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Angry, confused, changed, helpless, enlightened, alone, overwhelmed, excited, open minded….
These are just a few of the emotions that have passed through me recently yet I haven't had the motivation to put it into words. There is just so much going on and so much to talk about that it seems almost impossible to focus on one subject and just have at it. I have had this overwhelming feeling, like we are on the edge of something great and I don't want to have my head down blinders on just moseying around mindlessly like another drone through life when it happens.
I hear people say things like "this isn't how humans are supposed to be living" with so much of the day wasted behind a desk under artificial lights. "LIVE DAMN YOU LIVE." But we can't. We aren't allowed to, or for most of us, don't have the means to do so. I keep feeling this void that can't be filled with materialistic things that can be bought, with good job security and decent pay. It can't be filled with vacations and getaways, it can't even be filled with the joys of family and love. So what then can fill it?
So many of us feel that same void and try to fill it with sex, drugs, drinks, and simple distractions that the media told us would make us happy and then we think something is still wrong with us when we are not happy with these things we have filled our life with. The things they told us we should be filling our life with in order to finally catch that dream we have been chasing our entire lives. Once we acquire all the things and we have people in our lives that make up happy…. then what? What is it that we are missing?
Time to live. That's what we are missing. The time to actually enjoy all the things we spent our entire lives trying to gather and retain. We shouldn't be forced to wait until we are 65 to enjoy all that life and leisure time have to offer us. We spend the better parts of our day dedicated to going to work, am I supposed to be happy there? We get home and continue with the stresses of todays daily life at home because we have to now spend that money we worked so hard for on the bills that keep the lights on at home and keep all the machines I've bought to entertain or assist me running, but does that make me happy? Then I finally get 2 days away from work only to return again for another 5, repetitively for 50 years so that I can one day afford to die in a nice retirement home instead of under a bridge somewhere, is that supposed to make me happy and give me peace of mind? To know I am making enough money to die is defiantly a load of my shoulders….
There is so much corruption and greed in the world that it sometimes feels like there is no alternative to being a drone unless you want to be homeless and hungry under that bridge they are burying you under.
I have started reading books that take my mind to another level of consciousness so that maybe in some realm I can find some bit of happiness. One of them I would highly recommend is "Biocentrism – How Life and Consciousness are the Keys to Understanding the Nature of the Universe" Though I might warn you its one of those books that after you finish it you kind of look at everyone else as if they are stuck in some illusionistic reality, almost as if you are Neo from the Matrix and you have seen the true reality that no one else can see yet. Its like being in on a secret only you and the author know and your looking at everyone else like they are mindless sheep just following along without asking a single question about life throughout their entire existence.
So now that I know this, what do I do with this new found knowledge? I thought about sharing it but explaining it without sounding like a total loon is pretty hard. Trust me, start reading a few pages of the book I mentioned and you will quickly see that explaining it is like explaining color to the blind. Is it possible that on the journey to discovery, enlightenment and interconnectedness that we somehow feel more alone than ever.
I'm also reading a book called Revolution, which is exactly what we are in need of. An enlightenment, a wake-up call, a realization that everything is not ok, its not going to be ok and nothing is ever going to be the same again.
So what do we do about it? I don't know, hence the emotions I stated earlier. I can't be the only person that thinks something is very wrong on a much more grandiose global scale as well as a more intimate internal scale, and with the combination of them both it feels like everything is bound to go nowhere. I brush that feeling off only because I see there are others out there with the same feeling and same questions, seeking the same answers.


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Coverage of the West Columbia Candidates Forum
In the meantime, Larry Carson at the Sun has the scoop. I am not sure I agree with Larry's scene setting, though
A Blog on what is going on in Howard County
In the meantime, Larry Carson at the Sun has the scoop. I am not sure I agree with Larry's scene setting, though
On a side note, the County's Department of Planning and Zoning says they convened the Focus Group to get the reactions of the community to the plan so they can refine it before it goes into the approval process. If this is truly their goal then they should desire audience comments and participation so they can get as much input as possible so the plan so the maximum range of concerns are heard before the approval process starts. The new "moderator" seems not to get this and is trying to change the rules in mid-stream and not allow the audience to contribute in the discussion where it would have the most impact and instead wants all the audience to throw their comments out at the end of the Focus Group meeting without their relevance or context connected to the discussion that prompted them. To say that such new rules are not constructive to the Focus Group's stated goals would be a huge understatement. I hope the Department of Planning and Zoning will live up to its declarations and make sure that anyone who takes the time to attend (in many cases people are using their leave from work to do so since they insist on having the meetings during the work day) will be allowed to speak during the flow of discussion as was allowed at all of the past Focus Group meetings (and I have attended all of them except for two).
The Focus Group on Downtown Columbia Redevelopment meets today from 3pm to 5:30pm at The Other Barn in Oakland Mills at
This redevelopment of Downtown Columbia will be the biggest change to the county since James Rouse proposed to take farm fields and build the city of
Here is some background on the Downtown Columbia Redevelopment:
Will the county use the Focus Group to help restore public trust?
I guess not yet, but here's hoping they will do it this time.
Laura Greenback in the Baltimore Examiner has a great article on how the county's proposed plan for downtown would destroy some of
As Laura points out in her article I have written about this before and suggested solutions to allow the developers to make a lot of money while at the same time preserving these community gathering places that are local treasures:
The solution preserves the Hug Park and the winding path through the trees in it.
Laura, thank you for giving the web address for this blog in your article. I think my fellow bloggers will agree that it is great when journalists covering blogs provide the web address so their readers can go out and check it out for themselves. I know I always try to link to news articles that I talk about so that my readers can go read the news articles. It is great to see that Laura is one of the ones that gets the etiquette of blogging. Laura also has several over great articles in the Examiner that you can check out here.
To find a recap of what has been going on with downtown
Tom Perez has been taken off the ballot in the Attorney Generals race. The MD constitution stipulates that the Attorney General must have practiced law in MD for at least 10 years. Though Tom Perez had practiced law on behave of the federal government effecting every corner of the country as part of the Clinton Justice Department the highest court in MD has said that because he had only been a member of the MD Bar for 5 years he is disqualified from serving. From a constitutional design point of view I think it is stupid to write restrictions on who may serve into constitutions. Let the voters decide. Whether it is professional experience requirements, or residency requirements, or age requirements they undermine voter choice. If the voters don't think someone is qualified they won't vote for someone and these issues can be political issues in the campaign, but fundamentally it is the voter who should be left to decide for themselves who they want to have serve them.
I wrote a letter to the editor on this, months ago, suggesting that by upsizing the village centers and stacking big box stores on top of grocery stores as is done in Seattle we can relieve some of our growth pressures by getting rid of the big box strip along Snowden River Parkway and build a new village of Columbia there, which will get more bang for the buck off that land and will revitalize the village centers by adding shopping draws that do not compete with existing businesses.
In the meantime HayDuke has a good suggestion on addressing the situation in
So, what to do with the space? The story provides no details, but there are two options that I would support. The first is getting David's Natural Food Market and Produce Galore to join forces and give
it's first (nearly) full-sized natural food store. The second, which is bound to happen eventually anyway, is to redevelop the entire village center, something we may want to hold off on, however, until the whole charrette thing is done. Columbia
The second option is already being pursued. I believe the effort is being championed by forward thinking Mary Pivar on the Wilde Lake Village Board.
I would add that if a grocery store cannot use the space our area could really use an REI camping goods store. I always thought that Oakland Mills should have gone after an REI when their grocery store problems were going on.
We believe that Peter's character, education, background, experience and leadership make him the best candidate for this Congressional seat. In Congress, Peter will bring the intelligence, compassion and commitment to public service that served the people of
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(Personal Note: Di Zou came one vote short of getting endorsed and since I really think he would be a superb addition to the Board of Education I am going to give him a quick shout out. Di just graduated from Glenelg High School and is about to start at my alma mater the University of Maryland – College Park, where he will be majoring in Physics and Math. As a recent graduate of our school system he probably has a better understanding of what policies are working and what policies are not than most people who do not spend every day in the school system. I think this shows in his three priorities 1) stop having standardized tests diverting attention from quality teaching (and I got the impression that he was willing to use the leadership role of the school board to advocate for state and federal officials to clean up the messes they are making of our education system when they mandate poorly designed tests), 2) promote vocational training, and 3) improve the school systems technological infrastructure. On this last point I can just think of the money the county could save if we had someone on the Board of Education who was technologically literate enough to ask the right questions before we buy programs like the county's current grading software that is so clearly broken.)
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So here is a breakdown of who will be covering which results:
So this year the primary election returns will be available quicker and in more detail than ever before. This coverage will add a depth of understanding of the political geography of
Tuesday, August 29th, 2006, 7:00PM - 9:00PM
Congressional Candidates Forum hosted by the
After the primary we will have our Bloggers' Candidates Forum. If you have questions that you want us to ask the candidates you can put your suggestion in the comments section or email me.
Feel free to use the comments section also as an open thread to discuss your thoughts on the elections, what you are seeing and hearing on the campaign trail, and what you think of the candidates.
Larry Carson wrote an article in yesterday's Sun about our upcoming Bloggers' Candidates Forum. I think it is a well-written piece that highlights the pros of this kind of forum:
A politically diverse group of
bloggers is planning an electronic question-and-answer session for the general election that voters can use when and how they please. Howard County
Larry notes my point that blogging actually has taken off with places like
Now I love when people spout off without knowing what they are talking about so I really got a kick out of Donald F. Norris (public policy professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County)'s quote: "This is out there in the ether. If what you want to do is influence the election, a blog is not the way to do it."
Well I didn't start this blog to influence elections and I think blogs perform a lot of functions (more about this below), but clearly Dr. Norris didn't follow John Thune defeating Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle in 2004 in South Dakota where rightwing blogs played a major role. In fact, word on the street in DC is the Republican Party has been encouraging the development of similar use of blogs to influence elections and has even been using the
Now as to why I did start this blog. An architect friend of mine from growing up in Columbia kept pointing out to me the use of deceptive sketches by the Department of Planning and Zoning that failed to accurately take note of topography issues or selectively picking an angle tried to sell an idea. He said this is quite common in the field and as I was talking to friends that were sharing their concerns with me about the redevelopment plan for Downtown Columbia I decided there needed to be a place I could direct people to find out about what was going on. Though most people might think I should have started a webpage I decided on a blog because this way we can discuss the plan and find solutions to problems in the plan together as a community. I like the participatory nature of the format. I have put out some possible solutions on this blog like:
1) My idea for the Lakefront
2) My idea for extending Metro
If you have ideas or suggestions, please write about them in the comments sections.
Now I found very interesting Jim Robey's response to the idea of a Bloggers Candidates Forum:
Most candidates like the blogger idea, but not outgoing County Executive James N. Robey, a Democrat who is running for state Senate this year.
"No, I'd rather show up and confront people face to face," he said. Answering questions electronically is "not my favorite way."
Now I should say upfront that I really liked Jim Robey until earlier this year. We had spoken in passing at several events over the years, including a very nice conversation when I was working the polls for Ken Ulman on primary day 2002. Now that changed at a candidates forum for state legislative candidates at the Columbia Democratic Club where I asked Jim something along the lines of: "I am a resident of District 13 and I am hearing from many of my neighbors that live in the district that they are very concerned that the current plan for downtown Columbia redevelopment doesn't reflect what the community said during the first day of the charrette. I don't want to see Schrader re-elected and I am getting concerned that Democrats will get hurt by this unless people are assured that the plan will be fixed to reflect what people said they wanted. Would you be willing to give us that assurance?" Jim got very upset by the question and said he had already spoken to me about it (which is not true because our only interaction on the subject until then had been less than 30 seconds at Ken Ulman's announcement event when he was pulled away to go up to the stage before I had said anymore than the rough concerns I expressed in the later question to him. At Ken Ulman's announcement he had given no response, though as he was getting pulled away I had suggested he check out the Howard County Blog where I had been writing about a lot of the concerns people had with the plan.) Anyway, since we really hadn't talked before on it I went up to him afterwards, but before I could get two words out of my mouth he stuck his hand in my face and said he knew who I was and he didn't want to speak to me and I should go vote for Schrader. I kind of stuttered at that and tried to continue, but with his hand still in my face he kept saying "I know who you are. Go vote for Schrader." I was sure that there must be some mistaken identity. I kept trying to go on until he turned his back on me to talk to someone else. I picked my jaw off the floor and went off to see if I could get the mistaken identity sorted out another way. I spoke to three people who have known me for many years and who have a close political relationship to Jim, but I have never gotten any resolution on the matter. At the time I thought he may be mistaking me for the guy (David Keelan) who writes the HoCoMD Blog, which also goes by the name Howard County Blog. David is a Republican activist and has been very critical of Jim Robey's friend Wayne Livesay who is running for County Council in District 5. Based on what I have heard since I no longer think that was the case, but as I said, I have not gotten a full explanation of what Jim's outburst was all about. I would not even bring this up except for Jim Robey saying he'd "rather show up and confront people face to face". I am just still flabbergasted by that statement and his response to me when I asked him a question in a live candidates forum.
Anyway, back to your chance to ask questions of candidates. If you cannot wait for the Bloggers' Candidates Forum the Harper Choice Village Board is putting on a major candidates forum for
He was particularly proud of creating legislation that formed the Maryland Farmland Preservation Foundation and Program Open Space.
As Charles Feaga said of Senator Clark in the Sun obituary:
It could be said he is the father of our land preservation programs.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Sept. 2 at St. John Episcopal Church,
The Animal Planet Expo came to Centennial Park this weekend, as one of their thirteen stops this summer around the country. There were Frisbee dog shows, trivia games, and the popular Discovery Kids' Endurance Experience, where kids got to feel the exhilarating fun of the Discovery Kids' Channel's show Endurance.
The expo also included a theater where visitors came face-to-face with a python, alligator, fox, porcupine, or lemur. Visitors were able to meet Dave and Molly from Animal Planet's Backyard Habitat. As part of this wonderful opportunity for Howard County's families and pets, Comcast will also be making a $1000 donation to the Howard County Animal Control and Adoption Center.
The campaign finance numbers are out and David Wissing at The Hedgehog Report has a series of great posts on the numbers that affect
1) Politics1 – This is where I start all my blog hunting. It is one of the oldest blogs dating back to that ancient time of 1997. This is a link clicker/info seekers dream site. If you click the "State/Federal" link on the top you will get a US map you can click on and get a list of all congressional and statewide candidates in the state of your selection along with links to their websites, the states filing deadlines and primary schedules, links to most major and a number of minor local news sources, and each states Secretary of States websites. If you click on the "News Links" link you get a page full of links to some great news/info/political resources.
2) Political Wire – The best rundown of political news you can find.
3) Josh Marshall – This is a great investigative journalism blog that is the best source for covering all the scandals going on in DC including the Abramoff and Duke Cunningham scandals.
4) DailyKos – This is the biggest and best Democratic blog with a daily readership of about a half million.
5) RedState – The Republican version of DailyKos.
6) Andrew Sullivan – An independent minded Republican
7) Wonkette – The queen of DC snark
There are plenty of others like AmericaBlog, FireDogLake, and FreeRepublic, so go check them out for yourself and feel free to give a shout out to your favorite blogs in the comments section below or share what you think of some of the blogs that are mentioned above.
Now onto the campaign finance numbers:
The one thing I would add is that though money is very important for statewide (and Franchot's money in the comptrollers race really stands out to me) or even big district races at a local level a candidate without much money can knock on enough doors to win a race through person to person contact without needing much money. For example, I keep hearing reports that Nina Basu's energy and passion are really impressing people she is meeting as she is campaigning and though quite honestly she is fighting an uphill battle without much money, it will be very interesting to watch to see how many people respond to that energy and her ideas and see if she can pull off an underdog upset. What are you hearing from or about candidates in your part of the county?
League of Women Voters' State Legislative Candidates Forum is Tuesday night (i.e. tonight). It will be in the Tyson Room,
Rebroadcast on Gtv, Cable Channel 70 as follows:
Wed. through Mon. - August 16 through August 21 at 12:30 p.m.
Wed. - August 16 at 8 p.m.
Fri. - August 18 at 9 p.m.
Sat. and Sun. - August 19 and August 20 at 10 p.m.
As a reminder there will be a Bloggers Candidates Forum after the primary. If you questions for the candidates that you want to suggest we ask feel free to post them in the comments or email them to me.
Use the comments section as an open thread to discuss the state legislature elections and your favorite candidates. What are the issues that matter to you? How do candidates stand on those issues? Have you met a candidate on the campaign trail? If so, that was the experience like? What are you hearing from your neighbors on the race? Please use a consistent pseudonym or your real name so we can have a good conversation. Please also provide links to your source if appropriate.
Last night I went to one of the free outdoor movies at the Lakefront in downtown
I am so passionate about fixing the plan for the redevelopment of downtown Coulumbia because sadly the current plan for downtown
The plan to extend a road over the top edge of the grass amphitheater where we were watching the movie also destroys one of the great mixing places in
And of course we have the issue of exclusive pools that remove yet another on of the main mixing area.
It is generally appalling to me that the people pushing the current plan forward either to not understand or care how their plan will destroy the very core of what makes are community successful and that Rouse was able to achieve. And to think that many of these things (with maybe the exception of mixed income housing) could be fixed without much loss of profit for the developers. Here is one idea for solutions to some of these problems:
HayDuke and I are in absolute agreement that it is great to see a reporter actually fact check. As HayDuke says:
Flier reporter Nate Sandstrom has earned my respect for actually reporting the facts, rather than just repeating dubious claims verbatim. More like this, please.
Reading both of Nate's articles on the candidates forum also highlights that the number one issue of this election will most likely be zoning/development, which is something I tried to get across to several of the candidates last fall. Zoning and community planning has the greater impact on voters day to day lives than any other issue. It is the leading factor in how long we are stuck in traffic, how easy it is for us to shop where we want to shop, how difficult it is to find parking at our house or where we shop, how crowded our kids schools are, whether those who work in our community can afford to live here, whether those who grew up in our community can afford to stay here, and, as James Rouse has shown us, on the character and values of the children who grow up here. The design of a development can have a huge impact on whether it divides sections of the community or brings people together and builds community. And of course the design of a community has an impact on the health and accessibility of nature in our community as well as an impact on the likelihood of crime in our community.
I was glad to see many of the candidates recognized the importance of accountability to the voters in the zoning process and want to keep the Zoning Board elected. A couple months ago I responded to HayDuke saying that impartiality was a myth when dealing with zoning by saying:
HayDuke declares "impartiality is a myth" when dealing with zoning and I could not agree with him more. I will add that though it is impossible to have impartiality in such matters, but you can have accountability. If the final decision rests with an elected Zoning Board ultimately the voters can keep the zoning process accountable to the citizens through the ballot box.
I went on in a later post to explain further:
There is no such thing as impartiality with such things as zoning decisions, but we can have accountability. That is if the zoning board is elected the voters can hold them accountable. That is the only way the public can have a voice in this very important process. The more the zoning board is separated from the voters the less voice the public will have and the more likely back room deals with developers will be able to go on unchecked. Let's not throw out accountability in the search for the mythical notion of impartiality.
It is good to see that some candidates are realizing this. Hopefully the others will wake up and recognize that accountability must be the cornerstone of our zoning process.
As the Flier editorialized after their article:
Like running water, electricity and cable television before it, wireless Internet capability will soon be widely considered a part of living and doing business in American communities.
Communities that don't have it will find themselves at a competititve disadvantage for attracting and retaining business and keeping residents happy.
But, make no mistake, this technology is coming. And in a few years, we'll probably be wondering how we lived without it.
I could not have said it better myself. If we want a forward looking downtown for
The news coming out of the Middle East is sobering. The situation in Lebanon is deteriorating and the war in Iraq rages on. The cost of the conflict will reach $315 billion by the end of September and American casualties have topped 20,000. It's time to change direction by implementing smart strategies that defuse tensions, effectively combat terrorism and bring our troops home.
I want to hear from you. I will be hosting town halls across Maryland's Third District to have a frank discussion about Bush's Middle Eastern quagmire and what we can do to fix the mess. Please, join me for these important meetings and lend your voice to the discussion. I hope to see you at one of these events. Thank you so much for your support.
Peter Beilenson, M.D., M.P.H.
Evan Coren, who has been blogging since January, said his ... Howard County Blog allows him to delve into issues with greater detail than even daily publications can, and noted that the county's bloggers possess individual strong points that set each of them apart. For example, "Hayduke understands [the controversy surrounding] Merriweather better than I do," he said.
But the real beauty of blogs, Coren said, is that they "serve as community space, where people can have discourse in a civil manner and find solutions to common problems."
What about the fact that CA -- already burdened by debt -- will have to provide thousands of additional residents with the amenities all Columbians expect? Will they have to build a pool? What about pathways? What about a new community center, since the current Town Center location is well away from the heart of the village at Oakland Manor?
These are some excellent questions. I have raised the pool issue at past Focus Group meetings and my suggestion is that in order to save land space (which is very highly priced) that the new downtown pools are designed creatively. For example, the proposed 22 story condo building for the Lakefront is currently designed to have a pool on its roof. Now since exclusive pools are an assault on the very principles
I have also raised at a past focus group meeting the need for additional neighborhood center facilities for each new neighborhood. More residents will mean more demand for space for new community groups to meet and residents to rent for special events. I have already heard from some old friends that there is not enough appropriate space for the Israeli dance group, which probably means groups that do similar activities like Irish folk dancing, Jazz dance, ballet, step dancing, country line dancing, swing dancing, and ballroom dancing. The overall increase in the population of
Put of course all of this means that HayDuke's conclusion is right on the mark:
In reality, CA isn't gaining more money or power. It's gaining more obligations.
And obligations for CA mean obligations for lien payers and thus potentially lien increases. Lien increases really amount to property tax increases. Thus it should be no surprise that the CA Reps currently on the focus group have been asking tough questions and that Jud Malone who is on the focus group and was a CA Rep got voted out of office last spring after preaching that we should trust the developers.
I believe that if the developers want the huge profits that they will get from building in downtown (or in my opinion anywhere) they must not pass on the costs resulting from the development (including roads, parking, mass transit, schools, sewers, water treatment, environmental impact mitigation, social services (and this includes the issues of pools, community facilities, etc. mentioned above), maintenance of developed areas, and preservations of community standards such as mixed income housing) to tax or lien payers. This is basic economics. When the costs of production are not fully absorbed in the cost of a product (these unabsorbed costs are known in economics as externalities), then it is the job of the government to require that the producer bare that cost as part of the cost of production so that third parties (i.e. the tax or lien payer) don't have to pay for the unabsorbed costs. This is the accepted and normal fix to the third party payer problem that is used in every capitalist country. In our case the situation is very simple: What we (the community) has that the developers want is the additional residential units, so any elected official that wants to get elected again will not grant those residential units until the developer agrees to a plan with firm guarantees that are legally enforceable that the developer will cover these costs that must be met to make the plan workable.
As a side note, I think the article does a great job of portraying the mentality of some in CA, including Tom O'Conner, who is quoted in the story. I think HayDuke raises questions that I have heard other more realistic and forward think CA Reps like Cindy Coyle and Phil Kirsch raise at focus group meetings. Understanding the space limitation of the Examiner, I hope that this article becomes the first in a series that reports on how different elected parts of CA are looking at these issues.
HayDuke likes District 13 House of Delegate's Candidate Nina Basu's idea to give tax breaks to low income workers. As a side note, I have been hearing that Nina has been really impressing the people she has been meeting when she has been out campaigning in the community. One of the first things I heard when I got back from my summer vacation was how impressed people were with her and since then I have been hearing a lot of buzz about how passionate, intelligence, and hard working she is and how refreshing her energy and forward thinking ideas on regional transit needs.

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A few months ago I had the honor of going on a pilgrimage to St. Damienʻs Church along with Fr. Joseph Lee, FSSP. See below to watch the video of our journey. http://vimeo.com/34984819
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Research is the new black.
I apply research approach in all aspects of my work:
- I help teams understand their users, which allows them to create wonderful products.
- Before I start working with the team, I investigate the team – their development processes, what motivates the team and each individual person, what fears they have, what temporal and technological limitations they have. This approach helps to bring the team maximum benefit from the research. I carefully integrate the research into their development process.
- I also adhere to this approach when I interact with my research team. Each member of my team also has goals, drivers, and barriers, which I study by interview methods, observations, even online surveys 🙂 A motivated happy team of professionals is an application for victory.
I designed and created the UX-laboratory in Mail.Ru and as a hobby, I help companies build UX labs:
- I design UX lab space
- I buy equipment cheaper than the market offers
- I help to hire a laboratory leader
For example, here's what happened in the company Avito
I really like to see the joy in people's eyes when they get something new. That's why I teach regularly. I help my colleagues to learn methods of UX research:
- Specialization "UX UI designer" at Coursera https://www.coursera.org/specializations/ux-ui-design
- Course "Head of a digital product" in the Netology https://netology.ru/programs/product-lead
- Intensive "UX & UI Product Design" at the British Higher School of Design https://habrahabr.ru/company/mailru/blog/305778/


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AISD has been working with campuses in providing refresh technology that will replace some of the old, end-of-life technology that is currently on campuses. Training videos have been created and have been placed on a website along with other online support resources. Please share this with your campus.
On this site, you will find introductory videos as well as training videos for the new Apple iMac, Asus netbook, iPad2, Lenovo Android tablet, and Manda Pro all-in-one desktop computer.


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Conferees Hammer Out Agreement on School-to-Work Bill
Members of the House and Senate ironed out the differences between their versions of the proposed "school-to-work opportunities act'' in a conference-committee meeting last week, setting the stage for final passage of the bill.
The bill would authorize $300 million in seed money to states and localities in the fiscal year that begins Oct.1 to help build systems that would prepare young people for high-skill, high-wage jobs.
One of the biggest sticking points had been whether to require school-to-work programs funded under the act to include paid work experiences. The House bill had required paid work experience; the Senate bill had not.
Conferees agreed to give priority to grant applications for school-to-work systems that would require paid work-based learning.
Lawmakers also agreed to give funding priority to grant applications that show the "highest levels of concurrence'' among all of the state officials involved in drafting the school-to-work plans.
The governance issue had been a thorny one. The Council of Chief State School Officers, in particular, had expressed concerns that state education agencies might not be required to sign off on aspects of a school-to-work system that directly affected their programs. In contrast, governors had expressed concern that the law not include provisions that would allow plans to be held hostage by particular state agencies.
Under the compromise, an applicant must describe the manner in which all of the important officials collaborated to develop the school-to-work plan and will cooperate to implement it.
If there is disagreement among any of the state officials or agencies affected by the proposal, the governor can still submit the plan to the federal government for funding. But the dissenting officials or agencies would be entitled to submit comments along with the proposal expressing their concerns.
"Because of our priority language and our collaboration language, those grant applications probably would not receive funding,'' a House aide said.
Mandates or Priorities
Grant applications must also describe how the state has obtained and will continue to obtain the active involvement of employers and other interested parties.
If a state plans to seek waivers to federal laws or regulations to implement its school-to-work system, waiver requests would also have to be included as part of its grant application or as an amendment to its plan. And any of the state agencies whose programs would be affected by such a waiver would have to sign off on the request.
A last-minute snag came up when Sen. Howard R. Metzenbaum, D-Ohio, expressed concern about language intended to clarify that while the program is designed to a broad array of students, it is not an entitlement, under which all eligible applicants are legally guaranteed services.
Mr. Metzenbaum said he was concerned that the language could be interpreted to restrict individuals' right to bring discrimination suits under existing civil-rights laws. Legislators asked their aides to come up with language that would make it clear that the bill does not provide any new legal rights or impinge on existing rights.
Several lawmakers remarked on the largely harmonious, bipartisan nature of their deliberations on the legislation.
"I think this is a very important piece in our whole job-training network'' that would contribute to a "seamless process'' for training Americans, said Rep. Dale E. Kildee, D-Mich.
Although the bill must still be ratified by both chambers, the Education and Labor departments have launched it this year under existing statutory authority. Education Department officials said 22 states applied for implementation grants by the April 1 deadline. Congress appropriated $100 million for the grants.
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I moved to Las Vegas last summer and ever since, when people find out I study Shakespeare, one of the most common reactions is, "Have you been to Cedar City?"
Located about three hours away from Las Vegas, and four hours from Salt Lake City, tiny Cedar City is home to the Utah Shakespearean Festival, a major point of pride among the literary types in this part of the country. The festival, which started in 1962, has become the second largest Shakespeare festival in the country, staging nine productions a year and attracting an estimated 150,000 people for its 2010 season.
The USF season is split into two parts, with six productions running in repertory in July and August and three more running in September and October. This year's summer season features three Shakespeare plays: Much Ado About Nothing, Macbeth, and The Merchant of Venice. With the 2010 season just recently underway, I spoke to David Ivers, who, along with Brian Vaughn, was recently named the USF's new co-artistic director.
Ivers is in his 15th season with the USF as both an actor and director. He has worked with the Oregon, Alabama, and Idaho Shakespeare festivals and is the former associate artistic director and head of education for the Portland Repertory Theatre. He and Vaughn will assume their full duties as artistic directors next January, but this year he is starting to transition into the role while also acting in two productions: Much Ado About Nothing and The 39 Steps.
The USF is known for its outdoor, Elizabethan-style theater — the Adams Shakespearean Theatre — which will host all three of its Shakespeare productions this summer. Ivers says, "Our trademark is producing Shakespeare classically in an open air theater. It is what we're known for and it presents a great challenge for the artists, actors, and designers involved." However, USF is not completely opposed to more contemporary reinterpretations and often stages them in its other venue, the indoor Randall L. Jones Theatre. Says Ivers, "While the outdoor theatre is dedicated to classical, traditional productions, our indoor theatre is the space where we re-examine Shakespeare. In our fall season this year, we have a very conceptual production of Pericles in the indoor theatre."
In addition to the outdoor theater, USF is also known for its various activities that turn the festival into an all-day experience. Says
Ivers, "If you want, your day at the festival can start at 8 AM and go until 9 PM. In the morning we have our discussions in the Seminar Grove where scholars discuss the two plays from the previous day. And then at 6:30, between the afternoon and evening shows, we have the free Greenshow on the courtyard lawn featuring music and dancing."
Another USF tradition is the annual Wooden O Symposium, which brings scholars and practitioners together to discuss Shakespeare during a three-day conference on the campus of Southern Utah University. "The Wooden O represents the intersection of literature and implementation," says Ivers, "The plays lose their intent without the ability to be witnessed and this conference allows scholars the ability to present their ideas on Shakespeare and see his plays performed at the same time."
While he is mainly focused on acting this year, Ivers has begun the transition into his new position, saying that this year, his time is "about 80% acting, 20% other." Maintaining USF's success while keeping it current and relevant will be his biggest challenge: "We're asking ourselves, 'how do we maintain the integrity and tradition of the festival and still move forward?'" One of Ivers' first goals is to make more of a commitment to the actors and artists: "One thing I am going to be committed to doing is hiring artists earlier than the norm. This may seem like a minor thing but it is far more significant to the success of the productions than people realize."
Ivers is also dedicated to reaching out to new audiences, starting with their newly redesigned website and increased presence on Facebook: "Theater and arts organizations often lag behind in marketing and making use of new technologies. We are trying to change that. We are trying to reach out to and create another generation of theatergoers in order to sustain us into the future."
The Utah Shakespearean Festival summer season continues through September 4. For more information, visit their website www.bard.org.


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We strongly believe that homeowners who understand how associations operate are more satisfied homeowners. The following FAQs and useful hints may help answer general questions about community associations, the role of the Board and community management in general. If you don't find an answer or if there's something specific we can help you with, please contact us.
Living in a Community (Homeowners) Association:
What is a Community Association?
In California, a community or homeowners association is often referred to as a common interest development. A common interest development (CID) is a planned neighborhood or community where all owners are members of the Association. The Association is a mutual benefit non-profit corporation subject to all Civil and Corporation Codes in California. Recent statistics indicate that there are more than 40,000 common interest developments organized as Associations in the State.
What does a Board of Directors do?
The Board of Directors consists of members of the Association who are elected, on a volunteer basis, to represent the interests of the community members and to conduct the business of the Corporation.
How do I find out what the Board talks about at meetings?
Boards are required to post meeting notices as well as publish or make available minutes of all regular meetings. This information is easily available by contacting your management team.
How do I get involved with the Board or Committees?
The best way to get involved is to attend Board Meetings. Volunteers are always needed and encouraged. Additionally, each year the Association must conduct an annual meeting in which Directors are elected by the members.
What are the 'legal documents' and why are they important?
Generally, the legal documents consist of the Articles of Incorporation (which establish the Association as a legal entity and Corporation), the Bylaws (which outline Board responsibilities, member rights to information and scheduling of meetings) and the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs). The CC&Rs serve as the legal contract between each member and the Association. The CC&Rs also detail property restrictions and protections such as architectural control, use restrictions, assessment and voting rights and lender considerations and general operating requirements of the Association itself.
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How do I know the Association is using assessments appropriately?
The Association is required to distribute the annual budget and an annual financial review which is generally conducted by an independent CPA. Copies of these documents are available at any time. As a member of the Association, each owner may also review a monthly financial report whenever requested.
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Community Guidelines and Violations:
Who decides the community guidelines?
The CC&Rs for your Association establish many of the use restrictions for your home and your community. The Board of Directors is empowered to further outline these restrictions through the development of community guidelines and rules and regulations. Additionally, many rules are developed to support local ordinances or requirements.
How can I get a copy of the guidelines? Will this help me determine if there is a violation?
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Should I call the police?
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At one point, the prosecutor brought a camp stove, chalk, beaker and other ingredients to show how easy it is to make fake patina, said journalist Matthew Kalman, a frequent trial observer. The defense then used the same technique to show that fake patina doesn't stick to stone.
"It began to look like a high school chemistry class," said Kalman, editor of The Jerusalem Report magazine.
- Daniella Cheslow, "Oded Golan, James Ossuary Proponent, Acquitted of Antiquities Fraud," AP, March 14, 2012
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday and Blog Candy Winner!!!
Time does fly by these days and I can't hardly believe that my girls are heading back to school in about 3 weeks.......wahoooooo!!! In the meantime we are enjoying some more quality family time!!! Today we are heading down to Savannah for some shopping. I'd rather be stampin' ...LOL...but I promised my girls a trip to the mall!!!
Hope you have time to stamp, because it's time for another fun round of the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge ~ FTTC75!!! This week Betty is our challenge host and she is challenging us to use *FELT* !!! Felt is everywhere right now in the crafting world....you can create flowers, borders, accents, and so much more!!! We can't wait to see your ideas!!!
Here is my idea...........
I wasn't sure what route to go....so many options, but then I saw Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch #77 . I knew immediately that's the layout I wanted to use. I still had some felt left over from Rebecca's birthday party....(you can see our fun creation right HERE) and created the Large Scallop Felt Borders.
The main image is from the gorgeous Cherry Blossom Set and the sentiment is from the Fanciful Flourishes Set. I inked them in Memento Black and colored the blossom with Copic Markers ~ R000, R00, Y15. I bedazzled the image with some Dazzling Diamond Glitter. My card measures 3 1/2" x 7". I finished the card by adding some piercing on top, some Black Satin Ribbon, a Black Button, Black Scrapper's Floss and the Silver Pearls on the side.
Now it's time to reveal the winner of my *Blog Candy* giveaway from last week!!! Congrats to CAMMIE ~ Sweet Violets Paperie!!! Please e-mail me under email@example.com to claim your prize!!!
Please make sure to check out the fabulous deal on Flourishes Christmas Stamps!!! You can find all the info right HERE !!!
Don't forget to stop by Barbara, Betty, Cindy, Dee and Maki's blog to see their gorgeous felt creations!!!
Thank you for stopping by today!!! Enjoy your day!!! Hugs ~S~
35 comments:
- Amy said...
Silke...I LOVE your felt scallops! Beautiful card!
- July 13, 2010 12:05 AM
- jovialjudi said...
Oh Silke! Fabulous felt scallops and I so love thosecherry blossoms! So soft and elegant. TFS!! Hugs, Judi
- July 13, 2010 12:31 AM
- Cindy Haffner said...
Ohh Silke I love your felt, GORGEOUS.
- July 13, 2010 12:35 AM
- Diane Jaquay said...
This is really LOVELY Silke!! Beautiful use of the felt!!
- July 13, 2010 12:42 AM
- Crystal said...
AWWW hope you and the gals had a good day shopping...OOO I love shopping :) Your card is FABULOUS GF I LOVE how you used the felt it looks FANTASTIC!! Such a beautiful card Silke!!!!
- July 13, 2010 12:49 AM
- StampOwl said...
gorgeous Silke
- July 13, 2010 12:59 AM
- Anke said...
Eine traumhaft schöne Karte liebe Silke, den Kirschblütenzweig hast Du wunderbar verarbeitet, wieder ein megageniales Werk von Dir.
Herzliche Grüße
von Anke
- July 13, 2010 1:08 AM
- Sparkle said...
Such a lovely card!
- July 13, 2010 2:06 AM
- Merry said...
Beautiful....so love the layered scalloped edge border.
- July 13, 2010 5:44 AM
- Silli said...
Hallo liebe Silke, deine Karte sieht himmlisch aus und ich liebe jedes Detail... Deine "Knopfbänder" sind himmlisch, ich kopiere das manchmal von dir..., die Farben sind zauberhaft und die Idee mit dem "Felt" ist perfekt.... Wo gibt es das zu kaufen????? Viele liebe Grüße und schönen Tag für euch!!!!
- July 13, 2010 7:48 AM
- Dawn Easton said...
So soft and pretty, Silke! Love the layered scalloped felt along the bottom!!! Of course you KNOW I love those silver pearls too ;)
- July 13, 2010 8:18 AM
- Betty Wright said...
Gorgeous design and coloring, Silke! Your rows of lush scalloped felt is divine, girl! Beautifully done!
- July 13, 2010 9:49 AM
- Theresa said...
Another beauty. I just recently purchased this stamp set and I love it! But too afraid to use it. Your card is just amazing.
~Hugs, Theresa
- July 13, 2010 10:23 AM
- Barbara said...
Oh, MY! I love those luscious felt scallops! Gorgeous, Silke!
- July 13, 2010 12:18 PM
- NancyK said...
What a gorgeous card! Is that paper or a stamp in the background (the pink checked pattern)?
- July 13, 2010 12:44 PM
- LeAnne said...
Oh, this is just so fun with those little scallops!!! Your flip-flops are cute, too!
- July 13, 2010 2:02 PM
- Joanne (jojot) said...
those felt scallops just made me stop and gaze...how very cool and textural....a fab card
- July 13, 2010 4:32 PM
- Cammie said...
Silke, love those scallops! They work great with the lovely image! I was soaking in the beautiful details and thinking about Savannah and shopping, when I saw my name. I am so excited to be the winner! I'll send that email. THANK
YOU! This made my day.
- July 13, 2010 6:19 PM
- ChristineCreations said...
Love the scallops of felt Silke! It adds even more softness to the cherry blossoms!
- July 13, 2010 6:36 PM
- Marisa said...
Fabulously coloured cherry blossoms - could be the real thing :D Love the felt scallops too. Great card as always!
- July 13, 2010 7:35 PM
- Makiko Jones said...
The big scalloped felt borders are fabulous, Silke!! It really complements with the black embellishments and cherry blossoms image. Beautiful work as always!
- July 13, 2010 7:51 PM
- leenda said...
Your felt adds such a soft touch! Great job!
- July 13, 2010 10:27 PM
- Francie G. said...
Beautiful and those felt scallops are so creative! Beautifully done, Silke!
- July 13, 2010 11:17 PM
- Velta said...
Oh my...have I told you that this is too adorable yet? Have I said that you are one of my favorite artists online yet? Have I told you how fantastic your work is?...If I haven't...I should have a long time ago...YOUR THE BESTEST!!
- July 13, 2010 11:51 PM
- Beedubya said...
I love the pretty pink felt borders, Silke! Gorgeous card!
- July 14, 2010 3:27 AM
- Mona L. Pendleton said...
Beautiful card Silke! Love all the layers of scallops & your coloring is awesome!
- July 14, 2010 3:55 AM
- Viv said...
I just 'felt' the urge to come over and tell you how gorgeous your card is Silke! Hugs Viv xxx
- July 14, 2010 5:35 AM
- Our Little Inspirations said...
I love how you added those felt borders to your beautifully stamped image! That eye-popping ribbon really catches my eye too! Beautiful job on this!!
- July 14, 2010 7:51 AM
- Dawn B. said...
Silke this is gorgeous.. I love the layered felt.. What a great way to add some texture.. This set is perfect for this challenge..
- July 14, 2010 7:57 AM
- Broni said...
This is just gorgeous, Silke!! I love all the soft pink with the bold black ribbon!! And your felt scallops are so awesome!!
- July 14, 2010 7:57 AM
- Sue Kohler said...
What a clever chickie you are! The felt scallops are stunning, matching the rest of the card perfectly! :)
- July 14, 2010 8:12 AM
- Judy Rozema said...
Wow! Simply gorgeous, Silke! I love all those felt layers!
- July 14, 2010 10:38 AM
- dpkennedy said...
Love those felt scallops and those shiny pearls! This is just gorgeous!
- July 14, 2010 1:39 PM
- Denise (peanutbee) said...
Love the soft colors and the triple row of scallops. Lovely!
- July 14, 2010 6:44 PM
- Dee Jackson said...
This is so beautiful Silke!! I love the tall card with those gorgeous scalloped rows of felt. Just beautiful!!
We had a little rain yesterday, but we had some serious thunderstorms the day before. It is SO hot and humid. I can hardly stand to leave the house! LOL
Talk to you soon:)
- July 15, 2010 5:40 AM


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There are various events held on the beach and boardwalk area throughout the Summer sponsored by various people and organizations of Staten Island : 'Back to the Beach', 4th of July, 'End of Summer' featuring concerts, children shows, street fairs during the day and fireworks in the evening.
2013 Schedule
|Rain Date
|June 29, 9:00 pm
Midland Beach, Sea Turtle Circle
|Celebrate America Concert
|June 30, 9:00 pm
|July 13, 9:00 pm
|Midland Beach, Sea Turtle Circle
|Back To The Beach
|July 14, 9:00 pm
|Aug 3, 9:00 pm
|St George Promenade
|St George Waterfront Festival
|Aug 4, 9:00 pm
|Aug 17, 9:00 pm
|Midland Beach, Sea Turtle Circle
|Back To The Beach
|Aug 18, 9:00 pm
|Sep 14, 9:00 pm
|Children's Park and Splaza (Seaview at Capodanno)
|End of Summer
|Sep 15, 9:00 pm
Fireworks... The most astonishing spectacle with fire and water, when fireflowers are growing right from the ocean, with the speed of a rocket, colorful all-rainbow explosion and a bass drum-like sound wave!
And everything is happening right here, very close, just hundred of feet away from the audience!
And at the same time there are no abnormal crowds and visitors don't need to arrive 3 hours in advance as they would do for the 4th of July fireworks in Manhattan.
Many people bring their chairs with them, others are simply lying on the sand beach. The atmosphere is very romantic.
The most interesting part of the fireworks, its culmination is right near the end of the show, when thousands of shell explode at the same time, coloring the sky in all colors of rainbow and making the night turn into day for a short moment!
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Monday, 6 December 2010
Monday - not to be beaten
Still have tomorrow to play more.
Windsor, in the shadow of the castle
This was not my first attempt at this either. The page was too wet, the inks bled into one another and i couldn't control my shaking hands. Not a very productive day.
Into uni and back again
Home on the train.
Last page of my sketchbook!
Girl on the train
Sunday, 28 November 2010
Intimate dinner and Christmas shopping list debate
Spying from the warm
Windsor Shopping Archade
I should have spent more time adding additional layers of darker tones in this. But couldn't move my fingers. Am feeling more confident "dropping in figures" even though some are a bit ropey.
Bourne end - Maidenhead and Maidenhead station
On the way home from cambridge
Also means i can use the putty rubber to add the highlights back in.
Commutor on the tube
He ran me a through a few pointers and then offered me some alternative techniques to try.
Monday, 22 November 2010
Me, at work
My window
On the river - Windsor
Botanical Gardens
More Train Faces
Monday, 15 November 2010
Thurst's mug again
He's my most readily available model. I did have a go at a self portrait but the results were so hideous that they will never see the light of day! Everyone must be allowed at least one page they can tear from the sketchbook. I will try again though.
His nose is a bit big though. Sorry Thurst.
His nose is a bit big though. Sorry Thurst.
Faces on the train
OK, here we go. This weeks train scribbles, concentrating on faces. Got a few more evils than usual...
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Wednesday 10/11 - Feedback
It seems that after a shaky start I am starting to make some progress. I managed to speak to both Alexis and Martin this week. Alexis was quite positive and gave me some very useful information on the use of cross hatching. He also pointed out that most of my figures lack eyes and made me go through the sketch book adding them in. He's right, it makes a massive difference so this week one of the things i will be concentrating on is faces. Martin has also expressed a dislike of my smudgy ink pen. I give it up a little reluctantly as i feel it helped me through the last few weeks. Still, I plan to ditch the fountain pen for a waterproof fine liner when using ink washes and will keep the fountain pen for line only sketches.
Still not quite there in terms of expressing depth with tone but it is getting better. lets see what happens.
Still not quite there in terms of expressing depth with tone but it is getting better. lets see what happens.
Uxbridge to Kings Cross
Langley - Bourne End
Monday, 8 November 2010
Lone man..., Daniels Cafe, Windsor
Peascod Street as the sun set
Costa Coffee, Windsor
Thurst crashes out.
The Long Walk - Windsor Great Park
Peter Kay at the O2
Wednesday crit
Thought this was a really nice moment with everyone concentrating on sketchbooks.
My Desk
Time to draw
Waiting for my camera to charge so i can photograph the next image in the series. Think i'll go and do some more work while I wait. Still pretty miserable outside so I'm undecided on whether to go out or not. I guess we'll find out later...
chillin at home
The way home - Maidenhead train station
Sat at the station waiting for my train home, it was dark and cold. was quite pleased with certain elements of this but still need to do more work on creating depth with tone. More trips to maidenhead to come so plenty of opportunity to practice.
Thurston is still working
Hot chocolate - cinamon cafe, Windsor
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Even people who didn't vote for Jonah Schein agree it wasn't his fault he lost the election in Davenport.
The one-term NDP MPP was unable to hold onto his seat Thursday night, falling to Liberal challenger Cristina Martins by just over 2,000 votes as the Grits rolled to a majority government.
As the results began to trickle in shortly after 9 pm, supporters at both candidates' election night parties blamed the result on NDP leader Andrea Horwath, who has faced intense criticism for triggering the election by opposing the Liberal budget, widely considered among the most progressive in recent memory.
At Schein's gathering at Kitch, a trendy bar just north of Dupont and Dufferin, NDP supporter Eoin Harris said Horwath's populist turn had hung Schein and other Toronto New Democrats out to dry. Davenport wasn't the only Toronto riding lost by the NDP, who held five seats in the city going into the night. The Liberals took both Trinity-Spadina and Beaches-East York from the New Democrats, while in Parkdale-High Park NDP incumbent Cheri DiNovo held on by less than 600 votes.
"People were very angry that they didn't pass the budget," Harris said as Motown songs pumped over the sound system and a crowd dotted with bearded and tattooed thirthy-somethings did shots or drank tall cans of beer. "I talked to a lot of people who wanted to vote for Jonah, but wanted to punish the party."
Davenport is historically Liberal territory, but Schein took it in 2011 over Martins by 1,414 votes. In his three years in office he's championed issues like the electrification of the Union-Pearson Express line, voting reform, and unpaid internships. In his brief concession speech, he told the crowd he was disappointed in the election results but was "exceptionally proud of the work that we've been doing."
"Sometimes people say campaigns are not about anything. I think campaigns are about something. I think they're about people's hopes and aspirations and dreams, and I think those things last way longer than a six-week election cycle," Schein said, his partner Kristin and baby daughter Hope at his side.
Around the corner at the Casa do Alentejo community centre, dozens of Martins's supporters gathered in a banquet hall decorated with the flags of World Cup countries. The family-friendly crowd included grandparents and bored children playing on smartphones. As they ate from a buffet of Portuguese chicken and rice and watched the election coverage, few had bad things to say about Schein.
"He was great, I really liked him. But unfortunately I couldn't agree with what Andrea did" when she opposed the budget, said Paula Caetano.
Caetano said Martins, who speaks four languages, can relate to families in the ethnically-diverse riding.
In her victory speech, Martins said she had heard from many traditional NDPers who'd decided to vote Liberal.
"Today our community chose Kathleen Wynne's positive, progressive vision for Ontario," Martins said. "Ontarians want to see the Liberal budget passed... I'm so glad that I'm going to be a part of that."
Despite his loss, Schein's popularity in west Toronto has prompted speculation that he could run for council in the October election, which will remain open for nominations until September 12. He told reporters Thursday that it was too early to think about that, but Councillor Joe Mihevc, who attended Schein's party, said he wouldn't be out of place at City Hall.
"He would do a great job at any order of government, anywhere," Mihevc said. "He's just such a solid candidate, a solid progressive guy. He's a leader in this city and will be. He'll find his place."


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so this is the deployment that will due me in, i can feel it.
it's like this. he calls like clockwork. and if he can't call, he emails or messages me. even when they go to blackout, i still get a message to reassure me that he is okay. if he leaves the fob, he lets me know that it'll be a few days and that's all i need for peace of mind.
fast forward to the last 24hrs: he called, said good night to lil man, we chit-chatted for a few brief moments before he had to go to work (it's daytime there when it's nighttime here. actually works out real conveniently for lil man's bedtime routine and still having daddy be part of it), our usual phone call. then came the day. i had an ob appt (36wks!), we had our usual chick-fil-a playdate (which is when he would usually call), we went to the gym (i'm still doing yoga) and ran some errands, had lil dragons (and lil man is doing so well), had dinner and started our bedtime routine. lil man had a rough bedtime tonight (there was some scratching and hitting and begging for daddy), so i really was hoping hubby would call to help lil man. well, no call during the day and no bedtime call...
first i thought maybe it was my phone. then i thought maybe something had happened and he didn't get a chance to get me a message. after checking with other wives, i was told it was a normal, crazy stress-filled day and their husbands were all in bed. hmmm.... this is where having taken the resiliency training back fired. rather than not catophersizing, i did catophersize. and boy am i good about thinking the worse of the worse. literally, i was down to counting the minutes until 11pm because i knew they can't make a notification after 11pm and i would have at least a few more hours to hear from him, that's how bad i am.
long story shortened, i got an email about how crazy stress-filled the day was and then he had the pleasure of fixing his computer that had crashed on him. so, rather than sleeping, my hero spent most of his night working on his computer so that when he gets off work he can call home finally. God, i love him!
but between preggo hormones and a preschooler and life and just being over these deployments, if i could drinking, there'd be a strong one on my desk right now. instead, i put my trust in God and know that He will get us through this.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
this deployment is due to end me
so this is the deployment that will due me in, i can feel it.
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angry, behavior, death, depression, drug abuse change, dying, Facts, feelings, hopelessness, risk-taking, self-destruction, Suicide, victims, violent, warning signs, withdrawal
Preventing Youth Suicide is Everyone's Responsibility
Every person has a choice or decision- suicide is not temporary it's forever. Let's help people……..
- Talking about suicide does not increase the risk
- Many suicides can be prevented
- 3/4 of suicide victims have stated their intentions to someone beforehand
- Most youth have suicidal feelings for only a limited period of time
- Previous suicide attempt
- Violent actions or angry outburst
- Self-destructive or Risk-taking behavior
- Alcohol or Drug abuse
- Sudden changes in behavior
- Hopelessness and Depression
- Decline in school or work performance
- Giving away prized possessions
- Making statements about death or dying
- Moving to a new town or school Loss of a relationship; boyfriend/girlfriend, separation or divorce
- Increased isolation
- Withdrawal from social activities
- Take the mentioning of suicide seriously, stay calm
- Let them share their feelings
- Try not to lecture or make moral judgements
- Don't change the subject
- Don't promise to keep it secret
- Don't leave an actively suicidal youth alone
- Recruit Help! Spread the responsibility by telling others: a mental health professional, teacher, family member counselor
Author- Oklahoma Department of Mental Health Substance and Abuse Services- Youth Suicide Prevention


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Manhammer is a hard band to get a hold of. It was damn near impossible for me to find any real information on this group, with only YouTube and porn sites popping up with most of my searches. I ended up having to turn to the SludgeSwamp, as they had at least a link to the band's MySpace. I also found another band called ManHammer, and a 'Future Site For Manhammer,' so maybe I did find them after all. I think the first focus of this band should be to raise themselves up from the dirge that a search of Manhammer pulls up. Your web identity is everything, and if people can't find you you're losing some potential fans.
Musically, Above The New Frontier moves between styles of sludge, hardcore, and NWOAHM, with hints of drone and noise thrown in for good measure. Some songs are fast, thrashy and screamy, while others are slower, kind-of-doom with more guttural yelling. Some songs are also a lot more melodic (usually the slower ones) which is a welcome break from the thrash/hardcore ones. It's all very garage, very raw, and very high energy. I like their slower stuff, and obviously the more melodic, bringing one or two tracks into my 'enjoyable' range.
Very little about this EP really pulls at me, it's not something I can really get behind or truly enjoy, but I can see how people could. The high energy of this release scoops you into the mentality of the forgotten age of punk - real punk - while the heaviness of the music itself tears at your soul. Manhammer has amazing presence of sound, and I can only imagine how great that transfers to a live show. Above The New Frontier, while obviously not for everyone, is an experience into itself. I wouldn't push this onto anyone who isn't really into metal or hardcore, but it is an interesting spin for anyone who is. I say check it out and pull what you can from the EP.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
EP Shakedown: Manhammer - Above The New Frontier
4 comments:
- mahnhammer said...
Sir first off thank you for the "on the fence" review. Second you may have been able to find the band better if you had spelled the name right. It is MAHNHAMMER, not Manhammer. Have a good day.
- July 28, 2011 at 1:35 PM
- KRAZY KAT said...
There IS a band out there called ManHammer.. and it sounds much better than MahnHammer.. Check it out at manhammerband.com. It is a ninja metal band.
- October 10, 2011 at 9:24 PM
- Unknown said...
Krazy Kat. Have you even listened to this band you call ManHammer. Ninjas don't use hammers silly. You can't even compare the two. Silly silly.
- October 25, 2011 at 11:43 AM
- KRAZY KAT said...
Check out their music and you may get it.. Krazy Kat
- December 29, 2011 at 2:01 AM
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The september issue of Kansas City homes & Gardens features the 2012 Remodel of the Year award winners, including my friend Valerie's home!
You may recognize this home from a post I did a while back when her house was featured in SPACES magazine. It won Silver for Best Kitchen and Whole house remodel in it's price range!
I just LOVE her home - it's perfect for entertaining family & friends; which she's great at!
She's like me, we need and love lots of natural light for happiness.
Check out the other Gold & Silver winners here!
[Photos by James Maidhof, featured in KCH&G]


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Let's go back to the days following baby Fred's baptism, because that will be nice and chronological and neat. So little Fred was baptized and life promptly went nuts. My mother-in-law left and intense packing commenced since our move was 2 weeks away.
Fred has been a bit of a screamer and does NOT prefer to be put down and expresses his preference in the form of blood curdling screeches that make all parties present pretty sure that they're heads are going to explode, so I packed up the remainder of the house with him in the moby wrap. No exaggerating there, I promise.
Once the house was all in boxes, the next step was the actual move, which began on July 12, also known as the Craziest Day in the History of days. Only a little exaggerating there.
It began just fine at the crack of dawn after a night of barely sleeping and mostly nursing, but after a 6 a.m. run to McDonalds for coffee I felt like I could manage. My sweet, dear friend Jen let me and the kids camp out at her house for the morning while the movers packed the trucks, for which I am eternally indebted to her because she already has 5 kids and was a veritable peach about doubling the number for an indefinite amount of time. Seriously a peach.
The day got crazy after we left. Mike said the movers were about 30 minutes away from being done and after driving past some road work and having our van splattered with loads of mud I thought that taking the kids through the car wash would be a fun time killer.
Off to the wash we trotted with Fred SCA-REEEEMing in the back, but I was sure the car wash would lull him. And it did! But then the wash was over and he was back to his head-exploding-level-scream and the movers were not done yet so we pulled off into a parking lot so I could nurse him. I had to get out of the van to get him out and bring him to the passenger seat to feed him and as I went around the back of the van....
Wait what is that....
A giant piece of the back bumper was literally hanging off and cracked from the car wash. I had held my hormonal, sleep deprived self together up until this point, but I no longer could I stood in this random church parking lot weeping while the kids gawked and asked copious questions about what on earth had happened.
I sped back to the car wash and demanded to talk, or rather, cry-at the manager who sent me across town to their shop to see if they could fix it but I couldn't find it and Fred was at his breaking point (ok, he is always at his breaking point in the car seat). I gave up and went to our not-home to cry-at Mike, who quickly helped me to calm down and got the cracked piece back into place and assured me that we could still drive with it like that and so we commenced moving with a broken car.
We looked at our South Bend house one last time and I cried more because I just couldn't stop.
The next 24 hours were fine, we stayed in the Ville on our way and finished the drive to VA the next day and then the crazy picked up again in the form of:
1) Our realtor calling when we were an hour outside of the town we were moving to to tell us that the sellers of our home could not close the next day, which is what we planned our entire trip around..........
2) walking into the the house for the walk-through and finding that they had painted the entrance and formal living area hot pink (?!?!?!?!?!)......
with a side of bright green in the formal dining area. They were previously cream colored.
And then...
3) during our stay at the not-so-Quality-Inn having a man literally busted INTO our room at 10 p.m. for reasons still unknown to me and Mike.
To give you a little idea of the caliber of this particular hotel, upon witnessing several heavily tattooed men out on the balcony of the hotel with shirts off drinking beer, Bernadette remarked
"Hey! That take-off-shirt-man has LOTS of stamps!".
Yes he did, and we will pick a better hotel the next time.
You can bet that there were a good many more tears produced by these ducts that day because while wall color ain't no thang to most normal people, when you're postpartum and hormonal, surprise horrid wall colors can be the BIGGEST thing.
But now we are over a week out, we've officially closed on the house, we've been so warmly welcomed by the amazing community here AND Mike is out as we speak buying a normal wall color to repaint our living-dining monstrosity this week, putting my crazy-mind at easy in a huge way. He is the most amazing man in the world.
And that is that. We are here. The craziness has calmed and this house is perfect for us, especially our kick-ass new yard.
Thank you for the constant encouragement and prayers, you are all simply fabulous.


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So, I've been really having a great time with Nick Malgieri's book: "The Moderm Baker". I have been drooling over all his beautiful and really interesting recipes for both classic favorites and some obscure finds. I have been very interested in his olive oil pie crust and wanted to use one of his recipes that called for it. So, when I found the goat cheese and roasted red pepper recipe, I knew I had to try it! Not only was this dish divine, It was a marvelous light dinner that tasted really "special". Don't let the olive oil crust intimidate you-- it's really an easy dough to put together.
Roasted Pepper and Goat Cheese Tart
Adapted from "The Modern Baker," by Nick Malgieri
Makes one 10- or 11-inch tart (about 8 generous servings)
Place the peppers on their sides on the lined baking sheet. Broil until their skins are charred on top, then use tongs to turn each pepper onto a second side. Repeat until the peppers are evenly charred on all sides and have collapsed. (Alternatively, use an outdoor gas grill set on medium and char the peppers right on the grill.)
Transfer the peppers to a bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap. The peppers will steam as they begin to cool, and the skins will loosen on their own. When the peppers are cool enough to handle, place them in a colander and stem, peel and seed them. (Do not peel the peppers under running water or much of their flavor will be lost.) Return the peppers to the bowl as they are cleaned, and continue until all the peppers have been cleaned and seeded.
Place a layer of peppers in a medium shallow bowl. Sprinkle with a pinch or two of salt and drizzle on a scant amount of olive oil. Scatter a few of the garlic slices over the peppers. Repeat until you have layered all the peppers with the seasonings. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for up to 3 days. If you make the peppers more than a day before baking the tart, remove the garlic no more than 24 hours after adding it.
Lightly flour a work surface. If using a rectangular tart pan, press the Olive Oil Dough into a large square, turning it 90 degrees between presses. Roll out the dough on the floured surface, rolling away from you, until the dough is large enough to cover the tart pan bottom and come up the sides. (Add a bit of flour to the work surface as needed to keep the dough from sticking as you work.) Use the rolling pin to sever the dough at the pan's edge, then use your thumb and forefinger to press in and down at the same time to form the top edge of the tart crust.
When ready to bake, set an oven rack on the lowest level of the oven; preheat to 375 degrees.
Sprinkle the unbaked tart crust with half of the goat cheese, then cover the cheese with a layer of the marinated peppers, overlapping them slightly if necessary to make them fit (make sure the garlic has been discarded). Repeat with the remaining cheese and peppers, ending with peppers on top.
Whisk together the eggs, salt and pepper to taste and the parsley in a large measuring cup with a spout; slowly and carefully pour the mixture into the crust, distributing it evenly.
Place the tart pan on a baking sheet and bake for about 30 minutes, until the filling has set and has nice color and the crust is baked through. Transfer the tart pan to a wire rack to cool.
Olive-Oil Dough
Makes enough dough for a 10- or 11-inch single-crust pie or tart
Add the oil, egg, egg yolk and water. Pulse 4 or 5 times, then turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and form it into a 1/2-inch-thick disk. (Overmixing may cause the oil to separate from the dough, making the dough hard to handle later on.)
Use immediately, or wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to several days.
2008 Jean-Claude Debeaune Les Galopières Pouilly-Fuisse
Pouilly-Fuissé is one of the 5 communal appellation of the Mâconnais and it is considered the best. Its wines are made of 100% Chardonnay and they are normally aged in stainless steel tanks. However some producer choose to age a small quantity of the wine in oak barrel.
I choose this wine because the acidity will pair with the goat cheese and the smooth texture with the eggs.
Tasting notes:
Light golden color. The nose is amazingly aromatic and one can detect ripe apple and white peaches just while pouring it into the glass. A swirl reveals notes of wet stones and white flowers. On the palate it is creamy and medium bodied. There is a lot of lemon, and its high acidity probably highlights this element. Apple and roasted almond provide a good support. With the increase of the temperature the nose becomes more aromatic, and I can't quit sticking my nose into the glass. The finish is lingering and carries a nice lemon aftertaste, but it is ruined by an unpleasant heat (retail $19.99 - AVIN0552706927766)


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Chicago show - Thalia Hall, 04/29/2017
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
The Man Who Loved Life
Stumbling Through the Dark
Leaving the Monsters Behind
What Led Me to This Town
Waiting for the Sun
Tampa to Tulsa
Quiet Corners and Empty Spaces
Take Me With You (When You Go)
The Devil is in Her Eyes
Save it for a Rainy Day
You Look So Young
Bottomless Cup
Lovers of the Sun
Blue (with Wesley Stace)
Tailspin (with Wesley Stace)
I'd Run Away (with Wesley Stace)
Settled Down Like Rain (Gary solo)
Queen of the World (Gary solo)
Angelyne (Gary with John Jackson)
All the Right Reasons
Sister Cry
Until You Came Along (with Wesley Stace)
* John Jackson (mandolin, acoustic guitar, Telecaster) played the entire set with the band.
I was there last night. I've seen the jayhawks at least 20 times in just about every line up. Sadly, last night was maybe the worst show I've seen from them. Maybe it's fatigue being the last night of the tour, but very little energy and they didn't look like they were having much fun.
Live stream from last night, about 30 minutes in the middle of the set and the last 2 minutes.
part 1
part 2
To each their own SR. My intent is not to troll the Jayhawks. Been a satisfied customer for a number of years. Saturday night's show just didn't have the same energy as the 20 or so previous shows I've seen. With that said...the next time they're in Chicago, I'll be there like always. :)
Hope that Karen is feeling better!
And back in 1995 (I think... it was the Tomorrow The Green Grass tour) they played my little town in the Netherlands... a friend of my friend (who I was at the gig with) played in the support act... the Jayhawks were meant to play and run to get to Germany for the next night's gig, so they'd told the support act they could invite peeps backstage as they would be gone anyway... so my friend and I were invited backstage to drink the beer the Jayhawks were given by the organisers... the Jayhawks ended up hanging with us for like 2 hours as we all drank our way through their rider... chatting about all sorts from music to life to living on the road... that was a cool experience.
That's awesome! did they have any good stories they told you?
I've never really got to hang with the full band.
Sister Cry without Mark seems impossible. How did it go?
Sister Cry is 11:35-19:05
And here's a pro-shot version from Sellersville:
Sister Cry is 1:36:15-1:42:40
Sister Cry was pulled out of mothballs on this tour for the first time since the 2009-2012 period with Olson, where it popped up occasionally. Before that it was played a tad over 100 times from 2000-2004 without Olson and, of course, many times during the 91-95 era. My favorite versions are from 2000 when Gary and Kraig Johnson often engaged in very memorable guitar duels, sometimes pushing the song past the 10 minute mark. These 2017 versions sound fantastic - a very welcome return to Jayhawks setlists.
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Hello my dear visitors,
ARE YOU READY to see an AWESOME sneak peek of Sean and Anna's wedding?!! Guys exchanged their wedding rings on friday and what a great day we had. I have to start with the fact that this would be totally different wedding from what you would expect in Scotland. We had a lot of traveling around Edinburgh getting images done on fields, Royal mile closes, Edinburgh University Old college, Vogrie park and of course the images on the beach to finish off the trip.
I tried to make it short sneak peek, but as hard as I tried it turned out to be long one and it would be crazy not show you these gorgeous images from their wedding. I will try to walk you trough the day and hope you will have a good idea of their experience.
Day started like most of the weddings start with getting ready rush.
Boys on the way to the Lothian Chambers. That's right James, hold his hand so that Sean can't run away 🙂
Congratulations guys!!! Mums giving their congratulations as well…
Away to the Od College to meet their students and to get snowed with paper confetti. More congratulations!!!
Quick stop at the White horse close where guys performed some awesome moves.
Away to East Lothian's to hunt for the fields with hay bales and we got success!!! Guys had a chance to roll them around as well 🙂
farm visit and some cool looks in the shades… Look at this handsome best man at the vogrie country park. Thank you man, you were awesome. Hope you had great night as well 🙂 I noticed that huge glass of whisky you had 🙂
Beach visit as our last stop. Freezing cold,cold, cold….. Boys performed thei pengiuin walking. back home…Superman themed idea on the rooftops with Edinburgh castle in background.
Oh my… this was a long day, but it was sooooo much worth it. Congratulations guys again and you both really rocked. Big thanks to my second shooter Anna, as always we worked together and managed to get some awesome images. Great to see that her confidence is boosting and she managed to push me around as well 🙂 it was fun with loads of giggles. Thank you Anna and feel free to have a look at her site here
I hope you enjoyed this sneak peek and I will be back to share more images with you.
Don't forget to press that like button as well 🙂
Thank you,


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The CE370 a PS/2 based KVM Extender with automatic signal compensation and RS-232 serial functionality allows access to a computer system from a remote PS/2 console (PS/2 keyboard, monitor, and PS/2 mouse). Because it allows access to a computer system from a remote console, the CE370 is perfect for use in any type of installation where you need to place the console where it is conveniently accessible, but you want the system equipment to reside in a safe location - away from the dust and dirt of the factory floor, or the harsh environmental influence of a construction site, for example. This allows users to deploy system equipment over large distances.
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