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I was asked a second time to hold a Cheese and wine Tasting with chocolate for a networking event organized for BNI West Hampstead and specifically for the Property & Financial Group. I love to do this kind of event as I really need to make it entertaining and let enough space for people to do networking. Last time we did a French Wines Tour, this time I decided to go for unexpected Summery Wines. Yes, you probably think France is one the best country for Summer wines with its Rosé Côte de Provence, Côte du Rhône village and other nice refreshing white wines from Loire Valley as white Touraine or even from Languedoc-Roussillon like Picpoul, or even my favorite simple Muscat de Lunel paired with Green Olives.
I selected 6 wines and so we started in Italy to finish in Portugal going through New Zealand and even in England with a surprising Red wines made from Regent grape with a 11% Alcohol, not easy to produce sweet grapes here, but no Chaptalisation was necessary here due to the biodynamic wine making.
Wine list (all Biodynamic)
1. Prosecco Spumante 'Col di Manza' 2012, DOCG Perlage (Italy)
2. Finca Fabian Espumoso Sparkling, Dominio de Punctum (Spain)
3. Blanc de Noir, Nelson, Richmond Plains 2012 (New Zealand)
4. Regent Dry Red, Sedlescombe Vineyard 2010 (England, East Sussex)
5. Rioja Usoa de Bagordi DO 2012 (Spain)
6. Quinta da Esteveira DOC Reserva 2010 (Portugal)
Tasting notes to come with wine fich in the wine shop section.
Cheese list from Beillevaire Cheesemonger
1. comté cheese 24 months
2. Sablé du Boulonnais
3. Petit Cabri (Goat cheese)
4. Ossau Iraty (Ewe/ship milk)
5. Triple cream, Machecoulais
Chocolate from Iva, Steeles village Chocolatier, Dark chocolate with cherry to pair with Quinta da Esteveira DOC Reserva 2010, Portugal, plus other nice truffles, a great success as usual!


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|Knight Rider Character
|Devon Miles
|Edward Mulhare
|Real Name
|Devon Miles
|Birth Date
|Death Date
U.S. Government
| Director of F.L.A.G.
Knight Industries Lawyer
|Related Characters
| Charles Graiman
| Wilton Knight
Russell Maddock
Michael Knight
Devon Miles was a character in Knight Rider. He acts as the head of F.L.A.G, the Foundation for Law And Government.
Devon Miles' great grand father was from the county of Argyle in Scotland. Raised in England, the son of Cedric Miles annoyed his nanny by playing cricket during his kindergarten years. Eventually he was awarded several trophies for the sport. As a boy Devon made quite a name for himself racing motorcycles in the Tourist Trophy races. He made sure to finish each race, but unfortunately did not win any prizes in these events. During World War Two, young Miles joined the RAF where he put his motorcycle skills to good use. Serving under Commander Smythe, Devon became an Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) operative and went undercover in occupied France, posing as as 'Valentino the knife thrower' as part of Gunther Major's circus for three months.
During the war Devon met the love of his life but eventually had to realize their lives were moving in two different directions. Another prominent lover (or possible the same) was Amelia Clermot. The most inquisitive women he'd ever met, they saw each other only from time to time until eventually she married someone else. As a close friend and business partner of Wilton Knight, Wilton's ex-wife Elizabeth once hinted at the presence of romantic tension between Devon and herself. However, Miles himself neither confirmed nor denied this.
Knight Industries
Devon Miles helped Wilton Knight in setting up his dream project, The Foundation for Law and Government, also known as FLAG. Together with Knight, Miles oversaw the creation of K.A.R.R. and K.I.T.T. by the original design team consisting of Dr. Von Voorman, Dr Breland and Dr. Numata. After the murder of FLAG driver Ken Franklin, Knight picked up the mortaliy wounded police officer Michael Long and remade him in his own image. Miles oversaw the extensive plastic surgery performed by Dr. Ralph Wesley and was the one to introduce Michael Knight (New identity of Michael Long) to K.I.T.T.. After Wilton Knights' passing, Miles became the director of FLAG, although he still had to answer to the Foundation's board of directors. He hired Dr. Bonnie Barstow to serve as K.I.T.T.'s personal mechanic and divided his time between FLAG headquarters and the mobile command center set up in the Foundation's semi. Although his working relationship with Michael Knight got of to a rocky start, the two eventualy learned to respect and trust each other deeply.
Final years
In the year 2000, Devon Miles was attempting to turn many of the Foundations resources into a freelance section of the city police department. Tragically, he was killed by rogue police officers in an attempt to deter the Foundation's investigation of their illegal activities.
Devon in an old fashioned Englishman No Nonsense!!! He initially despises of Michael Knight although he must remain professional 95% of the time, he comes to think of Michael like a son, like Michael a father.
Devon has great listening skills, whether he is listening to citizens requests for the services of Michael Knight or helping Michael through obstacles. Devon is very protective of friends & family. In season 3, Michael was attacked, and Devon was furious, grabbing the criminal by the throat saying "WHY DID YOU ATTACK MICHAEL".
Devon considers Michael as his son.
- Due to the film "Knight Rider 2000" now being considered non-canon by it's creators. The death of Devon Miles is also technically non-canon as well this is also a matter of opinion.

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Aeria Games' Dragomon Hunter is having an excellent holiday season. The company announced today that their free-to-play mount collecting MMO has an active community of over half a million players who have collected over 750,000 Dragomon. That's about 1.5 Dragomon per player.
Dragomon Hunter currently offers over a hundred monsters for players to hunt and turn into mounts.
And, just in case you missed it, Dragomon Hunter has been celebrating the holidays with in-game festivities. Players interested in participating can head to the main city Elysium and grab their limited time Christmas quests. The quests will offer rewards of Hoppalong Stockings containing all kinds of holiday goodies.
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The definition of active is most likely: "Account has been online atleast once in the last 3 months".
Microsoft has about the same definition of being active and "lively" (nevertheless the xbox community is really goddamn large and somehow only grows).
Not gonna hate on the game, it's OKAY, but that's the problem.
This game is so OKAY that it's actually not really worth existing…
hahaha……aeriagames counting inactive accounts once again. Sorry aeriagames your game failed stop trying to grab on to anything to prove otherwise. There are only ever 300 players on at max peek and only lower after peek point. Sorry that kinda tells me you might not even have 200,000 "active" player base.
Funny part is there could be 0 people still playing the game and they wont close it down. They will close either AVA or Soldier Front before they close a RPG game and they could be bring in more money than this trash game could ever pull all because they hate FPS games. Heck I was right when they closed down SF2 to bring this bs game on they have done it before and will do it again.
this is complete bullshit, there is 2 servers, and what 6 channels in each server, and when u enter the only main town elysium if u go around and count u wont count more than 300 people and thats where the most people are cause theres nothing to do after lvl 50 but spamm bounty quests , second if u go ong ames facebook it has 30k likes and theres like 30 people liking per post , and 50% of the games playerbase are bots, so the more realistic numbers would be, 500k people registered to play the game 450k quit within a day some quitted due to boredom and it commes to an active playerbase of about 20-30k people
Played it for two weeks, got two chars lvl 50. there's simply nothing to do on the game once you reach max lvl other than hunt things for your hunter archive to get bonuses etc. it feels good and bad, mostly bad. its WAY TOO REPETITIVE OH MY GOD, but most importante the biggest problem that make you feel so bad for playing it after max lvl is that there's not too many builds options or skills, dragocites. so its VERY VERY terribly repetitive, and seems like classes dont have any sinergy. you can just run any dungeon with 5 people of the same class won't matter at all.
so I had to quit, I'm sad to see that they had this much of players for a very poor game, game has potential but i'd say at this point even flyff has much more to offer than it. and if you look at their asian versions there's not much to come so far. sadly, and i don't like this enterprise personally they quit on making new contents very fast
what i meant, even for a hack and slash its terrible. dragon nest is infinitly better than this. like REAL, BY ALOT.
when this enterprise actually take of one their game seriously and WORK to make it a sucess, it will be. check their "new game" called astral somenthing -i forgot- and cry, you almost puck seeing it. i personally get so mad and angry, they have the power in their hands and keep shitting all over their games.
the only cool thing about this game is the fact that it reminds of pokemon for capturing evolving and breeding, but common, not a real big deal
Yeah I downloaded and played a solid hour and uninstalled, game wasn't for me, felt to old for my liking and wasn't to much of a fan of the Chibi art direction but you know, each to their own 🙂
Tried the game a while back, combat was not as smooth as I thought (or as shown in the game trailer), was really disappointed.
Lies. Half a million accounts made I'd buy but not half a million ACTIVE and playing accounts. Total bollocks.
I thought the same as you but their announcement says "…celebrating an active community of over half a million players adventuring through the vibrant landscape of Wyveria" I'm dubious myself though, too….
I think 20% of them are bots.
Yes Magicman, you and I have been around long enough to tell when they are manipulating the context in which numbers are framed in order to give an impression that isn't factual.
Xbox did it for months stating number of units SHIPPED instead of number of units SOLD.
People will lie through their teeth any chance they get and hope that most of us are dumb enough to buy it.
I have no doubt that they're telling the truth but it's a new game and probably at least a quarter of those playing are bots.


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DETROIT — When they pull up to a gas station these days, Detroit drivers are looking beyond the price per gallon at a far more threatening concern: carjackers.
The armed auto thieves have become so common in Detroit that parts of the bankrupt metropolis are referred to as "Carjack City," and many motorists fear getting out of their vehicles even for a few moments to fill a tank.
Gas stations are taking steps to protect customers, and the city has formed a special police team to go after suspects. Convicted carjackers will get their faces and prison sentences plastered onto billboards.
"You need to catch these people and make a good example of them," said Mousa Bazzi, who owns a Mobil station in a semi-desolate neighborhood bordering Detroit's east riverfront. He keeps his business well-lit and has two to four employees inside to ensure "there's always an extra hand or two" in case of trouble.
Authorities blame many of the carjackings, ironically, on improvements in vehicle security. Anti-theft equipment, GPS systems and advanced locks prevent many vehicles from being driven without a key in the ignition.
That makes it difficult or impossible for thieves to steal parked cars, leading them to target vehicles that are occupied, said Jonathan Parnell, of Detroit's auto-theft squad.
Also contributing to the thefts is a strong demand for stolen wheels and tires, police said.
Bazzi's station displays pale-green decals depicting a lighthouse — a sign that his business has joined the city's anti-carjacking effort. To be part of the program, stations must have security cameras, good lighting, be open 24 hours and have clerks willing to help motorists and provide a phone for emergency calls.
"There is a waiting list," said Sgt. Michael Woody. "We have so many gas stations that want to become a lighthouse. You get better protection with that big sticker in the window that tells criminals there is proper equipment that will help police investigate these crimes."
Detroit police reported 720 carjackings last year in the city of fewer than 700,000 people. That's down from nearly 850 in 2011 and 1,231 in 2008.
The decline might partly be due to Detroit's free-falling population, but the thefts still exceed the carjackings in some comparably sized U.S. cities.
Sharlonda Buckman, executive director of a Detroit nonprofit, was at a gas station on an October morning when she ran inside for aspirin. Back inside her SUV, she was closing the door when she saw a carjacker shove his gun inside.
She screamed and jumped out of the vehicle. The carjacker jumped in and drove off. Three other customers gave chase in their vehicles. One caught up to the SUV and got shot in the leg by the carjacker, who was later arrested.
Now, Buckman said, she tries not to pump gas at all. "If the night catches me, I won't pump gas in the city," she said. "Or I'll call somebody to meet me."


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Articles tagged with: Dead Island
Publisher Deep Silver, developers of the upcoming Dead Island: Riptide, has revealed the collector's edition for the UK and Australia exclusive dubbed the 'Zombie Bait' edition.
This has brought on a lot of backlash due to a bust of a mutilated, severed woman's torso, giant breasts intact, which is included in this controversial edition.
The much anticipated sequel to the zombie infested paradise Dead Island now has an official release date of April 23 in North America and on April 26 in the rest of the world, announced Deep Silver. Dead Island Riptide will be available in two special editions as well, and both are currently available for pre-order.
Deep Silver has released a trailer for upcoming Techland developed game Dead Island: Riptide titled 'When all hope is lost.'
Similar to the debut CGI trailer for the original Dead Island, this clip focusing on a couple as they make their last stand against a group of incoming zombies.
The zombie infested Dead Island will be getting a new storyline in the form of DLC towards the end of the month, announced Deep Silver. Players will now be able to play as Colonel Ryder White, the main antagonist of the main game, and explore the story from his unique perspective.
As we inch closer to Dead Island's September release date, the zombies that inhabit the beach resort are getting restless. So much that they have escaped the island and managed to invade PlayStation Home.
Like the Killzone 3 campaign earlier this year, Home users can engage in various mission-based objectives to unlocked exclusive content for Dead Island or pre-order the game straight from your console.
Despite the considerable flood of zombies onto the video game scene we still maintain our excitement for Dead Island. Whether or not that can be chalked up to the stellar trailer or an unhealthy obsession with the undead is irrelevant.
Developer Techland has released a quintuplet of new screenshots for their upcoming zombie-vacation-nightmare. Check out the guy with out-of-control growth issue. What's going on there?
If you are in grave need of a tropical vacation maybe Dead Island wouldn't be your first choice. What with the zombies and all.
But hold on before you book that flight to Tahiti. What if you focused more on the 'island' and not so much on the 'dead'? Take a look at these new screenshots to gain a greater appreciation for the game's captivating setting.
Rarely do trailers invoke so many emotions such as this teaser trailer for Techland's upcoming zombie survival horror game, Dead Island. What started off as a lovely vacation on a tropical island has suddenly turned violent as flesh-eating zombies have taken over the resort. It's survival of the fittest and judging by the trailer, not everyone will make it out alive.
Call of Juarez developer Techland has confirmed to G4TV that super-secretive title Dead Island has yet to shuffle off this mortal coil and, despite continued radio silence from the developer regarding the game, is actually "doing great."


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I haven't posted here for a few days, as I was modifying my old code for unboxing of integers and floats, and I did not add any new features to the iterative analysis. I did fix a number of old unit tests to compile again with the latest code, but other than that there was nothing noteworthy.
It turns out that unboxing is not as simple as I had assumed. Actually, I never thought about it that much, because the other techniques got most of my attention - so much to do, and so little time. I decided to look into unboxing in depth, because of some undesirable interaction with the iterative analysis (e.g. having to use separate contours for lists with boxed and lists with unboxed integers.)
In the end, I concluded that creating good unboxing support is probably going to take more than just a few days, and, as I don't really have the time for this at the moment, I decided that I will disable the partial unboxing analysis that I have for now. That does not mean no unboxing can be performed: all integers and floats will be unboxed, and a warning will be given whenever they are confused with a pointer type. So for now, it will be the programmer's task not to add such confusions. Templates etc. will still work.
What will not work for now, then, are container objects with integers/floats and pointer types in the same slot, and passing integers/floats into arguments with a pointer type default (such as range(a,b=None) - we will have to provide two builtin C++ functions for this case.) As the latter can't be supported efficiently anyway without generating multiple function duplicates with different defaults, and mixing integers and pointer types for example in a list container is often not a very nice programming style, I feel the compiler could still be pretty useful.
It's always a bad feeling to have to add restrictions to the types of programs the compiler can handle, but hopefully this one will be temporary. In any case, it can still be used to compile programs written in a C++-style to C++. Although this might not sound very impressive, being able to use Python syntax in writing highly efficient programs would still be pretty cool :D


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When you don't do something for awhile, it can seem unfamiliar and the starting point anything but obvious. So, somewhat recently on Live & Learn, when David shared three lines of a poem in the midst of one of his posts, it stopped me in my tracks. Not just because the words were just spot on truth for me. Not just because I found myself wishing that I had been the one to assemble them in the way the author had so eloquently (and seemingly so effortlessly) done. But because those three lines capture what had been elusive to me: what I needed to get this post started.
The three lines by poet John O'Donohue posted on this blog read like this…
Unknown to us, there are moments
When crevices we cannot see open
For time to come alive with beginning
and reminded me that much as we try, we can't know what is to come.
In months that have somehow managed to have sped by, under the hood has been an ongoing process. An examination of not my conscience, but rather my very consciousness and a riotous path of change and growth. Big things have ended, little things have cropped up and simmered right back down and all along there has been an eyes-wide-open-deer-in-the-headlights-bring-it stance on it all. I like to think of it as beginner's mind, which for me is any time we find ourselves in some degree of both amazement and trepidation – and often, dogged determination – in some kind of new or changing time. But beginner's mind cannot last forever, for eventually a beginning moves to somewhere in the middle. Yes?
There is the saying that all good things come to an end.
I think perhaps that is not always true.
And, on the contrary, it can actually get better.
However we slice it, in review, it might help for you to know that as I cast my glance in the rear view mirror, I see a marriage that ended, and necessarily so; and subsequently I see a rift in a family for a young and yet so wise and resilient young boy; I see a move to where less truly became more in ways so unexpected and a brand of co-parenting of which I am proud of for my son. I see professional hurdles and challenges and just a whole lot of unpleasantness that are best described as hanging on tightly to a ship's mast out on a stormy sea. I see a bank account that some days had more question marks than dollar signs.
But in the midst of all of that: endings, upsets and so many unknowns, there has also been grace and goodness, and so much understanding and without question, many unanticipated lessons.
I have navigated these last few years, with my kiddo and I, bolstered of course by our magical friends and family, in an intentional and optimistic way. I found a way to go at it at my own pace and in my own way. I wanted to – I had to – go through the pain, not around the pain. I wanted to understand, and to admit where the wrong turn(s?) have been made and why. So, the kiddo and I, we have laughed, we have logged miles, we have sat side by side on the couch checking off episodes of our favorite TV shows. We created our signature 'funk-food-dinner-and-movie nights' (sometimes, mama's in a funk and can't find her way around the kitchen…). And, we have done our own thing – he with his friends, me with mine. Sometimes that happens all together. I dipped my toe in the dating pool. Murky waters I tell you. But that is another story for another day. Or not.
With this in mind, almost exactly a year ago, I took a few days away to reset, and continue this re-evaluation. I went up to the mountains, a place that I consider a second home. I spent nearly a week: I went driving around the entire lake, hiking, sitting, walking, and chasing sunsets. And thinking. A lot. And learning. For example, one night the power went out. All of it. Guess what I learned? That I really am a little bit afraid of the dark! Who knew!?
I learned something else equally important.
On my last day there, I positioned myself at a stunning location facing west and since the summer rush had subsided, the beach was nearly left just for me. And my glass of wine.
I sat in wait and I was not disappointed. The sunset was literally spectacular. And slow. And evolving.
Like we are.
I savored each moment as the sun performed right in front of me.
As the sun sank lower and lower, and aware that I had parked somewhat far away, I – so reluctantly – left in time to get to my car before darkness set in fully (I'd already completed my Intro to Darkness course, successfully, I might add). I walked along, hopping over some boulders, looking back to catch every last possible glimpse. I wanted that image printed in me as much as in my camera's SD card.
We all see sunsets, it's nothing out of the ordinary. Right? The sun sets every day. It has to.
I thought I'd seen the last of it, but the sunset had changed once again.
It was like it had one more act, an encore perhaps?
I found myself smiling, relaxed and leaning up against a railing on the boat launch and muttering to myself, 'it just keeps getting better'. And then, I thought to myself, huh, and nodding, and thinking, realizing…
…it's all going to be ok. It just keeps getting better…
I was smiling.
I'm not going to lie.
The last few years have been enlightening, maybe you could even say "exhilarating" at times. But not easy.
But, I realized what I was saying. Out loud.
As I heard myself, I smiled bigger as I realized, yes, it does. It just keeps getting better.
It's true. There have been moments unbeknownst to me where things were at play and I had no idea.
My kiddo is doing awesome. He continues to teach me and surprise me. His resilience is not just comforting; it's affirming. At work we have a new captain of the ship and while you cannot turn a ship on a dime, it seems the seas have calmed and we are headed in a better direction; I am excited to be starting a new academic year, energized and maybe somewhat overwhelmed, but excited.
Colleagues have said to me, "I'm so glad you hung in there…"
And, I met someone. Someone most special. In the most unexpected of places.
People keep telling me, "You look so happy, it's good to see you smiling again…"
It just keeps getting better.
Kiddo and I mixed it up this summer and instead of hitting the road, we jetted off through the friendly skies to enjoy our annual summer trip. Let's just say, it was monumental.
So lessons learned: Don't get stuck in the dark. And it can definitely get better. Sometimes we just to have to trust the wisdom penned by John O'Donohue.
And a ps…to the 'nudgers', you know exactly who you are, and thank you. You have no idea…


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David Messinger is Co-Head of CAA Marketing, a division of leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Messinger is based in the Los Angeles office where he helps lead a division that develops marketing strategies and original content to leverage the power of entertainment on behalf of such clients as The Coca-Cola Company, General Motors, Diageo, Neiman Marcus, and Chipotle, among others.
CAA Marketing was the driving force behind Coca-Cola's long-standing partnership with American Idol and Hasbro's TRANSFORMERS film franchise. Recent successes include two Cannes Grand Prix awards for Chipotle's "Cultivate" campaign and animated short film "Back to the Start" featuring Willie Nelson covering Coldplay and two Grand Prix awards and two Emmy nominations for its follow-up "The Scarecrow." CAA Marketing is responsible for the first and second brand films ever accepted to the Sundance Film Festival, the first-ever live interactive show on Hulu, GAP's first-ever Webby Award-winning work, and Coca-Cola's 3D-animated short: THE POLAR BEARS MOVIE.
Prior to CAA, Messinger worked at Ticketmaster, where he led the consumer marketing efforts for the company and managed key relationships with strategic partners. Before his tenure at Ticketmaster, Messinger worked at The Walt Disney Company. In 1997, he joined Disney as an Account Manager of Corporate Alliances, where he managed the company-wide strategic alliances with American Express, Exxon, General Motors, Mattel, and Nestlé. Working with these blue-chip companies, Messinger managed programs with Disney's theme parks and Broadway theatrical productions, the consumer products division, and other Disney entities. He later became Manager of Corporate Brand Management, where he managed the Disney brand and led the review and approval of advertising, promotions, and character usage for Disney-branded marketing programs.
Messinger began his marketing career at advertising agency Leo Burnett Company, Inc., where he served as Senior Account Executive on the McDonald's Corporation account. While at Leo Burnett, he worked on youth marketing campaigns that won advertising's Gold Effie and Cassie Awards. Later, he led the marketing of McDonald's flagship product, the Big Mac.
Messinger has been recognized on Advertising Age's "Creativity 50" list. He serves as the Chair of the American Advertising Federation. He is also a member of the Executive Committee for both the Advertising Hall of Achievement and the Advertising Hall of Fame. He formerly served as the Board Chair of Communities in Schools-Los Angeles.
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Chairman, AAF National Board of Directors, 2016–2017
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Creating Hope for Families
Parents, Children, and the Community Benefit from Drug Intervention Program
Stephanie handed her infant daughter to her friend and champion, then turned to the microphone, mustering her courage, to address the room full of childhood education specialists at the EC11 Summit. Before she could utter her powerful first sentence, she began to tear up. "I am here today because I had someone who believed in me and encouraged me to have a better life. I never thought I would stand before an audience and talk about my life. But I promised myself that if I could make a difference in the lives of others, I would do so."
What followed was a remarkable story of courage and resilience, how this mother of three reached out to the caring team at the Kansas Children's Service League (KCSL) for help overcoming her drug addiction, so she could be the kind of parent she wanted to be for her children.
Holding Stephanie's daughter was Jennifer Gassmann, a specialist with KCSL's Drug Endangered Child (DEC) program. Gassmann was the one who walked with Stephanie through her journey from addiction to sobriety, and into a new life.
The DEC program serves families with children 0 to 5 in which a parent is currently using or has used drugs, explained Amber Miller, the program's supervisor. "During home visits, we focus on family functioning, parent-child interaction, child development, and parenting skills. We assess the families and develop goals for personal and family growth, and connection to substance treatment and support."
In order to remove barriers to parents' progress, DEC case managers can provide everything from transportation to child care while a parent enters in-patient treatment. Oftentimes, the bond they form with parents is life-changing, as in the case of Stephanie.
From pain to triumph: Stephanie's story
"I spent my entire life feeling like a burden to my family," Stephanie began. "I was treated badly as a child, and never felt loved. I felt alone, empty, and depressed."
She was 38 when she began using methamphetamine to distract herself from feelings of sadness and failure.
"I used when my two kids were with their dad, and convinced myself that if I didn't use around them, it would be OK," she remembered. "But they saw my terrible mood swings as I was coming down."
The day after she turned 40, Stephanie was shocked to learn she was pregnant. "I had used meth throughout my pregnancy," she recounted. "I was not prepared for a baby, and to face DCF for my terrible choices."
Stephanie decided to make big changes in her life. She connected to DEC and received Gassmann as her case manager.
"Jennifer became an angel in my family's life," Stephanie said. "She had a way that made me feel safe and cared for. I could confide in her, she didn't judge my past, and she helped me realize my life mattered. I was strong, and I could do this."
In the year that Stephanie has been in the DEC program, she has made tremendous strides. She's maintained her sobriety, received her GED, and learned to manage her finances. "I have felt better this year than I ever have in my life," she said.
"I am so thankful to everyone who has helped me get to this point. I can now see that I am a great mom to all three of my kids. I finally want to really live. I love life now and am excited about who I am and my journey. I want to show my kids I'm a fighter; I want them to be proud of me, and I want to be proud of me," she shared.
Prevention is changing the story for parents and children
"Stephanie's story isn't unique," explained Gail Cozadd, east region program director for KCSL. When people have adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), they are more likely as adults to experience disease, injury and disability; engage in risky behaviors like drug addiction; and suffer social, emotional and cognitive impairment.
"We are focused on preventing child abuse and helping build resiliency among parents," Cozadd said. "Our mantra is, 'It's about the relationships.' Every piece of research says it's about safe, stable relationships. Often with families, we become that initial person that can model and teach what a safe relationship can look like."
As case managers like Gassmann work with parents like Stephanie, they help them connect with necessary resources and walk with them through the treatment process. As a result, the parents build resiliency as they experience and overcome adversities.
Cozadd said Kansas Children's Cabinet and Trust Fund resources are being put to work in Kansas to prevent stories like Stephanie's from ever occurring. They see the results every single day, as parents heal and change course for their children. Said Cozadd: "We know the triumph of the human spirit."
The EC-11 Summit was hosted by the Cabinet on April 18-19, 2017 and highlighted the importance of investing in Early Childhood. We know that there is an $11.00 return for every $1.00 invested in early childhood initiatives in Kansas. The EC to the 11th Power (EC11) Summit focused on the successes of Cabinet-funded initiatives and the power of those programs to improve the lives of children and families in Kansas.


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Just in time, for the 'day after' Thanksgiving dinner, some Show & Tell from the creative staff here at the Clothworks home office! Shown here is something of a clever contraption, which I'm going to call the Compost Hamper. Instead of having an unsightly plastic compost bucket lying around your kitchen counter collecting your food scraps to be composted, Pat in Accounting & Susan in Order Entry & Customer Service, devised and created this nifty invention to add a little pizzazz to your home decor.
Pat went to Home Depot to gather up all of the PVC piping and joints to create the frame for the 'hamper'. Once the frame was constructed, she gave Susan the measurements to draft and sew a fabric bag. Do you recognize that fabric? The modern floral from the Lady Bug Blooms collection designed by Anne Bollman, released earlier this year by Clothworks, adds a fun splash of color to Pat's neutral kitchen decor.
Susan's genius idea of constructing the fabric bag with loops that have snaps, allows for 2 purposes. The first purpose, although not pictured here, is to line the fabric bag with a bio-compost bag to be secured by the snaps when closing the tabs. That way you can throw in your food scraps without soiling the fabric bag too much. The second purpose for the tabs makes for easy removal of the fabric bag for laundering.
And voila! Hope this nifty idea inspires you in your sewing! Besides being used to disguise your compost, I could also see this invention used as a bin for fabric scraps in your sewing room. Hmmm….sounds like the perfect gift idea for a few crafty folks on my Christmas list 🙂


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We love to talk about firsts at weddings. First toast, first dance, first kiss and all the nostalgia associated with those firsts. Morgan & Matt's wedding at Nature Point above Lake Travis had a lot of firsts for us to witness. First Mt Fuji Cake, First literal toast from the best man's speech, First playing of Let It Go from Frozen as the last song, and the first wedding that I felt out-nerded.
The Mt Fuji cake held a cool significance because that is where Matt proposed to Morgan in Japan, good work Matt!. The best man had never given a wedding toast and there was some slight confusion as he brought an actual toaster and bread for the happy couple. The Let It Go rendition turned into a rousing chorus complete with dance moves, Kaush and I might have sung a little bit too. And yes there were moments and events that I gathered had something to do with Anime or Comic Books or Japan, but I was clearly outclassed in my knowledge of these things. You win this time Matt!
All of those firsts aside, it was a great pleasure to see Morgan & Matt on their first evening together as man and wife. We are certain there will be a lifetime more with these two. Congratulations Yall!
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Taste of Style is an amazing event featuring awe-inspiring creations from Portland's talented hair stylists, makeup artists, fashion designers and photographers. Local artists pull out all the stops to display their craft in surprising and stunning creations through hair artistry, makeup, and fashion. This year's theme is "Roll the Dice, Pass Go to Eliminate Hunger" — you will marvel at the possibilities! The Taste of Style event has raised more than $26,500 for Oregon Food Bank and set the stage for a unique annual fundraising event. You will not want to miss this truly original fantasy hair event! Join the cheering crowd for a fun, fashionable evening with a social conscience.


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About the Fishways
The Amoskeag Fishways Learning and Visitors Center is
an environmental education center located in Manchester, NH on the beautiful
Merrimack River. The center is open year round Monday through Saturday
from 9am to 5pm. During fish migration season in May and June, the center
is open seven days a week. During the winter, from December 1st - March 1st,
the Center is open Monday through Saturday from 9am to 4pm.
History of the Fishways
Anadromous fish are born and grow in the fresh water
of rivers and streams, but live as adults in the salt water of oceans.
Each spring in the northeastern United States, many anadromous fish -
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- migrate from their ocean homes to the Merrimack River to breed, or spawn.
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At his first interview on the night of the 26th, Zimmerman claimed he fell down and was mounted right after Martin's sucker punch. During the walkthrough, his gestures indicate there was movement southward before he fell down. Also, witnesses heard shouting from 2 or more people before the yelling for help started. The shouts seemed to migrate from the T to John's lawn. Zimmerman has not included an account of what the shouts were about, AFAIK. Does anybody remember him being asked about that? Was there an opportunity for him to diffuse the situation by identifying himself before he was on the ground being pummeled? The evidence from the witnesses to the shouting and the fact that he wants to give the impression that he and Martin exchanged one sentence a piece at the T, raises suspicions. Could a prosecution argument be based on it?
Why do you assume that identifying himself would diffuse the situation?
The shouts seemed to migrate from the T to John's lawn.
Zimmerman has not included an account of what the shouts were about, AFAIK.
Zimmerman: So I was walking back through to where my car was and he jumped out from the bushes and he said What the f*cks your problem homey? And I got out my cellphone out to call 911 this time. And I say, Hey man, I dont have a problem, and he goes Now you have a problem. And he punched me in the nose. At that point I fell down, I tried to defend myself. He just started punching me in the face. And, uh, I started screaming for help, I couldnt see, I couldnt breathe. Then he started taking my head
Investigator: And youre still standing at this point?Zimmerman: No maam, I fell to the ground when he punched me the first time. It was dark, I didnt even see him getting ready to punch me. As soon as he punched me I fell backwards into the grass. And then he grabbed me and he was whaling on my head, and then I started yelling help. when i started yelling help, He grabbed my head and he started to hit my head into the I tried to sit up and yell for help and then he grabbed my head and started hitting it into the sidewalk. When he started doing that I, I slid into the grass to try and get out from under him, and so he would stop hitting my head into the sidewalk, I was still yelling for help. I could see people looking and some guy yells out Im calling 911′ and I said help me, help me, hes killing me, and he puts his hand on my nose and on my mouth and he says your going to die tonight and I, I dont remember much after that. I just remember I couldnt breathe and then he still kept trying to hit my head against the pavement, or, I dont know if it was a sign or what it was, so I just
when I slid my jacket and my shirt came up and when he said your
I felt his hand go down on my side and I thought he was going for my firearm so I grabbed it immediately and as he banged my head again I just pulled out my firearm and shot him.
I honestly don't recall Z saying he fell right where he was struck and TM was mounted on top of him instantaneously.
The witnesses that describe the shouting/arguing starting at the T, talk of it being a brief exchange and then a period of silence (from a few seconds up to 10 minutes from one witness).
Jeralyn went over the evidence that the shouts migrated in a post on the Debris Field thread.
You mean this?The word 'shout' appears nowhere in that post. The words are 'noise' and 'sounds'.
In the first interview he said he fell 'as soon as' he was punched (2/26-1, 14:07-11).In the second part of that interview, going over the events again, he said he didn't know where he 'ended up' after the punch (2/26-2, 6:47-52).
It might not have. Or it might have. We'll never know, will we? Because George never tried.
In this case, the trial court properly granted appellant's request for self-defense instructions, based on appellant's testimony that he was first attacked by Archibald and that he struck Archibald to retaliate and prevent further harm to himself. Appellant contends, however, that the trial court incorrectly instructed the jury on self-defense by telling them that appellant had to try to "avoid the danger" before using force. According to appellant, this instruction negated his defense.....the revised standard jury instructions for justifiable use of deadly force, which were approved by the Florida Supreme Court in May 2006....Standard Jury Instruction 3.6(f): Justifiable Use of Deadly Force omit the "necessity to avoid" language.......[T]he trial court's jury instructions misstated the current law applicable to self-defense. The "necessity to avoid" language would lead the jury to believe that the appellant had to use "every reasonable means within his power to avoid the danger" before he could resort to the use of force likely to cause great bodily harm. However, under section 776.013, a person who is attacked is allowed to stand hisor her ground and "meet force with force." It appears that the new law places no duty on the person to avoid or retreat from danger, so long as that person is not engaged in an unlawful activity and is located in a place where he or she has a right to be. § 776.013(3), Fla. Stat. (2005). Because the jury instructions misstated the law governing appellant's sole affirmative defense of self defense, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
The defendant cannot justify the use of force likely to cause death or great bodily harm unless [he][she] used every reasonable means within [his][her] power and consistent with [his][her] own safety to avoid the danger before resorting to that force.
OK, your assignment is to listen to all the witnesses mentioned and report back exactly what words they used to describe the sounds. Didn't one describe one voice as more dominant than the other? Did anybody use screams to describe the noise at this point. Am I wrong in thinking that the sounds only turned to screams when they reached John's lawn? Am I the only one here bothered by Zimmerman leaving out what he said between "I don't have a problem" and "Help"? Will the prosecution argue that all he did was curse and threaten Martin instead of explaining his business? Can you imagine Zimmerman leaving out anything he did that would cast him in a good light?
It might not have diffused the situation. I find the fact that Zimmerman didn't claim to have tried, noteworthy. I think Serino was tending towards this argument in his Capias, as part of the case for negligent homicide.


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"The college application process is an exciting opportunity for self-discovery!"
Cue me, crying in front of a computer screen for three hours straight.
"Take time to think each question through, and put the answer that best describes you."
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I once babysat a kid. He was a complete brat and his mom forgot to pay me, so it was basically philanthropy work.
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Armed robbery, murder, kidnapping, the whole shebang
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Getting into college, because I would like to go to college.
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Disappearance of Tom and Eileen Lonergan
Thomas Joseph Lonergan and Eileen Cassidy (née Hains) Lonergan, born 1964 and 1969, respectively, were a married couple from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, who were mistakenly stranded in the Coral Sea on January 25, 1998.
The Lonergans were scuba diving with a group at St. Crispin's Reef[1] in Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The boat that had transported the group to the dive site departed before the Lonergans returned from the water. None of the vessel's crew or passengers noticed that the two had not come back aboard.
At the time of the incident, the couple had recently completed a two-year tour of duty with the Peace Corps at Funafuti atoll in the small South Pacific island nation of Tuvalu and were repeating that work in Fiji.[2]
It was not until two days later, on January 27, 1998, that the pair was discovered to be missing after a bag containing their belongings was found on board the dive boat. A massive air and sea search took place over the following three days. Although some of their diving gear was found washed up later on a beach miles away from where they were lost, indicating that they drowned, their bodies were never found. Fishermen found a diver's slate (a device used for communicating underwater) and wrote down what it reportedly read: "Monday Jan 26; 1998 08am. To anyone who can help us: We have been abandoned on A[gin]court Reef by MV Outer Edge 25 Jan 98 3pm. Please help to rescue us before we die. Help!!!"[2]
Several theories were suggested surrounding their disappearance. At the time, it was suggested that the Lonergans might have staged their disappearance. However, the Lonergans' bank accounts were never touched and their insurance policies were not claimed.[3]
Another theory suggested that the pair committed suicide, or murder-suicide. This theory was bolstered by entries found in both victims' diaries. Excerpts from Tom's personal diary were used to portray a deeply disturbed man who was looking for a "quick and peaceful" death. Eileen's writings had expressed concern for her well-being, given Tom's "death wish". She had openly chosen to stay with Tom, no matter the outcome.[4] However, the diary entries were taken out of context, according to Eileen's parents and family members.[5][6] The family, the coroner Noel Nunan, and the Port Douglas police claim that only pages that would validate the suicide theory were leaked to the press, whereas the majority of the diaries remain unread except by the coroner, Port Douglas police, and the Hains family.
Eileen's father, John Hains, later said that he suspects the couple ultimately became dehydrated and disoriented and in the end succumbed to drowning or sharks.[6]
The coroner dismissed suggestions that the Lonergans had either committed suicide or faked their own disappearance, and formally charged Jack Nairn, skipper of the dive boat, with their unlawful killing.[7] He was later found not guilty,[8] but his company was fined after pleading guilty to negligence and went out of business. Queensland's government also introduced stiffer regulations, among which was the requirement that captains and dive masters independently confirm each head count.[3]
The 2003 movie Open Water claims to be based on the Lonergans' disappearance.[9] In the film, all names are changed, but there is a strong resemblance to the Lonergans' story.
The documentary Crime Stories: Deep Secret also featured the story of the Lonergans.
See also[edit]
- ^ McGeogh, Paul (30 Jan 1998). "Checks not made on couple who dived alone". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ a b Fickling, David. "Open Water: The True Story Behind the Disturbing Movie". Cyber Diver News Online the guardian.com. July 23, 2004
- ^ a b Daley, Jason. Gang "A watery grave". Outside Magazine / Outside online October 2003
- ^ Foggo, Daniel. "A mystery resurfaces". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) - (c/o the Age). August 7, 2004
- ^ Chipperfield, Mark. "Coral reef couple 'faked dive deaths'". The London Daily Telegraph. Sunday 26 April 1998
- ^ a b Horwitz, Tony. "Dying at sea, probably.". New York Times. August 1, 2004
- ^ "Missing divers 'unlawfully killed' ". news.bbc.co.uk
- ^ "Death of Two American Divers - Thomas and Eileen Lonergan". michaelmcfadyensscuba.info
- ^ "Hollywood's 'Open Water' film earns rave reviews". cdnn.info. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008.
External links[edit]
- Undercurrent: "Two Divers Left at Sea - Did the Headcount Fail?" .(Adobe Acrobat PDF document) at undercurrent.org
- Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) Tom and Eileen Lonergan at peacecorpsonline.org
- 13/1/2000 Diver's disappearance renews talk on safety regulations at abc.net.au
- Open Water (2003) on IMDb


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