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I recently read a piece in the Guardian, citing the disparity between those who can afford to take unpaid journalism internships from those who have the backgrounds and should be covering particular pieces of news. It appears that people who can afford to take unpaid journalism gigs don't come from the very backgrounds needed to cover journalism Thanks to Ernest for making me aware of the article.
I've always believed that internships should be paid. Whether it's an hourly rate or a stipend, I disagree with any organization's HR methods for not compensating people who are delivering some sort of work output. I feel so strongly about this because I had internships going back to my freshman year in college.
I spent one summer organizing articles, images and random things for an automotive magazine.
I spent another summer doing nothing but sorting and organizing old car crash tests. I actually spent that summer listening to the radio while I worked...this resulted in me being picked to host the show one morning.
That was followed by the summer where I sat listening to media reps or scrubbed the content of a TV show before advertising ran.
I spent half a school year learning about HTML code, updating websites and doing a bunch of odds and ends for a small agency.
I spent an entire school year fetching paper, booking appointments, conducting research and filling in excel spreadsheets at another agency.
There is absolutely no way I could have taken these internships on with zero pay. I needed money for school books, clothes, bills and other necessities. I didn't care about the hourly rate. I felt respected and valued for my time and willingness to learn.
There is the argument that internships can go towards class credit. Ok, I get it, but we all know that these internships result in cheap labor/output for companies. In return, these students should be compensated in some fashion for their time.
I've learned that the exchange of currency between company and intern creates a different type of expectation. There is a level of service, respect and work output that is different than a non paid model.
Every internship I had made me feel 'grown up'. I was getting paid for a fair day at work. I knew that I wasn't on the same playing field as my collective bosses. I did, however, feel pressure to deliver. I wanted to earn that money. I wanted them to know I belonged there and was going to every assignment to its fullest - even if it was replenishing the paper clips.


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A. Military Assignments and Authorized Absences, COMDTINST M1000.8A
1. In order to retain valuable training and experience for specific
technical ratings in the WMSL community and increase geographic
stability for our members, the Coast Guard piloted a new program
during AY2016 that allowed members to spend one year ashore in a WMSL
MAT/NED, WAT, or ESD position before and after an underway WMSL tour
which is commonly referred to as 1-3-1. This assignment opportunity
will be available again to MKs, EMs and ETs in AY2019. If enrolled in
this program, members will be assigned in AY19 to a shoreside support
unit in Alameda, CA, Honolulu, HI or Charleston, SC for their first
year. During this time, they will earn watchstanding qualifications
and attend required pipeline C-schools in preparation for their
underway assignment. Following the first year shoreside, they will
complete a three year tour on a WMSL. The final and fifth year will
be at another shoreside support unit position co-located with the
WMSLs where they will utilize their experience and training to
provide mission support and train members entering the 1-3-1
2. The 1-3-1 program offers several benefits to members and their
families that include:
A. Geo stability for a five year period.
B. Assignment Priority 2 upon completion of the five year tour of
C. Allowing members to avoid some of the challenges associated
with attending pipeline training and completing their duties and
responsibilities at their current unit.
3. Interested members should contact their Assignment Officer to
discuss the application process and evaluate how the 1-3-1 program
will factor into their career development. Those that wish to enroll
in the program should email their respective assignment officer to
apply for the 1-3-1 program by 4 November 2018 and add comments to
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In a collaboration with ABB and CGM, Interactive Institute has performed a pilot study on how sounds can increase and enhance user interaction and experience in industrial control and automation systems.
The result was five concepts on how sound can be used in new ways in a control room environment. The sounds were implemented at the Future Operations Centre at CGM in Borås, and evaluated by users from different facilities in Sweden.
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Our mission is to provide citizens in our community, state, and country with the best possible care for mind, body and spirit through accessible, holistic and compassionate approaches that honor personal freedom.
Our core values are beneficence, non-maleficence, justice, fidelity, and autonomy. We take every one of them seriously and we expect them of our employees while striving to promote them in our clients.
Zephyr Wellness aims to preserve the healthy, heal the broken and wounded, challenge the daring and bold, guide the lost and vulnerable, inspire the hopeless and sad, and instill faith in the scared and empty. We invite you to join us on our quest.
Locally owned and operated, Zephyr offers outpatient counseling for individuals, couples, groups, and families of all ages and demographics, regardless of their struggles. Currently we accept the following insurances: Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield, CDS, Healthscope/PEBP, Hometown Health, Nevada Medicaid (all types, including fee-for-service), Prominence, SeniorCare Plus, Silver Summit, Tricare, Victims of Crime, Washoe County DA, and out-of-network benefit plans.
For the uninsured, Zephyr is proud to be a training site for graduate-level practicum students completing their clinical program hours. This allows us to serve clients with limited resources for a nominal fee.
Zephyr Wellness has gone international! We have partnered with the Noggin Notes team to create content on this cutting-edge emotional education mental wellness app and podcast. For more information, click here or click on the logo. Both the app and the podcast are appropriate for all ages and are available on iTunes and Android marketplaces.
We are the official clinical services provider for Nevada's most comprehensive and innovative domestic and sexual violence organization, Safe Embrace. This agency is the only shelter in the state that houses pets onsite and one of only a handful nationally to offer such an amenity. Additionally, Safe Embrace is expanding its residential capacity with the potential to house males in private rooms, projected to be completed in the winter of 2018. Our partnership provides individual, family, and child counseling for both community clients and residents, along with groups for residents onsite.
The Zephyr team proudly integrates Yield Theory™ throughout its clinical interventions. For more on this powerful nonjudgmental approach to counseling, visit our friend Dr. Christian Conte at his website.
As part of our ongoing commitment to fulfill our tagline and accomplish our mission statement, we have joined together with Walk The Talk America to bring reasonable dialogue about guns and mental health to the forefront so that we may improve the image of both communities. To learn more about WTTA, click the logo. To read the MOU between our organizations, you can click here. To read WTTA's one-page informational statements in partnership with Mental Health America, please click here.
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Every house need an Alphabet Magnet set. :) This set includes the full alphabet plus a question mark and exclamation point!
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I took a little trip up to Sleepy Hollow/Tarrytown yesterday, to honor the season and the legend that evokes its name. For any Hallow's Eve fanatic, this town is a dream – its entire tourist income is based around this month, of course.
Despite the clearly marked tourist draws and the commercialist air, I still found that Sleepy Hollow carried the aura that Washington Irving immortalized in his legend:
"A drowsy, dreamy influence seems to hang over the land, and to pervade the entire atmosphere."
Time seemed to flitter away without measure, and the longer I stayed, the stronger sense I had of an uncanny peace coming over me. There is some sort of spectral quality to that area.
Here are a few photographs of the highlights, from the town center and the surrounding neighborhood.


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Washington home tour halting soon
Because of renovation, The Oaks, home of Booker T. Washington at Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, will be closed to tours beginning on Oct. 1. The closure is expected to last from nine months to one year.
The renovation will include work on the first and third floors of the home.
A town hall meeting to discuss the renovations will be Thursday night from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 P.m. CDT at the Tuskegee City Complex.
Washington lived in the home from 1900-1915. It is one of the centerpieces of the historic district on the Tuskegee University campus.
The George Washington Carver Museum will remain open.


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Workplace Stress is on the Rise
Workplace Stress is on the Rise
It's been referred to as Australia's Workplace Stress Crisis and it's costing us millions.
It seems Australians are more stressed than ever before. With growing job uncertainty, we are working longer hours, under more pressure and many Australians feel undervalued at work.
These pressures lead to some costly workplace health issues. It is estimated presenteeism - reduced productivity - costs Australian workplaces over $6 billion a year. While absenteeism is costing workplaces close to $5 billion each year.
Worksafe Victoria's 2017 Annual Report shed a disturbing light on this trend with the disclosure that it failed to meet the five-year target for supporting injured employees safe return to work, "mainly due to the increase of mental injuries in the workplace which presents more complex return to work issues" (Worksafe Victoria, 2017).
The report highlights that although Australian workplaces have achieved good results in reducing instances of physical injury, the cases of mental injury in the workplace are increasing.
Thankfully workplaces are becoming increasingly aware of this and are now taking mental health support very seriously and this equates to major gains, not only financially, but for workplace culture as well. Mindful Employer is working with many businesses and teams across Australia, and resoundingly we are noticing not just interest, but a passion for doing this well.
What benefits will my organisation see from implementing mental health strategies?
Implementing effective mental health and well-being strategies should result in benefits such as reduced absenteeism and presenteeism, but also improvements in employee satisfaction and the creation of a positive and healthy workplace culture.
Research shows us that if your workplace is implementing effective actions around mental health and wellbeing then you can expect a positive return on investment of 2.3 times (PWC, 2014). That is, for every dollar spent on mental health strategies there is a return of $2.30 in benefits to the organisation.
What does a healthy workplace culture look like?
A workplace culture that supports mental health and wellbeing is one where employees feel safe and supported to discuss any issues they may be having, rather than hiding their concerns out of fear or embarrassment. And importantly, it is one where the managers and the team feel comfortable dealing with these issues when they arise.
A healthy workplace culture is also encouraged by providing employees with opportunities that positively impact their social and physical well-being throughout the work day. This could be as simple as having a well-functioning and comfortable lunch area, a quiet break-out space, or a calendar of social activities.
Support from the top
It's important to remember that successful cultural change needs to be supported (and demonstrated) by leadership and management first and foremost, even where specific initiatives may have been generated by the employees themselves. This is really where the shift in workplace culture needs to begin. Mindful Employer will often begin a roll-out of mental health awareness programs in an organisation with sessions tailored for the senior leaders of that organisation.
What can I do to support a mentally healthy workplace culture?
A change in workplace culture can take time and often workplaces often need a little help to get started. Mindful Employer has a range of workplace mental health training programs that assist organisations to improve their organisation's support for the mental health and wellbeing of their staff. These programs work to increase the skills and confidence of managers and staff to deal with mental health issues at the earliest stage. Mindful Employer's training solutions ensure organisations can provide a consistent response to reduce organisational risk and comply with key legislation.
If your organisation is looking to make a start, or find its way, with mental health and wellbeing and needs support or some additional training to build skills and confidence, please give us a call (1300 012 411) or send us an email. We are happy to have chat to help you work through the best solution for your needs.
WorkSafe Victoria 2017, Annual Report 2017, available https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/214831/ISBN-WorkSafe-annual-report-2017.pdf, accessed March 2, 2018
Price Waterhouse Coopers 2014, Creating a mentally healthy workplace: Return on investment analysis, available https://www.headsup.org.au/docs/default-source/resources/beyondblue_workplaceroi_finalreport_may-2014.pdfaccessed March 2, 2018


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Dr. Shinn Speaking Engagements
Dr. Rina Shinn, Founder and Owner of Adonis Cosmetic Surgery & Spa, Pueblo, CO
Dr. Rina Shinn is one of the most respected and skilled surgeons in Southern Colorado and has been changing lives for more than 18 years.
She currently offers inspiring seminars/workshops for many groups throughout Southern Colorado.
Special Event Ideas:
- Move Over Blond Bombshell
Dr. Rina Shinn is a strong advocate for cosmetic surgery that enhances a woman's natural beauty. There is a beauty in "still being you" when you are healed. Learn the 7 important reasons patients opt for cosmetic surgery as well as the latest in surgical advances. Dr. Shinn chooses only the procedures that are friendly for working men and women; faster recovery and shorter down time.
- I Love You Baby, But Mommy Wants Her Body Back
Dr. Shinn experienced a 40-lb-weight loss. Learn from her rather painful process of reversing the bad eating habits: eating randomly and erratically, skipping foods at will, eating food from situational clues rather than nutritional ones, and sacrificing the diet in general in order to accommodate the hectic life of a surgeon and mother of 3. Dr. Shinn will emphasize on permanent weight control using behavior modification. When everyone is considering weight loss as one of New Years resolutions, why not make it permanent?
- Save Your Marriage – Get Your Hormones Checked (Great for February/Valentine events)
When one is constantly tired, having difficulty sleeping at night, cranky or depressed, and having body image altered due to an androgen deficient condition as well as having significantly diminished libido (or none), it is hard to maintain the fundamental requirement of a marriage.Dr. Shinn provides an Interesting Perspective on Preventing Divorces in Midlife.
- Don't Get Hormonal, Get Hormones
Do you suffer from depression, insomnia, hot flashes, low libido or any other symptoms that may result from a hormonal imbalance? If so, you are not alone, and there is no need for you to suffer any longer. Dr. Shinn provides the latest research on the lifesaving benefits of hormone replacement therapy for both men and women and will enlighten you about the medical benefits of correct hormone balancing such as less risks of early death and heart disesases.
Credentials, Dr. Rina Shinn
- Adonis Is the First Office Based Cosmetic Surgery Center In Southern Colorado To Earn Certification from The Joint Commission
- Previous Chief of Surgery at CMHIP (formerly Colorado State Hospital) and is a past President of Pueblo County Medical Society as well as a member of Colorado Medical Society.
- The only female cosmetic breast surgeon in Southern Colorado
- Member of AACS (American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery) and ASCBS (American Society of Cosmetic Breast Surgery) and Fellow of ACS (American College of Surgeons)
Media Credentials
Dr. Shinn's medical expertise has been featured on:
- Fox 21, Colorado Springs
- Fox News, Denver
- Pueblo Chieftain
Additionally, if needed, Dr. Shinn will take an active role in promoting her appearance through e-mail notices, Facebook and blog.
To schedule Dr. Rina Shinn for an upcoming speaking engagement, please contact: Lori Bittenbender, lori at lbpublicrelations dot com.


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Thursday was a very hard day. For 12 years, my Farley Cat met me at the door when I came home. Every time. Without fail.
That isn't happening anymore.
He was a very good friend to me. The best non-human friend I have ever had. The first thing that was ever fully dependent on me.
I love this guy. And I don't know when I'll stop saying, "Hi buddy?" when I open the back door.
Or when I'll stop listening for his reply.
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When the plane doors open on the tarmac at Malaga airport, the 37 degree heat pours in.
We trip down the steps and into the airport, basking in the heat, smiling in the sunshine ... and it's already late afternoon.
Pick up the hire car and set off on the very good road along the coast, turning off at Torrox and following the signs to Competa, one of those beautiful pueblos blancos or 'white villages'.
It's so high up in the mountains our ears pop on the way up, and yes - I confess to being a bit terrified by the hairpin bends snaking up, up, up into the mountains ...
But about 20 minutes later, 20 minutes of climbing round and round and higher and higher, we reach Competa.
We last came here 27 years ago, me and my oldest and bestest friend, when her parents took a house for a summer and then for Christmas and New Year the following year, which is when I joined them for a week, having then met my friend Kefi at Uni.
Competa has grown bigger but it's still just as beautiful and there's still something special about it.
It's so hot. The views are incredible.
We park and walk to the square.
It seems smaller than we remember it but that's because the chairs and tables from the square's restaurants cover it and when we were here last for New Year only a small area had outside tables.
At that last visit, we had joined in local custom with fizz at midnight and eating 12 grapes each, one for every peal of midnight, from the church's bell.
The church is in the square too. We sit and look at it and order gin+ tonics (which comes to be our drink of this holiday and are served in the most enormous fishbowl glasses) and a couple of tapas - a slice of tortilla and a tiny dish with three meatballs.
We call Graeme, from the B&B we have booked, and he says he'll walk to the square to meet us as it's difficult to explain which back streets and roads we need to take (although it's only a couple of minutes to walk). When he arrives we learn that he and his wife Jo have only just taken over running the B&B and moved to Competa just a week and a half before!
We drive round and park and Graeme kindly takes our bags on the very steep walk from the car to La Vista. It's a 200-year-old townhouse, lots of stairs and low ceilings and levels of little terraces.
0ur twin room is exactly what we need. it's small, but has two huge windows open on two sides and it's clean and pretty with space to hang our clothes and a nice bathroom with shower. Yep, everything we need.
And up more stairs, right to the top, is the plunge pool, plenty big enough and so very needed in this heat. Lots of places to sit and read - and an honesty bar with beer, wine and soft drinks.
We head out for dinner and eat in the square - more gin + tonics, gambas pil pil, squid, salad, ham, bread ... and back to La Vista for a few drinks on the terrace.
The light is so beautiful as we look down the mountain to the sea, and then there's the most spectacular sunset.
And that was basically it for three days.
Sunbathing, reading, pool, chatting, lots of G+Ts, lots of gambas pil pil, lots of squid ('squidlington' it became known ha!).
Great breakfasts at La Vista with bread (from the bakery literally opposite), ham and chorizo and salami and cheese. Yogurts, melon, tomato, And good coffee.
I love this little town.
Love the cobbled streets, the narrow passageways, the steep walkways, love it. The beautiful tiles around the doorways. The sun on the white houses.
At the market on Saturday morning, there's incredible produce with enormous spring onions and peppers and tomatoes. We buy pil pil spice mix and some bowls.
We found the disco that we'd been to (so often) during our last visit - but despite waiting 'til 11pm on the Saturday night, it wasn't open that day. Maybe for the best ...
One lunchtime in the square we found ourselves in the middle of the most beautiful wedding.
We kept eating the same food as it was so delicious!
The gambas pil pil at one of the restaurants in the square was absolutely perfect, with cloves and cloves of sweet garlic in the oil that we mushed onto the fresh bread (and ate them all). The squid was perfectly charred, sometimes served with rice and sometimes with chips.
They brought mini choc-ices instead of chocolates with the bill (an idea I'm stealing for The Tiniest Thai).
The sun shone, the views were amazing, the food was great, and our hosts at La Vista couldn't have been friendlier or more helpful.
If we'd had longer we'd have made a trip down the mountain for a day at the beach, but as it was we were having such a nice, relaxing time that we stayed in Competa until it was time to brave (slowly) the mountain road and head back to Malaga to come home.
It's easy to get to, very beautiful and makes a perfect short break from the UK. La Vista is, I think, the only B&B in the little town itself and I'll definitely be back. It's also exceptionally good value.
Can't recommend highly enough.
I also just can't recommend highly enough going away for a short break with an old friend.
We laughed and talked and came up with so many new ideas. We read and ate and slept and talked and laughed more.
So good for you!
In just three days I put on a little weight (!), got a tan, totally relaxed and had the best time chatting non-stop with a dear friend. And drank quite a few G+T's.
After a very delayed flight, a long journey home arriving back at 4am, a little sleep and back to work ... I get home and cannot resist eating more holiday food.
I made a gambas (prawn) pil pil with the spice mix, a favourite tomato + onion salad and cooked the chorizo I'd bought in Spain with red wine. All with fresh bread and a bottle of Rioja.


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Before delivery our Chelsea Boot passes a finish and will be impregnated by an employee.
Should a product not be available and thus out of stock, delivery may take up to 8 weeks.
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HOUMA � A group of women curtsied, then moved with measured steps across the floor of the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center last week.
Moments later, a handful of men took their own gallant strides across the floor, practicing the pageantry inherent to Mardi Gras tableaux.
The Wednesday rehearsal formed one of many steps taken by members of the Krewe of Tut to prepare for their historic turn in the Carnival limelight.
The new krewe makes its debut this weekend, first with its tableau, which was held Friday night, and then with a parade scheduled to follow the Krewe of Terreanians this afternoon.
The krewe is set to make local history, not just as one of the last krewes to be admitted to the Terrebonne Parish parade lineup, but as the first predominantly African-American krewe in decades to roll through Terrebonne Parish.
"I just wanted to start something new," said Cordell Moore of Houma, president and founder of the Krewe of Tut.
The krewes of Shaka and Ghana, both predominantly minority clubs, have entertained paradegoers in Thibodaux for years.
But the Krewe of Tut marks the first such Carnival club to parade through Houma streets since a similar krewe disbanded in the 1970s.
"Cordell had a vision, so here we are," said Charlene Moore, Cordell's sister and fellow founder of the krewe.
The last predominantly black krewe, the Krewe of Taureans, first rolled in 1968 and lasted just a few years, according to former members cited in a 2001 Courier column.
Prior to Taureans, a Houma Krewe of Zulu paraded through the city's streets in the 1950s.
The parish's newest krewe includes mostly African-Americans, but leaders stressed that the Carnival club is open to all.
"We're not an all-black Carnival club," said L.D. Galmore, parade captain for Tut.
The Krewe of Tut's 108 members include both men and women, ranging in age from late teens to senior citizens and hailing from varied backgrounds and professions, krewe leaders said.
Most members live in Houma, Thibodaux and the surrounding area, but the krewe also includes residents of New Orleans and at least one member from Los Angeles. Some have ridden in Mardi Gras parades for years as members of other krewes, such as Mardi Gras or Shaka; others will take their first Carnival ride today.
The krewe's members said they share an eagerness to give local paradegoers a good show.
"I'm looking forward to having a lot of fun and throwing a lot of throws � a lot of animals, a lot of toys," said Tina Murrell of Houma, a Tut member who has ridden with the Krewe of Mardi Gras for the past two years. "It's exciting. I like seeing all the people from out of state holding signs up."
The Krewe of Tut parade, themed "Treasures of the Nile," is set to feature 17 floats as well as five dance teams from Houma and surrounding areas, a walking team and marching bands representing the following schools: Scotlandville Magnet, Baker and McKinley high schools of the Baton Rouge area, G.W. Carver High School of New Orleans and Jackson State University of Jackson, Miss.
Float riders plan to toss out a specialty bead decorated with a pharaoh's death mask and other Egyptian symbols.
"I think everybody's excited," Cordell Moore said.
Something new
The idea for the Krewe of Tut was sparked about two years ago, not long after Cordell Moore returned to Houma following more than 20 years of living in Detroit, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
The Houma native participated in a ball and parade put on by Thibodaux's Krewe of Shaka, and asked himself a question: "Why can't we have something like that in Houma?"
Cordell Moore was inspired to start Tut while attending the Shaka ball, but emphasizes that the Houma krewe is not a spin-off of any other Carnival krewe, nor is it affiliated with any other krewe.
Cordell Moore and others started serious brainstorming about the krewe last February, Charlene Moore said.
The krewe's original founding members include Cordell and Charlene Moore, Charlotte Brown, Mona Richard and Christopher Riley.
Tut involves a number of Cordell's family members. Sam Moses of Houma, Cordell's nephew, serves as the head of entertainment for the crew. Moses runs an entertainment company that puts on events like the Lil' Boosie concert set for Tuesday night at the East Park Recreation Center in Houma.
In late August, the Krewe of Tut became the last Mardi Gras krewe admitted into the Terrebonne parade schedule, following the Krewe of Titans, which held its first parade in Houma last weekend.
Founders decided to use "Tut," the nickname chosen for Cordell by his college fraternity, as a name for the new club.
The name also seemed appropriate because King Tut hailed from Egypt, located on the continent of Africa, Charlene added.
The krewe's royal court mimics an ancient Egyptian court with its unique roles of scribes, governors and ladies in waiting or governesses, Charlene said.
Tut royalty includes other ancient Egyptian roles: Nefertiti and Sheba, both queens; Isis, a goddess; and Imhotep, a deified doctor.
Other local Carnival krewes, particularly Terreanians and Hercules, have shown support for the new krewe, Charlene said.
"They've just opened their arms to us," she said.
Last week, several Krewe of Tut members mentioned their desire to play a part in getting the krewe off to a good start.
"It's a new organization, and I wanted to be a part of helping it to be a success," Murrell said.
Making history
Some Krewe of Tut members also noted an urge to play a role in local Carnival history.
The krewe's significance as the first predominantly African-American krewe in Houma in decades helped persuade Zane Brown Jr. of Thibodaux to join.
"I just wanted to be a part of it," said Brown, who reigns as the krewe's first king.
At least two riders in Tut's first parade have already created local Mardi Gras milestones.
Judith Theriot Verrett, a Houma native who lives in Gulfport, Miss., reigned as the first queen of the Krewe of Taureans in 1968.
Verrett was about 17 years old then, a junior at Vandebilt Catholic High School in Houma, but she remembers details about her royal ride through the city.
"Every time I think about it, it's almost like Cinderella," she said.
Verrett, who has been a member of a Bay St. Louis, Miss. krewe for 12 years, is set to roll through Houma today in a convertible as a past Carnival queen.
Verret said she looks forward to seeing her children along the parade route and reconnecting with friends from her hometown.
"I think it's just really, really exciting, just to roll with old friends again," she said.
Lawrence Robinson, a Houma native who lives in New Orleans, said he caused controversy years ago when he tried to become one of the first black member of some major local Carnival krewes.
Robinson said he was rejected twice, once in 1984 and again in 1994, before becoming the first African-American member of the Krewe of Hercules in 1995.
Robinson then became the first African-American king of an interracial krewe in Terrebonne Parish when he reigned as the king of Hercules in 2002.
The event marked the fulfillment of a childhood fantasy for Robinson, who loved Carnival season from a young age.
Robinson now juggles involvement with four Carnival krewes, including Tut and Hercules in Houma and the Young Men's Illinois Club and Zulu in New Orleans.
Robinson said he joined Tut after the club asked him to serve as a consultant due to his extensive Carnival background.
"It's a good group of people," said Robinson, who served as the master of ceremonies for the Krewe of Tut's tableau.
"It's just as exciting as with my other krewes," he said.
Sheri Ezell, a member of Tut, said watching the parade could inspire local black children to imagine more possibilities for themselves.
Just like seeing a black president, seeing black Carnival royalty helps those dreams seem more attainable to them, she said.
Constance Harris of Houma, who joined Tut with her daughter, Jasmine Harris, said she remembers watching the Krewe of Taureans parade as a young girl.
"I just enjoyed seeing a black krewe, and I always wanted to be a part of one," she said.
Ready to roll
Krewe members said they want to use the new club not just for fun, but to contribute to the community at large.
The group plans to reach out to local youth and perform volunteer work in accordance with the Tut creed "Community, Humanity, Unity."
Ezell said she is working to get various organizations, school groups and businesses involved in the krewe. The club, which rented floats from New Orleans for this year's parade, also plans to begin building its own fleet of floats.
"We want to grow and grow and grow," Charlene Moore said.
Krewe of Tut set to roll into Carnival history
HOUMA � A group of women curtsied, then moved with measured steps across the floor of the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center last week.


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Director of Information Systems
- Recruiter
- The Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Location
- Nationwide
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Posted
- 03 Jan 2019
- Closes
- 16 Jan 2019
- Job Function
- Director
- Industry
- Public
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the leading medical authority on mental health in the UK and is the professional and educational organisation for psychiatrists.
This is an exciting opportunity for a fully-qualified, experienced, senior Information Systems professional to join the College.
The Director of Information Systems will play a key leadership role on the Senior Management Team, as the College continues to go through a period of change – placing an ever-greater emphasis on excellence, innovation and a values-based approach.
We are looking for someone with excellent leadership skills and a proven track record in operational and resource management, who can ensure the principles and operation of the IT and E-Technology Departments are in alignment with the business objectives of the College.
The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator and have the ability to build good working relationships with other departments. Someone who can take the lead on driving efficiency through the use of technology, and lead on strategic development, management and operations of the IT and E-Technology systems. They will also manage and motivate the IT and E-Technology teams to deliver an effective and highly regarded service.
The eventual post-holder will be determined to give psychiatrists an excellent level of service, in order to help them deliver excellent patient care. We only recruit the best and in return for your commitment the College offers a generous salary and benefits.
For an information pack, please download from the College website: www.rcpsych.ac.uk.
Closing Date: Wednesday 16 January 2019 at 12pm
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The GOT Cooperative is a community of Sister SIMS that are Individuality owned, but work together to achieve common Goal to give the Environmental platform for Role players to have the Ultimate Role Play experience, and to include people with common Passion and love for The Game Of Thrones series.
We Are BASED, and INSPIRED on the Game Of Thrones Series, and all Role play may or may not be EXACT to the books or series, as this leaves room for creative Role play. WE are set 300 years prior to the books or series. We are primarily an RP SIM with light Combat using the Feudalism HUD. We welcome new members, those that are seasoned Roleplayers and those that are just beginning.
We have chosen this Venue Relay For Life as our Mission to raise more Awareness. Game of Thrones is our passion so is our compassion for people and the real Lives Cancer destroys every day. In some way in our Real lives this terrible disease has taken a friend, family member, spouse down a dark path. The thing that inspires us is the togetherness we feel no matter where in the World we live, our race, religion, gender, this Disease can consume us and leave someone with no hope.
We stand together to organize, and promote Relay for Life as our Mission to do what we can to assist our friends, and the people we have never met as we are also humanitarian, and care deeply for those that suffer with this disease, and that there are people that care, and have been there and fought the battles and WON!!! This disease can be defeated! There is Light in the dark tunnel! never give up!. "We Stand together" and take the hands of those who are in need of friend,and you have our support.
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Olaparib – a research success story
Today the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) approved a brand new cancer drug for prescription on the NHS giving much needed hope for some women with ovarian cancer.
Olaparib is the first in a brand new class of cancer drug called PARP inhibitors. PARP inhibitors work by exploiting a defect some cancers have in a particular type of DNA repair. Because healthy cells don't have this defect, olaparib is able to target and kill cancer cells more specifically than normal chemotherapy drugs can.
We are proud to have been one of the funding bodies behind the development of olaparib. Dr Helen Rippon, Director of Research, commented:
"We have been waiting for this news for months. Ovarian cancer lags behind other cancers when it comes to the availability of modern, targeted treatments and the prognosis for women diagnosed with ovarian cancer is often poor. All cancer patients should be able to benefit from the most advanced treatments medicine has to offer, and we are relieved that olaparib will finally be available on the NHS in the UK.
"Olaparib is a brilliant example of how laboratory research into basic cancer cell mechanisms – in this case DNA repair – can lead many years later to a new cancer drug. Worldwide Cancer Research is proud to have played a part in that early development."
Women with ovarian cancer who have had three rounds of conventional chemotherapy and who have a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes will be able to get olaparib. In clinical trials olaparib extended the progression free survival of women with advanced ovarian cancer by an average of several months and some women benefited much more than this. It will also be used to treat women with fallopian tube and peritoneal cancers.
The development of this pioneering drug goes back to the mid-1990s. Worldwide Cancer Research - then known as AICR - funded Professor Steve Jackson in Cambridge for a series of projects studying DNA repair. He used findings from these projects, along with others, to set up a company called KuDOS Pharmaceuticals Ltd. KuDOS went on to develop olaparib, a drug targeting DNA repair – labelled 'first in class'. KuDOS was taken over by AstraZeneca in 2005, at which point AstraZeneca took over testing of the drug.
Later, in the mid-2000s, Worldwide Cancer Research funded Professor Alan Clarke to test olaparib in a new mouse model of breast cancer. His work supported the case for using olaparib in cancers with BRCA mutations and helped olaparib on its way to clinical trials.
Olaparib is now in clinical trials for a wide range of other cancer types, including breast cancer, stomach cancer and pancreatic cancer.
"We will be paying very close attention to the outcomes, and as research progresses, we have every hope that in future, olaparib will prove to be useful in treating these other diseases as well," concluded Dr Helen Rippon.


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Mobile Golf Scorer 1.40
The Mobile Golf Scorer™ is your Solution to record your Scores during Play and to Analyze your Game statistically. On the Course you use the Mobile Golf Scorer™ on your Pocket PC and at home you can use the Desktop Version - or, you can use any of the two Platforms independently from each other.
During Play you can enter quickly and easily record the Scores and Results, so that you can concentrate on your Game.
You can select the hole you are playing at the moment and change holes. For each Hole and Player the Mobile Golf Scorer™ shows you the Par, Handicap and Length of the Hole depending on the Tee the Player plays from. With a click on the I the Yardage Book of the hole you play on opens.
You can enter the number of Strokes (as well as an X when playing Stableford), the number of Putts and if you hit the Fairway. If you hit the Green in Regulation is computed automatically. To ease the input, you can use the small Digit Buttons, the huge Digits button to use your fingers or a Tee or even the Hardware Buttons of your Pocket PC.


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The upcoming Presidential election was defined for me yesterday when I read an article about a young American actress, Chloe Grace Moretz, who supports Hillary Clinton:
It's not the first time Chloe Grace has shown her political leanings, the outspoken 19-year-old has previously spoken of her support of Clinton's bid for the White House over fellow Democrat Bernie Sanders, and admitted she thinks Republican Trump has no chance of succeeding President Barack Obama as U.S. leader.
"My biggest issue as a young person, male or female, is our educational system. When I turned 18, I decided that I couldn't justify the expense of college, "she tells Elle.com.
At just 17, Chloe Grace was earning a reported $500,000 a movie. But says she chose to skip college at 18, because of the huge cost of college education. A top-tier U.S. university education can cost $60,000 a year, and a public college will cost half that, according to student support organization College Board.
"I can't justify spending my own money and throwing it away to go to college just to pay it back for 15 years," she says.
"It feels really inappropriate, like I'm getting robbed. So I told that to Hillary Clinton. I said, 'Why can't we make it so when kids turn 18, they want to go to college? It should be free.'"Really? Is this truly what we've come to in America? Or where we want to go?
Must I explain the obscenity in this young woman's remarks? If so, we have not only lost all reverence for the principle of private property in this country, but we have also lost our decency.
The opinions of this young actress might be dismissed as the self-centered ravings of an ignorant Hollywood starlet, but can they be excused? For, if we do excuse them, or if candidate Clinton accepts them or campaigns on them, what does it say about her, about us?
I should not be surprised that people in this country not only talk and think this way, but also want this warped morality to be the rule of the land. We live in an age when what is matters less than what isn't and what must be matters not at all.
If we do not reject this nonsense and embrace our sacred, American principles of life, liberty and property, there will be nothing of substance left of our society but a worthless shell, the awful, horrible refuse of what once was and should have been.


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Be honest, who watched Jennifer Lopez in The Wedding Planner and didn't want to become one? Don't laugh, but after watching that movie, Nicole realized that that was exactly what she wanted to be when she grew up. A wedding planner.
Nicole studied Event Planning at George Brown College in Toronto, Canada. After graduating, she interned in the Washington, DC area with local event planning companies. In that same year while Nicole was getting her feet wet with weddings, she started a wedding fashion inspirational blog that later turned into a passion for planning events and weddings for friends and family.
In 2008, when Nicole's sister Sarena was getting married, it wasn't a coincidence that Sarena needed help in how to plan a wedding. Of course it was only natural for Nicole to step in and help.
After her nuptials, Sarena realized how challenging it was to not have a planner to work with throughout the process of her wedding planning. Sarena became excited to partner with Nicole so that they could specialize in helping brides enjoy the planning and the design of their big day.
Sweetface Events began in 2009 when Nicole and Sarena teamed up for their first wedding. Ask them how they came up with the name "Sweetface Events" and they have to give ode to the woman who inspired them from the beginning…J-Lo herself!
2015 was our best year yet! And with that, we knew that it was time to grow our company. Deidre Gambrell fit the bill after knowing her for years, and her extensive planning background. Her attention to detail was really inline with how we like to operate, so it was the perfect fit. Welcome Deidre to the Sweetface family, and we hope she can help you plan your special day!
Nicole, Sarena, and Deidre focus on every element that goes into planning a wedding from a wedding checklist all the way to helping decide a creative exit for the bride and groom at the end of the reception. They have had experience working with a number of DC area wedding venues and DC area wedding vendors. Schedule your DC, Maryland, or Virginia event with Sweetface now, we'd love to work with you and make sure your day goes off without a hitch!
You get at least two of us to help plan your special day! As a team, we realize our individual strengths in certain areas of event planning. We complement and balance each other out which in turn helps us to accommodate most of our client's needs. Ask us about our different packages now! Don't see a package you may need? No problem, contact us now and we will build a custom package for you.


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The difference between income and profit/
The terms income and profit have essentially the same meaning. They both refer to the amount of residual earnings that a business generates after all revenues and expenses have been recorded. However, there are some situations in which the meanings of the two terms can diverge. This is most commonly the case when an entity generates its cash inflows from the receipt of interest on its investments. In this situation, interest is considered to be the revenues of the entity, so that interest income is considered a top-line (revenue) item, rather than a bottom-line (profit) item.
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HiPipo Team
They are brothers, musicians and super talented. Their family is one of the few Ugandan families with more than two musical brothers.
The other prominent musical brothers are Saba Saba, Vampino and Maurice Kirya. Also Shanks Vivie D, Shanks Junior and Monitor Shanks are talented brothers.
Eddie Yawe, Bobi Wine, Banjo Man and Mikie Wine are also brothers that are actively doing music.
As highlighted in the title, the latest musical battle is The Battle of the Manyanjas. The four singing brothers have paired themselves into two groups. One group comprises of AK47 and Dr Jose Chameleone (The youngest and the Oldest among the four). The other group has Weasel and Pallaso, both older than AK47 but younger than Jose Chameleone.
To kick off the battle, the two groups have recorded and consequently released two songs. Weasel and Pallaso have theirs titled Omugongo while AK47 and Chameleone have Kaleeba. Both songs sound nice and clearly exhibit how talented this family is.
Confirming the development, Pallaso posted on Facebook, "Share Share Share Now! Both Tunes Are Bad! Same Producer! But You Have To Decide Which One Is Better."
The group with a bigger hit and more votes will have won the battle.
It is not the first time that these brothers are singing together. For the fact, Chameleone has songs with his three younger brothers. The collabos are Yes We Can and Bring it On featuring Pallaso, Bomboclat featuring Weasel and Bayuda featuring AK47.
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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - McDonald's MCD, +0.98% said May same-store sales rose 7.4 percent over the same period a year ago, amid 7.9 percent growth in the U.S., a 4.6 percent increase in Europe and an 11 percent rise in Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA). Systemwide sales rose 10 percent, with U.S. sales rising 8.6 percent, Europe sales growing 11 percent and APMEA sales up 15 percent. Looking ahead, the fast food restaurant behemoth expects same-store sales growth of 1 to 3 percent in 2005 and systemwide sales growth of 3 to 5 percent. The stock, a component of the Dow industrials, closed Friday up 34 cents at $26.86.
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1 O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory above the heavens.
2 Out of the mouth of babies and infants,
you have established strength because of your foes,
to still the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
4 what is man that you are mindful of him,
and the son of man that you care for him?
5 Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings
and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You have given him dominion over the works of your hands;
you have put all things under his feet,
7 all sheep and oxen,
and also the beasts of the field,
8 the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,
whatever passes along the paths of the seas.
9 O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
It's true. All of it. What's the best part? If he has dominion over everything, then he'll bring our son home just when it's time. It's still hard. I still prance a little. I still squint my eyes. Yet, I still come back to the fact that Our Risen Lord is over ALL. He knows me inside and out. All I have to do is look up at the stars in the sky and see his majestic splendor. He's got it and I'm so thankful that He's my father.
I still pray for patience. Every day. I still pray for more orphans to have their forever families more quickly. I still pray. I won't stop. Ever. I love talking to my Abba Father; the maker and the creator of the universe.


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'A new day' for Belltown
Seattle police to give some chronic addicts a ride to treatment, not jail
In what's been billed as the first program of its kind in the U.S., Seattle police will now give some drug arrestees a ride to treatment instead of jail.
The initial effort – spearheaded by King County public defender Lisa Daugaard, and lauded by Seattle's law enforcement leaders – will see Seattle police officers patrolling Belltown to take dozens of chronic drug users and small-time dealers to a new treatment program.
Dubbed Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion, or LEAD, the program is a marked departure from the investigate-arrest-jail scheme used by police around the nation to crack down on street drug crimes.
Instead, officers will have the discretion to take suspects in need of treatment to a treatment center, rather than the county jail. Addicts could leave if they wanted, but would likely find their way into police custody.
A pilot program with an annual budget of $1 million coming from grants, LEAD will initially focus on the Belltown neighborhood in downtown Seattle.
Agreeing that the program should improve the nighttime quality of life in Belltown, Seattle Police Chief John Diaz also asserted it will allow officers to help people out of a "horrible existence."
"For decades we've know that our approach to the drug epidemic, it's really like treading water," Diaz said.
While organizers hope the program will succeed and expand, several Belltown community leaders and business owners said they were glad to see LEAD tried there first.
"Belltown is embracing a new day and a new way to do things," Belltown Community Council President Elizabeth Campbell said during a press conference held Thursday at the Millioniar Club Charity office.
As King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg described it, the program is the next step in the evolution of drug crime enforcement that saw its first fruits 17 years ago when the county launched a drug court.
Similar in concept to the Belltown initiative, county and city drug courts allow offenders to opt into treatment and avoid jail. The effort – like a related initiative aimed at mentally ill defendants – is credited with reducing recidivism, saving on jail costs and helping hundreds of addicts get sober.
Key to both efforts is the contention that addicts can be forced into treatment, where they may find the tools to kick drugs or alcohol.
LEAD, Satterberg said, offer law enforcement "a hopeful option" for dealing with drug addicts.
"You can't force somebody to change," Satterberg said. "But you can put someone in a situation … where they realize they need to make the change."
Through LEAD, officers patrolling Belltown can still opt to take chronic drug users to jail for prosecution. But they can also deliver those willing to go to a treatment center operated by Evergreen Treatment Services.
Those with convictions for serious violent crimes would likely not be eligible for the program, nor would drug dealers who police believe to be driven by profit, not their own addictions.
The main target of LEAD are the chronic users who account for a disproportionate number of police contacts in the area.
"A recent report from our police department shows that 54 individuals are responsible for 2,700 arrests in Belltown," Mayor Mike McGinn said. "If drug dealing and crime could be solved by arrests alone, we would have solved this problem a couple thousand arrests ago."
Maj. Jim Graddon of the King County Sheriff's Office offered a well-worn phrase in describing the effort's mode of operation.
"The idea of gentle pressure relentlessly applied is what this program is about," Graddon said.
"It's a cultural shift for us," he added, "And we're ready for that cultural shift."
Graddon, who leads the Sheriff's Office West Precinct, noted that problems of homelessness, drug addiction and petty crime aren't confined to Seattle's urban core.
The Sheriff's Office will apply the program to an area of Skyway and may expand the effort if LEAD succeeds, Graddon said.
What success looks like is somewhat ephemeral.
Basically, Daugaard said, a cleaner Belltown and better lives for the addicts would be a win for the program.
Funding from five organizations will provide assistance for 100 to 120 people each year, though that may vary depending of the needs of the arrestees, Daugaard said.
With across-the-board cuts to social services, LEAD may be a lifeline for addicts and small-time dealers who're stuck on the streets, the public defender continued.
"There's no drug treatment on demand, there's no housing on demand," said Daugaard, deputy director of The Defender Association. LEAD, she continued, may be the only way for arrestees to connect with help.
Daugaard also noted that the present approach – lock up or ignore drug users on the streets – is the most expensive option available.
Check the Seattle 911 crime blog for more Seattle crime news. Visit seattlepi.com's home page for more Seattle news.
Levi Pulkkinen can be reached at 206-448-8348 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow Levi on Twitter at twitter.com/levipulk.


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Lewis Hamilton has called on Monaco's organisers to ring the changes after lamenting Sunday's processional affair as the "most boring race" of his career.
Daniel Ricciardo nursed his wounded Red Bull home, while Sebastian Vettel moved to within 14 points of Hamilton after finishing one place ahead of his rival in second.
Ricciardo was down on power for much of the race after engine gremlins struck with 50 laps still remaining. But the Australian never came under threat at a circuit where overtaking is, and always has been, virtually impossible.
Indeed the top six crossed the line in the order they qualified.
"Thank God that's over," Hamilton said on the Mercedes' radio at the conclusion of the Grand Prix. "That was the most boring race I've ever participated in."
The Brit, 33, later said: "We were just cruising around from lap six, literally cruising, so it wasn't really racing.
"Monaco has got the biggest build-up and it is the most special race of the year, but Formula One needs to apply a different schedule here.
"From a racing driver's point of view, we were never pushing. It was insane how little I was pushing. I was 10 seconds behind, but I was conflicted because in my heart I wanted to win this race, but the team just asked me to bring the car home."
Hamilton added: "What can we do to make this one better? I spoke to Prince Albert the other day and said maybe we should make it longer. There are more roads so maybe we can change this great track and make it even better.
"Or maybe the format should change. You shouldn't be able to do a one-stop race here. There has to be some mixed-up things. Maybe we need two races?"
Hamilton was not alone in his view, with Fernando Alonso, a former winner at Monte Carlo and double world champion, also taking aim at Sunday's spectacle.
"This was probably the most boring race ever," Alonso, who retired in the closing stages, said.
"The sport needs to think a little bit about the show because this is very disappointing.
"We probably need to give something to the fans at the end of the race just to pay back the ticket."
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Lewis Hamilton wants Formula One chiefs to allow him to design the sport's new track in Miami.
The inaugural race, which is penned in for October of next year, passed its first hurdle when the City Commission approved the 10-year proposal on Thursday. A further vote will be put to the Miami County later this month.
F1 is set to face opposition from local groups, with large parts of the city likely to be affected, but the sport's American owner Liberty Media is confident of getting an agreement over the line.
Sean Bratches, F1's commercial boss, was in Miami on Thursday to run through the proposal which, if fully approved, will be the biggest coup of Liberty's reign so far. Bratches said Miami "represents a fantastic opportunity to bring the greatest racing spectacle on the planet to one of the world's most iconic cities."
The proposed 2.6mile track includes the port, runs along Biscayne Boulevard and loops around the American Airlines Arena, home of NBA side Miami Heat.
Hamilton gave the track the thumbs down last week, however, writing on Instagram: "OK, so I've just seen the design of the Miami track. Nah bruh, it's not the one. Let me design it."
Adding to his social media remarks, Hamilton said: "Miami is a super-cool place and I was very excited to hear about it, but when I saw the layout I was like 'meh'. It could be a lot more fun.
"I know Miami quite well so there are a few better locations to put the track."
Hamilton, who was speaking ahead of this week's Spanish Grand Prix, added: "All the great golfers design golf courses, but no top racing drivers have ever designed a track.
"Maybe it is a hit but if there is time and anyone wants to approach me or any of the drivers, I am sure we can give some good insight, and how the layout can be better."
A spokesperson for F1 told Press Association Sport that the track could yet be adapted.
F1's owners have made no secret of their desire to stage more races in America, with New York and Las Vegas also under consideration. A deal to race in Miami would also be the first struck in the post-Bernie Ecclestone era.
Hamilton heads into the opening leg of the European season here in Barcelona with a four-point championship lead over Sebastian Vettel after he won fortuitously in Azerbaijan last time out.
The 33-year-old Englishman, who spent last weekend at the Met Gala in New York, is yet to sign an extension to his Mercedes contract which expires at the end of the season.
Hamilton and Mercedes had hoped to get his new deal over the line before March's opening rubber in Melbourne, but appear no closer to an announcement.
"When it's signed, it's signed," Hamilton said. "Formula One is shifting and we don't know what the sport is doing.
"All the teams come to the end of an agreement in 2020 so there is that, and my future to determine. I have got to decide how long I want to do it, how long I plan to be here, and that is why I am taking my time."
Lewis Hamilton was subdued in his celebrations while his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas was left devastated after the defending world champion claimed an unlikely victory in Sunday's incident-packed Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Their conflicting emotions summed up the range of moods following an extraordinary contest that saw two Safety Car interventions, championship leader Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari outwitted and beaten and the Red Bull drivers crash into each other.
Bottas had looked likely to win until he was hit by a puncture after running over debris in the final laps and gifted victory to his team-mate.
It was Hamilton's first win this year and 63rd of his career and lifted him beyond Vettel back to the top of the title standings.
Hamilton had struggled to keep pace with Vettel and Bottas for much of the race and said it felt "a bit odd" to end up victorious after both men hit trouble in the closing laps.
Race win = GONE 😫
A puncture denied Valtteri Bottas his first win of the season#AzerbaijanGP 🇦🇿 #F1 pic.twitter.com/uc6VOuAupL
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 29, 2018
Chasing Bottas after the final re-start, Vettel made a lunge to pass him at the first corner, but succeeded only in out-braking himself and locking up as he speared off circuit before rejoining to finish fourth.
Bottas then retired with the end in sight when he suffered a dramatic puncture after running over debris left on the main straight.
"It was really quite an emotional race to be honest," said Hamilton. "Valtteri did such an exceptional job and really deserved to have the win and Sebastian also did a great job.
"It feels a little bit odd to be up here, but I've got to take it. I didn't give up, I kept pushing, but it was an untidy race for me."
Hamilton's first win in seven races stretching back to last October took him to 70 points in the championship ahead of Vettel on 66 and Kimi Raikkonen on 48. Bottas has 40.
Bottas, in dark glasses, said: "It was just unfortunate. Unlucky. Ten pints of beer and maybe I will be fine… I will get through it. You always have to get through it – it is a part of racing, but at the moment it is painful.
"Street circuits are difficult. There are always going to be crashes. I didn't know I had run over anything, or seen anything. Just unlucky."
Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda blamed the poor work in clearing the track after the multiple accidents for Bottas's misfortune.
He stayed clear of the madness and went on to claim victory 🏁@LewisHamilton now leads the championship by 4 points #AzerbaijanGP 🇦🇿 #F1 pic.twitter.com/XSVAUo0wbd
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 29, 2018
"It was good and bad today," he said. "Why didn't they clean up the circuit properly? There was so much time to do it… It was a disaster for Bottas and for Lewis it was really good."
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff was philosophical.
"The win was really his, for Valtteri, but he pulled away at the re-start and ran over a huge chunk of debris. I just feel for him. There was even a tiny chance to win this race on normal strategy, but it cannot change the reality for us that we are a bit behind Ferrari at the moment.
"I guess, in the end, Lewis has got his Melbourne win back."
In the season-opening race in Melbourne, Hamilton led until Ferrari took advantage of a Safety Car deployment to help Vettel take victory.
Provided by AFP Sport


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Happy Birthday Darren
We met Darren in Bethesda today for birthday lunch at his favorite barbecue spot. I meant to get a photo with the pulled pork, but it was so good/we scarfed it down so quickly that I didn't have the chance to! Harper was full of giggles for Darren on his first birthday as her dad. We love you, Darren!


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I Prefer Hugs Over Handshakes/
My name is Megan Oliver, and I currently reside in Ladera Ranch, CA, with my husband and 14-month-old daughter Addison. I gladly embraced this week's challenge with open arms! Hugs are something I love to give and receive. I would like to say I pride myself on giving good tight hugs and--I am embarrassed to say-- I sometimes judge people on the hugs they give. I think the tighter the better, but that is just me. Others may think that is odd and wish I didn't squeeze so hard. I loved reading the science behind hugs Aly posted this week for the challenge. I totally believe it. Everyone needs hugs whenever possible, and they do trigger many positive reactions in our body.
As I was thinking about this week's challenge, a few things came to mind… ironically I had just received a recognition email from my boss about a recent sale I closed for my job. The conclusion of her email stated, "At the end of Megan's sales process, the client usually gives her a hug!" I didn't think anything of this action because it is just my style, but I think many people find this odd. I am closing deals and then hugging the CEO of a company--I guess I prefer hugs over handshakes. Call me crazy, but who doesn't want a hug?!
The timing of this week's challenge seemed to fall at the perfect time for me. A few colleagues and I were traveling as part of our job. I decided to step out of my comfort zone and encourage my co-workers to do the same. We made a sign saying "Free Hugs" and stood in the path of the bustling airport, waiting to see who might come up and acknowledge us and if anyone would actually request a free hug. It was a blast! Many people made comments: "That was the best thing that happened to me all day" or a simple "Thank you." A hug is a free, tangible gift we can easily give to others. I encourage everyone to embrace one another with a hug instead of a handshake.


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A phenomenon transcending all cultures and time periods is the inclusion of monsters in the Zeitgeist. Because (most) monsters are created in the minds of humans, they exist as a way to teach lessons, explain the unexplainable, or simply scare the pants off of others.
Monster Monday is a collaborative mini-gallery where different artists synthesized their talent with my concepts to create unique, original monsters inspired by the traditional folklore of different cultures. This gallery is a constant work in progress. Though only select monsters have illustrations, be sure to check in from time to time to enjoy new monsters and new artwork.
The monsters in this gallery are sneaky, humorous, sinister, peaceful, and everything in between.
Remember, monsters are not just extensions of our fears, but extensions of ourselves.
Dame des Brunnens / The Water Maiden
If you've traveled the roads that connect the smallest villages in southern Germany, you may come across a woman with waterlogged skin, a wrinkled dress, and a vacant look in her deep grey eyes. The WaterMaiden appears at dawn when the dew has settled in the grass. She carries two very heavy jugs of water balanced on a pole that rests on her shoulders; the same jugs that she was told to gather before she fell into a well and drowned. Apparently, she preys on young girls and boys who refuse to do their morning chores.
الكتف شيطان (Alkatf Shaytan) / Backfiend
The Backfiend is a hunting demon that feeds on fear. While technically harmless, it terrorizes unsuspecting victims by keeping pace in the shadows directly behind whomever it chooses to prey on. The Backfiend is impossible to directly see, but it does let itself be glimpsed in its victim's peripheral vision, inciting them to turn around. Attempting to see the creature never results in success, so the exact physical descriptions of the creature are unknown. The Backfiend is mostly active at sundown when shadows are longest.
Chimney throat
This Industrial era creature found almost exclusively in England is said to be created when the smoke of meat processing plants and textile plants meet in the sky, forming solid masses from living grime that drop from the sky. Chimney Throats hang around the top of smokestacks and feed off of the pollution emitted. They extend their hyper-long jaws and fully envelop around the tops of smokestacks to inhale the debris. Older Chimney Throats have powerful enough mouths that they can suck out excess debris that sticks inside the smokestack. For this reason, many factory workers keep them around to save money on chimney sweeps.
Síceoir Fréamhacha / Tree Bleeder
The Celtic Tree Bleeders are ancient elementals who move exceptionally slow. They are bipedal creatures with glowing eyes and bodies covered in petrified wood. Tree Bleeders hibernate from Winter to late Summer, attaching themselves to dead trees and blending into the bark. When they wake up, they prepare for their next near year-long hibernation by traveling to patches of forest that are dense with trees, anchoring their roots into the ground, and sucking the life out of the trees. It was believed that Tree Bleeders were the reason that tree leaves change color and fall in Autumn. After Tree Bleeders have consumed enough energy, their petrified skin comes back to life and they move faster; that is, until they begin their next hibernation.
Garbage Troll
American Garbage Trolls live in mass junkyards and landfills all across the United States. Their days consist mainly of eating rotting food and collecting thrown out objects which they consider worth keeping. Despite their diet, Garbage Trolls have exceptionally long lifespans. While Garbage Trolls are hostile to others of their own species, (they are very paranoid that their treasure will be stolen) they are very friendly with humans, some even learn how to speak English so they can barter. Garbage Trolls have squat features and flat faces, often times dressing in thrown out dresses or Hawaiian shirts.
HeartThrob / Vampiro de Amor /
Le Harceleur Romantique / Il Batticuore
The HeartThrob is a vampyre that can be found in cities all across Europe and the Americas. HeartThrobs have both a romantic and gourmet obsession with consuming hearts. Every waking moment of their lives is spent in pursuit of gaining the immediate love and trust of a human and eventually, eating their hearts. HeartThrobs insist on only preying exclusively on humans who are in love with them, because hearts that are in love are the most delicious. For every heart consumed by the HeartThrob, the more universally attractive their face becomes. When a HeartThrob consumes a heart, it swallows it whole and eventually, a beating heart like growth appears on its back, stomach, or arms. Well fed HeartThrobs have beautiful faces but throbbing, growth covered bodies, inspiring the vampyre to normally wear a trench coat to cover up its imperfections.
主雑草 (Zassō Omo) / Weed Lord
Found only in the Wakayama Prefecture of Japan, Weed Lords are Faeries who take the form of balding old men with insect-like wings. They fly around dense forests carrying seeds in satchels affixed to their backs. The seeds they plant grow into powerful weeds strong enough to thrive even in the most competitive, lush, environments. Weed Lords often hold friendly competitions with each other, seeing who can plant more of their specific weeds than the rest.
Enfants du MiroiR / The Children of the Mirror
One day in 1783, hundreds of wealthy parents all across France found their children mesmerized by their own reflections. After being pulled away from mirrors, ponds, and other sources of reflections, the children became emotionally devoid and distant. These children, named 'The Children of the Mirror' were believed to have had their souls taken away from them by their reflections. The Children of the Mirror ranged from 7 to 13 years old and each had very troubled relationships with their parents before having their souls taken away.
مسالا ڈیمن: (Alkatf Mirch) / Pakistani Spice Demon
The Pakistani Spice Demon is a trickster demon that appears before two or more chefs that are locked in a bitter rivalry. Spice Demons offer their allegiance to each chef and whoever promises a better deal to the demon's liking (generally in the form of cream based sweets) gains the power to curse every dish their rival may cook with unbearable heat and spice. Most every victim of a Spice Demon's curse is driven to retirement, but some prodigious cooks have managed to adapt and become spicy food specialists, much to the Spice Demon's surprise and delight.
རོང སྦལ་པ / Tibetan Gulch Jumper
The Tibetan Gulch Jumper lives along the outer rim of the Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon in the region of Tibet. This humanoid feline climbs along the edge of the massive Yarlung Canyon, hunting small to medium-sized animals that fall off the cliffs. It can thrust itself from one edge to another, easily jumping over 40 meters at a time. While the Gulch Jumper avoids animals larger than itself, there have been reports of the creature saving humans from falling to their deaths.
WheomakimakI / Coral Ape
Mauri Guardians of coral reefs, these golems made of multi-colored coral only come to life when small oceanic ecosystems are threatened. Before human interference, Coral Apes kept the natural balance of coral-based environments, making sure predator, prey, and plant did not overpower one another. The human invention of the boat changed the focus of most Coral Apes from internal threat to external. Coral Apes are known to attack humans and ships that fish too often in their territory. Coral Ape flesh is so durable and sharp, a single Ape can carve a hole through the hull of a modern ship. Sadly, with the increase of water pollution, Coral Apes have begun to die out.
Ke Aliʻi Mō'ī / Surfer King
The Surfer King used to be a man known as Dante Richards. In his life, Richards was a pro surfer, being a key innovator of the sport during the 1950's. Richard's passion for surfing was only surpassed by his tenacious and intense superiority complex over his peers. One summer morning in 1954, Richards was flung off his board and hit his head on an underwater rock, knocking him unconscious, resulting in him drowning. 10 days after his death, night surfers spotted a skeleton picked clean of flesh with a cracked skull walk out of the ocean, pull out Richards' seaside tombstone, and walk back into the ocean. Since then, the walking skeleton has appeared before the best surfers in the world, challenging them for surf supremacy. Known as The Surfer King in America and Ka Mō'ī Nalu in Hawaii, this being has remained undefeated and uses its own tombstone as a surfboard.
Mothmin is the Mothman's overlooked little brother.
That's literally all he is.
Sock Imp
Sock Imps are a nocturnal breed of imp found in American suburbs and small cities. They make their nests in the walls of homes and only come out in the middle of the night to feed. Their diet consists mainly of children's socks that have been left out on the bedroom floor. Sock Imps are very picky, only eating one sock out of a pair. Such a diet has resulted in many children being grounded for 'losing' their socks.
Мечтатель (Mechtatel) / The DreamWatcher
The DreamWatcher, reported mostly in central Russia, is a mysterious spirit that only manifests in the dreams of humans. The DreamWatcher makes itself known in every dream it inhabits, but rarely interacts with the dreamer, often times placing itself in the distance or corner. It is unknown what the DreamWatcher's motives are, but so many people have seen it, that groups of people in Moscow meet every week to discuss recent sightings. They call themselves "The Fans of the DreamWatcher" and their numbers grow every week.
Pine Mouth
The Canadian PineMouth is a four-legged canine-like creature that can be found all across North America. Generally spotted around hiking trails of the United States and Canadian National Parks, PineMouths prey on isolated hikers and tourists. They stalk their prey for miles, waiting for them to tire. They generally go for more fit prey, enjoying stringy, high protein, muscular hikers over beginners and tourists. PineMouths get their name from the numerous needlelike teeth that they have, as well as their affinity for nesting in pine trees.
Elang Meniru / Mimic Hawk
The Mimic Hawk is found exclusively on the Indonesian islands. A fierce carnivore, this creature has a wingspan of 4 meters and chooses to confuse and lure prey into its clutches rather than outright attacking. Mimic Hawks can shift their facial structure to closely resemble that of their prey. The familiar sight confuses and lightly hypnotizes the Mimic Hawk's prey, allowing the bird to confidently and calmly snatch it up. Mimic Hawks are active in the morning and normally feast on livestock. In the 1900's, Indonesian farmers hunted Mimic Hawks to near extinction.
Dybdehender / Depth Hands
Depth Hands are eel-like creatures that live in the midnight zone of the Atlantic ocean. Discovered first in Norway, Depth Hands get their names from their eery semblance to severed human arms. Their heads have five finger-like digits that they use to grab prey. At the center of their head is a single eye that can see over 100 meters in sunlit water. Depth Hands hunt fish that swim in shallow waters; propelling themselves like missiles from below, grabbing their prey, and pulling them back into the abyss. It is unknown exactly how Depth Hands eat as it seems that they have no mouths. Depth Hands have been known to rarely attack humans, but due to their rather large size, they generally let go of humans a few feet down after grabbing them.
Faʻailoga Tagata / The Slate Man
The Slate Man is a half man/half eel who resides in the forests of Va'a-o-Fonoti, Samoa. The Slate Man has lived in the same forest pond for hundreds of years and if approached by someone who comes to him on foot, he will converse with the spirits of the dead for them. Samoan people often come to him when a family member has died and when they wish to say some last words. The Slate Man may be the Samoan god of the underworld, Saveasi'uleo.
吸煙龍 (Xīyān lóng) / The Smoking Dragon of Taiwan
The Smoking Dragon of Taiwan is an aquatic dragon that has slender, smooth scales, is over 7 meters long, and is over 3000 years old. The Smoking Dragon sleeps underwater for 200 years long periods and only rises when it has a particularly good dream. On waking up, it swims to the surface and floats on its back, feeding on krill, playing with large fish, and singing. When the dragon rises to the surface, it releases smoke from its pores, guarding it from being seen by any humans that may endanger it. Though very few people have ever seen the Smoking Dragon, they describe its singing as slow and beautiful.
Red Mother
Red Mother: Red Mother is a metaphysical Vampyre who preys on humans infected with a rare strand of the West Nile Virus called 'Red West Nile.' When a human is infected with Red West Nile, they release mosquito aphrodisiac from their pores, experience light sensitivity, rapid dehydration, and believe that they hunted by a being named "Red Mother."
Red Mother appears as two beings connected by an umbilical cord. The puppet or 'Mother' takes the shape of a walking female corpse covered in blood. The host or 'Child' appears as a prematurely born baby. Red Mother's appearance varies from person to person, but generally retains the form of Mother and Child. The Child is carried by the Mother and silently gives orders to the her to stalk its prey.
Victims of Red Mother have been known to attack other humans, attempting to suck their blood to quench their dehydration.


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Has the thought of creating a blog occurred to you, but you have no idea how to make one? This article is going to help by providing general information about setting up a blog, as well as tips to make your blog stand apart from others. There is no reason to be scared! Because of the expansion of technology, it is becoming increasingly easy to blog. Here are a few tips to help you create a lively, engaging blog.
Try to always be available to your readers. You should remember that your blog is important to many readers so address their comments regularly. When you're able to connect with your readers regularly, they will expect your presence. If you feel like ending your blog, think of your regular readers and followers.
Commenting on other people's blogs is an excellent method of raising interest in your own blog. Keep track of all the blogs you wish to follow in a special folder using Google Reader. Check out others' blogs regularly, and when you have something to add to the conversation, leave a comment.
Do not overuse Adsense ads, plug-ins, images or keywords. If you do this, you'll wind up getting flagged by search engines, which can prevent all your hard work from paying off. Maintain a natural writing style that is seamless.
Frequently update your blog's content. In order to increase your site traffic and maintain it properly, you must always post new content. If you're lacking new and fresh content, people have no reason to revisit your blog. In general, you should try to post at least once a day.
Do not neglect the world outside of your blog. You will become burned out if you don't give yourself time away from your computer. Go for a walk with friends, or take a long bath. This time will let you come back to your blog ready to produce some great content.
Use lists regularly in your blog posts. Lists are an important part of running a blog, whether you are writing about the best animes of all time, or the most interesting celebrity hairstyles of 2011. Lists help organize the information for readers so they can easily digest it.
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Let your readers post comments and let them know what you think of what they say. By doing this, your readers will feel that they are actively involved in the site, and it will allow you to have a relationship with them. If you respond to your readers often, they are more likely to make a return visit. People like to feel engaged.
Use different images in your posts. Have you ever heard of the quote, "A picture's worth a thousand words? This saying holds true, even in the blogosphere. Images, when combined with thoughtfully written posts, can communicate more than words alone. You want to make sure that you include as many images as you can.
Blog Posting
It is helpful to permit guests to make posts on your blog. This can help you foster a good relationship with another blogger, and that could be helpful. Never underestimate what the power of having good relationships can do. You might need a favor in the future, and the blogger with whom you've been exchanging guest posts might be happy to help you.
The only way to succeed at blog posting is to write about a topic you love. By blogging about topics in which you have a real interest, you will convey greater believability and authority. You'll have stronger connections to the readers, and your blog posting will be more successful.
Patience is key when you are trying to expand your readership. It takes a while, even years, to build to great success as people find your blog. Also, in the early stages of your blog, there just won't be that much content for visitors to read. As your blog ages, you will be able to add more content and attract more readers.
It is necessary to keep in mind that blogging is typically done in a less formal style than other types of writing. Writing A Blog is a social format, not an academic one. Treat it that way. You want to entertain your readers in a relaxed, informal way, as that is what brings readers back to a blog.
The content of your blog should not be so formal. Blogging should be social and fun. Treat it that way. Writing in an informal style will help you to engage your audience and convince them to return.
For articles that are a little longer than other posts, divide the content with subheadings. This will attract more viewers, because they will have an easier time reading and comprehending what you wrote. This is an easy step you can take to take your running a blog to a whole new level.
You need to blog regularly if you want readers to trust your blog. Staying consistent will ensure that return readers will be pleased by what they find, and it's less likely that they'll turn to other blogs. There are of course exceptions, like holidays, when people don't mind, but there is absolutely no substitute for posting articles consistently and regularly.
A successful blogger understands that writing a blog is a complex activity. Your blogging efforts should change over time as you learn new information and begin to view your blog as a business. Learn from the pros, and see what seasoned bloggers are doing. Continuously improving and learning new blog posting methods will help you keep moving forward.
Try not to overdo using other types of social media on your blog. If your Twitter tweets always include your blog link, people will start to ignore them. Include occasional links, but try to make sure the bulk of your postings are quality content that stand on their own.
Armed with the information provided in this article, you now have a much better idea of how to move forward on your own blogging activities. Follow the advice that was given so you can create a blog you will be very proud of. These tips will help you regardless of whether you are writing a blog for fun or as part of a new business venture. Readers will enjoy your blog once you start using these tips.
Before ever starting a blog, decide what you want from it. Do you want to make a name for yourself, to become known as an expert in a particular field? Do you plan to make money from your blog someday? Perhaps it would be best if you had many goals. You need to keep your goals in sight and set up your blog accordingly.