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We've got a controversial read for you today but author and political analyst makes some points that really resonate with any woman that is trying to "have it all" (which mostly means "do it all" we've found) in her personal, home, love and work life. In Tied Up in Knots, Tantaros reveals how gaining respect in the office, where women deserved it, made us stop demanding it where we were used to it, at home and in the bedroom. In other words, we've traded one power for another instead of gaining on all fronts. Not super cool right? She says impact of this power trade has been felt in everything from dating and marriage, to female friendships, to the personal details we share with each other. But the greatest harm has been to damage our capacity for intimacy.
Tantaros is not afraid of controversy (hint if you haven't heard of her she is a conservative political analyst often seen on Fox News), her book she takes a host of celebrity women (some usually lauded for their feminist bonafides and others that are well controversial) from Betty Friedan to Kris Jenner, Miley Cyrus to Mika Brzezinski, Kim Kardashian to Lena Dunham, for sending the wrong messages to the women of America. In contrast she holds up some of pop culture's' most prominent celebrities, like Beyoncé, Sheryl Sandberg and Patti Stanger, as strong and influential role models for the women of today.
If you are thinking a lot about gender equality these days (and we sure know we are) this read just might help you grapple with why so much of it can leave all of us, men & women, feeling dejected and confused. If you are working out what you really want in life (aren't we all) this could be a read that helps staying true to your authentic self a little clearer. We particularly liked the chapter on beauty because here at Stowaway we believe that feeling beautiful should be easier and we should be comfortable actually liking ourselves and our looks. And that yes we can feel great, wonderful and happy about our looks and our lipstick without needing to "neg" ourselves or each other (anyone else watch that Amy Schumer sketch where everyone implodes trying to compliment each other but can't accept their own beauty?) Trust us, you look great! Accept the compliment because that blush color does look awesome on you!
While we would argue with Andrea that well we haven't all gotten what we've wanted (here at Stowaway we are still waiting on a few things like equal pay, more female venture backed founders, more female venture capitalists and, well, parity in general in our institutions of power) nor can we say we are miserable (I mean we work with makeup for a living so it's hard to be miserable surrounded by beauty everyday) but we can sure agree that all of this is exhausting and confusing.


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Lonely Planet named their top 10 U.S. travel destinations for the year. Can you guess what claimed the number one spot? …Drumroll please… It's the coast redwood range! (external link) We couldn't be happier that Lonely Planet is sharing what Save the Redwoods League has known for 100 years: The coast redwoods are a must-see destination for everyone.
We're thrilled to share this news and to announce that Save the Redwoods League launched a brand new Explore Redwoods trip-planning tool to help you plan your next trip out into these incredible forests. Whether you are a first-time visitor ready to take in the world's tallest trees, or you are a long-time lover of the redwoods who's looking to discover new hidden gems in the parks, this trip-planning tool allows users to locate a park that's right for them and find out what to do there.
Did you know there are over 100 redwood parks throughout the coast redwood and giant sequoia ranges? Explore Redwoods can help you find the park that's right for you. There's so much to discover from California's breathtaking redwood coastline to the ancient giants nestled within some of the state's oldest parks.
Getting into the parks will be even easier in 2018. In celebration of the League's Centennial year, Save the Redwoods League invites everyone to experience the sights and sounds of more than 40 of California's redwood state parks — for free! Learn more about the Free Redwoods Days program and download your free parking pass.
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Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei, Exodus 35:1–40:38
by Rabbi Aaron Allsbrook, Ohev Yisrael, Springfield, VA
God is a specific God. He loves details. He shares these details with his servants. His children hear his voice and they obey. This week's parashah deals with many details of the building of the mishkan (tabernacle). It reminds me of building Legos as a kid. One saw the final product on the cover and then went through page by page, step by step, as to how to build the foreseen picture. Bezalel, Oholiab, and many unnamed others had the privilege of constructing this heavenly design here on earth. Dimensions were given, materials were specified, how to connect the parts was explained, and the people all gave of their own possessions so that this could be accomplished. It was to be an amazing structure, something praiseworthy, a true treasure to have in the midst of this newly redeemed people.
The purpose of this building was to house the presence of God and allow the people to approach him, with certain degrees of closeness for different people. It was situated in the midst of this nomadic camp. Eventually, God would specify where he wanted it to rest permanently once the Hebrews dwelled securely in the land of Canaan.
Reading through the descriptions of the exactitude and specificity of the mishkan's materials and design, one can't help but be impressed. The amount of gold, silver, bronze, and copper is staggering. The tapestry and craftsmanship were of the highest level. And to make it even more impressive, this was all collapsible and able to be reassembled so it could go with the people on their journeys.
This awesome transportable building eventually became the temple of Solomon, a structure made of stone and cedar, one even more ornate and grandiose than the mishkan. It was a sight that gave the people hope, pride, and security, knowing that the house of the presence of God was in their midst.
While this house was amazing in both its incarnations, one had to be of a certain level of cleanness to be able to enter into it. If someone became unclean through contact with a dead person, say on the field of battle, or being in one's home when a relative died, that person was unable to enter God's home. This person had to be cleansed, and, once again, God is very specific as to how one does this.
In this week's special maftir (additional reading) for Shabbat Parah (Num 19:1–22), we read about an elaborate procedure in which a red heifer is burned outside of the camp, whose ashes, mixed with some other specific elements, would purify the impure and allow that former outcast to be welcomed back into the presence of God.
All of this, however, can go a step further. In the haftarah for this Shabbat (Ezek 36:16–38), God is quite upset with Israel. Israel is in exile, the temple is razed, and the people have done something much worse than becoming unclean: they've defiled the name of God in the eyes of the nations to which they have been exiled. The people did terrible things while in the land of Israel, spilt innocent blood, created and worshiped idols, and sacrificed to false gods alongside the temple service. This made the land and the people unclean, and it defamed the name of God, the worst sin of all.
The nations knew that Israel is the people of God and yet they were driven from their land (Ezek 36:20). While this embarrassed Israel for sure, it made God look really bad. The God that took his people out of mighty Egypt, destroyed the seven nations of Canaan, gave Solomon the wisdom to build his mighty empire, now must deal with the question, "What happened to the nation of Israel? Weren't they supposed to be different?"
God won't let his reputation become tarnished, so he tells Ezekiel about a time to come when God himself will cleanse his people so that their behavior will bring God glory, so that he may once again dwell in the midst of his people, and so that they nations may know that "the Lord, he alone is God" (1 Kings 18:39).
Yeshua teaches us to let our good works shine so that others may see them and give glory to our Father in heaven (Matt 5:16). What we do either gives God glory or makes him look bad. The good news is that now, in the new covenant, prophesied about in the haftarah, the Spirit of God guides us to walk in his way (cf. Ezek 36:27). Why? So that God is glorified! He does this for his sake (Ezek 36:22), so, starting with Israel and going out into the nations, all may know that he alone is supreme and indescribably merciful.
With this amazing work of God, we are to broadcast what he's done. So I pose a question: who knows what God has done? Only you? Your family? Your congregation? Is God receiving glory for how he has purified you from dead works into righteousness, how he is bringing you from glory to glory, deeper into his presence, now accessible to all in boldness through the work of Messiah Yeshua? Our congregations and all our congregants are to be living billboards that market the glory of God. We cannot hide this, minimize this, or rationalize not sharing it. God went into such painstaking detail to build his earthly dwelling place and to purify those who were unable to enter it. Likewise, he guided Yeshua specifically where to go and what to say (cf. John 5:19, 8:28) so that he could bring us into a deeper intimacy with his presence, something that would transform us.
We are transformed so that we may bring him glory by our good works. More than the beauty of the mishkan, our behavior makes our Father look good. So, be specific about what you do; God's reputation is at stake.


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As I reflect on this year, I am amazed to think through all the lives touched by our fashion community. Whether you donated items, your time, money or all of these it made a difference to someone in our city.
The Kansas City Fashion Council kickoff party where we hoped to collect a few yards of fabric. The total was over 100 yards of fabric that was donated to an elementary school. Those students now have so many choices in creating their next art project!
All of us remember Ellie, the local girl battling cancer that was being bullied online. She was invited to a MODA Shoot and became our cover model. We watched her walk a runway like a pro and I can't help but think everyone involved will take some wonderful memories with them from the experience.
The Spring weather brought an outpouring of clothing donations for the tornado victims in our city and a check was given to the local Community Services League on behalf of our fashion community. The Council partnered with Oak Park Mall to help judge some truly talented designers during the Make It Yours Design Challenge over the summer. The silent auction that took place during Kansas City Fashion Week raised $4,000 that is being used to create scholarships for apparel design students at Johnson County Community College.
The holidays brought with it the Angels Fund that paid the layaway balances of 12 local families. None of these happened without the support of hundreds of people in our community who believed in each project and gave to help others. My hope for the New Year is that all of us take a moment to see how a little bit of kindness can make a larger difference.
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This build is made for a friend of mine who is new to Dota and is made for their personal use. If you wish to use it feel free but just know it wasn't made for higher tier plays.
Early Game Items
This is a defensive build made for easier farming and an ability to take a few blows. The mango can be traded out for a clarity or two but you'll be trading the health regen. Make sure to focus on last hits with this build but don't neglect a kill if your laning partner sets you up.
Diffusal Blade
A pretty decent item to get on Jugg. This item deals damage to the enemies hp as well as to their mana. Every hit takes 50 mana and deals .8 of that as damage to them. This item alone hits hard as hell in the early game but if that wasn't bad enough it also has an active. The active turns the enemy into a turtle. Not literally. It applies one nasty slow to a single target and is great for setting yourself up for kills when they start to run.
Manta Style
A must have for a new Jugg. This item will help you learn a bit of dispell on enemy abilities as well as disjointing enemy projectiles. The item not only makes you move faster, attack faster, and hit harder, it gets you plenty of stats as well as giving you the ability to spawn two illusions. Upon doing this, you remove some debuffs and are removed from the game for a very small split second. If used correctly, this will ****ing save your life so many times and throw off your enemies that think you are silenced or have a debuff. It also adds to the confusion with 2 other yous!
Phase Boots
Personally, I like power treads but to a new player you may need the speed boost whenever you can get it. These boots look slow by base stats but the active gives you a healthy move speed bonus. It also packs a nice bit of damage with it and can be used during your Q. This also makes catching up to enemies easier and makes isolating them for your ult a breeze.
A late game item that has a special place in my heart. Typically to be bough after the basher (See Abyssal blade below) this item allows you to chase your enemies even harder with another movement speed active. Massive attack speed, chances to evade basic attacks, and a massive damage increase makes this item a must have for taking towers and making yourself plenty speedy to move in and out of fights as you please.
Desolator is an item that allows you to get through your enemy's armor as well as tower armor. This is also applied during your ultimate making it even more dangerous. Used for pushing hard. Against more tankier heros, this is easy to throw down your enemy and hold them down with basher and diffusal. It will shred right through their health.
Abyssal Blade
Basher is the item that builds into this which I recommend getting as a mid-game item. It will allow you the chance to stun with every hit which really does come in handy with your other abilities and items backing it up. The reason you don't upgrade this until later is because it doesn't really help all that much. It applies defence to you which can be important if you are dieing a lot but you are typically going to get a lot more out of investing your money in other items.
Aghs is one hell of a beauty. Along with your level 25, it adds strikes to your ultimate which can either completely destroy a tanky target, or in some cases bounce around an entire team and really decimate them. There can be entire builds around getting this off and I've even seen people with refresher to capitalize on this but it isn't needed and they fall off really fast. Your current build is to win fights and take towers quick before everyone and their mother hits level 25 and has builds. Fighting on fair ground is never fun.
Battle Fury
An item generally made to make farming easier. In many other characters, it is essential to have to get as much farm as quickly as possible and be able to fight. The reason I didn't put this in is because I disagree with the need for it. Even in early game, Jugg can fight heavily and doesn't need much farm to deal damage this way. He does need farm to keep up but investing heavily into a battle fury always seemed like a waste of early game kill potential to shut your enemy down. This item will generally slow a jugg player down.
Black King Bar
Not to be confused with Monkey King Bar. I still do even with all my hours. This is for if the enemy has a hard spellcaster that is shutting you down in fights or a lot of items are also on you from cores or supports. It makes you magic immune and gives you a Basic Dispell on cast. The reason it isn't included, is this is situational for many many different types of CC while mantastyle can get rid of a good portion of CC. This item also prevents a lot of magic damage coming your way so use it only if you have to as it doesn't provide good enough stats to be key to your build unless seriously needed.
Blink Dagger
Blink Dagger is an item to make you even more illusive or go in hard with your ultimate. I personally dislike it but I will say that I've seen quite a good few people play it well against me. It can be sold if you are max level and have some pocket cash later but early and especially mid game it can catch your enemies off guard and make you harder to deal with.
Sivers Edge
For the same reason Blink Dagger is on here, Silvers Edge is a pretty great item for making yourself sneaky. Unlike Blink Dagger, this item allows you to run freely where you wish until they get wards. For the duration, you will be invisible making it fun to run into an enemy lane and hit them hard. The first attack will deal bonus damage when coming out of stealth. USING A SPELL WILL WASTE THIS EXTRA DAMAGE! This item can be bought from shadowblade but unlike it's brother, it takes passives away from the enemy for a short duration which can turn the tide quickly in your favor. It also has a lot of nice stats making it my preferred item over blink dagger. That being said, blink dagger has it's own charm on other players. Don't underestimate it.
Eye of Skadi
Eye of Skadi is for more lock down. If you find you aren't tankish enough and your enemies are getting away from you easily, this may help. Every single attack slows now by a decent bit. That's it. The stats are pretty nice but this shouldn't be a first buy by ANY means. It's like making an RPG character. You want a specialty and not to be rounded. Dealing fast damage and being able to obliterate your enemy quickly gives them less chance to respond and allows you to not get into sticky situations. This is for later in game when you are already dominating to top yourself off.
Anyone with Orchid
Early game and especially late, you will rely on your magic immunity from your Q. Before you get manta style, a silence can throw you off quickly and may result in a kill against you. While jugg does hit very hard, it's hard to fight when you are combo'd due to lack of magic immunity. Once you have manta style, you'll be able to purge the silence by using it. Until then, be wary of orchid and silences.
Doom, Pudge, Beast Master, Terrorblade
These are heroes with the ability to break through your magic immunity. Often, you will Q and use teleport to get out of sticky situations. These are heroes that can use abilities on you even with that. While I'm sure I missed some others or abilities that can also do this, these will be ones you need to watch out for.
Doom has the ability to make you unable to use items or abilities. His ultimate is extremely scary and you should be on alert if the enemy team sees you as an important target. A manta style illusion may make good bait for this.
Pudge and Beastmaster have ultimates that will not only break channeling of the teleport but also stun you for a pretty long duration. They should be watched out for in major teamfights because if you are doing too well, chances are you're gonna be hit hard by these.
Terrorblade can change the health of an enemy with his own. The first time you get hit by this ability you're one of two things. "What the ****?" or "Oh." He is something you will have to learn to play around or charge deep into even with low hp. His ultimate (Swap hp ability) will pierce your spell immunity so even your Q cannot save guard you against this. Your omnislash is a great way to end it or defend against it if you believe he is about to swap health with you.
Spirit Breaker
Spirit Breaker is a coinflip on if he will be useful or not most matches. Some people are really bad with him but with the proper team, he can ****ing be a monster and earn his name. His ultimate can also break through your magic immunity and even after that he can barrage you with endless stuns making him very tough to fight in a teamfight. Try and eliminate him quickly if the opportunity arises because his team will probably be behind him.
Axe is an initiator of pretty good teamfights. His ability is to blink in, taunt with blademail turned on, and have a chance to spin based on how many people hit him. This is someone that will lock you down heavily if you don't watch out for him. Most axe's do the same thing so after you learn how to fight one, you'll notice there are very few that do anything different. Be ready for the blink dagger and think about where the best place for them to blink would be. Then don't be there.
As always, be in motion if you are a carry.
Idle hands makes for a poor carry.
There are two times you should not be doing something:
At the beginning of the game if you are not invading.
If you are waiting for a setup for a teamfight.
Always be in motion and you'll bend the flow of the game in your favor.
Lastly, ALWAYS CARRY A TP SCROLL!
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Most Sophisticated Saber Yet -- Available in Eight Colors
San Jose, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/11/2013 -- Ever since 1977, the world has yearned for a lightsaber. Ultra Sabers, the worldwide leader in affordable quality sabers, has heeded that calling and took it upon themselves to give the world what it wanted. Their newest invention, the Manticore, is their best work, yet, offering levels of realism never before seen on the market.
It should come at no surprise that kids and adults, alike, would die for a Star Wars lightsaber. Since neither Lucas Film nor the military have shown any indication of releasing the technology to the public, Ultra Sabers has created an FX lightsaber sure to fool even a Jedi knight.
The Manticore is available both with and without sound; the latter boasting sounds so realistic one might think it was real. This leap in technology has been met with thunderous applause, many stating that it was the closest they had ever come to actually being in a galaxy far, far away. Available in eight different beam colors, it's sure to be a hit with any fan of any age.
In addition to the Manticore, Ultra Sabers offers a wide variety of Star Wars lightsabers. From sound to soundless, single blade to double blade, and even a package of parts for a build-your-own lightsaber, Ultra Sabers has it all. "Star Wars created an entire world that captivated so many people," said a spokesperson for the company. "While it's always going to be a fictional world, we work tirelessly to try and bridge that gap."
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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there was a magical world that won the hearts of millions. Ultra Sabers shared in that passion and created their line of lightsabers. Not only do they place a heavy emphasis on quality, durability and affordability, they offer speedy delivery. They know a device like a lightsaber can inspire impatience, so they make sure to get it from facility to doorstep as quickly as possible. They share the same passion as their customers -- and treat them accordingly. For more detail please visit, www.ultrasabers.com.


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Construction of roads, ports, airports, railway works, hydraulic works, large tunnels…Copcisa is contributing to the growth and modernisation of the country with its infrastructures. Copcisa is also collaborating with the most prestigious architects and amassing a wealth of experience regarding the construction industry, both residential and non residential.
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Why Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. Shares Surged
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis.
What: Shares of Vanda Pharmaceuticals , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies to treat schizophrenia and sleep disorders, surged as much as 25% after announcing that its non-24-sleep-wake disorder drug Hetlioz was accepted for marketing authorization evaluation by the European Medicines Agency.
So what: According to Vanda's press release, the EMA -- what is essentially the Food and Drug Administration of Europe -- accepted Hetlioz for review. Hetlioz is designed to regulate the circadian rhythm of blind people with no light perception so they can stay on a regular sleep schedule. Many of us use the sun as our gauge of time perception, but the blind don't have this luxury; thus, their sleep habits are often erratic. Although estimates vary wildly, an approval in Europe would boost its annual peak sales potential from somewhere in the $300 million-$350 million range to perhaps as a high as $600 million. Vanda estimates that approximately 130,000 people in the EU have this disorder.
Now what: Scratching your head as to why Vanda shot higher by 25% on the mere acceptance of its marketing authorization application? Don't worry, you're not alone, because I'm not exactly understanding why shares would move this much higher on this news, either. Although Hetlioz was approved by the FDA in January of this year, it will still need to woo the EMA into an approval in Europe, so shareholders would be wise not to count their chickens before they're hatched. In addition, Vanda's only other FDA-approved therapy, Fanapt, for schizophrenia, is widely regarded as a poorly managed drug launch, with Vanda selling the licensing rights to Novartis for $200 million, and only now receiving a pittance of royalty revenue on a quarterly basis. In other words, Vanda's previous efforts have done nothing to inspire confidence that it understands how to launch and manage a newly approved drug. I would suggest sticking to the sidelines, especially with Vanda's current lofty valuation, and allow its top- and bottom-line figures to do the talking to lure you back in.
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Don't Let Older People Be Lonely This Christmas
While the festive holiday might be the most wonderful time of the year for many, for hundreds of others it can be the loneliest.
Recent research has revealed that one in five people over the age of 70 eat all of their main meals alone – and that's a normal day in a normal week, not on a special day such as Christmas.
The research, carried out by the Royal Voluntary Service (RVS) among 1,000 people over the age of 70, also discovered that one in 10 said they regularly skipped meals. The RVS, which runs lunch clubs, said eating alone could affect health and wellbeing and urged people to help run clubs.
Rebecca Kennelly, from the RVS, said: "For many older people in Britain, eating alone is an everyday occurrence.
"Support from players of People's Postcode Lottery is helping Royal Voluntary Service to develop more lunch and social clubs across the country to ensure older people get to eat at least one healthy, hot meal in the company of others on a regular basis."
Closer to home
Back in October, an eye-opening report* established that 27% of over 75s often or very often feel lonely. Shockingly, it's estimated that more than one million** older people – over the age of 75 – can go over a month without speaking to a friend, neighbour or family member. Isolation often leads to many more complex mental health issues compounded by a lack of exercise, fresh air or a breakdown of communication with friends and family. But how do you recognise those initial signs of loneliness?
Martin Steyn, who runs local in-home care business, Caremark Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge & Malling (caremark.co.uk/locations/tunbridge-wells-tonbridge-and-malling), often witnesses, first hand, the implications of loneliness and isolation on the elderly and vulnerable. Here, he gives advice on how to spot the signs of loneliness and how you can support your loved ones during solitary times.
Loneliness doesn't always look the same
Our elderly loved ones can become isolated for a number of reasons. Perhaps you don't live nearby, so regular visits aren't an option, their nearest and dearest are no longer around or they've recently lost access to their own mode of transport. Don't assume that your parent or grandparent is receiving regular visits from friends – even if they tell you they are – as they may feel as though they don't want to burden you.
A great way to ascertain whether or not a loved one feels lonely is by tackling the issue head-on – make regular phone calls, of around 10 minutes a day, and ask what they've been up to. If you're speaking regularly, chances are they will communicate honestly with you about their daily routine, allowing you to pick up on any gaps in their contact with the outside world.
What to do in times of loneliness
So, you've had that conversation and are beginning to become concerned about your loved one's lack of social contact. The good news? They have you! If regular visits aren't always manageable, continue with those phone calls, or plan in a series of day trips for your parent or grandparent to plan for or look forward to.
Suggest local community groups or coffee mornings and, if they have issues with mobility, get in touch with a local care provider and ask how they can support in getting your nearest and dearest out and about.
Is loneliness something you can 'treat'?
It's important to understand that isolation often leads to other problems. Loneliness can cause a lack of motivation, so there is always a risk that they may lose interest in cooking for themselves and they could even stop leaving the house altogether. If left unacknowledged, a gradual lack of motivation can lead to serious issues with mental health, as this 'hopeless' behaviour can promote a cycle of disheartenment.
If there has been a loss of mobility, due to old age or accident, small but significant alterations can be made to ensure that your parent or grandparent can continue with life in as normal a way as possible.
Speak with your GP or local care services about the option for an in-home care plan. Regular visits from a care professional could tackle two problems in one – it provides that all-important human contact from someone who has your loved one's best interests at heart, who can also help with everyday tasks around the home.


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Author: Colleen Hoover
Genre: New Adult Romance
Publisher: Atria Books
Summary: Sydney is living in an idyllic bubble—she's a dedicated student with a steady job on the side. She lives with her best friend, has a great boyfriend, and the music coming from the balcony opposite hers is fast becoming the soundtrack to her life. But when Sydney finds out her boyfriend is cheating on her, the bubble bursts. The mysterious and attractive man behind the music, Ridge, gives Sydney hope that she can move on and they begin to write songs together. But moving on is harder than she expects, Sydney can only hope….
Maybe someday…
Colleen Hoover draws you in to this passionate tale of music, love and betrayal…
Colleen Hoover does it yet again with the heart ache. Like my heart physically aches when I read her books. I get so invested in everything she writes that, at most, it'll take me a day and a half to finish one of her books.
This book is a perfect example of wanting what you can't have. Ridge and Sydney, basically from the moment they meet, have an undeniable attraction towards each other, but they have to hold back. Sydney just found out that her boyfriend of 2 years is cheating on her with her best friend, she lost her job, and now has no where to live. Ridge lives in the same apartment building and invites Sydney to stay with him. Together they write music and as Sydney begins to move on, she realizes her and Ridge have more than just innocent feelings for each other. But there's one thing stopping them from being together, Ridge has a girlfriend. Now both of them are trying to fight these feelings for each other and Sydney is desperately trying not to turn into her best friend.
I loved loved loved this book. Seeing Ridge and Sydney fighting there feelings for each other, I honestly thought they weren't going to be able to hold back. Also the way they worked together, they just instantly clicked. With everything going on in each of their lives, all the secrets and drama, they were able to stay grounded.
(Okay, some major spoilers ahead so skip to the last paragraph)
Please tell me I wasn't the only one who was completely shocked that Ridge was deaf? Like I was literally so confused. He just came out and said it so bluntly that I didn't really believe him at first. Honestly, if I were Sydney I don't think I would have been able to just slide right into that. She just found it so normal right away.
I loved that they were so comfortable with each other so fast. Ridge automatically expected Sydney to just know everything about him as if they had known each other for years. Especially when it came to them writing music together, it's just like they knew exactly what to do and when to do it. Also the fact that Ridge is telling Sydney stories from his childhood that he hasn't even told Maggie, his girlfriend. Towards the end, when Maggie ends up in the hospital, Sydney is still there to support both of them. Even after Ridge tells her she needs to move out.
Okay, lets just take a moment to discuss Ridge speaking for the first time. Just the fact the he spoke to Sydney and said "I will never regret this" had me in tears. Ridge hasn't spoke out loud since he was 9 so you can't tell me he's not madly in love with Sydney! That moment just made me so happy.
This book had me laughing, crying, and swooning just like all CoHo books. Give anything and everything by her a chance. If you've read this book or anything else by Colleen Hoover let us know your opinions!


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Sam Smith ate "moving" octopus.
The 26-year-old singer tucked into what appeared to be traditional Korean dish San-nakji - sashimi which is so fresh, the dead tentacles are still squirming when it is served - while in Gwangjang Market while touring in Seoul and found the unusual dish "really tasty".
The 'Too Good at Goodbyes' hitmaker posted a video of himself which showed him sat in the heaving market tasting the traditional dish, struggling to pick up the food but eventually seeming to enjoy it.
In the video, he said: "It's really hard; it's really difficult because it's moving...That's really good"
"That's really f***ing tasty you know".
The star captioned the video: "Gwangjang Market. Best part of my job is the music and the shows, second best part is getting to try all these mad and different foods.
"What an amazing day. P.S. this was genuinely nice, wasn't just saying it x" (sic)
The octopus is bought live by the diner before being chopped up and served raw on a plate - meaning the tentacles continue to wriggle about for a long time, despite being detached from the octopus' body.
The 'Stay With Me' singer was flooded with comments from Twitter users who couldn't believe the musician had sampled the dish.
One user wrote: "OMG Sam it's moving! Your so brave I would never try that! Amazing that you did though. Hope you're having a good time in Soul!!" (sic)
Another said: "Oh Sam .... you know how I love all you do .... but no I shall not be following your example in food choices" (sic)
Sam also tweeted a picture of himself sat in his dressing room holding a Buchaechum - a traditional Korean fan.
He captioned the photo: " SEOUL, YOU READY?" (sic)
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This blog first appeared on Sixty and Me Website where I am a guest blogger.
When you think about freedom and ageing well, what pops into your mind?
Is this an oxymoron or can you step into an even greater personal power in your sixties and beyond?
I've noticed a pattern to my work over the years with clients when it comes to unlocking personal freedom and ageing well. Here are the 3 top keys to freedom I have identified:
1. Don't worry
2. Be True To Your Dreams
3. It is what it is and I am what I am!
Don't worry
Many of us worry how we'll be when we grow older. Will we act similarly to our parents perhaps? Experience same problems and illnesses? It's inevitable really, to worry or wonder what might or will happen to us as we enter our sixties and beyond.
Of course, most of us are pleasantly surprised because through wisdom and experience we learn a vital freedom-rich secret, which is not to worry. That it is what it is.
In fact, take note of this lovely Tibetan saying:
· If you can do something about it, then why worry?
· And if you can't do anything about it, then why worry?
Actually, it makes sense, really, after all, it's impossible to second-guess others. On average, we have 60,000 thoughts going around in our minds in any 24 hours, so how can we know what people are thinking about us? And, as importantly, if you really want to think about it, how many of us can discern every thought that goes around in our very own minds at any given time?
One of the ways we learn how to move into this freedom from restriction is to discern the difference between expectations to reality.
A typical one many of us experience over the years is how we juggle the balls of work and home life where we can be restricted by expectations from others as well as our own. Along the way, we worry about 'fitting in.' Especially if we're climbing up the slippery and political career ladder and having time off for children. As we aim high in our expectations we find ourselves not wanting to 'rock the boat' after all, juggling work and home life take a particular set of expert skills!
With work and home life probably different than in our forties and fifties now's the time to expand your freedom.
It can begin with taking your personal power back. You no longer need to walk on eggshells, worrying about what people think. In fact, if you have to worry at all, worry about where your own freedom is restricted:
· Begin with asking for what you want. Because you are worth it.
· After all these years it should now be about your own self-worth, living by your own set of values.
· If you are a caring and sensitive soul, let's be very clear, it is a fact: we cannot nurture others from a dry well!
As we all move through the gateway into our sixth decade, there are vital secrets we need to know and learn to enhance our personal power enabling us to age well. One vital key is how to live in the moment, with the first step being not to worry.
This is what the Gateway into your Sixth Decade is all about: moving into a greater sense of your own self.
Are you following what makes your heart sing? Are you in alignment with the dreams of your earliest years?
Life has a way of taking us everywhere but where our heart really lies - in that special and sacred space where we can lose ourselves in joy, peace and creativity.
Two clients of mine recently began a new business together with a combined age (wisdom and experience) of 128 years.
Their hearts were calling to them and they wanted to revolt against the expectation that when you're in your sixties or older, the presumption is that work will cease, let alone the idea of setting up a new business. They told me they could identify with their childhood dreams and in opening up to them, they were experiencing a new surge of energy.
We discussed positive role models identifying the rock and film stars from the seventies and eighties, and how many of them are challenging society's assumption around ageing.
I see this pattern again and again: where the working career takes a person into say, law or engineering, yet on the inside they have always been an artist – poetry, painting, writing, some form of self-expression. This is exactly how my clients were looking at their lives right now. They were honouring the artist inside of them.
When we listen to our hearts and our dreams and act upon them our payback will be more energy and vitality. My clients power of self-determination was giving them their longing for freedom to be in alignment with their childhood dreams.
It is what it is and I am what I am.
Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones gave an interview where he said "When I reach an age where I'm unable to look after myself easily don't assume I'll want to be taken on outings with others of a similar age. No, I'll want my independence to the end, marijuana on tap and any carers will need to be young, pretty and with short skirts!" OK, so we might not all subscribe to Bill Wyman's vision, but at least his view was a humorous one, where having fun and maintaining independence was high up on his list.
Some countries are taking advantage of this, in what I might call a silver-revolution: Japan is experiencing a super-ageing society with over 30% of the population now over sixty years of age. They are gearing up for this ever-growing people power aware they are performing at a higher level than those of a similar age from the 20th century. Japan may well be leading the way in terms of the freedom and the quality of independence.
What could all this mean for you and me and our personal power and freedom in our sixties and beyond?
What pops into your mind when you think of freedom and ageing well? I'm curious to hear your thoughts. Please join the conversation!
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Kathleen Kelly Janus On How The Best Non-Profits Launch, Scale Up & Make A Difference
Kathleen Kelly Janus is a social entrepreneur, author and lecturer at Stanford University. Her new book, Social Startup Success: How the Best Nonprofits Launch, Scale Up and Make a Difference, is a playbook for how nonprofits scale.
As an expert on philanthropy, millennial engagement and scaling early stage organisations, her work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Tech Crunch and the San Francisco Chronicle.
She is the co-founder of Spark, the largest network of millennial donors in the world. Based in the heart of the Silicon Valley, her forthcoming book, Social Startup Success, features best practices for early stage nonprofit organisations based on a five-year research project interviewing hundreds of top-performing social entrepreneurs.
Kathleen discusses key insights gained from hundreds of interviews conducted with social enterprise and non profit leaders and shares trends in philanthropy, policy, millennial engagement and collaboration with government.
Highlights from the interview (listen to the podcast for full details)
[Tom Allen] - Could you please share a bit about your background and what led you to working as an Academic and in the non-profit sector? [2:16]
[Kathleen Kelly Janus] - Well, I was raised in a small town by parents who always taught us that it was our duty to give back in the world, and so we often spent our weekends volunteering at soup kitchens and at the local hospital. But my parents always taught me that it wasn't just about making sure that we were taking care of those in our community who didn't have enough to eat, that it was also about making sure that the organisations themselves, that the soup kitchen itself had enough resources and the strategy that it needed to survive and thrive and provide those crucial social services.
So from a very young age I was always very aware of the importance of supporting non-profits and when I started my career as a young lawyer in San Francisco, I also spent my nights and weekends giving back and volunteering, and discovered this challenge of non-profit scale from a personal perspective, when I co-founded a small non-profit in San Francisco called Spark. We were doubling our revenue every few months and had a tonne of buzz. Yet, even with all of that, we couldn't raise more than $500 000 in revenue. We hit this wall just when we were hitting our stride.
I became really curious when I eventually began teaching social entrepreneurship at Stanford, wearing my research cap, why is it that some organisations succeed and others do not? I've spent the past five years travelling the world interviewing 100 of the top performing social entrepreneurs and their teams, and their beneficiaries and their funders. All to get to the bottom of this single question. Why do some organisations succeed in scale and others don't?
It's an interesting story Kathleen and much of your experience has been collated into this new book, Social Startup Success. Could you please tell us more about the key arguments from the book and what you believe the fundamental ingredients for building a successful organisation that creates positive impact? [4:17]
To me what was most striking as I was going through these interviews in a very condensed way and talking to many people every week, was that I kept hearing the same strategies over and over again. Testing, measuring impact, funding experimentation to get to a funding model that was consistent with the organisation's mission, collaborative leadership drawing on senior leadership staff and board to succeed, and storytelling and being purposeful about storytelling.
What's most exciting about these findings to me, is that I kept waiting for someone to say it's just charisma or a good idea that gets an organisation to the next level. No one said that.
It's not to say that charisma and good ideas aren't important, they absolutely are, but it's really these fundamentals, these foundations that organisations can lay using strategies that are well tested by other organisations that can help organisations position themselves for scale.
And that it doesn't have to cost thousands and thousands of dollars in consulting fees to do that. That every organisation can learn from the tools that I talk about in Social Startup Success to position themselves for success.
In your hundreds of interviews, how have you then seen the social enterprise sector transform and change, and where do you see it heading? [6:11]
It's funny because I grew up with my Father's non-profit, which was very much about if someone is suffering, let's give them what they need to stop that suffering. It's sort of about band aids. What can we do to help take care of this wound?
But I think what charity has realised, is that it's not enough to put band aids on these solutions. we've been putting band aids on solutions for decades and those band aids are doing nothing to solve the underlying wounds that are causing the problems in the first place.
This movement of social entrepreneurship, which is really just applying innovation to non-profit ideas and social change, is that it's not just about giving a man a fish or even teaching a man to fish. It's about revolutionising the fishing industry and shifting the paradigms that are causing injustice in the first place.
It's a much more sustainable approach to non-profit change and hopefully something that will be much more affective for the long term.
Absolutely. So you've been teaching at Stanford University now in a programme on social entrepreneurship. How do you believe students then can most affectively be engaged and supported in learning about social enterprise and the sort of findings that you have communicated through your book? [7:39]
Well I learn so much from my students and what's so exciting to me, is that this next generation is approaching social change in an even more expansive and different way. There are no longer boundaries between for-profit and non-profits.
Young people have so many more tools in their toolbox to solve these pressing social problems that we face, like climate change and global poverty.
I think that's a really exciting trend that students bring to the table, that there's no longer this sort of dichotomy of I'm either going to go to a non-profit and make a difference, or I'm going to go to a for-profit and make money. But there are many, many, many different places in between.
The advice that I always give my students though, is to really go work for someone before you start an organisation.
This is what I learnt from so many of my interviews, is that a lot of these stories start in very much the same way, that someone graduates from college and then they go and start an organisation and they end up falling a lot, frankly, because they have never been hired before in their lives, let alone hired someone else.
These challenges of management, of figuring out how to measure impact effectively are all real challenges that other organisations have really dealt with and so I think it's really prudent for young people to go learn from others before they start their own organisation.
In a recent article that you wrote about philanthropy for the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Kathleen. You wrote about no mission being as urgent for the philanthropic sector as finding better ways to allocate the 373 billion dollars of funds that are given annually to optimise impact. On that note, how have you seen philanthropy change and how might non-profits better receive philanthropic dollars? [9:45]
Philanthropy has changed enormously over the past several decades.
Philanthropy used to be about writing a cheque and being done. That is no longer. Foundations and funders want to be involved in their philanthropy. They want to write a cheque and then they want to lean in and roll up their sleeves and help not only with their dollars, but also with their expertise and their networks.
And that's really exciting, because we need all hands on deck to solve these really pressing social problems, and so funders are getting more involved.
The other really huge trend on the funding side, and this has been in large part because so much of the funding, at least in our region in the Silicon Valley, is coming from people who have been successful in the tech sector, is that they're applying a lot of these principles that they learned in terms of return on investment and trying to think about efficiencies and scale, are applying these principles to the non-profit sector.
In a recent article that you wrote about philanthropy for the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Kathleen. You wrote about no mission being as urgent for the philanthropic sector as finding better ways to allocate the 373 billion dollars of funds that are given annually to optimise impact. On that note, how have you seen philanthropy change and how might non-profits better receive philanthropic dollars? [9:45 - continued]
On the one hand this has been really, really positive in helping to develop better key performance indicators for example, to determine metrics, not only to prove that a non-profit is doing work effectively, but also to help them improve and be comfortable with failure, and to put aside ideas that maybe aren't working as well as they would like.
I think this has all been super positive, because we need to understand where organisations are having impact so that we can be as efficient as possible with the resources that we have.
But I also think we need to caution funders against taking this to an extreme. There have been some funders, like Sean Parker for example, the founder of Napster and one of the co-founders or early investors I guess in Facebook, who's decided to put a lot of his money toward what he calls hacking philanthropy or trying to figure out how to be as efficient as possible with his philanthropy.
So for some funders, like Sean Parker who wrote in The Wall Street Journal about this topic, it's about solving ideas that we know we can solve that are measurable. Like can we reduce the number of cancer ducts for example. This has been a big focus of his philanthropy, which is great and we also need to remember that not everything that we need to solve is measurable in the same way as like number of deaths or number of people.
We're thinking about improving human rights. This is a very intangible approach to social change that we need to honour as well and think about how do we also tackle problems where we might not see the impact of our work for decades to come.
Looking at social enterprise then from a policy perspective, what do you believe the key steps government needs to take to help foster and support an innovative social sector? [13:18]
Government can be supportive in many ways. Certainly in the United States we've seen a pay for success movement, which has been a really interesting strategy that the Obama administration implemented to use a metrics based approach to help fund organisations that are showing that they are having an impact in their work. So funding is certainly one aspect.
I think also partnership with non-profits is really critical. We know that non-profit models will not be scalable in and of themselves.
In the United States for example, 170 charities that have been founded since 1970 have scaled past 50 million dollars. That's a really finite number.
To scale big ideas we have to implement them into policy. Thinking about how we can develop partnerships with government, is really critical in order to achieve that level of scale.
Are there any countries then that you believe are really doing this well or that are leading the charge when it comes to social innovation? If so, what are they doing that you think that other countries like the States or Australia could adopt? [14:42]
My focus is on the United States, partly because I have had three babies in the time that I started writing this book and so my travel was limited to the United States, even though I have a background in international human rights.
I can only speak to the United States, but what I will say here, is that the most innovative partnerships have been the ones that have taken ideas that the government wouldn't otherwise be in a position to implement.
For example, needle exchange programmes are a great example of something that the government would never in a million years test. First of all because it's very controversial; this idea of giving people free needles to break their drug habits, and second of all, because government is not small and nimble. Non-profits are.
I think what we have to do, is we have to recognise what are the competitive advantages that everybody is bringing to the table and leverage the advantage that small non-profits have of being small and nimble. Then work towards developing partnerships with government to highlight the approaches that are working and bring them to scale.
Looking at some inspiring projects and initiatives, which funds have you come across recently, which are creating some great positive social change? [16:17]
One example that I love, that really highlights why we need social entrepreneurs to be testing the best possible strategies on the ground, is an organisation called Last Mile Health. That's based in Liberia. Raj Panjabi started the organisation after graduating from Harvard Medical School because he had fled Liberia in the Civil war and wanted to come back and help rebuild the country.
When he first started the organisation, he was testing out 13 different programmes. Everything from reproductive health to solving the HIV/AID programme, to training community health workers. Often times, people in rural areas had to walk 12 to 13 hours to see a doctor in the capital city and so you can imagine these people who are already weak and feeble, having to walk that far to get adequate medical care.
He thought about, well, what if we can train people in those communities to provide care even if they're not necessarily doctors. Using cell phone technology, how can we connect them with doctors to give these people the treatment they need without actually forcing them to walk 12 to 13 hours. He started testing all of these programmes and realised very quickly that the community health care programme results were blowing away the results and the impact that he was having with the other programmes, and not that those weren't great programmes. They were doing really important work, but just in terms of the resources that he was contributing. He saw this as the best possible way to make impact.
He started channelling all of his resources into that programme. He closed all the other programmes down to really make that the focus and it's a good thing he did, because when the Ebola crisis hit in 2012, Last Mile Health community health care workers were absolutely critical to alleviating a global health crisis. So if we think about impact, we would be possibly living in a very different world, had it not been for the intervention of Last Mile Health.
I think this really epitomises the essence of social entrepreneurship; leveraging small ideas to make really big change in ways that can be replicated, not only in Liberia, but in countries all over the world who have similar challenges.
That's a really inspiring initiative there and I'll stick a link to it below. To finish off, Kathleen, as an author yourself, what books would you recommend to our listeners? [19:00]
So many good ones. The one that I am reading right now, actually listening to, I really recommend listening to books too, for those of you who are busy and have commutes and long time in the car, is Malala's book on how she became an activist for girls education and fought against the Taliban as a 14 year old girl, is so, so inspiring. I think it makes us all feel like we have the capacity to make a difference in our communities.
I also really recommend a new book by Nadine Burke Harris, called The Deepest Well and it's about childhood adversity and looking at how we all have the potential to be advocates on behalf of children locally and globally. Then if you want to see my full list of book recommendations, I can send you a link to a good reads, good minds suggest column that I just did with my favourite books about how to make the world a better place.
Recommended books
- I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
- The Deepest Well: Healing The Long Term Effects Of Childhood Adversity by Nadine Burke Harris
- Kathleen's Good Reads Column


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The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica was a top safety pick and named one of the best vehicles of 2017, but the 2018 Chrysler Pacifica is looking to up the ante. It features an upgraded multimedia system, safety system, and comes in new trim levels.
The 2018 Chrysler Pacifica's multimedia system includes a seven-inch dashboard touchscreen, which is larger than the previous Pacifica's standard five-inch screen. It also includes Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as well as available WiFi with unlimited data through AT&T.
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The government has published the draft legislation for the next Finance Bill including the rules for off-payroll working in the private sector.
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Officials at Clackamas Community College reported that more than 1,700 students were enrolled at the school. Of the students enrolled, 53 percent were studying in the technical-vocational areas.
Items from the Estacada Grade School's lunch menu included Tigerburgers, creamed turkey on toast, peanut butter stuffed celery and California coleslaw.
Jim Shoop was the newest policeman in town. Shoop, 30, replaced Gene McCurry as an Estacada patrolman after the latter took a job with another law enforcement agency. During his first week on the job, Shoop "wrote a few tickets and lots of warnings."
Estacada High School senior Lori Holliday was crowned homecoming queen during halftime of the school's football game against "arch rival Sandy."
Classified advertisements from 30 years ago included announcements for the Harding Grange Traditional Turkey Dinner and Eagle Creek Presbyterian Church's Holiday Bazaar and Dinner; a "moonlight madness sale" at Pat's Fabrics and a one bedroom apartment in downtown Estacada, where rent would cost $200 a month.
The Estacada Community Center and Timberlake Job Corps would soon team up to organize a haunted house and Halloween carnival at the center. "The entire community is invited to attend — in costume!" The News reported. "This is a safe, fun and creative environment for the community's children to have a good time in."
On Oct. 19, Estacada resident Faye Patterson celebrated her 102nd birthday with a trip to the Lyon's Mane Hair Company.
Linda and Glen Parsons of The Country Restauraunt encouraged those interested to sign a petition at their establishment to start Sunday TriMet service in Estacada. "Many people could use TriMet to get to and from work on Sundays, and to go to Portland to the movies, or visit friends and family," the Parsons wrote in the letter.
More than 20 groups were recognized at the Chamber's Community Recognition Celebration, held at the Community Center. The event celebrated people who helped shape Estacada's thriving community. In addition to community recognition, the evening also featured live music by Rick & Barb & Friends and catering by Timberlake Job Corps. Chamber leaders will hold another recognition event later this month.


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t took Irishman John Somers 35 years and a bit of luck to revisit the Springs Road site of the 1980 World Ploughing Championships at which he won a Bronze medal. The Cairn of Peace commemorates the event with a plaque from each team who competed.
"My memory of that wonderful trip has stayed with me over the years and it has always been my intention to revisit New Zealand and explore this fascinating and friendly country. I had expressed a wish to visit the college and the area of the Ploughing Championships," says John.
"My wife was sceptical about whether this would be possible as I had very little factual information. However the receptionist in our hotel found the appropriate information, together with the bus route, and sent us on our way to Lincoln University. On arrival at the college, the receptionist made a few enquiries, and within ten minutes the university photographer David Hollander arrived at the door, and not only did he know the location of the Cairn of Peace, but he offered to take us to see it!" John says this was the highlight of his visit to New Zealand.
The 1980 competition was John's second time attempt at World level ploughing. He and team mate John Treacy spent the week before the competitions familiarising themselves with new equipment and New Zealand soil. "On this occasion," says John, "luck was on the side of the contestants from the Northern Hemisphere. When the overall marks of both days were counted, Vivian Samuels (Great Britain) achieved first overall (Gold), John Treacy (Ireland) was second (Silver) and I was awarded third (Bronze). Overall we brought home all nine medals!"
The first World Ploughing contest took place in Canada in 1953. The aim of the competition is to foster and preserve the art and improve the skill of ploughing the land, to foster co-operation in producing food for an increasing world population and to encourage fellowship and understanding amongst the people of all nations.
The World Event has two championship classes, using either a Reversible or a Conventional plough. Each country is entitled to enter a competitor in each class of the contest. New Zealand has previously organised four very successful world events (1967, 1980, 1994 and 2010) with the WPO recently allocating the 75th world event to New Zealand in 2028.


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Aurora to Pay $335k for Govt Carjacking: Angry White Cops Choked Black Woman During Unlawful Arrest [Kidnapping] & Took Her Car by Force After She Refused to Consent to Warrantless Search & Seizure/
From [HERE] The City of Aurora has agreed to pony up $335,000 to settle a lawsuit filed against three members of the Aurora Police Department by OyZhana Williams over a 2015 incident during which she was roughed up and had her head stomped in the parking lot of a hospital where her boyfriend was being treated for a gunshot wound, apparently because a cop lauded for heroism during the aftermath of the Aurora theater shooting didn't like the way she dropped her keys.
The violent exchange was captured on a video that's on view below, and Adam Frank, Williams's attorney, believes it was the key to justice for his client.
The original lawsuit outlines the series of events that began unspooling during the early-morning hours of December 22, 2015, when Blake Newton, Williams's significant other, was shot.
Williams was terrified, the suit notes, as she raced Newton to the UC Health emergency room, located at 15300 East Mississippi Avenue.
Upon his arrival at the facility alongside Odneal and Ortiz, Hawkins spoke to Williams for around five minutes, after which he told her that the car in which she transported Newton would have to be towed "so it could be searched and examined," the narrative maintains. Williams responded by walking with Hawkins to the vehicle and allowing him to "search it without interference."
The pair returned to the emergency-room lobby at around 3:50 a.m. on the 22nd. Williams then accompanied Newton's gurney as it was being wheeled to an ambulance for transfer to the main UC Health hospital, where he would receive further care.
Williams and Hawkins subsequently got into what the lawsuit describes as a "verbal disagreement" that escalated a few minutes later when the sergeant asked for the keys to the car. The suit states that Hawkins "had no legal right" to make this request.
The video of the exchange has no sound, but it's clear that the conversation between Hawkins and Williams was heated. In the clip, the sergeant can be seen pointing his finger in Williams's face before she raises her keys and theatrically drops them to the ground.
Hawkins doesn't seem to have liked this gesture much, since the video shows him grabbing at Williams, dragging her from the back seat of a police cruiser, into which she'd retreated, and bending her over the vehicle's trunk as he allegedly "choked her with his forearm," the text allows. Next, Hawkins tried to "throw Ms. Williams on the ground by her neck," getting an assist from Odneal, who "tackled Ms. Williams over Sgt. Hawkins's extended leg."
The latter move "drove Ms. Williams's head into the pavement," the suit goes on. At that point, Ortiz and another, unnamed officer joined in, essentially piling on Williams while handcuffing her. As for Hawkins, the suit says he "walked to where Ms. Williams's head was pinned to the ground, lifted his left leg and stomped on Ms. Williams's head while she was laying on the pavement." According to the suit, the impact of Hawkins's foot caused facial bruising, days' worth of ringing in her ears and migraines that recurred for months.
This wasn't the end of Williams's ordeal. Based on what the lawsuit characterizes as "numerous false and/or deliberately misleading statements" in police reports submitted by APD personnel, she was arrested on suspicion of assaulting the cops, and thanks to a $50,000 bond placed on her, she spent Christmas in jail. The bond was lowered on December 28, but prosecution for second-degree assault on a police officer continued until November 4, 2016, when the matter was finally dropped. But during the intervening period, Williams lost her job because of the false charge and wasn't able to get a new one until after the case's dismissal.
Today, Frank says, Williams "is very happy with the settlement. She wants to move forward, move on with her life. But she also feels this settlement conveys the seriousness of what happened to her and what was done to her."
He puts a particular emphasis on the inaccurate police reports. "Sergeant Hawkins and officers Odneal and Ortiz all wrote about what happened in ways that made it look like Ms. Williams was the aggressor and that she was guilty of second-degree assault on a peace officer, a crime that, at the time, would have mandated a sentence of four to twelve years."
He adds that "every single time the police assault someone, they get together, get their story straight and then swear up and down that the assault was necessary and was caused by the other person — and that they were justified."


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The data for out of hospital sudden cardiac arrest deaths varies from between 300,000 to 325,000 lives lost annually, and unfortunately that number is rising each year. The SCA death total annually is more than for breast cancer, lung cancer and HIV/AIDs combined.
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is a leading cause of death in the United States, claiming an estimated 325,000 lives each year.
- SCA kills 1,000 people a day or one person every two minutes.
- It is estimated that 95 percent of victims of cardiac arrest die before they reach a hospital or other source of emergency help.
Only 9% of out of hospital SCA victims survive the event. The final statistic below (only 3.7% of these victims that are treated with an AED prior to EMS arrival) is the root of this huge loss of life, and also the shining hope for increasing survival rates. If an AED is available at the place the victim collapses, survival increases exponentially. When someone collapses from sudden cardiac arrest these are the facts:
- There are rarely symptoms and almost no forewarning of sudden cardiac arrest.
- The victim has about 5 minutes from time of collapse to have an AED deliver a shock to reset the heart's rhythm.
- Without an AED within this time, the victim will die.
The public has basic knowledge of how to call 911 when there is a medical emergency and with the advent of such widespread use of cell phones, most emergencies are reported very quickly (Calling 911 from a landline gives dispatch the exact address and location of the caller, however, when using a cell phone to call 911, you MUST tell the dispatch what city you are calling from and if you are disconnected, you must call back.)
Statistics also demonstrate that most EMS 911 calls do not get to a victim of SCA within the 5 minute window. Average "call to shock" (time the call is received at dispatch to the moment EMS is at the victim's side using the AED) the times are 6-9 minutes. IF there is no AED accessible at the location the victim collapses, the ONLY option is to wait for EMS, and this almost always a death sentence for the SCA victim.
Out-of Hospital Cardiac Arrest By the Numbers – courtesy of SCA-Aware.org
295,000 (1): Annual incidence
8 (1) – 9.6% (2): Rate of survival to hospital discharge
5,760 (1): Annual incidence in youth <18
6% (1): Rate of survival to hospital discharge
64 (2): Mean age of victims
61% (2): Proportion of victims who are male
36.7% (1) – 47.3% (2): Proportion of cases witnessed by a bystander
31(1) – 33% (2): Proportion of OCHA victims who receive CPR
2(1) – 3.7%(2): Proportion of OCHA victims who are treated with an AED before EMS arrival
How many of the 325,000 lives lost annually could be saved if an AED were accessible within the 5 minute timeframe? Education is the factor that will bring more AEDs to public places, schools, offices, and even homes.
[ Related: Sudden Cardiac Arrest Infographic ]


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Bulldog Basketball & Alumni Weekend was filled with UNC Asheville spirit as we honored champions of the past, celebrated two basketball victories and reconnected with the Bulldog community. Enjoy these pictures of this weekend to remember and don't forget to tag your friends! We want to thank the more than 200 alumni who broke out their Bulldog blue and brought generations of pride back to campus.
Take a look at some highlights from Bulldog Basketball & Alumni Weekend and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!
.@UncAvl fans, what a special night! Check out the highlights and learn more about tonight's @uncaalumni @UNCAbasketball @AshevilleWBB Alumni Legacy Game as part of Bulldog Basketball & Alumni Weekend #ThePursuit pic.twitter.com/ijr6SraGTf
— Asheville Athletics (@ashevilledogs) February 3, 2018
@uncaalumni Making connections with students @UncAvl pic.twitter.com/xGbwFhzobh
— Elizabeth Underwood (@ElizabethUnder1) February 4, 2018
What a fun alumni weekend it was for @AshevilleWBB! Check out some of the highlights from the 63-51 victory over Winthrop! #ThePursuit pic.twitter.com/yXWQqGP19q
— Asheville Athletics (@ashevilledogs) February 4, 2018
Today was fun! Thanks to all who came out to support the Bulldogs today! Check out the highlights from the win over Presbyterian College #ThePursuit pic.twitter.com/FxIt6SGyyr
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This winter, while the temperature has plummeted, soared, fallen, settled, and shifted again, 13 faculty have been engaged in supported writing practice. It all started in January, when six faculty braved subzero wind chill to gather in The Writing Commons for a "Kick-Start" faculty writing retreat, designed and facilitated by Dr. David Martins, director of the University Writing Program. The retreat was intended to create a productive, warm environment for faculty to focus on writing, and included individual writing sessions, goal setting, directed writing activities, and individual consultations.
During the spring semester, two groups of other faculty also met in two different writing support groups. In the "accountability" group, faculty have been meeting regularly – face to face and virtually – to keep each other motivated, engaged, and productive on their individual writing projects. In the "response" group, faculty representing four different fields have met to share drafts and provide feedback on each other's drafts.
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The all-day retreat and writing support groups have been sponsored by the University Writing Program and Faculty Career Development, a unit within the Innovative Learning Institute (ILI), and will be offered again. For more information, contact David at firstname.lastname@example.com.