operating earnings, which exclude net realized investment gains and losses, were $240.2 million, or 85 cents a share, up from $209.2 million, or 69 cents a share, in the same period last year. The company was expected to make 76 cents a share in profit, according to the average estimate of 15 analysts in a Thomson First Call survey. Principal said it sold a record $2.9 billion worth of full-service accumulation products.
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The day after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico and left the entire island without power, many employees at my telecom company, WorldNet, traveled through the wreckage and showed up at our headquarters in San Juan ready to work.
The flooding had caused us to shut down our central office during the storm — something that is never done in the telecommunications industry. After securing our equipment at the risk of their lives, a core team rode out the hurricane huddled in the center of the concrete construction, listening to what sounded like a freight train running across the roof. As soon as it was safe, they and others from our engineering team who showed up cleaned up the area, made it safe and tried to light up the millions of dollars of equipment.


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Ways to Slow Down on the Mat
nidra, restorative + yin
Discover the slower forms of Yoga by Kimberly Ghorai...
Summertime in Summit County is such a gift. There are many of us who came one season for the joys of Winter and then were surprised that Summer can be just as sweet. Summer is a very yang season, full of long days in the sun, high activity outdoor sports, and constant socializing. As much as we can feel charged up, this endless yang energy can drain us. Autumn is the perfect time for us to wind down, to pull back from endless activity and focus on renewal. It is a time for the yin parts of life to take precedence.
The balance of yin and yang is common knowledge. Ancient origins residing in Chinese philosophy, it presents the idea that the opposites in our lives are co-dependent on the other's success. An easy example is that if you were to stay awake for 24 hours a day every day, you would eventually expire. On the opposite end, you would equally expire if you slept for 24 hours a day every day. They are inseparable from one another. Without being awake, sleep would not exist. Without sleep, being awake would not exist.
This concept applies to all areas of our lives. Both before and after a season full of activity, your being needs to find the opportunity for a reset, relaxation and release. There are three types of yoga that I recommend for this renewal: Yoga Nidra, Restorative Yoga, and Yin Yoga.
Yoga Nidra is a deep relaxation of your mind that places you into the state of consciousness right before sleep. Stepping into the space between sleeping and waking. In a Nidra practice, simple thought tasks are offered to you as a way of engaging one part of your mind while giving another part of your mind rest. Often called yogic sleep, you can leave after a short 30 minute practice feeling as though you took a four hour nap. A perfect practice for anyone who feels as though they cannot escape the take-over of brain-fog.
Restorative Yoga brings a complete release of your body. Each pose is supported by the use of bolsters, blankets, blocks and held for 5-10 minutes as you melt and let go. With a target of cradling you until every muscle gives in towards gravity, restorative yoga classes can be highly beneficial to both your mind and your body. When you find the deep stillness and release, your breath begins to slow and your parasympathetic nervous system becomes engaged. This is a practice accessible to all bodies where you leave feeling persistent tension, both physically and mentally, slowly dissipate.
Yin Yoga focuses on the release of your yang tissues (muscles, skin, blood vessels) with a small stress on your yin tissues (bones, tendons, ligaments, fascia). Born out of a history in Monkey Kung-fu, this practice has been gaining popularity in the yoga world for the past three decades. Also utilizing props in long holds on the ground, the goal is to feel slight sensation on a deeper level in your tissues. This compression or tension encourages growth and renewal on these often forgotten parts of the body. You can leave feeling as though you had deep tissue work, much like a massage.
These three practices can be powerful when added into your daily routine. If you found that summertime invigorated your yang side of life through biking, cooking with friends, hiking, boating, working hard and more, consider adding in a little yin this autumn. Better yet, begin adding these practices into your year-round routine to keep balance 365 days a year. Our bodies thrive when we find balance. This doesn't apply to just your diet, but also your social life, work life, bodies, minds and beyond. Dedicate yourself to one of these practices as a way to bringing yourself closer towards your greatest and highest potential.


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As we've seen in the programs we develop for our partners, this can add up to millions in revenue every month. But, much like the services we deliver, we see that all too often, companies aren't approaching this very critical step properly. Many think they know marketing automation, however if you ask them to make the slightest customization and they are lost.
Importantly, not every automation platform is right for everyone, so we got smart... on all of them. We have worked with multiple clients in Hubspot, Eloqua, Pardot, Marketo, and more. While most companies just deploy these solutions and expect the 'automation' to happen on its own, we take a more disciplined approach. Marketing automation tools are more than just codes to add to a website, they are comprehensive systems to design and implement campaigns on.
We understand the importance optimally configuring systems linked to wider business processes, so we'll spend the time upfront asking lots of questions in order to find the systems that is right for you. Configuring systems is easy - IF they are simple enterprises. But this is rarely the case. We know how to make it work because when we started tinkering with reinvention, we planned for inconsistencies.
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Just to give everyone an update on where I am with the independent visitor scheme.
As readers if this blog know, earlier in the year I tried and failed to get in a training course to become a social worker. I have been pursuing a passion to hell children in need gir a whole now. I was hoping to combine this passion with my day job, but it wasn't meant to be.
However, when I found out about a volunteering opportunity which gave children in care an opportunity to go out on day trips with an adult to give them a break from being in care, I jumped at the chance.
Children in care often change their faster placements as much as 3 times a year. This is a lot of disruption for a young person to handle, so having a visitor see them once a month gives them that consistency – no matter what is going on in their lives they will have that constant that their visitor will take them out and give them a break from it all.
Funded by the council, it could be a cinema visit, a dog walk or a theme park visit – the young person is in the driving seat as yo what they want to do – you just join them and support them. If they want to talk to you about stuff that's fine but if not that's fine also.
After 6 months and a few training sessions, I am waiting to be matched with a young person.
I am told I am likely to be matched with a 15 year old boy.
I am secretly hoping he likes roller coasters……and motorbikes…..and Motorsport in general.
But if not, I look forward to discovering something new.
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Already a Love I Have Not Known: Honest Thoughts as I Reach the Halfway Point of Pregnancy
I've wanted a baby just about as long as I can remember. When I was a little girl, my favorite toys were the baby dolls and my favorite game was "playing house" with my little sister. We each had our own set of kids, were apparently single moms and neighbors and our families always ate dinner together. As I got a little older I remember thinking that I was too old to play with dolls and that I better mature to more age-appropriate playtime like "Bank" or "School." When she was willing to play along, my little sister either became the teller bringing back clients to discuss "deals" or the "student" in my classroom. The thing is, I always longed to go back to those days of playing house, even though playing bank seemed much more respectable for some reason.
So here I am, 20 weeks pregnant and I have been doing a lot of reflection on the person that I have become throughout the years and what I will be able to offer our child. I'm somewhere in between the adult version of the little girl playing house and the one playing bank. I don't pretend to know all of the answers in life anymore and that has had such an important impact on me and something I am now realizing will be significant for my child. I think that is what has been most surprising to me during pregnancy; I've thought endlessly about the worth of myself and what I can bring to the table for this baby who will be here sooner than I can blink.
I think that as parents, we want our children to have as much as we can provide for them and as little difficulty as possible. I feel that a lot of my accomplishments were achieved because there was something in me that made me need to prove something to myself, and I hope that my experiences can help me help my child avoid that. Achieve because you want to achieve. This is a lesson I can surely share.
What else? I've just been plain and simple abundantly grateful to be pregnant these past weeks, to the point that I feel like I need to pinch myself constantly. While it hasn't been physically a cake walk because I've been exhausted a lot due to the amount of stuff I put on my plate, I really am glowing with the joy of knowing I am so blessed to be carrying this little one.
Here is the bad part. Scary and stressful. Being pregnant has been scary. As a control freak, I want to fast forward to the delivery room when we hear the baby cry and I can hold him and not worry about every little tinge in my body anymore. We've been told by both physicians and the midwife in our practice along with multiple ultrasound technicians that everything looks perfect but for some reason it is a surprise every time that we are told that. I am shocked every time that they put the doppler on my abdomen and we hear a heartbeat. I do not take a single moment of this pregnancy or that baby inside of me for granted.
At the end of our first trimester, George and I decided to decline the quad screen where they look for certain chromosomal abnormalities to determine if our baby may have Down Syndrome, Trisomy 18 or Spina Bifida. We knew that any results we received would not impact our decision to carry this baby to full term and decided that any questionable results would just stress us out. So, we've chugged along, being grateful for our blessing and imagining ourselves talking him to hockey games and camping someday soon.
We had our fetal anatomy scan a few days ago and we learned two things: 1.) we are going to be blessed with a little baby boy and 2.) everything looks normal. Both of these things were surprises to me. First thing first, I for some reason, was 100% incorrectly positive we were having a girl. Secondly, I think that some people (maybe most people) would walk away from an ultrasound and assume everything is okay, not me – I was scared. I deeply believe that my worries are a way of coping with the possible realities of heartbreak. I literally got the call from the doctor's office just moments ago telling me that everything looked normal, but in between the ultrasound and that phone call, I've imagined nightmare scenarios. After the ultrasound, I came home, basked in the glory of being able to assign a gender to this mysterious little one that we will meet in a few short months, and then picked up the ultrasound pictures the next morning to analyze them. I have a problem. I looked up images on the internet of 20 week ultrasounds and was comparing our photos to what I saw online. Was there any discernible abnormality that I could spot? I nervously typed things into the computer like "spina bifida 20 week ultrasound," "heart defect 20 week ultrasound" and then tried to compare those images to the ones that I held in my hand.
Thank goodness my husband has some sense. George woke up the morning after the ultrasound as I was becoming a self-proclaimed medical physician and saw me sitting under the dim light of our bedroom window examining ultrasound photos and he promptly asked me what I was doing. I told him that I was nervous about a few of the things that I saw on the scan so I was trying to compare them to images online and that I was worried. He said "put those away right NOW, you are not a doctor." I knew he was right so I slid the images back into their envelope and set them down.
I think because I have had so many unpredictable variables occur in my life that I am always in constant fear of the worst. The lowest common denominator. We've now made it halfway and our baby boy is, despite my worst fears, absolutely, perfectly normal and swimming away like a banana-sized fishy in my belly. I'm going to try to stop being scared now. I'm going to try to enjoy the second half of this pregnancy more than I did the first half because we have made it past a lot of significant milestones and I feel like maybe I can finally breathe. I just want this baby so badly.
I'm going to betray my strongest personality trait of worrying about everything for the benefit of our little baby boy and my relationship with him. I was stressing the other day about what I can do as a mother to ensure my son will still want to be around me when he is older (I am not kidding) and the wise one George said that all I need to do is "not be crazy." Easier said than done, my friend. Easier said than done. The thing is, all of the fretting is only because I love him oh so much, and I haven't even held him in my arms yet.
Thanks so much for listening to me ramble. Remember to follow me on Instagram and Pinterest to stay up to date on all of the baby nursery fun and that you can read me in the Apple News format. Until the next time!
P.S. We ordered the crib after the ultrasound and it should be here by tomorrow afternoon. Time to rearrange our bedroom and style things. The fun part is here.


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Skiing, Snowboarding and also Ice Skating! That's all possible during your party at De Uithof. Enjoy an hour of snow fun and an unlimited time of Ice Skating on the skating rink.
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Release November 18th
It shall be no secret – we have always seen Baba Ganoush as one of the most promising electronic artists of this city. With that said his debut EP surprised us!
Maybe you saw him at Sommer.Chillout.Aarhus 2013 or maybe you saw him as support for major french act Chinese Man when they visited Train in October. No matter what, all of these bookings were made without having released more than a couple of singles. Now he dropped his debut EP with the spectacular name "T H A T . S . Y". Seven tracks with two featuring artists included. Respectively Aarhus based Karl William and Gaïa.
Intro track 'Lost Love' is actually an old favorite at the SOA office. It was previously released as the music for the track 'Lost Brooklyn Love' and featured T.A.I.T. In this EP version the vocal-edits from ICE-t have been removed which makes the entire track appear as a dreamy trip home from nightclubs in the dark night.
Second track 'I Got ill ft. Karl William' could very well be the next big thing coming out from P6 Beat late at night. With the class of Baba's slow beats and melancholic melodies and the soulful voice of one of the most hyped rappers right now, you can't resist it. Lyrics focused on unseen depression and romance in, what could very well be a story about a young protagonist.
Next it's followed by three chillstep tracks, with 'So Much More' and title-track 'THAT. S.Y' as the obvious highlights. It is the type of music that will grab hold of your heart and slow down the pace of your heartbeat. Not in a bad way – in a relaxing way! These tracks screams for red wine, cigarettes and late-night drives without a predetermined goal.
Last two tracks features another aspiring Aarhus artist. Gaïa is, in her own words, A cigarette smoking, secretly dancing Natural Lady with a soulful voice – and indeed she is! Maybe you heard last track 'BRNTP ft Gaïa' before Sommer.Chillout.Aarhus but no-matter what it's great. Baba Ganoush really shows some exceptional talent with this debut (yes debut!) EP. The entire EP is beyond well-produced. This is undoubtedly a good answer to the next king of chillstep electronic in town!
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Bold Iowa and Iowa CCI are activating the more than 2,500 signers of the Bakken Pipeline Pledge of Resistance to join us this Saturday, Oct. 15 in west central Iowa for our next nonviolent direct action to stop construction on the Dakota Access pipeline.
In addition to those planning to risk arrest, we will need support teams for all arrestees, as well as folks to stand with us in solidarity, hold signs, and help document the direct actions.
- WHAT: Nonviolence Training + Direct Action to Stop Dakota Access Construction
- WHERE: Lohrville Public Library, 609 2nd Ave, Lohrville, IA 51453 (map)
- WHEN: Saturday, October 15, 2016
- 9:30 A.M: Meet at Lorhville Public Library (Coffee, tea & lunch served)
- 10:00-11:30 A.M: Nonviolence training
- 11:30-12:00 P.M: Direct action planning
- 12:00 P.M: Depart for direct action location(s) (exact location revealed on Saturday)
- RSVP: Click here to RSVP so we know how many are coming.
If you plan to risk arrest, you *must* attend the nonviolence training at 10:00 a.m., or must have previously attended a nonviolence training with us.
Those planning to risk arrest are asked to prepare for that possibility by bringing $300 in bail money — there are also limited funds available for those who do not have personal funds to cover bail and court costs.
We do not take this step lightly, but Dakota Access is trampling sovereign rights, abusing eminent domain for private gain, and threatening our land, water and climate.
Can't join us? Chip in $5, $8, $20 or whatever you can to support the Bakken Pledge Legal Defense Fund.
Thanks for standing with us.
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P.S. Tickets are now on sale for the Oct. 30 "Climate Revolution Rally" in Des Moines feat. Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Josh Fox ("Gasland") screening his new documentary. Click here to purchase tickets for a $10 donation to Bold Iowa.
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Life After Birth
Life hasn't been the same since 12:26 am on November 23rd, 2010. As many of you know, that's when Hector was cut out of my uterus by a skilled team of medical professionals at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, after nearly 47 hours of labor.
That's right. Remember that whole plan to have a low stress, unmedicated, natural birth? Yeah, that plan got fucked, and subsequently nothing has gone as I'd expected or planned. Well, nothing except that Daniel and I have a healthy and perfect little boy in our life now.
Here's how it went down:
Eleven days before my official Due Date, homeboy decided he'd had enough of being cramped in my uterus. Since I'm so far behind on updating this goddamn blog, I'm going to attempt to make a long story short.
Essentially, I was in the transition phase of labor - which is when a woman transitions from active labor to active pushing, involving a period of intense contractions that come on hard and fast, one right after the other, and typically only lasts up to about 45 minutes - for 5 excruciating hours.
The pain was UN-BEARABLE. I do not say that lightly or with any amount of drama.
Knowing we had wanted an unmedicated birth, the midwife eventually gently suggested an epidural so that I could get some rest. And by that point, I really didn't care, I just wanted the pain to stop.
The epidural is a story in and of itself. Suffice it to say, teaching hospitals are not always the best environment to be in when one is experiencing intense pain; and, my husband proved himself once again to be my champion.
So after the sweet relief of the epidural, I slept for two hours and by the time I woke up, all the stars were in alignment to PUSH that kid out. Except he wouldn't come out.
After an inspection by an OB, it was determined that homeboy had gotten himself wedged in my pelvis in a transverse position during my prolonged labor. That's when we were told the only way the kid was getting out of there alive was through surgery.
It may sound melodramatic, but this news was absolutely devastating for me. 1.) After all our meticulous preparations and being in labor for 47 hours, I felt like a complete failure. And 2.) I was beyond terrified of surgery. I had not mentally or emotionally prepared for even the possibility of surgery, and that was a huge mistake.
I'm not going to lie, the whole birth experience was beyond traumatic for me, and even now, two months later, it makes me tear up writing about it. It's a lot to process, and I have no doubt that many women suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and post-partum depression after a difficult birth.
My life was so suddenly and so stunningly altered by this tiny human being. Besides the perfectly normal insecurities and uncertainties of caring for a helpless little person, I struggled with overwhelming feelings of inadequacy and failure. Recovering from major abdominal surgery left me physically incapable of caring for my baby the way I wanted to or felt I should be able to.
Daniel and I had requested no-separation care for Hector during our stay at the hospital, which meant that he would room-in and not be in the nursery at all. Again, failure with a capital F. We soon realized that with me being incapacitated with post-surgery limitations, and suffering from edema and spinal migraines, that we needed the help of the nursery just to get through those four days in the hospital.
The first 6 weeks post-hospital were rough, y'all. Nothing can prepare you for your first child. And maybe that's a good thing. Because without actually feeling the intense love and joy that only your newborn baby can elicit, knowledge of how new parenthood utterly destroys you, would surely deter people from procreation.
But here's the thing: It's Worth It.
Dear god, I heard that over and over from other parents during my pregnancy and I thought, "yeah yeah, I know...it's hard but it's worth it, I get it". I SO didn't get it. I don't think it's even possible to get it until you hold that baby in your arms and feel him breathing against your chest. You don't get it until he's looking at you with his big blue eyes and they crinkle up with laughter. You don't get it until he holds your pinkie finger in his hand while he eats.
Hector is now 10 weeks old and life is just getting better and better. I am becoming more confident in my abilities and Hector is adjusting beautifully to life outside the womb.
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I am so glad for this update! It sounds like the best part of your birth process is that it is now _over_. And Hector looks adorable. Hang in there, my friend.
- February 1, 2011 at 1:38 PM
You and Daniel are both fantastic parents!! Yes, it's impossible to understand parenthood until you experience it first hand but you are doing awesome!
Your sweet little guy is just adorable and I am so happy I got to spend some time with you guys this weekend!!! I truly wish I lived closer so I could give you some date nites and I could get more cuddle time with him!!!
Hang in there - it does get easier as the weeks go by!!!
I miss you guys!! (PS - Nice pic!)
- February 2, 2011 at 7:54 PM
- HeyBetty!! said...
He's such a chunky monkey moose ham! Glad things are looking better and better every day :-)
I'm glad you were/are willing to go through all this just so I can have a cool nephew ;-)
- February 6, 2011 at 3:12 PM
Wow, just wow. Life has a way of getting in the way of even the best-laid plans. But what a story you'll have to tell him when he's older - "You look here, mister, I went through FORTY-SEVEN HOURS of labor for you! The least you can do is take out the trash for your mother!" He's just adorable, and I'm so glad to read an update. Thanks so much for sharing through your blog all during your pregnancy journey - the good, the bad, the very, very bad, and the pregnancy pants!
- February 7, 2011 at 8:53 AM
- Mars Girl said...
Thanks, I think I'm going to have my womb permanently sealed now. I dont think I'll ever have sex again. :)
But, hey, he's a cute kid. Good luck with all the parenting stuff. Thanks for updating us!!
- February 8, 2011 at 9:26 AM
- Donna said...
Can't wait to see you guys next week and meet the little homeboy! Hector is too cute and I'm glad that in the end it was all worth it. See you soon!
- February 9, 2011 at 10:53 AM
- Gibbarella said...
awww i teared up reading this blog because i remember exactly how hard it was but you made it through and that is the important part. More pictures of that handsome man please. He is so cute.
- February 23, 2011 at 3:34 PM